Show MISSIONS missionary LETTER Br abridge ontario canada noy nov 28 1916 editor times you can hardly realize the great amount of III pleasure e saute I 1 experienced nhen ivien I 1 received d your delightful paper it was received as a ray of sunshine on a dark it ismal dismal day dav when one hears bears the great war at upon lips and reals nath ink ing else in the papers a periodical dealing voth mth the interests of the hu man dian famila in general is gratefully received when it deals with ones fredd I 1 am glad to state that the lords work is progressing as rapidly as can be expected in these turbulent tar bulent t times time and we find people turning no unto to their their maker for consolation in 1 all I their trials and tribulations the p place 1 ace where I 1 am now laboring bracebridge ont is 13 situated one hundred and twenty eight miles north of toronto and at the head of the M kota lakes one of the greatest summer resort in the north american Aine rican continent it is here that people from all parts of the states spond spend their vacations in this this chain of numerous lakes are a great many islands each gra ced by a costly edifice of some am millionaire it is 13 hard to de scribe some rome of these palaces nestling needing among the dav mir pine and maple tres trees it la IS certainly a wonderful sight to take a boat in the evening and glide past these fai rylands tile no mined oed by chinese lanterns and etee elec TIC lights besides being a great summer re wi M M ri n fi sort it la is also alao a health resort and here is 19 where they send all those suffering from the white plague kt the town of Gravel hurst burst twelve miles south of here are two hospitals for consumptives ives which I 1 am sorry to tay are well attended bracebridge at one time had a great number of sawmills working at cipa capacity city cutting the great pine logs into lumber the great pine belt of ontario was in this district owing how however r to the great consumption of pine lumber and the destruct ful ways of the lumber men the timber is abou aboud gone in the alm pi ara spring one has the pleasure of I 1 see ing a touch of the old life when they bring down the d drive r ve 1 from the north you see the drivers da w with their hm long g poles jumping from log to log keeping them on the right cont ouse ou se it takes sears of practice to accomplish this feat and you have to a admire mire t the dexterity with which they handle t their air pike poles with his livelihood fast diminish dimi niah ing in the lumber man the creative genius has harnessed the power of the many falls of theMus the muskoka koka rt ri ver er which runs run through and we a find bracebridge growing into a manufacturing center of great note they have two large tanner tea jog a wooten wolfen mill mato factory and a great electric electra a P power M r plant right in bracebridge AS t there ere are many other falls in the in vicinity e mot that are going to waste I 1 evin can safely say that in the near future bracebridge and the muskoka I 1 district i strict will be renowned for their manufactures I 1 feel that I 1 am writing to too e ex t ten en upon this muskoka country t ry but it has made a grea great t a embres sion apon me and 1 I kw know that the people at home would like to hear bear something about it wi hing you the best ot at success with your paper and trusting that I 1 may still have the pleasure of re cida it I 1 am sincerely your frient ALBERT E ADAMS A missionary ball will be given next friday frida night h by the committee bair having in e charge z a amusements of this nature the proceeds will be used to send christmas remembrances to our young elders who be are now in th ie field chairman pritchard states t that ht it is the intention to give a series seres I 1 of dances for this purpose be tween twee now and the holiday season all who have the welfare of our elera des at heart should patronize patron the dances that will be given the el dere dera w will 11 certainly appreciate a anything n y lb thing i that a t may be sent them fr from 0 an home lome isaac lemmon now has charge of t he opera house and the taber nacle and finds that he IS 13 kept quite bus busy Y keeping both houses in order der mr r lemmon saya a 3 that it is the intention indention of the ward officials to have the opera house improved insofar as having extra rooms finished for the care of wear ng DR apparel it is ia also the intention to have bay 0 a 81 set t of rules printed and posted up in the louse house where the patrons patron can we see them and thereby know he how to con duct themselves and avoid sant nesa by unintentional infraction of rules wm win T morris and wife spent thanksgiving in beaver county and while there made a tour among the mines mine and reports that the mining activity is great and that prosperity abounds everywhere miss belle bell mitchell and evan E bayles vera rose claribel adams and durham morris parowan carowan young people who are attending the B A C at cedar came home ti t spend thanksgiving I 1 H mcdonald of sal IS alake cia city spent sunday and sa saturday ce ay in paro are wan we talking up tire life insurance we are informed that within thin the past few days davs a robust and healthy child was born barn to mr and mr albert all concerned do ing nicely dr burton has had a spell of the grip and came near having to go to bed for a few days fortunate he was able to break the hold held of the disease and is ia now able to be about M nl bering to his many patients pati enta D delia orton amorton came home from st G george eorge to spend pend thanksgiving with her relatives relative |