Ob out of the horn. Judged by present day Standards of quality, they were horrible, but to us they savored of the miraculous. Selections included: "Old Folks At Home," "Swanee River," "Old Kentucky Home," "Oh Susanna," and "Glendy Burke." Quite popular too .were recordings of stage patter, stump oratory, and humorous dialogue. |

Would-be listeners who appeared on Sunday afternoons were disappointed when informed that, if they wanted to hear: the "talking machine," they would have to come back some evening during the week. Playing the gramo- phone would have been a gross profanation of the Sabbath -- something that would never be tolerated in Grandfather's house. It was typical of the easy, informal life pattern of the day that few of those callers had been invited. They simply "dropped in," but they were quite welcome to spend the evening and, very likely, to enjoy a cup of tea and a slice of fruit cake before leaving for home.

Another novelty that aroused much interest, though in a somewhat quieter fashion, was the stereoscope. This was an instrument with two lenses through which a pair of photos of the same person or seane, taken at Slightly different angles, were viewed. The two photos were seen as a single picture that gave the illusion of depth, or of three dimensions. Views of Niagara Falls, the Canadian Parliament Buildings at Ottawa, the Capitol at Washington, and mountain peaks were among the scenes presented. Maggie

other juveniles, Corrigan owned the first stereoscope in the district. Along with a few I used to visit the Corrigan home on Sunday afternoon and compete for an opportunity peer through the shaded lenses. _

At times, a troupe from the city, or from the mainland, presented a mixed bag of entertainpent in the Old Hall, at the intersection of the Colville and Tryon Roads :--- songs, violin or banjo music, step dancing, and a Spate of comic dialogue. The admission was ten cents for adults and five

. provided cents for children. Those affairs/tempting opportunities to the local