is understood that all that could be saved from the house was the parish safe which was seen lying on the western side of the home about 100 feet

from the burning structure.

September, 1929

Rt. Rev. Msgr. D. J. Gillis, Indian River, has at length given up his parish on account of old age, though for that matter he was as smart and sprightly as many twenty years younger, and though approaching the non- agenarian epoch he performed all his duties in the large Indian River parish as well as the mission at Kensington, all alone without an assistant. About 88 years of age, on most Sundays he said two masses at churches five miles apart, at Indian River and Kensington. Rev. Reginald MacDonald, of the Brae church, Lot 8, succeeds Msgr. Gillis at Indian River.

A neglected Bible means a starved spirit, a comfortless heart, a barren life. If those who are running about to meetings for help and com- fort, would stay at home and search their Bibles, there would be more hap- piness in the Church, and more blessings in the world.

F LASHBACKS

Forty years ago

Mr. Parmenas Phillips, Kensington, has recently moved his mud dig- ger to Richmond Bay where he is very busily engaged in lifting mud fertilizer from which the most of the farmers are procuring large supplies.

FLASHBACKS

Thirty years ago

Mr. Gervase MacLellan, Indian River, had a close call last Saturday. He was engaged in hauling mud from a digger on Richmond Bay when he accidentally plunged into the icy water. Fortunately his brother, Gussie, was near and helped him get on to the firm ice again and he is now none the

Worse for his voluntary dip.

TWENTY YEARS AGO

(April 3,1953)

Mr. Fred Tuplin of Indian River was in__Summerside on Saturday mak-

ing arrangements to have his dam repaired. Tuplin’ s dam is a well known fishing spot, known to anglers here and abroad. The dam went out last

winter during a heavy rain storm and it was completely dam.aged

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