hills to sing the praises of God. It was truly a joyous event as many of those present came forward to sound the praises of God.

A delicious meal was served by the ladies of the Catholic Women’s League for which almost 1000 tickets were sold, indicating that many came home for our Centennial observance, as well at a large number of visitors.

Prior to the meal, a variety concert was staged on the grounds, featuring talent from the parish and many of those who came for the occasion displayed their talents to the delight of everyone. Although we could not name all those who took part, we would be remiss if we didn’t single out the “grand old fiddler” Joseph Kelly, who at 83, can make the fiddle talk and your feet dance the jig.

Decorations and flags gave the church grounds a carnival like appearance. There were games for young and old, and a canteen with a variety of refreshments to suit the tastes of the children.

Later in the evening fruit cakes, about 45 in number, donated by the ladies, were auctioned off by Wilfred McAleer, Charlottetown. Bid— ding was really brisk, one cake went as high as 75 dollars, and when the sale was completed over 800 dollars realized. A tribute to the excel- lent culinary art of the ladies. Drawing the names of the prize winners in the lottery, on which over 800 books were sold, climaxed a good social event.

Rain fell in many adjourning communities early in the evening, but held off at Kelly’s Cross until everything was over. If one dared to hint that perhaps spirits were partly responsible for the lively bidding at the auction of the cakes, it might be fair to assume that the spirits of the pioneers of this place were on hand that day and took over control of the weather.

SOME INTERESTING FACTS

The number of baptisms and marriages in the parish since it was established in 1851. These are recorded in ten year cycles. It will be noted that there were no marriages recorded from 1881-1890 in the Kelly’s Cross register, but these may be found in the registers at Lot 65 or Kinkora.

Period Baptisms Marriages 1851 - 1860 431 71 1861 - 1870 222 45 1871 — 1880 296 23 1881 — 1890 349 _.. 1891 — 1900 180 34 1901 - 1910 148 54 1911 — 1920 170 49 1921 - 1930 131 22 1931 — 1940 100 27

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