The Sault Ste. Marie Evening
News
February 15, 1896
The carnival at the Crystal rink last Saturday night, for the benefit of the band of this place, was a grand success. The boys raised $41. The following is a list of the prizes awarded: Miss Minnie Scanlon, butterfly, first prize; Miss Annie Markle, comic costume, second prize; Thomas Hazel, Rotman soldier, gentlemen's first prize; George Merkley, comic dress, second prize.
The last we heard of Jimmy Meshane was that he had donned a pair of snowshoes and started to look for a homestead, but they had got Jimmy up side down and he was heard to exclaim: "My country, my bow and my pig."
The Rev. Westlake, of the Soo, visited this place on the 13th inst. and preached a very interesting sermon in the church of the Epiphany in the evening.
Charles Jacobs desire to thank the people of this place, in behalf of the Bay Mills band, for their large attendance at the band carnival.
Miss Annie Markle and Miss Labert, of the Soo, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ryan last week.
Mrs. Ems, who has been visiting relatives in Hamilton, Ont., has returned to Bay Mills.
The choir social at the residence of Thomas Bailey, was a success.
Emerson Hollingshead was on the sick list last week.
Mrs. James Scanlon is in very poor health.
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