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2-Orono Weeklv Timies. Wednesday, Jaiu.ry 2, 1985 Ro- Frtet, Edmtr "WE'VE MADE IT AGAIN"1 At various tirnes during one's life and during, certain milestones we stop rnomentarily to assess the accomplishments and the disappointrnents that have arisen. No 'doubt the en- ding of one year and the beginning of another is sucb a milestone ai which time the assessment is made and this mo- ment we have just passed through. 0f course in our aunuai assessrnent, if the changing of the years is one of the milestones, we are most eniightenied if the balance sheet is on the credit side of accompiishrnents, ij0Ys , general good health and the well-being of our neigbbours and friends. We will want to cherish and maintain one particular greeting from the ebbing hours of 1984 which was offered when passing through the doors of the Orono Garage. There stood Harry Mercer with a genuine broad smile, extended hand and greeting of "We've made it again Roy, Happy New Year." This moment and these few words from Harry told it ail. It is a good life, it is worth banging onto and it worth tak- ing the tirne to enjoy. And we could weIl comment "who could better make this statement than Harry Mercer?" Over the years we have enjoyed life in thîs community and 1984 bas had more than the usual rewards. The community has grown, possibly not in size, but in comrnunity spirit evidenced in the rnany facets of community life, the churches, the recreational facilities, commerce, in- dustry, and- judgeing fromi the activities on New Years Eve in Orono, a total commrunity invoivemencit where friends and neighbours join together for a happy step into the new year of new joys and richer fulfilîment. Orono is possibly not unique but it has to be up with the 'best' of the 'best' and it attains that position, not through physical attributes, but rather through the spirit of its residents. At the end of 1985we wiil look for another comment from Hiarry and do at this time extend our best wishes for 1985 to everyone. THERE IS ALWAYS A FIRST TIME A wiilow tree on Pigott Laneprovided an unex- pected surprise forAif. Pigott early Saurday afternoon resuiting in the cut-off of bydro power to the Village for aimost two hours. Aif had just cornpleted bis chain saw cut of the tree which did have a most definite lean to the north. On failing thec tree spun around on the'sturnp and fell to the south draping itself over the bydro uine. This sbifted ail the poles, on Pigott Lane to the east and as weli disrupted anchors and the line on Mill Street. It was alimost two bours before the damage was repaired by Newcastle Hydro eiectric. "l've dronpped a lot of trees in rny life and neyer saw that happen," states Aif. Aif. suggests that because the tree was hoilow it was puiled around to fali to the South. JINGLE BELL HOP A GREAT SUCCESS The Great Pineridge Kinsmnen and Kinettes spont- sored and chaperoned a mnost successful Jingle Bell Hop for the cornunityý teenagers last week in the Orono Town Hall. Tbe success was succb that, another dance is now being planned to be heid in February. The hall was filled witb dancers for the occasion anid the young set certainly have acclaimed tbe dance a success as bas tbe sponsors. SCOUT BOTTLE DRIVE Scout bottie d'ilve, Saturday, Januîary 12, 198-5. Pickup starts at 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Save ail your retur - nabie botties. For more information phone 983-5227. Kendal News Every day wilI1bless tbee; and I will pi-aise thy narne for ever and ever. Psalm ii145:2 Thank You, Father, thank You, For this year fresb and new, Another chance to, know Your love- To show my lovve for You... Another chance to make amends For yesteryear's mistakes To ask forgiveness and forgiâe Those littie burts and aç!c.,. Thank You for this day that brings New drearnsl,new plans, new hopes, Along with ail the strengtb I need To clirnb the steepest siopes... Tbank You Father, thank You, For this day fresh and new, A chance to grow, a chance to show My boundless love for You! Alice Joyce Davidson Happy New Year to ail rny readers. Sunday rnorning was clear, cold and windy but ail the children were there for the Christrnas program. There could have been more parents out 1 thought. One of the unique features of our prograrns is that the children carry it out themselves. Each member of the congregation is gîven a program entitled - Kendal United Church - Sun- day School Christmas Con- cert. The S.S. Superintendent Mr. Don Peddar cornes in with the choir and only at the close of the program does he make the presentarions. At the door we are welcorned by the greeters Steven and Mark Foster and given the pro- gramns. Frorn the prograrn we Iearn: Providing the Music today - Helen Wood and the Hellebust Famïly. Leading the Service - Cbad Switzer and Randy Frank. Welcorne - Steven and Mark Foster. Çall to Worsbip - Leader - Patricia Frank. Choral in- troit: Holy, Holy, Holy. In- vocation Prayer (In unison led by Peter Fonk). The littie folks took their part spelling Iout the work Christmnas letter by letter. Lighting of the ad- vent candle number 4 - Shari Kennedy and Cbad Swtzer. Trumnpet Solo - Steven Hellebust. The Seriptures St. Luke 2.v. 1-20 with musical accompaniment by Senior Class. Andrew Heliebust played "Away in a Manger" and "O Holy Night" on his instrument. Prayer - Heather Hoy. Offering- Glen Foster and Janine Foster. The Intermediate ciass put on a play. Hyrnn No. 416 Slent Night and Benediction by Mrs. L. King. There was a gift exchange and Mr. Don Peddar presented Mrs. Lynda King with a gift frorn the Church Board and frorn the U.C.W. He rbanked especial- ly Mrs. Peggy Frank for tak- ing over during the tirne he couldn't be there. The children were given ginger bread men and ail enjoyed the Pot Luck Lunc.h. A board meeting was held following the service. Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Don Peddar on the birth of a son and daughter on Wednesday, December l19tbh. Mothier and babies ail doing well. We were glad to have Dr. and Mrs. Bunlker with us for the Christmnas program. The Wood family enjoyed a Christmnas get, together on Sunday evening Dec. 23 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Wood in Oshawa. There were twenty four in at- tendance. Our bi-centenniai year is drawin g to a close. How in- terestîng it bas been iearning about those United Empire Loyalist who setled along our waterfront two, hundred years ago. There are fifteen! familieç carne to Crooked- Creek in 1833 and put a blaze on the trees from there north to the sixth uine- and tried digging for water. Eventualiy tbey gave up and moved niorthi to the flowing strearns of Ken- dal Provincial Park. The Loyalists of the second or third generation began to look around fro new land. T he Sopers east of Bowman- ville looked for land on a big creek. Washington Soper found land east of Kendal and built his shingle miii there. There was an abun- dance of fine pine and cedar in the area to provide shingles. The land had to be surveyed. Robert Cathcart worked witb the surveyors in the Kendal District and aiso near Orangeville. Later be bought two hundred acres, Lot 7 on Concession 8 in 1834 for one hutndred and fifty pounds. His nephew William Cathcart camne to Canada in the early 1840's and began clearing the south of Lot 7 for a home. In 1851 he mar- ried Anni Jane Oliver. Thiere were fifteen ciidren in the farnily. Most of the farnily went to Western Canada with the exception of Allen, Robert, Ann Jane (Mirs. Thos. Paqtton) and Catherine (Mrs. John Mailey). Robert's grandsons Bruce and Doug Cathcart live on the Cathcart hornestead today. If the New Year cornipany corne before the turkey is cooked do as the hioteis do. Welcorne tbemi, seat thein in the living roomn, introduice thern. Bill this is Mary, she flew to Halifax this summrrer, I believe yout cone frorn down east. Then serve them a bowl of bot soup. They'll en- joy talking so much tbey'll be happy to wait tili the turkey is ready. Correction fromi last week: The.U.C.W. visitor who lives south of Kendal is Mrs. B. Rodd, the printer changed the d's to b's. Also the loyalists were flot to be left to tbe tender rnercies ofithe con- querors. The "niot" was ornitted. The Loyalists (corntinued) by SlwnBanweil f i were to fi la volumne, I wouild not have space to set don one, haif the story of Our m-isfortunecs, Our scanity success and f'rustrated bopes, in the land of New Brunswick (as that part of Nova Scotia came to be called). The count- try was fertile and pleasant; others, refugees ike ourselves or soldiers dlischairged after the wars succeeded and pro- spered; to uis fortune was from thle first unkind. One reason was t1hat wve could nieyer abide long- in one place. Fivec timies in thec seven yvears of our residence in NewN Brunswick, wec were obligedYC to remove. Our first land was suited ratlier f'or quarrying than fo0r farmfingo; we remov- ed far up the river and tried again, only to bie flooded out and neai y drown red wxhen the spring c ýamne. On another oc- casion after w hlbcnt years on a place it ap-.peared that the land hfad been granted to a half-pay officer of the Quieen's Rangers; he camie to daim it, and we -lot not a thanik yOforail our improvemnts.5 So our fortune1ýs weint tine after timie w e eeed to be young-est, was ever the most hopeful of us ali, he refused to be discouraged, by a hun- dred reverses but when in the spring of 1790 we were toid that the titie to our land wvas ciouded and tbat we night neyer gzet the crown deed. Robert began to snow signis of discontent. At this very time came surprising news. My brother John wrote that lie had regained possession of our oid farrn on f he Delaware; the new Govern- ment recognized the fact that be had niot sided against tbemn in the war; lt wouid indeed bave been bard for biim to bave taken any side, for be was in prison during the whole of the time. John in- vited us al to return to Cochecton and our oid home. "Not 1,-' said Robert "'I an of the samie mind as my father before mie when 1 leave this country 1 go to Canada." It was dec ided t hat we were to, accept rny brotber's invita- tion for a visit at any rate. My mother had husbanded her rnoney weil tbrougbout al our wandering; we soid wbat possessions we bad, and our doubtfui titie to the farrn. Within a month we saiied fromi Parrtown (now newly named St. John) and were met i New York by ny brother, with wborn we traveiied by stage-coach to, Cochecton, our mernories recaliing that journey long ago over the same road in Mr. Palfreyman's covered wagon. My mother was plainly un- wiiiing- to sertte down in our oid borne, perhaps because of its tragic mnemories.'She was stroniy supported by Robert. "Canada", said hie "is wblere my fatber wýanted to go. It is a better country than this wiil ever be. We wi be wvith our ownr folk and beneatb our own flag." And whien John, coming a part of the way xith us, continued bis persuasions, Robert s;ilenceed bim with four words, "God Save the King." With no mischance and tit- te delay we reacbed Niagara and stood again on British soit. Already rnany loyalists were settled in this part - Up- per Canada as it came to be called. We were given a grant of land, where we soon erected a comifortahie 109 bouse. My brothers and i trapped, bunted and d; in addition we earneýl'-ii.ie mioncy by working for the settiers round about, so that we iived comfortabiy if not iuxuriously. One iuxury we bad aiways managed to pro- vide for my mothier was tea, of which she was very fond; John had made ber a gift of a fine chest of it at parting. It was an old farnily jest that she aiways drank to the King's health in tea. Years before at the time of the Boston Tea Party when there was 50 rnuch outcry against the King's taxes, tea drinking carne to be regarded as a con- fession of Toryism; it was de- nounced in placards and the Whig ladies bouLind themselves not to drink it. My mother therefore aiways drank it witb an added zest. st. avoUr s Anglican Church MILL STREET ORONO, ONTARIO REV. ALLANI HALDENBY Rector JANUARY 6. 1985 9:45 a.m. Holy Communion Céhurch Schooi ORONO UNITED CHURCH Orono Pastoral Charge BA., B. D. Sunday, January 6, 1985 Morning Worship 11:15 a.m. BIBLE STUDY Wednesday 8 - 9:30 p. m. Upper C.E. Auditorium U.C.W. Unit 5 Leskard Card Party Jan. 3 -8:00 p.m. U.C.W. Executive Meeting Mon., Jan. 7 -/ 1:30 p.rn. Frienship Room U.C.W. Workshop Tues., Jan. 8 - 9-2:30 p.m. Kinsview United Church Sunday Scbooi Meeting Sun., Jan. 6th - 10:00 a.rn. KIRBY UNITED CHURCH Chruch Schooi 9:45 a.rn. Morning Worsbip 9:45 a.rn. I MAI#4 8!., OIC O. Ot41~ ~ .9S3-SOfl i