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(Orono Weekly Time s, Wednesday, Novetnber 3, 1993 - 13 - - SALLY STAPýLES associate broker 6o"23-6000 24 hour pager REIMAX CORNERSTONE- REALTY LTDU, REALTOR JUST LISTED 1 _ Ci6assic 3eauty- Contemporary Convenience......... Located on a huge, mature town lot in north Bowmanvillethis captivating F Century gem cornes with gracious,, high ceilinged principal rooms, Iuxurious wool carpets, new plumbing, wiring, insulation and high efficiency gas furnace, enduring cedar rof and also includes a sturdy red barn with stairway bto oft. Completely charming ... $210,000. Congratulations Jim & Sherri The Scariest Couple 0f course Dracula and his wife Scott Wallis as a Scarecrow; (Cecile Paxton) take first prize as Jamie Forget, dirty old man; the the scariest couple attending the best couples the Greensprouts, annual Orono Firefighters Shawn Bailey and Paula Association Hallowe'en dance Armstrong and two hoîstein cows Saturday evening when the Orono being Jackie and Allan Deveaux. Community Centre was packed The whole event was a huge with dancers. success. Other costume winners were BihI Bramah's Ontario (Continued from page 12) museum. Its the second largest of its kind in the country. The larger one is in Nova Scotia. Cameraman Riçk, Dade got Bubs to put on some -old f-irefigbting regalia and took shots of her at the wheel of a truck. Since shes a tiny wornan, tbe coat was dragging on the ground a,-ýhc clapped around in the big rubber boots. 1 was curious about how she became involved in the project. "My grandfather was a fireman," sbe said, "and 1 live across from the fire hall and I've always been interested in the work and equipment. It's been a labor of' love bere, and during the summer months I'm on the job seven days a week, but I wouldn't have it any other way.' And what does her husband think of it all? "He doesnt mind. Hes a lw bowler," sbe laugbed. The skirl of the pipes, tbe sway of the kilts and the skill and strength of Scottish athlests thrill thousands every year at the l-ighland Games ini Fergus. The Western Ontario Town cornes by its Scottish celebrations with honest credentials. It was founded early in the l9th century by two wealthy Scots, Adam Ferguson and James Webster, who sought out other Scots of upstanding character to settle the area. Stone masons soon erected grey limestone buildings that echoed the architecture of their native land. The Scottish stone inasons knew their stuff. Many of the houses they buiît arc still thiere. Squat and solid. And tbeie are small plaques on them givîîîg the" names and occupations of the original owners. You can take a walking tour armed with a pamphlet wbich has historical sketches about each building, -and relive thie days when the dour scots carved out a new life in the New World. We took tbeý tour with Pat Mestern who knows Fergus and its beritage like the back of ber hand. Pat has written three historical novels set in the early days. Apparently, a few eyebrows were raised by some of die locals when they read about the shinanigans of their ancestors. Jenny had read the books and the two of tbem were chuckling about the characters. Some of tbe houses went back to 1829. 1 saw wbere the blacksmitb and locksmitb lived. The plaque on William Rennie's house said he was a farmer. Ibis appeared to be rather strange since it \va rigbt in the middle of a residuiitiaî drea. But it seems he built the bouse so bis wife and daugbitcr (,,uld participate in the social hie A t1ie town. Onc oi Iibe large bouses was occupied by George Ferguson, son of the f ounder of Fergus. His plaque lists bim as "gentleman". He was actually a banker, but in those days banking wasn't considered a respectable business by the Scots. The oldest bouse was built by Hugh Black in 1835. He arrived with 13 cbjîdren and seven wagon loads of furniture. The townsfolk figured he was the one to build the tavern since no one else had enough chairs. It's just another of the tidbits of information you get while wandering around a town th-at positively bristles with history. COMPLETE CAR & TRUCK REPAIRS DIESEL ENGINES- CUMMINS, DETROIT & CAT RADIO DISPATCHED 10W TRUCKS MOBILE MECHANICAL SERVICE TRUCK R.R. 1, ORONO, ONTARIO - 4 MILES NORTH 0F 401 LOB 1MO ON HWY. 115 &35 PHONE (905) 983-9151 Cali me to buy or selfi... Orono and area's real estate rep. 4 Krystyna Jones Z>983-6O013 Reaclty -Net ASSOCIATES (DURHAM)Inc. 1050 SIMCOE ST. N. f103.- OSHAWA - TEL(416)721-2112 wmAmh do tOoff1 s Simpson Memorials 111 Toronto Rd., Hwy. #2 West, Port Hope M (905) 885-6434 Monuments, Granite or Bronze Markers, Inscriptions -Indoor/Outdo:r Displays Excellnt PeeWrmas Euatchngs manh Ethns- Personai and Scenes Try us before you decide by vis/ting our new faciities, or cali us collect and arrange for an appointment in the cornfort of your home. MORRIS FUNERAL CHAPEL LTD. Established in 1881 623-5480 4 Division St. Bowmanville PRE-ARRANGED AND PREPAID FUNERAL SERVICES AVAILABLE ---l 1 . . . -- . . ---- 1