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1 r ippjssepi 4- a mt t j v i v vkast tfcc the acton free press thohbday july 7 ibm vuksd times you wouldnt think that poverty could teach you anything that drought and wind and empty fields could make a fellow sing ut i have learned that we holds more than all i ever knew the deep abiding lovely things that live and stay with you tve learned that wealth la just a blind ttetsowofaealsyoursyes to little homely common joys thats at for paradise that all the minted gold of earth is not enough to buy a little boy who waits for me with worship to his eyes ive learned that one dear faithful heart as worth a sultans crown no glowing jewels match the light in tender eyes of brown rve found a love that serves and waits wherever i may roam who trims a lamp and sets it there to shine and guide me home tve learned that barren drifted fields are not onehalf so bare as empty hearts where nothing blooms to shed its fragrance there rve learned to thank the lord of life for this my dally need ive love and home and happiness and i ate rich indeed edna jaques menu hints beeipeafor new and novel dishes household ideas and baggesttons by betty barolay those outdoobttdkinks take along your cooling drinks when you go for a long tide in the car or to enjoy a picnic in the woods not all spring water is pure and a skillfully pre pared fruit beverage will add greatly to the enjoyment of such occasions also the sugar used in homemade beverages is an excellent quickenergy fuel for strenuous outdoor days if you have no thermos bottle a stream or mother earth herself will quickly cool your regu lar bottle of beverage strawberry shrub i select sound fruit wash measure and placetn a stone jar for every four quarts of berries use one quart of vine gar cover the jar by tying a cheese cloth over it stir the berries daily for three or four days strain without squeezing and put into kettle allowing one pound of sugar to each pint of liquid boil slowly for five minutes bottle cork and seal dilute with cold water for serving for picnic use fill quart bottle with diluted strawberry shrub cork tightly and pack in hamper pineapple punch 1 quart water 2 cups sugar 2 cups chopped pineapple 1 np nranp- jlllra m cup lemon juice boll water sugar and pineapple 20 minutes add fruit juices cool strain and dil with iced water if necessary either fresh or canned pineapple may be used outdoor lemonade take along your own lemons a bag of sugar a covered pail and a small pitcher- squeeze lemon juice into pit cher and stir liberal quantities of sugar into it until thoroughly dissolved pour into pail add pure water brought with you for safetys sake stir thoroughly cover pail and place in spring creek or moist earth to cool beverages for groups the hospltabiehoslessflndsfrequent occasion to prepare a cooling beverage for a large group here are two excel- lent recipes for suohbeyerages your guests will appreciate the flavor ofthem andthe quickenergy value of the sugar useilis juskthethtag ne a bridge tennis or even a walk around the place party punch 1 pint tea infusion 1 pint cold water 2 cups sugar 2cops crushed pineapple 1 cup orange juice cup lemon juice cup strawberry syrup mix all the ingredients andqstir until the sugar is dissolved diluee with crushed ice serve in tall glasses gar nished with thin slices of lemon and maraschino cherries fruit punch for a crowd makes about 4 gallons 60 large glasses 120 small n 4 pounds sugar 1 quart water 2 quarts tea infusion 1 quart lemon juice quart orange juice 1 quart grape juice 1 quart grated pineapple 24 gallons iced water 1 cup strawberry slices 2 cdps fancy orange slices make syrup of sugar and 1 quart water make tea infusion by pouring 2 quarts 8 cups boiling water over 5 table spoons tea cool combine syrup tea fruit juices pineapple and iced water add strawberry slices and orange slices which may be cut in fancy shapes or merely halved or quartered less iced water may be used and punch poured over block of ice in punch bowl when strawberries are out of season the strawberry slices may be replaced oy another cup of orange slices recipe may be halved or quartered to serve a smaller group the holiday is ended we say goodbye to these knd folks who have befriended our hours of happy ease with tali fresh on our fates and brightness of the eye we homeward turn our paces and softly maybe sigh the coach through lanes is flying where trees wave as we pass as if they too are sighing youre leaving us alas once more to routines ruling you have to bend th k deserting for its gruelling the country and the sea n and yet swift joy eiates us when home comes nto sight for here a welcome waits us to fill us with delight now eager ones surround us to hear of this and that the dog bounds barking round us f and happy purrs the cat and so when running in wellworn leather chair we find ourselvesdebating what can with home compare new friends may be alluring new scenes be pleasant too but home is more enduring and older friends more true a m f be allowed to offer no child r rrfeissssbi tss esp vrfidttetdammr wocn tesarminator j place and another reason ifor his leaving they say that if you really want a thing you should make your wants known well sometimes you dont al ways get your wishes fulfilled when you you make your wants known but that isnt what happened to me i let it be known that i would like to peruse a copy of joshuas norrishs history of nassagaweya and lo and behold the editor got hold of a copy for me he explained of course that i couldnt keep it but ive had a great time reading this interesting little volume i was toldthat a nephew of the author had kindly loaned this copy and im sure i appreciate it very much mr norrish spelled the townships name nasaglweya and contended that thiswushecorreot spelling it is also recorded in this interesting volume that the meaning ofthe name was betwean the two waters or streams my what a lot of recollections the little book brought up there was the chapter dealing with old assessment laws by which an acre of uncultivated land was assessed at two shillings and an acre of cultivated land at twenty shill ings then there was the chapter dealing with the powers and duties bf magis trates and one law stated that if five parsons were to be found in the district where the parties to be married resided then no magstrate to marry under a penalty of 20 reuben sherwood deputy provincial land surveyor surveyed the new survey of nelson and the lower end of nas sagaweya up the line between 17 and 18 comrrtbnly known as the check line and made his return to the crown land office in may 1819 and the upper end was surveyed by samuel ryckman and his return made in december of the same year chapter vn dealt with the general history of pioneers seeking and making a home in the bush i just wish some of you young chaps could read this chapter and y wouldnt complain any more if the car wasnt this years model the depression of 1932 doesnt loom so big after reading of the trials and ibird- shlps of the early pioneers then going on to another chapter in my ramble through early nassaga weya i find that david scott a native of roxboroughshlre scotland was given as the first settler since there are no copyrght strings on this little book im golrjgto give you the history of this first settler of nassagaweya as it appears and that of wo trudgeon who la listed as the second settler davids scotts occupation was that of a shepherd bo he emigrated to am erican in 1818 was married before this was he would not take the oath of al legiance about the year 1818 be got a pony and cart packed up his goods and chattels and with a wife and five chil dren the eldest about nine years old started for lewiston a distance of five hundred miles getting shelter as best they could at private- or public houses and when they got an opportunity would cook tl little provistonto take along with thenx4prfuturause from lewiston they came across to about stoney creek and i have been told that at this time he had not 25 cents in cash the father got employment here at chopping and scutching flax and soon began to think about setting a home for his family in the year 1820 j he applied fora free grant of land and was offered the westhalf of lot 18 in the 5th concession of this township he came to see it but did not like it on his way back passing the foot of the mountain he saw a sort of opening where he thought he could get up and to satisfy his curiosity he went up and struck lot 1 in the 7th concession took a fancy jto the lot and secured it sevt eral persons had been offered this hot before nlm but when they got to the foot oljpthe mountain got discouraged at the height of the land turned back but to return to my traveller on going down the mountain on the east side he go on a small clearing in which was a shanty but the door was locked but as it was near night and no other ac commodation in sight david got on the root and went down the chimney and got a comfortable nights lodgings and departed for home this was about the month of october some time dur ing the winter he returned and chopped about two acres and built a shanty with the assistance of some men from the township of esqueslng and in the month of march 1821 that is assuming my other dates to be correct the family moved in and took possession of their new home a hired a team to bring them from about stoney creek but the team could not get nearer than within eight miles of the place the goods were left in a- barn to be carried on their backs the remainder of the journey william the oldest son was then about nine years of age he used to go with the father and carry suchsmall articles as he was able they brought a cow and calf with them and bought another calf from mr cummlngs the owner of the shanty al ready referred to and had no team until these calves grew to be oxen they cleaned up the piece of land that was chopped and hoed in the crop so when next winter came they had some food for both the family and the stock v and so they kept working away clearing a little more land logging it by hand scratching in their seed with the hoe or rake always making their farm a little bigger and adding to their own comforts and when time would permit or necessity would compel him the father would go away down to stoney creek or elsewhere and earn a few dollars to purchase such flrtlnlps for family nso as the farm would him this was in winter and snow on the ground trudgen had his travellers kit they came through a part of the township of bsqueslng and somewhere there they struck a surveyors shanty where they remained all night and after travelling some distance next day trud gens companion got discouraged and wouldgo no farther trudgen tried to persuade the man not to go back if he did he would be in a b fix for he trudgen had the provisions blankets and every other thing and intended to keep them but go back the man would and did trudgeon was then making his way to lot 22 in the third concession and proceeding on struck the north comer of the lot abou sun set he made a short inspection of the lot made up his mind to take it and then began to retrace his steps in search of his lost companion he found him in the sur veyors shanty stretched pn the floor in front of a blazing fire almost dead asleep and it was with some difficulty that he awakened him his legs were nearest the fire and his pant legs and socks were burnt to a crisp and his legs a little scorched so much so that when they commenced their journey in the morning they had to tear some pec23 off the blanket to hjndupthe sores what became of the man afterwards my informant does not know s secured the whole lot the westihalf for himself and the easthatf for hi son wliam the father and two s returned to the lot soon after this built a shanty and cleared a piece of land put in some crop and in the month of june 1822 the parents their two sons and two of their daughters came here to their new home but i see my space is gone for this week lie found this booklet very in teresting and rm going to just continue for a few times to give some more of nassagaweya as mr norrish wrote of it back in 1889 and i know youll enjoy it just as much as i do slats diajty by ross farquhab friday well i went to a stagg dinner party tonlte down at bllsterses house and we bad a lot of ice cream and coofcya and bllst erses ma ast me 1 time wood i like to have sum more co and i h to tell- her no i was to full to eat no more and she sed well you mite put sum in yuie pocket but i was pallie and refused to put enny in my pocket becuz it was ju ready full of cootys then i was sorry i did- dnt tyear my coat witch had more pockets in it saterday well we pritty nigh- had a fire a are house tonite pa slung a cigerftt in the waist paper baskit and it blazod up pa kept yelling at ma not to ge xeite an ho tolofon in the alarm every thing wood of ben all rltf oney he cuddent tell whut street we were liveing on at the time of the are so before he cud tell wear it was me and ant emmy had put the fire out sunday went out to unkle hens farm today and i am wrltelng this part of my diry standing up on aoct of i was rideng unkel hens pony and he got to jumping uppendown and 1 ime when i cum down why the pony had went away so i am wrltelng this standing up munday well pa is a queer feuohe payed the dr two for painting his throte but he got by by paying me 2 bits for painting 4 pear of screen dores tuesday elberta swan is home from visiting her ant and she says the town statement of facts wear her ant and she lives is no good there issent enny place lntown where you shuddent ought to go shesays wednsday well as pa says they is sum consolation to luk farward to to when i start to skool in the fall i shud get advanced sum becuz i am the law- est in the class all so the oldest thlrsday when ant emmy went to the dore today the tramp sed he was a unlmployed sword swaller and was very hungry so ant emmy offered him 1 of are old knifes farthest south in canada canada has a national park at the point that is farthest south in the do minion point pelee in lake erie eight m es from leamington and about 40 southeast from windsor ontario point pelee sticks out into lake erie like a slender finger its southerly point ex tends to about 10 miles below latitude 42 degrees ppint pelee is about five miles wide at its widest point and is approximately lo miles in length there are silvery beaches op the shore ifne and the perk reserve offers attractive facili ties for camping fishing and aquatic 6ports in addtlon to it popularity as a re creational area point pelee park is one of til outstanding migratory bird sanc tuaries in eastern canada wild ducks canada geese and swans all find a shel ter and resting place in the hundreds of acres of marshland contained in the park where an abundance of food is available in the beds of wild rce many species of bird life usually found in more southern localities are cither resid ents or regular migrants to point pelee these include the carolina wren card inal mockingbrd and bluewinged warbler beautifully plumaged pheasants make their home there and together with quail are steadily increasing in numbers in physical aspect ihe park is a place of unusual beauty unique in supporting vegetation of an almost semltropcal nature both luxurious and dense flora intruding from thesouth and rarely dls- coveed in such northern climes include the ipactus plant red mulberry and many other botanclal species indigenous as a rule to more southern areas the forest growtrrirtcludesrea cedar black walnut haokberry sassafras sycamore and several species of oak polntteleehas been connected with many episodes in canadian history the park is open to visitors at all times business directory medicaii dr j a mcnlven physician and surgeon office and residence corner bmm avenue and elgin street legal phone no 22 p o box m tarqld nash farmer fy a barrister solicitor notary pnblla conveyancer ete ferryman block acton on money lent on mortgages hours 930 a m to 800 p m saturdays 12 00 oclock kenneth m langdon barrister solicitor notary publle offices acton georgetown over t seynucks cafe main street 0 for appointments phone acton 65 m georgetown 88 office hours acton tuesday and thursday 1 15 p m to 5 30 p m even ings ontequest dental a j buchanan d drs dental surgeon office in lelshman block hours 9 a m until 8 p m evening by appointment gas for extractions closed all day wednesday phona 143 tme lived some umeln new york state near lake chanfplalnnd not hke the not produce and at one time he was away on an expedition of this kind in midwinter for nine weeks and the family saw no person during this whole tirne wien theyaisedthelbutlding for a barn they hid not get the rafters up on the day of the raising and rather than trouble the neighbors to come so far a second time to help them the rdother got onto one of the plates to hold the foot of a ratter william held the toot of the other and the father raised them but the mother to preyent ac cident tied herself fast to the plafceith a rope at one time when the father was away at work they had a very fine patch of corn but one night a heavy storm of wind and rain came up and the corn was laid fiat on the ground with the rootsronone side sticking up in the air the family were grief strick en at the sight but mrs scotts energy was equal to the occasion she got wm tohold the com in- position and she with a hoe pulled soil around to keep it there and good growing weather follow ing it again took root and they had a good crop but those hard times were soon to pass away the calves soon grew to be oxen and mr scott and mr rlxon started for toronto market with their two yoke of oxen and a sled loaded wth twenty bushels of wheat and sold it at five york shillings a bushel the journey occupied five days and i think this was david scotts first cash sale soon after this a mill was built in milton where as william said they could get their wheat chawed up and although it was a poor concern it was a great accommodation in the year 1830 i see by the old assessment roll that david scott had become the owner of the easthalf of lot 1 in the 6th concession another farm was bought in trafalgar adjoining what is now the town of milton for the son william where he now resides sur rounded by all the comforts of life john the youngest son still lives on the old homestead where the parents died man tears ago at a good old age beloved and respected by all who knew them bear in mind this was written in 1889 william trudgen a native of corn wall england came to america in the year 1818 landed at new york in may after- a voyage of eight weeks stopped some time in the state of new jersey then came on to queensun remaining for a while thence to little york now toronto spending a winter there working around where he could get a job and in the yeaf 1821 as near as can be known at present left his family some where near the twelve mile creek on dundas street and began to look around tor land free grants were then to be got in almost any surveyed township in the province he got a list of some land in chihguacousy and went to see to the editor the free press mr editor under the modern form of liquor legis lation called lquor control we have the liquor store brewery dispensary the licensed 4 4 the winery and an exten sive trade in bootlegging all contribut ing to the drunkenness poverty crime and perdition of our fellowcitizens ever since we can remember it has been pro claimed that the traffic produces idle ness poverty and crime and we have it all with us now in an aggravated form truly did the editor of the london ad vertiser write the amount of expen diture on liquor in these hard times is a reproach and a calamity as much of it means depriving wo and c uf the necessaries of life last year almost as much money was spent for liquor in ontario as on governing the province in 1929 ontario sfaent for ed childrens aid old age pensions mothers allowance public health hospital and charities very large sums as seen in the bureau of statistics but for drink 55- 000000 some 7500000 more than on all the abovenamed institutions from the same source we learn of other in creases convictions for drunkeness in creased 55 per cent drunk while driving 942 per cent violations of the liquor law 127 per cent it was proclaimed that under the l c a there would be created a greater respect for law it would seem it is not respected as the prosecutions for its violation were 5823 noftnciudlng hundredsof cases which never reached the courts the c c a does not create respeeffor law as is evidenced by the follo convictions in the london ontario court for may 1932 fortyeght firstoffender drunks faced the magistrate during the month while 16 appeared underother sections of the liquor control act there were two drunk drivers the reckless driving section under the highway traffic act resulted in 10 motorists appearing in court is it not strange that canon cody should go out of his way as re ported by the press to assure an am- ercan audience that canadas liquor laws have inspired law and order and avoided the riilstakes that lead to boot legging and crime hon mr henry who is mr fergu sons appointee as premier is faithfully following his leader and in response to large petitions requesting that lquor stores be closed during the depression and that counties be privileged to bring on local option contests informs them that no change can be made mr fer guson promised in 1926 that local option territory would be protected in his new law about 85 per cent of the people in ontario were enjoying the benefits of local option won by hard work much of it in the face of the governments handi- i cap the threefifths clause up to 1916 what protection have we under gov ernment control now they will not even give a chance tothe people to regain their lost ground if it were not that the innocent would have to suffer with the guilty i could wish that the liquor government will be made to feel much more keenly the de presslon for which it is largely respon sible with the millions of money flow ing into their hands during the past 4h years they lavished it on extrava- gart expenditures as we sow so shall we reap p w pearen d d s l d s dental surgeon successor to late dr j m bell phone 29 mill street acton miscellaneous francis nunan bookbinder account books of all kinds made to order periodicals of every description carefully bound ruling neatly and promptly done wyndham street guelph ont over williams store watchmaker jeweller j h jordan georgetown expert repairs prompt service we have for years been doing repairs for other jewellers across canada s are quite capable of doing yours tahorticaujo 110 wyndham street guelph debts collected the sooner you send your list of outstanding accounts to kelly aiken the co at orangevllle the quicker you will have funds on hand to meet your own requireme established 1890 and the field still lead a reader july 4th 1832 it but he dh nottlke it he went back douglas egyptian liniment is a quick and got a list of some lots in nasagiweya an made a strflte across the country to see it another man came along with oertain remedy for hoof rot or thrush four or five applications are usually enough compare the freshness the minute you open a package of kelloggs you can tell that here are really freah corn flakes that delicious aroma is unmistakable and just compare the flavor and crispness did you ever taste any corn flakes so good kelloggs always reach you ovenfresh and flavorperfect the flakes are protected by an inside axtite bag which is sealed a patented kellogg featured unconditionally guaranteed by w k kel logg if you dont think kelloggs the finest corn flakes you ever ate return the empty red- andgreen package and we will refund your money insist on genuine kelloggs made by kellogg in london ontario substitutes are seldom oered in a spirit of servicer we are celebrating our 25th anniversary as a token of our sincere ap preciation for the support and con fidence shown us during the 25 years we have been established we desire in some tangible way to mark this occasion with some con tribution on our part and are therefore offering for a limited period a special discount of 33 h during this limited period every patient will receive the same ex acting care attention and thor ough examination tht over 10000 of our satisfied patients have re ceived you may take advantage of this occasion with confidence our styles are the latest our quality the best 1 z a i j 1 11 the first exclusive optical establishment in this district a d savage registered optometrist by government examination savage bixudlng gfielpli phone 109l i kv