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thubsday october hit 19h the acton free press acton ontario 35c keys 35c duplicated while you wait for cars and trucks house office equipment post office box safety boxes etc we have hundreds of key blanks in slock for all popular locks we will supply any key not stocked on short notice hintons 5c to 1 store hoftoni pagmt of rii part first township plowing matches held in 1871 earliest county competitions staged in 1891 109th anniversary knox presbyterian church acton ontario sunday october 24th services 11am 7pm special music guest mlnisterrev j s glen m a ph d th d principal of knox college toronto guest soloist mr patens geislaurt baritone turkey supper and concert under the auspices of knox udies aid monday october 25th supper served from 5 30 to 8 00 p m program continuous organ recital featuring messrs f a hansen elliott and david robertson runnymedc north church tor on toi crawford douglas baritone gwon llttk brampton soprano soloist pianist mrs c leishmiin soprano messrs les duby garnet rose guitar nnd accordion mrs bnllcntinc elocutionist mrs r r parker render a bit of the old south adults 1 25 children 12 yean and under 50c rev robert h armstrong minister orgc want ad page where old friends meet by gwen the halton county ploughing match is now the only ploughing match held annually in the county of halton it is under the auspices of the halton mouldboard associa tion the first match was held in november 1801 and took place on the farm of johnson harrison men- tion of this date as being the first causes a slight raisins of the eye brows among old timers who re member or have heard their fathers speak of ploughing matches that took place long before 1891 they are right ploughing matches were held much earlier but they ware not county matches this fact is borne out by the first minute book ploughing matches within the county have been of three kinds spring ploughing matches in con nee tlon with the halton agricultural society which we mentioned in a previous column township fall ploughing matches which preceded county ploughing matches in most parts of ontario and finally the county ploughing match itself township matches proof of township matches is con tained in the following news item in regard to a match which took place in trafalgar in 1871 here are the details the annual ploughing match for the township of trafalgar took place on the farm of samuel anderson on november 9 1871 the weather was extre mcly favorable and the farmers having generally finished their fall work flocked from all parts of the township to sec the show twelve competitors on forced the field and in the opinion of com potent judges the work was very creditable to them james mason the obliging host of the drumqmn hotel entertained the committee judges nnd ploughmen to dinne r and a largo number of others wile also accommodated his stylo of cat ring reflected great credit on him nnd was erenlly appreciated the follow inj enmpi lilors wort sue- cessful in cnrrwnj off prizes 1st class john foathorston thomns brown ridge and george feather ston 2nd class james harris sam kenny and fd balk boys class chnrhs paikins willie sherwood and wm main wt remember seeing a similnr re port in connection with the town ship of esqucbing but at the moment vc cannot locate it nor ire we posi tive that township associations existed in nelson and nassagawcya but fiom the dat i wt have on hand early plows shown in these reproductions of old photographs lend an idea of equipment and conditions contended with by halton s pioneer plowmen above is james jarvis plowing a prize winning ridge on the inman farm in 1896- where halton manor now stands using a john ray high cut plow below george wilson esquestng with the gray plow his brother jim behind him and his helper thomas chisholm hornby chronicles of ginger farm written specialty or fh acfoe f r press by gwendoline f clmfce about middle of last week i thought the main topic of my col- umn today would be the interna tional ploughing match could any thing be further from the truth hurricane hazel washed out the ploughing match literally and cer tainly as a news item at least tem porarily but after the story of dea truction north and west of toronto has been told and re told the loss of life nnd human suffering assessed if it can ever lie assessed then the lime will come when someone will remember the ploughing match and the disappointment and loss it brought to ao many people partner and i went to broslau on the only good day there was last week we were uniy there a few hours but enjoyed it and we thought hew will everything had been organized the police had per feet control of the trnrfic nnd park ing and the balky bridge eontribut d immensely tei the safety eif the publk we drove home through autumn see lie ry and all seemed right with the world hut that night it rained again our eineern eel the turn was only for theisi organizing and attending the ploughing innteh then shim warn lugs by raellei be rami more hi i lous nnd insistent it mined and it tain at first a drizzle dial looked as if it enulel eitli r dint up or get hi as you know il gut weum it would nppeir that whatever town ship associations the re we re dis bunded in fivor of a county nsmicin tlon riom the first county minute book which mode nt illy wis discovered bv accident some ye irs ngo in an old box at the b irk of the milton hardware when the building was nothing to- forget or put off until tomorrow you can elect to hove payment for your canada savings bondi deducted automatically on the monthly savings plan at your bank or on the payroll saving plan where you work your money worlei for you pceyi a good return oi long at you hold your canada saving bondi and whenever you woh you can turn them into caih at full face volue plus earned nteretl al any lime at ony bank idcrgoinjr repiirs heri is th form it ion gleined from this toricil document public meeting a public me imi i f nine rs nut i is interested in m hint up e ploiikhmj much foi the c omiiv of hillmwscnnsened it th mite hi 11 he i i in miltein the jnd eli of no v ember 1891 it v is mined bj w a iiwreiue md john ad mis th it w bolel a ilnijjnnj miteh this fall officers ppoinl piesidnl abrem st ik aelims in oranges for tli lis rii unction sv as wn john ste in lei din rt sim iyltiere w john murriy win dixon thos tl liott divid fp tine rston john dearing jos alton david hutchui son nnd j b md wm n scott move d bj j line s jarvis and j inns conlson tint this society be elite d the halton mouldboard a soci it ion i imtch was irnngtd for no ber 17 and it wis agreed ihil anyone upon payment of 1 be en titled to the privilege ef ploughing through the ve irs we find the names of jan is nnd fe it he rston mentioned repcitedly is prize wm ne rs hut of course there v ore many othe rs we cannot mme them all ploughing in 1896 the lecompinying picture feltur es jimes juvis pleuglung a prize winning ridge on the inmin firm in 189fi this is where the halton ce n tennml minor now siinds it could be tint some of thi minor re side nts ploughed en this firm in the e irh tdivs th teim jirvis is driving be longed to jeihn hi nde rson tnfal tar pilh ind nellie the plough is i lohn ny hijh c ut imported from scotland this tvp of pi nigh worst finish on by alex sid ms lis the umvst and tin fiist to finish wmninj the list two h nted fi the wm si fmish iron high ul llow nl pie du ell km ink their lift mm hell i eiuesing is v jim of the ly in hind li hishilm ol th photik elite of the llu m wllse n mil i in is th lit plough hieithil- ise 1 in is itnmedlat ii flls h 1 is ihomni hornbs unr rlnn illv ph ik us iii ithe r the iiiileh ni its lo tion 111 be interested in slueiv wo l ps of ploughs the iiiv plnujh mei the iron hijh cut used bv ciuri wilson m my insiinces will b recillcd of divs gone nnd not iliu miv add plenishing re illy amounted to some thing in those davs compiri sons aic unwise but thih much we may siy in the old days a plough mg match w is n ploughing match and nothing more no counter nl tractions no display of michinery and the women miyed it home cimpitltion ws keen and tnthusi- nsm imong non contestants nt high mrmtrs left their borne to t ik in thi ploughing rn itch md the ploughing was all hie y saw t come heime without kn v ing iir dctlll i bout the phiikhing venule nthir xt old i l the al ginger faim th wind blew and dieive the mm une r tli hing ls and eiwi hie ih mm ys the kitehe n roof 1 ake el llll lly iiuiiclrops drlppinj inn ol in llsl v ullo pulls ami pins w tho h dial w us nil tin tailing in hi i nis until went into the in iik i toi ie nd the re around the fi pi ie w as a de i pi n leys l iw ii ill finm the hum full and tin ere k was i budge in the bak i ie pints were g lllng en us all the tune partner 1 the urns would hi safer if the barn al kasl h would w ihey if the briilj vi ii lunng the he uld hive irouble in g lllng them b up to md in the ith fith- tho corkshutt oimpans made 11 h of 189es chi w s ilso tikmg pirt as in entrant in the bens class and came first i jam s jjr is came first for the best finish btst crow n and be st nil round ploughman judges th it mar were john fustier jos feathcrston an drew hood wm flliott b gnham and j imes mitchell i prize i donitcd bv public spirited citizens wr i little dif fe r nt from the pni s of tenia here are a f w san pi s brnr pipe ind rise alue 1 so f mirrhind lire lint m si b dewirbros birrelofsalt t j t hmnant pur cf mitts v- tis v b nints whit shirt b f barber nn regulate firearms in use in eramosa framosa to miship e ounc i regular session at rock wood w reev d d g- ay in the chair p s d a bju w limit ng the use f rearms m the tonnsh p the r supenntendent wa au lh prized dwrtse f r indre f i tn for sriu j i ait k it a c iimb njt truck nd s nipo t r de rs t bs n mt nb 1 accounts am ur tir g t s774 ji od c i 11 c au h r zed clos roads n th november w spent the rest of the tlm miekujlit mopping up wate enosou and listening to the radio to our immeiim r luf both the by dtei and lelephem continued to function although soon after mid night the hydro went off for about in hour and a lulf but we went to bed so lired we actually we ol to sleep the n xt morning water in the cellar fences either side of the back lane carried oway the leip of the bridgi almost intact but the ap proaeh to it on either side just a deep gully w were ce rlamly glad the cows were in the stable the barnyard of course was flooded bob and art both phoned to in epjir how we had fared jnd asked what they could dr t help we needed help ill right but what had to be don h id to t alte nded to right iwaj a umponry u nee eif posts ind bulled wire had lo be put up in i hurry is the cows w re get tint restive md ne d d a drink tint w s and is ill tint cm be don until the w itlu r clears and sorm of the rnud dm s up fixing thi bridge will be cjuite a job mot whit wr ir troubles com i end w th tin poeir souls in ftibi eoke thistlitimn and whitby it just s ms impossible tint such a tragedy could occur in ontario and ihil i l v w hilf the trouble n one bilievid it could happen di spite the storm warnings but of course storm warning could not avert ihe dlsaite r people hiv reached the stage when the pay m little attention to wither i know there were many people aro ind hcc anyway who hid urnnged an vening out last fridiv and they set out regardless some mav not even h heard the i hi- i tird ok pieiple in th ndir t v m hi iw bv j ilh i slltn and buy canada savings bonds d f i is t it- r i but all 1 tan tell i ffect of the storm fi xidd basements and r itioiit the worst ne r fam txeep for dlr ariv mentioned we j fi t t badly except i r hi rfn iglv bartwi irp cat nn hu hind and i r av de- v 1 ixd n m a nastv attack f jum thi column is ruing written un der difficulties blnvi me ium bann is often th- subject for jesting but anyone who has had it knoi it is no joke and recovery is one thih vf cant hurry patience is the main requisite and patience is one thing i don t possess in any great quantitv not for things like lumbago anvway miel relics st rvniface man ecpithe pis tol that killed thomas scott and the rope th hanpd lou riel are among items in the ne museum of the st boniface historical societt scott was condemned in 1870 for his part in an uprising against the pro t uuonal gov ernment rjel waj hanr ed at regnu in 1885 for his part in the outbreak