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r v x vhi gsorcitdwn herald thursday august 1w page 10 letter fkqm home mrs aaildredbelleghern of the aaisslssauga historical society has written a serfes of historical letters to her dau ghter in vancouver which are being printed in te streets- ville review as they deawith the erwm family martof whom live in this district she has kindly consented to al low them to be featured in the herald as well mrs belleghems son jack is a lawyer with the local firm of helson latimer baines langdon sear ruth iyast week my story was ab out the erwins now to continue crew sometimes oxen were hir ed to pull these boats through unnavigable rapids sometimes passengers had to jump into upon reaching quebec the the water until the boat hoatedfthey had brougiitthe hell from passengers jftund wagons lined tip at the dock- women and children rodt in the wagons while the men trudged along beside them jolting over cord uroy roads on the first lap of the long overland journey to new homes in the strange ca nadian wilderness at lachine they were packed into batteaux which were usual ly manned by french canadian con 8 mono twp free i understand the erwin irwlns travelled by boat and wagon to hockley valley they took up residence on lot 4 con 8 mono twp dufferin county in 1817 it is interesting to recall our search for this old home it was a lovely sunday in may 1961 when your dad jeaninn and i set out to find lot 4 but j said the house in my story is stonsft to which he replied t is stone underneath the stucco then he pointed to the old log cabin where the dart board was and said that is the old or iginal log home built by the erwins when they first came here in 1817 and there it was the log home of my ancestors with a little bell on top to call the squire to dinner the owner told me that in all probability exciting kart club evening ireland as it was unique and typical of those used in ireland what a marvelous piece of engineering that old cabin was with its huge handhewn logs most of them about twenty feet long ten inches thick and eight een inches high and perfect ly keyed at the corners most ot the logs were istill in good condition the building would mid season marathons provbob gauthier who took second ided some exciting racing for go cart watchers last week dri vers in five classes after com pleting their heats finished the night fay driving in extended en- and third spot in class 5 it waa flash edge leading the 50 lap field to the finish with jim wallace second and bruce walker third edge in dufferin i be about twenty feet wide by thirtyfive feet long with two tiny windows and one door as the family grew a new home was built and the cabin used for a shed the new home was added to from time toi tine until it wis finally comp leted in 1897 above the window some of the stone remained un- descendant marvel at great grandfathers handiwork county driving up the con ter he was the owner and his road we counted four farms name was chris watson along but there seemed to be an er ror we were lost then noticing a lovely white home jeanann commented dont you wish that would turn out to be your durance runs some of them as was sec in the heat which long as 50 laps with extra points murray scott won wallace was and trophies at stake j third driving in the fastest comp- the junior boys marathdh any clasa three charlene race was a 30 tapper dave maccormack won 1he applauseitrendell the victor closely trai of the distaff side in the crowdtlcd by reid walker and kevin by showing the males the waytilaclntyre of those three only to the wire in the 50 lap feat- 1 kevin maclntyre finished in ure gerald edge grabbed 2nd i the first three in the heat he place and hugh trendell captj took second place to peter ured third spot haynes with stewart baker dri- charlene had earlier piloted ving the third kart her machine to the show posit- a 20 lap powder puff derby ion in the heat won by qord saw sandra cash top the rest thompson will ham brook wasi of the gals with goldie cbe second jr second and pat morey third gord cash was chased tp the the kart races are held ev- flag by keith hunter and gene ery wednesday night at the mbrden in the 50 lapper in north halton kart club on the class 4 hunter took the class 5th line of esquesing just 4 heat beating glen smith and i south of limehouse georgettes cinch first lost only one game georgetowns womens soft- in both the shutout games covered and the words mount ball team has clinched first georgettes went with an al- pleasant 1897 was plain as place in their first season of most totally new look infield could be mr watson said that p in oakville ladies soft- due to holidays jane mcnally probably mount pleasant was ball league sue quinn georgia lewis and the name of his fathers estate the georgettes who have only peggy given jan armstrong in armagh ireland j been beflten once registered a gail young and isobelle lieder the barn was raised in may 70 victory over bronte lake- and have been playing good ball 49 1902 and the name w a shore esso thursday in glen in f in roles park to lock up the league pen mnt irwin cut quite plainly into a huge log inside the barn so here indeed was my great- great grandfathers farm and so more next week love from your mother erin rising team fastball league important wins by erinj are making them the team to watch in the georgetown industrial fastball league erin beatex- ojungeilouse 104 friday night after taking standard products 76 the night before and the victories solidified their hold on third place behind general fire- proofing arid georgetown cycle sports georgetown cycle sports stayed alone in second place two points up on erin by beat ing combines 54 friday with wayne mcniven the winning pitcher- in another thursday game gf thumped exchange house 174 cycle jc sports gained an easy two points july 28 when they were awarded their scheduled game with benson 4 hedges because the latter was late in gi ving notification of cancellation standing aug 1 w l t ph 1- drrb buckrell is pleased te announce that dr 0 f mcewen has joined him at the general fire io 5 2 22 cycle sports 9 6 3 21 erin 8 3 3 19 exchange house 1 7 1 15 benson 4 hedges 6 8 1 13 standard 5 io o 10 combines 4 io 2 10 animal clinic dr aaeewen graduated from the ontario veterinary college university of guelpji in 1967 since that time has practiced at the aacgilvray veterinary hospital in toronto and tre western animal clinic london the practice will remain devoted exclusively to ptet animals the clinic will continue the equine work on a limited scale please note the change of hours doctors hours- monday friday 10 1 2 kloon 3- 7 pm saturday io 12 noon 13 pm office hours- monday friday 9 am 7 pm emergencies sundays and holidays by appointment only 8772741 with his son and hi- daughter were having a game of darts i pardoned myself for the intru sion and said i am looking tor as tney beat georgetown giants hit by ev smith grandpas home but i said according to my information the buildings are a stone house and a good frame barn since we could see no stone house there was nothing else to do but enquire as i walked into that yard a kindly gentleman i learned la- shutout two nights earlier they blanked dixie 60 on the pitch ing arm of ev smith thursday it was marilyn eag les who scattered 11 hits to get the shutout georgettes had 20 hits off brontes jan stevens they scored one run in the first when both teams rapped seven hits marilyn eagles singled stole but hamilton scored the runs second and scored on errors beat giants in hamilton game georgettes have an eight point bulge on their closest pursuers it was their second straight with just three games left they normally play their home gam es thursday but tonight when they will be in oakville is an exception july swimming tests continued from page 9 the alexander erwin with enthusiasm mr answered you are standing on the old farm of alexander erwin are you related before i could reply that i was he continued how i have wished to meet some of the de scendants of alex erwin 41 in a halton county interme- farm watson dj baseball league game hamilton wednesday kranick was the winning pit the winners pushed another son run across in the second on a single and marilyn eagles dou senior lawrence cooper randy dubien dave robinson basc tathy ohearn karen robin son jeff inglis paul thomp- chris walton and caesar a very old goat who loves to at cigarette stands in front of the original erwin barn built in 1817 intermediate linda rca j 1 wayne gardhousc dianne ble a triple and a single produ- tv c timbers conncll smith mike buck gerry anderson john llarn hobble ilcaton marie the final run came in the fith milne jackie clark mary ellen on a walk three singles and moffat penny todd lorraine ann marchmerats double martin lynd palmer gail young collected a double jllnlr uma mcausland danny and three singles for the win- cini rca hcidi art tcd arts evrlyn mcmurdo bev roberts tom van sickjer jen cher bernie dore the loser in two more gerogctown runs i a tight game that was decided in tne third on miscues giants committed six errors to hamiltons ore denny gibbons was the only giant to collect two hits jim james rick maloney arbic earl burt and playingi ners as d marilyn eagle manager tom james singlcds8 smith had a double and two base hits the giants other hits the loss left giants with a seven wins 12 losses record with five games left they have already bettered last seasons a ii f showing when they managed yvoulu ltccltc just six victories the final five games include two with durrlas who are fight ing it out with giants for the a glcn williams loss in rock right to progress into the on tario baseball associations in termediate a playdowrn as glen loss tonight would create three way tie a glen williams loss in p wood tonight will make the race for the last two playoff berths nifcr thompson beth kewley connie vcrhey gary taylor pat jeffrey chuck kalil karen norton dobbic oldford keith rolxsari paul sargent john iwiti doug mcphail dawn sutherland susan ewen den nis markle diane robinson laurie robinson john thorne darlcne bouwman christine rohinson lynn baillie ton troahy bruce swift reeve hayes jacksons ladies wear 28 main st n georgetown summer tou the money conscious ladies ladies summer dresses skirts and blouses up to 50r bort halton league reps dundas cur- ln the itcrcounty tently has a two game edge on han the locals man flst theyll meet each other dundas monday august and back here wednesday aug 20 fastball beginner jennifer krapek scots diane baginski sandy smith criis bolton paul lawrence karen irton shunna steel in vorval and millshurrh had s j chishoimi 11 already finished thru regular joff p schedule with the glen goes into test at 10 and 0 101o records marilyn mcnabb jamie reid playoffs returns to town opens woodworking business a newly painted black barn rith a bright red door on maple ave opposite the golf course is now the home of humber- atone woodworking a custom woodworking plant specializing in windows shutters columns te- don humberstone the owner is a native georgetowner who left with his family to live in toronto when he was ten but has now decided to move his cooksville business up here he is building a house on the eleven acre property and hopes to move in before the school opening he and wife marilyn have five children terry donna brian barry and john he is the son of mrs hel en humberstone who recently moved back from toronto to make her home here on cherry streets tonirhts nanny cheescman karen brush ronald marchand dun- rnn owen debbie eyre chris alana turner sean is r ar1 onlv belwood is definitely out of it this years oba intermediate a championship will be decided guclph and rackvood have in four rounds of- elimination f an spc place sewed iin cy baiiks karen tessier dana king bobby grasby steve be- van robbie bouwtoian evelyn if the glen docj lose tonicht allen doug doupagne ken creating a three way tie thirdj pelcrs raymond dubien lori place will be decided hv a flip thorpe camie mccormick ger- of the coin and the remaining ry ford bruce clark wendy two clubs will nlav a sudden 1a sheila ford julie page death game to decide fourth janice phillips sheila hender son ron wodhams susan bas- should the glen win tonlemj tedo stephen bastcdo james ant take third nlnce imlshur craig teeter chris and norval will play n sinllf icmurilen danny fisher david cidinq same robertson heather robertson david chamberlain sandra the glen nulled evrn m ho harnoer miohacl burns standings with norval anil hill burgh tuesdav niqht in- out stuc- ginc ladies pant suits pant dresses shorts and tops 257 o now more than ever we have ar excellent selection of fall fashions in half sizes regular and junior petite girls for backtoschool a good assortment of leatherlike vinyl skirts and jumper sizes 4 to 14 50 1 1 r l s summer pant suits 2 and 3 piece pant dresses and a few shorts and 2nc short sets up to 507 boi for the girls we carry chubbie s sizes ilitoii f rtint o barn which he converted to custom woodworking shop norval 10r in the glen where a crowd of 30o watched joe shaw for eight imintts and then tex leybourne did the throwing for the winners in the absence of inhrnw itoltbv greg moody started and went four innings before hrlnt lifted for robson the games big blow was a three run homer hv rick pea voy late in the game norval who trailed through out used their fleet base run ning to keep the outcome in doubt at one lime they were looking at a 50 deficit the glcn also came through with a crucial win sunday night i beating rockwood and john salmon 64 in front of a large j crowd neil best the winner faltered in the late qning nut jim franks line drive home run after a four run rockwood j inning provided the lnsurancc run john holtby outpitched bestl friday when norval edged glen williams 42 holtby and ray inglis were the big hitters for the winners who scored twice in the eighth frame toj i gain the win both clpn runs- i were uncarnedi- j fin a service centre 199 gualph street georgetown cor mountamviow road open august 9th now yo can have sports cars as well as standard models repaired in georgetown cec maneely proprietor