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Acton Free WW Nov Centuryold structure Threshing area now living room as old barn converted into home KERRY SMITH SITS on the hearth of the foot high fireplace in the middle of the Smith home The wooden v heel used in threshing operations is shown at the top of the picture WHAT WAS AT ONE TIME the granary is now the Smith kitchen and breakfast room Shown in the kitchen from left are Simon Stephanie Kerry and Ed Smith The huge barn beams are all in their original positions ARTHUR A JOHNSON OPTOMETRIST Milton 878 3673 By Joyce flea ton When ho Smith children Irate the door open Ihey can literally of twins raiietf In a barn Allium Kerry and Simon In a 100yearold barn with their parent and Stephanie Smith The Smiths found the atone in NawuRaweya at tha end of a long for home In the country bellmen the country In the only place to mine Ho commutes each day to Toronto whore he Is the principal of a school for retarded children In complete agreement and they have both worked hard to trans- form the barn to whul will some day he mag rustic home Children helped They bought the barn and of land In May of cleaning the piles of manure and rotted hay from the barn The children worked right their parents mostly finding It a fun ad venture months Id and Stephanli commuted night and cry weekend from Toronto they wire both feeling the strain and decided to rent temporary quartern In That winter 11 was so cold while working on the house they knocked Ice from the two by fours using them Once the Inside of the barn wdb cleaned to the bare earth the footings and beam structure were set In place The Inside structure Is all sitting on the ground with beams supporting the roof All the beams arc placed In the original positions In May of they moved Into the barn There was no water or plumbing Power and light was for by two extension cords and they used a ladder to climb to the bedroom area Urge fireplace The first thing built was the fireplace which divides the living from the dining room area and reaches feet from celling to floor in the middle section of the house This was their only source of heat at the time The large barn door located on each side of the born were replaced with windows On the dining room wall are nine foot high win dows separated every Inches by two b six cedar divisions Ed designed and built this unique effect across the foot expanse On the living room side a lb window was installed part of which opens In sliding doors The Smiths have not been without their heartaches and frustra during renovation and this had to be one of the biggest They brought the large window from Toronto and hauled it across the snow to It as they were ft plans to replace hut Tor the moment It Is patched and still in place a grim reminder of the day the air was blue In the Smith house hold Has granary A kitchen and room are on the cast side of the Iking room This was the granary thi inch wide hoards of which are now used to create a beautiful pine board floor in the Ing room On the west side of living room in library and den and behind It the utility room where the furnace and pump are located An old stable on the far west side of the barn will eventually be a workshop If has his way Stephanie would like keep animals perhaps a couple of a cow ann some horses they II reach a com promise and have a little the space for both Two of one on each side of the living room go to the upper floor They an joined only by two long beams The dining area wuk threshing floor The wagon of grain was en into the area by a team of horses four hooka were lowered from the two big beams still In their original place at end of the When each corner of the rack was hooked securely the Obituary horse would he hitched to a rope connected to wooden wheel The wheel would then turn and wind up the four ropes to lift the rack to the loft level Work la be done These stings are one of the most Interesting features of the Smith home a constant reminder of the pant blending with the present The second floor areas each hold two and bath rooms is expected to be one of the last things completed The loft area third level will nnt day be as guest room and reached a spiral staircase There is still much work to done anil the prospects look exciting so Tar witli tht exception of the fireplace and septic tank has been done hy the Smiths assisted by father Smith Is retired from the con buslmis and has given much encouragement and technical know how My mother and father were the only people who really en courage us to go ahead with this says hit Installed the furnace and did all the plumbing and electrical work Ho to do plumbing reading 3D rail book he borrowed from a friend You don I realize how little you know until you try to do it says Stephanie The Smiths have certainly proven this slopped them A discovered an old mill in owned by his great great great IherlnlHlO He plans o bring the remaining stones from the mill to face the bottom half of the fireplace completed wood wilt used to the paint and brick us decor mum f liui hum rn will rt built I an for llio windows wi linn leii much he Kit ting malt rials us pant two year I ecu pcnl doing Now thi y wlli have III fun of tin ir J WW dim from us feet if liimii in llm FJ Wilson funeral Nov 9 rrecmnn Jchn Wilson passe I Tuesday Nov and fumrat service was held Nov at Lee and funeral home fiuelph our tenny minister of West Pauls church the services wiij Mills ry were Norrlsh Clifford I Marsoen Ross rdon Dean Taylor and Douglas Murray Mr Wlson was born in I- den Mills and farmed in all his life until to seven He had fi r the University if for the six yearn He was the husband of the laic lean Ann Murray and father if Ruth Mrs Donald Archibald of and flat Wilson of It It of Vera Mrs Stun f and dear friend of Mrs Kirk TWO OF THE HOOKS lowered from the beams to raise the grain rack to the loft level arc shown here Kerry is standing in the dining room of the loo yearold barn house RENT A CASCADE 40 HOT WATER HEATER Juii 61 Per j NOTICE All affected Esqueslng Ratepayers are requested to attend a meeting at Esquaslng Council Chambers on Monday Nov 26th at 730 pm for review of the Indusmln Quarry Plan to Relocate the Third Line THIS IS ONE OF TWO sets of stairs leading to the second floor Each area has two bedrooms and a bathroom A third level the loft will some day be room AT MILTON MOTOR SALES LEASE A BEAUTIFUL CENTURY FROM ma leue m ill fflUU UKS 119 LEASING DIVISION Tar 23t1 Want to earn up to 10000 a year as a major appliance service technician if so November could be an important date for you If you like to work with people have at least Grade education or equivalent and are handy with tools you could build a very satis fying and useful career in servicing major appliances The community urgently needs mature and skilful techni cians who can quickly diagnose faults in to day s sophisticated refrigerators ranges and laundry units and can fix them right ON THE FIRST CALLI Unless you ve had previous 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