Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), May 6, 1954, p. 3

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thubsday may h ibm the acton free press acton ontario page thrbk candy for mom treat mother to a box of our delicious chocoiates on her day moirs neilsons in i 1 and 2 lb boxes 80c to 325 watsons zw i want ad page where old friends meet relics lie in dusty state in haltons museum t careful pauline or course no one would dream of climbing a telephone pole wtthout-beinr-espeetehy-carcfttl- yeteverytimeyouchmb a shaky ladder or stand on a rickety chair you may not realize what a big chance you re taking actually more people have nccrdenktflpftr arftomnhan anywhere else by avoiding accidents you save more than suffering and worry you save money too in a family the size of ours we re now over 31000 these savings are important that s why our employees are not only thoroughly trained to use safety tools and methods but continually- reminded to take every precaution to avoid injury to themselves and others it s another way we help keep costs down so wc can pro- vtde you with the best possible telephone service at the lowest possible cost ho to premt home accident is shown in home safe home a fltler mailable free from the health depart mem of vour pronnual government or from the de partment of national health and ii elare ottawa the bell telephone compant of canada open the main door to halton s county offices building step in side the weathered stdne structure and just to your left you 11 dis cover the nucleus of a hal ton county museum there preserved in dust and practically painted into the shadows of this dim foyer reposes a rectangular container its thick glass sides encasing 26 curiosities from halton s bygone days this is the sole resting place for collected relics from early halton home steads the only tangible symbols linking today with the pioneer past on public view what are these antiques where did they come from who put them there how long ago why is this embrjonic museum apparently re legated to neglect peculiar u the relies these questions intrigued this newspaper as the same questions twve doubtless proded natives and strangers who daily pas in and out of our counl buildings answers to most of the queries were not too difficult to find and when learned proved to be as peculiar as some of the relics lying in dusty state within the cracked glass case inquiry it the county office re vealed that an uncertain number of years ago the case was placed there by s group of district wo mens institute members since then our county office informants suggested lack of interest seems to have assailed the cases lot and the forgotten museum toon drew no more attention than ihc ray walls standink over it answers to questions but w i sources were contacted and after assembling information mvm it w established the case was put in the mam building in 1926 or 1927 at the time there were about a dozen items for it gle nd from interested contribu tors over the county over the years the cast was opened periodically to add another symbol pf the past until fiveorsix ears ago the original contents had doubled m number however few of the present w i members could offer definite in formation about the future of this forlorn project one source said that from time to time mticre has been som talk but never any act ion taken meanwhile the dust sifts thicker on the glass and the ink wanes fainter on the description cards be hind the glass inside the olin look inside the glass and you ii see to archives of county halton where he practised 55 years the scuffed brown leather kit of h b campbell dr beside this leans an ancient picture color fully worked in yarn by mary ogg these two items in the left hand side of the case partially hide what looks like an oversized oibbage grater while snug in a corner be hind this stands a candle mould an ornate handcarved wall bracket used in the inglehart home rests beside a baggy purse almost on top sits a 10 yearold milk bowl loaned by mr esther small inside the bowl flat on one side lies a bible dated 1828 which belonged to henry j fyfe first esqucslng postmaster indentlfled as n hair wreath an elaborate contraption of wire and colored thread hangs in a frame and proclaims to be nude by mrs wrn newton limehousc daughter of esquesing pioneer abrahaih ncllson above the milk bowl dangles a somber black bonnet donated by mrs howes hornby still shining the blonde curls of a resident of halton removed about 47 years ago rests in a flat box which sits on a dilapidated old btttos sub phoii final resting place for commendable efforts to create interest in and establish a county museum seems to be this glass case where 26 historical items are lying in dusty state the case three feet wide four feet high and about seven feet long was placed in the main foyer of the county buildings nearly 30 years ago a large crescent shaped crack cuts into the glass counter top a variety of curloa there s r a sample used in canning in 1885 presented by laura e tnglehnrl palermo then there a a shuttle from an old loom used in weaving clolh above all these curios slants a four foot long tin horn dented and burnished no card identifies it or its source gliss encased floweis fashioned of fenther painted cloth and paper with a stuffed canary under the flowers were made between 60 and 70 years ago another long odd shaped item donated by mrs ruddell ilea near a sol of fire tongs a platter used about 18i0 rests below a iorip book donate d by mr howes hornby retail inn canada a diamond jubilee a cirri annouce s tint another nndlp mould is it u ist 100 years old ind l loaned by fred j brown ifmehoue who lues m the ori gmal brow u homeslead there s breid ind built r plates 125 years old and came from england presented b mrs r l davidson actio thei e are three indian relics on arrow head and two hitchet heads found on f meniven s f irm in nassagaweya time will tell in the fir right corner is a black velvet coat with a brown ridge twine pattern donated by mrs cusick moffat nass a char coal ironcr used in a home about 1880 and don ited by mrs wa goudy s imthowic completes the case except for a photograph of mrs j e gamble aunn who wis fo many yeirs prominent in wo men s institute w rk in this county future of ihis muleus r eounty slitute work in his county museum is u to be told the district wi meets in annual ses sion next month perhaps from thi meeting hiked plins may b rr vived or renew id perhips not in mj evint r immendnti m is dui tin women institute members who nearly m ye irs ago planned and work d to en it thi- core t round which nei utive county museum maj some day grow pollock and campbell manufacture of high grade memorials memoria e 62 wim st north gait telephone flu h s holden optometrist eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas si guelph accept resignation of three teachers the nassagaweya township school area board met last week taking enre of the a george collins was engaged to do all the re pair work of the schools in the area this s the school board reluctantly ac cepted the resignations of miss june watkins miss lydia snow and miss lois coulter a number of the teach ers are planning to remain with the area crawford douglas was re engaged as music supervisor plans were discussed re the work on the ss no 10 yard john mcdougnl is in charge of ar rangements to be made in the vil hl school grounds bilt0n perry limited acton ontario fabricators of all kinds plumbing water soften sheet metal and steel steam hot water warm air air conditioning healing oil burners range eavestroughing welding quality material quality workmanship free estimates phone 464 appoint ontario forum secretary jack mcphcrson has been appoint ed provincial secretary manager for ontario farm radio forum accord bird chairman of the ontario farm coed cliff waite who is leaving the forums to take post graduate work in theology mr mcphcrson is no stranger to farm forum members he was a ber of the farm department of the canadian broadcasting corpora tion for seven years in addition to his regular work as farm comments tor he acted as chairman on several farm forum broadcasts and attend ed m mj agricultural events from cbc he went to the ontario dc- pirtment of agriculture where he was in charge of publicity most recentl he has been engaged in agricultural idertising ind public nlitions work he nil tike dutie skinny gain 5 men women 1015lbs chronicles of gingerfarm written specially for the acfoti frree pre by gwendoline p clarke heat the cows ar not happy cither in the stable or the yard and there is not enough growth yet to turn them out the humidity in the cow stables makes the cement wet and slippery to work among the cat tie is neither as safe o is easy si it is in cooler weathei get new pep too b thrilled witt resu or p nothing thrill ik ny aim bg fill nut ugl fill i p nk no i n xrawn bl i ttannl tckljloov thiumtxl l h id rain iwfnff t now u i i twalihy inokint bodir tlay tlun miujaml 16 ll firrd hnihli on wi in mr mare ctnod dp chal pq inrd 13 fin hllh tar my mi ainrd is llrt rw lp irar etltm nu mp i rouv earned thr 5 10 is or 20 il i wuh money back j you n dot drl htrd corti i ttle nrw h rqwmtrd eof rrfum lubftltutm cmrri i nlnrd tnitunl don i tu1t when dum took failed try famoul oitit tonic tahlrtt for dtwipadd ndim poundj thu very day al aq drunitt two days of warm sunshine and whit happens off with the storm windows on with the screens shed coat sweaters and underwear let out the furnace und open up the doors tjke an old knife and glee full cut the firt tender shoots of esparagus bring in an irmfu of rubj rid rhubarb hunt last ytai fh swatter ind relentless murdr the first flj of summt r walk in und ihe flow beds and see the spring flowers burst into bloom j most js you watch thorn one ddy just a few out hire and tin re the lext dj daffodils norns ind ie nth from one ci d of the gjr dm t the other bobolinks sinning k i i i d i c r w rdl ill ng as the fly over he id forsuh a ilenll ruining k ideti b lis i tth iunk huds n thr fl we r rig almond rd buds n hi jip i i i cils th it havi bun c n tent to shop lazil on a comforlabh ihair r w d tappet r from diyl gh to dirk and igam from dirk t dajhrht jut coming in long to high t k 1 i dr nk of fresh m ik worms explore thr urfict f tin ground and if we 1 ok down nto th g iod earth or tin greenir g grass we shall find resect life f 1 1 drr jit on com i g 1 1 tct on too much so already the l nl caterpillars an s tting up house readj to do the r destructive work i found one such tent on j flowering hruh i dt i mi t ge ifter t tomerrow at the barr th ns tre not to plcasnrt becausi of the udde r tlptt tlouflebtddict go broody or i ly imperfect eggs pigs if confined are not too happy -etthtn- hi tact therensm acrelt- ure that enjoys being shut in all outdoors is calling to man bird beast and all the things that crawl upon the earth so then what do us women do i don t really need to tell you i am quite sure you arc as guilty as i am didnl you fei the lovely warm sunshine was a golden op portunity to really go to work on the housecleaning to get jobs dolie that had to be left whin the wea ther was unsettled i went right to work even though it was satur day i even paved up an tuclhi sal of inleiuis so i could finish my living room but the weather w isnl is titled as i imigmed i had the sciticr rugs and afghans out the and grossed w th the vicuum cleaner that i filled l notice n thunder shower wis pelting down my rugs i ci rd in d mm ls 7 ran to the door too au they were al ready soaked ihrrugh the i dihjed spring seeding wen get ting metre h p ful if this wetth- er kups up we shtll be em the land n mindtj c rne s suidij the thermometer t limbs te 80 degrees and then sin hiv t ig t il r lined ngi n m mdn morning rain a cold ram ind the pr tis for t morr w i hirh of 4 how change ible cm it rip oh well oh well hit inil m ex pn s r i 1 rr w d t from a ounj fellew whe ften visits h n he s mirrd ha a f imily f rmll rh idriti ind dur ng the been op illn- i the massey 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