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Dedicate cairn at historic Providence Chapel cemetery Stone records date first burial Ninety Fifth No ACTON ONTARIO WEDNESDAY JUNE SECOND SECTION Special trltxttft paid to the pioneers of Erin and townships at a touching memorial service and dedication of a calm at Providence Chapel burying ground Sunday afternoon Theold cemetery at the corner of the Ninth Line and the Town Line between Erin and townships has been restored by com from the district Interested In preserving the Canadian heritage A cairn made from the tombstones of early settlers enhances the burying ground which clustered around the site of Providence Chape an early place of worship which has vanished almost lnc Garnet without a trace McEncry Mrs Bill First burial In the cemetery McLcan Mr8 Jcsse McEnery made In a date which and conflicts with the official view phpy that the first settlers in the area p did not arrive until The Sunday tombstone of Jane wife Sinclair of Arthur very em however that 1813 was the dale of interment An error Kathryn Sinclair who by Many loads of fill were brought in to level uneven ground Brush and small trees were cut down and the grass and weeds levelled The cairn fashioned assisting her father Norman battered by Sinclair of Georgetown in compiling a history of the burying ground know But the would like to know any other information weather and neglect presents mosaic of pioneer life in the district A plaque for the cairn donated by Georgetown jeweller John lively historian of thi TOWING RICHS SERVICE CENTRE No EAST OF ACTON 8532940 SUNDAY S MEMORIAL service at Providence Chapel burying ground was a for people from as far away as Indianna Many attended the service at the corner of the line and the Erin Esquesing border Rev K C Johnston presided Staff Photo on this picturesque lives nearby will comer between two townships when finished Mis Hilts and Nlmcs town ships predominate among the passing tombstones The recall the of Anthonys the McLeans McKay and many others Providence Chapel when she child but knows the of the spot What denomination was th chaptP Perhaps a clue exists tombstone which M P P John Root fond records the first interment Jane mneclor Linden a member of Church which refers to greetings from the the Weslcyan Methodist Church lcssons hosc i in tt There been a great change for Mr Root said and we owe so much of it to those who have gone It was appropriate then that fcrin i councillor K A spoke in a United Church should veul sacrifices preside for memorial dedication of the can l00kcd l0 the Old Testament to Joshua BEA HILTS ENERGETIC Baiilnafad native and historian meets another avid history buff In P P John Root Miss Hilts has written several accounts of Baiilnafad early days for The Free Press Staff Photo luxurious Wall toWall CARPET A 9 12 ROOM WALLTOWALL LIMITED STOCK HIGH SPIRITS TIPSHEARED NYLON THICK BONDED RUBBER CUSHI Nothing Extra to Buy a G n to A a Km Clearance of quality roll ends from the mill from 896 to 1536 q to 12W5 and olhtr toot House Orient Telephone 6325252 ROSELAND SHOPPING PLAZA BURLMGTON 8777161 MOORE PARK PLAZA GEORGETOWN referring to the text where the pro diet talks of stones having tongues to bear testimony to the hardships the pioneers in carving homes out of do is keep the cemetery in good he aid tor the many gathered from places as far away as Frankfurt Indiinna Kitchener Frin Limchouse Georgetown Islington Acton Willow dale Toronto ind Milton the stones did honor to their forefathers Tlic land for the those who example for other burial grounds in the township which may need restoration Times may change Mr said but we come into the world and go out in tht same manner as the settlers The congregation sang of Our Fathers living still and Chnper from burying ground was donated by pra Patrick Appropriately famous mcn it was a grandson of the original settler Bob McEncry of Georgetown who begat us and it ends the people shall tell of their wisdom and the will show forth their praise Mrs Norman Sinclair and Ernest sang in ap propnatt duet with Mrs McEnery at the piano Friends relations and acquaintances took the op portunity met under the the restoration of the maple trcis on the quiet grounds grounds as a centennial project in after ceremonies 1967 Lost burial in the Providence A committee was formed with burying ground was in Norman Sinclair as chairman McKay veiled the cairn made strong by the of Eugene Logan of Women from Ballinatad W I Mrs Jesse McEncry and Mrs Bill McLean unveiled the plaque on the restored gate to the cemetery EARLIEST BURIAL In the Providence Chapel burying ground was in as this stone pointed out by Kathryn Sinclair shows Official records however show the first settlers arriving in 1818 five years later No one has unravelled the mystery yet Staff Photo CHESTERF1ELO GodNyoo Cov I ENSEMBLE Mitch P on and Bed Sped I J PORTABLE TV Two Tons Be CMt J S179 I BUDGET TERMS ARRANGED ADAMS St 822 2341 CAIRN UNVEILED Sunday incorporates cemetery restoration a centennial the tombstones of settlers who carved project of Baiilnafad I was taken homes in the wilderness of Erin and over by a committee and put In shape Esquesing townships It was made by again Last burial was in Staff Eugene Logan of Baiilnafad The Photo Acton Electric Company RESIDENTIAL INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL FREE ESTIMATES NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL Phone Main St N ACTON POLLOCK AND CAMPBELL 3 North