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thursday august mth 1w4 the acton free press acton ontario monuments brampton monument worfci designs submitted cemetery lettering comer posts and markers a good display in stock wf c allan prop 68 queon st west brampton shop phono 14 10j rm 313 rep tom nicol phono brampton 603w cecil a carr optometrist ouqph b douglas si want ad page where old friends meet special ajrlmer tonuta catsup s 19c cheaper by the dozen tomato juice hum ohoiai mqg toc8 21c doz aylmer corn choice nun 2001 rare 29c doz 169 pork beans aram bostov bbowh 2 ss 25c doz ton bm d on iagcnoll cheese sli 24c aylmer peasst 2 31c red cherries zs 21c pineapple tid bits 24 ljmi villa dm or bdrcd peaches 19c jewil shortening j 29c swiftninobhoktwmo is 34c baby meats- 2 45c allsweet margarine 39c pard dog food o 2 2sc swifts cleanser 2 27c davidi qndil t4 biscuits 35c i vuittia atmahi halm pnoh bhortoak wbh 8wtbhttt8 whit cake mix 33c old lolh w qurananr juice uos tut 23c facial tissue bott toilet tissue delsey 2 37c potatoes 10 lbs 39c canada no 1 radish green onions 3 be 14c t 0 m a t 0 e s n i b 59c peaches ca ada no 1 6 ql basket 69c gr apes red mtag 2 lbs 25c watermelons a ea89c half49c ouarto39c scouts 45th year has some firsts canada i boy scout member ship has grown from 83 729 to 157 843 in the past 12 jcars an in crease of 72 114 the number of volunteer adult leaders increased from 6133 to 14 282 during the past year 29 729 can adian scouts spent a total of 277 354 camper days in registered scout camps throughout all ten provinces and this figures do not include time spent on overnight or eik end camping trips there were 6 358 scouting units i canada at the dose of the year including thi troop hire in town compared with 5 992 for the prev lous similar p ri d thi latest total includts 3 339 wolf cub packs 2 760 scout tro p ind 259 rover crews slightly ovir 59 pt r cent of canada s scout group are church sponsored acluallj 2 005 out of 3395 there are 891 community groups and 199 ar sponsored by service clubs for thi first tirrii scout liader ship training couises were con ducted in tht yukon and the northwest territories courses were held as usual at blue springs seoul reserve near acton included m can id i s growing sc ut members p todiy are 50 638 boy scouts 88 962 wolf cubs 2937 rover scouts 919 sea scouts 128 rover sea scouts 877 lone scputs 14 282 scouters hofont paget of the patf distinction of scotch blocks first settler proves controversial question in early area records free daily pickup and delivery or cash n carry at our new location 5 mill w formerly blue doll beauty salon roys 128 delivery dry cleaning and laundry sarvtc 128 by owen clarke highway 23 one of the busiest roads in the northern part of halton county runs parallel with the west side of the scotch block although the boundaries of the scotch block have nver been defined by a sur viyor older residents claim that the block extends from the base line betwetn trafalgar and esquesing north to- the check line and from the town lint between the ith and 6th concessions qf esquesing some timi in tht nenr future it is expect id that a section of highway 401 will crlss cnv tin block from east t wist this network of highways and county roads presents a very different picture from the denst f nst uf pint and hardwood that tonfrmted thi early settlers back in ib18 whin thls action f ontar o s first opined f r settlement first settler wh was thi first setlkr th t s i ontrovtrsml question as the d cmdants of mon than one family claim lint distinction the rea is nil fir to sttk in the early days few records win ktpt an immi trant might settle down for awhile and then move on if he applied for crown land thirt wire certain set tltmtnt duties to perform once they were done he was eligible to ipply for title to his land there was no time limit so there was often n considerable lapse of time between the date ol settlement and the ap plication for and approval of the land patent however according to the records presented in the his tory of the province of ontario the first two settlers in esquesing which of course includes the scotch block are sold to have been james hume and ronald macdon aid two surveyors richard bristol and timothy street were the first to receive registered crown deeds bristol was given lot 2 concession and street lot 12 concession 7 what happened to bristol history fails to reveal but timothy street garonn strain rr 1 milton monuments markers cemetery lettering quotations by appointment phor milton 158r32 finally settled in streetsville where he built the first grist mill to ope rate in that district and was honor ed by having the district named after him in 1821 the applications of seven families for crown land were ap proved hunter cummer mcgow- kay cameron broady and hardy from 1822 the settlement really became a scotch block as names still familiar in the district today wen registered as the owners of crown land robertson patter- hacnabb fisher laldlaw murray henderson chlsholm dar ling elliott stewart shortreed and many others firmly establiswd in 1828 kings college owned over 0 acres and in 1829 2 000 acres as held in esquesing by the cans dn company for prospective buyers by this limi thi scotch block was rmly istabhshed and from year to ar relatives of the first settlers rived to swell their numbers it is said thi ir most fervent pray was god bless our ain folk the seotch and then rumi urs began to spread an intrepid irishman was said to be taking up land in the sotch block- could this be ed the scottish fathers hastily called i meeting to discuss the situa tun what transpirid can only be surmised anyway thomas joyce from the land of the shamrock set tied on lot 7 concession 4 and was accepted into the community perhaps the company he kept was n his favour as on his way to the scotch block thomas joyct trek j ked through the bush with three scottish friends on their way up from the dundas they spent the night under two elm trees on the cnisholm farm which is now the property of mr j a m taylor corner of the base and 6th line the two elm trees are still there today descendants of the first thomas joyce are well known in halton county as breeders of prize winning guernsey cattle by and large the first settlers n scotch block were well educated god fearing people so it was only natural their first concern should be for churches and schools for their families the first logcabin school was built on lot 2 concession 3 trees were felled trimmed and snaked by ox team to the site of the school later other and better schools were built in the community rousing address the first house other than a log cabin was built on the farm of john stewart the present craiglea guest homef from the front steps of this lovely old house william lyon mackenzie gave one of his rousing addresses mackenzie had scotch block pioneers built substantial homes many of which sttll stand today this reproduction shows craiglea original home df john stewart who was a notable scotch block settler and an avid supporter of the fiery rebel william lyon mackenzie who once ad dressed a crowd of would be followers from the steps of this fand some old home it was the first house other than a log building in the scotch block many loyal supporters in the scotch block and ni nt more faithful than john stewart according to official records stewart was captain of a forct of 60 patriots who set out for montg miry s tavern by the time thiy reiched thi green bush hotel ily five were left the rest having deserted in route stiwart along with montgomery nd others was taken prisoner and sent to fort henry at kingston from fort henry stewart mont gomery and 12 others made a re markable escape this was done by loosening the mortar from a stone wall four and a half feet thick mak ing a hole big enough for them to crawl through to an underground tunnil and thus to freedom stew art fled to the united states later he was pardoned returned to canada became joint owner of a foundry at paisley where he died in 1899 two or john stewarts child ren are buried in the family plot back of the little red brick cottage on the third line which was the first presbyterian manse hugh black was another well known son of the scotch block he was a frquent and fiery contributor make it a real meal just serve coke sttakw chops spare ribs glorified by charcoal udus muoajcd to perfection and icecold coca cola ah theres a meal the frosty goodness of coke points up the taste of food warning better have plenty of everything good facjuriing cke handy cartons make it so easy avthorimd botfttf o cocolo wndr contract wtth cococoa l the orangeville bottling works orangevtue ont xok h o raharwd od mta phone 1j7w 4ia roof againsf- akyone who ever visited lon don knows piccadilly circus and the famous statue of eros god of love poised above its central fountain this statue has taken a lot of punishment dur ing the past surly years from both practical jokers and lon don smog but because the sculptor cast it in aluminum it was the first urge statue to be cast in the new metal it has come safdy through the yean when it was cleaned up for the coronafjoa it gleamed as fresh ly as ever the enduring beauty of aluminum has meanwhile made it a favorite of modem architects furniture designer decorators too aluminum company of ltd alean to micktnzies paper the colonial advocate except for its political leanings the scotch block was on the whole comparatively quiet settlement far from the actual battle grounds to be involved with blood shed and destruction fvcn the in dians gave little trouble most of the settlers were excellent farmer industrious and thrifty and they built many fine homes many of which are standing today hand pressed brick the macnabb home was built in 1b54 of hand pressed brick four deep william elliott built a stone house the same year the present home of edwin harropi duncan stewart on the 3rd line built soon ifterwards and claimed he was go ng to put up a better house than willie flliott so it would seem that even the pioneers made some attempt to keep up with the jones es william elliotts property was next to that of neighbour mac nabbs now there was a certain part of macnabb s property that el liott wanted to buy but which mac nabb didnt want to sell so mac nabb imposed what he considered an impossible condition he said he would sell only if mr elliott brought him the purchase price in gold the battle was on one canny scot against another without giv ing any indication of his intentions mr elliott went to a hamilton bank got the money and then at dead of night rode over to macnabb s on horseback his saddle bags loaded down with golden sovereigns the deal was closed 1914 is a far cry from the times of the pioneers but still the scotch block carries on mainly as a farm ing community and still predomin nlely of scottish descent in fact it is doubtful if there are many other communities where so great a num ber of people live who are direct dt set ndants of the pioneers who cami tj ontar o early m the 18003 next feature ebenezer church across continent f om port arthur district this eason 45 138 cords of pulpwaod iave been exported lay those t cks end to end and they would dch from montreal to vancouver nd stilt leave enough over to nake a boom that would stretch ther 433 miles mto the pacific an says district forester r hyslop of the ontario depar nt it lands and forests oc asphalt paving driveways parking lots and grading phone brampton 2051 j for free estimates almas hard drives oakviue lorne garner motors ltd 45 min strt acton ont 5 toth service station hmnslml acton ont