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wr i ttopsday may sthiass i- thje acton free press acton ontario pachtrtv 4 for a bargain wifhprsdmlichr higher fhan hey vyere before the wjar bargains are hard to find these days hahpnt pdgmt of 9ftm past villag of a h background once occupied by missisaguas mt owen clabkb continuing our historical travels along the seventh line esquesing we come to the little village of ash grove here we find a church a school a garage and a welding shop but nothing jo jpdicae that ash grove has an interesting historical background the village is situated at the in tersection of no 10 sideroad and the seventh une esijuesing the set tlement dates from 1819 it derives rbr- the laigu number of mime hum trie laigu black ash that used ti crow in the vicinity the two roads through the village actually running through groves of ash trees the first known inhabitants of ashgrove were a tribe of algonquin indians probably missisagua jchelr main cnmpihg grounds wore on the east half of lot jfi concession 7 and the east half 6f lot 11 concession 7 here they cleared a circle in the bush where they held their now- wkjws danced their weird dances for example materials used in building houses have gone up 179 9m- food is up i07 g the average wholesale price of all the things people buy has gone up 1 1 6 and those are jcwnmerirltgures but mlll- ti ml during the same period fhe price of gasoline has gone up only 35 less than one4hird of the average 0 imp0jal oil limited wk tnyoked the aid the medicine man or smoked their pipes of peace indian relies found many indian relics have been picked up on the old camping groundsandthe bared circles ire still visible to the discerning eye the indians made wonderful bas kets from a native red shrub that grew in the district these baskets were bartered by the indians among the settlers in ashgrove and vlcln- ity and these indians used to grow corn in fact it is said that the first corn ever grown in canada was sown and harvested by th lnrtinn i at ashgrove jimmy the weaver was a color ful character whose story has come down throughtlii innately with many of the details missing jimmy must have been one of the first white settlers prob ably a squatter he lived in a log cabin on the east half of tot 12 con 6 late the homfcstead 01 juhn mccoll jimmy was an excel lent weaver und settlers fy miles around used to bring their wool fur jimmy to weave into homespun his real name was unpronounceable so he eventually became known only as jimmy the weaver what fin ally happened to him no one seems to know possibly he just moved on perhaps in more ways than one weaving his way through the wilds of upper canada two weeks ago we mentioned george cooks sawmill at parltuii this sawmill was later moved leva location west ot no 10 slderoad whieh became- known as green valley green valley did not reach the status of a village but it was certainly a very busy little com munity most of the activity being centred in and around george cooks mill features of illustration featured in the illustration pho tographed from the hallon county atlas of 11177 we see practically in the centre a large shed which hous es the sawmill to the rear slightly to the left is a blacksmiths shop in the background an oxcart driven by john cameron at the top right two dwellings one oc cupied by george sloneman mana ger of the nilllu- other by a mr hughes the engineer to the left there is a track for carrying away slabs for burning in the background a client number of their way along the elevated track to the hungry maw of the mill in the foreground we see the outcome stacks of piled lumber watting for transhiruitionduwulbe plank boad to oakville also in the foreground to jthe right is a large duublc house when- lived dick sloneman and his son the other double hoiist pro vided a residence for the families of inch and macfaiiand apaintly there were large families in air these homes so more schooling accommodation was neces sary for this reason the present school was built at ashgrove in 1170 and added to inll7ll at that time there were two rooms tint fc awhile only one teacher miss m howson who latt iv became mrs s it huutell teacher recalled her pupils to classes by banging on the wall try the front luna-lo-lx- slarle on eiilr -phfrwrg-nnlthm- nihlfp a mm times drake set up business in thorntons old paint shop where he had a wrkthip over the stable this was entered by an outside engine which was used to drive his stun way downstairs he had a steam engine winch was used to drive his woodworking machinery thfs was a great attraction to the young lads who had to be watched to keep them out of harms way tine person we must no forget is samuel watkins mr watkuis must have been an enterprising gentle man is he kept a sort of halfway ionise from 1h40 to 1857 farmers for miles around would team their wheat to ashgrove and sell to wat kuis who stored it in large sheds on his premises- sam teamed the wheal to oakville where it was re sold no dotihl at a profit ills as tute business ability is not surpris ing considering he belonged to the same family from which came the mr watkins who fuunded the tight house in hamilton the church at ashgrove was known first as the new onnexioii methodist and was built in hmo flut moii about that later thr first school the first school ii log liulldllig was built in 1140 and of course was private srhtml the first public school- was a frame building with clapboard siding a cottage roof and a porch over the door it was on the south corner of the present sclool yard the yard was enclosed by a twelvefoot board fence whether this high fence was built to keep children in or the wild animals out is open to ipiestlon be that as it may the boys had a great time walking the fence their popularity depending to a great ex- lent upon their prowess in accomp lishing this gymnastic feat aided and abetted by femiruiie obs and ahs from the playground in those days school bll did not exist th desks and only low benches to sit on no scribblers all the work be ing done on slates held on tlie knees nn real blackboards just part of the plaster wall painted biirt hut whatever else was hulking- in the pioneer schools you can be quite sure that part of the scholastic equipment was either a willworn strap ii- a good stout willotif switch it is also worthy of note that in years gone by school children were given only two weeks vacation in snmniei ijiter this was extended to a month amid great rejoicing many chances seen when the present school at ash grove was built the old building was i purchased by wm mckinnon mov- j ed up the hill and used as a hop- drying kiln later it was turned in- tc a stable by olongo thornton once aain it was moved this tune to dan wright- firin now owned try john ituddfll where the old lunldiiig is still giving good service us an independent shed the four ciirners at amigiovc have seen plenty of changes some say that at one time there was an hotel on every corner including ikmjties- ing house llllii run by james iame and alexanders hotel illl7li wiicic the static coach always changed horses the stage drivers were joe hiiddill konald orr and h ii thompson the post office opened iii 1h43 changed lis location several times the postmaster was john hunter at or near the coiners there was also a waggon shop a blacksmiths a general store a paint shop and ii cabinet maker by the name of wil- ltr iii in tl n it k iis itrrr ve4 will 1 r mi un u li mi tiltik jii pan ii der export fort frances ont cpl a lota of 2030 doer and 100 moose were exported through four un ited states points of entry in this area by american hunters last fall slightly less than the nam her taken out of northwestern ontario the previous season its a sin to be fat by ann williamsheller oji a spring diet this book la about what nobody has to be fat it outlines two plans for slim ming one is fast a 110 calorie plun to lose 20 pounds in two weeks the other is the slower calorie plan for losing over a longer period of time bach plan is complete with iu mehus and inuny recipes are given you never kiunv what u library book r will be able to help you willi next halton centennial manor burlington cgit girls tour manor intended fur last week on thursday april 21 18 leen- ae grrlathongtngto th cgit group of the burlington presbyter ian church motored to the manor in order to be conducted on a tour of the building the girls were ac companied byj their lender mrs douglas and two otlief ladles the girls were conducted through the building by mrs marjoris brant rn who is ihe head nurse of the infirmary and mrs viola u end of their tour the girls presented the residents with gifts of flowers mag azines and candy siwuy ganrlce on sunday april 24 the service in the chapel was conducted by the rev mr blair pastor of st pauls united churchrttonmrtblaif gave a very helpful address oh the theme of jesus christ lord of ail miss milree wilson sang o very sweet and acceptable sold bless this 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