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3 GREEN TEA. To dririk a cup is a revelation. Try it. -Buy In Bowmanville- Keeping Up-to-Date In order to give our customers the best pos- sible service and under most sanitary conditions we have installed a Frigidaire Refrigerator. We will liave ice cream next week in bricks, bulk, cones or eskimo pies. Cail and see what the wonderful invention- Frigidaire. The Bowmanville Bakery Succesiors ta Christie'& Bakery Bowmanvile -Buy lI Bowmanville- EAT CAWKER'S MEATS Then you will enjoy a year of satisfaction and contentment. Cawker's have been supplying the people of Durham with good meat for over 75 years and are stili going strong. C. M. CAWKER & SON Victoria Building Butchers 1 Phone 64 Bowmanville Your nase may fat know-but if it gets cold it n'ill feel "sa". If you want "better fuel and a wrner bouse-send your coal order bere. Éli- ile0 PseAswrt m.BrntL.Ms1oe Discover For Yourself date , tbc first settiers, a Mr. Gregson Wednesday maviîig bis furnibure, etc., efthte studay bok on New' uays in and George Hall, came in about the make their homne. Our conmunity Old India n'as given by Mrs. Roy Fer- year 1834. George Hall settled on ta Bowmanville, n'here they will guson and onjoyed by aIl. The lot 23, concession 5. Mr. Gregson w.ill miss theml as their musical ta- a ffering baken n'as very encouraging n'bere Caisarea non' stands. The cnt n'as aiway. nîucb sougbt sitar as lb n'as bbc mast we have received CSsors came In 1835 or 1836 set- and n'as aIn'ays ireely given for the thiis year. Meeting Cloued wibh tiing on lob 11, concession 8. The benelit ai the community at large. hysnn and Mia.pab benediction. Muirbeada came in about theba seaMn. Bennett is a sister ai Mss. Ga. Vemy dainty refradunents n'ere time and settled on lot 17, concession Pritichard, Bon'nanvilie. servedl by the hostees n'bicb brought 6. Thse first deatis that occlrred in For thse boit matorWalthe, boat an intereating meetilig ta a close. Cartwrght wga In 1887, a Mr. Mie- bnado, the boat fittlng and bout valus Next meeting wlll ho field ait the Len&Wu, ho boing birxled la the. tu Mon'e Suite cali at Couci, John- homo of Mr&. Wallace Marlow nlFo- CaSer BUrylng Ground. iton & Crydormén&a ruary. PAGE 8EVEIN -Buy lI Bowxanville- THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1927 CARTWRWRGHTTrAGRICULKUR__ CART RIGH PIO EERSSOCIETY ELECT OFFICERS Show Cash Balance of $1204.18 History of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ferguson as Compiled The 63rd annual meeting of Cait- wright Agricultural Society was held by Their Grandson, R. J. Ferguson. inTown Hall, D1ack--tock, onJan __________ Owing to very cl I weather the attendance was not large. Samuel Ferguson wvas born in the~ Tradition tel], us that tiiere were Financial statement * showed a -,- year 1788, three Irish miles from the but fine men in tlhe Township at that cesaful year for the society with a town of Coothili, in the Townsfhip of turne and that they were ail at the cash balance of $1204.18 and a îs.u Coronary in the County of Cavan, funeral. membership of sixty. Ireland. The first thirty-three years Jo;hn McKee came in 1837 and Blackstock Fair will bie held this of bis life were spent in that district. took up lot 23 on the 3rd and 4th' year on Tuesday an~d Wednesday, In 1817 hie married Sarah Hooey of concessions, other settlers followedI September 27th and 28th the saine place, and settled in that and there were soon quite a number Officers elected for 1927 are: district where bhey spent tlhe next in the Township. Mr. Ferguson set- President-Creighton Devitt. four years anid where were born to tled on lot 8, concession 5, 200 acres lst Vice President-Carl Wright. them tw.o children, James and Jane. for whicb hle paidr $8.00 per acre, and 2nd Vice President-Roy Ferguson In the year 1821 Mr. and Mrs. in 1842 purchased lot 7 in the saine Treasurer-E. Montgomery. Ferguson decided to cross the ocean concession, and later otiber lanis un- Secretary-James Byers. and try their fortune in the New tii hie had accumulated 1000 acres. Directors-N. H. Marlow, J. Hl. World. The ýsailing vessels were Their first bouse, of course, was Forder, 1. Whitfield, W. A. Van- slow, consequently they were six built of logs, which was later replaced Camp, R. R. Byers, Jas. Marlon', W. weeks in making the voyage to Que- by a fine large franie house which BE.Ferguson, F. Taylor, R. J. Parr, bec, the trip-up the St. La'wrence stood on the hilI overlooking the Wes. Campbell, J. R. MeLaughlin, J. n'as ethiefiy in canal boats drawn by creek. In 1868 was built the large Jobb, Earl Dorreil, R. Hamnilton. horses, they finally landed at Port stone house at present occupied by Lady Direcors-S. Jeffery, James Hope. Owin.g to sickness and, ex- the on'ner, Mr. Simeon Sanderson. As Byers, R. J. Crozier John Jobb, 1. pense their resources had become Mr. Sanderson's n'ife was a great Whitfieid, Roy Ferguson, P. Van- very badly depleted, consequently grand-daugfliber of Mr. Ferguson, the Camp, Miss Aggie Swain, Miss F. Mr. Ferguson remained n'ith his wife probabiity is that in the next genera- Par-r. and family in that town during the tion the homestead will bie owneid by Auditors-.O. L. Tboenpson and. S. next year, adding to their resources. a great, great grandson of Mr. Fer-1 JefferY. In 1822 hie located in the Town- guson. ship of Cavan, in the County of Dur- The Fergusons had been Presbyter- hamn, wbere hle purchased 200 acres iana in Ireland and aIn'ays remained NESTLETON of land, lot 17, concession 11, re-1 in the faith. Wbile in Cavan they ceivng hs ded frm th Cro n ere able Vo worship at Springiville, Your correspondent erred in re- ceiringhis ad ed rox sheil onnd where tlhere n'as a very strong Pres- porting officers of C. O. F. last week. Forths an hepad ixshiligsan )vté'riaMi congregation. TIhe fiAI5t He shotxld have written: . - fine pence per acre, which, of course n'as forest land. Building a log record we hanve of any Presbyterian Percy Philp; J.W.--C. H. Parteous; house thereon, he proceeded n'ibh the service being held in Cartwright n'as S.B-R. H. Philp; S.W.-Geo. wor ofchepig adcearngtihe in the year 1844 or 1845 n'hen the Black; Cor.-M. T. Emerson. land. Rev. James Douglas came from Cav- Women's Missionary Societies of an once in six weeks. In 1845 the Caisarea and NestIeton Branches met For the benefit of these later geai-j Presbyterians united and built a log on Wednesday of last week at the erations let me give you saine ida churc'h an the site non' occupied: by home of Mrs. James Gordon with of how this clearing was done. The the Union Cemetery, amongst the President Mrs. Gardon in chair. A axes used at that tune, as a general naines mentioned in connection good program. was given and a social rule, weighed about five pounds and there'wîtt n'as that Samuel Ferguson time spent. it took a strong arn to swing thein. and until b"he ime of his deatbh le On Friday evening a Farcial rom- Withthee axs tey coppd d sWTl always book a leading part in aIl mat- edy was given by the yaung people tUhe trees. In felling the trees, - ters relating Vo the Church. One of tlhe Blackstock Anglican Church many as possible n'ere felled withI of the first Sunday Sehools n'as held in aid of the Canadian Order of For- their tops one upon another, to make I in bis house. esters entitied "Are you a Mason?" a large bush heap. This saved hand- Ths early settlers were a long The play n'as well put on but awing ling the brush, also the heap v'as distance froin the xuarkets, and con- to stormy weather the attendance more solidly packed, consequentiy eine hd.w tpeete-aso slrgasoe f. burned better. The trees n'ere then eenîenjce whi'b 'e at preseto le- n'asdtas larnge as ope e for. chopped into logs of from fiteen ta oy Thifrs 'ea dtao Thray vnigasteyug twenty feet in length. Salne of the carried on the -horse's back, sevesi- people of Blackstock United Churdi men of those days became vr teen miles Vo Bowmanville, ta have it paid a visit Vo Nestleton, giving a handy with the axe and could put a ground into flour. Those settlers program for aur week night meet- cut through a tn'o or three foot log nbo n'ere fat fortunate enougb Vo ing. Miss Agnes Swaîn, President as if it bail beep planed, and a con- own a horse had ta carry it an their ai Blacstack League, occupied the test between two good choppers n'as owsn bawks. Later when they lied chair and the iollawing pragram wnas a sight n'ortb seeing. Wlhen tw grain Vo seli it had Vto be drawn ta given: Opened by hymn and prayer men took their place upon a ,log Vo Bowmanville wharf, 21 miles dist-. by two young people; bible reading see n'bich could drap their block at. Sbarpers were ta be fauzid and eicplanation by Miss Susie Van- firsb, there is no mistake if 88in even at that early date. Mr. Fer- Camp; reading by Miss Margaret the chips flen'. As muié of the guson guve bis sons Josinia and Sam- Swain; Miss Beliman gave a good chopping as possible n'as dune in thle uel a piece ai land ta clear, they Vo talk on the author of Christ of the winer easntihn i te srin ~have the n'heat that grew thereon. Indian Roaid and a synopsis ai thel soon as the brusb-beaps were dry 'Pheir venture proved successful, and firet chapter whicb n'as very interest- enough they were burned, the faîlon' t1ey dren' their wheat ta Bewman- ing; Mr. Lawrence Mountjoy, mein- n'as then "logged." This n'as done ville, storing it in the n'arehouse for ber for Durhamn in 3Boys' Parliament. by piling the logs into large heaps a rise in price, the man in charge sold gave a good address on "ýWorld and as erfrme bynen~ ~ tbe wheat and alssconded n'itlh tneir Brotherhood"; piano duet, Misses anws proJ byme ih x ard eaqed $1200.00, (that was a MargAret and Olive Bealcock; Miss enith andsisring the teba n lorso money ini those days.) Their Smitb gave a paper on Mr. J. Endi- men ithhandspies rllig thm frstrail'way station was at Bawman- cott, aut'bor of "Sa'viour again to thy upon the heaps, somebimes mrany logs ville, 19 miles distant. In 1868 the dear naine n'e Raise", n'hich was well high. The faliow was then gone over again and ail tbat n'as left Wbitby ta Port Perry railn'ay wgs received. Miss Clara Crawford n'as gatbered into lheaps ani burned. built griîmng thein a station at Porti pianist. Alogether it n'as a spien- The land n'as then ready for crop. Perry, 10 miles distant, then in 1883 did program and was very much np- There n'as imber enough burnedin the C. P. R. east from Toronta, whIch preciated. On motion ai Mr. J. L. onenigt i soe o thse allwsgave thein a station at Burketon Jobiin, seconded by Mr. R. H. Sug- i ehad it to-day to bring us 'in witbin six miles, and iii 1902 the gitt the thanks ai the meeting n'as ifusnd of olar; utthre l branch, Burketon ta Bobcaygeon, given the visiVors for bbe splendid cf- no market for imber, the land a was builb, giving them a station at tertainment presented. Lunch n'as much more valuable cleared and n'as Nestieton, n'ithin four miles of tbe served and a soicial time spent ail required for crop. inani4'or-ad Homeste&sd. feeling n'eu reipaid for coming out The firat setiers i eiho- Mr. Ferguson's ismiiy ail gren' ta if bbe storin. hood sametimes bhad bo do their lo maturiby n'ith the exceptions ai Rob- ging alnosb alone, ister on n'ben the ert and JoseIk h 'o died at the ages BAKTC neigbbors became mare numerous, il ai 22 and 14 respecbively. They alBAKTC the faliow wnas large a '«ogig married and at the time of their mar- ncthcodrbasofwte would be made and the neighboMri age ail isettlesd in Cartwrightban'- Sic ecodrbssafnnte perapaformils roud, 'it thirever, laVer witlî tho exepbùons ai have corne, with it.s aborna and the oxeras'o mie învzbd, wth he fr Joshua aînd Samuel, ail moved ta drifts and the blockades, "Do4,bin" ion' nould bie divijded inta blocks, se- other parts, consequently the des- is back arain and hie traîvels once cording ta the number aifmen and, cendanta are Vo be found froin Mon- more in state alone. ox-teains. As a rule the ox-teamster tre'al ta Vancouver, in every pro- FPupils ai the Continuation School cho.:e bis "gang", a skidway an whichi vince n'est of New' Brunswick, if at had a very enjoya'ble skating party to pile the logn n'as then chosen, thei least five Arnerican States. in ail iast Weidnesday evening afber n'hich logs n'ere hauled thereto with tie parts ai Ontario. One lies bunied in tbey returned ta the scAiool and bad oxen n'bere the men staod n'ith their Turkey, three are buried In F'r=nce. a bot supper. hiand-spikes, ready Vo rail them on When the great Worid War broke Congregations of the Anglican and the heap. The n'ay some ai those nineteen of Mr. Ferguson's descend- United Chueches n'ere greabiy priv- teamsters, n'itih their oxen, n'ould ants answered the cali for l voluxi- iîeged in bsving to addreas then on snake a log ta the heap n'as wortb teers, three laid don'n their ives in Sunday last Rev. Mr. Harrington who .seeing, and the men nitb the banxd-, the cause ai honor andi liberty. 1 spoke in tbe intoresta ai the Bible spikes were ne less adroit at their Mr. Ferguson spen t the remaining Society. part. years cd bis lufe an the farm, a UniedWomen's Msinr oit The ladies, of course, n'ere aiso strong active man until a short ine ntMsinr oit invited to the beces wibh the men folk, before hi5 death wbicb took place on and helped prepare thie meais, which i 5tb ai July, 1874, at tbe age oi 86 Regular montbly meeting ai the wer ntensevedousid, he enyeanu. Mrs. Ferguson aiso remaîned United Woiiien's Missionary Society sit tin around oe the m cnen- a bealtby, active n'oran until t'o n'as beld at tffie home ai Mrs. Jas. sietnl aroand.o iter osuppoe n'eeks bef-ore 'bier death, n'hen aiter Farder, Weunesday afternoon n'ibb oerthe aronew.a erdth fder wscompiebing a tour ai visiting tlbe an attendance ai thirty-four. The ovth e bis place n teae, paddl embers oailber ismily, she arrived President bad charge ai the meeting ners perecoein ail barnerfr- at bier son's-in-law, William Taylor wbich opened with a bymn folen'w- goten an te dnc n'ntnerriîy wbere bier death occurred an the 7th -1 by payer and Psaim 23 ini unisan. gotn. anebouth e nc, genrîy ni of November 1880, athte age ai 821 The Secretary and Treasurer's re- don.îh earsfe, wen tey 'ed-years. They were buried in Unionpotneeradnddoed thdays alit 'bared, wm nd eritmmryherpo t er iters d and 'bothrs Plumbing, King St. W., Heating, Steamfitting Phone 348 Bowmanville -Buy in Bowmanvlle- ARE YOU ONE?0 Who is yet to appreciate the values, satis- faction and service we are giving customers *ho want the best and choicest in meats? If you are we ask an opportunity of supply- ing a share of your requirèments from our well equipped stock of fresh, cured and cooked meats. 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