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THtIRSDAY, DEC. gth, 1948 rnw <!AMAflTAP~J PA~rW~7IRAM UnW?~A ~TTT~ flT~.T'PA ~ Early History of Cavai Twp. Epic hi Couuîy of Durham As Relaîed hy Mrs. H. C. Argue Much interest was created a- Stongreaders recentiy when The Statesman pubîished the address ofCatherine Waterman, who SPoke on the "Cavan Blazers" in the Durham County Schaol Ora- tory Contests. In order ta round out the history of the early settle- ment of Durham County as a per- manent record we are canstantly ?jhe lookaut for articles an early «Mment. S>n this issue we publish more exact data on the settlement ofi Cavan Township which was or- iginaîîy written by Mrs. H. C. Ar- gue for the Peterboro Examiner. The story bas been checked by Lew Wood, President. Wood Se- flate, Bowman.yillc, whose parents were pianeers on land between Millbrook and Cavan village. Mr. Wood affirms Miss Waterman's address andI Mrs. Argue's story are accurate representations of the early days of Cavan Township. Mrs. Argue writes as follows: The Farm of Joshua Swain, the1 east Itaîf of Lot 15, in the 9th con-( cession of Cavan, has been in the1 family name for 130 years. In 1818 William Swain came from County Wexford, Ireland, and settled an this blomesteac which he obtained from the Crown. Hevas born in Mày, 1791, and died in 1888, having lived to the age of 97 years. Two or three years previaus to 1818 an adventuraus Irishman who was known as "Young Rich- ard Staples" from the same coun- ty in Ireland came ta Canada anc after looking at different Ilacations decided ta settle on the farm now' owned by James Danforth, just west of the Swain homestead ir Cavan.k He cleared some land and built a lîttle log bouse and barn. His letters home were filled with glowing accounts of this new land which seemed ta be flowing with milk and honey and a strange deliciaus kind of sugar which was made from trees called maple, of which there seemed ta be a great many in that part af Canada.. 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Mr. and Mrs. Oy- 1er reside at Port Whitby Sympathy gaes ta the family of the late Mrs. Jessie Arnatt wha passed away on Friday night. NE WTON VILLE iasm that they decided in 1818 ta make the perilous jaurney over A L GR V the sea ta jain him. , a___ His parents, Mr. and Mrs.1 Mrs. Archie McDonald, Osha- Thomas Staples were then over wa, visited Mrs. C. H. Snowden 70 years aid and the -,ayage was and Miss Ethel Axford. so trying an Mrs. Staples that she Mrs. R. A. Delve, Mrs. Harvey died just as they were in sight of Curtis, Orono; Mr. John Delve, land. Her husband and family, Hamilton, with their cousins, Mr. flot wishing ta have her buried at and Mrs. Lou Hackin. i sea, managed ta keep it fram the Mr. and Mrs. Theadare Wilkins, lcaptain and when they reached Ruth, Wayne, Gerry; Mr. Milfard d, land she was buried in a quiet Wilkins, Oshawa, Mrs. Mary dspot on the Canadian share. Vickery, Town, with Mr. and Mrs. jý They journeyed on ta Cobourg Wallace Munday and Mrs. J. H. and from there, walking and car- Munday. rying their pcssessions an their Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Staples ýbacks, they made their way by in-. and sans, Bethany, were Satur- Squiring and following the blazes day evengn visitors with Mr. and stead. They were weary after their Sympathy is extended ta Miss long tediaus walk and did very Aura Osbarne, Ebenezer and Miss dlittie for a few days. Lila Osborne, Toronto, Arthur 1 Is The men of the party soon set and Herb. Osborne, Ebenezer in 3out ta find suitable locations. ýthe passing of their sister, Mrs. il 1 William Swain chose for him- Jess Arnott, Maxwell's. self the land just east Qf the Mrs. J. H. Munday visited with [Staples hornestead and bis broth- Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bickie, Osha- er John settled on the land across wa.t d the road, now owned by Wmn. The second meeting of the vNull. John wras a member of Cavan Junior Sewing Club met on s 9Council for 26 years and when Saturday afternoan in Maple1 aSir John A. McDonald visited Grave Sunday School room withi rMillbrook, he was one of the men Mrs. Caverley and Mrs. OrmistonE jchosen ta ride in the carniage with in charge. Nine girls were pre-c 0him in the procession from the sent and the first lecture of c< frailway station ta Medd's Grave 'Being Well Dressed and Well- swhere a platform was erected for1 Groamed" was given. A lunch af the reception and the speeches. sandwiches and coakies and fruit Either just before leaving Ire- drink was enjayed. Next meeting land or soon after their arrivai wîll be held Jan. 8th. in Cavan, William Swain married Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Pascae, Sa- Jane, a sister of Richard Staples. lina, visited Mr. and Mrs. Peter They soon made a nice littie home Murdoch. for themselves. clearing more land Citizenship group af the W.I. each year until they had most of under leadership of Mrs. J. R. the 100 acres of land which they Meteaif held a card party and owned under cultivation. white elephant sale in the school They had 9bven children: Rob- house an Friday evening Dec. 3. ert Wilia, Jhn Jo, RchadThe samne group loaked after the aertnWillaJon, JoRichad, lunch when over $32 was cleared. Jae fand sHannawho h attended Don't farget Institute meeting of logs and was situated an the ______13 _____8_____ opposite side of the road fromn the present school bouse. The family were regular at- ZMON tondants at the services of the New Connection Church which Mr. and Mrs. Perey Flintofj and was erected in 1800, and stood in Alan, Maple Grave, at Wes Cam- the Ninth Line Cernetery. This eron's. was one of the first churches Mr. and Mrs. Ivor Gerry, Tor- built in Cavan. onto, at Mrs. F. B. Glaspel's for Richard Swain inherited the the week-end. homestead. He and his cousin Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ayre, Rich- Robert, knawn as "the Dane," wha mond Hili, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd was a son of John Swain, were Metcalfe and Larry, Oshawa, ati members of the Cavan Blazers. AIf Ayre's. This was a band of young men af Mr. and Mrs. Percy Davidson, North Cavan who ariginally form- George and Peggy, Terra Cotta, ed a club ta help those in need Miss Helen Davidson, Oshawa, at and the oppre5sed but sometimes Wes Cameron's and Ray Camer- their high spirits led thcm into ofl's. mischief and often in the Eall, on Mr. and Mrs, Ivor Gerry, Tor- crisp moonlight nights they slipp- onto, at Alex McMaster's. ed into the neighbour's henhouses Mr. Hans Geissburger Jr. at and with a fat hen under their arm A. Eyman's, Whitby. made their way ta a nearby woods Miss Mary Geissburger at Aug- where same of the lads had a sap ust Geissburger's, Harmony. kettle slung on a pale between Mrs. F. B. Glaspel visited bier two stumps. A good fire was aunt Mrs. John Saunders, Bow- bui]t under it, boiling the water manville. in which the hens were caoked. Mrs. F. B. Glaspel accampanied Often they stayed around the f ire Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Glaspel ta singing and telling stories till the Guelph on Monday. early hours of the marning. The community gathered àt the Richard married Jane Mulligan home of Mr. and Mrs. John Nemis ýJ who lived on the Seventh Line of on Monday evening and presented Cavan. To them. were born five Mr. and Mrs. Harry Oyler (Nellie ~ ebjîdren: William, who marrîed Nemnis) with silver flatware ser-.~ Minnie Noble and moved to the vice for eight. They alsa serenad- West, living for some time in ed the couple befare gaing in- Dakota, before, returnine ta On- side. The evening was spent play- tario where they bath died: Jas- ing cards and the ladies served hua, wha married Ella Hunter of Cavan and is living on the home- .1 stead farm, Annie. who married JTohn Sanderson and lived in Man- itoba where they died some years a«o; Margaret, wbo married Fredl CHRISTNAS Staples and alsa went West and finally ta Edmontoni where they died a short time ago: and Annetta (Nett,) who trained for a nurse in Chicago, where she is still re- siding. Theifr parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Swain, celebrated their golden wedding in the house which now stands on the home- steaci farm, in 1908. They died within a few years of each other. This same bouse was the scene of another event in 1944 when the present owners, Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Swain, surraunded by their children and grandchildren celebrated their golden wedding. A reception was held in the af- ternoon and evening and friends and relatives came from far and near ta wish the esteemed couple many mare happy years. CfonA PTONIIERY% Mr. wain alhoug an cta Dennis Harold, son of Mr. and Mrs. H.arold Burley. Bert Bunt was bome from Queen's for the week-end. Mrs. A. Jackson and grand- daughter Mary Honey of Milliken visited Mrs. Tone Langstaffe as did also Mrs. Phoebe Holdaway and granddaughter Bonnie Aus- tin of Wesleyville. BURKETON Mr. Fred Needham was in Tor- onto. SLittle Audrey Cornochan, who bas been i11, bad ber tonsils re- maved in Bowmanville bospital. Miss Helen Glenny bas a posi- tion with the Bell Telephone Ca. in Oshawa, where ber sister Effie end she are rooming with ber sister Mrs. Grant Wilson. On Sunday the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grace, Ralph Thomas was baptised at St. John's Anglican Church by Rev. J. De- Pencier Wright. Mr, and Mrs. Alfred Grace, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McLaughlin, were with them for the occasion and later with Mr. and Mrs. Henderson. Mrs. Alex Massie with ber par- ents Mr. and Mrs. F. Needham. Mr. and Mrs. James Trick, Osh- and Anne at F. Taylor's, Oshawa. 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