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W ~ ~ -, t, PAM uB- ')I CANAfTA1i MTATESMA1t EOWMANVfflLE.ON'AM " =EuRMAT, JUNqE Xth. US * E U as obtalned frein part o! a Women in marly Years arstoch Dried Apples - - . o .I dd e jApples were aerwan ries wcre abundant, but thero By Mm. Mabel Thiekion and Indian corn meal for Johnny werc no imported fruits such as Edito'. Note: At a recent cakes. Fried cakes werc made hravesto-d. aasas meeting of thie Bowmanvile at pig killing Urne when there haeWoe-wredaahm, . Women's Institute, Mrs. Mabel was pienty of lard for frying. tih oue, n okd homUic ins Thickson gave a talk on pioncer Sait park was the common meat The men cut the grain with life and Uic part that women and potatoes -wcne served at cradies, but the women foilowed played in it. Thue Statesman is every meal oi Uic day. Some- and bound the sheaves and pleased ta give some excerpts times a turnip frorn the field stooked them i early days. With from it for this Centennial was cooked, but other vegetables the exception of dressmaking editian. werg sparingly used. Fortunate- and millinery, which one girl ly trout and salmon abounded in cach family usually learned, Miss Rachel Cruikshank in Uic and there was wild game in the. girls worked at home. first woman mentioned as re- forest. Qat Cakes were bakcd Fine Gardon cciving grants ai land In Uiis on a griddle which hung an a M.DvdFihrwocm district. In 1796 she received chimney crane. Split peas for ihr husbnd sa bridae t abot 100 cre. Ms. annh sU: could be purchased at Uic the village in 1842 was very Jarvis receivcd about 1200 acres miiiî for 50c ta $1.00 a bushel. fond of flowers. Mr. and Mms. near Newtonvilc a littie later. There isna mention of these Rice Used Fisher built the Jury home and women settling an their land, 5 oaigstvs aeonUchad anc ai thc iinest gardens in thatthewivs c Joh TiillCmaktin 1835. canerrestown. Mr. Fisher was cashier thatthewivs o Jon Tull maret n 135.Craberiesat the Ontario Bank. Rioger Conant and John Burk wcre îound ta make gaod jeily. In ealy days, hops were wha came ta the mauth ai Barb- Rice hamvested by the Indians gon tkdae ecso pier Cre n 174ere th at Rice Lake was a stand-by. tmained aver pales and low piocerwomn hre.Coffec was made from dande- buildings. They wcre picked, Trip t. MilI lion roots. dried and boilcd and Uic llquid There were zmary hardships. A handful ai oatmeal hI a used ta make bread. Grinding grain into flour was pitchen af water made a popular Making Soap one ai thc first necessities and drink.- Butter was made i a Making soap was anc ai the trips had ta be made by boat ta wooden churn with a dashen early duties af women. Hard- Napance, later ta Part Hope, and was salted lmmediately wood ashes werc saved and kept until a grist mill was opened aiter washing out Uic butter- dry in an ash house. With here. milk. Thon it was made into straw under Uic ashes, a barmel At fimst caoking was donc on rolîs, or packed in cracks, and with hales in the bottom was open heath inh iran utensils the surplus taken ta the store fiîîcd with ashes and set up on suspended from a crane. Later and bartemed an sold. It is anly blocks ai waod. Water was add- brick avens weme made by the about 50 years ago that the cd and mcd lhquid known as lye kitchen door, large enough ta square sided pound print became would run off. This was hold 50 lbs. ai bread. There was general. Cheese was made fram erppticd into a large iran kettle. buckwheat flour fon pan cakes xilk, using rennet, and rennet Fat park or other fat was added, a fine kindled unden the kettle, and boiling went on for haurs until ail fat was dissolved and caten up. For hard soap mare Bowman ville ifat was alled, wta o ol- fa. t was aed t moe ail- a cus ofhad sapwould fr on top. This was remavcd, cut up leta bars and dried. The Pu li L br rysait ::ap remaining was eti P ubli Libr ry abarrel and used for ail wash- igadclcaning. extends a cordial invitation toalal citizens and In very carly days, pine knots illuminatcd the bouses, then tai- viitors ta the low candles, sametimes made with continuous dipping of the wick in hot tailow, sometimes In molds which was much easier NEW LIBRARY work. 011 Lamps (Moved to new site corner af King and Temperance The first ail lumps had no chimneys and used candiewick. Streets in Centennial Year) They burned whale cil. By Uic 1860's ail was found in Pennsyl- ~AII~IFvania and was shipped ta al OLw HOME WEEK parts fon lighting purposes, 2 gais. for $1.00. Ten years later ROUES: it was 30e a gai. Manufacture of homemade Mondy troug Frdayclothing was a necessity in early Mondy thoughFridt Ures and needies from thamn 2:30 - 6 P.M. - 7:30 - 9 p.m. tracs wene first uscd fan spin- Chilrens Sctin - :30* 530 .m.ning Uic bundles ai wool into Chil»WsSecton 3:3 - :30 .m.yarn. Wool was taken ta the (Will remain open Wednesday) miii and canded inta rails and spun at home inta yarn and Saturday - 10 - 12 a.m. and dycd into bright colours. A tan- nery was establishcd bere at an 2:30 6 p.ni. carly date. Children's Section- 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. 1Pilie For Linon In1848 at the Provincial Exhibiion, Robent Beith was Closed all day Tuesday, July lst awarded fimt pnize for the beet picce o! linen goads, soa we P, M'l l î1P Dïz 21 1z z know flax was cultivated. Theme Look Who's Here Thompson at Couch, Jolinston and Cryderna' store. She was about the frst lady clerk. Miss E. E. Haycrait, assoclate editor of the Canadian States- man for many years, ia remem- bened by many. Mn. Mary Ellen Keyes was a colorful personallty. She and lier hum- band had a bake shoj, and later a store at the corner of! Kmi and Ontario Streets. Mrs. Emily Roach who was left a wldow with two young sons, did the alterations at Couch's store for over 50 years. Mrs. Edith V. Scobeli was a Pioncer ini insurance and nemi estate. Her hobby was grow- ing flowers and at Uic nean ai her home and office she hmd many rare specimens. Granny George Ganny George waa a mid- wifc who brought many o! thc babies into Uic world. An aid- er resident tells Uiat when children were aut playing and saw Granny George coming down aven the hili wlth her basket, Uiey would run into their homes and shut the door. Granny George brought thç babies, and they dldn't want any more babies. Hi story ToId 0f Ladies Assn. St. Andrew's By Miss Fiera Galbraith In the Autwznn oi 1925 Uic ladies of Uic Continuing Pros- bytenian Church formed their, Association with the vicw oi naising maney to help Uic mani- agers in whatever way they saw fit ta use it, and Uiey cen- tailiy womked hard. Sales, ba- zammu, monthly teas at the homos, waistline parties, sun- shine baga, talent money, big chunch suppens, St. Andmew's dinners, any legitimate means to raise funds. T1he names ai presidents oi thus Society irom 1925 ta 1958, -Mms. Lewis Joilow, Mms. A. Honeyman, Mmi. Hugh Cam- cran, Sm.; Mrs. L. T. McLaugh- lin, Mrs. S. G.- Chartran, Ms.. Alex Camneran. The other otticers I have ion- gotten except the two iireet treasuners, Mmî. Alex Elliatt and -Miss B. J. Glbraith wha held office for eight years and Mrs. Efliott until they moved east. Their reporte at the. annual meetings uurprised everyone with their large amounts and their accurateness. In the W.M.S. report mention la made of members who have left us and most of them were active in the Association aiso. Mirs. John Lawrie and her dgu- ghter, Mildred, Mn. Colin Smith were flot W.M.S. wotk- ers but were most active in tis' society. Through them new choir gowns were bought and boita of pnint were given by them to b. made into aprans for sales. Mention was made of Mrs. Alex Efliott one of aur best early workers and with her sis- ter, Mrm. R. Logan, and Mrs. Frise leaving the society, we lost three of our best workers early in the society's history. Another who la still sorely miss- ed bath by hem work and happy laughter is Mrs. F. 0. Mcflveen. Mrs. D. F. Henry was an out- standing member of the W. M. S. and the Association and in recognition of her faithtul ser- vice this Society presented to 1the church a pulpit Bible as a 1memarlal ta her. Welcomo Centemuimi Viuilors Uncle Casey says . Our business may be jus! a baby in years Young Alan Conneil, age il months, greeted the photographer with a bright air of inquiry. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Connell, Cream of Barley Park, Bowin an ville. -Photo by Fitzgerald were two chief kinds of woollen cloth - a heavy full cloth made inta smocks and shirts for men, and a lighter weight for dress- es and petticoats. In 1864 a Mrs. Pearson went around ta the homes ini Bowmanville ta hclp out with spinning. With ail the bard work, women's lives were not devoid af pleasune. Before the blazing log fire an the capaciaus bcarth, there would be as much fun and amusement as found i present day homes. Miss Jane Robson fmomn Bow- manville reccivcd prizes for knitted wooilen mitts and Miss E. Renwick for knittîng and needlcwomk at the Provincial Exhibition at Cobourg in 1846. Women ]In Bus1ness A Miss O'Hama was prabably the first business woman ii. Bowmanville. She kept a varicty, book and stationemy store in a frame building where the McMurtry building was later crected. It is understood she laten became a celebrated painter. On the sauth side af the street in a frame house livcd the Misses George, who were lovcly loaking and belles ai the town at that time. Othen carly business womcn wcre Janet and Amelia McTavish who wcme drcssmakers and railliners. Miss Cobb had a drcssmaking shop and Maggie Aikens was a tailomess and dressmakcn who worked i the homes. It was not unusuai for hem ta stay a weck or more in ane place. Lady Clork Some of us remember Miss bu.. 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