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6-ORONO WEEKLY lTIMES, DECEMBER th, 1974 DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Anyone inte-rested ini the formation of a Duplicate Bridge Club to be held in Bowmianille ither afternoons or evening or both. People interested in joiig such a cklb, please contact the Newcastle Recreaition eprtenTownýi Hall, Bowmanville, telephone 623-3379 before December 3lst, 197 4.' If1 the response is good, a mieeting will be called to get the- club unvderway. ORONO TEE-N'S CLUB The Newcastle Recreationi Department is sponsoring a Teens Club ini the Orono Towni Hall. This club is for teens 13 years and uinder 18 years of age. The centre Will open Up on Tuesday evening December 3rd, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The Teens schedule is, as folows:- Tuesday- 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.. Thursday 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.1 Friday :00 - 10:00j p.m. Saturday - 2:00- 4:00 p.m. For further information please cgîl the Newcastle Recreation Department at 623-3379, Bowmanville Town Hall. LAST RAEOFYEAR -AT1,KMAATHA The last race of theseason was held at the Kawartha on Saturda evenig with a good crowd in attendanee at what was 'Appreciaition Night". The first race was won by Chewink, owned by M'errick of Orono and Ruttan of Uxbridge in a time of 2.W.2. -Karen Conmt secondl Bye's Garry, third and Gerald Robinson drivin1g Dam FVrostyv, fourth. In the third race of the nighlt Nancy- vs Duke w ýas the inner with Gord Irin usecond with Hoot Van and juniior We(st third ith Fair Weathler. West retturn-ed in the ftourth to place second wvith Stewart's Tartan. The wini went tIo Paddy O'Hara. Derek Newmnan wais fifth w,,itTilar-pot Scotty. Junor est took the vin- in the sixth drivinig Whipper Sniapper withi Charlie Peake's horse Sargent's Amber second and Sharpe Duanie third. Junior West.placed fourth in the inth feature wxith Zorro Grattant with the win going to Stewart's Btl in 2.05.3. Jîmmyi3 Bing was second and, Chocolate Cherry third. Cost of gas. to rise ConsmersGas Co. Ltdl. will be alwdto echarge customiers 24.11 cents more per, 1,000 cubic fret of gas, effective D fec. 10, the Ontario Energy Board announced Wednesday' Th'le inicrease will have thie ef fect of raising householdgas ilis b\ between 16 and 22 per cent or on an average, about 'ihe increase granted tol- lowing a public lheariing, refle!(cts the additionial price the copnhas beeni payiing Direct activiïty to genea logy in Orono During the past week a sqkaiig iink or Agricultural great great grandson ot an bulig early Orono èarpenter visited Dur)inïg -Mr. Martin's visit to the area to find out about his Oron1o the writer intlroduced ancestors., he aind his wife to Mr. aind Mr. and Mirs. Phillip Martin Mrs. Calvin Myles, residents Jr, from York. Pennsylvania, -of the home John Martin Sr. spent the entire week delving began constructing in, the into nid records. They visited spring of 1892, Johnner our Clarke Library, the form-ý completed the hiouse perhaps, er Clarke Township office, duc to financial difficulties. It Ce-metery, the Reýgistr'y Office xas Thomas Thornton, the in Bwavle and the second owner, who completed Ontario Acie in Toronto. the home as it is today. Alil this acti\ ity is ire-icted tu Mrs. Myles was able to give the subject of eeaoy As the Martins information the Martins are "Mormons' about the house as her fat her (memibers of the Church of Wm. Walter purchased it in JesusLi Christ of Ltter-lay 1902. She told a story she lhad Sa)its), genealogy is even heard years ago which con- more mecaningtufl as it is a- cerned the -death of John. part of their religion. To Apparentiy a neighbour had later aySaitstamiylite is noticed smoke coming from eniindas continued be- the Martin house and dluring yond the grav e wi th the same the subsequentinetgio r( lationships as existed in John was found overcomie by earthlife. Famiie(s gather smoke' in an atic. Iuc was genelogcaldate concerninig carried out and laid on the their ancestors to perform in iawn. Due to the inalIation of the temples -'sealing" ordin- smoke he died a few days ances believedi necessary -to later. This sýtorywas corro- tie families together in an borated when thle death re- eternai famiiy chain.. cord of John was fouînd by the The great great grandfath- Martin's. - er John Mý,artin Sr., was about John Martin's, son foliowed twenity-fouryears oftage when, in their fatherý's foot steps. The he purchased a quarter acre eldest son, Joiini-exanide(r of land on. Miii Street in 1847. Martin, wais a carpenter until Thle village of (rono was an his removal to Parkdaîe eýxcellent choice in which to (Toronto). In 1914 John A. was settie. Orono was newiy residing in Portiand oregon named and its growth in the and was foreman on the- formaiitive stages. 'Stumps construction of ai fifeen stopy w\ere visible along the Main departmnental store. Street. What better occupat- It mray be of interest ocaily ioncoud ne aveatthis time to mention that the tw-,o wives and what bhet ter land could he of John A. were sisters named buy (near MNr. Johns saw miii 'Elizabeth and Jenniy Kincade, on present diay Milison Hill sisters' of Margaret lKincade Drive). For years carpeniters of Manvers Town\.shiip whio were assured of work as tfire was the first wife of R-1obert wa\ý-s an ever-present menace Morton. Miss Jenniey Kincade in towns built largeiy of wood. lived in Orono at one imie for- In June 1848 John married she ýwas- employe ý(d in the Laura Mvers in Cavan. Tailor Shop. of Nelson Hall. Another carpenter son was John must have been an Dick Martin. He remiained in experienced carpenter for he, Orono and was a memiber of was in charge of building the Orono Band. Both Dc and a Orono grist miii in 1850. When brother James Tracy Mvartin this milI burned a few years can be seen in a ba nd photo later, a second mîli was.. -taken about 1895. constructed by the same man. Other family mnembers of Anotehr contract that he had John martin Sr. wýere Rosaën- was the building of the ne, Catherine, Laura,Wila Military Drill Shed inl 1866., It and Esteila. John mayi have too, bre to the ground. On been married twice for Estel- the site to day is the building la's mother was Mary Jane erected in its place in 1926, Meyers. Esteila married a faimiliarlyý known as "the Mr, Lunn and resided in Gait in 1929. The famnily conneet- ions would, about this time, be centred in the Gait-Hespeler ýirea as one of Estella's sisters, Mrs. John Moore resided at Hespeler. Mr. Phillip Martin Jr., would welcome any informat- ion on his family background, ik eîther Martin or--J(incaid. Both, he and his wife stated that everyone in Canada had been very friendly and helpful to them. On their return to Pennsylvania they anticipat- îd a journey of some nine hours from Orono. MRS. HELEN SC'HM'IID (01 JBi tion o t ýhe Town of Newcastle' Noà %ti e Persons using Town roads in the snow plowing season are reminded of the provisions of the I-lghway Traffic Act Sectio n 116 S.S. 10 -which prohibits the parking of vehicies in such a manner as to interfere xthtafie or with the clearing of snow. The Act also provides for moving such vehicies at thie owner's cost. Alil persons using thesýe roadsand streets within the Municipaiity of the Tw of Newcastle in the winter season are requested to keepi this in mind and govern themnseives accordingiyý. J. 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