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Orono Weeklly Times, Wednesday, March 6,1991-5 (Continued from page 1) was Catherine's grandfather, Neil. They settled in Clarke Township on Lot 16, Concession 4 and buiît a log bouse where four more cbildren were born. Catherine recounts an old story: "While living there, my grandfather and his brother David were left alone wbile their parents went shopping in Newcastle. They had bad the measies and were told flot to go outside wbile tbeir parents were away, but tbe boys disobeyed and went sleigb riding. My grandfatber did get a cold in one ear and was deaf ini that ear for the rest of bis life. Their fatber was so provoked witb the boys that be tbrew the sled in tbe fireplace." When Miss Stewart sbowed me an old photograpb of ber great grahdfatber, a heavily whiskered, stern looking man, I could picture him domng tbat. He bad also been known to walk to Toronto bo put money i the bank. She goes on to tell me the family bistory: . My grandfabher (Neil) was tbe only one who remained i Clarke Twp. In 1870 be and bis wife Catherine Reavie bought Lot 13, Concession 6 and bad 6 cbildren; two boys died ininfancy, David died of pneumonia at age 23 and the remaining cbildren were John (rny father), Margaret and Janet. My fatber married: Isabella Staiker wbo was a dressmaker in Orono. Sbe and ber mother lived in Leskard for a time while my grandfatber Stalker became a sailor and was captain of several boats wbicb plled the Great Lakes. %' 1886 lie was on a boat in Lake '--rie near Buffalo. Sometbing happened, and be was killed.,Somne t bought it may have been a mutiny.' Catherine's mother was an excellent dressmaker, and could make any kind of dress. She made ber own wedding dress wbich Catberine stili bas and says it basn't faded at all. It is a silk dress with a bigb -lace collar with beautiful stitches. Catherine says at one time sbe wanted to be a dressmnaker also, but that is one thing she never learned. She recalis making niaybe one dress. 1 guess I was better at teacbing dban being a dressmaker." Her father was a farmer who wrote poetry and was very well read. He bad a buge library. He was a good singer and was active in tbe Cburcb, and even travelled to Toronto to bear certain mini sters preacli. "My mother and father married in 1899, and tbey rented a farm South of Kendal whicb my motber called 'Linden Valley. Wben I was tbree years old my father and moltber decided 10 move 10 Willowbrae Farm wbere my grandfatber and my two aunts lived. My grandmotber bad died in 1900. Here, my brother Neil and sister Jean were bom." Willowbrae Farm is the name, Kýatherine's mother gave 10 this beautiful farm overlooking the Kendal Hills. There were at one turne many willows on the property, but one was struck by ligbtning and the others were then ',ýnsidereda fire bazard 50 after D rld World Il tbey were cbopped down and sold for artificial lirnbs (really, this is no pun. Apparently, at that time, someone was interested in buying willow wood for that purpose). The bouse was sbared then witb tie grandfatber and aunts living in one section and Johns family in the other. The bouse is being sbared once more, tbis time with niece Mary Lofthouse and bier husband Bernie Martin. .A lot of neigbbours used 10 corne in Willowbr ae to Ret water regularly because a lot of the farins along the 6tb Line were on bigh ground and in tbose days bbey didn't drill wells. The well at Willowbrae is an 18 foot dug well and is the saine well tbat is in use there today. Aside from getting a new top and baving il cleaned a couple of trnes, it bas neyer needed any improvements. It was like ly dug around 1850 or earlier when the bouse was built and may be tbe reason tbe bouse was built in s0 far from the 6tb Line road. The Stewart cbildren attended the Sixtb Line Scbool wbicb was a baif mile away. Catherine rememnbers a very windy day when the outbouses in the back field of the school blew over. She said tbe cbildren were so excited some even leaped out tbe windows of the scbool bouse and ran t0 wabcb ie scene. Catherine went oni 10 Orono Continuation Scbool (bigb scbool) five miles away. Most students boarded, but Catberine and bier friend Edna Rutbvan (Dobson) liked to be at borne, so tbey would bibcb up a horse and buggy and drive to school, eacb day until Christmas tiine came. "There was a sbed at tbe Anglican Cburcb wbere wed keep the horses, Iben at noon hours, we'd walk down and give tbem some feed." Mfter Christmas, bbey boarded in Orono, and sbe says bhey were awfully glad wben Friday nigbt rolled around. Once, tbeir parents weren't able to corne for'tbem, so sbe and Edna walked all the way borne. People must bave been quite pbysically fit in tbose days. "We ail attended Peterborougb Normal School now known as Teacber's College. My first scbool was norr.b of Cobourg because I wanted 10 îeacb away-fror borne rny first year. The rest of my teacbing career (wbicb was to last 40 years) was in local scbools: Kendal Sixtb Line and Starkville." One tbing that I frnd remarkable is that Catberine Stewart bas taugbt two and three generations of local farnilies. In rny family, she bas taugbt my grandinother, my uncle and myself. In Ibose days one teacber tauglit the wbole eigbî grades (usually 25-30 students) in every subjeci. It's bard 10 imagine bow teachers managed. Catherine says, "I just neyer knew -any differently." She also feels that discipline is very slack now. "I wouldn't stand for any nonsense in rny classroom.' Sbe used 10 walk across the fields 10 go 10 teacb in Kendal, but in 1922, witb ber eamnings from teacbing, Catherine bougbt lber first car, tbe first in tbe Stewart farnily. Her brother Neil was a music cý And indeed tbey did for it was an - Church. Soroya pass along their ccasion to belp Catberine Above Tanya Stutt of tbe congratulations as did many, Stewart celebrate ber nintietb Starkville area with ber daughter, many, others. birtbday on Saturday-with a reception in the Kendal United teacher in local scbool sand played at different events and at the turne of bis sudden death in 1955 (frorn a beart attack), be was organist for Newcastle United Churcb. Her, sister Jean taugbt for two years then went into nursmg. Her grandfather died in 1922 and i 1925 lier mother died of a stroke at the early age of 58. Catherine remembers tbe bard work bier mother did millcing tbe cows, laundermng outsîde at a tub and wasbboard-and running tbe bousebold witb none of tbe convemiences we have today. As a local bistorian, Catberine is well known for writing a book called Kendal Hilîs whicb was publisbed in 1970 for the Kendal United Cburcb 100 year Anniversary. In it is a copy of a leter she received frorn die Mayor of Kendal, England sending greetings to tbe "inhabitants of Kendal, Ontario." Catherine said the book didn'î take long 10 write because sbe knew quite a bit of the information for it from bier own memory. A typist sbe isn't, so wbat, did take lime was typing il out with one frnger. Sb.e bas been tbrough, two World Wars, and bopes the Gulf War is really over and tbat there will be no more wars. She remembers driving bier broîber Neil to the train station wben be had to report'10 duty during tbe war. He told bier 10 just drop hlm off and flot 10 waîî for the train because hie couldn't bear 10 say goodbye t0 bis sister. He did return after two years, but Catberine feels tbat lie wasnbt suited for army life and it may bave bastened bis life. Sbe gave up teacbing in 1962, and bas been 10 England tbree turnes since then. For a few years, she bas been unable 10 get out as mucb. Arftritis forces bier to use a walker and bas confined ber to spend most of lber- lime at borne. She bad broken boîb bips: one wben she fell on ice wbile going 10 teacb at Starkville, and anoîber wben she fell at borne a few years ago. Sbe also broke bier fernur ten years ago. As my fatber-in-law used to say "Getting old ain't for sissies." Catherine mi*sses going on trips and to social activities, but she really enjoys baving visitors. (Continued page 6) K.C.'s ESSO '14e Cefebrated Our lst 9tnriversary The draw winners for coupons for dînner were as follows:- Nancy Hood, Orono George Bryant, Bowmanville Louise Masterson, Bowmanville Jack Rose, Baileboro Laurie Richardson, Toronto J. W. Budel, Oshawa A special "Thanksu to ail our customers for a successful 1 st year Ken & Chris Coatham GREY WATER DISPOSAL FROM PLEASURE BOATS Environmental, Protection Act Regulation Amendment INVITATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT The Ministry of the Environment invites public comment on amendments to regulations 305 and 310 under the Environmental Protection Act. The changes wiIl make it illegal to discharge grey water waste fro m shower and sink facilitie s on pleasure boats into Ontarios lakes and rivers. The amendments, designed to reduce water pollution, will affect new and existing boats. Adustments will have to be made to store grey water in holding tanks, and discharge it at pump-out stations. An information package has been prepared, explainingthe changes in more detail including the rationale and implications for pleasureboaters. The package is available from the Public Information Centre (416) 323-4321. Please send comments in writing by April 30, 1991 to: Ruth Grier Minister of the Environment l5th floor, 135 St. Clair Avenue West Tronto, Ontario M4V 1P5 SEnvironnemenît Ontarlo t