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Orono Weekly Times, 15 Jan 1992, p. 7

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the window. As death arriveci sheM e b r ofUt O e related the sound of rushilig wmnd - T li id ne t n Ye17 fi Meis leaving the house and hovering U C e w over the valley. It is belitved later Fourteen ladies of Unit 1 of the Dorothy Robinson. The ihemne was to ythat this light is really caused by a Orono Church women attended the "Light" baseci on Matthew 5:16. decaying piece-of wood down in January meeting chaired by "Let your lights so shine before the swamp. It bas phosphoresent Dorothy Robinson. The main ite nmen that they may see your good qualities and is sometim.es of business was organization of the works and glorify yolir Father Part 2 (cont'd) our story. It now resides in the referred to as will-of-the wisp. It 1992 meetings. All agreed. that the wliich is in heave. Ail poems, It was stone bouses that have stone house and we don't even would even be difficult enougb duty of cbairperson would -be prayers. readings, stories and stood the test of time. In many make our butter! Just think, if 1 t<oday to fiaci euough "wetlaud" to -shared. hymus centred on the theme of parts of Scotland, stone homes haci some of that good butter 1 allow vegetation tQ decay. clive us Thelma Gilbank will continue as 'Light". For rolcalI, each member date back many centuries, a coulci stili have my Scottish a piece of wetland and we want to Treasurer; Vera Staples and Jessie presented ideas on how she might tribute to the worlcmanship of the shortbread. 1 do remember the fill it up and build a house on i. Watkins as Goodwill Convenors. let hie light shine iu 1992. builders. One of the finest fine flavour of shortbread. Well 1 hope 1 didn't destroy 'Me Treasurer's report revealeci that Members donateci llght bulbs which examples of a stone dweliug iu This is not an item - just a any superstitions. Badi enough to around $2500 was raised by Unit 1 will be sent to Camp Quin-Mo-Lac. this area is that built for John side4light. The early Scottish andi destroy wetlands. Our aboriginal and turned over to the Orono _____________ Galbraith and is uow the home of Irish people helci to a number of peoples have a woudeful sense of U.C.W. Dr. John and Eleanor Magder. superstitions. Que of these spirits. They understand mhe spirits The Mission Moment focused DURHAM REGIONAL The cut fieldstoue iu mhis home superstitions was mhat wben the andi I expeot they have also futly on an item about the Division of CRIME pays tribute to the work of the spirit of the dead departed, a light understood the need to protect the World Outreachi, sencling $7000 in TO P R stone mason. In mhe case of my would often follow theni. When wetlands. How far bas society emergency grants because of the S O P R home au added feature was the one of my great-grauclmotber's really progressed? embargo on trade wimh Haiti. /2 .8 7 use of solid cut limestone blocks daughters departed earlier lu life The devotionai was couducted 436-847 carried by schooner from the with dipmberia, a ligbt was left in by Iriez Harris, Jessie Watkmns and Kings ton area. The limestone blocks were laid to reinforce mhe corners of mhe fieldstoue and as well provided window casements and door portais. Well wbat omher collectibles are gathered within' these stone walls? Tbe first collectible in tbis story is a very old spinning. intact. The wheel itself bas a RE YC E RI9lç' diameter of four feet five inches.mo Its frame is massive bardwood. It n W was made for my great from Scotland as an unwed mother of a two year old son. Que of bier first acquisitions was to bave mhe spinning wheel made. In pioneer Canada a spinniug d o wheel provided the means of making "wolsey" a very rough and itchy cloth, aibeit it was Co l ion I warm. Rer second acquisition was a husband. This was to be bier life - long mate John ýBurgess~. wbeel is a collectible worthy of Throughout Durhamp Rgion, the some bistory. Along witb the A tsidenttial Blue -Box soheclule is charug- spinuing wbeel goes a bomemade ing. Starting irn February, 1 992, collection wooi wunder. This belouged 10 ibe ous au il wolçug prtswill take place every second week. On your the he ad f s pine. art regular household garbage day, but every other Another necessary household ek article was the cracile. This was to hold the newly arrived second 1In January, each household wilI receive a Newî sou. Now, obviously my great- 1992 Blue Box Collection Schedule, a compact craftsman wbo built the spinuung Ifweeks for your area. Please post this information at wheel. 1 have bis cradie. Lt, too, is 'W Nf -home for ready reference. massive in size, but carved iu early, white pine, cornplete with This schedule will- fot only give you the "when" of woodeu hood to protect the child. Bilue Box recycling, but also the «what" and the ï am sure great -grancimother bad "how." New items-telephone books and corrugated to leave the cradie of WilIie cardboard-can now be collected in municipal Blue Brydon in Scotlaud and the Bxs nodrt eyl ihalrsdnssol cradle, here, was to cradle the Bxs nodrt eyl ihalrsdnssol offspring mhat sbe gave birth to in ~ N . , prepare their recyclables in the simple ways this land, about seven cbildreu in . 'described in the schedule. all, I believe. The cradle itself is as sturdy as ever but bears the -~rough pine carving of great- if you need more Information on the schedule change, contact your munlclpality ai: grandfather. It is not a work of great art but is surely early ___________ "Canadiana." You may wouder #-,TE TOWN OF why great-graudmother did not bring these household effects with bier. She wa crossing the I. ca ( e Atlantic lu a sailiug schooner with a two year old son. The crossing, because of bad weather 623-3379 (Newcastle) and stubbom winds took twenty- the -e--- -Ducc).u. he-

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