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4 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanvillc, Wednesday, July 27,1994 Reflections on lire in Clarington over the past two centuries By Sher Leetooie Psychic Fai r P°P u ^ ar Wagon Rides at Darlington Park's Pioneer Days Attracts Top """"" " ~ -- Clairvoyants Burketon Station, in its early days, was a busy shipping centre on the C.P.R. line that ran along Darlington's Darlington's northern boundary. In 1898, among other businesses, there was a blacksmith shop managed by Gerry Henry, a hotel, an Orange Lodge, a general store and post office. office. Later industry included a service station and a broom factory. The owners of the general store down through the years were Mr. Cowan, Robert Phillip, Herbert McLaughlin, Thomas Brock, Hap Gill, Arthur Ribey and John Littley. Sometime after 1898 the post office office was moved to the hotel. The old Burketon hotel was a temperance temperance establishment, and whether or not this caused its demise is not known. In the late 1920's, Earl By am turned it into a general store, and later later on Bill McCullough ran a harness shop from the premises. The post office office was closed in 1969 when mail was delivered out of the Blackstock post office. A grain elevator operated at Burketon Station from 1911 to 1950. During the 1930's and 40's, the ice cream sold at the service station was in great demand, and folks would drive out from Bowmanvillc and other points south, just for an ice cream cone, and to fill up with gas while they were there. . I remember a time when we were just kids in the early '50's, we were out for a Sunday afternoon drive. Dad had been telling us about the great ice cream at Burketon, and we headed there. What a disappointment to find the place all closed up. I never did get to taste this renowned treat! Next door to the service station was Davies dance hall, and from what I hear it was a popular spot for one and all. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Waterhouse were the last tenants to operate a small lunch counter at the Burketon Station depot. The depot was demolished demolished in 1969. Before the church at Burketon Station was built, in the early 1900's, services were held in the railway terminal terminal building. The Burketon United Church started life as a Bible Christian Christian Chapel in Raglan in 1861 and was moved to Burketon in the early years of the 20th century. It is now a private residence. Behind the church was a large bam. After the days when it was used to house horses and buggies on Sundays, Sundays, it was used for suppers and socials. socials. The bam was demolished in 1957. The first school was of frame construction construction and was replaced at the turn of the century. The new school was also of wood construction, but was later bricked. It was located on the west side of. Scugog Street just north of the C.P.R. tracks. It was tom down in 1962. Bethesda The community of Bethesda began began in the 1840's with a church, a cemetery cemetery and school, all named Bethesda. Bethesda. The church was replaced by a brick structure in 1856 and was a Bible Christian Chapel, one of the earliest brick chapels in the township. The church hosted services until 1932 and was sold to the Scugog Island Island United Church trustees in 1937 and was moved to the Port Perry area. The chapel at the cemetery today today was erected in 1963 in memory of the pioneer families buried there. The school was replaced by a brick one in 1876 but burned down in 1958. It was replaced by a modem school that was used for only 12 years. It is now a private residence. An article in the Canadian Statesman Statesman on January 23, 1958 reads as follows: "The 82-ycar-old Bethesda School Cost Comparison Farming Program The E Plus program is a ."bottom line" program that will give farmers the opportunity to compare the costs and returns of their current crop production production methods with other producers. producers. This information will help evaluate evaluate new crop production techniques that can help profitability. The E Plus program is sponsored by: the Innovation Fanners of Ontario Ontario Association; with financial support support by Ciba Plant Protection, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; supported by Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association. Fanners interested in participating in the E Plus program can obtain an application fonn from Ciba, and The Stewardship Information Bureau (519) 767-5020. Only your E Plus program identification number (not your name) will be used in all reports. reports. The deadline for enrolling has been extended to August I, 1994. Upon completion of the program, each participating farmer receives a summary sheet for their own operation operation and a copy of the Ontario report ranking all participants, There is a processing fee of $25 for the first two fields and a $10 fee for each additional additional field, due by September I, 1994, payable to the Stewardship Informa' lion Bureau, For more information, call (519) 767-5020 or OMAFKA at 905-985- 2003 or 1-800-263-8023, was gutted by fire shortly after 5:45 a.in. Tuesday morning before help could arrive at the scene to fight the blaze. The brick school is located 1 1/2 miles south of Tyrone. An attempt is being made to find suitable classroom space for the 19 pupils who attended Bethesda school. It is expected that the school will be rebuilt." "First to notice the fire were Gor- dyn Brent and Clinton Bigelow who both live near the school grounds. Before sufficient help could arrive, the building lay in smouldering ruins. The school was heated by an oil furnace and it is speculated that a faulty oil drum may have started the blaze. A meeting was held Tuesday afternoon to make plans for future ' school accommodations. Miss Vilda Brown, Millbrook, has been the teacher at the school for the past two years." Top international psychics, mystics mystics and clairvoyants from Canada, the U.S.A., England and Ireland will be at the third annual Whitby International International Summer Psychic Fair being held at the Whitby Curling Club, 814 Brock, Street North, on July 29, 30, 31, and August 1. Ongoing free lectures and psychic demonstrations will cover a wide range of topics; ranging from Creative Creative Visualization and Positive Thinking to Past Lives and Haunted Areas of Ontario. Another feature attraction at the fair will be The Museum of the Paranormal Paranormal and Strange Psychic Curiosities; Curiosities; the world's first psychic museum. museum. At this unique, hands-on museum, fairgoers will be able to test their own E.S.P., gaze into a genuine crystal ball, ring a Tibetan wish bell, and even talk to an electronic wizard. Admission is $5. Children 12 and under arc admitted free with an adult. Parking is also free at the air conditioned conditioned Whitby Curling Club. The psychic fair will be open on Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Saturday Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; and on Monday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Now that's horsepower. George Chrysler was guiding this team of horses around the Darlington Provincial Provincial Park on Sunday afternoon, during the park's Pioneer Weekend. 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