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Gord Alldread and Bob Hancock view an old mill stone which was found recently recently by Mr. Hancock in the bank of tiie Orono stream behind the business section of the Village. The stonfe was reclaimed reclaimed from the stream on Tuesday evening and now rests as a museum piece on the lawn of the Clarke Public Library. Excitement was rather high on Tuesday evening when a group from the Clarke Museum Museum and Archives groun in Orono assembled on the banks of the Orono stream to watch the reclaiming of a mill Stone from the bed of the stream. The millstone which possibly has rested in the bed of the stream since 1882 when an old mill burned to the ground. The stone was found by Mr. Hancock while walking along the stream earlier this year. With the use of a tow truck from Orono Towing the stone was taken from the stream and now rests on the lawn at the Clarke Library and Museum. Museum. The stone is thought to weigh in the neighbourhood of 1500 pounds and it could well have originated in Scotland as at that time in history it was quite common to import the grinding stone from that country. The stone along with a matching stone was used to grind wheat into flour. According to Mrs. Helen Schmid of Orono the stone was more than likely used in a grist mill which was located on the stream. Mrs. Schmid points out that Solomon Hooper Hooper who came to Canada on the PRIME in 1832 constructed the second grist mill in Clarke Township locating it on now what is known as the Orono creek. He started construction construction of the mill in 1835 and it was opened for business in May of 1837. The first grist mill to .open in Clarke Township was located otfg mile east of Newcastle at what is now known as Honev ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, MAY 14th, 1975 -9 Hollow- Thomas Hooper until 1848 In tile summer of 1845 when it was sold to Andrew Thomas Hooper immigrated Nichol and later in 1853 to J. to Orono and worked with his L. Tucker. In 1857 the building uncle Solomon. In December was used by Venner and of 1845 Solomon was killed in Meyers, cabinet-makers and the mill when he became in 1869 it was used as a flax tangled with some of the mill. To add to its history it machinery and was crushed became a plaster mill in 1872 to death. finally coming to an end in The mill operated under 1882 due to fire A Y --1 ORONO GARDEN CENTRE LTD. Nursery and Landscaping R.R, #2, ORONO, ONTARIO LOB 1 MO 983-9308 Taunton Rôad % miles West of Hwy. 35 & 115 PICK UP YOUR OWN BOX PLANTS AND VEGETABLE PLANTS OUT OF THE GREENHOUSE. WE ALSO HAVE GERANIUMS MUMS AND TROPICAL PLANTS Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education BALANCE SHEET As at December 3lst, 1974 Assets NORTHUMBERLAND AND NEWCASTLE BOARD OF EDUCATION REVENUE FUND STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31st, 1974 Elementary Secondary ounts receivable ~ Municipalities Under-requistions (Elementary ) Ûnder-requisitions (Secondary) Supplementary taxes etc. Other school boards Government of Ontario Government of Canada Other Due from revenue fund Prepaid expenses Total current assets Fixed Land Buildings Furniture and equipment " Projects in progress , Buses "c Other LIABILITIES Current Bank borrowing Accounts payable Municipalities Over-requisitions (Elementary) Over-requisitions (Secondary) Other school boards Trade payables and accrued liabilities Due to revenue fund Other Total current liabilities Long-term Unmatured debenture debt - Reserve for working funds Investments in fixed assets Revenue Fund $ 92,786 Capital Fund $ 30,708 $ 6,342 $ - 15,957 - 125,725 - 26,375 - 307,762 - 17,292 28,039 - $527,492 $ - $ - 18,082 1,101 - $621,379 $ 48,790 $ - $ 826,688 - 36,443,505 5,148,623 1.003,150 54,291 $ 174,446 f4p5ÏÏ7?E $62l,3'75~ $ -" 71,000 EXPENDITURE $ 22,363 7,942 17,291 102,906 $150,502. $ 18,082 138,301 7,089 7,089 $306,885. $ - 314,494 $621,379 $ 78,089 $15,493,522 28,127,882 $43,699,493 Business administration $ 218,417 $ 146,026 Computer services 37,725 96,914 Instruction 7,715,594 7,496,618 Educational services 178,300 66,218 Attendance, food and health services 6,920 78,595 Plant operation 1,163,412 1,024,690 Plant maintenance 549,603 338,925 Transportation 940,228 627,028 Tuition fees 32,188 11,972 Capital expenditures (non-allocable) 297,529 1,316 Other operating expenditure 84,540 73,704 Debt charges on capital borrowing 1,094,062 1,172,749 Non-operating expenditure, excluding transfers to reserves 5,558 2,972 Total expenditure $12,324,076 $11,137,727 Recoveries of expenditure Other school boards $ 17,125 . 109,459 Government of Ontario, tuition fees and miscellaneous 34,222 59,301 Government of Canada 24,490 14,014 Individuals 142 46,573 ( 1)Other revenues, excluding transfers to reserves 155,517 116,284 $ 231,496 $ 345,631 Net expenditure $12,092,580 $10,792,096 Financing of net expenditure (2) Government of Ontario general legislative grants $ 8,338,083 $ 7,535,347 (3) Local taxation 3,770,518 3,248,734 $12,108,601 $10,784,081 Net under (over) requisition required to be $ (16,021) $ 8,015 applied to 1975 taxation (1) Other Revenue includes transfers from the capital fund, proceeds from the sale of E. CREIGHTON Chairman of the Board W. FRANK THOM Chief Executive Officer NORTHUMBERLAND AND NEWCASTLE BOARD OF EDUCATION STATEMENT OF SOURCE AND APPLICATION OF CAPITAL FUNDS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31st, 1974 Source of funds: Sale of debentures to Education Capital Aid Corporation $ Capital expenditure from the revenue fund Federal sales tax refund Balance at the end of year, not permanently financed 994,000 517,918 127 29,299 Application of funds: " ' ance at beginning of year, not permanently financed 'V idings Furniture and equipment School sites Improvement of school sites Pupil transportation vehicles Other $1,541,344 43,036 1,201,678. 236,928 34,845 16,491 7,050 1,316 $1,541,344 assets, insurance claims, earnings on temporary investment reimbursement for services and other miscellaneous items that are in the nature of recovery of expenditure. (2) Government of Ontario - General Legislative Grants is the amount payable by the Province of Ontario under the provisions of Ontario Regulation 200-74 as amended other than specific reimbursements reported as Government of Ontario, tuition fees and miscellaneous. (3) Local taxation, includes the total of the 1974 requisitions on municipalities,, supplementary taxes, license fées for trailers, taxes levied directly by school boards and any other amounts provided by municipalities over and above the requisition, other than amounts in respect of sale of assets- to a municipality or revenue from cost-shared programs. AUDITOR'S REPORT To the supporters of Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education, We have examined the Balance Sheet of the Northumberland and Newcastle Board i of Education as at December 31st, 1974 and the Revenue Fund Statement of Operations and the Statement of Source and Application of Càpital F'unds for the year then ended. Our examination included a general review of the accounting procedures and such tests of accounting records and other supporting evidence as we considered necessary in the circumstances. In our opinion these Financial Statements present fairly the financial position of the Board as at December 31st, 1974 and the results of its operations and the'source and application of its capital funds for the year then ended, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted for Ontario school boards applied on a basis consistent with that of the preceding year. Cobourg, Ontario April 10,1975 J.A .Langhome, C.A., license number 194 of the firm of Sharpe, Langhorne, Townsend & Co.