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Page C2 THE COBOURG STAR, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1974 Colborne Mothers discuss plans for minor hockey Minor Hockey is a few months off yet but mothers have not forgotten. A meeting of the mothers auxiliary for minor hockey was held in Colborne Town Hall and officers elected for the forthcoming year. Gail rerguson was p Chatterson, Marline Ways and means elected president at the p * Doreen Bemier raising money were last hockey meeting. Vice- sue Jouwstra were also discussed. Suggestions president Joan Jones was eiecte(j elected; secretary Adeline Ney; treasurer, Dianne Lennox. Volunteer workers Joy Gifford, Joyce Semlitch. Marg Covert, included dances, running Shower held for local couple Friday "'«h;. a supplied music for dancing , , iih ,h shower was held ...the and the bMe a„d groom '^Is which d«oraS Castleton News Decoration Day was held boys of Apsley were for the Castleton Cemetery Sunday visitors of Mrs. F. - Sunday which was Welton. canteens, bake sales. A swap and sale of hockey equipment was organized for hockey time. A girls' team 01 teams were under discussion. It was proposed that two such teams should be organized. Euchre Winners Winners of the Euchres " held in Trinity Parish Hall, Colborne were as follows: May 23: Ladies high, L. Rouse; lone hands, E. Dingman; Ladies low, M. Dayman; men's high, J. Tutt; lone hands, F. Dayman; men's low, D. Hall. May 30: ladies high, J. Tutt; lone hands, M. Allen; ladies low, C. Turney; men's high, T. Tuthven; lone hands, H. Mcintosh; men's low, H. Dean. Sketches in the past The following is the property of Delbert Peebles, Colborne, loaned to the Cobourg Star, and cannot be r without consent. "Sketches of the past" is the life of Susan Burnham, Haldimand. The journal was dictated in 1899, at the age of 92 at the request of R. Z. Rogers, of Grafton. Susan B. Greeley was a daughter of Aaron Greeley, surveyor, and his wife Margaret, who was a daughter of James 'Rogers, Major of the Queen's Rangers and a brother of Major Robert Rogers, Commanding Officer of the said corps. My great, great grandmother, Mary Ann Rogers was a sister of Margaret Town Hall for Mr., Mrs. were presented Wayne Clarkson. purse 0f money . . Reycrafts Orchestra iuriCn Was served. [ and friends met friends for ' pleasant chats.. Service Mr., Mrs. J. McCrim-mon spent the weekend with relatives in Lindsay. Mrs. F. Harnden, Work at hospital talk at Wl was held in the United Grafton, visited Mr., Mrs Church with Rev. Colin Harold Black on Saturday. Rudd of Colborne as guest Castleton WI met at Mrs. within driving distance Don Ducie's on Wednesday and many interesting Mr,UM'4CKrvX'faa/0 ™ning with 24 present places were given. Mrs. F Turney in the chair. chett gave readings. Mrs. C. Inglis gave a Mrs. R. Lawrason was Is your » phone book listing correct? Please tell us now, before we print your new directory. Look up your listing in the current directory and, if you wish to have it changed, give us a call at 372-3391 before JULY 16th Bell Canada Mrs. Marion Greenley, Mr., Mrs. T. Black Edmonton, is visiting her Mrs. Fred Brusndon, - - - - ---E-- ...... . „„. „ niece and nephew, Miss Montreal, was a weekend report of the District guest sp^er and spoke Marion and Fred visitor of Mr., Mrs. Eric Aunn«al and Mrs. N. Fit- very interestrngly of her M^K-aonP chett was program con- work at D'Arcy Place ThP Tiin'inr Kemn familv venor- Mrs- J- Lamont (Ontario Hospital) and of ScaTboroaidthe §ave a talk on the motto, showed slides. Mrs. Fit- TWla? Kemn fam lv The world is m of beauty chett thanked the sPeaker Bowmanville wST and its days are M1 of and all enjoyed a delicious slSv visitors of their music- lunch served ^ the Young of father Mr A A Kemn on Recall was answered hostess, Mrs. W. Turney Young Sunday and attended with a P»ace of interest and Mrs. J. Lamont. Decoration day service. Sunday visitors of Mr., Mrs. E. McKague were Mr., Mrs. Jack Dingwall Mrs- s- VanWills, Toronto; and family, Toronto and Mr> Mrs- Cecil stePhePs Mr., Mrs Ed Boe's of and Glen of Peterborough; Brighton, visited Mrs. D Miss Ina B°w?n' £rant" Ca^UetonTSdshin ffih Carr; consolation, Esther Dingwall'on the weekend ford; Miss Ethel McKague SXtSSSS158*; men'f nigh, John Mr., Mrs. Russel Baker <jf Bowmanville; Mrs. Don ™ei m ™ei own mil witn Lamont; lone handSi Port Hope; Mr., Mrs. M Knight- St]rlmg- D „ , shufffetolrd' 1 table Norman Fitchett; con" ' . t , Rev. and Mrs. R. Darke ^u™00^' . * i - solation, Gordon Carr. Gummer, Kingston, and were in Toronto on Sunday ?^b&!?J3 fiPlans were made for a Mr., Mrs. Lyle Welton and visiting Fred Darke. fDV0gressWe Schri wS Picnic next week- weather ~ ■ I ladies High score, Flossie wul be in the Town HalL Greenley, for a few weeks. Mr., Mrs. Vaughn Inglis, Kathy and Garry, were in Cornwall on Saturday for a wedding. Mr., Mrs. A. Hamilton and Mrs. Pauline Neilson were at the Young's apartment for the weekend. Club attracts 32 Monday night Welton; lone hands, Beth B of E changes The following are the Northumberland and Newcastle board of education staff changes that affect this area. They were approved by the board at the June meeting. Teacher appointments: Warren Brown and Margaret Griffin to Hillcrest Public as special ed teachers; Mary Mitchell, Ronald Raine, Janice Rudyk to Percy Centennial. To ENSS effective September 3: Jill Ann Berriman, history and geography; Garyb Bugg, science; James Moore, geography; Jane Smith; geography and guidance; Margaret Tyrell, math. Carol Alexander as a teacher to Solina School. Teacher leaves of absence: Kay May from Castleton Public, maternity, Sept. 3 October 4; Jan Markvart and Lee Mitz from Brighton Public; Crystal Hussey from Cramahe IT'S A BIGGIE! Watch Wednesdays paper South; Michael Jowett from Murray Centennial; Barbara Borrows from Stockdale; Elizabeth Krieg and Vincent Rocco from ENSS. Teacher terminations: Cheryl Brown and Lorene Pratt from Percy Centennial, hired from Jan to June, 1974 only; Doris Buttar from ENSS. Teacher transfers: Russell Young to Colborne Public from Spring Valley; Richard Dallman to Cramahe South from special ed and principal's relief and eastern speech resource; Ann Bugg. to Murray Centennial from Smithfield PS; Robert Owen to Percy Centennial from Courtice North PS. Caretaker termination: Morley Perry from Murray Centennial effective June 7. 'I do' (continued) 1973; Mrs. Ronald Knight,l Dianne Whaley, 1973; Wendy Chapman, modelling for her sister, Mrs. Randy Black, Sandra Chapman, 1973; Mrs. Harold Harvey, Marion Triempleton, 1974; and the most recent bride, Mrs. Glen Moore, nee Linda Dekeyser, married just two weeks ago, May 18, 1974. As each model walked into the church, across the Elatform and up the aisle er gown was described by Mrs. Armstrong. The girls went to alternate sides of the church and walked out in single file at the end. But, you say, I did not tell you about the grain mortars and you want to know what they were like. Well, they were logs of wood, generally maple, three or four feet in length and about two feet in diameter, one end hollowed out mortar shape, the deeper the better consistently with the length and strength of the arms which were to use it, and made as smooth as possible, a pestle shaped mallet fitting the cavity. It was very efficient to pulverize corn, but I do not think that wheat flour could be made with it. But as the people increased in number, and raised wheat enough, grist mills began to be built. The first I believe, in the country between Kingston and York was Vanalstine's in Fredericksburg by the "Lake on the Mountain;; and my father's in Haldimand, and at Presque Isle, then Mr. Hare's at Grafton, and Frint's in Cramahe. In the western part of the Province, where water power was scarce, windmills were used but that was long afterwards. When we first came here "in the woods" there was one very large stream that runs into the "Lake" (Ontario, of course) a grist mill and saw mill, a distillery, a potashery, and often a tannery. All gone now, except the grist mills, and they have multiplied, there being often two or three on the same stream, besides steam mills. But the roads! O, the roads, you would need some experience before you could imagine what the roads were. When the project of a gravel Rogers and married Colonel John Peters, sheriff of Hastings and Northumberland. Mary Ann and Margaret were daughters of Col. James Rogers and landed at Sandhurst, east of Picton on Highway 33 where there is now an historical plaque in memory of front of the church. Signed Delbert D. M. Peebles. road from Colborne to Cobourg was first started, a meeting was held in 1846 to discuss the matter, and one young gentlemen opposed it, "for the roads" he said, "were perfectly good in the summer and winter and when they were not, people might stay at home." But that could not always be. I have myself been obliged to go to funerals and other occasions when the "big wagon" the only carriage we had then would go down to the hubs of the wheels in mud. I remember hearing a gentleman telling a stage passenger, who was complaining of having to walk so much of his journey, that we were much better off here than in the upper part of the province, where they not only had to walk, but to carry a rail with which to pry the coach out of the mud holes. There was a place between Colborne and Grafton called Herriman Hill, from the name of the first settler there, which was said to be the worst place between Kingston and Toronto, and the terror of the stage drivers. This arose from the nature of the soil, for it was not much of a hill and, in fact, a "brick yard" was worked so close beside the road for some years. But since the way has been gravelled no one now can imagine what it was once. In the first settlement all the land travel went on to the lake shore, but everything that could be was done by water, according to the season of the year, and the ice made very good travelling too in many places. Want Ads AT HOME "I figured it wouldn't take you long to learn how to manipulate a phone, Mable." DANCE GRAFTON ARENA SATURDAY, JUNE 29 9 P.M. TO 12:30 A.M. Music By - Freddy Coupland Kombo Refreshments Bar Lunch Tickets: $50.00 couple, proceeds for Grafton Arena. FOR TICKETS: 349-2555 or 372-2551 OPEN HOUSE - will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert McConnell of 32 King St. W., Colborne on Sunday, June 30, 1974 on the occassion of their 40th. wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. McConnell and family will be happy to receive friends and neighbours from 2 to 5 p.m. (990-49B)CE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE 30-50%OFF • Hobbies • Candle Making • Lamp Making Gifts • Balsawood Gifts • Wine Making Additives Gifts FINAL WEEK JOURNEY'S END 78 King St. W., Cobourg 6Ma&&en'& 79 Princess Street Trenton 392-5620 Trophies 50 Percent off Engraving 3c Per Letter Crest & Jackets Bowlers & Curlers - Free Trophy with order & Free Place Mats phone 372-5435 COLBORNE SERVICE DIRECTORY G0RD SMITH APPLIANCES Lawn and Garden Equipment Water pressure systems for farm and cottage. Parts and repairs. Sales and service. VICTORIA ST. COLBORNE 355-2432 _ If the factory rustproofed Your car property hydomaiiYdealc sell rustproof™1 wl ting; Call 372-8231 /372-9675 and we'll tell you. If it isn't Ziebart,it's not the same. Stoffers Auto Body 434 William St. Cobourg Ont. Phone 372-8231/372-9675