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(Tha Osawa Reformer.) volying two. passenger cars; and a heavy truck and trailer, which oc- curred last week on the Kingston Road a mile west of Dunbarton. The injured persons ar . J. Nasmith, of Port Pery, whose back was severe- ly hurt; Magistrate Purdy, owner of one of the cars, Mrs. Purdy and Miss Lella Axcher, oll of Port Perry sus- tained minor cuts and severe shaking up; Frank Mallett of Oshawa, a truck hand, whose forearm wass badly 'gashed. Harold Edmondson driver of the { truck which was owned by the Smith Transportation Co., of Oshawa, came through the mishap unscratched. Chas, Grabb and family of Portage La Prairie were in the second car which did not figure in the latter part of the accident. Mr, Purdy attempted to pass the truck, and in doing so the car and the truck collided with the result that both were thrown into the ditch. The passenger car, a closed model, landed on its side smashed almost be- yond recognition. The truck and trailer came to rest upside down, the four wheels upturned to the sky, the load strewn about. The truck in- stantly took fire, the flames however being smothered by driver Edmond- son who unhurt had hurriedly ertri- cated himself from the wreckage. Rushing then to the car where the four were imprisoned he first freed Magistrate Purdy who was least in- juried and who was able to assist in xe leasing the others. The three ladies, who were bleeding profusely from numerous cuts were rushed to the home of Dr. Dales at Dunbarton, After treatment they were able to go to their homes in Port Perry. The highway where the near tra- gedy was enacted was on a down 'grade between two hillocks. The '| truck at the time had just pulled over the first rise, Mr. Edmondson stated to the Reformer that he had just changed into high gear when the car suddenly appeared at the side, He squeezed over to the side of the road as far as possible but could do moth- ing further to avoid the mishap. Magistrate Purdy in conversation | withthe Reformer stated that the on- coming car was travplling at an ex- cesive speed and tried to pass after he had turned out to go by the truck. William Thomas, an eye witness of the affair, says that none of the cars were travelling fast at the time. In his opinion the Purdy car should The Peoples' Meat Market We sell everything you want in choice, clean, -palatable, nutritious and satisfying meats. If you want it geod "BERT MacGREGOR Will do the rest. Ring up Phone 72. SEED CORN Jo dnd ees : x ; / Our Seed Corn is here. UF IMPROVED LEAMING IANT WHITE 0. 1 grade. . MORTGAGE LIFTER : LONGFELLOW. All > Our list of Field and Garden Seeds is complete: Mangel, Turnip and Rape Seed. A good variety of each. 'Have you tried Blatchford's Chick Mash for your little "§ chicks. Keeps them healthy and makes them grow, and when they are ten days or two weeks old give them some .~ Scratch Feed. We have it also. BOOTS & SHOES . GROCERIES CROCKERY. J. F. McCLINTOCK PORT PERRY, ONT. did. Highway officer Reid of Pickering, y| advised the Reformer that two. charges will be preferred against Magistrate Purdy, one of reckless driving, the other for neglecting to | leave his name and address with the parties concerned in the accident. Measurements made immediately following the accident showed that 'from the side of the road to the skid mark of Magistrate Purdy's right wheel was a distance of eight feet. "The truck had to drive between the edge of the road and the Magistrate's car within this eight feet according to those who made the measurements. The truck and car were let through the fence by the breaking off of two posts. - This slackened the heavy cables sufficiently to allow the heavy truck followed by the car, to reach the ditch. . : LL, | Had the car been struck by a locomotive it could have been little 'more damaged. The, radiatbr and engin®, were bent and cracekd: The engine was torn from "the frame, The "top and doors on one side were | splintered like match wood. Doors | on" the other side were ripped off with the main upright. The front seat was torn from the floor, the front wheels §) were shattered, The fenders re- sembled n WE SERVE TO PLEASE Try our Bread, Buns/and Confection- ! E. H. GERROW & SON ~ Bakers and Confeotioners, Port Perry. Er apeion Sle ha SEES a A Caw tuated at Cochrane, Bay and Bigelow Sts., e cottage in. good condition, eight rooms, lights, good barn. - : y is priced lectively the car, which was a new Chevrolet landau, was nothing more than a tangled, twisted heap of completely from the body. "Outside of this there was little damage. The s suffered little and the freight ot much the worse. . = injuries while one other was unhurt {in a sensational motor accident in- not have attempted to pass when it} ¢ 1 'W. H. Bewell. masses of twisted tin. Col-| vanced temperance views, but no one supposed he would dare .| them--would not stand for such an innovation, declared the barn ES ------------ and its ENVIRON By REV. F. G. WEIR different ; is at present. They had figured on reclaiming five thousand acres to be used as pasture land, and calculated that with each acre 'pasturing three head of cattle at ten dollars a head they would have a revenue of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Inspired by these great expectations three men who had evidently come from some office and. neglectd to provide themselves with overalls, one day in July, 1880, arrived at the Scugog end of the 'Port Perry-Scugog bridge, tok off their coats and began to dump and wheelbarrow for the purpose. It is not necessary to take thesecond look at the half a mile of swamp that they proposed to fill up to appreciate their courage, or to understand why they soon despaired of accomplishing their purpose in that way. But according to the proverb, "where there's a will, there's a way" and these men seemed ready to prove it. They now attacked the problem with a pile driver. Tongued and groved piles were used and had been driven to a distance of three or four rods when the company for some reason or other abandoned the project altogether. Now a hole in the bank of the Scugog shore is all that remains to be seen of the achievements of this ambitious undertaking. The marsh continues as it was, but is now a game preserve in the possession of a certain syndicate. Some'day the marsh may be reclaimed, but not until land in Ontario is scarce enough to make it necessa® and worth while. DRINK In the account of the dedication of what is now the Centre Church it is stated "The Island is occupied by an industrious, in- telligent and moral class of men, to whose praise I would record the fact that there is no tavern on the Island." More than half a century has passed and still we can say there is no tavern, nor has there ever been one on the Island, though it came very near it at one time. About sixty-five years ago Mr. Isaac Orser made preparations for selling liquor in a building that stood on the corner where the store is now, but not on the same site. The attempt failed however because Mr. Orser could not secure a license. That was probably in the year 1857 or 1858, rather more than sixty-five years ago, for in January of 1858 the Council passed the following resolution: "Moved by Mr. Schell, seconded by Mr. Fralick, that this municipality shall not grant any licenses for the sale by retail of any intoxicating liquor in the township, this present year, and that by-law No. 97 passed by the united townships of Reach and Scugog, so far is the same related to the granting of licenses, be repealed." A municipal vote was taken on a by-law regranting licenses in the same year, and a large majority voted for "no licenses." Somebody was generous enough to make the stattement in 1869 that Scugog was at that time the only township in the Dominion in which the sale of intoxicating liquors was neither practised nor permitted. Whether the statemen was supported by facts or not we cannot say. There used to be a branch of the "Sons of Temperance" on the Island, known as the "Grove Division." In March 1891 some some members representing this branch waited on the Council to request the use of the hall for holding their weekly meetings. This division was in existance in 1869 for in September of that year a grand temperance rally was held in the Grove on the Indian Reservation. Following is the account of the rally: * "The morning was charming and inviting and as early as 10 a.m. parties began to move toward the scene of action. A capital plftform and generous supply of comfortable seats were already prepared ,and a couple of long dining tables were soon run up and things began to take shape. "Amongst the arrivals the Prince Albert Lodge had the largest turnout. Sonya Division was represented, also Port Perry and perhaps others. The hour for dinner having arrived, the tables were at once filled up and full justice done to the excellent provisions furnished by our enterprising townsman, Mr. Hiscox." The speakers were: Dr. Jones, who acted as chairman, Rev. Mr. Pomeroy,--he did not speak himself but furnished two sub- stitutes Rev'ds. Messrs. Morrison and Curt--Rev. Mr. Cantlon, Rev. Mr, Jamieson, Mr."T. Paxton M.P.P. and Mr. Squelsh. Rev. Mr. Cantlon in the course of his address congratulated the people of Scugog on having no spirituous liquors sold in their township and urged them to keep it so. Mr. Paxton also con- gratulated the people on the absense of bars and added, he had no hesitation in asserting that Scugog was the most prosperous township in the Dominion, and would continue to flourish... He congratulated them on having given $2000 to the railway, and gave it as his opinion that when moneyed men came from England they would seek their way to Scugog and settle here. There are not many of the present generation who realize how great is the contrast between the conditions of sixty years ago and the conditions of to-day, as far as drink is concerned, or what it meant in those days to declare for temperance principles. Whisky sold for twenty-five cents a gallon. The pail of whisky with the tin cup attached was to be found at the back of most stores, and the customer was free to help himself. In the numer- ous grog shops there was no lack of drink at a penny a glass or five cents a grunt, a grunt being as much as one could swallow in one breath. There was plenty of drink also at most gatherings. It was often a part of the wedding feast. We have heard of a certain wedding where three bottles stood on a table in one of the rooms to which many of the guests made frequent visits. It was often a part of the picnic lunch. Our readers will recall what Mr. Baird said about the "Impudent face of Old Rye peeping out of the lunch basket of those who were going on an excursion in July 1867. At all barn raisings and "bees" it was cbnsidered indespensable. Mr. Farewell tells of a mill that was not "raised on the day appointed because the owner refused to supply in- toxicating drink for the "raising." The mill was later put up by the Sons of Temperance. The following account of a_similar happening is from a leter written to the "Star" in 1924 by Mr. "Joseph. Lee, the founder of Methodism at Greenbank, de- cided to build a large log barn. Everybody was invited to the raising, and about 120 came. It was known that Lee had ad- i custom.- Fhe raising was fixed for a Monday. Soon after the help gathered it was noised about that no use. He would not provide liquor, even if the barn was never raised. Despite this the large majority concluded to proceed, as they all had much work at home, but eight of the neighbour settlers, some of whom did not eare for liquor,--my father among should not be raised until liquor was provided. As soon as a log alii Ifthe company had reached its objective the view from the south of the Island would be very much from what it Scugog Island, or a part of it, into the lake, using pick and shovel |- no liquor was provided. Lee was coaxed, threatened, etc., but of | | A Savings Account | "is a Splendid Investment | investment rarely returns more than four or five per cent. And should it become necessary to realize cash promptly, a sacrifice of two or three cent of the principal will ~ probably be entailed. To depositors in the Standard Bank of Canada is offered abso- lute safety with interest at three per cent. . And deposits may be withdrawn at a moment's notice, with- out sacrifice! RTT TTT STANDARD BANK OF CANADA. TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE BRANCHES * THROUGHOUT CANADA in no case allowing it to remain two logs high. This continued all day Monday and until 5 p.m. Tuesday, yet Lee would not yield. At that hour the eight held a caucus, and as they all had urgent work at home, and personally liked Lee, they decided to yield and 80 turned in and helped and the barn was raised before they lefi that Tuesday night." Many a man drank himself off his farm in those days, and there were unprincipled barkeepers who found pleasure in seeing the debts of certain customers pile up, and in anticipating the day when they should be enriched by the possession of another good farm. Many a loyal .wife and mother had to endure the trial brought upon her by drink, a trial far greater than hunger or isolation. Recently, we heard a man tell how he first saw the actual dreadful effects of drink. One winter morning, his mother cleared the frost from the window, they looked out and saw across the way the neighbor's team standing at the gate, while the neighbor himself was lying drung and helpless across the seat of the wagon. He had gone to market with a load of hogs on Saturday, and now on Sunday morning his faithful horses had brought him to his gate, but he was too drunk to know where he was, or to open the gate, and there stood the team in the winter cold waiting. Most of the money that the wife had helped him to earn had been squandered, lost through drink and gambling and there he lay and might have frozen to death had not his wife come and brought him in. Mr. Baird writing of Scugog in 1872 after referring to the number of Churches and schools and other conveniences on the Island says: They have not yet got a tavern, but they will be able, however, to get along for some time without this addition." They have been able to manage to the present and it seems likely now will continue to do so. The last action taken by the Council with regard to the matter of temperance, as far as we have found, was in 1917 when the Reeve and Clerk were authorized to sign a petition, on behalf of the municipality, for War-time prohibition. JULY FIRST at Greenbank |Defeated Spend the 1st of July at the Supper | The King Government has and Entertainment in the United |been defeated, and the Con- Church, Supper from § to 8. After |gaprvative are in ower, with which James Fax, and his assistants Mr. Meighen as leader. will give a first class enterainment. i Spend the Holiday at Greenbank. The Progressives have con- --goni trol of the situation, ten or RE-UNION twelve of them having gone, A Re-union of the descendants of lover to the Conservative the latet Hugh Ferguson and Ann|gide. MacKinnon, who .settled in Victoria If thei 3 : i i eir action indicates a County, will be held at the original ounty, el gl hive a thorough homestead, lot 1, Concession 5, Town- wish to ship of Mariposa, on Saturday, July [clean-up of the Customs De- 3rd, at 12 o'clock sharp. Invitations partment, such action should have been issued to all those whoselpoceive the approval of every addresses are known. However, if Canadian citizen, no matter there have been any omissions, it is to what part he bel hoped that this intimation wil be |10 FIA DE y he may belong. acceptable, : s wever, they have Residents and visitors, both past {merely secured all they can and present, of the Townships of |from one party, and now try Brock, Reach and Mariposa, and par-|the other, then they take a ticularly those of the villages of Sea- pa asin g grave and Sonya, are cordially invited mean advantage ofa to attend the first annual picnic to be situation. held in High Park, Toronto, at 2.00 For tunat Government ely we shall soon was put up those eight and their sympathizers pulled it down > | p.m. on Saturday, July 10th, 1926. know. ¢ RAR Pai on a el aa