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PORT PERRY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5th; 1943 taken from The Weekly 25, 1901, and printed July Sun of through the courtésy of Mrs. AW. Allin, Port Perry. "When [first settled in Reach ings as then existed; the night winds were made still more by the howl of the wolf; and bears were met with so frequently that their appears ance passed almost without comine nt" The speaker John (« H-- drear wis memory goes back almost to the he- ginning of things in the country about Port Perry. . Ontario Masts for English' Ships. Continuing along the same general line, Mr. Claughton said: "I have seen great masts, 70 and 80 feet long, cut from the woods of Reach, and teamed to Whitby. for shipment to England. Four and five teams were used in the hauling. Cordwood, you say, sells in Whithy to-day at $8.00 per cord; I re- same place fora dollar. So abundant _was the timber thau it Was a nuis- ance, to be got rid of as soon as sible. I have seen great piles of oak, pine, elm, and maple logs, covering a " ten-acre field, all on_fire at once. The timber which furnished, these great conflagrations, with their weird ef- feet on the surrounding forest, would be worth thousands upon thousands of dollars if in existencé to-day. The "Queen's Bush" of Uxbridge "After good timber began to get a little searce about Manchester pe ople went over to what we then called the "Queen's Bush", in Uxbridge, and helped themselves to what they want- ed. Uxbridge had not then been lo-' cated, and there was no-one to say them nay." This term of "Queen's Bush" was - new to me, as applied to Ontario County~ I had frequently heard it' used in the 'sixties to denote the coun- try up Horon way. It appears not to nos- loosely used to describe any section so, long as the land remained unsettled. When Deer Drank from Scugog Forest conditions being such as de- surprising that wild animals were present in large numbers. "One Sun- day", said Mr. Claughton, spt aking on this_point, "three deer rose up within ten rods of me, from a place where iy 5 they had been lying in a little clear- fi not far from where Epsom now ds. AN Wolves were numerous in the swanips oul iW on the 13th, and settlers in that Fi neighbourhood had to pen up their wi i i sheep every night. One night, after | a is had left Uxbridge about cight- o'clock, ji 1 heard the howl of a pack in' the Black River swamp. You may bepend on it, I was not long in covering the i remaining two miles or so to my home, A man named Shaw, who cleared one of the farms just below Epsom, had gone fo his father's place to borrow a 7 Bible. The hook was a Wide bs one, = home grim the book and van for Le 4 7 it. The Bible was récovered after- gay wards wiiljured. id Mr. Claughtan's memory is equally AiZ¥s clear regarding more recent events -- evens which occurred in the middle of 1 ast century, when Whitby was the TRH mmercial port of the whole country 75 for 40 miles back. ~ "At that time," said Mr. Claughton, fn | "the farmers of Georgina, Brock, 4Jx- a bridge, and Scott all teamed their pro- 7 duce to Whitby. There were days in ar the "fall when you could not drive 7 along the road past Epsom, -as' you aye just done, because of the press 74 Seams making their way to Whitby. k out when you would, and yan ! gee a string of wagons extend- When the Howl of the Wolf Made Night More Dismal in the Swamps of Reach * Township n | solid block of woods extended from : | Epsom to Port Perry; deer might he seen almost daily in such scanty clears one of the few among the living whose | member the day when it sold in the gy, have been applied to any one particu- lar section--the term moved west as tons first settled near where the Diy- children, of Toronto, spent the holiday the tide of settlement moved; it was den farm is now at Brooklin they had at the Tome of Mrs. . John-Holliday. scribed by Mr. Claughton, it-is not] There was more wheel traflic in one day then than there is in four years now. | The Old Plank Road "Yes, I remember the old plank road . from the forest, and of hundreds now sleeping in the lonely graves which dot the hillsides of a country created by their labors, even the names are now foygotten." | Still, a Love for the Soil is Growing. Still, despite the conditions to which Mr. Claughton referred, we are gradu- afly developing an attachment to the soil such as comes only from long and intimate association. When at Utica I noticed a commodious and artistic building with "Memory Hall" lettered in gilt on its front, On asking for an explanation 1 was told that T. W. Horn, one of the contractors for the King Edward Hotel, who was born in that neighborhood, had 'erected the building and presented it to his old neighbors, That was the means by which his affection for a countryside where every tree, knoll, and roadside had been made familiar by early asso- ciation found expression, Out near TGamebridize a public §¢hool has a weri-|~ stocked library. That library is a standing memorial-of the fact that an attachment for one corner of Thorah, developed years ago in the breast of | Andrew Gunn, of Gunn Bros., has not vet grown cold, Over in the Niagara from Manchester to Whithy. many of the planks for it were cut in' the old Paxton mill at The planks were not thick enough, the supports were insflicient, and the road But while it lasted it was a great boon. People used to team 25 bushels as far as Manchester SO0n gave way. A good : Perry. ! Port erry. district a school building, and the land | for an experimental fruit farm, bears evidence of the fact that the memory Mr. Rittenhouse, a millionaire lumberman of Chicago, still turns fondly to the land of his birth. Strange if it Were Not So. And it would, indeed; be strange if and then pile on 25 more to haul from that to Whitby over the planks. Even wan. "Nao, the highway was not then as! fee as it is now. There were five toll, gates between Whitby and Manches- Jer. Two of them were merely 'check ates", but the toll for the round trip with a team was a York shilling. "All the wheat did not go to Whit- BY A rood deal of it was diverted to | ibe Gibbs' mills at Oshawa for grind-;| That -which went to Whitby was shipped via Oswego to England and, at the time of the Crimean war, it brought over $200 a bushel. At 30 bushels ta the aere that paid fairly well, Thristy-Quenchers Were Frequent. Thirst-Quenchers Were Frequent There were three in Prince Albert and even at that there were limes when vou could not get a bed for love or Prince Albert was the chief the wheat sent on from there being divided between Whithy and Oshawa. In Epsom there were two hotels, in Utica two more, | money. [ i v purchasing point, with another less than a mile east of | Utica, and at Manchester there were two. - The same proportion held all, with a load of nearly four tons a team | would skip along over the board high-| Ontario's who have wandered | far from the old home, did not at i times' turn with hearts full of longing to the scenes which fond recollections "recall to their view. Veins would soon i cease to perform their function, which did not tingle with quickened blood at | the sight or recollection of one or "other of the glorious - landscapes spread 'out from ten thousand eleva- , tions in this grand old Province. One would be wholly lost to imagination | who could stand on the high ground 'north of Bradford and view without emotion Lake Simcoe shimmering to {the north and the valley of the" Hol: '{ land, backed by the tree-decked high- lands of Georgina and East Gwillim- bury, spread out in front. Sluggish would be the blood, too, that would not move faster when viewing, from the elevation north of Myrtle, the tree- clad ridges on cither hand and the great stretch of waving fields, relieved by the darker shates of fruit and or- namental trees, covering the hills and volleys stretching off towards Whitby. In a Province which combines the grandeur of the Scottish Highlands , with the fruitfulness of the valleys of England, it would, indeed, be remark- able if patriotism in its highest and best form were not developed. --W. L. S. sons, the way along the line. ! | Hardships? Nothing to Speak of! "Any hardships in my carly days 2 People always | Nothing to speak of. had plenty to eat. I remember one: man having to pack a bushel of wheat; on his back ten miles: to be ground. Lut that was nothing. When the Pax- to go to Toronto for everything. i "The people of today would, how- ever, think even the ordinary opera-) tions of those days a hardship. 'pepper mill.' One man raked the other raked it from him, and a third pitched it to one-side, being careful! the grain did not go with it. Even at that the grain was left full of chafl'" and, if there was more than one day's threshing, that threshing on the first day had to be cleaned up at night be- fore the second day began," - Fathers Dead--Sons Gone. Then the speaker's voice took on a sadder tone -- "Where now are all those sturdy piongers who prepared the way for the wide acres of waving barley, oats, and- wheat which stand) ready for the binder to-day?" he ask- | ed. "Gone, gone," he said, answering his own question. "Of the pioneers themselves scarcely one is left, and! even the names they bore have almost | d Hi disappeared from the county's roll of frecholders. There is not be-! tween Oshawa arid. Whitby a single! name that was known there sixty} years ago, It is the same between Manchester and Whitby. There are only {wo or three of the old names be- tween Epsom and Manchester. My. The explanation is easily given. "The old people toiled long and hard "tn accumulate a 'little means. They encouraged the idea in their children that the latter should be 'able to take life easier than the parents had done, What was the result? The children cither drifted into other | callings or else squandered in .idle living the means their parents had accumulated by sweat and toil. either case the result was the same, The children left or were driven from, the lands their fathers had recovered / I Mr i £4.00 PROSPECT Miss Edith Cochrane was a recent visitor with friends at Geneva Park. and Mrs. Jack Holliday and Miss Marion Smith, of . Toronto, spent the holiday at her home here. with her daughter, Mrs. A. Parrinder, for hte past week. Mr. Frank Gilroy returned to his home in Windsor on Saturday after holidaying for the past two months with relatives. Mrs. E. Currie of Cannington was a recent visitor with Mr. and Mrs, Jas, Dickson. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar 'Cooper and children of Toronto, were down over the week-end and holiday. Master Bobbie Eyers of Hawkestone is spending this week with his brother Albeert and Mrs. Eyers. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cook of Port Perry, ealled a week ago Sunday and took Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Cook to Co- bourg where they spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cross, former Myrtle resident. The Reesor Fuel and Lumber Co. of Port Perry unloaded a car of cement the first part of the week. "Frank Harrison Who has had chargé of the C.P.R. Section at Renfrew for several months, was appointed fore- man of the Indian River seetion and took over his new work on Monday. Frank will be much nearer home, Mr. and Mrs. --~George Painter of Waubaushene were Sunday visitors with Prospect and Myrtle friends. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Perrin are holi- daying with their sons and their fam- ilies at their cottage at Sand Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cook of Oshawa, and Mr. and Mrs, Fred 'Beadle and children of Ashburn, were visitors on Monday evening at the W, J. Cook home. Mr. and drs. David Luery Symone again after a pleasant motor trip which included the Bluewater High- way and the Georgian Bay district, A number from around here attend- ed the horse races in the afternoon and the evening entertainment at Port Perry on Monday which was sponsored by the Business Men'd Association. _ Mrs. J. Currie, Miss Norma Currie, Mr. and Mrs, Haddock and Kenneth, of Toronto, spent Saturday vith Dave Currie. Mrs. William Cook and family wish to express their . sincere thanks to the 'many neighbors and friends for their kindness and sympathy at the time of their recent bereavement. Mrs. Stanley Linton and Miss Beu- lah Cooper have rented a cottage at Caesarea for a couple of weeks. Mrs. T. Carey and granddaughter returned home on Tuesday after a holiday with Oshawa friends. Mr. W. Eyers returned to work on Monday after an enjoyable week spent with his family at" their home in Hawkestone and a boat trip to Parry Sound. Arthur Manderson of the Veteran's Guards who is stationed at a German prison camp, was home for a brief visit last week. Frank Downey of Deloro, spent the week-end with his parents, 0. H. and Mrs. Downey. Mrs. Shand of Toronto, is visiting this week with her sister, Mrs. Leask. EPSOM Recent Western visitors at the home AC2 J. H. Dewar, R.C.AF, all of "of Prince Albert, Sask. Miss Holen Conlin, of Toronto, is 'spending her vacation at the home of. her parents. i The W. A. meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Wm. Steele last Wed-- nesday with- a good attendance of members and visitors. Collection over A pleasant afternoon was en- joyed by all. Mrs. S. Barrett. of Oshawa, was a recent visitor with her niece Mrs. W. W. Holtby. Mr. and Mrs. W. Rolph of Toronto, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Geo, McClintock. - Myrtle Station Church service on Sunday, August 8 has been withdrawn, Gordon Harrison, his mother and aunt, Mrs, Lowrey, spent a day recent- ly with Orillia friends. Mr. and Mrs. James Edgar, of To- ronto, were Sunday evening callers at: the home of Myrtle relatives, Able Seaman Jim Manderson, R.CN. Y.R., of Halifax, was hame on a short leave during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Masters visit- ed with friends in Cobourg on Tuesday of last week. Miss Audrey Britton and friend of Toronto, returned home on Sunday with her grandparents, Mr. and Murs. Robert: Britton. Mrs. E. Fisher of Ashburii has been i The sympathy of the community is Our a ne "i i 5 i Rigid were tended to the husband and family of first thresher was what we called a rs. Jas. Parslow, Mr. M. RTKerr and the late Mrs. Frank Brown, who died on Saturday, in Greenbank. She was straw away from the cylinder; an-' Vancouver, B.C., and Miss F. R. Gillis £0 on resident of this community. | The W. A. met at the home of Mrs. Cook Ashenhurst last Thursday after- noon with a goodly number present. Congratulations to Mr. John-Suther- land on his recent marriage. Mr. and Mrs. J. McKee visited on Sunday with Miss Annie, and Mrs. T. Akney. . ' Mr. and Mrs. Al Christie spent last Thursday evening with Mr, and Mrs.! E. Thompson, at Victoria Corners. Mr, and Mrs. Herman Kerry and SCUGCOG Services and Sunday Schools at the regular hours next Sunday. All are invited to these meetings. A birthday party was held on 'Sat- urday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jackson, in honour of their sons George and David. There grandparents Mr. and Mrs. A, Crooks of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs: George Jack- son, of Port Perry, and/her niece, Mrs, J. Joblin, Alene Sweetman, 'Shirley, Merle and Roy Hope, Donald and Marie Long, Margaret Bratley. All had 'a very enjoyable time. ~The visiting with Mr, and Mrs: Martyn Tora timer Allene Sweetman enjoyed the visit of her cousin Jean Dowson, of Port Perry, who was here for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hope and little Ronald visited her brother, Mr. H. Mills and Mrs. Mills, at Enniskillen, and her sister Mrs) L. Stainton and Mr. Stainton at Tyrone, on Sunday. Mrs. Stainton and little Linda return- ed with them for a holiday. Mr. Clem Jeffrey visited relatives at Seagrave recently. Miss Inez Martyn is spending a few happy holidays in Toronto. i Mr. W. Milner and sister Mrs. Wes. Crozier, of Prince Albert, spent the week-end with their nephew Mr. and Mrs. R. Hood. Mr. and Mrs. R. Prentice attended the funeral of their friend Mrs. F. Brown, at Grenbank, on-Monday. Mr. Kenneth Hope returned home on Saturday night after spending a few days with his sister Mrs. Frank Real at Blackwater. Mr. and Mrs. Roy St. Johns, of Long Branch, spent a pleasant week-end with her sister Mrs. F. Crozier." Mrs. Burnett and daughters: Lillian and Margaret, are spending a few weeks with Mrs. Geo. Burnett at the home of her parénts, Mr. and Mrs. F. Crozier. \ Mrs. Ortwood, of Saskatoon, viisted her cousin Mrs. Roy Menders-and other friends last week.. Birthday greetings to Gerald Reader for the 9th, Mrs. Wilfred Mark, Edgar Brown and George Jackson, Jr., fox) the 10th, Mrs. H. Demara for the 11h] Edna Prentice for, the 12th and Clinton Brown for the 13th. Sports Day in Port Perry was well attended by Scugog folk. PRINCE ALBERT The July meeting of the Woman's Association was held on the lawn at the home of Mrs, D. M. Jackson, on the afternoon of the 28th. The at- tendance was good and numbered -around thirty-seven ladies. The presi- 'dent, Mrs. MacGregor, preesided, and among the items 'of business, it was decid deto hold a quilting for war work the following week. . No meeting will be held in August. - For program, Miss Madden read a very fine article entitled, "The Woman on the Job". It told of this woman taking a minister's place in one of the provinces in the West; how she got around in her old car, the troubles she had with it, some- times fixing certain parts with wire, going through deep mud, other times snow, but--she got there. Miss M. Vickery read "The Incubator Chick". children were very pleased with the ki lunch. All wish for George and David many happy returns of their birthday. Mr. and Mrs. S. Lampkin, who have returned from the West, and Mrs, W. Martyn, of Prince Albert, have been Alex, Phone 72w, NUTRITION _ Eat Right: Feel Right. For Good, utritious Meats, Call WZ E. MacGREGOR, BUTCHER PORT PERRY - ART. JEMISON JEMISON'S BAKERY THE HOME OF GOOD BAKING The Best F asily Baking Service will be maintained WEDNESDAY, Fun begins at 8.00 p.m. MONSTER STREET DANCE AND CELEBRATION in CANNINGTON on Amusements, bingo, games, booths; fortune. telling, draw for ~~" donated Hereford Heifer or $100.00 in cash, double or nothing, etc.., fun for young and old. Proceeds for War Charities, AUGUST 18th SATURDAY WEDDING AT HOLY TRINITY Holy Trinity Church was the scene of a pretty wedding at 4 o'clock on Saturday, July 24th; when Olive Lucy Powel, second daughter of D. Milton Powell and the late Mrs. Powell, of Port Perry, was united in marriage to Sgt. Wilfred Duffield of Camp Borden, youngest son of Fred Duffield, Lake- view 'Gardens, Oshawa. ~ Rev. E. H. McLellan was the officiating clergy- man. Miss May Dillon played the wedding music, The bride, who was given in mar- riage by Arthur Smith, wore a pretty, simply-fashioned frock of heavenly blue sheer, a white hat, white shoes and gloves, and a corsage bouquet of Sweetheart 'roses and cornflowers. Mrs. Frank Hoag attended her sister, wearing Oriental rose crepe with white accessories and corsage of roses-and gypsophila. . Fred Amey, of Oshawa, was best man. Mr, and Mrs. Amey were hosts at the reception which followed the ceremony. Their home at 106 Mont- rave Ave., was decorated with snow- balls and orange lilies. Mr. J. Matthews has sufficiently re- covered from hjs recent accident to leave the hospital. He i§ with his sister Mrs, Fariman. ~The 'W. A. met at the church on Tuesday afternoon of last week and enjertained the Pinedale W.A, ¢ Rl di BRIEF CROP REPORT . Fruits and Vegetables Apples -- Only slightly lower pro- duction. Heaviest increase in early i varieties. la 1 2 Cherries~--Only 40% crop, compared with 1942 output. " Peaches--T70% trees killed. Pears--Deécrease of 35%. - Plums--Heavy decrease -- 45% to 67% cut in Niagara district. Grapes--178% of last year's yield. Raspberries--Normal or slight in- crease in preliminary survey. Later reports not favorable, ~ Vegetables--There has been a de- crease in acreage in onions, tomatoes and celery. Weather conditions have been favorable. 3 Canning Crops--Only two-thirds of former acreage planted in peas, corn, below 1942. Many while backward, is doing well. Mrs. Farebrother, of Niagara Falls, was the guest of Mrs. H. Hook last week. Mr. and Mrs. C. Partridge and fam- ily of Port Credit, visited Mr. and Mrs, J. Boe, on Sunday. Miss Alma Lee, Miss Ruth Brent, of Toronte, at the former's home here for the week-end. A pot luck supper consisting of most everything" was served at little tables, which the hostess had arranged, nice-' ly decorated with bouquets. from Port Perry were Mrs. Farmer, | Mrs. Lyle, Mrs. F, Hunter and daugh- ters. Other visitors were Miss Laird, Visitors | Miss Dorothy Real, Miss Aletha , Cragg, of Toronto, were home for the holiday week-end. Miss Margaret Davis, of Toronto, the guest of Mr, and' Mrs. Blake Cragg last week. Mr. and Mrs. T. Bushby, Mrs. Balfe family at Mr. and Mrs. W. Rogers' on, Mrs. Lampkin and Mrs. B. Wanna-| 4 family returned home on Satur- Sunday. Mr. Ross Clark spent the week end with his. parents Mr. and Mrs.-Chas. Clark. Miss Heisey and>}frs. W. Cook at Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark's recently. Mr. and Mrs. T. McVey and Lillie, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs, J. Neeson. -- AC Roy Wilson, R.C.A.F. visited his parents on Sunday. The Miller sisters of Toronto are spending some holidays with their' aunt Mrs. D. McCulloch, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Howsam at Mr, Earl Howsam's one, evening this week, Mrs. E, Ashton is spending the week - with Mr, and Mrs. W. Rogers.' "Mr, and Mrs, Melvin Hodgson and family of Oshawa, spent Sunday with Mr. J. Bailey, * Mr. nad Mrs. L. Wagner and Mrs. P. Luke visited with Mr, and Mrs, L In; evening after a pleasant holiday spent Luke on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Sonley and family J spend an evening this' week with Mr. and Mrs, Al Christie. | maker. Collection $9.25. Mr. and Mrs. Fair of Toronto, spent the week-end with the Misses Holman, Mrs, F. Vickery and Mary attended the Cadmus W. A. held at the home of , Mrs. L. R. Beacock, recently. + - Miss S. Laird, former, teacher here, visited a few days last week with Miss azel McCrea and other friends. i Well, the tomatoes are getting ripe. Mr, Raymer picked one and others are goon going to. Mrs and Mrs. F. Vickery are having i their house in the village, at one time the parsonage, made jnto a double RAO PORT PERRY FAIR Monday, Sept. 6 | day, after holidaying for a week at Port Bolster. Mr, and Mrs. Tyson Lee, spent last week at Port Carling. ronto, spent the week-end at the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ryer- son Beare, i i Miss Joyce Beare and friend, of To- AUGUST RATION TIME, T4318 Coffee or Tea-- Coupons 1 to 12 inclusive now valid, Coupons 13 valid August 19 Valid until declared void. . . Sugar-- Coupons 1 to 12 inclusive now valid. Coupon 13 valid August 19 All canning sugar 'coupons' now valid, Butter-- Coupons 20 and 21 now valid (Expire August 31) Coupons 22 and 23 valid Aug. 6 (Expire August 381) Coupons 24 and; 24 valid Aug. 19. 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