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10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tues. October 30, 1984 Only house knows secret of bottle mystery Why were bottles hidden in the walls of 429 Queen Street in Port Perry? Only the house knows for sure and it's not telling. For Angela and Dan McPhee, who have own- ed the house for a little more than a year and have been renovating ever since they moved in, the bottles are an interesting mystery. Sixteen of them, in various colours and shapes, were discovered in the walls of the UXBRIDGE MEMORIAL pp WB RIDGES & + mid 19a 1919 ' ST ai -® McPhee's laundry room when Dan began ripping things apart a few months ago. Originally an unheat- ed mud room, built sometime after the rest of the house (which is dated 1850), the McPhee family is restoring it into a useable laundry room and entranceway. When Dan began tear- ing down the old plaster to make way for insul- ation, he came across the bottles stuffed inside the walls, along with ae FOR PERSONAL SERVICE VISIT OUR SHOWROOM HOME APPOINTMENTS 8 TRANSPORTATION BY REQUEST 38 YEARS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE sawdust (used as insul- ation), old newspapers (used as wallpaper - some Mail and Empire editions dating back to the 1800's), and a small 'collection of bat and mice skeletons. The bottles, though, remain a mystery. Why were they placed inside the walls? Were they too used as some kind of insulation? Or was there an alcoholic in the household who hid his (or her) empty bottles where nobody would OMPANY MEMORIALS OF DISTINCTION GRANITE - MARBLE BRONZE Cemetery Lettering & Renovations Custom Designing & Lettering Quality & Satistaction Assured by our own Written Guarantee. 852-3472 108 BROCK ST. WEST [03,404 (4 133.43,» Speci am 15 Pc. 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The Conference is intended to provide women who are leaders or potential leaders in the, rural community with the skills necessary to establish and main- tain self-help groups. Travel assistance is available for the Confer- ence priority will be given to assisting people for whom distance is a deterent to attending the Conference. Limited funds are also avail- able for subsidizing the Conference registration fee and for providing child care. To discuss travel, registration and child care subsidies par- ticipants should contact Betty Stephens, Con- ference Co-ordinator, R.R. 5, Owen Sound, Ontario. N4K 5N7: tele- phone 1-519-371-4350. Support for the subsidy program has been pro- vided by the Ministry of Northern Affairs and the Secretary of State. Lt e™ *Cherries *Beans *Peas *Corn *Mixed Vegetables *Cauliflower *Broccoli *Lima Beans *Carrots * 3 Kinds of Berries *Peaches / MacMILLAN ORCHARDS - WHITBY - 686-2531 686-0388 Csi» _. rtd CNY SHR | : Cy "Ny Hidden cache It's amazing the things you discover when you're renovating. . Just ask Angela and Dan McPhee, who lucked onto a secret cache of antique bottles hidden in the walls of their, Queen Street home. See story for details. : : A Future for Angela. .. A Future for the War Amps And when there are no more War Amputees? A question we are asked, and we have a very good answer. Angela Craig is a member of our Child Amputee Program and wears a special myo-electric arm and hand the War Amps 1] x o) - "helped to provide. This kind of help, and the many programs we operate, will continue. far into the future because when there are no longer War Amputees, we will become THE CANADIAN AMPUTEES FOUNDATION and will continue to offer children like Angela every hope for the brightest future. Amputees helping amputees. Our legacy will live on -- Wish to call us? Dial toll free: Metro Toronto residents: (416) 488-0600 Area Codes $19,613, 705: 1-800-268-8821 All other codes: 1-800-268-8917. The War Amputations of Canada is a registered charitable organization operated on a non-profit basis, J under the control and direction entirely of our own members. Should you wish further information please do not hesitate to contact us. Charitable Institution Registration number: 0286831-09-13 Donation Address: War Amputations of Canada, Key Tag Service, 140 Merton Streel, Toronto, Ontario M4S 1AS H&M WRIGHT FEED COMPANY * DOG & CAT FOOD * FEEDS & GRAIN * ANIMAL HEALTH PRODUCTS - OPEN - . MON. - FRI. ow hy 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. SUPPLIES am 120 8:00 a.m. - 12 noon » TILIZER & FENCING call HAROLD or MELANIE BLACKSTOCK - 986-4201 | J ui Sal AA pani. 5