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and donating $1,000 towards cleaning up Lake Scugog on th —_ HOT SUMMER DAYS Occasionally, the Wilsons would open their prop- erty to the community for garden parties. On one of these occasions in August 1927, Port Perry Star publisher fi iM D Ww fi Ri i} { G i TS Samuel Farmer described the event as follows: "A gala day on Scugog as Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Wilson ry opened the grounds of Seven Mile Island for a garden party - si ~ which the whole community attended.” >. "We can’t think of it, without a feeling of shame, for the way in which the crowd acted was more like hungry refu- gees than guests.” Mr. Wilson was 71 years old when he died at his home at 5 Beaumont Rd. in the Rosedale district of Toronto, on October 12, 1941, after an illness of about two months. He was survived by his wife Mary, a step- daughter Mrs. Roy McConnell, and a nephew, R. Wilson. Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Wilson ‘EWA lost interest in the estate and about two years later, on ¢ [Est aE Ry September 4, 1943, she sold Seven Mile Island for a mere $18,000 to Harry S. Ely and his wife Freda. Mr. Ely was D one of a group of four men who joined forces to purchase “I li} the property but before the deal closed, his three partners 279 ee st., Port Perry 905-985-2775 backed out, leaving Mr. Ely to arrange financing for the purchase on his own. By J. Peter Hvidsten Focus on Scugog ¢ Windows ¢ Doors * Siding ¢ Sunrooms WINDOW STORE 905-985-6665 Sales & Installation Free Installation on Softeners, Let's get something perfectly clear - stuart Your Water! Osmosis! We supply a complete line of equipment including. .. @eoceeare Water Softeners, Iron Filters, Reverse Osmosis, Low Monthly Payment Plans Ultra Violet Lamps, Gas Removers, Pumps, Sales « Rentals * Rent-to-0 Pressure Tanks & Supplies VISIT OUR SHOWROOM! VIO Systems ° 1894 Scugog Street, Unit 1, Port Perry =z 905-985-4900 or 1-888-468-1336 « www.ecowater.ca (es) FOCUS - JULY 2010 37