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"A Family Tradition for 128 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Wednesday, January 3, 1996 - 3 Pre-trial motions set to begin for brothers Pre-trial motions will be heard Friday for the two suspects in the October 1994 bank robbery and shootings in Port Perry. Preliminary hearings, which ended in October of last year, showed enough evidence to send Mitchell MacArthur, 44, and his brother Angus, 30, of King- ston, to trial for the shoot- ings. The pre-trial motions, ~ deciding what is admissi- ble and non-admissible in court, will be heard in the judge' s chamber begin- ning at 10 a.m. on Jan. 5. From there the attorneys and the judge will proceed to open court to set a date for the trial. The preliminary trial lookinginto the Port Perry shootings, wrapped up at the end of October after some 20 scheduled court Victim sustains burns Attempted murder charge is laid after woman set ablaze Lindsay OPP have charged a visitor to Canada with attempted murder after a Little Britain woman was sprayed with kerosene and set on fire last week. Police laid the charge after fire razed a farm house on White Rock Rd. in Mariposa Township belonging to Mary Ann Austin last Tuesday (Dec. 27). Mariposa firefighters arrived at the scene about a kilometre south of Mowat's corners around 3:30 last Tuesday afternoon to find the fire fully involved. Police said the fire was deliberately set in the house, as well as a trailer and barn. In addition, a man attempted to murder the woman by dousing her with kerosene and setting it on fire. Mrs. Austin, 58, sustained second and third degree burns, and was transferred to the burn unit at Wellesley Hospital i in Toronto last week, police said. A man also sustained burns in the fire, and was taken to the Toronto hospital. / Arrested at the hospital and charged with attempted murder was Myroslav Kovlasky, 47: Police describe him as a visitor form Russian Ukraine who has been staying in a trailer on the property since June of 1995. An investigation continues. Shutdown a success From Page 1 She added hospital was "comfortably busy" dates. The two suspects have been in custody since the day after the shoot- J. PETER HVIDSTEN / PORT PERRY STAR uh End of an era for Dowson family The two brothers will face more than 40 charges stemming from the Octo- ber 20, 1994 incidents, in- cluding attempted mur- der, robbery, kidnapping, forceable confinement, break and enter and weap- ons offences, among oth- Although the prelimi- When the Port Perry Valu-Mart closed Sunday, Dec. 31, one of the town' S few remaining old family businesses came to an end. The Dowson's have been operating their grocery business for more than 46 years, first from their Queen St. store and for the past 20 years in Port Perry Plaza. Although it was a sad day for family, staff and faithful customers of the Dowson's, the family managed to get together for this informal portrait. From left back, Ken Dowson, Dave Obee, Don Gibson. Centre left, Maureen Dowson, Nancy Obee and Shirley Gibson. In front, Mrs. Dora Dowson, wife of the late Merl ors, : Dowson who started the family business in April 1949. with a couple of moms and babies. Allin all, the dowdowi went smoothly, Mrs. Jamieson said. "In a hospital you can make plans, but some- times fate intervenes," she said. employees performed well, picking up slack that resulted from the reduced holiday staff levels. A similar slow-down of operations is scheduled to take place during next spring's March break, said hospital CAO David Brown. nary trial was an open court, a publication ban was 'placed on all evi- dence. OLD PORT BULK DELI DELL i FOODS Sarldwiches Hours and Platters Notns To Go! Saturday ® ® ® ® © ® ® © © 9, t 6 Ideal for light luncheons, oo . Sp business meetings and Sunday casual gatherings! 12Noon to 5pm 38 water Street, Port Perry 985-2676 We have a complete line 2' Wedding Stationery to ro all your needs Office Centre 188 Mary St., Port Perry 985-7383 HOME RIDGES 5: g BBQ All day breakfast $20 and up Ridges BBQ Special Steak & Eggs 6° 10550 SIMCOE STREET NORTH, PORT PERRY (905) 985-9626 | xo: WINYITN: 3% CLEARANCE SALE All Furniture on Sale Hurry in for the Best Selection! Before you buy...give Starr a try! FURNITURE 156 Simcoe St., South Oshawa 576-1918 NEED TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS? Business Cards available at the Office Centre 188 Mary St., Port Perry 985-7383