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BY P-icY B. WOODS
Hard on the heels of cherry picking come the raSpberries.
The very first memory of picking wild raspberries is very alive.
Lucy remembers that she and her little sister, Jean, went with their
cousins, the Woods girls, to pick raspberries on. Moore's Hill (now
oWned by Lindsay Smith).
It had been logged off some years before and red raspberries,
black caps and, later, thimble Ferries were growing in abundance,
They were little girls at the time, full of big ideas. They took.an'
eight-quart pail with them to get berries for mother to make
raspberry vinegar of which they were very fond.
The pail was hat much heavier to carry home than, it was to take
to the scene.
First of all, Jean got stung by a hornet or wasp while reaching for
some of the biggest-looking berries. Raby had to stop picking and
attend to that. She said some wet clay would take the sting out.
Lucy was appalled at the idea of putting soil on it. Since it would
have entailed a long walk to the river to get some clay, Jean decided
to nib the spot with spittle, first having ascertained that no stinger
had been left in the flesh,
They settled down to picking again. The older girls knew where
to look for the lush, ripe berries under the branches, But between
watching Jean• -- she was always more venturesome than her sister --
and being sure that there were no snakes in the brush, Lucy picked
around the fringes. So, by the time the others had filled their pails,
Lucy and Jean were ready to go home with only about a qnart in
their container and perhaps as much in their tummies.
After her cousins moved to Seaforth, Lucy didn't go picking wild
raspberries for a few years. Instead she helped her father's cousin,'
Mrs. G.H. Hewson, pick fruit in her garden. Then the time came
when there were lovely wild berries in the lot on Cameron Street off
which her father had sold the timber.
By this time the First World War was in progress. But as early as
they could get up and get over there, nearly always someone had
been before them. Lucy put up a "no trespassing" notice, but it
didn't make much difference.
One morning, mother went early with Lucy and Jean. As she
went to the best patch, a woman who was summering here said to
Mrs. Woods; "Didn't you see the notice: You'll be prosecuted for
trespassing on this property."
"Hardly," said mother, "since it is our own!" In a few minutes
the woman and her family left the scene. And after that Lucy's
family got more berries.
After they'd picked sufficient for jelly and raspberry vinegar,
they made a little money selling some berries. Lucy recalls taking a
pail over to F.A. Edwards' store to be weighed. Mrs. Edwards had
ordered them. In the store was Miss McEwen who had probably
never seen a pair of gym bloomers -- after all, they were just a bit
more full and slightly shorter than those undergarments worn by
ladies in the nineteenth century.
, "Quick," said Miss McEwen as she looked in astonishment at
Lucy, "run you just have your pants on."
Lucy had only discarded her long rubber boots and the white
cotton stockings she wore on her arms, pinned to her short-sleeved
middy blouse, and had not washed up before marketing the berries.
Come to think of it, she must have been quite a sketch in her
berry-picking outfit!
It wasn't easy picking the berries there as there was little shade and
part of the acreage was marshy and produced large and hungry
mosquitoes. Lucy always wore long rubber boots for she had a great
fear of snakes. As a child, she went out into the vegetable garden one
spring day and was looking along the remains of a snowbank for
parsnips left in the ground over winter. Suddenly her eyes were
attracted to the raised head of a small snake with its fiery tongue
darting in and out in her direction. It was just over the edge of the
melting snow. Lucy literally froze in her tracks. After what seemed
like a long time she made one supreme effort and moved away, but
she couldn't run as her legs were like wood.
Many years later she was to welcome a large garter snake which
lay in the sun in the rosebed outside the dining room window. Her
cousin named it Rastus and, most days he could be seen there lying in
oWalst Prop rat,rwhicirt, had., tt1c,34144city to dig,clown,at„,the„goot,pf,,a,,
Virginia creeper and work his way through the mortar on the stone
foundation and,into the milk cellar.
But that year, towards the close of the war, when Lucy and Jean
got up early and picked raspberries and worked hard hoeing
potatoes, on the hard clay in the garden which is now Marsville,
Lucy met her Waterloo. She suffered a mild sunstroke and thereafter
could -never go out in the sun with her head uncovered or work in the
garden too long in the heat.
It was due more to ambition to help the war effort than strength
that the girls produced a supply of vegetables for the family. William
H. Woods' widow allowed them to use the garden, but they had to
repair the rail fence to keep the cattle out.
Thomas H. Elliott, a neighbor, plowed it for them, Then, too,
they earned a bit of pocket money which in those days was not
handed out by parents as it seems to be today. But they were on the
whole, happy and carefree days.
Plintpn Newp43ecgra, Thursday, July 31, 1969 7
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'CIVIC HOLIDAY"
OPEN A LL ,DAY
WED., AUG. 6
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BAYFIELD PAINT-IN
Middleton personal
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Miller and
Mr, and Mrs. Ray Wise returned
home last Friday from a
two-week trip to the Canadian
West.
They followed the Lake
Superior route and went as far
West as Banff and Jasper, visiting
various relatives along the way
including Mrs. Wise's Brother,
Keith Cox, at Winnipeg.
They attended the stampede
and rodeo at Swan River and
report fairly, good crops in the
Western provinces, except for
Southern Manitoba. They bad
good weather throughout their
trip.
A GOOD START
NOTICE
GARBAGE REGULARLY
COLLECTED MONDAY
WILL, BE PICKED UP .
SATURDAY, AUG. 2
SHUR-GAIN Creep Feed and Pig Starter
get pigs off too a good start.
Introduce them to Creep Feed at 2-3 days of
age and keep it fresh daily encourage them
to eat it early.
When 5 pounds per pig has been consumed
switch to SHUR-GAIN Pig Starter No. 10 Med.
Feed Starter free choice to 10 weeks of age.
TOWN OF CLINTON
PROCLAMATION
Remember, giving your pigs a good start means
faster gains and more top quality carcasses,
CLINTON
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FEED MILL Lao) OUR TEMPORARY WAREHOUSE
In accordance with the wishes of a great
many citizens, and following an established
precedent, SALE CONTINUES
Harry Williams
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USE 1.11551FIED
I hereby declare
Monday, August 4th
as a
CIVIC HOLIDAY
and call upon all citizens to
observe it as such.
(Signed)
DON SYMONS, Mayor,
TOWN' OF CLINTON.
NOW
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EAVTIFUL BREEZY • • •
Mrs. O.L. Paisley of 77
rincess St„ 'Clinton, was the
uest of honour last Sunday ate
'amity dinner party given by her
iieces and nephews at the lovely
'arm home of her niece, Mrs.
rean McEwen, RR 5, Clinton.
Twenty-one members of the
&Ewen, clan were present to
ionour "Aunt Mary" on the eve
if her departure to live in
(itchener with her son and
laughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
',liner Paisley.
Stuart McEwen was master of'
eremonies, proposing the toast
o Mrs. Paisley, who replied with
necdotes of bygone decades,
Mrs. Paisley, in her 88th year,
ras chosen to represent Clinton
n CKNX—TV, in Centennial
rear is Clinton's oldest lady
rith continuous residence in
;Briton.
Mrs. Paisley recalls the "Black
londay" of Sept. 3, 1881, when
lichigan fires darkened midday,
Mrs. Stewart Middleton
resented Mrs. Paisley with a
ouquet from the gardens of
otir of her nieces. '
Present at this gathering were,
BAPTISM
The Rey, E. J. B. Harrison
'dated at the service of
ly baptism in. Trinity
glican Church; Bayfield, on
nday afternoon for ' Monica
wYnn Fiona, infant daughter
Dr, David M. Co Higlop and
s wife, Constance Emma
ker, of Port Huron, Michigan.
e godparents were Mro and
rs. Roger Schwing, also of Port
uron.
Monica's mother is 'a
eat-great-granddaughter of
hristopher Johnston and his
de, Catherine Irwin, members
f the 'first congregation of
inity Church more than a
ntury ago.
After ..,the service a buffet'
plaer was served at the home
f the baby's Maternal
ndparents, Mr. and Mrs.
rry S. Baker, Bayfield.' '
Besides Monica's parents and
odparents, guests included her
isters, Julia and Laurie Hislop,
nd Jeffrey, Lisa and Erie,
hildren of Mr. and Mrs.
envying; Mr. and Mrs. Jack
ounder with Cathy, John and
ary Beth; Mr. and Mrs. Howard
cotchmer and son, Robert
amen, of Chatham; Mr. and Mrs.
hris Klaudi and sons, Albert
rid Freddy, of Princeton; Mr.
rid Mrs. Howard Burt and sons,
onald and Timothy, of
oodstock; Mr, and Mrs.
a wrence Stotesbury-Leeson
d daughter, Susan; Mr. and
Jo B. Higgins; Willard and
rold Dresser and Mr. and Mrs.
loyd Scotchmer.
Monica's pat-ernal
andparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Ilan P. Hislop of Glasgow,,
cotland.
ALBION GUESTS
Guests at the Albion Hotel
ver the weekend and this week
Mr. and Mrs. Ho A. Graf,
oyal Oak, Mich., Dr. and Mrs.
erry MacPherson of Waterford;
r, and Mrs. Gerald Penee,
ochester, Mich.; Miss Gayle
randt; Miss Terry Basch; Mrs.
orothy Forteer, Rochester,
ch.; Roy Hailing and son John
f Galt; Mro and Mrs. C. 0.
owes, Islington; Mr. and Mrs.
. Shearer, Whitby; Mr. and Mrs.
. Sandeits1 S omas, r. and..
rs. Albert P, McKay, Grosse
ointe Park, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs.
o F. Cooper, Mount Clemens,
d..Mr. and Mrs. Berry Reilly of
ondon.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. George
NEW SHOP
Fraser and Ann Ayleworth
have opened a store featuring
original metal sculpture, painting
and crafts. -, '
Fraser, who is 22, has been
spending his summers in the
village since he was six weeks
old„ He intends to enter a
university in the fall and will
specialize in agricultural
cCluskie and Buddy engineering.
ong-time resident
Pinotui: raw cioscis saws • cum Acronu,
Corr•spongient: AU6REY BELLCHAMBER
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all occePteal by the hayfield cryeependsh!.
oing to Kitchener
AY
DeziaTeretS,' visited with. Mr, and
Mrs. Roy aatzsamons,
Tuesday afternoon on their way
to bendert.
Mr. 'and Mrs. R. Roy
Fitzsimons attended a family
gathering at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Doer, Wingharn, on
Sunday. Relatives were present
.from Vancouver B.C„
Shelbounie, Clinton, Belgrave,
Blyth, Wingham and Listowel..
Before returning home, Mr. and
Mrs. Fitzsimons visited with Mr.
and MIS: J. S Sinith, Brussels,
Miss"•: Sue Weston and Rick
Rice of. Ferndale, Mich., spent
the past week with the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Weston:
calling on Mr. R. Ho F.
Gairdner last week were Miss
Ruby Fisher of Kitchener; Miss
Ruth Murray of Detroit, and
Mrs. Ted Davies and Mrs. Ed.
Wilson both.of Clinton.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Logan
and Tim of London were
weekend visitors With Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Logan, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs.' Orton Logan of
London are vacationing at their
summer home on Howard
Street,
Gerard Hartman of Waterloo
spent the past week with Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Hartman and
family,
BRIDAL SHOWER
A large crowd of friends and
neighbours gathered on Tuesday
July 22nd in Trinity Parish Hall
'to honor Mrs. Robert Eamon,
nee Miss' Janice Merrier with a
miscellaneous shower,
Several •games of Court Whist
preceded the presentations.
Mrs. Jo. B. Higgins then
escorted janice to the "bride's
chair" and read the address.
Assisting in the opening of
the many beautiful and useful
gifts were: The Misses Colleen
and Dawn 1VIenier; Monica
Gemeinhardi; Karen Fitzsimons;
Barbara Graham; Katherine Ann
Westlake; Lorelei McClinchey
and Mrs. Jims.Butcher.
Mr. ,W.E.' Tebbutt of Goderich;
Mrs. Marion Laramie.and family,
Kincardine; and Mr. 'Charles
Boyd, Walton; Mr. and Mrs. J.
Broadfoot and family, of
Brucefield; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Paisley, of Kitchener; Mrs.
Milton Steep; Mr. and Mrs.
Stewart Middleton and Stuart
McEwen.
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BRAS & GIRDLES
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