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On the clay of the sale at the, Hungry Hundred we,
were all awake and on the move shortly after dawn-,
The old frame house reseunded to the blows of,
hammers dismantling beds, and .the excited chatter
and leUghter of children about to embark on a great
adventure. Neighbours who, had arrived to doAhe laet
rntilOng and separate the• cream, neiped to parry out
furniture on to the front lawn. One by one, We packed
our: well travelled. suitcases, accumulated piles Of
garbage ,reedy for transportation to the --dump, and
beggedlthe_ki d eio_ked h e mse Ives_clean -fdr the -
remainder of the day.
The sale was due to start at' one o'clock, but long
beforo: time,.: 4 small crowde had begun to
assertible. Most Of them 'were what we called. sate
followers - people who went to every sale to gossip
rather than-.to buy. Shortly after, the appointed time,
Fatty Farquarson, the auctioneer, decided he' Would
open the bids. With eorneislifficulty _and aided by
several hand's puphing on his rear end, he managed to
climb en' to the hay wagon, His face told the
IbrospeCtive buyers that he was not altogether thrilled
by the merchandiee. 1 must admit that the:collection of:
rusty whatnott caused very' little excitement. The
auctioning , of these miscellaneous items Was a long
laborieus task. Most of the neighbours, more out of
sense of duty rather than interest, bought the junk to
add to their own overflowing collections on' their .
farms.
Fatty had difficulty selling the horse drawn
machinery, but by persuasion in one way or another,
managed to dispose of everything except a broken
horse drawn plow. •
,Whenb_fatty„...ev_e_ntually led the motley throng of
rustics, up to the lawn for the furniture sale, my kids
were allowed to watch the-Proceedings: The sale had '
been a little dismal so far, and I giless the auctioneer
decided to use, psychology on the bidders. He tried to
liven things ,up a bit, and selected an 'item which
Might raise laugh. It was a chamber pot!
' "Now, what do we haVe here?" he said, and in no
uncertain terms somebody told him. There were a few
chucklee, so Fatty decided to keep the ball rolling.
"You all 'eard of chamber" Music?'Well folks, this is
where it all started owone of these 'ere big soup
bowls with an 'andle on it. You could call it a
goes-under because it usually goes under the bed."
Now I didn't exactly like the item being made a
.point of ridicule, especially since the bed it had gone
under up to this peint, had been mine. Believe me,-
when It was 10 below zero outside, that old chamber
pot was worth its weight in gold! .
Fatty had more success with the furniture, some of •
the ancient pieces being quickly gobbled up by
strangers - antique dealers t was told.
Most of the crowd had disappeared 'by the time the
liVettdek was auctioned., . This to me, was theeaddett
part of', the day. Angus Insisted on leading the team
out of the itable hirneelf.-With tiffe 111-e-bildie"
and the ether on his stick, he hobbled into the 'circle,
leading each. horse in turn. He held his grey head
high, as if he was doing them all a favour" by allowing
them to bid. Who knows what goes through a man's
mind at this time. Horses were. Angus's first love.
Frankly, I 'didn't- stay to watch the bidding. .1 went
back to the heuee.
It was almost time to go. I 'began placing the'
suitcases on the roof cif Molly, my old '39 Dodge:
Charlie Grant, the blacksmith told me to'be careful or
I might stretch the paint! I had some difficultY lashing
them down in readiness for the journey. For' a
• makeshift meal, we patronized the ladies' lunch
counter: ,There .wasn't intiehleft and the coffee was
' _getting.cold, but it was the best we could do. under_t_he _
circumstances.
By the time we were piling the kids• into the car and
'shaking hands with the neighbours, Angus was in the
summer kitchen settling up with the aiielitiffedt, I
waited until he had finished. We Must have looked a'
comical Sight: An Old car full of kids and the roof
stacked with all kind's of luggage -,tithe heads poking ,
out of every window.
When :Angus came but to' say goodbye fie-epek-ete ‘
every child in turn. To the boys, 'I want Vous ter be
brave' little soldiers," and to the girls; "Next time I
sees yer, yer'll be even more pretty than yer are
now." I didn't -hear what he said to my wife, and
• never asked her.
When It was time to take his hand, it held apiece of
paper. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time.
"I'll come to Pantown to see you Angus - real
soon!"
There was a far away look in, his eyes, and he.
smiled.
"Yer betcha - be seein' yer, so I will."
We moved slowly' down the ianeway, .the children
: calling goodbye and I pressed the horn button.
Through the rear mirror, Tre-W-A4rd-rid-dfandifig end- '"/
waving to us with his stick:
It seemed only yesterday, that in the chill of a March
wind, I had walked up that laneway with a suitcase, to
find a lodging for myself and the family who were to
follow me to the new land. I had an empty feeling
when I first looked upon the face of Angus, but now
felt very full.
I had been so occupied with my thoughts that I had
forgotten the slip of paper that was trapped between •
my hand and the Steering wheel. Without taking my
eyes off the road, I handed it to my wife.
"What does it say?" I asked.
"It doesn't say anything," she said softly. "It's a
hundred dollar bill!"
We dreve down the sixth concession of nedtrees,
passed the blacksmith's shop, the Redtrees Hotel and
a dirty looking building which used to be the
newspaper office.
"It says the Redtrees Recorder - why did you call it
the Grunt and Thunder?" one of my children asked.
It was one of those times when there is no need for
explanations.- •
"I think we should al] sing a Song - what's it going
- - -
The kids had a favourite, which they had practiced
to sing in harmony at the school concert. It seemed
'appropriate to my family - something about the happy
wanderers! Now I come to think of it, that's exactly
what we were!
1979 CUTLASS SUPREME, 2 door, 6 cyl.
. 2 - .1979 CHEV 'IMPALAS
1979 CHEVELLE MALIBU CLASSIC, 6 cyl.
1979 PONTIAC PARISIENNE, :3 'with air,
1 without
1978 LA MANS, .6 cylinder.
1978 CHEVELLE, 6 cylinder
1978 PONTIAC LAURENTIAN, 4 dr.
1977 CHEVELLE, 4 doer, with air
1977 OLDS 88 ROYALE, 4 door, fully equipped
1977 CHEV. 'IMPALA, 2 doer
2 - 1977 CHEV IMPALAS, 4 door
-1977-LIODGE-MONACO-,L4 -iloor-with air
1977 DODGE DIPLOMAT stationwagon, 6 cyl.
1976 CHEV IMPALA, 4 door hardtop
1976 CHEVELLE MALIBU CLASSIC, 4 dr.
1976 LE MANS,. 2 door
1976 OLDS 98, full power
1975 PONTIAC LE MANS, 4 door
1975 OLDS CUTLASS, ;4 door
1975 CHEV IMPALA, 2 door
1974 PONTIAC, 4 door
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budget of 16,180.00 •for 1980.
be accepted. ,• , '
Moved by Mr, , Whitby,
seconded by Mr. Andrew
that,the Fire Operating costs
for 1980 be split 31% Ash-
field, 2% each. Kinloss,
West Wavvatiosh and Luck-
now. •Capital •costs to' be
shared eqaalV 25% each.
Moved by Mr. Mann, sec-
onded by Mr. Andrew that
Pump #. 72Q08 at #5 well be
overhauled at an estimated
cost of $6,000:00 as outlined
in Layne Pumps estimate
dated .9 January 1980.
B. M. Ross report on re-
construction of Ludgard aril
RavelOck Streets was' given..
To be discussed at March
meeting. • •
Moved by Mr. Andrew,
seconded by Mr. Whitby that
.Luclutow support the ToWn-
ship-of-Brock's-resolution to
defer implementation of 'the
Metric System: • ,
fill costs.'
Moved by Mr. Mann,
seconded by Mr. Whitby that
By-law 1-1980 "Thar a coin-
'inunity recreation centre de-
fines :is' a Playing Field and
Swimming Poll.be .establish-
ed and operated by the Corp-
oration pursuant to the pro-
,
visions of the Cummunity
Recreation Centres Act
1974". Read a 1st, 2nd and
3rd time and finally passed,
signed and sealed.
Moved by -Mr; Andrew,
secondedby4VIr.WhitbY.that
the meeting 'be adjourned.
es froin constructive uses.
Margaret Springer,
Clerk.
Joseph Federer,
Recording Clerk.
Kitchener Area
. Monthly Meeting,
Religious S'Ociety
of Friends(Quakers)
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by. , Moved by Mr, Whitby, Village of Madoe resolution
Memberi absintz G. W. seconded by Mr. Mann that re: high interest rates, As "from pag0
Joynt. ' the necessary.hydro Work to there was no seconder the sharing of world resources.:
Moved "by .Mr. Mann, . 'upgrade Ludgard Street from motion was lost. The arms race makes trust
seconded by r, Andrew Havelock Street West .to Councillor ,M4Fay gave a difficult, and, diverts both
--that -the- fire--Department Delhi-Street be authoriiech progress--report ontbe 'land _.physical , and human resourc-
Members , present: E, •McConkey and Ken Saxton MoVed by Mr., Andrew Letters Mann, T, Andrew; R. Whit- was jaresented.. that Lucknow support the ,
Minutes, of the meeting 'of
the Council. of the Village of
Lucknevii, February 1Z 1980.
A. meeting of the Couneil
of the Village of Lt14.110W•
was II-OH:tithe owir-Hall on,
the above date. •
Ab Murray, in the chair.,
Moved by Mr. Whitby,
seconded by Mr.. Mann that a
donation of 50..00 be made to
the Bruce County Plowmen's
Association.
A Hydro-I-gated'. Review
upgrading report dated Jan-
nary '17 as prepared by T.
7% Rebate
ON ALL UNITS
Until the end of February 1980
TRUCKS
1979 GMC, 3/4 ton pickup
1977 CHEV VAN
1976 CHEV, % • ton van
1975 CHEV VAN
1975 HI CUBE CHEV VAN
1975 CHEV, ton van
1973 INTERNATIONAL 1600 series, cab and
chassis, 5 speed transmission, 2 speed axle
1971 INTERNATIONAL, 18' van, 5 speed trans-
mission, 2 speed axle
"Huron County's Forempst Car Dealer"
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