HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-07-30, Page 33CONGRATULATIONS
DUNGANNON
ON YOUR 125TH ANNIVERSARY
THE FIRST NEW IDEA IN . BEAN
PULLING IN 70 YEARS
96" DOUBLE AUGER MODEL:SEVERAL
OTHER MODELS AVAILABLE
GEORGE SIVIYT
WELDING AND MACHINE SHOP LTD.
R. R. 2 Auburn, Ontcitio (519) 5294212
Crawford and thank
At this time. Ben. turned
in the stranger, "fine lad
:that, always ready for 'a
deal. He likes corn syrup
and I like fresh eggs.' '
nest
tshes
Dungannon
On_the
125th - Birthday
of
DUNGANNON
JIM AND MARGUERITE CLUTTON
DUNLOP MOTEL
OPEN ALL YEAR
.0n 21 Highway, 2 Miles North of GoderIch
R.R.5 Goderlch Phone: (519)5244781
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Lillie MacDonald is the daughters, Lillie's she is still spry and quick.
oldest direct descendant mother being the second She has a huge garden
of the /VIalloughs, Who oldest, Margaret, The she tends in her backyard
were DUng a-11110114 s" other four included and she still writes the
original settlers, still `Carrie, Abby, Lillie and • Occasional story to pass
Frances, " the time. Two. of her
Charles ' Agar married _ stories are printed here
Frances-and,,,the-y went _as_an_. _example _of _her
with a dividing lane down
the centre. of the farm,
This lane, used by all the
animals, cows, horses,
fattening cattle, efen the'
pigs, provided access to a
long trough, into which
nacontinuotmspring of
cool pure water.
On music nites the
animals would come in
single file, as close to the
road as possible. They • .
made no noise, just stood
in hypnotic position. The -
farm dog, "Collie" and
pet terrier "Tiny" also a.
cat, white with black
ears; and a spot onlace,
called IVI "Minnie o". The
three had special seats
inside thefence, close to
the road, and remained
there all through • the
evening.
The Pipers favourite
selection, Flowers of the
Forest, was always' in
demand. Then for, the
ones in a playful mood -
the reels, jigs and again
the-lament-olne- tim es-7-
there would be dancing
very special, 'being
double mounted in ivory
and a hand down direct
from Scotland,
LITTLE BOY AND
THE HONEY
--Bi Lillie MacDonald
After' opening the pail
he. removed the eggs,
wiped the inside of the
pail and filled it with Bee
Hive Corn Syrup, firmly
fastened the lid and
returned it.
Ganday_e_ Mr.
living in the, village.
William MaIleugh, her
gr_eat-grandfather_settled
with his wife, :Jane west about 1906. Charlie • work.
Menary on, the division took his threshing : •
line of • Ashfield and Machine with him. and it SATURDAY NITE
Wawanosh Townships, in was the' first - threshing IN "SLEEPY . •
1843 after emigrating maehine in the west. HOLLOW" 1916,17
frorn Ireland. Charlie later became a ' •
Lillie remembers her member of parliam'ent By 14111e MacDonald
great-grandfather .as a and a speaker' in the The entrance to Con-
"lovely old : Her house. '--cession . 6 .and 7, West
gr e a t-gr an d aren ts 'also went, west'''Wawanosh is marked by
celebrated their diamond' and liVed with • a couple a very large hill "Glen's-
' jUbilee anniversary 'and who owned a Mercantile. Hill". At the foot of ;this
Lillie has a family picture She asked her `sister, hill lips 'a ,level strip
of the entire Mallough Margaret who was where a road has been•
family when they carrying her first child to• built, consisting of logs
gathered for • the oc- name it after her if it was (from the swamp) plaoed
casion„ a girl. Lillie remembers side by side and, amply
• • The story. is told of her her mother telling her the covered with gravel from.
great-grandmother• Jane story of how she got her the, hill, and earth from
Mallongh: *and 'an Indian name, • Herr aunt Lillie the swamp. ,Through this
friend. The Indian sqUaw 'made the request at the swamp land 'are many
was Jane's closest friend train•station when she left springs 'of pure fresh cold
in the wilderness and . for the west Aunt Lillie water. As evening ap-
they-.-were--left-alone-One----latet---cliedof-diphtheria---'7-proachesi----lollowing a
day at Jane's cabin while and' her sister's child has very hOt day, a cool foggy
the men went to her name. '• • • mist can be seen
Go.derich. Three or four : Lillie weighed one and .gradually " rising above
Hudson Bay 'Company . one-half popnds when she . the green damp swarnP,
men came by and wanted , was 'born. She lived her and floating eastward out
to • Spend the night: The first few Months in a of the ."Hollow".
women told them they bread box swaddled . . On the first farm stands
would have ,to leave and cotton on the back of :the a large maple tree bet-
the • men 'refused. The reservoir of the old wood ween the house and road.
men' insisted and Jane's stove. Frequently on .Saturday
friend ran from the cabin. Lillie's : mother was evenings :a weird,. reStful
Jane feared her friend married .. to Alfred • musical seund seemed to
Was running out on her Erri4gtort. and Lillie -float from around 'that
*hen she heard a loud 'ma r r ed Lorne tree.' It was a Scottish
banging. The Indian Macponald. She lived in Lament. played by a
friend had taken a pot Peterborough until the : young -school boy in lull
and spoon and was end of her marriage and dress kilt. The misty air
Standing on the front then returned, to • provided.a perfect setting
Perch banging the spoon, Dungannon fOr • a time. for this music, although
against the pot. . In She worked in a social there *as no Heather,
minutes the cabin was catering business . and That we had to imagine.
surrounded by a whole _ returned to Dungannon Soon 'neighbours could
tribe of Indian braves and again when She retired. be seen • approaching,
-the - Co mp any- -men- - Sh e now-lives--in-7-the—soine -walking , s orno
quickly . changed their :house which :once served riding in horse drawn
minds. ' as the meeting place for rigs; their farni chores
Her grandfather, Tim the township cannel". in done for the weekend. At
Mallough. was the bailiff :the upper room,_and the that time there was no
in Ashfield and she jail dells were: •in the 'work done in fields on
remembers the fox basement. The weigh. SundaV, as Sunday was
terrier he gave her the scales for. shipping set aside for church and
year she turned five. Her livestock were next to the rest.
baby brother had died house and there were six The farms were fenced
and she had no•orie to play holding pens in the by crooked rail fences;
with, so her grandfather . backyard, same type of , 'fence
bought her a dog. Lillie will be 79 on ber * divided the land into '
Grandpa Jim had five • birthday this October and fields of about ten acres,,
In the summer of 1920,
a small boy of five with
blond curly hair could be•
seen frequently • going
north on Main Street in
Dungannon. He carried
one of Honey Will Reed's
five pound honey pails,
The lid was always firMiy
set on the pail. •
Entering • Ben
Crawford's General store
on the - corner, "Good
morning, Mr. Crawford",
as the young chap handed
him the pail.
A stranger smitten by
curiosity, silently. watched
and listened.
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on the lane, but no
highland dances,
highland fling sword
dances etc. as the piper
himself being the, one
fortunate enough o be
familiar with these
dances.
From out of a quiet
moment could be heard
"Alf get your mouth
organ tuned up", then all
would slip dance and jig
around to Irishman's
Reel and Sailor's. Horn
Pipe. His instruments
were limited to mouth
organ, combs, juice harp
and he could really rattle
the bones.
1916-17 boasted very
few cars, and the •
evenings were °four own_
making around the home.
Thus the musical
Saturday nites were
something special. The
piper was very young and
gifted. His pipes were