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lst Annyal Fiower Show-:
Rated Su.ccess By
Officials
By Brigadier G. MacLeod Ross
were Snow White (11 sitries),
Saucy (10), and Good Cheer
The Horticultural Society held (15).
a very successful summer flow-
er show at the United Church am t arrangement points went
Hall on Saturday last, the �2lcst, to Mrs. S. C. Argyle. Tile fShe lf-
The entries were ,slightly town fey Pen 'Trophy fore most' horti-
= =f ,115_•cultural.- points -to Mrs:- Moore -
The drop was in arrangements head, who also took .the Eaton
which fell from 88 to 66 this rose bowl for most points in the
year bttt thaw horticultural speci- show. Mrs. Don McKee took the
inens were up at 260 against George Ryan and Son gift certi-
247 last year. ficate for the best arrangement.
In this latter class the great- The show was convened by
est number of entries, nine, Mrs. Pridhani,, assisted by Mrs.
was for Cosmos, giant decors -1 George McGinn, ' while the
live dahlias — Mrs. McLaren judges were Mr. D. Miles of,
sent in a beautiful white giant, Clinton for flowers and Mrs.I't.
snaps, pansies, flowers` not listed E. Wilton and Mrs. 011erhead
and any colour rose. of London for arrangements.
The next most popular classes The cups, were presented by
were double asters, lilies --Miss Mayor Walkom at the conclusion
Mary Howell's red auratum was of the evening.
especially fine, African mari- Award Winners
golds, red roses, orange blend The full list of winners;:
roses, and single floribundas horticultural Specimens:
wifl eight eaeh.`in t1ie I7cSltbtt' "'astar-5� '3VIrs: Moore-
ments the most competitive head, Mrs. McLaren, ,Miss Vera
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Clark; br~gonia one .colour: Mrs,''
R. Menzies, Mrs. Pridxiam, 'Mrs;
Reg McGee; begonias mixed
colours: Mrs. R. Menzies, MiSS
Mary Howell, Mrs. Pridham;
calendula: .Miss Edna Shaw,
Mrs. Den McKee, Mrs. Ann
13yati_ � carnations;... Bit -Dean,
Mis Edna Fell, Mrs. Reg McGee;
cosy aios: Mrs. McLaren, Mrs. Mc-
Ginn, Mrs, -Moorehead; dahlia
pompom: All Dean, Mrs. Don
McKee, Mrs. Meoreheltd; dahlia
dwarf: Mrs. Pridhann; Mt
Moorehead; dahlia cactus: Mrs.
McLaren, G. M. Ross, Gordon
Smith; dahlia giant decorative:
Mrs. McLaren, . Mrs. A. M.
harper, Howard Thompson;
Gloriosa daisy: IVIrs. Ryan, Mrs.
Fred. price, - Mrs. Reg McGee;
geranium: Paul Ann Lowery,
Gordon Smith, , Gordon Muir;
gladiolus standard: Mrs. Mc-
Laren, Gordon Snaith, Mrs.
Moorehead: gladioli standard
mis ed>:---14IrsessM•ocrrehead,- -..Mals-.
McLaren, Gordon Smith; gladielli
miniature: Paul Ann Lowery.
Mrs. Moorehead, Mrs. Don Mc.
Kee; larkspur: Mrs. McLaren,
Mrs. Moorehead lily: Miss
Mary Howell, Mrs. Reg McGee,
Miss Vera Clark; marigold
Of French single: Mrs. Ryan, Mrs,
Round Farm"Alenzics, Airs. Fred Price; mari-
gold African: Mrs. Ryan, Mrs.
S. C. Argyle, Mrs. E. Jessop;
nasturtium: Mrs. Ryan, Mrs,
Moorehead, • Mrs. Jessop; pan-
sies:' Bill Dean, Mrs. Moorehead,
Mrs. Ryan; viola: Afts. Moore-
head, ,Mrs. R. I3urrows, Mrs.
Ryan; petunia single: Gordon
Muir, Mrs. Menzies, Bill Dean;
-lyres in extent:' It was here
tie
with huge stones, about three -petunia double: 'Airs: Ryan, Mrs. ..
feet square. 1 often �vondercd captgiri had his house and out iGordon Muir, Mrs. Pridham; Miss Fell, Mrs. Pridham; Brandi
I Matncrs, Mrs. harper; salvia,
> s hu 'c� stones came buildings. The arca being scinlc pink:- Mrs, Menzies, Cordon; flora varieties: Mrs. Ilugill;
where these e g Mrs. Moorehead; snapdragons:
from, _ but no one could even «shat round, gives the place its (l M. Ross, Mrs. Jessop,. Mrs. Muir, Mrs. McKee; rose: Gordon .African marigolds for juniors:
enlighten me. Today, the top presi nt name of "'1'hc ]round McGinn; stocks: Mrs, Jessop, Smith, Mrs. Overholt, Gordon Miss Lee Ryan,
and sides are covered with can Farm.- The location Ikas a good Muir; red:, kiss, Menzies, Gordon Arrangements
' c�n��, being I`otectecl kiy the Irs, Moorehead, Mrs. Fred Price;
.:10to and - the huge stones arep sweet peas: Mrs, AIcl.aren, Airs. Muir, •Mrs, A. Ilugill;u' peace: Stimnlcr garden: Mrs. McKee,
lost -to sight, 'but they arc stills hank to `the north and cast :rrld Moorehead, Miss Howell; zinnias Miss Howell, Mrs. . Pridham, Mrs, Argyle, Mrs.' Bert Worsen;
a •��-onde r wonderful •Aerie �� ..of the lois Y Mrs. Wafters; yellow, Miss Vera snow_white: Mrs, `G, M. Ross,
there. giant "cactus' ,Air~ McKee ,..Mrs ..
to the south and wes+. Mrs. \VorselliMrg. Menzies; blue
Some ten yrars a�o 1 heard Rc 11IcGec, Gardon Smyth, skies: Mrs. McKee, Mrs. Moore-
head, Miss Shaw; elegant party:
By Scorrybreck Crown, as the Canada Company
My early recollections of the did not extend this far north.
piers at the thick are that t.i-ey The captain; evidently wanted
were covered with two-inch to be alone and away from civili-
planks, about an inch apart. 'l'he, nation, for his nearest neighbors
o sides, as far down as one could' were down Leeburn way.
see, were twelve,,ineh tinibei-s,; About halfway down the. bank
square The cribs were filled is a flat piece of land, of Anne
Mrs. W. H. Moorehead, of Benmiller, 1ef�t,• ,received •i�ti•irds
Saturday for tire> . highest number of points gained in the
flower show and highest^ n>_unber in the flower section at
the annual Goderich Horticultural Show. Mayor Frani.
,
g ; Clark, Mrs- hugill, Mrs. McKee;
of the Round Fain' for a first The Ucaptaul, so legend goes,
71Rrllati p0111p0111: MI'S. Ryan; G, orange: Paul Ann Lowery„ Miss
time and saw it. 1\'herawe were had a number of hi o1‘rl' in Edna Shaw, Gordon Muir; any
novatic>ns, so far as farming M Ross, Mrs. Argyle; zinnias 5 „
youngsters, (1e had covered tv es: Mrs. Ryan; any other colour: Mrs. 1I. Willis, Mrs. Mrs,. .Argyle, Mrs. R. Burrows,
went; when cutting down tree's, p
considerable territory on „ our Bonier flower: Mrs. -Fred Price,
bicycles: Alt hough I knew the he always stood in a tub, to pro -
Mrs.
feet his shins, in case the axe s. Ryan, Miss Vera Clark;
surroundingcountryside pretty, collection of garden flowers:
well, I missed this part. At should slip,
1 'Today, nothing remains of the 'Airs Moorehead, Mrs, R. Spar-,
S looking
dton there is a drearybuildings and there are a few ling; basket of asters: :Mrs.
loe 1 it road, running west to a �Ic trees, ;one wild these- .Moorehead, Mrs. McKee; basket
the lake. As a youngster; the nl of glads: Mrs. Moorehead, Paul 'Muir; . i aniliflora: Gordon Muir,
road did not appear interesting, »tory years.
to. me and it hasn't improved Although it took i -i t' many
years to, learn of and
over the years. There are no'find this
occupied farms on it, but there hidden corner, my visit to it
are good fields of grain on.' was well worth while.and snakes
either side of the road. me wonder what other places."I
One day we sx'trltd down thisl might have missed in my
semblance of a road, which soon,' mean
tan out and, became a trail. We
parked the car at the top of the
It -a-nd-t -1 k-ec
beach, which looks today as it
must . have looked when the I
Indians were in possession. As
you walk along the -Keach, you
pass a couple of long galleys.
The second one has steps of
• stone, with only a trickle of
water and ',o.0 wonder what • it'
must he like, in the sprint;, i
with water cascading down
them. And this, I was finally.
told, was where the ston.es''for'
the cribs of the piers came
from, a long time ago. I believe;
the stones were -taken to Gode-
rich by sleighs in the 1 winter,
Over ice: 'As onirp'(' t'l }
up this man-made cascade, one
comes to a most restful, park
like spot, with huge trees. grass,
small stream. One .. wonders
which direction to take first.
Of course, such a spot would
be- nigh inaccessable, and hid-
den.
This part of the country was
originally known as Langford -
on -the -Lake, and was settled by
a -Captain Luard, R.A., of Essex,
England, who so named the
place .after his old home. Ile
bought the property from the'
Walkers presented the
C. Argyle, right, most
and Mrs. D. S. McKee
ment.
awards. Ailso shown are 'Mrs. • S.
points in the floral arrangements,
of Benmiller, best floral arrange-
.. Signal -Star photo
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McGee; , good cheer: Mrs.
Menzies, Mrs. McKee, Mrs. G.
M. Ross; dining 'table arrange-
ment fir Collegiate student's:
Lyn Argyle, Margaret McKee,
Bob McKee; Little Boy Blue:
Connie 13e11.
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Overholt, Mrs. Ilugill: climbers- -M-is: iordon Muir: saucy: Miss • •
G. M. Ross, Airs, Overholt, Mrs.(`Shaw, Miss Howell, Mrs. 111c- R.EMOVAL
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Ilarper, Mrs. Moorehead. Mrss Argyle, Gordon Muir; flowerless: for dead and disabled animals
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Gillis; floribundas, 3 colours: Mrs. McLaren, Mrs. Jessop, Mrs.
Airs. Harper,•(;. M. Ross, Gordon Argyle; tlnkerbell: Mrs. Moore-
head, Miss HIowell, Mrs. Reg
ging.g.
Ann Lowery, Mrs. -McKee; ; --- ---
basket of petunias: Mrs, Price,!
Miss Edna Fell, Mrs, McLaren;
basket of zinnias: Mrs. Moore- :
head.
Hybrid Tea Roses
W -hitt. Miss Vera C'lai l.;-'
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