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OUR SPRING _DISPLAY
OF EXCLUSIVE
MILLINERY
In designing these Beautiful Hats, so that they
; are so generally wearable and becoming, our Mit-
, aers have given a truly remarkable expression to
.-their ingenuity. Lines have been studied with an
,Stic refined sense, that is seen in every shape of
blint or crown, and in the more delightful ways of
placing the glorious trimmings. Our present stock
represents the final word in correct Spring Milli
-ery. The prices are equally pleasing. COME IN
,ANY TIME.,
MORE NEW SPRING COATS
FOR WOMEN WHO WISH GOOD
TASTE WITHOUT AN EX-
TRAVAGANT DISPLAY
There is such a decided in-
dicslien of thorough good-
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new Peas, that one, to look
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EVERY'MA.N WHO NEEDS A NEW SUIT
SHOIAD RE SPECIALLY INTERESTED
IN OUR WONDERFUL STOCK
OF SPRING CLOTHING.
There is always a dollar
and cents reason for coming
here for Men's Clothing.
There is always a quality,
style and fit reason for com-
ing here.
This season both these
reasons are immeasurably
stronger. We have an im;
mense new stock of Spring
Clothing made of the new
and better materials in re-
-liable colorings and desir-
able patterns, that will ir-
resistibly appeal to any man
who likes really good cloth-
ing at reasonable prices.
Greys, Miles, Browns
and Fancy Mixtures are the
leading colorings, with the
Greys, light or dark, strong
fatorites. all5 to $35
PRICES: a
KEN% NEW SPRING HATS
A Dressy Hat makes a world of difference to
your appearance. By a dressy hat we mean one
that becomes you. No trouble here to get a becom-
ing hat; we have the goods-thetight makes in end,
less quantities. Come in and try one on.
PRICES $3.00`to $7.50
Stewa rt Bros.
IN CANADA'S HALL 04' FAME
The following from the Victoria,
H. C,,,.Haily Thnes will fie of interest
to Many -in seaforth and vicinity, as
}biOnyl;;:n144 84o3ruZt vaisnitoorldheSreea,fhnorvtla.
lag fte:i: Week end guest at the
Ulna 'Mr' and Mrs. W. Ament a
fe*.wee 'ago. The Times says:
on. 'William Sloan, Minister of
Mthee and Corninliseioner of Fisheries
for British Columbia, is picked out
the liew York Timee Current Ilia -
tory as one of its twelve representa-
; tive Canadians.
It describes these twelve ae "men
who have achieved prominence in the
field of statesmanship, industry and
,ccrnimerce, entitling them to edmis-
sion to the nation's Hall of Fame."
The twelve it picks out and pre-
sents to the people of the United
States with photographs and short
sketchea of their achievements are:
Baron Shaughnessy, of the C. P. R.
Hon. W. S. Fielding,. Minister of Fi-
nance for Canada; Sir Lomer Gouin,
Minister of Justice for Canada; Rt.
Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, Prlme
Minister of Canada ; Hon. Peter C.
Larkin, Canadian High Commission-
er, at London; J. J. Morrison, Secre-
tary of the United Farmers of On-
tario; Patrick Burns, the packing
house king of Canada; John R. Booth
of Ottawa, "Canada's Grand Old
Man" and the head of vast lumber,
pulp and paper enterprises ; Hon.
William Sloan; Sir Hugh John Mac-
Donald, of Winnipeg, former Premier
of Manitoba, former Dominion poli-
tician and son of Sir John A. Mac-
Donald ; Sir Hibbert Tupper, former
M.P. and leading Vancouver lawyer,
and Sir Frederick Haultain, Chief
Justice of Saskatchewan.
The paper points out the number
of Canadians who' have achieved fame
in the United States, mentioning
James J. Hill, Robert Dollar, Admiral
William Snowdon Sims, Jacob Gould
Schurman, former president of Cor-
nell and now United States Minister
to China; Isaiah Bowman, eminent ge-
ographer; Margaret Anglin, Mary
Piekford, George V. Hobart, the play-
wright; Tait Mackenzie, the sculp-
tor; Walt Mason, George Pattullo,
Arthur Stringer, Basil King, Charles
G. D. Roberts, Bliss Carman, Mar-
guerite Wilkinson, the late Franklin
Lane, Secretary of the Interior in
the Cabinet of President Wilson;
Senator James Couzens, of Michigan,
former Mayor of Detroit.
Americans Canada is indebted to
the United States for are mentionel
in this order: The late Sir William
Van Horne, master builder, and Lord
Shaughnessy, Master Administrator,
of_thecaoadian Pacific Railway; the
"ante...eld: Hays, of the Grand.
Trunk System; Sir Henry Thornton,
head of the Canadian National Rail-
ways; Sir George Perley, former
Canadian High Commissioner at Lon-
don; the late E. B. Eddy, founder of
the Eddy works at Trull; George
Lane, Alberta grain grower, and 11.
W. Wood, President of the United
Farmers of Alberta.
Of Mr. Sloan and the reasons for
placing him in Canada's Hall of Fame
the journal says:
"The present Minister of Mines in
the British Columbia Government was
born in Wingham, Huron County, Ont.,
in 1867. Ile is a son of Dr. R. J. and
Elizabeth Sloan, and his ancestors)
were among the early pioneers of
Upper Canada. Educated in Ontario
and Europe, he spent two seasons in
China and Japan in the customs ser-
vice. He returned to B. C, from the
Orient in 1889 and was elected to
the House of Commons from Comox-
lAtlin, 13. C., in 1904 and 1908.
"He has lent dignity to public life
and his speech on the deep sea fish-
eries and his report on the mineral
wealth of Canada are on record a-
mong state papers in the archives.
"The Hon. William Sloan was a
supporter and personal friend of Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, but he was one of
the first to exact pledges from his
leader that the yellow races would be
excluded from British Columbia.
"In order that his Province of Brit-
ish Columbia should have a Cabinet
Minister in the Government after the
election of 1908, he gave up his seat
to Hon. William Templeman, who
was defeated in Victoria City.
"Mr, Sloan was reputed to he one
of the original discovers of gold in
the Eldorado Creek, Yukon Territory,
end he declared at the miners' con-
ference in 1921 that with almost all
the world's supply of nicicel and as-
bestos }wire. with Cobalt silver a ml
Porcupine gold camps in operation,
and oil, coal and iron in sight, the
first page of Canads's mining, history
I had not yet been written."
IIENSA SPRING SHOW
The annual spring show of horses
and cattle, under the auspices of the
South Huron Agricultural Society,
was held at Hensall on Friday after-
noon and there was a large attend'
ance and splendid exhibits in both
horses and cattle, and particularly so
in the single driver classt, the exhibit
both for numbers and fine horses be-
ing hard to beat. The showing in
other classes was good. The show
took place on Main Street, lately
paved, and proved. an excellent place,
well adapted for the purpose. From
the post office corner to the Commer-
cial Hotel corner the exhibit was in
full swing during the whole of the
afternoon. The judge of the horses
WAR Dr. W. E. Baker, of Toronto, and
for cattle, Henry Smith, of Hay.
The prizes in the Boys' Judging
Competition were donated by H. C.
Soldan, William Consitt and Oscar
Klopp.
a A number of special prizes were
- given in addition to the regular prize
APRIL 20, 1923.
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By ANTHONY HOPE
Love, Danger, r Gaiety, Intrigue--beautifuHy portrayed in
Rex Ingrana version of Anthony Hope's R011111FiCe.
To miss seeing it is to forego the pleasure of witnessing this
season's greategt screen achievement, and one of the truly
wonderful films' in the history of the motion picture.
ntst ALSO SHOWING=
"THE LEATHER PUSHERS"
(Round 2)
MATINEES, Friday and Saturday, Adults 15c, Children 10c.
EVENINGS, Adults, 25c; Children, 15c.
Saturday Evening Schedule -8 p.m, "Leather PushereV
8.30 p.m., "Prisoner of Zenda"; 10.15 p.m., "Leather Pushers"
LYRIC Opposite Daly's Garage
Rentals •
Work on Course
Sundry expenses.' ..,•
Balance on hand
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list, including three. lifer trophie
tel. and were capture by Willie
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given by Dr.- Peck. Joseh Bernie an
John Young, of the C mercial Ho
Pepper in the cattle,exhIbit, and Do
old Burns and John Young in th
horse exhibit. ,
Special prizes were Iso given by
nearly all the local bustiness men.
' John Young, proprieter of the Com_
menial Hotel, capturedrt prize for
the best driving ,outflt; 'th his beau-
tiful little Hackney ' , hitched to
an English dog cart. p was an un-
usual turnout for thIie district, and
was quite a centre of interest.
Donald Burns capt*d the silver
cup for best Clydesdalennare or geld-
ing, any age -
The following is a 1* of the prize
winners:
Horses.
Aged Clydesdale or Shire stallion-
"Blacon's Son", Robert Murdoch,
Brueefield; John Milleraurieh. Mr.
Murdoch has been first in this tlass
at all three county sheds this spring.
Aged Belgian or Perdheron stallion,
-H. C. Soldan, Hensali
Stallion foaled in 192!): or later -II.
C. Soldan, Hensall. t .
Standard Bred aged slitillion-'`Wid-
ower Peter", John Deckei, Jr., Zurich;
T. Murdoch, Hensall; "Ilsefel Peter,"
4..."'"'1,21E'll'l • .-%1 -
Exeter. 'e \
Three year add filly ow :gelding_..
W. McAllisteg & Sons, Zleh.
'Two year ethi heavy cli t filly or
gelding -_A1 Buchanan;':. Hensel),
and 2nd. o,. 5,.
Agriculthi.al team -John. Howeliff e,
henaall; George Anzistronge&ceter.
Three year old agriculturaLgelding
or filly foaled in 1920-11.•CeEoldan,
Hensall; Earl Sproat, Kippete; '
Two year old- agrieultuthe gelding
or filly foaled in 1921-H. C. Holden,
?Jensen; William Alexander, Hensel].
Heavy draft or agricultural colts,
foaled in 1922-W. McAllister & Sons,
Zurich.
General purpose team,- William
Decker Zurich; Wm, Patrick, Staffa,
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enilarriage team -A. Rowcliffe, Hen -
Single carriage horse -J. A. _Man-
son & Son, Zurich; William Hyde,
Science Hill.
Roadster team -George Thompson,
Hensali; William Decker,Zurich.
Single roadster -"Oro Chimess", R.
McLaren, Hensall; A. B. Bell, Hen-
sall; G. Arksey, Granton.
Silver Cup, donated by Joe Burnie,
for best Clydesdale mare or gelding,
any age, Donald Burns,Hensall
Silver Cup, donated by J. Young,
for best light horse in harness - J.
Young, Hensel'.
Owen Geiger, for best Clydesdale
Stallion -Robert Murdock, Brucefield.
Owen Geiger, for best Percheron
Stallion, H. C. Soldan, Hensall.
Wm. Stone, for best standard -bred
stallion --John Decker, Jr., Zurich.
s E. Rennie, for bestsag-ricultinal
d team -John Romcliffe, Hensel.
- Boys' Judging Competition.
in William Taylor, Gordon Elliott,
n- Jelin Pepper, Adam Soldan, Foster
Se Ingram, Casey Hudson.
Judge -Dr. W. E. Baker, Toronto.
Cattle.
Aged Bull, Aberdeen Angus-Robt.
McLaren, Hensell and special.
Aged bull, Shorthorn -Donald Park,
Hensel'.
Cow -William Pepper, Hensel', and
second.
Heifer, under 2 years old -John
Elder, Hensall; John Elder, Hensel!.
Butcher steer or heifer, grade -
George Ingram, Hensel'.
Specials.
Silver Cup, donated by Dr. Peck,
for best Shorthorn female -William
Pepper, Hensall.
Silver Spoons, for best Aberdeen
bull -Robert, McLaren, Flensall.
T. W. Parlmer & Son, for best
Shorthorn bull -Donald Park.
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SEAFORTH GOLF AND COUNTRY
CLUB
The annual meeting of the Seaforth
Golf and Country Club was held in
thc, Carnegie Library Hall on
, entle-a'nneedeetteri='
of members present. Ae-will be seen
by the Treasurer's statement, the
Club's financial standing is most
satisfactory, despite the fact that
very heavy expenditures were made
on the course last year, such as the
erection of the club house and other
necessary outlays. It is the inten-
tion of the officials this year to change
the course and increase the yardage
very materially besides putting a lot of
work on the fairways and greens, and
when these improvements are com-
pleted the Club will have one of the
prettiest and beat natural courses in
Western Ontario. Each year has seen
an increase in membership, and so
popular has the game become in Sea -
forth that it will only be a matter
of a ahort time before the member-
ship will have to be limited and a
whiting list maintained. The follow-
ing officers were elected: President,
G. D. McTaggart, Clinton; Vice Pres-
idents, W. J. Halfright, Mitchell, J. G.
Mullen; Captain, J. C. Greig; Secre-
tary -treasurer, R. M. Jones; Auditors,
W. E. Southgate, J. G. Mullen;
Grounds Committee, G. D. McTag-
gart, J. G. Mullin, R. M. Jones, W. E.
Southgate, R. Dodds; Handicappers,
J. C. Greig, W. E. Southgate; Mem-
bers' Committee, J. C. Greig, Oscar
Neil, G. W. Israel, Keith McLear,
Mrs. G. D. McTaggart, Mrs. T. S.
Srnith, Miss Anna Bell, Miss E.
Bechley.
Treasurer's Statement.
Receipts.
Balance from 1921 $ 56 94
Donation, Murless Players 117.46
Donation, R. 5. Cressweli100.00
$944.60
R. M. Jones, Treasurer.
RECOLLECTIONS CONTINUED
Sacramento, California
April 14th, 1923.
Dear Expositor, -
About four months ago I started
to write some of my recollections on
an outing one .day in October, 1921
along the 6th and 7th concessions
Hibbert and Tuckersmith. I will now
start where I left off and proceed a-
long the way toward Egmondville.
After leaving Pat Morris' and Mat.
Coyne, the first place on my left was
the Gormley farm, and the first
thought that came to me was the sad
accident that happened to Dan Gorm-
ley just at the beginning of harvest,
in the year 1887. Dan was driving
the reaper and his brother was bind-
ing up the wheat. A very heavy
shower of rain came up and the rest
of the boys got under shelter, leaving
Dan out with the teem, the horses got
restless and afraid of the storm and
the driver went up to their heads to
hold them by the bridles. When the
rain stopped, the boys who had been
under shelter came out with a rush
and scared the horses, causing them
to tun away and poor Dan got caught
in front of the reaper -table and rakes
where he got terribly cut and bruis-
ed, so badly was he injured that he
died within a few days. Dan was
one of the fine young boys of that
neighborhood and was well liked by
all who knew him. I will refer to
this accident when I get about a mile
further along the line. Just across
the road from Gormley's is where
Isaac Townsend and his wife lived
when they were married. This was
before they went up to Algoma and
even before Mrs. Townsend's father,
13111 Murray, went up to Algoma to
spy out the land and brought back
samples of the soil, and told of fish
so plentiful in some of the streams
that a person could throw them out
on,thp -bank- with a fork or shovel.
'111441.atfish were 11"Aractuall3r6""there. b'fr6orugthhet'.
back a good report of the country bute
no great cluster of grapes, like th
spies that went into the land of
many years has belonged to ?delver'
Canaan. That Townsend farm' fora
the old log house, or at least part oi
it, is still standing, but the log barn
hes been replaced by a fine frame
barn with stone stabling. underneath.
They is also a pretty good orchard
still on this farm, and one year later
than the trip I am writing about, this had a fine feed of apples at
orchard and took two elmme to Eg
mondville for Ike, just to remind hin;
of are old place. Just west of this
s the John Prendergast and Jim
O'Brien farms, but about all that i
left to mark the places ,rd atfew apples
trees and a very small part of one old
building. These two places also be-
long to Mclvor's. By the time I got
this far it' commenced to ram and I
ran into the original Mayor place
and took shelter in the buggy house
which they had the forethought to
have left open for me. Here there
was an ox yoke hanging up which
brought back many memories of nay
boyhood days, for I have driven oxen
at almost all kinds of farm work.
This buggy -shed of Mclvor's stands
just about on the very spot where I
had my last talk with Henry Me_
Ivor, Sr., in 1908. He was cutting
barley with a cradle (now some of the
young farmers may wonder what a
erode is, for very few of them are
to be seen these days, I will just say
it is not something to rock the baby
in, not by a jugful.) Henry wiped
the sweat from his brow with a red
bandana and sat down and we had
a most delightful chat. We talked
about his early days in California
ITi nrN has entertained many of the
;voting men and boys of Hibbert and
Toekersmith with tales of California
Tla shower did not. last long and
pi iicoedecl on my way west, soon
coming to the spring creek at the
corner of the John McConnell farm,
which is now owned by Pete Mclvor,
.Tr. I well remetnitair driving cattle
t., this spring creek for water in the
dry spells when water was scarce
and by the time we got hack home
the cattle and drivers were just about
as thirsty as before they started.
When John McConnell 'built the
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I rone 99, Ft elt 11 01p
it' ?
ColneCoflnejj and kia father:Week
atones to build the
driving the tem ---11 4',e'erresle
brown. I alio thought 'Of-
family thatonce lived. in*
but of the eeven nicOmenelle.
are gone, I believe, extent
youngest, Recce end iTeisideee
bliagvefonnioiti3s,eoefnb:o,yrs and
dr 014th:rat:fly;
and only one boy, bet acre
the road at ICeating's there was
Here there was a big fathilY'ef
Like many other families, the .
ing's have scattered until the 'S 4
one left in Tuckeramith now, ea.
as I know, is Joe, of Seaford',
comes the Dave O'Brien pace, w
Jack Hudson now lives, Wb.
;el' his
fa -mei.' 't
that part of the country, was living on t
looked toward the house.esti
which look much the sarialita::
did thirty years ago, the Stet,.
I thought of was one nights w
John and Charlie Murray and
Allen moved there with their
ing machine. This was before
days of traction ,threshing, en
in
were
part of the country.
were pulling the separator ba
into the barn with horses. One home
stepped on a trap door that was there
to let roots down into the root house.
The trap door slipped out of ;daft
tnd the horse's hind feet went down
he hoN. Although the hole Wail
all the horse was slowly ping-
d
mown. Jack Alle; who was driving
and who, 'I believe, under such eir-
cmnstances could move about aol :fast
as any man I ever saw, drop,e the
lines and unbuckled the harness:and
slipped collar and bridle_ over the
bore's head just before it disappear
ed down the bole; then he grab
the Lantern and jumped down on
of a rather surprised looking
The root house was too low few
horse to stand up in, so they had to
slide him out into the stable before
he could get up, after which he was
ready for his hay and oats and very
little or none the worse for his drop.
If you do not believe this story ask
John Murray. For myself, I have
never been quite able to understand
how that big four -foot horse could
squeeze down through that two -foot
hole. Now right across tdie road
from here is 'what use to be ehe Mo-
nowLltr
(and I s libsposster that
Jim is selling ut). e X was look-
ing toward the buildings, the time
that barn was raised up, split
and about twenty feet put in - the
middle of it, although • thirtyefieur
?ears had passed wee' just as ie„ith
in my mind as if it bad been ;le
the last five years. Same Cheek",
was the framer It had been the
tentlon to have a dente...when. ....
frame was up, which took:tie° daYise
but I remember Mike McBride saying
to us that there would not likely be
any dance on account of Dan Gormley
getting so badly hurt the day before.,
Mike McBride and Dan Gormley were.
cousins, but when young people get
their minds set on dancing it is hard.
to keep them fromit, so when the
frame was up the young people
gathered for the dance, -mad dance
they did, This was before sentiment-.
alisra had gotten very deeply imbeded
in my bones, but I have never gotten
over thinking how out of place it was
for the young folks to be enjoying
themselves at a dancing party and
Dan Gormley lying at the point of
death one mile away. I did not blame
Mike McBride for it was hard for
him to stop it I was at the dance.
but did not enjoy myself very much.
Dan died that night or next morning.
and who would not have died with the
thought of lying in such condition
and his friends and neighbors so
lacking in sympathy as to be enjoy-
ing themselves at a dancing party.
There was one thing about that dance
that still stays with me. Bill Nigh
and his sister were there and Bill
wore a long black coat, not a cut-
away, swallow -tail, full dress coat
like society men wear on swell oc-
casions, but more of a Prince Albert
or frock coat This was something
71,1V to me and a little rnore classy
than I was used to. If any of you
happen to see Bill some of these days,
rile him about that dance and the
black coat. I am now on very famil-
iar ground and thoughts went surg-
ing through my mind at a lively pace.
There was.nothing of special inter-
est nut Just thousands of incidenfa of
rny boyhood days came back to rae. •
I looked up toward McNaughton's s
house and barn. The horses that
were there forty years ago, were not
there now, but I thought df two colts
on that farm over forty yeara ago.
One of thein got int°, the habit of
climbing fences and geing froizfield.
to Se
to find the beet pastuen'esse
in order to keep him in one flet
McNaughton put sr poke on'
poke had a hook on the end ft to
catch in the rail feneess, so he eould
not jump. One day, while these colts
were wandering around the field they ,
:stopped to examine a plow tbat had
been left. in 'the field. The hook on
the end Of that poke got caught in
low handles and the colt ran
with ,the plow. Unfortunately -
It
was hitched so short that the
board cut the cord in hi kind, ,.
After they des:doted and
th it for da:ilong time. Hike
y had to be idea.
brick house on this farm it was the
largest farm house in that part of
the country and we considered it a
mansion; but, Ontario farmers have
big notions now and then' are all
building. big houses. Across the road
from this' big house is where John
Waters and family used to live. The
house and log barn were hick along
the town line about fifty or sixty
rods, where there is one tall trey
still standing andperhaps a few
apple trees. I thought of the times
1 helped to thresh ha the old log barn the
00 this Place after John .McIvor, Sr.. away
the co
got it. John usually hired several
men fol., threshing, four Men quite of- ,
mould
ten. There was George and Billy .
SilleryBilly Morrison and Jim Laid-
law. , it has often been said that the
gond die young and it seems like 'it,
for George Sillery has gone while
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All sizes cement tile, the kind that last, from 4 to 16
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$944.60
R. M. Jones, Treasurer.
RECOLLECTIONS CONTINUED
Sacramento, California
April 14th, 1923.
Dear Expositor, -
About four months ago I started
to write some of my recollections on
an outing one .day in October, 1921
along the 6th and 7th concessions
Hibbert and Tuckersmith. I will now
start where I left off and proceed a-
long the way toward Egmondville.
After leaving Pat Morris' and Mat.
Coyne, the first place on my left was
the Gormley farm, and the first
thought that came to me was the sad
accident that happened to Dan Gorm-
ley just at the beginning of harvest,
in the year 1887. Dan was driving
the reaper and his brother was bind-
ing up the wheat. A very heavy
shower of rain came up and the rest
of the boys got under shelter, leaving
Dan out with the teem, the horses got
restless and afraid of the storm and
the driver went up to their heads to
hold them by the bridles. When the
rain stopped, the boys who had been
under shelter came out with a rush
and scared the horses, causing them
to tun away and poor Dan got caught
in front of the reaper -table and rakes
where he got terribly cut and bruis-
ed, so badly was he injured that he
died within a few days. Dan was
one of the fine young boys of that
neighborhood and was well liked by
all who knew him. I will refer to
this accident when I get about a mile
further along the line. Just across
the road from Gormley's is where
Isaac Townsend and his wife lived
when they were married. This was
before they went up to Algoma and
even before Mrs. Townsend's father,
13111 Murray, went up to Algoma to
spy out the land and brought back
samples of the soil, and told of fish
so plentiful in some of the streams
that a person could throw them out
on,thp -bank- with a fork or shovel.
'111441.atfish were 11"Aractuall3r6""there. b'fr6orugthhet'.
back a good report of the country bute
no great cluster of grapes, like th
spies that went into the land of
many years has belonged to ?delver'
Canaan. That Townsend farm' fora
the old log house, or at least part oi
it, is still standing, but the log barn
hes been replaced by a fine frame
barn with stone stabling. underneath.
They is also a pretty good orchard
still on this farm, and one year later
than the trip I am writing about, this had a fine feed of apples at
orchard and took two elmme to Eg
mondville for Ike, just to remind hin;
of are old place. Just west of this
s the John Prendergast and Jim
O'Brien farms, but about all that i
left to mark the places ,rd atfew apples
trees and a very small part of one old
building. These two places also be-
long to Mclvor's. By the time I got
this far it' commenced to ram and I
ran into the original Mayor place
and took shelter in the buggy house
which they had the forethought to
have left open for me. Here there
was an ox yoke hanging up which
brought back many memories of nay
boyhood days, for I have driven oxen
at almost all kinds of farm work.
This buggy -shed of Mclvor's stands
just about on the very spot where I
had my last talk with Henry Me_
Ivor, Sr., in 1908. He was cutting
barley with a cradle (now some of the
young farmers may wonder what a
erode is, for very few of them are
to be seen these days, I will just say
it is not something to rock the baby
in, not by a jugful.) Henry wiped
the sweat from his brow with a red
bandana and sat down and we had
a most delightful chat. We talked
about his early days in California
ITi nrN has entertained many of the
;voting men and boys of Hibbert and
Toekersmith with tales of California
Tla shower did not. last long and
pi iicoedecl on my way west, soon
coming to the spring creek at the
corner of the John McConnell farm,
which is now owned by Pete Mclvor,
.Tr. I well remetnitair driving cattle
t., this spring creek for water in the
dry spells when water was scarce
and by the time we got hack home
the cattle and drivers were just about
as thirsty as before they started.
When John McConnell 'built the
yI
I rone 99, Ft elt 11 01p
it' ?
ColneCoflnejj and kia father:Week
atones to build the
driving the tem ---11 4',e'erresle
brown. I alio thought 'Of-
family thatonce lived. in*
but of the eeven nicOmenelle.
are gone, I believe, extent
youngest, Recce end iTeisideee
bliagvefonnioiti3s,eoefnb:o,yrs and
dr 014th:rat:fly;
and only one boy, bet acre
the road at ICeating's there was
Here there was a big fathilY'ef
Like many other families, the .
ing's have scattered until the 'S 4
one left in Tuckeramith now, ea.
as I know, is Joe, of Seaford',
comes the Dave O'Brien pace, w
Jack Hudson now lives, Wb.
;el' his
fa -mei.' 't
that part of the country, was living on t
looked toward the house.esti
which look much the sarialita::
did thirty years ago, the Stet,.
I thought of was one nights w
John and Charlie Murray and
Allen moved there with their
ing machine. This was before
days of traction ,threshing, en
in
were
part of the country.
were pulling the separator ba
into the barn with horses. One home
stepped on a trap door that was there
to let roots down into the root house.
The trap door slipped out of ;daft
tnd the horse's hind feet went down
he hoN. Although the hole Wail
all the horse was slowly ping-
d
mown. Jack Alle; who was driving
and who, 'I believe, under such eir-
cmnstances could move about aol :fast
as any man I ever saw, drop,e the
lines and unbuckled the harness:and
slipped collar and bridle_ over the
bore's head just before it disappear
ed down the bole; then he grab
the Lantern and jumped down on
of a rather surprised looking
The root house was too low few
horse to stand up in, so they had to
slide him out into the stable before
he could get up, after which he was
ready for his hay and oats and very
little or none the worse for his drop.
If you do not believe this story ask
John Murray. For myself, I have
never been quite able to understand
how that big four -foot horse could
squeeze down through that two -foot
hole. Now right across tdie road
from here is 'what use to be ehe Mo-
nowLltr
(and I s libsposster that
Jim is selling ut). e X was look-
ing toward the buildings, the time
that barn was raised up, split
and about twenty feet put in - the
middle of it, although • thirtyefieur
?ears had passed wee' just as ie„ith
in my mind as if it bad been ;le
the last five years. Same Cheek",
was the framer It had been the
tentlon to have a dente...when. ....
frame was up, which took:tie° daYise
but I remember Mike McBride saying
to us that there would not likely be
any dance on account of Dan Gormley
getting so badly hurt the day before.,
Mike McBride and Dan Gormley were.
cousins, but when young people get
their minds set on dancing it is hard.
to keep them fromit, so when the
frame was up the young people
gathered for the dance, -mad dance
they did, This was before sentiment-.
alisra had gotten very deeply imbeded
in my bones, but I have never gotten
over thinking how out of place it was
for the young folks to be enjoying
themselves at a dancing party and
Dan Gormley lying at the point of
death one mile away. I did not blame
Mike McBride for it was hard for
him to stop it I was at the dance.
but did not enjoy myself very much.
Dan died that night or next morning.
and who would not have died with the
thought of lying in such condition
and his friends and neighbors so
lacking in sympathy as to be enjoy-
ing themselves at a dancing party.
There was one thing about that dance
that still stays with me. Bill Nigh
and his sister were there and Bill
wore a long black coat, not a cut-
away, swallow -tail, full dress coat
like society men wear on swell oc-
casions, but more of a Prince Albert
or frock coat This was something
71,1V to me and a little rnore classy
than I was used to. If any of you
happen to see Bill some of these days,
rile him about that dance and the
black coat. I am now on very famil-
iar ground and thoughts went surg-
ing through my mind at a lively pace.
There was.nothing of special inter-
est nut Just thousands of incidenfa of
rny boyhood days came back to rae. •
I looked up toward McNaughton's s
house and barn. The horses that
were there forty years ago, were not
there now, but I thought df two colts
on that farm over forty yeara ago.
One of thein got int°, the habit of
climbing fences and geing froizfield.
to Se
to find the beet pastuen'esse
in order to keep him in one flet
McNaughton put sr poke on'
poke had a hook on the end ft to
catch in the rail feneess, so he eould
not jump. One day, while these colts
were wandering around the field they ,
:stopped to examine a plow tbat had
been left. in 'the field. The hook on
the end Of that poke got caught in
low handles and the colt ran
with ,the plow. Unfortunately -
It
was hitched so short that the
board cut the cord in hi kind, ,.
After they des:doted and
th it for da:ilong time. Hike
y had to be idea.
brick house on this farm it was the
largest farm house in that part of
the country and we considered it a
mansion; but, Ontario farmers have
big notions now and then' are all
building. big houses. Across the road
from this' big house is where John
Waters and family used to live. The
house and log barn were hick along
the town line about fifty or sixty
rods, where there is one tall trey
still standing andperhaps a few
apple trees. I thought of the times
1 helped to thresh ha the old log barn the
00 this Place after John .McIvor, Sr.. away
the co
got it. John usually hired several
men fol., threshing, four Men quite of- ,
mould
ten. There was George and Billy .
SilleryBilly Morrison and Jim Laid-
law. , it has often been said that the
gond die young and it seems like 'it,
for George Sillery has gone while
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