Clinton News-Record, 1976-06-24, Page 43The old cannon that first stood
on the lake bank at the end of
BayfieId Terrace was: it great
attraction for the children. They
peered into it; they sat astride it
imagining themselves as retended wild
ld
cowboys; and they p
fire it - but never heard a
"boom".
There was plenty of fireworks
over it in Council meetings.
though, as the following items
tell:
Feb. 6, 1895 - "The Big Gun" is
to be mounted. The first fire is to
be a salute to Mr. Patterson on
his next visit."
Mar. 1, 1895 - "The Big Gun,"
says Council "is to be mounted
at once." "tf there is any further
delay," says a teal lady. "1 will
mount it myself.'.
"On Monday. Mar. 4, Council
once
voted to erect the lig Gun Mr.
Baileyadvocates an enclosure
for the On and a fee be charged
to view it. Mr. Fraser agreed and
thought purchase of an
automatic -aperture, half -stack
chewing gum slot machine would
be the proper thing to attachthe
and. as he intended -occupying
Reeve's chair another year. he
could offer to say so. The Reeve
said, "No' -- that anything he had
would be shown free of charge to
visitors if they wished, to enjoy
themselves."
June 15, 1895 - "Gun mounted
now. ready for Dominion Day
celebrations." Gun an
July 31. 1895 - "Big
attraction - visitors came from
far and near. The Reeve and
Council deserve credit for
position and location."
And it sat there for many years
-.then was placedin the middle of
Clan Gregor Square with an,
artillery piece of World War 1
beside it. And more generations
of children played on and around
• it.
Then. alas, some over -patriotic
councillors. gave it as scrap to
make a more modern gun in
World War 11. Other towns
cities kept theirs but. Bayfield
gave its one and only Big Gun in
the cause of freedom.
The Signal Pole
New Era Aug. 26. 1887 - •'A
storm drum was up Tuesday
last." This refers to the black
signals put on the tall signal pole
It
down on the lake blank at the end
of Bayfield Terrace to tell
fishermen and others the kind of
weather that was comingisaed to
information was telegrap
Gardner's and a man would be
sent down to put up . the . ap-
propriatesignal.
Sept, 18. 1896 - "The Govern-
ment is not slow in having the
Signal Pole which was shattered
by lightning in August replaced
by one some ten feet taller.
is hoer War ctitinon.
rehmembered as "'The Blg Gun"
was given to hayfield In the late
1896's. For years it was situated
at the Potnt(Slgnal Pole) and was
later moved to the Square..
During the Second World War It
over -
was given for scrap by
patriotic councillors.
Imbibed
One local gentleman who had
imbibed rather freely at one of
the hotels. left and then returned
breathless and told the others. "1
followed a fellow's tracks and ,
then down there. a big bird must
have come and picked him up."
The truth was that a man
walking home had sat down an a
log at the other side of the bridge
and .put on his snowshoes.
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