Clinton News-Record, 1980-07-31, Page 25Lillie MacDonald is the
oldest direct descendant
of the Malloughs, Who
were Dungannon's
original settlers, still
living in ,the -village,
William Mallouigh, her
great-grandfather settled
with his wife, Jane
Menary• on the division
line of Ashfield and
Wawanosh Townships, in
1843 after emigrating
'frail Ireland. ,
Lillie remembers her
great-grandfather as a
"lovely old man". Her
great-grandparents.
celebrated their diamond
jubilee anniversary and
40._Lillie has a family picture
family when they
gathered for the •oc-
casion.
The story is told of her
great-grandmother Jane
Mallough and an Indian
friend. The Indian squaw
was Jane's closest friend
in the wilderness and
they were left alone one
day at Jane's cabin while
the men went to
Goderich. Three or four
Hudson Bay Company
men came by and wanted
to spend the night. The
women told them they
would have to leave and
the men refused. The
men insisted and Jane's
friend 'ran from the cabin,
Jane feared . her friend
.i . was running ut on her
when she he 'rd a loud
banging. Th Indian
friend had to en a pot -
m d spoon and was
standing on the front
-porch banging the spoon
against the pot. In
minutes the cabin was
surrounded by a whole
tribe of Indian braves and
the Company men
quickly changed their
minds. •
Her grandfather, Jim
Mallough was the bailiff
in Ashfield and she
remembers the fox
terrier he gave her the
year she turned five. Her
baby brother had died
and she had no one to play
with, so her grandfather
bought her a dog. '
Grandpa Jim had. five
descendent lives in I ungannoni9.,llough
eY-
daught'evs,
mother being the second
oldest, Mar gaaret . The
others four included
Carrie, Abby,:Lillie and
Frances:,
Charles Agar married
Frances and they went
west about x1906. Charlie
took_ his, threshing
machine with hint and it.
was the first threshing
machine in the- west.
Charlie later became a
member of parliament
and a speaker in the
house.
Lillie also went west
and lived with a couple
who owned a mercantile,
She asked her sister,
tgaret who was
carrying her first child to
name it after herif it was
a 'girl. Lillie remembers
her mother telling her the
story of how she got her
name. Her aunt Lillie
made the request at the
train station when she left
for the west. Aunt Lillie
later .died of diphtheria
and her sister's child has
her name.
Lillie weighed one and
one:half pounds when she
was born. She lived her
first few months in a
bread box swaddled in
cotton on the back of the
reservoir of the old wood
stove.
Lillie's mother was
married to Alfred
Errington and Lillie
married Lorne
MacDonald. She lived in
Peterborough until_ the.
end of her marriage. and
then returned to
Dungannon for a time.
She worked in a social
catering business and
returned to Dungannon
again when she retired.
She " now lives in the
house which once served
as the meeting place for
the township council in
the upper room, and the
jail cells were in the
basement. The weigh
scales for shipping
livestock were next to the
house and there were six
holding pens in the
backyard.
Lillie will be 79 on her
birthday this October and
she is still spry and quick.
She has a huge garden
she tends inher backyard
and she still writes the
occasional story to pass.
the time, Two of her
stories are printed here
as an example of her
work,
SATURDAY NI:TE
IN "SLEEPY -
HOLLOW" 191647
By Lillie Macfoinald
The entrance to Con-
cession 6 and 7, West
Wawanosli' is marked by
a very large hill `Glen's
Hill". At the foot of this
hill lies a level stri
where a road has been
built, consisting of logs
(from the swamp) placed
side by side and amply
covered with gravel from
the hill, and earth from
the swamp. Through this
swamp land are many
springs of pure fresh cold
water. As evening ap-
proaches, following a
very hot day, a cool foggy
mist can be seen
gradually rising above
the green damp swamp,
and floating eastward out.
of the "Hollow",
On the first farm stands
a large maple tree bet-
ween the house and road;
Frequently on Saturday
evenings a weird, restful.
musical, sound seemed to
float from around that
tree. It ws a Sc ttish
Lament played by a
young_ .school in.. full_..
dress kilt. The misty air
.provided a perfectsett-
for this music, although
there was no Heather.
That we had to imagine.
Soon neighbours could
be seen approaching,
some walking, some
riding in horse drawn
rigs; their farm chores
done for the weekend. At
that time there was, no
work. done in fields on
Sunday, as Sunday was
set aside for church and
rest.
The farms were fenced
by crooked rail• fences;
same type of fence
divided the land into
fields of about ten acres,
CONGRATULATIONS
DUNGANNON
ON YOUR 125TH ANNIVERSARY
with a dividing lane down
the centre of the farm.
This lane, used by all the
animals, cows, horses,
.fattening cattle, even the
pigs, provided access to a
long trough, into which
ran a continuous spying pf.
cool pure water.
On • music nitesthe
animals would come in
single file, as closeto 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 on, face,
called `Minnie Mo". The
three had .s a ecial seats
inside the fence, 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. Some times
there would be dancing
on the lane, but no
highland dances,
highland `fling sword
dances etc. as the piper
himself being the one
fortunate enough to 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 couid really rattle
the bones.
1916-17 boasted . every
few cars, and the
evenings were of our own
making around the home.
Thus the musical
Saturday nites were..
something special. The
piper was very young and
gifted. His ,pipes were
very special, being
double mounted in'- ivory
and a hand down dii"ect
from,. Scotland,
LITTLE BOY AND
THE HONEY
By Lillie MacDonald
In' the summer of 192Q,
a s fnall -boy of five with
blond curlyhair 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 firmly
set on the pail,
Entering Ben
Crawford's General stoire
the corder, "Good--
After
Goo —
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,
"Goodbye Mr.
Crawford and thank
you",
At this time Ben turned
to the stranger, "fine lad
that, alwaysready for a
deal. He likes corn syrup
and I like fresh eggs."
Best
morning,: Mr, Crawford"; - Wishes
as the young chap handed
hen the pail.
A stranger smitten by
curiosity silently watcl ed Dungannon.
and listened.
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