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The Brussels Post, 1928-9-19, Page 5T H E B It U S 5EL5 POST WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19th, 020 Fine tea Is always the most -desired. The, trigicht falling off In price of cheaper teas cannot entice the tea -lover from hls discriminatireg choice. The Finest aS ,MI Mae Teas 04 "A Land of Homes Where Toil Could Make Men Free' (From tho London Free Press] Interesting Reminiscences of Pioneer Days On the Second C.sncassion of Stanley Township By H. Isabel Graham. Se£tforth, Sept. 14,—.Interesting reminiscences are still recalled ,of the pioneer clays by some hof the older residents on. the second concession of Stanley. This pert of the township was originally settled by people from the Highlands and Lowlands of Sc- otland, sturdy, intelligent men and women, whose industry and indomi- table courage helped to stake Stanley what it is to -day, one cof the finest agricultural districts in Western Ontario, as the late Peter McArthur in "The Pioneers" said: "Tho wilderness was conquered by their might, 'They made for God the marvel He had planned, A land of homes where toil could make men free." • riginal settler:, are still in posses- sion of the land which their forefat- hers got from the Canada Company. • Leveling tee virgin forest was a great undertaking. It was the am- bition of most of the pioneers to cut 10 tacres of bush during the winter months, when chopping bees were quite popular. The nen had never been accustomed to work of that sort in the old country. Some of then had never handled an axe in their' lives and they found it very difficult. ; They would often get Iso weak that they could esca seely stand it, but 1 they were gritty and these was al- ways the hope: of making n. home. Snnttimes they would nick the trees and get them pretty -well cut through at night and in the morning would rise early and chop these trees, which i'ell with such a 'crash that If could be heard all over. One family, who had just arrived, found refuge in a neighbor's barn while 'the men of the party walked to Goderich to file their claim. When the father and eldest sort returned they chopped enough trees to :build a log shanty. When 11: .was completed they crawled into the roofless house and out a door, over which they !hung a quilt. The first visitor they had the next morn- ing was a neighbor's ox, who lifted the quilt with his horns and stuck his head in. They cooked their break- fast and a stump in middle of the house served for a 'cable. It was not long before they got a roof on, the walls chinked up and boards whip- sawed for a floor. • WOLVES Once the late Mr, Neal Rosa walk- ed to Goderich and carried s hund- red -weight of pork on his back. When he returned the wolves were at'cack- ing'his only cow and calf and he had. to seize a burning brand and these them away. One day some children decided on the way to school that they would, play truant. They wa- ndered around the bush and amused .htemselves as best they could, but the day seemed very long and they • THE Huron Plowman's Association Will hold their Fifth Annual Plowing Match on Wednesday, Oct. 3rd on the farm of David Boyd, McKillop Twp. 11 miles East of Leadbury The field is in first-class condition for both fancy and practical farming, so have your plows ready for the big Match. ' $350,00 in Cash Prizes CLASS 1—With high cut plows, in sod, Free-for-all. CLASS 2—General Purpose, wooden handled plows, in Free -for a11. Skimmers barred. Cut allowed. CLASS 3.—An open class with w .ido bottom plows in sod w'lth skimmers" straight practicle pl . owing. No handling al- lowed. CLASS 4—Boys, 10 and under 19 years, in sod. Skimmers allowed. CLASS 5—Boys, under 16 years, in stubble, with Skimmers. ed. CLASS (ii—Single Riding Plows in sod. Froe-for-all. Skimmers allowed CLASS 7 --Tractors, open to sten owning Tractors in the County. Class 8—Heavy Tractors, with 8 furrow plows, 12" bottom in sod. Entries must be received by Sec.-Treas. by Sept. 26th - Specia.I Prizes sod, • Splendid list of Special Prizes, as yet incomplete, will be announced later. Rules and Regulations Competition open to Ontario. Amount of land to plow, left for Committee to decide. Teams to be on grounds at 9 a,m, to start plowing at 9.30. Finish to he made at 4 p, m, Average depth of furrow 6 inches. No shaping of furrow after 2 founds on crown, Judges' decision to be final No shifting of stakes after start is made. Each Plowman allowed one helper only. All crowns to be' finished before lunch. Plowmen to Gee 6 rounds on crown. Prizes to be paid on ground before leaving. Entrance fee, $1.00, except in Class 5. Directors to be on grounds at 9 a.m,, wearing official badges. All General Purpore ?lows must have plane irons, no cut, either Coulter or dhier, Except in Class 2. RULES WILL BE STRICTLY OBSERVED PRIZES --There will be 4 prizes in each class, viz:—$15.00, $12,00; $10.00 and $8,00—either cash or ,its value. Tractor Class — Prizes $20.00; $18.00, $15.00 and $10,00. Therm will be a booth on grounds where plowmen can buy lunch, For Further Particulars write —L. E. CARDIFF, Secretary - Treasurer, Brussels, Ont. berani,; tired, Thinking it mice; be Pearly 4 o c.Int,lt they hied for hoose and to 1 -brit tuna e t tt tt ieltt found their nettle peeling poteroes 1'ot. dinner, :A few applrntions of the su;tp \rie•n 1.hiir fluter rant. ;n e1lb- dually cured them of any de•.'re 'to ettentpt playing hockey a;-'otn. • • G, Wag lest in the l,usit apes no unusual (melamine.. -4 lit it!, boy four y•••, es old followed hi bt the -s amt esecing is pct the to;, td in twine way horaniq appareled front dent and could not be found. The whale country started is i rch- :up; l'ot' him moi next tno1 t er, lhey di.•rovere:d the wee chap ;asleep in a Mew, all ru ce recd uw hill 1,iu•1.s, tit; hen one of the party 1/,;ked in if he were x1111 he said! "'fire lath, blankets wouldn't stay on hint." Two yOUtlg women also lost their way end although they heard the horn;, and topes of the searchers 'were unable : to 'cell in -which direction to go. They were afraid to stay on the ground n11 night for fear of wild animals, iso they climbed into a tee :, where they remained, and in the • to inning found 'their bearings by the sun. Many oft ,the women made maple sugar and carried- it 10 miles to Bayfield, where they got goods in exchange. I3iisiness was principally lcarr;e,d on in this way. Salt and taxes had to be paid fete in money. Every- thing else was exchange. The mak- ing of potash works were to be found on Irvory creek. The settlers burned great heaps of logs and gathered up the ashes, then leacher the lye and condensed it into a white powder which they could dispose of for cash. They had to keep the fires burning constantly day and night. The people walked to church over a corduroy road, carrying their Bibles, shoes and stockings, putting the lat- ter on when they came within sight of the sacred edifice. When they stepped on one (log it would some - Eines sink in the water and they would hop on the next. Rev. A. ,Mackenzie, of the old kirk in Harpu- rhey, and Rev. William Graham, of the Free Church in Egronodvi•]le preached! altcernately in Brucefield before the Rev. John Ross was in- ducted. Mr. Mackenzie, who was the first minister in the Huron tract, was known to walk 20 miles through the bush to dispense the sacrament. Church accommodation was not so ample and comfortable then as it is now. A faithful attendant who was crowded to the wall by three portly lai.dies who occupied the same seat certified himself with the refiectiott that none of them was Gospel greedy. Stanley was privileged to have two outstanding men, different and diaicinct in. personality, \vho left an indelible impress upon the communi- ty—one the Rev. John Ross, of Bru- cefield, a modern Elijah, who fear- lessly denounced evil, and the other Mr. George Baird, a - man of the Apostle John's type, who- taught con- tinously for the long period of 50 years in No. 1 school on the second concession of Stanley, where he was affectionately spoken of as the master. Before 'che advent of !ugh echo ole the public school teachers were expected to teach tate higher grades, including Latin. A number of Mr. Baird's pupils were successful in lob'caining first-class, i certificates. Three of the early teachers studied Greek, Hebrew and Latin with the Rev. John Ross. Mr J. H. McFaul, who was afterwards on the staff of the Toronto Normal School, was the iltst teacher in S. S. No.. 1, Stanley. He was succeeded by Mr, George Baird. 14Ir. Ross was a godly, serious-minded man, austere in his manner and religion, with t't com- manding presence and voice, but Wider the seemingly stern exterior ley a generous, kindly disposition, Ile carted his Bible everywhere and read a verse to everyone be nut, believing that the place it opened at had a special message for that pers- on, His awesinspiring seem -one cau- sed not only the sianvrs itt Zion to be afraid but even an eminent doctor of divinity front Toronto confessed that he made 'the chills rue up and down his back. When Mr, Ross ap- peared, as he occasionally did, at a dance, for the Purpose of exhorting the young people, it had mush the same effect as the handwriting on the wall at 'the feast of Belshazzar, alt- hough some of them preferred dances to the shorter catechism. He evide- ntly had a certain fondness for them, nevertheless, for when 'he was prop- osed for a professorships in Knox Col- lege in the early days of its history he remarked that the would rather live with the sinners in Brucefield than with the saints anywhere else, Many arousing stories are told of the late Rev, Ross. He had a faithful horse called Coltie, of which he wee 'very fond and which, if his master herxtne l s t itt 'th•• contemp!i I se of a sermon email always b, d m nde l upon is bring hum hums wt£ le. It is said that mice mate dti\ites :Maar the road he nest a tarot wallsisIg and nlreree! hie: a rule. After h•.• had gat comfortably seated they entered d into rsnvort.dion, Mr. Ross .said to hint. "Do you know where you are go- in£,•'n "No," her replied, "You're ;ting straight to hull," said 61r. Ilia.;, The man bee•£one quite ag' arta ei and exclaimed, "Oh, let 180 out, let me -out," In the early clays of the settlement, the Iridians only knew the words, whisky and 1,m1111111ox. They were very fond, of the firewater and haul a great dread of the loathsome disease. On one ()erosion two of them eulled at a log shanty. The men - of they family lutppemed to be away and the Women were terrified. Before they reached the house the mother, who saw them approaching, resorted to a clever ruse in order to get rid of them. She ran to the led une., cov- ering herself up with the, blankets, began to groan quite loudly. The Indians heard hoc and at the word smallpox they fled. An intelligent lady on the second concession still remembers the first Dominion Day celebration in 1867 in school No. 10 when the teacher, Mr. Ferguson, took the scholars to the river at Bannock- burn, which at that'cime was surveyed into town lots for a village. Dr. Wan- less built the first house 'there, but it was never finished. The children used to call it the haunter! house. In the long ago dances were held in the barns, which !were Hung with quilts. The fiddlers warmed thei tfin- gers over a sugar kettle filled with h- dhot coals, and the young people da- nced to keep themselves warm, Stanley Township is proud of the dis- tinction of being the birthplace of Ansi C. Laut, the noted Canadian novelist: The Louts were people of some importance in the neighborhood and a lady, who was a child at the time, still has pleasant memories of a children's party at the Laut home, to which she was invited: A visit to Stanley would not be complete without a peep into the garden of a worthy pioneer, Mrs. George Baird, which always suggested the "Mae Garden Gray With Phlox" so beauti- fully described by Charles G. D. Roberts in his exquisite poem, "The Tide On Tantramar." This small inclosure, partly hidden from the road by overshadowing apple trees, lies in front of a two-story stone house, .built in 1863. Here gorgeous gladioli tower above pretty red and white four -o -clocks, 'chat only wake up in time for tea, French marigold, fia- nuts the brown velvet folds on their yellow frocks, white flowers in endless variety bloom at all seasons of 'chi year. It is a missionary garden, too out of which many beautiful boquets are sent to cheer the sick and shut- ins. Mrs. Baird, who is 89 years of age, still spends a good deal of time in her garden. She has lived for 77 years on the second ooneession, which is something worth recording in these days of air and auto flights. Rev. T. H. Farr Resigns Highly Esteemed Rector of The Anglican Church Will Leave Kincardine. ..Rev. T. H. Farr on Sunday last made the announcement from his pul- pit at the Anglican Church that he would leave Kincardine a'c the end of October. As,rector of the Church of the Messiah, he has made himself esteemed and beloved by all with whom he has come in contact, lir, Farr came to Kincardine from Blyth in October 1915, having served this Parish for ilhirtoett years. During the war ho was one of the town's most active citizens in patriotic work, Under his pastorate the Church of the Messiah ;has undergone many ex- pensive ititprovements and ho has ever performed his duties in a con-, scientious manner. The transfer is to St. Johns, near London, and was made by Bishop Williams. Kincar• dine citizens in general will be sorry to see the reverend gentleman and Mrs. Farr, the linter having taken a prominent part in ladies organiza- tions of the town, leave this commun- ity, Mr, G, Rutledge, Nile, had a team homes injured in a recent electrical storm. Mr. George Pollock of Seep - pardon had a steer injured, and Mr, Ed. Lawson, of Dunlop, had a valu- able pure-bred heifer killed. Mrs. Richard McWhinney of Crewe and Mrs. Robert Davidson of Dungannon, attended a meeting of the executive of Maitland Presbyter- lia which was held in the manse, Teeswater, on Tuesday, September llth )'t 10,30 a.m. NEWSY ITEMS HURON COUNTY St. Andrews' ()buret', Hayfield, which has been re.decorated, was op• peed, haloes 11titshall, a 20.vear.r,ld ldow- 1,lc farmer, has been suffering with a sure foot for about is year, e,1 -ed by it paurl ' fle,t:ine: shoe. It beiartte su infected lately that, he hod to he tah- ett to tt London ht,rpitttl to have Itis leg anoint esl ati. When her foot slipped ,chile she was ascending a ladder in the hare, Tire. Donaghy, Goer. (1, Bach of (tort ie, fe!I to the lIa„I•, sustaining a dib parr ed shoulder blade and a r:u.her severe, shaking tip. Miss Laura 1)01141411y, al' 'Toronto, has been attending her mother moil ,will cerasin u11411 she is res., vestal, The Exeter 0nnacil las received a letter from the 1 8,patintent. of health 1 is- commend iig 0 more timid tary water supply fisc Ilie town. In 1411 ittspect- !rnt nt 41114 wells made in July by i t. 11pr.e10r A. T. Bryan), a few wells were fnnnd free frnrte contarni00tion. Au at8tlndane supply of water is avail- ethle ander 1hi' town tat a depth of 1 2.18 abnnt 800 feet, This source is 1 ecnnl• mended as the hest to tap, 113.triy net- iom is advised, t "I ✓• ` q t r i 4 3 t .rth Ever East ilurch Fail Farr tt 1T Thursday and Friday 4r h PERTH COUNTY 0olt11try pupils are refused place in St. Marys School, St, Marys carried the by-law by a majority of 633 to expend $29,000 to complete Eastern and Western exten- sion, Eva Tanner, three-year-old (laugh- ter of A, and Mrs. Tanner, of Listow- el, was fatally injured when struck by a car, which mounted the curb on Victoria street and struck the child down as she was playing on the street. She died two hours later. Thomas Curtin, aged 22 years, son of John and Mrs, Curtin, Kennicott, was found dead beneath an upturned ear on the Stratford—Mitchell high- way, early Sunday morning, Sept. 91h, as the result of an a.tcident, the cause of which may never be known. The junior farmers' livestock judg- ing cotupetiton at the 0. N. E„ this year, attracted many entrants and competition was very keen. The competition was in charge of R. S. Duncan, of the 1)'pertinent of Agri culture. In heavy horses class, Burne Innes, of Embro, was among the win- ners. Wm. Dalling., of Grand Marais, Mich., is visiting with his brother, Frank Dalling, at Monkton, his first view of the village in 50 years. He was remembered by old residents and commented On the changes that have taken place. Mr. Dalling was at one time employed by James Harvey, car- t iage maker. Birth certificates received in Strat- ford from the Registrar -General posi- tively indicate the fact that the two youthful jailbreakers in custody at the county jail ere only 15 years of age. Both gave their ages as 17 when first admitted to the jail awaiting sentence on a theft charge in Listowel, but up - nn being brought back from Hunts- ville after their recent escape they said they were 15. The large barn of Nelson Porter- field, 1t} miles from Atwood, was burn- ed with an approximate loss of 38.000 Spontaneous combustion is blamed for the blaze. Milking operations were under way in the cow stable be- neath the barn when the fire was dis- covered, and most of the cattle were saved. Neighbors helped prevent the flames from spreading to the 1)01188. A coroner's jury inquiring at Mit- rhell into the death of Chung VOD, a Chinese, who was found dead in hie bed in his room under the Canada Cafe, returned a verdict that death was due to natural causes, Only three witnesses were heard and the, jury required only 15 minutes to reach a verdict. Coroner Dr. Armstrong was in charge of the inquest and Crown Attorney McPherson, Strat- ford, acted for the Crown, • BRUCE COUNTY hire, Adelaide Bright, of Chatham, England, mother of Fred Bt•ight, the boy who lost his life by falling in front of a Bain at Teeswater, last June, caste across the (mean to see the resting -place of her son and to ar- range to have a memorial erected. Ln. the police court, at Walkerton, Bert Schmaltz, hotelkeeper of 1V1i1d- may, pleaded guilty to having liquor illegally on his premises, which is con- trary to the L. 0. A.. and was fined $500,00 and costs, Schmalz's hotel was raided by provincial police, dur- ing the Mildmay Old Boys' Re -union, and a quantity of beer was found on his premises. At first, the charge was one of "illegally selling liquor in a standard hotel,” This was changed to "illegally having." Edward Kuthe, a Oarrick Township youth, sustained severe iniuries in an accident, when his Inotoroyele crashed into an automobile as Knthe was turning out from his gateway onto the highway. He was badly injured about the head, face and chest, but the occupants of the ear escaped 'un- hurt. The motorcycle was smashed to pieces when the vehicles collided. The ear wits molted off the highway into a ditch, where it turned over twice. It was also badly damaged. The death of Adam Joeph St. 141arie, second son of the late Alexander and Mrs, St. Marie, Concession 1, Carrick, occurred recently. -About three years agn, the deceased caught a heavy mold' while threshing and bron- chial asthma developed, and since that time, he scarcely had a well day. Other complications followed and his condition gradttally pew worse until his death. Mr, 8t, Marie was born 41 years ago and had lived in that neigh- borhood all his life. Speeding Contests th TROT OR PACE PURSE $125.00 Hobbles allowed Mile heats 3 in 5 Purses—S0, 25, 15 and 10 per cent 2.30 TROT OR PACE PURSE $100.00 Hobbles allowed Mile heats 3 in 5 Purses—f0, 25, 15 and 10 per cent LOCAL TROT OR PACE PURSE $50.00 Hobbles allowed. Purses—$24.00; 316.00; $10.00 Committee reserves right to name starters in last Race A. C. Barker, Chairman Racing Committee. School Drill Prizes of 36.00, $4.00 and 33.00 are offered for Best Appearing Schloss, 5 points to be considered will be—Numbers, Marching, Arrangements, Costume and Drill, by Society. Teachers must hand to judging Committee a card stating the teacher's name, name of school, also the name of the subject intended to be represented. Schools eligible to compete in both of above but they will be judged separately. Competition confined to Country Schools. Parade will leave Victoria Park at 1 p.m. sharp on Friday, Oct. 5th, and will be headed by the Band. All teachers and pupils in the parade ad- mitted free to grounds. BABY CONTEST Under Direction of Women's Institute, Brussels Judging at 2.30 3abies under 1 year, Women's? Instutute-offers, lst. prize $5.00, 2nd. prize, 32.00, 3rd. 31.00, 4th. $L00, 5th. $1.00. 3abies over 1 yr. and, under 2 yrs., Standard Bank offers, 1st. 35.00, 2nd. $2,00, 3rd. 31.00, 4th. 31.00, 5th. 31.00. HORSESHOE PITCHING CONTEST PRIZES—$10.00; $6.00 and 34.00. Entry Fee 31.00 pair. C. A. Robert- son, M.P.P., donates 35.00 towards prizes. Entries in by 2 o'clock, Oct. 5th. Draw at 2.15. Teams must be ready when called. Foot .R aces COUPLE RACE, over 15 years 75 50 25 BOY'S RACE, under 14 years, 100 yards BOY'S RACE, under 10 years, 50 yards GIRL'S RACE, under 15 years, 100 yards GIRL'S RACE, under 10 years, 50 yards BEST FANCY DRILL by School Pupils. Not less than 12 nor more than 24 persons in each $5.00 $3.00 $2.00 Pupils and teachers admitted free to Fair• POTATOtRACE ON HORSEBACK—Three potatoes for each competitor will be placed 100 yards from starting point. Competitors stand by horse, mount and ride to first potato, dismount, pick up potato, re- mount and ride back to starting point, dismount and put potato in pail—repeating the operation for each potato. lst, $1,50; 2nd, 31.00; 3rd, 50c. No entrance fee. Foot Races at 3 p.m. Friday Special Prizes The Society offers prizes of 1st, 39.00; 2nd. $6.00 for the best three horses in any one Township. For best four steers over 1 year and under 2 years H. O. Walker offers lst prize $5.00; D. 11.,McTavish, 2nd, $3.00. For Best Essay on "Life of St. Paul" Rev. F. G. Fowler offers prizes of $3 and $2. Open to 1st and 2nd Form of High School. Brussels. Essays not to exceed 750 words. For Bast Essay on "Care of the Teeth" Dr. C. C. Ramage offers 1st $2.00;, 2nd, 31,00. Essay not to exceed 200 words and open to Public School children of Brussels, Grey and Morris. Teachers to certify pupils work in each case. Essays to be in 'co Secretary by Oct. 2nd. For Best lady driver, Dr. McNaughton offers prize of $8,00. For best Bird House, open to boys under 15, Mrs. W. 11,• Kerr, offers $3.00, $2,00 and 31.00. Bird houses to become property of Donator. For Best Agriculture! Team, weight not to exceed 3000 pounds, i he T. Eaton Co,, offers a trophy and cash prize of $5,00. For best pair dressed chickens S. P. Davison offers Ice Cream Freezer, value 34.25. Chickens to become property of donator. For best herd of Registered Beef Cattle of 5 animals, Bank of Nova Scotia offers $6.00 for lst prize and 34,00 second prize, For Beet 2 -year-old Draft Colt, Dr, T, T, McRae offers 35.00. For best two loaves of Hone -made bread, J. L. I:err will give The Post for a year, and The Post for a year for the best 2 lbs. of Butter. Bread and Batter go to donator. For best collection of 6 to 10 Snap Shots, open to pupils of Brussels School, Wilton & Gillespie offer $1.25 as 1st and 75c and 2nd prize. For Best Collection or Baking, Mrs, Jane Thompson offers goods valued at. see no Miss Flo. Buchanan offers 75c., 50„ and 25c. for best paper folding, open to pupils Prima,7; Room 13. P. S. For best bird in show, Walce.r Scott offers $2.00. For Best Draft Team, Robt. Ferguson offer.; a hat box, valued at $8.00 For Bert two loaves bread made from Purity Flour, A. C. Baeker offers a Silver Cup. The Milverton rass 'Band Will supply Music on Friday Afternoon Grand Concert Friday �, Ev'�_. Ttbe funeral of the late Alexander For which the Well Known Treleaven a former highly nstoenn- ed resident of Dungannon, was hold from this ate home in !Ripley onCowan °neer ! Co. Wednesday afternoon, interment be- ing made in 4Ripley • cemetery. A mmnber of relatives from Dungannon and district were in attendance at the funeral. s tair.LOOK AT YOUR LABEL Toronto, has been engaged GET A PRIZE LIST JAMES BURGESS, D. M. 113acTAVISH, 7 Secretary-Treasuik President.