Lakes and Islands, Times Past

Farmersville Reporter and County of Leeds Advertiser (18840522), 2 Jul 1884, p. 3

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Do whst you can to make sunshine in the world. Lift up the curtains. We do not. mean the curtains to the room, but the curtains which darken the spirit of your brother, your friend, your neighbor, or even of a stranger, If the curtain strings are within your convenient reach. Lift up the rurminn and let the nunfihine in. Light. is better than darkness, and how cliqap it in! A Mud and cheering word to one who is in trouble and is pengloxed and ale mast diuoouragal. u word of heartfelt uympflhy to the afllicted; a word of assurance to the doubting. a “soft word which, though it. butters no pm'snips, turneth away Wrath,“ to the prejudiced nml unreasonably pm- voked; all such Wurds as these are ammhiue to whom they are r. oken. l . “I lmva uwvur t’puml amyt ting plan? so cheap and so useful as 1mlitvness." mid an old traveler to us once. He then went 0n l«»"'statut}1at early in life. finding how useful it. was. freâ€" quently to strangers, to give them flunuc information of which they were in search and which he pom-sewed, he had adopted the till» always to help everybody he mmld in web little op purtunitivs “a “we mnstamtly ofi'ered in his travels. ’l‘hu H'sttll. was, that nut of the merest tritlm ut‘ assistance rendered in this way. had grown HHII_8 of the pleammmt and mast valuable acqlmintum'cs that he had ever forme l. ,-n a ‘J\\'l lVl lllv 110w mo. y great men have testified that their whole lives have been in finance! by some single rvmnrk made to them in their boyhood? And who cannot rm?an W0th filmki u m himself in his childhood, to which, perhaps, {he speaker attached nu impurmnce, hut \vhcih hank deep and nmmowbly into his memory, and whioh have nqu imt their power m‘or him? Make sunlight! the Wu: H :11 boat is dark enough. anhac ynu cum to make h mm'e cheerful and happier. an.” to war 1 may}; :1 hngh me? tr':'::;.;.._.-m raw Mam; ‘ 3:. 3‘3" 35 . .11; “f ". v A. man» the trust In am 1 win: Math the many I ' It to make I worthy cause. 1! a) It. our own: To give a: current or our lives A true md noble tom. nova” to comfort Ibeu'y ham. 0 reused with du despair. And our. in wmw-dsrkeuod uvu One glean of bananas there. fit?"- to give u helpluuhhand ' o eager. some“ you . To note. with .u then- wuywunlueu. Their cont-(o um thetr truth: To strive with syma’nh‘y and lung. 'i‘hoh wuflduuoe w n: n paying) open wtdg _lhe.hu_t'ut It W‘as 54m; Vlo Her House, A certain pretentious shopper, after teasing the clerks of a dry gnudu store hoyr‘nd the Ibrbmrance limit, pomp- uu‘ly ordered a spool of thread m bv sent to her bouw. It was agreed Hm! she should he made an example 0f, mud a warning in her kind, She WM “updated and her rwighlmrs intensely interested, alum-fly ufier she had ar- rived at home. A common dray‘ drawn. by {our horses proceeded slowly up to her dnor. On the dmy, with have. nrmn. were u rmmhvr of ntalwm-t u “ EVEâ€":6 6383‘? m .Hakc Su "shine. INTECH (1984) associates 1025 Harsrievc Rd.. Unit ; london. Ontario N6F 1P7 IT PAYS. Word tonne who 3"" u. THISORIGINAL DOCUMENT IS'IN VERY POUR THE 1“A[l D1 [Ell/S V1]. laborers. They were holding on vigor ouoly to some object she could not see- It wan s moat puzzling aflair. The neighbor. awed. After I. d l at" whip-caching and other impressive ceremonies. the cart was hacked gain“ the curb. There repoeing {o-lmly, end up. in the centre of the out door. We: the identicnl I lot tbreod which ehe bod “order ." It seemed to be coming lull right. With the aid of a plank. it was finally rolled. barrel fauhion, safely to the sidewalk. After a. mortol Itruggle it was “up-ended” on the purchaser's doorstep. The fact that the para chaser came out a minute ulcr and‘ kicked her own property nto the gutter detracted nothing from it. WW Vacation Though“. “I must have some rest this sum- mer." said the clock; "I'm all run down." “I think I need It country seat," said the etay chair, leaning on bi. elbow. I “I'm gaming played out," said the. ninnn: "a little fresh air would be a “I’m getLing plu‘ piano; “a little tre goodfiniug fqr me. Vu‘. tllluih u"- --.-. "That‘s what I want " said the soft," “aliule fresh air Mme uprings.‘ "I should like to go with the sofa and lounge in the woods," said the. t'ootatool. ‘ “If my legs were stronger," said the table; “I should go to the country for some leaves." ' ‘ 0 O. I\ll awn-cw nvâ€"vwv .. “Countrv board is always so plain," growled this uideboard; “nobody that is nnbby or polished there." “Let me reflect.“ said the mirror. “they have vary plain looking 'luuaies “they have vary plain looking 'luunll-B there. (On, do they um?" ‘ “You make plush," said the divan~ and here the housemaid closed the flaming doors and shut them all up. Curious, bu: true. a! Big Tree. i In 1842 there ntoodJnd there is i every renmn to believe still stands, < tit Vostiza, on the Gulf of Lepantn. Greece. an oriental plane tiee whose girth was in 1812, at five feet from the ground, thirty-seven feet. This me; situated in the middle of “)9 village on a gradual slope, standing on a mired platform of flat htonos, evidently for protection to the room, isa atriking object on entmiug the village; xnl especially noteworthy as existing in the days of Palisunias. tho iGi-oek historian, who, living in thoi ‘aecond century, makes mention of it i in his murals; and the tree must have! ,heen hf considerable size and age at1 Sthat time to have made it worthy of! remark, its age probably dating don siderahly before the Christian era,l imukifig it more than two thnunnntii lyears Old. It was in full vigor in] 184.2. The villagers hold it in high respect { Union {Cue l'atr visagclanon. A meeting of the above association was held at Unionville on 'l'hursday. the 26th. Present, the {mention}, secretary and all the members of the board except Messrs. Bullis. and Bar low. Minutes of the previous meeting of the board read and approved. Judges on growing crops were ap- pointed as follows: First class. ’1‘. C. Brown: 2nd clam, Richard Johnson Am-r discussion it wu: dccid’mlhut. to put u a couplo on tho top of the main bui ding, but to erect. a flag pole instead. ' and John B. Glow; 8d class. John M. Healer and Cyrus Wright. On motion the tender from John H. Percival for furnishing sills and sleepers for the additions to main hall be no- cepted. Price to be ten cents per run- ning foot for sills and three 3nd one:- hulf cents per running foot. for sleepers, hemx to size required by specifications and deliwred on the grounds. ‘ u The following” tenders were handed in for doing the carpenter work on the two wings to main building. viz; Parish 6; Middleton, $150; R. M. Arn- old, $129; Samuel Horton, $123: ‘ l unu, Quasi, “lino-va- On motion of Beecuvliégn'seoovjx’ded by Saunders. the tenderof Samuel Horton was accepted, :59 begng the lowesw L- â€"â€"_'r_, , On motion Beoche? was ordered to procure five flags suitable for use at zhe fair. George Slack commenced on Tues- day to remove all the fair buildings to the new location decided upon. The secretary received the unani- mous thanks of the directors for the excellent. manner in which his tender for the prize list. was done, the “presi- dent declaring that the “get up" of the prize list was not excelled by any elec- toral district society in Ontario. K Mr. Forth. of Unionville, is making pavepamtions for, the erection of extra stalls large enough (.0 accommodate 300 additional horses on fair days, and is also erecting a double verandah and clapboavdmg his hotel, which. when completed. W111 make one of the must comfurtnble hosteleries in ‘the county. At the close of the direcfors meeting bu Thursday, Mr. Wm. Neilson. presi. dent, of the society, tendered invi- tatiuu to the officers and (111' 01‘s of the Unionville Fair Association to an excursion on his steam yacht, “Bonnie Belle” from Brockviue m Alexandria. Bay, Rockport, &c. The invitation was unanimously accepted and Thurs- day. July 8d, decided upon for the tip. I. 0. of (I. T. The flood 'l‘mnplgas of Leeds county met in county lodge in this village on Saturday Inst, Richard Arnold, C. C. ’1‘., in the chair, Geo. S. Bnell, of Lyn, sct‘l‘vtal‘y. Nearly all the officers pre- sent. ‘lbln A cordial vote of thanks was tend ere-d (.0 Bro. Thos. Flynn, of anmir'n for services rendered in this county last Spring. and the sum of $10 voted to him as a slight remuneration for his lubm'u. K ‘ ' ‘ , Quite an amount of private business wars transacted. After deciding that the next session should beheld in New 1F}. H [‘3 I" )"."‘I“R. I‘d IR .V‘O T128. ONDITYON Phone: (519} 6864970 After Hours: 651039“ Blws.b‘uunt Lodge cloned in due when a pub iu wading wu 013.0139 with Jonn late-s m the dumb. 1‘ Phelps, secretary. There was I. lag amount. of important buninesl Inn» noted. _ 0__ _ WOW“. The chairman in a forcible e960?" explained to a large and enthuuut: audience the object of the meeting In the yorking _of the Scott Act. A A‘, . II-....6 Mr. Loverin, secretary of the Count, Executive, explained the work 0! on? matters. He also gave I 13:30 moun of other valuable information._ The question of neceuuy fund! tf curry on the campaign was dimnlufi I and by motion it was decided to let" the matter with each township orgu} iution to use such means on m n t it opinion best suited to their 11‘ speetive localities. The members of the W. C. T. l' of Farmerâ€"ravine were present 5nd g“ the meeting some valuable suggestion?c The selection of canvassors for the vi' lage of Farmersville, also the collect ing of the incessary funds was 11ft ti :them. That the work will be wel Hlone is a foregone conclusion. ,_I. \uu .v- why--- - The meeting selected canyuurs fer the rest of the townshi , vim: Temv perauce Lake, 'l‘oseph oweris; Dob!» neighborhood, A. W. Kelly; Wilmer town. T. C. Brown; Elbe, L. N. Help and G. M. Bates; Brown neighborhood R. M. Brown and Henry Davis; Island, Arza Wiltse; Lake Loyudo. R. Arnold; Wde Board and Sheldon‘s tv Washburn’s school house and aton- road to Famxersville, J. W. Keel Charleston road and village. D. Fisher Monitor: neighborhood, 'I‘ .v-vuavvu. ----°-- _ -7 7, _ , Canvassers in due time will receiv. their supplies with all necessary infox mr-fion to aid them inlthgir work. . u." ‘uvu. Itv wâ€"â€".__~V livery township in this county be one was represented, and by the deter mined spirit exhibited. we predict should E. King Dodds venture into tlsv county he will think he is treading or dangerous ground, as the executi'v committeee have secured the service of men who (as Mr. Gile, one of tho delegates, expressed it), will floor 11in every time. We understand that at the law 3er sion of the Counties' Council the fol lowing motion, made by J. C. Buther lord, of Kemptvillo and seconded b; Mr. Mofl'att: “That this Council i much pleased to see the growintfee? ing in favor of temperance and wi'. gladly welcome any legislatibn Ila either the Dominion Parliament 01' fl) Provincial Legislature or any actio upon the part. of the people of th united counties which will have th «float ot‘ diminishing in’tempennce. wa-' carried with but three dissenting ivoicos. Query, Who ‘woro the thun- [ It scams impoasiblo to get. gp a fai and square boat mice with the brag; :mx-t Courtney. A tape wag_ strung“ ru... ‘ V .‘3-2‘ hctwwn him and Wallace Ru: '0 mku 319.0011 few days ago at 0111 Pain hub Cnurtney did not put in a‘ mwfimncn. th¢-rofnm. that race w; slot-lared off. How different the cm duct of 011" champion, Hnnlun, wl; isnlwaya up to the scratch on tirm The new city has already cou' nnt yet finisth city hall in Philadelphi' cout $8.241.603, and i

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