Cal FALL FAIR MOVES Last week this column recorded how the South Ontario Coulity Agricultitral Society was l'ounded in 1853 and held its l'al l'airs in what is now Centennial Park. This week we look at somne major developmnents in the history of the f'air which resuîted in its moving to a new site in Whitby, and later to Oshawa. In June 1887 tbe society decided to mnove the l'air to a new site on the east side of Garden Street opposite the end ol' Mary Street. -A race course had been estabîished on that site, and it was l'elt that this would be a good location for the fall'air. The conditions l'or the move were that the Town of Whitby and County of Ontario each subscribed $2,000 to finance the remnoval of the buildings l'romn the town park. SCapers Anniversary congratulations are in order in the Corridor. Bruce and Anna-Jane Sharrard celebrated their 3th wedding anniversary in grand style last Saturday night. Many friends, neighbours and relatives attended a surprise party in their honour. Best ol' luck to both of you. Leo and Nancy Conlin will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on October 3rd. Congratulations. While we are in the congratulatory mood, belated birthday wishes to His Worship, Mayor Jim Gartshore, who wvas 39 and holding on September 1lOth. Happy birthday. Westminster United Church Coming Events Masonic Service - Sunday October 16. There will be a joint service by two Whitby lodges, Composite Lodge and David T. Campbell Lodge, on October 16. Everyone is invited to join in fellowsbip with the masons. Brownies The Brownies meet every Tuesday, between 4 and 6 p.m. at Westminster United Church. 11 lth Oshawa Cubs The Cubs bold tlîeir meetings at Thornton Commnunity Centre on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. There is room for a few more boys to join the 11lth. Softball Association Dance Thé Whitby Girls Softball Association will hold a fund- raising dance at Heydenshore Pavilion on Friday evening, September 30. Tickets are $10.00 per couple. Lunch and refreshments. Corridor Capers Dance The 5th semni annual Corridor Capers dance will be held at Heydenshore Pavilion on Friday October 14. Tickets are $8.00 per couple. Fun for ahl. Caîl 725-8967 or 723-I1680 for tickets. That's it for this week. Caîl with news items or special events that you would like in the Column. M. McEachern 725-8967 H,,istorig QiWhitby OBITUARIES RONALD DESCHIAMPS Ronald James Alphionse Deschanmps, of 413 Dundas St. E., .died at his residence Sept. 17 at the age of 26. Mr. Deschamps, a laborer for Hubbell Canada Ltd., was born in Toronto, May 15, 1951, flic son of Joseph and Margaret Deschanmps. He was a mniber of St. Mark's United Church,Whitby. Mr. Deschamips is survived by his wife, the former Joy Ferguson, his parents, Joseph and Margaret Des- champs, a daughter Shclly, grandmother Mrs. Mary Deschanmps of Toronito, a brother Joseph and sister, Mrs. W. Quan (Linda). The funeral was hield Sept. 20 at W. C. Town Funeral Chapel, the service being conducted by Rcv. John Smith of St. Mark's Unilted Church. Internient followed ini Groveside Ceînetery. HIAZEL DUNSMORE Hazel May Dunsmore, of 720 Dundas St. Wlitby, died Septemîber 10 ât her residence at the age of 37. Born ut Pitcher, New York, she was the datighter of the late Roy Degear and his wife Marperv.- S he attended Pickering High School and was married to Robert Dunsmore, Sept. 29, 1969 at Rouge Hill United Chiurch. Mrs. Dunsmnore is survived by lier husband Robert, one son Williami, two daugliters, Beverly and Parnela, lier niother Margcry Degear, and brothers and sisters Audrey, Margaret, Pearl, Jean, Florence, Ruth, Elaine, Nancy, Edna, Walter, l-arry, 1-ebert, Clarenice and Thionias. Thie funcial was lheld Sept. 14 at W. C. Town Funeral Chapel, conducted hy Pastor Ralphi Dunn. Tlie funeral was followed by cremiation. HAZEL ALLIN Hazel Vclma May Allin, of 1l1O Dundas St. IE., a lifelong resident of Wliitby, died Sept. 15 ut the Dr. J. 0. Ruddy H-ospital at the age of 81. Miss Allia was boni at Whitby, Nov. Il, 1895, Hlie daughiter of George and Sarah Allia. Slue is survived by one sister Mrs. Ruby Pinchi and one brothier Glenn Allin, bothi of Whitby. A privale service was hield ut her icsidence by W. C. Town Funcral Chapel, follow- cd by initermient ini Union Cemectery, Oshlawa. Three Islands of Hawaii two wee1s $ 1 Departures every SaturdJay Ocw29tobe P" 22nd Your f irst week is spent in Honolulu at the Beachcomber Hotel, iollowe d by three nights on Kauai at the Beach boy Hotel and four nights on Maul at the Kaanapali Beach Ho- tel. Inter-Island airfare is also included. WHITBY The old grounds were consldered too s-nali for the expanding fair, and there was a need for -a new location. It was estimated that $300 to $400 would be required to prepare the new site for the buildings, and to make it one of the -best fair grounds outside Toronto. The Mayor of Whitby, J. Hi. Long, offered the agricultural society free use of the grounds for 10 years. In July 1887, the South Ontario Agricultural Society applied for leters patent to incorporate the Soutb Ontaria Exhibition Association, and a committee was appointed to make out estimrates of the cost of l'encing tbe new grounds and erecting a grandstand. The race course, which had previously been operated by the Ontario Turf Club, Would becomne part of the fair grounds and the spring races would be moved to, the fail to coincide 'with the f'air. Wbltby bad already been a racing centre for 30 years when these decisions were made. In the, surmmer and fali of -I1888, a local contractor, William Barnes set to work to miove and reconstruct the fair buildings on the site. Col. Otter, a noted soldier and veteran of the Nortb West Rebellion of 1885, visited the fair grounds in December 1888, to report on the feasibility of moving the drill shed from the old park to the new fair site. The agricultural association received a grant of $1 ,000 from the provincial government to move the drill shed, which had been erected ini the town park in 1867 and was used each fll by the fair as an exhibition hall. The drill shed, was used the rest of the year by the local militia. FREE PRESS, WEDN ESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1977. PAGE 7 The d 'rili shed wa snoved to flic ncw fair grounds in tlhc sumimerof I1889. It was -crcctcd at the south eind of t4c f'air grpunds, near the enitrance froni Mary Street. Bcsidc the dr ili shed was a meal buse wherc e eals were servc-d for 25 cents. Behind the grandstand were candy booths, and aitthic north end of the grounds was a row of cattie sheds. Throughout the 1 890s the fair flourishé'd at its new site on Garden Street. In 1898, Sir Oliver Mowat, Licutenant-Governor of Ontario, opened the fair, and in a short speech, recalled how he had started bis political career in Whitby in I1858. After 1900, a movemrent began to transfer the fair to Oshawa, which had become a larger community than Whitby. The'Whitby people resented the idea of losing a fair whicb they had in their community since its inception in 1853, but in 1906 the fair was rnoved to Alexandra Park ini Oshawa and the buildings in Whitby demoIished. .The' countyagricultural exhibition took the name of the "Oshawa Fair" after, the mnove ini 1906, and to modern generations bias always *been a ssociated 1with Oshawa, even though, for almost haif of its life it was located in Whitby. Nor NOTICE 0OF APPLICATION' PBT TE CORPORATION 0F IUE TOWN 0F WHITBY' To dispense with à vote of the electars respecting reconstruction of Brack Street North fram the intuîsectian of Maple and Brack Streets ta the. Northerly limit af Lot 5, Registered Plan Na. 173 in the. Town af Whktby, ta pravide for an underpass beneath The Canadian Pacific Railway Lins. Take notice that:- 1. The. Council af the Corporation ai the Town af Whitby intends ta apply ta The. Ontario Municipal Board for appr- aval af the reconstruction of Brock Street North from the. intersection afi Maple and Brock Street ta the Nartherly Limit oi Lot 5, Registered Plan Na. 173, ncluding the construction oi a grade separatian at the point where Brock Street North is intersected by the Canadian Pacific Railway lins at an estimated cost af Three Million On. Hundred and Fifty-oeven Thausand Five Hundred Dollars <$3,1 57,0D0.00), and that the sum oi On. Hundred and Seventy-f ive Thousand Dollars (Si 75,000.00> shaîl be raised by the sale af debentures payable on the General Rate over a period nut exceeding 10 years. 2. Application will be made ta The Ontario Municipal Board for an Order ta Dispense with the Assent af the Electors ta the undertaking ai the said warks. Any ratepayer May within 21 days aiter the f irst publication af this notice send by post prepaid ta the Clerk-Administratar ai the Town ai Whitby' ai the address given below, a notice in writing statîng his abjection ta such approval.and the grounds af such abjection. 3. The Ontario Municipal Board may order pursuant ta the statutes that the assent af the electars shall net b. requirec and may approve ai the said warits, but bef are daing sol it may appoint a tiine and place for a public hearing when any objection will be considered. Dated at the Town ai Whitby this 2lst day of September, A.D., 1977. Wm. H. Wallace, A.M.C.T., C.M.C. Clerk-Administrator Tawn ai Whitby 575 Rassland Road East, Whitby, Ontaria M. The fastest way to get your -building started ond finished 15 to coUll us 655m3381 Re.eBiemU Construction Ltd.