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LEGAL A Office Ma I If Evenings by Appointment Hie Story 01 Partes j Office and By Appointment AMHULSC Barrister Solicitor Notary Public Etc PHONE Wellington St 1 LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE y Aurora Phone King 59r4 On Yonge St North End Oak Ridges MATHEWS STIYER LYONS YALE Barristers Solicitors Notaries N Mathews KC K M Stiver E Lyons A Joseph Vale NEWMARKET OFFICE MAIN ST 12 ALHAVHKS Contractor For BULLDOZING GRADING CELLAR EXCAVATIONS and Gravel Sand and Fill Phone Avon This is the twentieth instalment of a continuing Story of Sharon from its founding to the present The story was written after almost two years of research and we believe be a major contribution to know ledge of the past The remaining instalments will follow weekly A M MILLS Barrister Solicitor and Notary 51 MAIN ST Phone VIOLET ROBINSON Conveyancing Insurance I St Newmarket JAMES BARRISTER SOLICITOR ETC MAIN ST PHONE 804 NEWMARKET DENTAL SAND GRAVEL LTD for government approved stone of various sizes crushed gravel sand concrete gravel and pit run Delivered or at bin Plant phone Office phones and ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR House and Farm Wiring G A I General Repairs Timken Oil Burners Space Heater All Electrical Household Appliances Phone 422 Box Ontario St Newmarket DR NOBLE DENTIST Over MUNICIPAL OFFICE Office Residence STEWART Ratio RADIO PARTS TUBES BATTERIES ETC Mala St- Phone A STOUFFER Raglan St Expert Piano Toner and Dr E VanderVoort DENTIST Main St Newmarket Pianos Bought Sold and Rented PHONE MEDICAL S J BOYD ML PEEVE Physician and Surgeon Phone At residence corner of Raglan and Sis James J Wall PLUMBING HEATING CONTRACTOR Dealer for Water Pressure Systems Areoflame OH Cement Tanks Constructed OAK RIDGES Phone King 111 Phone Aurora ARMNSTALL and Surgeon MARGARET ARKINSTALL Physician Office 121 Prospect St Consultation by Appointment TELEPHONE Office Residence EVANSFUaS newmarket Coal Coke Wood and Stoker Coal Phone S Orders taken for Gravel Sand and Crushed Stone and General Hauling JOHN DALY Expert Watch and Clock Repair continued With this began a drastic so cial revolution This Order of the Sons of Temperance was the first to advocate prohibition of the liquor traffic through con stitutional amendent The sign ers of the pledge promised total abstinence that We the under signed do agree that we will not use intoxicating liquors as a beverage nor traffic in them that we will not provide them as an article of entertainment nor for persons in our employment and that in all suitable ways we will discountenance their use throughout the community The growing antipathy to wards intemperance increased I the sympathy to the temperance movement and it spread rapidly across the land the temperance lodges became the largest social interest Ail shades of religious adherents supported them by influence work and money The constitution provided for officers and committees and Saturday night chosen on which to hold their meetings The busi ness session was intelligently conducted and each member was expected to give an account of his temperance activities since the last gathering Then follow ed that part on the agenda the Good of the Order to which all looked forward Each mem ber of whatever talent was call ed to contribute old songs were sung the local elocutionist grip ped the listeners in dramatic climax the wit of the lodge con vulsed the company by his hu mor Frequently an interchange of visits was arranged between lodges and a bounteous supper waited while from crossroad and concession they came and the evils of alcohol were warm ly debated It was not long until the movement reached Sharon In the County Registry Office is the Indenture of Lease bearing date May 1st between Ed ward blacksmith and John Terry Israel Haines and Moses Knight trustees of Sharon Division Sons of Temperance No and setting forth that part of lot No in the 3rd concession of East Gwillimbury now occupied by a temperance hall now in process of erection for as long as and during the time and for the time that the said piece or parcel of land and premises shall be occupied used and reserved for a temperance hall or temperance purposes provided always and neverthe less that it is in the true interest and meanings of these presents Sharon Lodge A strong Temperance Lodge was built up in Sharon and a splendid crusade was carried on The Silver Star brass band was formed and as the Children of Peace declined the Temperance Lodge became the centre of so cial interest Some few account have been preserved illustrative of the activities In July it was announced that the Tem perance Lodge would hold a grand festival In Sharon tea would be served one oclock The brass band would be in at tendance and Rev and others would address the gathering Joseph re cording scribe On the of July very large temper ance rally took place at Mount WILSON and Arthritis WILSON BUILDING Consultation by Appointment 31 St or Phone Newmarket ALL WORK GUARANTEED ii HI DO PHYSICIAN Water St Sat Office THE VARIETY m DESIGNS la Air f MONUMENTS that we any retire- We aba make to rder arery description Youll find always and INVISIBLE MENDING AND ALTERATIONS Prompt and Courteous Service NEWMARKET NEEDLECRAFT Phone Newmarket INSURANCE and ESTATE invited Clients Waiting AUBREY STEWART BE SURE INSURE JOHN ST BRADFORD Phone 141 Yosr Local Representative D MILLER NEWMARKET VI MAIN NEWMARKET KEN PIANO TUNER AND TECHNICIAN Dealer For New Maaon and Piano Used Pianos Bought am Bold GRACE ST NEWMARKET Phone W7j Estimates Free mm Brick and Mock Laying r CHIMNEYS ft FIREPLACES BUILT ft REPAIRED Albert and John Terry of Sha ron was the principal speaker Such a crowd gathered that the eatables were exhausted so the neighbors came to the rescue with an abundance of homemade bread and butter New Yeors day 1858 witness ed another large temperance gathering in Sharon The pro ceeds of this were for the sup port of the gospel In May of I860 Sharon held a picnic at In June New market and Sharon lodges com bined in a meeting which was attended by an unusually large crowd Temperance activities were at their peak about that time and frequent mention has been noted Their strength was becoming a power and laws were being enacted From to Caleb of Sharon served as inspector of liquor licenses In it was decreed that to procure a license to sell liquor application must be made by petition and all public houses must be examined by in spector At a very successful social held in 1874 the officers installed for Sharon Lodge were H A J Hughes A Dodds Wm Row land Morris Morris S Proctor AC Molloy Fogg R Jamison chaplain John Robertson the Sharon division held a concert in the temperance hall The admission was 25c and the money was used for the improvement of the hall The Sons of Temperance were reorganized in Amos J Hughes was appointed to the office of worthy patriarch and H to that of record ing scribe On the 30th of September Robert sold to Ira the land on which the hall was situated and subject to this lease made in In 1892 a difference arose between the owner Ira and the tess as to whether the terms of the lease had been violated Finally both parties agreed to a settlement by arbitration and a document dated Dec 28 1892 set forth the decision which up held the trustees In their con tention that the use of the hall had always been for temper ance purposes and all funds ac cruing had been placed for the same purpose The document was signed by a judge but the writing makes it impossible to decipher the name In the spring of the Res cue Duet Singers arrived at Sharon and held forth for three evenings in the Methodist church The result was the or ganization of a lodge of Royal Templars of Temperance- Their officers were select councillor Rev F Parish vice coun cillor Agnes past council lor J chaplain Knvnnagh sec Emma fin sec Ada Dennis herald M Kitely guard sentinel Strasler Herald J Thirsk ass sec Ida Proctor There were members and they expected before the charter would be closed The members of the Silver Star brass band were John Policy George Wil liam Robinson John Koster James Daniel Ed ward Tom Robinson Tom Thomas John Robinson Telegram Interview Years ago the Toronto Tele gram published an account of an interview with Big Tom Rob inson of this band Looking at the old photograph of the band Well well Its the old Sharon band Ah Those were the good old times when we were nil young and together and used to meet and rouse the whole neighborhood away up Street with our music I dont remember when it was started but it was about the time of the American Civil War in There was a Davldltc band which used to play in the Temple We bought our own instruments and met every Wed nesday night in the lodge hall and on Saturday night we went early and had a bit of practice before the regular lodge meet ing began After about a year wo procured uniforms We had black trousers with a red stripe down the side Our coats were blue and had brass buttons and our hats were just the same as the American soldiers Frequently we were asked to play for excursions on old May which ran between Barrio and Bradford on Simcoe For Sunday school we gave our services but for excursions we received as much as a dollar for playing Our pieces were all medleys mostly American tunes as Yankee Doodle Dixie March ing Through Georgia and River fihoo Fly was another The words were rather but they rtruclc the pub fancy One verae ran feel I feel I feel JACK SMITH WRITES Ottawa Letter A weekly letter tram the at fa York The visit of Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh has dominated the Canadian scene in recent weeks and the unquali fied success of the tour is a matter of great satisfaction here and to all who were responsible for making the trip possible New Ira Extra Oet assured that the great seaway in the not too far distant future will be a reality and a great boon to central Ontario and all Canada Adjustments in basic pensions for veterans and their depend ants will receive attention early this session I have received many representations on the matter and wish to assure all who have expressed concern that I am satisfied the necessary revision will have the the tic consideration of the gov- and that inmate Witt be made which will meet with general approval During the eight or nine week I will be in Ottawa and I hope constituents will feel tree to write me on any matter of lo cal or national concern If I can be of any assistance to anyone In the riding of North York it will continue to be a pleasure and privilege My here is J EL SMITH Parliament Buildings Ottawa and no poet- age is required on letters I The Princess and the Duke have been just wonderful and the enthusiasm and sincerity of the Canadian welcome has deep ly impressed the Royal couple and the world The importance of the success ful tour cannot be overestimat ed Demonstrating our loyalty to the Crown and the fundamen tals of our democracy it has quickened our national spirit in spired greater pride in our na tional greatness and told the world in no uncertain terms that we prize highly our ties with Britain and the Common wealth In these days of anxiety in the realm of international affairs such convincing demonstrations by our people are encouraging star I feel like a morning I feel I feel I feel I feel like a bad cigar And then the chorus Shoo fly dont bother me Shoo fly dont bother me Shoo fly dont bother me For I belong to Compang G- Another pretty one we played was The Lone Starry Hours and the Mocking Bird That was al ways a favorite But of course we ended each concert with God Save the Queen Fenian Raid Our band came to a halt about and never regained its full strength We can all be called veterans of the Fenian Raid We stayed a day and a night in barracks at Sharon and then marched bravely down to Newmarket to bo told wo were not needed as the Fenians had been finished However we went over and saw the armed patrol boat Heron which came up from Montreal and patrolled Lake Ontario Most of us went to California Dan and George died there Orne is stilt in California We were all about when that picture was taken My brother John is farming up way Tom Doan is farming at Jim Doan Ed and John Kester dead None of us did anything we should be ashamed of in fact most of them are a credit to Sharon William Robinson my brother won the most fame He went to Italy to study music He came back to Toronto and was a wellknown singer in Can ada and the United States He went by the name of Pierre In Toronto he lived on the old Bickford estate back of Trinity College We should have more of them Your government is very happy and proud to have had the priv ilege of arranging the Royal tour in Canada of our future Queen and her husband Sessional Program The second session of parlia ment this year was called prim arily to pass legislation to pro vide increased security for our older citizens through payment of pensions without a means test and as a matter of right to all Canadians over the age of and establish a fund made up of special contributions for that purpose Registration of all persons years of age and over has been successfully undertaken and ad ministrative preparations have been well advanced to provide prompt payment from January to all eligible persons In the first year it is estimated this will benefit Canadians This legislation follows that of last session which provided for pensions to persons between the ages of 65 and The international situation gives grave concern to all and our national effort to provide security for our people continues to take top priority in all legis lative and administrative busi ness The North Atlantic Na tions are steadily increasing their combined strength in a de termined effort to maintain peace The measure of Canadas contribution to this combined ef fort is a matter which will have consideration of parliament at this session The concern of oil our people over the high cost of living re sulting from international and domestic inflationary pressures is fully shared by the govern ment and all members of parlia ment The matter is receiving con stant consideration and the gov ernment will not hesitate to take any steps which are effective and in the best interest of the people The government will not institute controls just for the sake of having controls even though such a step might relieve the pressure from groups which clamor for some kind of control over prices If it is felt that controls will help the situation the government will not hesi tate to bring In the necessary regulations as it did during war years A major national project un der active consideration is the development of both the seaway and power phases of the St Lawrence River development The government is in earnest on this matter end it is now well The new a l v STUDEBAKER TOWN LINE a lv At Home fc rzr few j i ft V A I I i mm itt j v a Nv I fe tTi wi Moslem Inventions have not away from fl The fob 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