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THE ERA 11 Newmarket Aurora Keswick Ont Wed December 1 ELIZABETH GILLHAM DELIGHTS HISTORIANS Shes writing Kings first history By ALICE MATRAVERS AURORA Picturesque King Township acres of rolling hilled beauty sold once time for barrels of trade goods and b But that was in 17S7 when it was purchased from the Misslssauga Indians Its King Township history a fascinating subject especially when handled by the charmingly vivacious Mrs Elizabeth Gillham Last Thursday Mrs Gillham delighted the Aur ora and District Historical Society with a presenta tion on King History at meeting in Auroras Vic toria Hall Eventually this retired King Township school teacher will get her favorite subject down in book form When she docs it will be well worth reading especially if her talk last Thursday In Auroras Victoria Hall was a sampling Hard at work filing and compiling a history of the Township of King Mrs the former Elizabeth is herself a descendant of a pio neer family of the area Her own fathers daily diary has of great help to her He died two years ago just before his lOolh birthday First known as Banner Township King was later named for an undersecretary of stale In England Mrs told her audience She spoke of Cham- plains explorer the first white man to reach the present site of Toronto and how he crossed the highlands of King ties John Graves followed Ihe I lumberHolland portage through King more than once by 1793 the before it was agreed that all waffle fences should be five feet high Mrs painted a picture of those early days in which the busy places were todays quiet hamlets Eversley these were flourishing with Industry centres for thriving flour m and saw mills Insisted upon and got the first post office in King in 1831 In August a light covered wagon travelled of the students considerably by the fact thai supply teaching different those Kingcrafts Christmas sale means traffic jam for town Frank has lived years in Baldwin and theres not a minute he would change By DON BERNARD to his son It was a working mill until four Era St a If Reporter dually fell off and his son could no longer make a he old days he thinks for a ami admits were different but is not sure they were bet- The changes that have been taking place around him seem quietly amusing o Frank Tomlinson You sec he Is the oldest living resident of Bald win and for years owned and operated the mill there Next week he will celebrate his their children there Now people live hero one year and somewhere else the next he said Frank is a rarity these days a man who has his life in one place and is content with a life But I would hale to go back to the old limes People were friendlier though and more neighborly extending over nearly a century People seem to be too darn busy now he added His is Ihe history of Baldwin because ho was there near the beginning His grandfather on Frank himself was bom in Baldwin and relates He talked sbout the serenity and regularity of his life He worked six days a week In the mill On Sunday he would go to church in the morning and Before Ihe advent of cars a visit to a neighbor usually meant a good part of one day For instance school at Egypt That school burnt down but the market and a good five hours drive to Toronto Long journeys in bad weather were out of the question After Grade he went to work helping his father family had one of the first farms in North bury dating back before I860 at the princely sum of a year By when he purchased the mill his salary was a year He bought the dam in April ami in June he married his first wife using the sired car that went from Tor discontinue Hip service a delegation of prominent In Toronto to The of- childhood friend Bessie Chapman in They were Ihev thai Ihey had come by car nol street thai he built himself In airport They landed off target quite Farmers for miles around used to bring grain to be milled related mill was originally in Keswick and steam It was torn down and brought to it over there was only a aidinjents he said The mill came to Baldwin In but the Now ho lives alone in his been a dam there ever since a logging built to float logs down the Black River iSS passed it with no trouble I d dike j city or Mr Tomlinson a satisfying life lie grinding their grain There were new from the business a And his family keeps him busy He has seven grandchildren and three great grand children One of his daughters Is Mary funnoy of mother of the three Lunncy brothers Rich Mike and Bill who arc well known for their ability A family dinner Is being held the Twi sons Hotel In Jacksons Point Sunday Dec his birthday Is Monday lis generally peaceful village of Toronto Is experiencing traffic tangles to rival its metropolitan neighbors rush hour Kingcrafts Studio has opened doors to the public for one of three annual pre Christmas here pre elegant hand woven tics and belts luxurious mohair blankets woven on a hand loom and selling for rugs both muted richly hooked in yarns that have been Individually dyed permanent flower arrangements jewellery and work pottery exquisite needlework of tll varieties paintings wail hang and charming little toys and fa- Within an hour or two few items from a individually and exquisitely he loft for sale and quite unique organ Kingcrafts comprises rural women r Indeed its Impact on the community unity spirit through the handicrafts Kingcrafts brings together mall laundry assembled at home of the founder Muriel Flavellc King crafts lias grown Members include alt ages anil all walks of explained Past President Mrs Jean- bristled at suggestions that King- days emphasis on womens lib of direct male assistance A modem all net no hustling different craft activities each day of the week House catches the eye of passing motorists Items offered for sale within have undergone careful scrutiny must gain from the discerning lent arc deemed Kingcraft high and only items judged the Kingcrafts per cent while the individual artist pockets per cent Studio ly dropped she said Founder Lady now 70s put it tins way We don vopd Shes thrilled by the young members Today as i items are prized and Lady Flavellc has been the force behind This fall said Mrs Bloom the studio will offer a new Iim purses luring leather bottoms and handles for grealer durability work actually an ancient art of the fishermen will also he prominent Its be coming popular as an artistic method of hang ing plantholders Kingcrafts only membership Is a southern one Avenue Its imposed simply because there isnt space to date Metropolitan Toronto Fees are per involved with Kingcn mother Receipts from last falls days totalled 6000 Also available from Km an copies Kingcrafts founder la1 Ilic ter which sells for or if ordered by mail would be valuable to those inspired like of dissent she enjoy going out Yorks Victoria Day celebration To date theyve sold copies of Without Dessert and theyre Mill selling When Kingcrafts celebrated its Kingcrafts past president Jeanneret of founder Lady stand In front of the group