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WHITYFE R, WEMAY, DER13,198AG7 Hitorict TE"NLP[4W AND TUCK"9 (Part Two) Last weekthis column examined some of t he history of the Whitby, Port Perry and Lindsay Railway, better known locally as the "Nip andiTuck." During this month, the last remaining portion of the tracks from the "Nip and Tuck" between the CNR and CPR railways will be removed, end ing an era in Whitby'shistory. 1Excursions and outings oni the'railroad between Whitby and Port Perry and Lindsay were big evrents for the local residents in the late l9th century. An outing i n those days was really a day out: starting early in the morning and'ending with-day light the next day. Fiat cars' would be.equipped with fiat wooden benches and lined around with evergreen hedges. l3ehind the snorting woodburner, billowing clouds of smoke and showers of. wood ashes, the picnic parties would be hauied up the, grade to Port Perry. At Port Perry the outings took to the waters of Lake Scugog where several scows equipped with*benches and cedar hedges would 'be hauled around the lower end of the lake behind woodburning tugs. Dear Reaclers: Due to personal reasons, 1 wili not be available to take your calis by phone. Beginning December 15, please leave al information for the coiumn at l3rown's Foodmaster. 1 willpick up any news items on Saturdays after 2 p.m. I apologize for the inconVeàience and thank you for your cooperation. Susan Smiith NEWS St. Thornas' Anglican Çhurch will hold. a congregational 1.01 oýSUnày;boceMbýr7 atl1 a.mh., Ail arewelcome to iclin the'choir and congregation ini this joyfui celebration of Christ's birth. t>on't forget to attend the 13rooklin Qld Tyme Christmas tobe preserited by Group '74. It will be held on Sunday, December 17 at 2 p.m. at the Irooklin Comnmunity Centre. Ail are welcome to join ti the carols, eider,,homne baking and other goodies. Santa will be visiting, and théir wilI be sleigh rides by the Kinsmen. DATES TO REMEMBER December 17: St. Thomas' Church Service - il a.m. December 17: Brookiin Oid Tyme Christmas - 2 p.m. - lrooklin Community Centre Animais' Chris tmas Animal loyers wiil have an, opportunity to help the residents of the Ontario Humane Society's.sheiter on Thickson Road, when the shelter hoids its annual Christmas party Dec. 17 at 2 p-. Santa Claus wiii be giving out candiesi and iistening to children's requests for toys. Goober badges, featuring the Humane> Society's figure- head, a bloodhound, will be given out. Families can tour the shelter and talk with the staff, , and it is hoped a numbler of homeless animais wiIl be adopted. Suriervisor Carol Lang $1,500 car blaze m iBrookflin Smoking materials are believed to be the cause of $1,500 fire whlch gutted a car parked at 58 Baldwin Street, LBrooklin at 3:27 a.m. Saturday. The car is owned by Ann Kimbenly, 225 Kasimir Street, Port Perny. The Whitby Fire Fiepartment says iast year visiting famnilles took home 17 dogs', and 10 cats and kittens and gave them homes. None were retuirned, she said. Snow Pushers Snow Shovels Ice Scrapers ce 1 As mentioneëd iast week, the "4Nip and Tuck" was always in financial difficulties. One timne, its president, Joseph Bigelow, of Port Perry had to resign his post so he could lend his railway another $40,000. The directorship and presidency of the raiiway kept ichanging, and a list of liabilities of the railway, comprîsing several pag es, is in'the Whitby Historical Society Archives. The mnen behind the railway were men of stature in the financial world, but the ".Nip and Tuck" just couldn't payits onw way. Among the presidents of the company were Joseph ligelow,. the wealthiest merchant in Port Perry; JamesDryden, one of Whi'tby :Township's most' successful farmers; and James Austin, the first president of the Dominion Bank, now the Toronto-Dominion 1Bank. The railway's lawyer was a young man named William Mulock, who had an office above the station at Whitby, which was located adjacent to the present Beaver Lumber deaiership. This young solicitor later becamne Sir William Mulock, Chief Justiceof Ontario, and iived to the age of 100.- One of the early locomotives was the "Scugog" -which was a balloon stack woodburner. In, 1883 the woodburners were replaced by coal burning locomotives. This particulariy annoyed the ladies of Brooklin who said the coal dust and cinders'soiled their lauindry. In its early days the "Nîp and Tuck" ran three passenger trains a day, with special freights as needed, Connections were established wlth steamers on the Scugog waterways, and there were plans to extend the railway to Fort William It actually got oniy as far as Lindsay, which opened up the grain trade of Ontario County and the lumber trade of Victoria County. By the end of the 188's the. lumber had been cleared from Victoria County and the McKinley Tariff laws stopped the shipment of Canadian grain to the United States. .A railway to Port Whitby was practicaliy useiess by 1900, and served only for excursions and to take children to schooL. The first train to Port Perry made its run in December 1871, the las-t train on July 3, 1941. By coincidence, John Jeffrey, 84, of Prince Albert, was a passenger on the f irst and last trains in the railway's 70-year history. Af ter the railway ciosed for lack of use in 1941, the rails were taken up and melted down for scrap for the Second World War. The "Nip and -Tuck" served a useful purpose in its day, although it was the butt of many jokes. Farmers said- ha tri-weekly service should 'have been caleëd "tri-weakiy service", and even on the last trip with-.oniy'four cars, the engine had to make three attempts to make thesteep grade to Port Perry. When the raiiway closed in 1941, a resident of Myrtie Station commeënted:,"Not Mranylines, surely have been called such, hard names, cussed, discussed and recussed as has that one." Lut cussed or not the "Nip and Tuck" is a part of our'history, and its last remnaiing portion of track la about to disappear forever. Band concert ait Anderson On Tuesday, Decemfber 19, the Anderson Colleègiate Concert ,Band wili be presenting "A ÇChristmas Festival"' in the' A.C.V.I.- Auditorium at 8 p~m. As wel, the, Anderson',Stage 'Band * wili performi , both groups_ under the' direction of Andrew J. Uranowski, head of the lipartment- at Andei<O son. Hot cider, and, Christ- mas ,cake wili be served. Tickets'for the performance, available in a limnited " number, may be obtained in advance, or at the door for $2.010 for aduits, and $1.00 for stçdents. MITOIfELI RDE Building Supplies ltd. 1 4 Perfect for holiday get-togethers, office parties, church so- dais, club meetings or entertaining ut home. 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