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Ever zSIRDUD tSpedaIl Stroud held their annual this Wednesday evening spite dry July weather and re cent reins 1N entries oi good quality flowers gave lodge Mae Fendley busy afternoon new clues song title and an arrangement for pa tieats tray drew it and seven entries respectively lliliy or single petunia had good class entries butennuai ohlox was entirely mislal Giadloli oi Mr and Mrs Miller Mrs Wmafid Iairs Wet were urge iormed and new needletype eater along with annual sweet peas from Mrt lv Camp abells garden were outstanding norm dass ior dining room and living room arranges malts brought some new exhi bitors eight In all Mn II Blacks dining table bouquet got the and along wide her tray an rangementl Dried and doFt arrangement for living room showed special pNPJrItlon by II exhibitors The Junior class was wdi till ed by dris 4H aim ublbila and Shirley his was winner ior most points The largest entry InterclenWIaluSectinnT arrangement of corollowers in top and saucer rising one outer ilnwu vegetable exhibits of the girls showed many boon oi work in cultivation and some oi the less familiar vegetables will grace memberr home tab les this season SPEAKER ADVISES Mrs Wilson ol Shanty Bay was speaker ior the eve ning and starting with ranting flowers right up to transporting them to the show gave helpilil advice and suggestions Using blackboard she demonstrated diiiereat lines ior arrangement and also conuneoted on some oi the entries lilrs Donald hlcNabb gave iudgea comments and cril Held 111 Strand GASES uAND WINNERS Asters Thtidooms Min la Campbell rl lix en dula Mrs Campbell Clilfcrd Miller Petunia Mrs Sutherland Mrs Small Zianias collection Mrs Wat son Cliiiord Illiler Perennial phlox collection Mrs Web hlrsZNGegirge Iloheem P9 cu rs bell Mrs Webb can Gladioli lpralmcn spike Clif IWalter Stewart At 93 Recalls Beeton Events My ERMN BAKER At 90 and still alloying good health In every respect Walter Stewart Beeton clearly recalls vaned memories of his corn munity beiore 1900 la into his grandfather Ger rard Stewart brought his iam Ily over horn irvland The trip took six weeks by sailing boat ended with walk with the small children from Brodiord do an uncieared lot just east oi Where Beetoa now stands One can seamer imagine starting Inning on iorestcov ered lot with young family to keep and law tools or little money but Gerrard Sr ac cnmplishcdrthis and made it ppossible ior his sons to purchase their own lots years later out iitting them each with low Iflk plearents and two cows and two horses la loos Walters father Gerrard Jr built an eightroom irnme house on the 7th line of Tecumseth the back door of pwhich led directly into the shadow oi virgin forest CIEAR LAND helped my father clear some oi that land and all we had to do it with was cross cut sow axes wedges and team oi horses says Mr Ste Wart Only the most perfect logs were taken to the saw mills In Motors The rest at the trees were felled into great piles and burned The heat rpm the pine fires was terriii Many men were injured or killed at tree felling Trees grew so densely that often tree would iodg and not tall neighbour endaavoring to tIISr lodge tree had his arm cut oil above the elbow wbea the butt unexpectedly kicked out Mr Stewart and other young si at that time delighted In ing friendly Indian encamp ed in wigwams on the 7th Line hill to watch the Indians dance dndsingorsitwith lineman the floors oi the wigwams couldnt get over seeing qre indion shoot black squir rel th wellaimedar lpw says Mr Stewart He meiedtbeekinoifandate the milrel raw like banana havessine no no in the laws and early 80s lie remembers harvesting grain with cradle scythe when one good man uniting upbo live acres day was iollowed by there who gathered the grain into sheaves and tied it with straw bands and stooked it live teams of horses later pow tged horsegear separator that replaced flails He remembers best the ieemster who with his ng whip stood on the revolving tiorm oi the gear mechanv ism around which circled the teams by markingtime with Ids foot the teensteer was spar ed the dizzy experience of spin rting round allday orientating mseli with the barn doors rom wbidr position he watched up see that the horses stepped ovor the power shaft properly Mr Jones wbobad Do min wide lame ior his bee keeping activities centered in did service to himseli and service to Beeion when be planted scores at maple and WALTER STEWART ENJOYS GOOD HEALTH made somewhat oi sensation when armed with big bag or sweet clover seed he took up his position on the rear pist iorrn of train and proceeded to seed the railroad righboi way with this rankgrowing highnectar clover it was profitable move for him but real problem tor the railroad BIG FIRE The most stirring event oov cutred in 1889 When lire bmire out in ab llipwells store in the dry manner iranbc telegraph call to Barrie brought down the steam powered tire engine which had to be ietdrad by rail road and hauled to the lire by team Thewelis were sucked dry and residents watched help lessly as the raging lire burned outalltbesouthhaltoithc town and large portion of the north hall Yet without the help of insurance everybody cooper ated and the town was rebuilt not to become cation as some Predicted Mr Stewart was employed at the livery stables where 19 teams were kept ready to trans port passengers or merchandise at any time night or day Pas seagers paid 10 cents to take them to or from the hotels to the CNN statim 15 cents to the CPR station one dollar to Tot tenhaon $150 to Bond Dead Al liston or Cookstown The roads attbat lime ranged irom good tolendble The latest thing in modern roads was tbesolid oak plnalr paved road betwa Bond Head and Bradford GOOD CUSTOMERS Inlnkmen were good stage customers says Mr Stewart exphiniag that tnlnlrmaa was really eaaiesman These trunk mea would some regularly to Beeton by trail and we would drive them to one oi the live different hoick where they would set up display oitheic products inviting the merchants to come to see and order Chinawale trunlmlan usually OKEEFE NTRE FRONT YDNGE EM 3663 orENsrues ails 25 rnaulauo DIRECT FROM VIENNAI JOHANN srrlauss imam OPERETTA war erratur lENNA LIFE common ss corlos pa mm carious circa monuczpnv imam possum carried about six trunks oi china but ior one dry goods trunkv man had to bring 22 trunks on the they wagon Thar we had to transport these men and their tnrnks to other nearby vil lages In was at the time when Louis Riel was leadlngihe North wcg Rebellion hundreds of sold iers colorfully dressed in scar let coats and carrying long bayonet muskeis were encamp cdattbeiairgrouadsinhee too where they drilled and train ed Every hoiu groups oi these men were marched to the title range on the nth line where they practised using distant huge elm trunk as target These men were then led West by Robert Scott of Beeton and Col Turret oi Bradiord Mr Stewart can remember first the CRN railroadI then the Grand Tflmk and in 1090 the Canadian Pacific railroads be Inflmilt through Beam in each case some zoo to 300 European laborers using picks shovels and wheelbarrowe built the road beds by band Every payday these men descended on the otherwise reapclctahle ham cpendng most or money causing drunken disturbances Broke bciore the next payday many at them existed by tram ing rabbits and woodehuclrs He recalls that in his boyhood days Beeton wase bustling town with two tailors two milliners grin mil bwo lavmills three biaeiumilh shops sleigh and wagon factory elevator harness sbopfstorcs andriive hotels Wrasse WWVvv WWWWm mm mommmwm on dottékdlilemt Sham Web eon old Miller Living room decoration Mrs artille mflriinwb so Sutherland Living decoration using dried mortal Mrs Arrangenimt ntlng com tiLleour Riven Biz Maple Ital ior Evert Mrs Small filunlrln the WI Cook Mrs Nelson Watson Mr William ince unusual plant Mrs George Gov been lire Lennox Black Coi eu Mn Goheeo Mrs Webb hoses bloonu Mrs Small Cliiiord Miller Roles arrangement with loiiage Mrs Watson Mrs Hand Living room arrangement Mrs Prank Mulholland allrlvy his WI CLASS Alters collection Mrs Campbell Mrs Bert Mulbolland Sweet pear Mrs Camp bell hire Melville Cools Panel Mrs Rix Mrl Walden Snapdragon Mrs Watson Mrs Thompson Cosmos Mrs Campbell Mrs lilulholiand Glorloaa daisy Mrs Campbell Dahlia In bloom Mrs Hand Duh lla Mrs Hand Mn Limos Roses specimen bloom Mrs Nelson Watson Mrs Bert Mili holland Container of mixed lowero arrangement and ori ginality to count Mrs Campbell Mn Watson Glee doll basket Mrs Head Mrs Ali Webb Collection of air garden flowers separate con talnerl Mrs Campbell Mrs Edgar Thompson JUNIOR CLASS Alters Shirley llix Norton Rlx Calenduls Sharon Watson Linda Watson Zinnia Linda Watson Norlne his Cosmos Norine Rlx Shirley ills French marigolds Noriae Rtr llada Watson Arrangement corniiow ers in cup and saucer Shirley Mix Joan New Floral arrange meat ior party Shirley ills Doreen Hunter Collection oi vegetables Linda Watson Lynda Campbell Door prizes were won by Cor Iea Young Mrs Gordon Mason MI CHURCHILL MRS slum Congratulations to Mr and Mrs lefl Boweainee Joan Shekel oi Mioealng on the birth oi their second dauflrter Jimmie and Don Sharp Gil moreare visiting their great grandlathcr Sloan Mr and Mrs Emert Mir campbell Regine and Mr and Mrs Thomas Murray Albany NY are visiting Mrl Alberta hChristian and other relatives are Miss Martha Finalmmins baa accepted position with the Psi In Tomato Miss Sharon King Brockville has been mending week with Miss Beverley Terrell Recent visitors with Mr and Mrs Roy Falrlread have been Bev and Jackie Dunnctt and Bonnie Gougtl Barrie aner and Mrs Fallth and lain ily Toronto The sympathy of the oommun ily Is Extended to the sisters and other relativesoi Mrs Ber tha Fryer who passed away Monday Pleased to report laek Relve was able to return to his home in Icfroy lrom hospital PRESENTATION About loo friends and odds bore gathered in Thirtbiil Corn munlty Hall to bid farewell to Mr and Mrs William Ball The TEATRE AT 645 and 91a rfiwkrwin1trfiwmebwmWWVVl Show CPR roorr oven1905 When The Railroad Came To Midhurst Mm 111 Maial Wad In flila la the story oi the coin lag oi Ibemrallrosd to Midligytrat as seen reasonbend boy inst entering his tuna the torn oi the honors were log the rounds at the Mini iryloi Militia was hvlllld raining camp or unteen on the Mldhum Corn moor and in the Canadian Pacific Railway was going to build llno north from Toroaro to ltokupnilb the main lan and thus avoid the itsmile heat over the druid Trunk Ircm 1er onto to North Bay No one real Iy believed the runer but it was conversation piece However one man did more than talk about it David Vroo man bunny stock Agent broumt soo rem with of the Miaulog hood and lying be between the Mill Road and the sixth line for do unto an acre lie never told anyone wt he bought it or on whose vice Ibiva was 1004 one ard anything preliminary survey but there must have been one because one day In MS Hill Wblll with two men appeared and do ser ies of test holeeontslaad liter which the CPti paid Vrooman new for the 000 ee rer That the foliu raid show ed hla Dutch acumen but In reality it was easily worth so times what they paid ior it be cause for years lied the very best quality oi nun for mart oi the new trachoga OFFICIAL SURVEY Next came the oillciai survey and in the early summi oi 1906 the grading crews corn rnenced work the main line and find help near the westerly rails of property The lar nlera commenced to worry about their labor pool but no local boys got lob during coo mviilm ur din ea grr gangs rea ched Willow Creek they went around to the north bookand time was bitten by the bogle and evenrtddenontr Iiewtim asme ism iamtllnwitbwu obovlali wiol old Water portable um as sew ting at the throttle tholigbt there is too all to on oi Prtou or Prime sister Even the grimy mug was personage About 100 IInfllge IITIVNhII were slept in box are andgokadgili the the at Incomingmo cited ior all They call at the all borin fame for acka mi and sometime even bought cole ken As they wanted everything to at Sicilian prices they usually got hen which was too decre pit to metre an away One turner had an art bog named Timothy who it out lived his ureiulneu and was lannlag to am no bury blm had second thought He contacted the gang interpreter who broil overla committee to othy price not disclosed being afnreed upon and Timothy relul to be loaded on wagon they bor rowed corrplo oi ropes and hauled him protesting away For days alterwards anyone within two miles and down wind knew when Timothy was on the menu When the yard was built Mid hurrt became alrth terraloal The Willow Creek bridge 1110 feet long aadllo ieet irvm rail to water was constructed at RC timber hauled 3000 miles to be used where equally ma timber was lormerly in dance The rails were laid over the bridge and the rail gang war on Its way but now the bat iaet trains and steam shovel came on the some The Moln aray brothers operated the rho vcl and about seven train crews spotted and herded both north ior low days all was quiet and south again One day as was on my way from school law it about mile below the Mine slog Road huge boomotlva as thought but actually mall Mogul no No is with cars oi rails and ties iore and lit and small army of Imi lans laying ties and rails ahead of It noon over with handsome swivel rocker on behalf of those present Mr and Mrs Ball leave soon It lnanege new Wm Sault Ste Marie ST PAULS imi mendaugh oerger ter Chicago visited Mr and Mrs John Kell this week Mr and Mn Howard Penny were in Hamilton on the week end attending Howards sisters wedding Waiter Stunden Sn Harnil too Is visiting Mrs George Stunden and iamily Mrl William Wallace is vi Iting in London Ont WIIIIIIH rod and his family Mr and Mn Grant Mr and Mrs Ivan Kcll are boiidhrg new house on the lath line Welcome to the commun ity lvan Pat and daughter Shirley Pain and Dorothy Carleton Torinto visited their ooluin Anne Booth last week The Pauleiiea the fall season with meet at Mrs Robert Greens home Sept ans pan Visitors welcome so Pauls Steele loitbali teomwon the tint game oirtbe lASI TIMES roman callaboruw snail count news Of course they had oilielalr Ab Harrbrw was train master lirn Munro was locomotive lore man and Don Wilkinson war rordmaster also they had an operator to get train orders and machinist and boilermaker with their helpers and watch men supplied horn West Ton onto At last mumpioyod lo and coal beavers The wipers would not come trim the chop ior 0125 per day but would watch on ginee ior £150 day which was 11 hours required No overtime tberel RIDING THE ENGINE On Sunday the litter and boil ermaker would use live eng Ine to haul two or three dead engines to the water tank lust west of the seventh line for washout That was red letter piayoifr beating Alcone Ron Paul was winning pitdler Stroud juvenile hardball team lost out to Allison in the play oiil but an being treated to gmduotdile header Maple 513 am Sunday ornooa on the team from this area are Ken Green Paul Murphy Don feeding one lire would not it or Sometimes we were criti elotllee dirty but we not have to wash them Some years later when had perform the entire rite all by pure about or times in it hours began to wonder big better job Still later ioond out the hard way that Northner Dancers reputed appetite was filphiiire compared in that oi iron mlieeguu even if the th ratio were about the Male one quart of vale to one ioooi coal The NO BED 0F ROSE By this time thourht It nouldbenlcetobehltheseat oi the mighty over on the right hand side of the cab Many thousands at tons of coal later found the engineers out was not bed of roles but that was many years in tho iuture The next highlight was the ol ilclai inspection train making tour of the road as tar as Craig hurrt filer to telling it over from mato Construction Co This was in the autumn and behave iouad an excuse to remain at home that day Fin ally in mid altaroooo heard what sounded like steamboat whistle and presently the up limb itiin°oii the throttle and hauling half noun shiny oiilclei care do not know the Irilil President iShaoghoeuy was there but certainly the most oi blr Scob fig viceprerliieate were on that CPR TAKES OVEN The road was duly taken 0m and was opened ior passenger service on Dec 1006 in the meantime the station had been built by the bridge and ding cane and painted the paint gang which con uted drank and Mark Pam at home for gstti our lot fig is EEgs an it er egg 55 is is eta ER 55 gt=E lt El in loos the road was to hornlotd Junction the movement oi ireigbt and pea lengera Wu diverted lrorn the Grand Think which was quite lose to Allandaie Fifty freight unhauledbyabJould 12 car meager trains hauled It Pa ice became comrnom see More boys grew up to lane on who went to the rai road and things went on as before so who went to the hifl Iron remained there and Mdtiurst knew them no more but to the coming oi the rails was the most important event in the life of rural community THE CLUB OF TWO lEV ELS Owalue Lodge Open an on 1100 NOW APPEARING FBRNWDDD IIIIO and Adm $100 per perms Tiootenany lunday Night Live Folk Entertainment Nowslrowmo MYERS mmrmmma Pratt HILL ms RECORD ZELIWEG Austria AP Britains Graham Hill set an un olflcial lap record Friday dun Ing the first training session for the Grand Prix at Austria despite spine Inhaler rulfererl recently Hill in BM was clocked at1102 minutes for the mkilometra about two miles coirrse surpassing tile 111 mark set by Jack Brabilenl oi Australia last year The Breb barn mark aka was paired or canned by live other drivers Matinee Daily at MI Evening at 110 and 915 pal lei Times moo us no loos pms Ina Times 100 no 520 pnr Idtarduconhvroinuivoondondaymmpn BARRIE HURONIA DRIVElN THEATRE TONIGHT sunoav MONth GREAT FAMILY ErlTERTAlNMENT