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1a the examiner Friday April 22 1972 7i help wanted Iiolp wanted TOWNSHIP OF ESSA requires an employee for the combined position of BUILDING INSPECTOR PLUMBING INSPECTOR AND BYLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER This is fulltime position available immediately Salary is negotiable Applications in writing together with personal resume stating previous experience and other per tinent information will be accepted by the un dersigned until 500 pm Friday April 29 I977 ARTHUR ROTH ClerkTreasurer PO Box IO ANGUS Ontario LOM 180 A16202325 tenders 78 tenders Ontario Government Tender ROOFING CONTRACTORS Reroof the Main Lodge at the Staff Development Centre KEMPENFELT BAY BARRIE Ont 66858 Reroof Houses No 245 16 819 at the Mental Health Centre PENETANG Ont 67050 GENERAL CONTRACTORS Renovations to Office Area in the Jail BARRIE Ont 82855 Separate Individual Sealed Tenders will be received until 200 pm local time on Thursday May 12 I977 Combined Tenders will not be accepted Tender Documents may be obtained from the Ontario Ministry of Government Services Georgian Bay Regional Office 24 James Street East P0 Box 790 Orillia Ontario L3V 6K7 NOTE For further information regarding the Tenders please call Mr Mclsaac at the above address Telephone No 705 3257403 The lowest or any Tender not necessarily accepted A2225 Ministry of Government Services Ontario 79 auction sales Auctioneer Appraiser 7264841 We Invite Your Trust Monday May MACHINERY AUCTION SALE Monday May 2nd at I2230 pm sharp for the Estate of Frank Giffen at Lot I5 Conc Nottawosaga Twp mile east of Glen Huron Ontario Sale of farm machinery trucks industrial equipment or chard sprayer hay etc tractors including David Brown 990 In ternational 4I4 incl new HD Allied loader International 275 Universal Neufield etc John Deere IOIO Crawler with industrial loader triaxle 12 ton float D8 Cat bulldozer JF Sp No 72 com bine with pickup international No 275 swather with augers and conditioners NH I50 bu manure spreader Calsa weedsprayer 200 gallon tank John Deere PTO orchard sprayer bale and grain elevator trucks include I973 IV ton Chev with aluminum van I964 700 Ford stake with hoist and stock rack certified I969 Chev ton I963 Ford dump truck 6000 bales of choice mixed hay etc Terms cash or approved cheque day of sale No reserve DON BULLOCK MACHINERY AUCTION MONDAY MAY 2nd at the conclusion of the Frank Giffen Estate Machinery Auction for Don Bullock at Lot 16 Con Nottawosaga Twp mile east of Glen Huron Ont Sale of farm machinery inc MF No 35 diesel tractor HD hydraulic loader NH No68 boler MF power mower NH side rake ton farm wagon rock cultivation equipment etc Terms cash or approved cheque day of sale No reserve GEORGE PIFHER Auctioneer 102 Nelson St 7264841 Barrie A22 CHER COL WILL AUCTIONEER APPRAISER BARRIE ONTARIO 7268904 Selling Successful Sales Since I957 SATURDAY APRIL 23 AT I2z30 NOON For MRS JEANETTE ADAMS at WASHAGO COMMUNITY CENTRE in Washago I2 miles north of Orillia Sale of superior line of antiques collectables furniture lamps china glass some patterned glass silver pewter brass bells real top sale Lunch available THURSDAY EVENING APRIL 28 AT 630 PM For the Estate of the late MARGARET POWELL at ELMVALE SALES STABLES LTD mile west of Elmvale on Hwy 92 Antique mahogany china cabinet with rounded glass doors Duncan Phyfe style drop leaf dining room table with extra leaves antique clock chrome kitchen suite electric stove refrigerator kitchen utensils Chesterfield suite rocking chair end tables 88W television guild mirror pc mahogany bedroom suite ladies mahogany desk cedar chests matched living room and bedroom lamps linens bed ding etc SATURDAY APRIL 30 AT PM For RAY TUCK on CON FLOS TWSP IV miles west of Hwy 27 Sale of superior line of farm industrial machinery Super wheel drive Ford tractor JD 350 Crawler way blade MF com bine SP No 35 Cockshutt swather and conditioner full line of tillage hay and harvest equipment I972 Ford lton stake truck cer tified SATURDAY MAY AT l230 NOON For MRS LEDA GIFFEN and MRS MAY SPRING on CON l0 FLOS TWSP mile north of Elmvale and mile west Sale of complete household furniture and antiques SATURDAY MAY I4 AT l230 NOON For the Estate of the late RHODA BELL in WAVERLEY Complete household furnishings antiquesdishes bedding linens etc An Auction is where you buy something for nodding All terms cash or cheque widentification on sale day For Best Results Examiner Want Ads SPCI SlCASH RATES Death Notices Engdgdinfszirths maximum 40 words additional words cents per word Card of Thanks 25 words $500 Additional words cents per word In Memoriam no verse $500 Verse per count line extra cents per line Coming Events $322 per col 8i births 85 deaths OATLEY Liz and Roger announce the Vanuawende wnnam early arrival at Alexandra Elise on Fri day April 15 1977 Weight negligible Our gratitude to the doctors and staff at St Michaels and Sick Childrens Hospitals FRALICKJoe and Barb nee Priest are pleased to announce the arrival of then son Joseph Michael Ryan lbs 14 01 on Friday April 1977 Proud grandparents are Mr and Mrs Harry Fralick and Mr and Mrs Mel Priest all of Mlnesing Special thanks to Dr Strangway and nurses of AA residence on Tuesday April 19 1977 William venDerWende eloved hus band at Bea ol Stroud Loving father of Mariorie of Bradford and Len of Letroy Dear grandfather of five grandchildren Resting at the Jennett Funeral Home 152 Bradford Street Barrie Vitiation from Wednesday at pm Service and committal complete in the chapel on Fri day April 22 at 2pm Cremation In lieu of flowers donation to your favorite charity would beappreciated gRAHAM Robfirtgnct Nancy are pleas oannounce ir not their son Jorn Wilson born April 13 I977 brother f0 Funeral Home Chapel Robert Lewis and grandson of Mr and I27 BAYFIELD 5T Mrs Archie Grham and Mr and Mrs Lewrs Hubbert Greatgrandson of Mrs 7282530 any Barker am Mr EmlY Hubberl Friendly Courteous Service GOOD NEWS STORY When you an nounce the birth of your child in The Ex aminer clippings of the notice are available for Babys Book Family Tree Records and to mail your friends and 88 coming events MWFTF relatives in those far away place PI an announcement alter birth Csall Tlcib ExaminerClassilied728 2414 83 engagements Highway 90 Angus BRISTOW MITCHELL Mr and Mrs Lloyd Bristow 303 Letitia 51 Valley View Farm Barrie announcethe lorth coming marriage at their youngest daughter Catherine Maxine to Peter Donald son at Mr and Mrs Alvin Mit chell 54 Henry St Barrie The woddina will take place In St Georges Church Barrie on Saturday September 10th at pm 85 deaths WILLIAMSON Emerson Perry at Royal Victoria Hospital Barrie on Thursday April 21 1977 Emerson Percy Williamson in his Both year Beloved hus band of Annie Gray Dear father of Roy and tort both at Barrie and brother of Calvin of St Marys Ontario Friends may call at Steckley Funeral Home 30 Worsley St Barrie after pm Friday Complete service in the chapel on Sntur day April 231t2 Interment Barrie Union Cemetery In IILU of llowers memorial donations to Canadian Can er Society would be opprecraleit EXAMINER WANT ADS PHONE 7282414 every Sunday to pm BOOTH RENTAL Call 4246986 or 4241862 after pm FTF NOTICE Deadline for classified word ads pm day previous noon Saturday 79 auction sales AUCTION SALE For the estate of the late Victor Ellis with in clusions Saturday April 30 I977 at ll00 am in Band Head Community Hall on Hwy 27 Sale of home furnishings ap pliances antique old furniture articles garden tools etc In cluding matching bed Chester field chair Combination china cabinet buffet with clow feet leaded bevelled glass doors matching oak officers choirs from local lodge window mirrors tables rocking chairs our regular inclusions of good table lamps pieces of brass old cash register with many unknown treasures from the storerooms Old books in cludeing Toronto old and new 1891 Jubilee volume Roman Catholic Church 1892 Old Gaelic Bible and old Bible dog book I907 Many useful items for home cottage and antique enthusiast Terms cash cheques with ID ALLEN HORNER Auctioneer SCL 7054584589 A152229 79 auction sales AUCTION SALE For WM Ver non RR No Bradford with Inclusions Saturday April 23rd I977 at 00 am Sale includes Winnebago 1973 Certified Cars I972 Buick Le Sabre Hard Top Certified Trucks l973 GMCl ton heavy duty stake with hoist cer tified Case6 ton hydraulic brakes Trailer Antique Trac tors Rumley Oil Pull model 2540 motor reconditioned needs assembling John Deere model Dl926 restored Gas engines Car Parts Farm Trac tors self propelled Combine Machinery Large Garage Air Greaser Lickety Hydraulic Wood Splitter Power Lawn Gar den Equipment Show Machines Dune Buggy Walking Plows Antique Tools etc Home Furnishings Ap pliance Oil Space Heaters An tique Old Furniture Articles pliances Oil Space Heaters Antique Old Furniture Ar ticles Sale with useful items for everyone Watch for partial list April l5th ALLEN HORNER AUCTIONEER 7054584589 80 public notices The Simcoe County Roman Catholic Separate School Board will hold kindergarten registration in the Barrie area on the following dates A722 thursdoy April 2110 am to pm Thursday April 2lIO am to BILL BARR pm AUCTION SERVICE Age requirements Students Antiques farms industrial must reach the age of five years on or before December 3i I977 Please provide proof of age Arrangements for Iran sportation in September should be made when registering If you are unable to register on either of the above dates please call the school involved to make other arrangements household estates mortgages consigmentsondappraisals HONESTY INTEGRITY AND COURTESYOURMOTTO Successor to Jerry Coughlin CALL 7280744 ALLENHERNER Auction Service BARRIE SIMCOE COUNTY Our Lady of Grace Roth Street Angus 4246l62 St John Vianney393 lnnisfil St OFarm Household 7266782 oAntiques eApproi5°s 51843Marys5l Codrington 726 RR NO2 BRADFORD St Monicas90 Steel St 726 ONT 322 Phone 4167753659 or Msgr CIairCundles Road 737 7054584589 28l2 FTF A1522 79 auction sales 79 auction sales PUBLIC AUCTION SADDLES BRIDLES RIDING EQUIPMENT Property of and sales $25000 inventory Monday April 25 pm sharp at Stouffville stockyard 50 new English and Western saddles all name brands 300 halters l00 bridles 100 pair of English breaches saddle pods blankets show equipment jumping sad dles silver show saddles etc etc etc Complete tack shop in ventory Call for information 14166404l98 Selling piece by piece and wholesale lots Everyone welcome EVERYTHING MUST BE SOLD A15162l 2223 WEDNESDAY MAY 4th at l000 AM SHARP for LAW CONSTRUCTION LTD in Campbellville Ont Ladies Gen tlemen LAW has been in business for 40 years There is very large quantity of garage machine shop tools equipment in excellent condition For full list call PACELLO 7370879 No reserve Terms cash or known cheque SATURDAY MAY 7th AT l000 AM SHARP FOR MR CARL CASTAN TE at the ORO COMMUNITY ARENA miles north of Barrie on Hwy No llGuthrie Ont I900 Victorian loveseat l860 spinet piano desk late model cars l0 23 channel CBs assorted AMFM clock radios 32 Unitrex TV video games 40 radial tires 60 mm telescope 50 sets tennis ware apparel Ladies Gentlemen This sale will be well worth your attending as there are many valuables to be offered Partial list Watch for full list Thursday May TERMS CASH CHARGEX MASTERCHARGE cneous WITH to AUCTIONEERS JOBBERS Auctioneer Bryan Pacello Barrio Ont Phone 7057370879 Wild horses big problem in Alberta CALGARY CP No one is sure where the wild horses in western Alberta came from and nobody at least in the province knows what to do with them There are about 1000 left in Alberta most of them living in 300mile stretch of foothills between Grande Cache in the north and Millarville in the south The horses arent as beautiful as the fineboned longlegged horses usually seen in movies in fact most are stocky ponies or work horses But they are wild and officially belong to the province Wildlife officers say they could be considered problem wildlife because they compete with elk and sometimes door for prime grazing land and be cause there hasnt since 1973 been any way of controlling hoise herds to keep the species healthy lot of people think of wild horse as really romantic thing and suppose there is some romance in it said Don nis Weisscr problemwildlife officer for the provinces rech atlon parks and wildlife department But theyre not native and theyre not pretty Theyre old pack horses that went astray ORIGIN DOLBTFLI Part of the mystery about Al bertas wild herds is their ori gin They are generally be lieved to have descended from strays who left Indian and ran ch herds or mines and lumber camps mixing with horses from existing wild herds But how the first horses came to North America is still under question One United States preservation group the Federal Organized Assistance League contends that recent archmloglczil discoveries establish that horses have existed on the continent for 60 million years Others argue that they were first brought in by Spanish explorers 400 years ago Spanish horses that strayed from settlements were sup posed to have made their way north eventually mingling with cow ponies and other breeds imported from Europe The wild herds have been for ced into higher and more re mote areas since the late 18805 when people began to settle prime grazing land east of the mountains The US has two refuges for its wild herds but Canada has no specific protection areas The horses are considered wild if they stay on Crown land but if they appear on ranches or far ms landowners can claim them PERMITS WlTllllElll In 1973 the province stopped issuing permits to kill or cap ture the animals system that had eliminated about 200 wild horses year The horses were usually sold to meat factories but if horse was young and looked like good stock it was broken and used for ranch work There were people whod make business out of manag ing wild herds Weisser said Theyd control the number of studs keep the good mares Theyd farm them along and breed betterlooking horses lot that have been isolated have been subject to lot of in breeding Now Weisser said the only herd management is by wolves which bring down young and weak horses by biting the large muscles in their hind legs Cou gars are the horses other natu ral enemy Helicopter sound can be trouble in BC inferior IRlII iIIllRtllC li 4II III the tiny llltllilll com lllUllllltS Iiuuh homes and lrnppirs cabins scattered across Iirilish olumbius mountainous interior lhesounrl of helicopter usually means trouble loath in the family sickness or children leaving for months of ii city school liut for lulishl Nunn nine months pregnant and living with her husband lxs on their Iill1tl1 ill IiIlilkuz Luke lilo miles southwest of here the hoppm landing in her front yard was weltomi in board was Ruby SIenuns one of ii handful of federal gov ernmenl public health nurses dedicated to protecting llw litilllll of It people Stillltlttl over Limo square llllltS of hIlIolm buck country Nursi Siemens uses the hell Ioptir service to lake llltllllllt and health ill to families with nootlwr mHlIIul protection The Nunus no miles from Illt lliiIIISl town were tSpHliIll lSililll by mild winter that hurl lll llollllitl llill routes soft and treacherous NIIIIHIINII III IIICIJ Too much Ice soul Ieler Alexis of lllt next slop on the helicopter tour Not very miuiy people come by lltlt lllIS winter Ive been here till yours and never Sttll winter llkt this Nurse Siemens IIunnwhili was checking Alexis two girls So youre all UK then Slll iontltiilil No sore throats no broken bones Iliurlnihe Well if you Willll to write let for Ill mail it for you Since her graduation from nursing Stliool II University llospilnl in Edmonton six years ago Nursi Siemens has spent IlltiSl of her time travelling for lllt Medical Services Branch Her only support Is the regular assistance of In lohn lloppII l1iilll1 zone lilttlol nnrl the medicine men of the Indian communities The medicine men can be vul uuble colleagues said Dr Ilop per think theyre pretty neces sary for things like spirit sick ness Its like depression but not really luv stop on recent tour was the nsszim family ranch ld Pramis ussum is still active IS il medicine mun YIIIISIIJCI Illlll ll2ll lie WIIS getting the devil out of suk woman IIIlltnllxltld one neighlxn recounting one of nssiimstreatments lleil Ioni his hunts and spells and hail the devil be tween his hands and he was butking out of ll1illll with it Then he stumbled over it tent peg and lllS hands flew up and he Iosl II guess the devil went back lll her but she didnt die Romnun assnm had sim pler problem tonsilitis Nurse SltllltllS IIII it supply of aspirin vitamins imil cough lllitlllllt hilthen are her main worry she said Things comi up so lust and Int them so hard you really gel concerned lll next stop turned up Child with throat infection Iilltl some penicillin was left with llllll1lttl mother Lost stop of the day was in front of olrl lhomiis hnnt ymnns Izibin hunlymun probably hurl emphysema decided ll1 flittllll and drugs would be brought In on the next visit After hundreds of miles of travel the helicopter touched down for lllt last time at the Prince imrge Iliilthllillltls of flubrunch Nursi Siemens Siilll shes used to the pace think Ill be in It for It while yet Theres no end to the challenge Chinas armed forces are farm work force TOKYO AP Though Thinii Is giving new emphasis to training ruul modernization of its 213llllllllllllllilll army the armed forces Illlllllllli their controversial role as iill ngricult urnl work force llsinhun News Agency con firmed this in ii recent illlltlt which lisclosul lth the army runs more than 1000 forms and works roughly 666000 acres of land III its early days in llll lililos and 194415 the lied Army was fighting ItlltC ii political iii slrumenl and production cor ps It raised much of the food it needed In the mid19505 however iI number of military chiefs led by Defence Minister Ieng Teh huai resisted Mao Isetungs plan to involve it more deeply in the agricultural and indus trial speedup program which culminated in the unsuccessful Great Leap Forward leng former chief of staff and early Communist hero was cashiered and other officers do motcd but the debate over whether the army should be Red or expert continued for yours liuinnnz no ItlllllS In the mililnry ltiiiltlSliilt IIMIIIUMISII Illl Iilil llu SIIIIIIIL veterans of the old Iluys now Iilt in power fol lowing the overthrow of Maos widow hinng IuIIg illltl the party Imliinls who opposed them They appear to have reached compromise which will result in more training and mmlerniznlion without Ibnn Inning the guerrilIiipeasant image which made the army it unique fighting force The army farms have the revolutionary spirit of selfre Iliilltt iilltl hnrd struggle llsinhnn said It added that the 666000 acres were reclaimed over the last it years from wasteland nut ionwide scale the ur my has contributed an aver age of 20 million mundays year to such jobs as farmland construction projects in winter time and sowing or harvesting during the busy seasons of spring summer and autumn It also has been actively in volved in relief rescue and re habilitation work in calamity stricken areas such as Hai cheng and Tnngshan jig Fellow workers come to his old Art Moorley 31 was told by doctors that he has terminal nerve disease that if untreated can kill its victims in four to 10 years Fellow workers have started fund to send him to clinic in Florida for treatment Moorley sits with 10yearold Tracy fiveyearold Gary his wife Vanica and sevenyearold Christopher CP Photo Crime Flashback Intrigue at Rose Hall erupts mo mayhem Ry MAX llAINES Copyright I977 Toronto Sun Syndicate Over the years we have travelled some strange parts together searching out authen tic crimes From the fogbound streets of London to the art museums of Holland and deep into the Canadian bush the dastardly acts of abonormal characters have led us merry chase Come along with me now to Jamaica It sounds far away and in fact is over 2000 miles from Toronto but with todays jets you can land in Montego Bay three hours and 50 minutes after takeoff from Toronto When Christopher Columbus landed in Jamaica in 1494 in one of those boats whose name you had to memorize in school he stated that he thought Jamaica was the fairest land in all the world Nearly 500 years later no one has ever argued with Columbus opinion Jamaica isbeautiful As write this the temperature is hovering bet ween 83 and 85 degrees The Jamicans who are among the friendliest people have ever met art quick to point out that it is now winter In summer it is between seven and 10 degrees warmer and it simply never gets cold Restored few miles from Montego Bay off the main road and up slight rise stands restored home called Rose Hall which was once stately home on flourishing plantation The owners house on plantation is by far the most impressive and is always referred to as the iron House In 1964 John Rollins an American industrialist pur chased the plantation which was in state of ruin and com mcnced to restore Rose Hall to Its liithand 19thcentury elegance His wife Linda has travelled lhe world to furnish the Great House with antiques which duplicate those conlain ed in the old home when it was the centreof turbulent planta tion consisting of thousands of acres of land and Worked by hundreds of slaves Ill 1746 Henry Fanning pur chased the plantation which then was comprised of 290 acres of sugarcane land Fanning took wife Rosa Kelly and then promptly died of natural causes Rosa proved to be hard on husbands In the next 20 years she went through three more each of whom left her better off financially when they died Iler fouth and last husband was the Hon John Palmer who owned the adjoining plantation Palmyra It was he who built Rose lliill between 1770 and 1780 the fittest home in all Jamaica In 1821 the plantation passed by inheritance to Palmers groatnephew lohn III this way he become owner of the now huge 66llliacre plantation John took its his bride rare beauty Annie Patterson Annie had been raised by voodoo priestess in Haiti and married John Shortly tilltl arriving in Kingston Jamaica petite young girl of 18 all the old records describing her appearance emphasize her chalkwhite skin and her con trasting long black hair Friend and enemy alike rec ognized her as an extremely beautiful woman And now to fully comprehend the story of Annie Palmer we must almost shutout everything we think of todin as being nor mal social behavior In Annies day plantation life was dominated by its labor supply and that labor was suppli by slaves The social order of all planta tion life was vertical At the apex was the Great House The next most imposing structure at Rosc llall was the residence of John Ashmnn the overseer Everyone other than the owner was answerable to the overseer including the handful of whites who acted as accoun tants foreman and other skill labor At the bottom of the social ladder and the most numerous by far were the slaves All were black and all had nothing except what was doled out to them to keep them alive With temperatures ranging between 80 and 100 degrees cutting sugar cane and distilling rum was hot backbreaking work Real aster Annie Palmer immediately asserted herself as the real master of Rose Hall She ac complished this by poisoning her husband John who died in his upstairs bedroom As my charming Jamaican guide Deleta Kemble said It was right in this very room that she fed him deadly African beans crushed and mixed in milk The woman who was to be come known as the White Witch of Rose Hall was now the sole owner of one of the greatest plantations in Jamaica Annie ruled her domain like dic tator Each day she left the house only once while the sun was up and that was to supervise the whipping of her slaves in her back yard Men and women alike were stripped naked and flogng in front of Annie Many times she wouldnt give the order to stop and the slaves died tied to the whipping post The slaves came to believe that she could cast voodoo spells Some old records hint that by the power of suggestion she was able to conjure up apparitions To add to the slaves fear she kept torture chamber under the house Of course here in Jamaica there are those who even today say that Annie Palmer was bonafide witch of the devil At night she would don mens Clothing and dressed in black astrich galloping horse would roam her vast estate What hor ror must have filled the mind of slave who Annie stumbled upon during her nocturnal wanderings Annie was above all pas sionate female who sometimes took slave as lover Her er ratic and eventful life at Rose llall continued It is reported that when she lired of one lover she did away with him by pour ing boiling oil in his ear as he slept Another was pushed through the upstairs sitting room window of the Great House Annie was to take two addi tional husbands both of whom fared no better than John Palmer ne she strangled to death with the aid of slave and the third was stabbed to death in his bedroom During the restoration of this bedroom bloodstains were found on the wall under layer of wallpaper Robert Rutherford arrived at Rose Hall from England to take up his duties as bookkeeper on the plantation He also had another secret purpose for be ing in Jamaica His father had inherited plantation in Barbados Young Robert was to observe and learn how plantation was run and later take over his fathers operation Thus Robert did not have the innate fear of being left without job in strange land if he incurred the displeasure of the overseer Ashmnn Within few hours of his ar rival at Rose Hall Robert was told that it was quite normal for him to be issued slave as housekeeper who would cook his food and wash his clothing She would also act as his lover Slavery III the subculture that was slavery if you had kind and attractive master this type of position was considered to very desirable Also vying for these preferred positions were handful of free women who liv ed outside the estate but were allowed to move in under cer tain conditions In this way Robert met Milli cent perfectlyproportioned statuesque black girl Millicent liked Robert but he was still not wise in the ways of the tropics and accepted her for her houshold duties only lie refus ed her offers of inlimacy Within matters of days Robert met the mistress of Rose Hall Annie Palmer He couldnt believe that this beauitiful petite woman was the feared witch of Rose Hall Annie was at once attracted to Robert and almost immediate ly the pair became lovers Their torrid romance had to resist multitude of external influences The overseer Ash man had been Annies lover before Robert came on the scene He seethed with jealous ly when Robert took his place Robert was enthralled with the beauty and passion of his love but was unable to reconcile her treatment of him with the harsh treatment of the slaves and the rumors about her three deceased husbands Both Millicent and Annie in her way dearly loved Robert He could resist Millicent no longer and succumbed to her charms so that we now find him with two lovers one white and one black In the society in which slavery flourished this situa tion could not exist for long for Millicent was not an ordinary member of plantation life To fully comprehend her rather unique position one must realize that the slaves brought many of their tribal beliefs with them from Africa The practice of Obeah or witchcraft was the most power ful of these beliefs An Obeah man had unlimited power By using blood bones feathers and other symbols the Obeah man could inflict curse which could cause sickness and even death The slaves believed in wit choraft to such an extent that if curse was inflicted they ac tually became ill There are recorded cases where deaths have been attributed to these curses Millicent was very special in deed for she was the grand daughter of Takoo an Obeah Man Annie Palmer who had been raised by voodoo priestess in Haiti was also said to have Obeah powers Robert Rutherford had managed to be sleeping with two very influen tial women One night Annie who suspected that Millicent was more than just housekeeper for Robert surprised her lover and Millicent in bed in Roberts quarters quarrel ensued and Millicent told Annie in no uncertain terms that Robert was her man She insinuated that she was better woman than Annie No one had ever spoken to the mistress of Rose Hall in that manner before Millicent was ordered off the plantation She fled to the home of her grand father Takoo Skull of child That night Annie Palmer went to Takoos home and hung the small bloodsmeared skull of child on the door of the house deadly curse had been placed on Millicent Next day after the discovery of the skull she grew lethargic Soon she became ill and her breath came in gasps Despite the incarnations of her grand father her condition deterioriated When Robert heard of the curse placed on Millicent he fet ched medical doctor from Montego Bay The doctor ex amined the semiconscious girl but could find nothing that con tributed to her condition He could do nothing for her and Millicent died Takoo and several slaves armed with machetes stormed the Great House in search for Annie Palmer They found her upstairs in her spacious bedroom The room is the same now as it was then hand embroidered red and white canopy covers the oversize bed Large windows where Annie had gazed over her dotnain now overlook the rolling grounds and the sea Annies eyes filled with terror as Takoos hands choked the life from her body The White Witch of Rose Hall was dead Ilakoo and his men fled to the hi cs