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« . ! 12/:- Places I've Done Time The Duel by Clifford Francis The other day an "old timer" that I knew called me. He asked if I would write a stoiy if he told me about it and I said I would. "Do you know anything about duels?" he asked. I told him no and he told me this story. The last duel fought in Ontario happened in Perth. His great-grandfather was there and witnessed it. Two law students who at one time were close friends got into a scrap over a young woman named Elizabeth Hughes. She was a school teacher who taught in a select school for young ladies in Perth. The two participants John Wilson and Robert Lyons had gotten into a fist fight and Lyons being the stronger of the two, knocked John Wilson down. The duel was arranged to take place on June 13, 1833. Neither Wilson nor Lyons seemed very anxious to have the duel but upon some urging urging it took place. The site was an opening just outside the town of Perth on the edge of the Tay River. Their seconds called out the ten paces each would take and they both turned RECYCLE around and fired; wildly missing each other. The second round of gun fire ended with Robert Lyons being mortally wounded. He was taken to the nearby home of a friend or relative where he died at the ago of twenty years. John Wilson and his second second were held on murder charges in the local jail in Perth. Three months later he was transferred to Brockville to stand trial. To duel was a crime in Canada even in 1833, but Wilson defended himself and the judge saw fit to set him free. John Wilson went on to become a lawyer and also married Elizabeth Hughes; the girl he and Lyons had fought over. They moved up to London where he became a successful lawyer and then a judge. Twenty-five years later it was John Wilson who defended Jim Donnelly of the Black Donnelly fame who had killed a man in a drunken drunken brawl. Donnelly was charged with murder and was to be hanged but the charge was dropped to manslaughter and Donnelly spent seven years in the Kingston Penitentiary. I thought this to be a very interesting story and was quite surprised to learn it was a crime to duel in 1833. KENDAL BINGO RESULTS Tuesday, APRIL 30th One time winners: Barbara Holland, Edith Hamilton Two time winners: Lovey Cathcart, Brenda Lowery, Helen Couroux, Carol Smale Three time winner: Margaret Krissa Four time winners: Dora MacDonald, Anne Zealand Newtonville Euchre Results Fri., MAY 3rd High Scores: Eleanor Perrin - 92 Ann Julicher - 80 Reg McCool - 77 tie Kerryson Marshall - 75 Helen Simpson - 75 Jean Jilisen - 75 Draws: Helen Rose, Eileen O'Hara, Bill Rose, Dora MacDonald, Marie Couroux Next Card Party May 17th, 2002 NEW TIME 8:00 p.m. Next Tournament May 18th, 1:00 p.m. MONDAY NIGHT EUCHRE RESULTS Mon., May 6th High Scores tie Merriam Hawley - 76 Andrew Wenzel - 76 Helen Couroux - 75 tie Reg McCool - 74 Gladys Greenwood - 74 Mary Henderson - 71 Draws: Hazel Pigott, Alice Hooey, Lome Hardy Next Card Party Monday, MAY 13th at 7:30 p.m. REBEKAH EUCHRE RESULTS Wed., MAY 1st High Scores Grant Greenwood - 91 Gladys Ogden - 89 Mae Tabb - 88 Ray Staples - 87 Don Hamm - 86 50/50 Draw: Marilyn Rupert, Doris Falls Flowers: Francis Cathcart, Hilda Wright IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES 983-5301 Community Events Saturday, May 11th - Annual Spring Book Sale, Clarke Museum & Archives, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We have thousands of used books on all topics for sale. Prices are only ten cents for soft covers and fifty cents for hard covers. All proceeds go towards the operation of the Museum. Tuesday, May 14th - YWCA of Durham 2002 Summer Camp Programs is offering summer day camps from ages 3 - 17 at Orono Park. Registration will be held at the Orono Town Hall. For more details call 905-723-9922. Wednesday, May 15th - Attracting Birds and Butterflies to your Garden by Lori Kelm will highlight the plants and shrubs that act as a magnet, drawing beautiful birds and butterflies into your yard. To register for this program which runs from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. call the Clarington Library, Clarke Branch, 905-983-5507. Thursday, May 16th - Eighth Annual Fun Fair, Newcastle Public School, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Enjoy our barbecue, loonie raffle, face painting, balloons, haunted house, bingo, tattoo parlour and many games and activities. Friday, May 17th - The Bowmanville Museum will hold its Annual Evening Open House, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. For more information call 905-623-2734. Saturday, June 8th - The Clarington Older Adult Association is holding an event - "Long Live Rock W Roll" by Freddy Vetter and the Cadillacs Live Musical Performance featuring music from the 50's & 60's, 7:30 p.m,, Bowmanville High School Auditorium. Tickets availabe by calling 905-697-2856. 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It may help you to claim a husband/wife partnership if a registration registration is in place. However, I have seen circumstances circumstances where CCRA re-assesses a partnership back to a single owner if it looked like the partnership partnership was created to reduce taxes by splitting income, and the paperwork paperwork wasn't in place. The two entities that do care are the province of Ontario and the municipality. The province requires that all businesses operating by a name other than the owner's name be registered. registered. This is so they can track you down if there is a legal issue in the future. The municipality probably doesn't care what your business name is, but it may be concerned concerned about exactly what business you are conducting in your garage. The above article is for general purpose information only. Before acting on this, or any other information, readers should seek competent professional advice. Mark L. 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