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F g 4 i ; a eae BRUCE 985-2528 Lake Scugoe -- Winrterir-d cottage on lake front lot New oil furnace - Boat house ard Sauna bath Asking $32,900 Bethany ares-- 200 ac level! land, solid brick 1% st. & room house - 2 barr< - tel stabling Creek - good well. $87,000. Terms 7% mortgage Blackstock--6.15 ac. lot on .| present been born in 1793 to Robert Perry of Ernestown, a United Empire Loyalist from the state of New York. Peter grew up on the farm and developed an interest in polit- ical activity. He spent 12 years pact' responsible government. effective a fighter was he that he was considered for the leadership of the Reform movement. In 1836, however, at a time when the Reformers actually held a majority in the Assembly but were being frustrated at every turn by the drove the reformers to the desperate and abortive Rebel- lion in 1837. Perry although Lyon MacKenzie and ma any rate, had he joined in entrenched oligarchy, the fa | the rebellion, nis fame might mous Egerton Ryerson made him the subject of a pam- phiet, 'Peter Perry Picked to Pieces." The effect of this, and other political manocer- uvrings of the Lieutenant- Governor Sir Francis Bond Head, was that almost all of aged and retired to Windsor "| Bay, east of Toronto, where his new store gave the name of Perry's Corners to the intersection of King and Brock Streets in Whitby. Resiter Income Property 2 storey frame duplex home Separate entrance. Self con tained apartments. An ex cellent investment. Close t downtown. Low down pay ment, full price of $22,500. Port Perry Beautiful 3 bedroom brick bungalow. Sliding glass doors in dining room, many extras. An location. Smal! down full e of $21 ----, price o Port Perry Modern 6 room brick bun galow attached garage, pav ed drive, many extras. Must be seen Lew down it, fall Wanted I have purchaser's wanting an older home to renovate, in and around Port Perry area. If you have such pro y please call us at no ob igation as we have purch asers waiting. patio | have lived on in Ontario Coun- ty. Perry's dealings in all the produce of the hinterland interested him in the develop- ment of Windsor Harbour and in communication with the north. Around 1840 he esta- blished the store at Scugog Village (now Port Perry) in Reach and sent Chester Dra- per to manage it. Perry's plan of the village drawn by John Shier, Provincial Land Survey- er, was registered on January 2, 1855, four years after his death. Although 'Port Perry' have wanted no part in the rebellion for that reason. At}; would not rise to prominen: until the coming of the rail- Rev. Reeves, minister of the Port Perry United Church and his daughter Nancy visit ed us on Friday evening. We had a grand evening singing old time Gospel Hymns. Mr. Reeves played the piano and sang a number of sacred pieces. He also recited three or four poems by Annie Johnson Flint. It was a very uplifting time. After which a social cup of tea was par- taken and enjoyed by all Thank you Mr. Heeves. This has been a bad week weather-wise so the visitors were few during the week. Mrs. Heron, Mrs. Lovelock and Mrs. Myers braved the weather and came visiting their husbands daily. Sunday was nice though. | We had so many viistors that | the parking lot was full. Mrs. Oosterloo came to vi- | sit with Mrs. Kade last Wed- |mesday. She hails from Hol- |lanid too and spent over an hour talking with Mrs. Kade who appreciated it very | much. 5 : g j c i Fs iF f il Pegs etEfe il name, whose bearer by then was four years deceased. By 1872 many new-comers had arrived to swell the town be- yond the limits Perry had set. These people would not have known. him. The question "Who was Peter Perry?" if asked at all locally in 1872 would have received only vague answers from a few old-timers, and by 1900 no answers at all. KIND TO THE POOR, FRIEND TO EVERYBODY If one were still disposed to ask, "Who was Peter Perry?"', this paragraph from the Canadian Biographical road im 1872, its location! Dictionary, Ontario volume, Nursing Home News first Anniversary on Mon day, February ist. The home was tastefully decorated for the occasion. At 7 p.m. all gathered in the dining room. Mrs. Eva Wilson was the guest of honour. She was presented with a lovely cor. sage by Mr. Lafontaine the owner of the home, who was present with his wife, a very charming lady. The Port Perry Star took pictures of the presentation. Eva looked lovely in 8 navy blue and white trim dress and jacket. Her hair had been set so tastefully by Hazel Brooks for the occa sion. The corsage matched beautifully. I was tiny yel low roses. Her family were present too to help her cele brate. A lively sing song was en joyed by all, under the di. rection of Mr. Gordon Bar- ker, Ed. Lovelock's brother- in-law, playing the plano, We sang many of the old time favourites. Bill Heron espe clally enjoyed the whole event as he sang lustily. His comment was that we should Continued on page 12 Born In Port Perry 1871 Chamber of Commerce, Port Perry, Ont. 1 would like to inform you of my Aunt's Birthday, Martha Keys, the former Martha Wilson, who will be- come 100 years old on Feb. 7, 1971. She was born in Port Perry, Feb. 7, 1871 and is the daughter of the late Thomas and Martha Wilson who resided on Queen St., Borelia. Martha is the only member of her family living and is predeceased by her brothers Albert, Robert, Edward, Thomas and sister Bertha. She came to Tor- onto atthe age of 17 and was married to the late George Keys. They had three children and is tiving with her only surviving son, Harry, at 30 George St., | Weston, Ont. | believe Port Perry is celebrating their 100 years centennial, and this might be of interest and could be put in the Port Perry newspaper. Mrs. Clara L. Hobson, The former Clara Wilson of Port Perry. ROXY THEATRE Wed, Thurs., Fri., Sat. Feb. 3, 4, 5, 6, Walt Disney "The Boat Niks" with Terry Thomas & Robert Morse. Wed. & Thurs. at 8 p.m, Fri. & Sat. at 7 & 9 p.m. Coming next weekend "Some Kind of Nut" and "Sam Whiskey". The Canadian Mental Health Association OSHAWA - ONTARIO COUNTY BRANCH Annual Meeting and Workshop "YOUTH and JUSTICE" DISCUSSION -- Young Offenders Act Le Dain 'Interim Report SPEAKERS -- Mr. J. Edward Broadbent, MP. Mr. Norman A. Cafik, M.P. DATE & TIME -- Saturday, Feb. 20th, 1971 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. PLACE -- Ajax High School, Bayly St. - Ajax