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the acton free prat wednesday october 29 1949 indian artifacts dating to 500 bc found in burial ground indian artifact unearthed recently in an old indian burial ground near here described u an important archaeological find date back to possibly 500 year before ctuiit the relict of canada hiiforical past were dug up by sheridan college applied archaeology teacher mr hie kraemer and her wednesday night elan of mlhuslaiti between oct 3 and 18 on properly owned by a burlington doctor although college officials refuted to divulge the tile for fear of lipping off souvenir huntert it it believed the relict came from a large indian burial ground on or betide the niagjra kscarpment northwent of keio conservation area thlt area it known to have extensive acreages that once housed indian encampments villages battlefields and burial grounds discovery of a relatively minor find a pile of indian bones that a bulldnrer unearthed ut the colleges heavy bqulpmenl school on the sixth line of nasugjweya in may of 1967 is believed to have sparked mrs kraemert search for more pomllve proof of canadas first inhabllauts in this area she and her 25 students uncovered the bonef of five indian skeletons thought to belong to southern huron tribes circa 1600 plus pottery flints and tools belonging to two kewhlle tribes the woodland duutt and owesko indians the woodlands lived in thlt area from 500 b c to 600 ad and the owatkot are thought to have been here from 000 to 1100 ad dr w noble archaeologist at mcmatter university termed the find quite important mrs kreerrier said the burial packet found and the other skeletons with it could be part of a southern huron burial ground holding up to 100 or 200 skeletons she termed the find very much the tame as recent finds at lluronia mrs kraemer said the artifacts dating bick to woodlands indians are not the oldest found in the aiea between burlington and etobicoke creek which is a rich archaeloglcal lode but are nevertheless fairly rare some of the sites in ihlsarea that have been excavated hold archaic remains dating back to hooo bc she said the indian butylnggrountl find is something that happens not very often the main burial packet mrs kraemer excavated holds two skeletoni probably a mother and child buried with the skulls and leg bones side by side other sketetori fragments removed are u distinct blue green color the result of them having been burled with copper chips used by the southern huront of the iroquois tribe at trading pieces mrs kraemer is an archaeologist by experience who leimed much of her lore from her archaeologist parents in germany she hat worked at it at a hobby in the 16 years since she came to canada and hat held exhibition of her finds at bradley house museum in clarkton her pieces have also been displayed at the koyal ontario museum sue hopes to bring oul a large report wilhin the next few years on her work in the southern ontario area fieces found at the local tlte will be used by her for that the double huriil- packet may go on display il sheridan college mrs kiaemer does not plan to go hick lo the nearby site and excavate iny more skeletons i hive the information i need site said one spring day in 1967 principal will lourmer of the sheridan archaeologist mrs lite kraemer holds pieces ol woodlands indians pottery trtoueyit to dale back to 600 b c thau other artifacts ertd skeleton were awcevetad from an wchaeotogical site public reutloni sheridan coluo ttttvttzeb sunday school class 4tree fms district pag enjoys doll house by mrs r mclean mr jim chapman was the sneaker at ebeneier on sunday lie had an interesting metsjge to the layman the world is an exciting place many people spend lime just to amuse us people are bored willi life a bore is one who says 1000 livings but never goodbye what if we discover that life itself it meaningless people kill time not realiiing that theyre killing ihemtelvei in the process a person can live in a stale of boredom and not realize the emptiness of hit soul there it not a tingle person alive in perfect health in the new twtejjunt then lie two kinds of very tlse glory of god mid the glory of man because of the potitbillty of becoming what god meant him to be jesut is the true light of life when the light shines the darkness retreats futile search for glory did not originate with god the trained mind should umihouse be able to appreciate the wonder of god the beauty of nature can not be discovered until the glory of god is discovered men are saved by grace but we must choose to receive il we are unique beings becuuse we can obtain fellowship with god a good time was enjoyed by the sundayschool scholars at mtt shoemakers doll house in rockwood there is a most interesting collection of 625 dolls there are bible hones nursery rhymes dolls of all nations and of history a mennonite kitchen and an old fashioned general store afterwards hot chocolate and doughnuts were enjoyed at the church plastic gasoline tankt were used in 13000 cmc trucks in 1068 other manufacturers are testing plastic tanks for ute in 1070 models 29 ashby road anlaby park road south hull yorkshire england dear sir i find to my surprise that my brother w a johnson hat over the yeart had many idlers published on a variety of subjects the acton free press being one of his platfatraa i tan eaclotuu my first letter to the press hoping that when wicked willie tettlet down to his paper he will have a pleasant 7 surprise yours faithfully p m johnson interesting program set for limehouse y teens by mrs a benton mr and mrs ronald homan and children vitlted his parents at uxbridge a week ago we hope mr campbell sinclair improves in health toon he was taken to georgetown and ditltict memorial hospital on wed last week mrs gordon booth hat returned from a viut with her daughter in vancouver mr and mrs a c patterson vitlted mist w ivens at brantford on sun oct 10 mt and mrs wilfrid greenleet of cempbellvllle were with the bentons on sunday mr and mrs bill henry or midland spent the weekend with her parents mr and mrs a c patterson mr t h price mr wilfred harding mr and mrs f j shortllt of limehouie and mrs victor harding of guelph attended the funeral of their cousin the late william watson at jatvis on saturday five girls turned out for the th club meeting at the home of iriiler mrs neil anderson on saturday they cooked pork hocks and cabbage in their meat in the menu course and sampled their finished product the limehouse y trens are holding weekly meetings in the public school with mrs t vaiuickler and mrs t creighan as leaders there is an interesting program arranged for the girls who have already started ditty bag or save the children fund miss stone a local artist will give ideas for making christmas cards mrs g k f smith a fanner professional model will give hints on poise posture perming and dress mrs joseph dwyer professional hair dressing teacher will talk about hair care and easy set styles suitable to this age of girl mrs fran williams a craft instructor will demonstrate easy to locate around home gifts suitable games will be taught by leadership training course girls a trip and a christmas arly will be enjoyed in ecember it is hoped grades 6 7 and 8 will attend regularly to take advantage of an interesting program miss jean ruddell was guest speaker at the limehouse presbyterian church vms thankoffering meeting held in the church on sunday evening she showed splendid dides of scenery and people in various countries of south america where she travelled extensively on holidays u few years ago she was deeply impressed by the poverty side by side with wealth she showed a large number of craft items und souvenirs which she had purchased while there she was introduced by mrs a w benton mrs sanford chaired the meeting and welcomed visitors and led in prayer mrs gordon booth read the scripture and mrs berl benton gave the courtesy report and with mrs a c patterson convened the lunch afterwards mrs bill karn and mist mary lou brown were accompanied by organist mrt roughley for two well rendered duels god wdl take core of you and have thine own way lord mesdames cnchton and patterson received the offering and rev f n young pronounced the benediction over the hills and far away the bailors nuil is signed johnson w a while here in hull i wonder it night jjj did our willie ever learn to write on every subject no mailer how curious w as pen flies fust and funous j hat he who once helped stem the german horde found the pen mightier than the sword speysku washuut politid toning wahu literary blade is honing if life nut there scl him cresting does ha tver regret emigrating life down north road it nut the same floodlights blaze as they watch the game so come on bill take up thy quill and drop a line to your brother phil bowl for pleasure yhmybovjl for health a a heavy equipment school drove bulldozer onto a knoll near the school buildings where student had been practicing roedbulldlng as he got oft the dozer he taw two skulls slicking oul of the ground beside his machine police were called and when it was ascertained they were not burled recently archaeologist waller kenyon of the royal ontario museum in toronto wat called in to investigate mr kenyon at first believed it was a rare discovery but further digging by university students failed to uncover much more of the bodies and there were no relictflints pottery or weapons buried wilh the bone he said the rocky soil atop a knoll was an unusual place for canadian indians to bory their dead and the lack of other artifacts indicated fhe bones had been reburied from their origins burial grounds another possibility was that the boneswere those of iroquois or related visiting tribes who did not live in thlt area they hung their dead from the treet for several- months and later buried the bones in a pit although they were poutlvely identified at indian bones he slid it was lmpouible to guess what kind of indians they could have been several other indian burial grounds and villages dating back to the 1600s have been found within a few miles uf the sixth line site in recent yeart one hilton archaeologist hat studied jesuit priests reports of indians here in the 1600s and have located 14 camps wilhin a five mile radius north of milton this nun said many of the local villages were burned and pillaged by marauding iroquois nations in 1649 and 1650 he dug up one complete village which covered five acres of ground and would have accommodated a band of about 1 75 agricullural indians another camp he dug showed signs of having been founded in the 1 200t other major finds were uncovered in recent yeart in etqueting township by university groups who painstakingly bruthed away yeart of dirt to dig up burial grounds and villages one was found in 1068 near glen williams the other in 1066 near the site of the new scotch block dam site southeast of speyslde tmi entire family can bowl together 60 bowling acton bowling 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