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roadhouse now antique shop the tribune thursday january m 18 5 bymeruynmckervey in the markham museum there is a photo of the old roadhouse in cashel taken in 1888 it shows a railed two storey verandah across the entire front of the building and the south gable end the central j v door still on the second floor opened onto this verandah all the win dows had shutters and small panes like those now seen only on the second floor the paired brackets under the eaves were added in the 1870s to introduce an italian- ate feeling which was then in vogue other than these changes noted above the old roadhouse looks today very much as it did when it was first built in the first half of the 19th century the ar chitectural style is called loyalist due to the regular placement of the windows and doors constructed of soft yellow brick the building has little exterior decoration another characteristic of the style the gable roof has both of the original brick chimneys inset over the gable ends the west chimney carries through to the basement where it houses a walkin fireplace now boarded over it has not been established exactly when the old road house was built or by whom one theory is that the roadhouse was built in the 1830s by mr nicholson itand called the llandon i plains hostel however it seems unlikely that there would have been much need for a hostel at that time for there would have been few travellers along the 18th line or the 6th con cession road now kennedy road until the 1840s at that time the elgin mills plank road company was laying planks on the 18th line between yonge street and the scarborough- stouffville road now highway 48 travellers on plank roads paid a toll to travel on these paved high ways the other roads in the area would have been dirt trails cleared of stumps and perhaps paved with logs and called corduroy roads th e various proprietors of the roadhouse included william anderson and samuel mighton in the 1850s john mckinnon in the 1860s william burton in the 1870s and fred quantz by 1878 after 1888 the roadhouse served as a post office and general store the tap room in the south west corner of the building was closed and the stairs to the second floor were moved so that they started in the front hallway storekeepers included mr galbraith from 1898 to 1903 and wesley powell until after the second world war in 1959 the bates purchased the roadhouse from mr powell it is now their residence and where the tap room once was is an antique shop the shop is appropriately called bates roadhouse antiques located dose to the roads it has been serving for over 130 years the future of the roadhouse is threatened by plans to widen kennedy road it is hoped that these plans will be modified to in clude the restoration and maintenance of the crossroads landmark sims cutfrow canada grade a beef tablerite round steak qnoctc boneless nudolo bottom cl tablerite fancy sirloin steaks iga fruit cocktail 28fl 01 tin m tablerite boneless eull slice or bottom cut 5s3333323333xs3r the old roadhouse on the 6th concession and 18th line has seen a lot of changes since its construction in the 19th century it is now an antique shop owned by anita bates retirement the fourth quarter i no reply is ex pected writers are likely to receive letters only when readers wish to criticize or want something i write simply to say amen to your bing crosby tribute and to encourage further fine pieces from you says ms ic lethbridge herald reader the lethbridge reader is so right i have piles of requests of all kinds again i say letters are answered or referencedychiefly in these columns however if you supply a stamped selfaddressed envelope ill try to send a personal reply but dont expect it by return mail my column on widows helping widows brought much comment here is a typical letter kitchener waterloo record reader mrs dmk my husband was a cancer victim i was left with three small boys forced back to work and left to face a lot of financial problems however i can only say it has made me a much better person if i can be of help to other widows i would be happy to asist mrs k went on to cite another common problem faced by widows it is almost impossible to meet a respectable gentleman not necessarily for marriage only for companionship i have tried the singles clubs but believe me the class of people leaves much to be desired mrs nx 78-year- old sault star reader tells me its the education tax that hurts most since my husband died seven years ago i live alone in our house although it is extremely difficult to keep up a house on oas income i am not complaining about what we receive what i do resent is that we are not exempt by leslie holbrook- f ksh2 round steaks tablerite boneiess top round steaks ta81ebite 80nein env1r0pac o carton of 12 1 loccrlfoi3 wfl0zretbtis canadaortassortedflavors ma oz ret btis 4rhsw soft drinks 229j msoerosn yxf 109f boneless rump roasts 1149 159 slb i ijj tbone steaks 1 69 fast fry 4 qq wing steaks 100 from the education portion of our property taxes we no longerhave children to be educated we already have done that i- point- out without the benefits parents receive today child allowance etc i managed a university education the hard way and worked as a cook to educate a child up to professional standards i hope this letter is legible my typewriter is also a senior citizen she quips in closing reduction or elimination of the school part of property taxes for seniors is receiving much publicity and officials tell me consideration it seems high time that something was done for elderly property owners struggling- alongon limited budgets i feel that it is a compliment to the cook if the food wasnt good you wouldnt care how much they threw outwrites miss gj oshawa times reader she was reacting to my demand for smaller meals in restaurants and referring to the suggested use of doggie bags agreeing that no one should feel embarrassed in arizona we stayed at a comfortable motel in downtown phoenix the dining room was pleasing and the food good we found little bags at our table and quickly learned their purpose- we were not trying j to pinch pennies we were just happy to see that valuable food was not being wasted this is a good idea but menus offering smaller portions for senior appetites would be even better send your questions and contributions to the tribune co po box 1506 guelph ontario nlh 6n9 f suced previously frozen beef liver lb 59 eversweet suced i flfl side bacon z9 eversweet suced wieners nabiscoshreddies raisin cinnamon or honey wheatber mfgic off label dempsters muffins cookie jar or lunch time dares biscuits bassetts licorice allsorts 67g box sirloin tip roasts b tmud tablerite boneless sirloin cq tip steaks 1 03 tablerite r cube or sandwich qq steaks luu tablerite lean boneless stewing beef old milt pork it beef ftfla breakfast sausages ibau swifts premium sliced mac ft cheese chicken pickle ft pimento dutch bologna or garlic bologna sandwich meats 49 sugar plum 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