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darkys lane history of road still a mystery by ruth burkholder several weeks ago the tribune received a letter from a mr barnett seeking the history of darkys lane a onetime road ex tending west from hwy 48 to cone 7 lemonville i too lacked information on the subject but i set out to discover what i could the rightofway between concessions 6 and 7 was originally called maple leaf lane while the section between concessions 7 and 8 hwy 48 has always been known as darkys lane local historian jean barkey of stouffville is unaware of a black family ever living in that area she recalls a black family residing about four miles to the north mrs barkey always assumed the name referred to the darkness caused by overhanging maple trees that created a tunnel effect this is still evident in looking down the closed section of the lane in the 1870s focklers bakers piphers and cooks had proper ty fronting the lane on the east side with bakers macklems and lemons on the west why the lane was created when a sideroad is only two lots to the north remains a mystery unless it was to provide easy access to john bakers sawmill on the east side of cone 8 for those in lemon ville and west there once was a woolen factory on the west part of the lane in lemonville it was owned by james kitely mr kitely employed four persons their total wages amounted to 300 a year according to the 1871 census he produced 1500 pounds of woolen material worth 1500 mrs barkey tells the story of a black man being picked up by a local doctor the physician asked his passenger where he was from but received no answer the reason the man was dead because the whereabouts of the deceased was unknown he was buried in the northeast corner of lemonville cemetery mrs barkey says this incident occurred prior to 1900 after the lane had its name i hope ive been of some help anyone with questions concerning the whitchurchstouffville area ill respond to the best of my abil ity just mail them to the stouffville tribune 5456 main street west stouffville l4a 7z4 tribune october 14 1987 a7 1 j grand opening super specials on the puchase of any complete i b discount or offer valid to october 31 1987 visit our store for our large selection of designer fashion frames free minor repairs and free adjustments contact lenses fitted to perfection by our certified experienced contact lens specialists trust in our professional care experience we accept blue crms green shield social services plan visa 20 eye examination referrals stouffville optical 61 main street east stouffville ontario tel 6408863 cedar valleys home on wheels when tom and margot marshall of rr 1 cedar valley go on vacation they travel in style their home on wheels is a bmw turbo the first of its kind in canada produced in detroit michigan it fea tures a 5speed standard transmission with cruise control it measures 22 feet long with a stainless steel frame and fibre glass body other amenities include airconditioning hot and cold water washroom and shower a refrigerator a microwave an automatic loadleveller and sun roof jim thomas whitchurch stouffville soccer club 1987 annual general meeting tuesday october 27th 800 pm proposal amendments to the club constitution must be submitted in writing to the secretary at least 6 days prior to the meeting linda white secretary 131 alderwoodst stouffville l4a 5e5 official notice 1987 annual meeting monday october 26th 1987 at the stouffville legion hall dinner at 630 pm meeting at 800 pm the purpose of the meeting is to 1 receive the annual report and reports of the board of directors and supervisory committee 2 appoint auditor for fiscal year ending july 31st 1988 as required once again dinner tickets are only 1 000 each and must be purchased at the credit union before october 20th 1987 plan to attend your credit unions business and social event of the year stouffville district credit union ltd election of board of directors and committee officers address other matters relating to the on going operation of your credit union credit union ii is a new little book and its just for stouffville the little book contains a calendar of events and is exclusive to the stouffville area all nonprofit groups are invited to drop into the stouffville tribune office with their list of events the little book will be published monthly and will be available at most retail stores in the community of stouffville to advertise or for more information contact susan berry or joan marshman at 640- 21 00 thats the tribune 54 main st w stouffville 6402100 6492292 fax 6405477