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su tribune august 9 1989 a7 1964 blast rocks dickson hill here again are some items of interest called up from issues of the tribune of years gone by 1 100 years ago i aug 16 1889 lawn party f- it seems as if the weather conspired against the success of garden parties this summer but the band fared rather better jhan was expected in the mor- tjing it looked as if it were going jorain before night howeverthe rain held off and jjy the time it was dark enough jp show the lights to good ad vantage hundreds congregated jit the driving park which was riicely fitted up for the evening jhe green river band marched gn the grounds and played some elections in capital style i the threatened rain came at 2bout 9 oclock and the belt of ie engine which supplied the sower coming off the electric lights went out and an adjourn ment was made to the hall jhowever the rain lasting only a jew moments and the lights shining forth again lighting up the grounds with great splen dor the crowd came back to the grounds again where jthey seemed to enjoy themselves listening to the strains of the bands the comic songs of imessrs ellis and darlington fl markham unionville green river gormley and other neighboring places were well represented to the number of fiver 600 the receipts exceeded js150 and the affair was a pro nounced success fi 50 years ago aug 17 1939 despite the fact jihe township of whitchurch ad- bygone days walter waterston ded to its equipment this year a heavy road grader costing 5500 and placed the roads in better condition than for some years the tax rate struck at the regular meeting on saturday is still on the down trend the total rate being half a mill less than last year whena marked reduc tion was made over the 1937 rate reeve toole and his council expressed great satisfaction when the final figures were compiled showing that expen ditures were being kept within the budget despite the unusual outlay fully paid up for new road machinery the govern ment subsidy of one and a half mills was an appreciable factor in the happy outcome for it amounts to 2600 25 years ago aug 20 1964 a thunderous ex plosion on the property of the markham motelrestaurant at dicksons hill on friday morn ing during a welldrilling opera tion sent a cloud of mud sand and stones 150 feet into the air the cause of the blow has been atttributed to the penetra tion of an underground gas vein by the drill at the 154foot level debris including large rocks was scattered over a wide area but no one was injured one worker 20yearold harold robertson of schomberg was drenched with water and mud but returned to his job after a change of clothing rinus vanderboom of nobletori in charge of the pro ject said it was the heaviest gas explosion he had ever en countered both markham twp and ontario provincial police were summoned to the scene to ensure that proper safety precautions would be taken the noise of escaping gas could be heard many hours after the initial blast 10 years ago aug 16 1979 stouffville an auction at the historic 11 1 j bartholomew farm ninth line north of stouffville saturday will conclude four generations of family ownership initially it was henry bar tholomew who came as a pioneer and settled at lot 35 cone 7 in 1801 he fought in the war of 1812 and died from wounds received in that conflict a son phillip acquired this property and later purchased more land at lot 3 cone 9 in 1850 he passed it on to a son john who built a sawmill at the ity site johns son audrey was next in line and then the present owner george bartholomew born at the farm 61 years ago george and mary bartholomew have two daughters janet arid karen the sale expected to draw a tremendous crowd is in charge of auctioneers norm faulkner and earl gauslin and begins at 11 am many antique articles are featured some dating back to before the turn of the century s while on holiday why not reupholster special low prices 6 monthly payments at no extra charge save by coming to the store hundreds 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