WEDNESDAY, APRIL !<<, 1928 •THE FLESHERTOM ADVANCE Early Days in Ceylon And bs Vicinity By Robert ColIc. I came to Flwherton Station on the 23Td of March, 1873, and opened up a general blacksmithins shop. I was the first one to startin that line of business there. When I came there were two hotels, one on the east side of the railroad track, owned bl Alex. Hannah; the other on the west side, owned by William Vogan, called the VoKaa Hotel. Both hotels had license to sell liquor and were doing a rrooJ business, as there was a lot of Ii-)Uor drunk in those days. Both houses were kept busy all day and part of the night. I boarded at Hannah's hotel when I first came, but soon got tired of it, as I could not sleep for the noise kept up most of the night. Ten or twelve train men would come in off the work train and would have to get something to eat. I soon got tired boarding at the hotel, so I rented a small house and my sister came and kept house for me, which I found more comfortable. There were only a few houses here then. These are the names of all the residents at that time: Henry Mel- drum, station agent on the narrow gauge railway;, which was built two years before I came; Thomas Carson who ran a bake shop and grocery store; A. Hannah, hotel keeper; W. Vogan, hotel keeper; W. Hacking, section foreman; John Gilchrist, lab- orer; Fred Gee, laborer; James Best, laborer; John and Charles Johnston. We also had a doctor named Johnston. Mr. Hannah kept a race horse and livery stable and kept a man to look after them named Robert Cook. Wm. Purdy was the first man to start a post office here, a very obliging man and a good neighbor. Flesherton Sta- tion was the name of the post office, but our letters were continually going over to Flesherton and we applied for a new name. We sent in three names for the Postoffice Pepartment to choose from and they>4:ave us Ceylon. Ontario. . Arthur Whittaker came here about the time I did. He died a year ago, so all that were here when I came are now gone. I have lived here 53 years. I worked at my trade for about fourteen years, but had to give up on account of my health. I sold out my blacksmithing business to Johnston Little, and later he sold to Sangster Hemphill. I went into the live stock business with J. L. McMul- len, and two years later went into partnership with W. G. Pickell of Markdale. We worked together for four years and shipped a lot of stock- er steers to Buffalo. The first time I went we had eight car loads. We bought steers at about three cents per pound. We shipped over 2000 lambs i\t four to four and r\ half cents per pound, but the duty was very high on both cattle and lambs. I was married to Jane McMuUen, daughter of William and Mary Ann McMuUen, on November 2nd, 1876. I was captain and got up the best cali- thumpian procession that ever went into Flesherton. There were about forty of us boys and we represented the wild Indians from Cape Croker , and a wild looking lot we were. 1 drilled them in my shop after night and no one was allowed to see us drill except members of the club. We were all disguised so no one would know us. We formed our procession at the old drill shed and marched on to the square in front of the Mun- shaw House and gave a performance there. I remember Mr. Munshaw was so pleased that he invited us all in to have something to drink. We then went back to the ground where every- thing was arranged for our program, consisting of songs, music and danc- ing. Mr. McMullen hired Piper Mc- Cormick from Glenelg to play the pipes for us and paid him three dollars out of his own pocket for us. I re- member that when we were going up to the grounds a man caught my poor old horse by the head to stop us from going on to the ground. I asked him to let go, but he would not and I struck him on the arm with my sword. The horse stood about eighteen hands high and it was the worst looking horse you ever saw. We had a good time for an hour and then we all left to take the train for Cape Croker. No one knew any of us only William Mc- Mullen, who helpsd to get up the cele- bration for the Grange picnic. There are only five of us boys here now â€" R. Best, H. Piper, J. L .McMullen. Alex. McMullen and myself. According to an expert a bull wilt not attack a person if he stands perfectly still. Of course not. It's when the bull move? the trouble commences. The Bell Telephone Company of Canada, in one item of Its annual report, puts at $18.206.3.39 the 1927 expenditure for gross additions to its property in Ontario and Quebec â€" land, buildings, central office equip- ment, outside plant and subscribers' apba|;fltus. Plans for 1928 will in- volve an outlay of more than 22 milliors. This is said to be the largest con,tinuous expenditure for extension of facilities made by any Canadian enterprise. HONEY FOR SALE Real good honey in bulk at lOcts per pound, could supply 5 and 10 lb, pails at cost price, if required. â€"Roy W. Fcnwick, Max- Well, Ontario. Health Service - of the • CANADIAN BiEDICAL ASSOC. BAD HABITS. WHICH SHOULD BE STOPPED All babies acquire habits very read- ily* regardless whether the habits are good or bad A baby who is rocked to sleep a few times soon refuses to go to sleep without such attention The "comfort", of all habits is the moat filthy and inexcusable. No mother would think of expos- ing her baby to any communicable disease, but she does so if she allows the baby to use a "c-.'jrt." The "comfort" may fall t » floor or sidewalk, it may be tn :i.d I^ other hands, it may be lu.bed agidnst other things, flies may walk over it or, in many other ways it may be- come soiled with disease germs and carry them into the mouth of the child. When a child is given the "com- fort" to send him to sleep, it generally drops from the mouth ~v hen the child is asleep, and frequently it becomes the resting place for fli'is which may have come from a filthy place. When the child awakes and cri s, the mother rushes to the baby a-d places this soiled thin2 in its mou'"i. The baby cries for th ^ "comfort" be- cause it has become a habit. If he were never given one he would never want one. It is no^ natural for a child to have somethiog in his mouth all the time. Sucking a "comfort" does not soothe the child after a few minutes. It tires him and makes him irritable. Like the constant chewing of gum or sucking a dry pipe it causes an unnatural flow of saliva, the swallowing of this and the move- ment of the jaws cause an uncom- fortable feeling like a hard lump baclc of the throat. Continued use of the "comfort" al- ters the arch of the mouth and fre- quently projecting teeth, with a short upper lip. This often means that the jaws are not of normal shape or appearance, and proper chewing of food is difficult, if not impossible. There is only one place for any and all styles of "comforts"â€" the fire or the garbage pail, never the baby's mouth. Questions concerning health, ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical Asso- ciation, 184 College street, Toronto, will be answered by letter. Questions as to diagnosis and treatment will not be answered. k WOBM'S OpiiJM The Parkhill Gazette, edited by Mrs. Dawson, has the following com- ment on the following statement by Miss Agnes McPhail: "Miss Agnes McPhail, M.P.. in a speech before the Lion's Club, Ottawa said, "I detset house work." What a gospel for the woman who represents the hard-working farmers' wives of Southeast Grey! Housework. To min- ister with loving hands to t'le loved ones in a home, what can be finer or better worth doing. To make a few people comfortable and happy, to , keep a hou'se fresh and clean and dainty; surely this is a task great | enough for any woman. To make a : home! There is no career or fkt: that j compares with that of being a home maker. Miss McPhail seems to be j ill-advised in her attitude toward ] woman's fundamental occupation. 50th Anniversary A lady ordering some goldfish was so very peculiar that she said they must be 18-carat. Advertise in The Advance RUBBER BOOTS FOR ALL For a good work boot that will help keep your feet dry, and rubber bot- toms and tops for men and boys, and all kinds of repairing on footwear, come to W. L. MORWOOD Flesherton, Ont. AGENCY FOR Massey Harris Implements INSURANCE WRITTEN IN SEVERAL COMPANIES ON BOTH FARM AND TOWN PROPERTY. John Wright OF - FLESHERTON DeLaval Cream Separators H 50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE DAIRLMEN OF THE WORLD. f WHY NOT GIVE YOUR COWS A CHANCE TO MAKE YOU MORE MONEY BY GETTING A NEW DeLA- VAL SEPARATOR. 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