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lt Wednesday, June 21, 1922 CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Phone 212). ~â€"â€" Elizabeth St., Grimsby LUMBER, SHINGLES, FLOORING and all grades of building material. Deliveries made on shortest notice. I have been appointd District Representative for a large Lumber firm and am prepared to quote you prices on all kinds of f Save Unnecessary Expense in Telephoning "He‘s not in his office just now!" How often have you put in a call for â€" say Mr. Brown of the Robinson Machine Company â€" and when conâ€" nection was made, learned that he was out? Because you asked for Mr. Brown, it cost you â€" because of the extra service we rendered â€" about 20% more than if you had asked simply for the Robinson Machine Company. The majority of Long Distance users find that if they put in a call for a firm â€" not for an individual â€" at the lower Stationâ€"toâ€"Station raté, they can always get im touch at once with the particular person they preâ€" fer to talk with, or with a deputy who will answer the purpose. : Our gain will come when you appreciate the speed and economy of Stationâ€"toâ€"Station service. After 8.30 P.M. the evening rate on Stationâ€"toâ€"Station calls is only about oneâ€"half the day rate. * ALL KINDS OF SHEET METAL WORK Phone 320. GRIMSBY House pho Now that the season is over you owe your furnace a thorough good cleaning, and none knows better how to do it than the man who inâ€" stalled it. He knows just what is behind that galvanized iron case that needs cle'aning. No muss made. No swearing used. THE DAVID CLOUGHLEY Every Bell Telephone is a Long Distance Station |,UMBER â€"â€"â€" |,UMBER 7It is true economy to use Greening‘s Lay Flat Poultry Fence. You save lumber because top rails and baseboards are unnecessary. Even and heavy galvanizing before weaving gives long life. The joint construction and 2 inch parallel wires keep your fence tight and in shape. Heights from 12 to 72 inches. Sold by good hardware dealers. B. GREENING WIRE CO., umitep FURNACES HAMILTON â€" _ CANADA _ Easy to control itâ€"lays flat when you unroll it. T. E. MANNEL L House phone 252w After the plan had been decided upon, the jdeparture of the surprise party from Fort George was delayed until evening, and in order that news of the operations might not leak out and be carried to the;, Britsh Canâ€" adian force, a picket in advance of the main body proceeded to Queenâ€" ston, to secure what few male inâ€" habitants remained. The house of James Secord fell within this advance picket line. In this house were James Secord and his wife Laura. During the precedâ€" ing autumn Secord had been an ofâ€" ficer in the militia of Lincoln county. He had fought in _‘ the / battle â€" or Queenston Heights in which his leader, Brock, had fallen, and had been severely wounded. That was on October 13, 1812, and in the folâ€" lowing June, at the time of â€" Boerstâ€" In June, 1813, he was in command of the outpost at Beaver Dams, near Queenston Heights, where Sir Isaac Brock had died on the eve of victory almod a year before. Outpost Warfare These Canadian outposts gave conâ€" siderable annoyance to and at times inflicted losses upon the American forces holding the country adjacent to Fort George, on the Niagara River; and the Ameri¢an:commander decided to strike a blow that would check their raids. Fitz Gibbon‘s post was to be surprised and the picket destroyed or ‘driven out. The . comâ€" mand of the surprise party was given to Lieutenantâ€"Colonel Boerstâ€" ler, who enjoyed the reputation of being a good and determined officer. ‘~Fitz Gibbon was an Irishman of humble origin, who, at the age of sevâ€" enteen had enlisted as a private solâ€" dier, "and who, by sheer force of energy, bravery, and aptitude for his profession, had fought his way to military rank and honor. After seeâ€" ing much .service on Continental Europe, and passing through as many adventures as a knightâ€"erant of old, he was transferred to British North America." Near the American lines were a number of ~Canadian outposts, one being mear a place called | Beaver Dams about twelve miles from Queenston, commanded by Lieutenant Fitz Gibbon. it not been for the timely arrival of an officer they would have despatchâ€" ed him in spite of her appeals. â€" Invaders Beaten Back In the early part of June, 1813, a large American force crossed the Niagara River, and advancing toward Hamilton, atsthe head of Lake Onâ€" tario, came to Stoney Creek. Their plan was to drive the British Canaâ€" dian force from Burlington Heights. Without waiting to beâ€" attacked, General Harvey, later Sir John Harâ€" vey, made a night attack upon / the invaders‘ camp, and after inflicting severe losses, compelled the Ameriâ€" cans to retreat to the Niagara River, where they still held Fort George on the Canadian side, and the adjacent district. j Being told of his condition, his wife, it is related, rushed to his sucâ€" cor. Just as she reached the spot three of the enemy came up and two of them raised their muskets to club him to death. Mrs. Secord rushed in between them, telling them to kill her but spare her husband; but had One of the descendants was James Secord, who, with his wife Laura Inâ€" gersoll, was living near Queenston when the war of 1812â€"14 came on. James at once took service with the militia in defence of his country. He fought at Queenston Heights and is said to have been one of those who bore the dying Brock from the batâ€" tlefield.â€" He was later in the day himself wounded. The family was originally French Huguenot and had found its way to New Jersey, then a British Colony. The members of the generation living at the time of the Revolution being loyalists, lost all their possessions. Some of the brothers went to New Brunswick, others had been driven to seek refuge in Canada. At ‘the close of the war, the family settled at Newark (Niagara) as lumbermen and millers. The Secord family had a.record of bravery and fortitude in war. "Serâ€" geant Secord at the risk of his own life, saved the lives of three Ameriâ€" cans who had killed the wife of Oneida Joseph, an Indian chief, who sought vengeance. A stout old ancestor of James Secord was a cerâ€" tain Peter, who died in 1818 at the age of 103, and who, in the last year of his life, killed four wolves and walked twenty miles to make the necessary affidavit to secure the bounty." There is frequent mention of a cerâ€" tain "beautiful Miss Ingersoll," and it was she who became the wife of James Secord. =~ In the early days of upper Canada the Ingersolls were a wellâ€"known family living on the Niagara frontier to which they had come, shortly after the war of the American Revolution, from ~Great Barrington, Massachuâ€" setts. The head of the family was Thomas, whose daughter Laura marâ€" ried James Secord, who for a time lived at St. David‘s, a small hamlet a few miles west of the Niagara River, ‘but who subsequently removed ~to Queenston, where he was a prosperâ€" ous general merchant, for it is recâ€" orded that they kept two colored serâ€" vants. * % Next Saturday, June 24, is the anâ€" niversary of a notable event in Canâ€" adian historyâ€"the victory of Beaver Dams made possible by the heroism of Laura Secord, whose warning enâ€" abled Lieutenant Fitzâ€"Gibbon to deâ€" feat and capture a force numerically superior to his own. It will be one hundred and nine years tomorrow since that victory was achieved,. and it is well to recall the circumstances in order that the memory of the heroine of Upper Canada may be kept gréeen. 4$444444444444444444444444444444444444 444 44444 444 44 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44 4 4 4 4 6 44 4 4 444 4 § 4 The Secord Family THE INDEPENDENT, GRIMSBY, ONTARIO It is strange that recognition was long in coming to Laura Secord, for Owing to the intelligence brought by Laura Secord, Fitz Gibbon, instead of being surprised by the enemy, surâ€" prised them. Making a skillful dis position of his force he made the Americans believe they were surâ€" rounded by a superior force, and then bearing a flag of truce, Fitz Gibbon presented. himself before Boerstler and demanded the surrender of his force. The demand was acceded to, and five hundred and twelve, officers and men, with two guns and the colâ€" ors of the regiment, surrendered to a force not .oneâ€"fifth as numerous. Forunately Fitz Gibbon received reâ€" inforcements about‘ two_ hundred strong soon after the surrender, and was thus in a position to guard his prisoners. ( Laura Secord went ba‘k the next day to her home. â€"She newver considâ€" ered that she had â€"done anythitig out of the ordinary. "It was sacred duty," she said, when people began to realize what she had done. Such are the leading facts of Laura Secord‘s exploits as related by Emma Curric in ‘her book, "The Story of He" gave her water, and she fell asléep at once. His Indians were rushed into ambuscade, and there the little handful so bewildered the enemy that by Fitz Gibbon‘s tact and "bluft" Boerstler was induced to capitulate after losing about sixty men. ‘"We ourselves did not know what Fitz Gibbon. would do with these men," said one of his force, but at!last reâ€" inforcements arrived. \ Laura Secord,.and Other. Canadian Reminiscences." Where) a light bridge had been swept awayâ€"on her hands and knees she crept over by a fallen tree, and to avoid danger she had to recross the same stream more than once. In her own statement she Isayy: . ‘I found I should have great difficulty ’in getting » through , the American guards, but I persevered. At â€" De Chue‘s field, in the neighborhood of Beaver Dams, daylight left me. Here I found an Indian encampment. By moonlight the scene was terrifying. Upon advancing they all ran and said with some yells ‘woman!‘ which made me tremble. i j "I cannot express the awful feeling it gave me,/ but I did not lose my presence of mind, and asked to be taken to Fitz Gibbon." Her niece says that her aunt could never speak of her exploit without shuddering.. She had been so afraid, she said, of meeting the American Indians before. reaching the British lines. But afâ€" ter much parleying the chief took her { to Beaver Dams, and the exhausted woman told her story to Fitz Gib-‘ bon. $ long nights of quiet sleep; contains no mlmm.\niifug $1.00 at your drugâ€" ;i‘t'a Trial at our agencies or write empletons, 142 King W., Toronto. ‘~FOR SALE BY to restore normal breathing, stop mucus gatherings in the bronchial tubes, give ASTHMA ~Z Just Swallow a Capsule RAZâ€"MAH Is Guaranteed NO Smokingâ€"No Sprayingâ€"No Sauff She reached St. Davidis before dawn and rested a little, but resisted all persuasion to give up the journey. Instead she actually induced her niece to go with her, but the latter soon suffered from sore feet and went back. Through the dense woods Laura Secord then travelled alone. It had been a very rainyâ€"season and the streams were swollen. It is said that the plan Oof attack upon the outpost at Beaver Dams was discussed by American officers in the Secord house and in the hearing of the housewife. At any rate, that plan came to her knowledge, and she resolved to frustrate it. Stealing to her husband‘s side, Laura Secord consulted with him. His wound preâ€" vented any thought of a journey, and she decided at once she must go herâ€" self. A sentry was at the door, all lights were ordered to be put out and silence enjoined. She ~passed the sentry by telling him, as she slipped out at night, that she~â€"was going to see her brotherâ€"inâ€"law in St. David‘s who was known to be dangerously ilL. P ler‘s designed attack upon the post at Beaver Dams, Secord could only walk with difficulty. Just a glance over our disâ€" plao will suggest many handy things. It‘s surprising what a wide range of timeâ€"saving books and devices is displayed in our store. It is our aim to be able to supply every office need. Robt. Duncan & Co. STATIONERS James St. and Market Sq. HAMILTON ‘ Everything for the Office LESLIE |. FARRELL A Tardy Recognition The Perilous Journey RAZâ€"MAH For fourteen years after the battle of Montgomery‘s Tavern, Fitz Gibâ€" bon continued to reside in Upper Canada. In 1850 he returned to England, and through the efforts of Lord Seaton (Sir John Colborne, who commanded in Lowerâ€" Canada during the uprising in 1837â€"38), he was admitted to an institution maintained at \Vipdsgr, near, London, for depletâ€" The story of the victory at Beaver Dams and of the parts played in that memorable affair by Laura Secord and Colonel Fitz Gibbon, skould alâ€" ways be interesting and inspiring to Canadian readers. Colonel Fitz Gibbon served his country and his sovereign faithfully and with considerable ability. For these services his name is entitled to remembrance, but especially for the part he took in defending Canadian soil in 1813â€"14. ed old officers, who were styled the Military Knights of Windsor. There he ended his days about ten years afâ€" ter leaving Canada. was over." Upon coming up to the rebel camp the force opened ‘fire, and within twenty minutes all was over. The rebels were dispersed, and fled in all directions. . Colonel Fitz Gibbon had won the soâ€"called "battle" of Montâ€" gomery‘s Tavern. Fitz Gibbon that the agitation was almost certain to culminate in armed resistance to the arbitrary governâ€" ment of Sir Francis Bond Head. He warned the Lieutenantâ€"Governor, but for a time his warning was unâ€" heeded. However, he was â€" finally given permission to warn the. heads of the families to hold themselves in readiness to defend the Government House and the ‘City Hall, where arms were stored, should rebels appear. In the meantime MacNab had come over from Hamilton with reinforceâ€" ments. _ Sir Francis proposed placâ€" ing MacNab in command. This roused Fitz Gibbon‘s strongest indigâ€" nation. Writing later of the affair he says: â€" "Iâ€" could not help feeling the strongest indignation at the idea of any man then in the city being apâ€" pointed to the command. For most assuredly I, of those then present, was best qualified to plan, arrange and successfully make® that attack. In me above all others ‘was full confiâ€" dence placed by all. For three days and two nights was I incessantly emâ€" ployed in putting all in a state of preparation in the city. To ‘me would obedience be more readily givâ€" en than to any other man. in Upper Canada." : Finally MacNab gave way to Fitz Gibbon, and at noon on December 7 the force marched out in command of the hero of Beaver Dams to attack Mackenzie at Montgomery‘s . Tavern. The command to march was given by His Excellency, but Colonel Fitz Gibbon in his Narrative remarks that "This was the only command he (Sir Francis Head) gave until the action When, the struggle between the Reâ€" form Party and the "Family Comâ€" pact" came on he took the Tory side The Compact had no more faithful adherent, and by no one were "low Radicals" held in more profound abâ€" horrence. "Colonel : Fitz . Gibbon." writes Dent, "was rewarded for his zeal in a bad cause by receiving the appointment of Clerk of the Legislaâ€" tive Assembly, and the additional inâ€" come thus afforded him left _ him neither better off nor worse than beâ€" fore." J f For fourteen years he was Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada, and for six years Clerk of the Legislative Council, retiring on a pension. + His last military exploit was the defence of Toronto, during the early days of December, 1837, against the band. of insurgents led by William Lyon Mackenzie. Smashed the Rebels During the gathering of the storm none saw more clearly than Colonel ' Colonel Fitz Gibbonâ€"for such was Ithe rank to which he attainedâ€"does not disappear from history with the close of the war of 1812â€"14. He took up his abode in York, the provincial capitalâ€"the Toronto of todayâ€"and attaching himself to the provincial militia, he became Deputy Adjutantâ€" General. _In describing the man, the historian Dent writes. "He was alâ€" ways impecunious, for, apart from the fact that he .was no financier and nevéer knew how to take care of money when he had any, the expenâ€" ses of his outfit, when promoted to the rank of Adjutant, formed the nucleus of a debt which hampered him from youth to old age. "His indigence often subjected him to straits which must have been hard to bear, but he was of a sanguine, joyous _ disposition, and poverty, though it might femporarily â€" overâ€" cloud his happiness, had no power to break his indomitable spirit ._. He was generous and openâ€"hearted to "a fault, ever ready to bestow his last shilling upon anybody who needed it," or who even made a plausible pretence of needing it. He was rash, impetuâ€" ous, and indiscreet, but the ranks of the British Army held no braver or more loyal heart than his." Laura Secord long survived her husband, and died at Chippewa, Ont., aged ninetyâ€"three years. She was buried in the battlefield cemetery at Lundy‘s Lane, where a modest stone marks her grave. A fitting memorial has now been erected near Queenâ€" ston. it was not until 1853â€"forty years afâ€" ter her exploitâ€"that there appeared in print an account of her twenty miles walk to save the British force at Beaver Dams on the hot day in June,. 1813. Seven years later, that is in 1860, Edward, Prince of Wales, our later beloved King Edward VII, when‘ visiting the Niagara â€"district heard the story of Laura Secord, whose signature appeared on an adâ€" dress presented to him. . The Prince sent her a gift of one hundred pounds. The End of His Career A Brave and Loyal Heart 0:0)-0.0.0.()-0.0-0-0.0-()-0-4 \'..o-o-o-o-o- Every Farmer Round Here for itself in time on shoes and carfare. Ns onl ie t ies nl Bring the boy or girl down here and let them select their choice from a variety of our strongly built bicycles with or without coaster brakes. > Keep the boy in the open WE WILL BE PLEASED TO SHOW YOU THE LATEST MODELS FARRELL‘S SHOE STORE can make and save money with a Gilson Silo Fillerâ€"inâ€" dividual farmers as well as small groups whose farms lie together. What‘s the use of paying for the hired outfit year after year to fill your silo? Why should you have to wait your turn and ensilage your . crop before or after the corn has reached its prime? Within a few days after the outfit‘s gone your silage has shrunk down considerably. With a cutter of your own Grimsby Branch, THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE "GOOD SHOES FOR OVER SIXTY YEARS." 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