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221 BELIEVE IT OR NOT! Folks, have I got a story for youl And you can believe it or not. This true story comes to me from Mrs. John Vanden Bergh (Eva Lyons). I hope you will remember Eva's father, Luke Lyons, who operated a sucessful butcher shop on Prospect Street, where now stands "The Pirates Cove", Fish and Chip BRestaurant. (Jam. 83)% Luke along with his daughter, Eva, and two sons, Aubrey and Marshall, were hard working, honest merchants, so what I am about to telll you is no bull. This story begins back in the horse and buggy days in the Village of Schomberg where Mr. Luke Lyons operated a livery business. Luke had a friend, Willard Osborne, who was a daily visitor at the livery, always accompanied by his beautiful collie dog "Tony". Tony was called from this world and Luke's friend Willard suggested he skin the animal and make himself a pair of gauntlets. Luke obliged and when the Lyons' family moved to Newmarket in 1919, naturally the gauntlets were among the many treasures that were transported to their new home on Huron Street {now Davis Drive), Newmarket. The plot originates at their new residence, where these mitts found a special resting place, on the table in the hall. One day almost like magic the gauntlets disappeared, whers did they go? --Who would steal or take these beautiful hand warmers? To make a long story short, approximately Lhir%@&fjve years later, Post Master Laurie Cane informed Luke, by telephongé, that there was a parcel at the Post Office for him which had to be picked up. Lo and behold, and again like magic, the guantlets returned, nons the worse for wear. There was no return address on the parcel and to this very day it remains one of the unsolved mysteries of Newmarket. As well, to the wonderment of the Lyons family, the Toronto Star arrived on the scene when word got around of this unsolved mystery and you will see prints we have reproduced from the actual photographs showing Eva and her father, Luke Lyons, admiring the returned gauntlets. These gauntlets are in the possession of Mr. Marshall Lyons, Eva's brother, who now owns and operates "Lyon's Sporting Goods" in Scarborough. (Jan. 83.) This story, believe it or not, will conclude writings of happenings in and around Newmarket and my research of the "Memorable Merchants of Newmarket". It has been exciting for me and I do hope my readers have enjoyed our findings. I was fortunate in having interested people provide me with information and news items, and to these people I am grateful. Please stand by for now, I hope book number two will eventually become a reality. My personal good wishes for good health, love and peace. Sincerely, g= /U/ ( // thale Eugene McCaffrey. [) C es ess 5ie w