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stouffville suntribune thursday may 17 2007 5 curious serious bidders flock to farm auction everything includ ing the kitchen sink such was the myriad of items placed row on row at an auc tion sale saturday on the property of walter and marie brillinger in gormley with farm acreage now at a premium serious bidders and curious onlookers descended on the site anx ious to buy and behold what ever the auction had to offer added to this was the fact many possessions had been handed down through sever al generations making the event all the more appealing the original owners were peter and adeline brillinger followed by roy and ida then walter and marie walter 80 is one of seven children three sisters vera hall milly sider andvelma brillinger all live in stouf- fville a brother eldon brillinger resides in old gormley a sister jean and a brother ross are deceased walter attended ss no 7 public school markham after grade 8 he stayed home to help his father on the farm marie vanderbent received her formal educa tion at german mills public school and richmond hill high they have two sons stephen in gilford and william in hawaii and a daughter shirley davisson in indiana there are nine grandchildren of interest is the fact jean muirhead deverill now of stouffville taught all four vanderbent children includ ing marie at german mills when progress- socalled came to gormley walter and marie found themselves in the centre of an advancing juggernaut called hwy 404 and the gormley bypass the farm house was moved and the barn was demolished walter and marie resided for a time in the relocated house then in a new five- bedroom home built by maries brother bruce van derbent on the site where the sale was held a new alliance church is proposed for part of this property in 1967 the house where the brillinger family was raised was badly damaged by fire the structure was even tually demolished several items sold at saturdays sale were saved although walter and marie retain possession of the gormley home until may 31 theyve already moved to parkview suites in stouffville they attend oak ridges brethren in christ church the sale by gary hill auc tions began at 10 am and concluded shortly after 5 pm two rings were required many unique items passed over the auction roaming with jim thomas block including a heintzman pump organ originally sold by the bell organ company in toronto the purchasers were lee and ann winger of kitchener their bid was 110 a hand- hewn cradle crafted by josh horner of richmond hill brought 70 a pedaloperated singer sewing machine sold for 30 five signboards from the oak ridges brethren in christ church went for 2 each a church pew brought 150 the larger of two john deere tractors brought 11200 the other 3600 a riding mower sold for 2700 and an antique john watson bag cart brought 220 a masseyharris walking plow sold for 200 and a john deere twofurrowed plow brought 625 a sixdrawer dresser sold for 1000 and a wicker chair for 240 a dining room chandelier badly damaged in the 1967 fire was purchased by a port perry man intent on repair ing and installing it in his refurbished church home a total of 1198 items were sold by auctioneers gary hill of port perry clair whetham of aurora norm webster of georgetown and tom green ofuxbridge the brillingers looked on intently as memories retained over several decades passed into mostly foreign hands its been difficult for my wife walter said but we dont have room for every thing both walter and marie are held in high regard by long time gormley residents and former neighbours includ ing willis wideman now of kurtzville near listowel you couldnt do business with a better guy he said on a nostalgic note a small wooden plaque lay vir tually unnoticed on a display stand amid other miscella neous items the inscription read god has allowed us to share something beautiful together it sold for 2 jim thomas is a stouf fville resident who has writ ten for area newspapers for more than 50 years our from our frozen section this week were featuring our shepherds pie which to some is comfort food at its finest we use sautecd spanish onion our medium ground chuck and freshly peeled idaho or pei potatoes mashed j you just need to fm ipf wn warm it 3 ggak u reg 1095 ea j serves 3- 4 week ini balsamic vraaa this is a great allround balsamic thats a good seasoning as well as being great in salads it is one of about four types that i have in my cupboard at home this ones for salads and dipping the squat gold- labelled bottle is a condiment the angular red waxtopped bottle is for my little girl and me when we have steak and the small bottle of 35yearold is for when its just me 250ml size m f 70 off thts week from modena reg 1095 when you read the ingredients of this soup youll get hungry and thats when its still- frozen in the container wait till its warm and looking at you j t right in the eye m f f reg 599 9 off serves 3 4 ajgg week like the warmwater variety it has a firm meaty texture perhaps a bit lighter in colour and a similarly mild flavour the big shipment arrives friday whats new in roduge its the second week of the local asparagus season all looking good including the purple variety its too early for cherries yet we wait for the bings as a rule the packham pears from argentina are presently really good perlette grapes are just starting in both red and green haden mangoes are in peak form and nice westcoast potatoes are in did i mention the apricots theyre good peaches and nectarines need a bit more time all in all good times these are our usual size 12 avocados which have lots of meat to them if youre planning to use them this weekend get them early and ripen them ahead of time theyre usually on the harder side when you get them at our store weve received our first lot of mandevillas in both pink and white a few hanging baskets as well some passion flowers a few clematis and hopefully by friday some hibiscus standards and bushes weve begun the hanging fibre baskets of mixed flowers in both 12 and 14 sizes bacopa and scavola and a smaller size of lobelia the really large shade hangers come on thursday as well as fuschia hangers patio pots have arrived in force and colour some window boxes for sun or shade and the first shipment of kong coleus has come more large rosemary pots and a refill of elf hydrangeas are in and a good assortment now of the smaller plants for you doityourselfers a shipment of kimberly ferns arrives today in either 8 or 10 pot size its all good out there ikt0berfe8t sausages well be making lots of these beauties this week what makes them beautiful all sausages have a certain component of water some more some less for these we use beer and a few robust spices that collectively make them great reg 399 lb from mexico each an upgrade we are changing over our cash desk equipment to an up dated version with easier-to- read receipts and probably faster service weve turned our bakery upsidedown this week but ttuthfully its hard to tell the difference given the usual commotion and bustle going on there well be making upsidedown cakes there will be five types available first the original and ever popular pineapple fresh cut with maraschino cherries sour cherry with a hint of almond wild blueberry thats been sparkedup with a twist of lemon raspberry good on its own and peach thats been elevated with a touch of orange zest we make these in two sizes i lo iv ea and since apricots are now in season well be making some of our frangipane squares with fresh apricots over- thetop good regul ar all these items will be featured at ea off while they last specials in effect until closing sunday may 20 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 ndependenti sat 900600 sun 1000500 grocer 548 carlton road unionville m 9401770 wwwthevmagegrocerconi x iksihkmxi shocif t