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plans for erecting a cairn for the bell ‘(we presume the bell is to be built into the cairn) and a plaque attached. In Lyn’s programme on Historical Research they had an interesting talk on “How places in Leeds County got their names” â€" an inter- esting subject for other districts. The speaker, Miss Anna Hudson, said that Brockville was named by General Brock to settle a dispute by two prominent citizens who each wanted the town to be named after his son. Lyn, first called Coleman's Corners, was changed be- cause of a stream that reminded the Scottish settlers of home. Farmersville, having three schools was considered a seat of learning so it was named Athens. Gananoque was an In- dian name meaning “wild potatoes,” and so on. At this meeting members' wedding pictures were shown. St. Mary’s Queen Alexandra Institute, very active in promoting the St. Mary’s and Dis- trict Museum, has just received from a former citizen the late Mr. George Snoddy, the bequest of a perfectly preserved 1902 Baker electric car. The St. Mary’s people are sure that Henry Ford 11 is envious of them in having this mu- seum piece. Kakabeka Falls is in a comparatively new part of the province but when this Institute had the roll call at its Historical Research meeting answered by bringing an antique and telling its history some interesting heirlooms were produced: a crystal necklace over 125 years old and huge heavy forks 100 years old which had been owned by Mrs. W. Bruce’s great grandmother; a porcelain candle holder shaped like a miniature church with the candle light twinkling through the window â€" this was shown by Mrs. R. Ball and had been owned by Mr, Ball‘s great-great-grandfather who h. been with Nelson at the battle of Trafal dd Mrs. J. Chalmers brought a copper k011i.) gar' on the Isle of Islay by her great-great..713”Ed mother over 100 years ago. Mrs. R. L Dhggg. ’ 5 showed a hundred-yearâ€"old brooch gm. her mother when she was born. Mrs. J_ Enge? brought a 34 yearâ€"old picture of a local has; ball team, Mrs. J. R. Jackson told about he; sewing machine, which has been in amass use for over '75 years and which also se . in re. verseâ€"a feature stressed in modern mwmne.» Mrs. G. H. Limer showed a huge (low key about 500 years old which belonged to In old family home. Mrs. S. Mac'I‘avish shov wri rm. foreâ€"runner of three-dimension films. a min-w scope; Mrs. R. Magg, a child's mug 3:", “ms old; Mrs. Torrie, an amber candlesticl. .hlder 136 years old, a glass candy dish and 1mm jug both 100 years old, a copy of n. Fm William Daily Journal, forerunner of ti- Ares. ent Times Journal dated in 1898 â€"â€" an ' 1.0.“ ing a great difference in the price (w xi'lOdS then and now. (These items are mentiw d in case they may suggest articles menu or other branches might bring to simila test. ings. Ed.) A rather unusual contest this meeting was a test in explaining the i: hung of words that have now almost vanish lOm our vocabularies. Markstay’s roll call at the Historii Re. search meeting was answered with 2 new or snapshot for the Tweedsmuir histor wok, Kerwood reports a roll call, “A pionc net dent in our community." COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Bear Creek at their family night v an interesting debate “Resolved that men aste more time than women do.” Following the suggestic ii the cover of our lost . mer issue, Esquesing ‘w en's Institute set up :-5 "House that Health E ' as their exhibit a! Gem . -~ town fair. They hova MIA meal stucco walls, W»I wheat bread for roc- '1, a chimney of butle. o cheese door with :1 cm mil door-knob, milk bottle. ‘0' porch columns, cl l‘Tfl grovelled driveway eggs for border si' 5- There are fresh vegelw‘ci in the window-box onr' in a Iittie garden besidt he house asparagus and man! give background trees. and high above the house. DUl not in the picture a banana represents 1: (Hanan! mo â€"Phaeo by J. A. Gr-ru'lt. Gem-gnaw: HOME AND comm"