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Down Memory Lane bx Rusaell Kidd The first thing i remember about the ’B' llilr‘ t»: Amabel would be about the summer ‘I wit I \\r|\' 5 years old it has a Sunday .tiivrnoon liothcr and Dad “are in our new rrx‘rii‘l’leetr‘d buggy \[i’ brother Gordon llo “as hears old “is sitting on Mother‘s \, es and I has sitii'i-l till a llll) seal. u. from 'i 'hedashbvart‘l I'ur horse was Prince. a ) Wis: and :‘\l‘t‘r|En(‘Pd animal for he been in the army militia camp in Id n a ten times M) L'ncle. Captain {\tlstln In command of lltr.‘ Old secwd Bruce Regiment rode him vrr In llit I.» 1. Prince tit-.3 trotting ailing briskli ht Unn} alierntmn as we came around the in: at his out e‘l image on the l)‘ line . losing over on shoulder i so“ that Jne ' barn Vuh‘ a (“33> "I times We I rrlcdlollle '8 Line COTI'IL'T alltl turned left ttt- Ittli t1 the trip Father litd Prince ltI _ nw‘ll'i lsttce among the radar lrrcs ‘v‘. ’l’tet’ «Ind Dad hurried JCI'OSS lht‘ trrtiu Hold )lulht‘t‘ had Imrdon in 'lt‘l ~ - Ia.“ Itto 'rtghtened vi) to go a“! mu m inc buggy and 'AJlL'l’Il'ti the bull l . tenet“ In .lhtlu‘. en minute: I cut enuudl‘ t migr- It ,‘t’ not llt lhp llI’t' r iIlIEl’ ‘\ :- u, nl‘t"? to r... wen \ltt‘her “Lb taking .; .rfiitumpirlt: t. butkcl lingo. .teii bg. "re houw ‘ rylng \"alél’ ~ e .l Jrltlllg sll' * lh‘lyr 't the house astt .va ihe ‘itiiLik' uttmg niche: t'halr ir a IUl'llt” u .e '\|F~ Baker \‘Hc jlnbc-t t't mt asdt‘esstul I .i tress ..n . ring sottly Ittc ,- millyuppt .rt _ ham-ll Titer trn ‘lutl rill red but piitt- Ill ms had been Ilt: r turn til the putty. till when I get i What I u stilllu i‘ ll “menlln v \lls K.drl ll‘ t‘\tlflllllPd Alvitttx r v when he \ il‘tlhl‘l even you» 'Iluld say \tnclt I get v mime} t. J ' tt'k Iltl yolr he_ Ht- nut» lnltrriluntc whirl-I aiming lo l‘lC heirs Ul o .tt. t l... um rule it Philadelphia. II not-rt it. r rum-E t m. Cher was taking r.» u M , z‘ek ugh t~lw2irtl Lilong the It lIrIe .: MALE t Ihelef: has no ltutldtn: II d ttrtg v Iy to my great E"dlltl I Ittr . son He gave it (it his Ilalghlet‘ Jane an is: known in the ta... 1) .ts .th .Jqlit' s plow. Here rm Uncle {mt-g6 tuiri Tum Shannan at young men of around 1““! Jr: tul bud} mama twertyiour Inches lung lIIl' turnace amid Ticy split and IIIlEFl Il tr rut en's a sings tot-d Across the road or It' i lid“ ls where Bill Johnston lives and he > m Luuslli lundEl’Slailtl VIP farms and hzis serum»: at vory proficient stone mason 'uilcmg inautiiul stone “replaces Years ago I temmulm gumg to this home with my Idrenls The old iarmhuuse stands to [lit- .vesl of the Johnston home where the Robt 'rursyil'ls lited. whom we vtstlad \l I came to lliP farm on the [all what 'chml 'es werc here' This is whero Ilia Elders used in live .-\ daughter Hazel vent to t‘unlinuatthn school With me in Ihe w I, taz. WRIENYâ€"Narrwll comm lmlhcl, l tn Shclnurm- Hnspllal an Monday at to!!! 23 tvnt In w KIN) (ear Heinr- erqhtall: a LINER)“: Invert mteol the tale Russell Wright ow mother at AlmatMra 5 cyetatawm, aha ma oi attentm Sam at MIIII: ers c Sienan and Myrtle (Mrs. 0 Lake! anti «Imam some and Erma Also in! l vlved ny tour grandchildren and Inn great grandchith Ffedeceaud w on daughter Dummy timing at the Emnrsurrvw Funeral chapel in rm alter 2 a in. road" Funeral service out he held M Ma”. Otlmlar is 197! at law pm.lnl:fli1ml6rm (www.mma The ‘3’ Line of x . autumn oi 1m lll Tara. I had to stay home in October to do thr chores. when my family all came down with ilu‘ that proved fatal to so many after the War. .lim Elder was ac ctdently shot a mad in a deer hunting trip in Muskoka will a party oi Allentord hun lers. Another gecly I remember about the Elder larm .appened in the summer of about 1920. It» were at Uncle Jack Geddes' farm at Arri‘ Lake on a Sun. afternoon About 3 p m i violent thunderstorm came out ol the “75L There was one very lnud crack of tho ler and Uncle Jack remarked That slrurl somewhere closeby‘. Soon Illa prone rana 'Id we heard that Ben Elders barn ltad t~ cn struck by lightning and burned Th: barn raising was early the following sun =ner. Iwas there I remember the atllt’ll) .lie men tram far and near its Ihc lramcs t‘ ‘he Dents were assembled an the iuundalt at one by one. The man who Impressed tilt: the mosl was the master carpenter. l'It tramer, This was his great day He was In command and he gave his ttrdefl Allt‘l’ Iwn captains hatl t'liosen their men. “in lit-ttve‘ he would exclaim and how Ihey litiutt' The frame was going up and soun Ihe rt'tl race commenced when the plan-s Illil l ‘IPS aml i'altrl‘s had In be tbsembled l utrh team took one Side Of the barn The last man til a side had It! be down U“ the frame t n Lht' flour with lhB‘lI‘ aitlr wmpleled belure they could win. Then eve 'lllt.‘ went over to the lawn In twnt oi tilt» house. where surrounded by lllzic hum and apple lrves hoards nu Ireslles mildt: Iiibles. There was a plethora til cold ml‘ulS salads. pics and cakes all washed dim-n Will'l httl lea. How the men atc‘ Many zl sh glance Nth cast it) the young girls servmg the loud at the virile young mcn "Are you going to the dance tonight Mary” one yrtung man was heard to ask a liuxtitll lcrl»liallcd maiden He married her lhat tall and they are still both llvtng in Mlenlnrd Who Will play the music lor the dance on the newly laid barn llutlr" Well Ihat makes rrw remember the musicians as I continued im lourney caslward a lew weeks ago. I passed the home where Ross M Srrtitll usvtl ltI llVl“. He was a marvellous liolin player .tttl he had a trio ol his son ltoswell who .lso played Violin. and hlS daughter Nt'lllr who churded on the organ or piano Passing along the road I could see ('heslcy Lake among the trees all to the north. I remember Ill» picnics In Eltltrr's worlds I can still see Uncle Willie Nelson sitting out in the centrt- Di Chesle) Lake In a ruwbrtat still tishing ltir pike with a long bamboo pole. hook bailed with worms. He would drivc his horse and buggy back from Elsmore and leave It at Elder's stable He \A'Ullld sll lllcre it, llit: hour. He was an old whitchaircii man With a white beard Leader-Record. Wednesday. September 20, W78 Amabel _ Perhaps he just enjoyed the solitude. Chesley Lake had few boats in those days, No hlyipowered speed boats with water skiiers. No indeed! Just a placid glassy smooth lake with a rowboat anchored out in the centre with Uncle Willie sitting still and quiet. Perhaps he enjoyed the freedom of getting away irom his wife. Aunt Lizzie. Well I went on mlward past a red brick horse where Fenwick‘s used to live. Roswell Smith. who died early this year, lived there. I must say a word or two about young Ross Smith. He was young tome but he was not so in years. He was a worthy citizen of Amabel Township. as he‘d been councillor and reave for many years and Warden oi Bruce Township. But best of all to me at least. he was a splendid violin player, On I went and came to what was the old Hewitson place. Jim chttson was married to my cousin Lizzie lLilllani Nelson and they lived here I remember the June evening when they were married out under the locust trees on tlncle Wilson Nelson's lawn With the odor of the blflssnms heavy in the air 'Thc laie-leaved linden in summer‘. Jim was a good hockey player. I remember his saying he had played {or Alleniord [or lawmtcrs He was also a great lPdInSlel’. Hehauled sawlogs in the winter to Her Diebel's mill in Alleniord. He had a Mrs. Fred Friar. RR 2 Chaslay. was in- stalled as chairman of Bruce County IWomen‘s institute rallv at the Sauble Beach tittniltiiuiity centre Pasl chairman is Mrs. Richard Fenian. l Other oilicers include v-tcechatrmcn. rs. Aylmar Klages. RR 2 Hcpworlh: Mrs. ave Ireland. RR 2 Teeswoier, Mrs. lack ingrlck. RR 1 Southamplcn: secretary- reasurer. Mrs Alex Mcinggan. RR 2 Dob- intnn. assistanl. Mrst Howard Hill. Tara: and public relations oilicer. Mrs. William Mickie. Chesley; assistant. Mrs. Richard Marital. RR 2 Hopworih. Committee mem- bers and auditors were also installed. The theme of the rally was, Enthusiasm makes the difference. Rev. Larry Marshall was the speaker. l-Ie defined the word “au- ihuaiosm" and encouraged the women to live a life at sparkle and catch the good disease. All churches are beginning to realize that we are one family with dif- ferent ways of expressing enthusiasm. the speaker staid. He said peace and con- lsnlment were the result of enthusiasm. He sang several solos. Outgoing chairman spoke on the theme but said life is not all swaetns. New born children have enthusiasm built in and this lasts through diildliood. However, high Mrs. Friar chairman M" ‘of Bruce WI rally good team at bay Clydesdale: and his harness had plenty of brass buckles. high Smith collar: with red pompoms on their crests. The deep tuned notes at his harness bells tilled the air. He was a romantic person fora young boy like myself as he was lean. athletic and talkative, OI course he could carry on all these extra activitis in the winter because his Father lived at home to do the chores. I was now near the end at the B Line. I crossed a creek I had forgotten and turned righton the 15th siderbad. ()n the right I saw l the big white brick house where my » Mother’s cousin named Fenian used to live. I was impressed with the huge field at corn growing there. I came to the north gravel road.nnw highway 21. I had reached the juurney’s end. But I forgot to mention a ‘ little incident on the way. On the southwest corner oi the ‘C’ line across from Russ Smith's old place the site of the first school built in Amabel was located. 1 searched in vain for old field foundation stones supposed». to be still there, Finally I had not time to call on Nellie Smith. now Mrs. Gowanlock. She has invited me by letter and in her column of die "Leader-Record” Next time I pass that way I shall surely stop by. She is going to take me to the Roswell Smith Memorial Park at Chesley Lake to see the plaque erected ill her brother's memory I shall be delighted! standards of living see many homes with both parents working. A working mother has many tensions and tends to n husband and children, at;t::urtl.iSign:t Ill]: speaker. Mrs. Fenian urged the women to be housewives and be proud of it. Do what you can and don 'i Worry about what doesn't get clnne. she urged. "Fill your day with en- Il-iusxasm and you will have a good day." Mrs. .Frances Middleton. provincial board director of subdivision I7. brought greetings. Greetings were also brought from Mrs. Lloyd McTeer. Eruc east: Mrs 2:: (lunniughom. Bruce north. Mrs. Ross mings. ruce south W;§Dlar.Eruce centre. and Mrs‘ Harvey _ 5 Bruce County tartan aw agriculture was prosented to lim Hill-initial Dobbtnion. Miss Vicki McKague of I. l Teeswater received the citizenship award l and Miss Virginia Hui-it was the re ' ci ten the Bruce County scholarship awardljlt wigs! accepted by her mother as Miss Hunt is at- IIHlIkolég Fansl'iaw College in London Mrs at: ingricl'l olBruce cant I ‘ memorial-“A re presented the Bruce south presented a humoro ' V us slot, The rally Will be bald in Armour United Church. Kincardiue. Una th' ' October. 1979. 1rd nugday mi