Stephan’s Swim Durlnl . men! with wilh Blll Kn, who is lunch/Joni, he reflected ml hln llrn ink: in Walkerran u Sleph-n‘u Slure, rah-r- Ade I flarl i: now The nor. rrrn mind by In broilers, lery Ind Charll- Shlplun, Bill came to work lor lhum in I909 . youn. man of NIH" one, AI Ihn liml, many cl "ll :ummn could only hlll 5"- men. Thll nrovld In be a was bllm for Billr bur In [Mn Dick- ed up moth of rh. Germ-n unsung. r» be ablc ‘a urve plopll. r. slur-I wilh, he In working in nu eloflling don-roâ€" m nf, bu! leler helm an rho . lloor vhlch nu grocer].- Irld non-Ill goods. Ar "III ï¬lm, much 91 Ihe ludlllg In In slur. ur - don. lry Ih- nehenu 0' run. pro- duct 'or store touch. I'll- blllllllm 9' "II I'DVJ hgd (Ind lilll h I) I lurk In'rlnl Ind I. in here "1.1 hlfllrld pood- unr- slor-d. Flrm war men would hrlnu n are!†0' ml, which rum ndlbd" l. check for blood Ipols, flu-u "my .ould be void Irv urh, in by I march-India vuuelllr Imlchrwu worth lull p-rzorrl more mm c h. The Mnny (lumen hlnugm .n rm Ia'ï¬eI .nd rm," hrnr in rhr bcicmenl were UIM ln rrm. them when enauoll conical had barn arcumulnlcd rs mako n rrrlooa, lhoy would to. our inro ninelv-pflund ooos, (arrlod uu me back Hers rnd iondnd inns wnguns lor rrunrporr In rhe min lhell on re Toronro. Thll was hard work The farm wall-ion churned lhai! own bull“ and would brrn. in mm lhn nor. lo rail. The “are supplied ï¬ï¬‚vdrl Wooden boxes, (Illad firltlrllr lhnl held “My pounds a! bur» In. whirl! lh. women could fill Ind relurn. A long d- garâ€"Dyna dloosr was push“ In- lo {he firIiin of buffer to mlkl um ll wu uniFurm M rha bell. hm, On an. acculan a large rock Ivan Mund hurled in Oh! bu!- l-r, .nd lian Slephln lold the woman he :ouldn'! buy her hufler hex-ul- ll rm loo h-rc lo cur. Thu bvller iron-l lhe many mum unuld h. dumped oul on . l-rgl lahl. .na mix-d, Ihvn rrpukw inlo lllc box" lor Shirlan pr lacul sale, Tn. rrrurl lruuhlnume good- m/egflrzezs Big Fire received (ram Ihn hrmerl were "I. livu chickens and pnullrv, whuh were only us- up'ed on tannin IV: 11' Oh! month. Th! bird: hid '5 In". Ihelr Ila! lied to be welghed, lhm they Herc pul lrrIo zr u or abour ran duh and hour In oh. hmrneni uMil enough 'lre gall-cred lnr Ihipmem on Toronln, Thll, a! COUI‘SI, Ill! Info" Wulkerlnn Ind any pnulrry groaning plum, TIu-rl us . small sreomry the" Canad- Pucker; ll novt. Ind All En Emporium II "II corner or drum". Ind c-yl-y Skull. ’ Frum the lime Oh. firll un- lIrl buill Ihllr lug cahlni [ll Ihe v-on lhul ms lo become Wllkoncn, the liar of fire was llways presonl. In summ-r lh- hurl. hnsrnr. lind. dry, and in "II told WDI'l‘lCr all healing was don. by wand slave, Ind 5"!!! ml eshifl on“ wilh poor chimneys. As llru hwn or“, it houn- opnlrcnl Ihnl n pronflian rrru nndod. So in “71, Walk- .rlon {arm-d In Hm ï¬n brl» gndo and purehdnd I hum! ~ per-rad, horn-drawn "1- en- glno. The people fall much slur, Unrorlun-Iuly, lh-ir IIeuvil'v w-r rhorllir-d. 0n Mly 25. 1977, 5 "rs shined hehlnd Mc- Vlufs Mo's] orr Durham Snell. McVIur'n was a larg- Irma ham. sihnhd villu- III" the PM! 0m" flood Ior A olcruro rrkon nbnul um shows Walker'an‘s Main S'VOII wllh all frame buildlngs, excapl a! “I! Henley Huun :omor. So when fire clutch, and was ruined by e orislr wind, ll did. n‘l ’Ike long in [Ind The new ï¬re ongan we: lnndaquale. A l-ro. an“ or Iha husinoss m. lion we: med; lorry-rm buildings In all, rnosrly Ilony Durhlm SIM“. Haw mlny, ii any. curried "n Influence In lhasa fly: I: ‘ nor irnourn. Neunrlholrss, in ‘ shun ardcr, clean-up Ind ru- ‘ buildan began. Many If "IO buildings nuw llrllllg our meln ; "I'm were bulll er "I15 "ma, and nlll "Ind slurdy nnd siren; Anoher long-range ra- ruil, m Iml prrlinlly imllgnl- «‘1 1w 0h! "re, VIII the lmlal- Inllcn of Iha waterworks sys- meny’y l. _ Mm which was built In 1991. _â€"â€"â€"*â€"’â€"é_â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" Harvey Damm’ True Story Awhile ago, Nov'berl Schnurr brnughl m. a small bookish wrlHen by Harvey unrnm durlng rho Depression years, Iilled "Shipping Under Dirlicullies,“ It seems the! Harvey had sold one or his prile Jeresy cows la a purchaser an Manilaulin ls- land, and had agreed lo look our-r shipping rhe animal rarlh. Tho best access lo llro purKl‘laS- er from here was by hail from Owen Sound. such bcdl leaving the deck a! 9 pm. Saturday nighl. Harvey's concern was la sal his now onIo Ilre born on time, and in good heallh. To assist him in his undeaâ€" vaur he enlisled lh. services 9! "Mr. Mac“ as Iransporr mann- gar, and Iha assislancc nf "Mr. Dempsey." His story siark when a gaofl deal of confusion was cause“ when "Mr. Mac†(armor be lla- cared ol Illa agIEed shipping lirno on Solurday afternoon, After a search a! garages, shoa shops and halels he was finally healed or 5 can. The Conway ante supplied luv lhe lrip wls l m7 Ferd :dr, "will-r d‘rrn liglrls, poor brakes and a horn ihl' muldn‘v hank." To this wax if- rached a high Irdller. Finally al 5:45, lhe caravrm headed u» "Shaw‘s Hill" uni was on ils way, Harvey himself Wis driving because “Mr. Mac" was "dead In “In world.†Norlhr of Hanover the llrsi mlsfor'lfll: occurred, when lhey drove past I delmrr sign and sink Into I quigmlre of Quicksand. Afl-r lha help oi neighbours, Ihe car and frailer ware Pulled back mile the raid and Ike Irip corr- finubfl. A shorl lime laler, will. "Mnl Mac" sleeping llrruuoh all rho excilamun', Illa car ran OI" of orl, musing lurlhar delay By now Harvey was pushnd lur limo Jusr oulsido 0w?" Sound 3 lire wen? flat Fortunaluly Ihis happened only Owenly leer rrorn a garage, and a quick I up or air serrl rlrom along Nam, Ar Hm oorege, Harvey had my quived lhe Sharlesi way In HII boar dork, and followed direcr‘ lion; carefully. Imagine his shogrrn whEn he round h: had been diresrsd lo Ihe wrung duck! _ II was lave (all when lhls slory real: place, and rho dado yard was deep wilh mud. "Mrr Dempsey,†clad in new rubber hours, rook (large or rurning Ill: no about. This could only be done lav unhilching Ihe - 'ail- er. In: car could lurn Aller re-cnupling the trailer, a hurried dish was made In rho boar dock, which, sur- prisingly, was reached in lime. Afler saier unloading rho cuw, rho re‘urn lrin was slan- rrd. on passing lhe "Polrsrsan House" in Own" Sound, “Mr. Mat†insisfed on s'oupirrg our 3 minuln lo see someone. This minute fumed inlo hours, afld only ended when a oolicqrnsn ar- mod to charge Harvty wilh obs slrucling lrafli: wilh his ear and lrailer parked on lh. rind. "Mr, Mac“ was round oui and tho Ihree-sumo herded lo Ihe polrse sla'lon. The hero oi rho story lums om lo be "Mr. Mac", who while sucklny all brea'lh candy, convinced ills pol-co rnogislrale lhal he could pay no line, as he was penniless. Ha vowed rhey would head on ‘ home, and ans: 1» more Inf- ii: troubles. - . ‘ Thislis a rrue slaryr "Mr. 1 Dempsey" - Edward Fennell and 2 "Mr. Mae†~ GladstonelMtlmyr : 7% AN EARLY WALKERTON FIRE. COMPANY