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Clinâ€"iiises Of Hastings Past End - Present . Given To Bay Of .Quinte Women's Institute On Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. first UE Loyalists Were granted Frank Sandercock was hostess to the Bay of Quinte Institute. There was a fine attendance. The roll~call was answered by each one tellng of an old super- stition. making a lot of fun in the telling of them. At the business session it was found that the extension course to be put on in the Bayside School will start at 1 pm. on August 30. A committee of Mrs. J. Pal- mer and Mrs. Casey Ketcheson was appointed to put on an ex- hibit at Belleville Fair this fall. A reading was given by Mrs. Ernest Curtis called “Don’t go shopping with your wife," and an item by Mrs. John Reid about “the lazy farmer.” Mrs. A. Ketcheson then turned over the meeting to the convenor of Historical Research, Mrs. Frank Sandercock, who introduc- ed Mrs. Bert Bush our guest speaker. Mrs. Bush said it seemed like coming home whenever she came to this neighborhood as she had taught school at Harders for two years around 44 years ago. She; passed a picture of her class at Harders at that time and she could tell nearly all of the child- ren’s names. . Mrs. Bush spoke on “Glimpses of Hastings, Past and Present.” Going back into the past about 200 years agothis country was a vast forested area, inhabited 'by French traders and rovmg bands of Indians. In 1780 the U. E. Loyalists came to Canada. from USA. These people who‘ landed here called the north shore of the Bay of~Quinte llast- ings after a favorite British Officer. In 1792 Upper Canada was divided into counties and these divided into townships and all were named after distinguish- By 1790 over 50 families had landed at Meyers Creek now! called the Moira River. Capt. John Walton Meyers was one of the first to land on Quinte‘s shores and he played a very intâ€"U nortant part in the settlement at Belleville and the surrounding country. He built sawmills, grist mills and made brick, 5 miles east of Trenton, from which his first brick house was made. He owned boats and they plied back and forth the waterway from Quinte to Kingston. Sidney Township in 1787 or earlier was surveyed into lots, concession roads and side roads five years before Hastings Co, came into being. In 1787 the l | their land in Sidneyâ€"Gilbert Bonisteel was granted the farm next to ours at that time, said Mrs. Bush, and since that time five generations of Bonisteels have lived on that farm. In 1797-1850 was the time of settlement in Hastings County. After 1800 little manufacturing places opening up here and there through the county. These villages were trading centres and usually had a post office. Tan- iieries made leather, shoemakers â€"shoes and blacksmith shops made all kinds of things to work the land with as well as shoeing horses. Furniture, spinning wheels. reels were also made in the Villages. Tailor shops em- ployed several men. Stage coa- ches travelled from Belleville to Trenton, but if one wanted to go farther west it was necessary to go to Frankford and cross the ford there. ati The court house was built in 1838. Agriculture implements were crude but from 1787-1850 were the years that the agriculâ€" iiure industry Was firmly estab- ilished in Hastings County. From 1850-1900 were the years of de- velopment and many changes took place in ways of living, ap- pearance of the country and in the lives of the people as a whole. All but the much need- 'ed blacksmith shop moved to cit« iies or towns where they started in a much larger scale, employ- ing many people. In 1878 Belleville became a city. The railroads were now being built. Cheese factories started, with the first one being 'built 'at Bayside in 1865, two years before confederation. Be- tween 1850-1900 lumbering came into its own and great drives of alogs were floated down the Trent and Moira Rivers. Mining began about 1866. Gold was l l WELCOMES GUESTS Mrs. Arnold Ketcheson, - President of the Bay of Quinte Women’s Institute Many visitors attended the successful Centennial tea and bazaar held on Wed- nesday afternoon at the and Mrs. Ross Sfickle,Seo- retary, at Centennial Tea on Wednesday. CENTENNIAL TEA HELD Glen Miller hall. The tea was held by the members of the Quinta Women’s In- stitute who were dressed found north of Marmora. Marble was mined near Bancroft and used in Toronto and Ottawa. . Many of the churches in Hast- ings County were built between 1850-1900. Grace Church, ’l‘ren- ton, was built in 1875. Johns- town 1876, Bridge St. Church, 1860, Holloway 1877. In the schools there were seven women teachers in 1858 in East- ings County. Belleville Se'min- ary ii as built in 1854 later called Albert College. The people of those days were ‘more united than now. There was much neighborlincss. Ev- erything called for a bee. Fall fairs were held in various centres. The first fair held in Frankford in 1858. In 1850â€"1900 dressmakers were much in demand, going to a home sometimes staying as long as a month. From 1850-1900 the log houses were mostly replaced by the many fine homes one sees today. Except for the depression _ 1930-33, from 1900-60 might be 'called an era of progress. The coming of the auto did more to :haiige the pattern in the county than anything else for old Dob< bin was pushed aside. Then came paved roads. Hastings County has become in the past 60 years a thriving manufactur- ing centre. Education today is as good in Hastings County as found any! where. Elderly people who have. no honie'are cared for in a well appointed home west of Belle- ville. In north Hastings lumber and pulpwood are still being cut from the forests and there they will find treasures of minerals awaiting the coming of capital- ists to develop them. The highlands of Hastings are now a well known tourist area, with its scenic beauty of lakes and forests. ' " Hastings County is a heritage that has been handed down to us from the past and during our lifetime it remains to us to carry on and enrich our county as our forefathers have done and so make this land a spltmdid place to live, Mrs. Bush conclud- ed. , in in Centennial costumes. Shown are several of the guests enjoying afternoon tea. Cecil . rocks 100 year old cradle at Bay of Quinte Womens’ The Bay'of Quinte Women’s Institute held a Centennial Tea at Glen Miller on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Arnold Ketche- son is president of the organi- zation and Mrs. Ross Stickle, se cretary. About 75 ladies were ipresent in the hall. Members were quaint centennial cos- tumes. The hall was tastefully decorated to fit the occasion. Funds were given to the Womens’ Institute Branch. Each table was devoted to a particular endeavor. The bake sale was in charge of Mrs. Clayton Curtis and Mrs. Tina Elzinga assisted. Mrs. Ernest Curtis conducted the white elephant table. The centennial cake of large proportions with Mrs. Gladys Scaletta attracted much attention. The tea table was managed with MRS. Alec Tanner. Preserves was handled iby Mrs. Frank Sandercock. An unusual feature was Mrs. Cecil Jeffery rockinga 100 year old pine cradle, obviously hand made. There were the antiques with Mrs. Cecil Jeffery, Mrs. Peter Jordan aners. Donald Sandercock, and the sewing table with Mrs. Fred St. Hil- larie and Mrs. Albert Meyers. PANTY HOSE EATEN PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa â€" A farmer in Kinkelbos district didn’t know what killed his ailing ox. He cut open the animal’s stomach and found several pairs of panty hose in plastic wrappers. Mrs. John Reid told Mrs. Bush! she was born on the same farm that those bricks were made on and she thanked her for how splendid address. The meetingi closed with the Mary Stuart;l Collect. A contest was enjoyed‘ with Mrs. W. Jeffery winning the prize. A social half hour was then enjoyed. ANTIQUE CRADLE Jeffery nesday afternoon. Institute Centennial Tea ‘ held at Glen Miller on Wed-.