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V 2 Show draws 'l0,000 (Continued from Page 16) his saw, and burned into it was [ Coming back south again on the the date for the current show. ‘ i . outer ring, George Gray of Besides the Baker fan, and the . Woodstock hada sellers table for first grader used by North ' coins and stamps. The Organ Loft Norwich township, and the _ _ from Tillsonburg had several threshing and separating organs there, and then from machines, the rest were mainly London, George Watts had antique tractors. Outstanding wooden tools right next to Lavern among them were two Silver _ Irving's bottle display. Walter Kings, an Oil Pulrtractor, and a _ Pullen of Sweaburg had Indian Con tractor that had three of arrowheads, and a horse shoe the original wheels on it. An chair that he had made from oddity was thelocomobile,atrain ( horseshoes he collected from all on wheels that gave kids a ride, over the world. and fire engine,. and a few other , l A China display by Lettice machines that gave rides around ; Hover included chickens on the the track. _ nest, mugs, and plates. She also Parades were being held all the had pictures by Miss Clutton the time, and there were several slow Norwich photographer, and races, from which Wally'Orth quilts hanging behind the display. was declared the winner, because __ Next were Murray Penny's guns; he could keep his Frick moving Eula J. Clark's dolls and crafts, the slowest. and some original paintings by Fred Thomson and Sammy Sara Moore. Goodwin, the ventriloquist, were . Watch fobs from Ray Sadler's always on hand' to do the an- -. T collection in Ingersoll, and nouncing, even during the few Russell and Greta Sibbeek's showers thatinvaded Norwich on clocks from Brantford finished Saturday. As for food there were off the west wall, and John and booths operated by the Lions, the Greta Robinson of Ancaster had Optimists, and the Junior Far, their Girandoles at the south end. mers, and the Legion Ladies ( The Girandole is a native of provided hot meals. l England,.and was used as a It was a good weekend, and garnish on the mantlepiece. They next year's will probably be were originally the candlestick better, when they will celebrate holder, but when gas lighting the fifth anniversary. , came in,they were made fancy to . [ ' sell. Mr. Robinson claims to have . _ _ _ -s_c. ““‘”““' / the only collection of Girandoles in the world. q C j . Outside the arena, it was more ' S oc I e ty I ea re d l of a historical show than a steam i _ show as in other years. Early gas ' engines puffed away, the steam ' - engines just hissed, and the horse-run saw was the quietest ou machine there. I There were 11 steam engines, including a Baker and a Sawyer Massey of Clark Dell's; a Min- 0 n S tea m S h Ow , neapolis owned by Dennis Webb l of Beamsville; three Waterloos, . i one book that owned by Mr. Grant of Eastwood, NORWICH - NorWich ‘and t, 3(1):: stiles: {McKenzie often Mr. Pettinger and 'Wi'll'ard District Historical Society . . d with Carroll in f Marshall of Cayuga. The Orth’s should clear about $2,000 “we. h l 1am Frick was there, along with the from the, June Steam Show Norwic l business Mr Buffalo Pitts owned by the " after all expenses are Jr! ot er B 1 , of. l MacPhersons of Norwich. Mr. deducted, Secretary Walter 1(ivi.a.n he a _ En land _ l Porter of Eastwood's Case, and' Haight reported at the July Buckinghams ire, f S gtland’ l, three Whites owned by Bert Baty meeting Monday evening. and Don Mclsaac 0 so , l of London, Jack Calder of Jer- In the absence of President Ont., were introduce . l k . seyville and Charlie Mitchell of Marie Avey, the first vice- A large number of b ac Cultus. president, Don MacPherson and trhi.tt pictures also There were five saws present, presided, with about 45 in colored pictures of the Steam ranging fr0m a gas and belt attendance. Show which? were on display operated saw owned by Mr. Secretary Walter Haight are available for sale by Burson, to the steam operated . contacting Wally Orth. ' read minutes also a card of saw mill owned by Fred Lucan of thank f 0 St John Am- Donald MacPhersorran- _ Dunnville. A drag saw belonging s r m . . nounced equipment from to the museum was run by the bulance for the donation N . h will be shown at the . horses, and two buzz saws owned which they had recerv ed as Corl'wcic i Steam Show by Ken Karn of Sweaburg and appreciation for their ser- a e 21;: The next meeting Bruce Kipp of Princeton. From vices at the Steam Show. Aygus, - i, 1d A us t 27 Stratford,' the Minnie Thomson Reports were reeeived will be ed o 2'lt,','t an museum had a wood chopper, from several committees. Following afl 'df, red slides wagon pulled by oxen and the Murray Rettie reported for assortment 0 Tlf; Butler calliope. the building committee. Mrs. were shown. 'l h St . Fred Mote ' of Bayfield Hilton Hilliker, curator of the showed pictures o t eh earn demonstrated how shingles are museum, stated there had Show, the shu.ypilry; 5 ow a made with his machine. Mr. been a nice glass show there the museum. the Winter 5110“; _ Burson was cutting plaques with during the week-end. Greta at the Legion Hall, pictures o , T ' Simmons reported a mem- local interest, the trilliums at ' bership of 196 for '73. Sweaburg tg, others.Showed Wilford Bishop, speaking Don Mac erson Ohio for the archives, commented pictures of tle, recentshow on the 70 volumes of books Show, The Ntagara of I _ received from the estate of Don Pobinson.'s. display l . . the late Miss Stella Mott, the gtass, lamps, china}; etc.,fa if; I oldest book being one of 1715. pictures broug t __ ro - - .. England by Mr. Beal.