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Prepare History Of Vernon

A ”History of the District of Vernon". prepared as a project by the pupils of Grades VI to X was a highl' ht. of Educa- 'tion Week in ernon School. On Parents' Day. March I. it was read by Muriel Henry. The Rev. John Sheets and the teach- er. Mrs. E. J. Mat.-Donald also addressed the meeting. The his- tory prepared by the children follows.

HISTORY OF THE DISTRICT OF VERNON

Vernon. a landmark, bordered by Cherry Valley. Millview and Orwell is situated on Vernon River. a tributary of Orwell Bay.

Vernon was called after Cap- tain Vernon. who sailed up Ver- non River many. many times.

The first settler was Josiah Leard. who came to Pinette with the Lord Selsirk settlers. He was granted two hundred acres of land from Selkirk and later this farm was again divided into four smaller farms.

On the property of Billy Ross the cemetery of the early set- tlers can still be seen.

As the country became dotted with settlers. schools were need- ed for instruction and educa- tion.

FIRST SCHOOL

The first school was on the corner of the land now owned by Charles MacKenzie. It was made of logs and it is supposed that the roof was made of straw. The next school was located on the Seal River Road. then it was changed to the lower part of the hall. which was built by the late Dave Smith in H338.

Then there Was a school over in Orwell at Mike MacKennas' gate to serve the other part of the district.

WERE SIIIPYARD8

At one time there were ship- yards in Vernon. One was at Davis Point where Clifford Sul- livan now lives and the other was at Charles MacDonald's. where the Manse is now situated. LIME KILN

In 1867 a man named Peardon came to Vernon and bought a piece of land from John Furness. He built a house and a lime kiln there. and burned lime there for years. Then he sold it to Eallian MacNeil. He burned lime there too for so e years.

Long ago iere were two wharves one on each side of the river. Vessels sailed down the rivers to unload coal and then reload with produce.

The first bridge was a wooden one. but in 1907 it was replaced by the present steel span.

The first station at Vernon was built in 1905 when they built the loop. it Was the first of its kind made in Canada. and was a great advantage to the vicinity being al- most the sole means of travel and transport until cars. trucks and buses '- popular.

The turnip waxing plant was

started in a warehouse on the railroad aiding and was owned by Lawson Jenkins. and was op- erated lyy D. R. Cummings and Lawson. Afterwards this building

was moved and s new waxing past was built at a new location. This building 'was operated by D. B. C ' Since then waxing turnips has been discontinued in Vernon.

The feed mill now owned and operated by E. J. MacDougall's Shur-Gain Feed Service was once a cheese factory and next a but- ter factory called the Union Dairy and was operated by the late A. S. Sulivan.

The first store in Vernon was owned by a Mr. Baker. It was located at the Duncan lot opposite Lawson Jenkins. D. B. Cum- mings store was first owned by a Mr. Cummiskey. then by An- drew Morrissey. Daniel MacDon- ald owned and operated a store where Edison Fraser now lives and later sold it to the Hughes Company. then resold to another Daniel MacDonald. MacCormack's store was owned by a Mr. Louis, who operated a tailor shop. Wil- fred Forbes' store was first own- ed by his father. George Forbes, and was situated at Elywin Mac- Millan's. The first hotel was own- ed by John Finey. It was located at the late A. S. Sullivan's. The first Post Office was at George l"orhes'. .

The oldest house. which was formerly owned by David Irving. now belongs to E4 und Morris- sey.

The first electricity was owned by Mr. McGillvery.

The first telephone was owned by Mr. Forbes.

in 1912 a road. which is known as the New Road, was built up by the school. The first light pavement from Millview through Vernon was laid in 1948.

The population of the district has been increased greatly dur- ing the last few years. and all of the farms are being operated yet. In connection with this brief history. I would like to call at- tention to the natural charm and beauty of the district which was described by a local poet. Mr. John MacDonald of Cherry Val- ley, in the following poem.

"Ode To The Vernon"

The bards on the banks

Of their own native rivers, To sing of their praises. Their harps oft have stfung. And why should the Vernon, The fairest of any. g

Alone be forgotten.

its praises unsung?

0! fair art thou Vernon On a bright summer morning. When. to ruffle thy hrcast. Not a zephyr doth bow, As thru the green valley You gently meander. Reflecting the trees On your margins that grows. Enchanted. I on

charms.

Bonnie Vernon. At eve. from your books Sweetly manteled with green. The sun's parting rays Cast a halo o'er thee. Portraying a picture, Most rare to be seen.

gaze your

Thy charms. Bonnie Vernon. Can ne'er be forgotten

By thy sons and fair daughters. Tho' distant they roam: Perchance should they look Upon beauty transcendent.

"Twill mind them of Vernon. 'Twill mind them of home.

I-I-Ionib Explosions Getting Out Of Hand

LONDON VA?)-Prof. Frederick Soddy. one of Britain's first atomic scientists. said S u n d a y hydro- gen mob experimental explosions "are getting out of hand."

The blasts. he said. "are fouling the air with radioactivity. It is nonsense to say it is harmless."

Soddy, who shared in basic dis- coveries of atomic science and won the Nobel prize for chemistry in 1921. said in a Sunday Chronicle interview:

1. Radioactive gases can. may. devastate the natural re- sources of the countryside and bring economic chaos and ruin.

2. The mutation of genes in liv- ing people may be affected in the extent of jeopardizing the future fertility of the human race.

The 17-year-old former Oxford University chemistry professor called for atomic weapons control and "international supervision of what world scientists are doing by a reliable international body."

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. p u - Girl 5 Family Trail ing person. this good fortune im- plies that you aren't defectively different from other people. psy- chologically. Possibly your

temperament is

-more reserved than is the fash-

ion nowadays; and if so, that may be an asset. not a liability. inso- far as it tends to affect your soul- growth. and your individual value to "the brotherhood of man."

The fact that you belong to clubs and groups. and are easy to talk to land at case! on first meeting, suggests that you have a commendable repose. a healthy emotional balance that accounts for your quiet ways. If you were as repellent as you seem to think. you couldn't be in the midst of things. making contacts casually.

Aspirations Shape Experience

if you are scarcely noticed or

heard at talk-fests. that's not to your discredit. necessarily. It isn't ideal behavior. per se. to

be always one of the big wheels -or giving yourself conversa- tionally on every hand. Indeed. conspicuous activity along these lines marks the deeply uneasy person. trying to prove that he is great stuff.

As for your problem. such as it is. it consists of habitual re- serve, a family trait, I gather In the family tradition. you were- n't warmly and closely loved by parents. or brothers and sisters (if any). You were rather imper- sonally treated. so you aren't conditioned to be confidently af- fectionate in interested exchange

(with persons you'd like to know

better. Hence you feel stymied. not knowing what next. after the preliminary rounds of getting ac- quainted.

Now for advice. Your fine as- piration to become a fully sym- pathetic woman Will reshape your personality towards the image you have in mind. more power- fully as you move away from fam- ily background into a life of your own. and marriage to a con- genial man, who loves you un- critically. will provide a frame- work in which to exercise your emotional faculties as you see fit. thus breaking the grip of old habit. M. H.

Mary Haworth counsels through her column. not by mail or per-

sonal interview. Write her in care of The Guardian. Charlottetown.

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A Country Garden

nursery stock except what was brought in from the mother coun- try or New England. Several il- lustrations of the early gardens and their owners were procured from the New Brunswick Mus- eum. and certainly when we read about the hardships connected with making a garden in those early days we are ashamed in this day and age with all the nursery stock. and seeds. and isnplements, to imagine that gar- dening is difficult.

New Brunswick Loyalists were more than a little proud of their gardens. A garden for them was not just a plot of ground sur- rounding the house in a new land. but stood as an outward symbol of two things: it was that some- thing which made a house into a home. and the mark which spelled quality. The flower and vegetable garden together with the orchard was a part of every English gentleman's estate. There were magnificent early gardens in New England. and the Loyal- ists brought with them a deep-

seated love of gardens and gar-

dening.

It was very difficult to obtain seeds and nursery stock and of- ten the seeds were very old and did not grow, also gardeners were not to be had to care for the new gardens. In spite of gll these dif-

ficulties the illustralons show some very good homes with nice surroundings.

The Hon. Ward Chipman sent to Massachusetts for two pounds and four shillings worth of seeds and received several varieties of peas, kidney and Windsor beans. asparagus, parsley. cucumbers. turnips. lettuce and other things. Balm. summer savory, sage and sweet majoram came for the herb garden. This was in 1788 and with some seeds given to him by Colonel Bruce he was able to divide them with his friend Winslow. A few years after, one gentlcment brought elms from Scotland for his beautiful grounds and some of these trees are still living.'

Sussex gardens were noted for their roses at an early date, and Rosemount was the name given to the home of Honourable George Leonard in Sussex.

llifil the earliest list of nursery stock in New Brunswick of the trees and shrubs found in our grandmother's garden were brought over from New Bruns- wick many years ago.

An Island lady has sent me a poem she has written about her garden of the long ago . . .

"Rose mary. that's for

Remem- brance" SI' '

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I am thinking of a garden That we had long years ago. With the Bleeding Hearts crimson

And Sweet William h a row All the hollyhocks so stately Such a glory and a glow!

all

There were pots of purple fus- chias.

And white roses by the wall. But I thing the bed of pansies was printed and perhaps some Was the sweetest of them all With their little velvet faces, Lovely colors I recall.

I can see that old time garden Of my youth long years ago And a summer house all covered With the morning glories' glow. All the little paths awinding And sweet flower in a row.

It was home, and it was child-

hood

And I wish I could once more. Walk within that old time garden And its loveliness explore.

But the fragrance of "Rosemary" remembrance evermore.

Holds

W. M MELIJSH, Manager

Mugridge - Colwill Wedding

A wedding ceremony was solemnised by Rev. Donald Mac- Ksy at the Presbyterian Manse. Summersids on Monday, Febru- ary 21. when Frances Elizabeth. only daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Havey Colwill Sherbrooke, ex- changed marriage vows with Warren Leigh, son of Mr. and

Mrs. Nalsoa Mugridgs. St. Elea- nors.

The bride chose a steel grey suit of wool gabardine with pink accessories and wore a corsage of pink roses. Her only jewellery was a pearl necklace with match- ing earrings.

The bridesmaid. Miss Blanche Colwill, wore a navy blue suit with red accessories and a cor- sage of red roses. Her only jewel-

lery was a rhinestone necklace 5-000

with matching earrings.

The groom was supported by Mr. Arnold Madson.

Following the wedding cere- mony. supper was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Erskine Waite. cousin. The toast to the bride was proposed by Mr. Ed- ward Mugridge, brother of the groom. to which the groom very fittingly responded.

Following the wedding supper the couple left on a short honey- moon trip through the Maritimes.

For travelling the bride chose a blue gabardine coat with match- ing hat and purse.

on return a reception was held at the home of the bride's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Havey Col- will and attended by 35 guests. A toast to the couple was pro- posed by Mr. Athol Colwill. uncle of the bride. and was responded to by the groom on behalf of his bride. A beautiful three-tier wed- ding cake, topped with a minia- ture bride and groom set. adorn- ed the centre of the table

The newly-weds are residing in Summerside. where the groom is employed at the R. C. A. F. Sta- tion.

EARLY VISITORS Dutch traders visiting Manhattan

island. New York. in 1615 knew it as ”Fort Nassau."

Boy Takes Girl

To First Formal When George House, a 1-7-yeast BM 1 w .s -.s J u

the school's formal party, he

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chose Florence Sullivan as his partner. For hotls of them it was a very exciting oocasiol - their first formal party. where black tie and evening dress were essential. You'll enjoy the picture story of this most excit- ing of all events in The Stand- ard this week. Get The Stand- ard-on sale now, complete with Magazine. 12-page novel and 20

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Exhibition Curling In N. Y. Rink

NEW YORK. (C?) - Cries of "Sweep! Sweep!" echoed through Manhattan's Rockefeller Plaza Sunday as a group of Canadians introduced the ancient game of curling to the outdoor ' ' rink

in the shadow of the '10-storey RCA building.

The curlersi were led lobert M. Simpson of Arnprlor. t.. who

flew into New York earlier in the day, with a group of SI town coun- cillors and businessmen.

They are here on a three-day goodwill visit including a tour of the Charles A'. Pfizer company's Brooklyn plant. producer of phar- maceutical roducts. which is building a 50.000 installation in the eastern Ontario community of

The rink in the heart of Rocke- feller Center is normally used for pleasure skating. Sunday the visit- ing Canadians. wearing tam o'- shanters. set up a makeshift curl- ing rink. using an att.endant's

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