Gillies Hill WI, Scrapbook 2, [1976] - [1983], p. 7

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Village '/ i ‘ Restaurant / i has ‘ new owners The Village Restaurant lurmbrly knuwn as the Dairy Bar, which was owned and opcrated by Terr y and Sharon Weber has new owners. The new owners are John ind i Marian lrwm and family. The l restaurant also has a new name. it is known as the J. and M. Snack Ear. ‘ ‘ Tho community “ash John and ‘ Marian success in . their new ‘ business. j Gillies Hill I Elderslie's grand old man l Robert Thomson, Sn, who resides wtth his son Robert ’l‘hnmsnn Jr , Mrs. Thomson and family at Lot 30. (‘nn 7 mumm- 'ruuushlp celebrated his 96“: hinlulu) recently,’l'here wasa fannl) party at the home of his glandnun filmy and Mrs Thomson at La! 25. Can 6. Congratulations sn-z J » m}: [HROLS w >E( (“S-“(UL “0N k work. . Photo by Andrew Chan 7 ~ \ In In the m. hl - - . ‘ .m m“, Mnh. ,5 MW Cum" digs WI Emmi. [fluids lag. by Tuesday u had pralcct creales Inconvenient-es. but‘ when the n (in m‘adbcd and rcplaru u with granular bridge. “NW!” mm ml.“ h“? be” “"2” “"d “'9 4"“ '5” Sm“ , 1mm. mmng W M" shawl M“ Palslgy wlllhaveasmooth mninstom.al [em For residents, businesses and pmsenhy Ike 1.. [he “ml, and WALKERTON 7 “God speed the plow," Lord Elgin said to oificlally open the International Plowing Match. being .held 2% miles west of Walker-ton. j The Scottish Earl. the greet-grandson oi Canada's lguvernnrvganerai from 1848 tn 1955. said after the ;opening he was more than pleased with the plowing ,match and machinery show, ‘ “it‘s big endit's iull of the things you went to see." he t said “it in international in spirit. in character and in strength. The character of the country in a great in ‘tnrnntion’nl strength." he said. ‘ Harry Davis. vicrrcheirmen of the Bruce County lorganizing committee said in his introduction of Lord ‘ Elgin. "His presence here is the icing on top of the cake.“ ‘ Organizars said about 18,000 people attended opening 1 day. l “Many people may have taken advantage of A good day lend some out," E. A. Starr. secretary-manager of the ‘Ontaria Plowman‘s Association said. Paid attendance was 12.03!) adultn. 1.000 children and H.500 cars. Mr. Starr said. The others were officials. loompetitors and exhibitors. Last year on opening day at the match held near Oshawa. paid attendance included 8.635. 1.135 children and 3,314 cars. Mr. Starr said. Opening day weather was exceptional. For the most 1part it was warm and there was a brisk wind blowing. "After all this preparation. it's a dream come true." All' ' anton, chairman of the Bruce committee said. “The good lord is shining the sun down on us." he said. “It’is very encouraging for a committee that has worked so hard." Because oftha exceptional crowds. the roads leading to the plowing match site were lined with traffic. At one point cars coming from Walkarton stretched about two 1 miles. One driver came into the Ontario Plowman'e . P . ' . ‘ A '_ » 1 Association headquarters and complained he had run out '. , r r " of gas while waiting in the line-up. i Before the official opening there was a parade around Miss P3551” Fm m.- cnmcs. mus Mug-[eh Webb JD“ b" n' The M l the street in the tented city that took an hour to pass any ‘ . . . . . n Ill b . ‘ ' ' ' unis, from let: .11, right m “Mum” "d “than” MEKM‘ cmwud Ms “tux; Semi": Photo 1, given point. It was led by the Bruce County Pipes and Jeannette MacDomld. Lust veal-5' Ajudgh‘g dinner was he“ “ (he ‘ h“ lsllmnhflf‘m dame “me ‘ Dunne composed afthe Port Elsin, Kincardina. Teaawatar Queen. nnd thia vein contes- p n. . .. in... L .. M.._ lapd Hanover 'pipa hands. m ' H "' g C There are four classes of plowing competitions at the New Elderslie home with a beautiful view it new including for mm" mm Numbering 163. the entries in the tractor events are 3 [About the same as last year. In the horse events.) ‘ . were 17 entries this year compared to nine laot'yealj. Que of »th%,~OPA afiicials'eald the 'wnfen in oec 9 m a n recently al Ihc Junclinn Hi and Emkc have writer! hard It) for Swimming. Mr. Hrtlwn is n Cnnccsstun fl and Elderslic further Iheir gt al. which is SeiLemplnyed genenl mnlraclur Tuwrlship B Line. Mr. and Mrs. «iccupllinn by Ihc end «.t August. wln. has huill everylhing 1mm Orvaan.wn and famiiynfRJt» I. The fine View was chnsen and pig-pens m splilvlevels, and is Ruseville have chusen a sile wilil improved last fall lhmugll the now looking forward In a must :1" cdit‘ying view 50th Inward: damning nf a natural (ml in IIIE delighlful change if scene. “Wymhmiheynre raising an land. Resull a siznnhteugnun- » ’ ' n Sllmclhll'lfi newllasbccn added nllraclive bungnlnw, The Brnwns made pnnd lhal is deep entruqu

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