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P & ~ooraae n e nina _ â€" vhoud $ fnntragete... es h. eltragatmesspuem en s~ » s ~ The Cobden Sun, May 27, 1981â€" Page Five f by Kinneret Haimes Some had come to look over furniture such as an browse while Mr. Walsh _ "UAfter 21 years, you «the antiques like the two upholstered set of chairs, and Mr. Stewart shouted !â€" learn a lot about the ways fruitwood _ cabinets, the once owned by the founder out â€" prices in . rapidâ€"fire 1 é and means of handling.a. ornate one from England, of Quebec, Phillamon _ succession. The Queen‘s { situation.‘" circa 1790; and the smaller . Wright. Local farmers came Line Women‘s Institute j So says Ken Eckford, Scottish one, circa 1856. to purchase farm equipment provide food for the 4 | _ retired farmer and auctionâ€" Buyers came to bid. on and some came just to _ hungry and thirsty buyers. f |_ eer who spent 21 years in > â€"â€"â€"_â€"â€"â€"â€" peeamep W m .c came. s‘ » e metien 2 L mm e in 3 L aaie en 8 ‘t | _ the latter capacity collecting ’ s . f ‘a plethora of items from +A ~ aa â€" n K 3 w 4B | household. effects to farm 4 _ . cce § o ; 4 | | / ‘machinery and antique farm | &‘ ; .. e t n ts 5. es Che | _ machinery _ and â€" antfique |", V A*,, it ie U m . s d ‘,4 | furniture, many of which °_ _ / 5 C mssc y â€" o oi s <~Alt, were auctioned off at a sale | sn ie L , onl / ¢ '?:33 iflh .e ,1% eea Alinnts, > o) Saturday. Mr. Eckford, who .. . â€" e ... +â€". > &j Urmatinge e e h .~ > ) 0 t . _ "esre 4 \ i \ retired from auctioneering 6 A8Re & '5’ ( s _ Whime u: " B carte (t4 Th C W yA ~ .4 g} ~at . ‘} a rrome. * ‘_ in 1973 following a heart Loi. ). $ o es oo cey e s e | .e se o P t attack, recently sold his ? \‘z‘:i: 8t & mst seuglt M‘”m~ x‘g‘gf&&i'{ %x l ze ds k se C \ farm of 200 gcres to a AGeia" "}%" css s d uces o M s A" â€". ie aie l *o 29 neighbour , and auctioned y 3| /. ons . . o e ix :" y T 2e s I it off "his cattle last fall, | * . .. $ U i W@,%‘* . en s $ â€" . : e ) keeping the brick fam (\o@_ {iu, Cl ~Ks" _ WR m mlal e e house. Saturday‘s sale was | _ &‘ _ % 3~~ ol &‘:"| E. 3’»;« famel j a=" Rek 2 =â€" his way of spring cleaning. | _ 3. ine ce e [ s .> * M e P . e j Mr. Eckford _ was a [ o im C uo. > lgp esn . 3 e §z " selfâ€"taught auctioneer. He _u.. hy [ o ue in > 952'?*;, * Neqppreee SWn P 73 & R purchased his farm on the |" _ * ~"_ "iy uP ht _ O _ _ "eeeeem| h lGege gs+ ¢ 4 FaF .4 e Queen‘s Line following the || * (inl tomiiines..... SBlony T. _ i â€" _ mdey. 2W# j ns _... CE © : ts l â€" e l4 ns es war and began auctioneering _ es ~#5 han T .++ C e as a sideline. It was a @ uoup § T 4& k . 0 mgprmrâ€"ilfy 3'» 3 3 * " *‘ â€" lucrative business, he found, . §**_* i oA _ LA Je with the bigger sales in 3 &,?:\'?%\ $ S * m # @ 9 $ ; livestock. _ Mr. _ Eckford | uw s bcsar Hogmmminiys : * } a / 3 ‘ # travelled across Ontario, . ___ _ 1 ATeebrroieâ€" s . ... ® l ; f $ visiting places like Cornwall, % . e gigbetet‘ 4y 3 W . i Oakville and New Liskeard. 6 5 * oi .. 5 ns E As a selfâ€"taught professional, l M‘ffi"; l Léfi wmwfiw 5 j | he had to familize kimself ce & § % 3 . | | _ with the values of everything ; s ’% é # 0s / | from farm machinery, to ; : : s s â€" 14e Z?ftégées and _ household /. Antiques weren‘t the only things auctioned at machinery, furniture and household collectables | TVX hot every auction that \Ken Eckford’su sale last weekend. â€" Farm were also auctioned off to an antique-hungry“r § can boast two auctioneers ECY pi pan â€" 3 crowd.. â€" & , &¢. : but . Mr. Eckford asked | 3 â€" & s ! locals Revel Stewart and â€"| > 6 |Gerald Walsh to officiate at | p | his sale on the weekend. ‘} f ! Both men were oneâ€"time t f : proteges of the retired> | auctioneer, _ who offered â€"| B12â€"The Mercury, Renfrew, Ontarioâ€"July 13, 1983. them tlps and advice Wh(fn E mmmmntromuumumnenmummmmmmmmimumummmummummrumuc copmumenmuummucrmpmmpmumurmmmmmemmmey they first started out in the | e 7 business. But advice wasn‘t . | Burns "O Wn Iad’es Speck the only reason for the two | men‘s success. ‘ y "I can show you how but f Q J L n WI you‘ve got to have it," Mr. 0O WUEeen‘s Line Eckford told a Sun reporter. And it‘s obvious that both . | by Evelyn Moore Price The roll call was answered _ incident. This poem was a men, _ like . their mentor, North met South when by all naming their favorite prize winner at the Area indeed have what it takes, | Burnstown _ Women‘s Inâ€"â€" flowers. In keeping with this Convention of WI‘s in Otâ€" / â€" § Many of the area‘s local | ' stitute were guests of theme the secretary, Mrs_ tawa in 1980. Both talented residents turned out to the Queen‘s Line Women‘s Inâ€" Robert Beach mentioned the ladies were presented with sale which began at 12 stitute for their meeting at part Women‘s Institutes have _ lovely plants from Queen‘s noon and lasted all day. 2 the home of Mrs James made in the selection of Line WT. They mingled: with b}};‘ers Wallace. floral emblems in three proâ€" Mrs J Wallace introduced from Kingston, Ottawa/and : Mts â€" Jean â€" Denniston, vinces â€" Alberta adopting the _ the other visitors fees=â€"Rreeenâ€" |â€" Hullâ€"many of Mr. Eckford‘s Burnstown, gave an excellent â€" Prickly Rose in 1930, New â€" st@@@a, Mrs Mona Hill and : former business associates. demonstration on floral arâ€" _ Brunswick the Purple Violet _ Mrs Lucretia Brisbois. Câ€"â€"_ _ â€"~ _ar‘ rangement. With her running _ in 1936, and British Columâ€" Past president, Mrs Gorâ€" ; commentary, she showed exâ€" â€" bia the Pacific Dogwood in don Oattes, conducted the amples of her skill with atâ€" 1956. brief business meeting, dealâ€" tractive ways of displaying Mrs Iene Brydges, presiâ€" _ ing with school awards, the flowers. She utilized ways of â€" dent of â€" Burnstown_WI annual dinner meeting and arranging not only natural brought greetings and read. work pertaining to the WI * but silk flowers, the latter beâ€" her prize winning poem "The hall and its recent renovaâ€" | s ing used at all seasons. Drip‘‘ a humorous pioneer _ tions. 7 m s a mame. m