Wednesday, July. 13,. 1960.

SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW

RAFFLES A. R. PURDY

_ By MARGARET K. (PURDY)
wae ‘CUNNINGHAM
As mentioned .in. the last: issue .of

~ Rev. Wilson's ‘Parish .and* Home”

for . January, : 1898, -the. writer’s
father, Raffles iA. R. Purdy, a_pion-
eer school’ teacher. here _ on. the
-island,.retired. after 12 years’ work
“at the Central’ school.

IL HIS. 50TH

‘ca
| home:.was in: Blakeney, Gloucester,
E

born: in ‘Dublin, ‘Ireland, during the
time. that his’ father .was in. that
city.for. two years working on‘stone-
carving. ‘The family. of one ofthe
younger. Purdy. sons is ‘still living

| today .in. Belfast.

ngland, -although::Mr. Purdy .was.

rvers and musicians.. The family ‘known. Sir Stamford Raffles, founder

‘and: governor ‘of Singapore. | Instead

of becoming:;a : stone-carver

L
{| House
.{ Miss Joan Newton and Mr.

like |

VISITORS IN BRITAIN
Among _ those registering» at
in: London: last’ week

B.C. |
were
and

Message From | [Prog ram
Switzerland For Bible
Message of greeting was gent. to:
School

Mr. Purdy built » the pews. which |g.q. Gardner’ in Sidney~ recently
were used until a few years ago, | when. he opened. a packet of Swiss

Certificates will
students. of

Mrs, G. A. Maude, of Sidney.

a as |

when they were replaced. by new | cheese.

ond helpe: d Purdy was. a By, renee. The tag packed ‘in with the cheese
P amg bore a’ message from an employee |

who ‘came over: to. take. services:

be. aw: ended
‘the ° Seventh-day

Cena)

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-PAGE FIVE

i A ‘special. ‘“commencement”’
| gram at’ Rest .Haven:.Seventh-day |
) Adventist Church boys.and girls: who
have been attending “the ° Vacation
| Bible school for the past two weeks..
will receive ‘certificates: and.parents -

“will ‘view: a:.display.:of some: of. the. .°

‘erafts (on: which. the. children have
) been’ working.. :
‘Each of -the three age ‘groups of
Sidney. youngsters who. have-:com-~

to

‘pro-- ae

‘chose teaching as ‘a profession.

other members of his’ family, -he { here until’a retired ; clergyman was:

‘procured.
‘A beautiful: memorial window may
be seen in the. chancel -at.the- om:
|

After'a short time ‘at this ‘occupa-
tion in London, the adventurous call
of-.the: colonies: lured -him: out west;

end of St. Mark’s Church commem
and .at/21 he arrived at. New York

orating the.-loss | by’. drowning of

‘of the packaging: plant i in’ Lucerne.
(sic). salutations -

“Beaucoup. des
‘de Lucerne et une tres bonne
et bon: appetit.’’

sante
“(Greetings «from

Lucerne « and Bood: health and Sood

appetite. )

~The. |The message was signed by: Dresy {

ventist "Vacation Bible school, uly pleted ‘the Bible school. work during
mi, at 30° p.m. _ ‘ the past: two _weeks will: present
parts. of” the program in connection

maivlindany,

|
| ChwzePhersivanse, 38, | with © the | graduation: » ceremony.
Litlau,. Lucerne, Switzerland. | Songs, recitations, Bible memory

Mr. Gardner and: his. family ate

the cheese: with relish, but “they | produced: by the. youngsters, will be’

work, and a display of handicrafts

Born on May  7,.1861,° Mr. Purdy | “Raffles” received his name from
came of a-large family . of stone- | a friend of. his father’s,. the -well-

|.west to Nebraska, spending two
| years with: his’ sister, Emily (Mrs. |
| Beddis), her-husband and-family. ° |
|. Unused: to “the warm -. summer
| nights, they decided to come. to the |
| coast, and from: San Francisco made |
their “way: to Victoria, and ‘thence!
over to Salt -Spring: Island, where.
I Mr.

; the Central, “school .:
GOES FARMING eos

. After:.. leaching 12. years. durivig'|
those early’ pioneer days -and living 4k
| at Mrs.

(the writer’s* homé ; today), “) Mr. {§
| Bady decided ‘to go: farming and |
i
|

and TUBES

. Passenger Cars, . Trucks: and.
Tractors’... .. Import sizes: too!

Road, running: ‘fromthe sea}
(Ganges: harbor), and’ almost -iip. to,
but not quite touching’: ‘the present
oo @nde Bulford.Genges Road... : |
: clea” |. He planted’a large’ orchard of 500
DUNCAN: 1 trees alongside the Beddis. Road,
and another ° orchard’ of °ssome. 300 ||
fruit trees ‘near. the~ sea, clearing
the land by hand. With: a Japanese
to help, and-: with. the. aid “of * only |
| hand saws, all the large trees were’! i
cut down and burnt, and two 10-acre |

_ VICTORIA

‘pete: the. pace in. plescure
with full “bodied flavour...

been. a. ‘forest.
Two years | before’ ‘World War

1

“he paid a visit’ to’his‘ belaved ‘Eng-/

land,. ‘where, while “visiting “his” sis- |]
‘ters: he: met. Miss. Alice (May). Way::
‘mouth, who. was later-to become the
author’ s~ mother. :
are beginning” to retire, . ‘or at ‘least.
| take.’ ‘things: easier’ on. turning © -50,:
‘Mr: -Purdy:. waited until: he’ Wa

‘age ‘before embarking ‘on. the:
-matrimony.. Next™ “May. 7," 96 1

‘be> the 100th =

Tnent Buildings ee 5 This. was |
done: “by! an older “brother of. Raffles, |

d,-.vho: was° the: only ‘othe ‘mem::
-ber ‘of the ‘Pt

vee ‘of his: former. pupils , that |
: he: was. ‘a: ve :

4 Wiliam | - Mouat,-
“Mrs. Gilbert “Mouat® (Isabella fare and |
-ingale), - “Walter ~ and: Francis. Nor-.
-ton;. Ernest: ‘Harrison, :
Caldwell,
ceased) ‘and other. members ‘of , the.
“two? Bittancaurt’: and “Norton -fam-.
iliés;  the-Harrison « family, the Col-
Jinss: brothers;:: Norman, % Keith: ‘and
Lew. Wilson . (sons. of, Rev, Wilson)
“and many -otherss 8 ;
ASSISTE ne CONSTRUCTION ° _
“During © the “construction of St.
‘Mark's Church,’ Mr’ Beddis, his-son::
Charhe, and. many of the. residents
helped with the: building, ‘Carl Wal-
oe cane: over. from: Crofton: and
the architect’ of the + building | q

This sdVerleanant snot published’ or displayed. bya the Liquor
‘ ontrol Board or:by the Government*ot: ‘British Columbi

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harbor in 1882. From there he went | Harold ‘Scott and Fred Smedley.

Purdy ‘soon. found: a: position :.in |§ :

Steven’ 8. Boarding” ‘House 1 oe

bought 123” acres "on. the. Beddis.| |.

4 ‘MOIR’ S POT OF GOLD CHOCOLATES— 7

fields | remained .- “Where. there. had | =

While». most men | f°

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“Reid: Bittaneourt all: ‘de- |

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have not replied to the message.

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