Wednesday, April 25, 1984

THE REVIEW

Page B3

Carleen, Donald christened

Carleen and

Amanda They are. the great .
Donald David son and granchildren of Mrs. May 2354 BEACON AVE. Fi
couentet of Colleen and Rosemus, Sidney: Mrs. SIDNEY 656 3132
Michael May were Gladys Wilson, — Victoria:

christened April 15 at St

Paul’s United Church by and. Ed and ‘Gladys Bath,

Golden Sheaf Bakery (1980) Ltd.

Rev. H. Pratt. Carleen and Sidney. Chosen godparents
Donald. are the grand- are Vickie and Carl
children of Roberta and Ovcharick, Gregory and GOLDEN CHOCOLATE

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Don Hay, Deep Cove; Mrs. Wendy Hay: and: Desmond POUND CAKE

Cathy Elvadahl, Sidney; and. Marlene Willson. A REG. $2.28 165° ee
and Clinton. Willson, famly tea was — held $1.89

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following the service.
use were Ted) Hammond and Sydney’ Kirk. The
original bell rang for my wedding 56 years ago and for
three of my sisters also about that time.

The litthe Methodist: church; standing where the
school! crossroad ran into East road, had a bell hung in
a-lurrent — no,-a steeple — with a rope dangling into
the porch. A ringer, Sandy. Macdonald, was reported

to have disappeared up into the sieeple on more than
one ocasion, ‘He was rather small and suppose
wouldn't let go.

On stormy days and-nights we vould hear bells out at
sea: Warning mariners of dangerous -rocks and -reefs.
They were. operated by the tide and called bell buoys.
They rocked back and forth withthe swell. | seem to
remember there was one on the end of Sidney Spit and
on Shell Island -- and many other. places which >]
cannot now name.

Bells were heard through the day when the cows
were taken out to pasture for grazing, and as they were
brought home for the milking. '

Malaview. Avenue was then called Roberts’ Lane. It
was not as straight as now, but bent and turned and
wandered its peaceful way through the slashing to East
Road where Bill Roberts lived, who was the father.of
Mrs. Ed (Gladys) Bath of Sidney Bakery.

In my time it was Harry MckKillican’s herd and. I
loved to help his children drive them home after school
for milking and back again to the slashing. They hada

_big barn. just about where Mrs. Monty Collins lives
~now.anda good well. All fascinating to.“*new Poet
kids” as the locals called us.

Another daily souind were tinkling doorbells at shop

-. doors. Critchley’s general store had one on the double
door: Mr. Hearn, the shoemender and saddler, had
one on the door of his shop on the corner of Sth street.
and Beacon Ave.. They hung over the door inside and
when. it: opened or shut a steel spring was released

By GRACE BOSHER
{Sidney and North Saanich Historical Society]
There’ were so many. bells heard when we. were
children in‘Sidney. I think of the school bell, rung four
times a day by. Miss Mamie Logan, later to become
Mrs. Elmor: John of North Saanich, and Miss Mary
Middleton, later Mrs. Bob:MclIntosh who lived at Elk
Lake.
They were both Victoria girls and lived all their lives
on the Saanich Peninsula. Jt was a brass hand bell and
its clear tones called us together just before 9 a.m. in:
spring, 9:30 a.m. in winter, to the foot of the steps by
the weeping elm tree in the school yard on Sth St.
Then we all. marched in-and prayed to Our Father
Who Art in Heaven. We sang O Canada and the Land —
of the Maple fervently: before going to our-classes: At
noon we heard-the bell again and scampered off to pet
our lunch pails, usually Pat Burns’ lard pails. The bell
called us back to duty at I p.m. and at 3 p.m. we
rejoiced to hear it giving us our freedom.
Oh, now I remember — it was also rung about 10:45
a.m. for.morning recess. ;
Where did.that school bell 20? It always stood:on
the teachers desk. The poor children these days are
mostly. controlled: by. nasty buzzers wie sound: so
deadly rigid.
It seems to me the North Saaiich schoo! bell hungin
a turret and'was pulled by a bell rope; often. by one of
the bigger boys.
The Legion Hall andes on the site of the old North
Saanich school. Indeed, parts of it may be still in-.
corporated ‘into it. The road was then (1912). called
School Cross road but is now Mills road.
The V and S Railway train had a brass bell with a
lovely tone. Rung by the fireman aboard, it hung over
the boiler. 1t came swinging. and ringing as it ap-
“proached the station on Ist St. just before it got to the ;
‘Sidney: Hotel, (still. there, proprietor Pete Tester). and » which moved the: bell. -Antiquated. safety. measure |
across the street. from the courthouse and jail. -. perhaps, but alsoa request for service.
~ When‘the-V and S gave up, in. 1919, the Canadian “eee The. bell on: the handdrawn fire engine and. hose.
Northern. Railway, which ran to ‘Patricia Bay,.con-.. aroused. more excitement among: junior™ members. of
-tinued the freight service until the mill closed downy the male population, who enthusiastically rs ran after. dt
‘but its, brass bell had a different sound. 7 up Beacon Ave: : :
a Ste ‘Andrew’ S church and St. ‘Elizabeth’ Si “both: on- There: ‘was a boarding house on 3rd St. which 1 steed
3rd St., had. bells which called: us'to. ‘worship; joyously “on the: ‘site ‘of the present hall and: was, run. by: Mr. and
to weddings and. tolled solemnly for. funeral Mrs: Gerkhe. Whether. they had a ‘dinner. bell:
= St. -Andrew?s ‘sound. was. ‘mostly: blown aw

quite sure but: very) likely they. had because a Pp
: wind: and sound: of the sea. and) St: -Elizabeth’s had a song of the day wentilike thist. 9) 00650 ©:
clanging: sound. ‘and-seemed to havea f law or a crack, There isa boarding house not far away”
This bells: still i inthe church though not now. in-useyes Where they serve ham and eggs three. times a Wa noe
e The St. Andrew’ Ss: ‘bell, given in’ “1910- by. John O; ho those. boarders yell. when they- hear th
Brethour, “was replaced about 1937 by a set of chimes. dinner bell . ae
from. ‘Christchurch Cathedral, Victoria; which are still.

O,.how those eggs do smell. LEGS
here but not now in use. Ringers of the chimes when in” Three times a day es fae rE

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‘the Gulf Islands to give our. operations has. goods. and member's. George. Easdon: is ‘respon- a
generously to the Red escalated alarmingly during © contributions, This: allows. sible for. special names, .
Shield Appeal, scheduled the Jast. 12.months and it. the e Salvation; Army. to. Treasurer. is..D.K. (Ken).
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' > objective is $451,000. essentials provided by our necessary arogtams? in- include. R.H. Smith, FP”
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than last year's target, SAS. supply only about 20. per services, 9 a Dowman, dentists. division kK :
in'many homes throughout ~cent: of the army's: total Chairman -of- the 1984. and. Herbert: Kwan, “ats. cannes,” es ee
i shy. area we are fecling the oper ating budget in. this” Campaign is Victoria, City chitects division, Cynthia ~ Rog. $28.95

“and —

_ looking to the residents of -
lower Vancouver Island and ©»

“says,

“The cost of maintaining

- Brentwood park

“Finance Minister Hugh:
“Curtis, MLA’ for Saanich
the Islands.

undertake the first phase of

: “Pioneer Park. is. the. participate sin’ the im. RE: \auor CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT
second) stage of the plementation | of the im. “APPLICATION TOR MP"
‘Brentwood — Beautification’ provements, he added, e (MARINE PUGLIC HOUSE) LICENCE
Project begun two lyears Provincial. share. for f Hise intention of Ihe undersigned 10 apply. pursuAN! to Ine

Said.

“Provincial. Capital’ Com- “hecome | the! core! of the “Assisting Mrs. Baird: will. please. remember: one, ae e Osi Le
-inission, has announced the. community's cult ral he énumbervot prominent - your heart on May 7 rye | ae AER
‘gommision is authorized to. activities, . SE ea aeatag Seatac abc iaeig oar by Seg | es

development, of . Pioneer
~Park in Brentwood Bay,

‘ago by the PCC," Curtis
“This. public .c.

AGENTS FoR:

and,
“Minister responsible for the.

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“spuee adjoining nliaee ‘one
of the beautifiction project

along West Saanich Road is

the centrepiece of what has:

‘Both the Municipality Of y

Centril. Saanich and local
volunteer resources will alsa

“phase one of Pioneer Parks fe
whe is 15, 500, ‘

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petmacreneranee ie gab sinh

per cent.is raised: internally.

through fees, grants, sale of

Ald, Janet Baird, “In order
goal, we will 3

to reach our.
need the help of up ta 3000

be calling on “thelr neigh.

~ bours during the 2172 hour:
-- door-to- ‘door campaign that

eevenings «Volunteers. are

asked to call’ the Salvation

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chairman and leader of the

accountants. division.

Ryton i is publicity advisor.”

Islands will be conducted by

“the direction of Mrs, Mary
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The Salvation Army | says
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Will. “canvass

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Ba Marine Pubtie House licen e.10 opiate a licnn

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