-Committee chairman Council- —

"lor C.W. Mollard explained that

he

- on “his. trip to William's Creek," © _ where: he first tried” his luck. “} Food: was..at® a ‘premium, ‘flour selling at: $50. a sack and | bacon oe

“—-+:- anees;~-to-take-up-farming; -and.- farming in those early days meant /

‘ _. as there. would be. no waste left -

“the. action: of committee: was ad: , and! “ cook-house. shelter - “in..the ~ whole area; “the. demand ts © “Sl “great. that. our.own residents ‘will ‘not have ‘their use if some= ‘thing is not done,’’ said Counil-

MICHELL FARM |

~ (Continued from page ae

“ “Margaret on: October 4th, 1838, . They. made.

at Swansea, Wales. their ‘first. voyage . to America dn"1856,: ‘settling at Baltimore, .

_ durihe the Civil War; after two =~

c-years ‘spent there, they: return-:: be" any “charge. -

ed to ‘the’ ‘old homeland. Their’ eldest son John R. was > born. on. August 12th, 1861, and. when. he was a year old, Mr. ~ and Mrs. ‘Michell again left home, _ this’ time they ‘planned .to make

--. their home: in British Columbia.

With their. young son, ‘they

~ boarded “the ‘sailing ship, Sylis-

tria,* “accompanied... by: Mr. Michell’s sister and. brother-.

in-law,°Mr,. and Mrs. G. Wynne, -

and their son George. It ‘was a. long and adventur-

.- OUS trip around the Horn. taking. . . four. Months.and eighteen days; eventually landing them safely at~

*Ssquimalt, From there they had to take, a sailing boat, the Emily. ‘Harris, ‘so "as to reach Victoria. “Mr. Michell’s first undertak-

‘ing in Vietoria was to-open a-

grocery. store, first:on Johnston

- Street, then later. on Government

* Street, - : In -1865 he decided ‘to join in

the..Gold_Rush.so, leaving his —

wife’ in charge of. the store, he started out for the Cariboo. Many * and. varied were his experiences

aad a pound.

| He’ had- little success. at t first; ;

but one ‘day. Dame Fortune smiled. ie on him for there ‘neath the corn> iG

er of: “his veabin he. ‘discovered “gold.

as. “‘What-Cheer House’’.

_ eccupied ‘by the Dominion Hotel,

“In 1866 ‘land was purchased in: ~ saanieh, and Mr.; Micheli with his - ‘family. went out along winding

trails, “in ‘slow-moving convey-

cutting with a cradle, raking and binding by hand ‘grinding with a tread-mill, operated by. a bull.

The farmers had no powder to ~

blast out stumps, no pumps. to

draw water,‘and no cut-lumber .

to. build their houses, yet they worked with a will and © were happy and contented. :

Mr. Michell. who. had. ‘served a sary of their wedding.” ; :

They, -left-a family. of three — sons, John _R.,:" Geo: T., . and:

time, in- his youth, as an eng=. ineer, was keenly interested in « ‘machinery, he introduced one of” the first binders into the dis~~

trict, and. caused quite a. stir amongst the- farmers,: who de- clared that the pigs would starve

in the fields,

He owned and operated the first steam thresher.< ‘Vancouver Is-

2 facilities said also: that: small donations

lor Percy ‘Lazarz.. He ‘hastened ;

to add that he was thinking only of the particular facilities that had been named.

“2 Y don't ‘think. that there ‘should

We ‘should be proud that we have these sup- erior facilities to offer,’’: re-

~ marked . Councillor . Mrs. .M.E. ~ Salt. :

Reeve R.. Gordon Lee remind=

-ed ‘council: that: Central Saanich

residents -make free use of park ‘in other- areas, He

had been accepted.from groups

who had appreciated | Centennial -

Park. 2) The reeve's advice to tpause and Teflect"’ was accepted by

council, “and no" further: action”

was taken. ).~

- bread,

On the farm ses atlehell was a valuable helpmate. .She raised ©

- poultry, made butter, cheese and - besides caring for her: a -household and six children, John...

BR, “Mary, E.V., Margaret A.J...

Emily J, George T. and William D.

‘she took the long trip into Victoria _once.a week to trade

her farm produce for groceries,” sometimes getting a little cash’

as well to buy clothing. . Her

specialty. ‘was -butter for. which ‘she. won many. prizes. at the coun :

try. fairs, : : “In these days -there ‘were no ,

professional hurses “among the . _ Settlers, - ‘to: care for. their sick™ and” ‘to “get. the services of-a ‘doctor away : out.in the’ country . meant a heavy expense. But: no: sick. neighbour ever called in vain”.

Mr. Michell: then returned oP Mrs, Michell, who, in spite:

Victoria and opened’a hotel on - - Yates. Street, which was. known : Ht. stood. on ‘the site which is now —

of all her. family- and household...

‘duties, “was ever. ‘ready to’ “give a helping: hand to° the sick: and® -

needy, with no thought ‘of reward.” For her kindly help and. loving. service she became known as the. ‘Lady of the Valley’. °°” “Mr. and Mrs. Michell were always greatly interested ‘in the © agricultural. ‘society and fairs.

“They took-an active partin School” and church work, andin the social

lite of the district, particularly

in‘all events of the: old Saanich”

Pioneer Picnics at Shady Creek.’

‘Mr. Michell served as a school

trustee for many years...”

- Mr..and Mrs, Michell retired” -in-the year 1902, and made. their ~home:in” Victoria, “where | they”

celebrated the Diamond Anniver-..

William D., and three daughters, Mary © Victoria, Emily, also 22 grandchildren. most | of whom are settled | in”

“Saanich...

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Margaret. and-

Mrs, Bernadette Loeppky announces . the forth- - coming marriage ofher ‘youngest Gaughter Margaret . Cathleen. to’. Staff. Sergeant. Robert John Stuart ‘Stuart Kelly of - Verdier Avenue, Brentwood: Bay, B Co The mar-

Kelly, ULS,A.F., - $on..of Mrs...

BS ers, 1s one of”

‘a group of these unate people wi “past twenty years .

: “major. contribution of: service to _-others in their. work. to assist *- tn Vancouver on the nig!

age. “will, take. place. in Brentwood- Bay ‘United - Church, Saturday... April 20th with the Reverend John: M.: Woods Officiating, The bride is .a.1966 _ graduate of the Royal Jubilee School of Nursing.

REEVE CONFIDENT OF ~ SEWERAGE PROJECT

* Central Saanich council is to.

request: the” Regional Board to

- assume responsibility | for = the proposed sewerage ‘installation.

“AS 1 see: ity: ‘there = is: no

“reason why we should not. get”

a sewerage system at an early

date; there is no reason to get.

panicky,'’ said Reeve R, Gordon -Lee. at the meeting of: Central ‘Saanich council last Monday.”

~ Hq see no problem in obtain= ing. the. approval of: the Pollution Control Board,’” he added..

~ Factors that have stalled signi-’

us “ticant: “progress to. date include a failure to: negotiate an easement’.

“for ‘the. ‘proposed main trunk sew- er“ outfall’ into” Haro ‘Strait, and:

the | Question of providing ‘thes necessary money. to. finance: the: oh.

‘installation. S's“ ae

Edwin Hott Passes In Rest Haven.

Le. ‘Edwin: Sherman. “Hutt. of. 71013. . East: Saanich ‘Road, died at ‘Rest. . Haven Hospital on March. LL: Mr... Hutt was born: in Nova_ - Scotia and had been a resident :

- of ‘Central Saanich for 22 years,

‘He was.a member of the North ~

and South - Saanich: Agricultural Society. --He is “survived by- his wife

_ Sylvia, ‘at home, brothers. Cliff:

said Reuben. of Nova’ Scotia and

arry-.of Victoria, ‘and-sisters. Mire. Roy. Nuttal,, Vermont and “Mrs..."A. Sheldon’ of -Nanaimo.

Service was held-in-the Sands _

~ Chapel of Roses in’ Sidney on

_ March 16.with the. ReverendO.L...- Interment — : Reeve. Lee.

~~ On ‘the motion. ‘of Councillors : | A.M, Galbraith and C,W, Mollard™

‘Foster officiating. .

was in n Royal Oak Burial. Park. ok TRIBUTE.

“BY. STUART STODDART.

S. Hutt, on the 11th inst. Mr.

- Hutt became closely connected ~ with the Soclety. in--1957.

7. He, along with Mrs. Hutt, his wife,

were largely responsible for the. organizing and the building up. » of the interest by exhibitors in-:

“the floral section at the annual fair, until it reached its present -high standard, ~

He: served as Director, and as

: a member of the finance commit-

‘ tee for many years. . He also >. was supervisor and largely re- ; ‘sponsible for the maintenance, ‘and the many improvements’ to __ the Agricultural Hall, which took place during his tenure of office, He gave his time unsparingly in

“his service to the Society, and

his presence’ will be* sadly missed, :

THE LATE E. S. HUTT

’ -The- North. and South Saanich - ‘ Agricultural Society losta valued _ worker in the passing. of Edwin -

_At alternate main. trunk line is under study, said-the reeve, and

-in regard to.the matter of funds - he has reason to believe that the ©

Regional Board will shortly ase

sume = reponsibility: for. raising

capital: for sewer - construction

in all member : municipalities. 7. @In viewof the recommend-

ation of. the minister: for ‘munt=_ °° -eipal: affairs” that: the.Regional:. > Board» should become: the: auth-* “-ority for-the whoie regional sew= =: erage system, I -hope. to myself introduce the subject at the meet=.-- ing of the Board this ednesday,

said ‘the: reeve. che

‘He was of the opinion that a

P definite. decision. might be reach- ed-at the’ April Board’ “meeting. ’ = fn these days of difficulty in

‘long-term borrowing itis unlike-

“ly ‘that “the “small- municipality -

would achieve any success with “the large’ bond issuing houses,’’

» ‘¥emarked the “reeve.”

“»SoHdated application for the nec~

: essary finance would undoubtedly

stand a. better chance. of obtain-

rates,’’ he added. -

Veiled criticism was offered” “by Councillor. Mrs: M.E. ‘Salt,

who. observed that: it would have

-been ‘reasonable to first obtain ~ “the necessary easement for ‘the _trunk ‘sewer line before carrying. ” out! engineering studies. . “And -it=seems to: me_ that council - should. consult with the: “Pollution Control Board ‘in:view |.” of-our experience at Brentwood, -and. also. make. sure. that- the easement. will. be granted,’ ‘said’ _Mrs, Salt... ‘That -has been. done, but we™

have to take: ‘that chance,” said

council‘ resolved to request the Regiona) Board installation of a Central Saanich sewerage scheme. :

CONSTABLE GELLING

TO ADDRESS CHAMBER _ Monthly meeting of Central Saanich Chamber of Commerce

vat Brentwood Bay Women’s In-"

stitute. Hall. on Thursday, March

28, will:have as guest speaker Constable John Gelling of the

Central Saanich police -depart- ment, cautions and procedure in deal~ ing with fradulent cheques. The

talk will be followed with a dis-

cussion... On the. agenda is the Cham-

ber’g annual banquet arranges

ments, also the election of two directors,

ments will be served. HONOR FIREMEN

’ Central Saanich council will

officially . recognize long ‘and

meritorious ‘service of members

A con="

to” consider -

His: topte. will be pre-"

All interested pere ,.... sons are invited and refresh |

= Mr, and. “Mrs. H.* “Yeturned’ ‘to their home in Forgan, Sask, recently. after ‘spending a

~ month on Vancouver Island, While. “here they visited Mrs. Coakwell’s brother and. sister-in-law, Mr.

Cribbage parties resumed at “the - Pioneer Log., ‘Cabin, with a

“party held on Friday evening:

"March 8. Winners: were Mrs.

Was

“Coakwell -

and Mrs, H, Egeland, Cultra Ave. -

“sick and under privileged child-

ren, This. group is Vancouver's ‘Discus Club.

‘The idea really got started on.

& winter's night in nineteen forty | : eight when some half dozen men, _

most: of - them. biind,-. gathered - to...discuss. the:-formation of a. elub- to- ‘promote: contact. among... ~ the elty’s sightless. ..Was it to be merely -a.social gathering of men.-with-a certain handicap, or was it_to. have some. more: ‘serious objective, that was the

WO proposals ‘developed. One that. the main. emphasis should: be: intellectual, . -obtaining.:- - good guest speakers who would. « ‘promote- and“ stimulate’ -discus- sion among the. members. The:. other was that’ the ‘chief object-

» ive should. be service, ‘and that...

in’some cause. quite unconne

. ed with the blind, ©

most of the blind are in a low

The. reasoning here ¥ was that”

“the: sighted © “community, This”

would: be a chance for them to.

Theft Of Net

“W, Gibbons, Mrs. J. Nunn, Je. a

“Nimmo - ‘and W.: Michell.: “next- eribbage: card party. ‘will: be™:

22 ‘and: everyone . is. ‘welcome.

: Road, -MFs.. Sask, “visiting with her.

W. 5 500 -eard party. on Wednes~ ‘Ce Meiklejohn, Mrs.’ HAF. Young, ©

“Mrs, W. Wills and Mrs. D. Ham- “-ilton served refreshments. ’.-Mr.-and Mrs. W, Pinchin (nee™ “Anne Nimmo) with sons Roderick: and. Timothy, and Mr.: and Mrs. -- Ww. Richardson (nee Sandra Nim-

- mo) with Danny all. of Van- ~ing™ favorable: underwriting

couver:= spent last: weekend. with -

Anne’ and ‘Sandra's parents, Mr.::

~ and Mrs. J,E. Nimmo, and grand= ser Street... Their. visit was highlighted witha party for Mrs. : Pinchin who was celebrating her. birthday.” :

Wednesday evening, card party were Mrs. : Ww. Butler,

M. ‘Johnsons

Cora W., “Muir, returned to their.

The

“Mrse: Cc. Meiklejohn, oldtiela “has her. sster-tlavy

“mother Mrs. R.E. Nimmo, Pros--.--

was. ‘Who stole: the a Centennial: Park?"

held on- Friday evening, . March we

~ Winners “at the south | Saanteh o : day ‘evening, March 6, were Mrs...’

W; Wills‘and S.\ Fox. Hostesses net:

policy. to» “accept: "eifts ‘for: the: “purchase of. equipment, : an opin= “ton that was.shared onthe score

oe help. a ‘taken and it was decided to’com

reverse. this ant and: “show.

‘The pol

bine- both. ideas, ‘discussion. and:

ston was a “bitzzard | blowing

~ met. ‘for. ‘the: first time anyone turn out, ‘the. 1

$ponsors wondered, or would they:

and the caterers be left” with ;

an: empty hall and a awful

of uneaten he “rles.-were: groundless by. car, some on. foot

arrived, and after dinner fly. endorsed _ the “ideal

Allen Crawley, | a ‘lawyer a who- had: lost jis: ‘sight,

“By. the. way, he now ‘lives. here: in Victoria.

= That© was “nearly twenty years, bu out that period the club. has: “never. missed a’ monthly dinner meeting, “and. the:

an

‘of possible. pbttgatton by Reeve: : 0!

+ Winners at the Community Club” “ March. 13:

Mrs, Cc, Meiklejohn, wW. ‘Lane and S

; “Mrs. ‘Si Johnson's father, Mur- ray. Muir, ‘and. her aunt, Miss

home in. ‘Radisson; - Sask.; ; last week after visiting at-the-home-

of Mr. ard “Mrs. S. ee |

* Prosser Street. Ss

department. The: “question of awarding scrolls was raised by fire committee chairman’ Coun-

: ¢illor P.F: Benn, and it was

of, ‘the ‘municipal ‘volunteer. fire”

~ Bricabrac

: “gale Ath: Street, Sidne “Phone - 656-3515. -

_ further resolved to request the”

fire chief to submit the names. Of former. volunteer, members. :

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