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done with one machine ca'led a combine. Th~ first to c"n a combine was sn~ar Sims rho lived for a few years where Clifford Ray lived, Zr. Lou mobson and hr. Dilla Letcheson were perhaps the first to own radios. The listeners had to use ear p ones, TOâ€"day there is Tardlv a home without its radio and televisions are becominc numerous. Dick Cranston was the first to install a television. In l952 Clifford Ray, Fercv Ya“, Tloyd Ray and Gordon Ray had televisions installed. Frank Benton and Mr, Dickey also ”ecame television owners. Now there is one in nearly every home. Mr, Billa Ketcheson had a machine to record the human voice, Tith the high cost of labor for farm help, farmers turned to more mechanical devices. May is cut and baled in the fields. A few farmers own balers and do custom work for their neighbours, several own threshing outfits powered by their tractor. Nearly all farmers milk their cows by machines and when the factory is closed, separate their milk with an electric separator. About 1908 the neighbours were able to communicate with one another by telephone. Subscribers entered into an agreement with the Hastings Telephone Company ”for a _eriod of five years at fl0,00 from the date oi'connection, payable yearly, in advance". The contract was dated at Gilead â€" 1908, signed by H. A. Fairman, }eneral hanager, H, J. Allison, Superintendent and harry Bradden â€" operator of the exchange. The office was at the Bradden home (near Victoria Cemetery). In 1906 a telephone was in operation between the above three homes. It gradually grew until in April 1922 when Harry McCreary bought the Company there were 230 subscribers. The office was moved from Hr. Braddens to the McCreary home at Plainfield. There was also an office at Foxboro. It was at one time at Van Allen's then Hamilton's Store and later at Dan Ketcheson's, Now the Foxboro office is no more and all the calls 20 through the exchange at McCrearys. The 88 phones at Foxboro were gradually taken over by the Bell Telephone Co. and the line now is (almost) entirely in Thurlow, with 235 subscribers. At present there is about 90 miles of poles and 285 miles of wire. CZ) _ l1.