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St. Fowler taught music lessons / in Toronto 'before retiring to Mit-- 'vgdL Hh'violh;I collection gg;l:isfi 0f instruments he bought use he liked their tone and he does not ~believe he 'has any valuable rari-- tes. among them, WHEN Mrs. H. W. Bruysnon of 'FY Headingley, Manitoba, was photographe d with her "Stainer" violin, and the picture subsequently appeared in news-- papers across Canada,. many fiddle--owners took a peek inside their instruments, and a few of them . discovered _ the . words, "Jacobus Stainer . Adsam proper cenipotum 1665." H. G. Messerschmiat of Stratford found his 'violin had the date of 1635, Mriflgy_d "l'i:iel, farmer in Perth--county found his marked, These antique violins which Fred Fowler, --of Mitchell, Ont., has stacked about him, are not worth $50,000 each, but he likes them just the same because he collected them for special qualities of tone. These are a part of his collecting hobbies, Fiddle Fancier-- to have a dead top, and stayed with it until it was cut and trim-- med into boards. Stainer was known to be an ex-- pert on wood,. He went to the forest, selected his tree, which had It is believed, according to Mr. Fowler, that there might be & dozen Str}divarius originals in the world: today. Affer all a man couldn't 'do an expert job . Of making violins and mass produce them, 'Copies would later be made by factories and labels denoting the inventor's name pasted on. It i# Said that Stradivarius, himself, helped paste Stradivarius labels on violins made 'by his pupils. 'past there had been many hope-- fuls, even as there are in this year A_D. 1950. To all the inquiries, the" comment was the same, "No your , wiokin is--not valuable. . It will be a copy from an original model,® s elor of Music and collector of vio-- lins, Fred Fowler of Mitchell, On-- tario, who pricked the dream bub-- bles, Fred Fowler and his sister 'Tillie are collectors by nature. Collectors of fine glass, of cacti, of musical instruments, of rare clocks, and/of violins. Of the nine violins they possess, one is a '"Stainer," one an "Amati" and two are Russian. Another they discovered had the name 'of an | old--time . ploneer fiddler carved into the wood and pertially seratched out again. That violin was bought sight--unseen in-- side its case for 50 conts. Mr. Fowler's best violin is an "Amati" and the Iabel plainly says "made in Germany, copy of violin by Amati." Amati was an Italian violin maker at about the same time as Stradivarius--and Stainer. Mr, Fowler chortled over the "Stainer" violin marked 1616 "Why," he said, . "Stainer wasn't born until 1621!" c . Mr..Fowler opened up some. of his--olo :usic magazines. In the By Jean Johnston \ Milne's watercolors and oils were gaining recoghition . in the United States when the First World: War began, | Afer »serving las a private «overseas, Milne: was commnissioned to paint the devastation of battle for Canada's:Official Wear Record. 'The 107 watercolors which he did in Belgium and France aro now in Octawa, With peact, Milne returned again to northen New York State, where he painted the canvasy "River Villey" in 1928,. This work belongs to His Exceilency, ithe [Rt. Hom Vimcent Massey, Governor--General. of Canada. The Massey: collettion of Milnes is the largest in existomcs,, ¢By Paul Duyal, in Saturday Night) The death of David Milne early 311 January brought . an end. to the work of a tate attist. Born ow a yarm in Bruce County, near Paisley, in 1882, Milng devoted half a cen-- tury to recording the tranguil moods of nature. He won the support of a perceptive gt Up, but wider general recognitin of his work is yet t0 come, . One of Miinc's most entlius-- lastie admirers is industrialist, as. MacLeat; who owns. the original of "Autump Trees!' and has been. ac-- quiring the artists worls for the past 20 years. 'This early (1917) watercolor was painted in the Bark. shires after Milne had studied at Manbhattan's Act Students' League, In 1913, five of Milne's paintings were -- included in the 'explosive "Armory Show" which introduced modern art to Amerca. (The artist lived in New York C#ty until 1915, when he moved to Boston Corner in the Adirondacks, -- f * n years of his life mainly | on the shores of Ontatio's lakes and. in the provinces's small villages. Erom 1932 to 193¢ he lived 'and worked in & tar--papor shack en the Severn Rivez. There, he studied and recorded the changing face of the sqisons, He absorhed beauty from whatever was about him and looked upon his warld with -- a tender. sensibility. | Manp things served tormove him to paint, Amost anything might capture Bis fancy: s coat oil lamp, a clump of allen leaves, a stuffed rag doll or homes in a village Miine had a deep abtachment: to the miniitiae of na-- 4ure which are: so-- readily missed By 'the passing crowd. However, he did not ignore the Truman| element, and many . of bhis . pretures incomporate working people on chidren in their composition, . Milze also had an un-- common appreciation . of fantasy. He sometimes turned his talents to doing fighit--hearted versions of re-- ligions 'themes.. . His. whitercolor of Srow in Bethiefrem;"" in«the collec-- tion of the Art Gallery of Toronto: is already on the way to becoming a Canadian classic. * omy, and his summary, calligraphie style of painting. remains . uniquely his own. In 1028; Milne returned to Canada to live. }n%'}a&c suinmer of }'é'@t year he painte "Wiater Lilies, Tem-- agami," now is the Hart Honse Col-- lection. Milne Lived the next 25 The Vision of David Milne} inctuding many scores of vils and watercolors, . Milne ~portrayed . the eartle ap rest, . His ant iis one of cons summate selection and precise ecoil-- and style.. Color etchings by Milne are in most major galleries.-- The efched dine on copper plate proved as "itting to his talents as brush on paper or ganvas. . David Mibie wor for thimself a secure olace in Can-- adian art history, and no Canadian coilection can prevend to be com-- plete without the inclusion of his Inlork, & P5G 3 14 The Bible was (a fond soutce.| Among his other . Bibtical themes| were "St. Francis ahd the Aninals" "Norh andothe Ark." "The Ascen-- sion" and @Jonah," His last paints ing was of Adam and Eve on a pic-- nic with #he Serpent in the Garden. TIn 1939, Milnc spent the year' 1 Toronto, Drrine that year, his sttb jeats . were browers' warehouses, grain elevators, ichnrches, coal piles and the city's wateriront. _ "Stats Over Bay Street" was painted 26 a result of that visit and is in the col-- lection of Doupilas Duncan 2 very close friend of Milne. Duncan has photographed most of Auilne's work with a Boswell--like fidelity. A pa-- tient perfectionist, Milne did. care'al pencil skefches of the information booth ~ in 'Foronto's . Union Station before incorfrating it into ofte of his patntins He did as many as 40 versions of a single subject. His dry--poing etchings were executed Iwith the sameicrncern for apt detail PSRe S S ns n etet ol There are five daughters surviving: (Gertrude) Mrs. R. V. Gedney, Glen-- dale, Sask.: (Irenc) / Mrs. Neilson Stark, Paisley; Miss Winnifred, To-- tonto; (Edna) -- Mrs, Frank Brandon, Drayton, and (Ia) Mrs. Gordon Fraser, Collinewood. A sixth daughter, May, died in' 1907. . There are cleven grand~ children and fine greatgrandchildren; Mr. Megraw is also survived by one sister, Mrs. S. Hamilton-- of Vernon, [B.C.,-- the conly living member of a damily of twelye children; |._The funeral was held on Sunday, iN'.'V. 25th, with services at the Stod-- | dart and Son funcral home, conductea by Rev. E. S.. Linstead of Knox Unit-- ed Church.. The casket--bearers were three sons--itl--law, Neilson Stark, Gor-- {don --Fraser and Frank Brandon, and (three ETandsons, Wallace, Lawrence {and Harold;Stark. The many beauti-- \ful floral tributes wore carried by old UHiends stieccns olte I Ne aumemer o Ihad a great knowledge of pion the early district and names which are linked to earlier times, . He was a source of reliable in-- formation to many amateur thistorians, and there were many occasions when his memory furnished the "facts and figures" for reminiscent articles which appeared in The Advocate. For a per-- jod prior to the turn of the century, his brother, the late Ainsley Megraw, edited The Paisley Advocate, and on occasion. Wallace Megraw assisted in the »print shop.~ Because of this, he bad always maintained a friendly in-- terest in the home paper, and rarely a w'ffk passed but he visited this office. (Concluded from page e mclusipn OL Mis MPesBnio ns o P acoeste Church, and when inion came in 1923, he became a member of Knox "Uniter "Church, and: up 'until his health and hearing. deteriorated. che was . most faithful in "his attendance. He hd G x z served®his church "in many ways, not WALLACE MEGRAY the least of which. was a: tenvre of of-- WVE TWA men a@> Amember of "the bafrd of gjgoxie ié} ,ch~i§ co'_nmnmty's most 're "espec-ted elder _liZglls. Wallace Megraw Sdied in the Writte Count? Hospital as waikerton, of, lifiday Novermber 23rd, i following a--pfo. weeks' illnes$. \He was [f 86 years of dre. 5K Ar. Megraw was born<on lt fWeon, r[ 22. Greenock| Township, a sdn. o§ ¥he --| Hate Mr. and AMrs. Joln Meetsw, welle --| (known pioncol settlers in the fownship l OAs a boy jic attended the \ Paisley .| school.~ and lafter leaving claskes, he t| staved on the family homestead Yo as-- .| ssist his parefits in farmine, . He \mat-- U| Fied Christie Brown in March, 1893 ;| fand broughthis brMc home fatm | Migera theyrcontinued reside until ',{;Ya passing 'i'nvMarch,»i . when be came to (live in sPaisley, Nn addi Ction to his farming activities, Mr. Me w was for nearly 30. years\siitpper Mrmers' livestock shippinte -- club wwhich "operated in the distrist, and «hrouch this medium. the wenial Green-- vock Township resident became known Lover a widespread area. -- Mr. Megraw's (Gudement on fivestock, and his integri= «ty, became watchwords of the shinping \club, and is was largely . throuch his --personal 'efforts that this 'early og« operative venttre operated so. success-- fully until newer methods were adopt 'ed by the purchasing packing plants. Mr. Megraw was very. much. inter-- ested in this home township and in this village, and was a shrewd observer of "the municipal scene. He served fm'[ many years as 2 school . trustee, andl wastan advocate of progressive educa--| qjonal methods, particularly as they aD-- Selied to the 'little red school houses.' From his earliest youth, Mr. Megraw was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church, and when inion came in 1923, he became a member of Knox Uniter fls s uen en MHSHDeits B i: Wled Ghristie Browp land broughthis bl"ik where they continued Jher ipassing in -- March came to (ive in iPa tion to his farming act fice as a jmember stewards. \ 'As amember of t! this co})lelifii'ty's most e er gitizns, Wallace Megraw, : Tritce County. Hospital as :f'l-'rirlnv Novethber 23rd, fo weeks' illness, \He was CB MEGRAW the family of one of' eettlorg. Afr. Megrauy reside until . when: bel n--addi 'so M Me ars\s er 1im>i§: cltb 9 listrict, and |