C10 - Sunday, November 7, 1982 - North Shore News

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Special Purchasing
Department, they will
import it for you in case lots.
However, there is a service
charge AND you probably
won't get as good a basic
price as you would by
dealing directly with the
producer yourself.

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Also, the producer may ~ markup isa fiat ten cents an
refuse to ship in small ounce instead of the 100
quantities when approached percent quoted earlier. In
by a government depart- the case of my 45 cent wines,
ment. That is a chance you I'd lose money since I'd get
have to take. charged $2.50 whereas
someone importing ex-
pensive wine would save.

Is it worthwhile to import

By physically carrying the
goods over the border
yourself you can save quite a
bit both on freight costs and original price is very cheap
markup. In this case, and the wine very good,

wines? Maybe. Providing the

you've got a_ bargain.
Otherwise, stick to the shelf
offerings in the liquor stores.

A booklet on importing
alcoholic beverages can be
obtained at any LCB outlet
and if you've got
questions call Joyce
Courtney, Communications
Manager at the Liquor
Distribution Branch.

Taking time for tea

ONE OF Ottawa’s oldest

Rideau River. A stronger log build a house on the top of

The Billings Estate is at ~

__bouses_is also one of its. cabin was built a year later... Park _ Hil, the —house—that- 2100 Cabet Street ——-——-— --—

newest tourist attractions.

The Billings Estate (built
in 1828 by Braddish Billings,
the second settler in the area
that was to become Ottawa),
opened to the public in 1981.

Five furnished rooms,
including a dining room, two
bedrooms, a library (con-
‘taining 2,500 family-owned
books) and an attic (the
artifacts room) are on
display in the neo-classical
home.

The spacious” estate
grounds are as impressive as
the house itself. A stroll
through them offers a view
of the estate from many
_ different vantage points.

After the tour, it’s tea
time. Afternoon tea is held
every weekday between 2
and 4. Relax on the lawn as
tea and home-made breads
baked on the site are served.

The story of the Billings
family is told through several
displays throughout the
house. Braddish was the
second man after. Ira
Honeywell to settle on the
south side of the Ottawa
River, and the first to settle
in Gloucester Township.

In 1812, he built a shanty
at Junction Gore, a few
miles from the mouth of the

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For a while, Braddish and
his wife Lamira were the
only settlers in the area. In
her journal, a copy of which
can be seen in the house,
Lamira wrote, “We began ...
40 miles from any house on
one side, and seven on the
other, no road either way,
not one house in the town
but our own.”

By 1828 Braddish’s lumber
and farming businesses were
growing, enabling him to

stands today.

Sabra and Sally, two
Billings children, were the
next owners. Sally had the
wrought iron fence . built
around the entrance to the
family cemetery, which is
still on the grounds, _

Charles M. Billings, a
nephew of Sabra and Sally,
inherited the house in 1915.
After he died in 1936, the
house was passed on to his
nephew, Charles A. Billings.

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Sat. Nov. 20th, 7:00 p.m.

Seycove Community School

A special lively evening of presentations and films
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