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Administrative Assistant effectively esmmnea squashed their I --AI, hopes of making America their home. The Act decreed that anyone in the free states who had knowledge of runaway slaves had to turn them in or face stiff penalties. There aren‘t many descendants of black slaves hung m Oakville Al 77. Alsin Duncan Is one Among sever- al of his ancestors "He hee who were runaway wealthy al :ldfes .was his money i, great-grandfather, Samuel Adams, estqte. But who escaped from ofit was le Maryland with his sponsored four-vear-old son. Jeremiah. lo seek from Amt refuge In one of came thr the northern states. " n d e r I However, the infamous Fugitive Slave Act of I850 By BARB JOY Oakville Beaver Snuff MANY MORE SPECIALS ltd-STORE! PICK UP A COPY OF OUR FLYER FOR DEIAILS! F orefathers helped settle escaped slaves CHAMBRAY PRINTS 115cm wide. Our Reg. 7.98 m $99513! §e_|e_qtjo_n! SWEATSUIT FLEECE Special Selection! 150cm wide, polyester/ cotton blend. Our Reg. 8.98 m $iptsAa_lfreLeqtippl 145-150cm wide,100% cotton. Ou'r Reg. Our Reg. 9.98 m PRICE PALACE JACQUARD 100% COTTON PRINTS fipppity 5e_leqtipr1! Solids. 115cm wide, 100% polyester.0ur Reg. 12.98 m Spggiqléelestipnih - _ __ -- Ilrtaorrir..' OF Lam Oakvllle's Buslness School LIFESTYLE LINEN-LOOK SOLIDS & PRINTS 150cm wide,polyester/ viscose blend. Our Reg. 12.98 -14.98 m Special Selection! PRINTED RIBBED KNITS 150cm WI polyester Our Reg. Busmsss' DIPLOMA 338-6600 "l"jiE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD CFABHCLAWDWs“? 140 Rebecca St. Oakville 844-7728 12.98 rr "He became quite wealthy and put his money into real estate. But not much of it was left after he sponsored refugees from America who came through the U n d e r g r o u n d Railroad to Oakville. He helped them get established here. " 8 "Iii,; 1 /2 IUTTERICK gag 3:55; Vogue PATTERNS 1/2 Jji0r,7,,9l/ti'iii, E? 793 PRICE thi? Reg I I I I I I , t---s-'o--r-"v"s--i-""""i"'"'""" ~.A -'.- W}, 'n J 't" __ - . . -, A - - ,‘ V\/\A/‘V‘/‘/‘. - ,1 -"t"T--s--e"'. - - w W v v ~W/‘f --,,/ n meer . s" "C. l m' F F . _ . r ' '.h' "'.-" [0rjig,,gitAg,,y,,f,,isl),,lmr1) -mn..." "He became quite we," get wealthy and put his ere." money Into real Imam estate." said Duncan "But not much of it wax left after he sponsored refugees from America who came through the Underground And so Adams and his son left America and made their way to Oakville in Upper Canada (Ontario) where Adams used the blacksmithing skills he had acquired to make a living. P,' But he did much 3! -- I more than that. (See 'Escaped slaves SEWING NOTIONS & SCISSORS Our Entire Regular Stock! 9:55."!!! "iufj'i'll'i'"fi'jri"" T',',"',; 20%' 'l'ir'yu'it/n"i"pr'Crru2i2la NOW OFF 2.13:"- ‘SEWING CLUB MEMBERS SAVE " EXTRA 15%! Special "Selectiont " EYELET Solids lk Prints 115cm wnde, polyester/ cotton blend. Our Reg. . 7.98 -10.98 m " I VOGUE: BUTTERICK l!"','l'lz’.'.’.'.’.’,l FREE GIFT! With a $20purchase at participating stores! ( OUR ENTIRE IN-STORE STOCK' TDC US explained it, estates were being built along Oakville's shores at the time and his great-grand- father devised a machine for lifting the flat stones used in their construction from the bottom of Lake Ontario. Our entrees start at IN PRIZES-TO BE wow. $491999 60% OFF M.S.R. PRICE Reg.2.19-7.50 = 50%OFF Reg.7.50-15.95 = 3.75 ea. page 14 in???» MORE THAN 78 Duncan AND COMPANY LIMITED " T!,? If" I Rid escaped negro slaves who came here via the ’vvvavvvvvczncqquvaq Antique Show! 110 Fine Stores and Services lust north of the Q.E.W. and Trafalgar Road. 842-2140 I ind that special item you ’ve been looking for! uome m and browse! thit q dhifl81 WEDNESDAY, APRIL M, 1993 PAGE 13 1&1 @AKVILLE PLACE ncial Freeman. He is one of the few remaining descendants of nderground Railroad. Oakville was the end of the line. ahzaaii2tiaii?l'g,i'1 " a 3' t0aJqp VI)? iiijyieil!) I? SARAH Mcltliy9cHELt Open Mon-Fri. 9:30 am - 9 pm Saturdays 9:30 am - 6 pm Sundays 12 noon _ 5 pm [he mall will be full of precious antiques, unique jewellery items, beautifill ftmitvre and collectibles! now om "mason a. mum 12 pm. run lUNCH 845- 91 80 MILLER REAL ESTATE LTD. HI] PM. PAUL SCHELL