Old bell silent at New Year (St James, Kingston).As church bells rang in the new year, one of the oldest bells in Ontario Ontario, city, United States Ontario, city (1990 pop. 133,179), San Bernardino co., S Calif., near Los Angeles, in a region of vineyards; inc. 1891. was silent. The bell at St. James James, person in the Bible James, in the Gospel of St. Luke, kinsman of St. Jude. The original does not specify the relationship. James, rivers, United States James. , Kingston Kingston, city, Canada Kingston, city (1991 pop. 56,597), S Ont., Canada, on Lake Ontario, near the head of the St. Lawrence River and at the end of Rideau Canal from Ottawa. Kingston has probably the best harbor on the lake. , couldn't come to the party. For nearly 100 years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time bell rang parishioners to worship but the ringing stopped in 1991 when the top five metres of the bell tower had to be removed for safety. Now members of the parish want to raise money to get the bell ringing again. "It was hoped that we would be able to ring in the new millennium in 2001 using our own bell," said Heather Chisholm, a parishioner at St. James. "But it appears the celebration will have to be delayed." Repairs to get the bell ringing again are estimated at $300,000. The church is raising money for the project and a meeting will be held in 2002 to vote on whether restoration should take place the following year. |
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