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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2016-02-17, Page 5Wednesday, February 17, 2016 • Huron Expositor 5 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com IN THE YEARS AGONE Feb. 22,1889 • Mr.GMurray was walking- downJohnStreet on Sunday evening, when he found a pocket book, which contained $500 in cashanddrafts to the value of $1,500. Theowner proved to be Mr. Samuel Han- nah, of Birtle, Manitoba. It is only a Manitoban who can afford to sport so much money so carelessly these hard times. Mr. A. Roe , of Wingham, is not the possessor of that fine horse, Garfield, by Clear Grit, having traded a fast team of mares for him. Clear Grit was bred byMr. George Whiteley of Seaforth. • The country roads are now worse blocked with snowthan they have been in years. Large audiences are attending the revival meetings held by the Misses Dimsdale in the Meth- odist Church, Brussels, and numbers profess a change, which it is hoped may last. Those sudden changes are gen- erally followed by a sudden relapse. Reason is always a bet- ter guide than emotion. Feb. 27, 1914 • Edison's latest invention, the kinetophone, or talking motion pictures, has at once taken its place among the high class the- atrical attractions now touring the country. A programme of 12 excellent subjects, combing musical and dramatic numbers, speeches by prominent states- men and suffragettes, vaudeville and minstrel numbers, has been arranged for presentation in the first class theatres. The talking pictures will be the attraction at the Opera House in Seaforth for two nights, with daily matinee, commencing Monday,March 2. • Kippen has been having a real estateboom, a number of resi- dences having exchanged hands at good prices. • Something of a record in live- stock shipments was created at Brussels on Wednesday of last week, when William Jewitt shipped 111 hogs to Toronto. An explanation for this usually large numermay be found in the fact that during the recent cold weather no shipments were made at all. Mr. Jewitt's partner, John Bateman, shipped 39 hogs fromEthel station, six miles east of Brussels. All the animals were between five and six months old and their aver- age weight was 200 pounds. At nine dollars per hundredweight these represented a good heap of money. Feb. 24, 1939 • Huron County was unsuccess- ful in its bid for the 1940 Inter- national PlowingMatch. The annual Lions Club Milk Carni- val will be held on Friday even- ing of this week at the Palace Rink, when an outstanding pro- gram for skaters and spectators will be presented. Entire pro- ceeds go to the Lions Club Milk Fund, which last year provided over 8,000 pints of milk for the underprivileged children of Seaforth. • William Butt, well knownSea- forth resident, celebrated his 87th birthday at his residence on Centre Street on Friday. • The fifteenthannualcom- mencement of the Seaforth Collegiate Institute was held in the new Collegiate auditorium on Thursday and Friday eve- nings. Athletic trophies were presented by Board Chairman J.F. Daly to: highest scoring boy, Stuart Wigg; highest junior boy, JohnMcSpadden and JohnO'Neil; boys senior cham- pion, Joe O'Connor; girls senior champion, Clara Dolmage; run- ner-up, Edith Wallace; girls' intermediate champion, Kath- leen Holmes; runner-up, Jean Farquharson; girls junior cham- pion Betty Smaildon; runner-up IsabelMcKellar. Feb. 20, 1964 • A solemn tribute was paid the two teenage victims of a Satur- day night accident is Egmond- ville, when fellow members of the Egmondville Boy Scout Troop and EgmondvilleCubs formeda guard of honour at funeral servicesWednesday Graduates of a 15 week basic course in modern square danc- ing were honoured Saturday night when 60 couples took part in a dance sponsored by the Seaforth Whirl-AWays in the SDHS auditorium. • Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adams of Egmondville this week cele- brated their 56th wedding anniversary. • Egmondvolle scouts won't forget scout week this year. It's the week they purchased the formerEgmondvilleChurch shed as headquarters for Scout and Guide activities. Located just west of Egmondville Church, the large building will be renovated and converted into a fully equipped Scout hall. In Seaforth, as many communi- ties both large and small across the country, meetings were held in observance of Brother- hood Week. • The demand for bulk fertilizer in the spring of 1963 and sum- mer has led Topnotch Feeds Limited to introduce complete bulk handling facilities. • Seaforth Junior Farmers and Junior Institute are this year celebrating their fifteenth anni- versary, along with the Ontario Junior Farmers who are cele- brating their fiftieth anniversary. Feb. 22, 1989 • A letter of complaint from a Seaforth resident, concerning parking on Seaforth's Main Street, evoked some heated debate at the recent meeting of Seaforth TownCouncil. The letter, which stated a local resident's annoyance at the difficulty in obtaining a park- ing space on the Main Street, also named merchants, store employees and councillors as unnecessary users of these spaces. There is off-street park- ing available to merchants. The town of Seaforth has a model resident in the person of 19 -year-old Brian Dupuis. • The young Seaforth man, son of Rene and NicholeDupuis of Franklin Street, was chosen the best overall model in his class (age 13 to 19) at a three-day competition held in Toronto last week. It was hosted by the Modelling Association of Can- ada (MAC) and featured over 500 top models from across Canada, 60 of them competing against Mr.Dupuis. ■ This week at Maplewood Manor cupids, hearts and flow- ers were added to the decor. On Tuesday morning, Valentine's Day, bright red hearts deco- rated the placemats at break- fast. At noon, a touch of spring was added to the dining room with potted plants of crocuses, daffodils and tulips that will- bloomover the next few weeks. opinion www.seaforthhuronex- positor.com Thanks Seaforth BIA Dear editor, What a nice surprise to win the "BIA Shopping Seaforth" contest. I have always tried to buy in town and will continue to do so. It's nice to shop in stores where home- town and area people serve you. Thanks again. It pays to shop at home -Madelon Maloney ATTRACT NEW CUSTOMERS TO FURTHER GROW YOUR BUSINESS. Advertisers -Expand your Marketing Reach Contact us to speak with a Multimedia Marketing Specialist. HAVE AN OPINION? The Huron Expositor welcomes letters to the editor. They must be signed and accompanied by a phone number for information clarification. It is important to note, letters will not be printed without the author's name attached. All letters are subject to editing due to possible space restriction. 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