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IN THE YEARS AGONE
Jan. 18,1889
• On Friday evening of last week,
as Mrs. Dr. Coleman was walking
along the side walk opposite
Cardno's block, she slipped on
an icy spot, falling and breaking
her left arm.
• The skating and curling rink is
now in full blast when the
weather permits, and both skat-
ers and curlers are having lots of
fun.
• Mr. John Hannah attended a
very successful and interesting-
meetingof theOntarioCreamery
Association held at Picton last
week. He was appointed vice-
president of the association.
• The rain of Wednesday has had
the effect of considerably reduc-
ing the snowdrifts and improv-
ing the roads, but there is no
appearance of sleighing yet.
• Mr. Josiah Irwinhas sold the
north fifty acres of his farmon
the 2nd concession, near Alma,
to Mr. Alexander Jamieson, of
the Huron Road, for the sum of
$3,300. It is a very nice lot, and
has on it a small framehouse
and bank barn.
• Mr. Lewis McDonald, of the
sawmills in Walton, has sold a
hundred acre wood lot in the
township of Grey to Mr. Queren-
gesser, of McKillop, for the
sumof $7,000.
Jan. 30, 1914
• Mr. Walkter Haines, of the
Dominion Bank, sprained his
anlde while skating at the rink on
Friday evening and has done to
his home in Winghamuntil he
recovers.
• The January thaw set inMon-
day night but it has not seriously
impaired the good sleighing of
the past three weeks.
• Wood is plentiful in townthis
winter and is being more used
than for several winters. The
cause of the usually plentiful
supply is,nodoubt, the windstor-
mof last Good Friday, which
blew down a largenumberof
trees.
• Mr. D.T. Pinkney, formerly of
theRoyalHotel, Seaforth,
whorecently sold his hotel
business in Berlin, has
removedhis family to Strat-
ford, where they now reside.
• Mr. Govenlock has purchased
the grocery stock of Mr. C.S.
Andrew, of the Postoffice Gro-
cery. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews
intend on going west in the
spring.
• Mr. John Dodds has leased the
McCallum resident on Goderich
Street and now occupies it.
Jan. 20,1939
• The public will have an oppor-
tunity of inspecting the addition
and other improvements at the
Collegiate Institute on Monday -
and Tuesday evenings and Tues-
day afternoon next week.
• The annual Lions Club ice car-
nival is being held this year, it is
expected, on Friday, Feb. 10,
according to Lion E.C. Boswell,
who heads the committee
incharge of the event. Arrange-
ments are being made to present
a particularly special attraction
on that evening.
• Members of the Public School
Board organized for the year on
Wednesday evening when J.A.
Westcott was named chairman.
• A check-up on hockey players
reveals the fact 211 players are
taking part in schedules games
at the local rink. This is an
increase of four over last year.
• The annual meeting of
McKillops, Hibbert and Logan
Telephone Co. was held in Loo-
by's Hall, Dublin onWednesday
and records on of the largest
attendance formany years.
• Egmondville defeated Win-
throp in hockey with a score of
2-1.
• J.M. McMillan's rink captured
the silver spoons at the Seaforth
Curling Club's weekly bonspiel
on Wednesday afternoon and
evening.
Jan. 16,1963
• A review of the Christmas
program, as arranged by the
Christmas activites commityee,
will be carried out this weekend
when results of the program will
be assessed and plans set in
motion for the next year,
according to C of C President
W.M.Hart.
• Additional books, valued at
$1,294, recently have been
added to the large library at
SDHS. The wide selection of
books has been made possible
by a bequest from the late Bruce
Scott. Each year the Scott Estate
provices funs with which to pur-
chase additional volumes, as
well as scholarships to SDHS
students.
• Installation ceremonies at
the Legion Hall Thursday even-
ing attracted a large attend-
ance. Jack Eisler, who was
installed as president, suc-
ceeds R.S. MacDonald.
• A total of 53 confirmed cases
of rabies have appeared in
Huron in the nince months end-
ing Dec. 31, according to Dr. J.C.
MacLennan of the Health of Ani-
mals Branch in Seaforth.
• Children from several classes
of the Seaforth Public School
shared some of their Christmas
with others less fortunate donat-
ing and buying Christmas gifts
for the Children's Aid in Goder-
ich as well as CARE.
Jan. 18, 1989
• Since employees at the Gen-
eral Coach in Hensall were
locked out on Dec. 30, 1988,
there have been no talks
between the union and man-
agement. The employees voted
94 per cent in favour of reject-
ing the company's offer, which
included a $200 signing bonus.
The word on the second day of
the lockout was that both sides
were ready for a long stoppage
of work.
• Public school students in
Huron County will be getting
more French Instruction - if
instructors can be found. At its
January meeting the Huron
County Board of Education
passed a motion resolving to
make a commitment to
strengthen the core French pro-
gram in its elementary schools
by adopting a goal of 20 minutes
of instruction per day in Grades
one to three and 40 minutes of
instruction per day in grades
four to eight.
• South Huron Youth for
Christ began 1989 with a Tal-
ent Night Rally Jan. 7 at
Brucefield Public School. The
annual talent night features a
variety of local talent by both
the young and the "young at
heart" each year.
• Acash donation of $275 was
given by Paul Vander Molen of
the Lawnmaster towards the
building fund of the Seaforth
and District Preschool Learning
Centre. The money was raised
through the sale of Christmas
trees in 1988.
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