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IN THE YEARS AGONE
Severe flood in Brussels sees moving ice carry two bridges in 1912
April 8,1887
• Mr. Wm. Hugill, of Hul-
lett, who is a good workman
intends opening a wagon
shop in Kinburn shortly, in
connection with Mr. D.
Sutherland's blacksmith
shop.
• Mr. Wm. Storey, a former
McKillop boy, has been
appointed postmaster at Buf-
falo, Cass County, Dakota. If
he is a chip off the old block
he will make a good and
deserving official.
• Mr. Wm. Stephens, of the
9th concession of Hullett, got
his leg severely hurt a few
days since by a horse, while
working in the swamp. He
has been laid up in the house
ever since, and likely will be
for some time.
• The display of millinery
goods offered by the mer-
chants of Seaforth for the
inspection of the public,
which was commenced a
couple of weeks ago by Mr. E.
McFaul and followed up on
Wednesday and Thursday of
this week by Messrs. Duncan
and Duncan, fully equals, if it
does not surpass, that of for-
mer occasions of this kind.
• Mr. Wm. Carmichel has
passed a very successful final
examination of the Ontario
Veterinary College, Toronto,
and is now licensed to prac-
tice the healing art.
• On Tuesday last, while
engaged in splitting wood,
Mr. Thomas Dickson of the
5th concession of McKillop,
met with a very severe acci-
dent. Th e axe glanced off the
stick, striking him on the
large toe and splitting it up
through the centre. He will
be laid up for some weeks.
April 12, 1912
• On Saturday the village
of Brussels experienced one
of the most severe floods in
its history. About two o'clock
in the afternoon the ice
about the Pryne dam com-
menced to move over and
for three-quarters of an hour
the river was the scene of a
mass of moving ice. Previous
to this two bridges in Morris,
known as the Martin and
Clegg Bridges, were carried
away. The Pryne dam, which
had been repaired last sum-
mer, gave way in the centre.
The flood -gates were car-
ried away, and the flume
was partly damaged. The
ground floor of the engine
room was completely filled.
The loss is estimated at
between five and seven hun-
dred dollars. The electric
light plant, west of the
bridge, had its coal swept
away and the side torn out of
its frame shed. The town
was in darkness on Satur-
day, Sunday and Monday
nights.
■ The auction sale on the
farm of Mr. Charles Rout-
ledge in Tuckersmith on
Wednesday of last week was
a gratifying success. There
was a large crowd and nearly
every person seemed to
want to buy something.
April 9,1937
• The Seaforth Flour Mill
may shortly be in full opera-
tion again, according to a
report from Toronto. The
mill, which has been idle for
a number of years, was
bought by Eizebert Turgeon
from the town in 1936.
• The Home Improvement
Plan received a big boost in
Seaforth on Monday evening
when representatives of the
building trades, together
with the local advisory com-
mittee and members of the
town council, thoroughly
discussed the plan and the
benefit it would be to the
town.
• Three people had a nar-
row escape from fatal injury
late Wednesday night when a
car, which police say was
driven by Norman Jeremett,
of 19 Dashwood, crashed
into the ditch two miles
north of Seaforth, With
Jeremett were Hilda Mair, 16,
also of Dashwood, and Dan-
iel Munro, 60, of Brucefield.
■ A double wedding anni-
versary was celebrated
recently, when Mr. And Mrs.
William Kruse observed their
40th anniversary and their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
And Mrs. Wm Oldfi eld, their
15th.
■ Th e names of Pte. N.
Scoins and Pte. F.E. Willis, of
the Middlesex and Huron
regiment appear in a list of
24 candidates from non per-
manent active militia units of
the district who qualified for
the rank of sergeant at the
Royal School of Infantry con-
ducted at Wolseley Barracks,
London, during the winter.
• Mr. Gerald Stewart, who
leaves the latter part of this
week for Toronto, where he
has assumed a position with
Robt. Simpson Co., was hon-
oured on Wednesday when
members of the Executive of
the Seaforth Lions Club
called on him and presented
him with a memento of his
years of service as a member
of the club.
April 12, 1962
• Seaforth stores will
remain open Friday evenings
Th e long established Satur-
day night shopping custom
fell by the wayside as mer-
chants here voted 28 to 10 for
the Friday night opening.
• Plans are underway for
rebuilding the Henderson
Started Chick plant, gutted
Sunday. William Henderson
told the Expositor work will
start as soon as insurance
details are worked out. The
loss, set at $60,000 by Fire
Chief John F. Scott, is par-
tially covered by insurance.
• A Seaforth resident,
James D. Watson, was hon-
oured at a unique presenta-
tion on the General Hospital
construction site in Stratford
Wednesday, when he was
presented with his member-
ship in the Gladhatter's club.
• Capital expenditures of
$17,500 to cover work
planned for this years were
approved by the PUC.
• One person is in Scott
Memorial Hospital following
an accident Saturday night
on the Egmondville hill on
the Kippen Road.
Maryon Brabant, of Lon-
don, suffered skull, forehead
and facial lacerations and
was removed to hospital fol-
lowing the two -car crash.
April 8, 1987
• Huron County taxpayers
will face a 6.9 percent hike in
their contribution to the
public education system in
1987. The Huron Country
Board of Education (HCBE),
at a special meeting in Clin-
ton on March 30, approved
its 1987 budget of $44.5mil-
lion, an increase of about 9.7
percent over last year's
budget of $40.8- million.
• Ontario Premier David
Peterson will meet business
and municipal leaders and
tour an internationally suc-
cessful industry during a visit
to Huron County on April 16.
In announcing the visit,
Huron Middlesex MPP Jack
Riddell said it will provide an
excellent opportunity for
county residents to meet
with the premier.
• Local residents will have
the opportunity to talk to
member of a Heritage Can-
ada Resource team, which
will be in Seaforth from April
21 to 23. Th e team will con-
duct a number of planned
and impromptu interviews in
Seaforth during its three day
stay, then compile a report
that identifies areas that will
help Seaforth set is priorities
for community improvement
and revitalization.
Listed in the report will be
those things that should be
achievable in the next two to
three years.
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