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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1960-05-12, Page 8UM, tftwil Kf'OSITOR, SEAFORTH, ONT., MAY 12, 1960 scover En.giish churches Reflect Years of Service (Mrs. Robert Dalrymple, Eg- mlonWille, recently returned alter spending several months in Eng- land. This is the second in a ser- iles of articles she has prepared and which are appearing in The Ex- positor). Grasmere • Grasmere Church is situated in one of the most beautiful parts of the Lake District and intimately associated -with the poet Words- worth. Grasmere Church is a place of outstanding interest and one which draws many pilgrims from far and near. The date of its founda- tion is uncertain, and it is doubt- ful whether the first church was built on this site, for some evi- dence seems to suggest that it was near the old Roman road through the valley, from White Moss to Dunmail Raise. No trace now ex- ists of a church on this road, but it is probable that one was .in ex- istence on the present site by the twelfth or thirteenth century. The ancient parish of Grasmere con- sisted of three townships, Gras- mere, Langdale and Rydal, with Loughbrigg and Ambleside above Stock. Atnbes 1 ide was divided in- to two parts, separated by Stock Ghyll; the part to the north being in Grasmere parish, and the part below in Windermere parish. At a later date, both Rydal and Am- bleside became separate parishes. Formerly, Grasmere Church must ha -ye presented a very different appearance from that of today. The floors were of earth,. beneath which the dead were buried, usual - We Sell Rent or Trade POWER MOWERS ROTO -TILLERS Rental — $1.50 per hour GINGERICH'S Sales & Service Ltd. PHONE 585 — SEAFORTH PHONE 34 — ZURICH Don't Forget Our Draw - - - Ticket with every $5.00 purchase ly near the places worshipped. At the time Wordsworth came to live in Grasmere, the floor and benches were in bad condition, but little could be done until the cus- tom of burial to the church ceas- ed. In 1840 the floor was paved. The bodies of members of the Le Fleming family, the patrons of the living, are buried beneath the sanctuary floor, and their brasses and tablets can be seen on the walls. Near the sanctuary is the pew provided by Sir Daniel le Fleming in 1633. This is a "ca- ,pacious pew" referred to by Words- worth. On the wall opposite is the memorial to the poet, with a medallion portrait by Woolner. There are two wooden alms dishes with long handles hanging on the south wall. There were yew trees planted in the churchyard by Woodsworth in 1819, and near one of them, and quite close to she River Rothay, is his grave, mark- ed by a simple slate stone, with the inscription: William Words- worth 1850; Mary Wordsworth 1859. The next grave to the north is that of their daughter, Dora, and the next, but one on the south side is that of Wordsworth's sister, Doro- thy. West of Dorothy's grave are those of Wordsworth two children, Catharine and Thomas, who died in 1812. At Grasmere the Rushbearing Festival takes place on Saturday nearest to St. Oswald's Day, Au- gust 5. After the festival, the chil- dren receive the traditional re- ward of gingerbread on which is stamped St. Oswald. The church register at Hever- sham dates back to 1673. The -monks before -11M time had -hu - a monastery, consisting of.a circu- lar ringwork of earth and stone, not less than 140 feet in diameter, within which were tiny rude huts - for the few monks to dwell in. There was no structure for com- mual worship, but the greund was hallow by burial, and within this "church" or monastery, in the year 850, a former Anglican abbot erected a sculptured stone cross to signify that it was Christian, and not pagan. A fragment of the shaft of the cross is preserved still in the church porch, while a frag- ment of the crosshead- can still be seen below the external face of the window next to the porch, to the east. The effects of the double vine stem with its tendrils, clus- ters and leaves, and the bodies and limbs of the animals curving and interlacing with the more delicate work of the design, must have been very beautiful in the original in- ception. There is a Memorial Cross to the memory of those who gave their lives at the call of King and Country and finally passed out of sight of man, giving up their lives that others might live ,in freedom. The shape of the cross, the shaft and head, copies very closely the fragments of the early Anglican Cross that remains with us. 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At the instigation of Henry Var- ley and others, the Heversham Metal Industry was established by Percy John Hibbert in 1891, and under his able guidance the artis- tic work produced during twenty years with diligence and care. Some very beautiful pieces of cop- per tooling are in the homes to- day after being in use some 69 years. In 1826 William Wilson Was the tenant of the cottage, garden and smithy under Dallam Tower. Wil- liam Varley was his assistant, and when about 1862 Wilson took to farming Varley took over the cot- tage and work. Our friend, Henry 'Wilson Varley, succeeded his father about the year 1897. The house is still in excellent condi- tion, but the smithy has now been turned into a pioneer's shop. The old school is still in .the church grounds and is used for: Wo- men's meetings. The Grammar School is still at Heversham and each Sunday morning the boys march in a body to worship at the Heversham Church. Their voices raised in P raise are something to hear and most appreciated. On leaving Heversham we went through Milnthorpe. In the centre of the square stands what is call- ed the Market Cross, with iron ankle cuffs usedtochain malefac- tors in full view of the public. Lancaster was the next stop, with Carnforth my headquarters, and from .there to Morecombe. It was raining so hard that Carnforth and Morecombe were the only plac- es visited while in Lancaster. Then on to Aylesbury, over roads flood- ed by the heavy rains. Aylesbury y-U-irl with quite -a .lot -of -15th and 16th century inns, together with the coach gates through which the post chasers rushed out onto the roads with the eight -in -hand and the "trampter riding outside. We went on to London, where we viewed Buckingham Palace and saw many people waiting outside the Palace gates awaiting news of the birth of the Prince. The Victoria Memorial is a mag- nificent memorial to the late Queen Victoria and stands in the front of, Buckingham Palace. It makes a fitting background to the sculpture: St. Paul's Cathedral St. Paul's Cathedral, designed by St. Christopher Wren, was begun in 1675 as the successor of old St. Paul's, which was destroyed by the great fire of 1666. It occupied 35 years in building and cost one million pounds. The height from the ground to the golden dome is about 400 feet. Tower Bridge cost one and a half million pounds to build. The centre span of the bridge is rais- ed to allow vessels to pass under. Here is also the Pool of London— busy shipping centre of the great city, The bacules open for steam- ers to pass through. The raising of these bacules takes only two minutes. The elevation leaves a free height of about 150 feet and a passageway 200 feet wide, The Tower of London is a mag- nificent building. Most interesting is the "Traitor's Gate" by which political .prisoners were led s to their execution. Unfortunately, it was on a Sunday when we were there, so we could not get in to see the crown jewels and other items of interest, Westminster Abbey is a poem of stone and is the resting place of many of Britain's illustrious dead. Outside, we have the hurry and bustle of the present; inside, the calm and quiet of. the past. The, Houses 'of Parliament include as main features, St. Stephen's Tow- er, 318 feet high, and Big Ben. The bell of Big Ben clock weighs, 131/2 tons. Piccadilly Circus is the centre of London's "West End". The Eros statue, the statue of the Greek God of Love, is symbolic of the gaiety of this centre of London life, and is well known to every visitor„, to' London. WW1 we were at Trafalgar Square it was so crowded with viewers that we could not see the pigeons around Nelson's Monu- ment. We • drove from Marble Arch through Hyde Park to Kensing- ton Gardens, but did not go through the Kensington Palace. On Sunday morning we went to Petti-. coat Lane, which is a market place on Sunday morning, and the rest of the week a busy business sec- tion. From Ealing we drove to Kew Gardens and Richmond Park. The deer in the park are so tame they will take food out of one's hand. Returning to Aylesbury, where I had made my headquarters, I visited surrounding places too numerous to relate. We spent a day in Oxford and were amazed at the magnificent structures quite undamaged by bombs. The' colleges are old. Christ Church has a lovely tower which goes by the name, 'Tom Tower, Christ Church'. It is im- possible to describe the marvel- lous architecture of the ' city, to give a little Magdalene College, Martyr's Memorial, the "Rad Cliffe Camera," which means an arched roof or ceiling — Christ Church and "The 'High Broad Street," all indescribable. The rest of my stay was in South - court, an estate built up since the war, a short bus ride to the town of Aylesbury, which has an open market on Wednesdays and Satur- days, and as a car park the rest of the week. NEWS OF BRUSSELS DETROIT RADIO MINISTER •IS GUEST AT BRUSSELS CHURCH Dr. H. H. Savage, A.B., A.M., D.D., minister of First Baptist Church, Pontiac, Michigan, for the last 35 years, and who has con- ducted a radio ministry for about the same time, addressed a large gathering in the Brussels United Church Monday evening, May 9. Mr. Savage's broadcasts are heard in Canada, U.S.A., and many oth- er countries around the world. Dr. Savage used for his theme, "We are either a Child of God, or we are not," and used for his text 1st John, chapter 5, verse 13, where he read: These things have I writ- ten unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe,eon the name of the' Son of God. To be a "Christian" is like "Citizen- ship." To become a citizen of a new country we must renounce our former country and put aside all that is past, and must take an oath of allegiance to our new land. To be a Christian we must lay aside all worldly things and give ourselves entirely to God, he said. Rev. Lloyd Brown welcomed the congregation to the church and conducted the devotional part of the service, which included the singing of several well-known Gos- pel hymns. Special music for the occasion included a solo, "He Smil- ed On Me " Mrs. Frank Thomp- son; anthem, "Light of the World," by the choir, and a men's quartette, Laurie Cousins, Lloyd Wheeler, Rev. Brown and Jack Cardiff sang, "Deeper, Deeper." Dr. and Mrs. Savage have three children, all of whole are pn the mission fields of South America. Mrs. Savage is accompanying her husband on his visit to Western Ontario. William Reese Moses • There passed away in Wingpam General Hospital, after an illness of two years, William Reese Mos- es, aged 75. The late Mr. Moses was the son of William Moses and Elizabeth Rees. Born on the sec- ond concession of Morris, he took up farming and farmed on the home farm until retiring to Brus- sels 13 years ago. He was unmar- ried. Surviving' are one sister, Bes- sie, Brussels, and a brother, James; two nephews and a niece, all of Grey township. A member of Melville Presbyter- ian Church, funeral services were conducted by his minister, Rev. J. H. Green, on. Wednesday, May 4, from the D, A. Rann funeral home. During the service Mrs. Frank Thompson sang "The Lord's My Shepherd." Interment was in Brus- sels cemetery. No use borrowing trouble . there's always people willing to give it to you. Ontario Hospital Insurance, like other insurance, must depend up- on the insured person to take care of the necessary details, to keep insured. NEWS OF BRODHAGEN Congregation "Honors Rev., Mrs.E. J. Fischer On Sunday -evening a farewell socials evening was held in the-base- mer?t of the 'church for Rev, and Mrs. E. J. Fischer prior to their leaving for Elmwood, after being the pastor here for five years. Mr. Ross Leonhardt was the chairman for the, evening, and there was a short prbgram as follow -s:• Play in one act by members of the Luther League, Warren Shol- dice, Arthur Diegel, Sharon Prue - ter, Donna Scherbarth, Elaine Ben- newies and Shirley Trentowsky. Title of the play was "Food For Father," Double trio by Donald Beuermann, Billy Beuermann, Gloria Diegel, Neil Rapien, Shirley Eckert, Joanne Elligsen; piano duet by Joanne Elligsen and Paul Hor- an; piano solos by Beverley Shol- dice, Barbara Hoegy, Cheryl Ben- newies; trombone solo by Phyllis Hinz; vocal solo, by Margaret El- ligsen; ladies'. quartette by Mrs. William Diegel, Mrs. Chris Leon- hardt, Mrs. Dalton Hinz, Mrs. Geo. Mogk, accompanied by Mrs. R. Sholdice on the piano; accordian selection by Donna Scherbarth; Karen and Pauline Osborne sing- ing, with Erlyn Osborne accom- panying them on the accordian; Miss Audrey Priestap, organist of the church, accompanied on the piano for the singing of a few hymns. FARM NEWS OF HURON Recent rains have curtailed seed ing operations, but about 75 per cent of the spring seeding is corn pleted. Sugar beets, peas and tur- nips continued to be planted prior to the rains. Cattle are moving to pasture Grass growth is slow. After the program Mr. August Scherbarth read a very fitting ad- dress and Pastor and Mrs. Fischer were presented with a chesterfield and chair and a china cabinet from the congregation and the various organizations. Pastor Fischer gra- ciously thanked on' behalf of his wife and himself, On Wednesday evening members of the United Lutheran Church Wo- men met for their monthly meet- ing with Mrs. Lew Hicks, Mrs. George Mogk, Mrs. C. W. Leon- hardt and Mrs. Ed. Scherbarth in charge of devotions. The topic was ''Thankful Spirit," _Mrs. Hicks pre- sided for'thebusiness, An invita- tion was accepted to Bethesda United Church for the afternoon of June 7th; the ladies are also to attend a convention at Zion Luth- eran Church, Stratford, on Satur- day, May 14th. A letter was read by the secretary, Mrs. Geo. Rock, from Rev. Calvin Diegel, Gerald - ton, giving a description of -Ger- aldton and his church, and thank- ing for a gift received from this group. Cards of thanks were read from the families of the late Mrs. Idora Diegel and the late Mrs.,Al- vina Dietz, also thanks from Mrs. Edward Scherbarth, Jr., Mrs. Har- old Elligsen, Mrs. Wm. Hoppen- roth and- Mrs. Edwin Scherbarth, Two layettes were made by the ladies and are to be sent to Luth- eran ' World Relief, and a heater has been purchased by this group from Pastor Fischer to remain in the parsonage. Birthdays were re- ported by Mrs. H. E. Diegel and Mrs. Ell Rapien. The meeting closed with a hymn in their honor. Members of the Luther League attended a convention at Philips- burg Lutheran Church on Sunday afternoon. On Thursday evening four one. act plays were presented in the Brodhagen and District Commun- ity Hall by Luther League mem- bers from Milverton name of play being "Snowbound''; Wellesley, "Love of Ruth"; Baden, "A Night in. Brodhagen", and by Brodhagen, "Food For Father." Three adjudicators were Princi- pal of the Milverton High School, Mr. Ashdown, and Mr. Murtha, teachers of the Mitchell High School. They decided that Brod- hagen play was the winner, and a cup was donated and presented by Russell Sholdice to the director, Mrs. Ralph Hicks. The best actress was Sharon Prueter, of Brodhag- en, and a cup was donated and presented to her by Wilfred Ah- rens. The best actor was Arthur Diegel, of Brodhagen, and a cup was donated and presented to him by Ralph Hicks. Free soft drinks were donated to the . cast of the four plays by Lew Hicks and Ford biekison. - Piano pupils of Miss Audrey Priestap were competitors in the Mitchell Music Festival on Friday and 'manyreceived second and third place. - Roger Sholdice. attended leader- ship training camp --at -Edgewood Camp, Eden Mills, near Guelph, for the weekend. - On Friday evening friends ,of Henry Leonhardt held a stagparty at the home of Edgar Hillebrecht for ' Henry, prior to his coming marriage. He was presented with a chair by Ralph Hicks. -The event was planned by Charles S-elieibarth and Edgar Hillebrecht. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Rose, of Sarnia, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs, Chris W. Leonhardt, Mrs. Albert Querengesser re- turned home from Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth. Mrs. John Hinz, Sr., who had been with her daughter, Mrs. Lav- ern Wolfe, has been moved' to Stratford Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ruggle, Kit- chener; Mrs. Lester Schantz, Sher- ry and David, of Hamilton, and Mr. Dean of Calgary, called on Mrs. Charles Ahrens and Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Ahreng-on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mikel and Gloria, of Fullarton, with Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bennewies on Sun- day. Mrs. Clara Rock, of Stettler, Al- berta, with relatives here. Deborah Marie, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bauer, was baptized during the Sunday morn- ing service at St. Peter's Lutheran Church by Rev. E. J. Fischer, with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Drown, the sponsors, along with the parents. Herefords Bring $311 At Huron Sale An average of $311 was gained at the eleventh annual auction sale of the Huron.Hereford Association. Held in Clinton Tuesday, 21 lots sold for a total of $7,465, Last year the sale averaged $362 for 35 lots. 13 Bulls Sold Thirteen bulls sold for an aver- age of $356, five bred heifers $287, three open heifers $163, and three cows $303. Top -priced bull, from the Hirtzel Brothers herd, Crediton, sold for $485, to R. M. Aitken, R.R, 2, Tees - water. Heber J. L. Eedy and Sons, Dungannon, consigned the second highest bull, which sold at $480 to Thomas Cronin, R.R. 1, Auburn. Bert Alton and Sons, R.R. 7, Lucknow, bought the top bred heif- er for $335 from Allan Petrie herds, Dungannon. John K. Reid, Dungan- non, paid $330 for a bred heifer, also from the Petrie herd. William Caesar, R,R. 1, Dun- gannon, paid $320 for a cow con- signed by George Kennedy, of Lucknow. The same price was paid for a cow by the Almira Here- ford Farms, R.R. 1, Unionville, to Ralph Foster, of Goderich. Sand- ford Reid, R.R. 8, Parkhill, paid $270 for a cow from George Ken- nedy's herd. FUNERALS MRS. SiMON HA.U$. AN BLYTPH The death occurred Fri- day evening, April 2$, of Mrs. Sim- on Hallahan, in her 59th year. She had been a patient in St. -Mary's Hospital from the 29th of March. „Mrs. Hallahan was the former Anna E. Cummins, R.N. She was horn at St. Augustine, the daugh- ter of the late Thomas Cummins and Ellen McCourt. She attended the Separate School in St. Augus- ti ie, completed her high school ed- ucation in Wingham, after which she graduated from Teachers' Col- lege in Saskatoon, 'and taught school for five years in Saskatche- wan. In 1926 she entered St. Michael's Nursing School in Toronto, gradu- ated with honors on July 5, 1929, as a registered nurse. She re- mained in that profession until July, 1950. She married the late Henry Kelly, of Teeswater. Mr,, Kelly passed away in 1955. She re- mained on the farm, operating it with her brother, Jim, until April 1, 1958, she moved to Kitchener and bought a home at 19 Feltz Ave, On July 18, 1959, she mar- ried Simon Hallahan in the Sacred Heart R.C. Church. Kitchener. Mrs. Hallahan had a wonderful personality, very interested in the community welfare, particularly in- terested in agriculture. She gain- ed a number of friends in this vi- cinity, and in the different farm organizations in Huron County. " The numerous number of Mass cards. and floral tributes showed the esteem she held in the com- munity. She was a member of the Catholic Women's League and al- so a member of Sacred Heart Al- tar Society. She is survived by her husband, stepdaughter Rose Marie, a stu- dent in St. Mary's High School, Kitchener; a stepson, Maurice Hal- lahan ,of East Wawanosh; also sur- viving are four brothers, William and "Thomas, Saskatoon; Michael and James, St. Augustine; three sisters, Mrs. Mary- Kinahan, Sas- katoon; Ethel, Mrs. D. McMillian, Detroit; Bridget, Mrs. F. O'Keefe, Toronto. - —'- __ - ---- The body rested at the family farm home, Lot 40, Concession 5. The funeral took place, Tuesday, May 4, at St. Michael's, Church, Blyth, -with interment in St. Mich- ael's cemetery, Morris. Requiem High Mass', was sung .by Father Reed -Lewis, -who also spoke of the Faith of Mrs. Hallahan, his text being: "No greater faith have I seen in Israel." Father John Poieda of Sacred Heart Church, Kitchen- er, officiated at the cemetery. The pallbearers were Jerome Brophy, Desmond Brophy, Wing - ham; James O'Keefe and Leo O'Keefe, Toronto; Dennis Halla- han, Malton, and John Hallahan, Blyth. Other Buyers Other top buyers included: lien- ry C. Hillebrecht, Brodhagen, $425 for a' bull consigned by Hirtzel Brothers; Bert Cunningham, R.R. 5, • Goderich, $370 for a bull con- signed by H. C. Wright and Son, Cromarty; Neil Steffler R.R. 1, Teeswater, '$350 for a bull consign- ed by James R. Coulter, Belgrave; Russell Hill, R.R. 4, Mitchell, $350 for a bull from Kennedy herd; Murray Farrell, R.R. 1, Kincar- dine, $340 for a bull from herd of Ernest Brown, Clinton; Carrick Coiling, R.R. 1, Ripley, $320 for a bull consigned by Robert G. Mas- on, Ripley; Lloyd Ackersviller, R. R. 1, Stratford, $315 for a bull from the Wright herd; Donald McTav- ish, R.R. 1, Stratford, $305 for a bull from the Petrie herd• Robert Hastie, Gorrie, $290 for a !lull con- signed by B. R. Thomson. W. Mackel, Kitchener, paid $175 for an open heifer from the Wright herd; Arnold Roney, Mitchell, $165 for an open heifer from the Wright herd; J. Snojdman, London,_ $150 for an open heifer from the Mason herd. Last year the top -priced bull sold for $x'•25. Top heifer last 'year sold for $550, ,and average open heifer price was $182. Morris Council Road accounts and general ac- counts were passed for payment at the May meeting of Morris coun- cil. The following accounts were paid: Pearson, Edwards and Co., auditing, $325; Township of Turn - berry, Hyssop Drain, $22.67; Town of Wingham, fire truck calls, $374.95; Thamer Nursing Home, $49.50 ; Baker Nursing Home, $176.50; Gordon Nicholson, warble fly spraying, $202; Howard Smith, warble fly spraying, $231.40; .Geo. Martin, tax collector, salary $270, postage $9.94; relief account, $15. DANCING Brodhagen and District Community Centre Friday, May 13th KEN WILBEE THE MARVELLOUS MINICAR THE ' LOW-PRICED CAR YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ! On a test drive it went to Florida and back (3,546 miles) on 93.2 gallons of gas. Read All About It's Fine Features In This Week's_ Toronto Star Weekly Then come and see it on • - Y Disp la this week at George Miller's Texaco 'Station SEAFORTH INCREASE CROP YIELDS with GO -OP Weed !tillers! Weeds use valuable moisture needed by growing crops. Destroy weeds when they're young. ` SEAFORTH FARMERS CO NEED RUBBER STAMPS? THE HURON EXPOSITOR J As instructed by' the Council of the TOWN 'OF SEAFORTH hereby proclaim the period May 16 - May 21, 1960 to be Huron County World 'Reivgee Week • Money raised goes to fihe United Nations• Rehabilitation Program to clear the camps of Europe and help in many ways those still in camps in China, Hong Kong, Tunisia and the Middle East. The Blitz in Huron is a further effort—over and above what is being done in several of the churches—to encourage additional financial contributions—surely a challenge to the Christianity of Huron County and to all people of this, prosperous land. I urge the citizens of Seaforth to co-operate with citizens from across Huron in observing the week ,by contributing generously to this worthy cause. B. F. CHRIS•TIE, Mayor "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN"