HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2015-12-02, Page 5IN THE YEARS AGONE
Dec. 9,1887
■ The additions and improve-
ments to the curling and
skating rink are now nearly
completed, and Mr. Jas. A.
Anderson has been engaged
to take charge of it this sea-
son the same as last. By the
new addition 30 feet have
been added to the rink, and
it is now 162 feet in length
and 62 feet in width. To
stand at the entrance and
look in it presents the
appearance of a little world
by itself. Th is rink, once
completed will be one of the
largest curling and skating
rinks in the province outside
of the bigger cities.
• Mr. J.J. McCaughey, of Hul-
lett, a few days since dis-
posed of an entire colt 17
months old, sire by Robby
Burns, to Mr. T. Wallace,
for the neat sum of $150.
■ Mr. John Beattie informs us
there has not for years
been so much business in
the Division Court as at the
present time. Th is is, no
doubt, good for the clerk,
Bailiff , and legal gentle-
men, but it is not a healthy
sign of the country.
• On Saturday last, as Mr. Geo.
Habkirk, of McKillop,
accompanied by his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Gordon, was
returning home from Man-
chester, he met with a very
unfortunate mishap in Clin-
ton. Opposite Mr. Tippling's
blacksmith shop in that
town some children had
rolled up a large snowball
and left it on the side of the
road. When opposite this
Mr. Habkirk's horse, a young
animal, got frightened at it
and made a sudden bolt to
the side of the road, upset-
ting the buggy into the ditch,
and throwing Mr. Habkirk
and his daughter out. Th e
horse got away, and with the
buggy ran into Rattenbury's
hotel yard where it was
caught but not until it had
badly wrecked the buggy.
Mr. Habkirk got his side
injured and Mrs. Gordon
got her shoulder hurt.
Dec. 6,1912
■ The report of the honours in
the last Toronto Medical
Examinations was published
on Nov 23. Itis a pleasure to
state that Mr. Frank L. Eber-
hart, of Staff a, a graduate of
Seaforth Collegiate Institute
headed the honour list of his
year. Mr. Eberhart is now in
his fourth year, and has the
distinction of having taken
honours every year at
Toronto Medical College. Mr.
Eberhart is son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Eberhart, of
Hibbert He is doing credit to
himself and his early
training.
• Electric lights have been
installed in the curling
and skating rink replacing
the old gas lights.
■ The fire alarm was sounded
at about eight o'clock Friday
morning. This time it
proved a genuine alarm. Th
e fi re was in the residence
of Mr. Sutherby on High
Street. Th e fi remen were
promptly on hand and the
fire was subdued without
serious damage being
done. But about 11 o'clock
the fi re broke out again and
this time it appeared to be
more serious. However, the
place was well flooded and
the fire was soon
extinguished.
Dec. 10, 1937
■ The condition of Arthur C.
Routledge, Seaforth grocer-
yman, driver of a car which
struck a CNR freight engine
at noon on Monday, was
much improved, Scott
Memorial Hospital
reported Thursday. Mr.
Routledge was alone in his
car and on his way to his
home in Egmondville when
the crash occurred. He
apparently never saw the
train, which was just pull-
ing into Seaforth station at
between 15 and 20 miles
per hour. According to eye
witnesses Mr. Routledge
drove directly into the train.
■ King Winter opened an off
ensive on Tuesday, which
within a day resulted in
blocked roads throught the
district. Snow has fallen
steadily since the begin-
ning of the week and aided
by a high wind has piled it
into huge drifts on all main
and concession roads. On
Th ursday north and south
roads from Seaforth were
closed to cars despite a
plow that went through the
Mill road late Wednesday.
The Seaforth to Kippen
road was blocked Tuesday
night and is still closed.
■ The 14th annual com-
mencement of the Seaforth
Collegiate Institute, held in
Cardno's Hall on Friday
evening, was highly success-
ful. It was attended by an
audience which completely
fi lled the large hall. William
Black, chairman of the
board, acted as chairman.
Dec. 13, 1962
• Traffic ground to almost a
standstill Wednesday, as
driving snow piled to
record heights across
Huron County.
• William C Moore, manager
of the Toronto Dominion
Bank here since early 1959
has been appointed man-
ager of the Lindsay branch
of the bank. He will assume
his new duties there early in
January.
• Plans for a Christmas tree
burning occasion are being
reviewed by the Christmas
Activity committee of the
Chamber of Commerce.
• Fire losses totaled $53,000 in
Seaforth in 1962, of which
$48,000 was in one fire - that
of Henderson started chicks
Ltd., council was told Mon-
day when Fire Chief John E
Scott presented his annual
report. During the year, the fi
re brigade answered 22 rural
calls and 13 town calls.
Dec. 9,1987
• Th e Town of Seaforth was
hopping Friday night as
approximately 3,000
turned out fo the Santa
Claus parade. Th e parade,
held for the fi rst time on a
Friday night, lasted for
more than an hour and
saw 60 entries brighten the
town's main street with
their glitter and lights.
• Th ere was a lot of activity
in Hensall this weekend as
a train carrying potash
derailed behind the Hen-
sall District Co-op. Four
CN cars left the rails at
3:30 on Friday afternoon,
on ending up completely
on its side. Railway offi
cials had no idea what
caused the cars to leave
the track
• Lorne Fell, who operates
Rosebank Seed Farms Ltd.
at his 200 -acre farm out-
side Staffa, has been
named a World Champion
fi ve of the past six years,
for his entries in grain
samples at the Royal Agri-
cultural Winter Fair in
Toronto. Th is year was no
exception. 20 years ago
Dec. 13,1889
• From the Expositor classi-
fieds: $3,000 will buy Lot
7, Concession 10, Morris
township, one and a half
miles east of Blyth, con-
tains 64 acres, good
orchard, small house and
barn. Two-thirds of pur-
chase money may remain
on mortgage at 6 per cent
per annum. ! On Friday
the 29th, Mr. John Balk -
well, who lives near Port
Huron, Michigan, and
brother of Mr. William
Balkwell, who lives on the
London Road south of
Exeter, received a
telegram stating that his
brother William was dead
and the funeral would
take place on Sunday. Mr.
Balkwell at once made
preparations and left there
on Saturday morning,
arrived at Exeter Saturday
evening and to his sur-
prise found his brother
enjoying the best of
health. The perpetrator of
this cruel hoax is not
known.
• James Spier of Morris
killed a Berkshire pig,
seven months old, that
dressed out at 220 pounds.
That is not bad for a
porker.
• On Friday night a young
lady applied at the bar of a
leading hotel in Kingston
for a bottle of brandy. She
said a doctor had ordered
it. The keeper said he
would like a certificate.
Theyoung miss retired and
did not return.
Dec. 18,1914
• The Grand Trunk Railroad
have replaced the plank
platform at Holmesvile
station, by one of the cin-
der and crushed stone
and also extended it east-
wards and widened it.
• TheGoderich Knitting Fac-
tory has received an order
from the British Govern-
ment for socks that will
keep the factory running
to its utmost capacity for
the next four months to
fill.
• Toronto's boys at Salisbury
Plains certainly won't go
puddingless this Christ-
mas. Three trunks, one
weighing 400 pounds, and
all filled with puddings
and plum cakes, were sent
off to England.
• Mr. Robert Dick, of the
third concession of Hay,
delivered an exceptionally
good flock of turkeys to C.
Watson of Kippen. Mr.
Dick had 50 in the flock
and they averaged 14 and
a half pounds each. Mr.
Dick is noted to be an
exceptional fowl man.
Dec. 17,1964
• Tuckersmith council
approved a bid of street
lights in Kippen. The
installation is being initi-
ated by Stanley Township.
• Santa Claus brought joy to
the hearts of hundreds of
children on Saturday
when he arrived at the
Hensall Town Hall for the
annual Christmas party
for the children of Hensall
and district. Four hundred
and twenty-ive treats and
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425 bottles of chocolate
milk were handed out.
• A campaign to raise funds
for the Pioneer Memorial
Mausoleum, now under
construction in Harper -
hey, got underway this
week when letters were
mailed to area residents.
About half of the funds
required already are on
hand.
• Despite the snow and cold
which featured the
weather program here
early this week, certain •
flowers seem to have no
difficulty in thriving. Lat-
est example is a bouquet
of bright, cherry pansies
which John Tremeer
picked in his Victoria
Street garden on Saturday
and brought into the •
Expositor office.
• Prices at Willinson's IGA:
Grade 'A' turkeys, 38 cents
a pound; Coffee, one
pound tin, 99 cents;
Smoked ham, 49 cents a
pound; Sunkist oranges,
59 cents a dozen; Kraft
mayonnaise, 37 cents;
Kidney beans, 8 tins for 99
cents; butter, 57 cents a
pound.
Dec. 13,1989
• At their meeting on
December 5, McKillop
Township council
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approved a grant of $1,000
for the Rita Lutheran Villa
in Mitchell. The monies
will go towards funding of
the extended care conver-
sation project. ! Hay Town-
ship Reeve Lionel Wilder
is Huron County's new
warden. The none -year
county veteran received
18 votes to McKillop
Township Reeve Marie
Hicknell's 14 at Huron
County's Inaugural Ses-
sion Tuesday afternoon.
An RR1 Seaforth resident
is the 1989 recipient of the
Murray Cardiff Citizen-
ship trophy, awarded to
the 4-H member in Huron
County who best exempli-
fies the goals and aims of
4-H.
A tradition of teen dances
may be beginning in Sea -
forth on Saturday night.
Wally Gaebel, who has
been running teen dances
in just about every com-
munity between London,
Goderich and Stratford for
the past four years, has
organized a Beach Party
Saturday for Seaforth
teens, partly out of a desire
to serve a community that
isn't already being served,
and partly because he was
approached by local teens
to come to their
community.
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