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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-08-20, Page 5Wednesday, August 20, 2014 • Huron Expositor 5 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com Tara Ostner, QMI Agency Scheduled demolition on the damaged Queen's hotel began Aug. 15. As of press time, nothing is known about any plans for the site once the building has been levelled. Members of council have, however, expressed concerns the pretigious corner could end up an empty lot. 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 able to be printed without the author's name attached. All letters are subject to editing due to possible space restriction. Letters can be dropped off at the office, mailed or emailed: The Huron Expositor 8 Main St. P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ont. NOK 1WO seaforth.news@sunmedia.ca www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com IN THE YEARS AGONE Huron mobilizes for World War 1 Aug. 16,1889 • Seaforth, Brussels and Blyth hose teams have all been practicing hard for the tournament, which is taking place at Listowel today, and they will surely do honour to their county. Wouldn't it me a joke if they took all three prizes? • We notice that Dr. Smith of this town has been appointed vice-president for Ontario of the Canadian Medical Association, which held its annual meeting at Banff this week. The doctor's many friends will unite with us in congratulating him on this honourable mark of distinc- tion conferred on him by his brother practitioners. • MR. John McMann shipped 18 very fine horses in a pal ace car to Detroit on Tuesday. They averaged about 1,400 lbs. each. • A frame building on the south side of the railway track has was burned on Saturday morning last. The fire alarm was sounded about 4 a.m., and the firemen were promptly on the spot, but the flames had gained such headway before being noticed that the building was pretty well gutted before the firemen got to it. The skele- ton, however, and another building attached to it were saved. The building was unoccupied at the time, and the origin of the fire is unknown. It belonged to Mrs. McTag- gart, of Toronto, and there is an insurance on it of $200. Aug. 21,1914 • Dr. Clark, V.S. of Goderich, has received an inquiry from the Militia Department, as to the probable number of horses in this section suitable for artillery and cavalry remounts. The colours wanted are bay, brown, black and chestnut. • The volunteers who were quartered at Goderich, waiting removal to the front, were mustered for divine service last Sabath on the Court House Square. The 33rd regi- mental band had charge of this music part of the service. The citizens turned out in large numbers to show their appreciation of the men who are going to the front. • The ladies of Seaforth made a whirlwind canvass of Seaforth and vicinity on Thursday last for subscriptions to the hospital ship to be presented to the British Admi- rality by the women of Canada. They were very success- ful and gathered over $250. • Mr. John Wise of the Huron Road, Tuckersmith, has pur- chased a Ford car from Mr. J.F. Daly, Seaforth. This is 14 new Fords Mr. Daly has sold this season. • Miss Lizzie Smith, of Ottawa, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. W.E. Kerslake over the weekend. Miss Smith has just returned from Europe, and was a passenger on the Cedric, the boat that had such a narrow escape from capture by a German gun boat. Aug. 18,1939 IN Elliot's lunch was entered some time Thursday morning and a quantity of cigarettes and chocolate bars stolen. Entry was made by raising a rear window, and unlocking the door. Dickson's Feed Store also reported the theft of $3 from a till in the store on Wednesday noon as Mr. Dickson was absent from the store for a few minutes. Police traced the theft to a local juvenile, and a portion of the money was recovered. • A small blaze at the residence of E.J. Box, Goderich Street, on Wednesday morning, was quickly extin- guished by the fire brigade. Some boards in the back kitchen had caught on fire as bees were being smoking out. • Seaforth council contemplated regulations governing Seaforth traffic at the meeting Tuesday evening. Provin- cial traffic officers, who have noted the habit of motorists of making "U" turns at the corner of Main and Goderich Streets, suggested to council that the traffic bylaw be amended to prohibit this practice. • Five persons narrowly escaped being burnt to death early Saturday morning, as fire seriously damaged the 75 -year-old Clarke grocery store and apartments on Main Street. Aug. 20, 1964 • There is lots of activity at the site of the new Seaforth Community Hospital, as construction crews rush work to have the building closed in before winter. Foundation walls of the lower level are being poured, and construc- tion of footings on the upper level is under way. Mean- while, the campaign committee has set in motions plans to raise the balance of the campaign objective of $195,000. • Complaints of drag racing and irresponsible driving on Tuckersmith Township roads, in the area of RCAF Sta- tion Clinton, were aired at the August meeting of Tucker - smith council. • A contract for the construction of the new United Dairy and Poultry Co-op office and grading sta- tion was awarded Tuesday to Schantz and Hicks, of Waterloo. Clare Reith, local UDPC manager, said it was the lowest of three tenders received. The 100 X 60 building will be located on property purchased from Wright and Leyburn on South Main Street. Aug. 16,1989 • Leanne, 16 -year-old daughter of Neil and Loretta Dol - mage of RR 4 Walton, and Tracy, daughter of Gary and Dianne Bennett if Seaforth, also 16m were in Italy this summer as part of a Lions exchange program. The exchange lasted six weeks, and the girls stayed their first two weeks with the family of a Lions member from Italy, and their third and fourth weeks in a camp in Venice. • Seaforth's two dentist brothers have been honoured with a prestigious Fellowship Award by the Academy of General Dentistry. • A Walton man has been charged with aggravated assault and more charges may by laid after he alleg- edly wounded a neighbour with a chainsaw during a neighbourhood dispute last week. IN The Seaforth Lions hosted the annual Foodfest at the Seaforth and District Community Centre on Sunday featuring a variety of foods produced by Huron County agriculture.