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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-02-26, Page 5Wednesday, February 26, 2014 • Huron Expositor 5 Team Doig wins big at provincials Team Doig from CHSS took home top prize at the Gore Provincial Championships held in Cambridge, Feb. 15. The team won five straight, including the final over a Markham school, 5-2. "We had one game that was close and went to an extra end, but we managed to pull that out," said coach Todd Doig. "They played excellent, they were in control of every game they played." The team walked away with some extra hardware in the form of allstars awards given to Sam Steep, first allstar sec- ond; Adam Vincent, first allstar vice and Ethan Doig, second allstar skip. Ethan also won the sportsman award which was voted on by the other teams and coaches. Photo submitted Team Doig is Alex Vincent, Sam Steep, Adam Vincent, Ethan Doig and coach Todd Doig. IN THE YEARS AGONE Brave 12 -year-old boy stops runaway horse March 1,1889 • A brave act - On Thursday of last week, a horse attached to a cutter, while tired to a post in Harpurhey, broke the line by which it was tired, and gaining its liberty made for town at the top of its speed. Several parties who met the animal made ineffectual attempts to stop it. When nearly opposite the agricultural grounds a number of lads were playing on the side of the street and as the horse was pass- ing, one little fellow, Russel Thompson, grandson of Mrs. M Thompson of John Street, and about 12 years of age, made a jump for the rig and catching on behind climbed over the seat and reaching over the dashboard got hold of the lines, an before reading Laidlaw's corner he ha the animal pulled up and under control, although when he got into the cutter the horse was running at full speed. The little fellow turned the horse around and went back until he met the owner, and delivered up the rig entirely unin- jured. It was a brace and daring act which very few men would care to attempt much less to successfully carry out. • Huron County, the last 17 years, has sent 12 pupils to the blind institution at Brantford and has 11 there at present. • Mr. J.B. Crosson, of Clinton, who recently got his hand badly bitten by a horse, received $20 from an accident insurance company in which he had a risk. These things come in good sometimes. • Friday and Saturday last were the coldest days we have had for years. Saturday the mercury stood at about 10 degrees below zero all day and a stiff wind blowing from the west. Saturday night it fell to 28, the lowest record in these parts for a good while. • Mr. Smith, of the Broadfoot and Box Furniture Manufac- tory, returned from a very successful business trip to the Lower Provinces a few days ago, and left on Monday for Manitoba and British Columbia. Mr. Smith is a hustler after business. March 6, 1914 • The Lord's Day Alliance has spent many anxious moments in battle with the question of coal delivery on Sunday as a possible danger to the moral welfare of the community. During the recent cold spell, the coal dealers in some cases got behind in their deliveries. • The annual seed show of the South Huron Agricultural Society was held in Smallcombe's Hall, Hensall, on Wednesday last an was the most successful of the many conducted by the society. This was the first seed show for Hensall and by the large attendance and the interest exhibited, it appeared to be only a forerunner of what a Hensall seed show will develop into. • Mr. J.F. Daly is making extensive preparations for a big season's business in the sale of Ford automobiles. His first shipment of Fords, consisting of a carload, arrived in town on Wednesday of last week; ad is now assembled in the warerooms. ■ March came in like al ion and tradition sayeth that it will go out like a lamb. • The Seaforth Creamery has made a good start and is get- ting in a good supply of cream for this time of the year. Last week they made over 2,000 pounds of butter and the supply is continually growing. March 3,1939 • Inclement weather resulted in a slight decrease in the attendance of the annual Hensall Seed Show, but the quality of the exhibits was up to standard. ■ Old timers in Seaforth who remember hockey games in the good old days, claim the crows that saw the Clinton- Seaforth game on Tuesday night was the largest ever in the rink. The total paid admission was 1,364. • George A. Sills, well known Seaforth businessman, on Fri- day celebrated his 84th birthday. Mr. Sills enjoys the best of health and is daily seen about town. • "Movies have done more to make children dissatisfied than any other factor," J.H. Kincaid, North Huron Public School Inspector told the Seaforth Lions Club on Monday evening. He was speaking on the new courses of study and the changes in conditions under which the child of today lives. Feb. 27, 1964 • The Seaforth Community Hospital campaign is short $20,000 of its $195,000 objective. "We feel the objective can be reached. In some cases those taking part in the campaign have not completed their calls and this means that returns from certain areas are below estimates," said K.B. McMillan, campaign chairman. ■ An earlier open season for hunting ducks and geese was urged at a meeting of the Seaforth Fish and Game Club Thursday evening. Speakers pointed out that under the present regulations, ducks have left the area by the time the open season comes about and as well geese have been down here and have already left. The result is that there is very little shooting possible throughout the district. • Hildebrand Paint and Paper is opening a new shop Thurs- day featuring wallpaper, paint and decoration services in the former Daly garage on Main Street. The building, which has been owned for some time by Frank Kling, has been renovated and a new front installed. March 1,1989 ■ Pigs survive trauma of barn fire. So far no casualties have resulted from a barn fire Sunday night at the RR2 Dublin property (east of St. Columban School) of Joseph Nolan. The family is keeping a close watch on a number of pigs that were housed in the barn, but so far all seem to have pulled through the trauma of the fire. Pigs usually cannot withstand heavy exposure to smoke. ■ Eleven area churches saw the fruits of their fundraising efforts Friday when 140 metric tones of grain, or 2,800 50 kilogram bags, were loaded onto two railway cars destines for Montreal. Once in Montreal the grain will be trans- ferred to ships and taken to Mozambique, Africa. The total worth of the donation is estimated at $20,000 and will be matched three to one by the Canadian International Development Agency. ■ After two months of lockout at the General Coach plant in Hensall, a tentative agreement between the union and the company has been reached. A meeting was held in Hen- sall on Tuesday, at which the membership of the Brother- hood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 3054, held a ratification vote on a recent settlement package. • Work on the Seaforth Community Hospital expansion is progressing well and is already two weeks ahead of sched- ule. Don Smith, the hospital's Chief Executive Officer, confirmed Monday that the structural steel had arrived early and was now in place, and that the walls had been filled in. He added the roof is expected to be completed by Friday.