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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-01-08, Page 5letters to the editor Have an opinion? The Huron Expositor welcomes let- ters to the editor. They must be signed and accompanied by a phone number for information clarification. 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 P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ont. NOK IWO seaforth.news@sunmedia.ca get it online seaforthhuronexpositor.com Wednesday, January 8, 2014 • Huron Expositor 5 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com Photo submitted Father and son at the Winter Classic Barry Mills, Public Works manager for Huron East (right) and son Dustin travelled south of the border to join 105,000 hockey fans at the University of Michigan for the NHI2s Winter Classic which saw the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Detroit Red Wings. The Leafs emerged victorious after a shootout. "It was a great game, but it was sure cold," said Barry after braving subzero temperatures to cheer on the winning team. IN THE YEARS AGONE Clinton man found dead on tracks January 11, 1889 • Mr. George Nott, of Tuckersmith, recently sold a thor- oughbred cow and calf to Mr. John Jefferson, of Hullett, and a thoroughbred bull to Mr. John H. White, of Tuck- ersmith, all at good prices. • Mr. John Sundercock, of Hullett, intends building a new bard 45x60 next spring, and Mr. J. Medd, of the same township, is going to have his barn split and an addition put to the end of it, with stone stabling under the whole. • The election for a councillor in Ward No. 2 on Monday last, results in the election of Mr. James Evans by a majority of 33, the vote standing. Evans, 104 and Dynes, 71. • We learned from Toronto Mail that Mr. Jacob McGee has been elected Mayor of Egmondville. • Deputy -sheriff Reynolds and county high constable Mackay left on Tuesday of last week for Kingston peni- tentiary, in charge of Hawse, the barn burner, who has been sentenced to 14 years in that institution. • The heavy rain of Wednesday wound up with a sever wind and snowstorm at night, and on Thursday morn- ing the snow was in all manner of fantastic heaps. In some places there are pies of snow several feet deep, and in other places the ground is bare. This last storm will make the roads worse than ever. January 23,1914 • After hearing evidence all day and part of the evening, Magistrate Saunders dismissed five charges of selling liquor to minors laid against T. Newell, proprietor of the Commercial Hotel in Exeter, laid by Provincial Inspector Magladery. Seven charges had been laid but two were withdrawn. • The sleighing is excellent and is being greatly enjoyed. • Stratford and Seaforth Juniors met in the Palace rink here on Tuesday night last and put up a splendid exhibi- tion of hockey for the large attendance of spectators. Despite the soft ice that game was fast and clean and the excitement, especially in the second half, never hot below fever heat. Seaforth held the match against Strat- ford and won with score of five to four. • Mr. Daly, the jeweler, has moved into the store formerly occupied by Chesney and Archibald, opposite The Expositor office. January 13, 1939 • The newly completed Seaforth Collegiate Institute will be open for the inspection of the public on the after- noons of Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 23 and 24, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., according to Board Chairman J.F. Daly. • Meeting in Clinton Saturday to discuss the advisability of seeking the Provincial Plowing Match for Huron in 1940, delegates from the North and South Huron Plowing Association and others interested, decided unanimously in favor of an invitation being issued. • The body of a Clinton man was discovered Tuesday afternoon lying on the C.N.R. right-of-way 1.5 miles west of Seaforth. The man had been missing since the bliz- zard of two weeks ago. He was last seen alive Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 27. • Seaforth citizens should have an opportunity of viewing the King and Queen when they visit Stratford next June, the town council decided at its meeting Monday when it instructed the Clerk to enquire from Stratford as to arrangements for accommodating citizens of the town on the occasion of the visit. • Members of the Seaforth Badminton Club were guest of the Goderich club Wednesday evening when 13 mem- bers made the trip. • Commencing Jan. 1, 1939, operating room and mater- nity case charges will be adjusted to make the charges uniform throughout all Huron County hospitals. January 9, 1964 • Appointment of council representatives to board and commissions highlighted the first business meeting of Seaforth's 1964 council Monday evening. Establishing a record for concered, council completed everything on the agenda and adjourned before 10 o'clock. • Tuckersmith council met in the Town Hall, Seaforth, on Monday, when members ministered by Clerk J.I. McIn- tosh. This was followed by a brief inspirational talk by Rev. Howard Plant, of Brucefield. • Seaforth Firemen re-elect John E Scott as Chief at the annual meeting of the Brigade Thursday evening. • The 1963 chairman of the Seaforth District High School Board, Ed Dearing of RR 1 Staffa, Monday night, was elected chairman of the AdvisoryVocational Committee of the Central Huron Secondary School at Clinton. • Huron County Council of 1964 will have seven new members and 29 who served previously. Seaforth's dep- uty -reeve bring the total to 36, instead of 35. January 11, 1989 • No serious damage resulted from an unseasonal electri- cal storm Saturday night, but a number of Seaforth and area residents have reported damage to a variety of elec- trical appliances. One household even reported damage to the roof of their Chalk Street home. • A fire causing thousands of dollars in smoke damage broke out at Seaforth District High School at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday. The fire starts in the school shop in a room used for storage and as the instructor's office. The cause of the fire is not yet certain. Some rages were burned in the fire, and it is speculated spontaneous combustion may have ignited them. • The issue of the Lord's Prayer in schools was once again before trustee on the Huron County Board of Education when they met for their first board meeting of the New Year. Trustees were confronted by a petition listing the names of 30 Goderich area people from the Port Albert Anglican Church who "are in favor if the Board of Edu- cation allowing the Lord's Pray to be said in our schools." • A Brussels man has been elected chairman of the Board of Gay Lea Foods Cooperative Limited. Fred Meier of RR 4 Brussels replaces John Campbell of RR 3 Bayfield, who had held the office for three years.