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IN THE YEARS AGONE
Skaters and curlers having fun in 1889
Jan. 18,1889
• On Friday evening of last week, as Mrs. Dr. Cole-
man was walking along the side walk opposite
Cardno's block, she slipped on an icy spot, falling
and breaking her left arm.
• The skating and curling rink is now in full blast
when the weather permits, and both skaters and
curlers are having lots of fun.
• Mr. John Hannah attended a very successful and
interesting meeting of the Ontario CreameryAsso-
ciation held at Picton last week. He was appointed
vice-president of the association.
• The rain of Wednesday has had the effect of con
siderably reducing the snowdrifts and improving
the roads, but there is no appearance of sleighing
yet
• Mr. Josiah Irwin has sold the north fifty acres of his
farm on the 2nd concession, near Alma, to Mr.
Alexander Jamieson, of the Huron Road, for the
sum of $3,300. It is a very nice lot, and has on it a
small frame house and bank bam.
II Mr. Lewis McDonald, of the saw mills in Walton,
has sold a hundred acre wood lot in the township
of Grey to Mr. Querengesser, of McKillop, for the
sum of $7,000.
Jan. 30,1914
• Mr. Walkter Haines, of the Dominion Bank,
sprained his anlde while skating at the rink on Fri-
day evening and has done to his home in Wing -
ham until he recovers.
• The January thaw set in Monday night but it has
not seriously impaired the good sleighing of the
past three weeks.
• Wood is plentiful in town this winter and is being
more used than for several winters. The cause of
the usually plentiful supply is, no doubt, the wind-
storm of last Good Friday, which blew down a
large number of trees.
MI Mt D.T. Pinkney, formerly of the Royal Hotel, Sea -
forth, who recently sold his hotel business in Ber-
lin, has removed his family to Stratford, where they
now reside.
• Mr. Govenlock has purchased the grocery stock of
Mr. C.S. Andrew, of the Postoffice Grocery. Mr.
and Mrs. Andrews intend on going west in the
spring.
• Mr. John Dodds has leased the McCallum resident
on Goderich Street and now occupies it
Jan. 2011939
• The public will have an opportunity of inspecting
the addition and other improvements at the Col-
legiate Institute on Monday and Tuesday evenings
and Tuesday afternoon next week
• The annual Lions Club ice carnival is being held
this year, it is expected, on Friday, Feb. 10, accord-
ing to Lion E.C. Boswell, who heads the commit-
tee in charge of the event. Arrangements are being
made to present a particularly special attraction
on that evening.
II Members of the Public School Board organized
for the year on Wednesday evening when J.A.
Westcott was named chairman.
• A check-up on hockey players reveals the fact 211
players are talcing part in schedules games at the
local rink. This is an increase of four over last year.
• The annual meeting of McKillops, Hibbert and
Logan Telephone Co. was held in Looby's Hall,
Dublin on Wednesday and records on of the larg-
est attendance for manyyears.
• Egmondville defeated Winthrop in hockey with a
score of 2-1.
• J.M. McMillan's rink captured the silver spoons at
the Seaforth Curling Club's weekly bonspiel on
Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Jan. 16,1963
• A review of the Christmas program, as arranged by
the Christmas activites commityee, will be carried
out this weekend when results of the program will
be assessed and plans set in motion for the next
year, according to C of C President W.M. Hart.
• Additional books, valued at $1,294, recently have
been added to the large library at SDHS. The wide
selection of books has been made possible by a
bequest from the late Bruce Scott. Each year the
Scott Estate provices funs with which to purchase
additional volumes, as well as scholarships to
SDHS students.
• Installation ceremonies at the Legion Hall Thurs-
day evening attracted a large attendance. Jack
Eisler, who was installed as president, succeeds
R.S. MacDonald.
• A total of 53 confirmed cases of rabies have
appeared in Huron in the nince months ending
Dec. 31, according to Dr. J.C. MacLennan of the
Health of Animals Branch in Seaforth.
• Children from several classes of the Seaforth Pub-
lic School shared some of their Christmas with
others less fortunate donating and buying Christ-
mas gifts for the Children's Aid in Goderich as well
as CARE.
Jan. 18, 1989
• Since employees at the General Coach in Henson
were locked out on Dec. 30, 1988, there have been
no talks between the union and management The
employees voted 94 per cent in favour of rejecting
the company's offer, which included a $200 sign-
ing bonus. The word on the second day of the
lockout was that both sides were ready for a long
stoppage of work.
• Public school students in Huron County will be
getting more French Instruction - if instructors
can be found. At its January meeting the Huron
County Board of Education passed a motion
resolving to make a commitment to strengthen
the core French program in its elementary schools
by adopting a goal of 20 minutes of instruction per
day in Grades one to three and 40 minutes of
instruction per day in grades four to eight.
• South Huron Youth for Christ began 1989 with a
Talent Night Rally Jan. 7 at Brucefield Public
School. The annual talent night features a variety
of local talent by both the young and the "young at
heart" each year.
• A cash donation of $275 was given by Paul Vander
Molen of the Lawnmaster towards the building
fund of the Seaforth and District Preschool Learn-
ing Centre. The money was raised through the sale
of Christmas trees in 1988.
Whitney South
Winter woes
After a week of subzero temperatures and a heck of a lot of snow, Huron East
residents were excited to see the sun once again on Jan. 12. The ice and snow
began to melt and roads were once again clear. But the question is, for how long?
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Jan. 8
Men's high: Arnold Ramsey and
Cor Decorte, four wins,
Ken Preszcator, three wins
Ladies' high: Velma Preszcator,
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