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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-07-23, Page 5Wednesday, July 23, 2014 • Huron Expositor 5 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com 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. NOK1WO seaforth.news@sunmedia.ca Come and get it Whitney South, Huron Expositor The Seaforth Optimists hosted their annual Men's Steak Night on July 17. Setting up for a fun filled night were (from left to right) John McGlynn, Warren Small, Bob Dinsmore, Bill Tremeer, Greg Blok and Tom Turner IN THE YEARS AGONE Fanny Dungey sells Commercial Hotel July 19,1889 • Mr. Robert Jamieson, of the Golden Lion store, left on his semi annual business trip to the Old Country on Tues- day last. He intends visiting the Paris Exposition before his return. • Mr. Moore Boyd has purchased the residence on North Main Street, recently owned by Mrs. D. Clark, for $650, which is a good bargain. Mrs. Clark and family intend removing to California shortly, where Mr. Clarke has been for some time. • The Salvation Army will have an Ice Cream Social in their Barracks on the evening of the 24th inst. • An interesting baseball match was played on the Rec- reation Grounds on Saturday afternoon last between the Fire Brigade and the employees of the Broadfoot and Box factory, resulting in favor of the former by a store of 28 to 18. • This is a time of considerable anxiety for farmers and all depending on them. But, unless something very unu- sual occurs it is now almost a certainty that our farmers will have this year a reasonable return for their labour. • There was a great concourse of people at Exeter on Friday last, to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne. It is estimated that there were between four and dive thousand people, including a procession of 1,500 Orangemen, present. The little town, at any rate, was packed full. July 24, 1914 • Mr. Thomas McMillan, of Hullett, has purchased a new Ford touring car from Mr. J.F. Daley, of this town. • Mr. Almond Modeland, of Tuckersmith, near Egmondville, has sent us in a sample of oats from his farm, which measures sixty-six inches from the ground up. That is a record for length but they are not headed out as well as Mr. Lanes: • The high school entrance scholarships were won by Annie Neville, of the Separate School, Seaforth, and Morrison Sillery, School Sectioin No. 4, Hibbert, Miss Rena MacKenzie, teacher. • MR. William G. Wallace of Tuckersmith has pur- chased a small farm at Locust Hill, near Toronto, and intends engaging extensively in the poultry business. He wants to sell his own farm, east of Egmondville. • Tuckersmith - Mr. John McNay, of the second concession, with his usual enterprise, has installed a mechanical two -cow milking machine. It is operated by a gasoline engine and proves a great labour saver, as it will milk eleven cows in a half hour. July 21, 1939 ■ Russell Scott, widely known Hibbert farmer, was instantly killed when struck by lightning about five o'clock Thursday afternoon as he drove to his barn on a load of hay. His son Donny, aged 10, also on the load, was not injured, although one horse was killed. • Work of preparing the Mill Road between Sea - forth and Brucefield for paving is well under way. Already approaches to Egmondville bridge have been double in width and this week a power shovel has been eating into hills on the road. Charters' hill is now receiving attention; the first is being trucked to widen the road at other points. According to Engineer T.R. Patterson, no paving will be done this year, but the road will be prepared for work in 1940. ■ In an effort to clear up interference, which has bothered Seaforth radios for some weeks, a govern- ment radio inspector was at work in the town on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The interfer- ence, which is believed to result from a cracked insu- lator, has resulted in scores of complains going to the district radio office in Kitchener, the inspector said. • Indicative of a new trend in family reunions was the church service and cemetery decoration service held by the members of the Crich family at Turner's United Church, Tuckersmith, on Sunday afternoon. Rev. Garland G. Burton, M.A., B.D., preached the sermon. • The silver collection which the Seaforth High- landers Band took up at its Sunday evening concert last week amounted to $15.52 according to treasurer Arthur Golding. ■ The Seaforth football team advanced to HFA South Group finals on Tuesday when it defeated Win- throp here 4-0. The finals, however, are now stale- mated with St. Columban and the locals unable to come to terms regarding the final games. The diffi- culty centres about the third game. Seaforth wants this played on neutral ground, officials claiming this was agreed upon by the league. St. Columban, on the other hand, think the third game should be played in St. Columb an. July 16,1964 IN Mrs. Fanny Dungey, after 43 years in the hotel busi- ness in Seaforth, this week sold the Commercial Hotel to John Chernes. She and her husband, the late Charles Dun- gey, purchased the hotel in 1921. • Tuckersmith council, at a special meeting Tuesday evening, served notice that unless residents of Egmond- ville and Harpurhey heeded provisions of Bylaw 13 of 1952, they could expect trouble. The bylaw deals with dogs and provides dogs are prohibited from running at large during the period May 1 to Oct. 1. According to some residents, however, few dogs are paying any attention. • Initial steps toward grade schools in Tuckersmith will be taken next September when school resumes. Instead of each of the seven schools teaching all eight grades, stu- dents will be moved between schools and each teacher will teach but two grades. • Some progress is being made in creating a conserva- tion area of the Bayfield River Valley, either separately or as a part of the Maitland Conservation Area. July 19,1989 • Nigel Bellchamber's recent hiring as Huron County's new administrator is both a career step and a move home. The former Bayfield resident, who is acting manager of the London Field Management office of the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs, beings his employment with Huron County Sept. 1. • The Seaforth and District All Girls Marching Band won first place as the best all girls marching band at the Calgary Stampede. The 64 girl band, which includes about 30 local girls and a number of others from Goderich and Clinton, had to compete against 22 other bands. • The Seaforth Public Utilities Commission passed its 1889 waterworks budget calling for expenditures of $190,000. That amount included $29,000 for capita pro- jects, $40,000 toward the replacement of the town water town, and $121,000 for water distribution and general operating expenses. • Thing are back to normal at Maplewood Manor after a fire scare on Saturday night. Seaforth and Area Firefighters were called to Maplewood at approximately 10:30 p.m. Satur- day after a chair in one of the second floor bedrooms started on fire. It was extinguished but smoke filtered throughout the second storey if the returement hoe, requiring evacuation of the residents. A cigarette is the suspected culprit of the fire.