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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.