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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2014-03-26, Page 5Wednesday, March 26, 2014 • Huron Expositor 5 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com IN THE YEARS AGONE J. Cardno sets off explosion in hall March 15,1889 • On Friday evening just before the beginning of the Cantata, a strong smell of gas began to make itself felt and Mr. J. Cardno, thinking there was a small leak in the pipe which supplies the footlights, lifted the cover which was down and lit a match to find where the leak was. Immedi- ately a wave of flame swept right across the front of the stage, the long trough in which the foot lights are placed having become completely ffiled with gas, as it had been left on by mistake. With excellent presence of mind, Mr. Cardno closed down the cover and extinguished the blaze before the people had time to realize what had hap- pened. It is very fortunate that people kept their seats, for had a rush been made to the head of the stairs many would certainly have been forced over the ban- ister and either killed outright or severely hurt. • Messrs. McMann and Dickson, the well known horse dealers of this town, shipped from Sea - forth station to Lancaster, Penn- sylvania, on Wednesday of last week a car load of as fine horses as ever left this country. There were 17 animals in the car and they averaged over 1,500 lbs each. Theywere all geldings. The same gentleman shipped 13 to Detroit on Friday which aver- aged 1,400 lbs. Each, and besides this they sold out to farmers in the vicinity six others. This made 36 horses that were sold out of Mr. McMann's sta- bles in this town within seven days, representing about $6,000 in value. March 13,1914 • The Seaforth Old Boys' Reunion and Provincial Firemen's Con- vention and Tournament will be held in Seaforth from August 1 to 5. This will undoubtedly be the biggest affair ever held in Seaforth. Reduced railway rates have been granted all over Canadian and American lines and through special continental train is expected from Vancou- ver and other specials from Chi- cago and Detroit. The Firemen's Association is composed of 80 companies and there will be in the neighbourhood of 100 delegates sent. These are bringing with them 12 bands and will come from Port Arthur in the west to Smith's Falls and Belleville in the east. • A keen hockey match was played in the rink here on Thurs- day night last between the Sea - forth Intermediates and a team from Hensall. The ice was fairly fast, and at times the game was most exciting, as Hensall had a couple of "ringers" on their team and were confident of winning. However, theywere sadly disap- pointed, as the home team won • out by the large score of 24 to 11. March 10,1939 • Seaforth merchants, in at least two cases have been the victims of a bad cheque artist within recent weeks, it was leamed this week following complaints to Chief of police Helmar Snell. • Frank Kling, who for a number of years has been employed as a plumber and tinsmith, has made arrangement to open his own shop. He will occupy the shop at the rear of the Ferguson Hardware shop. Huron County officials are investigating a series of robber- ies which were committed on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. In Tuckersmith the farm home of Alexander Sinclair was entered and a radio taken. A safe in the Hensall town hall clerk's office was forced open with an aceteleyne torch stolen from Norville Ford's Blacksmith shop (cash taken only amounted to $2.14) while at Zurich Craig's Service Station and Silverwood's branch office were entered. Although the hockey season is hardly over, the Seaforth rink management are already at work on plans for improved accommodation at the rink. The ice surface will be lengthened by 11 feet, new bleachers will be built, and new hockey dressing rooms will be constructed. Feb. 27,1964 • A delegation representing Tuck- ersmith Municipal Telephone System and McKillop Telephone System was assured Monday night when it appeared before Seaforth council that there was no official opposition in Seaforth to move to provide free phone service between the Tuckersmith system and Sea - forth, Clinton and Hensall. • The Bell telephone company announced this week that it pro- posed to eliminate long distance charges between the three points. • It's official now. Seaforth's first stoplights at the corner of Main and Goderich Streets are in operation. The lights began sig- naling stop and go Wednesday afternoon. • Thieves broke into Crown Hard- ware early Wednesday evening and stole three guns and a quantity of ammunition. Mervin Nott of Crown Hardware said the thieves broke a window at the rear of the store. • Early construction of a mauso- leum to serve the Seaforth area is a distinct possibility as a result of a study, which a committee has been giving the matter for some weeks. The proposed mausoleum would be interde- nominational and would be known as Pioneer Memorial Mausoleum. CONTINUED > PAGE 6 letter to the editor Ministry trying to keep informed on flooding concerns To the editor: This has been a particularly cold winter with significant snowfall in many parts of the province. With the official arrival of spring and warm- ing temperatures, the risk of flooding increases. I would like to let you know how my ministry responds to flood- ing and how ministry staff can help during flood season. The Ministry of Natural Resources is responsible for flood forecasting and warn- ing at the provincial level in Ontario. We work closely with the province's 36 conservation authorities and Environment Canada to fore- cast when and where flood- ing is likely to occur. The ministry and conserva- tion authorities monitor watershed and weather con- ditions to predict water levels and flows, and issue flood messages. Flood messages help municipalities notify the public of developing unsafe river and lake condi- tions and advise them to take precautions. In areas where conserva- tion authorities do not exist, MNR district offices provide flood information to local municipalities and the media. Local governments are then responsible for communicating messages to the public and for first-line emergency response. The ministry's Surface Water Monitoring Centre monitors flood conditions 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is able to contact MNR district offices and con- servation authorities imme- diately with updates. When the risk of flooding is high, the Surface Water Monitor- ing Centre issues flood mes- sages to the appropriate con- servation authorities and MNR District offices by email, fax and, if after hours, by phone. This information is also shared with partners and key stakeholders, such as Ontario Power Genera- tion, CN -CP Rail, the Minis- try of Transportation, the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management, and isolated First Nation communities. The ministry's emergency management network is also activated when required. The ministry has regular daily contact with the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management about current conditions and flood potential. To see the ministry's cur- rent flood messages, go to www.ontario.ca/flooding. The ministry is making every effort to keep the peo- ple of Ontario informed, to provide reliable and immedi- ate updates and to limit the effects of flooding as much as possible. David Orazietti, Minister of Natural Resources 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. NOK IWO seaforth.news@sunmedia.ca