HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-10-22, Page 5Wednesday, October 22, 2014 • Huron Expositor 5
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Exeter/Seaforth Explosions hosted a skate-a-thon on Oct. 11 at the Seaforth Arena to help raise money for new jerseys as the associations have joined together. It was also a day to celebrate
and show off the new name and logo.
IN THE YEARS AGONE
Striking Public Utilities Commission workers back on the job in 1989
Oct. 25, 1889
• In the "news of the week", the Expositor
reports that the strike of Scottish school
boys has spread into the western part of
Scotland, and also into Ayshire and about
Aberdeen. The boys have formed regular
labour -like parades, with banners and
cries for "shorter hours': The strike has also
spread to England. The other day 100 mal-
contents paraded the streets of Barnet,
demanding "abolition of the cane, less
hours in school, less parsing and no home
lessons'.
• In Goderich, an innovation was made in
connection for the fountain on the Square,
which was supplying of Cupid with neat
drapery. This was admired by many, par-
ticularly the modest Court House officials.
• The milkmen of St. Thomas have
decided to charge six cents per quart of
milk after Nov. 1 and not to sell in fewer
quantities than one pint. On Sunday
morning if a vessel is not left in a conveni-
ent place they will consider that the cus-
tomer does want any milk. This rule was
adopted to avoid the ringing of bells on the
Sabbath.
Oct. 30,1914
• Shipments to date to the Patriotic Fund
from Seaforth equaled 179 sacks of oats,
236 barrels of potatoes and 173 barrels of
apples.
• An order for one and a half million
shirts for the British forces has been allot-
ted among various shirt manufacturers in
Canada by the British purchasing agents.
The order will keep almost every shirt fac-
tory in Canada busy during the winter
months.
• There was quite a fall of snow in Hensall
on Monday when considerably over six
inches fell, but it is quickly disappearing,
and will serve to hasten all undone outside
work
• The central recruiting station for the
county has been established in Clinton,
and applications are being received from
young men wishing to enlist in the special
Canadian Service Battalion. The pay for a
private is $1.10 per day from the time he
enlists, with extra allowance of 75 cents per
day for board till billeted at London.
Oct. 27, 1939
• With the Seaforth Lions 10th annual
Halloween Frolic only four days away,
committees are working day and night to
make certain everything is in readiness for
the big event, and record crowds are
expected. A parade from Victoria Park,
games and a dance are among events
being planned along with a special appear-
ance by Mire the Magician to amaze and
thrill the crowds with his mystifying stunts.
• Between $70 and $75 were cleared the
Seaforth Boy Scouts at their annual apple
day.
• Property for sale: Six -room frame house
in good condition on Ord Street in Sea -
forth. Two lots chicken house, hydro. $350
cash.
• Mr. J. Docherty of Egmondville reports
having seen three live snakes, each over
three feet long in the Egmondville ceme-
tery. Mr. Docherty informs that the appear-
ance foretells a mild winter.
Oct. 22,1964
• Candidates for the annual SHDS Snow
Queen contest have been chosen. Vying
for the crown are Diane Stoll, Mary Lou
Coyne, Linda Bryans, Mary Helen
Buchanan, Irma Peterson, Cathy Phillips,
Carol Van Loon and Janet Hulley.
• Sunday marked the observance of the
100th anniversary of the occasion in 1864
when services were first held on the site of
the present Northside United Church.
• Seaforth's recently inaugerated mail ser-
vice worked in reverse when the bag con-
taining copies of The Expositor, addressed
to Egmondville subscribers, was picked up
by the mail truck and taken to Stratford.
They didn't make it back to the area until
Saturday morning.
Oct. 25,1989
• Striking Public Utilities Commission
(PUC) outside workers were once again
back on the job. Union representative Rick
Wacheski and Union Steward Denis Medd
travelled to Stratford to sit down with
mediator Trevor Stevenson, and a deal was
hammered out with the Seaforth PUC.
Workers had been holding out for a
10 -cent per hour wage increase, which
they said would have put them in line with
workers in other commissions.
• The legion culminated its 60th anniver-
sary with a special event.
• Two local foster parent families were
honoured at the Huron County Family and
Children's Services' annual dinner and
awards ceremony in Blyth. Gordon and
Ada Blanchard of Seaforth were recog-
nized for 30 years of service, while Richard
and Roberta Kloss of Brucefield were hon-
oured for 15 years of service.