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FOURTH CONCESSION
Misses Betty and -Joan. H4nil-
ton of Wingham were Thome last.
• Robt ', ':Smyth of Cal gary,
Alberta,:. flew Bast to visit with
his sister, Mrs. Geo. Gi+lehrist
Master' Larry'ai>rish of Ash--
field spent: sever• days with his
aunt, Mrs:. Lloyd MacDougall.
Mr. and . Mrs. ,G:. Pinkney -and
Glenn of. Ajax • are vacationing
with Mr:.' and • Mrs. Ted Collyer:
Mr. Jack Gilchrist . and his
friend, D•ave''Johnstone of Tor-
onto,`:are spending their ,holidays.
at the home of the former's par=
eats, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilchrist:
Week -end visitors with Mr.
Mrs..Angus Graham were, Mr.
Rennie Gra'han, Mrs. Peter. Cruik-
thank and Gail of Toronto; Mrs.
H,' Robinson and . little . Angus
Lowndes .of :Neu/Market and Mr:
sed Mrs. Brock, MacKenzie and
family of Teeswater.
Ws,. Fred Bromley of Toronto,
T. A. MacDonald and ' Mr.
and. Mrs: L Maclver of Luc+know
visited .Sunday at the ,.home of
Mr. and ., .Mrs. Ina, Dickie;' . •
Miss 'Mary MacIver of Ebol`,
Manitoba, is visiting her Cousin,..
Mrs. •Ira Dickie, aid. other rela-
tives in this district.
PURPLE GROVE
• Mr, and Mrs; John : McFayden
'and •Ronald of Tiverton, visited
with Mr. and Mrs Victor .Cawley
on Sunday. •
"Mr.. and 'Mrs. Goldie, Huston
spent Sunday with Miss Margaret
Robertson. '
Miss,. Edith Stanley :.and Rosy
lin •Swan, were, visiting.' friends;
'in London:last•'week,
Mr. Walter. Collins 'has return,:
ed hoine f roni' hospital in London.
Mr.. Calvin :Robertson has been
on the sick list this past week.
Mrs: Dan ' McDonald of ' ..the
South ,Line visited her daughter,
Mrs., Edibert Bushell, last week.
.The harvesting is- in. full swing;
in 'this neighborhood. .
.HELLO LUCKNo
SOME ' OF THE .FEATURE ATTRACTIONS AT
OId
oderich Home Meek
SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THE `MONDAY MORNING , Historical Pa •rade will be the
biggest thing of its kind ever seen in • Huron County. •
There are special prizes for floats depicting some; aspect •
of. Huron's history open 'to all the County.
KON'DAY 'AFTERNOON the Saddle Club entertains*. with
a thrilling program . of Hurdle, 'Chariot, and other, races..
'TUESDAY EVENING the Huron All Stars headed by Char-
lie Justic f Lueknow, take on the Chicago Hottentots
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World Champion' Coloured Soft' Ball Team.
fUE DAY NIGHT will' •be an ,Old Ti
there me fiddlers ,Con-
test and., dancing • for the first time` ori ,the new floor. in •
the Goderich Memorial Arena. •-
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON) the Goderiicli Racing Associa- .'
.ation are 'putting up purses 'of $5000.00 for a Stellar
.Harness Meet; ,with a• full 'card.in all classes.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ,a League game of. Sox Lacrosse be=
.tweets VVallacebur .anc Sarnia will .be prayed 'rn the
Meinjor al..Arena
ON 'THUIt,SDAY ; NIGHT Toronto Deily Starr.' presents its,,,
• taboos' tree Concert 'in the Arena:
STREET DANCING an Tho 'Square Zvery.Night.
to the music ot WJR Big' earn, Frolic ,
Prizes for .the best Carnival Costa•
es
MIDWAY =- BANDS - FUN GALORE
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PAGE SEVEN
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• OBITUARY. ,
JAMES ALBERT JONES'
James Albert Jones 'of Turn -
berry Township, died suddenly
in Wirigharn ; General. I'Iospital. on
Saturday, after a short illness.
4.1e had been activeabout his
farm' until Friday, when. he suf-
fered a heart attack, He was. 75
years of large.'
Born on the _iOth Concession of
Huron Township, Bruce County,
he-.. inarried"the former. Matilda
Louise ' M•anriers of Millarton. A
farmer all his life; he °moved' to
the, Wingham district about 1932
and was known as ".a conscienti-
ous gentleman. Mr. Jones was a
member ' of • Wingham Baptist'
Church.
Surveying • besides his , wife are
-fi�re'�Yai�ters, Or,'
tuners, .Luoknaw; Archie, at 'home;.
'Mrs. Gladwyn . Cia¢pbell (Lav-
ina), Turnberry township; , Mrs.
Donald MvFarlane (Mary), Kin-
lough; Mrs. Wilmer Harcourt
(Pearl),; Wingham; Mrs.'. Benson'
Shackleton (Florence), Dungan-
non :and• Mildred, .at home. ' Vina,.
his. only 'sister, predeceased him
in August of 1937.. She was the
late Mrs., Robert Lowry.,
• There
:are 13 grandchildren. •
The funeral' was conducted
from Currie's Funeral Horne on
Tuesday,' July . 22nd, • Rev''.. 0, J.
Coupland taking. the .Message for.
Pastor Coyle: ' Interment was•. in
Kincardine Cemetery; ` •
Pallbearers. were :Wm., Evans,
Archie Manners, Root: Lowry,
Eldon Lowry,Orma' Pollock 'and
John .Ferguson: '
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Boss: :"how long'.have you been
working here?"
Worker:, `,,`.Ever since you carne
in . the door".
=SCOTS SIN HURON ' TWP,
(Continued. from 'Page • Two)
gale .and to ;ease' her,: fifty :tons
of pig iron were cast overboard;:'
However; at Last they :were., stand-
ing ' on solid: +ground . that. • they
could call their own.
;The large nuantb of families
which settled in the entre of
Huron Township, -callei:into the
backwoods .ignorant. Of •flee.. conn-•
try,. Of clearing' up 'a. farm bush,
of the requirements . of: pioneer
life, •+and also of 'farming; for the'.
Majority;of 'the•men were by oc-
eupation fishermen or shephei s
They were further labore4 'under
the disadvantage of being able to,
speak _ only .Gaelic, :;their ..mother.
tongue. •The families settled an
the ' l ltl LOthr 9th, .8th, .7th, 6th;;
5th and 4th concessions of.Hurpn'
,and comprised: .what became
.known as the Lewis Settlement.
Prior to the. survey • cif. Huron
Township that portion of. Bruce_
County was recognized as Indian
Territory: ion: the maps; but after
the: order.:of survey in 1847, the
district became known •.as the
"Queeh's. Bush"..along, with other
south sections of• the•. county. The
carnpletion of the survey of Hur-
en Township was made in :1801
and' the Crown land offered for
sale on ,July 30th,. 1852. •
During' the first year, of the set-
tlement in Huron' these dauntless
and hardy pioneers had to obtain
their supplies of flour and .prbmis-;
ions . in ' Goderich from .where
they ,bi ou-glit them ontheir backs.
along the lake Shore to' the foot
of .the•'8th Concession 'and' thence.
home through the. tangled•. bush:
Axid looming trees: • From Norman
Robertson's History • of .Bruce we
quote the•'. following•'passages:
lrf, these: Highlanders .came into
the bush "liackirig, in the know;
ledge possessed by an experienc-
ed'•Canadian back, ood$man, they
Were . not lacking' in physical
strength sand poOvert of endue-
ance., It is related ' of one, who,
h� vin • urchased . a. hundred'-
weight of lour at Kincardine,
proceeded tb carry it On .his 'back
the long •fourteen miles to his
shanty: He could have carried it
a bag, bit .on t a barrel being
offered him tis' a .present, he plac-.
led 'the flour therein, and solely
that,he, might have the barrel: for
use -At home, shouldered it' with
the enclosed flouir. ' Akwarcl ► as
this was to darty, • he reached
home in due time. When, asked,
if he were tired rafter such exer-
tion, he said, "Heugh• no, but.
she'l'l be a little pit sore about
-the neck",
The Lewis Settlement compris-
ed the familyScottish names of
MCDgnald, Martyn,, MCLay,. . Mc-
Lennan ' .Murray, lblcL.ean, •, Mc.
Leod, Matheson, Smith, McIvor,
Graham, Campbell, McFarlane,
McKenzie, McGregor, McArthur,
Martin, McKay and McRi,tchie,
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