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In Days of Yore . . .
BAYFIELD, ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1964
A single-car crash late Friday night on the
Varna Road near Bayfield sent two Seaforth men
to hospital for treatment of their injuries.
Two Seaforth Men Hurt
In Crash Near Bayfield
VOL. 1 — No. 12
Injured were: Harold Lloyd
Pethick, 21, of Railway Street,
Seaforth, and Douglas Shirk,
22, of Huron Street, Seaforth.
Pethick, driver of the 1958-
model car which careened off
the highway and struck a pole,
Golfer Drives
Ball 400 Yards
A drive of almost 400 yards
was recorded Monday at the
Bayfield- Clinton Golf Course.
Mr. R. Moore's drive off the
second tee took full advantage
of the varied terrain of this
long 525 yard par 5 hole, as
his ball flew over the fairway
a ditch, and then rolled along
the Bayfield-Clinton road, com-
ing to rest on the side of the
road within easy second shot
of the wren.
The Frasers were guests of
Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Hunter at
a surprise party held in the
dining room of the Hunter
home.
George Little served punch
so the group could drink a
toast to the Frasers good heal-
th and long life.
Watched Slides
Miss Josephine Stirling pre-
sided at the tea table, and
Mrs. Fraser later cut an an-
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BAYFIELD - Now that
this ambitious village is pro-
posing to establish a Bayfield
Historic Society, as a branch
of the new Huron County His-
torical Society, I hope the new
°lionization will be able to
clarify some of the myths, leg-
ends and traditions which sur-
round Bayfield, particularly
now that plans are afoot to
raise Bayfield's status and
prestige by making it an in-
corporated village, with all the
rights and privileges of such a
municipal body.
There is no question today
that the two Baron De Tuylls,
father and son, were the actual
founders of the village and that
it was named after admiral
Bayfield, a British naval officer
who fought with Nelson, sur-
veyed Lake Huron and Georg-
ian Bay and later the Maritime
coast and who died and was
buried at Charlottetown, Prince
Edward Island. There is a
monument 113 him in the town
square of Charlottetown and I
have visited his grave in the
cemetery of that city. Bayfield,
historically, can make some
claim to be connected with the
founders of Confederation.
. • •
There is a myth which has
before the De Tuylls and Ad-
been told by old-timers that
miral Bayfield appeared on the
scene, a pirate made his head-
quarters on the height opposite
the village known as Jowett's
Grove and intercepted canoe-
loads of trappers laden with
ultimately the European mar-
furs, headed for Detroit and
kets. The Bayfield Historical
Socioty might trace down this
myth and perhaps unearth
more information as to the part
Bayfield played in the Rebel-
lion of 1837- when the famous
Dr. Dunlop commanded the
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More Subscribers
Join The List
The Bulletin has pleasure in
welcoming some more sub-
scribers to the expanding list,
and this week adds the names
of the following:
Arthur R. Ford,
Bayfield, Ont. 1-65
Garth Westlake,
Gold River, B.C.
T. W. Orr
400 William St.
Stratford, Ont.
Mrs. N. R. McConkey
Bayfield, Ont. 10-64
James Fotheringham
RR 2. Kippen, Ora
Ft Kennedy,
Bayfield 7-65
Harold W. Donahue
Egert Beach
RR 3,Bayfield 1-65
Mrs. G. A. Stewart
RR 2, Ripley. Ont. 7-65
Miss Doris Chuter
651 William St.
Preston, Ont. 9-65
G. Graham
36 Devonshire Ave
London, Ont. 2-65
E. W. Oddleifson
Bayfield, Ont. 9-65
Mrs. L. Duggan
200 Cambria St.
Stratford, Ont.
suffered head injuries.
Driver "Satisfactory"
At press time Wednesday
night he was reported in sat-
isfactory condition at Alexan-
dra Marine and General Hosp-
ital, Goderich.
Shirk, a passenger in the
car, was admitted to the same
hospital for treatment of cuts
and bruises, but was later re-
leased.
Ontario Provincial Police
constable Jack Bunion from
the Goderich Detachment said
the accident happened at 11:15
p.m. Friday in heavy rain.
Still Investigating
The car left the Varna Road
about two miles east of Bay-
field, and smashed into a post.
Damage was extensive.
tion.
Cause of the accident was
not immediately determined.
Constable Bunion said the mis-
hap was still under investiga-
niversary cake.
Despite the chilly evening,
the party moved to the garden
where Eddie Sturgeon had
built a roaring fire in the out-
door fireplace.
Bundled up in coats and
sweaters, the group watched
slides taken by Mr. and Mrs.
Stewart Middleton during their
travels. Mrs. Middleton gave a
running commentary on the
slides as they appeared.
Bayfield
Social News
itlrs. David Battye and Blair
of St. Bruno, Quebec, are
spending a few weeks with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. I3lair;
also with them for three weeks
is their youngest daughter,
Brenda, a graduate nurse from
St. Thomas-Elgin General Hos-
pital.
Mrs. Lloyd Makins is attend-
ing a school for United Church
Women this week at St. Thom-
as.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleston Eden
of London, spent part of their
honeymoon in Bayfield last
weekend.
Miss Jessie L. Metcalf was
in Detroit for three days this
week. •
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tillmann
and family, London, are stay-
ing in Lorne Cook's cottage
for August.
Guardsman and Mrs. James
Heard are visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Heard.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mac-
Kenzie, Margo and John, who
have been staying with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mac-
Kenzie Sr., left for their home
in Toronto on Monday.
Mr. George Green and Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Sembert and
family of St. Marys, Pennsyl-
vania, spent a few days with
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Poth rec-
ently.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bricker,
Hamilton, visited friends in
Bayfield while staying at the
Worxlhome Motel.
At Jowett Cottages
In the Jowett. Cottages at
present are: Mr. and Mrs. D.
Sims and family, London; Mr.
and Mrs. A. Pye and family,
Windsor; Mr. and Mrs. V. Milic
Toronto, Mr. Milic's mother,
from Belgrade, Yugoslavia. and
her sister-in-law from Geneva,
Switzerland.
COMING EVENTS
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Bayfield River and the bridge that existed
many years ago are depicted in this old time photo-
graph used for many years on postcards. The bridge
shown here is of wooden construction and was in
use for many years before the later steel structure
which has now disappeared, leaving only remnants
of the old masonry footings. The Bayfield River
appears to have been wider and deeper back in
those days. The photo appears to have been taken
from a point near the approach to the present
modern concrete structure which hears Highway 21.
As the World Wags On ..t.p!.404.4,#,Ait_,
Legends Shroud
Bayfield History
By ARTHUR R. FORD
Free Pr ess Editor Emeritus
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fraser Honoured
On Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fraser of Bayfield were
entertained by about 30 friends and neighbours on
Wednesday evening on the occasion of their Golden
Wedding Anniversary.
Sharron Giroux,
W. James Heard,
Married Aug.11
The marriage of Sharron
Giroux and W. James Heard
took place. in Petawawa Ang- •
lican Church on August 17
with Rev. Cairns officiating.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Giroux,
of Rivers, Manitoba, and the
groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilfred Heard, Bayfield.
The bride, given in marriage
• by her aunt, Mrs. L. Donovan,
wore a street-length blue satin
gown with a brocade bodice
and matching flowered head-
piece and carried a bouquet of
red roses.
William Dawson, of Piston,
was groomsman, and guests
were ushered by Kenneth Ro-
berts, Petawawa.
For travelling the bride don-
ned a charcoal suit with white
accessories. The couple will re-
side in Picton.
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