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of the grounds during the'Internatfonl Plowing Match, kt me • :ei e > `' ' 1'1., `fie rabdQtite>4*sr.i*tQ �` Y
• which was held on the Scott Farina, Seaforth, Octo}ex The!alton Wpinen's 'institute
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Huron County Hunte 11-14, 1966. met in the Community Hall M�ganald,'"Mr�t, Gerald �tyap,,, Stiles, for, �f �lu�l�is. r,,, ' �
1 Wednesda evens:, when Mrs, '.Gracmd �901g, M.r51 'Kolth• Mr. at►.d `Mls* lxxaset ,etso �gnald:Cil ie, �IaiuPktf� s�ae�i�
y' ng •;.• _ a large Rock. Mik, William X,eemrh and utsttcd , friends, `irlmont4n,. '
As other home and community conditions improved, number. of members, g the we er�cit flue liana iy;l1�a x
4-iI tris' M xll.xl Ma11�1�7 , 4, , M
so did the accommodation for the aged, the homeless and Prices and rr,any guests attended,
Mrs. iVeil lNcNtcbol. Camro.s:e, r <
those not able to care for themselves. It was early in 1895 Mrs. Allan McCall, the Press- Mrs, Harvey Craig will be the community.he ana�!afYptrtalh of lays u `
William Allan and Mar aretyCam bell ave u thOr dent, opened the meetin • Mrs. delegate to attend, tit® Officers Uhlt ; �llp h RW,
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that Lot 51, Concession 1, L.R.S. was purchased by Hui- g p g p Bill Humphriespw s he 'a Conference on May 1, 2, gat Personals 'cck•ag4 §.�;ti�l�, 41,44 x0,,1lf�
on County and on it was built a large white brick Huron names for proclamation of banns in Scotland and: their a at t piano. Waterloo College
` Miss Elizabexh ,1tu#led �„ , sfi2r�,�,l
County Home, more often spoken of as "The douse of marriage took place on the' 17th day of April 1846. The conveners for Agriculture g 9. 1
' The collection was received by daughter of Mr, and.lkix� Fres1's Suncly, r '
Refuge". The contractor was Sam Cooper of Clinton. Shortly after this they came to Canada. After being at and Canadian industries were in Mrs, K. McDonald followed b r4r fi :'Y '1
The cost of the building and the furniture was around -Galt a short,:time, they journeyed on to Lot 8, Conees- charge of'the, meeting and Mr's, y
Sion 7,. in Tuckersmith. A lbtter William received, post- g g the treasurer's report.
Harold Bolger turned the meeting p
X18,000. It was built to accommodate 75 inmates and The cgmmittee for the card
when it opened in December, 1895, 47' men and women ed at Kettle,',}�ecember 30, 1847, was addressed as, -fol- over to the 4-H girls and leaders. party on January 2S, were picked.NIP,
?lows: Mr. William ,Allen, Huron Track, McKillop Post Walton I put on their. skit that had took up residence there from all parts of the county. Mr.' The card party committee for /,--and r D been ut on at AShievement Da fi I1VI s, French was mans er and matron. In' tfhe Office, •Tuckersmith,.Upper Canada, �rrierica. The .a- p y,
g February 8 are Mrs. Jan Van Vliet
early days grain and vegetables were grown on the lot . mount of postage was written on,the upper right hand "Cooking in a Pioneer Kitchen." Jr., Mrs. Harvey Craig, Mrs..
corner. No stains were used till 1851. Also at this time Walton 11 had' an exhibit,
and stock was kept that supplied meat, milk, eggs, but p "Compare five items on Grocery Allan McCall and Mrs. Jerry Bos. r
ter and vegetables for the food needs of the inmates, a uniform rate of postage —three pence on every half Mrs. William Humphries gaveICE '
List 187Q-1970' with Francis a ,
making the institution almost self-supporting. Today ounce — was introduced. Before this, when a letter was, Blake as commentator., a report of a meeting she had
this has all been discontinued. In recent years several sent or received the postage due had to be paid in money. Mrs. H. Bolger introduced the attended at Mrs. Jas, McNeils at Shell love the gifts you choose frolltt otic le X.�► ,.' 6,
modern- additions have been built and b 1968 the orifi- Atwood 't, t Tecent.ly.
Y guest speaker, Mrs. Walter V1�LENTII�TE R�'iM��'���T'�
inal building was completely demolished. The name in The following is a statement of Wm. Allan's assess- Bewley, who showed interesting The F bruary meeting is to be
March, 1.961„ was changed to Huronview. The building merit for 1852. Real property, f104 10s; 4 neat cattle, 3 slides of their recent trip to planned by the executive commit= ,
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now has accommodation for 310. The registration varies years old and upwards, £12 10s. Total value, £11.6 20s; Australia, where they visited tee as soon as possible.
from time to time, always hovering around 250 or more. 4 days statue laLour. Signed -John McIntosh. their daughter Mary and son -in She meeting closed with the �''' UST RA .
Mr. Chester Archibald, a descendant of a Tuckersmith law, Wayne Baker. Mary is Institute Grace and the hostesses ;
pioneer' family, is the present administrator. In 1853 William had an account with Jonathan Car- nursing at the Ararat Hospital Mrs. Ron Bennett, Mrs.. Jack COUItt.0 , 'Ha'tiilltk, •4
ter, of Egmondville. The price of a few items listed were: white Vl�ayne is teaehiAg school. Gordon, Mr's. 'Don ,Achilles and
1/4, -lb. tea is 11/2p; bundle of cotton.yarn 7s; print and Minutes were read by Mrs. Mrs. Richard Geis served lunch. V
Doctors and Hospitals spool 2s 7p; 1/.2 -lb. tobacco 1s 6p: Kerr McDonald and roll call was
In the Tuckersmith area of resent daClinton answered by "A new product Qn Euchre Held of - "LENTIN
p y C n still William's account with John Steet, the Egmondvllle the grocery shelf and your There were 14 tables
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stands the home of Joseph Whitehead, who had the con- shoemaker, for 1880 amountd to $22.50. The items reaction." progressive euchre at play on Of
tract to build the railway from Buffalo to Goderich. bought.were 1 pr.. calf boots $5.00, 1 pr. coarse boots Mrs. Jim Axtmann and Mrs. Friday evening in the Walton DISTINCTION
Joseph was married four times and one of his daughters, $4:00, 1 pr. kip boots $4.50. the balance $9,50 was for Nelson Reid are to be the leaders Community Hall.
Dr. Charlotte Whitehead, Ross, was one of Canada's first shoe repairs. to attend the Senior Training Prize winners were for High
woman doctors. The Whitehead home is occupied .now by School "More Ideas for Sewing Lady -Mrs. Jack Simpson, Brus-
Dr. Walter A. Oakes. In the early 1850's a Tuckersmith housewife gave a Knits." sets; low lady -Mrs. Charles _Valentine Cut -Outs and Decorations --
Harpurhey merchant five bushels of wheat in exchange The institute will sponsor the McCutcheon, R.R. 1, Walton;
Across from the Whitehead property was located for one pound of tea. Prior to the Crimean War -Wheat 4-H Club for the spring project high man -W. Hackbart, Brussels; Assortment of Valentines for Chltt7nn anC�ptrN'°
d Caio1g1
the first local hospital to serve Tuckersmith residents. sold at thirty cents a bushel.
It was a private one opened by Dr. William unn. Dr.
Gunn bought this property ori March 14, 1898. The ad- From Matthew Rogers' ledger for 1855 one finds
dition he built at the back with a skylight became his several items purchased by his Tuckersmith customers
operating room. When the hospital opened, Mrs. Mary which are seldom bought in a general store today. Among
Stewart, his housekeeper, continued on as matron. Doc- 2 eam are 1 bbl. herring, 1. bbl. salt, 1 bottle peppermint,
tors b Januar 1903 were papers stove black lead, 3 iron tablespoons, 1/�-lb. sal-
t Yr praising the work being el�atus, 1/.t -lb. caraway seed, 1/2 -ib. ground ginger, 2 lbsi
done here where many surgical operations had been per- cream tartar, 1 -lb.. sulphur, 1 chamber pot, 1 carpet bag,
formed. In December, 1906, County Council gave $1,000 21/, yards satinette, whalebone, hooks and eyes, 2 straw
t - b •br• d
U Goderich Hospital and $600 to Wingham Hospital but
Clinton got nothing. Because of this Clinton .
hats, 1 ganzl, 2 back combs, 1 fine com , pati aces an
1 woolen hood.
citizens
were disappointed. Dr. Smith, inspector of hospitals, feltCavan
that for good service given this hospital should have
A few prices taken from Dan Munro's butcher shop
some. recognition. By 1908 a Board of Management was
account book makes interesting reading ,today. This shop
appointed and Miss Christina McLaren, of Brucefield,
was in the village of Brucefield. In 1908 R. McKenzie
Church
went to train }fere in October of that year. In 1910 she
got 31/2 pounds of beef steak for 45 cents. In 1909 Burt
was a senior nurse and Miss Jessie, Grainger, at the
sante time was the junior nurse in the hospital. This
Hanlon purchased a 12 -Ib. roast of beef for $1.20 and
2 pounds pork chops for 30 cents. prices had
has
hospital carried on till the staff was moved into the new
advanced slightly. A. A. Watt paid $1.60 fora 10 pound
sl .6 for
annual
one January 8, 1924. Miss Grainger who had been Sup-
roast of beef, In 1913 Munro killed, a pig and made saus-
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A el-intendent from 191.9 in the old hospital became the
age for Dr. James Rogers and the charge was $1.25. In
first one in them The official opening took place Jan-
December, .1914, Dan McDonald was paid $15.00 for
About 50'people sat down to a
nary 15,• 1924.
15 geese. What a sumptuous family Christmas dinner
pot luck dinner Sunday, January
could have been 'served' in 1914 for a few dollars, if all
27 at 1-2:30 preceding the annual
Dr. Gunn specialized in„obstetric*.-After,a try'irrg
prices_compa'red..with--the price«•Haid °fvr� thesef geese. -4 congregational,
meeting of Cavan
`,tim&in the operating room, h would'sit down
Church. The courtesies of the
1. and sketch
�;i,nstrumen"ts which he felt -would have improved his work.
Writers
congregation were expressed to
-
With these sketches he would off to his old friend James
the ladies by Francis' Hunt., -
Flynn, the blacksmith, and they would forge delicate in-
struments which had never before existed in the field
From what has alreadybeen written we have learn-
Following this, Stan Rev. was
elected secretary, and Rev. M.E.
of
medicine. These Dr. Gunn used constant( for man
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ed of the contribution manmade to the development of
the township Y
pin the early days. Three writers also added
Reuber, chairman.
Reports were heard from the
years unfinished. Later the hospital had them plated.
their contribution.
various treasuries revealing good-
Dr. James S. Tapp, a Hensall native also made a
w valuable contribution to the field
James Scott, Seaforth, grandson of Dr. J. G. Scott,
ly balances and increased activity
in the Mission & Service Fund,
of Medical Surgery. y
Man-made artery replacements were not successful till
a pioneer doctor of the area, wrote an interesting account
which exceeded the goal expecta-
.he perfected the tiny nylon tube that would bend 180
of the pioneer history of Huron County. In 1966 it was
published under the title of "The •Settlement of Huron
tion by $200. The UCW raised
over $5000. during the year.
degrees without breaking.
County.” This is only one of the published works of this
Elections were held, during
A Radium Cancer Clinic was opened in 1929 on Lot
author. 11
which, Earl McSpadden, JamesAxtmann,
1, Concession 1, London Road, by Dr. Alex Moir, anoth-..
_ _ Two other writers, who long since were residents
Francis Hunt and Ken
Beattie were elected to
er native of the area.: It was known as ,Huron Springs
Sanatorium. In the 1930's
of Egmondville, left to its poems of much value giving
.the
Committee of Stewards; The
cancer patients, from long
distances, `came here for treatment.
many thoughts of inspiration. One was John Beattie, a
representatives from the UCW to
Dr. Moir died in
1940.
long-time Seaforth merchant. The last stanza in his book-
the Official Board and Committee
let of poems entitled, "Tribute To A Tree," reads as fol-
of Stewards in the persons -of
• .� As well as a hospital in Clinton and in Seaforth
there is.now a Nursing Home in Hensall and two in Sea-
lows:
"The
Mrs. Stan. Hillen and Mrs. E.'
Koehler were approved. Mrs. G.
forth for the care of the sick. A far cry from the service
Plan that must be folloaced soon or late,
The Plan that sags to man: Forget pont• hate,
Smith and Mrs. A. Somerville
were re-elected as auditors for
given the ailing and the aged, in the pioneer days. Oper-
ations were performed then in homes on the kitchen
And pra?1 that Peage on earth,'good-will to 2nan,
1974, Earl McSpadden is trea-
table
and the aged were cared for by their own kin.
May make our world a neighborhood again."
surer for 1974, and James
Axtmann, chairman of the
_
The other writer was H. Isabel Graham, -only
collectors.
Fatt r'ai2s
daught of Rev. William Graham, the pioneer Minister
During the meeting films were
Many well-known Tuckersmith names appear a-
winners at the fall fair held under the
of E ondville Presbyterian Church. Several books of
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her poems -were published through the years. One critic
"H.
shown to the children in an
adjoining oom. Also, Miss
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Sandra Hulley and Miss,Elizabeth
mong.the prize
*auspices of the Harpurhey Branch of the Agriculture.
for horses went to H.
described her work in these words: Isabel Graham's
poems .are of more than ordinary merit." The last verse
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Pryce participated in a talk -back
'
Society. in October, 1862. Prizes
M. Chesney, James Carnochan; George Sproat Jr,, Jas.
ihl
n her last book, Be of Good Cheer, leaves us this
with the ministkr on their
all -expenses -paid trip to Toc
Dickson and George Stanbury; Cattle: Robert McLean,
thought:
Alpha during . the Christmas
Francis Fowler, William 'Murray, Robert Carnochan,
Chesney; Fat Ox: 'David
cannot
`7f ii,c kuctc, uc CCiT2120t fatlt02n
homystery,
recess. They reported enthusias-
findings in
Alex Broadfoot and HerWy
Walker ; Fat Cow: Mrs. John McIntosh ; Pigs: William
Life's deep pain and
Here 's see hitt •dar7cl ��, dimly,
tically of their
alternatives for drugs and alco-
Black, Peter Ramsay and Edwin Cresswell ;Apples :Rob-
Let us then walk reverently,
hot. Alcohol they revealed. is still
ert Landsborough.
Let us help instead of /tinder,
the leading problem in alcohol
From 1958 when the first trophy was offered t
Let les labour hard to find
t h places,
pearls, within the darkest places,
and drug concerns. They thanked
the 'UCW for making their trip
'Ache Royal Winter Fair for, the World Hay Chamipons p
For the love )suntan It
possible to Niagara Falls.
by White (Cockshutt) Farm Equipment, Tuckersm h
Arthur Bolton spoke on behalf
farmers have won the trophy eight times.. The winne
Whitt has been accomplished in the development of
of the congregation in thanking
have been Robert Allen, 1958, 1962; Russell Dallas, 1963,
Tuckersmith Township-,' the second smallest in the
Rev. Reuber,' the minister and
1969, 1971; Wilbur Keyes, 1964 and Robert Fothering•-
speaks well for what is
County, by its many residents during the last one bund-
Mrs. Reuber for their work during
the year. Mr. Reuber.thanked the
ham, 1965, 1966. This record
grown on Tuckersmith Township farms.did
reel and forty years, has been anything but small. Each
his little part as best he could and the result of these
outgoing leaders and welcomed
efforts the present generation is enjoying today. Truly
the incoming leaders elected by
the meeting. The meeting closed
ed
Ploughing Match
f'r'om little acorns row teat oaks.
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with the singing of the Doxology
Tuckersmith residents were taking
I (The End)
and the Benediction.
Membership December
From the 1860's
a keen interest in ploughing competition. A report
News Of- Winthrop
as of
31, stands at 256 with 63•
which was published in "The Canadian Farmer" gave
4an interesting account of the match held on the farms of
October 31, 1865. The
. .
Wrestler from Algoma
non-resident members. Rev. Reu-
ber reported 12 baptisms, -I
Messrs Carnochan and McLean,
test on the Carnochan farm.
v�s�ts
funeral and one wedding duringA
the 1973.
twenty-four men took their
These were the pick of the ploughmen of that day; and
Bob Hulley of Seaforth District Midland.
year of
the first prize was awarded to James Thomas, of Tuck-
High School, billoted one of the Mr. and Mrs, Ernie Dale,
ersmith. The prize was a reaper donated by Mr. Bell, an
wrestling team of Central Algoma Clinton visited with Mr. and Mrs.
enterprising agricultural implement maker at St. Geor-
Secondary School. His name was Harold Storey, Ray and Bonnie.
ge's, Ont. Twenty-eight lads competed in the other class.
Lance Gowlett', R.R. 1, Echo Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Walker,
Six of the ten prizes donated were won by Tuckersmith
The boys belonging to the Cromarty visited with Mr. and
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boys, namefy : John McTavish, David McLean, Sam Car-
wrestling team of Seaforth Mrs. Robt. Hulley and family.
noehan, James Carnochan, William Chesney and Alex
District High School, billoted all Mr. and Mrs. Bob Campbell
YABroadfoot. The Writer described their efforts in these
the boys of Central Algoma have returned home from a
words: "The boys' field was a mile and a quarter from
School holiday in Florida.
the men's and was reached by a road ankle deep in mud,
but the site repairs the tramp. Some half dozen of -Vickie
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Harris and
And Lorri Hu ill spent An Expositor classified will
;
amply
these lads were the smallest fellows I ever saw holding
"Young
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. paY YOU dividends. Have you
Larry Maxwell Jamey, tried one? Dial 527.02gp,
1 a hopeful picture of
and
low man-W.J. Leeming, R.R. 2,
Walton; Lucky cup -Miss Teenie The largest Selection of Cards AveilCabte'!%
Dennis. Seaforth.
Lunch was served by the N<M
committee, Mrs. Herb Traviss, THE PERFECT GIS RECORM
Mrs. Dave Watson, Mrs' . Norman
Schade and Mrs. Mac o eeBOXED CHOCOLATES
Another euchre was announced
d
to be held in two weeks,--
Attend Canadian Dairy
Farmers Convention
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Fraser
returned home last Monday
evening to. Toronto International
Airport, after -attending the
Canadian Dairy Farmers' Con-
vention in Regina. They , also
spent four days in Alberta at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Albin
EARLY BIRD
aroneS,
ne
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