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SEAFORTM 'ONTARIO OCTOBER 31,' . 1974 r .,k left.
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The famous Guy Taros. Minstrel troop ,
will appear in Cardno's Hall next«week.
r • n } . Snare rail fence• Major Anderson of town carried off all
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WhereS the a ex c I to m ,' ` ` ` . . honors tt in the huntfield on
*' Thanksgiving Day He went to Holrne�sville 1
There -.is not much excitement in, kinds of ,innovative programs. An
Sgaforth over the fact,that municipal agressive, alert council can make'sure
elections are schedules for December - that Seaforth gets her fair share of
2. In fact, theme is not nearly as much this money or 'assistance.
excitement as there should be. This What -kind of futdre does
goes_ for our neighbouring Seaforth have? Do we want -a
municipalitles too. residential town a sort of dormitory
with Otto Wilson, and they bagged 3 coons
before retiring. Next day they got 2 foxes, 2
black squirrelsand a rabbit.
Quite a number of the Brucefield citizens '
were down to'the station to see Wilfred
Laurier who, passed through on the ' 5'
o'clock train.
W•E.Schwalm of Zurich met with a .
We think that choosing a for people who work elsewhere and
government to run our = town is the the retired? • Do we, want low wage it's a fine . nay, a beautiful October day, his right 'It was a lot of trouble, getting
most important thing that will happen paying, Industry here?• Do we want
and i have a fine, nay, a beautiful feeling that sand out of his ear. And he liked to eat
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!n the next two ears. Perhaps most inside me. I've just spent a weekend with sand, was delighted if he got a• handful
Y p industry at any price, e.g. pollution or ,lay grandbabby. The `experience was with a stone in it. for chewing.
people don't realize that Our Town unattractiveness? These are the long enough to make me feel • that the daily But he's got his grandfather's genes,
Council in 1.973 spent almost half a range kind of things that Seaforth's grind, which seems to get grindier and which make him intelligent; , charming,
million dollars on governing Seaforth. new .council has to think about. grindier, might be worthwhile after all. lovable. and pretty well all-round perfect,
Municipal governments areTh@ dedication and depth of The Jews have a saying, in one of their aw point out to my wife.
spending increasingly large amounts books, that killing ,a 'man is a terrible Unfortunately, he has his mother's
understanding that has t0 Come: from thi,ng,,hecause you are not only killing him, genes, as well. Which make him bad,
of money as the services that they are a town councillor these days Is _pretty but the sons he might have and the sons tempered when crossed, make him knock
expected to provide become broader. great and the pay is not at all they might have and so on and on. I think over anything t hat 's over-knockable.'But
Gone are the dalys ' whenthis is a fine thought.` also . give him eyes like two huge ...dark,
fantastic, The mayor gets an This would apply equally to ktllin a, grapes, a sense of humor, and'a smile like
collecting -poll tax, selling dog allowance of $16'00 a year, each pP y g - g P
licences and keeping street lights woman, though the Old Testatment Jews a Christmas tree when the lights have just
P g g Councillor gets $1,000. The- hours of were not exactly sold on Women's Lib. been plugged iii.
burning and stop signs in place were work vary, but they are Long. In 'if I had been killed in the war, and there I have no trouble coping with him, when
the 'biggest things that a town addition to scads of Committee was a good chance Ir would be, that he spends a visit. All I do is make sure I've
government had to keep track of. meetings you are assured of. a four or grandbab would ,not exist, and the whole had twelve hours sleep for the three nights'
NOW. our town COur1C11S are five hour council meeting once every world would be poorer.,I'.m not kidding. before he arrives, do extensive calisthenics
expected o keep all municipal The existence of so mu' 6 delight and and some jogging for three days before hey
p p p month. But you will serve the public. charm and laughter and love, all wrapped arrives; Then I'm ready for Super -Babe.
services - sewers, dump, streets and •"'•"• ' Municipal government is the last up in one perfectly formed ninle-month old His parents,are no problem. His,mother
snowp!owing running smoothly, but stand of participatory democracy. creation, restores my faith, which at times -•c- is satisfied with a hug, a kiss, and a
that IS just ,the. beginning, which he P
becomes a little tattered around the edges, cheque. His father is satisfied with a full
One Of the most crucial jobs our.
When is the last time that you in God. refrigerator;' o ens .and starts
heard about an ordinary C!t!Z@n Man alone, with all his gifts, could never rubbing his stomach one minute after
council has to is to plan ahead. The addressing a session of` Parliament or. devise the shine in that child's eyes, the we've shake hands.
Industrial parrkk that the present at Queen's Park with a complaint? It mischievous two -tooth grin; the sinuosity Then•theyAdisappear, and I have the kid
council has started in the south end of couldn't be done. of muscle, the .incredible endurance. on my iap.' Fo'r about eigift seconds. Then
town Is an example of a. far reaching But, although many of us The urchin is living proof to me that he gives a lurch, a twist, and he's down,
decision, which will be with us humans have a sour, a will, a, .spirit. crawling at about forty• miles an hour
perhaps dont know it or take Technology can put together a computer, straight into the fireplace.
',probably as long+as ' Seaforth is a advantage of it, citizens can go to a but it'can't begin to create,.oreven .imitate, Luckily, I'Vi preaa est; -bite andir tis.,a e
tow ,. Seaforth Todliri"'COtiticil 'rrteetj enCt r '1 x ,t a i „a,_ byx' �,, �. all locked a exce t the broom which ..
^ : "'S,everaltihund,reds of o.usartd . �.. fig _,. i!� q Y ..h. e,4y P
T: ,1F k i t"I a Otj1 tt' @ t' @ rf ;r Irl lma in ttft nydp�i iggr a m Cllltte ,fig u5ex #a omb..his chair.' and bang his
of' dollars will be s"p,.kwth'ere .. ,l?.,o.. �s. 4�1 j,, - t a fi., p f Y g
w is could re roctuce the sonorous lines forehea Ever thin breakable, reachable
complaint settled right then, d .
eventually and future town councils of Milton,'' the fantastic' fancy of or fragile is locked in the vestibule.
We, t'hin.k we should cherish and Shakespeare, but there would always be 1 toss a chess set oh the floor. Terrific,
Will have to decide how to attract appreciate our local government. And something. missing. He picks up a rook, crawls to the coffee
Industry there, what kind of industry, that means speakingl out, taking Computers are clean things. They don't table, so carefully waxed and polished, and
Seaforth wants to attract and what '. stands on what we want Seaforth's have to go to the bathroom. They don't proceeds to scrawl graffiti on its shining
kind of benefits,. Lar_ty,we are going t0have 'bnder-arm problems. No corns or surface. My. wife looks on in horror. "What
future t0 b@, and either running for constipation' arthritis or acne, piles or the hell, You can't take it with you," I
offer. Do we want to. pay the price for election or helping someone you pimples. But something 'is missig.Soul? offer.
the increased services the fawn will respect to win an office.Maybe. I do a lot of other wrong things. I take off
have to provide. If industry is to be Mayor Frank Sills who ' has -I'm not trying to foist upon you the idea his wet diaper and let him crawl around on
attracted? The list goes on and on. announced he will not stand again has ^ , .that my grandson is perfect, or a genius, the Indian rug, bare bum. I sing to him
Town COUnCiIS are Increasingly even though he is. I'm merely trying to' barrack -room songs that woudl :durdre the
served this town well for six years. In
involved with other levels , ofremind you ,-if you have grandchildren, of blood. t let him'chew my fingers.,l let him
that time he has introduced' and what a joy they are, and if you now have, pull the cat's tail.
government in financing social carried •forward a number of only rotten kids, you have a precious And -finally, after three hours of straight
services for our people. Again they, programs -- not the least of which is experience in store for your neuter years. action, i pull him up on -my knee, hum an
are responsible for overseeing the, the Senior Citizens project - which My grandbab is not the most beautiful original lullaby which goes "Doo-dee-doo-
expenditure of thousands of d6llarSchild in the world. He'd probably come in dee-doo-dee:doo,"...and he goes to sleep.
on things like- Senior Citizens' He deserves congratulations
long wilt serve "Seaforth. second, or even third,'in an. international Asleep, he's the utter -innocent. Garden
Apartments and, Da Care Centres. Beautiful Baby contest. of Eden. Soft and warm. No hypocrisy, no
P y for timing his announcement in lots of And he's not the smartest. I discovered lying, no violence, no evil It's beautiful.
• There are provincial and federal time to give those who may be this last summer, at the beach. He'd. sit Even though I'm so stiff I can't geteoui of
funds and advisors available to considering the mayor's job a chance there, stark naked, pick up a handful of my,, chair three hours later when his parents
municipalitles to help st art many ' to make up their minds. sand, and 6pour it over his left ear. •Never get homc..from the movies.
painful accident. He was in the bush
cutting a log, when the log was cut in two,
a sappling flew' up and struck him in the
jaw. •
Messrs. John Shepherd andhJohn Willis
of Hensall, have paid out over $40,0.00
since last March for hogs which they have
purchased and shipped from this station.
Numbers from the towns and villages
near Hensall, have been visiting from the
country, in search of beech nuts and hickory
r nuts.
Seaforth was - represented at the Laurier
demonstration in Wingliam by
D.D.Wiison; Robert Willis. M.Y;MeLean.
S,BArton. James Watson. A Stobie, James
L. Kitlqran. Peter Dill Ind J.P.Henderson.
OCTOBER 31st, 1924.
Messrs.H. Leslie --and A.McLellan of
Staffa, have had telephones inst alfed.
A.D.Sutherland of town has opened an
office in the rooms over W.J.Walker's
furniture store on Main St. and will carry
on a general insurance real estate
business. Mr. Sutherland is. widely and
favourably known in both town and
country.
The play "All on Account of Polly"."
given -in Cardno's Hall under the auspices
of the Young People of the Methodist
Church and under the direction of Miss Ila
Johnson-tvas quite a success. The principal
parts were taken .by- • Misses Gladys �-
McPhee, Beatrice Seip, •Gladys Holland
and. Fran _ Cudmore, Oliver Elliott and
Ross 5avau e,n4B. t' ee, fs Miss Bet
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'Willis san�;,�q'jb aidl it;+It�,Alime Hai�.tia a �,,- ,�
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no solo.
Master Lloyd Hoggarth, son of Henry
Ho
gg rth, ` Cromarty, who has been
suffering with an attack of. bronchitis, is r
improving..
Adam Dodds has purchased the gara'g'e
business 'of Bruce Phillips. Mr. Dodds' is '
the son of Thos. ' Dodds of McKillop.
The Bowlers df town had a very -
successful euchre. The prize winners were,
Messrs. Albert Idler and' M. Davis; C.
Aberhart and J.. Beattie; Harry Stewart,
E.J.Box.
John L. Kerr and Thos. Grieve of
Mckillop, left for Rutten, New Ontario. ,
Jack Ross,, accountant of the Molson's.
Bank in Brucefield has been transferred to
Drumbo.
John G. Grieve's auction sale of farm
stock and implements, which was held on
his farm was one -of the most largely
attended and successful sales ever held in
this township. One gelding brought $228;
another $190.00; one mare was knocked
down at $200.00 and her colt at $72.00.
G.H.Elliott of Clinton was the auctioneer.
Hallow'e'e mystery
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October 31st -- Hallowe'en, the and so arose all'ihe superstitions of
fun -feast which children enjoy more witches riding their broomsticks -- of
than any other, perhaps with the black cats stealthily prowling in the
exception of Christmas, yet our very darkness.
distant ancestors, the Anglo-Saxons These beliefs were so strong;
of the Bronze Age, called it the Feast over many years before the dawn of
of the Dead, and dedicated it to them history, that the Christian Church
by setting forth a special long tale in found it difficult to .eradicate them.
their Great Halls, near the door, s6-. And so it adapted itself to them --
that the Dead, who were believed to changing them to Christian concepts
be walking the Earth that night, and substituting Christian feasts for
_ might come in and feast upon the the pgan ones, Thus the feast of the
special food Set out for them The Dead became "Alt .Saints' Eve" or
4 finest of silver dishes were used, Hallowe'en, .which is followed , on
loaded with the best of food and drink November 1st by All Saints' .Day.
-- the strongest -of mead, the whitest And the former dread Feast,, of-•.
of bread, the choicest of meats, the the Dead eventually became a time of
sweetest of honey, *ollc, which still retains some of the
,. It was a •very, solemn -- not a customs of that earlier feast. Children,
mirthful occasion ad It is today, and today dress up in. weird costumes,
the faces, of the living folk gathered in which are actually an Inheritance
h ,< tate Weed 'Hall we're, °tense, and from the "mummers" who later, In
atlthou' h Mmes- were • prayed and mediaeval times, went from door to
millsteoli S r o their loodbst,. ,and.. the door collecting gifts t0 purch2tse an
yolai g 'r folk bobb6o foe,,apples, evert animal for sacrifice. And the lighter -
iia '96, a tld tbday, All ears wore hearted celebration of this feast still
attunet
ib':0ro Mo6hing.voices of the involves a cho(ce'of ancient spe'tls --
p11tC1.t11e�i spefffed,tc ttioarr ih the bleak most of them having to-do with hatel
tail rind whldh Whittled ,Outside, nuts and apples which were sacred In
wTi is why the" feast was pagan rites of the druids.
efl� t t+s+ tl es
ite changes,thyfal-L with the b�e
i w Ob h16 I h ff:"bf "feulf�`al 1111e more of e Its haancient probably achaeact, of
ri rillt;h Mme"4
6t 'Arth lr the gpr"iiig rtiyft'ry Arid fantasy than -any other of
;ani lir 14h "t+ trr wh i to thrs Wr bf 40, rhoddirh festivals,
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OCTOBER 28, 1949
Flames seen ten miles away destroyed a
frame stable which belonged'to Mrs . Alice
' Ham and Miss Mary Ellen" Swan of
Brucefield. It was believed to have -been
caused by defectived *Wiring. There was
only. a few pieces of furniture destroyed.
A cement foundation has been placed
under the parish hall of St. Thomas
Anglican Church and the cedar posts on
which the building rested have been
removed. The work was done by Stewart
Dolmage, '
A Grey Township farmer, Wm. W.
Smith, was the proud possessor of a 31
pound timber wolf, which measured more
than four feet in length and is to be
believed bne of the largest of the female
species killed in that district.
Miss Joan Devereaux, teller in - the
Canadian, Bank of -Commerce, has been
transferred to a Toronto branch of that
bank. Prior to her leaving the staff of,,the
bank presented her with a suitable piece of
luggage. G.C.Brightrall spoke a few words
of appreciation while Miss Lenore Habkirk
made the presentation.
Mrs. Harold Sellars of Walton was host
to a gathering of 85 friends when they met
to honor M:.;s ,Marie Bennett, bride elect
of this week. During tire evening a mock
wedding was portrayed when the following
took part:' -Minister, M rs, W.C.Bennett.
Mr
bride Annie Gordon, grogm Mrs, Doug.
Ennis and Mrs. Holman tied the kndt.
Previously Miss Shirley Bennett
entertained for het• cousin when 16 -girls
were in attendance and Mrs. Emmerson
Mitchell entertained at the home of Mrs.
Wtlnler Cuthill,
Miss Mayda Mueller of town is the new
president of the Badminton Club. Ot her
officers "ere', Vice. Pies, J,D.'Southgate;
See.Tteas. Mrs.•R'S.Box; social convener,
Margaret Carter; membership committee,
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G.Earle, W,E,Soutii'gatex Dorothl,.� Parke;
Property eornmittee;':i•C'•Mackenzle,
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Cement Work at the Memorial Ventre itt
town is now completed and the taus%
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construettori gang has edhiti treed tt•i5rk.
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