The Huron Expositor, 1978-06-29, Page 42L.
18 , THE HURON EXPOSITOR,JUNE 29, 1978
C ins were mae e to order'
where Walter Carpenter now has his Donald MeNevin. tailor; Mrs. Janet'
-.barbershop. Mustard. 'dressmaker; Miss Mary Walsh:
By April there were More business tailoress; Arthur FOrester. bakeshop; .P. J.
changes, namely: Louis J. Looby had sold
Tyers. motor service: "Gerald Holland.
' butcher business; John -Flannigan 'had
,Block, Main St.., had just purchased the,
barbering business of William' J.
to the Dublin Creamery; Joseph Evans on
April 10 got possession of Harry Nelmes•
purchased M. Klinkhammer's general
nxcrchant business; Dan Costello. lobby
Redmond.
—implement 'repairs: Dan Costello.. gas
station manager: John Nagle. millWright;
operator: Cronin Bros.. livestock and
insurance agent and Chinchilla dealer;
custom ,trucking; John A. Datil; ng.
Joe Burns. plasterer and bricklayer.
Mrs. George Crich. decorations and party
rovelties; Patrick 'Jordan. transport
•"thousandsofbroilers whieh-•are -raised here but a • le • can still be recalled. Putriek •
OestWishes
to the
Viiiage of
DUBLIN
on Your
100th Birthday
KEATING'S
527-1990 PHARMACY Seaforth
• . .
Sonic of the. others in business through
hogs. Another son,. Fergus Stapleton, is in busin of the-- shoemaker4 and the years not _already mem ioned----have
----charge • of a large broiler:. plant. The repair s rittnies may have been ficrgotten, • been: W. Shur, brir ler; .john Hawkins,
•cutcher; James Pierce. bakeshop; John are all sold under contract: • Jordan am is son, John, alsi) Toni. who
Marshall "and Anderson . were the was deaf an lumb, carried on this , Brennan, grocer; John Bolger. jeweler;
'managers--olthe-firstettoperage'Shop, and • business I or many y ,ars in the old empty •
'the first grist and feed mill was Operated by, build ing-tm the. Logan- corner on No. 8
Hyman & Bean. This. mill: Was situated a Highway, The building is now owned by
little northwest of Stapleton's broiler plant. die Smith family. While in business.
It was burned after Kidd left the village. Patrick's wife was the business manager.
Joseph Kidd was another grist mill owner She looked after the accounts and ordered
in the .early days. , .• ,.. • •.. " the supplies: Jos'eph McGrath, a ne phew
Tbe.old,frame building, still standing on, d' the„lordan boys, in' the •Stable here did
the -.west side Of Main' Street, was• the his slaughtering and sold- meat in -tlic•
. blacksmith shop 'many years ago, of a Mr. • 1920's. Con 'Friel was another shoemaker
Gourlay. •Who came from kirkton. later • in the 70"s, and•James Kennedy. an old
years it has been used by 'George Rock. gentleman who lived twar the river,' also- .. Paul Kowlaski, John.' Bruxer and Joe did sonic shoe repairing.
O'Connell•as a chopping mill. Matthew Williams, alter George Kidd,
When grain was sold in larger quantities ,was the community undertaker in I he. days
'•the farmers around the •turn of the when toi'l'e S were made 6) measure. and
century', Thompsons, of Mitchell, had had little or- no decoration. It is told of 1/11e._ .1 • 111110'S Davis as their buyer here. • who had been sent to gel a. coffin. that
when asked the sik needed, looked a hit •
Here, 'as in Other placeS.. carriage and ixitzled. "By. golly, I've forgotten the
d'• blacksmith shops were, in -the pioneer niccasurement, but,— said he, his face
days. very IleCCSSary places' of business. —she was. about the el'
'Henry Signian had one oldie early carriage' t heir little girl," penning to one not far off.
shops and sold in 1875 to Beii Allen. who "(Once; Kate.— 'aid Mr. Williams,•and
later moved to Stratford. .11)1111 Doerr was cbediently kate came forward he
another who had.a wagon shop in the 70's. - nceasured, and scion .11n' Mall was On • his
• As far back as the 1850'S, .lanies Pierce way witch a coffin the required size. Williatic
had a blacksmith)shop.anddid'repaii• Work 3. Cleary, iii thel920'),.. carried on this
Along the Main Street, hilt 'the exact business. and Joe Burke, in later years,.
• location is not knpwn. • Pierce was • very .had his • funeral home in • the old. bank
quick tempered. -It is told that one day a building lit a time, but it is now at his fatal
patron came to have a heavy logging chain• Iconic in Concession b.
xepaired; and ttndertook, to tell Pierce how
to do it. Right then Pierce gathered up the The cry stable of Thomas De •
chain, walked to the shop door, and with a Cant Mon.. John McConnell. and lack
hefty heave : flu lig it out on the road, • were as importatit in (heir day
:ts the garages aml.gas st;ttions are donning his adviser, in few but meaning.-
lul words that he would have nothing more "village lodilY, •
• to do with it.
Seldom is it illoge, ))1,t 11,1,he popii lot ion
, •as Duhli ii, able to Was( of its own local
Near Joe 0 Connell's chopping mill newspaper, weekly ocspaper.•hut this Dublin could • '
do* for a time back' in the 197 0's, In ',here was a shop before. the lire which Mr.
Seoins. who later Moved to Bornholm. January, 1922,The -Dublin Standard" Made.
icrst tine Peter Dill's store, to either owned.or'in 'it served his imprentice- lit piaed tip by the sidiseribers, bin by „ship. It was here Alex Ross carried on the
April 20th the copies were sent out In mail samebtisiness till the fire Of 1879. He must '
live soon rebuilt as he sold 'in 1881•kor the st time. No- ptiblis-hIT's' to the • mince
B • ruxers - 'Gregory and
appeared - on the paper, The price . was -Dominick. After •
Gregory... while Dominick ran it. Louie .$1.50'" Y e"''. .611 "dv "ilec. •
From a few, of the earl copies of the Zimmer, 'in the back part of it. had• a
carriage shop, and still later" Litt and Dublin Standard; still in possession of John
Eghotz made a patent fence in that' sankKenny. have been taken these items
'elating to the business places in Dublin. In part of the building. It was at this time that •
the 'January • 20th isSue, advertisements the building was burned to the ground.
'Were run 'by . • L. .1. Looby. CreztAry;• This same Alex Ross was one of the•frrst Michael Klinkhammer. groceries, boots village trustees, and .at one time also
. • village constable. He was a strong man and - and shoes; William .1. Cleary. funeral
ct rector, ("twilit me, pianos.. phonographs. large of stature, which was an advantage in
s -
barber, W. .1. Redmond,
a ttissle, but a handicap in a chase such as etc.; Red' Pool Room
• he had one day after catching a few lads in (W. McLearn,
Barber .Shop and
prank and they tried to make a proprietor); .Frank Dunseith's new black. a
• "et-aweay. In the race, Ross came too close smith shop; Harry Nelmes. butcher:
William Hills & Co:, hardware; Peter Dill, to one of the lads for comfort. Feeling the -
wind of his Pbrsuer, the lad suddenly groceries; David McConnell, groceries: ,
. clucked, throwing Ross sprawling at full Edward J.. Murphy. groceries, clothing.
length upon the ground - windless. Seizing 'seed potatoes and grass seed; William
this opportunity, the young scamp picked Stapleton. cement and feed; Dr.
himself up, scotted off to join the others in H. A. Simpkins,
the gang, who by this time had gained Charles McDaid had just opened -a
much headway. Before Ross wsa able to grocery store . and barber shop. in the.
take up the pursuit ,again the boys had • former Billie Joe Fortune's Bakeshop,
gone under cover, but RosS knew not purchased from Mrs. Fortune. This is
ycliere.
business, on a smaller scale, was carried
on in parrot' Kidd's store. Flour and feed,
seeds, coal, fuel oil,. cement and grain are
now his-lines of merchandise. He is also a
gain buyer and does custom chopping. His
son. Edwin, is now in the business with
him. Their. feed is mixed according to a
'variety of formulae for special purpose use
for dairy cows, poultry, beef -cattle and
(From A Hibbert Review' Part 2, 1959) Tom Deland was another of the first
William Stapleton is another who has—blacksmiths. His shop was burned in the
been in business for many years, east 0F1879 fire, and it was on tht same site that
the old bank site, and before that his Mani 'Doyle set up in business. In the
early 1900's James Krauskopf took over
Doyle's blacksmith and woodwork shop. In
later years he was assitcd by his son,
James. Aeetely ,ne welding is atiother.line
that has been added to the business which
James P. Krauskopf is carrying on. since,
his hither retired around 195.3.
I he making of boots and shoes by hand
up to he early 19d0's was -a thriving
On 'behalf of the council and ,
residents of 'the Town of Seaforth,
I am happy to extend greetings and
congratulations to the Village of Dublin
during its centennial celebrations.
I• am sure you will- enjoy this
auspicious annivers'bry and that you
will look forward to an even !righter
future.
Elizabeth Cardno, Mayor
I Best Wishes. DUBLIN -Town of Seaforth
on yot;r100th Birthday
r- 'PROVINCE of ONTARIO.
SAVINGS OFFICE
Seaforth 527-0210 E.RINiteaio