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BRUSSELS ,
LIONS CLUB
POLAR DAIZE
February 17, 20, 21, 22, 1981
SATURDAY
Polar Dip
Thundermug races
Log sawing
Tug of war
Free skating & races
Lions Dance - "Lincoln Green"
SUNDAY
Snowmobile Poker Rally
Cross Country Skiing
TUESDAY
Curling Bon spiel
FRIDAY
Torchlight parade
Gong Show
Leo Family Dance
Demon Drink the settlers' curse,
HURON EXPOSITOR, FEBRUARY 881
10°
Alcohol- Ws been called Many names. including "the
demon run" and "firewater." Bob Edwards. the notorious
Alberta newspaper editor who once declared "some men
spoil a good- story by sticking to the facia." had had.
firsthand experience in hauling the demons at the bottom
of the bottle. At the end of one of his encounters, he wrote.
"Whiskey drowns some troubles and floats a lot more"
and another time cautioned anyone conidering following
in his footsteps that "gallons of trouble can come out. of a
pint Peak." We might be inclined to think alcoholism is a
product of our troubled timova a disease spawned b, the'.
uncertain ectin,ottly • 011 catatiaes in fert4ile .rates or
-0011c4I40-19$ than e.*rttitning- alteillattaVa ita'ailable
television mans nights of, the weeks: BUt.' breillers and'
ststors.hrime... a • fire-and-hrttustone; preacher. might
declare. has' teen" .since rho first settleOrrived
.OPPer. 0190Clat ,
bard Today -xolritatfinc. what 'Huroa kii.daty must
haig,loOkg0;1We tit The.„,first ,,ettlqrs who Ige• the, familiar ''
collate, 0(5.00and:or t#ntllarid :or England. the "
rrorld,, anti 'tertture.(1 to A haekatiocis area of saanipS.
thilek forests and neighbours who might live"-half a day
away on fool. It's _hardly aurprising one of,, the first
buildings to go up along any travelled mud roadur tit even
the' smallest settlement, was the tavern. The aristocratic
Anna Jaineson. the Englishwoman who wrote abOut, Upper
Canada's early daysooted'there were seven taverns to
serve a population of 1300 people. many of them children.
in the settlement of London. In Goderich, as early as
1833, when there wfre only '40 houses in the settlement,.
there were three taverns. doing a flourishing trade. Afso.
in p ioneer days,, many of the' grocery and general stores
also sold liquor and were more drinking houses than
shops.
TAVERN CHURCH SERVICES
Inns were also the location of Most community
gatherings from the court of laa . to dances,. to meetings of
the first agricultural societies. Even, chureh'services were
often held in the same rooms in the inn where some of the
congregation had likely spent a much merrier time the
night before. When London's tiers Presbyterial) _minister.
Serendipity
by Alice Gibb
) • Rev. William Proudfoot. dropped by Harpurhey to meet
with Colonel Van Egmond about thi: possibility of opening
a church in the settlement, it was natural they meet in the
'legal tavern.
New while it's difficult to eat ittlitta' how tIII-411
drankettessa was ,problem in pjotieto,, Clay R« -affil!' the
`..plOtters.didn',t Pavellie. time to rompile,atattatielike tan'
gOvernment civil servants to today. an „tan afainymous writer
travelling through Upper 'Canada wren!, "In travel:hem
_qtroitgh the. PO7utry.' Yup,.0011,,yt'te etery- an.0
beer shop . filled:',at all potira with drynketi . tottiAting
fettows:. andiho".04:dit>414.4744411..lpirits karts i.{stcd by
astorOstity„On,' • • , .,. • • ^
Liquor was -read*. partly because the local
distiller oftonfietted,reroy cash, so he paid flie setth:r for
his grain with' Whiskey.' The settlers who poispered, in
turn. sold Most of their whisker. to the twitrest innkeeper
But in many families. the drink eats a Net.). handy _tonic.
• and was served to-each-member of the Imuselead before
breakfast, as a quick and likely very c.,I2C11:\ u. pick-111 4.•-up,,
Whiskey or cider "te ith a kick'' a as traditionallt littered it;
yisitors in the'bome. and et en the sera ants. nit flit, homes
that could afford them. receit ed a weekly allt'';'a ante of the
"hard stuff." Many • settlers. like mans people t o day
, believed that if you kept the inner fires hun g tin a ith
whiskey, colds and other such alimony could net er get
the upper hand. At least. that's.a hat the settlers told their
w ives as they poured .theniselt OS another generous .glass
of the liquid Or slid down the road to meet %%oh the other
men at the nearest tat ern.
Even prominent men, like the cefultratt tl alone!
Thomas Talbot. founder of the Tallett Settlement south of
St. Thomas. were noted for their lot c• .4 the bottle. In later
years, it was common knowledge it ads no use trt ine to
meet with the colonel after 3 p.m. in the .ificrniyoti , sincelic
was a Attie too much the worse for a ear. I hen iG tours( .
there'S Huron County's own "Tiger.- Dunlop. and Ins
•
• .FLIP. WORS:igt • ' •
The, L"144: liagoeflOW.ed was; the work bee t twit. 1 4
'think vocti..ari quilting Brest • `bees, for
•n-. barns. '.Mini thi: ,AhoWne..ighb,iortioi.3d ••
wa> in and level a hand lite most
important it ,tt , :tit these occaanms..tt as otteo the hickey
-boss - -or ih, settler responsible tur seta ma liquid
retreshment , • thikty workers. then acre sumo %% htl
attended th. h, es solely to partake of the refreshments
and their i!-iluntions to the "at tual %bust! ut lion user%
Rt Proudloot . tat t d v. h crating a lug;
home in !al • as less than„enthused about ,iht prospt tt
of hating tt. I , it and "aater'• lilt aotknitrt It took 00
men and thr,.. A,iss to-raise his log hoii;at and IR ss hot it
his diary. tilt true thrifts Stint. ''Had 110 gls.t:tbcm
their tictua; wed drink the raising ssould 11,1%s 0)S1 au
outlay more 0..1'. a frame house Mans of On; people' tanit
tor the sole let pose at drinking and niter ontt assisted
lifting a log-Mans gut drunk. '•Fiirtun*atels betausc of this
calling, the I ,1 I stet didn't' hate to ...uplift the food and
the s. -a,icets.briight their-au% n. .:\lso. the brass Is
and sometir ttsit murders. Bluth marked mans a
"raising': r didn't happen at Rut Proudtoot's raising.
Iliank Heat. foi small mereies.
Nett creel \ hid(' mperante .' scenic to he in onto
the sotiett , bdttled the • •de-nion
celebrated 141:he Alamitos tisiuor cabinet. but those
stories woota take a column in themseltes
Why did pieta Las drink? Some came troni countries like
Ireland 'anti s,..triand Where drinking acts a' popular
pastime: 00.- is bel.aWle they were alone, often when little
more than tt ctagers, in a strange and frightening land. tar
from home ',Oat often with the knots ledge it etas unlikely
they'd es et s" k their homeland again in their Meow
Also. then r t. those Who simpla tinned:tit aiiisket to
drown out thett sete:c tit failure) the knowledge' they'
weren't efts ni tor he 'heal settlers' life 'they'd chest:a. •
There, wear„ t Matte, o librartea fir nnialvat C'.l efts
•or Sete MAO "14 The othea soy Kit t6i t '11.
taken for grioned in,theif, hoinotands.,
teinpiataet of A.. the' one tatintrateity
l e.Ygnt that Oaf ev,o;t, tibia oft en 1,And.i,rd ;up !pat
"' "'" • •
SHE BAKED A CAKE 7 When Seaforth Lions Met for their Monday
night dinner someone remembered that on the, following day Ned
Boswell. the club's oldest member, would- be 93. Longtime Lioni Rub
caterer, Velma, Miller came to the rescue and produced a birthday cake so
that • the t ipns could mark the occasion.• Here rvtrs-. Miller presents the
cake to Mn Boswell while Past President, Harold TurnbUlt tooks .On and
the,,OUb 'sang Hepo-y Birthday. (Photo-by-Shoveller)
10 council briefs
'At it's regular monthly
meeting on' Monday. Sea-
forth council dealt with the
following:
Marlen Vincent and' Dr.
John Turnbull, representing
Seaforth Lions Club gave a
progress report on"the cur-
rent campaign to raise
575,000 for renovations at
the park and pool. Since local
people are being asked for
a donations ($45,000 is in so
far), Mr, Vincent, said the
club won't run its usual
spring canvas , for operating
fitnds.
"We may be tight 'for
wqrking capital at the pool
this summer," he continued
and asked , council to consider
upping its usual grant by
$1000 at budget time. Mr.
Vincent' said 25 per cent of
residents and 75 per cent 'of
business and industry in
town have not been canvass-
ed and an out - Pf- town
campaign is starting now. 48
Seaforth Liens have donated
More than , ' $16,000 them-
selves, he added."
Mayor tlohn Sinnamon
commented he was "pretty
proud of the Lions Park and
the Lions Club": and council
agreed to pass the request to
its •finatice committee.' Bud-
get meetings for all commit-
tees are being held next
week.
SEaforth's monthly share
cif the county policedispatch
system new $103,210 bud-
get. 5937,40, will be paid but
Reeve Bill .Dale objected to
the increase from the month-
ly $786:79 the town paid last
year, "If that keeps up. over
10 months it'll be over
$1800;" Reeve Dale said. "A
long way from what it was
supposed to be costing us"
said Mayer Sinnamon.
Last year. actual expendi-
tures, by the systdm were
$94,477.81.,
, The arena.committee is
seeking a storage area for
100 new tables and 600
,,chairs community groups are
helping to - buy and will
discuss it with, the agricul-
tural society.
Instead of giving the SDHS
Girls' Trumpet Band free use
of the •attena for a fund
raising dance. council a ill
donate $10 for each band
member from town for the
band's, trip to Myrtle Beach.
Roller skaters will have the
use of '25 pairs of new skates,
to be ordered at $51.50 each.
The attepa's old skates, not
wortharading in, will be used
for parts. .
Arena manager Jack Price
reported . some , emergency
exit doors at the arena had
been padlocked in error and
said thiS won't happen when
the arena is open in future.
Seaforth's rec committee,
headed by Gary Boyle, will
look into a night to honour
skaters Lloyd Eisler Jr. and
Lorri Baler, jointly with
Mitchell. This year the• rec
committee has student repS
DaVid Malwain, Cheryl
Cook and Donald Crocker.
Honourariums of $15 a meet-
ing were recoanmended. with
SS for the student members.
Recreation committee pro-
jects for the year. according
to rec director Bryan Peters,
report, include lighting at the .
tennis eciorts, a water fount,
On. top-soil and levelling at
Victoria Park and painting
the town float.
Council agreed to pay the
town's half of a tree trim-
ming and removal program
last fall.. S34 7 .50. flit: PIA
pays the' other halt to •Fred'
ThoMas. - •
About 650 feet ttf I2 inch
storm drain will rue trout
Oak St. in the industrial park
and empty into Silver Creek .
on recommendation of the
town foreman. Reeve Dale
explained six inch. drains and
catch basins in the"'' area
'cause probleMs es cry spring
thaw. The foreman will pre-
pare plans and bring cost
estimates to council.
In the town hall's 111211k
enlarged council chambers.
council members for the first
time used 'new, oak ,desks.
purchased-for 52.1100 for 't0
from coutit'y; council. Reeve
Dale commented the 'desks.
custom-made in Exeter. us ere
bought ..for the hew court
house in 1954. following the
fire.
A resolwion twin St.
Albert. 'Albs Li on amend-
ing formola' '111 the oiittitti•
lion and ar
polies %%vit slicked. on -
recommendation at fi
'lance comn,ince. and us Rh"'
out diSt:US‘,1 0 11
COLIMA .t,,1, t d -t outsider
at budget nn'_ rings;' a sug•
gestion trim the poliLe chief
that the 19 -'N 01.11tiel: , w ith
12 -.000 kin bt replaced.
Ceuneil ,,,,astat a )is Iasi
that holds t Os\ twr of a -.,n•
responsible tarqny'Tpai-icing
tickets the %chicle gets.
unless it's, provim another
driver had the ear usitthout
the i's' ncr's permission..
Amsther ht lass exempted
land par.els at not l'ess. than
fife ,ta res and used Il+r .
.farming inside the t o wn Iron'
10 nulls of lases.
Fist sak:.ation dos. Feb.
to 14. .sere approved far
•
police chief. John ( aims.
Council h.:anted that the
town is %mu erect 'under its
present habilits insurante at
the nee outdoor eominutiit ,
rnik at Scairth Publit
Schoid. rye' vommittee is
Fresponsithic toro.A.tra week.
end silos% remos al at the
rink. %%hilt. SF'S' does that job,
during the Beck .
Count:1110r herald Grooth.
His asked .su hy no funding to,
lose ,the ,open :ditches in
town ''as included in. Sea-
torth's Annual request for
subsidy for road construction
and, maintenance from the
Ministry of 'transportation
arid Coin m u nica lion.
"Seseral years ago: some.
members towed • to get that
done a hen they got on
coon0.• •
or Sinnamon agreed
thcculverts ar'c dangerous in
spring %%hen there's timid,
mg. but count it stuck to ids
prepared request. S —.800 to
be spent on maintenance and
SI 13.500 Am cUnstruction.
Both amounts arc eligible fur
50 per- cat .grants.
On the request of t he tots n
foreman who says dumping
snug on town streets is
illegal• and creates--a traffic
haiard. council agreed to
print-a reminder in the local
paper.
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION
• Branch 156
"Social"' •MIXED EUCHRE'
SATURDAY', FEBRUARY 28
at 8:30 p.m.
LUNCH PROVIDED
EVERYONE. WELCOME -
s..‘.4,0 etisarwroa
Stag
for
Fred
Peckitt
Friday,
February
20th