HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-10-28, Page 13-•
hi its heyday Crich's bak- helpers! who all began their
ery employed four bread day at about 9 ti.ro: and
bakers and three cake bolt- worked until the job was
as, as well as a number of done.
Cricb died in Dec- tgtil*, =Or Olk -StOVe
ember 1940 and a few days that WO tis Wahl
tater a fire horned out the into the basement
floor in the front Part ofille 4"AetU rnre. OW 14
The interior of Crichs about 1924.
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THE HURON, OCTOBER' At3
Tout AO' Dawn Papple,
*Inner earners of The Tree
'bunk on Sestforth's Main
Street point out that the
building that use to house
their business has a ye
interesting history. Torn and
DaWn who farm at R.R. 4,,
Seafitrth also have an, auction
businesa. Tom: ligned Auct-
ioneerfOg three years ago in
Maim sCiti, low*.
Anetioneeting is A 'Tan.
ptatic" bulttheas !)ec4O4o "or
the people you meet", he
says. He Will work auctions
anywhere; farm, residential,
commercial. Wife Dawn and
John Fisher help Mr. Papple
in the auctioneering busi-
ness. So does Jade McLach.
who helps Tom clerk
sometiroes. ,
The building where The
Tree Think was Situated at
moo.Si-. S. is now a pinball
widg,t1 toot,„that run
p. Until tWO years ago it
was a well known bakery that
dated back to the turn of the
=unity.
But to call Crich's simply a
bakery would be to slander
what was once more like an
institution "DO, Seaforth's
Main Street,
Crick's bakery was much
More '010 that, especially: in
the days before automated
balm* hi' big cities beim
*row .04.t, their. mass pr,o.
du+- and often tasteless
fare!o *lay; Crich's was
Aitiall,.44wisf4gry.aud prou4
of it. ' 'was' also. the. soda
fountain anti, restaurant nest
door to the movie theatre, an
ice cream and candy shop
:,with atmosphere, and a place
fiir people to ,just meet and
chat. Many . people did just
that for many years.
Crich's bakery began with
W.A. Crich who bought it
from a Mr. Colbert In 1902.
Bread baked by W.A.
Crich, his brother Chester,
and some helperrused to go
to villages and hamlets all
over Huron County.
Some would get put on the
morning train too, bound for
Clinton, and hence to Blyth
and Letuleshote on the ton-
dos, Huron and Bruce line,
Crick's began doing its own
deliveries to the country in
1920, and continued to do so
until 1958. At one time
between 800 and 1,000 loa-
ves of bread a day went West
013d3outhweSt,to nitwits such
*a Brucefte,14, Varna. KIP-
pen, gayBeld, St. Joseph•
Bye, Zerick-St, CoIttmlute
Du lin. Staffc Brodltagen
;end Beeehwomt
lit emergencies * snow
tractor an earl), POO vehicle
converted to winter travel
often got the loaves through
when winter weather ham-
strung the rest of the fleet,
which grew to four trucks
and a horse-drawn wagon for
ileum deliveries. Most of the
ingredients that went into
the hakedsoods were bought
leellfly, *flour 'coming from
the•mill where Topnotch new
starts. ht the early days
owes made its own lee
cream and, candy, and tbe
syrups for lee cream sundaes
were also made on 014
premises: Later the baiter
bouglit.both ice cream and
candy from Nielsens.
Historic buil used
„
John Crich, ,John Frost with the bakery
"snowmobile. •
Our Main St.
and its history
BEST WISHES
for the future
. '
to
Torn and Dawn Papple
as they move on
from the Tree Trunk
to new activities
Congratulations
to
TOM & DAWN PAPPLE
for your auction service to the public
CHECK OUT OUR
GREAT BUYS
ON CHESTERFIELDS
AND CHAIRS
Rs Se BOX
LTD.
Best of Luck
to
Torn St Dawn Pap*
Auctioneers
DON'T GET CAUGHT
WINTERIZE YOUR CAR NOWI
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Seaforth, Ontario
FRANK KLING Ltd.
General Contracting • Washed & Crushed Aggregates • Material Handling
• Plumbing. Heating '& Electrical • C.G.E. Electrical Appliances '
527-1320 Main St., Seaforth Most furniture and appliances 527-0680 527-1350
The Tree Trunk
during its time. on, Main Street, contributed
a new and interesting opportunity
for Seaforth and area shoppers
Best wishes for the future
to Tom and Dawn Papple
to* /iuron t expositor
527-0240
KEEP ON AUCTIONEERING, TOM!
AVOID THE PRE-CHRISTMAS RUSH
DECORATE NOW
Graves Walbiaper & Paint
Serving Seaforth & Areas Since f897
main St. Seaforth 5270550
Thanks to
TOM AND DAWN
PAPPLE
for having made available to the
community the services provided by.
The Tree Trunk
LARQNEL-SPITTAL . 527 19e00 Seaforth
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COMPLIMENTS
TO
TOM AND DAWN
The name of Papple has been well known
throughout the area
for a long time.
GEO. A. SILLS
& SONS
Quality Goods — .Quality Service
5274620
Plumbing Heating
Hardware
Best of Luck
tq
TOM & DAWN PAPPLE
in one of the oldest trades
"The Auction”
Seaforth
Insurance Broker Ltd.
Don Eaton 39 Main St. S. Ken Cardno
527-161a I 527-1616
Complete Lines of General Insurance & Investments
ALONG WITH ALL THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY Or
SEAFORTH, WE AT STEVVART BROS. REGRET THE
CLOSING OF THE RETAIL STORE KNOWN AS
The Tree Trunk
Owned and Operated by Tom & Dawn Papple
We wish them every success in their other endeavours..
e
Now is the time to start your
CHRISTMAS
.r.
SHOPPING
IT'S EASIER TO BUY A GIFT A WEEK!
WE ARE READY WITH A GREAT RANGE
OF QUALITY FASHION-WEAR
FOR ALL THE FAMILY