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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1930-12-11, Page 3•ia»' MmtrwTTr 50 YEARS AGO At the last regular meeting of the 1'lxeter L. ing offers Sng year. W- D. M., Bro. C. ’Trees., JRro, T strong, FIRE DESTROYS SEAFORTH BUSINESS' BLOCK THE EXETER 11MES-ADVOCATE WU'lWJXir. lUXE.MBKlt 11, 1»W» M., Bro, J. N. Howard , J, Spackman; Chap,, Sec. Bro. J. Walrond Lambrook; D. of C., White; Com., W. Arm- (Staddon, J. Acheson, . Hardy. H. E the fol- the Brooks, , Lieut., i„ Jas. j, Louis , John O. L. No. 924, the follow- were elected for the ensw W. Bro White; Bro M. T. 'Fish and L At the last regular meeting of Exeter North Fire Company, the Sowing officers were elected for ensuing year: Capt., Wm. 1 jst Lieut., Wm. Davis; 2nd, A, McPherson; Sec’y.-'Treas. Westaway; Foreman of hose, Towers; Assistant Braun; 1st branch, branch, Geo. 'Terry, . On Monday last, of Blyth, was in try for1 shipment Territory, •Since our last Commitee have not ibeen idle. of hose, A, Hoskins; 2nd Mr, Pat. Kelly, town buying poul- to the North West issue the Railway IT- On Saturday last Hay Council was visit- /• ed by Messrs. W. Bissett, J. ;Swen- erton, Abel Walper and D. Johns. Each member of the deputation ad dressed the council on the questiop of railway communication. The council were strongly in favor of road, and the deputation were given to understand that' a bonus of $30,- ©00 would be given by the Township of Hay provided the railway passeid. through the village of Zurich and Bayfield. On Monday the Stephen Council was visited in Crediton by Messrs, Ranton, Willis, B. Swener- ton, Hardy, Bissett and. Drew. It ■was suggested to make a test ques tion 'of it on election day. 25 YEARS AGO Mr. Thornton Baker has been ap- ■pointed local agent for the Domin ion Life of Waterloo.' Will Davis, son of* Mr. Wm. Davis, Exeter North, got liis arm severely •cut in several places by coming in contact’ with the machinery in* the flax mill on Friday last, Mr. Samuel Sweet received a kick on the knee on Friday night when returning from Devon, as a conse quence of the colt lie was driving be coming frightened at a traction en gine and landing his heels through the dashboard. At the Tegular meeting of Leb anon Forest Lodge No. 133, A.F. & AIM., following officers were elected for the ensuing year, viz: Bro. W. J. Heaman, W.M.; Bro. Thos. Fish er, iS. W.; Bro. W. W. Taman, J.W.; Wor. Bro. 'Sanders, Sec’y.; Bro. Dr. Sweet, Chap.; Bro. S. Sweet’, Tyler; Bros. N. D. Hurdon and A. G. Dyer Auditors; Board of Examiners, V. ^^cWor. Bro.’’J. A,. Stewart; Wor. Bros. J^Anios- and Bro. Carling. Last week Mr. Thos. Harvey pur chased from Mr. H. Bishop that fine residence on Andrew Street at pres ent occupied' by Mr. Thos. Hawkins. On Monday Mr. Philip Rowcliffe tsolid. his house and lot on Main iSt., io Mr.' Geo. Harton for a good figure. Friday of last week Creech sold the cottage street belonging to Mrs. to Mr. Wm. iSellery, of Messrs. Melville Howey and Cole man Mioncur returned Monday from Toronto, where they have been at tending' School of Pharmacy. Mr. John Welsh, of Barker, N. Y., arrived home last week to couple of weeks with his ]Mr. and Mrs. John Welsh, Road North. Sanders & on Andrew John Welsh Usborne. spend a parents, London 15 YEARS AGO Mrs. Geo. Crowley has been con fined to her bed for several days through illness. Mr. George Andrew, of Elimville, last week purchased the residence of Mt. Wes. Snell on Huron Street and will move to town next spring. .Will Snell Jr., seems to be the ■champion coon hunter trict he having secured this fall. Mr. John Klumpp, of ©•6 Stephen, met with a painful ac cident on Tuesday evening. He was operating a cutting box and in some •way his right hand came in contact with the result that he second finger and third knuckles were severed, causing ugly wounds. Mr. John Krueger returned last summer in a man one bushels of of the dis- 12 fine pelts the 7th con. has arrived > week after spedning the the west. He worked for time who threshed 7 6 wheat to the acre. • • Mr. Wesley Parkinson ’Rome after visiting the Panama Ex- aiibition in San Francisco. -What might have been a serious accident happened to John Johns, *'jr., while threshing at Bert Pletch er’s one day last week, He was lean ing over the side of the machine xnling a boxing when his sleeve eaught in a revolving set screw and Jerked him head first off the ma> chine onto the floor. All the clothes on his arm were torn off but he es caped without a scratch. Mrs. E. A. Follick spent several days during the past week in Port Huron where she attended the fun eral of her uncle Mr. T. French. On Thursday evening the second •of December the manager and staff of the- Bank of Commerce present ed Mr. Bert Gillies with a set' of hair inrushes previous to his leaving for Faris. „ , Broderick Block on Main Street (Completely Gutted and the Ten ants of Up-stairs Apartments Lose Everything, REPORT S. K. NO. .10, HTEPHEN t JV—Edith Love 85; N. Webb Ellen Hicks 724; Edison Pol- 71; Stanley Hurtle 66.1. IV—Mervyn Love 744; Pearl most disastrous fire that has Seaforth in many years, com- destroyed the Broderick on the west side of Main opposite the Commercial Ho- & Charters, gents’ furnishing Canadian Produce and W. G. Shoe Store, with living apart- over all three. fire was first discovered Sr 75.9; lock Jr Carruthers 66.9. 3rd class—Ruth Carruthers 72.6; Cecil Hartle 64.6; Bruce Gardner 61.7; Doris Hicks 57.7. 2nd' class—Ruby Hicks 463; R. Love 448, Emerson Lovie 341, Cam eron McGregor 291, Earl Gardner 272, Elda Brown 239. 1st class—Helen Sr. Class—Willa Number on roll tendance 17.6, O. R. Corbett, teacher McGregor 129. Carruthers 117 19; average at- REPORT H. S. NO. 11, BLAGKBUSH 62; Henry £5iler '59; Elva Adams 42; Lois Wanner 27. 1st class—Earl Dietrich 74; Syl via Vincent 56*; Viola Vincent 48*; Alvin Wanner 27*, Primer—Tresia Jdiler 72; Aldene Preeter 58; Verna Vincent 57; Eve lyn French 50, Number on roll tendance 27. ** *• 32; average at- is L. M.Snell, teacher Mr, John McKenzie, of Brucefield, ill in the Clinton‘Hospital. STEPHEN COUNCIL The visited pletely Block' Street, tel, early Thursday morning of last week. The block consisted of three stores, Israel Swifts Willis’ merits The about 3.30 a.m. but had gained such headway before an alarm was turn ed in, that the firemen were power less to save the buildings. The blaze apparently originated in the rear of the Israel & Charters store as the roof of it was down.and the whoel store ablaze when the alarm was turned in. The upstairs apartments were oc cupied by Mr. Matthews and family, Miss M. McLeod and Mr. Lome Dale and family, and so rapidly did the fire -spread that it was with diffi culty that they were able to escape to the street. All their personal ef fects and clothing were burned. Mr. Dale and faniily and Miss Dorothy Robinson, who lived with them, occupied the corner apart ments over the Willis store, and be ing cut off from both stairways, were forced to make their escape over the balcony which ran along part of’ the building on (Market' St., and, Miss .Robinson in jumping to the street below had her ankle frac tured. The block of buildings, known for many years as the Cady Block, was one of the oldest' business blocks in Seaforth, and business sites. A few years by the late M. tate will suffei’ a heavy loss as, we understand, there was little, if any, insurance carried on it. for one or 79; Hazel 70; .Hugh The following is the report of S. S. No. 11, Blackbush, for the month of November, Those marked with an asterisk were absent more examinations. Sr, IV—Clara Dietrich Disjardine; Elda Devine Morenz 56. Jr. IV—Thelma Vincent’ 62; Eu gene Dietrich 59; Pearl Wanner 47* Sr. Ill—Ila Mason 67; Verna Des jardine 62; Veva Adams '56; Trellis Disjardine 54*; Ernest French 16*. Jr. Ill—Merle Dietrich 70; Roy Morenz 53; Louis Dietrich 51; L. Wanner 23*; Lester Disjardine 17*; Ira -Vincent*. 2nd class—-Rita Dietrich 74; Ei leen Disjardine 64; Lome Devine was one of the best of Town Hall December p.m The All min- The Council of the Township Stephen convened in the at Crediton, on Monday 1st, 1930, at 1 o’clock members were present, utes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Moved by Mr. H, Beaver, second ed by Mr. W. Dearing: That By-law No. 445 for the construction of the "Scott Drain” having been read the third time be passed and signed by the Reeve and Clerk and the Cor poration Seal be attached thereto. Carried. Movedl by IMr. E. Gill, seconded by Mr. W. Sweitzer: That the following persons be appointed D.R.'O. and P. Clerks, viz: No. 1 Henry Mills, and Nelson Baker. Preston Hirtzel 4, J. R. zel. No. Nelson Schenli Kraft and 7, Arthur Houlahan. and Hugh Bestard Jr Moved by Mr. H. Beaver by Mr, W. Dearing: That the follow ing Township Foreman’s Pay Sheets and orders be paid, yiz: William Sanders, road 2 $3137(70; George Hirtzel, road 4, $17.65; Wm. Schwartz, road 8, $24.60; Albert Regler, road 9, $3.50; Wesley Isaac, road; 17, $26.50; Augustus, Latta, rd, 18, $6.50; John Houlahan $14.00; Michael Madden, $13.85; Lewis Davey, road 3, $6.50 Williams Sanders, rpad 2 Otto Willert, road 12, $13.2(5 Hod'gins, road 22, $9,00 of Stephen, tile, $100.90; Ed. Lam port, road 16, $37.38; Ed. Lomport, road 16, $1367,85; Ed. Lamport, rd. 16, $32.42; Ed. Lamport, road 16, $34.25; Wm. Becker, road: 10, $25.- 20; ‘Henry Schenk, road 6, $7.50; Frank Triebner, road 27, $6.5 0; N, Baker, road 23, $25.20; N. Baker, road 22, $66.40; Nelson Baker, road Station Sit., $239.30; Nelson Baker, road 1, $11.70; Nicholas Beayer, gravel $28.25; John Preszcator, gra vel, $22.50; William White, gravel $7.75; Alex Neeb, gravel $28.00; A. Shiarrow, gravel $8.50; Gord, Turn-, No. 21 A- J. Penhale and Roaring. No. 3, George and Godfrey Nicholson. No. Thompson and John T. HirL- 5, Patrick Sullivan, Jr. and No. 6, Edward G. William Kleinstiver. No. Finkbeiner and Joseph No. 8, David Hodgins. No. and Wellwood Eagleson 9, Isaac Gill. Car. seconded road 15 road 11 $13.58; Roy Township hull, gravel, $3.50; Jack, Ravelin gravel $8.00; Russell, skinner, gra* vol $14.00; James M. Fatton, gravel $39.00; “ ’ ‘ $HQ.7iJ $37.*50; grader ■ road 5, 26* $25. $40,10; William Robinson, graveL i; James Patterson, gravel* Daniel M-acIsaac, repairing badie, $3.00; Alvin Baker, $10.00; peter Eisenbach,* rd, .00; Wesley England, rd. Hr William P. Loyie, road $9.65; Alex al $1818.53. 'Canadian dro account dog tax, Hospital, liams $9, bate dog bin, survey, plans, etc. re Gaiser Dr, $35.00; Geo. A. McCubbin, plans, etc. re Scott Dr. $58.00 adian Bank of Commerce, Sion on cheques, $2,60; < press ,70; George Eilber, Gill Drain $2.00; George specting Link Drain $2. Eisenlbach, gravel for tile W. J. Lovie, 'balance of contract re Gill drain $143.80; Saron Vincent* balance of contract, re Link drain. $340.00; Thomas &-J. Chambers, pt, payment, re Gaiser drain $'300.00; Henry Link, cow tag inspector $20; Eli Lawson, Bailiff’s fees $24.Q0; Thomas Trevethick, Division Clerk’s fees $24.00. Carried, The Council adjourned to meet again at the Town Hall, Crediton, on Monday, December 15th, 1930, at 1 o’clock p.m. Henry Eilber, Clerk Neeb, gravel $6.50 80, tot* hr* i; j. Barry, rebate' (Steward Bank of Commerce, $10.35, $2,00; (Steward, Ontario clothing for Alma Wil* 65; Maxime Desjardine, re tax $2.00; Geo. A. MeCub* survey* Can* commis- C.N.R., ex* , inspecting s, Eilber in* .40; Peter j yard $20. Two Jensdtioncil New Rogers Radios ago it was purchased Broderick, whose es- a week ago in the Camlache returning with nine ZURICH REPORT S. S. NO. 12, STEPHEN the report of S. for the month of Mrs. Dawes, of Port Huron, who has been visiting with her friends Mrs. P, Koehler has returned to her home in that' city. Mrs. Lydia pfile and daughter Miss Pearl have returned after -vis iting for a week in Blyth. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hagen have returned from their wedding trip to Dunnville and other points. Jojm Esley, 18-year-old son of IMr. Allan and the Halladay, Alta., Mayo Institute lis. John was late Mrs. Esley, of passed away in the Hospital, Minneapo- only sick a short while with sarcoma infection. Mr. A. Esler *5 well known in Zurich and vicinity. Mrs. Elmer Oescli had the mis fortune last week to have her hand crushed badly when she accidentally caught it in the wringer of their electric washing machine. Miss Helen Foster, of Detroit, vis ited with her parents over the week end. Mrs. Harry Gallman is visiting her sister In St. Thomas, wjio is ill. Messrs. Wellington Johnston, Gid. Koehler and Herb Mousseau, of town accompanied by Mr. Ulric Snell, of Exeter, spent the biggest part of district birds. MANSON—THOMPSON A quiet wedding took place in the United Church Brucefield, Staturday when Edna Louise, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Thompson, of Brucefield was married to Lome Douglas Manson, son the of the Mr. John A. Manson, of Zurich Rev. bride blue lines velvet hat and shoes to match. The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Sid ney Thompson, oif Clinton, brother and sister-in-law of the bride. After the wedding breakfast, Mr. and Mrs. Manson left for Detroit, Lansing and other Michigan points. The bride’s travelling costume was a dress-' of brown French crepe, brown broad cloth coat, with' muskrat collar and cuffs, and hat and shoes to match. 1 W. Bremner officiated, wore a pretty frock of georgette made on princess and trimmed with lace, a blue The following is S. No. 12, Stephen, November. Sr. IV, possible 550—Olive Wal- per 460; Ina Baker 459; Eldora Webb 454; Ruby Latta 4,3 9. Jr. IV, possible 5'50—Herman Des jardine 351. Sr. Ill, possible 550—Lloyd Wal- per 439. 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