HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-03-26, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE 'THURSDAY, MARGJHf SMttli, l»30
W. C. T. U.
The March monthly meeting took
the form of an open meeting to which
men as well as women were invited.
It was held in the Public Library
and Mr. W. G. Medd was invited to
give a report of the annual Conven
tion of the Ontario Temperance
Federation. Capt. Gentle and Lieut.
Huckaby conducted the worship per
iod, The opening hymn ‘'What a
Friend We Have in Jesus” was sung.
Lieut. Huckaby led in prayer and
Capt, Gentle read the Scripture from
the Gospel o'f St, John, Chapter one.
The Capt. and Lieut, then sang a
,'duet accompanied on the guitar,
^I’vo' Found a Friend, Oh Such a
'Friend.” The President called on
Mrs. Chas. Johns to lead in prayer
and Mr. Medd was called on for his
report which was thoroughly enjoy
ed by all and led to interesting dis
cussion. Mr. Medd referred to the
past year of Federation work as a
most successful one. Larger contri
butions have been received enabling
directors to refund. Dr. Irwin and
the other officers for unpaid back
salaries so that they face the future
with nothing unpaid. Organization
had been advanced until now two-
thirds of the Province is well organ
ized. The deputation who met the
Government was more -kindly re
ceived than for some years and
promised to .consider allowing refer
endum or plebiscite. The subject of
‘‘Private Profit” was up for discus
sion at the Convention, some favor
ing Government Control as a means
of eliminating graft while others
strongly condemned any stand wliich
gave liquor for sale to citizens and
standing solely for prohibition as
the only safe course. Mrs. Lang,
one of rare ability standing for this
method.
(Another discussion was on the
stand of Picture .Shows. The Conven
tion reported that eighty per cent,
of picture show scenes depict the use
of liquor or other narcotics and so
is most deplorable in its effect on
the youth and rising generation,
leading to broken lives and disrepect
of law.
Premier Hepburn was asked if he
would give his followers the privi
lege of voting according to their own
conviction and not forced to vote
party but this he refused as not in
keeping with Party politics. It is said
that at present there are only 5 men
in the present legislature that could
bo depended upon to vote dry, so the
only thing to do is to put men in
Parliament who can be depended on
to stand firm against sale of destruc
tive alcohol. The matter of writing
"Protest” on the ballott at an elec
tion was discussed, but it is almost
sure as things are done now, that all
such votes would simply be classed
as lost ballots and no account kept
of them and therefore not advised.
At the Convention banquet Dr.
Stanley Russel was the speaker and
stressed the value of: 1st, Education
giving the people true scientific facts
about alcohol and nicotine, etc. 2nd
Legislation as a means of getting
away from party. 3rd, Setting of
social standards by letting it be
known that at no time liquor would
be served thus setting a standard of
sobriety and not leaving it to liquor
indulgents of home and club who
are putting up such an expensive bid
to the youth who are the colming
generation.
The Convention also expressed
appreciation of the ban on liquor
advertising which many interested
in sale of liquor are seeking to have'
lifted.
■Mr. Medd stated that it is alto
gether unlikely that any further
attempts to put beverage rooms in
dry areas will 'be tried until the re
sult of Privy Council is made known.
The Federation is ready on suffic
ient evidence of any illegal sale to
take over prosecution and no names
so reporting will be made known.
At the close o'f the meeting a res
olution was passed commending the
council of Exeter for their stand
against the opening of a beverage
roonm .in Exeter the same being for
warded to the council.
A liberal collection was taken and
the home of Mrs. Walker, .Main St.,
was mentioned as the place for the
April meeting.
50 YEARS AGO
March 25, 1886
Miss J. Spicer has been teaching
school at Winchelsea this week for
Mr. G. W, Holman, he having had
sickness in his family, His little dau
ghter died last Tuesday morning.
Dr. 'L. L. Hooper, who about a
year ago, left for Vienna to take a
course in the College returned home
last week.
25 YEARS AGO
Markh 28, 1911
Mrs. James Smith and little dau
ghter Neva left Monday for Cleve
land where she will visit her father
for a few weeks.
Mr. Herman Elliott left Thursday
last for Mancelona, Mich., where he
has secured a position at his store
as tailor with Mr. Alf. Davidson.
Mrs, A. Hooper, who has been
waiting on her mother Mrs. Atkin
son returned to her home in Clinton
on Tuesday.
Mr, Percy Webber left Tuesday for
the West where he will work for Mr.
Will Colwill of Centralia.
Mr. John Leafhorn, who conduct
ed a temperance’ house in the "Man
sion House” has moved his family
to Ingersoll.
Mr. Matthew Finkbeiner, Stephen,
met with a serious accident when he
slipped and fell breaking his wrist.
Messrs. J. D. and Rd. Atkinson
left Monday evening .for Alpena, in
Michigan to attend the funeral of
their sister Mrs. Campbell who died
following typhoid fever.
Messrs. Andrew Campbell and C.
Monteith, o'f Thames Road, leave this
week for Kindersley, Sask.
15 YEARS AGO
Marell 31, 1921
Mr. Latimer Grieves, who has been
managing one of the Liggitt drug
stores in London, has resigned his
position and has purchased a drug
store at Strathroy.
Prior to leaving to return to Aila
Craig to reside' Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Hatter were surprised at their home
and presented with a handsome man
tel clock by the employees of the
Denfield flax mill, of which Mr. Hat
ter has been foreman.
Hensal! School Report
ROBERT G. COPLELAND
PASSES AT ST. MARYS
After only two days of illness the
death accurred in .St. Marys just be
fore noon on Friday last of Robert
G. Copeland, highly esteemed citi
zen of the west ward.
Mr, Copeland who was 75 years
old, was 'born in Ireland and came
to Canada as a child with his par
ents, the late John and Mrs. Cope
land, of Usborne Township, near
Woodham. It was in that locality
that Mr. Copeland spent the most
of his- lifetime, before moving to St.
Marys 12 years ago. He and Mrs.
Copeland celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary six months ago,
she being formerly Drusilla Doupe,
the daughter of a well known Wood
ham pioneer family.
The" following sons and daughters
survive: Earl, of Windsor; Arlow, of
Woodham; Oscar, of Usborne town
ship; Gordon and Elgin druggists,
of Windsor; Mrs. J. E. Stone, of Us
borne, and Mrs. W. D. Bayne, of .St.
Marys.
The funeral was held on Monday
with service in the Kirkton United
Church at 3 p.m. Interment was
made in Kirkton Union cemetery.
For the months of January and
February
ROOM I
Sr. IV—Norma Cook 79; Jim
Campbell 75; Carey Joynt 73; Lor
na Zuefle 72; Gerald Passmore 72;
Russell Hedden 71; James Alexan
der 61; Billy Higgins 5 8.
Jr. IV—.Harold Koehler 79; Ho
ward Love 71; Blanche Mustard 65;
Margaret Bell 60; Ronald Barker
57; Mary Goodwin 56; Cecil Kipfer
54; June .Saundercock 54; Rae
Foster' 52; Norris McEwen 52*;
Madeline Vanlandeghem 52; George
Sangster 46*; 'Shirley Twitchell 45;
Laird Hudson 36*; Audrey Twitch-
ell 35*.
S,r. XII—Donald Joynt 70; Emily
I-Ioskins 6 5; Carl Daters 5'5; Jack
Shepherd 55*; Marion Drummond
54*; Iva Allen 42.
(*) denotes examinations missed.
C. H. Blowes, teacher
ROOM II
Sr'. Ill—R. Cameron 77; J. .Pais
ley 76; M. Sangster 73; R. Bell 6S;
M. Paisley 61; R. Sangster 60; R.
Hess 59; R. Green 49*.
Jr. Ill—R. .Kennedy 73; R. Nicol
70; G. Campbell 67; L. McLaren
64*; J. Clark 53; J? Beer 53*; M.
Brock 49; J. Marks 47; S. Fairburn
46*; J. .Sangster 44; R. Higgins 39*
D. Willard 33*; E. Fairburn 19*.
Jr. II—M. McjLaren 72; D. Bell
69; M. Hedden 66; D. Corbett 66;
E. Hoskins 57*; R. Stephan 5 6*; A.
McEwen 5 6; J. Drysdale 55; H.
Smale 47; A. Smale 41; G. Otter
bein. 3 7*.
M. E. Ellis, teacher
ROOM III
Jr. II—Norma Sangster S3; Don
ald Shepherd 78; Shirley Hedden
76; Catherine Hamilton 75; Bobby
Cook 74; Mac Zuefle 73; Marion
Sangster 69; Gloria Twitchell 6-8;
Ronald Bell 67; Ruth I-Iess 64; Ma
bel Fairburn 63; Marion Green 62.
Sr. I—Mervyn Stephan 79; Helen
Wolff 77; Mina McEwen 63; Harold
Bell '6'2; Donna McEwen 60; Shir
ley Wolff 57 absent; George Beer
52; Dougas Cook 47; Sandy McAr
thur absent.
Pr.—'Alma Bell 87; Ronald Moir
86; Lila Moir 82; Ross Jinks 79; R.
Young 7'8; Marion Hainuilton 77; R.
Hedden 76; Junior Hedden 75; Roy
Hedden 64.
Beryl Pfaff, teacher
EARLY HISTORY OF
BENMILLiUt
In the beautiful Maitland valley,
six miles from Goderich, lies the
tiny village of Benmiller, named af
ter Benjamin Miller, who founded
the Settlement over 100 years ago.
The early settlers were an odd as
sortment of English, Scotch, Irish,
Dutch and Indians, It was the Can
ada Gompany, with John Galt at its
head, that opened up the country.
The book “In the Days of the Can
ada Company,” by Robina and Kath
leen Lizars, contains much interest
ing reading concernsing those early
days in the Huron tract. To quote
from this book: ‘Tn 1829 a lumber
mill was already working up the ri
ver, in a particularly picturesque
spot even in this country of lovely
situations, by Ben Miller, 'Whose
name was thereafter to be given to
the place. The mill was close to a
fine pine grove, which grew near
the mouth of a troubled stream that
tumbled and frothed into the larger
Minnesetung (Maitland)” . , “Down
the river, near to Ben Miller and his
mill, there was a settlement of the
Fisher family, well-to-do Dutch
people, who were rewarded for re
volutionary services with 5,000 ac
res to each of the seniors, John,
Michael and Valentine,' the last best
known as Feltie. Michael rejoiced in
a numerous family with Biblical
names; and their Dutch mother of a
morning could be heard crying' to her
boys, busy felling “the clearing.”
“Shacop, Shospeh, Michael, Beth and
Enoch, come in to brakfasht!” A
pioneer with a large family of boys
was a rich man.
Famous Log Inn
Feltie Fisher’s log inn, at the
harbor (Goderich) was a historical
place and an hostelry where politi
cal meetings, dinners, and routs
were to be held; where shipwrecked
settlers, who chose the uncertain
terrors of the lake in preference to
certain corduroy, took shelter, hnd
where handsome John Canneron was
to break his neck by falling over the
stairway, which was unguarded by
rail or balustrade. "Tippling and
shooting were of one family.”
says an old chronicle and poor Cam-
eran, guide, hunter and scout, was
a prey, like the majority of hisff con
temporaries to the former.
IFeltie was a character. He boast
ed that he had taken the oath of al
legiance three times, and was about
to take it for a forth time. When re
monstrated with, he replied that this
was hardly an oath at all "only one
sclimall damn.” His English wife
was as clean and tidy as the Dutch
man was careless. She tried to give
her guests all the rude comforts pos
sible and went to the length of pro
viding wash-basins and ewers. Fel
tie pitched them out of the windows,
as innovations unbecoming hardy
times, pioneers and wilderness. In
• the breakneck road, which was cm ’ uo ,n the harbor h* I, -hen /as
a ' i;., vbkh had vein for its<
a basin just beio.’» tne vent Ly tui
was a trough,
"Yau vant to vash,” said Feltie
to a party of travellers —English
gentlemen, who had left York, (Tor
onto) on a fishing tour, bound up the
Jakes-—who saw nothing nearer than
1’ke for their purpose. "You vant to
vash? Veil I show you goot pure va-
ter, straight from heaven. The long
er it runs the purer it is, and the
longer you vash the purer you gets.”
He bestowed a towel upon them and
left them to wash in public as best
they innight,
None of these early settlers remain
but there are a few who remember
when the road was blazed train thro’
the bush and when, in the spring, the
wagons sank to the hubs in mud.
Hive of Industry
Mrs. Asquith, now over 90 years
of age, -can 1 ecall when Benmiller
was a hive of industry. Practically
everything the early settlers used
was made in the community. There
was no -white sugar. Everybody made
mapie sugar and maple molasses lor
their own use. Rod. Adams made
cradles for mowing grain. There were
weavers who wove the flannel and
the homespun. Mrs. Asquith remem
bers the time when, a<. the old giist
mill, the wheat was ground between
two stones. The stones have long
been discarded, but the mill, now
equipped with modern machinery, is
still running. Mr. Gledhill, a resi
dent of the community, is in posses
sion of a pair of early pioneer stones
measuring about 2 feet across made
of natural limestone. These were
! made, for grinding grain in the home.
At the foot of the steep hill, you
will find the old woollen mill still
in operation, producing yarn and
blankets.
The present mill is owned by J. W.
Gledhill. His grandfather built it
some 6 0 years ago. The water power
comes from Sharp’s Creek, a tribu
tary of the Maitland. The .creek
took its name from an old negro,
who was an escaped slave.
When teachers and pupils today
feel inclined to think that they have
rather a hard time of it, they might
easily achieve a more cheerful frame
of imind bv thinking back to the old
log schoo house of pioneer days.
The teacher took care of the school.
It was his duty t- set all the copies
for the children. The first copy books
by the way'’, were made by folding
and sewing a number of sheets of
foolscap together. The children sat
on long benches or forms. A not un
usual punishment was to stand a
scholar on a bench with his face to
the wall for an hour or so. Pupils
had no long holidays. Indeed, they
often had to go to school on Satur
days. There were so many days
when they could not get to school
that they had to make up for it when
I • Tortunity offered.
■* ‘ "• namy, r.s ‘Uiiary slate
e anatchy maiepencn were much
widence. Each pupil was sup
posed to provide himself with a bot
tle of water and a cloth to wash the
s.ate, but the boys often dispensed!
with such ceremony and used sa-iva
and a convenient coatsleeve for that
purpose.
In Benmiller a fine two-roohied
school and a red brick church now
serve the needs of the community
and good roads give easy access to
them.
1 joneer days have long since pass
ed into the limbo of forgotten things
Everywhere one sees fine homes and
splendid barns fairly’ bursting with
abundant harvest.
ance of the countryside, prosperity
has come to stay. The people of
this generation are reaping the bene
fit of the long years of "roughing it”
experienced by that sturdy stock of
pioneer days.
and
WILL CELEBRATE 1OOTJI
BIRTHDAY
Mrs. Thos. Powell a former resi
dent of Parkhill, will enter the
ranks of the centenarians on April
12. Mrs. Powell is still quite active
and makes her home with her dau
ghter in Toronto, where she will re
ceive the congratulations of her
many friends on her birthday. Her
husband, the late Thos. Powell, was
proprietor of the Powell House, at
Parkhill, from 1870 to 1904. Mrs.
Powell, who, despite her 100 years,
still retains her faculties.
Mrs. Chas. Wildcombe, of Bayfield
was the victim of a painful accident
recently. As she hurried into the
pantry with a saucepan in her- hand,
she tripped over the corner of a bas
ket of vegetables which was on the
floor and fell headlong. In the fall
the sail ’epan flew up and hit her
face and she fell on it, the edge cut
ting her nose which was badly lac
erated. One lense of her glasses
was smashed and her face and one
knee very badly bruised. Miss M.
Stirling gave first aid in the absence
of a physician.
Are you suro your father's home?
'■Sure. Monni’s1 washing his shirt.
ICE TO THICK FjOll EARLY DIP
When two young girls go to all
the trouble of getting up enough
courage to take an early dip in the
icy waters of old Huron and then
find they cannot break the ice to
carry out their ambition, it must be
pretty discouraging, Hope Mutch
and Grace Mac'Doriald were quite
positive when they went to tlio har
bour that they would be the first to
take a plunge in the lake this year,
but a .16 inch ice surface withstood
all efforts made to break it and so
the girls had to content themselves
with playing about on the ice for a
while and posing for a fow photo
graphs. And this, girls! fs> one of
the many reasons why mothers get
gray.—Goderich Star.
[prevention better than
CURE
Timely w'arning is necessary tb
poultrymen if they wish to avoid
unnecessary losses from internal
parasites.
Parisites, either external or inter
nal, may so reduce the vitality of
the birds, that they become fit su>-
jects for an attack from any’ organ
ism that imay be present.
In the spring when the snow is g*-
ing off and the ground is wet ani
muddy the attendant should be es
pecially careful to clean off his shoes
before entering the colony house,
for both coccidiosis and worms may
be carried in on the shoes and the
chickens become infected as a re
sult.
In some cases older fowl, pigeons
and sparrows act as carriers of these
parisites and therefore should be
kept away from the chicks at all
times.
Keep the Utter in the pen clean
and dry, and change at least every
five days, and thereby break the
cycle of the coceidia.
Place all feeds in troughs, both
grain and mash, and avoid letting
the chicks slop water around the
founts.
.When young chicks are let out
side, be sure that the soil is clean
new range, move the feed troughs
daily, and move the brooder-house
every' three to four weeks.
If blood is noted in the droppings,
add one cup of feed molasses to each
pail of drinking water and give the
chicks all the milk they can drink.
A few cases of ccecidiosis have
been noted already" this season and
if the above suggestions are put into
practice they will help prevent these
troubles.
Examination Howlers’’
"A catacomb is the thing on the
top of the rooster’s, head.”
"Hansom -was the name of a fam
ous good-looking cab driver.”
"Napoleon escaped from Melba.”
"Edgar Wallace was chosen King
of Scotland by Edward the First.”
"The Merry Monarch was Old King
Cole.”
"A Republic is a place where no
body can do anything in private.”
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