HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-06-24, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
By S. Armitage-Stanley1 London
Free Pless
Education in the early days was
seldom considered until the other
equisites had been dealt with. Per
haps a mother could find time to
hold a Sunday,School class in her
home or to teach the neighbor's
children Bible stories or the rudi
ments oif the three R’s.
By 184M the settlers on the lower
parts of the first four concessions
of Biddulph Township were turning
their attention to educational mat-
|A1 suitable site for a school
of the
it is
Section
of Geo.
first
tors.
was being discussed. Richard Cour
sey, of Concession 2, was killed on
May 23, 1842 at the age of 27. As
he had been living in a log-house on
his farm, Lot 22, it was decided to
open a school in this vacant build
ing in 1843. From this location
and because the concession was call
ed the “Coursey line” from the
number of members of that family
resident on it, the school received
and still retains, the ndme
“Coursey School” although
officially known as School
No. 1, Biddulph.
Anne Summers, daughter
Summers, of Lobo, was the
teacher. As she married Oct. 4, 1845
to Daniel Shoff, Of Clandeboye, it is
evident that she taught from 1843
to the midsummer of 1845. Her son
Elgin s. Shoff, of Simcoe, tells me
that she was teaching in the New
Year of 1843, or the proceding fall.
The records of the next few years
are lost. As this building soon be
came too small to house the increas
ing attendance, plans were made to
build a larger building. A minute
book is still in existence. The re
cords are from 1857 to 1908. The
first entry from this book records,
under the year 1857. At a special
meeting of the inhabitants of School
Section-No. 1 called by the trustees
of the said section for the purpose
(of the)' erection* of a new
house, it was agreed that Jame3
Stanley be ^chairman and Edward
(Gully Ned) Hodgins secretary, It
was .moved, by,/John Hodgins, (De
puty John) and seconded by Nath
aniel Ryan, that the trustees do ap
ply to the council (of Biddulph) for
the sum of £60 for to pay part of
a new schoolhouse and that they
agree for the brick (?) immediately
“To the local Superintendent of
.Schools for the Township of Bid-
diulph.
school
Signed
James Stanley, Chairman
Edward Hodgins, Secretary
This new shoolhouse was built on
the southwest corner of Lot. No. 3 3,
Concession 3, the farm of William
Napier Hodgins and at the bound
ary line of Lot 34, the farm of his
•brother, “Deputy” " John Hodgins.
This building was of logs, an item
in the miuute book states that
the “desks were bought from Jas.
.Stanley, February 16, 1857, for £2.
In December 1857, there was’ a bal
ance of ten shillings on hand. The
salary of the teacher to that date
(name not mentioned) was £50.
In 1857-58 George Wright was the
teacher. An item records that he
received $8.60 cash for teaching in
18'58. It was cutomary for the
teacher to board in turn with the
various families of the section and
the sum received was the remainder
of the salary.
At a meeting held January 12,
1859, it was “proposed by John
Coursey and seconded by Richard
Each pad will kill flies all day an<5
every day for three weeks.
3 pads in each packet.
10 CENTS PER PACKET
at Driiggists, Grocers, General Stores,
WHY PAY MORE?
THE WILSON FLY PAD CO., Hamilton, Ont.
the school
payments of
$46 to $400
♦
old time is fiymg.while(Gather ye harvest
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of alfalfa and clover is lying
Let’s not forget theip.
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COURSEY SCHOOL IN BIDDULPH Atkinson that 1-4 cord of wood bo
PLACE? OP LIVELY MEMORIES brought for each child in attendance.
mO«/innv i From these records we find that POUNDED AK1KR TRAGEDY ■,„„ Q( Atklnson< Stanley,
Hodgins, Coursey, Boyd, Howard,
Ryan and Haskett were paramount
jn the community and that among
themselves they held in rotation, ail
the various offices of
section.
The minutes record
salaries ranging from
per year.
In time the log school house out
grew its usefulness and the trustees
decided to build a new brick school
house, more in keeping with the
increased affluence of the township,
feelings ran high. The inhabitants
of the north end of the section want
ed it up in their neighborhood, while
the ratepayers of the south end
wanted it located in the southern
part of the section. The minutes of
the meeting of Nov. 30, 1873, re
cord that “moved by William Boyd
and seconded by Hugh MoCaffery,
that the schoolhouse be moved ’ to
Lot 35.” Nathaniel Ryan and “De
puty” John Hodgins wanted it to
remain where it was on the corner
of Lot 33. Concession 3. Then John
Haskett Hodgins, (Long John) mov
ed and William Boyd seconded the
motion that a poll of the school sec
tion be taken and the location decid
ed on in that manner. This was done
at a special meeting December 14,
1872, and the southwest corner of
Lot 35 was chosen as the site.
The %. acre site was purchased
December 23, 1872, from “Mattie”
Thomas and Martha (.Spencer) At
kinson. The deeds records that the
lot is 12 rods long by 10 rods wide.
The cost of the land was- $75. Es
timates were called fo.r the build
ing.
In connection with this an inter
esting story was told me by one ot
the old residents. When the bids
were being discussed by the trustees
one of them opened the frost cov
ered window and dropped out a piece
of paper on which was written the
price figures of the lowest estimate.
Estimates were hurriedly revised
downward and submitted. The gen
eral
son,
the
the
From then on events at the Cour
sey School ran their normal course.
Many of the pupils who attended
there have fared forth ao other
climes and have made their fortunes
in far corners of the globe.
—London Free Press
Farmers report that a great deal
down.
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BASEBALL
Clinton Takes Crediton
Farmer Thrift is
found around some of
Mid summer day
cutting that
his fences.
* * • •
for 1937 has
fine crop of June grass to be
• *
passed into history and rarely
have we had a growthier June or one freer from frosts.
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Thanks to the prompt action of the provincial government,
wish
are
had
strikes in Ontario have not assumed serious proportions. We
that the propaganda creating the atmosphere where strikes
welcomed and encouraged would come to a decided end, It
better!
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WELL DONE
Word comes that the W. M. >S. of the United Church in Canada
runs its office and similiar expenses from the interest of the money
it already has on hand. This body insists
needed for a proposed expenditure before a
dertaken, Well done!
on having all money
stroke of work is un-
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has taken over the
on the band and with-
Premier Chamberlain in Great Britain
head of the government without any playing
out much to do of any sort, Stanley Baldwin has retired to private
life. We do not hear of his starting on a lecture tour in which he
deals with stich subjects as “Droll Experiences in No. 10' Downing
Street” or “Eccentricities of European (Statesmen” or "Some Un
revealed Events in the Lives of Europe’s Outstanding Men and Wo
men.” There is some dignity left in old England.
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contractor was William Patter-
with Robert Bissett supplying
brick. The record states that
cost approximated, $l*.75O.
FULLARTON TOWNSHIP
CONTRACTS AWARDED
At the regular meeting of 'Ful-
larton Council a Court of Revision
on the Mahaffy drain was held with
the reeve in the chair. There were
no appeals and the court was clos
ed.
The tenders for the cleaning out
of the Mahaffy drain were opened
and Fletcher Watson’s tender of
$5010 was accepted. Tenders for the
construction of the concrete culvert
on con. 3 were opened and Elmer
Tuffin’s tender of $'6.4'5 per cubic
yard was accepted.
Reeve Hodge and Coun. Roger were
appointed to represent Fullarton at
the meeting of the flood control to
be held in St. Marys. Messrs. Park
and Nichols waited on the council
in behalf of the Mitchell fair board
and it was resolved that the usual
grant of $50 be given to the gener
al fund, also a special grant of $15.
for senior baby beef class and $10.
for junior baby beef to be competed
for by boys and girls of the Town
ship of Fullarton.
A resolution will
Dept, of Highways requesting that
Highway No. 23 be
der the iC.N.R. track in the town of
Mitchell.
Oders, general, $165.;
ders $1,3 67.20' were passed,
meeting adjourned to meet again
July 12 at one o’clock p.m,
be sent to the
constructed un-
supt. or-
The
on
RECEIVES APPOINTMENT
Mr. Frank Archibald, son of Reeve
and Mrs. Wm. Archibald, of Tucik-
ersmith, has been appointed to the
Publicity and Extension Branch,
Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa.
NewsSeaforth
Renew Now!
!
A GOOD CANADIAN
We know a farmer who is a real friend of rural life He looks
about him, finds a farm that others cannot .run successfully, buys
it at the market price, hires labour at a good price that he super
vises, himself, improves the farm till it is a real going concern and
then sells it to a good citizen who .has the gumption and uip-and-go
to keep on with the good work. This he does again and
much to the advantage of the country side.
This man has no theories about rural life,
about “rural economics” or “sociology”. He
Again we saf “may his
♦
” or “sociology”,
tribe increase.”
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again,
May his tribe increase’
He has nothing to say
simp'ly does the trick.
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WHY?
hear that all is going well in Russia. WeEvery so often we
hear that Russian children are (being schooled and that the average
Russian is well fed, well clad and prosperous. Then, like a bolt
from the blue sky, comes word that 40 or 50 of the leaders of the
country are backed up to a wall and shot. If everything is going
well in that country, why the firing squad? If we fail to get the
facts regarding conditions in Russia, is it because Russians “know
better” than to tell inqusitive people what the facts are? If Russia
is not happy, why are so many folk preparing the way for a govern
ment in Canada similiar to that which has wrought what has been
wrought in Russia?
good government.
*
No end of harm ?s wi ought by tinkering with
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HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF?
After the death of Lincoln, there were two governments in the*
United States, the one lead bjr President Johnson, the other by The
Great Commoner. The result was the darkest period in the history
of the Republic. And again there are two governments in the
United States, the one led by John L. Lewis who speaks about his
not desiring to bring President Roosevelt into certain matters and
graciously or rather imperiously waving the President of the United
Sfates to one side while lie carries on. The other government is
led by President Roosevelt, who does not care to take any step in the
internal government of his peoiple without first knowing what Lew
is desires. We cannot but wonder w,hat’s ahead. Already some
United .States citizens are asking leave to carry shot guns to protect
themselves as they go to work!
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(All over North America there are men whose hands a.re out of
touch with tools, who have not, for many a day, sweat in mine oi’
workshop or on the farm, who know nothing for years on end of
turning lathe or pick or scythe but who .have wheedled or bullied
their fellow workmen into giving them places of influence who are
saying that men shall not toil without theii* permission, no matter
how. fitted or willing they may be to render service. Every news
paper and every radio listener tells the result. Wives and mothers
and little children, to say nothing of what doctors and nurses'see,
are only too well aware of the desolation following in the track of
such dictation.
What is not quite so evident is the multitude of men and women
.who go their quiet way mindful of present duty, but who throw no
stones. This multitude has a way of cleaning up on the disorderly
They move slowly but once they move they are not readily stopped.
And it is this multitude that makes up the real force of the com
monwealth. Already there are signs that this great force is mak
ing itself felt. Will the covetous and the theorists please take
notice. Kings have lost their heads and governments have lost?
their power by ignoring the wishes of the plain folk,
Blanshard Council
The Council of Blanshard met at
RannoCk, in Blanshard in Blanshard
Council regular session. It was de
cided to send delegates to a meeting
at London to be arranged for lat
ter, for the purpose of formulating
plans for flood control in Thames
valley.
The sheep valuator reported hav
ing conducted a valuation in regard
to sheep owned by Harry White, of
KirktonJ 'which were attacked by
dogs allegedly owned by William
Bickell and Orville Rogers, on Cpn.
3 and 2. The amount of the dam
age sustained is $10, and is ordered
apportioned on a 50-50 basis on the
owners of dogs involved. The dogs
have been destroyed and the owners
relieved of assessment during 1937.
The Canadian Automobile Service
Association reported settlement
the claim of Harvey R. Squire,
Blanshard, in the matter of a
damaged at washout of
Concession two.
Reeve Jose presented
from Fred Thomson, Lot
Blanshard for the use of a section
of snow fence for the purpose of
fencing his garden. A resolution
was passed that Mr. Thomson be
notifed that the snow fence now be
ing vised (by him may be purchased by
culvert
of
of
car
on
a request
3, Con. 8.
him for his own use for a sum of
$12 or the Road 'Superintendent be
instructed to proceed to remove and
store same.
Mrs. Dann, of Biddulph, who made
a similiar request, was also refused.
No ratepayer is allowed to use the
township snow fence.
Oliver Hazelwood, sec’y.-treas., of
No. il3 school section, requested a
loan of $300 for the purpose of im
proving school premises and drilling
a well. This was granted.
The Court of Revision of assess
ment for 1937 was proceeded with
and the following farmers have as
sessments struck off on dogs: C.
Upshall, R. Elliott, D. Lamond, J.
Beavers, W< Bickell, Orville Rogers,
W. Brodhagen, C. Lamond and R.
Weston.
Elmer Huelton’s appeal on assess
ment was not allowed.
The appeal of McColl Frantenac
Oil Co., (Ltd., in connection with
business assessment of J. A. Brown,
Rannoch, was allowed, Mr, Brown
to assume the assessment ®f $300.
W. A. McLeod, appealed for wood
lot exemption. It was resolved that
assessor make an inspection and re
port at next mooting of council.
Road accounts to the value of
$716.43 were paid. Council adjourn
ed to meet on Monday, July 6, at
1.30 p.m, »
C. A. Barnett, Clerk
Errors on the part of the home
team helped Clinton defeat Crediton
3-2 in a scheduled Huron-Perth
League baseball game on <the Cred
iton diamond Wednesday night of
last week. McDonald, hurled for
the vistprs, struck
Motz for Crediton
strikeouts.
Clinton QQ2
Crediton ........ 000
McDonald and Glew;
Lewis.
out eight
recorded
men;
five
7
6
2
a
and
Seaforth Wins From Mitchell
Seaforth won then* second game
by nosing out Mithcell 6-5, The
visitors opened the scoring but by
persistant hitting -the locals edged
up passed them to win by their slim
margin. During the game a fly hall
was hit into a maple tree behind
home plate. Cliff Ross retrieved
the ball and discovered it lodged in
a robin's nest. One egg was
en.
JUVENILE BASEBALL
brok-
The Juvenile Baseball season was
opened in Clinton on Monday even
ing, when the local Juveniles played
their first game with, the visiting
Seaforth .kids, on the local diamond.
The final score was 16-2 with
4 innings played on account of
The locals were winners.
HENSALL JUVENILES WIN
FIRST GAME
only
rain.
first
they played in Zurich
Zurich Juveniles by the
to 2. The score does
the game as the Zurich
Hensall Juveniles won their
game of the season Tuesday of last
week when
against the
score of 17
not indicate
boys had several 'unlucky errors.
The line-up was as follows: Zurich
Ducharme, Snider, jpleiger, Bedard,
Heideman, Thiel, picker, Snider.
Hensall—iM. Passmore 3b, M. Hud
son ss, H. Drummond 2b, J. Tudor
lb, E, 'Corbett cf, R. Hedden p, K.
Passmore c, L. Hudson rf, J. ,Shep
herd If. Umpire—Joynt.
Huron Judging
Contests Held
The 11th annual Huron County
livestock judging competition was
held under the direction of Ian
Leod, agriculture representative, on'
farms in the vicinity of Bayfield.
Supervising judges were: Heavy
horses, R. H. Graham» Ontario Live*
stock Branch, Toronto; dairy cattle,
G. R, Patterson, department of agri
culture, Walkerton; beef cattle, R.
S. McKercher, Dublin; sheep, T, S.
Cooper, department of agriculture,
■Markdale; swine, E, S. McLaughry,
department of agriculture, Galt.
Judging took place on the farms of
Colin Campbell, Bayfield; William
Sparks, Bayfield; Elmer Keyes, of
Varna; Bert Peck, Zurich; Colin I
Lawson, Bayfield and Alfred Warnes*
Bayfield; while additional livestock
was supplied by Joseph Greer, Bay-
field and Arthur Keyes, Varna.
There were 22 contestants in the
senior class and 17 in the junior.
All the senior prize winners had
previously been on judging teams
representing the county at the Royal
Winter Fail- and all the junior win
ners had taken agriculurtal short
courses with in the past three years.
A silver cup was presented to the
boy securing highest points in each
class; also five cash prizes.
Albert Taylor, Lucknow, with 697
points out of a possible 750 was high
boy in the senior class while cask
prizes were secured by Stewart Mc
Ewen, Clinton, 696; Alfred Patter
son, Lucknow, 683; Jack Moylan, or
Seaforth, 682; Donald Thompson,
Auburn, 681; Stewart Bryans, ot
Blyth, 670.
In the junior class, Edison For
rest, Kippen, headed the list with
666 points and secured the silver
cup; also the shield for best novice.
Other junior winners were; Clifford
Henderson, Clinton 63 9; Joselph
Hunking, Auburn, 620; Lome Hunk-
ing, Auburn, 619; Kenneth
bell, Auburn, 601; Stewart
Blyth, 85.
Camp-
McCall,
makingMother: “Why are you
faces at the bull dog?”
Small Child (wailing): “He start
ed it.”
BRINSLEY
The W. M. S. and Women’s Asso
ciation held their regular meeting
on June 24th at the home of Mrs.
James Dixon. The W. M. S. took
charge of the devotional part of the
meeting being in charge of Group 1,
with Mrs. Dixon presiding, after
which Mrs. Wesley Morley, president
of the W. A. presided. Plans were
made for a strawberry supper to be
held on Tuesday, June 29th at the
church. Lunch was served at the
close of the meeting by the hostess
and her committee.
THURSDAY, JUNE'' 34th.
;=="■ ;.ALuL1 ,i,' pi .ijg
FIVE KITTEW BORN JOINED
TOGETHER
PALMERSTON w Siamese quint
uplet kittens ‘have been bpm to a
cat owned by John Wilson, Palm
erston. Four of them still live an4
give every Indication of thriving,
The tiny animals are joined to*
gather by a fleshy band- The four
survivors are held side bp side, all
facing the same way. The fifth
which died ^recently was reversed
compared with the other four. Its
head faced in the opposite direction
and it was on its back. It was the
weakling pf the quintet. It wag
unable to eat, for while the others
ate jt could only lie on its back and
feebly paw the air, and the others
would not allow it to remain dn a,
nursing position. Mrs. Wilson fed
it with a spoon.
When the wearing died the
mother cat is said to have gnawed,
it free from the living kittens. The
“jungle surgery” was apparently
successful for on last inspection
the foui’ remaining showed no ill
effects. Though fairly tightly held
together they seem by instinct tn
know how to untangle themselves
at feeding time,
Hundreds of people have visited:
the Wilson home since word of the
freak birth got out and for the sake
of the kittens Mrs. Wilson has been,
forced to forbid visitors from handl
ing them.
HAY MARKET REPORT
Eastern and Northern Ontario
Prices: There is a considerable
variation in price on account of lo
cation but in main hay districts the
prevailing prices to producers, at
car, vary from $5.00 to $6.0‘0 per
ton.
Supply: A considerable supply of
timothy and light clover hay is still
available but all clover and heavy
mixed clover are sold.
Demand: A last minute brisk de
mand for export to Eastern United
States points exists but it is not ex
pected to be maintained. iSome
speculation as to export to Great
Britain is anticipated since naviga
tion is now opened on the St. Law
rence. Northern Ontario reports
much easier movement with closing
of lumber camps.
Headaches - Faint Spells
Pains Under Right Shoulder
Mr. George Young, Delors, Ont.,
writes:—“I was troubled with head
aches and faint spells, and had severe
pains under my right shoulder which
were so bad I would have to walk
the floor at night, as I could not
sleep. . I was also constipated. My
wife got me Milburn’s Laxa-Liver
Pills. With the first few doses I
. , , _ „ began to feel better, and after onovial was used I was relieved of my trouble; also had a better appetite.”
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