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Old-Time Thanksgiving
at Woodham
From the St. Marys Journal - Argus
Having celebrated our Thanksgiv
ing in Ontario for the present year
I am again celebrating second in
Uncle’Sain’s domain and why not?
Why not make it 365 days a year
considering the many blessings we
enjoy?
iSo after many promptings from
some of the old-timers I am going to
give you a Thanksgiving celebration
of the year 18iS5. My reason for
for being so definite as to the year
—it was the time of the Riel Rebel
lion in the North-West, Red River
District.
The place, Woodham (better
known at that time as Bull’s Run)
when a young farmer living a short
' distance south of the village and
who we will call Jack, for that was a
much more common name then than
today. Well, Jack was a great lover
of children, not having any of his
own at that time (I can also include
hie wife). We youngsters were prac
tically one of the family. I may add
there were only three of us that were
the actual family and any holiday
or Saturday we could be seen wend
ing our way down to Jack’s, where
we would all have the .privilege of
holding the lines over a spanking
team of horses. As many as four
pairs of hands at times required to
hold those horses, of course Jack in
the background with the command
ing hold on the lines.
Now for the Thanksgiving, After
the “preliminary,” after we had en
joyed our supper, we proceeded to
the barn, chores and milking time, a
sudden bright idea occurred1 to Jack,
(will use his own words), after -a
sudden halt on our way, viz: “Say,
boys, a couple of you go back to our
line fence. You will find a flock of
turkeys sitting there that have been
feeding off my fields all summer. I
don’t know who they belong too, but
’just pick out a nice young gobbler
and we’ll have him for Thangswiving
dinner Monday; so you lads get one
while “Andy” and I do the chores.”
Away two ambitious lads went, but
. a short distance back the lane they
encountered a number of turkeys
roosting—nothing more simple than
to grasp the legs of a young gobbler
which was done. On their return
they were highly complimented on
their smartness.
After chores completed. Jack drove
them back home to the village with
their promise of being on hand on
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Monday for the Thanksgiving gpb-
bler. But as I recall there was a
couple of kids apparently nervous
about that dinner at least before it
was disposed of. However the dinner
over, Jack had to have a romp with
his boys as he called them, and then
the drive back to the village.
All was serene until Jack’s next
visit to the village when there was
an apparent lack of enthusiasm with
a pair of lade who- would formally
run to meet him on recognizing his
horses, also when they didn’t see any
escape from the usual greetings. A
certain aloofness seemed to ,possess
Jack, which the boys could not help
but notice. Finally Jack segregated
the two and in a very serious mood
began to give them a tongue lashing
which I believe hurt more than a
physical chastisement. Bert, after
hearing many excuses such as they
thought he said lane fence, instead
of line fence, and looking at the dole
ful faces of the young culprits he be
gan to laugh. “Now, no more lies
boys, you know iUwas one of my
gobblers all the time, and I am glad
it was, for I learned the ones on the
line fence belonged to my neighbor,
anyway there is only one letter dif
ference between line and lane fence.
The joke i%on me, yon young rascals
but I still believe you know it was my
gobbler even when you were eating
it and I am glad it was.”
In conversation with a former
resident of the Woodham district
while on a visit to Flint, Mich., the
past summer, I was reminded of the
foregoing . This old gent, now 82
years of age, but who has been a
resident of Flint the past 45 years,
formerly lived on what was known
as the Canadian Company lot, at
that time enough clearance for a fair
sized log house. The balance would
be considered today a fine game .pre
serve, a heavily worrded tract of
small trees. Many of the soft maples
along the roadside today for miles
around Woodham and Kirkton and
even St. Marys district, came from
this plot qf land which I .understand
today is a. fine productive farm, and
I believe occupied by a Mr. Rodd.
This of course was not the only log
house, in fact at that time there were
only two or three houses from Wood
ham to the 10th Concession, Blan-
shard, on either side of what was
known as the townline between Hur
on and Perth, that were not log
built.
But to return to the reminiscences
with the old Flint gent. When, he
asked if I could recall a certain piece
of poetry .published in the old St.
Marys Journal, in the years of ’S3 or
'84 about a certain gobbler, I can
even recall the last two lines today
which read: “At the vile of the John
ston family, who stole our gobbler.”
Look your files over and if you have
them that far back, which I think you
will, for I think the same writer
who wrote “Main Street, Woodham,”
also wrote that, (the late William
Johnston of Woodham). Well to re
turn to the old Flint octonogenarian,
he laughingly remarked that Mr.
Johnston’s gobbler was delicious. Al
though he added, I did not steal it,
I only help to pick it, and also the
bones. But to return to our Thanks
giving gobbler with Jack, there is
probably only one other besides my
self who can vouch for the taste of
that go'bbler of Jacks, and he, I be
lieve, is at present a resident of the
old .Stone Town. In fact it was but a
short time ago I, recognized a fine
cut of him and his estimable wife
celebrating their golden wedding an-
inversary. Although he was not one
of those to get the gobbler, he was
the lad “Andy” that remained to
help Jack with the chores. Of course
Andy was a nickname, as we all had
one, of which I my have something
to say later. I sometimes wonder if
Amos and Andy of radio fame did
not come to Woodham to get their
names, as we had them there sixty
years. Well, as I am about to cele
brate another Thanksgiving, I will
leave it to “Andy” if they have them
any better than six years ago. Hello
“Wess.”
Jos. Senior,
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cards this year,
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CLINTON, Dec. 1st — A landmark
of 35 years, the Rattenbury Hotel
sample rooms, a building separate
from but adjacent to the hotel, has
been moved and will be used as a
farm outbuilding on the farm of R.
S. Smythe, near here. Its removal
is a reminder of changed conditions.
For many years it was a familiar
sight to see .piles of salesmen’s
sample cases unloaded at the en
trance of the building and the coun
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ELLIOTT.
“HOLY NIGHT”
0 light the Christmas candles
And ring the chiming bells;
'Come, shout the joyous tidings
A Yuletide message tells;
'Glad tidings of redemption
From sorrow, pain and death;
We'll fling the good news boldly
. On every pulsing breath.
O et the candles glowing
Against the passing night
And let the bells’ quick music
■Our earth and Heaven unite;
Until with angels singing,
White great stars wheel and
shine,
We kneel in adoration
Before a Child divine,
0 light the Christmas sandies
And chime the pealing bells,
To spread the good-will greeting
Their every clear note tells;
We’ll sing aloud, ‘Hosanna,”
Again and yet again,
“Hosannas in the Highest
For ever more. Amen.
Ann M, Robinson
J. A. McNEVIN, DIES
John Alexander McNevin, well-
known (London broker, died last
week following a prolonged illness.
Born in Kip,pen, Huron County, he
was associated with Moison’s Bank
for some time. (Later he had been
interested in the brokerage business.
He had been a resident of London
for the past twenty-five years. Mr.
McNevin was a member of the Holy
Name Society. Surviving are his wi
dow, Eva May (Finlayson McNevin,
and his mother, Mrs. Margaret Mc-
Nevin of California. The funeral ser
vice was held in Tronot’o, where in
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Santa is making his usual preparations for his little friends.
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Exeter is enhancing its reputation as the home *o£ better bar
gains.
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So far we have escaped the proverbial “dark days before Christ
mas.”
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Let’s make a good finish with those 1938 New Year’s resolu
tions.
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Farmers are nip-ted for paying their bills when cash returns per
mit it.
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Germans are telling us that the only right is what they consider
the welfare of Germany.
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“Good bye and soon back!” quoth the county council chambei'
to its 1938 frequenters.
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And now for the socks for dad, the hood for mother, and candy
foi’ the baby and the turkey for the Zparson.
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Germany will have some uneasy thoughts as she thinks how she
is compelling a great many fine peoiple to spend Christmas.
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Everything is not rosy for the farmers by any means but times
are a little better for them and 'the farmers are buying liberally.
All they ask is a square deal.
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It’s worth while to do some window shopping in Exeter, but it
is far better to. investigate the bargains our merchants are offering,
Their winter outfits are going like hot cakes,
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LET’S PREPARE
This year comes on Sunday. Why not take pains to have the
services of that day so outstanding in quality and interest that they
will never be forgotten. There’s a reason.
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We were disappointed the other day with a bunch of youngsters.
They went down to the place where skating usually is done. They
found the ice covered with snow but failed to shovel off the snow.
They simply turned tail and went home.
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Those Munich conferences not only upset a good many of the
applecarts of international treaties, but gave the Communist Inter
national a bad jolt or two. History need to be re-written.
The Christian Science -Monitor has this to say on this topic:
“The total suppression of Communism in Czechoslovakia has
been accompanied by its weakening elsewhere, particularly in
France and Spain. The Anglo-French .policy of “appeasement” in
volved in practice, the weakening of all “popular front”, or “united
front” movements which have derived active support and inspira
tion from the Communist International since 19'3 4.
A NATION BUILDER
We have just come across a blacksmith who is not sitting down
in the doleful dumps deploring the passing of better days and gird
ing at the-changing times. Within two months he has sold eight
wheelbarrows and a set of sleighs at his own price and of his own
manufacture. He has-orders ahead for sufficient work of this sort
■to keep him going until Christmas, this in addition to his horse
shoeing and general blacksmithing. His explanation “I change with
the times.” But while he changed with the times he made no com
promises with his work.
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• We have just heard of an unfortunate case dealt with by the
county .council of a neighboring municipality. The party seeking
relief had been a citizen above the average in many respects. He
had been successful in his business and had a liberal competency
for his old age. When he was seventy-five years of age he felt that
he was scarcely able to manage his affairs and turned ovei' every
thing to his son who promised to- look after him. Well, the son’s
family made life unbearable for the old man. Finally the terrible
sentence was passed on the old man by the family. “If you don’t
like our way, you can lump- it. If you don’t like our Ways, get
out.” These may not have been the exact words, but 'the old man
“got out” and applied for relief. He is utterly discouraged, disap
pointed, forlorn -old man. “Age and want, an ill-matched pair.”
“Man’s inhumanity to man makes countless thousand mourn.” We
hope to have something constructive to say abou-t this sort of thing.
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A TIME FOR- CLEAR THINKING
He quite misreads the signs of the times who does not observe
a decided change in the attitude of citizens towards regularly con
stituted authority. Citizens are seeing that a house divided against
itself cannot stand. They are seeing that trouble ensues when the
baby beats the nurse. They are seeing, too, that the whole is -great
er than the part. In plainer words, as far as we can see, folk
are learning that in all business relations when grievances exist
between the citizens of a country, the courts of the land are the
means by which these abuses may be corrected. This work does
not belong to any church or lodge or union or to any other organ
ization or individual whatsoever.
France has led the way in clear thinking in this regard. Her
very existence has been threatened for years by agitators and trip
pers up of one kind and another. At last driven to desperation her
government took its stand and told interferes with its prerogatives
that if they wanted force -they could have all they wanted and as
hot as they wanted of that sort of thing. Troops were called out
with a pronounced absence of blank cartridges. The result was vic
tory for law and order. The gallant leaders of the disturbing forces
whose sleep is taken away unless they create mischief were given
a setback they’ll not forget in a’hui’ry. The shyster politician had
his nose rubbed with a.vengeance. *
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IN FAVOUR OF LODGES AND UNIONS
Of course we’re in favor of lodges and unions. We 'do not
need to say when honest men' meet for serious discussion of their
problems good follows. When such organizations seek as best they
can the ways and means of improvement, betterment for everyone
cannot but take place. As men improve in mind and increase in,
efficiency, the commonwealth advances and the good of every citi
zen i§. added to. As men come to- understand that they exist by vir
tue of the promotion of common interests, everything relative to
their welfare is enriched. But when such organizations become
centres of agitation and interfere with conditions upon which labour
or any other -commodity may be bought and sold, and attempt to
put their decrees and sanctions Into operative effect by a resort to
force, anyone may see what is on the horizon. Especially danger
ous is the work of any organizations that seeks to promote tenets
contrary to the principles of the government that gives them their
civil rights. Wo need not mention a couple of “isms” that Cana
dians detest, that day and night working along Ines that must issue
in national ruin for Canada. The sooner those organizations are
brought to a showdown, the loss will bo the trouble in enlightening
them and having’them turn their attention to bettor things. There
is a point at which -tolerance ceases to be a virtue.
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