HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1969-02-13, Page 88 Clinton News -Record, Thursday, February 1$, 1969
Seek beads inipro . ement
to aid 'tourist hdUstry
Bayfield Village counci} met
last Wednesday night,
Reeve F, McFadden, informed
council that the village planning
committee has recently been
meeting twice weekly and will
meet with council very shortly:
He also told council that the
County Library Board had set
the sutra, of $129,25 for the 1969
upkeep of Bayfield Library, This
amount includes, heat, sight and.
telephone; also repairs and
maintenance. He explained that
the amount was based on .the
1968 operational cost..
The ,clerk, Mrs. Maloney
reminded council that as of
1969, all building permits are to
go through council,
Giving committee reports,
Councillor M. Merrier said he
hoped this year to see the
opening of Cameron Street and
continuation of the drains from
Delevan St. to Kerr'scorner, an
outlet on the top of Glasses Hill
and further grading on Tuyll
Street.
, He also spoke of the need for
a drainage "system around the
arena and the necessity of.posts
across dead end streets.
Councillor Merrier said that in
the future, he would like to see a
recreational director for the
Community Centre and also a
changing pavilion, toilet facilities
and a refreshment booth on the
beach. He pointed out that the
'"tourist trade is our only
industry and we should put
some effort into it",
A bylaw was passed
authorizing the borrowing of
1.0,000 to meet current
expenditures, It was reported
that the present bank charges
will .amount to seven per cent.
It was also reported that the
village :is financially in better
shape than this time last year,
Anglicans meet
The A.C.W, of Trinity Church
held a most successful card party
last Friday in the parish.hall.
Sixty-eight people enjoyed ars
evening of Euchre and Bridge,
Euchre winners were: ladies'
high, Mrs. Rose Baker, low, Mrs.
Jeanette Hoffman. Ladies' lone
hands, Mrs. Greta Scotchmer.
Men's high, Harry Baker, low,
Douglas Telford. Men's lone
hands, Lloyd Westlake. Bridge
winners were; Mrs. J. A.
Cameron and Gordon Graham.
BEAUTIFUL, BREEZY
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Mrs, E. W. Qddleifson, special
Speaker at the l3avfield branch
of the Huron County Historical
Society, gave a paper on the
early inns and hotels of Bayfield
Monday night. Historical facts
interspersed with amusing
anecdotes from the past were
Presented in: a most interesting
and colourful manner.
in 1879 there were four
licensed and three temperance
hotels in existence and it is
believed that at one time there
`were as many as 14, some of
which are still in operation. The
Commercial Hotel, now the
Little Inn, became the property
of Richard Bailey around 1870,
He purchased it' from a Mrs,
Mossop who had acquired it
from Donald Fraser in 1862.
Running a hotel in the late
1800's, when the Scott Act was
in force and the sale of liquor
illegal, was at times an exciting
called "lawless,
ANNOUNCEMENT
BAYFIELD - CLINTON
GOLF COURSE
The golf course owned by Mr. and Mrs.- Fred Hulls has
been sold to Mr. Ron Samways of London.
THANK YOU
Mr. and Mrs. Hulls would like to take this opportunity to
sincerely thank everyone for their wonderful patronage, during
the past ten years. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Samways the -best of
luck and hope that you all shoethem the same loyalty as you
have shown us.
Thank You.
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL WEEK FEBRUARY -9T1-{ TQ 19T1-1.
How much home are you missing
through outdated wiring?
When this house was built it vitas
he 4 to irnagina all the wonderful
ways in which electricity would
be serving us today. That's why
the wiring ire so many older
homes Just isn't adequate for
today's needs.
There are many signs. Fuses
blowing.. Lights dimming. Appli-
ances performing sluggishly.
Cluttered extension cords. Not
enough outlets,
The tdackie ow' 0h6 Garbe is EIec'i iCal Llv 44g.
So, if you're planning to mod-
ernize your home, think first of
the wiring. Have a qualified efec-
triol .Contractor check it. You'll
be surprised at how easily and
inexpensively it can be updated.
Or just ask your Hydro.
and risky business, This situation
inspired the following news
item, taken from the Clinton
New Era on May 16, 1890.
"Some tiine ago Bayfield had
the reputation of being a lawless,.
godless, and desolate place. It
was supposed to be a place
where the Scott Act was openly
defied, the constables of the law
resisted, and the court of the
land brought into contempt.
$ince the Salvation Army came
to town, a remarkable change
has taken place. After the
Revival last week, a good many
are using better language and as,
a whole the citizens are
becoming more Godfearing",
In 1903 The Commercial
Hotel changed hands and the
new owner was Harry Darrow,
followed by Ed Weston and Mrs.
Seeds. In 1941 Mr. and Mrs.
George Little became the new
proprietors and operated it as
the Little Inn until it was
purchased by Miss Ruth Hayman
in 1954.
Another of the earliest
establishments, the Central, now
the Albion, still serves the public
the year round, Purchased from
James Pollock, it was owned and
operated by Edward Elliott who
died in 1895, after. which his
wife kept the hotel open, In
1905 Hugh McKay from
Egnrondville. married Mrs.
Elliott's daughter, Lillian, and
took over the management of
the hotel until his death in 1962.
The present. owner, Mrs. M.
Robinson, purchased it in 1964.
One of the Albion's early
registers listed the Labatt family
as guests, coming by carriage
from London, on the 6tli of
August, 1907. On a S,undav,
dinner was 25 cents and there
would be as many as 50 rigs and'
carriages on the area , where
Percy Weston's house; now
stands.
There was a large,ample,'
room .. for the convenie' "ce of
travelling salesmen, riving
horses with carts fiile,I With:
samples of dry goods; : chlri i
shoes, etc.
Mr. and Mrs. .Tom Bailey.
retired owners of the Ritz,
operated it from 1923 to 1965.
It was destroyed by fire in 1947,
rebuilt, and opened for business
in the spring of 1948. The old
Ritz began business as the
Queens Hotel built around 1870.
It was a frame building, not very
large, and was moved to a corner
of the lot when the Kalbfeisch
company put up a new building
in 1878. It was run by Edward
Elliott, later a proprietor of the
Albion, and by James Pollock,
godless, deso
a
Eight attend UCW parley.
Tire- Unit,One of V.C.W..
meeting was -held at the home of
:Miss Josephine 'Stirling with
twenty memgers present,
"Praise Ye The turd For•:His
Holiness". was -the inspiring topic
of the devotional given by Mrs..
Thomas Penhale,
Minutes of lire joint January
meeting were read and approved,
e" in 1890
The River Hotel, now a private home owned by Mrs. Carol Lynn of
Toronto, Photo by Bellchamber.
changing hands several times.
Meanwhile John Tippett bought
the small original building,
moved it up Main Street, and
used it as a harness shop. It is
now Brisson's Antique Shop.
Around 1900 the Queens
ceased to be a hotel and was
rented as a private home by
John Ferguson. When Mr.
Pollock sold his hotel on
Highway 21 to the McEwan
family, he bought back the
Queens and operated it as a
hotel again until his death. His
widow married Harry Darrow
and they ran the hotel, until the
Canada Temperance Act made
the hotel -keeping business so
unprofitable that it once again
became .a private home.
Another of the early
structures still in use as a
dwelling was the River Hotel, on
Bayfield Terrace, overlooking
the Bayfield River. Originally
built of logs, it was operated as a
Former hotel Owners
married 59 years
'
store by John Morgan who sold
it to Mr, Swartz in 1886. He
beautified the area by creating a
little park of trees and shrubs
along the bank. This property,
too, changed hands any times,
under such names as Baird,
England, Rogers, Greenslade,
Jewett, Jacob, Heard, and Lynn,
the present i?wner, who uses it as
a summer residence.
At the corner of Catherine
and Colina Streets where the old
Weston house stood, John and
Mammy Morgan operated a
hotel which specialized in goose
dinners.
Other enterprises mentioned
by the speaker were the Red
Lion Hotel which flourished
about 125 years ago in the
vicinity of the Davidson Home;
Mr. Pollock's hotel, now the
Paul Bunyan, with its old forge
across the corner where smithing
and iron work were done, and
the Royal, now the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hammond.
During the business part of
the meeting, conducted by Mrs.
A. S. Morton, future meetings
and summer projects were
discussed. At the close of the
meeting a cup•of tea was served
by Mrs. F. A. Clift, Mrs. Philip
DeBoulay and Mrs. Harry Baker..
Scout, guide
• •
groups tom
A joint meeting of the local
Association to Guides and
Brownies and the Ladies'
Auxiliary for Scouts and Cubs
was held last Wednesday.
It was decided to join the two
groups to function as one.
New officers elected were:
president, Mrs. Joan Merner:
vice president, Mrs. Pat Renner;
secretary, Mrs. Dawna Westlake
andT�treasurer, Mrs. Margaret
taga 'haryl !an ,luv -t :din :'1i a a).
q,*t„ I#uch.cpmmittee: Mrs.=Marion r
Mackie, Mrs. Jean Greer and
Mrs. Ruth Makins. Telephone
committee: Mrs. Carolyn Snell
and Mrs. Margie Talbot.
A few new rules and
regulations were laid down by
the members, it was decided that
in the future, Scout and Cub
leaders uniforms will be
provided as well as Guide and
Brownie leaders uniforms.
Members also agreed to pay
any necessary transportation
costs for the leaders.
The meetings will be
bi-monthly, the next one to be
held at the' home of Mrs. Ruth
Makins on April 15.
,,Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Weston who this week mark their 59th wedding
anniversary. — Photo by Bellchamber.
On February 10, 1910, Nina
Johnston and Edgar Richard
Weston exchanged marriage
vows before the Reverend W. H.
Barraclough. Married in Sarnia
their wedding attendants were
Professor William 11. Buckley
and Edith Barraclough.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Weston
have spent their married life
residing in Goderich and
Bayfield' and at one time
operated the Lakeview Hotel,
Bayfield, and later Jowett's
Pavilion from 1920 to 1955.
In 1906, -Mr. Weston operated
the stage from Brucefield to
Bayfield. They had three sons,
Clayton, Grafton ("White") and
Dick, of the R.C.A.F. who was
killed during the last war. Mr.
and Mrs. Weston celebrated their
59th wedding anniversary with a
family dinner party at the home
of their niece and husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Westlake,
Treasury report: was els
and apprpved..
Under new :business.
decided to holda 114m►;na
on May 3 from 2:'30
and a Bazaar and T
Qetober 11. ,?
Mrs. D, Campbell and
Penhele gave a. most int
report .on the 2nd
meetingof the Huro
Presbyterial held at
There were eight m
present from Bayfield U.
The meeting cloned w
Benediction.
Hostesses for
refreshments were M.
Watson, Mrs. L. Cleave ;ar
C, Merner,
Mr, and Mrs.
McPherson, Nancy and 1
Downsview spent Sunday
Tuesday with Mr. and Mri
Cameron at their home;
Open Gate".
Mrs. Stanley Bryan
London was the guest
George Little over the w -
Mr. and Mrs. David
Toronto, were weekend
of Mrs. Wm. Metcalf,
Canon and Mrs. F. H.
Brantford spent the w
with Mrs, Carl E. Diehl.
Irvine Pease, London,
his village. home ove
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. K
McNamara of B.C. were
of the Hugh Gregorys f
weekend.
Mrs, Fred Weston is
her daughter, Mrs. M.
London,' for several days.
Guests at the Albion
over the weekend were:
Mrs. Daniel D. Webb wit
and Andy; Mr. and Mrs,
Tasker, Lisa and Katy, a
and Mrs. George Comtric
Kip, Chris and John,
Birmingham, Michigan.
Lloyd Hemenway
Winnipeg spent the past
with his sister,
MacKenzie.
Dr. and Mrs. W. Tillm
family and Mr. and Mrs.
Carver, London, spen
weekend at the former's h
the village.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold
spent. the week in
visiting their family- ,an
attended the wedding o
hews:vDS'N.g1!fr�eite 8i4t'
I a?y Penko.,..,,ry
Misses Hazel Wock's
Nettie Moffat, Teeswater,
the guests of Mr. and M
Roy Fitzsimons on S
Recent visitors with
Fitzsimons' were Mr. an
James S. Smith of Brussels.
'ROUNDmETOW
Bayfield Hockey Cl
bolding a Bingo on Febru
in the Town Hall. The t
presently leading the Lea
seven points with only
games to go before
"play-offs" start.
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$1.19 Teapot
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