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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-04-02, Page 4-Page -4 The Tithes-AdXtacafe, April , 19x2 Jottings A� flnttr teas a ltivttry`, and }tach tot Many balls cc ere given at tlie'creeltt k� ^n' l� t:s,,," �'" s't�'"1, Ilanrlf^t'd, Alay, ftnvcliffe, y .i,tfl!t. ei tl,�,, h !it°e.t a rn.,s, l'e'nt t a incl other farrrilles, .. , from t,.oderkeh, the � ltotcl.s :17tib ofn'�rclrler;•�!.�•,•rreeben$12 a barrel. 5 I:caktzeuec.all the ;plcasuie c the tray. 'I'e hctt e t,.as yeat.;I Air, •Qu.ck( Feus a;a apld his. deprived of many' closetse light fantastic at az t�rn: d'wn, a'rd .nn'•y` a fr!v �arnt ,+trek t-tt.arar to zlja. Anckr-ew r ! the luxuries of life, the early l .these ltosteJries. old apo'.e: trees attar:; the place, Walker,. ,father cf .,ja.ntes BUY Easter Seals tklers prlcled theatrselves an the, the residence of Mr. liicharck whore the boys and girls of the er. the present tt'tte and moved fairs which were held. One year;Bkssett, the father of Mr. Thos. stays gone by were ,tont to en -;to Natafi14q: ,;w1.i0re' he died the fair would be held at ,Qnieks k Bissett, our venerable towns- joy the pleasure of ,t•outhrot kkfe, some thirty years ago. oneof s and the next year at Balkwillsintan., who is not as young as be Other neighbors were the stalk; Dated - April 2&tit, 1.906 At GINGERICHS Continued From Page 2 iand Lquiswas urian, tf z'lrmansltip of made, father of Mrs. Vr _ invited The throng of travellers, Roti. 11 an. f)rety. ' — —I -- — 1 o our t /_ • / / ever, was inereasing and Mr. During the early days of the S H 0 W buUding and take roomers and lrastrtry the vttlage of Exeter Quirk deeided to enlarge Itis was a ttiiderness. 7'he "Devoa- serve meals. This he did and was shire Inn" conducted lay the enjoying a good patronage when late Wm. 13alkwill, was a short his house was destroyed by fire. distance to the north. Where He immediately commenced the Hawkins store now stands was ZURICH ARENA THURS. A PRI., APRIL 2 AND 3 erection of a larger builcIittg, the home of Hugh Diamond and and in a few months the struc- where the Presbyterian Manse ture which now stands and has now stands William McConnell for over 60 years been a 'norm- lived. George McConnell lived stent to his memory, was built.: across the road, David McColl - The building is of logs, the a nell kept an inn where Mr. Dig - chinks being filled with mud. ! gery Iiraund resides and Andrew and in after years was sided ! McConnell lived immediately a- up. increasing business corm :cross the road front David, These pelted Mr. Quick to make ad- i were about the only buildings THE NEW EXCLUSIVE ditions and new portions were:north of the Quick HIotel, built on the north and south The first stopping place to the ends, but these were years ago south was Flanigan's Corners,' torneupi down. One portion was or, : nowinlat Clandeboye, Theenext stop- Zurich CommunityCenfrecopied by Isaac Quick, a brgthez', i ping place on the road teas as a store in after years, Sauble Hill and .Lucas was .negro The name of the place was settlement. called the "Black horse Inn" In earlier days it was impos- and a large pole front which the sible to 'get the necessaries of sign was suspended, was char - life except by going to London acleristie of all public places of . or Goderich, and Mrs. Quick on ,s r. that day. The sign was a crude, several occasions took one of 1 affair, being a wooden horse, *'' her children and walked to I,on• ^""� I don and back again. ",,. Wolves and wild animals were ,, Your library in abundance and on these jour- —Continued From Page 2 neys Mrs, Quick, although never !l flptOve'�lileflt it in action Super Vee Filterinse With Thor's Exclusive • Streamlined pressure cleansing wringer • Finger.fip agitator control • Automatic timer • Over 10 -Ib. capacity tub • Exclusive hydro swirl washing action • Neat, compact, square • Lifetime porcelain tub • 5'year guarantee $70.00 Hh1-I'l�M OWSHOW TRADE-iN ALLOWANCE GINGERICH'S may he his last. molested by them, was oftimes He writes "As l look back over badly frightened. Deer were as my own life, 1 know that 1 have plentiful as sheep, and Indians had my own share of happiness roved ed around begging provisions -.4from the settlers. After the trail had been im- usededtofour-horse coaches were THE ADVENTUROUS LIFE carry passengers, and OF WINSTON CHURCHILL the Quick and Balkwill inns were "Live adventurously" \i•inston the usual stopping places be - Churchill once said and as he tween London and Goderich, and a+;ttised so he lived through more frequently the houses were so than SO years of adventure, full of guests that improvised Sales & Service PHONE ZURICH 34 SEAFORTH 585 f and more. That is all 1 ever meant to say in this book." • His story is told by a success- beds were made of :robes. fol young author and journalist. Among the prominent guests Geoffrey Boeca, who has himself were Strong, a land commissioners, Mr. Jones and John had an adventurous life as a sailor, war correspondent, for• the first divisionkcourt was eign correspondent and world held in the Quick House, and a traveller. He has crossed the courtl. Carter,kthe first division Atlantic more than 70 times to clerk, etad an office at 'the get first-hand material for his tavern where he could be found newspaper stories, his two sue- one day in each week.. Later the books "Elizabeth and the late Thomas Trivia was ap- cess p" and "The Woman Who pointed clerk, and while his of- end - Would be Queen" and many edethe acourt s at Catttl el QuJick House magazine articles. for a number of years. This hook is a fresh way of Lawyers from Goderich and presenting the life of an uncom- London attended these courts mon man and of a career which and a character named Daniel has been at the centre of almost Shoffe, who lived at Flanigan's every major crisis of the 20th Corners and who had never tried century. any bar examination, was al - Your Library vis within easy ways present to plead a case for reach of you; do not take it for some client. granted. 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