HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-06-28, Page 67WILLIAM FISHER MAY
GERALD R. GODBOLT
PICKARD'S GRIST MILL - It is not clear what project was being carried
out when this picture was taken, but the people are standing across the
river from Pickard's Grist Mill, located near the present site of the Public
Utilities Pump House in Riverview Park. James Pickard either built the
mill in the late 1850's or early 60's or purchased and renovated the old
McConnell mill. It is not known whether Mr. McConnell or Mr. Pickard
built the original dam, which was made of wood.
It's been a long
MUTUAL affair...
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Two PMs
• at rallies
JOTTINGS BY J.M.S.
(April 3, 1953)
Mr. Bennett's Rally
The apathy shown in public
meetings in Huron riding during
the recent campaign has recalled
two of the more outstanding
political gatherings held in
Exeter.
It was in July, 1930 that the
Conservatives staged a political
rally in Exeter with the Hon, R.
B. Bennett as the speaker. The
Conservative candidate was
Nelson Trewartha, Clinton, and
the Liberal candidate was
Thom'as McMillan, of Seaforth,
Exeter on that occasion was
gaily decorated with flags and
streamers from most of the
stores. A crowd estimated at
several thousand gathered at
Victoria Park,
A procession headed by Reeve
B,M. Francis and his council, the
Dashwood band and the Clinton
Kiltie Band met Mr. Bennett and
his party at the north end of
Exeter and paraded to the park,
Previous to the addresses, Miss
Bennett and Mrs. Trewartha
were presented with bouquets of
flowers, the former by Miss
Catherine Armstrong and the
latter by Master Britain Sanders.
Reeve Francis read a short
address of welcome and extended
the freedom of the town to Mr.
Bennett and his party.
In the voting on July 30 the
McKenzie King government was
defeated and the Conservative
party with Mr, Bennett as
premier was elected the Con-
servatives winning 137 seats and
the Liberals 85. Thomas
McMillan was elected in Huron
with a majority of 1,153 over Mr.
Trewartha.
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Mackenzie King Here
The other occasion which I
remember was the visit of the
Hon. William Mackenzie King to
Exeter. Mr. McMillan did not live
to finish out his term at Ottawa
and a by-election was called in
Huron in October, 1932,
The contest was between
William H. Golding, Seaforth,
liberal candidate, and Louis H.
Rader, Hay Township, Con-
servative candidate,
At the nomination meeting in
Hensall previous to the election
the town hall was filled while as
many more persons stood outside
ih the rain. Owing to the crowd
the speeches were held in the
open. D.H. McNaughton was the
returning officer.
A political meeting was held in
the Exeter Arena in the interest
of Mr. Golding, the Liberal,
candidate,- at which the Hon.
Mackenzie King was the speaker.
Again the town was decorated
with flags. The Zurich band
p?ovided music. A crowd,
estimated between two and three
thousand, gathered in the arena
where from a raised platform,
draped in memory of Mr.
McMillan,and adorned with large
baskets of flowers, Mr. King
addressed the gathering,
Mr. B.W.F. Beavers was
chairman of the meeting and
reeve B.M. Francis read an
address.
During his stay in Exeter Mr.
King was guest at the home of
Mr, and Mrs. Albert Traquair.
In the election which followed
Mr. Golding received 7,054 votes
and Mr. Rader's 5,046.
Feb. 23, 1933
The Exeter correspondent to
the Stratford Beacon-Herald
says: "Window-peepers have
been busy during the past few
weeks, Citizens have been
bothered by night prowlers for
sometime and one worthy citizen
laid wait one night recently and
quietly crept up behind a prowler
as he was peeping through the
glass and let him have it full
force. The citizen is sure the
prowler would sit down with no
ease for some time to come,
When it comes to life insurance, Exeter area residents have
been choosing the Mutual Life Assura,nce Company of Canada for a
great many years. In fact, they've been buying policies from Mutual
since 1869. Some of Exeter's prominent citizens of that year where
among the first people in Canada to buy policies and eight of them
were among the 500 the company had to sell before they could
receive their charter from the government.
The early files of our company show the following policy
numbers being issued to Exeter residents:
No. 77 Isaac Carling
r)o. 78 Benjamin r'llert
No. 79 Charles Southcott
No. 80 John Drew
No. 81 Anne Carling
No. 82 Henry Boulton
No. 83 William Welsh
No, 84 William Drew
While many of these original index cards are-not complete, No.
79 is in file and indicates that Mr. Southcott died in 1903.
As an indication of the number of residents of Exeter—and •
throughout the country who have purchased life insurance policies
in the following years, Mutual's present representative, Gerald God-
bolt, recently sold a policy to Robert Southcott bearing policy
Number 1,626,527. That corresponds to No, 79 sold to Robert's
great great uncle, Charles Southcott.
Agents for Mutual Life from Exeter over the past century in-
clude William Fisher May, shown at the left. Others were the late
Ernest Harvey, the late Ernest Buswell, L. V, Hogarth and the late
George W, Lawson, The present agent is Gerald R. Godbolt.
He, along with the Mutual' Life Assurance Company of
Canada, take this opportunity to extend congratulations to Exeter
on its 100th birthday. Our Mutual affair with Exeter since 1869 has
been one of our most enjoyable and we look forward to serving the
community and the surrounding district during the next 100 years.
Gerald R. Godbolt
350 Edward St., 235-2740 Exeter