HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-06-28, Page 69Section 3, Page 17 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE JUNE 28, 1973
Early
glimpses
The "Reflector", predecessor
of the Advocate, was Exeter's
second newspaper, The Times
was first published in 1873 and in
1877 the Reflector made its ap-
pearance.
Dr. H.M. Cowen was the
founder and he was later suc-
ceeded by Moir and Sanders. It
was during this period that the
name was changed to Advocate.
Later, C.H. Sanders and R.N.
Creech were publishers until it
was amalgamated with the
Times by J.M. Southcott in 1924.
Early Arrivals
Jan. 11, 1951
By R.N. Creech
Former editor of
The Advocate
Among the early arrivals was
William Sanders, who became
the first postmaster and also a
very popular Magistrate, He was
followed by other families many
of whom went into business. In
some instances several brothers
or cousins arrived during the
next few years.
There were several Bissett and
Sanders families.
Other names were: Snell,
Drew, Southcott, Westcott,
Verity, Acheson, Davis, Gill,
Hoskins, Dyer, Welsh, Manning,
Samwell, Seldon, Creech, Gidley,
Balkwill, Fitton, Grigg, Howard,
Dignan, McDonnell, Hyndman,
Senior, Spackman, Treble, Wood,
Freeman, Trick, Hodgson,
Kilpatrick, Hardy, Browning,
Cowen, Ross, Fanson, Bagshaw,
Johns, Lutz, May, Stanlake,
Sweet, Bell, Elliott, Farmer,
Clarke, Spicer, Fenwick,
Wanless, Brown, Mace, Trott,
Handford, Rowe, Weir, Crocker.
Descendants of about one-third
of these people still reside in
Exeter. Undoubtedly some
names have been omitted.
BUTTER AND EGG EXPRESS - The Huron and Bruce Railroad ran
through Exeter four times a day; one train from the south and the other
from the north in the morning and the same in the afternoon. This per-
milted women from the farms around Exeter and district to carry their
produce to the London market in the morning and return in the after-
noon. Consequently it got the name, the "butter and egg express".
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Carrying on in the tradition of
famous Exeter photographers
Charles and Joseph Senior . . .
Photo of Doerr by Senior
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R.N.CREECH
... early editor
Early Sports
Jan. 11, 1951
By R.N. Creech
, Former editor
of the Advocate
English Cricket, Canadian field
lacrosse (adopted from an Indian
sport) and baseball were played
enthusiastically by both middle
aged and younger citizens. About
65 years ago, the Exeter Lacrosse
team was the Canadian cham-
pion, winning the honor in
Windsor, after defeating an
Indian team in Brantford.
Roller skating and ice skating
were also popular sports, A roller
rink was built by the first
Richard Davis on land now oc-
cupied by the Mrs, Milo Snell and
the R.N. Creech residences,
about 70 years ago.
An Exeter skater, John Vail,
was the Western Ontario
champion for some years. It was
an arched building and finally
collapsed 'through age. Several
ice rinks were also built through
the years, prior to the present
arena which was built in 1937.
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