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Section 1, Page 11 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE 4UNE 28, 1973
Had 15 around the table Serving Exeter
and District
with Quality Products
FOR 9 YEARS
OCTOBER 14, 1954
Jottings By J.M.S.
I have been trying to picture
just what it would be like to
provide for 15 around the family
table three times a day. The
modern home today is not built
for the storage of all kinds of
fruits and vegetables and at the
present high cost of living
imagine what it would cost to
provide bacon and eggs or the
4 little nourishing breakfast foods
put up in expensive packages to
start the day off with.
When I was a lad I remember
we bought a 60 or eighty pound
sackful of oatmeal and it was my
duty to cook a fair-sized kettle of
it for the morning meal,
The family of 15 that I have
been thinking of is the Harvey
family, raised on the Thames
Road. There were Mr. and Mrs.
Rd. Harvey and their 13 children,
five boys and eight girls.
Mr, and Mrs. Harvey were of
Devonshire stock and settled first
near Bowmanville before coming
to Usborne in 1865, settling on a
farm on the Thames Road. Of the
boys there was Charles, Thomas,
Isaac, Joseph and Wesley.
Of the girls, Sarah married
John Tucker of Usborne;
• Elizabeth died as a child;
Charlotte married Rd. Blat-
chford, Hensall; Jane became
Mrs. George Tucker, Essex;
Caroline, Mrs. Henry Coultis, of
Usborne; Hannah, Mrs. William
Howey, Exeter; Mary, Mrs.
Robert Down and Selina, Mrs.
Wilson, both of Saskatchewan.
The only surviving member of
the family at present is Wesley,
of Victoria, B.C. a former
member of the Saskatchewan
Parliament,
Chailes, Thomas and Joseph
moved to Exeter and were
prominent in business and in the
church.
Charles for many years lived in
the house on Huron street which
over the years has been occupied
by the Prior family, Charles
Godbolt, R.E. Pooley and now
Lloyd Cushman, Charles was a
hog buyer. He and his two
brothers were pillars of James
Street Church.
Charles was a strong tem-
perance man and was a member
of the Huron County Temperance
Association and a regular
delegate to the provincial con-
ventions.
Thomas and Joseph for many
years owned the Harvey Bros.
Mill, now Cann's Mill. In addition
to handling feed they operated it
as a flour mill and enjoyed a
splendid wholesale business as
they kept a traveling salesman on
the road.
Thomas was a class-leader in
James Street Church. He was
never active in municipal
politics. He passed away in 1935.
the same year as his brother
Charles.
Joseph at one time was
associate superintendent of the
James Street Sunday School and
succeeded Mr. Peter Frayne as
superintendent.
Mr. Harvey, who passed away
in 1928 was one of the prime
movers in the Exeter Hor-
ticultural Society and it was
April 8, 1884
The playing of baseball,
lacrosse, kicking football,
throwing snowballs or any other
missile on any of the streets Of
this village is hereby prohibited.
June 11, 1886
It shall not be lawful for people
or persons to gather in crowds on •
any sidewalk or street in such a
manner as to obstruct traffic.
September 9, 1887
No person shall allow within
the village any Canada thistles or
other weeds.
through the efforts of the society
that many of Exeter's home
owners became interested in
beautifying their surroundings,
Mr. Harvey had a splendid
garden and took great pride in his
roses. It was the Horticultural
Society that planted trees and
erected the stone pillars at
Riverview Park.
FATHER OF FOUNDERS - Richard and Carol (Wakelin) Harvey,
above, came to Canada from Devonshire and first settled near Bow-
manville before moving to Thames Road in Usborne township in 1865.
They had 13 children, and two of their sons, Thomas and Joseph moved
to Exeter and started Harvey Brother's Mill, now Cann's Mill. They were
Len Harvey's great-grandparents.
Devonshire stock