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The Brussels Post, 1979-08-01, Page 30THREE PHASE Electric "EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL" * ECONOMY * SERVICE QUALITY BARRY BUCHANAN 482.7374 GLENN MLEAN 887-9264 f?,.0.- BOX 1138 CLINTON, ONr, h Hardware MAGIC MIST The Automatic Aerosal Battery timed Dispenser for flys, mosquitoes, gnats and other small flying insects in the home. Green Cross SPRAY OR DUST for Fruit trees and Gardens Liquid VEGETATION KILLER for weeds, grass in driveways and patios TOMATO Et POTATO DUST Sevin Geritox Maggot Killer - Control maggots resistant to certain other insecticides For every insect we have the spray', ants, mosquitoes, spiders, silverfish Help begins at Home 41110 • ..887-6525 Member BBA Brusse ls Anstett Jewellers Ltd. No101 ,N all day Wednesday 01:1 9:00 a.m,. to 5:30 p.m. , for your shopping convenience We now do in store engraving of Silver Trays - Pewter, mugs Silver Baby Cups and offer same day service. ANSTETT JEW LIMIETED LLERS Box 52 Seaforth 527-1720 Seaforth MEMBER AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY (AM) 20% gi 4Ie 01/10 °F1' 611- ha*estieg S- to 24, Summer Fashions . 111 THE BRUSSELS POST, AUGUST 8, 1979 Belgrave had more industry (Continued from Page 3) display the entries. About eight schools took part in the fair. In the early years of the fair, each student was given a packet of vegetable or grain seeds and ten packets of flower seeds went to each section (school). The sections also received three settings of barred rock hen eggs but this was soon discontinued. Later on, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education withdrew financing and for this reason many school fairs were closed but Be'grave kept on, with the fair funds being used to purchase seeds. Each student then received one packet of flower seeds and one packet of vegetable seeds. The fair board continues to provide this service today. In 1966 a move into the big central school was planned and this was when the fair became known as the Belgrave, Blyth and Brussels School Fair. When the Commun- ity Centre was completed in 1949 entries were displayed there and have been shown at the arena ever since. The Belgrave Pipe Band which was organized in 1956 used to pipe the procession into the park where speeches from guests and officials followed. Then the parade was dismissed and pupils and The market traded steady at Brussels Stockyards on choice steers and heifers, with the heavy and overfat kind under pressure. Cows sold higher and all weights of pigs sold at sharply higher prices. There were 1214 pigs and 662 cattle on offer. Choice Steers - 72.00 to 75.00 with sales to 78.75. Good Steers - 70.00 to 72.00. A fancy Limousin steer consigned by L & B Farms of Wallenstein weighing 1170 adults were allowed to look over the exhibits and the school children took part in livestock judging and sport competitions. TURKEY SUPPER The other well-known Belgrave event is the annual turkey supper which has been held every year since 1949. The supper is a major source of funding for the Belgrave arena as the money raised goes mainly towards the maintenance of the arena. The arena which was built in 1963 was the product of volunteer labor and volunteer donations as well as some grants from Belgrave, East Wawanosh and Morris Townships. When the warm weather comes and the ice disappears, the arena is turned over to other uses. The Huron County Library keeps a supply of books upstairs and euchre parties are frequently held in the arena. In 1976, the arena was one of those that fell victim to government condemnation and the community decided it should be repaired. The engineering firm of B.M. Ross was called in and plans were made to reinforce the building. It cost about $55,000 to do the necessary repairs. Once again volunteer labor and volunteer donations played a major part in getting the arena fixed. averaging 1173 lbs. sold for 74.50. Three steers consigned by Bob McDonald of Brussels averaging 1210 lbs. sold for 74.10 with his lot of 15 steers averaging 1134 lbs. selling for 73.75. Four steers consigned by Fred Uhler of Walton averaging 1107 lbs. sold for 73.30. A Holstein-Hereford Crossbred steer consigned by Lorne Elliott of R.R.2, Staffa weighing 1220 lbs. sold for 72.75 withhis lot of 8 crossbred steers averaging 1225 lbs. selling for the overall price of 71.75. Choice Heifers - 70.00 to 72.00. Good Heifers - 67.00 to 70.00. Twelve heifers consigned by George Blake of Brussels averaging 1051 lbs. sold for 72.00 with his 20 heifers averaging 1055 lbs. selling for 71.20. A heifer consigned by Wayne Garner of Embro weighing 1100 lbs. sold for 72.00 with his 85 heifers averaging 870 lbs. mainly light hereford and black- white-face heifers sold for an overall price of 68.70. All weights of feeder cattle met a better demand. Choice cows - 56.00 to 58.00 with sales to 61.00. Good Cows - 53.00 to 56.00. Canners & Cutters - 49.00 to 53.00. All weights of pigs met a brisk demand selling from 3 to $6.00 per pig heifer. 30 to 40 lb. pigs traded to a The following information about the Forester's Hall and the Orange Lodge was obtained from the Belgrave Women's Institute Tweedsmuir Book. The Foresters applied for a charter in 1880 and received it in 1881. They formed No. 48 Court Belgrave of the Canadian Order of Foresters of Ontario. FORESTERS' HALL The Foresters Hall was built around 1888 on land held in trust by several members in Morris Township in the village of Belgrave. Soon they found that the hall was not large enough for the concerts and socials held there so they bought more land from Knox Presbyterian Church, now Knox United Church. The land was registered in a deed, with William Wightman, Robert McCrea and Jonn Hopper as Joint tenants and as trustees of Court 48 Belgrave. Around that time an addition was put on the north end of the hall. A basement was dug and a furnace was installed and a large stage was built about three feet above the floor level. In 1961 the Wingham Foresters amal- gamated with Court Constance (near Morris Township). They offered to sell the hall to the Women's Institute in 1928 but the W.I. didn't want it then. However, in 1968 a resolution was passed to sell the hall high of 28.50. 40 to 50 lb. pigs to a high of 32.50. 50 to 60 lb. pigs to a high of 38.00 60 to 70 lb. pigs to a high of 42.50. 70 to 80 lb. pigs to a high of 45.50. 11 Albert St. CLINTON 482-3901 to the Women's Institute who still own it today. The Foresters' Hall was mainly used for social gatherings and during World War 1, concerts were put on there to raise money for the Red Cross. The Belgrave L.O.L. 462 is one of the oldest Orange Lodges in Huron county. The Orange Hall opened in 1862 and is still in use today. Prior to that, meetings were held in the home of the late Charles McCrea. One of the lodge's former members F.E. Cornish who was a Senior D.G.M., later became the mayor of London. The first Orange demonstration in North Huron was under the auspices of this Hall in 1859 and was held at Bodmin on the fourth concession of Morris. The first master of the Orange Hall was Christopher Corbett. The Tweedsmuir book also.notes that the Queen's hotel was built by Christopher Morley in the early 1880,'s with William Scandrett as the landlord. At one time there was another hotel across from there built by Charles Blakesly. In later years this was divided into apartments with a tailor's shop run by Dan Geddes, a butcher shop and a dressmaker's shop under Dolly Ross. lbs. topped the market at 78.75 with their lot of 12 steers averaging 1186 lbs. selling for 76.00. Sixteen steers consigned by Henry Farms of Blyth averaging 1131 lbs. sold for 74.35 with their 40 steers averaging 1200 lbs. selling for 73.40. Eleven steers consigned by Mac Willits of Wingham averaging 1194 lbs. sold for 73.90. Six steers consigned by Lorne Forster of Lucknow Pigs sharply higher at stockyard 203 Durham E. 284 Main St. WALKERTON • EXETER, 881-0122 235-2468 YOUNG'S Variety •' Party Needs • Baked Goods . Tobacco • Groceries • Stationery Weekdays 9-9, Holidays & Sundays 12 - 6, 4. Brussels 887-622