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HrSTORY
of
GREY TOWNSHIP
HENFRYN
Contributed by
Mrr. Wilfred Strickler
Two houses and a tile yard are
all that remains of a once busy
hamlet on the town line between
Elms and Grey townships. Art
historical altar records that
Henfryn, a station on the -Wel-
lington Grey and Bruce railway
had 1,50 inhabitants and nurnc.sr-
erous business establishments.
including a tile and brick yard,
a general stare, hotel, a sawmill,
tailor shop, broom rectory, black-
smith shop, and yards for ship
ping cattle.
The two churches, Anglican,
and Methodist, were Situated on
either side of a street, at one lime
lined With houses. The Method.
1st Congregation dwindled and
the 0111)4, was purchased by the
Anglicans and used as a coin-
triunity hall for many years. The
lot on which the Anglican Church
was built was purchased from rt
Welshmaa. Edwin, (lark -Kearns
Davies, on March 1f1, 1SS2. Pine.
Crum Mr. payees' sae-reio n ee r e e
wile item] for ihe Poor, door, and
peWs. The bricks (elute from the
yard across the road from the
mill, David Edgar helped haul
sand. Andrew Laidlaw of lot 3,
con,. 7, Pints helped fmul stone.
The :tete coneessiou waS hist e
trail throe h: the bush at this.
time.
The c'hurc'h Wrif4 no Pd after.
'wo w, sa i n t 1 In Oil, Tno NOV. (4.
,1. A Pittston was tho rirrit
eambent, The Ladirs' cnilit was
formed ditrin.z [Tin eastorate of
1', (' ov from 1
On .linto Roth. 19:5;, the 7:-itit
nnniversary \vas celebrated. Rev.
3, T f. Kerr assisted 13v his nenheW,
Rev R. J. Kerr (fernier students
mitering the ministry' from SI.
tienfrytti rete,ped io
111'Pri oh at the services=,
/Vier the Sfeli anniver etre on,
,Twer. 231 ii, 1910, 'Rey, end etee
TI. L. ,Teneintzs %vet.- ',resettled
trite a 'sere worldlier rift r re m
the tsenexreention (in l'-inpeeee l e e r,
2(i. 1DG1, :it •t -, ei ee„ lass
regular service wee h e ld eel flee
•oev rtoblite, sell or Arr.
',fret, Lr1'.irre.sne0. Erleeir •rencl ban-
tised.
The tile and brick vard was
started over eighty years ago by
Mr, Middleholl. The ne x t neerator
WAS SAM Wright followed by Sig
MRS ELIZABETH RYAN
Eliztibeh Ityttu, 95. of
-I •, it daosday. March
leind, at tee home of her tdaughter
Woodstople She was the widow
a' lin. lilt., Joseph :Ryan,
Slit' is survived by three sons,
Joz.a.ph and Ea‘‘.Tence of Walton;
0orden of -Montreal; three
dauehtere. Airs. Robertson,
1 Aladelon 1 Press, Ottawa: Mrs.
Melvin [lateen).Scott. Fargo .
N.D.; :qrs. Flor ewe Speak of
t'jt ,OfINtOek,
Tle. body rested at the D. A.
Res in 1onern1 home, Brussels,
it nen. Saturday when. the
funeral service was held at St.
ernhrnse R.C. ('Mu'c'h. Brussels,
Purial wee in St. Ambro:-'e
hiSY:11 ilnisS was -sung.
et tem. 1.1nrelay at the church.
N 0 T
in, GARBAGE
)1' 1.1..3'710N this Saturday,:
o the cmulition of the
leading to dump.
Thoma s Dougherty, Ralph.
Thompson. and Homer Hender-
son. le 1957 Mr. Henderson pun,
vbased J aeres of land from Mrs,
Buttery to build a, new plant
farther from tic branch of the
Malinind River which continually
needed tbe old plant. The clay
iii this area hits proved more
seenhle for tile than brick,
thrum]] there rile a number of
heildieve: 171 the meet made of
Are n i'yn Ie notably
Church (now ()weed by the Con-
servative Mennonite Church of
Ontario). and the two remaining
beuses at lionfryn. Originally the
Mims at the tile yard were fired
n ith wind. Many men were re-
oteree to cut cord wend in the
,.venter time. end the itsunl wage
A e eerd.
1!rs Wm. Raker of Ethel re-
reek that stock for general
•n, in Ibis arr.: reran Mainly
on lb- train from Tendon, There
steiev eommerelal travellers
they dise1nved their wares.
"eamele eonm" ill the lintel
pree e rind look orders trout
tt-t-ift101117,ritt store keepers.
rtt a'r'il stilre WO s hnilt and
eeed be• J. D. Thompson' for
vwf1,1. Gporge
Neal nronvietor as the
nil an \VII iir 1,929
ii- 100101 faintly moved to
The tailor shop made good
clothing for 111011. Work .clothing
mad , at Immo•
kers were plentifel,
hi ro7 n•nnity. TheY made
, ' , • rind so.cvort
it Hen fryn tun Intl
'fray notween
1 .no, I-0(1011(1i, did a
heal s.
'RESULTS OF BRUSSELS
FIGURE SKATING TESTS
he ,r4A,:u ,., skating
c!,11.) eins(11 no season with. Local
Group •Coni pelt 1.1 on Day for
,ienier ;4k:owl; Tho wintierS
revelling :ri bbo s,
Local. Competition'
Group 1 Junior
Julie Campbell., 1st
COI men Raymond, 2nd
Carol l'aymond, Ird
Group 2 Junior
Joan Bennett, 1st
Anita prigham 2nd
Brian Stratychuk, 3rd
C,F,S.A: Tests
The Annual C.F.S.A, tests for
Exeter, List:owed, and Brussels,
were held in the Exeter Arena,
March 27th. The following girls
took part from the Brussels Club:
Passed Canasta
Shirley Pipe
Traviss
Connie McWhirter
1 ienna WorleiTian
Gail McDonald
Passed Swing ban'ce
Linda Wilson
This completing the I dances
Linda, Will receive the Prelim in.
a ry Dance Pin from the
Junior Bronze Dance
Ten-Fox, Passed
Linda ,.,owe and Penny Lowe.
This completing the 3 dances
both girls, will receive the Junior
Protue Danee Medal front the
PreliMinary, Figures Passed
Penny Lowe and Linda, Lowe,
Toth will receive the Pratt-tire
nry Pigaire Pin.
Thanks to anyone who
in ally way during the 1 90e.ret
ertson.
COUPLE CELEBRATE
GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr, and Al Fs, .n wren
PA. 2, Illiterate. were ;molded
March ii, 19.17. The !wide was
first former Mary Welfare,. The
ceremony took place at. the
Anglican rectory in Brussels,
The wedding day was bright
With plenty or snow.
Mr. aml Mrs. Willis ono.,'
ed to Grey ToWnshie at an early
age i where they still reside. Roth
haVe enjoyed good health until
yeeentlY. AVillis underwent
surgery a month ago in St, Jose-
ph's if Os pita I le)ndon, vhere he
is ;'.,tail a 1)111.1(11f.
They have a faintly of sip
daughters and one son, Mrs. Roy
( OH ru ) Koch, f.10xVilnst n
Mrs, I fiewp. ( 11-11 ) Sooirs
Gyarion; Mrs. flarvee ;Mildred)
11 eConneir. -fist revelAlt's a a
(Lola) Ba t•-n a rid , St ra ford Mrs .
Cecil (Vera) Miller, (lowans-
I r : Airs. Clarence Ilteily l
Harrislon: TIM, of
They have 31 erandebielren
1“-.1 nine .5;1'0111 grand c'hildrisn.
The adult Members or the
family serprised their] with
'freely three-tier wedding Palre,
sililahly decorated, rind at dozen
'e-11(1 wilieh were Ialren to
tle. ere 'Mat for e quiet iselebrat-
ion in the arterinop, von.. rani-Rig
(Trod IC' exiond WIA11/0„
RUSSELL MARKS
Marks, 57, of Waltono
died suddenly at his home On
Satarday,
tic nurvivod by his wife, the
former ,Iosephine Ntalm; it i
daughter, rs. Untph Viola
TraviSS, Walton.; .teve, • sues,.
Lawcuee, elseter; 'N1 '181111, \Val-
ton; three brothers, Clifford,
Morris 'fawn ship, :Roland and
Wellington, . both of 1,1'esettnoelt
Township: .a Sister, Mrs, Lena
147,110cOtt, Listowe'f.
The 'funeral sorvioo from
the litanti fuueral houlo,
Tuesday at. 2. p.m. The Rev,
Arthur Higginbotham of Duff's
['lifted Churrh. Walton aft c-
in red.
!lw:11-,ms wori , Douglas
monk. Thomas Miller, Stewart
mc'elit Welter 'Bewley. Kenneth
'ecDonald, 'Wee Cones,.
l5r.r hoaro I's were -R.Orti
Pollute t, \keit sou Reid, Herbert
-15-,s and jack Ilryans,
Potria I was in Brussels yin.
etory.
AT HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald EXel of
Prussels Will be "At Home" on
se:et/day. April 1st., front 2
to ."3 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.„
tin tile oeeassion of their 30(14
wedding anniversary.
di"..
Medic al-D ental Centre:
Thermometer Climbs.
The Medical-Dental Centre
thermometer Showing the pro-
gress of the fund raising cam-
paign, which is displayed on. the
front of the Centennial Com-
mittee headquarters in the 0.
Elliott building on main street,
stood aa. $1.4,1II0 at press 1.1tne•,
The heat created Wednesday
af'te'rnoon should be an ,incentive
that will boost it farther, The
beat was generated by the burn-
ing of the unlisnble tiMber and
dehris left from the interior
demolition of I in. former Bud-
enrk buildine. to make way for
Hie new Aledical-Dental `'mart,
The, outer walls still stand, but,
not for long, and thee, fire wits.:
contained within them exerpt
for some of the waste matorivl
Which was burned outside at iho
back of the building. Consent of
the Piro. Marshall anti approval
of able council was necessary
before disposal in this manner
was possible, The job' was done
under the supervision of no
ineal fire bri5zade with all ri
slue' Precoutions taken.
ITSteilly the firemen fight to
of ingu ish n fire but this one
necessitated some roaxing befoies
it got a good start but NM tett
briskly eventually and clouds of
black sni pe r, ,over o d th,„
then ed in le :1rca ee
Although eremen were evened
on the roof of the adieininv
effioo Ihe Dep.
natio% who have been buret out
twice, must have been neeveue
foe` they •were oliserytsd removing
their Possession:: from Dee , elub
roan!. Tt's our erne-s (Lett 'refe.E
bad a marteel fetchre deck eale
hiS hip peekei.
PEOPLE WE 'KNOW
Miss Ruby Smith, Toronto,
spent the Paster holiday with.
Mr, E. R. Smith.
Roes Duncan, is a patient in,
Wost i nster 1 1 ()sill ta 'Landon
with magell olira s.
r, told Mrs. Larry Lahti. Than.
over. were Easter visitors with
Tier' parents, Arr. and Mrs. \', W.
tint it h.
111*s. W. Tie spent
','`aster at 1...n11[1;1ml anti Hamilton.
Mrs: W, C. I:each was an
llostor bon dti y wi h her son
Douglas and Mrs. Leach and
family, of Ottawa.
e'rve, Valid 0/ whit hits
twon tt imtient iii Victoria
1.oielon, Came home On
c.tn'day.
Mr 01111 Mre David Merutcheon
nod daughter Karon. Peter,
horotteh, 'wove "Ztt s t w 011(1,
VIStUll'S With 11.1:7 permits. Mr. and
Alps, tiwk t ohm AL
Mr, 'a C era 1 d Pixel leeve
on April -501.* for a three week
vaention in Tioniind. on
t ors‘ please ;'Bette
ilrussolt. during their ,been(' s.
Mr, itAd. 237.r liras Schleeter
and family, 'Mr, rind 'Mrs. Ray
'Miller and family. all of Galt.
Al;'. soil Alt's. Lloyd Cooper and
fel-hflY of ]ada p t'[.,, and "Mr, and
Mrs. Gerald Miller end .Teentio.
di'r 't Towne -hip Enster
Vieitors With 'Mr. and Airs. Wm
Mnrri) Schlueter remain-
reeter vac 'Ifttn.
7'110 , riv-r awl
'Mee rithirq • wc.
fill Alt!`; eee\cd tit. telle to
thee out ref the
•••-.1,1 Per ele reetlesee
:miiet 3,"],rill![.' fcreer
.0.0.F, HOCKEY NIGHT
WAS :ALL PATRONIZED
(.rowd packed
1110 NT,•na int Saturday night
for the betWOon 0'0
and Erue-
1)nn
it hauled to a 13.
flt•
erri'cir-ii7il
Report
Nave the (Infirm is gone, slotte-
!ere -tern the shops, and Si.
•lnirch was Irbil
in tiff'( all vielints of 1,
deerensine rttrel
1.•
• '1,1 !I ri111-;`,.
helped
The ;time ts'
Bret here,
game Arbil : draw iv ins ktjt()nr
by Westeru... Star 149
Li. eV., of Brussels. The proceeds •
a'' to the lodge c.ancer, Polio. and.
Tubereuloeis Fund.
.2'3'inittess of the draw held in
eon -eel:lion -with the Coll ie, are as...
follows:
1st. (1, E. Portable
Tom Pletch, lieket drawn b'Y'
I /17 nne
2nd, Coopy Card Table and:.
Cthil e
ai; ticket drawn by Charon
I . s: Robert Thompson, Wing-
tird, Elect rie 'aryjng Knife.
Mrs. Alfred Nichol, ticker drawn
by Brussels Centennial Queen
Miss Marlene Smith,
handled 'C