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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1967-04-20, Page 5The Sap is flowing these days and you'll be anxious to taste some FRESH MAPLE SYRUP, so why not try something extra good! Make a homemade MAPLE WALNUT SUNDAE with fresh delicious MAPLE WALNUT ICE CREAM NUAL MEETING Huron County i'uberculosis Association Legion Hall,Exeter MONDA Aers 1L 24, 6.45 p. GUEST SPEAKER: R. E'LQUIS i.. KING, Field Programme and Nursing ••. Consultant of the Canadian Tuberculosis Association GEORGE A. WATT, BLYTH — PRESIDENT • La i Theatre Listowel SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OPENS THURS. APRIL 27th — !MAY 10th INCL. 0 Z WACO METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PRESENTS A CARLO PONTI PRODUCTION DAVID LEA 'S FILM OF136RIS PASTERNAK'S 4,r-3 IN PANAVISION' AND METHOCOLOR Z /G tit/Li RESERVED SEATS NOW AT EOX-OFFICE O Eni MAIL Adult Entertainment ONE SHOWING ONLY EACH EVENING AT 8:00 p.m. Admission Prices ADULTS MON. TUES. WED. THURS. EVE. $1.75 STIMEINT.3 'WES. WED. THURS. EVE. $1.25 FRIDAY, SATURDAY, — ALL SEATS $2.00 Free list suspended for this engagement 1.4 SAT. CHILDREN'S MATINEE APRIL 29th TARZAN GOES TO INDIA Color Children 25c 'PHU BILUSSIii.43 POST, i l;. I iis)4f,';,3, ()LNITAti...1(.1 APRI„1. g0th, .067 Agway Keep a half gallon of COUSINS ICE CREAM in your freezer for quick and easy serving. It's good alone or when covered with syrup, jams or fresh fruit. GET A HALF GALLON TO-DAY HISTORY OF JAMESTOWN (continued from page one') casionat passengers, two early carriers were William Robb and Edward Lowry. On the north bank of the .riv en was a hotel, owned and op- erat:d by a Mr. Mills and later by 'Thomas MeEwan, The Mc- Ewan family of four boys seen left the hotel on the corner for wider fields of endeavor. jame8 the eldest to become a very successful merchant in Code rich, Just, north of the hotel was a shoe shop where the proprietor Thomas Wright for years made all the boots and shoes for the community. When the hotel was sold it was torn down and made into a house by Edward Barnard and still stands a short distance north of its first site — owned now by Jack Nicholson. Across the road from the store was the blacksmith shop, a busy hive of industry in those early days, The first blacksmith was James Lynn, followed by John Forrest, George Eckmier, Leslie Irwin (who had an apiary as well), Mervin Grainger and Webster jacklin, South of the store was a wagon shop. The school was erected a mile and a quarter west of James- town as that was nearer the centre of the School section, known as SS No, 10 Morris. The original log school was built, in 1860 and, was replaced by a frame building in 1880 follow- ed in 1015 by the present mod- ern brick one. Of course it is closed now and the pupils are taken by bus to the new central, area .school in Brussels. It is now occupied as a dwelling. The first teacher was Mary Ann Mc- Cracken. During the winter of 1.907 and, 8, Robert Weir who was the teacher at SS No. 4 Grey conducted nightly study classes for the young men of the (Mild- in a room above the store. They studied subjects for junior level of the high school curriculum. In later years Robert Weir went west and be • c;.11r10 a member of Parliament and filially Federal Minister of Agriculture in the R. B. Ben- r•ot Government. As Jamestown was situated some distance from a church, it was felt that. more adequate religious instruction shottld be provided for the children. So in 1900 Victoria Hall was built to accorinnodate a large StthdaY school attendance averaging over 100 per Sunday. The Sun- day school superintendants Were as follows: James Strachati, Thomas Strachan, Mrs, Andrew Siinpson, Duncan Mt eDonald, Andrew Pollock and Robert Strachan. The original hall was a frame structure and burned in 1911 but was rebuilt and re- placed by the present brick building which is in a sad state o.f neglect now. Victoria Hall added much to the life of the community. Each Sunday eve- ning a church service was con- ducted by minister., of the dif- ferent denominations .,,from the near villages. A .young people's .n:'..oty wall a lively debating team held meetings during the week and was used for concerts and, public meetings. .Oyster suppers were the order . of the, day and' Lea meetings, During . the first war (1914- to .1918) the. women's Red Cross Society met weekly to sew and many bales of .clothing, . quilts and socks were soot to the' soldiers. After the war, a farmers' club was formed and the men .held meet ings in the hall and about the same time the Women's Insti- tute was started with Mrs. • J. —D. Miller the first Women's In- stitute president and, Rae Moses the first secretary-treasurer. The old wooden bridge was . replaced with an iron one about. 1.907. Now a new modern ..con-• crete bridge carries the swift. moving traffic over the river on a newly paved road, It is surely vastly changed days since the early settlers came in the bush and had to carry a hag of wheat on their back to Sea forth for flour and walk both ways, Around 1875 there was a saw mill on the bend of the river about forty rods east of Jamestown corner, . operated by a Mr. McQueen. After it ceased• to function the farmers in Grey and Morris Townships would haul their logs and place. them on the west side of the bridge along the river bank in winter and when the water was high in the spring they would .float them down the river to 'Bluevale saw mill to be cut into lumber. Gypsies used to camp 011 the river banks and one boat was known to have gone down the river from Jamestown. Who knows it may boom again some day — it has growing pains already, one new house is being built. Compiled by Miss Bessie Moses and Mrs. William C. King. The Country Store 1906 A Wonderful. place was the - • country store The ',lace where I Used to be; Where you carried your bas- kets .of new-laid. eggs • • Arid. traded them off for tea ; • For sugar and salt and laundry soap • .Pqrneedles!and tints and nails, THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Mintstet . ..ionntitot S.A. Organit.t: Mrs. 'red Stephenson 'Church Sehool I ti.Jo. "1 ill:. War On Norco:5' IVIELV ILLE PRI...613YltiklAN CHURCH Minister REV. C, A. MCCARROLL 10 . church School 11 A...A. \Vorship 'Rest Poi- the Restless" TI-lli CANAL) A. ,r,sli Priest: The Rev. F. a Braby, B.A., L, SAINT JOHN'S — Brussels Organist Mrs C. Elliott S :""•11)- Holy .14ucharist 11 lig Conthluatiou. Service SAINT ALBAN'S & SAINT DAVID'S — Atwood Organist — Mrs. C. Dickson Service Cancelled SPRING SPECIAL From April '10th May 10th ALL PER. REDUCED lt.30/0 $ 8.00 $ 6.80 For appointmentPhoneS*1105 here8:25W $10.00 $12.00 expert care is taken of your hair. For muslins, matches and un- derwear And. buckets and pails and pails. I liked to work at the country store Its where. the farmers nra t, it flocks With rolls of butter s', fre:-11 i•I . neW To barter them off for socks, For candy, cakes, and chicken feed For shovels and shoes and beans For''-cottons arid thread And molasses from New Or- leans. It. was . great to work at the cowl ry store With its staple line of goods. Where overalls and hand-inc clowns Were kept with the breakfast foods, Where the home grie.,.11 foods and calico • With goods for the n.h:u frocks, - With harness anti pumps and garden tools Along with bolts and leeks. If you've never dealt at tht- country store You've missed a lot I see, And the folk ,: that have bear me out, t think we'll all agree, A wonderful place was country store As it stood in the days of. old • Where you traded your butter a,nd. new-laid For the merchandise they sold, Contributed by • Mrs. William MacDonald. 40 Organist: M. Thompson A.R.C.T. INNER OF 6 ACADEMY AWARDS!