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TI L1; BRUSSELS .POST, IIIRS.DA \'„IANt'A.11.)! 9th, 19(v)
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RISTORY OF THE
VILLAGE OF BRUSSELS.
Complied by.
Ti, c., MatheSoU
Last y().ar, as a Centennial
tirojoet, the Brussels' Majestic.
inst.itate, restored the grave site
and grave stone of the late
William Ainlay. who was the first
settler of the village or Rrussels.
For Some years the stony marking
his grave had lain fallen and
cracked on the grave and it VHS
re0re(1,111iii if something were not
done soon, the memorial would he
lost, to posterity, The idea of re-
storing it was discussed in the
W. They asked and received
permission from Air. AildaY's
descendants who also sent fin-
ancial assistance to 8!how their
appreciation of the idea. The vit.
Inge council promised to help and
the restored stone was set in a
cairn of briaks With a metal
plaque containing names and dates
whiOh had all Tint disappeared
and now stands in the front
portion r>f the 'Brussels cemetery,
1M miles south of the village on
'Huron County Road No. 12. A
metal chain fence' surrounds the
plot and the memory of William
Ainlay is preserved.
To-day when a jet plane can
circle the earth in a matter of
hours, when the Appolo 7 is pre-
sently hOping to circle the earth
1 113 times' in approximately eleven
hours.When a Motor ear can cross
the continent from coast to oast
in a few days, it is hard for us to
imagine the thoughts of n lone
Mani, as he trudged along a trail.
through a hushy wilderness. enr-
ry-ing on his back a sack contain
ing a few essentials to keep him
alive - an axe, some knives.
few utensils, and sonic very plain
food, That Man was William
Ainlay, who in 1853, selected this
spot on the Smith Branch of the
Maitland River for hiS future
hOme, The promise of liberal
Witter power in those days before
hydro' was a big consideration,
it 'was surrounded by doOr
r;e11 virgin soil, William Ainlny
was born in Yorkshire, England,
and came to Canada with his
parents„John and Anne Ainley,
at, the age of S years, They settled
at Port Hope, then moved to
Peterborough, and later to the
townships of Fullerton and 11"...ogan.
While in- Logan be ('':)lore.(„ parts
of Huron County and on one of
his trips. he chose the spot which
is' now iii the corporation of This-
WS, where he later settled, lived
and died, lie made a small clear-
ing.. erected a small shanty and
returned home.
The neit spring, lie rettirtied to
burn off his clearing, and planted
spnio peta t ()en_
(A. yming reporter from the
Toronto Telegram re few years
ago, came In my houset In emthlre
abont Information reg,arding, Brus-
sels and when the story mime out
ft few Weolta later it. was headed by
t/it,i)nitIrmhit oriptirm. trpho3f
m potrow a!11 Olifeffw it
MRS. NETTIE A, HAPP
MN. :Netiie A, tDtivis) Hal l o of.
Rochester, N. Y., died .0ecember
21st,
no late .Mrs. Haim was a form-
er rosidem of the Brussels area,
17;1Ie is sum' V ad by two sons;
Three grandohilttron: one sister.
Mrs. Elizabeth. Dodd of Aurora,
one sister-in-law, Mrs, Marie Davis
of Brussels.
ROBERT N.I.C.HOL
Robert Nichol, 76, Brussels„
died Sunday in \\ringbolt). • and.
District I lospital,
lie was horn in the Brussels
«reu, a sun of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Michael
tie is survivied by one sister,
john [Alice) Stewart of
'mutton; one brother, James, tit
Kenabeek. Ontario.
The funeral survice ryas hold in
t. Ambrose Roman t'alliolic
['inure;, at to ;lin on. Tuesday.
Temporary entombment, Nvits in
the Brussels Burial t'litinel with
burtiti to take phee in St_ Am.
lu.0.-Th cemetery,
Pallbearers overt; Percy Adams.
Joe Ryan, James Nolan, (...iirrorci
cnrdiri, \vol. iiinkp. Joules. NtorRs.
Flolvers were carried by (1.1eitn.
Bridge and Thos. ilarniss.
JOSEPH TAYLOR FRAIN
Joseph Taylor Frain, a Ler a
iline.-;s, passed a way lie
'Regina I lino)) a I. on NOW
ti ZI y December 2tith. in his
eightieth year,
A. Oa of (hay Township, by
was the older ~lilt of the late
Dornzo and Airs. Frain.
Ito took up homesteading and
carpentering M. 1910 in the Cnbri
area in Saskatchewan, Piv.e year
ago he retired to cabri.
In I1I i he married Helen
Nesbit Lt urr ic .wh o survives, Two
sons, Anon and Hartle of 011)11
survive. There aret three grand
children, Cindy, Linda and Shan-
on..
Two sisters, 'Mrs, ,Ittlia Hoag
and Mrs. Tdq TYernmn predevens4 .
oil him, Mrs. -Loreno Mettmis of
TilNeler Mr. Low-is Frain and Mrs.
Edwin rWiD01111) r tin or T raid
Sohn flISO survive,
The 1ml0rp1 01"115 held Tuesday
Cal»1. Sask. The floral tributes
tc r P many,
.grain lie wont bark to his lime
-r,ogan and persuaded it number .
of nolgibbottes to neennipany
to his new rinn, .Mien he moved
in en 7.\.'ovemhor 1, 'I 552. This home
was located last agent where John
TqcCitte!litlon's home nOW Stfli1C1s
(To Pr' (.00111111N1 noxl weep.„
is suggested that Ancients
and titlicP ititert4ded porsollS dill
flifigIfi 11101101 (!eir
H 0 VV IC K LIONS
BINGO WINNERS
13.egular Gnaws. Jk!ny
IteWar, Atwood and Mrs. \V1u•
roper, kirstowelt "folly tit. Mart•e-.
liluevale; Mrs. „Bob Montgomery,
Wingham and Mrs. Iftrye;, Reid!,
or wroxete.r;1\11
Sarah
Anstett, Wingliatn:A431.rs.
Monp,omery, Wingham and Tony
St. Mario, Riney:Ile; Mrs, Roy
Stevens, Barriston; 11rs. Sarah
AVinghaM: Doug Peltier.
1,ist owel ; _Mrs. Lloyd AI ontgom-,
Wingioun and Tony Ste. Alorie.
Bluevale; Mrs. Rob 'Montgomery,
Nvingham and ivirs„ Tumult, ‘Vro\-
eter, Mrs. Wm, Elliott, Bluevale;
Mrs. Harry Adams, Wroxoter, Mrs,
Anstytt, 'Wingham and 'Bruce
Montgomery, Wroxeter:
''Siare the Wealth"; 1. Mrs.
()bright, '\\ringhain: 2, Mrs, Wm.
ldlli( 11, Bluevain.
T25 Special: Mrs. 0.00, Strauss,
Mildmay and Mrs. Bruce Mont-
gomery, Wroxeter,
Jackpot Consolation
bonus': Mrs, :foe Schneider. Wing i %
ham.
Door Priv.es: Miss 'Emma Wahl,.
Listowel: Mrs. Kiehl- Wingham;
7..\Trs, Gordon Hislop, Wroxeter and
Mils Dolly Volker, Listowel,
MELVILLE LADIE'S AID
The Ladies' Aid Society ()I'
Melville Church met at the home
of Mrs, Walter 'Kerr on Monday
afternoon, January Vb.
The President. Mrs. floor!..,,,
'Evans yonyenod the meeting. The
opening hymo was and the
meditation Was repenie(1 in uni-
son, Tlii' dovotionni 1)n• follower'
'Bible reading by 'Mrs. Shaw and
prayer by Mrs. Wing. The Reeve.
arY'S minutes and treasurer's re-
pOrt were read and n hymn was
su'Ill'g e roil call was responded to,
by it Now Ynil I.'S thought and mr,..-
ing of Membership fees. Airs. king
gave the Current Events from the
esbyerian Record.
Business plans for New Year
were discussed and the meeting
closed with a hymn and Mizpah
benediction.
A delicious iuneli was served by
Mrs. *Mynas and Mrs, Dennis,
TO OPERATORS OF
MOTORIZED SNOW VEHICLES
lilxcept as permitted by thy re-
gulations cd"The AlotorNcd Snow'
Vehicle .\ et. no person shall drive
tt motorized snow vehicle upon
Highway or n seconcluy
highway. '„'heft is no provision
tinder this Act to drive a Motor-
ited sitty'w vehicle along .or acros.s
No. I trighway; Highway ND.
5(1 or 'Highway No. 57.
No person under the of
sixteen yo•Irs shall drive a motor.
Tzed stioW vehicle upon any pithli-
read,
110(011i, l'kutt
litnimgolm 15.0A1,
PEOPLE WE KNOW
4nd cidiandt'r
trrc vacitikwing in Plorida,
Mr, and meivitio
Uistovel, viI-II 1.0111. III Mita-.
sets,
Mr, ;Onl 1
Toronto, were visitors with .miss
.11, Skelton Iasi weak,
Mrs. ;Ms. N, Armstrong i, spend'
ing some time with her daughter..
Mrs. Wilson. Tibbo and family,
Ottawa.
Miss Margaret Moses of Lon-
don. spent the Christmas holiday
with liar parents Mr, and Mrs.
Archie Moses.
Mr. and Airs. D. Wardlaw of
Ethel, are spending the winter
months with their Dr. L. A.
Wardlaw of Brantford.
Miss Colt' Wilson Reg. N,, of
Walkerton, has 'been 'holidaying
at home with her parents. Alf. and
1:1;. Eldon Wilson.
Rintonl,
daughter of Atr, and
'Pollard of Brussels, is a .patient
in South Waterloo Hospital. where
site • u ndorwent surgery.
Rey, Inmes Perri(' R, A of
Strathroy spent Christmas and
Now Vpro'S tit the 1101110 of his
lira cuts, Al r. and 71Trs, ZMT, J.
Perrin.
Miss -K'athryn Moses has
returned to. Ottawa after spen0-
ing her Christmas 'vacation with
her parents Mr. <tnd Mrs. .Tomr.s
'foseS,
Miss, s„,,E „;„ wH,,, daughter
of "Mr and Airs. William WeNs
ATorristown. N.J., spent her Chris:-
vacation with her grand-
moi.ltor Mrs. Florence Russell and
Mrs. Edgar Hollinger and Mr.
mind Mrs. Larry Schnell of Fruit-
land, spent the 'weekend ;it the
home of :Mr, and Mrs, W. J.
Perrin,
Air, and Mrs. James Knight.
\Iv, and .Tim Arrtistrong and
Robert visited with '141r. and Mrs.
MITI: Knight and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson Tibbo. and, family
othwn. While there their spent
four days skiinq: at Camp POrtnne
-nd, Mont Ste-ATarie, Quebec.
cr.) A Npro 0 ny.
The stormy weather on New
1-0 ,1[•-; .Eve cut down attendance
at the Now Year's dance put on by
the Hall Poing'', in the Communili-
rielltre, The brave ones who did
ventiire mit report a good time.
As in many areas. some were
SI no 0(1011 away front 11001P
Mrs, Stuart Evans, Garry and
(Irian were New Ye;,r's visitors
with Mrs, Beatrice Young.
Miss Sheila Strickler, T:itelmner,
was home for Pie holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. JIM 'Knight
arrived home on Priday from I
visit with friends in („buoys
The Cranbrook last[ Club re-
sumed ictivittes on Monday pVpIl..
lug 15\'O !af ftw
OLD .FASHIONED WINTER
SNARLS TRAFFIC
l' u,illy the suit lots come Out
geld -niyw limit ,•vii:led 10
stenos, 1%1th winds% ceased
heavy drifting. Ifighway nod street
crows werp.htira pm 10 keep
fit Priving was extremely.
hazardous', Mail deliveries were
uncertain. Alany were the motor-
w'.11) bad to resort to pushing.
shovel and tow trucks. to move
their vehicles...
New v(.or visitor's and merry-
makers found tlemsolyes storm--
stayed,
ray old timers recal-
led more severe winters, ono
.whon there was 1.10t even O. train
in h e re Lou' rive days, the younger
:2enerations .shivcred and corn-
plaind.
ONTARIO FARM
RECORD BOOK CLINIC
A meeting will lie held on Jan=
nary 15th from .2:.00 ro 4:00 p.m
in the Department of Agriculture
Board !loom, Clinton for farmers
interested in loarning how to do
lie Ontario • Farm Record Book.
Also anyone completing' one for
Ill13S and. :10Ving problems, is
etritt .tivrNic,onle to attend.
Those who have completed a
Record Book for may bring' it
to the Ag,rienitural Office or mail
it in. The books will he checked
here .and a swum ary cilia forward-
to tae' eomputer lit the University
(lnelph for. analysis..
For farther in forma tion tthout
1.ns snecial meeting on how to
,•omplet.e the -Farm Record Book.
•ontaCt the' lielliOlnient
Office at .Clinion'
SEAFORT MAIN STREET
TO SE REBUILT
iteconstraction of Hain S'ireot
noel comuletion of a sewage
disposal program wore described
by Mayor Frank Sills as the two
most vital projects :facing Sea.
town council this year.
The Mayor spoke briefly fol-
lowing an inaugnral meeting of
Sea Myth council, Ho defea tad
former mayor Frank. Piling in the
eleetion lasts
Rehttilding e town's 01011)
street, Mayor Sills said, which is
a part of the eutultY road system
is the largest single project of
196$,
A sewage treatment plant is
SI .hodiflod, tot' completion this
year,
'Members of the "AleKillop 'Town-
ship council Were sworn into
offie-e at the tOwtisbip office at
Winthren. 1?o(11tP ramoivqi,
•vho defeated TTnrold Dodds in last
Month's elections, sin-coeds Ken.
nett SteWsrt who resigned.
T,IARCH OF DIMES
The 'March of Dimes Blitz will
..onditeted in Brussel on 'Monday,
.i .dintary 27th between the how's
ei 011(1 5 p.m., sponsored he
Movnint; Matt Rebekah LodaT
'iWit rm. Vow: 'Mt ft.: the
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