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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1969-01-09, Page 1 $2.00 A Year In Advance * T3.00 To ILIA TI L1; BRUSSELS .POST, IIIRS.DA \'„IANt'A.11.)! 9th, 19(v) 1'O:4 T f'f!"3141-SIIING 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 iti ft