HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1972-06-28, Page 41We extend "Congratulations"
and Best Wishes -to the Village 'of Brussels
on their 100th Anniversary. •
You're miles ^ahead at
T:trotStont,
STORE
115 Josephine St. PHONE NUMBER
WINGHAM, ONT. • 357; 3733
.Drusseis Mill converter ogs o barrels
Thousands of logs were delivered to the Briasere. sawmill when it was operated by. Philip Ament: In this picture taken from the- railway lOoking northeast can be seen logs cut ready to make into headings used as tops for barrels. The sawmill is in the centre rear While the planning mill can be seen above the shed at the left.
was a large group.. At fOlirteea
I played the plane for it.' I only
,knew about three hyMns but that
was alright for the little kids
only knew the words for those
three anyway!
. I joined the church in 1912
under Rev. A. Wishart but when
church union was voted we be-
came United.
The merchants I remember
while I was going to school(1905-
1916) were George Thompson,
later taken over by Lorne Eck-
mier, Jimmy and Mrs. Ballan-
tyne, Billy McCracken and Eva,
and Jim Ross in the grocery
stores.
D. C. Ross and. John Ger-
guson had a dry goods and
gents' furnishing. Bob Ferg-
uson assisted his brother and was
an excellent , tailor. Alex
Strachan also handled dry-goods
as did McLarens.
Billie Grewar had an ice
cream parlour and confection-
ery store. We kids loved
to talk to Billie, particularly
during the ball season as he was
a great Jover of sports. •
Old Mr. and Mrs. Kirk also
had a candy store where we
bought our penny candies. When
we entered a bell would ring to
summon the old lady from the
room at the back where she
live&
Baeker Bill and Cleve,
handled the meat. They were
famous for their' homemade
sausages and bologna, spiced'
just right.
Lizzie and Annie Ross had
' a china Store. When we were
invited to a birthday party, the
, current gift was• a pretty 25
cup and saucer. I remember one
' little girl whom Mother didn't
think should be invited to my
,party, bringing • the largest cup
she could buy. Unfortunately
she didn't know it was a mous-
tache cup!
Frank Smith and Mr. Fox
. owned the drug stores while
Downing Bros., Len and Bob,
handled shoes.
I. C. Richards and son made
and repaired• harness.
Jack Duncan and Mr. Hewitt
had barber shops. Hairderessers
were unknown.
W. .H. Kerr owned the Post
assisted by Jack Ballantyne and
later by his son Leslie Kerr.'
Wilton and Gillespie had one
hardware 'store and did tinsmith-
trig, while Noble Gerry and Tom
Walker had the other.
Jack Wright was in the C.
• N. Express Office on Main St.
I often passed the time of day
with him on the way to or from
school and collected a pansy
from the bouquet on his desk.
Alex McLennan ran the Am-
erican Hotel, Querins, the
Queens, and Emighs the other
that has since been torn down
(next to the butcher shOp). Gor-
don McDonald also ran this hotel.
The Revere House was next to
the railroad trac,k.
There were two livery barns
that I, •remember. Anderson
Bros., Alex• and Jim where
Bridges Garage now stands and
Jack Oliver's in the Firehall.
Sam Parr drove for Andersons
and often took me to Winthrop
when I -taught there - $2 a trip.'
Bob Thompson owned the
Emporium that handled eggs,
chickens and butter. He was
assisted by R. J. McLaughlin
who was his brother-in-law.
'Leatherdale was the under-
taker and later Bennie Walker
and his father.
'I can remember when the
Library was built, made possible
by a grant from the Carnegie
fund. (Carnegie was a million-
aire whose philanthropical work
was building libraries across the
country!
A word about the family.
Bill, the oldest, worked in
the 'mill and later in the light-
ning-rod business. • •
Margaret • married Art
Hawkshaw who had been 'a
Standard Bank employee here in
the early days. They were
married after World War I
when he was Bank Manager in
Hussar, Alberta., Art quit the
Bank and built up a large gro-
cery business there in the midst
merCe the was stacioneo at
Tiverton, Port Stanley, and At-
wood. On his retirement they
moved to Woodstock. He died
, in, 1971 and K. still lives in that
city,
Harry ..(Mike) apprenticed with
Frank SMith. He started up a
drug store in partnership with
a Dr. in Sioux Lookout. But.
'later he went into the Tourist
business ,- Mike Ament's Lodge
and Camp. At first it was
called -Kenneally Lodge and
Camps after his school teacher
wife, Margaret Kenneally of
Peterborough. She died in 1947,
the -year they retired. ;He has'
since remarried and still lives
in Sioux Lookout.
Laura (me, the baby) became
a teacher. I taught at Winthrop,
Palmerston and Sioux Lookout.
In fact I taught in the latter
place- 25. years interrupting my
teaching• the first - 12_ years of
my • marriage when we lived . at
Veld and Leitch Gold Mine. :My
husband, W. C. E. Kidd, always
'known -as "Capt." was once a
bank. Manager and 'then worked '
with'Canadian Airways and 'Star-
rott Airways; then in .mining.
.We became tired 0.4..13ush" liv-
ing and returned to SiOux Look-
out' where A,Capt." became Dis-
trict Clerk for Great Lakes
.Paper. He died in 1964, six
months after I retired, from
teaching. I still live in Sioux
Lookout and occupy my time
. promoting our Centennial
project, the Library-Musepin and,
Writing the archives of the town.
May BruiSels have:a memor,
able Centennial and many
many of you recall pleasant hap;-
Lpenings, of the pastas I 'have'
of the ranching district. He
died in 1933. Later Marg.,sold
the business and moved back to
BrusSels to look after Mother
and Dad.
Earl (Barney) developed
pneumonia. when about seventeen
and could -not stand the Canadian
winters. Dad got him a, job as 'a
heading turner 'in wilmington,
N.C. and from then on he lived
in the States. At the time of
his death following a stomach
operation in London, Ont. he was
living in Washington, D.C.. He
had an advertising business and
at one time owned a large home
in Chevy Chase but due to ill
health sold it a few years before
his death. He had one son,
David, and a daughter, Nancy.
Scott (Mick) served in.
'World War I and was wbunded.'
After the mill cloed here. he
moved to Trenton where he
worked in a Paper Mill. He
married Jessie Ilirons of Blyth:..
They have three children,George
of Trenton, •Dbrothy (Mrs. Max
Poore) of Richmond Hill and
Harry with ,the navy on. the".
East. Coast.
Carye married Jack Lynn,of
Fordwich. JaCk learned the tin-
smithing with Wilton and Gilles-
. pie. They have spent their mar:-
ried life, in •Windsor. Jack has
since • died but his three -sons,
John B.; Dewart, and'. Murray.
• continue his business known' as,
L. 'K. PrOducts. It is a whole-
Sale heating and air-conditioning
firm. ,
• Kathryn or Kate married
` George Dawson. He also served
in the Standard Bank • here but
when he became manager of•the
Canadian' Imperial Bank of Com-
THE BRUSSELS POST, JUNE 28, 1972-17a