HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1916-12-14, Page 44 THURSDAY. DLit esBuR 141916
THE SIGNAL GODERICH ONTARIO
'Almost the Last of His Generation.
Mr. Thomss Elliott, of Ooderich Township, in His
Ninety-fourth Year Is Still in Good Health and
Has keen Recollections of the Early Days in This
Section.
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'TIwr roll. at, ee•relnee course. The raoe et on which
i tholes vt
liewdly
yoredrys we walked
Who danced our infancy upon their knee 'through the moats to iiexlericb. Some
And told our marvelling boyhood legends -loss uletl W go up by startd the lake in
Of theft strange .nature. Nipped by and ors from half a
I log hol�lowedrout. 'That iu roost 11ewas an easier
of H
Timearo they eblottedmaeli from the things that be' wink along on gfootftwit'h inthan t. The4utlrst
Time roU bis nee stow oouree." conveyance in the Kettlenient was r
two -wheeled cart belonging to tb.
Wallis e.
'• Ve threshed our grain with the
poverty stick. The first 00'1 was on
place doing for myself I took •
e hoed of oats to (l de:ach to raise
We do well to honor the few pioneers
who are still Tett to us, the last repre-
sentatives of the generation thai
blezeu the trails, hewed down the for-
ests ono laid the foundations of tba Mitt.
prosperity which we Dow en uy' money -to' pay my fasts. l went round
One of the patriarchaloo� these is, the little town, but the best offer 1 got
Thomas Elliott,os of the Bayfield rood, II war ten cents r bushel, lull cash and
o the town.
tn. His touris wiles south halt trade, till the tavetukeeper,
of the lows His n a rustic 0hbehind Durso h, helpedwe out bytaking my
the willows has been •favorite subject load rt a yushilling a ushel cash.
--d Wc-
for photographer :'Saliowe,
tures of Mr. Elliott and scenes from
f
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The amount of my taxes was • dollar
d w -halt
bis home have appeared in wan5 port is s good Deice now, but I re-
tie
illustrated papers aod•magazinee. weather Mr. Wallis taking a load of
Here, in his cheerful,
he year, hair• dressed hogs to God.rich and all he
hearty and cheerful, he iso rr d ing got was *2.50 a cat pGh ort the pork
ev.atittte of who
(no him. and }w Lbes. Js'is was tax nut pork. The
esteem el by all who know him. i * were fattened on tbe nuts they
The main part of his comfortable!Pg*
in the woods.
`pd homelike dwelling is the cedar log
got tl-Id in the old days before the
h ouse in which eben be ea hie ago. to I railway was often • better market
Ufa needy- daysy- seventy years .than Goderioh. l have known the
er he wan 7, (.0 as Thomas rice of %wheat Lo be as much us five
Kitt ot the gully, to dirtiDguish Penta a bushel baler. '*bey took the
him from the other Elliott. of the n int in scows and pitched 0 bag
tame. township. . The garly. which , 1.p
•(Ler hag into the vewrls anchored out
gave the name adjoin. his term. the lake. 1f a man got a day's work
.Fromeec ent couversations with him 1WI� mese times. fifty Ceuta war counted
Ilse fofldsiing reutihiscencee have been bi weave.'
oed •
RECORDS OF 469-70 IN GODERICH
Older Residents of Goderich Will Re-
member Many of These Names.
A copv df��Sutherland's County of
Huron Gazetteer and Directory, 148{1-
70, which has been handed to The Sig-
nal for perusal, contains some Interven-
ing information shoat the various
communities of the county in those
S ic
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fat
--Wed
several
to come
'Blackba
of James,
cameo from Ireland with my
, Thom 'Elliott, in 18339. they
khswk', y
aim bad been in Canada
and ept writing for us
his wott4erful ccuntry.
George
illus and
ve Robert
We may add to the foregoing that
Mr. Elliott. though far past ninety.
dues hotbit of ,wort yet and may be
found any fine day doing little jobs
about the farm.
Besides his immediate+' family. the
only members of that branch of the
oft was father Elliott clan left\in Ontario are Mr.
rrhie Elliott. U. M. Elliott, of stioderich. and Mr
liott was a
The Is w. John Elliott, of t high school,
graover, Mitchell. The Miser* Elliott, dress -
"We
We h hard is quick pro
twenty-sin dere, of which o
safest, of doderieb, are daughters.
GRrNeer The ilignith•Visitortfer .and all.
spent at anchor in the fog oonno!!!llttitt others of his class ye* more of
fo (he d. came ou tram t):nettec honored rest before they {rife ue to
to Montreal, then to Toronto, or Little .
York. then to Ha nilton. all by (coat, go home.
From Hamilton toIieelas'+ob we cause COUNTY WAR AUXILIARY.
by team. I enjoyed"•..Mrdsis4brough-
the woods and by the MMNMs�clearing, io goalie from Its Work Der -
thanroads in some pieces little mole 7 g
than trails. Besutifal 4.ig etrawher- in the Year. a
ries were plentiful as„seestne along. tollowirig letter from Mr. %V.
"Cioderich was emelt tt-en. r few . president of the tun
little stores, the only building of anyrr AY. was preseotcd
account being po the Canada at where
Company's rifling et the county council
offi.te. The poet office was wlulut where ��
the block on the eoutbrad side of the
Square now stands. and therevwrs r
log crossing Madiig to it. They_was
an imitation of a bridge over the -Malt -
land. but it was 'rot very rate. ' Le
summer before webra road ow (;pderi b
y
had been chopped out
towards Bayfield. 4'
"All the land amend where we now
live had been takes up thee exceptul4(10
acres about the stream And
ly,
where a mill -privilege bad esen re-
served he the company, Father
took up Doti scree of that. He often -
wards bold nut to Juba Netted and
bought in Colborne. where be and my
brothers. George and William, lo-
cated nn the 7th coseemion, near
Young'. school house, on farms now
owned by'the Rntwrttuns. I took up
the lot which I own now, cleared it
erect have held it ever sinre. Besides
Uncle Gouge, when we came W the
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eigh•rbo.xt, :here were Mr. Wallis
" and his sons, John and Jame., any
neighbors for many years. His daugh-
ter, Florence, Mire. McKenzie. is still
i teighbor left. ut nAnother settler tbe (wold
hen
r came was Mr. Ayle+worth, known
as'tbe Bishop,' perhaps boecau*e he had
twee educated for the ministry. He,
like Mt. %Vallis, had come in from the
bistro, and be ea+ g • g to show, us
,all how farming should he done, 1.ut.
- be never made much of it. My win
• William now °wise tbe lot by the lake
days, nearly half-a-cenuu+y ego.
Under the heading "lowu of Gude-
rich," we find the following :
A port of eutry, and the comity
town of Huron. It is tweitt'flllly sit.
uated on Lake Huron, re 1Lr u.outh
of the Maitland River and at the
western terminus of the HALM) •lu anJ
4i ,olerich e•ction of the (h and Trunk
Railway, 157 tulles nor nwe+t of Hof -
boo. 31 wiles w..st 1111thwr.t 01 Lon-
don, send f:i utiles from Toruuto. It
is the only shipping port for many
miler int the lake. and bar a horror,
protected bf a r w'itSa" iigh.ha,uss ployed. --`
et tit- wunth If the 111 .island River. Mr. Wm. M. Swage employs about
,rhe town is elevated above the lake eight bands is his cooperage, and
11ufeet. hot theta is a good road made1 tiros out about five hundred barrels
to the what( The books ot the Take weakly.
ar • *Int .-t 1-i pe.,d•cul Rr and are ot There are two newspapers published
lu .:e g, ovally, clay.
'1 lie G, and l'. ut.k Railway have here
elec•ed all exter•ive elevator tor
the 'co 1.0w of facilitating the transfer
erected some very Ono busioeee houses.
or which tunny are brick. The town
emitting many fine churches. a list of
which will be found in another page.
A lac ge central school building. i built
of brick, two stories high and erected
at a cost of ten thousand dollars.
Ther•at ale several extrusive manufac-
tories' of iron, *soh, blinds and doors,
woollen good+, lumber, bather, flour,
and several silt wells. ;rhe salt well
compaui.S have lately .Walgamited
into one company. having Mr. Win.
Sevinuur, Esq., of lioder'•h, as agent.
The salt manufactured hese is of the
very best description, and the prospect
for soccer,. in this very iwpotIant
trade is of the moat Betteringkind.
Mr. Platt, of (loderich. ately in-
vented andohtaioed letters patent for
a new process of evaporation, realiz-
ing • saving of about two-thirds the
fuel ordinarily employed, and feting
(bus enabled to supply the dewatl'1*
with a cheaper and better article,
several hundred barrels of salt are
turned our at thew wells daily, and a
bogs number Sf hands kept 003 -
The
Brydo
County
at the m
last week :
l'lleton. U. t • Dec. 5, 1$16.
Toth. Warden an my Council.
GKNTLrMRN, perking file the es-
ecutive of Huron ounle War Aux-
iliary, I diorite at
year's business to t
erous aseistanne the
•1
1
tartCafe
Corner Montreal Street and Square
HIGH CLASS tied SANT TRY
We serf excellent rn $
a la Carte daily
PIES TO TAKE OUT.
-p•rive e Luncheon Roo.n
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for Ladies and Gentlemen
CAROPUL Movie( _
Our Motto - Cusanl.noss Always
OPEN 9 A. M. TO 1 A M.
he close of the
oil.. the gen-
laity • council
baa given us ; whatever'Qe have been
eh a W accomplish has horn due to
tjte teadinees ut the council to grant
ilpde for every ocJasioii anduire-
wopt .
A' d we did accomplish some
of niet•it in Minding together in
101st * battalion iwhicb at Camp B
deo t eetved the, highest please toi'
its fieid work, trl.nen wgrk.aod title
practice.'4nd to England. as we learn
Gann recent lettree, has received mach
attention trod cothouendation as to MI
the officers with pride and to inspire
in thew the \hope that the Hurons
will retain their identity and go 'to
Fiance as a unit.,
The executive -desires also to eck-
knowledge repecia((11y the valuable co-
operattrm and assidtatnre rendered by
the Warden and the ounty treasurer,
who have been unsparing of their time
and their energy in forwarding the
work of the Auxiliary. •
For the present thri seems to be
no urgent r•. quireutent tor the expend-
iture of money or effort io any part-
icular object. or direction. 4'lte Auxi-
liary, in common with nee y every
other public organization th ughout
the county, has Men invited tot d ae-
n,tatlee to the recruiting oM it in
filling the ranks cog these incom rte
battalions which still remain in it
military district, but Do suggests
hat come front the authorities as t
I he torus such assstrnre should take.
1 When a amend working plan has
• been settled upon hy the Militia De-
pet•twent we shell he glad to join
with the council in seeing that the
county of Huron shall do its part in
mertiug the needs of the Empire in
whatever particular those needs are
most urgent, and in whatever way
this co'tnty can most effectively lend
I the helping hand.
IIn the meantime and when further
opportunity for set vice shell arise we
shall continue to hold ourselves at the
diepoeal of conitii toed author it y.
Obedientlyyou",
W. Rzteneg,
President H. C. W. A.
The council pissed a revolution of
thanks to the mrtn)wn of the War
Auziliary and to the Vs erden and the
county tiesserer for their services in
' connection with the 161st Battalion.
hero. viz.: The Hurou Signal, one of
the oldest newspapers in the Province,
and The Goderizh Star, aOoneervative
journal,
of g,vin, shipped to this place torit has branches' of two Woke here,
ea+tet 11 111/4 rs, the B sok of Moei a nl. agd Roy•I
Gude. ich originally commenced Canadian Sauk.
'eis s early as lit{:. being laid�uut M
t Isere are vattitJooib
stna atsith •
\ MR. THOMAS ELLIOTT.
God_erich Township's Patriarch caught by the photographer
in unconventtbnal pose.
cit -Hobert Gibbons, Warden ; Peter
*damson, courty clerk ; A. IL hose.
treasurer; Andrew Bay, county en-
gineer, Clinton P. O. ; Ww• McKay,
James Allan, comity a,uditure.
Gtderich Ventral school (opened
27tbJammu y, 1867) -Beard of school
trustees -Anthony l etroy, M. A.,
chai.•wan ; Willirw MacKay, secre-
tary; William Kay M. A., Thomas
Hood, Hugh Gardner, Ueoiel Fer-
gusson, Edwiu Clifford, Chris-
topher Crabb, E is Mcriay ; H.
D UameruO, principal.
The cowwou schools consist of the
central school, comprising *even de-
pat•Iments, Cud three primary ward
schools.
The number of teachers employed is
ten. The number of pupils enrolled
for the year 18(18 was OM, 4t+tl boys and
481 girls. The average monthly atten-
dance for the *ante year wasta5. The
average daily au.endance, 51.2,
There is a public school library in
connection with the school, consisting
0.10 volumes, well as the pupils; tree the schoto the obliC as
school.
The setbool&aro entirely free: The
cost of sustaining the common schools
for 18(38 was about $6,000. •
NOTE RY Eni'roti.-Of all the par•
eons owned in the foregoing. the only
ons now living. we believe, is Mr.
Thomas Hood. who, well on in bis
ninetire, is still • tesident of Goderich.
Further ext rants from this Gazetteer
will be given in succeeding issues.
DECEMBER 11th
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Toronto Cattle) Market
Steers, choice weighty ..19.26 to 99 66
do. medium weighty. 9.76 9.08
Butchers'. choice handy. 8.60 8 90
do. good 8.00 8.40
do. medium 7.00 7.40
do. common 6.25 6.76
Butehers' cows, choice7.00 7.60
do. good 6.60 6.80
do. medium .. 4.76 6.50
Butchers' bulls, choice7.60 8.00
do. good 6.011 6.60
do. medium 6.40 6.80
do. bologna 4.85 6 20
Feeders, 900 to 1,000 lbs. 6.20 6.76
Stockers. 900 lbs 6.60 6 00
do. med.. 700 to 800 4.80 6.20
do. common, light4.60 4.70
Cutters 4.40 4.76
Canner 4.10 4.26
Milken. good to choice .76.00 120.00
do. common to med .60 00 70.00
Springers ,.66.08 110.00
Calves, veal, choice... .11.00 12.00
• do. good 9.50 10.26
I do. medium 7.60 9.00
do. common 6.00 7.60
do. grass 4.60 5.00
-Sheep, ewes, light ' 8.75 9.25
c. do. heavy and bucks 7.50 8.50
do. culls 3.00 6.00
Hogs,' weighed off cars .12,00 0.00
do. -'Nd and watered.11.75 0.00
by the late Dr. Dunlop, and its\gre.eut number of well-filled stores, doing •
limits are very extensive. large b.sinew in the aggregate.
it made hilt little pp-„gresr, from aha All the professions. and the various
title of its eomn10110Amen , until Ilse1 manufacturing end commercial pur-
yaar ISM. when it began to mike eon- 1 suits are fully
is esenied. he pees-
.idereble advancement. and now is Loot p •P
one of the most import•Dt *owns in ' four
dsouls.e town of (itodericb,
the Province of 1) tarso. It h' aI Officers of %
spariour, eft'rket gr.mnd. °cure. in 118MP : Mayor -U. Ceshb ; Reeve -R.
h 1 is ibe 0 taboos • Deputy Reeve- H. Horton ;
woodRemember the G. C. 1. entertain-
ment. Thursday. December 21st, at 8
p. m., in the Opera House. Half the
urt proceeds an. for patriotic pus.
poses. the balance for the school
library, etc.
Don't send your wishes by mail ;
present them •n person. The folks
will be happy to see you.
CHRISTMAS
EXCURSIONS
vu
Canadian Pacific
SiNGLE PARE -Going Decent
bee 33th• •4th as/ stns. Return
limit, Dec Atli.
FARE AND ONE TNIRD -
Gereg Dec asst rind, aad sed
a4tb. Riders limit. 1).c. 37th.
Purchase ,n .Manes T..i•„ sn ode New
Any Tibet Agent Cnrd.n P.nhe
:corn. in the centIel.t w is t
Court house, a handsome brick h'.tild-
ing,
con .raining a en.mndious hall for
a court roots.. The county officer are
on the ground 11 tor. The entire cost
of the buildir*g bee heen eighteen
thousand dollars. It is two stories
high, and quite an `ornament to the
town.
The jail, it very strong and auMtan-
tial stone building, two *W. les high,
surrounded by w h'gb stone wall foot-
men feet higb, is situated in the noel h -
own, near the hanks
River. The naso
Den, or rather 1 he
those streets asp
Her Walking Feat.
• The teacher in the village whorl'
was enlarging on the beneStr to he de-
rived fn walk ng. One lad seemed
part ieularly re.tive. The teacher 10 -
rim r rd, •sarcastically
••Now then, Willie, have you .ome-
thing to tell the claw?'
Ye., sir." replied Willie. M'
father says that our wsaherwomsn (.
the greatest walker in the world."
"How i. that ?"
"Because rhe walk* from pule to
pole.
errs part of the
of the Maitland
diverge from obs
octagon, and
Handicapped.
The traveller had four minutes In
which to catch the train.
"Cant you gee any faster than
this T' he •eked t h. curet ear conduc-
tor.
•'1 scold " the onrtditetnr aMwne'ed.
"but thaws to stay with my ear."
T�y�lute Grain Markets
Manitoba stheat-Track. bay ports.
Na 1 northern. 11.98%; No. 2 north-
ern, 91.961,4; No. 3 northern. $1.905%;
No. 4 wheat, $1.7914; (old crop wheat.
4c higher).
Manitoba oats -bay ports,
No. 2 C.W., 6414c; Doo. ' C.W.. 6114c;
extra filo. 1 feed. 61 -Its 1 feed.
61
clerk -J. Thomson : ireasutyt-Rev.
('has. Fletcher
Councillors -E. Clifford, R. 'Rowel,
R.Runeinan-St. David's. Alex. Wa-
gon, (4. Rumb ell, D. McKay -St. An-
drew's. M. H. Seymour. W. G. Smith
-8t. Oe"rge's. W. P,.smore, W.
Van Every. M. C. Cameron -fit. Pat -
County Judiciary and OM .ere -9.
Brough, judge John McDonald,
sheriff ; Ira Lewis, county attorney
Hugh John.ton. Crown cllerek t �gtniel
Limns, clerk of the pe
D.ekson. registrar.
Officers appointed hy county coon -
American corn -No. 3 yM1ow. new,
91.03. immediate shipment. track.
Toronto.
Ontario wheat -Winter, new erg%
No. 2, 91.70 to 91.72 (according to
freights outside); No. 3 winter.
crop. 11.68 to 81.76.
Ontario Oats -According to freight
outside; No. 2 white, 62c to 64c; No
3 white, Ile to 63c.
Peas -No. 2, 92.40.
Barley -Malting, 91.18 to 91.20.
Buckwheat -81.30.
Rye -No. 2, neer, 91.44 to 11.42.
Manitoba four -First patents. in
Jute bag.. 89.90; -;-seconds, In Jute.
99.40; strong bakers', in Jute, 89.20,
Toronto.
Ontario flour -Winter, new. track,
Toronto. prompt shipment, according
to sample, 97.40 to 97.50. In Jute begs
Mlllteed-Car lots, per ton, deliver-
ed, Montreal: Shorts. 837; bran. 932;
good 'feed flour, per bag, 92.70 to 92,80;
middlings. 138 to 940.
Hay -No. 1 track. Toronto, new,
912:50 to 813.60. earlots; No. 2, 110 to
811.50. Straw, carlote, 89 to 99.60.
HOLIDAY R ATE S
FOR CHRISTMAS
SINGLE FARE December 23, 24 and 25
GOOD UNTIL DECEMBER •6th
FARE AND ONE-THIRD Dec. 21, 22, 23,24
GOOD UNTIL. DECEMBER nth
r
FOR NEW YEAR'S
SINGLE FARE December 3D, 31, January i
GOOD UNTIL JANUARY and
FARE AND ONE-THIRD Dec.s'8, 29, 30, 31
GOOD UNTIL JANUARY
Mit-My r tictr'ts-freet4ite 4own-town agency and avoid the
rush at the station. Money refunded if ticket not ttsed.
MONEY ORDERS TELEGRAPH EXPRESS
Call telephone number 8,forrst'ctaaa fllitvice.
Fe F. LAWRENCE `r&. SONS
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SUGGESTIONS
FOR CHRISTMAS OPPFRS !
at Thomson's Music Store
•
Heineman & Co. Pianos and Player Pianos.
Victor Victrolas and Edison Phonographs eat
Violins. Cases and Bows.
Harmonicas. Accordeons. Music Rolls, Etc.
Holiday Gift Papetertes.
Christmas and New Year's Folders and Cards.' --
Hymn. Birthday and Psalm Books.
Bibles. Testaments, Etc. . -
Snapshot Albums and Fittinis of sill ands.
ALL OF THE LATE POPULAR AND PATRIOTIC SONGS
IN STOCK OR PROCURED ON SHORT NOTICE!
Wishing All Our Customers
A Very Merry Christmas !
JAMES F. THOMSON
Music and Stationery Store West Side Square, G oderich
Wholesale Produce
TOMMY "Wholesale prices to the
trade:
- Eggs -
New -laid, cartons 9 .86 to 8 .70
New -laid, ex -cartons .....82 .66
Storage. selects .44 46
Storage, No. 1 .42 .43
Butter -
Creamery prints, fresh. .47 .48
Creamery prints, storage .45 .48
Creamery solids .44 .46
Choice dairy prints.40 .41
Ordinary dairy prints.35 .37
Bakers' .33 .34
Cheese --New, large, 265kc to 28c,
twins, 26c to 26yac; triplets, 2614c to
27c; Stilton., 27c to 2714c.
OUR STOCK OF - ---
Staple and Fancy .Groceries,
Fancy Fruits and Nuts
•
and Christmas Specials
is even more complete than in other years and we are sure
they will please. See our display all the coming week.
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---OUR SPECIAL-_
i just what volt tci11 want for yourCh
fast. The Coffee Stith the right flavor.
-COFFEE
mils morning
\` DEAN BRO
PHONE --110 GROCW
break
1cR{CN
You Kiuw Now That We lead in ValooGiving
EBONY
and IVORY
JEWEL BOXES
CLOCKS
USHES
COMBS
TALC BOXES
MANICURE PIECES
TRAYS
ODD PIECES
• LIGGETT'S
CHOCOLATES
CHERRY COCKTAILS
PRINCESS
ELECT
FRUIT CORDIAL
RED FEATHER
• THISTLE
• FiNE
STATIONERY
THIS YEAR WE HAVE
REAL MONEY SAVERS
BOUGHT EARLY, ,
CARDS AND
ENVELOPES
WHITE AND LORS,
SEVERAL S
• 4Sc,'T`0 $I.2S
jk
Vie;
so I I I I 944
H. C. DUNLOP
THE REXALL STORE
PERFUMES TOILET WATERS
FINE SO A I S
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