The Brussels Post, 1978-10-11, Page 1FOOD TASTES BETTER WHEN YOU USE YOUR FINGERS Or at
least, Jannine Elston of Wingham seemed to think so when she attended
the annual Be!grave Turkey Supper held in the Belgrave Community
Centre on Wednesday night. (Brussels Post Photo)
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This house in Cranbrook owned by Alex and Lydia Cameron and family
was built in ,1869 and has been declared a heritage home by Grey
Township.
Walton man in stable
BBA considers
year round hours.
The Brussels Business Association' (BBA)
is considering keeping regular store hours
all year round. 12 members discussed the
trurs at last week's meeting at the 13russels
Inn.
Suggestions from the boxes, the BBA has
in area stores, were discussed. Ideas
included that the stores should be kept open
lvtween 12 and 1 o'clock, that Brussels
needs a nursery school and that Brussels
should have a treasure hunt like Wingham
cid because it would be a benefit to the
Brussels businesses and the community.
The new BBA crests for store doors will be
on sale at the next meeting of the B.B.A.
The B.B.A. bought a turkey for the
bellringer for Thanksgiving,
The Christmas float for the Santa Claus
parade was discussed as were the member-
ship dues. The B.B.A. is to hold its
Christmas party at the Legion on December
16. The next meeting will be held on
November 1.
BRUSSELS
107th Year Issue No. 41 ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1978
Cranbrook
Home to 88 was to be a town
Robert Collins, 33# of R.R.4, Walton,'
suffered a fractured right hip Wednesday as
the result of an accident at the International
Plowing Match (IPM site) When the building
he was working in collapsed on top of him._
Mr. Collins was in stable condition iii -
Wingham Hospital, Tuesday.
Winghatn OPP reported that. Mr. Collins
was working inside a display building which
by Debbie Ranney
There's more to Cranbrook than meets
the eye. Or at least there used to be. Once
this tiny hamlet of about 88 people was
destined to become a town.
But_ now Cranbrook lies snugly and
serenely in the centre of Grey Township
with its hotels and shops, only. memory.
At leait one thing in Cranbrook remains
Constant and that is the general store. Now"
run by Mrs. Doug Chubb and her daughter
Cathy, the- store is typical of the ones that
haVe since faded from view. Men used .to
coi.gregate beside the stove in this• store
which once also housed an egg grading
station. Benches have been put outside the
'store to encourage the older citizens to' sit
down and stop for a chat but these days it is
mostly the young who sit outside.
' The Chubbs and their daughter and
son-in-law the Schwarks took over the store
abouttwo years ago and reside in a house
attached to the store. They came to
Cranbrook from Waterloo where Cathy's
husband, Seigfried, is still attending
university. Mrs. Chubb said they were
looking for a small business within
The day of Thanksgiving
has come and gone. In spite
of the fact that we grumble,
pm/ and worry about many
things, including the state
Our country is apparently in,
we Canadians, have many
things to be thankful for. In
this area we have not been
subjected to earthquakes,
disastrous fires or floods
such as has been the case
elsewhere. Very few of us go
hungry as thousands in other
parts of the world do.
If we enjoy good health we
Should certainly give thanks.
In this lovely autumn season
look around you. See the
beauty in which we live; the
many good things we enjoy
and take for granted! Por
many life has never been so
good. We should be thankful'
every day of our lives, not
just on Thanksgiving Day.
* * * * *
Monday, NoVember 13th is
Municipal ElectiOn- Day in
Ontario. That Means that
residents of• municipalities
commuting distance of Waterloo and
where they also had nice living conditions
that would suit two families. They found
both those things in Cranbrook.
Ask "how's business?" and Mrs. Chubb
will reply that she doesn't thbuk.business
changes very much.
'' think thisstore_probably., had. more
buSiness When it was ri egg grading
Station," Mrs. Chubb says.
The Cranbrook Women's Institute's
Tweedsmuir History Book reveals the
following information - it was in 1948 that
Lloyd Michie built an egg grading station
and cold storage plant where the present
store is. Patrons would rent a locker to
freeze their meat, fruits and vegetables.
Mr. Michie had an egg route andbrought
eggs in, graded them and marketed them,/ .
for farmers. Around thelate 1950's home
freezers eliminated the need of the locker
service.
Library •
A public library was established in 1947
and in 1948 the library was moved to the
egg room office and in 1971 under the
Becker's operation it was moved to the
The hunting season is a
time when many fatal
accidents occur. If you go
bunting take care. Statistics
show that most hunting
accidents are the result of
negligence or carelessness.
Do not become an accident
yourself or be the cause of an
accident to someone else.
Take care! Use common
sense! ******
If you did not watch and
lis ten to the broadcast of the
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
in Russia you missed a
delightful experience. The
orchestra was accorded a
audiences in the three cities
where they performed.
Russian musicians were
quite apparently delighted
with the Canadians and
enjoyed appearing with them
on stage and informally. The
Canadians were slightly
surprised and obviously
thrilled at the reception they
received,
back of the store where it still remains
today.
Where the store stands was also once the
site of the first hotel built by one of the first
residents of Cranbrook, James Tuck. 'He -
called his tavern the Montreal House. This
hotel later destroyed tire and it was
Anthony,McDonald who rebuilt a, store
there.
According to The History' of' Hitron
County by James Scott, Cranbrook was the
first village in Grey Township to become a
post office. In this book it also states that,
"The first postmaster was Andrew Goven-
lock who took that office in 1854.
Cranbrook was originally known as "The
Plot" due to the fact that it had, been laid
out as a town in the original Crown Land
survey. It is fairly obvious why this was
done in as much as it is located very close
to the middle of the township. For the same
reasons this settlement was sometimes
known as Grey."
The Huron County Historical Atlas of
1879 repo: s ;hat "The place now contains
three stores, two hotels and a' number of
mechanical establishments and has a daily
mail off Brussels , 5 miles. distant. The
population is :variously stated at from. 250
-500:"
NoW the points of interest in Cratibrook
are the general store, the library, one
church and the house of Alex and Lydiea
Cameron and family which has been
designated as an historical site by Grey
Township. It was built in 1869.
The oldest building still standing in
Cranbrook is what was once a blacksmith
shop and is now an auto body repair shop.
According to the Tweedsmuir book the
blacksmith shop was run in the 1883-1900
(Continued on Page 3, .)
was put up by Perth Builders but later sold
to Gary Dietz, of R.R.3,-Mildmay. He was
working on the beams, dismantling
it when the whole building started to sway.
he jumped trying to get clear but the
building collapsed en top of hint:
The accident Was believed to. be the only
serious one connected with the Plowing
Match.
Short Shots
biEvelyn Kennedy
should be giving serious
thought as to who they want
to elect to take charge of
their affairs for the coming
term and persuade them to
run for office. We need men
and women of integrity, who
are capable of puting aside
personal prejudice and
ambition in order to serve
their municipality for the
good of all concerned. Think
about it.
******
Among others who so
generottsly supplied food for
the 13.M. & G. catering tent
at the IPM were three people
who made sure taht there
was plenty on hand for
hearty, delicious breakfasts.
Max Demaray of R.R.,2,
Bluevale and the McKinley
Hatchery of Zurich who •
between them supplied 1800
eggs. Jack Knight of R.R.2;
13ruSsels, donated three
gallons Of maple syrup, the
delicious touch for the
pancakes Served,
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con dition after accident -appreciative Russian
warm welcome by the I p m