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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1956-06-27, Page 9FIRST SCHOOL IN HOWICK No. 8, familiarly knoWn as Gough's School NS the first School to be built in Howick Town- /13. • It was .constructed in 1857, and is located mile west of Fordwich. Children from as r, away as lot 29, concession 9 attended this school in the early days. School trustees at the time' of Its opening were Henry Gough, John Sotheran and William Wade, and the teacher was Miss Waugh. SERVING ilOWICK FOR 83 YEARS I IM E M Il l i 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 : adquarters of the Howl.* Mutual Fire In- once Company in Wroxeter, which has been `wing the township for 83 years. The present office building .was built in 1906, but was reno- vated and modernized a few years ago. Home's a happier place when -Coke i§. there Give them the real thing—There's more fun for your family when you bring out ice-cold Coca-Cola. For more family fun • That great taste of Coker . . Coke puts you at your sparkling nettling Ilke it -.You'll find real best-,-NoW lean back let Coke refreshment in Coca. Cola. Even do the rest. That bright little lift the bobbles taste better1 is the World's best ro% ord. bring home the Coke Standard ,Size 6 Bottles 36 p.m opos), ESI3ECO LIMITED Aufheired bottles of cofff..tolo under tonfroti•Virili tocepeota If 4, t,t4.10X Ontario Phone NO. t 18 Sothern Farm in Howick Is Now in fifth Generation The 'Maximo Mvance-Times, Wednem4a.Y, June 01,190 Ijoi4;ICK CORRRSPONDNTS r. - By Sra. -14tice Setifern• It . was in the year 1837 -.when .Tohn _Seth= and his family, came from abbe, Ireland in a riling vessel, They were •slK weeks on the ocean. A man by the name of Sage was captain of the When they came to Canada, they settled.. at Little York,, noVY Toronto on Yongo Street, John Sothern held the keys for York gaol, at the time of the McKenzie rebellion, When they left Little York they moved to "bond Head, Edward, a son helped to survey Howick ToWnship and when he returned told them of the spring, water and of the good land. In March, 1854, they came to Howick by Molesworth with _oxen and settled on a knoll by a spring, on the farm now owned by Wm. Wilson near . the river, •At that time Howick was all forest, with lots of wolves and Indians, The last of the Indians camped at the edge of Sam Robinson's swamp. They were great basket weavers, Edward, a brother of John, went to the States. One of the girls in the younger generation became a movie actress known as Ann So- thorn. John Sothern was • married • to Deborah carter', They had. a fam- ily of four sons and one daughter, John married to Jane Crosby; William married Nate Glouser; Edward married Isabel White; Samuel, wife unknown . and Deb- orah married to Wm. Wade, John Sothern took up1 Lot 19, Con, 5,, from the Crown. In 1894 this land' was registered .to a grandson, John F, A. Sothern. The second John Sothern was married to 'Jane Crosby. They lived on the farm on the sixth line, now owned by Sam Robinson, They- had a family of five daughters and four sons; John married rLizzie .Ander- son; Andrew married Clara Har- ris; William married Susan Mc- Kee; Edward married Mina Scott; Margaret married John Arm- strong; Esther married George Williamson; Jane married Alex Gibson; Sarah, married. Henry Carter, and Mary married Wm. Allen. . • All children of this family were born in the log house which still remains. Of this family two stir; vivo. On January Oth, 194 John So, thorn died at the age of 104, When seventeen years old he joined the Orange 'Lodge a nd at the time of his death was one •ot the .oldest .Orangemen in Canada, ISer, Sothern 'helped to build the first house In .Fordwiell and was engaged in all the .piOneer work of the period. Many a casket he made and many a corpse he laid out, In the year -i1996 Andrew Seth- ern took over the land .on Lot *19, Con, 5, which he owned for nine- teen years. He was married to Clara Harris and had one daugh- ter Bertha (Mrs, A, Fitzpatrick of Elgin, Manitoba). Andrew's second wife was Edith Strathy. They had two daughters, Evelyn (Mrs. Dr. Thomas) and Vera (Mrs, Nay. Collins) B. C, In 1912; this land was taken over by William T. Sothern, who married Susan McKee, They had a family of six daughters and three sons namely: Eunice (Mrs. Carl Harris); Tessie (Mrs, San- ford Ziinmerman); Hazel (Mrs, Ira Schaefer); Nellie (MA,. Roy Simmons); Emily (Mrs, Balfour Brears); Dorothy (Mrs. Roy Hart- man); Bruce married e, Margaret Arnetta Ott; William Jr. married Jean Vittie; Crosby, a twin of Emily, died at two months of age. Sothern Sr., celebrated his 94th birthday on June 2nd of this year and still has good, health. He resides with his eldest on on the old family homestead and hopes to take part in the coming centen- nial. He has 31 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren, In 1947 this same farm was tak- en over by. Bruce. They have two daughters, Pauline age 12, Mar 7, garet Susan age 2. A son Donald Bruce died 'in infancy five years ago. This farm is now in the fifth generation.- A company almost as old as the Township of Howick, the Howick Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance. Company, marked its 83rd birth- day in this centennial year. Dur- ing the years of its existence the amount of its insurance in force has increased almost 500 times. The idea of a mutual fire in- surance company in Howick was first conceived in 1873, When, on February 11th a meeting was called at David Bradnock's farm for the purpose of organizing such a company. At this meeting a committee was formed to call a general meeting of the township, and eight men,,many of the pion- eer settlers of the district, were named to the committee. Of the original committee were James Edgar, Alexander Edgar, Henry Smith, Thomas Walker, William McKercher,' Robert McLaughlin, John Jardine And John Donley. A second meeting followed in .Gorrie on March 29th, where it was decided to call a pub'ic meet- ing for. June 7th, at which a board of directors would be elect- ed. At the June meeting a, number of prominent citizens of the dis- trict were elected as directors of the newly-formed company„ and at a further Meeting of the dir- ectors the following were elected as officers of the company: James Edgar, president; Henry Smith, vice-president; William Metier- cher, secretary; James Hunter; treasurer, fiEll, DANE CHOSEN TOWNSHIP CLERK George Dario came to Canada. from. Ireland in 3,942 and for twelve years . lived in Xontreat Toronto and Brantford, A •CP11, tractor in public works, Mr. Dane built the .Brantforri ..and London plank road ,for the government,. which was known us ,"Oovernor's' Road". • In the autumn of 18,54 he .settiod with his family in Howielr Town- ,- Ship on Lots 7 and 8, Con. 10 and engaged in farming. When the first Howick council was formed two years later, Mr. Dane was chosen township clerk. With the exception of an interval of a year, he held this .position until his death in 1874. Rose chafers found feeding on the blossoms, fruit and leaves of many plants, peonies and. roses in- chided, can be destroyed by sprays or dusts of DDT and Lindane. Re- peated sprayings and dustings are necessary as new swarms of rose chafers move in almost, daily clue- ing most of June and early July. Particular About Risks According to It, W. N. Wade's "Early History of Howick Town- ship", the companies in those days were very particular about the •risks they acCeptecl, and it was not uncommon for them to notify policyholders if anyi part Of their', property was deemed to be a fire hazard. In the early minutes of the company a policy- holder was notified to remove straw and manure from between his dwelling and barn, and for years after the coming of the steam thresher the company would not be responsible for buildings burned by these mach- ineS. Policyholders who placed an extra stove in tlieir dwellings were expected to notify the com- pany at once, The presenc office now being used by the company was built in 1906 in Wroxeter, but monthly meetings were held in Gorrie un- til 1912. A modern front was put on the building a few years ago. During the 83 years of the com- pany's• existence there have been four secretary-treasurers: William McKercher, 13 years; Thomas Miller, 4 years; W. S. McKercher, 43 years and J. H. Wylie, 23 years, According to last year's statement the company had a total of 8,44.4 policies, totalling $56,937,105 insurance in force, Present officers of the com- pany are: President, Norman D. Harding, Gorrie; vice-president, W. Leslie Douglas, Wroxeter; Howick Farmers', Mutual Marks 83 Years of Service Three Nowiek correspondents of The Advance-Times, who have 'faith,' fully reported happenings in the township for the readers of tills paper, Left to right are Mrs. Norman Wade, or Gorrie; 'Mrs. D, S. MacNaughton, of Wroxeter ynd Mrs, Wm, Sothern, of Verdwich, Xrei Sothern is a comparatively recent additjon to our staff,. haVinf started writing for The AdvanCe-Times some three years ago, Her reports from Fordwich. are 2=01 enjoyed by the paper's readers., especially those who have connections there. Both Mrs. MacIsTaughteli And Mrs. Wade are veteran newspaperwomen who have been covering the Howick scene for a number of years, Each week these corre- spondents gather together a great amount of news in th6 township, and do much to keep people informed of the happenings there, directors, John A. Bryana, Harris- ton, W, Robert Graham, Gorrie, Ewart McKercher, Wroxeter, Wil- liam L. Speir, Brussels; secretary- treasurer, J, Howard Wylie, WrOx- eter; auditors, Bwart Whitfield, Gorrie, Gordon A, Gibson; Wroxet- er. Don't be a jaywalker; cross at intersections, er in pedestrian Cress walks. There is no road, to success but through a clear, strong purpose, T, T. Munger, I would like to take this opportunity' to congratulate the Centennial Corn- Inittee, Municipal Officers, and all citizens of, Howick Township on this celebration of their 100th anniversary., I wish for• all continued success. MARVIN HOWE, M.P. Wellington-Huron * SEFORTH LIONS SECOND A CASH BINGO WIN' UP TO $1,800 12 GAMES AT $50 EACH — 3 SHARE-THE-WEALTH GAMES CARDS 25c or 5 FOR $1.00 JACKPOT SHARE=THE=WEALTH WIN AS MUCH AS $1,000 CARDS $1.00 EACH Seaford), Arena = Tly-usday, July 5th, Doors open. at 8 .p.m. Play starts at 9 p.m. sharp - ADMISSION $1.00 — which includes 12 games Proceeds shared between Lions' Pool, Arena and Sport#. Oldest Church iii Howick St, Stephen's Church, Gorrie, has the distinction of being the oldest church in Rdwick Towilahip, The cornerstone WAS laid in July 1869 by Very Reverend Dean Ilellmuthi Who later became the second Bishop of :Huron, and the church was officially onened in. June 1810. Histety of the ..pariSh Aates back to at which time Rote, O. 4T, tirinkwater WAS the 'Church of 1111410nd minister in the district,. Itiss not unusual for repair bills to catch a family unprepared and borrowing the necessary money is often a common and sensible solution. In fact, nearly three quarters of a million families borrow money from Household Finance every year to pay overdue bills, repair bills, travel expenses the kind of expenses you may face yourself right now. HFC loans are prompt and convenient. You can get $50 to $1000 with little or no delay,. usually in just one day. If you have a steady income, and can make regular monthly paymeas, you may borrow witnout endorsers at 1I C. If you have a tnoneY problem, why not phone or drop in -Way? HOUSER i I i FINANCE B. t, bectford, Moncvor 3s Was treat, second 0066 phOile 1501 GODERICII, ONL.