HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2005-05-05, Page 31THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2005. PAGE 31.
I. Cunningham hosts Walkerburn
FROM AUBURN
Nine members of the club met at
Ila Cunningham’s on Thursday, April
28. Deanna Snell opened with a
reading: The Carrot. Egg and Coffee
Beans, and followed with a prayer.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read by Betty Archambault and
the treasurer’s report was given by
Bernice Norman. Roll call was then
answered with a favourite type of
music.
The May meeting was discussed.
This is to be a slip and plant sale at
Pat Hunking’s. Eileen McClinchey
will be in charge
Hunking will be
program.
A letter was
Children’s Aid Society asking
of lunch and
in charge of
read from
Pat
the
the
for
money to send a child to camp. A
donation will be made.
Vera Penfound read a letter from
The Quilt inviting all to the sneak
preview and giving other information
relating to the quilt show and auction
to be held in Stratford starting on
May 19 and running through June.
The ladies plan a day out including a
picnic sometime in June to take in the
show.
Christena Gross gave a reading
from a write up in 1957 that was in
The London Free Press. The
Walkerburn bridge that had just been
completed was built by Seaforth
Construction Ltd. and it was the sixth
bridge at this point. The first bridge
was of cedar construction and the
last, a steel bridge, was built 40 years
before.
The speaker was Dorothy
Schneider and she read clippings
from the paper about the Walkerbum
picnic in 1950 and had several
pictures which she hoped to have the
people identify.
Walkerburn derived its name from
Scotland following the arrival of
three Scots who opened the woollen
mill. The first owner was Robert
Monteith and the last was Robert
Morrison. The post office was
It closed in the early 1960s and the
children were bused to a central
school in Londesborough.
The school has now been
converted into the home of Travis
and Kim Teed and family.
The Club members are always
interested in hearing information
about the community in bygone days.
Mrs. Gross gave information on
Crayola crayons and had several
kinds to pass around.
Mrs. Snell then gave a
demonstration on hov^to put the quilt
blocks together. These blocks arc for
a quilt to have on hand in case of a
fire or similar disaster. Mrs. Hunking
and Mrs. Cunningham provided a
lunch and a social time was enjoyed.
located on the hill.
With a population of 50,
Walkerburn thrived in the days up to
1912 when the woollen mill closed.
Industrial life included the woollen
mill, a sawmill, grocery store and a
post office that was called Witmer. A
spring flood washed out the dam and
ended the mills in Walkerburn.
Early history of the first school
known as SS#9 Hullett dates back in
the school log to April 11,1853 when
a school section was formed. The
first trustees were George
Cunningham, John Morgan and
William Ball and the school was then
known as No. 7, Hullett.
In 1858 the school section was
changed to # 9. The first school was
built by John Morgan at a cost of 24
pounds, five shillings. The first
teacher was James Cockburn. Fire
destroyed the school March 15, 1861
and one week later a meeting was
held at the home of Robert Robertson
to arrange for the building of a new
school.
The last school local children
attended was built on the same site
and was constructed in 1928 at a cost
of $2,467.
The school received hydro in June
1949.
Comfort theme of message
preparation for a special Mother’s
Day service under the direction of
Shelly Worsell.
Sunday afternoon Rev. Pat Cook
led the service at Huronview.
Bernice Gross was the pianist, and
was especially pleased to see former
Auburn resident, Dorothy Grange,
who is doing very well.
Bible study group met at the home
of Lois Haines on Tuesday
afternoon._______________________
McGregor is to be congratulated in
showcasing our talented young
musicians.
May 7 is upon us and the Lions’ last-
breakfast until fall will be from 8-
noon. This is also the Auburn
community yard sale, so keep an eye
out for me as I will be the one looking
for the best deals. I know Auburn
folks won’t let me down.
See you all at breakfast, and I am
coming early so I can beat everybody
else to the bargain tables.
The Auburn Co-op is coming to life
with plants and shrubs in full force.
This is always one of my favourite
places to shop for my spring fashions.
Sticker’s Restaurant will be closed
Mondays. I didn’t get an explanation
but locals have expressed their regret
at the decision. Also upcoming for the
establishment is a special Mother’s
Day brunch.
The Seniors’ meeting was held at
Sticker’s Restaurant. Following the
meal they were invited to Lois
Haines’ home to continue their visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McClinchey
shared their experiences working at
church camps for two months. Their
work took them to Michigan and
Alabama.... cleaning camps,
renovating buildings and doing
general repair work.
The Knox worshippers were
greeted by the Atkinson family as
they arrived to hear Rev. Pat
Cook’s message of Comfort and
Assurance.
An announcement was made for
anyone wishing to donate to the
Children’s Aid community project
should contact Teresa
cisoender, Grace Cartwright or Jean
Plaetzer by May 16.
The junior choir is practising in
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The spring flowers have made our
little village very pretty. With the left
over effects of the sprucing up done
last year, everything looks great. Now
that we have had a bit of rain, maybe
it will keep looking great.
The Auburn-area folks would like
to extend their sympathies to former
resident Jessie Naylor on the death of
her son. The funeral was held on
Tuesday in Seaforth.
Plans are getting underway for a
school reunion to be held Aug. 20.
Contact Carol Brown for more
information.
Shirley Andrews attended the
music night at Goderich District
Collegiate Institute. One highlight
was hearing her nephew, Ben Brown,
play old-time music on his fiddle.The
program was amazing from all the
students and their teacher Hugh
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Grandparents’ tea
East Wawanosh Public School’s senior kindergarten
student Dawson Coultes enjoys a cup of tea with his
grandmother Dorothy Coultes last Friday afternoon during
the Grandparents’ Tea held in the kindergarten room, (jim
Brown photo)
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