HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1997-03-26, Page 3News and Views
Stewart has ix= familiar name in town
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The Stewarts were ,a retail-
ing clan. Dave's brother
Charlie became head of the
Robert Simpson Company.
1111 CHILDREN
David11."Ss.wart is ltur-
vivedJryhis uwife, the lamer
Ruth Smith; .a son,:brJtan;
daughter, Elieabotly.. rind ;four
grandehildren. Craig ,and Jill
McDt well and `Karon and
Jeff Stewart.,alt of•Kitchoner.
He is .alao aurvivod -by two
brothers, kev. Dr. IL Douglas
Stewart of, lnverhuron .and
Roland ofsKitchoner; and sis-
ters Kathleen of Kincardine
and Nora of Landon.
He .was -predeceased h)
due° brothers; Gerald,' James
and Charles; .and one sister.
Mary.
He is;alao survived by three
sisters-in-law: Florence
Stewart of Seaftrth and Mae
and •Katharine Stewart, •both
of Toronto.
He .was also prcdeceasedby
a sister-in-law. Irene; .and.
brothers-in-law. William
Bruce.and Norman•Mclntyrc.
' There were originally.acven
sons and three. daughters in
the family of Stewarts store
founder. Harry.
When Dave's father•bought
the business at the start of
this century he was paid $25
a year. -
ET18MNtR'f#3RB£. - The lane Stewart brothers, Dave (left)
and Jim (right), were furrttiiar faces on Main St. for many.
years. (hie phaco)
"He learned the 'cutting'
business, sieve they made
:suits. etc. here:and shipped
tbemn, to the coast," Dave
recalled in • the 1993
-Expositor interview with
now -editor David Scott.
"At one time there were 60
people who worked here - in
the•ba$ement. main floor .and
.ate_.. _.nee..urs r:.•.i.'.
-SERVICE AWARD - A ser-
vice award was presented to
Stephen Hicknelt and Marie
Hicknelt, •Homecraft
President and 'wife of the late
Francis Hicknetl at the
Seatorth Agricultural
Society's annual meeting in
appreciation of Francis' 19
years of service as director of
the agricultural society. From
left: Stephen Hicknelt,
Gordon Glen - 2nd Vice
President, Marie Hicknell,
Paul Dodds - President of
Seatorth-Agricultural Society.
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CHANGING RIMES
"Dad got. into 'dry,goeds,"
things you have to :sew:
broad clothes. prints, _gowns.
And everyone made their
own dresses, . tatty glade
everything then. .There loudly
wasn't such a thing as 'ready
-to wear' dresses sand snits.
Everybody made them." •
"Then things Changed,"
Stewarts remembered—
'I remember taking eggs
down to the cellar for grad-
ing. We would credit the
farmer 7c to e a dozen.
She (the lecustomer) .woutd,get
a credit and she could charge
against that.
Years ago we used to have
'cash carriers' in the stole."
"Little cups that travelled
on .a wire and were shot _ in a
catapult fashion. The store
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f?'ire store was rrObthad at
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'tOwce Itb.0(10'worth of
s.ert's ,,omits ,were—sullen. The
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"Over the years people
would come in and say 'my
you have a nice store.''1
would say a1 my customer -
YOII have a nice morel( it
wasn't for.people coming in
there wouldn't be a store."
The vacant store recently
sold.
But Stewart -remained a
familiar and friendly • figure
;about town, always willing
for a inquisitive chat.
He .trent the vacant store's
windows up until the end.
with many .displays and
kniek.knacks of 'Main
Streets' golden years •for
passers-by.
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