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THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 17, 1999-S
Frank Sills nominated
for heritage recognition
BY GREGOR CAMPBELL
Expositor Staff
Seaforth has nominated
Frank Sills for an Ontario
government heritage
recognition award.•
"He is not only a
community resource hut a
community treasure," the
nomination states.
The Ontario Heritage
Foundation is the non-profit
government agency that
awards the annual honors.
Sills, 79, is well known in
town. was born here on June
5, 1919, and remains a
friendly and familiar face on
Main Street.
Seaforth nominated him
for the award specifically
for the "museum" he has put
together over the years
above the family business, a
stimulus for the "celebrate
Seaforth's History"
committee's current efforts
to establish a community
museum.
Bustling village grew for years
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village.
It wasn't long before the
foundry was making stoves
and ploughs. A potash and
soap factory was operating,
making much needed
candles. A cabinet factory
started and as the apple and
flour business grew, a cooper
shop made barrels. Girls were
paid two cents for paring a
bushel of apples. At this rate,
they could make a dollar a
day. McBride's Hotel was
renovated after a fire and
became home for an apple
evaporator making
"champagne cider." It was
popular and sold well around
the area.
There was a gun shop, a
tannery and stores that sold
liquor and wine. There was a
pump maker and a stable for
the training,and selling of
horses and a prosperous salt
business. Down the street
was a cobbler, a wagon and
carriage maker and a
carpenter who was also the
undertaker...who made his
own coffins. For some
reason, one hotel was known
as "Bunimer's Roost."
Nearby was the blacksmith
who doubled as a dentist and
pulled teeth. A short distance
out of the village was a
pottery and a producing salt
well. It was the heyday of
bartering. Cottage industries
thrived and prospered.
Homemade nails and
horseshoes were made while
others did weaving and some
made and sold maple sugar.
Michael McNamara was a
bricklayer...and because of
his size, was the village
constable. The local
magistrate, lacking a jail, put
bars on the windows of a
room in his cellar for his
prisoners.
• It was not unheard of for
people to walk 20 miles to
church. It was said a young
woman walked 14 miles
carrying her baby to be
baptized. For many new
settlers, money and clothing
was scarce. Those who
travelled some distance on
foot carried their shoes and
stocking until they came
within sight of the church...
and returned home barefoot
after the service.
Whether or not they were
Payments are approved
At its June 9 meeting,
Seaforth Council approved
the following payments for
May meeting attendance:
Mayor David Scott, $245;
Reeve Brian Ferguson, $75;
Deputy -Reeve William Teall,
$240; Couns. Michael Hak,
$240; Michael Hodgins,
$120; Heather Robinet. $285;
Lin Steiner, $285.
** .
Seaforth Council approved
additional drainage work for
this year's budget estimated
at $6,30,1, plus tax, to
improve storm water
management in the north-
west arca of the Seaforth and
District Community Centres
parcel at last week's meeting.
Property owners have
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(Council
briefs
complained about surface
drainage from the arena
ponding on their property for
years, administrator Jim
Crocker reported.
Town engineers recently
investigated and advised on
the matter, now that a
subdivision is under
development nearby.
Lavis Contracting provided
the quote approved "to
provide a catch basin, berm
and 69 metres of 300mm
storm pipe to control the
surface water."
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the good old days or times of
hardship and drudgery, there
was a touch of romance and
daring to it all. There was
indeed danger and adversity,
and mane died for lack of
proper care and medicine.
But the came and they stayed
"and they survived --and
created a community with
little more than bare hands.
Sadly now, except for a
few words in obscure history
books, these people are
forever gone. And
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The bustling village of
"Ross" that began and grew
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The Seaforth and District Minor Hockey
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they will be doing REGISTRATION for the
1998-99 Season on
Wednesday, June 17, 1998
Thursday, June 18, 1998
7:00 to 9:00 pm both nights
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"Frank is the most valuable
community resource in
Seaforth," the nomination
notes.
"His museum includes
memorabilia pertaining to
Seaforth's business,
industry, sports, war, social
and cultural history
including photographs,
books and other artifacts of
local interest."
Among other achievements
Sills was mayor for six years
and has been a Royal
Canadian legion member for
50.._ years, and on other
occasions been a member of
the church choir for 34
years, on the town band for
34 years, fire brigade for 23
years, on the chamber of
commerce executive for 15
years, high school board for
14 years, lawn bowling club
executive for 10 years and
on the library board for
seven years.
He was also an
accomplished and
enthusiastic athlete in his
day, in many sports, and in
many cases the memorabilia
he has saved is the only
record,of Sea forthts-rich
sporting past.
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