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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2005-12-28, Page 5Opinion Seaforth full of caring people, says bureau manager To the Editor, Seaforth is an amazing town with caring and generous people. For those of us who worked at the Christmas Bureau this was truly heartwarming. We saw a continuous flow of people from all walks of life come through our doors with gifts for children, for moms and dads and numerous cash donations which literally amounted to thousands of dollars. All this for families that you did not even know and may never even meet. As one -volunteer said, "wouldn't you just love to see the faces of the children on Christmas morning when they open these beautiful gifts.!" Our gift to you is our sincere thanks and may you be confident that you have made a difference. Janneke Murray Seaforth The Huron Expositor • December 28, 2005 Pogo 5 So much can be learned from a year of disaster From Page 4 at best. New strategies towards handling such a disaster are sure to come from it. People across the world should be proud. Donations towards the hurri- cane's victims were in the millions, a true testament to the compassion inside us all. And, although our Federal government was humiliated by the Gomery Report, it is sure to have put an end to any wrong doings in the future. The year 2005 was difficult, but so much can be learned from it. Have an opinion? Write a letter to the editor 11121=21= Hard and slippery roads in Kippen keep blacksmiths busy with horses in 1905 DECEMBER 24, 1880 On Wednesday evening last, a span of horses owned by Michael McArdle of McKillop which were tied to a post at the side of Kelloran and Ryan's store, broke the post and ran away. They came out on Main Street and wheeling around in front of Jamieson's store started up the street. They ran against a team belonging to John Quinlan of Hibbert. The tongue of the sleigh attached to the runaway team struck one of Mr. Quinlan's horses on the hip and made a wound about twelve inches deep and throwing it over broke its leg. As nothing could be done for the relief of the animal it was killed. The Queen's Hotel in Seaforth was sold by auction on Tuesday and was bought by Mrs. Thomas Stephens for the sum of $8,650. DECEMBER 22, 1905 Mrs. R.B. McLean of Kippen has disposed of a batch of turkeys this week which averaged $1.75 each. It is evident from this that Mrs. McLean is as good a poultry raiser as her husband is efficient as a farmer. The recent hard and slippery roads have been a good thing for Kippen blacksmiths and have kept them busy sharpening ut► t he shoes of the horses. Wm. Pepper of Tuckersmith recently sent a dozen dressed spring chickens to Montreal which weighed 85 pounds and for which he received 15 cents a pound. DECEMBER 26, 1930 Louis O'Reilly, of Hibbert, had a radio installed in his home for Christmas. On Saturday afternoon while playing on the ice with a number of boys, Fergus Cumming of Dublin had the misfortune to fall and break his wrist. Edna Bremmer, nurse -in -training at Seaforth Memorial Hospital vis- ited at her home in Brucefield last Sunday. Fire at an undetermined origin at an early hour Wednesday morning completely destroyed the general store of J.W. Bernie, in the heart of Walton, together with house and sheds, occasioning a loss of about $15,000 on which there is but small insurance coverage. The Bernie store, better known as the Neal store, is one of the oldest in the vil- lage and one of the landmarks. DECEMBER 23, 1955 Determined that there would be a white Christmas the weather in the district got a head start on the calender this year and ignored the fact winter didn't arrive officially until Wednesday. Snow, which fell steadily over the weekend by Monday night had piled high and brought traffic to a standstill on all but main travelled roads. Even here snowplow crews were forced to fight a 24-hour bat- tle. A joint Christmas concert was presented in the Walton Community Hall on Wednesday evening by the schools of Jessie Little and G. Willis. Ross Faber, who is attending the Agricultural College in Ridgetown, is spending the Christmas holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rochus Faber of Kippen. Rev. Bruce Hall of Norfolk United Church, Guelph, is coming to Northside United Church, Seaforth as a supfy minister effective January 1, 1956, it was announced last week. The move follows the resignation of Rev. John Stinson, who some weeks ago accepted a call to London. DECEMBER 24, 1980 John and Chris Coultis of Varna, and their two children were left homeless Saturday night after fire destroyed the family's two-story farm house in Varna. The family was away at the time the fare was discovered by passers who spotted smoke and called in the alarm. Seaforth residents will have no trouble spotting the town's new police constable when he joins the department Monday. He stands six- foot -five and weighs 260 pounds. The new officer is 26 -year-old Neal Newman and he fills the position open since Peter Van Meekeren moved to the Woodstock force a month ago. Poor driving conditions led to sev- eral accidents over the past week but no charges were laid in any of the mishaps. Funeral services for Richard Samuel Box, prominent Seaforth business man, were conducted Tuesday afternoon in First Presbyterian Church by his minis- ter Rev. T.A. Duke. Concerned about five fatal acci- dents in the village of Dublin, the Perth County Board of Education Will support a request for the installation of traffic lights at the intersection of Highway eight and Perth County Road 10.