Huron Expositor, 2007-08-15, Page 5Opinion
The Huron Expositor • August 15, 2007 Pogo 5
My desire to know the
ending of a story sometimes
drives me to brink of madness
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forgotten, but never far from irritation.
Then this summer I saw one of the actresses from the show in something else and within a
few days I'd laid hands on the fourth season. A weekend in front of the television later, I was
ready for the fifth and final one. A week later I went back to the store, bought and watched
the first three seasons again.
That was the first time I fell off the wagon since moving to Seaforth. My job probably helps
me keep this thirst for stories under control most of the time, since I get a steady diet of true
stories every week.
Then came the seventh and final Harry Potter installment.
Partly by design and partly by accident, I'd never gotten around to reading the sixth book. I
borrowed it from a friend and the seventh from my girlfriend Christa a couple weekends ago.
Within a week I had to pull back from the edge of madness when I realized that it was 2
a.m. and if I gave up sleep that night I could finish the last book.
Satisfying the desire to know what came next seemed worth it.
Of course, I've never gotten hooked on reality television, so maybe there's some hope for me
yet.
Hensall mom has 106 diapers for two sets
of twins born 11 months apart in 1957
August 11, 1882
The Grand Trunk Railway
authorities are planning to offer an
inexpensive excursion from
Seaforth to Toronto and London to
be run on the civic holiday. Fares to
Toronto and return are $1.50 and
to London, $1.00.
Thomas Govenlock realized at his
recent sale of fat cattle, the -hand-
some sum of nearly $5,000. He dis-
posed of 62 head, averaging 1,350
pounds, at nearly $80 per head.
Such enterprise is deserving of suc-
cess.
Wm. Kyle recently purchased the
home of -Edward Downey on the
Huron Road, opposite the St.
James Church for the sum of $400.
It is a very cheap property and is
well located.
A new tin and stove store has
opened in Dublin. Proprietor is
John Kidd. Jr., an industrious, first
class mechanic.
John Aikenhead threshed out the
product of a 10 -acre field of fall
wheat for Mr. A. Ross of the
London Road, Tuckersmith. The
wheat, a good quality Scott and
Seneca, yielded nearly 40 bushels
to the acre.
August 16, 1907
The regular meeting of Seaforth
town council was held with a bylaw
passed fixing the rate of taxation
for this year. The rate was fixed at
23 1/2 mills on the dollar. It was 25
mills last year, but assessments
have risen, so taxes on the whole
will not be any lower.
Thomas Brown of Seaforth has
just received another carload of
Success manure spreaders. This
makes three carloads of these
machines that Mr. Brown has sold
this season.
Two new houses have added to
the appearance of Hullett town-
ship. A fine brick house has been
erected on concession six for Mr. W.
Britton. A Goderich cement and
brick house has been completed for
Mr. L. Peacock on the second con-
cession.
An excellent farm of the estate of
John Cuming of lot 22, concession
13, Hullett, was sold to Joe and
Wm. Gray for $7,300.
August 5, 1932
W.P. Thompson of Tuckersmith
got a head start on other farmers
when on Saturday, July 30th, he
cut five acres of oats on his farm on
the second concession. The grain of
the Gopher variety, is estimated to
yield 60 bushels to the acre.
W.E. Chapman, of the Seaforth
Monument Works, has received a
fine selection of marble novelties
direct from Italy. Included are carv-
ings of dog, bear, camel and ele-
phant.
The back streets of Seaforth are
receiving their usual application of
gravel. The gravel is being trucked
by W. Wakins, Coleman and
McGregor. Graveling is under the
direction of Isaac Hudson, chair-
man of the streets committee.
A buggy driven by John O'Reilly
of Dublin was completely smashed
by a car driven by William Finch of
Stratford. Both were travelling
east of Seaforth. Rose Melady and
Joe O'Reilly, passengers in the
buggy, were not hurt. Driver of the
car said he was blinded of the
lights of a car driven by J.F. Welsh
of Seaforth, preventing him from
seeing the buggy.
August 30, 1957
Seaforth joined district munici-
palities at a meeting in Clinton to
protest a proposal by the CNR to
eliminate two trains a day on the
Stratford-Goderich run.
Representing Seaforth at the meet-
ing was Mayor E.A. McMaster and
Reeve Norman Scoins. If the pro-
posal is proceeded with, Seaforth
will be left with but one train a day
each way.
An estimated 900 children will
pack books and lunches as they
return to 18 public schools in
Seaforth, Tuckersmith and
McKillop townships. John Talbot,
principal of the Seaforth Public
School expects 333 pupils to regis-
ter.
Thomas Townsend of
Egmondville and his brother
Joseph of Fort William were
reunited after a 45 -year separa-
tion.
Mrs. Catherine Redden of
Hensall was informed that her
niece, Mrs. William Hedden of
Brantford has given birth to a sec-
ond set of -twins in 11 months. The
first set were girls and the second
set boys, all identical. Their names
are Ross, Richard, Virginia and
Deborah. The Heddens have two
other children, Gary, 11, and
Sheila, 13. Mrs. Hedden said she
has 106 diapers, but will have to
have more.
August . 18, 1982
Following a two and a half hour
meeting last Wednesday evening, a
draft agreement with amendments
for the newly erected Seaforth and
District Community Centres was
adopted. Council representatives of
the town of Seaforth, townships of
Hullett, Hibbert, Tuckersmith,
McKillop and interested citizens
attended the meeting.
Mr. Filmer Chappel requested
that council help in restoring and
preserving the "Butler" Cemetery
on Part Lot 12, Con. No. 13. The
family cemetery, 44' x 150' was the
site for a Methodist Church, and
was connected with Elimville.
There are some 18 to 20 head-
stones with dates going back to
1850. Many are quite legible.
Council agreed they would level
the ground, being careful to see if
any more stones were just below
the surface, fence it on three sides,
and build a cairn of the existing
head stones.