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Welcome to Mr, arid Mrs.
Jack •T lunare formerly of
London vtho have taken up
permanent residence in the
Village.
Mrs. Muriel Moloch and
daughter Ann of Dundas are
holidaying in the Village for
two weeks.
Mrs. Jack B. Sturgeon and
Mrs. E.W. Erickson attended
ceGlorious 12th= of July -
celebrations in Clinton on
Saturday and on their return
home visited with the former's
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Gary
Potter and granddaughter
Merry at RR3, Clinton.
Mr. and Mrs., Art Latimer
and . Christine and Karen
Smythe of Weston and Mr.
Ronald Knight, Toronto were
weekend guests cif Mrs. G.L.
Knight. Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Latimer,. who were camping at
Rainbow Valley Camp for the
weekend, were dinner guests of
his.. grandmother: Mrs. G. L.
Knight
Mrs. James Smith of
Brussels spent Wedn+y with
her longtime friend, Mrs. Roy
Fitzsimmons.
Mrs. Violet Sturgeon
returned to her home on Friday.
evening after spending several
days with her sister-in-law,
1,4irs}
Victaia'Padter a=nther
relatives in Port Stanley.
Mrs, Jack Hammond visited
the weekend with her sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed -Florian and.
nephew Dennis in Clinton.
Upon her return on . Monday.
e.she was accompanied by
tennis who is remaining with
his aunt for a few days. With
Mrs. Hammond on Friday was
her niece, Mrs. Robert McCool
of Londesboro.
Mr. and Mrs. ' Murray
Blackie. London were, weekend
guests of `his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Blackie,- Varna
Road.
Messers Art Stockton and
Jack Buston;- Strathroy, visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Jack B.
Sturgeon on Tuesday andwhile
here enjoyed a days fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
.Blackie were dinner guests on
' Thursday evening with Mrs.
Milton Pollock, Goshen Line.
Mr. John Chapman,
Cloudslee (Bruce Mines) left
for his home on Monday after
visiting with the R. Roy Fitz-
simmons family from Thur-
sday while on his...vacatidn..
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Burt,
Ron and Timmy, Woodstock
are holidaying at their summer
home in the Village.
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. John Pounder (nee Karen
Larson) he birth of their
daughter, Kirsty Alexandra. in
Victoria Hospital, London.
• Tues. July 8. 1975. Kirsty is the
first grandchild for - Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Pounder of Bayfield' .
and London and a great
granddaughter for Mr. and
Mrs. R.J .. Larson and _Mrs.
L.W. Scotchmer of Bayfield.
Mrs. Doug Curran, Christine
and ,.3arbara,, left for, their .
• home on Saturday in Don Mills
aft spending the past week
with Mrs. Cu grans mother,
Mrs. Milton Pollock, Goshen
Line. With Mrs. Pollock for thew
`'weekend were her grand-
children, Jim and Jane Pollock
of Hensail.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul O'Connell,
Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Ted
Gordon, Agincourt; Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Evans, Ajax were
guests at the Albion Hotel last
week and on July 5 attended the
wedding of Miss Elaine Oke to
Mr. Raymond Baker in
Seaforth. Weekend registered
guests at the Albion Hotel' in-
cluded Mr. and Mrs. 'W .S.
Elliott, Timothy and James.
Bogarttown; 'Ir. and 'Mrs.
r. Dave Gordon (the former Jane
Hassan of Seaforth).and son of
. London; Dr. and Mrs, It
Tnescbntef° ol` Brilekaid, Get-
many; Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Rosen. Ann Arbor, Mich; Mr.
and Mrs. S. Schi�,eyfrriann,,r Detroit,
Mich, rind Mr. aix) Misr C.CA.
Ster=n , .Oir itingbam, Mich. .
Rem 'Cella, Rochester, taw
York was up this weekend.
rdlratang Gen Tillmann at the
Tillmann cottage. Miss Celso
The Pioneer Park Rum/nage Srdewas a big hit last weekend
in Bayfield, and realized nearly SIAN for the Association.
Here Mrs. COok models one of the.fun coatsthat was part of
the wide range of goods for sale. ( photo by Milvena
Erickson) , • • -
A capacity orlowd gatiferred in vacation. lie purchased
the OM Town Hall. Monday property on the River Hank on
evening, July 14 for a regular ', the north side and- on : the
Ixngetiug ' of the Rayfield property -Was a very old hose.
ffistorieal Society and heard - There; were no facilities and
Villagers and summer wizen the tamily arri%red by
residents relate the "ff ey.day train to Clinton and fro there
of the cottage industry . in to Bayfield by rented •horse -and
Bayfield". wagon, their first chore was to
Mr -s, Ethel(Jowett) Poth told take gut the mattresses and
of her grandfather, the , late shake nut the baby shakes and
Charles Middleton buyinga baby mice, -and air out 'the
tract of land in 1161 Which house after being closed up for
"-consisted of the area from beer the ten months. She, told of her
Lodge Park skteroad on the mother putting the family in a
north tothe northerly edge of rowboat and tying them to
the Bayfield River Flats on the parts, of the boat so they
south in 1895, her Father wouldn't fall out "and rowing to
+pnstructed the first cottage on the south beach..to swim. In 1920
the same . property and people • her father purchased his first
catne °froom, all parts by horse car and the next day they drove
and buggy and set' up tents , • to Hayfield Mr. and Mrs.
there. It was known as "White Buz h recently built their
City". There were no modern retirement home on the same
facilities at that time and the r property.
water for drinking etc., was Mrs. Bill (Anne) Tillmann
obtained from a:..sandpoint far toll of Dr. Tillmann Sr. coming
below on the beach. The cot- to Bayfield to holiday and noted
tages grew from the one in 1895 that' his signature appears in
to► 17. and this is the 80 year of the Albion Hotel • register in
operation of the Jowett cot- • 1904. He purchased the
Cages. This year, Mrs. Poth property where they now reside
said, the 4th generation of the in the surrtmner., in 19,20. On the
McTaggart family, originally property were three cottages
from Clinton were holidaying and two were put together and
there, and were one of the first the third was gutted to build a
families to come to the Jowett garage possibly in 1875. . Mrs.
• Tillmann said the structures
Dick property.
recalled ,. on were all built like barns and
cassette tape his youthful days that is why the wall plugs for'
in Bayfield, from the age of five the hydro are high on the walls.
years when his family came She mentioned the beautiful
from Chicago to Bayfield in fireplace of poured cement
1909. They would come by train which is six feet high with a
to Brucef field and Mr. Jowett four foot opening. From their
would have arranged for a cottage overlooking the
large buggy to meet them and Bayfield Harbour they watch
transport they and their the fishing tugs and the sailing
luggage to the Jowett cottages.craft. She said that she had
He made' mention of the cot-. recently • discovered that
.,cages with their built-in beds, + . Hayfield has -die second biggest
no ceilings and part partitions. sailingharbour on Lake Huron.
stating there was very little Mrs. Agnes (Will) Parker
privacy them " The 'cookstove told of her parents, the late Mr.
was on the outside porch on a and -Mrs. Charles R. Will of
lean-to • with . three sides— London answering an ad in the
A gigantic crowd burst further erosion. He also said
through the doors (if the the Association were very
Bayfield Arena at 8 p.m. grateful for the tremendous
Friday evening and enriched support that they had received.
the coffers of the Pioneer Park On Sunday evening, July 20th
Association by over .51,000 by at 7:30 p.m. the Second Annual -
attending their annual rum- Sunset Service will be held in
mage sale. Tables were laden 'Pioneer Park. This service will
with sus,. toys, books, Plants, be conducted on Ecumenical
hardware, kitchen items, lines,,;With all the Churches inn
clothing, linens, draperies, and Bayfield taking part. A sincere
wooden salad articles. On the invitation is extended to attend,
floor were lawn mowers (of all and you are asked to please
eras) bicycles, baby cribs, bring along your own seating:
tables, easy chairs and It is also understood that
numerous household items.
Brig L. Morgan Smith told
this reporter that the ptbceeds
from the Sale would assist the
Association in paying for the
groins • that were installed
below Pioneer Park last year to
hopefully save the - bank from
again this summer in August,
the,A4lotoirtIittyth,sloon die til protected from wind and chin. tip
.tyf ....college. The privy was way down the
community, Sarnia bank and b thing.+ was done
will be staging two plays in the mostly in lake Huron.
Park. This group were well Groceries were ordered from
received .and very much en- Edwards Store in the Village
and ' when an order was
delivered Mr. Edwards would
take back with him the order
for the following week. He
mentioned that the cottages
added taste of goodie iur) those were always occupied and that
The Ladies Guild of Trinity on low sugar diets. -Mrs. Mr. Jowett also furnished the
Anglican Church reported a Howatd Burt of Woodstock weal wood for the stoves.
successful Dessert and the high euchre prize with Mrs. Mrs. Betty (Mustard) Burch
Progressive Euchre and Bridge. Martin of Clinton winning the told of her father coming from
Party in the Parish Hall on tow. Mrs. Hazel Parker of Toronto in 1910 to visit his
Tuesday afternoon, July 8. The Clinton was the high bridge brother Bill Mustard and
ladies served a wide variety of winner and Mrs. Reg Wilson seeing Bayfield; longed for a
very` delicious desserts with an took home the low prize. place here to bring his family to
r eller rer
rent iia Hayfield. They hart 110
idea .Where Bayfield was and
hadd to get a map to locate the
Village. They spentfive years
at the Rankin - cottage and
eventually bought their own on
Delev-an St. Mrs. Parker said
that one big event was the
whistle blowing at 12 noon from
the Mustard sawmill.
Sherecalledthe wonderful
times at the Dame •Pavilion at
Jowetts Grove, the golf course
and said that every Tuesday
was ladies day at which there
was a luncheon served.
Invariably every Tuesday a
certain gentleman by the name
of Thos McCurdy always ap-
peased. Mrs. Parker and her
husband Elmer a few years ago
purchased the -Stott property on
Howard Street West and spend
most of their time here.
Mrs. Jean (Day) Cook
related that when her family
first came to Bayfield to
vacation they also stayed in the
Jowett cottages and --in 1922
purchased property and built
their own cottage. She said as
the family expanded so did the
cottage. When a baby was born
a new little alcove was built and
so it went until it, is quite a large
cottage to -day.
Mrs. Mellisa (Truitt) Kurtz
told of her parents belonging to
a Baptist Church group'' in
Detroit, Mich, of which there
were 12 couples. One of the.
couples came to Bayfield once
and from then on the wives
along with: all of. ,the el 11dr n
would 011ie early in the spring
and stay unt fall. She recalled
that—one..4 the couples was
Mrs. L. Lance's parents. Their
parents were friends add the
two farmilies have carried on
the tradition ever since: She
spoke of shopping in Edwards
and Reids Stores, of the old
cement steps , leading ton the
beach. and numerous activities
that she had remembered Of
her early childhood iii U6yfield..
Mrs. Lance then recalled that
her parents wrote to Mrs.
Truitt and she rented a cottage
for them. She spoke of their
• being no conveniences of any
kind:-- Mr. and Mrs. Lance and
Mr. and Mrs. Kurtz now own
their own properties in the
Village and spend.as.much time
as they possibly can here. Last
week 23 relatives of Lois and
Meilisa gathered on the beach
fora party.
Mrs. Dick of the Village Guild
said her family started to come
to Bayfietd in the 1930's from
Detroit, and their first cottage
above the Malta "Kings 1).ipff " .
She s,.id a really big event
then was to save up enough gas
coupons because gasoline was
rationed to take a trip to Grand
Bend for the day. Another
exciting time •-wheirc
Airforce boys came over from
Clinton. She also mentioned the
dances at the Pavilion and said
that it was 28 years ago this
month that she had introduced
her husband to her parents.
'Mrs. Marg • (Bauer)
Laudenbach, came to Bayfield
in 1939. She said her mother
was not very well and Dr.
Ti ll mann had recommended
that they come to Bayfield.
They bought the Rankin cot-
tage... She was the youngest of
11 children and said that the
thing that really 'annoyed her
when she was younger was all
the peddlars coming to the
door, the fish man,the gladioli
Local Lodge
in Orange wall'
Members of the Bayfield
Loyal Orange Lodge 24 walked
in the Glorious 12th of July
Parade last Saturday in Clinton
and attended• the celebrations
there. Several villageers were
also on hand to witness the
Parade in remembrance of the
1 ttle of the Boyqe 01690..,
man, the egg„ meat, vee tai le*
milk. bread, ice and garba .
men and itwas always her A.1
to g ►and, get her mothers. Our
to pay these different peddleM
She recalled the tun they had,
playing baseball in Clara Greg'
Square, at Robinsons Store
where they could buy a "tin
roof" that weather coU ltiOns
did not ' deter, them from
swimming all the way the Southq
Pier and back home, of diving:
off the diving boarrd'on the pier
and the daring young 'fellows
who rode -their bicycles off the
pier and then would have to
dive in to retreive them. She'.
said Hayfield to her meant lots
of people and good fun. She and
cher husband and. fancily _own
their own cottage now and
spend a great deal of time ion
Bayfield. - •
In .a letter from Roger and
Eric Pemberton, they related
on things gone by. They wrote
of the big beaches, the
fishermen. Louis McLeod's
sailing vessel, the Helen.
McLeod 11; Ed Sturgeons -
shanty full of rowboats for hire;
the Toms Brothers;
• Apfelbeck's Bakeshop: The
Ritz Hotel Fire; The
Orangemans Parade : Tom
Bailey divine off the very top of
,continued on page 9)
"Tipsy” slips
Bud "Speedy" Robinson, now
known as "Tipsy" has slipped
up ' once again; this time
dumping one of the local
honeys. -.
Mrs. Gerald • Pence,
• Rochester. Mich. is vacationing
for a few .days with her mother,
Mrs. John M. Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. 'George • H
Durfrarn and son Jim t 'Clarkson
and Jeff Hearn of Clinton 'lid
Miss Margaret Durham of
Darwin, Australia sent
Sunday with Mrs. Carl Heihl. ,
Miss Margaret Durhlm
remained to -visit whither Mita,
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