HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1976-06-24, Page 73Bicycles were very popular around 1835. People used to eycle from London to Gotlerich and used to
stop here at the River Hotel,
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The River Hotel was one of the stage coach hotels in Ute 180's. It was well patronized by tourists of
the 1882's and 18911's.
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Part of old River Hotel
remains as apartments
The River Hotel had a splendid
situatton Byfield Terrace
where, in the 1800's and earl!,
1900's, one could see not only the
river but also the harbour and
lake. That was before the trees
hid the magnificent vieW.
The original part of the
structure was either the second
or third building in Bayfield,
Riley's boarding-house and the
Canada Co. office being built on
the lake bank.
It was the Canada Co. Store in
1134; tnnde-orlegs-and-being-one-
storey. Henry Hoacke built an
addition to make it a hotel, and
tater two More additions were put
on until it had 23 rooms.
The old brick bake oven was
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torn down by Mr. Jacobs after -he
bought the building.
The hotel became a "stage
coach hotel'. An ittrn in the
Bayfield News of the Clinton
paper told of Mr. T. J. Moorhouse
having dined there in 1856 on his
way from London to Goderich. by
stage coach.
A root cellar (and milk cellar)
stood near the back door and the
stone walls set well down into the
ground made it cool on the hottest
days.
The barn was about 90 feet long
with .4a hayloft across the top and
below, 12 stalls plus open space
for rigs or conveyances.
Interesting posters decorated
its walls, one being for the
Greyhound Moonlight Excursion
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at Goderich and the excursions to
Detroit, Many Bayfield and area
people will remember them. •
Newspaper items, about these
old hotels are most interesting.
1882 - There will be sold at
Sheriff's sale in Bayfield at
Morgan's /tete% on Tuesday; May
3, a quantity of dry geods,
groceries. boots and shoes, and
crockery valued at *520 as per
inventory. Stock list may be seen
at Sheriff's office.
1886 - Mr. Swartz, our new
hotelkeeper is- adding 60 feet to
s hotel -----making- -great Aillt
provements and getting ready for
the crowds of summer visitors
who will find Jack the right man
in the right place. (A later item
said he was preparing for
thousands.)
1889 - Mr. John Swartz is ex-
tending Itis stable as he is exi
pecting more people in the village
this summer. (He made it about
twice as large.)
Mr. Swartz also had a little
park for his guests which, in the
summer, was gay with Japanese
lanterns and beside it, a number
of rowboats.
In 1891 he purchased a
canopied rig for the conveyance
of visitors from the station.
It was owned by Jas. Pollock in
1893 and then sold to Mr. Ed
Swartz. Later owners were Mr.
Stephens and Mr. Greenslade.
This hotel became a private
home in 1908 and the section
remaining after 1952 has been
made into apartments.
Garbage business has been
"picking up" since
In August of 1973. the Ministry
of Environment condemned the
Bayfield Dumping Grounds and
"advised" the village council
that an alternative site must be
found as soon as possible.
By December of 1973, the
council had passed a waste
disposal by-law to establish a
system for the collection.
removal and disposal of waste of
the municipality. The council
then made arrangements with
the Holmesville Land Fill Site
Committee for disposal of the,
waste and hired Bud Chamney of
Auburn to remove the garbage at
a cost of $3.600 for the contract
year 1974.
This was not the first time the
villagers had had the service of a
garbage collector. however it
was the first time a by-law had
been passed to hire a collector for
ail the households in the village.
In the early spring of 1942, an
enterprising fellow by the name
of Todd Brown decided there was
money to be made in Bayfield in
the summertime. He had a chat
with Doug Gemeinhardt one day
and Doug,, who had the Supertest
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Garage (now the B.P. Garage
neit to the Orange Hall owned by
Reg Francis) suggested that
what Todd needed was a truck for
his enterprise. Todd owned a 1927
Model -T two door sedan at the
time, not very practical for
collecting garbage. so Doug
remodelled the car. made it into a
truck with a very modern and
convenient feature; that being a
wind-up dump box with a spring-
loaded tail gate.
Doug's brother. the late Charlie
Gemeinhardt painted the truck a
shiny aluminum and Todd's
name and "Bayfield Sanitation
Dept." were painted on the doors
in black tettering. Todd was
solidly entrenched in the waste
disposal business.
Todd established a route and
gathered garbage from the
householders for 25 cents a week.
He also had his own land fill site
on his own property.
Methinks he was the proudest
businessman in the village then
and for quite a few years that
followed. He was also well-
' thought -of by his customers as
well.
Congratulations
Bayfield
Ws cordially invite
everyone to the
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