HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1976-08-26, Page 11no
telephone ,eonvers.
him, of the time h
1+d one of their chickens
geld It in its
athering nt lotto MOW*
iatan wire she bas been a
resident for six Yea
Ruud, and partial y deaf for
about a year she IS.ctined
her bed mode/ the time.
Born in Auburn on August
18, .: 184, she is the. termer
Isabel Wilson, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Wifliam
i
rum mond- WilsonA the oldest
nine chid
t r ,en. Mrs. Arthur
of
(Marion) Routlee. 84 of
gmondville is the only other
surviving member of her
family.
Isabel ,Hamilton went to the
Yukon in 1900 as the bride of
George Hamilton of Auburn
Who had joined theYukon..
Gold Rush in 1.898. '_ ~had
returned south for his wed-
ding. The couple lived in
Dawson City there for 10
years.
While her husband did
some prospecting, carpentry
work and blacksmithing,.
Isabel busied herself selling
zeal estate. She bought and
sold cabins, often for the back
taxes, fixed them up and sold
them.
She was o1 ganst of the
Anglican Church there and
. played at local dances.
She and her husband were
friends of Pierre Berton's.ate
parents and poet Robert
Service. '
Mrs. Berton taught in the
school which the couple's only
child, Tom attended, and
Robert Service was his
Sunday School teacher.
Tom Hamilton, wh'o now
lives in Goderich, told in a
ci
+� spoke of the occasion
eneral
When Governor
. ,..
visited
of Canada r,
Dawson
.. d he attended
the rece tion i? h s mother
and father when largeblock
of ice was carved out for use
as a punchbowl.
In a trevious interview
Mrs. Hamilton. told of the
time one of her neighbours
arrived home after a night of
drinking, leaned against his
door and was found frozen the
next day, still in an upright
position in the -72 degree
weather.
Isobel and George
Hamilton returned in 1911 to
Auburn to farm on the out-
skirts of the village. '-'They
lived there until George died
at the age of 85. Mrs.
Hamilton sold the farm and
moved -to the village.
Widespread repori
.ertie#ilium
commonly known as.
waiting maple diease
got been substantiatei
area, thr 'I ingham '+ triet
the Ministry of
Natural Resources reports.
Contacted
tlast week, the
district office said it has
re+eeived numerous reports of
suspected cases from area
property owners but it is
unlikely.,: the damage to their
aples_is caused by the wilt
' t
m.
...
disease.
More than likely what they
are seeing is late spring leaf
scorch," a spokesman for the
office said. "This scorch is
caused by a period of cloudy,
overcast weather followed by
She was organist at St.
Mark's Anglican Church in
Auburn for many years and
was a member of the
Rebekah Lodge. In the Yukon
she was noble grand of the
-lo$ge there and on completion
of her term of office was
presented with a necklace
made of gold nuggets. , She
• gave her necklace to the
government near the end of
the first World War when the
government was short of the
precious metal.
Mrs. Hamilton has a son
Tom, seven grandchildren, 19
great grandchildren and two
great, great grandchildren.
a clear d:
o sprin
Myer)*
past �t
ueh ; ;Other he ex-
plained, causes the` leaves of
the maple to dry out thus
turning browd. and' dropping
off .earlier in th+ tear than
us a!. The fact that
only
part
of the tree might be affected
is probably due to natural
causes such as wind direction
and the amount of sunshine
rec:+ed added.
d e
he a d
�`
Both the Ministry and
personnel at , the Maitland
Valley Conservation
Authority headquarters at
Wroxeter believe damage to
maples growing along
roadways is due to winter,
erring .
been
or the
sa lf.
sPrale
blown
to roadways, eausin
And over an a tended
period of time, construction
work on, roadways can have a
damaging effect on treas.
Dave G
rumn
tt*resources-
technician
>e u..
rce
s
technician
with the Maitland.
Valley Conservatiotn
Authority, said most of the
reports the Authority has
received regarding
ve the
damaged maples has been
concerning maples along the
roadside. -We've had very
few regarding maples
growing in woodlots and
we've been watching and so
far we haven't seen any
ticii,lrh alt i
ruled out co pletely T' -ha,
disease"has, been dtagrt sed in
the Ct of Toronto
.a n d �=ha
has
beenreportedbe
to in the
area.
According to scientific
informktion supplied by the
MaitiaaPd Valley eon*
servatit n Authority. "The
conspicuous external. sym-
ptom is sudden wilting
followed by yellowing and
finally browning of the
foliage, which usually in-
volves individual branches or
are
re.ueds et th! i pies
if
their
u.
,
o
AOd� t, t
leaders for the Bean P" stval
at Zurich on Saturday.
August 28.
Mr.' and Mrs. Robert
Kinsman, Mr. and Mrs.John
n
Kinsman and Bevin Kinsman
attended the Ferguson-
Truchon wedding in North
•Bay at the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Baillie, RR 2, Staffa, visited
relatives in the area on
hone
i.
a
Aug Zi.
Miss Robyn ci
min
been holiday . _ g at
Head.
Mrs:. end Mrs. W.L. Ketilf
attended the Gibson. I ,. , r ..N,O,,.
reunion at Wroxeter on
Sunday.
Mrs. grant Gregor.
returned w 'twine from St
Joseph's Hospital, Londoci
following surgery..
HT ILLUMINATING BUYS • • • ON SALE
HERE ARE SOME BRIGHT,..�
FOR A FULL WEEK - From Now Till Closing Time Sept. 1St.
Save 7.20 on this handsome
Cast aluminum black finish. highlighted by the
warmth of amber glass It's our model HE235
and it measures 10"' wide by 20'x" high
Takes one 100 watt buti. not Included
A stately destgn, a wonderful price See
it today at Dtscount Dave's
SUWON Car
6r. At range cord has heavy duty 8.3
wire with ground & plug. 5' ,-f1 fryer
and cord tains la 3 were ic
imika
OMR:s
our use+ r pa- h 49
RAt1Gf:- .
O.t u ,01 C xC 7 461110,
6 -Foot Black Steel Lamp Past For Above
2114" Diameter Reduced To Only 9.52
OUR USUAL CASH AHD CARRY PRICE FOR THIS POST 1S 13.991
Save ����.B AUTIFULOU'CTQOORfIXTURES
2 -Speed Range Hood
Versa -duct model by Leigh In a
choice of white plus 4 colors Our
kir,usu.,. SC price 49 89
A. COACH LIGHT. HE205
Duda back rdiml+ with white frosted glass panels Tates
60 watt bulb not atctuIIed Oen usual C &C 1 7 99
B. OUTDOOR GLOBE. HE2O1
Cleat cryostat globe dun bats hank, Our usual
bash 8 carry price 3.59
C. WALL MOUNTED. HE208
Qu0 black taus?' arab white trusted ,;lass panels
Takes 60 wait bu D ' ? luded Out ,asual
C &C 14 99
• For wall or ceiling uistaliatron l 4
Handsome chrome brush
Our Usual 99
CAC. Price
13.08 ONT WEEK ONtiV
Non-metallic sheathed NMD 7 cable with
ground C S A approved Our usual C &C
price 13' 11
sirovE CABLE tat/3 Our Usual Cash & Carry Price 79' Per Ft. NOW 634
DRYER CABLE #10/3 Our Usual Cash & Carry Price 49' Per Ft. NOW 39
This youngster and his escort were just two of the
thousands of persons who flocked to area beaches on the
W weekend, the warmest weekend yet this summer. This
picture was taken at Bayfield1News-Record photo)
COon all
., Summer Merchandise
* SHORT -S EEVE
§PORT SHIRTS
*WALKING SHORTS
*BATHING SUITS
*KNIT SHIRTS
IN BROWN OR IVORY
The "Renaissance" design 1s available
in a bronze finish. the "Provtnclar
destOn comes in Anttque Brass and
White Gold finishes Your chotce
single toggle or duplex plates
Final Clearance of Summer shades of
.*DRESS PANTS
SUMMER
LEISURE SUITS
REG SSM - ii<t.t3
ONE $ 3
PRICE 9 95
You'II 'het
a C”1111114111E
out of the
Friendly
Service
AT DISCOUNT DAVE'S
13 BRANCHES ACROSS
SOUTHWESTERN
ONTARIO
You save 14' on the brown 16'
on the ivory So buy several at
these low. low prices
• WN:Our Usual
Cash 4 Carry 49'. now 35
IVORY:Our Usual 3.00
Gosh a Carry ss•, now
�.,
Save Now On All These
Electrical Needs
A.4" OUTtET BOX
With knockouts 8 clamps Our49
usual C 8C 63'
SWITCH BOXES
ti th clam1 s ' Your chorCO
shallow or deep Each is nt1w
on sale at
'C. OUTLET BOX
2 1 8 deep for use wash' 3
stove 8 dryef receptacles
Our usual C dC price 1 69
1 D. SERVICE ENTRANCE SWITCH
eavy duty box 30 amp 2599
fuse 115 230 volt h
ratmg Our usual C 8C 6 89
You save 10' on the brown 10'
on the ivory So buy several at
these tow tow pnces
BROWN: Our -Usual35 s
Cash 8. Carry 45', nuvs
IVORY: Our UsualOho
Cash a Carry 49'. now .
Prices in
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GO0ER:CH 524 8321 SOUTN444PTO14 797 3245
GRAND SENO 235 2374 T14DrO110 2% 4 1
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Sat. till 4 p.m.
KITCHENER - WINDSOR EAST AND
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