HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-12-01, Page 31. Wed in Auburn, couple live in Blyth
The First Lutheran Church
in Logan' Township was
decorated with pink and blue
pew flowers, potted
chrysanthemums and
crocheted pink, blue and
white carnations on October
28 for the double, ring wedding
ceremony of Cynthia Gail
Diegel and Richard Barry
• Baechter.
The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Aldeen Diegel and the
late Walter Diegel of -RR5
Mitchell and the groom is the
only son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Baechler of RR3
Auburn.
The Reverend David Beutel
officiated at the ceremony,
Miss Heather Rose was
soloist. She was accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Gordon
Rose,
The bride was given in
marriage by her only brother
Dennis. She wore a long white
satin formal gown with a
Po
train. Her fingertip veil was
held in. place by a lace and
pearl crown,. She carried a
bouquet of pink silk roses,
Matron of honor was the
bride's sister, Mrs. Linda
Nieuwkyuk of Stratford. She
wore a long gown of blue
sheer material with an apron
of blue sheer polka dot
material. She carried a white
basket of silk flowers.
Bridesmaids were Mrs.
Linda Diegel of Stratford,
sister-in-law of the bride and
Miss Cheryl Diegel, sister of
the bride. They were -dressed
in long gowns of pink sheer
material with aprons of pink
sheer polka dot material.
They carried white baskets of
silk flowers,
The flowergirl was Sheri
Nieuwkyuk, niece of the
bride. She was dressed
similar to the bridesmaids
and carried e small basket of
silk flowers.
The groomsman was Jim
Finlayson of RR2 Seaforth. nylon and a corsage of white
Ushers were Dennis Diegel silk daisies with miniature
brother of the bride and Eric pink silk carnations. The
Scott of RR3 Auburn, friend groom's father wore a light
of the groom. green suit with a white silk
Joey Holmes .of Blyth, rose boutonniere.
nephew of the groom, was For a wedding trip to
ringbearer. , Niagara Falls the bride
The groom wore a beige changed to a navy blue dress
tuxedo with a pink silk rose with a tri -tone yoke and pink
boutonniere. His attendants cabbage silk rose corsage.
wore brown tuxedos with blue
and pink silk boutonnieres.
Following the wedding
ceremony, a reception was
held at the Brodhagen
Community Centre where the
bridal party received the
guests.
The bride's mother greeted
guests in a long formal gown
of turquoise knit polyester
with a corsage of yellow' silk
roses and a white crocheted
shawl.
The groom's mother chose
a long gown of light blue
interlock polyester knit with Mr. and Mrs. Baechler will
an attached cape of printed reside in Blyth.
Prior to the wedding, the
bride was feted at a shower
for the groom's relatives held
by the groom's sisters, Mrs.
Donna Vanderburg and Mrs.
Linda Renon and at one for
the bride's relatives held by
Cheryl and Susan Diegel and
Linda Nieuwkyuk, sisters of
the bride and Linda Diegel,
sister-in-law of the bride.
An open reception was held
last Friday evening at the
Blyth Community Centre
with a good attendance.
Rambling with Lucy: Bayfield in 1890's
by Lucy R. Woods
Mrs. Mabel Wallace of Tecumseh, Michigan and her
sister, Mrs. Ann Wiley visited their younger sister Mrs.
Lynn and husband Ken Lynn at Thanksgiving time.
Lucy was delighted to have Mrs, Wallace call on her. She
has enjoyed her reminiscences of a childhood visits here.
Although they are city children, her parents, William Henry
Howard and his wife Ellen ' Heard, (Aunt Ellen to many
relatives and friends who came to care for her sister Mrs.
George (Martha) Castle about 40 years ago and remained to
help her and many relatives for many years) were both
children of pioneer families in Bayfield.
They lived, in Toronto first and when William Henry
Howard's run as a brakeman on the CPR was changed, they
moved to Detroit.
Grandma, in a series of several extracts from her
memories which Lucy asked Mrs. Wallace to put down on
paper quite a few years ago but which she only did this year,
was Margaret Johnston. She was twice married, first to
Henry Howard and was widowed with.a family to raise and
secondly to Rawson Field.
Here are some memories of holidays in Bayfield in the
latter part of the last century and the early part of this
century:
"Summer vacation half gone and the apples were
ripening, we loved to bring some in from the orchard,'we
would fill our pinafore's. All little girls wore pinafores in
those days.
"Once I went alone to get apples, the old Bob sheep was in
i the orchard but as I didn't see him, I picked quite a few and
when I looked up, old Bob wasn't too far from me. I started
running towards the house calling for Mother and Grand-
ma, with Bob right, after me. Mother helped me over the
fence, and Grandma had a pan of milk.
"It was never very clear to my mind if Bob helped me
over the fence, but he got the pan of milk. I lost my apples
and got a scolding for going into the orchard alone.
"Churning day was a busy day, we were very curious
about the thick cream going into the churn, dashing it up
and down and then coming out as butter and buttermilk.
The milk was kept in a little house perhaps 10 feet by 12 by
10 feet high. It was built of stone, the walls were very thick
and had two windows for ventilation, a dirt floor with blocks
of wood placed where the churn was. Grandma would stand
on it while churning.
"There were shelves for' large wooden bowls and laddles
-• used in washing the butter, some fancy moulds, butter
cloth, salt and skimmers for skimming the ,cream from
crocks and pans of milk that were kept in the epuboard.
"The churn was about 30 inches high, 15 inches across the
bottom and nine inches across the top. There was a long
handles with two cross pieces fastened to it, this was called
a dash and placed down in the churn. A top piece or cover
had a hole in the center to let the handle come through and
this fit on the top of the churn. It was an up and down
movement all the time until the butter came.
"Sometimes Grandma would make us some funny butter
by wetting the wooden moulds and pressing the butter on
them. The moulds had patterns of roses, acorns, thistle and
flowers and made' nice, fancy pats of butter, especially at
holiday times for good behaviour.
"We could have all the fresh buttermilk we wanted. It
was a refreshing drink - nothing like we buy in our markets
today.
"Then came baking day, -there was alvyays a large crock
for sugar cookies and one for molasses cookies. I don't think
there were bottoms in thesecontainers'for there was always
4
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1977—PAGE 7A
cookies anytime you wanted any.
"We loved to watch Grandma make yeast and mix her
bread dough and mould it into loaves. No one could do it like
her, she had a way of rolling pie crusts, cookies and
moulding bread that nobody could equal so we thought. She
seemed to put so much love into all her work and we were so
happy to watch her work, truly our Grandma was a
remarkable lady.
"Sometimes we would go shopping and ,calling with
Grandma,this was a happy day. We felt very important and
had our best manners with us.
"We did love our Grandma. She was a tall, stately person,
nearly always had on a black dress with a white lacey tie at
her throat and a little black bonnet trimmed with purple
lilacs placed just so on her head. Grandma knew everybody
and was always loved and respected wherever she went.
She had a lovely smile and a"liappy "Good Morning" for all.
Leaving home she always carried a basket, a custom in
those days.
"Mr. Dixon the painter, the first house on the way, was
her first greeting stop, then on to the Callwell's. They lived
on the corner of the "Front Road." Then across to see a
very sick lady, there were several children and a girl
named Pearl,- they lived in Sam McEwan's house. Burn -
sides were west on the road a little way and they had
several children, I can remember Effie, Tom, Elra and Vi.
The property now belongs to Francis. Mrs. Spencer would
see us coming and was at the door with her hearty greetings
also Mrs. Dupuis, the next stop was Bakers. Then on to
Grandma's daughter, Mary's and there was always
cookies, cake or corn bread (Johnny Cake) for we girls.
"Capt. Alex Brown's was next, Myrtle Brown Parker's
home which is now Brandon's property. Mrs. Walmsay was
next and Grandma would have a feYv words with her then on
the way back she would'pass the Trinity Church and on to
the Atwoods, which is now the Lynn property. There was
always some goodies and a cup of tea for Grandma, Aunt
Lizzie Atwood and Grandma were sisters.
"Starting out again, Toro King's Bakery was the next stop
and we got a pan of buns and a loaf of bread just for a treat.
It was Fraser's General Store in later years.
"Mary and Jim Reid's was where Grandma did most of
her shopping. There was always a stick of candy for us with
the groceries. The next call was at the post office to see if
there was a letter from Dad. Mr. Gairdner always teased us
but finally would give us a letter and we were happy. Miss
Gairdner would be in the office at times but seldom joined in
the teasing, she was a very sedate, prim, post mistress.
"Cameron's harness shop was next and then the butcher
shop, owned and 'operated by Tom. Brandon, This shop is
now The Woollen Shop. Mr. and Mrs. Brandon always
visited with Grandma and we would get weighed on the
scales while Grandma would order her meat.
"Lattie Martin, later Campbell and her sister Mary had a
little store down from the butcher shop and we always went
in there. In later years I think it was Doc Johnston's bakery
but it burnt down. Grandma would talk with the ladies and
we would go down to Mr. ,Fow'lie's blacksmith shop and
watch him shoe horses -and mend machinery. He was
always busy and I didn't like to see him put nails in the
horses' feet. Still, the attraction was there and we seldom
missed an opportunity, to watch Mr. Fowlie.
"Then came the Commercial Hotel which is now The
Little Inn. There were always hanging pots of -flowers all
around the veranda and Iots of people sitting outside, en-
joying the fresh air. These people were also on vacation and
some came every year."
MR. AND MRS. RICHARD BARRY BAECHLER
Brownies learn Semaphore
On November 14, the
Brownies met. Some of the
Brownies knitted and some
did the alphabet in
semaphore. Tweenies were
making invitations for the
Brownie enrollment which is
on November 28.
Mrs. Makin came to test
some of the girls for badge
work. After the work was
done the girls played games
and had a pow -wow.
The meeting was closed
with the prayer and taps. - by
Lisa Thomas.
Horticulturists end year
Sing songs, games, slides,
coffee and delicious squares
made Up the informal Clinton
Horticultural Society's end of
the year meeting on Wed-
nesday, November z,,.
After coffee was served a
sing song was held with Jean
Livermore at the piano. After
the carols were sung, Mrs.
Baker sang with only a
moment's notice in her usual
beautiful voice,
Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Trewartha then showed
slides, taken on their spring
visit to Switzerland. They left
for their trip on April 29 and
were met in Switzerland by
their daughter Margaret, her
husband and small son.
They also visited Austria
and Italy and along with
pictures of this trip, the
Trewartha's showed slides on
their hunting lodge in Nor-
thern Ontario. It was evident
that the beauty of Canada is
as outstanding as Swit-
zerland.
Dorothy Williams thanked
tl Trt+warthas fnr sharing
their lovely trip with the rest
of the group, and Marian
Powell gave them a small gift
on behalf of the horticultural
society.
Door prizes were also.
drawn, made by the junior
gardeners and Mrs. Esther
Jamieson donated another
prize and an apple pie and
cheese was made by Dorothy
Williams.
Prize winners were;
Blossom Garrow, Cecilia
Edgar, Edna Wheeler, Jean
Livermore, Marian Powell,
Jo Merriman, Anna
McConnell, Norman
Trewartha, Helen Davies,
Esther Jamieson, Mary
Wallis, Gladys Leiper and
Mrs. Norman Counter.
The next meeting will not
be held until late in January.
The new slate of officers for
the coming year will be an-
nounced.
A bag of bulbs was at the
door after the meeting with a
notice, "Take some for late
planting in your garden."
R.K. PECK APPLIANCES
"In The Heart of Down Town Varna"
• Vacuum Cleaners - Sales and Service of most makes
• CB Radios and Accessories
• Speed•Queen Appliances
• Moffat Appliances
• Smoke Sensors
• Insect Lights and Fly Killing Units
• Handcrafted Gifts
Varna'', Ont.
Phone 482-7103
I
E
that will be remembered every week
for 52 weeks...a Gift Subscription
to the
Clinton News-Reconj
rs;;Jgli
(tirettklag
Exchange fixed
A construction program
started this fall by Maitland
•Teleservices is nearing
completion.
The program has involved
installation of buried _cable
A and service wires on the 9 and
10 cencessions and 15 and 16
concessions of Grey Town-
ship, the 3 and 4 concessions
of Morris Township as well as
in the Ethel area.
The 35 miles of cable and
approximately 12 miles of
service wire was placed by
The Telephone Cable and
Wire Company. The cable at
41- a cost of approximately
$250,000, additional switching
equipment that also was
quired will cost ap-
roximately $50,000 ad-
ditional.
According to officials the
construction program will
provide Maitland Teleser-
vices customers with a more
reliable service but will not
reduce the present line loads.
However, on the 9 and 10
concessions of Grey an im-
proved grade of service will
result since a large cable has
been placed from the swit-
ching centre to service this
area,
Maitland Teleservices do
not plan any further ex-
penditure at this time to
reduce line loads. To do this,
it was indicated a further
h. expenditure of $500x;000 would
"be required.
B 210 GX HATCHBACK
Sporty flair yet easy to own. Not your ordinary
interior. Roomy hatch. Economy that's part of the
solution 1.4 litre engine, with a 5 -speed transmission
and steel belted radials make it a really sporty
package. Winter proofed.
t'trtt Jrrfl
�tf f_'}tit-'
t?irlt tac'1pdtl''
tile�v�r>irtq 't'r'ite•
p�tttt A
Mot!t':,r#t'e4 'T•hi'te'ttUhr.tlttf
Sitt'Itseri}'ftto't1> 1,0
tkrBa% 39
11, ONTARIO
Gt.tN-'rSON► yt.0
With the. 13ctd Wishes of
troth
B 210 4 -DOOR DELUXE
Comfort for 4 in an excellerit value for price package
WeII-appointed,' with famous Datsun quality durability
and economy Full factory anti•corrosion treatment.
B 210 2 -DOOR DELUXE
Quality and economy with a long standard feature list
make this car unbeatable value. Comfortable reclining
front bucket seats, rear window defogger, tinted glass,
power -assisted front disc brakes, wall•to-wall carpeting
. a really complete car,
B 210 SPECIAL
An economy and price leader with excep
tional re sale value. Built-in Datsun durability,
reliability, anticorrosion protection and
superb operating economy
plus freight and P 0.1
City 60 km gol
Hiway 80km'gol
Comb 68 km gol
from
$3495.
GERALD'S DATSUN
DATSUN
moor
MAI)iI HNiSSAN
Seoforth, Ont. ,-i it'Ii, I if, ,i'r it 14II h ,�nl ,x �,Ii
Tel, 527-1010
WHERE THE SMART MONEY'S GOING.
-r
An attractive gift .certificate will go out
to announce your gift... s13° delivers 52
copies anywhere in Canada (just 24C a copy).
Senior Citizens •11 a year
Half-year gift subscriptions available ...
At. the News..R icord office.
ti