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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-12-11, Page 13c• 1,.ound about the village Bernard Sturgeon,• Orangeville, was a+guest with his parents Mr. and 'i Mrs, Jack Sturgeon on Thursday and also visited with h ' other family members in the village. Mr., and Mrs. Jack Pounder returned home to their Keith Crescent home a week ago after an extended fall vacation at their Florida residence. favourite `River Mouse' Mr. Roy Telford, will soon be basking in the sun on the beach at Waikiki, Hawaii, chasing nativd girls in grass: skirts, learning the hula and eating a lot of pineapple. Book him Deno! Last week, following the snowstorm, one, or metnn-bers of the younger set, (their footprints were smallish) took it upon themselves to remove a bicycle from a residence on Louisa Street. After dragging into the yard behind, the back wheel was pried off and then carried away. The owner followed the footprints in the snow to see who took the wheel and it didn't take long until he found out. He asks the culprit to return the rear wheelof the bicycle on his own accord or return it with the help of the police. The decision is yours. Mr.- arid Mrs. Gary Hulley, Paris, were at their cottage 'the San- dcastle' over. "the weekend. Bob Mitchell was home for a day last week before returning to work on the lake freighters. Known.as the 'Big Moose' to the CB radio world, he didn't get much 10-4'n done on his day off because his.. brand new aerial had blown down. Miss - Christie Latimer 'and friend, Kevin Reid, both of Weston' were the weekend guests of her grandmother Mrs. Ethel Knight at her village residence. , One day last week the fishing tug 'B. F. Clay' which hails from the port of Grand -Bend, but is currently fishing froth our fine harbour, got some nets ' entangled in her wheel and had to be towed in by McGraw's `Bessie Ann'. Middleton happenings By Blanche Deeves Holy Communion was celebrated in St. James' Anglican Church and Rev. Doug Pitts was in charge of the service due to the illness of Rev. Bennett_ The minister lit f the second advent candle and Ray Wise and Jim Middleton . received the offering. The ACW ladies have been asked to bring one or two itemls for a bale to be sent to the north. The ACW will be meeting today, Thur- sday, December 11 at Mrs. Edwakrd Deeves' home. Following the meeting, the board of management session will be held. Several ladies from the area epjoyed the Christmas dinner hosted by the Clinton Ladies Auxiliary. Smile 0 The nice thing about modern music is that if the musicians make a mistake it doesn't make any difference. As soon as you begin to think about loving your fellow man, he comes along and tries to borrow five dollars from you. A day later, the motor on Don MCLeod's `Ferroclad' broke down while they were out on the lake and .his boat was towed back to harbour by the '13. F. Clay'. . Pat Graham, George Telford and Bob Huntley all travelled to Windsor Raceway last week to see the world-famous horse, `Niatross' dance to questionable - opposition. The value of' the horse is said to be in the area of $20 million. Many local yokels attended Mike Ladd's house warming party on Chiniquy Street on Saturday night as well as many of his friends from Komoka. You no doubt noticed the terrible condition the highway from Bayfield to Goderich was in following the storm last Tuesday. Even Friday there l',as still slush on parts oft e road. We understand th t the Ministry of Tra sportation and- Com- munications no longer supplies the snow plow crews, and in fact, the job o'f ploWing habeen sublet to private in- dividuals. If these poltroons lack the know- how and --ambition to do-a--- half-decent job after a little storm in December, we're going to be .in big trouble in the middle of winter. The winner of the draw for the transistor radio and 8 -track player at the Nip and Tuck Variety Store was Dave Sturgeon of "Bayfield. The lucky, ticket was drawn, by Vi Bell. Tickets are now available for the New Year's Eve Dance at the Community Centre, sponsored by the Bayfield Lions. Music by `Special Appointment'. Tickets available at most business places in the village. Anyorie wishing to attend the December meeting of the Bayfield Recreation Committee should take note that the meeting is tonight, Thursday, December 11 at the Municipal Building. It is unfortunate that we can't print a colour picture of all the beautiful Christmas light's now adorning many -Bayfield homes. The Lioness will have a hard time choosing a winner in their ;`Light Up Your Home for Christmas contest. Mr, and Mrs. Lorne. Merner, London, were guests' with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Merner at their village residence over the weekend. Exploring the pest by Bud Sturgeon As this particular story begins to wind down, we find the formation of the 'land companies'. ,Along with these territorial giants,, came two new methods of township systems as well. The first was in fact the fourth method to be used in Upper Canada and was .,called the 2,400 acre block system, This system was used from 1829 to 1851 and 50 townships were laid out thusly. The latter method was the 1,000 acre sectional system, used to survey 200 townships. This method was in use from 1885. ,until 1906 and most bf the Canada. Company lands were divided upwith the l, 00A aere system, So with that little bit of historical background we go onto the real story at hand, without further adieu. - In the early 1800's the Government began granting out large tracts of land to land Compa- nies. These companies had been formed to ex- pedite the quick development of the land for new settlement. non Biggest crowd plays bingo The Bayfield Lions Club Turkey -Bingo held Mondaynight at the Community Centre, drew one of the biggest crowds ever for the event. Turkey winners were Clara Wilson, Pearl Hutchings, Ltarna Mer- ner, Jackie Stark, Donelda Sturgeon, Ruth George (2), Jeanette Huffman, Mrs. George Youmatoff, Hilda Gerger and Marie Fitzsimons, all of Bayfield; Charlie Rau, Zurich; Mrs. Russell Oesch and Betty Smith both of Zurich and Cathy Campbell of RR3 Bayfield. Share -the -wealth eavers greet new members On Saturday, November 29th, the 1st Bayfield Beaver Colony held their Investiture --of the new Beavers. The new ' members of the colony were Jerry Alexander, Adam Durran, Wayne McDougall, Jason Wallis, Brian McLeod, Mark Schilbe, Glen Westlake and Graig McCash. The Beaver leaders would like to thank the parents who attended the investiture and the one who brought the cookies for the party which followed. The. Reaverleaders (all three of them) , - would also like to wish the Beavers of the 1st Bayfield Colony and their parents, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. winners were Mrs. Jack Hart and Mrs. Glen Price, both of Clinton, split $45; Margaret Ducharme, Zurich, $42; Gerard Ducbarme, Zurich and David Kropac, Toronto, split $46; Grace Masse, Zurich, $46; Mrs. Jack Hart, Clinton, $48. The winner• of the door prize was Kelly Brandon of Bayfield. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER11t 1980— PAoE 13 How the townships were formed One such company was the Canada Company, headed by John Celt, The section of land they were granted was called the Huron Tract and it comprised one million acres of prime territory directly west of Lake Huron and stretching northward to the Bruce Peninsula. This land was pur- chased from the Six Nations Indians for which the Canada Company paidtwo-thirds of its cash value of 145,150 pounds and 5 shillings with the balance to come in the form of improvements such as roads, bridges and wharves At the request of the Canada Company, the Government appointed surveyors to help divide the land into townships. They key now was to survey and open up some overland routes to make the land more accessible for the settlers. By 1827, a contractor, Col. Anthony Van Egmend began building the Huron Road from Guelph to Goderigh. John Galt and his com- pany associate Dr. William "Tiger" Dunlop had already laid out the town site of Goderich. Ir reference to the building of the road, a note in John Galt's autobiography reads, "All the woodsmen that could be assembled from the settlers were directed to be employed, an ex- plorer of the- line to- goat their ., head, then two surveyors with com- passes, after them a band of blazers, of men to mark trees in the line, then went the woodsmen with their hatchets to fell the trees. and the rear was brought up by wagons with provisions...". These roads which were being constructed were all corduroy and the settlersspent many uncomfortable hours bouncing over them in their wagons as they travelled westward. In the book, "Early Life in Upper Canada", author / Imam 1rr GuUllet tens of wagon Bayfield, he purchased loads of immigrants the sight from the Canada being upset frequently, Company. The Admiralty limbs broken, horses Surveyor had reported e site, theado3,000a s .r t o the it a.l nc down in h mire and having to be pulled out by spanning both sides of the teams of oxen. It was also river asa good platre for noted that the Huron the Baron to build is he had viewed` with stuui ,s ' Road was still corduroy town, after in the 1830's P it while charting the ' two and three feet jhigh shoreline along the still standing. It eastern edge of Lake remained chiefly mud or Huron some .time before corduroy until the middle 1825. of the century. As the Baron 'had These first roads had to bought the land, sight be maintained by the unseen', and did not come pioneers living in the to Canada, he hired E. C. area as statute labour Taylor, one of the earliest was still in force. settlers and merchants of Even with the tran- Goderich to act as his sportation and travel as Canadian agent. In 1832 inadeqinflux of of immigrants was surveyed. allowed for the opening, Immigrants were soon up of more town sites in moving to the Bayfield the region. The Town of area and one early settler Bayfield was founded by wrote in 1833, "Landed a baron, Carl Lodewyck, goods at the Point. Baron van Tuyll van Stopped at Taylor's Seroosken, Lord of overnight". A small Ysendoorn. It was a long parcel of land had been and impressive name -and cleared in the area on the title for a founding'father south side of the river but he never came to that we now know as Canada. Piorrieer Park. On this The Baroh wished to spot, the first building, a invest in Canadian land log cabin was constructed so with the recom- overlooking the lake on m e n d a t i o n f r o m "the point". The building hydrographic surveyor was occupied by the Lt. Henry Wolsey Rileys who operated a Best Intere0 14' SEMI-ANNUAL OR MONTHLY We represent many Trust Companies. We are often able toarrange for the highest interest being offered on Guaranteed Investment Certificates. * Subject to change 1r Gaiser-Kneale �k% Insurance Agency Inc. EXETER 23.54420 CLINTON .482x9747 boarding house for the Baron's men that were clearing the trees. In preparation for • the. building of the town. 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