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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1964-10-15, Page 9f FIRST FALL FAIR HERE WAS 1141842 " Fall fairs in Huron Country are all' over .tor another year. Gode: rich was not among the cen- tres which held fall fairs. Nor has there been any held there for several, decade.s now. Yet, it was at Godericir where the first fall fair in Huron Cou,nty, as they are now known, took place. A record of this appeared in a diary of one of the early settlers of the Huron Tract. It was the diary ot a man named Acheson Brown. He landed in Goderieh in 1838 in his 80th year. Settling on the Bayfield road near Gpderich, he took an active part in the life of the c,ornmunity. Mr. Brown ,was interested in the formation of the first Agri- cultu'ral Society in Goderich. In his diary he had an entry. v,vhich read: "Rude into town for the purpose of forming an Agricul- -turat—smi-ety-r-at-d- sueoe- • e well. Formed an Agricultural Society with 18 directors, treas- urer, secretary, four vice-presi- dents, president 'and patron." vias active obtaining mem- bers andsthere are many en- tries in regard tomeetingsof the directors. The first exhibi- tion was held on October 18, 1842. He says the show was "middling and the turnout rath- • ,gg NI. NILE • NILE.—The sympathy of thet community Is extended to the family of 't'he late Harold Douigh- erty and the family, of the late Wilber Johnson. There will be no services at Nile next ,Sunday as it is Port Albert anniversary. The Rev. George Watt will be guest speaker at 11 o'clock and 7.30 p.m. The U.C.W., will meet on Wed- nesday, October 21, at 2 o'cleck. Devotional, . Mrs. Talmay and • something each pay day in your CREDIT UNION ittfrs. itaggitt; hostesses, Mrs. Christilaw and Mrs. Stewartson. and Mrs. Allan McNee of Scirbore spent the holiday with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Allan McDiar- mid of Midland and Mr. and Mrs. Wib'Anderson of Toronto spent the holiday weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave McDiarmid. Mr., and Mrs. Bill Sproul and Gilda of Cooksville spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Charles McNee aid family. Mr., and Mrs. Harold Dickson and family of Kitelietwr visited with his 'brother ,A.Ilan and family;' Mr. and Mrs: Ed. Smith. and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Connell of Clihton visited on the weekend at Kingsville. Mr. and Mrs, William Wig- gins and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Young took a trip north on the weekend. ' 4-1-1 Girls The 4-H girls held their first meeting at S.S. No. 17, Orchard Row School, with 18 members present. Leaders are Mrs. H. McWhinney and MTS. Girvin. The meeting opened with the pledge ad dosed 'with the Queen. Election of officers re- sulted as, follows: President, Sharon Stevvartson; vicepresi. dent, Faze pearson; press re- porter, lkilerna Dickson; pianist, Rosemary Eedy. Secretary is to be appointed for each meet- ing. They held their second meeting on Friday night with 15 present. • Mrs. Bill Clements, county librarian, was- present and gave a talk on books. Chas. Breckow of Goderi'oh was pre- sent anedemonstrated artificial respiration. All the girls took part' in this. The next meeting will be Friday, October 16, at 8 o'clock., •o" -...wrord441,. • pc. 1• CANADIAN OIL COMPANY ANNOUNCES LE er shabby." • On Ja9nuffar13:92 4;141 he has a brief -entry: "In London. Fin- islied my purchases today." Then on...January 3 there is a note: "In London went to the theatre." As the Theatre Royal in London is known to have opened early in January, 1843, he may have attended the premtere. He started home the next day and did not reach there until January 6 with a heavy load on his sleigh. January 10, 1844, he re- po a meeting of the' agrioul- tura directors when it was de- cided to purchase a Durham bull. At the end .of the month he went to Guelph, stopping on the way at- Berlin; now, Kitch- ener, and bought a bull. He did not get back until February 13 and, the following day there was'held the annual meeting, of the society. Wins a Lawsuit Apparently in ' 1844' he got into a lawsuit with a neighbor named Mr. Reach, although ie does not say what the suit 'mpg over. In August of that. year he reports: "Remained in town all day on law business about that dirty rascal Reach. Dined with Mrs. Longworth and slept at Hamilton's.' The trial did not come off until October. Under date of October 5 he writes: "In - Leroy Ryan to townloday to attend thaptial • between myself and the rogue, Takts Over Reach, but it did not come off." The' next day he writes in his diary: THEIR EW LESSEE W`g - "Into town at the trial which did not go as Reach expected, ,for 'I won most triumphantly." ' Leroy Ryan, 24, of 98 New- Two days 1.4er he must have gate street, has leased the celebrated his'success With the White Rose Service station judge. He writes: "Went up in formerly operated by. the late the evening to dine with Mr. W. A. :Currey at 318 Huron Jones and the judge." road.h ,'October 11 there wa's again tion, formerly known as Cur- . held the ,agricultural Show and he reports that he won the first Mr. .Ryan took over the sta 'rey's Highway Service, -October and second prize foi, the best 11. ' . Henceforth, ht will be op.er. grand prize 'for the butter. The bushel of oats and also the ated as "Ryan's, White Rose." last entry is November 23 when ... . -- ...„ '. NI..r., . ari .8-:natIve DE:Gnde- 41P...states, at -he -went-to towrr ----,,sreaTh0071...-.edava-tea --m—lucti: -w-i-th-a-gareet4or Mrsi4laintltate' "7111Torwro—rettriirlre—MTM road station, Mr, Ryan attend- ed a Special service station man- agement • course conducted by Canadian Oil Company in Tor- onto. He finished first in a field Currey's • , jority 31."' The next day, March . ,".- ' The n6,VWhite Rose operator weather. But there are occa- 'Me Gedq-Xlc4 7.4.11V he Ode:. "Fnished: the ballroom and. fitted up the siiPper reQrnp small parlor and stair case, dee* He does not say where the hall was held, but presumably it was in one of the •Goderich hotels. On the day of ithe ball, Janu- ary 14, there is the entry: "Fin- ished all the preparations by p.m. The. band arrived at 2 o'clock: The 'ball began at 10 p.m. and broke up at 5.30 o'clock." ,Prfisumably Mr. Brown never went to bed' and gaily marched with the band next mdrning. He writes: ."Wet four miles south of the town with the band playing 'all the way. Taking down and packing up the decorations of the room" He'does not say where the band came from, but one would hard- ly think there'would be a .balid nearer than London,. Then on January 16 he writes:, "ginished a taking.jiamaLand_piciring all the flags and curtains, etc. Received the proceeds of a, bill of exchange, £121." A Famous Election In March of that year there was an election in which the opposing candidates were Capt. Strachan, a. son of the famous Bishop Strachan and. an official of the Canada 'Land Company, and Dr, William Dunlop. Ap- parently Mr. Brown was a sup- porter of Capt. Strachan. It is a pity that there are notmore voluminous entries - On the election, which was bitterly con- elted. The militia were even sent for from London to main- tain order. The farmers of Col- borne Township were largely supporters of Dr. Dunlop, whose home was in that township. The election ran our days. In his remarks of March 12 he writes: "The election taking,up much time, Capt. Strachan and friends called on Thursday." On March 22, the firstpolling day, he writes: "In tgwn all day at the elecions. All went on quietly, but the coWardly Col- borneites sent off for troops. State of the polls at 4 pm: Mr. Dunlop 56; Stractran 51. _Back- doar Inaroity:faininkh•P',:',i1V,L2" D lam, F ronn . 183ti The 11-7673r1 - da).'::-'11;7611--""2-8;'-h-e" '''''''''Tfirala7Y"' w`arraiTerarlinn- ,rmtm.7.4,„RrereorrvireatliIiiilig,..-eap.cated-Miss..Sclined..........,... der and her sistet, Anna Marie Bay -field road for votes. .Got, da', December 28, 1838, andSchneider, to the decorated nan through until November. 23, into town at 12 o clock; 35 sold- chair8 and pinned corsages on iers earne up this morning; 1844. Most ,of the entries Were them. Miss Marilyn Daer read State of the, poll at 4 p.m.: brief, and 'they .tell what'lle. the address of -goed wishes and • - Dunlop 101; Strachan 132. Ma -Was doWg on his farm', the con -the gifts were carried in by .1U.Angla_,.,..,...„,- Ball, Nancy Lapp and Brenda has had nine years' experience' sional.remarks' which throw his- Rode into toWn. .Called on .Mr. Archambault. A beautiful rib:-' in the service station business, torical light on thetimes. The ,Jones. Rode 'hbm.e before dark, bon hat' was made 'by Brenda He was ernpley.ed by:',CUrrey's first' entry. in December, 1840; 'bought a lockon the tool ' 1Ball and placed on Miss Schnei- Highway Serviee in 1955, and simply feporti that the wcather111"". ' State of the polls at 4 I der. Eileen thanked her friends 1.p.m.: Dunlop 110, Strachan .152. has been.with the firm ever was fine' and frosty, lie writes,andneighbors and the 'members &1110. ..7 ' . . "ChoPping, splitting-ind. piling IMajority 42," • . , . ASt.•Mark's Cuild for the...Love- When -.. the . _original .owner,. up Parlor ,wood in • the bush.". .4 _The next • day. 'he appareztlylk. :,7.:it6., Mrs. Elliott Lapp eon Williani Curr4w,',. died in •Sep- On January .. 2 he went to spent.working.,,, on hisfarm chop- ducted 'a guessing contest and'''. teniber, , Mr. 'Ryan took'. over Goderich to arrange „Mr a pub- pinl. cordwood. But on March the prize. Went to Mrs. Donald full operation ' of the station. lir hall. „Ile write: "Remained ,:lf;' hi' has this .entry: "CAL Sprung. A lunch was served ••. Ile entered and completed a in town all day'nfaking arrango-....SINthhan-returnc2d M.P. for ,t.he b.-• the Guildladies. 10/.130„ agreeinem: with 'Canadian mentis for a pl..iblic .ball on the -c.onnty thk afternoon at 4 p.m.,, , Oil Company, October 7. . — ' 14th inst. ,.Malked home-after:a majority nt;, 10. At the close' Mr. Ryan and wife Leone are six - o'clock." Ten days late'r, of the polls, Dunlop 149; Strach- The 1961 census reported that ,. the parents of four c.hildren, .Tani.iar,' '12, he' write e "Went an;159." Ile makes 110 note of 1,405.000 Canadians were eln- • - Larry, Lori, Lynn and Lisa. into town and began' work on 'it, hut later Capt. Strachan was ployed in manufa6turing; next Mrs. Ptyani the former Leone the ballroom. which was 'nearly unseated as a result of a protest highest „induStry was retailing Hamilton, also was .educated•in finished by midnight, Mr. Grif- and Capt. Dunlop was seated ' with 702,000`workers, then agri- , .. fin lielp,ed.me." The next day as member. Goderich schools.' , • • • , culture With 640,000 workers. . . i • 1; r' SHEPPA RD Mr, Norval , Shirley Anderson and Mr, Tery Pederson of Toronto, aa40. 1Y10$ Lynda Foster of York Univera,- ity, and Mr: David Watton and. Mr. Peter Scovil of Western University, London, spent the weekend with WS. Agnes Fos- ter, Mr. Ralph Foster ancyana- iiy. Mr. and Mss: Fred Scelly of . Merriton called on their aunt, Mrs. Cowan on Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Cowan and family of Lambeth visited with Mr. and Mrs. E. Adkin during the bolidax weekend. Mr. and Mrs. George MCKin- non and sans spent the week: end in Atie Parry Sound district. Mr. and Mrs. Art Freeman of London spent the weekend with and-Pirrs.---Ja-ck Moerbeek.-- ' Mt, and Mrs. Bob Rising of Windsor spent the past week. with his brother, Frank Rising. • • UBURN (Continued from Page 6) leader, yrs. Frank Raithbyr'de- monstrated a first aid kit and ., told the girls what each §heuld contain, Showet Held White wedding belts and pink and white streamers decorated the Sunday school room of Knox Presbyterian Church when mem- bers of St. Mark's Anglican Church Guild were hostesses for. a shower to honor Miss Eileen Schneider, bride -elect OI\ this month. Mr,s. Elliott Lapp was chairman for the program which began with a sing -song led (by Mrs. Wes Bra,dnock, with Miss Carole Brown at the piano. Mrs. Stanley Ball gave a read- ing. A duet, The Band Played On, was sung by Misses Brenda Archambault and Nancy Lapp, Mrs. Donald Sprung gave a comical reading. Mr s,..1 Donald Rae, played piano Solo. --MissiZZ:'; -Sharon 11 -all arid ,Bernice- • 11 318 HURON ROAD (Formerly Curreys Highway Service) Meet the staff of 1yan's White Rose. •teft 'to right; Terry Griffith, Leroy Ryan and Jim McGregor. Jim is a class "A" mechanic from the Seaforth district. These staff members will serve you quickly and effic- iently and will be able, to answer all your motoring yequirements. My Thanks And Sincere I would like to thank Leroy for this opportunity of extending my sincere thanks ,fir the patronage that all my late husband's customers afforded him during his 25 years in business. I know it,was very muchappreciated and seldom taken forgranted by him. 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