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New h�me for teaching nuns
ends crnger of losing. them
BY W. E. ELLIOTT
The Comte—tiff-Char-bonnet,
one of Napoleon's generals, had
a son named Armand Fradcis
Marie, whopcame--. o Canada and
held the title to, the first Roman
Catholic church property in
Goderich ' • •
(Tap the histo `of"Fi`N'rt cr?d"
towj and almost anything may
turn up, even a• member of the
French nobility,)
D. Armand de Charbonpel,
born in ,France 13years before
the battle of Waterloo,' was
ordained in 1.825, taught in
various religious institutions of
France, in' Baltimore and
Montreal. He was consecrated
Bishop of Toronto in 1850,, and
it is recorded that he founded
St. Michael's College there.
Roman ,Catholics in,
Goderich, even including a
number of French .in employ of
the, Canada Company, were tool'
few to have a church. The parish
priest ' of today, Rev. R.
Moynahan; finds in the records
that Religious observances for
some years depended •iapon4the
benevolence of Waterloo county
Germans'. Naturally, the first
resident, priest was Rev. Peter
Schneider.
A church site,on-North Street
was obtained and a frame church
erected , (Hugh Chisholm,
contractor) in 1843. This was.
the first church building in
-;Goderich:.SeVera-aeeounts +rave-
it that St. George's, on the
Crescent, was under
construction the same,year, but
- the deed of the land, ' to the
(Anglican) Bishop of Toronto, is
dated in February, 1844:) North
Street Methodhsts also built a'
frame church in 1844. , -
?or whatever reason, the
Catholic ,church propeekty was
not registered until 1852, in,the
name of Bishop Charbonnel. The
Diocese`of �3zgndon-:did not. thew
exist; but ' a transfer 'from
Toronto, Diocese took place in
187 2... The - present church was
'built in 1896.
Site 'of the convent, on the
west side of North' Street, was
acquired 'in 1866, and
presumably building took place
then or soon after. In this case,
the title was vested in Rev. Peter
Schneider and successive parish
priests until 1901, when it stood
in the' name , of the Roman
Catholic Episcopal Corporayion
of the Diocese of London, -
In .1948' the parish of St.
Peter's deeded, the school ,
buildir g .to the separate ,school . ,
board, of Goderich., The pupils
all attend St. Mary's school now. .
T+he former St. Peter's school is
used by. the Knights of
\Columbus. '
The old , convent haslong
been inadequate, • if only' by
reason of cramped space, as a
residence for the nuns, members
of the Order of St. Joseph, most
of whom teach -in St. Mary's',
school. Evidently there was at
.one stage a prospect of the
parish losing- the 'teaching staff
However, opportunity -came
for purchase of the Clyde
Everett residence on North
Street, irnmediately south•of the
church. It was for more than 30
years the home of Judge Philip
Holt, then belonged. 10 Andrew
Erskine, and from 1953 to Mr.
Everett, manager of Sheaffer Peh
'company, who,is removing to a
new. post in Chicago. Vendor in
This attractive trick hoose In
spacious and •well -kept grounds
will undoubtedly prove much t,
more satisfactory quarters for y.
the Sisters. Etact date of 'its
construction is not indicated in
the latest transac-tion-was A; M. the land titles office; but Charles
Harper, Who! 'is- .report'ed.--on r -A, McIntosh' -sold the prbi erty��
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-vacatio, Price of 'the 'house was ' ,..to Judge Holt in"1887.
not disclosed.
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The former residence of Judge Philip Holt, and more recently
of Clyde Everett of Sheaffer Pen Co., is to house the teaching
Sisters, on removalftom a long -unsuitable convent quarters.
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New industry coming
to town of Clinton
announcement made
last week, Clinton, Ontario, has
been named the location of a
new manufacturing facility to be
owned and operated ' . by
Ex -Cell -0 Corporation of
Canada Ltd. It will employ 12
Workers in its first year. of
or, -n: ;, .a rid" ° tr a ream-
employment
eaSemployment to 3() .during the
next five years.
According to the company's
announcement, the plant is
being built in Canada in an
effo'f to meet an ini.:reasing
dcand for Willey carbide
inserts and standard Indexable•
tooling, At present ' Willey
facilities ,the United States
manufac.tdr.e these products and
those needed in Canada , are
imported. . -
• On behalf of the Ontario
Development Corporation the,
office of Charles. MacNaughton,
M.P.P. for Huron and the
Minister of Transport and
Communications, announced
that the Ex. -Cell -0 Corporation
had been ranted a $100,000 •
performance loan in connection
with the construction of the
Wildex Plant in Clinton.
The.. loan, which is to be
forgiveable after a six year
period, was -.termed "A major
factor in the decision of
Ex -Cell -0 to locate in Clinton,"
by -Mr: --Mac Naughton.
The 10,100 square foot plant
is to .manufacture .:a line of
carbide cutting tools and devices
to • compliment a . line of
machinery built at the
company's other plants.
`•Bruce• Williscraft has been
named as the Plant Manager •for
the new industry by ..Ross
Strickland, vice-president of the
Ex -Cell -0 Corporation ° of
Canada Limited. Mr. Williscraft
has been directly associated with
Wiley products.' of Canada
Limited for a nUmjer of years.
Clarenee Denori?me ,. and
James Armstrong have been
negotiating on behalf of the'
Clinton. a town~�clorrn'eit Indtrstriat-
" 0 mmittee vtith' the Ex -Cell -O.'
Corporation which also operates
a plant in Windsor. In addition
to these negotiations Mr.'
MacNaughton acted as a
co-ordinator between the
Clinton council and the O.D.C.
helping to make the. loan
possible. ' 4
Front view of the convent.building and school at the present time.
In this picture, taken" about 1881 from St. George's'steeple, are shownjeft, the convent of the
Sisters of St. Joseph, built about 1866, and the frame church of St, Peter, erected in 1843. •
PROC LAMATIO.N
TO THE CITIZENS OF
THE TOWN OF GODERIeH
MONDAY, AUGUST 2nd, 1971
Havg Been Fixed By Resolution As
A` CIVIC AND. PUBLIC HOLIDAY
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• All Citizens are requested to govern
_themselves. accordingly.
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HARRY WORSELL, Mayor
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,Plans call for the construction,
of the plant or ,a portion of land
at the extension of George and
Hill Streets in , the town, s
property which, was recently
purchased by the Town Council
as an industrial park. Clinton
Department of Public Utilities
has installed necessary services
to the site 'iWi 1uding hydro,
water and sewage facilities and
the Public Works department has
begun work on a road bed of the
new streetsnecessary to link the''
si,,W with the rest of the
community.
It is presently estimated that
construction 'will be complete
and the plant ' will begin
operations by November 1,
1971.
Over the past years Clinton
has been facing a downward
trend. in its economy with local
factories either shutting down or
cutting back production. The
announcement of -the new plant
comes :as welcome news. The
closing of the Canadian Forces
Base, which had been located
close by, had also dealt a severe
shock to the community.
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