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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-04-27, Page 14A 'GGOPERICB :SIGNAL STAR, THURSDAY. APRIL 27, 1972 , y. rill's log encoura mtor to mine w�. BY W. E. ELLIOTT A' granite cross, west of the driveway as you leave the upper WYO. of Maitland Cemetery, for many years identified the grave of Henry Yarwood Attrill. The spread of lichen and the inroads of weather' since 1892 have almost obliterated the name. The stone is no longer a memorial.... There is a memorial; and it is not Ridgewood Park, though some oldresideets speak of the Attrill place :and Attrill's Point You might say there is a $20,000,000 memorial Dainty's salt mine,' alight not be where it is hall not Attrill spent $80,000 putting down a . shaft and kept an• accurate record of the geological formations. "The company explored. in several places," Mine. Manager Gordon. Muir tori ,Goderil h Rotary. Club recently. "but Attrill'salog encouraged them' to come here." So Domtar made tests _here in 1958, and next year the shaft was sunk, 300 yards from• Attrill's shaft, a couple of hundred feet deeper than he drilled," and 83 years later. • In his 1930 report to the Y)epartment of Mines at Ottawa, L. Heber Cole wrote: "Among the earlier borings made in this region (Ontario), the most important was the diamond drill hole put down by Mr. Henry Aitrill in 1476." The results of the drilling, as interpreted from the log and the cores. .are largely portrayed in the cha rt to be seen in the lobby of the salt mine office. The drilling showed y123 feet of salt in a distance of 388" feet. divided into six beds, ranging from six feet 'to nearly 35 feetin thickness. John S. Platt, "whet'was in the salt industry here, wrote that Attrill started,to sinka mine in the salt bed 13 feet in -diameter, lined with brick built with Portland cement. 37 feet to the' rock He imported engineers and miners from Germany and other countries. They succeeded to a d bpth of 250 feet. when .a mineral spring was encountered and the inflow was so great that several •large • steam pumps could not pump it but The 'mine was abandoned after expenditure of about S8Q,000-:--'There were —several hundred tons of cast iron Maitland- River front developing for future At a peen l meeting of Colborne Township Council held on Tuesday. April 18, 1972 at the Township Hall Carlow with ,ill members present. 4 of 'the 5 questionnaires dealing with land severences that were approved Were on the Maitland River. • Due to the nurrrher of applications for Tile Drainage ,L.oansthe Clerk was instructed to• commence procedure -for a $100.000 Tile Drainage Borrowing By -Law. Grants were approved foPDiingarinon Fair. the Huron County Historical Society and Membership in the Huron Coulity Munici ,a1 Officers Association. At the request of the Tiger Dunlop Women's Institute 2 fire extinguishers are' to be placed in the Township hall. ' The Clerk, was instructed to advertise a' meeting of • all ratepayers in the Township Dungannon UC irrteresteff in the 'promotion of a Township Recreation Program This meeting is to be held Thursday; May 4. 1972 at 8 p m and it is hoped'that there will he a good attendance ' of pythons interested in the above subject either as an organizer. leader or,. participant. Grants are available for surd programs when organized by a municipality Recreation is a broad field Activities might include such programs as: sports activities. negotiation With neighboring municipalities re: swimming and hockeyfacilities. etc . formation of apublic library. a Municipal park,: evening'classes. arts anti crafts. senior citizens' programs. -A • good recreation program is the promoti'n of cultural, educational.. physical and social activities . within the municipality. lxplorerkader tetis about projects for girls • - The United Church Women -met on Tuesday, April 18 •at 8:15 p.m. Mrs. Mel Dickson introduced Mrs. Bill Stewart, leader of the Explorers. Mrs. Stewart told of the work and crafts being done. and introduced the Explorers. •The girls, repeated their purpose and motto in unison, Mrs. Stewart lend GOWER'S SPRING WORK BOOTS in prayer. The, Explorer hymn 'This Is My Father's World: followed:" Annette Hodges . read a Bible passage. Mrs. Ross Eedy thanked the girls and theme leader" for their part in our meeting. Mr`s, 'MO—Dickson and Mrs. Ross Eedv continued the meeting with diffef•ent readings,? on the theme ''Loneliness'. Plans are being made for Ladies Day" which will be in our church the first day of June. The Nile and Dungannon ladles are planning a bus trip on June 12. Miss Beth McConnell gave a reading entitled The Day of Resurrection". -A social time followed with Mrs. J. Alton and Mrs. L. s . as lunch hostesses , t It here segments four feet long, 18 inches • wide, one inch thick, cast to shape . , of the mine walls. for lining. These came by"steamer from Sagipaw, and eventually were sold as, scrap." When the Ridge property was advertised' for sale, after the death of Registrar John Galt, it was' purchased by Henry Y. Attrill, of Baltimore, part in 1873, the remainder in -I-875.. He built the large house adjoining on the north -the lor and stucco cottage. built in the 1830s for Baron van Tuyll of Holland Perhaps because the Attrills lived after the style of English gentry, it was always assumed that they,were of English origin. Confirmation is found in the Maitland 1,Cemetery records. Henry Attrill, his wife. and his son'Thomas were born in, England. -0 They were not very long. perhaps: residents of 'Baltimore. From the Maryland Historical Society it is learned that the Baltimore city directory of 1868- 69 showed Henry Y. Attrill living at the Fountain. Hotel. The 1870 directory' shows Henry Y. Attrill, vice-president of the People's Gas Company, at 40 N Calhoun street. The last time he appears is in 1874. at 209 St. Paul street. The Chicago Times in Januar,', 1881. reported.Attrill (by now a resident of Goderich) as defendant in a Baltimore case in which a jury returned a verdict for S67.000 damages against him. for services 'of Judge Patterson „"in compromising, difficulties between New 'Orleans Gaslight Co and the New Crescent City Gaslight Company " When Henry. Attrill •died in Toronto iii 189?. in his 70th near. the Goderich Signal published ,.wthi'ng -about. his, life. hut commented that on Tore than -one occasion he had "made liberal ,proposals -for advancement of the • town, which had pot been seconded: as they should have been " . If elderly residents .remember any of the Attrills rt• would likely~ be the daughter Elizabeth or son Edward. From 1900. they were owners of The Ridge and other properties in Colborne Their fathershad kept driving horses: Durham cattle. sheep and. hogs. •being the only one of the owners '61 The, Ridge up until now to do so. There was a farmer. resident on the place. to look after stock and crops. •Attrill's widow continued to keep livestock. • The late George Sillih. who worked at Attrill's as a hov. said the Attrill carriage was s4 -.)1(1s4-.)1(1- Count stvie, rira n by Hja-ck yse and with the driveron a high seat I sometimes drove -Elizabeth• to town Bessie had nine Shetland ponies. They. Fere taken to the hush and .chloroformed when. B.essie died." a Elizabeth'died in 1906. Edward in 1907. aged 37•' Another son, Thomas. died in 1880. There were two daughters.. Grace (Mrs. Heaton)and Mar.v.kMrs. Wright). -Mrs. Attrill's .will names James •Blackburn: Attrill, but he is not .otherwise identified. F.00fston-es at the Maitland plot Show the letters F.C. (tor: Edward -Chan.,', . and HFA (for Helen - Forrester, wife of Henry) She died February '22. 1900. The Signal praised her personal qualities, but. offered nothing otherwise about' her or other members of the family.` 'A few years after the failure of his salt project. Henry Attrill settled all his property upon his 'wife, and when she died eight years afterhfm, she left it to• the children, chiefly Elizabeth and Edward, Her will bears the signature of Arthur Sturgis Hardy as surrogate clerk, Mr. Hardy only a few weeks earlier -had vacated the 'premiership of Ontario. There is no mention in the will of property in England. Chief item in an estate of $85,000 was "bank and other stocks in the United, States, $60,066," The.e were 46 vacant lots in Grand Rapids and one in Chicago. and $20,000 in U.S. mortgages. Silver, china and furniture were bequeathed : to Elizabeth. also 400 shares in the capital.„stock `61 New Orleans Gaslight Company The property in Goderich . and Colborne, '``settled on me for life by my late husband" included parts of Blocks A, B. C. E and F, "the Island and the Great Meadow." They Ridgewood property was. sold in 1913 to Oscar E. Fleming, of' Windsor.. 'The Attrill Barrie; almost forgotten otherwise, is preserved in memorial windows in the north transept of St., Georges church. "erected by the sisters in loving rnetnory"• of Thomas, Edwai;ai' anti Elizabeth. Muir has opened up .an interesting flashback. W1 Branch forms at Holmesvllle Mrs J. C. Banter, RR 2, Clinton, was named president of the new Women's Institute blanch formed last Thursday in the Holmesvllle hall, Mrs. Wilmer Riddell, RR 3, .Clinton, was chosen secretary -treasurer and Mrs.. Stanley Mcllwain, RR. 2, GoAtrich, was named district director. ' This new branch which had 16' charter members chose ..Goderich Township W.I. Branch" as its first- choice of names with Friendship Branch tieing second and BridgeJiater tieing third,', M,t's William Pof3'ter brought the meeting to order and rntrOduced the visitors of the evening Mrs. Norman Coulthard, Parris provincial 'board member: Mrs. Harold Gaunt, St. Helens, Huron West - District president; Mrs. Graham McNee, Dungannon, district secretary=. trt'.rsurer; and Mrs. Eleanor Hradnock, Auburn, district public 'relations officer.w.Also present wereMrs. Donald Cartwright and Mrs Frank Raithby of the Auburn Mrs Gaunt outlined the aims And tthjectives of this world-iEle ,"rganization and Mrs. Coulthard organized the Branch which will m.Oet the third Thursday of every we care ALL PRICES EFFECTIVE THROUGH Buy with Confidence A&P - MEATS ARE ALWAYS QUALITY RIGHT ! TRIMMED SHOWN IN THIS AD GUARANTEED RIGHT ! 1972. SATURDAY, APRIL 29, SUPER -RIGHT QUALITY, •PICNIC STYLE, SMOKED, COOKED ,(SLICED LB 68o) Park Shoulders 58 Spare Ribs Country Style Ib 785/ NEW ZEALAND, IMPORTED, FROZEN i- -Loin Chops: Ib 8951 Lamb month..ttrs. Coulthard presented' a copy of the Wolnen;s Institute story to the ,new president who accepted it on behalf of the newly formed branch. Local man performs At organ recital Stephen Rieek of Goderieh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Rieck, and a student at Goderich District Collegiate Institute, performed last Friday,afternoon as part of the Festival Series of Lunch Time Organ Recitals at First St. Andrew's United Church in London. The festival is held April 17 through April 21. . Stephen is a student of Barrie Cabena, a :professor of Church Music and Organ at Waterloo Lutheran University and also the 'organist at St. Andrew's Chilrch. On his program Stephen played Diderich Buxtehude's Prelude and Fugue in G minor, Trumpet Voluntary by John Bennett, Prelude and Fugue in D, by Bacn and Adagio and Taccata from Symphony five in F minor by Ch, M. Widor.. •R WHY BREAK YOUR BACK HAULING CASES OF POP WHEN YOU CAN NAVE THEM DELIVERED. TP''THE D90R? FREE DELIVERY SERVICE FOR SOFT DRINKS -�r • BY THE CASE—TO THE DOOR $ 2.00 • a case plus deposit (cheaper than ii,the, store) 12-30 oz. bnttles,to a case DELIVERY IN TIVERTON, KINCARDINE, GOD.ERLCH, LUCKNOW, RIPLEY, PT. CLARK AND WINGHAM ALL FLAVORS — COLA, GINGERALE, ORANGE, GRAPE, LEMON LIME,.CREAM SODA, ROOT BEER AND PLUS=a 395;13581 ALL re- RL 4 RED. BRAND STEER BEEF BONE IN, POT ROAST . SHOULDE ROAST EXCELLENT FOR BRAISING BLADE STEAKS A M GROUND CHUCK. CROSS • RIB ROAST- 8.51;) NEW ZEALAND, IMPORTED, FROZEN . Lamb Rib' Ch�ps (WE HANDLE• NEW ,ZEALAND LAMB ONLY) • Sausages Burns, Beef & Pork, Ib 56p( BURNS BRAND (2 -LB VAC PAC V... _ , Wieners 1 -lb vac pac 5951 SUPER -RIGHT BRAND, SLICED Side Bacon , 14b vac pac 61!, PORK LIVER 16291 SUPER•RIGHT QUALITY, PORK SIDE Spare Ribs 16781 CASHMERE TOILET TSSUE POWDER DETERGENT KING SIZE 5 -LB BOX ASSORTED VARIETIES Peak Freon Cookies 47Z. sI DETERGENT .• Joy Liquid 42 -f1 -oz plastic bti 711 KRAFT, SMOOTH (PRICED LOWER THAN A YEAR AGO) Peanut Butter ' 28 -oz jar 795` INSTANT,' FREEZE DRIED (B•OZ `JAR, $1.99) Brim Coffee Decaffeinated 2 -oz jar 691 ' BEEF ---1•0Z PKG, • CHICKEN -11/4 -OZ PKG, SPARERIBS -- 21/44Z PKG, COATING MIXES, CHEF IN A $AG Club House. Mixes pk9.431* 31 DARE BOOKIES MONARCHPARCHMENT WRAP MARGARINE a29¢ J CHOC. CHIP,' PEANUT BUTTER. CHIP, CHOC. FUDGE FRENCH CREAMS, PEANUT CRUNCH CREAMS 16 -OZ TIN.TIE 1BAG CANADA FANCY GRADE, CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE ti ONTARIO McINTOSH 4 -Qt' BASKET U, FLORIttA, VALENCIA, FULL OF JUICE fresh Baket Treats JANE PARKER, FULL 11 -INCH, 24 OZ SIZE (SAVE 104Apple or Raisin Pie each 49? JANE PARKER (SAVE 10c) • English Fruit Cake 1 -1b.9 -oz cake 39? JANE _PARKER Chelsea Buns JANE PARKER, HOMESTYLE Glazed Donuts , (SAVE 10c) 1 -Ib pkg s S l , (SAVE 104 -pkgof9491 WE USE ONLY PURE VEGETABLE SHORTENING, ONLY 100' , PURE CANE SUGAR, GREATER MILK CONTENT Jane Parker Bread SLICED, SANDWICH A R• T 4