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t good -conduct . men a dav'5'
teayee-an(ithev could raise a l)iI•t
or raise the devil." -
Somewhere about this time.
officers of the militia entertained
the officers of the gunboats
William Sharman. On the Wright
Cherub and Prince Alfred
stone in Maitland Cemetery are
The Goderich weeklies. Signal
carved the words: Father and
and Star, published jointly in 1889
Husband. Founder of Point
a special issue in which appeared Warm
an interesting description of At the time of Wright's cieitth.,it
Point Farm at that time.
"The house is de,lig'htfulla .least two brothers "14'0 living
situated.'‘' article stated. ..on Jonathan in California. Robert in
Chicago.
the high bluff overlooking Lake Joseph T C,olaith(il.pe, who for
. Huz'on. with an extensive view or
some time conducted a general
the surrounding country As far stot e ill Saltturd. colt ated,Polnt
as possible, the natural wo(Yiiy F fm for several years. -and in
have been presery(at and situated 1912 purchased it from the
in one of its many summer • C'anada Permanent Trust In that
houses. •within Sound of the
year. though the Sunset in
The funeral service 01 .1 -1E.
Wright was ('t) iducted at
Brophev's undertaking rooms by
Rev. J B. Fotheringhalrl, rector
of St . George's. PaHhea rers,were
F.F 'Lawrence, William
Campbell, C.G. Newton alai
first stoves for the county jail.
" His funeral service was
conducted by Rev Dr. Robert lire
in 1.eehul11 Presbyterian Church:
1115 brothers Horace and Henry
were Goderich business meta
w'1'he roads, trails and
landscaping wt►ic11 Hon-. (' S,
MacNaughton, Huron member..
seven years ago predicted would
give a good start in developing a
•fine park have all contributed to
the good results foreseen
Camping facilities are provided
for .hundreds, with amenities
unheard ofin the tune' of the
founder Of Point Farm
Locilt�lks
Musical splash of the waves and
a house in sight. one gni( Goderich had` he�(oute t..
not attend annus, .
competitor, -a l tl•t;e miillher
ofof the reach 01 civilization '
Upwards' ()t S25.000 has tic) tar guests- was 1.eported at Point
been expended finite haus E_ ii i..i.ts . , Farm.. I' h e building h ,n ,i
contents w u.h►le; the l)I etty `Tt'bei 101 1teiiliv till"s" Mild p1 isfc"i:
si'falaingliatti ing-thethird oo r was
grounds, with thele' winding paths.
have received a large .share-of'not in USE'. it is recalled lane hotel
attention A.O. are quits' lustifiec} was demolished about 1915by the
ia:..say ing_-:.Po ut. Farill Mercantile Salvage Company.
a i s ..- ,t1 i� Ti ,,ac' r.tr s lir-, -ha11.i-innroll
household word 'throughout the feet of lumber, doors and
Dominion and even states of the
l'nion .. windows, ' lath, baseboard and
In March, 1894. preparations wainscotting." Mrs. Rav Barker.
for the coming season at Point Hincks'stveet. Goderich' was told
F'arrn;vvere reported in the Signal by her grandmother that the Point
Mr Wright informs us that he Farm hotel furniture was sold at
hasput ti at ction. _:1�i s._.13:ar].e.i: is_a. g_i�eat .
p a targe 'quantiK',of
excellent ice, at least double the g r a n d a n g h t e r' o f Anthony
quantity of previous years. Mr Goldthorpe in 1920 sold the representatives . of, Victoria
- believing that the depressed Street United Church and the
times on the other side will have a Point Farm property to Oscar
Fleming of Win}sorm who at the Parish at Be nmill( r
:tendency to di;ive visitors from.. �' ' Rev; ;Warr. explained that the
time was owner of Ridgewood
-1 the usual expensive resort's .to delegation he will be heading will
)laces where more moderate Park. He sold in 1937 to. Gordon
I only attend two days of the three -
and William Bisset In . 1.939 the
living can be obtained: therefore, day conferencedue to activities at
he will be well prepared in that "Provincial government declared' line. the Iocal church during one of the '
" certain parts of the Lakeshore lots
required for public purposes' .scheduled tunes..
There is discernible in the :The Tuesday programme will
�, a for the widening of No. 21
foregoing slight note of,anxie v , be held in Westminster College.
which'` 'roved to be warranted. Highway. .
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In developing , Poing Farms The Wednesday and Thursday
Patronage of families from a sessions .are scheduled for
distance was decreasing. and Provincial Park, the.Departntent
s of Lands and Forests acquired Centennial Hall. About 450 .
while there was a rising ratio of delegates. approximately tclximately half
visitors -from nearhv. Many 'A ere
acreage from the Cook and Horton , Q) p
families, the Blssgts. anal .J,R clergy and half . laity: - are
only picknickers'. Point Farm rxl1ecte�.}•
became popular for Sunday school L'inklater to bring the area to 575
acres, A Catholic layman will be the
anal ledge outing fainnily The Cook family was connected
of the Conference with a new
gatherings and sports events. invigorating approach to church
Everybody goes to Point: with Point Farm for many years.
farnn,ing Lot 8. and at one tinne'had'•' music_
Farm for Labor Day sports." a Dr. C. Alexander Palos uin. not
• Goderich news )a er announced in three dwellings on rrre road to the, 1
l P 0 str,nnge1 to London, outstanding
1906. In this instance there was a hotel. At the main road. •;?'Ates
w'ere_t-s'ed-f-ot• a -long timt-,• opened music fnnovats,r, an adviser.-ol
charge of 25 cents ;children 1.0) ' Pope John�XXIlt. will lead the
for admission to the grounds. but for admission of visitors. The
house nearest the hotel.. now long Conference ntti 0 ,new musical
from ,many unscheduled ex )er ienc'e. e will conduct the
gatherings there would be n -a gone• was that of Joseph Cook. 1
,Immediatelvsouth of the Edward'
morning devotions a's well as
revenue for Point _F r t ." Cook house at the 'highu'�l y is the presenting )resenting an unusual
On July 14. 1912. the newspaper rog'ratnme in Centennial Hall on
'�--re.porte'rt •-�-,a --la'rge--number-of olclwria to ,Point Farm,,, cut off -_ -Eo r hila, evening 'MY- 7.4,._..H.P.._
no in Mr, . Cook s.I t per ty . The....�..K,.
guests enjoying the balmy ai,r." Till he assisted by Barrie
and cooling breezes at Point present entrance to Point Farm is
Farm. Those named were frmsrfp►�- a few hundred yards to the south Cahena, director of music at St,
A house at the old entrance is said Andrew -s United Church, and a
Ontario points and :Michigan. ' - to have been mann years ago a large choir. The public 'are
The hotel was a po-pular place w PointFarm
cordially invited to `attend _this
tavern, known as
for Goderich people to entertain. Branch. event.'
In this same month Mrs. ,WIT.
Hillary Ho•rt'on, founder 01" a ''• The Tuesday progranlrne of
Kelly pritertained a number- of oa-
young friends': Mrs. C. Saunders, well known Colborne family. was Mini -conferences will focus- on
Eya Kelly. Irene Saints. Dell a 'native of Kent, England. w.ho contemporary problems faring
Nairn, E. Williams. Iva Allen. rE, bought land on the lake shore as ' society-. The ordination service
Buchan. Christohel Anderson. early as 1833. According to his for . tour men entering -the
Jean Tom. Jessie Strang and obituary in the Signal. •April 29. ..ministry 'w'ill he held ,Thursday
Agnes Hamilton. - • - 1.881, he -"removed to Colborne" evening in Centenni.t•i Hall.
Mr. Wright left point Farm andin 1845 presumably to Lot 7 He
returned to -Goderich in 1902 and. had the first blacksmith shop in..(
operated the Park House until he the area, and the first religious ,,ONLY YOU CAN
left Gpderich in 1914. In his -time ,,,,services in Bible Christian and ' GIVE THE GIFT
Presbyterian --were "held in -his --
'its dinners were popular. 'arid' F LIFE I
......_... _ i.,:., _ - -, e -t) r-ough•t-f-t --C 1: t ham,,. .. ___
guests "w'erereceauard a.mz(1.___.
int"e •i Tt ng aT mi1i) Turnittir6.
UC meeting_
The' annual. meeting of. the
London Conference of the United
London on May 23, 24 and 25.
Rev. Bob Ravmont as well as
laymen Harold Knislev. and Joe .
Snyder .'will be ,attending as
representatives of North Street
.l'nitf4i'Church in Goderich while
Rev. Leonard Warr. Mary Morris ata edit= Fri F gat .i ;wt•tn( e, -}t -i is .illi ---t t� w -In- �1 t. nl 0 s ph e'r 0. ft is
$ -orf tit
and Mrs'. Jean Patterson A:ill be
ni a l o n g the t r i p a s t 1 t 1 thi ° fth members of Maitland stopped
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The spring class r'ecentlygraduated from the Pfrimmer Clinic near diplomas to Mrs. Grace Thain, of Midnight Lake, Saskatchewan
Bayfield. Mrs. Therese C. Sawcher director of the clinic•presents while Wallace Gillingham of Bad Axe Michigan watches.
Woman to Woman
Hawkins.' •
l tt mselves~-
Mr. Wright's first wife. -Susan
Ellen Davies. (lied in 1880. In 1881
he.-moarri,ed_-.Miss Fthel
ceremony was performed at ...The
Rookery." now1cmggone, and one
of the bridesmaids - was Miss
Bessie Wright. of Aylmer. a'niece
of the bridegroom In 1897 Mr. --
Wright married Mrs. Porte. of
Guelph, 1
He died in Hamilton Sept 5.
-:1915, in his 83rd year, survived
by his wife and by one son, of the ,
first marriage. Thomas C.
Wright. A daughter. Alice Ann.
,died in 1873, age(t 13.•
Thomas C. Wright, horn
January 9, 1869, conducted' a,,
• :pianoand music •store,,in London.
Ont., retiring to Bournemouth.
England. He married Ada Raw.
who -died in 1933 in Hamilton, and
secondly, Sarah Rose Page, in
1934, in ,London, England,
A SMART
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At' The Five Points
X,Itenied MlllchalllC
Repairs to ill Mikes
that, provided, of course, that you
are willing to pay the bills for that
prestige: -•
There are also m'emhers of the
club who love to golf and to curl.
There have been charges made
iron! time to time, tha t Maitland
t;nll and. Curling Club -is poorly
managed. .1'111 not really' , in - a
tc, k now e e
position n the s t -up at
They have memberships because \I Lien,' but I have been around
they play enough to save money by ,.tinu,11 boards, and councils and
membership a ri d they are l,tibltc),tidies to know that unless
interested in vetting '0)n the golf„ane one person has the authority
course. f(11' instance, quickly. No t., make decisions, things get
waiting No crowds. Just good tcl ed .dow'n.
goat'. And there's nothing wrong I would suspect that in 0 Club
with that either, it you are willing.41ic.1i is 1iitl.in(1. there are too
t1) pay' the bilis to keep the club
m,Hnv Chiefs :and not nearly
tuuetioning.smootf tV an(1 soundiv •enough ln(11 10 1f you are• a
Without a large clientele on- the
member 1 of the club. you may get
tees th'., ieellne'that you have a perfect
-But I'iii wondering if the Town tight to make decisions or even
of Goderich has enough -people
, 'who, are ,financially in the
category -to afford,these
luxuries—and that's what they
Maybe,* Goderich cannot
supporta pI.1_'. e Vi'tT
private golf and curling, club and
h,ilige decisions at your:
%Oiln ...anrl that can he Chaotic
.find expensive.
I guess what I'm truing to say is
t Maitland':s present
. t Godes ich's
!lIUlS(1:11
' •big -city -in -a -small-
ti
IN ESS
expensive but it is a valid entity if
people are of -the mind and the
pocketbook to support
However, if the members
cannot finance the Club and the
municipality .must assist', then it
become, a whole new hallgame
with a whole new set of rules
Already the Town of Goderich has
helped with the handing at the
Club, When money ,went from
-Town coffers last ye(lr to
Maitland, some''of the Club's
exclusive atmosphere w.erit with
it: if more money goes from the
Town to the Club, this year, more
will he lost.
The'rn,?mbers must accept that
sad fact...an(1 • t-hev angst admit
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that some bitter -changes- must be
made-, if only just temporarily.
Maybe the Club will get on its feet
this year — next year — the
following year. I arm rooting for
the club's success. •• '
°liiitaatrl; as Verne Gledhill so
wisely. said. ..Changes: have to
come --, even liege.'`
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