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C'hangeroom changes .
Work on the Judith Gooderham pool changeroom has been Tenders have been let on the project worth $38,500 which is due
destructive for the past" week as workmen take the building for completion by the pool's opening date June I. (staff photo)
apart to accommodate the renovations approved by council.
Says Huron winter
,,VVilliam Bennett Rich
writes to his brother
coldand hun r in 1;837
BY W.E. ELLIOTT join in this work of necessity, and Mrs. Fox I have seen but
but certainly they should not once since ydu left."
"The thermometer out of bear, as they have done By the time William Bennett
doors stands at, 10 belowzero, hitherto, almost the whole of Rit wrote to his brother on
and indoors below freezing," the burthenY' (His wife was Janua'rY 10, .1837, he was next
So reported William Bennett Sarah Cobb, member. of a door to starvation. He and his
Rich, of Goderich, on January wealthy Kern. family.) family were down to "Swede
10, 1837, in a letter to his Efforts had been made, Rich tirriaips and potatoes'," the
brother Robert in England. stated, by himself and hi latter frozen.
One sometimes hears people friends, to find ' employment, "Imagine to yourself," he
nowadays expressing curiosity but it appeared that such was
as to how --or if --those depen- not to be found in England.
dent upon fireplaces' were able Evidently the appeal` for
to keep warm. The answer passage money succeeded;
seems to be that they didn't. Rich 'and his already con -
Rich had, been a resident of siderable familyr7...ea.ched
this. young settlement for four • Goderich in the same year.
years. He would have been A let?' from brother Robert,
living in a frame or log house, dated January 10, 1835, is 'the
of which so far we have no earliest communication with
description. 'The big brick. William that has come to light.
house at Lighthouse and. William was haying a fough
Wellesley came perhaps ten time; Robert was elOquent in
years later.,When it was built, commiseration, but does not
Rich provided four fireplaces, mention cash..He wrote:
including ()tie' in the kitchen "My pray -,r 4, that this may
capable of nursing a huge Jog find you so uch reconciled to
overnight. your situation as may give you
As narrated in the first in- ' some confort, some thank-
stalment of the Rich story, the fulness as will enable you
former Guards officer led a gay . manfully to maintain the
life in England for some years • struggle which Fate has
after the war, and got into debt. decreed. 1 have read your
The first letter made available Letters, and all the success you
for perusal here was written in could expect has attended your
England on March 27, 1833.1n endeavors in speculation. May
it, Rich called upon members of the Almighty protect you, your
his family to provide funds for . good consort and all your
his passage to Canada "and a children. May the- parents be
few pounds in My pocket to give endued with fortitude to bear
me an opportunity of seeking a and maintain their children,
livelihood .as a journeyman, who, in divine wisdom may He
ropemaker or in any situation be pleased to endow., with af-
my abilities may fit me for fection and gratitude... George
abroad." I saw, last week, who with his
"I ask but for common wife and family were guests •
p.assage," he wrote, from here. 'Tis as usual with him,
BacIlesniere, near Faversham; plenty of trade, but in the
"no . luxuries, • nothing . but peculiar habits of his mind he
necessities. It is in the power of does not appear satisfied with
many to help me, and the Cobb the conduct of it and has not
Fa`mily are welldisposed to nerve to amend it. Mrs. Lamb.
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wrote, "the privation to those
who have been accustomed to
fruifand vegetables of every
description, in abundance,
reduced to potatoes, and Swede
turnips' as a luxury, and the
only fruit an apple, but even
these, now winter has set in
regularly, ,frozen as hard- as
stone. Even of these frozen
potatoes' we have only about a
bushel, nor shall we have any
more until the froSt breaks up
and the pits can be opened with
impunity. This will not be
sooner than (illegible number)
months hence, nor do we plant
for new potatoes before June. '
"Firing is an article of
considerable expense, though
so handy to the town, but in so
cold weather it is equally int
dispensable with provisions.
"I have never yet had an
opportunityof seeing the
Kentish Governor, Sir Francis
kle. ad, though I am decidedly of
opinion it would be of service,
but my means are incompetent
to the journey and a decent
rigout.
"I am in great hopes that it is
arranged I shall in April have
the situation of postmaiter, the
present gentleman being about
to remove. Not that it is pf
much value at present, but I
deem it may eventually be
made so, if this is a district
town. In case of that happening,
I shall most probably be
obliged to add an office to my
present dwelling. Can get the
amount -advanced by my
family? Say 50 to 10(1 pounds,
upon interest. The Banks in this
country will not advance, even
upon real estate, for beyond 90
days, which is useless for such
. a purpose."
The first official postmaster
here was Edwin Griffin, .whose
office • was in E.C. Taylor's
store "on West street near the
Square." He was appointed in
1833. Whether or not ' he
'removed, Rich evidently did
not become postmaster.
"I am not contemplatir,g
realm to England at present,"
he told'his by:other,' "but if, I do
.not get eventually some per-
manent beneficial situation I
should really think seriously of
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