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Editor's note; Goderich Township will be
celebrating Its Sesquicentennial in 1984 and
an executive committee Is diligently
preparing a history book to mark the event.
The book is expected be ea sale by the end
of the year. Throughout the year, many
interesting anecdotes and articles, gleaned
from exhaustive research and relating to
the develoninent of the township, will ap-
pear By Sandra Orr
AIn the first, fledgling days of the Goderich
Townshipcommunity, in the 1830s and 40s,
when settlers were clearing their land, get-
ting their log cabins built, trying to keep
their livestock and themselves alive through
the winter, most people were desperate for
cash. They had to make payments to the
Canada Company, to obtain clear title to
their land, to get their Grant and Release
from the Company. Labor was the only legal
tender most settlers had at their disposal;
they were day laborers to help others get the
work done,
Jenkins, in his unpublished story 'The
Great Leap Westward', refers to Mr.
Richard.Pntta' .account_bn_ok. written in 1834-
35 which states he paid neighbors 12 ounds,
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1984—PAGE 19
O's style, w s brisk in !oderich Twp.
is hard to ergine doing without. Fo • exam-
ple, a carriage, 28 pounds, 15; a yoke of oxen
and cow, 31 pounds, 5; a wagon and c ! - ,13
pounds, 15. Also a mattock and pic
los; a whip 6/6 and halter 6/6. TO ca
livestock over the winter of 1834-35, "they
paid 32 pounds for oats, and 11 pounds for
hay, 3 pounds for barley, with additional ext
penses for peas and bran". Potts
presumably bought these goods from his
neighbors. Mr. Potts bought Lot 15, Huron
Road, and other lots on the Maitland Con-
cession, totalling 593 acres on August 8, 1834.
Expenditures for the first year amounted tc
1076 pounds, 15/3, with income virtually nil.
On December 12, 1843, after almost 10
years in Canada, Mr. Potts sold his land to
Mrs. Edward Tebbutt and returned to his
home in Dawlish, Wales.
William Jenkins, a neighbor of Mr. Potts
and a former employee, set up a beef
business on Lot 18, Huron Road; he sold
fresh beef as an alternative to salting it. His
daughters, Elizabeth and Mary, became
very adept at making change in both
pounds,, shilling and pence, and in dollars
and silver:.. Life. was emery.difficult far the
p . early settlers.After 10 years in Canada,
7/E fo rubbing an acre -of land: Hgs pual- w Atilt -Ina had cleared deity 20 acres,
f the t t r><
c1mases: or. e r /rear were tar items
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enough land for crops to feed his family and
livestock through the winter.
Bargaining and haggling could get you
something you want. Or you could barter
your produce at the tavern, or sell it. At the
Hicks Tavern (also known as the
Bridgewater Tavern) you could "exchange
a few pounds of butter for a couple of fresh
caught fish." says William Jenkins.
By the 1860s, clearing or grubbing the land
was not an everyday chore. Ln an 1863
Goderich Township farmer's journal, each
day's tasks are recorded. The family did
everything. They salted beef and pork,
made a box for the sleigh, cut firewood,
hauled gravel from the river, sowed and
threshed peas, planted and tended apple
trees and pear trees, made maple syrup,
tended a garden (had seven rows of car-
rots), put the clover together, split rails, had
turkeys, chicks, gooseberries; mowed the
orchard and got hay, planted out chicory,
made a cheese press, cradled the fall wheat,
then the oats and then the spring wheat,
kept the seed from plants like cucumbers
and pumpkins, planted potatoes again in Ju-
, exchanged flowers and,plants they didn't
have with neighbors (like plum shoots),
--travelled-by' wagon; - buggy or -horseback,
depending on the purpose of the travel;
there were many excursions per, week. All
this while they were in the process of
building the fine house pictured in the 1879
Huron County Atlas. -
You can see from reading the journal the
beginnings of affluence. You can read that
he took a tub of butter and got nails, oil,
glass, locks, and hinges or when he sold
barley, he bought a bedstead and a chest of
drawers. They sold the produce of the farm:
9/ lb. butter at 22 cents per lb.; one load of
wood for $2.50; 18 lbs. of candles for $2.25; 70
lbs. of hides at 5 cents per lb.; 3 bu. of apples
for $3.00. Some of the goods that were pur-
chased are as follows:-
7 rolls wallpap $1.12; 1/2 lb. baking soda
.05; 7 yd. stair c rpeting 2.10; ginger .06;
stove blacking . ; currants .25; unbrella
1.25; btl. peppermint .121/2; hose .25; 1 lb.
biscuit .10; stay slats .10; flypaper .05; hair
net .10; / lb. black tea .50; 2 pair boots 3.12;
1 broom .28; bootlaces .03; corsets .75;
elastic :03; 1 pair gloves .15
To be continued next week.
The next history meeting will be held
March 6 at 1 p.m. in the . Township" Hall,
Hohnesviii-e.
Pipes of Peace strike a bad chord
• Jeff Corrie and. Wayne Smith still had the strength to smile for the camera, even though
they were the base for a human pyramid. 'This was one of the events that kicked off the
Clinton high school winter carnival fun on Feb. 13. Events continue throughout the week
with a student -teacher 'hockey game on Thursday and Mafia Day on Friday. (Shelley
By Janet Tench
He's 42 years old, the richest man in show
biz, yet he's still singing quaint love songs
and doing drugs. Paul McCartney has got to
be the disappointment of 1983.
Speaking of disappointments, let's not
forget Pipes of Peace, Paul's newest LP.
How can anyone dislike anything by Paul
McCartney? Well, . it's rather odd, com-
paratively, but until Pipes of Peace, I liked
Paul's work tremendously. His innovative
classics, such as "Mull of Kintyre"; "Silly
Love Songs", and "Uncle Albert )Admiral
•
Goderichinayorto present program
A very special evening is in store for those
attending the Goderich and District After
Five Club, "Hearts and Flowers" Dessert
and Coffee to be held on Tuesday, February
28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Candlelight Restaurant
in Goderich.
The feature "Heart of Goderich" will be a
most interesting and informative tirne with
Eileen Palmer, Mayor of Goderich.
Blake Smith, alto -saxophonist, and no
stranger to Goderich and area will provide
"Heart and Soul" music for the evening. •
The very special speaker this month is Ria
Kroezen from Hepworth. Ria is a wife, mom
and author. Only three years ago, at the age
HAPPY 23RD
"WIENER"
of 35, Ria was given two to six months to live
- cancer had spread to six vital organs in her
abdomen and was diagnosed as being in the
last stages of the disease. Ria shares her
Struggles and her victories. You won't want
to miss this special evening !
Reservations and cancellations are
essential. Please call 524-9309 or 482-7973.
Happy Belated
18th
Julie & Estella
Halsey" spurred me on towards buying
Pipes of Peace. I felt sure the music would
have the same imaginative flare.
I couldn't have been more exact. The
music was the same... it sounded as if Paul
had written the music 13 years ago.
However, like a floating branch for a
shipwrecked sailor, Michael Jackson saves
the day. Michael cowrote "Say, Say, Say",
the first single, accompanied by an amusing
video. This is the best song on the album;
actually another reason for my purchase of
the album. Another good song on the album
is "The Man", cosung by Michael Jackson.
Ndw I''ll list the concurrently good and bad
points about the album.
1. The album's theme is world peace; the
same as Paul's last album Tug of War.
Hence, the songs "Tug . of Peace" and
"Pipes of Peace" are rather needless. Let's
face it. There is not going to be a nuclear
war; people's survival instinct will prevent
it.
2. The lyrics are very simple. The ad-
vantage to this is that people can sing the
songs. The disadvantage here is that people
get bored of the songs "The Other Me",
"Average Person" and'r "Through Our
Love" all sound like past McCartney songs.
3. Pipes of Peace is a "family" album.
Ringo makes an appearance; it is produced
by George. Martin. It sounds a lot like
Beatles music. The song "So Bad" has
particularly bad production.
As a Paul McCartney album, Pipes of
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Peace is a let -down. Paul has not changed
his style to keep up with the music trends of
today. Groups like the Kinks, Yes, and Saga
have kept -up "without losing- "their sound.
Why can't Paul? As an album done by just
anyone, it is good. But, as the second album
of peace from a 42 -year-old man, who was
recently busted for taking drugs across the
border, it isnot as good"as it should be.
Rating:712 )10
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