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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1984-08-15, Page 39• I1 • rr By PallAHOOM of the .older stere lo015 limon, . the Victoria Block must .9 be considered m outstanding. It is the •only three- -stprey cor-miinercial building on IN Main street, and.the.only.examkle of-Sepond and pith',• Styling. in a store bloc in the town, one of the few in the arra, Clinton was incorporated as a: town in 1875. Two years later James Twitchell and Thomas Jackson 'Sr. built the ;Victoria Block. Both men were merchants doing well in their respective businesses, and. when -each decided to expand they did so with one building. The block has always housed retail stores though the nature of these. has changed much through the years. In the left (north) storefront, Twitchell ran a. saddlery and harness -making shop, later expanding into shoes, boots, and luggage. Jackson con- ducted a tailoring and men's furnishing establishment in the south half. For most of this century the store once inhabited by Jackson has been a dry goods store �• formerly Irwins, currently Mary's Sewing Centre. The other half of the building became part of Cooper's Department Store, then a 5e -to -$1 store, and finally the variety store now known as C&E. The second and third floors have seen a variety of uses over the years, including apartments and millinery shops. The Mechanics' Institute — the forerunner of to- day's public community library — occupied a room briefly in 1880, while struggling to get back on its feet after losing its quarters and most of its books in the November 1879 fire that destroyed the Market Buildi Lodge meetings were also held for me years in the Victoria Block, in the large pen rooms on the third floor. The strumse. is of white brick, and is flanked by two.. -storey blocks of simlr date, and constructio►, which• serve to set: off the •taller centre l tff}lding. ;.The Victoria.Block exhibits the.nnansard .roof so. typical of the Second Empire .style of . 'architecture. This style derives from the fashion of Second Empire France ander ruler Napoleons 11I from 1852..to 187.. Inset into the roof are four hooded dormers in the configuration known as "Vic- torian Segmental". A tower stands out from the roofline with its convex mansard roof contrasting with the inward curve of' the main roof. rA round window in its roof com- pletes the tower, The building,has a wide, overhanginghave With an elaborate cornice supported by decorative brackets. The cornice has a broken curved pediment at the centre; inset into, the curve of the pediment is the date • stone, "Erected 1877". The windows at second floor level are of sash type, with single panes, tall with carv- ed stone .lintels' which are joined at their bases. The sills are continuous, with the ex- ception of the centre windo:.' below the tower; this is a double window with a twin arched lintel. The main opening is a double door situated between the two storefronts, leading to the apartments above. Over the door is a large arched transom with decorative woodwork. In its 107-year.existence the Victoria has seen little alteration. It retains the ori:' al e roof, and the second and third floor . re basically unchanged. Both storefronts have been changed somewhat — most notably the display windows — but this is a natural. result when modernization is looked upon as progress. • Libertarians seek seat Four candidates, are seeking the Huron - Bruce federal member of parliament seat in the Sept. 4 election. Time ran out last :week for those in- terested in seeking the position. The deadline was Aug. 7. Incumbent MP Murray Cardiff ( Progressive Conservative) is seeking re- election. He faces Liberal candidate Bruce McDonald. of Mildmay, New Democratic All candidates meteting ett ., 1:4 August 22. Farmers want answers and that's why the Huron County Federation of Agriculture is sponsoring an All Candidates Meeting, says Brenda McIntosh, a director of the county federation: The meeting, the first to be announced for the Huron -Bruce riding will give the three . candidates, Murray Cardiff. (PC), Bruce • McDonald (Lib) and Valerie Bolton (NDP) an opportunity to speak about their election ., platforms, more importantly, farm related issues. The public °will be invited to question the candidates at. the Aug, 22 meeting at the I.ondesboro Public School. The rneeting will start at 8:30 p.m. "We're interested in family farms. People , want questions answered. Farmers want to plan for ,the long terrn and right now, that's • difficult to do," says Mrs. McIntosh. Weather AUGUST 8 9 10 11 12 13 RAIN 37mm 1984 1983 28 17 30 15 29 18 28 116 26 r2 27 14 28 13.. 29 17 30 16 23, 13 21 5- 17 13 2; 8 25. 8 BUY1/GET2nd HALF PRICE Party candidate Valerie Bolton of Auburn and for the first time a Libertarian can- didate. Third -time Libertarian candidate , twice before in Brampton, Joe Yundt of RR 3, Brussels is running. "to providean alter- native to the other three parties" in . the federal election. This newspaper will feature profiles of the four candidates in the upcoming weeks. BANANA CHIPS 12eg $4.83 Kg. $.2.19 Lb. NW 83?5 Kg. %179 la .u,c (nom moot. trim fiat•lt•,,u D,'hPar 1,1.1. \1 a ,,.,, •r'�tl.�! r''. s -«'r e. 7R.7.!,19LY SLR':/!CC APPLIES TO ALL CUPRINOL PRODUCTS IN STOCK I5e1.Q an 112.4En p19CCD tP011111CT ONO BALL-MACAULAY BUILDING CENTRE BALL-MACAULtiAY LIMJTED, CLINTON 4823405 •mast Cash and illtrAW1 Carry 11011.11.1 l CUPRINOL: it's in alio Wood for Good! West Wawanosh Mutual Insurance Company Dungannon, Ont. NOM 1R0 FARM AGENTS: 529-7961 RESIDENTIAL AUTO Fronk Foran Lyons B Midhorn Donald MacKay Kenneth B. MacLean John Ninon Donald R. Simpson Dolmor Sproul R.R. 2, Lncknow 46 waft St., Godorich R.R. 3, Ripley R.R. 2, Poislay R.R. 5. BCUMfels R.R. 3, Godorich R.R. 3, Auburn 528-3824 324.2664 393-5362 368-7337 887-9417 329-7367 329-7773 FOR A QUOTATION ON YOUR FARM, HOME. COTTAGE OR AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CONTACT THE AGENT IN YOUR AREA DIRECTORS: Eldon Bradloy Lucknow John Bryce R.R. 3. Palalby Glen Coultas R.R. 3, Brussels Gerald Kerr P.O. Sox 62, Blyth Gordon 6. Stewart " R.R. No. 2 RIpley Donald Mc(ontlo 163 Elgin Ave. Well, GodorIch 328-2214 353-3631, 8117-6124 523-9273 395.3235 Cly IMS SHOULD RE REPORTED PROMPTLY To THE DIRECTOR IN YOUR AREA 324-7602 Clinton's downtown Victoria Block remains as an impressive ex -ample of the town's early architecture. (Rod Hilts photo) An important meetlg for .Huron County Beef Producers will be held on Thursday, August 23 at 8 p.m. in the Clinton Legion Hall, 95 Kirk Street, .Clinton. This meeting will organize the Red Mesh. Management Groups required for further participation in the new Red Meat Incentives Program an- nounced by Dennis Timbrell, Minister 'of Agriculture andFood, earlier this year. Outlined below ape a few of, the details concerning the types of assistance available to cow -calf and stocker/slaughter producers if they participate in the Red Meat Manage ment Groups. • • All, cow -calf . producers should identify their cows and calves so they can par- ticipate in the performance testing under the beef herd improvement program. Pro- ducers will receive $25 weaning weight and $20 per yearling weight for heifers. Eligible producers will also be able to receive a $1,500 grant for capital facilities and further assistance will be available for herd health, calf preconditioning, forage analysis and enternrise annivsis unser the stoc,er/slaughter portion or program, producers will have to meig tie at one tptwo month intervals and 1belo►g tLl a management club to be el>gible' fpr assistance. A grant of $2 per weight In a maximum of $750 per year will be available to producers. As well, eligible producers Can get further assistance for capital facilities, forage testing, herd health, and enterlrise analysis. 'A' To assist producers in Huron and Perth Counties with this program, James Kee* of Unionville has been hired. -James graduated from O.A.C. in 1980 with a degree in Agricultural Economics. Since gradua- tion, he has worked as the assistant manager for a Livestock Feed Company in Markham. 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