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GODERICH FIGURE
SKATING CLUB
REGISTRATION
will be held
FRI., SEPT. 11
6:30 p.m. -8:30 p.m.
SAT., SEPT. 12
10:00 a.m.-12 noon
Goderich Community Centre
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BY TOM LIVINGSTON
History indicates that Lots
38 and 39 East Wellington,
Port Albert, upon which
Sharpe built the hotel, had
numerous owners.. Andrew
McConnell owned the half
acre in 1847. By 1867 the
proprietor was George
Graham, followed by
William Graham.
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In 1880 it became a general
store and William Hayden
and Matilda Ote.way were
left the business in 1909. It
was under the name of
Hayden's Store until 1923
when Roy and Viola Petrie
purchased the business. -In
1961 their son, Elwyn Petrie
took over the store and is the
owner at the present time.
Upon the opening of the
Buffalo and Goderich
Railway on June 28, 1858,
daily mail to Kincardine was
established. A newspaper'
item states (carried hor-
seback) from . Goderich.
Presumeably this was the
beginning of the Kincardine
stage service.
William • McConnell was
the owner of the stage coach
and made the the round trip
from Kincardine to Goderich
Monday to Saturday
carrying mall and
passengers. McConnell was
up at 4 a.m. every morning
and by 5 a.m. was on his way
to Goderich stopping at
Amberley, Kintail,
Kingsbridge, Port Albert,
Sheppardton, and Dunlop.
To ride the coach from
Kincardine to Goderich and
return was $1.50 while a
single trip was $1. McConnell
had a reputation of always
being on time.
The village has changed
over the years. The grist
mill, blacksmith shop and
tile yard have disappeared
but one can still find land
marks of the past.
The first school was built
around 1841 to 1847 and was
of log construction. The
present school was of frame
construction and was built in
1873, just 100 yards from the
old school. It was veneered
with cement and still stands
today.
Just to the north is Christ
Anglican. Church, a
reminder of the Hawkins
family who came to the area
around 1830. The present
church was .built in 1..4.
The winding hill leads to
the village and it must have
been a difficult time for a
team of horses and for the
early cars to climb. The
hricio' spanning the Nine
Mile River was built in 1886.
It is the oldest bridge in Ash-
field Township, and to listen
to the ripple of the river, as it
flows gently for the last few
yards, and becomes part of
Lake Huron.
Just to the north is the
village stare, with western
appearance, but steeped in
village history. And to think
the stage coach stopped
here.
This bridge spanning the Nine Mile River was built in 1886 and Elwyn Petrie took over his business in 1961 from his parents,
is the oldest bridge in Ashfield Township. (Photo by Bob Henry) who first owned it in 1923. (Photo by Bob Henry)
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Sunday School resumes
• Cominunion was observed
at Christ Anglican Church in
Port Albert last Sunday. The
Reverend Robert Crocker
conducted ,tha'strvice . and
took . his sermon from
'Romans Chapter 12. •
Sunday School resumed
with its Fall program. Seven
children are registered in
the class. Teacher for the
month of September will be
Linda Culbert.
The Fall Deanery meeting
of the ACW. will be held Oc-
tober 6. at 10 a.m. in St.
George's Anglican Church,
Goderich.
Social news •
Visiting at the home of
Viola Petrie for a few days
were Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Djorge and children, Shane
Port Albert
news
Tom Livingstone,
corresondent,
529-7645
and April from Detroit.
Recent visitors at the
home of Norval and Ruth
Anderson at Rivers , Bend,
Port Albert were Mr. and
Mrs. Len Crawford of
Wingham and Pohn and
Mabel Pitblado and Agnes
Foster of St. Catharines:
Agnes Foster is the mother
of Mabel Pitblado and Ruth„
Anderson. Mrs: Foster will
"We personally invite you.
to come to Clinton to
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service. You can buy the best for less at
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be spending, several months team league. This year they
at the home. of Norval -and . are in the finals with such
Ruth Anderson in Toronto: -improvement that it is dif-
Johanna Graf and son ficult to predict what is in
Harold are spending the store for 1982.
weekend: at their cottage in
Port Albert. The Grafs are . Social news ,
from Kitchener and have Erosion is 'creating a pro -
been coming to' Port Albert blem for a cottager at the ex -
for 18 years. - • treme west end 'of the 2nd
Charles Bristow of Royal concession then south to the
Oak, Michigan is vacation- 'creek. The cottager has his
ing•at. Port Albert. He has . cottage facing the lakeQand •
been coming to Port Albert to the south is the creek with
for . 35 years. Born in a rather steep' embankment.
Seaforth in 1902, he was .It has eroded so much
employed with Standard Oil recently that it is necessary •
from 1926 until 1958 when he to move the cottage. Tues -
retired. Mr. Bristow has day,, Lackies of Kitchener
seen many changes at the brought in heavy equipment
Port over the years; to lift the cottage onto a new
however, he looks forward to foundation but due to the re -
vacationing here where he cent heavy rains, the equip -
has made so many friends. ment became mired in the
Fred and Bernadette soft groundand the move -
Dickson of Brampton visited ment of the cottage has been
Sunday with Mr. Dickson's delayed until the ground
grandmother, Jean Lednor dries up or • until it is well
• of Port Albert. frozen.
Roy and Bessie Bellinger
Softball • were in Oakville Saturday
Tuesday, September 8 W1n where they attended the
the . elimination contest, wedding of Joanne Err -
Kingsbridge edged the Port ington and Peter McKay in
Albert Pirates 5-4. St. Jude's Anglican Church.
Thursday, September 10 On Sunday the Bellingers
Port Albert Pirates travelled to Strathroy where
eliminated the Lucknow they visited friends.
Kinsmen 9-7. Glen and Marion Weaver
Sunday, September 13 in will travel to Thamesville
the first game of a best- this week to visit Glen's
three -out -of -five, the mother who is 97. Mrs.
Kingsbridge team defeated Weaver has enjoyed good
the Port Albert Pirates 9-7. health and had been quite
They will play again Tues- capable of looking after her
day and Thursday nights. own apartment until three
Last year the Pirates were weeksago when she took
in eighth position in a 12 sick.
Huronview this week
Mass was held in the
Huronview chapel on Friday
morning, while on Friday
afternoon, residents enjoyed
an afternoon of bingo.
At chapel on Sunday, Rev.
Wittick preached the sermon
and Frank Bissett played the
organ and conducted the
Huronview choir in the an-
them, Since God Loves Me.
Sunday afternoon, the
Lakeview Mennonites toured
the building, stopping to sing
several selections on each
floor.
Ceramic class was held on
Tuesday afternoon and dur-
ing the van rides on Wedness-
day the following residents
had a chance for some fresh
air and to eniov the coun-
tryside: Mrs. bearing, Mrs.
Caldwell,Mrs. Garrow, Mrs.
Sparling, Miss Elder, Miss
Hill, Mrs. Peck, Mrs. Lovett,
Mrs. Gemmell, Mrs. Heyink,
Mrs. Keller, Mrs. Mac-
Farlane, Mrs. Turvey,' Mrs.
Laidlaw, Mrs. Squires, Mrs.
Buchanan, Mrs. Wilson.
Mrs. Elsie Henderson
played the organ at Bible
Study on Thursday afternoon
and Mrs. S. Prouty gave the
message "Led By The
Spirit" taken from Rom. 8:
14-17.
Sympathy is expressed to
the family of Clarence Mon-
tgomery. Huronview would
like to welcome Mrs. Pearl
Squire from Blyth,
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