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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-08-10, Page 28t - CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS ENQUIRIES A Citizenship Officer will be present to take ap- plications and answer,enquiries AY Place: THE KINCARDINE TOWN HALL Date: TUESDAY AUGUST 15th Time: 10:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. Requirements: Your Passport (Landing Card) 2 Pictures 13/4" x 13/4" plus 1/2" Signature Strip Fee: 95.00 per Application ,Third Tuesday of each month For Further Information Phone London 679-4334 1 r?;nsirett Jewellers HathiRID 11 61.ic7S% 4121 OPEN WEDNESDAYS WEDNESDAYS F „t maim,* ;F W way - "I A ay- PAGE 12,A—THE GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1978 Stewarts ® from page 11A Craig, who died in 1914. They had two sons and one daughter. William Craig Stewart was a bookkeeper at Ottumwa, Iowa. He married Adelaide Cosetta Titus, and they had a daughter, Veola Grace Marie, who married Earl E. Duree of Ottumwa. Elizabeth Jane Stewart married James Bogie, farmer. They had no children. John Camelon Stewart, born in Goderich Nov. 7, 1869, married in . Win- nipeg Mary Ann Linwood. formerly of Nottingham, England. They removed in 1910 to Goderich, where Mrs. Stewart was active in Children's Aid work. JAMES.STEWART James, third son of Charles and Jane Stewart, was born in Scotland, Nov. 30, 1838, came to Canada with his parents and worked on Grand Trunk railway construction, then took employment with a nursery firm in Niagara Falls for a few years. He did most of his canvassing on foot, sometimes walking from Goderich to Kincardine taking orders. He married Ann Mathews, of Mornington Township. Perth, a granddaughter of his aunt Mary Edward. They moved to Saltford in 1866, to a house on the east bank said to have been old even then, and much remodelled since. It was sold to James Wilson in 1895 when• the Stewarts - -built-in Goderich.--. _- ...-.-. . • . To James and Ann Stewart were born three children. Isabella Jane, after completing high school, education in 'Goderich' was looking" forward to missionary work Overseas when she died suddenly at the age of 21, on July 17, 1889. William Charles Stewart was finishing high school and planning to enter the ministry when he died. suddenly in his cutter on Goderich Square, Dec. 28, 1887. James Ure Stewart, born in Saltford June 18, 1882, moved to Goderich with his parents in 1896. The lot (318) on Elgin avenue at South street, was sold by the Canada Company in 1866 to Charles Widder, formerly of the C na•a ompany, and he sold it to p and •Abraham Smi R from wham'• Jam ; `;: '.' ith purchased it in "Buchana ynas had the contr:f' for the house, which e moved into in 1896," Rev. J. Ure Stewart recalls. "It cost $1,800,-- -Dad s-pli#_.:large rocks on the Maitland flats, usingfire, and drew many a wagonload of earth for the east section, where he had a won- derful garden and six fruit trees. A stable was built, which still stands, containing at that time a horse, cow, buggy, cutter, etc., with a loft for hay. The house is solid brick. Dad put,two feet of rock under the concrete sidewalk, with stands today without a crack. "The big copper beech tree was moved as a young tree from Saltford; Dad and I planted it in 18.98. Dr. Fox, president of the University of Western Ontario, told me he had written an article about it, as it is rare here. "Recovering from a serious illness, Dad took a trip to the Old Country with A.P. McLean. He .„,regained his strength, but instead of the nursery business he took a life insurance agency. In December, , 1916, they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mother was a charter member of Knox W.M.S." James Stewart died on June 23. 19.148, waged 80, his wife on December 26, 1938, aged 92. FUTURE MINISTER James Ure Stewart, bo 1 at Saltford June 18, 18S2 attended Saltford public school, Goderich Central school (now the museum) and Goderich Collegiate, graduating in 1900. He attended Knox. Lurch " and Sunday school. Young Ure Stewart sold stereoptican slides and Rev. J. Ure Stewart, a native of Saltford, now a resident of Seaforth, celebrated last April the 70th anniversary of his origination to the ministry.After serving many Presbyterian and United Church charges, he retired in 1951, but through the years has been supplying pulpits, usually for a Sunday but often for weeks or months. He is still active at 96. viewers as his first money -earning en- terprise. He recalls that when Rev. Donald MacGillivray was on furlough from his China mission, the two took off. on a bicycle trip that turned out to cover 80 -miles--- and ended in •Buffalo. Part of the memory has to do with two miles of sand at the Pinery, not then suitable_ for bicycles. In 1902, crossing the Atlantic on a cattle boat, he travelled widely in England. He completed his Arts course at McGill 1+ 1 Secretary Secretariat of State d'Etat University in 1904 then' passed by Canadian theological colleges in favor ,6d t •MeGormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, (Presbyterian) from which he graduated in 1907. This led to his first mission field being in Montana, a place called Potomac, 25 miles from Missoula, where 'he used a broncho for transportation. In 1906 he organized Fort Wayne Presbyterian church, Detroit, now united with another church to form Olivet Presbyterian church, Fort Street Detroit. Ordained •April 30, 1907, he was called to life minister of the Fott Wayne church. Returning to Canada in 1910 he served the following Presbyterian charges: Napier -anld Brooke, Whitechurch arid Langside; Long Branch, of which he was the.first minister, and where he acquired his first car Belmont arid Yarin.out ;• Rockwood and . Eden Mills. He was present at t e gathering of more th n 8,000, in Maple Le f Gardens in 1925 when e United Church of Cana a wa s"f orm ed. .. Mr. Stewart served t e following United Chur h charges: Aberfoyl Bethel and Melvill ; Paisley Memorial n Guelph; Elmi ,, Moorefield, Bright, Oxford Centre. In 1951' e retired to Moorefield. In 1908, a year of er ordination, he married Katherine MacLean, daughter of Rev. Dr. IA. MacLean, minister of Blyth 'Preitiyferran" church.. for. 40 years an in retirement in Goder'ch. She was a granddaug ter of Rev"..,. Walter Ingli a -missionary-in Afr-i.ca.- ith- Livingstone and Mof at, who came to-'Canad• in 1857 and served Ri er- side, Kincardine and ° yr Presbyterian churc es. Mrs. Stewart died in 1' 54. In 1961 Mr. Ste art married Laura (Male) Workman, •of Seafo th, her native town, nd moved there to reside.• While on the active he was chairman secretary of Guelph Oxford Presbyteries the United Church. Since retirement, r. Stewart has set a remarkable and possi.ly unequalled record of pulpit supply of Presbyterian and Un ted churches, usually " for single Sundays but. often for weeks or months. Until recently, he has driven his own car. In 1967, on the 60th anniversary of his or- dination, he was honoured_-. by....Moorefield church, which presented 60 Centennial silver dollars. In 1977, on the ist nd nd of • 70th- anniversary, Nor- thside United, of which he is a member, presented hin with a plaque and invited him toaddress the congregation from the pulpit. . Mostly reminiscent and frequently humorous, this talk was of great interest to a large congregation. At this anniversary, Huron - Perth Presbytery of the United Church presented a plaque, and London Conference honored him with a banquet in London and the presentation of an a• illuminated certificate_ A prolific writer, Mr: Stewart has spent years in preparation of family genealogy on both sides of the house, _and is writing a history of the-, United Church in the Sea forth area. He has two daughters and one soft. Marjorie Constance, a Registered Nurse, married Alvin Edward Hammond, a farmer and secretary. of Moorefield. Kenneth Gordon Maclean rnarried Helen Christine lUlililYr„ Reg. N., and they Hive inn Kitchener, Muriel Gracie., a business secretary, is the wife of Lloyd Arthur Christner, Credit :.uanaeana (face manager, Kit- chener. Biography asp to this point has a elated to only three of Charles and Jame Stewart's seven rIhlil.dmesn - )o a •< W'oli.iam and Jain"a aracl a fell descendants. Nota great deal • is presently available about the others. Charles Jr.. horn July 311, MIL ntamiiett =tamale They Qiv ed .at Fond„ WiistTTmmtcmn Jape MacDonald, barn sr. _ Ili„ massa ((117) Char'llres Giiwvim mad ( Arthur Cochrrane_ These etre snn cchtillenere Maas IMargaaett„ barn July 9„ 1947„ married John Ste sant„ She died iim 3875. Janet t(.Jessie)) horn June' 17„ 1519„ manaiied Alesander Henderson_ Sine died Jano_ •4„ 19.M„ her lllnn'cuinr,: tnd Aug_ 22„ 1986- Dunlop ladies meet The July meeting of Tiger Dunlop Women's Institute wash, held in Colborne Township Hall Thursday evening, July 27. President Mrs. Richard B-uchanan welcomed the members and opened,the meeting_ Roll call, "How I publieized the Women's Institute last year" was answered by the mem- bers. The minutes of last meeting were read by the secretary, Mrs. Allan Stoll. Business and correspondence was attended to. Receipts •'from, Goderich and District Mentally Retarded were received for donations and members were informed of the antique show at Bluewater Centre August 11 and 12 with proceeds to go to helping the han- dicapped. ' Achievement Day for 4- H Tiger Dunlop Group number 2 Garden Club , will be in Ontario St. United Church, Clinton, --August. 16 with -afternoon program starting 1:15 p.m. An invitation was received from Dungannon Institute to be guests at their meeting on September 6 at 8:30 p.m. in Dungannon United. Church. The president informed members there will be two 4-H groups doing the fall project. Mrs. Tait Clark gave an interesting motto "Should public relations be taught in the' schools and why". This is a subject in keeping with the times and receiving special attention in various fields of work and organizations. Mrs. Doug. McNeil gave a talk on the recent trip the McNeils had to England and Scotland, from thetime they left the airportand shortly viewed the sunrise over Ireland as they flew in and landed in- England: the wonderful visit with their friends; the sight seeing trips they took in olborne corner Gertrude Kaitting. England and Scotland: the Sunday Service they attended in the High Kirk of Edinburgh; and all the interesting places they visited. It all made the - trip seem more . real by having post cards showing most of the places mentioned. She remarked on the beauty all around- he. very friendly hospitality shown them by .,.all they met which all helped greatly to make the trip surely a memorable one. 'The members thanked Mrs. McNeil for her very (•orrepondent. interesting rocking -chair trip to the British Isles and all :enjoyed a social time together with lunch served by the committee with Mrs. Sutton con- vener. SOCIAL NEWS Recent summer visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh MacCr'ostie have been Mr. -and Mrs_ Clare Vincent of Lan- desb-oraugh : Mr. and Mrs. Stewart -Toll of London: Mr. and Mrs. Elwell Webster of Wingham: Mr_ and Mrs. George Renecker .of oderich obituaries MRS. MARY RUBY DEMPSEY ' Mrs. Mary Ruby Dempsey of Huron view died in Huronview on Friday, August 4 at the age of 91. She was born in Goderich Township on June 27, 1887 to Elizabeth (MacDonald) and Lewis Aldworth. She lived at R.R. 3 Clinton from 1939 until moving to Huron - view in 1973._. On November 19, 19)9. she married John Alexander Dempsey at the familyhomestead - He predeceased her on July 29. 1959. She was a member of HolrnesvilIe United Church. She is survived by one son, Lewis of R.R. 3 Clinton_ A funeral .service and committal ere held at Stiles Funeral Home in Goderich on „Siaaialav, August 61 . at 2 p_rn. The •evererid John D. M. • Wood officiated. Interment was in Bayfield Cemetery. 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I vited to Su NITY The Ontario Minty off Energy, itt co -o;' -ration With_theMitrnis11Tlies of Agriculture and Food, Natturall Resources, industry and Tourism and ntari r . i ' ,».t ro„ has been evaluating the feasibility of using - warm (. is'C) water for agricultural and aguacultural purposes_ Based on -`.e positfne findings off an engineering stur•t r, the results of which were publicly released at time end of 1977 an Minis'3ry of Energy now inviites iintenest tsi potential users and investors to subunit plans for the devetlopmrnent off greenhouse and fish farms facilites, utilizinng time warm water whiclm is part of the moderator cooling system -erg Ontario 1 l;drro's Nuclear Power Devel- opments_ ni Proposals may be submittc m torr all or part of the following: 1) the direct utilization off time warm water by growers in: (a) commerciai greenhouse operation (b) commercial fists farm opetrattiorn 2) based on warm a+raterr heating technology. the , establishment and' or financing off a commercial scale development capable of •.:ccommoddatirng nnnore than one type of useror more than one grower 3) the ownership„ financing: consItuctionn, management and operating of a hot water transportation systema_ Addittional information and copies off the Engineering, Study to- gether with the Project Development Criteria may be obtained from the Ontario Energy Corporation, 56 Wellesley Street West. 4th Floor, Toronto„ iliA7A 2B7 A refundable deposit of 525.00. payable to the Treasurer of Ontario is required for a set of such documents_ This invitatioiri for outtline proposals and preliminary designs provides only that all submissions will be considered and assessed in accordance with the Project Development Criteria_ Submissions must be received by the Ontario Energy Corpora- tion by noon; September 29, 1978 Ontario Ministry of Hon_ Reuben Baetz Energy Minister'