HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-11-16, Page 26PAGE 6A -60DERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1978
The
Careys...
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of credit, the discomfort
of road travel seems to
have deterred the women
from shopping trips.
Another thing noticeable ,
from that account book is
' the -lack of mention of
canned meat or canned
anything else, or indeed
packaged goods of any
kind; everything was in
bulk.
On July 7, 1852, Carey
purchased "3 M" of
shingles and 30 pounds of
shingle nails, a whip lash,
two stove brushes,three
shoe brushes, two tins of
blacking, and a corn
broom.
Ori June 29, previous,
Carey ran up a bill of
seven pounds, six
shillings -and -11 -pence for --
green and black tea, rice,
pepper, mustard, starch,
soap, candles, whiting, a
bathbrick, matches,
currants, a ball of twine,
a quire of paper and a
bottle off ink.
Chief item on that date
was a barrel of pork,
costing four pounds and
.. five shillings. Huron. in.
the 1850's was doubtless
as hot as now, at the end
of June, and- of course
Carey's pork was salted.
There was no
refrigeration for beef,
venison or poultry, even
if available.
That barrel of salt pork
helps to picture the living
conditions of the time.
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today have electricity,
oil, for light, heat and
cooking. They enjoy rural
mail, telephones,
television, •and ,good
roads to shopping cen-
tres.
When the northwest
gales swept across Lake
Huron and over the
snowy fields and rutted
roads in the 1850s, the log
houses or shacks were
more or less warmed by
fireplaces, at which
cooking was also
achieved,- and '
illumination was
provided by candles.
There •was no fire
protection, and the
nearest doctor was miles
away; but Goderich,
incorporated in 1850, was
getting to be quite a town,
and had a half-dozen
taverns.
To the unaccustomed
hardships of life on a bush
farm, and adolescent
Goderich, Isabel Carey
added another of her own
devising. When children
were to be born (they had
seven) she travelled
across the continent, the
Atlantic and the English
Channel in order that
, each might achieve
nativit in Guernsey.
Evidently all were
baptised ' in the De -
Sausmarez parish
church; search through
the baptismal registry of
St. George's here showed
no Carey names of that
generation.
Prdbably no Colborne
housewife, even in this
age of rapid and .com-
fortable transport, would
lightly go alone on a trip
to Europe. Isabel Carey
travelled alone, as far as
known, or perhaps took
one .of the older children
on later trips.
At first, there was no
railway to: Goderich;
stage coach, probably to
Dundas, ship to Quebec
for ocean passage.
How did she manage
for food, clothing in
changing weather,
shelter during transport
delays?
Of course, she became
experienced, and she I
would be fluently
bilingual, but at best it
must have been an or-
deal. Perhaps she ought
to have writ -ten a book.
And what about the cost
of ocean voyages was it
in any way related to
Carey's mortgages?
Isabel Carey, born in
1823, was the eldest
daughter of Sausmarez
(1794-1879) and Elizabeth
Dobree (1797-1868). Her
sister Rosalie Marie
married -Desmond Carey.
The other children were
Alfred, Louise, Julius and
Ernest. Isabel married
Lucius Carey April 29,
1847.
Lucius, FAMILY
Their eight,children, in
order of age: -
Mary Boleyn, who died
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SCHNEIDERS FROZEN
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SCHNEIDERS BONELESS COOKED
OLDE FASHION HAM
MAPLE LEAF ENGLISH STYLE
MAPLE LEAF BONELESS SMOKED
COTTAGE ROLL
NO. 1 PRODUCE OF CALIFORNIA
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1.65
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6 oz. PKG. REG1.89
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PORK
SHOULDER
FRESH LEMONS
CALIFORNIA NO. 1 QUALITY
MIXED NUTS
RICHS FROZEN TOPPING
RICH WHIP 8 oz
LEO DOR FROZEN
ONION RINGS
NEILSONS ICE CREAM NOVELTIES
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1.59
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68'
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1.75
$1.49
43c
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$1.55
WITTICHS SUGAR &'CINNAMON
DONNETTES PKG OF 24
OUR
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79'
69c
WELLA BALSAM -REGULAR
SHAMPOO
250 mi.
OUR
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2.39
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WELLA BALSAM -EXTRA BODY
CONDITIONER 250 roI
WESTCARE
PLASTIC BANDAGES loos
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REGULAR STYLE -2 Kg. SIZE
KEN -L. RATION BURGER
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1.99
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1.39
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89'
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2.83
1.79
$1.19
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WITH LIVER OR CHEESE -2 Kg. SIZE
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NEILSONS ICE CREAM NOVELTIES
JERSEY MILK
JOHNSONS
BABY LOTION
12 PACK
240 ml
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1.75
OUR
REG.
2.33
$1.55
1.99
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WITH SHRIMP OR BEEF
CUP 0' NOODLE 2 5..
WESTONS
CRACKERS
8 oz.
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79'
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75'
73c
69c
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RYYITA 200 g SIZE
KRAFT -WITH TOMATO OR MEAT.
SPAGHETTI SAUCE 24oz
WELCHS GRAPE JELLY OR
GRAPE JAM 2401.
MONARCH
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FOR YOUR LAUNDRY -6 'LITRE "
18 oz.
BOLD DETERGENT 24 Kg
PERSONAL SIZE -4 BAR BUNDLE'
IVORY BARS 400 g
WILL 0 PAK 6 VARIETIES
CHOCOLATE CANDIES:To°
FABRIC SOFTENER
BOUNCE SHEETS 20's
DELICIOUS ON FRESH VEGETABLES
REALEMON -JUICE '24 oz.
4
BLACK CURRENT
RIBENA SYRUP
iiRefillfONNAISE 750
17.5 oz
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SPREAD 750,„,
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DETERGENT -TWIN 750 ml. BOTTLES
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79c
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3.41
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1.09
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95'
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REG.
2.49
89c
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1.75 1 1169
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1.51
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1.43
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