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Page 2A—Crossroads—Nov. 20,1985
Truly a Town Hall
Continued from Front
Although the Drayton
has only one staircase,
auditorium is similar to
Blyth Memorial Hall a
torium which is accessed
two staircases.
Inside, if anything,
Drayton auditorium is m
pleasing to the eye than
Blyth's famed theatre.
The pinkish taupe colo
walls are topped with
ivory ceiling featuring
centre block, also of a pi
ish taupe shade. The ivo
color accentuates the
bossed ceiling to advantag
"The taupe is a close as
could come to the original
Mrs. Campbell said. "Ho
ever, we just couldn't mat
the work in the centre bloc
The original must have be
painted by a real artist.
shaded from very dark to t
light ivory color — it w
really something."
The painting was don
through a Canada Emplo
ment winter works progra
in 1983 — the same year th
Fire Hall was moved out
the building.
"We have a new,Fire Ha
now to service both Drayto
and the Township of Peel,
Mrs, Campbell said.
Drayton Village Council i
now considering governmen
programs such as the Onta
rio Neighborhood Improve
ment Program (ONIP
which could be applicable t
restoring the theatre.
"Presently we are havin
a study done, to make sur
the building is structurally
sound — I'm sure it is — and
to develope the proper plan
for future development," the
village clerk said.
"The people of the com-
munity are very keen on the
project. We -are continually
getting offers of assistance.
For example at .the end of
this month a community
bazaar will be held in the
arena on Nov. 30 with the
proceeds going to the hall.
"We've talked about
things such as installing an
elevator. It is difficult for
any. handicapped, or any
elderly person to use the
• stairs, but we know this is an
expension proposition."
THEATRE GROUP
In January 1984 the Dray-
ton Community Players
group - was formed. It now
has approximately. 30 mem-
bers and 'has produced three
successful plays. The last
one, in April 1985, sold out for
three nights.
The Community Players'
fourth play, a modern do-
mestic comedy titled,
"Squabbles" will play . the
Drayton Town Hall auditor-
. ium on Nov. 21, 22 and 23.
Tickets for the event are
available throughout the
area at the Drayton branch
I of the Royal Bank, at Hesse
link's groce y store, at Mar-
tin's Book Store in Elmira,
or by calling (519) 638-2232.
For productions such as
"Squabbles" the group rents
its theatrical lighting. Be-
sides its home-grown talent,
the community has been en -
hall tertained by groups such as
the the Blyth Festival, Huron
the Country Playhouse, Sounds
adj..Great from Oshawa, the K -W
by Barbershoppers and others
who. have performed in the
the Town Hall auditorium.
ore It is the him of the Drayton
is Community Players to pro-
vide "good quality family red entertainment' to the co -
an munity.
a It is also the aim of 'the
nk_ group to assist in the restor-
ry ation of the hall to include
em- dressing rooms and storage
e. areas for costumes and fur -
we nishings and an updated
lighting system,
vt,_ However, until those im-
ch provements are made audi-'
k. ences will continue to enjoy
en the theatrical productions in
It the Town Hall from any of
he the 400 red wooden and
as wrought iron seats in the
auditorium, or from the 80
e gray plush back seats in the
y_ balcony.
m "Those seats in the bal-
e cony came from the Pente-
of costal church down the
street," said Jean Campbell.
11 "I don't know where they got
n them."
W. C. MOODY
Besides the building itself,
s there's something else in the
t Drayton Town Hall that's
bound to rouse interest.
Upon entering the hall
one's attention is riveted by
o an unusual oil painting, of
considerable age and mea -
g suring approximately four
e by five feet.
The painting is of a small
flock of sheep, some laying
down 'and others standing,
with the edge of a barn in the
background The painting
has a dark, varnished, flat
wooden frame
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This is no amateur effort
The painting is obviously th
work of an experienced
artist.
Downstairs in the Council
Chambers is another paint-
ing, This one measuring ap-
proximately seven by nine
feet, is of a blacksmith at his
forge. To the blacksmith's
right is a man with a long
beard, smoking a pipe and
standing beside a window.
Through that window can
be seen the trestle bridge
which used to cross the
Conestogo' River in the vil-
lage:
The paintings are the work
of Walter C. Moody, an artist
who lived on the 17th conces-
sion of Peel Township.
Mrs. Gibb Povey of the
Village of Drayton remem-
bers Mr. Moody. So does
Mrs. Cecil Berry, 93, of RR 4,
Arthur.
"My father had 150 acres
on the 17th of Peet and Wal-
ter•Moody lived on the other
50 acres," Mrs. Berry re-
called.
As a little girl she remem-
bers Mr. Moody as being
middle-aged and spending a
lot of time in the United
States,
"That's where he used to
go to paint, to America. But
they had a nice little house
here and it was filled with
pictures. My mother would
often go over and take Mrs.
Moody some baking she had
done."
• The Moodys had no child-
ren but enjoyed visitors.
Asked if Walter Moody had
ever painted her as a child,
Mrs. Berry replied, "Oh no,
but I remember he painted
himself once by looking in
the mirror. It looked just like
•
"My first )iusband owned
e the mill. One day I was up at
the old arena —something to
do with the fall fair — and 1
saw a couple of Moody pic-
tures just laying around,
"I thought my gosh, these
shouldn't be here like this, so
I brought thein unto the mill,
to the office.
"I remember one was a
long picture of a milk maid,
a girl in a bonnet with her
pail, ready to sit down and
milk a cow,
"Anyway I took the pic-
tures back to the Town Hall
and. I have no idea what hap-
pened to them, or to the other
pictures which used to hang
in the Council Chambers,
However, Mrs. Povey's
family still has a Moody
painting and it's a prized
possession,
"My dad was Earl Ruston
and I was raised on the 16th
of Peel," Mrs. Povey said. "
Mr. Moody lived across the
road and down two farms
and as a young lad, my dad
would go Over and help him
— this would be around'1890
because my dad was mar-
ried in 1912.
"Mr, Moody had a little
house and every room was
hand painted. I remember
seeing it myself as a litle
girl.
"Going upstairs he had
painted Niagara Falls and it
was beautiful. I remember in
the dining room there was a
horn of plenty on the wall
and in another room the
most beautiful fountain.
"Those paintings stayed a
long time, but then got
papered over, and I think,
unfortunately, painted
over. "
During a visit to the Rus-
ton home, Walter Moody met
Mr. Ruston's great-grand-
father Cooper. Sometime
later he returned with a por-
trait of the old gentleman,
"It was just like great -
'great grandfather,–said
Mrs. Povey, "and he was
wearing the exact clothes he •
had on at the time of the
visit.
"The painting shows
great -great grandfather silt-
ing in his rocking chair and
we still have it. I gave into
my daughter. Without that
.painting we would have no
idea of what grandfather
Cooper looked like.
"Mr. Moody framed all his
pictures and this one has a
wooden frame, shined to a
turn,"
The disappearance of the
paintings.of Walter` Moody is
a great loss, not only because
of the quality of the man's
work, but for historical rea-
sons.
Walter Moody painted life
as he saw it in the late 19th
and early 20th century. He
painted people he met,
people such as grandfather
him too; he was a fine'look-
ing man,"
Mr. Moody gave Mrs.
Berry's parents a painting
which she still has. It's an
autumn scene, measuring
about 212 feet square.
"He also stuffed three
cages of birds for my father.
Qne had small black and.
white birds, ,one had snow
birds and one had gray birds
— bitterns and birds like
that. We had those birds for a
long time:"
Mrs. Berry has a photo-
graph of Walter Moody and
his wife and she recalls at
one time the Council Cham-
bers in. the Drayton Town
Hall was filled with Moody
paintings.
"I don't know what hap-
pened t� them."
Mrs. Povey remembers
the paintings in the Couneil
Chambers too.
"They were all around the
room, three up each side,
two at each end and one over
the door. They disappeared
about 20 years ago."
Mrs. Povey, then Mrs. Al-
ton Noecker, gave a couple
of Moody-paintings:she-found
to' the Town Hall in 1959 and
now regrets doing so..
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AUCTION SALE
of appliances, furniture, antiques, guns, tools,
dishes & misc. items, for:
Bill & Clara Ebbing
505 Nelson St., Palmerston and
Blake .& Pearl Hay
388 Argyle St., Listowel
Sale will be held in the Kurtzville Community
Centre on
Wed. Evening, Nov. 27
Sale Time 6 p.m.
APPLIANCES: Litton Moffat, microwave oven;
Woods upright freezer (harvest gold); Findlay 24"'
gas stove; Gibson auto. washer; 2 wall gas fur-
nace; gas forced air furnace complete; Listowel
airtight wood. stove; wringer_, washer; kerosene
heater; plus small electrical appliances.
FURNITURE: Two Kroehler chesterfields and
chairs, brown &. green; several Laz-y-Boy- &
recliner chairs; 2 harp -back side chairs; Queen
Ann flute back arm chair; coffee & end tables;
comp. rad4o, record & tape stereo with speakers;
chrome, kitchen table & chairs; Singer sewing
machine & cabinet; 2 older style upholstered rock-
ers; 8,track tape deck; writing desk;" round bridge-
table
ridge-table & chairs; table & floor lamps; F. P, chester-
field & chair; large metal, wooden top exec. desk
& chair; 12" portable B&W TV and stand; humidi-
fier; Andrew Malcolm double bed, box spring &
mattress, chest of drawers, dresser; cedar chest;
bunk beds; dressing table & bench; queen size
box spring & mattress with frame; some bedding &
linens; pictures & frames; toys, games, books.
ANTIQUES: Queen Victoria style chesterfield with
lot of wood & carvings, (rust, good); rounded hall
arm chair; settee with carvings; 2 bamboo arm
chairs; 6 caned parlor chairs (new cane); parlor
tables; press back chairs; old radio cabinets;
wash table with mirror; pine table_; -wash. stand; file
cupboard; trunks; pine bonnet chest c-1874
(Mount Forest); Texas •ling horns clothes rack;
bow front dresser with large, bev. mirror; gente-
man's dresser; hand butter churn; butter paddles,
wooden bowl; sad irons, trivots; apple peeler;
• meat grinder; .sausage press; milk cans; 8 gal.
crock, crocks, old tins; gas lamp &.lanterns.
LAMP: Cranberry hanging lamp (good); • 2 coal oil
lamps with shades (not old); glass Aladdin lamp
(no shade).
BOTTLES: Old baby bottles with nursery rhymes
in glass; old bottles; Indian cast iron bank.
DISHES: Variety of good pieces including, Royal
Nippon, Royal Doulton, Beswick, Flow Blue, Blue
Satin, Noritake, Vasoline glass, crystal, carnival,
silver, Ducal pieces; J. Bros. fruit sampler dinner
set for 7 complete; variety of everyday dishes;
pots & pans.
GUNS: Stevens model 71 favourite, commemora-
tive rifle, 22 •cal. ; single shot, lever action, Oc-
tagon barrel (good); Marling model 39A, 22 cal.
lever action rifle (good); Cooey 22 cal. single
shot, bolt action rifle; Browning_B,._L_22,-1e_v.er.-_a.E,-_...
tion, 22 cal. rifle; double barrel 410 shot gun, out-'
side hammers; F.A.C. rlequired for • buyers;
R.C.B.S. reloading dies 22/250. cal.; R.C.B.S. re-
loading dies 243 cal. Redding model 1 powder
scale.
MISC. &. TOOLS: Woodworking heavy duty lathe
& accessories; McCullough 10-10 chain saw; 8"
table saw with, 3/4 h,. p. motor;. Stanley router & bits;
'/2" skill electric drill (new); '4" electric drill; jig saw
attach. for drill; intercom set; variety of hand tools;
quantity of electrical supplies; car tape deck &
speakers; fire alarms; blow torch," solder iron,
variety of solder wire; alum. crank open windows
251/4" x 19" x 64"; ladies' bike; lawn fert..
spreader; steel push lawn roller; exercise bike;
garden tools; lawn chairs; 65" countertop with
corner & double S.S. sink; 54 countertop for
vanity with sink & taps; various sizes rugs & under-
- lay;. 2p'..of amm-porckrraittrl atum. -storm_door
80" x 35'/2" complete; hall light fixture; roll of hard
surface flooring approx. 10'x6'; Christmas tree,
lights, decoration; small wooden cupboards; steel
shelf unit; wrought iron flower stand; TV rotor con-
trol; brass fireplace doors; cork bulletin boards•.___
wners" 3 a .ia oneers not responsible for acci-
dents, deletions or loss of property sale day.
TERMS: Cash or cheque with proper' I. D sale day.
Auctioneers:
BOB AND DOUG GILMORE
Phone (519) 291-3489 or 291-3421
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Gorriie Community Hall
For Sunday, November 24
9.30 a.m. - The Lord's Supper
11 00 a m - Family Bible Hour/Sunday School
Speaker Fred Munnings, Clinton
7 30 p.m - Praise & Prayer Meeting
Speaker. Fred Munnings
Tuesday, Nov. 26 - 6:45 p.m
Awana Boys' and Girls' Club, Wingham Bible Chapel
Friday, Nov. 22 - Young People's
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FARM FOR SALE__.
The Farm Credit Corporation via Power of Sale offers for sale
LOCATION: Approx. 2 miles east of Kenilworth.
LEGAL DESC: Pt. S'/2 11 Con. 4 Arthur Twp., Wellington
County.
LAND: 90 acres with approx. 65 workable -Harriston silt loam
BUILDINGS: Attractive 3 bedroom aluminum clad house, a
good, functional farrowing ban with a capacity of 90 sows.
The purchaser of this property must rely on his or her own in-
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any other particulars or representations made verbally or in
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An offer to purchase must be made on a form obtainable
from the Farm Credit Corporation on request to the address
below or from any office of the Corporation.
A certified deposit of $5,000.00 must accompany the offer.
Offers to purchase must be received at the Field Office
listed below by December 6, 1985. Closing is normally 30
days after acceptance unless other arrangements approved by
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intended in accordance with Provincial Legislation and
Municipal Regulations.
Cash offers are preferred. If F.C.C. financing is required,
this must be discussed prior to offering with the Corporation's
local representative listed belbw.
Te
ghest
any offer will not
TheporationhCorircould request new offers to prily urchase chase e afterr
the above mentioned date, if deemed necessary.
Purchaser will be responsible for all taxes and all
assessments whether local improvements, tile loans, or other-
' wise charged or assessed against the said property from date
of closing subject to the usual adjustments.
All offers to purchase and inquiries should be addressed to:
FIELD OFFICE
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Please refer to file number: 39390-539
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antiques, dishes & misc. items for
Estate of Earl Dipper -
616 Richmond St. N., Listowel
Sale will be held in the Atwood Community
Centre, located 5 miles south of Listowel on •
• Hwy, 23 on ,
Sat. November 30.
Sale Time: 10:30 a.m.
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Coldspot older style refrigerator (good); Custom
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Filter Queen vactium & ,attach.; Regina electric
broom; smart electrical appliances.
FURNITURE: French provincial chesterfield &
chair (beige floral); gold high back swivel rocker;
F, P. coffee table & 2 matching step end tables; 2
matching table lamps; bridge lamp; Admiral B&W
console TV; chrome kitchen table & 6 chairs;
-maple shelf unit; 4 stacking chairs; occ. arm rock-
ing chair;, wall mirror; plant stand; Andrew Malcolm
F.P. bedroom suite consists of double bed, triple
dresser with mirror, chest of drawers like new;
Andrew Malcolm double bed box spring's & mat-
tress like new; small dresser with round mirror; 1
single & 1 double size steel beds; foot stool; swag
lamp; pictures & frames; some bedding &'linens;
card table; 2 swivel rockers; dresser lamps; oak
finish dining room suite consisting of oval__
extension__.table- With—leaf, 3 chairs; arm chair,
buffet & hutch (12 years old).
ANTIQUES: Dining room suite consists of Queen
Ann leg ext. table with leaves, 5 side chairs & arm
chair; china cabinet with double top glass doors &
wooden bottom doors, buffet with top mirror (oak
suite & good); - wooden 5 leg ext. table with
leaves; square pine table; 3 wooden kitchen
stools; Singer treadle sewing machine; 2 square
parlor tables; wooden hall tree; wall clock shelf;
harvest style table (needs repair); odd wooden &
press back chairs; wall mag. rack; tub stand; wash
• board; pine blanket box; trunk; Old photo•albums;
box cabbage slicer; corn planter; table radio; 2
dressers with mirrors; high chest of drawers with
tilt mirror; plus misc. items.
CLOCKS: Waterbury Clock Co. regulator wall
clock (good); Enfield mantel clock with
Westminster chimes (good).
DISHES: Dinner set for 8 of American Limogue
with extra pieces; Alfred Meakin (Cliffton) dinner
plates; glass berry set; glass; silverware; variety
of good & everyday dishes; pots & pans.
TOOLS: Craftsm-an-_1-..0-o__tabte--saw; -attach---motor-
-&-stand; Craftsman 4" jointer & motor; Craftsman
12" band saw complete with stand; Craftsman
radial arm saw 10" ;& stand; 2 sets of moulding
knives & wheel; set of Dado saw blades; Teco jig
saw; Shop -mate 3" electric hand planer; Crafts-
man router; B&D electric work wheel; Teco 1/2"
chuck drill press, motor & stand; two 3/8" electric
drills; electric vibrator sander; sanding drum •&
motor; bench grinder & motor; bench vise;
moulding hand plane & knives; variety of steel
hand planes; variety of wood chisels; mortizing
chisel bits; Craftsman 71/4" skill saw; H.D. double
cylinder air compressor; electric paint spray gun;
plus quantity of woodworking hand tools; tool
boxes; woodworking lathe.
MISC. ITEMS: Steel tray wheelbarrow; Sears
stick -shift 6 h.p. roto -tiller; electric weed eater;
alum. step ladder; saw horses_ garden tools;_; 8'
fur, ligh.t.;_Nore alt spare- heater:
NOTE: The household & tools are all well kept, a
good offering so plan to attend.
SALE ORDER: Starting with dishes at 10:30 a.m.
Selling all household effects, then tools at approx.
2 p.m.
uc ioneers not responsible for accidents, dele-
tions or loss of property sale day.
TERMS: Cash or cheque with I. D, sale day. Lunch
available.
Auctioneers:
BOB & DOUG GILMORE
Phone (519) 291-3489 or 291-3421
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