The Wingham Advance-Times, 1979-07-25, Page 34,p_pa,,,n.-T'in,r� Centennial Edition, 1978
A. J. WALKER—Mr. Walker operated a funeral home and
furniture store In Wingham that was later taken over by S.
J. Walker. The businesses have since been sold and are now
Middleton's Home Furnishings and part of the Currie -Walk-
er Funeral Home. This picture was taken around 1920.
( Photo courtesy of Mrs. Verne Galbraith)
A. Shell early rec.-sident
100th
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Happy
hi'oldhood herelied crasa-
Albert Snell, cab died in To- depth of 40 to SO feet at the cmaa� bo s n ear moc: Birthday n ham
ledo, Ohio, in 1934, wrote several present Imperial Bank of Com- These d .dd to the towns- t
amides in times past of his recol- merce site. This was known m ��. mall recalled that
lection of early Wingham. He the "hog P one yW they brought an eight
was a am of one of the very early The main road to Lower Wing pig band and on Saturday eve
settlers, John Snell, a contractor ham in the early 90's was by way rungs gave concerts in the Square "t
by trade who died here in 1886. of John Street froth Josephine, for the entertainment of local =
Albert Snell was horn in Lmdes- down John to the river and thence residents.
born, and witj► his family, moved south on Arthur to Victoria and The Indiana also peddled quar- f
from that place to Wingham in west over the bridge to Helena tern of deer meat, selling same i
1864. Upper Wingham at that Street. for from 75 cents to $1.50 per
time had a'population of 700 and Indians Camped
Lower W ham had 250 or more. In the early 70's a number of quarter.
y
Josephine Street had not been Indian families would come up Amos Sunda
s ing'sfather drove
developed from Cornyn's log from Brantford, camping on the . into town with his sleigh one Sun -
tavern at the corners of Jose- "B" Line on the river bank. They day morning about 10 a.m. and on, s
phine and John Streets, south to not being able to find the mer- i
Cassel's Hill, the first farm south chants in their places of business, i
of Wingham at this time. A log Protestants inquired from several citizens
causeway was the road bed, filled what the reason might be. He was ,
in from four to 20 feet in depth.finally assured that it was Sun-
mr. Snell remembered getting were terrified day morning so he unhitched his
down on his knees to drink from acoo-
w-
During the latter t of 1864 and left the sleigh and cors -
pool in the spot about Where How- i tents behind and went back to the
son & Howson's feed store is the Fenian scare hit Wingham. farm. When he returned be had a -
today. A chum of his got down for Wild tales were spread by little difficulty in convincing his
ignorant and mischievous R
a drink as Mr. Snell got up, fell in g sin wife that it was the Sabbath, but
the pool and was drowned. There sons that the Roman Catholics m when he finally; ] in .�.
was swimming from the present Ontario were joining forces with doing so she removed her bread
Haye's to Hill's Shoe Store. the Fenian to massacre the from the oven and threw it G. O. Kavanagh, Betty Verburg, Betty Belanger, Linda Has
A couple of planks with cleats Protestants on Christmas Eve. It _
was said that they had rices and out. The staff of Standard Trust, Wingham, invite you to Coll in for cake and coffee on
fastened on provided steps ora p In the late 60's a lot of Lower
bridge over the pool in front of g hidden in their churches and Canadians would come up to this = August 2 and 3 in celebration of Wingham's 100th Birthday.
the Exchange Hotel on the south- were holding secret meetings. vicinity to cut timber. The logs
west corner of Josephine and With such wild stories, the 237 Josephine Street
Im were combined into rafts at the STANDARD
Victoria Streets. The men could Protestants in Upper Wingham and Scott Stan
S
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were coStreet always walk in but often rolled or became alarmed. They cleaned pointWin9 ham , Ontario
fell out. He could also remember their guns, bought shot and Josephine Street join, and when TRUST
the stale smell of beer and cigar powder, set a watch and were spring to d can the came the
to Friday rafts
smoke that came from behind the prepared for the worst. Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9-5, ride 9-6
The excitement came to a Goderich• ?-
swinging doors.
First Sidewalk
climax one midnight when the
The first sidewalk in Wingham
people in Lower Wingham were
was erected on the west side of
roused with the news that the
Josephine Street, from the T.D.
bank to about where Walter's is
Fenian were near the village.
The Catholics were moving
and children out with
AllG%AM Wmishes for
today. located. The sidewalk was
women
erected on stilts or posts four feet
much crying and swearing.
above the street level. Old-timers
tell how they would crawl along
The watchers gathered at the
bridge where the attack was
to take but all
the nd Hundred
under the raised sidewalks of
expected place,
town when they were youngsters
remained quiet. They then
and gather up any stray coins
checked with Upper Wingham to
that might have fallen through
find That an isle lights Were out
the cracks of the board walks.
At the time of the erection of
and everything serene. The next
day it was discovered that a
It is a real pleasure to be a comparative newcomer in a town
the first sidewalk, the east side of
drunken man had been turning
with such a proud history ... and a full century of progress is
Josephine Street was without
his weeping wife and family out
indeed a good reason for civic pride.
buildings of any kind. That entire
into the cold.
section was a gully, reaching the
Someone's imagination had
run riot and it was later found
that the Catholics had been just
as frightened of the Fenian as
the Protestants.
THIS TRIUMPHAL ARCH was erected at the north entrance to town for the 1920 Old
Boys' Reunion. The view is from the ball park facing south on Josephine Street.
( Photo courtesy of Mrs. Ross Anderson)
Welcome
To
Wingham
From The
Manor Hotel
Help Us Celebrate Our 100th Birthday
Come in and have a visit with
your friends and aid acquaintances.
Home cooked meals served daily.
Dance to Ed Sell Revue nightly.
PEACE RIVER
SEPARATION?
(1936)Efforts to win support for
secession of the Peace River bloc
from Alberta went ahead as
Premier Aberhart of Alberta
sounded a warning separation
would gain nothing. Informed of
the movement to give the area
provincial status under a council,
Premier Aberhart at Edmonton
said the district is "a natural and
integral part of the province and
should remain as such."
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Congratulations Town of Wingham
on Your Centennial !
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Our Fleet consisted of two 51/2 cu. yd. Roo truck mixers and
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Congratulate the
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