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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1934-08-09, Page 2WAGE, TWO HURON NEWS ]:darn Burned in Ashfield— !t)uring the electrical .storm early l'flatat week, the barn- on the farts of 'SVilfred Stevenson, north of Port Al- 3ert:, was struck and. burned. The -_twtients, including a few pies and Solite hens, as well as the fray crop load sante inrpluurnts, were destroy- • ed, 'There wa, some insurance, The ightnmc holt tare away part of the 'Amputation, This is the seciud time =n ten tears a barn has been burned ;an Ihis farm. • Committed For Trial• — •Ilderncut \C, Doerr, former secret ary-treasurer of the Exeter pulilie ut- ilitirs coinuission, was committed for trial by judge anti jury at the general -session in December.. He is charged xith the theft of 'Hydro -Electric Pe - .ver Commission bonds, valued at Q3: 1)O0, from the Exeter commission. !Ev- idence for the. crown was given by P. F. Wood. manager• -of the Exeter branch of the Bank of Montreal; far- . mer Reeve 11.-,F. . Francis. Commis- sioners Paul Coates and \\ tlltani \yard, and a stenoeralaher, Miss Dearing, all of Exeter. • Engagements— - school staff, and (Clyde William ,Carr ter, son of 'Mr, and Mrs. William Carter of .Goderich, The ceremony took place at the home of Mr, and itrs, J. E. (Lauder, Mrs. Lauder be- ing a sister of the bride. Both Mr. and Iles. Carter are .natives of Gode- rich, Mr, Cat tit• being formerly with Goderich Signal, He is at present a member of the stall of the 'London Free Press, Car Strikes Wagon at Exeter— On, Monday evening while Mr, Ev- elyn Broderick was driving south on Andrew st., Exeter, with a team of horses and wagon, a rtiar wheel of the wagon was struck by the bumper 01 a car- driven by Mr. Chas. .Godboh.. The front wheels of the wagon be- came separated front the rest and the horses ran away. Mr. Broderick slid off the front of the wagon and was unharmed. The horses ran for a couple of blocks and then slowed up and walked home, Kirkton Child Drowned in Vat of Water— A tragedy which cast a shadow of gloom over the whole community oc- curred at Kinkton on July 27th, when Joan, the youngest child of \lr. and Mrs. 'Howe, met an trntinmely death by being drowned in a vat of water. The little tot who was 2 years old, in. some unaccountable manner 'fell head used first into the vat of water than t. 's for the cooling of hot irons in her father's blacksmith shop. The shock- ing hockiii* discovery was made by the little girl's ntuther. Besides the parents two brc.t.hers and one sister survive, Stan- ley, Malcolm and Betty. Jean. The funeral was held last week, the pall, ]hearers being Reg. Paul, 'Gen. Web- ber, 1-Tarold O'Brien and Billy ,Stweit- zer. \1r. and Mrs, J. J. Fryiogle, \\'ing- ham, announce the engagement of theirdaughter, Helen Grace, ti Douglas Harcourt .Mundy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry .Mundy of Wing - ham. the marriage to take place thigh the Middle of August. Mr- and Mrs. John R. 'Webster of \lid tr'o't announce the engagement f their only daughter, Gertrude :\ lee, to William James Deacon, son of the late \l r. and 11r-. Samuel Deacon of East \1'atvant,sh, the marriage to take place tate latter part of August. :ilr. atoll Mrs. James Milton-McArt- er ,of Brampton. Ontario, announce the engagement of their daughter, Dorothy Helen. to 11')r, Herbert Har- o1d Iletheringt*n, son of .Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hetherington of Riuevale. Ont., the marriage to take place the latter part of -\ugtrst, Had 1932 License Plates— Jehn Martin of Wroxeter. driving with 11134 license plates, seas charged . yitim failing to register and paid a lint of *1t4, Late Andrew Lamont, Grey Tp.— THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, 'AUGUST 9, 1934 THE TAVERN AT STAFFA ,(113y J. MacTavish in Tine London Free Press.) (Sometime back in. the sixties of the last 'century our grandfather (should we whisper it?) opened an hotel in the village of 'Staffa, then known as Spring ,I -Pill at Was located hall way up the hill. !Being able to ,disp'ose of it profitably, he did so, Not long af- terwards he decided that a better place for what .perhaps silo -old be called the tavern !Was where the roads intersected at the foot of the hi`,1. The result was ere long that the village could boast about the existence of two thriving hotels. Persons in grata fying numbers patronized both, ;One night a frequenter of the two places came from. the bar -room of the one part tvay up the hill Where a tight was under way, Mistaking the globular top of the wooden pump out- side for an enemy's 'head, he struck it a mighty wallop. Shortly after- wards, our 'la'ther, the doctor, was awakened front his slumbers to give professional attention to a badly in- jured ,hand, !Episodes similar to the one just cited may have played a part in hav- ing the hotel closed. We do not know. Anyway, it soon came about that there was only ooe of them, the one at the foot of the hill, There men gathered of an evening. in greater numbers than during the that to discuss .. 'thi- s and aver a Death elained an esteemed resident o1 Grey 'Township in the perdon of Andrew Lamont, eldest sou of the !ate Hugh and \lis. Lamont .,i thie 7th concessihtt in the nidi year of his zge. For several years, deceased's health showed sighs of giving awe Ent be Was always able to he about While in tile act of ascending the oiirs of a store in Brussels he some- how w seemed to lose his balance, fell tiarkward, striking his tread on tate risco-, which ,angel concussion. He was removed to his home on the 9th concession, 'where he passed away. on Ju1y. 24111, 'Those left to mourn !tis ";,ss are his sorrowing wife, who was formerly :Miss Elsie Strachan and one sister, and four brothers, \Miss Mary and Allan. Brussels; Saul CL, Regina; Alex,. Carleton Place; J. Leslie, Kin - Remains Brought from England-- The ngland-The funeralofthe late James -ire- uteer, 13,11., who died at Bristol Eng- land, took place front •Vt esley-Willi,. Church last week. with interment in Clinton cemetery. The pallbearers were 13. J. Gibbing, J. 1L Kerr, \lel- t•ille Forbes, Parry \\'alter and James and Franklyn Gordon, Mr. Trcmeer was eighty-five years '1 age and his death occurred after a very short ill- ness. at the (tome of his daughter at Bristol. He had heen a high school teacher, having taught the greater part of his profensiana1 career in Sntitltsville high sett.,;,], Some years ago he '.;ave up his teaching duties .,wing to ill -health and carte up and farmed for about ;even years hmarth Clinton. \Irs. 'I'remeer's fancily, she being formerly Miss Sarah Wash- ington, residing there. Since the death ,cf hiswifehe has nide his.ht;ine with his three daughters: Mrs. L. Bordon of Windsor, Mrs, Ernest Bartlett of Calgary and Mrs. Fred Stride of Bris- tol, England, .9 sister. \irs. Batty of Oshawa, also survives. kits. Stride and her son Raymond, accompanied theremains from :England, New Vault Being Built-- The uilt—'l'he 1), mania: .dotsk at \\''inghanm is having ar new vault installed. The garage at the rear of the building was torn down and the vault is being built ,u tits location. \W, 11, Rintoul it hat gr the w ork. Attempted Hold-up--- 1.1:,l,ert 1)odd, was the victim of a ..ear hold-up its \]orris Township, near \\'ingham, then he was return- ing to his hotne late Sunday night, July 20th. Ile stifles that two limen inutped out at Kari from a ditch, bran- dishing what be thinks were weapons :n some sort. 11c' was driving a horse and Maggi at the time and one ,of ate men seized the horse's bridle in an attempt to bring the Intimal to a halt, Dodd urged the horse on anti' the man dropped his hold with the re- sult that the intended victim escaped. He pr,cecded to \\Ingham and rais- ed an :taunt. '1'w t Ill en who had no tddre-s over, picked rap rear 111r1Q:rave and iadged in :te c.omnt3' jail They were unarmed. Married at Brussels— ,1 charnning August sved•ling took ',lace at. Melville Presbyterian church,' Brussels ort Saturday afternoon when Florence \\ iihetmiva ecand daugh- ter of Mr. and \lrs f otvis Eckmeier, became the bride of Dr. ;William John , Manchester, ]rich. ' • t " Field tits Cann., son of Mr. and 11rs. \ViIIiam Field of Wing - ham. \lass G, Eek'rneier, sister of the bride was bridesmaid, Frank Field of Hamilton supported bis brother and the ushers were Glen Eekrnoier, bro- ther of the bride, and ,Flurry Da1lner. During the signing of the register Dr. G Ray Stinson of 'Toronto sang very a.ccepttbly O Proinise Me," and \lass Edna Eckameier of Stratford pre- sided at the organ, The honeymoon will be 'spent in the Lake of Bays dis- •tnict, Muskoka. '("hey- will reside in \Tanehester, Conn. tarter-Dougherty— The marriage was solemnized: in Goderich of Evelyn Nina ,Dloughenty,t daughter of the late Mr, and Vlrs Nixon Dougherty of G'oclerlich, a for- suer ment'her of the Clinton pubil'ic lic Fresh from Orange Pekoe T 4116 Blend the Gardens days of Christmas and New Years. These were never allowed to pass without being duly honored. At such times our grandfather excelled. Per- sons still remember that he had a deep baritone volae of rich quality and, when ,partially in his eupe he dearly loved to sing. We were in- formed not tong ago that quite diten- tchen trouble was brewing in the bar -room, peace could be 'inintediaaely restored by our grandfather's voice, Some songs about Napoleon cross- ing the Alps and the Death of Nelson were always 'favorites. Not inrtre- quent'ly members of the hotel party would strive to assist in the singing, but the old gentleman is-- credited with hating our -classed therm all. social ,glass; and strange to say, it at would be unfair to mention Occurs to us, as it may occur to you, events associated with the little hotel if yen are observant, that persons never drink the liquors loge will class as beer from. porcelain or from china cups. They would not do it now. they did not do it then. At the bar .beer was drunk from a thick earthenware mug,. or a pewter pot, or `a thin or thick tumbler of glass, .but from china, never. \\'e are of the opinion that every Toni, !Dick and Harry who -Would en- joy with great relish sucking beer or even eider through a straw from any size keg or barrel, • would have questioned the propriety of being served his beverage in a tine china vessel. On one occasion we have been told Some culprits manipulated things in such a way that they were able to bore a 'hole through a wall, alto through the casing of a keg that stood against it, Then lung straws took tie place of tumblers or mugs. Some time afterwards it was _learn- ed why on a certain morning several person; not consicicred to be "drink- ers" were intoxicated. The hotelman it was claimed, could n„t have made a -satisfactory pr -+fit on that -particular keg. \Vhen he learners about the Prank that had been effected, fir once seemingly word, completely failed to express his inward feelings. - 'Roads crossed at the foot of two hills. The hate] was a plain, creamy brick structure _squatted against one of them, - There were ttyo main entrances, the door in: the from leading into the main .tali of the building; the other just around the corner• opening into tate bar, A plank platform extended the full length of the front and far enough along the side to go past the en- trance to :the bar. The bar const have been considerccl a very important roam because there were no less than three doors leading 10 to atiel out of it, two 01 them from the hail. Out- side and above the bar -roan] door 'Sat this significant inscription: "Licen- sed ,to sell beer, wine and other spir- itnous and fermented liquors,” 'Clore were periodical. events that took place in and about the hotel throughout time year that were as re- gular as the seasons, The spring- time brought about time horse -show and the sawing -match that always took place in the spacious yards near the sign on a post at the corner. ,\t such t'in'es -both the open stalls and box stalls at .the stable, also the lug shed adjoining stere taxed beyornd rapacity. Aceommodation for horses was sought elsewhere about the vil- lage. • The :Staffa Fait Fair was another annual event, On such a day acti- vity at the hotel was surpassed only by w:hat occurred at the fair ground. When darkness set in the fair ground Was a lonesome, desolate spot, :Tile hotel was •anything but that. Soar aftertt•ardis came the Thanks- giving • shooting -thatch when compet- ing ,ides .WaltId ,:pend the afternoon scouring the :woods for game, the losing side paying; for the supper served at the hotel after the contest closed and scores were compared. Threshing gangs it is thought nu•ea (aider] to meet at least once every ea - son 10 exchange greeting; ova'. a glass nr taro at the hotel -bar. 'We know of different instances. in which the glass or lave were -•rep'eated ait intervals till long sifter the cock its the stable .had crossed thrice. 'b\'e likewise are aware .that now and again :the parting was ,-,f a more boisterous nature thanthe meeting;' and •to put it fratnkiy, it is within 'bo'unds to say that a real free- for-all, each -as -catch -can, kick -and- gouge fight was not uncommon. The winter ushered in the- festive Moved His Store— j. .\. Mills, \\'inghant, has moved his flour -and feed business into the store recently reeved by the (dub Clothing Co. \ir. Mills awns this building and the store he vacated is turned by Mr. Gordon Pout g. Died at Zurich- ;Death cattle as a relief to a great deal of sutTerin,g on Thursday, July - 26th to Anna 13aenhler, relict of the late John 'tiascho, aged 86 years. Iter husband, the late John Gascho, passed away 15 year's age,. -Surviving are three sons Joseph Swartzentruber of she Goshen .Line, south,'Htty, a .soli by a former marriage; .Daniel Gasclto af Zurich and -:Moses 'Gascho of Sas- 'cafo,nt, Saste.; four daughters, Mrs. David •Oesrn and Mrs. 'Samuel Gin- aerich of Stanley- 'tu'tvnship; \'Errs, Jacob Kipfer of (Hay Township and Mrs. J. •Jantzi of ,\Vaterloo. linter- ment was in Goshen Line cemetery, Notification of Animal Disease !Horses, mules and .asses of all ages hod classes inc liable to contract any ,t the serious contagious diseases of the skin ,known as mange, scabies or itch. Mange is scheduled under the Animals Contagious Disease Act, which. requires that every owner, breeder, dealer or veterinary surgeon u lectins the existence of this dis- ease immediately notify= the nearest veterinary inspector. Treat- ment is carried out tinder 11uarantine,. the following mixture being used offi- cially for hand treatment under the uperv:ision of an inspector: Sulphur, 2 lbs.; oil of tar, 8 ounces, raw linseed I. .gallon. , Keep Douglas' Egyptian'Liniment mit}ays in the stable, ready for Mime - rise Removes proud flesh and inflam,maliat, Thrush or Hoof Rot, and omit such an important thing as the- annual pigeon -shooting match, 1t was held in Well's Geld, a short dis- tance from the hotel, just behind the town hail, earn; and stable lofts both 'far and near were raided in order to obtain hundreds of live birds for the traps, The hotel was respon- sible for the program and drew- con- testants from Dublin, Cromarty, Far- quhar, Chiselhurst, !Hensall, Exeter and elsewhere. - L\o doubt, in those far -away days certain persons bemoaned the fact that an hotel licensed- to sell intoxi- cating liquors was is thea amidst, It is 'believed, however, that Spring Hill or Staffs - never would have been acknowledged the most prosperous progressive village of- its size for utiles around, were it not for its hotel. ,\Without it we question if the vil- lage ever would ' have had a spring horse -show dr sawing -match; a site cess'ful fall fair, Thanksgiving hunt- ing -match or pigeon -shoat. Trite, the hotel came in for touch criticism, but on the other hand notch could be said in its favor. because apart from the occasions 'spoken about, it was no small factor in the social and busi- neas welfare .if the village. If it had not existed we knots- that certain vil- lagers would have experienced tate pan,s of hunger more than they did. and some of therm would .have ,had colder feet during the winter months than was the ease, \\'e visualize again and again, scenes that actually took place. :1s an example we see the hat• -room with its time array c;f pitchers,- tumblers and mugs; with it, display of bottles, filled, part filled and empty. all on the shelf behind tete counter, called the bar, The floor is clean from a re- cent scrubbing, In the centre to• wards the back stands a large box stove, capable of -receiving several large, long blocks of wood at a time. Several chairs are placed at irregular spaces about the n,;iut, each with an ccupant: Cloth arm chairs and the then common plain -back types are represented. ,On -the wails are bills announcing that eentain animals are "lost, stray- ed or stolen" from their respective owners. Numerous other posters are merely crude presentments , of pedigreed horses such as Lord Hatt -do and Prince of Wales; also counterfeit likenesses of other 'farm animals are in evidence. There likewise looms up in the centre above the bottles a framed portrait of ;Hots, George Brown serving as contradistinction to what appears elsewhere. IA couple of men enter the . place just when the landlord ittnites every- body to the bar to test a fresh.keg on tap, The subject, under discus- sion are a batt raising in ,the locality and the improvement mde on the centre ronet by having it pass its a straight cine over the mountain, in- stead of shirting it by way of Rant mmnd'a and Wilson's meadows. IA little later in the evening it - is not necessary for the proprietor to offer tree clrinles and a dozen o:f topics seen-, to be dealt with by every body at the same time. Every bloke,' had frequenters who might be classed as characters. There conte, to 'mind- one who used to sit with the chair tilted so that he could rest- his ,back against the wall In this position he would, if necessary, aft for "hours awaiting an invitation to a'free drink. One clay a stranger. sauntered into the bar and greeted. everybody with the remark: "Co'me, boys, the drinks - are one rare:" bid 9harlie (that was not his name) rose tram his' chair, moved slowdy towards the 'bar and ordered "a swallow of malt, neat." 'A'fter the libation, he observed, with puckered lace, "1 M- ita' like it, an' I didna' want it, 'cause I'm no lice] the' day," "Why, then," asked someone, "did you ac-. cept the invitation?" !"Dod Mon," answered old Charlie, "1 couddtta' refuse; 'I night form the habit, which stadua' ;be prdfitable." Thomas Page became owner of the Hotel sometime during the early sev- enties. After his death the respon- sibility of conducting. it was should- ered by his widow; who with the assistance of her two Sona and a dau- ghter managed the place for some years. IJltinmately she sold it to Frank Carlin and took over the Metropolitan Hotel in Exeter. in time Carlin left Stelae to engage in a similar bna!ness in Hensel. The hotel in Stage, passed into the hands of Archibald '31.iPlac, svho for more than half a century has carried the reputa-titin dl being one of the beet hunters and in Western'On- tario. '\\'e have been told that he is now over eighty years of age and still actively engaged in the sport he (raises best, During his ownership the hotel became practically a private re- sidence, 'About a year ago it was taken over by different persons of the community and made into an up- to-date creamery which is noir• in operation. One of the thoughts that arises in connection with the history of the - little hotel is that we feel quite sore that not a living eottt 50 or 6(1 years ago ever guessed or even - dreamed what its ultimate lige would be. No one would conceive the idea that some day instead of waggons hauling kegs of beer, all the way from Strat- ford to in part supply the demand for QIBIBINGS-JERVIS •A pretty wedding was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Gibbing's, Clinton an Saturday, August 4bh, when their eldest daughter, Ellen Grace was united in marriage to Russel. Lewis Jervis, only son of :Kr. and Mrs, Oliver J. Jervis, Goderich Tp„ the ceremony being performed by Rev. F. G F.trrill, ,Clinton, The bride, giv- en i t marriage by her Lather, wore a frocl: of white organza and carried a bouquet of Johanna Hill roses and fern. The bride ,was attended by her sister, Miss ILdith Gibbings who wore a frock sof green organza andcarried a bouquet of summer flowers. Ray- mond Thiel of S eb t n ville was groomsman, The bridal party entered the living room to the strains of Men- delssohn's 'wedding march played by the Bride's grandfather, R, J. Gibbfngs of Toronto. During the signing of the register 'Ir. Gibbing. played "Whisperings. of 'Love." A wedding lunch was served in the elinin, room which was decorated in pink and vio- let, With stunmen ,lower,. '1'he assist- ants were Misses .Doreen .Farquhar, Helen Gibbing,, Dorothy Watt and Dorothy Farquhar. Mr, and Mei. Jer- vis left on a trip clown the St. Law- rence: They will reside in Clinton. Guests were present from Toledo, Ohio, Porf- ]lope, Toronto, tttr ter .. tong Drayton, Stratford, Sebrmgvile, Lucknow and Hensall. "drink," the time tontld conte, as it has. viten farmers would be hauling to the same Place cans of cream to be transferred into prints of butter, The hotel served one purpose: the creamery serves another. Both have been an impetus- in the activity of the village and both have appealed to the taste of man. - • Separate Sexes Early ,Pallets will develop with greater uniformity if separated from the cock- erels when they are eight to twelve weeks of age, The males are don -in- eevitmg,and tend 'to claim the feed hop- per ,pace that has been allotted to the females. Furthermore it is good econ- omy to sell the males before they be - conte staggy, Pig Feeding Methods !Although there arc several ,nmethod.s of preparing meal to ix tort; for feed- ing pigs, the following rules are rec- titnttteudecl as safe practices in produc- ing hogs of the desired type: -(1) Grind all grain. Fine • grinding is re- commended especially for young pigs. (2. Soak meal mixture .between feeds; do not rite tan Mil ell 'Pater • but feed as a fairly thick slop, (:3. (Hand. feed- ing is the best method for securing hogs of a -tlesirable type. (4). 11 nec- essary, a self,feeder may be used after pigs have reached the growing sr of development. (5) Keep 111 troughs and other feeding equipment clean, Ilitulrlt or decaying matter will cause feeding truthless sad (6) Supply clean drinking water. Soli corns and warts are ugly, painful and :irritating. Remove them quickly and surely: with Douglas' Egyptian Liniment. 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