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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1937-01-28, Page 4PAGE FOUR. The Van Egmond Fireside THE SEAFORTH NEWS ram rook This picture is from a photograph taken about thirty years ago by the late Mr. L. C. Jackson. and shows the kitchen fireside of the Van Egntoncl home in Egmonciville. On the mantelpiece will- he noticed a candlestick, a candle mold, a gourd, and a potato masher. At the left. a hoot jack and a spinning whe Upper right corner is the old dinner horn. which. was usedin the early days to sumnti>n the then from distant parts of the " farm, ex- tending over a. large acreage le—tiding a large I• part of the present hg'ninndville. The young ladies, w'hr, Were dressed in old time costume „n the t'ecasioti of the picture, are: to the cen- tre, \tics delleJackson having her fortune told by the witch, Miss Maine Anderson msat tlrs. Heitz, Royal Oak, \lick,); At the left, rear. al Lis Helen \1cD"ugall, Egmond- We; seated in front_ \1i s Jessie McDougall the late airs. Charles Stewart, Portland, Ore - m ; With the guitar, Miss .Louisa \North- ingtou, Clinton, cousin of the Van 1 gmonds, THE SEAFORTH NE1 s'S Snowdon Bros.. Publishers. WALTON. The annual congregational meeting of (Duff's United Church was 'held in the Ch'er+ch on Wednesday evening wielt a large attendance. A splendid supper was served at 8 o'clock after which the meeting opened with "What a 'Friend we have in Jesus." Rev. Cumming read the scripture .les - eon from D'eut. 8, 'Prayer. Rev. Cum- ming was appointed chairman for the evening and Gilbert McCal'lu'm sec- retary. The report of the fast annual meeting was read by the secretary. Report of the Stewards was given by John Leeming who reported a very successful year with a surplus of ab- out $1'6,00. The treasurer. Miss Mary Smillie, also gave a very gratifying report of the ordinary fund and mis- sionary and maintenance fund, stat- ing about $1'6 had been received above the allocation, A quartette composed of George Ramsay. John Leeming, (George McArthur and 'John MdDon- ald was very much appreciated at this period .of the meeting. Mrs. Walter Davidson, the treasurer of the WM. S., gave the financial report of the W.M.S. and ,Mrs, John McDonald, the secretary, gave an interesting (talk on the work the \V.'M,S. had ac- complished during the year. Mrs. Nelson Reid, the treasurer of the W. A., gave the W.A. report, after which four W1A, members, Mrs, W. David- son, Mrs. Elmer 'Hackw•ell, Bessie IIYavidson and M•rs. Reid, rendered a delightful number. Tlhe S.S. report by the secretary -treasurer was idllowed by a violin seleotion by Mr. H. Kirk- by, and accompanied on the piano by Mrs. H. B. Kirkby. Miss Beth Shan- non gave the financial report of the Y.P.S. and Miss Betty Drager gave an outline of the year's work done by the society. iMiss Mary Buchanan, a member of the Y. P. S., played a piano instrumental, and a musical numiber was given by Misses Beth Shannon, Mildred Sellers and Mary 'H'unvph,ries. Tthe su.pt, of the Mission band gave an encouraging report and Isobel Davidson, a Mission Band 'member, gave a recitation. Miss Mary Buchanan gave the C,'G.I,7 , re- port and Dorothy Murray gave a suitable reading, IFollowing the Bible Class report by Mary Humphries, Mildred Sellers rendered a ,solo, play- ing 'her own accompaniment on the guitar. The newly elected stewards for 101317 were Wm. 'Knox, IRobt. Mc- Fadzean and H. Kirkby. Collectors, 'Leonard Leeming, Harvey Johnston, Bob ,M'dFadeean; assistants, Ed. Dav- idson, 'John Shannon. Ushers, Stew- art Bryan, Jim IJdhnston, 'Rae Hon'st- on. Auditors, George Ramsay, Gilbert McCallum. The trustees were re- eleoted, substituting John ' 'Marshall for H. Manning. 'A vote of 'thanks was tendered to the caretaikers, Mr. and Mrs , Harry Clark. Rev. Mr, Cumming .gave the session •report, af- ter which the meeting closed' with Blest Be the Tie That Binds and the 'benediction. 'Come to Hoy's on Shrove Tuesday, Feb. pith and •enljoy pancakes and maple syrup served' by the Ladies' 'Guildof se. 'George's Church, Want and For ads., 3' times, 50c.' McKILLO&P The following is the January reaort of S:S. No. 13, McKillop. Those marked by an asterisk were absent for one ar more of the examinations, Sr. ItV.-1George Hart 716.4 per cent, Mildred Aitcheson (18,2, Rosatnond Appleby 66, Dorothy Greer 62.8. Spencer Broome 582. Jr. IV,-1Keith •Harrison fill, 3 or,!on \'fdGill 56,1. 'Sr. III.—Celia Stephenson 63.84' 'Marian Appleby 56.4. tJr. IIh—iLois Harrison 64.1, ilene Broome 6311, Second--lJean Agar 6b. Mere' Greer 592, 5.92, Dorothy .\gar 53, David 'tenls- ensan 'First Class—Betty rebbon esor, Mary Stephenson 96*. Beginner, Tack Agar 75.5. S. M. Richmond. Trasaior. BEECHWOOD The following letter was received this week from the West by Barbara Carlin: "Laporte, Saska tliY317,—Dear Mad thank you •eery kit viz„ battle of ton I am sure the di continuous heat. zero here. Condit dry and 'loo'ks ba three young Wren l Daughter housekeeping eery kindly for y zie and Family." KIP \later Billy M and Mrs. 'Dorn S4 nicely after 'his re Master Donald and Mrs. Wan. Be again after his rec {r. Bernard Mr Ron- ald 'McGregor spe 'Huron recently. Mr. Dan Meflic iting friends in D home on 'Sunday. Mr. and Sirs. n tchewan, Jan, ,itis am,—A\ e wish to kindly for the pickles, sato pickle and ane with mince neat. Beth were very trice. nor must he equally nice. Farmers in this district are 'hard hit owing to wan r of moisture and Craps were burned up, crops for five or six years have 'been very poor. Today it !s 32 'below Condition of soil !s very d for next crop un- less snow comes. \Ve are a family of and Inc married daughter. of which Tam their fattier. eping for us and get along fine tog ether. Thanking you kindness, We are yours grateful ly, Adam MaclCen- PEN," elliok, inn 1. t Sir, click is recovering cent fllnesi, Bell, son of Mr.ll, is able to be out eat illness, Lean and Mr. in al dory in Port k and 21 r, arc! 2, 4 s . Harvey McLaren who have been r - etroit, are expected ROS. Broad'font de- lightfully, entertained a member of their friends to a progressive euchre party on .Thursday evening in w+inch prizes tvere given and a good time en- joyed by all, Mr. and Mfrs, lie McClelland and Master 'Kenneth of Egmondeille visit- ed with Mr. and Mrs, (t-Tug'h McGreg- or on Thursday. Mass 'Margaret McDonald of Sea - forth is the guest of Mr. and airs. Ross Broadfoot and Miss Edna, LONDESBORO The W. A. held a very successfu4 meeting on Wednesday last at the home of 'Mrs. !J, Tamfblyn and Mrs, F, Hall. Business was taken up and a short program was given, and a "quilt quilted. Refresivments were served by the group in charge. Mrs. Charles Rankle' is not improv- ing as fast as her friends would like We ecis!h he having an enforced holiday at present for, while fixing his windmill on Wed- nesday last. he had the misfortune to receive a nasty cut on his leg when the wind blew the wing against him. Several stitches had to be taken to close the wound. The "United Church held their colt gregational meeting on Thursday af- ternoon, Jan. 311;t when reports of the various departments of the church were given. They were quite encour- aging. After business was over a ,tort program was given. Miss Iso- bel !Nott rang a solo. Sirs. J. T. Man- ning gave ant interesting reading, Miss Beth Shohhruok and Miss Ruth Lyon sang, "In The Garden," accompany- ing themselves on the guitar, Rev, SI r. +Gardiner closed with prayer. af- -ter which refreshments Were served by the `ladies. ST. COLUMBAN Miss Lucy -Burke and Marion Mc- iver or London .peat die week end at the home of .their parents. Sirs. \Vim. Morris has returned from hospital after her operation, and Mr, Joe, Morris is improving in the hospital after his operation for ap- pendicitis, Louis Coyne was operated on .for appendicitis in Seaforth 'last Monday morning. and is doing well. Dona forget the social 'Feb. 5. Fri- day night. tinder the auspices of the Mr:. James O'Reilly and daughter Vera returned from Toronto this week. Vera has hada .critical opera- tion on her knee at Toronto general hospital. • Fruit Convention Held Delegates to the joint .convention of the 'Ontario Fruit 'Growers' Asso- ciation and Niagara •Growers, in 'Ha- milton 'last week, were ,told by .Dr. 1. FL"Gnsdale, who had just returned from Great Britain, that there 'had been at cnmplete change recently in +4e attitude of English buyers to- ward Canadian 'products, Canadian fruit was .more ,popular, he said, and there were far fewer complaints re- garding quality and grade. He saw unlimited 'opportunity in England if fruit of good quality and proper maturity was exported, but it would he a mistake to think that, just because the Ontario crop was not 4:ultecl here, it could be seat .overseas. \V. B. 'Somerset, Markets Commis- sioner, ner, Toronto, described the grow- ers and canners as partners in indus- try. He urged fornsing of 'growers groups' to 'handle as'paragu's, •peasbes, tomatoes, as beneficial results from' this .system bad•keen shown last sea - 501. T-foward 'Chaise, St. Gatherines, told the convention that the .great tnajor- tty of housewives were no longer in- terested in preparing their own pre- serves. and that, therefore, the grow- ers would have to llook more and mare in future to the 'canneries as the market far their produce. Many mod- ern `kitchens, Mr:Craise said. were too small to can fruit in. He urged cooperation 'between canners and rower, in marketing of fruit. The convention urged. that tlie'F'ed- rai Government take steps to have the carry -curer 'figures of canned to see, r speedy recovery. s made avail'able.. 'Gorier of the lfl!th con, is Cif THURSDAY, JA? UAR'Y 23, 1937. ,e, vamemmasanamornameelremai LL °" P 13ROS.Garage DEALERS In All Makes of Used. Cars, Supertest Gas, Oil, Coal 01!, Fuel Oil, Prestone Anti -Freeze General Repairing on all Makes of Cars. Tire and Battery Service. Used and Nev Auto Parts, Flats Fixed. and Cars Washed. Valuable Premiums Given Phone 179. Seaforth, Ont. SUNNYVALE CUSTOMERS ARE SATISFIED ONE OF OUR CUSTOMERS WRITES: (Translation) "We return again this year as customers, having been well served last year. This year, we shall take 300, about 15th of ,March, We can count on yott. Gray barred rocks. --Yours, etc„ Georges Desrochers, Soulanges, Que." Many similar letters are being received. This testifies to the high quality of our stock and the complete satisfaction of our customers. We suggest that you place an order with us this year, for better results. A SUPPLY OF POULTRY EQUIPMENT, 'BROODER STOVES, ETC., ON (HAND'; ALSO OHTCX FEEDS. We invite you to visit our new Hatchery, and inspect our up -to -elate Equipment. SUNNYVALE POULTRY FARM R. R. 3, Seaforth, Ont. ANDREW A. MOORE. PHONE 160 r 3. 'HISTORIC HOUSE (Continued Prom Page 1, Italy and Spain. In the campaign against Russia, be was accompanied by his wife; his second song the late Edward'\ranEgmond who resided near Clinton until the beginning of this century, n -as born on the retreat from Moscow and was named after Napol- eon's five officers, 'John Charles 'Fre- derick Marias Edward. After the ,revolt against !Napoleon in 118113 and the exile of the Emperor to Elba, Col, Van Egmond again took service in the Dutch Royal Army. Thus in 181115 when !Napoleon return- ed to (France, Col. Van Egmond serv- ed with the IA'llies, first under Bluch- er and later under the Duke of Well- ington at the Battle of Waterloo where he was severely wounded. Dur- ing his military career of nearly twen- ty-five years. Col. VaniEgmond was wounded 1'4 tines, his body being co- wered with scars. In 181119 Col. Van Egmond migrat- ed with his wife and family to In- diana county, Pennsylvania, where lie farmed and 'conducted a store. Eight years later he came to Waterloo County in. Upper Canada and rested a farm. He had inherited considerable wealth .and bad added to it in Penn- sylvania, so that he came to Canada as a rich man. Ln 1118137 he entered into an agreement with John !Galt of the Canada Company .to cut forty-five miles of the road through the (Huron Tract, between 'Guelph and 'Goderieh, four rods wide, and to erect three inns the last of which was about three miles west of Seaforth. Payment was to be'made bygranting him soine thousand acres of land an 'both sides of the road in (Perth and Huron. It is estimated that about 113,- 000 acres was involved in the con- tract. The work was completed with- in a year, thus bringing into existence the important artery in Western On- tario known as the Huron Road, now Paved and part of Provincial High- way No. 8. Col. Van'Egnsoncl moved his fam- ily Froin Wlateeloo and se't'tled on the Hamlett side of the Huron 'Road, where by the middla. of the summer of 111889, he had cleared nearly one hundred acres of land, 'fifty of which were bearing a crop of wheat, the first crop of farming size in the Tract. In honor of the first wheat eating the Colonel invited Dr. Dunlop and other Canada Company officials for a celebration, Madame Van.Eigmon'il, had the privilege of cutting and binding the first sheaf 'of wheat. The Colonel continued 'to aid set- tlers and in 111832 be had 'twenty-four teams on the road bringing its new settlers, History records that Col. VanlE!g- mond grad'uallly turned against the Canada 'Company, as he sought bet- ter ,conditions for the settlers. The Company had paid Ls,'6d. per acre for the land in the Tract ands were selling the land at from' ;lpls. to 1f5s. per acre., They were not making ne- cessary improvements and Col. Van Egmond soon became the spokesman and leacjer of opposit'i'on to the 'Can- ada Company. Through this he be- came 'poli'ti'cally associated with Wil- liam Lyon Mackenzie and eventually into (participation in .Maekenzie's s'Isost-rived rebellion of 15317. In November, 'l8(317, it was learned' that Col. Van fElgnnond had consented to aot as military leader for 'Meek- envie, as 'he was one of the most highly trained officers I'm the country, For some reason 'Mackenzie did notappears Ili'ke .a picture fr n tl wait for VanEgnionci or reinforce- ments but made an indecisive attack on Toronto and then determined to wait for the Colonel. During the de- lay the loyalists strengthened their .forces to such an extent that Col. Van,Egmond, mutat arriving at Mont- gomery's Tavern on Dec. 7th, called it madness to attack 'the well equip- ped, superior loyalist forces. lOnly half of the 4100 rebels were armed. Mackenzie is said to have become an- gry and' threatened to shoot the Col- onel but the disagreement was smoothed over, Before long they were attacked• by the 'militia and defense being useless, the rebels scattered, Tradition tells that at the 'Gold- en Lion Inn1 where rebel officers gathered niter the skirmish to plan escape, Col, fVaniEgmond gave his fresh horse So his leader might flee to the United States, and he hinnse'lf went into hiding on tt nearby friendly 'farm. bAt any rate, it is 'known that the place "w•as searched and Col. Van Egmond was trade pris- oner and taken to Toronto jail. Little is known to what extent Col. .VanlEgnson'd was involved in the re- bellion, \Viten he rode to Toronto to take'consnand •of the rebel forces lie carried all 'his personal papers with lsins in leather pouches, according to the custom •01 the title, and none of his correspondence 'has ever 'been found. 1-l:ad Col. Van ..Egmond escaped capture and 'lived it is thought he would eventually .have ibeen .pardoned and his .confiscated lands +returned to him, as transpired in the case of ibis lewder, William •Lyon Mackenzie. A writer 'says of Col. Van'E;gnrond, 'tliat he was a gallant soldier, an enterpris- ing pioneer,a generous friend and an educated gen le'man, He spoke seven languages and was a .personal friend of Sir John Colborne when asot11 were officers in the allied armies at and preceding Watenloo, and although be died in prison with acharge of trea- aon over hint, he gave his life .for what the 'believed to be the sacred rights a'nd di'berties of the people. The body of !Goll, Van Egmond was ,brought home and interred in the Egnsoncivihle .cemetery. In recent years the plain stone slabs marking his 'burial place and 'some of the other early members of the family were re- placed by a central monument, Mr. Earl Van•Egmond takes espec- ial pride in the well kept spacious ;grounds, with its ,winding driveway and stone gate posts, Of the mistresses of the old ,house, another writer says: (Frust came Sus - alma IDuetz, wife of Go! Van'Egmont, a wealthy 'German lady, who accomp- anied her 'hu's'band through the Rus- sian campaign. During the hast 1'5 years of her Il'ife she oras an invalid, a result, no datllbt, of her experiences during the war. .She was ,faithfully ministered to 'by 'the second .mistress of the manor, Mrs. Con's'tant L. Van Egmond, a sweet, lovely English lady with soft, a+p;pealing 'brown eyes and (flat •curn+s peeping out fnan, under a snow white cap all fluted and tuned, a gentle, .winsome woman who looked out arp,on 111e 'throu'gh sympathetic lens, It was the day of four -width skirts and •grandarm''s skirt was so broad that when "Iter tittle 'grandson' was guilty of a misdemeanor that iris. mb'ther might con'sid'er worthy of p•tntfshmen't. he fled to ,grandniia Who concealecl trim so .carefully tinder the folcls of her ample skirt that he could never be found. The present mistress,. Mrs. "Constant R Van:E;gnroncl, who REG E�f', L'T THEATRE SEAFORTH NOW PLAYING JANE WITHERS in Little Miss Nobody The child wonder at her best, CARTOON COMEDY Mon, Tues. Wed„ Feb. 1-2-3 CONSTA'N'CE iBENNETT 'CLARK GABLE After Office Hours with Billie Burke, NEWS. Stuart Irwin CARTOON, ,Next Thurs. Fri. Sat, Feb. 4-5-6 CHARLES !BUTTERWORTH WALTER ABEL He Went to College with Hugh Herbert Una Merkel One Continuous Laugh Coming— WALLACE BEERY LIONEL BARRYMORE —in— "A'H! WILDERNESS" past in her black silk gown and dainty white lace fic'hu, quietly upholds the family traditions and gives each guest a gracious welcome to the old house with its romantic memories. BOTANICAL NOTES FOR JANUARY (By E, 11'. 'Hart. Central 'Experi- mental Frrnt, (Ottawa.) Nature, in all her phases and especi- ally that o.f plant life, may Ibe studied. alt the year rotund with much pleasure and profit. ;Vegetable life is apparently fast as- leep, but there is underground a won- derful work in progress unseen and unheeded, while the keen eye of the outdoor lover of .plants and observer of their wonderful ways and Chang- ing snoods, can discern, amongst .many other phenomena, the envelopes con- twining the floral organs making pre- paration for the great pageant of spring. LFor example and experiment, eat a twig of lilac, place it in water 'in. the house, and see how soon the buds will burst into leaf. January is a month of cold, sharp, sunny and crystal air. The evergreen trees are laced with silver frost, or every leaf is coated with transparent ice shint•ntering and scintillating in the sun. This superb sight is not eas- ily effaced from the memory of those who can fully enter into the spirit of the winter fairyland When:— "The saddest heart might pleasure take Tv see alit nature gay." Cowper said that— "The earth was made so various, that the mind Of desultory- man, studious of1110 change !and :pleased with novelty, 'might be ind iged." The poet was possibly inspired by the fact that each and every month has associated with it a charming individ- uality all of its own; some event takes place which is ;peculiar to one month only. This month is associated with the plants and cut -flowers which play so prominent a part in the' New Year's Day festivities in almost all 'homes,— ",Batt garlands wither; festal shows 'depart Like dreams themselves; and sweetest sound '(!Albeit of effect profound) It was—and it is gone!" As Wordsworth quite truly says,— garlands do wither,—abut with care and ,attention the dives of both .cut flowers and pot -plants may be con- siderably prolonged in spite. of the vitiated atm.osplhere caused by hot- air 'hea'ting or otherwise of the aver- age home. Plants exhale water or vapour by their leaves and stems. The medium in which the plant is placed greatly influences the 'function of exhalation, If the air is very dry, the exhallatfon is adiundwnt and rapid. I:t is less ac- tive when the air is chsarged:' with humidity; it increases as the temper- ature rises. The results of the,•perfeet. equilibrium which exists between the absorption of 'water and the exh'allas tion is proof of a normal state of heal- thy vigour in the ,plant. If the exbala- tioat exceeds the a'baorbing powers, the pilan't must fade, and if allowed to persist, will die. Cult- flowers, a 'bun'ch of American 'B'eaity roses for example, wiM retain !their ori'gin'al freshness and 'fragrance for only one or perhaps two days, if the exhaflation exceeds the absorbing 'powers. Therefore as march of the stem of each .blloom as is possible should, be 'ke'pt under water; the &low ers should never be arranged in a shallow 'bowl with a maximum am- ount of each stela exposed to ate air. This practice is artistic and ,pleasing, but at the expense of The 'life of the flowers.