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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1946-07-11, Page 3THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1946 THE SEAFORTH NEWS Early Communities Listed on Old Map A map of Huron County dated 1.862 was recently found: in the attic of the rectory of St. Paul's Anglican Church, Clinton, and kindly loaned to the writer by the r ector, Rev. R. M. Bulteel, This map ,shows 17 townships: Ashfield, Wawanosh, Turaberry, Amick, Morris, Grey, Colborne, Hallett, McKillop, Goderich, Tuck- eramith, Stanley, HHay, Usborne,, Stephen, McGillivray, Biddulph. When it is realized that less than 35 years previous to the date 1862, this vast region was a complete wilderness (Col. Dunlop having blazed the first trail through in, 1825) .one marvels at how well all, these townships are settled. With the exception of Hay and Stephen there are very blocks of land marked with the name Canada Company, the original owners of thi sarea.. Approximately one-half of Hay and Stephen was unsettled at this time and one section of land in the west- ern part of Hay and McGillivray, near where Grand Bend is today, is marked inaccessible and uitsurveyed. The nacre "Brewster's Old Mills," just outside Huron County, is the. only indication that an attempt was once made at settlement where Grand Bend eventually developed. Most of the towns and villages we know today were in existence then but a great many have different names, such as: Auburn- (Manchest- er), Gorrie t.Leachville or •Howick llaieg'ViFTm 182S)wiln -c w thezzzrz Village), The' Nile (Rhynas), Ford with ,(Lisdale:P.O.) and Brussels .(Ainlaysville or Dingle P.O.), Kin - burn ('Constanee), Dublin (Carrons- brook), St Josephs (Lakeview). Clandeboye (Ireland) and Dashwood (Sarepta). On the other hand there are quite a number of almost -for -gotten ham- lets and even post offices. For in- stance: Crensford near Dungannon, Zetland sear Wingham, Morrisbank north and iCrai brook or Grey P.O. east of Brussels, Bodmin south of Wingham, Westfield north of Au burn, Millburn and Maitlasd north of Goderich, ,Smith's ,(Carlow P.O.) between Auburn and 'Goderich, Rox- burgh and Harpurhey near Seaforth, Mansfield and New town, both on road running from Kippen to Lake HHuron. On the London road south of 'Clinton are the following; Gran- ton ; Rodgersville P.O., Frances town P.O. (north of Exeter), Devon P.0, two roads south of Exeter and Adair P.O. farther south, It is rather interesting to note that a greater town plot was ]aid oat for teb town of _Bayfield than fol'. the town of Goderich on this neap. Almost the first industry to grow in a new county is the grist mill for making the wheat into flour and the saymill fo'r making the logs into lumber. Nearly every creek has one or either or both, and every' river has them every few miles, Some of named ones are; Bissets' sawmill, north of Goderich; Somer'ville's and Armstrong's grist mill and sawmill on the Nine Mile River need Luck now; Fisher's sawmill at Wingham, Hawk jn's mills at Port Albert. James and T. H. Somerville have sawmills near St. Helens. Cook's and Mc- Gowan's sawmills and White's grist mill near Blyth. Fishleigh's and Bait's at Ainlaysville. North of Bay- field was Hall's woolen mills Stonehouse's grist mill and sawmill on the Bayfield River not far from Bayfield. Turner's wah farther east along the Bayfield River. Charles - saw and grist mills were located where Trick's is today, on the Bay- field River a couple of miles south of Clinton,Near Kippen, os the Bay- field River, were Pott's sawmill and Bell's saw and grist milts. As far as could be counted, there were over 100 schools in Huron County at this time, and almost as masy Wesleyan Methodist ,Churches. ""early all these churches have disap- peared, the few remaing being Unit- ed Cchurches today. There were 0 few English, Presbyterian and Cath- olic Churches. Some of the English Churches have disappeared, such as the ones near Holmesville and Sum- merhill. The latter place is not marked on this map. A few of the Presbyterian Churches are United today. The Presbyterian Church at Rodgersvilie has disappeared en- tirely, By way of advertising, pictures of some of the leading stores and public buildings are illustrated on either side of the map, as follows; Paulin & Prior, dealers in stoves, plows and other agricultural implements, furn- iture, Clinton, C. W.; Globe Hotel, Charles Days, proprietor ,(Turnberry Townships), at the terminus of the gravel road leading from Seaforth to Southampton and three-quarters of a mile above the finger posted to Wroxeter; A. P. McLean, merchant Brigadier R. A. Macfarlane, D.S.Q. 1946 Styllemaster Sedan Makes First Trans -Canada Trip to Win Todd Mewl for Brig. R. A. Macfarlane DOWN "CANADA'S MAIN STREET" — The Trans -Canada Highway, which links province to province, from sea to sea, and opens the way to a great new era of tourist travel. Rolling along "Canada's Main Street" — the Trans- Canada Highway — from coast to coast, Brigadier R. A. Macfarlane, D.S.O., at the wheel of a new 1946 Chevrolet Sedan, has just completed the first ocean -to -ocean automobile trip without leaving Canadian soil. To win the A. E. Todd Gold Medal — offered in 1912 by the Mayor of Victoria—Brig. Macfarlane left Louisburg, Nova Scotia, with the salt of the Atlantic on his rear wheels, and after nine days of driving he arrived in Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C., and dipped his front wheels in the Pacific, having covered 4,743 MILES The Chevrolet used was a stock 1946 model powered with a standard six -cylinder valve -in -head engine. It was selected by Brig. Macfarlane—who held the responsible posts of Director of Mechanization and Deputy Mas- ter -General of Ordnance, at De- fence Headquarters, Ottawa because he is convinced that a "sturdy, light, economical passen- ger car is ideal for the average Canadian citizen," With his ex- tensive experience of army ve- hicles, on the testing grounds and on active service in two wars, Brig. Macfarlane made the new Chevrolet his choice for his his- tory -making trip—another "first" for Chevrolet! NEARING THE END OF THE TRAIL—j. V. Johnson and George Warren of the Victoria Automobile Club, meet Brigadier Macfarlane and his Chevrolet a few miles outside Victoria and escort him into the City. THE AWARD—Winning of the Todd Medal, offered in 1912, became Possible with con- pletion of the Trans -Canada Highway. It is now awarded to Brig. R. A, Macfarlane for the first authenticated jour- ney ;from Louisburg, Cape Breton, to Victoria, B.C., over a specified all -Canadian route. .24es THROUGH THE ROCKIES—The Chevrolet spent thrilling hours skirting sheer precipices and climbing high moun- tain roads before it encountered this quiet little valley in Canada's Rocky Range. THE PACIFIC!—After 4,743 miles of rapid, trouble-free driving, Brigadier Macfarlane and his co-driver dip the front wheels of their Chevrolet in the Pacific Ocean — to win the A. E. Todd Gold Medal. • GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCTS OF CANADA LIMITED - OSHAWA, ONTARIO ,.. .:, .... _ tailor, East street, Goderich; W. C. JOHNSON—CONNOLLY dealer i stoves, plows, etc„ ' Searle, Base. Line, Clinton, C. W. (actual teakettle on top of sign reading, "Stoves and Tin Shop" Huron Foundry, manufacturers of grist and flouring mills, steam engines, boiler and threshing :machines, East street, Goderich; J. V. Deltor ',S, Sons, im- porters and dealers in di•ygoods, groceries, sheets and heavy hard- ware, Goderieh, C. W.; Presbyterian Church, 'God'erich, C. W.; W. C. Pridham, Liverpool House, wholesale and retail and liquor depot, dealer in drygoods, groceries, liquors cloth- ing and shoes, Kingston street, God- erich; Storey 'k Davis, stoves, plows, West street, •Goderich; Central School, Goderich, C. W.; Cleghorn & Kay, founders, Goderich Foundry; Court House, Goderich, C, W.; W. 1'. & A Smith, Goderich Tannery, Waterloo street, , At the bottom of the map are maps of the leading towns of the clay, showing streets and lots, McGillivray later became a part of Middlesex. ELLIOTT—GARN ISS A quiet wedding was solemnized at the United Church parsonage, Holmsville, when Rev. Campbell Ta- vener united in marriage Lillian Grate, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John Garniss of Morris town- ship, and Mr. Earl Marshall Keith, son of the late Mr, and Mrs. Erwin Elliott of Turnbhrt•v, The bride wore a street length gown. The couple were unattended. Following the cere- mony, a wedding supper was nerved at the home of th bride's parents. The groom's gift to the bride, was a silver tea scervire. Later the 'bride and groom left by motor for Lon- don and points south. On their re- turn they will reside on the groom's farm on the 6th concession of Turn- berry. Alexander H. Clark The funeral of Alexander Hamil- ton Clark, who died in Rockville, Minn., last Friday, was held here Wednesday from Peebles funeral parlor. A service had been held at Rockville on Monday, after which the body was brought to Atwood. Mr. Clark was born in Elma township, Jan.' 4, 1892, the son of the late Mary Alice Hamilton and John Clark. When a few weeks old he went with, his parents to Min- nesota, where he had since resided. As a child he spent summer vaca- tions with relatives -residing about Atwood, He was educated in the schools of St. Paul, Minn., and moved to Rockville in 1908. He was a member of the firm of the John Clark Granite Corp. During the war he was employed for three years by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Co. at San Francisco. He was a member of St. Chard Presbyterian Church at Rock- ville. He is survived by two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. John Friese and Mrs, Frank R. Ash, Rockville; Lt.,Cmdr. Gordon Clark, Rockville; and Donald 'Clark, Billings, Mont. Rev. M. E. R. Boudreau, of At- wood Presbyterian Church, had charge of •the service here Wednes- day. Pallbearers were three cousins, Roy Hamilton of Atwood, Jack Hamilton of Seaforth, and Clark Hunter of Toronto, and three neph- ews, Jack and Bruce Clark of Rock- ville, Minn., and Paul Friese of State College, Pa. Out-of-town rela- tives attending the funeral included Lt: Cmch•, and Mrs. J. Gordon Clark and sons, Jack and Bruce, Mrs, John Friese, daughter, Alice, and son Paul, all of Rockville, Minn,; Mr. and Mrs. Jacic Hamilton and daugh- ter, Mary, Seaforth; Mr, and Mrs. Ralph Hunter, and Clark Hunter, Toronto; and Mr, and Mrs. W. T. Shearer, Poole. John J. Fryfogle Dies ' A well known resident of Wing - ham, and of Western Ontario, John J. Fryfogle, passed away at his resi- dence, after an illness of three months, in his 68th year. He was horn in Helmere, and forty-five years ago moved to Winghani, In 1906.he was married to Ida Mae Ar- buckle. Mr. Fryfogle has always been an ardent admirer of fine horses, and largely through his ef- forts was the Wingham Horse Show organized a few years ago. Besides his wife he is survived by two sons and two c kughteirs, Clayton and Harry of Wingham, Mrs. Harcourt Mundy, of Loudon, and Vera of. Stratford, also two sisters and one 'brothel', Mrs. W. Heard, London; Mrs, T. McK, Smith, London; ''Mr. Wilford D. Fryfogle, Detroit, and seven grandchildren. Interment was in Wingham cemetery, Appointed Superintendent Miss Olive :Jefferson, R.N., has been appointed superintendent of the lros- i 1 p to at Walkerton. She is a native of Donnybrook, near Wingharn, daughter of Mrs. Christina Jefferson. 4Want and For Sale Ods. 3 weeks 50c St. Brigid's Church, Logan town- ship, was the •scene of a charming June wedding on Monday, June 24, when Jessie Anna, daughter. of Mrs. Suzanne Connolly and the late Mr. John Collony, became the bride of Mr. Hubert Dennis Johnson, NLe IZillop township, son of Mr•, and Mrs. Joseph Johnson, The bride, given. in marriage liy her brother, Mr. Mich- ael J. Connolly, wore a ±'loo -'-length gown of traditional white satin and lace with tulle veil held in place by a tiny Juliet cap. She carried a white prayer book, cascaded white satin streamers decorated with tiny pink rose buds and sweet peas. The bride's only attendant, Miss Helen Connolly, Brantford, was attired in Pastel pink net over matching taf- feta with bands of bine velvet.,. Her shoulder veil was held in place by a halo of pink organza and she car- ried an old-fashioned nosegay of blue cornflowers, pink carnations and pink rosebuds. Rev, E. Veiten- heimer officiated at the ceremony and sang the nuptial mass with Mrs. Thomas Connolly presiding at the organ, assisted by the choir, The bridegroom's brother, Mr. Joseph Johnson was best .man and Mr. Cyril Johnson ushered. The wedding breakfast was served at the Royal Hotel, • Mitchell, to the immediate relatives of the bride and bride- groom. This was followed by a re- ception at the bride's home. The guests were received by the bride's mother in a two-piece dress of black crepe with matching accessories. The .bridegroom's mother wore a printed jersey dress. Their corsages were of Briarcliff roses. Later the couple left on a -rotor trip to the Thousand islands, and Montreal. The bride's to n eil:l a costtna, was ‘.1 two-piece dr'er:smnL-er. rr1 it• in ti 1 onto shade with wh1a ,'('en , ias, Guests were ,.'e -ant fro, r Windsor. Lra'atford, S "' "arra ;and P,rus-els. RILE''-.. s.LA14VILLE Hensall United Church Manse was the scene of a pretty wedding when Rev. R. A. Brook united in mar- riage, Elaine E. Glanville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Wilbur. Glanville, Staffa, and William Windfield Riley, Staffa, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Riley, Blyth. For her wedding the attractive bride chose a street -length dress of dusk rose sheer, fashioned with a sweetheart neckline, pink carnations formed her bridal bouquet. The bride was attended by Mrs. Roy Smale of Hensall, wearing a fuchsia two-piece wool suit with matching hat, and wearing a corsage of roses. The wedding dinner was served to 25 guests at the home of the bride's parents in Staffa. House decorations were in pink and white, while the bride's table centred the four -tiered wedding cake. Following a wedding trip through the States, Mr, and Mrs. Riley will live on the groom's farm near .Cromarty, SPEARS—MCLELLAN A June wedding took place at the rectory of the Church of the Irmnaculate Conception when Laura Margaret, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McLellan, Sea- forth, was united in marriage to Mr. Oliver John Spears, son of Mrs. Mary Spears, 107 Well St., and the late Mr. John Spears. Rev W. T. Corcoran officiated. The bride wore a white satin gown made on princess lines with sweetheart neckline, long fitted sleeves and skirt ending in a short train. Her veil was in full length style and she carried a colon- ial bouquet of American Beauty roses. Miss Doreen McLellan of Clin- ton, was bridesmaid for her sister in. a floor -length frock of pink silk brocaded poplin styled with shirred bodice, long sleeves and 'bouffant skirt. She wore shoulder veil and carried Delight roses. Mr. Earl ,Clar- ence, Hamilton, was best n,an. FoI- lotving the teres- ny a reception was ]veld at the home of the bride's par- ents in Seaforth. Mrs, McLellan chose for her daughter's wedding a lime green dress trimmed in fuchsia shade with matching fuchsia hat and gloves and corsage of mixed sweet peas. Mrs. Spears, mother of the bridegroom, received in a pink two- piece dress with brown accessories, a hat in matching pink and her cor- sage was formed of red Better Times roses. The roosts were decorated with pink and white streamer: and the bridal table was centred with the wedding cake and bowls of floating roses. Those assisting were Miss Margaret Wilc, Stratford; Miss Mary Doyle, London; Mrs, Elmer Camer- on, Seaforth; Mrs, Earl Clarence, Hamilton, The bridegroom's gift to the bridesmaid was a matching set of costume ;jewellery; to the best man a cigarette case and lighter, and to the assistants, flower vases. Mr. and Mrs. Spears left for a honey- moon in Montreal and Quebec City, the bride travelling in a turquoise two-piece dress, black topcoat with white accessories. Upon their return they will reside in Stratford. Guests at the wedding were from Stratford, Seaforth, Dashwood, London, Pres- ton, Kitchener, Hamilton.