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The Wingham Advance Times, 1935-05-16, Page 11TlittrAay, May 16th, 1935 • .:'.:..11.1:$TP•1tf,PAk4EVID:V.O1•..TI.M,,TQW1.0•1 WINIME01••••• PIONEERS OF OUR NEIGHBORING TOWNSHIPS It would be :net unfair, if no meti-, tion were made'of the pioneers of the Townships of Ternberry; Morris and East,Wawaeosh. Those hardy men The Late Mrs. Andrew Pringle One of the pioneer settlers of Turn - berry Township. contributed to such a large extent to the success and prosperity of Wing- harn. When one looks back, one can see the farmers hauling their grain to One of the numerous Warehouses, the loads of wood, the cattle, hogs and poultry whicli were brovglit to Town. Think of the merheandiee ehat was bought with the money from the sale Of their marketable,gOods, Dressed hogs were sold as low as three dol- larsper hundred weight, There were millions of feet of logs sold to the sawmills, which in turn were manu- factured • into Welber and friem lum- ber it -Co furniture. Then all this vast pile of material coming. from, the pion- eed farmer was shipped East and West, This was a wonderful:help to tlieTown which became a lively man- tifacturing centre, Therefore I say "Thanks to these hardy pioneers." They are too num- erous to mention, though I have a remembrance' of many of thene: hav- ing been in close Ouch with them when they btought their logs to the Mill. I hold these old Pioneers in great respect, for were they hot all good, honest, hard-working, God-fearing people? I can pieture our Main Street in those old days, when there was hardly room to tie the horses. I can see the merchants corning out of their stores with their arms piled high with merchandise and putting it on a wag- on or Looking back to a few of the early settlers of the Townships, I find in Morris and along the Bluevale Road, the five Henderson brothers, William, PA (i THE LATE MR, AND IVIRS. RICHARD PORTER Pioneers of Turnberry Township, John, Adam, Charles and Thomas, and the FowlersejOhn and Peter who came in around 1848. 'Look at the beautiful farms that they have left behind them, when they passed on. Then in East Wawanosh, there were Robert, John and David Currie, and the six Linklater brothers, who set- tled there in theearly fifties. They were all men of sterling character. The late Robert Clinic served as the Reeve for tweetir-three years. In the Township of Turnberry, there were Peter Deans, John Wil- son, Andrew Mitchell, James Wallace. the Porters, and Clendeneings, And- rew Pringle, Ben. Holmes, the Hom-: eths, Johnstons and Showers, and Big Jim McKie. There is a story told of the latter ,gentleman, who was every powerful. He had been digging a well in Wawanosh and when he was finish- ed, he shouldered .his well rig (which consisted of a maple wirellass, two buckets, shovels and picks. He had to call at the Lower Wingham Flour • Mill on his 'way home tet the 1.0th of Turnberry, for a 140pciro4 of flour- tie shouldered this along with the well - rig. He called at the store kept hY Malcolm Campbell and perchased it cooking 'stove- and added this to • baggege; F-irther on lie purchased it sow and a litter of pigs. He earried the pigs along with his other purchas- es ansi drove the: sow home.: I. ain told that he arrived home safelyl, • For fear of missing any ane or two of the old Pioritets, I refrain from mentioning any further eanees, from the Townships. However, I have before inc a list of all the men between the ages :of eighteen and forty-five wh.o were res-. dents in the Township of TurnberrY and who were liable for Military Set - Vice. The; list inchides Winghare. and Bluevale, and was dated 1873, Of total of six- hundred and fifty-one names, I and positive that there are only sixteen living. Wingham had a total enrolment of one hundred and ninety-eielc, at that time, and only two survive, namely, .:Mr. Andrew Murray and Mr. Thomas Cooper. The latter now resides in Dakota, I be- lieve, Those surviving of the Blnevale and Turnberry lit are: Armstrong Musgrove Thomas Kenip Powell Elija Higgins John Fortune John Pugh alIIIIIISCRZISUIRTieur 011=1.1.1GRAMMIErAPEir ,911339B Jas Served Wingham 'and Vicinity Conscientiously for 1 hirty-five Years, Specializing in Highest Quality and Correct Fitting, e Are Sole A.gents For Canadas Best Makes Of Footwear. M.W. LOC KE FOR WILLWASOURO, ONT. CANADA WOMEN Dr. M. W. Locke, Heel Hugger, Arch Grip, - Health Spot, Classic ,1•11,19.1•1, ILS-,...C.C1,70:110116CPICS 1111,31212,11,6111MirCTP.CFAI=Lia1,..CVM111.71.r. FOR NAEN. .1111110.11MOCIMIIIIIMSLIMIMMOOMM1 snaccuedcalgommur.rcemmvscaertmum Astoria. - Richmond Arch Preserver •Health Spot HURLBUT SHOES FOR CHILDREN When Thinking of Shoes --• Think of Greer's, Wingham THE LATE MRS ANDREW THE LATE MRS. JOHN CURRIE WIIEELAN Another , of the early settlers, ivho One of the early settlers of this vic- inity; before her marriage she was Miss A. Cummings. Her son, And- rew, and two daughter, Mrs, 5. Cur- rie and Mrs. Dalgleish, live in Wing - ham. John Nicholl James Haugh. William Jobb Alex. Kelly August Hoinutji John Gray Alex. McNevin Charles Wilson John Woods David Woods lived to the grand old age 'of :94 years, Mrs. Currie. was • grandmother to R. A,, John and Thomas Currie, of town. been burned out in Lower Wingham in the year 1888. Mr. Hutton sold out his interest in the business to Mr. Carr and his two sons, Freeman and Arthur. It was operated by the Cate - Brothers until the year 1899, when Howson, Harvey and Brocklehank purchased the mill. Mr. Harvey sold out his interest to lefesers, Howson and Brocklebank in 1906, and the firm carried on as Howson and Brockle- bank until the year 1917. In that year Mr. Brocklebank sold out his interest -I often wonder how those pioneers to Mr. William Howson, who had his chopped, cleared and fenced a hund- son, Frank, as 'partner, until the time red acres. Then with -the crude imple- of Mr. 'Howson Sr.'s death in 1932. mcnts, such as homemade ploughs, The Mill is still known as HOWSOik broke the land around the stumps of' and the trees, in order to grow grain to capable Howson, and Frank is a' very • keep their families supplied with food. anoutp uStuopferoiliti tee nhduenndtr.edTlainedAftillvlehnatys How they harrowed the grain in with barrels of hour in twenty-four hours. an ox trailing a beech treel How 'Upwards of 80,000 bushels of, wheat would you, my young farmer friend, is ground into flour yearly—equal to like to do the same to -day? Every- 17,000 barrels of flour. A big trade thing is done by machinery to -day--- in feed and custom chopping is done ploughing, seeding, reaping and mar- for the farmers of the vicinity. Flour keting. How would you like to do as is delivered by motor truck, daily, to, 501112 and most of your ancestors have all places within a radius of one Mend- done—carry a hundred weight of 'red miles. Howson and Howson have. flour, five to fifteen miles, in order a high reputation of square dealings.. To keep you and your family in bread? , They employ a staff of good work-. • The following are a few of those men, though not large in numbers,, who have resided in Wingham and 'yet thoroughly reliable. A' new feed vicinity for seventy years or more: mixing plant has. recently been install - Mrs. George Phippen (the oldest con- ed, and the firm is prepared to fur - MR. AND THE LATE MRS. ELIJAH HIGGINS Early settlers of Turnberry 17ownship. tinuous resident fit the Town Plot), 'Mr .and .Mrs. August Homutb, A. E. Lloyd, John T. and Robert Cur- rie, Joseph John Kerr, J()Iin .and Dav- id Woods, John C. Currie, Mrs. Wm. Deyell, John and Thomas -Grey, And- rew McDougall and Miss Mary *Mac- Dougall, Mrs. Catherine Voting, and Robt. Mooney. WINGHAM FLOUR MILL The Wingham Flour Mill is one •of thc pioneer business enterprises of Wingham. The Mill was erected by the late Monies and John Gregory, in the year 1866, and after a few years was sold to Emmanuel Rocky, who operated it for a number of years. He in turn, disposed of the business to Messrs. Johnston and :Hamilton, and this firm sold out to Mr. Turner. Mr. 'turner operated it for a few years, and then Messrs, Hutton and Carr purchased the business, after they had nish the farmers with all kinds of mixed feeds. This business is one of Wingliam's assets. Howson and Howson special- ize in their trade -marked Pat -a -Pan Pastry Flour and Five Lilies Bread Flour. MR. EDWIN LEWIS \a/ho was for many years Night- watchman, could tell you many inci- dent; of happenings While he was pat- rolling the streets which he did faith- fully for many years. Mr. Lewis con sidering his advanced years, is very active and enjoys excellent health. THE LATE W. F. VANSTONE One of Wingham's enterprising .citiz, ens who was active in having Wing - ham High School built, he was first Chairman of the High School Board, a member of the TOW11 C Mild' and was President of the Chamber of Commerce, IVI12,,,AND MRS, JOHN T. CURRIB At the time of their Golden Wedding Artnivetsary; together with their attendo.tts.