Zurich Citizens News, 1970-02-05, Page 8PAGE EIGHT ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1970
ST. JOSEPH and DRYSDALE
(ALFRED DUCHARME, Correipondent)
Visitors over the weekend at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Ducharme were from Windsor,
their son, Hubert and Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Masse. From Grosse
Point, Michigan, Mr. Tyrus
Stansberry, to join his wife who
had spent two weeks caring for
her mother, Mrs. Ducharme.
Also staying for some time at
her parent's home is Sister Ros-
alie Ducharme, of Tecumseh.
Mrs. Joseph Masse, another
daughter of the Ducharmes',
will spend the week in helping
to nurse. Ricky Ducharme and
Wally Major of Windsor, called
on the Senior Ducharmes on
Sunday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Corriv-
eau and family of London were
Sunday last visitors with the
latter's parents on this Blue
Water Highway.
Monday last, Ground Hog Day,
all day, and in some parts of
our land no sun to cause a shad-
ow to scare the ground hog
predictor, so there you have it.
We are in the midst of the win-
ter season and we must expect
some winter weather to greet us.
All are eligible to come forth
with their 8ecision. If you want
to stick to your guns and want
an argument, go to the United
States to some Dutch colony
where many Dutch had immig-
rated to the States, bringing
with them the ground hog trad-
ition, which they had in:ierited
from their ancestors many years
ago. They wait until ground
hog day is past before snaking
plans for the spring work. They
put their trust in tie ground hog
sign every year and still do to-
day. So we of us, who are liv-
ing in this part can say that no
sunshine to cause a shadow was
visible. Chalk the winter days
down and follow them closely,
they will give you the results
of groundhog day. For many
it is only another passing day
so let us not expect summer
like days, but as I see it, let
us put a little confidence in
home made signs.
It is an established fact that
time waits on nothing, and so
it was with those settlers and
already decades have passed on
bringing their time in this par-
ish to the beginning of this cen-
tury. Already they had accomp-
lished much and they and their
children took part in the affair
of their new hone. During those
decades they had built the pres-
ent church, the old red school
house known as a public school
to serve the faith of a mixture
during those years. All agreed to
make the best of it regardless
to creed, color or nationality.
They elected their path masters
to care for their road, drawing
gravel from the lake after many
logs had been laid across to fill
bog holes. That sort of work
continued for several years, or
until the authority of the prov-
ince took over. Their ways of
opening the road in winter was
by the order of the path master
for those who had horses to take
their team and drive over the
plugged roads tramping down
the snow. That process of open-
ing the road was not agreeable
to all, at tines causing disagree-
ment with some claiming their
horses were better to waae
through snow banks than others.
Young men were also called out
to use a shovel to help and that
too caused disagreement with
the path master, so he too would
get in wrong. It was not too
long that the road remained
plugged as no one took part.
Already this parish had sever-
al families, their children get-
ting married and so the parish
grew and at the same time it
'1ourished. Much of their land
was cleared and under cultiv-
ation and some who had prosp-
ered had built larger homes to
accomodate their family and at
the same time, from their
hard work they felt they were
entitled to some comfort in
return.
By that time the parish had
not only French families but a
mixture in nationality and creed,
but all were agreeable to one
another and all working for the
betterment of their new homes.
Already six of their twelve
decades had passed, also in
there passing, many settlers had
passed away.
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BAG BIG WOLF - A group of Stanley Township hunters shot this large wolf on the past weekend,
when it showed up near the farm of Ralph Stephenson, on the Parr Line. Left to right are Jack
Coleman, Bill Consitt, Tom Consitt, Ralph Stephenson and Jim Consitt. Since two of the hunters
shot him at the same time the men were not sure which one should credit for the capture.
HENSALL NEWS
There will be a 4-H club
starting•in February. Any girls
interested are asked to contact
Mrs. William Fuss, phone 262-
2946, and Mrs. Don Travers,
phone 262-2505, before Febru-
ary 7.
Nensall Kinette Club canvas-
sed the village on Monday even-
ing for one hour and collected
$285, for the March of Dimes.
It was the largest amount ever
raised, Ten Dinette members
and eight volunteers did the
canvassing. Chief Marching
Mother was Mrs. Grant McGreg-
or.
W, J, Clement, who recently
fractured his leg in a snowmo-
bile accident, is doing nicely
and able to get around with a
walking cast.
Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Bisset
are honeymooning at Corpus
Christi, Texas, with the latter's,,
sister, Miss Pauline Bell, and
were guests at "Holiday on Ice."
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