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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1972
EARLY HISTORY REVEALS
Dashwood was called Friedsburg
This weekend the village of
Dashwood is celebrating Frieds-
burg Days to acknowledge that
part of its history in which it
was known not as Dashwood,
but rather as Friedsburg. Around
the year 1860, Absalom Fried
from Waterloo County establish-
ed a settlement on the boundary
of Hay and Stephen township on
the present site of Dashwood.
Here he erected a steam -power-
ed sawmill and grist mill which
served as the corner -stones of
the new village which was cal-
led Friedsburg in honour 6f its
founder, However, in 1871,
when a post office was opened
there, the name seems to have
been changed to Dashwood.
Mr. Fried died in 1874, but
the Cook Bros., John and Rhein -
hard, continued the operation
of the industries which he had
established. Another Fried soon
was to make a substantial cont-
ribution to the early develop-
ment of Dashwood. Noah Fried
had a new grist and flouring
mill constructed in the west
part of the village and, in 1885,
be increased the efficiency of
his operation by replacing the
old mill -stone grinding system
with the more up-to-date roller
system. In December, 1885,
this report of Fried's mill appear
ed in the Exeter Times;
"The Dashwood Roller Mills
are running about 18 hours a day
to keep up and it is likely to run
night and day when the roads'
get better, Business on the whole
is considered better in town
since it has started up."
It appears that the mills cont-
inued to prosper, according to
reports of shipment of flour by
the carload, even to such points
as Montreal.
The sawmills in Dashwood
were equally as busy, especially
because of Dashwood's choice
location in the heart of the
great hemlock region. In 1934,
an elderly citizen of Dashwood
reminisced that "at the height
of business Fried's Mill was
sawing lumber 18 hours a day
to fill its orders, my father
being an employee of the mill
at that time." In fact, within
a seven -mile radius of Dash-
wood, there were about 13 saw
mills in operation during the
early years of the village.
Already by 1879, the village
had two general stores, two
hotels, two sawmills, a grist
and flouring mill, two wagon -
makers, two blacksmiths, a
shoemaker, a tailor, and an
undertaker. Later, further
additions were a cooper shop
to manufacture flour barrels,
a wooden -pump shop, a harn-
ess -making shop, a tin shop,
a butcher shop, a bakery,
furniture store, two flax mills,
and a planing mill.
Zurich Lions Club install new
slate at annual Ladies Nite
The Zurich Lions Club held
their annual Ladies Nite Last
Wednesday at the Green Forest
Motor Hote, Grand Bend, with
close to 80 members, wives
and guests in attendance. A
highlight of the evening was
the installation of officers for
the coming term, conducted
by deputy district governor,
Orville Oke, of Seaforth.
Robert F. Westlake was ind-
ucted as president of the organ-
ization for the 1972-73 season,
while the three vice-presidents
are Donald Oke, Dr. Douglas
Thiel and Jack McKone. Past
president is Richard Erb.
Other officers installed at the
meeting were secretary, Morris
Webb, treasurer, Russell Graing-
er; directors, two years, Charles
Erb and Robert N. McKinley;
directors, one year, Claude Gel-
inas and Vincent Doyle; Lion
tamers, Don O'Brien, Gordon
Hess; tail twister, Doug O'Brien.
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was zone chairman Bruce Mur-
ray, of St. Marys, who left the
group with some fine thoughts
on the ideals of Lionism. He
was introduced by president
Richard Erb and thanked by Lion
Don O'Brien.
During the course of the even-
ing a gift was presented to Mrs.
Carole Deitz, in recognition
of her many years of service to
the Lions Majorettes and the
Girl Guides in Zurich, before
moving to Grand Bend.
A,toast to the ladies was prop-
osed by Lion Gordon Hess, and
replied to by Mrs. Edwin Gascho
Chairman of the evening was
Morris Webb, chairman of ladies
nice committee of the organi n-
ation.
Grade 9 results at SHI) HS
The highest Grade 9 students
were Kathy Dejong, Gregory
Love, Anthony Kyle and Heath-
er Wein.
KATHY DEJONG
TOP GRADE 9 STUDENT
The following Grade 9 stud-
ents received Certificates of
Achievement:
Physical Ed. , Brian Taylor,
Val Sweet„ Eng. 150, Lois
Doerr; Eng. 140, Dan Kerslake;
Hist, 150, Kathy Dejong;
Hist. 140, Bruce Hodge; Geog.
150, Kathy Dejong; Geog. 140,
Heather Mallett; Math 150,
Paul Shapton; Math 140, Mathew
Muller; French 150, Kathy De -
Jong, Greg Love; French 140,
Sandra Ducharme; Science
150, Kathy Dejong; Science 140,
Mathew Muller; Horne Ec. 100,
Lois Doerr; Con. Educ, Joan
Van Duwy; Typing 100, Greg
Love; Electricity, 150, Jim Ferg-
uson; Auto Mech, 150. Steven
Read; Auto Mech, 140, Wayne
Regier; Drafting 150. Greg Love;
Drafting 140, Mathew Muller;
Electricity, 140, Mathew Muller;
Mach. Shop, 150, Paul Shapton;
Mach. Shop 140, Mathew Muller
Building Const, 140, Mathew
Muller; Welding 140, Bruce
Hodge.
Honour Roll (800Jo or over -
receive a plaque)
Paul Shapton, Jenny Kester,
Judith Mickle, Brian Taylor,
Agnes Van Esbroeck, Lois Doerr,
Anthony Kyle, Kathy Dejong,
Heather Wein, Gregory Love,
Bonnie Dale, Mary Shoebottom,
Peter Catlo, Jim Ferguson,
Mathew Muller, Sandra Duch -
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