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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1958-12-10, Page 11?WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1958 ZURICH Citizens NEWS ST. JOSEPH and DRYSDALE (AL. FRED DTJCHARME, Correspondent) Mr. and Mrs. Leon Bedard and .son Nelson, left last Thursday on a trip to Detroit and other parts along the way. They will spend a ,few weeks visiting friends and re- latives in that district before re- turning to their home. Mr. and Mrs. Morley Fournier • and family spent the weekend with relatives in this district. On Sunday Mr. and. Mrs. Fred Ducharme in company with their ,daughter, Mrs. Theresa Hartman and two sons, Cyril and Michael, motored to London to visit Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hartman. They also called on Mrs. Mary Masse and other members of the family. Bluewater Highway Some time ago we gave a short summary of the lake shore road which used to be known as a deer trail along the lake leading to Goderich. This road was in ser- vice for four or five years for the early settlers to get to Goderich, which then was only a small shop- ping centre. After the Township of Hay was formed and the Sauble Line road staked, the Canada Company, wh- ich owned a large part of the land in the area at the time, decided it would be an ideal time to sell the land to the settlers. The land was offered for $2.50 an acre, but since it was all forest at the time ATTENTION — FARMERS • MILK • EGGS • CREAM • . POULTRY WE PAY TOP PRICES O'BRIEN'S PRODUCE Phone 101 — Zurich SNOW -TIRES Guaranteed NU -TREADS 7.50 x 14 $42.00 pair installed 6.70 x 15 $35.00 pair installed CHRISTMAS WAPPED MIRRORS $15.00 PAIR INSTALLED SEE US FOR DELCO BATTERIES All Dry Charge — From $10.95 up 'PEARSON MOTORS LTD Phone 78 — Zurich "Huron County's Largest Car Dealer" PAGE ELEVEN none of the settlers purchased too much at a time. We are told that 50 acreswas the largest anybody bought, with most of the pioneers only taking 12 to 30 acres, which was considered a large farm at that time. About the year 1851 the old set- tlers had already purchased their land and built small log houses along the newly surveyed Sauble Line. Each year some improve- ment was carried out, such as clearing the frontage of their land. The farmers co-operated with the Hay Township council in the building of the new road by pulling out stumps and removing old trees to make the road passable. At that time the council had little chance to levy money from the farmers in the form of taxes, and if they did it was in small amounts. As years went by there were new arrivals and they helped one another in the building of their log houses, and later on in the building of a church and school house. During the long winter evenings the new settlers had their amuse- ment in the form of gathering at the neighbours every night. They would take turns at whose home they would meet each night. To get to the neighbours they would have to walk through deep snow on the newly started road. How- ever they had made provisions for that in the early fall when the women of the house would weave warm clothing to protect them from the cold and wet. These neighbourhood get-togethers were a pastime for the early settlers to pass away many lonely nights. In our next and last article on the Bluewater Highway we will bring you up to the present high- way 21, which was recently wide- ned and made ready for paving in the near future. 0 BLAKE BLUEWATER and BAYFIELD NEWS (Mrs. Russel Grainger, Correspondent) Mr. and Mrs, Fraser Stirling,. Line, was rushed to Clinton Pub- lic Hospital for surgery last Fri- day. We wish Mr. Armstrong. a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turner and family spent Sunday with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Turner. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Turner, Debbie and Stewart, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Stewart, Clinton, Badly Burned Little Stewart Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Turner, suf- fered second degree burns to both hands on Sunday. His mother had him bundled up, except for his. mitts, ready to go to visit his grandparents when he tripped on the corner of the register and fell with his hands under him on the hot section on the register. Being unable to get up himself he suffer- ed severe burns on his hands. Jerry and Kathy, were Sunday visitors with Mr, and Mrs. John Turner. • Mr. , and Mrs. ' Melvin Bennett, and Marlene, Goderich, spent Sun- day with Mr. and Mrs, Harold Penhale. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Teiman, Mrs. Ann Dean, Stratford, called on Mr. and Mrs. Russell Grainger and family last Sunday evening. Miss Kathleen Talbot, student of Stratford Teachers College, sp- ent last week with her parents and did practice teaching in the Junior Room of Bayfield School, under the supervision of the tea- cher, Mrs. Parker. Miss Elaine Grainger has re- turned to her studies at London Teachers' College after a week of practice teaching at the school on 14th concession of Hay where Don O'Brien is the teacher. Kenneth Weido, Zurich, also spent the week there. In Hospital We are sorry to report that Mr. Archie Armstrong, Bronson (MRS. AMOS GINGERICH, Correspondent) Sunday guests with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gingerich were: Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Musselman and little daughter, Jane, Miss Audrey Mus- selman and friend, Ervin Block, all of Kitchener; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gingerich and family and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gingerich and family. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Gingerich accompanied by Mrs. Roy Ginge- rich and Mrs. William Steckle, spent Thursday at Kitchener and Elmira. Mr. and Mrs. William Steckle and Mr. and Mrs. Amos Gingerich were Sunday guests with Mr, and Mrs. Allen Steckle. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Mussel - man and daughter Jane, Miss Aud- rey Musselman and Mr. Ervin Block, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ginge- rich and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Gin- gerich and family were Sunday evening guests with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gingerich and family. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Zehr, Kit- chener, spent Sunday with the Tat- ter's parents Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Erb. . S> IM g- VV.-Ct 7.4441M14"4-444 ,'��iMM R4 ataox2mVa-? tgtAP te-tatr RIGHT UP TO THE LAST MINUTE.... WE HAVE GIFTS FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY! T O Y SI For The Home: A New ES APPLIANC KETTLES, DISHES, CARVING SETS, STEAK KNIVES, Etc., Etc. For Mother TOOLS and GUNS For Father Of Every Description For the Children Bathroom Set Chrome Fixtures Wall Ornaments a Come In For Your FREE DRAW Tickets Lucky Draw Will Be Made on Saturday, December 20 FREE BALLOONS FOR THE CHILDREN RADER and MITTELHOLTZ HARDWARE Kippen East WI Hol.d Euchre Party Many Prizewinners (By our Hensall Correspondent) Winners at the successful euchre held in the town hall last Friday evening, sponsored by Kippen East Women's Institute were: ladies, Mrs. Norman Dickert, Mrs. Charl- es Eyre, Mrs. Alex McGregor, Kip - pen; gents, Lorne Hay, Bryce Jac- obi, Bob Kinsman; lucky lunch prize was won by Mrs. Roy Mc- Bride, Zurich. Nineteen tables were in play. Winners of three Christmas cakes made by Mrs. Verne Alderdice were Frank Varley, Seaforth; Joan Sinclair, Kippen; and Mrs. John Cooper, Kippen. Tickets for the cakes were drawn by Mrs. Ross Broadfoot, and the draw for lucky lunch by Donna Whitehouse. oA ZURICH — PHONE 63 VISIT ZURICH'S FIRST TOYLAND Treasurer's Sale of LANDS FOR TAXES Corporation of the County of Huron TO WIT: By virtue of a warrant issued by the Warden of the County of Hu. ron under his hand and the seal of the said corporation bearing date of 12th day of August 1958, sale of lands in arrears of taxes in the County of Huron will be held at my office at the hour of 2.00 p.m. in the Court House on the 9th day of December 1958 unless the taxes and costs are sooner paid. Notice is hereby given that the list of lands for sale for arrears of taxes was published in the On- tario Gazette on the 5th day of September 1958, and that copies of the said list may be had at my office. The adjourned sale, if necessary, will be held at the above office on the 16th day of December, 1958. Treasurer's Office this 13th day of August, 1958. (Signed) J. G. 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