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(By WIL.FRED BRENTON KERR)
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William Archibald Kerr was
ay 16,. 1812,. He *ea Only ten
s fat)1bt' died,. And by! the will
e41 $3,000, to be Paid by his
jr James',• a�; woe,, eventual!
He' .werit to Seaforth high
1, taught same', at 1•Ialrlecit; for;
ie, and thereafter went' to Trinity
a1 College,',_Tor'onto, which
Merged in the medical ;acuity Of
niveraity. Here he became sil-
edallist, honor graduate• and fel-
1899- Leaving tire college, he
d first as an interne • in Toronto
al Hospital, then .in St. 'Mich -
1900 -01. On hia release from
;tai work, he received an invita-
, from a 'Medical friend in Colo-
LEGAL
Barristers, Solicitors, Etc.
atrick D. McConnell - H. Glenn HaYs
SEAFORTH, ONT.
Telephone 174
WHEN IN ,TORONTO
Maks Yoerr Ho -o
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LOCATED •n ends SPADNA AVL
At* College Steel
• • . RATES • • .
Single ST.50-$3JD
Donal. $2.50-$7.00
Write for Forder
We Advise Early Reservation
A WHOLE DAYS SIGHT-SEEING
WITHIN. WALKING DISTANCE
A, M. POWELL, Pnshisol
A. W. SILLERY
Barrister, Solicitor, Etc.
SF.AFORTH - ONTARIO
Phone 173, Seaforth -
rto relieve him of his practise•
rade, .
ori months. "William did so, then
returned to Ontario end selected. Elora.
as the plalce'o hla,•pro easional prac-
tise. Here he re n8ined throughout'
his .life, ser inti 'that town as Medical
Health Officer for many years.'
?Fite :was ,Mle of a li"to of young pro-,
fessional men who Casae to Elora
flu$hef,„ot Ola�s 1 ..d, 11uttOft e e ltlltp d O!4t ilp41 l44 hR1 ti4it;
oho• ellchall ed >p 'Sreeerlee,d, .the ,.T4o>i",, •*a11X' gar4 'tl w
elYcl #red',' oa orXx ; ht+ ,ett0.4 ft`Q trig:;;paptll. dtr ti ,;Joined, t "l ;ta€�ra
i count#d o><`S:n.HWitpat ar,#,.ti~u? 4i "Vv` ll and , b! , slei►e„tMV^ is sod i hely, 0,
1TgdgBAh'. >a Ixeter;ORP:10) U lir; rt;#efet lite,, alepe was ArA fi the
had.; 00';''• e1e Left t#e :trip / Ibi veh403e0t?Ue , i14400orat, Ur and
whiles tt,,aety . he, ae Opymgasf,,F01,e ,ou#0A,"*4::'APRUPfl, the 4.1Kars,ia
wool+ b 'IStOlti iu lot 45' ie tune far the haP# q atr and baa' re>axalded
the bre*: Cast and the dat'''a' work 1,004),A40,4— Aan►el; . heat 7►. 1 , dozeP,
The .4% not:. go to., larpurbey for 4 amts tried to Tuve a w colt
ChOrcit ItOwever, but to the Heyeroatl every year^ tate ;ad seven p eight
six ?nl)�ea away, 'In the StIMMen , Ido- entelY had had. melt with hie stock,;
t ,
Willial!n Orabem at Egmondville some cower pigs, ,eheela and ,p0l1417, and
'bel would walk barefoot carry ` b
ingel" I One, winter while the ban Vine in an
shoes until she carne Within'sight of interiediate stager ,the pigs were in
the church,. and' et this' potnt she /call -ter ,� iieayy fs,ll .qt spiv. .b
would shop and put. them Q : baying r the roof Whieh collapsed $44 killed
saved 'shoe leather, In winter, the three or four pigs. Such Casualties to
Ovalis; was often impossible. For sea- animals can hardly he avoided alto
about the same rime,the others be-, oral years Urges was Eider of the nether.
ing F. J, Capel/ drttggiat, and Dr. J., church„ and with bis family always (Continued Next Week)
R. McGregor. AU lied successful Prop ( had friendly relations with the Gra- I ,`
fessional Career. and all were active hams.
In 1858 a change occurred in the Fear of Infection
life of McKillop; the Buffalo and Lake
Huron Railways was completed. In Many of the serious diseases that
anticipation, a .settlement had been ravage Canadian homes eouid be
begun in 1857 on the site of Seaforth, brought under a considerably greater
and a railway station was now erect- measure of control if early diagnosis
ed. After this event, the traffic from and treatment could be brought to
the northeast of Huron flowed to Sea- bear. In many cases people who sus
forth and caused a rapid growth. The�pect they have tuberculosis or cancer
village had a post office in 1859, A. •put off having/ a medical examination
M. Patton. 'being the first master; for fear they will be found to be in -
Archibald Dickson, -the second. By,fected and be forced to leave their
1861 it had two doctors, a newspaper, jobs and enter hospital. These peo-
The Huron Express, edited by C. H.' ple do not fully realize that by delay -
Cull, .stores, shops and seventy-six ing the examination thep are merely
families and fifteen to twenty houses' prolonging the treatment and possib-
in process of erection. In January ly endangering their chances of sur -
and February, 1862, more than 100,- vival.
000 bushels of wheat passed through
the place. Seaforth rapidly outstrip-
ped its neighbors and served'as post
office and market town to the resi-
dents of the township, including the
Kerrs. Harpurhey and Roxboro de-
clined and have practically vanished.
In the meantime, the family had
been reinforced from Scotland. John
came out in 1852 in the ship Susan,
bringing the tools and supplies re-
quested, but got the heather seed, and
after an illnifsgs in Montreal he joined
his brother in McKillop and took up
his lot 23, concession 7, boarding at
James' house. In 1852 Alexander died
in Scotland without a will, and there
was difficulty about winding up ,the. 'Hello Homemakers! There is some -
estate, especially the houses in Denny thing very special about •a wedding
and Falkirk. John and James resign -
luncheon As hostess it is your par-
ed their rights in the deposit of • £150 ocular• responsibility, and we know
you want to see it served graciously.
Although the bride has the •final de-
cision on all the arrangements,
mother considers the reception her
job.
The home is often the most con-
genial place to entertain wedding
guests. Mother with some help, will
enjoy preparing the food for a small
iaoderatOlr ")mt
On p, ra�n.av� tQ ;+tat Afahee 36;tl�lx
l+u@e, #� wig e' iiehen . Watt *.
atter•
Mita T. 14, ee1lK 'Ittantit Qf:.
MEDICAL
in social, fraternal and civic circles
e
and in athletics, All were m mbers
of the I,O.O.F. and Masonic Orders,
and aU became masters of the local
lodge. William was master of the
Masous in 1906 and continued to take
much interest in the affairs of the
lodge, installing masters and speak-
ing at fraternal gatherings, until his
health began to fail.
In 1914 he married Mabel Grant,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Grant:
One child of the marriage lived, Mar-
ion Grant Kerr, born 1920, who is now
Mrs. George Sayers and has a daugh-
ter. William was a metber of Chal-
mers' Presbyterian Church and usual-
ly voted Liberal as was the family
tradition. In the 1930's his health
gave way and from 1937 he was con-
fined to the house and in his bed most
of the time. He attended the funeral
of his brother, James, in May, 1938,
but on Sunday, October 16, 1938, he
passed away at his home. Services in
the house were conducted by the Rev-
erend Mr. Bennie, of Acton, ,and the
Reverend Mr. Wright, of Elmira, son
of a former minister of Chalmers'
Church, who had been a friend of the
deceased. Rites of the Masonic Or-
der were carried out at the house and
at the graveside, and there were great
masses of floral tributes to his prom-
inence in the town and his work for
it. •
In the first days there had been dif-
ficulty about flour and other provi-
sions, the (first of which could be had
only at Goderich. James would walk
there and bring home a hundred
pounds of it on his back in one day,
if the story is correct, a distance of
twenty-two miles. When mills beanie
more available, especially at Ro boro-
this hard trip was no longer eces-
sary. Groceries were notsuch a prob-
lem, as three villages lay witbin walk-
ing distance. Roxboro, the 'nearest
and smallest, had thirteen families in
1861, a grist mill, a hotel run by Jas.
Scott, a blacksmith, plowmaker,
teacher and justice of the peace. Eg-
d ills was the chief centre with
HYDRO
NOME ECONOMIST
SEAFORTH CLINIC
DR. E. A. McMASTER, M.B.
Physician
DR. P. L. BRADY, M.D.
Surgeon
Office hours daily, except Wednes-
day: 1.30 -5 p.m., 7-9 p.m.
Aafpointments for consultation may
be made in advance.
JOHN A. GORWILL, BA., M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
IN DR. H. H. ROSS' OFFICE
Phones: Office 5-W; Res. 5-J
' Seaforth
MARTIN W. STAPLETON, B.A., M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
Successor to Dr. W. C. Sproat
Phone 90-W - Seaforth
DR. F. J. R. FORSTER
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Graduate in Medicine, University of
Toronto.
Late assistant New York Opthal-
mei and Aural Institute, Moorefield's
Eye and Golden Square Throat Hos-
pital, London, Eng. At COMMERCIAL
HOTEL, Seaforth.
53 Waterloo Street South, Stratford.
JOHN C. GODDARD, M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
Phone 110 - Hensall
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in the Falkirk bank. in' favor of their
mother, and doubtless the others in
Dunipace did the same. When every-
thing was settled,. the brothers in Mc-
Killop invited their mother and the
rest to join them. Accordingly, in
1854, the widow, her daughter Jean,
and son Alexander, came out. Mrs.
and Miss Jean Kerr made their home
in,..John's new log house, and Alexan- number of guests, but a larger num-
der took up half of lot 21, concession hes requires special catering. We re
7, as a beginning. There remained in mind you that June and July is the
Scotland Jean, a hail -sister, Janet busy time for caterers, therefore,
who was Mrs. Hodgson, and William make your arrangements well in ad-
vance of the big day . . . and very
best wishes.
mon yr who had married Janet Henderson„on
stwo mis, a foundry, a shoe � shop, October 17, 1852. Before his death,
amithies, ntoran, like sHtn's, a breweryathe father Alexander had bought an
and taverns, and a post office in care
of T. J. Marks in 1863.had a eight-day clock 200 years old at a
population of 500 and a ' sb'terian sale Stirling as,a wedding present
Church with seats for 400, whose for theepair.
minister was the Reverend William William did not remain in Scotland
Graham. The oldest village was Har- either. He came to Canada in 1888
purhey, with 500 inhabitants also, and with his daughter, Nellie, and his
a post office whose master in the sons, George and Alexander, and took
1850's was Malcolm McDermid. Since up a farm with John's help. John had
1847 it had a Presbyterian Church and sent them a money order to,cover• the
the Reverend Matthew Barr as clergy- cost of the passage, but they did not
man, and it was the source of supplies understand such complicated financial
ane mail for the west of McKillop documents, paid their own fare and
until 1858. Sometimes Isobel got im brought John's certificate safe to Hur-
at 4 a.m., left husband and children on in a "kist" or chest. These were
asleep and walked to 'Harpurhey with the last of the Kerr migrants to Can-
ada, and in this way, George was able
to give me information on Dunipace
DR; J, A. MacLEAN
Physician and Surgeon
Phone 134 - Hensall
VETERINARY
J. O. TURNBULL, D.V.M., V.S.
L. C. HALL, D.V.M:, V.S.
Main Street - Seaforth
PHONE 105 '
Personal attention by either
Veterinarian when requested
(if possible).
AUCTIONEERS
HAROLD JACKSON
Specialist in Farm and Household
Sales.
Licensed in Huron and Perth Coun-
ties. Prices reasonable; satisfaction
guaranteed.
For information, etc., write' or phone
HAROLD JACKSON, 14 on 661, Sea -
forth; R.R. 4, Seaforth.
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Chesterfield
Swhich had been quite forgotten by
other members of the family. The
main interest of the Kerrs was now
and in Mc'Killop, though they kept a cor-
respondence with the Hodgsons
Occasional Chairs through the century. The old Mrs,
1868 and was buried in Egmondville
cemetery, where a long inscription
records the chief facts of her life. She
Also Auto Seats and Backs, Verandah had disposed of her property and left
Swings and Steamer Chairs Repaired.
REPAIRED AND Alexander Kerr (Janet Reid) died in
RECOVERED
nowill.
Stratford Upholstering Co. James
Stratford
EDWARD W. ELLIOTT
Licensed Auctioneer
Correspondence promptly answered,
immediate arrangements can be made
for' sale dates by phoning 203, Clin-
ton. Charges moderate and satisfac-
tion guaranteed. 4142x52
C.N.R. TIME TABLE
GOING EAST
(Morning)
Goderich (leave)
Seaforth
1
Stratford (arrive).
(Afternoon)
Goderich (leave)
Seaforth
Stratford (arrive)
GOING WEST
(Morning)
Stratford (leave)
Seaforth
Goderich (arrive)
(Afternoon)
Stratford (leave)
Seaforth
Codelrich (arrive) ..
TELEPHONE 579
For further information apply at
Box's Furniture Store
SEAFORTH
THE McKILLOP MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE CO'Y.
A.M.
5.40
6.20
7.16
HEAD OFFICE — SEAFORTH, ONT.
P.M.
3.00
3.46
4.40
OFFICERS:
Frank McGregor, Clinton - President
Chris Leonhardt, Brodhagen, Vice -Pres.
Merton A. Reid, Seaforth - Manager
and Secretary -Treasurer,
d DIRECTORS:
,Chris. Leonhardt, Brodhagen; F7 J.
1't- wartha, ..Clinton; Harvey Fuller,
R.R. 2, Gederich; J. H. MCEwiag, R.R.
1, Blyth Frank McGregor, R.R. 6,
Clinton; Hugh Alexander, R.R. 1, Wal-
ton; William R. Archibald, R.R. 4,
Seaforth; John L. Malone, R.R. 6, Sea -
forth; S. H. Whitmore, R.R. 3, Sea•
forth.
AGENTS;
Finlay McKercher, R.R. 1, Dublin;
E. Pepper, Brucefield; J. E. Prneter,
Brodhagen; George A. Watt. Blyth.
A.M.
10.45
11.36
12.20
WEDDING LUNCHEONS
Perfection Jelly Chicken Salad
Potato Chips, Garnishes, Knot RoIIs
Tea and small cakes
Ice Cream .
Wedding Cake :and Punch
Nut
and Isobel were gathering a
family about them while clearing the
farm, eight children in all: Janet
1853, Alexander 1854, Mary Jane 1859,
Peter Campbell 1861, John 1863,
James 1865, Isabelle 1868 and Wil-
liam Archibald 1872. Progress was so
good' that with the help of war prices
for wheat in the 1860's, it was. pos-
sible to replace the buildings. In
1861 James made a contract with John
Winter to build a barn and stable, all
on one floor, the whole to be 66 feet
long and 36 wide. Winter performed
the job for ninety dollars, but soon
the barn was found to be inadequate.
An extension was made on the north
side and a cow house built. This was
raised and converted into a straw
shed, after which the space beneath
was available for a cow stable. The
front part of thebarn had rested on
sills since Winter's time, but after
1883 it was raised and the space be-
low used for a horse stable. New
stone walls were built under both
parts of the barn, with George Nes-
bitt as chief mason, and made a warm
and modern stable. In conclusion,
the horses were in the front part, the
cattle in the middle, the pigs and
poultry at the north end. There was
a roothouse in the northeast and an
P.M.
9.35
10,21
12.00
PROCLAMATION
TOWN OF SEAFORTH
On instructions from the Council, I hereby proclaim
that no dogs shall be allowed 'to run at large in the
Town of Seaforth during the period from May 21,
1948, to September 1, 1948.
Under authority. of By -Law No. 111 for the Town
of Seaforth, any dogs so found running at large,
contrary to this Proclamation, shall be liable to be
killed and the owner or harborer prosecuted.
M. A. REID,
Mayor.
Lobster Bouchees — Sandwiches
Tea
Strawberry Shortcake
.Wedding Cake and Punch
Mints
Moulded Fruit Salad
Flavoured Cottage Cheese
Sweet Tea Biscuits
Raspberry Sherbet Cookies
Tea
Wedding Cake and Punch
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"THE PROVINCIAL ELECIION JUNE 7"
FRIDAY. - TUNE 4th - 10.45 - 11.00 p.m.
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Vote _PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE Jl1�E ,7
Published by the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
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Take a Tip
1. You can make your sandwiches
in advance, provider/ you wrap them
in waxed or Cellophane paper, then
in a damp towel and 'store them in
the refrigerator. A covered vegetable
crisper (the rectangular container that
is part of the equipment of most re-
frigerators) is excellent for storing
sandwiches until serving time.
2. If your sandwiches are of the
meat, fish or egg variety, be sure to
keep the fillings in the refrigerator
until just before the sandwiches are
made.
3. If you have stored them in a
cold place and the towel has not been
sufficiently damp, the bread may be
freshened by placing a steaming hot
damp cloth over them. •
4. Open sandwiches may be plac-
ed on a shallow pan with a waxed
paper below and above the tit bits.
5. One, Iarge sandwich loaf cuts in-
to 60 or 65 slices and the small one
into 20 slices.
6. One large loaf requires 3Jy pound
butter and about sat pound of filling.
7. One pound small cakes serves
12 people. •
One loaf cake serves 10 people.
One 8x9 -inch cake may be cut
into 20 pieces.
8. Allow two cubes of sugar per
serving. There are about 80 in a one -
pound box. Provide two pinta cream
for 40 cups of tea.
9. Pour 2 quarts boiling water ov-
er, 6 tablespoons of tea for 10 cups.
Make more in this way as the guests
require it.
10 Do not add carbonated water
and ice to punch until one-half hour
before it is to be served.
11 Bricks of ice cream slice into
five servings. Be sure to remove the
dry ice, using oven mitts, about 20 to
30 minutes before serving.
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The Question Box
Miss J. K. asks: How to put augur
on edges of glasses.
Answer: Frosted puneh crops are
attractive for weddings. You dip the
rims of the cups in lemon puice, then
in powdered sugar for a frosted ef-
feet. ,
Mrs. B. W. asks: Bouehee or Choux
Past recipe:
Answer:
34 cup butter
1 cup boiling water
1 cup bread flour
4eggs,,unbeaten.
Aid butter: •tri water, heb'E Until but-
ter melts, add flour all .at,^Onsie, and
stir vigorously until ball farina in cen-
ter of pan. Remove frim element,
add eggs brie at a time, '4eb,ting after
adding each egg. Mixtti erg should be
very stiff. Shape en 'buttered cooky
sheet by dropping from spoon or us-
ing pastry bag and tube. Bake until
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