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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1952-06-27, Page 2• fl 7 1S1ed 1860 McLean, Editor l iedet Seaforth. Ortiev- iiIr41ay afternoon by McLean in or of Canadian, y Newspapers Association. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year in vauce; foreign $3.50 a year. Single Copies, 5 cents each. Advertising r„...tJs ,,n application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Depaitinent, Ottawa EAFORTH, Friday, June 27, 1952 Accidents On the lc arm • 0).P Canada is a land of plentiful food euPplie,s, a land where agriculture ,•plays a most important role in our motional life. Largely because of our .agricultural position, Canada has be- come one of the most important food producers of the world. Canada, with a population of roughly 14 million, has a farm popu- lation estimated at three and one- half million and this group represents a segment of the population which is extremely vulnerable to the effects of fire, accident or illness. On a farm, Vivhere illness or accident to one per- son may bring production to a stand- still for many days, there is much truth in the slogan "one out, every- body out." If a store in a town Or city burns there is generally some other place where the business can be carried on. When farm buildings burn, years of work and an irreplaceable harvest often go up in the flicker of an eye. Illness, accident or death on the farm are often vastly more important in the. production picture than similar events in urban areas. And the farm, through the years, has been the site of a relatively high percentage of accidents. The acci- dents occur on all parts of the farm the fields, the barns and the home. Zurveys iarm accidents indicate that falls, encounters with cutting or piercing instruments and crushing account for 71% of the total of lost time through accidents. Almost 27% of the time lost is due to accidents such as _kicks from farm animals and misadventures with tractors and mo- tors. Burns are responsible for the balance. • aae.• • le • 4., r • ea • Unfortunately for farm produc- tion, statistics indicate that by far the majority of farm accidents hap- pen to people in the working years. In fact, 84% of all farm accidents happen to people between the ages of 14 and 64. Forty-eight per cent of the accidents occur in the fields and 27% in the home or outbuildings, so natu- rally the Provinces with the greatest acreage under cultivation in propor- tion to the farm production will have the higher incidence. In other words, it seems that accidents are more apt to occur on large farms worked by a few people than on small, more heav- ily staffed farms. Fire is the worst accident hazard on most farms.' Many farm homes are of highly inflammable construc- tion and employ heating methods that are relatively dangerous from the point of view of fire hazard. In addi- tion, many farms still employ meth- ods of illumination in home or barn that are potentially dangerous. Considering the proportion- of farm residents to the population as a whole, it is significant to note that :during the years 1946 to 1949 there were 321 rural homes destroyed by lire as compared to 370 urban dwel- lbws. Thus an average of 80 farm homes per year are lost through fire. e death tolls during this four-year riod were 570 and 553 respectively. ty-five per cent of the victims in al areas and 51% in urban areas ere children. Farm homes are of- t. particularly vulnerable to fire be- USe Of their remoteness from effec- :6 firefighting equipment and the of an adequate supply of water PreStUte. Vfl1.4 itie Seaforth district the it 6 prothetion area limit the hazard of form fires, mere mechanical eqUip- ment cannot, in itself, ensure an elim- ination of the hazard. To be fully effective, there must be a greater de- gree of co-operation on the part of rural residents in providing, through ponds and other means, adequate sup- plies of water. Authorities are agreed that educa- tion presents the only permanent so- lution to the dangers of farm acci- dents. To this end many voluntary and government groups are directifig a great deal of time and effort. With an eye to the future, much of the accident prevention education in rural areas is now being directed at the children, the farm owners of to- morrow. Schools, junior farmer clubs, Boy Scout and Girl Guide movements and many other groups: have played a large part in the con- tinuing plan for farm safety. It is to be hoped that the results, will soon be reflected in a marked lowering of the accident rates among Canada's rural population. • Taxpayers' Lament Taxes, in one form or another, play a large part in each of our lives. And as long as there appears to be a ne- cessity of combining with other dem- ocracies in an effort to continue our way of life by preparedness, high taxes probably will be major items in our economy. ' The fact, however, that it has been poSsible to pay rel- atively high taxes and at the same time raise the •standard of living which each of us enjoys, gives indica- tion of the soundness of the fiscal policies which Canada has followed during the war. Nevertheless, taxes are something about which none of us is happy, and for that reason we enjoyed the fol- lowing parody of Lincoln's Gettys- burg address, which has received wide circulation during recent months: "One score and 15 years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this naL tion a new tax, conceived in despera- tion and dedicated to the proposition that all men are fair game. Now we are engaged in a great mass of cal- culations, testing whether this tax- payer or any taxpayer so confused and so impoverished, can long endure. "We are met on Form Ti. G. We have come to dedicate a large portion 'of our income to a final resting place with those men who here spend their lives that they may spend our money. It is altogether anguish and torture that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we cannot evade, we cannot cheat, we cannot under -esti- mate this tax. The collectors, clever and sly, who compute here, have gone far beyond our poor power to add and subtract. "Our creditors will little note nor long remember what we pay here, but the Income Tax Department can nev- er forget what we report here. "It is not for us, the taxpayers, to question the tax which the Govern- ment has thus far ignobly spent. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task Temaining before us— that from these vanishing dollars we take increased devotion to the few remaining—that we here highly re- solve that next year will not find us in the higher bracket, that this tax- payer, underpaid, shall figure out more' deductions, and that this tax of the people, by the Parliament, for the Government, shall not ause solv- ency to perish." What Other Papers Say: "Be Optimists" (Peterborough Examiner) We think it would be better if of- ficials trusted people to use their common sense. We can all become hysterical if we are encouraged to do so; but everybody knows that most people can call upon deep reserves of courage, ingenuity and just plain gumption if they are asked to do so and trusted to do so. You can look upon mankind either as hysterical simpletons, or as cour- ageous men and women; they usually respond according to the view you 'take of them. We think that it is better for every person in an official position to take the optimistic view. Seen in the County Papers Phone Staff Increased .Mias Edna, Ewers and Mrs. Jack Ford, formerly of Rockwood and Ot- tawa respectively, have been trans- ferred to the Bell Telephone staff here. Another new member is Aud- rey Coates of Exeter. At the pre- sent time there are 18 members on the staff and the number will be increased to 20 by the time the new system is installed.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Nurse Receives $50 Award At the nurses' graduation exer- cises of Hamilton General Hospital, held last Wednesday, Miss Audrey Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Anderson, Morris Township, was one of a class of 93 graduating. Miss Anderson received a $50 award for having the highest average in her class for theory. Guests in- cluded Mr. and Mrs. Earl Anderson and Karen, and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hunking, Auburn.—Brussels Post. Fair Directors Enjoy Picnic Directors of the Exeter Agricul- tural Society and their families en- joyed a picnic at the cottage of President A. J. .Sweitzer, near Grand Bend, last Wednesday. Close to 200 were present. Special guests were past president of the society, Percy Passmore, Preston Dearing and Garnet Hicks. After bhe pic- nic supper, the children enjoyed sports and films weer shown. Presi- dent •Sweitzer said arrangements for the coming fall fair were well underway and he hoped it would be the most successful yet. — Exeter Times -Advocate. Clinic Well Attended Generally speaking the free chest clinic held in Blyth during last Fri- day was well attended. Just under 700, people went through the rou- tine of having the X-ray for pos- sible symptoms of tuberculosis. Local people who assisted with the work were Mrs. Bernard Hall, Mrs. Luella McGowan, Mrs. Gordon Aug- ustine, Miss Josephine Woodcock, Mrs. Lorne Scrimgeour, Mrs. Har- old Badley and Mrs. Earl Harrison. Members of bhe Lions Club also assisted and together with various women's organizations in Blyth and district conducted the organization work which resulted in such a fine turnout for the clinic. — Blyth Standard. Lions Elect Officers Officers of Clinton Lions Club for 1952-53 will be installed at the final meeting of the 1951-52 season in St. Paul's Parish Hall, Tuesday even- ing. Election of the following new officers was cornpleted at a dinner meeting in the Parish Hall Tuesday evening: President, G. B., Beattie; past president, Lorne J. Brown; 1st vice-president, Dr. R. M. Aldis; 2nd vice-president, R. S. Macaulay; 3rd vice-president, A. G. Grigg; secre- tary, J. G. McLay; treasurer, F. B. Pennebaker; Lion Tamer, J. A. Anstett; Tail Twister, K. B. Mc- Rae. Directors (one year to run), L. G. Winter, J. H. Brunsron; (for two years), W. 'B. McAlpine, W. C. Newcombe.—Clinton News -Record. Take the °Shirts' 'Off Their Backs If eight sheep in Uelleorne could talk, they'd 'probably be eaying: "Those canvassers for the South Huron Hospital will take the shirt right aff your back!" The flock in question was "skinned" by two terprising canyassers who took a farmer tip on a bet. Ross Marshall and Ross Francis, while making their rounds in Usborne, were greet ed by one farmer who offered the wool off his sheep if they clipped it. Much to the surprise of the farmer, the canvassers took him at his word and sheered about seventy pounds of wool from the flock. Haw much the donation will amount to in actual cash is not known, since the price of weal is fluctuating quickly these days.—Exeter Times - Advocate. Music Festival Has 196 Entries Hullett Township'e first attempt to stage a fullefiedged music festival proved a great success, with no less than 196 entries assuring keen com- petition in all classes. The festival was sponsored jointly by Hullett Federation, of Agriculture and Lon- deaboro Women's Institute. It was held in Londesboro Friday last, with children of 12 schools compet- ing. The 'United Church was filled to capacity for the evening perfor- mance. "The standard of music in Huron County is very high," Dr. G. Roy Fenwick, the adjudicator, stat- ed. He also is director of school music for Ontario. He stated he was delighted with the perform- ance. G. G. Gardiner, Goderich, public school inspector for South Huron, also was pleased with the results.—Clinton News -Record. Wins Lions Perch Derby Prize The fifth annual perch derby of the Goderieb Lions Club was wound up at the harbor on Monday after- noon when Lion Chairman "Skip- per" MacDonald presented one hun- dred dollars in cash and the trophy to M. McAdam, of ,Clinton. McAel- am's perch, weighing one pound, ten and a half ounces, was the largest caught since the- opening of bhe derby. Its weight was four and a half ounces less than the prize winning perch of last year. Winner of second prize was Joe Catterall, of London, with a perch weighing one pound, nine ounces. The prize was a lovely large bar- ometer, donated by Bannister Beach Bar. Third prize winner was C. L. Jarmain, of London. The prize was a beautiful oil painting presented by Mr. Norman McHolm, of the Buntin-Reid wholesale paper house. The painting was done by Mrs. Mc - Holm. Mr. and Mrs. McHolm have a summer cottage on the Bayfield Road, just north of Natters Creek. A special boy's prize was won by Tim Sale. It was an elaborate pen and pencil set donated by Mr. Har- ry Shackleton, principal of the pub- lic school, and Mrs. Shackleton.— Goderiech Signal -Star, Crop Report For Huron Approximately 1,000 farmers at- tended the County Paeture and Grass Silage Day held last Monday. Rain is very badly needed, particu- larly in the cash crop areas of the county. ,Because of the dry weather the hay crap is maturing more rap- idly than expected and by next week haying wilribe quite general in the cOlinty.The strawberry crop is sufferieg due to lack of moisture and are bringing from 35-40 cents a quart. Fruit growers report a medium set of apples, with the Mac- intosh having a somewhat lighter fruit set. * * * Protecting Canada's Crops It is understandable that imtni- grants to Canada like to bring some memento of their homeland garden with them in bhe form of a corm, bulb, root or cutting. Unfortunately this may be one of the easiest ways of introducing into Canada undesir- able plant diseases which are either not natice to this country or which the Plant Protection officials of.the Departtnent of Agriculture are striving to keep in check. In an inspection at two ports. of entry recently large .quantities of plant cuttings, corms, roots and per- ennials were found in trunks and suitcases of immigrants arriving from Europe. As none of the ma- terial was certified for entry all of it had to be destroyed, In three instances, potatoes total- ling nearly 40 pounds were remov- ed from baggage and destroyed. A particularly vigilant watch is kept for potatoes as the importation of these tubers from Europe is pro- bibited. This is because of the dan- ger of introducing potato wart into the country, a disease which is un- known in Canada ,except in the new Province of Newfoundland, from where potatoes may not be shipped into other parts of Canada, No Need To Live With Ants Chlordane used in a 2 per cent solution—if applied indoors—or as a wettable powder or a 40 per cent emulsion at the rate of four ounces in 50-75 gallons of water—if applied outdoors—will effectively combat infestations by ants, says C. G. Mac - Nay, of the Federal Department of Agriculture. The treatment is equally effective against the large black carpenter ant which is ,common in eastern Canada, the Metall reddish-y(111° pharaoh ant' prevalent throughout the southern ,parts of ICalladie or,. any other ant 'species that May de- cide tii teeniest your right to a fav- ourite spot on the lawn, or a shad- ed terrace. In the case of the car- penter ant the chlordane treatment has been found more effective if applied in the form of dust or pow- der. Chlordane kills insects by con- tact. Indoors tile oil solution or emultion is applied by brush or in bhe form Of k coarse spray to areas frequented by ante, such as door- steps, baseboard, underneath sinks, and around connecting pipes. In- accessible -Wall spaces may be treated with five per cent chlor- dane duet by forcing it through crack e with the aid: of a puffer or dust gun. Outdoor ant nests may be treat- ed with any form of chlordane, ex- cept the oil solutiott -Which may cause injury to foliage. A conveni- ent practice is to place aa teaspoon- ful of 40 per cent wettable ;p0wder into the entrance hole and then water it down into the nest. If a lawn is infested, a complete treatment of the whole area is ad- visable. An application of 4 Minces chlordane in 50-75 gallons water to each 1,000 square feet of lawn should keep it free .from ants for the entire summer season. When using chlordane, care should be taken not to contaminate any food products with this highly toxic chemical. It is also impera- tive that children and pets be kept out 'of treated areas as long as the latter remain wet from the applied chemical. * * * Sheet Materials For Farm Buildings Sheet materials of different kinds are replacing the familiar one -inch hoards, "resawn," shiplap siding, and shingles in much construction work nowadays. Special plywoods are often used for concrete forms, inside and outside wall eurface, roofs, floors—to mention onlya few of its use's. There are several oth- er kinds of sheet materials in gen- eral use such as fibre insulating boards, from Ye to one inch thick, Pour feet wide, and in lengths from four feet up, the Most contemn length being eight feet. . The fibre boards are of two typea. The ee to one inch • thick eoft boards four -feet' Wide and most commonly sold in lengths of eight feet, are good inaulating materials. The asphalted sheets may. be used directly on the studs- of email build - Inge instead of ehiplap or common one-ineh boards. StUcco or siding may be used over this. When us.- ing these insulating ',boards, leave %-inch spot) betWeen the Sheets to Oentinued, on. Page 6) , -tea- eeer s sor.moiTar Keeping clean and fresh all day Is a most effective way Of passing hours of illness dull And mailing the patient comfortable • Dept of National Health and Welfare Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago oar From The Huron Expositor July 1, 1927 The Seaforth post office building has been elaborately and tastefully decorated for the Confederation Jubilee on Friday and .Saturday of this week. The work was done by Thomas Beattie, the caretaker, and D. L. Reid, and it is certainly a credit to them. Mr. Thomas McMillan, M.P., and daughter, Miss Margaret, left Mon- day for Ottawaeavhere they will at- tend the Jubilee celebration, be- fore leaving on a trip to the coast. Miss Matilda Fowler left Thurs- day morning for New York, where she will join one of Cook's popular parties for an extensive tour of Europe, covering eleven countries. She will sail for Cherbourg, France, on the S.S. Leviathan, and will re- turn by the St. Lawrence route to Montreal in September. Mr. Brough MacDonald, who is acting manager of the Dominion Bank here, has been promoted to the position of manager of the Do- minion Bank in Sarnia, and will take up his residence there in the near future. Miss—Hazel Eleoat sailed last week for Europe. Miss Elcoat, who has been a ,member of the Wood- stock Collegiate staff, has just re- ceived notice of appointment to 'the staff of the Eastern High School o Commerce, 'Toronto. The repairs and improvements being made to Rinn's bridge are going ahead rapidly. The contrac- tor is L. J. Looby, Dublin, and this is his first job in Hullett. An interesting event was staged at S.S. No. 10, Stanley, Monday af- ternoon, when the pupils of the school presented their teacher, Miss Mary Stewart, with a handsome hat box ;and an address. Miss Evelyn Grainger read the address, which was signed by Viola Wlheeler and Roland Ketchen. The jubilee service entitled' Can- ada For Christ," in celebration o the Sixtieth anniversary of Confed- eration, was held in First Presby terian Church Sunday morning. Mr, .1. G. Mullen presided and Oh the platform were itev. F. H. Larkin, DD., Thomas McMillan, M.P., F. G Neelin, superintendent of the An- glican Sunday School, and W Kneehtel. • From The Huron EepositOr July 4, 1902 The congregation of St. Andrew's Church, Kippen, took an important advance step in its history Thurs- day afternoon last. This was tIte forbaal laying of the cornerstone for a new Sabbath School building in connection with the present church building. The proceedings were commenced by the singing o a hymn by the choir, and Rev. Mr Martin, of Exeter, read a passag of Scripture; Rev. J. S. Henderson led in prayer and Rev. Mr. Sawyers, Brucefield, pronounced the benedic- tion. This completed the religion, part of the service. Mr. George Mc Ewan, M.P. for South Huron, was then introduced by Mr. R. B. Mc Lean, who read and presented an address to Mr. McEwan. He was also presented with a silver trowel and with a few taps on the corner- stone proclaimed it well and truly laid. Mr. Thomas Kestle, of the 2nd concession. of Stephen, has a freak of nature in the shape of a five - footed calf. The fifth or super flous foot, branches out just above the fetlock on the right fore leg, and is rather miniature in size, but is supplied with a well -formed hoof. Miss Ellen McMillan, daughter of Mr. John McMillan, Roxboro, who has been teaching in the Cranbrook school, has been re-engaged for next year. Mr. Adam Hays has moved into the Stfong cottage on Market St., lately occupied by 'R. J. McDonald, Mr. Wm. Hubole, of Tuckersmith, has purchased the farm of the late Geo. Dorrante, on the North Gravel Road, 1VICKillop, ;paying $7,500 for 11, inchallng the crop of this year. Misses Fenella and Maud Kidd are home for the holidays from New York, whete they hold good posi- tions as kindergarten teachers, . Mr. Sohn Morrison, of Chisel- Irtirst, a former student of the Sea - forth Collegiate Institute, has pan- ed his final exananation at Trinity Medical College, Toronto, takilig bottors. Die and Mrs, Campbell, Brooklyn, former Seaforth residents, have been visiting friends in MIS. Vibinity during the -past Week. The doctor intends remaining to xneet the Mir - on Old BeYs oti the -5th, When the Old BoyerRuntonwill tiko, Dlace, 1 • , I 1, t Article No. 16 in the Series Hibbert (By Miss Belle Campbell) (Continued from last week) Electric Railway The electric railway, sponsored by Narcisse (Nelson M.) Cantin, which was to run from St. Joseph, Ont., on Lake Huron, through the Village of Cromarty, on its way eastward to St. Marys, never got beyond the surveying stage. The driving of the stakes in -the sum- mer of 1903 caused a great deal of excitement in the aommunity. The proposed route was to run through the farms on he south side of Con- cession 11, till it eached the Grange Hill; from there it skirted the ;church hill and round Wilson's barn. Here the station was to be located. From there it travelled in an easterly direction. That boom, or pipe dream, ended railway trans- portation in this community. Whe- ther the "Cromarty Park," proposed in the Ausable Valley Conservation Report of August, 1949, will meet the same fate as the Cantin elec- tric railway, time will tell. Another survey made in 1949 through the township became a re- ality. It was the building of the high-powered Hydro -Electric line from Devizes, near St. Marys, to Seaforth. Temporary accommoda- tion was provided in March, 1950, for the workmen on Rev. A. H. Day nerd's farm at Staffa, which is half way between these two points. In January, 1951, interested Hibbert farmers picketed along the line in their protest against the Ontario Hydro -Electric Commission because of the low rates of compensation offered for the use of their land. This picketing made it necessary fot Provincial Police to stand on guard for the protection of the Hydro workmen till a 'satisfactory settlement was made. The incident made front-page news in the daily papers for several days. Churches When the settlers had establish- ed their homes, their next thought was a caurch. A log Catholic church was opened on the McKil lop side at Irishtown by Father Schneider, at least by 1842, but there tees none in Dublin 011 St. Patrick's Church was built in 1900. On the Cromarty line, where the Scotch predominated, there was no church except the Presbyterian, but on almost every other concession from the Huron Road to the Boun- dary, there e•ae a Methodist Church, namely: Zion, Bethel, Sal- em, Staffa, ;Prospect and Eldad on the Bundary. Zion, on the Huron Road, was organized in 1869.. Bethel was built in 1863 on Lot 6. Concession 4, but their first services were held in the homes and in John White's barn. Salem Church was built in 1863 on Lot 10, Concession 6, but before that services were held in the schoolhouse. Staffa's first church was on Lot 17, Concession 8. Pro spect was on Lot 12, Concession 13. It was opened in the 60's and was closed in 1897. There was another log church, named Bided, at the Centre Road on the Boundary, on Andrew Stewart's farm. It was in Usborne Township. This church was closed some time after Beth- any was built at Thames Road. The building was not torn down till after 1882., ;but it was not in use til that time. =unity and they were held in George Weese's barn on Lot 17, Concession 8, in 1856, under the, leadership of Rev. Mr. Stephens, a, Bible Christian. A.esoeiated with him in the work was Rev. J. B. Tapp, a Mitchell minister. Mr. Tapas was the first Caaadian ;clergyman, if not the only one, who applied- to the Government to pay taxes. All clergymen were exempt from -taxa- tion by law. This barn where these services were held is still in use on Russell Worden's farm. When it was moved from its original site it was raised and a foundation was put under it. These services, as mentioned before, were under the supervision of the Bible Christians, a branch that joined in 1883 With the Espicopals and Wesleyan Meth- odists In 1860 a Bible Christian Church was built on the corner of Weese's. farm. The Sunday had been set for the opening and. on Saturday Joseph Moffat went to Mitchell to bring back bhe minister, who was to dedi- cate the church. While he was gone, 'Peter Drown was eleaning up for the opening the next day. He - had carried the shavings to the ditch by the roadside and had just set fire to the pile when suddenly a strong wind came up from the south, which carried the blaze quickly along the line of dropped shavings, When the fire reached the church, which was up on posts, with shavings still under it, it was soon out of control, as there wee no help close at hand to fight it. By the time Mr. Moffat and bhe min- ister arrived, the church was a. heap of ashes. Methodist The next year -1841—a Wesleyan' Methodist Church was built in the - village under Rev. A. A. Smith. William Hill, Mitchell, was the con - ti actor for this church, which was sort of a frame building. In most cases it was in bhe school the church services were held, but here' school was held for a time in the church. This frame church was us- ed until 1878, till the present brick one was built by William Dinnen a short distance west the old one. For some years the old done was - what might be called a mission church. It and six others in the - circuit were under the .supervision of the stationed minister at Fuller- ton, Ont., while a student stayed in the village and boarded. Each of these students stayed • one year. This was part of his training for.- , the ministry. Mr. Hineks who was a very clever young man, was one of these students. Local preachers, also assisted, James Hoskin and Peter Drown were two assistants in this community. Anglican' The St. Mary's Anglican Church at Dublin was organized in 1866. The Anglicans around Staffa held their first services in the Township Hall. The congregation was organ- ized under Rev. H. 0. Bridgman, and was connected with St. Paul's Anglican •Church at Hensall. The Staffa church was known as Grace Anglican Church, Their frame church was built in 1887 at a cost of $1,000. Rev, E. Sermons was in charge in 1891, Rev. De Lum was rector in 1893. Rev. William James Doherty was a faithful minister for many years. He left in October, 1901, From the early 1900's until he died in 1947, he ;was secretary - treasurer of the Diocese of Huron This church was closed in 1936 and was a little later sold to Frank and Walter O'Brien, who used it for a chopping mill till 1950. It was re- gretted this had to be by many, other than those of the Anglican faith. Late in 1950 Russell Parpns bought it and it is now used as a garage to store his transport trucks. Quaker Mrs': James Colquhoun was the instigator of Quakerism from the time she came to Hibbert. The church was built on "Quaker" Jim my Colqueumn's farm, West 50, Lo 2, ,Concession 9, where services were held until after 1904, led by one of the ,Colquhoun faamily. Once a year a special service was con ducted on Sunday and a picnic was held on Monday, which attracted people for miles around. The choir was made up of members of 'the Colquhoun family, who were al good singers, and the speaker quite often for the special service was a darky preacher, Mr. William Al len, who was very popular. He had a powerful voice and delivered good messages. There wee no loud speakers 'available, but by throwing open the door and all the windows, the music and message were brought to the overflow audience that surrounded the little church. It is itt the graveyard connected with this church that Mr, Allen. Was laid to rest when he passed away at the age of 79 in 1898:- Today, nOthing remains but the church stable, and a few headstones to mark where these serves were held. The same, is true of Bethel, Salem and Prospect! Only a few broken, leaning stones and an un - kept lot are left, Nothing ,ae all marks where Eldad stood. Zion and Staffa are now connected With the 'United ,Church of Canada. IbIe 'Christian The first church serViCes atouna, pflh1UWere attended by MI de- nentlitationa in the inutiediate tete- The brick parsonage was built a few years after the church at a cost of $2,000. William 13.tinen had the contract to build it. Previous toe tbie the ministers were not statiou- ed permanently in the village. Rev.. Howard was one, if not the first, minister in charge of the congrega- tion. Otherwho followed him were; Rev. John Gilpin, Rev. Kenner, Rev. Nethercott and Rev. John Henderson. Rev. A. H. Daynard is. the present minister in charge. In 1922 the congregation bought the John Allen property near the. church. The house was moved far- ther back on the lot and was used for a few years as a clubhouse and recreational centre for the young. people, It was later .bought ly John Leary and torn down_ The graveyard connected" with this church was opened in 1862 and was located midway between the village and the Mountain, on what was then William Smale's farm. ea-, years have gone by it has been. ena larged and is now a Union. Same-, tery. The first grave with. a...mark bears the name of. M-arr,, indent daughter of John R. and Marx Drake, who died February 14, 1862'. The ;first grownup is buried in the Roderick Kennedy plot and the person who was 69 years old,. did - 011 May 25, 1862. The bineken;stonee makes it impossible to decipher the name, and no one can recall Wilma: he or she might be. The oldest person buried in the graveyard. John Allen -100 years old... Thxe elda est couple is Mr. and. Mus. Roderick: Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy was 93 and' hie- wife 97, when:. they' Passed! away. There is a possibility, thata the plot was laid out. and a; few buried there without markers' earl- ier than 1862. Presbyterian The work of the Presbyterian Church in the Huron Tract in the early days was under the ecclesiasa tical jurisdiction Of London Pres tery, and this Presbytery sent Rev.. William Fraser, who did missionary work in Western Ontario, to visit this new section in Hibbert aad Fullerton Townships. Presbyterianism in Hibbert was - at first connected with the same in Fullerton. For the first three years —1848 to 1851—these Presbyterians - were visited by travelling minister from London. During this time the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was held twice in the home of Alex- ander Park, Sr. When the people in the diatrict asked that minister be sent to them, a committee was. sent to investigate and found that 90 per cent oft he bottles had set up a family altar, and in one par- ticular community every home but one had fatally worship, and in this one the husband could not read English . During this same period -1848 to 1851—to deaths occurred. An old eaying proved truel"Kill a man tG start a graveyard," and in thiaecase a -church was started aleo. Onitleb- ruterY 25, 1851, John Clark, son of Alex Clark, Was killed while •he , and his father were 'chopping down trees in the virgin forest near their home. Clark was the first buried in what was later Roses CeetaeterY. In the terening of the day of Sohn Clark's death, rebrUary 25, 1264 Meetihg Wes held in, William Boy's „ • (COntinded en ftge • • • • • le, • •