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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1952-08-29, Page 2THE HURON EXPOSITOR AT OUST 29, 1952 Established 1$+ ri A. Y. McLean, Editor - Published at Seaforth,'Ontario, ev- ery Thursday afternoon by McLean Mamba of Canadian 'Weekly Newspapers Association. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year in advance; foreign $3.50 a year. Single' e copies, 5 cents each. • Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Depaitmenr, Ottawa SEAFORTHI, Friday, August 29 August The poets usually, when asked their favorite month, suggest one of the spring months. Other people have other preferences. Now that August is almost finish- ed, it is well to recall that one of the -outstanding and favorite writers in the English language, Charles Dick- ens, placed August at the top of his list. "There is no month in the whole year," wrote Dickens in Pickwick, "in which nature wears a more beauti-' ful appearance than in the month of August. Spring has many beauties, and May is a fresh and blooming month, but the charms of this time of year are enhanced by their con- trast with the winter season. August has no such advantage. It comes when we remember nothing but clear skies, green fields, and sweet-smell- ing flowers — when the recollection of snow, and ice, and bleak winds, has faded from our minds- as com pletely as they have disappeared from the 'earth." • Canadian Invented Time System With credit being claimed by the Russians for almost every invention which has aided mankind since the beginning of time, it is well to recall from time to time that Canadians (have made important contributions. And in the case of the Canadian in- ventions, it is not necessary to bol- ster the plain facts with ludicirous claims. As an example, it was a Canadian engineer who invented the Standard Time 'system in use all over the world today. Sir Sandford Fleming thought the scheme up in 1878 as a device for simplifying the chores of authors and readers of railroad timetables. Until Fleming's scheme was adopted every district or large community in the world operated on its own local mean time and every , railroad in North America had its own time sys- tem or, if they were large enough, • time systems. Canada has seven standard time zones and the differ- ence between the most easterly, New- foundland, and the most westerly, 3rukon, is five and a half hours. • Planning for Sport Not for many years has there been Tess activity in organized sports in Beforth than was the case during the summer just passing. True, there was a Legion softball team, but the league in which the team was en- tered failed to arouse any interest, and the result was that home games attracted but few spectators. In the light of that situation the comments of the Kincardine News concerning a similar difficulty which exists in Kincardine will be of inter - „est. "A contributory factor to the suc- cess of the allies in the last war was the . unified command," the News says. "The same system could well be extended to other problems than' warfare and to smaller areas than a continent. ' "Take Incardine, for example. This year there has been no men's softball team and' the hockey situa- tion while some distance off, does not 1 offer any easy s lution. "Other communities, faced with tikg problems, liaveestablished a prq- �''" utd'er recreational direction. rich is an example of where this, liS. worked with a marked s r of ,'s ceeesse creational direction infancy, T incar- dine embarked on it with high hopes, Which, were quickly dashed through an unfortunate choice in direction and many organizations and their re- presentatives which backed the pro- gram quickly lost interest, with the result that it was abandoned without a fair trial. "As this column has previously suggested, the scheme is well worth reorganizing on a proper basis. Many of the faults of the earlier system, not only here but in other centres, have been eliminated through experi- ence of trial and error. Re-estab- lishment of a workable program could mean encouragement to or- ganizations which are only marking time or losing ground, as well as the development of an expanded pro- gram of recreation to embrace all ages. "While it is well and good to say this can be done on'a voluntary basis, it is a well known fact that few in- dividuals havethe time necessary to devote to it and still fewer have the knowledge and experience. "This community has facilities for recreation, including , an excellent park, a recreation hall, a school audi- torium and others as well which.are used only spasmodically and are not being put to the full use for which they were originally designed and in- tended. "The time is at hand to put them to use under a program of unified re- creational direction." What Other Papers Say: The Shifting Waist • (St. Thomas Times -Journal) According to the news from Paris, which is still the fashion centre of the world, the designers of the latest styles are undecided where to put the waist. Maybe it will be under the armpits, maybe it will be way down near the knees, or maybe, says one revolutionary group, dresses will be designed without any waist at all, so that girls will look like sacks 'of flour —and be almost as popular. Courturiers with their long experi- ence of designing dresses ought to have a good idea where a lady's waist - should be, but the purpose behind these changes is to force women to shop for new dresses, so asto be in the style of the day. But if they really have any doubts in the matter, all they have to do is ask some young man, or any man, for that matter, where a Iady's waist is and he will demonstrate by putting his arm around a pretty model at once. Please, Mr. Motorist (Teeswater News) Are you sick and tired of seeing and hearing constantly, admonitions regarding how you operate your car? If so, then it's high time you started to take, stock and govern yourself ac- cordingly. Never can we remember reading and hearing of so many accidents— fatal accidents. It fairly makes one shudder to even open a daily paper or turn on the radio news; invariably the columns or time are too -well fill- ed with reports of car crashes, an increasing number of which are fatal. No matter how careful you your- self may be, no matter how long you have driven — you are taking a chance when you venture behind the wheel today—and that condition will continue to exist until such time as your fellow -driver realizes that death is a close companion of speed and recklessness. Perhaps you noticed the heading to this article, "Mr. Motorist." Why did we say "Mr.?" Simply because that is to whom this is chiefly directed at. Men are involved in many more 'ac- cidents than women. True, they may bump a fender or scratch a door, but in the majority of major crashes men are behind the wheel. You say this is because there are more men driv- ers, and possibly you're right -- but the predominant factor is that wo- nen, in general, exercise more care and less speed than we mere males. a els, Sees in the County Papers Telephone Service Extended To keep pace With the increas 'ng use of the telephone by resi- dents of Wingham, two new switch- board positions have been placed in service at the exchange. D. A. McArthur, Bell Telephone manager for this region, said that tee switchboard now has a total of 11 operating positions as a result of the extension, which required sev- eral weeks to install. — Wingham Advance -Times. Real Corn There's corn aced corn, but the best yet originated at the }home of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Wells, the garden variety.' Mrs. wens found it when she was picking a feed for her family's supper recently. She found a five -pointed ear, rather square at the base,and larger than usual with a division part way up from which protrudes the points. Her daughter brought it down to the Times -Advocate office and it b on display in the window.—Exeter Times -Advocate, Clinton Church Holds Picnic Ontario Street Church congrega- tional picnic was held at Lions Park, Seaforth, on Wednesday af- ternoon, Aug,, 13. A good sports" program was enjoyed, The juniors enjoyed running and balloon races and the seniors, marshmallow, kick the slipper and paper bag races. Mr. A. Groves, Miss Ruth Groves, Kenneth Gibbings, , Mrs. Cecil El- liott and Mrs. R. Wheeler are to be commended for their endeavors to make an interesting day for ev- eryone. About 175 children and adults enjoyed supper under the trees. -Clinton News -Record. Inducted in Church of England Rev. Norman A. Ellis, M.A., was formally inducted as rector of the Brussels parish of the Church of England of England, in St. John's Church, Brussels, on Wednesday night, Aug. 13. The Venerable Archdeacon F. G. Hardy, Sarnia, acting for the Bishop of Huron, conducted the ancient induction service of the church. Members of the other two churches of the par- ish, St. David's, Henfryn, and St. George's, Walton, were present in the auditorium with those of the local Anglican Church and friends and officials of Melville Presbyter- ian and the United Church of this village.—Brussels Pest. Council Turns Down Suggestion A suggestion by Central Mortg- age and Housing Corporation that payments in lieu of taxes as ren- tal houses in Goderich belonging to the corporation be increased to an amount equivalent to prevailing taxes, has been turned down by the town council: The offer stipulated that the payment of the increase would be contingent on Central Mortgage and Housing obtaining control of rentals charged- The de- cision to turn down the offer was made in 'finance committee, whose recommendation was approved at Friday night's council meeting. Reason given was that there are se few houses remaining unsold.— Goderioh Signal -Star. Couple Attend West Council Young People's representatives from Huron, Middlesex and Perth Counties are attending the Nation- al Y.P.U. council at • Manitoba this week. Harvey Sparing, of Elim- ville, president of the London Con- ference, and his wife Aid Benson Sutter. Clinton, , are representing Huron; Miss Alice Stanley, of Luc - an, is attending from Middlesex, and Miss Joy Greenwood, R.R. 1, Mitchell, is representing Perth. Purpose of the conference is to lay plans for future activities of the young people of the United Church, to elect a new national executive and to suggest methods of strength- ening locals, presbyteries and con- ference unions.—Exeter Times -Ad- vocate, Seven Ladies' Ages Total 590 A very enjoyable afternoon was spent last Saturday when Mrs. Ag- nes Scott celebrated her 89th birth- day at the home of her son, Reeve Orval and Mrs. Taylor, of East Wawauosh. Those present were: Mrs. Evetiue Vender 'wind Mrs. Al- berta Mason, Blyth; Mrs. Alice Scott And Mrs. Margaret Mason, Belgrave; Mrs. Rebecca Armstrong, Rainy River; Mrs. Friscene Wil- son, Auburn. These ladies were all born an East Wawanosh 'township and received their public school education at No. 13, on the sixth concession in the old log school. The combined ages of the seven ladies present /Was 590 years.— Blyth Standard. Donate $11,000 For Hospital Grants totalling almost $11,000 from two charitable agencies will aid in equipping the South Huron Hospital with the latest medical facilities. The Atkinson Charitable Foundation, Toronto, announced on Thursday it would buy $10,241.00' worth of equipment tor the new• building. Among the purchases are a dressing sterilizer, large surgical light, minor operating table, ob- stetrical table, 10 bassinet units for the nursery and instrument ster- ilizers for the operating rooms. The Junior Red Cross, whose headquar- ters are at Toronto, will supply $750 worth of equipment, including a resuscitator, infant incubator and an invalid walker.—Exeter Times - Advocate. Article No. 24 In the Series ibbert Township: Tris -That (By Mise Belle Campbell). Old Home Week Successful Officials of the Old Home Week committee 'announced, following an executive meeting on Tuesday eve- ning, that the celebration of the 125th anniversary of the founding of Goderich had been a financial success and said they felt confident that the final balance sheet of rev- enues and disbursements will show a small surplus in the treasury. Treasurer Bruce Armstrong said that, while all the bills were not in yet, committee members were aware of the amounts of most of them, although they could make only estimates of one or two of them. In the meantime, Vice-presi- dent J. Kenneth Hunter reported that a number of prize winners in the carnival had not yet received branch of the Bank of. Montreal— their a awards. — Goderich Signal - Star. Wading Pool in Operation The Blyth 'Lions .club major pro- ject , for this year—the establish- ment of a wading pool at the Lions Part:tele now a happy realization, and the children have been taking good advantage of the facility dur- ing the past few days. The pool, which measures approximately 45 feet long is V-shaped and its wid- est point is about 25 Meet, narrow- ing down to about five feet at the 'narrow end. The deepest spot in the pool is 18 inches, so that it will 'be readily eeen that it was not built for divdng. Total cost of the project is approximately $800.00. Construction of the pool is entirely of cement, with proper drainage facilities, so that it can be drained, cleaned and refilled with fresh wa- ter, to meet with Department of Health standards. The Lions Club hope to eventually add a fountain to the pool, and to complete other much-needed work about the park. —Blyth Standard. Outside Bakeries Are Within Law Local bakers who sought protec- tion from outside bakeries who have been peddling their products 'from door to door can expect no help from Town Council on their behalf. The by-laws committee, un- der Chairman Dudley Pegg, studied • the matter with the assistance of council's legal advisor, Frank Fing- land, Q.C. This group found that there is na provision in any act which would enable town council to give help to local bakers. Under the Municipal Act, council may pass by-laws to regulate transient traders, hawkers and peddlers. The matter in question comes under the hawkers and peddlers crafts. The act provides that no license shall be required if the goods displayed or merchandi§e are (hawked, ped- dled or sold by a person who pays business tax in a municipality. Council is therefore powerless as the bakery pays business tax here. —Clinton News -Record. A lack of feeling lolled and wanted tamale a child with shyness haunted. Too much protection. though well meant May stow a child's development. Dept d Naliwd Health and Welfare 1 Bacterial Ring Rot Inspection Commercial potato growers, in Ontario are reminded that now is the time to make application for inspection of their crops for Bac- terial Ring Rot. In making this announcement, R. E. Goodin, as- sistant director of the Crops Branch, Ontario Department of Ag- riculture, points out that it is for growers in concentrated producing areas, who have one or more ac- res. There is no charge for this service. Mr. Goodin states that this ser- vice was started at the request of the potato growers of the Province in 1943. The main objectives are to determine bbe extent of Bacter- ial Ring Rot and avoid loses to in- dividual growers and the industry as a whole. He adds that where symptoms occur, samples are -taken from microscopic analysis and a report is promptly sent to the grower. If Bacterial Ring Rot is present, the grower must then take the necessary steps to dispose of his crop. Through co-operative effort, ex- cellent headway has 'been made in controlling the disease. Since 1946 there has been an 83 per cent de- crease in the" number of farms on which Bacterial Ring Rot was found. Those wishing to have their crops inspected, should send their name •and address to the Crops Branch, Ontario ,Department of Agrfeultu°re, Parliaimentr Buildings, Toronto, or •give it to your local J agricultural representative, w h o in turn will forward the names to the Crops Branch. Mr. Goodin adds that names should be receiv- ed in the Crops Branch by early September, so that the necessary arrangements for inspection can be made. Weed and Brush' Control ins Pastures Pasture profit depenrs 6n the ability of the plants growing on It to produce a barge tonnage of plant material which can readily be con- verted by grazing animals into milk or meat.,, K1 E. Pallas, Field - man for the Crops Branch, Ontario Departhent of Agriculture, points out that every weed and every shrub occurring in the pasture re- duces the efficiency of the pasture to return a profit to the farmer. He recommends that, as far as possible, all fields be broken up and seeded down rather than reserved for continuous grazing. In this way through regular cultivation, the fields will not become badly infest- ed with weeds, but will contain a good percentage of legumes In- stead. However, he adds there are many fields which are not b>oken up be- cause of steep slopes, poor drain- age or natural obstructions e ns such as rocks, trees 5r creeks. In these cases, chemical weed control Is es- sential. Itfr. Fallis) poilits out that there are weeds whieh survive on the poorer types of flails, in;chiding (cotitilltiea ott''Pegg 7')" Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago From The Huron Expositor August 26, 1927 Mr. Gibson White of the Seaforth Collegiate, wrote 12 papers of the Upper School Departmental exam- inations in June. On these 12 pap- ers he secured 10 first class hon- ors, one second class, and one third class honors. These results were sufficient for him to win first place in four different scholarships in the University of Western On- tario. Charles Wakefield, Constance; was seriously injured when he fell on a fork while hauling grain at Thomas McMillan's in Hullett. He was taken to Seaforth Hospital, where he was confined for several weeks. Early Sunday morning fire com- pletely destroyed the barns and contents of Isaac Rathwell, Stan- ley Township. Most of the sea- son's crop was in the barn at the time, and the loss will be heavy. There were over 100 friends in- vited to the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Horney, Kippen, Friday evening in honor of ,bhe silver wedding an- niversary of Mr. and Mrs, James Logan, Windsor. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kemp, with their two daughters and one son, from Central China, spent the week -end in town. Mr. Kemp is the son of the late T. O. Kemp, manager of Ogilvie Mills here. For several years he has been presi- dent of a Misdion College in Cen- tral China. Mr. Joe Eckert met with a heavy loss on Friday, when he upset his separator at the barn of Mr, Thos. Ferguson, near Harpunhey. Mr. E. L. Box last week sold the store in the Whitney block on Main St, which has been occupied by Mr. D. F. Buck, to Mr. Samuel Jackson, who is an old Egmond- ville boy. On Wednesday evening of last week the regular meeting of Fidel- ity Lodge, I.O.O.F., was held when the following officers were install- ed for the coming term by D.D.IG. M. Moffatt, Brucefield: N.G., Ed. Mole; V.G., Allan Reid; R.S., Bro. C. Aberhart; F.S., W. j. 'Golding; treasurer, John Thompson; war- den, S. Deem; conductor, A. Me - Gavin;• O.'G., J. Modeland; X.G., T. Bickell; R.S.N.G., James Hill; L.S. N.G., John 'Pullman; RS.S., F. Har- burn; L.S.S., B. Williams; chap- lain, W. Edmunds. • From The Huron Expositor August 29, 1902 While playing around horses in the church shed on Sunday after- noon, Leonard, son of Mr. J. Kel- lerman, Dashwood, had one of the fingers of his right 'hand bitten off by one of the animals. On Sunday morning the new church at Bayfield was formerly opened and dedicated for public worship. Rev. A. McAulay, Mit- chell, preached to crowded congre- gations at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Miss 'A. Rathwell, Seaforth, was organist. Miss McQueen, Petrolia, sang both morning and evening; Mr. Pickard, Seaforth, sang at the morning service, and Mr. 'Frank Willis in the evening. Master Harry Scott leaves on Monday for Woodstock, where he will attend McMaster College. Miss Nellie Devereaux, of the Huron Road East' is attending the millinery openings in Toronto. Mr. James McKinley left here on Wednesday for Forest, to resume his duties as high school teacher there. Mr. James! •Snell, the 'well-known •breeder of thoroughbred stock in Hullett, had •the misfortune to lose all his barns last Tuesday night by fire, together with their contents, which represented his entire crop for the year. He also lost a thor oughbred 'bull in the .flames. Mr. T. J. Berry, Hensel', has sold one of his imported stallions to Mr. John 43tovenlock, who in- tends shipping him to the North- west. Mr. G. MeciKay, eldest son of the late Dr. S. F. MacKay, Formosa, 'who is attending college in Toron- to, oronto, was in Hensall on Tuesday vis- iting MIP. Jamen Sutherland. Mrs, J. O. se and family mov ed from her to Wingham last eek as. Mr. -Rose is now 'perman- ently loeated in that town, being manager of the furniture factory there. Miss Clara Buchanan, daughter of Dr, Buchanan, of Zurich, was successful in obtaining first-class honors, in Flegli.sh, French and Germanett the decent matriculation egaifnittations a London, ?Collegiate: fi (Continued from last week) Did You Know? trict following an appendicitis op- eration was Ernest. Allen? He died: on March 19., 1904, aged 17 years... That two other electric storms in Elber Bruce, aged two years, sono June, 1880, lett sorrow in their of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bruce, wast. trail. One June 10, Duncan Daw- the first who died from infantile: son was killed in Roy's. Church paralysis. This was in 1908: stable where he went for shelter That 'Robert Davis, son -of Davids.' from the storm. During that night, Davis, a native Hibbert boy, gradu- June 11, another storm came up eted 8or 'a doctor in 1910 and very- , which struck Alex 'C'olquhoun's soon started to .practice in thee house on Coneession 9, and Mary Miudemoya district, where he per - Ann Burling, a goodii°'friend of Dun- , formed operations' in the ho,ines' on - can Dawson's, was' instantly killed kitchen tables, and sterilized his, in her bed, leaving her body badly I instruments in the family wash charred. Mrs. Colquhoun and her boiler. In 1,919 he opened a private= three children, some in the same hospital in Mindemoya, with hi* and others in the adjoining room,' wife, who was a nurse, -as his as - miraculously escaped the samesistant. This was the first hospi-- fate. Half dazed himself, the hired tal on Manitoulin I•sland. 'Dr. Wil - man, Russell McGee, rushed down- liam Gunn, of 'Clinton, and Dr. H. stairs and threw open the doors H. Ross, of Seaforth, were the two'" and windows. By his presence of surgeons who performed operations mind the shock victims were saved in the Hibbert homes in the dayse from death by suffocation from gas 'beforehospitals were established. fumes which filled the house after One cannot wander through the the''crash. Still' another tragic various, cemeteries in 'the commun- death occurred from the same ity without taking notice of the, cause when Russell Scott was number of infants and young moths struck and killed on a load of hay ers who died, especially from the - on his own farm on July 13, 1939. 50's to the 90's. While medical? His son, Don, a lad of ten, was on science has practically conquered the load with him but was only most of the above mentioned dis- slightly stunned. eases, yet other diseases seldom: Fenian Raid heard of tthen have in later years taken their toll of lives, and a few That in the summer of 1866 dur- of thea are still unconquered. ing the Fenian Raid, a boat was These were days when all 1m -- sighted out on the water near Bay- portant events took place in the field? At once a rider started out home. Babies were born in it; on a white horse and traversed the daughters were married there, and' concessions in the southern part of loved ones died and were buried' Hibbert, calling to the people to from it. "Homemade" was the rule• get out their rifles, that the Fen- here with the mother and daugh- ians had arrived at Bayfield. The ters performing these tasks and' teachers sent the .children liome works of art, except occasionally from school. The women hurried when a dressmaker came to assist home from a wool -teasing bee at "with some finery ,for some special' Mrs, William Harris' and the men occasion. Perhaps the one in: did likewise from a barn raising at greatest demand was Lib Hoggarth,.. • Andy Bruce's. Whether true or who had a reputation for her thrift not, it was reported the odd one —making the most out of the least buried his valuables that after- —and also for her quality of work. noon, Another less fearful was Another, well-known for the skill' m•or,e concerned about her onion bed.' of her hands, was her cousin, Mary Shortly 'after the man on horse- Ann, who for over fifty years has, back passed down the Boundary, a been confined to her wheelchair_ grandmother spied two little chaps Her patience, courage 'and cheery making a playground of her onion disposition 'have endeared her toe bed, and • undertook to drive them all who have come within the sun off. The frightened ,mother, no shine of her smile. Truly, she has - doubt thinking their• liberty was lived in her house ey the side of; about to end, said: "Let the wee the road and been a friend to man. lads play." "No! No!" said Gran- ny, "I'll need my inguns (onions) Homes and Builders yet." She did, too. It was a •false report. Diseases When the settlers' first log hous- es and barns were built the neigh bora assisted by having a bee.. Their next houses, which were• Homes were sadd6ned by the loss frame, stone or brick, werebuilt: of loved ones in those early days by carpenters, stone masons andt from diseases we hear little of to- bricklayers and their assistants. day, and when we do, have little The stone used for most of thee fear of them. houses, except the sills, was lime - field stone, gathered from the. That Joseph Hoggarth, who was farms in the neighborhood. Most.: a stone cutter, went to Hamilton iri of the brick for ,the houses came the early 50's to help build the jail? froth 'Crediton, although some came. While there he took cholera, died from ,Sproa.t's 'bricky'ard in Tucker-• and was buried there. By this smith, and from Foster's„ south -- death taking place in Hamilton,' west Didof Hensall, know that Hay fewofthe• the Hoggarth homestead, Lot 23,-you Concession 10, has a record that first houses had mud floors and' no other in the community has. were heated by a stone fireplaces This dot since 1851 has been occu-(Another means of belting was the' pied continuously by Hoggarths and Burr Wove. This was a low -built'. Kersla.kes, and in all that time 1 cook stove with three lids in front. there has only been one death on land two at the back, with the oven: it. Joseph Hoggarth's wife died 1 also at the back,high •above the• there on March 16, 1852-104 years; for stove. It was notunusual in ago. No other farm from Concis- these log houses for those who, sion 8 to the Boundary has such a slept upstairs, to have snow, which Joseph record. had drifted through the crevices, . That John Hoggarth, so of I on their bunks -when they w shared.' Ho p on a cold winter morning. ggarth, walked with That Robert Leggatt built the - some of the 'Upshalls to St. Marys first frame.house in the village of' to deliver cattle? This was a long Cromarty? The Presbyterian. Manse for one with an artificial leg.I was the first and, Thomas Laing's= On the way home dropped into a I the second, east of the village. home for a drink of water, and was That the carpenters who built in^ startled when the woman who met'the district were Sandy?Pant, Tom" him at the door said: Don't you ,Muir, ssion" Tom Harburn (Concece know we have smallpox here?" He 7) John Sadler, John B ase ll, got the water and the smallpox James Kyle (Tuckersmith), John' too, and died on May 20, 1864. Alex- Cottel (Thames Road), Tom Harr - ander Elliott, who had one of the I ris (Fullerton), and in later years', stores in Staffa, was another vic- Robert Purdon, George Miller, tim of this disease in 1874. Archie McLean, Sam Speare and That many homes in the early. William Dinnen. After 1900, Wil - 60's lost one, two, or even three, liam Dinnen and his son, Enn+sst, . small children from diphtheria or contracted for schools throughout' "black throat," as it was sometimes a wide area. called? Among them were children That the stone masons who built' of Duncan Stewart, Donald Mc -in the south ofHibbert were Bills Did you know? / Lachlan, Duncan McLaren, John Fulton and Tom Henry, Francis Ashton's, on the Usborne side of the Boundary, had three who fell victims to it. That from the 80's till the early 1900's, tuberculosis, or consumption as it was then called, claimed many lives in the community — usually more than one in a home, as few precautions were taken and cramp- ed living quarters made isolation in the home an impossibility. That in the early 70's 'Charles Harris and his son had typhiod fever at the same time. When alone, they ate a hearty meal and both died from the effects of it a short time after, John Maudson, aged 17, died on November 15, 1910. He was another typhoid 'fever vic- tim.. Johnnie Hotham was anoth- er. He died from this disease while in Colorado. The burial took place at S'taffa after the remains arrived from Dublin one September night, sometime after nine o'clock. Children, and perhaps some of the older folk, watched with awe front Their windows as the small proces- sion passed his old home, made its way up and over the village hill to the graveyard, where with the light of lanterns, the burial took place. That in the early days a severe attack of inflammation of the bowels almost a}ways proved fatal. This was knowf as appendicitis af- ter operations became common. William Chambers, aged 18, son.of John Chambers, Sr., became a vic- tim of, ,this disease on November 18, 1877. Another brother, James, aged 23, died on December 23 of the same year. A blister became infected alter getting his feet wet while helping to dig the grave of a neighbor, Mrs, Dave Leitch, in Crainarty graveyard. A form of blood poisining, folowed by a throat infeotion caused his death —something which the drugs of to - d Gives, Bob and George Yydd" (Thames Road), John Watson (El -'- ma Township), Mr. Grummertt: (Tuckersmith), Adam McKay" (Tuckersmith), William Copp (Sea - forth), and John Beasley ('C1in,: ton). George Upshall was 1thet builder of his own stone house and', also the foundation of his barer. Int later years Josiah Izzard, 'Norman Park and Duncan McKellar -did 'the' mason work in the community.: When cement became poputhar fore - building purposes in the earl 1900'x„ John and '-,Dick Hoggarthl built these cement ,foundations. That John Sadler did the frame work on John Whyte's new born,. 60. feet by 56 feet, built in the sum- mer of 1873. This was the largest: frame barn in this section at this. time. , Wells That Wettie Miller dug most of the first wells in • the district, and the work was all done by hand? (Continued Next Weeks "• - A Smile or. Two ft Mrs. Brown: "For months Tri couldn't discover where my huse • band spent his evenings." ouMks.t?" Smith: "How did you find ' Well, one evening I went hoes and there he was." • A burglar, who Thad entered a poor minister's house at midnight, was disturbed by the awakening of the occupant of the room he was in. Drrawin'g his weapon, he said: "If you stir, you -are a dead man. I'm hunting for your monee." "Let me get up and strike a ay would most likely have cured', light," said the minister, "and I'll' That the first deatih ill the dis- •hunt with you," '�I..�. .In int •I ,. .,4-. I, il.i ., r: ,I WPI ► • • • • t A 'v