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ISEAPORTH, Friday, June 27, 1953
Voting in August
Why did Prime Minister St.
Laprent choose August 10 as the
date for the next federal general
election?
Mr St. Laurent gave a carefully
worded and documented reason for
his 'decision at the press conference
which he held on the day the date
was announced. ,No other date could
have been chosen by the government
without depriving many people of
their right to vote.
The rigid timetable laid down in
the Canada Elections Act precluded
any other date—including August 17
—unless the government was willing
to hold a campaign during the Cor-
onation festivities or next winter.
Here's how the Election Act sche-
dule made August 10 the only pos-
sible date this year:
Mr. St. Laurent wanted to assure
ps wide and fair an enumeration as
possible and to give all adult Cana-
dians full opportunity to be on the
voters' lists. This meant taking the
enumeration in some months other
than July and August, when many
people Etre away from their homes.
Section 17 of the Elections Act re-
quires that enumeration begin on the
49th day before election day. If
August 17 has been chosen, enumera-
tors would have started to work on
Monday, June 29. They would have
been interrupted by the Dominion
Day natidnal holiday and their work
?svould have carried over into July
(the enumeration takes six days).
That ruled out August 17. The
Coronation, and Mr. St. Laurent's
determination not to inflict a politi-
cal campaign on the country during
its festivities, precluded any date
earlier than August 10.
What about the Fall? The govern-
ment did consider an Autumn elec-
tion date with enumeration starting
in September. But this year the first
Monday in that month—September 7
—is the Labour Day holiday, and en-
umeration could not commence until
Monday, September 14.
This would have put the election
date off another 49 days to early No-
vember, a bad month for Canadian
elections. In northern areas, and in
party parts of Newfoundland, sum -
flier roads are frequently clogged
with snow and 'winter roads aren't
open. Political campaigning is vir-
tually impossible and it is difficult to
get a fair turnout at the polls.
So Mr. St. Laurent had no practi-
cal alternative to August 10. He told
reporters that he hoped everyone—.
candidates and voters alike—would
accept these facts without resent-
ment. Personally, he said, he too
would rather enjoy the summer holi-
days than get into a political cam-
paign.
As for charges that many people
would be disenfranchised in August,
Mr. St. Laurent said the record of
previous- summer elections in this
country had shown no falling -off in
the vote. No matter what date was
chosen, however, there were "always
some people away." An example 'of
this is that in the 1930 election, held
on July 28, seventy-six per cent of
the eligible voters cast ballots. In
tlie:June 27, 1949 election, 74 per cent
iVP ,ted. .
The date chosen, he added, would
O -last assure a full and fair enum-
itiOn of voters at a time in June
*ginning the 22nd) when most
Oxigdians would still be at home. It
' .djnake the best of a bad situa-
reducing to a minimum the
r,of people who won't be able
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What Cautied the Storms -
We can't blame, atomic teSts Or
the unuf4M1 44141r uf storms and
torn940e4 we-4,ave4,0 thislyear: Or ,r
so says 'Francis W. .4eichelderter,
chief of the U.S. weather bureau.
There is overwhelming scientific evi-
dence, he says, that atomic explo-
sions influence weather only within
a few miles of the explosion.
Reichelderfer agreed that there
have been an unusual number of tor-
nadoes so far this year—upwards of
200 already compared to an average
of 149 a year. But he said one pos-
sible explanation is that newly estab-
lished tornado warning networks are
reporting twisters that would have
gone unreported in earlier years.
A more basic explanation, he said,
is that "the usual thing about wea-
ther is that it is unusual in some
places or other. Normal weather is
mostly a mathematical fiction."
Reichelderfer conceded that "no-
body can rightly make the flat state-
ment that there can be no relation-
ship" between atomic explosions and
weather disturbances.
But he cited these scientific find:
ings to show that any weather dis-
turbances caused by an A-bomb blast
are extremely "local" in their extent:
The energy released by an atomic
blast, "while tremendous by human
standards, is puny by nature's stan-
dards. It would take about 1,000
atomic explosions a minute to match•
the energy release of a single moder-
ate-sized hurricane. A mere rain-
storm of moderate intensity releases
energy at a rate• of three atomic
bombs a second."
As for theories that the A-bomb's
terrific heat causes atmospheric in-
stabilities, Reichelderfer said the
heat of the sun's rays falling on an
area of two square miles of ground
during the average day would equal
the heat put out by an atomic blast.
So, in the face of all this we have
little alternative but to agree, And
that leave S tis where We Were before.
We still don't know what led to the
storms this year.
Money Well Spent
Membership of the Mitchell Local
of the Ontario Concentrated Milk
Producer's Association believes in
advertising their products. A few
weeks ago they found they had $500
in their local organization which
they felt might be put to use. The
promotion of the annual June Ad-
vertising Set -Aside by Dairy Farm-
ers of Canada, the national produc-
ers' organization, gave the Mitchell
Concentrated producers an idea for
the disposal of their surplus. They
sent it along to help swell the Dairy
Farmers advertising and public re-
lations fund. This contribution was
in addition to their regular contribu-
tion which will be made through the
1953 June Set -Aside. The Mitchell
local has a membership of around 460
shippers of concentrated milk.
Dairy Farmers of Canada officials
say that the Mitchell grant is evi-
dence of a growing disposition on the
part of dairy producers to support
their products with advertising.
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What Other Papers Say:
"The Last Prize I Seek"
(From the Ottawa Journal)
An important official of Europe,
whose experience goes back to the
days of Neville Chamberlain, is
quoted by despatches as saying of
Churchill :
"The old man wants to go to Mos-
cow, but he can't find his umbrella."
A cheapjack remark. In the 1951
British election, Socialists said
Churchill was a "warmonger."
Mr. Churchill, deeply wounded,
gave His reply at Plymouth where,
two days before balloting, he spoke
for his son, Randolph. Thus:
"If I remain in public life at this
juncture it is because, rightly or
wrongly but sincerely, I believe that
I may be able to make an important
contribution to the prevention of a
third world war and to.bring nearer
that lasting peace settlement which
the masses of every race in every
land desire.
"I pray indeed that I may have.
this opportunity. It is the last prize
I seek to win."
Achievement of a just and lasting
world peace would indeed be a crown-
ing climax for a career already lus-
trous.
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Injured in Accident
While retuening Sunday evening.
from visiting' his brother in Kitch-
ener, Alr. George Harrington was
iavolvedein a motor accident at
MitchelL A Gar ran into the motor-'
eYle George Was ridiag, ditmagnig
the gear?). and gas pipe. George
suffered a badly scratched and
bruised right leg and scraped his
left knee.—Blyth Standard.
Celebrates Birthday
A carload of Masons assisted W.
W. Taman, of town, to celebrate his
80th birthday with his family on
Sunday. W. E. Middleton, William
Cann, Ted Pooley, Andrew 'Easton,
Fred Dawson and Andrew Snel-
grove, drove Mr. Taman to Lis-
towel) where he enjoyed a birthday
dinner with his son, Ted, and oth-
er members of- his family—Exeter
Times -Advocate.
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Teacher is Honored
A number of friends of Miss
Doris Pullman, who has resigned
as teacher here, gathered at the
home of Miss L. Mitchell to spend
a social evening with her. Court
Whist was enjoyed and during the
evening the guest of honor was
presented with a gift by Miss D.
Long, on behalf of the gathering,
while Mrs. W. Porter read an ad-
dress. Miss Pullman thanked them
for their expression of their friend-
ship.—Brussels Post.
Two Resign From Health Unit,
Huron County Health Unit Board
meeting last week accepted with re-
gret the resignation of Mrs. Eliza-
beth Cardno and Mrs. Edith Mor-
gan. Mrs. Cardno has been on the
staff since 1950, and has served as
a public health nurse in the Sea -
forth district. Mrs. Morgan has
served as clerical assistant to the
nursing staff. Dr. R. M. Aldis, di-
rector of the unit, reported the
mobile lab which has been in use in
use in Clinton for the past three
weeks will leave for the Muskoka
district this week.—Clinton News -
Record.
Has Lady Luck At 'His Side
When it comes to good luck,
young Eddie Walzak, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Walzak, Victoria St ,
should be plenty fortunate. In fact,
he should have Lady Luck right
alongside him for g lone time. One
day last week Eddie surprised his
family by finding a four-leaf clover
in the back yard. When asked how
he did it, he replied, "There's noth-
ing to it, I could find a five -leaf
clover too." Next day he came in-
to the house with a clover and the
family counted the leaves—these
were dve.—Goderich Signal -Stan
Father O'Rourke Leaving Clinton
Rev. Joseph J. O'Rourke, pettier
of St. Joseph',s Roman Catholic
Church, Clinton, for the last two
Years, has received his appoint-
ment to St. Joseph's perish, Sate
nia, to take effect on July 4. He
is to be replaced here by Rev.
John. W. P. 'Graham. Rev. J.
O'Rourke is well known and well
thought of throughout this district,
Among other activities, he has
been instrumental in forming the
Clinton Community Credit Union,
anti assisted in organizing several
other such unions in the district.—
Clinton News -Record.
Found $25 Bond Blown From Flint
Many accounts have wen told of
papers, scraps, pictures, etc., which
have blown over to this district by
the tornado which' laid waste a
part or Flint, Mich. Possibly the
most worthwhile find of them all
was a -$25 bond, found by Ken
Scott, near the Sunoco Oil tanks at
Beficetteld. The bend Mind iddlied.
May'29, 1953, from 'the egichigan
National pank, Flint, to Stanley A,
Earns, 1065 W. 'Kurtz Ave., Flint,
5, Michigan, and bears a Series' E
serial number. Mr. Scott, upon
questioning, told cur reporter etee
he plans to write to Mr. Earns
concerning the bond. — Clinton.
News -Record.
Help East Wawanosh Farmers
Seventy-six strong meet and true,
from the Township of Hullett,
teamed up to lend a helping, hand
to their unfortunate neighbors in
East Wawanosh Township -on Tues-
day. The work party was organiz-
ed through the Hullett Federation
of Agriculture, under the leader-
ship of Keith Tyndall, Federation
President. They were met at Myth
by Reeve Orval E. Taplon of East
Wawanosh, who ledrthe procession
to his home township and dispers-
ed them' in gangs to various town-
ship farms. Speaking to The Stan-
dard on Tuesday afternoon, Reeve
Taylor had the highest praise for
the men from Hullett Township.
"T -ley certainly don't do anything
in a half-hearted manner," he said.
"They came prepared to give a
day's help, and their- effort was
very greatly appreciated." — Blyth
Standard.
Dog Taken For Unexpected Ride
A severe electrical storm accom-
panied by a deluge of rain viisted
the Goderich area Tuesday evening.
Reports of electric light switches
knocked out, a few electrical
household appliances affected, con-
trols on stoves and water heaters
jolted and other such slight dam-
age have been made. Most of these
minor damages were done at hous-
es in the Nelson St. area. At one
house the lightning seared the wall-
paper around the light switches,
The C.N.R. noon train was 23
hours late on Wednesday due to
washouts on ;the line at several
points, including New 'Hamburg.
The strong flash of lightning took
for an unexpected ride, Homer, pet
dog of cart Campion, Homer was
sitting in his favorite perch on the
front verandah when the flash cata-
pulted him through the air and on-
to the lawn.—Goderich Signal -Star.
Band Performing For 49th Year
All dressed in fennel new band
1111t5—ilaVe coke and hat, Wthi dee
atid grey trousers, members of
Brodhagen Band on Sunday even-
ing presented their first band con-
cert of the season, which' Will be
continued, every two weeks during
June, July and August. In the af-
eernoon the made their Ors/ public
appearallee this year when they led
the Holy Name Societies of Perth
Deanery in their annual march.
This band was organized in 1904
and has continued with no period
of interruption. For some years the
leader has been Albert .Querenges-
ser and, while he has handed over
the baton to Albert Hinz, he still
comes around to lend his advice.
He is serving in an honorary ca-
pacity. Ralph Gloor and Edward
Scherbarth are also assisting in the
endeavor In which they obtain the
finest co-operation from the boys.
These three men, with, Leonard
and Donald Rose, Glen Mogk and
Carl Vock, have been in 'the band
for some time, but the following
are all nee- recruits: Ronald Hinz,
Arthur 'Heimpel, Donald Heimpel,
Donald Wolfe, Gary Sholdice, Carl
Buuck, Irvin Gloor, Wayne Beyer -
mann, Clare French, Leonard Mil-
ler, Ivan Rapien, Bruno Braecker,
Jimmy Arbuckle, Warren Sholdice,
Earl Rock, Gary Hinz, Kenneth El-
ligson and Ray Seherbarth.—Mit-
chell Advocate.
Farm News of Huron County
A very heavy rain in most sec-
tions of the County Tuesday even-
ing of last week has again delayed
seeding of late sown crops. Many
of the lower lying fields of corn
and beans still have sections part-
ly under water, The making of
grass silage is the order of the day
with considerable increase in the
number of farmers putting up feed
in this manner. A goodly number
of farmers from the County attend-
ed the Provincial Dairy Day at Al-
ma last week and a ,bus load' of
county fruit growers spent an en-
joyable day touring the North Am-
erican Cyanamid Company and the
Horticultural and Experimental
Station at Vineland on Friday.
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Speeds Use of New Grasses
Canadian farmers devote over
twenty million acres to Improved
pasture, -hay and grass silage crops.
Reseeding this acreage onean aver-
age of once in five Years at the
conservative rate of 10 pounds of
grass and clover seed per acre, re-
quires- a total of 40 million pounds
of such seed annually. Much of
this seed supply is produced on
the farms on which it is used, but
usually it is of the same varieties
that have been grown on those
farms for years.
If the new and improved varie-
ties of forage crops now being bred
and tested at Experimental Farms
and agricultural colleges in Can -
ado. are substituted for the old var-
ieties now in use—as new varieties
of grain crops- have been substitut-
ed for old—it is obvious these new
grasses and clovers need to be
multiplied quickly to produce tee
quantities of need required,
In Europe it Is common practice
to speed up the multiplication of
new strainof grasses by growing
them in spaced rows. Smeller
quantities of seed are required to
plant an nem under the row One'
tent and higher yields are Obtained
than with broadcast seeding. Culti-
vation between the rows makes it
easier to control weeds and other
impurities that would reduce the
quality of the seed crop.
The Division of Forage Plants,
Central Experimental Farm, Ot-
tawa, reports that grass seed pro-
duction blocks established on a
spaced -row basis are capable- of
giving considerably higher seed
yields than blecks established as
solid stands. This conclusion is
based on the results of experiments
carried on both in Eastern and -
Western Canada during the past
few years.
Seed crops of such species as
orchard grass, red fescue, brome
grass and timothy have averaged
20, to 4.0 per cent higher from spac-
ed rows than from solid seedings.
For example, at Saanichton, B.C.,
orchard grass in 30 -inch rows yield-
ed 513 pounds of seed per acre,
while in solid stands' the yield was
375 pounds per acre. -Similarly
red- fescue gave yields of 592
pounds of seed per acre in 30 -inch
rows as against 395 pounds from
solid stand -s.
In both 1-950 and 1951 Climax
timothy grown at Ottawa in 30 -inch
rows yielded in excess of 500
poineds of seed per acre, which is
at least double the average yield
of seed froth timothy meadows in
the area. There Is reason to be-
lieve therefore, that this meting'
of planting could- be the means, of
ensuring sufficient production of
timothy seed for domestic needs
and at the same time offering an
attractive financial return to the
grower.
The method appears to be par-
ticularly adapted to -multiplying
small lots of foundation seed' of the
new varieties. It Will give maxi -
Mum -production of seed suitable
for registration. And tint() reefs-
tered seed of the new Varieties now
cencemande a substantial diennufet
over -the ordinary grades of cont -
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Poison ivy may be known
By its leaves in groups oF three,
Notched olong,the edge as shown
Avoid it carefully.
Dept. f National Health dad Welfare
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From,
'The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-ftve and Fifty - Years Ago
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From The Huron Expositor
June 29, 1928
The Egmondville choir gathered
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Charters, in Tuckersmith, Wednes-
day evening to bid farewell to Mrs.
Ben Johnson, organist. Mrs. A. P.
Joynt made Mrs. Johnson the gift
of a white gold wrist watch. Ivy
Henderson read -the address.
Work has- commenced on the
London Road to make ready for
pavement,' which is not far distant.
Culverts and bridges are being
widened and a general repair to
the road is being made.
During the severe thunderstorm
which passed over Zurich and vi-
cinity Wednesday night, six cows
owned by Alex Aubin, Blake, were
killed.
Seventy-one candidates from this
district wrote the entrance exam-
inations at Seaforth, Collegiate this
week.
Miss- Ella Elder left Thursday for
Toronto, where she will join the
Withrow party and will sail on Fri-
day from Montreal on a trip cov-
ering Great Britain and the Con-
tinent.
Mayor W. H. Golding, Seaforth,
has some Barred Rock pullets
that have made a record as early
layers. These pullets were purchas-
ed as chicks on May S this, year,
and laid their first eggs on June
17.
Mise Helen Delaney, teacher, at
Manley, has been re-engaged for
another. term.
Mr. M. McLaughlin,. Manley, had
the misfortune of having several of
his fingers crushed while working
on a stone crusher.
'On Monday forenoon while start-
ing a fire in the kitchen. stove by
pouring on coal oil, some live em-
bers, from the morning fire foam-
ed gas, igniting the coal oil and
caused the can to explode, causing
the death of -Morley, 11 -year-old
son of ,Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Salmon,
Zurich.
A pleasant evening was spent by
members of the United Church at
Brucefield when they gathered to
do honor to Miss Greta Mustard,
Reg.N., who is leaving to take
charge of the Mission Hospital at
Ethelburt, Man. Mrs. R. P. Watson -
read an address and Mrs. W. A.
Bremner presented her. with a
purse of gold,
Mr. Thos. Dickson, Hensall, has
-purcthased a fine new can
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From The 'Huron Expositor
June 20, 1908
-Mr. D. B. McLean-, near Chisel-
hurst, who accompanied his broth-
er, Mr. R. B. McLean, Kippen, td
the Old Country, returned home
Thursday evening. They took a
load of cattle with them to -Glee-
gow.
The barn on the farm' of John
Shortreed, Jr., Walton, has been
moved preparatory to being raised,
and a cement 'block wall placed un-
derneath.
A serious and -painful accident
beret Mr. Archer, Varna, who re-
sides on the farm of Mr. S. Mof-
fatt. While working 'for Mr. Mus-
tard in the bush, near Bayfield. be
suffered a fracture of his leg when
a log rolled on it. Dr. Ross, Sea -
forth, was called and it was decid-
ed not to 'amputate the leg.
Mr. J. Allison, Thames Road,
raised his large bank barn lately,
It is- a splendid structure and will
be a commodious building when
finished.
The many friends of Benjamin
A. Smillie, son of the late James -
Smillie, Kippen, will be pleased to
knave that after a four-year course
has- been granted the -degree of M.D.
by the"Department of Medicine.
The garden party held on the
manse grounds at Kippen under
the auspices of the Ladies.' Aid of
St. Andrew's -Church, on Thursday
evening, was a gratifying success
in every way. The proceeds
amounted to $106.
The excursionists, who went to
Guelph from Zurich on Saturday,
all report having a most enjoyable
time.
Mr, William Butt, 2nd con -cession
of Tuckeremith, recently sold a fine
heavy horse to David wren, for
which he received' a handsome
price,
A somewhat serious accident oc-
curred at Varna -Saturday morning.
Mrs. R. Stephenson, aceompanied
by Mrs. W. Hart and Miss Stephen-
son, were on their way to Bruce -
field station to take the excursion
train to Guelph When their horse
Was frightened by seine Selliles
teeing on the road, and, 'becoming
Unmanageable threw • tlee ladins
from the' buggy: Mrs, gtopireiltini
Wile the Moat Setiolisly Ware&
(qy 18$1.!ftEt7.4 Cit-Mf'Aig,t7,9!!
Lot 18
Charles Upshall, from Brampton,
Who married Mary Hessey, took up
350 acres in Hibbert but never liv-
ed here. These farms were occu-
pied by members of his family. Lot
18 was one of the lots he owned
and his son, Joseph, who married
Eliza Jane Moore, lived on it till
lie moved to Tuckersmith Town-
ship in 1885. Other members of
the family of Charles Upshall, Sr.,
besides Joseph, were George,
'Charles, John, Margaret Emma
(Mrs. Clifford, later Mrs. Sam
Spears), and Mary Ann (Mr&
Thomas Crawford, later Mrs. Ar-
thur Vincent). McKellars have
had this farm since Upshalls left
it. It was Sandy McKellar's home
for 65 years, but the last number
of years it was worked by his son,
'Dunk. Because of a shortage of
water at the front ofethe farm, the
stone house and the barn were
built 'by Upshalls on the hill SO
rods from the concession, where
there is a spring that flows con-
tinuously.
Occupants—Charles Upshall, Jos.
Upshell, Duncan McKellar, Sr.,
Alex D. McKellar, Dupk McKellar,
Sarah McKellar McCurdy, Jim
Miller (R).
Lot 19
Charles Upshall was also the
first owner of Lot '19, from 1850.
His son, George, lived here tin
1884, when he moved to near Win-
chelsea, Ont. His wife was Mar-
garet Allen. George built his own
house of quarried stone, also the
foundation of his barn. Tom Hog-
garth bought when Upshalls left,
but did not move from their other
farm till 1885. Three of the fam-
ily, John, Tom -and Polly, lived here
together after their -parents died.
All lived to be over 90. Polly was
almost 97 when she passed away
in 1950. Their other sister, Agnes,
married Duncan Hay. John and
Tom for many years were cattle
drovers ene, were assisted by their
nephews, Tom and Jack Hay, who
now have the farni. The driveshed
on this lot was struck by lightning
and burned in August, 189'6, ;during
a series of the worst electric
storms that ever struck the district.
Occupants—Charles Upshall, Sr.,
George Upshall, Thomas Hoggarth,
Thomas Hoggarth and family, Tom
and John Hay.
Lot 20
Daniel McLachlan, better known
as Donald, who was -born iii the
'County of Argenteniel, Province of
Quebec, came to Lot 20 in 1855. In
the late 60's, because of ill health,
he rented the farm to James Mar-
shall for five years, but continued
to live there, and later 'worked it
himself. Marshalls while there liv-
ed in an extra house which was
moved in 1875 to a site on the
Grange hill, to be used for "The
Grange" storehouse. That same
year — 1815 —eneLachlans had a
brick house built. The builder was
William Copp, of Seaforth. Donald
and Harriet Campbell McLachlan
had a family of nine, two of whom
died young—John and Donald. John
died- of diphtheria during the epi-
demic of 1860. The other children
were Alex, Peter, Eliza (Mrs. 'Don-
ald D. McKellar), Mary (Mrs. Jim
'Laing), Agnes (Mrs. George Hamil-
ton), Andrew and Hugh. From 1902
the parents lived in Cromarty and
three of the sons in turn had the
farm.
• Occupants 'Daniel McLachlan,
James Marshall (R), Hugh Mc-
Lachlan, Alex McLachlan, Andrew
McLachlan, William Miller.
Lot 21
Lot 21 was first owned by Alex-
ander Campbell, a native of Inver-
nessshire, Scotland. He was a boil-
ermaker by -trade. He married Ag-
nes mcVea,n and came to North
Sherbrooke, Ont., in 1842, from
in Glasgow in infancy. The other
children. Agnes, -the youngest, died'
in Glascow in infancy. The other
three were Mary (Mrs. John Swan)',
Harriet (Mrs. Donald McLachlan)
and Peter. In 1853 Alexander, call-
ed by his ,Dalhousie friends "The
Duke,e contracted for this lot, but
did not come to Hibbert till Octo-
-ber, 1-854. Sometime -after his son,
Peter, married Isabella McDougall,
the parents lived in an extra house
on ;the farm. In 188-0 the stone
house, which is still in use, was
built by Robert and George Kydd.
Peter took an active part in all
church, municipal and other activi-
ties in the community. At the time
of his- death in 1898 lie was Reeve
of Hibbert Township.. Peter's wife
was a bit outspoken at times, as
will be seen from the following in-
cident. In the horse and buggy
days there were "shelter" homes
on each concession every few miles
apart known to the Knights of the
Road.. Beggars, pedlars and' trav-
ellers knew that they would not be
refused a meal or a night's lodging
in these homes. The Campbell
home was one of these. On thresh-
ing day a certain neighbor was de
Ways seated first at the table and
each year Belle heard the same
tale: "Can't understand," said he,
"how it is that Peter's grain turns
out so much better than the grain
of the other neighbors." Expecting
the same story this day, Belle had
her answer ready. "Well," said
she, "If that M the case, the only
reason I know is that the tramps
are sent here from the West and
the East, and the Lord, sends the
grain to feed them!" Never again
did Belle hear -anything about tee
yield of Peter's grain. While Peter
Campbell owned the farm he kept
a fete thoroughbred horses and- a
herd of thoroughbred Durham cat-
tle. 'In January, 1914, while Sandy
Campbell was still the owner, a
arge quantity of square timber was
taken from the bush on thin lot.
One piece in particular measured
22" x 24" X 64t long. It was cut,
squared and hewed by Paul Boa
and his sons, William and Paul,
There are a• Member of sinkholes
On this lot, several small and two
large ones, which provide niturn1
ainage for -the land.
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Occelp,ente,--Alexander CaMPbeil,
Peter Campbell, Seeder CAMiebelle
James Howe, Nelson Howe.
- Lot 22
In 1866 peter Campbell bought
from the Canada CidiOsiny eteln:tEeen
50 of Lot 22. This was nneely ell
meadow land and beet enieed for
pasture. The owner's since have
been the sable as theendeludeenkiied
Lot 21.
At the same tetneend666-413en
Hoggarth bought the .West''or
a time after this Jame e Tayber liv-
ed in a log 44114 near ehe ,enet
line fence. No one else ever hind
here. The owners after Hpggarth
were the same as those who have
owned Lot 23.
Lot 23
Joseph Hoggarth, a native or
England, first settled in Cavan.
Township, then came to Lot 23 in,
1851. His wife, who was formerly
Agnes Bailiff, died here on March -
16, 1852, and was the first person
buried in the old Hibbert Church
graveyard, east of Cranially. It
was over a hundred years before'
there was another Newel from -
this farm. Waken Ketelalee eras'
the next. He was 'burled feom here-
on April 27, 1953.
, There were six.sons in the Hog-
garth family, namely: edseph, John,
Thomas, James, Robert and ppri-•
jamin. These all settled in Hilehert
Township. The father and John.
Whyte, who were both stone reas-
ons and stone cutters, went to.
Hamilton to help build the, jail ae
few years after Joseph's wife died.
While there Joseph took chniera,
died and is buried there. Henlied
around 1856. Joseph, the eldest
son, expected he would be his -
father's legal heir, which was the -
custom in the old land and also in
Canada in the early days, but 'by
this time—the law had been chang-
ed, The unmarried members of
the family carried on till Ben mar-
ried Margaret Elder in 1860 and'
took over the homestead. Joseph
settled on Concession 7 and the,
other sons on farms quite near the
old home. William Kerslake, a na-
tive of Devonshire, England, who
came from Bownianville, Ont.,
bought in 1888, and Kerslakes have
been the owners ever since.
Occupants — Joseph Hoggarth,
Benjamin Hoggarth, William Kers-
lake, Walter Kerslake, Everard.
Kerslake,
Lot 24
Lot 24 was also owned by the;
Hoggarth family from the time
they arrived' in Hibbert. James
Hoggarth, who was a printer's ap-
prentice when he left England with
his parents to come to Canada, was
the first who lived on this lot. His
first house, a log one, was built
near the concession at the east
line fence, quite near his father's;
log house on Lot 23. About 60'
rods west of Jim's ebousenteetashi
was made by the Hoggarth family.
James and Mary Ann Hoggarth,
had a family of seven. John died:
in infancy. The others were Ag—
nes (Mrs. Tom .Leishman), Joe,.
Jim, Will, Mary Ann, and Henry.
They also raised Esther -Moore, al
niece of Mrs. Hogfearth. She drop -4.
ped dead on the street in Hensall.
in 1920. For a few y,ears in the
early 70's Joins Moore, Mrs. Hoge
garth's fathen lived in an extra!
house east of Jim's new frame one.
In another extra house, near the:
concession, his son-in-law, Tom.
Leishman, lived, for a time before
they, went to New Ontario, where'
in 1912 he and. his wife met a tragic,
death. Both were found dead eini
the woods from shot wounds. "Ltte
tie" Mary Taylor later lived in this
house after her parents died. Still
later it was moved near the barn
and is, still in use. The winter of:
15-94-5 was the start of his daugh,
ter Mary Ann's trouble, which media-
n necessary to have a limb ampu-
tated in Goderich on January 14,
1897. Two years later she had to'
discard the artificial limb she had'
been using, and ever since she has
been confined to her wheelchair.
The courage and cheerfulness with.
which she has borne her affliction,
has been an inspiration to all who;
have known her. Henry Hoggarth
took ovee the home farm in 1906.
Occupants — James Hoggarthr
Henry Hoggarth, Charles Green,
Henry Hoggarth, Carl IVIcClinchey
(R), Lawrence Dunn (R), Robert
Boyce.
Lot 25
Francis Dizla was the first tie
own Lot 25. Nothing is known of
him, only that Robert Hoggarth
knew when his brother-in-law, Rob-
ert Orr, from Stitherlandehire,
Scotland, -arrived in Hibbert, that'
this lot was for sale. He took him -
directly to Dizla's and Orr bought:
the lot. Robert Orr was a bachelor
and lived on the East 50 till he
died in 1865. When his brother,.
George Orr, married Christian Mc- .
Kinnon, a house was built for them
on the West 50. After Robert died,
George moved to the East 50 and
the other house was sold to John
Nichols on Concession 11. From
here George Orr moved to -Exeter,
where all but two of his seven
daughters died of censumption. It
was Dick Hoggarth who had the
frame house built which is. still in'
use, When Jim Hoggarth left here.
he went to work in -Donald Urine
hart's Mill in Hensall at 8500 a
year—s wage that was considered
something worthwhile in those
days. While Jim still owned it,
his father, Mary Ann and Esther
Moore hived in the house while
Henry had the farm rented. • Jim
Howe came next. It was here
Howe's received 'word: that their
son, Sydney, had been killed over-
seas in World War I. Alex Mc-
Donald, Edmund Treffry, William
H, Cooper, Roy McDonald, Edwin
Dick and William Riley all lived in
the Rice house on the West 50 at
different times-.
Occupants — East 50: Francis
Dizla, Robert Orr, George Orr, Wil-
liam Sillery, Richard Illeggarth, Jim
Hoggarth, Henry Hoggartli (H),•
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