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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-03-25, Page 701116; 1955 buil:Resident Of St, Columban Is 85 Years Young Mrs. Mary McGrath, a former resident of St. Columban, celebrat- sed her 85th birthday last week. She is the former Mary Ellen Devereaux, daughter of the late Robert Devereaux and Catharine Shanahan Devereaux, and was *horn on the Devereaux farm 21/2 =miles east of Seaforth. She and her husband, Patrick V. :McGrath, owned and farmed for many years on the old Downey !Homestead on No. 8 Highway. Sifter the death of her husband in 138, she resided first in Dublin, Oen with members of her family. e here she took a very active in community and church af- rs, being president of the Cath- ie Women's League for some *me. She is very alert, and takes a keen interest in the events of the slay. She has a family of two sons, Robert, Detroit; Frank, Midland; and four daughters, Mrs. Hubert 4911ildred) Miller, Waterloo; Mrs. Tom (Catharine) Morris, Hibbert; NIrs. Charles (Gertrude) Malone, Windsor; and Mrs. Hubert (Ag - s) ZetteU, Galt. A dinner was for her, with all the mem- era of her family present, on Sat- orday evening at the home of her eon -in-law and daughter, Mr. and ;Mrs. Hubert Miller, Waterloo. TOU CAN DEPEND ON Men kidneys fail to .Kemeve excess acids rand wastes, hack- man, tired feeling, elisturbed rest often Lo11ow. Dodd's iBidney lilts stimu- aate kidneys to mensal duty. You Seel better --sleep !better,work better. Hilet Dodd's st any dntg store You mu depend ou Dodd's. ODS IDN• EY ?4. ''PILLS 0' •4.in!'.i.�. o 58 OUT OF HAND "People realize thalt the thing has got out of hand so- cially, ially, economically and every ether way ... There has been ai widespread awakening to the ravages of alcohol." Miss Roseman, an expert temper- ance educational worker for =early 20 years, is quoted &ere. "We believe," she con- Stittaed, ,"that teachers should 'tee prepared whenever the lustestion of narcotics comes up, to inform the child intelligent- Ity." She told of one high aschool graduate who declared That she had made her deci- sie n against drinking and =coking as the resent of tem- sperance education given in most of her school subjects. 'Aso few people in Ontario as 'ei realize that there is now ;g revision- made in our High !Milsonl courses for the scien- tifte study of alcohol. In addi- n, all teachers -in -training in Ontario's Colleges of Educa- tion are given a short inten- 1se course calculated to ss1lmnlate interest in and con- seers about the alcohol prob- In a recent feature on Dublin by Vests amongst our youth. These Peter Dunlop, the Toronto Tele - sure encouraging developments. gram reporter writes: Advt.). I 'Tis a sad thing t'admit, but • LEADERS OF' CIVIC AFFAI RS in Dublin are shown above discussing village problems in the office of Gerald Holland, left, the in specting trustee: Centre is Joe Looby, trustee, and at right is Ch arlie Friend, Hydro chairman. • St. Patrick's Day March llth-W,here 1-s the Irish Brogue? come the 17th of March, there'll not be a full-blooded Irishman in the whole of Dublin town. It's been that way for a long time now. In fact, no one is just quite sure when the last native of the land of St. Patrick made his home in this southwestern Ontario Se Businessmen — here's what the Toronto -Dominion can do for YOU! llfyou have dealt with The Bank of Toronto or The Dominion Bank in the past, you already know how much their efficient, personal type of banking service can mean to you in the operation of your business. If you are selecting a bank, The Toronto - Dominion Bank would like the opportunity of providing that same service for you. Whether it be credit information, business reports or information on domestic or foreign markets—whatever your financial problem, your Toronto -Dominion manager will be pleased to discuss it with you. Our amalgamation has placed at your disposal a network of more than 450 branches in Canada, plus offices in New York and London, England. They are staffed by people eager to prove what Toronto -Dominion service can do for you—and your business. ON BASTK ?NBC ®EST •P4 OANFGINc SER''VicC pr. village. The tiny police village (popula- tion lesse than 300) bears little re- semblance to what its founders back in 1878 had. envisioned for the future. An early history of the County of Perth reveals the people of the village at that time believed Dublin would, in materiel features, rank above its namesake on the other side of the Atlantic. Many of the original store blocks and hotels are standing today, but nearly all have been renovated. Some of the hotels have been turn- ed into apartments. Even a build- ing built by Joseph Kidd, a man instrumental in Dublin's early de- velopment, has been modernized and turned into a block of attrac- tive new stores. Kidd, a native of Dublin, Ire- land, came to the village when it was known as Carronbrook. Set- ting up various business ventures here, he became quite wealthy. His sawmill, his liquor store, and his salt pipeline from Seaforth, all provided employment for residents and brought prosperity to the set- tlement. Changed Town's Name Carronbrook began around 1849 when a store was opened by U. C. Lee, on a farm now owned by John Meagher, Jr. Kidd, when he set- tled here decided to have the vil- lage incorporated as a police vil- lage and change the name to its present Dublin. On the day set aside for incor- poration ,according to the Perth history, "a pageant was held such as had never been seen in this section of the county. Guns were fired at dawn, and a great flourish of trumpets proclaimed the event. "A queen of youth and beauty was chosen and, seated on a tri- umphal car drawn by beautiful horses, was drawn through the main streets. in advance was a garter king -at -arms, and heralds' shouted the advent of a new Dub- lin. "The trumpets again sounded and the great men, the elders among the people, came forth in their robes and presented with all due respect to the queen of love and beauty, the key of the city, which she as graciously returned." Dublin reached the peak of its glory at this time. Her future greatness, "as far as human fore- sight can go, seems as if it were laid in the grave with the mortal remains of that young innocent girl who played so conspicuous a part in this pageant." Failure of Kidd's business schemes proved disastrous to the commercial progress of the vil- lage. Joe Carpenter, who has liv- ed here all of his 80 years remem- bers the downfall of the Kidd regime. Series of Disasters "I remember Mr. Kidd well," he said. "Although I was quite young then. Ile was more or less the boss of the, town. He had a boat- load Of luMber go down in Lake Huron whimi was, the start. After that his grist mill burned, thele his house. .Heitlyally thoVed away.` • Mr. Carpenter was born almost within the village limits and has farmed all of his working years. He can recall when Dublin was much larger and busier than it is at present. "Why I can remember seeing dozens of teams coming down the road to town loaded with logs. They'd come out of the bush twice a day. This was quite a shipping point and it was always busy." Village inspecting trustee Ger- ald Holland maintains that while Dublin doesn't appear to be as ac- tive as it was at one time, it is still a "Pleasant place to live in" and "a person can make a good living here." "This was a thriving settlement at one time though," he said. "There were seven hotels here once. Now there's only one and it's not operated like they were in the old days." Holland was raised here but went to Detroit when he was 18 years old. Later he returned and bought the insurance business which he now runs. He has an office in what was once the old Dominion House, which be pur- chased and has turned partly into an apartment building. Trustee Joe Looby and Charlie Friend, chairman of the Hydro, are the other two villagers who meet regularly with Hibbert Town- ship Council to make recommen- dations for improvements. Phone System Pays Head office of the McKillop, Logan and Hibbert Telephone Co. is located here, a successful sys- tem which is paying its own way. Mr. Holland's father was one of the first stockholders in the com- pany. Surrounding countryside' is par- ticularly good for mixed farming, cattle farming, and is responsible for the continued prosperity' of Dublin today. Light industry, however, is needed in the village to provide employment for some of the younger residents. "As it is now," said Mr. Hol- land, "some of our boys leave here to get jobs in the larger centres. If we had one more employer here we might keep them at borne." (Continued from Page 2) on strains or crosses used for com- mercial egg or meat production. The ability to lay well and/or to grow rapidly combined with high vitality and resistance to disease are of primary importance in the economical production of poultry products. The reporter advanced on the man who had just left the lion's cage and said: "I understand yoti are the famous lion -tanner that the whole town is talking about." The man looked surprised and snorted: "Not likely! I'm only the bloke wot combs their manes and cleans their teeth!" "There is no more no ile�an humanitarian orga atio in the whale world than tic. 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GODDARD, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Phone 110 Hensel] SEAFORTH CLINIC Telephone 26 E. A. McMASTER, B.A., M.D. Intemest Telephone 27 P. L. BRADY, M.D. • Surgeon Telephone 55 C. ELLIOTT, M.D. Telephone 26 EVENINGS: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday only, 7-9 p.m. Appointments may .be made. OPTOMETRIST JOHN E. LONGSTAFF Optometrist Eyes Examined. Glasses Fitted. MAIN ST. SEAFORTH Office Hours: Daily, except Mon- day, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m{.w Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CLINTON— Monday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Mc- Laren's Studio). VETERINARY D. J. McKELVIE, D.V.M. Veterinary Surgeon HENSALL, ONT. : PHONE 99 TURNBULL & BRYANS VETERINARY • CLINIC J. 0. Turnbull, D.V.M. W. 11. Bryans, D.V.M. Phone 105 Seaforth AUCTIONEERS EDWARD W. ELLIOTT Licensed Auctioneer Correspondence promptly an- swered. Immediate arrangements can be made for sae dates by phoning 455-3, Clinton. Charges moderate and satisfaction guaran- teed. LEGAL A. W. SILLERY Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Phones: Office 173, Residence 781 SEAFORTH ONTARIO McCONNELL & HAYS Barristers, Solicitors, Etc. PATRICK -D. McCONNELL H. GLENN HAYS, Q.C. County Crown Attorney SEAFORTH, ONT. Telephone 174 CHIROPRACTIC D. H. McINNES Chiropractic - Foot Correction COMMERCIAL HOTEL Monday, Thursday — 1 to 8 p.m. ACCOUN TING RONALD G. McCANN Public Accountant CLINTON ONTARIO Office: - Phones: Royal Bank Office 561, Res. 455 A. M. HARPER Chartered Accountant 55 South St. Telephone Goderich 343 Licensed' Municipal Auditor. INSURANCE THE McKILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO'Y. HEAD OFFICE—SEAFORTH, Ont. OFFICERS: President - J. H. McEwing, Blyth Vice -Pres. - Robt. Archiballd. Seaforth Manager and Sec.-Treas. Reid, Seaforth. DIRECTORS: E. J. Trewartha, Clinton; J. L. Malone, Seaforth; Chris. Leon. hardt, Bornholm; Robert Archi- bald, Seaforth; John H. McEwing, Blyth' William S. Alexander, Wel- ton; Harvey Fuller, Goderich; .1. E. Pepper, Bru efield; Allister Broadfoot, Seaforth. 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