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EXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH, ONT., JULY 29, 1955
CONGRATULATIONS, SEAFORTH !
on your
Centennial Anniversary
As Canada's Largest Barred
• Rock breeding establishment,
we have been serving Seaforth
and district for many year.
While you are at home, drop in
and see us.
SCOTT POULTRY FARMS
Phone 853 Seaforth
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SEAFORTH VISITORS
You will be interested in obtaining
copies of publications dealing with
Seaforth and District
The supply is limited and it is suggested
that those interested should act at once.
S.C.I. ALUMNI YEAR_ BOOKS -
for the year 1933 to 1938 $1.00
Each
FROM SCOTLAND TO HURON
EBacy hW. B. Kerr $2.00
THE STORY OF HIBBEIIT TOWN-
SHIP $2.50
By Isabelle Campbell
A HIBBERT REVIEW
By Isabelle Campbell ... $2•�®
On Sale at
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SINCE IT WAS ORGANIZED, more than 75 years ago, the Seaford High
,School has played a major role in the life of the coziimunity. And since the
beginning, Literary Societies and the modern counterpart, Student Councils, have
been vital forces in the school. Here are the officers of the•Literary Society of•
the Seaforth Collegiate Institute, 1889-90. Standing are: J. Smith, W. Killoran,
J. "Campbell (secretary), J. McDermid and C. L. Willia. Seated are T. J.
Stephens, E. Downey, D. D. Wilson (honorary president and the first reeve of
Seaforth following incorporation as a town), M. Devereaux (vice -p ident), and
M. Sloan (president).
First Census Shows 1,056 People;
Seaforth Is Incorporat�d
(From the Huron Atlas of 1879)
With' the building of new rail-
ways into Bruce and North Huron,.
a very great share of this trade
has been withdrawn from Seaforth,
and centred towards certain north-
ern points and others of al -
..most equal,importance, which have
since then sprung into existence
on all sides with the introduction
of those highways of civilization
and commerce. Still, the mercan-
tile, interests of the place have not
been so adversely affected 'as
might be supposed in consequence
of the above causes, except with
jobbing alone; .which in those days
was beginning to assume quite
extensive proportions in some par-
ticular lines. It is the opinion of
those well informed on such mat-
ters, that the retail trade has even
kept on increasing, partly for the
reason that the splendid stores
and enterprise of the Seaforth mer-
chants offer inducements which.
have attracted much local trade
from neighboring towns -and villag-
es, and partly because the tract
of country to the north, immedi-
ate y tributary to the town in a
b�iffssiness point of view, has been
developed.
Thus by 1867 Seaforth had ar-
rived at such a stage as warrant-
ed its citizens meditating incorpor-
ation as a separate municipality.
This was accomplished under the
general provisions of those clauses
of the Municipal Act referring to
independent incorporations. The
by-law was numbered 9, of the yeare
1867, and after the usual preamble,
;stating fhat the .census (taken by
William M. Wats(%) showed a. pop-
lulalifon of 1,056 souls, it made pro-
visions for carrying incorporation
into force, by defining the terri-
tory ih the new municipality as
being composed of "Lots 10 and 11
and the east half of Lot 12 in the
Township of Tuckersmith, and
southwest quarter of Lot 24, the
south halves •of Lots 25 and 26,
and the southeast quarter of Lot
27, in the first Concession of Mc-
Killop, covering an area of 400
acres"; and by appointing James
H. Benson, Returning Officer, for
the ensuing elections, which were
held in the old village schoolhouse,
"known as Union School No. 5,
Township of McKillop."
The various details for the car-
rying out of the object above set
forth were .duly perfected, and the
Incorporated Village of Seaforth
became an accomplished fact on
CONGRATULATIONS; SEAFCATH !,
100 YEARS OF PROGRESS
For Dependable and Assured Progress in the
future — drive the Thrilling New
CHEVROLET
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Heading progress with V-8 or 6 -Cylinder Motors
SEAIORTH MOTORS
Phone 541 .
Seaforth
the 1st of January, 1568, the first
Municipal Council -being as fol-
lows: Reeve, Dr. Coleman; Coun-
cillors, Messrs. Beattie, Hatt, Mc-
Dougall, Strong; Clerk, T. P. Bull.
Next year, S. G. McCaughey was
elected Reeve, continuing_ to fill
the office the two succeeding
years, being followed in 1873 by
James H. Benson," who was re-
elected for 1874.
So great had been the progress
of Seaforth during the above few
years since its first incorporation,
that in the year 1874 the necessary
steps were taken to have it incor-
porated as a town, and it entered
upon its new municipal existence
with the advent of the year 1875;
for which year A. •Armitage was
the first Mayor, D. D. Wilson,
Reeve.
In 1876, Mr. Armitage and Mr.
Wilson again filled the above posi-
tions; when Dr. Coleman was,
Mayor for two years, M. Y. Mc-
Lean being elected Reeve for 1877,
and D. D. Wilson again in 1878.
For the current year the munici-
pal officers are as follows: Mayor,
T. T. Coleman,, M.D.; Reeve, D.
D. Wilson; . Councillors, James
Beattie, John Campbell, N. Cluff,
John Dorsey, W. Orassie, L. Mur-
phy, A. Stewart, A. Strong, G.
Williamson; Clerk and Treasurer,
William Elliott; ":auditors, James
Cline,, W. N. Watson; Assessor,
Edward Cash; Collector and Chief
Constable, C. M. • Dunlop; Market
Clerk, William Dorrance;. Chief of
Fire Brigade, James Cline.
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WELCOME, HOME", OLD BOYS 1
We Have Been Serving the District
For Many Years
Starting. with Daniel Lloyd Sills' Grin, Drug and Hardware'
Store in Brucefield, the Sills have been serving this district for
over 100 years. George A. Sills was born in Brucefield, but carne
to Seaforth at an early age, where he worked for Johnson Bros.'
Hardware before starting Geo. A. Sills & Sons Hardware.
The sons, comprised of Frank, Qharlie and Joseph, for a time,
•. and then became Geo. A. and Frank. When his father retired,
Frank took over the business. He has been in the business 55
years. J
For the past 20 years; D'Orleon Sills, son of Frank, has been
associated withthe store, and has been joined by his brother,
Frank. D'Orleon and Frank, with their father, still carry on the
tradition of their_elders, and °are very pleased to serve such a fine
district as Seaforth.
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