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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1967-10-26, Page 9Churcl; Grwq fe NQRTHSIDE 'U W MEET 'Unit 9rue Norths}de UCW rn t • at the home 'Of Mx . I oA Wood.. President Mrs. Gordan, Fapple opeaesl the meetiu with a poem entitled "Civeus Lord„" Twenty-six. ;members and two visitors Were present. Mrs E' CQttnell vas m charge of the devotional, -period. Sar% tore reading and'Thrmksgiving prayer was.• given by Mrs. Gra- tram Kerr.. Mrs. Ida Gose hada a genera Thanksgiving reading, The study, book Was in charge of Mrs. Vs CQnnelt. •IVly;s.. R. Connell gave 'courtesy remarks., FIRST CHURCH WMS. The Fall Than offering meet- ing of the WMS was held in the church hall TioThursday, with several societies as guests. The meeting opened with words of welcome from the pres- ident Mrs. Francis Coleman. The scripture lesson was read by Mrs. Robert McMillan, tak- en frons. Psalms 14'T, verses 1-14 and Psalm: 100, also words of meditation. Prayer was offered by!. Miss Jennie Hogg. A solo, `sBelieve in Miracles" was, sung by Mfrs. Durst of Egmondville, accom- panied by Mrs. MacGregor. The -offering was received 'by Miss Jean Scott and Mrs, Chas McKay and dedicated. I -Next in line came the Francis Scott farm, which extended to the boundary line between Harpurhey and the Corporation of Seaforth. This was known as "IVIld • dletown", On the northeast cornea in . a frame he use which had been built for them, Francis and his wife spent their sunset years. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crich are the present occupants. Francis Scott had a large family, among them were Dr. James G., who practised many years ,in Seaforth ; Andrew, who was a longtime the teacher in. S.S. No. 3, Titekersmith, on the Mill Road ; and Robert A., who settled on the home farm. It was Robert's son. Bruce who bequeathed thuds to provide the Scott Scholarships.. These scholarships are being, distributed, year by' year • to worthy Seaforth High School students. - - In this area Robert. Scott was a . familiar name. To make, distinctions these names were used, Robert A. was "Middletown Bob", Robert B., Sr. was "Jerusalem or Holy Bob", Robert, Jr. at Roxboro was "Blind Rob- bie", Robert G. was "Mayor Robert". Hewas a son of Robert Scott, "Burnside", north of the mountain in Mc- Killop. The James Scotts, in later years, created .anoth- er problem. These still are familiar names today -"Curly Jim", "Professor Jim", "Chicken Jim" and "Singing Jim", who is now deceased. Just over, the borderline at the old Agricultural Grounds, where the Seaforth Public School stands to- day, we small end our stroll eastward. As we travel west along the present No. 8 High way; which was originally swamp land, we end our journey at the only industrial site of which the present Harpurhey can boast. This ewer tile plant started by Peter Christensen in 1955 is still a going concern. It now operates under the name of Huron Concrete Pipe Co. We realize our tour has only revealed a partial picture of the Harpurhey that was. However, •we have learned enough to know that as far as industries and places of business are concerned, it is today a ghost hamlet compared with the thriving one it was in the 1850's. EGMONDVILLE Egmondville, or Ross as John Galt chose to call it, had a dam and a mill, to the east of the present village, under construction by The Canada Company in 1832, and by 1833 it was completed and was being used by the 'settlers beyond the "Mill" community. In later years the grist mill, sawmill and, distillery here were operated by Colonel Anthony VanEgmond's sons, Con- stant and Leopold. VanEgmond, writinga Colonel VanE g in 1837 of his" -ex- t periences with The Canada Company, told of the pro- mise the company had made to, give him 200 acres for the purpose of providing a school and a church for a settlement. Having faith in the company, he proceeded with the project. At his own expense he cleared four I acres of land, built a schoolhouse and for two years i a History by Isabelle Campbell E ( n tween sixty and a hundred. families. At the eneof two years, Which would be' around 1837, the company' re- fused VanEgmond the land promised him. From. then little ptogress was made for a number of years. It *a:s Constant Louis VanEgmond, the Colonel's eldest son, who officially founded and commenced, dev- elopment, of the hamlet in 1845. For many years.'; ter the larger businesses ware still under the control of- the VanEgmond family, for whom the village was named. Constant owned the grist mill, flour mill and distiller Leopold the sawmill, William was proprietor of the American Hotel and August tie woollen mill,. Soon after 1845 other places of business and industry, such as mills, stores, blacksmith shops, tavern; Shoe shops, brewery, foundary,etc., opened for business. In 1863 the popula- tion had increased to five hundred. Before 1869 there was a. two -.horse stage running to Bayfield. The Egmondville Foundry wasowned by Robert Watson and Peter Bawtinliamer. Init they made stoves, ploughs, cultivators, threshing machines, castings, etc. Other 'small industries in the 1850's or early- '60's that are not mentioned elsewhere, and of which the loca- tion is not known were : William Badger and Brothers, potash and soap factory ; Martin Rudolph, manufac- turer of syrups and cordials; John Gray, plough mak- er; Robert Cunningham, ashez•y, where candles, soap and potash were made; ThomasRyan, shoe shop; Mich- ael McNamara, bricklaYer and constable; and _Mat- thew Robertson, cabinet factory. VANEGMOND RESERVE. The historic VanEgmond home, built on what was known as the VanEgmond Reserve, still stands almost across from the tannery. But this was never the home of Colonel Anthony VanEgmond. For the short time he did live in Egmondville, his home was a small white frame house near the road, north of where the ceme- tery is today. It was Constant L. !.VanEgmond who built -the present -large brick house • around the year 1847.The slop brick, which was used for the walls, 'was made in the yard near where the house stands. Con- stant,. from` the early days, was a magistrate and, as there was no other jail in the community, he had the cellar windows' barred and used part of the .cellar to house any prisoners whom he had to arrest. The bars have never been removed. Constant had four daughters and was so pleased when the next child, a son, arrived that he rolled out the barrel from this same Cellar and gave to his friends, one and all, a free treat..At the same time he burried another barrel. This was repeated when . another son" rrived. He had planned for a celebration on -the twen- y-first birthday of each son, but, for "reasons best known to himself, the celebrations never materialized. The last VanEgmonds to occupy the home were Mrs. C. R. VanEgmond and her son Earl. Efforts to. have the home opened as a museum, so far, have failed. t is still used as a private home. The present occupant s D. Crain, paid the schoolmaster's salary. The settlement was Eg- mondville.By this time there were in the community be (Continued next week) LARONE'S .Slacks - .Slims - Lined Jeans Mitts and Gloves Caps and Winter Head Wear SNOW SUITS 12 months to 24 months 9.98 to • 12.98 4-. to 6X. 7:98 to 14:98 YOUNG -SET STYLES for WINTER DAYS ! JACKET COATS 7 to 14 • BOYS' 4.98 tto 12.98 GIRLS' 8.98 to 12.98 COLD DAYS LIE AHEAD — PREPARE FOR THEM kyr Here ,at Larone's you will find costumes, faces, candy treats, -- - — everything for 'this pne AlliASKS. night in the year. Early Showing of Christmas -Cards for Overseas Mailing LARONE!S S•eaforth's,5c to $1.00 Store Stationery - Gifts i I appreciate and . " thank you for 'the support which you have given me. MORGAN..SMITH Huron Liberal Association Now that you, have the new SEAFORTH telephone directory It's easy for you to bring your own personal directory up to date You can do this by checking your personal list of numbers against the correct listings in the Directory. And don't forget to ,check and up date those all-important EMERGENCY numbers. If you need a Personal Directory - let us, know. Just phone 1-271-39111 .rv, e, II send you a free copy The number you write down is easy to re -call. Bell Canada. Choose Your DIAMOND Privately AT SAVAUGE JEWELLERS (Opposite Post Office) . Evening Appointment . 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