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CROMARTY NEWS OF THE WEER
Mr. and Mrs. T. Laing, Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Laing and Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Coleman and
Wayne were guests at the Cald-
well -Sharp wedding reception
in Clinton on Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Laverne Wallace
spent the weekend with his sis
ter, Mrs. Harry Elliott, and
family of Essex. Miss Margaret
Ann Wallace returned home
with them after holidaying with
her sister.
Miss Alice Walker of London
is holidaying with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy McGhee
spent the weekend in London
with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mc-
Ghee. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Hector Turcotte,
David, Terry and Irene of Kirk-
, land Lake are visiting at the
home of their daughter and son-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wal-
ker.
Mr. William Ramsey return-
ed home on Saturday after a
two week?;' holiday in Northern
Ontario. •
Miss Sandra Hulley of Win-
throp and Miss Linda Currie of
Dorchester are holidaying with
their grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Walker.
The infant son of Mr. and
Mrs, . Laurie McKellar has re-
turned home from the Sick Chil-
dren's Hospital in London.
Mrs. Carlyle Meikle and in-
fant son returned home from
Scott Memorial Hospital, Sea -
forth, on Tuesday. •
Mr. and Mrs. 0. R. Francis
of Woodstock were Sunday visi-
tors with Mr. and Mrs. K. Mc-
'�ST. COLUMBAN
Mrs. Joseph Melady in Kit-
chener with Mr. and Mrs. Jos.
O'Reilly.
Rev. John McIver, S.F.M., of
Toronto, with Mrs. William Mc-
Iver.
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Morris and
Paul, Port Credit; Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Morris and children, of
Walkerton, and Miss Anne Mor-
ris, London, with Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Morris.
Mrs. William McIver is spend-
ing two weeks in Fort William
with her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Devlin.
Mr. and Mrs. "Fergus Melady
and family, Belle River, with
Mrs. Joseph Melady and -Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Melady.
. Mr. and Mrs. Jack McIver
spent last week in Bayfield.
Miss Jean Maloney, London,
with Mrs. Nora Maloney.
Mr. and Mrs. Auguste Duch-
arme and Miss Sharon Staples
visited Mr. and Mrs. Ron Marcy
in Stratford for the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcy and Mr.
Ducharme attended 'the Cana-
dian Old Time Fiddlers' Con-
test finals in Shelbourne on Sat-
urday evening.
Kellar and other relatives.
A number of friends and rel-
atives gathered at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Calder McKaig
on Friday to visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Don Smith of Vancouver,
and Mr. and Mrs. William Mc-
Kaig and family of Sttdbury.
During the evening Mr. and
Mrs. Smith showed slides of
their trip to Disney Land, Cali
fornia, Shannon Falls, B.C., Vic-
toria and Vancouver, and their
own home.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Russell
have gone on an extended mo-
tor trip through Northern On-
tario.
Mrs. R. Rogers of Moose Jaw,
Sask., is a guest at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Scott.
Sunday visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Walker were Mrs.
Francis Statham and sons, Field-
ing and Harry, of Parkhill and
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Cockwell
of Dashwood.
Attend Howe Reunion
Among those attending a re-
union of the Howe families,
which was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Quance on
August 11, were: Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Howe and Carol, Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Wilds, Kevin,
Kenneth and Kimberlie of Dash-
wood, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Mur-
ray of Exeter, Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Morphy and Bradley of
London, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Howe,
South Lyon, Michigan, Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Harmon, Chuck, Jill,
Jimmy, Gary and Sally Gail of
South Lyon. It was voted to
make the Howe gathering an
annual event.
Hear Belleville Speaker
The members of the Women's
Missionary Society and the Mar-
ian Ritchie Auxiliary of Crom-
arty Church entertained ladies
from Knox Church, Mitchell,
Caven Church, Exeter. and Sea -
forth Presbyterian Church so-
cieties in the church on Mon-
day evening. The highlight of
the evening's program was. an
address by Mrs. Denton Taylor
of Belleville, chairman, of . the
board of the New Ewart Col-
lege, who was introduced by
Mrs. T. L. Scott. Slides show-
ing the contrast in the old
Deaconess Training School and
the,. new Ewart College were
very interesting and informa-
tive.
Mrs. Calder Mc,Kaig presided
for the meeting and was assist-
ed in devotions. by Mrs. Lloyd
Miller, Mrs. Robert Laing and
Mrs. M. Lamond. Miss Will
Miller presided at the organ.
Musical numbers were provid:
ed by the Evening Auxiliaries
from Exeter, Seaforth and Mit-
chell. •
Mrs. Gerald Carey gave court-
esy remarks and the meeting
closed with prayer by Miss
Olive Speare. A dainty lunch
was served in the Sunday school
room by the Marian 'Ritchie
members.
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EVE -MAR STORES
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PHONE 405
Plan HistoilcaI Plaque
To Honour. Eaton Name
An historical plaque com-
memorating Timothy Eaton will
be unveiled at the Department
of Highways Roadside ark be-
side Highway No. 23 about a
quarter mile north of Kirkton,
Perth County, on Sunday after-
noon. The plaque is one of a
series being erected throughout
the province by the Department
of Travel and Publicity, acting
on the advice of the Archaeolog-
ical and Historic Sites Board of
Dntario.
Sunday's ceremony, which be-
gins at 2:30, is being arranged
and sponsored by the Kirkton
Women's Institute, one of whose
members, Mrs. Stuart Shier, will
act as program chairman. Mrs.
J. R. Futcher of St. Thomas will
represent the province's Historic
Sites Board. Among those tak-
ing part in the ceremony will
be: Mr. J. F. Edwards, M.P.P.
(Perth); Mrs. Helen Wilson,
Mayor St. Marys; Mrs. Clarence
Switzer, President of the Kirk -
ton Women's Institute; Mr. W.
Mohr, Warden of Perth County,
and Mrs. D. C. White, Reeve of
Blanshard Township. T h e
plaque will be unveiled by Lady
Eaton, and dedicated by the
Rev. T. Elliott, Minister of Kirk -
ton United Church,
Timothy Eaton, the youngest
of nine children, was born at
Clogher, County Antrim, Ire-
land, in 1834. Educated at the
National School there, and at
the academy in nearby Bally-
mena, he was apprenticed in
1847 to a dry goods merchant
in Portglenone. His activities in
the two years following the end
of his apprenticeship are unre-
corded, but about 1854 Eaton
left Ireland for Canada, where
three of his brothers and three
sisters were already living.
Timothy went first to Ottawa
and then to Georgetown, where
his sisters resided. He worked
for a time in a small general
tore in nearby Glen Williams,
but in 1856 moved to Kirkton,
Perth County, where he and his
brother, James, set up shop in
a small log building. That July
the village's first post office was
opened in their store.
In 1860 Timothy joined his
brothers, James and Robert,
who had established dry goods
and grocery businesses in near-
by St. Marys. The dry goods
store of J. and T. Eaton lasted
until 1868 when Timothy mov-
ed to Toronto. There, for a
year, in partnership with a man
named Allison, he operated a
wholesale dry goods business
on Front Street.
In December, 1869, Timothy
purchased a small dry goods
business at 178 Yonge Street,
and there T. Eaton & Company
was founded on what was then
an unusual basis—fixed 'prices,
no credits, and merchandise
guaranteed. In 1883 he moved
into larger premises at 19b
Yonge Street, and in the fol-
lowing year a pioneer mail or-
der system was inaugurated. In
1889 Eaton started to manufac-
ture clothing, and by 1893 this
phase of his operation necessi-
tated the erection of a factory
at James and Albert Streets.
Eaton's employees had benefits
in terms of wages, working
hours and working conditions
that were considerably in ad-
vance of their time.
In September, 1899, when Mr.
Eaton was driving to his farm
at Islington, his horses bolted
and he was thrown from his
CONSTANCE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Van de
Molen, Mark and Paul spent the
holiday weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Whyte.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul McMaster
and Carol of Ridgetown spent
a few days last week with Mr.
and Mrs. George Hoggart.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice McKee,
Bob and Margaret of Goderich
spent last Friday with Mr. and
Mrs. Lorne Lawson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Millson and
Cheryl of Sebringville spent. the
weekend at the home of Mrs.
Pheobe Millson.
Mr. John Ferguson and Mr.
and Mrs. Percy Huth and Mar-
ion of Clifford were guests with
Mr. and Mrs. Ross MacGregor,
Mary and Margaret cin Sunday.
Mrs. Effie Stephenson of Sea -
forth and Mr. Bill Stephenson
of Cape Canaveral, Florida,
spent Sunday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. Lorne Lawson.
Miss Velma Dale spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Wal-
ter Scott of Belgrave.
Mr. Lloyd Jewitt of Beaver
Lodge, Alberta, left on Sunday
after attending the funeral of
his brother, Mr. Wm. Jewitt,
and visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur Jewitt.
Mrs. Gordon Halladay and
Mrs. Frank Steel of Saskatche-
wan are visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbur- Jewitt and Mrs.
William Jewitt after coming to
attend the funeral of their
brother.
Mr. Menno Jackson and Miss
Vesta Coombs of Brussels visit-
ed with Mr. James Dale on Sun-
day.
Mr. Harry Boag and Sandra
of Newmarket spent Saturday
with Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Law-
son. Mrs. Boag returned home
after spending a week with rel-
atives.
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Brigham
and Helen of Desboro spent
Last Tuesday and Wednesday
with Mr. and Mrs. Borden
Brown, Joyce and Elaine.
Mr. ,pnd Mrs. Jerry Cook' and
family spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Ken Preszcator.
Mr. and Mrs. Borden Brown,
Elaine and Joyce attended the
Royal Black Knight's at Totten-
han on Saturday.
Master Billy Whyte is' attend-
ing the United Church summer
school camp at Goderich this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jewitt,
Mrs. Gordon Halladya and Mrs.
Frank Steel visited with rela-
tives at Forest on Monday.
Mr: and Mrs. Borden Brown,
Joyce and Elaine spent Sunday
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with Mrs. Sarah Brown of Han-
over. Mrs. Brown, Sr., return-
ed home with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Haverkamp
were in Galt on Friday visiting
with Mrs. Haverkamp's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Dyk. Ag-
nes, Edith and Judy returned
home after spending a week
with their grandparents.
Mr. John Turner, Tucker -
smith, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Reg -Lawson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Gorritsme
and family of Burlington • spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Bert Haverkamp.
KIPPEN
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Jackson
and Lois visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Depenser of Thames-
ville on Sunday..
Miss Wilma Jackson is spend-
ing a week's vacation with Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Smalldon of
Walton.
WALTON
The Walton Public Library
will be open Tuesday, Aug. 20,
and Friday, Aug. 23, from 2 to
4 and 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., and will
be closed for holidays and book
exchange until Tuesday, Sept.
17.
carriage. The resulting injuries
left him partially crippled. On
January 31, 1907, he died of
pneumonia.
The story of Timothy Eaton's
life is the classic one of rise to
prominence from humble be-
ginnings. His business genius
revolutionized retail merchan-
dising in Canada. It created em-
ployment and bridge the gap
between the small country
stores of the mid -19th century,
and the business emporia of to-
day.
The following excerpts from
an article in the old "Toronto
Globe" following Timothy Ea-
ton's death present an interest-
ing contemporary estimation of
his achievements:
"Mr. Eaton is entitled to a
foremost place among the lead-
ers of the modern commercial
revolution which has given the
retail trade a new and higher
standing in the commercial
world.
"Economically considered, the
chief changes effected by this
revolution have been the elim-
ination of one or two transfers
between middlemen in the pro-
gress of goods from the manu-
facturer to the consumer, and
the abandonment of the prac-
tice of personally forcing goods
on unwilling customers. In
these changes there has been
an immense saving of human
effort, and the public as well
as the men first to adopt them
have reaped the benefits.
"In shortening hours and in
adopting the cash system Mr.
Eaton has helped to •accomplish
important sociological results.
To an army of clerks relieved
in the early evening, and for
the usual Saturday outing, life
took on a different aspect from
that presented to the wearied
victims of long hours and close
confinement. Consumers also
found the benefit of a system
to which they sometimes reluct-
antly conformed, and they pro-
fited by the leisure that re3
suited from promtpness and
despatch.
"The moral influence of the
commercial revolution in which
Mr. Eaton has been Canada's
leader is still more pronounced.
He has made it ',clear beyond
the possibility of doubt that ev-
en from the low standpoint of
commercial gain the greatest
success is achieved by frank,
open honesty in business.
"Mr. Eaton's name stands
forth as that of a great com-
mercial organizer, with keen
discernment as to the needs of
the public, and executive ca-
pacity to direct and control an
extensive and complicated busi-
ness enterprise. But it stands
forth with far greater distinc-
tion as that of a man of strict
integrity ,who carried into his
business the highest principles
of commercial morality, and
whose success was an elevating
force throughout the wide field
of his commercial and personal
influence.
"But Mr. `Eaton was more
than a great organizer of busi-
ness. Behind all his planning
for the simplification of meth-
ods and the extension of trade
was an interest in life itself,
and especially in the life of the
great multitude of the world's
workers."
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