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IN THE YEARS AGONE
In 1989, General Coach workers locked out
Jan. 18, 1889
■ On a Friday evening of last week, as Mrs.
Dr. Coleman was walking along the side-
walk opposite Cardno's block, she
slipped on an icy spot, falling and break-
ing her arm
■ The skating and curling rink is now in full
blast when the weather permits, and
both skaters and curlers were having lots
of fun
■ Mr. John Hannah attended a very suc-
cessful and interesting meeting of the
Ontario Creamery Association held at
Picton last week. He was appointed vice-
president of the association.
• The rain of Wednesday has had the effect
of considerably reducing the snowdrifts
and improving the roads, but there is no
appearance of sleighing yet.
• Mr. Josiah Irwin has sold the north 50
acres of his farm on the 2nd Concession,
near Alma, to Mr. Alexander Jamieson, of
Huron Road, for the sum of $3,300. It is a
very nice lot, and has on it a small frame
house and bank barn.
■ Mr. Lewis McDonald, of the saw mills
in Walton, has sold a 100 acre wood
lot in the township of Grey to Mr.
Querengesser, of McKillop, for the
sum of $7,000.
Jan. 30,1914
• Mr. Walker Haines of the Dominion
Bank sprained his ankle while skating at
the rink on Friday evening and has gone
to his home in Wingham until he
recovers.
• The January thaw set in Monday night
but it has not seriously impaired the
good sleighing of the past three weeks
• Wood is plentiful in town this winter and
is being more used than for several win-
ters. The cause of the unusually plentiful
supply is, no doubt, the windstorm of
last Good Friday, which blew down a
large number of trees
■ Mr. D.T. Pinkey, formerly of the Royal
Hotel, Seaforth, who recently sold his
hotel business in Berlin, has now
removed family to Stratford, where they
now reside.
• Mr. Govenlock has purchased the gro-
cery stock of Mr. C.S. Andrew of the Post -
office Grocery, Mr. and Mr. Andrew
intend on going west in the spring.
• Mr. John Dodds has leased the McCal-
lum residence on Goderich Street and
now occupies it.
Jan. 20, 1939
■ The public will have an opportunity of
inspecting the addition and other
improvements at the Collegiate Institute
on Monday and Tuesday evenings and
Tuesday afternoon next week.
• The annual Lions Club ice carnival is
being held this year, it is expected, on
Fri., Feb. 10, according to Lion E.C.
Boswell, who heads the committee in
charge of the event. Arrangements are
being made to present a particularly spe-
cial attraction on that evening.
• Members of the Public School Board
organized for the year on Wednesday
evening when J.A. Westcott was named
chairman.
• A check-up on hockey players reveals
the fact 211 players are taking part in
scheduled games at the local rink. This is
an increase of four over last year.
• The annual meeting of McKillops, Hib-
bert and Logan Telephone Co. was held
in Looby's Hall, Dublin on Wednesday
evening and records one of the largest
attendance in many years.
• Edgmondville defeated Winthrop in
hockey with a score of 2-1.
• J.M. McMillan's rink captured the silver
spoons at the Seaforth Curling Club's
weekly bonspiel on Wednesday after-
noon and evening.
Jan. 16, 1963
• The review of the Christmas program, as
arranged by the Christmas activities
committee, will be carried out this week-
end when results of the program will be
assessed and plans set in motion for the
next year, according to Chamber of
Commerce president W.M. Hart.
• Additional books, valued at $1,294,
recently have been added to the large
library at Seaforth District High School.
The wide selection of books has been
made possible by a bequest from the late
Bruce Scott. Each year the Scott estate
provides funds with which to purchase
additional volumes, as well as scholar-
ships for SHDS students.
• Installation ceremonies at the Legion
Hall Thursday evening attracted a large
attendance. Jack Eisler, who was
installed as president, succeeds R.S.
MacDonald.
• A total of 53 confirmed cases of rabies
have appeared in Huron in the nine
months ending Dec. 31, according to Dr.
J.C. MacLennan of the Health of Animals
Branch on Seaforth.
• Children from several classes of the Sea -
forth Public School sharked some of the
Christmas with others less fortunate
donating and buying Christmas gifts for
the Children's Aid Society in Goderich as
well as CARE.
Jan. 18,1989
• Since employees of the General Coach in
Hensall were locked out on Dec. 30, 1988
there have been no talks between the
union and management. The employees
voted 94 per cent in favour of rejecting
the company's offer, which included a
$200 signing bonus. The word on the
second day of the lockout where that
both sides were ready for a long stop-
page of work.
• Public school students in Huron County
will be getting more French Immersion
- if instructors can be found. At its Janu-
ary meeting, the Huron County Board of
Education passed a motion resolving to
strengthen the core French program in
its elementary schools by adopting a
goal of 20 minutes of instruction per day
in Grades 1 to 3 and 40 minutes of
instruction per day for Grades 4 to 8.
• South Huron Youth for Christ began
1989 with a talent night rally Jan. 7 at
Brucefield Public School. The annual tal-
ent night featured a variety of local talent
by both the young and "young at heart"
each year
• A cash donation of $275 was given by
Paul Vander Molen of Lawnmaster to the
building fund of the Seaforth and Dis-
trict Preschool Learning Centre. The
money was raised through sales of
Christmas trees in 1988.
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