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Huron Expositor, 2014-08-27, Page 5Wednesday, August 27, 2014 • Huron Expositor 5 Photo submitted Blast from the past The Seaforth Queen's Hotel team captured the `B' championship trophy Sunday at the league invitational tournament. (Front left) are Rob Taylor, Herb Shoveller, Joan Parkinson, Jim Parkinson, Ray Klages, Stever Webster (back) Bill Teall, Marc Robinet, John Feeney, Kevin Young, John Janmaat, Neil Beuerman and Jim Finlayson. Missing from picture was Louie Dale. This old Expositor snap of the Queen's Hotel men's fastball team was submitted by Donna and Neil Beuerman. Donna said she believes the photo was taken back in 1982, when the Queen's was still owned by Joan and Jim Parkinson. Thanks so much! Anyone else wishing to share photos or stories about the Queen's Hotel can contact the Expositor at 519-527-, or email seaforth.news@ sunmedia.ca. IN THE YEARS AGONE Gerald Holland sells Chinchilla herd in 1964 Aug. 23, 1889 • The Wingham Fire Brigade obtained 2nd prize at the tournament in Listowel last week and the Seaforth com- pany 3rd prize. • Edward Garvin, a mile and a quarter south of Brussels, has a sunflower 8 feet 9 inches long upon which are 34 heads. He also has Vosseg carrots of a splendid growth. One of these produced 309 seed heads from one root. The base of the carrot was four inches in diameter. ■ We learn that Miss Janet Barr, daughter of Rev. Barr, whose name appears in this list of successful candidates for first-class certificates, has broken the record of the province by passing the examination with only five months' training at the Collegiate Institute. Miss Barr began the student of Trigonometry, Philosophy, etc. in January last and finished in July. ■ The several departments of the Seaforth Public School and of the Collegiate Institute open on Monday next after the summer holidays. The new wing of the Public School will likely be completed and ready for occupancy. It contains two small rooms and they will be light, airy and pleasant apartments. ■ At the Goderich races on Wednesday evening, Florence G. again took the open trot in three straight heats. On Wednesday evening Mr. Whitely was offered $2,000 for her, cash in hand, by an American, but refused it. She trots at Clinton today. Aug. 28,1914 • Valcartier, Quebec, Aug. 24, 1914 - The volunteers from the 133rd Huron Regiment arrived here safe and sound on Saturday. They had a pleasant trip. They are now comfortably domiciled and with their comrades are bus- ily drilling and preparing for active service at whatsoever point they may be called to. They are a fine body of men and will be sure to give a good account of themselves and do credit to the old country. ■ In response to an emergency call to the women of Sea - forth, a meeting was held in the Town Hall Tuesday evening last, at which a Red Cross Society was formed. • Motoring from Clinton to Hensall last Monday night, two Clinton men met with an exciting experience when the car cashed through a bridge railing and down an embankment into the river, south of Kippen. The men received a severe shock but were not seriously injured. The car was badly wrecked. • We are sorry to say that at time of writing things to not look very bright from the outlook of the allied forces of Belgium, France and Britain. Despite the stiff opposition give byt he Belgians to the advance of the Germans through their territory on their way to France and which looked at one time as if it would be effective in checking their progress if not in turning them from their purpose, the Germans, evidently by main force of numbers, have succeeded step after step in forging their way through Belgium until they are now on the very borders of France. Aug. 25,1939 ■ Something new in the way of holidays was the trip, which Allistair Wigg and Keith Sharpe, members of the Seaforth Scout Troop, took last week. In the week in which they were away from the town, the boys travelled nearly 1,800 miles. One of their chief impressions of the trip was the never failing courtesy of motorists and others through- out the entire distance. ■ Seaforth defeated Brussels in the first game in the final series of the Huron Football League by a score of 1-0 on Friday night. The game was witnessed by the largest crowd of the season, who also saw the fastest game of the year. John Flannery scored the winning goal when Frank Sills kicked the ball in front of the goal. • Work is progressing rapidly in preparation for changing Seaforth's telephone system from the magneto to the common battery method of operation, and is now in the final stage. It is expected that the cutover, which will eliminate the necessity of using the crank attachment to signal the operator, will take place in about a month, probably on Sept. 20. • J.G. Anderson and Son Flax Mill have this year placed in operation in their Seaforth Mill, three machines includ- ing a flax puller, flax thresher and flax scutcher. The machines are the first of their kind to be used in Canada and were imported directly from Belgium. Some 35 men are employed by the firm, 20 at work in the mill. Some 350 acres were planted in flax this year. Aug. 27, 1964 • Fire destroyed a barn owned by Andrew Crozier, on No. 8 Highway, three miles west of Seaforth, late Thursday night. The fire was noticed about 11:30 p.m. by Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Carter, who called the Seaforth fire department. When neighbours arrived at the scene they found the roof of the house ablaze and the occupants, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Smith, asleep and quite unaware of the fire. • A few boards are all that remained of the 40 -year-old grandstand at Seaforth Agricultural Park after society directors tore down the structure at a series of bees. Ear- lier plans to repair the grandstand were abandoned when it was found the structure was no longer safe. Port- able steel bleachers are being assembled to replace the grandstand. • Gerald K. Holland of Dublin ended a hobby of 24 years when he sold his entire herd of chinchillas last week. Almost 250 were sold in one of Canada's largest sales of the valuable little fur bearing animals.