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Seaforth Public
School honours
their volunteers
Photo submitted
Volunteers from the Seaforth Public
school community were honoured at
an assembly on May 30 at the school.
Students presented poems, songs and
other tributes to the many folks who
have shared their time and talents.
Volunteers were treated to social time
afterwards, complete with cake and
punch. Pictured here are Cindy Hamather,
principal, with volunteers Carolyn Griffin,
Jane Rimmer, Pauline Mcisaac, Paul
Spittal, Carolyn Rastorfer, Erin Robinson,
Kim Chambers and Cheri McClure
IN THE YEARS AGONE
Post Office first rate in 1914
May 24,1889
• We are pleased to see that the fall wheat
this year is so good that there is quite a
rivalry among farmers as to who can show
the best. We hope it will continue to pros-
per until harvest, as a real good crop would
be a welcome change in the programme
and would perhaps help to revive the faith
of the millers in the omnipotent powers of
Sir John and the National Policy which
seem to be exceedingly weak just now. Mr.
Joseph Stanzel, lot 11, concession 12, McK-
illop seems to be the champion wheat
grower so far.
• The Collegiate Institute football club
went to Berlin on Saturday to play a match
with the champions of that town.
• Workmen are now busily engaged exca-
vating for the foundation for the new wing
to the public school buildings.
• The people of Egmondville are talking
about taking steps to secure incorporation
as a village. This is the best thing they can
do as according to Mr. Jackson's statement
last week, their connection with the town-
ship will be a loss to them now that the
Township School Board system is to be
abolished.
May 29,1914
• The Brussels Post of last week says: Last
Friday a Post scribe, while calling at Sea -
forth, had the pleasure of a look through
the new Post office and Customs govern-
ment building. It appears to be an Al
building throughout and is finished in first
class style, modern and most convenient,
well lighted and heated and occupies one
of the most convenient sites in town. An
armoury has generous quarters under the
same roof, while a town clock surmounts
the building. We hoe the proposed new
post office and armoury for Brussels will
be the equal of it when it comes to erecting
it next year.
• The horse attached to the wagon of a
peddler got frightened at an automo-
bile on Main Street on Saturday. It ran
the wagon against a telephone pole in
front of Mr. Somerville's office, break-
ing loose form the vehicle and making
for his stable on the other side of the
track. No person was injured.
• It was rumoured in town this week that
Mr. Walter Pickard, formerly of Seaforth,
but now o Calgary, made eight thousand
dollars last week in an oil land deal.
• On Monday as Mr. Lorne Weird was
returning from Mitchell, in his auto, he had
a head-on collision with Mr. Humphrey of
Walton. No person was injured, but both
autos were considerably smashed. Mr.
Humphries' auto had got into a rut and he
was unable to control it. Mr. Weir brought
his to a stand or the consequences might
have been worse.
May 26, 1939
• Ticket No. RR 29012 in the Irish Sweep-
stakes is held jointly by Herbert Weston,
Seaforth service station operator, and A.F.
Males, London, auto parts salesman, it was
disclosed here Friday. The ticket is 011 Alan
Cameron, a non-starter at the Derby at
Epsom Downs. It will pay approximately
$1,900.
• Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cronin, occupants
of the buggy which was in a collision with a
car two miles east of town about nine
o'clock Sunday night, suffered only minor
injuries but the buggy was badly smashed.
Driver of the car was F.S. Savauge of
Seaforth.
• The swimming season, in as far as the
Lions Pool is concerned, opened officially
on Monday afternoon, when Neil Beattie
and Frank Ryan swam across the pool.
Apart from one or two children who have
fallen in the water while playing, they are
the first to se the pool all year.
• Victoria Day here was observed by a
large crowd from the district, who came in
the morning to see the opening softball
game, stayed for the races in the afternoon
and attended the Turf Club dances at
night.
May 21,1962
• Miss Carol Brown of Seaforth was
awarded two gold medals, three silver
medals and a bronze medal at the Stratford
Kiwanis' Music Festival last week. She also
received a $25 scholorship to assist in her
music studies.
• About 100 friends and neighbours
gathered in the Walton Community Hall
to honour Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Doig on the
occasion of their 25th wedding anniver-
sary. The early part of the evening was
spent playing progressive euchre,
followed by a short program put on by
the children of the community.
• For fifty years a highly regarded citi-
zen of Seaforth and during most of that
time a familiar figure among retail mer-
chants on Main Street, Mrs. Mary Phillips
died Monday following a short illness.
May 24,1989
• Students at Seaforth District High
School held a walk-a-thon on Wednesday
afternoon to raise money for the Seaforth
Community Hospital Building Fund and
their school. The 180 kids who volun-
teered to take part in the walk-a-thon got
their pledges then took to the 10 mile
course.
• Elizabeth Boven, daughter of Gerrit and
Nel Boven of RR1 Seaforth, was awarded a
$5,000 Redeemer Foundation Leadership
Scholarship, which represents the sum
close to the cost of the first-year tuition at
Redeemer College.
• Sandy and Gladys Doig of Seaforth cel-
ebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary
on May 13 with some 350 friends, neigh-
bours and relatives. Their family hosted a
dance in the Seaforth Arena with the well
known orchestra of Walter Ostanek play-
ing the music.
• Walton Inn owners, Karl and Annie
McNaughton, have finally finished reno-
vations on the Walton Inn, and celebrated
with an Open House on Sunday. The
McNaughtons have been restoring the
building and betting their new business
ready since they moved in Nov. 29, 1988.