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• THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL,LUCK.NOW,, ONTARIO
• WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST 19, 19%
Reeve Cash Deciding Vote On
Wawanosh Se.pi..rat+on In 1865
John li . ` Foran, clerk of West
Wawanosh, : Township, recently
Caine across an article written by
James Johnston •of' Auburn, which
dealtwith• pioneer days 'in Wa-
wanosh, and
awanosh,•and specifically with the
split -vote : that deicided the divi-
sion of the area into the two
townships, of East ,and West W.
wanosh.
The article is`, riot ' d'ated, . but
. Mr. Johnston "looked' . aback 70'
years," sor it would be around
1920;' that the :story was. Penned.,
In 'any event, rural mail was
then . established, and: which had
been introduced 1n',this common-.
ity in 1915.16,
'Here is Mr, Johnston's story:
I am mulch pleased. to know
that anpeffort is being made to
rescue.. the early history of this
County from oblvion but I re-
gret to say the time for' : doing
so is .somewhat belated. Many of
.the early settlers; having' passed
:away so. , that , we ' cannot now
have the benefit of: their exper-
ience and reminiscens'es,
• IIt is not yet too late to pre-
Serve 'a sample of the ,hardships;
trials and troubles' endured.: sand.
the ,indomitable courage and
Perseverance. required by the
early pioneers df this,one of the
most prosperous •and .progressive
Counties in this ,great Dominion
,of ' Canada. •
Thehistory ofPWest Wawanosh,
was 'connected. With that of East
Wawanosh up till 1865 when the'
move to• divide ` the Townships
was made. ..
The TownshiP•at.that,time ,was
divided .into wards and the.
Council composed' of No. 1, James.
Johnston; • No. 2, William Fergu-
son; No. 3, Edwin 'Gaunt;' No. 4,
Robert, Curry; ,No. 5, `Hezekiah.
,Helps.,.. James • Scott, Clerk.
It was moved by kr. Helps,
seconded iby. Mr.. Ferguson, that
thee Clerk draw up a petition in
• favor . of the division :of Town
ship• into two equal parts to be
called •East Wawanosh and West
Wawanosh, and that the Assessor
present the petition ; at the time
of making the ' assessment. Moved
in. amendment by M Johnston,
seconded by Mr. 'Gaunt' that . the
time has not arrived for making
so important a ,change. Motion
carried ' by vote of Reeve
West Wawanosh:; began. to be
settled 'about. 1$42 on . the south
west corner next Goderich after
which ;time it began to fill up.
rapidly.. : The principal trouble
was . in ,getting in supplies which
was, mainly done'Oktear.and
jumper with,./bilt the surveyors
blaze tb.. guide the weary settler.
• .Orie.'sturdy Pioneer undertook to
Carry, a back' load of .potatoes
from Goderich a' . distance of 12
miles for seed. Night coming on
" • and being tired he thought he.
would' hide • them hi . the bush'
' and go. back' 'back for them in
the morning, butsearch as he
would .he failed •to .find them, so
had ; to go 'back to Goderich for
• • amore. I .have. known men to car.-
ry flour from Pipers mill near
' •Goderich, 13 miles' for the sup-
port of his wife and:five children:
I can vouch for this. Had we
space . numerous' cases •' equally
hard could be adduced to show
the toll , and .'trouble some of
those poor first'. settlers under-
went. ' • • ••' . •
The.' clearing of the land was
a job of no small. magnitude.
Chip by chip and tree. by tree
the. mighty forest had` to .be got-
ten •rid. :of arid then the logging.
and the burning;, then the gath- '
man's table °oyes '.'then, an article,
of common use among the set-
tlers, The sugar camp is still in
use on many, farms in the Town-
ship. The 'monotony of back-
woods life was varied by, an oc-
casional logging bee and the'
raising of .a log house or barn
to which. the : settlers • , would
gather for :miles, around `where
• much friendly rivalry would take
place as to .which gangWould
do the most and the .b t work.
Everyone, worked with. a• earty
good will and generallyr, ended up
at night with a rousing good.
dance. The Maitland River , and
tributary. stream .furnished am-
ple grounds for fishing. Wild
Pigeons in their season were so
Plentiful that 10 or .15.could be
taken down ' at 'a ' shot. Wild
ducks and •partridges were a
frequent bill of fare ori the farinL.
er's table.
Sometimes .,our amusment' was•
of a more exciting kind. We of-
ten had to rescue our "flock of
young ppigs, and their mother
from some. predacious bear which
would Sometimes secure a prize
after leaving the old pig badly
scratched up.
Wolves and . lynx were . often
seen and the wildcat frequently
enlivened the. night with his un
.earthly- .screams: Specimensof
these animals` were often ' shot or
trapped. • .. ;
One of the • mostpleasing
things .to'look back upon was the
harinony arid good •feeling which
prevailed ' amongst the, people -=-
English, Irish . or Scotch, Catholic
or Protestant' -it made iso . , dif-'
ference in- their ' dealings with
each other. They 'were. ,pleased
at each others success and :show
ed sincere sympathy .. in their
time of • trouble..'
It is most gratifying to look.
'back 70 years and. in your minds.
eye compare the past with the,
;present:' and;,, try. to realize, the
change; "What energyand•,persev
erance combined with prolific
soil ,;and ' .a faVottrablel climate,
will accomplish! ' We now see well
graded_. rural roads . 'intersecting:
in all• directions' on' each side.
Where •once ' stood a log shanty
there now stands a • brick house
with galvanized iron roof, with
all modern • conveniences ` and
ornamentation. Nearby .stands : a
spacious barn on stone -or con-:
trete foundation, with Windmill:
or gasoline engine 'to run the
pumping, 'chopping. and,.. other
machinery. The, well appointed
stable •'underneath;.: 'filled with
fine . horses' and cattle and : :after
threshing 'time, the granary ' fil-
led with .first grade' wheat, bar-
ley, oats and other grain.
Then they. went 10 or 15 miles
for their : mail, now ...they get it
• deposited in a box at their gate.
Then in. case. of sickness of
Man or beast they had to' tramp
for miles on, foot • over miserable
roads with :conseq'uent.;.loss of
time before they could get" help:
No"vc- by :telephone they, can call.
in the Doctor "or - ask 'hands for
their threshing, or enquire the
state of markets .. without .going
out .of their .houses,' ;
'Finally I say the people of
this .County • should the 'glad their
lot was cast in such a favoured
place.' ;
James Johnston,:
Auburn P.01, Ont
Have Y.ou tienwed our Sub-
scription?
ering• of the ashes and boiling
the lye into 'potash. All this took
months of arduous toil but this
Source of revenue helped to
carry them over till the land
would be available. •
We ;must not forget. the jbys
of the Old Maple Bush where
the glare of the camp fires would
brighten up the surrounding for-
est While' boiling the sap into
molasses and maple 'sugar,. the
purest and most delicious sweet
yet discovered. What is now con-
sidered luxury on• the rich
WEDDING BELLS
MCLEAN McINNIS
In a pretty summer bridal at
Iriox Presbyterian Church, Kin-
cardine at two o'clock .Saturday,
Jury 25th, the Rev; William B.
Mitchell heard vows exchanged
by Shirley Jean • Christena,
daughter of .Mr, and Mrs. Doriald
A. McInnis of Kincardine and
William John Balfour McLean of
Sarnia, son of Mr, and Mr's. Bert-
ram' McLean . of Kincardine- and
formerly of 1 inlough,•
MAKE HOME 'I N.
HURON TOWNSHIP
cTAVISH STANLEY
I the Church or the Messiah,
Kincardine, on .Saturday, August
lst wedding yaws were .exchang
ed between Verna . Marjorie,,
daughter of Mrs.: Verna Stanley
and the late Samuel 'Stanley of
Kincardine and James , Douglas
MacTavish of Ripley, son .of Mr.
and Mrs, James MacTavish of
Huron township, The : Rev. Sid-
ney Lupton officiated.
Pink and white gladioli with
candelabra ' and• white !tapers,
fronted the altar. Mrs.. M. R.
Helliwell played. the wedding
Music. . ;kisses Terry' and Sherry.
Walpole sang • a duet. .
Given in marriage by her bra-
ttier,' .Eail
ro-ttier,'..Earl •Stanley, 'the bride•
wore a gown of lace and net over-
satin :with shoulder length veil.
She carried red roses and white
carnations. " •
Miss Dianna Dolson of Wood
stock was maid of . honour.. She'
was .dressed in blue nylon and
carried red roses and white earn
ations. The ;bridesmaids.' :were
Misses Helen and; Gloria, Stanley,
sisters of the ..bride. They were
dressed similarly . in pink em-
broidered nylon over satin and.
net and . ,carried red roses and
white carnations.
Jack Campbell, ' was ' groorris-
man; and 'the ushers were. Allan
MacTavish and Jack ,MacKinnon.,
At the reception .at the Ripley:
Legion ,'Hall; the bride's mother
wore iblue flowered taffeta
white accessories With corsage of
pink roses. The_ groom's' mother
.chose :a Queens blue : frock:. with'.
matching accessories and corsage
Of . pink roses..
For a wedding trip • •the bride
donned ,a black. and white dress
with white accessories." and cor-
sage' of ,'pink roses.
•They, have taken .up residence
on the. second of 'Huron • at. Oli-
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Here is a chance to see: how you •rate when.
it comes •to growing fall wheat. Mark "yes"
or 'nu".,' Check' :your .score below,
• Yes • No
0 Plow gram land 30 days before
sowing.. •
Cultivate at least 4 times
before sowing. • •
C L7. Use at least 300 :pounds of
fertilizer per. acre..
The Carpet answers are all 'Yes"' . !
A survey • conducted among a: group of Ontario wheat
producers by 'the *Soils Department, Ontario Agricultural'
•
College,, reveals that, regardless'of seed` variety, soil 'type,
rateor depth of .planting, the three management ' items
listed above *ere' common. for consistent high yields 'over
a 10 year period.
When selec�tin�g ''your fall,.fertilizer,. chose C,O-OP High
Analysis. Fertilizer. It'. is granular,• free-flowing and 'con-
tains: 'less than :one-half the moisture in regular fertilizers.
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