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The most important meal of the day
The Londesborough Lions Club kept up with its time-honoured tradition of serving breakfast
to the community on Sunday, as the club held an "olde tyme" breakfast at the community hall.
Kevin Wright, left, and Carl Nesbitt were the point men in the kitchen, while John Hoggart, not
pictured, was on his usual outdoor bacon station. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Anniversary service set
PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
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It continues to surprise me when
someone comes along with a
comment about one of my recent
columns. In this most recent case a
member of our highway crew
offered some help about my items
regarding the Londesborough
bridge. In a previous column I stated
that the current bridge at the
southern edge of Londesborough
over the South Maitland River was
built in the 1940s.
The province decided early in the
1930s to extend Highway 4 north of
Clinton to Flesherton. The current
bridge was erected in 1933 as a
result of the highway extension.
Seems it is an extremely rare
example of a rural open spandril
concrete arch bridge in Ontario. It
was those arches that were showing
their age. This information can be
found by googling "History of
Ontario's Highways".
Incidentally current work on the
bridge must be wrapping up for the
driving lane has been switched and
the larger pieces of machinery have
been moved away.
Knox United Church in Auburn
held its anniversary service on
Sunday, Oct. 16. Rev. Paul Ross of
Exeter was the morning's guest
minister.
On Sunday, Oct. 23
Londesborough United will hold its
anniversary service. Trish
MacGregor of the Brucefield area, a
Licensed Lay Worship Leader, will
conduct that service. "Kindred
Spirit", a harp quartet featuring
Cathy Smith, Beth McKenzie, Thyra
Knudson and Marjorie Duizer, will
offer special music during the
service. A time of fellowship and
refreshments will follow.
Rev. Fletcher is hoping to return to
Londesborough's pulpit on Oct. 30.
Londesborough Hotel history is featured FROM
History
This picture of "The Ploughboy Hotel" was taken in 1903 at
the corner of today's London and Londesboro Roads. It
was first named in 1869 by the man who built it. (Photo
submitted)
This particular picture, taken in
1903, is of "The Ploughboy Hotel"
on the corner of London Road and
Londesboro Road today. It was
named in 1869 by its owner/ builder,
a Mr. Walker. Originally a frame
structure it was one of the first
buildings in Londesborough and has
undergone multiple changes over the
decades.
John Lasham was the owner in
1874 but sold the hotel to John Bell
in 1876 for $2,900. Bell added a
brick kitchen to the back of the
original structure in 1878. The
original portion was bricked in 1904
by a new owner, Robert Bruce, who
paid $5,000 for the hotel. Owner
Mose Brown changed the name to
the Commercial Hotel in 1905.
Mitchells honoured
at commencement
Continued from page 23
Norma Jeffrey Memorial Bursary, a
W.D. Fair Scholarship for Grade 12
Proficiency and the Susan and
Bertha Ross Award.
Emily Mitchell won an Elizabeth
Scott Bursary, a Norma Jeffrey
Memorial Bursary, a W.D. Fair
Scholarship for Grade 12
Proficiency and the Mary Elizabeth
Jackson (Hinton) Award.
Emily Beuerman won an
Elizabeth Scott Bursary and a
Norma Jeffrey Memorial Award,
while Leanne Plunkett won the
Huron Expositor English Award and
Taryn Siertsema won the Ruby
Haddy Memorial Award for the
Auxiliary to the Clinton Public
Hospital.
Emily Croft won the Optimal
Health Physical Education Award
and the South Easthope Mutual/PA
Roy -Excalibur Insurance Group
Scholarship to round out local award
winners at this year's ceremony.
By then a barber shop was being
operating in the northeast corner of
the premises. It was said that regular
customers had their own mustache
cup on a shelf in the shop. Barbers
over the time of the shop included
Jim Robertson, Edwin Cartwright,
Bert Beacom and Jack Bowes.
Over time, as towns grew and
travel became easier, fewer
overnight guests were
accommodated and the building
became a store. Store owners
included Joseph Walker, John
Cartwright, Jim and Tom
Fairservice.
With the extension of Highway 4,
the road in front was paved and to
accommodate this the front portion
of the building was torn down in
1936. This would most likely bring
it to its current shape. Today the
building has a stucco coating.
Owner Leo Stephenson turned the
building into the White Rose
Garage. Garage operators included
Gordon Radford, Mr. Good, Bill
Stephenson and Frank Miller.
Robert Burns became the owner in
1957. He ran a Case implement
dealership and sold gas. His wife,
Vi, had a lunch counter as well. The
couple had large, comfortable living
quarters upstairs.
When Burns retired in 1957, the
building became a restaurant,
"Country Kitchen". The restaurant
had several owners but didn't fare
well in a small community. The last
couple who ran it as a restaurant
renovated the facilities and now rent
the two floors as apartments.
Obituaries
BONNIE LEE (RITCHIE)
TAYLOR
Mrs. Bonnie Lee (Ritchie) Taylor,
Wingham passed away at Huronlea
Home for the Aged, Brussels on
Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. She was 73.
Bonnie was the beloved wife of
Bill Taylor, dear mother of Heather
and Philip Eadie, RR 1, Wingham
and Linda and David Logan,
Orangeville and grandmother of Jill
Eadie and Steve Todd, Wingham,
Jodie and Kelsie Eadie, RR 1,
Wingham and Emily, Justin and
Noah Logan, all of Orangeville. She
was the sister of Bob and Dorathy
Ritchie, Brantford and sister-in-law
of Kristin Ritchie of London and
Ruby and Duff Bell, Drayton.
Bonnie was predeceased by her
parents Jim and Dorothy (Chessell)
Ritchie, first husband Frank Wilson,
daughter Pamela Joy Wilson and
brother Ken Ritchie.
Visitation was held at McBurney
Funeral Home, Wingham on
Tuesday, Oct. 18. The funeral
service was held at Gorrie United
Church Oct. 19. Rev. Jeff Hawkins
officiated. Interment was in Gorrie
Cemetery.
Memorial donations to Gorrie
United Church or Alzheimer Society
of Huron County would be
appreciated as expressions of
sympathy.
Online condolences may be left at
www.mcburneyfuneralhome.com
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