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The Huron Expositor, 1972-08-03, Page 9Settlementi served needs of Hay; Stanley pioneers • V .TKE tfURPN 4XFO,41 SHOP -FOR TN* BAROAIN OUR "GREAtEST EVER" SALE II Over 200 to Choose From REGULAR $8.00 to $15.00 LONG SLEEVE SPORT SHIRTS Famou Forsyth rt. bought at a factory Clear- M r 3rite c olipt — to save you up to $10.00, All are - le$. pVihrE% pireis in Bell Sleeve flower prihts, plain shades and dots, plus lots of regular styles for the mature customer. Remember ! These are long, sleeve, shirts you'll wear throughout the fall and winter. ' DON'TiIISS this once in a lifetime BARGAIN. i el , ' gular $8.00 to $15.00 values Sizes small, med., large and extra large ,, r 'GREAT CLEARANCE $9.00 & $10.00 SHORT SLEEVE SPORT SHIRTS 6 Save up to $5.00 on, the last of these high grade Arrow Sport Shirts. 65% Fortrel, 35% Cot- ton. Positively perma - press, patterns and plain shades. Sizes S. M. L. 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Many Clearing Items for Boys — Too. VISIT OUR SIDEWALK SALE FOR SUPER BARGAINS HALF PRICE RACK' OF WOMEN'S WEAR Car' Goats, Jacitetg, Kling; 'Grain-1'Y Gowns; Lounging Lounging Pyjamas, Dresses, Petite and 'Misses' Dresses, Culdttes, Shorts, _ Tops and what have you! ALL AT HALF PRICE SEE OUR DOLLAR 'TABLE • OF WOMEN'S WEAR , Girls' and Ladies' Plastic Raincoats, Kid- dies Umbrellas, Panty Hose, Garter Belts, Brassiere, Purses, Gloves, Guest Towels, Etc. WATCH THIS TABLE EVERY HOUR • ANNOUNCEMENTS • • INFOAMALS • ACCESSORIES .NATIONAL FOR THE DISCRIMINATING Tithe Auron (fxposittor you may select your wedding invitations, announcements and accessories with corn• Mete confidence as to quality. and correctness of form, Weddingannnuneementi of • TRADITIONAL REALITY • CLASSIC DISTINCTION • SOCIAL cORRECtNts.s Personali2ed wedding napkins, matehea and Ore boxes 411$o available. Maple Leaf CANNED HAMS Freshie DRINK MIX Delsey BATHROOM TISSUE Pepsi Cola — 10-oz. CANNED POP Poly Sag GARBAGE BAGS Tide ' DETERGENT Ontario No. 1 NEW POTATOES Chiquita BANANAS lqfor 490 3 f " 1.00 24 f or 2,.00 -10 for 490 Schneiders KENT SIDE BACON Ontario No. 1' CELERY STALKS Schneiders . RED HOT WIENERS Schneiders RING BOLOGNA 5 lb. 1,59 10 lb. 59 2 lb. 250 ea. 190 lb. (690 lb. 75 lb. 940 1v2 a 1.67 *V(' %4* During SIDEWALK SALE DAYS . ICE CREAM CONES and COCA COLA • Phont 527-1420 Seafoith 14, I •4P 0' IP A ,.* (From material developed by a Zurich area group working on ai1 "Opportunity for Youth" pro- gram and which invelved several days research through files of * The Huron Expositor). In the early years of the development of Hay Township, due to the limitations imposed on the settlers by the slow modes of transportations, many small settlements emerged to satisfy the needs of the farmers in the locality. On the townline be- tween Hay and Stanley Townships five small centres existed in the ten-mile stretch between the Sau- ble Line (Hwy. 21) and the Lon- don Road (Hwy. 4). A sign at the junction of Highway 21 and the Townline announces to the traveller that he is entering Drysdale, but the only sign of activity is one var- iety store. However, Drysdale, or Drysdaleville as ,it was called when a new post office was es- tablished there in Robert Dry- sdale's Hotel in 1873, was once • a fairly active rural centre. Ar- ound the year 1855, Robert Dry- sdale, after whom the hamlet was named, established a hotel there which was known as the Royal Oak. This hotel was later operated •by R. Hodgins of Luc- an, who was also a blacksmith and by John Brisson. James Rumohr ran a general store there in 1874, and in 1875 Robert Drysdale entered that business. For several years there were two stores at Drys- dale at the same time, the owners throughout the years being Joe Bedour, John Denomme, theGas- cho Brothers of Zurich, Jerry Corriveau, and Louis Brisson. The earliest blacksmiths 'were H. Agnew and Alexander Agnew, but in the 1880's • Joseph Du- Chaime constructed a shop on the west .•. side of the road and continued practising his trade un- til 1949. The Huron Expositor report-. ed in 18'74 that another trades- man was to locate in Drysdale. The newspaper article stated that Jacob Troyer was going to start a general jobbing shop there in • the woodworking line. In 1909, Drysdale gained a shoe merchant when Jerry Cor- riveau moved there from Dash- wood to conducts shoe business in the old hotel. H e soon' be- came ' the postmaster, and gen- eral merchant, and, in 1910, he constructed a new building. The next hamlet on the bound- ary is found two and a half miles to lithe, ,and is plaw"Called Blake, although it was originally named Mansfield and Berne. Since a lengthy article on Blake appeared in last week's edition • it will suffice to mention that Blake was a somewhat busier burgh, having a cheese factory, pump shop, and chopping and cider mill in addition to a hotel, two general stores, blacksmith' shops and two shoemakers. A mile and a quarter east of Blake at the junction of the Townline and the Goshen Line, Conrad Wagner, a shoemaker, operated 'a hotel. The County of Huron Gazetteer for 1863- 1864 stated that the name of this settlement was Newtown and listed the following residents in S' addition to Conrad Wagner; John Dinsmore, farmer; Richard Ear- rat, teacher; William mc- Allister, farmer; John Pfaff blacksmith shop; Thomas Sh- erritt, farmer; and Charles Wy- mer, weaver. This location is now referred to as Wagner, but only, one house now marks the spot. Two and a half miles further to the east Is the next stop, known as Hillsgreen. By 1871, Hillsgreen had a post office with daily mail service, a general store, a blacksmith shop, a wag- on making shop, and a eider mill. Later there was a hotel at the southwest corner and a clock making shop owned by John Maxwell. Owners of the general store were James Mc- Leod, James Logan and Charles Troyer. in 1877, a Mr. Pfaff was a shoemaker there. Blacksmiths, were Joseph Er- win, Charles Troyer, William Lovegrove, George Hill, and Richard Horn. In 1878, Charles Troyer and William Lovegrove formed a partnership and engag- ed in wood turning, steam grain crushing, general blacksmith work, and wagon making. A cider mill was also operated in the hamlet by John Troyer who sold it to Thomas Coleman in 1885. In the early years, Charles Troyer was popular as the store- keeper and postmaster, and later Hugh Love Sr., became the post- master, Mr. Love, a successful farmer, was also a Justice of the peace, a Commissioner in the Queen's Bench, a conveyan- , cer, and an auctioneer. The last 'settlement on the townline at the junction of Hay, Stanley, and Tuckersmi'th Town- ships is Kippen. This was one of the earlieit areas of settle- ment in this end of the county, the first store recorded in South Huron being that, of David Heath on Lot 30, •Concession 1. In the 1830's the Canada Company had a sawmill and grist mill constructed on the creek west of Kifmen, and it was soon taken over by Robert Bell who had come from Scotland. At that time, this water , powered mill was the only one in the vicinity of Hay Township, and it stood until 1915. Another sawmill was constructed-.by James And- erson about half a mile farther on the same •creek to the north- west of Kippen. One of the earliest_ blaCk- sreiths in the. village was Will- iam Edgar, -who als o operated a carriage shop. In 1878, Thom- as Mellis succeeded Edgar in the blacksmith business and con- tinued in that trade for several years,. There were two black- smiths in Kippen in the 1880's as Thomas McClymont was en- gaged in that trade as well as Mr. Men's. The, last black- smith in Kippen was Wilfred L. Mellis who still resides there. . In 1879, Kippen had two wag- on and 'carriage makers, William ' Edgar and Hugh McIntosh, Henry Ricker was the last tradesman in this line in the hamlet, and in 1905 'he secured a Canada patent on a wagon tongue hound. There was also a pork pack- ing plant there which was es- tablished by the petty Brothers in 1874. However, they rnovedto Hensall in 1877 and Henry Sch- affer entered this line of bus- iness. Around '1890, this industry, died out and the building was used for a short time as a fish 'packing plant. There were also grain elevators contructed beside the railroad tracks. Other businesses in Kippen besides the general stores oper- ated' by such persons as Robert Mellis, J. Balfour, Mr. Cald- well, J. Detweiter and P. Bowey were a clothing establishment run by Henderson and Li mb in 1816; a hotit and shoe sha open- ed in 1891 by James Jamieson; a tailor shop owned by William Watson in 1888; a butchershop started up in 1891 by Gilbert Dick; a harness making shop operated by Alex McKenzie and the nJohn Workman; and a hotel SEAFORTH JEWELLERS Specials Save up to 1 /2 and more on pre-selected WATCHES, RINGS, JEWELLERY, CHINA, CRYSTAL and GIFTS, ETC. U EAFORTH TORE SPECIALS FOR THURSDAY — FRIDAY — SATURDAY' • OPEN FRIDAY EVENINGS • Sidewalk Special:-- NEILSON'S JERSEY ICE , CREAM • • . 112 gal. 89c Sidewalk Special:. tOCA COLA 12 10roz. btis. 1.00 .Plus -Deposit operated by Henry. benaner. Today, a drive along the town- line between Drysdale and Kippen reveals little of this story'froin the past. Only one house or a store stands as a reminder of the past existence of three of these hamlets, and the other two are best described as, sleepy burghs, Smiles "Did you know that a grass- hopper can, jump a distance 100 times its, own length?" "No, but I've seen a wasp lift a 200-pound man three feet off the ground."