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Vern .n Me a c 1 e da o : sl ., aas >I& .air # ,u,>tttk. ,ice old alus.:il e1 f u ftp i►1:,,.
was closed. tQ s Y,.a 1! .o>i .d :ae i►? ►g ,,t,k .. ,, aay,, .,. .o .i, , h' , ,4„ !t _,.
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0 _ Seaforth office was not established till December 1, � r, , . .: , e ; d < o ro dct o �� en . ,c ;3#. ' .. , .
1 5 , sty Hospital, He see all It misn .t4#4 "ot.418, Jr.>nto xploing•. T, 1mp,. ,Y� Xt .i�=,.1l, ��) ,�, < ���, . � �
,� 8 9 The postmasters here have been Alfred M. PattQln: the r No we " c m - lie df: i n dv an e> ih s a, t saes , <t �nh�l �ril pf4 t'o n �<�!
- , t ay to Strat;,ford,, w.he c he h „steran, , . o. , me�nted Y�er :g; o ip ,. , •. . , ,, Rt , S , 1: •,. ,. .. . ,, . ., ... ; ,,,
' .. , ;,6cember 1, 185$ -- Nlareh 29, 1861 Geo Be,, �?> s. ' tt n n n ". r' Mains; , th .w e s �e1n to .his eI ., , tnio' _ . ' V rt , r ,it
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. ,s a led Conestoga. G.olle a last o, , Only o..ne ;qr twp .steps, e . €Rt, o h. of , , P .Y!fig F .: t... ; ., ..
Through the years many Tuckers ith men a e April 1, 861,-, December 27, 1862 , Archibald 3)16bont boo �f et. v alo e a r, , an . : ' : ` .:a
g v fall, nor all the way to his home in Conestoga , CpIle a held >Its a >X ..4. e., _'9f bnA, y u►ot h4 .., t► l?d . A .;, , i1 ►
service for home ,a d country and a goodly n4 ber made February 1, 18¢3 --- August8, x865, Samuel Dickson, y rdi s. d for 40g,lashes coinf, I b loo tt: all i"� ,. , ";;
+ Y n! Seaforth, but a long way, academic tipgradan' courses at o a,azlly .u.. e, i• o ,. ,oaf l clt;r Q . « I , .. r ,,
the supreme sacrifice. Among these might be listed Col- September.), 1865.- October 28, 1913, J. A. Williams, Vernon ' s t d s • -a Northwestern e . n a h '1" �Fle cut'f Anch cross-� ieCos�and . ft44,, ocl ( •._1 ,; 'I alp I
November 11, 1913 -November �, 1923 Charles P, n is all an lams rn S oar. d ry Sc oo 9u p , P ,. � f � r ,
oriel Anthony VanlJgmond. ,t good-looking young roan of 21, til mid-Septeber..'Now classes fastened: :these to the., la>
.: Sills, September 11, 1924 February $, 19"04 ; Miss + . who has fine bones dark brown are held in the form Stratford circumference sections with sig anadia#t rapt s(� a# !). ,
Because of much unrest and bitter feeling over the Ruth, •(;guff (acting) February 8, 1954 •- October 18, : es n b k i e c e Cite cr ' h w le chs n lin � heel" ifttached two in Tax ;hto rrl' ,�s th�,�e. ° t a;' �{`.'
�y a. d, lac .hair. Dar..ng the T a_h rs o ge, whlc as $ 1 15s� '. p>1,, ,4 a
policies of the Canada Company in the disposal of lazed 1954 Fted Willis, October 19, 954 -T March '.9, 196,4 ., + • ast two ea h 'has been an take, over b ne to a. It is a sinal) da -1e sh s►,,a s to join the hat.aso"i�tip9,11 ca ��s m�i5^`�N{ •r'
p years e e . in ..d n Y Co , s g, g P , • I? .: r r�. ,
from its vast holdings, -the agitation within the town- and Orville G. Oke, November 1, 1960 till the- present out -of hospitals often ,enough to Victorian building --•flanked by ends. By parking, on top of. first ing pch ac+�nsstitlo O.vooa'b1o",1+1,§,' y �'
ships brought ,about the organization in 1835 of the time• learn about much more than the broad flights of steps, with no one,set, then the other, anis lifting active' .gaga ell' -1,. the bAtxlg tats tl :
Huron Union Society to seek redress. Col. Anthony Van view. ramps or grade -level entrances. and fast the fiend`s,, he -can break .dow>al, physical. and IsOcial
Egmond was its president. J Egfnondville office opened March 1,' 1855 with Thos. He had spent just two weeks in Aptitude tests have shown that put them on, the chair .himself. parriers foil fiara�plgics. So ar'e� y ` `:.
Marks postmaster till June 1866. Others:who followed June of 1971 with Crane Canada Vernon ' is bright and -`has an The wheet-chair was put aside the Ontdrio 1'cderation for the. '
Writing in 1837 VanEgmond still showed much dis- were George E. Jackson, July 1, 1866 --- November 19, Limited of Stratford, training as a inclination,..; ip, the mechanical and Vernon's. educational pro- Physically Handicapped. and the ,,
I that more was not,. being done by the Canada 1878 ; Henry R. Jackson, January 1, 1879 - April 2, welder, when the accident hap- direction. He says he. likes gram interrupted in September Re4tilitation Foundation for the;
Company and the government for the settlers. This a- 1887 ; George E, Jackson, May 1, 1887 - February• 16, pen dot was a bad one. He spent mathematics, science : and when• he developed pressure Disabled, whose annual. cam= i
pparently was on reason he joined McKenzie in the 1919; Thomas L. Jackson, May 15, 1919 .-'August 1, a year in St. Joseph's and St. biology. -sores. as - a result of poor paign for Fthe March 'of Dttt}.os ", ;
Rebellion later that year. After their defeat at Montgom- 1961; Aubrey Eickmeyer, November, 8, 1961 - Ailgpst Mary's Hospitals in London A problem, for this young man, circulation caused by sitting for •Ability Fund starts Feb, q.. ,
ery's Tavern on December 7th, VanEgmond was exhaust- 8, 1966; R. Alexander Finnigan, October 8, 1966 - July receiving .treatment for spinal is something that has a solution. too long at a time. *The week (Stratford Beacon Herald)
ed, and` to McKenzie_lte. said, "I will• have to be captured, 1; 1971. Ray Hutchinson tlien,took over Finnigan's store cord injuries that paralysed both, r
M 'h ' f h t k „ and also th t ff' `1.
y vise is res ,you a e it and escape to the border.
• 0, McKenzie dial and was successful in making the crossing.
a pos o ice.
legs. .
When released in June of 1972,
When
Lout, Matthews and VanEgmond were, gaptured. While
Between Harpurhey and. Clinton was McRae's
promptly made a .three -
waiting trial in the jail VanEgmond sickened and died.
Corners and a post office was opened here on, July 1,
pronged attack on the problems
'in the' Hospital early in 1838:' The English government
1854 with Thomas Graham the ppstmaster. On May 1,
of mobility, residence and future.
found upon investigation that the Rebels had much just-
1855 the name was changed to Alma.
Since the age of 17, he had had a
ice on their side and sent a reprieve but it came too late
Richard Twaites was the first to distribute in
car. He was used to wheels, so he
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for these three. Already VanEgmond had died and the
mail
what was. later We Clinton area. Samuel and Thomasoutside,
bought two sets - a car -for,
a wheel -chair for inside.
other two were hanged on the gallows two days before
Rance are mentioned as being in charge after they open-,
One of his brothers, Harold,
it arrived. McKenzie, the leade.•, was brought back and
ed their store in Clinton in 1852. Records show the of-
made him a stick for manual
reinstated, Scot free. However, VanEgmond's sacrifice
fice was opened 4i or before 1852 as Tuckersmith and
control of the car's brake and
was not altogether in vain as the Rebellion was the
means of bringing about in the early 1840's responsible
then changed to Clinton with James Gordon the post-
'served
accelerator and installed it. "It
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government which brought great benefit to the settlers.
master by 1853. He till January 1, 1856. These
came off right in my hand one
"So
followed: Thomas Fair, January 1, 1856 -'April 13;
day," said Vernon. then he
In 1866 rumors spread that Fenian Raids were go-
1894; Robert Porter, November 11, 1894 - July 27„
made me a steel'one."
ing to be made to take Canada. Following these rumors
1901; James Scott, March 4, 1903 -March 7, 1934 ;
Harold and three other bro-
one day an alarm was sounded that the Fenians had ar-
George M. Countex, October 1, 1934 -- October 31, 1956 ;
J. Pearson Cairns, November, 1, 1956„-, December 27,
and a .sister, all older,
der,
alreathersdy
already had homes of their own.
rived at Bayfield on their wayto Seaforth, which the Y
meant to take at the point of the bayonet. Then, after
a
1956 ; A. E. Ball, December 28, 1956 -March 31, 1971 ;
Their mother had died in 1970.
sacking the town; they were going to ravage the whole
Richard Dixon carried till appointed regular post-
Vernon, the youngest, was living
his father in
county side. ' It was then that man Tuckersmith men,
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,master, July 5, 1971.
with a rented
farmhouse two miles south of
with others, shouldered their shot guns,- rifles and other
For over one hundred years, -1868 to 1971, the Ross
'Brucefiield
Dublin before, the crash. it had
% weapons and were transported by wagons to, Bayfield
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Scott family connection had charge of the
stairways and other features that
and Goderich to defend their homes. Thomas Mellis, in
office. The first of this line was Robert Marks, grand-
afterward made it unsuitable.
the Robert Mellis blacksmith shop in Kippen in advance,
father of Mrs. Ross Scott, David McIntosh, her uncle
Vernon solved that problem by
had moulded hundreds of bullets to supply the 'volun-
and then followed three generations of Scotts. T. A. Dut-
purchasing, a single -storey house".,
teers, with their ammunition. Luckily this proved; to, be
ton became postmaster at the end of February 1971 and
in Seaforth with the money from
a false alarm.
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had the office mgved to his store across the highway.
the, insurance settlement. His
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father shares it with him'.
` Again during World War I,. 1914-1918 and World
The office was first, established on August 8, 1851,
The house is fairly free of
War II, 1939-1945, many brave young Tuckersmith men
with Donald' McMillan, Stanley, postmaster. William
built-in obstacles to mobility:
served overseas fighting for freedom,eand not all were
Moore came next and served till May 30, 1855. These
There is a ramp to the door, and
fortunate enough .to return home. During these conflicts •
followed: Robert H. Gairdner, July 2, 1855 - May 5,
VernoWlans to add a carport, so
our local men were closely connected with the Huron
1868; Robert Marks, July 1, 1868 - May 15, 1900;
that he can get' in and out of his
Regiment.
David McIntosh, June 26, 1W0 - June 18, 19.08 ; An-
car without discomfort in any kind -
V '
drew T. Scott, August 1, 1908 - April 24, 1926; Ross
of weather. The design is already
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Huron -Regiment
Scott, June 17, 1926 -, September 7, 1967; Kenneth
taking shape in his mind. it will
have a cement fouridation wall
4'
Scott, Se tember 8, 1."967 - 'February 1971. T. A. Dut-
took
about three feet high., tlhove, it
N4t_1& tg `after.,.t,ho-1837 Rebellion Colonel W. A.
./
Tiger' Dunlop organized a'rtrmy of sixty members
"Tiger"
ton then over.' ,w ;7a•,
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While Robert e °'• '' '' roach the'' Postmaster Caen-'
%,ill be+ o en n sum
w .,S =, ��G,, a�
winter may be enclbged- Lwtth'
which was the beginning of the Huron Regiment..In
eral to have a post office opened at what is now Kippen, '
special'•reh,ovable panels.
1862 it was properly constituted with Companies in God-
two others served as postmaster before Bell was appoint-
He talked about some.of th,e
erich, Clinton, Seaforth and Bayfield. Later it became
ed to that office. These were Robert Annan, November
things that could be done, in
known'as the 33rd Huron Regiment with headquarters
1, 1855 - May, 1856 and Charles Lobb November 1f
Stratford and elsewhere to
in Goderich and was comprised of nine companies. Sea-
.
1856 - April 1, 1857. The next was Robert Bell from '
eliminate architectural barriers
forth was No. 4 and Clinton No. 5. Men from this reg-
June 4 1857 till November 14, 1864. Robert Mellis' store
that prevent people in wheel -
invent served during the Fenian Raid scare;, -also when
on the Northeast corner of the intersection housed the
chairs from moving about freely.
the "Patriots" attacked Goderich and others from it gavepost
office for many years. These followed Robert Bell:
For instance, ramps to the
• service in the South African War. It was mobilized in
. Robert Mellis, January 1, 1865 -' September 6, 1904;
entrances of buildings and small".
World War I as the 161st Battalion on December 6, 1915
John Belfour, October 1, 1904,- February 16, 1912 ;
curb ramps at intersections would
and sailed .for England; November, 1916, with 28 of-
Jacob 'Detweiler, March 1, 1912 - January 17, 1920 and
be very useful.
ficers and 770 men. Of this number many 'were from
Robert Brownlee, March 31,1920 - September 10, 1921.
Vernon has his own technique
"But
Tuckersmith. After the war the Regiment re -organized
with headquarters in Clinton with companies at'�Goder-
At, this time it was moved to the Brownlee store on the
for curbs.' 1 don't think
everyone could do it", warns.
ich, Clinton, 'Wingham and Seaforth. :t was amalgamat-
`vest side of the road whore the office is still located.
Others, since Brownlee, h,kve, been. W. Edgar Butt, No-
the
descend, he turns the •chair
ed in 1936 with the Middlesex Regiment. B 1943 it was
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vernber 17, 1921 w- Stpternber 18, 1943; Harvey H.
backward to the curb and leans
ba
forward. This makes the back
a reserve military unit. Those in the township who ser-
'Damm, February 3, 1944 - July •6, 1950 ; Dorman W.
wheels lighter, so that they can be
ved.in World- War II joined other regiments or enlisted
Dickert, November 10, 1950 - March 5, 1968 and on
lowered less joltingly to the road.
in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
)lurch 30, 1968 his son-in-1mv, Kenneth R. 'McLellan
Mounting the curb on the far side
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took ov(1C.
is just as tricky, and again not
R.C.A.F.
The first residents of the Southern part -of the town'
everyone can do it. Vernon
advances toward it, then jumps
It was at the former Granton Corners -that the Roy-
ship were receiving their rhuil at Warrensville in Us-
the chair over it.
al Canadian Air Force took option on several lots in
borne Township, before there was a post office in Ex'-'
He used to go through these
Tuckersmith and Stanley in the early 1940's and used
eter in,1855. Later the name Nvas changed to Rogerville
manoeuvres with the old • 75-
them as the need arose. It was on Tuckersmith Lot 46,
in honor of ltiIatthew Rol -on; who had a :,tare mitt tavern
pound chair he first owned. When
Concession 1, owned by Norman Tyndall that they .built
they-. The i'i:- t official I1op,*CY •i l IC pc�-•,' m:!,,11'r, t;r1 m Atig-
he comes out of hospital this time,
the first radar training buildings on the North American
list 1, 1858 till July 11, 1861, 'V, as. Jame:; R. Ross. Then
he will use a steel and aluminum "
Continent.'Many personnel homes were also built on the
followed John Black, October 1, 1861 - November 16,
one weighing only 34 pounds. it
lot. When excavating for their sewage system on the
1863 and James Eonthron, JA11U;117�' 1, 186-1 -- December
will be easier to lift in and our of
• Stanley side remains of a few foundations of the "ghost
7,1896. The office v. as officially closed J.anua-tu• 1, 1897.
the car and up steps.
'Steps
##village" were found.Some
of these earliest,mail centres mentioned were mere-
are one of those hurdles
ly set up for the convenience of the few first settlers in
planners and architects still leave
For thirty years' after the first R.C.A.F. buildings
that community.
iii contemporary buildings; they
' h' f +,-,+
were erected, this intersection wao a eve o ac five y.
People from every corner of the country had employment
James Sutherland was the first postmaster in the
here..Thousands of pilots and others received their train-
new office at Hensall, which opened ori July 1, 1876 and
ing at_this'school. In 1962 the R.C.A.F. School of In-
he served till June 8, 1900. James was followed by his
structional Technique was moved here and in 1966 an-
son George on July 1, 1900 and held that office till Aug -
other change was made. From then it was known as the
gust 17, J936. Fred Bonthron was in charge from May
Canadian Air Base.
4, 1937 till November 8; 1950. Cecil D. Kipfer, the Pres-
,
ent postmaster, took over oji December 8th of that same
4K -Because of the cutback of defence in 1971 this base
year.
- got orders to close. At 4:30 p.m., August 31, 1971, the
last official duty was carried out with the lowering of
The Chiselhurst office served the people in the
the flag. For sometime there was much concern by Clin-
Southeast corner of the township from 1875 till'1913. .
ton and community residents as to its future use. How-
The following storekeepers took on the duty of post -
ever at midnight on January 31, 1972, it officially be-
came the property of Radoma Ipxestment and Develop-
master: William Moore, May 1, 1875 -January 18,
1877; H. Nelson McTaggart, April 1, 1877 - February
ment Ltd. of Galt. The purchase price was- $458,000. Al-
5, 1902; Thos. T. Eyi•e, April 1, 1902 - March, 3, 1904; `
'A.
ready one large building has been disposed of with more
John Whiteman, May 1, 1904 - May 22, 1909 N.
purchase prospects in view, thus saving the corner from
Ackland, June 24, 1909 - February•16, 1912 and Wil -
becoming again a "Ghost Village".
liam Vennor, September 6, 1912 till the office closed on
December 30, 1913.
Post Office and Pc+stmaster '
From the time the office opened till March 31, 1881,
Allan Humeston met the stage, running from Dublin to
Shortly after the turn of the' century modern con-
Farquhar, at Cromarty twice a week and carried the mail
veniences, came into use which completely changed farm
here in a box attached to his sulky. Around this time a
hwne_enndit ss }.lural mail and the telephone came me .
petition was circulated and arrangements were made to
airs , followed a few.years later by hydro.
have it carried over the London, Hurori-and Bruce Line.
The residents of the township, through the years,
From that time till the office closed, the mail was de -
re eived `their mail direct from the various post offices
livered to Chiselhurst from Hensall.
until rural mail routes were organized around 1913.
(Continued next week)
Mail goes oiit now to these routes from, Seaforth; Clin-'
ton, ;$rucefield, Kippen'and Hensall offices.. Alma, Rod-
gerville, • McKillop, Harpurhey and Chiselhurst offices
closed mapy years ago.
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