The Huron Expositor, 1975-06-26, Page 86FROM THE GROCERY DEPARTMENT OF
ElleFAUL'S
TO THE
TOWN of SEAFORTH
on the ,Occasion of their
100th ANNIVERSARY
The children who grew up in Lorne Villa.
14. ark
GRACE McFAUL MULLEN,
dressed in one of the costumes
she wore as an opera singer with
professional opera companies in
Canada and the U.S. Mrs.
Mullen, who grew up in the
house, lived alone in Lome Villa
for many years after the death of
her husband.
JOHN HENDERSON
McFAUL,
the other child of Mr.
and- Mrs. L. L. McFaul and grew
up in Lorne Villa. He was the
father of Mabel McFaul Crouch
who wrote the story of Lorne
Villa.
The McKillop house where L. L. McFaul
fir
lived until he built Lorne Villa.
SPS principal built big house on Goderich St.
t•
(Continued from Page 7)
In 1916 the old schoolmaster
Leonard L.M cFaul died and in
1918 the yoUng Leonard L.
McFaul, who had gone to France,
gave his life in the 1st World
War. In 1920 I married Stuart
Crouch in Toronto - Auntie Grace
and Uncle Jim brought Grandma
to our wedding. They sang a duet
at the reception.
For a number of-years I did not
get to Lorne Villa very often for I
had two little boys and a baby
girl. Grandma died in 1925. When
my father reached his 91st
birthday I brought him W
Seaforth and Auntie had a
luncheon for him with Mrs. J. M.
Govenlock and Mr. T. Swan Smith
as guests. It was his last visit to
tis beloveil home.
Dr. John Henderson McFaul
died April 4, 19 54 and Uncle Jim
Mullen died April 6, 1956. Then
Auntie Grace was left alone in the
big house . It was dear to her. She
did so well, looking after it
suffering as she did for so long
with arthritis. The day came when
she had to go to hospital. She died
in Kilbarchen lodge in 1964.
She accepted her illness so
graciously, cheering many in the
lodge with singing, using her
voice in praise to our dear Lord.
Eventually "Lome Villa" came to
me and it was' changed into an
apartment building. Mr. Frank
Lamont had charge of the
renovation and he did a grand
piece of work.
Mrs. Malkus and my husband
had spendid ideas for if and with
great satisfaction, the
apartments became ready for
tenants - In Apt. #1 I have Miss
Jean Chidley; #2 Mrs. J.L.Bell;
#3 Mr. and Mrs. J. McLellan; #4
Mrs. Harvey Trafiss. My
husband Stuart died in December
,of 1973 - so I am now in Apt. #5.
We are a happy family and we
look to the future with hope for
Seaforth ,a town, where friendly
people dwell.
In closing I would quote the
poem by Oliver Wendel Holmes
entitled "The Chambered
Nautilus".
"Build Thee more stately
mansions 0 my soul
As the swift seasons roll
Leave thy low vaulted past
.Let each new temple, nobler
than the last
Shut Thee from Healvenwith a
dome more vast
Till Th ou at length art free
Leaving thine outgrown shell
BY Life's unresting • sea.
4 4 CHE.AP CASH STORE
ansoraPloacrirm oquismiegirot
Said 5.... 4 00, 1,funfsdarenr,
The imprint on grocery bag from
Edward McFaul9 s store, Edward was,,,
a brother of SPS principal LI,. who
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L rue Villa later the Mullen.house.
'
ROWCLIFFE MO
ICONGRATULATIONS1
We Rook forw:rd to servi g the people.
to the
Town of Seaforth
We errs a~ roud to have been part of Seaforth's
growth for the past 27 years. And look forward to
oervi i g the community in the future.
of Seaforth and rea in the
years to come.
SEAFORTH .INSURANCE
AGENCY LTD.
39 Main Stieet South Seaforth
KCARDNO D. G. E TON
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