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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-04-15, Page 3t I 1 I t < f I I THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, APHID 15th, 1937 50 YEARS AGO April J?l, 1887 Mr, Geo. Weekes who has been working in Hamilton and Toronto has returned home, He will work here during the summer with his brothers. Miss May Southcott, of London, is Visiting her parents here. Miss Maggie Spicer, who has been visiting in Blyth has returned Mr. N. J, Clarke, late clerk borne has this year 400 acres wheat. About a -week ago it average 6 inches in length. He says California is the place. A few days ago Messrs. Wm, Mc Allister and George Forrest, of Par<r Line, (Stanley, cut, split and piled six and a half cords of green maple wood in two hours and 53 minutes. home, of Us- of fall would 25 YEARS AGO April 18, 1912 Mr. and Mrs. George Moir family have returned to their home in Traverse City, Mich., after residing in Exeter and Usborne for six years. Mr. E. Anderson has taken a posi tion as butcher with Mr. A. J. Ford, taking the place of Mr. Mark Salter, who is about to' move to London. A number of those interested in baseball met Monday evening when the following officers were elected: Hon. Pres., Reeve Heaman; Hon. vice-president, S. G, Bawden and J. W. Bawden; vice, W- W. Taman; 'Se cretary-Treasurer, M. Hoskins; Manager, E. H. Axt; Man, Com., Bissett and Bradt; Mascot Harry Parsons. . Mrs. Smale leaves this week for Oxford and Marlette, Mich., Chicago on an extended trip. Mrs. S. Cobbledick, who has residing in Greenway- during winter returned to her home on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Robinson, v/ho has been visiting their daugh ter at Tompsonville, Mich,, have re turned to their* home here. Mr. Wm. Welsh) and family have moved to London to reside and Mr. J. Kellett has moved into' the resi dence vacated by them on Mill St. Mr. I. S. Clubine, instructor of manual training Collegiate Institute Stratford, was a guest at the home lO'f Mrs. Harry Parsons and Mr. J. Heyiwood, a couple of days Easter week. 15 YEARS AGO and old and been the here Jones is carrying his a sling, this wrist when an auto he be- was Aplril 22, 1922 Mr. Tom Carling, of Centralia, has accepted a position in London and will shortly move his family to that city. Mr. J. H. light arm n ing sprained cranking, backfired. M'r. Rd. Cornish is visiting parents Mr. and Mrs. John Cornish, of Elimville. Mr, Cornish has just returned from a trip to England. While unloading a <can’ load of lumber for the Ross-Taylor Co., Mr. Et. Stone lhad the misfortune to get his hand badly crushed when a pile of lumber fell. Mr. and Mirs. W. H. Blaney, of Toronto ihave moved to Exeter into the residence recently purchased from the Ramsay Estate. Workmen have started to excavate foi’ the foundation. Of Dr. Graham’s new residence on Main Street. Mrs. Wanless, of Duluth, called to Exeter last week owing tiho illness of her father Mr. Hardy. Dr. and Mrs. Clare Wood, his was to L. of Blyth, spent Easter with the form er’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. 'Gearing, of Guelph, visited with the latter’s par ents Mr. and Mrs. W- F. Witwer. DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY A double wedding anniversary was celebrated recently, when Mr. and Mrs. William Kruse, of 'Seaforth, ob served their fortieth anniversay and their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W. Oldfield, their fifteenth A dinner was held at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Oldfield, when the table was suitably decorated in Bas te colors, centered with a beauti fully decorated wedding cake. Mr. and Mrs. Kruse have a family Of four daughters and one son, all living. There are also nine grand children. Mr. and Mrs. Oldfield have a daughter and son, Shirley and John.' Dr. Wood's • A*¥’ • J part of the Township of Granton proper lies t>o- of the railway and of Awmik on the south, villages are now merged [deboye, This moving about was a nuisance, so the council thought they would end he matter at the first opportunity. This opportunity came in 1891, when the Army of fered their barracks for sale, There were many offers to buy this pro perty, but the Army selected the Biddulph Council as their choice, The deal was closed on the 12th day of March, 1891, for $3'50, and the council has had a permanent place j for their meetings ever since. This I Township Hall is now estimated to I be good value for $1,200- or $1,5010', —iSt. Marys Journal-Argus. fThe Village of Granton The Village of Granton is situat ed on the Grand Trunk Railway, in the eastern Biddulph. the noth the village These two into one, under the title of the Po lice Village of Granton. (Surveys of parts of farm lots No. 24, Con, 12 ,owned by the Jate Jas. Grant, J. P,; No'. 24, Con. 13, own ed by the late Alexander Grant; No. 25, con. 12, owned by the late Chas. Foreman, and No' 25, >con. 13, own ed by the late William Leavitt, were made by Alexander Niven, P. L. S. and registered in the Registry Of- ice nearly fifty years ago, There was great difficulty in securing a name for the Village. Those one side of the railway one name and those on side wanted jn another, property-owners discussed the mat-1 ou, x w aa,, ter th© name at great lengthy but could almost hear the old year sigh ** *■"' j As it silently slipped away. Then the bells rang out to the starry sky, And in came the New Year gay, I thought of the joys, the cares and I the tears, Of the one that lhad faded away. living on wanted it the other The above A NEW YEAR’S EVE REVERIE (Mrs. Rowles was a visitor past week with her friends, Mr. Mrs, W. J. Powell. This poem written last New Year’s Eve as sat in a pensive mood in her home.) the and was she own New Year’s Eve and all alone With so' much I wanted to say; could come to no decision. At length , the Grant brothers decided to per-' ; tuate name and registered their , plans as the Village of Granton. This gave mortal offence to the 'pro perty-owners south of the railway, and as they could not utilize their ] own name as the Grant brothers I had done, they selected the distinc-' tive if not euphonious name of ‘Aw mik’ which is said to be the Indian name for Beaver. Perhaps owing to the scarcity of that animal in the Vicinity his name fell into disuse. The first store of the Village was built by one James Harrison, Next (So I turned the leaf with its records came the general stores of Jas, S. Hodgins and C. M. Webb, Sr,, who now lives in Toronto. James McIn tosh, a cripple, ran a small store for a time in the earlj days. The first tavern was built by Jas. Armitage, and immediately sold to "Jimmy’ McIntyre, who is still liv ing in the city of Toronto. The next tavern was built by iSamuel Hod gins, and still stands, but not as a place where intoxicating liquors are sold, but as a Temperance House. In the early days every tavern, store or shop sold strong drink, but all this is now Changed. The people of the Village and <of No. 5 Division of the Township by an 80 per vote sounded traffic. Granton is of one of the tricts in the Province of Ontario, and in it a very large amount of business is transacted. The sidewalks are of a permanent character, being almost altogether igranolit/hic. The streets are lighted by acetylene gas, which will in the near future be replaced by electricity. The whole village with only two exceptions, signed a petition to the Hydro-Electric Com pany, praying for Niagara Power to be transmitted to the Village, and received the warmest assurance that their petition would an early date. Too' old to dream? Perhaps? Yes or no? For at heart we are all still young hadn’t had much of the hoarded (gold, But at least I had Jots of fun. I tlhere, Its memories sacred and dear, With a clean new page I’ll carry on Throughout the glad New Year. And all I ask as the years go by, Is good health, peace and rest, With a tender smile and a warm hand clasp, From those I love the best. (Mrs) Pearl Powles, St Thomas, Ont. cent, the death-tknell of the situated in the centre very best farming dis- Bamily Names of be answered at Early Settlers names of some settled in Bid- and 18'40,— Clollins, Carrigan, Dewan, Dearness, Cul'bert, , Carty, Dagg, Fore The following are of the families that dulph between 1830 Abbot, Aitkinson, a number of fam ilies; Armitage, Brooks, Bennett, Blackwell, Benn, Carter, a number of families; Coursey, Collison, Coo per, 'Casey, Cain, Cobleigh, Carroll, Cameron, Davis, Dobbs, Donnelly, man, Guilfoyle, Glavin, Grace, Gr'ant Garrett, Gowan a great, number of families of Hodgins; Haskett, Ho gfan, {Hennessey, Harlton,. Heenan, Harrigan, Jameson, Jermyn, Kelly, Kennedy, Langford, Lewis, Lam pbier, Little, Meagher, McRio'b'erts, Mollhargey, McGee, McLaughlin, Mitchell, Mackay, McFalls, McMa hon, McIntosh, Nangle, O’Shea, Powe, Parr, Quigley, Ryan, a num ber of families; Ryder, Stanley, Be vington, Smyth, S'celi, Sullivan, Sad dler, Thompson, Turner, Toohey, Westman, Wilson Whiteford Wiheli- han, Whalen and others, above pioneers only ing. Ot a very are the liv- Township A Detachment of Army came to Lucan, December 10, 1883 with Captain Happy Tom and Captain Bill in charge. In 1884 they built and opened wlhat was designated the Salvation Army Barracks. The building had a capacity of seating 400 people). About this time the Biddulph Twp. Council .was considering the proper ty of securing a Council Chamber Of their own. Previous to this time the Council were migatory, holding their meetings in Mooresville, Gran ton and for the most part at Clan- Hall the Salvation Shivers and Sneezes Then the Cold Begins You fed chilly; sneeze a few times; hose starts to run; then comes the cold which, if hot attended to immediately, shortly works down into the bronchial tubes, and the cough starts. On tho first sign of a Cold get a bottle of Dr, Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup. You Will find it to th a prompt, pleasant, reliable and effectual remedy for your trouble. It has been on the market for the past 44 years. Don’t experiment with a substitute and be disap pointed. Got uDr. Wood’s?’ REUORI] S. S. NO. 5, USBORNE The following is the school report for S. S. No. 5, Usborne for the months of February and March. Sr. IV—'Iva Fisher 80; Lloyd Webber 73*; Shirley Gregus 70. Jr. IV—No la Perkins 81; Jack Westcott 612; Raymond Heywood 59 Pauline Godbolt 56. Sr. lid—(Shirley Moir 72; Ondrejicka 69; Norman Johns Jir. Ill—'Marion Ker,nick 71; ie Heywood 59*. II—Gordon Johns 86; Marjorie Johns 8'3; Lois Ford 65; Kenneth Frayne 52; Wilbur Keimick 46; D. Jeffery*. I—Glenn Fisher, Doris Westcott, J. Heywood , Norma Moir, Marion Rundle. ,P.r.— Amelia Fisher, Margaret Rundle, Gleni* Jeffery, Frank Gre gus, August Gregus. Number on .roll 28; average at tendance 24.2. ■Grace A. Robinson, Teacher Joe 64*; Mar- TAX BATE FOR CLINTON DOWERED BY ONE MILL Ait the April meeting of Clinton Town Council the tax rate for 1937 was sruck at 43 mills, which is a reduction of one mill as compared with 1936. At the next meeting of the council the matter of the con struction of more pavement or per manent street work is to be consid ered. The town will retire about $53,000 worth of 'waterworks deben tures this year, which will mean a considerable relief on the 1938 tax hills. The town band was given a grant of $4i0|0' in consideration ot summer concerts being given on the Main 'Street during the summer. The council is also' sponsoring a banquet to be given the intermediate hockey club in recognition of their success during the season. LUCAN MAN DEAD John Woodward, for 34 years a resident of Lucan, died at his home Friday. He was in his 67th year. A natice of Chippin-Norton, England he had been in Canada for the past 38 years. For 25 years he was care taker of Lucan High School. For the past years he has been in ill health. He was a member of Lucan Lodge No. 154 A.F, & A.M. Surviv ing are his wife and a daughter Miss Edna, both of Lucan; two brothers and one sister all in Eng land. The funeral was' held from his home on Monday afternoon to Holy Trinity Church, of which he was d member. Interment in iSt. Jamed’ Cemetery, Clandeboye. The funeral was under Masonic auspices FIGURE CANADA’S POPULATION NOW TOPS 11,000,000 ( The estimated population of Can ada in 1937 is 11,100,000, according to a return tabled in the House of Commons recently from the depar- theni of trade and commerce for Pierre Gauthier (Lib. Portneuf) At the last census in 1931, the population was 10,376,7816, natural Increase of births over deaths Was then estimated at 135,o56 a year. In the decade from 1921 to 1931 immigrants admitted to Canada num bered 1,16'6,290. In the same period 1 the natural increase 'of population was estimated at 1,362,000. STEVEN COUNCIL Oesch-McDonald The Council of the Township of; Stephen met in the Town Hall, at; A quiet but very pretty wedding Crediton, on Monday, the 5th day ; was solemnized at the home of Mrs. of April 1937, at 1 o’clock p.m. All Christena McDonald, Ripley, when members were present. The minutes youngest daughter Jessie Christine of the previous regular meeting held Ha® united in marriage to Mr. Men on March 1st, 1937, and the special1 no Oesch, son of Mr. and Mrs. John meeting on March 20th, 1937, were\Oesch, of Zurich, “ read and adopted. The following correspondence was 1 Kneese lines with train, long puff- I ed sleeves and veil, and carried a I bouquet of pink and white rosebuds j She was attended by Miss Lennita ' Mink, of Chesley, who looked beau- j tiful in a gown of yellow georgette trimmed on the shoulders with yel low rose buds and carried a large I bouciuet of pink roses and maiden the •liair fern’ kittle Barbara Gascho, ’ niece of the groom made a sweet little flower girl. She was dressed in yellow and carried a little gift basket with pink and white sweet’ peas. Mr. Miton Oesch acted as the best man in a very pleasant manner. After the ceremony which was per formed by Rev. J. Nicholson, Pine River, a sumptuous wedding dinner was served to, almost thirty guests. The young couple will reside in Zur ich where they are very popular. read; From the Bell Telephone Com pany notifying the Reeve and Coun cil that they intend rebuilding their Leng Distance Line on the road be tween Concessions 6 and 7 extending ’ from the County Road in Crediton j north to- the Road between Sephen > and Hay Townships and if Municipality intended doing grading, widening, etc., in this tion which will interfere with pole line, they would like to the (Township .Superintendent and go over ground with him. As no grading or widening of this road was con templated, the Clerk was requested to write the Company granting per mission. Letter from the Department of Health enclosing booklet showing I responsibilities and duties of trtie j Medical Officer of Health in rural centres. From Department <of Highways, as to subsidy to be allowed Municipali ties on any premium paid to the Workmen’s Compensation Board for the protection of the Township’s Emplyees. Letter from the loca-| this meet The bride looked pretty in Jong figured taffeta on G. MRS. G- R. HASKETT, LONDON TOWNSHIP, DIES Mrs. Nellie M. Haskett, wife <of R. Haskett, died at the family resi dence London Township, afer a short illness. She was formerly Miss Nel- i lie Morphy. .Surviving are .her husband and Department ^of cn6 gen, Nelson Haskett; five sisters Highways enclosing cheque for $2,- Mrs> w> Harailton Mrs. A. Gordon 893.68 in payment of subsidy al- and Mrs. <y .Doupe,all of Blanshard lowed on the 193(6 expenditure on Township;lowed on tne liM-b expenditure on TownS!hip; Mrs. H, Dudley, of De roads in the Township. The Clerk 1 tvoit. and MrSt w< gcott/ ,of Kirkton reported that of this amount $28.4’4 two brohers, Dr. George Morphy of was credited to Centralia; $4.30 to, Woodham and William Morphy, of Crediton; $146.06 to Dashwood and $103.39 to- Grand Bend Police Vil lages and the balance $2611.49 to the General Treasury of the Town ship. Letter froin the Clerk of the Peace Goderch, acknowledging receipt of continuation certificate of the Trea surer’s Bond on behalf of the Cor pration of the Township of Stephen, Bulletin No. 9 from the Depart ment of Municipal Affairs giving list Of amendments to the Municipal and School laws passed at the 1937 Session of the Ontario Legislature. Reference was made in the said Bulleton to tbe Provincial subsidy of one mill to Municipalities based up on the Assessment Roll for General Taxation purposes which will be paid in 1937 and each year there after for the purpose . of reducing taxation to the general taxpayer. It was resolved by the Council that we gO' on Record as expressing our appreciation to the Provincial Government for their generosity and that a copy of this resolution be for warded to the Department cipal Affairs. Carried. Moved 'by Mr. Edward seconded by Mr. Edmund That Daniel Haugh be appointed as Road Foreman for Division No. 24, Dashwood, to succeed the Gaiser. Carried. Moved by Mr. Roy Ratz, by Mr. Edward Lamport: following orders and pay-sheets be rassed: Orders—'Canadian Bank of Com merce, cashing road cheques $1.05; Charles Zwicker, relief supplies for Waghorn $9.33; William Roeszler, Hauling and swamping wood for Waghorn $<6,410/; Roy Firikbeiner, conveyance re Waghorn $1.00; Hur on Expositor, tax arrears sheets $2.- 95; The Municipal World, supplies, $2.31; H. K. Eilber, part salary as Clerk and Treasurer $125; J. Dalton, groceries for Mahoney Charles Zwicker, window shades Town Hall $3.0 0. Pay Sheets—Norman Heaman 3, $2.25; Franklin King, road $40.46; Harry Yearloy road 9, $6 20; Dennis O’Rourke, road 11 $188.- 615; Dennis O’Rourke, road 11, $3.- 60; Stephen Morrison, road 13, $77 70; Isaiah Tetreau, road 14, $154 25; Matthew Sweitzer, rd. 15, $95 52; Placide Desjardine, road 1 $217.84; Harry Isaac, road 17, $3 15; Harold Turner, road 19, $6.30 William Desjardine, read 21, $4.50; W. J. Stanlake, road 2, $4.6.0; Dan. Haugh, road 24, $60.59; Pay Sheet road 20, $2.-8‘0; George Eilber, Supt. salary $30.30; James Patterson, gra vel $162.90; Mrs. Cora Gaiser, dit to $13.20; Dominion Road Machin ery Co., $1-7.80; Canadian National Railways, express 50c.; E. Harris, gravel $8.50; peter Eisenbach, dit to $1.80; Ben McCann, road 12, $4.- 05; Nelson Baker, road 1, $6.00; L. Hillj rioad 4, $1.58; Isaiah Tetfeau, road 1'4, $2.40; Augustus Latta, rd. 18, $3.15; total $1120.69. The council adjourned to meet again ill the Town Hall, Crediton ion Monday, the 3rd day of May A.D. 1937, at 10 o’clock a.in. Herbert K. Eilber, Township Clerk PifOQt positive of Muni- Lamport, Shapton: seconded That the I . . . Saskaehewan. tons Ar- Canada exported 3,096 metric of certified seed potato to the gentine in 193‘-6. A metric ton is 2,205 lbs. uuat CadHb Hay Council The regular monthly meeting of council <of the Township of Hay was held in the Town Hall, Zurich, on Monday, April 5th, with all the members present. The minutes of the March meeting were adopted as read Numerous communications were 'dis posed of and the following resolu tions were passed: That By-law No. 5, 1937, 'appointing the Road Patrol men for" 1937, was read three times and finally passed. That Mrs. John G. Forrest and Charles H. Blackwell be appointed as members <of the com mittee regarding the management of the HilJsgreen cemetery. That the tender for crushing gravel and plac ing in bin for season of 1937 be awarded to ,Sim Ireland at 14 cents per cubic yard, and that the tender tor trucking crushed gravel on to the township roads be awarded to said Sim Ireland at 7 cents per yard mile. That accounts covering payments ot Township Roads, Hay Telephone, Charity and Relief and general ac counts be passed as per* vouchers: Township Roads—iRobt. Adams, road 10, $6.40; W. Farrell, rd. 18, $7.10; O. Greb, noad 6, $4.00; T. Steinbach rd. 8 $1.00; G. Surerus, rd. 9, $6.- 32; A. Reichert road 4, $8.00; H. Steinbach, road supt. $10.&5; R. Munn, road 1, $22.55; R. Miller, rd. 9, $2.00; <H. Fuss, road 5, $8.92; Huron Expositor, adv. tenders, $5.15 Zurich Herald adv. tenders, $4.80; F. E. Denomme, road 10, $1.50; E. Campbell, road 1, $'6.00'; P, Camp bell road 14, $1.80; S. McArthur, rd 1, $7.20; A. Smith, road 8, $3.7(0. Hay Telephone--Bell Telephone tolls January to February $96.20; North ern Electric Co,, supplies $45.73; P. Mclsaac, 3 months’ salary $537.- 50; E. R. Guenther, cartage, 35c.; H. G. Hess, 1 month’s salary $165.- 00; Economical insurance c-o., insur ance, central $8.20. Charity and Relief'—E, Hendrick, rent $3.50; J. Albrecht, transients, $4.90; M. groceries, $13.23; A. Melick, $4.3 4; J. A. Williams & Co., $3.60. General accounts—L. be & (Son, coal, hall, $13,o2; brook, Monteith & Co., audit, 00; W. S. Johnston, collector’s sal ary and postage, $102.67; H. Reich ert estate, part note and interest, 52,059,17; Hensall Spring Show, ;gt. $15.00; Huron. Expositor, tax arrears ledger $<6.45; Twp. Treasurer, re fund re, tax acct. $115.02; C. L. Smith, printing acct, $93.50. .The council adjourned to. meet again for the regular monthly meeting on Mon day, May 3rd, at 1.30' o’clock in the afternoon. Oesch milk flour Schil- First- $122.- A. F. 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