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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-03-17, Page 2THURSDAY, MARCH 17th,THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE Communities in Hay Township Prosperous Even in Days When Settlements Were Young ... ...............-CT (By Mac in the London Free Press) I Hay Township, one of the lake range Townships of Huron, fead it’s quota and share of early towns and small villages. They were even in early days surprisingly busy. Zurich was the principal village within the confines of the Township and in the words of one early his­ torian it was a “particularly” smart and enterprising, little town of about 609 inhabitants, although they had not as laite as 1880 applied to ba incorporated as a village. The first settlers of the locality, were mostly of German descent, bu't the pioneer of the village was Frederick Knell, a Swiss, who settled on lot 21, con­ cession 11. Two blacksmiths were named Pater Deischart and Freder­ ick Axt, were among the earliest settlers, as was also Henry H, Wah- linch. Two othei’ early settlers were Michael Zeller and Henry Greb. The first storekeeper and post­ master was Fred Knell, and the post office was opened in 1857, with a tri-weekly mail from Bayfield. Mr. Knell also ran a grist and sawmill, a population of about 350; six gen- erel stores; a large steam furniture factory, steam gristmill, two large hotels, two churches, school, first- class storing, shipping, mail and telegraph facilities, and mechanics’ shops of all kinds. The Messrs. Petty, named the place after a vil­ lage in Yorkshire, from which they came. They also ran a pork-pack­ ing establishment at which they pack about 2,000 hogs annually- Mt James petty, presented the London, Huron and Bruce railroad with the station grounds wihich they now occupy. Petty was one of the first men to import the thoroughbred stock into the County of Huron, and for many years he was extremely successful. as it was at home, and soon quv crop was coming up* a»d after a time, it was harvested and stacked away for the winter feed of the animals. “Now I am no- longer lonesome, because I am 'certain that we are going to have an abundance of all that we need. We will have hand toll, for a long time, but we .hope to build up something that we can feand pur sons and daughters when we are no longer able to work. The forests are being taken away and in the place, we are going to feave plenty of broad fields on which to plant our grains and we hope that by next year we will have half of our land, being in the way to grow a crop of grain for us.” i Dashwood on the Stephen west of the vil- Dashwood was located boundary between Hay and and seven and a half miles Exeter, and 17 miles from lag© of Parkhill. It had for many years a tri-weekly mail from Park- _ , hill. It -contained in the early days this being the first gristmill in the | tw0 stores, two steam sawmills, one . . .............................. mill, shops township, although Moses Johnston.! steam gristmill and flouring who later taught school had prev- two hotels and a number of iously built a sawmill at Johnston’s of iess importance.P, O. The first public-house waS | qu1. earjy historian has a word kept by Henry Soldan, a shoemaker 110 say in regard to Johuston’s Mills r> n i-v. Ia ’ rl + Tt 4 /I ztc* 1aviz11z\m/! ! , #•the name implies, mills which were by Moses Johnston wiho combined the trades of landlord | p. q and cobbler together foi’ some time,; - and lateiv moved to Dashwood. “It is as j called after the J run at this point In 1880 | who figured in the municipal affairs j of Hay for many years, and then re- Among the commercial and indus-1 cently went to teach in Michigan, trial institutions of Zurich in 1880, The place is on the Lake Road, four there were three general stores, ' miles w6St Of Zurich and ten miles one drug store, one merchant tailor ' from Hensall, from which it has a three harness shops, three carriage semi-weekly mail. It was settled, shops, one tannery, one wollen mill j by Mr. Johnston, who came from one J Blenheim in Oxford County. The fouif ’ mins are still running, and they also Methodist church, ''school, and attendant attributes.” j Although Hay was peopled for the i most part by Germans, Anglo-Saxon I was uh-e tongue used, except in Ger- ‘man Sabbath Schools. The circum- ' stances -certainly bear out the asser- (tion that the township, either in re- < spiect to tihe quality of its land, the I thrift and enterprise of its people, or the number, extent and prosperity of its citzens, will compare favor­ ably with that of any other town- shipi in 'the county. A letter whiefe was recently for­ warded to the writer gives us a faint sight of the early life of -the Town­ ship of Hay. It was written 'by a German woman to her mother in Germany, and translated by a rela­ tive of tihe family. “The land is fertile and well-bear­ ing. We were awarded for all o-ur hard toil by having the crops -come up, and bring us a great abundance. To me the new country was drab at first and made me feel so lonesome for the sight of the valley at .ome. I -wanted to be back at school, with all omr relations and not have to work away for nothing as I -thought we would have to do here in this country. The snow piled high and went away and then we were certain of spring it came back. By and by however, the sun grew just as warm l one gristmill and flour mill, flax mill, two good hotels, churches, Meth-odist, Baptist, Luth- j have a store, eran and Catholic—a fine brick pub- - lie school in which three teachers i were engaged, a telegraph office of' the Montreal line, and a post office off the Hensall line of mail, which was six miles hall was built cost of $600. -Surrounding rich was a remarkably fine farming country, which was adapted to many different types of farm products, ■witfe the result that the obscure vil­ lage profited greatly. Here is what anomer historian has to say in regard to- the village of Hensall, writing in. -the late 70’s. Hensall is a new but very brisk village on the London, Huron and Bruce railroad, near the northeast corner of the Township of Hay. The village plot was laid out in October of 1877, by George and James petty who came here from England about 1854 and settled on the second con­ cession of Hay Township and in 1874 purchased the south half of lot 21, concession 1. The first house was built on the site of the present vil­ lage about 1877, but its growth and prosperity from that time have been unequalled by that of any other of the many villages in Western On­ tario. during the same period. Among its present attributes are distant. The town in about 1864, at a the village of Zu- GRAND BEND Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mollard and family, of Bridgen, visited over the weefc-end with Mr. and Mrs. Abner Mollard. •Mr. and Mrs. Dick Masse and Miss Monica Dewey visited over the week­ end in Windsor. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Love, of Hensall, visited Mr. and Mrs. John Love on Saturday. Mrs. Gilbert Statton is visiting her parents in Sarnia. Mrs. Clayton Oliver and daughter Connie, of Stratford and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Webb visited Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Webb, in Thedford on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Sim Dewey, of St. Marys, visited Mrs. Dewey’s mother Mrs. Nancy Ravelie over the week­ end. Dr. and. Mrs. Moore, of Toronto, visited tiheir son Rev. J. B. Moore, as they were on their way to spend the balance of the winter in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ravelle re­ turned home Saturday after a few days with their daughters in Detroit. Mr. Jack Waldron, of Middleton’s Bakery, Exeter, visited his parents over the week-end. Mr. Bud Broderick, of Montreal, is visiting his wife and -family at present. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur- Harrison, of Porter Hill, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Love over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Nickles visit­ ed Mr. and Mrs. Russell Webb on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wrenshaw, of Detroit, were visitors witfe Mr. and Mrs. Morris Brenner over the week­ end. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Patterson visited with Mr, Angus Patterson on Sunday. Mrs. Lizzie England visited her brother Mr. Major Baker at Shipka on .Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Webb visited with Mr. and Mrs. Archie Webb, of iStrat- ford over the week-end. HENSALL W. M, S, Meeting The W* M- 'S. of Carmel Presby­ terian church held their regular monthly meeting in the school room of the ichurch' on Thursday afternoon at three o’clock. The president Mrs. Colin Hudson presided. The meeting opened with a hymn and prayer led by Mrs. Hudson. Mrs. W. A. Young read the Scripture Lessen from John 14th. The minutes of the previous meeting were read by the secretary. The roll was called and answered with the word “Love.” Mrs, W- R- Davidson gave the report of the vis­ iting committee for the month. Mrs. W. A. McLaren sang a beautiful solo- “Keep Close to tihe Saviour,” Mrs. A. Dougall gave a splendid report on the work of the Indian School at Birtle, Man. Mrs. Harry Arnold gave a very interesting and well prepar­ ed paper on “Stewardship”. The meeting closed with a hymn and the Lord’s prayer in unison. Reception A reception was tendered Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beaver, a recent mar­ ried young couple in the Town Hall on Friday evening. It was one of the largest receptions held in Hen­ sall this winter, the large hall be­ ing crowded with over 300 of the relatives, neighbors and friends of the young couple. During the ev­ ening Mr. and Mrs. Beaver were presented with an address and a dining room table and six chairs. The address was read by Mr. Ernest Chipchase, of Tu-ckersmitfe. .Mr. Beaver in a very happy manner, on behalf of Mrs. Beaver and himself thanked their many friends fw tih-eir beautiful gifts and good wishes. A very pleasant evening was spent in dancing, the music being furnished by Hank Green and the Kestle- Bros, on the violins and Tommy Walker at the piano. At midnight a dainty lunch was served. Senior Women's Institute PICOBAC PIPE TOBACCO FOR A MILD, COOL SMOKE I F The Hensall Senior Women's In­ stitute held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday evening at the home of Miss Beryl Pfaff. The president, Miss Maude McLean pre­ sided, some 25 members being pre­ sent. The opening ode was given and was followed by .community singing. The roll call was answer­ ed by a favorite author or composer. The motto "‘He who ceases to Learn. Ceases to Live” was given by Miss McLean. Miss Katfe-ryn Drysdale and Miss Helen Walker favored with a guitar duet. Rev, W. A. Young gave a talk on “Don’t be Tired,” Miss Maude McLean gave a very in­ teresting talk on “Buymanship.” An exhibit of fancy and wonk aprons was ners won Mrs. Passmore. John Sinclair, of Kippen; and Mrs. R. J. Paterson. At tihe close of the meeting a lunch was served and a .pleasant social half hour spent. given. Among the prize win- were Miss Beryl -Pffaff, who two firsts, Mrs. G. Drysdale, Roy McLaren and Miss Gladys The judges were Mrs. DATE JACOB GACKSTETTER There passed away at this home on 1th concession of Hay Township, Mr. Jacob Gackstetter, an aged and highly respected resident of the community, aged 82 years and 10 months. He was born in . Wilmot Township and came to Hay many years ago, being on the farm fee died for the past 37 years. /Surviving are his widow, one daughter, Mrs. N. Roster, of Hay and two sons, John of the Goshen Line south of Zuri'cihi and Henry at home. The funeral was held to St. Peter’s Lu­ theran church Zurich and Goshen Line cemetery for interment. His pastor, Rev. E. Turkheim, officiat­ ing. Thirteenth Power Bill for Zurich The trustee board of Zurich has received a letter from the Hydro Electric Commission, Toronto, in­ forming it that the total credit for the local Hydro-Electric system for 1937 has been bixed at $740. This is known as the 13 th Power Bill and is considerably highei’ than for preceeding financial position show­ ing a total surplus of $99,095.43 and a profit of $544.22 for the oper­ ation for the year 1937. Debentures outstanding payable each year until 1947, amounts to $2,942.60. The equity in the H.E.P.C. system now amounts to $10,620.65 and the de­ preciation reserve to $5,597,70. The local system has $4,000 invested in government bonds, has 123 domestic users and 47 commercial services. You’re Sure w bake with PURITS FLOUR Best for ell your Bakind PF437 Bargain Excursion March 24 from Exeter (Ticket! alio sold at all adjacent C.N.R. Stations) To C.N.R. STATIONS in MARITIME PROVINCES frrov. of Quabac; Ntw Brunswick; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia MARCH 25 and 26 — To Ottawa $9.4Q; Montreal $10.75; Quebec City $14.75; Ste. Anne de Beaupre $15.35 ROUND TRIP FARES T ?4D Ticfccte, Farci, Traniit Limin and Information from Aftnts. Ark for Handbill. CANADIAN NATIONAL Clubbing Rates Tuck it in your travelling bag Yau nwtr know when yotrtl need Minard’s. NEW METAL CAP hermetically Mais in strength of liniment. Prevents spill­ ing, yet Is easily removed. Rubin Minard’s freely to relieve any xnv;u:ular pains or stiff* ne*a, sore feet, rheumatic etc. Xaiaa AsmU: HaawM F. RftcMe Twwato Toronto Globe & Mail and Times-Advocate.............. Toronto Daily Star and Times-Advocate .................. London Free Press and Times-Advocate ................... Family Herald & Weekly Star and Times-Advocate Canadian Home Journal and Times-Advocate .......... Country Gentleman and Times-Advocate .... Good Housekeeping and Times-Advocate .... Ladies’ Home Journal and Times-Advocate McCalls Magazine and Times-Advocate .... National Geographic and Times-Advocate . Farmer’s Advocate and Times-Advocate .... 8,00 9.00 ‘ 8.00 3.00 2.50 5.00 3.00 3.00 6.00 r KINARDS ILinimenI Ontario Farmer and Times-Advocate .................... Saturday Evening Post and Times-Advocate ...... Saturday Night and Times-Advocate .................... Woman’s Home Companion and Times-Advocate Cosmopolitan and Times-Advocate NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO ALL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF VERNON G. CARDV Of course, when in Montreal, it’s the beautiful Mount Royal Hotel, six Minutes From the heart or DETROIT!! One of Canada's really outstanding hotels, the beautiful, modern, 300- fooiri Prince Edward is in the centre Of Windsor—yet by tunnel—only six minutes from Cadillac Square, De­ troit. Harry A. Peters, Jr., Resident Managof IN THE HEART OF ORCHARDS AND INDUSTRY!! Serving the rich agricultural and in­ dustrial Niagara peninsula, the Royal Connaught's far famed hos­ pitality has become international tradition. H, Alexander MacLennan, Resident Manager NIAGARA ROARS ITS MIGHTY WELCOME!! Commanding the finest possible view of the seventh wonder of the world, the beautiful General brock is also world famous for its sun deck and magnificent Rainbow Deck. Ronald. P. Peck, Resident Manager HAMILTON, ONTARIO WINDSOR, ONTARIO 1 It 1 tllliti IN 3 FINE CITIES TO PRESENT “THE DESERT SONG” IN WOODHAM World Famous Musical Comedy by Signfund Romberg Secured by Special Cut in Royalty The musical comedy offering of a year ago met with such splendid re­ sponse from the whole district, that a much bigger and better show, “The Desert Song" is being prepar­ ed with will be musical in both Y1' a cast of twenty-six, and ready shortly. This same play ran for many months Old London and in New ork Gity. Local people will get «a splendid surpris*© when they see how our well known talent handle this magnificent story of the French Foreign Legion, and if you have never laughed outright during the presentation! of a local play, will this Mills as Switzei’ element Mills as the “Red Shadow” and Miss Evelyn Walkom as Margot. ■By the kindness of the copyright owners the royalty which' ordinari­ ly would be prohibitive for a hall of five hundred seats /has been greatly reduced to make this show possible. The same lovely music which you hear on the radio almost every week from the same musical score will, all be used, fifteen musical features in all. The whole cast are a bunch- of pretty good sports to give their time and energy, but the motive is an ex­ cellent one; every cent of the .pro­ ceeds goes to the extension of the Kingdom of God1 in the mission field. Y WINCHELSEA Mr. and Mrs. Newton Clarke -and family visited on .Sunday- with friends at Lucan. Mrs. .Simon Miller, of Cromarty, spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Batten. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Denham and family, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Paynt­ er and Mr. and Mrs. veorge Hotson. •of Kirkton spent Tuesday- evening with Mr. and Mrs. Walker Kerslaike. Mts. George Godbolt and Centralia, visited on Sun- Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mr. and Gerald, of day witfe Fletcher. Mrs. Freeman Horne and Kath­ leen spent the week-end with the former’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Peter Whitlock, of Thames Road. I 2.50 4.00 5.00 3.00 5.00 2.50 From Seed Time ifr.sfneaJl iCwe, «t i ill111 Hui you time at the antics of Billy Bennie, and Mrs, Reuben as Susan, The romantic is ably handled by Ray Life A Burden Work A Drudgery Tired All The Time? No Rest Day Or Night? Is ThS Medicine You Require ToHelp Build UpYourStrength CROMARTY The March meeting of the W. M. S. met in the basement of the church on Thursday last with a fair attendance. Mrs. Allen presided. Those taking .part in the devotional part of tihe meeting were Mrs. Reid- ie, Mrs. Jas. Scott, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Allen read the scripture lesson and opened With prayer. Papers on In­ dia were read bjr Mrs, Reidie, Mrs. Oliver, Mrs. McLaren and a Mission­ ary paper by Mrs. S-cott. The meet­ ing closed with prayer by Mrs. Hill and the usual repeating of the Lord’s Prayer in unison, Miss Ballantyne, of Exeter, is at present visiting with her sisters, Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Kerslake. Mr, and M-rs. Lloyd Miller, Strat­ ford, spent Sunday last witfe 'his mothei* in the village. POWER GRADER PURCHASED At a special meeting of the coun­ cil of tihe Township of Hay held on March 2nd tenders were opened for the purchase of a power grader. Mr. A. N. Fellowes, District Muni­ cipal Engineer, was present. The tender of the Dominion Road Macfor inery Co., Goderich, was accepted and delivery of the grader will be made as soon as tihe roads are dry enough to commence shaping them. i Mr. M, G. Deitz, of Zurich, has beeh ’ appointed as operator t>f the mach­ ine. . . • Financing the food sup­ ply of the nation is a continuous process of extending bank credit. cereals and food specialties. Shippers of grain and grain prod­ ucts borrow to finance shipments at home and abroad. Farmers borrow at the Bank to buy seed and sow it; to cultivate the grain and reap it; they borrow on security of the harvest. . Grain (dealers borrow on security of warehouse receipts over grain in the elevators. against grain supplies, pending the sale of flour, feed, prepared Grain processors borrow Wholesalers and retailers borrow to keep the grain foods moving to their customers, and so on—-until the tables of millions are reached, in Canada and overseas. • • • Making loans to such borrowers is one feature of our modern, experi­ enced banking service— the outcome of 120years’ successful operation. ESTABLISHED 1817 “a bank where small accounts are welcome” Exeter Branch: W. H. MOISE, Manager 6 I 1