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WHALEN
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parkinson
and Glenn were recent visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Gun
ning, Granton.
Mrs. McNeil, of St. Marys,
spent the week-end with Mr, and
Mrs. Bert Duffield.
Mr. Howard Morley, of Hazel
Park, Mich., spent the week-end
with Mr. Win. Morley and fam
ily. Mrs. Morley and daughters
returned home with him on Sun
day. Since their return home
Carolyn has been admitted to
the hospital, We hope for a
speedy recovery.
Messrs. Laverne Morley, Ross
Duffield and Grafton Squire
spent a few days during the
week at Wiarton and Cape Chin.
Mrs. Hazelwood returned to
her home, having spent three
weeks with relatives in Winni
peg.
Rev. R, J. and Mrs. Merriam,
of Putman, visited recently with
Mr. and Mrs, Alex Baillie, Mr.
and Mrs. ■ Merriam are leaving
shortly for Lindsay.
Mr. and Mrs. Melleville Gun
ning and Muriel visited on Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Cooper, of Elimville.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hazelwood
attended the Hazelwood reunion
at. Stratford on July 1st.
Mrs. John Hodgson and Mrs.
Harold Carter, of Metropolitan,
visited on Friday with friends in
Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Ogden, Miss
Vina Fisher, Mrs, Wm. Davis, of
Exeter, Mr. and Mrs. J. Dickins,
of near Lucan, and Miss Sard
Fitzgerald, of London,' were re
cent visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
F. Squire.
Mrs. Wm. Morley returned to
her home on Saturday from St.
Joseph’s Hospital, where she
had been a patient for two
weeks.
A family gathering was held
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Gunning on Thursday
evening. Guests were Mrs. Alice
Gunning, of Exeter, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Millson, Mr. and Mrs.
Melleville Gunning and Muriel,
of Whalen, * Mr. and Mrs. P.
Passmore and family, of Thames
Road, Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Tookey
and family, of London, Mr. and
Mrs. A. Jaques and Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. Earl and families, of Zion.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Squire vis
ited on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. E. Squire, Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Squire and
Ronald were Sunday visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rodd, of
Granton.
Mr. Thos. Pullen returned to
St. Marys on Sunday after
spending a few weeks with Mr.
and Mrs. Milne Pullen.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parkinson
and family had a gathering ar
Springbank Park on Sunday.
Little Miss Doreen White, of
London, is spending this week
with Mr. and Mrs. F. Parkinson
Misses Jean Ogden and Aud
rey Arksey, of London, spent
the week-end at their homes.
1-Ie: “I see by the paper that
one of those South Pacific islands
a. good wife can be bought for
what amounts to three dollars.”
She: “Why that’s terrible!”
He: “I don’t know. A good
wife might be worth it.”
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HENSALL
Mrs. -Catharine Hedden, of St.
Catharines, spent vthe week-end
visiting with relatives and
friends here.
Miss Helen Moir, of London,
spent the week-end holiday with
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Moir and
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Rayn
ham,
Mrs. Lee, of London, visited
recently with her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
George Thompson.
Miss Roberta Kirby returned
home from a few days at the
Girl Guides Leaders' Training
Camp near Listowel.
Little Beth Goddard, daugh-
tex* of Dr. John C. and Mrs.
Goddard, underwent an opera
tion for the removal of her
tonsils at Clinton Hospital on
Friday.
Miss Betty Moir returned
home after a pleasant holiday
with Mr. and ;Mrs. George Cow
an and family at Cookstown.
Mr. Elgin Shortt left on Sun
day for Toronto where he will
take a two weeks’ course for
Public School Principals.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Orr and
family spent the week-end in
Sarnia attending a family re
union.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bell and
family and Mrs, Roy MacLaren
and Donald were recent visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hun
kin, Thames Road.
Billie Fink, Billie Kerslake,
Jimmie and Bobbie Baynham
are attending the Presbyterian
Camp at Kintail this week,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Passmore
and family spent the week-end
holiday at the summer home
near Lions Head.
Kenneth Parker, of Chisel
hurst, is holidaying at the home
of his grandmother, Mrs. Edna
Corbett.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Carter and
Caroline, of Hamilton, visited
with Mrs. Carter’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. G. Bell.
Public School Results
Following is a list of the
promotions in the Junior and
Intermediate rooms of the Pub
lic School of Hensall.
Grade I to Grade II: Jane
Horton, Honours; Beth Goddard
H.; Margaret Smillie, H.; Rod
erick Ferguson, H.; Jerry Mc-
Clinchey, H.; Buddy Johnston,
H.; Jeannie Henderson, H,;
Jeannie Noakes, Anne Forrest,
Florence Whittaker, Joan Kers
lake, Frank Bennett, Margaret
Smith, Marilyn Smith, Kathryn
Anderson, Donald Kyle, Terry
Forrest (conditional), Donald
Smale, (cond,), Jimmy Smale
(cond.).
Grade II to Grade III: Gwen
Spencer, H.; Joan Koehler, H.;
Charles Mickle, H., Murray Har-
burn, H.; Mary Ann Rannie, IT.
Wayne Chuter, H.; Joyce Whit
taker, H.; Marie Jarrott, H.;
Eilleen MacLean, Wayne Reid..
Kay Bennett, George Smith,
Donelda Lostell, Ronald Max
well, Marlin Hildebrandt, Jack
McKenzie.
Barbara J. Michie, Teacher.
Grade III to Grade IV: Phyl
lis Lostell, H; Tillie Kirk, H;
Donald MacLaren, H.; Graham
Farquhar, H.; Jimmie Baynham
H.; Joyce Peters, H.; Ilene
Maxwell, H.; Billie Kerslake, H.
Margaret Moir, IT.; Eric Smale,
Grade IV to V: Billy Laven
der, H.; Tommy Lavender, H.;
Marilyn Anderson, IT.; Wayne
Welsh, H.; Elsie Smith, IT.:
Teddy Norminton, H.; Wayne
McBride, H.; Bobby Lavery,
Ronnie McKenzie, Bobbie Bayn
ham, (cond.), Gerald Flynn,
(cond.).
Grade V to Grade VI: Gladys
Moir, H.; Marilyn Mousseau,
H.; Judy Shaddick, H.; Jimmie
Orr, Carol McMurtrie, Margaret
Stephen, Wallace Maxwell, Mur-
ney Twitchell, Glenn McKenzie,
Lola Volland, Corinne Smale,
(cond.).
Juen Brandon, Teacher.
An account of the Senior
Rooms will appear at a later
date.
Annual Picnic of
Fa irfield School Section
The annual picnic of Fair-
field school section was held -on
the school grounds on June 25th
The day was ideal and nearly
everyone was present. The
sports started off with a rous
ing ball game with both girls
and boys taking part. Races
were as follows: girls under 5,
Sydney Lister, Evelyn Wilson;
boys under 5, Donald Wilson;
girls 8 and under, Mary Gra
ham, Sydney Lister; boys 8 and
under, Robert Graham, Murray
Lister; girls, 10, Margaret Wil
son, Catharine Ondryicka; boys,
10, Roy Wilson, Robert Graham
young ladies, Maida Richai’ds,
Isabelle Wilson; young men, El
mer Powe, Uel Schroeder;
wheelbarrow race, Joe White
and Ted Lamport, Jack Hep
burn and Allen Richards; three
logged race, Alma White and
Ted Lamport, Russell King and
'Allen Richards; hop step, jump
Jack Hepburn, Uel Schroeder;
tooth pick race, Ted Lamport's
side; potato race, Ted Lam
port’s side; marshmallow race,
Mrs. Allen Richards and Jack
Hepburn; bean race, May Schro
eder; new look race, Mr. De
Lafre, Allen Richards. The com
mittee to put on sports next
year Is all families living be
tween Fairfield corner and
Wm. Schroeder’s.
Prominent in Settlement
Of Biddulph Township
Jennie Rey craft Lewis
in London Free Press
While Biddulph is tradition
ally Irish, actually settlement
was begun before Irish im grants
came to the township.
Records show that in 1826 a
colony of colored people, under
Frederick Stover established the
“Wilberforce Settlement’’ on the
banks of the Aux Sable—-north
west of Lucan.
In 1828 John Galt blazed m
trail from Guelph to Goderich,
and soon the Huron Tract which
included the Counties of .Perth,
Huron and Brupe, plus the
Townships of Bosanquet, in
Lambton, Biddulph, McGillivray,
West and East Williams, in
Middlesex, began to open up.
The .Huron Tract had come into
the possession of the Canada
Company for the purpose of es
tablishing settlements. Most of
■the land of this area (exclusive
of swamp land) could be bought
for $1.50 per acre.
One of the directors of the
Canada Company who was en
gaged in. the surveying of the
townships was John Biddulph,
from which Biddulph Township
received its name.
The Townships of Biddulph
and McGillivray remained part
of the United Counties of Huron
Perth and Bruce until 18 62,
when they were annexed to the
County of .Middlesex.
WTiile the Wilberforce colony
dwindled through lack of finan
cial support from their sponsors-
the ‘'Society of Friends” in Con
necticut. Irish settlers, from the
“auld sod”, began to pour in to
Biddulph.
In 1832, James Hodgins came
from Tipperary, Ireland. He
commanded the 6th Battalion of
Huron Militia in the rebellion of
1837-3 8, and was .officially
known as Colonel James Hod
gins, but familiarly known to
his friends as “Big Jim”.
He settled on Lot 39, Conces
sion ,3 (Coursey Line), Biddulph
ou the farm now occupied by
Charles Grose, and is said to be
the first settler in Biddulph. In
1842 he was appointed the first
district councilor for the town
ship, a post which lie held for a
number of years, and after
municipal organizations were
completed in 1850, he became
the first reeve of Biddulph. He
also served as clerk of that
municipality for several years,
He died in 1867 at the advanc
ed age of 84 years.
A few lots further north on
the Coursey line (on a farm now
owned by Harvey Hodgins),
Adam Hodgins, a brother of
Colonel James, built a log house
He . came to Canada in 1831 bub
was employed by the Canada
Company in surveying the Hur
on Tract prior to taking up land
on the Coursey line.
To this day, most of the
Hodgins connection on the Cour
sey line can trace their de-
scendancy from James Hodgins
or Adam Hodgins.
There were so many people by
the name of Hodgins in the
Western part of Biddulph and in'
those days there were large
families in which the common
est names were John, William or
George, so it became necessary
to use “nicknames” to distin
guish the individuals or fami
lies. Such pre-fixes as Tavern
George, Dublin Tom, Red Sam,
Long John, Big Billy, Aunt El
len’s George, Johnny Stout, Hill
John, Crube’s George and oth
ers were used. However, today
most of these names are but a
memory.
Although the name Hodgins
is so common in Biddulph there
were other Irish names of dis
tinction. Among these were John
Atkinson, commonly known as
“Long John”, who c.ame to Bid
dulph from Tipperary in 1837
and settled on Lot 16, Conces
sion 4 (SauMe Line). He serv
ed in the rebellion of 1837-38
under Colonel Radcliffe at Lon*
don and Adelaide Village. He
was reeve of Biddulph for many
years and also township repre
sentative in the county council
in Huron. He taught school at
S.S. No. 2. j'.ijduiph, for some j years and was school comm’s-
i sioner for the township for a
! time. He took the census and
assessed the township in 1840.
The taxes for that year
amounted to £18 15s—about
$90, Mr. Atkinson received 18s
4d about $4.40, for his ser
vices. When his death occurred
in 1884 Riddulph lost one of its
ablest citizens.
Another Irishman -of promin
ence in Biddulph was Patrick
Flanagan who came In 1844 to
the Village of Ireland (now
Clandeboye) and built a store
and tavern. For a time the vil
lage was known as “Flanagan’s
Corners". Page's Atlas (1878)
pays Patrick Flanagan this tri
bute—-“Mr. Flanagan was a
whole-souled, open-handed, pub
lic spirited, enterprising citizen,
a genuine Irishman who loved
fun and practical jokes, but
sympathetic and hospitable char
itable and just to all men.
As evidence of his great pop
ularity, the attendance at his
funeral was the largest ever
known in the country—the. pro
cession that followed his re
mains to their last resting place
was more than two miles long.
Most of the settlement of
Biddulph Township took place
in the “thirties” and “forties”
and while the majority of the
settlers were Irish there were
also English and Scotch in
smaller numbers. The census re
port for the year 1901 for the
township shows the population
2,2 63 (exclusive of Lucan)
made up of as follows: Irish
1,69 4; English 415; Scotch 129
other nationalities 25.
“Why didn't 1 try them be
fore?" is the lament of “First
Time" Times-Advocate Want Ad
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