The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1946-07-18, Page 8Page ,8 THE TIMES-ADVPCATE, EXETER. ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JUUY MSth, 1946
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THURSDAY, JULY 18th
Harftball-T®
Hensall at Exeter.
FRIDAY, JULY 19tlx
Men’s Softball--^
Grand Bend at Sharon.
Dashwood at Exeter,
Hardball’—•
Lucan at Zurich.
TUESDAY, JULY 23rd
Men’s Softball—
Exeter at Dashwood.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24th
Men’s .Softball—
Sharon at Grand Bend.
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Curvature?
a
much better job of holding the
powerful Clinton nine in toe, Mon
day night, than in their first meet
ing of the season, with a 9-5 score
at the Community Park,
Clinton opened the game with
two runs across the plate in the
first inning while the locals matched
the effort with the same number
and were headed into the lead when
Smith and Cann were called out on
a double steal at home and third on
two close plays. While the visitors
were scoring one in the second,
three in the fifth and two in the
sixth Exeter went scorless
Clinton an
In
their
came
after
How They
Hardball
Stand
w L Pet.
| Hensall .........7 1 .875
Clinton .............7 1 .875
Exeter ...............,....2 6 ,250
Zurich .............2 6 ,259'
Lucan ...............2 6 ,250
Mitchell ......2 6 .250
Ladies’ Softball W L Pct.
Dublin ......................6 0 1.000
Exeter ...............4 2 .666
Dashwood ................2 4 .333
Hensall ...........,........0 6 ,000
Men’s Softball W L Pct.
Dashwood ...............10 2 .833
Grand Bend ............9 3 .750
Sharon ....................4 7 .363
Exeter ........ .............
0 11 .000
Miller, If ................... 4 1 1 0
Schoenhals, lb ......... 4 1 2 0
Cook, p ...................... 4 0 0 0
41 9 12 3
Score by innings:R H E
Clinton .... 210 0'32 100 9 12 3
Exeter .... 200 000 111 5 6 5
The Big Three
Last week's batting averages
the top three hardball sluggers
should have been in this order:
Gerry Smith, Joe Creech and Austin
Fahrner. After Monday night’s
game the standing remains the same
with Smith clouting a .53 6, Creech
a .485 and Fahrner a .393.
for
By William TT. Bragg, in Lpndon Free Press
Eight Ball
to give
8-2 lead,
seventh Exeter
run when Joe
on Gerry Smith’s single
, * » that is as far us new refrigerators are concerned, De
liveries are very slow.
But we're right in the groove on repair jobs, Yes, ready
with the necessary experience to give yon complete; expert
service,
Barnett, and their infant son Dun
can; the stope is the most recent
in the cemetery, tp Peter G. McCal
lum, who was buried there in Oct
ober 1309, His wife, whose name
is not carved on the stone, was
buried there even more recntly,
. A large stone, broken in four
pieces, the remaining portion lean
ing heavily to the south, contains
the names of Agness, daughter of
Adam and Ann Benner; John Ben
ner, as well as Robert,, son of
John and Catharine Benner. Robert
was killed while drawing rails with
his brother
1886, at the age of 26,
sided oil the Base line
death several years ago,
Mary Jane Sparling,
John, the first district councilor
and one of the
old log church
42 in 1853 and
Their daughter,
lies beside
When John Hamilton Switzer was
passing hear the first churchyard
in Blanshard one dark summer
night about 50 years ago, he not
iced a grey shape among the tomb
stones. It was too dark for him to
define its outline, but his attention
was rivetted when the shape began
to move. Only a few days before,
one of the district's older1 gentle
men. had told Mr. Switzer that the
cemetery was haunted. Armed with
the pitchfork he had been using in
the neighbor’s field that day, Mr.
Switzer ran towards the cemetery
to get a better look at the “ghost”
He lost sight of it while climbing
over the fence, but he had taken
only a few steps from the fence
when he saw the thing about 20
feet away. He walked cautiously
towards it, but it seemed to keep
the same distance from him, When
he stopped, it stopped. He made a
sudden rush and threw his fork.
There was a-pained bellow from a
white cattle-beast which went crash
ing over the tombstones and dis
appeared into a clump of bushes.
A number of weather streaked
tombstones (a few of which have
been broken by ghosts of this
kind) mark the graves of some of
the township’s earliest settlers, only
evidence remaining of the Sparling
church, the first erected in Blan
shard Township.
Less than three years after the
first crude shanty was built on the
bank of the Thames in 1840, John
ston Armstrong and John Sparling
erected a log Wesleyan Methodist
church on the, east end of lot 14,
West Mitchell road (about a mile
north of Rannocli.) The population
of the township was so sparse in
1843 that enough hands .could not
be obtained to do the work all at
once
raise
chell
til a
around tramped the bush trails to
the little church to listen to the
teaching of " Johnston Armstrong
and traveling preachers. Rev. Eph-
riam .Evans, came monthly on
horseback from London to Skin
ner’s Corners (Rannoch) and walk
ed, following the surveyor’s blaze
on the trees, to this log shanty to
preach to the small group of set
tlers which made up Zion’s first
congregation. The
many years after
ognized highway,
Preacher’s Blaze.
■Shortly after the road was push-'
ed through, the log church was
torn down and d frame building
erected on the'same acre of land
but closer to the road. After the
building of a church farther north
on tlie concession and the union of
the two congregations, the frame i
church was sold to the late Samuel ’ Haynes. His son William uses it'
as an implement storage shed. |
Peter • Switzer, who lived for many 1
years on the Mitchell road and
now resides in St. Marys, and to
whom I am indebted for much of
the information in this article, re
calls helping to move the frame
church over 60 years ago.
While examining the almost for
gotten cemetery which remains on
the site, I noticed that many of.
the graves were of people who had
died young. In commenting
these premature deaths,
zer believes
were caused
word cancer
at that time,
from unknown
no doctor in Blanshard until 18 68.
The bodies of some of the first
settlers in Blanshard are buried in
the unkempt graves of -this church
yard. Three slender slabs of stone
mark the resting place of Amos
Doupe, his wife, Annie Sparling
Doupe and their infant daughter
Catherine. Amos
at the age of 44
deputy reeve of
years 1856-57.
Catherine, was
George on May
George
until
wife
We have a few Queep Range Oil Burners from the last
shipment, See us today—we install them.
SLi3,
re*
his
or
of
Opposite Cann’s Mill
Main Street, Exeter
G. K. CROCKER
Authorized Kelvinator Scales
and Service Phones 299, 59w
Blanshard (1847-8)
builders pf the
died at the age of
was buried there.
17, when she died,
mo the/.
v Johnston
helped to
two infant
southwest ‘ corner of the lot.
well died in 1848, and Adam C,J
in 1858. On the same stone is the
name of " Robert Armstrong, died
1854 The sole survivor of the fam
ily of Johnston and Clarinda Arm
strong, Mrs. Edith Butler, lives in
Boston.
Adam Shier, who received the
’first deed on Concession 4 June 18
1844, died in Confederation year;
He and his wife, Frances, who
died a year later are buried on the
south side of the lot. William, Re
becca (his wife died |li853, aged
33), Elizabeth (died 1849), Philip,
and Frances Raynard are also bur
ied there.
John Bell, who, in 1852, at Fish
Creek, (Prospect Hill) established
the first post office in Blanshard,
is buried in this cemetery. Ellen
Bell’s stone informs us that she
died in May, 11885.
John
in a
Centre,
to live,
to the Sparling Cemetery in April
1880,. His brother, George, lies be
side him Not far from their graves
there is a small ro&e granite stone
bearing the inscription: Mother.
187 6, aged 39, There is no further
information about this grave.
Other stones contain the names
of Catharine Moore; Mary, Isabella
James H., and David J., children
of John and Catharine Moore.
James McConaghy died in August,
1853. The stone that marks John
McConaghy’s grave is broken in
I four pieces. Sarah Stanzel was 27
when she died in February, 1855.
The largest and one of the old
est stones in the cemetery was setl
up to the Huston family. It stands
completely surrounded by shrub
bery, about 12 feet high on the
north side of the lot. It informs us
that Violet Huston, wife of Wil
liam Brooks was 76 when she died
January 5, 1849, that Fanny ;Craw-
ford, wife of George Huston, was
21 when She died on April 114,
1850; that John Huston was 86
when he died on August 7, 1869;
that Anne Higins was 70 when she
died on September 6, 1855; and
that Mary Jane Huston, wife of
William Stacey, died on August’ 9, 18’55. ;
A slender granite stone states
simply: Louisa, wife of Percival
Sparling, died November 23, 1872;
and! her daughter, Dorah Ellen,
age lb! days, died November
1872.
Armstrong, who
build the church,
children buried in
hei]
also
left
the
Max-
Lakeview Casino
Grand Bend
, DANCING EVERY NIGHT
GORDON DELAMONT
and his orchestra
Delamont’s over-night success is the talk of Canada. His
band is-now judged as the best in Canada of all 10-piece
orchestras. Come and hear him!the
third
home
getting onto one -of. Draper’s
slants for a triple. Neilans scored
■for Clinton in the seventh also.
Another promising rally was
halted in the eighth when Nicol
stole home and Fahrner stole sec
ond on another double steal. How
ever umpire Harburn called Fahr
ner out on a close play as Cook
tossed the ball to Draper to hold
the Exeter pitcher on the bag.
Creech scored his third run of the
game in the ninth after hitting a
single for his second hit in
trips to the plate.
EXETER
Hayter, ss ....
A. Fahrner, p
J. Creech, cf, If
Smith, c ......
Cann, rf ......
Hennessey, lb
Dinney, If, cf
How. Holtzman, 3 b
Har. Holtzman, ss
a Elston
b Sweet
scored
Creech
three
Ed’s Machine Shop
Two Blocks East of Main.
Street on John Street.
If it’s wrinkled here and
there., bring it to us for
removation. Our fender and
body department has made
hundreds of friends in this
vicinity; and is making
more every day. Naturally;
we offer expert work and
our prices are fair.
CLINTON
Glew, cf ....
Colqhoun, c
White, ss ..
Draper, 2b
Neilans, rf
Kennedy, 3b
best
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■this
Hensall Here Thursday
What should be one of the
games of the season for Exeter
is the contest with Hensall
Thursday night at Community Park.
Hensall have only been beaten once
and that by Lucan who have won
their last two games after a slow
start. The Exeter-Hensali game is
the postponed game that was called
off on June 17th.
for
the
Lucan Defeats Zurich
Lucan defeated Zurich 8 to 6
their second straight win in
Huron-Perth League at Lucan Mon
day night. The game came to an
early close in the sixth inning when
Jack Hodgins, star third baseman
for Lucan, fractured his right leg
on a slide into third base in the
sixth inning. The batteries: -For
Zurich, Stade, Heideman and Young-
blutt; iLucan, Ch own, Hudgins and
Sovereign.
Zurich
Lucan
■2
2
its
de
and it took three days to
it. Construction on the Mit-
road itself was not begun un
year later. Settlers from miles
Mitchell road for
it became a rec-
was called the
1
Hancock Gould was killed
railway accident at Sauk
Minn., while moving, west
His bodyt was brought back
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Sunday, July 21st 9 p.m.
Their last show on July 14th was a sell-out. A different
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Sunday, July 28 th 9 p.m.
GET READY!
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preparing a brilliant show.
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Lucan Squad Wins First
The Lucan Irish nine rang up
first victory of the season by
feating Hensall, 5-3, last Thursday
night and were the first team to beat
the league- leaders, who had won
seven straight games.
Paced by the heavy slugging of
Charlie Weir, who slapped out a
three-run homer in the second in
ning, the Lucan squad was
value for its win. They
heads-up ball all the way.
Hensall ....... 0 00 021' 0 3
Lucan ...... 030 002 x 5
Chowan, Hodgins and Sovi
Joy nt and Kerslake.
Every Wednesday Night 7‘p-m
Softball Game
with Grand Bend playing their league home games.
full
played
5
7
Girls Win One, Drop Two
At Dashwood Thursday, . the
Exeter girls defeated the Dashwood
Stars 14 to 9 in a league game
which still keeps them in second
place. The only home run of the
game was hit in the sixth inning
by Constance Webb for Dashwood.
Exeter biggest.hit was a triple bag
ged by Verden Lindenfield in the
seventh inning. The umpiring was
divided by Reg. McDonald and
Jimmy Hayter.
Then the Exeter lassies were de
feated by the Lucan Girls Friday
in an exhibition game by a margin
of 17-15 in an eight inning game.
This is the first time the two teams
have met. Exeter shone in the last
inning when they secured six runs
after the sun facing the batters
had gone down, two of" them horns
■runs hit by Helen
Wein.
DASHWOOD —
Gaiser, If;
M. Gaiser,
Webb, ss;
2b.
EXETER at Dashwood
Richards, ss; Gilmour, c; Wein, 3b
Gibson, If;
Duvar, cf;
lb.
Dashwood
Exeter (14
Dixon and Jean
on
Mr*. Swit-
that many of them
by diphtheria. The
was almost unknown
but a few people died
causes. There was
Doupe, who died
in June'1862 was
Blanshard for the
Their daughter,
buried there less
than two years after the log church
was built. Dorah, wife
Sparling, died in January
Two
are for
families,
ed by
evergreen hedge,
are cared for by descendants, One
stone marks the grave of Charles
Barnett, his wife, Janet McCallum
of Peter
1872.
the road
McCallum
stones . close to
the Barnett and
They are partially enclos«
a beautiful semi-circular
and the graves
14)
Mrs.—“How does my new
look?”
Mr.—“It looks like a week’s
wages.”
hat
Coming Tuesday; August 13th
MART KENNEY
(Mart’s only appearance in this district)
(
Grand Bend, without any doubt, is Lake Huron’s Playground
and the finest resort; you-will never have a dull moment!
Everything is offered for your enjoyment, and remember
the summer seasons are mighty short! Don’t regret it when
the snow flies and those freezing days arrive that you didn’t
take advantage of even a short stay, to enjoy the water and
the sunshine and to help build’up the children’s health. Plan
your visit now! Few people have been disappointed in se
curing cabins, cottages, or rooms. Write or telephone the
Grand Bend Infoiunation Bureau — they will help you to
secure accommodations.
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3b: Smith,
Guenther,
B
cf;
rf;
R. Guenther, c; Hayter
Maier,
lb; S.
■Paige"
Parsons, rf;
Lindenfield, p
Hunter-
Welis,
(12 hits) 001
hits) .... 121
•x- * *. •»
LUCAN—P. Watsan, p;
115
002
100
431
Close
Sharon took an extra inning
struggle from the locals on Friday
night by the score of 17-16. Ray
Smith hurled for the losers while
Gordon Eagleson pitched tile win
ners to Victory. Eric CarScadden
connected for a homer for the lo
cals.
, .. Bradley,
3b; M. Hardy, 2b; E. Watson, lb;
Wood, C; B. Hardy, cf; G. Nicolson,
rf; Ewen, ss; Gregory, if.
EXETER-
Gibson, SSJ LilidehfiOld, p;
lb; Paige, 2b; Hiinter-Duvar,
Richards, if; Dixon, rf. T-his
Lucan
Exeter
-iGilmour, 0; Wein, 3b;
Lihdehfiold, p; Wells,
of;
Was
40k
26x
202
002
# * * *
girls lost a tough
* *
405
113
one inThe
Dublin, Tuesday night. Exeter lod
3-2 Up until the seventh inning
when Dublin scored eight runs to
win 114, Up until the outburst it
was h close, exciting game.
Dashwood and Sharon Tie
Dashwood and Sharon battled to
a 14-14 tie at Dashwood Tuesday
night. Kraft for Dashwood hit a
homer with the basds loaded.
.SHARON — Holtzman, 3b; O.
Gaiser, If; Eaglesoti, p; Farow, cf;
Pfaff, c; Ford, rf; R. Haugh, 2b;
Vihcant, lb; Kfeslle, rt; L. Haugh,
2b, lb,; Murphy, ss,
DASHWOOD —J. Hayter, SS; J.
Gaiser, cf; Wein, lb; Kraft, c; H.
Hayter, 3b; Juder, 2b; Musser, if;
Restemeyer, tf; Desjardins, rf; Wit-
lert, if; Mason, p.
■Sharon ....... 133 502 0 14
Dashwood ..... ‘311 450 0 14
Umpires—-Morrison and Tteman.
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