The Brussels Post, 1974-04-24, Page 1ESTABLISHED
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Students research
Brussels history
RNBERRY STREET — This view of Turnberry Street looking south from across
e river was taken about 70 years ago. Ina history of Brussels written as a term
per at the University of Guelph, Vonne McCutcheon and David Brister trace the
onomic history of .the village from the 1800's.
Brussels Pos
BRUSSELS
ONTARIO
hoot costs up one million
of operating Huron
Schools is up more than
,000 over last year.
increase in expenditq,tes
sclosed when Huron Board
cation approved a budget
,185,831 for 1974 at a
meeting in Clinton
y., up $1,115,503 or 9,24%
st year. , Municipal taxes.
ovide $3,091,559, while
000 will come from
dal grants.
on fees and school rentals
-r $612,784.
C, Straughan, chief
taut for the Board, said
'as a surplus of $55,488
973. (In the elementary
here was a surplus of
less a deficit in the
ary panel of $25,344 .)
hort
hots
sts will be able to prove
ill, and no doubt learn how
ove on it, at the Bicycle
to be held at the Brussels
May 4th, This event is
ponsorcd by the Optimist
f Brussels, It will be
and knowledge of safe,
riding of a bicycle, Irma
by many, will be instilled,
aped that parents will
ge their youngsters to
ate. Everyone is welcome
s will be awaided. See
here in this issue of the
*44**,1
the inside postal workers
lit on strike last week.
11 affect all Canadians,
less. it will cause delay of
ension, welfare, qtrititi-
t cheques, etc, and will
hardhip on those Who
the prompt' arrival of
eimment cheques for the
teesSitles of life. Ali` s being Made to have
tributed as. quickly as
A segment of the work
is country goes on strike
What they believe to be
S and all stiffer to some
The average local mill rate for
1974 will be elementary 20.7
mills, down one from last
year, and secondary 20.4 mills up
3.2 mills.
The province will pay
approximately 74 per cent- of
ordinary expenditures in the
elementary panel in 1974, an
increase of about ,2 per cent over
1973, and will pay approximately
74 per cent of ordinary
expenditures in the secondary
panel this year, a decrease of
about 2 per cent.
R. B. Dunlop, Business
Administrator, explained the
improvement in the elementary
panel resulted from more
generous assistance in the French
language grant for elementary
pupils. -
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extent Strikes and more strikes-
Where and how will it all end.?
How much happier a stay iv
hospital is made for a patient by
the extra, beyond the call of duty,
attention given by many nurses.
Their friendly pleasantries, and
cheerful ministrations lighten the
days of lonely, or depressed
patients, These, nurses rarely
know hownitich they are apprecia-
ted,
******
What kind of people are they
who itidistrimately toss bottles
away strewing broken glass on
streets, sidewalks, public and
private property? What possess
them that they are so unheeding
of the danger of such acts? Do
they do so on their own property?
We doubt it. It is time such
persons realize that broken glass
can cause ,injury to children acid
others, and to property as well.
Do they know and simply, With no
thought of other, do not date It is
too bad that they, thettigelVeSo are
not the 'titan* to suffer from
their dangerous habit of such
littering,
D. J. Cochrane, Director of
Education, in presenting the
budget said preparations for it
were started last November to
outline the capital needs and the
maintenance needs, and
continued through January,
February, March and into April to
present date as requisitions came
in from principals for additions or
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Moe Wineberg was presented
With s 50-year jewel at the regular
Meeting of Western Star Lodge in
the 1.0.0.1. Lodge room on
Thursday night,
The presentation was made by
Deputy Grand Warden Ernie
It's' Girl Guide Cookie time
againt 'What A sng Brownie'
of Guide dottit's atiltig at your
door welcome her by buying a few
boles of Girt Guide Cookies,
The money earned through the
sale of cookies Is used to pay -Or- a
The first written history of.
Brussels, as far as the authors
know has been produced by two
graduating students at the
University of Guelph as a term
paper in one of their courses
there. Vonne McCutcheon of
Brussels and her fiance, David
Brister of . Niagara Falls have
researched the history of Brussels
thoroughly and have allowed the
Post to publish their paper.
(Editor's Note)
In 1852, William Ainley chose a
spot on the south branch of the
Maitland River as the site of his
future home. Within the next year
thirty families lived there. By
1882, Brussels was an
incorporated village with a
promising future and a population
of 1800. Within the next ten
years, the population dropped by
600. Throughout the 20th
century, the population has
hovered between 800 and 900.
In this paper, we hope to trace,
as much as is possible the
evolution of the village, Recorded
information is hard to come by, so
what is written here is based upon
what we learned from the older
residents and a certain amount of
conjecture on our part..
Ainley made a good choice
when he set out this site for his
home. There was plenty of good
water power from the Maitland
which would later prove a boon to
industry. Confidence in the area's
potential was high, so that land
was purchased on both sides of
the township line as soon as it was
advertised.
1853 saw thirty families move
into the area, and by 1854, the
village had grown to 200 acres. In
1855, the town plot was laid out
and named Ainleyville. The
following year, a post office,
called Dingle, was erected.
Chipchase.
Mr. Wineberg, now of Toronto,
was a former Brtissels business-
man for a number of years. He
has been a member of the
Brussels LO.O.F. Lodge since
1940,
part of the cost involved in
helping the girls develop into
mature, responsible citiiens
through their participation in the
Guide programme.
The sale takes place Saturday,
April 27th, 1914,
Within the next few years, five
churches were built and several
small businesses were started.
An addition was made to the
village plot by Thomas Halliday.
Even though there was good wat
er potential in the river, mills
were later in Coming, partly
because mill rights were
controlled by entrepeneurs from
other areas . By 1859, William
Vanstone, from Egmondville had
started a flour, grist and sawmill
at the present site of the dam.
The next year, Vanstone switched
from water to steam power.
In the 1860's, Ainleyville began
to boom. Vanstone's flour and
grist mill expanded to "3 run of
stone, capable of dressing 75
barrels of flour daily besides
gristing", The sawmill employed
ten men and cut one million feet
of lumber per year. Other
industries included a carding
mill, two tanning mills, a fanning
mill, shops, a general store, two
hotels, a saloon, and a grain
dealer. By 1869, the village had
population of 500, and a brass
band of 10!
It was not until the coming of
the railway that the village got its
present name. In 1872, the south
extension of the Western division
of the Toronto Grey and Bruce
Railway was • built through
Brussels,Bluevale and Wingham.
The train station was named
Brussels. At this time, with the
station called Brussels, the
village called Ainleyville, and the
post office called Dingle,
problems were arising as to
where to address the mail. It was
decided that the name Brussels
would prevail and it was
incorporated as the first village in
Huron County.
After incorporation, the village
continues to •flourish with a wide
range of small industries
developing. At this time, the first
public school was erected. This
growing prosperity was not to be
thwarted by a number of fires.
Between 1860 and 1875, three
fires occurred, which entirely
levelled the business section.
However, after each of these
fires, better buildings were
erected. In the Belden. Atlas,
1879, it is written, "the spirit and
enterprise which have met these
disasters by fresh and greater-
efforts have given Brussels a
place among the villages of the
Province, which many envy and
any might possess with pride."
The earlier 1880's saw Brussels
at its height. In 1878, J.D.Ronald
had been enticed by a $20,000
loan from the village council. He
had started up his industry at the
site of the present creamery on
the north side of the river. He
made vibrator separators and
steam fire engines which were
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Swimming
pool meeting
planned
Interest in building a
swimming pool in Brussels for' the
village and surrounding area is
reviving. A meeting for all those
interested in planning and
building a public pool will be held
Monday, April 25 at 8 p.m: in the
Curling Club rooms At the
Brussels arena,
As a Centennial project in 1967
a bathhouse Was built at the
Recreation Park heat the wading
pool site. A number of local
people would like to see a full Site
public pool at the park as well.
A special invitation is etttended
to representativesof Servied thibt
and of Mortis and -O rey
ToWnShips tO attend the Meeting,
d Year — Issue No. 17 Wednesday, April 24, 1974
(By Evelyn Kennedy)
FORMER RESIDENT longtime Brussels
resident who now lives in Toronto, Moe VVineberg,
centre, was presented with his 50 year 100P jewel in
Brussel8 last week. Deputy Grand Warden Ernie
Chipchase, of Herisalli right, presented the jewel,
while Mel McCutcheon, left, of the Brussels Lodge
looks on. (Photo by Dave McCutcheon)
Pre-sent 50 year jeitvei
Girl Guides sell cookies