The Wingham Advance-Times, 1963-06-20, Page 13A FAMILIAR SIGHT to people of Bluevale, this old
blacksmith shop has been standing on main street
longer than anyone in the village can remember. R
will now be used by Gordon Ross in his welding busi-
ness.—A-T Photo,
Bluevale Personals
Rev. G, C. Mitchell, Mrs,
Mitchell and Mr. George Thom-
son attended the recent London
Conference of the United Church,
at London.
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Bruce,
of Clinton, visited at the home
of Miss Mary Duff on Sunday.
Mr. Bruce, now in training at
the R. C. A. F. in Clinton, is
the grandson of the late Wil-
liam Bailey, a native of Blue -
vale, a relative of the Thynne
and Messer families.
Mrs. Wm. Robertson is apa-
tient in the Kitchener Hospital.
Visitors on Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. R. J. McMurray were
Mr. and Mrs. Will Frisken, of
Napanee, Mr. and Mrs. Donald
McMurray and daughter of
Lucknow, and Mr, and Mrs.
lir 'Smith and family, of Brus-
sels.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mc -
Culla, of Kitchener, spent the
week -end with Mr. and Mrs, A.
D, Smith.
Rev. G. C. Mitchell, Mrs.
atchell and their guests Mr.
and Mrs. Hepburn, of London,
visited at Paisley on Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Ross
were in Toronto for a few days
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Webb
and children, of Painswick,
and Mr. and Mrs. C, B. Hoff-
man visited Mr. and Mrs.
Claire Hoffman at Exeter, on
Sunday.
Mrs. Clen Yeo and Mrs.
Helen Allan, of Southampton,
were visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
R. H. McKinnon. Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. McTavish and
family, of London, spent Sun-
day at the same home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kearns,
of Kincardine, visited Jack
Adair, at Bluevale, and Mrs.
William Adair, at Brussels, on
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Elliott
and children of Listowel spent
Saturday with the Harry 51-
liotts' .
Mr. Jack Elliott of Cornwall
and Miss Helen Rose of Ottawa,
are spending a few days with
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Elliott.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hall
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The Olc
Iacksmith Sho
BLUEVALE--The old black-
smith shop has stood on the
corner of the r, ain street in
Bluevale longe than any citi-
zen can remember. Now it
has been bought by Gordon Ross,
of Bluevale, who will use it for
a welding business.
The blacksmith shop has an
interesting history. Built in the
seventies by the late Frank
Scott, it was his workshop for
50 years. The ringing of the
anvil and sounds from the steam
sawmill were evidences of
Bluevale's industries in the ear-
ly days. The blacksmith was
an apprentice who learned the
trade. Across the street was
another blacksmith shop, now
almost forgotten. Bluevale was
then a thriving village with
several stores, a few hotels, a
cheese factory, three churches
and more people than it has to-
day.
Mr. Scott retired in 1925
and died in 1933, Two mem-
bers of his family survive, Mrs.
R, F. Garniss, at Clinton, and
Malcolm Scott, of Bluevale.
As new methods of transpor-
visited with Mr, and Mrs, Jack
Hall in Brussels on Sunday and
attended the baptismal service
of their baby, David John, in
the United Church. Sunday
afternoon they all visited with
Mr, and Mrs. Jack Scott and
family in Newton,
Mr. and Mrs, Harry Elliott
visited in Kingston Last week.
WHITECHURCH
Mrs. Cecil Falconer, Mrs.
James Falconer and Lois spent
the week -end with Mr. and Mrs.
Elgin Welwood of Caledon, and
Mr. and Mrs. Angus Falconer
and sons of Streetsville visited
at the Welwood home on Sun-
day. Mr, and Mrs. Calvert
Falconer of Blyth visited onSat-
urday with relatives at Hillsburg
and on Sunday they and Mr. Fal-
coner and Lois and Mr. and Mrs.
Arnold Falconer of Toronto visit-
ed
isited at Niagara Falls.
Mrs. Jennie Harris and Mr.
Hugh Harris of Wroxeter visited
on Sunday with Mr, and Mrs.
Gordon McBurney.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Slesser
and family of Glamis, Mr. and
Mrs. Sheldon Jacklin and family
of Brussels, Mr. and Mrs, Mansel
Cook of Lonsdesboro and Mr,
Leonard Cook of Blyth visited
on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Cook of Marnoch.
Euchre and Dance
Aids Arena Fund
BELGRAVE=-Another success-
ful euchre and dance was held
on Friday evening in Foresters'
Hall, in aid of the building fund
for Belgrave's new arena.
Prizes for the euchre went to:
High, Miss Mary Taylor, Doug
Bruce; loW, Mrs. Stanley Black,
Robert Purdon.
Another dance will be held
after haying is completed,
0
tation became popular there
was less work for the black-
smith, though Fred Seiling,
now of Brussels, bought the shop
on Mr. Scott's retirement and
carried on for several years.
Recently Charles Jones, of
Wingham, has been the owner
and the building was used only
for storage.
This generation of children
has never "looked in at the open
door to see the flaming forge
and hear the bellows roar",
There is no such person as "The
Village Blacksmith".
Donnybrook
Mr. and Mrs. Graydon Rit-
chie and family of Ashfield
visited with Mr. and Mrs,
James Leddy last Sunday eve-
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. Willows Moun-
tain and Mr. and Mrs. Elgin
Josling of Londesboro visited
Tuesday with Mrs. Wesley Jef-
ferson and family,
Two carloads of U. C, W.
ladies from Donnybrook United
Church attended the special
meeting held at Westfield,
Wednesday evening.
Quite a number from this
neighborhood attended the West
Wawanosh field day, which was
held at School Section No. 2,
with six schools in attendance.
Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, June 20, 1963 Page 5
LAKELET
Sunday visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Smith were Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Aikenhead and family
of Brucefield, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Keffer and family of Ethel,
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Barker and
family of Beachville and Mr.
Don Smith of Palmerston,
Visiting with Mr, and Mrs. E.
Metzger on Sunday were Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Metzger and
Mrs. Esther Smith and family
all of Palmerston.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hubbard
and daughter of Belgrave spent
the week -end with Mr. and Mrs
George Hubbard.
Mr, and Mrs. Gordon McKee
and family, visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Dahms of Mild-
may on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wright,
accompanied by Miss Jennice
Merkley and Mr, Doug David-
son of Wingham, spent Satur-
day at Kitchener. Sunday visi-
tors with Mr. and Mrs. Wright
were Mr. and Mrs. George Far-
rish of Wingham.
Trons-Canaca Hichway
Is Mrs. Johnston's Topic
BLUEVALE--The Women's
Institute met at the home of
Mrs. W. J. Peacock on June
12th, the president, Mrs. George
Hetherington, pre:;iding, and
Mrs. Charles Mashers, the new
secretary, reading reports.
The roll call was "Name a
beauty spot in Canada that you
would like to visit," and a good
attendance of members was on
hand to answer it.
Mrs. Sparling Johnston quot-
Afterno®i•-: Unit
Holds Meeting
BELGRA VE-- The Afternoon
Unit of U. C. W. met in the
church parlours on Wednesday
with 16 members present and
one visitor. The meeting open-
ed with a hymn and prayer.
The secretary's and treasur-
et's reports were read and ap-
proved. An invitation was read
from Calvin -Brick Church, and
was accepted for June 18. The
meeting at Westfield was dis-
cussed and several decided tog°.
A discussion followed in res
gard to Alma College. Mrs.
Willard Armstrong took the
study book and told of the ways
of the people in Okinawa, Mrs.
Earl Anderson conducted Bible
study frotn the Word and the
Way. A Psalm was read in uni-
son. Mrs. Carl Procter read the
story of Eddie Ric kenbecker, en-
titled "Other Hands Than Mine':
The meeting closed with ahymr.
and benediction,
ed from the hand book the du-
ties of the district director and
Mrs. W. J. Peacock outlined
the work of the secretary of the
organization.
Mrs. Mathers made an oral
survey of the membership to
find age, marital status and
education for a report to the dis-
trict.
With the use of posters and
maps, Mrs. Jas. Johnston, des-
cribed the Trans -Canada High-
way through Alberta and British
Columbia, mentioning beauty
spots, tunnels and snow sheds
among the mountains.
Mrs. Milton Fraser gave a
report of the East Huron District
annual meeting held at Gorrie
in May.
Appointed to a committee
for remembering the sick were
Mrs. George Hetherington, Mrs.
Charles Mathers, Mrs. J. K.
McMurray and Mrs. Harry El-
Iiott.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Mel Craig, Mrs. Jack
Wickstead and Mrs. Milton Fra-
ser.
EARL REUNION
GORRIE--Over seventy of the
descendants of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Thos. Earl gathered in
Listowel Park on Saturday for
the annual reunion. Reelect-
ed were, president, Leslie Earl,
Ethel; sec, -tress, , Miss Mary
Thornton, Kitchener, Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Shaw, Sarnia,
came the longest distance.
THE OLD FORGE of Bluevale's blacksmith shop has
seen many years of service. At one time the black-
smith's shop was one of centres of activity in com-
munity life, but with changing times has become a
thing of the past.--A-T Photo.
NUTHEAD WAS AWAY
AHEAD OF HIS TIME
Back in 1682, one William
Nuthead established the first
printing press in Virginia. His
first report wag on the Virginia
Assembly. The colonial
government was so disconcert-
ed that it appealed to the King,
Charles II, for a ruling.
Charles decreed that nobody in
Virginia could ever use a print-
ing press. Nuthead had to
move to Maryland to practice
his profession.
WROXETER
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilson
and Dale of Port Rowan are
spending a few days with Mrs.
Wilson's mother, Mrs. Eliza-
beth Hoffman.
Miss Linda Green, Goderich,
is vacationing with her aunt
and uncle, Mr, and Mrs. George
Gibson.
Mr. Wm. McDonald under-
went surgery in K -W Hospital
on Monday and we wish him a
speedy recovery.
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