The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-06-29, Page 10S. S. NO. 3 TURNBERRY, Glenannan School, taken June
16, 1897, when John Gilmour was the teacher. The trus-
tees at that time were James Scott, David Walker and Pa-
trick Wells. Back row: Jack Metcalfe, Jack Weir, Oliver
Stokes, Watt Duncan, Bruce Ferguson, Todd Scott, Isaac
Stokes, Isaac Metcalfe, Jim Weir, — Stark, Mac Aitken;
second row: Rachel Duncan, Agnes Mundell, Maud Smith,
Maggie Mundell, Agnes Aitken, Janie Hutton, Meadie Mc-
Lean, Mary Aitken, Ida Grey, Jack Baird, Herb Copeland;
third row: Annie McGill, Malley McGill, Charlie Aitken,
Ches Duncan, George Muir, Hartley Aitken, Jim Duncan,
Addle Duncan, Mabel Elliott, Ida Elliott, Bessie Aitken,
Myrtle Grey, Omar Stokes; second row: Bob Aitken, Wal-
ter Rutherford, Peter Muir, Bert Elliott, Jim Campbell, Roy
Rutherford, George Muir, John Hutton, George Baird,
Percy Copeland, Charlie Dalgleish, Don Dalgleish,
Casemore, Wes Marshall; front row: Aggie Wallace, Don
Wallace, Maggie Muir, Lilly Kinsman, Harold Hutton, Alec
Marshall, Gladys Duncan, Etta Elliott, Ella Elliott, Mary
Aitken, Roy Elliott. The picture belongs to Roy Rutherford.
rt.
Residents of Glenannan are families of pioneers
JAMES DOW, wife Ellen and daughter Ar-
villa with Wellington Dow standing behind,
and James Dow Sr., wife Elizabeth and
daughter Elsie on Con. 10 and 11, Lot 29,
East Wawanosh.
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Some things . . like the horse-drawn fire reel and spotted dog
. . . will never be seen again.
And in our business a lot of things have fallen by the wayside, too.
Modern paints, floor coverings and wallpapers have taken the
drudgery out of redecorating.
Although we can't look back on a long history in Wingham, we
look forward to many years of helping to make the homes of
Wingham more attractive for the future.
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PHONE 3514202 WINGHAM
these are in use, or have dis-
appeared. Instead we see large
henhouses operated by Isaac
Metcalfe and Jackson Dunkin,
turkey barns operated by Lorne
and Brian Metcalfe, hog indus-
tries operated by Sadie Brothers,
Mac and Don and George Met-
calfe.
The Glenannan school was
closed at Easter 1965 and the
children taken by bus to Turn-
berry Central School. The
Christmas concert prior to the
closing will long be remember-
ed. The event was held in Bel-
more Community Hall to ac-
commodate a full house. The
children performed well and
the adults provided a very gay
and delightful program showing
talent not even suspected by the
audience.
The program closed with the
pupils singing a song composed
by Mrs. Mabelle Goldrich. The
chorus was;
"Ain't gonna need this school
no longer,
Ain't gonna need this school no
more.
No more time to wash the
blackboards,
No more time to fix the floor,
No more time to learn division,
Nor recite the Golden Rule,
Ain't gonna need this place no
longer,
We're getting ready for central
school."
It makes us sad to realize
the day of the little country
school is almost over but this is
progress. The pioneers who
built these schools are gone but
the family names are still in
the area, and judging by the
number of young children will
be here for another century of
progress.
HISTORY OF SCHOOL
The first school house, a
large frame structure was erect-
ed in 1873. At that time at-
tendance averaged 65. The
first teacher was Mr. Forbes.
The school room was large
with benches along the sides
and back. Large double seats,
in which often three pupils sat
were arranged in the aisles. A
large box stove at the back of
the room supplied the heat.
In 1915 the school was re-
modelled. The building was
bricked with white brick and
the school was raised and a
basement put underneath.
During the winter of 1935,
a new furnace was installed. A
new front door was put on the
school in 1948.
Mrs. Jas. Halliday
has old program
Mrs. Jim Halliday of Wing-
ham has a program of the an-
nual convention of the Huron
County Sabbath School Associ-
ation and Huron County Christ-
ian Endeavor Union, held inthe
Presbyterian Church here, June
21 and 22, 1898.
Supporting advertising was
placed by D. M. Gordon, mer-
chant; Wi Dore, carriage mak-
er; M. H. Mclndoo, merchant;
Halsey Park, jeweller; A. E.
Smith, banker; N. A. Farquh-
arson, groceries and china; A.
S. Irwin, dentist; Wingham
Marble Works; Ireland & Button,
furniture dealers and undertak-
ers; David 13e11, pianos, Organs
and sewing machines; Makin's
Fair, wallpaper and stationery;
Young and Paulin, hardware
merchants; Union Furniture
Company; A. L. Ilamiltran,
druggist; Button & Fessant,
manufacturers of 'chairs and
mangle rollers; Ji McKelvie,
restaurant; Alex Rost, book
store; and Murishaw, jeweller
and optician,
Samples of Massey-Harris
binders, mowers, rakes now set
up for inspection. Sewing ma-
chines, organs, pianos, always
on hand. T. H. Ross, across
from the post office.
Wingham Foundry, Jas. Mut.
ray & Co., manufacturers of
land rollers, plows, gang plows.
Several horses for sale cheap.
--Wingham Times 1893.
and built their own school.
This interesting information
is contained, and much more,
in the records of U.S.S. No. 7,
East and West Wawanosh from
1857-1880. These records are
in the possession of Mark Arm-
strong, now a resident in Bel-
grave, and formerly of West
'Wawanosh Township,
Mr. T. C. Sparling of the
Eclipse Restaurant has disposed
of his business to Mr. A, Crow-
ston. Mr. Sparling has secured
a position as assistant book-
keeper at Union Furniture Fac-
tory. a- Wingham Times, 1893.
There was no service in the
Congregational Church on Sun-
day last on account of the
church being damaged by fire.
--Wingham Times 1893.
In a few years the name
Glenannan may be forgotten.
In fact one only hears it used
occasionally now, but in the
1800's it was a railroad station
on the C.P.R,, had a church,
store, and post office as well as
a school. Now in 1967 none of
In this Centennial year of
East Wawanosh Township it is
of interest to note that original-
ly Wawanosh Township consist-
ed of the area known today as
two separate municipalities --
East Wawanosh and West Wa-
wanosh.
" Up to 1857 WawanOsh ToWn7
ship had not levied school tax
and had no school property. In
1857 school tax was levied and
$210.03 was collected.
The levy was made in 1858
when the first school was built
and known as No. 7 Wawanosh.
The building and the clearing
of the land for it cost $178.00,
which with other small items
amounting to $11.00 left a
balance in the treasury of
$21.00
In 1859 residents and non-
residents were taxed for school
purposes to the amount of
$105.09. Also in 1859 the sal-
ary for the "school mistress"
was $78.00 for six months.
George Tisdale chopped
down fourteen trees surrounding
the schoolhouse and was paid
$1.50. He also chopped six
cords into wood for use in the
school and was paid $9.00. A
stove for the school was bought
from Ed Foley for $12.00, also
elbows, stove pipes and setting
up of same cost $8.75, while a
black board cost 37i cents.
In 1860 George Tisdale was
paid $79.80 for removing the
schoolhouse and building a new
one. The school mistress was
paid a salary of $14.00 a month,
4.00 for six months,
Mrs. MacDermott cleaned
the schoolhouse and was paid
$1.00 . Rate of taxation rose
for the next two years and in
1862 the trustees' demand on
the section amounted to $240.
Other names appearing in
the records up to 1867 are John
Mason, James Tisdale, Robert
Steen, Rev. W. C. Young,
Charles Robinson, T. Clark,
John McDermott, A. Brown,
Miss Scott (teacher), L. C.
Callin (teacher), John Craig,
Alexander Anderson, William
Farquharson,
From 1867 the teachers' sal-
aries were paid by order On each
township treasurer, after the
levy was made separately -
West Wawanosh $110.04 and
East Wawanosh levy $118.50 in
the first year,
In 1870 the population of the
section was 824 with '70 child,.
ren in East Wawanosh arid 00 in
West Wawanosh,,
In 1873 a neW school was
built and the former school
building and site tOld. Theta-
tal estimated cost of the site,
new building, desks, furniture,
&lap, appliances and books
was. $1385-.00. Later Donny-
brook area ratepayers withdrew
Wield fon
now owned by •
David L Cumin.
In the year 1654 the parcel
of land recorded as Lot $9 be-
came the possession of the late
139bert Currie. M that time it
was covered with trees and
there were many rocks or stones
on the surface and buried in the
soil. It has been said one
could traverse the lot without
stepping off the stones. Eventu-
ally the land was cleared of
trees and many of the stones,
with the exception of a ten-
acre woodlot. The soil proved
to be rich and fertile in the
main. A plowing match was
held on this site in the 1870's,
as recalled by the eldest son of
the late Mr. Currie.
About the year 1895 a stone
house was erected. The stones
gathered off the farm were us,-
ed and the masonry was done
by the late John Eagleston,
David, the second youngest of
Mr. Currie's seven sons, with
his wife, a native of Roxbor-
ough, Scotland, moved into
the new house. They named
the farm "Glenfield". A small
building was moved onto the
farm. It housed the livestock.
The land sloped from the house
towards this building, and to
the banks of a nearby spring
creek which flowed toward the
Maitland River beyond the
concession boundary, In 1905
a barn was erected a short dis-
tance to the south of the house,
and later, a drilled well locat-
ed between the house and barn.
The present owner, David
Kenneth Currie, is the young-
est of David Currie's nine child-
ren, He obtained complete
ownership upon the death ofhis
father in 1960. -- E. Wawan-
ash Township 1867-1967.
History of Union S.S.1
East Wawanosh 1851-1880