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125th Anniversary
TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH, BLYTH
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THIS SUNDAY
Sunday Morning - 9:30 am
The Rev. Tom Wilson, B.A., MDiv. 887-9273
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HURON CHAPEL EVANGELICAL
MISSIONARY CHURCH
Sunday Worship
10:30 am & 7:30 pm
Pastor Dave Wood — 523-9017
Auburn — 526-7555
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Morning Worship Service - 10 a.m.
Evening Worship Service - 7:30 p.m.
BLYTH CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
/1\ Hwy. 4, Myth 523-9233 —6-71.1
Wheelchair accessible
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St. Michael's, Blyth
St. Joseph's, Clinton
St. James', Seaforth
Sunday at 9:00 am or
Saturday at 7:15 pm or
Saturday at 5:15 pm or
Sunday at 11:00 am
Come celebrate Mass with us at:
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BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Corner of Dinsley & Mill Street
Old-fashioned Church Service
Sunday, August 4 at 11:00 a.m.
Lunch to follow
Minister: Rev. Dr. Eugen Bannerman
Office: 523-4224
from the
Blyth Community Church of God
PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, YESTERDAY and TODAY, WEDNESDAY, JULY31, 2002.
Penny readings help get Blyth Library off the ground
made the move with her books to the new library on the north side
1991. Frances Bearss and her daughter Amanda were among the
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wives to their reunion was never
overlooked. The women provided an
excellent meal in the old thresher
way, cooking good hot meals with
plenty of homebaking too. The
selection included pies, cakes and
home preserves.
By the fifth year, with the
popularity of the reunion changing it
into a community activity rather
than a private social gathering, the
original members decided to set up
committees to provide more
entertainment. fiddle and stepdance
contests and to bring in more
threshing machines.
As the years passed, the event Just
matched by the government and the
library was established.
One of the earliest locations for
the library was in a wooden store
just north of King and Queen Streets.
It was in the same building as a
grocery store.
A fire burned out that building in
1910 and it is believed that the
continued to grow in its ability to,.
pull in spectators and exhibitors.
After managing the show for 23
years, the threshers decided it was
time to incorporate.
This was the biggest change for
the reunion. Instead of all the
members par-ticipating in the
planning, 15 directors were chosen.
As the enthusiasm for the show
grows, so does the investment of
time required by the committee
members and all involved. It has far
surpassed its. original aim. It has
developed into an event which
fascinates young and old alike,
drawing over 13,000 to the village
of Blyth each September.
library for a time was in the back of
J. Stothers' store in the Pretoria
Block. The librarian was Dorothy
Poplestone.
The library was also housed at
some point in its Gypsy history, in
the clerk's office, when J.H.R.
Elliott used to run a book and
stationery store, two insurance
agencies and The Blyth Standard,
from there.
Later, the library finally found a
more permanent location when it
was moved into a room adjoining
Memorial Hall.
Mrs. Arletta Fear was librarian,
followed by Gail Falconer who was
still tending to the books when the
library moved to the Industrial Hall,
next to the municipal office in 1971...
By the time the village celebrated
its centennial in 1977 the lady in addition was added to the south, the
charge was Mrs. Flora Fear. library moved into the north
In 1980, an addition was added to , expansion. It has remainded there
the north side of Memorial Hall, to until this day.
be used by the summer Festival. The current librarian is Pat
Later that decade when another Brigham.
New home
Blyth librarian, Pat Brigham
of Memorial Hall, in March,
first to visit the new facility.
Since penny readings every two
weeks in 1871 helped to get things
started, the Blyth library has
certainly gotten around.
According to a story in a 1946
Blyth Standard, the readings
• involved mostly "local talent" and
were continued until a sum of money
was raised. This amount was
Wives' contribution appreciated