Huron Expositor, 2006-10-25, Page 5Opinion
The Huron Expositor • October 25, 2006 Page 5
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Frank Phillips photo The current Toronto Dominion Canada Trust bank, built in 1961, sits in the
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The Toronto Dominion Bank on Seaforth's Main Street, originally built in 1893, same location at Main and Gouinlock Streets in Seaforth.
is pictured during the late 1950s.
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Charles Woods,of :Seafo.--eth.:itl*. 1881
OCTOBER 21, 1881
An immense number of cattle and
sheep are being shipped from
Seaforth now by the Messrs. Case,
Messrs. Thos Govenlock, Robert
Winters, John Cowan and other
drovers.
Charles Woods of Seaforth has -
purchased the skin of the monster
bear which was shot in the town-
ship of Grey a couple of weeks ago
by Mr. Smith. He is having the
skin tanned by Mr. Brett.
We frequently hear a•good deal
about monster mangles and carrots
but John P. Gibson can outstrip all
competitors in growing these roots.
This year he grew over 700 bushels
of mangles from half an acre of
land and of this number he has
over a hundred bushels that will
exceed 20 pounds each in weight
when dressed. He also grew 200
bushels of carrots as the product of
one quarter pound of seed.
A private bank is spoken of for
Hensall and we understand is soon
to be started.
OCTOBER 26, 1906
Workmen have been busy for
some days removing the old plan-
ing mill building at the Canada
Furniture Company's factory,
across the street. The machinery
has all been moved into the brick
building and fit3 soon as the frame
building is out of the way the
intention is to commence opera-
tions on the other brick addition
and the bricks are being got on the
ground in readiness.
The auction sale of Thomas
Broom on the 9th concession on
Friday last was a most successful
one. There was a good attendance
and high prices were the order.
Messr. Hoegy Brothers have pur-
chased a new thirty -horse power
steam engine, for use in their new
factory which they are erecting and
expect to get it moved and put in
place this week.
G.M. Chesney's sale of sheep on
Saturday last was largely attended
and was very satisfactory About
160 heads were disposed of at
prices ranging from $12 to $22 per
pair.
OCTOBER 23, 1931
Mona Sills of Seaforth, nurse -in -
training at St. Joseph's Hospital in
London spent the weekend at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Sills.
C. Smith of Seaforth has rented
E.H. Closes's house on Jarvis
Street until recently occupied by
F.W. Darroch.
An interesting game of football
was played on Wednesday after-
noon by St. Patrick's Separate
School boys and St. Columban
boys. The score being 1-2 in favor
of Dublin.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Carlisle and
Annie of Hensall visited over
Sunday at the home of Mr. and*
Mrs. Albert Harvey of
Tuckersmith.
OCTOBER26, 1956
When a tire on the truck he was
driving blew out Jack McLlwain,
Seaforth escaped injury Tuesday
when the gravel truck crashed into
a tree.
Found on the farm about ten
years ago by Frank Crich, an,
Indian skinning stone is being pre-
sented to the Huron County
Museum by Mr. Crich.
Mr. and Mrs. William Bennett
and Mr. and Mrs. Stewart
Humphries, Bobbie and Wendy of
Walton were guests at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. John Bennett.
OCTOBER 21, 1981
Seaforth will have a nearly new
arena, at a cost of $900,000 or per-
haps $750,000 if a commitment to
raise $225,000 from private fund
raising looks feasible by later this
winter. At a special meeting
Wednesday night council decided to
set up a fund raising committee to
finance part of the cost of a brand
new ice surface and a new steel
structure shell over the present
front end hall and the new back.
About the only sound, seven
mornings a week when he can
manage it, is John Melady's type-
writer at the St. Columban native
works on his latest book. Escape
from Canada is the result of five
years work, "off and on," Mr.
Melady said in a phone interview
at school. Subtitled The Untold
Story of German Prisoners of War
in Canada,1939-45, the book's
inspiration came when the author
saw the remains of an old POW
camp on a drive through Northern
Ontario.
A Seaforth lawyer has opened a
full-time office in Dublin. Paul
Ross, formerly a partner with
Beecher Menzies in Clinton, has
had a law office in Seaforth for a
year and a half.