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Times Advocate, 1984-10-17, Page 8BAMBI DINNER ROLLS 12. .69 PROD. OF U.S.A. SUNKIST VALENCIA ORANGES 2.0907.. Page 8 Times -Advocate, October 17, 1984 TO MARRY - Mr. and Mrs. Emil Kristensen, Toronto are happy to announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Linda Ann to Thomas Hermann Dutt- mann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ulrich Duttmann, Hensall, The wedding will take place Saturday, October 20 at St. Boniface Church, Zurich at 3 p.m. Open reception to follow. FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE -- Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd For- man, RR 7 St. Marys and Mr. and Mrs. Burns Blackler, RR 1 St. Marys would Tike to announce the forthcoming marriage of their childi-en Sylvia and David. The wed- ding will take place on October 27th at 4 p.m. in St. Pauls Anglican Church, Kirkton. An Open Reception for all friends, relatives and neighbours to follow at Mitchell Speaker's address was for the birds A Thanksgiving devotional period at the October meeting of the Exeter UCW was open- ed with a poem "What Thanksgiving means to Me" by leader Burdene Morgan. A selected prayer and scripture were read by hazel Snell and Myrtle Brock. Elaine Skinner sang an inspirational solo Mrs. Kenneth Knight gave a most interesting talk with slides on "Birds and bird - watching". The speaker said that to make a proper iden- tification a person should note the size of a btrd, its color. shape of beak. legs. kind of song and method of flying. Some necessary equipment is a proper (;elide Book. binoculars. camera and a note hook for careful records Bird -watching can lead 10 a greater awareness of nature and the pleasure of meeting with people having a similar interest. Children should be encouraged to begin the hobby_ IlaLove thanked the speaker and presented her with a plant HildaTaylor clos- ed the program by reading "A Diary of a Have -Not". Leader, Jean Murray, opened the business section with prayer followed by the reading of the minutes, roll call. treasurer's report and taking of the thank -offering. Volunteers will make tarts for the bazaar. There were two an- nouncements: the Regional meeting at Zurich and a discussion on "Aging" under the leadership of Mrs. Burkholder of London will be held at the church, October 22 from 10 a.m. to2:00p.m. Mrs. Burkholder, a dynamic 83 year old, is a helper at the Y.W.('.A. in London. Bring a bat• ;unch.beverage provided. i'Counfryi Available in: 1 4 From $17,99 30% off Selected Wallpaper Books "°'"50% off stock wallcoverings Exeter Decor Centre 15 Gidley St. E. Exeter 235-1010 1 Canton s ghost still walks Lake Huron shores at St. Joseph St. Joseph may ti..,. • . oaeph have diminished to a gas station and three or four houses, but anyone with a smidge of im- agination can still catch a glimpse of the ghost of its most famous son Narcisse Cantin, as it stalks the long - forgotten streets of his gran- diose vision. Who has not felt Narcisse at their sides as they've poked and prowled through the overgrown excavation ruins of his magnificent hotel, The New Balmoral? And who has not caught a glimpse of him running up the steps of his stately, red brick house, Presbyterial honors seven past heads Jesus Christ the Light of the World was the theme of the IOOth anniversary of Stratford Presbyterial Women's Mis- sionary Society held in St. An- drews Presbyterian church, Stratford, October 9th. Mrs. Stuart Peebles of At- wood, co -president of Stratford -Huron Presbyterial opened with call to worship and prayer. She said that the hymn no. 9, "The Lord's my Shepherd" was also used to open the 50th Anniversary service. Continuing on the theme of the Light, Mrs. Blanche Dougall, Mrs. Beatrice Ersman and Mrs. Kenneth Knight of Exeter used as their scripture John 8:12-20 for devoations. Greetings were brought from Stratford -Huron Presbyterial by its co- president Mrs. Stuart Peebles, from Stratford - Huron Presbytery by its moderator Rev. Ross An- drews W.M.S. groups by Mrs. Norman Coulthard Stratford, from Huron by Mrs. Clayton H. Edwards of Goderich. The ladies of Listowel groups presented an Historical sketch, dressed in fashions of the day. They were holding their first meeting and their speaker was Mrs. Daniel Gordon, first president of the Stratford Presbyterial. Seven past presidents were presented with corsages by Mrs. Robert McTavish of Stratford 1st vice president. Mrs. Peebles, President was presented with an Honorary membership certificate and in by Mrs. H.N.G. Strang of xeter, a past president and rs. Clayton H. Edwards co- resident of Stratford -Huron resbyterial. Accompaning herself on the iano, Anane Gilchrist of St. ndrew's Church sang "It is tter to light one little can- e" and "May the Good Lord less and keep you." Mrs. Norman Coulthard, tratford, introduced the peaker, Mrs. Kenneth yner of Paris, President of amilton-London Synodical. he said when we are guided y Jesus, His light shines rough like the prisms on a andelier reflecting the sun. The first W.M.S. members ft their light burning and e recalled how they did eir housework. Mrs. Robert cTavish thanked her. The ferings were to go toward he African Appeal for relief, r seed, irrigational equip- ent and other items to help em feed themselves. The anniversary dinner was held in Knox Prebyterian Church. The evening session held in St. Andrew's started with a hymn sing led by Mrs. Harvey, Newton, with Mrs. Glen Allen, Milverton at the piano. Mrs. Elaine Thomson of Harrington W.M.S. presented a tribute to Mrs. Daniel Gor- don 1st president of Stratford Presbyterial. The special music was a trio from Avon - ton, Mrs. Henry Mac Neill. Mrs. Jack Mathison and Mrs. Oliver Stacey, who sang The Love of God is greater far. The Old Testament scrip- ture was read by Mrs. Donald McTavish and the New Testa- ment by Mrs. Peter McLavish both of Shakespeare. They were Isaiah. 6:1 to3 and 19 to 22 and John 8:12 to 20. An impressive candlelighting ceremony followed when a represen- tative from each of the Societies in the Stratford - Huron Presbyterial lit a can- dle from a larger candle lit by the co -President. Communion was served by the Rev. Linda Brown, an Area Educational Consultant. it's neat to Pitch -In! p E M p P p A be dl b S s Ra S b th ch le sh th M of t fo m th which is now owned by n which a nursery, or seen him striding across the street to the elegant tower house he built for one of his sons? On a quiet night, if your ears are tuned right, you might catch his can completely forget him ... not his descendants, nor even his new neighbours, who are all caught up in the romance of his dreams. And what a dreamer he was an idealist; but for a few It seems to me... by Gwyn Whiismith laughter wafting through the trees, or hear his violin haun- ting the breeze. Oh yes, Narcisse is still here. He's been dead almost 45 years, but his spirit is here. It's in the old streets he map- ped out for the grand city he planned, and it's down on the old wharf at the beach. There's always a strong sense of Narcisse at your side, his eyes gazing out over Lake Huron, dreaming of his waterway canal that would allow ocean going vessels to traverse to the Lakehead. He's still here because no one years, at least, at the beginn- ing of the century, everyone in Canada had heard of this Wizard of St. Joseph, who put the place on the map. Cantin's first ancestor in Canada, arrived in New France in the early 1600's, and his grandfather, Antoine, was building boats in Goderich as early as 1846. So, it appears Narcisse was from a line of adventurers, of dreamers. He was, however, not an idle dreamer, but an entrepeneour of the first order. By the time he was 17, he was the most successful cattle buyer in this area, ship- ping by rail to Buffalo. He moved to that city for a time and was soon mingling with, and charming the rich and the famous, and backing several ingenious inventions. By the time he had reached the grand old age of 26, Nar- cisse was pushing his dream of making St. Joseph a boom- ing, industrial -recreational ci- ty that would be the port of a waterway canal, 50 miles long, connecting Lake Huron to Lake Erie, bypassing the St. Clair River and cutting 300 milesoffthe water route to the Atlantic. He had his city surveyed in- to building lots and streets, and introduced industry to St. Joseph ... a large brick works, an organ factory and a novel- ty company that manufac- tured everything from glue to hair curlers. But his piece de resistance was the New Balmoral Hotel. Modelling it after a fashionable hotel in Montreal, where he lived part of the time, it was magnifi- cent in its grandeur, taking up the space of a small city block. The 80 foot bar was a massive work of art, carved in cherry wood, with a polish- ed marble top. Work com- menced in 1897 and continued through to 1905.11 was to have been the centre piece of St. Joseph. A charming, eloquent gentleman who was utterly convinced of the credibility of his scheme,Narcisse persuad- ed several shrewd Canadian and American financiers to invest in his Great Lakes and Atlantic Canal and Power Company. From 1898 to about 1920, he tried many times to obtain a charter from the federal government. He always came close, but never succeeded; there was always something or somebody to thwart his plans. Finally, the money ran out and he gave up. Before St. Joseph could crumble before his eyes, he disma itled most of the buildings, including his fabulous hotel, which never opened, despite having an of- fice in New York city. The houses were taken apart, brick by brick, and sold to construct far less elegant buildings in other parts of the county. I1 will soon be 45 years since Narcisse Cantin died among his broken dreams at St. Joseph. That his scheme fail- ed was certainly not due to his lack of courage or the spirit to strive for the reality of his vi- sion. Perhaps it was due to the shortsightedness of his adversaries. In any event. it seems to me that kind of courage and that kind of driving adven- turesome spirit will still be needed by all the generations that follow him. 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