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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-09-30, Page 1344 • GA 0 � d Hamilton Street store wore wooden .verandah '`es, it really is, the "flatiron" building on Hamilton street at. St. Andrew's, but it is unlikely ' that anyone in Goderich can recall the wooden veranda s, sheltering g Rrdr-I3t ay'etd to sale. The three-storey build,ng, however, fs easily identified., Present occupant is the firm of H. G. Bradley & Sons, dealers in auto parts. The site — Lots 878 and 905 — belonged in the 1840s to the Baron van Tuy'If who widow sold it to John Callender, and he in 1855 to Horace -Horton. Horton came" from England as a lad, with his parent •and-mt• tate time' .©f,.hrs•. areal estate purchase was' a saddler. The building was erected for him, and the property,.or part of it, remained in .the Horton family until 1941. Mr. Horton' was a member of • the first Goderich council three times mayor, and conci rently MP for Centre Huron. He- was ""president of the • Goderich Foundry & Mfg. Co., and - '--manager dor ,the•: -3uxon:6z-$rueee- Loan. Company. He built on St. ' George's crescent the residence purchased after his death by Dr. J. B. Whitely and now occupied -by James Do ibelly, Q. C. During the years that Horton owned the Hamilton street building there was a succession of tenants, with G. M. Elliott's Maple. Leaf grocery probably there the longest. An undertaker uv, :iar3.,tle p,la,ce,.at one. lime :.Ux. W. Y. Yates, a dentist who reached the top of his profession as a consultant; started out in an upstair office. The prirft is from a glass negative preserved by George Jenner. z Vie r:obcrttIj SIGNAL -was 124th YEAR - 39 P *1 Mqitland Golf ‘110 and 41, • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10.- Country Club . round -up- io • O • • .PICTURES 'COURTESY - JACK' HINTON Local golfers win prizes n 46,1 ay's final tourney Golfers taking part in this weekend's MaitlandGolf and Country Club championship tournament were playing for this lineup of prizes. The club and tournament organizers extend thanks to Jack Kane and Jack Gould for rounding up.the pp zr es and to ,Earl Rawson for setting up the display. —photo by Jack, Hinton p't(')1a'}X'F'.v'AR.mMC(�i{ S, ,f t Iw �! � •,u - I'V'! ° Izzy Bedard, left, topped the men's division of this Tournament. Mr. Bedard r. ,elves the men's champi Captain. -photos by John � inton , ,` T %' ..: � 1 . 1, .i'��''��,r-1,7��j. ^i. .. 4 • p- � c... ;, i y. ,'.r •,•. : •:,,. .V � . r �1, m. � �..�ypy y'•y'�� � � � l ,���TT-t' � i jE' � .M /..,,... �. ..1 I year's Maitland Golf and ouh ry Mai Annual pines during ` tl>o~me» s night +ct�impetthofl at The c Ota f"thd . `fi;. 300 '► M, �rEght, p `rsta t.� ^ nship trophy from John ?Gould the' club's Golf - annual „Maitland Golf . and . Country Club championship „. who captured the division title in the weekend club championship. Maxine Martin, left, was runner tournament. —Photo by Jack Hinton .,up to the position. —photo I r Jack Hinton ,s /u Mrs. Jean Knight, . president of the 'Ladies Golf Section at the Maitland Golf and Country Club presents Ladies Handicap winner Verna Kane with the Rose Bowl following tournament competition on the weekend. -photo by Jack Hinton The largest reduction in a handicap this year was recorded by Shelagh Sully, left, she receives the Mrs, Eva Bruce Trophy as presented by the donor and she also .received an' original oil painting done by Mrs. Bruce. —photo by Jack Hinton Ralph Kingswell receives the Ron Menzies Trophy in recognition of hs winning the Maitland.Golf and Country Club Seniors Championship on the weekend, Presenting the trophy #s Golf Captain Jack Gould. —photo by Jack Hinton SA