Clinton News-Record, 1985-6-26, Page 64PAGE THLKTY-E1GIIiT
Settlers wanted:
(Oct. 31. 1885 Expositor)
In 1881 the population of Egmondville was
about 600. The vill:.e was named after its
first settler.
In those days Egmondville was noted for
the great number of retired farmers who have
selected it for its beautiful and healthy
atmosphere. According to an Expositor of the
day, life in Egmondville gives one the
luxury and convenience of being close to the
best market in western Ontario. On account
of the great influx of retired farmers, there is
more solid wealth than in any other village
with the same population.
"The industries in the village may be
summed up as briefly as follows, Mercantile
by Messrs. Jackson and J. Collins: the latter
disposes of the bread from the city bakery;
Tanning is done by Mr. H. and Mr. G.
Jackson, they employ quite a number of men;
woollen manufacturing is carried on by
Messrs. A. Van Egmond and sons, they both
are celebrated yam and cloth makers and
their goods are well known across the
province; harness and blacksmithing is done
by A. Smith ; Cidermill is owned and operated
by Mr. G. Jackson; gunsmith shop owned by
L Van Egmond; leather jackets are made by
Mr. RN. Brett.
There is also a good brick school house and
a Presbyterian church. We have no doctors or
lawyers, as they would die a natural death,
because the entire community lives in peace
and harmony with each other. The people, by
their own gaudy manners are little lmown
outside their own immediate vicinity."
We're proud to call°
Tuckersmith Township home!
Have a great time at our
Sesquicentennial Celebrations.
From Wayne and Donna Stirling
and Bob Langendoen.
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CONS °' UCTION
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CONGRATULATIONS
TUCKERSMITH
TOWNSHIP
on your
Sesquicentennial Celebrations
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Van Eg ons.
replaced for
(March 14, 1855 Expositor)
Van Egmond's school was replaced by S.S.
Number 8. A contract to build the school was
signed on March 14, 1855. The contract was
for a brick school on the hill in Egmondville.
The price was to be $559.
The trustees at this time were Constant
Van .Egmond, William Payne and John
Angus.
The first teacher at the new school was
Richard Hicks. During his term as teacher a
frame addition was built for the junior grades
and another teacher hired.
The pupils then moved into a new
two -room brick school that was built further
north in the village. The old one was sold in
1887 to Samuel Wallace. Some of the brick
and other materials were taken from the old
school and used by Mr. Wallace to build a
home on the property.
Soon after the home was built, it was
purchased by Victor Bisback. The next school
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in Egmondville was built on the original S.S.
number eight site. The house was already
torn down, and in September 1922 a new
school was completed on the site.
Ernest Dineen did the carpentry work and
Henry Edge had the contract for the brick,
cement and plumbing work. Several struc-
tural changes were made to the school before
it was closed and sold in 1967.
The school was sold at a public auction to
Arthur Devereaux, a bidder for the St. James
Separate School board. He won the bidding
with an $11,000 offer. When the purchase
was finalised the board made a number of
alterations to the school.
Then, after using it as a school for a short
time for certain grades, it was sold in
September 1970 to the Bethel Bible Church.
Again changes were made to the structure
and the church was dedicated on November
8, 1970 by the pastor, Reverend Dwight,
Patterson.
Residents save house...
From page 37
art -related event in the area.
People are encouraged to display their
crafts in the house, and there are display
racks for those who want to show paintings or
other work.
According to Vivienne Newnham, past
president of the foundation, many people
display their pottery, quilts, needlepoint,
crocheting and knitting crafts.
"Over the years the people of Seaforth
have driven by the house many times and
have admired it. But few, if any people know
how it is kept up. There are many things that
have, to be done. Volunteers are always
needed to clean and maintain the building,"
Mrs. Newnham said.
Families can rent the house for receptions,
reunions and teas. The house is also available
for groups or charitable organizations to
come and be given a tour.
Van Egmond House is the only house in all
of Huron County which has been restored on
an architectural and historical basis, and is
open to the public.
According to Mrs. Newnham, the next
project will be a kitchen and a new plumbing
and septic system in the carriage house.
"The house is there to be used by the
community and it also stands to mark the fact
that people from Holland came to Canada,"
she said.
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