Clinton News Record, 1955-06-09, Page 107'FImm11S1D4'Y, JUNE 9, 1955.:
CLINTON NEWS-REORD
History Of Snowden , Family Through
120 Years; "A Tale Of Generosity"
(by our Bayfield_correspondent)
,t This is the story of the Snow- `
den family and of Miss Rose
Snowden who celebrated' her
50th birthday on May 31. The
story began on page 11 of last
week's News -Record.
Thomas Snowden and his son
Robert came to Canada in ,1830'
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and -took up the farm near Goder-
ich on concession 1, which later be-
longed to a Salkeld and subsequen-
tly was a golf course for a time.
IIe died' in March qf that year and
is said to have been buried on the
Court House square in Goderich.
Robert, a minor, could not hold
the property, and he went to Mrs.
James Wallis.
In 1842, Barnard (a child when
his father died) came out, joined
Robert, and they took up the land
on the Sauble ,Line which has re-
mained in the family ever since.
The first shack was down the
Janeway to the lake, on Barnard's,
farm, It was a half -way- house
between Grand Bend and Goderich.
Miss Snowden recalled hearing
that there would be as many as
20 wayfarers rolled up in blankets,
sleeping on the floor at night.:.<,
Ir, those days there were no
bridges. Men took supplies through.
to Goderich with oxen. The, oxen
were sent across ravines,and fords
first and the men carried the load
over and up ,the hill, hauled the
cart and loaded up again at the.
top,
The late Jack Turner (near
Clinton) and Miss Snowden's fath-
er were the first to have horses
in Stanley Township.
The next house was situated
where the present kitchen is built
and the front part was built of
brick from Keegan's brick yard in
1866. It was erected by Barnard
Snowden's brother-in-law, IVfatt=
hew Twentyman and his son Toe.
The name of Snowden has `ak
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Officials • Beam-. Pleasure Over Horse Show
Showing more pleasure over things last Friday than was possible at the regular Spring Show
day, these officials stand on the new grandstand under waving flags. From left to right 'are Reeve
Melvin Crich, president of the fair; A. J. Carroll, assistant to the• Minister off Agriculture, who open-
ed the fair; A. J. McMurray, 'secretary -treasurer the fair and E41 Campbell,. Warden of Huron.
ways stood for hospitality and the
best in agricultural practice. It
is held in high regard in the
French settlement. Barnard Snow-
den
nowden found a market for then fish.
In those days, Miss Snowden re-
called hearing that many of the
French to the - south of Bayfield
existed on pea soup and fish. There
was no money, only barter. So
her father loaded up the French-
men's catches in the wintertime
and hauled them to Stratford -two
days journey, •He stayed over-
night at, Dublin - paid for his
board with fish—and brought back
flour, tea, etc., in exchange (Tea
was $I, per pound then). When
he returned brother Robert would
*have another load waiting for him.
Mozart Gelinas' great-grand-
father, Joseph, used to 'take two
bags of flour and carry them on
his back from Snowden's to Drys-
dale.
Then after her father died in
1876, Miss Snowden recalled the
visits of old Mr. George Denomme.
He came at intervals to see how
"Mrs, Barney" and "the little
barneys" were getting along. Each
time, he would recount the story:
I got the land worked up around
stumps with wooden plough. No
seeds:. No ..one would trust me,
Barney says, come and get your
seed and you give me some back
when you get it."
Thus the stories of the Snow-
den's generosity are' handed down e
from one generation to another..
It is common knowledge that no
one ever Ieft the Snowden home-
stead hungry. Neighbours could
hear the old dinnerbell ring out
almost to the minute.
Forty years ago one might see
pictures taken by Reuben Sailaws,
Goderich, of soap making, sugar-
ing -off or other farms scenes. They
were . taken for the government's
book of knowledge,' bat found their
way .into farm magazines. Even
postcards of the maple syrup mak-
ing were sold in Quebec as local
scenes, but the scene was on the
Snowden farm, and the figueres
were recognized as Snowdens, -
Asked if she could.. spin, Miss
Snowden replied .in the affirthat•.
ive, but that older members of
the family had done better. 'Many
were the homemade blankets man-
ufactured, and she'd worn many a
homemade flannel dress.
Mrs. Snowden managed the farm
with a foreman, Harry Mayou,
after her husband died and through
the years there were many hands
for whom to cook, wash and
mend. In the early part of this
century, the table was set twice.
Usually there were about 15 to a
meal and the men were fed first.\
It was a great blow to the fan
ily, when the man of the house,.
Robert Snowden, died on Decem-
ber 15, 1915. Thomas (who died
in December 19, 1953) had already
left the homestead and built on
what had been: his uncle Robert's
farm. He told the writer once
that the girls had always had some-
one for whom to care: his uncle
Robert and his wife, other roletie,
s and in later years, their mother.
Mrs. Snowden died in 1925.
Elizabeth Snowden died 26 years
ago, since then the responsibility
for the farm management has res-
ted on Miss Rose Snowden's shoul-
ders.
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(Intended for last week)
Gordon Rutledge, Sudbury, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Jeremiah
Taylor.
Dan McLean, Kintail, spent the
weekend with his: nephew, Kenneth
Scott and Mrs. Scott.
-luIr. and Mrs. R. J. Phillips were
London visitors last Wednesday;
Mrs._Alice Wiles has moved in
with her sister, Miss Minnie Col-
linson.
Mrs. James Webster is a -patient
in Clinton Public Hospital. •
Mrs, Arthur Grange spent the
weekend in Detroit.
Mrs, George Hamilton who has
been visiting friends in Seaforth
has returned home.
Mrs, Leonard Archambault and
baby have returned home from
Clinton Public Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs, Duncan McIntyre,
Detroit, visited Mr. and Mrs. Geo-
rge Beadle this week and attend-
ed the funeral of the lady's uncle,
Thomas Robinson.
It's her life! She is just as in-
terested in events about the niece
as ever. Monday was shearing
day. Two men carne with clippers,
cut off the wool and took it away
to market. No washing or any-
thing! It's a far cry from the,
olden days when the creek was
dammed and the men washed 200
sheep before shearing them. Miss
Snowden keeps 20 sheep. Asked
why more people didn't go in for
sheep, she replied, "Dogs and fen-
ces!"
The children and grandchildren
of neighbours and those she has
befriended all come back to see
her, and on Tuesday, May 31, she
was much more interested in the
fact that Mozart Gelinas, Jr's lit-
tle boy was two years of age that
}day, than in her own birthday.
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