The Seaforth News, 1934-06-21, Page 2T,AGE TWO.
HURON NEWS
Clinton Items.—Work on the Clio -
ton -Blyth highway has been going
on during the halt week. Mr•, \Ic-
:Arthur of 'Guelph is the engineer in
charge.—Traffic 'officer Iliaugh has
been appointed to patrol 'King's high-
way No. 4 wi'l will make his home
in Clinton. Ile has already taken on
'his duties, No. 4 has not hititert., had
any special patrol.
Ferguson - Gibb, — .A very pretty
at'e.iditlg w:r• solehm:izcd on ,lune 9,
alien :\ toes• eldest daughter of air.
am; \Ir., David tall)), of Rluci•ale,
vas
;mite!. in utarriagc to 'Fltonirs
Ferguson, sou o1 air. ;Ind Mrs, 'Cites,
l•crcn-oo , f I.11eknow. The wedding
nut-ic tis •i;ayel by Mrs, Addison
Fraser. Miss Gertrude Agnew acted
as bridesmaid. 'fist groom was sup-
ported by his c.,nsin. Mr. Alfred 'Rit-
ahie of "Litcknow. They will reside
an the groom's farm at Lucku,oi•.
Suffers Broken Nose. — Umpiring
ball and strikes ikes from behind the plate
y th,xnt a mask resulted its 'John h
Mo k bili suffering, a fractured nose
and a badly braised and blackened
aye. The mishap occurred in White-
church when a truck load of juvenile
ba': players Flayed against the White-
church lads. tribe, we,:, the game,.-
Luckttow Sentinel.
Wedding Anniversary --.A very !tap -
1'1y time was :Heat a: the house of
\[r. and Mrs. Russel; Gaunt in Kin -
lass Township, rhe occasion - being
ht
fortieth nodding anniversary of
Mrs, n uiu,'s parent,. -M•, and Mrs,
David t .uric of Glenfield farm, East
Waa0110 h.
Sister Passes at Sarnia. — Funeral
rites were held at Sarnia on June 9
=,r Mrs. tura C. Nethery, wife of
Niexandcr 11. Ne:hery, Canadian Na -
.,1 raihcay conductor and prone -
man; figure in the railway labor or-
ganization, \Ir'.. Nethery, native of
Huron Comity, died after a week's
Illness, Surviving are her husband,
one gnu. I-Iebert, Sarnia barrister;
two sisters. airs. Robert Clark, 9th
can., McKillop; Mrs. Walker Fitz-
simmons, Thorndale: one brother,
Thomas J. Coulter, Allan Craig.
Had Back Broken.—While painting
the home of his brother, former Dep-
mty Reeve Edward Poitou of Brant,
three utiles west of Walkerton on the
Provincial Highway, Mr, Alfred Tol-
'ot. a great war veteran, sustained a.
;waken hack, when the ladder on
which he was working about 20 feet
in the air, slipped at its base mut fall -
mg over sideway; crashed with him
t,, the ground, — Walkerton Herald
Times.
Calling for Tenders. -I'. S. S. N.
16, Plast \\•awanosh, near 'Blyth, is
calling for tenders tip to June .27 for
the C '11 .trueti„n ,.f a new school.
Announcement. -- Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas h:"i„tt, Illy.th, wish to an -
.'tutee the engagement of their eld—
est daughter Mary 'Elizabeth, of New
1•ork City, to Ge.,rge Karadis of New
Work City, the wedding- to take place
Site latter pant of June.
Zurich Items. -The Zurich Band is
getting, interests again, and from now
on the boys will have a. practice every
I'hnrday evening. — .At last relief
came from the uncomfortable dust
that jlas been experienced in the vil-
lage, as the big comity oiler arrived
on Monday and gave all the streets
as well as the back streets a liberal
amount of ,,11.—int, and Mrs. Russell
Dorrance of Seaforth and son were
Sunday visitors at the 11 0111e of Mrs.
S, Jacobe. — .Zurich school trustees
have re-engaged the public school
staff but 110 definite decision has been
made for the Continuation school,
The present teacher, -lir. Cole, may
rake .up other work, and if so, it will
deal•e a vacancy, Several applications
are in for this roost.
Appoint Teachers. --0,1 account of
the resignation of Misses McNair,
Edgar and Smith from the teaching
staff of the i31yah Continuation and
Public Schools, the school board have
made the following appointments:
Miss Hamilton. of Stratford, Miss
Little of Londesboro, and Miss God -
kin, formerly' of Blyth,
Horses Cause Accident.— An ac-
cident, which might haveproved fatal
to one or troth 'occupants of the car
occurred on the firth dine of Morris,
in front of G, Davis' car. when a car
driven by Samuel W,iesfild, Northern
Fur Co., Toronto, and Harry Wies-
Md. bit a telephone hole, splitting it,
and turned .2 som.ers:aults, The oe-
etrpants escaped serious injury though
they received medical- attention. The
car was travelling east towards Brus-
• sels; when they cadre upon two horses
eunnin..q loose on the road, In trying.
to avoid the animals the car swerved,
missed the animals bat hit the tele
Ione pole.
onorarium for Clerk of Assembly.
'1)' '1'. WardlawTaylor, :MA.,
senior clerk of the General
of the 'Presbyterian Church
since 1925. was honored by
hiv in Toronto when he
McKILLOP PIONEER
SAMUEL STOREY SR.
A lifelong and highly respected re-
sident of McKillop, who was born
on the homestead in 1851. Mr.
Storey passed away on June 8th.
}was voted an honorarium of $500Dr.
Taylor, after Ida retirement fror„lus
St. Andrew's, ,NiB„ charge, came to
live in 'Godet•ieh with itis wife, daugh-
ter :if the late A, :4, Hannington, K.
C., St, John,. and his daughter, Miss
Edith. Their hone is 011 Britannia
road, -Goderich,
A Busy Cdurt,--iLast )geek ll.agis-
trate Reid held court O'er ten cases
at Goderich, Chas, Bell of .Goderich,
keeping for sale and manufacturing
home-brew ft t:'aliy, received two
months and three. months to run con-
currently, A charge of reckless driv-
ing, against Walter ,MacKendrick of
Detroit was dismissed, -John Weiss,
for theft •of tools, one mentis in jail
J'ohu Craddock, 'Goderich township,
found guilty oi permitting a 'horse to
run at large on the highway, was sen-
tenced to ten clays in jail- in lieu of a
fine and costs 'amounting. to ; 10,20,
Dr, Mabee's' car had been badly dam-
aged in a c,illisioit with the horse,
At Clinton Magistrate Reid conduct-
ed a hearing into a charge of disord-
erly conduct lodged against a Clinton
man over eighty years of age, The
neighbors within a radius of 800 feet
of the man's home complained of 'his
habit of .praying at the 199 of his fog-
horn -like voice regularly at about 4
amt. His prayers were not inspired by
the sins of mankind but by tits odor
of his neighbor's pigpen. -
Cranbrook Resident Dead. — The
death occurred last week of a highly
respected resident of •Cranbrook - in
the person of 'Paul Jeacke. He was a
native 'of Germany, horn in ,14$48, Iu
1'.78 he canto to Canada and settled
in Crankbroo1 in 'l90'5, His trade was
hlacksmithing, His wife predeceased
mint nine years ago. !Surviving are four
sons, Paul, Cranbrook: Tlerbert, -Fred
and Frank of Detroit. two daughters,
Mrs, Till, Detroit, •and Mrs. lis Ber-
felz, Wallace township.
Ball Players Have Narrow Escape.
..-What might have been a very seri-
ous accident_happened at Dashwood
recently at a ball game between -Elint-
ville and 'Dashwood. -One of the Elin1-
t•ille players had -struck at the ball
latit the hat slipad from his hands and
flew some distance, striking Harold
Yell on the forehead with such force
that the bat broke in two pieces and
the pieces struck two other EIin1vilie
players, although not injuring then
seriously. ,Harold was taken t i Dr.
Taylor in Dashwood who dressed the
1yo1u1d which would have been fatal if
a little lower, ,He is able to be at work
again as usual, •
Confirmation at Exeter. — Fourteen
candidates were confirmed at Trivitt
hientoriail Church,- Exeter by Bishop
Seager last Sunday evening.
Taylor-McInnis.--iA .quiet but pret-
ty wedding was solemnized at 1:1 a.m.
Saturday. at the home of _lfr, and
Mrs. R. McInnis,- Exeter, when their
otiy daughter, Nora Marguerite, he -
came the pride of •James -Wilson Tay-
lor, younger sun of -Mr. Frank Tay-
for and the late Mrs. Taylor, also of
Exeter. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Moore Gordon of the Pres-
byterian church, They will reside in
Exeter.
Stephen Man Injured.—\Ir. Henry
Dearing, or the 13th concessiotl of
Stephen, hail the misfortune to •be
thrown ,front a wagon and received -
severe injuries to his back, The bridle
on One of his team broke and the bit
dropped -front its mouth. The horses
ran away.
iPersian Balm—the delight of dain-
ty femininity. 'Itnparta a fragrant
charm to the complexion. Tones up
the skin and snakes it velvety soft in
texture. Cooling, refreshing, it is .de-
lightful to use. Never leaves a vee-
tige.'of stickiness. .Invaluable for
hands, lace, and as a hair fixative.
Wonderfully soothing and protective.
Especially recommended in cases of
nought) ess or chafing caused by.
weather conditions.
Want and For Sale Ado, 1 time, 25c
THE SEAFORTH NEWS
THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1934
HISTORIC WINDMILL
(By J. •Mac•T: nigh in The London
Free Press,)
;Some years ago the writer, while
on his way ,from ' Seaforth to Bay-
field with genre friends, tiedthehorses
he was driving to 0 fence -post at the
roadside in order that a windmill
nearby might be inspected, It present-
ed an 21111' sing picture; looked secure
nu its 1_mn.lation, and was capable of
doing the work fair which it was con-
s:ructe i, even F. it were w'eatiher:beat-
en, 111V111Z, tcitnstood the onslaught of
many an •mzry blast,
The tyi 11L•n'.l1 was 0 home-made af-
fair, erected or. Co farm of the late
Robert Charters more than half a
century ago. It was in a field where
cattle grazed, onlya. few radsof the.
main highway-, leading, from ,Seaforth
to Brucefield, usually cated the .hill
Road, The large piste trough that
might justly be considered part of
the outfit, was usually amply -supplied
with water to meet the requirements
of the different artinials about the
place.
Time 11.15 wrought changes with the
result that the' once -.fanned windmill,
which was in continual service for
more than thirty-five years, is a tliinp
o,f the past, It was taken down abou
15 years ago, with the belief that 1;
was pet'haps not only the oldest wind.
null!, bot likewise the best hand -mad
w•indutill that could be found in Huy
on county or even in Western Ont
arid.
Frouentty we hear about the win'
mill .till; in all likelihood because 1
it: day of service it must have attract-
ed the attention of thousands of pass-
ers-by. Fortunately a picture of it was
taken the day of our inspection. It is
still in our possession. Believing that
a :shirt history of the windmill woudc
he of interest to Many persons, tet
obtainer( it, and in this way pass it on,
The idea of building the windmill
was conceived by Robert Charters
and John McMurray, both farmers.
The main shaft was obtained front an
old Noxou reaper, This was taken to
Robert .Fulton's blacksmith shop in
Egmotdville where a piece was weld-
ed to the end to provide the lift -stroke
from the pump, which was made from
wood in the shop of F. Welsh, Sea -
forth.
The four +.upright supports were
teamed ,from a swamp in the Town-
ship of Grey. They were cedar poles
;Mont the size of talose in use for sus-
pending telegraph wires. The 1r085
sections were shaped in the sass-nii1! of
\\Tn1. Kyle, E:gin ondvit:e, which has
not been in existence lin• nto:'e than
forty years.
The arias far supporting the fans
also for the vane or tail -board, were
composed of oak taken front the
woods on the farm, Both the fans ,and
the weather -vane were fashioned from
pine and were attached to tate support
or arms by screws, What is .called the
head of the windmill was cast in
Coleman's foundry on the main thor-
oughfare in Seaforth. The trough
which went into use the same time
that the windmill began to operate
tvas'ntade from pine. It is, still in evi-
dence and doing duty on the old
homestead tthcre pee of the sons,
Williams, still works the farmer. Anoth-
er son, Harry, resides. in Seaforth,
There were also two daughters, Mar-
garet, who with her mother still lives
on the homestead, and Mrs. Mason,
.,f Saskatoon.
Robert Charter's ;came front 'Scot-
land with his parents, in an old sail-
ing. vessel When he was only -four
years of age. Their belongings' were
conveyed to the site of their new
home in Tuckersntith by ox -cart, Mr.
Charters lived there all the rest of
bis life, it might be said, with the ex-
.teption of a six -weeks' holiday trip
1ac1c to the land of the 'heathery hills.
He died iu 119113 at the age of 73 years.
"Iris widow, - who - has just celebrated
ler S'Stit birthday, is considered to be
'ath hale and hearty.
It is said that when the parents of
Cobert Charters located in Tucker
nuitll there was no such thing as Sea -
:nth to Hayfield and Clinton to Lon
on open roads. They were simply
lazed trail:, The father knew front
ctual experience -What it meant to
arry wheat from his home to Lon -
on a distance of nearly sixty miles,
1 exchange it for flour or household
•onhntodities,
Many of the younger generation in
4caiortlt and locality do not know
that there ever were such places 1:
Photon's blacksmith shop, Welsh's
;runup works, 'Kyle's sawmill or Cole-
man's foundry; and yet all these
places were a factor 411 bringing into
existence the windmill that stood for
many years ou Charters' farm. In fact
they may have long forgotten or per-
haps never knew that such a wind-
mill ever existed,
SOLOMON'S PORCH
Solomon's perch appears to have
been a covered colonnade, portico, or
cloister, which ran along the ettstere
side of the temple' building at Jeru-
salcin; and the Jewish historian Jo-
sephus contends that it acttttlly dated
from the days of 'Solomon, and so
had survived "the various destruc-
tions and rebuildings" of the sacred
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A. W. DUNLOP, Seaforth
Spring Work With Bees
Reports to date 'indicate a great
variation in the condition of bees fol-
lowing their winter confinement. In
some instances winter losses were nil
while in others the colony loss was
very 'heavy. In many cases where the
colonies did survive a general weaken-
ing t'if colony strength was distinctly
noticeable. The spring season is the
most critical period in the life oi a
colony becaues its numericalforce is
then at its lowest point. The bees are
old and low in vitality, and the stores
are usually exhausted, yet .at the sante
time the greatest strain of brood
rearing is placed upon the colony in
order to rear bees in time for the
harvest. The bees will need the fol-
lowing assistance to overcome the
handicap (1) a prolific queen at the
edifice., Head of each colony, (?) a sufficient
food supply to feed the oncoming gen-
eration, (3) a certain amount of pro-
tection against changeable weather
condition;. Replace all weak and fail-
ing queens as soon as possible. Do not
rely upon the early spring 'flowers to
supply sufficient food, feed the bees.
Do not unpack outdoor wintered bees
too early and give protection to those
brought out front cellars.
Requisite on the Farm.—Isvery far-
mer and stock -raiser should keep a
9119913- of Dr. Thongs' Eclectric Oil
an hand, nut only as a ready remedy
dor ills in the fancily, but because it is
a horse and cattle medicine of great
potency, Asa substitute for sweet
oil for horses and cattle affected by
collie it far surpasses anything that
can be administered.
'Want ami For Sale Ads, I time, 25c
SCARRED for life! Perhaps blinded!
flow memory must haunt some
guilty driver's mind! And the records
show that there were thousands of
guilty drivers in Ontario lust year.
This message is not for the habitually
reckless, callous motorist.- His license
can be cancelled —and will be! This
appeal is to the usually thoughtful
driver who Lakes a chance only now
and then. Death and injury to 8,280
men, women and children on Ontario
highways in one year clearly indicate
that now and then is too often!
This tide of needless bereavement and
suffering must be turnedl;You, the de-
cent, law-abiding, self-respecting citi-
zen can help.
Will you not do your share? Will you
not drive carefully, safely .. , always?*
MOTOR VEHICLES BRANCH
ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Leopold Macdulay, Minister
(4)
'THE HEALTH AND (LIVES OF (HI -DREN ARE MORE PRECIOUS THAN YOUR
TIME: 011 CONVENIENCE. LET THEIR SAFETY BE: YOUR FIRST CONSIDEr1ATION