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The Huron Expositor, 1953-07-31, Page 2A ?!i ti s%abZx .ed 1860 at a Seaforth, Ontario, ev- rsday afternoon by McLean A. Y. McLean, Editor tier of Canadian `wkly Newspapers !Association. :plus fouirpe1 ee for ea;4h guide "The service survived until several years ago. in one ease, just befo the war, someone brought a sanaail,boy to a post' office in north London and asked for him to be delivered some- where south of the river. He arriv- ed safely and quickly. But probably the most famous instance of the hu- man parcels' service was in 1909. Ten women suffragettes posted them- selves to No. 10 Downing Street in charge of a telegraph messenger boy. The police were helpless to intercept packets in the course of transmission by post. But the Prime Minister's butler solved the problem by refusing to accept delivery. The packets auto- matically became `dead' for return to the sender. Although the human service has now stopped, it is still there for animals or packets that people cannot send by ordinary post." PHONE 41 •Authorized as Second Class Mail Past Office Department, Ottawa $EA .FORTH, Friday, July 31, 1953 Proven Merit After discussing in some detail the manner in which a Conservative - Social Credit alliance might be form- ed in the event neither the Liberals or Conservatives have an over-all majority, The Star Weekly, in an edi- torial headed "A Government of Proven Merit," has this to say: "But the prospects are that the Liberals will have a straight over-all majority, not -as great as their pres- ent overwhelming one, but amply suf- ficient There is every reason that this should be the case. The party bias a splendid record which is reflect- ed in the strength of the Canadian dollar abroad and the respect in which Canada is held among the na- tions of the world. The country's total trade has reached unprecedent- ed levels. Canadian ministers have played a prominent part in world af- fairs. The national debt has been reduced year after year. ,It stood at $13,321,000,000 after the end of the war (1946), and for 1953 the figure 'is $11,137,000,000, a reduction of $2,284,000,000. A year ago taxes were reduced by $146,000,000 per year, and in the last budget by $361,000,000 per year. "The government's social services, such as old age pensions for people of 70 and over, of which the national treasury meets the whole cost, old age security at ages 65-69, the cost of which Canada shares with the prov- knces, family allowances which Can- ada pays entirely, and so on, have been a great boon to the people. We think the electors should have no dif- ficulty in the matter of which party they should support. The Liberal policies are a proven success. "The Liberal government of Mr. St. Laurent should be returned to power. He stands head and shoul- ders above any other leader in both capacity and `experience. He is acknowledged the world over to be a statesman of outstanding worth." Posting Persons We think of the Post Office as an agency whereby we can send letters or parcels throughout the world. But it is only recently that facilities for the carrying of persons was eliminat- ed in Britain. Until that time it was possible to walk into a post office, pay the special fee, and a "human being" could be "posted" to the designated destination. Reviewing this past custom, Mr. C. It. Clear comments in London Call- ing: "This business of `human par- cels' dates back to the very beginning of the postal service, 400 years ago in Tudor times. In those days the King's Messengers always carried letters on horseback, and the service carried the man rather than the let- ter. Then later on, when letters be- came more numerous and the public began to use the post, it was the let- ters themselves that counted. In the old days the service was often used by the Secretary of State in the case, of reprieves for condemned prison- ers. The reprieve would be marked `Haste post haste for life, for life.' It also had a little drawing of a gal- lows on it, and as it reached each stage its time of arrival and depar- ture had to be marked on the back. "But the post office was still re- sponsible for transporting people who ;wanted to move around. There are reversal instances of this in Samuel Pei s' Diary, He says there : 'Went st H IVtq the PGA, to hire a horse.' He oul'd` be provided with a horse and kduh'ted guide. The roads • .were i into sections or stages, and 'de, would ride with the travel- Yhe next stage; then he #ciuid r to the next guide, and ,, . •s the journey was e not'cl �!1 14 i1 What Other Papers Say: Fatal Lure Of Mink (Edmonton Journal) There seems to be something about the lowly mink which brings out the worst in people. In the United States, since the scandals of the Truman administra- tion, the mink coat has become the symbol of graft and corruption in high places. The appearance of even a mink choker on a politician's wife is now enough to drive him from pub- lic life. In Britain, this ill-omened fur seems to have a magnetic effect on burglars. Lord Chief Justice Goddard recently warned British husbands not to buy their wives mink coats. "It is extraordinary," he said, "how thieves find out about such things. You will not be able to sleep safely." At this point, some mink will doubtless remark that all this law- lessness and moral decay could be avoided if people would just leave the mink coats on the mink. Usage of Soap (Winnipeg Free Press) The average consumption of soap in Canada is about 25 pounds per head per annum. With the possible exception of its small -boy population, who probably think this a needlessly high per -head ratio, the people of Canada would be appalled at the pro- , spect of cutting their year's laundry and bathing requirements down to a single pound of soap. Yet more than a quarter of the world's population must do what they can against a year's accumulation of grime and perspiration with 16 ounces of soap. Nations have attained extremely high levels of civilization without benefit of `Soap. But at the annual meeting of Unilever Limited in Lon- don, Sir Geoffrey Hayworth was able to draw a striking parallel between national standards of living and chemical detergents. Four of the world's 28 principal countries, with a total population of 533 millions, have average national incomes of less than $100 per person. The people 'of these countries use a pound of soap a year. Four of the countries, comprising 67 million people with average in- comes of about $200, use about five pounds of soap per person. Five countries contain 142 million people whose average income is $400 and who therefore can afford to use 10 pounds of soap a year. The 382 millions in the other fifteen countries, with the per capita income over $400, can, on t,Jie average, keep themselves clean and sweet with 25 pounds of ,soap each year. For the world at large, according to Sir Geoffrey's figures, soap, is still a luxury. Within the past two de- cades, however, a new factor has be- come increasingly important in the problem of human cleanliness. The people of Canada, the U.K. and the United States are using less soap, not because they cannot afford it but because for many of their household and laundry requirements they pre- fer the slightly more expensive syn- thetie detergents. One result of their transferred allegiance has been a re- duction in the. demand for, and con- sequently in the prices of oils and fats. It is her" ' t efdr , e rd l that at but y�✓� for this revolution in the soap indus- try the housewife �?' ,,� would have had to .mote' than she. •i? she does pay today. for Milt lilaigarh ie Injured in. Germany Mrs, Peter Ellis received ar tele- gram en Monday informing her that her ,husband, LAC. Peter Ellis had been injured in Germany. A second message received on Tuesday gave Mrs. .Ellis assurance that his injur- ies, received in a motorcycle acci- dent, were not serious, but he dM suffer a slight cencussion.—Eeeter Times -Advocate, In Hospital With Broken 'Hip Mrs. Albert Jacob@, Scott Street, who spent six months in Wiugbam General Hospital during the past year, is a patient there again. Re- leased on July 2, after being in the hospital since before Christmas, she had only been home two weeks when she had the misfortune to fall at her home and -break a hip. She was readmitted last Wednesday, Hospital authorities sey another stay>of three months will be neces- sary.—Wiegfiam Advance -Times. Spur Line Commenced • Work commenced early last week upon the filling and grading of the roadbed -to accommodate the pro- posed spur line leading from the C.N.R. main line -west of R.C.A.F. Station, Clinton, to the new store- house on the Station. The grade foreman, Ross Hean, Stratford, is in charge of this early phase of work, and road foreman Stewart Taylor, Clinton, advises that laying -of track will probably commence to- ward the end of the month.—Clin- ton News -Record. , Celebrate Wedding Anniversary Dr and Mrs. J. S. Evans, Clin- ton, have been visiting at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. F. D. McInnes, 447 Downie St., Stratford, where a fam- ily party was .held on Sunday, July 19, to celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary. The guests included Mr. and Mrs, Erskine Evans, Wil- liam and Marjorie, St. Marys; Mr; and Mrs. William Helm, John, Car- ol Ann and Evans, Lucknow, and Mrs. Ian MacLeod;- Dunvegan.— Clinton News -Record. Injured When Stove Explodes Quick action of a neighbor was credited with . saving Fred Lynch, of South Street, from more serious injury last Saturday morning when a gas stove he was lighting ex- ploded, Neighbor Dave Medley heard the victim's screams and rushed to his aid and doused the dames with a towel. Lynch suf- fered severe burns to his chest and face as a result of the explosion. He was rushed to Alexandra Mar- ine and General Hospital and was treated by Dr. N. C. Jackson.— Goderich Signal -Star. !Had Shower At the home of Mrs. Can Thiel, on Saturday evening, a kitchen shower was given in honor of Miss Bernice Tyler, bride -elect. Mrs. Thiel and Mrs. Norman Fleischauer received many friends and relatives of the bride. General games were played during the evening which were enjoyed by all. Miss Marion Fleischauer and Miss Catherine Thiel carried the basket of gifts to the bride. Some of the out-of-town guests were Mrs. Wm. Smale, Mrs, Simon Gingerich, Mrs. Gerald Mar- tin, Mrs Albert Fleischauer and Mrs. Victor Tyler.—Zurich Herald. Gets Diploma in. Air Forge A. Goderich girl, Leslie Leitch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, David Leitch, was one. of 47 girls who graduated from the University Re- serve Training Plan at exercises held last Thursday at the R.C:A,F. Station in London, Miss Leitch is a student at the University of Western Ontario and received her diploma at the completion of ten weeks' basic training at the station. The diplomas were presented by Air Maisl at W. A. Curtis, C.B. C.B.E., D.S.C,, E.D., whose daugh- ter, Rhonna Curtis, was also'among the graduates. — Goderich Signal - Star, Preliminary Work Started Preliminary work on the con- struction of the new million dollar Schaeffer Pen plant Is now in pro- gress. Construction officers are erected on the site which is on the approach to the :town from No, 8 Highway, and engineers have staked out the site. Leon H. Black, plant manager, reports that the ma- terials will be moved from the .Mal - ton plant to the Goderich location by the end of January. Water mains front the town supply are now being laid out the Huron Road and into the property. H. A. Schaeffer, II, of the parent firm at Fort Madison, Iowa, plans to visit Goderich about the end of July,— Goderich Signal -Star. Air Cadet Has Solo Flights At Goderich Air Cadet is leading the field in training at a summer training session being held at the airport in London. Don McBride, of No. 532 Maitland Squadron, has completed five solo flights, greatest number of solo of the group taking flying instruction—and has a total of five hours and 25 minutes flying time to this credit. The cadets are at present taking flying and ground training at the airport under the supervision of the London Aero Club in preparation for obtaining private pilots' licenses as the re- sult of scholarships given by the Air Cadet League, the R.C.A.F.. and private flying clubs,—Goderich Sig- nal -Star, Kirkton Garden Party a Success The Kirkton Community Associ- ation garden party is always some- thing extra special, but this year it was what one might term super - special because, for the first time in its eight-year history its per formers presented their concert in a brand new stage setting, a $3,000 shell stand, erected for just such occasions by this enterprising or- ganization, that refuses to stand still. It is a sturdy structure, boasting a solid concrete base with eight -inch walls, a structure that should strand the test of time and the scene of many a program that will draw, as it did last Wednesday night, .over 4,000 people --a huge crowd' ter such a small village, but one `well-known in these parts for its continued community effort, Grant Greason, Port Rowan, im- personating a girt dancer and sing- er, was first place amateur; Rose- mary Dobson, R.R. 1, Kirkton, sec- ond es a ballet dancer and Stephen Bros.; third, singing, "Tell Me a Story"; adjudicator, j. Brant, Wing - ham. Gerald Paul, Kirkton, was master of ceremonies. A profes- sional troupe also entertained.— Mitchell Advocate. Huron County Farm News Approximately 375 people attend- ed the annual crop improvement twilight meeting held last Wednes- day evening in the Belmore area. Fall wheat is ripening rapidly with a considerable acreage cut in the south end of the county. The crop will not be yielding as heavy as previously anticipated. All culti- vated crops made excellent growth this past week. Pastures are above normal and are carrying more livestock than usual. The majority of farmers have now completes haying,. a larger than usual acreage of first- class hay has been left for seed. The Prairies Do Grow Cattle It is a common belief in eastern Canada that the West is a grain country and has paid relatively lit- tle attention to livestock outside of a few ranch areas. There have been no "harvest ex- cursions" of cowboys to aid in the fall round -up of beef cattle, and pictures of the Winnipeg stockyards were never as spectacular as those of the big grain terminal elevators at Fort William and Port Arthur. It ,may come as a surprise to many that, for the past 30 years, nearly one-third of the cattle popu- lation of Cana.d.a has been in the two Provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, and that in 1936, and again in 1951, these two provinces had slightly more than one-third. The figures are given in a study of "Cattle Production in Western Saskatchewan and Eastern Alberta" by S. R, Turkel], of the Economics Division, Department of Agricul- ture, Ottawa, in the June- Issue of The Economic Annalist, The survey covered 17 of the 33 census divisions:. of Saskatchewan and Alberta and in June, 1951, these 17 divisions had a cattle population eef 1,448,479 Out of a to- tal of 2,838,000 for the two prov- inces and 8,311,000 for the Domin- ion. Over 75 per Cent of the occupied farins in the 17 cenetia divisions repeated Cattle enterprises with the •r<o of " )7 � 'licit Slightly higher in Ai>: bbrta� ithan iii; Saskatcheevan. Reif ea'ttla `here in the Majerity- 51'b 445 1 cows and heifers being kept for beef purposes compared with 346,- 969 for milk. Cattle are grazed on natural prairie land withheld from crop production or on some of that for- merly used for horses and sheep which have declined in population. There are '25 million acres of such land in the area studied. In addi- tion 1.9 million acres of commun- ity pasture are available and 1.4 acres of improved pasture on indi- vidual farms. Another million ac- reswere used for cultivated hay and fodder and 5.6 million acres for coarse grains, Mr. Burkell states: "Production of cattle in thestudy area has been continuous since the 1870's, It start- ed under 'open range' conditions in the southwestern part. Later as set- tlement spread throughout the area, farm production became important. Cattle numbers have increased slowly but steadily during the past 75 yeara . . , reaching a peak In 1946. In general, however, cattle numbers have remained fairly stable during the past 30 years, fol- lowing trends Similar to those of Alberta and Saskatchewan and the whole of Canada. "Cattle production is widely scat- tered throughout the area. In 1951 every census division in the area reported 50,000 or more cattle on farms. The greatest concentra- tions were found -in • Census divi- sions 7, 8 and 10 in Alberta wbere each district reported over 100,000 head," 3c , Stoking Grass and Legume Silage Pure stands of such legumes as alfalfa or red clover are more dif- ficult do ensile successfully than mixed legumes and grasses. This is :because legumes are high in pro- tein and low in carbohydrates and the latter are required In the sil- age .process. Experts at, the Central Ekperi-, mental Farm Make the following suggestions•. The maturity of the crop le important and .forage should be tut froom early bloom! to full Wet. 'rhe Moisture content is at - so important and the crop .should contain 65 per cent to 75' per Cent I e noistura'at timo of e l tiirhg. To < (ao tfo C,'on P O,41)'' Try'a canoe? By all means do. But just one warning grim. No canoe.. ,.and this means YOU! Until you've learned to swim. Dept. of National Health and Welfare Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago From The Huron Expositor August 3, 1928 An organized gang of petty thieves is • believed to be working in the Dublin district, following the discovery early Tuesday that .five places in the village had been brok- en into and cash and articles to the value of about $150 stolen. W. Stapleton's flour and feed store, W. Hills' hardware store, Smith's Gar- age, the C.N.R. freight sheds and St. Patrick's RCC. Church were all included in the raid. Miss Elva Bolton, Hensell, who bas been teaching in Kitchener, is receiving congratulations from her friends upon the success of her en- trance class, 20 out of 21 passing, 15 of these obtaining honors, Mr, R. H. Sproat has leased the residence on Huron St., recently vacated by John Quail, who has taken a position with the C!N,R, at Clinton, Cromarty church has just had two large furnaces placed in the remodelled Presbyterian Church. These were installed by Geo. A. Sills & Sons, Seaforte. An enjoyable picnic was; held ,by the L.O.B.A. at Grand Bend on July 25, The afternoon was spent on the beach, alter which a tea was held under the direction of Mrs. Parke and Mrs. Welsh, Those winning prizes were Jack Scott, Mrs. W. Nicholl, Mrs. J. Scott, Mrs. Hopper, Norman Nicholl, Mrs. J. A. West- cott and Clarence Westcott. The villagers of Hensall were startled shortly before six o'clock. Tuesday evening when the fire .bell rang. The ice house of T. W. Parlmer & Son was discovered in flames, and it burned quickly. The firemen were able to keep the flames from spreading. G. F. Case & Sons, whose coal bins and ware- house adjoin the ice house, were unfortunate in losing a couple of good delivery sleighs. The many friends of Mrs. Robt. Dayman•, Tuckersmith, will regret to learn that during the past week she had the misfortune to fall and break her arm. The soloist at the weekly band concert on Sunday evening will Abe Fred E. Willis. Messrs. Novak, Hoag, McLeod and E. L. Box will play a quartette, "The Minstrel Boy.,' Mr. Thos. R. Cluff has taken a position in the G. D. Ferguson hardware stoi.e, •. From The Huron Expositor 'August 3, 1928 Mr. R. P. Bell, Kippen, has rent- ed his 100 -acre farm to his brother- in-law, Mr. Thomas Workman, for a term of five years, Rumour has it that Mr. Bell intends taking a position in the Seaforth Engine Works. Mr. Fred Lawrence left for ‘Ed- monton on Monday, where he has accepted a position as school teach- er. He was ticketed by W. Somer- ville. The splendid farm belonging to the estate of the late R. B. Ross, was offered for sale at Wilson's Hotel at Brucefield on Tuesday, but a sale was not' made. Mr, George McGonigle met with a ,painful ae'Cident at the Engine Works here on Wednesday. He was boring a piece of timber with a machine, when .,a, ,piece broke off, striking him on the face and break- ing his •jaw. A meeting of the ratepayers was held in the Town Hail Monday eve- ning, for the purpose of discussing the proposed extension of the C P. R. from Guelph to Goderich, and to :take steps to present Seaforth's claims before the C.P.R. authorities in such a manner as will ensure the line when it is built passing through Seaforth. A committee composed of the following was ap- pointed to gather facts bearing on the question: D. D. Wilson, M. Y. McLean, Robert Bell, James. Beat- tie and R. S. Misys. w Flax pulling commenced in Hen; call district this week, The crop in very heavy, and M.r, Geiger, the manager, will have (his hands full for awhile putting .the crop for the Seaforth and Hensall mills into shape. The residence of Mr. R. Goven- lock, of Silver Creek, had a nar- row escape from destruction by fire a few days ago. A spark from the stovepipe lit on the roof Of the kit- chen and when first notice& wds commencing n e Cin to blaz g e Up nicely, A few pails of Water made things al- right. Mr. Geo. Mcitee, 9th coneeasion, Mckilloli, sold a .fOuryear•ald geld ilg th-Mr, D. Donavan for '25a It'. took �. . Ott ;ri �e 'p at 'e,,�.� � S afort b Br se, h. . tts>sele allows then t and '#-b y'ea'r(1 Old;, ti' ti ', (By ICA 3ELL;E C/ MPsEL. 1, Lot 8 Not often a Vvido,W was brave enough to contract for 100 acres of bushland, • but such was the case with Mrs, Ann Cranston Scott, known as Granny Scott. She took up Lot 8 in 1853 and started .pio- neer life here in 1854 with the help of her,son, John. Her husband, James Scott, had died- Some time before in Lanark County. Mrs. Scott had three sons; James, John and Thames. Indians were still roaming through the woods after the Scotts arrived, in Hibbert. Af- ter "Granny" " had iharvested her first potato crop and stored it in a corner of her kitchen, an Indian came into her home one day, threw a blanket on the floor and pointed to the potatoes, then to the blan- ket. She placed some potatoes on it, but again he pointed to the pile. More were added, but still this didn't satisfy. This performance continued, without a protest from Granny, till, the Indian got what he wanted. Sae then gathered up blanket and potatoes and stalked proudly out of the house. While John G. Scott owned this lot, Alex McKeIlar lived for a time in the old log house on the East 50. Wal- ter Marshall, around 1909, bought the West 50 from John G. Scott It was. he who bought and moved the frame house here from Jim Mc Kaig's farm. Later, this house was sold to Frank Harburn. Only a silo is left standing since the barn was struck by lightning and burn- ed. 1 Occupants—Mrs, James Scott, Sr., John Scott, James Scott, Jamet Scott, Jr., John G. Scott, Walter ' Marshall (W 50), John G. Scott (100), Mervin Nairn (E 50), Hector McPhail (W50). Lot 9 Neil McKellar came "up west" in 1855 from Dalhousie and too up Lot 9. In Lanark he had married Christena Livingston, a cousin of David Livingston, the pioneer mis- sionary to Africa. Neil and Chris- tens had four children — Donald, 'Alex, Bella and Christena (Mrs, Warren Methil). Neil was a Lib- eral. as was also his brother-in-law, Jimmy Park. When the two met, which they did often, politics was always one of their topics of con- versation. One day, just as Jimmy got ,near the barn, Neil came out with two 'bridles over his arm. He was on his way to. get the team in the field to.take them to the village to be shod. Jimmy decided .to' go along. Before they got to the con- cession, they were into a discus- sion which lasted till tbey reached the shop door, "Blacksmith" Frank, with a smile, inquired of Neil what be could do for him today. Neil looked at the bridles. "Jimmy," said he, "we forgot the horses?' Neil's next house .atter the log one was an up-to-date white brick. It and the barn' were sold and torn ' down' by wreckers around 1946. For quite a •number of years this lot has been used as a pasture farm. Occupants—Neil McKellar, Alex L. McKellar, Donald N. .McKellar, 'John M. Bell, Elmer Colquhbun (R), Sam Gill (R), Malcolm Lamond. Lot 10 Neil McKellar was the first own- er of the North 50 of Lot 10. It was also worked with Lot 9 by his sons, Alex and Donald N., known as "Wee" Donald, till it was sold to Harry Norris. There were never tally buildings here. 1 John Gardiner, who also owned land on Concession 14, was the first to own the South 50, which was rather swampy, Jimmy Camp- bell owned it from 1877, built a house on it, and lived here.while he had his other farm rented. George Barton lived in the house when he was first married in the late 80's. After Neil McKellar be- came the owner of the lot, his son, Donald, and Charles Worden both lived in the house. This house in later years was sold to Frank Har- burn, who moved it to his farm on Concession 13. Since then there has 'been no buildings here. Occupants—John Gardiner, James Campbell, Neil McKellar, Alex Mc- Kellaf, Donald N. McKellar, Mrs. Malcolm Lamond, Mack Lamond. Lot 11 James Campbell, who came from Dalhousie, was the owner of Lot 11 from the 1850's till he died in 1915. He was married three times. His wives were Margaret McInnis, Emily Mitchell and Sarah Jane Har- ris. Part of this lot has always been quite swampy. His. soli, George, lived here for a time, after he married. In later years Duncan McMillan, Walter McNicol and Fred Harburn lived in the house. This is the 'house that replaced the one which was burned in 1876. In 1949 it was moved to Bob Gardiner's farm, and the barn • at the same time was moved to Lot 7, Conces- sion 11, From the time Alex Gard- iner bought the farm, this was Ranch No. 4. In the early -days Charles Worden lived in a house on the Wiest 50 for many years, This house was later burned. Occupants --James Campbell, Jim Earl (R), James' Oampbeil, George Campbell, Tom Cameroh, William Kernick, Alex Gardiner, Lot 12 Charles Harris, who marred 'Car- oline Fuller, was the owner of Lot 12 from 1852 and lived here till he died of typhoid fever in the early 1870's. Zits son, George, died at the :same time from the same dis- ease, The Harris', had eight of a family—Sarah Jane (Mrs. James Campbell), Fanny ' (Mrs. George Martin), George, Hattie (Mrs. Geo. Greenwood), Minnie, Carrie (Mrs. William 'Wlaugh, later .Mrs, Robert Cummings), Charlie and Eliza Ann. Charles Harris' widow carried on after his death and later married Aaron Ir'e'land. While Robert Wood WAS the oitiner, Join' *own lived i'n tia'e house and Mrs. ,Sarah ey alai hoe _'Ilan ghser, ay, C la, '!�` r, tea, rob., v'er• 01 MVire, Bro'wn, .live dere too, iu the 1940'e, some time alter Russell Butler bought 1 , the barn' and brick house were: sold and tom down. Many unused :buildings out the1945. farms were sold' around•, tlisd time, as' ''building materials' ware' scarce following the War of •1939- Occupants-•-+C'harles lards, J4,gpr Aaron Ireland, Robert Wood, Hugh' Norris, .Sr., John Norris, RueaeIIJ Butler, Lot 13 George Wood was the first owner of Lot 13, but Robert Wood, whoee wife was 'Maria Chowen, lived here from an early .date. A .company in Stratford for a time had it after the Wloods moved near St. Marys in the 80's. Robert Wood had six. of a family, but Alice, who married William Leary, was the only one. who lived in Hibbert after the fames ily left. It was Duncan McLaren who built the white brick house, which is still in Mese. While Wil- liam Kay lived here he was Reeve - of Hibbert Township from 1939 till 1945, and in 1942 was Warden of Perth County. In the early days Donald McNevin, who married! Catherine, a sister -of Donald M`o- Kaig, lived in i house on this lo•t, back near the bush. Occupants—George Wood, Robert Wood, William Leary' (R), launcan:- McLaren, Scott McLaren (R), Wil- liam E. McLaren (R), John -Kay,. Williapm Kay, Wesley Russell, Lot 14 .Donald McKaig, a native of Isla• of Islay, Scotland, owned Lot 14' from an early date and died there in 1898, on June 19, the same day his daughter Kate died. She had been sick for some time. A double funeral was held for the two. Don- ald 'McKaig married„ Agnes Gird - wood,. They had tenchildren and raised a niece of Donald's, Mary McKaig, a daughter of his brother, Angus. She was later Mrs, Joseph Hoggerth. The names of the Mc- Kaig family were; Mary (Mrs, Don- ald Gillespie), Rebecca (Mrs. Nor- man McLeod), Donald, Jim, Annie (Mrs, Alex McLean), Agnes (Mrs. "Mike" Ballantyne), Angus, Kate,. Maggie (Mrs. Calvin' Newell) and. Willie, who died young. After Jim. McKaig first married, he and hie wife lived in a frame house on the' farm till she died. This house was sold to Walter Marshall around; 1909. Occupants—,Donald McKaig, Jas. McKaig, Mrs. James 'McKaig, Cal- der McKaig, Lot 15 Robert Mitchell owned Lot 16 from 1351, but may not have lived here. John Begg, a native of Scot- land, cotland, came to the North 50 of Lot 15 in the 50's, and died here' in. 1863. His -wife was Agnes Forbes, and they had three children— James, John and Helen (Mrs.' John Hamilton). It was James' home' from the time he,married in 1861. hill 1870, when he moved to Lot 11, Concession 10., His brother, John, a bachelor, owned the farm after - this father died, and in 1870 he sold to William Speare. He then lived. with his brother, James, A year or so later John died and James Begg moved to Bruce County. While Jog Speare was the owner, his son-in-- law, Andrew McLellan, and family lived with him in the house a few years, On August 13, 1950, Andrew McLellan, with several others, were• drowned when a pleasure boat cap- sized at Springbank Park, London,. Ont. Occupants: North 50—Robert Mit- chell, John Begg, Sr., John Begg,. Jr., William Speare, Joseph Speare, Harvey Dow. It was Robert Mitchell who sold the South 50 to Charles Upshall, Sr. Tome Crawford, a native of Ire- land, who married Mary Ann Up - shall, lived here till he died in. 1864. While here he had a small blacksmith shop on Concession 12, near the bridge. Tom Crawford. had one son, William, who for a number of years lived with phis grandfather, Charles Upshall, at Brampton. Later, he returned and took over the farm from Arthur Vincent, a Frenchman, who in 1870' had married Tom Crawford's widow. When William took over the farm the Vincents built a house on the southwest corner of the farm, cor- nering the school, "Auntie" Vin- cent, while caretaker of the school. and as long as she 'lived on the corner, was liked by all the schol- ars. After Mrs. Vincent's death, Arnie Houghton bought her house,. moved it to Cromarty and had it. added to his house for a kitchen.. In 1907 Weliie Crawford bought the old frame No. 6 School and `moved: it to the east end of the barn for a etranv shed. It is still in use. Af- ter Wellie's brother, Milton, died,. e his sister, Mary, continued to live. in the house. Later, it was 'rented to Jack Trivett and Fred. Harburn. The Trivetts did custom tractor - work. It was after they moved toe Concession 4, Hibbert, that their' son, George, was pinned under a. tractor and killed: The one he wee driving at the time overturned ont Jimmy Campbell's sideroad. Occupants -•--South 50: Robert Mit-- cheIl, Charles Upshall, Sr., Theme: Crawford (R), Arthur Vincent (R), William ' Crawford, Mrs. 'W'illiam Crawford,, Wellington Crawford, Milton CrawYord, Tom Laing,. Lot 161 4 4 1 4 f • • i e r Jimmy Muir, son of '111iom'as' Muir, Sr., C0neesgion 8, was the' first owner of Lot 16, John Whyte' had it bought and was making` cheese in MUir's log house on'athe' East 50 in opposition to George Hamilton on Concession 11, shortly, haterHam.iitoft op ned his' faetor'y in 1867. Whytes made cheese here till 1873. From 1874 the Whyte family lived d on this lot till their itevr brick ,house was built on Lot 17 in 1835. Occupants J&miny Nk t1r, J6hn tirliYte, fir. Johnt 7^t, e Sr,•The ,other owners..'91ave been, the same: as those wiio ew.ned Lot' 17. 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