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Dotati>y McLeonanl: is a
and. fur goed .Sams,
,- ives Galt•the.
r,ngfC But,Adrlenne,,a,
ens, was s.
eafoath ghats ei. ai
for a- school a�..
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,ed with .her
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even Iniow,» -
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Seafort11 started-as
J a log ,cabin 1t was •
owned by' Andrew , Atenteit at the
teirsection of Woo °an -Brussels ;roads In
the 189,ps the eh
boo g Egm e.00,1*al"ly wing Har- -�
p�p°�rhe , thought Steen had'made a v l
bath choice, in choosing land. thane, instead
of. ni one of the'busy towns. The area In
whit hesettled was named Guide -Board
Swamp, because of the mansW land ai d
the'sigri guiding people to different paC.s:
Arid since Seaforth had the railroad, hit
tl!e'other towns wanted people gradually
forgot the other towns and there became
Seaforth.
• The first mayor of Seaforth was Alex-'
ander Armitage.. Ninety years later
Seaforth had it's first lady Councillor, Bet-
ty Canino.
Seaforth seems to have :Ws Shair,'e of
fines The -worst' happened in it's second
year of being town. At 2 a:m on the inor-
n i g, of Sept. 6, ,1876y flan es 'were
discovered bursting out of a grocery and
candy, store owned, by Mrs.. Griffith,,, The
Barnes were soon 'out of control and spread
quickly -to most of the business section on -
both sides of the street. Most of -the
buildings were lost: The Ant* fire reels
and salt soaked blankets mere no match
for the raging fire. About thirty butes and
businesses were destroyed before the night
was over. Insuranee covered one tliied'gf
the loss:. Mrs. Griffith it seems was well
insured and a 11�Mof people
suspect in cause of:`the fire: No line, ed'er
knew either. A little while after, Mrs. Grit-
fish disappeared. A putrilier of threats were
made to "tar and feather her, hut those
people never got their chance.
In 1880 the opening of the water works
took place. The total cost of the system
was $14,000. The reservoir held 480,000
gallons and was used for homes and fires.
The modern systeth was e*mpleted in 1923.
The two wells drilled at that time are still
in use today. y
The first electric light plant (1889) was
run by the town. A knell steam plant was
used for power to light street lanterns and
a couple of stores. It wasn't until 1911 that
power was almost all over the town:
From'almost the very beginning Seaforth
hasa fire brigade. There were water who
located at various locations in the 1870°s,
In 1 r a; thebrigade set a worlthrecord of
56:5 seconds: Ift,)Wher ironic. that -their
rWDbINGs
A FAN OF S At=ORTH; Adrienne Mayes of Mississauga Was so inspired by the
history of the town that she wrote a detailed essay about it for school. She and
her fahiily,•visited With Adrienne's grandmother, Dorothy McLennan, in Seaforth on
Sunday: "Elliott- photo.
building burned tothe ground about three
rears after their record.
The first post office was built in 1859: It
was located at the comer of Main and
John Street. The first post master was
A.M. Patton. Rural route service was
started in 1909. Horses were used for
deliveries until the 1930's.
"The first reading room was operated by
the Mecbanics.Itistitute in 1',19. It became
the Seaforth Public Library by 1882 and
was honied -in the Town Hail from' 1894 un-
til the Carnegie Library was erected in
1912. -
Tile first hospital was opened iiia home
in 1921. Then a bequest permitted the con-
struction of the Scott Memorial' lospital
which is presently -the Seaforth Manor. Ire
present hospital was started in 1964 on a
24 acre: Saite'fiacrossr frown -Lions'' Park:
Seaforth had a skating rink in 1869. The
Dominion Ice Rink was opened in 1878 and
a' curling rink was built in 1880. A roller
rink was opened in 1885 which was used
for skating later. A curling and skating,
rink was built in 1905. In the early 1950's;
the Memorial Arena at the Agricultural•
Grounds was opened. The present curling.
rink was built in 1955.
NOW
Seaforth's Main Street has quite a few;
shops now. When entering Seaforth you'll
see a sign that says Seaforth The Friend-
ly Town. People sometimes Spell Seaforth,
C4th. Seaforth also gets a lot of snow. Now"
when'you come from Mississauga and go
to. Seaforth, you consider Mississauga a b.
city. In the past few years Seaforth'
population hasn't changed. Seaforth's pre-
sent mayor is Hazel Hildebrand. ,
By: Adrienne Mayes, Mississauga, Ont.'
Grade 5
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the inputs you need
includingourown
At Cook's we pride ourselves on being a full-service
business. Our 6 locations have everything you
need this spring, from seed and fertilizer to crop
protection products - and all at competitive prices.
But Cook's can give you more ... whether it's
crop planning advice, soil testing and blending
of fertilizers, crop protection, products or
custom application. Cook's people have the
expertise to help you get the "maximum
economic yield" from your crop. '
For all your inputs this spring, talk
to the experts at Cobk's.
Head Mice. ilensall,51,3t 2e2 3410
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Peter Robert Martene, son of Gerald and
June Martene, Seaforth. Reverend Dr.
Eugene Bannerman presided over the
ceremony, and vocalists Lori Strong and
Lisa Strong were accompanied by organist
Carol Carter.
Sherri MacDonald of Brucefield, cousin
of the bride, was the Maid of Honour with
Dave Underwood of Walton, friend of the
groom, standing up as Best Man.
Bridesmaids were Shelly Underwood,
Walton, cousin of the bride; Nancy Sue
Thomson of Seaforth, friend of the bride,
and sister Tina Driscoll of Walton. Ushers
were Steve Steinman, Chatham, friend of
the groom; Dave Steinman of Seaforth,
friend of the groom, and brother of the
bride Ben Driscoll, Walton. Niece of the
groom Natalie Kuehl, Seaforth, was the
wedding flowergirl and Nathan Kuehl,
nephew of the groom, was'the ringbearer.
A reception followed at the Seaforth and
Distt'ict,Coimnunity Centres, with cousin of
the' bride Scott Driscoll, Seaforth, as the
Master ;of Ceremonies. The couple will
honeymoon in the Dominican Republic
before settling in Eginondville. -
Pari or the .Cook's Crop Input 'team
(from left to right):
prat Bickel'
hirkton Agri -Sales Representative,
13 year~ with Cook's
tterwyn Hodgins
1Vailon Branch Manager,
4 year with Cook's
Dale Passmore
Applicator Operator,
12 years with Cook's
'MARTENS - DRISCOLL
Northside United Church, Seaforth,was
the setting for the May 12, 1990 wedding
ceremony when Tammy Lee Driscoll,
daughter of John and Mary Lou Driscoll of
Walton, exchanged marriage vows with
MORRiSON - CUNNINGHAM
The family of Mrs. Jessie Cunningham
and the family of Mr. Murdoch Morrison
wish to announce that their parents were
united in marriage on May 11 at 7 pm.
in Ontario Street United Church.
Rev. David Woodall officiated and the
attendants were his daughter and
son-in-law, Mildred and Doug McAsh,
Varna.
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HICKNELL - ROONEY
St. Columban Roman Catholic Church
was the setting for a fall wedding on Oc-
tober 14, 1989 when Margaret Hicknell ex-
changed marriage vows with Christopher
Rooney, Father Joseph Hardy presiding.
The Maid of Honour was Kim Hartnell,
Toronto, friend of the bride with David
Rooney, Toronto, brother of the groom as
Best Man. Bridesmaid was Teresa Van
Raay of Dashwood, sister of the bride and
ushers were Randy Klebe, Kitchener,
friend Of the groom and John Hicknell,
Britton, brother of the bride. The
Ringbearer was Dean Van Raay of
Dashwood, nephew of the bride.
The reception was held at the Knights of
Columbus Hall in Stratford, with brother of
the bride Joseph Hicknell as Master of
Ceremonies. The couple honeymooned in
Trelawney Beach, Jamaica and now reside
in Sarnia.
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