The Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-12-07, Page 1112 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Ontario -born suffragette's influence felt far
Tom Villemaire Born of Loyalist stock in moved often, as his assign -
Special to Postmedia Toronto in 1860, she was mentstookhimtoHamilton,
raised in a religious family. St. Catharines, Brantford and
Emily Spencer fought long Her father edited the Chris- even Montreal.
andhardfortherightofwomen tian Guardian before moving George was sought as a
to vote and for the betterment to Brampton to minister in minister, and offers to work in
of women in general. the Methodist church there old, established churches in
And she did it her whole and then to Paris, Ont. Eastern Canada came in regu-
life, from Paris, Ont., to Cal- Emily attended elemen- larly, but an offer to work in
gary, Alta. tary school in Southwestern Calgary attracted him most.
At the age of 75, she Ontario before returning to And it was in Calgary where
explained to a group of men Toronto in her early 20s to Emily really started to flex her
who argued against women study to become a teacher at muscles as a proponent for
having the vote — and this the Toronto Normal School. the women's vote. She was 43
was in 1935 — "Some fine She returned to Paris after and she was nota quiet, stay -
morning you will ...wonder graduating and met her in -the shadows preacher's
what has occurred. It will only future husband, George wife. Smart, resourceful, well
be our educated, efficient, Kerby, in 1886. George was a educated, she was not above
twentieth century women student supply preacher and going after even her hus-
showing their abilityto shove. the pair married in 1888. band's church. When the
You may call it the woman's They moved to Woodstock United Church of Canada was
revolution if you like. It will be where George had his first created, she demanded that it
bloodless, but it will hit your posting at Dundas Street move to bring in women for
silver and gold hard." Methodist Church. They the ministry as well, writing in
Bruce County History: Big Ben of Bruce County
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Even yet Mr. Bartleman is
remembered in the Walker-
ton area for his mechanical
ability. The furniture for his
own home and the homes of
his children was made by
him. The bureaus were of
cherry wood, inlaid with
sumac.
His masterpiece, however,
was the huge dock he designed,
created and had installed in the
tower of his bam. It was known
as Haddington Tower in mem-
ory of his Scottish birthplace,
was of considerable height and
eight or ten feet square. It was
painted white and surmounted
by a weathervane. The dial of
this clock was five or six feet in
diameter and faced the Dur-
ham Road, now a Provincial
highway. The minute handwas
painted red while the hour
hand was black
The clock was operated by a
sixty pound weight and was
wound up everynight It did not
strike the hours but kept excel-
lent time. The massive clock
was reached by three ladders.
In the room which contained
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the tower, Mr. Bartleman
placed some furniture, includ-
ing a couch where he could rest
after mounting the ladders
each day. Great was the delight
of his grandchildren when they
were allowed to accompany
him to his private domain.
The clock remained one of
the district's best-known
landmarks for 40 years, long
after its builder passed away
in 1881. During that long
period it told the time to
countless passers-by.
The supports of the tower
gradually became weakened
and during a terrific wind
and rain storm in 1912 it
crashed to the ground.
Woman's Century (Toronto),
the New Outlook (Toronto),
the Christian Guardian and
the Calgary Herald.
Meanwhile, she was work-
ing at bringing a YWCA to
Calgary.
She was a joint principal with
her husband of Mount Royal
College of Calgary and helped
form a number of organizations
and clubs aimed at women and
raising their political and social
awareness.
In 1912 she helped reopen
the Calgary Local Council of
Women. She worked for
higher ages of consent for
marriage, greater access to
higher education for women,
labour reform, mothers'
pensions, access to birth
control, sex education and,
above all else, women's
suffrage.
She teamed up with
another Ontario woman,
Helen Letitia McClung, bet-
ter known as Nellie McClung
or Nellie Mooney, and
helped organize for a venue
for suffragette speakers in
Calgary.
She also maintained a high
profile on the social scene,
helping to establish the Cana-
dian Authors Association in
1921 at the age of 61.
Emily died Oct. 3, 1938, at
the age of 78, with her hus-
band at her bedside. As the
obituary in the Calgary Her-
ald said, the Toronto -born,
Paris -Ont. raised Emily had
"a profound and lasting
influence, not just in her
church, not just in Calgary
but in the social fabric of the
Shared Photo
Emily Kerby.
whole nation."
Tom Villemaire is a writer
based in Toronto and the
Bruce Peninsula.
Tom@historylab.ca
POLICE BRIEFS
Irate Driver Taken
into Custody
A Seaforth resident was taken
into police custody following
an incident that took place
on Main Street in Seaforth on
Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016.
At approximately 6:22 p.m.
a Huron County OPP officer
observed a white Ford F-350
pickup travelling north on Main
Street with a load of insecure
wood in the back bed of the
pickup truck.
Prior to the officer initiating a
traffic stop the driver pulled
his vehicle over and came to a
stop on Main Street. Police said
the driver exited his vehicle
and immediately confronted
the police officer. The irate and
aggressive driver began to
berate and threaten the officer.
The driver allegedly refused to
identify himself to the officer,
who informed the driver that
he would be placed under
arrest for failing to identify
however this had no effect on
the irate driver.
Police said he continued to
threaten the police officer;
as well, he failed to comply
with the officer's demands.
The male then threatened
to cause harm to the officer
with a weapon. At that point
the officer used a Conducted
Energy Weapon (CEW) to gain
physical control over the out of
control and irate driver.
He was placed under arrest
and transported to the
Huron OPP Detachment for
processing.
A 53 -year-old Seaforth man
has been charged with the
following offences:
Uttering Threats – Cause Death
or Bodily Harm
Obstruct Peace Officer
Possession of a Schedule II
Substance – Marihuana
Insecure Load
He remained in custody with
a court appearance on Dec 5,
2016 at the Ontario Court of
Justice – Goderich.
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