Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 29 Jul 1963, p. 2

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Third Generation TelIsl log house that has been in OifNeW MuseumFiece the same iamily ior iivegenr eretinns and is believed to be 129 years old will be moved to Simeon County Museum to day The house iaaituated at Steel Street and has been in the Spearin iamily since it was built George Spearin lit Na pier 5L and his two aktera Mrs Margaret Ribhany at Windsor and Mrs Clare Dunn oi chdola related ior The Ex amincr mu interesting storv ice connect with the old log hnusc where Mr spearin and one oi his sisters ware born FROM IRELAND MrSpearIn said There were three boys came out iroln Lim erlck lreland at the request oi the aunt the wife ot Captain Silk Tire story Is boya came out they said Auntic where is this castle you wrote so glowiogly about She replied You work hard when the and youll be able to build one yoursell The three boys were Luke George and John John was my grendlather They built the house with house building bee Mr Speorin said the logs were out Just east oi the pres ant barn The original barn burned down John was mar ried and had iour daughters and sun all born In the old log house My iather built house down on Deck St now Wiflowdnle Avenue We had eight in the iamily No oi us were born in the ion house my sister Mrs William Dunn oi Eexdaie and myscli Alter my grand iather died my lather moved back up into the log house When iathcr died the place wont to my brother John who lived in Vancouver bought the place irorn John In 1934 Dad died at as In llm CURTIS TOOK OVER Then when my son George Curtis Spearla graduated as veterinary surgeon he lived in the house had his oilice there and used the room the children were born in to operate on ani mals Then he built his own house and used the old house as icon nel and operating room At that time transferred the pro perty to him He is the one who donated it to the museum Thcra was tremendous iireplaca and all the cooking was done on it They used to roll the log onto the itrcplnca with cant hook They say theyd roll heavy grcen log on and put some dry stuii around it and it would burn ior couple at days They baked bread and did all their cooking on it it was the only heat in the house Youd stand in iront oi it and youd be hot on one side and cold on the other Even in my time they used to tcihcr cows around that area and tcnd sheep in the winter we want oil through the laid with horse and cuitcr to town T0 NEWMARKET lva heard my iathcr say they used to take hall bag oi grain on horseback by putting hall at It In each end oi thn bag and draping it over the horses hack to the mill near Nowmarkot to get it ground ior flour The only road to Little Lake then was cow path lily grandiathcr mod to pick TODAYS STOCK PRICES Compllrd by llynn II Dnalop St Danie mnuanaal Dll lul Dora roune Dora atom Mhlllol Abllibl Allnma Ethel aluminium Alberta III Argus All PM III oi Mont It llank oi N1 Dali Ill Druma llA on an lnwar Cdn Imp Cor can Drur UPI Cara Cement Chemical ca ry Power Co ulnhlna mu in on inland nit l7 Ni Mtg am It hbat Ivy Lakolalld Ame Arcadia nuMar Ilflit C07 IOIIInI nmu Koala IIIMI II Camp Chlh Latradar can lay an Cdn DIVMllIlI lrln Ilual ll CM Ital II hm nm as hardcore Ill Chullrl hiconhrtdle aru um anlla Anton no la Na hi can won some ITDCKI lion TIIDMMII DC loww Cowl Paper Nntla nuwdnwkl lure loll avnanla inouolrtla llalla up as marrwro arocl aacnarroa tuna lnnurtrlala up ea one II or DR QUACKENBUSH MD CM LM CC announces the OPENING OF HIS OFFICE Thursday August For The Practice of Medicine and Surgery Owen Him er Iloml on Iiud lily Illla ImF Tome In As Inter Nirlcl Intel Utiittlu Inteme rt Jockey Club Nan iow nlr Manor fora narran Ale Dalian IAiln Arnu II Minerals GEORGE SPEARIN stands bcsida alga used by his son as veterinary surgeon in rent oi log house that has been in the Spenrin Iamlly ior ilve generations The house on mail in Barrie ior Penetang and take It on horseback There was Just one trail through the bush The old pump was Just outside the house it used to treats in the winter and wed have to thaw it out with hot water lily mother used to heat arrow and mail It or the wash ing When the ilrst snow in December came wed kill three gigs and nail down the pork in rlne We kept it in the milk house George Spearln went to work tor the Bell Telephone Company in mi and workcd there ior ti ycara retiring aa plant budget supervisor in last Reminiscing about the old log house he said lve seen snow so heavy youd have to shovel your way out oi the house And lva seen lhcm drive cattle up the street to beat trail be cause cattle are easier to iorce through than horaes When wasa kid rrrmnm ber teams and wagons hauling grain and cattle and pigs being drivcn past the old house down to the stockyerds where Sor leant Company Limited is now We used coal oil lamps and Ian terns had electricity put in down at the house remema ber selling hens or is come each and cows wont ior $25 and 330 bought one ior us about to years ago LET THEM IiOAIiI ch used to turn cows and horses loose at night on Duck worth St and then put rope across Cook St so they couldnt go any iorthcr That was more than 50 ycara ago Mr spenrin and Ms alatcrs ail rccall arcing the Duilnlo Dill Circus at the lilrrrle com mans Recalling the pill he said We used to dig pita and till them with turnilu put airaw on them and cover them with earth We did the name with Mantral lore Noranda Nor DnL rm lloou com Mun Porn Parlfla reI Ilaru in Illnl nalana foods Man nhrl Meet at can TohDorn Ik film can Thus MI Trad nn Ioaaro Illlllrn nu Waller DOW unit New lime Newnorth Normatail Norlhlata up hrs ago Troapaelorl run lo Algona nmu mo Ines llnlivd on WIIlrny was latlite mule op 00 on up at 00322 has been donated to Slmcae County Museum and will he jacked up today in preparation ior moving Examiner Pbo to apples Wed have to open the pit up in ure winter to keep the cows going by leading them tumlps The museum is going to re store the house as closely as possible to its original condition remember them putting la the maple iloor about as yeera ago remember them using ashes to make lye and then put ting iat in the lye to make soap And remaran the old chuma ior making butter plunging the wooden handle up and down till it seemed the but ter would never come and sometimes youd leave it and go back at it the next day to iinlshit We used to make all our own butter and we also sold butler We would deliver milk and sell it ior iiva cents cum Mr Spearlna alsicr Mra Dunn used to tend sheep near the old log house She says leamcd lot oiLotln that way ills sister Mrs Rlbhany re calls that she used to no part way to school on snow shoes Both sisters recall hooking rid es on the back at alclgtu part oi the way to and ram school WRONG CENTRE lilr Spearln said Ive heard my iather any he bought the land up here because he thought it would be the centre at town He could have got It cheaper whcra the Wellington liotcl is now Then the railroad came in and the business part build up down there it was all swamp around Owen and Dunlop Sis loo years ago One thing looka out oi piece in the old house as it stands to daythat L1 fluorescent lighting iiaturca in the room that used to be the Veterinary surgeona olllcc Tho plaster has all been knocked oil the outside to pre pare it ior moving and One heavy hcwn logs show how rug gcd and sturdy the house is Hospital Stall ls Kept Busy lloyal Vlclorln llarpital did land otiice business in tho nub patient department over the wackand but things were quiet In the hospital liira lilnlthowa Admitting ol iirer anlrl llS ouiepnllcnia were trralcd She said the stall waa kept lrusy night and tiny Moat at tho nulpnlicnla wcra trcatrd ior nrla tlah hook rule citll dim wllh lernpcrnturra and min or campinlnla Mra Matthews said the Itos pilnl itseil waa quiet and time are quite tow empty boda at tho rnorttrnt illY EXAMINER WANT ADI lllONr PA lltlt ranaanyara niraarmhn arouoav way is use altar waaaraa Innipsfil Police Report Drowning lnnisill municipal police had one at the busiest weekends at thasearoa with one drowning two missing persona and threecar accident that sent one person to hospital About pm Sund police lot call to no to Sg Cedar Point lSyeaMld girl Shir Icy Batcher oi Toronto had been in swimming and got cramp low people at the scene tried to save her and tho lnnistil police applied resusci tation but could not ravlve her Police said the girl was an epileptic and she mayhava had an attack Opt Ron Crone and Constable Aurel Dorian answered the cell lnnistil police also received call about it am Sunday that two Toronto boys hadlbeen mien in since 130 when they act out to awim to Fox island The two boya Gerald Prairie Ill and Matthew Chrl tianaoa as both at it Bowls Avenue Toronto began thl awim irom ncar Stroud when the lnnistil Joiice were alerted Conat Chairncra and Coast Roy Bridge look boat which is volunteered by Len Smith ior police use at any time and tuned both boys sale and sound on Fox Island at one oclock in the morning lnnistil police also investigate ed threecar accident on the nth concession near St Johna Road at MS pan Sunday Helen Pootl 17 at at Rex gate Avenue Rexdale was tak en to hospital with lnluriea to both knees and head Youth Missing Since Saturday Have you seen this boy Mike Noble l7 oi Blake St is reported missing lie was last seen as he leit his home pre paratory to going swimming at Johnson St beach on Saturday eiicmoon at two oclock He is live teat 10 inches in height res pounds blonde hair blue eyes lair complexion and slight build When he lclt home he WM wearing dark blue shirt and grey trousers Anyone seeing youth at this description is asked to cell the Barrie city police department MIKE NOBLE 0F EXCHANGE STUDENTS Splash Party Closes Visit Tire Ouobccflntarlo exchange students will trite port in their last organized iunctlon tonight at Doug Stewarts residence on Dunlnp street as they attend isrewell splash party Th 12 Quebec students leave tomolrow morning beiora sun rise ior their 25hour train trip to Matane Que On Saturday the sludonta were taken to visit the Ceiling wood Scenic Cam and later on in the aiternoon want awim mlng at Wasaga Beach Eric Penman Jayme student exchange committee chairman said We thank Gror Trans portatlon tor accommodations WEATHER Synopsis The heat wave In southern and central acctiona oi the province was drawing to close this momlng ne coolcr and dricr alr began to move in be hind wcnlhrr lront lying lust cast oi Lnko lluron Few showers and scattered thunderstorms wrrn occurring in vicinity oi ihla iront but ialr weather with reasonable Icp craturcn may be oxpeClcd In the new air musa Tuesday low pressure lysitm north east oi Lake Superior la caus Iag much cooler weather With overcast skies and an extensive area oi rain In northern sections oi the province Tuesday should be considerably cooler in these parts llut anotlrcr low pressure ayalcm approaching Lake Superior rent the prair lca throntcna ahawcra again Lake St Clair Lake Erie Lake Huron Niagara lnko Ontario Southern Grarglnn liay Ilniihurton regions Windsor ixrmlnn Hamilton Toronto Partly cloudy with icw shaw ora and scattered thunrlcr alortnn today Turning cooler and less humid Mostly sunny with arasannblo trrnpuralnrca Tlrrsrlny Winds southwest to to so becoming northwest by earning Northern loorglan llny AI gorna southern White lliwr ilnragnmi Nolan North liay tiudbury ilault Sir Mariel CIWI willr tow runny Intrrv Vela wl cred during the students visit here and we also thank all those who have helped to make the French students tool at home During their twoweek stay the students were taken on tour oi the Mertyra Shrine at Midland the Dlmlap Observa tory at Richmond Hill Pioneer Village at Steeles Corners Col lingwood and Wasaga Beach KNOW CUSTOMS One oi the oblectivea oi the visits sponsored natlonaily by the Canadian Council at unn liens and Jaws was tor the studant to understand customs other than theirs FORECAST showers today with reasonable temperatures Tuesday but with increasing cloudiness late in the day Well erly windsaear II becoming northwest 20 today Cochrano Cloudy and cool with occasional rain today but clcnrlng townrda evening Most ly sunny and warrnor Tugsday but with increasing cloudineu In the aiternoon Marina iorecaale Lake Superior Northerly winda In to 10 knots becornln light variable by evening an aoulhoeat 10 to to Tuesday Cloudy Lnku llama Gcorglan llay Westerly winds near it bacom lag northwest no this aitomoon but dlmInlshInl to light by Tuesday mornin law show era ending in early alien noon Lake Erie lake Ontario Southwest winds near 10 becorn Ing west to by early ailernnon and northwest by evening Scattered showers and thunder alorma Fortsat Temper In Low lonlghi hlgla Taluday Windsor or St Thorn larmion Kitchener Wingllnrn Ilamllton ill Cnlharin Tbmnto liiuakakn ietcrhornugh North iiay PLAN NOW TO ATTEND THIS SEPTEMBER annals ausrarss COLLEGE YOUR GATEWAY T0 OPPORTUNITY ESTABLISHED 97 66 TORONTO STREET BARRIE COMPLITI courses non cannot come AND BUSINESS WITHOUT ANY OBLIGATION ON MY IAItT DATE 19 NAME ADDRESS EMPLOYMENT IunuaanInaunuauuuut PLEASE SEND ME FULL lAIITTCUIAIlS AIIOUT YOUlt GCIIOOI umuminiumm Mostly sunny HAWKESTONE man was can EARL LElOll right oi Hawksstone was the lucky winner at new car in the re cent draw held by the Lions Shallow Dive Causes Injury WAUBAUSHENE yesroid Alllaton man knocked unconscious and has taiired alter he dived oil dock into in inches at water abouta pm Sunday Thomas Anderson at RR Alliaton was swimming at private beach here and police said he dived oil the end oi deck that had been built the day beiore Police said that iortunetely it was solt bottom Anderson was knocked out momentarily lie was taken to Midland hnmital and then to Club oi Barrie lie was we seated with the keys to the car by Bruce Brown president at the club Mr Leigh said Toronto General Hospital with one ride partial paralysed Coast David At es oi the Via toria Harbour detactrmcnt oi the Ontario Provincial Police investigated Police Investigate Lads Drowning ELMVALE 12yearold Scarhora bay drowned heiore ltll mothers eyes at Creacentwood Beachumlica irom here about me pm Saturday Dead is Robert James Petti aoll ii Ontario Provincial Police were called to the scene and applied arilIiclaI respiration in an at tempt to save the bay Con John Pace oi the Elm vale detachment is investigating the mad prise came to hire the iirat time he had ever entered such competition Examiner Photo Part 0i City Powerless This Morning Part oi the city was without flower and lights Ior hali an our tram 725 arn MW and some sections had only partial DOW Stan Bobbette electrical sup erlntcndeat at Public Utilities Commission said tune blew out one phase at the Deyilcld substation lle saldtbey dont know the cause at it yet During the time lights and power were oil the Royal Vlo torie ilmpital used its auxiliary plant ior power and lights SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK 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