From the Advocate – 100 years ago (1918)
Hillsburg soldier wounded
In the list of
wounded in Wednesday’s papers we note the name of W. Hornett, No. 451015, of Hillsburg.
In other war news, the Advocate reports that 15 British vessels were recently
sunk by German U-Boats. The following is a list of articles, packed and sent to
Red Cross Supplies, Toronto, from the Erin Ladies’ Patriotic Association during
the past week: 14 trench caps $7.00, 7 trench shirts $17.50, 22 handkerchiefs
$2.20, 2 and a half doz. comfort bags $7.50, 35 pairs socks $52.50, 17 pyjama
suits $27.00, 22 wash cloths $2.20. Total $115.90.
From the Advocate – 35 years ago (1983)
11-year-old saves sister
Lisa Bint, 7, of Mill
Street in Hillsburgh is a very lucky girl to have a cool-headed brother named
Leigh. Lisa decided to go skating on Sunday on the creek behind the Medical
Centre in Hillsburgh, and fell through the ice. Luckily, her brother Leigh, 11,
and his friend Ryan Kent, 7, also of Hillsburgh were playing nearby and pulled
the shivering child to safety before the cold could take its toll. Sunday was
cold, but not cold enough to produce the ice necessary to skate. Before
venturing out onto ponds or rivers, make sure it’s safe.
Water rates to rise in village
Erin Village council
has announced that there will be an increase averaging five per cent on local
water bills. Users who are metered will now be charged 33 cents per 100 gallons
for the first 6,000 gallons. For those not metered the minimum payment will be
$5.25 per month. For those with taps only, the cost will go to $4.50, with a 10
per cent discount for paying on time
From the Advocate – 25 years ago (1993)
Erin may get larger calling area
The isolation that
many Erin-Hillsburgh Bell Telephone subscribers have felt for years may end
this fall. Bell has a proposal to allow local subscribers to call as far as
Burlington, Bowmanville and Bradford without long distance charges. That means
Brampton, Milton, Acton, Georgetown and Caledon East would be local calls.
Guelph and Orangeville, however, would remain long-distance calls. The proposed
monthly cost of basic telephone service for a Hillsburgh area home would go up
from $6.40 to $21.95. Jack Dyce, President of the Shamrock Seniors Club, plans
to start a petition to have Orangeville included.
Nodwell a Lieut.-Colonel
A column called
“Recycling the Advocate” looked back at the Advocate issue of February 18,
1943. Capt. R.J. Nodwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Nodwell of Hillsburgh, had
been promoted to the rank of Lieut.Colonel, commanding the 27th Canadian Field
Ambulance. Nodwell enlisted at the outbreak of the war, served overseas for
some time and returned to Canada the previous summer. The Advocate joined with
R.J.’s many friends in extending congratulations on his promotion.
From the Advocate – 20 years ago (1998)
Doctorate at 22
Brenda Allen, formerly of
Ballinafad, who graduated from Erin District High School in 1989 at the ripe
old age of 13, is now “Dr. Allen”. Brenda has been attending Oxford University
and recently completed her D.Phil. thesis in numerical analysis and computer
modeling. She also joined the Oxford cycling club and became the women’s time
trial champion, winning gold at all four distances – 10, 25, 50 and 100 miles.
This achievement, plus several gold and silver performances in other student
events, earned her a “Half-blue” award, never before awarded to a woman cyclist
at the university. Shortly before her 22nd birthday, just after passing her
final exams, she started working for the British government in the Ministry of
Defence.
