Wortley Villager May 2022

Wortley Villager May 2022

Wortley Villager

May 2022 Issue 59

Wortley Villager Issue #59 May 2022 www.villagerpublications.com Managing Editor: Cathy Wood [email protected] Advertising: Tami Martin [email protected] 519-851-0961 Publisher: Barb Botten Villager Publications P.O. Box 134, Lambeth Station Ontario N6P 1P9 [email protected] 519-282-7262 Graphic Artist: Cathy Wood

A beaver enjoys a green snack at the front Coves pond near the boardwalk. Photo by Kory Adcock. See more on page 12.

Back in the Day Elmwood Lawn Bowling Club in approximately 1965. Originally a men-only club, a parallel women’s club started in 1930, the two segregated clubs amalgamating in 1983.

Georgia Kortas, lawyer at Thomson Mahoney Delorey LLP welcomes your inquires for legal services in estate planning, estate administration, real estate (residential / commercial) and business law. Georgia can be reached at: Thomson Mahoney Delorey LLP 145 Wharncliffe Road South, London, Ontario N6J 2K4 T: 519-673-1151 ext 251 E: [email protected]

Welcome to the Wortley Villager – your local community connector. The 100% locally owned and locally produced Wortley Villager is published ten times a year with thousands delivered free to area residences, set out at local venues, and posted online at www.villagerpublications.com.

Do you have an Old South Neighbour of Note? Do you do cultural cooking? We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line at [email protected]

Cover photo sugggestions welcome! Send your (vertical to fit), high resolution photos taken recently in Old South to [email protected].

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Old South London home owners receive London Heritage Awards Formed in 1966, the Architectural Conservancy Ontario (ACO) London is dedicated to promoting, preserving, and interpreting the architectural heritage of the London area. ACO (London) is a volunteer-driven advocacy organization founded over 50 years ago with the threatened destruction of London’s original financial buildings, the Ridout Street Complex, now a National Historic Site. ACO London is committed to conserving London’s heritage architecture through advocacy and education. They support and encourage architectural conservation through reuse and repurposing of older buildings, the creation of Heritage Conservation Districts to protect historic neighbourhoods, and the active retention and maintenance of London’s unique history as embodied by its built heritage. Heritage London Foundation (HLF) is an innovative charitable organization founded in 1981 that advocates for the preservation of significant heritage properties. Created when the wrecker’s ball was rapidly destroying many of London’s architectural treasures, Heritage London Foundation now provides viable contemporary uses for two beautiful properties, the Elsie Perrin Williams Estate and Grosvenor Lodge.

PRESENTED BY THE OLD SOUTH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (OSCO) PRESENTED BY THE OLD SOUTH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION (OSCO) The house at 16 Marley Place (undated photo below left) was built in 1880 for grocer William Moore. The street had originally been named Henry Street, after Henry Hamilton, Town Clerk before London was a city. The home exhibits a mixture of styles. The L-shaped, frame villa is a combination of the Gothic Revival and Italianate styles. Fretwork decorates the gables and verandah, and a small front bay is topped by cresting. The London Heritage Awards are given out each year by ACO London and Heritage London Foundation in recognition of outstanding leadership excellence in heritage conservation across the London region. Among this year’s winners were Greg and Wendy Lanctot for 16 Marley Place and Mark and Barb Hamon for 75 Langarth Street East.

Celebrating 40 years Celebrating 40 years

London's Largest and Oldest Community Festival on the Village Green, Wortley Rd at Elmwood Ave London's Largest and Oldest Community Festival on the Village Green, Wortley Rd at Elmwood Ave

All Day BBQ Kid’s Corner Dunk Tank Pet Show Bike Parade Valet Bike Parking All Day BBQ Kid’s Corner Dunk Tank Pet Show Bike Parade Valet Bike Parking

YMCA Live Entertainment Charlotte’s Tea Garden Over 100 Crafters Plants & Flowers too! Silent Auction 10am til 3pm YMCA Live Entertainment Charlotte’s Tea Garden O r 100 Craft rs Plants & Flowers too! Sil nt Auction 10am til 3pm

Saturday, June 4 10am til 5pm Saturday, June 4 10am til 5pm Visit us at www.oscolondon.ca Visit us at www.oscolondon.ca

Nominated Neighbour – Sponsored by Sidetrack: AWortley Café

“Karin Wrona is a consistent volunteer with OSCO – assisting with Gathering, the Chili Cookoff, Scavenger Hunt and more, and she also owns a Little Free Library,” said Margaret Hopkins. “My husband Ed and I have lived in Old South for over 35 years,” she said. “When we first moved here we had no idea what a wonderful this community it was, but it wasn’t long before we saw how residents work hard to bring the community together. Volunteering helps keep that community spirit alive. Two years ago, Ed built me a Little Free Library – the perfect gift because I am always reading and love nothing better than to share a good book. We’ve both enjoyed curating our collection, chatting up library visitors, and encouraging them to take book or share a book. We’ve met lots of neighbours that we’d never had the opportunity to chat with before.”

To nominate your neighbour, email [email protected] To thankKarin for her community service, and Margaret Hopkins for nominating her, Sidetrack: AWortley Café has invited them each in to enjoy a beverage of their choice, on the house. 136 Wortley Road • www.sidetrack.cafe

Karin Wrona (with Willow)

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Back to Bowling! Established in 1911 at its present location at 17-1/2 Edward Street, between Elmwood and Bruce, everyone is welcome at the Elmwood Lawn Bowling Club when the gates are open. Members can purchase a key to enjoy the facility when it’s not. The gentle, outdoor sport and relaxed social atmosphere can be enjoyed by all ages – 8 to 98 – and levels of ability! “In general, you only need to have a decent sense of balance and the ability to bend over and roll an approximately three-pound bowl for a distance of up to 100 feet across a grass surface,” said Charlotte Fleming, Communications Director. “A few practice rolls will quickly allow you to evaluate whether this is a sport suitable for you. Our club has all the equipment required to get you started.” Drop in! If the gates are open and it is not raining, you are welcome to drop in and introduce yourself, watch club members playing their usual social draw games (Jitney) and look around the historic club facilities, nestled in a beautiful green space. In May each year, those interested can attend the club’s Learn to Bowl , which consists of both in-class theory and on the greens play. The $20 per person fee will be reimbursed to those who join the club.

Schedule a lesson! If you missed out on the May Learn to Bowl, you may schedule a private lesson and bring a friend or family member with you. The club has a full kitchen with a refrigerator stocked with drinks for purchase, restrooms, plenty of indoor and outdoor seating, and a collection lawn bowling books that may be used by visitors on site, or taken home by members. Parking is on the street and readily available along Edward, Elmwood and Bruce. A non-profit organization, the club relies on sponsorships and membership fees. A variety of membership types are available. Visit elmwoodlawnbowlingclub.com for membership and other information, call 519-438-5695, follow Elmwood Lawn Bowling on Facebook...or drop in and say hello!

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The Terrible Disaster (Associated Press) Cleveland Herald, Wednesday May 25, 1881

The Victoria Day and other Disasters

London, Ont., May 24. – This evening at 6 o’clock the steamer VICTORIA, with over 600 excursionists on board, was returning from Spring Bank, when and near the Cove Railway Bridge, one mile below the city, the boat suddenly collapsed like an egg shell, and became a total wreck level with the water’s edge. All the passengers were instantly plunged into the stream, more than half of them being underneath the debris. The first news that reached the city was brought by survivors who struggled through the streets, wet and weary. The news spread like a thunderbolt, and a stampede took place for the spot. Arriving there a horrible sight met the view. Fifty or sixty bodies had already been recovered and were lying on the greensward, some distance up the bank. Those arriving from the city from every direction crowded around anxious to see if any relatives were on board. Several hundred families were represented on the excursion, and the wail of anguish that arose at the sight of the victims was heartrending. Fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters rushed about panic striken, endeavoring to identify relatives. By 7 o’clock about eighty bodies were recovered from under the wreck where the water is twelve feet in depth. Almost every minute some victim was brought to the surface and conveyed to the bank. The steamer PRINCESS LOUISE was early brought to the spot and the victims placed on the upper decks. Fires were lit on the bank overlooking the river, and petroleum torches were brought and the search continued. Up to the present hour about 150 corpses have been secured. Among the dead are James Robertson, manager of the Ban of British North American; J. C. Meredith, clerk of the Division Court; William McBride, assessor and secretary of the Western Fair Association; Mrs. William Ashbury, Wm.

Millman, a Montreal, commercial agent, and two sons of J. Rogers, plumber. All is confusion at the present moment. The landing at the foot of Dundas street is now crowded with people, all waiting in breathless expectation for the arrival of the steamer PRINCESS LOUISE with the bodies. The total will aggregate 175 lives. The Death Roll. Among the others drowned are John Clarke, shoemaker;Miss Cox, Nellie, Johnny, andWillie Morrison, three children of James Morrison, merchant, London, East; Lillian Skinner, Hobbs, plumber, and three children, A. Westman, Lizzie Baskerville, John Darch, Sr., Miss Connell, Willie Glass and Miss Nancy Cooper, daughter of John Cooper, his affianced. These two were sitting together when the machinery was observed to fall over upon them. Mr. Matthews, night editor of the Advertiser, lost his wife and two children. Harry Mart of the Free Press, lost his wife and two children, and sister-in-law. Mr. J. Siddons, of the Customs, lost one boy. Dr. Oronoyatkha lost a boy aged ten. Miss Bayler is among the missing, also Alice Deadman, of new Brighton, Miss Griffiths, of Bucks Street. Albert Tremble is probably lost. A full list cannot yet be obtained. All is in the deepest confusion. The newspaper staff like all else are sadly demoralized, all having friends involved in the calamity. The whole city seems almost demented tonight. The accident was certainly due to gross carelessness. The boat was overcrowded to a disgraceful extent. Overcrowded. Manager George Parish was expostulated with by several at Springbank, and urged not to let the boat go out in that overcrowded condition, but he is reported to have replied, “ All right, I know my business,” or something of that sort. Mr. Samuel Stewart, stove merchant, one of those who protested, left the boat at Springbank with his family. Several hundreds more remained there unable to get passage and had to walk home, a distance of four miles tonight, no conveyance of any kind being available. The telephone was in constant use between the water works and city by friendly inquiries. This disaster will put an end to the pleasure steamer business, as hereafter people will not venture on the river, which has been the subject of many jokes and puns on account of its supposed shallowness, but is in reality in many places twenty or thirty feet deep. To read more articles visit http://images. maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/59596/>Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16

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