A Superior Poem – The Byron Boug’s Store 1947-1981 by Hazel Mitchell, Lambeth Ontario, July 1981 In nineteen hundred and forty-seven, Mr.Boug built Byron store It carried on till seventy-two, with customers galore. When Mr.Boug got older he needed a much earned rest Then his son decided that, for him, to sell it would be best. So it was sold to Elliott Marr, part of their company chain No more independent, I’m sure Bougs felt the pain For after all those many years of serving the public well He’d miss the people and their chats, and all the tales they’d tell The transition went unnoticed by the most of the personnel Alex Hutton carried on, and they all liked him well. He’d been there since year forty-six, on delivery every day As handyman around the place, he really enjoyed his stay. Now Jimmy Campbell bless him, has stuck through smiles and tears He’s managed the meat department for twenty-seven years. We haven’t forgotten the Scotsman and Jimmy Farrish too And many others who did their part, complaints were very few. They’ll miss those special customers who always came to the shop Who ask for certain cuts of meat, like butterfly their chop!
And think of all the freezer meat, that o’er the years was cut The beef was great and from the bones, was many a happy mutt. And what of all the Bar B Qs who depend upon this store Will they go empty now, because good steaks will be no more? They also have two Helens who worked for years you see And had Jim Butcher at the helm, who cusses the A&P. And what of all the part-time help they depend upon so much They’ll have to find some other work, and always keep in touch. Now Georgie is a golfer was hasten to add in fun And always in his chats with you, he’ll find a little pun. He loves to entertain the girls, when they come in the shop He gets them all a-twitter, and they laugh till they can’t stop. He always keeps things lively and they’ll miss him thats for “shore” It won’t be fun without him, in any other store. The seniors will miss that service and shopping’ll be a chore They’ll be lugging home their heavy bags, from an inferior grocery store.
Now isn’t it a pity that a store like this should close It’s going to hurt us all a lot, as everybody knows.
They say they’re losing money, so it’s time to shut the door But it’ll be a tragic day for Byron, when “Superior is no more”
Page 12 Byron Villager July/Aug 2025
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