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THE BRUSSELS POST, AUGUST 3, 1977 --
••• •
)n• If the
hold the
'mist •be ‘''
and be
esult•
The Honourable .
,
McGibbon, Lieutenant-Governor
of Ontario, unveiled.an,,hist?fical
plaque commemuratifig:.,:,lhe
founding of Blyth, : at: the" •
Agricultural Park in Blyth
Saturday afternoon,.,'' The
ceremony, • sponsored
by the Municipality .
.
of Blytb.• •
one of a host of activities which
took place when • the. village
celebrated its centennial from
July 29 to August 1, 1977; 'Other.,
events included five
performances of a ,4peeia*
commissioned play, the:-
memorial Histot.jr
Blyth Summer Festival;- Un"
Time Dance and "centennial:
costume juding'on ijilaSr.`'Pigilt;• a •
Centennial. Parade, on atUr.day;:.
the Legionnaireg' 'Tkrufn ;Head ••:
Parade and Service on .Sunday;:
and an Old Timers' .Ball Game
and Firemen ':§•.• Wat'e'r••:Piglit
part of Mnday''s;[.porf§ ;tie;
'`conclu ded• "•%. • The festivities, .. or .., th:e,. bounda between'ry the •• .;
Monday night variety townships•:;: of: a's•tl• VY.awtinoli,"•anii•••
concert and a fireworks were ,sus veyed• m.•••
The Centenniat,'.....;, 503, -•r6spo. c.tiv0 ly.:,Th
preceded the unveiling' of ::the • land:•inqbe'.:'area...:ls•i,y01Silited:to
plaq ue, which is..one'of•aiScries•Of • agribuittfre
historical markers • ei-.9.ted. available ;.sir'e,•t:itit.•
throughout the ..provi'n0c,.135i..the! :Tuns -throiigh the • village, •• .. •
Ontario Heritage • ,-.•'.oundation:. • The eaOiest Settler's in
The Governor-Generars,HorS.e Wet•e'," ".Lucius McConifell ; and
Guard Band and' the. tieutenant: • 'Kenneth- McBain who:,•occnpied'.
Governor's carriage headed the' ' ;separate.. .tracts -or land .'in 'are.
parade. • • • • .southweste'rn '• corner. :of. Morris • •
' •
. pppt!14tipn :80;
Histories' Bacligrounit
.two of tithe- theSplling • of • the village was
• .
earliest :settlers in trig.: area; :had
d.)§1Yt11t ..::....% • * located :here;rn"Morris Township Meanwhile,,. the. ;
Four • yopsi.:.:•:fatofi ....tipi1410!.-...grc.n.y)ngand.,attractit4 'a • steady
MCD9fiai4.14iaki.,:i.(..,:.06g. opt ,..;.,W0aip sefttot..:fn.1858,1310,
on the' border between' W awanosh about: had
and Morrrs TOWlishipS and to : a Preshytefiati.ehyrch; i.tavern,i a
July, ,1856 pest'. office'..,w4:; StOre;..MCBain's and a
The office , ';w4ich had been
developed •slow1Y -•btif .established, ' on July 1, 18.56:* Six ,
•,Ycars contained a sawmill owned 'Years Aater, '.this ....thriving. post
br• Me0ain; .Presbyterian • had , acquired , a
• church ,: • -'tavern, and 'Methodist church and .contained a
known. as. litnnunPtid.•-gristmill.,,'Steam sawmill, flouring
after•an•enterpriSing early family; three .hotels, four general
the.yi•llage,a market town for :stores; three blaCks'inith shops, a
su.itannditjg factory, a. saddleri a nda,
was renamed :Blyth a fter.of 1othe r', stores ,
abseiftee;•lande*nr, By ; .•,1871„: Blyth, bpasted a
:1$76;•,a;.stittroti.•.:9n: f-. of 700
Huron 4n-0 and planing
..opened •2 :40:4 • irillage.,.:'*a-l'oCorpbrate0.1yilifb... ;ay.: . , ,:••• • '
mills, a brickyard, woollen,
carding and cabinet factories had
been added to commercial
ventures in the village. The
Montreal , Telegraph Company
' had recently installed a line to
Blyth and the nearest railway
station was 11 miles away in
Clinton.
The most important event in
light of Blyth's aspiration to
become a market town, was the
opening of a station , at Blyth on
the London, Huron and _Bruce
Railway in January 1876. That
same year, on June 6, the Huron
County Council passed a by-law
incorporating Blyth as a village to
become effective on January 1,
1877. The population at the fime
of the by-lour was 771 and the
village contained six stores, five
hotels, three blacksmith shops,
two carriage• shops, two tailor
shops, a harness shop, two
sawmills, a grist-mill, two
tinsmith shops, a livery stable, a
stave factory and five shingle
factories.
Blyth continued to grow after
its incorporation. In 1882 its
population stood around 1,200.
Salt works and' a foundry were
recent additions to local industry.
The Cominion and Great North,
western Telegraph. Companies
had offices in the village and a
weekly newspaper, The Review,
had been established in 1881. The
village had become a carrying
point for grain, salt, livestock and
lumber from the area.
After the parade, Township :,in 4une'1851% • A.-feliv •••••
Mehl, Chairman • ,.,of' • ' the. • years later, .M.cBain buift•the first
Centennial Committee, 1;vaS..,: mill' in the vicinity. •• • • • ...."
master of ceremonies. for the . On March, 3; ' .1855, • Robert •"
unveiling. Amongthose invited to Di-Olin-lend,. • ' Of ' Cl inton,,
participate in the program were:• ..purehasedLot,,42! Co ncession 1,
Reeve Don Noble; Doug •MeNeil.,.• held . since 1849 by Mek.andet
Warden of Hilton • McPherson-,• postmaster • of ••
Murray Guant, • (Huron- ,Whitby. • appears that.
Bruce); Bob McKinley, " M..P;• 'Drummond • Nyas • the :first • to
(Huron); and R. Alan :'Douglas, • conceive the idea of having a. town
Curator of the •Hirarn ,•Walkef plot surveyed:in the'area.,. judging •
Historical Museum, who' repre7 the. location. • to be ideal- for •.;
sented the Ontario Heritage. ,market. town for the surrounding •
Foundation. Mrs. Mervyn Batkin,. agtic.ultural region..,HoWever,. it .
President of the Huron Connty. • 'seems-''...that '• DrunimOnd was, .
Historical Society, gave a brief unsuccessful in following 'through
historical background of the • his iptention•beCanse about four •
village. • ' - • '''tionths..later he sold his.:206-acre
• The plaque text traces' the • lot: to",' ',Donald.' 'McDonald; ',of
founding of Blyth from. the' arrival. .Tor'ohtb: On, December 23,.1855, ..
of early settlers, Lucius- 'McDonald.: ,presented 'tile- • first • ' •
McConnell and Kenneth :McBain :plan for a' 'lying' on part of. ;
in 1851, through its' development . hisproperty, in WawanoSh and-on.
as a market . town for
.
• the :part ofth.e.adjoining lotin'Morris •
surrounding region, 'to' its.,which;,'VeDonald• had . also*.
incorporation . as a village with •-•••ae4uired. A year later, MCDonald
about 800 residents- in • ',Jan u'ary. :sold except for. 'those
1877. • • •• 1 acres in V.VawanoSh••and'S.acreS
The inscription '.readest • :in Morris,ocCUpied by the village
. The Foundimgof called,Blythe,.to.',Henry Blyth,
By 1851, Lucius McConnell. and • • merchant, .in .England,. ;In •184i. ••
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