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THE SIGNAL
GODERICH, ONT.
The Lost Road of Gairbraid
Ky FR,' St 'ES Reel TRIt TAYLOR
IN TML CANADIAN MAOAZINL FOR AUGUST
1 botua t •]Marl., rolls
Thi Galrbrald road wax not lest at of them. the founders of 4 oderich or
the builders of Gairbraid, cot this
circular medueas drat, the story boots
will tell. The Dunloys had a hand
In all of 1t.
The gropth of Geir$rald from one
of that (termed circle that once was ; house to n hamlet was due to the tine
ail, as se found out after we bad take
en rather elaborate mearduree to had
it. A roe) faced somau, wboae aeon
stands steer Lake Huron on • eorner
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particular -4w year flaur by mama Nullity
Maw bas eselayed yaw asaildesaes bee thirty
tins world*. beat urban —sasecres easapisto
satblaadose Sew every Wad al beads&
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PHONE 46
The Dunlop Tomb on GAIrbraid Hill
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Mrs Isesplav tampons el Salmis ascii Tee in • pbtiSti:
mass. Aims de misailas saisla liquid Isda two -goad coakia•r. • bort
11/2 caws oi anal dis lake al low& Ns fzi:
theseireal catabiass cold maw. Da sot diew so 11/11
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Cason* township will tel/ you, "/ re- wall from which the tablet might be
member bearing my mother say that photograpbed. we discovered that the
Lloctor Dunlop and his brother 11 u led gate would swing open et a tow&
feod and arum to/the people to get Like the loot road. Gairbraid tomb
them started." They were also, un- more readily aceetelble than the reit
deutotedly, equally geeerous with the adventurer would wish. The lel
vintage. They irreverently called grows thkk now witb wild thyme
their twelve ten cryostat decanters 'the The ' silvery green plant has !melted
leeteve Apoalles. -Peter," who held Its way among the white letters of th
the whiakey, was husieet of all. Dunlop name. A huge burdoc
William Dunlop was an army doe- *tends by the little iron gate, openin
tor when he came to Canada with etie its hard, lavender dower* to the run
regiment in 1613. "lie tended the Nettle+ and golden wod and Quee
Wounded from Chrysler', Field," se Anne's lace have pushed their way u
the record* say. And be begen a bit through the crack.s in the cement wit
of pioneering on the side. Vico be which *eine later citizens have floored
west to India. it was In an encoun- the tomb. These wild -growing Cana
ter with a tiger that be won Ms nlek- dial) plants bare given a rough, kind -
name. "Tiger" Dunlop. It suited ly welcome to the old Scottish pioneers.
him, too. There was are in the red They lie safe among the friendly root
of hie face rod tire in his eyea. He of the herbs and wild flowers of Gael
came back to Canada again about adopted land.
1825, and his is one of tbe early names The Inscription la difficult to read
In the annals of the Canada Company. On our knees we tried to trace ou
In their great book "In the Days of the letters. In the end It was
the Creeds Company, the Mara she little booklet In the Goderleb
ters tell tbe Dunlop story *mous many that gave us the Miming words:
others. But tee book
is hard to come by,
nowadaye "Six feet
three inches." Tiger
Dunlop stood, according
to an early doeument,
"and two feet across tbe
shoulders." There is a
story tbat an early
dealer In Gnderich,
rtanding on that high
peak of land that le
now Harbor Park and
that was to become the
headquarters of the
Canada Company for
the district, saw a boat
bearing in from the
Upper Lakes and recog-
nized Doctor Dunlop
Aboard, by his Mu and
; the flame of his hair.
; Captain Dunlop., his epitaph doling.: -Here Iles the body of Rob-
Isereed his King In erery quarter of ert Graham Dunlop, Esq.. Com-
lthe globe. anti csme to die in a hitter mender, Royal Nary, NI.P.P. Hon -
Winter on the "bores of thc great wing end serving his King and
1-jaorthern lake. His brother's diary, eauntry in everx_ROarter of the
hilthfully kept, records: rtolw, he died at Gairbrald on the
"Sunday, Veletratry 28, Ilsel:Iptitin eetti id February, 1841. in the 514
Dunlop departed this life at es year of his age. Also to tbe meta -
1 Para st tr.e. en "1...7.1r:„ _A.*" ory of hie brother. Dr. William
Andi,—"Ilarth 2 --Hard frost and Dunlop, a man of eurpaeseng
ent. knowledge and benevolence.
And. --"Wednesday March . 3—Mate born in Scotland in 1792. He
and remise digging grave." Served in the Army In CAnada and
Ile hail lived lees than ten yeart Indite and thereafter distlegulsbed
after the est ildishmetit, in P432, of himeelf as an author and man of
the new Ogletree(' in Canada. a house letters. He settled In Canada
tbat became the ventre drf a hamlet of permanently in 1823 and for more
whitewaehed cottages. and the inert. than twenty years engaged dlu pub -
tale'. tavern, a 'Mare. 4,1 strer.ts ea- he and philanthropic affairs, sue -
Mating from the centre h was feeding hits brother, Captain Dun-
Gairbraid House. lop, as member of tbe Provincial
-Tiger" Dunlop, though one would Parliament, and taking success -
not suppoee him 'to have givennetiee intereet HIP -affairs of Can- •
thought to death, de-
creed that hie own
bone* should Ile berilde
the Captain's on flair -
/weld Hill. The Cap-
tain had already made
provision for this, deter -
fax. however, tart he
himself should like
"next the titer." It
Is pernificant that It Is
the "river" he mention!".
and DO; the lake', into
which the river flows
away. But It was the
Menseeeteng, "sweet wa-
ter- now lesst enehant-
ingly known as the
Maitland (for a cer-
tain ftlr Peregrine
Maitlandk that was
then the real highwaY
fa Gairbrald. A • hundred years ada. and died, regretted by many
ago t he golden brown %voters friends, In 1S48."
Probed -3' filled. the whole "'Hind We followed a roughly-tnown path
volley. Now it Is Just a thread Gaiebraid and over the ran-
d' a stream in the summer In any way track*. 7'he farm now belong*
Ise) rifting o'er the rowky. bed to,u) serkerket Ingo, Canadian hy ac-
he broad weleoming lilue of the lake. tun) mad„,e f„ tw „tray, y„r,.
—14iTri Town to sleep Ott irealrbraid Hilt.
1 Viettors have come from all user the
1 world, the Somentet man told us, to
k rem lee tomb and all that is left of
1 Gairbraid. A. woman from Australia
,Ithe knocker from the old door. The
, present owner had Do knowledge of
e :releb a knocker. ,. Together they went
k ! to look. But some early vandal bad
g ! pulled it from its holding; the mark'
; of the staples are still In the logs.
13. And the brass plate bearing the legend
"Mr Dunlop" which used to grace the
h wide and hospitable trout .deer of
Gairbrald, is lost.
_ At -one point In their history, the
Dunlop name touched that of the Roy-
al House of Stuart. Lou *as of Mf-
g ferent ilk. But we heard her still
✓ spoken of ao "Old Lady Dunlop" by
the daughter of a woman who had been
. her friend, and who had labored her
t house after the Captain and the Doc -
w tor bad passed on.
The lost road of Galrbraid winde
around the farm and below the hiti,
wild blooms and so out to the water
meadows of tbe Menessetung. Half
of it tat tiw highway, the "Blue Wa-
ter' leading north. The rest of the
circle Is lost In the long, sweet-smell-
ing grimiest. the golden rod and the
blue chicory flowers. But this la the
road that. in all weather, fair or tine,
the Dunlop. and their friends took to
the house and the farm and the ham-
let that were Ciairbraid a century ago.
And now Gairbraid is only a tomb!
'Ate lost Read ef Gairlsrald
The Mesenetting River, maw knowa as the Maitland,
from Gairbraid Hill
It inure hare been juet below (lair -
braid Hill that Dr. Dunlop trenched ,fo Um longtime'', of England. A good
i -but not at all at heart. ID talked
ids boat when he first fritind the eke Tory, too, grieved at the peeeing of
of Oa I rb re id. There was no
not for some time afterwards. , The him in the new land, though hia
story is extant that Dr. Dunlop, wish- hwet,t, onna,, imke lineal with
In" to croft! the water tb Goderich, fee melting harveat islands of the love -
anti Wing no boat handy, moopted 'lest eounty in the Dominion apread
a ell W and rode her sermon, tanking a around hie feet. But he a One
eafe landing. And the daughter of gentleman,"thiss Roatereet mah trans-
it pioneer family told Hs that a little planted to Huron comity. He has
river 'demurer plled the Meneaetting mown the gra.," on Ilalrbrarld Hill and
in those gay, hard days of Pioneer cut a [reek down tine ateep, graiwy
elope end op the other so that vissit-
The Ihnsiov Taub ors may find their way to the Dunlop
tomb. Ile has a re'rerenee for the
The tomb on Otirbrald
is about Isents feet lone by ten feet
wide. The *Mlle Wall Stands breest
high There a little, rusty iron
Rote. which appetite to be flrmly pad -
(orb,' Id Wert M., who M-.11teLitrater-
itruviter at *Or 011117. to a Otte on ilia
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men who broke the land where his
ambled, white-ftsme dwelling now
elands. Ilia farm hutleings enclose
the log weetIon whleh te all that Is
left of Gairbraid House, where Lou
tia.....after her Me _turbulent
link PVT "deem festivities," had
WESTFIELD
WESTFIELD, Aug. 11.—Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Cox, of 8cotville. Michlean.
visited over the week -end at the home
of tbe latter'a Mater, .iirw John Vier
cent, and lir. Vincent.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Rodger and
family, Mre. Wm. Rodger and Masters
atel. Ralp,b visited on Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Mansel Cook of
Mr. loidlitrir.-Was. Crozier, of Crewe,
reined with tbe latter's parents, Mr.
and Mro. Wm. Campbell, on Sunday.
Mrs. iiirion.eleltee ell, of Itudyard.
Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Robe McDowell.
of the "Soo," Mr. Harold McDowell,
of Itudyard, Mrs. Anderson, of Mar
Leach, of Milford, Mich., were guests
last week at the homeeof Mr. and Mrs.
J.• L. McDowell, Mr. VVra. litiDowell
and other friends.
• Mr. and Mrs. Howard Campbell and
family visited on Sunday ane_p_cLese
Mrs. Victor Johnston at .theIr cottage
at Bruce. Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ellis were guests
on Sunday at the heme of their
Mrs. Wilms and Mrs. IC. Epps, of
daughter, Carter, on Thurs-
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Campbell and
Mr. Wm. Campbell attended the fun-
eral at Gotierich on Saturday of the
riaistotenr's nephew, the late Charles Her-
Guesto at the home of Mr. and elm
Wm. carter on Sunday were Mies 11...
N'anlettnond of Clinton, Mr. D. Me -
Elroy and 'Mr. H. Crich of London,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Baxter and family
of Goderich, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Carter
of Auburn.
The young people had charge of the
chore!) mervlee on Sunday In the ab-
senee of the pastor, Rev. II. Petition,
who with Mrs, Wilson and fatally hi
holidaying at their. cottage at Tober-
awry. The address wa. given by Mr.
Charlet' Scott, who took as his subject
-Opportunity." The Scripture lesson
wao read from Rev. 31322 by Mr.
Douglas Cempbell. The wrelee next
Sunday will he taken by Mrs. Maskell
of Bennet -kr under the auspices of the
✓ Mrs. Win. Carter and children epent
,y4M.onikr,liany 07itAhuhuMrrn.. and Mrs. Elwin
Mire Kathleen Illsley and Moister
Ellis !Cede?, Gorrle, spent the past
two weeks with their grandparent',
Ilia. Ella May Wilson, of Clinton,
visited last week with her sister,
Mrs. Wm. Carter.
Miss Eileen Taylor is spending a
couple of days at the eottsge et Rev.
Will Taylor at Port Albert.
ker. W. and Mrs. Taylor snd fam-
ily, of Rockwood, %looted last week at
the home of Mr. T. I. Taylor still Mr.
IlEy.loartn1 Mrs. Taylor and temile.
of Wheatley, were weed lase week
at the heave of the fiwnier's tether, Mr.
T. Taylor, also at the home of Mr.
Bert Taylor.
Remember to preaervaL _cam sow
amid (11111iiillIfS mortice:—
By ISABEL HAMILTON
fluderieth Ontario
For God gave up His sou to death,
So generous was ille love,
That all the firithful miglat raft),
Eternal life above.
Not to eundetuu the isms of lateD
The Sou of clod appeared;
No vteapons in His Howl are wee,
Nu voice of terror heard.
—lomat Watts.
beat roe to Chrla, the Ilring way,
Nor let roe from Ills pasture* stray;
Lead me to, bolinees—the roast
That I must take to dwell with Goti.
—Simon Brosue.
Leans Topie--The Gospel fee All Men.
Loupes Famiage--Aets 11:348; Romans
Geddes Teat—Jelin 3:16.
went to Caesarea to thr hums! of Cor-
zielius and there preached to those in
the hole*: -And he said uuto them,
Ye know how it is an unlauful thing
for a MAID that is a Jew to keep tym-
pany, or to come unto otie auuther
nation: but God bath showed isit that
should not call any man teminion or
unclean." Theu Consents*, related his
experieuee as a prayiug Man and how
in obedience to a direct etenumnu from
God he had tient for Peter. "Tben
PEter opened his smooth anal sold, IM
a trutb perceive that God i• no re-
specter of persons: but In every na-
tion he that feareth Him. and worketh
righteousness., is aecepted with lila."
After thie introduction Peter preacbed
Jesuit: "How God anointed Jesus of
Naureth with the liuly Ghost and
wkb power: mho weed about doing
good, and healing all that were op.
premed of the devil; for God was with
StePeter accepted the invitation "if
the eonverte in Caesarea to tarry with
tbem and instruct tbeia more fully
in the way of life through Jesus
Wben Peter returned to Jerusalem
t They are a dedafte and integral part
them. Watie we do uot accept linen-
eial reepowdbility for them it does note
mean that they are beyond our coed.
trol. Thia year the twit war wads -
when we found that oott actor was
not well stilted to the diatriet In which
1IY W11. locatled: he Was transferred
Ter-ir plearsasiashality miles away ago -
the doctors sere exchanged. !throb
thollzli we Moe suppireedly DO :Imbrue
the letterer was made, and has been
working out verY satioteetorily ever
shire. .11 present In ttw area fro=
the Shensi border to the Yellow River.
and from the Ping -Han trait*, west
again to the border, there Is no -place
Mit le More than eixteen Deice frole
lie of our -branch bosPltals.
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Ity Betty Barclay
Souffles are aristocrats. but really,.
the literal translation of souffle la
"puffed up." Nevertliele•s, upplat as
they try to tw, &ruffled PP very deli-
cious and delightful to serve whien
guires. are being entertained. Try
one or [rico. recipes and itee'for your.
(Wm Souffle
mix in a saucepan two teblespoons
of dour with one tablespoon melted but-
ter. POW' ID slowly one cup of milk.
Bring to the boiling meet. Add one
can ef corn. one teaspoon augsr, one
teairpoon salt, pepper to taste. and tbe
well -beaten yolks of two eggs. Fold
in the white* of the eggs. beaten stiff.
Then torn into a buttered battles dish.
and bake for thirty minutes In a mod-
, erste oven. Serve iniroediately.
Cook, tour medium-slae parsnips la
loollitif• water mail tender. ReallOYS
skins •nd rub through a colander. Mix
together one teaspoon malt, one-eighth
teaspoon pepper, one teaspoon sugar.
Add to the parsnips together with os•
tablespoon butter. Melt two table-
spoons of butter in a muemplia.litirring
In two lable.poon. flour and OD* cup
milk. Wben the mixture is thick and
smooth add to the mortal:fa. together
with the yolks of two well -beaten ens.
Beat the white of the eggs until stiff
sod fold Into the mixture. Place in
a well -buttered baking dist' •od bake
for twenty-five minuted' in a matierate
oven. Remove and serve immediately.
"It's better to give Owe to lead. ea*
be found that his preaching tbe gosPel it costs about the same "—Sir Plelip
to other peoples than Jews had al- Gibbs.
ready been under dlecuseion by the
apostles and brethren and they at once
in to men uncircumchosi, and didst eat
with them." Meth great boldness
Peter told of his Jute* rieion and sub-
eequeut obedience II, the *Wit. He
further discoureed on the coining of
the Holy flattest on those who heard
him preach Jesus and edited: "Then
remembered I the %led of tbe Lord,
how that Ile mid, John -Indeed bate
deed with water: but ye thall he bap-
tized with the Holy Ghost. Forme
I./such then as God gave them, the like
gift se Ile did unto ns, who believed
on the Lord Jeene Christ, what aas
I that I could withstand their
When those wbo took Peter te titsk
for taking what they consIdere.: to be
an unwarranted liberty. heard hini ask
that question: What ward I that I
could withstand God, they- it ones
were convineed of tbe rectitude of Ids
action and added: "Then bath God
also to the Gentiles granted repentance
In Penn' epistle to the Romans
sets' down in the first chapter hls long-
ing to reseh Rome that he might Im-
part to them ROMe spiritual gift and
eo have some fruit among them as
•mong other Gentiles. This ',bows
how the gospel had been spreading
since the day Peter received Ills com-
mis/don to include the'Gentiles In his
missionary work. et. Paul was firm:
ly convinced that tbe gospel of Christ
wax tbe power of God unto salvation
to every one that believeth, to tha Jew
lire( and ale° to the Greek. He de-
clared he was debtor tx.th to the
Greeks, and to tbe barberiano: both
as much as In me is, I am ready to
preach the enamel to you tbat are at
Rome also."
WORLD MISSIONS
' Extract% front the report of Dr. R.
It McClure coneerning the emit of
the Mammies Memorial hospital during
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As anione milli] gue.q. the lie note
pital this rot year of BEM ls rtiral
In becoming -rurally minded."
Rural Hospitals One point in seethe
tire -eel, be et Intereaf. In the medt.
eal Journals (hiring the year there have
been pribliebel statistic% to drove that
w have the Milken ' preportion of
ea iser work of any hospital in China,
rwatiest runner-up. Thin. we feel. in
due entirely to the co-operation of
other /reopened in trending their ren-
der ellsea to thin eentre. Out reaffirm
supply, though 11014111, Is In rontinnone
tigf., end we hope within the conning
year to get !tome mneb needed addi-
tion, tn it The medical )(mynah,. al-
so report that we heee the highest
incidence of veneteal diereses of any hop.
0'01 In China. KTIeh 117011pda would
be utterly Improserble without 011T
branch hospitals,
-The ditty of the newspaper is to
comfort the afflii•tedi. and to rtelict
the comfortabie."—Sir Wilmott Lewis.
Au. the year round you can en-
joy thit delicious combination.
Crisp, golden Kellogg's Corn
Flakes, sliced bananas, and milk
or cream! Theoven•fresh good-
ness of Kellogg's brings out the
flavor and adds wholesome
nourishment. Insist on Kel-
logg's for quality and value.
Seth's, takes the plies of
CORN rUILICES
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