HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-07-16, Page 654
Nile was named after a
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rapid stream in thevillage
blacksmith shop on Colborne .side.
In 1900, Charlie McPhee had a vineyard
to serve the public on N. ak Lot 9, Con. 9,
East Division just about where Jerry
McPhee built his home in 1985. One mile
south of Nile Lot 1, Con. 10, West Division
by the creek was a cheese factory owned
by the area fanners with . J. Tiffin as
secretary. It was sold to Bissett Bros., in
1917.
Jim Elliott owned the west part of the
sawmill land by 1890. He was a honey -man
and a concrete contractor. By 1945, Stuart
Taylor had this land, and ran a blacksmith
shop and later a welding business. Walter
Petman ran the store, and sold State Farm
Insurance 4- 1940's and 50's. Arthur
Spragge Wilt the feed mill on Lot 4 in the
early 1940's, The. Orange Lodge, which sat
on east a/z, Lot 15 was demolished.
The first church was built in 1866-69 of
white brick and faced west, by 1900 the
congregation was 200 strong. The present
church was built on the same site, this
time with a basement at a,cost of approx-
imately
pproximately $5,000.00 in 1903. Church service
was conducted in the Orange Lodge, while
the new church was, being built.
Harvey Pettman built the garage in 1947,
.run today by Bob .Sheppard.
Our other 1985 businessmen are:. Arnold
Stothers - back -hoe and gravel trucking;
Brian Stothers -- bricklaying; Charlie
Culbert ditching operations; Bud Mabon
-- aluminum siding; and half way between
Nile and Auburn — Ralph. Starkey box.
frames for collector plates.
Two of our earlier historians, Alma (Gir-
vin) Reid,and Gladys (Pentland) Dustow,
wrote an article for Colborne Township
Recollections, which is very enlightening
about this area. Our hamlet was called
Squatary until John Cantelon named us
Nile, because of the rapid little stream at
the back of his lot.
According to the ladies, there were three
stores, two shoemakers, and Samuel
Pentland who made his own weaving loons,
for wool and carpets.
I believe James Rhynas had one of the
first businesses in the area with his
sawmill. As the surveyors laid out the lots
around his property, he built one of the
first stores, and the rake factory which
was on the east of his . property behind'
buildings Lots 16 & 17. This factory was
operated in later days by Wm. McVittie
known bysome of our senior citizens of
today.
George May had a blacksmith shop on 1/2
acre S.E. corner of Lot 12, Con. 1, Ashfield
Township by 1856. James Rhynas opened
the first Pbst Office, 1861.
There was a hotel called the Brunswick
on Lot 18 on the north east corner. It burn-
ed to the ground with the keeper, Mr.
Levey.
Beldon's Atlas lists Henry Austin but-
cher, and Charles Dodd bookkeeper, of
Nile. Two miles east of Nile on the..
Wawanosh side, Henry Dodd had a saw
mill and a wooden pump shop. Half a mile
beyond Dodd's, Robert Wilson had a
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The 18 -room, two-storey Menesetung ched the length of the building. The
Hotel, designated on Plan 11, Colborne registration desk was located in the
Township, as Hamlinck Place, was located spacious hall beneath the wide staircase
in Menesetung Park, north of Goderich.It which ascended without turns, up the north
was built about 1895 by Mr Hamlinck. He wall of the hallway. The bright, cheery
also operated a Canning Factory in dining -room occupied the north side of the
Goderich using the fruit from the orchard building.
adjacent to the Hotel. Mrs. McCreath, mother of the owner,
Mr. Bert McCreath, a Toronto lawyer " was famous for her apple pies which she
and brother of Harry McCreath of baked in a wood stove. Later im-
Saltford, bought the 'hotel around 1920. It "prove. lents were made to the kitchen but
was a bright, airy building painted white her pies werenever improved on! No li-
with traditional dark green trim. It quor was served...
catered mostly to families. The main en- The sitting -room, complete with
trance faced Lake Huron, commanding a fireplace, piano, card tables and unpainted
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from fve view of the famous Colborne wicker furniture, took up the south side of
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