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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1996-06-26, Page 16BUSINESS HOURS V1917gralaahe0/75 NJ NA 140 Years Way to Go Grey Township! feat to everyone attending Grey Township's 140th Birthday Celebrations LLOYD JACKLIN CONSTRUCTION Trucking & Bulldozing 519-291-2808 887-9035 The management and staff of the Brussels Country Inn would like to send best wishes to all in Grey Township as they celebrate their 140th Join us for our 0 Daily Specials 0 Friday Lunch Buffet 0 Sunday Brunch & Dinner Smorgasbord Brussels Livestock Sale Days Tues. 9:00 a.m. Fed Cattle, Cows & Bulls Thurs. 10:00 a.m. Veal Calves, Sheep, Goats & Lambs Fri. 10:00 a.m. Stockers 1:00 p.m. Pigs Congratulations Grey Township on your 140th Anniversary 887-6461 Leonard Gamble We are excited to be a part of Grey Township I Congratulations on your 140th Anniversary and 4S4C- Homecoming Kathy and Frank Workman FRANK WORKMAN ELECTRIC RR 3, Brussels 887-6867 OpouNtrpuoc5tto c INN GREY TOWNSHIP What a great place to call home! PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1996 Grey Township — 140 Years Hamlet named for its surveyor Molesworth which is located in the north-east corner of Grey Twp., derived its name from the surveyor who surveyed the area. The first to settle was John Mitchell who came in 1856 from Scotland and was the first deputy- reeve of the township. Some of the early settlers were the MacDonalds, Menzies, Campbells, McGeorges, Mclntoshes, Browns and Elliotts. With the numerous settlers, lumber was needed, so a saw mill and dam were built by John Mitchell. Molesworth also had two stores, two blacksmith shops, a hotel, tin shop, cobbler shop, and a tailor shop. The store burned down in 1959 and a new one with living quarters was built in the same year. The store housed the post office and a library for a period of time. This is the only store at the present time. Now owned by Elliott and Pat Cullen, it operates as a convenience store and boasts the only gas pumps in Grey Twp. A cheese factory was built a half mile west of the hamlet in the early days. Molesworth Cheese had a good reputation. It won the British Empire Medal for two years. In 1924 a feed mill was erected by Wm. Lamont which filled a great need in the community. This building was too close to the highway so was torn down. The McIntosh brothers erected a new, modern feed mill which today is called Molesworth Farm Supplies. This business has just purchased additional land for the convenience of their many trucks and the relocation of bins and elevators. The first church was built by the congregationalists. In 1861 a Presbyterian congregation was organized and they worshipped in the Congregational church until 1868 when a church was built at a cost of $975. This was used until 1898 when the present church was built at a cost of $3,416.80. There was also a Methodist church but due to lack of members it closed about 1916. In 1927 a United Church,was built, which was in use for 20 years before it closed. In 1949 when the Grey Twp. school area was formed, this building was made into a school. Then in 1966 after the Grey Central School was built it has been made into a residence. In 1908 the Molesworth Telephone Co. was formed. It operate,. itlf JJ .0 lack of help to keep it in repair it has been taken over by the Bell Telephone Company. Street lights were installed in 1965. The Molesworth Women's Institute, formed after the war in 1948, is still an active organization. The apiary which was established in 1883 by Chas. Mitchell was operated by Tom and Margaret (Mitchell) Waldock from 1951 to 1990 when it was closed. On the westerly end of Molesworth Lloyd and Twyla Jacklin operate their gravel contracting business which has been a great asset to Grey Twp., as Lloyd has gravelled most of the roads at some point. Molesworth Lanes, owned and operated by Gord and Doris Matheson with son, Brad, is a busy and enjoyable recreation spot which has been in operation since September 1973. Still here and at work Like many communitites in the rural countryside the hamlets of Grey are no longer the bustling business centres they were in their heyday. The Molesworth Convenience Store keops going, however having been purchased in 1992 by Elliott and Pat Cullen.