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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-07-24, Page 32• renova' yet='by Carriage . shop and tie—7i n all the buildingshated I ir has petition. donated 10 Dit',' ilI itlirar bO11410*int w' being 10.1 to' to + a , dd„1' ps•t ►a ss. s is ; hi pis ital. in 90 , the hi w . occupiedd by wasdescribe !haling �r.�p George `/ }��ry p/*� ott- -bra 5" rhe Wesley +t uicch, built 190 battled 1928, sante site as the ° sent Wes a -t d fis united. The main entrance face firth:" 12 . - once stores ► Fat+ arc f ps date this picture, which is in reality adeeoration of a teactip, as<bbcin�„ wVtltse s store to the left of the distant hdistant lightstandard,pud1heClatendonnotct-*thetatl"b aiding _n the rigb badcgrota nd - indicate the"time tui be h foci` 1903. 11: - Radar site ... °(contntied from page 7) t;tined on and the site of the rad brick post demolished* office. there was a number of - unidcntified frame buildings, but in 1891 these were cleared to make way for a new livery barn. It was brick nn the first floor. frame on the second and was ' built for Jatnesr Beaute, who had prcvinusly operated a livery across the street close to the present IGA site (see 27). Sam Cooper was contractor for the frame portion. Hiram Hill for the stonework and R. Heywood for brickwork. The building caught fire the sante year it was built tri a fire across the street- F' destroyed Beaattie's. _. previous livery. but the new building survived. though suffering a collapsed roof. In 01899. the livery was bought by James McCool and in 1901 by J.W. Elliott. In 1905,Mr. Elliott erected a windmill which may be seen in some contemporary . photographs of the past office. It , was probably taken down about 1910 after the municipal 'waterworks was built:*'In the "foundry fire" of 13 May ' 1907 (see 28) the livery was on fire but was° saved by a buckgt brigade using water °plentiifully supplied by the windmill. The post office was kept wetted from the same source. having wet blankets hung over the Windows. • Elliott's was the main livery in town in the early 1900's, and kepf up with the tinier- by buying a Clinton Truck in 1912 which was fitted up with upholstered seats to. convert it to an open air bus. Its °'major . service was in taking picnic parties 'to the lake, par ticulttrly Sunday School picnics., It also mart tours .of the County when the Miran Old Boys ,from Tor t° descend annuaa '�'on th 'bonnetau1tyx'.1 The livery ,barn, shorn of 'its wooden upper storey, ultimaatel became aar service station, and l • tatter years Mo Elliott added ata annex toantatning., a pool room. One of the longlerrn operators Of the garage' was. Prat* Payton. uhf ottn*tion lois not been ob* when the budding was but it was probably t2_---Sfiftstey-Willis United Church copyright 1975 In 1876 the site of the present Wesley -Willis Church was oc- cupied. from south to north, by: Thrower's house; a block -of three wooden buildings owned by Thomas Ileasley;- McLennan's bakery; and Mr. Barge's h use. In. 1896 the configuration was: a house owned by Mrs. Whitehead and occupied by Walter Coats; a block of two stores and a -house owned by E. Carter; McLenzr's house; cleared whert ihe red brick post McLen nan"s bakeshop; Mr. nfficte w as torn down. Barge's house; and a. small house occupied by . J. Ellison. I November 1896. a lire .that started in Mc.Lenaian's house burned .down all these buildings. The site apparently was not rebuilt. and acquired the name the "burnt block"I w-ilich in. 1899 or 1900- was purchased' by- the. joint Board of the Ontario Street Methodist Church and the Rat-.. tt•~ nbury Street Methodist Church (see 59) as the site for a new church. The building was completed in 1902 and was called the Wesley new church. In 1928 it was -burned and was replaced by the present Wesley -Willis Church., oc.kto f or the 11: erial * Home Heating Equipment * . Air conditioning * Electronic Air Cieanors * Humidifiers * Expert If$taltations * Fuel Oil . *-Gasoline & Petroleum Prroducts. * Serving Town & Country - Proud to serve.Clinton &. area. 'Bost wishes for a successful Centennial! .. Q e nt 0.