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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-07-24, Page 41t• Ma t et, west i+1x►St yrit ISIS ' 4e 144„ store On the nor; thwest. Odor and King Street and Wei, Wilt In l w, IS do sPace Peaviott411f occupied by two houses. The rear of the ster an. the Site o a frame house Wilt by Ronin Thompson 1850, Scottie Rall "being. the conctor, The house, le turn, was on the site of a paint acrd' decarat ing shop bu itt in 1875 by Joseph Copp_ and E. -Ne mardh, v hih was demolished during the Second W_rldWar. The other house. about where the front of the store is now, was lived in for many . years by William Kennedy and his family, and latterly by Doug Kennedy. Its earlier history has not been ascertained. Immediately to the east of the 1.+G:A. was a livery barn fronting on Mary Street that extended southward onto the premises of,. Beatty Farm Services aunitiing. It was about 45 by 75 feet. the hang dimension -being along King Street. it is believed that the livery barn was demolished about 1935. The Beatty building was built 'in 1939 as -a Cities Service station, the first lessees being Bannister and Turner,..,.. The livery barn that was, ,demolished • on -the site of the present; Beatty building was built key John Pinning_.fer D:B. Ken - acedy in 1892. Two years later, Mr. Kennedy sold it to Allan Turnbull who in ' to rn sold it in t896 to Harvey Davis and James McCool - tkivery operators. Later It name OPP the possession of Sam Cooper, possibly •v hen he built the"Norrnandie 1-intel in 1905 (see 25). Whether the livery had a function in the operation of the hot ei is n .°itnawno,hh after the 'hotelclosed, r. Cooper usedthe barn is. a:.. storebouso and workshop, It was there that cement blacks that went **the the resent Korner Recreationbuilding it the comer of Mary and €sbac streets : were manufactured, Bob Carrick doing the labour. 'h livery barn discussed above had a predecessor which -was burned in May 1891. At the time of the fire, it was operated by James Beattie who wasin th. e process of moving : into a new livery barn across:King Street (see 13). The origin of the burnt livery barn is uncertain. t may have been built as early as 869ar it may - have been 188 Th owner. Mr. 13. B. Kenn known to have been in the business from 1868 but whether on. the site- in question has not been. determined. On the other hand. the barn may have been built from the old St: Pau.l's. Sunday School (see f3) ,:which would mean it was built in 1885. (Inc report says the ojd Sunday School was . bought by D.13. Kennedy, but another report says' the buyer was Nate Warrener.° Chuter's cement block' Heating and Electric Shop immediately south of Beatty's Farm Service office was built in 1933 by Cliff Proctor as an implement repair shop. The north end el the shop probably overlapped the site of the livery barn discussed above, but it was otherwise on the site of - a blacksmith shop built between 1890 and 1911 and operated in the late 29's and early 30's by Guy Jones. J.W. Peck's shop. immediately south of Chuter's. built in 1951 by Bili, Wens. is on the site of what was the Wefley Willis church shed, erected in 1909. So far as is awn. Ibe site . was, previously vacant. church Shed was a large' Sala hultding with cement walla and a peaked metal root. For those who do not remember, • I church shed was a me ter. f`or � church rses and-bugecl+ s during.Church servicer The sheds were ata 404" farmers far their horses and buggies . ey Satny ai ta when the pives tli'd the 44_008 and the Men Wig an the street, eer. slag and chewing • n 1* is the -first %rr Mistice Day, November 11,1918. Midway on the right, King Street on the loft. In the left background where Beatty Farm Services is now may be seen the livery barn built in ,s92 by John Pinning for D.4(. Kennedy. The Clinton Foundry building was Olithesite ofithe-present post office. K$pg Street is behind the building as seen in this photo. The scene dates from before .1907. .Y� We look forward to serving you in Clinton's Second Century! Full line of 5 sur -Gain and Master Feed Products. Mixing, Grinding. Bag and Bulk Feed Delivery. Animal stealth Products, Dog Food, Horse FO6d. Smouldering ruins �'foundry v tittiid�n� on �Suxr4 ��� 1;rit1ay . 1907.11e building seen o .the. left through the satiate was'buiit in 1906 and still stands. 469 ,.