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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-07-24, Page 60,boat where Mu p!hy gathers building sods on the nerlbeast corner of Orange and Huron Streets 05; Doan built a tannery in .1852; It WAS bunt` at this location nndaubtedly to take advantage Of 'the drainage af- forded fforded fem the vats by a small, stream teat flowed southward appx►t#neteiy " along Orange Street`tn a junction with another stream that more or less coin- cided with Mary Street. The latter stream, with itssource about where the Credit Union is at William and Huron Streetsis now encased in the tile of the Mari Street Drain and emerges to light south,ot Erie Street. This stream gained the name the Dye Creek from the Wearwell factory (see 45) emptying its dye vats into the Mary4Street Drain, - The tannery at lfuron and Orange Streets was ,operated at least until 1863 and probably as late as 1871. Information on it after that date has not been found. but it was gone by 1878. In haat year the Royal -Tempters mixt the PteSent ;!ding a temperance NA About 1905 ft Vas taken over•as their Citadel by the Salvation Army' whlch eirarived in linters the previous year: In 1906 the . a1Vathen :army had a Membership , .+ f (of whom 210. were pled* di stainers) but over Sa years the congregation dlntinisheduntil then Clinton contingent , was with- drawn. The hall was Converted to a machine shop in 1941 by LarrY Houghton, and was subsequent taken over by Murphy Brothers, About 150 feet east of the corner Joh Stephenson built a pump factory in 1889. The building was 25 feet on the front and extended 85 feet back from the street. It was of frame construction and had steam power. It is un- derstood to have produced wooden pumps for domestic use. The history of the factory has not been traced, but it was stilt active in 1901.. when.rnodihrations were made to the roof. The business undoubtedly began to feel severe competition from Metal pumps. and after the turn of the century. from the widespread develop- ment of municipal water systems. Basil Thrower's Km Grill and the Sttperiest gage abot* MS. Mks of the coif flashing on the wall af the Mackay Mock an the leftof the picture, run stillbe seen ht 1975. 61 63 - MeKay and Beaver Blick 63 - The Mackay Block and the Beaver stock, corner of Ontario and Aubert Streets to the. Town Hall copyright 1675 About 1867, the site of the Clinton Chiropractic Centre in the Mackay Block was occupied by a two-storey brick general store known at the time as The New Dominion House. operated by Callander Brothers. To the north of it, as far as the alley imtnediaately south of the present town hall, were wooden stores. To the south of the Dominion House. on the corner- were other wooden buildings. It is thought that its 1876` the buildings on the corner were demolished and replaced by better quality frame buildings by Joseph Whitehead. In 1879. the occupants of the stores north of Callander's Dominion House were: Wade Brothers, photographers ; Thompson and Boles; H. Nor- sworthy. tailor. with Call rind Worthington. job printers, on the nd floor; John Jackson. s maker; and Erwin (or Irwin) and Scandrettt produce and groceries. South of the Dominion House the corn building in 1879 was occupied by W.H. Simpson and hadpreviously been occupied by Dingman and Humble. in November 1879, a fire rake to the rear et J-ackson2s destroyed all the buildings north of Wade Brothers who Lost 8000 negatives. apparently from ranter damage. This same fire * also destroyed the town hall (see 64). in the folioWing year,' the present Beaver Block was built by Messrs Barney, being com- pleted in July 1880. It -is now occupied at ground level by the north store of the Pro Hardware, Anstett's jewelry store, Mcintee -reactors. the Canadian Cancer Society, and the Shadow Box: In 1892 the former Dominion House, was occupied by J.B. Rumbell's jewelry store which *as' also the Bell Telephone central, To the north. two stores were occupied by J.C. Gilroy and J. Cuninghaarne, the fatter premises abutting an the Beaver Block, In January of 1892, fire broke out in Gilroy's and destroyed it as well as Rumball's and Cuningharne's. Following the fire. Joseph Whitehead had the present Mackay Block erected in thesame year. Around " the coiner of the Mackay Block, eastward on Ontario Street. the site across the lane beside the Mackay Block, now part of Lorne Browne's car sales tot, was for many years occupied by the Royal Hotel. It is believed to have been built in 1869 or 1870. Some of its proprietors were: John Dinsley, 1871; Dick Kennedy, prior to 1889; John Spooner, 1889; and a Mr. Potts at a date undetermined. During Mr, Spoone is occupance it was ;; €rated asm temperance hotel whether by intention or by failure to obtain a Witter license. - (n May 1892 the hotel building survived a fire that burned three Locaiion of carriage shop 61- northwest corner of Huron and Orange Streets small buildings immediately to the east, two of which were oc- cupied by Evan's barbershop,antd Dr. Blackball's Veterinary office, but by this time the •Royal had ceased to be a hcitet and was being used as a residence by John Sheppard. In 1896 the former ' hotel was remodelled into twn stores ogee of which was occupied by J. Sheppard and T. Beacom, .the other apparently by Suey Waab. By November 1906 the building had been converted into a farm implement `warehouse operated by James Ford, and in -November 1912 it was sold for MO to. Mr. James Paxman far demolition. - By April 1913 the. site including the lane beside the MacKay Block was occupied by a cement block garage and car sales office operated by Paxman and Gillies. Information , has not been ob- tained on the subsequent history -of the cement black building, but by the 1930's it had beennreplaced by an autonlobite 'showroom directly adjoining the Mackay Block and a Supertest garage on the present site of Lorne Browne's car lot. the overall structure being in pseudo half- timber architecture. About 19311 the showroom .was converted into the Kazy! Grill restaurant operated by Basil and Florence Thrower.. The garage at that time was operated by Reg Shipley who also operated a taxi service from the location.The-..• garage and showroom were demolished about 1964, to become part of Lorne Brown's car sales lot. Nab ri tad* Street to the main intersection in 192S. Paxman's garage on the on the site of the vanished Rby tarliote!, The fair end of the garage extends !"' .whit in 1974 lsopenagah* M1wgwruu.nHfya}iw evai4+nu ry�vw;warn.�.7n,m v-mk....., a x a...... ..... Leslie's Carriage Shop copyright 1975 ° The building on the northwest corner of Huron and Orange Streets was originally . a three- storey store and residence o*ned and _ operated: --by Sidney Mouo- tcastie. itis thought tone from between 1858 and 1863. In 1881, when 11 was.adve - ' ed for sale it was described "a commodious and well, situated three=storey. brick store, and dwelling." The purchaserin 1883 was John Leslie who fie/ the previous twenty years Iiiad been in partnership with Fred Rumbatl in a carriage factory on the other side of Huron Street (see 39). Mr- Leslie removed the third storey from ' the Mountcastle building, added a blacksmith, shop to the rear on Orange Street, and resumed the manufacture of,;. carriages and wagons. The lease of the blacksmith shop in 1884 was Mr. Tedford who dissolved his partnership with Jacob, Miller (see 51) preparatory to mowing to the new location. The lease in 1854 was Albertaeeley (see 49). By 1910, .regular production at the shop seems to have, diminished, and Mr. Leslie was. retililing wagons and buggies manufactured tured elsewhere. In 1913 he died, and it isunderstood that the premises were taken over by Mr. Hugh ' Cameron. Mr. Cameron continued to produce some wagons, and otherwise ran a repair service for horsedrawn vehicles. As this type of business diminished the establishment by degrees became a general car- pentry arpentry shop. We invite .you to have.. a perfect time at Clinton's Birthdciy Party Fsr 111 period new tsiffae, gee , 1 • Vi; Torry • Undo Postel • Su M+I n y • UUitir *uue Masten Edith Anne Hair Fashions 'Tie Shp with tiro Moak A#wosphren CORNER OWNS $ UA SNIUUY SYS., CLINTON • 482 7697 ti