Clinton News-Record, 1980-12-24, Page 12COSI ,WEONE SDAY,
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Will, here We are a few
hundred
Years later than
the start of the story and
about to finch,
The story`
doesn't t o11 the way° to
the present date, but.
there are plenty of other
people around that can
tell you all about the last
hundred . years if u
really want �a>� ceding:,. So
here is what's left of it,..
The Baron died in 1835,.
and open the death, his
son Vincent Gilder-
meester, inherited his
title and the land he
owned in Canada. While
still a bachelor, he came
over to Europe to, inspect
the town .site he now
owned. After his arrival
here, the Baron, decided,
to tak.. U
ep,._residence In
Goderich. Tiger Dunlop
and his 'cronies were in
full operation up there
and the Baron had a
grand old time whooping
it upwith the . "clique"
before returning home.
Back* in London,
England he married
Charlotte Henriette
Mansfield. The new bride
had little or no interest in
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moving to Canada ,and
hacking a new life out of
the primeval forest, so
they never returned,
Back , in Bayfield
things' sstill S,. were pretty,
rough, but the villagewas
beginning to take shape,
By 1836 a public school
had
been built on
Bayfield. Terrace, a
portion of . which. still
Stands . as part of the
Hut'*. Edward Tem*
pieton of the Huron. Road
was hired as the first
teacher of the only school
in Stanley Township at
that time. -,
The same year, a.small
sawmill was erected on
the bank of the river by
Wm. Allen of Guelph,
adjacent to the dam that
had been constructed
shortly before on the
Baron's orders.
Roads were still non-
existent but in 1837, felled
logs were being used in
the construction of a
road, east towards
Brucefield where it would
eventually meet up with
the London Road. Travel
north to Goderich was at
best horrendous.
Residents went down the
old Indian trail to the
river flats,, forded the
river; and then climbed UP
the bank. and proceeded.
through the bush until
they met the old corduroy
road near .where the
Telephone Road now
meets Highway 21.
F`Qrtunatelyonce the dam
was constructed, fording
the river at Bayfield was
eliminated from the
journey.
During the summer of
1837, contractors. Akinson
and Hodgins of London
had a number of men
employed. in the village
clearing and levelling
streets. The Market
Squ re., later to be called
ClaGregor Square was
also laid" out -There wer.e:-
also men employed under
the Baron's agent, E. C.
Taylor, and a surveyor in
the employ of the
prominent Canada.
Company - surveyor John
McDonald, had men
laying. -out lots in the
village.
'Altogether there were
about 75 residents,
although many of these
''i•NE 1
Nems
v.' c„,c.,'. W \ C. E. • • •
d area grew over the past y
were only transient
workers destined to move
on., when their projects
were finished.
Names of settlers that
stayed to live in the
village included, W. W.
Connor, D. K Ritchie,
John Morgan, Mr. Ripley,
George Morris, John
Boulton, George
Mathies.on, John
Carruthers, Robert
Russell, Christopher
Johnston, Henry Hoake,
William Boulton and
Edward Templeton and
family.
With farms in the area
prospering and an
abundance of grain being
grown, Bayfield soon
became a shipping centre
attracting many more
--resldents: anfi-6isinesses
to the village.
The Village of Bayfield
was given recognition in
the second year of reign
of Queen Victoria, when
an Act of Parliament was
passed May 11, 1839, in
the City of Toronto which
was then the seat of/
Upper Canada. Certain
persons were given
authority to form a
11114r4: -N
company under style
and .. title of' "The
President, Directors ' Di ectorand
Company of the Bayfield
Harbour' '
The Baron,Vi
cent
n
Gildernzeester, died in
1561 and his wife who was
still of ".1ierkle y Square"
q
London, England, quickly
disposed of the
remainder of the
Canadian property
selling lir' to Chas.
dieton.
The Town Plot property
again changed hands
belonging to the Hon.
Malcolm Cameron and.
being surveyed by Public
Land ' Surveyors
Molesworth and
W.eatherald '+rho
produced the plan which
is still used. today. `-
With ,the village
8.
popultion growing, the
next step was the
Incorporation of Bayfield
which took place in 1876,
ars
b That year with, the
population up to over 700,
Bayfield received its
incorporation by a
Special Act of
Legislature. The acreage
g
included in the village
was 1,767 acres, down.
from the original MOO
acres set aside.. in the
original Town Plot,
Previous" to this the
village had been adr
rn nistrated by the
Township, of Stanley, the
fir.t council meeting
AYFIELD
by Bud Sturgeon
and Helen Owen
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being held in 1836 with'.
H. Ritchie of Lot 5,
Bayfield Concession as
the first leader and W W.
Connor as the clerk,
With; the Incorporation,
.
.,
Bayfield was now onits
own and chose the first
municipal council which
consisted of Reeve W. W.
Connex, councillors John
Esson, John Keys, J. C.
McIntosh and Andrew
Rutledge, The .first. of."
ficial` posltionss appointed
were to John Rntlerige as.
clerk; James Thompson
as treasurer; Fredrick.
Wood as assessor; John
Wilson as collector' and
Robert Baxter as corn,.
stable..
Baptist church celebration
• from lug{; e I 1
the Canadian Sunday
School Mission in Quebec,
,and is spending the
holiday with her father,
Ray .Schell,
Miracle of Christmas
The Christmas
program at the Bayfield
Baptist Church was held
Sunday evening with a
capacity crowd.. The
Young People and the
Sunday School children of
the church acted out the
play, cantata and
reciting that was entitled
the "Miracle of Christ-
mas".
hrist-
mas". They - were
assisted by Mr. and Mrs.
Doyle Cullen and the little
son, Brent, representing
Mary, Joseph and the
Baby Jesus.
Mrs. Cullen sang the
e ler, beautiful solo "0
Holy Night", The entire
program with recitations
from the Primary-
department,
rimarydepartment, Younger
boys being Roman
Soldiers, to the Young
People being angels and
shepherds, was used to
bring special focus on the
Miracle of Christmas,
and the Salvation each
may obtain through Jesus
Christ as read from John
three, sixteen --- "For
God so loved the world He
gave His only begotten
Son that whosoever
believ'eth on Him should
not perish but have
everlasting life."
Thank you goes to
Pastor and Mrs. Les
•Shiel, Asa Steckte, Mr.
and Mrs. Milt Van Patter,
and George Gregg, who
gave of their time and
efforts to make this such
a successful program.
And thanks also goes to
Mrs. Muriel Snider arid
Miss Shirley Keys for
their musical talents
which was as always very
outstanding, and to the
friends and parents who
attended giving these
kids the credit they
deserve for the work well
done. A very special
thanks. to Mrs.. Ann
Chapman, director and
inspiration, who not only
led everything but held it
all together, and to her
husband Joe for his
patience and en-
couragement,, also for his
assistance in serving the
refreshments following
the program.
Christmas "tree s� fety
Natural. Christmas
trees are still as volatile
as ever, particularly
after they have dried out
for a couple of weeks or
so in the house. Take
these simple precautions
outlined by the Ontario
Safety League. Use a
frpch tree. not one that
has dried out through
weeks of storage. Bend a
needle - if it breaks, the
tree is too dry. Make a
fresh diagonal cut at the
base.Stand the tree in a
tub or bucket and keep
the butt immersed in
water to help the tree
from drying .out. Check
the water level daily.
ay you and
your family savor the
Ft beauty and cherished
delights of a wonderful
Christmas!
Shirley Kay and Bonnie Kay
Joanne Poelman, Elton Draper
Doug Jones
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