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RMLWAY HIT HOPES FOR
BAYFEELD'S RABID GROWTH
(By L C.C•)
Bayfield ha& w historical back-
ground second only to Goderich
in Huron County. It has a
good location at the mouth of
the 'Bayfield River, where it
empties into Lake Huron, and
the surrounding district is fer-
tile agricultural land.
Its future was decided in 1857.
.a„Then -the railway
entirely. It. might have grown
lakevlsA
naismall ll ant d pretty_ v 1-
tnained a a
lage, popular as a. summer re-
sort.
As early as 1828, the chief
officers of the Canada Company
in England had an Agreement
with Baron De Tuyle that he
select, purchase, found and
build a town, in the "Huron
Tract.” He engaged the ser-
vices of a celebrated English
naval officer, Henry Wolseley
Bayfield, who came to Canada
in 1829 and explored the large
tract of land owned by the
company in that district. Bay
field finally selected a site on
Lake Huron at the mouth of
a small river, which, like the
village afterwards, built, bears
his name.,
Bayfield entered the Royal
Navy as a young' mid-shipman
in 1806 and saw much active
service in the Napoleanie War.
In the autumn of 1814 he was
sent to Canada for service on
the Great Laked in the war
agahist the United States and
commanded:a small gunboat:
rhe war over, he was named
aan,: iraa •she . and - �;a'
'appointed to surveyc �. Lake Erie
r, alre G f eK01i
ay. a con inue° t is work
until 1823 when he returned
to England and was employed
at the .Admiralty completing
the charts of the lake. He was
promoted then to commander
and later to admiral.
Apparently while in London
he became acquainted with
larou De Tuyle who engaged
him to choose a site from Lake
Huron from the Canada Com-
pany " land. Whether he was
Paid by De Tuyle or by the
British Government is not clear.
It was at this time (about 1827)
he returned to Canada to stir-.
ey the $t. Lawrence River, the
roast of Nova Scotia and Prince
Edward Island. He was em-
aloyed in this work until his
retirement in 1856. He was a
18274841 and then transferred'
'sto
Otte-
his lteadcluarters �harl
town where he died in 1885.
Tn 1830 Baron De
Tuy
lur:
clased the 5,000 -acre - cre sitefrom
the Canada Company, at 3s. 9d,
.per acre; ' whichlay on ' both
sides of the mouth of the
stream. This land was survey-
ed into a town plot ie 1832, but
nothing was done hr the way
of imprl5venients till 11333, when
a small clearing was made on
the south side of the river. 'A
small tog house was built upon
"thee point," 'and occupied by
George Morris, John Boulton, (
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some delay the mills were erect-
ed by William Allen, of Guelph,
George 4athieson, John Car -
under direction of the Baron's ruthers, Robert Russell, Chris MRS. HAROLD S. TURNER
k a
Wit'
C and tHenryBacke e �
s Bert
this- Johnston, ono
tiWilliam Y
Will
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delay,_. _. _
fore
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i ►raY--- had built the first dam, tram Boulton from I yfield and A resident of • Goderich for
h river.
across the
in the spring pf . 1835 two
more log buildings were erected
by George Morris and John
Boyle, and during the summer
W. W. Connor built a log house.
During this summer, also, the
timber on the "market square"
and Main street was chopped
down and logged off by the
Baron's men. Up to that time
there was no clearing toward
BIT A
tea} j�man Ynanie{d{aaRi�lery,, who kept the �•north,,y�, short , of Goderich,
iii �.i MILingf 1bfuse-lar-Atie' iiL.i+.i� s. tVlvatrk .-th M .7I ntit,", �r16't;J.Fi5rei�1� et -
men who were employed gettingleis," aw Grand Bend; and to-
' ut tilt b r--aeet-''2224 ;Wali 4h 1 �`
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preparations for the 'building road. ' `
of the town. Daring the summer of 1837, a
* number of men were employed
E. C. Taylor, one of the first iii clearing and levelling off
settlers and earliest merchants streets, etc.; another 15 or 20
of Goderich, was the Canadian men were employed at various
agent of the Baron. We find other improvements; and a stir -
that upon` the Baron's death, in veyor named Smith (under Mr.
1836, the timber which had
been .got out for mills, piers,
storehouses, etc., was still lying
about . the river bank rotting;
At that time, besides Riley's,
there was a store kept as early
3s 1834 or 1833, by John
'Morgan for the Baron.
At • the time of the Baron's
death, contracts, had been let
to William. Cray, a noted con<
tractor on public works, for the
'rection of various public im-
provements at Bayfield. After
Thomas Wells and John Mc-
Naughton, who ad lately set-
tled further east, at Bannock-
burn. These were in the com-
pany of Capt. Lizars, of Gode-
rich, and were stationed during
the vlinter of 1837-38 at the
corners where Clinton now
stands. The road between Bay-
field and what became Bruce -
field, on the London road, had
been chopped, but not cleared,
thu logs still lying where they
26 Years, Mrs. Linnie I. Turner,
died on Thursday of Last week
in Clinton Public. Hospital after
a lengthy illness. A daughter
ofd late William John Nedi-
ger and of the former Margaret
Waugh, she was bormin Clinton
54 years ago.. After attending
Clinton public and high schools
she attended' Stratford Teach-
ers' College. In 1933 she mar-
ried Harold S. Turner and two
years later they moved to Gode-
hal "fai3ei r. yt- •;---11;-': ';�
The first" school fix StahreY voted member of North Street
was -built in Bayfield, United Church and a. life..m
oft jSve"ibis donated by ber of the Woman's Missionary
the. Baron. The first teacher Society.
was Edward Templeton, whose Surviving are ,her husband;
father 'was a very early settler one daughter, Marilyn, Toronto;
on the Huron 1-oad. ThePsghool- two sons,' Ted, London; Brian,
house was built of cedar logs Goderich; too brothers, John
and it was located near the and Matt Nediger, Clinton; and
river bank. The Rev. Cooper, three sisters, Mrs. Cliff (Leona)
Holland, Goderich; Mrs. Norman
(Daisy) Holland, Clinton; and
(Episcopal), eondueted the first
McDonald, chief engineer for
the Canada Company) had a
surveying party laying off lots,
etc., so that altogether there
were about 75 men in the set,
tlement.
But these men were mostly
transients and when' the call
was made for military service
in the 1837 Rebellion, only 15
able-bodied men were to be
found in the "settlement." in-
cluding W. W. Connor, D. H.
Ritchie, John Morgan. Riley.
religious services in he settle-
ment in the house of -Mr. Con-
nor.
Bayfield post office was estab-
lished in 1847,' with Donald
Fraser the first postmaster: In
1862 it was a money order
office, and the postmaster' was
James Gardner. •It had daily
mail service and the division
courts were held there. Popul-
ation of the village was about
.500 and it contained eight
THEY'RE HERE! Loaded With extra values
yet � the Iowestpriced cars intheir class
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sident Of the United States in .
hwe l Pei'sens of Indian blood have ae
gained fame in all walk.
life. Jim Thorpe, great all-
round
ll
round athlete, was born on the
i
'
n, W
Sae -Fox. Reservation,
Rogers, the popular humorist,
was proud of his Cherokee par-
entage. Charles Curtis, part
Kansa Indian, became vice -pre -
Mrs.. Gordon (Iglen) Rat 1,
Goderich Township.
'uneral services were held on
i
SaturdayWort Street et Lin ted.
at h
Church- with Rev.: W. J ten
Hoopen officiating. • Interment I
n
ter Thvas inClintonlcemetery.e
Stilesfuneral hoe as
in
charge of arrangements.
stores, fohr tnanuActories,- a
seminary (French) under the
charge of Miss Desberdaa, a
school, and folir churches —
Wesleyan Methodist, , Episcopal
Methodist, Church of England
and Presbyterian.`
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Despite the fact that Bayfield
continued unsuccessful ie its
endeavors to obtain railway
communications, it continued to
grow
and 580, in 1875 its at
wasion
which included178
ratepayers. By a special act of
parliament, on January 10, 1876,
it became an incorporated vil-
lage, with an area of 1,767
acres. This was considerably,
smaller than the area fife a -Baron �
designed for a town, when he
purchased 1,500 acres on each
side of the mouth of the river.
but it still was a village of
"magnificent distances."
Bayfield residents still were
optimistic in 1875-78 that their
_ = village would grow into an im-
-� Gr portant -�por-t=LL;ocause ` in those -
..)ears.,„ the federal Government
.spent $50,000 }.buildiri' theirf
harbor, and the Township of
Stanley ,t)sed $10,000- of its
municipal loan fund surplus for
the same purpose. Unfortun-
ately for Bayfield, shipping com-
panies preferred to use the
port of Goderich, which had
�-- ---=- railway facilities..
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It is almost certain that Can.
firs peonle were hu. rrs
who wandered into Alaska from
northeastern Asia many years
ago, then spread slowly all
over
r
the. New World.
IECK PHARMACY
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1962 Rambler Classic
1962 Rambler American
'WHAT no WE MEAN BY EXTRAS? We mean the .all -welded body and -
frame that elirriinates body -bolt squeaks and rattles. Deep -dip rust- •
proofing (6 separate dips) that helps keep that showroom shine. The
new Double -Safety brake -system which makes front and rear brakes in -
de iel'rdent providing a double margin of safety! The Ceramic -Armoured
muffler and tailpipe -- guaranteed as long as you own the car, and the
two-year guarantee on the Factory installed Rambler -Gard all -season.
r diafor coolant and Powr-guard 24 battery. The 1962 Rambler Classic
is the car thatstarted the swing to compacts,"b young, eager performer
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that belongs anywhere. It gives you the best of both sizes -- small size
outside and big size inside. Yet it costs you less than Ford, Chevrolet or
Plymouth. The 1962' Rambler American is the Classic's tittle brother, a "
truo,compact with'a wheelbase of only 100". It has an. exciting, bubbi i ng '
spirit to go with its good looks, and it's placed first, in every economy
run it's ever entered. Yet you can now own the amazing 1962 American
for less than any other ,
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your RambldrDealertoday.
ECONOMY: Gas burns all of itself. It's more 4fficient
than any other fuel—has no tank to be insured Or motor to
be repaired. Score one for this reason. •
CLEANLINESS :.Because gas burns all of itself, it leaves
no dirt or grime to ugly up the interior of your home and
plug up your furnace and chimney with soot. (Less cost for
cleaning and'painting also.) Score another full -mark. •
DEPENDABILITY: Gas comes in a convenient under-
ground pipe and is never,�jt the mercy of that inconstant,
harsh old fellow called Winter. Score another full point.
EFFICIENCY: Scientific studies prove that gas heating
units are more efficient than those using other fuels. Gas
burns all of itself, leaves no dirt or grime, gives you constant
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one, too.
SPACE SAVER: Natural gas units..are more compact
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They also come in a -wider range of sizes, so you can choose
the exact model -for your purpose. . Score a full point.
LONGER LIFE: When you consider the fact that gas
heating systems up to 30 years old are still working'perfectly
today, you have yet another full point.. Besides this,,there's
little or no depreciation on gas equipment.
NO DELIVERY WORRIES: Gas comes to you con-
veniently in an underground pipe and no amount of rough
weather can upset deliveries. What's more, there's never any
damage done to your driveway, shrubs or lawns. If re
ever had this happen to you, you'll agree that it's worth
another full point.
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EXTRA BENEFITS: We give youguarantees, free
- • • : n' - REE, Because -gas --furnaces , longer and run heating surveys, free check-ups, free service, liberal budget
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went; we feel it's worth a good f ulI point. to service like this, and we take it for granted. So let's just
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Ti" g AUTOMATIC: The little thermostat on your wall
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free operation. Chalk up another point. So go modern with gas
NO STORAGE PROBLEMS: We do the storing for this winter! Convert
you in our natural underground storage areas--thenrwe send now to the beating system
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