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Nile was named after a
in the village
blacksmith shop on Colborne side.
;> In 1900, Charlie .McPhee had a vineyard
to serve the public on N. 'fie Lot 6, Con. 9,
East Division just about where Jerry
McPhee built his home in 1985. One mile
south of Nile Lot 1, Con. 10, West Divisioh
by the creek was a cheese factory owned
by the area farmers with J. Tiffin as
secretary. It was sold to Bissett Bros. in
1917.
Jim Elliott owned the west part of the
sawmill land by 1890. He was a honey man .
and a concrete contractor. By 1945, Stuart
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Taylor had this land, and ran a blacksmith
shop and later a welding business. Walter
Petman ran the store, and sold State Farm
Insurance — 1940's and 50's. Arthur
Spragge built the feed mill on Lot 4 in the
early 1940's. The Orange Lodge, which sat
on east 'h, Lot 15 was demolished.
The first church was built in 186649 of
white brick and faced west, by 1900 the
congregation was 200 strong. The present
rapid stream
Two of our earlier historians, Alma (Gir-
vin) Reid,and Gladys (Pentland) Dustow,
wrote an article for Colborne Township
Recollections, which is very enlightening
about this area. Our hamlet was called
iiquatary until Min Cantelon named us,
ile, because of the rapid little stream at
e back of his lot.
According to the ladies, there were three
stores, two shoemakers, and Samuel
Pentland who made his own weaving loom,
for wool and carpe t
I believe James Rhynas had one of the
first businesses in the area with his
sawmill. As the surveyors laid out the lots
around his property, he built one of the
first stores, and the rake factory which
was on the east of his property behind
buildings Lots 16 & 17•. This .factory was
operated in later days by Wm.:McVittie
known by some of our seniorcitizens of
today.
George May had a blacksiith shop on 1/2s‘church was built on the 'same sire, this
acre S.E. corner of Lot 12, Con. 1, Ashfield ttime with 5 Obasement 00.00 in t at a Church scost of epprox-
T efirst p by Office,
James Rhynas opened was conducted in the Orange Lodge, while
the irsPostaht 1a61. the new church was being built.
There was a hotel ad the Brunswick Harvey Pettmati built the garage in 1947,
on Lot 18 on the north east corner. It burn- byBob Sheppard.
ed to the ground with the keeper, Mr. rim
today er 985 businessmen are: Arnold
• BLevey. Our
— back -hoe and gravel trucking;
cher,rand Atlas CharlessD Henry Austin ,bf Brian Stothers — bricklaying; Charlie
andmiles eastsof Nile bookkeeper, ofe Culbert — ditching operations; Bud Mabon
Nile. Two Dodd ad a saw — aluminum siding; and half way between
i' nosh side, Henry
1 and a wooden pump shop. Half a mile Nile and Auburn — Ralph Starkey — box
beyond Dodd's, Robert Wilson had a frames for collector plates.
Congratulations
From
Point Farm MarkQt
Mini -Golf
(Highway 21 North across from Provincial Park)
We're happy to be Part
of Your GROWTH.
RCM Fiarry S Marla Dykstra
524-6362
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The Carlow General Store
Hotel was a holiday haven
The 18 -room, two-storey , Menesetung
Hotel, designated on Plan 11, Colborne
Township, as Hamlinck Place, was located
in Menesetung Park, north of G'-ederich. 11
was built about 1895 by Mr. Hmatlinck. Ile
also , operated a Canning Factory in
Goderich using the fruit from the orchard
adjacent to the Hotel.
Mr. Bert McCreath, a Toronto lawyer
and brother of Harry McCreath of
Saltford, bought the hotel around 1920- It
was a bright, airy building painted white
with traditional dark green
It
catered mostly to families. The main en-
trance faced Lake Huron, commanding a
superlative view of the famous Colborne
sunsets from the long verandah that stint-
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tret
ched the length of the building. The
registration desk was located in the
spacious hall beneath the wide stai
which ascended without turns, up the north
wall of the hallway. The" -bright, cheery
dining -room occupied the north side of the
building.
Mrs. McCreath, mother of the owner,
was famous for her apple pies which she
baked in a wood stove. Later im-
prove. lents were made to the kitchen but
her pies were never improved on! No li-
quor was served.
The sitting -room, complete with
fireplace, piano, card tables and unpainted
wicker furniture, took up the south side of
the hotel.
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extends a hearty
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