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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1913-05-01, Page 6-Recot. Page 9 Clinton; Ontario,May tat, 19P Historical Sketch of Bayfield. The pretty dakesieie village of llayantlet !rad a "local habit -Won and a name" nearly, a generation previous to the 'existence of what are now the largest -and most prosperous centres of teade within the bounds of the Whore • "Hum 'Tract." Huth the levan habitation and the, name 'were given it by --a celebrated English engineer named Bay- field,' whose professional services the' /lama de Foileenlist• ed til come to;Canada and select a place int the territory of the Canada, Company whereon to found anci build. a Iowa. The p rrangetneitt was atyade between the Baron and: the chief officers Af the Canada Company as early as h828 and eluting the ensuing year Mr.;Bayfield'can.e to Canada, and atter exploring the large tract of country then owned: by that zing • of land 'monopolists, selected the sight of the village which has eva alike borne his name as a • place olteting ad- vantages,which, if properly fostered, night one day fulfil the anticipations of the 'originators of the project, by be- coming a .great centre or trade and commerce. And if these great expectations. baaye fallen short, of consummation, it is only' so inch the worse for . the place, without detracting from the processional 'ability or preceptions of the gentle- man making the seleetioo ; for none can deny that in natur- al' location and surroundings Bayfield possessed greater ad- vantages than many now much more important plebes than it canever, in the nature a things, hope to: be. The location being once decided upon Baron De Folio in 1830 purchased from the Canada Company, at 3s. Oct stg, per acre, 1500 acres on each side of the beautiful stream here emptying into Lake Huron, which as well as the town, received ,the name of Bayfield, this land was stileeysd into a town plot to 1882 but nothing was done in the way of building untiL1.833, when astnail clearing ivasptade an the south side of the river and a small log house was built upon "The Point" and occupied by one. Miley who kept a boarding 'rouse foe the Baron's Men wiio were employed in getting out timber, etc., and making general preparations to the building of tate town. E. 0. 'Taylor., ocr" of the first eettlers and earliest merchants of Croderich, was the Canailian agent of the Baron, who raver came out to see how his "town' was getting on, sand we find that on the Baron's death in. 1836 the timber which had. been got out for twills, 'ias, storehouses, etc., was lying' about the river bank rotting while the only 'hoose in , the place in 1885 was Riley's, pre- eternily mentioned, and that of John rilorgan,. who kept a hind of store for the Baron as early as 1831 and possiblyin the tatter: part of 1833. At the time of the Baron's death contracts had been let to one William Gray, a noted coca• tractor on public works, for the erection of various public' improvements as above at Bayfield, but though 'his ,loath delayed the enterprise yet to initis were erected subse- aluently by William Allan of Guelph, under the. direction of the young Baron, the first darn across the river having been already built by Gray.' In the spring of 1835 two morelog buildings were erect- ed by George Morris and ,John Boyle-ethose of Morgan and Riley 'Hieing the only ones up to that time—arta during the summer W. W. C'onnor built a house on a lot which he had taken up the previous ahttttnn. During this summer also the timber ori. the "market square'. and Main street was chopped down andloggedoff by the Baron's' men. Up to this Season there was no clearing to the north short of Ciodertch, to- wards the south to Brewster's, row Grand Bend, and to- ward the east to the London Road. During the summer of 1837 A•itkinson and Hodgins; con- tractors of London, hada, number, of men employed levelling and clearing oft streets, etc. .John iilorgan had sorsa fifteen or twenty employed at various duties ou aecouut M. Taylor, the Baton's agent, and a surveyor named Snaith, under Mr. 'Macdonald thiol engineer of the Canada Company, had a surveying party laying ea lots, etc,, so that , altogether ' t'here'were about seventy -live -risen in the settlement, Meted - leg W. la Conner, D. I -I. -Ritchie, John Morgan, Mr. Riley, George Morris,. John Boulton, George Mathieson, John Car- ruthers, Robert Russell, Chtistophor Johnston, henry ` Haaeke, William Boulton, and another vilest name' is forgot- ten, front Bayfield, and John Mo aughtbn and. Thomas Wells, who lately settied further : west at Bannockburn. These were in the C'oni,paily of Captaiir blears of ' Goderich, Lieut. Bisooby, and were stationed during the winter off'• 1.83(7.38 at the wieners where Clinton now stands. -Dr. Durr lop was colonel of the regiment. The road between here and what is now Brueefleld, on the LonElon Road, kart been chopped but not cleared, the togs lying` as they fell. The. 'fi,yet school teacher ire this settlement, and iudeed in the whole township of Stanley, was .Edward Templeton, whose fattier was a very early settler: on the Huron Road, TIe taught in a log building on the river hank as early as. 9:330. It was built of cedar togs. The Baron gave .two vil- lage Tots for school purposes and the -villagers -erected,` .the buil The Rev. Mr. Cooper, an Episcopal c14tigynia_u, else - vitae referred to, held the first ;religious services In the settlement. He used to visit it monthly and, always preach - el in the house • of Mr. Connor. John Boultosx s son John. was the first, white child born In the settlement and :probably also the first in the town- 'CTeograplticallr' described, Bayifeld is. situated on the east shim shore of Lake Huron ,at the nroutli of the Bayfield River., and on "both. sides of the sane, being partly in the southeast -,corner or the township of al-oclorieli, hut chiefly in the north- west ;oocner of the township of Stanley.; disteltlt to the eouthi from Hodetich, the county town, twelve , `raifes acid ? tetra litueefield and Clihtpti, the esatest rail ttaa stations,••; ten miles.' The territory comprised within its'►unit's is:ales- cribed in ,the'Adt ell Incorporation as "the parcels aid lots of lased enclosed within the- boundaries 'heteirrafter mention- ed, that is to say; 'commencing at the northwest corner of rite' Bayfield Town Piot"in-the :township:,of•Stabley, in the Ctouwty of ffluxon, '(Renee. -easterly "along the Bayfield River to the eastern limit of lot No. ;hi, Range A, thence south along the concession to the southern limit of lot 8, Range Ci,, thencewest along the sideroad to' the Lake Shore'to the • place of beginuing;,and also' the. south halves of lots 1, 2, 3 and a and the west half of lot 5 in the Bayfield concession, of the township -of Gbderich jet the Coprity of Hurron. The.. legislation by "which Bayfield' was then incorporated was a Special Act of Parliament known as 30th; Viet., cap, ix., assented to January 10, 1876. The population was at that time sufficient to incorporate under the General Act but the oilier course was adojtted to save a year's time. The fust municipal election held resulted in the return of the . following gentletnen to the counal : Reeve, W. - Wel- lington: Connor ; Conneillors,' John::Esson, John keys, J. C:: McIntosh, Andrew Routledge,' and the following officials were -appointed ba' that bbdy : Clerk, John A. Routledge ; Treasurer, James Thompson ; Assessor, Frederick Wood ; Collector, John Wilson ; Constable, fobt. Baxter. THE • CANADA TEMPERANCE .ACT: Questions and Answers concerning the Canada Temperance Act and its amendments. 1,—Is the Canada Temperanee Act a prohibitory meas - etre Answer,—Yes no license for the retail sale of 'liquer can he granted in a_county that has adopted the Act except. for medicinal, sacramental or manufacturing ,purposes. 2.—Does it apply,to every municipality in the county ? .Answer -Yes. It affects all towns, villages and town- ships alike and cannot be adopted in one without the others. Cities alone are an exception to this provision. • 8: In places that have carried Local Option what is the effect ? Answer -While the C. T. A. is in force Local Option is suspended but not repealed, and in case the C. T. A. should be repealed the Local Option By-law comes hack automati- cally and remains in force until repealed under the same: terms upon which, it Was carried. d. -flow can the C. T. A. be secured ? Answer—A petition of 25 percent. of Jill persons qualified to vote at a Dominion Parliamentary election :roust be se cured, a'special election held, and if .a majority of the int es cast are .in favor of the Aot the law cotnes.into force at` the beginning of the license year, providing the vote is tak- en before November 1st of the preceding year, 5.—W1to may vote on the C. 9'. A. ? Answer -'!'hose qualified to vote ab a Dominion Elcetion which includes parts one and three of the Municipal list. Women do not rote nor can they sign tie petition. s,—Who will enforce the C. T. A, ? Answer.-T'he Ontario Government have special clauses in the Ontario Liquor Act which -apply to the enforcement of the C, T. A. and the same officers as enforce the present liquor laws will enforce the' C. T. A. The Ontario . Govern- ment have promised tete same rigid enforcement to the C. T. A. as there is now given to no license municipalities. 7.—Can the County Council appoint Inspectors ? Answer -Vel. The County Council or the Municipal Council or both vier appoint officers to enforce the C. T. A. 3.--(:`en.Liquor be shippedinto a C. T. r1, County? Answer—Yes. But it must be bought and paid for out- side the County and only used for, home Comeemptipir. The Act has been recently amended in this regard and is very strict, 9,—What are the penalties for violating -the C. 1', A.. ? Answer—The magistrate shalt impose ,a fine of alt Iegs than 150.00 or send the person to jail` for one month for the first offence; For the second offence tae can either impose a fine of $100.00'er send the person to jail for two months. For a third offence the penalty is four months in ,lair without' the; option of a Inc, . The employer and the employee are equally responsibie. and liable to be tined. 10,—Do you have to prove a sale: to get a conviction un- der the C. '1'. A; ' Anewer—No it is not necessary. Ito show that any money actually passed or tbat nay liquor was actually -consumed, to secure a conviction it the magistrate is satistled that, at transaction in -the nature of a sale or other unlawful dispos- al actually took place,. :A prosecution may be : commenced anytime within threw months of the alleged offence. 11. -What is the advantage of. the C. T. A, over the Local Option by -.law ? Answer—Owing to the two the 3 requirement of the. L,oOal Option' By-law it is almost im senile to career Local Option in the towns and villages and a the advantage' of v' - 'largo " n-_ haven a territory • dt^ a • nt united : ' ricer a ,, y is app to a n u on the part of all' the municipalities would result in mutual advantage and the bringing of a .prohibitory measure into force over' tate entire "county,and to dothis it only requires a majotity vote. Issued by the Huron County Branch :of the 1)oininion Alliance. ' F. BUCHANAN, Wingbam, President. J. A. IRWIN; Clinton, Secretary, ONE. CENT ' NEWSPAPER PASS ING, Owing to ihe.increased cost of pro- duction the end is approaehing for the one cent : newspaper. The newspap- ers in Bridgeport, Conn.; reeently in- creased from one to two cents aad the Kansas City Star,.. one of tka- leading dailies in the West, has fol- lowed suit. Referring. to ' the price advances made, the Brantford • Px- pusitor has this to say ' 'Priaters are paid much higher wages for an eight-hour day than they, used to re. Calve; for ten, while paper costs More and the: same is true'fot types and presses. Increased advertising pat- ronage has "oialled most newspapers thus Far to carry' tate additional load,. but thcy are not wanting ibdicatioiis that this cannot be. done' much long IS MY BLOOD "PURE ? Tbis is a vital question, fot with out pure blood there can be no as- surance of health. There is danger in every disease germ Which lodges in the blood current:. 'Ay taking Flood's Sarsaparilla the blood is made and kept pure, and the danger from disease is averted. This great medicine is your defence if you are well, and it is the best medicine you'. can take if you are ill from ;any disease which has its origin id, : im- pure or impovisbed blood. Its thous- ands of cures aid its general use in every community furnish abundant reason why you may take Flood's Sarsaparilla with perfect confidence that it will do you good. AN*. OPPORI`lieraTY FOR 'tint.' RURAL MINISTER. Perhaps country ministers here- abouts do not require much prod- ding to act as guides and philoso- phers to the farmers. We know that serving of thess are keenly desirous of serving the people in ail those spher- es in which the farmer, his wife and and tamily: negotiate their way through life. But it will do no harm to place the following few .lin- es from 'Conservation" for March before them : "Farmers, as a .tele, do not hail farmers, and 'in.that is the minis- ter's opportun] ty. The country minister should become a leader in the ' better farming movement. For this leadership he has some dis- ,.•ttinct advantages. Ile is associated with the adults, with the young people, and with the children.' He is likely to be less migratory than, the country teacher and is trained for leadership .in some directions which will help irini to lead in others. In too many instances he does not know agriculture as he should know it, Ile should strive to know more about the things with which the far- mer is closely associated ;. the preps;. plants: of the field ; the soil ; the lido stook.' He must be in full sym- pathy with ; must' understand ; and live the daily life of. those with whom and for whom he works. Tf he is able to counsel) and advise the fennel: regarding things which per- tain to, itis material' welfare, the farmer will be mote ready io assist amt co-operate with him in his ef- forts to: advance the religious and spiritual _welfare of elm somntiutity,— Galt Reporter:!' SlaAFORTH. Mr. Geo. Iludsoft of Eginondvilie Passed away at his home last week after a sltoit illness froth typhoid firer, A wife and two small children survives Mrs. Jahn Winter passed away on Saturday weolc aged eighty-four' years, The -play "Alice in Wender land" which was put on un the opera house by one hundred and fifty local characters on Thursday and ..Friday week, was, a great success.