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Post Office Department. Ottawa
ning Board does mean a great dell
to. Tillsonburg,and its Malde will in-
crease • in evidence with each passing
year."
SEAFORTH, Friday, June 12, 1953
'Less Saturday Shopping?
Commenting on the trend that is
becomming apparent in many small-
er towns whereby Saturday shopping
is being reduced, the St. Marys Jour-
rtal-Argus has this to say:
"We notice that in Fergus the
merchants took a poll of citizens to
determine whether they wanted the
,stores to remain open on Friday or
;Saturday nights. The vote showed
.60 per cent in favor of a Friday night
opening for shopping. This did not,
However, satisfy all of the merch-
ants as apparently twelve or more of
them decided to open on Saturday
night too.
"It is certainly difficult for the peo-
ple in the smaller Ontario centres to
break away from the old Saturday
might opening and certain people
ontinue to insist that open Saturday
nights may be a popular thing again
in a few years time.
This view seems to overlook alto-
gether --"the fact that the five-day
week iS here for the majority of
Canadians, if not for the farmer. The
five-day week is gradually putting on
its squeeze. Next thing we know the
banks will be closed on Saturdays in
most of our smaller communities.
When this happens we predict an-
other big swing away from Saturday
and Saturday night shopping.
"Is Friday night opening the an-
swer to this? A group of St. Marys
merchants recently discussed Friday
night opening. It was decided that
the time was not quite ripe for it, but
was agreed that such a move might
be tried in the future."
AQOth Anniversary
We are surprised to learn some-
:tinie that some of the thin which
joday are so commonplace have, in
fact, been available to us a rel;•ti T ely
'Short nP.rin 0.1t,llne.
For instance, the 100th annivers-
Fary of the bed spring was celebrated
In April at Waterton, New York.
Apparently the springs In buggy
seats preceded the springs in mat-
tresses. One, James E, Liddy, a black-
smith at Waterton in 1853, while
driving a buggy was impressed by
the way in which the springs absorb-
ed the shock of the uneven road. The
thought occurred to him that springs
could be used in mattresses, instead
of great masses of stuffing laid upon
ropes and boards.
The spring filled mattress has come
a long way since then but not farther,
perhaps, than blacksmith Liddy's
dream.
Value of Planning Board
Like so many smaller Ontario
municipalities Tillsonburg is learn-
ing of the benefits which result when
a planning board is established in
the town.
The Tillsonburg News has this to
say about the. board:
"In Tillsonburg a relatively new
group of individuals, not elected, but
appointed, are working for the gen-
eral improvement of the town, not
especially for the present time, but
with an eye to the future. In their
efforts they are trying to make Till-
s+;:onburg a better place to live for the
corning generations, by the present
establishment of healthy and orderly
growth.
"The group being referred to is, of
0m e, ,the .Town Planning Board,
wlich; has been in existence for the
ad four or five -years, but has real-
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It Takes All Kinds
It takes all kinds to make a world, •
and that probably explains some of
the things that certain ones among
us from time to time insist on doing.
The Ottawa Journal wonders about
the fads that strike certain of the
human race. In France, for instance,
a chap is camping at the bottom of
what is claimed to be the deepest
cave in the world. The Journal goes
on to describe this and other similar
exploints. "He is 1,660 feet under-
ground beside a swift dark river and
quite happy about it—proposer to
stay there ten days to break the un-
derground endurance record. And
what an ambition that is! A fellow
could ,pick himself a nice quiet tomb
and quickly knock that record ino a
cocked hat.
"There can be traced, we think, a
certain spiritual affinity between this
Frenchman and a man who has set
out to walk from Prince Rupert, in
the north of British Columbia, to St.
John's in Newfoundland=–conceding
some assistance over the water hops.
He insists that he will not cadge
rides, nor accept a lift when offered,
but will do things the hard way. Cer-
tainly if his feet hold out he can see
a lot of the country.
"The fads and fancies of humans
take strange forms. One man revels
in mountains, the higher and steeper
the better, and his greatest joy is in
possession of a rock ledge half a mile
above nothing slowly freezing in a
fifty -mile gale—but a ledge where
never before a human foot .had been
felt. Another goes down instead of
up, and caves are his hobby. One
will try to cross the ocean in a 30 -foot
boat; another will walk backwards
through seven states, drive a golf
ball from one city to another or wheel
his wife in a barrow from Los An-
gsles to Pittsburg.
"Of such are the more heroic of
our interesting if slightly eccentric
people. In swift descent we come to
the lesser breed which includes the
sort of person who sits in trees
(equipped with all modern conveni-
ences), or swallows five dozen eggs
or oysters at a sitting, or goes naked
into the bush to play Tarzan.
"Meanwhile we wish pleasant
dreams for the chap in the French
cave, and good hoofing to the fellow
tackling the first of, ten Iong Prov-
'
What Other Papers Say
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More of the Same
(Windsor Star)
If ever an organization required a
new building, it was the Bureau of
Statistics. For years it functioned in
what was once a saw mill; in latter
years also utilizing one of the tem-
porary wartime buildings. It was a
veritable rabbit -warren, and it was
amazing how any organization could
function so efficiently under such a
handicap.
Its new building cost $8,000,000.
But it would be money well spent if
the Federal Government built more
new buildings. Many of its offices
are tucked away in nooks and cran-
nies, in basements and garrets. It
would be conducive to government ef-
ff]ciency if there were decent build-
ings to house all government. offices.
New Leaves
(New York Times)
The early flowers are bright in
meadow and woodland, violets and
bluets and the very last of the hepa-
ticas. Anemones are tossing in the
wind, and yellow rocket is coming to
flower. • Shadbush blooms along the
rivers. But the overwhelming beau-
ty justnow is in the new leaves on
the trees and bushes.
We take leaves for granted, There
are so many of them! But examine a
few of them, leaf by leaf, as they
burst bud and you. see a beauty that
is by no means commonplace. Is
there a more beautiful sight, for in-
stance, than a pin oak fringed' in the
pinks of opening leaf? Or a maple
when its blossoms begin to fade and
the leaves appear? The big leaf is
so familiar that its wonder is lost.
See it fresh frothem
bud ,and the
wonder .i new again.
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Street Paving Proceeding
Workmen have. ,.been dog a
splendid paving job q ,.+1jritchell's
Main Street and to the` delight of
everyone it was in re.adineee fqr
the big Coronation parade, aitboubh
there is considerable work yet to
do. --Mitchell Advocate.
Wins Princess Crown
Princess of Huron County, Miss
,Donna Taylor, Brucefield, was.
chosen and proclaimed at the Town
Hall front steps. Douglas Thorn-
dike .presented her with a lovely
bouquet of roses, and J. A. Anstett
made the presentation of a wrist
watch.—Clinton News -Record.
Holds Sweep Ticket
Whitney Gross, proprietor of the
Brunswick Hotel, in town, is the
holder of a lucky ticket on the Irish
Sweepstakes, which might win him
$150,000. Mr. Gross drew the horse
"Empire Honey" on the race which
stook place at Epsom Downs last
Saturday, under the non de plume,
"Wee Ten." He has received sev-
eral offers to sell all or part of
the ticket, but has decided to hold
on and take a chance.—Wingham
Advance -Times.
Wins Bicycle At New Store
Nancy MacDonald, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred MacDonald,
of a bicycle (just the right size).
Aima-, e., Clinton, is ,proud owner
She won it in the Saturday night
draw made by Mayor W. J..Milier
at the Western Tire and Auto Sup-
ply (Associate Store). R. Y. Hat -
tin and Howard Turner, proprie-
tors of the store, state that close
to 1,000 entries were made in the
draw. Mrs. Larry Haughton, Clin-
ton, was the winner of a tricycle
as the second prize in the draw.—
Clinton News -Record. •
Wins Gold Medal
Raymond Walker, a pupil of
Winghant public school and son of
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wacker, of
town, won (honor to himself and
school by winning the Huron Coun-
ty gold medal for best soloist in
his class in the county at Goderich
festival. Raymond took peat in
the concert Friday night in Gode-
rich Collegiate, where Mr. Kers-
lake, Warden of Huron County, pre-
sented him with the medal. We
congratulate Raymond and hope•.for
his continued success in music.
Mrs. Marie Douglas, Belmore, is
his music supervisor. — Wingham
Advance -Times.
Graduates of O.A.C.
Graduation day at Ontario Agri-
cultural College in Guelph on Tues-
day of last week ,Was a special day
for the Clutton family of BR. 5,
Goderich. On that day, Edward 11.
Clutton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hume
Clutton became the third genera-
tion of his family to graduate from
the institution. His father is a
graduate and his' grandfather, the
late Alex Clutton, graduated in
1888. Edward's brother, William,
also graduated in 1949. Edward,
who passed with second-class hon-
ors, attended Goderich Collegiate,
from which he was , graduated in
1949. He is now emplyed as man-
ager of a nursery in Dryden.—God-
erich Signal -Star.
Boat Goes Over Dam
Have we an aspiring "Red Hill"
in Brussels? One of our local recta
orbOfl( tiiit•1?Ln!asts took a leaping
plunge over the dam on Monday
night, Since this plunge was Un-
intentional and the dam Celt hard-
ly be called a "Niagara," lee don't
think he intends to continue suck
exploits. George Galbraith, while
cruising around aboee the dam
with Vic Warren, of Brussels, as e
Passenger, found, that he had lost
control of his boat when the steer-
ing apparatus locked. When he saw
"they were going to be carried over
the dam he quickly •lifted the motor
and they made the flying leap over
the edge into the lower river with
nothing more than a tremendous
splash. Damage to the boat — one
broken board. .Brussels Post.
Three Born Coronation pay -
Not to be outdone on one of the
biggest 'days of the year, Goderich
welcomed three babies on Corona-
tion Day—and to make the event
complete, two of the babies were
girls, First Coronation Day baby
born at Alexandra Marine and Gen-
eral Hospital was a boy to. Mr. and
Mrs, Raymond Barker, Goderich.
Then, the first girl, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Willard' Legg, was born.
And appropriately, she was named,
Elizabeth Anee. Third baby to be
born on Coronation Day was an-
other girl, to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Armour. She was named Jeannette
Mary. All three babies will receive
a silver spoon) to commemorate the
occasion from Governor-General
Vincent Massey.—Groderich Signal -
Star.
Hold Coronation Supper
Trinity. Church Ladies' - Guild
held a Coronation Supper in the
Memorial Hall- recently Wile a
large attendance. The hall via lav-
ishly decorated. The ladies of the
Eastern Star were kind enough to
leave their decorations from the
dance and added to these were oth-
ers in red, white and blue and gold.
One feature of the occasion was a
table, set in gold and white. A
large jewelled crown adorned the
centre, surrounded by the different
symbols of the Coronation, the
Orb, Sword, Annointing Spoon,
Bible, beautiful candle sticks and
brass ornaments. On the north side
of the hall a plaque in the form of
a flag, containing the trumpets,
orb, swords and picture of Her
Majesty the Queen, and at the foot
a beautiful Crown on a velvet cush-
ion. The tables were decorated
with red, white and blue streamers,
flags and flowers. The junior wait-
resses wore gold coronets. A boun-
tiful supper was served, which was
enjoyed by all. ----Blyth Standard.
Tidal Wave Hits Bend
A tidal wave struck Lake Huron
shore and a (heavy rainstorm hit
inland Saturday night as, Western
Ontario experienced its third wea-
ther eruption in 10 days. Many
residents, conscious of the two
fierce tornadoes which tore through
the area shortly .before, feared an-
other cyclonic storm. Grand Bend
reported heavy' damages from the
tidal wave -=known meteorological-
ly as a seiche—as did Goderich.
Two fishing boats and a barge
were thrown up on dry land on the
south side of the river and a build-
ing owned by Bruce Tiedeman was
wrenched off its foundation and
twisted around. The pier was dam-
aged and small boats were tossed
from their moorings. A severe elec-
trical storm in Exeter and district
killed two cows and damaged two
houses. Cattle owned by Victor
Heywood, east of town, and Leon -
ere aearich, near Dashwood, had
to be destroyed after .being hit by
lightning, Dr, ES. Steiner, Exeter,
attended the "victims. A Boit hit a
tree near the residence of• p1]ff
Moore, .Simcoe St;, and ,boil)icad in-
to a bedroom thrdligh a window, It
struck an iron bed and set fife to a
mattress, ---Exeter Times -Advocate:
To The -Editor
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Toronto, June 6. 1953.
Editor. The Huron Expositor:
Dear .Sir: Those contrasting fig-
ures on farm products as between
Canada and Great .Britain (as re-
corded in the current issue), seem
to this reader to hold a large part
of the anse'eir as to why Canada
has been steadily losing its share
of that historic food market.
I suggest that the Cana.di:a.n peo-
ple will be wise to study this trend,
because I think that it has some
very serious meaning for the gen-
eral economic ,health of the Domin-
ion. The fact that our population
is moving forward by better than
400,000 a year (i.e., net natural in-
crease, plus about 185,000 immi-
grants") tends to distort the pic-
ture, and to obscure from most
Canadians the serious consequenc-
es likely to flow from pricing our-
selves out of tested and enduring
markets.
Finally, may I say that I am
convinced that there is more to
this price problem than merely the.
differential to which your Ridge -
town contemporary points; that, in
fact, a good 'many of these trade
roadblocks could be either hurdled
or by-passed if the British pound
and the Canadian dollar could be
freely interchanged at mutually ac-
ceptable levels. Then, too, there is
the rather • irritating fact that the
protective tariff undeniably does
stand as another barrier between
our overseas customers and the
half dozen basic products from
Canadian farms which, over the
years, "sparked" appropriate ton-
nages of commodities and goods be-
tween' British and Canadian ports.
As I see it, it is up to• our politi-
cal and business leaders (maybe
on both sides of the Atlantic) to
find a way to common ground as
between the dollar and the pound,
before the struggle leads to real
disunity as between the free na-
tions everywhere,. At today's com-
bative and non -co-operative level,
we are playing straight, into the
hands of the potential enemies of
freedom.
"TRADER"
Farm News of Huron
Almost continuous rain has
brought seeding ofcorn, soy beans
and white beans to a standstill last
week. .Farmers in the southern
end of the county report poor
germination in seed already sown
and there has been considerable
damage by the seed -corn maggot in
beans.
Despite having to call off the Fair
and also almost being rained out
last Tbursday, the Clinton Spring
Show Was again well attended by
'the exhibitors and people in South-
westerit Ontario.
Estima e
t s of t he cyclone damage'
in the ow'teliit
., , �" ., p ,of Morrfg in the
iterth;;eiid of the county at $1O0,ill(l(l:
a1+t
and in Dist Wawanosh Township
at $150,000, was announced by a
represeiitativp of the Public Wel-
fare Department of the Provincial
Government after a survey last.
Week. Assessment of the damage
in the atter Wee tciwnstifps hit by%
the cyclone will be completed this
week.
Sprayers For Weed Control
To spray for weed control the
chemical mixture mutat be applied
uniformly and at the correct rate.
In. order to do this the sprayer muet
be operated properly. while the
Standard. boefn 'ty 10 Weed a p gayer
is, ea; ttb oD rate the, foillowin '
(Contirniod cit i cr $)
.e:kF
11.
WANT TO FEEL
YOU'RE WALKING ON AIR?
THEN GIVE YOUR FEET
THEIR DAILY CARE.
BATHE THEM, DRY THEM,
POWDER THEM 700
AND BE SURE TO WEAR
A WELL FITTED SHOE.
Dept. of National Health and Welfare
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Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
tyfive and Fifty Years Ago
From The Huron Expositor
June 15, 1928
Jubilee services commemorating
the 50th anniversary of the present
EgmondviIle Church will be held
June 24.
Mr. Reid Edmunds, town, has
successfully passed .his second
year in dentistry at the Toronto
Dental College. He left last week
to assume a position on the S.S.
Assinboia for the season.
Mr. W. Patrick, df the Bank of
Commerce staff, underwent an ap-
pendix operation in Seaforth Hos-
pital on Monday.
Mr. Hugh McMurtrie, Kippen,has
treated himself to a fine new car,
which he purchased from Mr. John
Passmore, Hensall.
Miss Marie Foster, Hensall, who
had, the misfortune to be in a mot -
tor accident Thursday evening„ re-
ceiving painful cuts on her face,
requiring a number of stitches, is
doing as well as can be expected.
G. T. Mickle & .Son, grain buyers
and millers. of Hensall, are, with
commendable enterprise, building
an addition to their already large
mills.
Mr. Harry Howard, Hensall, has
been busily •employed the past
month at Kincardine in the erec-
tion of a neat summer cottage for
Mr. Fleming, manager of the Stan-
dard Bank, Hensel].
Dr. F. H. Larkin closed his pas-
torate after being minister of First
Presbyterian Church here for the
past, 28 years, on June 10. Mr.
William Wilson was the only
member of the session living
which Dr. Larkin was associated
with. On the Friday evening pre-
vious a social evening and musical
program was enjoyed. Dr. and Mrs.
Larkin were given a purse of $500
and Mrs. Larkin a purse of gold.
Dr. and Mrs. Larkin left for Wind -
or on Monday.
Lieut. -Col. R. S. Hays received
the information Thursday that he
had been elected an Honorary` Life
"League df Aifei•lea, wiia@ mem-
bersfilp RiiiinF!ses 9,500. This is
an fi .(standing distinction and
tl]any triends will join The Exposi-
tor in hearty congratulations.
Mr. A. A. Cole, Brantford, is re-
lieving Mr. Dawson Reid at the
local customs office.
•
From The Huron Expositor )
June 12, 1903
A pleasant reunion of the Walker
and Keyes families and their con-
nections took place Wednesday at
the home of Mr. James McClymont,
near Varna. There was a large at-
tendance and a most enjoyable
time spent. On the previous Tues-
day evening a large number of
friends arrived from Michigan to
take part in the festivities and a
jolly lot they were.
Mr. Phillips, Hensall, who has
bee in the employ of Mr. J. 0.
Stoneman for some time, left this
week for Seaforth, where he in-
tends assisting Mr. Bolger, jewel-
ler. of that town.
The barn of Mr. Charles Gorm-
ley, 7111 concession, Hibbert, was
struck by lightning on Sunday af-
ternoon and completely destroyed
with contents. There was insur-
ance,.of $900;in the McKillop Mut-
ualFire Insurance Co.
The Seaforth Hurons went to
Galt on Saturday to play the re-
turn game in the W.F.A. series.
They were up to their old-time
form for this game and played ball
that surprised their opponents.
The game resulted in a tie, 1-1. The
Hurons still have a fighting chance
for the championship. •
Mrs. J. L. Smith has sold ,her
store on Main St., adjoining the
hardware store of Chesney & Smil-
lie. to Mr. Talbot, Exeter.
.During the thunderstorm -Sunday
afternoon, lightning struck the
spire of Egmondville Church, do-
ing consideratble damage to it and
to the roof.
Mr. James, Simpson, Walton, left
Tuesday to attend military drill
with the aged ,Battalion of Volun-
teers at London,
The first cricket match • played
here for several years tools. place
at the recreation grounds Friday
between picked teams of Clinton
and Seaforth. Following were the
Seaforth players: P. Freeman, 11.
J. Punchard, W. McDougaii, T. F.
Coleman, G. E. Parkes, E. A. Fox,
J. C. Greig, Alex Wilson, J, 1., ,Kil-
arae, W. K. Pearce, L. Kennedy,
R. S, Hays, `OE A. Sins, Mr, Waikef
and Mr...Kirkpatriek, W. 0., itteid
ryasa a'
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Lot 9
James Hood, who married Pene-
lope Rodger, a sister of Mrs. John
Hamilton, was the (first owner of
Lot 9. He moved to Clifford, Ont.,
and James Scott bought the East
50 in 1.867. He lived the 1910.
A. part was added to the t ruse
when his mother, Mrs. James S t,
Sr., came to spend, the last year-,
of her life with her son, James, and
his family. Tom Scott followed his
father. While still on the farm,
Tom was appoinited, Hibbert agent
for the +Osborne and Hibbert Fire
Insurance Company in 1932, an of-
fice he held for 19 years. He re-
tired in 1950 because of failing eye-
sight.
Occupants-TEast 50: Jas. Hood,
James Scott, Thomas Scott, Gordon
Scott.
Tom Payne was the first to live
on the West 50 of Lot 9. His wife
was Grace Fanson, and they had
two children—William John and
Mary Ann (Mrs. John Vipond).
Payne was followed by the same
James Clark who owned part of
Lot 6. It was here Clark died in
the late 00's or early 70's. Mrs.
Jdhn Horton, a native of Wicklow,
Ireland, who earlier came from
near Brockville to the Boundary,
was the next owner. laser son-in-
law, Joe Taylor, worked it till he
went to Paisley and she went to
live -with her other daughter, Mrs.
Hugh Norris. Sometime after this,
Bob Wilson, also Charles McVey,
Jr., lived in the house. There
have been no buildings here for
many years.
•Occupants --,West 50: Jas. Hood,
Tom Payne, James Clark, Mrs.
John Horton., Joe Taylor (R), Hugh
Norrih•, John F. Hamilton, Mrs.
John F, Hamilton.
Lot 10
David Henderson took up Lot 10
from the Canada Company in the
1850's. James Scott, while not the
owner, was the first who lived on
this lot, He had a contract to
build a shanty- and clear a certain
number of acres. It was here he
lived from where he married Pene-
h lope Hamilton in 1861 till 1867.
Their family of eleven were: Eliza-
beth (Mrs. Joseph Worden), James,
Ann, John H., Margaret, Toni, Jen-
nie (Mrs. Edgar Allen), Ruby (Mrs.
Matthew Routly), Ella (Mrs. Oran
Francis), •Carrie (Mrs. Andrew Mc-
Lachlan), and Frances. (Mrs. Ken-
neth McKellar). John I, i. Scott for
many years was creamy instructor
and: chief butter grader in the en-
tire Province of Ontario. John B
Gorle, an Englis=h rector's son
bought from Henderson. Gorle's
parents did not approve of his mar-
riage, and his wife persuaded him
to come to Canada. tie did, and
came to this farm in the early 70's
and lived here till 1877, when he
was thrown from, or fell out of, his
buggy near Roderick Kennedy's
home on Concession 9, and was kill-
ed. Mrs. Gorle, with the help of
her brother, Joe Wells, carried on
till the farm was sold in 1914 to
William A. Hamilton. Mrs. Gorle
and her daughter, Mary, moved to
Exeter khat same year. These two
were good housekeepers. Mary
contended that if a house were kept
clean, the confusion of spring
cleaning would not be necessary.
\' Lowt 14
David Boyle, ho lived in Lan-
ark, took up Lot 14 in August,
1$52•, as an investment. From the
60's till the 90's it was rented to'
the same ones who rented Lot' 15.
After David Boyle's death in 1871,
his sen, Sandy, became the owner
of it and he sold in 1895 to Thomas
Laing, Sr. In the early days there
was a log house near the east line -
fence, where for a number, of years
Wlattie Miller, the first well -digger
in the community, lived. There•
were no other buildings on this lot
till Jim• Laing built his white brick
house in 1911 and a barn later.
Occupants—David Boyle, Sandy
Boyle, Wattle McNicol (R), Joe,
Bill and Bob More (R), James MiIl-
er and Duncan, McKellar (R) joint-
ly, Thomas Laing, James . Laing,
Tom Laing.
Lot 15
Lot 15 was also taken tip by Dav--•
id Boyle, of Lanark, and as late as
1865 there was still no clearing
done on it. That year a bear was
killed on the lot. It was brought
in by . William Wilson and Ben
Allen, skinned on the corner, and.
the meat was passed'around as a
treat to the neighbors, After Dav-
id Boyle's death his son, David, got
the East 50 of this lot and his son,
Sandy, the West. Sandy later own-
ed it all. This has never been a
very productive farm. It was some-
times jokingly spoken of as the'
"Model" farm. For many years' it'
has been used only for pasture by
the Dows. Campbell Dow in the
late 9e's bought the East 50 and
John Dow, the West 50. The drat
renter in the late 60's was Wlattfe:
McNicol, *the inventor of a grain'
binder. It is possible it was here
he tested his potato digger, another
of his inventions, which they learn-
ed also picked up stones, and plen-
ty could be picked up on this lot.
He had this lot, also Lot 14, te,n
years •and was assisted by his
brothers, John and David. While
they had these, farms rented, they;
cleared 60 acres or more on them.
During this time a barn and "byre"
-were built on the East 50 of Lot
15, almost across from where the
Manse now stands. While More's
had the farm, Bill More lived in a
small house not far from this barn.
In the 90's James Miller's Jim was.
in it, also James Miller from Dal-
housie and John Mcllwraith, who
were both shoemakers in the vil-
lage. Later, Jim Laing also lived
here till he built on his own farm,
It was then torn down. This house,
, being so close, wee always consi&
, ered part of the village.
In the late 60's, on the -West 50;
thgre was a log shanty on a knoll
halfway to the bush in which San-
dy Carmichael lived while the road.
was. being buiit over the Mountain.
In the early 70's George Huron
lived in it while he did work on.
the road, and also made -potash..
Foe a great many years, before the +
Sunday School picnic was discon-
tinued., it was held in the bush on--
•1$tis lot.
Occupants—David Boyle, Sr., Dav-
id Boyle, Jr., (50), Sandy Boyle
(50, later 100), Wattle McNichol
(R), Joe, Bill and Bob More (R),
James Miller and Duncan McKel-
lar (R) jointly, •Campbell Dow
(East 50), Erie Dow, John Dow
(West 50), John M. Dow.
Occupants --,David Henderson,
James Scott, John B. Gorle, Mrs
at .
Cherip.e Gorle, William A. Ham-
fiton. , _
• Lot 11
Lot 11 was taken up by Hon. Jas;,
Gordon, but the first to live on it
was Sandy Carr, who married Mar-
garet Miller, daughter of James
Miller, Sr., Concession 11. Carr
was killed by a falling tree on his
own farm. Ned ,Smart came from
the Old Country in the 60's to work
for Carr's widow. Later he married
her and worked the farm till they
sold to James Begg in 1871. The
Smarts then moved to. Kansas. The
next year Hugh Norris bought the
farm and the Beggs moved to
Bruce County.
Occupants—Hon. James Gordon,
Sandy Carr, Edward Smart, James
Begg, Hugh Norris, Harry Norris.
Lot 12
The Clark broths, who went
back to Toronto, were the first to
live on Lots 12 and 13, but neither
finished his contract with the Can-
ada Company. Oswald Walker, a
native of Ireland, became the own-
er in the 50's. His grandson, Otto
Walker, has had it since hie death
in 1908. No buildings, except a
barn, have ever been on Lot 12,
and it was burned on November 3,
1900.
Occupants-0sw'eld Walker, Sr.,
Otto Walker, Oswald Walker, Jr.
(R), Carl "Walker (R), Alex Gard-
iner (R),.
Lot 13
When Oswald Walker heard in
Toronto that Lots 12 and 13 were
'available, he walked all the way to
Hibbert Township, only to find
when he arrived that the Clark's
had returned to Toronto. At once
he retraced his steps and secured
both farms. Oswald Walker was
twice married. His first wife was
Elizabeth Delmar and his second,
Margaret Ann Shoebottom. James
Delmar belonged to the first fam-
ily, and Oswald td the second.
Tom Venner for a time from 1876
lived in the lag house on this farm.
By that time Oswald Walker, .Sr.,
had built a beautiful castle -like
brick house to replace the old one.
From the 1.890's Ms son, Oswald,
had chargee of the larch. He was
an ardent reader of the old Toron-
to Globe and was well posted in
political affair, Around 1900 an
up -Ito -date bairn was built, and by
1906 the grounds were beautifully
landscaped and well kept. Caitlin -
dale, as the farm was named at
that time, v0,a,s •one of the beauty
spate in the district. ()Mild
Walker was -the *at in the eon-
munit to,�..
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,..Wotoro cox,
OcouTlknt -- Oswaidl 'Walker
bootd."f aci=e=, Jr, ,Bari y
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Lot l e
Hon. James Gordon took up Lot
ill at an early date. In May, 1865,
hie executors sold it to James
Redford, who was a real estate
dealer in Stratford. He was also
Superintendent of Schools in 1855
and Member of Parliament for
North Perth in 1867. In June of
the same year -1865 -Redford sold
the East 50 to William Wilson and
the West 50 to George Robertson,
both residents of Stratford. After
Wilson got the East 50, William
Wallace and his brother-in-law,
Sandy Park, who had a carpenter
shop in the village, built a potash-
ery at the foot of the Mountain
and made potash there. After
time Wilsons went back to Strat-
ford and rented the farm for a
number of years and worked it, at
times, themselves. The first rent-
er was Sandy Park, While he had
it, Frank L. Hamilton and Tom
Venner lived in the house. Others
who lived in the house for a short
time, besides the owners, and rent-
ers, were Bob Purdon, Hugh Nor-
ris and Alex Rohde. This house,
when it was built in, the 60's,' was
Called the .'balloon" house, as the
material used was smaller in size
than that of standard use in those
days, , After Alex Gardiner bought
tate farm a modern brick house Was
built nearer the read than the old
one. He and his parents lived here.
For many years the Wilson house
was not in use, except when Dar-
rell Parker used it far a few years
as a place to extract his honey.
Parker bought and tore it down in •
1951, It was around the Mountain
on this farm and Hammond's back
of it that the first road Was built.
The first Presbyterian Dominion
Day picnics were also held in the
bush on this lot.
George Robertson soon after he
bought the West 50 rented it to
William Wallace. Robertson, till
Wallace went to Logan Township
in 1869, worked at Ben idoggarths
and .dived in a lean-to while the
Wallace family lived in the log
house. Duncan McKellar rented
from 18'69 till 1874, then Robertson
had charge himself till he sold to
William Wilson and went to Strat-
ford to live in 1983. All who had
-it after were the san=e as those
who had the East 50. Alex Gard-
iner, the present owner. is a cattle
drover. This farm le known as
Ranch Na 3.
Occupants—East 50: Hon. James
Gordon, James Redford, William
Wilson, Sandy Park (R), William
Wilson., Bob Barr (R), 100, George
Wilson, Ernest Graham, Albert
I"tormat (R), Safi Gill (R), George
Wilson R
v
, settc
S ort (R),
Cecil Stewart, Alert Gardiner.
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