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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1953-07-03, Page 2{ 14 Estab "k ` d 1860 Published at $eai'orth, Ontario, ev- y Thursday afternoon by McLean A. Y. McLean, Editor ,+[emir of Canadian Meekly Newspapers Association. PHONE 41 • Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, July 3, 1953 NA Notable Record Prime Minister St. Laurent's open- nng election campaign addresses, in- cluding those he delivered while in Huron last week, have spelled out some of the main issues which dis- tinguish the government's program from those of the opposition parties. At mass public meetings, on the radio and at whistle stop's, Mr. St. Laurent has been outlining the gov- ernment's achievements and offering to stand on its record. Here are ,some of the highlights from these opening speeches: Nationhood: In 1949, the Prime Minister promised to work for com- plete recognition of 'Canada's status and for the development of all aspects of the national life. What has hap- pened since? A Canadian -born Governor-Gener- al has been appointed to represent the Crown in Canada; appeals to the Privy Council have been abolished and the Supreme Court established as the court of last resort in this coun- try; Parliament now has the right to amend the constitution in federal matters; universities are receiving federal financial assistance ; televi- sion is available to 3,000,000 citizens and expanding rapidly across the na- tion; a National Library is being or- ganized. Social Security: The Liberal gov- ernment in 1943 adopted a long-range social security program. At the start of 1952, all Canadians over 70 became eligible for a $40 a month pension without means test, and a federal -provincial pension was made available to needy persons be- tween 65 and 69; the five-year nation- al health program of 1948 has been renewed and extended, with new grants for care of mothers and chil- dren, diagnostic services and rehab- ilitation of the disabled; veterans' and war widcovs' pensions have been increased to meet post -Korea living costs; extensive financial assistance has been offered to children of men killed in action. Agriculture and Fisheries: Sup- port prices under meat products in 1952 saved livestock producers from disaster following the foot-and- mouth outbreak in Saskatchewan and the U.S. embargo under theuAgricul- tural Prices Support Act, support is provided as required from time to time. The policy has had the effect of preventing difficulty in production of many farm products; fishermen have been offered an insurance plan against loss of boats and gear in firms. Labor: Unemployment insurance benefits have been extended to many seasonal occupations and payments no longer lapse if a person becomes ill while employed; racial and reli- gious discrimination has been banned in all employment under federal jur- isdiction. External Policy: Nothing is more important to Canadians, Mr. St. Laurent has told his audience, than prevention of another world war. The present government has con- tinued to support the United .Nations both on the battlefields of Korea and • at the council tables in New York ; it has backed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization with ground troops, an air division of jet fighters, military equipment and financial aid. Koine Defence: Though the first line of Canada's defence is in Europe and Corea, hone territory has not been neglected. 'An early aircraft eriling system is being developed in e• nom With U.S. co-operation ; a`ut`Iays for plant and equipment k been made withot waste or ex- gari; e, and e.kpanding national Ma he n itast: two y . ,;. �r ,„, , years has isi rl'e to .reduce taxies -deur t ge a p` r'diti 'es. Trade: More than any other na- tion the world, Canada depends" on multilateral world trade. Canadians sell more and buy more abroad than any other nation of the same size. Today, trading is higher than it has ever been, and the Canadian govern- ment is a vocal advocate of all mea- sures to remove national tariff bar- riers. Just back from the Coronation cel- ebrations in London, Mr. St. Laurent has compared the picture in Canada today with the outlook at the time of the last Coronation in 1937. In that year, North America was struggling out of the worst economic depression in world history; Hitler and Musso- lini were beating war drums in Eur- ope and Ethiopia and Japanese ag- gression in Manchuria had gone tin - challenged; federal and provincial governments had budget deficits; Al- berta's Social Credit government had defaulted on its bond obligations; the dry, dust -blown prairies were struck by another disastrous crop failure. Today the dictators who started the second world war are but an un- pleasant memory; a new 'threat to peace is being met by united free na- tions; production, employment and national income at home are higher than ever before; governments are financially sound ; social legislation has reduced the hazards of another depression. - "The government does not claim all the credit for this," Mr. St. Laur- ent has said, "but I hope most reas- onable people will admit we deserve some credit for a situation where it has been possible for the Canadian people to achieve so much. And when we vote, I am sure most ' of us will want to be careful we do not risk los- ing what has been gained." . Water Safety Somebody who is familiar with statistics could probably predict quite accurately the number of Canadians who will die this summer by drown- ing. The Water Safety Department of the Red Cross is doing its best to in- dicate that statistics are not always correct. They do not, of course, know what individual Canadians are mark- ed down for destrjiction but theyy-are trying to reach as many of them as possible with the message of Water Safety Week. mritoxpposrroit That message' is a simple one and it amounts to this: Use your com- mon sense. Men know that they should not stand up in a canoe; but they do, and they die. They know that they should not swim, ' or let their children swim, immediately af- ter a meal; but they do and they or their children die. .They know that they should not swim alone or after dark; but they do and they drown. If, as a result of this week's safety campaign, one person remembers one of these elementary precept at the right time the campaign will be a suc- cess. Bathing and boating are two of summer's greatest delights. The fact that they can be dangerous is no rea- son why they should not be enjoyed; life and danger are inseparable. But the Red Cross is asking that boats and water should be treated with the respect they deserve. The man who knows nothing about sailing boats is in less danger than the man who knows less than he thinks he knows. The non -swimmer is less likely ' to drown than the -man who over-esti- mates his prowess as a swimmer. What Other Papers Say: lorreeenteeseeareesomemiemiamionemeemeeet Why So Much Power? ,(The Dutton Advance) It's hard to reconcile the plans of automobile manufacturers with the current safe -driving campaign being sponsored by the Ontario Depart- ment. It has been announced that highway officials have given instruc- tions to traffic officers to really crack down on speeding drivers. And from variousreports coming in they are doing just that. The limit of 50 miles an hour is being enforced in many areas. At the same time, automobile manufacturers announce- they are planning to install even more power- ful en • . ines than g a those used at pres- ent. Why produce an engine that will d6'70pcir 80 per hour with little effort, when the law sates you are to drive at 60? rt Oldest Warden At Banquet James Hill, Mitchell, warden of Perth in 1913, was the oldest war- den to attend the banquet at the Mansion House, Stratford, on Sat- urday, marking the celebration of 100 years' administration of Perth County Council: Mitchell Advo- cate. Returns From Hospital Mr. Theodore jlaberer, who has been a patient in Victoria Hospital, London, for some weeks as a re- sult of an auto accident, was brought home last Thursday. We are indeed pleased to report that Mr. Haberer is making wonderful progre s and we trust will soon be himselagain and enjoy car rides as well as meeting his many friends.—Zurich Herald. Clinton Policeman To Mitchell Former night constable. Ralph D. Chisholm, of Clinton, has been en- gaged to suelceed Lyle McEwen as chief of police in Mitchell. His duties will commence shortly. He bad only been in Clinton for two months, after spending two years with the Provincial Police, — Mit- chell Advocate. Start Oil Drilling Operations Oil drilling operations are now underway on the northerly out- skirts of Blyth on the farm of Keith Webster along No. 4 High- way. The Imperial Oil Company Is now sinking a shaft. According to officials in charge of the drilling here they have now. penetrated the earth's surface 500 feet. Red shale must be struck before results can be determined. Average wells are struck at between 1,600 and 1,700 feet. More than 5,000 acres are now under\lease by the same, com- pany in Kinloss Township in the Whitechurch district. — Goderich Signal -Star. Forms Chamber of Commerce Civic -minded men in Grand Bend have formed a Chamber of Com- merce to promote tourist traffic and improvements in the village, They organized Monday night at a meet- ing in the Town Hall. Arthur Pugh was elected charter president. Oth- er officers are Emerson Desjardine, vice-president; Pat Harrison, secre- tary -treasurer; Peter Eisenbach, William Bossenberry and Olin Brown, directors. Members decid- ed that their first project would be the promotion of speed boat races on Thursday, July 2. One policy of the chamber will be to encourage tourists to visit Grand Bend on week days rather than on holidays and weekends when the village is crowded.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Presented Red Rose Bouquet Little Miss Beth Cudmore, Clin- ton, had the signal honor of pre- senting a lovely bouquet of red ros- es to Mrs. McLean, wife of A. Y. McLean, Seaforth, who is the can- didate of the Liberal party. con- testing in the federal election sche- duled for August 10. This pretty ceremony was part of the program held in Clinton Community Park Wednesday afternoon last week, when Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent made a' •personal appear- ance in Clinton on behalf of A. Y. McLean. Miss Cudmore is a stu- dent at Clinton Public School. a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reg Cud - more and granddaughter of Mr. and Mr$. A. P. Cudmore, all of Clinton, —Clinton News -Record. Large Crowd Attend Band Social Brodhagen Band held their an- nual social Tuesday night of last week on the school grounds and in spite of cool weather over 600 at- tended. Alf Connolly, of R.R. 5, Mitchell, was the lucky winner in the draw to receive either a'' clothes drier or a TV set, while Mrs. Clifton Heckman, RR. 2, Mit- chell, won the power lawn. ihower. The Radler Flyers, featuring Bob Harper and Doris Patterson, To- ronto, and Peter the Clown of St. Thomas, highlighted the 'program. The Band also played several sel- ections. pingo was played and a refreshment booth drew many cus- tomers. The open-air dancing on a double platform with music by the Ranch Boys was a big attrac- tion. The proceeds are to be used for band instruments.—Mitchell Ad- vocate. Remove Trees®For Home Addition Huron County Home at Clinton is a busy centre in preparation for the construction of a 66 -bed addi- tion. Surveyors were busy last week and men used bulldozers to remove large maple and spruce trees to make way for the actual excavation which was slated to be- gin Monday. The addition will be to the extreme west of the main building, that is to its front and will face No. 4 highway. It will be connected to the main building by a ramp. Ellis -Don Construction, London, is the principal contractor and the contract price is for $332,- 046. Residents of the Home saw their "Christmas tree” pulled out by its roots to make way for the work. Seven years ago the tree was wired for Christmas tree lights and at each Christmas season it became a familiar scene.-Goderich Signal -Star. • Accident Saturday Night • A three -car main street accident kept late shoppers on the street until one o'clock Sunday morning. The accident involved a car driven by a Blyth man, Gerald Augustine, a Clinton district farmer, John Flynn, and a local station wagon which was owned by Donald Howes, Flynn, coming south on main street, is said to have hit the bumper on the Augustine car and in so doing caromed off to the west side of the street and smash- ed into the rear of the parked Howes' station wagon, which had been so parked in front of IThe Standard office throughout the eve- ning. Damage to the Howes and Flynn vehicles is extensive. The Augustine car escaped with .minor damage. Passengers in the Flynn car were Lloyd and Lois Dale, who were both badly shaken up and Miss Dale was taken for medical attention. Town 'Constable Wil- liam Riehl investigated along with Provincial Constable Chas. Salter of Wingham.—Blyth Standard. Get Free Passes To Trade Fair Last week every public school child in Huron County received a free admission ticket to the Huron County Trade Fair to be held in Clinton Lions Arena, August 6-7-8• This is the first trade fair ever to be held in Huron County and is being spensored by Clinton Lions Club. Contracts to prospective ex- hibitors are being sent out. Already some space has been rented. The arena is being split up into booths of different sizes, for the inside ex- hibits and displays, while space has been secured for heavier ma- chinery exhibits adjacent to the arena. The entertainment commit- tee is busy getting their program together for the three-day event. There will be a program every of ternoon and evening. Three worth- while prizes are being secured for the school children's draw for which they received their tickets last week. Parents are urged to see that the child's name and address is plainly written on the back of the ticket, Royce Macaulay is over- all chairman of the trade fair.— Clinton News -Record. Farm News of Huron County A. considerable quantity of excel- lent hay was stored on Monday and Tuesday of last week; however, heavy rain Tuesday night further delayed haying operations in the conventional manner. More farmers than ever before in the county are putting up grass silage in tower silos and horizontal silos, both be- low or above the ground, and also quite a number of farmers are put- ting up stacks of silage this year. Spring wheat is now completely headed out and is fence -high and in a few cases there is severe lodg- ing of the heavy crop. Spring grain is making rapid growth, with 'prac- tically all of the barley in head. It would appear that there is suf- ficient labor locally to meet far- mers' needs, now that the farmers are becoming so highly mechanized. Poultry Research Pays Off Poultry research has been of great importance In Canada's rap- idly developing poultry industry, says T. M. Macintyre, specialist in Poultry Nutrition, at the Experi- mental Farm, Nappan, N.S., where nutritional studies designed to help the poultry industry are being con- ducted. The development of large com- mercial poultry farms has arisen primarily fr m o the replacement of the setting hen by the mammoth incubator; and a diet of worms, grubs and grass has given way to a well balanced ration based on the nutritive requirements• of the chicken as determined by research studies. Canada's present large- scale poultry indu'etry is based largely on the results of research in poultry nutrition, breeding and management. Research work at Nappan Eytper- ltnental liar acid elsewhere has restilted fn an increase in annual egg production from about 120 to nearly 200 eggs per bird over the last 30 years. - At the same time the amount of feed required to pro- duce a dozen eggs has decreased efficiency for meat production has increased markedly. Selective 'breeding for rapid growth, and new nutritional knowledge have cut the amount of feed required per pound of live chicken 'produced by at least 25 per cent over the last decade. Quality of poultry products has been improved by studies on poul- try meat and eggs. Many objec- tionable features such as dark or .of -colored yolks, watery whites, poor shells, and foreign flavors have been largely eliminated. The quality of poultry meat has also been considerably improved. Capon- izing, improved 'fattening rations, killing and storing methods have all 'helped. to give the consumer a produdtion of uniform high quality. Great progress has been made in f rmulating poultry rations. The dustry has advanced from sim- ie rations of unknown vitamin and mineral content to complex rations containing all the nutrients known to .be essential for growth and egg production. In 1920 only three vita- mins were recognized as essential, today more than a dozen are known to be necessary for proper growth and development. Such knowledge. has led to the use of many ingredi- ents in the poultry ration -unheard of a few years ago. Balanced ra-• tions not only contribute to better egg production but result in more uniform and, better quality eggs, Hatchability has increased by about 25 per cent in the past 20 to 30 years. ,Better breeder rations containing all nutrients necessary for good hatchability, 'and batter designed incubators have dontribut- ed ,I'argely' to this imjjroverneitt. Many diseanea whIClt once (Continued en Page 6) At your de`l k you earn your pay And let your muscles waste away. 3o when your vacation rolls around Don't drive yourself info the ground. Dept. of National Healtla,and Welfare Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago From The Huron Expositor July 6, 1928 Mr. John Flynn has purchased the fine home and 13 acres of land from Mr. Frank McConnell, Dublin, for the sum of $4,200. We believe that John Passmore, Hensel], has disposed of his chop- ping plant to G. Mickle & Son, who are moving the fine engine and all machinery connected therewith to their mill at the north end of Wel- lington St. Miss Irma Higgins, Hensall, left for Kitchener on Tuesday, v. here she has secured a good position with the Mutual Life Insurance Co. Eleven men from Seaforth left Tuesday morning to spend a week at Carling Heights, London. They were: C. B. Stewart, H. McLeod, J. McDonald, A. Knight, L. Fortune, G. Rolph, C. Neely, G. Hildebrand, J. Ferguson, T. Beattie and Leslie Bateman. Mr. W. J. Finlayson has resign- ed as principal of Wellesley public school and has accepted a position as principal of Milverton public school for the coming year. Miss Eleanor ,Burrows and Miss Elizabeth McLean left Tuesday for Camp Orandago, Port Bruce, where they will spend the next two weeks. W. Pollard • and W. G. McNay left Monday to attend a three weeks' cadet officers training course at London. 'Gallop & McAlpine, the enterpris- ing implement agents, opened their new showrooms and service station on the east side of Main' St., op- posite Carnegie Library, a week ago, The foundation and floor were done by Messrs. Rapien, the walls by R. Prost & Son, and the car- pentry by R. Porterfield. Forty-five boys went into camp at Grand Bend last Monday morn- ing to enjoy a week's life in the open. Those in attendance from Seaforth were: W. Barber, G. Hays, K, Beattie, A. Golding, • K. I. Mc- Lean and W. Cudmore. Mr. Fred Fowler, Constance. has resigned as teacher of Kinburtt School after ten and a half years of efficient service. He is a teach- er of outstanding ability. Miss Ida Medd, Constance, has been engag- ed as teacher in his place. Mrs. Joseph Keating was hostess at a nicely arranged kitchen shav- er in honor of Miss Mary Rey- nolds, popular bride-to-be, whose marriage to Edward Rowland takes place on July 7. The guests were received by Miss Jean Stewart. • From The Huron Expositor July 3, 1910 The contract of moving the Methodist Church into the Village of Walton has been let to William Riley, who will commence opera- tions shortly. Mr. Roy Scott has returned to town from Buffalo and has resum- ed his former position as manager of the electric light plant. A young son of Mr. John Oldfield, Tuckersmith, was somewhat upset a few evenings ago. He was eating a boiled egg at supper and was surprised to find a complete egg inside the one he was engaged up- on. The inside egg was complete in every respect and was the size of a robin's egg. The hen that pro- duced that egg was a little' too" in- dustrious. Mr. W. H. Willis leaves Saturday for Manitoba and the Northwest, combining business and pleasure. The following pupils from Mr. Johnston's school in Stanley wrote on the entrance examinations last week: E. and F. Clegg, Albert John- ston, Mary Johnston, Jennie Mc - Beath, Ida Dinsmore and Earl Rathwell. Fred Hess & Son, Zurich, are turning out a large number of rub- ber -tired buggies this season. Among those who went on the excursion from Leadbury to the Model Farm at Guelph were: Mr. William Smith, Misses Mary and Rose Smith and Mr. and Mrs. 5, J. Bell. The Hurons had a surprise up their sleeves for the Berlin team when they visited that town last Friday. They defeated the Rangers on their own grounds by 1-0, in one of the, best games seen this year. -The following was the Seaforth line-up: goal, raves.; backs, Sills and Miller; half -backs, C. P. Sills, Charlesworth, McLeod; forward's, J. McDonald, Morrison, Finlayson and Brownlee. A golf club was organized here last week with thp following otfi-. cers: ptesideitt, 1". F. dolemiau; secretary, 0. B. Parke; executive, W, K. Pearce, W. Walker, J. 'C9,. Greig. The club has leaned the )iYtl£B on the °C0l4140 propetsty; sbiith of the railroad track. • .b bber' (By ISABE.L,LE CAMP.BJ LL4 Lot 28 "John Moore was one of the first to settle at the west end of Con- cession 10. He took up Lot 28 in 1850. His wife was Hannah Laird. They had seven children—Isaac, Eliza Jane (Mrs. Joe Upahall), Mary Ann (Mrs, James Hoggarih), William, Hannah (Mrs, Thomas Peart), Thomas John and Maria (Mrs. James Chambers). Isaac lat- er lived on the East 50 where bis parents had, lived till 'he moved to Tuckersmith, and William was on the West 50 till he took over the Chiselhurst store around 1875. Af- ter Andrew Wright bought this farm from Nichols, both his sons,' Hugh and Howard, lived in the Nichols' house when they were first married. After being empty many years it was later used as a gran- ary till torn down. Occupants—East 50: John Moore,, Isaac Moore, Richard Hoggarth, Robert G. 'Hoggarth, William Nich- olls (in house, Archie Robertson), James Wright, Dave Chappel, John Chappel. West 50—John Moore, 'William Moore, John Nicholls, William Nicholls, Andrew Wright, Howard Wright. Lot 29 James Taylor, who married Jane Moore, a sister of John Moore, came to Lot 29 in 1350 and died here in 1871. He was a native of Armagh, Ireland. This settlement was principally made up of people from Ireland and England and was often spoken of as "Derry." There were three in the Taylor family -- John, James and Eliza Jane (Mrs. Robert Newell). His son, James, called "Cap," lived on the East 50 and John on the West, till he died while still a young man. He left three small sons, Bobby, Jimmy and Johnnie, who were cared for by their uncle, Jimmy Taylor, who al- so had the West 50 after the death of the children's father. Bobbie died from diphtheria when three years old, and Jimmy went West. Johnnie, or Jack as he was better known, in later years rented this farm from his Uncle Jimmy. For a time in the 70's Angus McDonald lived in John Taylq ;,6 +house, which was next .to his father, John Mc- Donald's farm. ' ' - Occupants—East 50: James Tay- lor, Sr., James Taylor, Jr., Jack Taylor (R), Andrew Wright, Wil- liam Wright, Howard Wright. West 50—James Taylor, Sr., John Taylor, James Taylor, Jr., Jack Taylor (R), Andrew Wright, Wil- Iiam Wright, Howard Wright, Percy Wright. Lot 30 Edward Ryckman was the one who took up Lot 30. John McDon- aldbought from him in 1''859. He first lived in Tuckersmith Town- ship, then with his . wife, Chris- tena McPherson, and four sons, An- gus, Duncan, Hugh and Alex, mov- ed to Lot 30 in the early 60's. John died here in 1882 and his son, AIex, a bachelor, in 1891. After this Hugh, who was a cattle buyer and lived in Hensall, owned the farm and used it for pasture till be died in 1924. Richard and John H. Kins- man were the next owners, When they are not using it as a grazing farm they rent the fields to neigh- bors. Occupants — Edward Ryckman, John McDonald, Alex McDonald, Hugh McDonald, Richard and John H, Kinsman. CONCESSION 11 Lot 1' Andrew Morgan was a native of Scotland and came from Dalhousie in Lanark County to •Hibbert with George Hamilton in the fall of 1.849 and settled on Lot 1, He died here in1863. Andrew Morgan and Ag- nes Donald had three children—Ag- nes (Mrs. William Hamilton), John and Henry, John's wife was Effie Stewart. He was the first of the three Johns who owned this lot after Andrew Morgan. They had five children—Euphemia (Mrs. Dun- can McLean), Agnes, 'Duncan, John and Andrew. John's son, John, the next owner, was not an excitable person and bad a droll manner of speech. A neighbor one day ran across the fields to tell him his chimney was on fire. When he en- tered the kitchen, out of breath, he found John sitting calmly by the stove smoking his pipe, "Don't worry, Archie, everything's all right and I won't need to clean the pipes now," said John. Another neigh- bor was getting more wild carrot in his fields every year, and speaking about this tine day to John, William said: "It could be that it's com- ing from Morgans." "That's pos- sible," John agreed, "but I haven't missed any yet." John of the third generation sold the farm in 1950, shortly after the Morgans had own- ed it 100 years. Occupants—Andrew Morgan, Jno. Morgan, Sr., John Morgan, Jr., John Morgan, Roy McCullouch (West 50), Ed. Hocking (East 50), Don- ald Hocking. Lot 2 Andrew Morgan was also the first owner of Lot 2. His son, Henry, who had the contract in 1853 to open the road. from Carronbrook to the Boundary, had this farm in the 50's. While he had it, he bad a small store in his house and also a post office for a ,time. His broth- er John had the farm from the 60's. '� D In the 70'Donald Park lived in the house 'before she built in Crom- arty. Duncan Morgan, son of John; had the farm till he went 'to Green Briar, •Sack., in 1889 Archie Gra- ham built the brick house after he bought it. After his death his grandson, Sterling Graham, owned this 10 acres. Archie Graham's widow and later, Mrs. Malcolm Park, lived in the house. Since 1944. Hoy McOulioteh has owned and lived on the East • '0. 'Occupants --- .Andrew Morgan, Henry, lirorgan, John Morgan, Diftt Cafi Morgan! ,Archie Graham, Star - yl•' ling Graham, Roy Mceullouch (East 50). Lot 3 ' Lot 3 was taken up by Sandy Col= quhoun,, but by 186,7 a brother-iv.- law,William Dow, a native of Clackmannan, Scotland, was the' owner. William never lived on it, 'After his son, James, married in 1878, this was his home. -He first married Barbara Christie,and later Elizabeth Hackney, He was follow- ed by his son, Ernest, and the pre- sent owner is Ernest's son-in-law, Fred Johns. Occupants — Sandy Colquhoun, William bow, James Dow, Ernest Dow, Fred Johns. Lot 4 Three generations of Dows have. owned Lot 4 — father, son and grandson. William Dow was the first to owh it. He married Mary Watt and came from Lanark to this farm in Hibbert. He died here in' 1888. They had a family of eight, namely: James, Wilbur, Annie• (Mrs. Hugh Brown), `Margaret (Mrs. William Henry), John, Janet (Mrs. Wm. Grinney), Ellen (Mrs. David Balfour) and William. His son, William, who married. Eliza. Jane Love, was the next owner, and the present owner is William's son, Roy, who married Maggie Tul- lock. Occupants — William Dow, Sr., William Dow, Jr., Roy Dow, Lot 5 Donald Park took up Lot 5 in 1850 and was there till the early 70's. In the 50's Donald and his - brother, Robert, made oak 'barrels here and sold all they could make. to Timothy Eaton, later of The T. Eaton Co. Ltd., who had a store at that time in the Village of Kirk toil. Robert Park later had a store there, too. In 1855 Donald Park donated a half -acre on the north- west corner of this lot to the ffib bert and Fullerton congregations on which a frame manse waw built in. 1856. Rev. John Fotheringham and Rev. Peter Scott lived in it froma then till 1879, when Thomas Scott bought it for $400. Robert Barr was in it next, and Mrs. Joe Armstrong was the last to occupy it. It was, later moved by John G. Barr and' used as an addition to his home on. the same lot. Sometime around the - middle 60's, when in financial diffi- culty, through no fault of his owns Donald Park sold 30 acres off the' back of this lot to Peter McEwen,• A few years later the other part was sold to John Barr. It was af- ter this that Donald started to weave. While William Dow owned the farm, it was in the Barr house• that school was held while No. 5; Schoolhouse was being repaired' after it was damaged during the' Good Friday windstorm on March - 21, 1913, In 1952 Elmer Dow's; three-year-old son, Stewart, had his: foot cut of here, when unknown ta► his father; the child wandered into the path of the mower he was us- ing. Occupants—North 70 acres: Don- ald Park, John Barr, John G. Bair, William Dow, Archie Luxton, Dick. McGill (R), Albert Hey, Archie' Luxton, Stanley Dow, Elmer Dow. South 30 — Donald Park, Peter' MbEwan, Peter McEwan Estate,. William Dalrymple, Hugh Dalt- rymple. Lot 6 Alexander Park and his wife, the• former Mary MacDonald; came - from Dalhousie to Lot 6 in 1'850.. He died here in 1857. Their. daugh- • ter, Mary Dalhousie, was the first: child born. in Dalhousie Township,.. Lanark County. Their ten children were: Andrew, James, Donald, Mal- colm, Lilly (Mrs. William Wallace), Robert, Janet (Mrs. Duncan McKel- lar), Sandy, Mary Dalhousie (Mrs,. James Watson) and Ann (Mrs. Easton), It was in the Park home' that " the meeting was held in' March, 1853, to organize the Ful- lartoit and Hibbert churches into, a congregation. The 16 present at the meeting were Alex Park, Mary Park, Mrs. Roy, John Hamilton,. Elizabeth Hamilton, Jane McVey,- James cVey,James Russell, Robert Christie, An- drew Morgan, James Christie, Geo. Hamilton, Agnes McDonald, Duncan'. Stewart, Alex Clark, John Barr (anal' Mrs. Agnes' Christie. " Previous to • this, two sacraments had been held in the Park home by travelling ministers.. In the early days pot- ash was made at the back of the' East 50 for a number of years. *Af- ter Jimmy Park married Isabella. McKellar in the 5'0's, he lived here' till he sold to his brother, Malcolm;. In 1872, Jimmy then moved to they Amity farm at Mitchell. There were nine .in this Park family—Sandy, Mary (Mrs. Jacob Weitzman), Bella (Mrs. Tom Hamilton), 'Donald, Ag- nes Ann, Lilies (Mrs. Archie Cur:. rie), Jim, Norman and Neil. Baikal was a teacher and Agnes Ann, a. nurse. Malcolm Park owned the West 50 after his father died and, front the time he married in 1863, he lived in a house which he built. here.' All the others after Malcolm• lived in this house. After Wilbur.' Mahaffy left, Lindsay McKellar liv-' ed in the house a year or more. It; was then bought by Jim Dalrymple, the present owner. He is a water' diviner and has been "spottingr' water supply for farmers in: His die-' triet for many years. Occupantse-Alexander Park, Jas:. Park (E 50), Malcolm Park (W 50;. later 100), James Norris,. Wilbur' Mahaffy,' James S. Dalrymple. Lot 7 John Hamilton, who first married in Dalhousie, Elizabeth Rodger,, then in 1830 in Hibbert, Helen, Begg, took up Lot 7 in 1850, He' lived here till he sold in 18,66 to John Currie and went to Dorches- ter, Out. There were six children. by his first marriage --- Penelope Mrs, James Scott), Margaret (Mrs. James Bell), Francis H., James, John, Janet (Mrs. JohnThompson). While Hamiltons were here, Tom Robbie, a native of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lived in an extra log house at the right hand Side of the. • (Oonfinugd on '.nage 7)