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n the late 18th century, the proud chic ,o the. ' .•; .nt . of •Perot, in eo-operation with thea+Perth County
tghisnde wetre, defeated at the battle of Culloden hdeler H;zstoricel E oar4 end .Cumming; Puhtis11efs, is , ,
.w d._Ca.d>e ser their entire ltefstyle waist the Canada company was w`rit.(etx;,,ita he •used as a
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svvvi s zhiefttttst warriors became if4Tilt farmlandlords referieeece tocol7both for students and for future researchers
w. n, .ir diers,wereturned into a who xtta�1"",w'a�. t o expand on' the impact of the company,
anti the men ...lis* h,ad. the sot , .
tenant farmers, Then�when.beef cattle and Cheviot sheep: 'itself or indt+ttduat directors on.the opening, of`tlle Huron.
broughtto:Highlands; the land. under cultivation ?• Tract. Eaeh' ..ter is headed with an: abbreviated index of
were & the g• ,� .. contents �s �
a e ed:pasture. Suddenle . its a d: th;e; source and todaision: of photographs,
f►y the. tenant fariaietx. w s. need as,� .. , ,
. •- ma and psis llus actions used tArou hoot the book is
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readers,are: n tosof men?bers Of the Van Egmond family'. •
a pittance in the l itsines Or the f . c Aries �1 p � ,
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• west. Maw of the --c+at � :i�nd of Dr, �Xttl , m Chalk, one of the .founders. of
emigrate to the new .land to the e , Mtatx,. S � ,, #�.
"n in 'the midst: of a wilderness wa ', Harpurhey, a picture. of the Hullett Township farm where
decided a rotighlog,estbt t .....e:
n hon) Van and end his wife harvested the first
t r fourteen hout5 a day far. �,i ,. t >rgm a
bastes than working for twe.ve o e i,, ,
- • ,'� i a s e f• of whet grown in the Huron Tract and,
a tans � lance or Scotland. The •,:gficial i h .a a
pennies in the f c.e of Eng
emimigrants decided the chance to o•- n their. awn 'hone, lengthy lists of early settlers in Tuekersmith, Hullett,
it And control their own destiny, made the t Hibbert and McKillop Townships. Some of the individuals
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long and t3atageroiisr trip LQ• ldlotKh Am i-
was these settlers. who brought land from the Canada an Egmont f London, Norman MacLean of Seaforth,
and Mre, V enne New .ham. and:
Company and. cspenfid up the Huron Tract from. the • town Of lames. Sc ort; af)Guelph M. s tvi. n
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Guelphto the pert of Goderich. These "intrepid, homeless: . 'le-iss Isabelle deropbeell both of Seafortle
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and. often for potted men and' women who entered the „ •
8 'and better way of li fe for • , Perhaps one;, the most impressive tales in the Canada
sombre foresttomake ashelter .,
their ,children the :ancestors of many families 'in. thin: Company is the tory of the settlers emigration to Upper.
• a . arethe subjects. of "The Canada Company", by Canada. The sett ers, whether Scottish, Dutch or German,
ace.., �.
Thelma .,Coleman and Perth County. • 'travelled in or rc. owded ships not unlike the'infamous
Stratford' writer
aa s were ave
ted
the journey
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archivist ,Tames:. Andersaa. , : x; . . , r� - •
sthe basicstory Of the Canada Com. any across 'the ocean took weeks water became foul, ,and the
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most celebrated directors John Galt, Dr'. people were huddled together in cramped sleeping
and its three m t
William "Tiger" Dunlop .unlo and our own Colonel oquarters. In bad'wleather, the ships hatches; had to be.
Van Egmond,. from the company's beginning Anthony'in the closed. increasing the danger that !diseases .like cholera
London Tavern in July, 1824 to the company's final would spread like wildfire among the passengers. Many of
business meeting in 1953 when the company's books were the hopeful emigrants didret survive the, long journey and
closed. Mrs. Coleman's book is a social history of the were buried somewhere at sea. 1
129ears of the .contPany's existence and deals with the Those who. did ,teach either the Guelph, Plock or the
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chronological; history of the opening of the Huron Tract
and the Guelph Block. James Anderson has researched: the
scores ...of photographs, original documents and maps
which provide a valuable supplement t o the text of the
book,'After reading Tile Canada Company, it doesn'tseem
surprising that the history took longer to. Complete than
originally planned when it was commissioned by the
Huron Tract were often run-down and exhausted from
their sea voyageq . When . they reached Guelph they
discovered there was only one medical man in the entire
area Dr, William Dddiitop, and in his job as the Warden of
the Forests, he'see'often a difficult man to locate, When,.
the settlers purchased' their:fiist block of land usually with
a minimal down, payment and some year's leeway to pay
Ru •Dougherty and: Mae Badley spent 4 weeks holidays.
th 's brother r and Mrs. Ross Thuell at'P nix.
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Gordon T. Pullman . and Doo las. H. Fryatt, Seaterth..
PUC commissioners wereat toig;, er 1..400etlelegates
rep enting electric utility Commissions froacross the
Aron; at the Annual m. Meeting of the; Ontario Municipal
Eleetrtc; Association (O.hi E.A.), March 5 and 6e
Principals transferred
The' Huron County board, . that were -once . regarded as
of education shuffled'sonte of promotions for the principals.
itis, elementary school are now costing them money
principals arou li the county in- travel ,expenses,
Monday giving them schools , .. John Kane; now principal
in or close to the commupity of Colborne Central Public
they live in, Director' of School, will be taking' over
education John Cochrane: said duties at Victoria :Public
Tuesday fiveprincipals had School. In Goderich; Don
been trattsferred O'Brien now head of
Cochtane said: the trans Victoria; will be moving to
fers reverse placings made' Zurich„ 'Public where Ron
by the board several years , Jewitt is principal. Jewitt will,
ago. He said in the •, past be taking oyer duties at
-school .principals were paid Colborne, Ron McKay will be
according to the size of: the :moving, from Hensall Public
school they were in charge of to Barnesville Public School
.Hei,s104,; that hassince been replacing Robert,' Raeburn.
phased but of the principal's Raeburnt will be transferred
rontraets so that placements ,:ta Hensall.
Renaissanc
to sp�
Rev, Ken Campbell of
Milton, head of Renaissance
International"' will be
speaking in Clinton on
Wednesday. April el to the
PTA meeting of the Clinton:
and District Christian school, •
Rev. Campbell, a
Protestant evangelist, and:
the Renaissani`e
International° group
concerned withi parents'
responsibility • in the
education of children;.
The group has attacked the
presence in high ;schools of
such books as Margarent
Laurences ."The Diviners":
W.O.Mitchell's Who Has'
Seen. The Wind:.". Alice
Munro's "Lives o01,Girls and.
Women;" and I, D.
Salinger's 'Catcher.'i the,
Rye".
through their 1mretich -in
Huron County; the'.' group
succeeded in.getting: one
book, "The Diviners
banned from' the school
rooms.ln Reran. County Mast
fall. •
You are invited to attend,.
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the Canada Company, .the rest of th'e ;purchas sprits"- they
faced long hours: aaf:strenuous labour. Vatting' down the
pia t hardwood On their 404, building a rough log
she ter. usually jost,,A three -sided ,shanty at fleet and
rnaking arrangements w batter• labour for staples like
;flour, sugar or coffee from the Canada Company stores.
`1f a family let their precious fire go out, they often had to.
trtidgMiles through the forest to their nearest neighbour
and carry back a shovelful .
of hot coals.Moet settl
er
s
stayed , -despite the :hardships because Upper Canada
'offered..them the chance to own their own land, to :grow
their own produce and someday, ito •have their, own schools.
d;
and�•reli ton,. Even if a settler knw his life would be herd
and uncomfortable. he hoped his labours shout;, provide a
better life for his children than the farnily had left behind.
in the Old World,sho:her it was Scotland, Holland or
Gemany.
Since the storyo the Canada
Company
has rarelyrel been
detailed with so much accuracy before, the author* of this
book have ,had to sacrifice much of the descriptions of the
persgt'alities of men like Thomas Mercer Jones, Samuel
Strickland and; others, The three giants of the company-
Galt,
ompanyGalt, Dunlop g and Van Egmont', are described in some
p sources.
detail in three essays �s re - published from other .
This reader wished the book had included more detail both
on Colonel Van E rnond's part in the 1837 rebellion and
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about other settlers who. took p art in the uprising, partly
stemming from the ,.njustice of the Canada Company,
Also, it. would have been interesting to learn a little more
about Hayfield's 13aran do Tuyll d'Yesendoorn and his
unsuccessful plan to make that settlement a tows as grand
as Goderich.
The Canada Company was an ambitious project and its
authors have created a book that anyone interested in; the
history. of the area will want to read and perhaps own. The
authors also retread us again and agate in the book of the
importance of preserving our roots Already too, many
buildings and; landmarks front the days of the Canada.
Company have been destroyedrsor neglected. As James
tri e n said d : in the book's forward; "May you enjoy your
sojourn through these pages and may you be better
inetrned tohelp maintain, defend and even revivie the
great historic sites connectedwith this pege'of Canadian
history.;
The C•,anada Company. Thelma Coleman and James
Anderson. County of:, Perth and Cumming Publishers,
Stratford. 517:50 (after April 1, $20 ,per cop)) •
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THE WINNERS -- The wiJaners of a model contest were awarded their
left the
week. Don; Deighton,
bion, presents.Kevin Cooper (left) .prizes last ek�
thirdP rize winner, Richard Soroggs, the first prize winner and Barty
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of +.. rk on
Moore, who took the second' prize, `tayith,their reward for hPUJ'4�o
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the models. (Expesitolf':Phrota}
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changed from March t5 to
March 17th, This will be
followed by a dance and it is
hoped for a sit, :turnout,
Come on out an `welcome
new members' into branch
156.
In appreciation' for all the
ladies efforts a ladies night is
initiate members
planned for April 20tH. The
legion men will cook, prepare
and serve , a feast to the
women,
Peter Malcolm is forming a
pipe band in, the near future,.
Anyone interested could give
hint a tail:
Shirts, ,mugs, :etc ,are
available' meriting the
legion's 50th, anniversary. T
hese are on display et the bar
downstairs, ` .
Legion Branch lee has a
total of 416 members. 9 :life,
207 Regular, 119 associate,.
10 Honorary and 71 P.A.
members.
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You probably think you do They're mostly the things that
turnou.off. right? Well, see how. right` you are. Check the
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' habits belowl think wilIMturn .people of f
1,1+iliing up a hot tub instead of taking a shower.
2:Turning on the floodlights to light up the house
all nigh:
0 3. Turning up the thermostat, there Opening a: w ow
04. Leaving' the TV ort in tine room while you eat: do ner:
in another:
Cooking on an element too big for the pot,
6, Bri htenio a the house at dusk b j turningon
g g �'' y
all the lights',•
7 Turning the washing machine on to Iaurtder,just a
couple of things.
[� S'.`Filling the kettle up to make, a single cup:
' If you checked them ail; i, to "8 you're .right Because
waste of electricity, like anything everybody really needs,
is a bad habit.
That makes all the habits above turn-offs: Which is a
gctgd reason for all of us tO avoid them,
deefficitpturnspl
this sage is trtiagli't to you `liy your Hydro on bclaali'of people who care