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cDougald (Lot 6, Con.
bort) and they had
hildren: Allan, Isabell
rgaret. Allan married
is lizard, and Allan
n were
r, of Mrs. Cachell meron
11 -Mary ( ameonJanet,
pi Stratford;
d in childhood; Colin,
cebridge: Christina
orate Salt) who died
Annie (Mrs. Hugh
who .lives,. on •the
ead, and John, RR 5,
rd.
aret McDougald did
rry: she died in 1947.
McDougald married
Lamond in 1903, He
oung, and a son,
of Cromarty (Lot 7,
brought up the Targe
Ile is still on the old
near the original
an homestead. His
ary is Mrs. Harold C.
, of London, now a
The next son, Neil,
wife live in London
ours, Mack Lamont, lives taken of the marriage in 18, I
within sight of this farm. His of peter MacEwan 11, the Huron county. The other would he obtained in the 188Os
mother, Mrs. Malcolm driller, to Christine McKay,children; Donald, Betsyvacant lots in that
Lamont, fur two
g was Belle of Tuckersmith township.She (McLean), Elsie M., George, part of the town: it is vir-
McDau aid, and her mother of Kippen, Marion (un
was Mary d, and the onl was a daughter of Hugh and m a r r i e d) , J o h a n n e Wally certain that there was
one of the original Canadian Christina McKay, natives of Alexander(died a ed 27) ' house thereon, and that red
the parish g brick house was the
family to be born in Canada, Suthe andshire, who came to and William. The My Leans
in Hibbert. She died at 97, and lived at Innerkip.OnlyColin MacEwan family borne for
is buried in Roy's Cemeter Canada in 1848. The McKays
many year's.
Y of Zorra, in Oxford county, McLean, of Woodstock, and Peter fames MacEwan,
in thnear Cromarty, The rest of are widely known, not alone probably Marjorie Lewis, in when operating; the Sultfura
the family of six all born as pioneers but for the the U.S., are left, Marion I y
e famonnack, wereallbplant in later ears, lived in a
number of descendants who McKayhlived on the old brick cottage in the north and
Although the transactions became men and women of then spent
until she was old, village, still standing.
in connection with the Hib- then the last ears with of the
bort farm,connection
as mentioned i note in this country and Y horn th G. MacF:wan was
beyond. No McKay would the Peter MacEwans. horn there.
the foregoing, extended to likely be heard to speak of Christina McKay was Peter MacEwan. senior,
1885, it is sometimes stated this, but nobody would be longmaroied to 18r 1, at the age of was at various times a
that Peter MacEwan "came in Oxford before his
her to Peter MacEwan,house, 31, in
from Harpurhey" to drill the father's house, bythe member of Goderich town
education was improved in council and at other 'times of
Saltford well in 1866. He didRev. 'John Ross, noted
live at Harpurhey, in this respect. Colborne township council. In
The first M'eKays in Zorra Presbyterian minister of 188! he was a candidate for
Tuckersmith township, for were William, who had been a f3rucefield. They lived for a
about a year, and his son year or more at Har urhe eGmployer
council as "an
captain in the Sutherland p y' employer of labor and having
Peter .James was born there Argyllshire Regiment,' and in the same township, then in a fairly large business in -
on Oct. I5, 1872. Within a year his brother Angus. After 18''i removed to Goderich.
the family moved to Peter MacEwan probablycesstereful
then,Hwas not st c -
working on the Erie canal, lived first in the nei borhood but was cinder
Goderich. At that time, Peter they came to Canada in 1819, g in 1885 and I88G. Mr.
of
was salt wells at and a year later built log°f the International salt well,
Seaforth, drillingge first contract)904, aft died in January,
which he operated, in • the 11)4 after a long illness,
was on Jan. 1, 1871. shanties on the 9th line West
extreme southwest part of the -sorrowful news to Huronites
His Zorra township (now West
Harpurhey property was Lot Zorra). Some years later, town' The eldest children everywhere,- the Si
23, Tuckersmith, which he would o toe
o St, Andrew's Signal said,
obtained by 1871, hearing of the Duke of ward school at Britannia and He was survived by his wife,
Sutherland's evictions of r Wellington. In 1885, Mr. •
three sons, three daughters,
Their house was a brick "clearances" of crofters, two brothers and a sister,
cottage on the west side of the MacEwan '707,acquired Lots 691 Mrs. - , ji, an died in
sideroad which runs south they persuaded relatives and and 707,; on Cambria road October,
from the where friendships amounting to a between'Anglesea and Wolfe
theo memorialtheold highway,gstands. It shipload to emigrate. After a streets. The property had the Saltford plant was
voyage of 13 weeks toQuebecp p Y opc'i'atcd by the eldest son,
burned many years ago, and been put up r sale the peter .James MacF.wan until
g in the autumn of 1839, most of previous November, under i( closed on account of
some of the bricks were used these people settled in the
by Mr. Holland, and other Embro area. Theysoon built, power of sale contained in a transport costs. All three
mortgage, but the reserve bid roau!s from Saltford were --
Ian the 7th line, a log church, was not reached. On Jul
the only one then within 25 Y 2,unci are••up steep grades; for
square miles, and soon 025b- 1885, it was sold to Mr. hor•dr•agon
MacEwan by the Trust & wheclrimsea ws n on wadirt s or gwithrathinvel
tained a minister. The Old Loan Company of Upper surface the load limit was
Log Church Cemetery Canada, The sale -price of low. Several makes of
nowadays ` shelters the wl,10O was much more than
remains of electric and gasoline driven
McKays,
Sutherlands, Rosses,
McDonalds, McPhersons and
MUrrays. There is a stone
memorial of the old church,
Of the descendants of these
Scots, an extraordinary
number have been noted in
business and the professions:
According,to a list compiled
Roy families who 40 years ago, ,53 Zorra men
• • • studied for the ministry, and
ext son, Rev, George
I, minister at Mit-
nd his wife, Kathleen,
Iled in a highway
t in a snowstorm,
30, 19i,2He was 50,
e, 47. They left a
r, Elizabeth, 15, and a
n, 9. John Scheuller
, born in 1913, lives in
material was used by him to
build a barn, which also
MacEwan did not burned some years ago, and
only a cluster of ' chicken
. Belle ' Campbell, coops now marks the site of
historian, is familiar Peter MacEwan's Harpurhey
e Hibbert area in cotta
e MacEwans settled,
lis that they attended A ZORRA McKAY
esbyterian Church.
and Cromarty made Too little note has been
hint charge up to
union in 1925," she New category
"at that time Roys
ounion and Cromarty
d Presbyterian. The for grants
of the name from the
in that area, The old from W�ntar�o McKay
s: graveyard were of them were McKa s:
ton township, a short Several have- been
Moderators the
west of Highway 23 Wintario"' funds will bePresbyterian General
few miles south of available to help stage Assembly.
When the new red community programs
arch"was built, it was celebrating the ' 5th an- Christina McKay who was
the youngest of eight children
across the road from niversary of the accession to of Hugh and Christina
eyard, which is stilt the throne of Queen Elizabeth McKay, settled in Zorra, later
e MacEwan plot is II, this year.
the right as you go Culture and Recreation removing to the 4th con-
cession of`"Tuckersmith, in
the little gate, The Minister Robert Welch said
h was directly north grants of up to $5,000 each will
te. A few years ago, be offered to incorporated
brick church was alunicipaltities and unin-
was sold, and is now corporated villages. The
op, with craft sup- funds must be matched
owri as the Country through municipal or private
sources.
s MacEwan and I The money is to be used for
at spot a couple of 'arts or heritage events which
o," recalls Mrs. Alex focus on the Queen's an -
of Cannington, a niversary. It may go towards
ughter of Peter planning and staging the
n the driller and salt celebrations and all related
turer. "I don't know costs, except those for food
house had been and beverages. , The
to go to rack and celebrations must take place
it had been a really in 1977
k house, with an Communities wishing to
rchard, raspberry take advantage of this special
rhubarb, etc. The Wintario category should
still in use, and the contact the nearest field
d as a ranch by a office of the Ministry ,of
A distant cousin of Culture and Recreation.
AFETY with
precast concrete steps
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Unit Step can provide you with a safer "
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days
ei re•rntprc,,,i precast
Crete pnlj,r1e5 i,inger I�fe
• Maintenance hers N p:nnh❑y
required
• Many saes of steps
and porches
tY Ornamental iron railings to compliment your entrance
Cali Mr. Unit Step for your free estimate
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Seaforth 527-1320
Your Precast Specialists
automobiles were chugging
over Ontario's unpaved roads
before Mr. MacEwan left the
scene, hut the Motor Age was
only on The horizon, not in
tirpe for the Saltford plant.
Today, tractor -trailers haul
up to 25 tons of salt up the
steep north road from
l)un)tar mine. -
'I'he evaporator plant of
Dom tar's Sifto Salt division,
which overlooks the Maitland
valley and the site of the
.former Salt ford plant, has
been in operation ' under
various ownerships for more
than a century e ver since the
salt industry spread over this
arca after the Saltford
discovery.
In 1959 ,the present com-
pany had two new wells bored
below the hill, a "stone's
throw' from the Saltford site.
Chief marketing unit of the
old salt plants was the barrel,
weighing nearly 300 pounds.
The Goderich evaporator
products range from tiny
packages for the domestic
'table to hulk shipments in
trucks, freight cars and,
occasionally, by ship,
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SUNDAY, APRIL 24th, 1977 •
at
2:00 'a.m.
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ids a good d
QUI STION: Why did 11) introduc
Nrn(
how ( hequing? •
' ANSWER: We're Irvinq to get your
business.
QUESTION: tVIi,rt does No -Charge
• Chequing offer?
ANSWER: During KA statement periods
in wliirh it customer's rninimtnn h(1lanre
is $200 or more', T1) cancels the normal
16( charge per chegnr.
QUESTION: Why is there a minimum
balance?
ANSWER: TI) invests the $200 to help
offset the expense of processing the
customer's cheques!.
QUESTION: Who is benefiting from
Nn•('h,rrge Chequing?
ANSWER:
III Our records shou that inane of our PCA
eustonu'rs always keep,' S20)) balance.
12) Some 11) customers now plan ahead and
keep an extra $290 in their accenut uhen
they intend lo write a Int of cheques.
C1) Sono' eusromi'rs ne easionalle build up
to a 8208 minimum 'hv chance'
I Inv can all benefit from No-( barye
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That No•('harge Chequing is a better deal.
QUESTION: Isn't No•Charge Chequing
really just 'a little extra' to stake TO more
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I plan on being married in
September and am wondering
if this will affect my credit
status in any way.
Yes. Your ability to obtain
credit can be affected, but
credit granters should not let
one spouse's poor status have
any greater influence on the
other's ability to obtain credit
than if the situation were
reversed.
When you and your husband
make a major purchase from
joint income, lenders will
combine your credit histories
and consider you as a unit, In
this situation, one spouse's
poor credit history can lessen
the value of the other's good
one.
You can still obtain credit in
your own name and accept
responsibility for all debts you
contract. If you rely .on your
husband's income, however,
lenders will often request that
your husband co-S.ign any
credit forms, because even if
you have your own income and
an established credit history,
your husband's signature may
be required for -a major credit
transaction.
call BILL MELICK at your
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What exactly should I watch
out for when buying a. car
privately? AI'so, can you
explain about mechanical
certification?
Car buyers should be
especially. careful . when
contemplating a private
purchase as, unlike the
registered dealer, the seller
has neither a license to lose or
a business reputation to
protect.
It's always wise to check the
car's registration. (if the
owner is a stranger) this can
be done through the Ontario
Motor Vehicle Registration
Branch, ,Parliament
Buildings, Toronto.
This will enable you to find
out if the automobile is a "one
owner", or how many times it
has changed hands. Before .a
used automobile can be
legally driven in Ontario, it
must carry a certificate of
Mechanical Fitness from a
certified mechanic. (Make
sure he is the owner or
licensed employee of a dealer'
or repair garage.)
EVERYDAY DOWN - TO -
EARTH VALUES
C IN THE
SUNCOAST MALL
OPEN:
MON.-FRI. TILL9 P.M.
SATURDAY TILL 5:30
I mailed in Si to P.O. Box
19000 in Toronto's Terminal A
Post Office with a filled out
coupon. This was to make me
a member of The Super
Samples Club, which was
supposed to mail me out, from
time to time, new product
samples at no charge.
I have heard nothing since,
and that was, last February!
Our reader will be glad to
hear that The Super Samples
Club is a quite legitimate unit
of Dyment Ltd., a Toronto
based firm hired to package
and mail samples of bona fide
media sampling firms.
However it seems that the box
number 19000 is no longer in
use, and is now changed to
P.O. Box 1767 Station R,
Toronto,
We have been assured that
our reader's name has now
been added to their current
mailing list, and whe will be
receiving various free sam-
ples from now on.
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