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Whltby Froe Prese', Weddy; No"MW er l1jiG9.Pa67 Letter from William Itis 1862. ¶hefr fatherhad just died. Another brother, Thomas, was now hopelessly insane. Rents on their Scottish home farm had increased. From home i Scoland, William MeMeekin writes to his brother, Samuel (my great-grandfather), ini southern Ontario. He asks, should he seil everything and move to Canada? What should Samnuel MeMeekin have told his brother about the prospects in Canada? Laugh Creac& (Scotland) *- 26 March 1862 My Dear Samuel: A sad event took place here on Friday last. Our fatherr died on that day ct haif past eleven o'clock almost ________________________________ instantly. He has been troubled with heart disease for about flve years and at ivery short periods had faintish fits___________________________ whic& threatened to cari him off each time but he always recovered ùntil Friday when he took one of these faintish turns from which lie neyer recovered. He died without Jeffrey and lus wife and family are ail well. He lias had another daughter lately wlich makes six of a family named altogether Mary, John, Samuel, William.4 Thomas'- and Helen. Poor Thomas is no better nor wve think ev'er will (be) now as I think his disease is become constitutional. Therefore there is littie hope of hus recovery but the» Almighty Deity knows that. The Dr. of the Asylum thinks there is little hope of lus getting, any better. He is quite well in healt& and ai times very reasonable; indeed you would know litile difference of him from what 1w used to be, but at other times quite insmne. It is a serious affliction independent of the great expense. It costs us about forty pounds euery year besides ail we lost by the failure of his business - but Samuel, t is our duty a >iee ..... ~ .... especiaily, to do as far as is in us to care for lum - for me, I... hope there will be pleasure plenty in doing our Uncle and a Brother part.9 Mr. G.... (unreadable) liad a letter from lis son John ~9 lately saying that you liad been up among them and that. you were well. On- receiving this writing, Mrs. Smith <gave?) ail the particulars about your family and your prospects, how WHITBY MUNICIPAL BUnIDNG DUNDAS STIRET WEST, 1962 yuare distressed(?) and how you are oftinii the Whitby's third municipal building (now the Public Library) was tofficially opened on Nov. yourh).MisNtngo. 4,1960, and was used until the end of 1976. The architects were Rounthwaite and'Fairfield of Th& lease of Lau Creacli (their Scottish home) was out Toronto and the contractor was Mel-Ron Construction ofWhitby. Notice that Dundas Street was last Whitsunday(?). H. Creacli will not be out for two only a two-lane highway when this picture was taken. wuby l«phioto years afler Whitsunday so that we had to take L. Creach' on again until H. Creach is expired. That will be two yearsyet these ail will be out together. We liad to give an 10 YEARS AGO aduance ofrent from 140 to 200pounds which lias nmade froro the Wednesday, November 13, 1985 edition of the Lau Creach too dear. But wve thought it better give the WIE1TBY FREE PRESS lease off it than part with as the two would pay better togetizer but if they raise H. Creach as much we could p<>t 0 Mayor Bob Attersley defeated Lynda Buffet± by more than 4,500 votes for a third term as pay the lease.. But we have two years after Whtsunday to mayor. lokaotus fw oudntgtland any cheaper (than) 0 Pat Bownian, at 22,18s the youngest Public School Trustee ever elected ini Whitby. kxkabot u. I wecoud nt gta The Copnty Town Smngers are preparing te go te Expo '86 in Vancouver. what the L. Creach, is ket to us ai least we could keep 0 Laurie Mellick was winner of the Mayors Medal at the Anderson Collegiate things going and keep Thomas. commencement exercises. Wliat prospect is there with you? Would it do to try to go to Canada' with what property w)e have turned into 35 YEARS AGO money? I think we could buy a good farm in Canada. But from the Thursday, November 10, 1960 edition of the give us your ad ie. The only drawback would be Thomas. WI WEEKKLY NEWS But independent ofthat, look ai the thing unpartially and Cuclo ar npni rmtn h omto factzn'omte oi weigh ail things maturely and let me know. * onilrHryIke apooigtefraino iies omte eiprove Mention nothing of this to any one as it might do us Whitby Harbour. Alur (Muvf99 lnirC2 iinà.ldov.- %W.K Wanander, Q.C., Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs, opened the new tewn hall on I. "I 4m.-