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WIIITBY FREE IPRESS, WEDNESLXY. J ULY 30, 1lQSO. PAGE 5 Higgiins to give plaque eommemorating paper A. ftro « ~JprEs Ur LPpq IVb~î7r- r.G Er 00e. The mystery of Louisa Delight and her de ath' By EUGENE HENRY Frce Press Staff Decendants of William H. Higgins, the long time publisher of the Whitby Chronicle in the 185's and after, wli converge on the two story red brick building at 173 Brock Street forth, for a plaquing ceremony there on Wednesday afternoon, July 30 at 4p.m. Paul Higgins Sr; a gran- dson of the historically im- portant publisher will dedicate the plaque on behaîf of other members of the Hliggins family who will be in attendance along with others froni the Whitby area. William Higgins lias written hirnself into the annals of local history by producing a body of good and responsible journalismn between 1&56 and 1883, during some of the years, when economnie con- ditions were at their peak in the Whitby area. He had a passion for politics and fortunately his readers did too. At one point he confidentlv stated that the Chronicle's circulation was eaual to that of ail the other Ontario Countypapers combined. Publisher Higgins suppor- ted reforni candidates for public office and travelled widely throughout this area, to his endless meetings that were characteristic of early Ontario politics in pre- confederation times. He lived comfortably, close to his Brock street of- fice just a few blocks away on the north side of Mary street. Publisher William Higgins should be recognized as a Whitby builder along with Peter Perry, James Rowe, Chester Draper and others who buit the warehouses, elevators and infrastructure for the Town of Whitby in earlier times. He gave the community something for the mi. He shaped opinion on important issues and did s0 in a thoroughly respon- sible manner. In short, he was a trustÏvorthy, good citizen and above ail a good newspapermafl. He will be long remembered and his Chronicle will be used more and more in the future as researchers and historians develop the local history of Whitby. Those who plan to be at the plaquing ceremony are: Mr. Stafford Higgins; Mr.. Paul Higgins Jr.; Mr. Michael Higgins; Mrs. Madeline Burry; Mrs. Latham Burns; Mr. & Mrs. David Wilson; Mr. Thomas Day Sr.; Rev. Thomas Day; Mr. Gerald Day; Dr. Donald J. Morin; and Dr. Paul O'Sullivan. By EUGENE HENRY Free Press Staff This memorial to a mysterious young lady who died more than 100 years ago, was found in the chirn- ney place of the old James Holden House that is now in the final stages of demfolition at 601 Dundas Street East in Whitby. It was found by A. Willems hand-wrecker on t.he job. This memorial and a com- panion piece com- memorating the virtues of still another lady, are for certain a real find of heritage material that will take some research by our history oriented Free Press readers. It is of special interest to note th&t these memorials are light in weight (about 100 pounds), the lettering is fine and their size is something less than miglit be used in a cemetery where the stone would be subjected to the cold of winter and the heat 0f summer. For years there bas been t.alk about the Holden House being haunted. Could be, that the speculaion started with tales by workrnen who reniembered putting these stones in their secrêt hiding places, known only to old bushy beard James Holden - the man who gave us "The Nip and Tuck" Railway that ran from Port Whitby to Port Perry and beyond. Here we have the stuff of local history, the something special that makes Whitby builders like Holden corne alive. If giere are any Free Press ýeaders who can shed some liglit on Louisa Delight, the edîtor (Mike KnelI) would be delighted to hear from you. DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC HARWOOD PLACE MALL 683n6074 Guaranteed fInvestment Certif icates percent Annuai Interest for Fwe YearS ~ AND GREY TRUIST Sinoe 1844 Contact us in Whitby at: 308 Dundas St. W. 668-9324 memb>en Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation 1 ýds )Ur -iai an int-