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gage 16 nCentenni Contunued from page 15 193) Some boys were bad ned a collage Point. Number of @ entered a boat house and! arted.a fire in a stove in the} mt house. Trirweekly trair rvice to start on Jan. 12th Pord Garage totally des- oyed by fire. The building as once a livery stable, and vd been standing for many ars. It was owned by Car- ygie Motor Sales 2B. -- Railway Board ordered @ return of the daily train hitby to Lindsay NE -- George Jackson, well wown otysen and aucuioneer | ed suddenly cetwed from District Medical fioer Health, regarding umerous installations by in widual property owners con wy to the provisions of the valth Act im that the] fuents from septic tanks, tehen sinks, ete. are being wsed directly into open dit Action will be taken al on meoy S Letter is ot the M.O. H ILY The town bell is re ired and ringing agein./ ; cT Unveil Memona! win vw im Prince Albert Church, | memory of the late Rev. § Philip and iate Rev. S_C./ itip, Jr. -- 75 years celebrat- | by St. John's Presbyterian | AUGUST -- New roof for Port Perry Schools -- 20-yr. bonded roof. -- Ferguson WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1971 al Years south of Reesor coal sheds and asks the dump there ciivens nol to MAY Plan to improve Ten nis Court, next Town Hall, new method of marking to be tried T. W. MeLean, former Public Schoo! principal, died SEPT Henry Parsons, many years editor of thé North Ontario Observer, dies' on Sept. 29 QCR. -- The Presbyterian churches of Ashburn, Utica and Port have joined in one pastoral charge. - Dr. Herbert Bruce, former Port resident, appointed Lieutenant Govern- or of Ontario 1933 MARCH Public School| teachers have salary cut APRIL -- Every effort made cut school expenditures, 1% M to rate down JUNE -- Milk to be pasteur ized. -- Business men's Ass'n formed JULY -- Port Perry Bottling works totally destroyed by fire. Mr. Goode's new home is saved. To rebuild at once. | Bros. successor to Jas. McKee ; MARCH 1934 JAN' -- Grant Christie, Reach Reeve, named Warden. -- Port Perry fed and bedded 561 transients Water Mains fro zen. Main in front of Hall's Restaurant burst (temperat ures down to 30 belaw) -- Hwy. to be builf"on aban- doned right of way of Cana- dian Pacific from Lindsay to | majority. Total cost of library p 1932 DEC. -- Over 500 transients) Fx. -- mob Sommrvite| (2 tem mend for bobeol New Neston, thence to Se : have beem, fed im Port Perry/ y. No. f @ -- Wade | and housed' over night in the} Port Perry i. PRIL -- More cleaning up of | Town Hall. Every home has} AuG. -- By-law to raise The Horticul ral Society has had more of e lake front given away all possible old'¢1.500. by debenture issue clothes. How long can this! for erection of. War Memorial y ge : state of affairs last? unk piles removed fram BEST WISHES. on reaching 100 Years 1871 1971 Port Perry's Centennial HISTORY OF CARNEGIE'S HARDWARE Although the name of the owner was Bert Bruce, when the Carnegie Store wes first , established, he was still part of the family ' who has maintained the store for about 80 ' years. He was the son-in-law of James Carne- and started the business in the old Parson" building just east of the present location it was in 1895, Mr. Bruce moved the business to the present site and operated here until 1906 when he sold out to Arthur Carnegie. He sold out after only one year in business to his brothers William and Charles Carnegie The partners operated the business until 1914, when the partnership was terminated and Will iam operated alone until 1920 when David Car ! negie became a partner ' Arthur Carnegie purchased William's share in Library 1922 and joined David two were proprietors until The same year four Carnegie brothers, Rob passes with good! expected to be $5,500 OCT. -- Port Perry urged contribute to the car of fruits and vegetables being shipped the stricken areas of Saskatch- ewan. Two cars leave Whitby) for 'Dust Bowl' filled by communities in Cartwright, Durham, Whitby, Reach and others. . NOV. -- McDermott. Funeral & Furniture store. has renovated to provide parts for each service and't funeral section can be trans- formed into a chapel in a few minutes. This service will be of great benefit to such as cannot hold the funeral service Photo taken in Carnegie as partner and the 1949. ert, Harry, Gordon and Donald Carnegie joined when they purchased Arthur's share. David died in 1950, and the four purchased his portion to give them full control over the business. Donald sold his share to the other three A resident of Lakeview Lodge in Port Perry stands on verandah as this photo was taken in 1886. in their home. -- G. Dowson's trotting horse, Baba Vini, won the grand champion stan- sf dard bred horses at the Royal. 1935 JAN. -- The railway question is discussed. MAY -- The wh Memorial Library is opened with colour- ful ceremony. Hon. H. A. Bruce, Lieut. - Gov. of Ont- ario and Maj. Gen. Jas. Mac- Briep perform the ceremony. 400 to 271 regarding liquor outlets. 1936 JAN. -- P.P. United Church celebrates Fifty Years. -- King George the Fifth is dead, Mon. Jan. 20. Board of Railway Commissioners order the abandonment of railway between Port Perry and Cress- well. MARCH -- Floods and Storms. 'Both buses are stuck in front of Peel's Farm. JUNE -- Maj. Gen. Jas. Mac-| yryy7y -- Ben Smith saves six Brien, formerly of Port Perry! from burning boat on Lake is knighted. | Scugog. AUG. -- Port Perry says "No" Hardware about 1921, in 1960 and since that time, Robert, Harry and Gordon have operated this successful business. Richard Carnegie, son of Robert has recently joined his father and uncles. He spent several years in a Crest Hardware Store in Blenheim, Ont., to gain outside experience, before he returned to Port Perry Continued on page 18 Camegie's (a (SS wap Hariware