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Tilt IIHIAIP June Page IB Did George Kennedy know what he was starting George Kennedy mini who founded Georgetown wis born 165 years in New Jersey As a young he fought in the war and reached the rank of Sergeant As a young man of he worked as a surveyor for federation government in Canada married Elizabeth Bedford and settled down in Niagara Falls When his surveying duties carried him to the present area the town known at the time as Equeslng he bought acres for I shillings Si built a log cabin started farming two other families movtd in the settlement became known as Hungry Hollow In the oldest daughter Hornet became the first white child to be born in the area She was one of nine children in the family he died in 1870 Ken had built a grist mill a saw mill a woolen mill and a foundry In two sons of an Irish Joseph Barber Hungry purchased George Kennedy woolenmill and started Barber Woolen Mills in a building which stonds to this day on the banks of Ihe Finer According to the of Georgetown written by Kalhlten Saunders the Barbers kept a portion of the homespun made from the raw wool provided by the farmers which they sold in markets to corn cash When George Kennedy was n the two other Barber sons moved to and established a foundrj and a ng jear loo first general store was John also is the postmaster and the Method Church wis built at a cost of Hollow was growing so fast that a hotel operated in town and another general store was opened In 1S6 when the Georgetown Herald began publication the village of Georgetown had been incorporated two years the population was and the Barber Paper Mills was the largest manufacturer of wall paper in North America In the year of Confederation the village had a dentist two watchmakers a druggist a blacksmith and two lawyers With the coming of the railways the Hamilton and Northwestern Hallway and the Grand railway industry began booming in n A tannery operated by the Dayfoot family and retaining the until 19 first in suffered fire in was rebuilt In 1H9J The town also boasted manufacture of knitting machines envelopes paint and products carriages brooms and beer As the nineteenth century came to a close Georgetown was the site of the first electric dynamo to provide power directly to a plant the Barber Piper Mill the village received electric power from Glen Williams a water system was constructed and the in creased traffic generated by he railroads required the construction of another hotel The first two decades this sow business and manufacturing enterprises and the in of the motor car first lights were installed at the intersection of Mjih Mill Streets in 1920 During the i- irst World War en went from and died there Their nan can be seen in a plaijut it the cenotaph In Remembrance Park and at the St Angbcan Church on St Tie telephone a mixed blessing came to Georgetown 59 years ago At the beginning of the roaring 20 s in 1021 Georgetown stopped being village and officially became a A Sunday afternoon on Lake Unpainted Furniture KIDS CARTOON BANKS PIONEER DAYS SPECIAL Pioneer law Step Into OUR STORE For Bargains Galore FARR HARDWARE Main S 8773501 AT Save Now For Summer Wearing Ladies Sleeveless Tops Canadian made Sue SALE Solids and patterns Compare Ladies PullOn Shorts SALE Canadian made Polyester Compare Ladies Sleeveless Pant Suit Polyester patterns Sues Compare 499 Ladies Bathing Suits to Assorted styles Famous maker Reg 13 00 Girls Bathing Suits Canadian made Sues 1 Girls 499 Halter Dresses 499 styles 7 Plain Fancy Girls Shorts Girls Summer TShirts 1 Asst styles SALE Boys Shorts 99 Assarted Styles IB Clearance Group Mens Shirts Broken sizes and styles Orig 5 00 Nylon Clearance Group Squall Jackets PRICE 2 Mm Cotton Tank Tops Mens Casual Pants Reg 50 SALE Sizes SALE 98 Clearance a Mens Shorts TShirts Assorted styles and Sizes Reg Crow Nee Prints SML ILVERS IN DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN