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Page 10 Wednesday June IS 186 George Kennedy settled in town giving his name The man alter whom George I own is named George Kennedy was one of a group sailers who came lo Township from region George father like many in thai neighborhood had been a tinned Empire Loyalist and George along with several brothers had in ihe War of George legacy of a slim in the Artillery was partial blindness in twin eyes Ate the older brother Charles K was hired to survey pari of one of the n the government had purchased he Indians In process he identified son he best land and shortly before u was completed about five brothers chimed in the nciiJiburhood of Georgetown George Morris Chirks Samuel and John In addition thur brother in law Williams came to settle in the now known as Glen William As the community up around Kenned settlement George expanded his activities include not just farming but milling using power provided Silver Creek subsidiary of Credit He is reputed to have run one of the first grist mills in lilt area and in the complimented for some prize winning wool produced at his local factory When Georgetown was booming in the 1BW George had much of his land I own lull and named ihe streets after his children He died in seen the community grow from a wilderness into a thriving ten re of farming and The Kennedy family would not build Georgetown on their own In 1B37 Barber moved to the area from first of several generations who would contrib ute to of In Ihc 1850s Barber Mills produced more wallpaper place in the province and by the Inn 1B80S the Barbers may have been first harness hydro power for manufactu ring in North Other pioneers includeo James Young grain and general merchant the first retie and Phllo Founder of local leather industry Georgetown become Ihe railroad centre of the iltor the opening of the Grand Trunk and the Hamilton Northwestern Hallway some later A third rail connection was the Toronto in iuturated in These brought plcnn business to hotel like mee and and Bennett lit where travelling salesmen w rubelbiwsat lie I farmers who came sell the mil up supplies rtelown continues to flourish with a eh older downtown area surrounding Main Mill and served is selling for moth and in dramas in recent years From the days of the pioneers George into an important had arrived by 1845 and when was finally incorporated as nil in were about 1 WO people mailing as Ihc community in Count over the following century ihc steadily becoming a town Pioneer citizen Mr Hale a First World War veteran Mr Hate has been chosen an June 6 Pioneer of Year lie will be presented with the award Saturday June downtown Georgetown On the of the Canadian Legion Diamond Jubilee It was decided award a long standing Legion member The Pioneer award Is sponsored by the Hi I ion tills Herald Herald Starr He may not dance much anymore but Harry Hale croon a sweet tune The yearold Ontario SIrecl resident says he lives one day at a time a philosophy that carried him through his life a happy op timistic man Bom in London England he was one of a family of six and three sisters He was only six years old when his father died in I m the lone one still alive Mr Hale says His wife died five years ago after cars of Mr Hate has a daughter Kathleen Hurst in Acton another daughter Joan Haines in Glen Williams and a son Buster Hale who lives in Georgetown Although they come occasionally visit grandpa alt of Mr Hales grandchildren live a fair distance away as do his great grandchildren Won be long Mil I have great great grandchildren he chuckled cheerily At feet Inches Mr Hale a tall man He has grayish white hair and calls himself plump not fat I fond of my food he said boasting of his culinary skills when prodded I cooked quite a bit before my wife passed away and she was one of the best cooks In the summer Mr Hale keeps busy with his gardening Along with flowers blue- eyed fellow plants a vegetable garden Bom in poor pari of London he went to until he turned 14 You left school 14 In those Harry said He look on a job as errand boy in a small grocery before landing a boiler job west end of as a Iraveller Oriental Delhis CHINESE AND CANADIAN FOOD DINING ROOM TAKE OUT ORDERS HOMEOEUVERY 10 OFF ON PICKUP OF MINIMUM ORDER RST Main SI S RESTAURANT GEORGETOWN Mr Hale Whit that translates into Is salesman a assistant Mr Hale would carry the goods for the salesman as they went from shop lo shop plying their wares Interestingly enough the salesman was selling ladies lingerie and I know all about what you girls wear I us ed to sell it Harry Dresses were knee or longer was my favorite job until the war came along In November at the age of Mr Hale joined up and was eventually sent overseas However before he was sent overseas In July 195 Harry married There no love around today Mr Hale said of young couples Not the kind of love we used to have When I was a young man love meant love Getting married again isn l on Harry At sweetheart have an old man at he laughed The Village 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