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ip- rr s j ttv v thdrsday january 13th 1655 the acton free press acton ontario hf page halton pag of tk past by owen clabke aom memoirs and recorjs-rela- tive to the town ptmiltonjve gathy er that tfte town deveioped most rapidly between the years 1850r70 in fact according to the late char les jones wa more business then thaaint900r tjhefiist meeting bfrthe town council after miltoff had been of ficially designated asja 4owrr was held on july 4 1857 whentne igl lowing- officers were installed mayor george brown reeve john white councillors john martin ffne smiley edward martin joi seph bell jas mcguffin wm rob- n j wtn tull twn flrlr p m mckay the town had been divided in surveys whieh are still known as the martin tetzel foster joyce and harrison surveys by that time many of the first settlers lead passed away among them jasper martin hugh foster hnry willmott john holgate dr cotahan and others leaving the re- spooaibilitiea of the growing com- munitjf- in the capable hands of thojr descendants the old log tcaban ouildjnd had been replaced tip frame structures which in turn jw way tejacicfc or stone the- first school house in milton was the brick building at the east nd afma1nrtw occupied by brown the florist in addition there were several private schools one wheiife mrs ttewar now livesj was run by miss bowes anotheron queen street the present home of mrs r galbraith there was also j gram srhnnl t ft mathoonn was h the first church in milton was known as the auld kirk near the west end of main street and was organized fh 1846 it was built in a grove of trees on the site of mr torn ramshaws house later the buildingwas moved- tomul street and became the residence of the austin tufford family in 1852 the wesleyan methodist church was built the foundation stone of the old church is embedded iir the basement ofthepresent unit ed church the old building is now used asa5undayschoolt the first anglican church a frame building was also built in 1852 on land donated by joseph martin it now stands at the back of the pesent church and is used as a sunday school and parish hall the deed for the land was register ed in 1860 as being martin and his wife jane to the church society of the diocese of toronto in 1854 the rev francis tre- rnayne was appointed by bishop strachan as the first rector of the parishes of milton and -hornby- in 56 the mission of lowville was ad- t fr the milton mn was known ihemcgibbonhxusewhen tbpvre was taken years ago there used to be large stables for customers car riages and mounts behind the inri the arena has been located there since travel becama mechan f b v first called the wallace motel first school house forjwilton was the brick building now occupied by brown the fforist it is tat the east end of main street in aaiitons early days there were also several private schools let for masonry plastering and car pent w t wm a a by ded but later replaced church omagh in 61 another church the presbyterian free church was built on martin in45 in 183 th b was taken oyer by the halton rifles for use as an armoury when rc pairs were being made the con tractor mr mckenzie of george town found a most interesting document in a bottle enclosed- in the church wall it said in part as follows the christ congregation of this church was formed july 1855 on which date a committee of eight was appointed james riach saddler george ing- iiylerians the use of the court hos ros tailor wm cummings farmer wm chisholm farmer chairman wm kennedy secretary- john stewart milton a petition was drawn up and presented to the presbyters of to ronto requesting that milton be recognized as a stationforrgospel ordinances the petition- was granted then until such time as the church was built permission was given to allow the free pres- r6om for religious services at a meeting of the commrtteea subscription list was got up for yearly contributions on a quarterly basis the secretary made it known that john martin had of fered a town lot on martin street tm which to build a church the offer was accepted tenders- were samuel mome totalling 72910 shillings aim nlitfinrltygiv to- proceed with the work says the document this they have succeeded in so doing- up tq the level of where this bottle and its contents are deposited ibis 7th day ofjujy w56 which day was appointed for the ceremony of lay- ing the foundation stone performed ground on which the church stands the roman catholic church built at the east end of to wji is ap proximately 100 years old at 6he time v was planned toremove the bulmliiia ttofni of where the nejv jjeh- telephone ex6hange jnow stands jthe plan was later aband oned as being impractical therewgsalso a new connection bjtjohn martin the giver of the church- which stood on queen street fim the pas- torwas the rev mr caswell the church building was later ojd to jolnrhunter who copvertealtlnto- a dw and occupied it until his death- j 11 the business section of milton was well supplied with stores in dustrial plants and taverns there were two sawmills lind says on the- cor of fulton and peart where apple barrels were also manufactured the other mill was known as the milton steam mux a large- foundry was built in 1855 this was first owned by samuel morse and later ibjr joseph brothers- threshing machines mowers and reapers were made there gross returns during peak production was around 40000- an nually tv of course therewas martins mill arid there was also a second grist mill on commercial street which was destroyed by fire a small tannery occupied the site of the present bank of nova scotia and a much larger one was near the creek where the milton poultry- products plant now stands other industries included a metal factory on victoria street waldies blacksmith shop- at its present loca- tioiumackenzie blacksmith and carriage works where mrs fred robinson lives ramshawsquality buggies on commercial street mclarens blacksmith shop opposite the kennedy hotel later taken over ga1imallalllllbiiimi 1 1 i by tom weir who did wonderful wr work mi tann and shoe siorertylbtariawhyte in- jb64- a general store was run by james mcguffin a grocery by james houinrake grocery and liquor by g smith- millinery and dress- establishment the misses christtet tinsmith j willmott druggist willmptt printing atihe officeot the can- adian champion established 1880 fqririerry a grist mill when mill discontinued business esc h thompson house- wis a large frame building just below it- was hamp- ton h a r the population of milton up to 1871 was 1350 arid its citizens were certainly well supplied with local taverns the ken hotel waslildene fee- seen cut into this n iriict mill wvin fvla rtrin wnrlr nknmrtha intocfnna another tavern speed the plo w es recently vacated by william dalits the milton inri was success ively the wallace hbter mc- gtbbon house and the mitchell inri it had very large stables where the ar now s there was also the halton house and the farmers ifin v at one tinje macnab and sons furniture store was the milton post office the town hall was built in 1865 the contract for building was letj to one peterzirnmerman his the sfone work abovtrthe keystone arf thfftlie front dqor i rirhts rc ed building on thesite of the farmers dills priming av publishing qrrtipiuy acton i square dance i club i j first dance h s of second series i fri janj4 h 830 pm sharp m 1 luxton memorial hall i a wbffinhnbniiimiiiibimbiiiii aj nomination for man of the year for helping to improve his own and other eommnnjuet throaghbltlm nation for benefiting his fellowitixens in countless ways this man surely deserves specisl honour l hes not a famous personality bnt as the typical canadian ufa anca policyholder he represents millions of people and each of these people renders very useful services to his community how by providing lands which his life insurance company far hha in ways that help finance new homes public works utilities and industrial developments together with 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1850 in fact according to the late char es jones therewas more business then tbatrjurifloo the first meeting otnefce town council after milton had been of- ficially designated aa a towrr was held on july 4 18a7 wbenjthe fel lowing officers were installed mayor george browii reeve john white councillors john martin wnt smiley edward martin jo- seph bell jas mcguffih-wmrob- yr and wm will tmiin flprk p m mckay the town had been divided in surveys whieh ore still- known as the martin tetzel foster joyce and harrison surveys by that time many of the first bcttct tsd passed away among them jasper martin hughfoster hooxy willmott john holgate dr comsan and others leaving there- sposolbilltias of the growing com- nuissty in the capable bands of tbetr doscandantsc the old log cabasv bull rial gs bad been replaced bar frame structures which in turn aw way tojkick or stone the- -first- school house- in milton was the brick building at the east nd of maln now occupied by brown the florist in addition r there were several private schools one wherfcmrs dewar nowlivesj was run by miss bowes anotheron queen street the present home of mrs r galbnaith there was also b orammnr shnnl t fi mathtunn w headmaster the first church in milton was known as the auld kirk near the west end of main street and was organized tri lqw it was built in grove of trees on the site of mr tom ramshaws house later the -building- was moved to mill street and became the residence of the austin tufford family in 1852 the wesleyan methodist church was built the foundation atone uf the old church is embedded in the basement ottherpresent unit ed church the old building is now used sasundaysehook the first anglican chuich a frame building was also built in 1852 on land donated by joseph martin it now stands at the back of the pesent church and is used as a sunday school and parish hall the deed for the land was register ed in i860 as being fr j martin and his wife jane to the church society of the diocese of toronto in 1854 the rev francis tre- mayne was appointed by bishop strachan as the first rector of the parishes of milton and hornby in 56 the mission of lowville was ad- thf milton mn was known ashsevvksibbon louse when this picture was taken yfs ago there used to be large stables for customers car- riages and mounts behind the inn the arena has been located there since travel became mech t bui w first called the wallace hotel first school house foraailton was the brick building now occupied by brown the f lorist it is at jlhe east end of aaain street in miltons early days there were also several private schools let for masonry plastering and car- by tom weir who did wonderful pent w to wm a a wr work milton tohn cl by v3irist ded but later replaced church omagh- in 61 another church the presbyterian free church was built on martin s in 1855 in 103 thi b was taken over by the halton rifles for use as an armoury when res- pairs were being made the con tractor mr mckenzie of george town found a most interesting document in a bottle enclosed- in the church wall it said in part as follows the congregation of this church was formed july 1855 on which date a committee of eight was appointed james riach saddler george ing- jbyterians the use of the court lis hakn thts rnss tailor wm cutnmings farmer wm chisholm farmer chairman wm kennedy secretary- john stewart milton a petition was drawn up and presented to the presbyters of to ronto requesting that milton be recognized as a station forjospel ordinances the petition- was granted then until such time as the church was built permission was given to allow the free pres jtoom for religious services at a meeting of the committee a subscription list was got up for yearly contributions on a quarterly basis the secretary made known that john martin had of fered a town lot on martin street tm which to build a church the offer was accepted tenders- were samuel morse totalling 72910 proceed with the work says the document ithis they have succeeded in so doing up to the level of where this bottle and its contents are deposited ibis 7th day of juiy 1856 which day was appointed ior the ceremony of- lay- ing the foundation stone performed ground- on which the church stands the roman catholic church built at the east end of towji is ap proximately 100 years old at one time it was planned to remove the bu diiji n of where the nejw 3ehtelephone exchange now standsthe plan was lateraband oned as being impractical there jkasalso a new connection by john martintthe giver of the church which stood on queen stree fiaiii the- pas torwas the rev mr caswell the church building was later sold to johnhunter whp tamyertedtitrlhto- a dw and occupied it until his death- i the business section of milton was well supplied with stores in dustrial plants and taverns there were two sawmills lind says on the- corner of fulton and pearl where apple barrels were also manufactured the other mill was known as the milton steam mill a large foundry was built in 1855 this was first owned by samuel morse and later iby joseph brothers- threshing machines mowers and reapers were- made there gross returns during peak production was around 40000- an nually of course there was martins mill and there was also second grist mill on commercial street which was destroyed by fire a small tannery occupied the site of the present bank of nova scotia and a much larger one was near the creek where the milton poultry products plant now stands otber industries included a metal factory on victoria street waldies blacksmith shop at its present loca- tioiu mackenzies blacksmith and carriage works where mrs fred robinson lives ramshawrtquality buggies on commercial street mclarens blacksmith shop opposite the kennedy hotel later taken over imanihiniibdiibiwbiiidbiir and shoe storestayioiand fe general store was run by james mcguffin a grocery by james hollinrake grocery and liquor by g smith- millinery and dress-rtiaking- establishment the misses christlfef tinsmith j hbr willmott druggisj wulmott printing at the csfoceuifthe caor adian champion established in 1860 the population of milton up to 1871 was 1350 and its citizens were certainly well supplied with local formerly a grist mill when the mill discontinued business the building was moved to its present site ancfc changed to an hotel- the thompson house was a large frame building on th site of the -farmers- building just below it was hamp to ho j l another tavern speed the plo w es recently vacated by william dales the milton inn was success ively the wallace hbteihe mc- gtbbon house and the mitchell inn it had very large stables where the ar now s there iafasalso the halton house and the farmers inn at one tjme macnab and sons furniture store was the milton post office the town hall was built in 1865 the contract for building was let to one peterj zimmerman his 4tw vtj j taverns the kennedy hotel was iilcenescan be seen cut into the stoie work- abovethe keystone joi thfe front door cto be continued next week hrwiuttion rirhts re by dills printing publishing compiy hi 1 acton square dance i club 5 first dance b of second series fri janj4 830 pm sharp luxton memorial hall ihisstilllsstiiilslllllbsliibiiillbt nomination for man of the year for helping lo improve his own and other commnnities lhroohot ibo nation for bene6ting his in coantless ways this man sorely deserves special honours hes not a famous personality bnt as the typical canad ufa ance policyholder he represents millions of people and each of these people renders very nsefal services to his community how by providing fnnds which his life insurance company invests foe mm k in ways that help finance new homes public works utilities and indnstrah developments together with other policyholders he pots mora than 250 ntiluoh doltarl to work in such projects from coast to coast ovary year t moreover be has fallen steps to make sore that if anything happens ts- hlm his family will hot need 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