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The Acton Free Press Wed 19 1 4H agricultural clubs organize of a row of trees or complete other activity He or she is expected to the monthly meetings judging Is held mine with Henry J Stanley Agricultural Representative A new year will be com noticing for A Agricultural Clubs with organization meetings on Thursday March 1 ay the Community and the Centre In the evening the Shorthorn etc II Horse Club I Judging Club Conservation Club and II Hold Crop lub Al the Acton Community FAMILY GATHERED for this pose in front of the Brain family It is said the grounds surrounding the house and brewery similar to a beautiful park WORKMEN POSE with members of the Brain at the turn of the century front of the mam building at the brewery complex The ice the brewery still stands on the farm ami is now used as a stable Beer brewed at Hornbys Brain Brewery popular drink in Haton for century Beer Is an ancient beverage believed be the oldest drink midc by man Some argument has eloped by scholar as to whether our prehistoric Ancestors discovered bread first or beer This question becomes very relevant to the history of the when one con all the hotels taverns and houses which existed in and around the villages at one lime It is sold that ilong the 23 miles of Trafalgar Road between and hotels existed records remain of any breweries which served such a large number of thriving businesses brewery open ted under the name was located near the White bridge on the Main Street of George town but apparently had short life The most celebrated brewery in county was located one mile cast of Hornby on Avenue and was known as Brains Brewcrv John Dram was the son of an farmer part time brewer He left in 1823 and went to for three years It was in the of Philadelphia he met ind married Kuthryn Hand and moved In and settled on Lot Con icssion Town ship Hero he and his family cleared the land for farming and for a short time operated i shingle business Thi Brain Brewer was est ibllshed as a result of several requests from neigh bors who knew of John Brains brewing skills which he had brought from the old count r The demand grew and Brain built on the farm site The first building as made of logs lould handle bushels of grain per j ear By 1834hcbuilt mew brewery of bricks which would handle over bushels of grain per and would make 5 barrels of beer a year The pond which was locitcd near the buildings wis the source of Ice for cooling beer during the warm months of the year Stories have been handed down about das when Icecutling was underway on the pond several palls of beer the workers More than once would fail through tin opening in the ice and would taken back to he boiler room left to The Brain hod its own who midc barrels ind kegs which would be hauled a team of horses to hotels situated in Acton Georgetown Milton Williams and seversl other both outside the In 1877 there were 10 men and horses employed the Brewery Hops grown locally were especially abundant near Glen Williams Georgetown and Hornby due to the favorable soil conditions The beer available at Brims Brewery was unlike the beer sold John Brain originally made the beer with per cent alcohol content hut reluctantly reduced this to per cent when clientele com plained Anything under cent content woiildn be it In drink was the Brain philosophy The beer in those Halton Sketches by John McDonald days could be kept in an open pall In the cellar for weeks and go flat Beer could bo purchased directly from the brewer site There were no Brewers Ret ill stores in those days It Acton Community Centre Is open to boys and girls who have reached their 12th birthday by January 1975 and will not have reached their birthday by December 31 However in 10 and yearolds are very welcome to join and take part In activities Because they are below the Ontario age requirements 10 and year olds In 4 clubs arc not able to receive the provincial awards but arc able to be full members In all of the year s activities clubs offered at the meeting at the Boync Com munlly Centre arc II Calf Club 4 Beef Calf Club 4 All Breeds Dairy Calf Club Jersey Guernsey Dual will he Acton Calf Club organised Plenty of fun In each of these project the club member Is to look after his animal plant a plot nstnilionsai II bus trip and awards night at tin end of the it It is import that 4 members me to the ration met ting gel full of what will be union on during the year 4 II isixilting ircbctwcn Hit we hope will join further contact the Milton GUELPH S ONLY SPECIALTY LIGHTING STORE CHATELAINE LIGHTING York Road Guelph 814 Bright Ideas for all your Lighting Needs EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF Lamps Door Swig Limps Vimty C nets I wi Wrng Future Me Hoods Fins Mc FREE PARKING Open ly Th A T 19pm b-nFf- not for group of the fellows to put their together for a keg or birrel and send some one down with a team to Brains Brewery One such team wis returning from the brewery and coming up the Hungry Hollow hill when the tail gate on the wagon fell open Hie full of beer rolled down into valley In 1916 when the entire pro vince went under prohibition the brewery closed down but reopened after the repeal It never did regain the success It had enjoyed pre vlouslv due to the fewer hotels In existence and stiff competition from large Ihe was even sold to Messrs hemp and who ran the business under the Brain Throughout its existence the brewer was always a favorite target for local Temperance groups However activities of these abstainers had little lo CLEANING MAN GEORGETOWN do with the closing of the The Brim fimily was very in thi- building of St Stephen s Church near Hornby though John Bnin was a Congrc- gationahst of deep religious he joined with his neighbors in hewing down trees and sawing logs to form the framework of the church Ml of John Brain ten wen baptized and confirmed in St Stephens and attended services fallh fully all of their lives It is of interest to note Reverend Canon William J Brain a descendant of John Brain wis the founder and first rettor of St Michael and All Anglic Church on St Clair in Toronto there from 1907 till his death in 1131 window over the of that was dedicated to his at i service in Bill Brain a great grand son of the settler and John Brain was the last of the family to mike bis home In the Hornby when he moved a farm near in the kegs of beer from the Brain Brewery which served Ihc hotels of the for many years are only a memory to some the lovely St Stephen Church still stands is a monument to the John Brain family and their pioneer neighbors HS HOLDEN OPTOMETRIST Phont 822 Choosmtt TIUDEN ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS ANNOUNCEMENT DR STEEN and DR A are moving to their new premises in the New Medical Centre Mill St E Acton on Monday March 24th It i fir am nit I FOR AN APPOINTMENT CALL 8531900 I L LFORD SALES acorns ER DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR 1974 Wins l boasted about our first award now we have a second Let us solve all of your motoring problems SALES Ford and Mercury Cars 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