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0 the georgetown hera wednesday october 4 1950 the georgetown herald aarvfan th cowimunltlea of georgetown olkn1wijtjaalmwokval lnrktiorjrk hornby btkwartfown ashgrovk uquumavad terracotta atabseriptlon kate 93ji0 a year stall copies ta advertising rate quoted en application walter a bdehn publisher and editor ibry a bieha aaaadate smuor garfield l meouvray stajt leaue m da corey harrington jr doa cali m herald la printed each wednesday afternoon in th otme a mate street georgetown authorised as second daaa mall post office dan i ottawa members or the canadian weekly newspapers aaasclauea ahd th onurloqtlfrbfrc division of th cw jjt montvealtminialer gala call to mihoa church tfhib editcmcs igomejr some early history this week we stajct a series of articles- which appear ed in an 1893 edition of the tororito daily mail the newsfjaper devoted a four page spread to georgetown with many pictures tii local buildings and leading citi zens we only wish that the pictures could be repror duced also but as the plates woulrj have long since been destroyed the story will have to suffice here is the first instalment on the serpentine ridges that bank the west branch of the river credit in the township of esques- ing an indian word signifying the land of the tall pines county of halton twentynine miles due west of toronto on the main line of the grand trunk rail way at its intersection- by its northern and north western divisions thirty rfliles north of hamilton stands the picturesque village of georgetown one of the most prosperous and enterprising places of its size jn the province of ontario georgetown was first settled in 1820 by the late mr george kennedy and his family who held solitary possession until the arrival several years later of the marquis gooderrow and mr sylvester garrison with their respective families whfcn the barber brothers came in i 837 and started a woollen mill the settlement bore the uneuphonious name of hungry hollow but it wa very shortly after christened georgetown in hon our of the pioneer george kennedy the first commer cial enterprise was established here in 1840 by mr john sumpter two years thereafter mr james young started a second general store in which he conducted business for many years the first tavern kept by a man named burt opened its doors for the entertain ment of njan and beast in 1842 and in that same year the first church was built by the wesleyan methodists after which the methodist episcopal and anglican chui- ches were erected in the order mentioned the village which grew rapidly during the construction of the gtr remained a part of the township up to decemf ber 1 864 when it was incorporated as a separate mun- icipality georgetown is the geographical and commercial centre of a population numbering something over four thousand souls to the north in the valley of the credit lies glen williams with three flourishing wool len manufactories on the east is norval with extensive roller mills on the south stewart town with flour and lumber mills and on the west lim with its woolen mills paint works and limekilns the river credit and its tributaries supplying the motive power for most of the numerous industries located in these thriying villages potpourri death struck another cruel blow last week when ken mackenzie a popular young exgeorgetowner suc cumbed to poliomyelitis ken had the responsibility of managing the acton branch of the j b mackenzie and son business and took an active part in town affairs there sincere sympathy from his friends here goes to his widow and young family we knew summer would come if we just waited long enough and last week was as perfect a one as anyone could wish for it created a flurry of redecorating on main street and everywhere one looked the painters were busy a close match for the legion men who went to a meet ing a month early is a brother publisher who prides him self on following his appointment book closely recent ly he was invited to a garden party at the home of lieu tenant governor ray lawson at oakville with his wife he arrived a day early the answer somehow he had torn off two pages of his daily calendar and was following a wednesday schedule on a tuesday cjbcs bruce smith contributes this weather joke did you get an invitation to the christening what christening why toronto had a little sun yesterday the enthusiasm for the televising of the louischarles fight last week recalled the fact that the tunneydempsey fight was the first big sports event which we listened to on the radio we have never been able to understand why people will pay large sums of money to watch two fighters beat each other to a pulp but maybevwere as bad for we listened to i w it was a radio treat sunday evening to hear patrice munsell sing the leading role inr brigadoon never had much desire to hear an opera but we ctud almost bepersuaded if sjhe were in the cast liatawel and owen sound were on the horae ahow itinerary for the mcmillans laat week ouie smith a maternal cousin who viaited with ua laat week told ua that dick beaumont viaited hia home in calgary aeveral timee whim dick waa atationed then with thair force at a congregational meeting of knox presbyterian charch milton last tuesday a call was extended to rev e orsborn of montreal to be come minister of the church mr orabomwill succeed rev edwara ptunn who now lives in ariiona rev j l self of norval who la interim moderator was in charge of the meeting mr orsborn is- a native of tor- fbhloand a graduate of mcmaslet university he obtained hlstheo- loglcat degree at presbyterian col lege m montreal and preached sev- fcn years ot lachutc quebec rig has been mlhlaer of livingstone presbyterian church montreal for jive years and is at present moder ator of montreal presbytery he is mnrrtertlnnd the fattier of thine children v dance at halloween sponsored by lions chiby- yottng the annual iionv club halloween i dance will be jield this year on tuesday october 31st in the rose room the dcbonajrcs orchestra has been inntned lo play for the dance and several prizes will be offered for co nines a dance com mittee headed jackgiiniunk is planning the writ and everyone is looking forward to another rand evepipn of fun and dancing 5 mgtfdy for your i thanksgiving dinner j dravfn jfou- wish i b whole or half urcey j only tlie koicest quality 5 byy frpnvthe grower order yours now j a wiltitjs j s ballinafad j s phone georgetown 548rll a aaai j were tire headquarters for authorized goodvear sales and service saxe motors page 10 bj s4isabt dr j burns milne xray dental surgeon georgetown phone 80 a w dr cufford reit i lji dds dentist telephone 410 main street georgetown iw m ml iii imill lever and hosk1n chartered accountants successors w jenkins and hardy 1805 metropolitan bids 4 victoria street toronto el 9131 leroy dale kc m- sybil bennett kc mill street barristers and solicitors georgetown phone is a qmwiimoiiia nielsen tlw curopractor drugless tserapis 37lh 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