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frttb cledfcbefttwtt irttftjt wedoesdajr bvenlnc feb m 153 r age 4 stewarttown in 1908 mrs mary batty i have been asked to give a pa per on stewarttown as it was when x first came here in 1908 that is 45 years ago it was rather a puz zle what to write as both people and places are interesting so t atn starting at the railroad crossing up the 7th and we will come down from there the first farm is the bessey place jtfr bessey had a hop yard there and buildings for drying and curing the hops in the spring several women from the vil lage would go and tie up the hops this tying was very wearying work in the fall we took the children and went to pick the hops it was a couple of weeks of picnics and the children loved it there was ano ther family or besseys john bessey lived on the 6th line they had a large family these and the herb besseys living with jr bes sey sr all went to the stone school one winter evening two of the bessey girls were getting a ride with mr bob wright of ash- grove it was snowing heavily and the cutter was struck by a train crossing the road mr wright was killed and one of the girls badly iurt th n farm wa th d drop one off at the store and drive on to ashgrove with the other the mail was sorted and put into pig eon holes waiting for the people to call for it going back a little on the streets and on the other side of the road where mr sanford parks his cars was a small four roomed house where the bailys camp to live on september 28th 1908 the next place was the hotel kept by m and mrs neil mcphall they had one little boy laughlon unfortun ately there was a fire october mh or 6th in 1909 when the jtwo build ings w ere completely destroyed nopcrson was hurt but the fire took some irreplaceable belongings of the bailys the next building was the blacksmith shop rented by mr beatty who lived where mr and mrs poulson are now living although so close it was not dam aged by the fire the brick house next door was owned by mr and mrs j a tra- cey mr tracey was township clerk and the esquesing township council chamber stood on the cor ner of his property later about 1912 to 1914 the council chamber was bought by mr j e sanford anrf m up to the ground where several small cottages which have since been torn down keuys lived dn one of them and bob morrow lived in the corner house going along the side xoad was the school opposite the school lived the shepherd family the next house was the rectory rev clewes noxon and his fam ily had just moved in the angli can churches of hornby nerval and stewarttown had just bought the if lace it was sold in 1919 when the present rectory at norval was bought the farm opposite was owned by mr mccandless mr johnston was sunday school superintendent mrs johnston taught the beginners class janet noxon played the organ for church and sunday- school and taught mrs johnston was wa president mrs tracey was secretary miss ethel appclbc was treasurer the farm opposite the church was the board farm the next farm down was owned by the littles the farms on the other side were mri goodson appetbe and mr new ton huddels janet and franklin noxon joe schoales and cecil wilson were the youngsters who walked every day to high school in georgetown that year surgical plan mooted for medical coop place mr john devereaux is liv- ting there now across from the bessey place was the mccalpin home mr mccal pin s mother lived with them she would go and help everybody need ing assistance she was quite a character the older people to this day will say belle mccalpin used to say soanso the hickens mo- ed into the house and their gar den has been famous for its won derful roses mr hicken loved to drive his family out and they would often bring a rose bush or tree home with them the roses were usually called by the name of the place they had visited coming across the hamilton to georgetown railroad tracks there w as a small house on the corner jack mcconnell lived there alone i think he was a bachelor he had doas and no ont bothered him for jears thai corner was called jack mcconnell s corner the allan devereaux lived up the check line as they do now mr devereaux was noted for the magnificent horses he owned he walked away with all kinds of pri zes at georgetown and surrounding fairs the c nixons had the farm on the left side the jenkinsons first home was on that farm mr jen- kinson died the same day as mr john aippelbe there were two harrison brothers end a sister living where col gor don brown lives and the barnes li v ed opposite the giv ens came to live there and one of the daugh ters became mrs howard bradley of hornby that farm has been for some years mr j a willoughby s summer- home and golf course in 1927 the bunker hill a3 cut to eliminate a sharp corner which was dangerous when cars became common there were no cars when ye came here dr vickell the vet of georgetown ontd the first car and dr dick nixon the scco i i coming dowr the hill the first house ors the itft he hurrphrevs i ou ci was ontfi i mr nid mi jjts hood m- hwji rid i sin ill t nrtrj he an the ujck whin ir yu ww mr llutt i vvi raw ujtt itci mfry dm u0in wnrf bark i j1 thiv were width mr hood icwr trok in notice of them and ve ncvir hi nrd of inv of the tn bit n a him the called the ir jon j d mrs aiex hume m george u mi 13 a dauijhti r mr and mrs jack wilson lived in the next houm cooks vrs wilson always had the square win dow full of beautiful flow era all w inter erne was a charter member of the w a and the w i old mrs nixon lived in the next house mrs mcclcans with her daughter miss maggie nixon one of her sons was dr alfred nixon in partnership with dr webster of norval their office was in geor getown dr djgk nixon joined with them later the other son chris nixon was a harness maker and the adjoining building was called the harness shop mr and mrs schoales lived in the next house they moved to toronto in 1910 the next place was empty but was la ter used as a men s club bob ap- pelbe and others built a pool table end the mcjn had a good time there the next building was the store where the community hall is now was the store and ihe other hall was an implement store one half of this part afterwards became the council chamber mr mitchell who owned the store jived in ed sanford i house the hall was ab ove the store and the entrance to it was up some wooden stairs out side to a verandah we had good times in that hall all the chrtst- mas concerts were held there and dances got up by che people between ttm mr goodson appelbe playing the viohn and mrs appelbe the plana mr mitchell also drove the mail he would go to georgetown and tt two bags of mail he would the fire had beep the council mo ved over into what had been the implement shop mr tracey died in 1925 going up the side street the first house was the home of mr and mrs charles murray their lawn adjoined mr tracys lawn and was a beautiful spot up the hill the same side of the road was the lawson farm mrs david lawson her sons dave and harry and daughters mary and het ty lived there mr and mrs wal ter lawson the eldest son lived in a house at the foot of the hill this house has since been moved to the 6th line to the thompson property on the opposite side of the road was an empty house now remodel led and occupied by mr and mrs walter lawson jr the house next door uat owned by mrs john ap pelbe who lived farther round the pond on the right side was a farm owned by mr w d johnston who also operated a sawmill there and sold slabs a house on the hill of the same property was occupied by captain johnston who also ran a coal and coke business the railway station was there and quite con venient coming back to the village we pass the thompson farm occupied by mr and mrs george b thomp son and family crossing the bridge in the vil lage was the flour and feed mill owned and operated by mr walter lawson father of the present own er that mill has since burned down and been replaced with the present mill it was operated with water from the pond it was al ways considered a beauty spot to see the water from the pond fall over the dam and wander down the creek the first house up the road w as owned by mr mitchell the storekeeper he and his family lived there there was a cooper shop behind the house where apple bar rels were m irte hid 4 or 6 men were mpl j h then dur njj the summer acnss the roa 1 fifim the mill the fie house wis owi h by mr lohn uillls nid his sislt mi mary f mi c hie- 1m moved into the mil k silcmlc r isl 1908 from ui h in tit w rwicfi by mr md i lo in hi i ii i the station mi ind mjs inn wilson owned and lived ni he hou i next di or with t hi ir time httli titutfmers mr wilscns rilhf r lived with tin m tin nrxt piece of pi petty is the cimiti n 1 then the oranijc lodge there wis j very btiong orange 1 odge in those day i and the 12th of july was a very important day next to the orange hall was a house occupied by mr and mrs joe hilts this has since been ta ken down and replaced by the house huilt by john dickenson next tolthat was a house occupied by a fcogan familv it was taken down a few years after mr and mrs mccoskery lived in the- house now owned by mr amlmrs john stand ish mr mcoskery worked for mr johnston in the saw mill mr and mrs thurston sr liv ed in the house occupied and own ed by mr and mrs blizard mr and mrs j h smith lived in the next house the farm where mr l c cray halton cooperative medical ser vices have had a successful year the president ross segsworth said at the annual meeting which was held on thursday evening in milton with a membership of 1 100 rep resenting a total of some 2800 persons and with the excellent co operation of all the hospitals the organization feels it should soon be able to incorporate a surgical plan in its coverage the president pointed out that this can only be done when suffleient applications have been received lo set up on a safe basis the board of directors was instructed to continue efforts to set up such a plan perhaps by coaerating with similar groups starting up in other counties r s heatheringlon gave the sec retary s and treasurer s reports which showed the organization is o era ting on a sound financial ba sis with a good surplus for the pro tection of the members the total amount of net earnings tot 1992 will be credited to the members as patronage loans to be held as a re serve fund until such time as the members decide it should be retur ned the board of directors for 1953 is mrs j l ellerby miss florence meares ross segsworth wm r hume mrs joseph wlckson mrs george atkins em batkln george robertson wm t dales wilfred kennedy jm j brown mrs wm johnson the auditor appointed was mr ward the speaker of the evening was g j beach of the workmens com pensation board of toronto who gave a clear and comprehensive picture of the funetipning of the board farmers he said are much more interested in this service since in july 1944 the act was amended to allow farmers to apply for cov erage although to do so is not compulsory mr beach pointed out that the organization is nonprofit and sup ported entirely by some 50 000 em ployers coverage comes under some 25 classes according to the hazard involved the rates are governed entirely by the cost of trfevblauns members of the em ployers family may be covered providing they receive a stated wage an important feature is that art employer is free of litigation which might arise out of an accid ent providing it takes place in connection with the subjects em pl ttlsmawnmwmi qukxttt von can p 50 to 41000 wtttott bankable security quktlylhouamaiiopiomoayaotcmntiffuaan convmbjtlyf select your ww repayment plan up to 24 months to repay remember more people borrow from household finance than any other company in its field phone or stop tn today i 26th yea in canada household finance s main 5t souhl facond floor phono iso uampton ont 116 wyndham stroot phono 793 guiuw ont 3 maivimy bea here for pancake supper for the second year the voung ladies auxiliary observed shrove tuesday with a pancake supper in knox presbyterian basement highlight of the evening was the return of mammy bea from tor onto to add some fun to thejro- ccedings and mrs joha kennedy heiself enjoyed the evening renew ing acquaintances with old friends guests were greeted at the door by the president of the yla mrs sam mackenzie and mrs ron kit chen then wrre ushered to their ir laces at tables where generous quantities of pancakes and bacon were supplied by the hardworking kitchen staff h ill decorations were in red and white a complete fuel service at w h kentner son phone 12 blue coal high quality stoker coal for those with coal stoves and furnaces fuel oil contracts available for those who use this form pf heating we are prepared to do all types of plumbing new bathrooms installed or remodelled water systems repairs of all kinds ken nash phone 239r king street georgetown new driving thrills await you smoother livelier easier to handle col 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