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4 THE GEORGETOWN GEMINI WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1996 1900s. (photo submitted, used by permission) CHANGES: Looking north from Main and Mill Streets in Georgetown in the early a 24 hours-a-day Internet Service. 874-4204 a Call anywhere in Ontario for a Flat Rate a PLAN A - $9.99 - 60 mins/month (add'l minutes 15¢ ea.) PLAN B - $19.99 - 150 mins/month (add'l minutes 12¢ ea.) PLAN C - $39.99 - 350 mins/month (add'l minutes 10¢ ea.) # Still providing Flat Rate Serviice to Toronto, as well as TELEHOP COMMUNICATIONS 52 Main Street South, Georgetown "Ypun Local Loug Distance Company" 877-5646 BY NORMAN HOLT Special to The Gemini Remember when Georget- own had a railway station on Main Street? Canoeing on downtown Georgetown's Wilber Lake was a favourite summer recreation? Tanner- ies dominated the Acton scene? Or when springtime floods from the Credit River were a regular feature of life in Glen Williams? And did you know that Timothy Eaton first lived in Georgetown after arriving from Ireland in the 1850s? That Glen Williams hotel keeper T.J. Hill was so fond of horses that he invited one into his bar? Or that most of North Halton's communities started with names different from the present ones? That Georgetown was originally called Hungry Hollow, Glen Williams was Williamsburg, Norval was McNabville, Limehouse was Fountain Green and Acton was Danville? Stories about earlier days in North Halton are to be found in John McDonald's newly published book, Halton Sketches Revisited. McDonald concentrates on our local communities, each with amap identifying points of interest referred to in the book. There is also an intro- ductory section on the his- tory of Halton County and a overview of each settlement. The 40 articles include: Limehouse's last blacksmith; Robert Little, an early educa- tor in Acton; Noble's flour mill in Norval (destroyed by fire in 1929); early settlers such as the Kennedy's and Barbers; and the old lime kilns of Limehouse. At 128 pages and with over 130 photographs, Halton Sketches Revisited is a re- vised and longer edition of McDonald's original Halton Sketches. A third of the book is completely new. The au- thor is a former Georgetown and Regional Councilor who lives in Milton. He grew up in Dolly Varden, a now-dis- Revisiting Sketches of history of Halton Hills appeared hamlet between Limehouse and Acton. "The name intrigued me as a youngster and sparked my continuing interest in lo- cal history," McDonald said. McDonald will be in town this Saturday at 2 pm, chat- ting over old times and sign- ing copies of his book at Oxbow Books on Main Street. The book is the ninth in two years for Moulin Pub- lishing of Norval. With re- tirement approaching, pub- lisher Ed Boyce -- who was for many years in the public sector and, more recently, was in charge of organiza- tion dynamics and human re- lations for the MDS Health Group -- was not about to sit back. His outlook? "There are too many meaningful messages that can't get pub- lished." Hence Moulin. Ed's wife Margaret is ac- tive in the business and nephew Chris Boyce is gen- eral manager. FOLEY ENTERPRISES ¢ Small Business Set-Up & Year-Round Support * Personal & Business Tax Returns * Bookkeeping & Payroll Services « Reasonable Rates PHONE: 853-0320 Sanpra Foiey "I'm Here to Help, So Give Me a Call!" cocee For new business consultation, please call after 6 pm. ----- RIDING THE RAILS: 'Meet me at the station' was often heard in Georgetown after the railroad line was built through the village in 1856. Traveling salesmen, visiting relatives and Sunday School picnics arrived and departed from the station. (photo submitted, used by permission) Correction In last week's edition of The Gemini we HOLY HISTORICAL! Looking south inadvertently left out the information and to Guelph Street, with old Georgetown credit for the historical photo which ap- High School on left, St. George's Angli- pears on Page 7, above Mike O'Leary's can Church on right. Wilber Lake Park, column. : foreground, was drained to make way The Gem regrets the error. So, giving for a railway line. The railway closed credit where credit is due, here is the infor- operationsin 1931 but the lake remained mation that should have run under the a casualty. (photo courtesy of Esquesing photo. Historical Society) "HALTON SKETCHES REVISITED" 128 pages packed with local history $16.95 Author JOHN McDONALD signs at Oxbow 2 p.m. Saturday | OXBOW BOOKS 102 Main St. S. 877-8861 Downtown Georgetown