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John confesses he is having love affair with other woman I publicly confess Ihere Is another woman in my life This ton the usual when boy meets girl and a romance unfolds This affair can be best described as an infatuation I moved to a farm near with my parents in My grandfather Angus McDonald had purchased the 100 acres in 1923 and my father grew up here with eight brothers and two sisters The immediate area was called Dolly Varden Moving here in was the introduction to my lifelong romance with Dolly The name intrigued me as a young boy Various members of the family would indicate that the Dolly was named after a famous opera or vaudeville star or possibly a woman who once lived there These details were too scanty and I felt a real compulsion to find out more about this mystery woman A letter to the British Music Hall Society in London England requesting any in formation on one Dolly Varden netted an assumption that hhewasonlyacharacter of fiction No trace of a real life Dolly Varden on file Charles Dickens wrote a novel Bar which first appeared as a series of articles on February 13 1841 The work had a principal character called Dolly a buxom young girl not likely frightened One theory is that Dickens was por a type of people who lived in the district of London England Some would consider her somewhat a folk hero Hence the name Dolly Varden for the small industrial community just west of Limehouse on the Grond Trunk Line Other stories have been handed down by generations of residents at the Dolly One relates that a woman by that name resided there in a hut One old timer could recall his father once an employee at the Dolly tell the story about this mysterious woman setting fire to herself with Kerosene oil The community known as the Dolly is located between the 3rd and Con cessions of the former Esqucsing Town ship on Lot 24 Part of the Niagara Escarpment runs through this area with beds of limestone which have been used since the middle 1840s for making cement and plaster Lime kilns were built at Dolly Varden by Messrs Robertson and Laidlow in The kilns known as draw or shaft kilns were about feet high with a base about feet A three day starting up period was required to obtain a hot fire Lime wa3 drawn every five or hours when additional rock would be placed on the top of the kiln Near the base was an archway built into the wall of the kiln Tram cars running on rails were loaded with burnt lime Farmers for miles around supplied the lime works at Dolly Varden with wood for the burning of the kilns It was not common to see several wagons loaded with fire wood headed for the Dolly On May Dr McGarvinandC S Smith purchased the lime works By this time four kilns were in operation eight months of the year with a capacity of bushels per day By there were about 10 men employed with total wages amounting to 325 per month The operation grew and eventually changed from the Canada Lime Works to the Toronto Lime Company By the dangers of blasting and a shortage of limestone resulted in closure of the quarries and a heavier con of activities at Dolly Varden William Gowdy of once managed the Toronto Lime Works and in 1927 the Gypsum Lime and Alabastlne Company purchased the assets Dominion Tar Chemical eventually purchased the holdings at Dolly Varden Although the Ontario Geographic Names Board does not acknowledge the name I have found Doll Varden fisted as Stop on a Toronto Suburban Railroad sche dule dated May 10 1918 One of the few times Dolly Varden was ever in print as a geographic location About ten houses once sal near the Concession These were homes for workers at the lime kilns A few residents of this area were raised in these homes and can recall their childhood at the Dolly In 1920 the Toronto I ime Company was making preparations for the erection of two additional houses near the works barn on the property was also being converted into a dwelling Huge mountains of crushed limestone and a maze of auto mated conveyor bells occupy the area where the company houses once sal The kilns were last fired in 1931 due to economic conditions and a slump in the market The area sat idle until Acton I Quarries commenced opera lions in 19C2 This was to become one of the largest and most modern aggregate operations in North America In 1967 the huge Acton Quarry and still operates toddy Several farms have been purchased in the area for expansion of the silt Only a few years ago a ratepayers con Irovcrsy erupted and was dubbed EVENTUALLY FOUR kilns were erected at the Dolly Varden works to produce ingredients for cement and plaster LIME MESSRS Robertson and built the two original lime kilns at Dolly Varden in 1872 C S Smith of Acton owned the Canada Lime Works when his sketch from a company en velope was used in the The Halton Roman Catholic Separate School Board Advance Registration Kindergarten to Grade 8 St Joseph Catholic School Acton Thursday February 24th 1977 930amto330pm ST JOSEPH PARISH HALL Church Street East Acton Children who will bo 5 Years of age by February 28 1978 are eligible for Kindergarten September Proof of age is required Parents will be advised of the Board s transportation policy at the time of registration R J OBrien c G Byrnes Chairman Director of Education The Acton Free Press Wednesday February 23 THE ORIGINAL draw lime kilns at Dolly Varden A three day star ting up period was required to obtain a hot fire Limestone was dumped into the top of the kiln ACTON OUTERS CLUB GLASS DRIVE Saturday March 5th ANY GLASS BOTTLES JARS ETC WITHOUT LIDS Pickup Starting at 10 am PLEASE LEAVE AT END OF DRIVEWAY WORKERS Lime WorksatDolly Varden in 1913 The Dolly provided employment for several men from the until 1931 in the manufacture of cement and Farmers for miles around sold wood to the firm for firing the kilns Hoover LIGHTWEIGHT CLEANER FEATURES YOULL LIKE HandltGiia Throw Away Duit from tht top 3 Control Coflvtniint Tot Switch Hood Only SI2 Motor Hood WrapAround Furniture Quird 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