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tmorsday march 10th the acton free pres acton ontario pack thbkav bowl i for health and enjoyment bowling is a clean sport played in pleasant sur roundings by ah ages i acton bowling ianes phone 697 open bqwung evky afternoon acton floffont pag of thm patt stewarttown dates back to 181 8 believed ti r district to havel settlers in esquesing township p bill ding good floors can give your home a look as pretty as a picture book by owen clarke stewarttown is on the seventh line esquesing township a lovely little village nestling between two hills on the west bank of the credit river it dates back to 1818 and is said to be the location of the first settlers in the township it derives its name- from the stewart brothers rjohn and duncan hp were the first to take advantage of the abun dant water supply they built a dam and established a sawmill and grist mill in 1820 the mill was later taken over by j as young and then by walter lawson it is now operat ed by walter lawson and son and has been in the lawson family for 90 years a section of the seventh line running from hornby to george town is the main street through the village according to the halton atlas john judson and young streets branch off from the seventh line township capital stewarttown is the rnp nf ti fl an a c lin of wa accessories be sure to look it our new stead sample bar the next visit to our office free esti mates or advice orlooing it yourself be sure to call township and the seaf of the local governing body the first organized meeting of the ratepayers was held a the farm home of joseph stand- ish lot 13 6th concession on new years day 1821 at this time fol lowing the opening of the townships ftp mark was in the form of a half- for settlement throughput the coiin- penny cut out from one or other of ty and until the passing of the the ears of the cattle or sometimes a portion of the ear snipped off once township business was cuu- municipnl act of 1849 known as the baldwin act the townships were governed by the justices in session for this reason the initial meeting at stewarttown was under a war rant signed by william thompson and f s jarvis justices for the home county of which halton was a part with their authority the following officers were installed james prazer township- clerk jo seph standish and thomas barbour assessors charles kennedy and john stewart town wardens thomas fyfe collector meetings were held at the standish home un til the opening of a tavern on lot 13 west on the seventh line by thomas thompson which became known for miles around as long toms tavern and was the chosen site for the township meetings cattle marks the chief business of the council at that- time wastodefineand settle disputes over the proportion of a land fence deciding what animals should h q t run n tnrg appointing pathrnasters for road work and supervising the registra tion of cattle marks- each settler be ing required to have a distinctive mark for his cattle by which iden tity could be established a favor- tibrbi plumbing heating eavestroughing pressure systems water softeners phone 25 251 mason blvd actoi eluded it was customary for the pioneer together with others who happened to drop in to wind up the- day in a social way partaking of such food and liquor as was obtainable from long toms cuisine very often this social time tied to arguments and argu ments to fistfights before the day was out especially after the 1837 rebellion when party feeling still ran high- mcnaucmon first reeve after the baldwin act had been passed a meeting of the ratepayers was held at mackenzies tavern in the village when in accordance cooking school planned by w a final plans for thecfiokih s were made when the womans as sociation of the united church met at the home of mrs d lindsay on tuesday of lost week the presi dent mrs h burns presided and the meeting opened with tbo ode and prayer devotional period was taken by mrs pickett mrs ingles and mrs johnson the quitters are busy with their work and quilts will be for sale roll call was spring ten cents was asked from each member to pur chase ten towelling final plans were- made for the cooking school to be held in the town kail the indies were askd to make candy for sale on both nights several cards wore sent to shutins and sick iwrs lindsayl served refreshments assisted mvsyivi walker mrs g ingles mrs e lambert and mrs c l poole a social time was spent together- a vote- of thanks was given to mrs lindsay for her home and to the lunch committee wcompffliy- stewarttown scenes shown above indicate the communitys early beginnings in the top photo aview of the street jnttbwes from the right the first council chamber john tracys property tom bells paint shop formerly the meeting place of mackenzie sympa thizers lawsons second mill and aaifehells cooper shop in the jower photo is shown is the original stewarttown community hall before it was remodelled i with the act the first council was elected as follows john mcnaugh- ton reeve ninian lindsay deputy- reeve james young robert hall and william thompson councillors richard tracy clerk at subse quent election james young was elected reeve from 185156 and hadh th h of being appointed war den to the provisional meeting of the county of halton held in mil ton at thompsons inn july 12 1853 this was the first meeting after an agreement had been reach ed to separate the two counties of halton and wentworth richard tracy the first township hner optometrist acton every wed afternoon office at h mainprize barber shop hours 1 30600 evenings by appointment for appointment telephone 115 clerk was succeeded by his son john who held that office for a number of years for a long time he had on the wall of his office a poster dated february 24 1848 calling a meeting of the ratepayers to discuss the building of a towar ship hall this old poster was lost lor many years but we believe it has- since been recovered and in excellent condition at the meet ing in question it was moved by jas young seconded by william barbour that a decision about building a hall be left over until the jioxt nomination day the question was undoubtedly shelved due to the fact that the location was a contro versial issue whether the hall should be built- in stewarttown or georgetown first council chamber the matter was left in abeyance for a considerable number of years during that time messrs david cross njcvin and jones built a store with living quarters and a hall overhead with the idea of selling it to the council it was a brick build- inr with a quaint twostorey veran dah and an outside staircase time necessitated the removal of stairs and verandah in ihc interest of safety the first council chamber- rented the building wa entirely led and now presents a spacious and uptodate comm hall includ ing council chambers and an office forthe township dork first post office the post office was opened in 1820 s the first in the township it waskrven the name of the town ship esquesing an indian word meaning land of the tall pines from 1836 mail was brought from trafalgar by duncan mccoli a he made the trip twice a week dn ick delivering the mail the postmaster henry fyfe lot 9 7th line in 1840 the office was moved to stewarttown but retained the old name it remained in opera tion urrttt- 19 whvn st was serviced by rural mail delivery from georgetown by 1850- stewarttown was a busy thriving village with three hotels crosss tannery edward nixon saddle and harness maker j fitch saddler jones and nevins makers of chairs cabinets and fanning mills applebe and young brothers merchants there was every sign of further expansion until the building of the grand trunk rail way changed the picture business then being diverted to georgetown apparently the railway line in es quesing is noted for its crookedness according to an oldtimer who worked on the line this was be cause every time the construction boss took a drink he made an other curved sympathisers meet the blacksmith shop featured in the accompanying picture later tom bells paintshop was the meeting place of mackenzie sympa thizers previous to the 1837 rebel lion it was here they foregathered in great secrecy to fashion spikes and spears in preparation for a dis play of force should it become necessary against the government and the family compact on the other hand the drill shed head quarters of no 2 company 20th bntallion under the command of captain applebe was also in the village so it would seem that al though the dioneers ofstewarttown held slrongbpinions they were by no means united on the political issues of the day next weck rstewarttown continued ik jtrproliitiim ihln printing jlrllts reierirrd nimliini company spikedotatoes newdeviev for quicker baking from john tracywas on the south j of potatoes described in the fin side of the building the other side i being used as a store with living i quarters at the back the top floor was used for dances and other com- i munity affairs and the place became known as the community hall the last storekeeper was isaac bennett ancial post it is an- aluminum skewer it carritvi oven heat eirect- ly to centre of the largest potato to greatly reduce baking time not only is dinner ready sooner but theres no bursting of potatoes and uniform fluffiness is guaranteed georgetown who for many years throughout considerable saving of wasalso township clerk in 1948 gas or electricity is also claimed flv 5 brottktifciig style md spectacilar color harnonies arte allnew ponti ac m this year theres a feeling of power and beantj that makes the 55 pontiac nniqne in its class maybe its the allnew and beautiful ponfiac lines the brilliant choice of colors or pontiacs surging power and flashing performance whatever your reason youll be pleased by pontiac see it drive it and youll agree that dollar for dollar you cant beat the 55 pontiac main at bower ft j v cr v acton phone452 1 rain or for yolino folks quality spring garaaentsfor alt the 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