Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 20, 1968, p. 14

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ht ctm mftt pttss acton ontario wednesday november 20 1968 second section historic mill gutted by fire a spectacular lire which attracted spectators from as fur away us llighwiiy 401 almost completely destroyed the historic iclcn mills jirisj mill irulay nitihl j p led ikirden runs the solid oiree storey stoue building as u wood products factory he cstimatcdlhc loss at over 40000 some of which is covered hy insurance mr harden told i he tree press he will likely start ubam on tile same location on a smaller scale the fire m the towerini landmark brought the rockwood firefighters to the scene shortly alter mrs j w turner wjiolivec across the road turned in the jlarin mrs turner said she saw an unusual hash about 2 a in by the time tile kockwooil brigade arrived the old mill well over a century old was an mlerno i hey called in the guelph tire department to aid but the llaiiici had spread so rapidly there was little they could do but keep the fire irom spreidini to neighboring houses i hey pumped water liom the mill pond residents awakened by the lire served refreshments lo the firefighters who sliiycil on hie scene until iwlry 7 dm i lie hldt conipicred bill slill burning aiming the historic old stone walls driv spectators all day owner led harden tell uiiieitain about the lires cause although the sudden lasi seen by mrs lumer seemed to indicate the tausi might he in the electrical system he recalled installing a hew service a little ov a year ago with armored table lo gliard against lire mr ive no harden sal idea icajiv aslo what caused the blae i i lie old mill bought by llit lianlen limily in ii7 was converted lo a woodworking plant in ls1 it was one ol the lew lelt in ontinowliitli still ustd water power its history goes batk lo the i mils when the kribbs brothers lomulers ol i den mills buill the dam and adioining mill i he kribbs brothers sold llu null to adam argo in the spring ol is it i lie wholt dtil tosl mr argo ss000 in ikis mr argo sold the null lo hit llorlops who kept it in the limily lor detules oilier owners who owned the mill lor a short tune were a mr itybourne james dray and albert lolton making wooden vegeiame crates ami nais win treait some hardship for his customers because they are tlillitull lo proture he lost mill tt iiil tn i litiiar i ti imbue 1 i mr harden said his busuuss vegetable crates and flats will create i iiilminrl liii niei thev iri illllli llll newly purchased gang d irom k most of ins machinery intliulmg a newly purthased saw and mailing init him i he only products saved the hungry flames were some traits loaded on a truck i he lraniosa itiver kups flowing regardless ol the nulls built and destroyed along its banks in its early years the null was powered by watei only but diesel power assists when the wafer is low only the luslorit old nulls uotkwood and i verlon still exist along the river i he rockwood null still operates on water power along i he 1 verton null has been purchased by the grand river ouservdtinn authority all hieat oenirateo by the hlur- lop spectators well back the hree n w 0kl a nrimkr mily glow illuminated the sky lor hours driwino spectators from 0 as far as campbellville don hilts photo jim milne owns and opciales the rockwood null see the grey cup best on itci fvilortv r l d 19 color portable 24000 volt chassis j- new vista 4circuit vhf tuner jjf lighted channel indicators jf 4 duocone speaker two rod vhf attenna j- transistorized automatic chroma control fo automatic color purifier jjf integrated circuit in remote control amplifier dric tfrvm v participating merchant 00 with trade see the reliable man manning electric dantes inferno could have bi in no worst thin this roarinr blrte which enveloped iind nulled ihi historic i li n mills the thick stone walls built lo with land the centuries kopt the tiro combined althouoh burp- spirk- llmnlunud nearby haf tons most wanted man mccabe surrenders in utah bouses and buine lac of the woodworking pi ml covered hy u urincr tr il lirden owner and operator limiiteil he loss it 140 000 parlly don hills phofo u ii he it j nuts mil ilit hiltons imisl wanted in in tiidtd ins v days nl luttluni wednesday when ijj wilkttl into tint- nl llit- sill i ikt my tit ill polite stations mil suirindiicd iuiistll met ilit wild thin ntlitr pnsnntrs escaped iruni the llalton jail in millon mi september i- alter two pil guards wire beitcn up i he lour cstaped in a gturd s tar doens ul pnhttiiitn sujinud into the area whtn llit t scape- was itpiilled ind j w ileidown p i nllitei stupptd llit tn j 11 d tout t s t ip 1 1 s it anipbellvillt two ol llit estapees wire t ipltirtd hut mtc ihi llld nut nihil shpptd jwjv i he ihud nun vt is ippitlu ndtd in it milluu iliuiit tivi iiiiuis i till trying tu lice tin in i ill i slolin i ii hul mi the ni idi his w iy tu llctdiim whtn i in ivy lug sttllid uvii tin dislntt sunt his til nt iy police muss in it i ind lln t lulled si lies hivi hull lltlltil sgl j k kuhtitsiiu ol m ill m polite ind hsu simoi ollitus ut the i i ivtnl in i nil i tic ihuisdi- tn bung iht pnsniier h itk limn tin si itts mil he was lodged in ii million s hilton si jil i ikt lilt nihil lllltt iii lljs hull ifflcllllv illllgld with istipmg cusludy hul oilier tlurgis lit ptiidint mcahcwis hung licit is t niblitis suspitl il iht tiini ul thi isi itt s- mill st r acton 8532950 lluuuuuiiuiiiuuiiuulluuuiluluuuuuiiiiuiiiiiiuiuiii elect hint0n for mayor for sound and sensible administration and full value for your tax dollars rockwood firefighters clr bed out of bd at 2 a m sat urday n om no o f onr th rfll nf fire tht pumped water fro the rr i pond r elph f ref qhlers nl a iruclito assist don hilts photo f straight road lights urged at stewarttown a toroners jury last week recommended belter illumination on a turn on the seventh line isquesing at the top of stewarttown s north hill they also recommended malum county carry out j rojd straightening program through stewarttown the inquest was held to determine the death of james albert guyetle i m of brampton who was killed when he lost tontiul of ins car missed a right curve raced along a road allowance for i v feet and went off the side of the gully and flew yt feet before hitting the opposite bank county engineer d j corbett said there was no proposed pun tu straighten the road and suggested the jury may luve been confused about 1 georgetown transportation study calling for a highway 7 by pjs at georgetown constable leldcamp laid there was now a checkerboard ugn at the curve but it u not reflective sign

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