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hy “| REMEMBER Reminiscences of Colborne By Jim Bell I left off at the High School last week so this time we will continue from there. Almost right across was the place now known as the Thornton House. It was the old Scougle home and was one of the first houses built in Colborne. In fact, I have only learned of two that were built prévious. They are Fred Haw- kin’s house on King Street West and the old Morrow place just opposite Bruce Spencer’s on Victoria Street. On the west side of Division Street, there were practically no houses at all. <A short dis- tanee south of Scougle’s store was a Blacksmith’s shop and from there’ to where Norman ‘Sheldrick lives there was noth- ing but orchard and meadow. Just north of the Race Track a new orchard was planted some time around 1900. It lived its time and has long since been destroyed. South of the Race Track, if I remember correct- ly; there were two houses. John Prater lived in one. of them. John was the local) Drayman and delivered practically all the freight from the station to ‘the stores uptown. I cannot re- call who lived in the other house. . ‘a Now we will go back to the north end of Division Street start at the Bristol Hotel, The Queens: Right next to the Bristol sheds, all the hotels had sheds then for their pa- tron’s horses as motor cars were still unknown, was a big frame house owned and occupied by Matt Snetsinger. I have learned that it burned down years ago. The house and office, occupied by Dr. John Iles, has been there as long as I can remember. The doctor was Dr, Thorburn. Then which had many uses from Tem- perence meetings to Kikapoo In- dian shows, Church Suppers and Political Rallies and goodness knows how many other things. On the corner of Division and North Streets stood the old Ang- lican Rectory, a big square plan brick set back quite a distance from the street. It is another place that fell victim to fire. 1 imagine that the record of my baptism was destroyed there so it is lucky for me that I was able to get my birth certificate right from headquarters. On the opposite corner, where Ernest McDonald lives, the same house stood owned and oc- cupied by a Mr. Onyon. From there to the street past the creek there were no houses. The Merriman house stood on the south corner of this street. Mr. Merriman was the G.T.R. Sta- tion Agent before Mr. Thorne took over. My memory is slightly blurred as to the houses at the end of the street near the Sta- tion so I’ll just have to skip them and go back to. North, Street. Just east of the Rectory was the John Coyle home. The Barnes Funeral Home was the residence of Mr. Tom Brown, whose daughter, Mrs. Higgin- son, and son Chas, still live in town, On the opposite corner, that would be the corner of Victoria Street, was the Metho- dist Parsonage. I do not remem- ber anything between it and the big cottage that was built by Jerry Scripture. The big house where Mrs. Gordon Davis lives was the Wm. Coxall home, If) you remember, I stated once be- fore that Mr. Coxall ran a big Hardware Business where the IGA now holds forth. But I guess that is enough for this time so I will leave the rest for came the old Temperence Hall later. i