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“in“ l’nuilwi laugh: { “'N't‘ J AI lets, \| LC; 1mm ‘ but.“ sale. 1 ship L Vamp. hut ! Ewing, Huugl' l‘llliug, urn] “ this linm n ma Hum; 1 xx" Hm \‘t‘n '15 “wally yum“. un (luv «.1, . ‘ v -.= Jl _. ,_ -n “v-“ uonlsll' rd for this me the prevalence of ugue, the (severity of frosts, and the trouble and «spouse of guiding and feeding the many who came to hunt lands. but not to locate in the township. A man namml Love has been cmdited with having settled at or near where is now the \ illngo of Munilla us early “81820 ; but otlmr ohl settiors think there must ho u mistake as to time. However, the ti.sb~per|lisiient Ideations seem to han- luwn nmquin that part ofihe town- ship, us 8. Patterson settled in that neighborhood in 1827." I’Mtemon was {mm Murkhmu ; and it is remark" ubir that the successful pioneers wvn- nuch 1m iaul hm-n used (0 bush lifo at the hunt, Among the first to remain utthu lu'llil were found [In- mm.-.” u uv """"" J Hist mum in gob discourage! and left wnhin in few years. Tim causes assign- Hl for this me the I‘ll'flvnlnnnn .J __..._- 'l‘lu: dale of tho that permanent set. laments in Mariposa is hard to deton min". uuing to the fa’cttlmt many who “'8! mum in not. «Hymn-MAJ -...1 Ln The ofiicial survey of the Township of Muriposa, whereby its lands were placed in the market; was made in 1820; but much of the territory was secured by the Canada. Company, and certain Family Co'mpact'armngements also placed a large portion in the hands of G. S. Boulton. The lines in~ Mail-i“ pose, as in other townships of Victoria County, run north, sixteen degrees west. The whole area within its bounds ‘ is 75,102 acres. It has on the south Lake Seugog, making a deep broken front ; on the east, Ops and Fenelon,’ on the north, Eldon ; and on the west, Brock Township, of Ontario County. 'l‘beprincipal creek is Davidson's Creek, iising just beyond the Brock boundary, euteiinur Mariposa in the 7th Cances‘ sion, flowing nortlneasterly to the 13th, then bending and running southerly iill it flows easterly into Ops. in the 3rd Concession. The creek receives a few smaller streams during its passage through the township , but none of any magnitude ,- Big Creek. as it was called in the early days, itself being big only by comparison with its almost‘insignifl cant branches. The Nonquon Creek just cuts the south-west corner; and m' the nortlreast corner, lying paitly in Eldon, is Goose Lake. The surface is lilodcl’ult’ly undulating, and here and there-an) swamps, but-'usually of little I depth and easy drainage. - The land is I‘ generally rich, with heavy clay subs W soil; anj Mariposa, froma repulsive tl wilderness, has in half a century adâ€" d‘ minced till it now has more lirst~class hi farms. lime brick residences. and good f9 farm buildings, than any other town- l‘fl ship in the county. . ”C .. HISTORY AND REMINISGENGES- TOWNSHIP OF MARIPOSA .L. Among the first. to remain mull! were found the Immas: llougln, McLeod, McPherson. urn] \Vintm‘s, up t01330. Ar ,- :1 man named Fenton kept. u \I‘ ~\IV\'\A.\~\.\ \4» ‘th avnuavillc 3:158; DEATH OF LQRD BEA- CONSFIELD. vavs ‘W\M"M~VWVWM “'OODVILLE. APRIL 21 “Pro Bono I’ublico.” with its almost insignifl The Nonquon Creek south-west comer; and :t corner, lying pmtly in yLake. The surface is 188]. -u. u: vlfl' (not elm. about two-thirds offlm settlers won-o Unmulinns. . umny from ,“mib clmruln mnl Markham. and not w fuw frum Hm from. hwnahips of Northu‘m- ‘u ”and Ummh'. \. Sr)”. in nl'nlnl- .n ln'184‘2. Mariposa haul 1319 in- lmhimma, multhmigh “still in the hush," (ha tmvuship was showing sigma nfthn snwly inm-msn which twvlve \mus hitvr mm!» it, the must populous luwnahip in- lhu county. Thb rapid prnul't'ss may he accounted for Iiiy tho 1”, years a tow settlers continued to come Mariposa is well provided with ,eg,‘ in each year, prominent among them schools, churches, roads, and villages, of Ith, being \Villiam Brown, who settled in which the principal is rly the east of the township, \Villiam ‘ OAKWOOD. first settled by James the Bowes, and John Cruse, a Quaker. Tift A Post Office was opened in 5 8 Then came the trouble of 1837, brought 1843, under' A; -Mglletughiin. and in ige about by the tyranny of an irresponsible 1844 a. general‘stogeiwas established by ‘ uy executive, which had yielded to the Peter Perry. In-1I845 a Town Hall ed rapacity of numerous hangers-on. any Was built, and four years later a build- .ly in the township were pressed into mili- ing was erected for the ioint use of the fit tary service, and men .were ordered to Grammar and Public Schools. The ek turn out in support of the so~called .- village has neat streets and buildings; "1 Loyalist cause, no matter what their a Impulation ofabout 300 3 a good'steam in circumstances. Those who hesitated or mill. tannery. two hotels. stores. trade is refused to leave tin-ms and families re- Show. dzc. The churches are :' Bible .d quiring their attention: were abused, Cll'TStM“. built; 1850:; Methodist Epis- le hauled about under accusation of dis- copal. 1855; cam“ Methodist, 18533 is lovalty,‘and threatened by neighbours and AMINO“, 18604 ~ )\ with the burning of their buildings, if MANILLM 0" the' Brook ”“9- and 'e they did not march in support of the PM”? within that township, ll” a ,- detestable Familv Compact. Manv larger population than ORkWOOd- Th? :3 had their guns taken from them; A first “PM" l'ere'W“ John LOW ; ‘ the d few went out to the front to join the first store that Of' J’W’l’ Hamywho “’“9 ranks of the Patriots, and several Mari- appointed Postmaster of the only Post posa men were among the prisoners who Otiice in the township, . though on the were promised and expected similar extreme west slde. The plaee has now martyrdom to that of Tomet aml Matâ€" a “PM“ "0“" mill in rnlce‘fiictory ; t‘VO thews. Joseph Pierson, a suspected hotels; half“ little" SW98; 3 £001“? I)8I80]],t.llad a couple 0f years bpmm. number of mechanics" shops ; and a been appointed 'the Postmaster. The Union School building, erected in 1865. Office was taken fi-‘om him and 2i\'en to The churches here are : Bible Christian, one \Vallace. a man of no education, first built in 1837. and renewed in brick and a change being found nbsolutelv in 1871 :Presbyterinn. 1853; Bantist, necessary, the position“ was transferred 18565 C“"2""Â¥"'i0"al- 18605 and Meth- to Jacob Wain. Previous to the 93_ odist, built about ten years ago. tablishment of~ Mariposn Post Office, . Li'rrn: Ba‘ITMn. first settled by D the nearest point“ for‘the receipt and diarnson Iialglltlll'1834, had a store despatch of mails was for a short time ‘“ 1848- 1'“ “"ll"°l‘l'°"“‘- built. or at Prince Albert, and before that at wood in 1844‘ w“ re~bnilt 0f ltt'iCk in either Oshawa or at Buncher’s Point, l .1867- A PM“ Office “"‘3 ”Midi-filled on Lake Simcoe. Newmarker being for m 1853. . In or near the village are some time the chief point from which saw, carding, ""fl woolen mill-“o "MW- supplies were obtained. Prince Albert “M Cheese “Q'OTWS' “0":‘3. R llott‘l- Md subseuuentlv got the trade of Mmiposa; the "3"“ traue “hol‘f- “'9 l’lttc“? "r then Port Perry, and it was not till a worship area Christian Chapel, built. comparatiVely later date that Lindsay to 1800.; and a Bible Christian chm'ch, was used as ‘a market. The- first saw- erected "‘ 1852- mill was built bv a man named Har- The other villages “"9 PORT HOOVER. risen, near Little Britain. after 1837. vflu‘ENT'A “3‘6 GAMMA"? ”'9 but!" *1 The fin" tavern was “mm"; at the south Midland Railway statiou,on the eastern of the township, near Lake Scugoq, bv b0““d3".i'-â€"B€ld€"'8 11’08- 15 George Hoover.after-whom Port Hoover «o. >â€" De is named. This place was for a long W,Violins and Concertiuas for sale at time the centre of a large trade. bu‘. it. Gum: s is years since its glory departed. The fiiofi'fiw Twceds just opened at McIntyr: \ first schools were at. what are How Oak- ' ' ' . A ln t't . . - _ wood and l‘aylors Corners, a little to “13cm at fi‘iiiiiialliri,; ot' Cloicr and Tlmo thoeastward. , -. “u. ruâ€" 1 w ..... tablishment 0f~ Mnriposa Pést Office, the nearest point“ forr'the receipt and (lespntch of mails was fo‘r a short tithe at Prince Albert, and before that at, tary service, and men .were ordered to turn out in support of the sevcalled Loyalist cause, no muttrr what their circumstancas. Those who hesitated or refused to leave farms and families reâ€" quiring their attention were abused, lmuled about under accusation of dis- lovnlty,‘uud threatened by neighboum with the burning of their buildings, if, they did not march in support of the detestable Familv Compact. Many had their guns taken from them. A few went out to the front to join the ranks of the Patriots, and several Muri- posa men were among the prisonem who were promised and expected similar martyrdom to that of Tomet and Matâ€" thews. Joseph Pierson, a suspected penson,=.hud a couple of years before, been appointed 'the Postmaster. "l'he office was taken from him and given to one \Vallace. a man of no education. and a change being found uhsolutolv necessary, the position" was transferred to Jecoh' Hum. Previous to tlm nu_ ‘ upon it. Just before and during1831, numbers were Scotch, English and there was an influx at the north of Irish; There were'251 householders ; Scottish emigrants. About the same and though 28.492 acres, valued at time there settled in the township sev~ $20,036 were located, but 5,072 were era! who had purchased land by their cultivated. Five years later there military pensions. Settlers from the were in the township eight schools. tor older parts of Canada continued to find which the Legislative grants amounted their way in, either as purchasers or t0'8258. The annual salaries to teachers as holders of location rights, got for a were $1.289. The harvest of 1849 pro- mere song from their original owners. (lirced 70,000 bushels of wheat; 41,000 In this year the Land Olfice was both~ oi oats; 14.000 of peas ; 33.000 of po. cred with Mariposa, and refused to tatoes;31,000‘ofturnips; 38.900pounda grant locations in the township, except of maple sugar ,2 10.500 of \Vool ; and 9. - Of names of early settlers north, or Eldon line, up to 1834, those of Black, Galkins, Campbell, Charlton, Copeland, Grant, Irish, Kin- nell, McCrlmmon, McCuaig, McGinnis, " McLean, Ringland, Spence, \Vick, and d Wright; At the western boundary a were a few‘ more, one Edwards, and an- t other Williams, locating there in 1831. In the same year Samuel Dick settled near the present village of Oakwood, i his nearest neighbor to the east being nine miles of}, in the next township. About the same time, or shortly after. that is to say, during this and the three following years, there came in from the south, Armitages, .Bacoi:s, Bunnels, Daridsons, DeGeers, Delougs, Dun-â€" dases, Haights, Hubbels, Lakes, Llovds. Markses, M‘intborns, McNeils, Mc~ \Villiamsies, O’Briens, Penroses, Pier- sons, Readers, Richardsous, Road houses, Taylor's, Tifts, \Vaites. and \Veldons. Most of these settled in the vicinity of Big Creek and toward the centre of the toWnship, but few then locatingat the south, and a few on the line, between Oahwood and Manilla, which was even then a leading road, though arough one. For years there was no regular communication between these settlers-and those at lthe extreme north, :1 large tract of dillicult forest l intervening. But even at this time there was an organization of the town- ship’s all‘airs in connection with the Newcastle District. Louis \Vinters , on an express pledge of settlement. From this it may be judged that lots had been taken up, merely to he held. along the mills. are first'Townslrip Council was organized, sible shape. bad a substantial balance to its taxes being raised on a. assessed valuation of $2,633,301. ground, three acres. at Unkwood, with the Town Hall, one of the best. in the PI'OVince. are wm-rh uhnnf Qt nnn 'm... 4.000 of butter. In 1850 the populnv tion had increased to 2.803, and the township had one grist and two saw In January of this year the as follows : Jno. Jacobs, Reeve; Samuel Davidson, Obadiah Rogers, Robert \Vhiteside and \Villiam Ramsay. A: A. McLaughlin was appointed Clerk, and James Thorndyke, Treasurer. Several years later the township be- came entitled to a Deputy- Reeve; and it now has three representatixes at the County Council board. In 1871 Mali- posa had a population of 5' 363, and its ' improved land amounted to 43.845 acrus, far larger figures than those 01' any ofits sister tomiships. In 1877 Mariposa formed the larger of the “group” that granted $33000 to tho \Vhithv, Port Perry and Lindsay Rail- wav, a liability assumed bv the county, the township merely paving;r a railway rate in addition to its annual county tax. The road to which this bonus was given, entering from Brock, and passing tln-ongh into Ops, has two sta~ tions 'in Mariposa. The Midland Rail- way, cutting: the-north-east corner, has also two stationsin the township. D8~ hentures have been issued ‘for schools and for the drainage of Goose Lake, which funds are now in the best pos- Last year tb» township i‘s credit, 'l he fair upon it. Just before and during 1831, there was an influx at the north of Scottish emigrants. About the same time there settled in the township sev~ erul who had purchased land by their military pensions. Settlers from the older parts of Canada continued to find their way in, either as purchasers or as holders of location rights, got for a mere song from their original owners. In this year the Land Olfice was both ered with Mariposa, and refused to grant locations in the township, except I on an express pledge of settlement. From this it may be judged that lots had been taken up, merely to he held. ' Of names of early settlers along the north. or Eldon line, up to 1834, are those of Black, Oalkins, Campbell, Charlton, Copeland, Grant, Irish, Kin- nell, McCrlmmon, McCuaig, McGinnis, McLean,- Ringland, Spence, \Vick, and Wright; At the" western boundary were a few‘ more, one Edwards, and an- i other Williams, locating there in 1831. 1 In the same year Samuel Dick settled i near the present village of Oakwood, ( l 1 his nearest neighbor to the east being nine miles off, in the next township. About the same time, or shortly after. a that is to say, during this and the three u following years, there came in from the R south, Armitnges, ,Bacmzs, Bunnels, “ Dnvidsous, DeGeers, Delongs, Dun-â€" Y (lanes, Heights, Hubbels, Lakes, Lloyds. \\ Markses, M‘inthorns, McNeils, Me~ tl \Villialnsies, O’Briens, Penroses, Pier- r: sons, Readers, Richardsons, Road ta houses, Taylors, Tifts, \Vaites. and w \Veldons. Most of these settled in the p: vicinity of Big Creek and toward the til centre of the toWnshipr but few then w: locatingat the south, and a flaw on the I ah rkhum. and not tn fum- hm-nnhips of Nortlnim- "A. No-xt. iu ul'tlm' u! takvu in ew'lumrgei {Jr- Mot Rnd. Campbell‘s cg- Potatoes \\'nnh-ul.~~.' gmyl potatoes wanted. for \\i price will be paid. \ulnfylw 3r New Milliuery, 3 choice Stock of NowiFthers, Flowers, Ornaments, c., just opened at McIntyre l‘rior‘m 0.! Stock of Groceries now complete. New Teas. New- Sugar. Lowest prircs at H. \Vilsou'o. ‘3' A chmce stock of English. Smlcli, lriah and Cmmdinn Weeds. Ordered suits a speciality, at McIntyre Prior‘s. {II-Violins nud Gown-cgrtiuas for sale at Gunn'a' (u- Now Tweeds just opened at McIntyr: Prior’s. The otllél‘ villages are PORT HOOVER, VALENTIA nnc’ CAMBRAY'; the hum a Midland Railway station ,on the eastern bonndary.â€"Belden’s A ”as. t’rnvincn, are worth about $4,000. The Council fur the present your is com-\ posed of R. Adam, Reeve; \Vm. Park- inson and ThomaS' Brand; Deputy- Roevps; \Vm. Inwnsbronghh‘nd Elias Bowes. M r. Parkinson, the Reeve, has been appointed \Varden of the county for 1881. Buttefil‘ .333 and all kin I: M produce in 9wl_m_nge Iur Mats and bhoea at , 7 “w”, its taxes being raism] on h." assessed valuation of $2,633,301. '( he fair ground, three acres. at (Jukwoml, with the Town Hall, one of the best. in the [twig-Junquantity of ‘. [M “if!!! the highest inlufyrc l’rior's. . worth about $4,000. The , v ,fi, We the undonigwd Auditors have cmunlly ex; unwed the nlmve statement of the Treasurer's nucnunh. “ith \‘ouchen produced. and had the balance of money in his hands on the 315'. day uf December, I880. in 81.89l.20, (mm thousand eight hundred and ninety. one dullars and twenty cents.) and by enminin his 1; ml: hook We find the sum of 82,668.- 49. (mo thousand live hundred and aixt .oight ( olhn and forty-nine cents) to his credit in ltue i‘taudard Bank ol Canninqwm which shows the To .vnship funds are placed in efficient mm s ‘ Ebrli 120'. 183l. 1130. 8 Dec. 31. Receiw-d int. on A. Mc- Arthur'e [Mortgage ......... 56 00 Amount of note S. S. No. 6:.. 165 68 Debenture and int. 8.8. No.3 137 60 Inn. on H_exley and Somer- 1880. JOHN A. JAC'KSON. Esq, Treasurer. in ucmunt fila-n-icipaltty of Eldon for the year 1880. 1‘ To muoant (3 J N O. A. J AGKSONfEY, in account with the ‘ Municipality of Eldon. .l.3 To To onto and Ni piaâ€" sing Railway Deben- \Voodvifle. April 46h, 188] OAT MEAL, CORN MEAL, BACON, COAL OIL A} SEEDS. LOWEST PRICES AT ‘ ’ N‘E'w bB'éR‘s AND 555mm,. NEW READY-MADE CLOTHING. NEWT __AS AND SUGAR. INT-r13 A “-1â€".“ mâ€"â€" - NEW PRINTS. wm‘mas $399233? 537% mammems. swim, a» 5.5 *â€"AND L" i(srs~_ ~â€"â€"~For which WP will [my the Highest Market Price FAMILY GROCERIES, FLOUR \VHEA'J‘, PEA MEAL, Bl'l v..._ ..vu. .n. v vuuuyuuu. me Treasurer... ............ 1,099 57 Township Funds. 35 5 ville Debentlxres; ......... N. Campbell's Mortgage on principal ...................... ll '- “ ” interest Iniereat on Bexley and Som- erville l)ehentmes........... Cash from A. C. Campbell. SEEESQ SEEBS. At L. Maybee's 01d Stand GOOD VALUE! mass. smmméms’ Ԥۤ;V7waen~excx- mes am mm m m QUART MILK mm, Vim-uh mi ’0 QUART MILK I'ANS, 21.5 vents cawh 4 d I. n . . u I. _ â€"A- / â€"'â€"â€"__~-~~-~-~«- mâ€"-â€"â€"- EAVES-TROUGHING ANI) REPAIRING DONE ON THE SHUR'I‘EST NOTI'JE! TERMS, OAS/I 0!: [IAIN] PRODUCE. DI PPERS, 8 cents ouch. . 0. SMITH CO. turés.................. TINWARE. TINWARE. TINWARE‘. TIMOTHY AND CLOVER , i'URASIP, CARROT MANGOLI?__'GARDEN SEEDS. Having’necured a first-class Timmith received by Treat; $15 636 32 LIABILITIES. STQVES AT CQST PRICE! RECEIPTS. . u. wmcu we wm [my the Highest Market Price in Cash. ALSO A FE\V GOOD FARM HORSES FOR SALE. T“'O C»\ RS COARSE LAUREL SALT at at $LIU per Barrel. SMITH CO. Mitchell's olu' Stand, \Voodville. DR. RAILWAY SINKING FUND ['1 [{IE 8, FLOUP, O \'|' MEAL (‘OR NMI‘ AL, URACL EX “1*. .-,,\l BEE‘L' POPK, HA“, SPICED ROLL b:,\CUN AND LOLOHNA SAUSAGE. interest 114 55 841 000 00 NEW __C_QITQN8. 4100000 3| 814 00 Also a full ussmtment ot‘clmice lokuta each. Just received a luifie lot of; The highest Cash Price paid for 6000 6000 ALSO A LARGE STUCK 01’ \ I $l3 745 If! Kilauea in Treasurer's hands.“ ......... h. $1 891' 20 l880. Dev. 3! OI _\ In. I But now prepared to Cell 'l‘mware at the follow« in; low prices: (I (C [880. )vc. 3|. By mnouni paid on Scbonls...... 34-084 08 “ “ Charity ...... HS 20 “ " {Salaries ...... 564 40 “ “ Roads Bridges 639 85 “ “ Printing ..... 152 1'! M It b‘nuilries.... S 136 38 . By Eexley Rubontnros.... ‘l 000 00 M. n'xmm. ‘ . mun 5mm", “Mm M. ”NEIL! By paid on J. McGilvery‘s Mortgage... 300 00 C. Russ. Murtdage .......... 400 00 J. Mc'l‘aggart, re McGil- very and Russ Mortgage 14 00 8.5 No. l, on Débeutures 1,100 00 l‘.’ QUART PAILS, ‘20 cunts each, I" " " 18 cents each. 5 > " “ 125 cunts ouch. DISIU’ANS. 20 cent- “ch. ()mnplmll. (Hal)... Mortgngv from A. Mc- Arthnr.... ........... Mortgage, 0. Ross.... “ J. McGiIVcry _81 S. No. 8, Mortgage (from Neil Snmorville FRED.LEA monille “ I 000 00 ~ No. l, Eldon Dc benture5... .l 100 00 OIL AND NE‘V SPRING n‘- EXPENDITURE. .[I UGII WI LS ON ’S. ASSETS. I“. AL, CRACKED . fiE'flTEB with the 51363632 $1,814 00 300 ('0 700 00 5H 55 “'bodville