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is to be congrutuluted E5 the initial work undertaken. bore was a scrimmage for the loca- n which resolved itself into achoice the Boyd farm on the eastern limits [Owen Sound or the village of Mark- e. The hustling peOple of the art of the county won the day. and ork was commenced last year. on erection of one of the finest uses of refuge in the province. ioflly. and in a general way, this unts the events that led up to .Jho day which Markdale celebrated fittingly on Friday. THE HOUSE or REFUGE. On an elevation facing eastward on he heart. The building is four toreye high including the basement ' t is not altogether free from the in-‘ Ititntional appearance, being reCtan- j gular in shape and extensive in pro- ; epect. To the left is the steel water ; tower. rising to a height of ninety-’ Ive feet, surmounted bv a tank six ' teen feet high and twenty feet in'l diameter. This tank provides the. water service to all parts of the‘ institution and the fire hydrants to which the hose will be attached in case of fire. The building is 120 by 44 feet 4 inches. The foundation is of stone, and the basement is floored with portland cement. In the base- ment are located the workroom, laun- dy, kitchen, boiler room, two dining rooms. pantries, cells for refractory ’inmates, cellar, lavatories and two bath rooms. ()n the ground floor are located the superintendent’s apart- ments, a dining room, bed rooms. lavatory and baths, hospital wards for both sexes, ironing laundry and I many instances. their characters Dore unblemished by the suspicion of tribe. unless poverty is a crime. [be best work of the general and larine hospital was impaired by the ‘sttention that indigents demanded. :30 acute did the house of refuge ques- tion become that it overshadowed all ather- considerations. One bye-elecâ€" “on was fought out on this issue and ’ turned a supporter of the house of ”Inge movement; but in the mean- Iime a supporter had joined the antis d the realisation of the institution as again postponed Then there i” matter from, learned judges and: " ntments of the 21 and juries com-! cod to press for something better ; fill the barred cell of a prison. the poo has had its vicissitudes as coun- Lcouncils lollowed one anotherin onward march of time. While . he council consisted of fiftyaix: ”when! composed “Way 0‘ ”We- 1 Aim-mm Mus. HARNESS. ? ten from the rural municipalities? too 0 asl l . Th thel-l Z ‘3 w ’OPB 8” en a fthe governmen' gran' of $40008nd1 touted Sir Oliver Mowat secured a, _ ithe 3.00 so gemâ€"mush donated by! eduction of the personnel of the. , , ‘ onnty councils and the issue became 1. (William J Md f‘rl’ma' who Mr. i .live one. Backed by asympathiz vordon has described as the foster' .3 press and by public spirited men a father of the insntution and its xncst' be question gained ground. It was 3 generous supporter. ~pposed by men just as honest, and? THE FORMALOPENING l ’1 one 0' two newspapers wohosel At two o’clock Markdale’s splendid plnmns were Just ‘8 conscnentious. ; band entered the grounds followed .1: the meantime old men and women ; by ‘ long line of bright. {aces ard “Kn"hefl m the countyOgaol. though ', smiling children hearing national II many instances. their characters;flags and flowers In front of the were unblemished by thesuspicion of a house of reroe “my sang patriotic tube, ““1953 poverty ‘3 a crime. i songs and the; disbanded, mingling n“. best work 0‘ the “.309”! and l with the large crowd that roamed at “um“; hospital was impaired by the will through ever room and everv attention that indigents demanded. icorner of “a institution ' '50 acute did the house of refuge ques-’ V ' . ‘ ' :ion become that it overshadowed all \arden Pringle ‘Zpem'd the pro- sther considerations. One bye-elec- l ceedings M ”"86 O aloftk' In the Bion was fought out on this issue andl spacnous entrance. and in the crowd ”turned a supporter of the house of 1 around the building were noted the ‘members of the county connoil. rain 8 movement; but in the mean-. _ . g . . - lMessrs. Charles Gordon. Alex. Gar- ) _-3â€"A’) ALA An.:r‘ ;; gzhnnée in. the law which made It compulsory for the counties to pro- vide for their aged poor. This put a DOW Ince on the question, and new hpport for the institution was re- Dived from ex-Warden John McDon~ Id end others. The day was car_ried the history of the county of in written, the story of the lnr- county in the Province of Ontario contnin no more interesting tor than that which will tell of Iormnl opening of the honSe of nt Mnrkdnle on Friday, June - , 1904. Looking back over the twenty years when the question mmodating the aged poor first 0 an issue; when references to he 0F Tue HOUSE OF REFUGE. THE HOUSE or REFUGE. On an elevation facing eastward on the outskirts of Markdale. the levee of refuge rises an imposing lies of red brick and stone. In front the fields roll gently back to where the enrth and sky meet in billows of Int green foliage. It is a quiet and mt‘ul prospect. and the location is no to brighten the eye and gladden .v. UVv-u wv-â€"v‘ clothes rooms and physician’s ofiice.‘ The second storey is devoted to dor mitories, closets and bath rooms, and there is also a private parlour. The tap floor has not yet been furnished, but will be used for dormitories if re- quired. The building is heated throughout by steam and lighted by electricity which has been provided free of cost by the village of Mark- dale. An institutional barn and atable is in course of erection, and the surrounding acres on which the building stands will afl'ord light labor to those who can work. The sleeping rooms are splendidly lighted. bright and attractive. Looking at the clean white beds the remark of Mr. James NcLauchlan was apt. that ninety- nine out of ever hundred people had not as good accommodation in their own homes. The woodwork is in beautifully finished oiled and varnish. dash, for which the John Harrison ‘ Sons 00., limited, had the contract The plumbing and installing of the jetting apparatus. work of the high- y the Christie finder. was done b ., limited, and B. L. Adolph in. nailed the institutional beds. The huflding contractor was W. G. Rich- ards o! Narkdale, who is credited as fifteen hon. Aside ’unty Council. ial Session held in Markdale. men of the house of refuge committee :8 the precticel member .of the coun« cil. hes erected a monument to him- self and collezues. The total cost $25.00”, from which must be deducted Tvie. Joseph Pringle. Charles McKin- ‘non, D. McLean. George H. Schenk. lJames Allan. .lohn McArthnr. Skefi. iington Bell. D. K. Preston. Neil Mc~ iColman. A. C Paterson, George A. ’Brown. James M. Thompson and Anthony Shute; Mr R J Doyle was not present until evening. Others present were M K. Richardson. M. P.; A. G. MacKay, M. P P.; William Irwin. editor of the Durham Chron- icle; C. W. Rutledge. editor of the Markdale Standard; g.GeorgeJ Blych .editor cf the Chatnwortb News; l'l‘homae Rolls of Markdale; Inspec- :toreH. H. Burgess and N W Camp- bell J. D Morgan. of Dundalk; Alex. EMnir, reeve of Ar‘- emesia; John Dick Henson mayor of Thornbury; Rev. 'Mr. Rodwell of Markdale. W. J. QShortill, reeve of Markdale; S. J. : Parker. county treasurer; John ;Ruther!ord. county Clrrk. and many ? others. Warden Pringle expressed his grat- ification at being present Tue house of refuge had not been built as quick- 1y as it might have been. but thev did not tske as much time-u was re- qnitod to build the py runids of Egypt Tho: hnd a good home of refuge now and so non. in the Dominion oi A. EGO, PHYSICIAN. Grey County’s House of Refuge. Canada. He expressed regret for the accident to Mr. Harness. manager of the institution, and paid a high tri. hute to that gentleman’s executive qualifications for the oflice. He had been anxious to be present on this occasion, and the people present would share the disappointment with Mr. and Mrs. Harness. The speaker then declared the house of refuge open for the reception of inmates. Before resuming his seat telegrams .and letters of apOIOgv were read. One from Mr. J. W. McFarland stated that he had missed the train. but the cheque of five hundred dol- lars would follow without uelay. A telegram from '1‘. I. Thomson M. P. ‘ congratulated the warden on the 1 realisation of the house of refuge ' after many years of struggle, and hOped that their hopes for the institu-é tion as a shelter for the county’s [ aged infirm and poor would be fully l realized. A message from Dr. Jam-7 ieson of Durham, stated that he was; delighted that their dream was real-l ized after many years of battle. i and letters of "apolom' were read. One from Mr. J. W. McFarland steted that he had missed the train. but the cheque of five hundred dol~ lure would follow without velay. Dr. Sproule. M. P.. regretted exceed- ingly his inability to be present. ow- ing to important work in the House. Mr. W. J. Shortill, the enterprising ynung reeve of Markdale, was the first speaker called. He described the new institution as the best north of Toronto and the fineSt south of Owen Sound. It compared favorably with the best churches in the county. The council could not have laid its hands to a greater enterprise. Char- ity began at home and they were right in extending the helping hand to aid the poor. ‘ Mr. McColman, the veteran mem~ ber of the County Council from divi- sion No.6. was sorry to say that there would be more Christian svm. pathy shown Within that house of refuge than in many of the churches to which the previous Speaker had referred. Mr. McColman struck a responsive chord when he said that the cost of maintenance should be borne by the county and not by the individual municipalities. Rev. Mr. Rodwell delivered an eloquent and witty address. While he admitted that more charity might be shown in the churches he claimed that the house of refuge was a direct result of Christianitv. and that with- out the churches there could be no house of refuge. Pagans did not build houses of refuge. Mr. N. W. Campbell, school in spector for South Grey, said (point- ing to the public school building) that up there they were doing an ’im portant work 1n trying to save the children from the necessity of using a. house of refuge. ‘ Ex-VVarden D. K. Preston made a happy Speech of congratulation On the realization of the house of refuge. and was exceedingly well pleased on the appointment of the institution One of the notable speeches of the afternoon was delivered by Mr. M K. Richardson, M. P. His address was on ahigh plane and character istic of the man. He stated that he had left the House to be present at a time when the temptation to stay w as very great. A lively fight was on. Dr. Sproule had smelt the smoke of battle which had overruled the desire that he knew was in his heart to be present for the opening ceremony. Mr. George Blyth. editor of the Chatsworth News. was delighted to be present at the opening of such a magnificent home for the poor. As a. resident of Merkdele {or many years he could speak of them as an open-heated and generous people. The council hud mode a good choice in locnting the inctitution there. Bx-‘Varden Charles Gordon. chair-I man of the house of refuge committee 5 under. whose eye the building hasi risen from foundation to garret. gave; many interesting statistic+ in con-l nection with the work and said that} he had seen nearly every brick and: stone that had gone into the build-é ing. He described Mr. W. J. Mc-I Farland as the foster father of that house of refuge movement and re-‘ counted the battles in council on the: issue in other days. i Ex-Wu‘den McKinnon referred to the fact that thofinancing of the work had how so carvfully done that. the county rare would nor be increased by what they had ac- complished His pleasure at being present was very great indeed, and only marred by the untimely and unfortunate accidpnt m Mr Harness. Mr. A. G. MncKay. M. P. P.. was glad to be present to witness a scene too long delayed. He. as one rate- payer of the county. hoped that this building would he looked upon as a home fer the aged and infirm poor. When an old man was removed from the scenes and as<ociatione of many years they had taken half his life away. He did hope that the people of Grey were ready to back the council up in any reasonable expen- diture to make the declining years of these old people comfortable. He referred to the ingenious resolutions of his friend. Mr. James McLeuchlan Who had moved three resolutions at the school board: That we build a new school;tha* we. huild the new school againat the old school; that we keep school in the old school while the new school is; being built. Mr. James McLauoth S'nilingly said that lawyers were nor. nored for telling the truah. The szhool to which he referred WAS a large mod- ern structure and a credit to the town. A4 a large ra’epayer he was pleased that the coumy council was composed of men who were ready to carry out the wishes of the people of the county. The building was so good that ninety-nine. people out of a hundred had not as good accommo dation in their own homes. In con- clusion he paid a tribut' to the afflicted superintendem and his wife. Ex V‘Vardpn Brown J Mhaford re- counted his fight for tha house of refuge on ail occaainni and regretted that the. cost. of mdmanance was being'shouldflred upon 'hn munici- palities. This: - as unfair and should be paid for by a county account Mr Ke}ls.a «'91! known resident of Markdale. agrpvd with Mr. Brown that it was unfair to shoulder the as a. whole. in order that the distri- bution of cost would be more equi- municipalities with the cost. It should be undertaken by the county SUI’ERINTENDEN'I‘ HARNESS. \V. J. MCFARLAND, Esq. Mr. I. B Lucas Â¥.P.P.. of ink- dnle was the last epeeker. He jollied‘ the representative of the Owen Soundl dale of having a swelled head in us- piriug for such an institution. Mr. Lucas is a lacrosse enthusiast and to the championship match between Markdaie and Dundalk which was about to legin. - The hand then played God Save the king. during which the auditors re- moved their hats reverently until the last note was sounded inn. and also of Mr. I. B. Lucas, .\J P. P.. the boy orator of the Op- position in the provincial legislature, who enjoys the distinction of being ihe only member holding his seat. by acclamation. The first inmates were admitted to the house of refuge on Friday. They were two old men, Archibald Lock- hart of Koppel, and Samuel Hanreah of Sullivan. When Mr. James McLauchlan tocked County Councillor Garvie in the cell, the latter had an opportunity of appreciating the pathos of that once popular song “A Bird in a Gilded Cage.” On the opening day many beauti- fulhouse plants were donated by the citizens of Markdale as well as piles of good books. magazines and papers. This is a feature that Mrs. Harness appreciates very much. Mr. J. H. Christie of Christie Bros. Limited, acted. as usher on the open- ing day. when crowds swept through the building. Heard on the street at Markdale : “ Well Sandy, have thee been over to pick out thy room yet?” Messrs. Harrison, Joyce. Christie, Malone and Little, members of the Owen Sound council, went down by the afternoon express as oficinl rep- resentatives of the town. Mayor Grier was in Hamilton looking after Owen Sound’s legal interests. THE COUNCIL IN SESSION. The sessions of the council were not of a very heavy order. The first sitting was held at two o’clock in the basement of the house of refuge. pur. M180! to adjournment. The singing of patriotic songs and hand selec. tions made it difficult for County I‘VI-._!- D---L-_l_“ ~~~~~ J Clerk Rutherford to read the minute . A report of Kate L. Dixon. secretary of the South Grey \Vomen’s Insci. [Die was read. The Deputy regiat. rar of Durham wrote that" more ac- commodation was necessary in the registry building. The books were piled on the floor. The revenue from the oflice, he thought, was suficient to justify a grant for this purpose. A number of accounts were also sub- mitted. and specifications for bridges over the Big Head River. The coun. cil adiourned until 7 p. m. At the evening session. Mr. Gordon Tm presented report No. 3. of the house Lot 2. Con 3 N of refuge committee which recom- ApriH I“. f . ' mended that the chairman purchese ' .t ' 100 feet of 2 inch fire hose for «eh m of the floors in the building, conven. iently arranged in the corridors for Boar for : quick congestion in once of fire, end _ _Â¥ â€"- v, --u £180 a suflicient length of ‘3' inch ha of the best qunlity to row, from th. hydrunt outmdo the bail 2. 11m 11 II L- BANQUETTED NOTES ON THE OPENING. was sounded ITED THE VISITORS. *kdale House the citizens from M Boar for Service. Â¥ . The ° well "to!!! by 9 never failin r :zwngzreok god 3 you. furly well fvnced‘: in good state of cultivatlon. fit for farm ma- chingr , Convenient to church and ”3}““1. five mi as from Durham Terms in nu: the purchtsor. For further particulars apply A. H. BURNETT, h... nunâ€"tn lloveville 1*. u Aug. 15th Qâ€"tf. U afran street. .A good building Mop- erty, stable on DI’OIIIISGS. used g number «.4 years for liverx. Good sand tor livery “r Implpment business. Terms reasunable. J ans 1. lintâ€"til u-..‘ vv 4 and 5. Con. 2. W. G. R" Narmanby. Also part of second diyrsion of Lot. 3, Con. l. Normanby. containing in all about 110 acres w acres cleared. 20 acres of mixed hush land. 10;: house. good frame barn. well fenced, well watered With springs and run- ning brooks. In good .state of cultivation, lit for all kinds of agricultural machinery, convenient to church. school and mills. Easy terms. A good chance for quick purchaser. For further particulars apply to T. R. WHELAN. Durham P. 0., or the Proprietor W. R. ROMBOUGH. 254 Burden Street. Toronto. Ont. A HOUSE AND LOT ON QUEEN "Street. the property of Mrs. J. 1.. Browne. The house coutagna l2 room's” coveuiemzly situated. and gurte new. “‘1“ make an excellent boardmg house. for particulars apply to _ - m“ A......‘ July 10th. 1901. I of Snddler street in the Town of 1m. ham. in the county of Grey, containing4 ncres more or less. For terms and particu- hrs apply to ARK LOT NUMBBR13 NORTH of Saddler street in the Town of 1"”? OT 3, ELGIN STREET ‘WEST . on which there is a goqd solid Brick House stvxao. 7 room; Barn and 5. acre 1; land; gcod well and young orchard : mm] stone basement to barn. Also lots 3 and 4. Kincardiue Street mu", containing 1 acre. No buildings. This property will be sold on block or separaze to suit purchases. Owner going west. 1’. r terms apply to August 3rd.-â€"tf Dec. 2.â€"r.f. OT 51, 52, 53â€"â€"Sideroad :30. 1} miles north of Price\ ille. larm in first class condition. Good buildinp \x-xitl running stream convenient to the barn: For further particulnrs apply to DUGALD D. MCLACHLAx, Jan. 28â€"-tf. Prioeville l’. U 150 ACRES NEAR DORNOCH. Frame buildings, good orchard. first-class land. 33.400. 01:) {mans NEAR WILDER’S 212 r014} Lake. Two barns. éfloizrstâ€"QB-le; with cement floors. good house, we“ watered Cheap. For further particulnrs apply to August 8th. 13. U Storey9 room cuttingâ€"{with a wad:- room and pantry. tn acre to 7 acres of land :3 desired by pure “er. April 13â€"“. ten -â€"v ENTRALLY LQCA'rgngx GAR. Street Six rooms in each part be‘id‘” halls ”1:31 closets. Will sell one 01' b‘flli further rticuhrs :p l on the ptremi-‘P" to JO N KINNEE,DSÂ¥., Proprietor. EING EAST PARTS or LOTS ‘ 4 .ml 5_ Con. 2. W. G. R" Narmanby. To Rent or for Sale. House 6: Lot for Sale. March 25, 13M N‘QOLLAEGE STREET, ONE TWO Mulch lOâ€"tf Brick House for Sale. Park Lot For Sale. For Sale or Rent. Farm for Sale. Farms For Sale. cott House for Sale. J. M. HUNTER, Durham For Sale. J. P. Tnu‘onn, Vendor’s Solicitor. Durham MACKAY DUNN. C. ELVIDGE, Dur} J. L. BROWNE, tf. ‘Hos. DAVIS. Photographer. Ru Glenelg. Dunn): P. U. tho sum; ad. Dur- 1m ‘ the undersig t0 the people icy tint l have Peter Culder t “a .m now rest for all kinds 0‘ [luring TWG in the business. 1 Choboygw. MM to suiofy all req “m sctisfuccioi Makes You DURHA H; rough skill plications roughness sional use the smuofl See our li Delighlf \Ve DU RIIAM We I am whether i' “d give we a: Ill II 88V he