11.33)1 '^^^ l'o5 J3 ^ BRIEF SKETCH -OK TlIK i ICouNTY OF Essex,! IN THK- • - • ' " p iIProvince of Ontario^ Canada^S n ■ DrscunuNc;- 5 f ^ £_,$ //".V C7,/.I/./77'', SrJ'i'A'riON, A'ESO('A'CES, SO/A, PRODUCTIONS, p [i ./.\V> .ini'ANTAGES AS A PLACE OF SETTLEMENT, 1% -ALSO y L8 .7 siioirr iiisi'ORY or the ponma'piox Axn CRowrii il 3" '♦I 1* = ^ ;• A '- =-.!' <1F Tin: - )^ I ;;: V- ITOWN OF ESSEXI 11 l-S. with niOCRAPHlCAL SKETCHES OP SOME OP THE PPBLIC ^ L| MEN, DESCRIPTIONS OP PC'I/.D/NCS. &-C. jij 11^. . -,■.".''' i*^i J r.rjt' Is ■//<:/ iinlcr I lie aii'/iorify of the Municipal Council of Essex l>y J- E- Johnson, 'i^ &.8 . Editor and Proprietor of the Essex Lideral. s Q '^illl lllii. iilllii.,iillliiniillhiii>illliiuiillliiHiillliiMiillliiMiilH4hiiilll Ill llhiiiiillliiiiiillliiMiillli ill ill lllii..iillliiiuillliiiiillllih.iillliiiiiilll ilTlriiiiilllii B lioS WESLEY YOUNG, President. / F. GAGHAN, Secretary. J. H. AYIAVOJ^TH, Vice- President, D. IV. AY/AIVA"///, Manai,ra\ II IP iipipi »M ■■ 'ri\e Oratorio ^jfedge ana ^^ire ^©nee 'TO'llTDSOIl, OUTAHIO. ^©•> 0^0-.^iTIZHX5 "Cr^JTlSEia TIXE Xj-A.-W"S 0I=" OOiTI'.A.iaiO. CAPITAL STOCK, $250000. -ANO- «r Properly Constructed Hedges are the Cheapest, the Best, and the A/o.^t Eudun'ny;. "^S^ i»«»iitiiii:-!rM "(M*i"i-. W'V Cut No 5 — Represents the various conditions of the Hedge as trained l)y our process. First--On the left, the Hedge as grown to proper size. Second —Side Iriiumed, earth removed from around the rf ots and ready to plash- Tliiril I'lashed ; the "anes hent in the root, inclined in jirojier jiosition, and secured hy foar heavy wires stapled to the canes. Fourth — Summer pruned in a pyramidal form, and complete. tfsf'Hedge Fences never blow down or decay. Properly trained hedges are valuahle, (jthers are worthless. Plant Hedges around your orchards, they keep out mischievous; lioys and men. Read the testimonials of your own people. SUTHERLAND Jg,c^J (Qstatc /<^ OCLIX 3' \ju hi-sl wiilf anyli;>w. G. SUTHERLAND, Essex Centre, Ontario. 9 • 4 ' « t « « • • • • •• •< ,»• .•• A BRIE:f^ SKFZT^Cn -OK TIIK- County of Essex. IN THK- PROVINCE OFONTARIO.CANADA, -ALSO- ./ SlJOh'l J/f.S'/OA'Y ()/■ 77/A /-DA'A/.l //O.X .I.\7j CROWIIl — oi- riiR TOWN OF ESSEX WiJJI HlOiiRArHICAI. SKEILHES OJ- SOA/Zi OF 77f/<: /'CH/JC .\//iN, JUiSCA^/PTIONS O/-- A7 7/./>AV(;.V, CrC. -DKSCKIHI.NC JfS C/./A/.17K, SJJ'r.l7'/0N, NliSOi ADVANIACES AS A J'J, /'A'0/)rC7/OAS, AND 7'/.I<:A7KN7\ 53039 INTRODUCTION m ^ l*^h^<^ fT is imr inUntinn in this hiii'f s1lowing, sonietinies in February, and frequently, he can plow at any time ny other county in the Province. It would support a i>opidation vastly larger than that which it now contains, and it is not improbable that the growth of a large town in its centre would inspire renewed activity and enterprise throughout its whole extent." ICSSICX 'l\)W^ AND COLIN^rV. A UklKK SKKT( II OK '111 I", (.AKDKN COUNTY OF TIIK DOMINION WITH A DIvSCRIITION OK KSSKX, TIIK COMMKUCI \l. (llNrki:. iii'vcr \v;iiHH'(l. .\(i axi' nad Icvfili'd mo (;iaiiis oi iiii.' crowded j^ndvi-s, wiinsc wiiiU'iR-d and vvitJK'iL'd Umli^, hlastcil by li^jliUiin^, coiUiaslud stiiii)^;cly wilii llit.- veidaiu-y ol tlic yi>iiii(^i-r ginwllis (if branches, and the profusion of wild flowers and lanj^led vines, which wasted their vilalitx upon the (gloomy siiadi'S. 'i'rei-s niif^iil c\er)wliere he seen hreakint^ from liieir roots in tile uiarsh) soil, and llireateninj; to fall with llie llrst ruile ^;usi, \\liili' tlie };roun^^ ri'rlililf III I itii-li ll l\--i 1 1 wl n'lliii*!'* \'i >irf*l M I ill > l!(i> Mini liivltll VV'|iri> niinirlcil It li li >i iHcl I' tn. fruitless fertility o( un(uiti\ated nature; \e^elal)le life and '••' ..IIM ■,|.IIV_> <.>.IN.>IV.< IIV-H, t.|.l,.I IH^ I1II» .. I ■■"iviV ..■ II. ■-. III.- fameil Missouri bottoms. Its delightful situation loo, contributes not ord)' to iis general climate and liealth) atmospiiere, but ad run- iiiiij.; Iroiii llie centre, or line, lo Lake Si. Clair on llie one side, and to Lake Lrie on the oilier ; a plan which has been somewhat iiKtdilied, however, since the earl)- days of ils settlement. The prevailint^ characierisiic of tiiis tract of territory is ils veiy cNceplioiial uniformitv of surface, making; |)racticable, and holding out inducements for the buildin|^ of those maf^nilicent railvsays by which llie count)- is intersected. 'I'here is perhaps iiol a difference of lifly feet in the level ot any two points in the county, if we except the inmiedinte vicinity of the "Kidije," which is (|uite slrongl)' marked ihrouLjIioul llie Townships of Costield and .Mersea, forming a parapet on wliii-li iIr- old "National Road," known as Taliiot street, is located. It forms a figure somewhat resembling the arc of a circle, with the convex toward the Krie shore, enter- ing the count)- at W'healley, run-icinj^ through Leamington, Ruthven and CtJtlam, anil ending t /■:ssE.\ /'onw anp coca'/v. ill Essex. AiiiDiijf the nolewnitliy iiiLViitivfs to the era orlion of the Temperale /one. During the past few years a mnnber who were misled by the daz/ling reports ot l.ind agents and s])eculato;s from the Western States, left good homes here and removed to l).\Koia, but after a few years cx))erience in that blizzard cursed, and frosty land, after expending their resources and wasting years of precious time, again came back to I'lssex, determined lo rebuild tlieir ruined forlunes and remain citizens of this fair land. There is no count)' in < )nlario that (lossesses such claims as l'",ssex, and m» county '.ill reward the honest son ol toil with better relmiis for his labor than this. Hesides the productions of the soil a few of which have been enuncialeil, we have extensive natural re.-.ources. In the Township of .\nilerdon, near what is known as the .Maiden Tovvnline, we find the celebrated .Vnderdon i|uarries, which containabuililingstoneofvery superior (|uality and from which a lirst-clas-^ white lime is miniifactured and shipped to all |)arts of liie i)omiiiiening was made some forty years ago, but the furnace has been "blown out" for many years. What the Detroit News of March II uSSg, says about the iron in Kssex County. "I""er- reous bog deposits near Olinda, South Kssex, yielded an iron of very superior <|uality, wheii they were utilized from .|o to 70 \ears ago. The metallic sui)ply from that source is still thought to be practically inexhauslilile, but for some reason or other the work of taking it out was entirely abandoned at that place. In consequence (jf the natural gas boom it is proposed tf gas e(|ual to 10,000,000 cubic leel per day. The well is valued by Messrs. il. Walker \- Sm all the oil and gas lands in the I'liited Slates, who are leasing all the lands they can, for ihe purpose of experi- nienl, and the chances are undoul)ledly good. Jiefore three months have passed doyens of wells will be jiut down, and l-'.ssex County will become not only known for lertility of soil and healthlulness r)f climate, but also as the richest Cf)unty in natural products. Hon. Charles Drury .\I. I'l'., .Minister of .Agriculture, who visited us at our last .Agricultural Exhibition said ; "Me had been eiigagedlhe past two sveeks in visiting various fairs throughout the province; that he did not feel il a duly to speak at any great lengili, as the I.ieuteiianI Ciu\ernor had so ably ex|)r(.'ssed his o))inions he must be excused therefore, but would congratulate the I'rcsitlent and Directors on liie grand display made, as showing the capabilities ol the Cmint\- of I'lssex. lie had probably a better knowledge of the country than man)' other Members of the (Jovern- iiient, as he had driven through it, and had always maintained that Kssex and Kent were the gardens of Canada, that ihcy ha COL'NTV. 7 niilv live- in liaiinony and (niltivalr llu- land, tliey w<.ul.l W- l.n.ud of tlieir possoMoiis, as it o.ul.l n..l U- l.oaU'1. lor kitilitv of soil." Tlu- people of Kssc-v sl.oui.l W- happy and wouM Ik- if Ih.'v .lid nol allow tlicni;clvc's lol.c lod away l-y tl>e (ooIinIi noti.m that the I nitfd Slates was a i)LttiM- .-oantry, and want closer relationship. Assertions that they are more prosperous in the I'nitrd State; than in Canada, were in his juclL,'nient false. issiA icnvN. The fovei^oini,' maji n| the county, allhouj,'ii not n stricUy correct one, is correct to show the relative jMisition of the town to < iher parts of the county still Its ^ulliciently incorrect- ...... consists in the fact, that only a few of the rr.ilroads and hij^rhways are shown. Knouc^h iioweyer, to sliow the iieculinr advnntajre whicli Kssex lias over other towns of the county, and to which she owes her plienonienal advanceineiU. Kssex was coniinenced upon the coiiii;le- tion of the Canada Southern Railway, and may he said to have made its delnit by the oiienin^r ofas'eneral store by Mr. Thomas Rush on the first day of Kebruary 1873, loUowed on the tirst (lav of \!ay, in the sime year by the establishment of the Ivssex Centie I'dstotiice, with Mr. Rusii as Tost .Master. By efficient work and disi)atch in handlinij: the lai<,re amount of mul for all parts of the county, and a naturrd courtesy and obli^iin,' man- ner, Mr. Rush has been enable.l to hold the positi.m of I'ost Master to the pieseiil dale. At that limi> the building which is now the Royal Hotel was IwinL; titled up for its presi'iU purpf the climate is afforded in the p;rowlh of cotton for twenty years or more on I'elee Island, the most southerly townshij) of the county, and this, without the special manurinjf recjuired in much of North Califi>rnia to hasten the ri))enin^ of the fibre before the advent of autumn frosts. The |Hisition of the Essex peninsula, between the shallow warminjr pan of Lake .St. ("lair and the shallow wesiern end of Lako Erie, al the bottom of which temperatures above 80 Eahr, have been recoriled, partially explains the Ion;; cxeuiptiou the county enjoys from fall frosts, when IJnileil Slates territory southward lo Kentuiky, and e\i'n to Northern (ieori^ia, has experienced in withered vetjetation the first nip of wiiUcr. W'liile the summer-; areas lon^as they are hundre' heat of h'.ssex bein^ no greater than that of northern Italy and southern france. Essex has much more to connnenuinped liy a lari^e c-n!;ine, and the svater used for domestic purposes, as well as tire protection. A company has alreaily l)een forme; been lavish in the expeniliture of his time and means to further the inteiests of his constituenc)'. lie has always taken an active part in the luoiuotioi. ofat^ii- cultural interests, and has been for iiiany years a direclor of various ai^ricultural societies in l^ssex. W'heii the Lib- eral Convention niet in November, 1885, to select a can- didate to contest the Soutli Ridins,' of Essex, he was un- animously selected for that posiiidii. The general elec- tion was not brouglit (jn until February, 1887, and, al- ESSEX JVIVN Ax\'/) COrNTY. n llioimh he had a hard i»iai> K. fiKhl against, in (he person of Lewis WiRle, who had l.euii sur- named Wellington from his iint)rolscn series of victories, yet the doctor succeeded ni l>ein(,' elected l>v a majority of 3V He has attained a spkndi.l reputation as a physician, and has nne of the lar^eNt i)ractices in Ksscn, and also a very iar^e nund.er of personal Iriends, while his political enemies admit he is a hardworker ami a consistent l.ilieral. [AMKsS. I,airI>, ReevenfKssex Centre, was horn in "42, in the township of Harwich, where ihe village of MK'n- heim now st.uids. He sUidieii civil ennineeriiijj and sur- veyinjj, and in 1867 came to Maidstone ("loss, where he remained for live years, and ihen removed to Windsor, wliere he slop|iefl one year. In 1S72, lie settled in Kssex Centre, wiien this villa;^e comprised a coujile of hotels and a store, Mr. I.aird lias lu'cii identified with the protjress (if Ksse.N C"entre ever since, and is to-day one of Ikt most public-spirited citizens. In 1SS5, Mr. Laird wasappohit- 0(1 hy the county council trustee for Ksse\ Centre Hif^li School, and held that )>r)sition uj) to January last, when he sul)mitte liorn in the Township of Orford, Kent County, thirty six years ago, and moved to Kssex Centre in 1SS2. In company with his brother, Mr. I. .\. St-one. he opened a grocery store in the<)ld "Ciiatham I'.ianch " st'ire, on the corner of Talbot street and (ior- di n avenue, now occujiied by C.eo. L. Smith \ Co. Alter about tiiree years, Messrs. Stone I!ros. sold out tlu-ir Inisiness to a Mr. .\l)boll. .Mr. j. V.. Slonc then en gaged in buying grain and selling agricultural implements, whicli business he still follows. In iSS() .Mr. Stom; was (.le.ted to a seat in the village council, and in iS-^'S was elected the lirst I )eputy- Reeve of Kssex ('.•litre. He was again re-elected to fill that portion at the la>t municipal election. He has made a good officer, more iiu lined to be over careful than reckless, and takes a i)ride in look- ing a''ter what he conceives to be the be-.! intere-.ls of his constituents. ImiN McDofcAl.l. was born in Klnisdale, Xova Scotia, in 1S51, and renained there until about ninteeii years of age. He went from tliere to Hoston, Mass., where he learned the Iraile of blacksmithing, and after- wards worked in Pittsburg, I'enn. Krom there he travelled through the Western Stales, but as John was JOHN K. SI (INK. 12 £SS£.\ TO^VN AND COUNTY. JOHN MAtlHH (iAI.I,, ents iH(3VL'»l to Onnstown, Chntfautjuay County, <^)iit'. , and there hi- irmained until ihiitcen years of ap;t', wlien lie returned to 'lilhury Kast. Here he Hved eiyiil years, and then went to Iowa. Three years ago Mr. l\ichary a fair major- ity. He makes a good councillor. To do right is his motto, and the electors placed the right man in the right place. The financial, mora town are carefull)' guanled not of a roving nature, he soon tired of that business, and about this time he had heard considerable of Kssex County, the most fertile county in .he Doniinion, and headed for Canada. Kor a short time he ran a black- smith shop at Kuthven, and subse<|iiently came to Ksse\ Centre. This was I weUe years ago, and Mr. .Mcl)ougall o|>ened up a shop on ihe site where Hate iV Co.'s pres- ent shops are located. ll<' had just begun to work up a paying business, i.nd to have tilings nice and comfort- able anumd him, when in lS;;2, everything he owned was destroyed by lire, .le was not discouraged, how- ever, and set to work ai I built on the site where his preseni >hop is located. By his tem(ierate habits, honest dealing and straightforward manner, he has not only btiill up a good business, but also enjoys the con- fidence and esteem of his fellow citizens. Mr. .\Ic- Dougall makes a good councillor, one who is ever read\' to sacrihce time and money, to look after the welfare and interests of the pec)ple of the village, who placesi>Nhrst saw the light ofV a liii> to the Norlli-wesa in its liooni tlays, Itut Mr. Austin fmiml no place that he adniireii s<> murli as Kssex ("ounly, ami rt'tur.iLMi shortly afterward, and starteility. but liis health tailing he was advised to take some out-door occupation for a time, ami accordingly he went to the oil fields of Pemisylvania, * where he made nK)ney, but through a wreck on the ( >hio river lost il all. From there he engagetl in con- tracting on the building of the (A S. R., ami improveil his position tinancially. lie located in Kssex Centre in 1S73, when there were only two log houses in it, and took an active part in building up the ))lace. He built saw mills, stave svorks, mailiine shop, plow works, planing mills, and handle W( -. employing from too to 125 men, and is univers- all\ acknowledged to i)e the father of the town. In i875 he was instrumental in getting a Division Court estai)lished in Kssex Centre, and has been clerk of the court ever since. His JOHN MII.NK. 14 A'V.VA.V /OilX .LV/> cor.v/'v. coniicclioii with the Ksscx (\ntre C/iivi;iilc is iiotcil elsewhere. Mr. Mihu- hns Iie«-n severnl times presseil to accept iioiiuii.atiiin fur the Lil tlio>.e iidierited traits ol char- acter throuf^hout his career ; and allyinj; them to strict morality, honesty of intention and purpose, he has achieved success of which lu- may weM lie pnnid. Mr. Milne is also a prominent li^ure in the .\. O. l'. \\ . lli' has lieen Chairman ol the Finance Committee for ten years, and during,' that lime hassiji;ned warrants lor Weneliciaries for over one million dollars. His financial report at the meetinjj of the ( irand I.odj,a' in Toronto, in February last, was t'ntluisiastically received and a voii- of tliaid;s was ^;iven with a presenta- tion of $lCHi. Ill- n-tired from the Imance Connnillce of that ( )rder durin^j the same session, anirited i iti/ens. Hv his tact and industiv, Mr. Dunslan has risen from tlu' position ol a comjiaratively destitute pioneer to one of allluence and cond'ort. He has one of the tinesl residences in this vill.'ij^e and is enjoyini; a souiewlial rcliie!! .V .I.V/i co/:v7): «5 l))rnin 1840. O 1 bis nrriviil lu-n.- Mr. Otivor intL-rcd llu- ciniiln) nC Messrs. Milne \ Irwin, in till' caiucity ol'i'il^or, in tin" suvv mi!) of llinl lirni. In Jul) , nl llial year, Mr Oliver had till- niisCortiiiH- li> lusc his Iclt hand, l>y hn' inj; it i-iit otVwith a saw. iU'inj^ incapacilali'd from (•(iniinuin(^ his labors in tlu- mill, Mr. (b xr f^'ircd the olticf of .Mr. (ieo. Mallhcws, jjcnt-ral nuTihanl. which position 1k' n-tainud for two ye. rs, when he tjavc up that situation to enter till' c.Kici- of |olm Milne, Ks(|. Here he remamed for two years, and at the end of that time, he i)|KMicd a loan and iiisiiram-e business, which he has most s\ici"essfully <-onrisint; lown. It is the hearty wish of his fellow townsmen thai Mr. ( )liver may lonjj If spared to enjoy the fruits of his lioncst loll and indusliy. It i-an be truliifully sairoprietors of the mammoth saw mills, came to Mssex County in 1873, having ]irevir<r the villni^ecnimeil, n |N)sili(in which he filled III the entire satisfaction of his constituents. Me was n({ain nominated for the foli(>^^in^ year, liiit would not run. lie also disa|>|)oinU'd many of his friends who wished iiini lo run for reeve, lie is a inenilier of ihe Ili(;h .School Hoareun most untiring; and lierseverin^, in his efforts to advance the eilucational inter- ests of lur town. Kncrgetic, enterprising;, and the soul of inte^^rity, there is no one in Kssex more universally usteemed hy his fellow citizens, than James Naylor. J. !•'. Johnson, eart of the county paper. Local new.s letters from are ])ul)lished weekly, and the cohnnns are always (ille>l with tile latest local and foreign news. .Send for a sample copy. (It'.DUCK Shi iii'.Ki.AN!) was born in I'i'-tou, Nova Scotia, in 1S61, and remained tiiere until tliirteen years of ajje, and enjiaLjed as cabin l>oy in the merchant marine service, v.hich occupation he folio wed for t w o jears. lie then en- tered intoparlnership with his two brothers, .Messrs. A. I'". Suther- land, now Inspector of the Hamilton Pro- vident Loan .Society, aiidlX I''. Sutherland ajje'U tor the same so.'iety, then doinj; business in Dundas co.inty, as (leneral Loan and Insurance Af^ents. lie remain- ed in this business for nearly two years, and subse'iuently went to sea, sailin COUNTY, 17 lift slinrlly ivftcrwards for Mexico, whero ho olitainod n position ns cnKinccr on the Mexican CciUial K. K. This iMisition he liciil till 1X.S7. From there he ennie to Kssex Centre, anil is now the local anent for the ll:\n>illon I'roviilent Loan Society. Mk. Mll.l.ARl) came to Pssex ( entre in SeptenilK-r, 187a. There were at that time two hotels, American and Uoyal — in Kssex Centre, and the former, then a frame structure, was kept l)y Mr. Millard, under whose mannne- Mu-nt it remained for three years, lie afterwards enjjaijed in surveying; with our present reeve, Mr. James S. l.aird, It '^ and followed the occupation lor four years. He is KaililV hr ..^ I _^ Wi of the Ki^hth Division Court of I'.ssex, and has ' '*"*' *■ ^ held the position since March, 1882, when he was appoint- ed to succeed Mr. Oeorge Matthews. Mr. Millard is a f^oodollicer, an ohlieinj; and ^jenial gentleman, and makes many frientis, and (ew enemies, in t'te discharge of his orticial duties. He is an old and resiH-'Cted resident of the Town. Mr. \V. J. Johnston is a native of the township of Cioderich, Ont., wiiere he was horn 45 years ajjo. In 1873, Mr. Johnston came to Mssex Centre and jjurchast'd a block of land, and connneiiced farming;, which business he still follows, allhou|;h he is now senior partner in the firm of Johnston Hros., builders and contractors. In 1884, Mr. Johnston was elected councillor in the tirst council of I'',ssex Centre, and in spile of strong; opposition has been re- elected to that position ever since, but at the last muni- cipal election when he retired from office. He is a valu- able public officer. Conservative in politics, l)ut very lib- and is in all matters a fair-minded and generous MII.I.AKI). p.d)lic matters. era I in opponent. Mr. (1koR(;k |. Thomas came to Kssex (\>ntre from Sarnia in 1876, as i)ook-keei)er for the lateCeorfje Wil- son, and on that gentleman's decease, succeeded to the land l)usiness formerly carried on by him. Mr. Thomas does a large real estate and conveyancing business, and is manager of the local office of the Bell Telephone Co. He was appointed Treasurer f)f the High School Hoard on the organization of that body, and has since continued to hold that office, and is entitled to great credit for the active'part taken iiy him in securing the erectifm of a tirt class high school building here. Amongst liie men whose public spirit and enterjirisehas made Hssex Centre what it is to-day. stands Mr. W. H. Ri'ssKl.l.. Mr. Russell was l)orn in Charing (Tross, Kent Oiunty, and came to Kssex County in 1875. After residing in Kuthven for two years he came to Kssex Centre, and t.iuglit the public school here during 1877 and '78. No man has held more pui)lic offices in connection with the village, or devoted more f)f his lime to its interests than has Mr. Russell, lie was a mem- ber of the public school board from 1880 to 1886 inclu- sive, and has been one of the high si^hool trustees since the establishment of the school. Mr. Russell was ap- pointed Secretary of the Colchester North Agricultural S COIW'TW ceiliinlilo iimniuT. Mr. KiismII is dIhm n tirnt lifUleitniU in ihc Nnlimiccr Cn. , N I'!kv\ ('oinily frniiil < »>likii^«h, WiHi'dnsin, alMiut llic linio of llu- Anu'rican war, Al'lir li\ in^{ a short liinr in Saiiwhslii|i iisilion i«vor sintc. Ills Htorc was moved to the |ii»sition it now o his general husiness, his duties as postmaster rei|uirini; his wliuli- attention, Mr. Kush ha*' alvva\s taken an ,1 'live interest in nnmiei|>al all'airs and is jusilv rc-^.uded as oiu- of lh»' solid pioneers to whoni I'issex Cenlie owi's its presi'iit position. Mk. tiKo. I, 'I'llo.MAS came to Kssex Centre from Sarnia in 1S7O, ns liook-kee|>er for the late (ieor^e Wilson, and on that ^^I'ntleman's deeease, sui'ceided lo the land tuisiness former!)' earrieil on liy him. Mr. 'i'homas does .1 l,iri,'e real estate ami (•on\e)an(inn linsiness, and is manaijer oflhi' Imal ofliie of the Hell I'eleiilione Co, Me was a|ipoinled 'I'reasurer ol the lli^h School lloanl on the organization ofthat body, and has sin<'e continued to hold ihal office, and is entilU'd to j^reat credit lor the active part taken hs him in securinj.; the erec- tion of llrst-i'las', hitrl) '-chool iiiiddincs heie, Mk. LI'IUIIon is the senior partner in the lirm of I.eiidiloii iV ( >ue!lette, .Vmherstlair^^, lie is a son of the l.ile lienr\ F.eij^iiion, and was horn in the County of I'ssex, on llu 2gth of .May. .\.l)., lS^7, Shortly after his liirth his iiarents removed tc» Miciiij^an, wlu-re he received liis education in the connnon schools. lie returned to <\inada in |S()I, and after farming; for a few years, enyaneil ill llie mercantile Inisiness in Wyandotte, Mii'h,, where he was vi'ry siiccesshil, i)Ut, lailin^; health compelled him toa^jaiii en(.jat;e in fanning, and, hi' is widely Iciiown as o'te of our mn^i successful la riiiers, usinjjthe s a in e yz^. V mi^^mL \Lmk ^/A m e n t and care- f u i n e s . in t h n ^ liusines . I !iat SI in u r h d istinj; u i s h e V. 11. i,i',ii;ii ION. him in m^/ii""! "\\\\ v\V\Wiv^ 1, his former occupation. In 1SS3 he sold out, an.l 8^WWfei!«Ci)l% ^^\l$mf y^yj, did a larj^e business in loaning' money, hut, in iSSJl a went into partnership with Mr. I*. ( )uelK'tte, in th • //. ri'al estate liusiness, and jiy ener(^)- and strict alii'iitioii the)' have i>eeii more than oidinarily siuci-ssful ; so much so, that they intend opening' nut a^'encies in Windsor, I'.ssex and Kin^sville. Durin^j .Mr, Leij^htoii's busy life, he engaged durinj,' a part ol the shipping; season, in the p,rain Inisiness, and personally superintended the shippinj^', taking,' the part also of a sailor, lie is descemled from a tjood old I'. K. Loyalist family. His father helonj^ed to a troop in the rebellion of I.S37, and, was the first man that boartled the schooner .\nn, at I'llliolt's point near .\mhcrsll)urjj;. I', < )i'K.I.I,KT'l'K was horn of l''rench )nrents. in the 'I'ownship of .\nderdon, on the banks Ol'KI.I.KI'IK. ■■■««*apNN»«*^««>wi BEAL B8IATE BOBfiHT AND SOtB Wf PAATIEH 0«SIW>UH OF PURCHASING OR SRI-UNIl WCWO* il| TO COilllUNlCATK WITH THE UNOE88IO»K0r ^kexM jSS^aifm# all e^Qv tkm AM) Iff YOV WISH fVR A diOUSB AND LOT m THE i'A/t-fiAatSt^ SUM^^M^ mSOA'T OF AMHBMSTBUKmi1 oattWilitfriKS f*r66te3 At .■.»,<50»* of *«,{K;o rhree nitts* frrtm Mo- •//GhtWJO^. rtn a R.. Bf . and I<. B. J0 & D. B, - R«.. I*ft(M!, $7.n00, ItK I'Vt'^l. b'daailfu) looaUon ^ob tho T>e»roit *Jv^y, jUBv, thipli^ft tot Bk ^wxtar) and v^iVAt^ resjiilenc.) JoU vary ?lcb. Gooa „^frft4na liott«4 &ntti*ohi*8eci now. 5 nille* troi^ Amhent- Ijnrjk Si J 00 Mrea. 50 ftows ctenred. Soil, olsy loam Aji ki^rtg qH timber Drained by the MoL^nn tup drain and a braneb ot fb« Cl'iuard river. Praoie honse, log stfvb^a. H)^ >m Prrtntjr o;6 Detroit fMyrr 3Ji!^%il<>iiftrotn Amberatbtirg. Price. M.POO mti ttor^B. ftJl nnd'T ciiltivatlnn Soil elftv -in^w. Oood f<»n<;es and a aptpndid wbIJ ' Gftod Jo/i bouse , SttnnfeM four niil^afrora A'lfcherstimrg Prioa Kl.lOO IflH? J'ftri"'' Onrtd f1 wf llini? bouiic, faoinR-the ■|;n!i2be<>or^nity of' setUnfl a~ g«!i«i1 fatm Wtapfrty at «tj*^ ttn(nt.aoiA In the Ek« ftiSntt^ 1«B4' if m^a- «ithln the M <8. M, 9#4M|«ir,bnehei>«H«H rlW ootlohid^«)ito«oahtlr. Bjt^ of A ftttalt am(*dti« Ihl* Vai «t »h* pr«tMe«t borne* In t^ ifl» Motiifle reekittn a- 'fa:60i« In d&l altawtionto vMtilblBiM^w tmt uOMfi Wtb Qt:irtiiidi«»JSi»»st*hfAnl*»^^ iiwo miles trotta- AnbevRtbanrA,.. froio <3 8Bdflr)a«*fliln1ii.U4ig>i Texas liftadlBif. Prlo«. |6,00dt- / .; ij^ , W. 1 lO aoree ore the t>0trnlt KiVer, rf'^lrtiril* trom Atpherst burst, «5.Mprea undiiKAti'" '" . tloo.. itt)*l verv cjeh lOam. ^^tiSA alt aroiiod Th«r8 i»« ftrst'dl^' dy*lUM «nd -• othnlUUnftfl V^hpV of 100 bearir crtrei^A eompri«fug^i«l' ftiod^of apples, oeiirs HndpAutbetf: 4 A acres Sttvi natpn olAar^cL 1^ .-wmw timbM, splondMI 'WpD, ttmaan fb>j|v•^ tsondttion. flpi) olay l<|!ai|p ^I*l0a|&,tw. « SO »oreBr40 ««rft^. und^r otfltiTft^PtaTjwVtt- rleh block loam, fehot^g ar6 in .»«*"-'-'■•= order tfaevWhoU beingi- ditmbU im. fields Good fraoae hoose.tgMija.tT'.'t he9 b«m#t 8bedi«'Sltntti«d otU^ ^ijm frotn Atnberetbinfg, 's Islxnd, 30 »« oaltiv.it(on Soil very rlob, oak on plaofl. Feuoati go' d QonteU. and storehonse Tbrfe tniUs tx0ta '■£%ei'.'' berotbnrg.. Price, ta^jnO. -m"*- 01 oetes. All undjM oolt}vatio»., ■*"" loam end very easily droi^ oreliard RplendiJ farm aUthAH:^; „ looatt0h. V«rv ho; d house aiiff baJ'tt/ ■ miles from Amberstbnv^. r^«e,' *5^JE 7& nor<»8, part of -CaldKrell rI^imiK !^ knowp ae ibn Rnaume fafm,, «>» th« -teltV sttor^. Thi» l"t is oirered.fclfr>Ml- vincff*^^ lo^lv cheap, llcwse and bHraoitthenlAo*): Price. S1.«00. ' j - 50 'foi'ea, 35 ttndor oaltivo^iun, SoiV Mmf$ \aabi 4 iiOres timbt^r Gbod fitt^MA /»i;mjh Hood welL PTon'se, fttaiila, |;;ren. rivn mllea from AWliarirtbtnifr,' Price, »3.8(i0. ■'^.^ri'T^^ ffO acfes, 40 acres iK/jider «ulftr)< fftinae houses nnd two stAi'lM' ftflCOtj-ees. Weir^ftt«red. 35. S2. i«i TfltUlllr IflfElf^ ar. so Hares'* nJiTftefr^m.Co*,^ TanA ^ald write ttt once > ESSEX TOWN AND COUNTY. 19 ofvhe Detroit River, A. 1)., 1853. He was eductited in Aniherstlmrt;, ami at the colle{jes in Sandwici) and Montreal. Hemarriedthedaughterof T. V>. White l'".s(|., ex -Reeve of Anderdon, and the Warden of the county. Mr. White is well known in connection with the stone <|uarries in Anderdon, also as having lieen a candidate for parliamentary honors, in the Conservative interest. .Mr. Ouellette is a member of one of our oldest French families, his ancestors coming lo this country with La Motte Cadillac, the founder of Detroit, whose name is still perpetrated in the ("adillac House, Cadillac .Scjuare, and Cadillac y\vc. , while his statue has a prominent place on the City Hail, Detroit, and Ouellette j^venue, familiarly known as t!ie silk stocking street, because of its aristocratic residences, is one of the oldest streets in Windsor. 'Hie name is a very familiar one in Essex. Mr. Ouellette speaks I'"ng- lish and l''rench witii equal iUiency. .'\fter leaving college he first entered the grain l)usiness. He repre.;enis several insurance companies, and. has been very successful with one of the largest farmt-'rs companies, so nuich so, tliat he stands tenth on the list, among one hundreas for the past eleven years been a director of the K. V. church choir, which has achieved an enviable notoriety, as ttie i)est choir west of Hamilton. Being closely identified w'lh the tarming interests, he understands the wants of farmers and will be pleased to give an\ mfovniatjnn in connection with his i>usiness. TOWN' OF ESSEX BUSINESS DH^ECTORV. Dry GpOih, Milli»cr\\ Carpels, Cents h'urnisliiiji:;s, Ete. — .\llan Bros., I), j. Whitney, Dielx'l i"v Bricker, Wigle Bros., R. J. Wilkinson, and (Jeo. E. Smith & Co. huniiliire and Uiidcitaker. — J. A. Hicks. y/rt/////;' J////.-- Laing Bros. , Johnston Bros. Turin'/ Kir Manufacturers. — Lewless & Misener. Ap-ieultural Iiiiplcnwnts. — W. Church, Richardson c*v Brn. , and .\. E. Jones. |te. ' Tohacconisls. — Williams Bros. ^' Druzi^/sts.—(j. A. Sherrin & Co., J. Thome, and C. A. Wisnier. i Hankuare. — W. II. Richardsf)n, (iardner Bros., and Sutherland & McMurray. Groceries.— V). M. Brisbin, .S. Wilkinson, J. J. Robinson, \'. \'ance, (i. (1. Steele, and R. Sutherland. Green Grocery and Confectionery. — J. A. Stone. I.ii'ery. — A. j. Reycraft, and (1. Arner. Teed and Boardiw:: Stable. — John McDougall. Societies. — I. O. Odd Fellows, Encanijiment Odd Fellows, Indejiendent Order of Fores- ters, Ancient Order United Workmen, A. F. iV .\. Masons, Oood Tem|)lars, Womens Chris- tian Temperance Union, Band of Hojie, Royal Templars, Eyceum, \. P. A., Social Union, and Mechanics Institute. Le:^a!. — Clarke iv Wismer, antl J. L. Peters. LanI an i Loan .-tvn.'s. — E. Dunstan, Coo. Sutlierland, A. 1'^ Jones, J. (Jliver.J. Milne, Jos. Dring, A. I''. Lovelace, and (u'(). J. Tliomas. A'WVi/.— W. I. Slater, and Dr. Martin. Medical. — J. Fergusson, Brien, Dewar lV McKenzie, and E. "rouse. :,' Veterinary. — A. J. Reycraft, and W. D. Campbell, ]' ■' Hoots and Shoes. —Q. Eaton, W. Powell. Jas. Douglas, and L. M. Burnham. /'iiotOi;;iaf/ier.—]. N. Wigle. Insurance. — M. Fulnier, J. Iv Johnson, J. Oliver, Z. Cillies, A. E.Jones, C. II. Fuller Je^velers. — H. J. Dixon, and E. L. Park. MerclianI Tailors. — J. Dewar, (]eo. Barnes, Wigle Brcs., Allan Bros., (\. (Jrinaldi iV Co Restaurant^ — M. Joubert, and D. C. Ilorton. Blacksmiths.—]. .McDougall, John Bate* Co., R. Wallace, nnd I'. Dehnore. Dress Makim:;. — Misses Stokes Print inj;. —Tlie Liberal CXfice. \inst Mill. -V.. Dyson A' Son. Cliarcoal Kilns. — T. II. DeCew. A FEW OF THE RESIDEXCES, CHURCHES, iUiSIXESS HL(3CKS. SCHOOLS, HOTELS, AND The lirsl settlers in any place have not usually the inclination, or thenieans, to put up handsome buildings, either as places of l)usiness, c)r as private resid(Mices. But when the sta- bility of a town is once assured, and in»i)rovement in fortune follows successful business enter- prises, the iiuildings which formerly seemed amply sufficient in the eyes of their owners, com- mence to seem small, anershii) and prosperity. The present i)a.t()r, Rev. J. R. (lundy, entered u|)on his duties nearly a )ear a^o ; and the year lias been one of marked pros]ierity. Tlic present memhershiii of tiie church is about 350. R. r. Chuucu. — One of the most progressive congregations in Essex, is that of the Roman ('ntholic church. Ui> till August, i COIWTY. ciders. In llic fall ot 1884 a church costing; ahout $2,300 was Iniilt and i)|icnc'tl with a (lclrin^' of 1885, Uil- congrcKation nunilierinij ihen 52 nienil)C'rs, was erected into a vacant charge, and the present i)astor, Kev. VV. M. I'leniinj^, having; compleled his collej^e course, was called, and accepting;, was ordained and inducted on the 51)1 of May, the congre!;_alion heinjj aided to pay his stipend by a ^jrant of $.500 from the Au^jmentation I'lnid o| the church. Since tiiat time the progress of the con^re(^alion has lieen rapid and iiiailliy. It has now four elders, Messrs. John Dewar, Alex. Laiiip;, W. )l. Uichardson, and Dr. 1'. A. Dewar, and 135 meiid)ers on the roll. The finances are manaj;ed in t;ood business fashion, by a board of nine, Mr. II. W. .Allan beint; (Jhairn\an ; Mr. K. A. Wisiner, .Secre- tary, and Mf. (leo. Lainj^, Treasurer. At this date the dei)t of t!ie church has all l)een ))aid off, the coiiL^re^'ation is self sustaining, provides its minister with a Iree house, and pays him a stipend of $900 ])cr annum. Till'". ('iit'Kcii r)V Knci.an'd.'- The congicgalion oMhe Chrr.ii of Knj^Iand in this |)lace, held their first service in the Temi>erance Ilall on Talbot .Stri'i't, in the early part of l.Vf'o. The Ke\'. Arthur (J. Smith, at present missionary to the Oneida Iiidinns Muncey Kesene, came, at tiiat time a theolof^ical student, to take chnrije of l!ie jiarish of Leanun^ton and North l\iy Mr. L. A. Ken- nedy, W. A., who lelt in lSii8, to take the lie.idmji.sier.shipof J'armersville, H. .S, The jiresent Ile.idnmsler, Mr. C. L. ( lassweller, \\. A., entered nil his chities in C)(toi)er ihJS. 'J he first assistant was Miss Haiti, H. A., now teaching; in Jlr.intlord, C I., who WHS followed liy .Mr. llunl, Mr. |. Mar- shall, 15. A., and .Mr. K. (iourl.ny", U. A. .Mr. R. H. McKay the present tirst as.sistant has been here since October last. In January ihJ'ig, owinjj to in- creased attenU\V AX/> COUNTV. «7 I IIK I.IIIKKAI. Ol I K K. I UK AMKKKAN llOtJSK. TiiK Kssicx l.iiti.KAi.. 'Ilic rir-il i)aper pulilishLHl in Kssex ('fiilre was The Chronicle, the first numl)er cofwn: in |S8X. Wf have ciilnrj^iMl it sinre to a six tnlmnn, cij;!)! pnjje |in|)c'r, andfinvc Inr^t'Iy increnned its circiilatinii. It iinw lurins tho Iti'st ailvirtisiiin; iiu-diuni in tlif cnunly. The I.ihk.kai. j<>li otVice is ein|; the earliest Hettlenieni in this part of Canada. It wrk originally known as Fort Maiden, and was settled liy the hardy French |)i-()ple, whose (U-stendants still form the lar(;est part of the population, which nunihers alxKii three thousand. There are many Iteauti- fill residences in and around the town, auers of people from Detroit visit it dtirin){ the warm weather. Heinjj situated at the mouth of the river, the air tem|)ered 1iy the c(k)| waters of Lake I'lrie makes life very pleasant during the summer season. 'Ihe M. C. K. when lirst liuilt used this point for crossinjj the river, and occasionally do so yet, liut after l)uiiilin(^ what is known as the cut oft' at F.sscx the town lost consideralile trade, hut is still in adourishin^ concninsula, and a well is now beinj; bored near this town. Ruthven has a po|nilation of about 800, and is situated in one of the l)est parts of the county, and is a very smart business place. It is also on the line of what is knowji as the Talbot road and beinjj; on a jjravel ridjje is always the happy possessor of ^jood roads. It is also on the priiui|)al road between Kinj^sville and Leamington. i,I'',amin(;ton is situated at the junction Talbot road and Krie street, and lias n population of about 2,500. It is the present terminus of the L. K. K. tt I). R. R., and also of the Leaniinjiton liranch of the M. ('. R., and has a very lary;e radius of trade. Her citizens all Work together harmon- ou.sly in advancinj; the interests (»fthe town, and there is every reasoit to believe that if natural gas or oil is discovered there, that Leamin}^ton will become a larj^e town, as it has an excel- lent hari)or, and good railway facilities. A iiandsome jtark was laid out in 1888 on the banks ( 1 Lake Krie, and the M. C. R. have decided to make this place the jirinuMpal excur- sion point this season, so that many thousand visitors will have the privilej^e of seeing; one of the most beautiful parts of Kssex. The Leamington R. R. runs to the lake and continues alonj; the waters edjje until it rcaclies the park wliich is just at the extrenu> ed^je of tlu' cor- poration limits. The price orvilla;j;e lots and farm prpoerty is rajiidly advancinj,'. WItKATI.KV. This village is situated on the line between the counties of Kssex and Kent, and i^ makini; steady progress. Since the introduction of the drainage system it ha-, become a very healthy town, and is i)eing filled up liy many of the older farmers wiio have decided to spend the re- maintler of their lives in the vjllage, while their sons conjinue the farm work. It was con- templated some years ago, an(t i^ ';»fjeit .ipoktyi'<^f yt!t^l)t Vafit^flistji til^^ it would be a good in- vestment to cut a canal from L-nXe; S(^ ^J'^','' \r>.*Like. *Ei5^, \v\, wjiicji^case this place must of necessity be greatly benefited. Point PefelMies bet weeiPWftelttiry ^nfl Leamington, and is 6 • i « * • " »• •••••» A".V.VA.\ /'Oirx.tNP COCN/y. known over n ^roai imrl ..f Canndn an exhil.iiinK ilu- n).>sl .lelij.4.trul ».-o.ncrv whrn ( ihv Point, which is iho inoM soulhern i«irt .,f ihi- .nain hin.l in Canada. I he h^ht houHc, known ah ihe "DunHuy" i» ott the |>oint nlKMil thrt-c niilcn. iir,vriiK.s\v(X)i». ThU vilbKe Ih on ihe line of ihe Lran.inKlon K. R., ami ix one of the moHl imix.rtnnt stations. I hi- fnrnuTN mar it have ih.- richest an.l slron^:t•«l lan.l in this part of Khs.-n, aixl arm- .|.ianiiiu.. ol wh.at ami |x.rk in shipiR-.lat Ihisnlation. .Mtho.ij-h this part of iht- Township 'm'""- m'" n'"^'' T"''"''' y*"' "'•■ '"""'■'■" '"'■ "" '" '» """*' l'r«'H|K.-rouH con.lition an.! are .loin r well. 1 hf village has n |x»pulati()n of aUuit 400. KI,M\VfK)|). This is 1 nrw pinro, ami is the .lin-ct result of the luiil.linj; of the railway. It i% KJIuatcii nlHuil half w.iy U-tween Leamington an.l ComlK-T, ami, although it .h.es m.t yet ix.sHess many inhalMtants, It is InjcommK so im|H.rtant as a shipping; |M.int for lumher. lies, \c.. that the M. I.. K. inteml piittmj,' in extra sidiiijrs, ami Imildinjr n station. rilMllKK. Coniher is the terminus at the north end of the I.eaminnti.n K. R. and is also on the line t.f the M. ( . R. It IS Leinn very rapidly Imilt up the present season and since the .liscovery ol coal oil, a lM.om in real estate has heen ll.c result. It has a population of aUnit i.o.)0 ami will soon seek incor|M)i'ation as a village. on Rl'SCOM, the M. r. R. is al>out live miles west of Omilier, aixl is important as a ship pini; |Hiint for luinUer. It has been luiill up since the introduction ol the M. C. R., and will make n gcMxl town. wnoKsi.Ki.. This villaKe is also on the M. C. R., alKuit halfway between Ruscom and Kssex, ilnd is divided into South and North Woo.lslee, which are alxnit one mile apart, one part on what is called the Middle Road, while the other is Imilt near the .M. C". R. station. The two towns have a {population of alM)ut 6cx}. SIONKV I'OINT. ^ This place is situated on the (1. T. R. ami y railway with the s..uthern jjarts .)f the county. It has a l'o.mI situation and is a healthy pla.x'. It has a population of ab.>ut 5CX5, MAIKSTONK CROSS, is situated ..n the main travellcl road between Kssex an.l \Vin.ls..r, bein^ ab<»nt r.)ur miles from the former, with which it is connecte.l \>\ railw.iy. It has a p..pulati..norabout 50c ami IS making steady progress. It is situale.l in a' mafiniticent farnjinir country, ami iiiust succeed. i;ksio. This live villajje is about live miles west of Kssex, ami within about two miles of the V. C. R. station at McCJregor, and ab.iut the same distance from the L. K. K. iS: I). R. R. Al- though this part of the township (Noitli CoMiester) has only lately been settled, yet very rapid projrress has been made in clearint; t'lf land, and Gesto will be a rii,'ht smart business town. MCGRKCIOR. This village is situated on the M. C. R., and is also the crossing place of the L. K. K. iV D. R. R., and is one of the best shippinjr jioints in Kssex. It jMissesses many advantatjes an.l will be(:omf n jilace of much imjiortance after the lands are cleared up in its vicinity. Large ijuantities of lumber and Hour are ship|)ed at this jxunt. COTTAM. Cottam is on the Tall)ot street, between Ruthven and Es^px, and has the most desirable situation of any of the 'il>fa,n.!t.,wn, bi>^rinp:..ra;lVv fuc*l]t;;i(;s;' ,.The ix.pulation is about 600, The roads are alawys h./.mI in ihs'rjicinity-o.j ."iccoiHil; p( jh^- vast supplies of gravel, and a drive from Kssex to Cottam lor beaWyof tarin scenery and delightful roads cann.)t be surpassed. )'••;• % I •• • ; < I 1 • . • • I ?•"•• •! ' , ■.!• »•>!,»' ■ ««*•*« <•••<• » » ••• ••• JOHN MILNE'S TOvriT or sssEX- '^GLTtn ^^t %oWn ^TO^oTtio3 for ^aZo ON TERMS T(f Sl'IT rUIUllASKKS. MONEY LOANED ON REAL ESTATE AT TIIK VKKV LOWKST RATKs. 0onQTal ^anlfing business IN CONNIPTION. ^ Hn-i^x Couiily, tlje future ©erden of Ctirjeda. tbje ur-eoteHt Fi'uil, GfBir) and ^bock i'tii»*ir)^ Courity in the 'Donninioi]. Fai-tiiei'>s. leave youi- icy, sqow-bound coutjtie« of Sasbei-i] ©ntorio and Lonje wl.icpe you will be deligl^ted witlj theclimote. aqd find a people pfo»perou»9 and Ijappy. JOHN MILNE. \' CLITIGS Money to Loan at the very Lowest Rates. lush and ^ul^ivat^d FOR S ^*L K . CLTins ConYeyancep ^ Gommissionep. >'i. > Coxa.i3a,\xziioa-bioaas Frozxip'bly iLziST^trered. [-laving Iivt;d in tlje County c^ Ljenr)ox ir) tije eagftenn part, of ihis ^^i-oviijce, I can nafcly say thab Essex (2<5ur)ty l]a«,fcl;)e firjest clinjote in ©ntario, arjddur-iqg five years that 1 farmed ig Lsennox I hod fcwoalrrjost tolal failunes ig crop . Vhjis yeap makes ngy ^5feh) year in s0.2&