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HISTORY OF THE ISLAND CITY FROM ITS FOUNDATION TO THE PRESENT TIME. CnDKlX as;, a. (]. D.Wl F/o39.5/&yios' «i bo a M o o w > B o .Wl u o DESCRIPTIVE KOCKVILLi:, THK ISLAXD CITY, which derives its name from Sir-Isaac Brock, occupies one ofthe most picturesque locations which the lavish hand of nature has carved out for the habitation of mankind. Tlierc is in connection with the naming of Brock- , \ille (juite an amount of spicy history, and the older settlers often entertain the j-ounger portion of tlie "^ community, b>' recalling the events which led up to the period when the collection of houses and vacant lots situated at the foot ofthe Thousand Islands, was first called by its present name. About the year i;85, William Bucll, a U. E. Loyalist, came from the Republic owing to the complications then with Great Britain, and settled on the site of the present town of Brockville. He was followed shortly after by Charles Jones, who "took up land" just east of that occupied by the first arrival. In a short time it became quite an impor- tant post, and having outgrown such ordinary names as Elizabethtown and Buell's Bay. the residents decided on rechristening the hamlet. Mr. Buell and his friends insisted on calling it Williamstown, after the first settler, W'ilWam Buell, while Mr. Jones and his friends were equally positive that Charleston or Charlestown was the proper cognomen. The feeling which rose over the selection of a name became so bitter that the place was for quite a time called Snarlingtown. In 1812 during the heat of the contro- versy, the Governor, Sir Isaac Brock, visited the hamlet and was appealed to for a solution of the difficulty. He complied with the request, using his own name, and the place was called Brockville, by which it has since been known. The first act of incorporation of the town was in 1S34, when it was divided into two wards. In 1849 a new act of incorporation was passed, r 108350 BROCKVILLE ILLUSTRATED. givinf^ the town greater powers, and establishing three wards — East, West and Centre. The town then sent representatives to the Counties Council, but a separation took place in 1859. In 1874 the town limits were ex- tended, and divided into five wards, as at present, North, South, East, West and Centre. The members of the town council are eleven in number, made up of two councillors, elected by each ward, and the mayor elected by the vote of the whole people. For the present year the council is made up as follows : Mayor, John Culbert ; Councillors, V. R. Marshall, M. H. Bissell, C. C. Lyman, Geo. Crain, A. F. Stagg, W. Carruthers, E. A. Buckman, W. A. Johnston, W. Simpson, J. Stagg. The principal civic officers are : John Dargavel, Clerk mid Treasurer ; E. J. Reynolds, Solicitor ; H. E Vaux, M. D., Health Officer ; Geo Smith, Street Surveyor ; B. J. Saunders, City Engineer] Joseph Deacon, Police Magistrate ; Miss Snider, Tax Collector ; Charles Rose, Chief of Police. With the municipal management of the town, the very efficient system of fire protection is intimately connected, the magnificent system of water works being now corporation property, and it is proving an excellent investment. Two powerful Holly pumps are used, and the system includes 1 1 miles of pipe and about 90 hydrants. An additional pipe, 6000 feet in length, is now being laid for the supply of water to the new asylum buildings just east of the town, for which supply a contract has been made between the Department of Public Works of the Province of Ontario and the Brockville Board of Water Commissioners. This Board consists of Dr. V. H. Moore, Mr. Geo. A. Dana and Mayor Culbert. In addition to the water works, there is an efficient paid and volunteer fire brigade, one steamer and one hand fire engine. The educational facilities of Brockville are of the best, and her Collegi- ' ate Institute, Public, Separate and Private Schools and Business College have no superiors in the Dominion. In addition to these are the Art School, the pupils of which have won proud distinction in the Provincial examinations, and the Mechanics* Institute, which with its handsome library is a very popular institution. The inhabitants of Brockville are religiously inclined, and there are ten ' churches,' in addition to a well attended Young Men's Christian Associa- tion, and a Salvation Army Barracks. This is also a town of societies. J5KOCKVII.1.1': II.LL'STRATRI). \ and there is perhaps no other town in Ontario where so many fraternal orffanizations fltjurish. As a business centre Brock ville stands out pre-eminently the busy town of Ontario. With her large manufactur- ing concerns, furnish ing employment to a vast number of men, her solid commercial houses known through- out the Dominion for their stability, and the railway shops of the G. T. R., the Island City has the proud dis- tinction of being the liveliest business centre in the Province. The banking business of Brockville is of mam- moth proportions, due in a measure to the fact that it is situated in the midst of one of the finest dairysections of Canada, and the largest European and Canadian firms of buy- ers are represented here, and use vast sums of money annually in the purchase of cheese. You may visit all the First Presbyterian Church, towns in Canada, and Rev. W. A. McKenzie, B.A., B.D., Pastor. '1 i!k()(:K\iM.i: ii,T,L'S'i"RA'n:i). nowhere will you find a more formidable arra\' of substantial stone and brick structures than Hrockvillc [iossesses, all erected b\' the cash, and through the enterprise of hrr leading citizens. To the already large num- ber of handsome structures, is being added the magnificent new asylum being constructed by the Ontario Government for the care of the insatie, and which will, in a short time be ready for occupancy. .A cut of this imposing edifice which will cost about half a million dollars, appears on another page. While the business men of Hrockville arc noted for their shrewdness and enterprise, it must be admitted that no inconsider.\ble proportion of the town's success is due .to the location which it occupies. Situated on the banks of the St. Lawrence it possesses all the advantages of navigation, while two railwaj's, the C. P, R. and the Brockville. West- port & Sault Stc, Marie, each has its terminus here, and the G. T. R. ends one of its divisions at this point, and has its workshops located here. The shipping facilities arc not excelled in Canada. Tenders arc now being asked for material for the construction of an international bridge to span the St. Lawrence at Brockville, and this work will bear a national import- ance reaching beyond the bounds of this locality. While all these things arc true, it is when an attempt is made to describe the beauties of Brock- ville, its charms as a place of residence, and its opportunities for enjoyment, that words prove inadequate to the task, and the pen involuntarily stops refusing to undertake a work so impossible of accomplishment. Situated at the foot of the grandest of all nature's creations the world renowned " Thousand Islands," with frowning bluffs overlooking the river on eitlier side, while the clear blue w^aters of the St. Lawrence, the world's mightiest river, flows majestically by our doors on its course to the sea, is it any wonder, that the Brockvillian grows rapturously ecstatic as he attempts to describe the grandeur and beauty of this, to him the loveliest and dearest spot on earth — his home ? That such a spot should be frequented by pleasure seekers is but natural, for Brockville people not only look after their own happiness, but are proverbial for their hospitality to visitors, and any one who spends a summer at the Lsland City, forms attachments which are life long. It is essentially a boating town, and no prettier scene can be imagined than can be witnessed here every summer evening, when the placid bosom of the old river is covered with crafts of all sizes and descriptions, occupied by the i:K()("K\ ii.i.i: II I rsiKA ri:i), 7 jovial inhabitants of the Islatul Cit}-. With its well coiuluctcd hotels afrordiiv^f ample accominodatioii for luuRlrecls of ^aiests, its iitic(iiiallctl advantages for boating and fishing, and its unapproachable .sccncrw Trock- villc is the ideal place where the wear\' business man may come and receive a new lease of life, or the gay pleasure seeker fill his cup of enjoynient to the brim. Post Office and Custom House. Brockville occupies a foremost position among the manufacturing centres of the Dominion. Possessing, as it does, so many natural advan- tages and excellent shipping facilities, by rail and water, the number and variety of its factories and business industries have given a metropolitan appearance to the Island Cit\'. It is our purpose in this work to give a review of the prominent manufactories and business interests of the to\vn which is here ap})endcd. IJROCKVIM,!-: ILLUSTRATIil). THE CANADA CARRIAGE COMPANY. In a liook of ihis nalure, showing the growth and prosperity of the Island (Mty, since its first settlement, we are brought down to recent years to describe the advent of an industry in our midst, which was extensive in its inauguration and whicn is steadily increasing its volume of business, and ever reaching out after new fields. The Canada Carriage Co. in securing a site for their business in this town, shrewdly selected one that has no superior in the Dominion. Their property here covers an area of five acres on . , which they have erected substantial brick build- ings, five stories in height, which are hand- somely finished through- out. AspuroftheCirand Trunk Railway extends along ihe south side, their building having a frontage of 185 feet on this line, and 135 feet along the C. P. R. which has a switch on the west side. It will thus be seen that in the matter Head Office and Works at Brockville. of shipi)ing facilities the Company is well cared for, thus lessening the cost of hand- ling goods. The factory, in point of construction, as well as in ecjuipment, is a model, as every point has been taken advantage of for the successful and rapid manufacture of carriages and buggies. These works are the largest, and most com- plete of their kind in the Dominion, and are equipped with the most improved and finest of modern machinery. That this Is an age of progress in mechanical arts is nov/here better exemplified than in this factory. Labor saving machinery has superseded the more laborious hand work, and to say that an article is " hand made " is no longer a proof of its superiority. By the aid of labor saving machin- ery, carriages are being turned out with greater rapidity and better workmanshij). Mr. C. W. Taylor, vice-president and general manager, devotes almost his entire time and attention to the business. He is a thorough and enterprising business man and one who enjoys the esteem and confidence of the entire community. T. J. Storey is Mecnanical Supt., and J. V. layers. Secretary-Treasurer. RROCKVII.LE ILLUSTRATED. 4> bo a M o o v u a 10 i;R()('k\-ii,i.i-; iLi,i'srRAi-i:i). THE RATHBUN CO. One of the most important industries in IJrockville is that of'l'he Raiiibun Com- pany, wholesale and retail dealers in lumhcrjath and shingles, anthracite and bitumin- ous coal, cement, lime, tile, etc. This company is easily the largest concern of its kind in the Di^minion. With headquarters at Desoronto, and various branches through- out the country, the volume of trade controlled by them is. enormous. In Deso- r)nto about 2500 hands are employed in their large saw mill and sa>h and door factory, cement works, terra cotta and chemical works and Hour mills, while a num!)er of .steamers and barges and 100 miles of railway, belonging to the company, are u^ed in transporting, their goods. The Brockville branch was established in 1 888, succeedmg the firm of Keafns Cv Marshall, who had carried on a lumber J n^^'h^!^^} ®I^I|i^%t[ ousiness since 1S72. The plant now covers several acres and is situati on William street, convenient to the Canadian Pacific and Crand Trunk railways, thus securing excellent >hi|)[)ing facilities. Here is located a large planing mill where sash, doors, blinds, etc. are manufactured, while their yards are stacked with rough and dressed lumber of every description, which they supply in any (juantity. Their coal trade is very extensive in Brockville and large sheds are used in the carrying on of this branch 'of the business. Lime, cement and drain tile are handled to a large extent. l"he Rathbun Co. have long been known in the flour and feed l)vis.i!>ess and the cele- brated Desoronto flour has achieved a reputation for its superior c[uality. The facilities enjoyed by this firm in the handling of their merchandise and various products, are unrivalled. What they don't manu'acture they buy direct from first hands in large (juantities for cash, which enables theni to sell these goods at very low prices. The agency here, under the management of Mr. \". R. Marshall, has steadily grown in |)roportions and is an institution of whi.ch Rvuckv '-. may well be proud, employing as it does a large number of b>ands. \ m BROCK VI I, LE ILLUSTRATED. 11 Victoria Hall and Market Building;. \ nR()CK\-I(,(,(; K LUSTRATKI). THE ONTARIO GLOVE WORKS In wtiting a hislorical sketch of the '['own of IJrockvillc and /narking its j)ro- urcss as a business centre, \vc are carried hack to the vear 186:; in recordinu the beginning of what is now one of the hirgest industries of the town, and perhaps the nu)st e\tensi\-c of its kind in the Dominion. Twentv-nine vears -mco the Ontario ('ilo\-e Work< had their inception and havc' 'tcachly advanced and extended the busi- ness, until at the present tiirie, luidcr tlic control and management of Mr. John AfacLsren, this estabh'shment ranks as one oi' Canada's foremost industries. 'l"he works, wliich are situated at llie foot of Ihoad street, cover an area of an acre and a hah', upon which is constructed solid and suhstantial l)rick and stone structures, especia'iy adapted to the busincs-.. It is thoroughly equipped wiiii labor saving ____^:J.'-J:ci machinery of all kinds, of -m O «3 LOVE W ol^ ~ ^ the !at(,:stand most improv- ed pattern. anK)ng which we might mention a patent steam press for cutting six or seven })airs of gloves ;!t once. They also conduct their own tannery, where tluy tan their own kid. call. mochaand sheepskins. 'J'he X. _^.-~igyggryrc^r;'^* - ■•' I ■■'■ v;,' :: class ot >ods manufactur- ed mciiioe over 300 (liller- -^ - ent patterns of gloves and mittens. .:f ordi.,,,-\ .niicie to the finest and most expensive, and 100 hands are given sicauy employment the year around. A specialty i> made of buckskin glove- and miu>. also fine kul and moch.a gloves for both ladies and gentlemen. Their fini^l kid anil reindeer skins are imported from (iermany, England and I'rance. ( )\', r- titjtch and lad:( ^' gloves ar-- made a specialty and the finest work is turned oiU in these lines. (,>uantiii ■ Indian moccasins arc manufactured for Canadian sale — the lower provint c.s and tlic Xorth,wc.>i bring the best markets for these uoods. The "("li '-tcr ■' and "Workr ' ' •■n; siLpcnders manufactm-ed and controlled by iheni are noted i possesses all the 1 KA ii:i). Court House and Jail. Fairhaven. 14 BROCK VI LLE ILLUSTRATED. THE W. R. GARDNER TOOL CO. • Among Brockville's industries none are more interesting or important than the manufacture of edge tools which is carried on by the W. R. Gardner Tool Co. in their lar-e and commodious works located on the river front at the foot of Kincaid ^l- street. The factory is divided into different departments, such as forging room, machine room, grinding room, polishing and bronzing rooms, filing room, packing deparment, etc., etc. Employment is furnished to 75 hands. The line of goods manufactured include carpenters' tools, Whitehouse patent augers and auger bits, Warren's patent nail hammers, sledges, hatchets and edge tools of every description. This Company have been in operation for thirty-two years, removing from [Montreal to Brockvillein 1889 where they have steadily increased and extended connections, so that they now enjoy the reputation of turning out the best and finest finished tools in the country. Their trade not only extends all over the Dominion, but they ship direct to England. Mr. W. R. Gardner, the head of this important firm, is recognized as one of Ikockville's leading and most successful business men. I5R0CKVI1.1.H ILLL'STRATKI). 15 Separate School. llkoCKN Il.l.i: ILLlSTRATi:!). m rlB! f^ THE. VV. H. COMSTOCK CO., LTD. Brockville certainlv is favored with a lar^e number of bu.siiics.^ enterprises, and few communities have so many and varied industries as the Island City,deading as thev do in the various channels of trade. The proper enjoyment of hfe depends a great deal on the individual health, and the business concern which is presided over by Mr. W. H. Comstock, one of our leading and representative citizens, dirLcis its entire attention to the alleviation of some of the most prevalent ills of mankind. The remedies compounded by this lirm have become household necessities. The virtues of •• 1 )r. Morse's Indian Root Pills," "Dead Shot Worm I'ellets," and '■ McKenzie's Dead Shot ^\'orm Candy '' have become known all over the world, and the trade controlled by this firm has assumed immense i)roporlions. Two communities are benefitted Ijy the factories of this concern, the United States mar- ket being supplied from Morristown, X.^"., where their buildings cover a large area, and the wages dispersed to employees add materially to the prosperity of the town. The Canadian trade has its centre in the IJrockville factory, and the Comstock Block on Court House avenue contains the handsomely fitted up business offices of the firm. Mr. \\\ H. Comstock through whose energy and business ability this prosperous institution has l)een brought to its present high standard, is a resident of the Island City and is one of the heaviest real estate owners and rate[)ayers and has filled with honor the positions of mayor, councillor and school trustee. t I i5k()(K\ 11,1.1. iLi.LsrRA'i'i;]). f '"WW* „ ' 'iiffi7ii'iLi''i"i " ■'-■■-7^''-'f"^'-'' |''" -'3 * .■T?^. IT" !l' -,. i'-li" Collegiate Institute. v.'^'' 'i%' i 1^.. 18 BROCKVII.LE ILLUSTRATED. n i ; i | L »p I II |if f'\i ■■ ; '■ ■ - ""■ ,-■'3*' ^ Brockville should be proud of this metropolitan dry goods emporium which is one of the most complete in the Dominion, containing as it does twenty-six depart- ments, including millinery, fancy goods, house furnishings, etc. The millinery show rooms are located at the rear of the store where is turned out as fine and stylish work as is produced in the Dominion. The dress and mantle making rooms are situated in the basement, giving employment to a number of experienced hands. Patrons of this department are guaranteed satisfaction at moderate charges. The department for gents' furnishings is filled with every requisite. Materials for home decoration can be found in the art needle work department. In the large, well- lighted basement is situated the department for housefurnishing goods, containing a stock of immense variety which is imported direct, thereby saving the middle- men's profit which is given to the purchaser. It is impossible to go into details in describing this magnificent store, with its small army of employees. i 3= ■^"''■'- •■ ""--■' "JMfil BROCKVILLE II-LUS rUATHI). 19 ii GILMOUR & CO. This house has had a remarkable growth, and has jumped from small begin- nings to results of great magnitude. This flourishing and rei)resentative concern was established 40 years ago by Mr. William C.ilmour, father of the present pro- prietors, and conducted as a retail grocery. Afterwards it became known as T. Clilmour «\: Co., who for 20 years carried on the wholesale and retail grocery business. Their retail store was the largest of its kind in Broc^kville, but the wholesale trade soon assumed such proportions that they found it necessary to devote their entire attention to it, and the retail store was discontinued. Their travellers became known all o\er the Dominion and an extensive and successful trade was carried on until the spring of 1S94, when, upon the retirement of the other members of the firm the present company was organized under the name of Gilmour & Co, the firm being composed of James H. and Albert Ciilmour. The lines of goods carried are of the most complete and comprehensive character, embracing foreign and domestic groceries of every description, a splendid array of table luxuries (imported direct by the firm). In staple groceries the concern excels in the extent, purity and wholesomeness of its goods, the teas, coffees, sugars, etc. being selected with extraordinary care ; fully guaranteed, and, as is the invari- able rule, sold at the smallest possible margin of profit. In no department is any- thing of an inferior character handled, the firm aiming to supply its trade with the choicest and best goods that can be procured, and as a natural consec^uence, it has established a first-class connection, which is satisfied with nothing but what is absolutely reliable. A number of assistants in various capacities are employed, while the interests of the house are well represented on the road by a corps of travellers, commanding a trade which is broadly established over the Dominion and the volume of which is undergoing steady augmentation. The manner in which this enterprise is conducted, its affairs being under the direct control and manage- ment of the members of the firm, is such as to inspire the confidence of those with whom it entertains business relations, and entitles it to more commendation than the space at our command will permit. .'I) i;k()(!;\ II. n. illl'STRatei) Ml A .^ f-.^' -• l n t w. :.i.;i!P ills 11*8'- EASTERN ONTARIO ASYLUW Is located on the Picken's Point proi)erty, lot number six in the first concession of Klizabethtown. adjoining the eastern limit of the town of lirockville. It is 1,300 feet in width and 3,700 feet in length, extending from the Grand Trunk on the north, to the St. Lawrence river on the south, while the main road from Brockville to Pie.cott passes through it at a distance of about 800 feet from the river. The buildings are erected on the highest point of the lot, 154 feet above the river and about 1,000 feet north of the road. The location is one of the most beautiful on the St. Lawrence, and affords a view Cov miles up and down the ma P 11! . NTARIO ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE. i feet square, in the centre, and 50 feet distant from the main buildings connected by a passage. The kitchen and pantries are connected with the dining rooms on each side, immediately in rear of the central corridors, and the sculleries and store room are connected with the kitchen. The bakery is in th5 basement under the kitchen, and the laundry, lK)iler ho"se, chimne)', coal vault and steward's store rooms, also find a place in the basement, to the rear of the bakery. The projection for these is 200 feet by 40 feet, with wings 34x40 feci. The ground floor contains the stew- ard's ofHce and store rooms. The ironing and drying rooms are over the laundry in the western projection, the work and assembly room over the boiler house, while the large water tower is near the chimney. The wings are two storeys high with ba.semeht, and are expected to accommodate 85 males and 85 females. The assist- ant matron's apartments in the centre, and the sewing room on the female side separate the wings, which each contain 38 separate rooms for patients, with pantries and dining rooms on each storey, rooms for attendants, bath-rooms, stair- cases, water-closets, linen-rooms, etc. Both storeys have verandahs to each \ 90 BROCKVILLE ILLUSTRATED. wing, on the front and the corridors are 12 feet in widdi, and ceilings 12 feet high. The basement corridors under the wings are to be used for steam pipes, indirect radintors, fresh air ducts, etc., while severa' of the basement rooms can be made available for use by working patients, if desirable. The situation of the super- intendent's office, the reception, bursar's and matro'i's rooms, dispensary and officer's dining room, arc on the giounu floor of the administration building, while on the second floor the other apartments of the superintendent and matron and female attendants' room is placed, and on the third floor the bath room, water closets, &c. The cottages for chronic patients are six in number, with a capacity for 55 inmates each, making 330, which, added to the 170 for which accommodation is provided in the main building, makes a total of 500, for which number the structure is designed. Between each cottage and the main building there is a space of 50 feet, and the buildings are so arranged th it there will be no interference with the vie A' from the corridors, or the access of light and air, which is important from a sanitary point of view. The size of each cottage is 80x40 feet, with projections ir, the rear for dining rooms 42x28 feet, and two storeys high, containing bath rooms, etc. Each cottage contains 34 separate apartments, and associated dormitories for 21 patients, with dayrooms, attendant's rooms, pantries off dining rooms, store- rooms, water closets, &c. The contract for the new asylum was let on Oct. 3rd, 1892, to Messrs. Garson, Purcer & Co., of St. Catharines. The amount of their contract was some $240,000, which does not include heating, water works, lighting or sewerage, and other work necessary to complete the asylum. . NOAH SAUVE. The beauties of the Thousand Isles have become world-renowned and visitors from every quarter of the globe have been entranced by the grandeur of the old St. Lawrence and the vista of isles of every shape and size which form such a perfect earthly paradise. It is but natural that the boatbuilding industry should have sprung into prominence, and strangers are delighted with the beautiful pleasure skiffs which are so numerous on the river. The skiffs turned out by Mr. Noah Sauve, whose boat works and livery are situated at the foot of Home street, Brockville, are of the finest. Mr. Sauve, being a practical boatbuilder, is kept busy manufacturing pleasure boats of every description, the residents of the Island City spending so much time among the islands that they need boats of their own. Mr. Sauve has opened a boat livery in which he has placed only new boats of his own manufacture. 7^ BROCKVILLE ILLUSTRATED. 2a A. H. SWARTS. The origin of the art of embahning is anbient history. The mummies existing to-day are monuments to the skill of the ancient Egyptians, whose processes though successful in a high degree, necessitated mutilation and almost complete eviseration. For a time embalming was among the lost arts, but in 1834 successful experiments were made and the art has now reached a high degree of perfection. Mr. Swarts has made a study of embalming for a number of years and is a graduate of Professor Clark's school of embalming, Springfield, Ohio, and holds diplomas from the Orien- tal school of emi)alming, IJoston, and Professor Renouard's institution of New York city. Mr. Swarts is so well and favorably known throughout the Dominion that he is frequently called to distant points in Ontario and Quebec to do embalming. He manufactures the Leading Embalming Fluid and Bleacher which is widely known among undertakers as the best preparation of its kind to be obtained. This fluid was used in embalming the body of F. C. Benwell, for whose murder Reginald Birchall paid the extreme penalty. Six days after embalming the body was buried but was exhumed eight times for identification by witnesses and was always foifnd in a perfect state of preservation. Mr. Swarts succeeded to the furniture and undertaking business of T. McEwan Sz Co. which was established in Brockvilleover twenty years ago. Mr. Swarts has every qualification for the proper carrying on of the business, being a cabinet maker by trade and having spent twelve years on the road as salesman of undertakers' supplies, which enables him to buy to greater advantage. His large store in the Halliday block, King street west, is well stocked with furniture of every style and variety, and he has every facility for the proper management of funerals, including polite assistants, new hearses, etc. '; r.R()C'R\ILl.i: ILLlSTRAIi:!). A G DOBBIE & CO The lar'^e and handsome stone edifice situated on the corner of Main and ^i. Andrew streets, occupied by A. (). Dobhie c^ Co., is the largest and most complete i hardware store in the Island City, being four storeys in height and having a depth i of 1 lo feet. Sportsmen who make Brockville their objective point, get their suj). ;' plies at this store as the sporting goods department is the most complete in this section of the coinitry. Fishing tackle of all descriptions: high grade bicycles, in- cluding the "Comet," made in Toronto ; and the "Jkesion Huml)er," "Howe" and "Kudne" whec! . n! l^n<2;lish manufacture, are ff)und here. A large stock of rilk's, .:Vi''?^'^=^■^'^*■:^^"■^ guns, revolvers, c'.c. wiih a:";!'."!! unit ion is also carried. The store is well sto 'kcd with shelf and heavy hardware, carriage-makers' and blacksmiths' goods, paints, oils, etc. Such a large and varied assortment of goods is carried that it would be a work of considerable magnitude to enumerate them ; it is sufficient to say that everything in the line of hardware can be procured from this establishment in (juantities and at prices to suit the ])urchaser. Mr. Dobbie has made many friends during his residence in the Island City, and by his business ability and the genuine interest be takes in the welfare and advancement of the town, is considered one of Brockville's most representative citizens. ir^llp nRO(:K\ii.i.i: illustrati:! M. WHITE & CO. riiirty-lhrce years ;igo M-ilihcw W init' entered the eni])i(i\ i>; John Ross, who kept a general store on Main Street, Drockville, where the Ross Inuck stands now. . Ilvcrything could Ije purchased in tiiis store from a horseshoe to a suit of clothes, anil ii was here that AEr. White served liis business apprenticeship. Hh became associated with T. R. Sheftield in the firm of Sheffield is: White rnd i oniinued in tlie trcnernl store business for ten vear^;. I'urchnsinj; the old Owm-cI! bhx^k. now Residence of M. White. . the Recorder building, he conducted a large tailoring esiabli-huK'nt for thr^e 'cars wketi he sold out and removed to Toronto where he resided for several years. Returning to Brockville a few years ago, he opened up a tailoring business on the corner of ^Tain and Market streets, which he now occupies, being associated with his son Mr. Harry White, under the firm name of M. White t()ry of this exlcnsive. well-known and most successful nianufacluring concern is exceedingly interesting reading matter, showing, as it does, that the su[)erior (luality and value alone of an article placed on the market, will he recog- nized hy the [)ul)lic to such m .xtent as to assure the hest and large.>t resuli>. 'The firm started business as cigar manufacturers several years ago and by strict atten- tion to busine'ss and a liberal use of "' Printer's Ink/' have placed their business in the fntnt ran!ench block on East Main street. The yards and sheds of this commpany arc situated on the river front thus securing excellent shipping facilities. The\ import and deal in the best qualities of anthracite and bituminous coal, which is received direct from the mines and sold by the ton, car or cargo, at the very lowest prices. A number of hands are constantly employed in the yards and delivering orders. A full stock of drain tile, sewer pipe and connections is always kept on hand, and they also deal in stove wood of all kinds. BROCKVILLE ILLUSTRATED. BOATS AND RAILWAYS. 37 ,h. J ^"^ " '""'^ ""="''"''" f'°" ="' P™""* °f *e compass and durin. he summer season ,s a favorite centre for pleasure seekers. Stealers of all s es nd descriptions take the visitors among the islands to the various summer eson a o -,g the shores and to other cities and towns which are fortunate eno ghtob the R.cheheu and Ontario Navigation Co. stop at lirockville, taking passengers and freight for pon,.s between Toronto and Montreal. Mr. George E MclZ" .45 K,ng strecUooks after the interests of this company in Brockv 1 ; He at represents the Canadian Pacific Railway and the principal Ocean steamshfp li es •^ ' r ( '"Hr~-= f ^^^S^ *^ %^ ^rj^^- T. J. B. Harding, whose ticket office is located at 170 King street is the .rockv,lIe representative of the Rome, IVatertown & Ogdensburg and n;w York Centra ™lroads, and tickets to all points in the United States, 'securing W.agnr Car berths on apphcat.on. He also represents the Anchor, American, Cutin Eule"''. ;^":;T ''''''' '^°- ^^^ ^'-^^ •™'' '''"^ ^tar li„'es of steam hi, so Europe and Clyde line to Georgia and Florida. C-„ur^ H™ ''""^°''''' ^'" '''• \ •''"'' °''-'" '""'"''"'P P""'"""-" ^e™^ '■'•'' •■'" office on Cour House avenue .wo doors south of the Post Office and sells tickets at the ry lowest rates to all pouits east and west and to and from all points in Europe ^ la tlie shortest and most direct routes. ' The Canadian !■ vpress Co. of which Mr. Fred Dates is the Brockville a-ent IS doing a large business in money orders. This is the cheapest and safest u^ to remit money. Orders are payable at .5,000 places in Can.ada and the U S and are good everywhere. Brockville office, first door south of Post Office 38 P.R()('K\ILLI': ILl.L'SrRATKI). OUR BUSINESS MEN. Brockville has many l)eautiriil stores and business places and it would be a task of great magnitude to enumerate them. Prominent among the successful enterprises which have added to the [)rosperity ot the Island City are the following representative business men : R R. DOWSLEV is proprietor of the Palr.ce (irocery, corner of King and Mill streets, and is also agent for the N*iagara District Fruit drowers' Association in tnis vicinity. A large line of groceries of every description is constantly carried. A\'. L. MALIiV, Hrockville's Cheap Shoe Store, is located corner o\ Ahun and Ap[)le streets, where a large and varied stock of foot gear is to be found. Summer goods in tans, etc. are made a specialty and sold very cheap. W. ]>. ROPIXSON is owner of the largest and best equipped livery in Central Canada with office and stables on Buell street. A nobby turnout can be obtained here at a reasonable price. Hacks are supplied with careful drivers day or night. ISLAND CITY CICAR STORE is a recent addition to our business places and is located on Ring street, adjoining the Recorder office. A full stock of smokers' goods is carried, including a variety of brands of tobacco. A smoking and reading room nas l)een fitted u[) in first-class style for the convenience of patrons. KUHN'S MUSIC HOUSE at 200 King street, is well stocked with musical goods including the celebrated Gerhard-Heint/man and Mason (S: Risch pianos. Mr. Kuhn reiiresents J. R. Orme^rCo., direct importers of band and orchestral instruments, pianos, cabinet and pij^e organs, etc. Harmonii^as. sheet music, instruction books, violin strinL,s. alwavs in stock. BARR'S P)RU(i ."?TORE. Headtjuarters for i)erfumes and toilet requisites, on the corner of King street and Court House avenue, is the finest and best fitted establishment of its kind in the Dominion. A large and varied stock is carried including ho:.pital and physicians' supplies, all the leading new remedies and phar- maceutical preparations, trusses, supporters, elastic stockings, knee-caps, anklets and bandages, water bags, syringes, fine chemicals, etc., wholesale and retail. F^very prescription is douI)ly checked so as to secure accuracy, and only the purest drugs and remedies used. All orders are promptly filled. P. O. Box 711. I'ule- phones 1 77 and 13J. mm m wmm. >MWi RROCKVILLE ILLUSTRATED. ^ . -.'f 39 Education is a subject that should demand the earnest consideration of everv man and woman of our land, and it is generally conceded that lok lie Ian •Messrs. Gay & McCord, pnncipals and proprietors of /V* 1 j-\- are experts m the hne of work they teach, and judging from the large number of graduates going out from the College from time to time, and securing good situ- ations, we would emphatically assert, that as a lever for securing an entrance into he business world, a course under the instruction of these gentlemen and their staff IS the most efficient preparation a young man or woman can have. This institution is patronized largely by Public School Teachers, who dissatis- fied with the small remuneration they receive, take up the work here, and thus enter a sphere where their services are appreciated and paid fur accordingly The course is arranged for all grades of students, the tuition rates are moderate, and the thoroughly practical nature of the work taught at this College, makes it one of the most popular and important educational institutions in our midst The principals of the College inform us that the field for competent Shorthand writers is ever widening, and that at the present time there are thousands of good positions going-a-begging for the lack of competent persons to fill them Younc. men and women having a good education and who are possessed of enough pluck and grit to attend right to business, are in ' , . V.. . t, I 'uck mark in the world. jmand, and will be sure to make their m Ml r.ROCKX Il.l.i: ILLLSTKA ri:i). BROCKVILLE'S CHEESE INTERESTS. (,'anadian cheese has long been world-renowned lor ii.^ hillu qu.iiii) and Ljencrcii excellence. This was fnlly demonstrated at the Worjd's Fair held at (.Chicago last summer when our cheese swept all before it and secured nearly all the pri/.es. Pirockville is the centre of the cheese industry and the t.)usine.s.s ha.s grown to such ;\n extent that we have now in our midst what is known as the Brockville Dairy- men's P)Oard or Trade, of which C. H. Smith, Chantry, is president : C. ]. (iilroy, (lien JUiell, secretary; and R. O. Murphy, Elgin, auctioneer. The Board meets every Thursday afternoon in Victoria Hall, [^rominent nmong the rhorso Imivpt- wIto ore ro^idi'nN of the Ts],ind T'ltv nre : 1) I)KKJ>VSH1RI': t\: CO., who represent Ayer \' Co. of Montreal, and are else extensive dealers in cheese factory and creamery su])iilies. Mr. P rbyshire is president of the Ontario C!reameries Association. ' A. A. I.)A\ LS IS a through shipper and devotes his entire attention to the < h(^"se inchi'^trv,' doing an extensive business in the United Jvingdom. W'M. |( )i IXS i'C)X Inn-s for (Irant of Montreal, and handles large quantities of cheese. He is also an extensive dealer in buttei', eggs. salt, seeds, eic. W . J. C1..UFK is an extensive dealer and shijis direci. lie ai.io handles cheese factory supplies and controls a large trade in these commodities.j O. K. KARL formerly represenied Joseph \Varringlon of Montreal, but this .season is a through shipper, having an ^-xtensive connection in ICngland. -M. H. lilSr)Lld. is the re].)resentative of Tames Alexander, Montreal, and is oiic of Brockville's leading citizens, l)eing a niember of the town council and rhairman of the street committee. I The demand for artistic taste and culture-is in no business more apparent than in that of the tlorist. The premises of J. Hay \' Sons. Brockville's leading llorists, are located on Fast King street, where they have a large stock of the rarest and most sjilendid novelties of foreign and native lowering i)lants. 'I'hev maintain branches at Alexandria' Bay. N \\ and Rocki)ort, Ont., and have ample resources to carry on AVbat they control -an extensive busine=!s. The firm i-; fimpo^ed of Charles I. Hay, Norman Hav and ]. f-Ia\. '-""m -*^=g--^ .-^-s r