Originally Published in Heritage Happenings, April 1996
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The Archivist recently received some photocopied sheets taken from the local newspaper of the Galt, Hespeler area, Spring 1907. Several small entries contain information about Flamborough residents. Although the majority refer to Beverly Township, there are entries from West Flamborough. To retain this information that may be of possible interest to people involved in genealogy, relevant extracts have been used for a miscellaneous Heritage Paper.

Mr. and Mrs. James Keachie, who have been visiting at Mr. Wm. Gilmour’s, Valens, have returned to their home in Dexter, Iowa.

Mr. Eddie McGeachy has sold his threshing outfit to Mr. Robert McIntyre of Clyde.

Quite a number of the Valens boys went to Guelph last week to take a course at the O.A.C. They were Messrs. Robt. Jamieson, Herbert Robson, Norman Robson, Richard Connell Jr.

Miss Olive R. Begg of Bay View Farm, West Flamboro’ was recently married to James M. Macleod of the Y.M.C.A., Havana, Cuba.

William Morrison and William McFarlane, two progressive young farmers of Strabane, have gone to the O.A.C., Guelph, to take a short course.

The domestic troubles of James Morden of Greensville have not been settled yet. Morden was before Mayor Dickson and W.H. Moss, J.P. on Monday morning, charged with non-support. The decision was that he should take his wife home, the place to be furnished in accordance with his means and that he should support her. They went home together, Mr. Morden agreeing to the decision.

Last Friday evening the neighbours of the Law family, Waterdown met at the home of Mr. Richard Attridge to consider the loss they sustained in the recent destruction of their house by fire. After a thorough consideration of the question it was decided to pass a subscription list. The cause is a worthy one, as the Laws have been good citizens and have done all they could to help themselves. Their loss is a very heavy one, and a little aid given now will mean a great deal to them.

There was laid to rest in the Kirkwall cemetery, on Sunday, March 30, 1907, the remains of William Patterson, one of the oldest pioneers of Beverly in his 90th year. Born in Gourock, Scotland, when only a boy he chose the seafaring life, which he followed for a number of years. Bidding farewell to the heather hills in 1841, he sailed to Canada and hewed out for himself a home in the forest on which he resided for 65 years. The deceased was, during his seafaring life in Canada, captain of two boats on the upper lakes, the “James Coleman” and the “Argyle”.
Captain Patterson was a famous swimmer and saved no less than five persons from drowning. The first pair of glasses he ever bought were got during a visit to Galt a couple of years ago. The incident was mentioned in The Reporter at the time. His wife predeceased him five years ago. He is survived by a family of five sons and one daughter, David and Robert on the homestead; Peter in North Dumfries; William in Auburn, Huron County; ex-Ald. Thomas of Galt, and Mrs. Wm. Derby, near Rockton. In politics he was a staunch Reformer, and in religion a strict Presbyterian, being the oldest member of the Kirkwall church, with which he became identified nearly sixty years ago.

Results of the successful candidates at the Easter examinations for Scotts Corners, Beverly Township are announced.
To Senior IV – Edith Brown (Honours), Lottie Shellard, Ella Mason, Jean McKilligan (Honours), George Hill, James Brown, Morris Shellard.
To Junior IV – Edwin Kreager (Honours).
To Senior III – Alan Culham, Francis Kreager.
To Junior III – Richard Bond (Honours), Robert Sleeth (Honours).
To Senior II – Adam Moffatt.
To Junior II – Alfretta Moffatt.
75% or over is considered Honours. M. I. MacDonnell, Teacher.

Our Troy correspondent writees: Mrs. Wm. Elliott of Toronto, died and was buried here last Wendnesday. Her three sons, Charles, William and George, also Mrs. Charles Elliott, Mrs. Rocket and son accompanied the remains. She was in her 72nd year and had lived most of her life in Troy.

John Vansickle died in Jackson, Michigan the other day. His body was brought to the home of his sister, Mrs. William Miller of Troy, from where the funeral was held.

At an adjourned meeting of the Hamilton Presbytery, held in Knox Church, St. Catharines, a call in favor of Rev. P. M. Robinson from the churches at Strabane and Kilbride was considered and consented to, and Mr. Robinson’s induction was arranged for February 12, at 2:30 in the Strabane Church. Rev. Mr. Anthony of Waterdown presided, Rev. Mr. Fisher of Flamboro’ addressed the minister and Rev. Mr. Gray of Dundas addressed the congregation.

The House of Refuge committee met in Hamilton on Saturday morning to consider the purchase of a site and the erection of a building. The committee has more than two dozen offers of farms for the site. Among the farms which the committee will have to consider are the Binkley farm, Ancaster, 135 acres, price about $200 per acre; the Bamberger farm, near the Rifle Ranges, 100 acres, price $250 per acre; Oscar Sealey’s two farms, East Flamboro’, $60 per acre; W. Griffin’s farm, East Flamboro’, $100 an acre; Frank Miller’s farm, West Flamboro’ Village, 100 acres for $9,000.

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