Discription of Markdale.

Following is the "discription of Markdale" for which a prize was offered to a boy or girl under 16 years at Glenelg Fall Show, written by Arthur W. Rutledge, age 12 years. Markdale is a village (not incorporated) in the centre of Grey county, an important station on the T.G.&R. branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 92 miles from Toronto and 30 from Owen Sound. It is located on the town line of Glenelg and Artemesia townships, about three fifths in the former and two fifths in the latter; is about one mile from the boundary of Euphrasia and Holland townships. The Toronto and Sydenham, gravel road, runs through the village; The land in the vicinity of the town is gently rolling which gives natural drainage; it has about 800 inhabitants, who are principally of English, Irish and Scotch origin, pretty equally divided. There are three churches, viz--English, Presbyterian and Methodist, while the residents are pretty fairly divided between the above three with a few of other sects. In politics it is also fairly divided. The people are enterprising, hospitable and of good morals generally. It has a well conducted Public School having three teachers. The village is noted for its good markets and enterprise generally. It depends almost wholly on the surrounding agricultural country for its support.