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One of the oldest churches of Wellesley Township in which services are still held, is Boyd Church, Crosshill. This edifice was erected in 1888 under the pastorate of Rev. James Boyd, after whom the church was named. ' It was formally opened on the first Sunday of October of that The vicinity of Hawkesville was settled by John, Gabriel, Percival and William Hawke, who came from England with their father in 1846. They built a grist mill on the site of the present village, and Percival built a saw mill about four miles further west. Gabriel opened the first store soon after. Other pioneers in this district were Messrs. Hughes, Boyd Church, Crosshill, Adolph Schittler. He was soon followed by Adolph Stroh, who opened a tavern, in which was located the postoffiee which was established soon after. A log school house" and chapel com- bined‘had been erected in the vicinity, and a missionary on being asked to suggest a name for the postoffiee chose the name of the saint which the vil- lage now bears. The first stores were those of Borres & Gilles, opened about 1844. Ambrose Starr located here about the same year. The township was surveyed in 1842, but the active settlement did not take place until after the survey. Wellesley was the latest set- tled of the townships of the county, owing to the fact that its lands were the last to be placed on the market. The flrtst settlers of whom we have any record were Messrs. Blum and Anselle, the latter a French- man, who located on the site of Heidelberg in 1832. Blum set- tled on Lot 11, Concession A, and Anselle Lot 9, north of the present highway, where he kept a tavern. They were soon fol- lowed by the Beising, Curtis, Forester, Kertes and Lackner families who settled in the vicinity of Heidelberg. In St. Clements the pioneer was TOWNSHIP SURVEYED m 1842: llhst Welleslcy Tannin Meeting [says hi, l . Held ht Crosshill her 85 Years bLatt,,r,,zlj,t,,',,!,rz,ttri; WELLEBLEY TOWNSHIP COUNCIL Bolton Row-Ed. Muslin. Deputy have; P. A. Wig-u. have; P. F. Still-nor, Curie, C. B. Barbour, Treasurer. Top Row - Herb. Dohertr, Rood Supt; Geo. Hohl, Geo. “city, John ' and Ed. Kaufman. Tu Collector. - Oeeiatnttr Diva“ Into “we With, E: Running lb 1t-tative.--rtmt sauna Fumes of Kelsi-g, Pdreeater, lack-er, Behitth Burke. Hulls, Cane, Clad-en. Robert- Kmbch and Others. _ BOYD CHURCH. “can“ 0- o! 150 that - h Vial-y Tm HAWKES BUILT GRItrr HILL IN 184, Mdsd Into “we With, Each Wad -tative.--nmt Souls: be“ r, Punter, lick-er. kinda. Stash, Cue, Chillers. Roberta-, lac. Erected 48 Years year, but Mr. Boyd did not live to see its opening, having pass- ed on the June previous, after ministering to these people for twenty-nine years, from 1859 to 1888. Rev. Mr. Dickson of Central Presbyterian Church, Gait, was the minister for the occasion and again at the twenty-fifth anniversary of the church. and among the first to arrive were David and Wm. Hastings, the Glaister family, George Hewitt and the Messrs. Camp- bell, Godbe and Forwell. The southern and eastern portions of the township were largely settled by Old Country Ger- mans, among whom were John Moser, the Kroetsch family, Adam Esbaugh and Ambrose Starr. To the southwest the ‘foundation of which is now ‘Wellesley Village was com- Ineneed by one John Smith, a squatter, who came in before the survey. Others pioneers were H. Doering, Christian Botw hart, Charles Ottman and John Zoeger, the last named of whom opened the first More in the village. In the north-west- ern section of the township the early settlement was chiefly by Irish and the balance of the western survey was peopled by English and Scotch, there being a considerable settlement of Irish in the southwest and of Hessian Lutherans along the fifth line. Thomson and Empy. Between 1846 and 1847 the village of Linwood was settled, Messrs. Thos. Ransom, John Brown, Res bert Crooks, Wm. Owens, Ar- chibald Calder and Messrs. Ryan and McCormick being numbered among its pioneers. To the west of Linwood, B. Woodman and Andrew Cue were among the ttrat to settle and the southwardly section of the township had among its first settlers Christian Ernst, Wm. Chalmers and Chas. Ro- bertson. The locality of Cross- hill, which is about the centre of the township, was settled about the time of the survey, There is no more important FP": WV. 1901-4; Robert J. Kerr, 1906; Alexander B. Robertson, 1906- 10; H. Huehn. 1911; A. B. Ro- bertson, 1912-15; J. Reidel, 1916-25; W. 11. Knight. 1926- 1928; Peter A. Wagner, 1929- 1986, and this year Warden of the County. From the assessment roll of the Township we learn that the total number of acres is 66,000. The assessment of real proper- ty was $3,664,515, and total assessment $8,698.806. The reeves of Wellesley Township were: John Hawk, 1852, 1859-63; Adam Erbach, 1853; M. P. Empy, 1854; John Zoeger, 1855-8. 1864; W. H. Varden. M.D., 1865-8; Ferdin- and Walter, 1869,96; Alex. Ren- nie, 1879,1900; Thomas Short, The inhabitants of Wellesley Township are industrious, pro- gressive, frugal and well-to-do. The ilrtst municipal election was held in Crosshill. From 1860 to 1865 the township was divided into five wards, each ward returning its respective municipal representative. Now, however, the township returns its Council elected by the town- ship as a whole. The land in the township is laid out in blocks by the roads (which are in a fairly good con- dition) running one and one- half miles, by one and a quarter miles across. The advent of mo. dern agricultural machinery had the effect of decreasing the population at least for a time. ‘municipality in' the County than the Township of Welles- ley. As an agricultural district it has few equals and few su- periors. The land is composed mostly of either a clay loam or heavy clay hence the land is not only strong but exceedingly durable. The township is divid- ed into two sections, the east- em and western, and contains, about 66,000 acres of land. _ Born near St. Agatha, Janu- ary, 1873, he received his public school education at Josephs- burg. He followed the occupa- tion of farming until he entered the saw-milling and contracting business in 1897. Later he did custom threshing. In 1904 he bought the Richter hotel at St. Agatha, which he sold in 1911 and purchased the Berdux hotel at Wellesley, which he has suc- cessfully conducted, along with one of the best equipped gar- ages in the district. One of the beat known and popular men in municipal poli- tics in the County is Peter A. Wagner, who was honored with the Wardenship of the County this year. He has been active in municipal life since 1924 and honored with the reeveship of his township for eight consecu- tive years. As the oldest repre- tentative in point of service in the county council, he has held all the important chairman- ships. He was signally honored last year when he was made a member of the executive of the Ontario Good Roads Associa- tion-a tribute to his executive ability and knowledge of road building. Serves Township For Thirteen Years ModWoI-ohmi-IW-h oleIuCo-Ay. Pm a. van Faun of Dr. F. G. Hugh... and Wat-rho “I," In I“ c- Fully Hawk-twill. In June, 1926, Mr. and Mrs. Schummer celebrated the fit- Mr. Starr sold his interest to his partner who became the sole owner, carrying on a gen- eral store and tin business. At the age of 42 he built his pres- ent store and dwelling which he has occupied ever since. lit 1897 he received the appoint- ment of Clerk of the Township of Wellesley and postmaster of St. Clements; both of which ofheea he has since most cap- ably filled. He purposes retiring this month from the Clerkship after creditably filling the omce for over forty years. He missed but one nomination meeting, due to illness, since 1897. Panama Waddello-MTMVM We: P. Selim, St. (laments. Out, was born in the city of Syracuse. in the State of New York, in 1851. At the a! ot fourteen he entered. as an appentiee, the departmental store of his uncle of that city. He subsequently spent two years at the tinsmith trade at Buitaio, N.Y.. and thereafter attended the collecés " Buthas, Baltimore, and Berlin, Ont. At the m of twenty-two he was appointed teacher at the Separ- ate School, St. Clements, Ont., fllling the position for three years. At the same time he was appointed organist at the R. C. Church there which latter posi- tion he held for an unbroken period of 86 years. He later entered into partnership with' Mr. A. Starr, purchasing the McNab store which they con- tinued for several years when “atmml " YIAIS YOUNG AND 81111.01]!!! an“: Canadian Blower and Forge Jf) Canada Pumps Limited nuts-lad.“ THE LATE J. B. HUGH” math-Inlet”. We are not Pioneers, but for Over 20 Years Have Been Contributing to the . . . . Ventilating Fans - Unit Heaters - Air Conditioning Equipment - Sheet Metal Work thlmmlthn’ Forges . Blowers and Drills - Upright Drilling Machines, - Punches and Sheer: . Cream Separators - Centrifugal Pumps for Water Works - Sewage Disposal Plant: - Paper Milk end Industrial Use. MANUFACTURERS OF - WELFARE AND PROSPERITY of WATERLOO COUNTY It is not known who named this village. Johnson derives Linwood from Welsh Llyn, a pool, and wood. tieth anniversary of their marriage. Mrs. Schummer passed away several years ago. His family includes two sons, Frank H. tkhummer, prominent Linwood merchant, and Mat- thew P. Schummer, St. Clem- ents merchant. 1 Linwood Named In 1858 You will he de1itthtNli, surprised " the wide variety of appropriate We McBrine dealers have to otter. The newest nwhides, leathers, and striped ducks are found in this year’s Christmas, Gift suggestions. Be sure the baggage you give bears the MeBrine trade-mark. It is the hall-mark of quality in Travelling Goods. WHAT REALLY ACCEPTABLE GIFT CAN I GIVE? Something thath useful, beautiful and lasting, all in one. . . . She will thank you forever for an Aeropeck, or Fitted Dressing Case, or a set of the popular McBrine Travel Twins. . . . He will be eternally grateful if you give him the Aeropack for Men, 3 Gladstone, or an Aerokit for short jaunts. THE L McBRINE CO. LIMITED HERE’S THE KEY KITCHENER TO YOUR GIFT PROBLEM KITCHENER The name was suggested by a Catholic missionary who was asked to give a name to the place when the poatoffiee was established. Clement is a Latin name meaning "he who is wild in temper and "disposition; gentle, kind, tender, modest." This village wa's named after St. Clement, Bishop of Rome, who is generally thought to have suffered martyrdom about the year 100. Original Naming of St. Clements ONTARIO This place was named after the township in which it is located. It was known as Schmidtsville until 1852, and is still known by this name local- ly. John Schmidt was a squat- ter on the site of the village, who came in before Wellesley township was surveyed and afterwards built the flrtrt saw- mill in the place. Village of Wellesley Given Name in 1856