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It was in 1834 that William Scott took up considerable land where the village now stands and bought the small grist mill that was built a short time be- tore by Absalom Shade and one Cushman. Mr. Scott also built the saw mill and distillery. All these industries were situated in the rear of where the Wm., Tell block now stands. Charles) Kirkpatrick was the first to open a general store which he carried on for a couple of years. He returned to Scotland on the death of his father, Charles Kirkpatrick, Sr., in 1835. T. G. In 1883 owing to a cloud- burst in the Wellesley area a great wall of water moved the wooden bridges and floated them down stream on to the vilage street. Photos of this disaster, donated by Governor Cook, who was chief constable at that time, are carefully pre- served in the muselum of the Waterloo Historical Society. l The history of New Hamburg has at various times been illus- trated by the performances of the river Nith which passes around the town and supplies the mill dam with its power. Historical records show that there was a village at New Hamburg in 1820 when a fam- ily named Gushman settled on the banks of the river Nith. The small collection of building, was then known "as Casael which was wiped out by the cholera in 1834. Victims were buried along the river bank. An isolation hospital was erected at that time on the Helmer prop-l erty, some miles south. AGRICULTURAL FAIR AND RACES ATTRACI‘ED 10,000 PEOPLE LAST FALL Fin! Settler- A!“ Wind Out by MI Eh“. I- Itr84--. h18830hulbunt8wqt A_rtmnn,rtaaoatdmh- Br%iimtstheuturnrueNmvBtmet-atn--v- Incorporated in 1858 with T. G. B. Nevtths u Reeve. Extraordinary Events Chonicled In “story of New Hamburg Building a Bakery Both Bigger and Better JUNK/'1, "FIN [HIRSU‘V (Wire Manager WILLIAM HENDERSON & SONS, WATERLOO ' S. Nevills was the second pion- , eer storekeeper and was soon - followed by the said Wm. Scott. I In the year 1852 Mr. Scott built , the big four storey frame flour I mill on the south side of East I and West street that stood for ) half a century like a monarch to e the surroundings till it fell a victim to the flames in 1902. From the earliest settlement to _ the construction of the Grand Trunk Railway in the fifties alli store goods and supplies were brought in from Hamilton by means of teams, principally ox teams. All the surplus product of the community was taken east to Ferrie's Mills, which were situated about fifteen miles east on the Huron Road, or to Galt or Hamilton. There was no road open to Haysville except by way of Helmer's hill and the first settlers had to go that way to Haysville for their letters or follow the blaze down the river. But at last the stage coaches running to Goderich over the Huron Road brought the mail here and a post offiee was established. The coming in of the Grand Trunk changed the conditions under which business was done. It ‘ended the carrying by wagon to market, and provided the facilities for reaching the outer world for passengers and freight. In the year 1858 the I village became incorporated. l Up to that time it had been a part of the municipality of the ', township of Wilmot. The first , council was composed of T. G. l S. Nevills, reeve; Theobold Sey- . ler, George Morley, Joseph : Religiously adhering to the desire to give the customer every premium possible in the bakery business, the firm which is now the largest in Waterloo County continues to place "service and high quality products at the lowest possible price", along with the generous support of the people of the County, as its reason for continued success. It was in 1915 that Mr. Henderson entered a partnership with Mr. C. W. O'Donnell, under the firm name of O'Donnell & Henderson. and which lasted for thirteen years. firm, WILLIAM HENDERSON & SONS, foundea in 1915 by William Henderson. Sound business management, coupled with the desire to be of service to his fellow citizens, is the {easoaf‘zt Ehe599geas, 9f the well-known bakery Tourists have expressed their delight with Fountain Park where a modern cabin contain- ing hydro for cooking is lo- cated. In this park the Wilmot Agricultural Society holds its annual exhibition. Historical exhibits donated by local people and pupils of years ago are exhibited in illuminated cases and visitors are requested to see these at any time, as they are on exhibit in the halls for the convenience of guests who call at any time during school hours. l The schools, public and con- "inuation, have eight teachers. About 300 children attend. An annual visiting night for the past five years has received in- creased support and interest, judging from the many names recorded in the visitors' book which records the visits of in- spectors and others since IMT. The village is a centre of church, six holding regular Ber- vices. The attendance is good indeed at both services and Sunday school. In recent years expensive interior decorations and improvements have been made to all of them. The village churches have six bells and five pipe organs. Water power is developed by a cement dam for the use of the local flour mill and custom chopping. The dam also sewes as a source of supply for the new high power fire fighting apparatus which was recently pumhassed, New Hamburg in situated in Wilmot Township and nerves I very tine agriculture! urea as well as being a menufacturintr centre. New Hamburg was one of the ttrat municipalities to Join with twelve other: to ae- cure Hydro Electric power dur- ing the lifetime of Sir Adam Hartman and Frederick Herder. councillors; Jacob Sula, clerk. WILLIAM HENDERSON. SR The town has developed a re. putation for producing hockey players. Several champion- ships have been won by the local boys and many of the The New Hamburg Felt Boot Co., the Hahn Brass Co., the Berger Hockey Stick Co., and the New Hamburg Creamery are important industries of the town. ThfDepartment of Agricul- ture of Ontario has an impor- tant swine testing station here in charge of Mr. Peterson, a graduate of Danish Agricul- tural schools. Approaching from the west on No. 7 and 8 highway at night, one is reminded of a miniature Hamilton. Paved “not: and meat sidewalks m xenon! on the main streets and residential streets we Wind. New Hamburg is beautifully situated in a charming valley. “Melon-II! ogsgtoettmttk.tomaatafhet- Mbnomrdtyofhouu- o-taneatuandtutaxrate blow owintirtotunanrams. turitrofalithevilugmdett- NEW HAMBURG VM.LAGE COUNCIL Front 'Pt-co'""' Alb-rt Flute, In". W. gt. Flo-Ink, Councillor w General Manager 'to-cu" D. E. mu, Councillor A. I. Stu-n, I'm-tor L. Hound-5 Councillor L. E. Anal. Riches have a bad habit ot creat- ing new wants imrtead of satisfying the old ones. _ The town has one of the finest racing tracks in Ontario and this year about 10,000 people attended the Ontario champion- ship raeetr. Local horsemen won three out of four in three- year-old futurity stakes at) Toronto Exhibition. l Before you make an investment in a trointreoneern, make sure which way It its going. During the past few years have won many prizes and several medals in the musical contests held in neighboring cities. . The loyal support of the citizens of Waterloo County is sincerely appreciated. William Hender- son & Sons, by giving the very beat service and high quality products, trust that they may con- tinue as in the past to enjoy the goodwill of the public. WILLIAM HENDERSON & SONS wish to take this opportunity of expressing their sincere appreciation to the citizens of the district for their many years of patronage. It is through their goodwill, coupled with high quality products that William Henderson & Sons have prospered. Craft-nur- Club is hosted in the Wlllnn Tell halt. The Odd Fellows hove their lodge and tecmtlon room. in the lode pendent block. New Hamburg bu an excel- lent Bnnd numbering about 28 membr- under the inaction of Mr. W. & Shepard of Waterloo. expected that a four-mill re- duction will follow in 1937. HYDRO AND WATER COMMISSION Elmira has the chief services of a city, including "Hydro", a municipal water plant, and a sewage-disposal works. The, water supply is pure and drawn) from artesian wells. During the severe drought of 1936 the only restriction placed on users was to go easy with lawn- sprinkling. These public utili- ties are well-managed by a com- mission consisting of H. O. Weichel (Chairman), William Moser, and Mayor Brandt. A. M. Bowman is the experienced superintendent and Miss Gladys Winn the secretary-treasurer. Over the seven lean years since 1929 the councils have given good service. Especially in husbanding resources. With a carefulness worthy of a Scotch toon a municipal election had not been held since 1934. iInstead picked men have been seated by acelamation. These have ameliorated unemploy- ment and skilfully handled the relief issue, while other public bodies have been drawn into unison for the conservation of town income. As a result the tax rate ima lowered two mills in 1985 and by another two mills in 1986. On account of a pavement debenture having bgen wiped out this year, it is recent yem the population has fluctuated between 2600 and 2200. The members of the 1986 council In: my” Brandt, Reeve A, W. Hotter, and Coun- emote C. Herman, E. Hemmer- ich, A. Wiloon, B. H. Brown; J. C. Ailemantr, and G. A. Glen- nie. (Continua from Page 84) Chan. KIM, J. B. Winger, R. Jackson; Midieal health ones, Dr. Wallaby; eon-table, Reu- VhOI Winger, The mayors since townhood have been: Peter Stunt, 198-4; A. W. Werner, 1925-7; M. Minder. 1928; Mr. ELMIRA ', 1929-82; G. E. Dillon, WILLIAM HENDERSON, IR Production Mnrtager The clock in the post-office tower now looks upon an ani- mated town. For local indus- tries have in their employ twice as many operators as they had a year ago. Elmira is again on the march. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL When the Dorf had only a handful of residents they built a log schoolhouse at the inter.. . section of their two main roads. , Succeeding mentions likewise . have realized the importance of , education and made "erituea to . procure better facilities. The , town school is now housed in s . handsome brick building on , William Street and has an 7 average attendance of 881 L pupils. It is a union school. be- " ing united with School Section 3 No. 4, Woolwich Township. .John Mahood has long b,een _ principal. Under his competent direction and with the aasitst- ance of seven teachers, the El- mira school ranks among the foremost. FAIRS AND MERCHANTS Elmira is the market town of a wide-spread farming and stock-raising district and has numerous well-stocked stores. THE HIGH SCHOOL In the eighteen-eighties, Principal David Bean taught Continuation Classes in the Public School. Under him many boys and girls obtained third- class teaehers' certificates. In September, 1922, a High School was organized and utilized quarters in the Public School building. At present A. A. Mansz, B.A., is Principal and has five assistant teachers. The average attendance is 150. The courses extend upward to the Upper School. The High School inspectors commend the pro- gress made by the learners. HISTORICAL NOTE Elmira is a century old. In 1835 Edward Bristow pur- chased an area of land on South Arthur Street and successively opened a store, tavern, ashery, and blacksmith shop. The place was then called Bristow's Cor- ners. After it obtained a post- Mice the hamlet was renamed West Woolwich. Dan-bu. 1.6