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Bt ---------- a --_---- -- LP THE A DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1929 EARLY HISTORY. OF BROUGHAM Village Lays Proud Claim to + Many Noted Sons and >, Daughters / (By Mrs. T. C. Brown) Brougham, Sept. 6.--In writing 'history = Brougham one's mind ust go back to the early days of e 10th century. The late Mable urham in her book, "The Trail Of The Conestoga," pictures vividly the conditions which faced the in- .trepid adventurers, who sought to "build homes for themselves in the rimeval forest. Many of the ear- est settlers were U. E. Loyalists. Jt is interesting to trace the origin- sal stock down to the present date, and find how many are still repre- sented here. One of the earliest set- _tlers was one, Thomas Hubbard, ho was married three times, and ®f his numerous family three sons made permanent homes here. An- drew and his half brothers, James and Isaac Brock. Of the family of Andrew, we had Thomas, William .and Mrs. Casper Wilson, who In "their day were very much beloved "and respected citizens. Mr. Wil- ~Mam Hubbard was a man of affairs in the latter half of the nineteenth Jcentury, and by the erection of two «fine residences helped materially 4n the making of the village. Baron Greenwood is a grandson of Thom- "as Hubbard. Edward Wilson, chil- ;dren, and grandchildren are the last representatives left here of the * Hubbard and Wilson familes. Ash- ur Wilson, grandfather of Edward, ~walked back and forth three times ztrom Brockville to secure his grant Suits oc... of land now the property of G. W. Phillips. Elder George Barclay, of Scotland came in 1816 and was an early preacher of the gospel. ris descendants are here to the 4th and 5th generations. In the second and third decade of last century. we have O, Johnson, represented to the 3rd generation. Devitts, the fifth in. line, growing up on the old homestead. Bentleys, fourth in line, the Shepherd family, Milnes fourth generation, Millers fourth generation, Matthews in the fourth generation, Hastings the third, the great grandchildren of the late James Madill, the Middleton chil- dren are the seventh in line of both the Madills and Sharrads, and sixth in line of the Churchills, once so closely identified with this place. The sons of A. Grey are the fifth in line of the Thorntons. Harold Cassie fourth of the Lentons, Jack- sons are here to the fourth genera- tion. Settlers in the middle of last century were: Browns, Smiths, Greigs, Fullers, McPhersons, Cow- ies, Philip, Phillips, Jacksons, Lit- tlejohns, Holtbys, Liscombs, Ham- iltons, are all represented to the third and fourth generation. The Woodruffs of the early stock are only represented by the stones of remembrance in the cemetery. The Blandins, Brignals, Bells, Herricks, Hogles, Fullers have no representa- tives left. The early pioneers in choosing this spot for settlement, and high hopes for its future. Its high altitude, good soil, excellent water, proximity to the lake, and the hest means of travel, made the situation a desirable one. The first post office was established one half mile east in what was known as Howell's Hollow, on the spring creek, which was at that date quite an industrial centre, having a dis- tillery, trading store, and saw mill, Later the post office was kept by a Mr. Taun, who lived half a mile north of the village on the S. Mad- fll farm. Finally it was located in Bentley's store, which was built in 1835, and what was known as Bentley's Corners, became Broug- ham. The Bentley families were among the builders of this village, William Bentley building the fine corner residence, which after pass- ing through many hands, was Bentley, who bequeathed it to his daughter and family. James Bent- ley built a residence and medicine factory on the site of the present United Church, these buildings be- ing destroyed by fire in the eight- jes. Lewis Bentley erected the Lemon residence, and John Gould the Mrs. George Philip home. No- ble Stevenson also was a builder of homes, being responsible for two, one in the village and one on his farm. John Gerow built the Devitt residence. James Bentley and Nelson Woodruff, for many years carried on a prosperous busi- ness in the manufacture of patent medicines, which later became amalgamated with a Toronto firm known as Milliburn. Bentley and Pearson. In the sixties almost every trade was represented here. There were three hotels, the old Central built by Powell Woodruff is now the Holme's store. The Brougham House built bf C. W. Matthews has been a Temperance house for over 20 years. The 'Webb House has been a private re- sidence for years. In the early days the harness business was an important branch of industry. Its representatives were Willard Blan- din, Steve Grosse, Geo. Crowhurst, Morris, Van Buren Woodruff, Holmes, Jewell, Hargrave, McDow- ell, Coakwell, which ended this trade 25 years ago. As shoemak- ers in the sixties, we had Joseph Reeves, Richard Underhill, whose son Fred became a wealthy shoe manufacturer, of Aurora. W. J. Bodell's shoe shop was for neariy half a century a favorite meeting place of the old timers, who ar- gued to their own satisfaction all matters of politics and religion. The saw mill in operation in the fifties and sixties by Stock and Vangrant was destroyed by fire in 1867, but was rebuilt the follow- ing year, and was later utilized as a basket factory under the joint management of Fennel and Wilkin- son, and was finally transferred to Greenriver over fifty years ago, when bought by the Barnes' family. The Tannery was operated by the late Andrew Patterson and was sit- nated on the present H. Shea pro- perty, but was burned over 50 years ago. One of the most essential trades in any community in the early days was the blacksmith and wood working shops. Among the earn- est blacksmiths was James Milne on Lot 24, 6th concession; the Smith Brothers in the Auld Smithy to the west of us, succeeded by their brother-in-law, Robbie Greig. Tom Middaugh carried on in the old stone shop, while Robert Brown was a successful carriage builder and woodworker, at that date making coffins also. Later the Brown shop was used as 2 blacksmith and wood shop. Early in the seventies the late William Mosgrove bought the property und for over half a century. he catered to the needs of the farming com- munity. His cheery joke and smile with the sound of his ringing an- vile will long be remembered. Geo. Law also had a shop here in the eighties. The Webb brothers car- ried ona blacksmith and carriage business on a large scale for a number of years, but their plant was destroyed by fire about 50 years ago. Before the days of the great de- partment stores with their exten- sive mail order systems, the coun- try merchant was a very important member of any community. Once the village supported four stores, now we are served by two, their proprietors being W. J. Holmes and D. Gannou. Three stores have been burned--the Meses Lenton store. the E. Annis building on the same site, and Mrs. Brien's on the south side opposite. The Lenton store was destroyed In the great conflas- ration of '78, when three dwell- ings, harness shop, store, millin- ery shop, tailor shop, and Temper- ance Hall was destroyed. The Tem- perance Hall was rebuilt in 1830 and the store the same year. In the old store we had Bentley, Smith, Burk, Logie, Linton. In the new, Douglas from Whitby, whose son, Frank, is one of the wealthiest and most influential of Seattle's resi- dents, Morton, Willis, Gleenson, Al- ger, Philips, Annis. The Annis store was burned in 1923, rebuilt in 1924 and was bought by D. Gannon. In the Holmes building the first store keepers were the Cowans, who were very highly esteemed and much missed when death claimed them, The R. Cowan family have only taken up residence in Oshawa of late years. The Cowans were succeeded by the Mechin family, who faithfully served the public for over 30 years. The families of Mechin and Poucher added much to the good of the village. Fred Mechip. is to- day manager of the Montreal plant of the Imperial Oil Company. other of our boys who has made himself a name in the business world is Urias Hamilton, of Toron- to, son of late Thomas Hamilton, once proprietor of a banking busi- ness here. Other professions hon- ored by our native sons and former residents are medical doctors. The late Drs. Frank and Lafayette Bentley. The late L. Woodruff, the late Frank King. We have also Drs. S. Lamoreaux, Ben Churchtil, L. Barclay. Dentals doctors Will- ard and Murray Blandin. Journal- ist, the late Henry Wilson. School inspector, S. Phillips. Lawyers, ne late James Miller and N. Y. Pouch- er. Ministers of the gospel, the late Rev. W. Percy and B. N. DeFoe Wagner. A long list of school teach- ers and graduate nurses could be cited, Mrs. Haag (Meda Hogle) being an overseas nurse. We are proud to claim the late Professor Wade Tool of Guelph A. C. as one of our native sons. C. Burton of the Simpson store is a grandson of the late Eli Barclay. The Millers have an enviable reputation among the An-: importers and exporters of sheep. So in all walks of life we have had successful 'representatives. A word about the churches of our village, the centre of interest in a small settlement. At one time three churches were flourishing, the Presbyterian congregation com- ing into existence in 1840 with services on the 7th concession. First ministers were Rev. Mr. Lam- bie, McNaughton, Ross and Camer- on. A church was erected in Broug- ham in 1890, Rev. L. Perrin being pastor. Among its Elders whose life work is dome, there are the late Colin Philip, Thomas Henderson, R. Price, R. Greig, T. Poucher, R, Milne, A. Malcolm. The late A. Bar- clay was for many years secretary and treasurer of the church. Oth- ers prominent in the work of the church have been the Millers, Dun- cans, Cassles, Devitts, McKinnons, Philip, Phillips, Feasbys, Browns, and many others. The Christian church was erected in 1859, Elder Tatton being the first pastor. Many earnest messages were deliv- ered in the old church by Rever- ends Hainer, Prosser, Morgan, Percy and others. Among its old members the following names stand out: Wilsons, Percys, Hubbard, Pifilips, Smith, Toole, Lamoreaux, Hogle, Holtby, Sharrard, Churchill, Woodruff, Reynolds, Dunham, and many others. The congregation disbanded a number of years ago, but a successful Sunday school was continued until church union, when it joined with Union Church. The Methodist church was erected in 1862. Its members are too many to enumerate, their stationing sys- tem making changes too frequent- lv. Among the many members who made this church a power for good, we might hame a few. The Samuel and Noble Stevenson fami- lies, the several families of Wil- gons, Jacksons, Johnstons, Blan- ding, Fraser, Brignal, Bateson. Har- grave, Wagner, Young, Ellicot, Harvey, Bate, Littlejohn, Lintosn, Hood, and Axford. The last min- ister before union was the Rev. Mr. Leigh. Mrs. C, Barclay has given her splendid services as organist in the several churches for 30 years. Our public school dates back to the early date of our township's history. Our first log school was bullt on the south-west corner of Lot 19, concession 5, the next log building on lot opposite Holel, the third on Lot 21, concession 6, own- ed by the late Mrs. Cochran, the fourth a frame building 24x30 feet on the present school lot. This was superseded by the present structure in 1859. It is interesting to note the earliest teachers here were wo- men. Among the many teachers of the present school we can only enu- pr merate a few outstanding names of men who stayed long enough to leave an impression on the lives of their pupils. These men brought to their work a man's mind, filled with a desire to instil in the minds of their pupils a strong purpose to attain a high ideal In life. Wwe will name the late Alvan Herrick, Hector Baxter, late T. Henderson, late George Ward. We have haa as resident M.D.'s, Dr. Ferrier from 1862 till 1882, followed by Freel, Bateson, Fisle, and Dr. McKinnon, who has practiced here for 20 years, In 1850 the Pickering Agricyl- tural Society was organized ana in 1866 grounds were purchased and (Continued on page 12) f 2 DAYSONLY 2 Mon., Tues., | September 9-10 | Arie Marks and Her Company of || Talking Picture People in Person Monday--*"Tommy"' and | Vaudeville. It's a: wow! 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