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SEPTEMBER 9 1897 THE TOmseil OnilEIESIl THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE A HIBTOI^Y BY W. ». CHRI8T0E NiiTEâ€" In l«»t wrrk'a article. 20tb Hue of Snd coll. ui 11, rffti) 18A1 iii»toa<l of m57. AileniiHin â- â-  n flourishing and well jtenird towiiKhip of the County of Grey, jtoil contAina 68,2(t2 HcroH of lurid In lK(il kIiu contuined 2576 of a ]><>|)iil»tii>n, I'.iiil now coniHiiiH Hoiiiewhat luuro than !(5Ui), wliich, with ihul imrtion of it wliioh now uaitly forms the villiijjo of Mxrkdule, would not full fur short of 4000. Biifore prorooding with her niuniui|)al liJAtory it limy he well to eiujuiro as to till) ortho«rft|>!iy of ita name. Smith's (Jiiztstfur deolaren iu true orthography to lio Ariemi>ia. The name i« from hor wliowe devotion, in muiiKpry of her lius- linnd, Mausolus, eavu to the aiicionta Mild to UH a n>'W nitme in luoituuiy nioliitecturo. It is aUo the name of a jiliiit, but it is never siielled Ariciiiuaia, i>nd tiie author coiit<'nds it ah luhl not he Ml Kiifiltsd. Ill iiiTUxiiiu I ho I'liily re foids of '.lie lowiighij) we fiod it Rjiellfd Arii'inisiii. latterly and i ccaHionally the *' instend of the i wa» used. The post- ofiice <h'|iui'tnieiit, however, fell into (he iiTor, and Hpelleil it Arteiiiesia, and tliiK iiielhi>d now generally prevails. In tliexe nolo* i' wdl ho Hpulled accordiuj^ to itH true orthi'uraphy. ArtemiBia was nurveyed in lo's in 1849 nod 1800. The Toronto and Syilenlmiii Unuu and the Durham Road were Hur veyed m lots of 50 acres eaoli, and were nppor'ioiied to actual aettlerii. Tlie late <teoii{e Snider, K«q., who Hul)Re()ueiitly beCHine M 1' in the McKenzie govern- ment, and then Sheriff of the county, was B|{rtnt. He wan a fairly ahrewj iMHii, atfatilo and apprnacliable, and was Mill. •••really respected. He then lived at Iniaiio'.;e. In iiAsainv;, it may be noticed that (Jeorge I'rice. Esij., of (Jwen Sound, Utely deceaaed, then lived with Mr. Snider. It ia e\ideiit that he had Hii ar.iipailiy against a mixed iiutionality, lience ill diatriliuting Iota to a|i|ilicanii tried, as far aa ]KmHihle. to place them separately. Tlio colored peojile he Iilaced on the old Durham Uoail, the <oinan Catholic near (he Irinh Lik-, and the Sciiich eleinent in rnceville and viciiiily. The baluiiuo of (hu township WHS pro'iy geiieially iiiiied. Sales and tnnrfeiK aince that period have crnsid v»iy largely those diaiinctive I'lies. The lOHiiahip became very early and laT;<e!y inhabited. It may ho remarked here, that the different Hurveya of the lowiiHhip render It veiy awkuai'd and einharrassiiitt to tilranicer* to Im-ale particular Iota. Flint, there is the Toionto and Sydenham Road Hurvey, running diagonally through tlie towi ship fioin north to aouth. Second, the Durham lioad survey, crosniin; it a few miles south of Kleahertoii, and ihir<i, the general aurvey, iiumlieriir.; from the west. And as if to iiicreaKe the difticulty, there I in the Collir.gwood (Jruvel Road. It ia eviileiit thai in foniiiiw an approximate sipiare lownahip, 21 iiiul'ituitu of al^lea or goreH lie- ceHMsrily occur, and lots are coni|)ri»ed of different areas. Home coiitaining not more thin live acrea The timt two sur- veys were made up of tiers of Iota of 50 acres, each side of the line named, whilst (he general survey nan in 100 acre loiH, with the anguhilions excepted. Yi-ry few, uiiluH* it he asaes-'orB or col- (••(^toiH, presume to iiisHtur the iinotion I f location. It IS no wonder ilia', |o y MPVi'g.'r, the neareat village is uaed ii» a (.oiide nt else tlie name of the pi rioii hv- inL' on the lot or neurit Settlers in the township of 25 years realdei.ce do not I ecoiiie familiar wiih corieuHH on', siile liiiea ai d lot* of the tnwiishiji. The township Iiiim been do'crilied n-. uiio< en and liil y, and a wi.se m oi will not coniradlct the asserlioii, al'lioiii;li Ihnie ate iMolated Ke'llciiuinis of b imti- ful rol'iu/ lands, and many f.iiiiiM UoKiirpa>sed in the county. Till township 14 exeeidii gly well watered by iiiiinoioiis crei-ks and Iwo rivers. One creek of coiiriilcraMe size, iiained the Roy ne Water, pa'<Ke'< tliioiijih Klisherton. and linally empliea into llm Reaver River, which hitter rises in the t iwiiship of Oaprey,iii its conrs- beoom it<i{ eiilirued by Beveral creeks, and passes over the Kugenia falls, and onward north ea^terly to the (lenrglaii li.iy. Tiien there ia, a) out 4 miles Koiitli of l<leNlieit<in,one bmiicli of the Sioi.'een, riiiinini; in a very ineanduring fnidiion ihfiiiigh i'loioM.aiid onward to Diirhani Oil iA iit \b Oi \^ \^ xAif M. RICHAKD80N, F8Q General Mm-cliaiit and County Councillor Mr. Richardson wa.s born at Culgaith, Cumberland Co., Knglaml, in 18.'J9, and came to Artemedia in 18(i5. He has been a promi- nent man in public affairs, having .served a.s Deputy Reeve two years in County Council, as Reeve two years, and is at present County Courrcillor of this division. 3-^^.^.^.^.^.^.^.^^^ \6 Of U/ \^ i^ Hit Or and there seemed to he plenty of if. With niiserly (jiip they filled their bags, heavily buideoed and left aatistied. Rut alas ! It was only L'oUlen in color 1 Whi-n heat was apjihed, eve'ytli'lig went ofl'in siimke and vapor; the deceptive thing proviii<» to be notliiiisj but mere pyiitesor Mime wmtliless colored deposit. Tlie'e were HO many in the camp the whole matter vint taken aa a huiie joke. The falls drop into a public road ao thai llio authority for their dispoaition belongs to the council only. A very excellent water power for centuiii-a has been lunniuu to waste. This ia the Hpol where the electric iluid is to be genetat- to lun the electric cars to Fleshurton and Meaford. Rut the matter at present is in a very rhaoiic slate, and at thia writing; is likely to remain so. No one who in years past visited the falls, failed to iiieit a very im(Hirt- aiit uentlemaii in the person of Mr. Robert I'urdy, who seemed at one time to have had care of the falls in quest ion. It was he, who, by building steps from the bank, made it easy to descend below the falls, and who prevented as iiiaoy as he pleased by lock and key. Second to the falls, waa esteemed a collection of natural curios in possesiion of I his kfeiitlenian. lie was certainly an iiitei- esliiig iiaturaliHtâ€" slow of wpeecli ; tiyuri' thill, aipiiline imse, slow step, nf sound judgment and possessed an eiidli'Sa fund of ep'grsiiiH and curiously woided phraseK, so that any docuiiierit or comniunicHlion from him abounded with them, to the extreme do. i^ht of his admirers. The BIORNIA FALLS- 72 KKilT ai H r.h nee to the lake. Another I rmudi II th â-  Saiiif â- on crosses the Toronto line i! nitles 1101 lb of I'll shei loll am', iigain It mile north <>f Murkdah-, mid rlins tte.tterly iiiiiil it niiilea with the nihur branch in il.s jouniry t<> the lake. Kxcelleiit dnnkin.' Wi'er >; nbtjkined aliiioal any wl ere at a'niodeiat-' depth. The Knuei.l 1 falls is a Very pictuiosiine place, and tourists flfipKiiily vJHjt and ailmire the fills and iliri'oiii.dirigi There IS about 70 fiel oF a per| piidiculiir fall. The town of Euge-iiaâ€" for HO it was laid out lo he has never risen tii imicli iniporlance, a mure killago, with but comparatively few IlihabiiaMts. Its early hiilory, liowpver, prorniseil to bo another IS dorado. '1 lie inhabilaiii.s of A'teiiiiiia and others beea tie inin.h exo led over a supp ised g'lld loin 1 at or near the fal'a. A pUriiiiHgu mi a sna'l MC'le Ha« seiy ipiii'kly a-tir. 'I'he jouiney to the spot waH iiiadif on .f<.>oi Tliuiu were Ub roads ill thiisedajs; and there was a eficienny 'of fi;od ; hiit notliing ilaun'od, Hey Hupi>lie«l . theiiisel'eps with potatoes " roaiitad them "n 'Itii Sji''t -any en- alloc to ob>aiit the precious luulal â€" gentleman atill lives and in as Irnneal and g mhI as Ilia iiiiriiitalilu style was natural and permanent. He was I he piistiiiaHier t'or many yeirs, milil sicknecH prevented ac'ive service â€" the govt riiiiioiit kirrdly :ippoiiiting an assiatanl. Those who have tiisto for natnros freaks, wdl. when vi<iiiii^ the falls, not miss an adventure to the caves, ko u tiled. It would co.-t iherii aUiut a mile's travel from the fall, but wiuld amply repay the tourist for his trou'.ilo. In every town hip the iiitelligonce of its iiiliahitaiita it iiiiasuied, inoru or less, by the statUH of irs s hools. At i|uiie an early date Ailemisia held mi second place ill this ri'Spect. There ore now l!l schisd-i, besides souio two or three unions. The eailiesl report shows us follows : No. 1 was talljht hy Carey Thread'.;old in 1804. No. S hy .lohn Wriulit, Sr., one of onr pro<eiit col lectors, wh > U'irried the mail from Oranupviilo to CliatHWorth. He has a family nf very clever sons. No. 4 was lau;;ht by Andrew Wilson, hrii'lmr of .Mis. We-ley Ariir8ti-oni», now a pteaolior in the n. S. ; No. 6 hy Jniiies Mar.-ih'ill, now in the U. 8, a brother of Mrs. •lohiiaoii Cuiliim ; Ihis is the Flesher'uii soot ion ; attendance then 24; aveiaitu now about live times aa many No.U was (aujlit by Keigu-on W light, whoreieiitly di.'d. His daughlir IS the wife of Dr. But'un, PricoTille. No. 7 wustau^h; by Mrs. Margaret Ludlow. No. 8 was taught by James Henderson, who is now 'he poiiular agent of the North of Scot- land Loan Co Subsequently to his teach- ing he was appointed lownsliip clerk, a rrran of niost teiiaciouH iiiemory of |iui8ons and tliinos and well adapted for the position he now tiolds. No !) was taught by MiKS E. A. Wright, who taught this hchiiol with niacli satisfactionâ€" a lady of excellent (|iialitieH, haviin; fair natural anil acipiirud abiliiies. Wilmot Piokell, E"i|., however, laid seige to 'his youi g lady, and Huecessfully conipiered her. She lives with hnrhuaband at Markdale. No. 10 waH unori^anized. No. 11 wis taught by Gem go Harrison. In No. 2 Thoiiias Klesher ottiuiated for several years, a very prominent citizen aa teacher and Loan C'(inip:iiiy agent, who removed lo the Muiit.iulin Island. W. K. Flesher, Ksi| , was an uncle. Some of these schools wore in operation before this date but there is no record of how many or by wliiini taught. Not one of the old hoIijoI houses remain, having been replaced by moiu substantial ones, either atone, hrick or fntiiie. Whilst u|M)n the subject of education it may be ineiitioned that in those early days there was a towiiNhip cir.:ulatiiig library composed of branches, each branch containing 75 volumes. The writer recollects exainiiiiiig many of these hiiiiks, but the managenu'iit was cuiiiber- soiiieand utiBatiifactory,conHOi|uently the hooks were called in. It certainly ox- prensed voliiiiies for the inlelligonco of the inhibit tilts to siiiict ioli,iis well SH ilie cdunudlors to grant the funds to obtain »iich a libr.iry. Such eeiiernsity is em- pliasi/.ed on recollection ef its occurr- aiico so early in Ihehistoiy if the town- ship. Does this circuinslunee scc.iunt for llie proverbial sta'eiiient that Arteini.'iia aUays took a biL>li rank in the munic pd t'liveiniii. lit of tliec uiry .' 1'lie eai ly seiilurs of .At temi<iu under went very iiiaiiy hardohip', having no s.iw or gritil mills and noriii'ls. They went from phicd t I place on foot paths, uuided by the tree blaze. A few had oxen and ni'ire h id iimie. Durhuiu was the nearest \frist mill mid 011 liack or oxjii sled their slci di'i U' ist Has taken to he ground. Veiy graphic indeed wore the incideiils told 111 afiur years by those pioneers. Often thiy camped in the Insh, mixed their Huui and baked it 01 an inii>roiiiplu lire ; arriving at limne next day with iheir grist, lei; worn and w. ary, but only lo finil choir hungry neighbors wait- ing' to big or borrow, to assuage their limi'.;er. The liitle stock soon became exhausloil, and the fame thing had to be repeated in turn Th. y not uiifre(jueiit- ly travelled in pairs. And this continued uiilil other outlets au'l larger crops were forthcoiniiig In 1801 the gravel roads were being built al a co.--t $300,000, but before tli.ii, the trade bad found an out- let to Colliiigwood. The Northern Kail- mail hud then bven built. It was a pioneer and universally welcnnied The new giavol road provi-d of immense lioiio- lit to the settleri in the comilry, but Cnpixially HU to .\rtoiiiiHia. It was a bod uiiilertakiiig in tlio.so early days to build 180 niihi: of road oven if they were, im piiivod to be, inferior and expensive. Hut the most '.emaikalde thiiiij rigaiding them waH that not a loll gate existed oil lliem, friiiii lirsi to last. The roads now, and for inai.y jears, by virtue of u eiiuiily bylaw have ce std to bo c lUnty ro:ids ; an I cmisi'nuently are not so well lepaired. Each iow:i.ship now supports so niiich (>f the road us passes thr oigh it. Dining the regime of gravyl rouls, lliu Si tt'ern tliouaht that the facilities for trade coulit scarcely be excelled. Very aoiin, however, railroad schemes, like lueleoia It.'gan lu iippeitr. A yiro8pe?tive luili'nad at Durham, so tiuar HiiU M. Richardson & Co Gw Fa lively flay sees the arri\'al of a fresh consignment of N'e'W Goods, -auitable for the coming fall season. The excellent business of the past summer has reduced stocks CO the vanishiiif? point and now every department in our building is rapidly filling up with N'ew Goodls. Everyone has been busily employed in unpackin'j; and marking new importations for some time past, and we can confidently announce that our 1.S97 fall display will be the most complete and comprehensive ever shown in the history of cur store. REHEMBER THE FAIR NEXT WEEK We cordially invite all visitors to the fnir to come and see us at the same time. Our splendid display of FaII Goods will be worth seeing, and it m<)kes no difference wliethcr you purchase or not â€" VVe sliall be pleased, to see you. New MANTLES We have just received an advance shipment of new Mantles direct from Germany and hive them on exhibition. 1 hey comprise some of the latest novelties in leading styles and are eminently seiviceable and handsome. When buying these goods we were offered some exceptionady gooil values and did not fail to take acWantage of them. Full justice cannot be done in description. Come and see them and make your selections while the assortment of size^s and styles is full and complete. Millinery Department New goods for this department constantly arrivng. New Velvets, new 3ilks, new Kit)t)ons are all received. Everything is m tuU preparation for fall business. Some .«:plendid values in L^Adies' F'Sill U]:idex*'wea.X* are already to hand. SPECIAL HAT 5ALE THIS WEEK To make room for new goods we have cut down prices on a large number of Felt Hats and offer them regardless of first cost. Stiff Hats in Blacks and Browns. Fedora Hats in Blacks, Dark and Light Browns. Hat5 costing all the way from 75c to ^2 all selling at the same figure 2Sc. There's money in this for YoU. not for us. CLOTHING SPECIALS Men's All-wool Tweed Suits, fashionable and reasonable patterns, regular $6 for $4.50. Men's Tweed Pants, all sizes, g5c. A line of Children's Blouse Suits clearing at %i. HARDIWARES DEPJLRTAAEJNT ....BIG RUN.... We have jiiat got in a few of the niceat and best cooking stoves made, Ruch as Oood Cheer, Kanious Model, Regal Garltin 1, MofTat'* Pearl, and Mo- Claty'a I'rcHuiiiplion. Call and 8oe them if in i.e^d. yet »<i Continued on lo^l y^-4» glG BARGAINS In Crockery, Chinaware and Qhisaware, Dinner, Te« and Bedroom Sotti for th* next mouth. A good chance to save money. Headquarter." for Ti.rishors Sunphes. Building Hanlwaro and Tiiivif»re. Be sure and c«ll whjn at tho far. We want to meet you all. x^ .^-