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The Newsiest A Bricf Histo»~ of the Nelles REMINISCENCES OF THE OLDEN > PAYS IN THIS DISTR Col. Warren Henry Nelles We print below a couple _ of brief articles, on the early days in _ the Niagara District, which we think wili be interesting to our readers. ‘These articles were kindly supplied to us by Mr. C. 8. Nelles of Grimsby, The article regarding Col. Nelles, mppeared in the St. Catharines Star :n (;el. 10, 1896, shortly _ after his eath. ‘The old deed refers to the property wpon which is now situated the staâ€" tion, freight sheds, tracks and . sidâ€" ings of the G. T. R. and also the pro perty upon which stands . Marsh‘s lumber mill and yards and the flour and feed mill of Alex Harvey. FULL OF HONORED YEARS Reminiscences of one of the oldest landmarks in the Niagara District: Brief reference was made yesterday to the removal of an old landmark,in the person of the lat« Col. flo_ll!. & In 1767, before the war of dence, Henry Willi=m old Hendrick William N * | ME INDEPENDENT * old ARE WORKING ON NEW POST OFFICE Flfil! hao Came to Canada, and Settled in‘ Grimsby in 1767. _ Came all the Way in Canoes. One Brother Returued to the States After the War was Educated in Grimsby, and Lived to be 97 Ysars of Age. Prorrty ‘Teat the G. T. R. Now Owns was Part of the Nelles Estate, and was Sold to to the Englisa Church. Work on Grimsby‘s new . Governâ€" ment post office and custom house has started in real carnest and . th8 site on Mauin St. at the head of Déâ€" pot St. presents a . Yery animated scene these days. On Monday Mr. John Duvall start aa the ereetion of a good sized tool On Monday Mr. John DuÂ¥i!l ®M ed the erection of a good sized _ tool shed and cement store house on the back end of the lot. & EoOs en O ud _ ‘The Inspector of work on the new building is Mr. K. N. Grout and he has his hands full looking after al} the details. Two . Excavators Started _ to Work on Tuesday Morâ€" ning. _ John Duvail Buildâ€" ing Tool House. K. N. Grout, Inspecsor. BORN IN 1799 Twentyâ€"eighth Year. CHORAL CONCERT A #AW\H SUMPTUOUS AFFAIR It Has Been a Long Time Since Residents of This District Have Had Such a Musical Treat Presented to Them by Local Talent The Rendering of the Difâ€" ferent Choruses was Well Received by the Audience Mr. Walter Peacock a Singer of Rare Ability. Assisting Artists Were \ Good. Not since the days of the "Pirates of Penzance" and the "Mocking Bird" have the eltizens of this district had such a feast of classical music preâ€" sented to them by local talent as was served out by the Grimaby _ Choral Society at the Assembly Room of the Grimaby High School, on Tuesday night. ‘That it was a treat for the music lovers is drawing it mild and that the large crowd present fully appreciated the efforts of th> society, collectively and individually was evidenced . by the applause that greeted the . renâ€" dering of each number. The society was assisted by Miss Manson and Miss Metcalfe of Grimsâ€" by and Mr. Peacock of Hamilton. in the opening prelude, Miss Manâ€" son on the plano was well recelved and her playing was delightfut. It is doubtful if Grimeby hbas. ever her~) a baritone singer of Mr, Peaâ€" co ability before. His volce is magnificent and bis singing !s so easy and Iflreel that he at once drawa you to him. â€" Miss Motcalfe, on the violin, was ex ceptionally good and recelved . two encores. 4 % As a whole, the evening was 1 most delightful obe aud Mr. G. G. Bourne, the conductor and the officers of the society, deserve a lot of credit _ for the good work which they have done. The following is the program: Piano solo, Fr Chopin; Miss Manâ€" Gennod _‘Trio, "Ye Shepherds Tell Mo" Mazâ€" zinghi; Messrs _ Sery, Lane . and Bourne. Mliee t s i6 * _ Chorus, "With Horse and Hound"; A. J. Caldicott. _ Et <Pt _ ®ol0,"Rolling Down to Rio", Gerâ€" man; M. W. E. Peacock, _ _ _ _ _ Chorus,"Moonlight _ and _ Music" Pinsuti. Chorus, "Old King Cole" F. Archer, Chorus "My _ Love Dwelt in _ a Northern Land" Elant, Vioiin solo, (a) "The Swan" Saint Saens; (b) _ "Tambourine" . Gofficâ€"â€" Miss Metcalfe. Chorus, _ "Serd Out Thy _ Ligh!" A LARGE CROWD IF YOU CA !‘T BOOST, DON‘T KNOCK (Continued on nawe 8, col BE A BOOSTER If you like your own town best, ‘Tell ‘em so ! If you‘d have it lead the rest, Help it grow ! When the;« s anything to do Let the People count on You : Strive on something big and newâ€" Make it go. Buckle in and show your gritâ€" Earn a nome ! If the other fellow‘s IT Who‘s to blame ? Spend your money in the town Where you pull the shekles down; Work, to give it just renownâ€" That‘s the game. If you‘re used to giving knocks, Change your style : Throw bouquets instead of rocks For a while ! Let the other fellow roast : Shun him as you would a ghost ; Meet his hammer with a boast And a smile. When *he stranger from afar Comes along, ‘Tell him who and what you areâ€" < e&:dnie ;"l strong ; f n‘t flutterâ€"that‘s good enough : Join the Boostersâ€"they‘re the We belong. F GRIMSBY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1913 1) COUNCIL SES$S 10 NCONCERT IN AID OF SHORT AND SWEET | ATHLETIC CLUB Messrs Hewson and Buil, All Those Interested in the Complain About Water | Futherance of Clean Manâ€" Flooding Their Property, ly %pom Should Attend C. H. Bromley, Inspector| } on Friday Night. The Village Fathers held a seselon on Monday night that was short and sweet. Messrs A. Howson and H. Bull apâ€" meared before the Council, . asking that something e done . with the @rain which runs through their proâ€" wperty on Doran Ave., as at the time of beavy rains or\ spring freshets, it loverlav- and floods their _ cellars and property. * ‘The application of C. . Bromley scale Jnspector, and inspector black knot and yellows, was recel it being the only one. T H O S. _ STEWARTS HOME BURNED h?e House and Drive Shed onsumed _ by _ Flames. Loss About $6000. Origin a Mystery. About 3.30 on Monday _ afternoon. flames were seen issuing from . the drive shed of Mr. Thos. Stewart at Fruitiand, and in spite _ of _ ever effort to check them, they devoured the shed and the fine frame realdenc standing close by. hk BÂ¥ . When the flames were frst noticed, every effort was made to fight them, but they steadily gained headway, un til the house caught fire, _ when the fighters saw that they could not conâ€" thol the fire flend, they turned their aftention to saving whatever furniâ€" ture and household goods that was possible, and succeeded in _ savin‘ protty nearly everything in the house _ The house was a fine big fram building and mas been bullt for great number of years. . _ F Several of the Grimsby boys who are attending college in _ Hamilton, passed by the spot on the trolley and got off the car and lent considerable assistance in the work. _ How the fire started is a mystery and is not likely will ever be knows. _ The loss will be about six thousan< dollars. Insurance wbout two thous and dollars. Council adjourned hou %t'\vu.u c wh recelved All lovers of manly, sports . are ihvited to atend the ° Athletic tonâ€" (bets in Snetsinger‘s Hall, . Priday ghy at 8 o‘clock. ‘The purpose of these contests is show the people of Grimsby that ibitions of physical skill can be ucted in a gentlemanly manner ‘ are worthy _ of the patronage ; support of our best people. | The Y.M.C.A. long . ago _ caught â€"*o the fact that clean . athletics te _ the best ald to sound bodies and sound morals, and that no town \incking in athletic spirit ever dovelâ€" m strong, forceful manhood. \ Why does every College in the counâ€" provide a _ Campus aud . .point i ith pride to. it? . Because _ every meatlonalist worthy of the _ name \ ty provide a â€" Campus aud point | th pride to. It? . Because _ every | @ducationalist worthy of the . name \| that athieties _ provides . a outlet for pent up _ physical | . and that out of the physical and mental skill, _ the . solf \fellance and ability to think and act (Quiekly is bullt up, the moral force \Which in later life move~ the world. It is a notable fact in educational llife that mere intellectual brilllancy ILLIAM GREENFIELD KILLED WHILE WORKING AT BEAMSVILLE PRIIETC ‘The Grimsby Athletic Association been organized to provide . f0" youns men of Grimaby a chance equip themselves for life in . the ay that ‘nature, common sense and rience teaches. To provide . Teâ€" reation under _ proper _ discipline the monotony of work, so that their lelsure hours may _ be sPONL not _ on the street corners, or . ! Hamllton, or some questionable and useless form of amusemnet, but . at ‘home in organized sports, _ It is up to the people of Grimeby r. R. H. Crow of Port Dathousie. has bought the J. B. Forguson farm three miles east of St. Catharines, 0n the line of the electric road to Ninâ€" gara now building. He pays $75,000 for the improved farm and the stock and implements, and dntends it _ for ME C CORLC 4 Wha fin. R. H. CROW PURâ€" CHASES FINE FARM ESmE se ulc ds ; nearly always outstripped in the orid‘s affairs by nien who laid well he foundations of a strentious after fe ‘with splendid athletic attainâ€" ients. Nearly all great men were reat athletes. The Grimsby Athletic Association me been organized to provide . fo> and NMPIOTMTIUMTTT Callla n a home. . This is considered the finâ€" ost farm in Grantham, Mr. Ferguson having laid out thousands of dollars on it. _ There _ is fine shrubbeery round the house and the buildings wre Insured for $7,500, _ Of the 100 acres, 65 are planted _ with . peach COUNCILLOR MITCHELL CRITIâ€" CISES THE WATERWORKS We herewith print a copy of a letter sent to the Grimsby Water Commussioners, by Councillor Wm. Mitchell, in which he criticises their method of nandling the system, and threatens to serve an injunction, To the Grimoy Water Commissioners, Grimsby. Gentlemen: As I have called your attention to the fact upon several occasions, that by the operation of both pumps at one time at the pmp nouse, .thus causing too high a pressure, you wotls wreck the entire village pump line system of water works. 1 hereby give you notice that if you d> not desist, and stop the above stupid and costly practice inside of one week I will apply, on behalf of myself and other citizens. for an injunction to restrain you from doing so, for the following reasons: (1) You are causing hundreds of dollars‘ worth of needless expense to the citizens. (2) You are causing great inconvenience to water consumers all in this village. (3) You are leaving our property at the mercy of fire, as we have no water supply the greater proportion of the time, and are liable to cause a large increase in uae Fire Insurance Rates. «Trusting that you will have this serious matter recttâ€" fied before more damage is incurred, and this action launched, . I remain, THE LETTER Yours truly, Messrs. W. F. Randall, Sterâ€" ling Cook and. J.nl'l. Gl!»- Wilton and Ranson Ave‘s are the Names of the New Streets. They will be Graded, Sidewalks Laid, and Waterworks Instalâ€" led. A Beautiful Buildâ€" ing Spot. Apother new subdivision has been apened in Grimaby, this time in the east end of the town. . _ The new survey is U Messrs Sterling Cook, and J. H. Gibson and 1 Ave. and. Main‘ St. ‘This subdivision should recelve the worthy consideration _ of all those who are Intending to purchase . 3 choice lot to erect a home, as their is no nicer spot in this district . for «@ home than on this new survey. A new street is to be opened from Maple Ave., east to a point in the rear of Mr. Gibson‘s property, and here is joined by another new atr‘>* running north from the main road. ‘The new streets are to be laid out and graded by the owners of the provorty and the councils of Grimsby and North Grimaby will be asked to ll-y cement sidewalks along the front of the property. In fact, the new aventes are being. opened and properly put in _ shape and everything concelvable _ being dono, to belp beautify the magnificent homes that are sure to adorn them. _ The now atreets, Are to be known as Wilton Ave. and Ranson Ave. and th property fronting on them is that beautiful sandy peach . loam and every lot is planted in fruit which is now bearing. _ .L. Qishilv ha term son, Turn Their Prope Into Lots, and Will gh Them on the Markei Once. now Som Te ‘The new survey can rightly be term ed "Grimsby‘s new residential secâ€" tion" as it is certainly . A beautiful spot to build a home, For further particulars, read the large advertisement in this issue and ‘hen watch this paper for a complete map of the new survey. WM. MITCHELL 2 NEW STREETS lent is the properiv of ok, W. F. Randall nd faces on Maple T Was Working With _ Mel. Pettit Stringing Woire _ Across the Cataract Wires He Had Only Been in This Country Eleven Months _ and was One of the Bell Another bad accident happened un the Bell Telephone line, on Saturday morning lest, at 19.30, when William Greenfield of Grimsby, _ was . killed while stringing wire at Beamsyi‘le. The dcceased gestleman was part of the construction gang . working from Grimaby Comtral, aad had gone to Beamsville early _ on . Saturday morning 12 company with Mel Prt_« to string some wire in tha« town. About tenâ€"thirty the two men wore working on * suntain St., about a block south of the Beamsville Town Hall, opposite the residence of the Rev. Mr. Wass. ie 4 Pettit was up the pole working and Greenfield was standing _ on _ the ground about fifty feet away, He was pulling the wire across the top _ of the street and house lighting wires of the Cataract Power Co. and apâ€" parently received a charge of electriâ€" city, caused by the wire he was hand ling coming in contact with a bare spot on ll-h:\oeu'n: wire. % Poutit, who was ‘orhlll= on o =, ** did nos,see Greenfield fall, or Petilt, turning around on the pole, saw Greenficld on the ground _ and immediately rushed down to his aid. He called Fred Frank!in, . who was coming up the road, and they _ did everything possible to resuscitaie him * their efforts were of no avail. \Dr, Stallwood was called and arâ€" rived in a very few minutes, he exaâ€" mined the body but the spark of life had fled, and he could no nothing. | _ The body was meved to the home of the Rev. Mr. Wass, ani Coroner |Aleumlar of Grimsby wu__:a“ed. x Telephone Co‘s Best Men. He Leaves a Widow and One Young Son to Mourn :li: Loss. Jury Empanelâ€" ed. Eomm oo NO DC s P OeE ‘The coroner went to . Beamsville and examined the body, but on. the first examination, could . find . no marks, scars or burns. ‘The body was then turned over to J. C. Marlatt & Son, for preparation for burial rud was brought to . their undertaking pariors in Grimaby. ‘The coronor decided that an _ inâ€" ‘The coronor decided that an inâ€" quest was necessary, and the followâ€" ing jury was empanelled by Chief of Police Swayze: Geo. E. Miller (foreâ€" man), K. N. Grout, £. M. Culp, J. 0. Konkle, R. H. Kemp, _ Alex Harvey, Levi Fretz, Albert Marsh, . Ransom Hagar, Wn. B. Calder, Wan, Flett, W. H‘ om . Lo M 1OR Doi The jury met in Marlatt‘s parlors on Saturday evening and after view> Ing the remains, adjourned to meet on Thursday afternoon at 1.30, in the Covneil Chamber, Grimsby. Un Sunday morning Dr. Stall wood of Beamsville. conducted a yostâ€"morâ€" tem e~amination, but what he . dis« covered is not known. ( L uD To M Ofi Greenfield was a birth, and bad onl about a year, comi June of 1912, when sBout RPUMY TCOR DTLOL S carmd June of 1912, when he went to work tor the Bell Telephone Co., for which company he has worked ever since. sUDDEN DEATH OF HARRY BOULDER A Young Englishman, Just Arrived, Drops Dead at E. D. Smith‘s. Had ‘Oaly Been at Work an Hour. A pecullarly sad event Was the death of Herry Boulder at E. D. Smith‘s Nursery, Winona, on _ the morning of Wednesday, the _ 16th Inst. 2 WIU L Câ€"Gas s CRendenâ€" EME OSR er at Tunbridge Wells in Eng/ant, had ouly jJust arrived in this coun~ try, and had been working in _ the nursery for about an hour _ ouly when his death occurred from heart failure . BEL K â€" oo on ctd ons Runder $1.00 Per Year fallure . ‘The funcral Was held on Sunday the 20th, and . the interment _ took place in 8t. George‘s plot, Ham{lton Comotery. There Was % large attend ance of the suud'hclnd.ndo( K. D. Smith‘s employees . at _ the grave.. A very sad and touching feaâ€" ture in connection with this . event UWTC MB U Oaotcetunate man leaves a 36 YEARS OLD is ‘The deceased, who (Continued 9 mm n Nes es year, coming to Grimaby 1: on pege 5, col. 3) s a _ Scotchman . by only been in Canada small oblldren in » whom he had was a gardenâ€" s in â€" England, the