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aa é 4A THE swab stbe shosstsad sds nivendh 28, 1967 Peter Perry Was Known As "Public Benefactor" Speaking of Port Perry's his-, torical past + Elias Williams, | one of the first settlers in the | village, is said to have built / 1871 and became an incorpo-, The home of W. J. Carnegie, a home here in 1833. About 10/ rated village in January, 1872. realtor, at 178 Cochrane st. years later, Peter Perry set-/| tled in the village and Chester Draper moved to the commun- ity from Whitby and built the | first store. Mr. Perry is believed to have | built a general store also and The village was separated | from the county at the June! session of county council in Population was 2,000 and the or had an area of 500 | acres RAILWAY SOUGHT John H. Perry advocated aj railway from Port Perry to Port Perry has some of the district's most attractive homes, | including some of Victorian de- sign constructed in the 1870's when the area was a wilder- is such a home, as is the frame- | house adjoining, owned by Don- | ald MacLean. Perhaps the three + storey Stately residence of Dr. Mat- | the hamlet became known as Georgian Bay. This was aulli- alastede B. Dymond, _ Ontario Min- Perry's Corners. A History of Ontario County published 11 years ago, de-| scribes Mr, Perry as 'a pub- lic and private benefactor" and | many farmers are said to have made their farms prosperous | because of the help he was! always ready to. lend to his neighbors. | Mr. Perry began to organize the community to make im- provements to the area and was instrumental in proposing the Whitby to Manchester road, now Highway 12. | "He was a remarkable man," the report stated. 'He early saw how much the people of the county would be benefited by being separated from York County for municipal pur-)| poses." | He became the prime mover in agitating for this separation. Although he did not live to see it, he laid the foundation for) Separation and independence. Mr. Perry died in 1851. He was Survived by several daughters | and two sons, Robert E. Perry and Jolin H. Perry. | John, after the death of his! father, played an important role in the municipal and poli- tical history of the county. He | brought the separation issue to} a successful conclusion and | was reeve of Whitby Township | and warden of Ontario County in 1867. !mond overlooking the lake. | fied by the building of other !lines to the north. But after 15 | years of agitation a charter was secured for a railway line to run from Whitby to Port Perry. This line has long since dis- appeared. { During the early 1900s the| village was a transfer point for manufactured goods to be tak- en further north by lake boat. Many village old - timers still remember when the steamers used to be a common sight on Lake Scugog. Such business as a. grist mill, foundry, steam cabinet factory, planing mill, sash and door factory, woollen mill, | stave and heading factory, three | gang-saw mills, two shingle factories, two hotels, wagon. | makers, blacksmiths, a bank and several general stores flour- lished during the middle 1800s. CHICK HATCHERIES | Today the village boasts one of the largest chick hatcheries | in the country, a garment fac- | tory, lumber mills, feed mill, marina, a host of specialized businesses and recreational | establishments. Recreational facilities include | a community arena . where | hockey, curling, carnivals and | dances are staged; two private- | ly-owned swimming pools, bowl- ing alleys for the five-pin en- | thusiasts, lawn bowling greens, | and a beautiful baseball dia- | ister of Health, attracts 'the most attention. | It is spacious and cemfort- able, surrounded by tall and : stately trees with green lawn. Dr. Dymond, the agressive Port Perry physician, has had a unique political career since 1956 when he first tossed his hat in the ring as a canéi- date for the provincial legisla- ture. He has held more provincial! cabinet posts than any other | member of the Robarts admin- | istration. He is a man of enor- | mous energy with the ability to accept such responsible pos- itions. As much as he leves the hurly - burly atmosphere of Port Perry's public school lation was 'b d ly by about 110 pupils. 'This came about when the Scugog Island public school - known as "Head School" - closed and students were transferred to the R. H. Cornish school in Port Perry. STOP SAVE LABOUR The roof of an average house can be erected in Just 2 hours, by only three men Rugged lightweight trusses can be handled easily by 2 men. Before Your Drive Another Nail . . . Look See What's New at Lake Scugog Lumber SAVE 4 WAYS SAVE MONEY Your exact costs are known. You avoid waste and error and elimin- ate on-site cutting. SAVE TIME By closing in the house quickly, interior finishing can proceed in- dependent of weather conditions. The Perfect N CALL US T @ FREE ESTIMATE LAKE SCUG COMPAN PORT PERRY @ Contractor @ "Do- SAVE MATERIALS Trusses are spaced 24" 0.c. instead of 16" o.c. as in conventional roof framing. 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