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Miss lda Marshall of Toronto on Saturday unveiled a plaque at Gillies Hill in memory of her uncle. the late Hon. Dun- can Marshall. a Canadian Senator and native of Eldetslie prnship. The plaque was pla cod at ‘ Gillies Hill. the site of the first Elderslie Township coun- ‘ ell meeting. by the Bruce 7 County Historical Society. It . is within sight of the Gillies r Hill school where ML Marshall taught for five years, begin- ning when he was 1'7. About 100 people attended the unveiling at which Rev. John Fortier of Tiverton Unitâ€" ed Church gave the invocation. The dedication prayer was given by Rev. W.L.Young of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Hamilton. He is a native of Eldersh'e Township. President of the historical society, Mrs. James McClure of Chesley. was chairman for the occasion and spoke to those attending. Harvey Davis, Eldetslie Township teeve. brought greet- ings from the council. Others speaking were MP R055 Whicher; MPPs Eddie Sar- gent and Eric \Vinlrlet: Bruce County warden George Grant of Paisley; Mac Bolton, of Walkerton. Bruce agricultural representati v2; Harry l-lossfeld. \Valkerton, president of the Grey-Bruce Shorrhorn Club and Archie McKinnon, first viceâ€" UNVEILED AT GlLLlES HILL last Saturday was this plaque in memory of the Hon.Duncan Marshall. erected by the Bruce Coun ty Historical SOCie Ly. 1,; p/atfue amid/er! in gig, Aeeficaflflz county M ' I The Bruce County Historical Sm uiety erected a plaque in memory of Hon. Duncan Marshall. Sept. 25 it was unvelled at Gillies Hill. El- derslie, Out. with about 100 people on hand. The township of Elderslie friends and relatives paid for the plaque which was erected where the first; council of Eldersl‘te met. and an the opposite corner stands the Gillies Hill School where he tonghLajrthe age of 17. As president. of the society I Ufié’il’ljuncan Marshall plaque p resident of the historical scca iety and convcnor of the tumor ical sites corrumttce. Mt. Marshall was born §tpt '24, 127". n Eldetslle T!“th- slup and educatcc at publi" school in the township, ton high school and Owen Collegiate institute. llu was publisher and editor of the Thornhury \randard aru Clarluhurg Rot‘luctor and lalflr the ltracebndpe GJJEUE. ln IF?“ he I‘lal'l'lu Christcna txlaclsaac and in " r t ily moved to l:-_ tonmn when he managed (In: Edmonton Daily Bulletin until 1907!, that year hr \ a« Cleclu“ to the Alberta leg. dlUrE Liberal member for sworn in as numter of agricul- ture and ptm tucral sectctan. H: heir: that l'uJSlllGn for l: yUrll>. In ltlli, llL' utovcd hi. {our ily to .1 E00- acre farm ncut Dirk. where M Vlarsttall Lg- tabluled an or tanding l. of PHFC bred' crthorn cattle. Thesr won awards at man) exhibitions lflClluilng the Chi:- auo international LlVCSlQCh show, In lLIll. they returntd to Ontario. whore he was appoint- ed commissioner of agriculture for Canada, Mr. .‘ rshall Na: cli‘Cli‘d Liberal . ‘lbet {at l‘: l in If! m and for the next 6 year: was Ontario Min- [stat of agriculture, in l‘.‘ hf he was .‘PPL‘IHKEJ to the Sensu- Mr. Marshall was the author of several textbooks and artic- [us on agricultural subjects. He died in January, 194‘], in hr 7 -lh your I. runrj Li ’â€" ‘ outstanding tory of snorrnom Cattle [u Cam-n da. He was educated here and taught for £ch yours at Gillies Hill. He married in 1899 Christena MacIsaac ol.‘ Charlottelown. P.E.I. r The family moved to Alla in 1009; ‘ he managed the Edmonton Daily ’l said there are $0.000 hcud oi het- Bulletin until 1909; elected as Lib- . eral member for Olds lo Alta. Le- gislature in 1909 and was Minister of Agriculture and provincial scr- rclary; 1914 moved to (arm eight miles tram Olds and established purebred Shorthorn chaired the program so have some t hard which won awards including interesting things to telL First about the man honored: Duncan Marshall died in ms in his not yearaMany, will know him for his textbooks and. articles on agriqu- "5 WI c His- Ch-icago international: 1921 re- turned to Ont. and was appointed ‘Commissioner of Agriculture for Ca n a d a : 1534 elected Liberal member {or Peel in Ont. legisla- ture and was minister oi agricul- ture [or Out. for three yours; 193$ appointcd to Canadian Senate. chaired ag committee. Now Elderslie Township â€" DES V Tumult. and ill. lflxl pupulntinn was :7 today it is .1 little over 120:). Tim Gillies llill \H \nt'vcd Lulli‘i‘ and squurr-s at Lhe ('lost‘ ul Lhu nu» ‘ veiling. 'I'hc plaque was uninilml by .1 nu‘t‘P. Miss [do Marshall mi The plnqtu- was Cfl\'|“!'cll with “to unique Brutv Count) T.“ came in 3mm cum“). with [his Lon: lmlv cmlnly lo boast a tartan township topping the list. year Puislcy anrl Dnhliiuton were biggest stops on CNR for Ont. cat- tle with about 16.500 Itcntl total. Add that to the thousands of cat the trucked to the area and you see the extent of the heel industry in the townsth as well as many milkherds. I [eel the man honored was the beginning 0[ the interest in good cattle in the township. El. derslie has ‘an area of 55.35;!) acres Lust 2|! uuuutri‘ IL'lE‘l MRS J.\MFI\' \erll'llF l ('hl‘ilt’)‘. Onler