South Line Brant WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 5, [1959] - [2004], p. 19

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LL Centuryfild OX Now Brant Heirloom lay me Comlmaent HANOVER â€" A 15Vpinch ox horn is the prized heirloom of Murray Crispin oi Brant Town- ship. it came irom the first oxen brought to this area over 100 years ago and was possibly the llrst oxen in Bruce County, TOOK FREE LAND In 1848, Mr. Crispin's great; grandfather, John Crisnm oi ‘York (now Toronw), tonic ad- lvanmge ot the tree land offered to early settlers by the govurn- mum. He homesteatlcd just south of here, north of the Beat- iy Saugvcn River. Records show that [or each 50 acres purchased at $3 nn acre an additional 50 acres was given free. When the oxen died at about six years of age the pioneer cut the horns oil for sentimental reasons. Where the other horn want i I is only conjecture but its mule HEIRLOOMâ€"A horn from has l'CITIalnl‘d nn Ihe South Line the first ox brought to this of Brant for nearly a century, are: over a 100 years ago is FIRST WHITE (11".!) Wind by Murray CriSPin of Brant Township in Bruce County. Mm,” Mrs. Crispin, who was the former Viola TrnynurI is the granddaughter o! the first white child born in Bruce over. Mrs. Crispin's great-grand- Hcr grandmother was the iflr-iparenls crossed the Sauzeen mcr Mary Jane Jasper. She wus‘l'tiver on a rail to take ' born aut a mile west of Hanâ€"IUD“ Mud-r S , SCHOLAR§EF WINNER 0F val overflow 3:353 ¥°r§é°r3$eifl$l fltdlxirh‘iéfii‘ii'tluli: “iffgi3:“fis‘35 molten; gggifiutaemfifggargir: 3333553; “31:”; inm‘elinigugi 2:11;? or a‘nt-H‘club. A certifi- £23:- and '1" mm seated. "191'" W'“ 3'55 be‘P’e' Virginia gratified this year; Virginia has belonged to the 53:: Gsleaefildtgydesiliwfi sag-IE ‘ South Line 4-H Homemaking erton. Thi ‘ ' t 3 ran Vu mi l giggly cfgr the; past an: years and to continue her educating. Fig: l and I"arm? eded fourteen clubs will be attending Fanehawe Col-l .ncggivfei her County and lege in London, taking a two-l t:l‘rommmn d I onours. She was a year course in Radiological c n: e agate to the Reganal Technology and will be (faihin d o erence and is still very acâ€" iit St. Joseph's Hospital l - ‘ " WK; l ‘ U PREPARED Gone Glmdm and Faye walkerton, drive for me Gil-mini prepare Nab; 33y falhen Alex Heron and Bill' for a race at the HanoVer S"'m'l- W‘h 01' Windsor Ill'e1 Roccwny. Gene. of RR 3. Owners or the horse.

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