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Kr. and lira. Norman acnilnrotn oont'o: number 14. 191a was stormy, and Norman's brother William reports that he assisted his father to dig out the gateway in order to admit the doctor. Harman's grandfather. uilliam s‘childroth or" lived in the house on Lot 11. uon. 2. Snugeen between 1913 - 1916 and tool: employment in a Port higin rectory. Inn's. son. ned. continued to live on Lot 15. Gen. 2. Ssugeen. At this time film. Schildroth Sr. owned Lot 15. Lot 11 was the first term that Mr. l‘redsrick Schildroth owned. by 1515. when he bought it. he had five children. Jim. Bohildroth dr. had come to Sat-wean from Greenook Township. Hornan married Ann nnGsw. daughter or Mr. and In. iilliam 9‘. use“ of Paisley. in 1966. rheir family is Paul. Jonn. usrtin. Usrth and John. 11: 1546 when Norman bought the farm from his father. buildings were. the hone. barn. garage and a stone hen house. the garage had teen built in 1926. hydro was installed in 1939. a pressure system in 19s.! and a bathroom in 19“. 'l'hsrs was a shower but no tub until 1956. in 194-8 water howls were put in at the barn. ln 1949 an archway was out between the nuns room and downstairs bedroom to oaks n dining room. A porch was built t. the north side of the Kitchen. Mr. Uhnrles Nelson. asugssn. was the carpenter. rloors were sanded by Mr. Arthur Huddle. Paisley. Ontario. ln 1951. a laundry or utility room was built in a corner or the large sitchsn. and a set of cupboards was built in the Kitchen. Ahe entry was also changed. Ihe door on the south wall was moved to its present peeition. and a weather shal- ter was built over it. Hugh w. hco‘ulloch. hruce urp. was the carpenter- uormsn achlldroth and his family made many im- provements to the him! all] buildings. with the coming or more modern machinery. it was {mini necessary to remove my 02‘ the centre fences, and make the fields larger. in Quin; so. stones which had been pin-ted {rum the fields and thrown into the fence rows. he: to be cleared away. Men with hull-dossrs were engaged to bury some stone piles near the MICK or the farm. she; also filled in the x‘ouniation or the her- on Lot 11. it had been struc‘ hy lightning in June 1317. hrs. Ire! acnillrom selfiur lire :JUri plus an a Satiriay ulaht. she Jutland it as she was teBChIJ§ the chiliran their unis; school Lesson. xhs oldest ialgliter. Annie. tunsled norm. up. and stood ready ta vacnt‘ the nuns. .ior 3;: was then two years old. dowwer. the ht)qu iii not catch hrs. .9 the 177.1 s leWIâ€"Aé erectl; from the burning barn to lie holes, fear was expressei that rcr me home. and a :en seen} i to the roof to wet it with water. At 2 yoga: the uni changed. 1131' the hoses was savei. 1.13 this was not the only harn that the family lost. for. on losing the barn in 111']. Hr. Ired Sehildroth bought the ram east 0! him. Lot 12. won 2. $au5eon. ‘l'his barn was burned also when a spark from ashes which had been set out as a Monti-y dust. set {its to a pile of straw. September 1921. and the harm was burned along with the season's crops and a few pigs. Norman reports seeing the Earn on fire as he was returning from school. This was quite a disappointment to the family. as they had Just completed In new house on Lot 12 in 1919 - 1920. Host of the material {or the house had been taken from the bush and out at Killer's planing mill. Port blgin. The house. of frame construction was a big improvement a ver the log house which the family first occupied after they moved from Lat 11. lt was draughty and a haven for rats. A careful inspection of the lawn in the sooner time will show the outline of the woodehed which used to stsnd at the back or the log house. In. Usborne. Ion or Alter: Ushorne who ownei the farm log house 1916 - 1918 reports that he used to sit on the cellar steps with a light. and kill the rate with a club when they came toward him. l'hare had been daffodils plants! around the log house. when the land was cultivated later. the daffodils were scattered to many parts of the field. and now bloom In] thtully every spring. 'l'hal'e was no wuodshed at the bees. or tne new house. and. for a few years. each smful of woui was dried in the oven. at first the house was painted white. Later it was covered with a green asphalt shingle. Mr. r‘rel dchiliruth wasted no time in having a new barn built. in the {all of 1921. he engaged the Eastern Steel 00. arm-eaten. Ontario to put up the oldest section of the present barn. ‘l‘hat is the 60' x 50' part to thr- south. building was completed in ten days. Lire. achiliroth gave the men room anJ baud. even though by this time she was having difficulty getting about the house be- cause of trouble with her legs. in 1351 Air. Jamâ€"s Farmer of kaieley, wus engaged to put on the wall for the straw ahei which was built the Jolt year no the north or the original structure. the hasten-n steel v'o. sgnin did the wont an} comnleted the Job in less than two weeks. .he an racelved room and hoarj in the home. l‘hie was in angsat 115-: when Zanl won five and soon was two. the chiljrlu were greatly impressed as the builiizz.a toes. l'arn am! he the men gathered about the meal tstle. i‘he implw nt shed was built in 1152.. Llr. Eiarrj n. schnjrutn assist-:1. in less. ._r. nag/maul npitzib of ehspstore was eudaéei ['3 constri t a 901: barn at»! fee’llot to the east or the torn 3-1 stran one}. xie and his . Alix/1.6 hi on: engage. locally frat around stone drove L4 worn each morning. sni haJ their :esl "1:; the fs:;ily. AIL-[(1.]th .15. a [card fence