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worshipped in many places in Teeswater. Among them may be mentioned: Brown’s grist mill where, in 1856, during the Rev. John Scott’s visit here, sixteen children were baptized; th'é log school; Orange Hall; what is now R. J. Mann’s store house (G. & J. Inglis' store); and the Town Hall. Other denominations have used all these places except the store house. I , A _ ‘ ‘ j‘vlp uvvâ€"w'. If we had visited here in 1862 we would have found very few people or houses, and no streets â€"â€" just a road slashed wide enough to allow a waggon to pass. There were the places already mentioned across the river. On the west side of Clinton street it was solid bush; and standing in it were Archie McKenzie’s tavern and David Watson’s blackâ€" smith shop. Thomas Fairbairn had moved to the south side of the river and had a house and office behind the Public Library, facing Edmund Square. William Gordon .ran a store called the Glasgow House where W. J. Freeman is; the Ice Cream parlor was the building. Where William Fowler is, George Colvin had a small cottage: and where W. Little‘s block now stands, James Moore, a builder, had a little house. On the east side of the street, where C. Martin’s home is, lived F. Ballagh, and D. Fair- hairn had his house and foundry opposite, then right in t‘ bush. When you got as far as the Vendome, there was a little store built by a man named Bain, but then occupied by JL McLean. It was burned. in 1866. From McLean’s the bush had been slashed asfar as the “Travellers’ Rest”. I the corner opposite the Bank of Hamilton A. Oliver had a tin shop. If you turned east at Oliver’s corner, you would pass D. Watson’s home and Ellis’s log house. Back where William Armstrong now lives, William Watson was living, and P. B. Brown in the house now occupied by Albert Brown, but only the central part, of the present house was erected at that time. The Orange Hall was also bullt and very much used as a meeting place. P. B. Brown gave the land, his payment to be an ear of corn each year. These houses, with the few buildings over the river, com- prise-d Teeswater. About this time two men by the name of. Carr visited here and tried to get water power where Little’s mill now .‘ands. Their intention was to erect a flour and woollen mill. Ifnr'ortunately for Teeswater too much was asked for the ater privilege. If these men had come it would have given us a great advantage over other towns. It was in the latter part of this year that our esteemed friend. Mr. J. K. McLean, J.P., settled here. James Moore built for him in 1863 the store now occupied by William Mallough. Mr. McLean was the first tailor here. A man who was, employed by him and who later started in business tor himself. was John McVicar; his house and shop were on lh“ lot where Messrs Kennedy and Constantine now live. Across the road from Mr. McVicar, in the red house still standing. John Mack opened a shoe shop. He removed vt'r'rvxards To the house next to Hadwen’s store. Dr. J. F. Halstead came in 1862 and lived for a short time in the hen e that Spence had used as a shoe shop While OVeI‘ the river, Spence having moved in the meantime to the house Where Mr. McMillan now lives. we: a big. fine looking man with a brown flowing beard; and when you saw him coming along with his Wide soft felt ha‘, white ulster coat and big top boots, he certainly cut a figure that made you feel like turning to look at him as he passed. He had a large practice when he first came; but it fell away and he moved to Mildniay where he died about 1880. Dr. Murphy resided here for a very short time; From Toeswater he removed to Mernersville, afterwards ral’ed Mildmay. A perusal of the minutes of the Council at this time shows as might be expected, that the Council’s time was 7 largely taken up with contracts for roads. The Gravel road“ 1 as built. by contract in 1867. Before it was built it was prac'imlly impossible to cross the river Where the present iron bridge is; so steep were the banks that a load cou'd 3 not be taken up or down. The village at this time was " growing but very slowly. Spence and Douglas openfi'fi' mnnrry on the site of the present one. Douglas & Glen- denning, and then Robert Douglas cmucted it. Douglas was twice burned out, but reâ€"built ifa'aft’er each tire: Dr. Neil F‘eming came in 1864. As a platform speaker he has had no peer among our citizens. Bui for his un- ‘UF‘IinmE failing. no power could ever have prevented him from representing South Bruce in Parliament.~- Fleming TEESWATER TOWN HALL . The old Orange Hall. This was t] 7‘ church services and entertainments + erection of the Town 11311 , in 186.8 THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY built in 1915 This was the building in which Council meetings >rtainments of all kinds were held prior to the