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eine ns Wt e c oo "Paid James West for digging a o;'J 6(lsva'red. These settlers had a total grave for an ipdigen'r $2.00."" | oxen, 150 cows, and 77 horses. "Paid Dr. Williams $15 for medical The population of the township in-- services.'"' 1850. In 1852 it dropped back to 1,894 and shroud.'"' because the village of Ingersol! was "Ppaid Albert Pullin for repairing detached. culvert and furnishing plank on Because a fire destroyed the Sweaburg Road $6.00."' ftownship books on July 6, 1856 we "Paid Richard Mayberry $3.00 for have few records for reference during use of Harris Street Hall for an this time. The war of 1812--14 and the election, held June 26, 1894 to 1837 rebellion had a huge impact on Legislative Assembly of Ontario.'" the township. These subjects are fully in 1892, $237.31 was paid for indigent covered in another chapter. Over the patients yet three years later only $41 years the township has remained was required. basically a farming com munity . At. this time there were four com-- Recorded history is scant and we missioners, John Prouse, Joseph have to depend on family histories to Jarvis, James Cuthbert and j . jece together how our ftownship Forden. Road overseers were C.E. grew . Gamsby, George Nichols, Thorfiaé An old treasurer's book starting in Poole, Wm. Arthur and Arthur 1892 lists the taxes collected in the Clarkson. Apparently each com. ftownship as $7,537.26 with $2,596.60 missioner was responsible for q paid to the nine public schools and one certain section of road and paid out Catholic school. Entries of interest various arpoun'rs for repairs needed: arge: later being reimbursed by 'rh,e "James Mcintyre for 6 chairs for Treasurer. council $7.50" The roads were maintained by "George Cuthbert for burying horse statute labour. All farmers were found dead on the fown line, '$1-09 requested to do a certain number of j W. Brown for vaccinating days road work. A man shovelling children in several School Sections n gravel counted as one. A team to haul # 1 1 West Oxford Township, $75. * armmm t oob ,'fi 5 Te F *# j s Hep t ort TY _ % NE P P x t e ,M + ,fl o. . 3 t 2o2 y 145C / 4BA s Eiee +A 2 PE .. _ _ .CBX f > xo yf " a * * ;': :.5;..;.; y % e | * ¥ s octs .. 3:\.;\\ 3 Fls: 3 y w i i4 -- Wls sfi + nF o. k. 4 HA. s e ' " 12G j ommA ul *# MAAA : : linc */* z* ;%egj 15 0 . s & TB e kx ~"*r ~» m ah,'c/*j K ". -- 2 & * cc4i TD U tA t ss urall o¥ > *A i s..... n | i. sue ra *) aa niar s ga S y ravas e on $ e kee5 ,;mt,-, ;ty' ,:mf;;;» M"" § '2";-:,-_:,":5 f. * Y h ead se »fi'&{?f - . . v%'\ T"' :-.-\\ . o e ---- renes . By 1902 some equipment powered by steam was used in road building.