Skipness WI Tweedsmuir Community History Volume 1, p. 5

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Sawmills Skipness has been noted for its sawmills. David The Reids ran the sawmill until 1913 whe Po}x;ter b?(;IF the first sawmill on the farm now fowrfl"cfd by sold to Jack and Lowry Davidson. They moved John ?el 1B lt872' htwr\is :iulxj ti(y wlater porllecrl I\(:ir * "'ffln to their farm on Lot 15 Concession 3. ears from a stream at Mud Lake, later cali¢ aryville : . {ak: Mr. Porter bought the ,farm now ownc):i b 'The Davidson brothers ran the mill for sev 6 h. e C};amber . 18888 He d'ed'in 1890 Y then sold it to Mr. Tyson and Mr. Geddes of gana ol * I * who ran it for five years. Joseph Chambers, brother--in--law of David Porter, In 1925 Robert Walker of Allenford bough' ran the mill until 1900 when it was sold to the Reid and continued to run it until 1950 when it was tc brothers who owned and operated a sawmill at Zion and moved to the south side of Highway 21 1 Amabel corner, later the Forbes farm. son, Gerald, ran it for several years. . " y * * * m d t o 4 4 V . 1 i 3. +7 2 stt . s s P t 1 1t i t untiale" lt' . es @# uy M e :»f*w o s i 6 d 2t a* / w [ o m . s / l i o e l o oo e y e uin i ie * e c en %;'; '""a" a 7 2 es a i iP e i l s | ( ow 5 1 [ };,M Te t , ie e i k Ap t P Lb i o & § ?}' h / ;"t'é . gx"m i g s t9e on it i io s * % . i S _ i & en 8 °0 [ [ . e To oo o J e u. EC Te p s u°/ _ _ _ | . We xd es %A (€! € 3 y CS uks t cesatr C 18% viMMy k Lo s o P 1 6 ~PEZ _\ ult _ Twe yx«'wi""*' . Npdiici $ Emdidbnininesmmccadl f j ' ons 1 ' ' * x 4 -' ,,v' f # ,ff& P MJ @.&r"&w"" w# -,, hy a g 5 .00 ! _ is nfine 20 ( P LAl_} K# | | [ | l 2 »LA40WC 5 T5 ""@}% J 3M o V __ Ms. +1 | hy 3 imz Ni os-- * P2~ $J. _ * u> > \Auf 1. dn ig .' | 2 hC J 3¢% FrilLkL. e is \o l M ty | oall *</>>?" 5 Proom=~-- wl PA £1 se es /\ Eud «s [ ul Witagor 3 C3 R | M a NC u AMRLAL L * >=¥. use o \% * wg@ s 1 ap 22 AT 3 @"'" m i o = ~~ Sn . @4 t 14 ~ @ *. t A e 6 4 B $ P o # [ N. ¢" .:A 1 LDg uo 20A 2 F5 . i} o m yz 1 | ie : * *4 0. > .. -- 3 Sincame oo . wtirrs. . | . ad M P 2t a ( i. G «i s C fl'f' , L* nhdinl .c Rl * e * l dats in 9 ..ath, WP" % VHl C :" e ','5" w .8 :+ fi;nf' Hid 1 y iApsiscc'd o aP _# (3' 7"'e_;';, i M Je Tss # \ $54 e Pm y * Sihs }}'* m o vog Ams . 7. ts Tok : P M Siling. "' -- M * t . y % A %' % s sal y V 4 W ':' ,;1{ ks * Fose f'"" Fee» ?EW;&, % 9P ~§A h o ooo . i mt Nee 4 %a -- dA paeae T4 es on CA ~~ PE t Araare" E* * _ 1 P e t l . T 29.' + en we A TA uie * Pail rapctt Ferare 2 adir o hi. -- a &1 lik ce s wiat > it aaitd. * P uk v» 4s C eb P g o N Y . ho A . PM lt Ned ty ons in "Flce +* W'f""x s 2. x e . gntpg'ffijw; "':: # '?'& .,m""?'d'.{' 'zu;"; pypet . ' ';'* wf;n,/s_ M HeZecnceds «7,.,: livert # 'fi%famvwflfi Moy No ie 1. . Porter's Mill, Marysville Lake Back: John Reid, Alex Reid, Mr. Clifford, Tom Reid, John Matheson, Tom Woods, Tom McFariland Front: Alf Reid, Wes Buckton, Saul Woods, Jack Buckion and Sam Currie with the team

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