The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

s.â€" .-._<.._. .. .. 4.“. NW.‘ FocuA on: NORTH LEEDS LANTERN page 15 CLClN inccrznacronat ELGIN INTERN ATION AL Mr. Myrton Campbell recently donated an interesting little book to the Library in Elgin. Mr. Campbell had been in correspondence with the author, Mrs. Morag Pirie and his contribution is included in her book Elgin International. The following is a brief review of the book. Mrs. Morag Pirie of Elgin, Scotland, wrote to all the Elgins in the world for information on their origin and subsequent development. The replies were compiled into a small book which is now available through the Rideau Lakes Union Library system. A foreward was written by the present Lord Elgin, the 11th Earl and Chief of the Name of Bruce. There are over 40 Elgins scattered throughout the world, in every continent. 27 are in the U.S.A., 9 in Canada, 4 in Australia, 2. each in New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Jamaica and l in South Africa. Names like Elgin County and Port Elgin are included, but not compounded names such as Elginburg and Elginfield, Ontario. Canada's Elgins are in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario. They were named to honour Lord Elgin, Governor General from 1847â€"54 and are pronounced with the hard ‘g' as in 'begin‘. All American Elgin‘s use the soft ‘g‘ as in 'gin‘ except for Elgin, Texas where they "like to keep the correct Scottish pronounciation". Other than in Canada there is no one particular reason for the choice of the name, but there is often some Scottish connection. A few owe their origin to an old shipwreck ballad, "Lost on the Lady Elgin". Elgin, Illinois is by far the largest Elgin, population 65,000, a busy agricultural and commercial centre where'from 1867â€"1966 Elgin watches were made. The next largest are Elgin, Scotland - 19,500; Elgin, South_‘Africa, a fruit farming centre 50 miles north of Capetownâ€"15,000 and Elgin, Texas with 5,000 population. Elgin, Oregan and Elgin, Oklahoma have over 1,000 inhabitants but no others exceed 1,000 and appear to be small agricultural centres like Elgin, Ontario. A few are merely postal agencies, with zero population. Elgin, Scotland is by far the oldest Elgin, a picturesque city in Morayshire, in the northâ€"east of the country. It is a busy and growing centre for whisky and woolens and a service centre for the North Sea Oil industry. A few miles away is Gordonstoun School, which Prince Philip and his sons attended. The main tourist attraction is the wellâ€"kept ruin of the magnificent mediaeval cathedral, once an established seat of light and learning, interestingly still known as the Lantern of the North. Book Information: Elgin International compiled by Morag Pirie Published by Aberdeen University Press All proceeds to UNICEF ELCIN, ONTARIO, CANADA The peaceful Rideau Lake district is the setting lot the lieaiitiltrl \illage ol Elgin, ()ritario. In the year l8ll‘3 [Client-[er Halladav. .l llmted l'lllllilt‘ l oyahst has gratitth the land on \vliit‘h the \illage stands l'llt'llt'll‘l \\'.Is one ol the mam lll'i!('(l Empire Loyalists to settle in the Rideau disliitr alter the .\iiietit.iii \\'.ii ol lndeperidente, 'l'he United liriipire loyalists were known as the lungs Men and as a mark of honour they were allowed to put U l'.... alter Ilieii name l‘.|(ll loyalist settler was given land .it‘tortling to his rank, lililll at res to .i lit-Id ollrt er, Till) acres to every taptaiii and to eieiy sitlialleiii, stall ollit er .iiid warrant ollit ei fillll git‘res, eatli iron toriiirilssiont-d Ulllt('l retei\ed Ullll at res and (‘\t'tprivate Hill in ies lri .idtliliori to this a liirtliei fill at tes were granted lor eat li member of the man‘s lamily. Over the years the village has had three names, the lost. llalladay (Ioi iiers. was (‘llOSt‘tl after work on the Rideau (Iarial ((lltllllt‘lH etl iri I82!) and with the upsurge of popttlatiori it was detided that the village .shotild ha\e a name During the ltiiill's many families \H'lt' tonverted to the Morriiori l.lllll .iiid m the year 1831 one hundred and thirty live (tl\‘t'lt'tl wagons travelled liorn llalladay Corners to the Mormon st'ttleirieril ol Nauvoti iii the United States 'l he village l)ltltl\'Slllllll at this tirrie was one Harvey Mitt hell, llai\e\‘ had a dream of one day joining the settlers in Natnoo. he spoke ol his dream so olten that the villagers tired ol hearing him and det ided in lest to t hange the name ol the Village to Nativoo. lilie lirial riairie ol l‘lgiri was put loiuaid by Robert Dargavel a Stottisli pioneer who wished to lioiiotti [.iiiies liltiie. Pith Earl of l‘llgin who was the (itht'Hltll (it'llt'ldl (Ianada lioiri In 17 to 185’» ,‘iirit r- then the village has grown and prospered. The land on whit h the old Methodist (Tlitirt li .stood was gilted by l‘.llt'l|('/('l llalladay, along with a large tash donation; this generous riiari also donated the land lor the village ( ernetery, whit h still bears his name. loday his great grandson Merton (Iarripbell lives on part ol the original llalladay larrii land Farmng was the main industry in the early days httt in reteni years the tourist industry has grown and has been a very irriportarit harm in the economic growth of the village. Visitors are always irripiessed with the beautiltil arthitetttire ol l‘lglti. Large old houses set bar it hour the road in tree tilled gardens. '1 he Anglit ari Church Willi its Norman tower, the stained glass ol United (limit h and the large Roman Catliolit (Iliurth are all very pleasing to the eye There are two schools in the village, arr elerrierrtary and a St't‘titrtlaly, and at the other end of the scale a senior (‘ililt‘llS (ornplex. The community have their owrr doctor and dentist and a thriving business setriori. Many of the residents commute to work in Kingston. Smith Falls and liroekville and in their spare time take part in the busy social life of the village Wlli( h int hides sport anti an active Lions (Iluln The people of Elgin, ()ntario are justly proud ol their village and work hard to ensure its future, The North Leeds Lantern credits the publisher and compiler of Elgin International for the material used in this Focus. gm 9.0. BOX 45 DELTA ONTARIO KOE ICC (613) 928-2303 mechanics (*‘for most car modelsl Respected national brands Abex OWagner 0 Gabriel 0 Verdic o Autopro National Guarantee MUFFLERS BRAKES SHOCKS Honored by over 350 Auropro dealers coast to coast 0 Free inspection* and estimate by certified 0 Top quality replacement parts 0 Mufflers 0 brake linings 0 shock absorbers Guaranteed for as long as you own your car W Show animals a sfirtmlty [ucrlyn Raymund If R "I Portland. ()ntarm KUC “’0 (611/ 272 3I7/f I care about your car WAYNE’S SERVICE CENTRE PO. Box 113 Elgin, Ontario KOG 1E0 359-5959 Wayne Carbino