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Page 4‘ NORTH LEEDS LANTERN FOCUS ON NEWBORO Village History The construction of the canal through the isthmus at Newboro between the Little Rideau Lake and Mud Lake.1ater known as Newboro Lake.took place between 1826 and 1832. The large num- bers of laborers working on this cons- truction eventually gave rise to the present Village. In 1876 the Village had grown to such a size that it was considered expedient to create a new municipality. By a special Act of the Local Legislature it was incorporated, Wesley Preston becoming the first Reeve. The following is a summary of the first assessment for the year 1877: Number of persons assessed â€" 114 Number of acres assessed - 802 Number of acres cleared - 650 Value of real property $59,030.00 Value of taxable income $400.00 Value of personal property $5,350.00 Value of real & personal $64,830.00 property Taxes imposed by municipality $367. 0 Taxes imposed by Counties $108 00 In the early days the Village wast named Newborough meaning new town r settlement, this was later shor ned to the present Newboro. Population in 1977 was 300. Total assessment in 1977 was $423,915.00. Total number of res was 802 and number of acres cle red was around 700 . Submitted by Len Pritghaid. Skoryna Home Museum One of the early brick homes of Newâ€" boro was built on Drummond Street by Mr. J.T. Gallagher. After about 60 yrs it was sold to Dr. R.B. King whose wife was a daughter of the original owner. 0n Dr. King's death the house was sold, rented for some years and resold to Dr. Skoryna whose wife was vitally interest-i], In her memory, Dr. iA' ed in this village. Skoryna opened the building as a Home Museum. In it are valuable antiques an to Easter Island in 1965. Memorial Park On November 11, 1959, the War Memori. ' unveiled by Mrs. Ben Tett. - a7 part in the ceremony were .5 '- Rev. A Dunlop of Newboro .‘ Callahan of Westport. . sounded by Gordon S. Pierc: 21, 1967 to those pion and endured to make possib : we now enjoy. It was unvei : Tett and G.S. Pierce. Mr. was the speaker. The fami were long connected with this coum.n . In 1968 the Women's Institute erected a small plaque in honour of Mrs. Benjamin Tett who donated the land on which theaeÂ¥13 two memorials stand. MQBQ._!§§9§Z§__E§££ Leeds Chapter no. 255 Order of the Eastern Star was instituted in the Masonic Hall Newboro on May 11, 1950. The Grand Officers conducted the work of organization. Mrs. May Bell Hughson of Elgin and her officers were installed. On September 6, 1950 Dr. E.A. Floyd Day Worthy Grand Patron of Timmins and other Grand officers inspected the Chapter and formally installed the officers. Leeds Chapter purchased the Hall in 1954. It is now called "Star Temple". Benevolence is one major project of the Chapter. $1,100.00 was handed out from Newboro which also donated to the Worthy Matron's project. A cell-separator was donated to the Kingston General Hospital for which $86,000.00 was raised in Ontario. Â¥ A ,9 . n pril 4 1974 W In 1867 a number of Freemasons living in North Leeds were granted permission by the Grand Lodge of Canada to form a new lodge at Newboro. Brother R.H. Preston was elected the first Master. The Lodge was named Simpson in honor of most Worshipped Brot er W.B. Simpson who was a member of Su:: Lodge, Brock- ville. The Lodge's meeting p .ce was a small building at the rear of ‘ . John Dier's blacksmith shop. About :21 the building was moved to the corne- §_DIEE:ond and nsion as added chased and the quarters avail s t e Eastern Star. Tanniversary The event Master and Ontario. The Master iu arrangements for t ' The present Maste Brother Omer Scot The Mill Site on ‘ Newboro half interest operated a s. years but tv‘ was rebui t with Mr. Ed Wright and . William stjcer m carrying‘on‘ihe,‘usiness T3: so time. The sec d m 1 _ed sdlflhen Mn. Spicer rebuilt l ri.Dn a sole r , firfififl ars' ing cust aviaw g f 1e l dHT‘Iar ads as very farme ha 2 i e‘ q3their ard; Then thefiE. as a‘Efieese dx fact- y added to the Mill which was operated remainedain ch u 11 his de tw on It or some ,_ti e b . Jo C en'flheese . es we¢€\ V ‘ filggerzlgt §out -:1n locakj .de atQ; ' . . S cer 1 artifacts from a trip Dr. Skoryna made lr’ {The M1 'was sold 0 Mr. Tho s. d che\_i11=bprnfd 1n a? . lrabuilt tar same ye r I l V ' equipmej, no} ing’ 1 dbb‘ilfiJhafl; burned d the? are replaced by.a g qué¥figs m ken { Veneer for thr c es' . . r , boxes d ' i p in fromwQuebec‘w a“! shaads and‘ s for the boxes ~er { put afl‘ghe ~_ ston sawing w s 1 o v til the ddath of Mr terls s fltehthe deathat‘firgofingi Ragga-J e to firch, 3:41.221, 11. Mr. Morley t)? 1,1 cottage buiYEt::che~site. 4 tte K local men who worked at the mill we a George Palmer, Ricahrd Taylor, Joe ' Stanton, William Warren, Jim Kneller, Ansley Green Sr and George Taylor. By Leonard Pritchard Court House One of the earliest buildings in our Village is the Court House erected in 1840. For almost 40 years it was used as a school house. Later it became a council chamber as well as a jail. During "fair week" it was used in this latter~papacityjregnjfiriyu“local Christmas concerts and entertainments were held here. In 1967 the Newboro Council modernâ€" ized the building by use of paint, heating, lighting and water. In later years it has further been improved and is now a very comfortable place for group meetings and the Union Library. lactulré {E ‘ sâ€" I: a‘ ‘ , Kennetmgwufl‘elgé 1) 402 '94-“ "a'JfouI‘nfixâ€"stunt ball team, "Jack and NEWBORO METHODIST CHURCH The beginning of Newboro Methodism saw a number of saddlebag preachers, who came north from the States. From 1850 for some 40 years the Newboro Wesleyn Methodist Church was the centre of a circuit extending from Burridge, Salem and Westport to Singleton's Cor- ners and Forfar. Colonel John Kilborn gave the site for the first church and parsonage in 1850 and the five Chamber- lain brothers led a tim.ber raising bee for the erection. There was a gallery over the main entrance. The Kilborns, Chamberlain'and Leech families led in the choir for many years. There was no organ but Horace Kilborn used a tuning fork. The ministers had probationer assistants. In 1874 the old parsonage was replaced by a new one which still stands next to the present church. The old church was burned down and replaced in 1893 by a . brick building. The rafters were blown ‘aown and again had to be replaced. This second church was dedicated on June 24th 1893. The jubilee celebration was held on January lst, 1900. In iune 1925, the church became a United Charch of Canada. On January 8, 1937 this large brick church was also burned down. A new church on the old foundation was dedicated on Sept. 18, 1938. It still serves the present congregation. There was a realignment of the Newboro circuit in the late 1960's. The results were that Salem, Crosby and Forfar churches were closed and the Circuit became known as the Rideau Pastoral Charge. It now consists of the churches of Newboro, Westport and Burridge. A new manse was built for this Circuit at the eastern entrance to Newboro and occupied by the ministers' family in January 1968. ([7 ““Tfier ’ lar band of men and women to whom we owe ncalculable debt for their p prt of a b Newboro Church, thr ‘5 _â€".-â€"__ _ ~___.._ nts ha i always had an ‘ soft‘h 1. Teams from e Village ha ,“flzeaguezysince 19 5. The\current team * w” "“ii The fin ‘en" w .1939 pin 1966 with a ' We}! er Euc. ,Q924 ‘he his: Sq (r 1the S a‘e'Coach'fi‘fi-t tors 1 . lKn thp fie q' -, aacfie e b0§é§’h;{3§i82§k a the Commun- " e un' 1 y C I b erin ns . Ball lights (wtre ' d in,1 it the aid of a ‘ ve grand, 'fie’ha work of ii la _reb1§en 8 nd gene :f 'm surroundin stricis .he "Coachmgp'. aim ummer fiefifls of raising funds ,Jesters" was brought in. This event PWas successful and probably will be repeated. Each year expenses for the ve increased; a home game for F 8 icfcn r around $35. and ‘ un f vir%: $ . Th team â€":::‘??B¢i!§flogp a s 38th t the proprietor the Stage Coa h Inn in- cluding present\0qners Earl and Nancy Grace. This is greatly appreciated. Over the past 12 years the Coachmen have been very competitive winning numerous tournaments and the North Leeds Championship five times; in 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1976. The 1978 team were in the playoffs and won the "B" Division in Elgin Tournament. awe wish to thank Ms. Ida Hutchings for gathering the Newboro highlites.for the Lantern; our appreciation is also extended to all those who graciously supplied articles and photographs towards this column. mg k.ov'r ns ney in 1974. an :veral ry‘s‘ih _ A‘ c. 'rarfleefar'fi’heldly xiy. .5 ,‘ 'i\'