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EARLY ®CCUIPA IJONS 11n
Salford's first postmaster was
Frank Mayberry was the first
Jock Snider who also kept a small
grocery store. Another occupation
village blacksmith and he also
of Mr. Snider was that of making
owned a farm on which a steam -
shoes with the method of those
w
p as located.
sawmill ill wa
_days that of making-shoes-to-mea•
sure. -
There was aowered
g a and wagon
shop owned by James Mayberry
A teacher in the old frame sch-
and just east of this shop was a
cooperage owned by A. E. Lewis
ool was the next postmaster,
James Dunphy. He, too,,had a
where the villagers could obtain
ggeneral store later run by A. J.
the latest woodenware in the form
of tubs, pails, cheese hoops, ch-
Stevens.
Andy Stevens succeeded his fat-
urns, flour barrels and other nec- I
. her and was postmaster until 1938
essities.
Salford is synonymous with the
when R. R. Nancekivell took over
evolution and development of
and the post office was moved a-
.the cheese industry in this area.
cross the road, Mrs. Nancekivell
In 1834 Hiram and Lydia Ran- it
was postmistress after her husband
died and held this post until 1960.
ney came there from Vermont to U
take up residence, ft
The office moved east to the
Besides being Salford's first !�
Gould store and is now attached
school teacher, Lydia was an 0
to the George Mills house,
expert cheesemaker, havin learn- f
VIILLAGE CHURCHES;
ed the trade in her native �ermont.
The village subscribed to
two main denominations in the
She gave up teaching and started
making cheese from the milk of
early days, those of Baptist and
her herd of three cows on their iI
Methodist with homes used as
meeting -places in early days,
In 1850
50 acres. As the farm increased r(
in size to its final 700 acres, d
the Baptists built their
church where it stands today and
Mrs. Ranney's herd grew until 3
she had 100 head of cattle that
remodelled it in '98. A new
were milkin 01
building was raised in 1921. It
was a ' free Baptist" church until
put of Salford have come many di
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1877 when it became a regular
names which have taken their
places in the annals of history, e (
Baptist church.
The first members of the clergy
In all fields of endeavour can ta(
be found persons who can trace ',ly
were Elders Stephen Griffin,
their origin to the little hamlet SE
George Downocker and Henry
Qlackmar. The first minister when.
of Manchester, to become Sal-
ford.
fire church reformed was R.J. Loff,
Due to lack of members, the
Amon these is the renowned fmtm E
nd
church was closed in 1966 with
Aimee Kenned Sem le MCPher--
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the conggretation joining the Ing-
son who became the great evan- its
ersoll cfiurch. The Dutch Reform-
bought the Salford
elis[,
g Although Salford is now some- e5
churched
what a sleepy little viila$e on ml
what
.
The Methodists built their ch-
what is now a highway, it once a
was a bustling community and ire
urch on a corner east of the Bap-
tist church in 1851and sold this
an important stop on the trail f y
buildingg to a William Piper in
which led from Ingersoll to the yoi
lake'shore.
1890. Mr. Piper moved it to
his farm and remodelled it into
Remnants of its historical past
a dwelling which was later de-
d it b t i till remain o e seen an
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stroyed by tire,
still retains nostalgic memories ,le)
The new brick Methodist church
of the day when Manchester was &
was completed in 1891 with Ch-
a thriving community in early rer
Cana a.
arles Deacon the first minister.
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It became a United church in 1925.
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