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Opening of Railway
Cave Rise to L
La
By M. E. Cropp tending as far north
The Great Western Railway was and as far west as th
opened through Beachville in 1853. The registry book s
6 A local man, apeaking of his dition that the flow
fathers working on the construe -the creek be not interrupted in
5 ,o tion of the road bed, remarked, the daytime, in accordance. with
P "—and every shovelful' by hand." the right granted to Messrs.
Robert Bowie had charge of the Thompson, Muirhead and Co.,
in 'heteams in this sector. He lived in Machinists."
g the house now occupied by B. A. The land was surveyed Into 426
Finch. The horses were stabled
in the barns of the Railway Hotel, lots of varying sizes. Maps were
a large white frame building prepared and posted. They were
standing south of the track, which lithographed by Maclean and Co.,
later burned. James Kern was the Toronto. One of these is .in pos-
proprietor. session of E. J. Hacker, Beachville.
Excitement Prevails In one corner is printed the fol-
The official opening was on De- lowing-
cember 15. Many people could not
sleep the night before for excite- Beachville, County of Oxford.
ment. Children were forbidden to The Sale Will Take Place
.leave their own yards. At last, the Saturday, June — 1956.
I diminutive engine, looking today, TERMS OF SALE —
in photographs, something like a One fifth cash, balance in
Shetland pony, went snorting four annual instalments with
through at the spanking pace of interest yearly. An -abstract
six miles an hour. of the title, which is unexcep-
The coming of the railroad fired tionable, may be obtained from
the mind of a local citizen by the Messrs. Dennis and Boulton,
name of William Somerville Boul- Toronto.
ton with the idea that the village Purchasers residing at a
would expand, He bought up a distance will be allowed their
large block of land on the north railway fares to and from the
Bide of the river, including all the sale.
territory not already occupied, ex• Full particulars and plans
Through Beachville in 1
Purchase in Hope o
as the Sore, may be obtained in Beachville of the Railw
e first quarry. from Mr. Moore, Merchant, or tion of ground
Ell "on con- from Mr. Wallace, Station I renders it adm
of WE from Master. the storage of
Dennis and Burton,
Agents, Toronto.
Best and Green,.
Auctioneers.
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In the opposite corner is the fol-
wing legend:
REMARKS
"The great demand for lots
in this flourishing village has
induced the Proprietors to sub-
divide and offer for sale this
valuable property.
"Beachville has always been
celebrated for its healthiness,
while the beauty of the situa-
tion and extensive view from
almost every part of this prop-
erty render it one of the most
desirable places of residence
in Canada, and the proximity
to the Great Western Railway
Station makes it easily access-
ible to all parts of the Province.
"As a place of business it
offers great inducement to
merchants. and mechanics,. and
the properties would particu-
larly invite the attention of
the former to those building
lots fronting on the side tracks
ay, which eleva-
above the rails
trably suited for -I
wheat and other
grains.
"The surrounding, country is
one of the richest agricultural i'
districts in the province and a
large business is now doing,
.and much more may be done ;
in the purchase and forward-
ing of produce.
"There are at present in the
village three churches, a post
office, one foundry, one grist
and flouring mill, eight shops,
one stove factory, one barrel
factory, a planing mill and
lumber yard, two tanneries,
and three hotels, besides a
large number of merchants in
different branches of industry.
"There are also, at present,
in course of erection, a new
store and several substantial,_
dwelling houses, besides an ex-
tensive foundry and woollen
mill, both of which will employ
a large number of hands.
Dotted line shows the route of the new $15,000,000 London area by-pass, for which tenders will be called immedi-
ately. Cloverleafs planned for the 38-mile stretch of four -lane highway are designated by open circles. Eight more
cloverleafs are considered for traffic transfers between the major Middlesex and Oxford coanty roads, but their local-
tions have not been deter'nd,u . �n
"The population numbers -
about eight hundred and is
rapidly increasing. It will be
seen from the plan that, be-
sides the building lots, there
are several villa lots from one
totenacres each, well situated
to Gentlemans' Residences, or
for Market Gardeners, and on
three of these good dwelling
houses are erected.
"The gravel road direct from
Stratford and Embro passes
through this property, thus
concentrating a great amount
of trade and travel at the Rail-
way Station situated upon It.
"Full particulars may be ob-
tained from Mr. Moore, Mer-
chant, or from Mr. Wallace,
Station Master.
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Mr. Boulton went to the Old
Country to get money to promote
his scheme, but on the way home
he was drowned in Halifax_ harbor,
Foul play was Suspected.
Many of the lots never sold, but
the survey still causes council
headaches. -Lawyers have had to
be paid to declare Boulton's un-
opened streets officially . closed,
and farmers, buying part of the
Pilot, have had to pay a token' price
on each lot separately.
,. St. Thomas. (3)
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TAXES
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the mail.
about it-
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backs...
t plea for
and prac-
rme to fur -
African
Cleveland,I
the United
should be,
progress'
attend the
the AME
Date of
Payment
Part
.401 hwaysa
hways an.
first four-
401 in this
ad. But it
has finish•
OP course
thap five
intersect•
lot moved
of about
Ingersoll.
alles the
ed on the
Eastwood
or early
hould he
k, Inger+
"east one
}our -lane
`rs said.
I route is
-
May Be t4 Clwill
Tots I Cost
Istructed
be
Six cloverleafs will be con-
to carry traffic off No. 2 `.
onto the by-pass at Eastwood,
Of
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By —Pass
over highways 74, 73, 19, and 59,
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and then onto Highway 4 at Lam-
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beth. Eight other cloverleafs pro-
viding traffic transfers between
the major Middlesex and Oxford
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County roads are also contem-
$pecial to The Free Press
plated, the minister said.
TORONTO, Nov. 26 -�
Only five small -sized bridges
Tenders will be called intine- ,
will be required on the by-pass
diately for the first part of ;
route as there are no major rivers
There is, however, more
the new $15,000,000 London I
to span.
than 100 culverts included in spec -
area by-pass, Highways Min-,. �
ifications for the initial grading
contracts.
ister George H. Doucett an-
g
"Total cost of the London area
nounced today. --
by-pass could reach about $15,000,
Four -Lane Highway
000," the highways minister said,
The 38-mile by-pass will be a
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four -lane controlle&.access high-
way designed to relieve traffic
Oxford
congestion in London and, to a
Span
-
Thomlesser and I Woodstock, St.
Thomas and Ingersoll. In time the
Contract Let'
highway will form a link of the
I fs"�'. ,
trans -provincial highway now
By staff Writer
under construction.
TORONTO, March 4 — A $63,-,
The by-pass, as shown in a map
340 contract for construction of''
released by the department, be-
,a bridge to carry Super -Highway
gins one-half mile west of East-
'!No. 401 over No. 2 Highway eastl.
wood and runs, parallel to No. 2
of Woodstock, has been awarded
Highway westwards, passing
to the Canadian Bridge Company
about one mile south of Wood-
'.Limited, it was announced late
stock and Ingersoll. Crossing the
'today by the Department oil
Middlesex County line, the high-
to the
Highways.
bridge will be a four -lane)
way veers southwest, three
miles from London city limits, to
, The
concrete structure which will
join No. 4 Highway just south of
cross. just where the highway
Lambeth. -
divides intofour lanes: There will
Call Grading Bids
k be a cloverleaf built so that trafl.
Tenders will first be called for
', fie may connect'with No. 2 High-,
grading and installing culverts, a
way at this point. __-
contract estimated by the high-
��
ways minister at some $7,000,000.
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It's not known how long the pro-
(etv M,ev. tj•y
. su✓
ject will take for completion.
"In
f' f
addition to providing relief
for traffic on No. 2 Highway, the
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London area by-pass will also
l
serve as an interceptor artery for -
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four ot'k-r north ami _ - =