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By MARJORIE E. CROPP
When Richard Gilbert emi-
grated to Upper Canada
final Dorset, England, about
14D, he left behind his wife
and one small daughter, Eliza -
he Ih, to follow as seen as he
1I-as settled. He first tried
quarrying near Paris, but soon
came on to Beachville, where
he became manager of the
farm owned by Mr. Mills, owned
in recent times by Audrey Tom -
or. The Mills owned sugar plan -
lotions in the West Indies, and
.spent six months every year in'
the south.
- Meanwhile, Elizabeth was sent
to school, much earlier than
ELIZABETH GILBERT
most. English children, because
it was feared that in the wilds of
Canada there would be no educa-
tional facilities. Her teacher was
the sister of the famous Eng-
lish novelist, Thomas Hardy.
However, education was being
energetically promoted by the
Rev. Egerton Ryerson, chief su-
perintendent of education for
Upper Canada (1844-1876), and
Elizabeth continued her educa-
tion uninterrupted, in Beach-
ville, after she and her mother
arrived.
S he watched the first train
go through on the Great
Western Railway, now the CNR,
on Dec, 15, 1853, and, standing
amonge- crowd, turned -her
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nose up slightly, for she had al-
ready seen trains in England.
Elizabeth attended the Cana-
dian Literary Institute, which
later became Woodstock Baptist
College. She then applied for
permission to teach. She taught
in a school at the tip_ of the
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RECOMMENDATION
Beachville--Fla
Plans ]Expansion
BEACHVILLE—A new multi- gree. There is one kiln on the
million dollar lime kiln is to be property now.
installed by Cyanamid of Can- With the new kiln in opera -
,ads Limited's Beachville plant, tion, capacity of the plant will.
I it was announced today. be increased from between 115,-
E. R. Whitby, plant manager 000 tons of lime annually to
said the company will begin m- more than 2Q0,000 tons.
stallation of thekiln immediate-' ''"The modern equipment with
'.ly, with expected completion its increased capacity is design-
,
I early next year. ed in such a way that dust emis-
"The new kiln, the installation sion will be negligible," Mr.
'of which has been planned for Whitby said.
some time, will be the most He added that the new kiln
modern and efficient of its kind, will enable Cyanamid of Canada
]and was designed by H. L. Hall to further improve product
of Toronto." quality and compete in major
The company purchased the markets previously out of reach,
Present property in 1929 from In addition to direct sales and
the White Lime Co., and now lexports, lime is used in the
t ,,employs 91 persons. A spokes- manufacture I such products
man said today that the in- as in the production of decora-
r creased capacity coming with tive laminates, dinnerware and I
the new kiln will also mean em- animal and poultry feed sup-
Iployee expansion to smile de-,plemems.
�.�R Gfeli�f%r�
�r..h,ro•2. 7tsv+o.e. o— dew-ee. .ss.e.t,. !.� fiw%^ !`P(o7
gnrie, north of Beachville where
the hydro building now stands,
and also south cf the river in
the house now owned by Mrs. D.
Scapinello.
Elizabeth's leaching certifi-
cate would t m
About 1870, Elizabeth married
John Hacker, of Beachville,
whose father, William Hacker,
for some years managed the S
farm of Col. William Light. At
first they farmed near Dela-
ware. Elizabeth had a neighbor
lime merchants, was formed.
Air Cole was at one time mayor _-
of Woodstock. When the big lime
firm bought up all the small
lime merchants, about he turn
of the century, John Hacker
bought the general store of Eli-
jah Nelles, north of the track
te
appear o it swn
that each county had wn
own
who could neither read nor ,
in Beachville, now a duplex
. examining board, and that
t they
write, so in the -evenings
owned by J. Smith. The remains
were not going to lose their
the neighbor came over and
of the old lime kilns may he
teachers to other counties. Sub-
knitted for Elizabeth, while Eli-':
found on the river road, north
jects marked were arithmetic,
zabeth read the newspaper aloud:'
of the Thames, •just east of the
reading, spelling, writing, gram-
A certain small .daughter, who'
gate to A. Todd's property,
mar, geography, bookkeeping,
was supposed to be asleep in'
The Hackers emigrated from,
school organization and neat-
- the next room, also listened in
Devon, England, about the same
ness. The certificate, which she
horrified fascination.
time as the Gilberts. Young
received on March 22, 1865, qual-
A bout 1870, the Hackers
A
John became, and always re-
ified her to teach in an com-
returned to Beachville, and
mained, an ardent admirer of
men school in Oxford.
the firm of Hacker and Cole,
Col. Light, who kept him sup-
plied with books to read from
the extensive Light library.
Shortly after the beginning of
the American Civil War, John's
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father sent him to Pennsylvania
In escort an aunt, the wife of
his father's brother, and her
n °�•. n it a -nit •• ; � children u into Canada. British-
(��.cfiCcufcaf(��illCcat�n�t.p
l .j I ers were veryunpopular in the
1 7 northern states at that time, as
Z74f+10, Pt(fll�llud ill _ / "�¢•J�-/�/ •• 11 British sympathies appeared to
of Clr_j,�ysr,-.. •O ,/r„!l, h,,,i„v rt J ro -rile „f4 be with the South, and their
v> i'r.d.,.l,d:�
l oudof lubire lustt11cllonfor Ike 7'oollof Odor,{ Poe a f'errfmre at'lives were feared for at Thal.
41urt7 finhon N frarl< r C u,r o e School, ar_d ! , I / ro hrittl mrri,fnrlary rrroof' of goml�I I �7 Stage of U.S. civil strife.
,00r 1cho,rz�1a fle 11o•tid hare erns I! rn ,' 1l From the time the Hacker
/ (ic in the -anernl lrarrrlmr o!,''
rfudy o, r re( l nr the n let mljrr rlmn o%( �'Ll!i�kl� ' 01nu Tendarg° con f �' 1 1, � - .. I . children were house
thenow
f wnphl
lr
t 'rd ,,,, tIr Programme of the Examination and Classification of Teachers ........+` I lived in the house now owmeri
Of Common Schools i, eAe Oe1 11 Ike (,'siltlicil l /om, Ines imrim,,/nr 71t1 er C rmdul by John Corbel.
lopte lr/card !ny ! Orm4e ls�o „t hrv, q to ri it r �i� r _ �j � In her later years, Elizabeth
j enjoyed many visits from form-
a fo re rct rt a nee 11 b 1 a i er pupils.
'N fin en117 unI /cafhr c r net rte Board, pemUm ¢ed by U,ei — t,� One of them, himself in lnl
200 Sec, of !Ic Ao a a u! 14 / vforia,,'(/ 7ln 48uhoe4g L,eu,ac h fo feat m,y1
middle years, once came if)ser
Comma, Srho l tie . -_ - e.' lIq ., her. Be, told her Thalhe had
.,C®T_TN'Y'Y OF OSXai'®Fly, . been ill with pneumonia as a
Thu. Cc lnccale'nf'Qr 7frnfioa fo roe ,nfo.ce t ,. IlSoung man, and the doctor told -
7.
oanthr / om lh late—
Dabdat )✓oodatord 14,_;. �9' _do/file
'e,/�//6�y� lac 1 t r• �1117111 him that he could not recover.
He told the doctor to go In
he / t le was
Ohnirmon going to get b rich
y�, '. and go to Palestine and rule
fa+a�.q off.. local S, ern teadetirl through the streets of Jerusalem
I, on file back of an ass, _as Jesus
did So many centuries ago.
Q"'"I_Q.p:G_a.T �•i*q.fr-�"'�' He did it, tooand brought.
4.-` _ 1 Elizabeth a little book of pressed
CERTIFICATE ,li flowers from the Holy Land.
'Thus were the recollections W
an early Oxford teacher.
MARNMERM VIM
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