. A review of the business carried on in a number of flourishing towns and villages of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville . n, a United Empire Loyalist,from Litchfield. Connecticut. From anaccount book which has been preserv-ed, it is clear that Mr. Landon hadsettled in the Township as early as1787. Prominent among the early set-tlers was William Larue, better knownas Billa Larue. This pioneer locatedat the mouth of the creek falling intothe St. Lawrence, about 4 miles west H. C. MULVAUGH. This establishment under the abovetitle ranks as the leader in its line inLansdowne and is worthy
. A review of the business carried on in a number of flourishing towns and villages of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville . n, a United Empire Loyalist,from Litchfield. Connecticut. From anaccount book which has been preserv-ed, it is clear that Mr. Landon hadsettled in the Township as early as1787. Prominent among the early set-tlers was William Larue, better knownas Billa Larue. This pioneer locatedat the mouth of the creek falling intothe St. Lawrence, about 4 miles west H. C. MULVAUGH. This establishment under the abovetitle ranks as the leader in its line inLansdowne and is worthy of liberalmention in a work of this nature. Nohouse offers greater inducements tothe purchaser than this and no estab-lishment is more widely known or en-joys a better trade. This store is oneat which the public is fond of dealingas it is an establishment which, in theexcellence of the stock carried is fullyup to the high standard of similarhouses in larger towns. None of themoffers a better selection of the goodscarried. The premises occupied locat-ed at the head of Princess street withwarehouse adjoining, are nicely adapt-. Princess Stre et, Lansdowne. of Mallorytown Landing, where theoriginal Mallorys first landed. At thepoint selected Mr. Larue constructeda dam across a ravine, and furnishedhimself with an excellent water next built a mill which was utilizedby the British soldiers during the warof 1812. It is related that at one timeMr. Larue was compelled to walkbarefooted all the way to Cornwall tosecure enough leather to make a pairof shoes that being the nearest pointat which the desired article could beobtained. The land upon which helocated was broken by chains of hills,running parallel with the river andpresenting almost insuperable ob-stacles to the agriculturist. Nothingdaunted, he cleared away the originalforest and planted apple, chestnut,walnut (sweet and English) and othertrees, which have in considerablenumbers spread along the river i
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