The history of the county of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, province of Ontario, Canada /cby Norman Robertson . and the Eev. W. The Huron church called the Eev. A. F. McQueen, whoremained in charge until 1893. The Eev. E. McLeod is his suc-cessor. This congregation in 1886 built a new church in Eipley,a commodious building of brick, with a seating capacity for fivehundred, the cost being about $4,500. Before the congregationdeserted their old church, services used to be held at Eipley. in thetown hall, on Sunday afternoons, in the English language. Servicesin both Ga
The history of the county of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, province of Ontario, Canada /cby Norman Robertson . and the Eev. W. The Huron church called the Eev. A. F. McQueen, whoremained in charge until 1893. The Eev. E. McLeod is his suc-cessor. This congregation in 1886 built a new church in Eipley,a commodious building of brick, with a seating capacity for fivehundred, the cost being about $4,500. Before the congregationdeserted their old church, services used to be held at Eipley. in thetown hall, on Sunday afternoons, in the English language. Servicesin both Gaelic and English are still conducted in Huron church. InKnox Church only English is used. The sturdy type of settlers who cleared and settled the townshipof Huron have been succeeded by a generation who well maintainthe standard of tiieir forbears. Those of them who have sought awider field of action have as a rule been successful, and have madefor themselves a name, while they who remain on the old homesteadsmay be depended upon to keep their native township in the frontrank of the municipalities of the county of CHAPTER OF KINCARDINE.^ Extract from the Eeport of County Valuators, 1901. This township has a very considerable portion of rough land, brokenby creeks that are very injurious, rendering agricultural pursuits difficult,many farms with scarcely a level field upon them. These remarks applyto that portion of the township south of the 6th concession. There isconsiderable light, sandy land in this township. Two strips cross fromnorth to south and average from one and a half to two miles in is also considerable light and stony land on the Lake Eange. Inbuildings this township has not kept pace with adjoining municipalities,excepting the northern portion, which will compare very favorably withother parts of the county. The rate per acre for Kincardine township is$ The rate per acre of village ijroperty in this township is about34 cent
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