Résultats

      Pages 71-116

      Early surveyors, like William E. Logan, used Rochon micrometer telescopes and targets (disk on a calibrated pole) to measure distance. Each microscope had a different calibration and therefore a different range. The instruments were calibrated against a distance measured with a surveyors chain (also known as Gunter’s chain). One chain …

      Contents: Table of contents p. 3 General contents p. 4 Index to advertisers p. 6 Map of district p. 8 Description of county & district resources p. 9 Full historical description of the town of Chatham p. 51 Full description of Chatham’s municipal history, financial affairs, industrial and other interests …

      A photocopy of Union Publishing Co.'s Farmers' Directory for the County of Oxford for 1885-86 includes an alphabetical listing of names by township starting at page 153. The appendix contains an alphabetical business directory by town and includes surrounding localities.

      Photocopy of original text.

 appeared in Orillia Times, 15 Jan 1885, . Date of Event: 1 Jan 1885     (OHR, v.2)

 appeared in Bruce Herald, 28 May 1885, p. 3     Allardyce - At the residence of his son-in-law, T.P. Day, Greenock, Bruce County, William Allardyce in the 96th year of his age.

 appeared in Bruce Herald, 10 Sep 1885, p. 3     Fatal accident in Luther - On Thursday last a fatal accident happened to Mr. William Atkinson, a well known farmer of Luther. While attempting to get on a load of barley one of the front stakes of the rack which he had caught a hold of, gave way, and the …

 appeared in Bruce Herald, 28 May 1885, p. 3     Bechtl - At Mildmay on Monday the 25th inst., Dr. J. Bechtl, aged 64 years, 3 months and 21 days. Funeral will take place on Thursday, the 28th inst., at 9 a.m., from his late residence at Balaclava.

 appeared in Bruce Herald, 10 Dec 1885, p. 3     Bell - In the Township of Brant, on the 8th inst., Mary, the beloved daughter of James and Elizabeth Bell, aged 28 years and 7 months.

 appeared in Orillia Times, 8 Jan 1885,     OHR V.2

 appeared in Orillia Times, 5 Mar 1885,     Armitage, W. J. (Clergyman) OHR, V. 2

 appeared in Orillia Times, 15 Jan 1885,     OHR, v.2.

 appeared in Orillia Times, 5 Mar 1885, . Date of Event: 1 Mar 1885     OHR, v.2.

 appeared in Orillia Times, 5 Mar 1885, . Date of Event: 1 Mar 1885     OHR, v.2.

 appeared in Orillia Times, 16 Apr 1885, . Date of Event: 15 Apr 1885     OHR, v.2.

 appeared in Orillia Times, 21 May 1885, . Date of Event: 17 May 1885     ...

 appeared in Orillia Times, 5 Mar 1885, . Date of Event: 1 Mar 1885     OHR, v.2.

 appeared in Orillia Times, 11 Jun 1885, . Date of Event: 8 Jun 1885     OHR, v.2.

 appeared in Orillia Times, 10 Dec 1885, . Date of Event: 27 Nov 1885     OHR, v.2.