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welland 1891-752
A PIECE OF LOCAL ANTIQUITY
[Welland Telegraph, 8 May 1891]
The old book of the Mechanics Institute is still in a good state of preservation. The minutes of the first meeting are dated Nov. 26th 1825 and the first meeting was held in “the school house near Brown’s Bridge.” There were present at the meeting, David Thompson, James Brown, Geo. Bradshaw, Nathan Hancock, Amos Bradshaw, John Hellems, Josiah Page, Patrick O’Reilly, Alex Brown and Geo. Shrigley. At the meeting David Thompson was elected Treasurer, James Brown, Librarian, and John A. Sidy, Sec.
NATURAL GAS
[Welland Telegraph, 1 May 1891]
Mr. Zimmerman, of the Zimmerman-Steele Natural Gas Co., of Humberstone, is making an application to the council for the right and privilege of piping gas to Welland. If the request is granted, natural gas will soon be a thing of reality in Welland.
WELLAND CHEESE COMPANY
[ Welland Telegraph, 24 April 1891]
A company has been formed during the past week with the following as officers:-Rich. Farr, president; Robt. McClelland, vice-president; Clark McCallum, R.W. Skinner and Chas. W. Nugent, directors, for the purpose of erecting and operating a cheese factory near the M.C.R. Junction. The stock has been taken and arrangements are made to have everything in working order by the 15th of May. It is expected that the farmers will help themselves by sending all the milk they possibly can. Such factories should receive the support of every industrious farmer.
RED LETTER DAY
[Welland Telegraph, 6 November 1891]
The 2nd of November, 1891, will long be remembered as a red letter day in the history of Welland. In the years to come, hoary bearded grandfathers will relate to the children around their knees, how that the day was memorable by the police magistrate coming out in a fashionable two button cutaway coat, casting to the relics of antiquity the time honored, one button, gray tweed, which for ages had been a familiar sight.