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v /--l HISTORY OF LOT 2, GONG. B, ARRAN TOWNSHIP H. T. Potts and his brother, Joseph T. and Mrs. Potts in 1936. Potts, originally came from Ireland to Bolton near Toronto. Like many other of The first barn was built about fifty feet our early settlers they decided to come up east of the log house and was 36' x 5lrr of to the Queen's Bush to look for land. frame construction. In the early days . . . cattle, horses and hogs were raised. They Their father, John T. Potts, and his wife, butchered their hogs and drove to Guelph Sarah, came from Ireland in 1816. They had with team and sleigh to dispose of the pork. five sons and one daughter: William, Henry, M John, James, Joseph and Bessie. The present house was built in 1882 by . . . Joseph Langstaff of Allenford. It is of William did not come up to Bruce but went brick veneer with'kitchen at the back. , to Philadelphia, U.S.A., and was a maker of V _ H.',,t,.1dic:',ra1,.1i,mbs until he retired about The first barn was moved to the present site, 1905 and died a couple of years later. about 1900 and was later renovated by J. Deight Potts in 191lr. The lean-to was torn John T. lived in Bruce for a short while down and side wall shoved out and long later going to Manitoba where he died in posts were put in making it 52' x 72' with 1910. 18 foot wall posts. There has been a pig pen and hen house 20' x 50', driving house .. . _' l ""' "' ' _ ' ' and garage 2lrt x 55' built. ", ks. . , l . . I _.- f 1 V, c, 17m _ - l .1 l Henry T. Potts took an interest in Commun- c. ', " _'i'i2g 5iitlt t, W251 _ ity affairs and was reeve of Arran from T. "u _ " ..-./ - _" . 1878 to 1885. He also was Warden of' Bruce . ", P, l 1 L', County in 1885. He was a strong supporter ' L'-, 7 P of' the Ebenezer Methodist Church. J Ce _ ..i va . li "P. . -4,., - _ ' -, El " My," 1: '. _. ' h" ,vi:}\:"§':'\:§e r2si"ii_) = P-- _- "f 1 "143:: -iltTg'ii'dt'hriiiiiisl,Ciic"i,i, Tr was» 'auUi.-q " L ; T '., ' w, - " 'itW6 <'l..".' - e - 'nggle -.e-t' - 2.3., 'tmEEE _ re . . rm . , C'. l. " IlltleMreiia.8Mll- .,;»- Y) " " Fins, .rr--.. - BNhi 1», . .,,"' " a" ' t 3', I" iran 4-"... House built in 1882 Itl8 'il , . " 1 , w L- 3'3?! James T. Potts was a school teacher and Y iii Iliiai5 .1 will be remembered as a teacher in S. S. , w; - LPs'. : 2 F:- Fa, 'i' F No. lr, Arran. - ' .._"'_ ' I i"lirMtM . , , ., e - "ras fc." " ir,, . I ' F-per. '88lMEi T [ Bessie did not marry and moved to western " " BEAT _- " _-va-i-L-s' 'f7F,c/ l Canada passing away between 1920 and 1930. -te r "rm-ri-ik. Left to right: Eva, 'Purp' in front, This farm consisted of 100 acres and was Mrs. Potts, Dolly with pet kitten, 'Jack' bought for $200.00 when it was all covered behind post, Mr. Potts and Deight. with bush. They built a log house 100 feet north of the present house. Henry later In 1901:, a Garden Party was held at the ct-DP bought out Joseph who went to Dauphin, Man- Potts' home which was a huge success. The itoba where he died in the early nineteen proceeds (850.00) was applied toward the hundreds. erection of a new shed in Connection with the Ebenezer Church. The old shed had _ The farm was purchased from the Crown in gone down with the heavy snow the year .' 1881. before. . _ 1 Henry Potts married Ellen Burns in 1876. In 1912 Henry T., Mrs. Pottsand Eva moved i Their family consisted of: Joseph and to Tara and the farm was takent over by his _ Harry (who both went to Regina, Saskatche- son, J. Deighton Potts. wan)', J. Deight, Emma (Mrs. Charles Onder- . ; wood who was the first woman in Shackelton, J. Deighton Potts was married to Laurette ( Saskatchewan, going there in 1910 in a wag- King in 1912; they had a family of three i, on with two little children); Dolly(Mr3. G. girls and one boy: Dorothy (Mrs. Ross l Munson) and Eva. Mr. Potts died in 1923 Dudgeon) of Port Elgin; Loreen f(Mrs. Max 1 l