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2oo v1 5 fa f ment of . E@y!)l 5 e tt le men 0 T. _ OuYr _ s } 9 9 ~>~.2% & _ Fawnships «_ Vill@ g£ 3 | + \ ud y s ¢ 1 l ' E_ | w¥ * ¥2 Ta Py of [ F In 1852 Mr. Rowe built a tavern markeb with 'the advantage (u. ) .\/ EC]I']Y Sefilement and Mr. Valentine got a sawmill run-- shorter haul. ; 3 / of the ning, . The development of the village Population increased -- it being } Vil |oge of P0i5|ey between 1856--57 showed 36 buildings 1038 inhabitants so on June 7th, 1873 : consisting of 3 sawmills -- one grist the village was incorporated. James The village "Paisley". bears the mill -- the school house and Rowe's Saunders was reeve-- Duncan Fisher, / name of a town in Renfrewshire, tavern besides the homes of the in-- Alex Colborne, Witliam Smith_ and hg Scotland habitants. Robert Porteous were councillors. : Mr. Simon Orchard learned of the The name Paisley was given to the In the fall of 1876 the town hall ( superior quality of the . land . "down village when. the post . office . was was built and it was therein that the t the river" and decided to try his for-- opened February 1, 1856. The first council held its first meeting on K tune in that direction. So in April post master was Thomas Orchard. He March 20, 187. December 15th wit-- 1851 he moved his family from the was also the first merchant building messed the installing of an excellent m township of Egremont to Walkerton the first store in Pajsley. system of waterworks for fire protec-- § and with the help of a hired man he Mr. Thomas Irying was in those tion -- the cost of which was $6500. made a raft of cedar logs and with days a most essential part of the com-- The first minister to hold a public his family and . household . effects munity. . His little work shop on the religious service in Paisley was the : started down the Saugeen River. The bank overlooking Starks Mill was a Rev. Tames Hutchinson in 1853.. It same night they arrived at the mouth curiosity shop in which everything was held in Rowe's tavern -- the con: of "Mud River" (as Saugeen was then from a broken down printing press to gregation seated on beer kegs. The . |. called) and when morning came they an old gun or a sick watch was bene-- first church to be erected was. St. were so pleased. with . the . location fitted by his treatment. Andrew's church by the Presbyterian ; that they decided to go no further. The hum of industry early prevad-- congregation. . It opened in the winter % Mr. Rowe (a friend of the Orchard ed the village. Valentine's grist mill of 1859. Then came the Knox United family) was delayed in following Mr. was in full swing. . The property so Church -- the Methodist Church -- Orchard due to the sickness and death long known as the Fisher Mill (now the Church of England and the Bap-- of his son. . However on the 9th of owned by Rudolph Boegtter) was pur-- tist. May they started down the river with chased from S. T. Rowe in 1859 by Bridges was one of importance -- ' two rafts and landed. in early. after-- David Hannah and milling was ac-- the first bridge over the Teeswater noon at the site now known as Paisley tively carried on. . There was a sash River was built by Simon Orchard in and where the Orchard. family was and door factory owned by. Joe 1851. Raes bridge was under con-- already situated. So we see that Mr. Christic and the Sinclair Brothers -- struction in 1854. Goldie St. bridge Orchard and Mr. Rowe were respon-- a tannery was started and a . black-- was built in 1859 with Simon Orchard sible for picking the site for which smith shop by Joseph Donald -- a as contractor, Before the bridges Paisley rapidly grew. around. . And foundry by James Bradley -- a brick were built over the Saugeen scows it's small wonder that Paisley still yard by William Anstead. So. by were used to transport the traffic. has two streets named in their honour the time ten years had passed Paisley The press has been represented. in -- "Orchard St." the street rumning presented all the appesrance of a Paisley since February 7th, 1865 -- past Jim. Millans' home. and. "Rowe thriving little village: the date of the first issue of the St." -- the street running west be-- The first school was built of flat-- Paisley Advocate. The first publisher tween the Royal Bank and Mr. ted logs 20 x 24 inside, The contract was Richard Goldie, It passed through Forrester's law office. of the building was let to John. Mc-- a few hands before D. McKenzie took 4 Mr, Orchard was very satisfied with Donald for $120. Miss Stewart was over and he is now our Sr. Editor. his choice on the north side of the the first teacher -- her wage being Canadian Bank of Commerce open-- 5 Teeswater River as was Mr. Rowe, $250 per annum. She began teaching ed a bank in Paisley in 1875. but with his choice on the. south . side, in the new school January 1857 and closed in 187. Robert Porteous They each had a good: shanty built taught two years. In 1866 the con-- opened a private bank. It continued and had to construct a foot bridge tract was let for building. a. "new until Mr. Porteous died in 1896. . The across the river to get back and forth brick" and in July 1867 on a. very western bank of Canada established between the two houses. . When. this rainy Monday it was opened. . Mr. a bank in 1886 with C. L. Rennie as was washed away with the rising river Saunders was principal. until 1869 agent. they trained their dog to swim back when he was succeeded by Mr. T. J. The first doctor to reside in Paisley and forth carrying messages . and Bell who taught until 1872.. Atten-- was Dr. Crawford, 'Other medical ; small parcels. h dance had increased. considerably so men were Dr. John Bard, Dr. S. Mc-- Mr. Orchard's log shanty was later the board called a meeting to decide Arton and Dr. P. McLaren. used for a store in: which Mr. Samuel on a new school and in June the For twenty eight years George & Steele was in charge. contract was let to Sinclair and Black-- Malloch was the only lawyer in the The winter of 1851 & 52. was a burn. for $4600. village. 4 very severe one. Mr. Orchard had When school started they engaged Some who deserve mention in the §# four cows and Mr. Rowe had four-- a new staff. In 1888 it was. found Early . History of Paisley. are -- teen head of cattle to winter with necessary. to build an addition to the Simon Orchard, 8. .T. Rowe, John nothing to feed them on but tree tops. school house -- all the rooms were Valentine, . James Stark -- and Dun-- It started to snow on. the 12th of made larger -- more convenient, and can Fisher. \ October and all winter there was an two new rooms were added. average of five feet of snow. How-- ~The first locomotive came in on a ' ever the cattle came through never-- (June 7th, 1872 and how the settlers B Is 4 | theless. One morning Mr. Orchard's --\ cheered) The road was open for w ) y --4' cows went for a drink as usual -- freight and passengers the following d /C ,,\ 0 I 4 (_"'*mu'rd on the rotten ice which broke August 1872. . With: railway com-- 3 k _ ¢ @ & beneath them and (the cows were munication the village grew as never 3 \% i never seen again. before, _ It could now offer a good o ' 4 i i > % 5 o . m@BL 0000 000 en in nnmmtnd n w2 rerstbrnates neaere oo ie eeen e o n ts o n s e CSA esc BR SE 2 f N raiats on y ulc c T ho o eetnat voree C mt ol Lo in oo empatnt m.fliiav::.fy.n..;»fsaflk'avw