All articles originally appeared in the Oshawa Vindicator
May 4, 1864, Page 2
New Church Bell
The new Bell for St. George’s Church, of this Village, has arrived, and is now being placed in position, ready to speak when called upon. It is from the Foundry of Meneely & Sons, of Troy, NY, one of the best establishments of the kind in America; and it presents the appearance of being in reality, a very fine piece of workmanship. On Sabbath next we will all enjoy an opportunity of judging of its tone and power. It is said to be the largest bell between Cobourg and Toronto, and with favourable weather, will be heard at distances from ten to fifteen miles. Its weight is 816lbs, and its cost, when put up, will be about $350 currency.
Excursion to the Falls
There is some talk of an immense Sons of Temperance Excursion to the Falls being got up for some day next month, by Oshawa Div. of the Sons. The subject is to be taken up by the Division for consideration and final decision, on Monday evening next. The Grand Division of CW assembles at the Falls (Town of Drummondville) on Wednesday the 22nd, and it is probable that that day will be chosen for the excursion, should it take place.
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Married
At the residence of the bride’s father, Port Oshawa, on the evening of the 14th ultimo. by Elder H Hayward, Mr. Edward Dearborn and Miss Elizabeth A Henry, daughter of Elder Thomas Henry, all of East Whitby.
Anonymous Letters
The party who sent an anonymous letter from Oshawa to a young man in Whitby, is hereby respectfully informed by latter, that no more need be sent, as the subject of that communication is of no importance to him.
Whitby, April 30, 1864
May 11, 1864, page 1
Pay Up.
Fair Warning
I hereby give notice to all parties indebted to me, either by note, book account or otherwise, that if their respective amounts are not paid forthwith, I shall take legal steps to recover the same, without further notice. I have waited long enough for the many small amounts due me since retiring from business, and am determined to make a speedy collection of the same at all hazards. I’ll sue every man that does not pay up at once! That’s so!!
DF Burk, Oshawa, Sept., 23rd, 1863
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A visit to Cedar Dale
On Thursday last we took a walk down to Cedar Dale, a thriving little village just outside the Corporation of Oshawa, on the south side of the grand trunk railway, and but a few rods from the station. Cedar Dale owes its existence to the fact that a splendid location for a millpond and waterpower has, for ages past, for ought we know to the contrary, existed in that vicinity on the property owned by Mr. Thomas Conant, which waterpower two enterprising Yankees named AS Whiting and EC Tuttle purchased in turned to account in driving the machinery of their Scythe, Hoe, and Fork Manufacturing.
The Oshawa Scythe, Hoe, and Fork Manufacturing with established by the two gentlemen above named some five or six years ago, soon after the failure of the Oshawa Manufacturing Company, in the north branch of that companies building. The entire premises owned by that company were soon afterwards sold at option and purchased by Joseph Hall, of Rochester. Messrs. Whiting and Tuttle carried on their business as usual in the old premises, until Mr. Hall’s run of that work became so large as to require the whole shop; when it was mutually agreed that the Oshawa Scythe, Hoe, and Fork establishment should move. Its proprietors, with an eye to the saving of the cost of steam power, examined Mr. Conant’s mill site, and firm in the conviction that it was the spot for them, being close to the railway station, to Oshawa, and to the harbour at Port Oshawa, they soon came to terms period two years ago last January, the axe was the first set at work towards clearing the forest on the site of the now thriving little manufacturing village of Cedar Dale. Not only was the immediate site of the factory an village cleared, but the whole of the flats on both sides of the Creek, which the water was to overflow, were also cleared of trees and rubbish—a thing not often done—and the consequence is that a fine, clear, wholesome sheet of water now fills the basin, instead of its being a dirty pool, build with dead, broken an unsightly trees, an rotten logs, once at once an eyesore and a breeder of disease for the neighborhood. Looking to the possibilities of the future, the dam was constructed in a very strong manner, and a very wide floodway built, so that it is believed that the breaking away of half a dozen mill dams above cannot affect this one.
The factory is built some 10 or 15 yards south of the east end of the dam, the water being conveyed to it by a raceway, along the brow of the hill, on the east side of the flats. All the manufacturing operations are carried on in the one building, which is 266 by 40 feet in extent and one and a half storeys in height. The water wheel, which is placed near the centre of the building, is a small but powerful affair. It is a turbine wheel of about four feet in diameter, but exerts a driving power equal to that of 70 horses…
…So long as Messrs. Whiting and Tuttle make scythes, hoes, and forks in Canada (which we may safely say will be so long as they live at least) they will make them cheaper and better than anybody else can, simply because they know how to do it, and are determined to do it, no matter what it temporarily costs.
May 18, 1864 page 2
Early Records of the Township of Whitby
We give, below, as promised, a list of the names of all the heads of families of the old Township of Whitby in the year 1822, as found recorded on six of the pages of the old record book from which we have been making quotations for the benefit, chiefly, of “our oldest inhabitants.” Following each name, in the record from which we copy, our figures showing the number of males and females in each family, the number over and the number under 16, and the number of servants, or hired men. For the sake of brevity, however, we omit all except the totals. The old Township of Whitby, to which this list relates, is now divided up into four municipalities, viz:—the two townships of Whitby and East Whitby, the town of Whitby, and the village of Oshawa.
Census of the Township of Whitby for the year 1822
| Heads of Families | Total of Family | Heads of Family | Total of Family |
| Matthew Terwilligar | 6 | Wm. Maxim | 4 |
| Samuel Dearborn | 8 | Alva Way | 2 |
| Josiah Cleaveland | 4 | Michael Wood | [6] |
| Reuben Warren | 11 | [Henry] Crawford | 3 |
| Charles Annis | 5 | John Way | 3 |
| Samuel Dorman | 2 | Lawrence D. Way | 3 |
| Thomas Henry | 4 | James [Han ] | 6 |
| William Hall | 7 | David Jones | 5 |
| William Pickel | 7 | Cornelius Jones | 7 |
| Abraham Terwilligar | 5 | Israel Gibbs | [8] |
| Charles Terwilligar | 5 | John McGregor, senr. | 3 |
| William Farewell | 11 | Matthias Mackey | 7 |
| Ackeus Farewell | 10 | Daniel DeHart, jnr | 5 |
| George McGill | 6 | Samuel Jameyson | 9 |
| Abraham Coryell | 10 | Daniel DeHart | 3 |
| Benjamin Stone | 11 | Jabez Lynde | 12 |
| George Hinkson | 8 | George Paxton | 4 |
| Thomas Herriman | 8 | Hawkins Lynde | 4 |
| William Karr | 7 | Joseph Edmunds | 5 |
| John Karr | 9 | Alexander Armstrong | 1 |
| John McGregor | 2 | John Warren | 4 |
| Benjamin Rogers | 5 | John Demaray | 8 |
| James Hall | 7 | Richard Martin | 8 |
| Benjamin [Labrae] | 5 | William Huntington | 6 |
| John Elliot | 3 | Richard Gardiner | 10 |
| Joseph [Beuway] | 3 | Henry P. Smith | 6 |
| Peter Lapoint | 8 | Thomas Moore | 7 |
| Lewis Drolette | 2 | Edmund Oragan | 4 |
| Wm. F. Moore | 5 | John Furguson | 1 |
| John Hews | 3 | Isaac Beachman | 2 |
| Richard Amsbary | 8 | John Blake | 5 |
| Rufus Hall | 11 | George Moore | 4 |
| David Demaray | 10 | Samuel Moore | 3 |
| Enoch Davis | 7 | Thomas Liddle | 3 |
| George Dean | 5 | Sylvester Lynde | 1 |
| Josiah Farewell | 9 | Wm. Paxton | 4 |
| Michael Wilcocks | 3 | Lawrence Smith | 5 |
| Joseph Wileigh | 6 | Samuel Cochrane | 6 |
| Joseph Witterfield | 7 | Joseph [I Losce] | [13] |
| Norris Karr | 2 | Stephen Smith | 7 |
| Godfrey Avickhouser | 5 | Nicholas Demaray | 11 |
| Wm H Wade | 5 | John Still | [8] |
| John Starr | 2 | Caleb Elsworth | 11 |
| Aaron Martin, 2nd | 1 | Gershum Herrick | 1 |
| Samuel Demaray | 2 | David Young | [8] |
| Widow Anna Martin | 5 | Moses Hemmingway | 9 |
| [Russel Hoag] | 5 | Thomas Provost | 6 |
| John King | 5 | Henry McGahan | 9 |
| James Starr | 4 | W. Nancy Smith | 4 |
| Edward Starr | 4 | Parnell Webb | 3 |
| John Kent | 4 | [Ju ] A Seeley | 9 |
| Jabez Hall | 8 | Hass[ ]rd Watson | 2 |
| Caleb Crawford | 9 | John Quick | 7 |
| William Marsh | 8 | George Townsend | 5 |
| Richard Demaray | 10 | Jacob Dehart | 5 |
| Joseph Shand | 2 | Thomas Dehart | [8] |
| John Williams | 7 | Barnabas Malby | 3 |
| Jonathan Steward | 7 | James Young | 9 |
| Randal Marsh | 9 | Thomas McGahan | 4 |
| Joseph [LaHaire] | 2 | Abraham Brown | 5 |
| Benjamin Varnum | 8 | Silas Watson | 5 |
| Aaron Martin Senr., | 13 | John Allen | 4 |
| Alex C. Harlow | 3 | Ichabod Hodge | 6 |
| David Stafford | 2 | Widow C Young | 10 |
Total Inhabitants,742
Accident – We learn that while Mr. Mackie, of Harmony, was on his way to (or from) church in this village, on Sabbath last, one of the horses which he was driving incautiously stepped up on a stick, one end of which flew up and stuck into the horse’s body, making such a fearful wound that the animal speedily bled to death on the spot. Mt. Mackie appears to be rather unfortunate with his horses, having lost a valuable animal in a similar way only two years since.
May 25, 1864, page 2
Godey’s Lady’s Book – The June number of this best Ladies’ Magazine in the world is to hand. This issue completes it’s thirty-fourth year, and they have been thirty-four years of regular success in the business of providing a first-class ladies’ monthly. A large amount of space in this number is devoted to patterns for children’s dresses. The Lady’s Book can be had at Allan’s and at Willox’s. Always inquire for Godey’s Book and buy it, and then you will have the best.
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House in Oshawa For Sale
For sale, on Water Street, Oshawa, that story and a half Frame House next south of the residence of GH Grierson, Esq., together with the Lot of land (half of an acre) on which it is situated. – There is a fine orchard of apple, plum, and pear trees, &c., and a large number of smaller fruit bushes, all in bearing. Will be sold at a great bargain for cash. Apply, if by letter, post paid, to
C. Warren, Oshawa, May 16th, 1864
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