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J 7 l ' . _ l T rt THE AETL‘IATERS EMILY AND Milli _ By Dave Attwater OSWald Attwater came out to Canada from London, England about 1900. After 'V three years spent in the Pembroke area he came north in 1903. At that time the T. 8: N. 0. Railway had not any more than reached New Liskeard. He worked on railroad construction and in the bush camps on and off until 1910. In 1907 he homesteaded 160 acres of! farmland three miles up the Blanche River from Charlton. It was the south I half of lot 5, concession 4 in Robillard Township. . In 1907 Oswald was joined by one or his brothers, Andrew. They worked out dur- ing the winters and on thehomestead during; the summers. In the Spring of 1909 Andrew died suddenly. When Oswald first homesteaded the property he built a small house and stable down by the river near the south west corner of? the lot. He and Andrew lived there while building the big'house‘up on the hill not 5far away. They had the big house nearly completed, and Were living in it while working on it at the time of' Andrew's death. _ In June of 1910 Oswald was joined on the homestead by his parents ML. and Mrs. William Frederick Attwater, by his brother, Roland and three sisters, Muriel, Gladys, and Elsie. Another brother, Harold had died in England some time previously. Another sister, Gertrude, remained in England. _ I T From 1910 onJOswald and Roland began to develop the homestead in earnest. Soon it became self supporting, and outside work was not necessary. Roland home- steeded the north half) of lot 2, Concession 3, anothere 160 acres of good farmland I that cornered the original homestead to the south east. In 1916e narrow strip of land north of thePonestead being part of the north half or lot 5, concession A and containing 8 acres, and being on the south' side of? the Blanche River was pur- chased from Fred Pmnmel. In 1917 the south half of lot 2, concession 4, being the P, .A ' _