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F. 7 C s | s | § &. : n $ * â€" $ f l 0 a 2 : .. Nor In Their Stand On PobbtC}S , § A s +3 C *8 [ 22 ts 1| G d aape . s r es , polling staâ€" 6 iving at the polling EBY AR_THUR WILLIAMS that Dominion elections were|polls ‘closed ‘tor the day ther: :';:V':;,ge father voted and \ ues siBte Goorge Brown) quiet affairs in Zorra. The canâ€"|would have been many, gg,}i‘;, ~the son voted opposife: AS C the Glo'be")w nstaast d _Brovlv]n ttl)f. didates would often send conâ€" argument and atewssoo a result of this the fafhe. S Pirck:. (r;: fo f UstC|veyances of various kinds to| _ As it was a verbal vOfE | .,gje she son walk hom the â€" election of J:n ¢ S1841t§1 {,’“"g in the yoters. It would| ~one could fell how the :f?er barefooted: ' Â¥:. 4‘ =l. »|be a type of civic holiday with] voted. It is reported that a d been the political life in West Zorra)| drink ; the ballots h2 1 s for all. , Upon After â€" BSe Been migue, f all. By the time the| father went fo vfff, P counted, a dip into the waterf _ This was a crucial elec» § KX â€"ZX.. KX ‘ trough was usually the 34 tion for the Baldwin govâ€" any who lost their vote and re° ernment. Sir Francis Hinks N Sh f O f d I E b e ; the count. :'v:s Rse;:ond in command of ew OPS pene n m lO m?m?d :i)rp:;;:ics there was litâ€" e Re 6 n loc¢ Nee I dorm Party and had A T s d e *IB|tle need for party lines. On carried the Oxford Riding s I racde OVE lt OrPTA) te 1 s though it was in 1841 but failed in 1844. f s maus Cooa) for a conservalive :: \::: Jugtgesfe_d that he By 1860, rapid changes _ John . McKay, James S. |"° g?&sruz;o become elected to enyf ridinecl:m; se ah differ* |_ were taking place in West _ Munro, tailor shops; Daniel Supptownship council... It. was o pyilas: he was Zorra & Loucks, millwright. There |the hat counted.‘~ _ out of the county at the | â€" A kW were also six blacksmiths, |the man thalus ; ouncil F time of nomination for the The forests were fast disâ€" imree hotels, nine general | The . first tOWDSWMDP Founlc 48 election it was decided appearing and brick, stone â€" merchants. W. E. Sutherâ€" |was elected in 1850. hTh}:lns :V zg :° '::"bi“l"ge Brown act | and frame homes replaced _ land was ‘the undertaker lincluded Embro, V:fr l:: oi + n his behalf. the old log cabins. In the and George Duncan, the |not yet a village. d )Donald This was considered a good| tOWnship, there were 80 village doctor. f bers elected include Benâ€" move on the part of Baldwin.| frame homes and 31 brick Life in the Zorra was not |Matheson, Angus Munro, and Hinks had little influence on| 3"G stone. | all work and no play. Durâ€" |son Pelton, J. M. Rossh n the Scots of Zorra, but Brown,| _ I" keeping with the proâ€" _ ing the winter of 1857â€"58, |Alex Clark. Donald Matheso who was the editor of "The| E*GSS made in the rural a great revival took place |was chosen as reeve. Banner," (a stern Presbyterian| 482A Embro as the local at Youngsville. The turnâ€" One of the first motions passâ€" paper which was the forerun.| CCDtre of trade and comâ€" out was so great that it |ed by the council was to Ss ner of the Globe) had ideas| MC‘te, kept pace. Here had to be transferred to the |chase a dozen talÂ¥er car}dles â€"|that were readily acceptable to| WCrC found many new busiâ€" â€" ‘Temperance Hall at Emâ€" |to be used at council meetings. the Scots of the Zorras. As a| U°SS establishments openâ€" _ bro. â€" The first byâ€"law passed by result of his hustling in the, NS James Brewer operâ€" In 1860, a company of |the council was a‘by-laW proâ€" township, Hinks won by a ma.| @t€d a. bakery; James volunteers organized in Emâ€" |hibiting sheep running at large. |jority of 384 votes in the riding.| AG@mS, a shoeshop and bro and became known as |The meeting place for the Ten years later, George| fWniture showroom; the Embro and West Zorra |council was at the Great Westâ€" Brown accepted the nomination| Cbarles Brewer, a photoâ€" Highland Rifle Co. It numâ€" |ern Hotel at Youngsville due for the North Oxford Riding as| ENaPhY shop; Willia m bered 55. privates with |to its central location.. The well as a Toronto riding, both| GEd4des, Colin McDonald, Isaac Wallace as Captain, |council continued to meet here P of which he carried. He re.| JObn McKay, were wagonâ€" Neil Matheson, lieutenant, |until 1911, when they moved tained the Toronto riding, and|_"°K®‘S; William Grant, _ and Hugh Ross as ensign. !the meetings to Embro. party had liffle trouble infi _ _ _ _ . . . u«se css . . . cssc ccss,s.. . y.,,‘" oo *h% Pss . . . .. c c As they â€" saidâ€" Quebse [ s tss s s tsscsa, 33 mfi voters were still veting for ||._____________ _ _ _ _ _ __ Wagsst o _ . _ mss . . . vawiee fong |atter| his MV )\ _ [\ . e@n s 2 l s e .. _ _ death, so it was in ZToma [ _ . . _i stt lc s that they still vored for [ . .. umss w Geotge Brown. Even when || _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * Salieeeeesmitii s [ l . . : M. Sutheriand, in 195, [ _ _ _ _ _ _ W esb se on n became the first Conservar |[{ _ _ _ W O Dt o0 0 Seeall . n _ tive to carry Oxtord since | _ _ _ _____ _ _ Wls L2 css c css Confederation, he failed to || _ _ _ _ _ _ W D00 fool s ib s c e carry Zorva, His opponent | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ WIAL | i id s l had a maiority of 4i veres. || _ ¢ _ | _\ _ _ Wieegeseeieeen h e P it was not until Wallace || _ _ _ _ _ S c cssy c s e Nesbitt finally won the [ | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ > _ (MMEEAWAR aE e scfi _ 0 0 e ownship. for the Conserva | || nprermemsmememenmm s ie ic P e css e e 1 o 0 o tives in 1957 that people WM)»WM@’M es ,x: § « :jv’*f“‘“vq =a ie n o 0 could ne longer say that || : \} > "â€" 9 â€" 1 i _ j gig e l l 0 George Brown swayed the || | % w f ffi 7 i@ s L s ts css n i t vote of Zorra. For almost |} . | C smcs t s s t - $ 9 10w :C _ _a century the loyal Scofs N & 3 xa 3. §§§ ;@ o o Nes s t c e _ remained true to this man â€" _ < s mmmal i omesl oo ... es r*i““’fl*’fi ifi?@ i%} "%5 § s _ | _â€"a fate no other township | _‘ . s s . tss @ 2W | § .. [ can E13M ana e testinig. K $ ; f § & . 3 :4_‘-;;_:: , ;{«Lw« s fa ts Lo s |\_ute to the Rock of Zorra. || [ y o ts ol o ‘2“*‘*:& f § ces Don‘t for one mioment think|| «=®< > Nynrlt Wns Lixhfl,w: xf e o s , . 3 3 & & aps ts :. “ P en resies ‘9\'°«~.* smy $ Sss x _ mpCOUNGIEIMETIHMIERE =â€" The coungll ef vy..; â€"â€"_ : | Lounstip met in this building at Youngevife "CS, 29°T9 en svi f %, " # quaffers were moved to En?bro saunfil 1914, s \ I'/ f \ § ) \ M . l \ ~