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yr-- u l comm HISTORY OF LOT 9, GONG. l, ARRAN TOWNSHIP 1 May I, 1902 when he sold to his brother The stable was remodelled and the barn " William for the sum of $3,300.00. All yard cemented In the year 1963. three Gordons were non-resident. 7 A new Bell telephone system was Installed William Palmer bought the farm from in the fall of 1963 replacing the old t William Gordon on October 8, 1907, for the system which had been in use since 1913. sum of $3,900.00. 2 Roy and Edith Palmer have five children: I William Palmer was of Irish descent, the Lois (Mrs. Grant MeRae) of Rockwood. "I; eldest son or John andPAnit Palmer. He was Donna, employee of Toronto Dominion Bank T _ born February 12, 1876, on Lot 14, Gone. 2, in Owen Sound. V Arran. On February 28, 1906 he married Phyllis, R.N., on staff of General Marine if Keziah Emily Crows, daughter of James W. T Hospital, Owen Sound. ' and Elizabeth Crows. She was born on William and Gail, students at Chesley Dis- i' Lot 15, Cone. 3, Arran Township. trict High School. .1 In 1911, four years after he purchased --_- , _ is? not 9, Cone. 1, William Palmer built a . 'e, 'Wilil frame barn 50' x 50'. In 1916 a wooden t ' f 221". IS)' "l silo 30' x 12' was erected on the east . T. "a .3?» "' l side of the barn. This silo was dis- [ . .T' J, Nliliilsti, 1 _ mantled and sold to Louis Grant in 1927 . _ Tiirirtl'4:,tfi' ' for the sum of $100.00. j _ ', ')2siits'i; Bill , ".,V e _ l e trs-r, '. I 15,", . He also dug a well fourteen feet deep . my»: / : 't £55.. "1 , between the house and barn. This well '.w _.v' a 25, ,1i.'riti -.-.. :51 T has supplied the water for house and barn f (-5 >' ' _ ' p _ IT -' CrCal. : ever Since. l h '.U, J.LR 1 , '9 - f A, 4: RagiCaiiE k ' On account of Illness William sold his a. v_di,1' .043?" g"; F stock and Implements on November 9, 1926. _-.; 1'ii-2Ti 'tix k- -0». My _ He moved to Tara where he died on --_ " __ _-_ _ . _ __ _ '-a--o ', February 12, 1927 leaving two sons, Roy L. to I", William Palmer, Mrs. William / and Kenneth. Palmer and Andrew Wolfe. . Front, 1 to r: Mrs. Andrew Wolfe, Milton On June 16, 1937 Roy Palmer married Wark and Edith Wolfe. Edith Wolfe, daughter of Andrew and ', Zerlina Wolfe who farmed on Lot 5, Conc.3, " 'se = _-V-d 7- - -, Re'reee' Arran Township. The same year on July 7, I" I LI ' 1 r , , Tr,;" l Roy purchased Lot 9, Cone. 1 from his M 5 i 'r ' x} mother for $3,500.00 and is the present .4 I " itt1ik . " , CD. _ owner. ~" fdtft a "'4't, .4 il " _ - _ -L . . A new red brick house (24' x 28') Was L"E, _ . ar, ci),; A h ,' built In 1938. Hugh Dornan of Allenford C _ TP, , ll . i) was the contractor and the cost was M . . , .. 3 $2,900.00. 'ii? , _ , . o 'tlf A. In 1940 a spruce and pine windbreak was .' ' planted west of the house. These trees _ C2 ;as. ' have now attained a height of thirty feet. ' e f"?! ' 15¢? Hydro was installed in 1944 by the late _ "el,ru "c%ih" A) , _ ' George Lind. A pressure system, which ' ' F a ' = g j supplies running water to barn and house, W =rs" fl , " llif was installed early in 1945. In 1950 a I e. i 5:; garage (301 x 20') was built, MI: and Mrs. Roy Palmer and Family I A concrete silo (35' x 12') was erected in . . . . . I 1957. Roy Schneller of Holyrood was the Front, 1 to I" s/e/hh.'.,',. 1ey.atoytdte. contractor. In 1962 a three piece bath- Back, 1 to r. Mry ie,i"/'lflli, and 1,013., room and built-in cupboards were installed ' oy in the house. -- Written by Roy Palmer, March 4, 1964. g f