New Dundee Tweedsmuir History Book H, p. 5

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north side of the road, but he refused to sell the timber on it because he said it would be needed some day for shipbuilding. The Millars were wealthy and had money to lend. Of William it is said that he was always at home when the prospective borrowers called. But Janet, or Aunty as she was generally called, was something of a gad - about everyday, rain of shine, she finished her house work by noon, indulged herself in a short nap, and went to the village for the afternoon. She was eccentric in dress and manners, but she was very agile even in old age and she enjoyed good health all her life. John retired from business in his later years and gave the management of the store over to his son, James. The father built a new house in the village, the one now occupied by Lincoln Cassel, and there he spent the declining years of his life. He died at eighty. By the late Mrs. H. Bauer Descendant of New Dundee founder dies Bv Record Correspondent NEW DUNDEE — A great-grandaughter of John Millar, founder of the village of New Dundee, has died in Toronto. Violet Bell, 82, died at Sunnybrook Hospital Thursday. Bell had participated in the tree-planting ceremony held during the celebration of this village's 150th anniversary in August, 1980. A native of Toronto, she is survived by five children and one brother.

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