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we have spoken of was superseded.”
of in a summarily manner, by being banished to the
United States; minor offences were atoned for in
the pillory. Duncan is described by Croil as having
District, dealing out. by turns, “martial law,” dry
goods, municipal law, and groceries. As a mem¬
ber of the Legislative Council, he framed laws, and,
as a Judge, dispensed them.
At a very early date, a man, by the name of
Church, was assaulted, just below the present
Village of Maitland, his antagonist striking him
with a club. Church, in self-defence (he claimed),
returned the blow with a bottle. The blow instantly
killed his assailant. Church immediately gave him¬
self up to the authorities, being taken charge of by
a person who appears to have acted in the capacity
of Sheriff. There being no court of competent
jurisdiction, the prisoner was handed over to Mr.
Timothy Hodge, who was to retain him in custody
for. nine months, when a court was expected to
assemble at Cornwall.
Church remained with his jailor during the al¬
lotted time, helping him clear several acres of land
—in fact, being treated like one of the family.
Repairing to Cornwall, or its vicinity, when the
court met, he was found guilty of manslaughter,
and sentenced to have a red-hot iron run through
his hand, his ear cropped, and he was banished from
dignity, it made up in severity.
The inquiry has been made, why were the Ger¬
mans located in Dundas, while the Highland
Scotch took possession of Glengarry?
forms us that it was not by accident, but design.
The Highlanders being principally Roman Catho¬
lics, were placed close to the French, of Lower
Croil in¬
Canada, who were of the same faith; and, to avoid
disputes between the British-born Protestants and
the Roman Catholics, the German element was
interposed as a barrier.
ANCIENT NAMES.
Among the Palatines (the Palatines were Protes¬
suffered persecution in the Seventeenth: century),
who came to America, and settled in New York and
Pennsylvania, were persons of the following names,
from whom spring many of the United Empire
. Loyalists: Cole, Dulmage, Grier, Heck, Rose,
Young, Lawrence, and Williams. From the Dutch
Colony of New York sprang the names Alguire,
Myers, Bogaert, Pietersen, Hagermen, and Bennett.
rence, Young, Marshall, Shaw, Evertts, Barker,
Platt, Harrison. Among the militia officers of
New York, in 1700, we find Booth, Moore, Wheler,
Kechum, Wright, Coles, Lake, Rose.
List of inhabitants, County of Orange, N: Y.,
1702: Mieyer, Coeper, and Merritt.
Freeholders of Albany, 1720: Williams, Collins,
Gardiner, and Digman. |
In 1750-60, New York contained citizens by the
name of Jordan, Denham, Grant, Spencer, Peterson, |
Wilson, Church, and Gibson.
Census of New York, about 1703: Loukes, White,
Taylor, Johnston, Bogert, Waldron, Davis, Marshall,
Clapp.
Roll of those who have taken the oath of allegi¬
ance, September, 1687: Waldron, Culver, Jessop,
Rodgers, Erle, Butler, Johnes (Jones ; spelled also
on an ancient map of Brockville, Joans), Whiting,
Arnold, Washbourn, Booth, Bradly, Giles, Osmond,
and Miller.
Many of the above names will be found familiar
in Leeds and Grenville, although in some instances
the spelling has been materially changed.
THE HUNGRY SUMMER.
In the year 1787, the universal cry that arose from
Upper Canada was “bread! bread! bread!” though
the height of the famine was not reached until the
summer of 1788. Thesad condition of the Province
was brought about by a failure of the crops, and by
the government ceasing to grant the usual supplies
to new settlers, who came into the country totally
unprovided for, and, unable to raise crops, were
reduced to the greatest straits, and in many instances
experienced all the horrors of a famine. In the
vicinity of Maitland there was raised a field of wheat,
which escaped the frost and came to maturity at an
early period in the summer. The people flocked to
the field in large numbers, even before the wheat
ripened, taking the milk-like heads and boiling them
Half-starved children haunted
the banks of the river, begging sea-biscuit from the
passing boatmen. It is related that one gentleman,
who was ex route from the lower Province, was so
touched with the plaintive appeals that he gave up
his last crust and had not a mouthful for himself
for three days. Money was sent to Montreal and
Quebec for flour, but the answer came back, “ We
have none to spare.” Salt rose in some localities to
the enormous price of one dollar a quart. Indian
cabbage, or cale, ground nuts, and even the young
buds of trees, were eagerly devoured. Fish and
game, when caught, were frequently roasted in the