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planks placed on blocks. The first church erected
in the Township was the small stone one built at
Edwardsburg. On the first letter which Mr. John
Miller received in Canada from his friends in
Scotland, he was compelled to pay six shillings in
postage. The nearest post office at that time was
Prescott. Among the first school teachers in the
municipality was the late W. B. Imrie, who taught
in a frame school house about half a mile from
Spencerville, near the present residence of James
Miller.
Among the early settlers in the Spencerville settle¬
ment were Daniel Cummings, Lot No. 21, in the 7th
Concession; John Cron, Lot 18, 8th Concession ;
Levi Adams, who came into the Township about
1830, and settled at a place now called Ventnor,
where he built a saw mill. The first saw mill was
built by Daniel Spencer, at Spencerville. David
Keeler, Lot 23, 7th Concession; Felix DeLorimer
kept a small grocery store in Spencerville, but lived
on a farm out of the village; William Lemon, Lot
24, 7th Concession ; William McKnight, Lot 21.
William Bennett and Andrew Bennett were also
William was the father of John
Bennett, now of Spencerville.
early settlers.
In the Lawrence settlement there were George
Drummond, who was killed in the battle of the
Windmill, John Lawrence, Samuel Dulmage,
White, David, Elisha and William Brown, George
Keeler.
Among those who settled on the 5th Concession,
the place being known as the " Hnnter settlement, "
was John Hunter, his sons being John, Allan and
Andrew ; Adam Linnin, Robert Linnin, John Linnin,
Alexander Fraser, George Cowdory, Robert Din¬
woodie, Robert McLatchie and William Smail.
James Miller, son of John Miller, was born in April
1821, in Scotland, and came to Edwardsburg with
his father in 1833. He resides on the homestead,
which consists of two hundred and thirty acres.
After his arrival in Canada, he did not attend school
but a very few days and at an early age learned the
blacksmith business with his father. Mr, Miller
married in 1853, Ann, daughter of Archibald Fraser,
of Perth. Mr. Fraser came to Canada in 1815, and
was one of the first settlers on the Scotch Line.
Mrs. Miuller’s grandfather, John Holliday, was
sent out to Perth as a teacher, by the Imperial
Government, and continued the duties of his pro¬
On his arrival in Brockville,
he opened a school in a building belonging to
Billa Flint, and kept the school open during the
winter ; the families of the Scotch emigrants having
been left in Brockville until log houses could be
the Municipal Council for some ten years, also
serving as Reeve. He has frequently been solicited
to offer himself as a parliamentary candidate in the
Liberal interest.
Silas Shaver, of Cardinal, and Grand Trunk agent
at that place, is a descendant of an old U. E. Loyalist
family ; the members of which were among the first
settlers of the Township.
R. C. CHURCH, CARDINAL.
The structure is of brick, 50x36 feet in area, and
is ornamented by a tower and’spire of excellent pro¬
portions. The architecture is Gothic, the design
being from the hand of James Dowsley, of the vil¬
liage, Thomas Russell, of Morrisburg, completing
the contract. The auditorium is comfortably seated.
The ground upon which the church is built was
generously donated by W. T. Benson, Esq., who also
contributed liberally to the fund. Previous to the
erection of the present structure, services were held
in the old school house. The erection of the church
is ina great measure due to the untiring energy and
perseverence of Father O'Donnell, Parish Priest at
Prescott. The church officers for 1878, are: R. P.
McMillan, L. Byrne, C.J. Farley and William Dillon.
List oF TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, EDWARDSBURG, I813.
Samuel Dulmage, Town Clerk.
Thomas Armstrong and Peleg Spencer, Assessors.
George W. Tuker, Collector.
John Adams is of United Empire Loyalist descent,
his father having been one of the original settlers.
Mr. Adams was elected a member of the Counties’
Council in 1850, and has served the municipality
as Councillor, Reeve, and Deputy-Reeve for twenty¬
years. He is the Recording Steward of the Canada
Methodist Church for 1878; but, since 1875, has
retired from active political life.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CARDINAL.
The first church built by the Presbyterians was
erected about the year 1827. It was a plain stone
structure, but as the village grew, proved inadequate
for the wants of the congregation. In 1877, an ele¬
gant church was built; the building is of red brick,
faced with white, with a Norman tower, surmounted
by a handsome spire 11o feet in height, the dimen¬
sions of the building being 56x34 feet. The interior
is finished in exquisite taste, the walls and ceiling
being frescoed in Italian style. The first pastor of
the church was Dr. Boyd, of Prescott. The late
Rev. Andrew Melville and the late Rev. D. Taylor
officiated for many years. The present incumbent
is the Rev. W. M. McKibbon, B.A. The new church