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HISTORY OF LEEDS AND GRENVILLE. 149 —_—_——— = tek ztelt esen = DOCTOR HENDRY. hear the merits of his stories discussed, and the The subject of this sketch was born June 13th, authorship ascribed to Mr. Galt. Mr. Wylie after1838, in the Township of Yonge. After receiving | Wards removed to a situation on the Glasgow an elementary education, Mr. Hendry taught school Guardian, At the end of eighteen months, he took for some time. He then entered the Grammar a situation on the Liverpool J7/az/, where he acted School at Farmersville, where he prepared for | 4 local reporter and proof reader. He remained matriculation at the University of Queen’s College, | on the 4/az/ for about eight years, when he went to Kingston, special instruction being received from Manchester, and was engaged on the Aut Corn Law va Dr. J. G. Giles. Graduating at that distinguished Circular, published under the supervision of Messrs. seat of learning in 1869, Dr. Hendry removed to | Cobden, Bright, and other eminent gentlemen. The Zilwaukie, Michigan, where he had previously publication of the paper having been removed to practiced some months as an undergraduate. The London, Mr. Wylie returned to Scotland, and took Canadian doctor now holds a leading position in | charge of the /7/e Herald office, in the town of | that portion of the State, having been elected Cupar. The //era/d was edited by the late Mr. y President of the Saginaw County Medical Society, Russell, of the Ledinburgh Scotsman. While here, Superintendent of Public Schools, and to other im- | he published the tale of “The Life of a Convict,’ portant offices of trust-and emolument. In 1873, from notes furnished by the mate of the vessel in = Dr. Hendry married Mary, daughter of the late | which the convict sailed to the United States. He 3 David Simpson, of Elizabethtown. also published several poems in the Herald. While : there, he received an offer from Mr. J. C. Becket, of WILLIAM RIDDEL. Montreal, to come to Canada, and take charge of Mr. Riddel was a native of Jedburgh, Scotland. Mr. Becket's office. This offer he accepted, and arrived in Canada in 1845, when the subject of Responsible Government was being warmly discussed. From early conviction, Mr. Wylie took the side of Responsible Government, and wrote several letters on the subject to the Fife Herald. He remained with Mr. Becket till 1849, when he LIEUTENANT-COLONEL DAVID WYLIE. accepted a situation as parliamentary reporter for ! the Montreal /erald. While here, he also wrote various pieces for publication in the daily papers and the Garland, a monthly magazine. He continued reporting till the parliament buildings were burned, when he arranged to come to Brockville and take charge of the RECORDER. One bit of work Mr. Wylie feels proud of. After the buildings were burneda “call of the Upper House” wasmade. The report occupied eighteen columns of the Hera/d, all written by Mr. Wylie with the exception of one speech furnished by a French member. At the close of the session, the House voted Mr. Wylie $50, as a mark of their appreciation of his services. He emigrated to Canada in 1821, settling on Lot No. 8, in the rst Concession of South Elmsley, where he resided for many years, being among the early pioneers of that mnnicipality. He died in 1878, in the State of Minnesota. David Wylie, for nearly thirty years editor of the BROCKVILLE RECORDER, now Lieutenant-Colonel and Paymaster of Militia District No. 4, was born in the Village of Johnstone, Abbey Parish of Paisley, Scotland. His father was a great reader, and this fact gave a cast to the son’s mind, for while a mere child he would sit by his father’s side and read whatever books were furnished, while he otherwise stocked his mind with the songs and ballads of his own country. At the age of fourteen the subject of this sketch was apprenticed for seven years to Mr. Stephen Young, of Paisley, to learn the printing business. He commenced his apprenticeship in January, 1826. In about three years and six months Mr. Wylie edited the RECORDER for many years after, Mr. Young gave up business, when Mr. Wylie’s with distinguished ability, making that journal one 4 indenture was transferred to the University Printing of the ablest local newspapers in the Province. A Office, Glasgow, where he took lessons in Latin and staunch Reformer, his influence was always cast in ; French, and also in stenography. On complétion favor of increasing the liberties of the people and : | of his apprenticeship, he visited Edinburgh. A short curtailing the powers of the Crown, within proper a time after, he was engaged on the Greenock Adver- constitutional limits. In the establishment of the q iiser, where he remained between three and four EVENING RECORDER, he demonstrated that old age years. It was while in Greenock that he wrote his had not weakened his energies and that he was prefirst locals, and also two or three short stories for pared to keep abreast of the times, which demand the columns of the Advertiser. John Galt, Esq., the | the very latest news from all quarters of the globe. author, was at the time residing as an invalid in Mr. Wylie’s earliest recollections are connected Greenock, and Mr. Wylie was greatly pleased to ! with what are now known as the “ Radical times” | oon pete et ka re. ~ . hn _ hé ag eae et, ‘ ú vel ad vi ‘7 _ * A nm i véle? A ) ¥ he Sori te ae "La At ae | eee are eee se E e
