Charlevoix, French travellers, sketched the lake front and they describ- ed it as being the ' terrestial paradise of Canada, and we were enchanted with the beauty and variety of the landscape, bounded by the finest forest in the world. In 1803 Colonel Thomas Talbot landed at Port Talbot and actually began his settlement of Dunwieh Township. Col. Talbot was from the village of Malahide, about nine miles north of Dublin, Ireland, We shall not, however, trace Col. Talbot' s history. �3) The founder of the

of tho Ontario Department r M information * gleaned from personal observation of the writer and of several non well acquainted with �MAIL. zu 110_ 1, The oarliant recorded settlement W. h Y Mwk place about the year 1800 to the townebip of Colonel Thomas Talbot secured pronts from the Crowe amount- tag to over five thousaW sores, and In 1603 ho OWN4 A Dunslah townahlp* He was responsible fo sears and looked after the mottling the distrJO He Qvo built many goo4 roadat notably ark Leh Ii Settlement

residen ofBayham. RE GER (1791-1868: His great-grandfather 'Reuben An as born in e Hampshire in 1791 and migrated w t to Gen see Coun e o State here he married Laura Fo daughter ofElisha and Fo ) circa 1 1 . ccording to a laterLand Petition to Colonel Thomas Talbot the Ang r Famil ettled on 100 cres in Ba ham Town hip in 1 2 . Ho er b 182 rand his growing famil were livin b the\ eUand Ri er in V ainfieet Township �ANNALS OF ORTBERN BAYHAM Wetland County. Three years later in 1840, following the Rebellion

very hospitable, and served dainty and tasty regreshments to this large number of guests. Lunch at Historic Port Talbot The party then drove to that old historic Port Talbot, around which are so many memories, for lunch. Here it was where Colonel Thomas Talbot landed from a smal boat in 1803, and cut the tree that was the beginniing of the clearing of the for- ests on the land that now composes the rich and fertile farms of Dunwich and Aldborough. It was here where albot lived in a frame house by

$1.25 Cards - $2.00 T. 4. CUNNIFFE Tene Ow Rene in memory ofCal garet O'Reilly Talbot, he way Thochas Talbot il be un-{bor veiled Saturday. September rich seisoertey, ve Anglo-jactive service in Holland and, Plaque to Honor the Memory Of Colonel Thomas Talbot ithe next six years Talbot sawjinspecting ed sien ne So 31 on the grounds of Elgin|before his twelfth birthday] County Cocloe Welling-|he was appointed an ensignitime Thomas at 1030)in the O6th Regiment of Foot was almost nea The plaques erected

townships and districts were named. Kiddlesez contained the towruJhips of London, Westminster, Borcheater, Yarmouth, Southlold, l>umrich,Al.dborough, and Delaware. "ondon lJ.iatrict was composed of Norfolk,Oxford and Middlesex. It vaa in180) that Colonel Thomas 'talbot came to this area,and tlle nearest aettl ent was at Long Point. Within a lev ,-ears ID&l17 settlers C&IDB to t.his area. I:n 18Sl. the townships of Bqbam, Halahide, South ~rcbester, Southwold, Udbor~h, and Yarmouth were detached from Middlesex

townships and districts were named. Kiddlesez contained the towruJhips of London, Westminster, Borcheater, Yarmouth, Southlold, l>umrich,Al.dborough, and Delaware. "ondon lJ.iatrict was composed of Norfolk,Oxford and Middlesex. It vaa in180) that Colonel Thomas 'talbot came to this area,and tlle nearest aettl ent was at Long Point. Within a lev ,-ears ID&l17 settlers C&IDB to t.his area. I:n 18Sl. the townships of Bqbam, Halahide, South ~rcbester, Southwold, Udbor~h, and Yarmouth were detached from Middlesex

Suffolk, Eng- land . However , the Scottish influence is shown in her place names of Clachan, Kintyre and Crinan . History tells us that Al dborough and Dun- wich townships suffered in development and popul a tion largely from the fact tha t Colonel Thomas Talbot founder of the Talbot Settlement , re- served those townships for settlers on his own l and grants . He was, presumably , holding these government l ands for better prices than th- ose at which he was authorized to sell government lots . I

\valt er Chilcott , Corinth . There still remains a small piece of land on the north side of the Highway, which Edward has a Life Lease on . Tobacco and corn have been the chief crops in recent years . �I . COLONEL THOMAS TALBOT SOLDIER, COLONIZER a :founder o:f UPPER CANADA Colonel Thomas Talbot - Age 73 From portrait at University of Western Ontario. �Thomas Talbot was born in 1771 in County Dublin, Ireland. Talbot's birthplace, Malahide Castle, is 800 years old and still standing. Talbot entered

Lawrence, Judy Peters, SharonGilchrist, Shirley Walker, Jackie Leitch, Jo-Anne Beet Back row: Andrea Arseneau, PatAuckland, Marge Schweitzer, Mary Liepmann, Laura Kieraszewicz, Annie Isobel Tait, Nancy McGregor. Absent Evelyn Luniberg. �1. Colonel Thomas Talbot White marble Colonel Talbot was born on July 19 th , 1771 at Malahide, Ireland. He arrived in 1803 at Port Talbot to become the founder of the Talbot Settlement He died on Februarys*, 1853. Sacred / to the memory / of the / Hon. Thomas TALBOT

newspapers are of the system Why shor'd it not be tried in Canada? so scarce that soon “have to Sarat ornatecakes i 2 HH il The. firet plan| New Guinea bad man BORN 1771; on the afternoon of living in the district during the welcome, HON, COLONEL’ THOMAS TALBOT DIED 1853. The Ontario Historical Society, on ‘the invitation of the Elgin Historical Society and Talbot Macbeth, K.C., will visit Port Talbot Thursday, June 4, when’ all pioneers who were lifetime. of col Talbot will be Interested Mc Motives

no less famous are similarly known only by a figure Kingston Road, Dandas street and Yonge Street” were intimately associated with Governor Simooe and the pioneers of his day, the very founders of the Province. Talbot Road was laid out by Colonel Thomas Talbot, who sottled twenty-eight townships along Lake Erie, and in whose mem- ory a osirn was dedicated the other day at Port Tulbot. it is not necessary to sacrifice convenience in order to retain a little of this flavor of the past. On highways

DAY SPEECH Dr. J. H. Coyne Possesses Rare Docu ment One Hundred Years Old Dr. J. H. Coyne exhibited a docu- ment at the St. George's Day banquet held in St. Thomas on Friday evening, ft being the original manuscrip! of a speech delivered by Colonel Thomas Talbot one hundred years ago, ‘The address was as follows: “SILENCE AND ATTENTION! I Sind it necetsury to begin by © an jon that was pub- t lished in a@ production addressed to} ” the inhabitants of Middlesex, signed ‘Freeholder, which was from begin-

different countries. A pleasing feat- ure of the meeting was the presenta- 3 of songs of other lands by Mrs. Norman Welch: "Song he | He was, as Professor FOUNDER OF THE TALBOT SETTLEMEN' ic D5 you.know that Sunday g0th anniversary of the Colonel Thomas Talbot, the opened up Southwestern Ontario settlement? He is such # picturesque Talbot, whom he named his alde, and who was for three years thet the Governor's right hand. He was in attendance on Simcoe missions to legiance to England he cemented

Acquiring Talbot Estate for Park to Co-Operate of Elgin citizen: as waited upon representatives of the Provincial Government at Toron- te on Thursday was informed ~that the Ontario authorities are not pre- pared to undertake the puchase of the Colonel Thomas Talbot Estate as &@ provincial park. The plan was not Mlatly rejected, however, the sugges- tion being made that consideration be given to some joint ar- rangement with the County of Elgin, the City of St. Thomas and the Township was spokesman ‘for

theDominion core wrk ee ky ment’s revenue cutter, Petrel, which ‘bouncing |was then at Port Stanley. SUN.| ‘The celebration opened with a a-| Durham Chronicle! vic banquet in the Grand Central |Hotel. Twenty-eight townships, as | returned by Colonel Thomas Talbot| REFUSES TO ADVISE lin 1835, as constituting the Talbot| FARMERS ON CROPS) coitiement, took part in the cele-| Minister Gardiner| bration and erected the Tulbot) doesn’t feel he can tell Canada’s| Settlement Cairn in Pinafore Park.| farmers

Ontario, January 15th, 1953 $2.50 Per Year in Canada New Hog Marketing Plan Commences Jan. 23rd fee IReeve A. E. Roberts cember compared to only 4,890,000 the year previous. TALBOT ARRIVED 150 AGO One hundred and fifty years ago! *t this year, Colonel Thomas Talbot arrived in what is now South Dun- wich and laid the groundwork for SRE te dee Oneios It "sted from more ae) semen tar te scateasy | should be suitably commemora! fe tie sot -nant anniversary in munity were shocked to Ward Three and allen, Oraword

Seed Fair Keres occurs ee Visors were’ preset atthe seers : MeumAvern HATCHER | Purebred Guernsey and Holeein [I J MI. GALBRAITH PHONE 2w 4-0, Puher, St. Petersburg, Fia.;| Mf. Stalker was born in Dutton airs. Willam E. Clark and except| TH¢ Colonel Thomas Talbot Room | ing over by Worthy Ma- SHELL FUEL OIL Emex, Ontario Herds, Hogs, Implements, Feeds. Sea ko three grandchildren. in 1885 and received his elementary! for a period in which she did pec-|°f te Grand Centra Hotel wit LOSE INFANT onc ace