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Johnston, W. Stafford
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Johnston, Hugh J. M.
Cover
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Title page
vi
Table of contents
viii
ix
Preface
xi
xii
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Chapter one -- The land and the people
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5
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7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Sitting on the roof-top
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20
21
22
23
24
Indians in Perth
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Chapter two -- The birth of the county
37
38
39
40
The agitation for division of Huron
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
The provisional council of Perth, 1850-1852
59
60
61
62
63
The new court house, 1885-1887
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
Chapter three -- Six new municipalities
76
Elma and St. Marys
Mitchell and Wallace
St. Marys withdraws
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
Listowel
93
94
95
96
97
Miverton
99
100
101
The detachment of Straford
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
Chapter four -- Two departures
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
Tavistock, 1909
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
Chapter five -- The racial blend
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
Elma, Mornington and Wallace
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
Chapter six -- Shaping the road system
178
179
180
181
182
183
Gravel roads and toll-gates
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
Chapter seven -- Railways
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
Discontent in the north
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
Summary, 1853-1882
236
Canadian Pacific challenge
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
Radials rejected
247
248
249
250
251
252
Chapter eight -- Progress in education
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
Early separate schools
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
Township school areas
292
293
294
295
Secondary schools
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
Chapter nine -- The four clerks
312
313
314
William Davidson
316
317
318
319
F. W. Armstrong
321
Arthur W. Blowes
323
324
325
Chapter ten -- Politics
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
Scottish and Grit
339
340
341
Irish and Tory
343
344
345
Prohibition in Perth
347
348
349
350
Chapter eleven -- Perth's men at arms
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
The volunteer militia, 1856-1920
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
Active service, 1914-1918
380
381
382
North Perth's Gunners, 1936-1967
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
The Perth Regiment, 1920-1964
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
Appendix "A" -- County officers
412
413
County officials
Judicial officials
Huron District Council, 1842-1849
Council of the United Counties, 1850-1852
418
Officers of municipalities
Downie
421
Ellice
Elma
424
Fullarton
Hibbert
Listowel
428
Logan
Milverton
431
Mornington
433
North Easthope
South Easthope
436
Wallace
County councillors, 1897-1906
Mayors of St. Marys
Mayors of City of Stratford
Appendix "B" -- Population statistics
442
443
Appendix "C" -- Election winners
Provincial
Appendix "D" -- Centennial farms
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
Index
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
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466
467
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Cover
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Title page
vi
Table of contents
viii
ix
Preface
xi
xii
xiii
image 0018
xv
image 0020
image 0021
image 0022
Chapter one -- The land and the people
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Sitting on the roof-top
18
19
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image 0041
20
21
22
23
24
Indians in Perth
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Chapter two -- The birth of the county
37
38
39
40
The agitation for division of Huron
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
The provisional council of Perth, 1850-1852
59
60
61
62
63
The new court house, 1885-1887
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
Chapter three -- Six new municipalities
76
Elma and St. Marys
Mitchell and Wallace
St. Marys withdraws
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
Listowel
93
94
95
96
97
Miverton
99
100
101
The detachment of Straford
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
Chapter four -- Two departures
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
Tavistock, 1909
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
Chapter five -- The racial blend
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
Elma, Mornington and Wallace
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
Chapter six -- Shaping the road system
178
179
180
181
182
183
Gravel roads and toll-gates
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
Chapter seven -- Railways
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
Discontent in the north
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
Summary, 1853-1882
236
Canadian Pacific challenge
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
Radials rejected
247
248
249
250
251
252
Chapter eight -- Progress in education
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
Early separate schools
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
Township school areas
292
293
294
295
Secondary schools
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
Chapter nine -- The four clerks
312
313
314
William Davidson
316
317
318
319
F. W. Armstrong
321
Arthur W. Blowes
323
324
325
Chapter ten -- Politics
327
328
329
330
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
Scottish and Grit
339
340
341
Irish and Tory
343
344
345
Prohibition in Perth
347
348
349
350
Chapter eleven -- Perth's men at arms
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
359
360
The volunteer militia, 1856-1920
362
363
364
365
366
367
368
369
370
371
372
373
374
375
376
377
378
Active service, 1914-1918
380
381
382
North Perth's Gunners, 1936-1967
384
385
386
387
388
389
390
391
392
393
394
395
396
397
The Perth Regiment, 1920-1964
399
400
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
408
409
410
Appendix "A" -- County officers
412
413
County officials
Judicial officials
Huron District Council, 1842-1849
Council of the United Counties, 1850-1852
418
Officers of municipalities
Downie
421
Ellice
Elma
424
Fullarton
Hibbert
Listowel
428
Logan
Milverton
431
Mornington
433
North Easthope
South Easthope
436
Wallace
County councillors, 1897-1906
Mayors of St. Marys
Mayors of City of Stratford
Appendix "B" -- Population statistics
442
443
Appendix "C" -- Election winners
Provincial
Appendix "D" -- Centennial farms
447
448
449
450
451
452
453
454
Index
456
457
458
459
460
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
468
469
470
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
478
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