This well preserved match safe, 9" long x 4 1/2" wide, with its Masonic symbols, was molded in Thomas Nelson's Foundry in Bond Head c. 1870. Marion McKibbon, his granddaughter, presently owns it.
Thomas Alexander Nelson (1861-1898) proprietor of the Nelson Foundry in Bond Head, pictured here with his wife, Ellen Pricella (Brown) Nelson. This sepia coloured studio photo was likely taken in the 1880's when bustles were fashionable.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Hughes are shown with some of the gifts they received last Saturday from their friends in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary. More than 450 persons attended the party held in the Bond Head Community Hall and Mr. and Mrs. Hughes were stunned at the turnout of friends. The popular couple was presented with a dining room suite, pole lamp, painting, and a chandelier.
"Maude Jackson shows seven-year-old Michelle Harris how to knit a sweater for the upcoming frosty days of winter. Knitting was just one of many attractions at Pioneer Day last week at Sir William Osler School near Bond Head. The entire school and many area residents took part in the event."
"On the way west! Well, maybe. Last Thursday, the great Canadian wagon train made its way through Bond Head. Here the group is making its way up the hill on Highway 27. The horses took a run to make it up the hill, then had to pull in so they wouldn't run away going down the other side. The main feature of the event was the long lineup of cars waiting to pass the train. The train was re-routed off Highway 27 to Alliston and by Tuesday still had not passed Barrie."
