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" In memory of John J. Stribling, Who died April 3(?) 1884, Aged 49 Years 4 Mos. & 8 days
also William H., son of the above, died Nov 9, 1881, Aged 21 Yrs ... Mos & 14 days"

An article about Dr. Lewis H. Campbell. He is mentioned as one of the students from Bradford High School travelling to Toronto for exams.

An image of a flyer for an exhibition of "curiosities" happening in Bradford.

Photograph of Dr. Lewis H. Campbell in his Lacrosse uniform around 1885.

An article about a fire that happened at M.W.W. Ellis's home. Ellis was a sewing machine agent and lost fabric as a result of the fire. Ellis's wife was Jennie Sutherland who was a sister to Bessie Sutherland Campbell.

"In memory of Mary Eliza(beth), wife of W.H. Stubbings, Died Oct 2, 1886, Aged 22 Yrs..." the rest of the stone is too eroded to make out.

Newspaper article from 1886 about a fire that destroyed buildings on the town's main thoroughfare and the fire suppression efforts of firefighters and citizens.

Photograph of Richard Parks (1854-1895).

Richard was the husband of Margaret Lee (1847-1919). Margaret was the daughter of Thomas Lee (1794-1868) and Ann Graham (abt. 1825-1903).

(on the top side): "Father"
(on the front side): "Ira Belfry, died July 11, 1887; Aged 79 years, 7 Mo, 23 Days. May he rest in Peace"
Ira settled on lot 14, con. 8 in 1830 where a one acre site for the Primitive Methodist Church, a cemetery and an early school was later built.

Photograph of William Campbell, Grain Dealer. Father of William L., Elizabeth F. And Dr. Lewis Campbell. His branch of the Campbell clan was from Caithness, Scotland. At an unknown date they moved to Ireland. William was born in Kilglass, County Sligo Ireland in 1838. He emigrated with his family in 1857 to Traverse City, Michigan. In about 1860 he came to Canada first settling in Brantford, then Newmarket. He was sent to Bradford by his Newmarket employer in 1862 to open a grain and lumber business.