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Description : The familiar old Beeton landmark, the Queen's Hotel, finally succumbed to the wrecker's hammer last Saturday. Builder Bert Fava and his crew had the venerable old structure down in less than a day as a crowd of interested Beeton residents looked on. The hotel was built in the early 1800s and served several functions over the years. A plan to turn the old building into an apartment complex never got past first base. No definite plan has been approved for the site yet, but Fava may build a new town hall with municipal offices, fire hall, and library. The beginning of the end for the Queen's Hotel came in 1974 when the Simcoe County Board of Health condemned it.

"Ken Warner of Everett takes steady aim during Saturday's beef shoot at the J.S. Wilson farm on the fifth line of Tecumseth Township. Shown watching is Bill McPhail of Penville, one of the organizers of the beef shoot. Participants were required to shoot a target at a distance of 35 yards with 12-gauge shotguns. The prizes were roasts, steaks, hamburgers, and quarters of beef."

"They call them the "Old Guard," that collection of individuals who have done so much to determine the shape and destiny of the Town of Bradford. Most of them have lived here all their lives. They have gone to school here, raised their families here, worked here, and served in one official public capacity or other. In many ways, they personify what Bradford was, and to an extend still is. All the old guard was there Friday evening at the community centre to honor one of the senior members: Miss Margaret Davey, the clerk treasurer of the town for almost 33 years. Miss Davey, "Peg" to anyone who knew her, retired last March. Retired with her memories of a small town that had become too large to be run by the old guard anymore."

"The original town of Bradford well is still producing good water on the site behind the community centre. This week's photos, submitted by Fred 'Colly' Collings shows the site as it looked in 1930 when the well was being drilled. In photo number three, from the left, are the Hon. Earl Rowe, G. G. Groen the town clerk, Reeve Nolan, the resident engineer, unidentified man and Fred Gowland. The contractors were Carl and Sharp, and the engineers were Proctor and Redfern. The Witness welcomes photos of interest. They will be returned after publication.

"This week's photo was submitted by Mrs. Earl Bowles. It shows Barrie Street, or Highway 11, looking north from approximately Frederick Street, about 50 years ago. Some of the hand-crafted stone fence in front of the former Lukes mansion is still standing."

"Professor Henry Day, who initiated much of the work in the marsh, operated the Kingwilbra Gardens beside Bridge Street. Tom Fuller Sr., who submitted this week's photo, was one of the workers on the marsh for the professor. Mr. Fuller recalled working for 17-cents an hour and then getting a rather substantial raise to 20 cents an hour. The work crew included Arthur Taylor, Jack Geddes (killed in action during the Second World War), Wilbert Mulliss, Bruno and John Carvalko, Frank Maurino, Herb Taylor, Homer and Howard Henbest, Gordon McKelvie, Bob Edney, Charles Hansford, Joe Sangdrige. In the photo, top left, A. Moffat, S. Foster, H. Taylor, Tom Fuller, A. Doan, J. Foster, W. Semenuk, B. Cudmore. Middle row, N. Gilfin, A. West, M. Thompson, R. Smith. Bottom row, J. Eliis, H. Ellis, Hunter, J. Sadur, M. Zlotkin."

"This week's photo was submitted by Mrs. Alfred Davis of Barrie (formerly Olive Gregg of Bell Ewart and Lefroy). It shows the entire student population of the Bell Ewart Public School in 1913. It's our earliest class picture to date, with the tiny one-room school shown in the background. In the first row (from the left) are Finlay McKay, Burt Fischer, Cecil Bone, Bone, Dorothy Tillet, McKilvey, Ellen McKay, Charlotte Gentleman, Amelia Reid, Blacnche Trombley, Phoebe Hardy, Ivy Fischer, Beryl Willoughby, Olvie Gregg, and Russell Wheeler. Teacher Mrs. Brooks is at the back."

"Tottenham was the scene of the Women's Institute District Annual meeting held in 1952. Perched precariously on chairs in the back row (left) Mrs. L. Abernity, Mrs. Herb Kant, Mrs. M. Ramsay, Mrs. William Watt, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Covert, Mrs. Rumble, unknown, Mrs. Clubine. Second row, left, Mrs. William Ritchie, Mrs. J. Hancy, Mrs. N. Baxter, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. J. Faris, Mrs. Jennet, Mrs. E. Hodgson (who submitted the photograph), Mrs. J. Constable, Mrs. Weaver. Front row, left, Mrs. J. Goodfellow, Mrs. W. Campbell, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. B. Broderick, Mrs. Spencer, Miss Ruth Shaver."

"This week's photo was submitted by Mrs. Dorothy Marks who provided most of the photographic material for the Bradford centennial book now available at the town hall. The building above was the office for Thompson Smith's mill in Amsterdam, a little community of lumber mills just south of Bradford. In the early 19th century, lumber mills flourished south of the river, employing about 150 men. In this photo from the left are Robert Collings, George Taylor, Miss Scott, Mrs. W. McKinstry (Ida Collings), James Spence (seated), Jack Davey, James Scott, Sam Scott, Unidentified, Jack Busby, and Tommy Mulligan."

"The Orville Hand Branch of the Bradford Legion elected its executive officers last week, and Ron Allison of the Mount Albert legion was on hand to present the officers with an Ontario and a Canadian flag. The officers (from left) are Mary Ann Wedmann, Bill Newton, Ron Allison, Bud Parry, Sid Allen, Ron Genis, Bilt McDonald, Milt Hambly, (representing the town of Bradford), Archie Simpson, Les Dodd (zone commander), Orville Hand, and Bert Collins."