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The sub-series consists of material on commercial and residential buildings in Compton County. It contains the following files: Martinville [189-?], Sawyerville [188-?]-[1937], Cookshire [184-?]-[1918], Bulwer [188-]-[193-], Eaton Corner [2005], Unknown location [188-?], La Patrie [190-?]-[1906], Scotstown [187-]. The sub-series includes nine photographs, nine postcards, one textual record, and one painting.
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The file consists of material on the buildings in Martinville. It contains one photograph.
Lyman Smith (1853-1922), was born in Eaton, he later moved to Martinville where he was a butcher and a farmer. He was one of the first councillors in Martinville and a steward in the Methodist church. He married Emma Mills in 1877 and they had 2 children: Hollis who was born in 1882, and Lula who was born in 1885.
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The item is a photograph of Lyman Smith's house showing people in the front yard, two dogs, as well as a horse and buggy.
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The file consists of material on the buildings in Sawyerville. It contains two photographs.
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The item is a photograph of the Sawyerville Hotel that has a date written on the photo of June 12th, 1937.
Donated by Dave Donaghie of Lennoxville, Que.
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The item is a photograph of the Sawyerville Hotel in Sawyerville. D. B. McKeig was the proprietor of the hotel at the time.
Gift of B. M. McKeage of Sarnia, ON.
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The file consists of material on the buildings in Cookshire. It contains three postcards, three photographs, and one textual record.
The Honorable John Henry Pope was born in the township of Eaton on December 19th, 1819. His father, Col. John Pope, was the son of a United Empire Loyalist, the family came from Boston in 1800, and settled in the township of Eaton now known as Cookshire. Mr. Pope married Miss Baily on March 5th, 1845, by whom he had three children: Lizzie (wife of the Hon. W. B. Ives M.P. for Sherbrooke), Rufus H. Pope, and a third child who died in infancy. John Henry was one of the original promoters of the Eastern Townships Bank. Another enterprise he was invovled in was the International Railway, running from Sherbrooke to the province line with a view to opening up the Townships. Mr. Pope was associated with the Paton Manufacturing Company of Sherbrooke being one of the original partners, he did a great deal towards the development of the lumber trade in the Brompton Mills region. John Henry Pope became a leader of men, not only on the farm, in lumbering camps, in railway enterprise, in financial operations, but in every avenue of life upon which he entered. Much more of his biography can be found in "History of Compton County". John Henry Pope died in the spring of 1889.
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The item is a photograph of the home of John Henry Pope while it was under construction in Cookshire.
From "History of Compton County" by L. S. Channell: Cookshire was incorporated as a town in 1892, previous to this it formed part of the township of Eaton. The first hotel was erected in 1850, built by Horace French who settled on the west side of the road leading from Cookshire to Eaton Corner (formerly owned by Esra Taylor) opposite the street coming up from C. Frasiers. The hotel was known as the Learned Hotel.
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The item is a photograph of the Learned Hotel under construction in Cookshire, showing people on and around the building.
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The item is a postcard of the County Building in Cookshire (which has since been destroyed by fire) with many people and several cars gathered in front of it for a Peace Celebration on November 8th, 1918.
Gift of Mrs. Kay Hurd (Lionel) of Sawyerville, Quebec.
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The item is a photograph of the County Registry Office in Cookshire that was taken in 1955.
Donated by Mrs. Murray Labonte of East Angus, Que.
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The item is a photocopied postcard of Learned's Hotel in Cookshire.
Donation from the Karrold Lindsay family
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The item is a postcard of Learned's Hotel and Post Office in Cookshire
Donated by Dave Donaghie of Lennoxville, Que.
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The item is a postcard of the business block in Cookshire.
Donated by Dave Donaghie of Lennoxville, Que.
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The file consists of material on buildings in Bulwer. It contains one photograph, and one postcard.
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The item is a photograph of a house in Bulwer owned by Edward John Parker (1838-1935). Edward's son Rutherford (Rufus) Benjamin Hayes Parker (1879-1935) owned it after him. Curtis Ross purchased the house in 1947 and continued to live there for several years. The house was located next to the blacksmith shop west of the railroad tracks on the south side of the road going through Bulwer.
Gift of Stanley Parker & Douglas Parker
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The item is an illustrated postcard of Rogers' General Store and Post Office located in Bulwer, circa 1930's.
Donation of Dave Donaghie of Lennoxville, Que.
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The file consists of material on the buildings in Eaton Corner. It contains one painting.
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The item is a painting called "A Summer Day In Eaton Corner" by Denis Palmer. It shows the Academy building and church in Eaton Corner.
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The file consists of material on a building in an unknown location in Compton county. It contains one photograph.
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The item is a photograph of three women and three children, identities unknown, standing in front of a large two-storey white house, with attached summer kitchen and connecting carriage house, perhaps in Compton County.
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The file contains material on the buildings in La Patrie. It contains two postcards.
Donation from Dave Donaghie of Lennoxville, Que.
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The item is a postcard showing the store owned by A. Bourret
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The item is a postcard showing the residence of Dr. Charles F. X. Prevost
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The file consists of material on the buildings in Scotstown. It contains four postcards.
Donated by Dave Donaghie of Lennoxville, Que.
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The item is a postcard of a residential street in Scotstown.
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The item is a postcard showing the Scotstown Hotel. C. S. Caswell was the proprietor at the time.
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The item is a postcard showing a framed house being built in Scotstown in 1873. It was the residence of W. P. Bowman.
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The item is a postcard showing a residential street in Scotstown.