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lowing the decree of John poss'ibl - be in Graves Simcoe, then Governor ' eeutnlygaol sen of Upper Canada, the forma- counties, 'Prelimi tion of counties was indicated. It was not until 1837 when it was learned that the county was - to be separated from they Dis. .trict of Midland, that a deci- sion was made to build a court house. The. building committee tor the oldest part, of the old court house. built in 1838. included iThomas Parker John Turn-bull, Henry Baldwin. Anthony Mars- . 1945-J. Fred Wilson, Sidney 1946â€"1 , Nickle, Madoc Township ' . 1947â€"A A.Harvie, Mayo " 1948â€"George West, Madoe i Village 1949â€"S. A. McCarey, Tweed 1950â€"C. T. Rollins,. Wollaaton 1951â€"H M. Coulter Hun-g erford 1952-.â€"~Lege Grills, Sidney 1953â€"02 A. Kincaid, Madoc Villa e g itohell -Thurl<;%v 1955â€"Jas. H. Sprackett, u or well adIVanéed. crown attorney. COURT HOUSE OPENED- The original court house, opened in1839,cost$23.640.The1 library addition at the north end of the old wort house was built in 1905. With the erection of the new 1 court hause which will accent.- modate all county administra; tion offiCes, plans are to rare ethe century old structure. Shire Hall will yalso be torn “down, while plans are ofootto pres serve the present registry of. 1958â€"Lloyd H Prico, 'Elzevir and Grimsthorp e 1959â€"J. N. Brownrp Bancroft 1960â€"Earl Sager, Madoc 1 Township Believille became a separated town in 186i} Trenton joined the county in 1853 and remained with the county until 1833 when it became a Separated town. , The northern 112 townsh ‘s were added and annexed to county m 1858, making Hastings one of the largest counties in the province, with an area a: nearly 3 .000 square miles. tics as a county museum. Although the county of Has- The present gaol will continue tings actually came into being in use until new gaol amt“!l in 1849, as early as 17%, tolsmodation is provided. ‘Ihl is Could , HASTINGS SHIRE HALL â€" other czntury- "old municipal 12111er scheduled to be torn down is the above Shire Hall building 1011 Church Street. Building housed council chambers and offices 9! the 'county clerk and road engineer, moved to the new county building. 1 . Village - 1934â€"Georse E. Jordon, ' Hungeriord ‘ ' , 1935~James J’ Brownson. (Continued from page 8) 8‘ ngg 1923â€"James v .Waisn: .1 . ”Wamm c. We“ Tyendinaga , . stifling 1924â€"1â€".Charles S. Rollins, . Wonaston lassâ€"Henry barium, Tyen dimxl 1925â€"W. E. Wiggins, Faraday ‘ ‘IQZGâ€"eG. B. Airhart, Marmara ”amiawmg" T‘ mm?“ ' " \ Village 19404.11. Churchot. 927â€"Henry Hayett, Carlow Dungannon 928â€"6. B. Rollins, Tweed 1941â€"-.-W.J .Davis, Bangor, 1929â€"George Bailey, Rawdon Wiaquw and McClure useâ€"Col. R VanderWater, 7, Sidney 1981~0harles Thompson. Madoc ToWnshib ; if sszâ€"R. M_ , . “, medal-Thomas E. Fie‘mina, Huhtingdon _, EUM is planned ‘ * ' ryoffl‘cé seen above. \3 ti“; 1yids is now vacant; With hills the ground $1901. of the tion‘otsuch a me been given by In Records Show ‘t was a centre of tion growth until thy In 1818 the populutl, wile was but 150 per had grown to 400 by in 1839'1there were 7i By 18383011 Bollwllls come a centr e of 170 and Cashel , 1181.1 and Francis McAnnany and iii that year it be 1956â€"Elmer Wood. ' The first ind: e. was Beulah! separate municipality. s Huntingdon Dougall, Whilez J. W. Moodi its own mun c119,; oMg) '1957â€"Leslie McLaren, W35 sherifl and Edmund Mufi. _.-,.-..W~.r___.___.__ Tyendinag'a ' hey was clerk of the peace and '