Lakeside WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 2a, 1910-58, page 11

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k. R We e ; & 4 hC iz P ~NuA :.2 . enenn s ns * F4 T M & & 4 $ ‘ ‘v* $ . 3 s & n + \ f ® ~ 3 I + ' i : * \ : I iitd ® A F ® 3 â€" a ; 7 ' e a UP /s a k ? f k ; ‘ ‘. % t ‘ 4 & i e a e i I a ge d( ‘ 4 = f . 7 ‘ . ; | Free Press Stratford Bureau t<» y § HARRINGTON, Dece. 18 â€" A tiny stone chapel ‘ } f & s which stands in the centre of a small cemetery on \O\ s $ | the boundary between West Zorra and East Nissouri l 4 $ ; ib * townshipsfi was erected about 1925 to mark the spot & ; * P iT n 9 § € $ where the old Town Line Methodist Church once | f : 7e$ ) stood. â€" j & 2 i » C But while the chapel officially+â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" f f $ M 4 marks the old church site most soloseae o o inen Wt walls y s &5 €Z\ Pr80€ § > _~_|never less than two feet thick, | F §3 j ; s xt â€" * of the people in this area like/some up to four feet thick. The y SB $ a to think of it as a monument/only imported stonework was a ; to the men of a fast disappearâ€" ;/e[“’ quarried pieces from St. ing art â€" stone masons. Iarys used for window or dom‘l sills, The St, Marys quarry, ‘t # o ms s A dn uht yean l ppigtaiae t mrenaatiy n l alt ~Was l CLone s Thagons Wholwhere the sills> originated is | * T built the little chapel and stone now an outdoor swimming pool. s A : â€"|masons built the scores of picâ€"| Roy Sutherland, of RR 2 . s % ' turesque homes whose colorful Lakeside, has one of the cenâ€" 30â€"!HE LONDON FREEâ€"PRESS, Saturday, Dec. 19, 1959 94 ~~lturyâ€"oldâ€" stone ho in East! a 3 stones decorate the undulating \1‘) V T C i meli n bait Ne meammanmes rnewinahel . m ue un on oo one se en h un e o hale ~oaily .â€" stt ol e ied wet k d ul i & !Nissouri Township. It was bui Pn en nz zaiazer it land of this section of Perth| vfi'%?fi;@fg’w@%&%%%@%gfi/f//“’(’,,}/"«g/fl & by stone mason Angus Shaw to c e t i e in t n for ; i _ _ o c and, Oxtord counties. . laccommodate his family of 12 g\’q%f§7< Th ’{,;M” > /‘g ~a% i”f»}«&};’,fi\” The Town Line Methodist children, so naturally it is a bit flce i Gee t ie > *% i i rcilt ons L vil l tA f K 54; 5 : f 4‘:‘»}%"‘? yz %3?%%?4%%/&%;%%%%6/%%/f:‘:/",“ Church, aâ€"red brick buildinglarger than some others in the _ e s c s e . e ... _ _ o . ggg . |which was erected in 1861 on 4%°@ _ y lc cce ... . ; Mr. Shaw moved to Oregor ic . o o . n .. ce . > iz . ... |the West Zorra side of the i o gou _ o. l c o . .D. . ‘ |and there built an exact replica & is oN. e n .i ce e‘ / .. |boundary between the two townâ€" £ £ ea > j _ lA ooo l e /Nfi%@“/%4”/‘,/f~?,,,,f‘{,,¢/3 h t a homl of his East Nissouri home. %2“ mc t f;ps' :“ h°m se lt ty Within recent years one of his * A o is o l Z% y e e n i a i i1dr i2A . is e .. l g 2 l eler ctareh umo" tame (UO|grandehildren came to this disâ€" i/ wA m ol Cc e e 2 . .. . 1. 77~ / |being. in the early 1920‘8.trict to see the house grandfaâ€" . . 2 o e e e > l e e t t e i f i 5 s & 'i:;'?:;;fi Ԥա uy e e d -cééziéiéiiizééi‘féi«}..) yank.. i f/,goz:,' Church members joined with ther built and which formed i es e n t s e Te .. oorrrrrnrat tA eX : Mfop 6 * é«} s tan it oo ,,‘,?.:,,_,,--_;_;_ [ es :. || jother district congregations to ;he pattern ‘for the Oregon s m n e ras .: Tee. . 1 425 o Wakin > .. : § ome, ‘ l n e t o 3 2 108 e d ///\ form Lakeside United Church. M . se i t t oo s 2 2 _ ? +/ C ke, 4 Mr. Sutherland believes his h. m uy k v.". a *~ oo //,-;9 WÂ¥ The small stone chapel is on + 4 <_. o lt 1 ... ie oo" "al C h + t is t ly Psn > e i m o .T .. t / .} yir4a n 2 house is the only one in this . mm t ’yg/,,}‘ i ve Th y m & |g i |the spot where the front door art opC d 5 4 : ooo e s 9/ 2 _ ;V W Wold cemetery which surrounded stong, anigle rece fmmsina t}1e Lo. cotens EOm h o eominan s .A ... L ; 4 i 4 2. + C +.; Aaoheae c t ho ,‘/ g,/ /// the church is maintained under top of his frorr;t am eam: & van : ... ~ e es : omm M ie 3 â€" ;;';_.;_z; 4% is (oh ie > /g;@f;‘fx fffigfi;,_usponsorshlp of descendants of dow goie +.‘ ooo e a esn im . > nmrp.. . Toltee | ; j & 1.... s a Nes lt in‘ . on es pioneers whose famil burial y "Weore e ces ce / e 4 %’fié/ P 22 3 2 2 In most, homes the angle i‘ o Atrm uts . 4 ;/’/’,,’ ?f,/;’//’% E PlOtS are there. shape was formed of several e 1 o9 0K ; ig i is m i. + e P e .A e i : ® °P $ $ . 32 g s ty o 1 %i(x [ $ ./ 1ez The variâ€"colored field stones),, t . i. y e m e it i o P Y _ M trom this area were built intoll. _ _"‘ the spaces filled with c mtc veayr h % 2O /the _ masons‘ limeâ€"sand "plasâ€" 1.\ avaoaanh *4 7 e e t * ,;"9‘7;,2% Pn / * y " aeep "Jter,." | € i/ oo . %fl y o 9 o n _ _ CV ~ ue + | oo e & | 1 n When Mr. Shaw built â€" his + .mt on maaay t c Ar ./ e m * . se . +. e > f i E y wl e s o 8,}?!4’,{/’”5‘?/,%“’” 3”’; homeâ€"he formed the window top $ | ,5;:? . smy t e é’é /"’f,/fi/ ,%%%,,,// _ + w outline from one huge stone, * ( J s ho ns g{fg’fs‘,/?/«w: ;f///f,"’ ;’/:,,,, chipping it into proper shape. > . . t o e t n e o c i r . xm se l . We t | Laosae. t o se ie é”?”,’@wg’“/é’fi,/;’”fi + â€" © k hoâ€" enar k .. Sn kA M e > e o e m n n . N ooo 07 N. > â€" d * mm n nsm ns â€" | i t 1 ols arataael o e n o k / “5’//‘/ * > o. j k: z.. e e e y > wl y y e V 2 7 | 3. * . ~. Aw* . a~.: /f{/%,;gfi/ m e s e | 2y > i i > . w o y 2 | s e e 1 $ 2 y 2i m n N i n it j £ Pager EnE 9h ase <af NA e %/Z,%W /’//”fl,(%//:? /’,/;m,;?; ar P e e S e enb ane in t o i i o o oi o 1 f o it s ie mc : in e ’p'»;cf‘;‘»% | e e it e t in o n n on o on e e " o | ; ///g,”v/ffl,,?“z i. . i o n i i o o i d . I y en t i 2 uy e ie e ie e i o o e n n e Te f | i‘ . y in i t ie ie l o e t e t L | e o s ie . ‘te_ i ) i i e e i i i i o i t i in es i m on 1 % j i i o on in e e i m e T \ MARKS CHURCH SITEâ€"This stone chapel, five by three feet amnd little under § l o v | k six feet high, stands in the West. Zorra Town Line Cemetery, marlkcing the spot . * & P | where the Town Line Methodist Church once stood. . 3# e 2e E : o se ic e i m prmas 5 en snn ie on mom c crrrar ce seb eoomg 2tR * & *T xA vesge » i i e U ag, P d egu + y Pn ts § s p.est 2x s

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