OHN A. RAYMOND was born on the
farm he now occupies — Lot 4, Sheik's
Island, Cornwall Township — December
5th, 1865. He is the son of Solomon and Hannah
(Annable) Raymond. His wife's maiden
name was Elizabeth Eaman, and he is the
father of one son. He is a Methodist in
religion and a Liberal in politics. Mr. Raymond
owns a 200-acre farm which yields
1,500 bushels of grain, 100 tons of hay,
12 acres of corn, 500 bushels of potatoes,
12 acres of corn and large quantities of
apples. He has 35 cattle, 4 horses, 50
swine and over 200 fowl. Mr. Raymond
is a member of the Cornwall Cheese Board
and a patron of the Lake View Factory
where he delivers an average of 400 pounds
of milk daily during the season. He produces
500 pounds of butter yearly. Mr. Raymond's grandfather settled here
about eighty-five years ago and the family have lived here since. Mr. Raymond's
father is alive and active at the. age of eighty-four years.
ALEXANDER GADBOIS
LEXANDER GADBOIS was eighty-four
years of age and owned and
occupied the 128-acre farm located
Lot No. 2, Front, Indian Lands, Charlottenburg
Township, Glengarry. He has been
farming all his life and his well-stocked
farm includes 20 head of cattle, 4 horses
and a large number of fowl. The farm
yearly produced 350 bushels of grain and
40 tons of hay, besides large quantities of
potatoes, beans and corn. Mr. Gadbois
was perhaps the oldest Cheese Factory
patron on the East Front, and he delivered
daily, during the season, 200 pounds of
milk to the Glen Walter Factory. He was
a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Gadbois. His wife's maiden name was
Mary Deruchie and he was the father of seven sons, two deceased, and
three daughters. In religion, he was a Roman Catholic, in politics a Liberal, and a
French-Canadian. Mr. Gadbois had served for twenty-nine years as a member
of the Glen Walter School Board, and for twenty-one years had acted as its
Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. Gadbois died December 6th, 1918.
OHN A. RAYMOND was born on the
farm he now occupies — Lot 4, Sheik's
Island, Cornwall Township — December
5th, 1865. He is the son of Solomon and Hannah
(Annable) Raymond. His wife's maiden
name was Elizabeth Eaman, and he is the
father of one son. He is a Methodist in
religion and a Liberal in politics. Mr. Raymond
owns a 200-acre farm which yields
1,500 bushels of grain, 100 tons of hay,
12 acres of corn, 500 bushels of potatoes,
12 acres of corn and large quantities of
apples. He has 35 cattle, 4 horses, 50
swine and over 200 fowl. Mr. Raymond
is a member of the Cornwall Cheese Board
and a patron of the Lake View Factory
where he delivers an average of 400 pounds
of milk daily during the season. He produces
500 pounds of butter yearly. Mr. Raymond's grandfather settled here
about eighty-five years ago and the family have lived here since. Mr. Raymond's
father is alive and active at the. age of eighty-four years.
LEXANDER GADBOIS was eighty-four
years of age and owned and
occupied the 128-acre farm located
Lot No. 2, Front, Indian Lands, Charlottenburg
Township, Glengarry. He has been
farming all his life and his well-stocked
farm includes 20 head of cattle, 4 horses
and a large number of fowl. The farm
yearly produced 350 bushels of grain and
40 tons of hay, besides large quantities of
potatoes, beans and corn. Mr. Gadbois
was perhaps the oldest Cheese Factory
patron on the East Front, and he delivered
daily, during the season, 200 pounds of
milk to the Glen Walter Factory. He was
a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Gadbois. His wife's maiden name was
Mary Deruchie and he was the father of seven sons, two deceased, and
three daughters. In religion, he was a Roman Catholic, in politics a Liberal, and a
French-Canadian. Mr. Gadbois had served for twenty-nine years as a member
of the Glen Walter School Board, and for twenty-one years had acted as its
Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. Gadbois died December 6th, 1918.
