HARLES A. WILKINS is forty-nine years of age and is perhaps one of
the best-known cheese manufacturers on the Cornwall Cheese Board.
Starting some thirty-two years ago when dairying was in its infancy,
Mr. Wilkins has progressed with the times. He has been manager of many factories
in Glengarry and Stormont and was a protege of the late D. M. McPherson,
the Cheese King of Canada. Tyotown and Glen Walter were two of the factories
where Mr. Wilkins served as proprietor and manufacturer. Mr. Wilkins has been
a consistent winner of prizes for superior cheese-making at many of the big exhibitions
throughout the country, notable among these being the Chicago World's
Fair and the Toronto and Ottawa Fairs. His latest achievement was the winning
of the Silver trophy at the Perth mid-winter fair, 1918, where the contestants
numbered over two hundred.
Mr. Wilkins' father's name was George Wilkins, and his mother was Margaret
Maloney. His wife's maiden name was Charlotte McRoberts and he is the father
of three sons and one daughter. He is a Protestant in religion and a Unionist in
politics.
THURSTON A. DOHERTY
HURSTON A. DOHERTY is forty-six
years old and owns the splendid
150-acre farm located East 1/2 Lot 34
First Concession, Charlottenburg Township,
Glengarry.
His farm annually produces 800 bushels of
grain, 40 tons of hay, 3 acres of vegetables,
100 tons of corn, 1 acre of beans and 2 acres
of potatoes. He has 30 fine head of cattle,
5 horses, 20 sheep, 15 swine and a large
number of fowl. Mr. Doherty has been
farming all his life and has been a patron of
the Cornwall Cheese Board for twenty-one
years.
His father's name was James Henry Doherty
and his mother was Cecilia Bailey. He
married Catherine Curry and is the father
of two daughters, both deceased.
He is a Presbyterian in religion, a Liberal in politics and of Scotch-Irish descent.
Mr. Doherty has always been active in church matters and has acted for
seven years as Secretary of the Glen Walter Public School. He was a member of
the Township Council for two terms.
HARLES A. WILKINS is forty-nine years of age and is perhaps one of
the best-known cheese manufacturers on the Cornwall Cheese Board.
Starting some thirty-two years ago when dairying was in its infancy,
Mr. Wilkins has progressed with the times. He has been manager of many factories
in Glengarry and Stormont and was a protege of the late D. M. McPherson,
the Cheese King of Canada. Tyotown and Glen Walter were two of the factories
where Mr. Wilkins served as proprietor and manufacturer. Mr. Wilkins has been
a consistent winner of prizes for superior cheese-making at many of the big exhibitions
throughout the country, notable among these being the Chicago World's
Fair and the Toronto and Ottawa Fairs. His latest achievement was the winning
of the Silver trophy at the Perth mid-winter fair, 1918, where the contestants
numbered over two hundred.
HURSTON A. DOHERTY is forty-six
years old and owns the splendid
150-acre farm located East 1/2 Lot 34
First Concession, Charlottenburg Township,
Glengarry.
