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1 CONC His date of birth, listed on the 1901 census is May 26, 1873.
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1 CONT Erin Advocate, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1910 had the following write up on t
1 CONC he first page of the paper.
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1 CONT To the Editor of The Advocate, Dear Sir, - I crave space in your valuab
1 CONC le paper to direct the attention of those whom it may concern, to an artic
1 CONC le which appeared in the last issue of the Hillsburg Beaver, referri
1 CONC ng to myself as being a likely candidate for the office of Councillor f
1 CONC or this municipality for the forthcoming year.  Now sir, as my name was me
1 CONC ntioned in connection with that of two gentlemen from the westerly pa
1 CONC rt of this township, and who were characterized as being men of ability a
1 CONC nd men who were above board in every way, the same slight compliment not b
1 CONC eing paid to myself, the intention of the Beaver was, as I understand i
1 CONC t, to lead those residents of this township to whom I am not personally kn
1 CONC own, to believe that I am not possessed of any of the above mentiond go
1 CONC od and sterling qualities.  And while I am most happy to endorse every wo
1 CONC rd the Beaver has said about those two gentlemen, in so far as it refe
1 CONC rs to myself, I take it as an intentional insult.  Allow me to give the ra
1 CONC tepayers the reason why the Beaver has assumed this attitude at this prese
1 CONC nt time.  The old Beaver had a dream, and in his dream he cast his eyes we
1 CONC stward to where the silver streak of the "New Road" wound int's erractic c
1 CONC ourse westward through bog, morass and jungle, and as he watched he behe
1 CONC ld long processions of teams coming in over that highway from the vicini
1 CONC ty of Guelph, Hespeler, Berlin and from the country beyond, bringing the p
1 CONC roducts of the field, forest and dairy.  And to business became so bri
1 CONC sk in the "Beaver Block," that he and his progeny, instead of being mud-sl
1 CONC inging Beavers and having to dig, delve and plunge, in order to obtain a p
1 CONC recarious livelihood, were enabled to forsake their native haunts and ta
1 CONC ke to the high land, where amid the luxuriant clover they waxes as fat a
1 CONC nd flourishing as the proverbial hedge-hog, and like the above-mentioned a
1 CONC nimal, had nothing to do but gormandize, sleep and bathe, their distend
1 CONC ed paunches in the glittering sunshine of the prosperity which the "New Ro
1 CONC ad" was destined to the village of Hillsburg.  Thus it is that anyone pres
1 CONC enting his name before the ratepayers at the coming Elections who is not w
1 CONC illing to commit the township to the maintenance of this highway receiv
1 CONC es the cold shoulder from that insignificant little rag known as the Hills
1 CONC burg Beaver.  Thanking you for your space, I am, Yours for Fair Play, Dani
1 CONC el Gray.