A Village situated on the Post road from Kingston to Toronto, within two miles of Lake Ontario, in the Township of Haldimand, County of Northumberland; Canada West distant from Belleville, 38 miles usual stage fare, 10s. from Cobourg, 71/2 miles, usual stage fare, 2s. 6d. Population about 300.
In the following Directory the names which appear in CAPITALS are those of subscribers to the work.
Alphabetical List Of Professions, Trades, &C.
Arkland, John, mansion house, hotel and stagehouse.
Blacklock, John, tailor.
Campbell, Charles M., distillery.
Coates, Dr. E.
Coleman, David, tanner and shoemaker.
Cubit, John, carpenter and builder.
Cuthbert, Alexander, shoemaker.
Hoyt, Asa, carriage maker.
Hoyt, John, carriage maker.
Johnston, James, carpenter and builder.
McTavish, Mrs., flour mills.
Milligan, Andrew, tailor.
Milligan, Maxwell, tailor.
Page, Charles W. H., general store.
Patterson, William, farmers hotel.
Smith, Rev. J. W., Free Church.
Spalding, Thomas M., brewer.
TAYLOR, JOHN, postmaster of Haldimand and general store, dry goods, groceries, hardware, crockery, drugs and country produce.
Vernor, C. H., jun., chemist and druggist.
Vernor, Dr. H.
Wilson, Rev. John, Church of England.
Winter, Peter, tailor. Johnston, Archibald, carpenter and builder.
The following reside at some distance from the Village, Grafton is their post town:
Borland, John, saw mill, 6 miles north east from the Village.
Broomfield, John, saw mill, 7 miles north east from the Village.
Coulson, Joseph, flour mills, 3 miles north east from the Village.
Dorr, Mathew, carding and fulling mills, 3 miles north east from the Village.
Gillard, Josiah, saw mill, 4 miles north east from the Village.
Low & Reid, saw mills, sash and shingle factory, 2 miles north east from the Village.
Massie, John G., flour miles, 3 miles north east from the Village. .
Mellis, Alexander, saw mill, 3 miles north east from the Village.
Munroe, John, innkeeper, 2 miles north east from the Village.
Page, Charles W. H., saw mill, 4 miles north east from the. Village.
Shand, Alexander, saw mill, 10 miles north east from the Village.
Welsh, Samuel, custom house officer and wharfinger, Grafton Harbour, 2 miles from the Village.