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A small post village in the Township of Burford on the Hamilton and London gravel road, at the distance of 12 miles from Woodstock and 14 from Brantford. It contains a Wesleyan Methodist Church, a school house, one hotel two stores one wagon and one blacksmith shop. Mails Daily,. Population 50

     GLEN MORRIS

An important post village in the township of South Dumfries near it northern limits and situated on the Grand River, which here affords ample hydraulic power for mills and manufacturers. There are carried on by Gavin Fleming Esq. flour and grist mills, containing three run of stone. The building is frame with a stone basement, three stories high and 40 by 60 feet. Mr. John Flanagan employs 5 or 6 hands in the manufacture of carriages, wagons, buggies, sleighs &c. Mr. Alexander Flanagan employs a number of hands in the general blacksmithing and carriage ironing. Mr. Wm Henderson is engaged in the same business, employing a number of workmen

 GOBLE'S  CORNERS

A small post village, situated in the Townships of Burford and Blenheim on the Governor's Road, at the distance of 8 miles from Woodstock and 12 from Paris. It contains two taverns, a store and post office with some mechanic's shops. Population 50

     HARLEY

A small post village in the Township of Burford, on the Norwich plank road, at the intersection of the middle town line. It is 14 miles from Paris and 10 from Norwichville. It contains a Wesleyan Methodist Church, a school house, two stores and a good hotel, kept by Mr. B Conklin, where travellers and the public generally will be well accommodated. Mails daily. Population 100

The school house is a handsome frame, on stone basement, where 150 pupils are under the charge of Mr. J B Moore, first class teacher and principal of the schools, assisted by Miss H L Moore.

Wm. R. Muirhead's carriage and blacksmithing establishment is a frame 26 x 40 feet, two stories high, where four to five hands are employed in the manufactures of carriages, wagons, buggies, sleighs, cutters, &c, and the different branches of blacksmithing.

    HARRISBURG

A post office and union station of the G. W. R being at the junction of the Galt and Guelph branch with the main line, distant from Hamilton 18 miles, from Paris 10, and 8 from Brantford the County Town.
It contains 4 hotels, 1 goods store, kept by Mr. James Galloway, a post office, one church, N C Methodist, a handsome brick building having a capacity to seat 250, Rev. J McAlister minister.

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