Clayton Farms Sold – 1940

October 1940

A second important real estate deal affecting a good farm on the Clayton Read was consummated last week when Mr. Harvey Paterson purchased the property of Mr. John R. Reid. A few days before Mr. Andrew Stewart had sold his farm to Mr. Arthur L Stewart of Dufferin County, Ont. Mr. Reid and Mr. Stewart live only a few miles apart and have farmed their respective properties for many years. Mr. Reid is an authority on horses and Mr. Stewart on sheep. Both propose to take a trip to the Pacific Coast before planning for the more distant future. Mr. Paterson, who purchased Mr. Reid’s farm will work with him for the winter and take possession in April. He also was born on the Clayton Road, his father, who died a few years ago, being a well known farmer of that locality. For several years Mr. and Mrs. Paterson were employed by Mrs. Percy Jamieson of Almonte, and made their home in this town. Mr. Reid bought the farm from Thane Rose 38 years ago and made great improvements on it in the years that followed. He always kept good horses and his teams became somewhat of a prize winning institution at Ottawa, Almonte and other district fairs. He is a past president of the N.L.A.S. He has been a county patrolman in his road section for a long time and is considered one of the best by officials a t Perth. It is possible that when they have enjoyed a holiday, Mr. and Mrs. Reid will settle in Almonte or they may live at Ramsayville where they have two married daughters. Another daughter, Mrs. Ross Craig, lives on the eleventh line of Ramsay. Mr. Stewart will leave his farm in November and will advertise a sale of his equipment and other effects in the course of the next few days.

Mr. Andrew Stewart, well known Ramsay farmer, has sold his farm located on the Clayton Road at the seventh line, to Mr. Arthur Stewart of Orangeville, Dufferin County, Ont. Although the names are the same, vendor and purchaser are no relation. The farm that has changed hands is a fine piece of property comprising 200 acres and has been in Mr. Andrew Stewart’s family for three generations. His grandfather, James Stewart, pioneered the property and his father, Robert, carried it on, turning it over to Andrew on his death. The latter specialized in purebred sheep acting as judge at any of the fall fairs in past years. It is their present intention to spend the winter at the Canadian Coast. The new owner of the farm, Mr. Arthur Stewart comes from a family that settled in Renfrew County around Cobden, later moving to Fitzroy Township and eventually to Dufferin County. He is a breeder of Jersey cattle having 40 head, it is said. Mr. Adam Johnson of Almonte, put through the deal.