The Church On the Hill in the Middle of Hood

July 2020

2001

St. James Church, located at Hood, Ont., was built around 1860, located at lot 16, concession 3, Dalhousie Township.

This church is no longer being used.

Ferguson’s Cemetery 
    Alternate Cemetery Name: St. James Cemetery; Hoods Cemetery County/District/Region: Lanark County Historical Township: Dalhousie Current Municipality: Lanark Highlands Historical Municipality: Hood Lot: 16 Concession: 2 Denomination: St. James Transcription Status: Transcribed 1994 Registration Status; Registered Additional Notes: 1 stone beside St. James United Church…
The Ontario Genealogical Society
OGS Cemeteries

Robert “Wild Bob” Ferguson

1866 – 1889

Buried in the Ferguson Cemetery, Dalhousie Township

Friday August 23, 1889 The Perth Courier

Tragedy at Calabogie Lake Fatal Row Between Two River Drivers The Inquest

Kingston Ont., August 15 – “I’ll fight that fellow or I will be in hell tonight.” These were the remarks of an enraged river man in the village of Madawaska on Tuesday night. About eight o’clock he was shot and after great agony died yesterday about 11 o’clock . It was Edward McLaughlin, river driver, who shot Robert Ferguson and killed him.

Madawaska is a small village in the Kingston and Pembroke railway, fourteen miles from Renfrew. Both men were employed at High Falls by E. B. Eddy, Hull Que. On Tuesday Ferguson and McLaughlin went down from High Falls to Madawaska, and were soon intoxicated. Ferguson, ugly when in his cups, interchanged some blows with McLaughlin, but they were speedily separated. Ferguson, however, was not satisfied, he was most violent in his threats. The blustering river driver could not be pacified. Read the rest here– CLICK—The Story of Wild Bob Ferguson of Dalhousie Township

*Hood’s School Info–Anyway, you posted some information about Hoods School ( by the way this school was  just outside of Watson’s Corners at the corner of Sugar Bush Way and concession 3 – across from St James Church.) This school was attended by my mother and her siblings as well as her father and his siblings. The Paul family ( my mother’s family) still lives on Sugar Bush Way.

Thanks for letting me share.
Mary Beth Wylie
(daughter of Eileen Paul, granddaughter of Ray and Minnie Pretty Paul and so on… )

Did you Ever Hear About Hoods Corners?

The Tragic Life of Mary Paul–Hood’s Settlement- Mary Beth Wylie

Did you Ever Hear About Hoods Corners?

The Tragic Life of Mary Paul–Hood’s Settlement- Mary Beth Wylie

Hi Linda

This is one of those family tragedies that was always acknowledged and remembered. Mary Paul from Hood’s Settlement

The other picture is as described- the Lanark County Counsellors 1935- my grandfather Ray Paul is lower right.

Thanks for keeping our history alive

Mary Beth Wylie

Thank you Mary Beth!! Please keep sending those family photos in!!

 

 

My great Aunt Mary Paul  (daughter of James C Paul and Mary Stuart O’Brien) died of tuberculosis on July 20 1913 at the tender age of 18. The picture of her was taken on May 7 1913 and she passed away on July 20 1913. Despite having died decades before I was born she was always part of my life.

 

 

The other picture is as described- the Lanark County Counsellors 1935- my grandfather Ray Paul is lower right.

 

 

 

 

 

Clipped from The Ottawa Journal,  19 Jun 1954, Sat,  Page 14

 

Clipped from The Winnipeg Tribune,  01 Dec 1913, Mon,  Page 5

 

*The passengers of the Prompt remained in Perth until Sept. 30, 1820 when the government paid an installment of one third of their bonus money.  Then they set out for their new home in Lanark Village in wagons.  Near there, on a hill top overlooking the Clyde, they were deposited with their baggage and they located a short distance to the west of the present site of McDonald’s Corners.  Prominent among the original members of the community were James Martin, William Barrett, Charles Bailey, James Watson, George Brown, Thomas Easton, George Easton, Edward Conroy, Peter Shields, John Donald, John Duncan, Andrew Park, James Park, John Todd, William Jack, James Hood, Alexander Watt, and Robert Forest. read–Knox Church– McDonald’s Corners

 

 

Come and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what’s there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read. Also check out The Tales of Carleton Place.

Information where you can buy all Linda Seccaspina’s books-You can also read Linda in The Townships Sun and Screamin’ Mamas (USA)

 

 

The Great White Plague

Did you Ever Hear About Hoods Corners?

Knox Church– McDonald’s Corners

T and B Cigarettes Still Spells Tuberculosis to me