The Wives of James Poole Carleton Place

Ottawa Daily Citizen
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
20 Dec 1862, Sat  •  Page 2

 Elizabeth Mary (Austin) Poole — married 28 Apr 1848 in Bathurst, Lanark, Canada West, British Colonial America was his first wife.

Husband of Mary Ann (Malloch) Poole — married 9 Dec 1864 in Carleton Place, Beckwith, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Mary Ann Malloch and James Poole .Married on Friday, December 9, 1864 in Smith Falls, Lanark, Ontario. Second wife he married two years later after the death of his first.

Mary Ann Poole (Malloch)
Birthdate:	May 23, 1836
Birthplace:	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Death:	after 1915 Toronto, Toronto Division, Ontario, Canada
Immediate Family:	Daughter of John Glass Malloch and Isabella Margaret Malloch Sister of Edward George Malloch; Emeline Malloch; William Bell Malloch; Isabella Margaret Mallock; Alexander Stewart Mallock and 1 other
Managed by:	Kimberly Louise Fraser
Last Updated:	November 25, 2017

 

Photo-Austin Gillies

Major James Condle Poole

Born about 1826 in Ireland

Major James Condle Poole–DESCENDANTS 

Father of William Poole, Martha (Poole) Gillies, Susan Poole, Elizabeth Poole, Jane (Poole) Johnston and Maggie Poole

Died 22 Apr 1883 in Portsmouth, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

The James Poole estate sold the Carleton Place Herald, founded in 1850, to William H. Allen and Samual J. Allen ; and sold the family’s large stone residence at Bridge Street and the Town Line Road to David Gillies, son-in-law of James Poole.  William H. Allen continued publication of the Herald for sixty years.  David Gillies, original partner and later president of Gillies Brothers Limited of Braeside and member of the Quebec Legislature, maintained his home here until his death in 1926.  Its site was the place of residence of six generations of the Poole family.

 

 

The picture  was received from Toni Raugust – Stating that this is a possible picture of Adeline Poole . However after researching I find no Adeline Poole anywhere.

Picture taken at C. C. Hilton, Carleton Place, Ont.

Snippets of the Illustrious James Poole

The Donneybrooks of Carleton Place-Number 3

The Loyal Village Guards of Carleton Place

Before the Gillies House There was.. Fire 1873

Carleton Place January 1873-

It is our sincere regret to record the total destruction of the Carleton Place Herald Printing Office. printing office and also the residence of Mr. Poole on the evening of Tuesday last. The fire originated in the office from what is thought to be a deflective flue and the roof was ablaze. The printers were engaged in the front room of the office when the fire was discovered. The alarm was instantly given and the efforts of those present were directed to suppress the fire in the house which had by this time made considerable headway. All their efforts were utterly futile as the flames spread rapidly over the wooden building at the corner of Town Line and Bridge Street. A vast crowd of people collected and everyone lent a willing hand to save the contents of the office. Most of the types, forms, stands, cases etc and desks were saved. The steam engine was too heavy to be removed and had to be left to destruction.

The dwelling house a large two and a half story frame builting only erected tow years previous might have been saved had the corporation owned a fire engine. But Carleton Place had none and the building was soon enveloped in flames. In the course of a few short hours the office and house were only heaps of smouldering ashes, but the furniture and household effects were saved.

A small engine kept at Mr. Caldwell’s sawmill was brought on the grounds but too late to render any effective service. Mr. Poole’s loss is estimated at over $8,000 and he has no insurance. His policy had expires some days ago and had not been renewed. The luminous glare of the fire was distinctly seen in Almonte, (about six o’clock) and apparently seemed only a few miles off. The night was perfectly calm, otherwise.

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UPDATE

January 1873

Mr. Poole, of the Carleton Place Herald
will not be so heavy as at first calculated.
The press and steam engine, with slight
repairs, will be as good as ever. No delay
was occurred in the regular issue of the
paper, which has been printed, since the
fire, at the Almonte Gazette office. Mr. Poole will rebuild ( and he did, the beautiful stone home that now stands)

where you can buy all Linda Seccaspina’s books-You can also read Linda in The Townships Sun and theSherbrooke Record and and Screamin’ Mamas (USACome 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. Tales of Almonte and Arnprior Then and Now.

 

Snippets of the Illustrious James Poole

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Carleton Place Herald –Life in Lanark County

Looking down Hopetown road… Photo from Laurie Yuill

 

Life in Lanark County as I have said before was not easy. Their big day was New Years Day and included a “first footin”,–which was a tour of the neighbour’s homesteads on the snow-drifted concession lines. Then they quaffed in almost a competition style drinking home brew liquor, and danced to the mad music of the fiddles. The Carleton Place Herald of 100 years ago wrote about the harshness of the Lanark County frontier.  “Life was raw in our villages, but they managed to eat three times a day, but there was little of what we would call “fancy food”.

In the issue of December 1954 the Carleton Place Herald, Editor Jamie Poole ran  a column about the old Bytown markets in the 1800s. Our Upper and Lower Town merchants were then offering flour extra superfine, at 2 shillings per cwt. and Editor Poole did not hesitate to state that even this was too high even for a Christmas dinner.

 

No date– Photo from Laurie Yuill.. Hopetown Road

 

Oxen were being sold at a price that was around 25 pounds, and these creatures were the much needed farm tractors of one hundred or so years ago.  In the same issue George Blyth of Carleton Place, had opened a new store and his advertisement was captioned: “The Golden, Age”. Maybe he was right at that, as he offered the ladies plaids (for the proud beauties of the Scotch Line); and black lace veils (for the coy ones in crinolines) and mysterious chemises and corsets as woman’s figures needed no false build-up in those days.

In Renfrew the Bathurst Courier records: “There was a concert in the Grammar School House of Renfrew, the proceeds going towards the public library”. The Lanark Instrumental Club gave much help and a few got drunk and the whole school auditorium had a general row. Otherwise all was fine that day in the town of Renfrew.

They had their traffic problems as I have written about, as the roads were not “black top” and the vehicles were not high powered automobiles in those days. They just requested that all buggy drivers attach bells to their harnesses and keep right and share the road with all oncoming horse traffic.

In spite of their issues they managed to attend the many lectures of the Mechanics Institutes around the county and attend husking bees, barn raisings and quilting parties. And so– they lived without televisions, telephones and automobile transmissions. But, there were no fears of nuclear war or cold war bunkers, as they used those for root cellars. They were smart.

 

Also check out The Tales of Carleton Place and The Tales of Almonte

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Did you Know? Update on 18 Emily Street Carleton Place

 

Karen Prytula is looking for..:
My first cousin 5x removed was William Allen, publisher/printer/editor of the Carleton Place Herald. When he died in 1944 he was living at 18 Emily Street. The 1921 Census tells me his house was of wood. So, I’m looking for a pic of 18 Emily Street before it was covered over. I have included a pic below of what it looks like today, but I am looking for an older pic – from before it was renovated.
Just thought I’d put the ‘feelers’ out there.
Thank you
Karen Prytula

 

Thanks to Nancy Hudson.. we have a photo of the old Flint house on Emily Street that we were looking for a photo this morning..Nancy said: Here is a picture with that house in the background taken circa 1955 – we lived across the street at the time.

Did You know?

William Allen was born in Aylmer (1858), and so I was reading my Aylmer books trying to glean information on what his life was like there before coming to Carleton Place. He was only 25 years old when he bought the Carleton Place Herald off of Poole. William Henry Allen who was the proprietor and editor of the Carleton Place Herald for 60 years

William Allen did not die in that house….but that is where he was living in 1944 before being admitted to the Almonte hospital, where he died after a day and a half.– Karen Prytula

The James Poole estate sold the Carleton Place Herald, founded in 1850, to William H. Allen and Samual J. Allen ; and sold the family’s large stone residence at Bridge Street and the Town Line Road to David Gillies, son-in-law of James Poole.  William H. Allen continued publication of the Herald for sixty years.  David Gillies, original partner and later president of Gillies Brothers Limited of Braeside and member of the Quebec Legislature, maintained his home here until his death in 1926.  Its site was the place of residence of six generations of the Poole family.

Linda Gallipeau-Johnston Nice one Nancy – were you still there when William Hawthorn was there? – he lived to be 104 and was profiled by CTV for still playing pool at his age.

Nancy Hudson--I don’t remember him – Bower McFadden owned the property when we lived there.

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 andScreamin’ Mamas (USA)

What Was Going On at The Carleton Place Herald Office With the Birds and the Bees?