hospitality of the family
homes had not been extended to the bachelor boys and if they had not
been invited to stay for a cup of tea.
Baldur Roller Mill
The Baldur Grist Mill as it
looked in the Early Days.
The late William Galloway
One of the earliest and most respected of our pioneer settlers passed
away Friday morning, April 29th 1927 in the person of Mr. Wm. Galloway
of the Marringhurst district. He was born in Stayner Ont., on Oct. 1,
1841. Of Irish parentage. He married Jane Walker of Banda, Ont.
in 1873. She predeceased him by a year and one month. They had ten
children, eight of who are still living. One of the finest things that
can be said of anyone applies to the late Mr. Galloway .... He was a
good citizen, a man of high principles, integrity and fine public
spirit, he proved a valuable addition to the new community to which he
came in 1880 bringing his young wife and four small children. A staunch
Methodist of the old school he was greatly concerned with the
establishment of public worship, Sunday school and day school, all
three institutions received his very liberal support until, failing
health made this impossible. His cheerful and sociable disposition made
his a wide circle of friends. A big man physically, his labors on
behalf of the community upbuilding were commensurate with his
greatness.
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R. H. Galloway now lives in the old home, and the oldest son, Norman
resides on the farm formerly owned by J. Elsey in Sec. 30-4-12.
The C.N.R. was graded through Glenora in 1903 from Greenway
to Wakopa "a branch line”. The rails were laid in 1904 and a loading
platform built at Glenora town site which is located in the four
corners of sections 33-34-27-28 in 3-13, and central from other towns
in the C.N.R. and C.P.R. lines and a very beautiful location. This was
a great improvement to the district and relieved the farmers of long
distance hauling of their grains and produce which they had to do since
the early pioneer days. The Dominion elevator was built in 1904. T. L.
Lawrence, an "Irishman", was the first buyer. T. I. had a
good eye for different samples of grain which helped out in grading of
No. 1 hard. Mr. Alf Marshal was section foreman and Mr. Wm. Huddlestone
was the first Section
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foreman in 1905 on the West End. He had 52
miles to keep in repair and Mr. Alex Brown worked for him. They stayed
at Neelin. The Glenora section house was built later and A. Marshall
was the first foreman to reside in the house.
Mr. Marshall now resides in Belmont and still holds a position with the
C.N.R. Mr. A. M. Ralston an American from Dakota put up
their first General Store in Glenora. This was sold out later to Malone
and Robinson of Holmfield who sold out to Mr. A. M. Lindsay, former
schoolteacher of Glenora. Mr. Lindsay arrived from Ontario around 1910
and is still on the job behind the counter. The old door bell put on by
the first
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Baldur Churches Grow With District Settlement
ARGYLE LUTHERAN CHURCH
By Rev. E. H. Fafnis
The Lutheran church is the State Church of Iceland, and so the
emigrants all belonged to that church. As they took up their residence
in a new world their form of worship and religious tenets were
definitely Lutheran. Those who came from isolated districts of the old
country were used to family gatherings on Sundays, when the head of the
house would read the gospel and sermon for that certain Sunday. Hymns
were also sung. In this churchless community, the gatherings were more
general, as many families would join in these religious meetings.
Many of the laymen were eloquent speakers, and instead of reading from
the "Book of Sermons" they would expound the text as a good minister
would do.
These pioneers firmly believed that no settlement or community could
prosper without religious consciousness and constant worship by its
inhabitants. The spiritual side of man must be developed as well as the
physical. The young must grow in grace
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