Identifier: officialhistoryo00stiluoft (find matches)
Title: Official history of the Cornwall Cheese and Butter Board
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Stiles, Harlow M
Subjects: Cornwall Cheese and Butter Board Dairy products
Publisher: (Cornwall?) Published by authorization of the Cornwall Cheese and Butter Board
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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was William Brown and his mother was SarahService. He is unmarried. Mr. Brown is a Presbyterian in religion and a Liberalm politics. 61 HISTORY OF THE CORNWALL CHEESE AND BUTTER BOARD BRANARD BUTLER. BRANARD BUTLER is Hfty-one years of age and although lioin under theStars and Stripes is a naturahzed Canadian. Mr. Butler has devoted hisentire life to farming and has been eminently successful. He has, untilvery recently, farmed the 240-acre farm just east of Cornwall known as the FrenchHomestead or better known to residents of Cornwall and others as the Butler place.This farm, under the skilful hands of Mr. Butler, was one of the most product-ive in the county. He has raised as much as a thousand bushels of grain and overa hundred tons of hay in a season. Mr. Butler was one of the largest patrons of the Glen Walter Cheese Factory,sending over 400 pounds of milk daily to the factory. He formerly delivered milkto residents of Cornwall and district, and latterlv sold to Cornwall dealers.
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BRAXARD BUTLER AND OLD BUTLER PLACE Mr. Butler, who has retired from farming to take up his residence in Cornwall,recalls with pride the w^ell-stocked and well-appointed farm he operated. Overforty fine cattle, six horses, a number of swine and many fowl were a part of thefarm equipment. A large apple orchard is situated close to the old Butler Place. The Butler Place is one of the oldest landmarks in Cornwall vicinity, beingover one hundred years old. The late George H. Butler and his w4fe came in i860to Cornwall from Potsdam, N.Y., and took up their residence in what was thenthe French Homestead. This has been continuously occupied by the Butlersever since with the exception of the last few years. Mr. Butlers fathers name was Joseph H. Butler and his mother was SarahHazen. He is unmarried. He is a Methodist in religion and a Conservative inpolitics. !j* Mr. Butler has always been regarded as one of the most progressive andsubstantial farmers in the district. He has served with credi

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