We are indebted to Dr. Elliott for working with the Society over a long period in order to publish this volume. Thanks are also due to Roger Thomas for scanning and enhancing the photographs and drawing the maps, and to Ruth Kirkpatrick of DocuLink International for preparing the final layout. We are also grateful to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Recreation of Ontario and to the former Township of West Carleton for providing funds to assist with the costs of publication.
Carp, January 2003
| Introduction | . . . . . . . . . . | 1 |
| Location, location, location | . . . . . . . . . . | 5 |
| Richard Kidd and the Village of Newtown | . . . . . . . . . . | 15 |
| Carp in the 1860s | . . . . . . . . . . | 25 |
| The Great Fire and the Coming of Industry | . . . . . . . . . . | 31 |
| The Railway and Renewed Growth | . . . . . . . . . . | 43 |
| The Village in 1901 | . . . . . . . . . . | 51 |
| References | . . . . . . . . . . | 59 |
| Index | . . . . . . . . . . | 71 |
| Admaston Township 12 Albert Hall 38 Almonte 66 Andrews, Alex 53 Argue, John E. 45, 67 Argue, T. E. store 36, 47, 54, 56 Argyllshire 62 Arnprior 5, 18, 53 Atkinson, William 32, 37, 38 |
Baker 51 Baldwin, Robert 16 Bank 10 Bank of Ottawa 43, 46 Barber 51, 53 Barrister 40 Beechwood Cemetery 9 Bell, William Nicholson 38 Bells Corners 32 Besea, Ohio 26 Bingley, Chartes 51 Blacksmith 7, 9, 25-27 Blanchard, Daniel 32 Booth, J. R. 43 Boucher, William 61 Boyce, George W. 32 Bradley 63 British Hotel 26, 64 Brown, T. A. 51, 55 Brown, Thomas 9, 25 Brunswick 15 Budd, Thomas 9, 25, 61 Butler, Benjamin D. 26 Butler, Ben Jr. 27 Butler, Catherine 27 Butler, John B. 26, 27 Butler, William Henry 27 Butler Hotel 26 Bytown 5, 8, 64 |
Cabinetmaker 64 Campbell 16 Campbell, Lieut. Donald 7, 15 Campbell’s Bay 15, 62 Canada Atlantic Railway 43 Carleton House 26, 41, 51 Carlow, County 16 Carp Pharmacy 46 Carp Review 45, 46 Carp Road 16 Carp Star 43, 45, 53, 63 Carpenter 25 Carriages 53 Carruthers 47 Carruthers John 38 Castlefrank 16 Cavanagh, Denis 5, 8 Cavanagh, John 8 Central Canada Exhibition Association 40 Chaudiere Bridge 9 Cheese factory 32 Christ Church 7, 31, 59, 65 Church of Scotland 31, 65 Church Street 11, 15, 53 Clergymen 51 Clerk 25, 27 Colbert 15 Cole, W. A. 46 Conservative Party 40 Corbett 15 Cork 15 Cornwall House 9, 43, 51, 55, 56 Cumberland 10 |
Dalghity 47 Davis 53 Delahunt 15 Derry, County 10 Doctor 40 Dolan 60 Dolan, Anthony 8, 10, 18, 31, 32 Dooley, Robert 26 Dooley, William, Jr. 20, 25, 26, 41, 51 Dooley, William, Sr. 16, 18, 20 Dooley Hotel 16, 21, 41 Down, County 12 Downpatrick 12 Drug store 47 |
Elizabethtown 32 Evoy, William 61 |
Fair 18, 63, 65 Farmer 9 Fermanagh County 8, 11 Fetherston, Jane 12 Fetherston William John 12, 27, 31, 62, 64 Fire 56, 68 Fire fighter 43 Fitzroy Harbour 1 Fitzroy Township 12, 16, 27, 32 Flour mill 38, 46, 51, 53, 58 Foresters 51 Franktown 16 Fraser, Simon 19 French Canadian 57 |
| Gavazzi riots 9 Golden Lake 61 Goodwin, John 11, 12 Goulbourn Township 15, 26 Graham, John 7 Great Fire 1870 31 Green, John 26, 64 Grain elevator 45 Grand Trunk Railway 42, 43 Grist mill 32, 37 |
Hamilton, John 25, 26, 64 Harnessmaker (see also Saddler) 25, 57, 69 Hazeldean 11, 015, 26, 40 Hodgins, Elizabeth 16 Hodgins, John 16, 53 Hodgins, Mary Ann 16 Hodgins, Willie T. 15, 18, 21, 25, 40 Hodgins, “Governor” William 12, 15, 22, 26, 31, 38, 63 Holmes’ Corners 5, 31 Hopper, Arthur 5, 59 Horner, Rev Ralph 43 Hornerite 43, 69 Hotel (see also names of hotels) 9, 25, 27, 51, 64 Hubbell’s Falls 27 Huntley Corners 5, 31, 33 |
Inns (see also names of inns) 25 Innkeeper 9, 20 Insurance agent 53 Irvinestone 9, 11 |
| Jeweler 53 Jury, Thomas 7 Justice of the Peace 40 |
Kemptville 5, 18 Kidd 65 Kidd, Edward 32 Kidd, G. Nelson 26, 39, 40, 45, 46, 51 Kidd, Mary Ann 21, 26, 38, 40, 63, 67 Kidd, Richard 2, 12, 15-18, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 31, 38, 40, 51, 63 Kidd, Thomas Albert 40 Kidd, Vida 45 Kidd, William John 40, 45, 53 Kidd Block 46, 47, 51 Kingston Collegiate Institute 40 |
Labourer 25, 51 Lanark County 16 Law 62 Law, William 11, 12, 18, 21, 25, 27 Law firms, lawyer 53 Leeds County 32 Lewisville 5 Litchfield 15 Little 38, 60 Little, James 9, 18, 55 Little, Robert 60 Lowry 60 Lowry, George 10 Lowry, James 8, 10 Lucas, Glenn 32, 65 Lumber, lumbering, lumber camps 12, 15, 38 Lynchke, Patrick 57 |
| Magherafelt 10, 61 Maidservants 25 Main Street 18, 21, 25, 45, 58 Manotick 1 March Township 21 Mawhinney, Bella 38 Mawhinney, Samuel 10, 18, 38 May, William 8, 9, 11 May, George 9, 60 McBride, Henry 5, 25, 27 McCord Block 51 McElroy 38, 53, 54 McLean, Hector 63 Medical 51 Memorial Hall 10, 36, 47, 56 Merchant 25, 67 Methodist 25, 31, 32, 38, 43, 69 Methodist church 7, 68 Milford, Robert 27, 65 Mill 62 Miller 32 Millions, R. A. 43 Modreeny, Parish 21, 26 Montreal 9 Moore, J. H. 67 Moore, William 25, 27 Morrison, F. H. 67 Motherinny 21, 26 |
Nebraska 32 Nepean Township 16, 32, 38, 51 Newton, Edmond 57, 69 Newton, Elias 69 Newtown 15, 18, 19 Newtown Inn 21 North Gower 32 |
Old Arnprior Highway 5 Old Carp Road 5 Old Ottawa Road 5, 38 Old Union Cemetery 15 O’Neil, John 32 Orange Hall, Lodge 7, 18, 31, 32, 35, 40, 63 Orangemen 51 Ottawa 9, 18, 26, 38, 53 Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway 43, 45 |
| Pakenham 5, 18, 32, 64 Pakenham Roller Mills 53 Patrons of Industry 40 Paul 6 Paul, James 10, 38, 61 Pembroke 5, 10, 18 Pender 53 Perth 1, 32 Photographer 43, 53, 68 Postmaster 26 Poyner, William 25, 26 Poyner Hotel 26 Presbyterian Church 7, 31 Presbyterian Cemetery 65 Protestant 57 |
Quebec 12 | Railway 51, 53, 67, 68 Railway section hands 51, 57 Rectory 11, 31 Reeve 40 Renfrew County 11 Richard, Joseph 57 Richardson 15 Richey, Josias 5 Richmond 1, 5, 18, 26, 27, 38 Rishaur, Joseph 57, 69 Rivington, Catherine 27 Rivington, George 45 Rivington, Thomas 45 Rivington, William 43, 45, 46, 57, 67 Roberts, John 64 Roman Catholic 57 Russell 26 |
| Saddler, Saddlery (see also harnessmaker) 47, 69 School house 65 St Andrews Church 31, 33 St James Church 35, 54, 65 St Paul’s Church 65 Sandy Hill 9 Scharf, Pittman 69 School 7 School master 8, 10 Scotland 62 SS # 3 32, 34, 60 Sherwood, Francis 25, 62, 64 Shoemaker, shoeshop 7, 8, 10, 11, 18, 21, 25, 61 Simpson, Rev Mr 60 Simpson, Ensign Joseph 7 Simpson, William 8, 10 Smith Falls 53 South March 5, 11 Sparks 16 Spearman 15 Stanley 15 Stean, Charles Johnston 67 Stitts Corner 5 Stittsville 26 Stoney Acre 26 Store (see also Argue, T. E.) 12, 18, 25, 27, 59, 64, 66 Store keeper 15, 51 Surveyor 53 Swan Pub 10 Syrian pedlar 53 |
Tailor 25, 27 Tanner, tannery 7, 26, 27 Tavern 7, 10, 18 Taylor, Thomas 60 Telegraph office 51 Temperance Society 51 Tinsmith 53, 57, 69 Tipperary 16 Tipperary, North 15, 21 Tombstone cutters 53 Torbolton Township 12 Town hall 31, 32, 35, 38 |
Undertaker 53 United Cemetery 31 |
| Vance, Irwin 11, 18, 21, 25 Veterinarian 57 Villeneuves 57 |
Waggonmaker 25, 27 Wall 15 Warehouse 12 Washerwoman 27, 53 Watchmaker 51 Watt’s Creek 18 Weatherley, William 53 Wesleyan 32 Wilberforce Township 10, 61 |
Young 15 |