http://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/a967773de387f222b3d506e8b8f5d2a8.pdf b9056590ed99ba7ccdf1df039e3b082d PDF Text Text Ap..t. Audrey Mille , 1iur1e Obi tU�H'j of � 'M Miller from st. DEATH OF ANDREW Thoma a paper MlLI,.ER OCCURS IN K.Now"LTO.N, 19621 ,;iUE:Bii• ( g11\ - At one time one of the most widely known men of Southwold Twp and regarded. as being among its wealthiest farmers, Andrew MUler o.f Knowlton, '�uebec, passed. away there early Thusday morning. He . is believed to have been in his 85th year. Mr Miller will be remembered cy many of the older re sidents of this o1ty as a. winter guest at the Grand Central Hotel for a number of years in his l.ater life. Tall_� though somewhat stooped and wearing a sh aggy mousta.ohe and an equally shaggy old fur coat, he ua•d to trudge the length· of TalbOt Street two or three t.1mes sometimes with his arms full of books for a day no matter how oold, he was a regular patron of the Public Library, being a great. reader. As suah, his home JtHltt off .the .'l'albot Road. 51 mil• west ot r<t1ddl!m9.roh and north oq 'he Frome f:.11deromd, was literally :filled with books when he left. 18 yeers ago to live 1.n Knowlton* He had never attended school, and yet he was a well-eduoat.ed man, h1s motherJ who hsd come from the Niagara d1st.r1ct where she taugh t school as a young woman, having t,ut.ored him. iie was her only ob.Ud, and they lived together aa long/a-a she lived. Mr. Miller' a fathet'• Andrew Sr., havig n died when be wa• a young man . .. but he i ! \ Mr. Miller ,.f.te t.. only acquired. an enormous library of good books. he also f'11led his home with tine antique turn1ture. He was born on the retired trom farming Miller fa.rm, a 200 aore holding which, sinc)e 18 years ago, has been worlted by old neighbors. This fine f'e.nn had �en deeded to Mr. Miller' a grandfe:ther, Peter Mlll•r, for his eerv1o•a with the British forces under General Brock 1n the War of 1812. l:'t paased on d.O\\-'ll to Mr . Miller's father Andrew sr. ,. to him and he rems:i.ned the owner throughout hie lite . ., .>Mr. Mil).er' s neighbors remember him as being a man of somewat He took a eoeentrio WAY& and shy, but nonetheless highly regarded.. r fine mal\v bred days, early his in rao1ng g est interest in horse fall at races trotting trotters and was &J'JOng th• tirat to promote would he fairs in this part of the country. To exero1ae his horses, tro� them up and down t.he Talbo� Road in the Middlemarch d1str1o�, driving a two-wheeled gig and me,ny· of the older residents of' the Job he made of 1t. community �member what a serioµs . � __!',..�-�- L f He�Jwas a.leo a. member of th� southwold Township Oounc11 for many. years, deputy reeve 1n 1914 an;i , 1915, and as reeve in 1916 and 1917, was on the Cout n y Oouno11. .. ives Mr. Hiller had never married and there an no known olose relat­ , St. Th¢ma•. Ont . in th1s d1str1ct. He was a member of Trinity Churob Hi.a remains will a.rr1Y• 1n st. Thorne.a Saturday at. noon and wUI rest at the P.a. Williams. & son :funera.l home where aerv1oe· wUl --�held Interment w1ll be m�d� 1n St,.· 1.bomatt\ ...�\ery Monday at two o'clock. • .. ;�------ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Andrew Miller Obituary Description An account of the resource Listed here is the obituary of Andrew Miller. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1877 1870s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection obituary