HomeMy WebLinkAbout453"Article copied from Pickering News, Nov. 4 1898, page 5.
This is the first photograph to appear in this newspaper.
“ Kinnaird “
The property of the estate of the late Mrs. G.L. Maver which will be offered for sale by
public auction on Wednesday Nov.9th 1898.
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"Pickering News Aug. 14, 1896 page 8
—The villagers were extremely surprised on Saturday evening, shortly after eight
o'clock to learn that Geo. L. Maver of church street, had suddenly died of heart disease
at his residence Kinnaird House a few minutes before. Deceased who has been
rather feeble for some months, was walking through the garden when he fell upon the
sidewalk and without much struggling expired. Deceased was a native of
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and came to this country about forty-eight years ago,
settling in Toronto. He and his bereaved widow conducted a confectionary business
on Yonge street successfully for some twenty years. Previous to that he was in
partnership with Christie, Brown & Co. the biscuit manufacturers. Having acquired
considerable wealth, and having no family to educate, they decided to retire.
After looking about the various places adjacent to the city our neat little village was
selected, and the handsome brick residence on church street, known as Kinnaird
House built, and the accompanying grounds laid out. This was about twenty
years ago. Both being fond of flowers they soon had an ordinary village lot
converted into a handsome floral wreath. Season after season was spent among
the plants, shrubs and vines, and by no means were Kinnaird people selfish with the
fruits of their labor. During the past season or two the deceased has not been able to
be much about the garden, a fact that the grounds bear traces of, Mr. Mayer was a
life-long member of the Presbyterian church, and it was mainly due to his efforts that
the present commodious St. Andrew's was erected. The funeral took place on Monday
afternoon when the remains were placed in St. Andrew's cemetery, after which a short
service was held in the church. The bereaved widow has much sympathy,
in the momentary, as it were, withdrawal of her tried and trusted partner.
May she long be spared to occupy Kinnaird House. We understand the
remains of deceased have only been buried temporarily here, and that they will
shortly be removed to Mount Pleasant and there finally laid to rest.
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