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Burlington, ON

1   July: "Proposal for completing the works at the Burlington Bay Canal will be received by the Subscriber

2   Toronto, landing his passengers and cargo at Wellington Square. He would, continue this routine until the ice in

3   which was driven ashore and afterwards sunk at Port Nelson last autumn, was towed into Burlington Bay on

4   operating between Lewiston, Pt. Dalhousie and Wellington Square. Her agent was H. Langdon at the City Hotel,

5   at 7:00 a.m. daily, except Sunday and called at Wellington Square, Oakville and Port Credit. This service was

6   and the schooner AGNES, Wm. Hall, arrived from Port Nelson. The steamer ST. NICHOLAS, Williams, cleared for

7   VICTORIA, sailing from the G. W. Wharf to Wellington Square and other points around the Harbour. She would be

8   By June, she was running a Sunday trip to Wellington Square.

9   is intended to ply between this city, Dundas and Wellington Square. She was sponsored jointly by Misses Mary Ann Barr

10   schooner ELLEN M. BAXTER was launched at Wellington Square on Thursday, the 25 April for Messrs. Baxter &

11   launching took place at Wellington Square on the 4 September, when the schooner AZOV slid

12   Hamilton on Saturday, 13 July. She called at Wellington Square and Oakville, after which she cruised out in the

13   every evening at 5:30 p.m. for the Canal and Wellington Square. She returns from the Square at 8:00 p.m. and the

14   Partlow, from Toronto on the 8th and cleared for Port Nelson the following day. On the 9 April, the schooner

15   May, the little steamer HERO was in service to Wellington Square and F. G. Beckett's new wharf was nearing

16   excursion to Oakville, calling at Oaklands and Wellington Square. A quadrille band was provided for the dancing

17   fleet, She was owned by Mr. J. Douglas of Port Nelson and she berthed at Zealand's Wharf to take on

18   He was born on the 11 September 1827 in Wellington Square to parents in poor circumstances. He was orphaned

19   on Friday, 16 July and the patrons arrived from Burlington (no longer called Wellington Square) by the

20   CELTIC, outward bound on the 20 May, called at Burlington, where she took on 3,100 kegs of powder from the

21   & Reid's Wharf, as well as Robertson's. Over at Burlingtong heavy damage was inflicted on McCulloch's,

22   course, the HASTINGS was forced to run for the Burlington Piers. This vessel had been built in Montreal in

23   CELTIC with Lighthouse supplies stopped at Burlington Piers at 6:30 p.m. yesterday, on her way out. On

24   late caller at Burlington was the steam barge CLINTON, which arrived there

25   for a time had lain in the canal, moved over to Burlington until 11:00 a.m. on the 15 October, by which time

26   MURTON was unloading coal and would then go to Burlington to take on barley. The schooner LAURA of Torontog

27   UNDINE, Capt. Johnston, was about to leave for Burlington, to load wheat for Oswego and a return cargo of

28   after the big storm. The chain had been sent to Burlington to be welded and the Killey Beckett Engine Works

29   UNDINE, Capt. Johnston, was about to leave for Burlington, to load wheat for Oswego and a return cargo of

30   the MAZEPPA, Capt. Zealand, attempted to go to Burlington, but gave up and returned to the quiet waters of

31   bidder for the wharf job was a Mr. Coleman of Burlington. The company stated, also, that a parcel service

32   She had to pick up an additional 4,000 bus. at Burlington. The steamer MAGNET left for Montreal with general

33   schooner BALTIC, built in 1867 by Le Claire at Wellington Square, was driven ashore east of the piers at Oswego and

34   of the Hamilton Radial Electric Ry. crossing to Burlington Photo: Author's collectionOn Saturday, 3 August,

35   on her last downward trip, took 1,000 bbls. from Burlington. On the 17 October, the OCEAN was loading apples

36   seasonal trips the following weekend calling at Burlington, Elsinore and Brown's Wharf in East Flamborough.

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