Waiting Room in New Brick Hotel.
Man standing Sam Millman, sitting

on the right Bill Leslie.

Mrs. Sutton operated the hotel for awhile after the death of her husband
till Bill Leslie took it over again. The Goodridge family were the next occupants.
Since then, the hotel has changed hands several times and the present owner is
Bob Sunka.

We read in the 1920 Tribune that: ninety parcels of land have recently
changed hands in the Strathclair district within a matter of weeks.

Harness shops were a very necessary part of life in any town, until
machines took the place of horses in the late 30's'and 40's. The first shop was
owned by Jim McDowell, whose home stood where the elementary school is
now situated. It is impossible to name all those who owned harness shops,
which were gradually replaced with shoe repair shops. The last one. in this line
of business was John Sitko.

    

Harness ShOp owned by
Richard Greenwood ( in
cu tter) and Bert Prior
(standing by cutter).
Building was formerly Dr.
Rutherford ’s Drugstore.

It was their custom to go for a drive in the evening to exercise their
horse, which was stabled in a barn behind the shop. One Halloween, a couple
of enterprising young scamps exchanged the white horse for a white cow, and
when Mr. Greenwood went to go out for his evening drive, he found the cow all
harnessed and ready for the buggy.

This building was dismantled in the early 30's to make room for a
larger hotel parking-lot.

To return to Mr. Sutherlands story, we read of Messers Mclnnis and

Irwin having a store west of the hotel. Mr. Mclnnis lived where Mrs. Morcom's
house is situated. He bought the first Presbyterian church building and moved

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