The Athens Reporter- excerpts have been taken from this newspaper for 1925. The original newspapers are in the archives of the Heritage House Museum, Athens, Ontario Fairfield East, Feb 25th, 1925 The auction sale of Claude Laforty was well attended and many from Brockville were there. The stock and implements brought extra good prices in […]
Fairfield East – A Forgotten Hamlet in Elizabethtown
Fairfield East For many years, this community, a couple of miles north of Brockville, was served by a tiny store at the southeast corner of the main intersection in Fairfield East. Operated by Fred Bain and his wife, the store, though small, sold everything the community needed. Bain Road which runs east past the store […]
Fairfield East a One Room Schoolhouse in Elizabethtown
Fairfield East School School Section No. 8 The first school was a log cabin built on the west corner of the farm owned by McDougall’s. Johnathan Barr was the teacher and was noted for his stern and strict qualities. When the community became more settled it was found that the school was not central nor […]