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1' In 1850 he waselected and in 1850 and 1851 was County of Ontario, York : smallpox, at the age of f‘ Franklin Jac'kes was a strong Supporter and friend of William Lyon- Mackenzie and’ contributed 01’ his wealth to the Macke _ie"bause as well as to the defeated leader when in exileén t e United States. Jackes was elected a coun- cillor of 'prnto’s first municipal body and sat under Mr. MacKenzie,‘ who was the first Mayor. In 1838 he purchasâ€" ed Castlefield from Mr. James Harvey Price. who had be- come heavily involved over the military failure of the ’37 affair, and further invested in property in the business section of Toronto. The people of York were waiting anxiouslsr for five frigates loaded with flour for the famished town. At length they were given up for lost and famine prices preâ€" va' ed. One morning Franklin ,Jackes, James Harvey Price an D’Arcy Boulton walked down to the wharf at the foot of Church Street to discuss the matter with the owner of the ships. The owner was most despondent and stated that he would be willing to sacrifice his ownership in both ships and cargo for the sum of five pounds. The sporting ele- ‘ment was very strong in York at the time and Franklin Jackes decided to take a chance on a long shot. Borrowing the money from D’Arcy Boulton the shipowner was held to his word and the transfer negotiated. The fivepounds was paid on the desperate chance of the five lost ships making the port of York. Within a few hours the ships appeared with the cargo undamaged and Franklin Jackes emerged from the ranks of an obscure baker to the rank of a man of wealth. He turned the baking business over to his father ahdset his brother up as a grocer on what is now Queen Street. This was not the Castlefield property with which the name of Jackes was so intimately connected. but the property lying to the north of Catlefield. now called Alex- andra Gardens. The house was known as the “Old Yellow House” and stood on the west side of Yonge street opposite the Blythewood Road of the present time. In those days the mills of York did not supply suffic- ient flour to meet the local demands and sailing boats brought from the east, the additional flour required. The summer of 1833â€"the last year of the Town of Yorkâ€"was notorious for severe storms and for delayed shipping on Lake Ontario. The story told of the founding of the Jack- es fortune is so characteristic of the frontier days as to be worth repeating. Street and Market Lane. In the lower portion of the frame building, Franklin Jackes opened a bake-shop and plied his trade. Franklin had learned the trade of his father and had brought from London his bride, (Catherine Gibson). The four set up housekeeping at the northâ€"east corner of’King Franklin Jackes was in 1850 the Warden of the Unit'â€" ed County of Ontario, Peel and York. His father, William Jackes, a native of London, England, was a baker in the armies of the Duke of Wellington and toward the conclusion of the Napoleonic wars came to America with a party of veterans. He settled in New. York for a short time, then returned to Lon on and came to York, Upper Canada with his two sons, Franklin and William Jr. in the year 1818. Jackes as a family name has been known for a century and more in York. In numerous occupationsjn this coun- ty they have been leaders, whether “Vou look to the profess- ions, the_ trades, to agriculture or to mafiufacturing. the name is prominent. COVERING CANADA’S BEST SUBURBAN DISTRICT Vol. XLIX. PIONEER AND PRESENT BY E. A. JAMES FRANKLIN JACKES, J. P. 1851,was chosén Ward 0, York and Peel. He age of forty-eight and age of Toront The First Reeve Of York FRANKLIN JACKES Article No. 20 YORK nship of York of the United d in 1852, of Tm “In Essentials, Unity; In Non-essentials, Liberty; In All Things, Charity.” LIIC CVIUCIIUC llECCDBal‘V 1U; L'UllVlLZLlUll. Y Further matters which apply to all i“boot1egging" are the difiiculties in en- Iforcing the Ontario Temperance Act gas it now stands, and the loss to the‘ lGovernment in revenue by the evasâ€"i ion of the excise tax on the liquor sold. We are of the opinion that all ;bootleggers should be dealt with ex- treme everity, since it is frequently imp/oss le for the “retail~bootlegger” ,to know whether he is selling wood or grain alcohol. We consider that an alteration in the law, such as to make the successful operation by “bootleggersi’ no longer possible. is still more to be desired for the pub- lic good. We recommend that in ’fu- ture bootlegg‘ers, after conviction, in-stead of being fined, should receive a heavy jail sentence, and that in the case of aliens, consideration should be }GRAND JURY RECOMMENDS JAIL } SENTENCES FOR 15 FIRSTâ€"The serious results when individuals purchased and drank wood alcohol in the belief that they were getting grain alcohol. All these cas- es resulted in death. SECONDâ€"The extreme difficulty experienced by the Crown in securing the evidence necessary for conviction. In all seven case’s of offences and crimes were brought before us in six we returned true bills and one no bill. Before reaching conclusions, forty- four w1tnesses were exammed by us. May it please your Lordship. We the Grand Jurors of the pres- ent assize, composed as follows:â€"â€"J.T. Saigeon, E. S. Larimer, Strachan Ince. Thomas M. Blackburn, Frank McFar- land, John H. C. DLu‘ham, H. S. Lou- don, L. B. C. McMann, M. D. Rich- ardson, W. J. Donnie and F. A. Magee, beg to submit the following report of the duties performed by us, and now concluded. In oui‘ opinion the great danger to society of “bootlegging” was shown by the bills which were heard by us. Two points were outstanding in those cases. To 'His Lordship Chief Justice Meredith. The Grand Jury in session in Tor- onto‘last week brought in the follow- ing, repfiqrtzâ€"i RICHMOND HILL, ONT., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1926 w... u. q tumâ€":1 you own this King Radio. Thenâ€"after you have had this King Radio three nightsâ€"after you have listened to its marvelous qualityâ€"â€"aftg:r you have picked up stations far and nearâ€"if you don’t say that your King has been “taken right into your family,” we will take it back and it won’t have cost you a cent. Otherwise ,you can make a small payment down and settle the balance in small amounts at convenient periods while you are enjoying your King. Come in todayâ€"get a demonstrationâ€"or phone us to send it to your home for a three nights’ trial. ,_ -- ..vu.vu ylvclbllcls learned lecturersLti'uly, half the worl’d turn of a dialâ€"if you ovum this King R E invite you to try this King Radio at home. We W111 insta_11 it, then :t (_)ver to you ready ~41an R‘nnnv .n a c--. ,,- t a good radio really Hear the great orchestras, the numerous novelty num- l It was with considerable difficulty that the members of the Jury while in the Court room were able to read- ‘ily hear the various injunctions of your Lordship and the remarks ad- ‘dressed \to ‘us by the other Court ‘ofl‘icials owing to the faulty acoustic properties of that room, and We res- ‘pectfully suggest that amplifiers or some other efi‘ective device be instal- led in a convenient place in the Court .room. The matron’s sitting room is gyeat- ly in need of papering and decorating. In view of the fact that the matrons of the jail are on duty for long hours the Jury are of the opinion that, ad- ditional easy chairs should be pro- vided for their use and comfort. We herewith gratefully acknowledg‘c the uniform courtesy extended to us by all the Court officials and the as- sistance cheerfully given while in dis- charge of our duties. The building is well kept, consider- ing its age. The east Wing has been closed for some time. This portion of the building could be put in good shape at very little expense as the work could be done by the inmates almost entirely., At the Girl’s Home, Gerrard Street we found 43 girls in residence 'and were advised that some few others were boarded out with families of good repute. The Toronto jail was inspected. There were 122 men and 10 women confined therein. At the Boy’s Home on George St- reet we found 58 inmates ranging in ages from 2 to 14; everything clean and neat and the boys seemed quite contented. Some economy might be effectegi inA the heating plant. 7 given to their early deportation. , We beg to report that we visited the Hospital for Sick Children, Col- lege Street, Toronto, and found ev- erything' scrupulously clean and in good order. All of/ which is respectfully submitâ€" ted to your Lordship this 26th day of October, 1926. _ influu...“ ulc wxauuxu U]. '{hgl'gthiwoqd is yours at the 5‘»: \z FOR BOOTLEGGERS HALL’S SERVICE STATIGN memom) HILL, our. J. T. SAIGEON. Foreman it is to rg/A 1......- [Wmlmum FHELD TILE, CULVERT PIPE {I'll-«ulna- mu Fall and Winter Term Opens Friday September 10, 1926 -â€" Studioâ€"Mrs. A. L. Phipps, Richmond Street. â€"â€"-Phone 13W. Information Regarding Terms and Appointments May E Obtained At The Above Address. GRA VEL~â€"For Concrete or Roads‘ SANDâ€"For Concrete or Plasterng Sand And Cement Brick. BYWATER CHESTERFIELD AND FURNITURE CO. Stop 5 Yonge Street LANSING; Ont. Telephone Willowdale 74 R. 4 T. 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