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Title: Lovers of the horse : brief sketches of men and women of the Dominion of Canada devoted to the noblest of animals. —
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Rose, Geo. Maclean (George Maclean), 1829-1898
Subjects: Fox hunting Horsemanship Horse racing Horses
Publisher: Toronto : Hunter, Rose Company
Contributing Library: Toronto Public Library: Research and Reference Libraries
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h sometwcntv-five thousand dollars to the win-ner the year he won it with Fort Hunter.The following season he finished secondwith Tongordei in the same event, andwith a lietter ridei- would have won.Mr. Dyment had the credit of payingthe largest price that was ever paid for athoroughbred by a Canadian, when he|)urchased Kinleydale, the .son of Kinleymack, for ,.)(((). Nathaniel Dyment was born at Exeter, Devonshire, Euglanil, December ^i.)l.1832, and came to Canada with his parents when he was three years old. He livedwith his father in Peverlev Township, Wentworth (Onnty, until he was sixteen yearsof age. He began business for himself at that age by purchasing a big pine tree,which he felled himself and had taken to the mill; as he made money he pnrcha.sedmore pine, and from hunber ama.ssed a large fortune and renuuned in this business upto the time of Ins death. His first contract was with the (ireat Western Railway,sn|)])lving them with the entire output of his mill at Linden.
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Xatha.xieI- DvMrxT 22 Lovers of the Horse In the vear 1870 he went to Barrie. wliieh place lie made his home, andwhere he purchased the timber lands at Aestra anil Hillsdale. Next came the purchaseof larjier timl)er limits in Alooma. He was the head of the hrni of Mickle. Dvinenland Sons, whicii is now one of the laroest lumi)er firms in the Dominion of Canada.At one time ^Ir. Dyment was President of the Barrie Loan Company, wliich was ab-sorl)ed hv the Dyment Security and Loan Company. He was a Director in the Col-liniiwood Shipljuildiuir Companv. the (ioderich Elevator Works, The Barrie CarriaiicCompany, The Barrie Tanning Company, and was laigely interestetl in a ranch inAlberta. ^Tr. Dvment was married twice, leaving four c-hildren, two daughters and two sons,Simon Dvment, who succeeded him in the Mickie, Dyment firm, and A. E. Dyment,^L^., of Thessalon. When Mr. Dvment first took to racing, he was largely interested in English stock,whicli did not show quick results. His racing c
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Title: Pittsburgh leader almanac and compendium of facts
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Pittsburgh leader
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Publisher: Pittsburgh : Leader Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
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fire. Never give an Alarm except from the Box nearest the fiie. Be siu-e the Box is locked before leaving it. Never let the key go out of your possession unless to some responsible person, for the purposeof giving an Alarm, or when called for by the Superintendent. Alarms are sounded by strikmg the Number of the Box upon the Alarm-bell, upon theGongs in the Engine-house, and upon the small bells in the Signal-boxes. For mstance: An Alann is given from. Box 10, M^hich is at tlie Duquesne Engine-house,—theGongs and bells will strike simultaueoiisly one blow, and pause; then six blows—l—C—16, and sorepeat until sufficient alarm has been given. Keys will be found with Policemen and at the places designated on Page 30, near the Sig-nal-boxes. Gomplaints concerning the Telegraph (irregular striking of the Bells or tapping of the Boxes,broken wires, etc.,) should in all cases be ma<le at the Fire-alarm ofllce. l^?For Location of Boxes, see Page 39. gi PITTSBURGH LEADER XLMANAC Co
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Cash Capital, OF HARTFORD, CONN. Assets, Jan. i, 1872, ,000,000.00 Losses Paid in ^%i ^^cax-s ovox- §43^2,000,000. NO PERPETUAL RISKS. * ESPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO INSURANCE OF mmmi hoiihoid furniture, k. 5 3FOR 0>rE TO yiVJE YE^fi^RS. RATES LOW. SECURITY ABSOLUTE. S. S. C^ARRIBR^ Agents 59 Fourth Ayenue, Pittsburgh.ALSO, GENERAL AGENT Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. Assets, ,000,000 AND AGENT FOR Orient Fire Insurance Company, Hartford, – – Capital, }|5oo,ooo Standard N. Y. – – Assets, 450,000 Home Columbus, – – 700,000 Alps « Erie, – – 300.000 Offices, 59 Fourth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. AND COMPENDIUM OP FACTS. FIRE DEPARTMENT. PITTSBURGH.Loetitioiis of Sigii.a,! Boxes ciiitl I£eys?. BOXES. LOCATIOX OF BOXES. KEY-HOLDEBS. No. 2….Pennaiiri Second street Bunting, Miller & Co. No. 3 Water ami .^hovt Henry Shields. No. 4…. Second avenue and Ferry street W.J.Latimer. No. 5…-No. 1 Engine-house, Fouith avenue; Eagle Engine-house. No. 6… .Penu and Cecil alley Hal
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