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- Henry is the son of John Vanzant & Agnes Stiles.
. 1895 Oct 5 - Aurora. 6 weeks ago last Sunday morning while out in pasture one of Edward MdMahon's horses was kicked on one of its hind legs by another horse, breaking the bones just below the hock joint. Mr McMahon thought the horse, which is valuable one, would be of no use & would have to be shot, however, he sent for Veterinary Vanzant of this place, who took care of the animal, the broken bones were set, splints put on & properly bandaged the leg is almost as sound as ever, in fact it is difficult to tell which was broken. Mr. McMahon commentated working the horse on Monday & as might be expected speaks very highly of the skill of Veterinary Vanzant.
Ref: New Market Era Newspaper.
. 1886 Mar 26 - Stouffville News. On Wed. last week, our village presented a lively & business appearance, the occasion being the delivery of 13 self binders to farms by Mr. H L Vanzant, agent of Messrs. Harris, Sons & Co., of Brantford.* The delivery took place at the mansion House, train station & after the arrival of the Bloodwood Band, Mr. Vanzant made a suitable address to the farmers, & read newspaper accounts of the delivers made by his firm.
After which procession was formed & proceeded to the east end of the village headed by the agent. After returning a photo was taken of the hotel & crowd by Mr. Martens & all dispersed.
Ref: Newmarket Era Newspaper.
Note*: Massey Harris Farm manufactures of the once world famous farm equipment, headquartered at Brantford, Ontario.
A BUSY MAN:
. 1889 Mar 21, Thursday. Sales to be Held. Credit sale of farm stock, implements, etc on Lot 35, Con 9, Pickering, near Altna, belonging to Wm. Reynolds. Sale at one o'clock sharp. H L Vanzant, Auctioneer.
. 1899 Mar 23 - Goodwood. the Town Hall was again crowded on Monday evening, being the usual meeting of the Improvement Society. After the music program the decant began. Subject was Resolved that the farmer is more impoundment than the mechanic. Vanzant supported the claims of the mechanic. After an interesting debate the audience gave their verdict in favor of the affirmative.
. 1889 May 3 - Mr H L Vanzant is seriously indisposed with rheumatism.
. 1889 Jul 16 - The Brantford always ahead - H L Vanzant, agent for A Harris Son & Co, started one of there binders today for Levi Hoover in a a field of barley. It did its work to the satisfaction of all, cutting & binding in the most satisfactory manner. Farmers, if you want a binder that will cause you no trouble by a Brantford.
. 1889 Aug 2 - Garden Party, A large number of young people accompanied the Stoufville Band to the garden party in GR Vanzant's lawn at Markham on Friday night last. The attendance was not as large, the threatening wether no doubt preventing many from going. supper was served on the lawn to all comers, which with the music appeared to be the only amusement provided. Unfortunately the electric lights didn't work at all satisfactory, burning for a few minutes & then expiring, leaving the duty of lighting up the grounds to a few Chinese & other lanterns.
. 1889 Aug 16 - Good Cutting, Harry Clark cut for Wm. Ressor, Con 10, Markham, 15 acres of heavy tangles wheat, in 8.5 hours, with the Brantford Binder, bought of HL Vanzant & on a bet old cut it in much less time. Any person disbelieving the above can satisfy themselves by taking a drive down to the farm any time this week or the following one.
. 1889 Oct 12 - Monthly Sales Auction sale at Yakes's Livery stable a number of horses, buggies, HL Vacant will wield the hammer.
Ref: Stouffville Tribune.
. 1889 Apr 14 - Large Advertisement - Drawing of H L Vanzant: Middle age man, big mustache black bald short hair, white shirt, tie, high button suit jacket.
To the Farming Community, H L Vanzant, the leading implement dealer is now showing at this warerooms, Main St., Stouffville, near the Market a full line of the most perfect farming implements that is to be seen any where in the country consisting of:
The Brantford Light Step binder, rear & front cut mowers, over 4000of these binders passed successfully through the harvest last year & not one solitary instance was there one returned.
tubular Iron Frame Drill, Sectional tubular iron frame cultivator mfg. by J O Wisner, Brantford.
Ganaoque Buggies, appears & durability cannot be excelled.
Truss Rod Waggon, mfg. in Paris, Ontario. A call solicited H V Vanzant,
Ref: Stouffville Tribune, page 4.
. 1893 Oct 19 - Vanzant Vs Village of Markham - Judgement on appeal by the plaintiff from the taxation of his costs by Mr. Thom, one of the taxing officers, the question raised being as to the apportionment of costs. The judgment in the action, provided that the defendants should pay the plaintiff her costs of this action, in so far as the same related to the quaking of a certain bylaw & to the obtaining of an injunction & counsel agreeing that the other matters referred to in the pleadings were proper questions to be settled by arbitration, the judgment provided that there should be no order as to the costs in respect of such matters. The taxing officer taxed to the plaintiff one half of the general costs of the action & also costs exclusively relating to the part of the action in which she succeeded. The plaintiff contended that she hold have been allowed her whole general costs, educating such items as were not applicable to the claims as to the bylaw & injunction. The chancellor holds that the action was roughly speaking divisible into 2 parts & that the master?did not err in principle in taxing as he did appeal dismissed with costs.
. 1896 Jun 5 - Aurora, News of the sudden death of Mr. D Peregrine of Queensville has just reached J A Peregrine & Mrs. Vanzant, 2 of his family living here. The old gentleman has many friends in this vicinity.
. 1897 Jul 1 - H. VANZANT, AURORA, ONTARIO. SHEEP SCAB IN YORK & ADJOINING COUNTIES. General correspondence.
Ref: Archives of Ontario, RG17, Vol/box # 874, File 108711, R194-40-3-#
More research required.
. 1919 Jul 11 - H L Vanzant & wife have gone to Winnipeg for 6 weeks visit with their son & daughter.
. 1919 Nov 27 - Were sorry to hear of the severe illness of Henry Vanzant is now in the hospital.
. 1919 Dec 19 - Stouffville, The death occurred at the Toronto General Hospital, Friday, Dec 5, of Henry L Vanzant, who underwent an operation there a few days previous. The deceased was was in his 74th year [1845] had resided in Stouffville the greater part of his life.
He was very well known in this part of the province where he was a general agent of the Massey Harris Company for many years. He is survived by his widow one son, Norval of Winnipeg & 3 daughters: Mrs. Hutchinson, Ella, & May, the later 2 residing in the West.
Ref: Newmarket Era Newspaper.
Transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - -
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1846 - 1919 (73 years)