Trueman by marriage or blood, as Squire Wm.Avard, Bristol; Collector Prescott, Bay Verte; Albert Carter, C.F.McCready, Sheriff McQueen, ex-collector James D.Dickson, George M.Black, I.F.Carter, James Main, Botsford; John Glendenning, Cumberland; Geo.W.Ripley, Mrs.
J.M.Trueman, Thorndale, Pa; Gilbert Pugsley, Rupert Coates, Nappan;Hibbert Lawrence, Gilbert Lawrence, Burgess Fullerton, Southampton;Mrs.Sarah Patterson, Linden; Alex.Smith, Nappan; Dr.Chapman, James Colpitts, Point de Bute; J.L.Black, ex-M.P.P., Sackville; Mrs.Burke, Toronto; E.E.Baker, Fort Lawrence.
"Amongst the visitors were: R.Robertson, W.S.Blair, Experimental Farm, Nappan; Dr.W.F.Ganong, W.C.Milner, W.Fawcett, Charles George, W.F.George, John Roach, Thomas Roach, Nappan; Frank Beharrel, Lowell, Mass.; Dr.Allison, President Mt.Allison; Dr.Smith, Dr.Brecken, Prof.Andrews, Sackville; Rev.Mr.Batty, Amherst; Douglas Fullerton, Leonard Carter, J.H.Goodwin, Point de Bute; Hiram Copp, F.A.Dixon, Sackville; George Copp, James Fillmore, Bay Verte.
"A platform was erected under the shade of the vine-covered walls, and interesting speeches made.Dr.Chapman presided.In his introductory remarks he said he was pleased with his Yorkshire descent, and was very sorry that Mr.Batty, who was to tell sometime of Yorkshire at the present day, was not present.Mr.Howard Trueman, who was then called upon, told something of the settlement of the Truemans, the building of the house, the clock two hundred years old that was still keeping good time, the chair that came out from England with the family, and the bench there on the platform that came from the first Methodist church built in Canada, a stone church that stood by the Point de Bute Cemetery.
"Mr.J.L.Black spoke of his first visit to the old house.When not more than fourteen years old, he had been put on a horse and sent to the mill with a bag of wheat.On telling who he was he was sent to the house and fed with gingerbread and his pockets filled with cake.