
During my research, I came across this charming description of Granby in the 1876 Directory of St Johns, West Farnham, Granby, West Shefford, Waterloo, Roxton Falls, etc. The village had everything, including local government, a Temperance Society, Masonic Lodge, a fire brigade and four churches (Anglican, Baptist, Congregational), Methodist and Roman Catholic) and a newspaper.
For more about Granby, the Canadian Encylopedia has this entry.
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