Christopher J. Lamb

Christopher J. Lamb, of Verulam, purchased the baking business of William McWatters in June of 1890. The new proprietor had “several months experience in a Lindsay bakery” where he learned to make “first class bread” [FFG 20 June 1890; 4]. Lamb also promised daily home delivery in the afternoon.

Lamb was located at the “rear of Mr. S. Newman’s block on Colborne Street” when a fire broke out in January of 1891. Lamb was badly burned having mistakenly assumed that the fire was only around the oven [FFG 9 January 1891; 4]. His name then disappears from all records until 1895 when it was announced that he was “making preparations to resume the baking business … and has rented Mr. Jordan’s oven and premises on Francis Street West” [FFG 12 April 1895; 4]. Later that month Lamb purchased the restaurant and fruit store of Peter Deyman, and planned to run a bakery in connection with the restaurant [FFG 3 May 1895; 5]. By November the Gazette announced that Mr. “Wallace”[?] Lamb had sold his stock in trade to Northey Bros. and had retired from business with the intention of returning to Manitoba “where he has lived for some little time” [FFG 8 November 1895; 4]. The Lamb store was vacant on Tuesday November 5th, 1895.