This page shows the employees of J. B. Thomson, who’s jewellry store was the predecessor of that operated for many years by George Madden. Mr. Thomson’s son was Arthur Boyd Thomson., K. C., a well-known lawyer in Orillia.
The picture is notable in that it contains three persons who were to be mayors of Orillia namely, J. B. Thomson, R.H. Jupp (who was also to be Warden of the County of Simcoe) and W. S. Frost. Four of these were to open jewellry stores for themselves. Nettleton, Madden, Jupp and Frost.
R. H. Jupp for a number of years conducted a jewellry store and he was engaged in municipal politics and became the road engineer for the County of Simcoe. He was killed accidentally while engaged in the construction of a bridge. |
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| 1890 - The group were the employees of J. B. Thompson who was a jeweller in Orillia, the father of the later A. B. Thompson, K. C.
Back Row - Left to right
Fred Nettleton, George Madden, R.H. Jupp
Front Row - left to right
-----, A. B. Thompson, W.S. Frost
Of these figures Fred Nettleton operated latter a jewellry store in Midland. The Madden and the Frost stores were well-known in Orillia. the Frost store is now operated under the name of Town's Jewellry Store.
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