SMAILL, James (1827-1887), a native of West Lothian, Scotland, practised from an office on North Street in Goderich, Ont. for nearly twenty years (Sutherland's County of Huron Directory, 1869-70, 157). In 1869 the firm of Smaill & Crooke were credited with the design of the Post Office, SEAFORTH, ONT. (Seaforth Expositor, 17 Dec. 1869, 3, descrip.), a classically inspired work which 'presented a very imposing appearance' on the main street of the town. In 1877 Smaill was one of thirty-four entrants who submitted a design in competition for the High School at Stratford, Ont (Stratford Beacon, 5 Oct. 1877, 2). His scheme was not among the finalists and McCaw & Lennox of Toronto were declared winners. Smaill died in Goderich on 23 December 1887.
CLINTON, ONT., a block of retail stores on Albert Street for A. Routledge of Bayfield, Ont., located "....next to James Twitchell's Harness Shop in the Victoria Block", 1883 (Clinton New Era, 17 Aug. 1883, 10; Huron News-Record [Clinton], 29 Aug. 1883, 2, t.c.)