Mar. 15, 1995
25 Years Ago
Feeding the deer in Ladysmith: Lillian Pasch hosts some odd dinner guests for breakfast and supper every day. About 10 deer gather in Pasch’s backyard, gobbling up the grain she has set out for them or anxiously waiting for her to throw them apples.
In Ladysmith, these guests aren’t so odd. Just down . . .
the road, Alma Dahms feeds a group of deer twice daily and further west on Barnes Lake, when Ed Bretzlaff rings a dinner bell, the deer usually come running.
For 13 years, Bretzlaff, 79, has been feeding the deer but he’s never seen as harsh a winter for the fragile creatures as last year.
Billy’s wipes out the opposition: The Shawville Billy T’s Atoms really out-did themselves over in Arnprior.
With Greg Atkinson in the net, they out-scored the opposition by a 23 to 1 margin on their march to the finals of a 16-team tournament March 11 and 12.
Just about everyone had a point in the first game as Shawville opened with a huge 9-0 blasting of the Kanata Rebels. The rest of the games didn’t have such huge scores as this one but it didn’t stop the Atoms from winning it all.
Blair Campeau led off with three goals and two assists. Steve Scott netted two, Joe McCleary netted two and a pair of helpers, Mitch Horner scored one and set up one and Brian Younge closed out the game with the last goal.
Mar. 18, 1970
50 Years Ago
A tribute by Rev. E.N. McColl to the late Dr. S.E. McDowell: One with a rather short residence period as time is measured, perhaps should hesitate to write about Dr. McDowell. Everyone in Pontiac knew him.
Many there are to whom he was, not only the doctor but a good friend, is familiar. He grew up here. He achieved much success in academic studies. He returned to Pontiac, first to Quyon, then to Shawville to practice the art of medicine. One might say “his heart was here.”
At his side there has always been Mrs. McDowell. One of the doctor’s highest talents was that he understood people, a gift many might envy. His approach to patients and their families was a humble one.
A deeply religious man, Dr. McDowell’s active Christian life lay beyond the personal witness he gave as he participated in public worship on Sunday morning. He saw the work of the church in a world-wide vision, involving every follower of Jesus Christ.
He addressed an ecumenical service on the ministry of healing at Bristol.
Simply and in a straight-forward manner, he spoke of the treatment for the sick where the medical profession and the Christian ministry participated.
Brothers in Arms: The winning play last week at Pontiac High School was “Brothers in Arms” with the cast as follows: Hugh Hodgins, Linda Huckabone, Terry Elliott and Eric Smith.
The play was directed by Susan Richardson and wardrobe was by Angela Stewart and Jessie Schwartz. Properties were by Diane Boisvert, Elizabeth Popkey, Marilyn Wallace, Debbie Howard, Art Carson. Make up by Susan Chartrand, Sheila Bretzlaff and Della Smith, all of English 55.
English 31 presented “A Night at an Inn” with Rodney Dean directing.
The English 53 class produced “Trifles” by Susan Glaspell with John Kilgour, Karl Erfle, Murray Hodgins, Cathy Bronson and Jane Cuthbertson.
Mar. 22, 1945
75 Years Ago
Local News: Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Bean of Starks Corners that their son, Pte. Keith Bean has been wounded in action on the Western Front in his arms and legs and is now in hospital.
The Red Cross drive for funds entered its third and last week on Monday with the treasurer Rev. A. F. Fokes reporting that receipts up to noon were $1,526 with many of the districts yet to report.
The March meeting of the Shawville Women’s Institute met at the home of Mrs. C. Wilson with vice-president Mrs. G.G. McDowell presiding.
At the regular meeting of C.G.I.T. last Wednesday evening, the girls learned “The Spinning Song” under the direction of Mrs. Evelyn Little. Marjorie Smart conducted the devotional period. Joan Macfarlane was chosen captain of the Wood-gatherers; Marilyn Hodgins of the Fire-lighters and Marjorie Smart of the Torch-bearers. Games were enjoyed and the meeting closed with “Taps”.
Radio manufacturers expect to employ 68 per cent more persons after the war than they did in 1940 to meet the predicted demands for new household radios.
Berlin people fear the artillery barrage they figure the Russians will lay on the city once they are within range of the German capital says the Windsor Star. So, as many Berliners as possible are making tracks for somewhere else.
Uncle Sam’s Pacific Fighters now have their master’s degree – but they got it the hard way. Their “graduation thesis” was the winning of almost impregnable Iwo Jima. The steps in the invasion pattern that has now become classic: enemy air power grounded and planes knocked out by weeks of aerial bombardment, the foe driven from beachheads and under cover by pounding shells and rockets from warships, which also aims to knock out shore batteries; the actual landing, under covering fire; the battle to “secure” the objective; Seabees, on heels of invasion forces, repair airfields for our use, bring in tons of supplies, set up mechanical and engineering equipment; finally the mopping up of last-ditch survivors.
Something for Hitler to think about: The longer heavy Allied bombing continues, the fewer walls will be left for him to see the handwriting on.
Mar. 11, 1920
100 Years Ago
Local News: Missing from our files
Mar. 14, 1895
125 Years Ago
Local News: Our lacrosse club boys are congratulating themselves these days upon the marked success of the concert given under their auspices on Thursday evening last.
Whatever the means employed, the clerk of the weather seems to have been fully propitiated as the evening was all that could be reasonably desired.
When the curtain rose at eight o’clock, the hall was pretty well filled and before the opening numbers of the program were disposed of scarcely a vacant seat remained, the reserved seats even being nearly all occupied.
The son of Mr. P. Normandeau is very ill with inflammation.
The eclipse of the moon which occurred on Sunday night last was observed here under very favourable conditions, not a cloud being visible in the sky at the time of contact.
Messrs. W. Palmer, G. Carey and B. Reid are still drawing their farm produce up the Pickanock.
An accident by which a young man lost his life occurred yesterday morning at Lake Clear, about eight miles from Eganville. The sawmill owned by Martin Bros. was in operation when in some way a loosened board came in contact with the saw. In recoiling, it struck Frank Martin, son of John Martin of Lake Dore, throwing him about twelve feet away. The blow, coming with such force, struck him in the stomach and caused internal injuries which resulted in death after a few hours.
The Bedford dairymen are again moving to establish a cheese board of trade. The advantages of such an institution have been so often pointed out, says Montreal Gazette, that it is unnecessary to restate them.
Ad: Dr. Laviolette’s syrop of turpentine. Always cures, proof positive.
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Ad: John Beckitt Jr. manufactures sleighs, cutters or anything in that line that will compare with the product of any shop in the county. Order your winter rig-out from him.
Owing to an accident to our press, the printing of THE EQUITY was delayed a day last week.
