Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier
Mar. 30, 1994
25 Years Ago
Shawville Junior B’s are champs!: With only 11 seconds left on the clock, Chris MacIntyre scored the goal that tied up the division final between Shawville and the Arnprior Packers.
Twenty minutes later in overtime, Lewes McGuire scored the night’s best, putting the Juniors over the top in the seventh and deciding game of the Eastern Ontario Junior B Valley Division Championships.
McGuire drove in the first marker in the second period to get the home town Pontiacs on the scoreboard and then he nailed the game winner in the fifth period of overtime for Shawville’s first ever division title and trophy’s first trip over to this side of the Ottawa River.
French Week celebrated at Dr. S.E. McDowell school: Students at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville have learned that French is a lot more than words.
The staff and students at the school were celebrating Le Semaine de la Francophonie (French Week), which is celebrated across the province.
Charlene Graham, one of the teachers involved with the organization of the week’s activities, said the idea behind the event was to encourage students to speak French and to improve their knowledge of the language.
Apr. 2, 1969
50 Years Ago
Quebec City doctor wins Beechgrove sled race: A crowd of approximately 400 witnessed an interesting afternoon of dog racing on the Ottawa River on Sunday. Sixteen dog teams from all over the country took part in the races sponsored by the Carcajou Inn and organized by the Hull and District Dog Sled Club.
The course was 8 miles and because of the beautiful weather, the snow was sluggish and hard for the drivers. The winner of the men’s senior event was Dr. Wilfred Lepine of Quebec City. His time was 28 minutes and 7 seconds.
A junior race was held on a 2 mile course. The winner of this event was 8-year-old Gerard Peruine of Hull, the youngest in the junior race with a time of 18 minutes 10 seconds.
Hon. Robert Lussier announces new development group: Mayor F.X. Bertrand of Fort Coulonge and Mayor William Burke of Quyon were elected members of the Outaouais Economic Council Board of Administration at its annual meeting last Thursday in Hull.
The meeting was held in the town hall with a large attendance. The entire proceedings were conducted in French and transistor translaters were provided for those who wished to use them and hear everything instantaneously translated into English by two very clever operators seated behind a partition at the back of the room.
The big attraction of the day was the speech by the Minister of Municipal Affairs, the Hon. Robert Lussier. He announced that a body is to be formed which will group representatives of the rural and urban areas on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River along with the various departments of government for the purpose of economic development within this area.
Mar. 30, 1944
75 Years Ago
Local news: Bristol Farmers grow good hogs: On March 11, the Bristol Farmers Club made a shipment of hogs that should be of interest to all hog men in the district. The carload contained 95 hogs, 44 of these were in the grade-A category, 49 in the B-1 category. This left only two hogs that were not eligible for premium.
The farmers in that district deserve to be highly congratulated on the quality of the hogs they are producing of which this shipment is a representative sample.
Britain’s ban on Irish travel necessary for safety of troops: There was no blood and thunder in the remarks Mr. Churchill made last week about the little neutral nation on the other side of the St. George’s Channel, says the New York Times.
The problem, as Mr. Churchill briefly explained it, is a purely practical one. As long as Axis spies with the status of diplomats, remain in Eire, close to the scene of preparation for the invasion of the continent, the military plans of the United Nations are in danger of being betrayed.
Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr. Churchill said in part: “We have for some time past taken a number of measures to minimize the dangers arising from a substantial disservice to the Allied cause involved in the retention by Mr. de Valera’s government of the German Minister and Japanese Consul with their staffs in Dublin. The time has now come when these measures must be strengthened and the restrictions on travel to Ireland announced in the press are the first step in a policy designed to isolate Great Britain from Southern Ireland and also to isolate Southern Ireland from the outer world during the critical period which now is approaching.
Ad: In these decisive months, all Canada’s effort is concentrated on one great objective, the attack that is to destroy the Nazi menace and all that it represents. The best of our young men are staking their lives on its success.
Our young men are fighting for a Canada and a world in which all men can have faith, hope and security. Each of them wants to come back to a job – or a farm – with a future. We at home, must keep secure for them a strong and stable foundation on which alone a post-war period of promise and achievement can be built. Issued by the government of Canada.
Mar. 27, 1919
100 Years Ago
Local news: Miss Hilda and Mr. Lloyd Thomson bade good-bye to their Shawville friends on Monday and left for Dinsmore, Sask. by Tuesday morning train.
Will be in Campbell’s Bay for the purpose of testing eyes. Examination free. E.G. Amy, Jeweller and graduate Optician.
The following soldiers belonging to this district arrived at Halifax last Tuesday by steamer Celtic: Pte. Heman Lester of Shawville; Pte. Roach, Dunraven; Pte. Wilson, Waltham; Pte Chas. McGuire, Ottawa, formerly of Shawville. The latter arrived in town Saturday night and have been receiving the congratulations of their friends on their safe return and healthy appearance.
An enjoyable concert was held on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th in the town hall of Dunraven. There were vocal selections, Victrola and harp selections, dialogues, recitations, tableaux, etc. Those taking part were school pupils, Messr.s Eddie McGee, Victor Maheral, Thomas Maheral, Misses H. Hodgins, Zella Carswell, Lizzie Cahill and Violet O’Hare. Mr. Jas. Carswell acted as Chairman.
The ladies of Shawville and surrounding country are cordially invited to attend our Millinery opening on Saturday when a choice range of trimmed hats and shapes will be shown. Mrs. D.S. Kelley, Centre Street.
Apr. 5, 1894
125 Years Ago
Local News: A carnival was held in the skating rink on Thursday evening of last week. The attendance was fairly good considering all things. Miss Martha McGuire succeeded in taking the prize for the best lady’s costume while Mr. S. Caldwell took the prize for the best gentleman’s costume. The ice was in excellent condition.
Times are rather dull around Bristol at present but a few more warm days will change the order of the day as the farmers seem anxious to get started to plough, one has already started. The early bird for the early worm.
The Free Press says that arrangements for the coming seasons’ work on the construction of the O.A. and P.S. are being pushed ahead. The steam shovels commenced work last week, one at Carp and the other near Eganville. Until the snow all disappears, trestles will be filled up and the roadbed strengthened.
Two hundred flat cars will be used with the shovels. It is said the company has ordered three new freight locomotives from Philadelphia. One hundred cars will be built at the Ottawa works this spring. A new and larger mechanical shop is to be erected in the Ottawa yard, the present shops being used for painting shops.
At Bryson on Thursday last, a deaf mute named Piché was shot by his brother through the careless handling of a revolver, the ball entering his cheek and lodging somewhere in the region of the ear. The bullet remains in Piché’s face, efforts to remove the same having been unsuccessful. He suffers little pain, however.
We have been informed by a party who was an eye witness, that on Monday of last week at Des Erabelle, a few miles above the Mattawa, five horses belonging to a Mr. Allen which had been in the employ of the Moore Lumber Co., were drowned, despite the efforts of a good rescuing party.
As we understand the matter, they were loaded on to the scow, which is used for transporting across the Ottawa River from the Ontario to the Quebec shores. Being very old and leaky, the scow sank with the result above mentioned.
