May 4, 1994
25 Years Ago
New seniors home opens in Coulonge: One of Fort Coulonge’s oldest houses is now home to some of the town’s senior residents.
Fort Coulonge Mayor Hector Soucie Jr. cut the ribbon held by Robert Chouinard and Danielle Des Rochers to open the new seniors’ home in the historic Mulligan house on Baume Street.
The owner-operators are Danielle Des Rochers and her husband Robert Chouinard. Danielle has six years experience working at a home for the elderly in St. Jerome.
Festival raises money for kidney foundation: Luke Harris was one of the performers who lent his talents to the Spring Country Festival held at Crazy Jake’s Saloon in Luskville on Saturday and Sunday.
About 300 people showed up to help raise an estimated $500 for the Kidney Foundation of Canada.
May 7, 1969
50 Years Ago
Top producers: Ledgeview Maggie, a jersey cow bred by James W. Moffitt, Harvey Station, N.B. and owned by Orla Young of Shawville has just been issued a Lifetime Production certificate. In 10 lactations she produced 77,255 lbs. milk and 4,267 lbs. fat.
Brownlane Bernadine bred by Sterling Brown and Son, Harvey Station, N.B. and owned by Lloyd Brownlee of Shawville also received a LIfetime Production certificate. She produced 76,422 lbs. milk and 4,336 lbs. fat in 9 lactations. She already has 2 silver and 1 gold medal and a Ton of Gold.
Dell Vera owned by Willow Hollow Farm, Shawville won a Ton of Gold certificate also when she produced 2,140 lbs. fat in 1,250 days. She is also a silver and gold medal cow.
Mousseau named Manor president: The St. Joseph’s Manor, Manoir St. Joseph Corporation held its annual meeting on April 24 in the Pontiac County building in Campbell’s Bay at which time the election of the officers who will form the 1969 board of directors took place.
Mr. Mousseau succeeds as president of the corporation the late Mr. Edgar Lance, Mayor of Campbell’s Bay who passed away suddenly on the 17 of March.
The Sisters of St. Joseph were given the management of the home with Rev. Sister Imelda Duquette is now employed full time first director.
May 4, 1944
75 Years Ago
Local news: A very pleasant event was held in the Theatre Hall on Monday night when the St. Paul’s Parish Club were hosts to the United Church Y.P.U.
Led by Misses Pat McDowell and Gwenneth Shaw and Mr. Lindsay Judd, games were enjoyed and an hour spent in a most humourous and interesting scavenger hunt through the village. A sing-song was led by Mr. Judd.
The first shipment of phonograph records destined for German prison camps in which Canadians are interned was presented to Major General the Hon. L.R. LaFleche, Minister of National War Services in Montreal. The shipment is the first of a regular monthly service to prisoners-of-war in Germany.
Canadians on the battle front in Italy vie with each other the growing of facial adornment. Soldiers “in the line” are permitted to grow beards due to shortage of water.
Indian army of 2,000,000 men largest volunteer army in the world. Increasing interest in the Burmese campaign has centred attention on the Indian scene generally, comments the Montreal Star. The regular recruiting has been 50,000 men per month and it would have been infinitely larger but for the fact that it was limited by the amount of equipment available for enlisted men.
Nearly one-fourth of India’s army has seen active service overseas.
May 1, 1919
100 Years Ago
Local news: The building known as the Temperance Hall at Bristol Corners used for several years past as a place of worship by the Presbyterian congregation was destroyed by fire on Monday of last week as the result of burning off the dead grass around the structure. After the fire was thought to have been extinguished by the efforts of the villagers, it had taken hold unseen underneath the sheeting and suddely burst out in such volume that further attempts to put it out were unavailing and the old building fell a prey to the flames. The contents were saved and the loss is partly covered by insurance.
Bryson has escaped the tragedy of an execution which up to a few day’s ago seemed inevitable. Aurielle Viellette the young Frenchman convicted of the murder of Paul Miron and his young son up in the Mattawa district and who was sentenced to suffer the extreme penalty of the law has at last, after several stays in proceedings, escapted the gallows by having his sentence commuted to life imprisonment through the executive clemency of the Governor General.
The news that the C.P.R. Company intend putting another daily passenger train on the Pontiac branch shortly will be hailed with satisfaction by people generally living along the line as well as commercial representatives who periodically visit out business centres. It is said that the new daily train will run on faster time than that which governed the tri-weekly it will replace. This change, it is to be hoped, will not appreciably jar the nerves of the travelling public.
Many nations are on the verge of famine: Hunger is today the prime danger of the world. America has enough food aid to spare, Britain, though suffering from shortage of certain food-stuffs and from the high price of almost everything etible, has not felt the pinch of real hunger. France and Italy are several degrees worse than Britain but they are the allies of Britain and America and will be looked after promptly.
The rest of Europe, to go no further, is in various degrees on the verge of famine with Russia at the head of the hunger list and Austria, Germany and the Balkan States little better.
It is now expected the Treaty of Peace will be ready for submission to the German delegates on Saturday of this week.
May 10, 1894
125 Years Ago
Local News: Violent thunderstorms with an abundance of rain occurred in this neighbourhood on Saturday and Sunday nights last.
At Monday’s sitting of the village council a resolution was passed ordering the construction of a sidewalk on south side of Court St. Several o ther much needed repairs and improvements in connection with our streets are to be taken up during the summer.
Mr. John Anderson, electrician, has been going over the telephone line during the week, introducing some changes at the central office.
News has been received of the burning of the Steamer Dauntless on Saturday morning last. From the meagre details to hand it appears the steamer caught fire in the fire hole just as she was landing a tow of logs at the head of Allumette rapids.
Mr. William McVeigh has purchased the “Clifton House” in Bryson and has commenced the thorough renovation of the same, preparatory to opening a new hotel about June 1.
Mr. J.H. Shaw gave out by auction the removal of the house on the corner lately occuplied by Mr. D. Wilson and Mr. R. Hobbs. It is understood the new store wich he contemplates building on the site of the old building, will be a large, attractive structure, as it should be, considering that it is one of if not the best stands in town.
The majority of the famers around here have finished seeding already.
Mr. Thom. Elliott’s family have been very ill for some time with Diphtheria.
A meeting will be held in Arnprior on Tuesday for the purpose of organizing the Ottawa Valley Baseball League.
When the item of coal oil was under consideration in the House of Commons last week, after a lively discussion, a further reduction was made in the protection to that industry which will make it somewhat cheaper to the people of Canada.
Mr. Bryson realizing that the farmers of Pontiac were large coal oil consumers, and that they should get that article as cheaply as possible, said in the course of discussion that he was of the opinion that even a protection of 6 cents per gallon was more than that industry should receive.
compiled by Bonnie Chevrier
