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100 Years Ago

October 29, 1925

Local news: This section experienced the first real snow storm of the season on Sunday. The day was easily the most unpleasant in the past

October 22, 1925

Local news: St. Paul’s Church Sunday School, visited St. George’s Church on Sunday afternoon to join in a S. S. Rally which was held there.

October 15, 1925

Local news: The elevator known as the “Dowd Elevator,” (which for some time past has been the property of Mr. Nellis Hodgins) is being taken

October 8, 1925

Do You Wish to Vote?: If you wish to vote in this election be certain that your name is registered and look about it at

October 1, 1925

Reminder: Our books show a heavy grist of overdue subscriptions, which would help us out wonderfully if we could lay our hands on them just

September 24, 1925

Fire Destroys Old Landmark: The Hughes’ homestead property on the Litchfield road, south of Campbells Bay, one of the old landmarks of that section, was

September 17, 1925

Local News: Mr. Hubert Way has taken over the Mail Service from Shawville to Otter Lake, which has been performed by Mr. Joseph Gilpin for

September 10, 1925

Local News: The 69th milestone in the history of Agr Society No. 1. was passed last week when the Exhibition of 1925 came to a

September 3, 1925

Local News: It is said the wheat crop in this district is not turning out as well as indications warranted a few weeks ago. The

August 27, 1925

Local News: Following a spell of sweltering weather last week, there was a decided dip in the temperature Thursday night and frost was reported from

October 29, 1925

Local news: This section experienced the first real snow storm of the season on Sunday. The day was easily the most unpleasant in the past 12 months. Fire at Radford: On Wednesday afternoon last the dwelling house of Earl Horner,

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October 22, 1925

Local news: St. Paul’s Church Sunday School, visited St. George’s Church on Sunday afternoon to join in a S. S. Rally which was held there. St. George’s, it is said, never held a larger nor more interested congregation, and the

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October 15, 1925

Local news: The elevator known as the “Dowd Elevator,” (which for some time past has been the property of Mr. Nellis Hodgins) is being taken down and the material is to be used in the erection of a Curling rink,

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October 8, 1925

Do You Wish to Vote?: If you wish to vote in this election be certain that your name is registered and look about it at once, as Saturday, 10th, is the LAST DAY. This applies to women as well as

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October 1, 1925

Reminder: Our books show a heavy grist of overdue subscriptions, which would help us out wonderfully if we could lay our hands on them just now. If this item should come under the eye of any of the parties who

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September 24, 1925

Fire Destroys Old Landmark: The Hughes’ homestead property on the Litchfield road, south of Campbells Bay, one of the old landmarks of that section, was destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon. The fire started from the engine of a threshing

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September 17, 1925

Local News: Mr. Hubert Way has taken over the Mail Service from Shawville to Otter Lake, which has been performed by Mr. Joseph Gilpin for several years in a most satisfactory manner. Several very heavy thunderclaps were heard here during

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September 10, 1925

Local News: The 69th milestone in the history of Agr Society No. 1. was passed last week when the Exhibition of 1925 came to a close, with a record of exceptionally fine weather, and the smallest attendance for many years,

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September 3, 1925

Local News: It is said the wheat crop in this district is not turning out as well as indications warranted a few weeks ago. The carpenters engaged on the grand new Pontiac House were temporarily laid off to give way

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August 27, 1925

Local News: Following a spell of sweltering weather last week, there was a decided dip in the temperature Thursday night and frost was reported from some localities Friday morning. Coulonge had a sensation on Sunday evening when a young man

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