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125 Years Ago

December 20, 1900

County council: The Sec.-Treasurer informed the Council that Mr. Barry had been instructed to make a demand on Mr. C. Lafremier for the amount due

December 6, 1900

Local news: A gang of men are at work from the foot of the Calumet Falls downward, in the interests of the Georgian Bay Canal

November 29, 1900

Local news: Mr. Robert Barker, an old resident of Clarendon, died at Mr. Jas. Carson’s on Sunday last from paralysis. He was over 90 years

November 22, 1900

Local news: The death of Mr. John Dale, of this village, on Sunday morning last, removes another of the fast disappearing landmarks of this section.

November 8, 1900

Local news: Wm. Lothian’s new house in Bryson is almost ready for occupation. The structure is a credit to Mr. Lothian’s architectural skill and a

November 1, 1900

Local news: A wedding will take place shortly in Thorne, when a popular young man of Clarendon will claim one of the brightest young ladies

October 25, 1900

Local news: Mr. Jas. Wilson who has been confined in jail at Bryson for some time for violating the Game Law, was last week liberated

October 18, 1900

Social: St. Paul’s church social on Wednesday evening last was favored with delightful weather and a fairly good attendance, the receipts at the door amounting

October 11, 1900

Local news: Messrs. E. Hodgins & Son have recently made a change in the post office equipment, whereby the delivery of mail matter—the volume of

October 4, 1900

Local news: A number of counterfeit ten dollar bills of the Molson’s Bank, are in circulation. Look out for them.  The Ladies of St. Paul’s

December 20, 1900

County council: The Sec.-Treasurer informed the Council that Mr. Barry had been instructed to make a demand on Mr. C. Lafremier for the amount due for the maintenance of his son in the Lunatic Asylum. Mr. Lafremier replied that in

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December 6, 1900

Local news: A gang of men are at work from the foot of the Calumet Falls downward, in the interests of the Georgian Bay Canal survey. Another gang is at work from Paquette’s rapids down, and will follow the north

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November 29, 1900

Local news: Mr. Robert Barker, an old resident of Clarendon, died at Mr. Jas. Carson’s on Sunday last from paralysis. He was over 90 years of age. Mr. Colin Campbell, of Rankin, and friends, while hunting in Leslie last week

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November 22, 1900

Local news: The death of Mr. John Dale, of this village, on Sunday morning last, removes another of the fast disappearing landmarks of this section. Mr. Dale, who was in his 71st year, had been in an enfeebled state of

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November 8, 1900

Local news: Wm. Lothian’s new house in Bryson is almost ready for occupation. The structure is a credit to Mr. Lothian’s architectural skill and a desirable addition to the numerous fine buildings which already adorn the county town of Pontiac.

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November 1, 1900

Local news: A wedding will take place shortly in Thorne, when a popular young man of Clarendon will claim one of the brightest young ladies of the upper township. Mr. Willie McDowell, of Renfrew, has come to take a position

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October 25, 1900

Local news: Mr. Jas. Wilson who has been confined in jail at Bryson for some time for violating the Game Law, was last week liberated by the Government. He immediately took his departure. His offence was killing deer during close

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October 18, 1900

Social: St. Paul’s church social on Wednesday evening last was favored with delightful weather and a fairly good attendance, the receipts at the door amounting to about twenty dollars. The program rendered consisted of a couple of choruses, several vocal

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October 11, 1900

Local news: Messrs. E. Hodgins & Son have recently made a change in the post office equipment, whereby the delivery of mail matter—the volume of which during the last few years has grown to large proportions—will be much more expeditious

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October 4, 1900

Local news: A number of counterfeit ten dollar bills of the Molson’s Bank, are in circulation. Look out for them.  The Ladies of St. Paul’s church will hold a social on Wednesday next, Oct. 10th, in Hodgins’ hall. Good program

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