Apr. 28, 1993
25 Years Ago
Shawville curlers close season with trophy banquet: The Shawville Curling Club closed out its season with the annual year-end bash Saturday April 24.
A full house showed up for the annual banquet and trophy presentations.
This season, 14 trophies were awarded with the K and L trophy first to be presented. Winners were the rink of Gary Harris, Royce Richardson, Edward Tanner and Ronald Tubman.
The Murray Mixed trophy was next; it was won by Barry Draper, Julie Tubman, Ernie Olson and Bert Asprey.
The O’Keefe trophy went to pairs: Brian and Barbara Harris and Albert and Gwen Armstrong.
The Junior trophy went to Todd Kline, Steve Allen, Brian Drummond and Brad Barr.
Lions International gives $21,000 for bus: The Lions Club International Fund has granted $21,000 to assist the Lions chapters of Pontiac county in fundraising to raise money to purchase a new bus for the Pontiac Day Centre.
At the Day Centre, seniors take part in various therapeutic activities designed to allow them to continue living an active life while living at home.
The five Lions Clubs involved, Shawville, Bryson, Pontiac (Campbell’s Bay) Mansfield-Fort Coulonge and Chapeau have raised $19,000 themselves for the fund to buy a bus to transport senior citizens to the old-age homes in Shawville and Campbell’s Bay.
May 2, 1968
50 Years Ago
Trophy cabinet for community centre: In the fall of 1967, Mrs. Gwen Strutt donated a hundred dollars to be used for a trophy cabinet in the Shawville Community Centre. The decision was that it should be installed as a memorial to the late W.E. Shaw.
In view of the number of annual trophies connected with minor hockey and the fall fair, it was decided to build two large cabinets and Ken Hodgins has donated his skill and labour to this enterprise.
Foot injured in mill accident: Philip Ricard, 25, Bryson, lost the toes from one foot in an accident in the Pontiac Kraft Pulp Mill Saturday. He was attempting to pull a wire from a bale in the wrapping room and braced his foot against a conveyor which carried his foot through a sprocket, severing the end of his foot and boot.
Ricard was taken to Pontiac Community Hospital and then to hospital in Ottawa where he has remained since the accident. A safety screen has now been set up to make it impossible for this accident to be repeated and special safety meetings have been held during this week to try to find other possible danger spots.
May 6, 1943
75 Years Ago
Local News: A large audience greeted the St. Andrew’s United Y.P.U. on Friday night when they presented a four-act drama “Down in Main” under the auspices of Shawville United Woman’s Assoc.
The play had many humourous lines and situations which were much enjoyed. The leading character Zeph Cummings played by Willmur Graham, portrayed a kindly old man with much of the milk of kindness within his soul.
The defense of Canada requires the training of all able-bodied men to combat invaders. If an invasion comes, we have to meet them trained or untrained.
Realizing this, Canada is pursuing a policy of expanding the Reserve Army and equipping it as quickly as the needs of the active army permit.
New detachments are being set up in many communities. Shawville has been selected as a site for training.
The war in the West centered last week in Tunisia. There the long African campaigns that had started with Italy’s entrance into the war in 1940 seemed near their end.
An army of 200,000 Germans and Italians was penned in a strip of ground less than 100 miles long and varying in width from 100 to less than 30 miles.
Around it were gathered strong allied armies preparing hammer blows to drive into the sea this last Axis force on the African continent.
May 9, 1918
100 Years Ago
Local News: Mr. Norris Hodgins, second son of Mr. E.T. Hodgins, has joined the Canadian Flying Corps and spent a few days with his parents in town last week before reporting.
The enemy has gained nothing on the Western front since last week in fact, on the contrary he has lost ground at several important points where Allied movements have been successful in improving their positions. A report from enemy sources says that preparations are underway for a new offensive on the west and also another heavy drive against the Italians on the Piave.
It is stated that the British Admiralty planned and has now under course of preparation a extensive mine field to stretch across the North Sea between the coasts of Norway and Scotland with a view to effectually bottle up the enemy submarine force and end its piratical attacks on the trade routes of the Atlantic. Seems a pity the idea was not put into execution a year ago.
There is a special war excise tax of 10 per cent upon the selling price of automobiles, jewelry, gramophones, photographs, talking machines, mechanical piano and organ players and records imported into or manufactured in Canada.
May 4, 1893
125 Years Ago
Local news: Mr. S.A. McKay notary of this village, took dangerously ill while at the Widow James Findley’s on Tuesday of last week, so ill, indeed, that his removal to his home could not be undertaken. Dr. Gaboury of Bryson, pronounced the malady congestion of the brain.
Mr. P. Duffy of Eardley was on his way home from Quyon on Wednesday the 26th inst., he collided with another rig and had the misfortune of upsetting his buggy and breaking it but received no serious injuries himself.
On Thursday last, Shawville had a visit from a representative of the Bell Telephone company whose object was to ascertain what inducements would be offered to connect this village with the company’s system.
Messrs. Gillies Bros. mills at Braeside will commence the season’s cut this week.
The horse ferry between Braeside and Ross’ Point is now making its regular trips under the superintendence of Mr. Greenshields.
Several teams were over from Bristol this week, and the drivers pronounced the roads leading to the ferry very good.
Mr. James V. Findlay is very ill with inflammation of the lungs.
The measles are still flying around as there is a number of cases in the neighbourhood at present.
The Canadian Pacific Railway have made complete arrangements for the transportation of passengers to Chicago during the World’s Fair with comfort, celerity and cheapness.
Round tickets will be on sale at the low rate of $25.25 from Arnprior, being good to return at any time within a month.
Farmers having poplar and basswood on their farms can procure $2.40 per cord for any quantity delivered anywhere along the line of P.P.J. Railway.
Warren J. Campbell left here last Thursday morning via train going east for Bryson to begin his summer work. Indeed, we will all miss him here in Elmside.
Times are looking more brisk around the mines just now; it is expected that quite a force of men will be employed there this summer.
