Aug. 19, 1992

25 Years Ago

Pontiac stables holds schooling show: Pontiac Stables got the best weather of the summer for their second annual Schooling Show held on Saturday.
Seventeen students took part in the competition and demonstrations incorporating both the English and Western skills taught by Catherine and Luc Lapointe at their riding school in Charteris.
Saginaw Voyageurs tour the Pontiac: One of the many advantages of living on the Ottawa River is that since 1967, Canada’s Centennial year, we have had the privilege of having four different sets of voyageurs visit our town.

The latest of these was the “Saginaw Voyageurs” from Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.A. They are part of the living history reenactment group of the Historical Society of the county.
The costumed participants have travelled over 1,500 miles in their canoe since the summer of 1986 to retrace the voyages of the early fur traders of the Great Lakes. The purpose of these trips is to better understand the historical Great Lakes fur trade and how it opened interior North America to Europeans.

Aug. 24, 1967

50 Years Ago

Esso office wins Hardy Plants prize: Harwood Argue has today announced the winners of the Hardy Plants Centennial planting contests in Shawville.
The two judges toured the town of Shawville independently and came up with the decision to give the thousand superior tulip bulbs for the best planting at a commercial office to Imperial Oil Office which was arranged by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Schwartz. The bulbs will be presented to Edgar at an appropriate time for fall planting.
Popular Shawville physician Dr. Edward Bruce Horner passed away: A great loss was suffered over the weekend by the village of Shawville, the entire area around and the medical profession in Canada with the passing of Dr. Edward Bruce Horner on Friday night.
Dr. Horner was at the height of his career which combined a general medical practice with his specialty in surgery at the Pontiac Community Hospital. He was dearly loved and highly respected by everyone.

Aug. 27, 1942

75 Years Ago

Local News: Flight Sgt. William (Smokey) MacIntyre McLachlin has been killed in action according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.A. McLachlin. The body of the 20-year-old flyer was recovered from the sea following air operations. He was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Graham of Elmside, Bristol and was well known in the district having spent many vacations at the family cottage at Norway Bay.
Some of the larger exhibitions in Canada will not be held this year. Their buildings and grounds are being used in war services.
Canada’s new paratroops will train at a great military school in Georgia, U.S., which extends over 150,000 acres of flat land, considered ideal geographically and climactically for year-round manoeuvres and training programs.
This post, to which the Canadians have been assigned until facilities can be established for paratroop training in Canada, was developed in 1919 as an infantry school.
For nearly three years we have been at war now and in all that time “they haven’t stepped on British soil,” says your specialist in rose-coloured glasses.
Mr. Amery, Secretary for India, declared in a broadcast that “prompt and firm action by the government of India has, I believe, saved India and Allied cause from grave disaster.”
A big Jap bomber, its fuselage almost entirely demolished, was brought down by U.S. anti-aircraft fire in Battle of Coral Sea.
Aug. 30, 1917

100 Years Ago

Local News: Don’t miss Shawville Fair, Sept. 26, 27, 28.
The mayor has had placards posted up placing the speed limit within the corporation at twelve miles an hour, in accordance with a resolution of Council. Infractions will be penalized as follows: first offense: $10.00; second offense $20.00.
Car owners will save themselves trouble by keeping within the limit.
Mr. Jos. A. Smith with Mr. Grimond, a mining engineer, are making preparations to commence a preliminary development of the molybdenite deposit on the property of Mr. F. Tippins in North Clarendon, which was discovered some time ago.
Killoran Bros of Haileybury have been interesting themselves in certain molybdenite deposits discovered in Bristol and have secured the mining rights of some of these properties.
Word was received Saturday by his relatives, that Corp. L.H. Thomas was wounded a short time ago in France. His brother Arthur, who was wounded and of whom mention was made in these columns a short time ago, is reported to be getting along well.
Mr. F. Schwartz was in town last Saturday with a few pails of his second crop of strawberries this season. Needless to say, they were quickly disposed of.
Slight frost was experienced in some sections of the county on the 29th.

Sept. 1, 1892

125 Years Ago

Local news: Mother Earth in this locality at least, received a regular soaking from rain on Thursday last. A large quantity of grain that was outstanding at the tim, suffered in consequence.
The exterior work of the county buildings at Bryson is practically completed.
Mr. Hector McLean of Quyon has been appointed judge of heavy horses at the Central Canada Exhibition.
Mr. J.H. Bromley of Pembroke will begin loading pulp wood on the P.P.J. line Sept. 1. Parties requiring work will get good wages to help load.
Quite a pleasant time was spent at “The Slides” on Monday the 15th inst., by the young people of Quyon and Fitzroy Harbour. Two rafts, Mr. A. Barnet’s and Mr. A. Fraser’s respectively were going over that day and this afforded ample opportunity to those who enjoyed running the slides to participate in that amusement. The scenery around this particular part of the Ottawa is considered very fine and yet you can hardly imagine without having seen how beautiful it really is.
Up on the hill-side nestles the quaint little village of Fitzroy Harbour while in the other direction lies “Quio Boom” with its hum of busy workmen and its tow boats gleaming like leviathans afloat on the placid water of Dechene Lake. Some are running the slides, others enjoying a quiet row on the river while the “McGinty” is calmly waiting with sails unfurled, the return trip.
About 7 p.m. all returned home completely tired out, but perfectly satisfied with their very pleasant day’s outing.
Mr. Lunam is rushing up large gangs of men for Gillies Bros. Mr. Robert Farrell also put in a gang last week to work on the improvements for Gilmour & Co.
This firm, it seems, is to do a lot of work the coming season on their limit up here.
Stanford’s store, Renfrew, narrowly escaped destruction by fire on Tuesday evening last, owing to the fall of a large lamp which was suspended from the ceiling.
Our reporter has discovered the fact that this village is becoming a grain shipping centre of considerable magnitude. Of the product of the crop of the year 1891, there were shipped from the railway station here, 131 standard carloads (30,000 pounds) of grain.