Dec. 6,1995
25 Years Ago
Santa sighted in Campbell’s Bay: The chilly wind made the cheeks of the children along the Main Street of Campbell’s Bay as red as Santa’s but they loved it.
Campbell’s Bay opened the Christmas season in Pontiac with a Santa Claus parade Saturday.
Twenty three floats completed the route from St. Joseph’s Manor west to the RA Centre.
First place for best float went to the Municipality of Campbell’s Bay, followed by . . .
the Vieux General and St. John’s Elementary.
John Paul II, ESSC win Pontiac Cup: It took a small school of 100 students to break a Pontiac tradition. For the first time in 12 years, the Pontiac Protestant High School’s girls’ volleyball team did not win the Pontiac Cup.
A strong team from John Paul II dethroned the 11-time champions in Shawville.
They wanted it since day one,” said John Paul II coach Terry Fitzpatrick of his team.
“They are the most dedicated, hardworking team.”
Over on the boys’ side, the play was intense as rival schools form Fort Coulonge and Shawville battled for the cup.
After a close match, ESSC won their sixth cup beating PPHS two games to one.
Dec. 9,1970
50 Years Ago
4-H Champions at Ottawa Winter Fair: The 4-H Championship show held with Ottawa Winter Fair was again the largest 4-H Competition in Canada. Open to the counties of Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec, the show drew close to 500 entries of which 225 were Holstein calves.
Pontiac was swell represented at the show with four senior calves shown by George Coles, Jane Duff, Charles Cartner and Terry Knox. There were also four junior calves shown by John Duff, Paul Hodgins, Gabriel Lance and Lee Stanley.
Ottawa last week, Shawville this week, Quyon and Campbell’s Bay next week: Santa Claus will be in Shawvllle this Saturday at the Community centre and next week he will be in Quyon at St. Mary’s school auditorium, after their parade which is to start from Onslow Intermediate school at 1:30.
Somehow, by magic perhaps, Santa wlll also be in Campbell’s Bay next Saturday, December 19.
The parade there will start at one o’clock and prizes will be awarded for the best floats.
No parade was organized in Shawville this year but a number of Shawville people took part in the large community parade which was held in Ottawa last Saturday.
It was a Help Santa Toy Parade.
Dec. 20,1945
75 Years Ago
Local News: During the fall examinations for nurse registration in the province of Quebec held during the last week of October, the names of four Shawville and district young ladies appeared in the list of 160 successful candidates of 10 schools of nursing.
The young ladies are, Miss Dorothy Caldwell; Miss Phyllis Dahms, Miss Isobel Sly, all graduates of Montreal General Hospital and Miss Shirley Horner, a graduate of the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal.
Arriving on the Mauretania last week and arriving at his home in Shawville on Thursday was LAC. Douglas Campbell, elder son of Dr. and Mrs. D.J. Campbell.
In England, Douglas was a member of a radar unit of the air force but did not go to the continent.
On December 14, a meeting of ex-servicemen was held in Hynes Hall in connection with the organization of a Pontiac Branch of the Canadian Legion.
An election of officers was held and the following were nominated and appointed to the offices shown below:
Harwood Argue, president; Ebert Horner, secretary; George Eades, treasurer.
Pte. V.J. Belsher, C.W.A.C. who arrived last week on the Queen Elizabeth, spent a few days at the home of her husband’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Belsher at Yarm before leaving for her home at Yorkton, Sask.
Spr. W.A. McKnight has returned from overseas on the Queen Elizabeth. He served 4 1/2 years with the Royal Canadian Engineers in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He is the fourth son of Mrs. A. McKnight and the late Andrew McKnight of Shawville.
Disembarking from the Monarch of Bermuda at Halifax and arriving at his home in town Monday evening was LAC. Arthur Strutt, youngest son of Mrs. Herbert Strutt.
Dec. 2,1920
100 Years Ago
Local News: A Christmas entertainment will be held at Zion Methodist Church on Dec. 21.
A Christmas Tree will be held at the Brick Church, Bristol on Thursday evening Dec. 23.
About fifty young people, members of the Shawville Amusement Club, enjoyed a sleigh drive to the home of Miss Clara Hodgins, Bristol on Wednesday night of last week, where eats were served. A most pleasant evening was spent in dancing and singing.
Mr. John M. Argue has his new saw mill well advanced towards completion and expects to be ready for operation in about ten days.
Shawville will shortly have two woolen industries in full swing, judging from activities that have been going on lately to effect that object.
R.A. Wainman, our local jeweller, has just completed an optical room in connection with his store.
Mr. Arthur Douglas Pattison of Ottawa died Tuesday evening at his Westboro home as the result of being gassed while serving in the great war. Mr. Pattison was with the 27th Battalion and was later transferred to the Canadian Army Service Corps.
He had been ill for over two years.
Shawville Woolen Mills rebuilding: Owing to the destruction of our mills by fire on Sept. 1, our business has been hampered but having purchased the convenient and commodious brick building near the station, where the machinery is daily arriving, we expect in a very short time to be running stronger than ever.
Ad: To car owners: batteries stored and charged at P.B. Moyle’s garage Shawville.
Dec. 12,1895
125 Years Ago
Local News: Owing to his largely increasing business, Mr. Wm. Moore, the genial proprietor of the Otter Lake House, has recently erected a fine new store. He has also built a large and comfortable stable for the better accommodation of his guests’ horses.
Business is rushing in Coulonge. Brownlee’s Lake is in good condition for crossing teams, there being about 9 inches of good ice. We expect to have the road completed by the 7th of this month. About 18 inches of snow has fallen.
Mr. G.A. Borroughs with the assistance of three or four teams accomplished the feat last week of removing a frame house from Bryson to this village. The building is about 17 x 28 feet and did service as the aerated water factory, before that establishment was removed to this town. In order to facilitate the transit of the building and to secure the smoothest and best road it was brought here by way of Portage du Fort, part of two days being occupied in the work.
The “emigrant” has been located at the east end of the village, where two creeks afford an abundance of water for the carrying on of the aerated water industry, which we understand is to be resumed next season. The incident affords another evidence that Shawville continues to forge ahead.
An important judgment was rendered in the Superior Court at Hull by Judge Malhiot on Saturday morning. It was in the case of J.B. Abbott of Ottawa, against the P. & P.J. Railway for damages for the killing of a thoroughbred colt some three years ago on the railway near Breckenridge. Some twelve horses, it will be remembered, were killed by the same accident and as a result a good many cases hinged upon that instituted by Mr. Abbott, which was considered a test one. Ruling was in favour of Mr. Abbott.
At the approaching session of the Dominion parliament, the Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway will apply for an act to revive its power to extend its railway to Pembroke and to build over the Ottawa River the bridges necessary therefore, also to extend the time for the construction by the company of a bridge over said river at the city of Ottawa.
