Sept. 18,1996
25 Years Ago
Carrolls called ‘role models’ at community roast in Chapeau: There were a lot of laughs and a few lumps in people’s throats at Saturday night’s roast of Frank and Mardie Carroll in Chapeau. Two hundred fifty people took in the dinner and dance in the Upper Pontiac Sports Complex. They heard many a good story from family members and long-time friends of a couple who have obviously been well-known and loved in the Chapeau area for years.
One keynote speaker of the evening was Mardie’s youngest brother and one of Pontiac’s best-known sons, Dr. Wilbert Keon of the Ottawa Heart Institute. Dr. Keon praised Frank for his “impeccable integrity” in his years in the insurance business.
Coulonge library officially opened: A new library in Fort Coulonge was officially opened Monday night.
The municipalities of Fort Coulonge and Mansfield shared a library in the former St. Pierre School building until this spring when they were asked to find a new location. Fort Coulonge council decided to build a new building but Mansfield wanted to use an existing building.
After numerous meetings, the municipalities decided to open their own separate libraries, Mansfield’s in the Bryson House and Fort Coulonge’s in their new municipal office building.
Sept. 29,1971
50 Years Ago
Fort Coulonge Polyvalente opens Monday morning: The biggest news in the county of Pontiac this week is the opening on Monday of the Polyvalente School in Fort Coulonge.
Principal Bernard Lance, a graduate in education and administration from Sherbrooke University and native of Calumet Island will, on that day, receive over eight hundred student into the bright, new and very modern classrooms and laboratories of the new school.
Vice Principal is Jean-Claude Gagnon who had previously been on staff at the Notre Dame de Fatima School in Fort Coulonge and in charge of religious education is Father Bridge, also a local person with a very good understanding of the needs of Pontiac.
Options being offered include auto mechanics, electricity, carpentry, commercial subjects, beauty care and home economics and a special forestry course which has attracted twenty young people from outside Pontiac and is being taught by a professional forester, Yvon Labrecque.
RDC appoints Guy Lacelle: The Regional Development Council for ‘L’Outaouais” has appointed Mr. Guy Lacelle to a position responsible for participation. His job will be to see to the creation, functioning and coordination of zone committees as well as the functioning of the permanent committees.
Mr. Lacelle has considerable experience in social animation in this area and in group work.
Sept. 26,1946
75 Years Ago
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Sept. 15,1921
100 Years Ago
Local News: The directors and members of Quyon Agricultural Society and the citizens of the town as well are entitled to a considerable measure of congratulation for the success which crowned their efforts in carrying out their second annual exhibition.
Quyon had all the advantages of what is regarded as the main essential to the success of an exhibition, fair weather. In this case, however, a few hours’ rain the night previously or an early morning shower Thursday would have greatly improved matters both for the comfort of the crowd and the speed trials which closed the second day’s program.
Notice: From now till end of Sept. Dr. Schachter, surgeon dentist announces that he will extract all teeth free of charge if same are replaced with plates or bridge work for which the following charges will be made: plates – $15.00 and up; bridge work $7.50 each tooth.
The demand for harvesters out west remains heavy throughout the province of Saskatchewan according to reports filed last week with the Bureau of Labour and Industry.
Ad: “Chief” Fire Extinguisher. Always ready and simple to operate. Will stop a fire before it gets beyond control in less time than you can pump a pail of water.
Ad: Clothing for fall has a distinctive, smart appearance, quality better and prices lower. We are now showing a new range of velour hats, in black and green at popular prices. Woolen and Cashmere goods are what you need from now on and this is where we can please you. Your friends will remark favourably upon your clean-cut appearance when your clothes are of “Dover” quality. Dovers Limited, Shawville.
Sept. 24,1896
125 Years Ago
Local News: It was remarked in these columns last week by way of forecast that the Shawville exhibition this year would be a step in advance of anything hitherto held under the auspices of Ag. Soc. No. 1. We have now to state with a very great degree of satisfaction that the result has justified these predictions beyond the most sanguine hopes.
Following the rule in the case of one-day exhibitions, the directors and judges had to “get on a hustle” at an early hour in order to cope with the volume of work thrown upon their shoulders. All that could be done in the way of perfecting arrangements, however, was attended to on the preceding evening during which also several of the exhibitors arrived with stock and goods and placed the same in the respective departments allotted to them.
Taking the exhibit in carriages, wagons, sleighs, cutters, implements, etc. there was a very commendable display both as to quantity and quality.
The number of people on the grounds in the afternoon was estimated at from 2,000 to 2,500; the exact number, however could not be accurately given by reason of the turnstile getting out of order early in the day.
The meals dispensed at the society’s dining hall this year were under the auspices of the English Church congregation at Bristol Corners while the four refreshment booths were occupied by John G. McGuire.
Regarding the several competitions which took place within the show ring, it is in order to state that much greater satisfaction prevailed among the spectators than on former occasions and this was due in the main to the rigid enforcement of the rule prohibiting anyone but the judges from entering the enclosure.
The usual rush for th exhibition hall occurred when the doors of that stately pile were opened tot he public.
The heavy teams were first put to text their mettle; this resulted in a victory for a pair of horses belonging to Mr. Sly of Clarendon which easily outmatched the other competitors.
Only one lady ventured to compete for Dr. Lyon’s special prize for the best ladies saddle horse ridden by a lady. The courageous young lady in this case was Miss C. Hughes of Bristol who demonstrated that she was perfectly at home in the saddle, notwithstanding that she was under the close scrutiny of a couple of thousand pairs of eyes.
Mr. W.J. Poupore, M.P. was the only one present of the several gentlemen who were invited to address the people at the exhibition on Friday.
The first car load of grain for the season was shipped from McKee’s station on Wednesday of last week. We understand it is the intention of Mr. Devlin, the well known cattle drover, to make shipments of cattle, sheep and pigs at McKee’s from now until Christmas and it is probably after the weather gets cooler that beef cattle will be slaughtered at the station and a quantity shipped from there in this way.
Mr. John McKinstry, horse dealer, accompanied by Dr. Cain, V.S. of Perth, spent several days here last week buying up horses and left on Saturday morning with 19 head, among which were some very fine animals bought at pretty low figures.
