100 Years Ago

Fire Destroys Old Landmark: The Hughes’ homestead property on the Litchfield road, south of Campbells Bay, one of the old landmarks of that section, was destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon. The fire started from the engine of a threshing

Local News: Mr. Hubert Way has taken over the Mail Service from Shawville to Otter Lake, which has been performed by Mr. Joseph Gilpin for several years in a most satisfactory manner. Several very heavy thunderclaps were heard here during

Local News: The 69th milestone in the history of Agr Society No. 1. was passed last week when the Exhibition of 1925 came to a close, with a record of exceptionally fine weather, and the smallest attendance for many years,

Local News: It is said the wheat crop in this district is not turning out as well as indications warranted a few weeks ago. The carpenters engaged on the grand new Pontiac House were temporarily laid off to give way

Local News: Following a spell of sweltering weather last week, there was a decided dip in the temperature Thursday night and frost was reported from some localities Friday morning. Coulonge had a sensation on Sunday evening when a young man

Local News: With haying still unfinished, the greater part of the harvest in this district is ripe and quite a lot of grain is now in stook. W.J. Hayes’ new block in Shawville on the busy corner which is just

Local News: The two or three days respite from rain which this section of the country enjoyed last week and which enabled some of the farmers to finish their abundant hay harvest, was broken on Thursday afternoon by violent thunderstorms.

Local News: A couple of weeks ago, Peter Brownlee brought in a sample of spring rye, the stocks of which measured over 6 feet. Mrs. A. Caldwell, accompanied by Dr. Powles, her son John J. and daughter and granddaughter went

Local News: The Pontiac Mining Co. of Ottawa have sold their hydro property at Chats Falls to A.G. Munich, managing director of the Kingdon Mining Co. of Galetta, whose lead mines are located on Chats Island. It is said Mr.

Local News: Shawville is now fairly well equipped with firefighting appliance, having in addition to the chemical and hand engines, recently purchased a second-hand steamer, in good order; a ladder truck, also 500 feet of new hose. All now needed