100 Years Ago

Local News: The phenomenal success of second Community Sale, as a means of stimulating our local trade, we feel must have dissipated all doubts as to the wisdom of making these sales an annual event in the business life of

Local News: Mr. Nellis Hodgins has purchased Mrs. Eades’ cottage at Green Lake, which will soon have its usual quota of summer residents. Dominion Day passed off very quietly in Shawville. While it was not observed generally as a holiday,

Local News: Those who attended, and there was a very good audience, were unanimous in according a liberal measure of praise to the girls of St. Paul’s W.A. for their excellent presentation of the play “The Call of the Cherry

Local News: A party of Americans in two cars with trailers passed through here last Wednesday en route to Devonshire Park. The Imperial Oil Company, whose storage tanks for this district are located here in Shawville, last week put on

Local News: The steam fire engine purchased by Shawville Council in Renfrew, arrived in town on Saturday. It is to be hoped its capabilities for fighting a real fire will not have to be tested out for some time to

Local News: In view of the King’s birthday celebration at the exhibition grounds this Wednesday, there was no special effort made to celebrate Victoria Day in Shawville, but business places were closed and most of the citizens observed the holiday

Local News: Mr. Pedan Wilson has installed a self-measuring gasolene pump which is one of the very latest devices for that purpose to be had. W.J. Hayes’ big building on the busy corner is being rushed along with commendable progress

Local News: Frosts on three successive nights last week and again on Sunday, did considerable damage to early garden stuff and fruit trees in bloom. Warm weather is predicted soon. The west end of the village was invaded by two

Local News: Eight timber wolf pups were captured alive by Messrs. Joseph and James Gardiner some two miles from Chalk River Thursday morning last, when they dug up a den. Following tracks of the mother wolf they located it and

Local News: Mr. Ed Lawn was re-elected mayor of Campbell’s Bay at the by-election held on Monday.Mr. J.E.C. Elliott, barrister, dropped in to have a short chat with THE EQUITY while in town. Mr. Elliott informed us that he intends