100 Years Ago

Local News: The Portage du Fort bridge will carry a heavy grist of traffic this week, Pontiac people going to Renfrew to attend the annual fair which it is claimed, will be bigger and better. Harvesting operations in this section,

Local News: The Chapeau village suffered a serious fire on Monday night, Sept. 1, when the stables of Andrew Keon’s Hotel, several dwellings and the building occupied by the Bank of Montreal were destroyed. Loss of $25,000 partly covered. Quyon

Local News: The 69th annual fair held in Shawville this week in several respects was inferior to the attainments of past years. This was due in the main to the early dates decided upon this year, and to the agricultural

Local News: Mrs. Wm. Turrieff and son have opened up a restaurant and ice cream parlour with homemade cooking in the stand of the old drug store, Murray Bros. block. “At the End of the Rainbow”, a college comedy, staged

Local News: The several congregations of Clarendon Methodist Circuit intend holding a camp meeting at Green Lake commencing Sunday next. Miss Verna Cameron who was operated on for goiter recently in the Rideau Street Hospital, Ottawa, returned home Sunday from

Local News: At a largely attended meeting of the directors of C.P.A.S., No. 1, held Saturday, the subject of fair dates, Sept. 1,2,3, being too early, was discussed, but a change seemed unwise. The Board of Directors look for the

Local News: The power development going on at the Calumet Chutes is a source of attraction to a large number of people this summer. One unacquainted with such matters has little idea of the magnitude of this work until they

Local News: The social at Starks Corners held on July 10th despite the unusually cold evening, was a very satisfactory affair. The number in attendance was large and the supper up to the high standard set by the ladies of

Local News It can be safely said without any exaggeration that the “Community Sale” staged by our tradespeople last Tuesday was by far the most successful business venture ever attempted in Shawville and furnished conclusive evidence that the principle of