75 Years Ago

A little of this and that: Invitation of the week . . .  J. Nelson McLellan, former mayor of Bristol, Quebec, has had a personal invitation from the mayor of Bristol, England, to visit him this summer. Mr. McLellan’s failing

A little of this and that: Building homes . . . Herb Wilson, on King Street, near the Creamery; Mick Hodgins, on a lot formerly owned by Duncan Campbell; Lawrence Young; next to Orla Young. Catch of the week .

A little of this and that: Timber . . . J. M. Argue’s mill went into operation over a week ago, a month ahead of schedule. About 25 are employed at present. The wheels started Wednesday at Norval McNeill’s mill

A little of this and that: Wanted . . . A sure-fire cure for the hives. Ye olde editor would be most grateful for any assistance along this line. Something new . . . Is being added to Reinke’s Hardware

A little of this and that: The egg of the week . . . One of Mrs. H. N. Hodgins’ Gray-rock Hens laid an Easter egg on Easter Sunday that measured 7 x 8 1/2 inches. Thereby hangs a tale

A little of this and that: Isn’t it the truth . . . It happened during a discussion in one of the Shawville High School classes, when the subject of roads arose. Up pipped a youngster with this: “If there’s

A little of this and that: Spring or something . . . Whatever it was, Bill Thomson made a trip out West and arrived home sporting a brand new moustache. Offer of the week . . . To every new

A little of this and that: Speaking of spring . . . A female mosquito can produce 159,875,000,000 offspring in one year. Thought of the week . . . No one has learned the meaning of life until he has

A little of this and that: Orchid of the week . . . To ourselves from Mrs. Pearl M. Hodgins, of Semans, Sask., who writes: “I had thought at one time I would have them discontinue the paper as it

A little of this and that: A Long Turning . . . The Pickanock Road from Shawville to Charteris was so chopped up Tuesday that a visitor to Charteris had to come all the way back to Shawville to get