150 years ago
October 12, 1876
MAGIC LANTERN. FOR SALE a Magic Lantern, large size, 3½ inch condenser, with set of astronomical slides, and others in Pilgrim’s Progress, Scriptural, &c., in all eighty (80) views. Price low. Apply at the office of Canadian Gleaner.
125 years ago
October 10, 1901
The royal party is now being entertained in Ontario; it was to reach Toronto to-day. The return journey through the Rockies was made deliberately, the Duchess staying at Banff a couple of days while the Duke went duck shooting on lake Manitoba. In passing over the prairies the train was halted to enable the party to see a steam-thresher at work.
100 years ago
October 7, 1926
90 Per Cent of W.C.T.U. Members Voted on Federal Election on 14th Sept. … Mrs. Lang gave an excellent paper on “Humane Education,” emphasizing the need of more home and schoolroom training in the kindly treatment of animals by the boys and girls. Mrs. Wilson gave an encouraging talk, which showed that prohibition was increasing, she cited 46 countries doing work in “Scientific Temperence Instruction.” She emphasized the importance of prayer. … Mrs. McArthur urged the ladies to make use of the franchise at every possible opportunity, maintaining that now that women had the right to vote, it became not only their privilege but their duty to do so …
75 years ago
October 10, 1951
Joint Hospital Campaign Starts October 15th – The Joint Campaign for Barrie Memorial Hospital and Huntingdon County Hospital, with an objective of $40,000, will be launched on October 15th, and all plans are now in readiness for the canvassing of the Community.
… It is nine years since the Huntingdon County Hospital first became a much needed institution in our community. Then, the population of the Town of Huntingdon was about 1,952. Today it is 2,788. … HUNTINGDON COUNTY HOSPITAL NEEDS MORE ROOMS …
Legion to Open Hall at Ormstown – A five-year dream will come true on October 20th when the new Legion Hall of Branch 196, Ormstown, is officially opened at Ormstown. … Branch 196, Ormstown, in the five years since the end of World War II, with not too large a membership, has with the meager means at its disposal, furnished a room in the new Barrie Memorial Hospital at a cost of $550. They also will present at the official opening of their new hall, physio-therapy equipment tp the governors of the hospital. The aim of the Legion is to carry on the work and the hopes held by the men who laid down their lives so that this world would be a better place to live in.
50 years ago
October 13, 1976
FIRST SNOW OF THE SEASON – arrived considerably earlier than usual in Huntingdon. Last Saturday night to be exact, on the underside of midnight and after a day of cold, hammering rain.