150 years ago
January 20, 1876
VETERINARY SURGEON – ARCHD. McCORMICK, acting and consulting Surgeon for the Agricultural Societies of Beauharnois and Huntingdon No. 1, begs to inform the farmers of this District that he can be consulted with at the following places, viz. at Bryson’s, Howick, on Mondays; at Lemay’s Durham, on Wednesdays, at Moir’s, Huntingdon, on Fridays of every week, beginning January 10th. The other days of the week at his father’s residence, St Louis de Gonzague. N.B. – Prepares Condition Powders and keeps constantly on hand all medicines necessary for his profession.
125 years ago
January 17, 1901
HERDMAN – The meeting of the patrons of the cheese factory was held by Mr Ferguson on Monday, when it was decided to convert it into a combined factory, by adding butter-making machinery. The quantity of cheese made last season was 67,000 lb, and the price paid patrons was 85c per 100lb of milk. Johnston Brothers were the largest patrons, and sent 125,294 lb milk from 18 cows, and received $1041, making an average per cow of $57.85, which goes to show the great advantage in careful feeding.
100 years ago
January 21, 1926
SCHOOL HOCKEY – The hockey matches played in the Huntingdon Arena last evening between the boys and girls of Ormstown Academy against the girls and boys of Huntingdon Academy attracted a large audience. The Ormstown Girls proved themselves again to be the best scorers and carried off the honors of the game by winning 2 to 1. The boys played well and received much cheering and encouragement. The Huntingdon Academy Jrs. Proved themselves the best team winning by 4 to 0.
75 years ago
January 17, 1951
Extra Gasoline Tax Going Into Grants to Keep Roads Open during Winter Season – Government Responsible For Main Highways, Municipalities For No. 2 and 3 Roads – A new programme of paying the cost of keeping highways and roads open throughout the province has recently been announced to the municipal councils by the Provincial Dept. of Roads. In the past it has been up to the various municipal councils to pay the Roads Dept. a certain sum for the plowing of roads during winter, It was also the policy to appropriate a certain amount to committees in certain parts of municipalities and they would in turn use this appropriation to keep the roads in their district open for winter traffic. The municipality also bought snow fence to be placed along roadsides to prevent them from filling in too much.
50 years ago
January 21, 1976
MAN’S BEST FRIEND – about a year ago, a little stray poodle made his appearance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm McNaughton, Fairview Road, Huntingdon. About a year previous to that, Mac’s faithful old Collie had died of old age and Mac didn’t think (then) that another dog would ever take his place. But, both Mac and Gail decided they would feed him until they could locate his owner. No luck and eventually the little fellow became a part of the household. Rather fortunate, too. About 3 a.m. Thursday, when fire broke out, Mac and Gail were sleeping soundly and they could well have been suffocated if their little friend hadn’t awakened them by barking. As it was, damage was extensive… but both Mac and Gail are alive and well, thanks to the once-stray poodle.