150 years ago
May 11, 1876
VINES! PLANTS!! GRAPE VINES, 2 years old, “Concord” hardy, productive, and free from mildew. “Hartford” Early. Each sort $2.50 per dozen. EUMELEN. Sweet and rich, resembling hot-house grapes, $4 per dozen. ASPARAGUS, CONOVER’S. A mammoth variety of two-year-old plants bearing a crop next year at $1 per hundred. A few plants of “Lennig’s White” strawberry, melting, white fleshed and rich, at $1 per hundred. Orders by mail promptly attended to and plants carefully packed. ROBERT JACK, Hillside Gardens, Chateauguay Basin.
125 years ago
May 9, 1901
ORMSTOWN The white frost on Monday morning has been followed by a hot spell. The land is in excellent order, and farmers in many sections have finished sowing. – The dairy factories are in operation, tho milk supply is yet small. – All the brick yards have resumed work and on a larger scale, for the demand is good. – The fire engine has been inspected and thoroughly adjusted for use.
100 years ago
May 13, 1926
1st COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE NOW LAUNCHED – Machine costing $22,500 is First of Kind Made in Canada – Canadian Vickers Limited launched yesterday the first commercial airplane to be constructed in Canada for a commercial company, this being their “Vedette,” which is of the latest design and fitted with the most modern engine in existence.
MORE MODERN MACHINERY FOR H’DON GLEANER – High Speed Automatic Job Printing Press, Book Folder And New Power Stitcher Listed With Other Additional Equipment.
ORMSTOWN BULL SALE OUTBIDS YORK COUNTY – T.B. Free Animals Bring on an Average $25. More Than Animals Sold At York County Sale.
ONE IN EIGHT OWN AUTOS IN DOMINION – Ontario Has Highest Percentage – Saskatchewan And British Columbia Next.
TRAPPER WAS SUSPENDED IN MID-AIR – Crawls Miles to Shack After Falling Over 150 Foot Cliff.
75 years ago
May 9, 1951
GRADE SEVEN PUPILS, ORMSTOWN, VISIT GLEANER PLANT – [Photo] Shown above are pupils of grade seven, Ormstown High School, as they were viewing operations at the Gleaner plant on Friday morning. … they were interested in watching the typesetter compose a line of type from the type case … another group of the same grade [were] watching the operation of the linotype machine. Both groups show great interest in what they see.
Apple Blossom Festival – Outstanding Event For Covey Hill District … The Havelock Fair Board is co-operating with the growers and will sponsor an Apple Blossom Festival in the Franklin, Covey Hill and Hemmingford districts to coincide with the appearance of the blossom on the trees in that area. It is intended to have a parade of floats and cars which will form at Hemmingford and proceed as a cavalcade … stopping at various orchards along the way in order to view the splendour of these orchards at blossom time.
50 years ago
May 12, 1976
TRILLIUMS – mainly white but some red – have been attracting people to the woods. Also fiddleheads and leeks.
SNOW last Thursday – but that didn’t deter mosquitoes from making their annual appearance. Just ask those people who went picking spring flowers in the woods. Big, hungry ones.
JUST THIS – are you chicken about buckling up in seat belts? Too bad if you are. Might cost you. As you are aware, it will be mandatory to use them soon. That’s life for you … and that’s exactly what the authorities are trying to help you safeguard.