150 years ago
September 24, 1874
THE MAGNIFICENT STEAMER, CANADIAN, Captain Rankin, has been placed upon the route between Montreal and Beauharnois, St Timothy, Valleyfield, Coteau Landing, Port Lewis, St Anicet, Lancaster, Summerstown, St Regis and Cornwall. The steamer will leave the canal basin, Montreal, every Tuesday and Friday afternoon, at 12:30 o’clock, and Lachine on the arrival of the Train, leaving Bonaventure Station at 5 o’clock, for the above places.
ENGLAND: Recently a swimming match was arranged to take place at Easthorne, England, between a fisherman and a mastiff dog. But there was no race, because the dog, once in the water with the man, supposed his duty was to save the latter’s life, and persisted in his endeavours to keep the man afloat by thrusting his head under his opponent’s chin.
125 years ago
September 28, 1899
HAVELOCK FAIR: In Franklin it may be said there are no apples, but in Havelock and Hemmingford there are a few. In Franklin, farmers who usually pick a hundred barrels or more have not enough for their own use. The quality of the apples shown was fine, the fameuse in particular. There were a number of plates of well matured pears, both Flemish beauty and Bartlett, and a good competition in grapes and plums.
100 years ago
September 25, 1924
FLOWERS UNDER BAN OF U.S. LAW: Quebec Can’t Export Many Plants Just Now – Owing to the prevalence of plant disease in Canada, the United States department of agriculture has forbidden import of the corn, celery, green beans in the pod, beets with tops, spinach, rhubarb, cut flowers or entire plants of chrysanthemums, aster, hollyhock, and cut flowers or entire plants of gladiolus and dahlias except bulbs without stems. All nursery stock, shrubs for planting etc., require a permit from the department of agriculture to be admissible. – Chateaugay Record.
75 years ago
September 28, 1948
$500 PIANO PURCHASED FOR HOWICK SCHOOL / Student Effort and Proceeds from Mrs. Mattice’s Concerts Provide Fine Instrument For School Use / A beautiful Steinway upright piano has been purchased for the Howick School. This purchase is the result of student efforts during the past few years, and the proceeds of Mrs. Florence Mattice’s piano recitals. The second-hand instrument is in excellent condition and has already occasioned a great interest among the musical students.
50 years ago
September 24, 1974
YOUNG RIDERS TO HIT TRAIL: The Huntingdon Young Country Riders are planning a fall trail ride and barbecue for Sunday, Sept. 29, and if things go as they expect, some 65 horses and their riders will enjoy the crisp fall weather for about five hours of cross-country riding. The group will leave from the Ronald Williams farm on the Botreaux Range near the Rockburn Sideroad and after passing through the Williams’ large maple bush, will traverse the Clearbrook Game Farm property to the Bush Road. “There is an old sawmill just across the Bush Road where we have received permission to set up our barbecue,” Young Riders Secretary Marlene McCracken said. “After lunch, we will circle back to end up at the Williams’ farm again.” Group president Shirley McNaughton has laid out the route for the trail ride.