150 years ago
September 10, 1874
HUNTINGDON: LOOK OUT FOR THE CHAMPIONS. COMPETITION WE DEFY. SAM COLE’S DOMINION HIPPODROME and COMBINATION CIRCUS Will exhibit at Huntingdon on Friday, September 11th, on the PARADE GROUND, at Two and Seven o’clock P.M. A congress of Artists second to none in the world. An organization known and recognized as the CANADIAN CIRCUS, one that the Dominion should be proud of, and boast of having an institution gotten up At Home, and that they can compete favorably with any circus in existence. … SAM COLE, Proprietor of the only Circus that DON’T take a Cent of Money out of Canada.
125 years ago
September 7, 1899
ORMSTOWN: A new post-office was opened on Friday, named Ormstown station. It is kept by Joseph Daoust, merchant, and will be convenient for residents in the neighbourhood of the station.
CHATEAUGUAY: A telephone office is to be opened here about the 15th inst., with Dr Marchand in charge. It will be a great convenience.
DEWITTVILLE: Saturday morning, while Robert Cameron’s cattle were being tied in the stable, which has a manure cellar, 9 feet deep, the underpinning gave way, precipitating sixteen cows into the basement. The tying part on one side came down with the cattle; on the other several of them hung by the neck until an axe was procured and the stanchions cut away. All escaped without injury.
100 years ago
September 11, 1924
ATHELSTAN: MODEL SCHOOL AGAIN RE-OPENS … Prizes Awarded To Pupils of Athelstan School. Athelstan Intermediate School opened on Thursday morning with a good attendance, forty-two scholars in all being present. … During the holiday season the school has been renovated, some new desks obtained and the roof and interior of the building painted. … Lord Athelstan kindly donated $100 for this school which was used for equipment and prizes.
75 years ago
September 7, 1949
ORMSTOWN: Polio Victims Completely Recovered … There were some reports during the past week that a number of cases of polio had occurred in and around Ormstown. The Gleaner learns that two cases were reported and that the patients have now completely recovered.
USE MORE DAIRY PRODUCTS: A few months ago, Margarine was a contentious question in Dairy Farming circles, but it was one of those things which had to come and it is now a problem that has to have a solution. In the past few months since this product was introduced in many parts of Canada, there has been an increasing demand for it and a corresponding decrease in the sales of butter.
50 years ago
September 4, 1974
BACK-TO-SCHOOL: C.V.R. heads for a record student body… As students throughout the Valley start the trek back to school this week, Chateauguay Valley Regional High School is faced with a possible record enrolment. “We may end up with over 1,450 students,” Principal Lloyd Adamson told The Gleaner, as school administrators waded through last-minute paperwork. Adamson described the figure as “astronomical” in a school which was designed to accommodate 1200. … “We have been using the galleries, the cafeteria, and every bit available for classes; now we are wondering which section of roof to use,” said Adamson, touching humorously on a situation which has everyone worried.
INTER-TOWN RIVALRY: Orms-town wins swim meet … The tables were turned in the second half of the Ormstown-Huntingdon swim meet on August 27 with the Ormstown youngsters taking advantage of their home pool to win most of the races and take a total points victory on the series.