Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year…
1912:
The May meeting of the Milford Women’s Institute was held in the school room of the church. The meeting was opened by singing “Scatter Seeds of Kindness”.
The good old 24th was a pretty decent kind of holiday after all. There was quite a bit of humidity hanging about, but it fell short of spoiling the day.
A gigantic wave, the like of which was not previously remembered, tumbled over the beach at Wellington on the morning of May 24th.
1952:
An Ameliasburgh mother and her two children narrowly escaped asphyxiation by coal gas while sleeping.
Among army personal returning from Korea was Pte. D.W. Carley, of Consecon.
Jack Ogilvy was elected to fill the vacancy on Wellington Council to succeed J.P. Johnson.
1972:
Action to appoint a full board to operate the new Prince Edward County Museum in the historic St. Mary Magdalene Church will be delayed.
It’s apple blossom time in Prince Edward County again and events planned include an apple baking contest, a Blossom Queen contest, orchard tours and more.
A reported theft of a large quantity of tomatoes from a box car at Picton kept town police searching, but it turned out to be an error.
1982:
Hallowell Township’s 192 budget shows an increase of 8.36 per cent over last year, with county and school board levies up and the township’s levy down.
Buoyed by support from affiliated locals, Picton’s Local 1255 re-entered into negotiations with the three-man Public Utilities Commission.
The crumbling chapel at the Glenwood Cemetery is badly in need of structural repairs and the cemetery board is appealing to the public for the required funds.
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