Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year…
1912:
The Picton Collegiate Cadets went to Camp at Barriefield, near Kingston, on Wednesday morning.
Circulars are out announcing the 12th annual excursion of the Prince Edward County Old Boys to be running the C.N.R. from Toronto, August 10th and 12th.
Forty four automobiles are expected to be put into commission this afternoon, driving all the way to Salmon Point.
1952:
A grass fire in the vicinity of Mountain View station sent the fire reels from Trenton air station on a quick run Tuesday afternoon.
A Hillier Township resident appeared in Magistrate’s Court with cruelly binding a horse. A chain had been used to tie the legs to prevent jumping.
Raspberries, which promised to be a bumper crop, have suffered as a result of the heat and lack of rain.
1972:
Findings on a survey of public opinion on the possibility of an open season for deer may be among the items presented at the next council meeting.
Special guest speaker at the Picton Rotary Club luncheon meeting was Bob Walmsley, family court judge for the counties of Lennox-Addington, Hastings and Prince Edward.
Three Prince Edward County residents will be among a delegation of Canadians who will spend three weeks on tour in China. They include Reg. Windatt and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Weese.
1982:
The third 4-H Veterinary Club meeting was held at the Picton Animal Hospital on Thursday, June 17.
With the help of a private investment company, Barney Hepburn and his wife, Doreen, have established an outdoor-indoor leisure furniture business.
Mayor Don King has challenged the county’s reeves to enact a minimum standards bylaw in order to force a handful of sloppy property owners to clean up.
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