Stories from our past - February 9, 2023 - Picton Gazette

February 9, 2023

Stories from our past – February 9, 2023

Stories from our past – February 9, 2023

Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year…

1923

The members of the local U. F. O. held their annual meeting in the Assembly Hall of the new school. The following officers were elected for 1923. Pros., Seburn Cronk, Vice-Pres., Garnet Taylor; Directors, Wm. Wiggins, Clarence Pearsall, Lon. Ross, W. K. Callow and J. H. Graham.
Considerable interest has been aroused in town over the announcement that Mr. A. M. Thompson has taken Mr. Wilbert E. King into partnership with him. The business as dealers in gasoline and lubricating oils will now be carried on under the firm name of Thompson and King.
That a man getting a salary of $7,400 will not make a success on a fifty acre farm with $10,000 to start with, was proven by the members of the Short Course who debated on the subject on Thursday afternoon in their Literary meeting. The affirmative was taken by Misses Helen Harris and Lillian Hutchinson and the negative ably supported by Messrs. Wellington Teskey and Earl McCoy.

1943

Filling of the large ice house at Point Traverse is underway. The ice is of good thickness and quality and is used for ising the fish at the fishing colony there. This is operated by Willis Metcalfe. Picton ice houses are also being filled while the weather is fine.
With plenty of snow, sleighing parties have been popular this winter, and the young folk have been enjoying sleigh rides with a hot lunch afterwards. On Monday evening, a party included several members of the RAF. On their return to town a social time was spent at the Chapter House.
The splendid sum of $100.96 was cleared from the hockey game at Picton arena, Wednesday night, the proceeds being for the Canadian Aid to Russia Fund. The teams taking part were Leo McQuaid’s Hurricanes of Bloomfield and Frank Cretan’s London Life team of Picton.

1973

James W. Snow, Minister of Government Services, Friday announced the award of a $495,478 contract of M. J. Finn Construction Ltd., Lakefield Highway, Peterborough, for conversion renovations to Unit 2 of the Craig Barracks buildings at Prince Edward Heights Picton, for the Ministry of Health.
Moves by the Provincial Government toward a system of regional local governments do not necessarily apply to the Ministry of Education, according to Education Minister Thomas Wells.
Twice a week at Prince Edward Collegiate Institute more than 30 students drop their books off after the final school bell and make haste to the gymnasium where the transformation from student of learning to amateur gymnast takes place.

1983

Federal and provincial money funnelled into a works program this past year has allowed the provincial parks here to embark on new construction projects and complete a variety of work that has sat on the back burner for as long as four years.
The kitten, a tortoise colored one, was Nifty by name but was far from nifty by nature as was proved by events on the weekend. The one-year-old pet spent five days on a branch of pine tree 55 feet above Barker St., Picton. Nifty was quick to get up there but wasn’t nifty enough to get down again.
After several months of stalling by some members of North Marysburgh Council and a visit to the garbage transfer site by an inspector of the ministry of environment Reeve Gordon Norton found himself in an intolerable position last week. Council was given 30 days to clean up the Township’a act and the disposal site or face possible prosecution by the ministry.

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Stories from our past – February 9, 2023

Each week, the Gazette looks back on stories from the past. Here is what happened this week, by year…

1923

The members of the local U. F. O. held their annual meeting in the Assembly Hall of the new school. The following officers were elected for 1923. Pros., Seburn Cronk, Vice-Pres., Garnet Taylor; Directors, Wm. Wiggins, Clarence Pearsall, Lon. Ross, W. K. Callow and J. H. Graham.
Considerable interest has been aroused in town over the announcement that Mr. A. M. Thompson has taken Mr. Wilbert E. King into partnership with him. The business as dealers in gasoline and lubricating oils will now be carried on under the firm name of Thompson and King.
That a man getting a salary of $7,400 will not make a success on a fifty acre farm with $10,000 to start with, was proven by the members of the Short Course who debated on the subject on Thursday afternoon in their Literary meeting. The affirmative was taken by Misses Helen Harris and Lillian Hutchinson and the negative ably supported by Messrs. Wellington Teskey and Earl McCoy.

1943

Filling of the large ice house at Point Traverse is underway. The ice is of good thickness and quality and is used for ising the fish at the fishing colony there. This is operated by Willis Metcalfe. Picton ice houses are also being filled while the weather is fine.
With plenty of snow, sleighing parties have been popular this winter, and the young folk have been enjoying sleigh rides with a hot lunch afterwards. On Monday evening, a party included several members of the RAF. On their return to town a social time was spent at the Chapter House.
The splendid sum of $100.96 was cleared from the hockey game at Picton arena, Wednesday night, the proceeds being for the Canadian Aid to Russia Fund. The teams taking part were Leo McQuaid’s Hurricanes of Bloomfield and Frank Cretan’s London Life team of Picton.

1973

James W. Snow, Minister of Government Services, Friday announced the award of a $495,478 contract of M. J. Finn Construction Ltd., Lakefield Highway, Peterborough, for conversion renovations to Unit 2 of the Craig Barracks buildings at Prince Edward Heights Picton, for the Ministry of Health.
Moves by the Provincial Government toward a system of regional local governments do not necessarily apply to the Ministry of Education, according to Education Minister Thomas Wells.
Twice a week at Prince Edward Collegiate Institute more than 30 students drop their books off after the final school bell and make haste to the gymnasium where the transformation from student of learning to amateur gymnast takes place.

1983

Federal and provincial money funnelled into a works program this past year has allowed the provincial parks here to embark on new construction projects and complete a variety of work that has sat on the back burner for as long as four years.
The kitten, a tortoise colored one, was Nifty by name but was far from nifty by nature as was proved by events on the weekend. The one-year-old pet spent five days on a branch of pine tree 55 feet above Barker St., Picton. Nifty was quick to get up there but wasn’t nifty enough to get down again.
After several months of stalling by some members of North Marysburgh Council and a visit to the garbage transfer site by an inspector of the ministry of environment Reeve Gordon Norton found himself in an intolerable position last week. Council was given 30 days to clean up the Township’a act and the disposal site or face possible prosecution by the ministry.