100 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 4, 1906

 A convention of the temperance people of Mono was held in Burn's Church in Mono Centre, on September 21st to consider the advisability of inaugurating a local option campaign. There was a fairly representative attendance. The meeting was unanimously in favour of immediate steps being taken to secure the submission of a local option bylaw at the municipal election next January. Steps will be taken at once to prepare the necessary petition to the township council.A township executive was formed with the following officers and ward convenors: President, G. F. Stewart; secretary, Rev.G.W. Rose; treasurer, John Waller; convenors - Perry's, Lorne Dodds; Relessey, Robert Holmes; Rosemont, Alfred Smith; Harshaw's, W. J. McMaster; Camilla, James Montgomery; Primrose, William Kendrew. A public meeting was held at night at which Rev. B. H. Spence, of Toronto, was the chief speaker. Under the present Licence Act it will be necessary for the optionists to secure 60% of the total vote polled in order to carry the measure. The Act has also taken the discretionary power out of the hands of the municipal council, which is now obliged to submit a bylaw on receiving a sufficiently signed petition.

 John Rutheram, a 16-yearold Barnardo Home boy from England who has been employed at Joseph Kendrew's, Primrose, for the past year and half,was one of those working at Samuel Buchanan's threshing, lot 29, Prince of Wales Road, Mono, on Tuesday. When quitting time came in the evening, Rutheram, who was on a stack of straw, undertook to slide off with his fork in his hand. By some means he held the fork by the tines instead of by the handle, and on landing he fell forward on the tines, which penetrated his abdomen above the lower rib, and doubtless went into his heart, as he put his hands to the injured part and said, "I'm hurt here!" fell forward, gasped a couple of times and was dead before the startled onlookers scarcely realized what had happened. Coroner Steele, of Shelburne, viewed the body, but deemed an inquest to be unnecessary. The funeral takes place to Shelburne Cemetery this morning (Thursday) at 10 o'clock.

 Says the DUNDALK HERALD: It will be a pity if the young people of Dundalk have to go another winter without a skating rink. The meeting called a few weeks ago to form a join stock company to erect a skating and curling rink and to secure land for tennis, bowling, etc. did not attract a bikers' dozen, and consequently little can be looked for from that source. There ought to be money in a skating and curling rink; in fact, we have yet to hear of one not paying, and if one or a company of our moneyed men would invest in this way and put a good manager in charge, there is not doubt the returns would be handsome. The young people have never really known the joys of a good rink, and there is a whole lot of thanks and money awaiting the man who places one at their disposal. Possibly it is too late in the season to start now, but we should imagine a hustling contractor could have it in shape by new years, which is plenty soon enough.

75 YEARS AGO Thursday, October 8, 1931

 At Simcoe Sunday night, tribute was paid Judge Hugh Paterson Innes, of Norfolk County, at a banquet attended by citizens of the town and township officials. He was congratulated on his recent appointment as Judge of Dufferin County and presented with a gold watch and illuminated address.

 Before Police Magistrate Hugh Falconer, at Orangeville Wednesday of last week, Robert Earl Hannah, of Markdale, was committed for trial on a charge of criminal negligence, this charge having been laid by the Crown after a coroners' jury at the inquest into the death of Alex Matthews, of Shelburne, had returned a verdict exonerating Hannah from blame. The accused will appear before Mr. Justice Kelly at Dufferin Fall Assizes, which open at Orangeville on Tuesday, November 24th, for trial, unless he elects to be tried by County Judge Innes at an earlier date.

50 YEARS AGO Wednesday, October 3, 1956

 The 12th annual meeting of Shelburne Co-Operative Association was held Tuesday night of last week in the Cedar Room with close to 300 present. Association President Harry Francis presided at the head table. The past year's business set a record for the local organization, which had net sales of $720,404, almost $100,000 greater than the previous high, set in 1955.

25 YEARS AGO Wednesday, October 7, 1981

 Dufferin County is going all out for a visit this week by Canada's Governor General Ed Schreyer. At a press conference at the county building in Orangeville, centennial co-ordinator Peter Oomen said Mr. Schreyer's schedule has been checked carefully by the OPP and RCMP. The Schreyers will be staying at the Ontario Hydro Centre in Mono.