100 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 6, 1908

• The storm of Saturday and Sunday gave the railways a little taste of the conditions of four years ago, and, incidentally, a taste of what the West had to contend with last winter. Saturday night the passenger train from Owen Sound due at Shelburne at 5:14 did not reach the town until about 6:30. It started out bravely for the south and got along not so badly until the neighbourhood of Laurel was reached, when a big snow bank proved too difficult for the engine to navigate and she stuck good and solid. A weakness of the line between Shelburne and Orangeville is that there is neither telegraphic nor telephonic communications with Crombies or Laurel, so that the 12-mile stretch between Shelburne and Orangeville Junction is a pretty good puzzle when a train leaves either point and turns up at neither. However, one snow plow worked its way up from Orangeville during the night and another one down from Shelburne until they located the stalled train. In the meantime the evening train from Toronto had reached Orangeville and the passengers had the pleasure of remaining in the county metropolis at the expense of the CPR. The stalled southbound train was dug out of its difficulties Sunday night and made its way to Orangeville, reaching Toronto about 6 a.m. Monday. The line to Shelburne was clear Monday afternoon and at about 3 p.m. the first train from Toronto since Saturday pulled in. By Tuesday, the line was clear and everything running in good order again.

All the railways had their little time of it. The Teeswater train met with a mishap at Teeswater Saturday, the engine and snow plow leaving the rails at an open switch.

Mr. and Mrs. Gardner, of Niagara Falls, were blocked at Orangeville on their way to attend the funeral of their son in Grand Valley. When they found they could get no farther by train they started to drive from Orangeville, but had to turn back after going about three miles, they and their driver suffering from frost bite.

• At Shelburne Council Monday night, James Pickering submitted a proposition for a five-year contract for lighting. His proposition is: 17 street lights to run from half an hour after sunset to 12 midnight, on moonlight schedule, and the lights in the town hall, except for those in the post office, for the sum of $850 per year; commercial and house lights at 10 cents per kilowatt for a minimum of $1 per light per year for house lights and $2 per light per year for commercial lights.

• The annual meeting of the shareholders and directors of Dufferin Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company, held in Shelburne town hall Saturday afternoon, was not very well attended, owing to the bad state of the roads.

• There wasn't a very large crowd in Shelburne town hall Thursday night of last week to see W. H. Speers' moving picture show. The machine used was one of the best that has been seen in Shelburne and the pictures shown seemed to please the audience pretty well, especially the sleeping car scene and the dream of the rarebit fiend.

75 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 10, 1933

• The annual meeting of Dufferin Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company, held in Shelburne town hall on Saturday afternoon of last week, was very largely attended, the hall being packed to the doors. Alexander Hunter, of Melancthon, John Cornelius, of East Garafraxa, and George Bruce, of East Luther, were re-elected as directors and W. F. Hammond, of Amaranth, was elected to take the place of J. J. Breedon. There was a very full discussion of the affairs of the company, especially the new form of application and the necessity of a readjustments of the amounts of the 1930 and 1931 policies. A motion was passed instructing the directors to adjust the policies to bring them in line with the 1932 requirements, whereby the insurance is not to exceed 2/3's of the cash value. W. J. Jelly, of Shelburne, was re-appointed by the directors as the company's president.

50 YEARS AGO Wednesday, February 5, 1958

• The annual meeting of the congregation of Trinity United Church, Shelburne, was held in the Sunday School auditorium Wednesday of last week with the minister, Rev. H. O. Hongisto, presiding. The meeting was told the budget of $9,000 for the past year was met and a budget of $10,800 proposed for the new year. The Missionary and Maintenance Fund for the pastoral charge was $3,637.29, an increase of $865 over last year.

25 YEARS AGO Wednesday, February 9, 1983

• Sam Raeburn, "The Duke of Caledon," celebrated his 101st birthday at Dufferin Oaks home for the aged last Wednesday.

• Michelle McKendry, a 15-yearold Mono Township skier, has pretty well been assured her title in the Southern Ontario Cup series with two wins over the weekend.