125 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 8, 1883

• A meeting concerning the proposed Cascadilla Railway was held in the Horning's Mills Town Hall on Monday last. Notwithstanding the very unfavourable weather a very large number were present, James Huxtable in the chair. The meeting having been called to order, the chairman stated that its object was the appointment of provisional directors. The following were then chosen: Messrs. James Huxtable, G. L. Airth, William Taylor, Dr. John Barr, MP, Alex McKennie, Robert McGhee, MPP., Thomas Ferguson, Robert Marshall, S. P. Hodgson, D. C. Lamont and Richard Hewitt. Insofar as the proposed scheme is concerned the project meets with every success. At a subsequent meeting the following officers were appointed: James Huxtable, president; Robert McGhee, vice-president, and W. M. McKenzie, secretary.

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 5, 1908

• At its meeting Monday night, Shelburne Council passed the following resolution: "That whereas the accommodation of the present station in Shelburne is entirely inadequate and the approaches thereto are unsafe, that the Clerk be instructed to memorialize Canadian Pacific Railway Co. in regard to the same, with a view to securing a proper station building with reasonably safe approaches to it.

• Melancthon's Gravel Road Church is undergoing extensive repairs. The building has been jacked up and a stone foundation has been built underneath. The old plaster wall has been taken off and a new cement wall is being put on which will add considerably both to the warmth and appearance of the church. Charles Reburn has the contract of repairing the walls. On Sunday the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was dispensed and Rev. W. J. Tribble officiated, with a large congregation present.

• Dr. E. C. Campbell, Reeve of Shelburne and Warden of Dufferin, gave a banquet to the members of County Council, County officials, members of the local council and school board, the local editors and others, at the Mansion House, Shelburne, Tuesday evening. Said THE ECONOMIST: It was a happy idea to have the warden's banquet in Shelburne instead of the county town for a change. That the banquet was an excellent one practically goes without saying, for the Mansion is deservedly getting a very high reputation for the superiority of its efforts in this line.

• The local oil drillers are now, we understand, at work out in the Keldon area. They don't seem to have been successful in striking any "gushers" yet.

• Another change of passenger train times took effect on the local branch of the CPR on Monday. The CPR people evidently expect the travelling public to be long-distance mind readers, for they have a habit of making time changes with only 24 hours or less warning.

75 YEARS AGO Thursday, November 9, 1933

• Tenders are now being called for grading and culverts on six miles of Highway 9 east from Primrose. A $38 million works program announced by the provincial government as a means of speeding Ontario's recovery, also includes the re-alignment of 12 curves on highway 10 between Dundalk and Chatsworth.

• Vernon Knowles, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Knowles, of Melancthon Station, has resigned as news managing editor of the Toronto Mail and Empire and joined the Toronto Daily Star in the same capacity.

50 YEARS AGO Wednesday, November 5, 1958

• A community Hallowe'en Party, staged last Friday night in Shelburne arena, was a decided success from the standpoint of both attendance and costuming. The event was sponsored by the Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce and saw Shelburne Citizens' Band provide music for the parades of costumes groups and Alvin Dermott and his Orchestra doing the same for the square dancing that followed.

• Shelburne Council has ordered that dog owners must keep their dogs tied up until the current rabies epidemic is over. Any dogs found running loose will be turned over to the Canada Department of Agriculture for disposal.

• Development of the Dufferin County Civil Defence Organization is well under way. Meetings will be held throughout the county during this fall and winter and residents are urged to attend whenever possible since they are for the benefit of everyone.

25 YEARS AGO Wednesday, November 9, 1983

• Orangeville residents interested in determining whether there is a need for non-profit housing in the town have established the Orangeville Non-Profit Community Residential Foundation Inc. to develop a housing project that will meet the needs of those with moderate to middle incomes.