125 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 24, 1894

• J. C. Williams, of Riverview, a short time ago set a trap for a bear and on Sunday last it was found to have accomplished its purpose, holding securely a large bear by one paw. A rope was thrown around the animal's neck after the manner of lassoing, but with a slip knot and the other end of the rope being taken around a tree, the animal choked until it became powerless. Then its feet were securely tied and, a jumper being brought to the scene, the bear was brought into the village accompanied by about 60 or more residents who had turned out to witness the capture. The bear is full-grown but starvedlooking and at the time of writing chained up in Mr. William's yard. The owner is communicating with Ald. Harry Piper of the Toronto Zoo with a view to selling it to the zoo.

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, July 22, 1909

• A serious fire occurred at Maple Valley Monday morning, destroying W. D. Taylor's large pump factory and B. G. Moore's stable with the contents of both. Cause of the fire is not known although it is presumed a spark from the forge in the factory dropped through the floor to the hay in the stable underneath.

• The Orangeville Sun reports an amusing incident at the C.P.R. station in Brampton when visitors from Orangeville had assembled for the return trip from the July 12 celebrations there. The band was playing a tune and the boys and about 200 other people did not hear the conductor yell "all aboard" and the train pulled out without them and they had to remain until Tuesday morning.

• Dr. Pyne, Ontario's Minister of Eduction, has issued an announcement containing the text-book regulations just adopted by his department. The circular gives a list of the textbooks to be used in public schools, the lower and middle schools of high and continuation schools and collegiate institutes. The old textbooks, authorized in 1908 and 1909, are limited to use until the mid-summer vacation of 1910.

• Albert Edward Johnston, on application made by Squire Pattullo to the Inspector of Prisons, was released upon the statutory certificate of the jail surgeon pursuant to statute and is now with county councillor Arch Greer, Reeve of Mulmur. There are two, David and James, in the county buildings yet and proceedings are also being taken to release John Carr, who is also an inmate there for insanity.

• The latest sight mentioned for the new Central Prison farm, is at Inglewood. The location is, 35 miles from Toronto. It and two sites closer to Toronto had been inspected by Messrs. Sutherland and Postlethwaite of the Provincial Secretary's Department. Hon. A. J. Matheson, Acting Provincial Secretary, said the Inglewood site "has been under consideration but nothing definite has been decided and no action will be taken pending the return of Hon. Mr. Hanna."

75 YEARS AGO Wednesday, July 26, 1934

• Late Wednesday, the King Paving Company began laying a 10- foot-wide strip of pavement north from the Grey-Dufferin boundary below Dundalk. Fast progress is being made on the job and a large fleet of trucks keep a steady stream of material on the way to the cement mixer.

• The car of Orangeville Mayor Parkinson, which was stolen from in front of the owner's residence on First Avenue on July 6 or early the following morning, has been recovered in Thessalon. The first news of the car came from Fenelon Falls, where the licence plates has been discarded. Two of the four men implicated in the theft are under arrest and police are hot on the trail of the others, who are believed to be in the vicinity of Sudbury.

• Repairs being made to the electrical development plant of the Hydro Electric Power Commission at Eugenia Falls has made necessary some interruptions in service on the Eugenia system. However, these breaks are being made only between 4 and 7 a.m.

50 YEARS AGO Wednesday, July 22, 1959

• The location of Dufferin County's Home for the Aged may be decided this week with Shelburne making a stronger bid for the home with an offer of seven free acres including four acres of what is now Berwick Park.

• At a special meeting held July 8 Shelburne Council passed a motion that the Department of Highways be petitioned for approval of supplementary expenditure for construction and widening of Main Street between Adeline and the CPR tracks.

25 YEARS AGO Wednesday, July 25, 1984

• Orangeville's expanded sewage treatment plant, featuring the latest in electronic controls, should be in operation by late September or early October.

• Mono township is acquiring a site on 5 Sideroad west of Highway 120 to supply a portion of its own gravel needs for road work.