Very interesting and quite a surprise too. Thanks to you. Richard Labelle ----- Original Message ----- From: Pennie Redmile <predmile@total.net> To: <QC-ETANGLO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 11:31 PM Subject: [QC-ETANGLO] nespapers > Hello Listers, > > Today I was at the National Library of Quebec & was looking at some old > Granby Leader Mail/s ! I don't have much time to do this.. but in the > future I'll cull out anything I see of interest - that is "different" . > > 1896, Oct 3 page 3 under the heading "among our neighbours" > Chester Aiken of Dunkin caught a 300 lb black bear the other day. > +++++++ > > 1896 Oct 3 & Oct 4 - two mentions of Mr LS Channell of the Cookshire > Chronicle is obliged to go to Colorado on account of his health which is > very bad. He will be there until Spring. > > ++++++ > > If you want me to cull out anything like this that I see -- in E Twps > papers..in the future..I'll do so. Haven't a lot of time to give this but > it might prove interesting to everyone to see different items that give a > broader view of what life was like in the E Twps yrs ago. I don't think we > had bears this far west --in my life time.. though anyone who's read the > local histories knows they were there in the early yrs. > > Bye now..Pennie > > > > > > > >