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Near drowning April 23, 1965

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April 23, 1965    Ontario Intelligencer

Three Boys Rescued After Homemade Raft Capsizes

MARMORA (Special) - "For God's sake help us - we're not fooling".   The desperate cry came from  three teenage boys clinging to their home-made raft floating  in "The Cove"  on the south side of the Crowe River yesterday afternoon.   An hour later Brian Monk,  13; Paul McTaggart, 13 both of Marmora and Brock Cooper, 11 of Peterborough were taken  to safety soaked and chilled by the cold  water of the river.    Mrs. Roy Barker heard their cries and called her son, Jack, 15, and Dave McManus,  who  rushed to a nearby boathouse to secure a boat.  The Marmora Fire Department raced to the scene and assisted in bringing the boys to shore.   The youngsters set out in the raft for an hour's fun. Suddenly it  capsized throwing all three occupants into the water.   Cooper, it is stated, went down twice before he was hauled to safety by his friends.   Authorities here say it is a miracle the trio did not drown.   How the boys got back aboard the raft is still a big question .   They lost rubber boots and raincoats when the raft upset,  also the single paddle they took with them.  The water of the river is very deep at this point.  Except for the shaking and  chilled bodies,  the boys are none the worse for their misadventure.   Jack Barker and McManus were forced to carry the rescue boat some distance before they could launch it.

Council considers Fire Truck, July 9, 1908

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From 1900 to 1908,  the Marmora Business Section had suffered  more than 5 major fires,  destroying great sections of the street,  and causing heartbreaking losses for the owners.  These setbacks were a result of lack of fire equipment in an age when wood stoves were the main source of heat. In 1908, council met to look at how the town could improve the protection.

"The regular session of the village Council was held on Monday evening. Council members Warren, Mackechnie and Pearce being present. Councillor Warren occupied the chair.                 
Mr. Wiley, travelling representative of the International Harvester Co. of which firm Mr. Wm. Flynn is the local agent, was present and addressed the council in regard to the purchase of a fire engine for the town. He said they had placed on the market a six and eight horsepower gasoline engine with ·one of the most up to date pumps on the market. With these engines any well or cistern can be utilized and with 25 feet of suction hose and 400 feet of regular hose it will throw a stream almost equal to a town waterworks for any ordinary fire. The whole thing is mounted on wheels so that it can be used either with wheels or runners and as each part is stationary there would be no adjusting of belts or anything of that kind. The price would be almost $850.00 for the 6 horsepower engine.
On  a motion of councillors Mackechnie and Pearce, Mr. Wiley was requested to submit a letter giving full particulars as to work done by the engine, price etc. Council then adjourned to meet again on the 20th to take up the question of the purchasing of the electric light plant."
Marmora Herald

 

1915 FIRES IN BUSINESS SECTION

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THIRD FIRE IN THREE YEARS
For the third time in less than three years the business section of Marmora has suffered from fire. That all the stores on the east side of Forsythe Street were not wiped out is something to be thankful for. The fire apparently started in the stables or sheds back of the old Central Hotel. From there it quickly spread to Mrs. Sullivan's stable where F. N. Marett & Co. kept their horses, rigs and hearse, along with three horses and a cow which were burned to death. Several rigs were destroyed but the hearse was saved. The fire quickly spread to Dan Shannon's stable and store house, W D. Donnelly's barber shop and pool room and B. C. Hubbell's new brick block also caught fire but with the assistance of Deloro Fire Dept. equipment the building. was saved. The fire then swept south taking the livery stables, sheds, etc., owned by John Green,  Connor & Gray tin shop, Chas. Clairmont's blackshop shop all being burned down. It is impossible to estimate the cost at this early date.
March 25, 1915

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1910 Deloro robberies

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SYSTEMATICALLY ROBBED
It is alleged that Deloro Works have been systematically robbed for some time. Three arrests have already been made and a considerable quantity of refined silver and silver ore have been found. The Crown is taking active measures to protect the property of the Company.
February 10, 1910

EXPRESSED $44,000.
On Wednesday of last week The Deloro Mining & Reduction Co. expressed $44,000 silver in 70lb bars on Central Ontario Railways. This is just an average weekly shipment. The arsenic by-product is also very favorable.
September 19, 1910

FOREIGNER ARRESTED
A foreigner, who went by the names of Hill and also Lappe, came up before Judge Deroche on Wednesday of last week for stealing a quantity of silver from Deloro Mining & Reduction Company. He was sentenced to the Provincial Reformatory for two years less a day.
February 3, 1916

STOLE SILVER FROM DELORO PLANT
At an early hour Wednesday morning of last week the local police placed under arrest two men named Charles Pask and Charles Brown. The warrant under which they were arrested charges "that they, at Deloro, in the months of January and February did unlawfully steal, take and carry away a quantity of silver and silver ore from the milling and reduction property of the Deloro Mining & Reduction Company Limited, the property of the said Company." They pleaded guilty and were remanded until the 15th for sentence.
After Brown and Pask had been arrested their trunks were searched and a considerable quantity of refined silver and silver ore was found. They are both Englishmen and had been working at Deloro for some time. It was their intention to leave this country and in fact had purchased their tickets for Liverpool and were to sail on the Empress of Britain on the 11th inst. Brown is a married man with a family in England and Pask is unmarried.
They came up for sentence and were given a severe talking to, given a suspended sentence of one year in jail and ordered to pay a fine of $20.00 each and $12.50 costs and enter a bond for their good behavior for one year.
February 17, 1910

Dec. 1984 Santa Shot!

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Picture from 1972 parade

Santa Claus  shot in the neck December 1, 1984, during the Santa Parade held in Marmora, December 1.

Madoc Detachment of Ontario Provincial Police said Santa was shot with a pellet rifle used by a 14 year old male living in the Marmora area. Corporal Rick Deering said the name of the youth could not be released, and charges were not laid.
"The matter was settled out of court, no charges were pressed on the child," said Deering.

Many Marmora residents watching the parade said later Santa Claus wasn't "himself" for the event.
Marmora Herald

April 1927 Fined for Peddling

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On Friday Benjamin Roberts, who has been selling paring knives and other articles without a license, was taken into custody under the transient traders By-Law. He appeared before B.C. Hubbell, J.P. and Reeve Airhart, and after pleading guilty was fined $10.00 and costs, on his promise to leave the village immediately. Roberts owed his trouble more to the fact he had been distributing Communist literature around the village and surrounding country than to any other cause. The articles and papers he was passing around were very, very strongly anti-British. Roberts is a Barnardo Home boy, and has apparently come under the influence of the radical socialist element. These extremists are not recognized by the great majority of the Labor Unions, and yet they always pose as the friends of the working man.

June 1910 Quite a surprise!

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Marmora enjoyed quite a sensation on Friday last when it was learned that during the night someone had left an infant at the house belonging to Mr. Kennedy Elliott, on Madoc Street now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Nayler. On going out to the woodshed in the morning, Mrs. Nayler was surprised to hear a baby crying and on investigation found an open telescope with a baby boy about two months old.


October 1914 - Mr. Green's Hotel Burned Down

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100 years ago,  Mr. Green's  summer hotel on Marble Point Road burned down, late on a Sunday night.  Mr. & Mrs. Green had started a fire to take the chill off the night air.  After they retired,  the kitchen was aflame.  Most of the other cottages on the lake were closed,  but word spread quickly to the village and help was soon coming.

Mr. Alphonse Shannon was passing by with his mother,  and with his help,  a large amount of furniture was saved.  The loss was partly covered by insurance.

Marmora Herald May 17, 1906 - Mr. John Green is busy every day enlarging and improving Crowe Lake Cottage. John is one of those particular kind of men who must have everything “just so” and the result is that Crowe Lake Cottage is becoming a very popular summer resort.

Arson Suspected, Sept. 22, 1921

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Shortly after one o'clock Saturday morning,  an alarm of fire was given and the old woollen mill was found to be on fire,  As the water power was turned on,  the belt broke and it was discovered to be almost cut in two by a knife or other sharp instrument.  After a hard fight to save the adjoining buildings,  the fire won and the building used for the village electric light plant was completely destroyed.  An attempt to set fire to the saw mill was made, but was discovered before much headway was made.  A third attempt was made on the stable, which also burned to the ground.  The evidence of arson was so apparent that the Fire Marshall of Ontario made an investigation and an arrest has been made.  Further developments are expected very soon.

Improvements Made to Hughes' Cemetery

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You may have noticed the improvements made in the Hughes Cemetery,  on the Centre Line Road, Marmora,  but what is new is the cross erected for Ignac Paradis.  Born in St. Lambert, Quebec in 1849,  he came to work as a river driver for the Page Lumber Co.  He drowned,  at age 20,  at Deer Falls, Belmont Twp. The record shows that Mr. Downs of the Page Co. donated a  monument,  but it does not exist today.  We have tried to locate family members without success.  Let us know if you know a "Paradis".