News 10 Years Ago
Wednesday, December 5, 1990

Died - Ross G. GATCHELL, 95, Pugwash, formerly of Oxford, Nov. 26 in North Cumberland Memorial Hospital, Pugwash.

Died - Roland MCNULTY, 99, Oxford, formerly of Collingwood, Nov. 30 in All Saints Hospital, Springhill.

News 20 Years Ago
Wednesday, December 3, 1980

Died on November 30 at All Saints Hospital, Springhill, Mrs. Charlotte Pauline (Robinson) BLAIR, 70, of Oxford Junction.

News 30 Years Ago
Wednesday, December 3, 1970

Died at Saskatchewan, G. Whidden GRAHAM, 65, formerly of Oxford Funeral service for Mabel B. FISHER was held in Pugwash on November 14.

News 40 Years Ago
Thursday, December 1, 1960

An old landmark at Port Howe has disappeared as Pauley Bros. opened their new modern store on November 11. The old fashioned store was built almost 85 years ago by Uriah JOHNSON and was operated until 1919 by Roland SMITH, and until 1952 by Samuel WOOD and son, Earl WOOD.
Since 1953 it has been operated by Pauley Bros.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl JOBE, Westchester, sold their farm and woodland to Payson DOBSON, and have moved to Amherst.

Died at Springhill Hospital on November 19, Thomas WILSON, 76, of Oxford, who retired as manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia in 1946.

News 50 Years Ago
Thursday, November 30, 1950

Jeremiah TRENHOLM, 43-year-old Malagash farmer, died almost instantly on November 25 when a rifle lying in his wagon was struck and discharged.

Died at Stellarton on November 17, Mrs. Joseph TOTTEN, 61, formerly Lula MATTINSON of Oxford.

Died at Pugwash Jct., on November 22, Freeman PORTEOUS, 67.

News 60 Years Ago
Thursday, November 28, 1940

The Dominion Chair Factory at Bass River was completely destroyed by fire on November 23.

Died at Amherst on November 24, J.H. HEWSON of Amherst, age 80, formerly of River Philip.

Died at Wallace Bridge on November 24, Mrs. J.L. MCKIM, age 92.

News 70 Years Ago
Thursday, December 4, 1930

E.O. HUNTER, who has been station agent at Thomson, has been promoted to Wentworth Station.

Mr. and Mrs. J.A. PATTERSON of Pugwash have moved to Oxford, where they will operate the Oxford House.

Rev. T.A. MEISTER, at one time pastor of the Belmont circuit, has been extended a call to Westchester Baptist Church.

Died at Collingwood recently, Grace RUSHTON, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rushton.

Died at Oxford Junction on November 30, Mrs. GOLDSMITH.

A Look Back ...
Feb. 24, 1972 - Another of Oxford's old landmarks, the Canadian National Railway station at South Oxford, will soon be no more. Mr. Bert RICHES, well known local builder, is at present demolishing the old station.

Believed to have been built about 1890, the station and the big freight shed nearby, were busy spots years ago, before cars and trucks began to fill most of the transportation needs of Oxford.

Mr. Riches has a contract to demolish the station by April 30th. It is over ten years since there were passenger trains on the Short Line.
The big freight shed, which was filled to capacity when the Oxford Woollen Mills was bringing in large shipments of wool, shipping large quantity of blankets and cloth, and when two furniture factories were shipping from Oxford, was destroyed by fire about 15 years ago.

In Memoriam
TUTTLE, Matthew Bernard, lost his life December 10, 1998.
DOBSON, Norman G., passed away December 7, 1997.
FAHEY, Vaughn, passed away December 6, 1990.
PORTEOUS, Carman, passed away December 3, 1999.
CAMERON, Linda, passed away December 10, 1997.

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From The Springhill Record,
dated Wed., Dec. 6, 2000
In Memoriam
MACDONALD, Donald Daniel, passed away Dec 12, 1998

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From The Amherst Daily News,
dated Friday, Dec 1, 2000
In Memoriam
CANTON, William (Micky), passed away December 2, 1997.
IRVING, Michael, passed away December 1, 1988.
HOEG, Earl, passed away December 1, 1999.
RHINDRESS, Carol, passed away December 1, 1995.

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