News 10 Years Ago
Wednesday, November 7, 1990

Died Jean Tupper RUSSEL, 91, Pugwash, Nov. 2 in East Cumberland Lodge.

Died Vincent H. LANDER, 69, Pugwash, Nov. 4, in North Cumberland Memorial Hospital, Pugwash.

Died Kathryn A. WEEKS, 76, Amherst, formerly of Birchwood and Oxford, Oct. 30 in Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst.

News 20 Years Ago
Wednesday, November 5, 1980

Died Mrs. Marguerite (Stevens) HALVERSON, 85, Pugwash on Oct. 28 in the North Cumberland Memorial Hospital.

Died Mrs. Eileen Wanda (Baker) READE, 67, of Oxford, formerly of Port Elgin, October 30 in Highland View Regional Hospital.

Died William Richard MACNAB, Nov. 1, at his home in Malagash.

News 30 Years Ago
Thursday, November 5, 1970

While hunting in Scotch Hill, Rose, Jack MATTINSON, Eugene MACDONALD, Oxford; Peter WOOD, Lake Kilarney and Ross MOSES, Amherst, found a purse containing the tattered Canadian Army discharge papers of Trooper Bennie M. THOMPSON.

Died at All Saints Hospital on November 1, J. David MURPHY, 76, of Victoria.

Died at Halifax on October 22, Boyd Scott HALVERSON, age 8, son of Milton and Jean Halverson of West Pugwash.

Died T. Scott RIDDELL, 72 of Oxford and Springhill on October 31.

News 40 Years Ago
Thursday, November 3, 1960

Died at Tatamagouche Hospital on October 18, Mrs. William (Annie Marie) WAUGH, 84, of Wallace.

Died at Amherst on October 20, Mrs. Etta Eliza LOCKHART of Amherst, 65, a native of Beckwith and until 20 years ago, a resident of Leicester.

Died at South Pugwash on October 24, Mrs. John FRASER, 93.

News 50 Years Ago
Thursday, November 2, 1950

Fire Tuesday night destroyed the Harbourview Hotel at Wallace, owned by Wm. C. REID, at a loss of $10,000.

Died at Port Angeles, Washington on October 23, Harland P. MCNUTT, 74, a native of Port Howe.

News 60 Years Ago
Thursday, October 31, 1940

One day last week, Mr. T.A. MIESTER, Douglas FRASER and George DELANEY were successful in shooting a bear in the vicinity of Caldwell Brook, Westchester.

At Westchester Mountain on October 23, Raymond HALLIDAY shot a buck deer with 20-point antlers.

H.M.C.S. Margaree was lost in a collision in the night hours of October 22, while on convoy duty.

In Memoriam
BROWN, Pauline, passed away November 1, 1989
BROWN, William (Bill), passed away November 19, 1993 (Her husband)
MATTINSON, Guy, who passed away November 7, 1999.
BLACK, Shirley, passed away November 3, 1992.
MATTINSON, Peggy (Lila) E., passed away November 10, 1998.
WHITE, Greta Jane, passed away November 6, 1972

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In Memoriam from the Springhill Record,
Wednesday, November 8, 2000
HACHEY, Joseph E. , passed away Nov. 30, 1976.
HACHEY, Philomene L., passed away Oct. 24, 1997 (His wife).
MITCHELL, Roy, passed away Nov. 8, 1993.
RECTOR, Joann, passed away Oct. 21, 1959.
RECTOR, Cathy, passed away Sept. 22, 1960 (her sister).
VARNER, Gerald (Jerry), passed away Nov. 9, 1998.

BURBINE, Gary Joseph, passed away October 21, 1981.
MACDONALD, Shirley L., passed away October 22, 1994.

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