Loblaw card donations can be made at locations in Keene

Grocer offered rebate after admitting to bread price-fixing

If you would like to donate your $25 Loblaw card to the Food Cupboard, there are three locations to drop them off: Otonabee South Monaghan Township Office, Kawartha Credit Union and Keene General Store.

The cards will be used to purchase food to stock the shelves of the OSM Food Cupboard, located at Keene United Church. Register for the card at loblawcard.ca or email info@LoblawCard.ca for a print form.

The cutoff date is May 8. For more information contact Joan at 295-6952 or email osmfoodcupboard at nexicom dot net.

Reminders

Art in the Library, Phase II, March 24, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Art show and demonstrations at Keene library.

Rabies Clinic, Sat. March 24, noon to 3 p.m., South Monaghan fire hall, 535 Third Line. $30 per animal. Dogs must be leashed and cats must be restrained.

Kids Cordwood Bonspiel, Keene arena, Sat. March 31. Call Chair Peter Pogue, 295-6748 or Marion Dumoulin 295-4693 if you can volunteer.

Free public skating, OSM Arena, Keene. Tues. 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Thurs. 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sun. 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

A farmer’s journals

1890 March 24, Mon.

This afternoon I was hewing timber for James Webster. After dinner Charles Crow came here to hire. I offered him $150, the use of a house and an acre of land and all the apple trees over there for a years work. Before he went away he accepted my offer.

1890 March 25

We went to town with the waggon and I took 350 lbs of flax to Walsh, the druggist, and 337 lbs to T.G. Hazlitt at three cents per pound.

We went from town to John Moore's and at night we went to Robert Mitchell's to an oyster supper.

1891 March 19, Thurs.

I went to town and ordered the bills for our sale which will be on April 2.

1891 March 20, Fri.

After dinner I and Willie Graham took a load of straw to H. Calcutt. The sleighing is splendid and after we unloaded the straw I helped Willie Graham cut and pull out ice in the Little Lake. He took a load him with him.

1891 March 21

I was sticking up bills of my sale. There are now about ten inches of fresh snow, more snow than at any time this winter.

1891 March 24, Tues.

Lovina and I went to Lakefield and I distributed some of my sale bills. We had tea at Mr. Moore’s in Lakefield.

1891 March 25

After breakfast Lovina and I went to Cavanville to visit Mrs. Tinney, who is very ill and indeed is not expected to live very long. 1892 March 21, Mon.

Our visitors all left after dinner today. They went to Mitchell’s to be near town intending to start for Illinois and Iowa and John E. Leary and his nephew are going to Texas.

Lovina and I went up to Mitchells and spent part of the night very pleasantly with them and bade good bye to Will Weir, Ida Weir and Melissa Weir and Old Mrs. Harris and John and Rea Leary.