Stories :1869-1890 May 1st, 1880, Pioneer, Montague: Panmure Island horses owned by McDonald crossed to and had to be rescued. Aug. 3 ff., 1881, Patriot: Mass political meetings are held in the drill shed, Georgetown , with big-name political speakers: Edward Blake for the Liberal rally and Sir Leonard Tilley , later in the summer, for the Conservatives. Oct., 1881, Patriot: Capt. Dauncey , Lower Montague is killed in an accident on his own ship, the brigandne, Joseph.. He was 45 and left a wife and family. There is a more detailed story. May 11(1), 1881, Presbyterian: J. Edward Head of Boughton Island , aged 27, is drowned while fishing (detailed story). Jan. 5, 1882, Examiner has " Notes" with an account of trials under the Canada Temperance Act . May 23, 1884, Weekly Examiner: The collision of the Gloucester, Mass, ship Frank A Williams with the schooner Noonday off Panmure Island is reported. Many of the crew were Islanders. Jan. 27, 1886, Weekly Examiner: A visiting minister to the Presbyterian Church, Georgetown , attempts to cross on the ice to conduct a service at Lower Montague , but turns back after poking his cane into the soft ice. Mar. 12, 1886, Weekly Examiner: Ice Carnival is described. Over fifty names and costumes are listed. Sept. 10, 1886, Weekly Examiner: Charles McNeill , Georgetown school teacher (from New Perth ) loses life through drowning while swimming at the . Also on the scene were Ewen Stewart , principal of the school, Stewart's six year old son and 12 year old Willie McLaren . The story is told in detail in a letter to the Examiner by Stewart. Sept. 30, 1887, Weekly Examiner: A Social is held and program repeated to aid in "fitting up a place of worship for the Baptists of Georgetown ." Feb. 3, 1888, Weekly Examiner: The carnival is described with costumes and names of participants. Mar. 23, 1888, Weekly Examiner: Public Meeting held re getting better service on the ferries. Wm. Sanderson chaired. F. Charles Lavers , the main mover. July 5, 1889, Weekly Examiner: Georgetown School Closing; prizes, etc. Sept. 27 & Oct. 4, 1889, Weekly Examiner: King's County Exhibition, prizes, etc. Nov. 29 & Dec. 6, 1889, Weekly Examiner: "King's County Notes" describes the settlements around Montague, including details about the building of the Catholic Church in Sturgeon . Jan. 31, 1890, Weekly Examiner: Description is given of the trip of the Stanley through ice to Pictou. Feb. 14, 1890, Weekly Examiner: Carnival: see also issue of Jan. 3, 1891.) Sources: " News Notes" and " News from Georgetown "; appear from time to time in the Weekly Examiner, inc. May 22, 1889, May 10, 1890; May 23, 1890, June 13, 1890, Oct. 10, 1890 See also Daily Patriot. Aug. 16, 1890, Sept 23, 1890, Oct. 9, 1890, Nov. 1, 1890, Nov. 12, 1890, Nov. 27, 1890, Dec. 17, 1890 And The Watchman. Sept. 1, 1890