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Cheney
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| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897-10-05 | Yesterday afternoon at Cheney, Ont., on the Rockland branch of the Canada Atlantic railway, the whole village was wiped out by the bush fires, including the station, sawmill, and several thousand cords of wood. Hammond and Clarence Creek, two other stations on the same branch are also expected to go ... (Ottawa Free Press, 7 October: 'the whole twelve houses and railway station, which comprised the village were completely destroyed.') Ottawa Journal, 7 October: 'Luckily for us a train was stood at the station and ... we ran for the train and came to Rockland ... The rain during the night saved Hammond and Clarence Creek.' | Ottawa Free Press 1897-10-06(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...),Ottawa Free Press 1897-10-07(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) | |
| 1906-12-17 | USED THE WOOD. Man Lost Case Brought Against the Grand Trunk. At the division court before Judge O'Meara, Levi Solomon sued the Grand Trunk Railway company for $85. He had purchased a load of wood at Cheney station which was sent up over the G.T.R. system and went to someone else. It was to be mixed hard and soft, and instead he got the other man's wood, which was all soft; he used it anyway and then took action for damages. The case was dismissed without costs. | Ottawa Citizen 1906-12-18(Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway...) |