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PORT COLBORNE
Tuesday, March 31
[Welland Tribune, 2 April 1874]
It is expected that a Lodge of the Independent Order of Oddfellows will be established in Port Colborne shortly.
The canal and harbor are open at this point, but a large quantity of loose ice fills the lake outside the harbor, which was entirely clear before the wind blew the floating ice down to this end, and few hours’ wind from a contrary direction would open up the port again.
The tug men and others who “go down to the sea in ships” are briskly preparing for the summer campaign. Carters’ tug, the Hector, which was wrecked off Sugar Loaf last fall, has been hauled out and brought down to the village where she is being repaired.
Policeman Boyer distinguished himself last night in a successful effort in defence of jeopardized virtue. A woman who had been engaged to cook on one of the boats lying here, arrived on the train late in the evening, and being met at the station by some bad boys, was misdirected as to the house of the captain.
Not being altogether proof against an insinuating invitation to “take a little suthin,” the old, old story of woman’s misplaced confidence and man’s duplicity would have been to tell over again, but for the valiant figure-head of the majesty of the law aforesaid, who put in an appearance and escorted the unsuspecting one whither she wished to go, much to the discomfort of the bad boys who solaced themselves by getting drunk. Port Colborne, especially in the summer season, need several good policemen and a J.P., who would be a terror to evil-doers.
Much sickness prevails in the neighborhood. One of the resident medicos says the season is without a parallel for general unhealthiness, there being no contagious diseases. Dr. King is about building himself a residence, a fact suggestive that business must be good in the doctoring line.
It is said that Messrs. Carter and Hopkins intend to build stores adjoining those now owned by them, directly west of the bridge. If this be done, the two new and two old stores will make an extensive and handsome block.
The alternate freezings and thawings have been very severe on wheat, clover &c., and unless warm rains soon come on to repair the damage done, an almost total loss of the crops affected most may be expected.
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