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Military Encampment at Fort Wellington, Prescott, Ontario. ca. 1870. W.H. Coverdale Collection of Canadiana. Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1970-188-2352.

Military Encampment at Fort Wellington, Prescott, Ontario. ca. 1870. W.H. Coverdale Collection of Canadiana. Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1970-188-2352.

January 2, 1868

January 02, 2018 by David Artemiw

PIGS AND ANTI-PIGS IN PRESCOTT

Attention in Prescott, Ontario, is fixed upon the upcoming municipal elections which will turn on the love or enmity felt for pigs in that locality.

Until recently, the Globe reports, pigs were so revered in Prescott for the profits they provided their owners, that they had the run of the town: “the piggies got saucy, invaded kitchens, grunted at parlour doors, and poked their impudent noses into ladies’ bed rooms”.

The hey-day for pigs ended at the last election when Lawyer Clark was chosen Mayor of Prescott and he, fearing a cholera outbreak, ordered pigs be confined to their sties.

Clark is standing for re-election atop the Anti-Pig ticket. He is opposed by Matthew Grey who stands for the Pigs.

January 02, 2018 /David Artemiw
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