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Nordic Ski Competitions Lacrosse star to the rescue

Submitted Article Submitted Article but the third man with the watch,

istrict 8 will be hosting their n September 1897, the local escaped.
DNordic Ski Competition on Ipaper reported the town of The prisoners were turned
Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 10 a.m. Cornwall was over-run with thugs over to the town police.
at the Summerstown Trails. There and highwaymen. The citizens The next day, Broderick
will be the following categories: 5
km. Prediction Ski for Men and for were in an uproar after separate went to the train station to meet
incidents on September 13th and a young man from Montreal’s
Women, 55 years and over and the 5
km. Timed Trial Race for Men and for 14th when one man was stabbed Hibernian Lacrosse Club. Upon
Women 55 years and over. This event and another held up at gunpoint. arrival, Broderick found the lad in
will determine the district qualifiers The Roach brothers, Joseph a state of shock and learned that a

for the Ontario Winter Games in and Peter, were involved in a fight ruffian from Montreal, also on the

Cobourg, Ontario on February 21- with some tramps in the northern train, had led him down a side lane

23, 2017. Because this is a qualifier
part of the square mile and, when and, at the point of a revolver, he
for the Ontario Winter Games the
age category means that you must the dust settled, Joseph had been was made to hand over his watch.
be 55 year or more in 2017. You stabbed in the back and his brother The thief was described and Billy
must also reside in District 8, which robbed of $18. Broderick again went into action;
comprises S.D.G., Prescott-Russell, The tramps met up with rounding up the Montreal ‘tuff’
and Akwesasne. and handing him over to the
Milles Roches resident Joseph
Registration will take place from Boileau who was heading to the police. However, the frightened
9-10 a.m. at the Summerstown victim did not stick around and
trailhead. The registration fee is $12. GTR station to catch a train home. disappeared before authorities
Your registration fee will permit you Boileau was clubbed to the ground could speak with him.
to enter all other District 8 Senior and, while a second thug pointed
Events for the 2016-17 year. a knife at his throat, robbed of his Billy Broderick was the son
For more information or pre- train fare of $5 and his watch. of James B. Broderick and Bridget
registration call Event Coordinator The scene caused quite a stir McElligott. Referred to as one of
Stanley Fraser at 613-525-3777, and that’s when local lacrosse star Cornwall’s top lacrosse players,
stanleyianfraser@yahoo.ca he played for Cornwall during the
Billy Broderick entered the fray.
District 8 Alpine Ski competitions days of the famous Shamrocks
will also be held in February. Broderick and a friend team. Billy Broderick died at the
Please contact Event Coordinator James Madden went after the age of 64 in Montreal—a local
Robert Peladeau at 613-931-1641, ‘Highwaymen’ and chased them lacrosse legend and official “Good

rpeladeau@cogeco.ca Angele Bouchard (Dist 8) gearing into the woods north of the GTR Samaritan” during the month of
Let’s go and have some outdoor up for The Nordic Ski Competition station. Two of the robbers were
winter fun! Photo Submitted captured, the knife recovered, September 1897.

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