Colin LaFortune, who
resides with his daughter,
Mrs. E. L. Nicholls, at the Dominion
Hotel, attained the advanced age of 100 years on Tuesday, 16 Apr
1918.
His daughters, Mrs. Ira
Whitehead of Simcoe,
Mrs. Fletcher Ossler of Charlotteville,
Mrs. Fred Overbaugh of Erie View,
and his only son, Frank LaFortune of Simcoe, joined his sisters in
celebrating the birthday of a loved parent.
Judging by his present
vigorous health, Mr. LaFortune bids fair to surpass the age attained
by his four elder brothers, one of whom died at the age of 106,
another at 103, another at 98 and one at 94.
An aged sister resides at
Comber, Ont., and was unfortunately unable to be present on this
memorable occasion.
When Mr. LaFortune first
came to Port Dover, on his way to the district around Port Rowan,
there was but one dwelling in the village. Though he was only in his
16th year at the time, he has a very vivid recollection of that
structure which stands today practically untouched by time, which
has dealt harshly with buildings which have been erected in the Port
at much later dates.
