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Strange things take place at Montreal House, staff say understand.” got used to it.” One of the most popular Defour said she was phenomena is the televi- speaking with a group of For more than a centu- sion set near the kitchen, patrons only a few weeks ry, local residents have that despite being re- ago when they mentioned placed over that they didn’t believe flocked to the years, the stories. the Mon- “Everyone who’s turns on All of the sudden the TV treal House worked here at night for a drink, knows what I’m talking and off by volume went way up. I itself and went to turn it off and it some home controls its shut down by itself,” she c o o k i n g about. Things...just own vol- said. “I think it changed a and cama- happen. There’s no explanation that makes ume. few minds.” raderie. One-time A Mr. and Mrs. CampL e g e n d s sense except someM o n t r e a l bell who owned the bar say some thing we can’t underHouse em- decades before have both people like ployee Ker- made appearances to the place so stand.” ry Myerink staff. much they - Lynda Defour said part “One bartender looked haven’t left. Owner Lynda Defour of her routine more than around the corner, saw decade a customer has employed hundreds a of staff during the 26 ago was to “One bartender looked in a white years she’s owned the go through around the corner, saw dress shirt and a black landmark at the corner of the various a customer in a white tie and told Grand Ave. and Lacroix rooms, shut Street and almost all of things off dress shirt and a black him she’d serve him in them have a story to tell and tidy up tie and told him she’d about strange happen- at closing. serve him in a minute. a minute,” “I’d turn When the bartender she said. ings. “When the “Everyone who’s worked the TV off, turned around, he was b a r t e n d here at night knows what go into aner turned I’m talking about,” she other room gone.” around, he said. “Things...just hap- and come - Lynda Defour was gone.” pen. There’s no explana- back to find tion that makes sense ex- it back on,” she said. “It Continued on page 2 cept something we can’t happened so often I just By Jim Blake jim@chathamvoice.com
Zach Moore/Special to The Chatham Voice
Patrons of the Montreal House in Chatham have enjoyed many a pint over the years. But are they alone? Owner Lynda Defour says strange things happen in the venerable local watering hole.
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