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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1955-06-29, Page 7W rN<i,ESDAY, jUNE 291:6, 1955 Untea Church Evening Auxiliary W.M.S. Evening ,Auxiliary, • was held in the church fellowship -room with an attendance, cif 20 u nembers and two visitors, The president, Mrs. T., A. MacDonald, .opened; the devotions with a ref- erence to tlr'•75th anniversary of -the Christian. Missions. in Angola and offered: prayer for the, peo' ole of' Angola. The supply com- mittee reported that the bale. of baby ,clothes was, sent to Miss. ' Gollan at the Church. of AU, Na tions in Toronto, Mrs: Russ: Buts' ton offered prayer for 'Miss Dol fan. Mrs.. Alen Andrew reported d'or the 1ColnrnunityFriendship committee., . Members were ask- ed to consider helping the 'S�urn- mer Bible Sej•iool to tie :`'held again this year the week, of Aug- ust 15th in the mornings at the Rresbyterian church. It was de= (aded to hold the annual . picnic, rs at M.' Charles Webster's Cot- tage at :the •lake on , Thursday afternoon.: Mrs.. Raynard Ackert took charge of the following pro-. N RP THE LUCKNQW 'SENTINEL, .UCKNOW, ONTARIO. gram: scri ure_reading_by'Mrs. 'TAIe r Andtew,'vocal • sola'by Mrs..' Philip Steer; a reading, "As the Twig 'is Bent", by,Mrs. Jack Ack- ert; a .piano selection -by .Mrs.. Harvey Houston; vocal nuber by Mrs., Ernest Ackert; 'readings Eby: Mrs. Frank Thompson, "Heads Bent Low and Rungs of Suc- cess's Ladder" by Mrs. Lawrence MacLeod were most interesting. 'Hymn 256 and..the mizpah•,.,bene- diction closdd the meeting. Mrs: Frank Thompson ° conducted a contest while lunch was served. by ,the_.cominittee in charge. PAGE :SEVEN' EVENING 'AUI!CILIARY PICNIC ••HELD` THURSDAY. The 'Evening ;'Auxiliary .'Of. the United :Church WM.S.'held , their picnic':; at• , Mr: and Mrs. Charles' Webster's cottage at . Amberley Beach last Thursday afternoon. 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' Swift's Concentrates with Calogen assure your animals a 'balanced diet when. .com- bined with your home grown grains. even FJI1inij 'PHONE 9, J. VCKNOW • by ROSEMARY THYME: I have just returned fro'r,'n help ing at •Bruce • County • Museum, which, as you know, ' is. being set up .in •'the old school. '• at South- ampton. Of one thing I'm; , sure, most of you will have little idea, ,of.the work• involved.. The:,;,coni. mittee and curator have -scrubbed and varnished and polished .,win -lows, cleaned showcases • from drygoods' stores and „barrooms and :gr`oery; 'stores, carried` in load after load of furniture and impleinents and.; iron. Kettles' and.. churns, ° With the help of , occas- io:nal cleaning . `,bees' from Wo men's Institute ''groups. Personally, T find.it''very ficult working there ..:, at ,least such .;prosaic .jobs as. cleailirig lshowcases: .Thereare , so . very, m very. any= in'teresting:v'things all around.. that it takes a great deal of ' will-poiwer to stay with the cleaning equnprnent.. • Just before I came': array I took . a. quick `look-see' .around , the dif- ferent rooms. Not only is there an -amazingly interesting Collet- :tion::of old things arranged; but it .,Seemed to me that, the . base- Ment is full of things to be clean- ".ed . and • brou.ght up'' .before 'the grand open'ing'.on. : July' lit: And L, knew' that, , out .'on `• the back steps;',a great variety of iron pots and kettles, freshly washed, . and oiled, was drying 'in:- the sun:' Among them was --"one of the Most interesting pieces in -the museum an ' `pop -ower '•pan-= a muffioldn paironn, ,you know, andlike' each little muffin was the shape of a ,fruit, apples,pears, 'peach'es. I'11, warrant they turned out some delicious_p overs ._in' their day:, How • anyone could bear to part 'With that article, .I ° couldn't ' un- derstand: ' Also,.;freshly scrubbed; .on the back walk: was an old bath .tub from ;the Tolmie house, a land mark. in- 'Southampton: ' (the: house =not the tub).; :'Everyone was greatly intrigued by this tub sure, you have paver seen 1. anything like it -it, must he seen to'+be 'appreciated. ;It is, smite -What like . a • perfectly huge :.:.broad -1 brimmed .hat,. inverted,•the crown 'being: the , bucket for water: and feet; there is ,a seat afair fast- erro ted the side, and a little soap • dish :attached: Keep ari: eye , out for it:, when you visit: the museum on Jury t t,''Ulf don'-' expect 'flus description to fit it too' .well:'. Thee same things' will not ap- peal. . to everyone, I know, but as I sit .at my typewriter with mY. nimd going .back, over the - rooms, herooms,' • certain things stand out quife –clearly; _ v�liicl `I think would interest everyone. An old hand organ did' you' ever see one? ' There isa collection of reels with, it, wooden.: cylinders with rows of very stiff Wire•; and., there.' is' the sweetest.' sounding Music ,bddx. Up in a• room. set up 'as .a' 'bedroom stands the 'tiniest conch. I ever saw; and .here also are ;several baby buggies, the 'like .of which . I have never seen ' . • with big Wheels; like small; bicycle' wheels. • •There Twill' be' an •.old Crown deed in a.. show lase,;•and a copy •of P l m s Progress . in excell-; ent condition, presented to Bonze- one in ' 1825. •• There is a. good display . of Cheese -making equipment, the greatest"•variety' Of churns and butter „bowls:' and mixers 'and moulds, a Corpplicated, wooden rolling pin, ' and a cumbersome lemon squeezer. The things they, did with wood in' the old days! A' far cry from out streamlined plastics-. and•-a1-ur-Yrinum,But•-t,he- ol.d iron 'and wooden pieces. have a sturdiness that belonged with the, times •and the • people. A wooden -collection ' box from, the. First pre'sbyterian Church, Rip r`r€,e eleainringnre rn..ost complicated fly -trap; Foot- warrmers, Candle moulds. A pass er. Do. you ,]know what a posser is? ' • Books. School books. Gaelic •Bibles, We decided that the Pres- byterians particularly treasured their bibles and hymn books, or I salnnodys. • w P ,Some -beautiful ,old' glass an old• comport that I• wouldn't even have the grace ito loan. Old brass:, scales. Pewt' r. tea-pots, In .. what- we' 'call 'the , men's room' ,.you..'• will see wooden skates,`' carpenter's and' shoeinak er's benches,- oxyolk, men's shoulder yolk, ancient door -lock, old • farm implements of .•allde- scriptions.- • . c , . Bedroom material is, set up very efefctively with three beds a rope bed, a spool and a low •four post, with a .trundle bed under it, and on it an old spreadand pillow •shams on - which is em-. broidered, •"1 slept and dreamed that• life was .beauty; ' I' woke and found that . life was. duty". Ari. autograph. • quilit i`s: .displayed', .made by the Presbyterian church, Southampton, ' 1893. A table be- side the bed holds an old bed- room , set, of pitcher ° and basin,', a ' perfumebottle; • candle and snuffer. Ifi .'thisroom are 'the spinning wheels; yarn -winders,; o fiats; the showcase of : fem- mine articles,; long stabbing: hat-' pins, etc, And in tne showcase of men's articles • we see . pack • age of tobacco, ' . 0 yeai:; old. There are cradles 'and high chairs; .pictures of hair and of„ • feathers; an. old .cors.$ stands • alone. : Don't, think I a.m. stealing, the museum's 'thunder' ,,by telling. you so much of what is display- •ed: .I haven't told ,you . anything really,. arid, as I said ° before, • it has 40 be seem to ;be appreciated. You will get a surprising `kick' seeing familiar names on articles,;,.„. a variety ,of things .in a• showcase • sent by . Miss Tyson ; of Wiartorp', .' the embroideredlinen coat (Mrs.;, T. 'Blair, • Kincardine), the' Wee couch donated by Mrs. 'Oliver MacCharles, Lucknow, • and• so on through the 'various .districts, of Bruce which have so generously donated. articles, treasured by, the families through the years., • The museum' hasbeen made possible .by this • fine .response, and Will• continue to .grow . as an historical. storehouse. Do, plan • to attend the opening on :July '1st. Pack a. picnic basket and spend the day in Southamp- ton. Your ,Subscription Paid?' Flat irons abound, charcoal irons, 'tailoring irons, almost too heavy to 'lift, a goffering iron 'that I still 'have tb ;have 'explain- �•WO . , .•t ed " to me. � • . • • :: • �}• ' e'.w'..«u�..:•.'-,�'"�wz. • do Ointario Last Year 431 Persons Lost Their Life By ;Drowning. • 188 -WERE CHILDREN supervision ewes Lives! 11;4H LI USE:� „ RED+CROSS WATER SAFETY SERVICES Jt Exercise Water Safety . .• .'Use Common Sense And A Cool. Head. . Space Contributed. in the Serviice of . TheCenuttunity by Malin Labatt 'Lfmited •, •:G ,,.i...•• r � tiiir�. t w°.;.i�1 '' •� �",+' ,�'��r. '�ie_�:.,�.r±7�¢ � f. �r�I.�"'It�.., a, �•'r.. �:. rta