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• THE LUCKNOW SE. ,.. I EL{ LUCKNO'
THE. LUCKNOW SENTINEL
Lucknow, 'Ontario .•.
thorized as Second Class Mail, Post, Office •Department,. Ottawa.
lVfeniber of The C. W. MA.
' Established 1873. Published Each Thursday Morning
• Subscription Bate -- $2.50 A- Year in Advance—To U.S.A.$3.00
L. C. Thompson, Publisher• and. Proprietor.. ,
THURS., NOVEMBER 17th,• 1949:•
OLD TIME COLUMN
STIRS MEMORIES
:'Fergus, OntariO,
November 10th•,1949
Dear Cainpbell:
x.
It .`. ., •4bea�ts all" the items " old
' tiri ers .likeMyself find in the
.home ,Paper.' .ern' Your November �10
• issue is to . hand'' and : is an
example, 'For instance. I` am glad"
'to see' the Zion community. "do
themselves proid" in honoring
Miss Ada Webster. Ada -has done.
a grand community job. •.
Harry Boyle isanother friend
'
of" mine 'whose work I 'am glad
to see getting some recognition..
It is- a treat to "meet Harry , in
person, over' the air. or in the
'press.
I also' note .,that. Marilyn Kit-
patrick•, is ; starting out to make
.a name for herself: '
It •;is 'the "Looking . Backward"
column that intrigues: ns, old fel-
• ,lows.' The item 'on.'Jock Adams
-stirs -nostalgic:-,feelings- in . many-
.. I
anY...'I
am sure: H'eis' a.Lucknova tra-
dition -"Ahead' of the mail or no
charge".
. On the • Ninth _ of Ashfield :•:I
see Mrs.. John .,Saunders is now
deadtwenty years ;and about' -the:
Same bane Mary Clare wins Mr.'
•• Torres medal ,for. high standing at
the entrance examination:
The sixty year ago . column has
a ,reference to the ;Groveshir,e
Oak, stallion This horse will be.
`remennbereed• by ;some; other `old
:'timers. , He • made a . definite :marl
in horse breeding 'circles in those
days: ;He was later owned .'by A
R. Anderson; and my. uncles; Tom
.and Steve Stothers . •
Other .horses- , making- ,a
iliac i rn prealion; but $,Maybe : a
little later, were "Andrew •, Lam
mie" awnediv Carruthers Bros.
and "British" Lion" ; owned `by
Jack •MacKenzie I believe Jack
was . known as "British I.don
.
Jack"
- -
Jack"
Uncle'- Sam is now " dead about ,
three . ears; and vvas unexcelled
as `„a' :raconteur; Some two .;or:,
three years {before he • died'I got
him to'telI some of. his. 'expel -I-
'
eri-
,.. .. xp
' ences=with-Grove-- and -they :''were
• a, scream: `
-Last ' winter you carried” an
item' stating, .that father had
bought, the Fold ;)homestead. I
kee ilio myself I:will ."do"
you, an article: on,'the.: develop;
ment of'. the `neighborhood in'
those sixty years as I reanernber
the. day we' moved ,there.
In • conversation, with . others , 1`
.find• many who; en`o this col-
-
k,
iami. too. . 6 : ;
•
There •.:were of course many
Y
otif her •stallons i " that; left" ;their
• , mark' .on . ;the 'stock 'of the : day:
Oid 'timers.•' will remember• the
• Samson •stallion as an exception-
al 'breeder, but a very bad tem-:
pered (brute.. T do 'not know , who
ATTENDED GAMES.
HERE AS A 'KID
• A letter from Dr.' John A Val.
ens of Saskatoon .Written ' to Dr,
and Mrs... W. • V., 'Johnston •follov -
ing, their silver ,wedding,anniver-
sary,,'contains sonic; reininiscerises.
that. will : be.,of teresf to his
d t Sentinel
friend `:here.•:' an to..*
readers in general. "Dr.. Valens
• parental home -was on :.the. Sixth
Concession of ,Kinloss, East.
..He' appreciates receiving' T h e
Sentinel which" even today. con -
'tains items •that 'bring back old,
times, •such, as: when he delivered
loads of woods around the village;
When' he played football against
Lucknow ' ' (and .,generally ' got
licked); .when, as 'a kid, with 25
ts'' h' "k•t h' attended
°Immo
THUDS.,, NOVEMBER 17th, 1949
1,gricuItura:I News
(By (x • R. Gear,Ag. Rep.)::
THROUGH, THE, SENTINEL FILES
LOOKING :B.ACKWA,*•DS
The recent sales in Walkerton
would indicate, that farmers are
a. bit apprehensifve abut the fut..
ure 'of. the hog industry •but have
a "lot .of confidence in the future
of the beef cattle business,. It ' is
well toreanind them that, both
hogs arid: beef. make meat and it
is impossible to havedear beef
.and cheap pork. It is reasonable
to .,believe that- in spite, of .the
doubts about.', the\ British bacon
contract;•: even, if the hog business
does not -look 'like higher prices
the immediate, .future' is. , reaso'n-
i,•
ably secure fi
.•• There • '.:is va.large, number of
wit colds,
pullet 'flocks ; affectedo h
t. This is serious,. at 'this time with'
egg prices_ comparatively' high:
This is caused by over ' heating
of the ,pullets due"to "warm wea-
ther and poor .ventilation. The
cure is -proper- : ventilation. and
one-third to' one-half . •pound of
salts , per 100 birds, , the use of
eucalyptus or similar prepara-
tions: and' heavier feeding in the
form .of mash or pellets. •-
�cen in' : is poc e e a en e ,
the Caledonian' Games and "saw
the 'biggest fight 'that I suppose
ever took place in Lucknow,,
-when. the mayor,. •Dr Tennant,.
was knocked ,.head over heels
from .the to. of�"the hill' in Cal
p,.
edonian Park: Iby soine of .those
wild Highlanders 'from Northern'
Bruce"
• Dr. Valens said, there are. many
people , in Kinloss .who " still .re=..
member; thein and for thaVreason'
he would: like to, visit the .old
'haunts once more, and walk along
the, creek' that 'ran. from one end
of : their 'farm: , to .: the other: He
1. Sixty Years Ago'
Malcolm G' :ell suffered a
ampb
paralytic stroke that paralized his
left side.
Village ratepayers voted 98
"for" 'and 45 "against", the is-
suing of $10,000 in, debentures. favi
the installation' of a 'water' "sYa-
teri for fire protection purposes.
A la'wri party, 'was ''held • in
• ThomaCTreleaven's: orchard near.
.Dungannon .when L u, .c k n o• w
!friendsgathered to' honor' .Mrs.'
W. E. Treleaven., on' her 70th
,IJ�l:.li4luux.. •.: , .
ualized .assessnz 4t
Kinloss , Township; as:set ;by the
County 'valuators, was appealed
to the County Judge;'who reduc-
ed the assessment 'by .$82,366.
Peter 1Vlaaren had, '�a. horse
drop dead enroute to the station.
William Lawrence left for Mc-
Master 1College at- Woodstock' and
Miss ,'Currie ` -Lawrence'• for'the,
young ladies .seminary at' Brant-
ford.
Andrew' McDonald' of ,. Amber-:.
There" has been more..trouble ley returned -from 'a trip to- the
Cold .Country.
Angus MacKenzie .of Second
.. A'ng_
Concession, . Kinloss, returned
from' the Old 'Country with the,
"three=year-old stallton•-� `iP`rinee-of
Wales"'
The barn Of . James' McDonald,
near the 'Lochalsh.Cemetery,;:was
destroyed by ,fire.
Years A:'
Thirty -Five .Ya s Ago:
caused with infestation of the-
gratiary weevil' this fall. than" any
previous period. It. need not be
as :serious as many think. Fumi-
gar is are of- doubtful...-va`ltre -our=
ing the cold weather which is'
apt,, to prevail from; now on. The
plain:thing is to only bother With
those' bins ,Where 'grain is. heat-
ing, running it' through the' fan=.
Hing mill and . ,destroying the
Weevils.:'that: come. Out of the
.grain. The''act!ual cleanup' of the
granary can be delayed until next,
,recalled ,thea old swimin' • .hole summer:: When the ' granary is
u ' " t •• Cleaning,the granary out.
Where the � boys gathered ° for:. a •y .�
• , ; thorn hl ,will, ensure having no
dip... •. ?�' Y
x
trou ' le •in the ne
t crop.
Weevil b
Dr.," ..Valens 'was, recently, hos ...: ...,,
pitalized ,for, a time, (but up • unt
.his : illness' had":: been actively, en -
'gaged
. n. his profession in which
heypioneered in Saskatoon `-O:ther-
Members -Of `this ' early. •Kinloss
Township family include a Sister,
Mrs. '(Dr.) A.'. E.Archer. of La
mont and '. a :brother, Dr: Ashley
Valens,` on' the Alaska HighWay:
•HAD SUCCESSFUL, YEAR .
'The 'extension ••land; increasing
ly ' competent handling : of the
work, of the ' Children's Aid ,Soc-
iety ' of Huron County' received
most; gratifying 'comments. from.
the Department cif Public Wel-
-fare-in-their- annual -report and
inspection: During the y9ar the
staff was increased . and riui er-
'ous° donations: of `children's cloth=
in .were'receive"d from .County The Women's' 'Institute : president of the Anglican Young
water. Following are the.. months held a
organizations:. Several, ' B o 'a x d "Fla " Da " at the: Fall Fair Peoples ' organization of;' Bruce :.
the' top five were'born in: g Ywith,
members , ,attended • the .annual � roceeds fore the ''Red :Cross ' Deanery;
Ann' :Todds calf:, born . in Sep= p ; '
convention of Clildrens':Aid Soc- . , ' -.•: Several district :teachers atten-` ,
ties in Toronto.
• tember .1948, .Bob Halls calf on � The :Bruce .Co. rifle shoot for
1.
Misses Ina.: Switzer,: Leila Blake,
Elleda Mather's :.and Madeline, Mc.-
Morran were attending Stratford
Normal.
:Harry"A Street. : of Manitoba
and ' 'formerly of this'" . district,
'dedicated by the Stothers family
W St ther
wed
to the memory of Mr • and Mrs,
.7n o s.. • •
Rev. • and' Mrs ' 3. E. Fiord' o f
Goderich,. and formerly of Luck-
now, observed their golden • - •
ding. . ,
Crop. failures inY the West re•
-
sulted in the cancellation, of the•
-
usual harvester,. excursions.
Miss: Stella", Steward took a..
posit n :at', Hollymr an's . Bakery,
succeeding Miss Helen: Swan who
went to "Clinton
•
Mr.: and 1Virs. • ' John :.T, Make.
and Bernice°ret u
• neo
to'mAsnfeld • :
"after ..a :three monfihs' motoi tour
of 'Western Canada: ' •
.Miss: Mona Mitchell went to
Toronto to attend the • College' of.'
Education.
The funeral, of Win. :M. Ander
soli; " of ' St. 'Louis Was.; from
the •hom,e of hit .brother, Ed And
Orson > of. Dungannon.
Walter -Culbert,''age 20, suf
•-fered : the .loss of . his:" left
''hen : his car and one driven ,by
Elton McLelland' of •Bervie, side- "
;swiped. on .' theme 8th Concession.
Walter's. arm was :almost severed:
',at the Slhoulder
: • : The ., .barn • of Abe' • Smith, ' Con.
_West Wawanosh••"'was, des:tro
ed by Mire -
..' James Barbdur, : an ..a edresi-
dentdent y •
of ;Con::'10, West"aw,anpsh,
died, soon after. ;fallin'Wg,.:froni . an
apple ,tree
Ten YearsAgo : '
Gordon Barger's barn was
,
stroyed ..by, fire, ''as well'. at Mc
Nay Brothers threshing separ.-
ator.. .•
Domestic "'h'y dro•:,bilts were sub
went overseas.w
..: ith the first Can- . ject to `the. 8' percent gov+ei nMent
. sales •tax
Now: that all the 'fairs:•are" over adian; contingent •
• •.J..'St.. C. Walker, ` V.S. � ,was>:vv-:
The 97th BatteryR.C.A.. held
Beef clubs should .Sit back" and• + g•.
' m • u p • 'his ` practise due . to 'ill :a church parade ..: in Lucknow
anahyse.the _ �•ecuLts:-This Should_ g. -p .iP , , , i Pans e from
•
health: • . prior m
apply 'especially to" those whose :.to • the r . t f r ,
Miss Dean Geddes was supply' Walkerton ^to Listowel -for win=
livestock' stood: farther down- the • • ,l�A Y ,
teacher "" for MissMcCharles ' who ter training.
line:' than •expected'.,,: Each baby .. : �,
•beef .gas it' stood" at the-- fair.: • is :was ,,in;ahe" 'West on account of
S. Christen MacKenzie" was
the illness of her: 'broth'er' Don- installed:. at Noble Grand. of Jewel
the: remit of'. .selection, feeding •
d T aid Rebekah Lodge.
a. n ..' .agement... • • anent y b ; The Red Cross workroom fuas
some o . h in ' ; n Robert; Harkness, ;,a ,.native of
e f � hese ; `po is• ere eg ... ,
lected by,:, some of the members.
,Con 4 •Culross :died" of'`in'uries set up in": the:Town Hall with
For. example, selection • is certain received 'when . a scaffold cohap- three :•work ' sessions being ,held'
p ;weekly underthe convenership: of
ly of": first importace in. order t at: sed while '•he w!as ' employed in,
the construction :of'tlhe, new Pres= Mrs A:: E. McKim.
a sui'table.• calf may be `obtained; .. •• �
'that :will' handle Well and:' feed _byterian • �chureh in :Brussels:. ,
-:: 'A ;Red "Cross 'Branch was. ",or
:anized at Dungannon with Mrs
Whitecliurcli .was • a dened . g g .
or -
well.' �. the selection the age is � . saddened d by
certainly one of the most import -.'the deaths of Mrs: F M Pater -Lorne Ivers as president.•
ant . ,:'things. An' example that son,; (formerly Nellie` Nixon) : and 'Mr. : and ":Mrs. "John -,:Meyer. :of F
gAshfield celebrated' olden.'
speaks for •itself in: the. question .tea ,Garton; 12-year.=old- ' dau= A , . a g
of "What' age to select a ;calf . at" tarter of ' • Mr.: and Mrs. George wedding. •
Garton;., Dorothy Cooke was elected
is: the first•prize ,group : at. -Tees . -. , , •
owned him '" Grove Shire, Oak
led aboiu `
an�•y�body' know?
close without
u" • and your 'Staff
excellent job. W
and. see you -Sometime
•
Steve Stothers: '
must have d` t 189.7 •or
1898:" Does'
cannot, saying •
I think'' yoff are
doiiin eill° try
to •drop. in etime"
I' aan• up.
Yours,:
ry.
$11114/4/!111110,1411111141410k141.141111111411 ,
LUCKNOW . HIGH SCHOOL
T.WO NIGHTS
V.
Commencing at: 8.00 p.m.
Program •includes Two Plays, Musk by the
Glee Club and School Band and
Presentation .of. Awards.
Adults soc
Children 2
SEATS RESERVED AT McKIM'
1
Proceodi for School , Purpcises.
c
1
October 1948; Murray G.aunt's
August: 1948;• Carl Quinn's in
August. 1948; Geo`. Needham's
October 1948. , To sum• it `up, two
were 'August calves; one, :Septeir
'ber, and two 'October. These facts,
should indicate to the Baby: Beef
club members the advisability of
selecting next season's calf at
this date. It ' would ' • be : a, good.
idea, if the club members' parents
would bear• this inmind and help.
their .boys and girls make ' their
selections now:
WEDDING. BELLS
EDMANSONREER
A. quiet marriage was solemn-
ized at the 'Lucknow United
Church Parsonage; en Thursday
evening, ' November.' 10th, , when
Harriet Edith 'Louise Greer, -Only
daughter •of Mr: and .Mrs; 3; M.
Greer: of Lticknow, became the
bride of Eric Drury Ednianson of
Toronto;: only son of. the late 'Mr. •
• and Mrs, 'W, ;T. Edmanson . of
Grand Valley:. The 'marriage was
performed. by Rev. Dr. W. J.
Mumford. The attendants were Mr. ,and
Mrs. Wm. Hall of Orangeville:
Per ,the ,:ceremony the 'bride
chose,'a • two-piece dress of 'Mul-
berry velvetwith matching .ac=
cessories acid .wore an orchid cor-
sage. M:rs,. Hall wore a blue wool
dress with, pink.' carnation Cdr..
'sage. A.' buffet supper" ,followed
the wedding at the horne of the
bride's°-pare`nts ._
Mrand Mrs., Edmanson will re-
side in Toronto; • •°
the Donnelly.Clark .cup was Held
at'.the'Lucknow ranges; and•; was
•wori �bY , the AlJenford teal... A.'
Boyd of the ' Lucknow team . had
the highest -individualscore 67
out ' of 70, -The Lodhalsh • tear. was
second.. .
Twenty� Years . Ago
a 8�.
A rem:orial window . Was' un-
veiled: :in ' Blake Church, being
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tied' the, Wand's' Fair at New •
York.
Fred Wainwright :and Gordon'
McGuire hitCh' •hiked, : home from
Leamington in 12 hours: '
`Enroute • home from. the Fa'r'' -
East, Mr 'and• YVirs.' Hugh Mac.
Milllan. were in. Scotland when.
the war broke out with no idea
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as to when they would 'conclude
their journey. "
I.arie me
• Author of ,the authentic %andenthralling story;
- "Golden , North'ti: '
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io 'w.ilfadd'ress, ••a. public gathering in theJ
"icOWN HALL, • LUCKNOW,.
RSDAYI NOVEMBER 11t
at 8.15 sharp
• Under Auspices of Lucknow Library Board• ••
:, Mrs, MVlcPhedran is a gifted author and an excellent speaker.
There wil;t•.'be a brief musical program, followed by a 'social'
= h ,.., ppo y • w . 's'
our & an .o rtunt� to view th '
a Lucknow Pulbliic Library
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