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LUCKNOW, ,ONTARIO, THURS., FEBRUARY 1Mth, 1950
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Elis Ninefieth i(ear
1Vlr: Jahn Barger; .13 years. old. •' �;: LADIES, • .I.
., �. , ATTENTION.: ;
died° of suffocation on Monday af- '
ternooh• when
• :w _ • fire.
ire '• broke
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ca.
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_ -• : f:.the
the IucknoW:•DistrictG, Guide
,
•Niiss .P earl�and�E1izabeth- Hen-kv 1 .holdumeetin in -, 1
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'deisoh, vtho were,„ at Coizurity Centre.,Liiday' ater-'.
.
the titne on their wayhome from ,00n,.Fe rtiary 17that'3 o'cock”
Chicago.. attendinr,a Moody Bible :Every wciman
in the canmunit v
•. Institute Conference. On ; beingis cordially • iryited to attend, .
advised •by plione of the' tragedy I, . ,The °Local:.Association •is the
they ' returned.. bathe, Tuesday .l .•o'rganiziatian' •which.,` administers,
night,. ;twenty -lour hours earlier
than had: been'. their;';pla s',.
It was ,George :Whitby;'; a cap-
; tarn of the Ltucknow Fire Com-'
• pony, •who entered. the ., smoke-
-filled •
second -floor bedroom from
• a ladder arid 'passed the aged run
to •waitinj thands. He 'was taken
to the nearby •Silverwood Dairies
the Girl Guide activities' in '.the
Curti i(t:., It is their duty to see'
that ;proper leadei•shp is •trained
arid 'maintained iri' the three
branches, Brownies,. Guides: and-
Rangers..
ndRangers.• Committees: 'are "formed
.to test badges; look '"after Camp-
ing matters and to assist in every.
:Way possible: The membership is.
i rit; rtff rai resparation� pen --t e-r-y-Lpexsor--ik eereste�d-
was, performed. by two 'Members in girls and;there: i$.,an. opportun
of the Fire Company, :Bill John- ity to".serve the. community :in; ,a
• sto i'•:and • Jack MacDon.a'ld;: under very worthwhile way. The; Boy
• the. dir,ection'.of Dr, .M ,H.'Corrin.• .Scout. slogan `-'It is better,to,build:
Res'usitation`'efforts'• were ,carried boys than ':to mend• men"•.,•ca:n
ori •for' half an .hour in �a, futile.a: apply equally well/to the :girls,
hope of ' reviivin ' .the: victim.:: The Lucknow. Local Association.
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Funeral`'Toda. 4wra foi-rned• 'in. 1923 ''and •,.;•has,'
The funeral' service, for Mr.
worked, with ,a•small;'.corrunittee,
mmis' ner -Thea
• and a Distrxct�Co io
Barger is being ., held this after - s .
tii:rie has.now come 'When :a larger
noon ,(Thursdayy :at 2:0.4 p.m. at ,.., .. ..
• s riee e ' :o. ;ladies
• •Davison s Ftineral� Home •witl�i in-ymembership i d d, s , , ,.
��' • lease'^wine -.out and ' give our
ter"iric?nt '; in Greenhill h° g y
Rev. C. H tvLaeDonald will. be'.'ii�
/char e...The deceased. was in his
9Oth •year, having 'been bm n . on.
June 66th, 1860.
inquestq Ordered:`:': -
• Dr. M. H•.: Gillies •of' Teeswater;:
:'Bruce 'County coroner •• viewed"
the i ei•nains. a:t`:17avison's' Funeral
• Dome• that., evenin�' :and'rele.asca
the bod `for .burial. e'h.as called
Luek ow
an.`.•in ut.st to be held in n
. Town 'Hall .on Friday, .February.
24th at • 2.00 m:
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•Tt was aibout 41'5 Monday, of-.
tei•noon ': that.: the; . alarm /v'as
sounded.. '�R.edvers:: •Johnston and.
d
George;Hassa11, employees at`` the
Silk er • ., iant `:almost simul
vwood.pl ,
tareously noticed 'smoke seeping
•
from•the' rear'•. of the Henderson
bonne across` the road.i'Meff'.' ran
toy phone .the: alarmd. George
and.Dan'!Thompson ran to warn';
and' help the Occupants, • of the.
house. esape..They' were joined.
:;b.• other e • to eel .and. atrons.
from the 'Silverwood plant•: Chok-
.` -ing smoke . prevented them from'
getting to Mr.; Bargees . bedroom
which' is at the rear' of the home
Wand immediate efforts were : con-
. •centrated : in helping; three' aged
ladies , to evacuate the premises.
Theywere, Miss Margaret• Mur-
• :ray, 7g, , of Paramount; ,.Mrs:
:Louisa Naylor, 76, of - Lucknow;
aril 1V ss Jane, Mathers, 86, `'of.
Kincardine. They were: taken to
the nearby' home of ; Miss FlOra
MacDonald. Besides , "Mr ; Barger,
Rev. ltobbert Macconnell made' his
• :hoine, at Henderssdn'.•s; -and • had.
:.....su - ernrisi n' §iarin .the ;alb,_
�, o of ,it d g .
•sence :•of. the. owners:
Had Ilijured Leg
Barger had suffered a' tall
Wast' 'Saturday •'wh' a on • his
.:Way: down street for a 'shave. He
`:buffered a leg injury' and was
taken: back,: to • the Henders(xi
home where he received:- medical
attentions On Monday afternoon
Mr. Barger' was removed to his
upstairs rooin by W. J: Davison
and • James Mathers, ;who' had'
been 'called to the horn'e 'for' -this'
purpose, A half hour later lie
was dead.
Fire Didn't'Reach Bedroom
The many -roomed house is
• heatec by stoves -and -Rev. Mac
(Oontlnued on page tt):
:SENTINEL'•MAILING LIST
WAS ,.REV ED• SATVRDAY'
The, S.entinel, mailing; list
ivas corrected tip :to Saturday
p -i rnin•g and: subscribers who
have made :subscription 'pay
• ments during the.past•several`.
,weeks: should be credited acThe arinuai, meeting of West
•i'prute 'District grange 'Lodge WaS
.held last week at Amberley,
Was marked•by the retirement of
has serVecl as district Secietark
•
officer for,,,45 years and has S.er.:-
in the fo lo ea acities:
secretary,. '33 years; lecturer,
-
•
ed
cordingly..
' When .tape:label 'date :'.reads,..
"49" ori.or to that date, the
subscription' has' expired 'oris •
in arrears; ,and'prompt atten=
tion to the'matter is request
FXVEFOQT DRIFTS•
.. .
x)( Loe1 -MoR JI�TO -T -AIN vele
• - ears marshall • 3 years; deputy
ut
The 'Winter's ,first storm which
-DAMAGED HYDRANT
On Monday ',evening. the K:in
loss Township:.,snowploW . struck
tie hydrant at' the: C.N.R.• :corner,
and put it out, of• •commission; •A
hose line and `coupling was• also
ruined.: The incident.. happened,
fortunately; • after * the Henderson.
,fire . had'been,. extinguished, aria
:.the;'`hydrant 'was not. then beings
used. "'Repairs 'Were . made •on.
•Tuesd o: Put the 'h. drant back"
ay t p, h , y
in working order,
MEMBER:AT.I'N
FI=FTY-F�'. E YEARS
...
in
"-master,.,1 year • and county Trial-;.
clew it�p ,late �.d Monday .afternoon, . .
ter, 1:; : year. Mr. McDonagh w
did a ;quick': job` that. of •
Count - 1V.fa�ster, iii'1909.
" ;roads and •rail way l;nes., • . Y . , ,. • . . .
�ueki.ng
A ;,inixtire' at sleetB'•,and snow -
He has been a ''member of Zion.
Lodge 'f°'7. ' 55 eat s. This' lod e
Whipped 'by., a• strong east wind• �• •, "rejuvenated"y g
reduced visibility and traction
was recenly., ' .. and:
and, brought•a..c•generalyneW..has ths ie largest . membership,
in „wie- WestBru'ce District with
almost a eaniplcte ,stanactill
Ambe 1e ' Lodge .a �close'-second.
• The •C.N.R.•train on ;; Tuesday g
x Y
w,.,.There was' a' large.turn'out at.
mernin became. log ed in 'a five-•. :
g ' ,• 'la 't' v eek'sglistrict meeting when
'fool drift in the cut at;;Fraser s s m g'
iri officers Were ere , ele
• .the.' follow o c w c...
.interest and su ort • to the C�ir•1 ; ; ' .... :. � . � ` miles g � , .
pI? _ ,...,: ,,:_ Viac�iinnon s._, faun, two......... •
GuidEs.• north oJ town. The ,sugar Pike
ed county •'master_.Robert M,1c-
• . ,Cormick' :de ut ., master• •.Claude.
: snow, : packed : into a ^ sand-lik.e p.. , Y. —
":DoreHutton•
is d the t : h eless p
CONFER ` i 4S:*.
EISTRIC`T MAN
The Municipal ,Council and the
Luc i.now Board of Education held
a joint„ session last Friday night
to, discuss, the .matter of . the pro=
posed Lucknow High •,School' dis-
as ects�o : -.
trict
.and the financial p � •
•,
• The Board of Educaticiri pre '•
rented ,the ••follov'irg ;esoltation'.:
,"When:. Lucknowh • School
Area is. formed. the: Board. of'.Ed•
A
ucation of L:ucknoik requests the
Lucknow Village Council to agree
to.assurne a higher proportion o±,
any capital ex-periditur•es 'than ,
would be •indicated by present
equalized kassessnernt".
••The Council approved 'the re
quest in principal stipulating -that •
•ang suggested .•:adjustririent' .:must.' .;
have' the •Council's: 'approval •be
•fore becoming final. �,•
Councillor. Ernie Crawford, and
Robert. Rae of the. Board of : Edi - -
cation were delegated •to inter
v eihfie-ds"�Towrt"t1 Cauicii" "
concern:in the. High :School • IDis-
g g
trict • uestion.' They were • accom
q
panied.;by Reeve 'J. C. McNab.
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AN F1RST S;
R MARCH FIRST.
':Wednesday, -1Vlarcli 1st • is' the
cl; tte sot fol• the lii•st com'rnun�it°✓
auction ::sale :'in ,Lucknow,' and
hereafter, if the
cr�tidic�all: t ,
P Y.
i:ci ect is favorably ieceived. ;
:project
n;ass,.an e ramwas., oop
ri.:ved rec
,: mersti �,t th.. �,. • Ontoil
•Percy
ANGUS CALVES •AVAILABLE
FOR' LOCAL CALF:,CLUB
Any boys.' or • girl. wishing
Polled Arictis:'calf with which to
J
enter; .the,.Luckn'aw..Agricultural
.Society's Calf. Club, , should con- •
tact Toth: Todd .."at St.= . Ielensi •;'
Toil."'' is- 'one of .the.:' Clubp leaders,
'and can obtain a few':blackcalves
if interested
em"bedded•.ti�ntil :plow;ar
P«l
.boys or girds set at_
once.
i s ec., Earl Tout;,assistanC sec :
a'n was so nreleas ter. Errirrieiton;• tress., Bert Alton
ho ii �.he tri o
from:
n,2c-Cormi..k, fun. •see, Ches-
�ariars11a11, Morley Mills',lectu:x.ers,
d'and' arrived' at the •local;•depot , .o,
e.
t : 1.23 fare ' .than seven C: Einmerton• and 4.Ii:win '
a pJn•,' 1
t ours'•":beh'ind''tiirre: it. was the'.
The:semi-annual ''Meeting will.
be held' at. "Zion in June
en from
A. deputation v=as Pres ,i t
' n.
' ex ` : i. ' . lz i.n ita•t�o
Harristan tend,ng,: a v
for ,. t
e ` district''lodges-'to: c
ele;
brate July 12th•inthat !town
since' the bad•:tie up iri. March ,of,
19;47: :
• I
ri�ie4 3i•omro
otrr ' of the 'sale is • °Country ads wel'e badly blocii
,Jack' 'Iaclntash of Paramount, ed arid :main. highwais.:Were
who.- is wbrki;ng 'ib-- ,conjunction
rwith thc 1A,ricultui•al Cominittee
Of . the:, Lucknow. arid'. Disti-;ct
Chamber of •Commence in. his, ef-
forts'.
:f-
forts to -:."swing" the.. venture.'
'The auction will'; ..e held at
Mr. MacIntosh''s ' sale. barn in
Lucknow, which'. was •.form' rly
Janes • •Johnston's''.; livery barn
which �:r. :Macintosh recently
purchased:.,
It -is an,�•open' market :available
l:a ssible until .plows went't.hroug.o.
l3us , service' was. ; disrupted' on
Monday night and•Tue qday morn
ing, and:,the comirtia�nity was with-'
out Bail T a .err. ori ';.Tuesday
S
p p
in.orniin;g - when the' . paper 'truck
didn't' get in': By.,, Tuesday after',
`noon'. it: was pouring rain.
The Jtiveni'(e hockey .teanii. had,
a Abad trip home from ' Goderich
on ;Monday..night• :and, the. Ripley
boys s reniained here overnight; •
y -Y •
to anyone who has a• saleable art
i.le to offer;: All cattle .•must be �.
c .
'tested and; all stock ;offereci
Ts. ;'tel a STRICT FiIRE
.must be free of• disease: There • ,
charge no. ca for articles not . H i EFS.: TO .ME ET
will' be h g C
''Members of the Lucknow Fire
Company were in Ripley' •last
week• discussing. lire, protection
matters 'with members .: of the'
Rile_Brigade,.
Outcome -of, this meeting was
'the decision to'call'
..`a district
meeting of fire chiefs, : reeves of
' Stall. reservations, may,be•made
flay Phoning. Mason's ' Garage,
Lucknow,, or Jack Macintosh at
ount..'The auctioneer Will
Paramount
, e,.:_ erson.
be Wellington. H..nd , .....
ENGAGEMENTS
• Mr. and Mrs.Alvin Barkley of
Echo Bay wish to announce the
engagement of 'their: youngest
u Zona Joy-:'toStewart
daughter, Y�
Enland; son- , of" Mr: and YNi`r's
England;
James England. 'The•wedding will
e the latter part of Feb -1
take place the
ruary.
, o on
Expected Horde #e So
n.
ct tl .that, Wilbert
It is expected
Hodgkinson will be able, to 're.:
turn home at theend of the N,Veek:
had ' . his• left hand. `ba'dly
Vi�ib
mangled three weeks ago in an,
accident at Lloyd's' Sash & Door
factory Wing hain..He has had
an :
three casts 'applied to the hand
in: the meantime, 'as every effort
is' �being'made to restorethe hand
as :fully as. pn$sib1e. • He lost one
finger arta two others were all
but 'severed:'
district, Municipalities, and iheads
of insurance coinpamies, serving
this :area A representative of the
Fire—Marshall's-Office will be in-
vited'to attend this conference:' '•
l
t is -expected that fire co'm.
panies i:n Lucknow,: Ripley, Kin
carding, Teeswater and' Winghar3Jl
will be. represented at this meet-.
Ing when itis intended'to co-ord-
Mate fire 'fighting` efforts in.•the
district and .arrange- ;i;iiutual aid
plans.. It ' will be _ necessary' :to,
study technical .points of eacch
company's, equipment so it can
.adapted for use in .neighbor-
ing municipalities if reci.uired.
Those; from. Lucknow` at last
week's Ripley meeting were Fire
Chief .K. C: Murdie, Jack Mac --
Donald, J. L:. MacMillan and Jim
Ieriderson.
•
,TO PROCEED • WITH FIRE-
.
.ESCAPE- ERECTION
The Village• Council: has auth•
ori.7e' 'the 'ro+ert C'o mit .e
pr ceed with: the erection of: a ="
o e
fir'e. escape on the:Town Hallin.
ace.rrda ce.with.th.,e'estite
.su.
b
mittedby "AlexMoivbrayL
•
Ionored BCongregati�n on
u
0
. OF.25-'Year-Ministr'
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Rev. •Dr::Charles II: 'MacDon-
ald. ld gyp. resc hed farewell services at
Lucknow . .and Dungannon on
Sunday,to' terminate •a pastorate
that was within a• feW. Months of
reaching, twenty-five • years.
Rev:'•MacDonald came t.o'Luck=
now in Octaber,.1925, succeeding -
•the. late Rev. Robert •Ma11um
whose death'occurred in the early
mer of that . During Y yearDr.
MacDonald's ministry here he
rose 'to the highest position iri
the church, ,When : he was elected
as,,Moderator 'of' the General As=
'setnbly- o f - t h: e' Presbyterian
Church -in Canada in, °June offs
194?
Dr. MacDonald has accepted an
invitation to the two-point. charge
'at'Bluevale and Belmore. He and
•
cDoiiaid moved' to their
never , charge yesterday. , and Dr
MacDonald will :be inc'iiteted • 'on
Friday evening, 'They will reside
in The Manse at Bluevale:, . 'Miss
ADDRESSED OWEN .SOUND
ROTARIAIITS . 011T MONDAY
V., Johnston wad `in
Owen' 'Sound' on.' Monday when.
he 'addressed 'a luncheon meeting
ofOwen Soun Rotarians: The .;
,• Si
° R
address * r
subject of phis as "Med-
kine and ,Modern' , Society". As
ipresident of the . Ontario Medical
' Ass iation ' , :Dr.:Johns'ton .s. ` a
.busy 'man, as he is in frequent,
demand as a speaker;,.., and, has
numerous:' conderences and, con-
ventions
Marion MacDonald, who is in.
structor, of :music iri. ; district
schools :will remain here during.
the school week, ' and will make
her' home at •Mr" • and, Mrs, IX7, A.
Russell's:
At the Sunday morning ,service'
Dr:,MacDonald addressed his :per-
sonal "remarks: to his: congrega-
tion, .and 'at .the evening service
confined -his farewell to an.• ext-
pression..of appreciation to those
- (Cior[tinued on page 8%'„''
INJURED ''•SIN
BUST' ACCIDENT
•
Joseph. .Weiler of. the Second.
'Concession,. Kinloss, is in Walk-
erton 1-fos ital : with 'severe: chest,
injuries .received -in •.a logging • ac -y
J '
cident'about four o'clock 'on Wed=
nesday.afternooi1 of last week,
.Mr Weiler was.11oading kgs' on •
tb a truck in a, Culross rownOlip
woodlot• at• the time. One ,1' the,•
Jogs rolled off• the truck and: iri
striking him inflicted ,a broken
collarbone and;,fractured ribs, His
injuries' :were 'considered quite'
:
serious at.the time;: but Mr, Weil
er,'is now, noaking$favorable pra
grecs, in. the County Town hospi-
tal.
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