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BRIDE FETED AT
NUPTIAL EVENTS .
Prior to her marriage on Sat- •
urday Miss. Louise Campbell was
honored at a -number of pleasant,
pre-nupti,a•1 .:gatherings, '
On June 10th, eleven eQuples:
.. entertained at ,a surprise• party at
"The •Highland , Galt,: Swher°e,the
young couple..were presented
with' a silver••�rose„4owl •
On June 22nd 1frs' M: S , Sigh-
erland land,' .Miss' Bessie Gorden
entertained' at' ''a' ..,miscellaneous
sito'wer, and' on 'June ,27th: Mrs
Jack .Wendland : and 1Vlrs. Fred'
Karinapin e'ntertained' at a s'i'n
alar event.
On. July; 5th friends and neigh-
bors
ei h-.
bors gathered at the h
• ghome of her
parents,. Mr,. and Mrs. Cyril
'Campbell, rand presented.., the
bride -elect ' with a • mirror, end
table and vase. The following ad;-
dress , was read; byMiss °Berna
^.dean Alton,
.Lu :1E00W • nt.,
n O. ., July 5'S0,
Dear 'Louise;
We, voi)r friends and ' nei
;hors, having, 'heard, oft.your ap=
preaching marriage, .have gath.
ered here this: evening to meet
you ;and to, ektend to you' and
:your husband,, our. • very .:best.
Wishes • for a; happy :married' life.
We' have missed you; • the. past
few .:'years during •w'hch; time
your work : has taken you' : away.
from : 'our:. .Y communit , but we.
haven',,: forgotten 'you:.
: .We:• hope.' that you `. andtour
y
husband will come ; back • •, froin.
time to time and thatwe shall
have, the opportunity'of meeting
both of :you.
We 'shall airway's rernernber You
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as one of the,:?girl's •of' Hackett
chinch h •.and. Sunda S y. Schaal,. and;
hope that you .Will find' many
true:' friends' in your new church
;home; May God's richest blessing
rest upon You. both :throughout.
,your 'married `life:
=•Signed on behalf of your
• :Friends `:'here, Donalda•,: Ritchie,
Bernadean'••Alton, 'Elmira Alton.
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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO,•
THURSDAY, JULY 13th; 1950..
ATTENDS: SISTERS, FUNERAL
IN DETROIT ONNIONDyY
The'death of Mrs. Alex Leitch
occurred in Detroit on Saturday
after° .a lengthy illness. She was,
formerly' Agnes Thom, "daughter
of -the late Wm, Thorn arid Mar=.
ion Craig, pioneer. • residents of
West ,"Wawanosh ,Township:.,*,: •
Mrs. Leitch ' was.' one . of a;•faint
ily of nine children, Her brother;
Erwar"d Thom of St. Helens, ns is
the.. only• ,,surviving-'�rnenmber • of
thrs' family;•
Mrs.Zreitch, s • husband puede
ceasedn,; her.•.. •, ,
a timber � �of'-ygars•
ago:, She” is• survived by one son
William-' and a .daughter, • M<rs.
James Bowden, both of Detroit. •
The funeral service was held
in Detroit ,on Monday. ` Mr, and
1Vrrs,' E, J: Thom and Mrs. Charles
Cooke of ' tow *ere' in attend
ance,:
:RETIRES- AFTER 42 ' YEARS . ,
IN TEACHXIITG PROFESSION ...
Members,: of, Kirkland.' Lake
Hirg-h-rand Vocational achocr1-at:
paid tribute to Miss W. Di Ruth,
erford •who retired this termfol-,
low:i-i 42% years in the teaching''
h
g Y c ing•
Profession,; the past. 20 spent in •
Kirkland Lake., •
• Born: at St Helens, Miss Ruth-
erford :graduated :from, Goderich
high School, an'd the. College -of
Education in ,Toronto. Her teach
ing ;career started, at Southam p
I?
ton High School., Her next move
was .'westward. She sp ent two'
years in Alberta teaching history
•
'and :geography,,,. in _ an. Edmonton.
,
high•'school.. •
Retur'ning east, she .;taught •at•
high r schools in 'Fel gus Mitchell
and Timmins before` . going
Kirkland Lake. •
KINLOUG
H •.LAD
N I N ETY=S I'X'
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Mrs. ' John Cox, Kirilough's
grand ,old .lady, was honored. on:
Monday evening, it being the oc :
a :.v
•' IPPE' ` WASH;' CADET 'CAMP .'
Seven. `students of Luckri•ow.
High . School,taking'. . are :: takg '. a 'sax-
Weeks' course ;at''the... cadet 'camp
' at • Ipperwfash, They left by 'train..
`last Thursday' Morning. The group
includes Donald, 'Sten art, - Bruce:
•e
;Johnston Geon Anderson,: Mur
ray McDonagh, Carl • Stanley,
Donald Smith and ClaY ton:. ;Hod-
gins.
THAT Mrs :.. Harvey . Ackert, of
Tiverton and formerly of,Luck-
_
•'now,. recently, suffereda frac;
tured ankle,
e
members ,of.h r family and..rela..•
tinesg
' athered -at . the home• of
Mr. and Mrs... Maurice:Hodgins to
-mark this memorable event. %
A bi thdaYcake bearing 96
candles was' lightedd by. her .great
grandchildren, • Billy ;and Bobby
Scott, Ellwood 'Hodgins: and Elroy
:and.' Calvin Sieloff, . and. • two
nieces, ::Marilyn! and Carol •Boyle,,'
after 'which • all joined in singing.
'liappyN ;Birthda•y to :You"
Mrs. Cox received many gifts'
and tokens : of good ' wishes . for
which she made .a .fitting reply
•. shment '
I�aint'y refre s..were served
by the hostess„.assisted .by .Nies:
1' `SEE : BY THE
SENTINEL'..
THAT the weather finally • settled
the latter'' part of the week and
since then -the farmers have
really "been making ,hay".•
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THAT 'tenders 'tenders have been called
for.'' the.grading of five :miles
'of Highway 86, east of Luck-
' now, to, prepare the road for
a permanent surface: Survey-
ing work, is.underway at, prey.
ent.
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THAT a reception was held in
the • Recreational ',Centre :ori
•. Friday evening -in honor-of"Mr:
• and Mrs;, Gordon 1V1icQuillin:
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THAT. San Durnin•"made" , the
• front page in :last Wednesday's
Free press: ,He • was pictured,
• with ;a group of'. oldsters at the
°•', Mitchell : reunion,
=o—
THAT Fred , u .Bur
ton,; Who forrriei*�
ly : was employed ' in the Cain.
House,' called in town' Nast
• Thursday Fred -lives• in Ham
Iltori where heis employed in
the .Westinghouse ': plant •
M1
BROTHER OF MRS. 11 RITCHIE:
LIED 1N.•HIS 25th: YEAR
Mrs. Harold :Ritchie of,• town
was sadly bereaved last, week by
the death 'of her brother •Owen
Fanson, Who _ passed away • in
Victoria, • Hospital on 'Tuesday,
July 4th. ' . ; •
He was only 24 . years of age'
but had• been "Seriously 411• for
some time, ,and it, Was known
that his re
•cove y. was 'impossible.
_His: illness, however, had not 'kept
'him, bedfast; .except when.: he suf
.•%rel spells of 'unconsciousness.;
He was removed.lo Victoria
pital•last Week when. cone of these
attacks, occurred and he passed.
away within a feW. hours.
He was .a youthful, veteran of
World Wail', and 'was born and
raised in London. He -.is survived
:by., his young -widow and a two
year -.old daughter •Jane, ;Surviv-
°ing: also,are his parents,. Mr. and,
Mrs. • W. F. Fansoii,` four, sisters,:
Mrs.. Harold ,:Ritchie (Muriel) of; •
Luckno�w; Mrs. Arthur 'Brighton
(Jean). of London, ,Frances' and
June and one brother • Robert, all
o 'on • on,, • Both; Frances ,and
June 'Have, • been. •iblind , since in-
fancy.
e• -The funeral. service was held
at the Needham, Funeral Chapel,•
'London, . on 'Friday, conducted by
Rev. J W.• Hunt of Wellington
St. 'United Church, assisted by
the Rev C Hussar of'Hyatt:Ave.
United Church. Interment• wag in
Mount' Pleasant:' Cernetery, the
:pallbearers. being Harold Ritchie;
Norman Ball, Art Brighton, Joe.
`Howe, Fred Guiesch., James ,Rus -
ll
se
THAT on Tuesday of .' last week
Mrs:. Ross;;Gamariie. entertained
a numsber of. girl `friends•= at : a
tea in honor, of her sister, Miss
Louise :. Campbell, whose '`par.-
riage tool,; place ',on Saturday., ,
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THAT Montgomery Motors has
recently: made; delivery Of new
Fords ' to;' Wellington .Henderson
and .Dick 'West ,
o^
THAT •Zion` L.O.L. • attended div-
• ° ane, worship in Zion Church' on
Siinda�y eivening The local
'iodg •was augmented by visit-
ing • brethren for, a parade of
Over '80-Mernlbers. of the • Order.
The church'Was : filled- for .the
occasion and :the congregation
heard a`timely' sermon .by ,1}r.::
W.: J. 'Mumford. In the morning
several district.Orangemen took.
part in: 'a, County parade to the
Anglican Church, Kincardine.: .
THAT. Mrs. D. C. Taylor,,who has
been,, a patient in ; Winglram
Hospital: ` for more • than • three
months since siifferir g a. fract-.
, ured lilt,`' is �gadually .improv-,
Rudy ,Sieloff. All enjoyed a social•
BARGAINS in:men s ,and .(boys chat ,
frig.
after vrhich, Mrs:' •William
sumrner•'clothin Wand vrrork cloth- Coy: 'expressed ' her-gratitude.:to
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Ing. • THE •M 4RKET•'STORE . ' those who arranged' the. party,
111:440:.Tax. Rate:: ,For 19 50
19d0 ASSESSMENT •$611;608.0,0
1950 Mill Rate Amount '
1949 _ 1950.
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Expenditures •. ; 1949, •1950, • • .. ... ,
P ,
County<'lev `"50.56.50. . 10.0 8,3 $ .5319.88 • $ , 076.35
Y $
''7077,04 13.0 11:6` 6916:55 • * .7094:64
• Sichoal levy"...,... • • .. • . •
23,0 19.9: $1226,43 $12170,99
. , .. $12133.54,.. �
General Rate
Village , reivy 8777.00 17.1
Public Library 46950. .9
-Relief &• Indigent• ,.,i ,`1200,04 • 2:0
Street • Lighting: . 2074,00 3.1
Debenture ' 987.36' 1.9.
11350786' 25,0 23,1
.'9357.66....
: � _90964 •$
1.5,3 $ ,
.8 478,79 489.26
2.0 • 1063.p8," 1233.00
3.4 1649.'15 2079.46
1.6 '1010,1,7 ; 978.57
3299..08 $14137.95
Total .Tale ' Rate
• 4
4$,0 4'3;0 5 Mills Reduction
. General Rate 13 Milis
•
1,1;137;95
c ,13,507:86•
1,).50 •Rant: Estimates .:,:..
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„ .. r.. ▪ .,tri,. 'lJ c?0 4JJ
Budgeted Surplus and Rcservxe ;r •
c •
At th the• : ear • Council: hitch, vied 'for a 'reduction'
e start of year,: , ,
•of. 1,6 mill .•.i the
' Rate . and .;a' Sur plus of .,$600.00.
mills...in the. General
oug t. this:. objective with
. a. . •... li�ou ' h' Council:` ^ r Meet , .
. _ l?pears as t g �
s reduction of .1...9 ills in ..the ' General Rat and ::a •, Surplus or
• gmbove..
Re'scrve' for contingencies of $630.00, as • shown a
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THAT. -'Rev.' W. J: Li11.co,. Meth-
odist . chaplain at the '' Mayo.
C1i'nic, was called on to, lead in
• player by Dr. .W..J. 'Muamford
at' the morning service in the
United •Church.• Allan Stewart
was soloist wits; Mrs. Crispin at:
the organa in the' ' aibsence of
Wilfred Black.
THAT 'there, tare four unclaimed
license plates at The Sentinel
Office—C'58971, 67670T, S 8953,
8.70410.
o-
THAT'wthe Week -":end feature at
The; P1.ayhoiise• "So:. Dear: ' To
y Heart is rated .as an out
. standing 'picture. "A Date with
Judy"' at the first of the 'Week
promises to .be: equally 'inter=
esting.
THAT wthe Township af' A.shfield
is ' :advertising for an assess r
.'due eta the fact that James
u1-•.
bell is not enjoying the best of
:health, and is .unable to accept
the appointment made 'earlier
in the year.
o�
THAT Mr.r:and. Mrs. Harvey Hall
gild John left on Wednesday by
motor for Trail, D.C., where
they plan t� ma `e their ;home..
(Continued::, on page .8)
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SISTERS FROM' OLD •LAND
•MEE.T IN HAPPY REUNION
EIGHT `PAGES.
DIED TRAPPED IN
FLAMING CAB
Jim Godfrey,' 25=year-old Ajax
truck driver, died `in' the .:flaming
cab of his transport truck about •
o'clock Friday afternoon;
following "•ar accident on -•No., 2:
Highway :about five'. miles, east of
Morrisburg in the Cornwall
trict. .
Hisr
t agic and, untimely cieath:• ,
leaves "'bereaved his ' y o u n g
widow •
formerly Donna. McCall.:ney' sof, ,Lucknow l� and, three child-
.
reri,' child—Janice,:, ',Murrayand John
the eldest being five years of
age .andthe youngest nearing two-
:years..
two'years..
Mrs:. _Godfrey is' 22• years; :of
age:She: is• a daughter of Mr, "and
Mrs: Art McCartney ,of Ajax,' and
formerly of Lucknow,• and • is ' a
:granddaughter,: of 'Mr. and • Mrs..:
R. T. Douglas.
• Jim was employed by the Mc
a
Callum Transport' Company - of..,..
Oshawa: and was enroute' to the:
Quebec border with•''a transport
-loaded-with--two--three-ton-trucks
.and ':a .half -ton: panel truck. The
transport was, in ..collision with
•a truck loaded :with`"' 20 tons, of
steel, and .'crashed into the ditch. •
One of the'three-ton trucks :drop-
ped ;on top of the cab of• Jim's',
transport ;and trapped ' his there.
The oalb caughit: fire',.alinost. im,.
mediately' and it . was'. impossible.
to get near ' the truck . Dr; John
D '
1Vi';ac onal :'a-" i,o .s Angeles doc:-
.
tor, '�enroute to Toronto•. was the'.
first ' person on the scene but
could not get within. 30 feet ,of ':
the blazing cab.
To Frank Jrm,.
McCallurini ' s• em .
nloyer; fell the difficult 'task .of',
informing Mrs.' Godfrey ..of the
traedg•
g. Y � ..
:The funeral service . was held •.
part : the • McIntosh Funeral: Home
in Oshawa••on Monday afternoon..
Mr.. and. ` Mrs. Gordon Davidson,
(nee. Donalda '.Douglas)' of Whig -
.attended:
ham the, funeral:
Visitors ' here . this', week' • were
.Mr..`and• •Mrs. James -Burns` ands •
Pameland Marjorie •Bro : � =
M, ] wns
word, ' of Ingersoll and Mr. 'and
rs: .Mee:and .M Fred Linda -of
Fred Mor-.
ristown,. New`.Jersey.: i '
The three girls are natives oft
England., At th close ,of World
War II .Mr..and Mrs.' Bu�ns and
her'. young sister` Marjor •e' 'c cattle
young J am.
t•9u-e a `hci
Jim took'.a telegraphist course” at
the local depot, and has since.,.been
a railway employee. Mrs. Mee
came ' to, the United States two
years ago to make her home in,
pew Jersey, and this : is the first
opportunity the .:three` •; sisters
have had of getting tofgether.
• • • Mrs. Burns and Marjorie. have•.
long • since. •corne 'to. regard., dam
ada •as home and • Mrs •;Mee; :is
'equally pleased .with her land of.
adoption,` and is greatly impress
ed by the freedom: and opportun
' ity' offered by 'these , two, . good -
neighbor
" countries.
EXTEND, IMPROVE
BELL SERVICE
Telephone service in 'Lucknow
and the... surrounding :rural.'. ;area
RETIRES AFTER .47 --YEARS
. OF RAILROAD SERVICE
Mr. 'and Mrs.: Jhn
o • or
M � o e, of
Duluth are visiting. at Lochalsh
with`Mr. and Mrs. D. F. MacKen-
Mrs. Moore wias formerly '1
Isobel MacKenzie, •
This Past 'spring Mr: Moore re
_ g
tired :' after 47 ';years', service as a'
locomotive' :engineeron the Soo: •
run... He• is a •native of Lucknow ;•
and was in the Village,this Week
enquiring about 'what few school-
:mates •.and friends still reside m
the. old 'home, town.•
IVIr. Moore' was sen of'the'late
Patrick .Mooreof Lucknow who '•
was •.em to ed ; a . • one . time -in •
P Y t
Mitchell's 'mill. John, himself, also
spent a. couple of. seasons' :in this
mill before leaving ;here in 1900
for. Calix' est, ' where..he spent a `•
�..
sort . ti e•
h before�•�•' • cin • t , going o•
Duluth.''
will lbe;:considerably improved asi•
,
a rent,, of° •the extensive . con- FORMER RECTOR
structiiMprogram,•undertaken by' •
the,' Bell Telephone `eomripany • in NAMED CANON
this locality, D, A. McArthur, the
Aten: r
a , ec tmet~ting'. of the '
Synod of the 'Diocese of Nova
Scotia, 'Rev. C. W: Saunders of
the „parish of Stewiack, ' Nova
Scotia,, was appointed Canon of
A11 Saints Cathedral in. Halifax.
The appointment became ' effect:-
iveat the end of May.
Saunders_, was rector
uat. .
cknoNirand
St, Helens iron`'
1905 to 1910, and two years ago
this summer attended the Bruce
County Reunion to .'renew ac-
quaintances, with '
former'pari$n:-
•,loners' and friends:
Rev. Saunders is now 'recto`
of .St, • James•s Chureh of England '•
ir, Shudenacadie,. and on •Su.indav;
June 1 1 t • celebrated the 47th an-
•nivelsary of his ordination to the
riesthocicl with the observance
p , c
company's. manager .`for this re-
gion,-said-this weekw .:-
The • project, .designed to pro
Vide better telephone service Eby
;brinnging relief-", to overloaded
liners, involves the installation of
cables : and wire :and •the erection
of some 280 • telephone ;poles: •
When the program is completed_,
soiriietiine this fall, `alrnos ' n 200,
miles of wire, in groups' ofhun-
dreds:. to• form a :cable, will have
been installed. Bell • Telephone
crews 'are laying large Sections Of
the cable underground".` where it
will be. protected from the damag-
ing effects :of rain, .wind,' sleet,
and .snow storms,,
Tlie cables, connecting `'with,
smaller cables arid wires •branch
out throug'hout the Lucknow
exchange area, ;are `terminated at
the central office. There, the con-
nection is 'made "betweenout
side"„facilities•, and, the central
office, equipment, thus providing
more .lines and:.bettor service to
subscribers:
•
'of tl e••Holy Eucharist;
• Rev: Saunders is the ofde:-1
active Anglican priest in the:
Diocese of Nova Scotia' and his'
recent appointment as Canon was : ,
recognition of ' his, long' and,
devoted service to his church, '
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