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• DARK DAY RELIVED
PIPER. PARADE
BY MERS
LUCKNOW, ONTARZOt.:THURS•, SEPTEMBER 28th
1050 •
'TEN PAGES.
YOUN(;; I2-VgAR-OLD
Two. hours of midday darkness
;on Sunday gave Ontarid sec,.
and "Dark , Day" •in• sixty-nine
m
ears. The. eerie, ;experi'ence of
having the midday sun: blotted
.out in a spectacle of Changing
colors," until daylight was redue-
.
ed. to mrie
gs
midnight: 'black` •
, gave
the ; present genet utions an *lea
h w his w"
• of o , .t ,, a esome• sight. must
have struck the "pioneers .of: 1381,:
when "Dark Days were un -
",known: • and when present day
'means of car unt.snication were
not existant,
•S'unday's •.blackout ' was caused
by freak air: currents that Car-
ried several: blankets .of smoke
• ;rapidly, eastward ' from. raging
forest •fires in 'Alberta. The
•"smog" was nett ,experienced fn
the Western provinces but fan-
ried'• out over Ontario and�'``the .•
' • Northern • States. --,-,Airmen: who:
went up to investigate the phen-
omenonreport smoke' -blankets at
varies -levels; from. 4,000 to 16;000.
tfeet,.,and 'at ; the litter ,height.:a
Centralia crew„reported the
smoke too thick' to ,r penetrate
without oxygen' equipment. One
• flier• described ; it as. "like walk-`
ing through .a bonfire "• ”
As, , early as ' 11 a.m.:,the sky.
gave; the appearance. of 'a .storm•
brewing; but locally the'. barom-
eter` was high And steady, indi-
cating •no such disturbance. The
Way,, raduall'y' darkened until ;lits.
Way, 'but 'with;. the .,groun:ds • in
skY •g .,..
rad . lotw '• good. shape,and a�•�good.-er,�ter-
Y, changed ;to a ght tainment program lined up` it is,
time'Iblack. Street• lights•and car .
• lights expected•. that;this,;' the 85th' • an-
ghts were ' :''turned on.. Hotis:es:
nual.;Fall Fair, should be. 'quite
were alight ac at night Chickens
a success:
• -There's the makings of another
mighty good piper' in: the MCQui1-
list;-,•1rirnily, He's, Archie IVIG ui
lin, 12- i;at of Q 1
S d
son. of 11/11:. a • d'
Mr's,; Wilfred` ` McQu �1Iin of . St.
r Ai,chte . rndde :a
btg'�it 'ti.ii:•Sat`
aftel'E oc� ':o is
d n n his first' pub-•:
is s lur tide a.pearance•.wiri L k
U4.
now. `l"he ..occasion ;,was a�:b
it o'•
I u licitfl :1'or : t)ie •.donlhe • • ' -
y • SdSe
ball game being played that night
in' the., Ai ena, and .A'r•chie piped
parade of : three: donkeys and,
their- 'riders up'and down. Main.
street.:' .
Upon hearing ,the. lad pipe, the
Pp,
chief' question being asked along
'Main Street...was', • "`Who's 'tat
h..
young piper lad ,He can • really'
play!"
FAIR GETS' REAL BREAK
FROM THB -` -EATHERMAN.
Sunny and warm: ori :Tuesday;.:
With a similiar forecast for'Wed
nesday• gave the Lucknow `Agri-;
cultural Society a real break this
year. Few. fairs -have struck:good
weather this fall.; and directors:;of
the. local Society had,been keep-
ing their.: fingers crossed,'as rain
played hob with: the show, a year
•.
'WM. CONGRAM;
IS NINETY^TWO
On Wedf esday, September 20th'
Mr. William Congram o,f' 'Con. 8,
Kinloss. celebrated his 92nd: birth-
day' at the home of his daughter,
Mrs.•, Malcohri ' Lane (Myrtle);
( Y_ le);
Mary' friends, called , on, hien,
'throw hou ;•
• g t ..the- day • and. 'all his*
'family ;and. •grandchildren -and•
one; re,at
:.... g ..gran�d`chzld ,Were .•.pres-
ent ':for'a'thday supper. Mrs.'
Harry Campbell: (Pheob'e) con'
tributed' a lovely birthday cake
decorated; with • 92 candles. •
Mr. .Congfam; • although . con-
. to his bed°most of the time
for the `last year, has lately been
able to spend short •'periods in,
his wheelchair and, as able. to
be' in ' his • chair at his ,.birthday
supper' which he enjoyed Very!
r3'.
to
much
,FLYING; WEST TO . BUY
RED POLL CATTLE
d
Messrs, T. P. O'Malley of Cul
ross and pang T. McKinnon: of
Kinloss• left yesterday for Alberta
to pur""chase 'simty .head of 'reg
istered , Red• Poll Cattle; Mr.
O'Malley• has:becorrie;:cl'uite noted
as a raiser, of.. Red, Polls, and has
orders for all "sixty • :head which:
he: ;:and Mr •.McKinnon will pur-
chase ..on: • theiri•• W n
. ester .trip;
' These .cattle 'Will; go to buyers
at such; points .as Auburn; Grand
bend, .Blyth, etc.' • •
Dan arid T. P. left .by train
for Toronto on, Tuesday, . They,
were scheduled to l'eave Malton.
by ` T. C. A. plane ' • Wednesday •
morning and to arrive in E.dinon=
ton ' late • •that: afternoon. •
The :Secretary of : the Red Poll
Angus:. Association vtiill• 'escort,
'them to'various herds in Alber
•• from which , the, selections will.
• bei' made.
I ��SEE B•Y
SENTI;NEL.:
This issue is •;off' the. press' be -
a a . p , per gets. under -
'started roosting and •birds.'nested ,
•
:.Ari the.ground,, and' could =alrnost 1 • '
be'•.:cau h by -and 'i' their4 ..
stupor,• •ROMINENT BUSINESS MAN :
PASSED `AWAY. TU• SDAY
Some ct4izens betaine alarmed
an
attributed the cause to •every-.:, •
....thing :froim the `world"�s . end to•, •an The death of• William Hornell;•
•
atomic- bomib..drop ed .-by., the' a, native of this''cornmunity, and.
P • for .'many • years one of the.:vill,,.
'Russia'na,•
er, '• folk: `age s' mos preminen mere an. ,
.Generally, howev �r, rriostfolk i
)ust " i'Wind-... occurred , in London on: Tuesday
'went from window to
..; ow or rn.orning• He'':had 'been in.''poor..
. ,stood out-of-d4ors.•period-• ,
icall to' view e1e- health for , a : time, and failed
Y► the spectacle. T .•
phone operators were" swamped ;ra 'idly' •in recent weeks '
with,calls as relatives` and 'friends The remains were .ta=ken from
• called each, other. to `discuss the• 'London to Toronto •for'burial to-•
.
blac ,day (Thcrrsday) in • 'the :Hornell
kout. .
By two o'clock the sky had plot in Park Lawn Cemetery
cleared' but 'retained a.• Peculiar.
hu
e throughout the day. Ori. Mon- ..
da ..
y ...afternoon the ..sun .was• „Still SHOWER H ELD FOR R
'• shrouded ' b.Y the, . smiok'e.: layers '
and took '.on 'in .turn reen •'arid
gCOUPLES
BRIMS
AL 'COU.
Pink.'shades, and whi a .the: sun
Shone•in the afternoon ina cloud= v niiz "l3lake s hall was
• ]es' .v .- Friday e e t; .
s.. sky, the smoke: screen ga e the scene rof a• • la'rge ; post• -nuptial
e
(Continued on .page '10. shower '' or their two bridal
coupl'cs. 'Mr; and Mrs., Russell; Ir
. vin sand Mr 'an;d Mr•s: •'Howard
' `' fall •'was• elaborately:
• • Blake. i'hc. 1
NA' 'SCHOOL: L
ME >H 1 SOHO
. '• •.'': �. .. decorated • With •5ti eanyei s; wed-
STUD • ` : T • OU:NCIL ,ding bells. and autumn• flowers,'.•
•uwer-frnitred Cedar ai`ch.
'With' fl
bark": White. cotton :runners•
At . L:ucknov '' Hi � h. Schoph� on at' the._. ,
g
'_ VlondaSeptember 18th -' 'the funned 'cin X oil the floor depict'-'
Y, : � ;
election of • officers .was` held'` for 'ing the •path .of true• love, with
a nitrcrns, :O out a:1;e, 'thoughtfulness,
ew Student Council.' When the :st0 s • •, and success at
ballots were counted,•. the follow- for.•gi enc'S, li,ive
• ing .officers:w,ere elected: presi- 'intervals :leading to the House.
• : iertt vice- re.:�:.' uf• liaopineSs''• ',' ich �t'as. a'•doll's
Jane' Johnstone, P • � ,' ,it • ,t, �.'.'Uifts •also
:Pay • •.1VIacKenzie; secretary, Shin- house filled + h t, f
�. Secretary, Y ,;`. ic�.�t�tton5.
� 1'citinck'o tl
]cY _Johnston;. treasurer,. Glad�•s. , to . .
" , two, ruttrl•t s.tt: in front ;of
- 17rine; pianist,, Joyce Baulch; .The t
' e f,;r•''0.0.111L�i S'Or: 'the
t_ 4 e -'--a.'
' '
rl1 in
'i r.
xe, . .. �..,. 1r�-:M��r•tTam- ( _.•�,••IJ' -- ,_, ..
s� ort-er tae•
Joan Catnt�bell'- form ire �r c
-• tr� cierrn•t;ted
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c
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ntatves: Grade ;IX 1VI"mi 1,�tr c cl
�• .. ,. `I :�taticin.'� returning.
..ri.11ez•; ' Mac MacBonald; "anode wagon in (mess i y . ;s .,4:itli nY
',' their 1<I,"i'e'etive' ladic
�, .Betty • Johnston, Alvin l�t•w IIs , to t I r ,• ' •crlyciut
•(Grade --XI Edna • field ,':Dan.:•1 osc lnaci''i 1...gifts, taJrin,�, ,tu. n
s i frr;rllly" unl"' din".',• the rl(rttSCS
'.arid Rus'sell.iF3arr) C"a't�itl:c;Xll, aL•01., '1 .
•Wtnnifred Stewart, :Don�llcl. Hal; -cif. 11, ! 1, '.,. tcir the gifts •ti.
d•c.,rtb,y; .,. Grade • XIII, 1VMa•rgarct lie}f'oi, •;t110 4 f
' ' r ''' li clgrfi!•tt t" r.`,' it•C'n consist-
'
shin, Allan acTnt rc,• shcai t l ,.v `Boas
Y x f )f r�urt:; `lJy 17t' 11ai'�'C•
I�tar'ing the past week the stu ` ing c ,u roo.4 btxrtr t s and N• c?• •Logs
dents have:. been practis•iwt for and Mrs.
• � t itrlw,; r0�,i.rlilttr• by Alvin.
the: annual Field Meet,' which. is dun g 1• Cx'ciok' a n n
• to .be;'•h ld on Friday,' Selitcnlbr.1 Jolt
.� ,. � Y +� tad ',tl• cha,raO:tct'
ht•61r ,P 11 I events her 'c 'Mt:S�.: t•i�l��l'1:0y .
telrma}�. ry., eve ,. litrckirgbanl:, Mrs:.
b , i'"'.r.. Week :' +, 's llc) • by M. ,
c�.n held'd_uring' the- weCic to t c. f : ,�j . a '. lirrhr;r�rund •of
duce the- Minkbet. of student Huss .stet ac,; r .,_ opening -5f.
n
^. _ •.. i :.sle• during, the .
er>~tc"i ing .any cone. cyesis:. to • fit-,�c• ;�li'f�' rll, . t
'Y,ifiw arid 11e't :'.•I3. Woolley
c7mtestants, tlt0I , ti *t 0l,lrt. T I't e
•: ,ted -the p.Y ,,
The Glee 'Clubr' hltve also, been crillrirt0
t.' grr crrT'l' , thanked their tnho chosen
,..,,. ": in a Cott w. ll c
tticncl•
thc"'..=c•r'tying of refresh.,
`�t'tii iia. ,�r'Itl
, •ti brew ,hi '.r ,very. 'e enjoyable
1r1c 11 t..
Levelling stn zi c or :•.(...
prooctising for the annual •1'arcn•
Pupil N•ight, which is to be held.
in :the :Town Hall, Friday, Sep.
tcmber 29th cornmencin' d• at 8.30
N.triv '
•
iNirr
4
•UNIVERSITY ?ROE. • SPEAKS
,HERE ON :FRIDAY'' _.NIGHT
Dr H.R.' Kingston of Western
University,' Lyndon, will' give a,
lecture, `demonstration in, the
Town Mall on' Friday 'evening;
on•;; the intriguing subject, "Rid-
ing The:Sky With The 'Sim. And
Moon"'., ":
The occasion of- Dr. K'ingston's.
visit is. the annual parent -pupil
CLAY STYMIES
THIRD.. ,WELL :T
L RY • � .
#The third effort to strike "
a.
Water supply for tie. rnunici'
water :, s' . � pal, ! •
e ystema` met ,with. failure
lal;t week,. •
This. test, hOIe was. sunl� �-
near A'e• '
l� ,Hamiltons residence '-
in ;the ` ;easterly section of = the
vill Al 'ti
. , .hS site.,.. they_ � .._.was-;
e a
top' 'layer of about" 12 °feet o' •'
,.f
gravel, and then . the drillers got
into clay. which continued• for
about •72 feet without a sign of
water or the' need 'of casing.
.At this depth rock- would soon
h�a've;been struck, and as a .gravel:
:well is being sought drillin o
, g P,
erations, were abandoned at this
location
The drilling rig'' has. been 're
moved , to ,"the. commons" just
west of the Flax Mill,.and here
�a: fourth test hole will.be sunk.
The second hole was'sunk' near-.
by •. Where a guaranteed' flow :of
100:';,gallons of approved . _water
can • be • obtained, and 'should the
fourth' hole provide.similar- 're?.
Stilts the 'two wells would provide
ample water ..for the system for
year. to come.
A '$3000' estimate :,for test drill
, ing was originally struck,'. but in
view. .o f the • Ivery' disappointing
results; the.cost of this operation
will considerably • exceed the es
night ; of;: the' Luckiow • H i h` timate
g;
;THAT/ effective Monday milk School, vvhi
, $ cli;; will also feature •
will advance "one' cent 'a' quart' an ;interesting niusi ,cal program.
td, 18c.. The •price."of: pints: "and including. numbers. b•' •the Glee
y
of cream. remains unchanged. Club 'and School Band;
'High••
—o— -While it. is:, term areiit • day of last week .in her 83rd year•.' ::
act p
Johnstonlcftpu nig • � r. •Hoag,.
by" plane'on :Ttiesda• • for the' High.' School princi al / wishes lit
, YP , �,� ,
`West,•, Coast wtrh'ere.- he will' 'at-:' emphasized' that the`,general pub
tend a' medical, • convention lic is"'coidialrly invited to :attend.
Local Lady's.Mother'Passes1
Mrs. Mar • Jane. m
Mary .Jane, Smith Thuell
passed away in: Bruesels of Tues
•
•
•
THAT Dr.W. V. il ht" M P �l •A native. of Morris••Townsh. , she
p � ..
lived , in that :Townshi all h''
,p er
--=o Weather permitting 'the school's
THAT Miss::•Gretta Cam P b l•1 un
Major
Campbell
`derwent a • Major 'operation•:in
Winghath 'Hospital on Friday.,
•
•
Mr: -and Mrs.. Phos Noyes'
have moved to .Gor'don:;Mont-
gomery's,..residence' on Camp -
:bell `St., which:, was the former;
Ostrander home•
•
THAT Dotu.• las Alt n
A g , o son of Mr,,
and:'Mrs'. Wm.. Alton of Toronto,.;
has entered.' Toronto .University
• to: •;study Medicine: "Dow las • is
, , g
a `grandson of '1Virs• ,James Alton:
of : Lucknow and of :Mr. Fred
Thompson' of Teeswater•
—o—
•:THA.T' with the Recreational Cen-'•
,tre being. used as a • public
school. classroom, others mak-
ing use of , the faciliitles o f : the
building ,.are -asked' Ito' refrain
from: disturbing:' the pupils• dur
ing scho. of hours. `Quiet Please'
signs 'have been :post'ed:._in :the
building,.
HAT • one' .Immunization Clink
only will;be held by' the Bruce
County:•Health - Unit • th:is fall
for infant :arid Health,
-child-
ren in the;Town .Hall,, Lucknow,
on: Tuesday afternoon, -, ober
1,
00 o'clock. This inic'
't 3. o
3i• a
d
life until moving 'to' Brussels six
,years. ago.. Besides her hustbaridv'
she is• survived by a family of
r.. James. (Agile. .
annual field da will be held that 1)Marsh--"
Y
nine:Ms
afternoon. a , all' of Lucknow: is a dau •ghter•
•t the Caledonian Park. ; y g ;
NOTICE
Anyone .knowing of.tpe where
abouts of :'a'' used- tricycle,•. wvhich•
disappeared' from } :in front of
Greer's Radio ; Shop, '.please not
ify Harold• Greer; „
HAS PO RR . � � ,'•
S A N
PION EER SCOT
• 1V1ai'iy older 'residents ,will re-
member•: Alexander• MacPherson,
One,. of , Lucknow's best•' dressed
Scots ,,• and 'for. many years oper-
ator of aliquor store,in Luckriow,
until such .licenses 'Were ;,cancel-
led:
Wilfred -McQuillan :of'. the •Lu.ck-
P -
IN KINCARDINE:.:`HOSPITAI..
l' WITH IlEAR'I!_..00Z DI'E'I$�
•
•
Mrs Charles ,Lorenz was3
taken • .
to: Kincardine' Hospitaal on .Mon•
day following a.' succession .of
heart .attacks. 'Mr: and;Mrs. Lor=:
enz; own; the residence ..on Lud-
Bard Street• of the late Mrs..Jas: •
Laois: Her. condition :is' guile fav'
ora'ble :but she may i
y, be hospital-
ized for a .time.
T
ori'
. p Mrs Lorenz taking , •ill '
'her : �Clarence� g' .:
daughter: Mrs.
Be11;
flew' from Cleveland' to. be 'with
her.., gg
r.Mr `Bell''h�as •since
motored '
,ere, ; He' was accompanied by his,`.
mother, other
,• , .Mrs: Ida Burk � `.who.. has
'r et'urned to Lucknow to Make. her
home with. Mr :Mar'
s garet. Mac- '
now. Pipe',' Band is `-•the,'' proud Farlane•:Mrs• Burk visited for the
•possessor of the sporran worn by Pest. three months with 'her. •sis=
ter.',at• Queensville
Mr. ;1Vl:acPh'erson;•. and" which' is ,
believed• to be;the only•article'of
his i nany Socttish• ornaments .that •BORN
is to be found iri the vi lager ing am enera
Hospital on Wednesday, Se tern -t'
Mr, MacPherson' came: to: Luck- y, Sep
tern-': bey 13th, to Mr.'• and'Mrs.-..Flarvey
`nosy frdm Scotland In 1869, 'arid • ,, . , , ,
resided here for: over Half.. a ten,:. Ritchie, a, • daughter, D• o n n•''a
tury: He'' 'became known as : 'one
•
i RITCHIE' W' h G 1
Elaine.,
.of the best , dressed 'Scots in this
a `
district, n wo roan •
d n y prizes and
medals in dress .cornpetitionsand,
is for those, children: •whop:iieed for Scotch dancing •
.FRACTURED..
C R'E
U D
FO�DT
I't CAR MI S Fi4�"P
the fourth dose of,; the series. �. e,
Ir. lat .yc«r; h �Yas 'a fans- . .
e , last soon for those . y•
started s _ . a, .ilial figure as' he paraded. in ].is Mrs, Bill Harris of 'Ripley,
who need reinforcing doses; re re a P f red a fractured •bane
fo
•
suf-
•or e
hoz`
a .�3•Gtdl,atin� asr9itlSttaa'1
krlt ��•t•ead•�if�he_' ;c_4-.�b•s'^~�;�- � �a-�'ar--�•ofi•c�frt
r l
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Y
C .
,
r
V • 1.. a '
d�.
u
aft rn
. p .. .. Pt>,e Band whtcYr was n organized 5 , e „ oorl. The in�tiiy ;
--'c'— i,-i,1'9C8 v t'. r,IacPh�r��in ren` - , was discovered when. a-ra> -
•
i gin � s ;Wer,e
THAT o Wa. ne� receritl,.. u.r- ,. •,•,t ,, -
J e y p e�t tt ith tr0i ' itrt.d u: lea in t,l.eri in' I£i card'lie Ilos : it i
g` 1 on
� 1 v � i
chased a frame house''en the L,t,:i kn•6` : 'in /OA.
of Hur' n• and .had it
Fourth o ,, d l�,o' MacKenzie
:last Y .. en of Ripley;Who
moved to town :last Thursday, has been with the band for forty
The ''site for the. house •. is: on �,eai�sis the •only•: laying: mem-
Otutram St., a • block north •ofhe, ;Band. P
Ler in • the today who . .
the Anglican .Church; on a lot marched with 1v1 -r 11,aePhei•son• ed' :by Bill Harris'' and lV elvi.in,
, purchased from . S• L: Robert- ""Sandy",: as he was best known j Coling `.were :badly wrecked.•.Mr.
son, Work of:building a found- died of cancer in Waterloo •iri :Hai^ails was; proceeding " easterly
ation and renovating' the. build October '1915• a 'year after leav_ towards Ripley ori ti -.e 8th. Con.
l\fonday., The .break •C:antlot
ifcr ,a'`fer";, days„ , and it is e ;)ected
lvirs, Harris may have to be taken
to, London. IQ ''have this dc• ie,
In the ' collisioh new Fort' i. otvn.
,Ing .will : proceed at `price Mr. irlg here. He was: buried in. South 'of. Huron, when Mr: Coiling en-• •
and Mrs. Wasney' have been : ,
Kinloss Cemetery, following ..the tered�the higtlway"' ahead of head
living in the A.ridersnn •,Apart- funeral 'service held at the h'orne The Harris . car plowed head on
.merits for' some- time. Joe is of Mrs. Laughlin McIntosh. into the, side of the Coiling ear.
associated ink the garage .'bus'- Mr, MacPherson's sporran is a Neither' : vehicles turned over;
ness with his brother -in -taw, :very old .elza"rnois lined purses., bat •the damage wa.;''terrific, '
Bob•• Armstrong, In the •r'lr;ov'ing, "`which its present owner has With Mr.•,a•n mtg. Hai r is` M:!erE'"
uk
:one of tlye tr c s to ,.........their son. t. .
operations, ' ,,...brought back new appeaianO:e k�a t•end her mother,
used for the job went through: by' adding 'new hair' and a new `Mrs: 3tigh: 'Ferguson. Apart ft om
a' bridge on -the ' Fourth. silver top,' to rnatch the .s porrans s"t-melt, arid sha •in up NUS., Hnt•- •
(Continued On ;page 10) , W rri by the present bandsmen,' tis was the only orae, inlayed,
�..�r�'Ii�i r��ir��i�'�.i�:�"�' r �+ �,._ '�•: ^+�rl i:� �ll��"��''�•,�+w'�,i