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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1950-12-21, Page 12PAGE TWELVE A Tlf!, LucKNOW SENtiNtL, LUCK -NOW 'ONtANO '‘ • mWISH ' • 7 YOU ALL THE JOYS OF A VERY ,,MERRY CHRISTMAS DAY ' • ffeyt, t. •• lef I d' • 1 •, Furniture Store; r'hone,181, Lueknovi • isosoisiiimianwiviiiiiiiivisaitialotionosluerau?ker4p4tnovionsnminaisiika: 'a- • , • . • ,, • ' • • • . SZAISON'S- •e're Checking'. Our to See that , tett we wish each and ever,' one of you... n most MERWITY'itliSANTNAS amid YEAllit • • . , • . . ' • f " • ! • . • . • riZCE.MBER Lst, 19 We like to recall It;• • ike to repeat it • Love to send it /*or nothing can Aat it **MERRY CHRIST/W4 Your Friendly Supertest Dealer Matkdrid,ge.tivoire061.1914704Ploterio. WoShipful, Masters. of Old Light Lodge lave been as :fol.: • ' • 1867 -James •Somerville i888 -James Somerville • Hunter ,L. Hunter • 1871—W. Treleaven 1872 --John S. Tenant 1873 --James Somerville 187:4-4VM. Kennedy •• 1875-j.'8. Tenant 1876—R. L. Hunter • • 1877-R; L. Hunter •'1878 -7 -John' Mathieson Treleaven '• • 18807Dugald *Kinnon .'.181-DugaldMal<innon i882 -Thomas Lawrence. 1863--lohn Mathieson 1884—John $.. tenant • .• 4885—John S., Tenant • , 1/186 -=Capt. J: McPherson 1887• --Capt: j, McPherson. 1888 -:-Brown Mallotigh • 18894.J. BruMPton 1890-4-larr DaYS' • •*1891LD: W. •Hayes .:1892•LD. W. Hayes -,..1893--W: A. Wilson 1894—Daniel Paterson 18957-D. W. 'Hayes ' .00semr.iisainerurisradroolifterveri GIRL GUIDES. On :Friday,Decernber. 18th, we held olit.lneeting. We were in horseshoe formation while our leaders discussed • the; business. There were eight :in, attendane• . There will be carol singing rieXt Friday ,night, Be at the Legion Rooms at 7:30. 4441 f age ;now stands:: • An ernergent meeting was heid' in the, Orange Hall 'at Kiiilough on. Auguit 8t1; '4904:. This ineetr ink Was Called for the purpose of laying the corner stone of :the Anglican Church. The prOCession Was headed by the,: Lueknow Brass Band of over 40 theinbers. it was destroyed by. fire n 1927.At the 'next, regular meeting 'a James .was the firSt. Motion: was .passed and a. corn - charter filenber and also its first .rnittee was appointed to install WOr.-lyfaStee, H.eiwas OMenber electric light in the Lodge toorn: Of ,UniOrr Lodge No. 33, gpcibrichi: Nothing'Materiahied,ficrl,thi.SIt' as . was., also J. S. Tennant and as not nti1 threeYeai'S' later Ph110,G White, both eharter ...that 'electric light as installed. in Menibers OtherCharter members the.. lodge': building by. Walter were 'Robert ':'FIA.tritr,•'.Nornian.Stewart and Son at a cost of $30, McGregor, John Murdoch, Steel Most of ;the brethren "will.'re- Mitidephi John MeQuoid, •Archi. member Daniel Paterson .He was,. ' lectdDDGM'•in JulY: of 1909. OLD LMHT, IN .R1171t0S?ECT- • • •. This fall Old Light Lodge A.F, & A.M,, No. 184, had the privilege of a visit from Grand Master J. P, Maher. At the banquet which was held :to receive Mr..Maher, Rt. 'Wor. 'T. •J. Salkeld, District beplity. Grand Master, gave an interesting historical, Sketch Of Lucknow and of the organiging ef Old Light Lodge 83 years ago, and. its subsequent milestone highlights. : . Mr. Salkeld's sketch- was in part as follows: The first settler in • this (USA trict was Eli $tauffer-in 1850, ,a very • cloSe Second was. James Somerville. in 1851. • ' ...The first narrie given to the settlement 'was .Staliffer's Corn-. ers. 'During the Crimean War , it was Called' Balakiava, but later, during the Indian mutiny :in 1858' it was given present name and was accorded a 21 gun salute; the gunS•13eing holes bored in trees and filled ..with gun pow-. der .touched off by fuses The Sawmill was going in 1856-7 tinder the direction of Jas Somerville and there .isn� doubt that the timber cutbY his mill • 'was 'used in building the structure on, Ba'ije1ock St rntended‘t7'1'‘" • There is rip ,record ,to, show in. what year this -.blinding was erected, but we, krioW that the •charter members 'formed Old: Light Lodge ,in,..4867 and. that. this building was used by .the Lodge 'for their meetings Until • , • • • • • 1896 --Jas. Bryan, • This'building•.-Aras also used by He was the first to represent 'nit; I 189—Jas. Br• yan the Royal Arch Mason; the Roy- Most.Wor, the Grand Master • •emp atg—of-71'enry.ce as a • F we h a Y`e any Meeting 'place and".in later years reeord. by the L,tickriow Pipe Band for In July 1913 Wort BTO. FOWlen band .practises. The southern half 1 oof. Teeswater •w a s • elected of the building was used for years D.D.O.M: . and paid his r•official f6i's.t storing : lfiurr- day sit itur: .Init was also. • visit to this lodge on April 23rd, 1914. Wor, Bro.. Alex Mapponajd ,. used as a hall for the Agrictil- was :then the War. Master. • • :• tural Fan .Fair, Mr;. Agnew, - oUr: • At -a . regular meeting .during Village Clerk, told :'•rne that -he 1919 Wor. Bro. Watt Wilson; 'then reinernberS' attending a ;fair in seeretary was Mildly' .detiSord this bui1clingover 75 years ago. for ' Falling , a Meeting,' on • the The -animalsand other outside 'rOng,.date,. 4is'exuse was that exhibits were displaYed on'. the he • had used :the Nyal.brug' Co, market square . • Which was . just almanac to lindthe date. of Ihe, across the street, and is now used full.ithoon, the almanac being In as ,a bpvtriing green, ' E ; ' .. cerreet. You Will rernernber that. buii xneagre records show that Old 'Light Lodge li,seet to meet on Old.Light 'Lodge was formed in, the :Thursday on. .0i" !'before • the 1867;: ilist a .little over 83 .years full moon,..In case you wonder ago., The first niember "was in- ,why ' the full moon , shouldenter. itiated (5n.: March. 18th,' 1867 and into the .date of the meeting at Was: a Jas. :S. MeGuire,a mer- all, it was betawe'when the moon chant of the village at thaltirrie.. was bright it was much': easier Next was 34:Warren, surVeyor, travelling, No automobiles Were. tn April:of the same yer; . then in use in. the ;older .clays, . When Walter Treleaven;-. miller; ' Thos_Jilisbylaw Anderson, ' farmer; ,Deugald. :Mc- ' In 1926 Bro. Geo. 'T. Aitchison. Kim -toil, farmer; John: 1VrePher- t» esented tho lodge with the two sn, liaariner; hafles'.. 1%/loohey, •pillars that Stalcl at the entranee tinsmith, W. J, . Lyons,cooper; to the lodge. . • .• . , Henry ' Gledhill, cabinet :,maker; . On Seperober 12th; 1927, a fire . -Samuel Robertson, frmer:These of mot•e or less undetermined u . were the first ten initiated, . origin,' fortunately- or unforttin .A tragedy 'lies in the feet that ately destoyedbr ruined mot the 'minute books :of Old Light of the 'Old lodge building Our. Lodge fromits inception to. the 'l Woe. Master's residence •(Ja* E; year 19034 are missing arid TIO Little) 'now standi on the old arriount of searching have been site. - • "'• . ,-;•-• 3 ' . able to find any trace of thm. ' Old Light was then accorded . , • . ' The first records we have are the 'privilege ' of, tting the Odd . .. , /1 • +I dated 1904 when VVor: Bro,'il. G. fellow' hall and Mari -Y degrees • • , Our Best Wishes...For . -'..-..., Armstrong was Wo master. The wee•conferred in their hall until • ri A Very Merry Christmas first item hat' seemed of inter- thevr nebuilding wai dedicated ''' ' ''' ' ' ' ' • ' : a. . est was tlje....s4gestiOrt tht a in November 1028, . ' '' ' Happi . and ,p • rous N,,,i. year : .. • ,, , . .._ . , rospe ladies nighl beAielcl ceither in the The building We are. rim o Town Hall or the AVIasonie Hall; 'etipying was purchased jr ,F(*- .,-'. .. • 1 • V p t the,cot to be 50 cents per couple ruary 1028, and after Many alter- * c. Ratliwell .1E1 So . . , in the'former, or 49 Cents ill the ations and repairs Were Made the ,, .., ,, . , town hall at that time was sit. latter building; Incidentally the zitr;dedicit:c. norlowNover6be erherr5; / ' 0140464041.0141.&11411410* bqg 'iittititalaliatiiirtig0144114"11111149111$11&114.;914 , ‘ itated where thoSupertest* Gar-. 1928. . ''' '"," ' I . • 4. • • ) , • • • . ' • i • „ '7•17"112°.2" LetloVitig.,thoughts, so glad and gay, go winging on their way, and bring you every happiness .• this joyous Christmas Dayl • , . • att.:0 • ) • '1896 --john •1\11,cho1 1900-.1saac Morrison • 19011saae Morrison.• • 1902--D,M; Gordon 119°-Thja.0A .' Y,°P 90rin • • 106- K. M. Gordon ..‘••!•19074.A. R.-.1V1dLeod:' •• • : 190—Rev, 1910—Archie Barber •'1911—John N. Mnzi 1912—D; R. 1VIiettoth • 1013 -Thos,'. iiritehard• • • 1914—Alex :MeDonald • t1915----Duncn canieron • -1916-4'. T.:. Armstrong '• • , Antstroog.. . J. Davison 1919;7c,.Lindsay • 1920—M, 0.•:11,1eGuire • 1921—, .0,, Mckenzie J. Mcgliaig • 1924—G M. Stuart ••19251--E, N. Hodgins 926 --Robert BrOwn • 1927 -AV, A. Man'. 1928 -Geo, T. Aitchlsori 1929 --Ge.' T. Aitchisop J930-4`. G. Todd • • 1931—W, V,,lobnston 1932r.' J, S1keld 1933—A. W. R4 McGee 11993345—.Sam 1931-1/ B. 13lue •;1938—Fraser Paterson • • 1939—Neil1VfaLennan 1.9 - • 194401_ROOrb, 4c ahtCrawford 1942—W, B. Anderson, 1943—W.. A, P.orteous • , 1944-4, W; SteWart • 1945,—Geo. Kennedy' 1946—Ge., Joynt 1947.4-A, C. Agnew 1948—vrett 'Harris 1949, -Garfield MacDonald 1950—James E. Lttle!