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THURSDAY, JULY `29th,' 1948.
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• THE LUCKIO W ' SENTINEL, I,,UCKNOW, ONTARIO
Sketch -Q1,H-Lucknow,s; Hist�ry �n
Boob .Firm to Py61ic :Library
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'the Tweedsmuir Book", an
historical record. of the Village
of Lucknow, compiled by 'mem-
bers' of the Lucknow Women's
institute, has been placed in the
Library, where, no doubt, , many
will peruse itspages with interest
and enjoyment. .
."This ."scrap book", well illus-
trated, with local pictures, pro-
•vides a. concise and informative.
s e =: .� ►� ases:. o
_ village; life,: ,thatwill provide a•
invaluable, , ready reference : to•
oy-gone days. '
H. Chief . . credit :for the' ,volume
must go" .to Miss Mary MacLeod,
who has been. the moving force
• throughout the, nany' .months re-
quired to . coipile thea infor*ma-
ti.on.. The committeein4charge of
the work is ,Miss MacLeod; Mrs..
Temple, Clark, Mrs, J. W. MacLeod;
.Mrs. ..Philip.Stewart' :and Mrs.
Thelma MacDonald, typist.
The introduction' to the book,.
in royal colors,.. reads, as 'follows.:
"Tweedsinuir history of the Vill-
• i r- age of .Lueknow,: , Ontario, coral
ig piled 1S'' -members ..
embers of the omen's
Ott, • P Y
- ` -". .fiYistitute. t5 1'" ti a lideasioir"of."''the
50th annivers ry; .of the founding
`.*Of. the organiza ''on; 1897-:1947"..
• Work of '-corn, fling this. history
was begun a.'y ar' ago by mem-
,was
of the local, branch. Long
hours have been .spent On . it, and
much of the Work has required
persistence .and. patience in ob-
l'°'taining authentie information arid,
pictures t� Support the 'numerous
• historic,, informative 'arid inter-;
'esting. articles that. 'go will
make
up the :.book .which will . serve. as
• 'a worthwhile municipal history
covering a'• period:.:of ' almost one
hundred:. years •
The :.Lucknow Branch of the
Institute 'is`almost- forty .• years
_ 'olds in
halving. been organized. i
_ February, 1909:• •
Fitting it ` is—.VIM. .this.,:.book
eke
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shonlc.i.•• have a picture .of Lord
and Lady" Tweedsmuir; and'. in
the foreword, • Lady Tweedsrriuir•
say5 in part, .,".Your village his
toric',• will ':be .the. basis, of ac
cur itc..facts• much valued ph
or+inis
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fns r f the future
• The next pages of the book are.
dgvot d to '"first things' fn :t] e
founding of the Women's Inst
tote an'd•to its .founder; Mrs. Ade-
l.aicie' Hoodless 'as: well asto a
sketch of the organizing Of - the
Iota' branch of which Mrs. "Gar-
net Armstrong •ofw ' Toronto . was:
the first'. president. Subsequent
presidents `have been• Mrs. W: E.
McDonald, Mrs; Moo.rehouse Mit-
shell, Mrs Ewen MacKenzie, Mrs
R. T. Phillips; Mrs. ••K. 'A.. Gollan,
.Mrs J. `. 'E. Agnew. • .1Vjrs.. Wm;
Murdie, Mrs:•J. L.. Mcaylillan, Mrs..
•George, Andrew, Mrs W. J. Doug-
las, Mfrs; 'Charles_Steward, Mrs..
Temple Clark, Mrs.W. B: Ander-'
son, Mrs. . G: Ostrander; Mrs.:
Philip `Stewart and:.Mrs;..Arm
-strong Wilson. Pictures of these-
Iades are affixed. '
A .poem by. Dean' I 'MaL,Leod,
"Pioneers",, is Included.' This : was
written to commemorate the .2pth.
OBSERVE SILVER WE
r anniversary of the Institute, and.
this is
.supplemented by an'a'rticle
on "The Storied• Past of Our
Pioneers", with 'interesting data
on early . days • in Lucknow and
its progress and development,
since then. ' .
Several ,pages in. the book are
then . devoted to sketches of the
churches !of the Village, ,and min-
isters and -others who have served
•zea 'an. • istinction at home
and abroad..'
.Next conis an outline of the
progress in ..the school 'system,'
since the first; public school was
built-in. 1860, with Mr. Mliddletcin
in charge.' Prior to that the three
R's had been learned in what. had
previously been, used as a tan-
nery and sat on 'the site of
Schmid's Store. '
Group:. pictures " of Institute
merribers dating' back to 19.14 are
of particular . interest. .
Sbace in -the book is dev d to
a' history. of the�l'ocal Corany',l
of Girl• Guides organized,•in_ 1923.
Sport is not overlooked and pic=•
tures ': of the 1947 W.O.A.A.
.......,...-
p ns�-arew i•n:iliided�
••Id'onor•rolls:of those. who'served
and 'those who paid the P
su reme'i
.
sacrifice in . two wars, centre the
book.
An article: appears 'on the Pub
lic •. Library and. prominent. focal
personages' in political and mun-
icipal affairs are ascribed :a Page.
. Industrial sketches • :includes:
Lucknow's 90-year_:old'• industry,
The Treleaven... Flour MW, ..The -
L uck low Sentinel,' established in
•1874. and •the Lu,cknow' Sawmill
'Company,. • '
• Pictures'.and aceneS, past and
present, bedeck numerous , pages,
and a page is devotetl'.'to :Luck-.
riow's medical pioneers, Doctors
Garnier, Mac.Crimnon, and .' Tcn-
naiit„. Thin. Auld 'Lang Syne pitt.
:.urea` include such characters
Jock bind Singing Jimniy
Hunter:,
An article.r on '.'Pioicers'•':. by:
'h s Mai S•,1\ilacLe.od Convener of
Il St.n . i1 Retiearch, ��,hich v.. as'•I
'given at an Institute nitcting•.'iri •
:1,1, i;C`77�IC i• .5 iC-.14.i.�.:: _
ofthe`;life. of. the . pioneers,..and
records for :.posterity : rriiucii that
would otici,wise Soon }lav e'been,
•pci manent]y. 'lost=. as the dw'indl-
ing, numbers of original -pioneers
grow, ever 'less. t
The concluding : feature of the'
b.o ot. is Ob "God's Acre",, giving''
brief sketches of • South . Kinloss.
and Greenhill Cemeteries, and •an
:appopriate• and : sentimental finis
is•to found,.in the poem "Sleep.,
ng" byDean I. 'MacLeod •
°THISTLEDOWN.
F (By Cataobh).
Poor old Gillouir-MacCrain! e.
died about 1650, We are told, af-
ter keeping one hundred and
eighty Christrnassea in his own.
house, How .many he spent else-
where we are not told but for
more than one hundred and..
eighty. years, he had never tray-
gilled our of •the Western Islands
; of •.Scotland and perhapsnever
wanted to. '
Think of what he missed by
ing that long ago,, Even 180 years
could not Make u. for,
ers of this. present ,day. IIe• neiver
saw a motor car, a :radio, an el-
ectrie liught. He 'never saw a train
or a ,bus, or a street car. fie. never
saw .a akyseraper, or an'.escalator;
:He• knew nothing; about. at'orhfe
energy or ,television, '
Poor.Gillouir! •He lived too soon
to even know about income ' tax!
PAGE SEVEN
Agents For
Hanover Cleaners
Sporrans are •out! . No''' longer
will the lassies: wear a sporran
at the..Aboyne Gathering in Scot -
and 'where an" all -masculine '(it
,ouldn't,be otherwise). committee
,ieciided that .no lassie: can' com-
pete 'in future if she ,wears a
sporran, 'doublet: or. bonnet.
'What ;will th'e. wee: lassies_.do„
w•~�ioir •tla'place 'i'o' pu'liexab=��
o
Diepins,, their powder 'compacts,
their wee .bit handkerchfifs, their
''oose change and . the thousand:
and one , articles they' '.usually
transport ;•about with• them? ; •
The sporran; was the answer • to
a lassie's, prayer -at . least, one of
them. , At last, ,there was to • be
found a bag large, enough to 'hold.
all she . was certain eshe. needed
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Reunion Draw '
During the week, , Reunion•
week, tickets :are being;' issued' at
Mason's Garage • With. each ;five
.;gallon purchase, of gasoline, • The
.luc ticket r
holder will. eeceiv'
ash prize of $10; the draw. to.
be made ',on; 'r.id,y night.
Some :folks would `rather exert
their' influence ..than lh`eMselves;
DDING ANNIVERSARY
to carry with her wherever she
went • Of course, there were a
few pockets in the• doublet and.
she.. could stick , a few things down
the tops of her stockings but the
sporranwas the thing •
it's t's gone. ` But our fair
lassies wi' no' be beat—they'll put
a pocket in the plaid!
STREET . SIGNS, ARE. UP
The new street signs .. were.
erected the latter part of ;the
week and add quite. some' . "dig
nity" to the appearance. of. the
intersections. Now .• it will be up.
to the.. "natives" to ' Warn: the
names., of, `the. street, so that in
directing strangers: they can say
"go .to the:' intersection of such
and such a street".
• . The cost of the signs was borne
the supplying • of the standards
and the Installation . taken care of
,by the municipality.
•HARRI'SON KAS1 NER of Seb-.'
ringville and. well, known, locally,
has''been` elected -: de uty grand
rnaster, •of South #iu von. District
A.F. and. A.M. Walter: VanWyck
of Wingham was elected :deputy
grand master for .North Huron.
Has -Banded Pigeon
A o_-.
c � arab 1��
xri. ve tam i •
P y•f
e� eon
Pg
has taken up'headquarters at 'the.,
Kirk arid farm, in Ashfield, where :
young ,David Kirkland• is' taking.
'care of it. The pigeon is banded
with a metal band on one leg;
and a rubber: band on the other.
Everybody 'is willing to 'pay:
taxes with .a,..smile but' tie . tax .
by the Women's Institute withcollector demandscash:
• REV. AND MRS. 'J4 1 i. GEOGH EGAN,
formerly • of, St. Peter's Parish and• now °of Woodstock, recently
.celcbrate,d thein 25th wedding anniversary, and were honored at
several •functions 'marking:• the; occasions •
rester
�rosper
own an Courltr
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