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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO, :THURSDAY, AUGUST 12th, 1948
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EIGHT PAGES
Spread Over (ontinent, Members
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Of Pioneer Family (ame Home
From. Texas to, the Yukon
•mcinberi of one of this district's
, pioneer families came home agaii
the • Bi ude 'Count euif I
ali'd on Sunday, August lsti: held
a reunion of theirown, attended
, by .150 relatives and friends. •
The•gathering brought together
eleven of the thirteen Children
of the late. Mr. and Mrs. MOO
MacMillan, andit was fittingthat
this first reunion since the fam-
ily becaine scattered •across- the
continent, .should be held at the
• old hoine in Kinloss T'ownshiP,
now owned by one'•of the sons,
Patrick MacMillan.
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Dinner was served at noon hour
with Rev.. Father Leivy.and Rev.
Father Phalen, guests' ofhonor,
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supPerbourfoflowing
a • happy, social, afternoon; about
15o people were Served a :dent-.
ious buffet. luncheon. A program
was enjoyed in .the evening that
had a traditional Scottish. ring,.
'including' bagpipe' seleqtions. by
,Wilfred McQwllin. •
It- was an occasion of great joy,
tlia linked family•ties.again after
a separation of many years and
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broughtcousins together 'for 'the
first time. It was an,ccasiori ,fOr.
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reminiscing and., the paying...of
tribute to theirhardy forbears
Who. carne-to-this-la'nd of proniise
IVIECHA'NIC AT SUPERTEST
CHRISTIE GRAHAM PASSES. 1 HOnle From Hospital •
Mr, John D, Ross was .a patient
Miss Christena Graham passed ;,,in ,Wingham Hospital last week
ay..ay at her home here on Sun- suffering a combined at
ciaY, after a, long illness. She was tack of aPpendicitis and kidney
86 years of age, The funeral ser:,, stones. Mr. Ross would have itn-
vice was held at 'her dergone: an appendectomy except
• . dense on Tuesday afternoon, con- for the kidney condition. By the
.1J Hubert b,rinstriing. a 'licensed ducted. by pr. CAI. MacDonald. end •of the week, however, the
et.n..y ears ex• -
perienee,'is now employed at• the
Sufiekest"-Garake:•lie comes here
&P. St, C • ines here. he was
in the 'Dodge and DeSoto garage
Mr. and Mrs.' Arrnstrang have
'taken up residence the :Me.:
,Gillivray.home, east of the C.N.11..
depot...They have three children;
Robert, Marjory • and Betty, all
of public school age.'
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...almost a century aga. • • '••. - . '• '' ; • -. • **:: ' . : ' '.'.,''''..;.,.-..•E'NGAGElilElsiTS..--,-
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' • • ' ' Lived To Be 140* :.: -*' ,C*Ptilurol)an: s at Bank, . . Dr:, and Mrs: W..' Nr... Johnston
Mr. ,and Mrs. Alexander' Mac-. . Winners.inthe calithinnpian :linneunce the eie4n4e.ri.t. of -their
, Millan, graridfiarenti. Of 'the. Miles parti.de ;;WI-ip ,h4Ye iro+. yet. receiV7: eldest .daughter..4theririe • LouisC.
.. 1..4aA.,iitiani-,famil3;; carne -tia:•ican-.' ed • tacii ..plize mope\ can obtain to Dr: John lowbra., son of Mr,
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adain 1850 and ,first settled t • the cash;trorn Ted 4reer at: the A4,Xander IVIorwbray LuenoW,
TutkerSinith, where .the,Y. cleared 'Bank • Of :Mei-dieat... Incidentally,. and thelate'.11,1i.S. MOw6ray. Wed-
; a .few acres, Sixteen •years'.iatei, Ted y,...ould, '1150..:.like to -receive: ding to‘take 'plaCe'SaturdaY, Au-.
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a-Itz ...I*. ' •, • i I .. ; . .. . . - '. tl St ...1st at 12 noon in the Presand took : Up land. 'ierOss. from. flection With the retinriori'. . " • ... byterian Church, Lucknaw.;.
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•F -whatli,noW the Alps golf • course .' -; •. ' • . , . . . .-.... .4'' l''' 4':, • ' - .:: : , . •• .. - ' • • . ' .
Here they•:,repea'tvl .the task '6,f , Mrs.:. G. S:• Fee of 'Brantford, DUTCH 'FAMILY
clearing, a • farm arid establishing says: ''We. surly had a grand :. -:. . ..... .. - .. -.- s . • . • • .. • , ..
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*. 6 timir•lr• wile,: Where. a family of tiineat the,feunion'..pnelAvOuld' not .0N,::'KINLOSS.
six daughters daUghtera 'and one son Miles, l; .11aN.e. iniSsed it :for' anything". • : • ' . ,' . .. `'. .,,, : . L...L.-L...7.•. ..• ' ;',:,,, ::
were: born:..ind raised. :Mr. 'Mac- '.' :::: • -,. ' ";'=;:...1,... ,,:- , ,.. .-!:•'.....•;Mr,' arid 'Mrs.: gerriet-Esel and.
Milian liVed•topast, the 100 mark - .' • . ' • ' 2' ' •• 2 '-: :**.": ix ehildren ran i . 'n .. ' 1 .
•*--- ... • . - • ...-.... . ' •• • . • .: . Was Big Demand . ., . • ••• .- ' ' ., '-7 '• ... ' g !IE.,; age r9171
. . The. grandfather,: .!Alexander : :. :There...Was. a.,i,big:.deinand for' two:months' to. ten•: years, 'arrived
• ivaS born in Scotland and was of. last :.Week'S .issue of The: Sentinel: ..f01.1.14:1°11a011feend4:4'4u;Y' and
.._the :MacDonald Clan 'whose 'chief So g;'ea,t,. in fact,'.thal an .eict•t„d.a.Fe•:: residing ,iri the Stone ;hatise.
.',Nyas.. Glengarry. :,. liar. : MacMillan pros,.inn;..ail'nepessarS..-: .0f 'this -.6 \741...ectiLl. b•;;'74... 4.1sr Hughes, b*".•
. recalled with •,.priae. that he ' at' extra v.itri there are 8•Oin'e 25 co ‘.v..110TY.1•• W.- "•z3teI is 7n14004-
Orie ilnie had served in the body- • - • * • .. " -.,•--., • .,. .,;.• ,, . :Their :. hohiehold ' effects and
ja.t4i,6, l'en-laInnig: on • a I7= -.t come ii,rst,
seryed basiS.. ••• :- - '.• • •' . : .. -. ,, , • .
guard oi, the ..,,.hief'.... His Other. 'belongings, 'totalling about
guard
• Tues -
Was • a shepherd for :. the same . • ...,.:. . 1)1•;,•„.,.. • • . ... •-• ..' •:.; three tons, .reaehed bele On
'''''.... cii9j'eff.t.;h.. e':',...A1'. .e. xa''''n'oet.''..i.vicr.vi::'•ilih: E.. P• 164:e,d....FI,-eaut.,'""„ :Ot'. :... . • ; getting bapbil.3.'settled,' although
Of day and ilw:.fdrinlY is noW. busy
le Opinion .p1 iVoi S generally.
fa419S"; one' meinbei still stirvives. .ititt Kinaidineopiotodand
, ,x.:. the" ha 6a4t.e.be'en. c'T-'!sidrab1S'. ii0'
• She is Mrs. Fli.4ra Martin. of ,De• sct by 'the seriOns ,ilrrieS, of :One
among thtlis. 'Pres".-- •'cbaePauitt'ai.,.ec.:Ciomti4t.4Telhornic6
SIac..:1:latidYsi an.(i''.,:ixiea.4i?s. : . • , , ..,
troit, .whp was i:of the • Children' .With Pneumonia
ent at•.,.9kinclay's., gathering.- Srs. • .
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A. :Itnoit af. pinkertan,: a:: sistei, ,heir lialfdollar..pliis grandstand :, ..,;,
Mi Exel can spealCa eu u: ozds
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-of the, !.ate,. tu:s...,miemagmiirari . fees ',f6.1.';the _afternoyin 'show.. andlot. Efieli,h,.. enough to 'get by,;
were soaked anothe,-03tyck (50c at .._
, i, and' is" Ouiekly, adaPting...„bi' elf
was another •ofithe distinguished I the. gate and • 5.0<, foi.grilild..§t:MT,A1,t) hiS-new 'job. He farineiit. In
guests. Another 'guest , of special • .privileges), ,to see., prOtY r.nnh: Holland on: a •sniall scale. With Was ',.11,,oci MacLean of'•Pier-, ,
the Same 'pe'r...forrnance again 'inwOrd of tilglish...”go,:od"..ifle)i
song Manztba It Was from , his .,
faiher, Kenneth .MacLean, that etheei,o,e17nniens.i.g.„. plus ',the . &owning describe the land of ,their adop-
liornestead at which the tetinfOn • -
NYaS.he101 „qui.te .,a, scii.,) .T.d17.'.1goiiilfgici.oaluSi‘r, had tion.........,,.7_t_7...........
..Milds MacMillan: : 'bought tl'i.
' ...... . ,. ..i ebenin.g perforninC6.to give the,-
COMING EVEN. S ..•
., . i'spociato 'a show.. A band tat6o • •
,... N.Irs, Miles Maclillan was for-:' and -,a ,han, game Jiii.d.c,r.the:..ig;ht.s,,, TfIE,. 'rEgS‘VATER'' • BAND ; win •
' . ITI'r. l'Y' Mary Quinn ' of nelm°r(Nr .vhiell ‘t ere ildv'extiScri.. were eori-: play -t the Palace: Gardens, For-
Aftei. thew marriage,.t,hey ,fatirr,1-. spicuous by, therr-'absertee. , ! .
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,08.1." • Sunda .. •• A•' u' gus
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khdin the Langside district, befOre (coittinaed an page 8) 2to 5.phayingtheVacteai.farnWherp
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1110 ;became mast 'esteemed eiti- --• •., : ' . , • ; •,(.... ., : • • , : , •sOFTBALL FRIDAY
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Zeus and Aheir...home Oh°. wl'61..0 :ti'L'.: ‘'''1ve. ,brothiT&.' and ist0'.s ' ImeknoW .,,' Legionnaires. a n d ,
• 10fidlY hospitality‘• tilWays -p iv.. ,uil.ahle io .,./.1(,.; pi•Osoni, Th o, in neussels ''wil:1 .pla... an exhibition
'... \failed. : ' ' .• . ' ''.': attendant'werv, •A1'.', of \‘.1'lic'' softbali giinie under:.th0 lights. '.
'1;he Parents:, Oassed, on .a .1, m horse Ynkon •TerritOrs; Al • in'. thi..;... talt•donian Park on 'Fri-
t) 1 7 ; . . , .
bei of Y..ctai.s ago, but of their biti :0:riffiti 'eMarfu'rt'll'. "vireht: a:v.,,-, 4'4,''''zt lath at -9:36 6*(9(1c.k....
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laqIilY of thirteen ehildr'et.1 ihere Mrs%. Jobn., G.riffin .ao,,t1).: De- • • 4
. . PLAYOF.F. . IIARDBALL ,
REUNION •ECHOES
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REUNION WILL PRETTY
WELL PAY ITS WAY
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t- a rrieetinrof ifie-fieunion
Committee op Monday night, the
finaneial,statement was reviewed,
and indieations• are that the, over-
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all, deficit won't greatly exceed
$100
There .are, sorne.,accounts still
ciutstanding so a Complete finan:-
ci.al statement is not 'yet avail-.
able
Booth ,operators as . we 'ncen-
tioned last week, found .their
turex.unprofitable, and at SOri
tday s Meeting was Stated that!.
the loss: SUsta4ne 13,2 tieWomen" ''s
InStitute will be atiout Sl09'
was in outir attackshad sitbsitled and he 'ie-
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Cemetery. . • turned horne on friilay afternoon,.
I60TH C . I
AFTER IsirriN - •
OOK.DTED FEW -PAYS
,paddy,, Baird, he was
fam-
iliarly known fck buddies of •the
160th ;Bruce Battalion died iud-•
denly a few days after attending..
the Bruce Old Boys reunion.
Paddy was a'cook' alr •COM-
panyof the 160th. He signed ,up
With the battalion at 'Ripley. On
Friday, July 30th, he had 'renew -
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LOP TWO MILLS
OFF
OFF SCHOOL RATE
Two Milli has been pared train
'the Luc.know Board of. Education
tax rate, •reducing .the overall
mill' rate increase for 1948 to 7.8
mills• • •
When the rate was struck a
week ago, the school .rate was
set t 15 5 ills a e
a . rn an
tr ase over
ed old friendships uriiong the re- the
. .1947. school rate of 3.1 •tn'lls
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YOUNGWAR' BRIDE
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DIES SUDDENLY:
The death of .Mrs.. Wray' Pin-
nell occurred suddenly on, Mon-
day yvhile visiting friends at
Shecklani.,pear London, Mrs. Pin-
nell was affected- y asthma and •
was seized with a choking spell
and. expired suddenly. •
MrS„Pinnell•died before a doc,•
tor Could Arrive and a postzno-
' tem. vas requested by the Elgin
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County Crown Attorney to.'de- •
terrnine the cause of death, which
'it appeared was due •to heart
seizure following one of her fre-
stuent asthmatic attacks. A labor-
atory analysis is being made to
determine if the asthma remedies
which Mrs. Pinnell uSect had Any
connection with her death:
Her husband, Wray. Pinnell, is.
a ion•of'Mr and Mrs Wyni Pin
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the of the.' Kincardine •distriet •
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and formelly of -1Ciplongh. •Mr. -
and . Mrs. ,pinnell and .two child- •
•ren; who 'reside .in 'taronto, had
spent part of their. vacation with
his. parenti during Kincardine.
Centennial and were visiting with' ,
an Old Country friend of Mrs. .
Pinnell's at Shedd*: before re-
turning to•the city, • "
Mrs.. 'Piniiewas, in her:25th • , •
year.. She " was fornierly: Irene -
Jessie Hooker of Surrey, England
and met and married Wray while,.
he 'Yvas. overseaS. They ,retUrned.
to Canada together arriving here
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,union •visitors in Luc ow. The :The '194'7 school 1
eil7y .u... 1414
12A
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Jollowing,41hursday- he was laid-
to rest in Ripley Cemetery.' " The 1948 School 'rate will be
He was living in Toronto', .and 13.5 !Tolls with the total 194 tax
after hi5. return from his:Brucelevy arriounting to 45.2 mills.: The
visit wa
sstricken•with a heart 1947 levy was, 37.4. Mills.' '
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attack and died-- suddenly at. his The ,school • rate for this year
home. 'Mrs. Baird • was. formerly is now' a Somewhat lower than
Nettie' Scott of Concession. ; 4/ the Village levy 'for, general •pnr-
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Huron. Township., , . pur• pose which is 14.7 and which
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Mac MacGregorhas joined' the
Bank of Montreal staff -in' Luck -
new, Cotriniencing his duties .last
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week.' Mac had previously taught
for' the past six years.' • •,
is reduced one:mill by reason of
the provincial slibsidy
FLEW TO 'THE COAST
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Mrs: T. 'J. •Salkeld is visiting at
the West Coast with bey. daugh;:.
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just inthrie to 'celebrate Christ-.
,tel Margarefand other•-felatives.: zeas 1946. • ••
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Mis Salkeld.inidelhe trip by an
• and her first fhght. She efta -
ton, .airpart at .1.50 rriciay • aftei-
nzon and .Was' scheduled to arrive'
at \ aneouvei airpoit-that same
kenirig at 10.45.. • . • . •
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work' ,elothing, shirts,. ts..
'overalls, socks, 'gleves, etc. The
Store With the Stock. The Mar-
:ketStore ' ;•' •
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The remains 'were briought,. to
avison s • unera Pailors on
Tuesday evening and on'Weclnes-
day :the funeral 'si-Vice. vas ,held
n Kinlough Anglican Church,
conductedby Rev •Oyiren.:
Interment- as in: Kincardine
'Ce
;Besides hen, husband,,Mrs. Pin-
nell is -survived by two young:
daughters Tanis and • Jacqueline
due two. years .and • nine: months
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-LnFailingHeaith.
MrS. It IL Thbinpspn‘•-Spent
few dayrlaSt week lin TOT -Ont
with her .Mother, Mrs. N...' L
campflellwho is in; her 92n
Year and 'whose health' is failing
her
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.FIRE RAZES BARN.
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ATTST:- RELENS;.
- Prhc barn on.ihe farm of Har-
ald. Gaunta mile north of St,
Helens, Was Struck .by lightning
early Wednesday morning and
•cornpletely destro-yed..- ,It
,abOnt "'two' adri.., that -the bolt
S_truck during an electrical stailn
.rain stoim that swept
ttedistri6t.
Haicld had returned.just,Shart-
lY beforei' from a late .sessio"?.,%-of
West Wawanosh.ToWnship Cotuir."
cil.' Possibly the •sarne bolt that
struck the barn...put the hydro
09t.. of ' commission and a few
'Moments later the glare froni the
barn attracted Harald'S.-attention.
When he reached the barn Har:'.
:\ey Webb as .alreadY: at the
cene • but they were , unable to •
,save , • .
The conflagration destra3*ed the
Senson's crop of hay, about 7001
bushEls of oats, which were 'cern-
billeli aIew daysbefore and all
but one load. from a ,7-aei.e field,
of.; heat, hiehwas stored for
threshing at a later date.' Live-
stock oeiiroyorl included 15 pigs
r,nd sew,.t.• Some implements.
wore also destroyed, including a
wagon belonging to Dick Weath...
irbeadi, as well as Harold's light
epekcyl`high WAS Sittini alongside
the barn. •
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Mr. nd 'Mrs. Alex ,Havens left ...
I it' 61%1 TRIP WEST
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by' bus l on Tuesday 'morning' on • ,
" a trip to Western Canada, that
Vilt,,take ihem as .far as Mooso-,
min, Sask, where they will visit . •
with Mr. Haven's brother. They
expect • to be gone 'about thlee,
are l'i"vi'li'l? sutvivdfs:A•son. Jim; troii: Duilc:.n MaeMillan.. Dttrpit:
‘1 -hp tIdest of the' farnily , died in . Mrs, J.ohn 'WoAs ,(...knnic),, Lon,
918: There are thirty-one granki:i dulf:..X114. M-, J. McDermott (Ver
01' ,and Six. 'great . grand. l'onita)., Denver,' ,C.00r;itilot Hugh
Oildren ' • ' • Iliv/aCMillari, SICti*AntoniO. Texas:
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„ ••• Menifee .(Mayine),• a Olt:. eJoseph, Lucknow; • .Myles... John
lah°ina titY...tva' the, only one :of and Patrick:0f Kinless.
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• See - Lizeknow. and Winghrah
Pee Woes:in the socond game of
• the hardball. Grouti 'playdowns
in Caledonian Park. LucknoW. on
Friday August 13th at 6,80.. t
mission 250 and 15c. ' ",
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SEE orlt -soe i.id $1.00 Tables
j...of . clearing. lines'. at greatly re-
duced priees. the Market. Store.
The Store with the Stack.' • .
FOR FIRE HALL ..:,..
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,BUY .NEW SITE
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The L tick/low :k'ire„ Company
has purchased. the Reid property,
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n,_.Maiii Stree4 to the east of the
the last' of, the Reid famil,y hold7: '• .
'fanner ••••••Veicl , Krestaurant ; and
Bakeshop The property' was pnr4
thased from Clydeleeid and was
ing in. 1,4uCkno‘V. .• .
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Company proposet to erect a com-
pact and fire -proof fire. hall At
Monday meeting' of the
,Ccvnuiany. a building 'ciinirnitft.,0
waS• named eninPris.ed of 'flati.y
Nixon; Chairman,' J. L. McMillan
and Carnoron MacDonald. • ''
Sonne time ago the, Ph -e' Com-.
pan y disposed of --.their quarters • •
'to Ernie Crawfoixt. retaining an
adjoihing • loi to the west en '
• which it was Planned' to, build
tile new hall, This lot Was sold
to Mr.CraWford. Alien the. Rod
property became .zWailable. • .
Por the tinie being* the tiro
eqUipment is housed, ini:the
ing adjoining the ()range
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