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2.90 A YEAR-7I14'0NANCE_5oc EXTRA TO U.S. A,
Lucknow Ont., Thursday, January. 22nd, 1942
FAMILY INCLUDES •
FIVE. GENERATIONS
Mrs; John•`'ohnston of Ashfield is
a great -great -great grandmother, or
M other words is, the oldest living
I .member of five generations of one.
family. . .
Detroit's first New Year's baby,
became the fifth generation in this
family. He' .is. . little Marvin Lorne'
•Jackson, and was :born twenty sec-
-onds ;after the New Year was ush-
ered in to be officially claimed as
the #first New Year's baby i ' the
ropolis sof--Detroit.
• Little 'Marvin Lorne Jackson is
• the grandson of Mr..;and Mrs:'i_,orne
MacLennan of Lucknow, thefmOther
of the little tot being 'formerly Cath-
erine. MacLennan; their only daugh-
At the time the child was born,
At -4w. great -great -great gr'a'ndmother
was seriously ill with' pneumonia
but is` now ;improving and is await-
ing the opportunity .of having a
group picture taken of the five gen-
erations. Mrs. John Johnston is 82
years of'. age. '
But -here the five' generations,
Mrs. John Johnston; her daughter,
-,..MrsYJames MacDonald; -;her: dough
ler, ..Mrs. Lorne MacLennan; her
daughter, Mrs. Marvin Jackson and
her infant 'sort, Marvin Lorne.
111 With Phlebitis -
- Mrs.
Thompson was
called' : to Peterborough -ori-Friday'
owing 'to -the illness of her :sister,
Mrs. Ronald Rothwell, .who is suf-
fering a
tif-feringa recurrence'of4phlebitis: Mrs.
Rothwell_ underwent_a,.major oper'7
tion over six weeks ago, and along
with other complications, was con-
fined' to the hospital until early last
week :when she . was discharged..
Within a few days she was back in
WAS 89 ON FRIDAY
Miss Tena `Smith, a lifelong resi-
dent of this connmunity, quietly ob-
served her 84th birthday last Fri-
day at . her.,;pie
Miss • S suffered • a' fractured
hip when past the four -score mark,
from which 'she has Made a"graduel
recovery until now, she is :able • to
be 'about the house. •
Through all her suffering Miss
Smith retained that cheerful,'happy
disposition that has marked her life,,
and' her many friends in''Lueknow
extend cong'ratulation's aid.. best
wishes -for -continued .good health.
.,WON HAMPER OF APPLES
Mrs. ' Archie ' Aitchison; R.R. 1,
Lucknow, was the winner of a choice
hamper of',D:elricious apples, donated
to the St. Helens Unit of the Red"
Cross Society, and raffled off by
the ladies . who netted some "$25.00
by the venture.
. The. draw. wai made at the \Agri-
cu'ltural ,'Society: play held in the
Toow
Friday ' e
n Hall on Fr evening.
the'hospital again with phlebitis,
but-: her condition is regarded as
quite satisfactory, although her con,-
plete 'recovery • will take time..
Card of Appreciation: •
Mr. and Mrs. Dan T. McKinnon.
and family 'wish 'to acknowledge.
lthaafie,asi3ttAla�a zl • -
fFowers- and; others.exipressiens;-a0
best' wishes, extended- them- duritg`
. Mrs. McKinnon's illness: •
{ The easy way to .buy and sell : is
throu:li Th- Sentinel_."Want Ads'.''
Try them.:
Fruit Display, at,•Plowing Match
J. W. Joint attended an executive
meeting of the Huron • Fruit Grow-,
ers' „Association-• last --week, 'when it
was -decided to arrange a fruit • dis-
play at the • International PlOwing
Match to.be held in Huron'County..
in October, • •
• Thonias 'Salkeld \ was named. _one_
of the committee' of • five in charge
of the display, Others include -Mrs.
D. A. Smith, • Stewart 'Middleton,
Clayton Laithwaite and p. J. Lass •
aline.
'' The: ° executive recommended of -
filiatin'g with the Huron Federation
of Agriculture, with J. W. Joynt,
to represent the Fruit Growers.
EX -WARDEN'; DIES •
Members of Bruce County Council
a r
:EAS7•ICAW..ritgg5gROWEVP
Were-sadderiecl to- .receive- Word of
the, death• -of - ex -Warden -john` Daw-'
son, reeve of •Eastnor • Township. Mr.
____,. _... Dawson was
Warden 'in 1940. •
A._.MOVE-_is:. on tot* in- Walkerton.';
'to revive the fall fair in the County
Townand which' for • many years
„has not been' held.
pace • For Rent! .
',"Every line in a newspaper:costs
the proprietor. something", says an
exchange. If it is for the benefit
of the individual it should bepaid
for. If the grocer were asked to con-
tribute groce les to one, abundant-
ly able to , par for them he would
refuse. The proprietor of 'a news-
=paper must -pay-for-the free-adver-.
• :rising if the beneficiary does not, and
yet it is one of, the hardest things.
to drive home that a .newspaper has
space in its columns to rent,/and
must -rent them •'to live. To give
away rent for anything less than
living rates is as fatal to a news=
paper as for a landlord to furnish
free rent. '
Pass R. N. Examination
Among 'those from this district
who were successful in the recent
registered nurse. examinations are,
Miss' Mary: Jane Alton, Belfast;
late Irene Crawford, R. 3, God-
' ith; Muriel Rachel Farrish, Luck-
e now, R. 7; Bertha Rebecca Sones,
Dungannon; Elizabeth MacDonald,
Lochalsh;
•PRAYER- FOR .REVIVAL :
The Prayer Meeting for revival
will be held as usual this Friday ev-
ening in the Bible Institute room at
8' o'clock. Those who are burdened
about : about thee, Spiritual condition of our
�+Yatxi are urged to attend.
WARDENS ELECTED
Themes' Neil Duff, reeve of Arran
• -Township was elected warden of
Bruce County on Tuesday defeating
Reeve Wm. Shewfelt of .Kiztbardine
•Township in a. 'close vote of. 17 to
15.
Five nominees who withdrew were
'Reeves Donald Christie, of Saugeen;
Joseph McInnes, of f 'irlross; Richard
Elliott, of Kinloss; T. D. Leismer, of
Mildmay, ' and Kenzie Foster; of
, Bruce.
In Huron County, George W. Arm-
strong, reeve of Hay Township, was
elected warden outof a field of five.
He was' elected by a Conservative
caucus . of 15 members. •
ADDED TO other useful' articles of
salvage: material aresuch itern4,as
bottle caps,victrola records and lic-
ense plate`s.
Let- The Sentinel/ Want Ads. help
ykou• buy or sell. Hundreds of people
in this district • readthem every
week. Try. one! ..
MR. AND' MRS.. HANSON RESIGN.
AS HEADS OF I.O:O.F. HOME
Well known in- this- community,
Mr. and Mrs: Eugene. .Hanson,' sup-
erintendent and matron of the, I. O.
O. F. home 'at JacksOn,:Mitch., have
resigned their positions.•
Mrs. Hanson is a• sistQI• of Mrs,
Sam' Kilpatrick of Ashfi
Mr. and Mrs. • Hanson
visit. ' ' -
The. January issue . 14 ` t
"Thumb", carried the foowing an-
nouncement of their resib.,ation. '
To all members of„the 1.O.O.F. of
Michigan: Greetings: • a
We wish to announce that we
have resigned, our positions as sup-
erintendent . and matron of, the Odd
Fellow and' Rebekah Home of Mich;
igen,. effective January 15th, 1942:
Our ambition has been during
eight years of service at the Home
to do our best to make the residents
-happy,.conter,tand ,Not orfable.::To”
what extent we have 'been success-
ful is for others to judge.
During our stay at the Home we•',
have come in contact with many
members over' the jurisdiction from
all branches of the Order, so- we
take this means of expressing our
very grateful appreciation for the
many kindnesses and co-operation
we have received during our admin-
istration. ' • • .
Home,
tisfac
to
we
Board
Lodge, R•
Encampment
the
extend
very
to all-
'
y
Eugene' li
fan
ld, • where
equently
e• I,O.O.F.
In leaving the me . do so
with a degree'6t sa tion thai'A'we
have done our best merit the fine
co-operation that have received
from the Home of Manage-
ment, Grand. Rebekah As-
seinbly, Grand Erie ent and all
other branches of Order, and
Many individutial members in : the
state. '
We wish to •exte our most Sin-
cere, wishes for a Bright and
Happy New Year ll, ;
` Fraternally yours,
• • 11 Eu a aiti
g on, �rrilit.',
Anna M. son, Matron.
NAMED' .MODERATOR
OF FREE 'CH'U'RCH
Rev. John Calvin 1VIaeKay, a nat
• , iye .of Lucknow, has been ' chosen
Moderator Of the Free Church, of
Scotland, an honor that was con;
(erred upon his father, .Rev. Angus
MacKay of Kingussie, Scotland,..back
in 1916. ' It .is the first ' time . in . forty
years that a :son liar . been named .to
the' Moderator's chair formerly oc-
cupied •by his father:
- Rev: Angus MacKay,' was' inducted
as „pastor of •• the Lucknow Presby-
-terian-church-irr 'far 1887, and was
,the first pastor 'afte;r the ..union 'sof
the two Presbyterian churches in
this village; St. Andrew's and. krioi.
Rev: MacKay preached in, both
English and • Gaelic during • ,his pas-
torate here,. and in, the early' part
of which the movement was started
for the erection of the•''present
church, the corner stone being laid
'in 1889 and the new church,', was
opened and dedicated the following
spring. ••
After a pastorate: Of sixteen 'years'.
_,in__Lucknoww, 4 ev.. MacKay- resigned -
in January . 1904. He , then paid a
visit to Scotland where he . joined
the -Free C urc an• accep e•' a call"
to .Kingussie, :where he was honored
with the Moderatorship in. • 1916.
Rev. MacKay had one son and two
daughter's serving .in the foreign
mission ''field; and itis that son Rev.
John Calvin MacKay- who ''has now.,
been similarlylignored.._bythe'ree
Church as was' his 'father.
L,U_C K, 1 O_W_H AS_TH R•EE'
TE�MSENTERED-•
. �►
Two weeks ago it 'looked as if
Lucknow would be without any
ergarrixed hoeltey--this-•-year:'-•T'oday-
we find three teams entered; in or-
ganized groups; including an ,inter-
mediate team in the Bruce League'
and both'a juvenile and a bantam
team. •
Season Opens Tonight
First game of the season will be
played tonight (Thursday) when
Mfid` �3'.'nfaceFan:sk, .a3:8G
local, arena ir• a•• scheduled Bruce,
Leagtie' 'fixture: "These tare teams •
will play a double schedule. '
Kincardine with some -smart. luno:
ors-..,and=the_ reximants- Of; a good'.
intermediate teen -6 • should be able
to round out a. lasss uadand
as the first team t� Play in their
new arena, they'll be anxious +.o
take • group honors.
However the Sepoys have Other
ideas, and for the opener 'tonight'
they'll be bolstered by several' Can
adian hockey players who are pres-
ently at' Port Albert. R.A.F. Navi-
gation School. These lads have been
working out here, andwe've seen
them in action enough to know -that,
the fans will get their money's
worth tonight.
Juveniles Next *onday '
Another teain that is going to
provide the fans with some inter-
esting hockey is the juveniles. They
have been working out under the
tutoring of Charlie Webster and are
raring to go when Kincardine comes
here next Monday; night, January
26th • to open the juvenile. season.
The juvenile age is under 18. • .
And '.Then The Bantams
The ' third team entered is the
Bantams, and Wellington McCoy ad-
vises hockey fans to keep their eye.
on_ these lads. His first string for-
ward line will give the fans a hockey
treat when they get into, • action.
Their first; home game is not until
February 4th; however. Bantam age
is under 14.
The future, of hockey in this viT1=
age is secure so' long as the "kids"
get a. proper chance and an early
start. It's up to the 'people of ,the
village to support and encourage
these lads by turning out to the
games, 'win, lose or draw.
We publish' ,the schedule for all.
three teams. Clip it out for future
reference.
Bruce League
22• -Kincardine at Lucknow.
2-Lucknow at Kincardine.
6 -Kincardine at Lucknow.
9-Lucknow at Kincardine.
Juvenile
14 -Clinton at Kincardine.
26 --Kincardine at. Lucknow.
28-Lucknow at Clinton.
30•,-Lucknow at Kincardine.
4 -Clinton at Lucknow.
10 -Kincardine at Clinton. ,
Bantant
22-Wfnghatn at 'Clinton.
28•-Lucknow • at Clinton.
30 --Clinton at Winghatn.
4 -:Clinton' at Lucknow. . • •
i1•..-Lucknow at Wingham.
13-- IWingham at Lucknow.• .
Jan.
F'eb.
San..
Feb:
Jan.
Feb.
LEGION OFFICERS INSTALLED.-
-=Tnatallation.of officers of the local
branch of the Canadian Legion was
conducted on Monday night by the Rev. J.• W. 'Donaldson, reeently
retiring president, Allister Hughes. appointed' by Rt: Rev, C; A. Seeger,
-Officers for. the• current, year are; Bishop of Huron, as rector of the
president, George Burgess; 1st vice, Lucknow, 'Ripley, Dungannon • and
president, Harold ' Alibi; 2nd vice Port Albert' ,Parish assumed .his
president, Noble Johnston; treasurer, dutiea on Sunday., '
Dick. McQuaig;' secretary, Dr. C..C. , Rev and Mrs. Donaldson arrived
Evely; -, executive, • -George , Hassal, here from Ailsa' Craig 'the latter
Win. Dahmer and'.G1air Irwin.: part -Of the week ',and .have taken
part of the Week, 'arid. have taken
up residence in' $t. Meter's' rectory..
This . parish has been without a
resident, minister, since Rev. A. A.'
Maloney left for- Edmonton • in the
summer •to ' assume! his appointment
as a R.,C.A.F. •chaplain. '
Rev. Donaldson.' was rector of a
three-point parish' 'at Ailsa Craig
for a short time before coming to
Lucknew._He is. a young. man and
was selected by The Bishop in
of the ' strenuous winter duties en'
this four -charge parish. R8v. Donald-
. son previously served ,on the home
iniission; field' in'.the Peace.' River
District. •
:Rev: Donaldson'commenced• his:
duties here ori; Sunday under very
,un'favorable road-conditions,•-but.was
able to. hold service in each of the
four charges.
•
NEW RECTOR
ARRIVES HERE
•
• HEARD -ON BROADCAST
{ V
Quite a number .af ZibrL:and •.Ash='
field Circuit friends . report having
heard with delight. • an ;overseas
broadcast on which Sgt. T. D. Fin-
lay of the R.C.A.F. spoke.
Sit. Tom Finlay, formerly of this
community is the only son . of Mr.
and Mrs. R. E. Finlay of Saskatoon.
Tom's part in the broadcast was re-
corded recently • while he was on
leave •in ' London.
JA. • :R D
.GROSS SHIPMENT.
Twenty-five turtleneck.: sweaters,
10 pair sea boot stockings, 10 hel-
mets, 15 .. pair mitts, :25 pair socks,
5 •,scarves, 10 pair gloves, 10 alter-
native caps, 24,quilts, 40 night BORN
owns d_uniis'lzio: 3s''e cn_unit_con
=lri__Wi,n a
gh m.HospitaLon-
taining 1 pair slacks, 2 blouses: Sunda ', January 18th, :'to Mr: and
• Paramount° Woman's 2nstituteT2`-M'rs. Clair Agnew of Lucknow, a son
pair gloves. Donated, 3. quilts. •
• Langside Red Cross Unit -Dona-
ted; 4 dresses, 7 • quilts.
St. Helens Woman's Institute -3
pair socks, .7 pair mitts. Donated, 4
quilts.
Holyrood Red Cross --8 pair mitts.
Kinlough• Branch Red Cross -two
oubl ses, 13 gauze handkerchiefs, .9
pair socks, 2 scarves. Donated, two
quilts.
Kintail `Woman's Institute -.five'
sweaters, 2 pair, socks. Donate4 5
quiltS.
Zion Workers -1 pair sea. boat
stockings, 1 . pair socks, • 10'
helmet
caps, 2_ turtlenecks_ •. '
,,....'Dim-`�ir�3r'�t... _R�'e '�;fr+�'iAitnadsaz�a•
St_ Helens Woman's 'Institute $15
Mrs 'T.OV•• J. Little,' $5; Mrs. r' Ewart .
Taylor, . $2.50.
•
1° COMING -EVENTS)
BURNS BALL..
The -annual Burns Ball, • under
auspices of the Lucknow Fire Com-
pany, will be held in the Town,
Hall, Lucknow. ori Friday,'.. January
23rd. MacKenzie's orchestra. Gen:
eral admission 35c.
• LEGION DANCE
The Lucknow Branch of the Can-
adian Legion will hold a dance
the Town Hall, Lucknow, on Friday,
January 30th. MacKenzie's orchestra.
General admission 35c • with the
usual three lucky, prizes for • the
ladies. '
• BRUCE LEAGUE
INTERMEDIATE
• r
�CKIEY
'
To -Night
IN THE ARENA, LUCKNOW
Thugs Jam iZ
at 8.30 • Sharp
Kincardine .
•
VS. ,
Lucknow
Lucknow's intermediate Bruce
League entry has . been .
strengthened by . some smart
puck chasers from Port Albert.
Your will be thrilled by the
brand of hockey provided in
this scheduled„ Bruce League
fixture --Dont Miss It!
• ADMISSION
Adults 25c; .Children 1'5c
Juvenile e o N®ck '
Kincardine at Lucknow
Mond
yr
WARD -FIVE -REPORT
OF RED CROSS YEAR
• The .fe lowing financial statement
and report of work done,__ indicates_
that Ward Five Unit of the 'Huron
Township branch of the Red Cross,
had .a' busy and successful year in
1941. • •
The financial statement is as fel,
lows:
Total receipts $ 365 31
Total . expenditures - - 259 35
BhFarsc&- $7-105' 96
Work done • was, as,' ,follows:.1.27.
quilts (30. of these were donate&
as well as` 32 tops); 95 pair soldiers.
sok;' 12. pair seaman sox; 38: „hand
kerchief S; 21 sweaters (l :donated)'; -
ihes
c t
protector; 35 pair.
mitts; 7
scarves; 41 diapers • 19 slips; :25
dresses' (1 donated); 22 hehnets;; 1
toboggan (donated); 8 pair gloves;
4 pair bloomers (2 pair donated);
3 pair pants (donated); 8 crib • quilts
(3" donated),••• 2 pair-•, wristlets; one
'kimona (donated); 2 waists (dona-
ted); 2 jackets (donated); 2 coats:
6 bands; ' -pair stockings; six pair
pajainas; 2 towels; 5 wash cloths;
1 cap; 2 *pair •mens socks; 1(I cake
soak •$12.00 was donated for blank -
Goods on • hank: 326 yards goods;
41 one -lb. batts; 32 pounds of yarn.
•
New Knitting Yarns and wool, in-
cluding ��B``enmiller at special. prices.
THE Mkt KET STORE.
Wife Of Former Ashfield •
Pastor Underwent Operation
Messrs.. John Fairish of Ashfield
,and Elmer of Gerrie visited recently.
at London with Mrs. Farrish who is
a patient at Byron. They accompan-
led Rev. • R. C: Copelandand,his
two sons • who visited with Mrs.
Copeland who recently underwent
a major Operation in London. Rev.
Copeland,, now . of Gorrie, will be,
well remembered in Ashfield, hav-
ing preached on The Circuit from
,191-8- ;to 192.1: His eider son is 'new
a medical student at London,' and
the younger son is attending High
School in wingham. -
SKATING' IS POPULAR' '
So far this season • skating has
been .a particularly popular pastime
and recreation in the village each
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Other days, and evenings are given
over to• free skating and hockey
practise for the youth of the vill-
age. • • - -
Mrs. A. E. McKim entertained
a 'number of ladies 'at a skating
party one afternoon last week, which
was much enjoyed.
An Old Calendar
Bert Ward reeenlly'showed us an
ancient calendar,' advertising "The
Bee Hive Grocery" of Lucknow, of
which Robert Moody was the pr'o-
rietor,
. How old thealen . •
p Sar is,
We can't . say, for the date pad 'was
no., longer attached, '
AU$URN COMEDY ENJOYED
BY LARGE AUDIENCE
One or - the most successful. play
and dance entertainments, sponsor- , In. the issue of The 'Sentinel of
ed by the Lucknow Agricultural Jarl.uary. 8th, we ,The
a Any
Society, was 'held in the Town Hall about • the• establishment of St. Hel-
on Friday night; when a large aud- ens over ninety
'erice 'received' plentyof Years ,ago, and writ-•'
1 laughs at ten by W. H. Johnston of Exeter:
the` hilarious comedy "Bolts and'. . This article referred to •a Mr.
'Nits", • presented' in arrekeellent ' Grant as being one 'of the first set -
manner by an Auburn cast. ' ; tiers iia the • St. Helens community,
In the absence of Harvey McGee, :That should have been Jos. Gaunt,
Miss, Craig entertained between' acts w `are inform4i ,
by�14r :: Sam• Durwithdelightful vocal' "''nof LiieknoW•urs: •Durnia
was .:
The dance that followed was also.- a daughter af• the. late John Gaunt '.
well -patronized. Music was furnish- and Joseph Gaunt' was •her`. grand.
ed .by Carruthers orchestra father,:::
Mrs: ; Durnin has written the fol-
lowing interesting article:
OLD GERMAN ---GUNS -WANTED "I wish to tell:more about: the!t.'
Helens • settlement: Irl a recent edi-.
The Department of National Sal. tion of your paper a •Mr. Grant is
nage asks the question: "Are there, mentioned as coming: to .St: Helens
any old German field pieces, how.: with life tops. I think it should be
itzers, machine,: guns, trench mor- Joseph Gar,rnt, as "that. was -the- time
tars, in ' your town? These : are'. all Mr: and Mrs. Joseph"Gaunt and thein
wanted now for return to Germany;. ' five sons 'Caine to this country from, :
But the Nazis won't like' the way Warwickshire, land. . "
they =a're_going to get thea t mss_
guns�ack �Joseph...Gaunt=took=up=400�acres
.Arrangements ` have leen made for 'of land -200 acres. in St, Helens''dis-
the release of the guns by the 'corn trict, and 200 acres in Kinloss. He
-missi" irf ,- . t _ • s-...
0 ormerly-�charged�aviti{ their- . settled -lour �'of �s sons on these
care. The guns .contain valuable farms. John 'and .Edwin in Wawa-
.steel, iron, brass. They will be brok- nosh and. George and aJames in Kin-
en iiup;'.sold, and melted; down. The loss. A :sawmill, was erected on Vie •
metal will go . ;into bombs,, shells, farm James got and a very success-
depth chargee, and other ,war equip-..ful business wasdone: there
cut-
ment�,'for defeat of Hitler's gang_`. _.: tinge- launber,r•-etc:,: for ;the:- 'people
comingin to the country: File farms -..
are all .in the Gaunt family Yet -
The trill is. not there any more. The '
fifth son! was .a school teacher. His'
-name-was•-Thomas Gaunt -_.
"The other people mentioned in-
Mr.
n Mr. Johnston's article of St. Helens.
havepassed awayto their last rest=
ing place too. It Was thought at one.
time -•that -St. -Valens -would in-tini -
grow to be. a.:large and •busy town;,
Margaret, Man., .;Jan. 16142.: , . but their hopes were not realized . .
Mr: Thompson,• and it was a great disappointment`
Editor, Lucknow. Sentinel, to thein a'll.", .
Lucknow¢, ', Ont..
Dear Sir' °
Please find enclosed the suin of PASSED AWAY. • MONDAY
$2.00 the subscription price for your
: 2' '.
a�•:er f �'a.
I� .. .-2kli�:.ath.
N �• •u. _.
�Irucknow boy as r was • born in en M"ond-ay of s:. Ja nesa Morrisons, ='-- •
Lucknow • Mar. • 23 . •• 1880• and went• formerly Susan • .F, i7abeth -Black-
to „school there with your father. Mrs. Morrison was 88 yearsof age.
I have been away from that 'part . ; The funeral service was 'held • at , • ,
of tie :_:44�
country . for: •overyears, the• hem of hezdaughter,.Mrs: A3w¢ _ ' :..
and although'', have been. back. Mowbray of Luclmow on •Wednesday •
but Twicethat t in • time, I have afternoon v always o withinterment in Tiffin s
a very warm spot ,in my heart -for • Cemetery, .
Lucknow, which in 'my. -opinion is,
one 'of the finest villages• in • Ontario.
We are having very nice 'Weather
here at -present and this morning
the sun is shining brightly. We have
no snow and it 'is :25 above zero.
Tam enclosing a copy of the Boise-
vain Recorder with 'an account of
my dear mother's death which I
wish you wotild insert in The Sen.'.
tinel. • My mother 'before her' Mar -
Hage was Isabel McDonald and was
a sister of Alex McDonald's, Big
Sandy, and was raised • on the 4th
of Kinioss and receii!ed her school-
ing 'at the Grey Ox school. After
her marriage she. resided in Luck -
now . and • Wingham until moving
West in 1902. Mother was 'the Jest of
her family and my dad, .Who died
in Portage La 'Prairie, Man., in 1921,
was the. last of -his family to go.
• if •you get in touch with . cousin
J. S. McDonald; or Johnnie Big
Sandy as he is •often called, be can
give ,you a detailed account of moth-
er's family. • '
Wishing your paper every sue -
cess and • - also wishing you and
yours a very ,Happy and 'Prosperous
New Year. -
I am yours sincerely,
• _ _ J. T. Murdoch;. •
Can. Nat. Agent,
• Margaret, 'Man.
P.S.---Kindly remember me to your
father. If he doesn't remember nie
ask him if •he remembers the kid
they used to call "Spring Chicken"?•
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(Editor's Note) -Last week's Sen-
tinel carried an announcement, of
Mrs. Murdoch's death:, The clipping
froth the. Boissevain -Recorder is as
follows: '
"Mrs. Isabel Murdoch, wife of the
;late Peter Murdoch, passed away
in Winnipeg, on Saturday, • January
3rd. Mrs. 'Murdoch was in her 92nd
year and had been .'quite bright and
active up until a few months of her,
death. She had resided in Manitoba.
'a. good .many years, 'having come
here from Lucknow, Ontario, about Banks and police officers Were •
forty years ago: Mrs. Murdoch was warned on Tuesday to' be on the
buried in the family pot . •at tor- alert for possible daylight hold, -ups,.
tage la -Prairie on Tuesday. after- as ,it" was believed 'a gang might
noon. Surviving her are three sprang.' a job in this district:
daughters anti one son: Ml`s. Morris Constable W' '.
,J.Dou1.
_ .., , gas received
Winnipeg; Mrs. A. D..•Strood De- word to this , effect 'front. Toronto;
.'
Loraine; Mrs. J. Dodds, Gainsbor- followed ' by similar advice Vein
Mr* Sask., and Jack of Margaret", Provincial Offic`b McClevis. '
JOSEPH GAUNT WAS.
ST. HELENS PIONEER
1,000 Yards of prints (scarce goods),
all new .patterns, new qualities, fill
yard wide • at 25c. THE MARKET'
STORE. •
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LAD NAMED "SPRING CHICKEN",
FOS D:i.Y E1V.IEMBERS LUCKKNOW
ANNUAL MEETING TODAY
The annual 'meeting' of the Luck.
now Agricultural Society is being
-held ' this afternoon . and directors
and, all "interested . persons from the .
village or rural community should •
attend. •
Last year's fair, especially the '
livestock xhibit 'wa$ of especjially
high order, and with the support
of the entire ,community Lucknow
Fair could sobn become • a very out-
standing show. ' ' ..
You -can evidence yourinterest •
in, .the welfare of the' fair by at-
tending • the annual meeting thin'
Thursday 'afternoon. • '
MILD .WEATHER
'The ,weather has gone from one
' extreme to the other. Heavy rain
Sunday morning turned roads and
streets • into a mass' of slush- That
made both 'walking •and• motoring',.
in the village 'at least, most diffi
cult. -
Travel on concession roads was
likewise a conundrum, •Heavy drifts
in • places had motor cars stopped
and yet 'much of the • road was al-
most 'bare.
On Monday the local and provin-
cial snowplows were bjisy .on vill-
age roads. The p'rovineial plow, push-
ed the • slush back in great heaps
to the curb along main ' street from
where it will have to be retrieved. • ,
It made a geed job of 'the road.
Is Improving '
Mrs. Sam Sherwood of Lanes is
'improved in health after beingser- •
iousl i11 with
y . neUtmoriia'" olid a
P
heart condition.'
Warning, Issued
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