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THE. LU.CKNOW SENTINEL, L*C1 r4 W, . ONTARIO
Lyceum Theatre
W I NGHAM
Two Shows. Saturday Night
'Thursday, -.,Friday, Saturday
February 2.6, 27, 28
THE MARX BROTHERS
DIANA LEWIS
*
Kin
"Go West" i'
Also "Crime Does Not Pay"
and "News"
Matinee Sat. Afternoon 2.30,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Ma 3,` 4`
ROBERT .YOUNG • ,
HEDY LAAIARIt
•*in'*,.
`H. M..Pulham. E.$ .'
.Also "Canada Carries On"
•
-. Thursday, Friday, Saturday
March 5, 6, 7.
Double Bill .. '
William Boyd in
"Secret of the Wastelands"
and Anne Shirley in
"WEST POINT WIDOly"
Monday,,Tuesday, W ednesd:i y .•
�Mareh 9•, 10, 1d. '•
Rosalind Russel Don •A.m1Ph.c •
ST, HELENS
Tire March rneeting of the Wo-
rr,prri)s Institute will. be held in the
ci,rnnrui,ity hall on Thursday, March
5t11 at 2.30• 'Roll ea1.1-A humorous.
Subject --Agriculture and
t'artradiane industries in charge of
M19r::. Andrew Gaunt. Program coin-,
n,it't .---Miss Mary Foran, 'Mrs. Geo..
Stuart. Hostesses.--M•rs.'Gor'd'on Mc-
Pherson, Mrs. E. McPherson •and
Mrs. llar•old Gaunt. The lucky tic-,
ket for, the autograph quilt will be
'�',dr•p.kin at the •progressive euchre
.into-ly on Friday isiight;.Fe'bruary Z7.
Miss Dorothy Webb 'has returned
tor. Toronto after, spending 'a. week
at
her -home here.
Gordon 'Miller. of Stratford and
Arlon Miller. of Hamilton• ,were:
week -end visitors.. at'..their .homes
.,
iters , • '•
• 'Mc ,srs; •Gordon McPherson and
•
Duri>`in Phillips ',are attendiiig the,.
Ttt ji ina1 convention. n Toronto
. this week. '•
'The' Wra rl rl ' Day of Prayer was ob-
,r•r t.•r d at the Mans on Friday• with.
19 laelies..pi•esent •and with Mrs. W.
1'. 'Miller in eharge...Th'e theme of
the iinnressive• .service was "I. am
the way"' and those taking part
M r5. John Cameron, Mrs. 1Vfc-
Te nz•ie Wehh. • Mrs. Stanley. Todd;;
'`trs T. J. Toricl,'Mrs. Barnard, Mrs,
rrt n. Mrs. D. Phillips, Mrs. W.
A. ' tlillei Mr',i: Ball and Mrs E. J.
Thom. • '. •
The weekly meeting of the Y. •P.
13, \vas held 'in the church on S.un--
•day eveniirg; • with •a small •attend:
loinrowing to weather and road
conditions, Mrs.. Earl Durnin. read
the Scripture lesson and the 'com-
'rents v, crc gaven. y,""Mrs: E W
Rice. •Sts,nlcry•Todd..read a' poem and
ASHFIELD SCOTS
HELD FIVE-DAY
COMMUNION
By W. H. Johnston -
I,n a previous Article on the Scotch
settlement of• the north-west Of the
Township o"" Ashfield, the names of
many Of the pioneers who arrived
from 1838,' until 1855 were given.
Needless to . say these settlers of
Highland stock Were, with a few
exceptions, men of large; propor-
tions., but among them were .men
of such build that they were known
is "big" as Big Alex MacLean, and
Big Donald MacKenzie.. A descen-
dant. of MacKenzie was known •as
the Ashfield. giant, weighing about
400 pounds, seven feet, 11/2 inches
• tall..' He passed away in .1941. after.
having lived in Duluth for several
years.
These Scatch , pioneers were pos-
;essed of a strong love for religions
Worship and having ,been reared
either' in , close proximity• to ;the
ocean. or the mountains • there 'was'
that strong love for. beauties
'or' grandeur of ..nature, coupled With
a deep 'spirit of reverence for halt'
things„ for whieh` 'they • are noted..
Speaking only the Gaelic' and • set
off in, the. northwest corner of Ash-
field, -they found themselves isolated,
from the rest of the world. In the
days • no• Gospel' messenger's
came • to the.; settlernent but there
were good men among the 'settlers
who taught, and preached in the cab-
int„ Among. these were to be found
John Douglas, -David'. Stewart, Don-
ald and. John MacLean, Murdoch &.
Donald :MacDonald, Malcolm • and
Duncan MacRae, Rod; and Big Don-
- ld. ' MacKenzie : and Donald Mathes,
LETTERS TO )THE EDITOR
THE PLEBI:S•CITE
Last week I wrote a short • article
on the proposed plebiscite, advo-
'eating that the Prime Minister sub-
mit • his appeal for relief front his
election promise of "No conscription
of -man power for service outside of
Canada", not to the people, but to
their responsible representatives,'
who; if given a reasonable time to
consult. -their executives and other
leaders at home, would be in a suf-
ficiently good position to grant or
refuse hi's request.
It was also pointed• out that in
a general vote, a great :many people
would,..„quite. naturally and 'quite
innocently be voting for • or against
immediate conscription•,' instead of
the 'Privilege 'to introduce. coriscrip-
tion when and ifthe government
thought' it necessary or advisable.
It was argued that this way, out
z
•would not only be satisfactory to
'all. concerned, but would avoid the
great waste of time..and money, and
the turmoil and ill -feeling of a gen:.
era- -plebiscite. • . •
T
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The • question was` alsoraised as,
to whether ahy of us, other • than
those liable, for conscription and
those already in the overseas•forces.
should be allowed to vote.
Up to the time- of writing, I had
not read or heard these ideas;but'
when 'finished, the article was too
late for fast week's 'local papers,
Since then, at least two members of
the Commons : have expressed the
main idea , of my article in their
speeches 'in' the' House: :
..,�a� T T 4` .• Writing in. 1918,'Rev. J. • S. Hardie.
assn, FEMININE TOUCH' l = •Ball fa�vol•ed with a piano solo.
I: the historian; had this to'say about
1 The topic from the—Study Book op them .and their successors: •
"The,, Cl inese people rise" was -tak= `The ,work of ; these fathers ...in
OBITUARY
..• D.
cn by Mrs. Charlie McDonald. Israel is bearing fruit in the pres-
ent generation: On, the arrival of
' P.B;OFTT. BY • TRADING ONTARIO i{erineth' Campbell in 1853, who had
WHEAT .F.OR WESTERN GRAIN been •set'apart as a Catechist by .the.
MRS. UNCAaa1T McMURCHY .' ' Presbytery of Edinburgh 'and • who'I
A nuri-ibi.r' 'of farmers feeding had 'labored •for' some years on the.
-The e'cif
in Kincardine vat iii 'Western ancrcefi ral On=• "fonds of Rum, ,Eigg'° andGeneral-Caiiiii-as-
Hospital 'of Mrs, D'Iargaret
Jane McMurchy, widow of .Duncantarin are ti adi.itg their O14ta ro winin Argyleshire; the religious work
M.oMurch.y min her 7• th•: year. Th': t•er wheat fo'r.: W'est'ern • wheat and in the community 'became more ° re -
de arted; who spent;er entire , lir., making' 25 to 30 cents a bushel on pular.• :and 'definite • for' he was at
pthe deal;'accordii•-,; to, advices. reach- once recognized' and. •continued to
on' the' 4th concession of IIurot; : i;
survived by one son, John, at hom in the Ontario Department of.Ag- • he the spiritual leader of the• people
•two ---daughters;', __ ,:. R• i�, �:-�� .L":� Tt,;; ,,rpt n^.1•v gives the for 'many years. His: valuable pion'
and, 1VIr.,- a � - . ,;
Huston, of concession 8, Huron'.' , rat !r•i•rs bushel fur bushel;` but add?' eer'.wor•k fofr "Clixist and the church.
Miss Mary at' home; also • eine Urn= -. profit trs'; we11 which may be put to his' consistent life, his'untiring pu,b-'
they, ',William •McCon:ffell. • of Hain'- various cash • uses• such; as, repair lic and private .:ministrations are
' ilton and four sisters, .M.rs. P ,h,•r:: parts ' for machinery, purchase . of fresh in the minds of 'the. older a 1pear
.McCormick. of • Ripley,' Mrs. ' Rolm; t;'bipby • chicks, . commercial fertilizers, ole Who. are still with ..us".
•
Fraser; •Mrs, "Robert Dale d'..nl::,. ',.•ti•., ' ° By 1853. there was a:sort' of branch
Thomas Bloor,..of Cleveland. 'Finn- 1 ' ix`;th fried on many farms show- .church'farther north in 'the Isle of
Lewis settlement in Huron Town-
eral• services .were held ,from bt! ' am 1•,i•e'spects of running:. low before. shin, In'Ashfield services. were held
home,. in .charge Of Rev.'. Eug',u n;,•t°ni .time, many! farmers are ex p'
„ in the settlers cabins.; school houses
Beech,' , o�. St-- Apallbe S • United ri,angin.g. wneat•ar..ci putting the pro or in the woods..
chixrch,.Riplcy. 'The pallbearers tt, rr fit into more Western 'grain: This is. . "The .first l?resbyterial' recogrrit
George 'Scott, • John H. 14icI)or.a'•i' true in a number of counties„ ac- ion of Ashfield as being a mission
Arde11 Manor?, `Cecil Robb, Don:•1,1' c.,i' h , to .dealer reports, where half station and therefore under the care
Thompson • and Richard' ?Viart.yn. • I!,-.
terrnent was' made in' Ri le •• cent th, • �� heat clop is yet to be sold or of, the home mission committee df
p ? fc i. 'Che;so dealers- state that Lamb the church was, in :1848 when Ash
etery. , ton farmers are trading' their .tvheat' field' :appears with Stratford, 'Wood-
• freely making '30 .cents a bushel on .stock, Ingersoll, East Zorra and Fin -
CANADA'S POiULATION at Juii,. 'tile deal. Rurnn i:epofts more wheat gal,' etc,,. as under - the Presbytery.
A, 1041 was.11,419,896 compared' ive h k l• t it-;, traded 'all., the time 'with a of London., From this- year we date
110,376,786 at the ' i931 cer.;us. R,' 3t1"rvnt prt,fil. • Bruce farmers 'are. the. formal •organization of the Ash -
distribution on the basis' of the 1941 also trading and so • are .those. in .field congregation"..
rk
North , o..according to reports. ' For many years' after the ,organ-
eensus will 'reduce the House of ization of the settlement as a mis-
Commons. membership . by seven ' • The Ontarici �rheat :being ex•chang sion they had no settled minister
members.• ' 'ed is. going to the'Trailers for pastry but .now and again one was ,sent
flour,. it is stated. • - , for few weeks.. As •they
served the mission' .for only short,
•HANOVER KINSMEN have vute,l here lies the body of Willie Brace periods, the older people were often
a•total of'$2000 to milk -for -Britain• • Ile nitre •was one fire fella, unable to remember'their names, but
• fund. within months, a. ,sunt . He ;said hi .his sleep, "I loveassociated
to quarts ,o£ , • Grace", •
to them
you; iated with the services of these
ministers were some characteristics
fluid milk But .his• wife's ''name was Stella! 'or'• incidents peculiar to the man or
the occasion, such as: The man
whose solemn warning from the -pul-
pit 'was 'soon followed by the death
of the parties rebuked; the minister
of the great baptism when some 30
children were baptized; . the man
who lifted the log; the .man at the
first communion;•' the` man who
preached in the first church build-
ing without siding and flooring; the
man who could not speak, the lang-
uage. The people remembered deeds,
not . names.
So far we have been giving only
historical facts in . connection with
this Highland Scots' settlement
whose language in church and out
of it wasthe beloved 'Gaelic, of
which it is held. by many frae auld
Scotia that it was the language of
Adam and . Eve in the- Garden --•of
Eden.
This saner would not be complete
without reference to the communion'
services that were always held -in
the bush becauseof the great
throngs that attended them, to quote
from an hister•ian:
"These annual gathering's of,God's
people were always held for five
daysin succession, beginning with
service on Thursday and continuing
through Friday. Saturday, Sabbath;
and Thanksgiving on Monday. The
,clans would gather from a radius
of 30 or 40 miles, and on rare oc'-
�casions they would some to Ashfield
from Wiarton to Woodstock.
"The domestic preparations for
these annual gatherings, 'where on
occasions one could count 60 wagons,
following each other, each, wagon
loaded with pilgrims, bound for the
place of sacred meeting so that when
the ' assembly was called together
for worship on the Fast Day; Thurs-
� , ',.��,. K '•t��•r� "���`: day forenoon, • from 1;000 to 3,000'
responded. "The v site
i d •corgrcgatidns, 'need-
less to say, kept' open home during
such times and great was the pride
,of the hosts of such homes to give
trite Highland hospitality to their
guests. It was rid strange experience
to find the homes near the grove
three
provide
"over
20,000
there".
it is used (OrAMMUNII!N
and other vital needs.
:
\1c v,i\,1 ,t,,;,:°I i lino .i'
,\ r i .
\.y
"More recent 'thought has convinc-'
ed methat no matter how the ballot
may be worded • no . government'
would dare such a vote unless it was
seriously considering conscrip'fion as
a. necessity, in view of the steadily
increasing deterioration of the war
situation for the 'Allies dr United
Nations, .coupled with the unsatis-
factory results of the voluntary' sys-
tem. something that thegovernment
has not as yet publicly admitted.
Whatever happier's; let us at least
still hope thatall who. are fit and
,not engaged in important war in••
Tustries;'will be given plbnty-of-tirne
tovolunteer before the conscription
late, hecat se no Canadian wants to
.shirk his duty to himself, 'his•h le
and relatives, h' country. or Em�ire
and her .allies: 'and every volunteer
'feels himself, a •real .man, and is
therefore--a-much better -soldier -than -
hp' would be as a conscript:
THE i, LATE DR. J. Ii. GARNIER
•
In our issue pf January 22nd, the•
picture of , the late Dr. Garnier of
Lucknow appeared. The following
obituary, written by a close friend
of . the: doctor's, has been received
by us from Miss McCluskey,;who
has .preserved the' clipping for many
years.
The article reads as follows:
SCIENTIST'^• ''�'"TH
:On Febr,.uary 1, 18'), there,passed
away after a brief illr}ess at his
home in the Village of Lucknow,
Ontario, an.aged physician whose
name" has" for many, years been. a
prominent one in .the World of nal-.
ural history, John Hutchison Garn-
ier
ier was . born' in Scotland of ' Irish
parentage over• 75 years ago and
was -:educated' i.n Dublin, -.Where he•'
graduated; ...In his. . Student. days he,.
Qaas. personally acquainted with
Daniel ' O'Cohnell and .was fond of
.recalling incidents in the ;life of
the great .•,Irishman. After graduat-
ing' the deceased spent several years
in travel,° including some time in
India and Cape Colony, and in the,
early fifties 'came to Canada. He
.practised for' a few years at Hagers-
ville, Ont.,.and about the year 1860
rernoved to Lucknow, in. Bruce
County, where he resided contin-
uously from . ; that time'until his'
death. '• .
In 1860 the Counties of Huron and
Bruce, then known as "the Queen's
bush", ' were an • almost unbroken
`forest, abounding in all manner of
game; and the deceased; always an..
ardent sportsman; had manya Story
p
-df--hunting: adventure -to'_ relate--ii"is
brother, now Postmaster General of•
the Cook Islands in- the' South .Pae,
ific. was then. in Canada, and to-
gether''they explored every part of
"the bush;', encountering numerous
dangers by •the way.. He was, until
of late years, a familiar figure every
spring, and fall on the St. Clair' flats,
from whence he never. returned
`without an abundance of game: in
testimony •of his prowess as "a "izuii=
In the meantime, .'How' would it
be for . all • of us who possibly can'
do so, to- volunteer in the army now
fighting to win the Victory Loan
Campaign. A $50 •bond for each .Can
adian would just about do the trick,
and this 'bond .would' be 'a fine nest
egg for the rainy day,: just around
the' corner,' after the war .is over,•
Providing, of course, that we
which we must and shall -after 'we
all get together in a united effort.
Of course, .thereare very many of
us who are too young or too old
or have too hard a time keeping.
their hoitie fires burning, to .be able
.to."•'buy ever a $56 bond. • ;Sr;, the:
everage for each who can buy; will
not ' be less than $100, but surely
none of us will shirk doingl;what' is
possible, great -or, small. .
Clinton, Feb. 16;42 Thos: -G. Allen.
•
THE ARENA 'at Walkerton has a
debt of $3600 against it and Mayor
Erdman`' proposes submitting a vote
to the ratepaper•s to have 'the build-
ing
taken over by the municipality..
•
where the sacrament was to be held
so overcrowded with visitors. that,
the gallants of the clans had to seek
sleeping accommodation wherever
they could find it, many of the
ponies entertaining from 10 to 25
guests :during the whole commun-
ion service:' Preference of home com-
forts was always given to the min -
inters, the aged, and the women • of
the• `company".
THE PICTURE
GALLERY
that' week's picture was that of
-ELDON SIDDALL
a Lucknow born young man, who
can however scarcely be classed as
an "bid timer". ''Sidon was the ,only
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George.
A, Siddall ' and the picture vis be-
lieved to have been taken' at • the
time he won' the Rhodes scholar-
ship. Mr, Siddalri:s 'practising law
in Winnipeg. His sister 1y'rances is
a resident of Toronto.
Dr. Garnier was a physician of
more than ordinary Ability, and in;
the early ,.days .people frequently
drove' 40 to 50 'miles to consult him,
uv.hile he ha La practice greater per-
haps at that time than any' other
physician in western • Ontario; and
was frequently called in consultation.
to different parts of the Province.
He was a voluminous reader, and
a writer of considerable repute. In
1877 he published a tragedy, "Prince
Pedro"; • which sh6ws evidences of.
the most careful preparation, • and
he was a contributor ori, sporting
matters to. some of the best known.
magazines. He was a passionate lov-
er of flowers, and a visit to his gar -
:den, especially in springtime, was,
one long to bet' remembered.
Prominent as a: physician, s.ports-
rnan-ar.-d_writer..as, the deceased' was,
'it is. however, by his reputation as
a student of natural history that
he is best known an'' *-t!' be long-
est remembered.. Ari ^rt 'the'prom-
inent naturalists of C'aearia #re was
'considered the foremost authority on
reptiles and batrachians, and the
collection of • reptiles • now in'.., the
biological d partinent of the Uni-
versity of Pbronto, ,so Carefully
named and preserved, is a'proof of
his, scientific research in that dir-
ection. He'had just about .completed
as the time of his death a compen-
dious history of .Canadian reptiles
and batrachiaris, and it is to : be.
hoped that , the fruit of. long years
,of patient research' may not be : lost
butmanbe edited and published in
the interests' of natural history.
As an ornithologist the doctor was
equally well 'known. He knew 'in-
timately almost every species of
bird that has eiiter• visited our shores.
He is 'mentioned setveral times in.
Mcliwraith's "Birds of Ontario" as
the authority for the occurrence of
certain rare birds iir this Province,
and- was frequently in correspon-
dence With the Smithsonian ;Insti-
tute, Washington:, D.C., ' where his
opinion on this. subject and also on
those above Mentioned was highly
prized. The deceased •was an untir-
ing ' collector of foreign birds re-
ceived from correspondents in every
part of the world', with 'whom he
was constantly' exchanging speci-
mens, •and his opinion - on everything
relating to ornithology, reptiles, and
ichthyolgywas highly prized not
only by the naturalists of our own
country but equally so by those of
other lands.
He was a member of the Anglican
communion and leaves a widow but
no family.
"What is the difference lhetween
a jeweller and a jailer",
"Irdon't know. What is it?"
"One sells 'watches and- the other
watches cells".
C[eor. telephone lines for,
ALL0U T PRODUCTION
Your 'telephone .is part of, a vast taiterlocIfing syn-; -
tem now carrying an abnormal wartime load. 'Don't
let needless delays hold up 'messages on which pro=''
`duction efficiency maty depend.- •
;TELEPHONE TACTICS?
HFR ���WARTIIV1E .
OMER
SURE you have the right
nuunber .:.,consult the directory.
( • P ' ANSWER promptly when the
bell rings.
BE'BRIEFClear your line for'
the next call.
your -Lo _. EAIZ hours .•
USE..OF.F. P
Callafor .
ncc
• int
a
i/Iti� tea\ rQng' look erljliss, !not
q Hese things 6, may �y selepboire
ca6,sbeyar ins asst,
calls, tbey are very p°,
€?/MIktive
odokif
tv lVo•seis,
LANGSIDE
Mr, and Mrs. Wesley Tiffin spent
Sunday with kr. and ..Mrs. George
Tiffin.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Conn: and
little dauahte'r, spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cas-
lick of Culross; Mrs. Conn and baby
remained for a few days' visit.
Red Cross quiltings are .•being
held in 'this vicinity this week; on
Tuesdayat the home of 'Mrs: Ed
Wadel and on Thursdayat the home
of Mrs. Wesley• Tiffin. •
LEONARD BATE of Dundalk, chief
wireless operator on the corvette,.
"Spikenard" was reported missing
following the loss of that ves el of
the Canadian Navy. •
•
We read that "the best way to
hold .a jbb is to cultivate a pleasing
persdnality". I oing a bit of. work
now ,arid then has also been known
to help.
The Langside chopping mill• hats
been closed since. last Thursday eV-'
ening owing 'to the large belt break-
ing. However the beltis expected
back on Wednesday and • the mill
it is• hoped :will be ready for work
on Thursday. . ' . -
The Langside . Y.I'.S. met at the
home of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill' Scott
6n•' Monday evening where .around
25 in number 'gathered for the meet-
ing. The president; Grace Richard-
son presided. Prayers were given by
Goron Wall and Grace' Richardson.
Charlie Tiffin gave the topic—Unto
the hills I lift mine eyes. Mrs. Bill
Scott, Hope Wall and. Gordon Wall
sang. The offering was dedicated by
prayer by 1Vfrs. Farish Moffat. The
benediction . was given by Gertie
Brown. Gameswere then enjoyed
with. Catherine MacPherson.as Attp,z .._. ervisor who kept them 'all enjoying
themselves until lunch was 'served.
Mrs: Johnson . Conn is at present
laid' up with a. cold. We hope for
a speedy recovery.
Mr. Clark' Lapp of the
of••-?rlberta its-. here -visiting -friends --
and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tiffin moved
iitto their new house (last week.
OBITUARY. .
MRS. CHARLES DONALDSON
Word has been received of the
death at Ottawa, after a lengthy
illness, of. Margaret' Stewart, wife
.of Charles .Donaldson. Mrs, Donald-
son was a daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs...
j.John Stewart :who resided on Con-
' cession 4; West Wawanosh, • where
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Culbert now
live. Afterwards'Mr. Stewart moved
to Lucknow where he owned and
y
wned b
conducted...the mill now o _
Andrew Stewart, taking; his _faintly"
with him. Miss Stewart became • a
,music teacher, and, after ••her•'mar-
riage to Charles Donaldson, resided
in Wingham for ten . years. They
afterwards moved to Ottawa where
they have been residents for 'twenty
years. Besides' her husband she is.
survived by one daughter, and three
sons, • also by'two 'sisters and three
brothers,
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New or Additional
COST OF LIVING BONUS
Prohibited Without Permission.
Order of Naational War Labour. Board
to Employers and. Employees:
An employer who was not paying his
employees a 'cost of living bonus prior
to February 15, 1942, may not start to
• pay such a bonus on or after that date,.
nor may an employer who has been .paying
such a bonus now ince se. it.unless he has
specific permission- from a War Labour.
Board. . " ' ' .•
Whether in , the future a bonus may be
. paid or changed in amount will depend on
the National War Labour Board's an-
nounceme.nt irk May 1942, with respect to
any change in the cost of living index
between October 1941, and April 1942,
unlesi in a particular case a War Labour
Board has given specific permission to do'
otherwise:
By Order of the
National War, Labour Board
EiTJ11/lPHR .' MITCFlELL
Minister of Labour
and Chairman'
A - -
Ottawa, Canada
February 16, 1942