HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1965-03-24, Page 9WEDNESDAY,: MARCH. 2441, 1965.
THE
LUCKNOW ' SENTINEL, • LUCKNOW, ONTARIO •
PAM NINi
20 YEARS AGO — 1945
' March 8th, 1945
Mr. and Mrs.' Wilson ' .Irwin,
lifelong
Irwin,
long: residents of ' Ashfield
Township, observed..their. golden
wedding:. anniversary.--,
ateThe local. 'library. Was redecor-
d :and. remodelled .leaving„ little
to he done to: coniplete:. the • per
fection of remodelling the library
save the addition of florescent
lighting which was ° to : be, under-
taken whenfinances permitted.
There. was reduction of , ten
per cent in .th local hydro rates
the second such rate within less
than . a year.
The . arena was jammed • with.
.an: all-time • •record breaking
crowd of 2;000 'persons who at-
tended 'a Juvenile game between
Lucknow and Goderich.. ,Goder-
ich..had taken the.first. 'game, •4
to 3, Lucknow took this one 9' to.
4, winning the series. 12 to :8:
From ...the, column, "With The
Troops", Alex'. MacKenzie, ' sox .of
Mrs. Wm. MacKenzie, in a letter.
' he wrote from prison, camp, said,
Christmas , was just another day
except for two ..concerts the boys
put on. Mrs. RR J. Cameron .re-
ceived. •.prized' souvenirs f r o m
her two ..sons' who were .with the,
. Canadian Army inside . Germany.
Kenneth sent an arrni, band: with
the emblatic''German . eagle and
swastika' " and'. Stewart." sent a
quarter section ' of a nylon para-
chute. J. C. Johnston; son of Mr
.and Mrs. P. M. ' Johnston who,
was 'with the .:R C.A F. in 'Holland
met up, with Harry Chin at the
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:. Deaths James. ,Hyde,, . 74; St.
Helens;,' Mrs... John "D. Harris,' 86,"
Ripley; Michael Gamble, . 64, Kin-
loss. •
March': .15th, 1945 '
--Harry .Carter,' son of Mr. • and
Mrs. ' Peter Cart'et ;•. Kinloss, was
seriously hurt` and the horse : he
was' riding. • killed. His .horse took
fright ,when meeting a log: truck
driven by Wm. Allin and plunged
.in front of the truck.
Mr. and • Mrs. Jacob. Reed re
ceived:. a :telegram . notifying them.
that their , youngest son Alvin of
the Essex Scottish •Regiment in
Holland was missing. ,.
•Lorne Ivers was appointed .Road
Superintendent ' in ';West Wawan-
osh. • •
From . the • column : "With The
Troops.". -= Hugh MacCrostie •ar
rived overseas safely;: Pte: Ir-
vine • Eedy, Dungannon,• wasslightly • wounded while. in .active
service in Holl§nd• Pte.. William.
.Glenn Thompson of London" and,
a native of 'Dungannon, ..son of
Mr. and. Mrs." ;Charles Thompson,'
was killed' in action with the: Can-
adian Army in .Germany. , at the
age of, 32.; Alex Smith, son of Mr:
and . Mrs. J. J:,'. Smith,.. R;R. 1
Lucknow, • arrived home : after a
long :period : . of • .'service • overseas:
Deaths. — John MacIntyre, : 77,
Winnipeg; Mrs. Joseph.. McClel-1
land, 66, Ferndale, Michigan .(the
for.mer• Carrie, A. Beaton- Addley).
` : 40 YEARS AGO•' -..1925
Mr. John Bar-nle-y a -resident .:' of
Ashfield,. ..celebrated his 103rd
Pupils at' S.S. No. 10,,. Ashfield;
were Myrtle. Johnston, Herbert
MacAdam, •' Melda Lane, Robert
Scott, • John Howard, Marie Hogan,
Joseph. Hogan, James MacAdain,
Tom Howard; .Charles MacLean,
Winnie : `' Lane, Gordon. Johnston,
Louis' ' Hogan,;Billie Reed; Thel-
ma Johnston • Robert ' . Howard,
Matthew Johnston, Ella.. .Hogan;
Dick Reed, • Billie Johnston, James.
Drennan, , Frank:' Drennan, Jean
MacAdam,, Raymond' .Hogan, Hil-
da Lane, Birdie Reed; teacher.
Margaret „ MacLeod. :
Death —. Mrs. Robert Mallough,,
,T.oronto (formerly Isabel Carnet -
on) •
"March ;19th, 1925
Frank Maclntosh, an employee
of the Lucknow Table Co. had the
Misfortune to have his left hand
badly' cut and. torn while operat-
ing a 'shaping. machine:
The' Lucknow Girl Guides -:were
entertained at a. dinner party at
.the. home of Mrs.' A: E. McKim,
captain of` the • local company.
Badges. were .awarded to the. fol-
lowing : Guides: Homemaking
Jean Stewart, and. Myrtle Palmer;
Cooking 'and Domestic Science '---
Rena • MacDonald, Jean.' Stewart,
Margaret McQuil<lin, Mary Doug-
las, Myrtle Palmer', '
The. Village, Council • appointed.
valuators - to equalize the 'values
of property for, 'purpose's of as
sessment
:Those reported to be, in Form
111 of Lucknow High 'School' were
Elizabeth Alton, Olive Alton; . 'Et!
Nott ' Burns,:• Isobel Chesnut, Mar-
jorie Douglas, : Ruby Felce,. 'Mar-
garet
Mar-garet Geddes, `Lena Hackett, Eliz-
abeth : Inglis, Olive Kennedy, An:
nie 'Ketchabaw, Palmer, Kilpat-
t rick, .:' Bessie Lane; Jean Lane;
r Annie 'MacDonald, . Isabelle Mac-
, .Donald, . Lola MacGillvray, Mary
MacKenzie, Lovell `Murdock,' Jack
'MacKenzie,
Alice' 'Shackleton, Jean
Stewart, Audrey •:Spencer, And-
rew •Thompson, Campbell Thomp
son, Lucy • Thompson, Irene
Woods;, F .E. McLean, 'teacher,.
same : station. ', birthday:, •
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.SIXTY..YEARS• AGO;,—';)905
March. 911i, 1905.
W, W. Hili; , Grocer,: was adver
tising Hill's 28c tea -as a •winiiier,
just dut:'Lake'Huron herring; and
trout 'was ,kept in 'stock.. by Mr.
Hill.
Mrs.:.Alexander (Ann) Graham
of :the lst• 'concession of Kinloss
died •at:her. home .at the age;of
82. Mr. and.. Mrs. Gr'aha'm were
among the first. settlers in the
township. .and, : were held in high
esteem:' She.:had. suffered : a bro-
ken ,leg : in a fall ,. a : few weeks.
before..
Wesley. Cook's residence on. the
first , concession of Kinloss . was
destroyed:.. in ' a .fire of ':undeterm-
ined origin. Thea family was away
at. the :time,
"At. Home" was held at the.
,Methodist 'parsonage .. for young
people of the church by' Mr. and
'Mrs. ':Millyard. , About 60 young
people :attended
A surprise. panty was held 'at
Clover Valley. for ' Mr. and Mrs.
-Alex :Thompson,. ,At an .early hour
the floor ,:was got' in readiness
and the young: folks Were. . soon
engaged in the merry, dance which
Was p kept' up until about 4 •a,m.
with • the usual intermission. of
about. 30 minutes forlunch at
Midnight. 'There was. grand mu-
sic, good order and a 'lovely' ' lot
of girls:
T. Watson, barber, was adver-
tising hair grower which a Guelph
man had claimed had grown him.
a full head of hair.
Tenders were being called for
a ;new school house at'. Kinlough.
March a 16th; • 1905 •
George Girvin sold his Luck'
now barber business to John Hen-
' derson before going west
The Misses Harris of Ripley op=,
tined 'a new millinery store near
•tie post office. ' They 'were in
p the
need of apprentices to learn
business. •
Walter Hicrn sold his black- •
smith shop on' Stauffer . Street to
Robert Cole of' Toronto. Mr: Horn,
was • known as. one of ,the best
:horse-shoers in the province.
Thomas Spence of Tilsonburg :.
accepted a position with his' uncle
Dr. • A. .. M, •Spence in Lucknow.
Thomas- was a practical druggist:
Mr. and Mrs. A. Beaton and
Miss
.Kate 'Beaton of Paramount
were honored prior 'to moving to
Lucknow. Miss Beaton had been
serving as organist d hope Nie-
thodist Church, : -
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RIPLEY.
custom iiiutchef n
Mondays'
• .,. Hogs,•in bY 1{.0,0.' p m.: •
CATPIE,- CALVES' and LAMBS EVERY' DAY,
EXCEPT ' SATURDAY
We do. Curing and Siioking ,...:Beef, Pork : and'.' Lamb..;
Sold .,Whole, Half, or , Quarter . For Better Service,
And Lower Prices'. Call• 'Ripley '100.
CHAS. HOOI MA . Pr
SProp
Auburn ' Couple Jie
50 Years .Married^
Mr. and Mrs: William . J. Craig,
John. , Street, : Auburn,:. will cele-
brate their' '.Golden Wedding An
niversary on March 26th when
their family will hold Open : louse
in their honours' in thee. afternoon.
and ' evening in the Community
Memorial Hall.
•Mr.. and ,Mrs. William. John
Craig were married . in Flint,.
Michigan, on ' March ', 25, 1915, ' in
the Presbyterian Church .' by the
late Rev. Howard Borley, a ''na-
tive ' of Strathroy. The attendants
were the bride's . sister, the late.'-
Mrs. . George ' . Finch . a 'n d Mr.
Finch. Afterresiding for five
years in Flint they returned to
t h e. Auburn.. community where
Mr. Graig was a' cement Contrac-
tor for '.building. Later, when the
war 'broke out he:worked.'as car-
penter 'at Port .Albert and. Sky
Harbour, He served, as shop . fore-
man for six years at Huron En
gineering, Goderich, then• going
to the ' Radar ,,;station, Clinton,
;where' ,he • worked for'. 12 years.
until retiring three years. ago.
William John . Craig" is . the son
of the late . Edward Craig . and
Dinah Robinson, and was born .an
the ninth concession of West Wa-:
wanosh north of ' St. Augustine,
and : attended school' at S.S. No..
7 West. Wawanosh. Mrs. •Craig :is
the .former" Jean Stalker; and is
the daughter of the : late Robert
Stalker and . Eliza Flutter, ancr
was born 'in Auburn and ' attend-
ed . U.S.S. •No:.5 Hullett.. • .
They have a family of two .:
sons,: Robert; of :f lderton, and
William S. of Clinton, and; three,:;
daughters.. Mrs. Stanley.. (Dorothy).
Strasser, of ..Ontario, California,,
Mrs. Harry (Ila)Worsell,. Godes
ich, .and Mrs. Betty Wilkin, ' of
Goderich. :One. son,` Allan, was
killed last summer: There are 14i:
grandchildren..
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