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THIRTY YEARS AGO
Mrs. Phillip Mueller, 'gage 32
died at St. • Helens following th.
With of a ion: A native of -
many, Mr's, Mueller had. ,been.
in. Canada only (two ,tears. ° She
Wes buried mar ° B,e het Cemetery
.in West Wawainosh.
• Scotch dancing by , Jane Her-
well, Mary McKim, Etita Belle
MacDonald, Muriel Patterson and
▪ Jean Culbert, , were program
features 'of a Band tattoo held`
here.
Because •pdf • ,village pollution
Of the Nine Mile River, the Wiest
Wawanosl :. Hoard 'sof Health
posted "no swi7naning" signs at
the 12th Concession.
• T. S. Reece' of Orillia and for
nierly of Lucknow, suffered 'A
severe heart attack, •
"Aunt Lizzie"' Webster observ-
ed
s rv,
ed her 91st . birthday.
Luclinovr ,tax rate was struck
• at 41 Mills;. one :mill lower than
in 1932.
Mrs. N. • . L. Carpfbell mired
after thirty -Ave ve ° yerars in ,the
restaurant rbusiiness. which .s'h e
started, following the death of
• her husband, ' Donald' Cambell:
Shresold` the 'restaurant to Mae.
Davidstori,` and Mary Watson.
'James Lyons, Sr., died at his
;home an Lucknow ' at the age of
77. He• ,came rto• this comri unity
'fro k'Ireland as a youth. 'He was
for a tante . employed at , the
cooper shop al, his uncle, Wil-
liam ` . Geddes. � Lyons ` pre-
deceased him
re-deceasedhim nine years. She
was the former Jessie • Cunning
ham of Owen Sound, , and met
her husband -oto -be in Lucknow
while visiting her. uncle, • Robert'
. MicCara of at the ."Rob Roy" Ho-
tel, wlideh later- became • the
Lyons residence, and which is
now MaccMillan's drive in rest
auranrt. Mr. Lyons was . reeve ' of
Lucknow' • afar ..three :.years from
• 1090 to: 1
• FORTY YEARS AGFO
Keith Brown, 9 -year -o14 son
of Mr. and :Mrs.: ' Robert Brawn,
died in Vietoria :Hospital. after
being seriously Pill for six weeks.
Besides rh:, parents, he was '.sur-
vived by ,two sisters, Betty' and
Isabel, ..The .:pallbearers were.
Tom and Alex MacKenzie, Tom
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Anderson' and Arthur Andrew.
John Joynt was chosen as tih,e:
Conservative candidate in ,North
• Huron in a forthcoming. election.
The U.FsO. „ convention ; chose
Sheldon Widmer of Howick, but
not • 'until after : voting as to
whether or not. ttheywould:name
a candidate. Reeve • Frank John-
ston and D. MacLean of Ashrfield
had ,-submitted ra motion at • the
U.F.O. convention to . the effect
that `Kin • coni deraition . of the In-
dependent stand taken ' by mi..
Joynt in• the last Legislature, and
his earrsistent ,suppor t of Prem-
ier, Drury, the U.F.O. • ParLY
. should not put a ' candidate in
the field." The motion had strong.
support .but was defeated.
There : was anestimated ,crowd
of 3000 persons at St. Helens on
May '24th, ' for the univeil ng of
the war memorial. erected' by
John Joynt to the 'memory of
those in West Waw•anosh_ Town -
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SENTINEL FILES
,THE, LUCKN!OW SENTINEL LUCK rOW ONTARIO.
ship who had: served it the Can-
adian Arany during; the ,war. The
mlent, • presented • ,too the
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To wins hi•p by Mr. &writ, 'bore, the
names Of 86 West Wawanosh
young en
A', Cris, -'`Alex" MacDougall ',of
Vancouver ,called on :,friends in
the honiie ttown, • while enrroute
to New York in connection' with
the financing of a ' large hotel
in, 'Vancouver, which it was . es=
turzated would Cost, over a . mil-
lion dollars, •
At S,S.: No. 12 ,Ashfield,. .1. G:
Hamilton' was. ;teaching Jack
MacLennan Vera Robb, Er Ma
&Mill's, : Donald Boyd, Alvin Me.,
Nei't; Ewan. MacLean, Annie
MacKenzie, 'Wilmer Robb, Harry
Calver, Ro►, s •Shielis, Noma
Shell:, Gordon ,Boyd, Kenzie
Boyd, Billie Campbell, Harvey
Robb, Isabel iMacLean. . •
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FIFTY YEARS AGO •
New. regulations-mnade issuers
of marriage, licenses and cler y
mien subject to fines not exceed-
ing SOO &f "they . know or believe
;that either of the, ,gonjtraeting:
parties is an idiot, insane •or
der the influence of .liquor."
liquor."
Frank Tate sold his groscerry
business to 1]i. C.Mme,
At a meeting' iheld in the
sehoolhrouse of the. 4th: Con. 'a
Sunday school was• :organized by.
Rev. J.. S. 'Dunca+n,. George Mid-
dleton. was • chosen . superinten-
dent, •:L. ; clvror, assistant superizn
dent, ' Miss Donalda ' MaeDiarrm id;
secretary -:treasurer and .Mr. sAl.-
lision, ' orgamisrt.
A 'column., and a • half was de-
voted. 1a a Sentinel ;article ,deal-
ing
eal-ing with charges-'• laid :against
several local reisidents, under reg-
ulations of bh:e' Local tOption Act,
hien in' force there. for • about . a
year.,The Only way •then • to. le-
gally. ;acquire liquor. ;wras . ,tfor.
:medicinal' purposes in : quantities
ofsix ounces on order of a med-
ical • doctor. The charges' were..
laid by ;rbvsro ."spotters" who Came
to ",town: one ,as a cigar sales-,
'man and the other in 'opening.
a shoe shine parlor. The first
approach'; was to, form inrtimpate.
associations: with some of the
"boys," which 'i' led • to ;illegal
drinking. The .Sentinel story con-
eluded with this ,paragraph "This'
is the story: of the first organ-
ized• and successful attempt on
the part of the :,provincial aulher,
ities .to secure strict observance
n f the, localoption'• ;law• •i n Luck -
now. As • to the merits a 'atheir
efforts, . people have- their own
opinions." A local druggist gave
nottee as follows: "Because it is
dangerous now -a -days to either
touch, taste or smell liquor of
any kind in Lucknow, even on
a doctor's authority, L •: will
henceforth refuse '•to fill even a
doctor's prescription :, ,for. , ;the
stuff. •This surely Means abso-
lute safety:
About ' sixty 'guests attended. a
Board of ' Industry banquet in
the • Cain .House 'with Reeve J.
G.' Murdoch presiding. Local •:in-
dustrial.' activities' were : explain-
ed in detrail, , and the' potiea'tzal
,for: new 'industry ..discussed.
BUSINESS MEN'S MEF
for.
Reorganizationand (hrst
.at
'lens
Cowan's„.
• Restaurant Lucknow
TUESDAY,
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District Mourns
The , Passing Of
Morgan Henderson
The.,deaith of Morgan MaclKen-
zie 'Henderson which tOc Burred , in:
Whigharn General Hospital on
Thursday evening of last . week,
October lObiT, caused Widespread
sorrow in this community. to folk
Of.. all • rvv lks of .lite aid of a11..
ages or- •he- was the friend,
-of all.• •
• ' Morgan's illness dates back
more than. a . year and for the
past f ew months the seriousness
of his condition was knoiwn. ,He
had been in hospital for a time
this summer receiving ;blood
transfusions but, ' tor the ' ' past
several 'weeks was at ;this home
here; On .Wednesday hewas ta-
ken to WinghazYt'llosp'ital, ,where.
his ' death '.occurred about 9.30
Thursday 'evening. . ,
Morgan was 64 years of age,.
and the eldest ,ef a . family of
four sons 'horn to John Wolpley
Henderson and. Clara Elizabeth
Johnston;
•'He was. born in Lucknow on•
March•. `1911 1999, received his
education here and as ;a young
man became associated• ism,, the'
lumber and • carpentry business,
with his; late father, and with
•William • Finer. • . .
Morgan spent :his' life ,an the
lunuber'rbusiness andat the ,time
of his death • was president • of
the John W. Henderson Lumber
Comply :in`..assooiatror with his',
'brothers, Donald and Jaim:• '
'On August;` tat, 1936, he mar-
Tied Ena. 'Currie. of Winghaiin,
and dor twenty-seven years their
home .had ,been one of .happi-
gess'. and hospitality. .
Morgan was a -memiber of the
Mranpaging Board . of - Lucknow
•Presbyterian :church, 'and was
devoited to church and, commun-
ity. He was vice-president of -the
South Kinloss :Cemetery: Board,
and as...a . Haver of the ;,::autd'oors,
Morgan ,ofit strayed to South -, Kin-
loss cemetery. 'to 'Meditate. It'
seemed that even . Mother Natti•e'
was sympathetic on Sunday as
a ,waren sun beat'- dowri as he
was • laid to rest on the hillside
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in 'this cemetery . overlooking
fields and stream where he ,had
often . roamed.
Morgan was a Member and
had been a director of , rthe Luck -
now 'District Lions Club, an Of-
fice he ,relinquished because of
failing health. '
The flowers, the :hundreds who
called at the 'funeral . home, the
largely attended funeral service,
were-- among .. the..tributes: 'Most
everyone could : pay .their own
personal •'tribute, and 'these . might
be sumrmed `.up • in some of the
remarks made by his pastor,
Ret,.' Rod MacLeod •• at the full,
,erail service . at the • MacKenzie
Memoriaj ; Chapel on Sunday af-
terrroon:
Briefly Rev, MacLeod spoke of
the• unique ,placein the church
and social . life 'Of the commun
ity that Was now :empty by Mor-
gam's`. death. He .said, "I Would
`wish ;that the influence of his
good ;life, .May encourage and
inspire other young men to carry
on his ,unfinished” work of faith
and service to their church and.
community" • •
Morgan had a ready wit and.
a buoyant nature rwhich one ex-
perienced in; bus ,Presence, As, a
husband, father, pbrpther . and.
friend his death is mourned by
the whole community. .: .
Morgan is survived- by his
wife andone one ,daughter, Elizabeth
Anne at Thome; (three brothers,
Rev. Wm. A:. %Henderson of *ood
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Attending 'S S..9 Ashfield •
with.
Mrs. C. L. E. Catnpbe11 as tea-
cher were: Beryl Johnston, . Reta
Twamley, Irene Moran, John
Glenn, George. Glenn, • Cecil
Johnston, Harvey Andersson,
Lauretta Hackett, Tillie Hackett,
Fred Finlay,. George Ziwankley,
Frank Moran, Duncan Campbell,.
Mary Cowin,_ George McGlynn,
Thomas Glazier, Olive Ander-
son, • Caswell . ' Hackett, Esther
Glazier, Myrtle Shackleton, Fin-
lay . Shackleton,
Allan Finlay,
Lizzie Alton, Palmer Kiilpetrick,
Benson Reid.
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■ • ▪ Clothing, Biked Goods, Furniture; Appliances, Hats,
Shoes, Tools, Antiques, Vegetables, ' Produce, etc. etc.
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Support your Lions Club by donating goods
—Then save yourself Dollars by purchasing the bargains.
Lucknow and. District; Lions club
FRIDAY, QT .$R 25-
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SATURDAY, ;OCTOBER 26
1.0:00; sum: to •6:00 p.m;,
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Nnagenari.afl Laid. To Rest ..Friday
;:.MRS, MARGARET MaciDONALD
Tuve death of Mrs: Duniean Mac- ; ing !bo Lucknow. . Mrs. 1VI•acDona, d
Donald,a lifelong . and esteemed was wid'o'wed , in 1918, and'• upon
nonagenarian resident ,of ,..this her ;sthtouilders fell the resgonsiub-
coimmunity, 'occurred' at. ,the Pine- ,tray of raising her young fat'nily;
crest Manor aTursing.Hon* .Luck- and: w'ho in her evening of kite
now, in the early th.ouims of Wed- responded'bysparing no krindnless
nesday morning, October 9th. or devotion.
Mrs. MacDonald was 91 onJune It was :five years ago -last March
1011, :'19&3, She had -been lin fail- when •Mrs. ; MacDonald became
ingg health for some time,•+l ut with. critically ill. She was cared for at
the devoted "care and, attention :of; home Until August -of thrart year,
her family' and those caring/ for and then, . was hospitalized' in
her,, she 'had. enjsoya life and a
fair measure .of health .Well be -
land a normal Span of :ygears.,
when weather and health, had
,permitted; :it 'was not uncommon
to. see Mrs, MacDonald out in her
wheel chair, 'and. Morn special 'oc-
casions, family aathierin •s were
Planned which'she thoroughly en,-
Mrs.
n-Mrs: 1Vlac t onsalcI. was .the , fors
mer Margaret Cameron, ,daughter
of. Alexander . D:• ' Cameron and
Oabhlarinie aVIeLaren;, and was born
in Kinloss Township on Juane l0 uh,.
11&72. •
She was married at Godericph on'
November 228th, 1900 to : Duncan`
MacDonald. and .they 'resided ' .at
St 'Helensfor a) time ,before mo�v
stock, Don'ald 'T. Henderson and
James. R. Henderson of Lucknow.
• the ' was:... pre'derceased , by his
fatheir who .died in July 1047
and: :by. his mother whose death
occurred in July .of:this year
The pallbearers ,were Gordon
Johansrton of 'Scarborough,. fir=
don rFis'lier,, :Tames Mutters, Vir
den Mowbray, Kenneth Carnet -
.on, Cam::Obelrl •Thompson:
Wingham. , until two years ago last
Februarry.'Sirivice then she had bbeer.
at . Pinccrest.Manor: ` •
Mrs.. M=0)15iiarld was :a; rrn•embet
cif Liu'know Presbyterian Church
and her ,paster, Rev, Rod MacLeod
paid tribute. to hit*,. and -;spoke
comforting wsardcs at the . fiuneral
service on: ,Friday .at MaciKe:nzie
Memorial. Chapel. '
' sIn terinent ,woos sn 'Greeniial]
Cemetery, the !pallbearers being J.
Wesley J•oynt, Allister Hughes,
Rae J. ''Watson, Hilliard Jeffer-
sron, Gordons,Fisher, Peter Cam'r-
bell:
Mrs. MacDonald .is: survived bythree•sons, Clarence 1VIacDonald of
Goderich, Cameron and, Leonard
MacDonald . of Lucknow and two
daughters, Mrs: J:: C, ' McNab
°(Rema) of Lueknoty and 'Glatdyys
MacDonald .of Lu'ekriow. • There
apre..twelve• grandchildren' and 10
great, 'granddhiadren:
',$.111e: was predeceased ; by her
husibanrd;• on son; Duncan, who was
killed in a m 'accident in 1.931
wit • the 'age `of` 30, : 'and 'by " two
daughters, Janet in infancy and
Mrs, Everett; .Harris ,(Helen) •oi
Gblderich, ` who passed, :away in
February '1062.
ANN1VERSARY SERVICES'.
lucknow United Church
1 :00 a.m. and• 7:30 p.
S(iNDAY, OCTOBER 20th
Guest Minister
REV. G. VICTOR. LEVAN, M.A., B.D., Th.D:
of Zion United Church, Brantford
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11::00 a.m. –••-- "What Are We Here For?
7:30.. p.m.' "Journey Into, Understanding"
Special Music By The Choir
The GLAD TIDINGS QUARTETTE of St. Jacobs
Will assist the choir in the evening service
• ANNUAL TURKEY )INNER, TUESDAY OCT. 22
5:30 to 8:00 • p.m:. `...:. auspices United Church Women