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OW, ONTARIO WEA" :EDAY,. NOV,, 7th, 1i
;FARMER RECTOR PASSED
AW4Y AT' HAM L FO
Recruit Firemen dor
troli
Helped To Keep Vandalism To Minimum
Members of :the Lucknow. Fire
pepartznent were recruited
the municipal council for pat,
rot duty on Ballowe'en Night,• .44
.it appeared that , their efforts' in:
coniunet o{t with Provincial
l?oice . and . Constable A• ' M.
Havens, - were ' a factor in 'keep-,
ing •vandalism, to a minimum.
In spite of all 'efforts, how-
ever, Some fence : damage was
The "morning .after" the .shop
windows had their usual, and.
anticipated soaping and waxing,
but • Ca mpbell St. lacked the
usual' seatteration of vehicles;
tires and "what have you.", But
the roadway and sidewalks did
look as if the Garbage wagon.
had 'been wrecked - ' cabbage
leaves, .straw, tomatoes, ' eggs,
even bread. . crusts were among
the litter which , made: quite a
Old tires were conspicuous '.by.
Fr�ctured..: Skint
hi Barn Fall
•
Raymond. Heff rnan, age 17; of
•Ashfield is a patient in: Victoria •
Hospital, London, with a skull
fracture which he suffered,, in
a barn ,fail ' on' Friday : Morning.
Raymond is the son o
Mrs. • Ormond Heffernan. Or-
mond is' zeinployed Eby • . Gerald:.
Walters..
The accident occurred at ,the
farm of Peter Van Osch, where
their absence. Town. ernPloy'ees,
andy Havens. and .Hugh Mac-
Millan, had removed a couple
of truckioa;ds from local 'gar-
ages preceding Ha'llowe'en,and
carefully disposed ', .of them.
Sandy's ' explanation was that- it
Was `easier to do it that , way
than gather them up the next
morning,
A "mysterious"' fire. was re-
ported in'the ,shed on Willoughby
St. near. the , river, a block off
Campbell St. It was, the former.
Johnstone barn, now on the pro-
perty owned by the Lucknow
Christian Reformed Church;'
The ' 'fire . truck was. taken 'to
the .' scene and • the threatened
outbreak nipped in the bud
without an" ,alarm being sound-
ed.
Some' cattle : were . let loose
from . the 'Lucknow ;Sales ,'Barn,
but these weresuccessfully
rounded up., ,
The Firemen worked in. groups
on. shifts • from 8,00 o'clock Until
3:30 .arm, By that time activities
were Waning, ' but police
• were' trying to keep- an eye on
'Y:
:a •.,7 -risen gang" of youths; • who
were "on the prowl" and., finally
broke up after a police warning.
Several' householders weren't
happy with the boldness, and irt.
some cases reportedly. "light
fingerriess"• • of one group .of
"tricks or. treats" .callers.
But ;alI, in ail, :Hallowe'en 1',962
was :comparaivly. fairly, • well.
behaved.
Raymond Was working for a
few days .He-ihad" gone to, the •
mow'. to•..let.- down ''. some; 'straw;
when 'rhe • stepped on' the hay
covered chute and •' tumbled , to
the cement floor : the stabler
suffering the head injury:
Raymond didn't lose. .conscious-
ness: He wase taken to ::W Ingham
hospital ;. and :..then to Victoria
'Hospital. We.: understand' . that
surge ' was 'not, necessar and
surgery Y ..
at the week -end • the'.;. youth's
condition 'wassatifaetory.
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DOUGI AS HARTON DED'
SiIDDENL f SATIFRDAY.
The ,death: Of E. Douglas
ton occurred.' suddenly, in.
yWing.
bassi. General' Ios pital on `Satur-
day in his .75th .ear: The fun-
eral.. eral. service was!. .• .held at the
Jalinstone Funeral Home, Luck -
now on Tuesday:, afternoon •` at
3:30 p:m , ' with interrnent . in
Kintail Cemetery.
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Single ,Copy 10e • 1? Page.3
Reverend Arphur. Samuel Mit-
chell, a former rector of the St.
Peter's Parish,, died, in St. Jos-
eph's Hpspital Hamilton on Sa '.
.turday. He was 79 .
Rev: Mr Mitchell lay in state
at Grace Anglican Church in
Hamilton' where Holy •Common-.
ion service was held on 'Tuesday
morning, with .burial service at
1:30. Interment was in 'Mount
Hope Cemetery in Erant.ford,:
•
Remembrance. Day
Service Sunday:•
Remembrance Day falls this
year onr, Sunday, November 1.1th,
and , .the Legronmand Auxiliary
has arran ed. to hold their an-
nual Remembrance Day parade
to thech.' Lucknow Presbyterian
Chur
The parade will, gather at, the
Legion .Hall at 10:30 and proceed
to the' church for 'service/'at the
regular hour of 11:00; : o'clock.
Following;.: the church ,service
there' • will. be : a memorial service
at the.' Cenotaph when wreaths
•will be placed' and the: silence
of remembrance
observed
• Poppy Blitz . Friday
Legion': and . Auxiliary Mem-
bers will hold a . poppy blitz in,
the Village on Friday evening
from 6:00 to': 8:30 o'clock.
will .
Busibenecssanplacssedes',',and ,industry
v�a'Friday rnarn-,
ing lay Ernie Lewis, secretary
of the Legion.
Buy and 'wear Poppy, oPPY . , in re-
membrance. :
"But,:, there ''are :, now two gen-
erations, who do not know or
remember . the significance of the
origin of Remembrance Day:
From first known as Armistice
; Day
,:,Up� Crown Sunday. memorial •servic.,
es.•
Will . be across the nation in
' :Mr.. and .Vlrs. Wilfred (Pete). .
tribute to• more than ' 104,400
Fairish rnoved this week :from : Canadians . who have died' . in.,
Ashfield..:t'
o Lucknow . to.e. make 'wars /;off . foreign ' soil.
;their home:, They ,purchased the Many of themdied `'in Flan-'
! home of the Iate.' Mr...and Mrs:
ders during: the ',.1914-1.8 con-
John Henry, on. Outrarri.St north, filet`, on fields where blood'. red
some time ago, and have `ex- poppies .bloomed.: Th s `the
. P .Pop-.
tensively' 'renovated' the, • proper became.' . the ''s . rrvb `l of: re-
'
,. P3� y... o.
ty. membrance, and. is worn .:off: No
In moving . to LuC1i:now they vember ,Ilth, tiie ,day 'that fight-'
in • ceased in 1918. The, Poppy
has • beer) immortalized in '''the
poen "In 'Flanders Field," "
The peppy
s : manufactured
PPP�i
'was only ,;a' quarter ,acre clear -by' handicapped war veterans &
ing when', they were married, & the ' purchase of a :poppy, as Well-
a': •tabl'e; stove and chairs . made ai,, remembering those • who paid.
of: •ends of logs were among the the supreme ; sacrifice,. Also' as -
f ew • item,`."'.of hotisehold furnish• sists the living.: '
ings which they then possessed.
Hemlock and maple covered '
the . countryside' then,: and log •
held with re iz1-
leave the rarm at �,aurries •�.or :
hers," : which '."Pete's" parents,.
David•.;Farrish and Ann,,.Dickson,
took'. up from the Crown. 'There'
ging .bees W ere. hg "�'�' l for:
arity • t'o nerease 'the clear ngs •'..•
tillable acres e. There. was iAr
and gice P es At, A ens
•p Car nes Hq0 .eration .�FrP
B1�, �' : , • d . no way to dispose of muchonf.• � • : � .. : :
this 'ti7irgin timber; but to bu The '"heJader trench" was re
it; . ow Arena' and all is in reads-
centl completed at the Luck
ua � A sawmill was set. up by Ro- n r
Bert 'Fairish an' Caurrie's Creek mess for the Canada Ice' Machine
on the. farm now, owned :by Jim °Company to commence work ..of
Hill ' Gardner, • .1 17-�yearatd son , .: : .
,• . ;There laving 'the pipes, . •'
al Mr Little.. ,There , you could ,, buy
and Mrs:• Sadney: Gardner,, , , ..� • :. '
• . timbers' ' and lumber /Or a • A• plan, has.been worked •out
tarcderwent: ; an the•
.,appendectomyfeet for usinga type. of divider that
latei • barn 36x56 feet. for•675.01 :Mike . .
Friday ,night in , Winghamwill ermit the i' es to be' in -
Hospital. '' � Bow'Ier was in demand as ,.a..; permit. „P p
r' and .he: wocild frame . a stalled oh the ashphalt floor,
,Bi1t. suffered injuries to. the;:'frame.. .
another $75.06 and then so that an ice build up;.:can be
laver ,part ,of 'his abdomen :. its= ; ,barn for ,, a
p.... ,: aceornpll'shed'' without Lavin to
,at a' barn raisin.. g
clucltrtg a :fractured pelves„ where : uP. she went"g •
the tractoruse chipped ice..
• he was driving • tarn- Sells Farm These dividers°will 'be changed
ed' over in theditch. at tiI: Farri.�h has. sold the farm ; g
roadside
his h, . _;g tha,�. has;. been„ 'his y are
lifetime, next ear, when ,the pipes-
home south of the ViIIaae.t imbedded ,'in,:concrete. The late- The annual meeting was held-- would • do well to bring ts; his
Will. gas temporarily• b : home to l<raril, \.. Dieperibeek,+ in ° St. Paul's United Church 'for ' u '' to date. T
trappedery - . :f rmei and r.e.as of the season. and the length • y p he real •yob
the vehicle rs su -, a. �l.il! ditr.c aWalkerton: A record X05 of the. of 'the societyis make but the f. nue t d t/lrs, of; time required for a concrete to sure
Oiled it enough. toprevent Hill na "� e of Holland. :VIr. an ih 1.42, members turned out to hear tha fob gets done,',; •`
` ' c , ha�'e• .a tamely of , floor to . curse, has resulted to
'. abandoning anyidea' of pour- Prof., James Scott of Waterloo • James - McClure ' of ' Chesley
• �e?ng• :fatally crashed. He than- . P ' , ,
lire enl�e�. ,
aged fE,, wri seY ri, �r:lured. fileyv•• c. not •: ,Univ'ersit resent three ways -was elected president su ceedinct
• . ..... ggte ,.free: � . :, , ;.I • t ing, the newaconcrete flao.r this , . y P Y p c s
;Preliminary examen h eason.
' 'ciiEated, 'that •;$ill ,
•
thIi:Lady,
Beloved By hose
The Sentinel is now going to
.nonagenarian Ashfieldite who
is .a resident of .the: House of
Providence 'in London, and
"yearns ' fo.r. • news of her .old
home community.”
• Miss Murchison is S1 years, of
age and has been blind for 9 or.
9 years,. :abut. friends and the -Nuns,
at, 'St: Mary's Home, who take
care of her, read to her and at-
tend her needs d...evotedly;
LOCAL LARY'S MOTHER
FASSED., AWAY. SUNDAY
The death of Mrs. R.oy Mundy.
of Wingham occurred in Victoria
Hospital on: Sunday. She was 69;
years of age. The ;funeral was
held . Wednesday •. afternoon . in
Wingham with interment in the
Wingham Cemetery. '
Mrs. Mundy is survived .by' her
husband..three • daughters, : Mrs..
Kenneth (Beryl)' Mowbray of
• Lucknow, Mrs. Ted .(Bernice) ,Ro-
pees. of Edmonton, M?s ,. Leon-
ard (Edith) Huff'' of Brantford
'and. : a 'son, ' L10yd Mundy of
London.
uoratt
Back
ou as
To Formosa
Miss Dorothy Douglas,"has, 're
ttxriied' to Tarnsui;' Formosa, to
resume' her: , duties in the 'Girls'
School. 'She `'firSt.'went to. the:'Far,
East, in the :Service of the
,Presbyterian •Missi'on Board • in
1928
In early July of this year;
Miss Douglas' w,as sent home on'
furlough for •a •rest: She ` has • re='
turned; �to - Tanisui in good health
follawing the furl.ougli:,
• Two .:yearn hence Miss 'Doug-
las.,
Dou g
l`as ., will complete a long period
of devoted service and 'will ''re
turn. permanently to'. Canada...
Miss Douglas, daughter •of 'the.
late Mr., ` and Mrs:' •GGeorge , H:
Douglas of Lucknoav, , spent
much of the vacation at her
home here;with .' her aunt, 'Miss
Christena Carrick. Prior. to slier -
departure they:visited .at Mark-
h:am with' Dorothy's sister, Mary,'
Mrs T.' A Leishman and ..Mr.
Leishinan
Miss : Douglas flew froth Mal
ton : to Portland . !Oregan,:to visit:
her. .uncle, 'Mr:;•Grant Carrick.
After .a" four-day visit there, she.
resumed ,her flight.. to Formosa.
WhoCare For Fier
Christena• Murchison known to
many as Teeny . was ;horn in
.1
Ashfield• about• five miles from
•Lucknow; :"near the shores of
Lake . Huron" on September: 6th,
1871. She is one of a family •
of nine seven boys'•.and, two.
girls --.-' born to Mr. and'Mrs.
Donald_ Murchison. •
Christena and an older. bro-
ther, Paul, are'the sole surviv-
ors of: this family. "Teeny" bears '
each Christmas ' from her broth-
h lived. foryears at
er who has iv ,
Spokane, Washington, and who.
she thinks "must be, :100. years..
old."' t
A: friend : writes. as ' follows.:
about "Teeny:".
Miss Murchison attended .the
Roman Catholic 'Church, Dings* `'
bridge., She 'lived all her ..life •'on
the : family. , farm • where . she
found ' plenty to do, . such as
milking , cows, making butter &
baking. bread, and • the: numerous -
chores .:which go with arm life.
She was always exceptionally
healthy. until over eight years
ago ; her eyesight : began failing,.
through no known cause,. and
she was • taken to.St. ` Joseph's
Hospital, ' London for' treatment.
Nothi.n_g, could` bp done,', and now
:: • for. the last eight years,: she;
•
totally .• blind.• „ Her' large blue!. •
eyes. " lovely pure; ' white, heavy
hair. and. school 'girl- complexion •'
her 9.1 ars
'.belies the offactye
She. looks. more like a woman of
abut 75 and• her 'sunny disposi-
tion niakes: her ,a';lavourite
all who 'know .:herr
general .insurance
Business � Said`
Durnin Phillips has ,sold.. his;
general 'insurance business . to
Frank- Thompson of ' Dungannon
A few months ago Frank
Suc-
ceeded "Durn}e": as 'secretary
treasurer of the' West Wawanosh
Mutual ::Fire ,Insurance Company
Mr. ' Phillips has been in -- the
:general' insurance business'' for
about out 14' ��ea '
Presented •Wittr Luggage'
,:.
Group -6 .:of the 1Vlu:tual Fire.
Underwriter Asso�ci.ation, which
comprises. nine companies, held
their fall' meeting :recently; at
Dungannon.
Mr:. Phillips, 'a ''past. • president.
of the, .As ociation, and Mrs.''
.Pthihips ..were dinner. guests' at' . '.
this' gathering and to.their great
surprise were presented with '' .a
set, of matched `luggage:
S: oast Robe,rtson Conc t�rrdes• 3 . Years A� • ,
• Bruce SocietyPresident , • .; '
Two fanner presidents of the' of strength and the' same kind'of
Bruce County Historical Society faith ,as . sh'owri Iby„our ancestors.
were made honorary life mem- The second:aspect ' of :history •
bets of that organization Tlurs- 'reminds us of the o.biida'tio.s
day' night in Walkerton in re-• we 'owe to the past, He` referred
cognition of their contributions to the .ingenuity pioneers expres
to' historical research in Bruce: sed. in improvising- necessities.
They were 'Bruce Krug of :Cher•• Of written history he . urged
ley and ' Stuart Robertson of the preservation ' of. •,important .
Lucknow, who completed'' a 3.. and of personal documents ,
year term as, president: He thoug'ht the Bruce !Society
move to r �lwltf: ,d ant. flex of; preserving,• history;
Mr. Robertson.' Other officers '
y t�. They have :also Parc' as
.Was not $evere , p ,''4• Tfie header 'trenh at the ;vest' He listed them • as the/ history are: vice press
n
lrre ..:' , > . , t� zic . faun e roa
�..:ated and other possib.e west , nd•
e Gordon Jo n _.., .....-. Donald.
ty� hed Elie IB(i ae”, 1
ort, but the'fractured �•Pelvitis. '' d f
•entl of the buildii re 'tures the handed' down from generation to Blue 6 Ripley; sec
retary° trea
cushion4 to be rnoved.' .generation, the history xi things surer,: Mrs; George Downey ; of
:tit �,.. erre»! f,rn, aids we un' : C
ett1 , . itn3uries besedes,:' the;'he x • : 'In about two feet, this Evill �o� left behind.' the. ,things we.'see in Tri er.ton>5 honorary' scl.t�i er. Dr.
„ '.. w 7 eY enbEek w arn� p
hert a w•ag d�t� �aU1d. :fit,. t.. �� • Y e a ass's eta:. aro • 'our tnUsetmn .and the \histrry. James Mirton 'of Southam t'on
. ape dint which 1 dab.,:i . ,,, . �. , r . ,,e,ua�r ~ • ac Effie• zrid p g y and the ,
idiPtiittitnio:tric:16,etti.vetl in ,. b� .r,.rt .r W£ ) which`:mifest.sitself`throughedi;tor, $ru e. ru of Ch p Ie 'are emergency .aper .�•• .,„. 5'i, tha,area:'.:weft, :end. , F`µ:cl,a.. .” ab.. i:i. ,(is..e ; , 7`he ' lactic i in will extend' th, y int lit. � ,:, .w � "• :ntettd'to p :P p .g e written'w'ord;ls :a 4rtr.1 .�,.[tr,e..n H.e.s.:dt'he. Risttells' ttstsEner reported.litscin abouttwofeet.undertheeast, t- t..;::, fly. hsw rented Some..�u> sat:rsfactory on. mon.. Cl'+r rt�,....i'i„ , -. .µ erica ;boards, so th>at tf arty. fti 'days, cltallenb.es. are •gust as .ri�„ � d ' Y
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hitt for L®e' neJ.t ew � n; ':. � ,. . ;.ere- pn,�`.s't,• s i�;,c an1e�' �YLc4uitlrc�.
.. ...• , .. �.., 'i`t:� •;? ' u�t are made, e two. cu b a
aye tit:. t, , •,l .ttr s :.t, ,f o lti • 1
„r , ,; . .. at .the 'West. end can l�,e "recover. •`less Must be :met with •tile same' r C:Iteley at�ci M�A: �`eerta
La:�e a .blotrd Glut..ma] , ,•..y,� ^,. .. Yw„ Firm : n.� sr,�ri.., . sy ,.,. •„ .; �.
��'etoo Niue. toy the •rtatut'e- cf. •" . Ttind of courage, ,the sefri•e kind CJt�te�hr,id�e of R:�n,.e�,. • i�"ecEar�s>.,
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kept or "� H �'t�id� tVe•y a i� d th feet °' >, 'first pioneers Todav s c
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:ib: arran Dairies Mc,C:ire.
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ion Wras named social s ocre'taY"'y
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°t a close. watch , beti�g .. .., Ioc�.k tare t a• lifts of the btzzld n, , y�
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