The Lucknow Sentinel, 1959-01-07, Page 1.a
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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY, JAN, 7th, 1959
TEN PAGES
Horse And. !.uggy'F�r.D.ecen'ber
"Wedding Trip.' Fifty Years Ago
Mr, and; Mrs. Alex MacDonald
observed , their fiftieth wedding:
anniversary at their home in Ash-
field township on December 30th.
A family.. dinner,. ;was • held to
• mark the occasion, on Friday,. De-
cember 26th.
' •• Mr. and .Mrs,, MacDonald.' were
marriedat the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John John
stoneof• Lothian, in 1958... The
ceremony Was .performed by Rev.
Alexander; Miller ..of ,Ashfield.
Presbyterian church.
Mr. and ,Mrs. MacDonald 1m-`
Mediately took up residence . on
.the groom's farm on the sideroad.
one anile west .of :Lochalsh" 'which
is,now A operated by their son
Dvid. The land had been secur-
ed from . the'crown • about . 1850'.;
by .Mr. MacDonald's father, 'Fin=
lay MacDonald. .The "honeymoon"
consisted of a buggy ride: from
the 'Johnstone home •totheir new
home.' Mr.' ,and, Mrs. MacDonald
recall a very 'open December in
1908 • in contrast—to '-the snowy
month we" have •had this year. •
The groom • had built'.a' hew.
home_ the slimmer before the
marriage for $1,400 including; the.
furnace.
• Both are 'inemibers of Ashfield
Pre'sbyterlan 'Church and • have
. been• since their' marriage.., Mr.
MacDonald, ''and: his 'brother' Dari,
joined' in 1897 and are the ,'long
:est continuous members 'active 'in
the 'church. Since . they left ;.the.
farm five years ago, Mr. and Mrs.
MacDonald •have. been living 'in
the former. Ashfield Manse. on
the •Kintail sideroad. The,resident
minister' .has ' made his home in
Ripley 'in. recent years.
Alex was active . in : Municipal
life 'and served'as' Reeve of the
township in 1938 .for .five years.`
Previous to that he was a 'mein -1
ber: of the Ashfield council for
three ;years. Heb. served. as, Inas-
- ter of Lucknow Old : Light: Lodge
in :1914 and "has received. his .•fif-
ty year jewel. Mr..and Mrs. Mac:
Donald do not mind telling :their
age.;. He is 79. 'and she is ;'73
Alex, who: refers to himself as
a "fiddler" rather than 'a violin
1st, plays the violin every .day.
and••; delights in 'learning new'
tunes.; "He , commenced' playing
the violin ' when he was 10 and'I
•continues ..to .'enjoy': the pastime,.
sometimes, getting in .a few notes
even ' ibefore •breakfast.'
Mr, and Mrs., MacDonald have
a • family of two, daughters' 'and
two; sons, Mrs, Dick: West. (Jean);
of Ashfield,' •Mabel. of Windsor
Lloydof 'Uranium' City,' Sask.,
and. David on the home farm in-
Ashfield • township. They have;
thirteen grandchildren:,All': will;
be with them. for the family din -
SHOOT WOLF IN
KINLOSS TOWNSHIP
Raynard Ackert ' of Holyrood
shot a wolf on his farm on. Box-
ing Day and is. eligible for -a con-
siderable bounty as,a 'result. Wol-
ves are very rare in Kinloss and
when, Raynard downed the ani-
mal:'with what he described -as
a "lucky"'•shot atabout 300 yards,
he believed he was shooting •a
large fox. The 'Wolf was proceed -
mg east in a normal fashion and
its actions would not " indicate
that it was • rabid. '
Killed Rabid Pox -
Prior . to Christnias, Dick Me
Qitillitr disposed of 'a rabid fox.
The animal: was laying on the
wing bank,. apparently .dead, as
Dick ;approached' with the snow
Plow. But it still had some fight
left and "squared off to attack"
the plow beforebeing put outof
its misery -with "a gunshot. With
Dick at the 'time were Wes. Mac-
herson, Lavergne Wolfe and'
Ronnie .McQuillin.
h -the exception of Lloyd
and family. Lloyd and:son•Johnny:
'Visited- at the home •of, his • par-
ents a ..few weeks ago.
Mrs. MacDonald,. /the former
Annie . Janet. `Johnstone, has six
sisters, Mrs. James MacDonald,;
Lucknow; Mrs.. John DeCou, Day-
tona Beach,; :Florida; Mrs. Andy
Culbert, ' Huron .Township; Mrs.
Harry, Fowler, Clinton, Mrs; Al-
bert Campbell, .Ashfield;'. • Mrs.
Frank Griffin, ' Detroit. • Two
brothers predeceased her.
Alex has four brothers and .two
sisters, Dan A. MacDonald, 'Ash-
field; 4James af' Montana; Rode-
rick • of •':Minnesota;. • Torn of Ash-
field; Mrs: Jack' Campbell, Ham-
ilton; Mrs. Donald MacDonald,
California; 'brothers prede-
ceased hiam.
•
LUCKNOW
ITES
•
SUFFER MISHAPS
.Elmer • Reav e • is,'a, patient -in
Wingharii Hospital with a badly
crushed toe as a ..result of a mis-
hap • while unloading lumber' at
on
Ladder . Factory
the Beatty
Wednesday, December' 31st.
Surgery -WAS required . on the
injured toe and it •was expected'
he '•would .be hospitalized'a week
or' text . days. 0'. .
FraCtured Leg Bonne'
During. the holidays Murray
Hunter, 16 -year-old son of Mr.
and:Mrs. Vernon:Iltanter, suffer-
ed .a cracked• borne in hisright
legr,,fust Above the ankle.
Murray was practicing basket-
ball at. the high School ,and re-
ceived: the injury when Ire -turned
shar ly to avoid 'acoIlisiori,. He,
p
'is ableto get around on a ;wink
'8.
in cast, , but,'wi i be lost to the
Juvenile hockey ioatn fort.
sea on
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TAKES OVER DUTIES` AS^
' MOTOR LICENSE ISSUER.
• .H, D.. "Bud".' Thompson has
been• • appointed issuer of' motor
vehicle licenses and drivers'
Permits.' following the resignation
of • E. . H. Agnew: •H.e assumed the
new duties on ' Monday, The issu
ing.'.of licenses .will :be done at
the Thompson residence on Main.
Street.
To Harold •Errington, •R;R: 2
Auburn; went the, distinction of
• obtaining . the first set of.~• 1959:
marker's. . ,
PRAYER SERVICES PR RSTART
P S C S
ON ' WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The "Week" of Pray, er'services
in local churches starts tonight,
Wednesday and will continue on
Thursday and' Friday evenings::
Services which begin' at 8.:00
o'clock are as follows:'
Wednesday,. January 7th, TJnit
ed Church, -Rev . W. McClean;
Thursday; January $th, Presby-
terian', Rev H,.;L,` Jennings;
day, January, 9th, St. Peters, Rev.'
ordon.Geiger. Retiring offering
..at each. service:., Everyone wel-
come..
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gular. re-
gularity, the cost of 'all; types •
of paper to the printing trade
keeps on 'going •up, and up, •
and. up, : and up.. •• '
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within the past few days, em-
. 'phasis the fact .the, end is. not
' yet Another•.general increase
in'envelopes' and fine papers
• takes ,place at )ince.
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At one time • newsprint was
considered as a minor factor in
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That is no longer; the case: The
price. 'of newsprint has • practic-,
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our subscription rate'has remain-
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close to $20'0.00. a ton—$186.75: to
,be • exact, '. plus. .: transportation
costs. We • use approximately , 5'
tons of newsprint a year, result -
ng i'n the.cost.of the paper alone
amounting. to ` over • $1000.00.
Transportation costs', on' a 'half•
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ate::
f January
year's •sit l of .,news`'PP Y Print are
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the standard of The Sentinel,
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step many. weeklies. took is .long
as three' and 'four years ago. •
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without 'taking ' ..into: considerat-
ion the time factor in taking or
obtaining the` picture, or.the in
vestment +; in camera . equipment
and,. film costs.
ORR FAMILY MOVING ` TO
BELGR4VE ;THIS' MONTH
''Mr. and .Mrs. Bud Om and fam ,.
ily plan` to move . to Belgrave
about • January 22nd, where Bud
is manager of the Co-op, an ap-
pointment received' lastfall, af-
ter serving . for ' ,some time with
the,. Lucknow. District Co-op,
They ..are offering their horatie
here for sale or rent Mrs • ,Orr
says she regrets severing • the.
,many friendships and associations
she has enjoyed since coming to
Lucknow, . which ' is . Bud's " "old
home town" , •
Mr. and 'Mrs. ` Orr have, three
children, John,' 10 Rickey, 8 and
Joyce who is four on Friday. •
. C NAGJNA.RIA:N.
S NINETY-SIX: ,,.
DJNCAN MaeLEOD
On Christnnas Day, Thursday,
December 25th, L:ucknow's "grand.
old man", .. Duncan MacLeod o+b-
served, his ' 96th tirthd�y A. `nat-
ive, of the second Concession
Kinloss, he is ,Lucknow's oldest;
established .resident..,:
A skilled brick layer and alias
-
on; his services were in -Wide • de
-
=arid ..in 'this community;, and. ? .
:he 'continued •'at his trade until
well advanced in years; •
He still enjoys " comparatively
good health:: and is . up and about
the house each 'day;'but requires .,
the aid • of. a' "walker" •, as a're
sult of : a hip: fracture. `
Mr.'MadLeod' has for four years
been an. avid reader, but he now
confiries'his reading to the 'neWs
PaPers: Anyhow ` he probably:has
read most all the: travel': and bio
graphy. books :, iii• the Libra
The Community . unit' extends •
ty greetings:: and best `wishes to
this esteemed gentleman..
Macleod is well. and:.' de ,
•votedly cared for,:, by his niece,
Mrs, John ° Adams.
86; On Christmas Day
•:It is a coincidence : that Mr.
MacZeod's next, door neighbour,
Dennis Kenny should also 'have'
a birthday' on' Christmas. Dal.
For.: "Denny" it was his 86th.; ,He
Makes his • borne` with Mr. and,
''Mr's • J. L. 'MacMillan
Former ' Ashfield • Minister . • Hurt` •
Rev.. ' C B. Wolley • of 'Dobbin -
ton,
Dobbinton, and formerly of the Ash-':
field Circuit, received facial cuts
and '• a : broken rib in an 'accident
on county road 10, ' four miles'.
north 'a Chesley. He was driv-
ing a car •which was in. •collision,
with a not l e r car driven
by' Clark Brown,"t of AChesley. •.
Damage to' both ' vehicles *as.
$650.00. Mr. Brown was: unhurt.
Police attribtie . the accident :to
road conditions,
Recover Large Sum of. MoneFrorr.Bueniri.g. °Me
Fire . early Monday ` morning Lucknow.. Fire Department ar- a kitchen cupboard. The p issi-
of
,last, week completely gutted rived on the scene. . • bility of rats chewing • matches
a po tion.,:of' the home of Mrs. Mrs. Armstrong was ,attempt,, has been considered in, attempt -
Robert Armstrong• in Dungannon'.- ing • to put out the. 'fire
when ing t� trace a'cause.
The " house • commonly known as neighbour .arrived and ' was re= ; • dtemove: Money •
the
"old hotel" is located on the luctant to leave the scene. She A. dramatic moment, in the fire
of, the train was taken to the horse of • Cecil was the removal of .a large dreg--
intersection.
reg-
north -West terct n. corner . Blake in.' the village. ser from the . u stairs ...'rtion of
rnteise gp Po
Mrs, Arrnstrong� is eighty-eight L,ucknow'.Fire' Department, un:- the home. The dresser was re
and . has 'been`• living in the shouse dell chef George'. Whitby, were ported to have contained` a con—'••
with her nephew, Harvey Niac hampered slightly until a •'suit- siderable amount of money, This
Intyre, She. was •awake}'ied about able water supply could;. be oh- information had been given .to
6:30' .a.m,• by the smell of Smoke tained. Water was ,pumped from firefighters 'by' Ws. Armstrong
and • help . was immediately sum- aJ cistern at: the rear ..of Irvin's and Mr: iMatIntyre.• Betwee 9
moned from nearby neighbours.' garage and .the source provided $2500. and $3000 was found neat-'
• Among the first on' the scene an amble supply' to fight the ly . Bided in the drawer, of the
was K. K. Dawson, Dungannon three hour Blaze: dresser.,A, smaller :"ruin. supposed-
storekeeper who resides on' the The south half of the house ly in a purse in • the downstairs '
corner across the road. Mr. Daw- was completely gutted. Very'little portion could •not be • located. ' '
son: suffered a badly gashed hand damage Was done. to a ,portion 1or.tunately, wind conditions•
ona broken window pane as' he of the north half. With the ex- did not seriously threaten other
attempted to extinguish the blaze, ception. o(f' a portion ofroof that buildings -in the village. The •day
A: fire-ektiriguisher was used burned through, the • four' walls after the fire, ...Mrs, Armstrong
;mediately, and according to Mr: and` ,roof are still. standing. was removed from' the home of.
Dawson the iElarne9 we're praetl Cause cif the fire is' not cer- Cecil Blake to the Greer C.onvale:-
cally put out.., Lack of any more fain but some .who were at 'tile scent }tome in Lucknow. Mr,
`re fighting equipment let the scene shortly : after the outbreak Ma�ntyre is staying With rela=
pro
get ,a .good start• bei ore said that the. fire originated in ties near Nile..'