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EXTENDS A SINCERE WELCOME:'HOM
TO ALL FORMER . RESIDENTS';
We hope that the Centennial will. be' a memorable occasion in your life,
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Lucknow 'Centennial stationery
,:'earries, the :traditional caricature
.,D�otiald,. Dinnie,' which: became
`traditional.. .with Lucknow'. and.
'The" Games:: While 'the big full
sheets . were. not 'used foeposter
.work, a:couple of them were ,"run
off" 'and are to be seenr..in the
windows • of The :Sentinel .and the
1Certennial headquarters: '
Fervor ran .high` to°revive "The
Games" in • 1910, and the "D.on-
sald. Dinnie" cut was widely 'used.
at that time.. Here is 'the , story
'"that. 'a Vancouver journalist, J...
P.,.McConnell, •wrote at .that time
-48: years. •.ago: • _ •
"Is there a many from ,Huron
or ; Bruce who has not memor-
ies of the , above engraving?, Year
by year it heralded on huge post-.
• •ers the coming of the ,Caledonian'
Games.
"It was ' first 'use in '1879•'• and
was made .from ' woodcut. de-
signed by: J. W.:Bengotigh,: the
famous; cartoonist; When the big'
wooden slab, . three feet long, ar-
rived' at . The , Sentinel Office,
James Bryan• then editor of that
paper,.. and now •a street inspect-
or in Vancouver,- remarked:'
"When the Creator. was 'thr.Qugh'
fashioning,:man he picked 'up. ,the
chunks and threw them together
in' a haphazard way to ;forrm'.the
Hielan' man` with the bulging
muscles: The 'saying has passed
•into the'folklore:of Lucknow and
is handed, ' down. to, 'the .present
•generation:' It-becah'e a classic'
Canadian -poster to advertise The
Gaines and what' pan event they:
were :for; we youngsters and , for`
the olden ones especially' the -hie,-
Ian' bred: From 'all• parts of the.
n abroad ..'
Dominion :andame' the
c
brawny athletes. who•. tossed .they
caber, threw the :hammer, put the.
shot:; or tugged on, the rope:•in.
�ngrat�Cations Luckno
on your •100th Anniversary
Compliments ,of
M'Q RRESO'N
White Rose Service Station and Snack Bar
•WHITECHURCH, ONT.,
"OLD BOYS AND . GIRLS"
i V Wim'-:clxri� w.. wyvvyna' ,4"VilJ:t.m'�uKvi'+4:WMwwW-✓
from'
acMillan's Meat mar
e MacMillan, • Prop.
Wethat the Four Days spent in Lucknow
trust ,. _.. . . ,
will long be 'remembered as one rof the
Highlights of your Life
•
Congratulations 'to all those ,wh� have worked so
• untiringly so that: the 'Centeiinial' nhighf
be . a Success
n.
WEDN DA'X,; JULY' 3ot
h 1901'.
aicipatidn
ite.rne• nt, Weekend` Nears
xcftement is; mounting and an
air of expectancy has ;gripped this of Highway 86, a d the
of 1,000. people„' on' the 'boundary between. the Counties
"eve” of our 'Centennral cele !of' Huron and Bruce), is, now, fes,
bra'tions Homes in: the Village tooned with pennants, • colored
and ,,surrounding rural commun- ).fights, weleome,signs, Store front
ity, which is so inseparably link- 'are; taking on a festive appear.
ed, as to bbe part and' 'pai'ce1 of ;ance.. Public buiidi�gs —the To,r
this great, homecoming; Will. be Hall, Arena, Recreation; Centre
literally : overflowing with rela- and the ."schools: have'` been groom:
byes and friends; ' ,,, ed and decorated inside and out
•",.{Jld boys and girls have been Private homes are being decor
returning,: and'" as- the' week' end aced and:; paint- and more paint
nears the influx ,will literally be- has been Applied throughout •the
come a cavalcade:. The popula- Village by local arid out -of tows
• tion, of "TheSpy Town" will; painters' to give: the town, prob
abl y the 'most. concentrated face.
it sconservativel estimated, be. y
'increased five -fold, • . lifting Of 'its' life' time,
The meeting and'.. greeting , of A road . surfacing program,
old friends and; • classmates, and new street- lighting system, the
the 'strengthening of ties . of ' kin- building- of public • lavatory full-
shipities, . aiid extensive • improve-
ship by `famrl reunions,.is the
....
�mer . residents: Nevertheless; ' a are p viewed here; with' a: sens
tremendous four-day program of ride, and: of satisfaction tha
has; been,'planned that will pro the • "old home town" `will never
vide plenty of entertainment and :have looked4 better to its' return.
variety for the ' transient ,crowd !ing ..sons: and daughters.
of pleasure seekers; ; as well 'as. • A Centennial . birthday cake
former residents who are being located on the post office lawn
welcomed back to celebrate with and which will be illuminate
us this memorable anniversary. by- .night adds aymbolic tout
Campbell • Street ' 'the main to - the occasion..
thoroughfare; •(which f orriis part
nd is actual
a war of -training Muscles: g uscles: What
records were made And 'broken
in those days.;
•`dthe' highland Tdancers,,the
1
swor
d, dance, the reels;
the'strath-
p.,ys 'ad
s e `n:all' the rest'
en ;`there
, .
were thepip , e contests ,when men
with ,waving cock's' ,feathers in,
their bonnets 'and` dressed in gor
geous kilts strode to and fro the
while'° they filled the welkin with
shrill war music•:of :the heather,
purpled hills 'of auld Scotland; •
"But there came a time when
the interest waned and The,
Games' were dropped. But inthis
year, of grace (1910) they are to
be; 'revived in all their ancient
splendor. The skirling pipes will;
shriek their challenge -to . the
cedar. covered. hills that border
the natural amphitheatre. Crowds'
will ,come from far . and near,
the 'sons and -daughters . of old
Scotland ,thirsting for a 'taste ' of
the ' life of .the heathered hills
and the eternal traditions. -There
will be heard the rick. gutteral•�
Gaelic unintelligible: to ,any man
not possessed of a Celtic soul.
"Over the white gravel roads
will travel the' fanners of Bruce
and Huron,. not ,as in old times:
in, rumblingwagons,' but in top
buggies and democrats. There,
old..-.£rfends_ : separated _ • y years. *,
and a continent in •distance, will
meet and: renew their old time•
friendships".
FIND WATCH' LOST IN.'"BACK
FIELD" OVER. 60 YEARS ' AGO
A 'gold watch lost on an : '
, -Ashfield 'Township farm over
.'. 60'' years ago has been, found:;
It. was: found a few days ago •'
.by Russell Irvin while scuf-
ling ' corn in ..the 'back' ':field
where: the watch• was°.lost'.':
about 1892. It was minus the
crystal and •hands, but a :trace.
of the .gilded numerals' on, the
White. face could still •be:seen, •
The ' "works" 'were intact
even :. to • the, winding stem,:,..
. •-although the back of the ,case
was damaged:'
The .watch belonged to Al=
bert Barbera who worked for'
Robert .'Irvin on 'his, farm on ",
'Concession/9. He lost it while
plowing; and Wm.. Irvin re
'Calls his father's .. admonition
whenever. they worked :that
field :, to "keep . an. eye- . for .
Albert Barber's watch".,He
in°•'. turn .used: to tell his' . boys
the same thing, but his son
Russell ` had . no thought •.1n'
mind of the Barber': watch•
when the white object. caught
his eye While .• scuffling;' and
caused him to • investigate
INFORMATION SOUGHT
A -letter from Mrs. F. C.',Best.
(Ellen :Andrew) of Toronto'seeks
information from . anyone • who•
might know , a`. "Miss Morrison
wh'o married :a . Mr.' 'Imhoff" .: A
Someone of this connection an
Ellen .says 'she has 'been aske
'for the above inforniation 'b
Mrs':' Angus' ,MVtacKenzie of De.
troit,
IRISH OF ,KINGSBRIDGE-.: ;.
SALUTE SCOTS OF LUCKNO
'The 'Kingsbridge parish', 1..
planning -a float in . the centen-
nial :parade the ,theme of 'Whig
will be "The' Irish of Kingsbridg
salute .,;the • Scots of,. Lucknow"
followed by „ . the •"Kingsbridg=
Turkey";publicizing their`.annua]
garden party , which..was post-
poned. because of , the' Centennial;
a consideration that was acknow-
ledged `by the ':Centennial Com-
r`riittee. •.
The. •note to .this effect; uncle.
the :'signature of assistant secret-
ary Donald 'Henderson, was pub -
listed in a, recent e ent , church buil-
c
etin: of; Si.. Joshph'sIi,
• . church;
and .'read; "Dear; Sir, We ,wish
t
exrpes
s . o Our .. appreciation to
the ',inernbers of Kingsbridge
.Church for postponing your gar-
den.: party on` account of the
Lucknow'. Centennial: This act is
very much.' appreciated by ;:-the
Centennial Committee
The following commentary, :on
the letter appeared in the bullet-
in: "Let us support . the :Centen-
nial celebrations' as' much 'as .we
We. of Kingsbridge are plan-
ning on entering a' f1'oat in the
parade; 'We can d� 'a lot .individ-
ually to help the. committeemake
family tree is being. etarted . by the Centennial a big success'..,.
History is now repeating itself'
in the' enthusiasm,,, fervor and
anticipation of • a half a' century,
ago Only the • tirnes, • the means'
of transportation, the . program
and its associated activities Will
be changed. It is• not an 'attempt
to .revive "The Games" but to
provide that atmosphere on
Highland •Day --- Saturday that
�_
was traditional with ,those. "good.
old days".
The ..Joys of ,reunion with' old,
friendsw'•ill' 'be as deep and abid:.
fog, and the ,:heart tugs of • "For
Auld Lang Syne" • will be as
touching; because,, for many there
may never be another' occasion
for • such a . gathering " of
friend: : a.
and
ELCOME
OUR CENTENNIAL VISITORS.
May your visit "back home" be a pleasant one
and the Reunion all that you , anticipated,
�enenniial
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