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THE 'LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW,. ONTARIQ
y - (By Alfred. Andrew.)'
Like • hundreds of others I am
looking forward With eage'r., an
ticipatiQn to the, Centennials cel-
ebrations. I still think of myself
'aa,one. of the loby, from Lucknow
•although• I 'recall: quite :a• few in-
• •cidentswhich took place at the
big reunion ,of 1910 , although a
mere youth of eight years, The
big. callithumpian ilarade, viewed
from' the upper floor windows. of
Ge6rge Andrew's 'implement shop
, was one of the • highlights. There.
Were more strange.• creatures let
r u1oose „•that;, .day than I had ever
seen or heard. tell of before:
One • individual who caught my
eye was , a ' Mr. McPherson, who
as leader of the Kiltie. Band, was
in the limelight most of .the time.
He was . a. very impressive • in�
dividual, , because he wore ,one
•of -the finest :kilos and, tartan Land
covered ,with' medals. that he had
accumulated over the ; years as
a professiOnal• dancer and for be.;
ing the best dressed Scot on the
grounds. Instead, of carrying, the
baton he always carried a gleam-
ing silver sword, have often
wondered, what becarne gf it,
I wonder how -many recall the
•
:train' loads' of people who .arriv-
ed from points as far : away as
Detroit:'. There ' was always so,
many up to. meet the trains ,that,
there was very little platform
space.; left for the arrivals. The
arrival of the ' trains -was always
in jeopardy, 'because of 'the,fact
that a strike :was Pending.:
,One,; personal experience. which-
I shared .with my ..dad, and moth='
er was. quite .e *citing to the
crowds We had. an old white
horse that thoroughly, enjoyed
band music: 'and became quite an-
imated when near. a band that
was playing We: were aware of
the
ally
crowds: were not, so natur-
-feared for our well-being in,,
On the long week-endlast August
28 /people
lost
their
lives ; on Ontario roads. ;Hundreds . of others .;were injured
in automobile accidents..
Once :agai#1 this coming week -end will likely . be the
:
busiest of, the year,. • both for the highways—and —and the -hwa s Y . , .
.hospitals.
Your Ontario Provincial Police force will take no holiday.
They,
and countless municipal policemen will be working
full-time netoguardour streets and
•highways
against inst a''
.
``. repetition of last; year's terrible experience
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If you travel.. this week -end,.. remember that 1,
8000PP
it holiday to
watchingyou• rive: Make a
be'
officers will.•,d
remember for them, as :well :all fir: yourself..,
HON.. A. KELSO ROBERTS, ATTORNEY GENER'A4; OF •ONTARIO
the buggy., 'It ishard to say which
enjoyed, the incident the most,
Old Hero the, horse or dad, as
he used .tolove to tellabout the
affair for years after.
For a: boy .those •strangegames
of tossing the • cabre and putting
the• shot were pretty • wonderful
happenings. There' seemed;: to be
no end of contestants.
At the tip, e.. ,he town had two
bands, who e augmented .with
bandfrom• out. of . town:. There' '
were two stages Set' up in the
Caledonian grd'cirds from' which
the' bands played.,.: There were
those who, were content' "toplay
brass instruments but the 'mark
of a . true lover , of .music was : tai
belong to. the Kiltie Band. There
Was, a great• deal of ,.rivalry be-
tween them as .soon`' as a `brass'
band • would get • up td do their
stuff it was not;.unilsual for some
stage.. and start .playing. ;Sure•as.
fate the crowd -would move over
to the Kiltie band stand.':
'Trie' .above . mentioned ;stages
wereScotch" alsodancuses, ed ,forwhich contestingwereau.
.
thentic;in ;every detail; They were
spctacles which always command-
ed; a lot of :attention; 'in a' Scotch
cornmunity like .Lueknow. There
was one incident, which even to
this day keeps2rne wondering. if
I "really saw what, thought I
saw.. My friend' Mr: 'McPherson
referred`, to above . was in . a keen-
ly' contested rendition of the,
sword 'dance. He and some ;other
gentleman had . eliminated all
comers and / were 'paired "off .for
the::finals with Mr. •McPherson,
losing•,•out. �He did not .appreciate
'this humiliation:: in.'his own home
town and '.I 'believe . to this day
thatsaw him, ' lift the skirt' of
his. competitor and ' smack, -:his
rear with' his .hand,; at,'least he
cleared ,, up• for 'me the:. question
of whether they wear , p
under those .
• Of course Sinkiltsging.Jimmie
ter's nan e ;always has :a, no*.t
sound ,to anyone from' Luckn. ow,.
his. • famous. Taimashanter. ` Bonnet
•
which must have • been:at least
twenty inches across,.'was .a favi-
iliar sight wherever good Scotch
men got together: Not too'many
knew that in his younger years'
back: in Scotland Jimmie had
bee a ` rofessional singing en-
•- � P,••• . � e ,.. .and
tertainer. His heart:; was full of
the bride de, was. bridesmaid
WEDNESDM , JULY
Newlyweds .to. Reside 1n Ashfield
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R AND MRS, J: C. DRENNAN
North Street *United :Church,
Goderich, was the setting • for the
wedding of ' Emily Noreen Wil-
son and James Clarence Dren-
nan on Saturday, . ~July '19th, at
3:00' p.m. The :bride is .the daugh-
ter of Allan Wilson,•:Saltford:,and
the late:;:Mrs; Wilson: ,The groom',
is :the, son• of. Mr:` and . Mrs.`Wil-
fred :Drennan, .of':Lucknow. The
Rev... Stanley:,A Moote officiated
at. the double -ring:. ceremny.:.
'The .bride:. ;wore` a', ballerina
g go
len th wn of lace and silk or
antics 'ganza over taffeta, "fashioned on
Princess:' lines, banded with pleat-
ed silk organza : around Empire•.
Hun waistline. A petal.; designed neck-
algie lace with cap sleeve in alencon
dace ' complimented • the 'bouffant
skirt: •Her', fingertip veil of.. silk
illusion tulle"was' : caught to • a
sequin studded • headdress. She
carried `a cascade bouquet of pink
happiness roses . and white ,Shasta•
Miss ; Wanda Wilson, .sister of
music and • when ` he was full of
.Scotch the • music had to come
out. One`'' could :keep enumerat-
wore .a: waltz. length gown: of sea=
;foam `blue crystal' charm, in' em -
p, ire style, with, matching picture
hat. She: carried; a cascade: of
pink ahasta mums.
The groomsman , Wag:Mel ,Ste
wart of Guelph and the : usher
was 'IK;enneth;' Wilson , of Ottawa
The' organist was Mrs. J-, Snid
er.
For :`a reception "at the' Tiger
Dunlop •• Inn the:.* bride's . sister,
Mrs..Ger`ald Mackay' of Ottawa
wore flowered . silk -° .with Yellow'
accessories:: and , corsage of; yel
.low • roses.' . The groom's mother
Chime beige lace: over taffeta with•
snatching ' aceessor"ies and corsage
of pink roses r.
• For. a wedding trip,to Northern .: .
Ontario ;the bride donned a .pow-
der blue 'ensemble' with white
:accessories. ' and corsage of red
roses.
- Mr. and: Mrs. Drennan will re-
side on.the groom's farm in.' Ash:-
field.'
sh-field.'
Photo by MacLaren
ther Bill- and I .used to leg it
down t'o'.,;the hill„ at the, ,foot of
the Twelfth ' when we • heard
these earsg
.'climbin` the hill: out
ing the 'eccentricities of:the var
lows; . individual's: such as Jock of .,Lucknow in time• to see 'them
Adams;', LinPing Maggie and
go bY..In dry
weather with
. the
.
Geordie • Brick.. .i roads' lacking the 'hard ' top : of
On or ;'about the timeof ' the I today they were often; enveloped
last . reunion ,'saw the advent of in a cloud. of dust Motoring 'in
the rnotor car. Ash •I .recall: it ' Geo.
Andersonhad a McLaughlin
while John Button, and 'Andy
Stewart. had.: 'Fords., To, illustrate
the tomo : of , the ' times my 'bro-
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r fri Fr
.•rr r r
r.. r r v rr :r:: %•ii}i?r/ ,..
i he thin At the s eed he's 'going, even.a minor
.... T� is/driver is �a .lot closer to .the graveyard that'll • • k$ . A g, g.
istake in judgment could, cause a major'. highway disaster. Reckless, speed' is the cause of too..
• any fatal accidents' on the road. And sometimes even the speed limit canbe misleading -you' can
./ • withinthe : limit and -still be goingtoo fast Tor' driving conditions. Heres an easy rule: of thumb
b , .. ...
safe speed:' always drive' at :a 'seed that will enab a you to.stop- in the distance
to guide.you to a .
that's dear ahead. At.•niht" drive at 'a, apeed.that will permit you to atop Within headlight range.
t drive at' all. One •simple way to check whether your speed
• . ' Zf you a e tired, or inattentive—don't.
iwatch.... the trafficaround'Ifyou arepassing most of the other cars on the
. , •• .. is too hi h or not is to you. p : , , •
' road,are goingtoo fast: If most of them: are passing you, you are going too slow.Your Ontario
Yd1 .
e artnient of Transport urges • you to observe, the peed limits ---clow down and live!
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those ;day. s was ;really something.
If a car .went to Goderich, and
back without having a flat' you:
Were plain lucky: The 'lights Were.
.gas, stored in a' •;small: ". tank on
the ' running board.. The. horn.
:consisted of ;a large bulb affair
'w ich when''• . squeezed • produced
a
sound not: .unlike 3sicow abawl
ing.
Just' prior' `to the last reunion.
a few years, Mr. Taylor, who
oPerated a hardware . store, ; took
a 40 gallon drum Of. gas Anta
stock in ' order to ' supply such
adventurous ; individuals ' as Har-
ry McGee from • 4Toronto• and
took .over a year to dispose of it
Apparently. :the `:`. iotor` cat has
taken over.
Another thing . which will be
,conspicuous by their absence are
the . hotels: -1 :can" recall ' at least
four, although the Cain :Mime
and the McGarry House `operated:
,for a number of years after the
last; reunion. Having been born.I
into• a Esimil~ . nurtured • in the
doctrine of, the. Sons of Temper- •
ante ' and of the Methodist
Church such places • were only
to be. entered ..under , the direst
necessity of ,finding, a ' place to.
;,
eat or sleep.:Associated with the
hotels was the 'old • oirminibus _ op
also'
e ed •. byAb- 1Vlllso : � who ,
, ��t, . r�,
Loved . to ;'drive as a jockey at
.horseraces: With the. toP heaVy
vehicle, swirling, 'off of Station,
Street; do+W'n the ;Main gtreet,
tnore titian 'Oiled .I feared for the
well-being of the passengers as,,
"they rounded the corner....
One 'thing that -happened dal.;
ing: the last ,Reunion whichl creat
ed quite. ' a stir ppened one,
night when a ch
aracter took, one
of those vessels which. usually . re
pose under the bed into- ` Tom.
Cain's • bar and had it filled. with
beer. Just "to add '. interest, he
,dropped in a • couple ,,of doug
h -
nuts. He'; evidently • had a ` hard
time: getting people to share, his
treat.
A lot' of fun was had' way back
in those days•and no doubt every-
one is ,looking forward to 'having
another enjoyable even.The/as. s e„
Of missing' faces a ...
will be a lot o g
the .:Grim Reaper has taken his ,
toll but `there will be many
happy reunions: with those. ' we •
h,.
haven't , seen for. years,
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CAUGHT...NICE' TROUT
Tommy cYTSonnell, 9 -year-old .
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim, O'Don-.
dell;: hooked` a nice •brown -trout
last. week in the Nine. Mile River
behind his borne. The fish meas
tired .163/4 inches, :and 'weighed
just three, ounces short of twq
pounds. He • 'WAS a pretty tickled
lad in lancling.the fish which he
had been angling :for 9n.; more .
than one occasion.
ENGAGEMENTS ' 4
Mr. and Mrs. .'Robert . Moffat,
ou
ncre the
VV'liagham, wish - .to announce •
: elder dauw,
errgageiment of their,iVlr. .
ghtere . Shirley :Aden,' to , r
ler, 'son of M �.
George Snarl 1• or ,,, ,., w :. .
Alvin F`orler, New
and. Mil, .
'Will take
Hamirburg:;,�'he marriage
.place
ednes�day evenings
• . on.• W v'olock
st.20th 1958,
Augu at7o
in St: Andrew's, . Presbyterian
C, Wingham, v ...., • . V
William Henderson ofalket
tohurchn officiating; • ` ''"