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leUCKNOW, ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28th, 1970
Single Copy 15c 111 Pains 4
Dies In Florida
Friends in this Coniniunity
were saddened to hear of the ,
sudden death, iii Lakeland ,
Florida, on the weekend of Clay-
ton Anke.nman, husband Of the
f.Pti.Thcr w •
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Mr, and Mrs. Ankenrnan had
just -a -r r i-Ved--1{}-t he -so uth-T-11*
to spend the winter, •He was,
stricken shortly after and died in
hospital.. As this, was written fun-
eral arrangements. were tibt known
but it is expected that the funeral
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will be.from Listowel. * •
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Lockno*"s:
tdaAaOctober 28th, is,
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'Special day in LucknoW.
' It is. the 103rd birthday Of Miss
JesSie MacKay.,, the village's,
grand old lady. Jessie is
observing the' occasion at the
home of Mrs. Wm MacIntyre on
Gough Street in the village. Op-
en house is being held in the
afternOon. from. 2 to 4: p.m.
Jessie commences her 104th
Social Evening year, she continues to enjoy life
Ski Club !lve
• 'to the fullest. Nothing pleases
The local ski seasonstarted
this past Friday with a pot luck
supper held at the Anglican Par-
ish Hall by the LuknOw_ ski club
and their' families. • •
President Don Ross reported, that
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hr mor-tha-n.a-visir, from fiends.
She 'enjoys comparatively •
good health and is about most
days. She is keenly interested in
community a-0 church, affairs,and
in the welfare of her many friends
in Lucknow'and §u,rroundin dist!.
first seasOn. •About $1300 was
spent on facilities at the Caledon-
ian Park with about $1500 raised
in' various ways. by the club, end-
ing.the year with aosrnall surplus.
cabin for shelter this year and
Within the past year ,: she sold
her home, to Earl MacDonald Of .•
Ashfield'and moved a block down
the street to the home of Mrs. tON
all . r_s_..&ladintyr The
tocker Sate Gross
Close To $100,000'
462 cattle Were sold at the -
Lucknow Community Sale stocker.
cattle sale on Monday of this. •
week for a gross volume of
$99,275. '
Fourteifers:civeraging-465-1155:
were sold' by Fred McQuillin of
West Wawanosh to P. Minary of
Ashfield for 33.26., •
Six steer calves averaging 32$
tbswere sold by Henry Drennan
of Ashfield to Virden MoWbray.of
Luckhow for 40 . 25 . •
Twenty-seven steers averaging' ,
,735 lbswere sold by Bud Farrish:
of Ashfield to. Tom Metcalfe of
Wingham for •
Twenty-two steers averaging
950 lbs. were sold by Bob McIn-
tbsh of Lucknow to ABM Fauns of
Elmira for 30..30. • • • •
had previously resided with Jessie.
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tinixed-toircome-into-the-Macka-y
another fun day is planned for Mid. and has, been friend and cornpan-
eason.•Jack MacDonald thanked 'ion to' her fora a number of yea-rs.
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the ladies who organized /the kiteri '• •
'One of nine' children
• en for the supper and Mis.. Don •
Ross replied on,behalf of the worri7
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A public meeting and election`
of officers is planned for Novem-
Lt
ber. •
The 'social eVening concluded
with the showing of several films
on skiing. .
Passes Friday.
Word has been received by. Mrs'.
Garnet Henderson of Lucknow
• informing her of the death of
• Arthur Pink in St Catharines. ,
Hospital on_ Friday , October 23rd
F'nk is survived by his wife :
, and one daughter, Mrs . Jiin.(kose•
• • • mary) Malton Funeral and bur-
ial Was in St .. Catharines
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born tollugh 'MacKay and Catherine
kern Shel,vas born in What,was
known,to many ai the Giaharn ° •
home, which was located just
west of the Supektestigarage,•and
which has been dismAntled.
Across the road, on the United
:Churchgrounds 'her father opera-
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ed the first blacksrnith shop...He •
was'a native of Glasgow :and carne
to Lucknow after thefounding of
the. village
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born in'Lucknow , Maggie,
Donald; Angus, Jessie, Johnnie
and Hughie. In 1873, the family
moved to the farm atop the, hill
nn•the-seeond_el Kin165§_,___just
west of the Lticknow-Holyrood
road. The same year the railway
was built .and the Sentiinel Was
founded, and the paper has con, -
homes since then. The: three
others'inthe family ,
David--a-ndervere-biOrn'at •
the second conte§sion. Jessie is
the sole survivor of the faMily. •
The parents and all ther mem-
ber§ of the family have been laid
to rest at South'Kinloss Cemetery.
been .devoted servants .of South
Kinloss Presbyterian Church.
When the family moved to Kin-
loss Jessie was six years of age and
ready for school'. She attended
public 'School at the second of
Kinloss: and recalls a'M'st \A_ ;r
.son as her first teacher She later
attended Lucknow. High School.
As a: young woman, doctors rec.
ornmended.that Jessie go to the
"-kostretimare"--of7Dill-uth-for
health reasons andthis was the • ;
•start of about 35 /ears which"she
spent in the United States.. It was
in 1890.that Jessie left for Duluth
lived and worked in various places
4n the United States.' On,the way
Norval Rithards, 'Dean of -the
Ontatio-Agrieultural-College
at theUniversity of Guelph and'
:a former resident of this commUn-
home-for: az•visit An -189-57 she _ .• was guestspeaker. at the
attended the Chicago WOrtd's
Fair. .
She trained as a .practical nurse
at Milwaukee, specializing in
obstetrics, and later spent about
fifteen years in Chicago serving
as a nurse a-Tidi oing c wor
With needy people:, She studied.
at the Delaware Water Gap Sani-'
tariurn and becarneproficient as
a inasseurin•giving the water
treatment for various sicknesses
Jessie went to Europe in 1904,
$11 •
health reasons.;
• In 1922 she returned to the
home farm in Kinloss upon the
death of oneofler sisters.. In
1949-th-p-Uttiold4freii farm
to Herb Jvic9uillin and jelsie
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Mrs. Mary Rivett of Goderich,
tOrrnerly of Dungannon, hat 'given
up the position as rural mail driv-
er On R R. 1 Dungannon and will
Although Mrs.. Rivett has Only
held the position officially since
Ike' death oftToni 'Riven in July. of
1968, she assisted Tom in' operat
ing the route -from 1928 until his
death and' since then has deliv&,
ed the mail on her own
The late Mr.. Rivett•first corn-
enced_ttre2R-Dungannom="
c,ontract in 1919, close to 52 years
ago, In speaking to The Sentinel,
Mrs" Rivett said that she will miss
the regular' mail trip with which .
she has assisted since'.1928. After
•••--F--R=Mveyt-totThThis•---Tir-s-t--hea•-r." • '
• attack,' ihe}7.1ioth went oh the
route until, his death in 1968 ,and
she was appOinted contractor., •
Mrs. Ilivett ha's travelled the route
turtyLner and -winter missing Very
few days.. She .,said that she. will
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,:Miss the people On the route,:
especially .the children.Wh:O would.
Meet her each. morning:- ,
' '.Th re are only two fainiliet
u ism
ally took over.. They areMrS: ••
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Gordon Congram on the 4th .and
Mr....arid Mrs. William Reid' on
•the 6th. • .
R.. Dungannon runi.ori th-e7
'4th and 6th concessions of Ash
field .Township from the bungan-'
.iiOntLueknow road•to Highway 21,
. -sid_
-a-s-w-ell as e (bads
it.has approximately 60 boxhold,-
ers and is abOut 20 miles long.'
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The totlte,Was originally a • •
horse and buggy pr cutter job for
ing re' cat in the summer and •
'cutter in the winter. 'As winter. •
roads improved', the auto ,
•WaseventLially used all' year.
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annual ladies' night, banquet of
Old Light Masonic Lodge ;:Luck -
now on Wednesday night' of last
week. • .
The banquet was held in the •
Lticknow Le ion Hall, Mr•
Rich -
ards, an active mason on the .. '• .
board of general Purpose, the
governing body of rriasOnty,"was
introduced by Bcib..MacICenzie,'.a
forme i• schoolmate and a past .
district deputy grand master ••
in masonry.. Mr': ,Richards was
L an e' y ac is er, a pas
Master of the Lucknow lodge
Master of sceremoniesfor the • •
,evening was Girvirl Reed. of.Dun-
gannon, Worshipful master of Old
Light-LOtig-e7n-191,
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Lodge officers made up the
head table They were Mr and
Mrs. W.. B. Anderson, Mr. 'and, • : •
-Mrs Thomas Salkeld, -Mi. and -- - • - -
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Mrs. William Evans; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ken MacDonald Mr. and
' Mrs. -Jack Fisher, Mr. and Mrs.
Bob MacKenzie ;'Girvin Reed and
'77rrr_6theelvtis7Theed ,‘ Mr. at -id
Mrs: Donald SimPson, Mr arid' . •
Mrs. Frank Hawthorne, Mr. and
;Mrs Frank Maulden; Mr . and
Mrs. Morgan Johnston,: Mr. and •• •
Mrs: Ron Aktan ,:Mr andMrs.
Alex Juba. •
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Dinner music wasiupplied by,
Ross Cumming on the piano..
'rank Maulden led in grace. Mrs.: '
•Francis Boyle led in a sing song
following the dinner ,Morgan
Johnston proposed a toast to the
ladies .and.this was replied 'to by
,MrS. Ron Forster, Frank
Anglican ladies for,caitring the
roast beef dinner and this was
replied to by Mrs. 'Cliff Roulston.
IGirvin Reed' expressed thanks to:
Mrs Toni Toni Salkeld for providing
orrraigexTrents
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Entertainment 'followed by Mr,
iand Mrs, George MacDonald and /1.
Murray MacDonald and Elliott
CarrutherOof.Ripley on.violins Arid
Peature,enteitalnelent
wai by "Albert', a -Magician.