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was driving northerly , 'Gary Court-
ney southerly when the crash took
place at the bottom' of a dip in
'the road. Both vehicles were
demolished..
The funeral service was held
from the McLennan-McCreath • "
Funeral Horne in Ripley on Mon-
• ay con•lidte y owe -
of Kincardine United/Church.
Burial was in Kincardine Cemet-
,ery.
She is survived by her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Holmes
.Of Millarton. Her mother, an
--erivioyee-of thea;.a.alc..in
is the former Lorraine I,cre; also
surviving'are three sisters and one
brother ,Celeste of London,
George , Margaret a a q-,Trotst-
horile; grandparents. Mr...Ind Mrs.
Fred Holmes of Kincardine;
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THE,LUCkNOW.SIENTME UliCKNOW, ONTARIO' •
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18th 19.72
BROWNIE NEWS
On Tuesday, October 10th, the
Brownies met at the Town Hall,
then continued on their way for
a hike to the Greer farm.
Upon arriving at the farm
Brown Owl topk Nancy Thompson,
Barbara I-lackett . Marion Rayn-
'ard and Kimberley Copke with her
as they wanted to try some of
their test for Observe Badge.
They were asked to ame the
flowers that were g wing in the
flower beds nearby. Tawny Owl
'ha'd the test of the Pack play
games "Telephone" and "London
Bridge".
Everyone then took.a walk
through the cedars and down
along the stream. It-was then
time to hike back to town and
home.
SECOND FIRE
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Cecil checked the property
° •Friday about suppertime and there .
was little evidenc.e of any fire
remaining at that time.. He and,.
his daughter Susy went to Huntz-
\Tulle for the ,week end where Mrs.
Garniss is presently receiving •
• treatment at the hospital' there.
Sometime Saturday before
noon, a shed adjacent to the
hoiise ruins, caught fire and ,
burned. The fire was noticed and
kept under observation.,
Several people, including
members__oLthe_Lucknow Fire
Department , checked the site
several times' in the , day and one
person-vras-at-theseene-about
8.30 p.rh. Saturday evening with
• no sign of any problems. ,
Less than an hour later , the
barn was in flames and was com-
pletely destroyed.
George Whitby, chief of the
Lucknow Fire Department , said
that the shed fire was kept under
observation all day and it, and
the fire in the basement ruins,
had been under control and did
not present a•hazardous situation.
The wind was not blowing toward
the barn.
According to chief Whitby,
the barn fire started on the inside
Of the barn and on the west side
and he believes that vandalism
.or arson may have been involved.
in the incident.
A representative of the Ontario
Fire' Marshall's Office, as Well
as Ontario Provincial Police ,
have been called in to investigate
thee--fire
Mr. Garniss recently purchased
a large mobile home and was
planning to move into it within
the next few days. They have
been in rented quarters since the
fire. It was, parked near the
former house site' and when the
Cleanup operation was started
on the house ruins, the trailer was
, moved in front of the barn as a
safety measure,
At the height of the blaze , the
home was towed away from the
barn but suffered scorching to the
paint and five windows were
broken out.
Lost in the fire was about AO
biles of hay belonging to Jerry
McRae of Lucknow who Was stab-
ling his horse there. The horse,
Vas out on pasture at the time.
-High, „gusting, winds blew emb-
ers'frOm the barn fire in a south-
easterly diredtion and had neigh-
bours concerned for their property
for a time.
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