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CHURCHES . MARK
ANNIVERS'ARIES
Zion And Smith , Witless Confirega-
.
thins Held- Special Anniversary
Services On SundaY.
TWO' -clietriet clinrches, South
loss prettbyttaan anir Zion. United
• •celebrated the reaching . of , another
milestone with •fitting anniversary
. . .
;fterviees ,on Sande/. „
• At Smith Kirtinatt ehureh, Rei.' 3:
L. Burgess of Morriston and a former
Pastor was the guest speaker. It
was during his ministry' .thtee years
ago that South Rini* congregation
specially marked the 89th anniversary
of the establishment.? this congre.
ation, whit* shires the honors with
'Zion as being the first . established
charches in this community.
• And today the congregation still
clings to 'the old Castelof. service, at
the,Mosning service, when the psalms
' and. Paraphrases, are sung Witheut
organ accompanntent, under the lead-
ership of John S. MacDonald, who for
fifty -tour years has acted as pre-
iCAIIAL•
Services .StinditY aftertioop"at',Zion
..wete...Conducted by. 'Rey, 11.,C. .TOdd.
.. �f. Luckikny and in the' .evening by
, .
°et
•
byterian- church. While the accasion
• marked .the 63rd 'anniversary of the
present church, it is significant that
• it 4 g$ years slit* the first House
• of Worahip=a rough log church, was
built at -.Zion. • Prior to that, first
church. seri/ices in that district :were
conducted by eirceit riders, whit •coli.:
• ducted services in a log /school house
at •Hackett's. .
ECKARDT'. BROS: SHOW
DRAWS CAPACITY CROWD •
TheTown Hall was packed to cap-.
Betty eal •Thuteday evening last for
•the...Eckardt Bros. musical review.
This long fantails •road show, pop-
ularly:knoWn as the Swiss,Rell Ring-
ers, on this oebasinn idarried
• versatile Enlists, who presanted a
varied program. that pleased •the
large audience'. •
Special lighting arrangements and
stage' settings added much. to the ef-
• fectiveness of the different present-
ations. A free dance that followed for
patrons 'drear a larga crowd. Ideate
swas provided' by Members of the
troupe. .
• GOES TO KINCARDINE
After being closed for a period -of
three months, Kincardine .Motors has
•been reopened by A. G. • Porteous,
formerly of Ripley and Harold Park-
er ',of Lucknovr.' Mr. Parker, who Is
an eaperienced 'mechanic has charge
of the repair department.
Lucknow
t., Thursday May 25th, 1939
ANNIVERSARY SALE STARTS
TODAY FOR TEN DAykl
Win. Schmid, iota jeweller and,
'watchmaker,.commences to day
(Thuriday), a •ten-day aide, mariciag
hie *eied;'.nnailterearit In bushiest!
in Leelinow. Daring , that time 'Bill
hits twenties:well established as ati ef
fiCiett \vetchrepairer and heti ears
ried a wide selection? merchandise
reasonably , priced..
In annreciation, Of the associations
° Mr "
of the past two years, .Schmid,
in an advertisement in this issue,
assures the public that tine .is a gen-
eine bargain festive!, when, altlines
of merchandisewill be offered at big
discounts. You are invited to - visit
the store and see for 'yourself.
AUDITORS' REPORTS ARE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
,1/4 The financial :report of the village
of Lucknow and •other publie depart
meats of the village, as subMitted
by Charles .T. 'Sears and Co., chart-
ered accountants, of London, has been
printed and copies are now avail-
able to all citizensdesiring one Cop-
ies may be secured at the Municipal
Office or at the Sentinel Office.
The report • cciiters the Village of
Lucknew, ' LuclinoW School Board,
irldr,o7t.Seetrie-Briteiii;Waterworke -eames-ef 4he-4041"-g. 3:4 4
System, Public Library and Communaerently was slow, to get underway
ity ,Hall„ with a concluding snmniary-
�f
insurance policies; carried by the
village and the various boards.
VILLAGE BARN'
I PROCLAIM HOLIDAY • JUNE 611.
RAZED FIRE At a„ *special meeting of the Vill-
itge council; on Saturday, Reeve NE
Barn At Residence Of J. W.,' JaYni Bushell& vitas .eutheriked to proclaim
•On Outskirtp Of The Village Barn -
ed To The Ground l'aeadaY Morn-
ing' After Acing Struelt BY Light -
Tuesday, Jane 6th a civic holidays in
Iitelciteat. This date was chosen in
view :of the fact that local and many
distriet school 'childrenwill be taken
, that Aay:, to gtratfoi:4 to eee. Their
'Believed .to have been ',struck ity Majesties, the King and **Qinien: •
lightning .‘ on . Tuesday Morning, the • • .„„ , •
barn it 3 W. ''Joynt's •residence at MISS 'BLAKE , TO.
the aeuthern eutskirta 'of the villages'
was burned; to the `ground 'Within
about, an hour of its discovery
It is said lightning noier strikes
twice in the same . place, • but Mr.
Joynt has the unenviable distinction
of 'having: been twice .•a victim of its
• pranks,' within a year. During a suite
mat electrical •storm last year, the
barn on • the "Bed Brick" farin . ip
West WaWanosh was destroyed after;
being struck. s
Tuesday morning's outbreak Was
believed to have..originated an hour
before it was discovered at about
.7.30 o'clock. An hear earlier a ter-
rific blast, during. a brief and other-
wise not severe electricalstorm, took
EE.
THEIR .MAJESTIES •
Miss • Muriel Blake, 19 -year' -old
:daughter of Mi. and, Mrs. Ernest
Blake Of Ashfield, and who, for over,
a ,year: and a ba1f has been living
in an iron lung at Victoria Hospital,
London, is to see'the King and Queen
when: they visit London on June 7th
• TO also share -the sante pleasure'
is Mien Frances Pettman, 18, of Till -
embers': • Both these young ladles
have been iron lung patients, 'since
seriously afflicted With infantile,par-.•
alyeis during the dread epidemic in
the fall' Of .1937. •
The 'Hospital znist luxe announced
-that ainbulanCes be used to
Mr.,Joynt dut of doors to investigate take the young ladies' to e point
but there was no evidence of any- along the route of the royal proces-
thiag having been strucksion, where they can see Their Maj -
The fire developed from the south-, esties, by the use of mirrors. •
Send One To Former Residents ,
This issue contains an interesting
historical and reminiscent article �f
West Wassanesh Township and :some
of its, prominent pioneers. No doubt
there are nutty. former 'residents who
will he interested ,in this article and
if they are 'n�t taking The Sentinel'
would appreciate having you send
them a copy. Place your order and
leave the address and we will do
the rest.
Teeswater Wants Them
Kincardine is not playing intermed-
iate ball, this year, and 8er/ices of
two of their players, Bob, Thempson
and Tommy Pollard arebeteg sought
by Teeswater. •Goderich, we under
stand, again plena to use two of
• Lucknow's ersInvinle Bruce • League
team, Clark Finlayson and :Gordon
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A WELCOME ,J4TTER
due to the downpour at the time.
The blaze was noticed by W. 4. Reid,
and by the time the fire brigade. art.
rived after the long run and laid
some 700 feet of hose the blaze was
beyond control. 1 - •
▪ The barn is used chiefli as a gar -
•age and for ,a t or a g e purposes
All the contents were removed. It
Was a well built bart, and a good
size aa • village barns % go, and ;Maur,
ance... of. $200.00 will 'Only partially
cover' the loss. •
•GUIDES ATTEND CHURCH
' • .
• With services in village churches
on Sunday echoing with a patriotic
theme in view of. Their, Majesties'
visit in Canada; the minuet church
parade of the Lucknow Girl Glides,
was particularly thnely •
' Under the direction of Guide Cap-
tain, Mrs. N. S. Calvert and District
Commissioner, Mrs. A. E. MeKim,
the troupe marched in a ' body to at-
tend' the Morning service in the Pres-
byterian church to be addressed by
the pester, Rev. C: H. MacDonald.
.Receive Two More Holidays
Rural mail couriers, whose holi•
days have been few and far beinveen,
are to be granted s a day off from
making Mail deliveries -on Dominion
Day, July 1st, and on Labour Day.-
CONTRACTOR 'ROBBED
Duncan' Mcbougeld, of Wingiam,
• c contractor on Tara's new. postoffice,.
ited well ;known ' here having had. a
similitir contract, was relieved of for-
• ty dollars a few days ago.. •
In changing to his work clothes that
• morning, Mr. Mepougald left his suit
on- a bench in the tool house. quite
near where he was working: At noon
hour he found the clothes disturbed
and discovered the Money gone from
his trouser's. pocket.
MEMORIAM
' WALL—In losing memory of a
dear wife' and. Mother who • passed
away a ' year ago, May 29th.
, Mother dear We are NO lonely
Sinee the day you Went away,
And our memory lingers often
To ;your grave not far away;
No one knows how much we miss yen
No one knows the bitter pain
.We, have suffered; since we lost you
'Life has never been the same. .
In our heart your ‘rnemory lingers
•
Sweetly tender, fond and true; ,
There tit not • a day, dear mother,
That we de not think of you.
—Sadly missed by' huiebited and
,family•
ENGA s
• Mr. and Mrs. Wirt. Ferris Wish to
taniouno the ,engagetnent vtheir
ottlydaughter,' Kathlemi Elizabeth, to
Cromer Clark Gibbous et. Elmira,
youngest son of Mts.. L. Othbeins of
• Itinleir tied the late Mr. 'Harry 'Gib-
bons cif Sauthempton, The Marriage
to take place the latter part et May.
Naturally it is lettere like the fel-
lowing we 'welcome among our mail.
This is from a Tkesarate'r subscriber:
"Please find enclose,dOrder for $2.00
to pay for • The Sentinel 'for another
year, .1 ama little behind but I did
net mean to be, ,and would not like
to be without The Sentinel coming
to the house, it is so full of news of
the country round us. ••
LAYS PLANS. FOR:75TH
IU
CHRif CANNIVERSARY.
The congregation, Of Chalmers Pres-
byterian church Whitechurch, 'is cel-
ebrating the, eeventy-tifth anniver-
sary of the founding of the &arch
on • Sunday, May 28th, when Rev. Jas.
Wilson, Toronto, will be present. They
are planning a regular old time ser-
viee in the morning when the serviceg..
of son.will be led by a precentor,
Without. the itse of the church organ.
They ate planning to hold an eld•
time tea meeting on Wednesdayeven-
ing, May Slat. ' ••
Many village residents were at the
aluminum demonstration dinner held
in the Town Hall on Pridity' evening,
6,30 o'clock, under inuiplces of the
Wornen's Inatitute. The demonstrat-
ors made preparations for fifty coup,
les to attend, but somewhat lees' than
this panther were present•
CitRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CLUB
MIAs Mary King, Molinist of Wing-
WattrVilP4MPUVinii7Vi
Joon, of the Anglican churCh, Finlough•
will bring the Gospel' message at the
christian Fellowship Club this Frt.
day evening at 8 o'cloek. A happy
and profitable Spiritual time is prom=
!sed to all • attending. Come, bring a
PASSES SUDDENLY
'• .Many friends were saddened on.
Wedzieeday morning to learn. that
Mrs. St. Clair Irwin of. Ashfield, had
passed Wily, during the night. Much
sympathy . will' he extended to. Mr.
Irwin and his daughter. In their
shocking and . sudden bereavement.
l'hit;falterareertice will be. held at
her late residence, 'boundary west,
on Friday at two o'cleck with inter-
ment in Greenhill Cemetery.
Mrs. Irwin,. who was formerly Haz-
al, Irene Gardner, was' in her forty-
second year.
Eatahliahes An Apiary •
Garnet Farrier of West Weavanosh
has 'started an apiary and recently
put out forty boxes of bees, 'thirty
peen& of Which he ,,had shipped to
him -from a market in California,
Fractures Leg '
As- this .isaue. is nude reedit for
publication, we leaen that Mrs. Rus-
sel Robinson oi toStn, had the infs.
fortune to *attire her leg while
'visiting at Perth.
Joint Club Meeting
The regular monthly meeting, of
isicknow -Joint Club Will be held in
the, Orange Hall, Wednesday, May
31.sta at '8.80. — •
TAAttpia AtoAo. sotriv •
,
Anion County highways equipment
engaged at present in tarring tire,
Gravel Read eolith of Leckte*. We
understand the treatinent*Ill be car-
ried through to Smith's Hill giving
eititilar nnirfacia to that of the
road fttint• that point into. Goderidh,
PULLED IT AGAIN!
•Pulling an old two -wheeled hose
reel, leaded with 600 feet of hese;
up "Qtiality HMI on an empty stom-
ach is no fan...if Yoe doubt us, just
try it some time. The Writer knows
for he was One of about half a dozen
who took their Morning Setting -up ex-
ercises in this• strenumis Manner
:Tuesday morning. • .
The occasion was the fire' at J. W.
Jaynts bent * hie residence on
the outskirts of the Village.
It wail. first- attempted to drag the
reel 'behind George Hassell'a car. But
as theist- wereit'i enough exterior
hangingkm plitces,....and as the Ts&
and grunt gang didn't profess tobe
human-- flies, this, livens of trans-
portation was abandoned: • , _
•,11: J. Moore's red truck which Was
conveniently Parked in front of his
aheln With • the key in the avviteh,
'was cominandeered, and. 'natty we
Went. Not half way up "Quality Hill"
the ° truck came td , a "standstill.:
"All out," anneuriced trick driver
K. C. Mnrdie,, "we're out of gas," and
so from there on the gang. tugged
•and. pulled and ran and walked, un..
til the hydrant at Normart *Wilson's.
repidenee Was reached. From there
the hose line was laid. throUgh Herb
hicQ411in's clover field but too late
to s e -the 'building, which Was thee
blazing. merrily.
• The need et proper eqUipritent,to
get to it fire is at such times fore:
My realized. 'Someday we'll pectin.
Jt,after it!s tak.6e
and maybe ohly after •some lire,.
pairable damage .has. been- done by
the fire demon.
SERVICE . MARKED
BY PRESENTATION
TUI.dr DISPLAYISATUB.DAy
-=-/s-L=laso.'p-Atnag=11,SYstts4taalesiy,
esitund- spring tulip dietility Will be
held this Saturday, May rith 18 Day,
leen% Show window. •
Next Tue.sdity ,evening ihe gOdietk
18 stetitioring another itteresting
Omni Sithen,"Diek the Amateur °Gard....
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TO BEAR COST OF
-STRATFORD TRIP
Pehlit Scheel Children To Have Cast
Qf Triiht. Farts Paid On See,cial
Train, To Stratford Upon Visit Of
Their Majesties—Dai Piroeleinteil
'sllelidaY.
The problem - of deciding how .,every
public school child in .:Lucknow .would
be ,%fforded the ` chance of --seeipg
Their ,M.aleithle, as satisfaetprily
settled, at a 'meeting Of the local`
School -Board last Wednesday even
ing, When it was decided tq assume
the special train transportation costs
Or all .public ithool-childree and those
adults, who will be in ;charge off,
them. •: •
• The C. N. R. special train leaves:
Lacknow about ; eight o'clock •on•'the
morning- of Tuesday, Jane 6th,• route to Stratford :•where Their 'Maj-
esties will Map a, bef stop Special
accomodation is being provided for
several thousand. school children a-
long the tracks, and through this av-
• elan of Children the, Royal train will
pass at a yery slow' rate with the
King ' and Queen apPearing • on the
• observation: car..
• Beitdes- police protection Provided
• at Stratford, every ten feet,' along
the route, there 'must be in ;adult
zunam'aer_.44_,..cbarge of every fifteen
children and in the Caf40 of the young-
er !children, !each adult will have,
,cliatge of considerably less than that
er
Manitoba Association And Auxiliary
Presents Tray To Former Whitechurch Lady In Recognition Of
Efficient .Services As Secretary. :
On .Thursday evening May lith,
thirty members Of the Bruce County
Attsociati5n . and Auxiliary met at
the home of Mrs. J. P. Audersan and
presented a 'ailvei engraved tray to
Mrs: W. Marshall, retiring secretary
for her seven years of service as
seeretary of Auxiliary and five yeara
with the Association.
'presentatiOn' and spoke of the until-. aners who had no use foi. hint As
Mr. R. G. MacDonald made the didn't like, or take money from cwt.
'
ing efforts; Splendid co -Operation and
efficient service that Mrs. Marsh -
alt given them . lin ending his
speech he quoted .the following verse'
Happy ere we met
Happy have we been °,
Happy, may we Part it
' Baiter meet again.
• Mts. /. A. Wilson then spoke from
the Auxiliary, hoping 'that, Mrs. Mar-
shall would Continue after e Year's
rest, its ;the records had never been
so completely Rated. Each name
alphabetically listed and another book
is kept Showing town or birthplace
r• _±?''ii ‘ie,s.Win-,
-The president) Mr,. it. E. -Evans ad
,
dreaeo
tted the and Mr: Grge
A. Jackson thanked' Mrs: Matson
in opening her lovely suite tor such
n number. Meg'. V. Marshall Was
intanerly Whittle Cuyier of White- ,
Mead and be ;sate to Wing- your enet" of radio hate Will give a. fide church and" is a 'Medd of Mr; St E coniptimented -the lItteaver choir •ors-
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Bibles., •illuatratedlecture iii.the Town ma Tieleariten niAltkilo*. • its Very Mee performance,
The train arrive's in Stratford some
due previous 'to Their Majesties'
arrival, to avoid confusion in having
them properly placed. The train will
commence the return journey soon
after the King and Qtieen depart
and will arrive back here early ins
the evening.
The village ' council has proclaimed
the day a dirk holiday and no doubt
many 'others besides school students
will go by train or by meter to Strat-
ford that -day. •
HUNDREDS clump ARENA
FOR CLANSilEN'S JAMBOREE
'stoma' .Review Of
St. Helens and Wawanosh
• KBy H. RB.. St. Heletisr
•Having • weathered the inclensen,
Vrinls of winter and surviyed the 'flu
also having %received letters. af :00'
predation from different parts: 'of
Ontario, and the far West Epr our
former' Work of research,: twe wooed.
to unearth more Of the early history
of our beloved West Weveanoeh.• '.
In a :letter •of a.ppreciation reeeived
from Mr. Murdoch, Zealandia,
Sask, he says, "Yonr write up brought
up manypleasant memories of my
boyhood days, and the times 'and ths
'Sundays when 11 went to St Helen's
thurch as'a small boy with father and
• mother, in the old-fashioned buggy.
• We had at the time, father and
Mother and .Mary (the baby) sitting
on the seat, tind My sister Maggie
and I sitting On a Bert of extepsioe
at the:. back with our.: feet •hangipg,
over, as, J' remember it, it was rather
an _uncomfortable affair. I can also
remember in church, we sat in one of
the side pews, up near the pulpit, and
that quite often one Or Uwe of -the
old men, would have a -1 fq•it pepper-
mints to hand to' the youngsters dui.:
Irrreriang7s-erriae-we iad.—
deka' Then too, theseold chaps would
just is often pass the box of snuff
along to those 'who cared to indulge."
If any .of our readeri ,have a flair
or pioneering -just come back with
me in imagination; to about 90 years
ago. It is Much *.easier ;to pioneer
in ithagination is it does not entail
the ,privations, dangers, and discour-
agements, ,the actual experience. in
volyei., There is a sort of glamot
about pioneering for • many persons,
but glamor is thin at the best and
tabs off quickly in pioneer and.
you will, soon find 4 a veneer over
hard Work. . '
• The first, thing to do - is to select.
it site for the shinty. Some spot
. • • • .
The Clansmen's second annual May
Jamboree attracted hundreds to the
arena on Wednesday night ,who saw
a free acrobatic program in. three
,sacts, with the club's games and the
dancing platter* -other features of
the evening that enjoyed for the Most
• part a liberal patronage..
. the performances' by the, Clark
troupe excelled any .advance build up
they received and all other aetivities
.came to a standstill while the quart-
ette gave' their thrilling, eihibitiens.
They included Don Clarke, the leader;
Steve Nickling, the clown and Irving
Vandasee and Joe McLaren,' all of
.litimilton. .
In theirfirst act they resembled
a bunch. of Monkeys as they leaped,
twisted .and twitled on the horizontal
hars. Their second performance teet-
ered a downing act on the 'revolving
laddet with. the finale, e great per-
formence'on the trasieze..
-Dingo as usual was the snost pop-
ular Of the games, while dancing
was the last of the entertainments to
conclude. McCartney's1 orchestra suO-
plied the music, with the dance held
on the platform, in the arena, dile
to the uncertainty of What the tight
• atmosphere Might .be out.of-doors.
Likes and Dislikes
Your scribe asked sin apparently
intelligent merchant , the other day
why he did net advertise in his local
paper. His reason: "10 don't like the
editor." I asked .-him if he refused
to sell 'merchandise. to 'women - he
a matter 01 fact, the only einind rea-
son why anyone should buy advertie-
big space in a paper.% that it stifinv
lates sales or builds good will. As,
• long. as subscribers read the sheet,
it makes no difference if theeditor
has' conniption fits, fallen,. arches; or
fair teeth.. -Gulfport, (Miseissippi)
e
doubt enjoyed each. others compan-
ionship and the bit of _gossip after
the long told uneventful days ,in their
oWn homes; ,When the latia etoop
had been Placed ,on the roof, atT0er
was served and the young fact might -
even., Plan a dance for the evening - if •
they could 'get Archie 'Anderson to
play. the ,fiddle for them, which: no
.doubt Areitie was willing to do:
A was to 'a life like:this`the 'early
settlers Came.' ; ,
John Cameron was the firit to Pen-
etrate the forest ' in.. the St. Helen's .
district , about 1836, Some families°
:had Settled on the 2nd and 4th con-
cessions 7but's he 'stashed on -further
'north until he settled on the tarn now .
occupied by his grandson, John Cam
Little Willie Durum came in ,1840
to the 9th concession, stall owned ;
and occupied by the Durnin fatally.
Now when I say Little Willie Durnin
or Big Sandy Cameron, it is with
no felling of disrespect. ilt was the
way they had of distinguishing those •
eariit settlers beciape there. was a•
big: Willie Durnin and there was a
BlackSandy Cameron and Bops San-
dy. Join Caineron .
ald McDonald Was knownae Sir Alin,
Therei twat Donald Matetalci and:
Lother 'Donald. , There was., SPittin'
Bill •Anderson, but there Were no
rnisters,• only the minister and the
schoolmaster. The natie$ I have men,
tione,d were just friendly intimate
:names; for they were all. Of one elase, •
their aims and objects; the smite
'namely, hewing out' home.s „tor thern-
selves and families.' In 1840 Edward
Durnin settled pa the 200 -acre tarn*
now occupied bir 'Charlie Dunne: It
1,851 . Peter Rutherford settled on the
farm new owned by Jetties Durnie.'
In 1840 George Weatherbead bought
the present homestead from Duncan
McPlierdon. „,
•
.wherethe ground' ii a tittle elevate , John Gordon was at that. time as....
was usually chosen. The . next item '
sessor for East and West Wawanosh..
on the program is to Start a tire. In 1840 ' HughMcPherson- (Clung)
Select a ,dry inittp, take a steel andsettled and cleared the -tarn now in- •
flint and a hit of • dry am*, strike
corhorated in the Joint Estate.
the steel and flint together. A spark
flies off and lights the punk, which Adam Wilson cies, tree the farm now
starts your fire. If you don't get- a !ccuPtee by Archie Aitchison. Coal.
blaze you will get skinned katickles. 'ere cleared the farm 'where the red
brick' house stands ." Donald ikuther-
It you are st:* in the was of nat- .,
rot! cleared the centre Jeynt farm
ure you Will teep the fire .going day
and night to ward- off Wil&anineals. oc:up' i;luilty,PhhiresYgtdetjeddso:emfiad.rm,HIT
Now -for the shantY: First yeu must •
'under -brush, then start Cutting the •Pilries* ' . • '' '
larger trees. ' Danger!. ' Yes) plenty James,'Angus and Hugh Mctionald
came in about 1845. James Cleared
Of it. One . at the dangers 'was, YOU
the farm now owned by Ross Mur.
chop out a large hemlock tree the
ray. A coincidence in connection with •
Way you wanted it to tall, then' chop
this , farm is the fact that Bose got
into it on the opposite aide. Crack!
possession exactly 80year to a' day
lit's going. : you step out and watch
fromthe date James, McDonald. got
the awaiting top just filling the way
his deecf. Angus pleated the pace now
you wanted it. Then. for Some tin,
in the tree tops, the top of the falling awned by the Wood e brothers and
accountable reason, perhaps a breeze
tree strikes 'a maple. limb: The limb Hti, glisehe-tarm now awnediby-Colin
These were
is tough enough to hold it. The hem- . the first pioneers to
lock slides down the limb and settles' '
settle in the vicinity of St. Helens.
TChhedp.hpeiningi 0 acknd
the maple is going. 'NOVI he careful. in the fork • of the Maple. 'Now the
maple mUst come . dawn' and you get
' intme program! again.
buhttacikshirgresting
.CglogoseeKon; wHughedoodth17. farm • new owned bit' Lorne ,
owned the. front 100, John the back
100- both now owned and farmed by -
Itutherfprde cattle ' in 1851. Hugh
Rutherford Ned Morten clear -
through the *'
the stump, the top supported on With ox teem briging one cow
Mortons thenmoved one farm
a The Weeds famil Clime in 1852
v 1
limb 69 feet above you. Creek. You They made the trip. from Shame
step oitt and wait.' They settle back. wan.
You go in againstrict economy and hard work, earn -
more . and chop a few The ,
more ehips out. A more decidedarack west. They .bad •; no family and by
this time. You . come : e4 coasiderible wealth. - They lived
out The top
a small frame building still on
rocks and sways: Thet the Weight of in .
the farm which is now 'Owned by '.
the•heinlock takes the Maplean with
a crash the whole Mass comes down Hugh Rutherford.
tearing branches ' Offthe tripes in Mrs, Marton 'was' an fictive little
their downward course, • until ' they woman and. liked to 'see things speed
thud. When a space is . cleared large ton's nephew cant) nat ,froni 'behind
al). A story is told of her. Mr Mor
strikethe ground With a resounding
enough, that no tree can reach the to live with them. Mts. Morton, think -
gin for 1 its _erection. A 'shatty is a to hint, "Hey Ned, 'lift your feet and
ll ,
shanty in falling ',operations can be= ing he was a bit slow, would ca
.
simple affair, but Et great 'event it they will come down themselvm"
the sparsely settled chitrict. • After her death, her husband found
You aet word around to the Mc. conSiderable sinus of money laid a-
Donaldel Todds„ ,Gordoris, Maher- way. She had been saving rnortey to
scins, tannins, Campbells, Gitunts, build a fine house, but 'her wish was
Bever iealiied.
Retherfotda, McCrosties and othern.
Sonanerville's mill was etented, in
Who willingly respond to the invita-: ' '
1853 by a Mr
tion to come and help ereet the . Haigh, Who also tan
a sawmill on the creek west of the ,
wox scsooL cwola
-7--
HanOVer..publie school Misted c
frotn. fitades 8 imit 6,.woit the' tro
Hy
Orr
41,1•..gmadmuty.:.—mmicat„Restiv ,
Owen Sound last iveek, 'Miss Retell
Thompson of town ia the music in-
structor. The .choir ebt-in coin
petitioo., with three eatriea from Owen
S'otind end one frOiri Meaa.
tOr. G. 13,
Marshall of Cirillia, the adjudicator,
-
•
sh t y.
• The women COme also,. Some bring'
tante made breed, some cakes, seine
plea, and 'Soon the whele cleared space
was a "scene of. EictiVity;
sired gth or the
a ty ,wAre cut 'Titere-Vtielsralitel"
'101 nt esch end o ntake them fit
et: ; es_ .)r .and • winclOW Spa
ere tut out .,SCOOlis Nvere plaeed
o the roof for the purpose of making
the roof ' watertight ' eimiltat te
les of today. Dinnei ;Wan served'
on by the busy woven, Who no
Morton Place where Haryey Webb'e
granary, new stands. Hie. daughter
Dorothy Was 'a toVely einger and the
bachelors, old atid OM*, Would gah-
er around' in the ()ventage to hear her
shit
at
whether ,the 'ilitgercor the Songs were
the greater attraetion, ,but certain
•' it is it paSsed many a piegalillt. even-
ing for -them that otherwise would
tiOte been bittetotte enough. Dorothy,
years• later *rriarriea rifielitas Douglas
,
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