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Lucknow Ont*, Thursday °log 04 :1939
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y The Royal Visit In Ottawa As Seen
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(BYW.. .1t,;7TO1VILINSON,
'It is. nay desire to *rite' an , article
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to "t1,!,e ;le* nevispapers'of the county -
..of Bruce, not only incense I' hitite oi
-less took the PriYilege -of rePresent
uig thein here during the Royal :Visit,
but because. I 'wish 10 give' my .Per;
views' and . describe •certain
*vents *filch may not litieve .been
re-
'tird�d by others.
'On Friday Morning I Was instruct-
ed to be at the dhatean Laurier jai
' time • catch the newspapermen's
bus which left by. a .special tante to
•the-liresS--enclosure at. the crossing
at whieh the .Royal 'Train Was, to ar.
• rive from Montreal: When I awaken-
ed early in the Morning,. it Was. e14
• and rainy:. I did not know whether
I 'should take an umbrellawith me
or net. •However, '• when we arrived
at the, Chateau, some of the boys'
told me that would' net be .able to
• protect myself ireini the raid sinct.
`at the same'. inee, take nioyOg pict-
ures.
We drove quickly throitgli the
crowded streets, and arrived in it Park
whieirboniered, the- Crossing- at- witiele
t1 oya1 n1 stopnt was
raining at the time and cold and dis-
MaL On one end of the specially built:
monden. platiterm: was the Marline at
which the King and Queen :were :to
• descend from the train.' As I stood
• there, waiting their arrival, there did
' •riot seem te be any .great amount .of
excitement;' nor wait- I eXeited my-
self ---at least r thought se—but when
•the engine, came -in sight • I found I
had reversed the.annere when il. put
it to my. eye, and if ithad'not been
that I was unable to find the control
' rI would have taken a movie of my-
self instead of the train!:
Ai the train drew into the station,
• approaching f`very ' slowly, the Cam-
eron Highlanders; who formed the
, Guard of Henour, 'marched •entci the
platform and came to attention, look-
, ing very smart. Then we Saw the
Queen walkingpast the windows. She
stepped out on the platform With the
• King following close behind her, and
a Mighty cheer went up. The ‘huge
• croWd Made it difficailt to obtain
good pictures of Their Majesties
leaving the train, .
The King looked, very .fresh and
• young -,younger than .his pictures
would indicate—and ;quickly- joined
the office's, who virere"\ to accompany
him-on--his-inspection ..ef-the—Guard.-
. •of Honour. He looked serious as he
• walked slowly, up one line and down
the other, and the Cameron High-
landers in their kiltstood stiffly to
and it appeared SO swiftly We Could
hot realize the King and Queen IVO
arrived they stepped out, :to be
greeted by the Right Honourable
'MacKenzie King, the Prime Mini-
ster. The Queen, accompanied by Mr.
King; tvvalked' up the ,..istepie''fwbile
1118701-ajesty toeiC his place in front'
to takethe salute of the Guard of
Honour • .
I left my friends Of the press then
to go to the house of Commons, so.
that 1 Would be present when the
Gentlenian' Usher of the Black Hood
(a" son of the late Colonel Andrew
Thompson): came to . call His
Maj-
esty's Commons to the Senate Chain,
ber. He knocked three times and Was
admitted. ' He then advanced and bow-
ed, at three' intervals to the , Speak-
er.•In ,front, of the Mace, the. symbol
.of authority in Parliament, he stop-
ped; - "Mr. Speaker," he said, "the
King Commands this Honourable
House • to attend -immediately in the
Chamber of the Honourable the Sen.
ate": (Usually the cOMMand reads,
"Mr. Speaker, Excellency the
GOVenor-General
TVs was a Meter making' mcierierit;
and 'we rose in a body and followed
the Speaker along the corridors, as
we have done so Many times before.
But this 'tithe it was to meet our
King. '
(Continued on Page Five).
SUEZ COMES TO LYCEUM
- •ThiS week -end's special attraction
at the Lyceum e -re, Wmghanat
is "Suez", starring Tyronne Power,'
Loretta Young, Annabelle. Next Mon-
day, Tuesday and. Wednesdny there
A a double bill combining' coMedy.
actin and drama. Read the advt. •
• SMALL CROWD AT LECTURE• .
,There 'was a Small attendance at
the •free illustrated • leeture in the
Town Hall on Tuesday evening, by
"Dick. the. Amateur Gardener", of ra-
dio fame The event was sponsored by
the Lucknew. Horticedtural Society, .in
the interests of horticultural and gen-
eral -beautification of home surround-
ings. •
Those who saw the many fine slides
with the • accompanying explanatory'
address; were delighted with the in-
s ruction and ieterest the
lecture con -
Returns To The Village .
Mr. Angus MacKenzie; formerly of
Lucknow and for many year a resi-
• attention. .----.----
village to take up residence hi his
Havelock St. home.
• As soon as this insp,ection was fin.
• ished His IVIajesty joined the .Queen
end they stepped into the State Car-
riage, drawn by four prancing horses.
Just as their were getting --in the
tug boats on the river blew their
• whistles in salute, and the sudden
noise startled the horese in the Royal
• escort. One of the horses reared, and
. the rider fell -off---an exciting -mom-
ent.for those of us who were looking.
on. But the precession -moved on—
• on through the Ottawa crowds who
„had been lining the entire Driveray
ii.for hours waiting for just this mom-
• ent, and, as I watched them go, the
Royal Dragoons with, their, golden
• helmets and flashing lances riding en
• niasse in front ef them, is seemed
almost like • .a fairy •tale come to
• life—a. fairy earriage--..a fairy pro.
• cession—with a fairy-tale King and
Queen
• As they • dissaPpeared down the
lines there was tothingleft tor us
te do but to elimb into theebus en'd
. return to the Chatean Where we-
, might catch a gliinpse of the proees-
•sion as it catne down MacKenzie Av.',
• eMle, pat, the Wei klemOrTin whch
the' Kingwas to unveil on. •Sunday
• morning. And a beautiful sight it
as too as I watelied them coming
an) thee distance: . Surely this 'weld
he no Twentieth Century prodesseent.
Had the pages of history slipped back
. a few hundred years?' Cattle such
• pageantry: be real?
• , And en we Odme to: that histOrie
• event (which Mity never occult, again
in the history of the Dennitdoe of
Caneda) when His Majesty the King
• -,„`.....anpAlia-sttrztymtlizt4Itto,
the Sonete Chia:ler-en Friday After,
noOli, •and the King gave Royal As-
• sent to the Bills whith lind been pass-
ed through the: House this. Sessien.
The 'Royal Car dieeve Silently up
' as I was etanding , on the Steps Wifh
he press, It itrad of dark maroon,
FIREDESTRpY.
.BLACKSMITH SHOP
(ST: HELEN'S' NEWS)
Fire of unknown origin 'completely
destroyed the .blacksinith shop of Mr.
Jas.°P-I'yde%arlY Friday morning. The
fire was first noticed by Miss Mary
Rutherford who was .awakened by
their dog. She spread the alarm by
telephone'but nothing could be. done
to save the building. Fortunately there
was, little or no wind 'or the whale
village would have been seriously en-
dangered. •' ' •
Miss. Jean Thom, student nurse at
the Motheeeraft Hospital, Toronto,
and Mr.' Bob 1VIegellan ef Toronte
were Victoria day ...visitors at her
home here. ,
Recent guePts of Mr. and Mrs. V.
J. Thom inchided 1VIr. Alex Leitch,
Mr. and Mrs., •JiM Bowden and son
jimmy' ef Detroit; Mr. Robert ' Mee:
Guire, -Mr. and MIs. Horace -McGuire.
of Landon. ' : ••
, At the meeting of the Y. P: U. on
Sunday evening a lantern lecture on
Pioneer '1Vlissionaries bf the North-
West Was the special feature. Caro-
line Humphrey, read the Scripture les-
son. Mr. McKenzie Webb read,a poem
and Mr. MeOhrie favented with a
solo:
Mis Vere Taylor has gone to God-
trich where she A employed in the
Venus Restaurant. ,
Rev: H M. Wright and Mr, 'Dave
• eaA*61411.44141/44..g.liitridgag*elo
tiie 'London, Confetenee being held at
.London this iveek.
Week -end viaitors with Mr, an
Mrs. J. D. Anderson, were Mr. Peter
Torrance, of North Bay and Meseta
MEI.e and Deriald and Miss Irene' tow-
= of Walkerton.
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'ILL FOR THREE. YEARS
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ivas three years ageelast Wed-
nesday, May 24th, ?ince' IklissFlora
Webster was taken ill with phlebitis'
and followed by baffling complica-
tions, haii kept her pretty ,mucir a
bedfast patient'e Once, 'them
During these three hinge yes,
Flora has been,a patient, - cheerful
sufferer, and while seriously ill early
in the winter, has:shown considerable
improvement since tliele; and at -pres-
ent is able to be out of Nit for filto;ft:
intervals, eaCh 'day.
• During this time; Fiera. has been
constantly and devotedly •cared 'for
by her mother, and their many friends
are hopeful that the coining summei
days, will bring restored strength and
health to Flora.
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• Among those from the local soc7
iety who attended the district agri-
cultural asbociatien'convention in
Owen •Sound en Wednesday Were, Jose
eph, Agnew, Wallace .Miller, John Me-
Quillin and Angus McKay. Miss Ethel
• Martin was also in attendance. '
OLDT I MERS REACH
MAY MILESTONES
Last Week We had our annual visit,
1y Mi, WillianteparbOur of White-
church—the purpose, the punctual re-
newal of his subscription to the Seri -
Mr. Barbour, NOM observed his f35,th
birthday on Mitir 1st, is still hale and
hearty, and keeps busy in his garden
at this time of the ,Yeari when not
engagId in his duties as weighmits-
ter at the C. N. R. station- at White-
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church. . • . • ,
• ShiPping days are Wednesday' and
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_Saturday, „ and a good dea of stock
'is shipped,from this point. Shipments
•of 'hogs ht.% been particularly heavy
during the past six' weeks, said Mn
Mr. Barbour, came to. Lucknow 'last
•week, withotit Mr. Eli. Jacques, his
Floe filend and neighbour... Mr.
Jacques, Who was 86 ..on May • 18th,
was toe busy at his garden work,
to take time off for the . jaunt that
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EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
CONVENTION HERE FRIDAY
The convention of the Bruce Coun-
ty Educational Association of Trust-
ees and Ratepayers ig. to be held !ti
the Licknow Town Hall, this Fri-
day afternoon at two .o!cluck. -
To keep informed on the latest in
.school legislation, taxes, grants.
courses of study and the general trend
of education it is important to at-
tend. Norman Davies,...supervisoi of
agricultural classes_for_Ontaiti,
be the guest speaker. Music will be
supplied by the Lucknoir school choir,
as well as other numbers and a spec-
ial invitation is extended to the ladies
to attend.
• OBITUARY
MRS. ST. CLAIR IRWIN
• The 'funeral bf Mee. St. Clair Irwin
was held from,. her late residenee,
Boundary West to Greenhill Colette
ery on Friday „afternoon. .fAerviees
at the home and graveside were con-
ducted by Rev. R. C. Todd, and were
attended by a 'hoet of sympathizing
friends and neighbours. The pallbear-
• ers were Irvine Henry, Jim Henry.
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Andrew Ritchie, 'Wesley Ritchie, Tom
Hackett and Alvin Irwin. . *
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Mrs. Irwin' s death carne with Shock-
ing suddenneh td her husband, daugh-
ter and relativee; and saddened a
'Wide circle of ifriends, wham Mrs.
Irwin has Won by her genial, friendly
inaimet. • I
Mts. Irwin was in her 42nd year.
She eteie formerly Hazel drene Gard-
ner; a daughter of the late yen.. G:
Gardner and Ida, Henry and Was born
on the 12th of Aslitield, Oh the fatin
now owned by her beether Jack.
19'21 she married St. Clair Irwin
of the Ashfield 'boundary, who sue-
viVes With One daughter, Dorothy. T�
them is eitended the.srnpathY of the
ceminiiiiity in the untimely death of a
loving wife .and +mother.
Mrs, Irwin had not Nen enjoying
teeteeefe-tieealtte..,eeesveaeeteeee.leteeeee
but was .about banal each' day,
and Weedily evening had read until
it late hour; and it *as not until
Wednesday -meriting that her husband
made the shocking discovery that She
bad passed away Without warning
during the night.
ASHF100::-.-rtglyg
IN4uRED:IN..01tASH .
Reeve Alex McDonald, Of Ashfield
Township, was enjueedlueaday in a
motor ear accident at corner of
the l2th poneesaione Ashfield, and a
sidereak :One, and one quarter miles
east of tbe:Blee, Water Highway., He
*Offered Ityo*.breleeii Ilia.% and blimps
to the head, and was ,uneoniciOns for
'a time aftek the crash.
'Hismachine, ConstablP. e'
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E. McCoy,. Who investigated said,
was ,struck by one driven by eerard
'Walker, Kincardine, Both machines
were turned ' around and overturned
by the collision. Walker was not hurt.
Following the crash,, the reeve's car
struck .a .telephone pole, disrupting
telephone service .ii the district.
The mishap prevented Mr. AcDon-
aldsfroin attending the Opening sesidelf
of Huron County Council in Goderieh
that day: .••• . • - •
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HOLIDAY NEXT • TUESDAY •
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Posters are out -Proclaiming next
Tuesday, June .6th, civic holiday in.
the Village -of Lucknow. This day
marks,' the visit of the King and
Queen- to Stratford, When local stud-.
ents will join the many thouearids.
from. the:Counties...of...13rue% Huron
Perth, 'weeee mar ..geeeeet Mi=3
esties at this point In concurrence
with the' event, the local council hes
set the day apart' as a civic holiday,
calling on all loyal citizens to observe
it as such. • •
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-MR. AlkID 1VIRS. ALEX CAIVIERON
RgTURN• FOR VISIT
Callers at the Sentinel Office on
Tuesday, were -,Mr. and. Mrs. Alex
Cameron of Olds, Alberta *he are
on an .extended visit in the East. Mrs.
• Cameron Was foeinerli•, Tana Mae -
Donald cousin of Mr. W J. Mae-
Denalde second concession
„ Mr. Cameron is a:brother of Ken-
neth Cameron, on the Ohl homestead
in West, WaWenosie and ;Of the late
R D. 'CaMeron of Luelmoie.. mrCam-
eron,' bricklayer and stonemathip.
by trade left here for the West aa'a
soling . man iri 18890 and on only .a
couple of other widely 'spread oc-
catiOns his he viSited "back home",
so that, the Lucknow -of today is
new town. to ,him. Mr. Cameron is ie,
his 80th year, but is alert and active
to a 'degree that far belies his a:ge.
When they arrived the east, Mr.
and ' Mrs. Cameron' were .joined for
a viiit bytheir sere A. Jedem-
eren, Of •New Jersey, "whom they had
not seen in twente.- Yeare. .
BOWLING EVENTS.
FOR
With the local greens in fine shape,
ahead, the
• -• ite0t#, ItecetneS ,c-en.tve
'of 'interest and ieeivity fer many,'
Teday (Thursdai) free bowling is
schedeled both afternoon and evening,
with a special invitation extended to
beginners and all prespective bowlers
to take , part. The afternoon games
commence at two e'cleek, with play,
in the evening to begin at 730.
• The Bowling dhile anticipates, one
of its most successful. years .this se -
son and efforts are being made to irk
crease: the membership. Officers are
eager.. to. have prospective bowlers
take °part in today's eirents,', and be-
come interested in this popularegarree:
Lucknow greens :are Second 'to none,
and with attrectiVe surroundings,
make this an ideal spot for a recreat-
ional and pleasant summer's sport.
Friday evening at sensi o'colck
coMpetition for the -joynt cups
be held at the green. These are in-
• dividual challenge -cups andiceen coin:
petition -will result, in determining
their possessor.
And then, that big event, the Tip
To doubles toUrriament is not far
off. :The date is' Wednesday, Rine,
21st.
DETROIT CHURCH'
HONORS FORMER
ASHFIEI.Dc BOYS .
Jahn Donald Murray And Dr. .L F.
MacKenzie Who neve Given Long
• And Faithful 'Serie In. Central
, Presbyterial Church, Detroit, Hon-
oured. By 'Congregation On FtidaY.
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- John Donald MurraY. and, The J. P.
MacKenzie, two sens.:Of Ashfiekl, who
for two -Score years, as residents of
Detroit; have been faithful, w,brkere
in Central Presbyterian Church had an
appreciation of that service evidenCed.
on Friday evening. •
But before this story continues, a
thumb -nail sketch of these two gen-
tlemeri would be in order. ,
• John Donald was born in Para-
mount, taught in two rural sehools
and afterwards, with his brother Rob.:
-ert_ran_a_businessjiLLucknow He,
Married Miss Clara Martin and went
to Detrolthrthe early nineties.
Dr. Ji MacKenzie was horn in
Isle of Sky, also taught in rural
schools, married 'Miss Minnie Stanley
and went to Detroit 'about. the same
7 unit. "TruTre-theit'AY-lstingiiig;they
both sought a Church home in the
cit$P and found one 'in the Central
Preabyterian' (Scotch) church.'
An affectienate get-together . was
held in the dining room' of this slime
church „Friday night to celebrate the
forty years of continuous devoted ser-
vice of these two gentlemen in various
capacities•as elders; as general work-
ers in welcoming at the door, as act-
ing superintendents Of, the Sunday
School, as clerk, ae treasurer and
often in representing the churcha-
field or in visiting the siek.
Two hundred or ,more sat .around
the banqueting table, while full hearts
• lived again the sweet' reemoriee' of
service together_. A former pastor
testified to the fine help they were
to him in his day. Many letters from
-here and yon were read testrfying.
to the quality of Mr. Murray's and
the . Doctor's ' Servi!ces. Bagpipes lent
color to the occasion and three Scoteli
&delete added to the sentiineet
Feesh 'spring flowerand two large
*Cakes •with forty earidles burning on
each, were brought into ,beauty by
the turning out of the church lights
during a pause inthe, progrash:
The Sunday School was *ell rep-
resented 'te eXtend praise:: The eldest
and the longest Imember Of the church
presented gold eufr links on behalf of
the,ladies of the church, and a felicity
'deacon peeSented Aerie with gold
wriet Watches.
• ler response; Dr. NIcieenzie coin
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mended the Mende i�r their, goodness
,giving their kaise Mid flowers
• while they were alive t� appreciate
it.
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0-1 kl&trItiant.vbatemptuitrAtir..,,,,,v.
ted eke was no call or gifts , or
.pralse that they were all filo. willing
to keep their jobs. Then in a few
VOHS linked the members who had
gone before, .with these on earth And
closed with reading Wordsworth's,
farallar poran—dNay.„We lare eeven."
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GRADUATES TODAY
Mre'and' Mrs. P. 'M. Johnston and
son, Merle are 'motoring to . Toronto
today (Thursday) to the • grad-
ileteien eeerelies of Western 'Hos-
pital, their daughter, Winiefree, be-
ing_a member of the graduating clase.
Miss Johnston completed:.her train-
ing early in MarChandlas since been
nursing in the hespital.
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•• OBITUARY •
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..OLIVER JOHNSTON
Death :on ',Sunday morning thine. to
Oliver Johnston,t.a •widely known and
highly eitee,med • gentlenian, who for
upwards to fortyyearshas been a
resident of the village 'and by his
friendly manner -Made .a wide eirFle.
To :Wed
.Walked'. To ._064eilell..,For....teHternony
• Ow• Suridaye dhalmeree Preebyteriel?
Chutele 'Whitechurch; celebrated' the
75th aelverseeei', of -the -the feUr4ing of
the ethigrbgatiore. With fitting servieee
Ceedgeted.mornerig' and: 'eVening ley
Rev. jellies ;Wilson, Of Toronto.
The oCcagibu , Was flil;t44, sipsyli;ed
'an 'old-tashiOn'ed.etea meeting. and
eiiievtgiinnlent on.'Wedneaday evening,
Mae 31st, the date the (WOric of this
congregation was first ,arganieed.
- There follows an interesting :his-
torical:review of the pioneer settlers
of that community, and Ihe subse-
quent eetablishinent -,:of the church,
with highlights in the Congregation's
seventy-five yearof service; • which
we copy from the Advance -Times, •
• The first -settlers af the eommunity
earee fronelialheusie in Lanark demi.,
ty: T,hetovas in 1853.. A year before
the government had iiniShed.the first
survey of the County of,Buce. The
first settlers Were ',Tames Hamilton
'ad his eieter, Jean, wile lecatee ori
the -first eoncession cif KinloSs. hater
the same, year' 'came David McConnell,
'William :Ooper; Charles
and family, James Rose, Jahn: Paw-
th Kez:Yeeew eienetle'Me
Lean, L. McLean, Allen •MeLeeri,
The•tallowing year ,arrived S:•le.•Fer-
rie and family, Jehn, and Robert
Gil-
iespie,Gethe Ross,: William Dawson,
Shortly after came John Inglis, David
Patterson, Alex Middleton, :the Gales
George :McKay and
Adam McKay and his. mother; -Alex
Heine:, James Clow anelifamily:
•These pioneers, with °there that fol-
lowed, cleared the land ane out of the
virgin bush creaied, farmS and homes.
They -.never 108t the Christian outlook
•and it was 'becaUse of • this' : that
clitircliee later beCame so iraportant in
the life of the community• •
Until •the.fiest griSt SOH VMS built
reucknow.•in 1859 these pioneers were
forced to take their grain which they
wanted milled to Walkerton, Kincar-
dine or Dungannon.. • . •
• lit is of hiteresi to nate that the
first Marriage took place in 1854'when
,Jean• Fiamiltoh became• the bride , of
Mr. John Gillespie. They' Walked to
;Goderich '.to' have the cereniony per-.
fainted.
The ,firOt religious iervices held :in
the, community were. conducted 'in the
,eld log schoolhouse on Concession 2,
Kinloss, north of Whitechurch. These
services weie conducted by u Method-
ist minister. Prior to 1864 there was
bit,olaprddee.byt.erian. church in the neigh-
• The Pirst Congregation
The first' Presbyterian congregation
was knewn as East Kinloss, and .Mr.
elacDonald,..ef -Clinteneeetas • the' first
prea' cher. The.firse service. was h
in Mr. HaMilton's .barn on the 3ist
day, kay,• 1864, and. the • following
Were eeceived into communionAdam.
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HOUR. SET' FOR
SPECIAL ,TO LEAVE
Leaves .Lucknow At 9.06 .A.M. Next
• Tuesday—Retnrns That Evening Al
7.00 P.M. •
of friends among Ting and old, Prior Some two .hundred persons . are px-.
to moving to LUcknow,, Mr. Johnston •pected to go fiinn Lucknaw by C.X.R.
lived, at Kielough and at: Holymed., spatial' trent e'o Stratford next Tee.e •
He was in his 78th year. For many • (lay.'
1)11 the occasion of Unit visit. of
years he was Manager oe the l.mek- Their .3,1a,jesties:. The King and Queen.
now Elevator. Pubite sihool ' children or, the village.
Par more than two years wnd a'hal f' Whoso t von:port f.l.tion is being paid.
Mr...JohestOn had been bedfast, from Will, figure prominently emone the
al serious heart condition that caused local eecureienists,
him to suffer frequent eveak spells. The hour for the departure of the.
During that' tine he has been con- train has been set at 9.06 a.im and
stantly attended.by his daughter, Miss is' scheduled to arrive baCk. in Luck -
Elva ,Tohnstoti, trained' nurse. now at 7.09 that eyenefig. An adver7
The funeral seevice Was held at the tipenient in his issue gives the cora-
ta:mily residence; HaVelock' St., on piety gist of stops: eneoete b Serat-
Wednesdity Vete-men, • 'conducted by ford and return. Regular train ser-
Rsv 0. H. Makii,Denald', with interinent vice thatIdayl is cancelled.
In 'South Kiniess, Cemetery, ,I)atiheur% - ,instructions, we, understandhave
era were HarrY MCQuillinejeW. Hen- beeli i$,•stied, from. Stratford to scheel
derson, . Jack :Carripbell, James Pick. tvlard?, ,in the ,counties explaining de-
ering, W. W. Hill ,and Thomas leuens. tails to be Carried out id. handling
. Resides hisebereaved, widow, form-, and• placing' the ch,ldien It isires-
erly. Laura artheitnett, Mr. SOlinston seri thatthese histruetioes be carried
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14 surVived by fotir, datighters, Slid Out kfettratOly to Avoid confeeien, .
three sons, Mrs. ;Osgbed (May) of • . Reeve N. E. Dusetell hes reeelyed
Detroit; Mrs, Sage '(Ethel) 'Detroit; a communication from Warden .W. S.
Elva at heinee 1VIre. H. Ciannett (Arm. Penton, of Pert 'Elgin. stating that
ie)'' of Toronto, Jim of Toronto, Eldon the Maybe. of Stretfordlias advised
the;atder .Lake ahd•Gordoil of Cas- Mee•I'mitme that a specially reserved
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predeeeased bee father While attend- cepieeetien of 016 11.00VOS and Me yere
ing :Ohne settee] and • during•the in of Druee, Comer and their.
&min epidernie of 1010.
A ,brother; Joseph tuci.cnow and 'The 'he"st--111-0ot' the voThe
a, sister, Mrs. John Morgan n!. it(1). 1eetgni:nn'
ft
tihvat ine;toei:
ham, also survive. '
Attending Convention' nothing, ' •
•
,lleacKak; Mrs Catherine MaeKay,
Mrs James Jamee heaver, Mete ,DeVid •Giii..
144.,Sr, William 4impeoji,: Mrs.. Wil.
itain;SimpiOn; Thonme Wiisereelarnes
Wilson,' William • ,Dewson, jainei •
13;064s Matthew Waddell, Mts. 'Jamea
0.ow, Mr: 'anti Mei. Alex kiddieeon.
The Pint Church '
The •fieed of A church becaMe Very.
apparent' and late in 1844 prepara-
tiona were Made. Mr. Charles Harrel.
to presented the site for the building
which is the same s's now eccupied.
The frame work .4Was completed he
,same year and the People worshipped
in
in the new ,church Witheue"a pulpit
andand
the seats, were rough planks Ftili/7
• ported on blocks. During • the next
summer the inside -of. theebuildingewas
pulpit erected and seating •
capacity provided. , This , little church
was a frame structure sided withhalf-
inch : ithribee and painted white, from
which the village afterwards :got .ita
name, Whitechureh. • • '
It was the •same Year that the
'church Was built that the Sunday
School was started "with, Adam Mc-
Kay ak first: siperintendent.
•The fist - Itrinister4of °'461-iitt.r4 :-
charge of St Helens and East Kinloss
was the Rev. Relit Leiek who' Was or-
dained and inducted on November21,:
1865. He continued in the service of
the congregation for fifteen years, re;
Signing March;:31st, 1889. During his
pastorate the first elders were ordain -
et, • nanielY, Messrs. : Adam MacKay,
Charles Hamilton, Themas-Wilion and
John Dawson. The firt precentor was
Mr. Adam MacKay.. Associated . with
..tbe early management of this -church -
were: Jaraes. Hamilton, James: Ross, ,
George gMacKay,, 8.. A. Ferrie, John
Gillespie Sr., Willianz Simpion, Alex
Heney; John Gillies,' Kenneth MeLeen,
Allan McLean.
Rev. Jae. A. Anderson was ordained
and inducted, into the charge of Cal -
Vin and East Kinloss, now known as
Whitechurch, ,in 1880 and for seven
and , a half years labored in White-
ehureh when he accepted. a 'cali to
Goderich. During his ministry' in 1881
•a 'Manse was built and it served its.
purpose for 39 years. In 1920 tlie-pre-
sent manse was gilt at a cost Of
about $50Q0. The "Women's Missiort-'
ary Society. Was organized in 1887.
Mrs. WM. Barbour Was the fleet pre-
sident.
T next niinistereWaS the'ReY„ W. ,
• Geddes. He was inducted in 1889
and accepted, a call to St. Catherines
it 1891 It was :Mee Geddee'whO or-
ganized the Young People's, Soe4ty
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whch.has.continued regular meetings
since that time. Langside• and White-
thehurehavere united as -a .charge 'at thia:
In 1894 Rev. Andrew McNnb was
called and Inducted. During his min-
istry in 1865 the present Brick church
was built. The new church was ded-
icated on November 17., 1895 by Rev.
J. A. Andersen, a former pater. Mr. •
McNab's pastorate closed in 1899:
' Rev. G. M. Dunn was ordained and
inducted k 1900. In 1906 he eeCeived
a celleto Itedgetosen, *hi& he eteepte
ed. .
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In. the fall of 1906 Rey. Geo. P. ,
Miran: was inducted 'ceasing his lab-
ors S•hen he went to Port Credit three :
years. later. .1/e was succeeded be
Rev. Donald 11VIcEaeliern the sante.
year, 'Mr. lefferachern terminated hie
ministry in the fall of 1912. During
111cEachern's .pastorate in 1909
the basement of the Cluirch was fitted
tie for a Sundae', School rooin:
• It March, 1913, Rev. J. Stewart be-
came minister. 'During his term of
office the church observed its Jubilee,
having been organized for,fiifty -ears.
In 1914 the ehurch shed was built at
a cost of $1506.
Rev' J. Re Otahani Was the next
minister, being inducted in Imp. Ile
served two years then resigne'd in' or-
der to serve as chaplain iil the Canad-
hie txpeditionary Forces, '
411,1918 Rev. James Sebbie was in-
ducted and. he continued . as minieter
until, June, 1925. At • the time of
thurch unreel Calvin Church, • at .
Walvanosh, as added to the' thargel, ,
The. Wane Chalmers Was given to the
church:by the Session 1`ebroaree 25th,
• The • present ininister„, Rev. John •
p25, and his faitlifel, servece
is greatly apprecieted by the inelithers
of the corigregation. • .
It is •worthy of note thee all the •
property is free of debt, the mortgage' '
on the manse havidi. been paid off
• some eight yeitiv• AZOI.
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