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Lucknow Ont.
Thursday May 23rd,
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1940.
FRIDAY
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LITTLE PROSPECT
OF ,LOWER RATES
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1?here reccurs but sc ant p
ti to a dr � rates in . Lucknow.. This
;.'much. was evident at a special seg-_•
Sion of the • .Village Council • • called
last` •Wednesday night .to confer' with
• Mr. Flannery, a 'representative of • the:
Ontario .Hydro Electric .Power. Com-
mission .Present at the meeting also,
was a committee appointed by the
Business Men's Association, and rep-
,•
rese'htative of the power users of the,
Village., • ,
At a recent meeting of the Busi-
' ness • Men's Association a resolution
was unanimously , approved,., petition-
ing the local commission to grant 25
per cent. reduction in Lucknow .power.
rates. The local: commission,, Mr.
. Flannery 'made, clear, has .no author-
ity to take such, action.
The 'matter may be taken` direct to
the Ontario Commission, but there
seems; little reason to'. believe that
a rate revision would be granted,, not
withstanding ,the wide • variation in
rates that exists' between neighbour-
ing municipalities and*particularly in
power rates, that, finds, industries.
here paying .a rate more than .twice.
as high as in 'Seaforth and Port Elgin,
which ;were .two municipalities' named.
in the comparison.
This discrepancy in hydro rates is
a sever handicap . to industries in
competition with those operating in
cheap power`. towns, is a factor, in dis-
couraging expansion of industry. lo-
cally, and definitely blacks out the
possibility of inducing new industries
to locate* a ,tbwn such as this where
power costs are excessive, .and where
little hopes , exists that anything will
be done: about it by the "powers that
be",
The cost of the delivery of power,
is.cited as thebasis of rate charges.
If you're on the end of ; the lined as
Lucknow is, you're; penalized for it
by paying higher rates. This doesn't
apply, in the postal or .freight sys-
tem, but it does inso greata public
utility as the hydro • system, and
in the mind of hydro users here this
"basis of,charge" explanation' has been
worn, pretty thin, and is. regarded as
nothing else but a very unfair :and.
unjust discrimination.
LOCAL MAN OPENS
RESTAURANT' AT PAISLEY
Charlie' Chin, local restaurant pro-
prietor, has branched out and is now
conducting a restaurant in :Paisley,
which was' opened for business on
Saturday'. Charlie •will be assisted : in
the holidays at Paisley by some of
the members of his large family, while
• Mrs. Chin and others of the 'family
will continue to conduct the jocal res-
taurant.
MONSTER CROWD 'EXPECTED
AT FRIDAY'S, JAMBOREE
A record crowd is eeted ' to b:e
hi • attendance at. The Clansmen's Jam
boree in the a•Arena to-rliorrow; night,
Y
Fiida May 24th.L' An : exceptionally.
Y_
fine 'array .of talent has been lined up
to • present a • thrilling program of
aerobatic,' tumbling, juggling; 'bal-
ancing andslackwire performances,
plus inusical entertainment by Tony
White "The Singing Accordionist."
These performances Fill highlight
the evening at a very low admission:
charge of 15 cents with public school
children: • frsee. „
.The dance platform has been put
in excellent shape fpr dancing t�
Clansmen . games will be ' played in
music by McCartney'sorchestra.
limited numbers; chief of which will
be bingo.
• The newly' installed sound sy=tem
is expected'. to be in readiness for pres•
entation to the public.
Batteries To Move
,. During .the past few days many Of
the ,local•. tboys , in the ' 97th and 100th
Batteries ,have been on . their "'last•
leave" before leaving Listowel 'this
week for a training camp within the
Province: The •boys expect to be un-
der canvas by the•"end:'of the, .week.
Press censorship has been lifted this
past week to the extent the movement
of. troops to training camps within.
Canada . can be published without de-
lay.
CONSIDERABLE.'BROOM
CORN TO BE GROWN
According to: present indications
•
there will be about 200 acres of broom
corn grown in -this vicinity this sea-
son. We. understand if a sufficient
acreage •is planted, a receiving stat-
ion would be opened: locally to handle.
the erop. However the present., acre-
age does not 'warrant this and it is.
doubtful if it will be achievedthis
season.
MEETING TO BE HELD RE
REGISTRATION. OF WOMEN
With little interest being. taken loc-
ally in the voluntary registration of
Canadian women for service in a net-
ionalr emergency, a • meeting is to be
held next Monday to explain the plan
and arouse more enthusiasm here.,,
--Mrs. Walter Hamilton has taken the
initiative and informs us • that . this
•ladies' meeting wilt be held in . the
Town Hall at 8 p.m. sharp on Monday,
May 27th. Mrs. Hamilton is endeav-
ouring • to get a capable "speaker to
attend the meeting and explain tlhe
details of this registration, which en-
tail§ no obligation, but provides in
formation as to the available woman
powe'r;of the nation. , •
Business Men To Hear Proposed
Plan ' Of Oil Drilling Operations
W. L Paterson, geologist and oil
'operator, is to address the Lucknow
Business Men's •Association explain-
ing the proposed plan for .oil• drilling
• operations .and the development of
such fields as he believes exist,, in
Kinloss and' Culross Townships, with
a common centre in the Holyrood
area. •
To hear Mr. Paterson, a special
Business Men's 'Meeting has been call;-
ed
all-ed for 8 o'clock sharp on Monday ;ev-
ening, May 27th in the Town Office;
at which, reports of recently appoint-
ed c'bmmittees willalso be received.
Mr. Paterson is continuing his ob-
servations in this area,'and is con-
vinced from his years of 'experience
in the study of oil deposits, 'and the
drilling of wells, that • oil exists in
aotamere3
and at shallow depths,
drstnc p
orate t.
making it 'economical to' sink a
test
well, with equal economy in subse-
quent development, should his theor-
ies on the • existence of oil prove cor-
tett.• • . .
.Mr. Paterson has already been in
conference with an oil driller ; from
Hepworth;' who was m, town on Sat:.
undesirable speculation, and the de-
moralizing effects of esudden Wave
•LOCHALSH '.NATIVE
B. •C .CHIEF: JUSTICE -
° Promotion of Mr.. Justice'
A..' Macdond of
Macdonaldritis Colombia
the B l�
Court :. of Appeal to •: the' o ition. of
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chief Justice -of British Columbia was
amounted last week by: Justice •Min
nn ..d - •
-inter LaPointe., .•
The new chief justices has been a'
member of the Court of Appeal since
1924 . and is a former . attorney -gen-
eral' of •British, Columbia.. He is 65
years old. Born near Lochalsh, Chief.
Justice Macdonald studied' at ,the ilei-
versity of Toronto and Osgoode • Hall
:Law' School. On being called to the
bar .he practised first in London, Ont.,
butsoon: aftex moved . to Cranbrook,
B. C„ where lie practised from' •1907
to 1912. -He then moved to Vancouver
and, for a number of ;years herd a seat
in the Provincial Legislature, serving
as attorney -general in 1916. and 1917
• Mr. Macdonald' is a cousin of Mr.
F. D. MacLennan of town. He Was
born on Con. 12, Ashfield, near Hem-
lock ' City School where he taught for
a time as a young man:
Won Stove. At Murdie's
Mrs. Harry Anderson of town was
the winner of the •Coleman "Speed -
'neater" gas stove,' given free in con-
nection with the cooking .demonstra-•
tion conducted • on Tuesday afternoon.
and Wednesday at Murdie's . Store by
Elizabeth 'Hey of the Coleman Lamp.
and Stove Company.. •
OB I TUARY
MRS.. JOHN JOYN.T
In the ' :passing . of Annie Amelia'
Fulford on. Tuesday morning,. ' May
21st, a good wahnan has :gone.
Mrs. 'Joynt .was 'born May • 15tli,'
1861; • the oldest child of John , and
Anna Fulford; 'pioneers of Teeswater
Township. Annie Amelia Fulford, was
;mai -ied September 27th, 1882', at
Teeswater to Mr. John Joynt of West
Wasvanosh.. It was in no small • way,
due to Mrs. Joynt's ambition, frug-
ality, indomitable spirit and faith in
her husband that he rose from a poor
young man to one of the successful
men of Huron and Bruce Counties.
Five children • were Dorn • to this
good and devoted mother, "who arise
up and call' her blessed." Minie E.;
the wife of Rev. J. Wilbert Lillico, of
Red Wing;. Minnesota. Mamie, Mrs.
Robert Johnston of Goderich; - Ida;
Mrs. William . McLeod of Lucknow;
John Wesley Joynt of Lucknow;, and"
Letitia, Mrs. A. E. •Millson . of West-
on: Mrs. Joynt also leaves to mourn
her loss thirteen grandchildren and
one great granddaughter. The joy-
ous welcome always accorded • this
family of daughters, sbn and grand-
children on their home visits will al-
'vmaysbe' a .beautiful'memory.
Mrs. Joynt was possessed of intel-
lectual, moral and spiritual gifts, and
an affectionable disposition. She -was,
a good neighbour and friend and. the
'influence of her lilfe has been grac-
ious and far-reaching, For ' the past
several years she had been in very
poor health, but she never missed the
Sabbath services or prayer meeting
when she was able to attend.
In her active years she gave of her
HYDRO 'SHUT-OFF
"PRESENTS DIFFICULTIES
With a'
on 'nuance oftheork w , tw
t
of ' }iydro •c'line replacements and
transformer 'changes, ;the great=
erP part of this Vil'lage's'busines's
section''was without hydro power
Tuesdayy afternoon and: all day
'Wednesday, ;.with _its.' consequent
inconviences. At The Sentinel Of-:
fico it' brought all mechanical:
work to a complete standstill, and.
-it I . hag,. been necessary to turn
"night into day" •to get this' is-
. 5110 but.
The Hyninary,. • Bibles., . Book 'of
Praise, Testaments and 'Psalm Books
at greatly, reduced prices' will .be on
the, sale at McKim's Drug: Store, 'start -
i•
ng., this Saturday, May 25th.
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CASH . STOLEN FROM
`PRODUCE :STORE
of prosperity.. ,
Government development Would also, time and talents unstintedly to Chris-
alleviate
hrisalleviate the necessity of taking up tian work, teaching in the Sunday
blocks of leases. This procedure', is School, president of• the Ladies' Aid,
necessary, where development is car- president of the Women's Christian
ried on by private interests, and it Temperance Union, president of the
would take from three to four months local Women's Missionary Society for
to take up these leases, before drill- several years and also District pres-
ing could be started. Under Mr: Pat- ident during which time she spoke
erson's proposed, plan drilling could and organized new groups throughout
be started almost immediately. the district..
He, has 'written to Government of-
ficials in this regard, but to date has.
received. no reply, and failing to in-
terest the Government in his proposed
plan, Mr. Paterson will be obliged
to proceed in"the customary manner
of taking up • leases, with its conse-
quent delay in getting drilling op er'
Those attending Monday daY night's
s
meeting will, • we believe, be much in-
terested in the information Mr. Pat-
erson will give them. •
STORES WILL BE OPEN HIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING
Mrs. Joynt will be remembered by
those who knew her for her gracious
and kindly hospitality. -She • was kind
in other's troubles and courageous, in
her own. Since the .death of her life
partner two and one -hal years ago,
though receiving loving c re by a kind
friend and companion, frequent visits
from her family, she was lonely and
was ready to go when the call carne.
"Truly a good woman is dead in Is-
rael". • .
"We cannot think of them, as dead
Who walk with us no more
Along : the path 'of life I trend
They have but gene before.
The Father's hohse has •mansions fair
Be mtCyny visions dint
A thief rifled the cash drawer'. at
Leith and. Gibbons produce store here
on Tuesday morning .of . about $18.00'
in cash. The money 'was in one dollar
bills and was evidently "lifted" while
the store was unoccupied for a short
time,' with the 'door left .open.. '
The . thieving is believed •to have
been done . • while Bob Gibbons' . and
Joe Irwin were ;doing a •brief repair
job on' the roof , of the building,: or
'while Bob wan away from then store
for a few minutes while paying the
hydro bill: at, the Town Office across
the street. Greg Leith was in the
country at the time. • , ,
1 COMING EVENTS
DANCE AT PARAMOUNT • ,
Dancing every 'Friday night at Par-
amount Hall to music .by Maeitegnzie's'
6 -pierce orchestra. Door prize, each
week, a roasted. chicken: General. ad-
'?nission 35e.
DANCE &'FLOOR SHOW
With Murray Simmons and ,his col-
ored band "America's 'snappiest dance
orchestra", in the Town Hall, Lurk -
now; Thursday May 30th, under au-
spices L•.O"L., Lucknow•. General ad-
mission 25c. • • •," •
WILLIS TIPPING AT WINGHAM
.Commencing next . Thursday; , May
30th, Willis Tipping's Band, will play
each Thursday night until June•20th,
at the Royal T Pavilion, -at Wingham..
Admission 50,c:. Dance to Benny Pal-
mer tonight (Thursday May. 23rd) at
the Royal T, '.Jitney dancing every
Saturday night. •"..•
EMPIRE DAY PROGRAM
The pupils of the Lucknow Pulhic
School will present an Empire Day
program in the Town Hall on Thurs-
day, May 23rd beginning at 3 p.m.
There will be numbers by the School
Choir, duets, solos, and folk dances,
dtc.; relating to Empire, patriotism. A
free-will offering will be received to
aid in refugee ,work.
BI;JSINESS MEN ATTENTION!
A special meeting of the Lucknow
Business . Men's Association. will be
held in , the Town Office on Monday,
•May `27th at 8 p.m. sharp to :receive
reports of committees„ and to hear
Mr. W. I. Paterson,. •geogolist ,and oil
operator who will explain his: pro-
posals' t� drill and develop Prospect-
ive oil• fields in the •nearby vicinity.,
-drilling the proposed test welt
Should oil be discov ed in com-
mercial Paterson
t� Mr.
quinti es,
would prefer the Government to take
Over the development 'of the field;
which would prevent customary, but
on ri ay flay Z4li:
a will ori -
places in the'Vlll 'Village l not 1
serve the ' half ' holiday to -day
(Thursday) but will remain open
beth afternoon a'nsl evening.
They live and move in Him."
The funeral service' will be held this
afternoon (Thursday) at the Joyn't
home With Interment in Greenhill
Cemetery. '
Special 'Announcement.
Of The Dedication Service Of The
New Full Gospel Church
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AT KINLOUGIJ •
SUNDAY MAY 26th •
• •
REV. D. N. BUNTAIN is expected
to be the Speaker. The main ded-
ication Service t9 be held at 11 a.m.
Y so' a vening Service apt' Tip.m.
•
.
•NOTICE
A period of Prayer for our.Natio
p y n
Will be held in The New Church
. m'at. 10:30 a.m.
REV, F:•= CHORLEY, Evangelist,
Will conduct a Special Evangelistic
-, et'ems
ri- M ."tib°
•oivr ¢�a
• E. L. RIPLEY, Pastor.
Services Of the week postponed in
•
Lucknow: '
WOLVES FALL PREY
_T w
.HARVEY'S °GUN
th '. Holyrood.. to d
While en
area has
fr ue�tl
been com
bed
gunmen•"in .sa rc' ofslcep menacing
...by.
wolves, it rerlains•with Harvey Scott
to have "all the luck," And ina corn-:
paratively short space of time "he
has bagged a total of seven of these
animals, with ,each one subject' to the.
Kinloss Township bounty Of $20.00
per head. • Pt
No Government bounty is reeeived,
as pelts which had ' previously been
forwarded to .provincialauthorities
for examination wereruled to be those
of "wild dogs
Some threeweeks ago Harvey dug
out, a den' of these animals and suc-
ceeded . in capturing one of the young
pulls. Since then, 'we are told, he bin
brought down six more. Three • on one
occasion, two another time ' and lastly
a big. female animal, whichNle shot
.early Friday. morning. This wolf,• of
reddish -brown colour, measured• five
feet from nose to tail: '
She was heading a • pack of 'five,'
when Harvey ,drew a bead .on her
:with hfs shotgun, firing two shotsbe-.
fore uceeededin dropping =
mal, he Thes' •other four quickly scathetteranied
and were out of gun range in a twink-
ling. The pelt of the dead animal was
said to show evidence of old gunshot
wounds that evidently had found their:.
mark . without effect,.
ENGAGEMENTS
Mr.. and Mrs, Thomas H. Brownlee,
Thamesford, announce the engage-
ment 'of their .only daughter, Alice
Gertrude, to Dr. J. Grant MacKenzie,.
of • New York City, only son of Mr.
and Mrs. • Wm L. MacKenzie, Luck -
now, the marriage to take place June
15th at Westminster United Church,'
Tbamesford.
Joins Air Force.
Harry Prest • of the,Bank of Mon-
treal staff At , Fergus, and son of Mr.
and Mrs. V. 'N. Prest of Lucknow re-
cently joined the R:C.A.F.'and 'gas
reported for training at Toronto.
WANT, ALL WHO CAN SEW TO
ASSIST WI'T'H REFUGEE, WORK
Those who ', are willing to • do
home sewing for 'refugee work can.
render valuable assistance to the com-
mittee ' in charge of this work, and
which is being carried on under. tbe.
sponsorship of the Lucknow, and Vic-
inity .Branch of the Red •Crosti So=
ciety.
Materials 'which are cut, • and ready
for sewing, may be secured each
Tuesday and Friday afternoon at the.
.Red Cross Work Room inc the Town
Hall.
Red Cross funds are not permit-
ted to be psed in carrying on this
work, so many ladies. have,undertaken
to raise $2.00 each to assist in pro-
viding necessary materials. • Various
functions are being staged and plan-
ned to raise: these funds, with groups
of ladies combining their efforts in
holding house parties and social 'gath-
erings. ,
erings. The Rebekahs. held 'a• euchre\
party on Tuesday night in this regard.
"GONE WITH THE WIND"
AT LYCEUM THIS WEEK
That picture of pictures, "Gone
With The Wind" _is on the screen at
the Lyceum Theatre this Thursday.
Friday, and Saturday, With an after-
noon and evening performance each
day. Seats are still available so you
won't want to miss this lavish spec-
tacle that will hold you spell -bound
during 'the four-hour showing. —
KATHLEEN STOKES HERE ON
FRIDAY, MAY 31st
ergot
Bills are out announcing the
recital to be given by Kathleen Stokes
in the Lucknow 1Jnited Church Ott
'
�Fnday, May 31st, under . auspices
of
the Church Choir: Assisting on the
program will , be,. Dr. James Little,
violinist and Mrs. (Rev:) G. M. Young,
reader.
Kathleen Stokes is widely known
her visit here. A 'full church is an-
ticipated, and probably to secure a
seat one will need be on hand early
for the performance Which will start
at 8 o'clock.
SIX HOME -PRINTED
PAGES IN. THIS • ISSUE" •
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In "this issue of• The Sentinel; six•.
.
pages, rather than. the customary,�
four, are printed ,in.this office with
the additional two carrying: ;'news .of
legal interest includingrural. news
budgets, and 'a .corplete•,.report of the
Maitland Presbyterial. meeting 'elri
last week in' Brussels. �''
The 'extra work involved was fur-
ther complicated by :a hydro, power
shutoff- during the day, Tuesday and
Wednesday .but by working until the
early hours of the morning we have'
been able to get this issue•out pract
ically on . schedule. '
For local news and advertisemen4'
of interest read every page of your
Sentinel. One advertisement announces
•the; 7 -day • drug clean-up sale of bank-
rupt : stock. which commences Satur-
day atM9Kim's. Sale bills have re-
cently been circulated over a wide
area advertising this drug elearance,
at ridiculously low prices.
MRS. MEDLEY PASSED AWAY
'TUESDAY AT HAMILTON •
'Many friends here regret to learn
"of the death of Mrs. Jan Hedley;
a former resident : of Lucknow, who
passedaway in Hamilton • on Tuesday
in her 78th'. year. The fune••al ; ser-
vice will be held in the United Chureh,
Lucknow en •Friday,, •May' 24th at t•vo
O'clock with interment in Greenhill
Ceflietery. .
SOUTH KINLOSS 'CHURCH
PASSES ANO'T'HER MILESTONE
Anniversary`services;•at South Kin
loss Church on' Sunday marked the
84th year since the founding of • this
first. Presbyterian congregation in,
this vicinity. • . ,
Inspiring sermons were • delivered
by Rev. S. Kerr of Brussels who
preached both morning .and, evening.
The evening service in the Lucknow
Presbyterian . Church 'was withdrawn.
THRILLED BY BROTHER'S VOICE
ON OVERSEAS BROADCAST
To hear the voice of her brother on
an overseas broadcast brought a thrill
to Mrs. Garfield Ostrander on. Monday,
evening and the happy thought that
he is still _safe and",well in England. •
Mrs. Ostrander was listening, as
she'always'does, to the Canadian' Corp
Broadcast from England. The musical
entertainment was being ° put on 'by
the Hastings and Prince Edward
:Counties Regiment 'of which her bro-
ther is. the Major of "D" Company. At
the conclusion of the progiam mem-
bers of the Regiment, spoke briefly,
with the first voice, . that of Major..
Reid,clearly heard as he sent greet-
ings to' his wife and three • daughters
back. home.
QISTRICT DEPUTY
VISITS OLD LIGHT
'seen . •
Hall 'a theeUf"
Th Masonic 1
H Was e c ,
a• large gathering o1.Ald' iisht Mem-
hers and visitors last Thursday "night, ,
,to, .receive' :District, Deputy Grand • 4 -
Master
Master. James Neilans on his official
visit.
At the conclusion of the meeting re-
freshments were . served ni the ban-
quet
hall; with a toast list presented
and ably presided bver by Orah Craw
ford of, Ripley, Worshipful Master of.
Old Light. '
Violin music was ' played by 'Dr.
Little .accompanied by Rexford ,Os-
trander, whose artistic work . on the
walls of the banquet hall was 'pub-
licly credited
ub-licly.credited to Rexford at this point.
Dick Stone of Kincardine played a'
eeir.et solo. ,•
The National Anthem was sung fol-
oWed the toast . to "Our. King : and
Country" 'proposel by Robert Rne.
Rev.: C. H. MacDonald proposed .'the
'toa:.t to Grand , Lodge, being replied
to by Mr. Neilans, whose remarks
were .later suplemented by Mr. Trim-
ble Bailey of Cargill, one of the vis-
itors,' and currently the . district de-
puty of B> Oce 'Distr1 t. Trimble,'' who
at one tinie resided here, is a .fluent,
speaker and gate' a clear cat descripr' •
tion of the, functioning of Grand.
Lodge.
The' toast to the Visitors . was pro-
pesed by Rev. C. N. MacKenzie of
Ripley ,and, .replied to by Messrs. Van
Wyck of Wingham; Bailey of Cargill,
guntstein of Cargill, Linklate'r of
Kincardine and Mr. Lockleen, a vet=:
eran mason who recalled his last visit
to Lucknow in 1915, during the time
of Dr. D;•Paterson,:in the old Masonic
Hall. on Havelock street. .
Dr.. W V. Johnston, proposed the '
toast to "The 'Baby' , Gordon Ca'bnp-
bell, who made a fitting reply.
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TO DEDICATE NEW'GOSPEL•
MISSION • THIS SUNDAY
Erection of the newly built "Furl
Gospel Church" at Kinlough, under
the direction of Evangelist E. L. Rip-
ley, has recently, •'been completed and
interior and exterior decorating has
been rushed to completion In pre-
paration for the dedication service
this Sunday.' '
'.'The new church is a neat frame
structure with a tower, semi -gothic
windows • and hardwood floors. Much
of the work's has been done by the
free-will service. of men and women
of the mission.
Commences Visits '
W. A. Porteous, recently appointed
Grand Superintendent of Huron Dis-
trict No. 6,, commenced his rounds on ' •
Tuesday night when he paid his of-
ficial 'visit to Goderich Chapter. A-
bout fifteen members' of the , local
Lodge accompanied him.
Kinloss Farmer Loses s..Hand And is
Almost Blinded By Dynamite Blast
Levi Hodgkinson, 32•ryear-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ezekiel •Hodgkinson- 01
Con. 4, Huron Township, two and.one-
half chiles west of the . Gravel Road,
lost his left hand, had his eyesight
seriously affected, his right hand and
arm broken and narrowly missed
death in a dynamite explosion' on
their farm on Saturday about" the
noon hour. '•• '
Levi, with his father and his young-
er brother Henry, had been blasting
rocks all morning, before the pre-
mature blast occurred that hurled him'
some three feet in the air.
The accident occurred asthey were
about to blow Op a big bolder, ,which
had been tunnelled under and three
sticks of dynamite put in place. To
the._ � itosive-drye�'
(keep exp dry
.wrapped in several folds' of paper. A
ten=inch Luse was being used to ignite
the charge. To do this 'Levi twisted
up some paper, lit it, and: •lying face
dos nreached into tbe hole to light
the fuse. It is believed the paper a-
round the dynamite' ignited, with the
blast occurring before Levi had . a
thence to = et tip or move back.
lit• the paper but. turned in tinie .to
witness his brother being lifted into
the air, and drop to the g'rou'nd, his
left P Y hand - raeticall blown off and
his face covered'With tnud, and blaclt-
erred by the explosion. Their father,
working at a .distance, did not wit-
ness the accident.
Rendering what aid he could, Henry
then ran to L. Mclver's to phone for-
medical -aid, which was , quickly • on '
hand and the injured man was rushed
to Wingham Hospital, where the left'
arm was amputated below the el-
bow, 1,
Bones in the right hand and arm
were smashed by the explosion and
his eyesight seriously affected, so °
that large objects ,were scarcely more
than distinguishable. To what degree
the eyesight is affected cannot yet be
definitely determined.
Levi stood the entire ordeal exceed- •
ingly we'll. He bled but little due to
siidik, While his • b other " expreasetl
the opinion that arO le shirt Sleeve
s' ourni on
serve a t ue
helped to a 9 t
the shattered arni, which swole up
raPpidly. Levi never lost consciousness,
and made the trip to Wingham with-
out a stimulant, which could not be
given due to the shock and, injuries
.he, had received.
In' `his hospital cot on Sunday, he
" marited"io""lim� s othe°r'hy;
lucky it didn't blow my head off."
A brother of the injured man, Nel-
sen Hodgkinson, wasas killed in a motor
accident fifteen Years ago,
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