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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1935-10-17, Page 5i I .4 . / , J,- BROTHER OF MRS. D. M. GORDON DIES IN GODERICH arn»en THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1935.THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL PASSE FIVE / & a *l?*Zio**®u -1 J* bu»lP®5’A WHEN the electric wiring gets out of kilter ... or a - pipe bursts ... or the roof springs a leak ... or the car gets brilky and refuses to leave the garrige ... and you need skilled help in a hurry , call it by telephone, that ever-ready sentinel of safety1 in big or little emergency. You are never stiick when you have a telephone. ■/ ■ ■ DR. MINERVA REID Who contested.’''Toronto High Park riding as a Reconstructidnigt,^altho defeated by A& J. Anderson, con servative . member, was given splen did support to poll a vote, of 4,400. Dr. Reid is an aunt of Mr,s‘. A. E. McKirn. 2 OF YOUR TELEPHONE IS JUST WHAT YOU MAKE IT” LOCHALSH Bain gtewart, who has been assis- , ting his brother Dave, this summer, left last week for Orangeville where he has secured a position as Dis trict 'Re presentritiye for that dis- - trict. ™^7^“Mt7“DWcrin“CFr_Mri'oK'enzie left” Saturday for Chatham to assist in the beet factory there. Mrs. Cliff Connell of Lothian, is the guest of Mrs. Frank MacLen- nan this week. . ' Miss-Isabelle MacDonald of Wat erloo spent the week-end at her home here. . Mirs. Jessie Murray of Lucknow,. ___-was-Jri-jweek-endLJvisitors^w^ and Mrs. A. J. MacLennan. ASHFIELD x ; ■ The election is over. ’ The people . 1 ■ ■ . . J't have spoken.. Miss Mamie Johnston has return) cd home from Toronto, where she .spent . the last? two weeks visiting friends and other relatives. . ’O’rfe'o'f accident on Wiley’s' hill, on Friday, when the truCk took to the ditch to miss hitting a horse and buggy. The truck was damaged, but fortunately no one was hurt. The Kinfail branch of the Wo man’s Institute met on Friday even-, ■ing last at the home of Mrs. Tom Bogie. There was a splendid atten dance and a Very interesting pro gram, . ? ' ' Goderich—-After suffering a stroke on. October 3, Jphn Adna Harrison,, died at “his home in Goderich on. Sat urday-. A lifelong, resident of this towii. he had been caretaker of Victoria Public School for about 15 years, previous to which he was a clerk in J. J. McEwan’s grocery store.. He was twice married. His present wife, formerly Mrs. Daisy -Smith Evans, having become his wife in 1913. He "Uni ted-Church’-^her e;--a nd“^*was™“th e- son of Mr. and* Mrs. John Harrison of”Goderich./’Surviving are his wid ow, five children, Go.ldwin, Charles, Gordon, Mona and Lucy and a..step son, Leslie Evans. Two sisters, Mrs. Dr. D. M. Gordon, Lucknow and Mrs. W. M. Campbell, Westfield, al so-suBviver2----- ----- The funeral took place’from' the family residence to Maitland Ceme( terjr on Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev. W. P: Lane, assisted by Rev. . A. C. Calder, conducted the service. John Chamney Observed 80th Birthday Saturday Early Settler Of Division Line Dis- trict Between East and West Wa- HvTakingToDifch What might have been a very ser ious accident occurred on Wiley’s, Hill, Blue. Water Highway, Friday. Epp’s truck, loaded with Soda Bis- . cuits for Owen Sound, was just cros sing the bridge at the foot of the hill, when a horse, and buggy driven by Wm. -Johnston' of Kiritriil, round ed the. bend at the top of the hill. Toavoid hitting the buggy, the driv er of the triick swung tbo far to the side- of the road, =s^hn=^^esbvferiam^~Mi^Mon^.^^igdg -met-on7 1Saturday—the^hewd-y^eleGtecf president, Marjory Bissett, occupy ing the chair. Marion Cowan, con venor of the program committee had prepared a very interesting program. wanosh Passes Four Score Marie. Death Of Mrs. Geo, Taylor Recalls Pioneer Days When As A ' Boride She Travelled To Iler New Home In Kinloss Be hind The Only Team Of Horses In Thp District' And Over Cord-1 .proy Roads Catherine Lamont, widow ,of the late Georg'e Taylor, passed away at her home in Lower ■ Wingham, on Friday, October 4th. Mrs. Taylor, one of the old pioneers of the dis^ trict was in her 93rd year. Up until two years ago, for a woman • of her years, / she has' enjoyed good health but since that time has" not been, very, well; On. Sept. :‘23rd she suffered' a stroke and since* then declined rpp-' idly. • ’ , •She was born at Orwell Bay, Prince Edward Island, and as’ a child of eight years', came with .her .[larents .. to .', Gpderich, ,and one year later they settled at Zetland. On July 8th, 1863, she . was married to< George Taylor, who predeceased her in 19,18. After their marriage they farmed at Langside in Kinloss Town ship until 1901, when they moved iii- ,to Lower Wingham for a short time, again taking up farming on the B.4 line of Turnberry; for ten years. Then they, returned to Lower Wing ham, where. Mrs. Taylor >has since resided; .. . ' In a book “Life in-the Bush” writ ten by Mac Lamont is ap interest ing episode in tKp life of Mrs. Tay lor.' Jt tells of the wedding day of Mr. and Mrs/Taylor 'at Zetland and ; af how, William Davidson, who o'Wn- id the only team of horses in the dis trict at that time, took, them for a merry ride over the corduroy roads "from Zetland to their new Rome, at’ farm,, where Mr. George ..Tiffin now lives; was 'a. virgin’"bush" aft" that "time and . Mr. and Mrs. Taylor cleared it and lived the life of pioneers there such as described in “Life in the Bush” and many other books''written about pioneer days., ' , . /_jS.he_ leaves to mourn their lo.ss, two sons and two daughters, John * ■T5wrTTcreH<7^f~Hafi ovm^”Th^ : East. Wawanosh; Miss Sarah at’ home andi Mrs. Wm. J. Currie (Isa bella), of East Wawanosh. One.dau-- ghter, Mrs. Albert Preptice (Rachel) passed away in 1|911. In the Lamont family tn^y* were ten children, five, boys “and five girls/and the only one ndw living is Mrs. Eli Jacques of . Whitechurch. ’ The funeral was held from her 'lateresidence'on—Monday-afternnom-" R-o-Vy - I -I BOUNDARY WEST Mr. and .Mrs.. Charles Thomas and family of Goderich, and Mr. and Mrs. William 'Stanley,. Will, Myrtle and Morgan of Underwood, also Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon- Kidd, spent? Sunday .with Mr. and Mrs. Garner Stanley. Mr. Cliff Webster 'Spent the week end with friends near Teeswater. BORN—To Mr. and Mrs, Eddie Johnson,- Wednesday, October 9th, a daughter. .Congratulations,. Miss Myrtle Webster of . Wellesley spent the. week-end with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Webster, Ashfield. Mrs. ‘Jas. T. Webster spent the week-end with her aunt, . Mrs.«- M., Forgie, of near Wingham. . Miss Eileen Valad of Holyrood, spent the week-end with Miss Grace Webster. i ''.Quite a -number from this vicinity attended the fair on Thursday last. Miss Ruby .Reid returned home last week after spending 2- months with" Mrs. Jno% Jamieson, paramount. ' . (Intended for Last Week) • Mrs.. Trafford.and son of Markdale returned home after spending a week with1 her sisters, Mrs. Will Stanley and Mrs. Al. Trwin. Quite a number from this, vicinity attended the Tfcswater Fair. ’ The Paramount U- F. W. O. held their October meeting on Tuesday., October 15th, rit the home of Mrs. Robt Hamilton. Roll call was answer ed by a r.emedy for the Blues. Pro gram cbm, Mi’s, Will Kempton and Mrs. R. Richards, papers were pre pared by- Mrs- San) Reid and Mrs. Oliver MoCharles. Mrs. McInnis’; group of the W. A of the Lucknow.United Church, will hold their October meeting’.at the home of Miss McLean, Havelock Sb; On Tuesday afternoon, October 22nd.« Fathers anH mothers, according to. the Tavistock Gazette, have been Tf you don’t think your town is finding it hard going.to settle dojvn the. best town in the world for ybu. ^he homework given their children - ■ iWim-to’’- mohtBst vrica-tfefi;'' 1 'room for someone who does, * TAV ' ■ ■■"V ■ . . .... . to the side* of the road, breaking the guard posts and turned over the embankment. Fortunately no one was a seriously injured.. Mr. Johnston was accompanied by his son Billie. Mr Mrs. Murdock MacKay and daugh ter Florence, R.N., of Goderich, vis ited last week with.I the," former’s . sister, Mrs. Mary MacLeod. embankment. . 4th CON., KINLOSS ... I ' . ----- - 'Miss Grace Thompson, who. has been in Toronto a few, weeks, re turned home on Saturday. Mrs. A. McMillan, an old resident of the sixth concession, died in De; troit, at the home of her daughter,. aged7 eighty-eight years. the South Kinloss W. M* S. held their October meeting at the honie of Mrs, Wni. MacIntyre,? and was well attended. ........ Miss. Jean Graham is spending a few days at her home. Mrs. Buckton, Ethel and] Connie, spent the weekend at Mr. Gilbert Hamilton’s. They were accompanied back by Mr. Butkton, who. spent the .week here. . Mr. John McLeod, received the sad’ news of-the death of his sister, , Mrs, Whitfield, who died on Wednes day at her home in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. R. Martin, taurine rind Austin, attended the anniversary, services in >St. Helens On Sunday last. A number from here were, in Kin cardine on Friday, to hear, M$y Ben-" nett speak. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Middleton and Miss Mary Anderson, of Forest, vis ited on Sunday "at R, Middleton’s. between East and West Wawanosh, Saturday abserved his. 80th birthday. His parents from Wicklow, Ireland. * settled first near Kingston, and later on the 9th concession of East' Wa wanosh Township. After leaving school he farmed, and on November 12, 1879, he. was married to Sarah Brooks, whose parehts lived on the farm .next to them on the 9th concession. They, were> married at the bride’s home by Rev. Mr. Pritchard, their minis ter of the Presbyterian Chutch at ^Auburn. Mirs. .S. Thompson, of the 40th concession of East Wawanosh,'1 and Jacob Brooks^ who has -’since passed away, were their bridesmaid and groomsman. ■ man. For two years after th dir marriage they lived on the 9th"oncession, then moved to the boun Jy between East and' West AVawan^sh. Seventeen vears ago they went {to live on the farm now occupied 1 by Emerson, .Roger, where they /stayed for 14' years. Here. six. years ago, :they cel ebrated their golden' wedding. Mrs. Chhmney passed away in 1932. ’ There are >vo children - living, Mrs. Jame'si Craig, of-St. Augustine, and Robert on the boundary. ’ Mrs. Evans Haines, of. Saskatchewan,, .passed away..about a - month ago. There is also one brother ■ and two sisters, David of the 9th concession, puphemia, on .the old homestead, where Clarence Chamnoy, a nephew, now lives, ahd.. Mrs. Thompson, .. ,o;ri the 10th concession'; Mr. Chamney is a member of the United Church at Donnybrook. " Church, of which the deceased was a member, with interment taking nlace in Wingham? cemetery. 1 , The pallbearers, ,were all grand-' sons, Geopge Prentice, John . Tayidr, George Currie, Harold. Currie, John Currie and Wilmer Taylor. f K ft. $HOS, SANDY SHAKEN' UP Thbs. Sandy,' .Goderich machinist, was badly shaken up on Friday lap.t when his car was sideswiped On the Benmiilerftroad near Saltford by one driven by Elwyn Pfimmor, of Ben- miller. , The crash . occurred at a corner, when the : Ben,miller car, proceeding towards Godei‘ich, skidded in'ft wide turn and swept into Sandy’s .car.- yTfre whole 4side of the car was crumpled. Mr. Sandy was driving a coirpe.^--God erich • Signal; | 6 WEDDINGBELLS '' BRADLEY-HENRY ' ZION OBITUARY MRS. JOHN. PINKNEY , ' Another old and /esteemed resi dent.'of Seaforth passed to the great beyond Qn Tuesday; October 8th, in the person of Anna Matilda' Brad ford, widow of the late John Pink-^ ney, Mrs. Pinknby had been'in fail-' in'g health for ..the past. three years, but had been able to b^Tjabdut 'the greater , part of ( the,, time, and - had been out walking the day beforfe her deat-h.: , The deceased.:. was_bpm_ in Lucknow, being a daughter, of; the late Robert Bradford, of that town, and resided in that vicinity until , her marriage to Mr. Jolm Pinkney 45 years agp; Following, her, marriage they -resided in Londesboi o, for - some .years before coming tQ Seaforth in 1897, where she continued to reside until her death. Mrs. Pinkney was a member and- active- worker ifi St. Thomas’’(Anglican Church, a, mem ber of the Women’s Auxiliary and of the Guild, and was Also a life member of the Rod Cross -Sociel..Vf Mr.,' Pinkney predeceased "her ; two and a half years, ago, but she is .survived by a’family of three sons and; three- daughters, . MrS* F. J. I iawrence—of----Va.n.co.',uvc.r-;....,M.r&_._,„Jg_s;,. Woods.- Buffalo; Mr. Willihm. Pink ney, Hamilton and' Messrs. . Robert and George Pinkney and ,Miss Clara Pinkney at home. She is also survived bv two brothers and “two sisters,. Mr. George Bradford, of Godprich; Mr. Henry Bradford, of Saskatoon; Mrs'. Jas. Shell, Blyth; .'and Mrs. Thompson, of Lucknow. The funeral was held from her ,late residence, Goderich 'Street. West, mi -Friday afternoofi to St. Thomas’ Church, when' the service was conducted by the Rector, ReV. Canon. Anrilevard. followed by interment in' Maitland- zbank' Cemetery. The nallboarors were Messi’s.' Robert, Geore'o a'tid David Pinknev .Bert. iBradforJ James- Woods. Buffalo, -hhd'- George Brad ford.,—'Seaforth Expositor. THE GIVE-AWAY\ The newcomer tripped at the Pear- 1v Gates. • Y . “Who’s'there -inqhired St. Peter from within. “Tf .is T?’ was the answer. “Go nwav. We don’t rriPi!1©' spiidol/. teachers;”'I solemnized at eleven-thirty o’ciocF on Wednesday morning, October ninth," at the home of , the bride’s parents, concession 2, Huron Town ship, when Edith Irene, elder daugh ter of, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Henry, was united - in marriage to Stuart Ilenry Bradley, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bradley, Of the vicinity of Tiverton. Rev. J. C. Nichelson pastor of Pine River United Church officiated. The ceremony was per formed before a bank of foliages and flowers. The bride, who was unatten ded, was sgiven in marriage by her father. She was becomingly- attired in a gown of sapphire blue trans parent silk velvet and carried a bou quet of white, chrysanthemums. After the ceremony a wedding din ner was served to guests, numbering about twenty-five. A, color scheme of pink and white was prettily car ried out throughout the rooms, with streamers and wedding bells, and the dining-table’ was . centred with the wedding- cake. Cousins of,, the bride acted as waitresses. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley left later by motor on a honeymoon trip to—-Toronto and Newmarket, the, bride wearing for1* .travelling a navy.-.blue dress with coat in the same shade,” with grey fur trimmings. The bride was the. recipient" of" many beautiful gifts.- Prior to her marriage about one hundred, friends gathered at her home and gave a shower of gifts. Returning from their honpymoOn, Mr. and Mrs. Bradley will reside near Tiverton. Numcrous/relatives from Dungannon attended the wed ding among them being the bride’s grandmother. ' Mr. McKenzie Webb cut the coru Mrse. Will Gardner spent a few,, days with Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Ham ilton of Wingham. Shower Bride: Elect , ' ' The girls of Zion gathered on Tuesday evening |at the home of MiSs Tillie; Ritchie, Lanes, bride-elect ;of this month, and ‘ showered he? with many pfetty' and useful gifts. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gardner On Sunday, were Mr. and Mrs. Clair Irwin and daughter Dor othy of boundary west, Mr. and Mrs. Jas? Craig of St. Augustine. Mrs. Henry Gardner, Mrs. Richard Gardner spent Wednesday in Strat ford. Mrs. Geo. Saunders and daughters Violet and Lottie, visited the form- erX sister, Mrs. Ernest. Gardner, .on Monday. "■ -*! r ■ - ■ ■ CAR DAMAGED\ Stubbard, firoprietress ofMrs. Stubbard, jSrOprietress of jpie Queen’s Hotel, Walkerton, while motoring in Hanover on Sunday af ternoon, had her hriw Plymouth coach jmussed up when, a car came breezing out from. a side street and connected with the Stubbard machine crumpling the left front fendgr and want* rtriny otherwise dan^aging it,* CONTRASTING ENTHUSIASM IN BRUCE AND N. HUR6n ?. . W,hen official nominations fwjere held last . week in Brdce and in North Htiron ridings, the attendances' at these, two meetings, showed a - lack Of political enthusiasm in Bruce as compared with that prevailing in North Huron, ' - \ ' At Wingham, between six and seven (hundred people packed the Town’ Hal^ to heaF the. speakers after Messrs. Spottoh, Deachman and Henderson had (Qualified to con test the. riding in a three cornered fight.’ \ " In Bruce' riding* thK official flom- inrition’ meeting was, held in Port Elgin, when a trio .of capdidat^es, Measrjn Tomlinson, Ruttie and Nich olson, also qualified iu this riding. However, in marked contrast to the Wingham meeting, only ab^pt 20 people, attended the conventipn Port?5? Elgin; ’ . ' x Complete Surrender ‘JWhat • attracted you to yotir bride?’’asked the intnistei1 after the ceremony. “Wellj sah,” repl^&d the ebony faced grootn, fustAtiffie Ah seed Dinah ah tuk, er fancy to heT~sbe was' sq good-looking. Den, when ah learned, dat she was doin’ steady washin’ for seban families, right den riri’ ,dar, sah> as surren< dered/J ■ , • ' <• ’ ‘7, 1 1 7 ■>. A 4 * "\