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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1936-02-06, Page 1INGLE. copies 6 cwnts. VETERINARY h. LUCKNOW, ONT., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6th,1936IN ADVANCE; $2.50,OTHERWISE I J. M. KAINE, V.S., RV.Sc. .. Havelock St„ Lucknow ’PHONE 104-W Graduate of . Ontario Veterinary College, University of Toronto : Charges , reasonable. Day or night calls promptly attended to . Office in the residence, of the late Mrs. W! E, McDonald DENTAL e DR. J. E. LITTLE Dentist X-RAY SERVICE Office In The Johnston Block . Telephone No! 5 MUSICAL INSTRUCTOR Learn To Play Thia Winter ART McCARTNEY — teacher of Violin, Banjo and Guitar. Special instruction for children I and begin ners! Commence at once. —-X------- Mr. C.-E. McDonagh for, 18 years secretary of West Bruce . | - County L. O. L. had planned to retire this year, but so efficiently has he been performing his dutr ies, that the meeting just would n’t hear tell of it. and' Mr. Mc- ’.. Donagh, as a result is comment- ; , ing his „19th term. /For thirty- one years he has been a county . . officer serving as lecturer, Marr ‘ shall, deputy master and county master. In 40 years he has missed attending County meetings but twice, once when roads were im passible to Blackhorse where the meeting was held and the other time in 1916, oh account of the .death of his father. FATS CONFIDENT OF “SQUASHING” VICTORY FOUND—A sum of money, some A time ago. Apply-at Bank of Mon treal, Lucknow. " FOR SALE—Light bob sleigh, with double bobs, in good condition. Can Jbe. seen in the basement of the Town Hall. Apply to Joseph Agnew at the Town Office. -7 AUCTION—SALE^.oL10__head_oL horses a^_ Herb McQuillin’s barn; Lucknow, at 2, J^clockj this Saturday^ February 8th. Horses all quiet and sound, weighing from 1200 to 1500 Matt.' Gaynor, Auc, pounds.— H, I. Patterson, Owner; Matt.' Gaynor, Auc. z . NOTICE RE^' LOGS-/ ' We are open to buy only a limited quantity of logs this year. We can handle, Elm, Soft Maple, Poplar and Rough Elm. suitable for Craving Lumber. ■„ ' *** As the stock required Is very lim ited, We kindly request that each one make their own arrangements with us before cutting1 their'logs. Our log yard will be open to re ceive logs February 1st and full par ticulars can be had ad our office. Lucknow Table Co.. Ltd. Next Tuesday following the Church T.eague hockey match ‘ which starts' at 7.30 o’clock, spectators will see a terrid tussle, when the Fats and the Leans will clash in a broom ball game of two 15-minute periods. The Fats will be captained by ‘ Dr. T’re- leaven and Cliff Aitchison and their team of buxom- bouncers will take the, ice clad in skirts. Bill. Davison and Calm. MacDonald will whip a team of Leans into shape, dr some thing, to be known as the House of David. Their charming visages will be adorned with whiskers and the /Fats declare they’ll make them wish they wore masks, to hide their iden tity when they’re through with them. Well, we’ll see and we’ll be ,teein’ vou next Tuesday. COUNTY OFFICER 31 YEARS JAMES LYONS RE-ELECTED DUNGANNON FAIR PRESIDENT Commences Fifth„Term—C. W. Alton Resigns•> Seer etar yship-^Prize Mon ey In Full . ' . At the annual meeting, of the Dun gannon Agricultural Society last week, Mr. James T’. Lyons was re elected president for his 5th_ terin . Mr. C. W. Alton, the efficient secre tary-treasurer for the . past few years, wished to retire and is suc ceeded by Melville Culbert. In spite of weather conditions which the Board - encountered last year, necessitating a two - weeks’ postponement Of the show, the soc-, iety was able to pay prize money in ' full. I' A few changes were made in the officers. Wilfred Drennan was made director ..to fill, the vacancy caused by the death of James Alton. Thom as Anderson, Jr., George Alton and Melvin Tyndall were made associate directors. RARE COINCIDENCE FINDS BROTHERS, COUNTY MASTERS Possibly n^ver before in Or- J angeism in this country have two brothers • in adjoining counties, been in the County Masters chair at the same time. This commun ity can boast of this '-coincidence. Mr. Thomas Miller 'of, Wingham ' is County Master in North Hur on district and on Tuesday,/ his brother Jdr. John Miller of Luck now was elected County Master Of West Bruce. These brother Orangemen, popular and respec ted in the community are to be congratulated on simultaneously attaining to the highest honor that County Orange Lodges can bestow. “CHIEF” HAS BIRTHDAY ■W... ‘ rtie Bread, ’ll—”\/|Q The Bread of Health \ FlO-VlO of Health QUALITY AND SERVICE OUR MOTTO WEEK-END SPECIALS FRUIT CAKE . J’ • /l <* . * ■ •* shortbread :DATE SQUARES FRUIT BREAD DOUGHNUTS CHELSEA BUNS CREAM LAYER CAKES ■ , * , > ; / • ' ’<1 JELLY ROLLS HOLLYMAN’S QUALITY BAKBtY Phone 36 Lucknow ’ MORTGAGE SALE UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the Powers of Sale contained in a cer- tain mortgage7which Will be produc ed at the time of sale, there will be offered -for~- sale by MAILING LIST WILL ' BE CORRECTED SOON The Sentinel mailing IisJ will be corrected shortly. This- information we advance, because there are a feW subscribers who renewed their Sen- tined some time ago, and as yet have failed to see their ,|abel cor rected.. Subscription payment receipts are made, out in duplicate at this office, but this season are. being mailed only upon request. Have you re- If not; at an 'I Have you newflfl your Sentinel yet? please' attend to this matter early date. ’’ Auctioneer, at Public Auction^ . on Wednesday, the Twelfth day of February, 1936, at the hour of two o’clock in the afternoon at the farm of- Alex McKinnon, Lucknow, Ontar io, the following property:, ALL AND SINGULAR those certain parcels of tracts of land and premises, situate, lying and being in the Township of Kiriloss, in the . County of Bruce, and Province of Ontario, and being composed of FIRSTLY—Lot number Six, in the 7 ■ Fourth Concession, of the said Township of Kinloss, containing One Hundred Acres more or less. SEC- . ONDLY—The east half of .Lot num- > ber Seventeen, in the Fifth Conces sion, of the said Township of Kin loss, containing Fifty acres mote or less, THIRDLY—Lot number eigh teen, in the Fifth Concession, of the said' Township of Kinloss, contain ing One Hundred .Acres more or less, and FOURTHLY—Lot number Nine teen, in the Fifth Concession, of the said Township of Kinloas, contain ing One Hundred Acres more or less. On the said farm there is said to . to erected a dwelling house with suitable farm buildings. The lands will be sold subject to - a reserve bid. TERMS OF SALE:"Ten per cent of the . purchase money td be paid at tH time of sale, and the balance within*thirty days. For further particulars and con ditions: of sale apply to R. g. m. McDougall, . East Block, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Ontario. x Solicitor to the Mortgagee, \ DATED" at Toronto, this 18th day of ■January 1936. —• ------ v ..'iJJUS■ CHURCH HOCKEY • "Two Church League- games are Scheduled for the week in the local rink. This Friday, February 7th, jthe Presbyterian and South Kinjoss tparns play and next Tuesda.y, Feb ruary 11th, the last half of the sche dule will commence with a game between the Dungannon and United team. Admission 15c' and 10c.4 This game, will start at 7.30 to allow for a.brooixi ball game lifter. a Former tedcnowite 77 .tQf&feit —-----t 1 -T, ; - r j .... ----------------------------- ------ ------; Mr. Robert G. Douglas, Past High Court Official, Ijistals Officers At Belleville. > ' Mr. Robert G. Douglas, of Ottawa, was the chief installing officer at the annual installation of officers of Court Moira of the Independent Or der of Foresters at Belleville re cently. ■< Mr. ^ouglas, Past High Chief Ranger of the High Court of East ern Ontario,' is a former Lucknow- ite.. He is a son of the late Thomas Douglas, waterwork’s engineer here lor many years and a brother of Mr. Mark . Dpu.glas, and Mrs. ..Walter Jones, the latter of Quebec. Following the installation tete- monies, the address given by Mr. Douglas was eloquent and inspiring. He referred in appropriate terms to the great loss sustained by the nation and the empire, because of the death of their beloved monarch. He gave in brief outline, the berie- fiicient enterprises carried out by the Independent Order of Foresters, a noble humantarian effort entirely, aside from their payment of more* than one hundred million - dollars to the families of deceased members. Following the court meeting the members repaired to the . banquet room where .Bro. Douglas presided as chairman. Owing to the death of the king, the after-dinner program was cancelled. ' - " FORMER RESIDENT DIES Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Aitchisori have received word of the death of Mrs. Frank Aitchison, which occurr ed suddenly in Peterborough on Monday evening. Mrs. Aitchison Was 81 years of age and was formerly Alice Blake of Lucknow. Mr.. AiichL son died nearly two years ago. Two sons, Percy-of Peterboro ancTlxeorge who at the time of her death was on his way from Los Angeles, surr Vive, The funeral is beirig held te- John Miller Elected County Master Tuesday West Bruce Delegates Met In Luck now Tuesday To Conduct Business And Elect Officers. / The annual meeting of West Bruce County L.O.L. was held in Lucknow on Tuesday, when .Mr. John Miller of town was elected County Master. Mr. Miller is well fitted'for the posi tion, being an ardent Orangeman, and . for many years a member of Lucknow L. O. L. The appointment will be generally approved through out the district. ’ County Master, Wm. Adair of Kin cardine presided, over the meeting, that in spite of the weather, saw -delegates ...present _ .from^__Amberie.y_I. 5&c^(Hn ei^B^rMie = Grove, Ripley and Lucknow lodges. A. Murton of Listowel was present tip invite the County to j?elebrate July 12th in Listowel. which was . ac cepted. Another visitor was W. T. Miller, North Huron County Master. The semi-annual County meeting will be held in June at Amberley; * Lunch was served by the Luckriow Lodge after the meeting. . The following are the County offi cers for the year," Past Master, Wm. Adair; Master, John Miller; -Deputy Master, Lloyd Bell; Chaplain, B. S. Logan; Rec.-Sec’y.,- C. E. McDonagh; Fin.-Sec’y., Roy Geddes; Treas., Cecil Mullin; Marshall," Peter Carter; Lec turers, Bert" Irwin and Isaac Pinnell. R. J. Moore, chief of the Lucknow Fire Co., has been associated with the organization for 51 ’ 'years. The Co’s, annual Burn’^ dance this’ year had to be postponed one week and was held on January 31st, which as a coincidence was the date of the. “Chief’s” birthday. Sorry folks that, this, little article ends so abruptly, but: we can’t tell y.Ou what we' don’t know—his age. . DID TUE DOG HELP? r— ' ; : r*-------- -------------------- Rural mail men these days are -having—their. _own_J;im.etef It- .as they battle, theelements and, snow roads- drifted full. On Tuesday with roads practically impassible, Donald,. Me-" Donald, driver on route 6, .was the the only- courier orB" 'the Lucknow routes to make the circuit. This braw Scot was accompanied on the trip .by a big collie dog and Donald’s fellow drivers are wondering if the dog deserves any credit for ,hi§, -owner corfipleting the trip. Some of them may even suspect that Donald may have had the. big do,g so well trained that-he helps, break, the road. Who knows! Although we ar.e not aware if arty of the drivers made! the circuit j ori. Wednesday, we ffb know that hone’ would. enVy them as' they started out in the bitter cold, arid • particularly Bill Douglas ,who' with more than a thirty-mile route to cover, had. as his first lap, an eleven-mile straight way, right, into th fl face of a pierc ing gale. Farmer lucknQwite Passes At Port Elgin Captain William H. Robertson, A Brother Of The Late Samuel Rob ertson 6f Lucknow, Died At Port Elgin In. His 85th Year January Accounts Total Only About One Third That Of Corresponding Period A Year Ago—Let Wood & Work Tenders ’ With only , two families on relief this winter, the Village Council, at their February ( meeting Tuesday . night, passed local relief - accounts totalling $32.97^which represents less than' one third of the cost of relief during the morith of January last year. Of this amount provisions 'and ‘ supplies amountea“"$I8797r ’ Since January 14th, the vihage has . .played host to an average of about two transients' a day, twenty-eight having been, served at Charles Chin’s restaurant with a 30c meal, repre- senting.a J^otal of $8.40. Let Tenders Five wood tenders received, in dicated that the farmer js not so anxious to sell wood at present and is asking a higher price, which he considers to be nearer its value. The' '.three lowest tenders were . accepted, thev. being Jas. Forster,. 10 cord’s of 4. foot- elm .at $3.85; John Gillies, 20 cords of 18'' beech and maple, $3,00. and Angus Graham, 5‘cords of .4' foot elm at $3.75. ■ Village work tenders were also let Mr. F. Malcolm., the only tender for dragging and grading, and for snow plowing, was awarded this work at the rate of 49c and 50c an hour re spectively. Day work with man and team at 35c an hour is to be divided between Dave Mijnev Wm. Johnston BORN JAMES—In Lucknbw, at the home of Mrs. Wm. Naylor, on Saturday, January. 25th, to Mr. and Mys, Ed, James of Kinloss, a daughter. PRICE—In Toronto, on Sunday, January ^26th, to<Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Price (nee Maley Armstrong), 4 daughter, Susan Jane. NEW HURON WARDEN WELL KNOWN HERB Reeve R. J. Bowman of Brussels, and Warden of Huron County for 1936, is well known here in Masonic circles, having been-District Deputy Grand”5 Master of North Huron dis trict. Mr. Bowman, who is 51 yean !atage,r_lias_ .had._nine__years__municj-_ _ pal experience; His Lathef ^was" War- -den- of—t-he- County -in-1904-and later - conservative member for North Huron in the Ontario House from 1911 to 1921.i . Three other candidates were nom inated for the Wardenship, Reeve* W. J. Stewart, Haacke and Cardiff. EVERY AGE AFFECTED . Alt unknown and many known eri-ors of vision are not given ,, attention. The total neglect is tremeridoug. Every age is affec ted by fatflty vision. Individ uals everywhere are not getting but of life what they should be cause they do 'not see as \they should1. Well-informed persons are usually eye-wise. . ARMSTRONG’S Eyesight Service . DAN'CE . Under auspices of the Lucknow Joint Club in the ToWn Hall, Friday, February 7th. Lunch. Hogan’s Or chestra. Admission 26c.Admission 26c. / 6 z* Bruce Council Appoints Three Local Tructeac , Appointments Confined To Present Members Of Board—W.; B. Ard 63rd Warden—Among Whom Job* And Robert Purvis Held Warden ship For 2 land 3 Year Term Re spectively—Debenture Debt Great- . Iy Reduced The initial session of, Bruce Coun ty Council for 1936, opened in Walk ertori, on, Wednesday evening, Jan uary 29th, the„meeting. haying been , postponed from Tuesday, as a mark of-respect—to -opr late King, -George..... . ■V«r.'.w-lTbs'®d2xneral~tw^ day.' As only .seven of the thirty- . three members are new men at the Board, the affairs of the County during the coming year will be larg ely in the hands of the same exper ienced legislators, who so efficiently conducted the business in 1935. The ,40c an hour goes to. Dave Milne. Council decided that snowplowing would ponsist of a single track in the centre of. the) road, except in the vicinity of the churches and school where streets will be plowed. Snowplowing has been a frequent and 61 hours was required for this work between January 18th >nd Feb-' rua’V 4th, representing a cost of 824.40. ’ ’ - / '. Permission was granted the - Bell Telephone Co. to trim trees affecting their lines. . . ‘ T^ie Library report was received, and the sum. of $325.00 advanced to the Boajrd. Reeve Anderson arid all council members were present and signed the declaration and swore allegiance, to King Eflward VIII. The School Board requisition $900 was ordered- paid. ' Vital Statistics During the past year, within necessity during| the past "two weeks, session concluded on Saturday morn- ■ ing. • •'/ t \ ■ With the year 1936 Bruce County enters upon the 80th year , of its his tory as a separate County. Tho Act dissolving the union Of Huron and Bruce was passed in 1856, and the first Bruce County Council met in Walkerton in Jappary; 1857,’ and elected George Cromar of Greenock ' ’ its first Warden. During the - inter vening period 63 Wardens have oc cupied the throne of Bruce, and of these five held the honor for more than one year—John Purvis of Kin loss, 2 years, John Gillies of Elder- s.lie 5 years, James' Brockltebank of Brant 5 years, Robert Bair of Kin cardine 7 - years and Robert Purvis of Kinloss 3l years. Election of Warden The first business at the opening “meeting was the election of a War den, and thU being t,he year for a rural Reeve to fill the chair, the con- ■ test was confined to the men from thei Townships. . When nominations With'“sandy” snow now piled high, were called for by the Clerk the alQ-ng the, main street, the decision following names were submitted: of the Council at a previous meeting John Dawsoh of Eabtnor; J. J; Ty- to remove this’if it occurred, is now .son of. Wiarton; Henry Lantz .of viewed with .different opinions by the Carrick; W. S. Fenton of Port El- Board. Councillor MacDiarmid felt'gin; . W. B... Ard of Amabel; Law- that if such a thing were attempted ^ence Stifling of Kincardine Towh- the ‘ratepayers would say, “what , ship; C. R. Van Dusen of Taira and ' - . .. . . ot felt that theSfe^aJl retired except Lantz, Stir< • generally would “dig Hnn* and Xrdr-Gff..the...first fialliot the Ard 14, and Mr. Lantz being thev low man retired from the contest. On the second and final ballot Ard received 18 and Stirling 15, and Mr. ‘ Ard being' victor was declared elect- to attempt to " remove it Would cd. 1 . I he foolliafdy. It ,is expected, that new Warden is serving, his , The death of Captajp-' Win-' H? his 85th."year, occurred Port Elgin, two weeks ■ ago, and iri his’ death that •town loses* a public spirited resident of many years. As a young man he resided in. Lucknow with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Robertson. He- is a brother of the late Samuel Robert son and an uncle of Russell, and Misses Belle and Ethel Robertson ,of town. , • ■ Sailing was ,Mr. Robertson’s de light as a young, mah and he becariie ,a G^eat Julies engineer and later acquired his captaincy, fireman aboard a British gunboat on* /the Great Lakes during the;- troub lous times of the Fenian Raids. Mr. Robertson and Mr. W. J. Little were staunch friends and the latter recalls' a near catastrophe on Lake „ Superior in .1882. Mr, Little was a passenger on a Great Lakes boat upon' which Mi’. Robertson whs qn engineer. > • In a heavy fog the boat went aground three riiileS from shore and im spite of the fact that barrels of flour, valued at $1800 and other parts of the cargo were heaved ov- erbpard, the • ship . remained ’ ;f^st._ 'With the lives of_the 70 passengers endangered, they were removed, to ves- was its Robertson, in at his home in • TRAIN DELAYED The “down” train from Kincardine on Tuesday, due here shortly after' dinner, was some three hours late, due to Sn empty box car upsetting across the track in the Kincardine, yard during shunting operations. The “up” train .was also late arriving here but the Kincardine mishap had no connection with this; , ’ RADIO OWNERS “REGUSTED”, Radio reception at various points in, the village is far from satisfac tory according < to the complaints of many radio users, who are loath to spend two dollars annually fbr a radio license for the privilege of tuning in, quite often;- on nothing but a lot qf noise. However little hope of having the disturbances overcome, can be ex pected) without’ .some' united effort on -the part of disgruntled -owners, in the town of Goderich; not So long ago, radio'..disturbance was so great that a Radio Club was formed and by their activities resulted in having Government “trouble men,” cruise about the town to lobate and correct sources of the troublb/ We under stand much’ improvement was rioted in radio teceptioh. If radio users herb feel that the disturbances warrant some action, no doubt the organizing of a local Radio. Qlub would be the logical first move. ' rtr’-toil ’fofeMfr’a / for He was ^"Village, births numbered, 14; mar-. riages 9; and deaths 12,. However in each case there are births, marria—. ves and deaths, affecting local- resi dents, which occurr outside the mun icipality and .thus are not recorded ___ ____ iri these stastiesj thei Townships. , When nominations removed , the mainland by nearby fishing seis and the"next day the boat released^ and able to .continue voyage. . . - Mri Robertson has lived in ' Fort Elgin for many years, 'where he was first interested • in the tannery, and subsequently in the dairying biisi- ness. He is. survived by his wife, a former. Goderich girl, and four ISOhs |an experiment and three daughters, Boa,rd. ' the -Atepayers would say, fools are on the Corneil this year. Major Tolmie of Southampton. Councillor MacDonald business .men in,” and help shovel.the snow away from in front of; their plaice of bus iness. and thus keep the cost very low. Council generally . agreed that whije the storm continues .arid with I the snow in the state it is now, that j '.wh(»n a thaw comes this work Will o’tfhth consecutive year as’Reeve of n , he undertaken for a short period as, Amabel Township, and during that what he has been a member of near- (Continued on Pagb'5) vote wa& T.antz 7, Stirling 12, and : 'the cost might in estimating amount to. 1 A ...... WW;