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t*AGE'EIGHT THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15th, 1953
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ISEEBYTHESENTINEL
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THAT a Bruce County Young
Progressive-Conservative group
(Was; organized recently' at a
meeting in >Tara?. Among , the
' executive members are. Jim
Webster ofKincardine, vice-
president of District 2; and
Jack Ackert of - Holyrood, vice-
president of District 3.
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THAT in renewing her Sentinel
subscription, Mrs. C.; A^ (Wil-
lene) Radfofd of Edmonton
says she /enjbys^ Rosemary’s
“Thia ’an ; That” ^ column, es
pecially her recipes. “The art
icle “Do You, Remeanber” cer-
. - tainly brought back memories
she said and added, “I believe
the moderns of today missed
, a lot’V
THAT the B>oy Scouts* paper col
lection list Thursday was a big
’ -success; The "tractor trailer that
made the pick-up was packed
, of paper. . Unfortunately the
market has slumped and the
Scouts don’t ’ stand to realize
very much for their efforts.:
THAT two mobile units Will i be
.in Bruce in May conducting a
County-wide mass chest x-ray
'survey, under sponsorship ■’ of
the Bruce County Tuberculosis
Association.: ' s 7
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THAT Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bein-
tema and baby Christena, who
were employed On the farm of
( Mrs.. Edward McBurney in East
Wawanosh, moved to Lucknow
recently to work for Glen Wal-
den, •. ' , ■ ' ':
THAT there "is a municipal by
law constantly in force pro-
1 hibiting the ridirig of bicycles
on the sidewalks, and Constable
. Havens draws this fact to the
^attentjon of^^^
cyclists. In the interests of
public safety this by-law will
have to be enforced, if the reg
ulation is not observed.
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OBITUARY
WILLIAM murdie
This community (paid tribute
last week to the late iMr.7William
Murdie, and on Thursday after
noon the McLennan-MacKexlzie
Memorial Chapel was filled to
overflowing for the funeral ser
vice, conducted by. Rev, G. A,
Meiklejohn of Lucknow United
Church and Dr, W. J? Mumford
of Fergus, and a close friend’ of
Mr. Murdie during his pastorate
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ing terms of “Will” Murdie, who
had lived a long, useful and love
ly life, lie said. He referred to
his knowledge pf the scriptures
far (beyond that possessed by the.
average layman, and said that no
finer tribute could be paid to
anyone than to say, “He knew
the. Word of God”. IJr. Mumford
recalled that upon their departs
ure froin Lucknow it was Will
Murdie who addressed’ therr7 on
behalf of that congregation, and
he could say kindly things. 1
Mr. Murdie’s death occurred
suddenly during the early hours
last Tuesday morning from a
heart seizure. He'was in his 81st
year, having been born ’in Mc-
Killop Townshiip on July 5th,
.1872; He was one of a family of
five children of the late Michael
Murdie and Anne Gibson.
After finishing public school he
attended Seaforth Collegiate ahd
Stratford Business College before
entering the hardware business
with George A. Sills, .
He came to Lucknow in 1905
when he bought out the hardware
business of Mr. D. C, Taylor lo
cated in the premises now oc
cupied iby The Playhouse Theatre.
In association with Jack Suthetr
land this business was operated
for. a time as Murdie and Suth-
erland until Mr. Murdie took
over his interests. For; the past
thirty years his son Kenneth has
ibeen~associated with him under
the firm name of Wm. Murdie &
Son, as the business will continue
to be known. Mr. Murdie had just
recently completed 54 years in,
the hardware business.
On February 13th, 1900, Mr.
Murdie married Mary Sutherland
of Seaforth who predeceased him
in June 1047. .
v Mr. Murdie-Was keenly inter
ested. in all phases of community
activities. He was a faithful and
devoted member of the Lucknow
United Church, and was a mem
ber of the . Session,, Board .of
Stewards and Trustee Board, Tie
was assistant Sunday School sup
erintendent for some time ahd
AJeacherkrfLtheJBi^
He served the Village well as
a member, of the municipal coun
cillor a number of years, and of
the School Board. He was always
interested in sport and there were
few more ardent supporters of
Lucknow, teams. He was a mem
ber of the Canadian Order of
Forresters in which Jie held a
50-year jewel.
Interment was . in Greenhill
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I D. R. FINLAYSON ;
I PHONE 91 MJCKNOW, ONT. |
THAT the former Hesky flax
mill in Seaforth is being con-
.. verted/to the manufacture of
plastic; toys. The new industry
is known as the Ohtex toy div
ision of ; the Ontario Textiles
Limited, ahd will shortly com**
mence operations. •
THAT, “somehow or other” dur
ing the ♦ Easter vacation the
chimney of the Dungannon
school was plugged with rags
and paper and one can well
, imagine what happened' when
CaretakerCharlesFowIerfired
up after the holiday. Could be
several explanations for the
prank, not the* least of which
is the possibility that the
pranksters were just “celebrat
ing’* the. marriage of Principal
Eric Moore during the Easter
vacation. *
Cemetery, the pallbearers being Peter Watson and Annie Mac-
Austin Solomon, Roy Havens, W.
L. MacKenzie, Wm. Porteous,. J.
TZ~MacMillan, Wm. Schmid. ‘
Mr. Murdie is survived by his
widow, MrS; Josephine Murdie;
two sons, Kenneth of Lucknow;
Clarence of St. Thomas; one dau
ghter, Mrs. . M. J. Armstrong
(Bessie), of Port Arthur; nine
grandchildren; three sisters, MisS
Elizabeth Murdie of Lucknow;
Mrs. E. A. Cruikshank of Ottawa;
Mrs. Margaret White df Seaforth;
and one brother, Mr. R. G> Mur
die of Stratford. ‘
A son, Alex, and a sister Belle,
predeceased Mr. Murdie. .
MRS. WM.JOHN PRITCHARD
Mrs. Wm. Johnf Pritchard, a
lifelong resident of this commun
ity, passed * away in Wingham
Hospital on Monday, April 6th
after a brief illness with pneu
monia. Mrs. Pritchard took, ill
-t-rhe-previous~”Fr idayr“She~~was
taken to the hospital, on Sunday
and passed away t'he next day.
She was. 70 years of age. ,
■ * ■ Mrs/. Pritchard was formerly
.Abigal. Watson, .a..daughter 'of"
THAT a huge limb on >maple
tree at Wm. Bushell’s residence
« .crashed down about ten o’clock
last Friday night- during a
. heavy gale. The limb blacked
. out’the Busheill residence which
was without hydro until mid-
morning Saturday, and also
smashed one of the stone piL
lars at the front of the home...
: SECOND WEEK OF FAMOUS BRANDS FESTIVAL S
■ SHOP WHERE YOUR DOLLAR GOES THE FARTHEST • S
■ I.CEA. Grapefruit Juice, large tin
■ Libby’s Tomato Juice, large tin
■ Red Bird Matches.......
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.......... 31c Red Maraschino Cherries, 6 oz. ....... ............ 24c
27c Kellogg’s Corn Flakes........ ....... ...... 2 for 33c
. 3 for 25c Five Roses Floiir, 7 lbs. ;>47c
Velvetta Cheese, %’s,........... 31c
Watc^ Advt. In The
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Pherson, who moved to West
Wawanosh from Puslinch some
seventy^fiye years ago. -
‘ Abigal was one of a family of
seven, the sole; survivor now be*
ing Mrs. Robert Webster (Jessie >
of Clinton.
Mrs. Pritchard was of a quiet
and unassuming nature, devoted
to her family and her church, be-
ing a member of the Lucknow
Presbyterian Church. •
The funeral service was held
at the Johnstone Funeral Home-
on Wednesday afternoon,' con*
ducted by her, pastor, Rev. C, A.
Winn. Interment was in Greenhill
Cemetery with neighbors acting
as pallbearers, Win, Humphrey,
.Albert, Gammie, Lawrence Reid,
Ernest Gaunt, Gordon Lyons and
Gordon Struthers.
Mrs. Pritchard is survived by
two sons/Elmo and john of West
Wawanosh. Her husband prede*
~ceased“her in October 1941, aridnr
Sister, Mrs. Neil Campbell pass*
ed away only last December
Another,,sister^ Belle, and three
brothers/ John7 Hugh and Peter
also have passed on:
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assortment of cotton dresses for the
Calico Ball.
Moderately priced — $1.98 to $3.98 ,
Sizes 14 to 52
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Mother ! See our .good stock of
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family—right front baby to papa*
ALL AT THE RIGHT/ PRICE