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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1954-10-13, Page 1dis- i ,\M I ASHES OF MRS. R. BROWN INTERRED AT GREENHILL ATTENDED FUNERAL OF NEPHEW AT DETROIT GAUNT SHORTHORNS' DID WELL AT TEESWATER :*■ /r- q; THAT the Boy Scouts will be holding a paper drive within the next two weeks. co­ MARK 35th ANNIVERSARY ON THANKSGIVING DAY Greer, daughter of the late Mr. and. Mrs. Frank Greer, who at one time operated, a dairy farm, two miles west of Lucknow. 'Mrs. Swackhamer’s mother was the. former Nina Ross, a sister of Mrs,. Smith, . There were about 125 head*of Shorthorn, cattle/ competing for- honors at Teeswater s Fair last week. Andrew Gaunt’s herd cap­ tured a good share of. the prizes. Andy had the reserve champion female, - first, .for two-year-old heifer, first for ’yearling heifei/ third for herd and .third,, for get-, of-sire, ’ ■ COUNCIL AUTHORIZES FIKE COMPANY TRAILER '"The Viliage. Council met ..on Friday nig-Ht for. ar) adjourned meeting and .dealt ma'inly with routine business,. . ■ ; • - Authorization Wa‘s given Luck- nbw Fire Cofn.pariy .fp1 purchase ah auxiliary frailer for carrying additional hW to, those Oh tpe SPANISH-AMERICAN VET y.50 A Year In Advance-ll.oo gxtra To u g A HURT ON TUESDAY IN CAR CRASH Jack Stpwqrt' son of Mr. and Mrs. Nornjan,Stewart of town, is in Goderich Hospital as a result of injuries received in a car ac­ cident about 8.00 o’clock Tuesday morning, . . The accidentv occurred hear Aubiirn as Jack "Twas''chrbufe7 to London to start a new job, He Wrs going by way of the Diyisidri Line because, of. highway" con­ struction between ' Whitechurch and Wingham. Jack swerved to miss a car reported to be hugging the centre of the road and his car went into the > ditch and out of control, plowing into a maple tree. Jack suffered a fractured left foot and badly fractured right ’ knee as well as lacerations to his arm and face. His car, a 1951 Ford, is a com- piete.wreck.Jrhe motor^was-driv­ en back ihto the front seat aind the vehicle generally demolished. BOB BROWN GREETED BY MANY OLD FRIENDS Mr. Robert Brown of Vancou­ ver spent the week-end* here as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A, E. McKim... Bob, as he was popu­ larly known, came to Lucknow in 1912 to enter the employ of J. G. Murdoch. He was later as­ sociated with the firm of Cam­ eron and Murdoch and eventually operated his own dry goods busi­ ness- fora tiineA/rhey left here Over twenty-five years ago and have since resided at Port Arthur and Vancouver, where Mrs. L___ Brown passed-away-iin -mid-July. Mr. Brown ?was widely, known in the community met many old friends here At the week-end who enjqye<i, feliding old acquaint­ ances^ with this genial gentleman. •• • -1- ■■ •............... •• _ Mr. anti Mrs. S. B. Stothers celebrated their 35th wedding an­ niversary on Monday, October 11th, and their;^nahy friends join in extending, congratulations and best wishes to this esteemable couple, who chose to make their home in Lucknow upon Steve’s retirement’ from the agricultural Representative field of service. Mr. and Mrs. Stothers were married in Knox Presbyterian Church, Guelph, on October 11th, 1919, by Rev. A. J, McGillivray. Week-end visitors with Mr. and Mrs.. Stothers to help celebrate the occasion were his brother, Mr, Carman Stothers of Toronto, Accompanied -by Mi|. and Mrs. Wmi Bradbury and son Steve; Miss Ruth Stothers of the O.A.C., puelph;, Jim Schultz of Kin­ mount; Steve< Stothers, Jr:, of Michigan State College and Mrs. Stothers motored over on Friday, returning on Sunday, as they do not. observe our Thanksgiving holiday in the land of the Stars and Stripes. , By way of celebrating the oc- ogsion, Mr. and Mrs. Stothers were in Walkerton at the Vork ',I sale, and then on to Breslau to —-—a t-te-n d—the—Intern a ti onalPl o w-- I ing Match. • LARGE ATTENDANCE AT FIRST DANCING CLASS Therfe were about fifty child- ■ Tep at the first dancing class held here last Webk, under the tutor- / ship^ of Amy Johnston. The children aye bciri^ divided' Jfito three groups-^-pre-school age, again,on Friday afternoon iri the Legion Hall. • . * Tlie . attendance has exceeded ekpectatiohs,' Bui it is natural that some will drop: ou.t, while it hiay no *be“ MvIscaBlc tor sonxe ,te complete the Course, bh the other hand there 8R6 others . pected to enrol who were not • resent at the first meeting • last ■ Week . ' ■ « LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, OCT, 13th, 1954 ANNIVERSARY minister REV; R. c. TODD, B.A., B.D» Anniversary services will be -heldHn-LuckhoW UnirebTChurclT on Sunday, with a former mini­ ster, Rev. R. Colin Todd of Nia­ gara Falls as guest preacher. Rev. Todd had a three-year pastorate here,, prior to Rev. J. W. Stewart. Sunday services will be follow­ ed on Tuesday evening by a turkey supper served by the Wo­ men’s Association. EXCHANGE FARM AND BUSINESS TEN PAGES ' ' S ' 1 ' ■ ■• 1» ATTEND PAISLEY FUNERAL Mrs. L. Maclver and Mr. and Mrs. Ira Dickie attended the fun­ eral of the late'Mr. David Brough, in—Paisley on Sunday -afternoon. He was predeceased by his first wife, Frances. Maclver, in 1932, Surviving is their :.son, Stuart Lauchlan Brough, also his widow and three children Harold, Mar­ lene. and Maurice.. Mr. Brough, who was in his early fifties, pass­ ed away after a lengthy and tressing illness. Mr, and Mrs. T. W. Smith were in Detroit attending the funeral of ,their nephew, Mr. Melvih G. Swackhamer, who passed away on October 1st in his 64th year. In­ terment was in Acacia Park Cem­ etery, Detroit, on Monday, Oc- ober 4th. « Mr. Swackhamer is survived The Board discussed>the 4-hour parking U’rla^ ^ch is ^re^“ lv inr the limelight,. but did not word, any definite action to be taken under this ,r(-;golation. ' The Board received a Ifhe1.' from. Mu'and'Mrs. Roy . Black disking Council when dhe stumps would be taken put bf Iwn and a bettor .iob done of reman­ ing the sidewalk,into then house. Mr, and Mrs. Jack Hedley and dis­ trict in Kinloss Township, left last week for Shedden, where Jack has taken over a general store business that includes such nxerchandiseTas groceries, nieat? dry goods and drugs. Shedden is about,ten miles from St; Thomas. Mrs. Hedley is a daughter of Lorne Hodgins of Kiriloss. • Mr. and,Mrs. Hedley had farm­ ed for some twenty-two years at Kinloss. They purchased the Shedden business from‘Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hicks, who have mov­ ed to the^Hedley farm. Accompanying Mr. and Mrs. Hedley to Shedden were their children, Dave and Marjorie. An­ other Sori, Al, is employed in Kin­ cardine and their other daughter, Jacqueline, Mrs. Goldie Emmer- family of the “Blackhorse” son, resides at Delaware. $ FRACTURED ANRLE IS SLOW IN HEALING - R'Ussel Johnston of Ashfield is still laid lip with a fractured ankle which he suffered three months ago when a cement mixer toppled on his leg. The fracture ’has failed to knit satisfactorily and Russ is still unable to . put any weight on the leg. He is tak­ ing “shots” at present to. speed the heeling process. Received a letter last week from David Graham, Lucknow- boirn octogenarian • giving us a change of ^address for“h~is~"S'en tinel as, he says, “I still take a keen interest in the doings of my home town rioting with pride, the energy and skill dn its many activities”. Mr. Graham was for many years associated in the oil and gas production business in the Southern States. He' expressed regret that he had not been able to attend. the convention this fall of the United Spanish War VeU erans held at San Antonio, Texas. He is looking forward to another visit to the Siepoy Town to meet again some of . his old friends. THAT Dr.. Ml H. Corr in, who had been convalescing at his par­ ental home at Brantford last iweek, returned Rome on Mon­ day. He resumed .his office duties on Tuesday, but will have to take at comparatively, easy, and for the time being will not take any night calls. —o-^ THAT Orville Jones, who injured -^his—back^about-^a'montlF^agoT will be confined to Wingham Hospital for a couple of weeks or more. His son Kenneth join­ ed his Dad in the hospital last Friday. Kenny , has pneumonia: '■ -°7- ; THAT Mrs. Wm. MacPherson ob­ served her 86th; birthday bn Sunday when a'family gather­ ing Was held at her home here to mark the event, with all - members; of her family present.. Mrs. MacPherson continues to ehj oy good health, and her. many friends extend congrat­ ulations ’ and best wishes. ANTIQUES WERE FAIR ATTRACTION A most interesting feature at the Lucknow Fall Fair, was the display of antiques that had been set up by the Kairshea Womenls Institute. / The display: included clothing, household arid farm, appliances and utensils used, by the pioneers, of this community, It gave,an .in­ sight into the way of life gl those hardy settlers, who hewed out homes in this wilderness of forest land ri century ^go, and of a sub­ sequent generation that , knew nothing of the modern conven­ iences that we today enjoy. The various items on display were ticketed to tell of their origin or owner, and by whom it was ddnated’. As. well as creating a most in­ teresting fair feature, the display IoQu^edLattention_on_a2prbject_by^ Women’s Institutes in the County to, haye a museum established in Bruce County, so that valuable relics such, as these, and the pion­ eer history that is associated so intimately with them, may be preserved for posterity. NEW SPORRANS COMPLETE PIPE BAND’S EQUIPMENT Sister Passes The death of Mrs. Clarence -HoweH—of-—Paisley—occurred—-in-—0n~Fridi Walkerton hospital from a stroke. She was only 34. She is survived by her husband and a daughter Marleen and three brothers and a sister. Gerald Wagner of Luck­ now is a brother. • THAT Wm. and Hossack Bain have moved from Kinloss Twp. to their new home in . the Vill­ age, which was /the former J. R. McNab residence. .. ‘ O— ■: . J THAT Michael Courtney, 3-year- old son of Mr; and Mrs. Leo Courtney of Ashfield, suffered a fractured right leg when he fell off a step at his home. The break was above the ankle. A cast was applied at Wing­ ham Hospital, and the young­ ster was soon permitted to re­ turn home. . —o— . •. •' THAT the season of fowl sup­ pers and banquets is at hand. Members of the ‘Lucknow Pipe Band, one of the most nattily at-. aired pipe bands in the district, have had their regalia completed to the last detail, with the • ar­ rival of new sporrans, direct from Scotland. ’ .Fourteen of the sporrans have been received. They are of the pouch style, which are not coih- monly worn. The pouchra pocketr in the back of the sporran, pro­ vides ample room for the bands­ man to carry his billfold, cigar­ ettes,etc., and eliminates the problem of “no pockets” which so often confronted the kdlted Scot, HAD ROUGH TIME ON RETURN TRIP Mrs. Russell’ (Buster) Whitby 'and daughter Sharrori. returned on. Sunday after a 2J/2 .months’ trip to England to visit Mrs. Whitby’s.old home at Kentjabout 25 miles from London. Her par­ ents, two brothers and two sis­ ters reside there^ whom she hadn’t seen since coming to Can­ ada eight„.years ago last spring. Mrs. Whitby and Sharron made the voyage- on the Arosa Star, a Germ ari registryshipT^TKe^tFip" overseas took nine days; but .the return voyage, was slowed up be­ cause'of bad,weather. A one-day violent storm halted progress completely and had passengers, if riot criew members, alarmed*’ It was impossible, to serve, meals that day. In spite of it, .the txyo Luckriowites proved to be good ;travellers77rhe Boat dbckbd^af Quebec. From there they came by train to Toronto, where Bus- Ydr Set them on SuHaay7~H~ Mrs. Whitby says it is amazing way bombed-Wt areas have been built Up Again. Food and clothing' is in good supply how, with coal ab.ouf the only scarce commodity 'and still on the rat- ion list, - ■ . .. .■ • But CanadA is home to Mabel now,, end she says she was glad to get beekr . a turkey supper will be served at, Whitechurch United Church. _The_ following ^Tuesday night, OctoberT9th, a similar public, feast will be served by the Women’s Association^of Luck­ now United Church. • / ' ' ■ ; \ , . ,/ • ■ ■ . O—r ' THAT prize winners at the Aux­ iliary Shoot party op Friday evening were Charles Mason and Mrs.: John Carruthers. Win­ ners the, previous week were Leo .Huber with Mrs^ Barkwell and Mrs. George Elliott tied for the lady’s prize. Mrs., Bark­ well won the draw, but as the ’ prize was* a pair of dishes, she shared the award with iMrs., El­ liott. -^-o— ,; THAT the Legion made about _^J$40—at-Saturdayriight-s^bingo for the Dick McBride building fund. Another bingo for> fowl and othre prizes will be held . e this Saturday Tor the same ‘ benefit. The Legion plans: to continue to hold these Satur­ day night events for' several weeks, if they continue prove populark « The ashes of the late Mrs. Rob­ ert Brown, a former resident of Lucknow, were interred on Sat­ urday in Greenhill Cemetery where their son Keith is buried- Keith died in 1923,. at the age of, nine years, when the family . resided here. Mrs. Brown’s death - -occurred—at—Vancouver—orr- July®* 15th. She had suffered. from a heart condition for a time but appeared to be in improving health when stricken with a cor­ onary attack, that proved fatal within a fer hours, Mrs. Brown is survided by her* husband and a son Bob, a high school teacher in North Vancou­ ver,. and by two daughters,. Mrs. Stewart Campbell /(Isabel) of. Kamloops and Mrs. George Ever- est (Betty) of Port Arthur/ Mr. Brown flew to Port Arthur and from there motored to Luck­ now with Mr. and Mrs. Everest for the burial service! j. The Brown family were high­ ly esteemed residents of Luck­ now and many older friends here extend sincere sympathy in their bereavement.” . , THAT John Agnew, 175-pound • tackle for Plymouth Rocks' Col- standing rugby players ..on his team. ’ A Michigan paper re­ cently carried k number mf names. of * proriiisihg young players who were, catching, the eye 6f rugby .cdaches. John’s name-/wag hmong therii., fte is the son of Mr; and Mrs. Harold Agnew of Plymouth arid for- * 'morly of LuCknoW. ’ "THAT Mrs-' Rqbett Andrew of ListoweF* was guest soloist at ... the morning service, in the Un­ ited Church on Sunday. .. THAT Charles Elliott of Cori. 3, Kinloss Township, is holding a clearing auction sale on Fri­ day. Mr. Elliott has sold his farm to Mr. Neabel of Walton, T who obtains possession oh - No- >■ vember 1st. : \ ; THAT^h’i^disTrfcrTsn^t'tHF^ one that has reason to complain about the bad weather. From all parts ot Western ’ Canada comes similar complaints, in" renewing,. her Sentinel, Mrs. Andrew H. Alliri.of'Edmonton, says, '“Hope' you are having Some nice Weather, . We. sure need some here. — worst this' ■ year Fve ever seen”. ’•