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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-05-28, Page 7e ear's itvit Nine children were born and raised in' 'when shearing, carding! spinning were all this small shanty. Not a doctor, was called x . done on the farm, Twenty-five or thirty when the children were. ushered into this young folk would meet to work by, candle world... Mrs. Machines,. who lived on the light at "fulling" the cloth: Gaelic song adjoining farm was always ready and and story made - the work seem like willing to help ,a neighbour in need. pleasant amusement. the seholar of sixty years ago'was askedthe was ten and at school; read the names and other day. Without *any hesitation, the marked the time.. reply came,` Elbe, Rhine, Seine, Lgrie, and The first train brought a record crowd of l'a dozen pore, which • spoke • well for :the people to the village. After living for teaching under such difficulties. ' twenty years so far from the railroad, many. There Was a fine type 'of community life in the early dayS. WheneVer a major task was to be undertaken, a "bee" 'was arranged, and• twenty or thirty, neighbours were on hand td help with "thelogging" or "the quilting" or "the fulling": The field to be logged was usuallyStaked to divide into five equal parts, and then five'*gangS With; five men to a gang raced:With each other to see which could finish 'first. Frequently, while the men were busy logging, the women folk' would have a quilting bee at the house and the day would end with an old fashioned dance. . The fulling, of, course, is 'a lost art in. Kinloss now. It was the process in connection with the manufacture of cloth, t a graVel road, Dan was one of the first , money for the first tune. MacDon scholars. The three Rs received most of the ald had worked. on railway construction at attention of teachers and scholars alike, • Woodstock before coining to Luelinew, • with some conSideratiOn to history and , was the, boss in charge o Th f building e geographY, grade through Lucknow. He brought his • , time book home every night and Dan.,,who • `-'Can ydu name the river f E ? ' - s o Europe?'' School days followed at the old log The profiling of 'the railroad. in 1873 school, 1% miles.weSt:fro the Grey Ox. made great changes in the district-Nearly Then when_thP4eponsWInot opened on every family had' one or more i earn in had given up hope of having a railroad. Money continued to be a very scarce corimiodity. The first ,large sum of money Dan earned was for cutting .500 cords of wood with his neighbour, Alex MacKenzie'. They were paid 25 cents a cord. They were never satisfied unless, they each earned 50 cents every day. They .started wqrk, at 6 a.m. every day and cut till about 4 o'clock.. It would takefilt 7 p.m. to split and:pile 'before coming home 'for supper. • In ,1898: Dan married Sadie Tiffin of La.ngside. Itwas hard for the neighbours to understand why-Dan had to go so far away • as Langside for his wife. The young bride soon won her way into the hearts" of the intiostp001: WILL BE HOLDING REGISTRATION AT THE LUCKNOW TOWN -iiALL __i_Satur_day May ist - FRO1VL9:00 A.M. TO 4 P.M. that vootion trip you planned tie kin one:ofpur„„a_-,;.=------ 1978. PHOENIX 1978 1 NOVA , 4 door , V8 1978 CHEV IMPALA, 4 door, with air 1978 NOVA, 2-door- 1977. FORD LTD. LANDEAU, 4 door 1975 DODGE ROYAL MONACO, 4 door 1975 PLYMOUTH GRAND, FURY, 4 door . 1975 CHEV IMPALA, 2 dOor hardtop 1974 BUICK CENTURY SEE•THESEAND OTHERS ON OUR' LOT SEVERAL OLDER CARS TO'CHOOSE FROM AR SALES Ira •ptyni - • • • PHONE 423,4342 PRICE PER SESSION $12.00 FOR ONE $18.00 FOR TWO $25.00 PER FAMILY 'tutknow sentinel, Wednesday, May 28, 986-Plige 7 Back thro BY SANDY NICHOLSON • To have lived 73 years on the same farm is one of the accomplishments of D. A. MacDonald, well known Kinloss farmer. Many changes have 'taken- place since William MacDonald' and •his wife, Esther Fidler and 'two. little._ girls, Abbey, and Cassie, settled on lot 6., concession 2, Kinloss in,1854. Pan, .the, sixth was a member of 'a family of eleven. Born in1863, in the old log shaidy on the homestead, he started life with all modern luxuries lacking and the barest nescessities available. . • The shanty was'typical of all the'homeS of the first settlers. There was, but, one room in the log houSe, .aboUt fourteen by twenty, with two small window's and one - door.Shingles were not used the roofing being made from bark peeled from trees and flattened into sheets abotifsix feet by four feet. Thelloor.was clay, and an open fire-place, separated from the end of the house by a large' "back" log supplied beat in winter,: and served to cook the simple mealS in winter and sernmer—No ovens Were used: Pots were held over the flame ;by an iron crane. Hemlock branchessdrved as the Original beds. Later, a prized article Of furniture was a home-made tiunk, which served, as•a bed at night, and when, folded, a bench in the daytime. By this tinte, blanket's were hung at night to 'separate the sleeping quarters. Green wood was used exclusively for fuel. It had not been discovered that dry maple • was more serviceable, ortald Scottish Prsbyterian felk. Two children Were born, William Richard, .who served with the Royal Navy during the War and died;in 1931,'and Jennie, who is now Mrs. William Porteous of LucknoW. • Mr: MacDonald entered civic life in 1902,'when he was elected Councillor for Kudos& Three• years later he was made .4 Reeve, an office he filled for nearly fifteen earsTwithoutever-being4efeated, In 1912 he served as Warden of Bruce County. was an honour two others had brought to. Kinloss, Robert Purvis and Jaynes'Gaunt. Dan was also a Member Of the County Good Roads:Committee. when the plans for the first County Highway' network' was developed, The "Big" Church has always been his church horne. The ,simple form of worship without an organ, where the ,people stood to pray, And Sat down to sing the psalms and paraphrases, made a lasting impres- • skin. He has been Chairman of the Board of Managers and, of the. South Kinloss Cemetery fin' Many yeari, Baseball has always been a favourite sport. For ' many Years his services as pitcher were in demand. He still enjoys a good game, and occasionally. acts -- as umpire. A ready tongue and a keen sense of humour have always made "Black Dan" MacDonald a favourite with old and young. Editor's Note: This is a shortened. version of an: article written in the summer of 1936, for the LucknoW Sentinel. es on trucks hauling hazardous materials haviour, self-care,' special' edncation, phySical or speech therapy and other programs: Labour Minister. Robert ;El. gie has announced that-Ont- ario's minimum wage, may soon go Up.' He will make .such recommendation to Cabinet soon. The preSent rate is $3 an hour for general employees, $3.75 for construction work- ers, and $2.18 for students under eighteen in 'summer employ-Mont. The minimum have to -dn-with'-the mainten— ance Of a-federal parliamen. tary system of government that is capable of looking after the interests of ' the contitry as a. whole., - Ten key. principles' that Ontario will seek to achieve in any new Canadian Con- stitution. were outlined by the , Premier. .He expresSed disappoint.: meat that constitutional ne- --•-gotiations:. over 'the, past ten to fifteen years-Afave not achieved the desired reform, and urged thitwelmild upon •,, Ontario will impose tough- et ,safety roles ' on triicks hauling, hazardous materials- on provincial roacIS and high- ways, says Minister of Tran- sportation arid Communica-. tions, JaMes Snow. Mr..Snow told a meeting of the Ontario. Trupking Associ- ation the government doesn't like imposing regulations, but a ,mandatery -safety in- Spection ' program of tank trucks is likely •in the, near wage last 'went up in Janu- -fut-tire.-,' . , —ary, 1979. •_ "Any safety, malfunction Premier Davis has expres- on tank trucks (carrying sed his desire to work in gasoline-or chemicals) could cooperation with federal and lead to, needless death or preilintl ,• government rep-. injury...We 'have no choice resenta ives toward consti- but...more regulation," said tutional reform, within the Mr. Snow. . framewerk of federalism. In . • Tank-truck inspection is a statement` in 'the ' Legisla- the first step. The federal tire following the,Quebec government has drafted rul- Referendum, Mr. ' Dayis es • covering definitions of • pledged the unanimous sup- dangerous chemicals, re= 'pert of the Legislative As- SPonsibillty of drivers of senibly of Ontario to ' this hazardous cargo vehides, end. including what to do if an The Premier and two Cab. accident occurs, warning inet Ministers have met with sings, etc. , ' Federal Minister of Justice, The new ,::federal rules - Jean Chretien, for initial dis. expected to become law cussions on the substance within six months - won't - ,and process of constitutional apply in all cases in OntariO1 change. Mr. Chretien will until the provincial govern- hold similar discussions with mont approves them. representatives of all ten Ontario will spend $29 provinces. million in the next four years The Ontario Legislature on new training, programs for will appoint a Select Corn. the mentally retarded in mittee on Constitutional ,fie., special care homes and nurse form to assist in,. the task of ing homes, ,. according 'to preparing for renewed con. Keith Norton, Minister of stitutional negotiation. Mr. Community and Social expressed the hope _ ices, . , ,that this committee will He said the plan will cost report on'ways to achieve ° taxpayers about $1.3.,inillion a his objective by the end of year to operate 'and will' the summer. create 800 non-government While pledging the Ont. jobs. ' * ario Governitnerit's full parti- tinder the new program, cipation in• all, ongoing dis,- 2,920 people will be affected. cussions that take place, in Each mentally retarded per- adopting a flexible and open son will be individually ass- minded position to • Weak, essed by team set up by the aspirations and calls for ministries of Health, Educa- change ' that come from • all tion and Community and parts of Canada, Mr:Davis Social Services to'provide an reiterated the principles'on individual plan for training which this goverintent will and treatment, including be- be firm. These principles strated- by so-many from-all parts of the country. Stuart Smith has pledged the enthusiastic cooperation of the Ontario Liberal Party in, this effort to bring about constitutional change. 'without advertising you could lose our shirt! the' sense of urgency and commitment now demon - The size of the beginner swimming classes is limited. So come early to get the time of your choice. The Junior, Intermediate and Senior classes are not restricted. ON REGISTRATION DAY' „. PLEASE KNOW `4 Saturday, June 7th FROM 9 A.M. TO 12 NOON There will be two summer swimming sessions fqr the ' month of July and August SWIMMING LEVEL ATTAINED TIME PERIOD HEMMED IN WHICH SWIMMING swam YOU WANT TO BE ENROLLED Poly se Avow a both) DON'T ENROLL SMALL CHILDREN WHO ARE , LESS THAN 44" TALL THANK YOU