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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-09-17, Page 7Black Smoke Pipe System 12" Chimney length Wall Band Firestop' Insu lated Spacers Tee • Wall Support 75 YEARS AGO On WednesdaY afternoon of last week, the mail train from Toronto met with an accident about five miles from Luclmow and how the' passengers and railway employees escapeil from serious, if not fatal harm,- is miraculous, The train;was- ...- some hours late Rf,,schedule time 'and was 30 running between and +I miles an hour when the drive shaft of the engine broke, The engineer immediately applied the brakeS, but the broken shaft 'with every revolution of the wheels, tore 'up the track and .finally lifted the large drive.wheels Of * the engine clear of the rails. As the big: wheels,passed along side of the rails, they, clipped off the plate bolts which:held the ends of the rails together, allowing the rails to spread and-the baggage , car and two .• coaches were thrown off the track'against the bank, About 100 yards of the rails and ties were torn up but strange to say no sane was hint The accident was a revelation to. the railway men themselves; as well as the crowds' of citizens who went to see the wreck. There was scarcely a' sound tie in the whole pOrtiOn of ,the Arack torn up, while the great majority of them were rotten threughout and not pt to hold the. spikes.. 50 YEARS AGO According to a news note in. the Sault Ste. Marie Star, W, H Reid, sonof "Mrs. Paul Reid of LucknoW, discovered.: rich LOOKING BACK 01JGH‘T SEN vein of. H gold at awk. Junction. The vein is reported several feet wide and rich ingold. In a letter accompanying the newspaper 'clipping, Mr. Reid says that' the find has been sold for $3,000. He is to receive , one half as he is associated with others in the Hawk Mining. Company. Friends of Mr. Reid, here will be glad to hear of his good e. fortun The residence of George Aitchison was somewhat damaged by lightning during. the storm which passed over Lucknow Saturday night. The east gable of the house was shattered, telephone wires burned out and all hydro fuses and light bulbs blown. al o The flash W the mst spectacular piece of fireworks ever witnessed by those who saw The publisher of the Sentinel was surprised to. find a basket of potatoes under his desk one day this week. They would have;delighted the heart of any ' 10{1111; was almost nine inches long, -whiCh-, must have .had. plenty of elbow worked. into the double-boa/din ri the to be small and few in the, hill. Nothing when a straw pile against 'the barn was Irishman' •. yes, or even a ,Seotchman, structure". The barn owned by tOrne heaped ,up, an 11 quart, basket. A number pile was being removed.. Straw on the roof were as clean and free from scales as if wen firemen. arrived. Fite Chief George the information that Mr. Alex Pollan was battle, "I • wouldn't have given a dime for the donor of the fine spuds. Evidently he the barn when we got there." had planted good seed in good soil', and especially this year when potatoes are said MacDonald on conceasion 12, caught fire small about these, for it took 25 to. fill, ignited by a spark from'a tractor while .the measured, five inches 'in length. intended for the fall fair. Enquiry elicited Whitby summed it up after the successful and 'one. had become ignited and• the fire had with a growing moon. At any rate,' he The congregation of South Kinloss appears.to have had a very One crop, in Presbyterian Church is to join the White- spite of the drought which in most potato church and Langside pastoral charge under patches, brought irliwth to a stop before the 'ministry of. Rev, Norman Caswell, while the,. Kinlough congregation will the tubers were well matured. become associated with Teeswater Pres- 25 YEARSAGO bytetian Church to form a two-point charge with Rev. T. J. McKinney as minister. QUENCH BARN FIRE INASHFIELD These arrangements will become effective. An Ashfield. Township barn was saved Sunday, October 2. South Kinloss and Kinlough have been a pastoral charge of from' destruction by the. Lucicnow • Fire Company and volunteer firefighters last several years and have been without a Friday afternoon, after a fire in an minister since the departure of Rev. 9. S. adjoining straw pile had set fire to the. Baulch early in January. !'!",-••-•-•-0,......"....'s-**''....7.-or.-..""•-•*^‘.."....7.-•••••fowr.t...-"•,-1?.............s,.."....---,—,-.....-.......--...1 ••ii. Ki4 *::= i:,,!:* ' f Iiii :i isM 1 i i 1 ? 1 . • .&••01 Thursdays; Sept. 18th a large fat rat moved slowly across the floor - one of the permanent occupants of this frightful domain. Other passengers came down the stairway. Icfen to find their bunks in the compartment where Neil now stood, and the woman and'small children to an area beyond, separated by a partition - for minimum privacy purposes. A young man came towards Neil and also to find birth number one. So the six feet liffolir feet would not be so adequate after all! The man was a thin young fellow, MacCrimmon, bacheWt"---hollow eyed-and-white-faced. _- . -A- young man in his early twenties- "I'm Jimmy Fraser;": he said, offer picked up his 'bag of belongings from ing a bony hand. "It seems we'll be the ground, and pushing his way sharing the same bed." through,the crowd, presented himself to - When the deck became crowded with the clerk.' MacCrinunon walked proud- ,people; Neil asked Jimmy to' watch.his ly/like a man who is sure of himself "in belongings and escaped up the stairway spite of his 'appearance - trousers and into the fresh air. Men were pulling the shirt, of homespun cloth and rough cow gangway from the ship and a small hide boots. He had the handsome crowd of well wishers on the quay, were characteristic face-of the Celt, square of waving hats and handkerchiefs. A few jaw, blue eyed and with black hair began to sing in farewell - "Will ye no inclined to curl. come back again?" "Seven Guineas,' the clerk said. The ship's captain in a blue uniform "Birth number one - steerage deck!" and a cap with a gold badge on the Neil MacCrimmon made his way on front, called to the first,niate who was board the Ship and a seaman pointed to standing on the wheel deck. a stairway aft of the main mast. It led down-.to"a, large gloomy deck flanked with wooden bunks In tiers and in the centre was a long ; rough's table with bench type seats, Birth number one, was the first bottom bunk on the starboard side - a corner between the bulkhead and the hull of: the ship. Neil looked at the place where he was to sleep for the next few weeks. It was a bed of wooden boards some six feet long by four feet wide, plenty of room for a man like himself, who was five feet ten inches in height. The smell of the place offended Neil - an odour he had never quite exper- ienced before, but one which he instantly recognized. The presence of the passengers from the previous voyage still remained an obnoxious nauseating smell of bodies held in confiement. As if to add to the offence, LANGSIDE SUPPLY 3 Miles East of Lucknow on Hwy. 86 Then 3 3/4 Miles North of Kinloss Sideroad 25 392.8118 • Tues. to Fri. 9 to S:30 Saturday 9 to 4130 11 MClot"efinday °from page 6 from'a small leather purse, indicated he was a man used to frugal living. The steerage, passengers, that pathet- ic looking group of people who had waited so long on the quay, watched in silence as their "betters" went on board, as if afraid to violate the atinos- • phere their presence created. When all the "important persons" had been at- tended to, the clerk• turned his the attention to others and called out the first name. 8 to 12 noon - Hall open for placing exhibits 12 noon -.:Hall closed 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Judging of indoor exhibits 7 p.m. - English and Western Open Horseshow Friday, Sept. 19th 9100 p.m. •.1:00 a.m. Dance Music By Sundowners Everyone Welcome Bch Provided 10 p.m. - Hall closed 8 p.m. - Grounds open for placing of Livestoek and Pets 12 noon Grounds and hail %mute pubnc 12;30 p.m. - Parade -Official opening of Fair -Judging of Livestock 1:30 p.m. 4-H Judging 2 p.m. - Baby Show 2:30 p.m. - Bicycle Racei & _Talent Show 3 p.m. - Log Sawing Contest . 4 p.m. Removal of. Exhibits from Hail By Exhibitors Only Hall CkYsedlo-Public •• Is Your Chimney Safe?: WHY TAKE CHANCES "Take her out, Mr. Jamieson!" The man by the wheel replied, "Aye, aye Sir!' He began issuing orders to a wild looking crew. "Loosen sails! Look alive now - jump to it I" On both port and starboard sides, the seamen climbed up the Jacob ladders and balancing precariously; began unfurling sails. When there was suffic- ient canvas to the wind, the voice of • command called out. "Ley go fo'ard! Port the helm coxswain!" The bow of the Mavis moved ever so slowly from the quay and when it had swung over to an angle of thirty or more degrees, the voice called out again. "Let go aft!" The brig . eased away from its moorings whilst the men, calling to each other some sixty feet above the deck, gradually brought the ship under full canvas. ,Storm Collar and Flashing Round Top We can supply you with all, the materials needed to build a new and safe insulated stainless steel chimney. Install yourself or have our experienced crew do it for you. CALL NOW FOR A FREE NO OBLIGATION QUOTE.