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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-09-09, Page 5,arri��5t�ao�AFt� • Fifty good years "We met on a blind date and I've been blind ever since," remembers Hazel Webster about how she and Charlie met. "Opps, that's one of our secrets," she adds with a laugh and a knowing smile. Charles Webster was born and raised in Lucknow. At the age of 16, or there abouts, he travelled to Toronto to work for Eatons. It was during his ten years in the big city that he met Hazel, who was living with her family in near -by Oshawa. "I remember exactly when we first met," says Charlie, ignoring the blind date story. "We courted for six years before she finally married me. That was September 11, 1937 and it seems like yesterday." Charles and Hazel were joined in holy matrimony at a service held at her parents home in Oshawa. The couple honeymooned in New York before eventually returning to Lucknow to open `Webster's", a restuarant and pool hall on Campbell Street where the Sears store now stands. "We spent six years running that restuarant," says Hazel, "and, you know, I couldn't even cook." Charlie and Hazel lived above the shop but eventually gave it up to run a dairy in Stowville for three years before returning to Lucknow for good. The fact that Hazel's first cousin is Mrs. Donald McKinnon may have helped influence the return to the village. "We ran a ladies' and gent's clothing store for a while," says Hazel, "That's what Charlie really wanted to d�." Charlie also remembers spending ten years refereeing minor hockey during those days and soon opened the hardware store that still stands today on the Village's main street. The Webster's life was enriched with the arrival of their daughter Judith. She has since married a local boy, Wayne Brooks, and moved to Cambridge -Preston where they gave the Websters two grandchildren , Shelley and Craig. In the year 1958, the Websters bought a piece of land on Ross Street and built a home which they still occupy. The parcel of land once housed a church,' a piece of local history Charlie is quite proud of, and rightly so. "These have been fifty very good years," says Charlie. "I wouldn't change a thing." The Websters celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a dance in Lucknow last Friday evening. Friends and realatives travelled from far and wide to attend and wish the couple fifty more hap- py years together. Congratulations Charles and Hazel Webster. Back in Ontario Mr. and Mrs. Bill Black and daughter, Meagan, of Edmonton have recently arriv- ed in Ontario and are planning to make their home here. They are presently stay- ing with Bill's mother, Mrs. Walter Black, in Lucknow. Bill was raised on the Fourth Concession in Huron and his wife Judy is formerly of London. Good to have you both back in Ontario. A community shower was held last Thursday evening in the United Church in Ripley for Shannon Blackwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Blackwell. Mrs. Wes Smith chaired the affair. Readings and contests were given by several people after which, the bride-to-be opened her gifts. A lovely lunch followed. .1" Our deepest sympathy is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Chris Hartemink on the sud- den passing of Mrs. Hartemink's father, Mr. Jake Timmerman of Owen Sound. Unit Five of the Ripley U.C.W. held their September meeting at the home of Mrs. Maryanne MacDonald of Brookside. The guest speaker for the day was Mrs. McFarlane of the Lucknow United Church who spoke on prejudice and discrimination. 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