HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-05-31, Page 21BY AB WYLDS
This Week in Ripley
In the past week every-
thing seemed to happen by
twos - at the MacKenzie and
McCreath Funeral Home in
Ripley last Tuesday through
Wednesday morning were
two former Huron Township
men, then Friday and Satur-
day evening there were
reception dances, and two
weddings involved Huron
folks on Saturday and Sun-
day afternoons.
Mrs. George McLean Sr.
of Ripley had the misfortune
to fall while visiting at
Ferndale near Lion's Head.
She was suffered a fracture
of her right shoulder and in
Wiarton Hospital it was
placed in a cast. She is
presently at the home of, her
granddaughter, Mrs. Nancy
Tout, in Kincardine. Ripley
area folks wish Jennie.well in.
her recovery.
On Wednesday aftenroon,
May 24th, the funeral serv-
ice, for a former native of
Huron Township and a few
years back, a resident in
Ripley before going to Palm-
erston, Harry Scott, was held
at the Ripley MacKenzie and
McCreath Funeral Home. In
charge of the • service was
Rev. Hugh Nugent of Knox
Presbyterian Church which
Harry attended while here.
Interment was in Kincardine
Cemetery. Surviving are his
brother Ben and nephew
Morley who live on the
pioneer family homestead on
the Kincardine -Huron boun-
dary in the far north east
corner of Huron Township; a
sister, a daughter in Gowan-
stown and also other relativ-
es. Among these is a nephew — machine. Buried deep under
at Melfort, Saskatchewan,
whom Harry visited with
during the summers a , few
years back. Harry was a
railway engineer driving the
big locomotives on the Tor.
onto Montreal run, before
retiring to Ripley. Among the
places where he stayed in
Ripley were those of the
Thompson home on Malcolm
Street, George McLean, and
Mrs. Amelia Cumming. A
friend of ,this writer, Harry
sometimes helped hive a
swarm. He had learned
beekeeping from his father
who kept a few, hives on the
pioneer farm. Harry had
reached the age of 91. When
he was physically able to get
around Harry was well liked
and known up street in
Ripley.
Also on Wednesday after-
noon Rev. Bob Putman was
in charge of the funeral
service for .Norval Nesbitt,
native of the Reid's Corners
area. The service was held in
Pine River United Church.
Prior to that the late Mr.
Norval Nesbitt rested at the
MacKenzie and McCreath
Funeral Home in Ripley as
also did the late Harry Scott,
where friends called.
On Tuesday of last week
Morley Mills of Georgetown
and former native of the
Clarks area, concession 12
west in Huron Township,
called here while visiting
friends in Kincardine and
Ripley. Attending Ripley
Continuation School at the
same time, Morley always
calls, however, this writer
was out at the apiaries so he
talked with Fran, among
many others in 'the area.
Visiting with their aunt,
Mrs. Donalda Gossell, in
Ripley, for a few days last
week, were Mrs. Morag
Maclntyre of Los 'Angeles,
California and Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Grieve of Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
oodrich of Washington and
Mr. and Mrs. James John -
this week, (yesterday), May
30, the funeral service for
Murdock McDonald of Ripley
was held at the MacKenzie
and McCreath Funeral Horne
stone of Bluevale spent here with Rev. Hugh _Nug-
Friday visiting with Mr. and ent of Knox Presbyterian
Mrs. Ralph Hunter. Church in charge. Interment
On Monday morning, May was in Ripley Cemetery. Last
22, Reid Morgan, a former Saturday evening Murdock
native of concession 10, east suffered a spell causing him
in Huron township. and, then to slump on the front steps of
a resident in Ripley when his his home. Neighbours called
parents retired to Ripley and his wife,, Pearl, who was
lived in the present home of caretaking at the post office.
Dave and Grace Murray, Murdock was taken by ambu-
passed away. The funeral lance to Kincardine District
service was held in Walker- Hospital where he passed
ton. Sympathy is extended to away before Saturday mid -
his wife, the former Viola night. For a number of years
Frook, also to his sisters he was the caretaker at the
Irene and Hazel, and broth- high school where he was a
ers, Elmer and Roy. Over friend of the students and
• forty years ago Reid assisted staff. As well he was the
along with Roy in helping caretaker at the Ripley Post
their brother, Elmer, estab- Office. In both places Murd-
lish the Ripley Honey Egtrac- ock did excellent work and
ting plant and work a number was also very helpful and
of apiaries -in the Ripley area. co-operative. Raised on the
Dave and Grace Murray family farm on concession 6
had their house covered with east in Huron Township,
exterior white aluminum sid- Murdock attended Ripley
ing. Doing the job was the schools. Then for a number
same man who did Redvers Pembleton, David Huber,
Johnson's house across from Joey Nugent, Jim Cleaver,
the Ripley Chopping and and Richard van Horne. A
Feed , Mill - namely Al good time was enjoyed by all
a
Parkhouse of Atwood. He id„,the Ripley Scouts are
has been doing this type of hoping to return in June.
work for many years now. Mr. and Mrs. Nick Peet of
Last Thursday with his big Ripley have her parents here
digging and bulldozing ma- from Holland. Also Mr. and
chine, Wilfred Shantz of the Mrs. Van der Glass have
8th concession, halfway be- her parents here from Hol-
tween Pine River and Ripley, land.
cleared away the big .pieces Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt
of concrete at the site of the Barnes from Clio, Michigan
former Ripley Diamond Jubi- spent the weekend with Mr.
lee arena. Among these and Mrs. Howard Thomp-
pieces of cement were the. son, Mr. and Mrs. Don
chimney bases and the floor Robertson, Mr. and Mrs.
basefor the artificial ice Don McCosh and Richard
McCosh.
• Mrs. Frances Elliott and
Mrs. Marjorie Reid visited
on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Goldie Harris in Kincardine.
Bruce Scott of St:• Cathar-
ines' was home for the
'weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Scott and, family.
Attending the anniversary
service in Knox Church last
Sunday and visiting with
Mrs. Mary (Donnie) Mac-
Donald were Mrs. Jane
Emberlin. of Toronto, her
mother Mrs. Gordon Finlay-
son and Mrs. Florence Mac-
Kenzie of Lochalsh.
Mrs. Annie, Scott of Rip-
ley,. -Mr. and, Mrs. George
Johnston of Kincardine visit-
ed last Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Upper in Atwood.
The Beckers have built a
fine new garage at theif
' apartment on Jessie Street in
Ripley.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Emer-
son of Ripley are visiting.
with his son Raymond, wife
and family in Ottawa.
Mrs, Gladys Arnold of
Ripley is visiting her .sister,
Mrs. Olive Knight, and
family in Picton
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jackson
Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Jackson Jr. and family of
Detroit spent the weekend at
their home here.
Mrs. Harriet Moore ' is
visiting her son, .John, in
Ottawa. •
Miss Marion Munn of
Toronto has returned to her
home in Ripley for the
summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Reg. God-
frey of Ripley visited- last
Monday with their daughter
Helen, husband and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Reg Reihl in
Saltford.
Mrs. Katherine Coiling of
Ripley was a guest at the
wedding of her niece Miss
the fill are the cement piers
built by the local workmen
'headed by the late Angus
Murray and Angus McLay.
These piers formed. the bases
for each wooden arch.
Last Saturday Elmer Smel-
tzer of the second concession
west was again named in the
radio report for being the
owner of a top priced lot of
beef steers, bringing seventy
and, a half on the Ontario
Livestock Yards in Toronto.
They were shipped by Ripley
drover Leonard Courtney of
the Amberley area.
On Friday evening the
reception dance for Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Tout, recently
married was held in the
Ripley District High School
auditorium with a good
crowd. Elliott Carruthers'
orchestra played. Then on
Saturday evening the recep-
tion dance for Mr. and Mrs.
Mike Gallant was held over
in the Ripley Huron Com-
munity Centre Compleic with
Elliott Carruthers' orchestra
playing and a good crowd
there. The wedding of Laurie
Coiling and Mike Gallant was
held in Ripley on Saturday
afternoon. Saturday being
such a warm sunny summer
day, a long parade . of
"Wedding” cars toured the
village streets.
Miss Chfistena Robertson
is visiting with . friends In
Toronto according to reports
received.
Last Sunday morning the
annual anniversary service
was held at Knox Presbyter-
ian Church in Ripley with a
large congregation out.
Miss Mary Lynne McLean
of Ripley is a patient in
Kincardine and District
Hospital.
On Tuesday afternoon. of
Joy Bushell, and Mr. John
Ackert at Bervie United
Church last . Saturday after-
noon.
of years he was employed at
the Golden Glow Egg Grad-
ing Station in Ripley before
he took over the position of
caretaker or custodian. He
was 63 years of age. Sym-
pathy of many friends go to
his wife, Pearl, at this time of
sad bereavement, also to his
sisters Mrs. Gladys Huston
of Ripley, and Mrs. Cassie
Price of Detroit and to his
brothers, Roddy McDonald
of Stratford. and Norman
MacGregor Sr. of Kincardine
and Duncan MacGregor of
Chase, Michigan and to all
relatives. Murdock will be
missed in Ripley.
On the long Victoria week-
end the Ripley Scouts with
Scouter Gordon van Horne
and assistant Larry Nixon in
charge, enjoyed a trip to the
Wingham Scout Reserve.
The Wingham Scouts hosted
the District camp. Scouter
Ross Foxton of Wingham
was camp chief and Tom
Cornwall, the head scouter
with Ken Foxton the camp
cook. The five scouts of
Ripley attending were Kevin
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