HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-06-07, Page 15BY AB WYLDS
Last Sunday, June 4, Rev.
Jim Bushell and the Session,
chairman Wm. J. Elliott,'
held the annual anniversary
services at St. Andrew's
United Church in Ripley.
Rev. Bob Rumball from the
Ontario Mission of the Deaf,
Toronto, , was the guest
speaker at the eleven o'clock
morning service. An evening
service was held at eight with
Rev: Jim Bushell of St.
Andrew's in charge, featur-
ing music and fellowship.
There was a good attend-
ance. Earlier Sunday morn-
ing, both St. Paul's Anglican
and Knox Presbyterian Chur-
ches in Ripley had their
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, Jane 7, 1978 --Page 15
This Week in Ripley
services.
On this coming Friday
evening the Kincardine Com-
munity Singers will be in the
Huron Township Hall in
Ripley. John Gamble and his
committee are making the
arrangements. This singing
group was here last year and
was well received.
Jean MacDonald of the
staff at Pine Lodge Rest
Home in Lucknow spent the
weekend with her sister,
Noreen MacDonald, at their
home on Malcolm Street in
Ripley.
Last Friday the door at the
old Royal Bank was again
open to the public. But this
time it was not as the bank
which it had been since 1912,
rather it was the official
opening of Lynn's Hobbies
.and Textiles Shop with Mrs.
Judy van Kooten in charge.
There was a good attendance
of ladies for the opening
inspection of the new store
on Ripley's main corner.
Free donuts and coffee were
served to everyone attend-
ing. Helping Judy serve the
treats on Friday was Mrs.
Doris (Clayton) Nicholson.
Incidentally the opening was
originally scheduled for the
first of June (Thursday) but
Thursday was the day of the
funeral of her father-in-law.
Now the part of the corner
brick building which was the
Royal Bank here. for 66 years
has reverted to its original
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On Monday of last week,
May 29; Ken and Edna
Aitchison of Toronto accom-
panied by her brother, Char-
les McLay, of Edmonton,
Alberta and his eldest son,
Arthur McLay, of British
Columbia, motored to Rip-
ley. Charlie, who is over 90
years of age, is a native of
Malcolm Street in Ripley.
His parents were the late Mr..
and Mrs. Malcolm IvlcLay. It
was 12 years ago when he
last visited Ripley and many
changes had taken place
since then. The family lived
in the house now owned by
Mrs. Mae Cotton at the end
of the street and then moved
to the Malcolm MacLennan
log house which Murray
Weber dismantled a couple
of years ago after he built his
new house. When he was a
young boy Charlie McLay
helped Robert Faulkner plant
two apple trees on the road-
side so that the children of
the street would always have
apples. One survived and is -
still there bearing MacIntosh
apples. Charlie was told that
over the years it has become
known as "the tree of con-
tention". He. said that he
would not like to hear that it
was ever cut down: While in
Ripley Ken and Edna accom-
panied them to visit relatives
and friends, Mrs. May
MacDonald, Mrs. Marie
Crawford, Bill and Helen
McCreath, Fran and. Ab
Wylds. They would like to
have visited Norman C. Mac-
Donald - but ' he was in
Kincardine Hospital and also
Mrs. Belle Henry but she
was in Toronto. Charlie and
his son, Art, flew from
Edmonton to Toronto and
will return home the same
way. It was nice to meet this
interesting manand alsoour
former neighbours, Ken and
Edna.
Last Wednesday evening a
Montgomery bus from Luck -
now picked up the members
of the Happy Hearts Senior
Citizens gathered at the
Ripley -Huron Legion hall
and took them to Lucknow
where they were the guests
of the Lucknow Lions Club.
The Lucknow School band
played, _ then they . enjoyed
card games and lunch. The
members of the Ripley.
Happy Hearts enjoyed this
evening .and wish to thank
the Lucknow. Lions.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Landry
of Sault Ste. Marie spent last
week and the first of this
week visiting with their
daughter, Bonnie, and her
husband, Ken Hargreaves
and family in Ripley.
On Thursday evening Miss
Laurie MacLennan of Agin-
court took the- bus from
Toronto up and then got a
ride to Ripley to spend the
weekend with her aunt, Miss
Florence MacDonald. Laurie
is the youngest daughter of
George and Jeannie MacLen-
nan. A
Last Thursday village fore-
man Donnie Peterbaugh was
busy cleaning the sand and
other winter debris from the
concrete street gutters.
Miss Christena Robertson,
who has been visiting friends
in Ottawa where she was
employed before her retire-
ment, returned to her home
in Ripley last Thursday.
The wedding of Gail Mes-
senger and Roger Farrell-,
both of the Pine River area of
Huron Township was held
last Saturday afternoon, then
they had the usual car tour of
Ripley and a reception dance
at night.
Mrs. Isabel Wylds of
concession 6 west in Huron
Township was expected back
home this past weekend. She
has been a patient in Univer-
sity Hospital in London
undergoing treatment for a
painful facial condition,
which she has endured all
winter; known as tic doulour-
eux. ,
Some people here received
a card -from Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Howard of Pointe
Clare, Quebec announcing
that their daughter,.: Dr.
Rhoda Elizabeth Howard
married Dr. Peter James
McCabe on March 20. The
marriage ceremony was held
in McMaster University
Chapel in Hamilton. Also
that the bride is retaining her
maiden name and they will
reside in Hamilton. Both are
on the staff of McMaster
University. Rhoda took
Grade eleven at the Ripley
District. High School in
1963-64 where she averaged,
something like 95 per cent
for the year. Then she
attended Niagara Falls. Col-
legiate where she continued
her excellent work and from
there to McGill University in
Montreal. Ripley folks wish
Rhoda and her husband.
happiness in the years a-
head.
Anthony (Tony) van Koot-
en passed away in St. Thom-
as Elgin General Hospital in
his 63rd year on Monday,
May 29, 1978..He is survived
by his wife, six daughters,
and six sons. Among these
are John van Kooten and
Frank van Kooten, both of
Ripley and Rena (Mrs. John
Fisher) of Wingham. To all,
the sympathy of the folks in
this area is extended at this
time of bereavement. The
funeral service was held last
Thursday afternoon in St.
Thomas with interment in
Elmdale Cemetery.
His Honour Judge Edward
MacLeod • Shortt, B.A.,
L.L.B., passed away sudden-
ly at his residence "The Mill
House" in Perth, Ontario, on
Tuesday of last week, May
30 in his 64th year. He was
the judge of the County
Court in Lanark County. His
is survived by his wife, Willa
Dale, two sons, Dr. Sam
Shortt and Jamie Shortt,
both of Ottawa and one
daughter, Miss Janet Shortt
of Toronto; and also ' one
sister Miss Mary Shortt of
Toronto. His mother was a
native of Huron Township, a
sister of the late Angus E.
MacLeod of the 6th, conces-
sion west in Huron Township
and Ripley. Among his
cousins in the area are Mrs.
Florence MacKenzie of Loch-
alsh, Mrs. Isabel MacKay of
Lucknow, Mrs. Adeline
Hackett of Ripley, and Mr.
Jack Graham of Kincardine.
The funeral service was held
last Thursday in St. And-
rew's Church in Perth follow-
ed by interment in Elmwood
Cemetery. Sympathy is ex-
tended at this time of
bereavement to all relatives
in the area.
As one looks at the big,
deep, gravel pit hole in the
field north of the Ripley
cemetery; one wonders about
the future of the cemetery.,
With erosion by water, an
age old force of nature, could
it suffer a fate similai to that
which has been and is still _
taking place at the cemetery
on the sixth concession east?
Here skeletal remains of the
dead and their tombstones
marking the graves in some
cases have washed down the
clay hill into the river below.
Last Sunday afternoon the
fire siren sounded twice in
Ripley. The first time it
called the firemen to the
Gord Emmerton Beach at the
foot of the sixth concession.
Here a pile of old brush and
trees was burning - cause
unknown. Both the fire
engine and pumper truck
were at the scene. This was
around . two o'clock. Then
shortly after six the firemen
rushed to the Ripley Huron
firehall again in response to a
call from the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Danny Fry - the
former Chris MacKay horse
on the main street east, past
Harold Courtney's seed
cleaning plant. Here, over-
heated pipes from the oil
heater had filled the house
with smoke. After getting the
pipes cooled down firemen
blew the smoke out. Answer-
ing these calls were Chief
Ivan Cook, Deputy Chief
John D. MacKay, Johnny
Dodds, Ray Fuller, Bernie
Twolen, Donnie Peterbaugh,,
Allan Irwin, Doug, Liddle,
Jack Scott, George McLean,
Rod MacDonald and Joey
Hodgins.
Mr. Frank Gemmell of
Brampton, pr. and Mrs. K.
L. Smith of Kitchener, and
Mrs. Frank Inksater of Paris
were recent ,visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. Francis Gemmell.
Mrs. Mary R. MacDonald,
Mrs. Margaret Scott, Mrs.
Margaret Blue, and Mrs.
Violet MacKenzie, all of
Ripley, spent the past week-
end at Scott's Oquaga Lake
House, near Binghamton,
New York.
On Thursday evening a
group of Horticultural Soci-
ety members planted the
flower beds that are on the
street corners. The members
who helped with the planting
were Mary Black, Doris
Blackwell, Edith. Smith, Mae
Osborne, Lenore Hooey, Ver-
na Finlayson, and Clara
Shiells.
Mrs. Beatrice Collins of
Kincardine was elected and
installed as president of the
Ripley -Huron Legion Auxili-
ary at their meeting last
Thursday, June 1. Other
officers elected were Mrs.
Marion Lackie, secretary;
Mrs. Lois Pollock, treasurer;
and Mrs. Eileen Emmerton,
sports officer. The Legion
Auxiliary will again be hold-
ing their used book sale in
conjunction with the Huron
Bruce Crafts Festivel in the
Ripley Huron. Community
Centre Complex in July.
The Ripley Kincardine 4-H
Dairy Club met on May 23 at
the home of Jack and Jim
Farrell. The members dis-
cussed judging an dput their
knowledge to use by judging
a class of Holstein cows and
giving reasons on their
placings. Mrs. Janet Farrell
served lunch while the mem-
bers watched the Stanley
Cup playoffs.
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