HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-06-29, Page 29Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 29, 1983—Page 5
Lucknow: orderly, prosperous, conservative, friendly
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In an article such as this it is difficult
to strike a happy medium between that
which might be considered unwarranted
flattery and the opposite extreme of
unjust reserve. Lucknow is, in general
features, much like any other inland
town of Western Ontario; not more
beautiful than some, not less beautiful
than others; orderly, prosperous, con-
servative; a place where a man may live
a full and wholesome life and feel no
want that cannot be here supplied in fair
measure. But while the latter statement
is true, one qualification should be
made: Lucknow has that in its citizen-
ship which distinguishes it from the
citizenship of many similar places - a
spirit of friendship and democracy, not
always in evidence to the casual visitor,
but very real and vital, nevertheless,
and onlyto be fully appreciated by those
who have been privileged to reside here
for a considerable length of time.
Lucknow appears at first glance to be
unfavorably located. Viewed from four
directions it lies, apparently, in a large
depression of the earth, asif once built
on higher grounds and afterwards
slipped into its present place. But this
appearance, as suggestive of a low or
marshy site, is deceptive: it is due
rather to the elevation of the hills than
the lowness of the valley, and the water
that is seen is largely flowing water.
The traveller journeying from the
southward may behold from the point
where Ross street dips to its lower level,
a scene not soon to be forgotten. On
either side of him, from the southern .
limits of the corporation, is the most
beautiful residential portion of the
village. Before him lies the business
section, with its stores ranged eastward
along Campbell Street, with the Electric
Light plant on the extreme west, and
firmly placed between these, the many
windowed plant of the Lucknow Furni-
ture Company. On a winter's night,
before the wheels cease turning and the
interior lights go out, this latter
building, looking like a long train
standing motionless in the snow, is a
most striking sight. Eastward again the
traveller would see, as from no other
vantage ground, the general extent and
peculiarity of the village. There lie the
river flats, green with ungrazed gras-
ses, dotted with clumps of sedge and
cedar, beautiful to the artistic eye in
their suggestion of wild nature.
Two rivers unite their currents there:
the Black River and Nine Mile Creek.
Within the corporation these rivers turn
the wheels of three mills - a flour mill, a
saw mill and a woolen mill - of which the
latter two and the mill dams in
connection may be seen from that view
point. In the early spring, when the
suckers are working up stream and the
muskrats seek the outer air, those rivers
are to the youth of village like the
waters of a Happy Hunting Ground.
Dimly outlined in the direction from
whence they flow, lies the older
residential section, bordering on Have-
lock and Outram Streets, with the
municipal buildings, the school and
three churches standing prominently
out above the other buildings as,
perhaps, the influences represented by
these stand out in the lives of the people
of Lucknow.
Lucknow is an ideal residential
village. Not only because of the condi-
tions already referred to is this true.
Unlike towns in which one form of
activity predominates over another, the
balance of industry is not disturbed.
Social conditions require but little
adjustment. Health conditions are unus-
ually good. The domestic water supply
is wonderfully pure and wholesome,
and cases of typhoid fever have been
unknown for many years. Good homes
are obtainable at reasonable rates. The
influence of wealth and good taste is not
wanting; and poverty in its more glaring
colors, is unknown. Within the past few
years many splendid residences have
been erected, some of which are
pictures in other columns; and with the
passing of time and the retirement of
those who are now in active control of
affairs, the influences of wealth disen-
gaged from business may be expected
to add to this feature. A bowling green,
a skating rink, and two beautiful parks
afford the facilities for sport and
recreation.
These last mentioned features are
worthy of more than passing notice.
There is in Lucknow a class of "gentle
sportsmen" who are enthusiasts and
have developed surprising skill at
bowling and curling. On two occasions
that skill was shown in a memorable
manner. Once, in June of the present
year, on the occasion of the visit of the
Bruce County Council to Goderich, a
friendly contest with the bowls was
arranged between men from Huron and
men from Bruce; and victory lay with
the visitors from the north - largely
because of the playing of Lucknow men.
Again in January of 1909, at a grand
Bonspiel held in Fergus, a rink of
Lucknow curlers won four diamond
rings, the grand prizes of the tourna-
ment. "Lorne" skating rink becomes
each winter the goal of a beaten
pathway, trodden by an endless proces-
sion of skaters, curlers and members of
the hockey club; and many a keenly
contested game is played on the ice
there. Lucknow Baseball team stand,
this year, first in the "Lakeside"
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eongrafu(afions
to Lucknow on your 125`h
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good oI' days, popIe
took pride in a
job well
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fine markets... of fine foods
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Sutton Park Mall
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Josephine St. (Hwy. No. 4)
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