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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-06-16, Page 11Toronto Minister speaks at 137th anniversary of South Kinloss church South Kinloss church celebrated their 137th anniversary service on Sunday. The guest speaker was Rev. John Congram of Toronto who is also editor of the Presbyterian Record. Special music in the morning, besides the senior choir, was the junior choir and the trio of Rena Forster, Shirley Colwell and Marilynne Gilchrist. In the evening we had the pleasure of listening to Wanda and Murray Keith of Goderich, formerly of South Kinloss. The organist was Margaret Hamilton at both services and Wilma Clarke was pianist in the morning with Dale Gilchrist for the evening service. Ira and Elizabeth Dickie visited Thursday night with Denver and Brenda Dickie and family at Sutton. On Friday they were at the open house for Cabor Mor Holdings Ltd., a new manufacturing company Sby Ruth Buchmeier OUTH KINLOSS (near Keswick), formed by Denver and two partners. On Wednesday, Mary Lavis, Olive Needham and Elizabeth Dick- ie from South Kinloss were at the 100th Anniversary of the WMS at Kinlough Presbyterian Church. ,Phyllis Wallace of London visited on Sunday with her sister, Ruth and Don Bell . and her mother, Mrs. Steer at Pinecrest in Lucknow. On Saturday, Ira and Elizabeth Dickie attended a reunion of students and teachers of S.S,#10 Eastnor (Edenhurst). Ira started to school there and Elizabeth's sister, Frances, the late Mrs. David Brough, was the second teacher after the new school was built in 1924. Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June lb, 1193 - rage 11 Hugh Sinnamon is going west .Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Simpson visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sahli and family of Windsor. Hugh Sinnamon was presented with a gift from the choir on Sun- day evening. Gertrude Durnin and Agnes Farrier, and the combined congregations by Clifford Laidlaw made the presentation following the evening service at the United Church. Hugh is moving to the. west and will be greatly missed. Gertrude Durnin attended the baptism of her great grandson Mathew Thomas Allan, at the St. Anne's Anglican Church in Bryanston, on Sunday. Karen Elliott commenced work at the Mutual Group in Waterloo on Monday. UCW The Whitechurch UCW met June 2 for a pot luck lunch at the home of Margaret Sleightholm with 11 in attendance. The topic was christian develop- ment and leadership with Janet Cook, Gertrude Durnin and Evelyn Gibb as leaders. SIM IN I IN I OM WHITECHURCH by Jean Ross The scripture was taken from Acts 9: 36-43. Mrs. Cook told about the early churches and fust women, and then conducted a contest on Huron County's villages and towns. Rollcall was answered with a rhyme to go with 1993. The next meeting is Sept. 1 at the home of Mrs. Elwood Groskorth in Goderich. WI Evelyn Gibb Was hostess for the Whitechurch WI meeting on June 9 at the hall. Jean Ross was convener for the public relations meeting. President Marjorie Wall opened in the usual way. Helen Currie reported on the district annual in Kincardine and on the cancer canvass. Rollcall was answered by 13 with MERCURY DEALERS GIVE YOU OTH-FAMHX-AND--BUDG AEROSPORT FEATURES INCLUDE: • Air Conditioning • Automatic Transmission • 3.0 Litre V6 Engine • Driver's Side Airbag • Cloth Captain's Chairs • Rear Wheel Anti -Lock Brakes A MONTH FOR 24 MONTHS • NO CHARGE SPORTS APPEARANCE PACKAGE • Aluminum Wheels • Colour -Keyed Headlamp Frame and Grill • Running Boards • Sport Striping Package THE BEST-SELLERS FORD AND MERCURY DEALE RS [)Ilr, ,;1 ,h..t I„ v01.100 .,1„r1r •i,r1',,, . '...rr•111.•.,,• ,.,iy 10,1,0 II,ly000'11, 100,111• I„•.,Ili! , r,.•,, 11•1I ,11/11111,1111111 I.Irn\ (100.0 Ir. y1,rIW` `,!•r, ,1f•,llf•• /,),.1101,115 nr 01, Il,1,ly 11(,,10, 00,iy 10,41,0 104 Inti, V010110, 0,11, •ill 4, .,, 1', .I• )0Lprt}{MDA 1'U 11,,,;(44)41 14,0,544. 4''),','`4)5 ',y. a news item from another branch, A silent auction of baking etc., was part of the meeting. Mrs. Ross showed a film called Celtic Spirit with music and scenery from Ireland and Scotland. The lunch committee of Agnes Farrier, Jan McGuire and Pearl Shiell servedrefreshments. The next meeting is • in August. Anyone who is .going on the Whitechurch bus trip is reminded of the date, on July 8. The money of $39 must be paid to Jean Ross or Jean Tiffin by June. 30. OBITUARY NO Pharis G. Mathers 1903 1993 Pharis Graham 'Mathers, of R.R: 1, Lucknow, died at the Wingham and District Hospital, on June 6, 1993, in his 90th year. Mr. Mathers farmed all of his life at Concessions 1 and 2, Kinloss township.. His greatest love was working in his prized woodlot and enjoying the grandeur of the mas- sive trees growing there. He was firmly committed to preservation of the historical resour- ces of the Grey -Bruce area. During his many years as a member of the Bruce County Historical' Society; he served as president and treasurer of the New Horizons Project under- taken by the Bruce County Ar- chives Group. - Mr. Mathers was also a long time member '.of the Ontario Genealogical Society through which he assisted many people to trace their ancestors. He experienced many changes in society throughout his long lifetime. He embraced',them all but he grew up in 'a pioneering age where you had to be self sufficient. Thus he had learned "how to fix anything." He used this ability to repair many appliances and pieces of equipment for friends and family thus saving them considerable expense, Mr. Mathers was life long mem- ber of Lucknow United Church and was an active and enthusiastic par- ticipant in many local senior citizens, • horticultural and recreational activities. He will be ` missed by all who knew him.. Born in Lucknow on Nov. 7, 1903, Pharis Mathers was a son of the late Henry and Marg (Ga- llagher) Mathers. He is survived by his daughter, Carolyn and her husband Wayne Pepper of Regina, Saskatchewan, and a , dear friend Vera Schmidt, and two grandchildren Stephen and Jeanette Pepper of Regina. Mr. Mathers was predeceased by 4. his wife Maizie Hackett in 1973. —They were mame . on ept. , in Ashfield. United Church. He was also predeceased by a sister Elleda Wightman in '1992. Visitation was at the MacKenzie and McCreath Funeral Home, Luck - now, where the funeral was held on June 8, at 2 p.m. with Rev,. W. Henderson, a long time friend, officiating. Flower bearers were Gordon Morrison and Bill Collins. Honorary pallbearers . were Mel Hackett, Cliff Hackett, Mel Mor- rison, Alfred Patterson (unable to act) and Lloyd Schmidt. Active pallbearers were Norman Wightman, Harvey Wightman, John Hildebrand, Elvin Wightman, Bill DeBoer and Lloyd Morrison. Interment South Kinloss Cemetery. Trivia What shortbread cookie is named for the heroine of a 19th -century English novel? The Lorna doone. The novel "Lorna Doone,” by R.D. Blackmore, was published in 1869.