The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-09-26, Page 34Page 2—Lucknow Sentinel,. Wednesday, October 3, 1979
Restore Zion .Cerrietery
In the spring of this year a
group of people of the Zion
area met with the Township
of Ashfield Council to discuss
how to restore the Zion
cemetery.
William G. Hunter, Jack
Ritchie and Mrs: Bell Hack-
ett were named to assist
•council and see the job. com-
pleted. Harvey Ritchie, Lor-
ne Hackett, Peter Cook,
Chester Hackett and Jim
Hunter helped with the work
as it was needed.
A cement pad has been
laid as a base for the old
tombstones and a memorial
stone . placed at the front
inscribed as follows:
In memory of our pioneers
Zion Cemetery 1869 - 1920
Zion United Church 1856-
1969
Maple Grove LOL 1044 1881
-1974.
Township of Ashfield,. 1979.
A copy of the inscriptions
on the 34 tombstones will be
kept by the township as thee
there were no previous rec-
ords available...'
Stratford Cemetery Mem-
orials Ltd. placed the 10 tall
tombstones in . place with
their equipment managed by
Jim Shackleton, a descend-
ant : of . people buried here
many years ago.
This piece`gf land on the
south side of_ concession. 12
must always remain as a
cemetery as stated in the
Cemeteries Act.
Originally William. T:
Gardner deeded one acre of
his land for . church and
cemetery in 1869. The new
frame church was built here
onthe north west corner in
1876 replacing .the 1st log
church • built in 1856. The
cemetery was south and east
of the church. The trustees -of
the church when this piece=of
land was registered in' 1870
were; John McDonagh (who
had taken this land from the
crown),, William T. Gardner,
John Nixon, David Webster
and John Barnby, and most
of these men are buried in
the cemetery.
The inscriptions also show
that many burials were
young mothers and pre-
school children,, probably dy-
ing of diseases, such as
tuberculosis and diphtheria
because there were no anti-
biotics or cure at that time.
Probably many • more are
buried here than are written
on the 34 tombstones, as it
was the only burial ground in
the area, the others being,
"Hope" on Highway 86, and
Dungannon. Several remains
were moved by theirdescen-
dants to Greenhill 'Cemetery
when it opened about 1900.
The Maple Grove Loyal
Orange Lodge 1044' was situ-
ated on the corner of Wm, T.
Gardner's. farm on the corner
of the sideroad and the 12th
concession 'a few rods from
the church. During the active
years of Zion Lodge, many
activities took place for en-
tertainment of the members
of . the lodge, their families
and also the Zion 'Commun-
ity,' The hall was, used for
plays, •wedding receptions,
local school board No. 5, Zion
meetings, garden :,parties,
card parties, fowl suppers, as
"polling booth for P.D. 11 3, •for
' Ladies Aid. and VK..M.S..
meetings; Christmas . con-.
cert§, and • the U.C.W. of
Zion Church,: .
The church was- removed
in: 1970 and the cemetery, lot
in ..1974 with the tombstones
gathered to one place at the.
back of the lot. .
• Wm. T. Gardner lived on
the farm, now owned by
Douglas. and Mary. Lou Ray-
nard. Wm. T. • Gardner' was a
stone mason by trade and
cleared much land here and
•
in northern Ontario. He also
wa's a lay minister as needed
and an active participant in
the founding of Methodism
in this community.
The first generation con-
sisted of Mr. and Mrs.
William Thomas Gardner
(Sarah Graydon) who came
from Ireland to the town of
Streetsville, Ontario and
moved to the village- ,of
Lucknow in the year 1852
with their three sons, John,
William T. Jr., and . James
and a daughter, Margaret
(Mrs. John .Craig). They
were . among the early • set-
tlers of the township of
Ashfield.
Their son, William, mar-
ried Catherine McDonagh.
William was 12 years of age
when he came from Streets-,
vine to reside in Ashfield :.
Township. Their family con-
sisted. 'of William T. Jr:,
Ernest, Mark and Eva, (Mrs.
R. E. Finlay). Their mother
died when Mark was an
infant.
Their son, William, mar-
ried Rebecca Webster and
settled on the 100 acre farm
on which the. Zion Church:.
and Orange Lodge Hall were
situated. Their family con-
sisted of Eva, (Mrs. James
Freeman) of Lucknow; Har-
old of Hamilton; Beryl (Mrs.
W. G. Hunter), 'Lucknow and
Sidney; Lucknow, _deceased.
While "moving the tomb-
stones onto the cement pad,
it was discovered that one.
limestone . memorial had a
piece missing which con-
tained the family name. Only
the first name. Robert and the
dates are on the other. pieces.
It is suspected that the family
name on this particular stone
is Hunter, an 'ancestor of
many of the Hunter descend-
ants 'in this area:: In the past,
few years no one seemed to
remember where this pion-
eer was buried:
REGISrqAtION
Saturday, do#ober 6 & 13th
Luckow Town Hall
Please bring
social insurance number
PIctured above is •Wifsu'T. Gardner, front, Left, who married Catherine McDonagh. To his
right is his son, Willlam'T. Gardner.Jr:, who married Rebecca Webster. Standing behind
them are 'the other three childrenof the: family, from the left, Mark. of Wingl lam; • Eva, who
married R. E. Finlay of Saskatchewan and Ernest, who married Mayine Ritchie and lived on
the Lorne Hackett farm.. WWiaam Sr., is the son of WIWam T. Gardner and Sarah Graydon,
formerly of Streetsville and then Lucknow.
'ro-lif e walkathon
Pro-life groups across Canada took part in
a national walkathon last Saturday, Sept-
ember 29 to.. mark the International Year of
the Child. Each group walked in its own
community. Locally Voice for __Life, the
Wingham and area Pro-life. Group, walked
10 miles along Highway 86 west . of
Wingham.
The main„purpose of the walk' was to
demonstrate the Group's concern about
abortion, infanticide and child abuse in
Canada.
"In our society today some children just.
don't count, "; Sally Campeau, a member of
Voice for Life said: "The price tags on the
lives `of `somechildrenhave been greatly
marked down."
She said that at the present time 'almost
60,000 abortions are performed in Canada
each year. She also reported that in 1977, it
was . made ,public that Sick Children's
Hospital in Toronto had, during the 10 years •
prior tothat date, allowed 27 out . of. 50
children born with Down's Syndrome
(Mongolism) to die. by failing to perform
minor surgery. .
Child 'alb -Urfa also a problem; in Canada
we can not boast that we respect all human
life; she added.
Funds raised from the Walkathon will be
used partly for local educational .purposes.
Some funds will also be sent to' the .umbrella
organization, Alliance for Life, in Toronto to
expand its workin research and co-ordin-
ating Pro,lifeactivities across Canada.
NOW,A CLASS "A" FAIR TO BEHELD ON'.
FRI. &SAT.
OCTOBER
5TH & 6TH
i.; GIANT PARADE -Time 12 Noon,,..,.
yIANTINA•i .'NOM HILLL,NTST PUOLICSCHOOL
f..i KINGSVILL.E & ESSEX ASSOC. BAND..
U HARNESS RA'CING
0 SADDLE :RACES
o SADDLE HORSE. SHOW
A Family Fun'Day -
❑. LAMBTON-KENT PONY PULL
❑ WESTERN ONT. LOG SAWING CHMPS.
❑ CLOWNS
❑ ARENA ENTERTAINMENT
❑ LIVESTOCK AND 4-H SHOWS
❑ RO S. EMOUNT AMUSEMENTS
❑ ACRES OF EXHIBITS •
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FRIDAY EVENING
OCTOBER THS
VIEWING OF EXHIBITS AND CONCESSION *
* •Stant*, at t p.m. .. *
* 8:15 CONCERT OF LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT.*-
* JUDGING OF THE SWEETHEART 4
* OF THE FAIR COMPETITION *
OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE FAIR'
* Friday Night Admission: ` *
iZ Nd UNOER' *
4 ADULTS $1.50 •CHIL[;REN FREE' *
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FREE GRANDSTAND
•
FUN FOR THE ENTRE FAMILY
GROUNDS ADMISSION ON FAIR DAYS
ADULTS -• $2,00 CHILDREN —50c
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN..t FREE
• PARKINd — $1.00
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;SATURDAY EVENING*
OcTOBER 6TH
9E 'JF
* 0 TEEN DANCE. D.J. Sound Systems "70". *
IN COMMUNi'V CENTRE
iF Adm. $2.00 *
* ' 0• DANCE TO AR"ENADRUMLIN" Adm. $3:00 *
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