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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1933-12-07, Page 1$2.90 PF,I ; YI AR. IN 'ADVANCE: $2,50 O;THEEWI »ENTIST Dr: ;R..L. Treleaven LUCKNoW Hours: 9-12 A M.:; 1.3.0-5'P. M PRONE'': 53 •• :"X- RAY FOR. •:SALE -Young; Pigs,.=Apply to Walter ,, Alton,' 'Phone . 67-r-15, Dungannon' ▪ TIMBE l;. • FOR I'0'. _ SALB--At. `.Lo ' • ,of• Block. A, 3rd Range South of Durham. Road. Apply on farm.- Hugh 11.:. Taylor. PROPERTY FOR.. sivaE•- Nine. acres,: good frame house' with stone • cellar, cement stable, 'elose to school and church, 11/a; miles north of Luck- now (known as; the'Fisher, property). Peter T. Carter, O. R.:'6, .Lucknow. • COLLEC,, Idly;. ownship , of Kinloss The undersigned : will be, at 'the , following ' places for the ,purpose of receiving ,taxes:: ;Kinloss,: Thompson's store Dec.'Rth. Langside, Brown's •'store, Dec. -,11th. Whitechurch,`° •Ross' store, Dec. 12th.' Lueknow,.. Davison's' Furniture.. store, Sat., Dec. 2nd and; P, at. Dec. 9th. ▪ - Tlours from 130'to •3,3ot inr all;`places. Ti- McPHERBON,;. Collector E111 -c. Art: ire Traps Occupants Upstairs Mrs, James Geddes In Night Attire and Her' Husband, Escape Through Second -Storey • Window, When: Flames; Envelope Lone' Stairway YIn ,.- Budding..; 'Trappedearly Friday morning, '.in the Upstairs of their `home :by" fir which .raged" in the rear of their shop below, Mr. andMfrs.;• James. A. Geddes were forced 'to make their escape • through a second storey Win dow, she being clad only in her night attire. Fortunately neither were in- jured; njured;. Believing., be • smelt smoke after arising,' Mr. Geddes, opened the �dooj at the 'head' to the 1.lone stairway greeted by a; seething mass'of flames and'smoke Their:only exit cut oft', Mr. and ,Geddes were, forced to. escape out a second -storey 'window in the west side of the building,: onto a 'one -storey,, sloped roof building, adjoining the, main building. Descen- ding ,.to the:edge of,,this roof, made slippery, by !light, :'snow, they leaped over a Six-foot :picket fence, onto the mainstreet. Mrs. Geddes ` was . clad only in her night attire, •but suffered no ill effects, other:, than ` shtick, in , , makin her. : thrilling . escape, �' ' The fire '•alarm• was,: sounded about 7.10 a.m.• at a time,,when practically Peaking; alarm -clock's*ere-arousit,g.. many,: sleepers. Passers by, not more than ten minutes ;before had,noticed iothinm unusual.iThefire. o : 'unac f gountable orifi in when .discovere was raging in• the .two•,rear rooms' of thifi store, generally known as the' Variety);,Store, and there it was practically confined. These two rooms were : packed full 'of: new Christmas ,Foods, • the destruction of; which •con _ ., stitutes•1he ;:principalrloss::^The•-flames reached: the°•hallway:above- and there highly. ▪ destroy d •a,.; ood1.coat belonging to e g � nil' .. 'Mrs. Geddes..• and• other clothes. The conflagration was controlled . **- ever ,before : spreading through other ooms •upstairs or ?before' -is spread into ' the main ' store. Blistering heat SHOOTING MATCH and !clouds' .of smoke .did;' damage throughout the: building, to ;a certain At Palmer Irwin s, Lot- 8, Con.10, degree, 'even: tbs. two show windows Ash, eld oil Thursday Deeeml er 1.4.•being ;crack° at;;:one 'P.M.. Geese and ducks. Bring'• .your 22 rifles.` Geese, '2 "tickets 25c; Ducks, .lOc a'• shot. ', TENDERS WANTED . • ,'Sealed' tenders: • for the Construe-. tion • of •,the Andrews -Finnigan drain in the Township ,of , West ; Wawanosb will be received • by the undersignet7' n p to and ' including -Dee. 14t `, All applications must . be marked "tender" and, must be accompanied' :'bya `marked''cheque.'o 10°0. ti' q f r l of tinder. The' plans and s ecifications' , P.. of 'the:drain•;may • be:`seen •at the' elcrk's_ office: the 'lowest Or any • ten- ' der not necessarily-�accepted. DURNIN 'PHILLIPS, ,Clerk 'of •W •'Wawanosh'• Tw' P • Lucknow, •R. 2; l • THURSDAY, December-- 700 934 '. • KIDDIES:' SANTA'S 'COMING: Kiddies;, the merchants . of Lucknow had a messlage this : week from Santa Claus, inform- Ing then' 'he:'wmild be in Luck- now ;;thiel •,Saturda afternoo . and best of all, he said ho -Would. have, - big : bag of "sweets- far ,lever y . , child, ,• Q 'i • in the _cRmmunity • "ft* miles around And in th hag there'll be ,candy ,nuts: and 'an • orange. • ' Santa, Whiskers and all;: will arrive in Lucknow. at 1.45 ` p., m,, and will :be expecting. , to meet, hundreds of children at th C tinuation School. 'From , there `all' 'will. parade to the big Christmas.• • • the Citizens'':. Band,: when�€€ the . candy will. be`,handed . out;,. So, children, set.' after. Dad, and.• . Mother: and, have them bring • you to Lucknow flus Saturday ' after • noon, ,' Deoe liber 9th. School :. teachers: are requested to ah-. nounce _the event in the schools• here are no boundary ; hinits and the a will ;be 'hundreds .upon: hun r d eds of bsgs swatting '+the children: See Advertise, ient'..on page 5 • BITUA DUNCAN :JOHN::,1lltacLENNAN `', Last' Friday morning. quite •' Unex- pectedly after brief .illness,,`DIM- eat' un- ean: Johns MacLennan '_was . suddenly. called • away from this 'life •'at his residence on;..the::'Blue :: Water `High ;way In:the township'of •'Asbfield. Mr. MacLennan •was`' greatly re - et :�an as "Well ar s e. , .ecL._ d admur_' d. . ho `ored'for his,.kindly;•dispos- ,�. ition, his sterling integrity, and his splendid. :qualities. as • a neighbor, friend .,and, churchman.' . His• passing •leaves„a ,blank 'in the`�commtinity that, cannot be4,jil1ed. The loss' is felt: moat• of•all,..of course,. by the-member-s..of his family • who survive him; , for• he was • a . devotedly ]oval ''husband;` . and an' ideal , father., . But- •his •neighbors also Will very" keenly .miss his kindly liefPfn ,,:. loess and wise' counsels, Seven years ago: the Ashfield Pres- byterian Church elected , him :'to the elder/ship; and:the' wisdom oftheir . . *choice has, been abundantly: •justified b ` she faithfulness.; and eilleienCY is.• t ' of wh, ick have';,marked . h . , nur e e offence, now.: so. sadly suddenly d. terminated by ,death..'' His fellow elders' andhis minister'' will 'sorely miss his sanctified wisdom of'. counsel ` and his neverfailin • ,g readiness to take his; full• share of •'responsibilit'y in 'all the, burdens;' which' the session of a :'church are.: called upon to,`bear- After a' brief: service' of scripture and prayer at thekonie-leaving of tie, bodveryi • re sive memorial'• Y. a .impressive , s. ,i .:; service was held in the church Mon- day afternoon, conducted' by Rev. J. K. MacGillivray,' the •Minister, • who use ::. text he words=of-Jonah n d.as a t t a to David, "Thou shalt be missed; . be• cause' thy., 'eat will be em t ". •" His sPY,, ;seat in `.the home,, his 'seat' before his Bible ` School class of boys, his seat; in thie-fainilY pew; and • the .vacaift- chair with its', .meiiiorial wreath, -among the elders seated on the pul- nit platform, speaking. its '.rmtessage: of silent eloquence, to the overflowing crowd whichby'theirP. resence'would o•ming E,v nts First Insertion, 50c. Subsequent 'Insertions, '25c- EUCI•HRE::'ANR.•DANC 'L.:b. L. will field a euchre And daihtee in '.the Orange Hall..,on .Thurs- . • day; evening, Decembr:. 14th; `., ood .prizes. Gents ,25c.. Ladies: 1Oc.: Every- , - bo•: , weicome ' at , this. socialevening. dy Lunch ,..served. SPEAKERS`' COMING • A meeting in the interest Of.„the New Ca adian Move eat will in::the ' Or n e• Hall, : :Lucknow on. , Wednesdayy, 'D .`13 ec th, at 2.36 . TheMeeting set g will be addressed by two of theBigea Ev ry'o Team. m. , ve yb dy • come. I. S HOOTNG MATCH' ,•. G oo Irwinwill hold aSho ' i ng Match,illi" •McMillan' on. Ph p s farm on Saturday,December 9th, commencing. at One' o'clock: Choi e geese. • Tickets, , 72 'for 2ta Bring own 22 rifleif •� you :'with: L: O'. O. ` F.' NOTICE: • The fact , that, the building is of brick :prevented a more . rapid spread of the flames ;and after more'tiean. n halff-hour battle, in a temperature •well';:below freezing'and-with • a cold north wind : • blowing,' the . fire was. ,,practieall • Y 'extin uished g The' loss is ;•partially 'insured' :'and that`' afternoon an insurance adjitster was on hand,and work has since :been going '.'ahead rapidly that P,• Y so the store is now reopened for the Christ- +.pas d trade. RERALL DRUG STORE` 'CONTEST • BOYS<• Sam Chin, Clarence Ackert, Alan Stewart, Jack Henderson,, ::Wilfred Roy.: Black, `Mervin Solomon; Jack. Forester, ,Jimmie '.'Purvis :Geo. Rob,. neon,. Harold Cook,: jack Cook; Joe Agnew (Jr...),Clayton Hodgins,Clay- ton A,lton : Gordon Stewart, ,Doug la Boyce Billie `ButtonRussel Webb,' I• a n Davis,. Kline Lee, Billy •Jewitt;.. Gordon- Forin Richa• rd-Turner,'Elroy Sieloff, Alberts Taylor. • ,. I GRL s' I. til embers of Goderich.Lodge,' L 0. Marion' Gardner, ' Fern ,Twamiey, Isabelle• McDonald, .OpalOrr, Katlier- • O. F. Will. ' present a lodravelling i n e Agne w, .Doris"Taylo r, coo Divert pedestal" to Lucknow Ledge o 11 • I 0. 0. F.in the local Taylor Betty McCartneYClara A ge room. nn Gannett. Mary Salkeld, Jean Bissett: on Thursday, -December. 7th (tonight)' ,� A banquet .will follow.. All members+ Dorothy Gammie, Parisi Champion,; q Wilda Irwin, E1thel Hald�enliy, Wanda are: urged ,to be present' and visitors ; cordially• welcome.:. Ferguson; Eileen .Henderson, Geor- gina Geoghegan; Gladys Campbell; Helen ' McKenzie, .,Rota Mason; ' Betty Griffin •'(ties), . Viola J. Cook'', Doric ELEC'T'ION CARDS Eadiee; , Lois Henderson;' Margaret Treleaven' Mable McDonald, to, Doris oris Taylor, clo Chester Taylor;. ,Jane : Johnstone, Ilene Foran; Luella Laid- law, Doris Wylds Ruth Irwin,'Mar- garet Garniss, Norma Ritchie,Ma` Y Ii :vin, Alfreda .,Mortis; Eileen Elliott, Marie McKay, Betty Gardner, Ella Whitley: • o West Wawanosh To the, Electors f , ', Ladies and : Gentlemen ; -Although unsuccessful in. he recent' election, t. I' wish to express try a" .. teciation of ., the support .afforded me, on • Monday, and :express the pleasure' of the plea, sant association with the ratepayers, during my term as Councillor:. Sincerely,, ' Thomas, Webster. •, t ; ' To The Electors bf West :Wawanosh, an Ladies d.Ge'ntlemen . I wish to • ,_ :.._ . � and a warning is keret* given that WARDING Children 'playing oh the 'Bowling `Club', lawn have done considerable damage' to the freshly floated green's take this opportunity of: exphessing offenders; in the ••future; will be dealt laleyctapn.p:r. `e•014.0Jd ft -e . ..v.l i.-seS+aZ...s1 nv-oe�d yo..0havg_yv»-me .a�e. 'tee -en d�nage,Ueing_;done.. Y_ tr.-...^^^.as..,�.e.�,e.r }•will, " as the nst,0. The oro4rOf"•is. .., to 'strict- envor to serve the ;municipality •to 1 :. observed,' and the 'public' are ad' ,. , :, y. i .. • _. w Of my ability:• wised to.. ,govern themselves: accord- the est o • Yours faiithfull. Johf • • .y� ingly„ t n -._Mc villin: •!�.:, 1 Grounds "Commtilee{ }w tell, the World : the high. 'esteem and honor; in which they held the noble Christman ,gentleman' whose • passing they so deeply mourned. The number of . mourning relatives nresen't':was unusually large, among whom-- were his widow .and -.their, :two. sons, Kenneth Malcolm and Andre' 'rood; with three brothers; Alexander. of Chcag,'o; John Angus of Toronto and Kenneth .Donaldof the homestead in .'Ashfield;,.two other brothers who survivehim were .unablere- ' p ; to be. • - . gi. . sant, Roderick George • ;and James M theson, both Of Chicago.. i The deceased was . beim April 26th.. 1808, . and„, Was reared on the oil! homestead ,near Lake Huron,, in Ash- field township • , ' The music during the 'service was; tenderly sweet in its impressiveness. including the- `23rd Psalm, - and "Asleep in Jesus", by the 'cong regia tion; and an 'a)ipropriate solo' by, Mr; 011144•11 :Ta. ifA, ever Fade The° 1, •' t5` a p �1� , organ 'during' the procession was just *hat iit'shold'be in the solectiont ac well asg, in: the tone -rendering; ,. The interment was in • the. Lochalsh Cen'etery.' . t . ` • SINGLE COPIES • li: CENTS Stewart Returned As Reeve Of • Wawanosh. Dejfeats' Councillor Webster c >7 .Per• Reeveship_ Old ; Councillors Re turned -- Smytk ' ° Newly Elected Councillor,' 'Heads Poll.; - At.,:the polls on` Monday the rate- payers of West • Wawanosh,': expressed their,' confidence 'in Reeve `Wm. 'J. Stewart, by returning him to the Reeveship, as well as in 'their Coun- cillors; by returning the three present members of the -Board and electing Brown Smyth to fill the vacancy re- stilting , from Councillor Webster ' ontestmng the • Reeveship. ,Patrick Walsh, a new., aspirant for a'eeat in the _ Council went down te'. defeats •ae: , i, '. 1 „ 'mho. qualifies a ; Councillor, .when; 'n election was a certainty, but' who melde •:no solicitation' of votes,.. 'while, his opponents, generally, were carry-. trig on an :aggressive- campaign.` The: election was` peculiar, in that, 'here was no 'outstanding work in ng `view,' :upon which candidates, could; ',ale a decided •stand for ,or against. Economy with efficiency being "• the ". ryeleral slogan, and' thus it remained; rvith.the 'ratepayers:`to choose whom; they believed qualified to serve the municipality best. ' Reeve Win. J. Stewart :wilt • now' commence this, fourth - term in. this officer: ThomasWebster, wlio aspired' to this. 'office, 'had •served"five years on. the Council Board, • and'• 'Was:•`a popular ,Councillor, :having headed. the oll'for.that'office int Phe � art: P. two • elections. His neighbor, , Smyth will step into 'th.e vacancy 'on the "Council,: the remainder of 'the Board being, .returned with comfortable' majorities, ::namely, :John McQuiliin Cairns',Aitchison and ;Albert' Gammie: e Farmers'• daughters; being entitled to vote' this year, .increased the 'Mimi. her of voters.:, and ' in each' case the' former;r'riunicipal • governors poled. larger ,vote than at : the election ,la'st year. Gammie; ,who ,.' had `a majority of : only four 'votes; : last. ,year, oyer',. Walsh, at the election this year piled. up a lead of 107 votes. 'otter ..the same ,aspirant ', The results according to polling sub -divisions follow r ` . • The Bread .. ,;,. The Bread, of Health "0 1 ,. of Health.' , OUR MOTTO IS QUALITY' AND; SERVICE SATURDAY SPECIALS • Dil%DEE :CAKES, . 'CHELSEA'. BUNS • SCONES z JELLY ROLLS NUT and, ,FfUIT' BREAD . ,. , , . D � `OATMEAL :,COOKIES Our `` Delicious •BROWN 'BREAD ` ie 10. • . • , 0 per. cent. WHOLE. WHEAT HO''LLYMA�1'S QUALITY . B , A KERY Phone'36. Lucks OW GIFTS THAT - AST, iris trnas ' Glf t at' Lasts ,a Lifetime While first'' of ally. you will ; Want to' Make ' sure': that'. the • ' YY u�t •h c .You Buy .meclpanncaly correct, , you .will f' "CIYRRELI? iN .•.CASE ',':. Since the case : is the pint; which nAkes it watch attractive to the eye, each model • has been carefully chosen ' y and is a besot,- f 1: ;Piece, e!' work. ,�? i , • it is I>SI e have Wa Large Stock• to choose • g Dosem • fro.:> by the leading 'makers . such as:. Bulova. Mars, ^ Loris and Montrose. • From $12.50 to $37.50- . Ail areS' eautifull ' ox` •,.•Y ed • FOR REEVE Dungan.,; Auburn •Ball Helens; Hall Angus. ;St eir• art '....,.,...»-:,:104 �• 1$8 :49 '•, 50 • 62 b8,'. Webster 48 , 20, 44 70 70 1(g FOR EOU•NCILtORS : Smyth-.. 139 ..1 • ` 90 79 ;McQuillin , '82 : 70 -_„. 48 61 Aitchison' .... 45 81 49 80 Gam, n ie 8856 58 Walsh -. 36 . 72 2? ; " ' • • 44' Rutherford 0 fr57 66 . Total 271: 486 ' ; ' 62 .: 468.- 91 43. 0 41 78. 31 364 82 34 • 362:.. �. i 41 35` 255 38 17 ...w: ;: `243:'. OLD LIGHT RECEIVES • PORTRAI LAST ` DATE. FOR• CHRISTMAS• MAILING Post mail earl a . _. d. notr�af .noon is''the `advice of the .Postmaster, who ASO"; gives the. •following :dates as the; latest to .'insure` Christmas deliver : :.y to.. ;various. points: '• • ' Unite dSts "' res, December9th,, to allowf olinspection; •Customs tish Columbia- .December". 15th Al berta " and Saskatchewan; December 1,6th; h, •Manitoba •and Maritime 'Pro= vine e' • es D ember.• 18th; Ontario and ec Quebec,: December 20th; ' Local lixery ...December- 21st. • WINS ,CHAMPIONSHIP • A WINTER' Z+ R ea •cat a ¢ In. the awards at the tl ., a a d Guelph Winter Fair, now being held, MraF. G. Todd won the'' Aberdeen Angus Bull championS4iip •with"Pride Lad of St. Helena; A 'CORRECTION We take this opportunity of cor- recting. a statement: appearing • ip last .week's issue which misrepresent= ed' the salaries received by the Reeve. and Councillors of West Wawanosh during 1933. The correct salary of the Reeve -was $60.00, While the coun- 'cillors drew •$45.00: each. 'We . are pleased to mike this: correction and regret any inconvenience . the • error may have occasioned. INMEMORIAM • McQUILLIN-.In• loving memory of Roy A., McQuillin, 'dxho , departed this life December. llth,193-iy,. u�r--,rte•• •�tthas•^••brigl'tt'ds Just when your yeah :.!wer'e''best + You were;: called from this' World of. sorrow, • To a' home". of eternal rest. " • Sadly missed by -:Father,- Mother;.. Brothers and 'Sister5, , , At their regular meeting on Thurs- day : ni ht ; embens- o _ g , _ f Old..�Light Lodege,, A.F- B., were presented vi t th a strikingportrait-• of - the late ' George •,e ate George T. Aitchison g by Mr. W. "I .Davison on'behalf ,- of Mrs: Aitchison. family.. and ,: Y_1Kr.: Aitchison; an ever-• eetic' and enthusiastic mason was. District Dephty Grand 'Mete •of. Mirth h Boron district ',•dtiring : the term : of : 1931-1932. ' Ol ' 'Light gat is' ha --0.•' to r - •� Li Py eceive�thts •portrait of ,-one';. whose efforts : to promote Masonry P � Y, this villa a and' district.'i ecent years, had'. metwith-much success. Old light "how d tpurposes� s Buri g seCuring a• po rtraif af, the, late:Dr. Paterson, P DP1D.G.M.; who or years . was, pro- minent and: enthusiastic'in :the -work of Masonry. , ' • sine. Usual • GEDDES',,' VARIETY STORE IS AGAIN REOPENED FOR' BUSINESS WITIi• A_. N wS o t ck OF • r. Toys' Christmas '• r and A WIDE RANGE .OF SUITABLE AND, DeaSona 1'Priced b y erit A. GEDDE� !THE TORE" , 11 • ti 5 s erLu c kn o•�v lte HomeDamaged Dam a Fl • g By .:., .lie c Mrs. - s. Kennet �- c` $With Her. ,Da Daughter ter, Mia": Wolff" ', ,.,�. When: Fire BreaksOut And Does ' ' =15,000• m Dage, Thi , . ng Wolff `'Home. '. , •• Fire, 'recently, P rt�allydestroyed the large residence of Colonel, Arthur rthur M. :Wolff Overlooking 'the '-Hudson. River in New York'.' State while ;zF Colonel• a` and Mrs. Wolff Were ;attend-' • •ing -the Ya le :..Dartmouth ;footb • game at' New Have n. Mrs. ' Bennett, McLeod, of Lincknow, mo .:, :, her of Mxs: Wolff (nee. Gwendolyn McLeod) with whom .w she ' as a visitor, .was assist=.' ;ed from the home by two servants •wh.en'the •fire ' was discovered Theb . _ laze, which 'caused more than ;' $15da -'` , 'nage,:.on the upper floor . Ano'.i . d the expensive ' furnishings : of the house, started :when an ;oil: stove exploded in'• the servant'sq uart'ers:.` . our,-.br. eaks-in the-'-fiist �lmose.' line • to he laid, • dela 'attacks on ed•.'attac y fire.. During ; the delay , in 'turning water the on •,flames, at first confined' to, : the attic. •rooms, ;a 'tremendous 3uantity of heat and `smoke. ,.was gengen=.erated. Shortly,after• the fourth ,break had been'•re aire and 'Water' P d shot in through the :upper windows, the roof. was perforated by ',; flames , and de- stroyed ,within fifteen minutes:. Tour, dreams, of water drenched the fire thoroughly, but caused great damage in the, lower floors in spite ite of salva' p ge. • work Robert '• a• nd Paula Streb'e servants, in the placehad just ust • re are P P d their"° Innen, When they heard a rnufiied'e-- - plosion and saw smoker Strieb ` lar ee m., ed • the stove had been -extinguished; half an hour' earlier. ' Colonel' W hem... . is; a* officer, in, the. National : ,Guard , •'and' 'saw service oversease during the. "World 'Wei. Ile lit ,a nephew of :Supreme Court tice . Cardozo,, With whose • son, : a Dartmouth student; he and Mrs.' WAN.. were spending the afternoon. the' house`s the oldest; in the section. ma e a au i u gi' Azales, ;: C i .m_,,a.-• , Cinn ri .. . yee n, a as ni ales and ;all choice potted, plantar " Mums ' and Carnations always on band: Orders taken for :;:+rut,, flowers.. -, prompt' delivery., 'Phone X88. a'. • ' . SOLOMrO;fi's • GREENitOtST