The Lucknow Sentinel, 1952-07-30, Page 2PAGE -TWO .
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nit LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
w PNESDA'Y3, J'i,TLY ;30th, 195,2,
. iP' PROVE FORTY-TWO:
}ARM POND SITES
Gordon, Talton, fieldinant fpr
i , e Saugeen, Valley Canserrylation
Authority, . reported at a recent
meeting of the association that
he had to ,date received 50 ap-
plications for far xi ponds, and
that forty-two sites had been ap-
proved.
om . the g
or S
The. Port Elgin in' nit* of Commerce
presents
(FORM. ERLY. "AQUA DAY"
LAKEVIEW PARK .
MORNING '- A,FTERNOON, NIGH'
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Pipe Band Competition, Individual Piping Highland
Dancing Mass Bands
1000; A.NI.—HIGHAND
I., DANCING
Contestants from. Canada arid United .States are entered
to compete in this .event::. Canada's most outstanding
Junior Piper will play for the dancing: This class will
run through the !day:
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CKWIRE.`:.ARTIS'T
"E1 Cliffe" is •Canada's::.King.of the:,Slackiwire.: The.
• only performer.. doingthis act at the present tune;
See this .artist walk, slide, balance,. pose, sit on a
Tc7hair,: walk ,on a hoop, . go through a hoop ..and
' -- perforin wonders. on the s]ackiwire.
SLIDE -FOR -LIFE
"Dare=Devil-Johnny" °perfforms'• this daring acton
a 65 -foot• rigging .from which: is suspended. •a one-
inch rope'. The feat : calls for great skill and a dar-
ing. He walks up the.rope one step at a time on ' .,
an angle. A terrific act . ,• ... You'll Want to see it:.
TRACTOR D�RI•vI:N•G. CONTEST ,
Here is yourchance? ii you ate" Iietiween-theages -
of twelve and eighteen, to try your skill; -at driv-
ung a .tractor: This ,is • solely for the purpose of
expressing care while chiming farm machinery.
There will be. two classes:- one for boys and girls,
12 to 15, and another class IRE those in the age
bracket of 15 to 18. ' Three cash • prizes will be ,
.given ' in each. event • ,.. ,. , ,
PUNCH ..AND JUDY SHOW
1.00 P.M.—MONSTER • PARADE. •
Forms, at High School; Parade to Park:
1,30 P.M. --OFFICIAL -OPENING •
,Idlayor. Edward Sargent,,;-. of OWen. Soiund.
BINGO'
BINGO
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' NIGHT ,SHOW. INCLVDPS
== = , STOCK CAR RACING
,:Presented by tyle Bluewater Speedway?.
'Special Holiday Ev•ents
CASH BINGO WHEELS OF FUN
CARNIVAy ATTRACTIONS- Y -.
'FIREWORKS DISPLAt "
AMDISSION: AFTERNOON ADULTS 50e
CHILDREN '25c CARS 25c
NIGHT sgow AdMission to Carnival Grounds- and
'Fireworks FREE!.
'You wolvie WANT TO ,MISS
ASHFIELD 'NOTES:
1VIYPs, ,Harvey Me uillin firpm•
Port Colborne is visiting, with
her parents, Mr,, and .lvirs ' Robt.
;Scott. •
Miss Edith Jokinston and her
mother visited, Sunday. with Mr.
and Mrs. Keith Johnston.
Ewart • Webster . of Kirkland.
Lake visited, friends. in. Ashfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Courtney
of Detroit , are visiting friends
relatives in Ashfield:
Visitgfs with. Mr. ' and Mrs.
.Roibert Scott during the week
Were Mr. and Mrs, Harvey :Mole'•
of Dungannon, Mr. and Mrs. T.
.3. Drennan- and family, M. and
Mrs., W. F. Johnston .and :fainly
of Goderich.
Miss Thelma:: Johnston visited
at Dungannon• last week with,
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Mrs; Harvey ' o
I Hereby Proclaim
ion
HOLIDAY. d'
FOR THE VILLAGE .,OF ;LUCKNOW
And call.: upon• All Citizens; foa 'observe it :as such.
S.� E� Robertson; Reeve'Pro Tein•
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-R.1 frYwR140. r�rwra�rw�+►ea� +.
Mark' Ctennia1. Of '.Scots
Arrival In:. Huron ; Township '
The 'centenary of the :founding.' weary band, .licimesiek for their
of the Lewis settlement ,in Huron ahonneland of , Scotland, and un,
Township in. the Ripley district certain of the future in 'a distant,
will be marked this week -end •i by• and: strange land, shpukl ,have to
a gala• three-day. ;reunion planned ; encounter the hardships of seek-
ointly ' by Ripley, -Huron resit ing .a new livlihood` without fur-
dents, many of, them., descendants' ther handicaps. Sanallipox broke
of those Scots: who -..were ,evicted out among: the clan 'fin , Hamilton
from the :'Hebrides, over a.- cen- and carried away' many loved
tory ago ones,
The Wand of LewiSWith-
northerly island of the ' Outer
'Hebrides .of' Scotland, lies thirty
Miles :west of the. Rosihire:. High
lands of Scotland, and ia Separ-
ated from- the . Scatiih mainland
by a channel of Water Called the
Minch.- The coasts,- of L0Wis '.;are
wild ana fyittgecl, almost totally
devoid of trees. The surfate iS
for a. cansiderable part,' swamly
and goVerecl' with peat °Earley
'end pOtatoes have been the prin-
for benturieS. The chief industries
of LeWis are cattle breeding..and
Sheep' -farming, While the' south-
ern part, Harristois famous for its
homespun tweeds. Relies 'of anit.
iquit.y are plentiful, as as
the rexnains' of anCient forests. At
Callerniat there iS what is regard.
ed , as the Moat perfect Druidical
the British 'Islea. CarloWay on the
west coiast has '*-1porial.,It sea fish -
for its salmon,. trout and feathered.
• Ilhe, ,natiVes are of 'Celtic. ex-
traction, with ' the exception ,of
a' celany in the north, Where,' all.
though they speak the '.Gaelie
language, are -of Scandinavian de-
scent. Suchare the characteristics
of 'Lewis that were,
to early Scottish families, prior
to their. departure from, the island
_and .._antgsiequent settlement'
Bruce CoLiAty, a hundred Years
In ,the year 1851, according to
information and material collect.'
'ed. and'. thus. publi.shed .4 'the
fell over many of the inhabitantS
of Lewis; When a large munber
Of familieg. were -evicted froth -
their cz-oftings by their landlord,
-Sir James 1VIlatheson. The state of
.oppressioh reiulting from. the re-
lationship which existed between
the landlord and tenants" forced
Many 9f the highlanders and
their -families to ,gather -together
what Pos.sessions they, were 'able
. carry, and 'bid- a fast fand
'farewell to the land of their fore-
fathers, the Hebrides. "
.1`wo'l.'shiPloadS of :Scots° and
their chattels sailed from. Storn-
r, °way that year, arid after nine
weeks Under canvas, ih gail and.
mountainous *aves,.. the sailing
.4th- of August 1851. The' Scottish,
emigrants 'then went by., boat to
Port 'St, rtancis where they div-
ided the .majority going tot 41ie
County. of Compton, Lower Can -7,
ada, and the remainder continti.!
ing on by boat tO Montreal where
another boat carried -thern to
Iternber they remained:41 Harrill,
ton the Mee WOrking on ,ithe
Was then in Course of construd-
tion. It was nOt enOugh that this
.was .arduous end now they:Were
thankful that ono& again they
would, have. homes •to ,call their
own, To ',Smooth over the, heart-
lessness of eviction,. their land-
owner liad offered a frees passage
to any part Of Canada to anyone
who .was willing to 'emigrate, arid
at the sanie thne had offered tO
PUrchase their. horses, cattle and,
sheep if they could not otherwise
receive a' sale for' thein. The Men
among the passengers- were all
fishermen and accustomed to. the
sea, and -consequently were able
to render valuable service to' the.
crews of the Ships on which:they
Crossed the , Atlantic, during a .
violent storm. 'One of. the vessels 'ti
last two of her masts during the
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