The Lucknow Sentinel, 1950-10-26, Page 1• .S
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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO; TJ TJRS,,. OCTOBER 26th, 1950.
terriiic' �lolum� But..
iron Content Higher Than pesirable:
.:
At a'- special, meeting of the
V l;lage.':Council.. on Saturday af-
terrloon, • . the . Board . decided ' to;
discontinue test 'drilling opera-
• tions,; and to investigate the• pos-
sibilities of the'No 5 well;, where
a tremendous •''volurne • of,Water
was struck, but which has ahigh-
er •ironj-content than. is 'desirable:
°Five. test holes were gunk 'al-
together, at a cost, approaching -
.
$5,000. Wells.'. No. 1 on Standpipe
Hill and No.' 3, near. Alex. Haniil-
ton's residence, were. "dry" holes;
Well No. 2, north of the ' flax-
anill produced a fairly -good flow
of water but Was high ' in `iron
and at the rock was strong 'fr.orn'
sulphur.
'Well No. 4, on the commons;
'Cam be developed to' a. `minimum
of .100 gallonsa minute of a quaff
ity of ',water low in iron content.
This -well.. would be -the otilY'al-
ternative if the. No. 5. well is not
approved.. •
• The No. '5, well is .locat
ed southw
of the flaxrnill on -the •river flats
• on the :Gammie property, This
well has been' test -pumped and'
Its, volume: .is' • described .: like
M
• "pumping out =of the lake" .The
soil formation indicates•"no secii-
• ment and there is believed to be
an unlimited. supply of water. that
.F would do X,ucktiow':for • practically
.er
Howe
v. the iron: content is
higher than ineets • the approval
of the`.•Di�
e 'artment, of Health.'.
Original tests showed it '.; be 1..7'
iron but ; :after. urnfnf;. ' thi i
dre:01)0 .t 1,5..' The Depart—Ont.
fa
r
s�n her than .5 of ir
o
n:'
The . "hardness test".,: ;which i5
a' lime. content, . is 270 to 2:80;'
.':h;ich is ;nit excessive ' as th
ori,:inal_ well noted for its.• soft
ness,-'runs• 260. in ,hardness ,Thi;;
lime 'content ` is what ;cos.,' up:
pipes.
The..Counci `) u5 • 'i -Ten,' advised
-that.in'Cayug.a.they have a sim-
ilar iron condition in their. water'
• 'which they are treating with 'a
;phosphate.: which : pi -events ' the
iron front. Precipitating and keeps
it . in solution. ',nig,' treatMent,
which can . be done': for a cost of
few' cents::a day,, does .net elim-
•
INFANTS BAPTIZED AT •
LUCKNOW AND DUNGGANNON'
On Sunday,,October 15th, Rev.
Charles A. Winn .conducted' bap-
tismal services at Lucknow and
Erskine: Presbyterian Churches
When eight children were bap-
tized. At Luekn�ow" six were bap-
tized: William ":Hugh, son of • Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh.Cuming; Roderick
Francis, `son of Mr,' and. Mrs. •I -.
n.
nes • MacSween; ''Sandra:. Lynne,
daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs, Robert
Boak; Dale Albert; so'n' of :Mr.
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Johnston..faintly are at present :build a home
n Lucknow; •
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TWO MORE .VILLAGE
PROPERTIES CIIANGE HANDS IAV E' TAKEN O�/E R
TAYLOR FARM
Added to numerous property
changes o f late; was the sale last
week of:•two 'more village homes:'
• Mr, and Mrs. H M. (Mac) Mac-
Lennan have purchased (Mac)
home
on • havelock
• Street owned by
Mr; and .Mrs;, Ronald'; VanCamp.
The : MacLennans are Presently
tenanting x the "apartment. above ? ;Glen and Jean have $ou ht.th '.
g e
Mason's, garage:. - :farm Of her parents' Mr: 'and Mr
The :other' real .estate deal was Ewart Taylor just'south • s,
.the' purchase Of' Mr: and Mrs. ,and to k u '' i• of town
o p residence there
Mr. and Mrs, .Glen, Walden (nee
Jean Taylor) ' were honored:
a farewell party at Reid's Corn
ers' on•.Tuesday »evening /of last,
week -when they were presented!:
with two 'lovely occasional chairs
arida. purse,'of• Marley. ''•
Redvers .•(Meff);• Johnston of the Thanksgiving 'Day. •Mr, and Mrs; '
residence of.the late NIrs . Donald Taylor are remaining • on the farm
Ferguson' on Outram Street The for the time' being, ,but .'plan to
SINK HOLE NOW .. 'residing, in ,the home owned by,. 'Rev.' J.. C. 'un was c
ttoh i
•
Temple- Clark lust east of the • ITa r
BELI EVED- • :