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THE •LOCKNOW IENTINEL, LUCKWOW, ONTARIO
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• May all the...holy joysof that first Christmas night/
• abide with you and your loved ones during the holi-
• day season, bringing the same place and tranquility
that shone upon the earth on that Night so long ago,
Supertest Garage
• JOHN G4M4IE — Prop.
And: um., wish
•.• you a. Merry
• Old Faibioned
Christmas:
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WHITECH RCH
•INT EN DED•1001i • LA63 WEEK
•Mr, and, Mrs. Russel Proctor Of
Livonia, •Michigan on Saturday
brOught Russel Ritchie. who had
visited with relatives in Detroit
the past week, to his homphere.• •
Mr. andMrs. Proctor called on. •
relatives here during the week -end.
Mr. Arld,.Mrs. Norman Coultes
were in London on Thursday. •
.Mr. and Mrs, Wes. Rutter and-.
family were at. Kircori. on Sunday.
Russel Ritchie visited on Sunday
with Mr. and. Mrs. Leslie Ritchie
of Lucknow.• • '
•Viiitorson the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. Carl McClenaghan were
•Mr: and Mrs. ,Ben McClenaghan of
Wingham. and Paul Geiger of Water -
Jim Falconer accompanied Rev.
Hotace 13raden to London on Sun-
day, where he will spend a few„
da s with Mr..
and;Mrs. Kenneth
La1d1awandfijji3
SUnclay Visitors with. Mrs. Cecil
Falconer:were Mr. and Mrs.• •
George. Brown 'of Oakville. . •
This community was among those
.hit'by the ice storm On, Sunday
evening. The back roads wete so
icy .that. it wasrinipossible.for
cars to keepon the roadway with •
the result that any who did. try
•ended in the ditCh. The school
a e folks On the back roads enO -
ed a holiday as it..was impossible
for the bus to make the rounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Conn: op
Sunday visited witkhis unt,Mrs
• Sam- H utchison at HurOnview:.
Mr. Clipperton' spent Sunday .at
his home at Thaniesford.
• Mr. and Mrs. Albert. toultes/Were
Sunday visitorSWitli Mr. .and Mrs.
Lawson Majury of Paisley. They
.were AccOMpanied 'to Paisley by
Mrs. Olive 'Boss of Wingham who
visited.with her sister,. Mrs. Gray-
don Cox and Rev. Cox'ef the Same
•tOwn. ' .
'• Mr. and Mrs. Lorne. Forster and .
•fainily were'Sunday visitors with .
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Elliott and L'
• family....
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THE SKIDS:.
JOHNSTONE - NEX,
Mums tinted orange, yellow maid of honor wore a floor length
.shastas and candelabra formed the gown of Royal French crepe skirt,
setting at Straffordville United top in velvet with empire waistline
Church for the wedding of Janet a scoop neckline•and short sleeves.
Nevill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. The back was set off with a long
Basil Nevin, Straffordville and flowing panel toppped with a bow,
Jim Johnstone, son of Mr. an
Harold Johnstone,,Parlthill
BY REV. DUNCAN MCTAVISH
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No one familiar with the bush
in those early pioneer days can foi
get the scene of the skids that:,
formed'an irriPOrtant part •in any
• Jogging operatfort. Especially do I
recall•one Set of skidi that were
nted..from 'year toyear in what we.,
. called the "front bush". That was 7
• the bush next to the road. Those
-! skids were in the eastern patit of "
Azaleas,
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Mixed Pans,
Cut Fiowers-
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etc
iiiisanievistisponnieirtwatimisv
SOLOMON
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•„Alay:jhe happiness .of the'
holidays be with pi,
GREENHOUSES
sts4oil
-the-treadlYiece-l'iasl-thatelting
floral and veil arrangernent. She
formerly of LuclTow... carried a cascadeThouquet of
Rev. EL. Petrie officiated for the yellow shasta mums. The brides -
ceremony on October 7, 1967. maids, Mrs. Fia Nevin, Tillson-
at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Jim Jones, or • burg. sister-in=law of the bride, .
ganist•abcompanied the soloist," Miss Mary lohnstone,
Parkhill ,-
MisstIoairthckerwho -sang 'Mote% ister -of -the- grown and -Mrs ;-Brenda—
"Wedding Prayer" and "How Great Boyle, Tillspnburg were gowned
•ThOu Art". •1 " •identically to the maid of honor.
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Given in marriage by her father: Robert JOhnstone, Parkhill, was . •
the bride chose a. floor length best man for his brother and Doug,
gown fashioned from white lagoda Nevill, Tillsonbtirg, Jack Nevill • • :
crepe with empire waist and chart- Straffotclyille, brothers of the bride. • .
tilly labe applique on sleeves and and Charles Box, TOronto Ushered' . • ..; ;
in panel effect on the "A” line the guests '' ' , . .• .
the bush, placed on ground that skirt with back fullness, topped by
sloped 'Westward 'along a well7 .
.i.beaten track. They consisted of• .
,- to sticks of timber straight and
•'smooth, laid several feet apart,' •
the large. ends resting on a cross
. ; timber that served rather like an
• [abutment. The ends projected.
i just-a7little way over the cross
I tirnbet so that you could drive
yOur sleigh tip under those / ., . •
'protruding logs, ;Being on a slope, ' That area of the bush had some'.
I the two.tinibers were nearly level, very fine hernlOek in thoseAays. In
the month of November before the so rolling logs down the.skids was• .
• an eaiy task. •. , • . . .•' snow became; deep in the
Those,days were ,far
remip"d'fr6itit
our present times with cranes that bush,. we used 'to. skid the logs that French brocade, princess line in a :
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pick up an entire tree and lift it Were to be takerfout that winterbeautiful shad avacadowith
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high upon a truck to be 'whisked ' •banrid;twihngen.wtihtfie ftirsgtoosndOswieaignhpeinagre: jewel bow trini"..Her hat.was. of
.strtall hackle feathers sprinkled , ' . •
'across country:for miles •at break with goldi.A broWn'rnink stole;
neck speed We had to 'depend , we Were read) for a visit to the ..'
upon human strength on the end of sawrriill. • ' da0k brown accessoriesand a cor-
a caIt !look or a spike; it was , We'used.t6 have a set of skids in age of orange Delight roses corn-
therefOre irnportant just where and : thepleted her ensertible
woodyard 'near the house 'on
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how you: placed your skids and one which WeFor travelling thebride those a
rolled logs to be cut into ''' '
on sloping ground liadsOme .
stoverwoOd.• Two notahes' were.•three-piece matching ensemble of'
idistinct advantages. Indeed, if the fia0(ted, into the tippet end, Intoantique white brocade with jewell-:
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Sleighs were low enough-. : ' theseindentations the1 ged buttons, bladeriated c6essor-
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rolled leaving room for one than on is and .corsage of .orange Delight.
the side next the logs. Then the . :roses,
sawing began from the vantage' Ali evening'reception. for about s ,0
• ! ornetirtes proved to be back - 'i • ommunityCnVeThe couplQ5.0 guests was held 'in Vienna
• that tC. e, e
point Of standing upright, a task
breaking. '• ,.wilI retitle on John St. Parkhill.
• hoW Sweeping to a brush train. A• • -
floral cluster held a French illusion
four tiered.stalloped facer veil..
She carried a cascade of orange
Delight roses, .whiteshasta mums
.and English Ivy.
Miss Donna Lynne JolinstOne,
•Parkhill, sister of the groorii..as'
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A reception for 120 guests was
held.in the United Chumh
hall with Mr. Jack*Barclay as mas-
ter of ceremonies.'The bride's '
mother chose a matching two
piece ensemble of cm -ported bro,... •
cade in lovely shades of blue,.
green,. and gold. The dress as a • •
• fitted sheath full length jew-
elled•nec'kline coat , her. hat• of
:matahing.gold,shade. She wore
black patent accessories and a
corsage of yellow tea roses. The •
groom's mother received in a
Street length dress'of imported •
•you could .1ciad a top row on them
`with the aid of a couple of short
pieces of timber placed on the
dower row of .loa,ded logs and' with'
hook and other aids,•
cant you
were soon' ready for `the. road
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