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HARDWOOD FOR SALE—Apply
at Sentinel Office. r
: * BUYING AND SHIPPING HOGS
at Lucknow and Ripley every Satur-
d^y.—Ernest & HarVey , Afikert? :
_• _/,■■. '
■ / AUCTION SALE-—of stable effects
of the'late Dr. (jeddes, at the family
residence, Lucknovv on Saturday, Feb.
2rtd. WelL' 'Henderson; Auc<
Mrs. D. Geddes, Prop.
NOTICE FOR TENDERS'
■v Tenders will be received by the'
undersigned .for 30 cords of 18 Inch
body wood, Beech apd Maple, or any
part thereof, and for 20 cords of 4.
foot wood, elm, not less than 4 inches
in diameter or any part thereof. Also
for village work, gravel screened and
unscreene?/and crushed, grading and
. draggingr^ihy work, man and team
. /and snow plowing pr rolling. Tenders
to He received on or before January
31st inst. .
Joseph Agnew, Clerk, Lucknow.
^^^NOTICE^TO CREDITORsr^
In the Estate of
ALICE HAYES, DECEASED.
ALL PERSONS, having claims
against the Estate of ALICE HAYES,
late of the Township' of Kinloss in
«■' the County of Bruce, Widow, deceas-
. ecl» who died on or about the Eleventh
- -day-pf-Qctbber, 1934,-are^ hereby-not-
Z ifiedtosend:rin^tp-the^- undersigned-
on Or before the /Eleventh day of
February, 1935, full particulars of
their claims. Z !
And further take notice that im
mediately aftej. the said last men
tioned date, ,the assets of the said
Estate will be distributed amongst
the parties entitled thereto, having
regard only -to the; claims of which
the undersigned shall then have
^-^notice“-toi”the^exclusiori"^^'~all'^ot
_ and ithg undersigned will not be liable
to any person of whose claim notice
has ■ not been given for the assets ^ so l
distributed or any part thereof. .r
I DATED at the Town of Walkerton
this Eighth day of January, 1935.
Joseph Gant," Herbert ’Graham,
; Executors .of-the .Will of the said
ALICE-HAYES, deceased, .
. -Iby- their Solicitor^'
CHARLES M. McNAB,
LUCKNOW, ONTsi THURSDAY, JANUARY 24th,1935
Presbyterian Church .
Held Annual Meeting
Reports Bespeak;. Successful Year—
/“Exceed Budget Allocation-—17 New
. Members During Years
Membership To 342. I
Swells
J.SINGLE COPIES .6 CENTS
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Walkerton', Ontario.
,SKATE TO BAND MUSIC
The Lucknow .Citizens’, Band will
, be in-attendance at the Lome Rink
each Thursday evening, commencing
tonight. Skating frofti .8 to 10 o’clock.
Plan to skate on Band nights. ;
BOBBY BURN’S BALL
Keep in mind the big event of the
seasosk ' Bobby BusUxs' ' the-
Carnegie Hall, Lucknow, Friday,
, January 25tn, ,under auspices Fire
Co. Music by local seven-piece orch
estra. Lome MacDonald wi’ the bag-,
pipes. Lunch served. Couples 75 c.
Extra Lady and Gallery 50c.
t I
' ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED"”^
Mr^and Mr&^Earnest Wilkins' of.
Paisley wish to announce the en-
.gagepient of their eldest daughter,
Jessie Msiy, to Albert Blake Alton,
youngest son Qf Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Alton of Lucknow, the marriage to
take pleace early in February.
The annual meeting of the Luck
now Presbyterian,Church was held on
Thursday gvening,. Jan. 17th, when
the congregation met to review the
'work’‘-Of-1934; ThO're^dff pf^the^ses
sion was most encouraging. Seventeen
’new members were received during
the past year. The present member
ship of the congregation is 342..
. The session are pleased to note the;
excellent attendance of young people
at< the; evening services and the faith
fulness of members of Sabbath
school in attending morning worship.
The session would urge a greatej in-
terestonthepart-of-thosepare'rits*
who are not seized With the import
ance of bringing their children to
church regularly.
The reports of the organi.zations-
under the care pf the session were
presented and throughout they brea
thed a spirit of thankfulness and
^optimism; The 7^ffljE^J.3pIZWssidh-
work has been- deepened durjng the
past year by the return of Miss Dor-
orthy. Douglas, our own foreign, mis
sionary, who is home on furlough, and
also by the presence of two other re
turned missionaries who went ; out
from our Presbytery, Mr. Angus Mc
Kay Of Whitechurch and Miss Wil
liamson of Wingham.
The budget , allocation of the con
gregation has again been exceeded.
The...,m
-work„dnring-1934-wassomething-over-
$ lGOOrTh^congregatiomisthankTul
to Almighty God that adhering to the
~pr incTple "ofFree''WI1T offering,only/
they have been able each year since
1925 to “go over the top” in their,
budget allocation. :
The amount contributed for work
at home was’ ovey $2600. Officers were
elected for the year 1935.. - - - .J
Financial Secretary,o'Mrs. W. Hus-1
tonj Treasurer, :Mrr~Wm, Reid,- Man-;
"agers elected'Tor a term of”3" years,.
Messrs. Wm.. Ficher, Wm. McKenzie,
H. Gardner, Donald Ferguson/ Mr.
W. E; Henderson elected to' fill
out the term of the late Dr. D. Ged
des. In memory of the long and
faithful service of Dr. Geddes, who
hpd been for many years.a .valued
member of the managing‘ board, the
congregation, at the suggestion pf Mr;
Cameron McDonald, stood for a few
moments with bowed heads,"™ after
'wfiieh the pnnister Ted Th. prayer.
A resolution expresSiWg ;the apk
preciation of the faithful .and; earnest
work of the minister was unanimously
carried by a standing vote, • , .. .
Meeting closed with praise and the
benediction. .* » ?
, • At; the first meeting of the manag
ing board held on Monday evening,
.J^n. 21stT Mr. Wm.' Spindler, was re
appointed chairman for the
year. .; ' . ■ ,
■ DUNCAN MUNN CHOSEN-.
, BHUCE COUNTY WARDEN
With a long municipal experience
behind him .to serve Jiim in good, stead
, during the year, Duncan; Munn, ten1
times Re6ve of Ripley, was Tuesday
chosen warden of the county of Bruce
by the county council meeting; in
Walkerton for its. initial session of
the year,
Sweitzer Huron Warden -
At the opening session of the 1935
Huron. County Council in Goderich on
Tuesday, William H. Sweitzer, 48-
year-old ^eeve of Stephen Township"-
was- the , unanimous choice -for the
wardenship.- His was the sole nomin
ation, by Reeves M. Matheson and
W..R. Archibald. Mr. Sweitzer has
had considerable experience in town
ship and county affairs, having been
a township .councillor for fifteen years
and .a member of the county council
for six years, three years as deputy
reeve and three years as reeve.
ENJOYIHg SOUTHERN HOLIDAY
„ While their friends “back home”
are slithering around on icy streets
as a result of a succession of thaws
and freeze-ups, Mr. and Mrs. W. L,
MacKenzie and Grant are enjoying the
summer clime at Tampa, Fla. where
fishing and ^bathing in the Gulf of
Mexico are among their ^pleasant
holiday activities. 'A picture postcard
from Mr. McKenzie has the. following
verse, ..which he States expresses their
sentiments. fairly well^. . - .
On the shores of Florida
The sweetest breezes blow,
’.Tis here the fairest flowers bloom,
The brightest sunsets glow.
’Tis here in sweet tranquility
■And; bahffiy; summer . air -. *
That—w.e_are—free—from—frost—and-
—‘—-storm v ™
And wintry carfe.
coming
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case of any errors, please -notify this
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end of 1934 are now due and in such
cases, subscribers by renewing’ this
month are offered^ 50c saving. Make
the payment of your’Sentinel one of
your first duties the next'time you
are in tOyrn.
' A. major . expenditure in replacing
tive that all Sentinel arrears beP paid
and we urge subscribers •in arrears
to attend to this matter at once. In
several cases, subscription arrears
are being piaid. in small and frequent
installments. If yqu are -unable to
raise the . full amount, owing, we
welcome any part of the amount.
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33 REVOLVERS REGISTERED
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Horticultural Society .
Reviews Successful Year
v ■ ■ . J .. “■ . ' • ■...-.
And Lays Plane For 1935 At Annual
Meeting On Thursday—-To ’Encour
age Rural Membership.
. Mr. S.C. Rathwell was wre-elected
for a - third term as president of the
Lucknow ' Horticultural Society at "the
annual meeting on Thursday night.
Other activities in the village reduced
-the"’attiendar^e'’SOiffewh'at7"but“nevef-
theless the meeting heard a review
of the past year, which revealed one
of activity an accomplishment and
enthusiastically, laid plans foy the
ensuing year.
With a membership of 75, a slight
decrease from the preceeding year,
the. Society hopes to increase its
membership this year and President
Rathwell stated that; "one way of ac-
•complishing-this-was~toTndqqe^farme^
friends.to join. Hei -pointed out the
advantage’ of membership in the So
ciety; to farmers planping to. replace
frozen fruit trees, “giis can’t be done
as cheaply. anywhere as through the
Society,’’ stated Mr. Rathwell.' ■
_ A,{ W< Hamilton, sec’y-trOas. . of
the Society asked to be-relieved-" of
his duties this year, as much of his
time was devoted to municipal affairs.
The society; he said, was onfe/bf“tlie
greatest in the village/ with, the pur
pose of encouraging horticultural
work in -the- community by providing
bulbs, shrubs, trees, etc. at cost, plus
the handling charges, and hot with a
view to accumulating a cash balance.
The;'pakU year the Society planted
roses at. the bowling green and this
; ^.ar^Jan^tb^cpnt^
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“^he-ffinancial^statemwt^follpwsT-
. 1 Receipts “
"Balance”on Hand 1934 90 3f
Grants 92 34
Membership fees ........___ ____ 75. 00
Sale of seeds, flowers, etc. /3,78 53
Miscellaneous receipts _ 10 15.
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ATTRACTS LARGE AUDIENCE
DOUGHNUTS : LAYER CAKES
CHELSEA BUNS JELLY ROLLS
PINEAPPLE BUNS DATE SQUARES ,
OUR WHOLE WHEAT BREAD IS 100% WHOLE WHEAT
DELICIOUS AND HEALTHFUL
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. LucknowI Phone 36
EXPIRATION OE AGRICULTURAL HALL
LEASE DISCUSSED AT MEETING
S -.r.- ' '■..I.-—.. • '
Matter Left In The Hands Of Com
mittee—Increasedd; Prize Money
Paid "And Lower Gate Receipts
Than Proceeding Year Result In.
Slight Deficit.
CONSIDER THE
CHILDRENS' EYES
. Please consider the -children for
a .moment from the ? standpoint
of the use. and abuse of their
eyes. Schoo] children are often
COMPELLED to strain their
eyes. They must study continu-
t ously day after day. Parents
should be sure .their children see
”_a¥_w.eii as nature Intended. Help
ing childrens’ eyes often enables
them to progress faster.
ARMSTRONG’S Eyesight Service
■ X? MM_———
CHURCH HOCKEY LEAGUE
WILL HAVE FOUR TEAMS
Preliminary .. arrangements have
been completed in • the formation of
a local Church hockey league,, with
jvayimext_week.-Four-teiftns-fofm-the"
-gr^^^^the^Rresbyterianj^Uuitejdr
Anglican and South kinloss Churches
having-entered/—: 7:“ ' ■ *
• $ 646-33
Expenditures
Flower Show prizes Z.,.$31.50
7Civic—Improvements ...Z,5 94.
Delegate Expenses 10 00
Cost of Seeds, Plants, etc. Z~ 455 76
judge’s fees
Affiliation fees ___?.Z 1 00
Secretary ____....._ ___ _ 15. 00
Distributor’ Z____™....Z.____ 20 00
Stationery and .stamps __..... 1 83
Printing __ __ ______ 14 50
Balance on hand
Jacob Hunter Re-Elected President
That the lease on J, W. Hender
son’s skating-rink-,-used- bytheAgri-----
^cultural Society as their exhibition
BORN
JOHNS-MU Metropolitan General
Hospital, Walkerville, On Wednesday,
January 16th, to Mr.and Mrs. George,
Johns, (nee Alma McKay) -
Ronald George. '
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**■ ' ASHFIELD.....
, The ^Sr^ Meeting Of the
class'was held on Friday1 at the home
- of Miss Catherine MacKenzie. ‘
The death occurred on Monday
morning of Mr. Robert Drennan, a
life-long resident of 'Ashfield. Mr.
Drennan, in his 76th year, ha§ been,
an invalid for about six years, since
suffering from a .paralytic' stroke.
, He was the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. George Drennan. He s survived
Ty his wife, who before her marriage
was Annie Madver, three sons, .Gor-
• don and Elwood of Ashfield and.
« Stahley at home; four daughters,
Mrs. Norman .Patterson,» Montreal;
Mrs, Evans; Winnipeg; Mrs. Horton,
‘Toronto; And Mrs. McGregor, Ash
field, also 6ne; sister and three broth
ers. The funeral was on Wednesday
from his late residence,^. Lakeshore'
JtQadfc . With lhterhibnt iht
cemetery.
Johns («ee Alma McKay)
•The first of a' series of social ev
enings, was held J’lji the United Church
Friday evening wi^h Mr. Buswell’s
group pres’enting ati enjoyable en
tertainment to a laijge audience. Mr.
Busv^ll presided as chairman and
following ' devotional exercises, and
.bYief ..remarks, called on. Ted. Buswell
for a piano solo and Allan McKim
for' a recitation. A. sunflower chorus
by tetr teen-age girls was an enjoyed
number ,and the audience was well
entertained with‘the debate “Resolved
that success in Life, depends more on
opportunity than ability?’ The affirm-
atiye Was upheld by Dr. W. V. John
ston aqd Mr. Buswell, with/Mr. Cal
vert and. Rev; Tucker arguing", in
favor of the negative Side of the
subject. $frs4 Harold Treledvcn ten
dered a solo -arid Catherine Johnston
recited. A unique number was “The
Family Album.' As Miss Martha Mc
Callum scanned the album of piettires
of days long gone, the pictures ‘were
represented to fhe audience by var
ious group members appearing on the
platform in" typical' and expressive
costume. ' ■ ■
- Mr.' Tucker Spdke briefly in cori-
Kihtail elusion, following whMT lunch was
served, to the gathering. ' .
a son,
sewing
. ........ • / $-646 33
Assets are $14^.23 less-liabilities
of $44.75,. leayihg net assets of
$102,48. . ~ ,
There were ,82 entries at the flower
show, receiving cash ^prizes. totalling
$31.50. ‘ _
Officers and ’committees were ap
pointed as follows: Pres., S. C. Rath
mell; Vice-Pres., G. H. Smith; 2nd
Vice-Pres., Mrs. Wm. Murdie; Bohrd
of Directors (elected for 2 years)
Mrs. Wm. MacKenzie, Mrs. R. L.
Treleaven, Mrs. S. T, Tucker; Joseph
Collyer'’and R. H. Thompson, in cOns-’
junction with Mrs. iSoJomon, Dr. W.
V. Johnston,v Robert Rae,; Robert
Fisher and Miss McCluskey who still
have a year to s'erve; Secretary,.
Robert Fisher; Treas., A. W. Hamil-
; ‘ top; Auditors, • A. E. McKim and L.AT’.”?, “ !“TAThompson; Town Beautification.
£om., A. W. Hamilton, G. H. Smith,
Mrs. Wm. McKenzie and S. Ci Rath-
well;. Flower shew and display’com,,
<Mrs. Huston,z G. H. Smith, Robert
Fisher, Mrs. Solomon, Mrs. W.. P.
Reed;, Jos? Collyer and Phillip Stewart
Membership (Committees, Mrs. Solo
mon and‘Jos. Collyer, S. C. Rathwell
and R. H, Thompson, Jack Leith and'
Robert' Fisher,. Mrs. McKenzie . and,
Mrs. Murdie, G. H. Smith and Dr.
Johnston, Rev. Geoghegan, Miss Mc-t
Glyskey and Mrs. R? J. Cameron; 5
ReVj. J. H. Geoghegan was appoin
ted.;.,delegate’to attend the. Horticul
tural Convention in Toronto in Feb
ruary.
The secretary was instructed' to
request Mr.' John F. Clarke to give
an illustrated .hdrticultoral - lecture
In Lucknow at a date suitable to him.
'V
During the past, two weeks revol
ver registrations have doubled - arid
Constable Moore has thirty-three now
on record with a few more yet to be
registered tii^t he is aware df
Frank Weatherhead is in posses
sion of the biggest' revolver regis
tered. It is atound a foot in length
and "is an oldtimer of. a five-chamber
muzzle loading, cap type. Frank
vouch for it, that he can knock down
jack rabbit at 50 rods. ' ' '
To' Henry darter; local express-,
man, goes, the distinction Of possess
ing the smallest revolver inThe com
munity. Henry’s gun is a heat little
instrument about two inches long
and can be termed a /‘watch pocket
revolver”.
DIED IN TORONTO
Yesterday’s Toronto, papers an
nounced the death; of Francis Peter
Flynn,'aged 68 years, which occurred
at his home, 125 Grace .St., “Toronto,
on Tuesday. Mr. tFlynn is .the hus
band of- Ida Elizabeth Grahani daugh
ter of the late Mr? and Mrs, Robert
Qraham of Lucknow. Mr. and' Mrs.
Flynn spent, the 'summer at the
Graham home here, returning to
Toronto in- the fall, accompanied bjr
Marshall Graham, who Jis . spending
the Winter. there. The funeral is
beings held this afternoon; with in-
•>
term^flf in Mount Pleasant ceri
obituary
.- JamesThompson /
‘ Death claimed a resident xif Huron
Town shipofu ver half al century, in
tlieZpassing“of. Mr. James Thompson
oiTZSaturday, January/ ■’ 12th.. Mr.
Thompson <was. the sonJof Mrs. John
Thompson and the lat£ Mr. Thomp
son, Con; 4, Huron.///
Deceased was born on the home
stead 52 years ago and there he re
sided, until the time pf his death. Iri
early childhood he suffered a severe
attack of inflamatory rheumatism
which incapacitated him somewhat
in. the use. of his limbs. All through
life he bore the .discomfort and "handi
cap With- the n-tmest patience. He al
ways enjoyed the friendship of neigh
bors to the fullest extent. He Was
able to be about, as usual until the
afternoon of Wednesday, Jan. 9, when
a malady developed from his former
trouble which ended in his peaceful
passing on Saturday evening. Few
of his friends realized the serious
ness of his illness and the news of
his death came as a" great shock,
The funeral service was conducted
at his’late, home on Tuesday after
noon .by Rev. C. N. MacKenzie. A
duet was sung by Mrs. Charles Liddle
and Mrs. . Joseph Colling. Interment
was made in the . family plot in
Ripley cemetery; the pall bearers
being Messrs. Neil Black, Albert Har
rington, Cecil Robb, Ardell Mason,
John H. McDonald and Richard
Martin.
Surviving are his aged mother; two
sisters, Mrs. ;Rogfer Malntosh, Se-
mari’s, 'Sask, and Mrs. George Scott,
4th con.; also two brothers; Donald,
concession 4 and John on the home
stead. To these the heartfelt, sym
pathy of their friends is extended in
their loss. A brother Archie, who re
sided in Brussels, passed away in
February last.
NOTICE ‘?.;z....
Finlayson’s store will be' closed oh
Monday and Tuesday, January $8th
and 29th, for stock taking.
haU has expired, was an important
matter laid before the directors and
associate-directors? at their . annual
meeting on Saturday afternoon, with
about twenty-five in attendance^ It .
was pointed out that to release, build
or buy were . the Society’s three al
ternative^ and the matter^ after a
-general discussion/ was left in the .
committee. ,—_----- ■/ ■■■■•'■•--—-——
It was pointed out that the building
was“fipt~Origfinally;/meMt"_fQr“a" s^ '
building and as such would haVe to
undergo extensive repairs and alter
ations at some fuirure date if the
Society purchased it as a permanent
Agricul^the'-Hall; Also it was stressed
that the Society - should have the
assurance of .the use of .the grounds
before 'WtSfingjff^'any. negotiation? “A7
as by verbal agreement, only, with
the. .Caledonian Society, the Agricul
tural Society was1 granted the use of .
the show grounds (Caledonian. Park). ..
The Park has been turned over to • .
the village by the Caledonian Society.
of which Mr. DI R. McIntosh is the
only surviving member.
The-meeting appeared to generally
favo'r the releasing of" the building
and left the matter entirely in the
hands of the committee. . . ‘ /
, Officers.
. Jacob._ Hunter, president; John ...
McQuillin, 1st vice-pres. and S. E.. .
Robertson, 2nd vice-pres., were re
turned to office for- a second terni.
Joseph Agnew was re-appointed sec- ... ;
fetary-treasurer and Wm. McQuillin
and James Alton as canvassers.
, Delegations td/wait on the munici
pal councils were appointed as fol- '
lows? Kinloss, Adam .McQueen. and
Dave Carruthers; Ashfield. James
Hackett and John. Fairish; West
Wawario^h, Frank Todd and Wallace -
Miller; Lucknow, Angus McKay and
Wm. McQuillin. , '
Very little change was made in the
slate of directors arid associate-dir- „.
ectors. Robert Moffat' was elected as
an associate director if Ejnloss, re- ’.
placing Mr. . S. Carnochan; now a
resident of Lucknow and Jas. T. ,
Lyons was added to the list of as
sociate-directors representing West- ■”
Wawanosjh. v . . -
John Farrish and Adam .McQueen,
canvassers last year, were appointed
delegate's to the Fairs’ Convention in
Toronto, arid commended for their
good work.
Prize Money Nearly $900.00 ,
Within a few dollars of $900. was
paid in prize money in 1934 which
(Continued on Page 4) ’
Offii
INJURIES ARE NUMEROUS ’
Continuation ^School rooms this
week must resemble a hospital ward
for the past week injurieshave been
numerous among , the student puck
chasers. A® a result of last Thurs
day, night’s game with Goderich, Jiiii
HenderSOh is going about
L/ •„ /' ; “** .
gashed; knee that required some
stitches and Neilly Tddd arid BiL , .
Mackenzie each with discolored Op-..... Mr. Aftderson. closed the'deal this
tics." Oh Friday flight in Ripley a
stick narrowly missed doing serious
^hjtity to one of Doug Clarke’s eyes,
PURCHASES SECOND MILL '
j. G.'Anderson, who purcha^d the
Goderich Street flax mill property ,
ffbm the town last spring, and whs
si '* ^as since been. operating it, has pur-
broken nose, Bill Hewttt with afaeo ttat S0Mtt "bawd {««> Boy?l Batik-the flax
mill on South Maiii Street,
week and expects to have his. new
mill operatingin a short time.—
Seaforth Expositor.