The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-04-18, Page 19Visit in Ripleyfor Easter
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(Mervin) Anderson of
Kincardine, and - Mrs.
Olive Needham of the
Lucknow area and two
brothers, Eldon and Jim
of Ripley. Prior to their
retirement to Kincardine
for many years Mr. and
Mrs. Orme Pollock lived
and farmed the second
farm east of Clarks
Church in the 12th Con-
cession west in Huron
Township, • To all the
family relatives sym-
pathy is extended at this
time of bereavement .
Social notes
Mr. and Mrs. Donald R.
MacKenzie, Louise and
Janice of Peterborough
visited over the Easter
weekend with his mother
Mrs. Violet MacKenzie in
Ripley.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen
Emerson of Georgetown
spent Easter with Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Emerson
in Ripley.
Miss Sharon Coiling" of
London motored up to.
Ripley last Friday to take
her mother Mrs.
Katherine Coiling to
London for the Easter
weekend. They attended
Easter Sunday service in
Calvary United Church
there. This is the church
where the late Rev.
Duncan MacTavish was
the minister at one time'
and, Rev. and Mrs.
MacTavish and family
were active in the church
life there.
Miss Joanne Blackwell
of London spent the
Easter weekend with
Mrs. Annie Scott in
'Ripley.
Harry Scott -of Con-
cession 4.east and Gordon
Roulston of ` Olivet
recently visited' with
Harry's sister in Los
Angeles, California.
Mrs. Marion-
McCharles is a patient in
Victoria Hospital in
London: Ripley area folks
send Marion best wishes.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Tranter of Ripley had
their family home for
Easter.
Mr. and Mrs. David
King of Goderich, and
Miss Pam King of
Belleville, Miss Sharon
Coiling of London and
Mrs. Katherine Coiling of
Ripley enjoyed visiting'
with Mr. and Mrs. John
Bushell and Keith con-
cession 5, Kincardine
township last Friday
evening and seeing
pictures of Keith's trips
a nice family visit.
On Easter Sunday a
happy birthday party for
Mrs. Mary R, (John A.)
MacDonald was held
the .home of Betty` acid
Jack Scott in Ripley.
Among those attending
were Mrs. Elizabeth
Fair, Mrs. Gladys
Merner, Mrs, Annie
Scott, Mr, - and Mrs. Bill
Bell, and Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Scott (Con. 4).
Dinner guests of Mrs.
Annie Scott - Wednesday
evening were Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Scott, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Scott, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Bell of
Christopher Lake, Prince
Albert, Sask., Mrs.
Gladys Merner of Lon-
don.
Mrs•. Annie Scott, Mrs.
Gladys Merner ana ivies.
Grace Eckenswiller
visited with old friends in
Paisley on Sunday.
Mrs. Ann Boudreau of
Petit de Grat Nova Scotia
is holidaying here with
her sister Mrs: Ned Cote
Teresa and Lisa.
Mrs. Gladys Mason
spent the Easter holidays
in London with daughter
Reta and son-in-law Roy
Webster and family.
Mr. Roy Jackson of
Detroit spent a few days~
at his home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Don
McCosh were Easter
Sunday guests of their
cousins Dr. and Mrs. R.A.
McCosh in Goderich.
Mr. and Mrs. Don
MacTavish spent a few
days in Hamilton. They
attended the funeral of a
cousin, the late George
Fox.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Gibson, and children Dan
and Julie of London spent
the weekend with
Valerie's parents Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Gillies.
Mr. and Mrs. Sandy
Pollock of Kitchener
spent the weekend with
their families here.
Mrs. Reg Moore visited
in London with, Reg who
is receiving therapy in
Victoria Hospital there.
Misses Joan and Connie
Irwin were with parents
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Irwin
and Paul for the holidays.
Rev. •Jim Bushell and.
the Youon'g People of St.
Andrews Church • at-
tended the Sunrise
Service and Breakfast at
Pine River United
Church on Sunday.
Misses Jamie and
Kenneth ' McEwan of
Kinloss;. Mr. Wm. Walsh
of Kincardine visited with
Mrs. Gladys Arnold on
Thursday.
Mrs. Marie Crawford
spent a.few days with son
Dr. Wm. • and Mrs.
Crawford at their home
at the lake.
.141. S. Harriet Moore
handed Fran a news
clipping last week. It was
about Lewis Castle in
Stornoway, Lewis Island
Scotland. Remember that
we had the Ripley Huron
Lewis Centennial
Reunion here iaaw1952.
Well in this clipping a
man named James
Matheson left Scotland to
seek his fortune and he
did just that - one million
pounds - that is a lot of
money. So back he goes to
Scotland in 1843 and buys
Lewis Island for 190
thousand pounds. In 1844
he started building the
castle and finished it in
1851. The castle is still
there - something to see.
So much for the clipping.
Well. James Matheson
must have been a gentle
soul. In 1851 he was
working on Land
Clearance in Lewis. Land
Clearance here in Bruce
County meant the
pioneers chopping down
the big trees, having
logging bees and burning
the logs not needed. In
Lewis Island there were
no ' trees to, clear. So
Matheson wasclearing
the land of people. He was
booting • out the poor
crofters • who 'could not
pay him their rent.So it
was that two of his big
sailing ships with pig iron
to go to Quebec City were
loaded with these
families,at the : port of
Stornoway. Oh' yep, he
bought their sheep and
other articles at his price.' -
For - Matheson it was • a
good thing that he had
: sent them on the ' boats.
For the next 67 days the
men being fishermen
worked side by side with
the sailors to battle the
storms on the Atlantic.
Ocean to keep afloat.
Well -this area, Kin-
cardine, Ripley Huron,
and 'Lucknow- have had
men of like mind. If the.
poor farmers could' not
Agricultural Society
hold April meeting
The i\pril meeting of
the Rip ey Agricultural
Society was held on
Monday evening, April 9
in the high school. In the
absence of the new
president Dan A.
MacDonaId, past
president Jack Farrell
conducted a good.
meeting. The minutes of
the March meeting were
read by the new
secretary, Don
MacTavish and treasurer
Mrs. Gloria Rutledge
gave the financial report
including the annual
Spring dance arranged
by Morley Scott and Wes
Smith. Mrs. Grace Peet
of Ripley gave a report on
the first of the two day
school for judges held in
Chatsworth that very
g
same day. Also attend
it was Mrs. Wilma S ton
of Purple G ove.
Representing the R pley
Junior Farmers ' • the
meeting were Jennet
Burnett of Pine Riv and
Jane Farrell of Be\hel.
And the idea of a Joint
night sponsored by b th
groups to be held in
October or November
was decided. John
Gamble is heading the
Ian Willibee dance
committee for May X26 in
the Ripley Huron Com-
plex. The purpose of this
dance is to raise funds for
the renovation of Knox
Church Shed owned by
the society and one of the
few such buildings
standing today.
The following attended
the meeting - Mrs, Grace
Peet, Ray Fuller, Ab
Wylds, Don MacTavish,
Jennet Burnett, Jane
Farrell, Bob Osborne,
Kermit Goodhue, John
and Barbara Gamble,
Keith van der Hoek, Jack
and Janet Farrell, Sheila
MacDonald, Bob and
Gloria Rutledge, and
Cecil Sutton. Expecting
to join Mrs. Peet and
Mrs. Sutton at the second
day of the Chatsworth
school for judges Were
Don MacTavish, Austin
° Martin and Gordon
Patterson.
pay then boot therm out
and take their
possessions. One man
here once stated that his
ambition in piling up all
the money was to have
the biggest tombstone in
Ripley cemetery. Arid he
has ! A clue, well itis gray
Scottish granite stone. So
if you ever visit Stor-
noway, see Lewis Castle
and think about the above
lines by this writer. Our
thanks to Mrs. Harriet
Moore.
Ripley
horse club
The Ripley 4H Horse
Club is a new one en-
tering its second year.
Credit for its formation
and operation goes to
John and Joyce Farrell of
Con. 10 east in Huron
township.
The firstmeeting of the
Ripley 4H horse club was
held „at the home of John
and Joyce Farrell on Apr.
9.
The election of officers
was held and results were
as 'follows: Pres. Kelly
Fitzgerald; Vice Pres.
Judy MacDonald; Sec.
'Sheila . Stewart; Treas.
John Husk; Press
Reporters - Glenda and
Lisa. Gamble.
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 18, 1979,Page 19
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