The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-04-25, Page 18Page 18--Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 25, 1979
Rabies clinic creates a busy day in Ripley
Last Wednesday
morning it was busy in
Ripley, Everybody and
his brother seemed to be
in town for it was pig
shipping day down at the
stockyards and the rabies
clinic at Huron Township
hall where the cats and
dogs were getting their
yearly shots.
Douglas Irwin spent
holiday's with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Irwin
of Ripley. And also
visited •!.with his sister
Sheila -Mr. and Mrs. Dan
A. MacDonald and
family of the 8th con.
west. Returning with hitn
to Toronto were Mr. and
Mrs. Irwin where they
spent the weekend with
their cousins. Mr. and
Mrs. Wilbert Haldenby of
,Toronto.
Mrs. Marjorie Reid of
Ripley and Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Campbell of
Amberley visited on
Sunday with. Mr. and
Mrs. Murray Hewitson,
Meredith, and Timothy in
Meafprd.
Mr, and Mrs. Brian
Johnson and baby moved
to the farm of Mr, and
Mrs. Orland McLeod in
Kincardine township in
the Bervie area and .Mr,.
and Mrs. McLeod in turn •
boLght the Johnson house
(the former Kenny
MacKay place in Ripley.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Chowen, Kara and Blair
of Thorndale; Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Walden -and
Mr. Brock Walden of
Reids Corners; Mrs and
Mrs. John Larson Kin-
ca.rdine; Misses Jean and
Noreen MacDonald; Miss
Mary MacDonald,
Gladys. Mason and Mr.
and Mrs. Glenn Huston that evening Elsie flew
and Mr. John McMurchy. from Toronto airport for
were recent visitors with Florida. There she first
Mrs: Peter MacDonald. visited with her sister
Visitors with. Mrs. Mrs. Tom Kellington at
Doneld Pollard, Ken and Reddington Beach Shores
Carol Goebel on. Sunday and then , spent a week.
were: Mr. and Mrs:. Rolf with her brother Jack
Goebel of Milverton; Mr. Wareham and his wife. at
and Mrs. Gary Swart- their home in Largo,
zentrooper and Stephen; Florida, . Mrs. Forrester.
Mr. and Mrs: Tom Helm, reports enjoyable
Janine and Douglas of weather there. After, her
Ashfield; Mr.' and Mrs. return she went to visit
Ron Farrell; Chris her daughter Mrs:.
Tammy and Kim; Mr. Barbara Barber at
and Mrs. Don Pollard and Norwood east of Peter
Miss Bonnie Van Horne; borough. Ripley folks are
vIr. Smith Lowry of glad tb see Elsie home
Tiverton.. They attended again with a deep tan
Sunday Services at St. from that Florida sun
Andrews and the Bap- shine:
tizing of Corey David
Goebel.
Mrs. Aurel Armstrong,
South Line, spent. a few
days in Goderich with her
sister Olive and husband -
Mr. and Mrs,. William
Hughes.
The federal election
date on May 22 is drawing.
closer. In this election the
four south townships in
Bruce County have been
joined to Huron County to
form the Huron Bruce
riding. Last week both
This week in
i
by Ab Wylds.
Mrs. Reta Irwin visited
with Dr. and Mrs. John A.
McLean, Catherine and
Shannon in Toronto and
with her mother Mrs.
Laura Welsh at Brucelea
Haven in Walkerton.
Little Mr. Curtis
MacDonald spent a few
days last week with his
grandmother Mrs. Mary
(Donnie) MacDonald.
St. Andrews U.C.W.
held a successful spring
luncheon Thursday 11:30
to 1:30.
The Happy Hearts held
their Spring Dance in the
High School Friday night.
.The Harbor, Air
Orchestra ,supplied
beautiful music. The
Lucknow Club and the
Lions were guests.
Last Wed. Apr. 18, Mrs.
Elsie Forrester returned
to their home on Malcolm
Street aftera trip to
Florida and then a visit in
Eastern Ontario. On Sun.
Mar. 25 her husband
Ossie took her to catch
the bus at Bervie. Later.
.Floral emblems subject
of horticulture meeting
The Ripley Hor-
ticultural Society ` held
their monthly meeting on
Tues. Apr.17, at the home
of Mrs. Ewan MacLean of
Lochalsh. The meeting
opened with the singing of
0 Canada followed by the
Lord's Prayer. Mrs. Reg
Godfrey read a poem.
The minutes of the
previous meeting were
read and 'adopted.
The business and
correspondence was
dealt with by Mrs.
Godfrey and Mrs.
Mervyn Hooey. Roll call
was:`answered by naming
the first bird sighted this
spring. Sugar snap peas
were given out to those
members wanting them.
Mrs:.. Warren Wylds had
as her topic, ,the
Provincial Floral em-
blem and how wecan
grow trilliums. She also
included the maple leaf -
our national emblem. A
contest was held to name
the floral a bles of
each province.'
Courtesies were
capably given by Miss
Christena Robertson.
Mrs: Earl Lohnes , was
honoured by singing..,
Happy Birthday for her.
God save the Queen and
singing Grace, and the
serving of a tasty lunch
by the committee in
charge concluded the
meeting. Our thanks goes
to Mrs. Warren Wylds for
ti4s information.
the Liberal and con-
servative candidates
were in the Ripley area
making a house to house
canvass-Mainstreeting is
the new word. On Wed-
nesday, the Liberal
candidate Graeme Craig
of Walton, accompanied
by Johnny MacKay of
Ripley, was here. Also his
compaign manager Mr.
Bruce MacDonald of
Walton did part of Ripley
on that same morning.
Then on, Saturday
morning the incumbent
.. conservative candidate
Mr. R.E. (Bob) McKinley
of Zurich was in Ripley
meeting the folks.
Charlie Baker of
Belmont was in Ripley
for his yearly visit last
week. He stayed with
John C. and Mary
MacDonald just west of
Ripley and visited from
there calling on friends.
Charlie was saying that
he first came to Canada
from Brighton,. England
in 1927 and that he first
worked in London
township. In 1930 he
worked on one of the
Culbert farms east of
Ripley, the Tom Lowry
farm on the 10th, the Bill
Hooey farm back
sideroad 20 on concession
4 and then for Hamilton
and Annie MacKinnon on
the 8th west of Ripley. He
then went to Belmont to
work on Don and Etta
Willsie's farm until he
retired a few years ago to
live in his home in
Belmont. Friends are
always glad to see
Charlie.
_Deaths
On Wed. Apr. 11, 1979,
Rudolph A. Brandt of
Metro Toronto passed
away suddenly in his 72nd
year. He was the past
business agent for the
shop Fitters Union Local
2679. Surviving are his
wife Jean McDonald, one
son Andrew and one
daughter Kathy (Mrs.
Tom Loumankis) and
grandchildren Matthew,
Jamie, Nikes and Alexia.
The late Rudy Brandt
was the brother of
Janim, Magnus, Vernor,
Hildur, Martha, Ina, and
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