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WEP..ligaDAY, DEC. 3rd, 1952:
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IPURPLE GROVE . St HELENS
Miss Margaret Robertson spent
last week -end at the home of Mr,
and Mrs. Kenneth, Robertson of
•Zion.
Mrs. Helen Sivan, ROsilyn, Nor-
val and Mr. Milton Stanley spent
last. Sunday at the home of Mr.
'and Mrs. Russell Stanley.'
Mr, & 'Mrs. Herb Farrell spent
a couple of days at the home of
their sen -in-law and daughter,
Mr. and, Mrs. B. .Cliffe Lenclorl
last week. ,
On ThurSday evening of last
week quite a number from here
attended the turkey supper at
Reid's Corners which was put on
by •tie A.B.P. of AMberley. After
the banquet a programOf vocal
and ' instrumental numbers fol
including speeches by dif-
•ferent• members • of •the ()vier,
.folloWed by progressive euchre.
Mr. and Mrs. Wan. Bushel, Mrs.
Colwell visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Donald ,MeCosti on Sunday.
We are pleased to report Mrs.
Donald McCoSh is feeling much
better after her recent illness.
,Mrs. Elsie Scott visited friends
in Kincardine last week.
The Purple Grove Christmas
concert will be held on Deceni-
ber 17th. • •
• The Institute Wills meet' at the
home of Mrs. John McIver on,
Wednesday , of this. week.
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• You.ynay never meet her,,'But,YOu • ,
have talked.to her, heard that friendly "voice
with% smile". ,
She is always there, at your service, like the
telephone itself, ready to save you time and trouble.
If you ever need help in an emergency, you know '
alie *in meet that challenge, too.
Like 4 Bell people, she brings to her work
•( an umierstancling of how important the telephone
'‘ has become in our daily lives.
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THE •BELI. YEILEPHONE, COMPANY OF Citol!1ADA,
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711E—VOICE OF TEMPERANCE •
•4vidence accumulates that the
bottle club cannot be conducted
within the -law. Its members can
order their liquor delivered. to
the bettle club preinises and,
having identified every case and
every bottle with ;their own
names, Caw frequent the place
and drink their own liquor. This
is within the law. But what about
the proprietor Who has turned his
house into' a betVerage room ,for
the convenience of the club mein-
bers? Certainly the club Mem-
terdhip fees would not make it
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worth his while to run a bottle
cluU'beVerage roorn.:11e is Party.
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to .some More 'profitable trans-
action.*Does he get a coanniission,
.on every easel that * delivered(
to his '.premises? If that's 'the
transaction then he runs the risk
of being , Charged with bootleg-
ging for. he is participating in the
• sale, Of course if he supplies liq-
uor to his customers tfrom cases
or .bottles that are' not identified
as the personal Property'of a. club
zneinber, then he .is boptleiging.
The bottle, club .is an' tattempt to
evade . the Canada Temperance
Act. It .is very gratifying that in
Hurori -County the tvigilance .of
the officers of the law is .unmask-
ing the bottle club.--.Advt. •
FALL FAIR DONATIONS:
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Donations from Dungannon and
rural district to the, Dungannon
Fall Fair were as follows: • •
Clarence Bennett ',$2.06; W. A.
Stewart 2.00; Walter Pettrnan,
2.00; ' Stuart Taylor 2.00; ' ;John
Kelly 2.00; Frank Rising 5.00;
Graham. Johnstone 5.00. Allan
Reed 5.00; Ken Hodge 5.06t,Lloyd
Hodge 5.00; Richard Parks 5.00;
Robt. E. Irvine 5.00; Frank Mc-
Illwain•5.00; Thos. Rivett 5.00; P.
Fthn4er Bros. • 10.00; •Eedy and
Sons t.00; Robt: Stothers 10.00;
T. M. Durnin.10.00; Reeve,Elmer
Graham. 10.00; „Bank • of , Com-
merce 10.00; Ilovvard Sproule
18100; Alvin Sherwood 18.00; El -
•don and Harvey Culbert 20.00;
Brooks Bros. 30.00. Total $201.00.
684. NATIVE INDIANS
IN. BRUCE COUNTY
. Census figu4eS reveal qthat, of
truce County's. population , of
41,311;7 'those Of ,British origin
total 29,604. There are 9,20'7 Ger-
Mans and 684 native' Indians:
Other racial 'origins .are: French
615, Italian 44; Jewish 24, Neth-
.erlands 529, Polish 135, Russians
16, Scandinavian 94 and .Ulcran-
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your name and address to Dairyfoods.
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The ladies are reminded of the
Women'. Institute meeting this
(Thursday)' afternoon at the
home ,of Mrs. T. J. Todd at 2.30.
Roll call, "A Christmas. Verse".
There will be an exchange of
Christmas gifts.
Mr. and Mrs.,E. J, Thom 'have
gone to Norwood where they will
spend the next few months with
their daughter, Mrs. Ronald•Roth-
well and Mr, Rothwell, •(' • '
The community hall was pack -
'ed on Friday evening for the
annual St. Helen's School con-
cert under the, direction of the
teacher, Miss .Beatrice McQuillin
and Mrs. Durnin Phillips; who is
substituting for Miss Gliddin, the
music supervisor, who' has been
Rev. S„.• E. Hayward was
chairman'for the very fine pro-
gram which included choruses,
dialogues, a,.skit, piano solos by
Norma Forster, Alison,,Webb, Ed-
die Gaunt and 'Donna 'Weeds,,
piano duet by Donna Woods and
Alison Webb, solo by Gladys Mc-
Donald. At the Conclusion lunch
was served and dancing enjoyed
to 'music by Mr. Donald McChar-
les and Mr. Eldon Henderson•
•with Mr. Cameron MacDonald as
master of ceremonies. •
• Miss Mary RutherfOrd suffered
a slight stroke on Thursday, Her
many friends hope for ---a speedy
recovery. • • •
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II1V1111VBURNS PLUGS
SEBAGO POTATOES
The following letter is from
Jimmy Burns, a C.N.R. employee
at Ingersoll and son a Mr. and
Mrs. James' turns of Lucknow' :
•Dear Canipbell, . •.
•. Pince Lucknow1POtato • stories
are fast becOniing. as popular as
its fish Stories; no doubt you•Will
be interested .in the 'enclosed
article: and photo which I -clip-
ped from Ingersoll's. daily paper,
of the man whli harvested 712
spuds ••froin one acre.
Although this Was an e,xceptional
crop, there has• been' many good
.crops of Sebago potatoes in• -the.'
vicinity in the last few Years.
Almost, every gardner, is turning
to Sebagos. They may be grown
'in•LuckhOW, but if they are not.
I can see 1nb reason why 'they
should pot flourish' there,. as Well
as here, as they seem, to thrive
on any type of ground here.
The Sebago is a: clean, well
shaped,. .and hardy Potato.; 'and.
When it is ,given a ,chance with
a liberal arriount of fertilizer,'it
seems • to . be the nioSt depsnd.::.
able 'of all types. Sebagos Should
be planted early if they are' to
bp. eaten during the summer, . as,
they da notmature as quickly
as Cobblers However .they con-
tinue tgr-ovaing, *611 • surniner• and,
should not be taken fignithe
ground:: until late ...September or
early October for Winter use.
They keep. wP11,: are hard, :white
and. taity.."
Last year I. boUght some arid.
dug them •myseif:. The man who
grew them only plants a half of
one •good sized potato, regardless
• of- whether .it: has eyes or not,
about. 3 feet, apart in .the row,
and :keeps :his rows almOst three
feet apart.' . •
When I would pull up. a stock;
sh-,-was-ab 6 ut-ary-in
meter, it Would have 8 or 9 big
potatoes still hanging. •to. it. I
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each hilI would (have ii1-'•
an average sized But
that too 'was an„Piceptional crop.
However .1 kept soMp for Seed
this year, and while they were
not as good. as his; neVerthelesS
they turned out much better
tlian two other common types:
also plante4, A'healthy crop Of
Sebagos will: be literally•covered
with' blossoms which. will .s.taY'
:on ibr., about a month,. so ,thcy
are •no oyesorq to,ariy gardeni
well as being a good', pay crop
durirl these days •Pof high otatoes.• ' • •
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'Heads lturon twp. P.&
Wm. Arnold of rtrple drove,
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wkis (lei -ted ' »i'011; pr tho
• nitro!) Trp.vnghip • Vederation
Agrk Ullult, succeeding 'Joh
:‘.1c•;‘,11tt 1,t7li() has held the Of -
Tier! forsome time and, Win
F/Lii1111 viCe-Prosidency, Austin'
Martin is Secretary., ,.
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OBITUARY
• ANDRkw HAMILTON
The death a Andrew Hamilton
of ,CollingwOocl, and :a native of
this community, occurred sudden-
ly at his homeat midday on
Tuesday, November 25th. The
death of this 85 -year• -old gentle-
man was due to a heart attack,
His wife predeceased him in the
spring.
Mr. Hamilton was born in
Huron Township 21/2 miles west
of Lticknow inrganuary 1867, He •
was one (of a family of five; two
sons and three daughters, of the
late Mr. and Mis.-,Williarn Ham -
Mori' (nee, 1VIeClUskey). He waS
the last surviving Member of the'
farnilY. • .
In 1903 Mr. Hamilton married
Barbara cook it Guelph. She
passed away Civ• April 24th. '
this/Year.
-Soon after. his Marriage Mr,
Hamilton joined the section crew
of theold Grand Trunk Railway
4t. Luckn. 0*.. From. here he. was
transferred' to HenfrYn and Ethel •
sections where • he *as . foreman
for 23. years. He heia..a sImiia
position at Durham for two years;
before retiring in. 1932 When they
took up residence at Collingwood,
where their only daughter. resid-
ed. •Mr., and', Mrs. Hamilton at..
the, Anglican. 'Church at
Henfryn and the Baptist Church
at CollingWOOd. He Was a inem-
ter Of the Orange Lodge and held
a life -membership in the Order.
at. Trott Funeral Home, ,
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'A funeral' 'Service- was con-
ductedCollingwood on Thursday even.
ing and at the' McLennan -Mae -
Kenzie 'Memorial Chapel,: Liick-
-nOW on Friday • afternoon. 'Rev..., •
.James .Taylor Of CollingwoOd
bapt*t. Church, conducted both '
Services. ag well .'at the burial
ceremony in Greenhill C.einetery,
Pallbearers were Stuart Robert- „
_Sean Henry MacKenzie; Carmant•
Hamilton, George:, Kennedy; Al-
bert.MeGee, Eldon Henderson,
s.Rilled • b.Y
One.idaukhter, Mrs: Finlay Cook
(Irene) of CollingWbod and one
grandchild. . • .
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THOMASMCKEITH
. The Hazenmore, Sask., papei'.
pays tile following: tribute to a. ' •
former Ashfieldite, Whoseclea.th•
we 'reported two weeks ago: .
People .df• Hazernhore Were .
grieved to learn of the de.ath of •
Thomas „Ad.!. McKeith,' m ore's •
grand • old nian,, who passed away
in, Mankota Hospital.. 'on •Mondan:
November 10th. •• .' •
,FtmerarserVice was.held.Wed-
besday, Nov. 43, •in the .United.
church: Rev. W. R. Petheriok con -
'ducted the lasfrites. 1-.IYmns sung •
at the 'service were : chosen by:
the deceased !before his death.
The choir sang,.."Beyond the Sun-..,
set". The many floral tributes de-
picted the high esteem, in wiuch ."
he•vvas held by his neighbors and_
friends. " .Wm. Campbell, • Win., •
Robson, T. H. .Bristow, F. Srnith,
M.. Lovely arid H. Finkbiener had . -
the honor as Pallbearers to hen'.
,their beloved' friend to hi "
.creesfritiierit!r•yp.lace' in. • the IlaY,en.n,.o.re
. Mr. McKeith waS. born. •in • f';t.
Mary6,, Ont., onOctober 24;
He. Moved to Ashfield. EIS a la,1
and in .1912 went .West' with his
wife and family. 1922,
nrnitodiy;difo
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their homestead: ne.
mile south. Mr. arid Mrs. Mr: -
.Keith ,celebrated theft:
wedding' in 1940: MrS. McKeith
passed away, dne year latr: in,
Beloved by everyone. a • friend •
to • all, he possessed a •trLIC` 151();
eweorrksrii:ith, owidaisnga.,rncletroytedrpc;,.,Iii:;%141
of prominence' in thel conin,w 1:y
in .his earlier y-e-arS.
not describe the Wonclerfill z'
acter' and personality •he ..);
ed. }Tis passing will leave •
gap in the Hazen/nolo
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