HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1934-07-12, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, JULY 12th, 1934
Re-Union of
S. S. No. 4 Stanley
Ideal weather added (the final
touch ito crown with success the cel-
lehration of S. .S. No. 14, Stanley
Township, the erection in 1874 of
their present brick school house and
of the building in 1864 of its log
predecessor,
A nrile and a quarter north and a
mile and a quarter west of Kippea,
gaily decked with flags itlre little
white brick school, after 60 years of
usefulness looked out upon hundreds
gathered in its honor on it'he spac
ious yard surrounded by trees and
a mass of sitreamers.
W. H. Johnston, of Eextejr, iteach-
-er 'from 1900 to 1920 acted as the
chairman. Mr. Johnston had 17
years withou/t a failure in enitrance
examinations.
Between the speeches and the
reading of messages, the pupils un
der the present' teacher, Miss Pein-
fold, gave several well prepared
numbers.
Gathered before the outdoor stage
wore many old time pupils. Among
those present the following who had
attended the old log school demol
ished 60' years ago were noted; Dr.
Hugh Rosis, Seaforth; Dr. R. R.
Ross, Seafoirtih; 'Thomas Hudson, of
Hensail; Mrs. Joe Hood and her
brother, Robert J. Fiisher, and her
husband, Joe Hood, the oldest grad
uate; Aldan Jones, whose father was-
treasurer when the building was
done in 1875; Robert Dinsdale who
attended both schools; Mrs. G. C‘.
Petty, Hensail. Others attending
many years ago- were Mr. and Mrs.
William Jones, Hensa-11; Wm. Hart,
Varna and John Love, Grand Bend.
They are a hale and hearty and, all
in good health and -active.
Letter from the West
An interesting letter was receiv
ed from Dr. Grassick, Grand Forks,
N. D., who attended tne log school
and was the first teacher in the
present building.
Dr. Grassick, recounted the days
of Duncan Walker, the first teacher
in the log school, an Englishman,
a remarkable penman. David Stod
dard, who followed in 1875 remain
ed to 1879 and did much to raise
the ideals of pupils for honest work
and an -ambition for hettfir things.
An interesting letter was read from
Dr. J. Ephriam Elliott, teacher 1S-
7 6-79, who has now completed 5 0
years as physician in Toronto.
On the wall in the school whehe
it will bo placed is a, rare- old lithe-
graph of Dr. Egenton Hyerson. The
school have also- a museum cabinet
and many curious exhibits.
Messages were received from many
distant pouts in Canada and United
States flrom former pupil's. All these
will be kept on record and a visit
ers’ book for the day was carefully
recorded.
William Hollingshead, well'-'known
miller of Dutton -and on the board
of education for oveiri 3 0 years, the
past 15 as chairman, spoke briefly.
He was a pupil in the eighties. A
speech full of humor was given by
David Alaird who with Melvin Al
ai rd came from Detroit.
Principal E. J. Wethey, of Exe-
(ter, 'extended greetings rr-om his
ischool. The program closed by chor
uses -of the older ladies, all in cos
tumes of 60 years ago. Before them
sat Mrs. J. Hood with a real spin
ning wheel and her work was no
bluff.
HOD GINS—FITZSIMMONS
A pretty wedding was solemnized
at St. George’s Church, . Thorndale
by the R'ev. C. Hallowell, when Alma
E., only daughter of Mr. and Mils.
Walter Fitzsimmons, become the
bride of Evan M. Ho'dgins of Lucan.
The wedding music was played by
Miss Kay Lee of Windsor-. The bride
was gowned in printed chiffon width
white picture hat and carried a bou
quet of roses and delphinium. Mrs.
Gordon Atkins-on of Lucaur, was- mat
ron of honor. The groom was- at
tended by Edward Fitzsimmons, a
brother of the bride. Following the
•ceremony a wedding dinner was
served to the immediate friends of
th bride -and groom. Assisting at tihe
tables were .two nieces of the groom
Miss A-rtell Hod gins and Miss Gwen
dolyn Hodgims. Mr. and Mrs. Hod
gins left by motor for Toronto, Nia
gara Falls and points east and on
their return will reside on It'he
groom’ farm near Lucan.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Cooper left
this week on; a itTip to England. They
will visit Ith-eir 'brother and son in
England and probably other points
in the British Isles.— (Clinton News-
Record.)
England Re-Union
The -sixth annual reunion of 'the
England family was held at Grand
Bend on, Lake Huron, July 5, 1934,
The members of tihiis family are-' des
cendants from James England horn
1763 and his wife Mary D.avi®,
through their daughter Eliza Eng
land who married first Richard Sar
gon and after his death William
Carter leaving six daughter three of
whom were represented at the pic
nic. Tlh-o desced'danits of the other
daughters are found principally i*
and north of Toronto in New On
tario and the Western provinces.
These daughters with their parents
came to Canada from Queen’® Coun
ty, Ireland in 1849 and 50. The
shower iof rain in the morning
somewhat dampened the ardor of
these people as they had fwm 50 to
70 miles to come but comforted by
the thought of better crops isiaid;
“We’ll go anyway.” The' result was
a fine gathering, 'those from Lamb
ton and Middlesex south were jub
ilant because they had had a good
rain while those from the north of
Huron were not cheered by any
■rain. All were ready for the splen
did dinner provided by <the ladies.
This was presided over by the presi
dent, Dr. W. H. Woods, of Mount
Brydges. Dinner over the minutes of
the last year’s picnic were read and
adopted. Other business was at
tended to and the- resignation of the
secretary-treasurer, Dr. W. V. John
ston, of Lucknow,, was reluctantly
accepted but .he thought after serv-
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favor of someone else. Outdoor
sports were then in order. A base
ball game captained by C. Dolbear,
of Alvinston and W. Woods, of Wat
ford provided excitement -and pleas
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order and was ejnoyed by a large
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to work after this and many races
were run with the following results
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Lorraine Johnston; hoys, Calvin
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and Merle Kelly; young men, Elmer
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'Junes; fat men, William Wotodis;
matrimonial. Graham Woods and
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Honor. Pres., W. H. Johnston and
Dr. W. H. Woods, Mt. Brydges;
Pres., Mrs, Louisa Deimage, Wat
ford; 1st vice-pres., Albert E,
Johnston, Auburn; 2nd vice-pres.,
Arthur Woods, Norwood; isecre'tary-
n (‘usurer, Dr. Russell Woods, Ar-
kona; lunch committee, Mrs. V.
Johnston, Lucknow; Mrs. T. A.
; Woods and Mrs. Will Woods, Wat
ford; Miss May Hair, iStrathiroy;
Sports com., Mrs. C. Dolbear, Alvin-
s-ton, Morley Johnston, Auburn;
John Hair and Jessie Woods, Wat
ford; Program com., Mrs. Russell
Woods, Arkona; Cecil Johnston, of
Lucknow; Elsie Harr aind Wm. E.
Woods, Watford; Courtesy com.,
Mrs. Dr. Woods, Mt. Brydges; Mrs.
Albert Johnston, Auburn; Miss Bec-
<’ie Hair, Stratliroy. A vote of
thanks was given to Dr. Victor
Johnston, of Lucknow for the five
years of faithful service as secre
tary-treasurer. Speeches were given
by Messrs. Arthur Wood®, Albert
Johnston, Thoma® Woods, Richard
Johnston and others who recounted
some of the -old traditions of the
family many of them quite amusing.
Letters «of sympathy are to- be sent
to Mrs. Sherman Hair and her son
John of Watford on account -of the
death of her husband the late Sher
man Hair, our viice-p-residetnt and
also to Mrs. J. P. Doan of Scihom-
berg, Ont., on account of the, death
of her mother, Mrs. Elmira Kitchen.
The courtesy committee welcomed a
number of new babies and one
young married couple. A letter of
regret was read from J. A. Miller of
Now Liskeard and a telegram from
Freeborn Johnston, of Washington,
D. C. owing to their inability to he
present. Members were present from
Lucknow, Auburn, Watford, Ar-
k-ona, .Sarnia, Strathroy, Mount
Brydges, Alvinston, Kerwood, etc.
The singing of the National Anthem
brought a most sucessful -and enjoy
able picnic to -a close,
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