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THE EXETER TJMES-APVOCATE Thihwda.y^ august m*
HENSALL
Gladys Luher is enjoying a
Vacation this week..
A. W. Kerslake and Mrs, p.
spent Tuesday in London*
Stewart McQueen is spend-
Miss
week’s
Mrs.
Walks
Mrs.
ing a few days with Mr. and Mrs.
Sid McArthur.
The W.M.S. of Carmel Presbyter
ian Church held a quilting in the
church on Tuesday.
Mr, Eddy Fremm, pf Clinton, was
the guest of Mrs. William Sangster
and fanlily last week,
Mrs. Wm. Weir and baby return
ed home from St. Joseph’s Hospi
tal, in London, on Friday.
Miss Margaret Johnston return-
ed to her duties at the post office
after a week’s vacation,
Mr, and Mrs, Wm. McLaughlan,
of Kippen, visited on Sunday with
Mr, and Mrs, Robt. McKenzie,
Mr, and Mrs,. Ben Kaiser, of De
troit, are visiting.with the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kaiser.
Misses Lois1 and Marion MacLdr-
en spent a few days visiting Mr. and
Mrs. John Carmichael in London,
Mr, Ray Patterson, of Toronto,
Spent the wpek-end with his par
ents, Mr, and Mrs. R. J. Patterson,
Miss Gladys Dow spent the week
end at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley Dow, of Cromarty.
Miss Mabel Workman enjoyed a
Very pleasant holiday with friends
from Exeter at Grand Bend last
week.
Mrs. Sid. McArthur, who -has been
ill in St. Joseph’s Hospital, London,
is improving and able to return
home,
Mrs. Devlin and Mr. and Mrs,
Wm, Ingram, of Pleasantville, N.Y.,
visited with friends in Stratford
on Friday,
Mr. Orr, of Ailsa Craig, is -.open
ing up a shoe repair shop in the
building recently vacated by Mr.
Roy Weber.
Mr. Thos. Huddleson has pur
chased the property of the late Mr.
Peter Stewart which was sold by
public auction on Saturday,
Kathleen and Bernice Brydgman,
of St. Marys, have been visiting at
the home of Mrs. DA Walks and Mr.
and Mrs. A. V£. Kerslgke.
Mr. Jack Simmons, of Windsor,
spent the week-end visiting with
his mother, Mrs. Alda Simmons
grandmother,. Mrs. J. Dinsdale.
and1’ Mrs,. Neil Sparks,
of Detroit, and
of Bayfield,
and
and
Mr,
visited
jng will be held on Sept. 4th, In
stead of Sept. 7th, Mrs. ManWjp
took the topic entitled "The Young
Church Speaks”, which was very
interesting, Th® meeting closed
with the singing of "I Need Thee
Every Hour” and the Lord's
•er* •
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DASHWOOD
FOB. RENT—The East, half of the
two-storey brich dwelling on the
South side of Holland Street in
Dashwood. Furnace, electric lights,
3 bedrooms, comfortable living quar
ters. Apply to F. W. Gladman, Exe
ter, Ont.
Mrs* j. McNevin, of London, spent
a few days with Mr. and Mrs. A, E,
Oestreicher,
Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, of Lam
beth, visited
.Sports Day.
Mr, W. D,
Mr. Robert
called on Mr. and Mrs. A, E. Oes
treicher on Tuesday,
Miss Eunice Oestreicher spent a
few days with her friend, Miss Nor
ma Cook, in Hensall,
Mr, and Mrs. Milton Oestreicher
and family, of Chicago, are visit
ing at the home of his brother, Mr,
and Mrs. Sam Oestreicher.
Master Glenn Haugh spent the
.past week visiting his cousin, Mrs.
Roy Burchard, in Strathroy.
Mrs. G. Chesna and family, of
Birmingham, Mich., and Mrs. Pceh-
ler and family, of Fort Wayne,
are visiting with their mother,
F. Willert.
Master Bud Stadelbauer, of
don,, is spending his vacation
with friends here over
Einpey, of London, and
MeVicar, of Mossley,
Carl Scriven and
Toronto, spent a ’few
with the latter’s par-
Mrs. Charles Schroe-
Ross Scriven is re-
Ind.,
Mrs.
Lon-
with
his grandparents, Mr, and fMrs. P*
Kraft.
Dr. and Mrs, Taylpr and daugh
ter, Anne, and Mrs. Guenther,- whe
have been away en three weeks’ ,va-
catien, returned home pn Tuesday
evening.
Miss Clara Ryan, of Mt. Carmel,
Is visiting with her aunts, Mrs. Wil
liam Ziler and Mrs. Leonard Reste-
meyer.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ryan and fam
ily, of Mt. Carmel, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. William Ziler.
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en-
over fifty guests at a
tea on Wednesday after
evening of last week in
her daughter, Marjorie,
A Monster Red Cross
Commencing nt 8 o’clock
BINGO
KIRKTON
A Prize Will be Given for the
Best Patriotic Costume
» Games pf All Kinds
Guessing Contest
Prize—A Live Pig
Ice Cream, Candy, etc,
Hot Dogs, Coffee, etc*
Dancing Good Orchestra
ADMISSION FREE
Bill
Lorne and Ronald Elford,
Knowles, Chas. Stephen,
Mr.
Mrs. Clarke,
.Alex -Sparks,
recently with Mrs. Marjory Sparks.
Little Donnie Haytei’ returned
to his home in London on1 Satur
day after holidaying with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs.. R. D. Bell,
Junior Hedden returned to his
homgi Jn St. Catharines on- Sunday
. after*holidaying..at the home of his
■ grandmother, Mrs. Catharine Hed
den.
There wris a large crowd ‘of Soft
ball fans at the park to enjoy an
interesting game .between the mar
ried and single m®n sponsored by
the Red Cross.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Simpson and
son Billy, of Detroit, visited over
-the week-end witl?* the former’s
mother, Mrs. Lou Simpson -and
grandmother, Mrs. (Robt. Bonthron.
'*» Mrs. Charles Nicholls, Mrs. Mar
garet Scott and Mrs. Stewart Gunn
and little son, of London, who are
vacationing at- Grand Bend spent
• Tuesday with Miss Hattie Suther
land.
Mrs. Martha Murdoch, Mrs. J.
Dinsdale, Mrs. Alda Simmons and
Mr. Jack Simmons visited on Sun
day with the former’s brother, Mr.
Wm. Butt, in Seaforth, . who is
seriously ill.
Miss Betty Mickle very pleasant
ly entertained a number of her girl
friends at a birthday party at her
home on Wednesday evening. Games
were played and dainty refresh
ments served.
Messrs. S. G. Rennie, Fred Beer,
Harold Bonthron, Douglas Sangster.
George Shngster, Davb Sangster and
Allen Davidson left on Monday for
Thames Valley Camp for two weeks’
training with the militia
A nomination for councillor to
fill the vacancy caused,, by the re
signation of Donald McKinnon, who
has enlisted With,’the R.C.A.F. will
be held in the Town Hall Sept. 8th.
Mr. Ross McKay, of Hensall, who
has taught at Cromarty School for
a number of years, has resigned his
duties there and has accepted an
other school in Northern Ontario.
He intends moving shortly.
High School Teacher Resigns
Mf. Robert Moore, coptinuation
school principal h%s resigned his
position, at the school here owing to
Ill health and Will leave shortly ter
Lindsay, where he has purchased
a store. We regret very much los
ing Mr. arid Mrs. Moore, and fam
ily.
HARPLEY
and Mrs. F. McCrackin,ofMr.
Mt. Brydges, visited on Sunday with
Ml*, and -Mrs. Lloyd Taylor.
Mrs. J. Paterson, of Ilderton, -vis
ited over the'week-end at the home
of Mr. Mansell Hodgins.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Carruthers, of
Sarnia, called on Sunday at Mr.
Robert Murray’s. '
1 Mrs. J. Thistle, of London, is vis
iting with, her sister, Mrs. Robt.
Desjardine?
Mrs* Will Love spent Saturday at
prand Bend .with her daughters,
Misses Ruth and Helen Love.
Master Lyle Steeper, of Corbett,
is spending a week with his Cousin,
Morley Love.
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training.
of Exeter,
of her Par
is in train-
SHIPKA
Mr. and Mrs. Art. Hardcastle, of
Chatham, Mr. M. Guenther, of Cre
diton and Mr. and Mrs. George
Clarke, and baby, of Thedford, were
Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
William Sweitzer.
Next Sunday, August 24th, Sun
day School will be held at 10.30
a.m.;- Church* service at. 11.15 a.m.
Rev. Turner, will be in charge.
The Ladies’ Aid are having' a
home made' baking sale next Satur
day afternoo'n at Mr. Wally Des-
jardine’s butcher shop at Grand
Bend. .
'Miss Pearl Keyes, accompanied by
Rev. and Mrs. Turner,, spent Monday
in Toronto*?
Mr. Roy Ratz is building an ad
dition to his barri. The foundation
is completed.y______
will speak at 11
note the hour is
George Tuffin and
WARS. Meeting
The W.M.S; of Cannel Presbyter-
iam Church was held at the home of
Mrs*. Hannah Workman on Thurs
day with Mrs. Peter Manson presid
ing and opened/by singing "Lead On
O King Eternal”, followed by the
Bed ‘Cross prayer in unison. The
Scripture, Psalm 37 was read by
Mrs, R, Y. MacLaren.^ ate which
Mte*
The
"Peace”.
Father of Mankind
the offering received.
MacLaren and Miss Mlnhte Reid
will visit the shut-ins during the
next month. The September meet-
Jas* Parkins led in prayer*
i‘oll call was answered by
Hymn "Dear Lori ami
” was surig and
Mrs. w. A.
MOUNT CARMEL-
Mr. and Mrs, Etue and family,
of Detroit, spent the week-end with
the latter’s father, Mr. James Carey.
Mr. and Mr.s R. Millne, of Glan-
worth, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs, Frank Coughlin.
Mi4, and Mrs. Joe Glavin are Spend
ing a few weeks with friends in Ot
tawa.
Mr. and Mrs. Keating, of Hamil
ton, have returned after spending
a few days With their aunts, Misses
Kate and Nellie Carey.
Miss Marjorie Regan, of London,
is spending a few days at her home
here!
Rev. Father Coughlin, C.S.B., of
Toronto, and his mother, Mrs. B.
Coughlin, called on relatives here
on Thursday.. '
Mr* Jack Carey was taken to St.
Joseph’s Hospital on Friday, where
he will undergo treatments.
Rev. Fr. W, H. Murray, O.S.B., of
Owen sound, has left for Toronto,
where he will be for a week.
Wedding bells will soon be ring
ing for Mary Glavin and Charite
Dietrich.
Miss Marion Mahohey spent Sun
day with Mary Loupe, of Alisa
Craig,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ryan and
lly spent Thursday visiting in
erich.
fam-
God*.
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theyMiss Sharp—-Love Is blind,
say, “ Ployfoot—-Yes, that must he
why we see so many spectacles in
the park.
CREPITON
Mr. and Mrs. Itpygl. Brown land
son, Tummy, of Munroe, Mich., Mr.
and Mrs, Clarence Moser, of Evans
ton, Ill*, Bev,, and Mrs. J« Burn, qf
Selkirk, Ontario, Mr. Melvin Brown,
of Kitchener, and Miss Irene Woods,
of Kitchener, are visiting with Mrs.
Florina Brown,
Mr* and Mrs. Will Siebert, of Zur
ich, Mrs. William Major, of Toronto,
and Mrs. Hoffman and son Bob, of
Galt, were Sunday Visitors with Mrs,
Florina Brown,
Mr,,.and Mrs* Lawrence Wein and
Douglas are spending a few days in
St, Marys.
Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Culbert, Mr.
and Mrs, Aljoe Culbert, Frederick
and Margaret, of Lucan, and Mrs,
Fred Kerr spent the week-end at
Boat Lake.
Mrs, Emily Peck, of Bayfield,
Mrs, Ellen Armstrong, of Toronto,
(Mr, and Mrs, 'Stephen Collins and'
daughter, Elaine, and Miss Marilyn
Baker, of Windsor, were guests with
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kerr for a few
days last week.
Mr. and Mrs.
son, Ross, of
days’ vacation
ents, Mr. and
der. Master
maining for two weeks,
We regret tc| report that Mr. Jack
Richard, who recently underwent
an operation in Victoria Hospital,
London, passed away Tuesday even
ing.
Gerald England, of Long Branch,
and Lloyd England, of. Chatham
Camp, spent the week-end at home.
Master Glenn -Fahner, of Minnow
Lake visited for a few weeks with
Mr.-tand Mrs. Lorne Morlock-.
Trousseau Tea
Mrs. Chris Wein, of Crediton,
tertained
trousseau
noon and
honor of
bride-to-be of this month. The home
was beautifully decorated with
summer flowers. Mrs. Wein and the
bride-elect received the guests at
the door, The attractive tea table
was presided over by Mrs. Henry
J. Varley, assisted by Miss Tillie
Wein. Miss Bernice Fahner dis
played the lovely linens and dishes
and Miss Livina Varley, the gifts.
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THAMES ROAD
At the morning service on Sunday I
the Rev. Douglas Hill, of Caven
Church, Exeter,
o’clock. Please
not 11:15 a.m.
Mr. and Mrs.
family, of.Wheatley, were week-end
Visitors with Mr. and' Mrs. Parker.'
Mr. Harry Hunkin, of Logan, is
visiting with his niece, M^s. Wil
iam Kaye.
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Daw
son on Sunday were .Airmen Wm.
Ross and V. Stevenson, of Goder
ich.
Mrs. Johp Hodgert and Mrs. A.
Mofgan sang a duet at the Sunday
morning service.
Quite a number from Thames
Road enjoyed a vacation at Grand
Bend during the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Passmore spent a
few. days at Rondeau Park with.
Mr. and Mrs. William Tookey.
Mrs. Smith and daughter-, from
the 'WeS't, are visiting with her
mother, Mrs. -Coward.
Mrs. Rebecca Stewart is visiting
with her daughter, Mrs., Wm. Stone.
Mrs. McKay, of Seaforth, is a
visitor with Mr. and Mrs. John Hod
gert. _ ,
Mission Band Meeting'
The Jolly Junior Mission Band
met on Sunday mprning, August 17,
With an attendance of thirty-five.
Eleanor Hunkin presided, while all
. sang, "Tell Me the Old, Old Story”.
Winnifred Hodgert read Psalm 100
followed by .prayer by Anne Mor
gan, band leader. Milton McCul-
lagh read the minutes and called
the roll, which was answered by the
name of a tree. After singing "I
Am so Glad that Oui' Father in
Heaven”, Jack Cann gave a read
ing. Anne Morgan took the topic
from the Trinidad study book and
Grant Morgan played an instru
mental. The meeting closed with
the National Anthem' and prayer
In unison.
/ W.M.S. Meeting
At a recent meeting of the W.M.S. I
in the church, the young ladies of
the circle Were the guests and fur
nished the program. In the ab
sence of the “W.M.S* president, Mrs.
Stone, Miss Pearl Duncan, second
vice-president, Was( in charge. The
devotional period was opened by
singing hymn 256 and repeating the
Lord’s Pra/er in unison. The Scrip
ture from Luke 18:9-25 was read,
by the president. The minutes
were read and adopted after which
Helen Selves took charge of the
program, hymn 123; prayer by Hel
en Selves; reading by Mai;y Bor
land, "The Worst it Yet to Come”;
instrumental by Marion Hodgert,
"Help Somebody To-day”; reading
by Jennette Stone, " Saving Food
for Hanner”; hymn 109; duet by
Mrs. Morgan arid Anne; ’"Beautiful
Rose of Sharon”; reading by Lois
Ford, "The Lord’s Little Pig”; in-
stfUhiental by June Coward; duet
by Boberte Duncan and Eleanor
Dawson and closing hyirin 318. The»
meeting closed with the Mtetfah
benediction.'
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ELIMVILLE
At 7 p.m. on Sunday, Rev. Jas.
Anthony will speak.
Mrs. Mervyn Cudmore and child
ren, of Toronto, were guests of Mrs.
•Kenneth Johns recently.
Master Malcolm Kirkland, of near-
Hurondale, has been holidaying4
with relatives in this community.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Johns' and
family visited on Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Davey and family,
near Centralia.
Miss Joy Whitlock, of St. Thom
as, is spending her vacation with re
latives here.
Troopers Wilmer Ferguson,
Johns,
Percy
Clifton Brock, Earl Coultis and Roy
Hunter left for Thames Valley Camp
on Sunday morning for
Mrs. Reg. McDonald,
is visiting at the home
ents, while her husband
ing at Thames Valley Camp. ’
Mr. and. Mrs. Sam Miller and fam
ily visited on Sunday at the home
of Iv^r. and Mrs. Thos. Bell. Miss
Alice remained for' a week’s holi
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Alice Sinclair of
Sarnia, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Sinclair,
of Woodham, Mr. Alex Johns, of
Crumlin Airport, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Cole of Exeter and Mr. Hilton Johns
and Miss Margaret Cook, of Lucan,
were visitors on Sunday at Mrs.
John Johns’.
Mr; and Mrs, Wm. Bradshaw and
David, of Seaforth, Were Sunday vis
itors at Mr. John’;Headman’s. ...
Mrs. Wm. Murch has returned to
Colwell, N.J., after spending the
past few -weeks at the home of Mr.
P,Mutch:
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Mrs.
CREDITON EAST
Mrs. Frank Scheiding, of Lon
don, is visiting her mother,
C. Motz.
Trooper Jack Jasney, of Camp
Borden, spent the week-end with his
wife and family here.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph .Brokenshire,
'of Windsor, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Eli Lawson. Miss Betty
Brokenshire, who has been holi
daying in Centralia, and here, re
turned
Mrs.
to her
Mr. __ ______
Mr, and Mrs, Garnet Hicks
baby, of Exeter, spent Sunday
Mr, and Mrs. Eli Lawson.
Miss Shirley Brunzlow, of
.tralia, is holidaying with her aunt,
and uncle, Mr. and. Mrs. J. Bullock.
-Mrs. Wm. Horney and Miss Irma
Ferguson, of Kippen, visited on
Wednesday with Mrs. Wm. Motz and
also attended the trousseau tea
given by Mrs. Chris Wein in honor
of her daughter, Marjorie.
Mrs. Wilsdn Anderson spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schroe
der at Fairfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Heatherley, of
London, spent the week-end with
Mrs. C. Motz,
Mrs. Eliza Snell’ of Windsor,
Mrs. Minnie' Parsons and Mrs. W.
D. Sanders, of Exeter, spent Mon
day with Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lawson.
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home with them.
Chris Rau is again confined
bedt through illness,
ant Mrs. Geo, Lawson and
and
with
Cen-
I CROMARTY
annual Sunday School
the Presbyterian Church
The
nic of
held Thursday afternoon at
Lions Park in Seaforth With an at
tendance of over one . hundred. The
afternoon was spent in bathing and
races. ... The following were the
winners: Girls or boys under 6, Bar
bara Hill, Wilma Harper; girls un
der 10, Blanche McLaren; boys
under 10, Ross Macdonald; girls
under 14, Jeanette McKellar,
Blanche McLaren; boys under 14,
Fergus McKellar; young women,
Hazel Hamilton; women’s Walking
race, Mrs, Ken McKellar; relay,
Velma Wallace’s team; clothes pin, Mr, Deiehartj and Dorothy ’Deich-
art; lucky spot, Grace McLachlin;
feeding the monkey. Pearl Hough
ton, Frank Bruce; women’s kick
ing the slipper, Grace McLachlin;.
men’s slipper, David HUI and John
Wallace; three-legged racfe, Hazel
Hamilton, John Wallace. Supper,
wis served and all returned to
tlmir homes feeling that they had
a real sociable afternoon.
pic-
was
the
CENTRALIA j
Mrs, Ron. Hill and Mrs, J. Demp
sey, of Windsor,, spent Friday with
Mr. and Mrs. W. Baker. Donald
Hill. whe had been visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. Baker, returned home with-
Ms mother.
Misses Jean King and Dorene
Baker have been holidaying at
Grand Bend.
Sergeant-Pilot D. E. Hicks, of
Trenton, spent a tew days
week with hjs parents, Mr, and
Andrew Hicks.
Mr* and Mrs, Rex Mills and
tyn, of Wyoming, were Sunday visi
tors with Mrs, Harry Mills,
Sunday visitors with Mrs. C. J.
O’Brien were Mr. and Mrs. j. Ma
gen and family, of London, Air, and
Mrs. W. Lundy and sop and Mrs* w,
Lundy, Sr*, of Detroit; Mrs. G. Hen
nessey and family, Highway No. 4.
Mr. and Mrs, Lome Hicks and
Mr, and Mrs, Andrew Hicks spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. Henry
at Hgrrlston.,
Mr. and Mrs. Mites McCabe and
son Mac, of Walkerton, visited with
friends in the village on Friday of'
last week.
Mr., and Mrs, M, Sleamon and
June, of London, visited with Mrs.
J. Sleamon on Wednesday of last
week.
Mrs, J. Mugan and children are
visiting with her mother, Mrs. C, J.
O’Brien,
' Mrs. Lorne Hicks visited for a'
couple of days last week with her
father, Mr, T. Pollock, in Ripley.
Visitors with Mr, and Mrs. John
Essery on Sunday were Dr, and
Mrs.-Heigh way, of London, Mrs. B.
Hicks, Dorothy and Stanley. The
latter, who were recent visitors at
Mrs. Essery’s old home, present
ed her with a beautiful bouquet of*
gladioli which had been picked from
the garden of the old home.
Mr. W. Johnston had the misfor
tune to fall and fracture his ankle
white at work last week.
Mr. Jack Andrew, of the R.C.A.F..
in St. Thomas, spent the week-end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
Andrew. ■%
The W.M.S. will have charge of
the services in the church next
Sunday. Mrs. Layton, of Exeter,
will give the address.
The following articles were sent
to the Exeter Red .Cross Branch
last week by the Centralia Unit: 20
pairs , socks, 2 sweaters, 3 scarves,
2 helmets, 2 pairs mitts and gloves,
pair seaman’s boots, 2 .caps, 2 pairs
sheets, 2 -quilts, 4 crib quilts, 2
coats, 1 skirt, 23 articles of refugee
clothing.
Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Hamilton
and Laverne were Sunday visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Smith,
Mr. and Mrs.-* Wilcox ■ and Doris,
Mrs. Kerr, of Stratford, Mrs* W.
Essery, of Usborne were Sunday
visitors with Mr and Mrs. Fred
Penwarden.
Miss Beatrice Essery has return
ed to London, after visiting at her
home for three weeks.
Master Billy Rosenberger, of
London, spent the past two weeks
visiting his cousin, Miss Helen Es
sery:
last
Mrs."
Mai’*
| WOODHAM
On Monday evening qf iwt week
the Young Ladies’ CIgSB -of the Sun
day School and the Mission Circle
girls gathered -at the home of Mr.
and Mrs,. Johnson and presented
their daughter, r:g bride-to-be, with
a lovely floor lamp. A pleasant
evening was spent together. And’
rey thanked them kindly in a tew
well-chosen words,
Mrs, Berry Doupe, of London, is
spending a few days'at the home -of
Mi’* and Mrs. Cecil Camm,
Mr, and Mrs, Wm. Mills and Mr,!
John Camm, Evelyn and Wendell,:
“attended the Johnson,’-—Essen re
ception at the bride’s home on Sat
urday afternoon last,
Mr. Harold Tufts, of Toronto,
very ably taught the Bible Class on-
Sunday last, and also assisted the
Church choir last Sunday morning*
Mr, and Mrs. Anderson and Shir
ley, of Washington, and Mr, and
Mrs. Laverne Stone and Donna, of
Kirkton, were Sunday visitors at
the home of Mr* and Mrs. Jas.
Squire.
' Miss Audrey Scott is spending a
few days at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Wm. Rundle,
Miss Joyce Ross, of Kirkton, spent
the week-end with her cousin, Miss
Dorothy Thompson.
A large number from Kirkton at
tended
church
last.
Mr.
spent Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. Wes
ley Shier’s.
A very pretty wedding wsfs sol
emnized a t Woodham United
Church on Saturday last, at 2 p.m,
when Miss Audrey Johnson became
the bride of “Mr. William Essen, of
Oil Springs, Ont.
Another wedding took place on
Saturday when Mr. George Wilson,
of the Base Linp, was united in mar
riage with Miss Annie McLean, of
Puslinch, Ont. The marriage took
place at the home of the bride. Mrs.
Wilson has
for several
school.
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Miss Marjorie Essery is visiting j
in London with her aunt, Mrs. Ar- j
I
the Johnson and Essen
wedding here on Saturday
and Mrs. Law, of London,
been the school teacher
years at the 8th line
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and
Mr. and
of near
aunt and
Por-
Miss
dancing nightly until
LABOUR DAY
Free Admission before D pan., Tues
day, Thursday and Friday
FINAL AMATEUR CONTEST
MONDAY, AUG* Wh
IM«e-Winners of Previous
Consists •Cuinpete for
GRAND CASH iPBW
A GREAT 1TIOGRAMMB
Come and Support Your Town’s
Fnyoiwiie Entry!
BUNDAY CONCERT, AUG, Ms
Repeat pertennanee
TAVISTOCK BRASS BAND
And all their Bupportiug Artists
Their last concert wag wonderful*---
tilts one promises to be better
LABOUR' DAY' ’ WEHR-END %
MIDNIGHT DANCE
The
BIG
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Sept., 1st, 12.05 a,m.
HOLIDAY FROLIC LABOUR
DAY NIGHT
GREENWAY
Miss Ruby Pollock is visiting
with friends in Port Huron.
Mrs. Minnie i(Ramsay) Mussel
man, of LeGrange*, Iill., visited for
a few days last week with Mrs, W.
T. Ulens,
Mr.
phone
ly.
Mr.
Parkhill, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Brown
spent Sunday in Goderich and
ton.
Morley Pollock is spending
week in Kerrwood with his
sin, Jack Pollock.
Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery
Miss Isabelle Montaine, of Fair
grove, Mich., visited last week with
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Wilson. '
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brown vis
ited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
-Arthur Baker,
Mr.. Edison
Borden, spent
home here.
Wm. Hicks had a Bell tele
installed in his home recent
and Mrs. Langford Ridley, of
of the Lake
Pollock, of
the week-end
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this
cou-
and
Road.
Caipp
at his
Steeper spent
with Harvey
of Petawawa
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Rev. L. H. Tuimer who has been
away on holidays has returned and
occupied the pulpit of the United
Church on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Morley and
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Sunday at Fort Erie
Morley. • -
Gnr. Cyril Morley,
Camp, spent the week-end with his
wife and family.
Margaret Mercer is holidaying in
Parkhill with Mrs. James Orr.
Pte. Raymond Pierce is attend
ing Camp at Thames Valley.
Dr. and Mrs. J. Elmer Amos, of
Brantford, spent the week-end at
the home of his father, Mr. Joseph
Amos.
Mr. J. H. Amos and Miss Mary
Amos attended the Givin—Amos
wedding at Liei^ry on Saturday.
Mr. Chester Lee, of London, visit
ed his
week.
KIPPEN
• Mr. and Mrs, John Butt
daughter, of Flint, Mich., visited
over the week-end with the former’s
brother, Mr. Edgar Butt.,
Mr. and Mrs. John Casey, of Lu
can, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Kernick,
and Shirley, of Exeter, visited on
Sunday at the home of
Mrs. William Horney.
Miss Dona McBride,
Brucefield, is visiting her
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. John Jarrott.
- -Mr. and Mrs. Ar-chie Parsons and
sons spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. Carter, of Clandeboye.
Mrs. J. Baker and Miss Margaret
Reichert, of Hillsgreen, visited Re
cently with the former’s daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. AV. McLachlan,
Kiss Margaret Torrance, of
ter’s' Hill, is visiting her aunt,
M. J. IviSon.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Walker, of
Hillsgreen, visited recently with the
latter’s brother, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Cochrane.
Mrs. W. Horney and Miss Irma
Ferguson attended the trousseau tea
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wein
near Crediton on Wednesday af
ternoon of last week in honor of
their daughter, a bride-elect of this
month.
A number of young men frprn thW
vicinity left on Sunday morning for
camp at Thames Valley.
Mrs. Mina Love, who* has been
visiting her son, Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Love left last week to visit'‘her
son, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Love, of
Lansing, Mich.
chie Robinson.
W.A. Meeting
The W.A. of the Centralia United
Church met in the basement of the
church on Thursday, August 7th,
with thirty-one members and four
teen visitors present* The presi
dent, Mrs. O. Brown, presided over
the meeting which opened with
hymn 287; prayer by Mrs. McFalls;
setiptere, Ephesians, 4:25-30 by:
Mrs. Andrew; a reading, "Kind-1
ness”; guitar solo by Doris Skinner; I
a reading, “Our Queen”; a reading,
“Crowded Ways of Life”, by Mrs.
Bowden; solo by Arlene Skinner;
reading by Flossie Davey; chorus by
Maxine and Marina BoWden and Ar
lene Skinner; thoughts on the 23rd
Psalm by Mrs. A. McFalls and
hymn “Faith of o>ur Mothers”. A
dainty lunch was served including
two birthday cakes in honor of Mrs. TE.cn* A v « PDTnAv MTr’U’T'C J. McFalls and Mrs. J. Essery. Both .TUESDAY & FRIDAY NIGHTS
ladies are over eighty years of age!
and are still ^members of the W.A.
society.* .
W.M.S. Meeting
The August meeting of the W.
M. S. was held in the schoolroom of
the church on Tuesday afternoon,
August 12th, with nine members
present? The president, Mrs. W.
Skinner,- presided over the devo
tional part of the programme. The’
meeting opened with hymn 99 from
the Canadian Hymnal. The Scrip
ture reading from Luke 18th chap
ter, verses 9 to 25, ■was read by Mrs.
F. Bowden. Mrs. W. Baker read the
hymn, "Jesus, Thott Divine Com
panion”, Hymn 24, “All People
That on Earth Do Dwell” was sung.
The program, "Social Welfare iji
Canada” was taken by Mrs. Connor,
Mrs. F. Lewis and Mrs. W. Bow
den. The minutes Of the last mOete
ing were read and adopted. This
■was followed by the treasurer’s re
port, temperance secretary’s re*
port and the report of the Friend
ship secretary. Hymn 307 "0 Come
Let Us Adore Him”, was sring and
the meeting was brought to a close
with prayer by the president.
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Sunday School Teacher*. "Why,
Willie Wilson. FigfiitSng again! ;
Didn’t last Sunday’s lesson teach
you that •when you are struck on
one cheek you ought to turn the
other to the striker? Willie: Yes’rn
but he hit me on the nose and
I’ve Ohly got ohe.
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Dance at Spruce Grove
On Highway No. 4, 3 miles
South of Exeter
Adam Brock’s Columbians
Dancing 9 to ? Jitney Dancing
ZION
Mr, and Mrs. Sam Stevenson and
family visited on Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs* Melville Hern*
Kenneth and Phillip Hern left on
Sunday to train at Thames ’ Valley
Camp, London. 4
The Red Cross Frolic will be held
on Wednesday evening at Zion. Come
and help the Red Cross. '
The following is the list of Bed
Cross articles sent in the last pack
ing: 9 pairs of soclte, 1 turtle-neck
sweater, 2 scarves, 2 pairs of sea
men’s socks, 2
1 pair of sheets,
of mitts,
Marjorie Earl
with her sister, Mrs. Howard
lake, of Exeter.
Mr, and Mrs. James Earl and Mar
jorie, Mr. and Mrs. Everard Miller
and Freddy, Mr. and Mrs, Edgar
Baker and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Jac
ques and family attended the Gun
ning picnic held at
Wednesday, August
A number from
were at Ellmvlile
night to hear the
Agnes McPhail.
Barbara and Katherine Hunter
visited last week with their cousins,
Irene, Anna' and Tom Brock* *
alternative
4 bonnets, 4
visited last
sister, Mrs. Mary Carter, last
KIRKTON
and Bob McCurdy and Ken.
the week-end at
caps,
pairs
week
Kei’S-
Grand fiend on
13tli.
the community
on 'Wednesday
speech by Miss
Ray
Duncan spent
Grand Bend.
Lloyd Smith, Charlie Harris, Wm.
Allen and Ronald Fletcher, of Us-
borne, spent several days last week
at “Kozy Inn” cottage, Grand Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Smith and
daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Ray yiet-
cher and Norma, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Harris and family, Mrs. Jas. Harris,
of London, and the Misses Greta and
Audrey Fletcher spent Sunday with
the boys.
Rev. Allen Duffield and son Dale,
Mrs. Allen Duffield, Jr., and family,
of Sault Ste. Marie, are holidaying
with Mrs. C. Duffield.
Mrs. J. L. Tellis, son and daugh
ter, of Wheaton, Ill., spent the past
week with Mr. and Mrs. Wes. Bat
ten.
Guite a number from the village
attended the annual garden party
held at Zenda, on Wednesday, which
some 10,000 people attended.
Mrs. Stan Howe, of Barrie, Is
holidaying with Mr. and Mrs. Mac
Howe.
Mrs. Russell Broqk and her sons,
Billie and Don, are nplidaying with
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Morley, of
Detroit,
Miss Norma Tufts spent the past
week at the home of Mr, and Mrs.
Roy Kirk, Woodham.
Mrs*. Roy McNaughton
with Mrs. Floyd Pridham,
Rowan, this past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Brown,
ronto, spent the week-end with Mrs.
S. Tufts* Mrs. Harold Tufts and
little daughter, 'Marilyn, returned
heme with them after a month’s
holiday with Mrs. S, Tufts.
Mrs. Jas. Kemp, of London, Is
holidaying with her daughter, 'Mrs.
Roy Switzer.
Mr. and Mrs, Wm, Hazelwoeh and
son, Bill, of Detroit, spent the past
week-with Mr, Walter Hazeiwodih
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Coair-, of
Taibotvilie, were Sunday gutets with
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Oragm
Miss Norma Pletcher., of tfsberiie^
spent a tew days with her cousin,
Miss Greta Pletcher, In London,
visited
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