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TWO INJURED
WHEN CAR DITCHED
$Miss Muriel Watters Suffered a Frac
tured Neck and* Her Mother
Lost Two Fingers.
Mrs. Richard Watters of New-
Ibridge, and her daughter, Murijel,
•■were brought to Wingham General
Hospital early Monday evening fol
lowing an accident when the car in
which they were riding went into the
•ditch about a mile from their home.
The daughter was the most seri
ously injured, suffering a broken
neck and during the night she was
transferred from the hospital here to
Toronto General Hospital. Mrs.'Wat-
ler^ suffered lacerations about the
arm and it was found necessary to
•amputate two fingers. .
It is believed that the accident was
■caused by a tire blowing out. The'
■car was badly smashed up as it turn
ed over three times before coming to
Test upside-down.
Buy now and save the advance price
in shoes—Money saved at Greer’s
•Summer Shoe Sale.
BOWLERS WON
FROM LUCKNOW
3Firslt of Provincial Play-Offs Held
Here Tuesday Evening.
The local bowling club disposed of
ILucknow in the first of District No. 8
:play-offs on Tuesday evening winning
the rinks, doubles and singles.
In the rinks Art Wilson, H. Sher-
‘4>ondy, D. Rae, Jack Mason skip, de
feated C. McKenzie, W. McKenzie,
;C. Finlayson, W. McCoy skip, 14-12.
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In the doubles D. B. Porter and
Rev. J. Pollock defeated A. Solomon
and G. MacDonald skip, 22 to 14.
This was a 21-end game. • ,
In’the singles A. M. Crawford won
from D. Hueston 21-17.
The finals for this district will be
■played at Hanover today (Wednes
day).
Underwent Operation ,
Mr. George Olver underwent a
slight operation on his leg in Wing
ham General Hospital on Monday.
He was removed to his home on
‘Tuesday afternoon but will not be
able to be at his store until next
-week.
Appointed Superintendent
of Stratford Plant •
Mr. Oscar Casemore, formerly of
’■•Wingham, and for more than two
□rears at the head of the creamery and
•cold-storage, departments of .Silver-
woods Dairies, Stratford, has been
promoted to’ plant superintendent of
the Stratford firm. He has already
..assumed his- new duties.
WEDDINGS
. Meiklejohn - Ramsay
• Wednesday morning, August 4th, in
JCing Street United Church, Toronto,
the marriage of Margaret Jean, only
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Ram
say, formerly of Wingham, and Mr.
.Allen Meiklejohn, only son of Mr.
Roger arid the late Mrs. Meiklejohn,
.Stirling, was quietly solemnized by
Rev. J. W. Currie of Ayr. Mr. Chas.
Allen, cousin of the groom, presided
•at the organ.
The bride who was . unattended,
was given in marriage by her father.
Her princess gown of white bridal
satin was cut on classic lines, with a
■short train, the puffed shoulders ter-
'minating in long, pointed sleeves. Her
long veil of,embroidered white net
was held with a coronet of orange
blossoms^ She carried a bouquet of
’butterfly roses and lily-of-the-Valley.
During the, signing of the register,
Mr. Gerald Clute, Stirling, sang.
A Wedding breakfast was served at
the home of the bride’s parents for
immediate relatives. Mrs. Ramsay re
ceiving in navy Marquisette With white
accessories and corsage of American
Beauty roses. Later the bride and
groom left, by motor, for the Adiron-
dacks and New York, the bride wear
ing a marine‘bltie boucie suit, with
white accessories. The bride and
groom have been members of the
Trenton High .School staff for two
years. Mr. Meiklejohn has been ap-
; pointed assistant to the head of-the
English department of Kingston Col
legiate Institute. Mr. and Mrs.
Meiklejohn wilt he at home after
Sept. 1 at 520 Princess Street, King-
PECULIAR ACCIDENT
ON BELGRAVE ROAD
GOLF TOURNEY
AUGUST 18th
First Ladies* Tournament To Be
Held at The Alps.
Arrangements are now complete
for the Ladies’ Golf Tournament to
be, held at the Alps Golf Course on
Wednesday, August 18th, The play
will start at 10 a.m. Lunch and sup
per are being served at the club
house,
A large entry is anticipated and it
is expected that this first ladies’
tourney with outside entries will be
an outstanding success. An entry of
between fifty and sixty is expected.
Archie Montgomery Hit .by'Truck
i Sideswiped while standing on the
running board of a cement truck by
gravel' truck, Archie Montgomery
Wag fortunate that he was not more
seriously injured, Following the ac
cident he was taken to Wingham
General ■ Hospital suffering from
shock, cuts, scraped left leg and sev
eral bruises.
The accident happened about four
o’clock Thursday afternoon. Archie
was standing on the running board
of a truck that was proceeding north
from Belgrave, Just as it passed the
bridge near the school house a grav
el truck goin^ in the opposite direc
tion knocked’ him to the road,
We are pleased to state Archie is
progressing very favorably, but will
be confined to the hospital for this
week at ldast.
Veterans to Meet at Guelph
It is estimated that 20,000 will be
present for the 3-day re-union of Wes
tern Ontario war veterans that is be
ing held in Guelph this week-end,
August 13, 14, 15. Invitations have
been accepted by Eastern and North
ern Ontario Veterans’ organizations
as well.
Harriston Depot Entered
The C.N.R. depot at Harriston was
broken into during the week-end by
prying open the front door. Once in
side the intruders commenced their
work by the smashing off of the dial
on the safe and the sawing of the
hinges but were unsuccessful in gain
ing entrance into the safe which con
tained considerable money. The cash
drawer in the desk was also broken
into but yielded little if any cash.
Held Up By Rain
The rain storm on Friday evening
here was of a gentle variety compar
ed with the deluge in the Hamilton-
Grimsby area'. Mr. anti Mfs. H. C.
Gray, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., passed
through this storm on the Hamilton
highway on their way here. Howard
reports that the rain was so heavy
that it was impossible to see ten feet
in front of the car. Traffic was at a
standstill, all cars pulling to the side
of the highway.
15,0Q0 Troops to Parade at C.N.E.
Tliere will be a greater internation
al aspect to the Warrior’s Day parade
at tlie Canadian National Exhibition
this year tha never before. Led by the
United States Navy Band and the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police con
tingent (rom the Coronation, the par
ade will include many American Leg
ion posts with, their bands and drum
cor,pjs and many from the American
Vetdrans of Foreign Wars ... Canad
ian and Old Country units of the var
ious., services will march as usual . . .
Thefe will be fifteen thousand troops
in' the parade.
Schbdls Reopen Sept. 1st
Thd summer vacation for school
childfen, even though it is of two
months' duration, usually passes all
too-'quickly. With a sigh the boys
and'.girls note the approach of Sep
tember—because all too soon there
after ■ schools redpen. Occasionally
they ihave had a break when Labor
Day Was late and school did not re
open:'■ until after this holiday. This
yeaf (Labor Day is late again—but it-
doesn’t help the children. It’s really
too late. It falls on September 6th,
which allows three full days of school
the ■ previous week. Accordingly the
schools i reopen the first’day of Sep
tember, a Wednesday.
Local Car In Collision
On Wednesday night of last week
McKay’s car bumped ipto a car
was stopped on the road in
Carl
that fronj of Lloyd’s farm on the Auburn-
Dun . ,Miller and Doug. MacDonald, were
retu;
cant j alongjhe road a car was stop
ped facing them. A man standing
besille the car wa$ trying to Stop ap
proaching cars. A car travelling just
aheld of Carl stopped and Carl in
tryihg to avoid a crash ticked the
real! bumper of this car, None
the occupants in Cart’s car were hurt
but ihe received a slight cut under
his |nose, and Charles Beadle of Au-
burtj had his shoulder dislocated. He
Was;sitting in the back seat of the
car ’that was bumped. The McKay
car had a fender crumpled and the
front axle bent. The other ea,r'.^as;
(not damaged. " .-j/
op -road. Carl, with DeWitk
rt Were'
ning from Goderich. As they
facing them. A man standing
One Half Paving Completed
The work of paving the left hand
side of Highway No. 4 from Wing-
1 ham to meet the pavement that was
laid last year (6th of Morris) will
be completed tO-day‘ (Wednesday).
The other strip will be commenced at
once, the work starting at the Wing
ham end.
Progressing
We are pleased to report that
Grace Hutcheson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Dave Hutcheson, who und
erwent an operation on her eye in
a Toronto Hospital on Monday last
week is making satisfactory progress.
The bandages have been removed.
Mrs. Hutcheson is with her./'
Bruce League Play-Offs
Bruce League play-offs start today
(Wednesday). Port Elgin play at
Chesley, Hanover at Alienford. On
Saturday, August 14th, Chesley at
Port Elgin; Allenford at Hanover.
The winners of this series will play
a best three out of five game series
for the league title.
Back From Camp
Seven girls, Donna Buchanan,
Grace Parker, Joyce Walker, Grace
Hingston, Marjorie French, Allin
Bailey, Lois Adams, returned Friday
from five days spent at the Huron
County Junior Giris’ Camp which
was held at the Goderich Summer
Camp site. The girls report that
they, had a most enjoyable outing.
Believe It Or Not •
.A Wiarton grocer, tells this one,
says the Echo: A Wiarton couple
were motoring to Owen Sound. They
hit a'hen—the feathers flew back to
wards .the car ’and the hen went on
and when the feathersv hit the wind-
shied with them was an egg; it struck
the hot windshield and believe it ,or
not the heat cooked it..
Goderich Home Week Lost Money
Despite the very large crowds that
attended the Old Home Week, in
Goderich the venture-was not a fin
ancial success. As yet it is imposs
ible to state just how much''the de
ficit will be but it is estimated it will
be between One and two thousand
dollars. When Goderich staged an
Old Home Week ten years ago a
profit of $4000 was made. The com
mittee got quite a shock when it was
found this- year’s celebration would
be in the red.
NOTICE
Anyone requiring small beets for
pickling purposes, call E. S. Lewis,
Greenhouse, Phone 101.
Miss Alice Williamson is in Tor
onto taking up the Normal Course*
for Teacher in Group Methods of
teaching piano. • This course is .con
ducted by the Canadian Bureau for
the Advancement of Music.
SOFTBALL LEAGUE
EXECUTIVE MET
Play-Off Dates Set—Local Girls Out
of the "Running,
At a meeting of the South Bruce
Ladies’ Softball League executive on
Wednesday last week, Wingham and
Brussels were ordered to replay a
game that was in dispute which was
called op account of darkness on July
ISthv Unless the game affects the
standing of the first three teams it is,
unlikely that the game will be played.
The play-off dates were set as fol
lows, Aug. 20, 23, 25, 27, 30 and Sep
tember 4. The teams finishing second
and’ third Will play off, the winner to
meet the team that finished first.
Whigham team is out of the run
ning. but ;as,j this is .their. first year
'coiiraged, .. , 1%r(.; < , J
HURON-BRUCE
CONSERVATIVES TO
SELECTCANDIDATE
Nominating Convention Will Be
Held in Town Half Here, Thurs
day Evening, August 19th.
Hon. Leopold Macaulay, K.C., M,
L.A., former Minister of Highways,
will be the special speaker at the
Huron-Bruce Conservative nominat
ing convention which will be held in
the Town Hall, here, at 8 p.m., on
Thursday, August 19th.
Names prominently -mentioned in
connection with the nominations are
Robert Rowman, Reeve of Brussels
and former Warden of Huron Coun
ty; Mr. Russel C. Robertson, manu-
facturer, of Lucknow; W. Cecil Knox
of Toronto, a former Winghamite,
and Mayor John W. Jianna, of town.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Real Bargains at Greer’s Summer
Shoe Sale.
Mr. Jack Herd is spending this
week at Grand Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnston, of Or
angeville, are visiting at W. C. Lep-
ard’s. '
Mr. and Mrs, Reginald Sutton are
visiting at the home of Mr. arid Mrs.
C. Sutton. ■■ •
Boys’, Misses’ arid Children’s
Scampers at big cut prices. Greer’s
Shoe Store.
Mrs. Martin k Fowler, of Colling
wood is visiting’ with her sister, Mrs.
H, Diamond.
■ Mr. and Mrs.. G. C. Young were
visiting with Mrs. ■ L. C. Young one
day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kerwain, Clif
ford, were guests with Mrs. George
Day on Sunday.
Misses Phyllis - and Marguerite
Johns and Mrs. Elmer Wilkinson are
visiting in Chatham.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Carmichael and
baby daughter are spending a few
weeks at Grand Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Thomson are
spending the summer months at their
cottage on Bruce Beach.
Mr. George Haller. iLvisiting. with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hall
er, at Preston, this week.
Miss Margaret Kalbfleisch, of Kit
chener, is visiting with her aunt, Mrs.
C. Kingan and Mr. Kingan.
Mrs. W. Roth, of Detroit, visited
last Sunday at the home of'her bro
ther, Mr. Andy McCormick.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Gray, Niagara
Falls, N.Y., are visiting with'the for
mer’s father, Mr. W. G. Gray. ■
Mrs. T. Fells arid Miss Doris Fells
have been visiting with Mr.- and Mrs.
J. .J. Evans at their cottage, Timag-
ami.
Miss Bernice Armstrong, Toronto,
who spent last week with her cousin,
Miss Willa Reid, returned home with
her parents on Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Stewart accom
panied by Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Byles
of London, are on a motor trip to
Northern Ontario this week.
Messrs. Douglas and Donald Mc
Laughlin, of Toronto, are' spending
their holidays at the home of their
grandmother, Mrs. E. McLaughlin.
Mrs. J. H. Crawford, Miss Sara
MacLean and Mrs. W. W. Armstrong
visited the fore part of this week
with Mrs. Lila Tolton, Southampton.
Sister M. Innocentia and Sister
Geraldine Theresa, of Chicago, are
spending a week visiting the McCor
mick families and Mrs. M. Fitzpat
rick.
Mr. and Mrs. M. H. VanWyck,
Donnie and Grant, of Montreal, re
turned home on Monday after visit
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Van-,
Wyck.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank King, Gorrie,
spent Sunday with Mrs. George Day
and little Isabel returned home with
them after spending a few weeks with
her aunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert 'Arbuckle,
Mrs. G. Holman, Miss Alice Arbuckle
and Mr. Ralph Carr, all of Toronto,
Were week-end visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. George Carr.
Mr. and Mrs. Stirling Horner, of
St. Paul, Minn., were week-end guests
with Mr, and Mrs. W. J. Henderson,
Bluevale Road, Master Stirling Horn
er Jr„ who has been visiting here for
the past four months, returned home
with them.
Mr. and Mriv J. .McliCdd, of Tor
onto, also «Mr. FW.SL MMnes wbre
Week-end gtfests^bf 'Mr. ail’d’MrS. H.
Buchanan. Mrs. Buchanan, who had
visited for a week with her daughter,
|trs, McLeod, rebutted home with
ibem,
BENNETT STA^S
AS LEADER
Announcement Made to Caucus of
Conservatives.
Hon. R. B. Bennett will remain as
leader of the Dominion Conservative
party, he announced bn Saturday to
a caucus ’of his followers at Ottawa.
For some time there has been much
speculation oyer a change of leader
ship in the Conservative party. For
some time Mr. Bennett was in poor
health but he said on Saturday that
he had returned from Europe restor
ed in health and willing to retain the
leadership. His announcement was
received with great enthusiasm by
the, 38 of the 40 Conservative mem
bers present.
Dance in Belgrave
Friday, August 15th, Ernest’s Or
chestra. Admission 25c.
Rain Held Up Harvest
Due to the recent rains harvesting
has been held up( in this section but
the rain will do much good to the
late crops. Fine weather now would
be of great assistance to the farmers.
Underwent Slight Operation
Mr. James Gilmour underwent a
slight operation in Toronto General
Hospital* on Friday last. He return
ed home Saturday evening. Mr. Gil
mour will return to Toronto in two
or three weeks for another operation.
Engagement Announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Gershom Johnston
wish to announce the engagement of
their eldest daughter, Donelda Leota
to William Stewart Smith, son of Mr.
and Mrs. .Robert Smith, East Wawa-
nosh. The marriage to take place in
September.
Alberta Attorney-General Resigned
Hon. John W. Hugill, K.C., At
torney-General of Alberta, has re
signed from the Aberhart cabinet at
the request of the Premier. He is the
fourth Alberta cabinet minister to
resign since the Social Credit Party
took office.
War General in China
The general war which China and
Japan have been threatening for a
month apparently broke out Tuesday.
There was no formal declaration of
hostilities but fighting had spread ov
er so great an area that none denied
it had passed far beyond the bounds
of a “local incident.”
Officers’ Rally of West Huron
Institute
An officers’ rally of the West Hur
on Women’s Institute will be held at
Auburn at 10 a.m. on Wednesday,
August 18th. Mrs. Clarence Hayes of
Georgetown will be the speaker for
the occasion. All ladies are requested
to prepare a picnic lunch.
Bowlers 1, 2, 3, at Lucknow
At the mixed rinks twilight held at
Lucknow on Thursday night local
rinks took the first three prizes. First
prize went to Mrs. E. R. Harrison,
Mrs. A. Crawford, W. Miller, A. M.
Crawford skip, with three wins plus
23. Mr. and Mrs. A. Wilson and Mr.
and Mrs. J. Mason captured second
place with two wins plus 16. Mrs.
Sturdy, E. Nash, Mr. and Mrs. D.
Rae were third with two wins plus 12.
BORN
MACHAN—In Wingham, on Satur
day, August 7th, 1937, to Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Machan, a daughter,
Dorene Elizabeth.
White Shoes in Sandals or Ties,
Women’s $1.49 to $1.98, Misses’ and
Children’s 99c to $1.39. Greer’s Shoe
Store.
BAND CONCERT
FRIDAY EVENING
There was no Band Concert last
week as the Band had a busy week
helping out at the Goderich Old Boys
Re-Union. The following splendid
program will be presented at the
Town Park on Friday night: March,
“Friendship,” Talbott; Overture,
’’Frolic of the Nymphs,” A. Myers;
Walta, “Wedding of the Winds,” T.
Hgll; March “Elizabeth,” Talbott;
Selection “Sons of Erin,” F, Beyer;
March, “Three Rings,” Talbott; Ov
erture, “The Iron Count,"1 K, L.
King; Serenade arid Walts!, ”Te>
Thee,” J, ’MriteF; ;Mai?HV‘'',Wh§,t,rei<
Man,” Talbott; “God Save the King.”,
BAND CONCERT AND
, ENTERTAINMENT
Will Be HeJdi in the Arena Friday
Evening, August 20th.
A musical treat and entertainment
sponsored by the Wingham Chamber
of Commerce in aid of the Wingham
Citizens’ Band will be held in. the
Arena here at 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug
ust 20 th.
Two bands will be in attendance
and Alice Dunbar, of London, and
her group of entertainers will provide
an interesting program of songs, jok
es, character sketches, aceprdian num
bers, song and dance specialties and
acrobatic novelties, ’
Miss Dunbar has in her troup, be
sides herself, Isabel May, Albert
Brethertori, Margaret and Janet May.
These popular entertainers will de
light you. The committee feel they
are fortunate in securing the services
of this group of high class artists.
The admission is 25s, children 10c.
A Jitney Dance will be held fol
lowing the program.
Tall Com
On Monday Mr. W. Joseph Hen
derson brought into our office a stalk
<of corn ten feet in height. This corn
had had 61 days’ growth and has
just started to tassel out. The field
from which Mr. Henderson pulled
this sample has many more stalks
that are equal in height to this one
on display in our window- This tall
field of corn is beautiful to behold.
Held Bridge and Euchre
The Ladies’ Guild of St. Paul’s
Anglican Church held a bridge and
euchre on the lawn at the home of
Mrs. J. A. Haugh, Diagonal Road.
Twelve tables enjoyed the play.
Winners were: bridge, Miss N. Din-
sley; euchre, Mrs. Gambel. Miss
Alice Williamson won* the mystery
prize. The serving of’a dainty lunch
brought this very pleasant afternoon
to a close.
Held Bridge and Dance
A very pleasant bridge and dance
was held at the Alps Golf Club on
Thursday evening. The winners at
bridge were Mrs. J. H. Crawford and
W. H. .French. Following the play
at cards Arthur’s Orchestra played
for dancing. The ladies of the club
served a delightful lunch. Although
not as largely attended as the last
bridge and dance; a large number
were .present.
Amusement Area Replaces ‘Midway
The old so-called “Midway” — the
carnival show, is a thing of the past
at the Canadian National Exhibition.
For years it has been associated with
fairs and exhibitions, but in line with
the C.N.E. policy of constant change
and betterment, the Midway has been
supplanted by a new amusement area.
. . . The attractions in this new play
land zone will be booked by the Exhft
bition authorities. More emphasis
than ever will be placed on the 'edu
cational aspects of the attractions.
There Is Absolutely
No need for women to wear heavy,
stiff shoes to get real comfort, for
the Medcalf shoe provides as much
real genuine foot comfort as any shoe
made and they are made of beautiful
soft velvety kid uppeF*Stock while
the soles are light and flexible. The
Medcalf shoe we are referring to is*
made with Inside wedge and arch
support, in fact it contains everything
that a good shoe should have. More
over they are not expensive, namely
$6.00 per pair, and we question if
they can be beaten at the price by
any Canadian made shoe. Many wo
men in and around'Wingham wear
nothing but Medcalf. Willis’ -Shoe
Store are sole agents.
Car Takes to Ditch, Two Dead
As the result of a motor accident
two miles south of Clinton on No. 4
highway, Mrs. Robert Hamilton, R.
R, No. 8, London, was instantly kill
ed and her 19-year-old daughter,
Betty, died in Clinton Hospital one
and one-half hours after the accident.
The accident took place late Sunday
and it is believed that a blow-out
caused the car to go into the ditch
where it ran along for 170 feet hit
ting a tree. Four other occupants of
the car were injured: Robert Ham
ilton, husband of the dead woman;
W. G. Shaw who was driving the
car; Mrs. George Shaw, the driver’s
mother, and Earl Ballantyne, The
injured were all from London. There
'iyeti^i«%mlent deaths over the Week
end iri Ontario.
TEESWATER TRIO
WON TWILIGHT
Twenty-Three Rinks in Monday’s
Trebles.
Monday's rain ceased and the wea
ther cleared which made the weather
ideal for the Irish Trebles at the loc
al bowling greens on Monday night.
Twenty-three rinks entered, Lucknow
5, Kincardine 2, Teeswater 2, local 14.
Three ten-end games were played
with a plus of 8.
First prize was won by the Tees
water entry of A., Blair, G, Small,. M.
Donahue skip, with 3 wins and a plus,
of 15. A local rink came second, Ken.
Crawford, H, Sherbondy, Alex. Craw
ford skip, with 3 wins plus 10. J.
McKenzie, Wm. McKenzie, H. Cum
ing skip from Lucknow, won third!
prize with 3 wins plus 9. Fourth, prize
went to the Wingham rink of Dr. W.
A. McKibbon, E. Webster, R. Rae,
skip, with 2 wins plus 16.
Shoe Repairing—If you want your
Shoes made like new—Bring or mail
them to Greer’s Shoe Store.
South-Huron Conservatives to Meet w
On Friday, August 20th, South
Huron Conservatives will hold a nom
inating convention, at Hensail. The
speaker will be A. R, Douglas, K.C.,
of London, President of the Western
Ontario Conservative Association.
Ran Well at Goderich
At the Athletic Meet held in con
nection with Goderich Old Home
Week, Douglas Waram- came second,’
in the 100 yards event. The Wing
ham team of D. Waram, Bob Mu ray,
George Carr, Tom Ross (Londesboro)
won the mile relay.
Arranging Central League Play-Offs
Wingham Central League teanL-
play Clifford today (Wednesday) at.
Clifford. Following this game a meet
ing will be held to set tlie dates for
the play-offs. Blyth are on top with
Wingham second and Clifford third.
Wingham and Clifford will play a
series, the winner meeting Blyth for
the championship.
OBITUARY
Mrs. James E, Edgar '
The death of one of this district’s
pioneer ladies, Frances Ann Edgar,
widow of the late James E. Edgar;
occurred at the home of her son,
Frank, Leopold Street, early Friday
morning, August 6th. On May Sth
Mrs. Edgar suffered a heart attack
while visiting with her son, Bert, in
Culross, and since that time gradual
ly became weaker till death brought
relief. For a week prior to her death
Mrs. Edgar was in an unconscious^
condition.
Mrs. Edgar was in her 78th year.
She was born at Woodstock and as.
a small girl moved to the 10th of
Cqlross with her parents, the late
Charles and Ann Edgar. Sixty years
ago she was married to her late hus
band -who predeceased her in June,
1918. They farmed on the 14th of
Culross and three years after her
husband’s death she moved to Wing
ham to reside with her son, Frank. .
Mrs. Edgar was a devout Christ-
ion and was a regular attendant at
the United Church, of which she was
a member, so long as her health per
mitted. She leaves to mourn her
passing, four sons, George of Mor
ris; Bert of Culross; Arthur of Mor
ris and Frank of Wingham. Surviv
ing also is one sister, Mrs. Sara
Bush, Wroxeter; two brothers, Chas,
of Santa Monica, Cal.; Henry, of
Thessalon, also 17 grandchildren arid
two great-grandchildren. Two Sons
and one daughter predeceased her.
•'* The funeral was held on Sunday
afternoon from the residence of her
son, Frank, Leopold St. The service
was conducted by Rev. J. F. "Anddr-
son, her pastor. Her grandson, Mr«
IJruce Edgar sang “No Night There.”
The pallbearers were: W. Van
Wyck, E. S. Copeland, T. H. Gibson,
J. O. Habkirk, Lloyd Kingston and
George R. Scott. Burial took place
in the family plot, Teeswater Cdm,*
etery.
Friends and relatives who attend*
ed the funeral from a distance weret
Mrs. Elizabeth Edgar, Detroit; Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Chambers of Wood*
stock; Mr, and Mrs. Mat Shackletoft
and two sons of Goderich; Mr, and
Mrs, j, D. Murdock and two chitd*
ffen of Toronto; Mr, and Mrs. Bruc?
Ldgar, Toronto, also a large number
of old friends from Teeswater and
CtdrdSs vicinity.