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stitute have decided to hold the reg
ular meetings^ on the first Thursday
the month. Hence the meeting for
May will be held this Thursday, May
5th, at the Hall. The roll call will be
answered by Tongue-Twisters, and
Mrs. Victor Emerson will give a talk
on the motto “If all the members
• were just like me, What would our
Women’s Institute be?” A good pro
gram is being prepared and all the
ladies of the community are invited to
attend.
Rev. J. Pollock exchanged pulpits
with Rev. Mr. McGillivray of Loch-
alsh Presbyterian Church on Sunday,
Mrs. Joe Pennell, of Brantford, and
Mrs. Walter Pennell and son, Ches
ter, of' Culross, were visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. John Richardson on Sunday.
Miss Anna May Carrick, of Lis-
towcl, spent the week-end at the home
of her fther, ,Mr. R. Y. Carrick.
Born—In E. Wawanosh, on Mon
day, May 2, to Mr. and Mrs. George
Taylor, a son.
The young people of the Presby
terian Church held their monthly soc
ial at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Simpson of Culross, with Mr. Tom
Wilson in charge. Mr. Jack McLean
read the Scripture lesson and James
Wilson sang a solo, and Rev. Pollock
led in prayer. All joined in playing
progressive crokinole until lunch was
served and the socoial half-hour en
joyed by all.
At the Y.P.U. of hte United Church
Monday evening, Mrs. Lott was in
charge of the meeting, Miss Luella
Laidlaw read the Scripture lesson and
Mrs. J. D. Beecrcft led in prayer. The
young folks were making arrange
ments to attend the Huron Presby-
terial Y.P.U. at Brucefield on May 9
and practising for their part .in the
Bible Baseball with the first chapters
of Mark’s Gospel.
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Daily except Sunday and. Holidays
Southbound 7.30 a.m. — 3.30 p.m.
Northbound to Kincardine 9 p.m.
Sunday and* Holidays
Southbound1 4.30 p.m.
Northbound to Kincardine
10.30 p.m.
t$i*’s parents,,* Mr, and Mrs. Jacob Ca
pers of the B'.j Imie^xH^yick,
' Mrs, Thompson, WiV^tfa'm, spent
a couple of days last week vith Mr,
and Mrs. Charles Gathers,
Mr, and Mrs, A. E, Gallaher called
on Mr, and Mrs. Maitland Porter, of
Wingham -vicinity, one day last week,
Mr. and Mrs. John Gowdy spent
one day last week with friends at
Mi Id may,
The Women’s-- Association held
their regular meeting on Thursday
afternoon with an attendance of 14.
The president, Mrs. E. Palmer, open
ed the meeting with singing the hymn
•“Take the' name of Jesus with you”
followed by all repeating the Lord’s
Prayer in unison. The Scripture les
son from James 2, was read by Mrs.
T. McMichael. The business period
was devoted to making plans for a.
Garden Party to be held on June 15.
The meeting was closed with prayer
by Mrs. J. Gowdy, after which lunch
was served by four of the ladies and
the remainder of the day was
in quilting.
ST. HELENS
spent
WHITECHURCH
Percy Vincent and
visited on Saturday
her aunt, Miss C.
Ab. Cameron, Ash-
Mr. and Mrs.
Eva, of Auburn,
at the home of
Laidlaw.
Mr. and Mrs.
field, visited at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Purdon on Sunday.
Mr. Aldin Purdon had the misfor
tune to lose a valuable horse on Sun
day.
On Thursday last, when Mrs. Rus
sel Gaunt was visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Cur
rie, she was amazed to see flames and
smoke rolling up from the side of Mr.
John Tervit’s barn. She ran* over and
with Mrs. Tervit’s help, put out the
fire that had started in some coops
beside the barn. Mrs. Tervit, handi
capped with her broken right arm,
pumped water. No one had been at
the barn, but a threshing engine had
gone by a while before, and it is
thought a spark from it had done the
trick.
Born—On Wednesday, at White-
BLUEVALE
Kerney. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. H. Smith
who have occupied the-house, have
moved in with Mrs. Smith’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs; Kerney. Mrs. Kerney
is not enjoying good health at pres
ent.
Rev. I. V. Kaine, of Grimsby and
Mrs. Rev. Thompson, Parkhill, were
recent visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Shaw.
Rev. A. V. Robb and tMiss
are in Toronto this week.
Eu-
Au-
and
Robb
on Sunday.,
sister, Mrs.
Mrs. Walter
visited with
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church, to Mr. and Mrs. Johri Gaunt,
a son. The babe has been quite ill but
with Miss Merle Wilson, R.N., in
charge it is steadily improving.
Mr. Wm. Barbour celebrated his
eighty-fourth birthday
Congratulations. His
Norrish and Mr. and
Robson, of Walkerton,
him in the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Toynbee Lamb and
children, of Goderich, spent Sunday
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Kennedy and Mss Olive
Kennedy returned home with them to
spend a few weeks.
Miss Jean Johnston, of Cedar Val
ley, is with Mrs. W. R. Farrier for
the next few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Robb, of Stratford,
visited on Sunday at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Lester Falconer, of Cul
ross.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver McBrien and
Doris, and Mr. Jasper McBrien, of
Goderich, were visitors at the home
of |Mrs. McBrien’s sister, Mrs. James
Laidlaw.
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Watt and Ross
of Port Elgin, visited on Sunday with
his sister, Miss Muriel Watt, at the
home of their uncle, *Mr. and Mrs. W.
Barbour.
Mr. Emerson Colwell, of ■ Glamis,
spent the week-end with Mr. Bert
Culjjmdre. > i i .
Rev. H. M. Wright conducted a
communion? Service in the United
Church on Sunday.
Mr. Wm. Armstrong, of Teeswat-
cr, spent a few clays last week at the
home of his neice, Mrs. John Rich
ardson.
The Executive of the Women’s In-
Institue to Meet May 12th
The regular meeting of .the Wo
men’s Institute will be held on Thurs
day, May 12th, at 2.30 o’clock at the
home of iMrs, George Thornton. The
roll will be answered by introducing a
new member. Mrs. Aitken will speak
on the second class held in “Buyman
ship”. These lessons promise even
greater interest than the first ones.
This will include a study of the man
ufacture of shoes. Tl/e co-operative
programme in Home Economics will
be discussed. Music will- also be a
feature of the meeting. Report -of Ex
ecutive meeting. All members are re
quested to be> present.
a sing song and a round of
It was decided to hold the
weekly meetings on Sunday
for a time. The first meet-
Young People Held Social Evening
The Y.P.U. of the United Church
enjoyed a social gathering in the Sun
day school room on Thursday even
ing. During the evening they enter
ed into
games,
regular
evening
ing was held on Sunday evening. The
Scripture lesson, Matt. 19: 16-26, was
read by' Spence McKinnon and W. J.
Johnston led in prayer. The topic
which dealt with the subject “Youth”
was taken by George Hetherington.
Rev. A. V. Robb contributed a solo.
BELGRAVE
Mrs. J. A. Brandon has returned
home after spending some time with
friends in Hamilton, Guelph and Fer
gus.
iMr. and Mrs. N. Keating and Cath
erine also Mr, and Mrs. Bob Coultes
and Billy spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Harmon Mitchell at Rothsay.
To Plan Recreation Grounds
A public meeting of all who are in
terested in organizing a community
playground is being held in Belgrave
on Friday night of this week. It is
hoped that some form of organization
may be established that will make
provision for appropriate recreation
activities for both male and female of
all ages; the main feature will be a
softball league made up of four or
more teams recruited from the com
munity which is to include Belgrave
and surrounding territory.
SALEM
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Caslick from
north of Teeswater, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Palmer and
other friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McMichael
spent Sunday afternoon with the lat-
The meeting of the Girls’ Handi
craft Club was held on Thursday at
the home of the President, Vera Tay
lor. The roll call was responded to
by Smiple Pattern Alterations, and
plans were completed for their social
evening. Mrs. Webb demonstrated
the cutting of a dress. At the con
clusion lunch was served, the hostess
es being Mildred McQuillin and
phemia Rintoul.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thom, of
burn, were recent guests of‘ Mr.
Mrs. E. J. Thom, . °
The regular meeting of the Y.P.U.
was held on Sunday evening with the
vice president, Wallace Miller, in the
chair. Mrs. E. W. Rice read the Scrip
ture lesson and Grace Weatherhead
the Christian Character on “John
Cennick.” The topic “The Value of
a Smile” was taken by Dick Weath
erhead. Cuyler Ramage favored with
a musical number and Stanley Todd
led the discussion. Rev. H. M. Wright
presented certificates to the following
Who had taken the course under the
Christian Leadership Training held in
Nile last fall: Mrs. E. W. Rice, Vera
Taylor, Isobel Miller, Stanley Todd.
Others awarded them- were Dorothy
Miller, Jean Thom, Laurine Miller.
Mrs. W. I. Miller returned Mon
day from Toronto where her daugh
ter, Dorothy, is making favourable
recovery after an operation perform
ed at the Western Hospital last Wed
nesday.
Miss Mildred McQuillin, Mrs. Mc
Kenzie Webb and Mrs. Wallace Mill
er attended a meeting of the Exec
utive of the District Women’s Insti
tute at the home of /Mrs. Oster, the
District President, at Blyth. :
This week’s meeting of the Girl’s’
Handicraft Club was held at Vera'
Taylor’s on Monday evening with 7
girls present. The roll call was res
ponded to by naming “A Defect in
my posture and how to correct it.”
The girls worked on their dresses and
at the conclusion lunch was served by
the hostesses Sadie MacCharles and
Annie Watson.
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Friday Evening, May 6th
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A CHOIR OF OVER 40 VOICES.
A FASHION PARADE OF WEDDING GOWNS
of years gone by, some fifty years old.
MRS. VANWYCK, Dramatic Reader.
GORDON DAVIDSON, and his Piano Accprdian.j
MARGARET PARTUSHEK, Soprano Soloist.
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ADMISSION 25 Cents.
Former Resident Passes
A former resident of Blucvale pass-
, ed away at his home in Toronto on
Wednesday, April 27th, in the person
of Mr. John Gannett. He is survived
by his widow, formerly Emma Sabina
Smith, one son, Wilbur, and one dau
ghter, Mrs. J. H. Smith, of Toronto.
Messrs. George and James Gannett,
of this village, are brothers and Mrs.
George Wright, of Turnberry, is a
sister.
tes’
fell
her
she
Mrs. Raymond Elliott, Turnberry,
who has been a patient in the Wom
an’s College Hospital, Toronto, for
the past three weeks, returned home
on Saturday.
Mr. arid Mrs. C. H. Coultes, Lis*-
towel, spent Sunday with Mrs. Coul-
mother, Mrs. Grace Snell, who
while going down some steps at
home. While not seriously hurt,
received quite a shaking' up,
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Hutcheson, Mr.
W. T, Thompson and Miss Sander
son, Toronto, spent the week-end at
their home here.
Miss Dorothy Aitken accompanied
by a friends from Drayton, spent Sun
day with Mrs. Aitken.
Neil B. McEachern, of Mount For
est, was a Sunday guest at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Garniss.
Rev. William „ Smith, of Islington,
and Wilbur Gannett were here this
week attending the funeral of the late
Milton F. Smith. Miss Donna Smith
returned to Toronto with them and
attended the funeral of her uncle, iMr^,
John Gannett
Mr, Champian, Toronto, will speak
in Knox Presbyterian Church Sun
day next* He is representing the On
tario Temperance Federation.
Rev. J. ft, Greig attended a meet
ing of the Ministerial Association at
Lucknow on Monday.
Mr, and Mrs. Harry Elliott moved
Into their new home on Monday that
they purchased recently from James
Reid’s
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Robt. Baird and son, Ronald,Mr.
Mr. B. Aitkens, of Blyth, also Mrs.
J. C. Casemore, of Belgrave, spent
last Sunday at the home
Mrs. Milo Casemore.
Mrs. D. FI. Campbell
week-end with- Mr. and
Wheeler, of Belgrave.
Mrs. John Haines, of" Lucknow,
spent the week-end at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Victor. Haines.
Mrs. Robert Aitcliison and family
and Miss Bertha McLeod, of Ripley,
were visitors at the home of Mr. and
of Mr. and
spent the
Mrs. Jesse
Mrs. Will Abraham on Sunday.
Jim and Glenn Golley were visitors
with Mr. John Abraham on Sunday.
We are sorry to hear Mr. Wm.
J. Souch has been laid up with bron
chitis and hope he is better soon.
Miss Donna Smith was home for
a week to help nurse her father, and
attend the funeral of her father Who
was buried On Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gannett and
Mr. Jas. Gannett received the sad
news their brother, John, had died ip
Toronto last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Johnston
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. Geo.
Mathers and Mrs. Rudd, of Bluevale.
Rev. Wm. Smith, of Toronto, at
tended the funeral of his brother,
Milton Smith, on Thursday last.
Many congratulations to Mr.' and
Mrs, Sparling Johnston, on the arriv
al of a baby boy last Friday.
Mr. Bennett Ruttan, also Mr., and
Mrs. Anson Ruttan and. Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Ruttan attended the^ funeral
of Milton Smith last Thursday.
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The missionary meeting of the j home of Mrs. Charles R.obinson, with
United Church 5
manse on Wednesday afternoon with
a very small attendance. A falling-
off in missionary work is quite evi
dent.
Mrs. Law,.,of Toronto, who is vis
iting her sister, ,Mrs. Robt. Nichol,
had a quilting bee Tuesday, when a
few friends enjoyed the afternoon to
gether. 1 1
Owing to a concert being held in
the hall recently, a small crowd greet
ed the Singing Marines of Teeswater
Thursday -evening.
Mr. Harry Merkley, of Wingham,
was a visitor-in the village Sunday;
Mr. and Mrs. George Herd through
the week; friends from Buffalo at
Jeck Reid’s Saturday; friends with
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Baiers, also
with Mr. and Mrs. Shaw on Sunday;
Mrs. Ddig and Miss Nellie- called on
our sick in the village one day
week.
was held at the | an attendance of 22. The president,
1 Mrs. Gus. Kinahan, presided, and in
the absence of the secretary, Jean
Purdon was appointed secretary for
the meeting. The roll call was res
ponded to by the paying of fees. The
following officers were elected for
the coming year: President, Mrs.
Fred Moss; 1st Vice President, Mrs.
Mark Armstrong; 2nd Vice President,
Miss Lauretta Kinahan; sec.-treas.,
Jean Purdon; press secretary, Mrs.
Robert Chamney; pianists, Mrs. Jas.
Craig and Jean Robinson; flower
committee, Mrs. D, Chamney and
Miss J. McAllister; auditors, Miss
Berna Boyle and Jean Robinson; del
egates to district annual, Mrs. Fred
Moss, Mrs. Gus Kinahan, Jean Rob
inson and Jean Purdon; program
com., Mrs. Fred Moss, Mrs. M. Arm
strong, Lauretta Kinahan, Jean Pur
don, Jean Robinson, Mrs. D. Cham
ney and Mrs. Robert Chamney. The
May meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. Fred Moss.GLENANNAN
last
herMrs. John Mulvey is visiting
daughter, Mrs. David Eadie.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Stokes, Jackie
Metcalfe and Miss Annie Stokes vis
ited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
John Blake, 9th Con. Ashfield.
Mr. Albert Aitken, leaves' this week
for Molesworth where he is learning
to be a cheesemaker.
Mrs. Richard Jcffray . spent the
week-end with her mother, Mrs.
in Wingham.
Mr.' and Mrs. Andy Pringle and
son, of Buffalo, called on Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson Reid on Sunday.
Mrs. Thos. Appleby is confined to
her home with bronchitis.
Miss Doris Sample and Mr. Thos
Weir visited on
friends.
We are very
Billie Hastings
ing had. pneumonia'.
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BLYTH
Dr. Annie Ross, of McDonald Hall,
-Guelph, spent the week-end at'the |
home of her sister, Mrs. Dan Mc
Gowan,
A meeting of the Home and School
Club was. held on Wednesday .even
ing. The president, Mr. John Cow
an, presided. The minutes of the pre
vious meeting were read and approv
ed. Mrs. A. M. Boyle gave a reading
entitled ■ “The" fitome and School
Creed.” Miss Little explained the new
curriculum in the schools. Miss Dor
othy White contributed a piano solo.
Miss Ament gave a splendid demon
stration of the subjects being taught
in the school, English,’Social, Health,
Natural (Science, Arithmetic, Music
and Art.- Mrs. Weekes extended a
vote of thanks to those taking part in.
the program. The meeting closed by
Jisinging “God Save the King?
The United Church congregations
of Hensail and Blyth will exchange
ministers.Rev.' Arthur Sinclair com-
ing to Blyth, Rev. R’. A. Brook, goes
to Hensail. The exchange will take
effect July ist.
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The Women’s Institute met Wed*
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your town, You will get your fill of
fun and frolic* They certainly de
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