HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-08-10, Page 6Page Six The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday,“August 10, 1955
’WROXETER
Mrs. Lloyd North and daughters,
all pf London, spent the week-end at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
T|mm,
Mrs. Mary Taylor, Gorrie, is visit
ing at the home of Thomas and Miss
Beatrice Shearer.
Rev, H. Hamlin Hall, of Edom,
Mass., spent part of last week with
Mrs, D. S. MacNaughton and John.
Mr, Hal) spent some years in this
community when his father, the late
Rev. Edwin Hall, was rector of the
parish of Fordwich, Gorrie and
Wroxeter.
Rev, J. V. W. Buchannan has re
turned from vacation and took charge
of the service in Wroxeter United
Church on Sunday morning.
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs.
Campbell Brown (nee K. Lane) who
were married on Saturday. Mr. and
Mrs. Brown will take up residence in
Wroxeter where Mr, Brown is princi
pal of the public school.
Word received from Mrs. Albert
Gallaher who went to British Col
umbia to be with her son, Addison
Jacques tells of improvement in his
health. Mr. Jacques has been ill for
some months with a heart condition.
Misses Margaret and Anne Wight
man, Belgrave, spent last week with
their grandmother, Mrs. D. W. Rae.
Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Wightman joined them on Sunday,
Other guests of Mrs. Rae over the
week-end were Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
MacDonald, Fordwich, Mr. Duncan
MacDonald and daughter, Mrs. Jack
Cotrill, both of Port Elgin, and Miss
Muriel Brothers, a returned mission
ary from India formerly of Brussels.
Mr, and Mrs. C. Bowles, Hanover,
spent last week holidaying with Mrs.
William Montgomery.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Hill, Ninga, Mani
toba, are visitors with Eldred and
Mrs. Nichol this week.
district were
shower of rain
early Sunday
Farmers in this
pleased to have a good
on Friday and again
morning. With everything tinder dry
threshing operations were extremely
dangerous. On Tuesday there was a
real scare at the home of Stanley Gal
laher Wroxeter North. The men were
baling straw when fire was discovered.
As quickly as possible a fire break was
ploughed and a bulldozer called in to
make it still more safe. Some bales of
straw were destroyed.
Miss Jean Thompson is holidaying
with friends at Straffordville.
Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Vanvelsior,
Hamilton, were week-end visitors with
Mrs. Bert Martin. Dr. Bill and Mrs.
Martin and children, of Drayton, were
Sunday visitors at the Martin home.
Mrs. Herb Patterson and Miss Anne
Douglas are taking care of the Mun
ro general store during the absence
of Allen, Mrs. Munro and daughter,
Winnifred, who are on holiday at Am
berley.
Mrs. Minnie Surerus, of Detroit, and
Mr. Harvey Fisher, of Marine City,
Michigan, spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thompson. Mrs.
Surerus is an aunt of Mrs. Thompson.
Mrs. Reg Newton and Nancy left
on Wednesday for British Columbia,
where they will visit Tom anti Mrs,
Newton. During their
Clarke Sharpin will be
the post office.
Mr. and Mrs. William
week celebrating their
anniversary and are
Manitoulin Island and
Their many friends extend congratu
lations and best wishes on the happy
occasion.
absence Mrs.
in charge of
Hart are this
25th wedding
holidaying at
other points.
Mr. and Mrs. John Howes, Toronto,
are spending this week with the form
er’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Howes.
Members of the Women’s Institute
are planning to take a bus trip to Lon
don, on Tuesday, August 23rd. There
will be no regular meeting in that
month. Members are asked to hold
that date open until further notice.
BLUEVALE
Woman’s Association
The Woman’s Association met in
the United Church on Thursday af
ternoon, the president, Mrs. R. A.
Brook presiding.
The chief business was the report of
the parsonage committee, given by
Mrs. Brook and Mrs. Stanley Darl
ing, regarding floor coverings for the
parsonage, Their purchase was ap
proved by the members.
Mrs. John Wickstead presided at
the August meeting of the W.M.S, of
the United Church on Thursday af
ternoon. The roll call was answered
by giving the name of a missionary.
Mrs. George Hetherington had
charge of the study period, the topic
being “Stewardship,” meaning stew
ardship of time, talents and money.
We spend too much time and thought
on providing for material needs. Many
are too modest about their talents
and so fail to use them as they
should. We should regard money as a
trust to be administered and not to
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be spent thoughtlessly.
Mrs. Sparling “Johnston read the
Scripture.
personals
Rev. Maurice McNabb has returned
from his vacation and preached in
the Presbyterian Church on Sunday.
Rev. J. A. Watt of Whitechurch,
preached in the United Church on
Sunday. Rev. R. A. Brook will be on
vacation during the month pf August.
Mr. Watt is preaching for the first
two Sundays, Rev. Campbell Tavener
of Glen Allan, the third Sunday and
the last Sunday of the month will be
church holiday. «
The August meeting of the Blue
vale Women’s Institute will be held
at the home of Mrs. Alex Corrigan, on
August Uth. Mrs. Gordon Mundell
will give the motto “Health is
Wealth,’’ and Mrs. Walter Smillie will
speak on mental illness, Mrs, Stanley
Bride, district president, will give an
address and Mrs, Eldred Nichol will
conduct a contest,
Mrs. Charles Coultes entertained
members of the Home Makers’ Class,
of Listowel United Church recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle McKinney, of
Northville, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs,
Cecil Griffith and Bobby, of Bramp
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and Mrs, Charles Bosman. 4
Mr. and Mrs, James Volz, Heather
and Douglas, of Welland, visited at
the home of Miss Mary Duff last
week, Qr. Louis B. Duff returned to
Welland with them after a vacation
in Bluevale.
Mrs, Thynne Wray, of Woodrow, Sask., is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. J.
Johnston and other relatives.
Mr, John Mundell, Mrs. Alex Cor-
rjgan, Bobby and Bruce, J^rs, M. L.
Aitken and Mrs. Donald Street and
children, of Listowel, attended the
Aitken family reunion recently at*the
home of Mris. Fred Johann of Bel
more.
Mrs, Ross Douglas, of 'Toronto, is
at the Duff family home in Bluevale.
Mrs. P. S. MacEwen attended the
Centennial celebration of Melville
Presbyterian Church, Brussels,
Sunday.
Dr. John Coultes, of Philadelphia,
is spending a holiday with his sister,
Mrs, Mabel Coultes.
Mr, Eugene Dobie and son, Billy,,
of Toronto, spent the week-end at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. James John
ston.
Mr, anc| Mrs, Clayton Rozell and
children, of’ Hensall, and Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Fisher and children, of Lon
don, were (Sunday visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Greenaway,
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