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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-08-20, Page 5Page S August 20, 1259 Hensall and district news CORRESPONDENTS Mrs. Maude Hadcle.n,, Phone 5 Mrs. Archie .MacGregor, Phone 56 Missionary visits relatives in area Mrs. Margaret Nichols, To- ronto, and daughter, Dr. Flor- ence Nichols, have returned after spending two weeks vacationing with the former's sister and i! brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. a Herb Kercher, of Kippen, and while. .here attended the Wright reunion held at Seaforth Lions n Fork week a ago, Dr, Florence Nichols, nieceof Mrs, Kercher, is the world's first st 1 II psychiatric missionary, • and leaves this Sunday, August 23, for England to take another six month course. She has spent nine years in :India as a mission- ary and at present is on furlough. until February, 1960. Personal items Mr. and. Mrs. George C. Vais left on Friday for an extended vacation and plan to spend part of the time at Rock Falls, Ill.., home of Mr. Vais, and at Brace - bridge, in the )Muskoka area, Mrs. Vats' home. Mr. Vais will occupy Itis own pulpit in Carmel Church on ' Sunda 13. y, September Mr. and firs, Laird Mickle and family left last Saturday to spend three and a hall weeks at Schade View, Lake Huron, Wayne McLellan, of Sarnia, who has been spending the past seven weeks with his aunt, Mrs. Mae McLellan, returned to Sar- nia on Sunday accompanied by his aunt and her granddaughter, Valerie where they plan to spend a few days. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. MacMil- lan, London,were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs, Laird Mickle and family. David and Johnny Beer, Spring- field, have returned after spend- ing two weeks holidaying with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred :Beer. Mr. and Mrs, 'Bill Taylor, Paula, Bradley and. Marty, of Zweilbreck, G"iniany, are visit- ing with Mrs. Taylor's mother, Mfrs. T. C. Coates. Mrs, Taylor is the former Elaine Coates. Airs. Catherine Redden and Herb who have been visiting in St. Catharines, returned .home Iasi Friday. They were accompa- nied by Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd. Hed- den, Linda and Sam who remain- ed for a few days' visit. Dr. and Mrs. D. J. McKelvie, -Robert and. Ann, of Essex, were recent guests with. Mr. and Mrs. ,lack Drysdale and Jill, at their summer cottage at Turnbull's. Mr. pnd Mrs. George Beer visited recently with their son and daughter -in -Jaw, Sgt. John Beer, Mrs. Beer, David and Johnny at Springfield. Mrs. Jim Jordan, London, spentthe past two weeks visit- ing with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Kercher, of Kippen, and with her sister and brother- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer •Jeffery, Stafda. Mrs. Jordon's .husband returned home Monday of this week from Ireland where he spent the past two weeks with his mother, who is seriously 11). Miss Shar'on Stewart, of Gode- rich, visitedlast week with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bean, Mrs. Trewin, of Calgary, is visiting with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs, Don Havens and family. Mrs. Stone of Exeter, visited during the past week with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Bell and family, Mrs. Robert. Caldwell, of •the staff of the .Bank of Montreal, is enjoying a two weeks' vacation. John Joyfrt visited last week with his tunic and aunt, Mr, and Mrs. Honker Russell, :flay. Mrs. Stewart Bell, Pauline and Troy Ann returned home after a pleasant holiday at Turn - bull's Grove. Howard Wright returned to his home in Mitchell Friday iast, after being a patient in Stratford General. Hospital for two weeks following an emergency eye operation caused when a piece of machinery hit him in•the face injuring his eye. He is a brother of Mrs. Herb Kercher of Kippen. Mrs. Stewart 'Bell and Pauline left. Wednesday for :Buffalo by plane from Crumlin Airport to visit Mrs. Pelf's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Henderson. Messrs, Stewart Bell and Wil. liam Harburn are on a two weeks' fishing trip up north. Miss Troyann Bell is spend- ing a few days with. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Elder and family. , Mr, and Mrs. Robert McKenzie and Mr, Ray Schwalm visited with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Bell and family Saturday evening at Tttrnbull's Grove. Mrs, Guy Bedard and .family, ilderton, spent a few days With Mrs. Stewart Bell and girls at Turnbull's Grove,., Mr, and Mrs, Harold Foster and Bonnie, and Miss Joanne Stanton, visited with Mrs, Stew- art Bell and girls on Sunday. Mr. And Mrs, Wayne Smith. and family, Mr, and Mrs. Guy Bedard and family visited wtih Mrs. Stewart Bell and daughters on Sunday. Mr, and Mrs, Tdgar McClin- they left TuesdaY of this Week for x Week's holiday at Mani- Mr. aniMr. and Mrs Hilliard Law- 'tenee and tantiiy, ate spending two weeks holidaying at Ipper- Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Ross MacMillan,, 'Toronto, spent: Iasi tveeltonti With the latter';et parents, Mr. and, Mrs. , Laird Micklo gird May. Sehadr View. Former resident •dies Joseph Eisenhoffer, a former resident of Hensall, died in Kitchener last week. He was a resident of Hensall for 13 years before moving to Kitchener 37 years ago. Surviving are his wife, the former Anna Tolland, of Zurich, one son, Jacob, of Kitchener, and one daughter, Arlegio (Mrs. Wilson), J. P, H hlson), 7.'oronto. Wright reunion i Approximately 44 attended the annual Wright reunion at Sea - i forth Lions Park. Officers for the reunion were, president, George Nichols, Toronto; secre- tary -treasurer, Mrs. Ben Ruston, Russeldale; sports committee, Mr. ancl Mrs. Ross Pepper, RR 3, Mitchell; Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Ross, R.R. 1 Science Hill, Results of the events were; Girls, 6-8, Kathy Ames; boys, Glen Ruston; girls, 9-12, Eleanor Wright, Helen Baillie; boys, Bob Ross, James Wright; married ladies, Mrs. Charles Baillie, Mrs. Ross Pepper; young men, Ken :Reichert; ladies calling Hien to dinner, Florence Nichols; men calling the cows, Charles Baillie; ladies kicking the slip- per, Mrs, F'ercy Wright; men, Ross Pepper. Youngest present was Billy Jeffery; eldest present, Mrs. John. Nichols, Toronto; men guessing distance in feel:, Charles Baillie; ladies with least jewel- lery, Florence Nichols; families with oldest and newest cars were given a prize. Slate of officers for the 1960 reunion are: president, Frank Wright, Kippen; secretary -treas- urer, Mrs. Ben Ruston, Russel- dale; sports committee, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baillie, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Wright.; table com- mittee, Kelly :Dalton. Personal items A practise shoot, to warm up for Labor Day, will be held at Kippen, Sunday, August. 23, at 1. p.ni., with a 50 -bird program. Labor Day shoot is scheduled for Sunday, September 6, sponsored by the Kippen Gwi Club. Mr. and. Mrs, Percy Webster and family have moved, into the Smith property on Brock street. Comments about Cromarty By MRS. KEN McKELLAR Personal items Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Balfour and daughter, Jayne, of Sault Ste. Marie, are visiting at the home of her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Will Hamilton. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Will. Miller were Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Grahm and . Mr, George Russell, of Avonton, Mr. Andrew McLachlan, Mrs. Grace Scott and Mr. and Mrs. K. Mc- Kellar. Miss Nettie Scott, Paisley, visited for a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Sam McCurdy. Guests with Mrs. Sadie Scott on Wednesday' were Mrs. ,lames Lindsay and M1i 8 Beatrice Hodgert, of Vancouver, Mrs. Harold McLeod and daughter, Elizabeth, Lemd.on, Mrs. Horton McDougall. and Mr. and Mrs. George Wallace. Sunday guests with. Mr. and Mrs, Robert Gardiner were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Howatt and family,. Londesboro, and Mr. and Mrs. George Carter, Blyth, Mr. and Mrs. :Elgin. Bartley, of Roland, Manitoba, visited last: week with Mr. and Mrs, Will Hamilton and other rela- tives and friends. Mrs. Henry Eggert, of Ros- tock, is visiting with her daugh- ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gardiner. M.r. and Mrs.. Donald Scott and daughters, Share+n, Karen, Catharine and. Janet, spent a. few days visiting relatives in Illinois, U.S.A. Mr, and Mrs, Robert Gardiner and Ronnie left on Tuesday for a three weeks' motor trip through the western ,provinces. Miss Margaret Ann. Wallace is holidaying with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cadick, Sarnia, Mr.. Mervin Dow .left by air ... 7►- Irom Malton :airport on. Friday to join his wife and family who are visiting with Mrs. Dow's parents in England. Mr. and Mrs, John Wallace, Margaret and Debbie visited: on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, frank Cadi.ck, of Sarnia. Mrs. Cadick, Sharon and Donalid, who had been holidaying with rela- tives here, returned .home with then, Mrs. :Flar•.ry Norris is a pa. tient in Scott, Meni.otiat Hospital, Seaforth. Mr. and Mrs, Lloyd Sorsdahl spent the weekend at Beate. bridge, Miss Brenda. Kerslake, Staffa, is holidaying at the home of her grandfather, Mr, Andrew Me• Rev: A. X, Campbell, of St. Marys, conducted the service itil Cromarty Church last Sunday. Rev. Mr. letderson, of St, Catharines, will be in charge of the se'rvic'e for the itdxt two Sundays, Mrs. Missile .14owe and datl, li- ter, A1iee •of :Stratford, and Mr. Don St.epliens, of Woodtteck, visited On &lii.day with Mt. add Mr9, ,lack Heiggartlh aitd Arlene. Fete celebrants at first reunion The farm home of Mrs. Harry Caldwell in Tuckersmitih, was the setting over the weekend for the first Caldwell reunion, when some 50 members of the clan assembled to enjoy a program of sports directed by Mrs. klarrY Caldwell, Mrs. William Cald- well and Mrs. Verne Alderdice, and to honor Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Sproat of Seaforth, who on. Tues- day, August 18 celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. The Toast to all present espe- cially Mr. and Mfrs. Sproat was proposed by Mr. Harvey Taylor, of J3rucefield, Mr, and Mrs, Sproat; received. at their home in Seaforth. Tues- day afternoon and evening of this week and were showered with gifts and congratulatory mes- sages, Mfrs. Sproat., the former Ethel Caldwell, formerly lived in the Hensall district, and her hus- band is a retired Seaforth busi- nessman. Bridal atte lai ^s at their wed- ding d - ding 50 years ago 'which was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents of the Hensall district,. ,Jacob Sproat, of North Bay and Miss Sadie Caldwell, Vancouver, .13,C., sister of broth- er of the couple attended the an- niversar•y. Mr. and Mrs. ,jack Faber visit- ed recently with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Horton in Listowel, Dr. William. T. Joynt, of Lon- don, spent the weekend. with his mother, Mrs, Alice Joynt. Mr, and 'Mrs. Ed. Barrett and Judith, of New Jersey, visited last week with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Faber. Mrs. Hyde returned home after spending three weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Barrett in New Jersey. Mr. and firs. Hugh Love. and Mr. and. Mrs. Clifford Moir left this week on a motor trip to the Eastern Coast, Mir. and Mrs. Jing Clark and: family visited with :Mr, and Mrs. William Lee at their summer home at Bayfield. . Mr. and Mrs. Roy Parlmer, of Windsor, and Mr. and. Mrs, Lorne Thompson, of Toronto, were recent visitors with Mrs, .Jessie Fisher. { Mr. and Mrs. lack Peebles and family, of London, visited I L" this `week with Mr. and Mrs.I Jim Sangster. Mrs. Margaret Vair, of Bruce - field visited recently with her sister, Mrs. Lou Simpson. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Schwalm and family, of Hamilton., visited last week with the former's mother, :Mrs. Violet Schwalm and his brother Ray. Mr. and. Mrs. Stuart Horton and :family, of Montreal, are Jiol- .id.aying with the former's moth- er, Mrs. Jarvis Horton. Mr. and Mrs. J.. P. Wilson, of Toronto, were in Hensall on Tuesday calling on friends, the first visit for Mrs. Wilson for 30 years. Kippen co►�nrn+en#s By MRS. NORMAN i,WN • Parsonpl items. Mr. and Mrs. Miller McCon- nell and their lour children, 01 Bciscol, Penn., visited a week with Mrs. Robert, Dinsdale and Miss Mahelle Whitornan. Mr. and Mrs. Don Cooper, Exeter, and Mrs. W, 'Ii. Cooper, of Kippen, and her grandson, Dennis Harkness, of Parkhill, Spent three flays last week in Midland and Wasaga Beach. Mrs. Hazel Masan and her son. •William,• of Grand Rapids, are guests for a few days with Mfrs. Lydia Doig and Miss Janet. Mr. and Mrs. William. Gar- hrandt, of Brantford, called on Mrs. Hinsdale and Miss White. man on Sunday, Miss Marlene Miley is away' at Anthony to• accept a po ,tion with Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Merav ish, of London. Mr. and Mrs. Fixture Cleland, of Windsor, visited a daylast week with Mr, and Mr. E. Dowson, and on Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Ewasack were visitors. The Misses Donna, Sandra and Gail Richardson n and Steven Weido, of the Parr Line, visited during the week with the form- er'' sister, Mrs. Robert Bell, and Mr. Bell. Mr. and Mils. Robert Stokes and Larry, of London, visited Sunday afternoon with the lat- ter's father, Mr. R. Thomson. Mr. and Mrs. Bidin Kerr, of Winthrop, accompanied by M1'r. and Mrs. E. Dawson, visited on Sunday with Mrs. William Winder and Mlr's, Crystal Ander- son, at Grand Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Ulch, of Windsor, visited Thursday and Friday with the lat.ter•'s parents, Mr. and Mrs, Norman Long. Mfrs. E. Little, Marcia and Cheryl, of Hensall, were Friday visitors. Mr. Robert Cooper, who suf- fered a slight heart attack last Wednesday, is confined to b,ed at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Rohert Dalrymple, of Brucefield, Messrs. W. R. Cooper and Russell Faber attended the steam threshers reunion held at Sarnia Saturday, Miss Sharon McBride served as counsellor at CampMinne- haha, near Goderich, lst week. Grant ,tones and Gary Ander- snn are enjoying this week at Camp Hiawatha, north of Goderich. Mr. and firs. Harold Petch, of Wedena, Saskatchewan, who have been visiting their aunt, Mrs. James Wright, returned to their home last week. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stewart, of Windsor, Nova Scotia, are visiting a week with the former's aunt, Mrs. James VV;attht. Mr, and Mrs. 'William Kerr and Roy •Kerr spent Monday in Detroit, Mich. Robin McAllister prominent farmer Robert (Robin) McAllister, prominent farmer of Stanley Township, died suddenly in his 65th year at his .home on Thurs- day evening following a stroke. Mr. McAllister hacl attended the Hensall Sales that same after- noon in Hensall and seemed in the hest of health and spirits. Mr, McAllister had spent his entire life in this community being born on the Parr Line, Hay Township, April 6, 1895 and lived there until 1920 when he moved. to his present home. in Stanley Township. He was a life-long member of the former Hillsgreen United church where he served on the I 4 • V Rev.. R. X. MacMillanInterment *as in Baird'. cemetery. Pallbearers were Tom Consitt, Ken Parke, Mel Graham, lan I board of managers for several !years. At the time of his death he was a member of Kippen 'United. .church. Survivors are his wife, the former Mary Bell Consitt, two daughters (Jeanette) Mrs. Ralph Turner; and (Ruth) Mrs. Mer- vin Johnston, of Stanley Town- ship and one brother. Jim Mc- Allister of RR 1 Zurich, and four grandchildren. Public funeral services were held from the Bonthron funeral chapel on Sunday conducted fy Topics from Elirnville By MRS. ROSS SKINNER Recent visitors with Mrs. Thos. Bell and Mr, and Mrs. Hairy Wolfe were Mr, and Mrs, Chas, Stephen, Mr, and Mrs. Laurie Stephen and family of London, Mr, and, Mrs, Harold. Pell and Carol, Mr, and. Mrs. Donald Stephen of Exeter and Mr, and Mrs, Jack Robinson and family of h,ir•kton, Mr. and Mrs, Alvin Fulton, Doug and Larry and Mr. Wayne Prance of Winehelsea visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R. Pehlke of Moncton. Mr. and Mrs, William Routly and Grace and. Mr. Jerry Ran- nie spent a few days last week holidaying with. Miss Anna Rout- ly at ,Huntsville. The girls attending Camp Min nehaha at Goderich, last week r returned .home Sunday, From. this community were Misses Margaret ,Jokbns, Marilyn Johns, Anne Johns, Lynn, Otis and Jo. anne Miners. The toys attending Camp Hia- watha this week are Larry Lynn, Larry Skinner, Edwin Kerslake and Launie Otis. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Johns and family, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Johns and family, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Johns and family, M. and Mrs. Lorne Elford and faintly, Mr. and. Mrs. Franklin Skinner and family, Mr. and. Mrs. Skinner Del- mer 'r e . Her abbended a picnic in Goderich on Sunday. Sunday guests with. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Skinner andfamily were Mr. and Mrs. Donald Par- sons, Susan and Gail, of Hen- sall, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Cooper and Floyd, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Murch and Sharon, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bell and Carol, Mr, and Mrs. Norman Jaques, Harry and Shirley of Zion, Miss Shir- ley Morley of Exeter, Miss Fran- ces and Mr. Edward Skinner. There will be church service. on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. and regular Sunday School will follow at 11 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Murch and. Sharon of Petawawa return- ed bome on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Murch have been visiting two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. I Alvin Cooper. Miss Sharon Murch has spent five weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Skinner and fam- ily. Message from .,,hake By ELIZABETH FINLAY Mr. and. Mrs. Russell. Heard, of Bayfield, visited with Mr. Harold Finlay and family. Mr. and Mrs. Earl. Oesch spent. last week vacationing in M.ichi• ga.n. Highcst Prices Paid O W. G. 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