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Fri., Aug. 11
Band Concert at 7.36 P.M. by
R.C.A.F. Pipe Band of Centralia
followed at 8 p.m. by
Alice Dunbar Entertainer's
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Brown's Orchestra
At Street Platform
Sangster's Orchestra
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In 092 he married Hannah Hall of
Grey township, who predeceased him
in March 1942,
For 40 years Mr, Eckmier operated,
a blacksmith shop at Jamestown, Then
'retired to live in the village of Ethel
22 years ago,
71e is survived by his only daughter,
Verne (Mrs. Carman Richards),
The funeral was held on. Wednes-
day, August 2nd, from the. Ethel
United Church. The Rev. S. H, Bren-
ton officiated and Mr, Lorne Eckmier
sang the solo "Crossing the Bar".
The pallbearers were George Menz-•
ies; Alex McDonald, 'Glenn Eckmier,.
Chas, Hansuld, Will Lynn and Ro.y
Hall, The flowerbearers were, Cecil
Eckmier, Quest 'Dobson, Jewett Hall,
George • Pearson, Kenneth and Dan
Wilbce.
Relatives atnd friends attended from
Gorrie, Gowanstown, Fordwich, At-
wood, Brussels, Jamestown, Bluevale,
Guelph, Port Elgin and Toronto.
Mrs., Edward Baer
The death occurred recently at her
residence, 599 George Street, Wood-
stock, of Regina Jennings, widow of
Edward Baer. Mrs. Baer was born
in England in 1860 and came to Can-
ada with her .parents when nine years
of age. She and her husband resided
in Wingham for a time, going to
Woodstock 45 'years ago. Mr. and
Mrs. Baer were married in 1877 and
celebrated their 63rd wedding anni-
versary in 1939. Her husband prede-
ceased her in 1939. Surviving are four
daughters and one son; Mrs. J. L.
Trouse and Mrs. L, E. Tomlinson of
Woodstock; Mrs. William Plowman,
Toronto; Mrs. Fred Stokes, Big Val-
ley, Alberta, and Cory Baer, St. Cath-
erines. Burial took place in the Bap-
tist Cemetery, Woodstock.
Mrs. John McKay
The sympathy of this community
goes out to Mr. John McKay and his
two children in the death of his wife,
the former Janet Burnell Stokes, who
passed on in Wingham General Hos-
pital, Wednesday, August 2nd., in her
24th year. They were on' a vacation
in Toronto the week previous, when
Mrs. McKay took suddenly ill. She
was able to be brought home but her'
condition became more critical and she
died a day after entering the hospital.
She was a native of Morris Township,
1st. line. She attended the section
school and Brussels Continuation
school, and was married here in 1938
and they have been residents of Wing-
ham since.
Surviving besides her husband are
two children, Joan aged 5, and How-
ard, aged 3. She is also survived by
her mother, Mrs. B. C. Stokes, and a
half-brother, Mr. Ernest Karges, of
Kitchener. Her father passed on in
March of this year.
The funeral was held from the fam-
ily residence, B. line, on Saturday af-
ternoon, and was largely attended by
a large number of friends and relatives.
The services at the home and grave-
side were conducted by .Rev. John
Lucas, pastor of the Baptist church,
Burial took place in Wingham ceme-
tery. The pallbearers were Isaac Met-
calf, Herman Metcalfe, Harry Wells,
Forest 'McKay, John Skinn, Alex Rin-
toul.
The flowerbearers were Beatrice
MacDonald, Elizabeth MacDonald,
Pauline Cowan, Wanda Cowan, Patric-
ia Wild, Helen Hall, Lylla. Hickie,
Florence Hollingshead, Mary Ireland,
Isabel MacLean.
WEDDING
Welts Burchill
A pretty wedding took place on Fri-
day, July 28th., at 3 p. in., on the lam,
under an arch of evergreens at the
home of •Mr. and Mrs. J, A. McGlad-
rey, Elora Road, Guelph, when Mar-
garet Elizabeth, second daughter, of
Mr. Wm. Burchill and the late Mrs,
Burchill, Wingham, became the bride
of Pte. Earl S. Weitz, R.C.A.M.C.,
Camp Borden, son of Mr. R. Welts
and the late Mrs. Welts of Shelbourne.
Rev. E. A. Black of Dublin Street,
United Church, Guelph, officiated, The
bride given in marriage by her. father,
was lovely in a white sheer dress, a
silk net veil .caught with white carna-
tions, her corsage was pink sweetheart
roses, babies breath and fern. A
string of white pearls completed her
ensemble with white accessories, Miss
Verna Gracey was bridesmaid in blue
crepe embroidered in white with ac-
cessories and her corsage were red
roses and fern, Patricia McGladrey,
neice of the bride, was flower girl in a
pink silk hand smocked bock and car-
ried a nosegay of white and pink rose.,
buds and fern. Th.e groom was at,-
tended by Mr. Roy Burchill, brother
of the bride.
A reception followed. The dining-
room was, attractiVely decorated in
pink and white and the table spread
With a white cloth and centred with a
tiered wedding cake over which hung
a White bell from which pink and
white streamers fell, The beileymoon
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The roll call, "A thought on Worry"
was responded to by nine members.
Meeting closed with hymn "We
give Thee but Thine own" and the
Lord's Prayer, in unison,
Reprint from "Holmfirth Express,
Saturday, July 15th.
Officer's Bride— A pretty wedding
took place last Saturday at St.
Leoderarus church, Old Basford,' Not-
tingham, between Lieutenant John
Allison Neilson (R.C.A.), elder son of
Mrs. L. Neilson and the late Mr. Neil-
son of Gorrie, Ontario, Canada, and
Miss Dora Edwards, only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E Edwards, Somerfield
Cottages, HolmIirth. The bride, who
was given away by .her father, wore a
gown of heavy crepe, embroidered
with silver and a lovely old lace veil
lent by a friend. Her bouquet was of
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mrs. Cora Whitfield of Detroit, is
holidaying with her sister, Mrs. J. H.
Wade.
Mr. Harry Hopper returned Satur-
day from a boat trip to Sault Ste.
Marie,
Mr. and Mrs. Peter tGowans are
visiting relatives of the former at St.
Marys.
Mrs. Geo. C. Hanna is visiting Her
daughter, Mrs. 0. M. McConkey, at
Guelph.
Miss Betty McCartney of Ajax, is
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Davidson.
11I;. and Mrs. Hugh Carmichael and
children, spent a few days at Kincar-
dine Beach,
Mrs. M. Reese of Youngstown,
Ohio, is visiting with Mrs. A. E. Port-
er, John St. •
Miss Alice Reading, Miss C. Pring-
le and Miss C. Isbister, spent last
week at Port Elgin.
Pte. E. • Bailey, R.C.O.C. Depot, *Aurora, is spending two weeks fur-
lough at her home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Fo'rgie and family
of Toronto, are visiting with his
mother, Mrs. Wm. Forgier
Mr. and ,Mrs. W. Alan Trail, of To-
ronto, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
P. McKibbon for the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Sid. Johnston and
son were week-end visitors with her
father, Mr. George T. Robertson.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Congram and
son John, of Willowdale are visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Blackhall.'
Bill and Mike McCartney of Ajax,
are spending a week's holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. George Fowler, Bluevale
Road.
Mrs. Ray Bonar of Toronto and
Mrs. Hoose of New York, are visiting
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Haugh.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnston and
baby son of Brantford, were week-end
Ovisitors with Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Hopper.
Mrs. Allen McLean of Arthur and
Miss Jean Donald, Reg. N., of Orange-
ville, were holiday visitors with Mrs.
T. J. McLean.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Bates and baby
daughter, of Toronto, were visitors for
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a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Williams.
Miss Mary Vanner, Mamelon Street,
London, spent the past week visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J, Bailey
Jr., Pleasant Valley.
Dr. Tracey Brown of St. Thomas,
was a week-end visitor with his par-
ents, Dr. and Mrs, J. Brown,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Tuck of Clif-
ford and Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Tuck
and two sons of Windsor, were Sun-
day guests of Mrs. J. H. Wade.
Miss Lillian Fuller, Misses Hilda
and Heryl Brown, Mrs. Jean Ellacott,
and Miss Verne Walker, are spending
two weeks (vacation at Orchard Inn,
Port Dover.
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Smith of Guelph,
Miss Earnscliffe Musgrove, Reg. N.,
Buffalo, and MisS Ann Henry, Reg.
N., New York City, are visiting at the
home of Mrs. A. H. Musgrove.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kerr and son
Peter, of Toronto, and Mr. and Mrs.
C. McIntyre and daughter Mildred, of
Peterborough, spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Walker.
Visitors over the week-end with
Mrs. Margaret' McLean were, Dr. W.
J, and Mrs. McLean and David, of
London, also Mrs. J. Sheffield and
daughter, Mrs. Percy McLean of Ct.
Catherines.
Dr. E. S. Aitken of Toronto, was a
visitor with relatives in this district.
Mr. and Mrs: Chas. Johnston and
daughters Marilyn and Nancy, return-
ed to their home in Brantford after
spending their holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Edgar and other relatives
and friends.
OBITUARY
George Eckmier
A highly respected resident of
Ethel, Ontario, in the person of Mr.
George Eckmier, passed away quite
suddenly at his home, on Monday,
July 31st.
The deceased, was the youngest of
the family of thirteen of the late
Daniel Eckmier and Elizabeth Fischer.
He was born in Fullerton township in
1866, moving to Ethel two years later.
When a young man he was apprentic-
ed to an older brother, John, where
he learned blacksmithing.
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BEATEN BABY
Victim of brutality little Rita
Beard recuperates at a Boston hos.
pital. The five-year-old girl, adopt-
ed daughter of Joseph and Nellie"
Beard of Providence, Rhode Island,
is said' to have been beaten by her
father with a razor strop and tied
to her crib. Her left foot was frac-
tured. Both parents received maxi-
mum sentence, a year in jail and
$500 fine. The child's "crime" was
that she had taken a loaf of bread
from a table and scattered it on the
Caudle - Miller
A pretty wedding took place in St.
James' Lutheran Church, Normanby
township, when Madeline Sophia Mil-
ler, youngest daughter of Mrs. Miller,
Normanby, and the late Mr, Henry
Miller, became the bride of Mr. Harold
David Caudle, Howick. Rev. W.
Haach, A'yton, performed the cere-
mony. Miss Doris Dettman played
the wedding music. The bride, who
was given away by her brother, Mr.
Arnold Miller, wore a long white gown
of brocaded satin, with finger-tip veil
caught with a wreath ,of white roses.
She carried a bouquet of Hollywood
roses and maiden-hair fern, The
brides-maid, Miss Irene Scherer, wore,
powder blue silk jersey with corsage
of sweet peas and fern. The bride-
groom was attended by his brother,
Mr. Louis Caudle. The ushers were:
Mr. Herb. Miller, .Hanover, and Mr.
Roy Miller, Normanby, brothers of the
bride. A reception was held at the
home of the bride's mother with 30
guests present. Mr. and Mrs. Caudle
left on a trip to Toronto and Niagara
Falls. For travelling the bride chose
a brown suit with. matching accessor-
ies.
BORN
ROBERTS—In Alert, B.C., to Rev.
and Mrs. 3, R. Roberts on Wednes-
day, August 2nd, a son, (a grand-
son for Mr. and Mrs. Charles A.
Roberts of Wingham).
POLLOCK — In Wingham General
Hospital, on Friday, August 4th, to
Mr. and Mrs. Rhys Pollock, White-
church, a son.
A youngster was about to be caned
for some trivial offence. The head-
master asked him how he preferred to
receive his punishment.
"Well, sir," said the boy quickly,
"if you please, I'd like the Greek style
of penmanship."
"What on earth do you mean?"
"Please, sir, the upstrokes heavy and
the downstrokes light," said .the lad.
GORRIE
Mrs. Charles King is visiting her
daughter, Mrs, Gilkinson and Mr.
iGilkinson in Hanover.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Jones, Toronto,
were guests of her brother, Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Grainger, last week.
Miss Shirley Long of Holstein, visit-
ed last week with her cousins, Misses
Maxine and Mildred Farrish.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Newton and son
Ronald, Newton6roolc, spent the week-
end with his brother, Mr. and Mrs. R.
G. Newton, Their son George, who
has spent the past few weeks with
his aunt and uncle, Me and Mrs.
Anson Galbraith, returned home with
them.
Misses jean King, Dorothy Ed-
wards,. Doreen Rarrison and Greta
Hyndtrian, spent the week-end Calv-
ing at ',Araberly, Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Withers, of
Drayton, were Sundayvisitors with
Mi. and Mrs, Victor
Mr, and Mrs, 3, H. King, Mr. and
Mrs. G. S. King also Mr. Harold King,
spent Sunday with their sister, Mr. and,
Mrs, Melvin Gilkinson in Hanover,
Mrs, E, J, Farrish spent the week-
end with her sister, Mrs. Lang, at
Holstein,
Mr. J. T, Shera and daughter Shir-
ley, are visiting friends at Moorefield
this week,
Mr, and Mrs, j, S. Fullerton of
FaiPlOY', were guests of Mr, and Mrs,
F. C. Taylor on Thursday. •
Mrs. Harnilton,.lier sons, Ira, of To-
onto, and LAC. Hector Hainilton, of
Brantford, also her daughter, Mrs.
Archie Scott and baby daughter
Edith, of Blyth, spent a short time in
town on Saturday. Mrs. Hamilton re-
turned to Blyth with her daughter,
Mrs. Farrow, Brussels, visited her
daughter, Mrs, Kenneth Gallaway last
week,
Mr, and Mrs. T. Montgomery and
family, Kitchener, spent 'the week-end
with his parents, Mr, and Mrs. J.
Montgomery, also her brothers, W, W.
and John Strong..
Misses Mary and Grace Greer re-
turned to Toronto on Monday after
spending the past week with their par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Greer.
Mr. and. Mrs. George Townsend and
daughter Grace, of LiStowel, were
visitors on Saturday with his sister,
Mrs. R. H. Carson and Mr. Carson,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wade of
Sarnia, spent the past week with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. N. Wade.
All taking a two-day motor trip to
Owen Sound, Collingwood and Mea-
ford.
Mrs. Holmes and mother, Mrs.
Spotton, Toronto, were holiday visit-
ors with the latter's brother, Mr.
David Cathers and Mrs. Cathers.
Miss Edna Irwin, Toronto, visited
her grandfather, Mr. C. Irwin, last
week,
We are sorry to report the illness
of Mrs. 'Thomas Earl, who is confined
to her bed fora few weeks. We trust
she will soon' be her usual self again.
Mr: Wm. Corbett, who suffered a
slight stroke one day last week is con-
fined to his bed, while very weak is
improving which progress we hope
will continue.
Mrs. Kenneth iGollaway received
official word on Friday her husband
had suffered a burn wound and was
in the hospital. We trust the next
word received will be very encourag-
ing. "Ken" has been in France for
some weeks.
Mrs. Frank Chapman spent the
week-end with her mother in Clinton.
Mrs. Thos. Bradnock is spending the
week at Grand Bend, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Spence of Seaforth.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Colmet and
son, Toronto, spent the week-end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
King.
Christian Citizenship Theme
On Wednesday evening last, the
members of the Evening Auxiliary,
met at the home of Mrs. Bradnock,
with Mrs. Cloyne Michael and Mrs.
Harry Templeman of group two in
charge of a program under the theme
of Christian Citizenship, with Mrs.
Templeman acting as leader. Mrs. R.
G. Newton, Mrs. I. Toner, and Mrs.
Cecil Grainger assisted in the pro-
gram. The scripture lesson was
taken by Mrs. Michael, who also gave
a timely paper on, "Have Faith in
God," in which she ,pointed out true
religion is never a bargain with God,
nor an insurance against the ills of
this life, or possible punishment in the
next. "It is faith in ,God that alone
can make us men and women fit for
God's own fellowship. Whatever the
test in these coming days, may that
faith be yours. Hold fast to God, con-
chided the speaker. The president\
Was in the • chair for the business
period.
Following the closing by the Mizpah
Benediction, group two assisted by the
hostess served refreshments, during
the social half hour.
Chrigtian Citizenship Subject At
Meeting
The regulai meeting of the W.M.S.
of the United Church, was held at the
home of Mrs. Robt. Dane, on August
3rd.
Mrs, W. J. Gallaher led in a pro-
gram on Christian Citizenship, begin-
ning with hymn "0 Lord of Heaven
and earth and sky" and prayer by the
leader.
After the tall to worship, hymn "0
Thou my soul, bless God the Lord"
was sung and Mrs, Gallaher read many
items of Citizenship of Bible times,
and Mrs. Wylie read corresponing
passages from the Book of Isaiah,
The scripture lesson, Psalm 37, was
read by Mrs. R. Ashton, Mrs. Gal-
laher gave an interesting reading "This
Troubled World".
Prayer for our country was led by
Mrs. R. Carson; for those who toil, by
Mrs, Wylie; and for the women of our
land, by Mrs. L. Rattan.
Tynin "Almighty Father, who dost
give" was followed by the Benediction
by Mrs. Gallaher.
In the absence of the president and
vice-president, Mrs. it, Ashton presid,
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deep roses. She was attended by two
bridesmaids, Miss J. Bonfield and Miss
C. M. Winson, who wore dresses of
flowered voile and carried bouquets of
multi-colored sweet-peas. The duties
of the best man were carried out by
Second-Lieutenant J. Laurence (R.A.Y,
a friend of the bridegroom. The Ush-
ers were also friends of the bride-
groom attached to the same unit.
About 60 guests attended the reception
which was held at No. 1 Hardwicke
Road, Sherwood, Nottingham.. Later
the happy couple left for their honey-
moon, keeping their destination. secret.
Both bride and 'bridegroom received
many attractive and useful presents.
To John and his bride we extend our
heartiest congratulations, also to John
on being made a Lieutenant, We
understand the honour came the day
before his marriage,