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THE WINGHANI ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, October 9th, 1947.
Hope, Stratford ;Mr. and Mrs. Ward'
Schaefer, Fordwich,
Mr, and Mrs...jack Douglas, Mr, and
Mrs. Win, Vanderlip and, Linda, all
of Listowel, were Sunday vests of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison,
Mr. Harry Grainger has been a visi-
tor at the home of Mr. and, Um Cecil
Grainger,
Mrs. A. ,Cowan of Clifford is visiting
friends in town.
Mr. Joseph Byers of Goodwood, Ux-
bridge Township, has purchased Mr,
Al, King's farm an the 10th concession
and Mr, King has bought the 50 acre
farm belonging to Mr. Robert Connell
an the 9th con„ near Fol-dwich.
Friends of Mrs. Arthur Chapman
and Mrs, Jas, Shore will be glad to.
hear that there is some improvement
in their condition. They have been
patients hi Palmerston Hospital since
a car accident on Sunday, September
28th,
Mr, Stanley Dane of Toronto spent
the weekend at - the home of his par-
ents.
Mrs, Telford Montgomery and Mrs,
Jack Bell of Kitchener visiteOrittr. Mr.
and Mrs. John Montgomery over the
week-end.
The World-wide Communion service
was observed at the United Church on
Sunday morning when there was a
good attendance and a fine service.
Next Sunday will be Thanksgiving
Sunday and there will be special music
by the Choir.
W. M. S.
The Woman's Missionary Society
met at Mrs. L. Ruttan's home on
Thursday evening with eleven mem-
bers present. The theme of the De-
votional period, led by Mrs. Michel,
was "The Bible for My Life". After
the Call to Worship, hymn, "0 Word
of God, Incarnate" was sung, follow-
ed by reading alternately Psalm 99
and prayers by Mrs. Ruttan, Mrs. R.
Ashton and Mrs. W. Strong. "The
Bible for All the World" will be the
theme for special programs. Mrs.
Howse gave a very interesting intro-
duction of the new study book, "Great
is the Company" by Violet Wood.
The Old Testament was written be-
tween Ma. B.C. and 150 B.C. and the
New Testament .'between 50 A.D. and
150 A,D, Mrs. Whitfield told of the
work of St. Jerome who translated the
Bible from Greek to Latin. He was
three years translating the Book of
Psalms and the New Testament, ,Mrs.
Kaine told of the drastic experiences
of Dr. John Wycliffe who translated
the Bible from Latin to English. Oth-
ers assisting in the study were Mrs.
Parrish, Mrs. Strong, Mrs. Michel,
Mrs. H. Ashton, Mrs. R. Ruttan and
Mrs, A, Rattan. Mrs. Rattan presided
for the bsuiness period. The Roll Call
was "telling of mothers recorded in
the Bible". The repeating of The
Lord's Prayer in unison closed the
meeting.
An inmate of an asylum had been
given a hammer and nail. He placed
the nail head first against the wall amid
started hammering. Seeing he was get-
ting no results, he said to his com-
panion:
"The birth who made this nail is
crazy. He put the point on the wrong
end,"
"Oh, no!" replied the other, "You're
the one that's crazy-this nail goes in
the opposite wall."
From a syndicated medical column:
"If we only knew what rubbish was
in the air, we would not dare to
breathe."
A more comfortable alternative is
just to turn off the radio.
By Harty J. Boyle
"Five Aces" Cassidy died this week
at his home in the village, He has
been confined to his home more or less
for the past six months or so, but
prior to that time was quite active.
Five Aces was what you call a local
"character", As a boy I wasn't quite
certain where he came front, Some
people Claimed that be was born in the
next township and ran away from
home when he was a boy. Others
Rev. .5. C. C,:aley i,s visiting .rclatiires
in Rodney,
Mr, Reg. Newton is having an auc-
tion sale of farm stock and implements
this Wednesday afternoon,
Mrs. F. Fydell of Smithville, has
been spending Solite time with her
daughter, Mrs, Gerald Galbraith and
Mr, Galbraith,
Mrs. Clara Ritchie is visiting with
friends in Toronto.
Rev, J. C. Caley was the preacher
far the Harvest Thanksgiving service
on Sunday in Belgrave, Rev, Jahn
Henderson, rector of the parish of
Blyth and Belgrave conducted the ser-
vice in St. Stephens church on Sundall
aftiernoon,
The Laymen's Banquet of the Huron
Deanery will be held in Gorrie on
Wednesday evening, October 1.5t1i, at
7 p.m, in the Town Hall. The ladies
of St. Stephen's Anglican Church will
cater.
Miss Eleanore and Mr. Dick Carson
were Toronto visitors last week,
Mr. and Mrs, Win, Edwards of Lon-
don, Mrs, W. McMillan and daughter
of Listowel, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. Edwards on Satruday.
Mr% and Mrs. Lloyd Cathers, Colleen
Eldon and Murray of Fort Erie were
recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs.
David Gathers.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn King and Miss
Isobel King of Toronto spent the
week-end at the parental home. Mrs.
Frank King returned with them after
a week's visit in Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Moffat and
family of Wingham, spent Sunday at
Archie Miller's.
Miss Reta Timm of Toronto was a
recent visitor with friends in town.
This Is Fire Prevention Weak
Fii-es throughout Ontario in 1946
claimed the lives of 109 persons, in-
jured 239, with a total property damrl
age of $16,278,816. What can you, as
a citizen, do to keep down this loss of
life and property? You are asked to
use this week to clean up, and not
only this week but throughout the
year, take every precaution to prevent
fires,
A few of the many who were here
from a distance for the Fair on Satur-
day and visiting friends were: Mr. and
Mrs. George Stewart, Mr. and Mrs,
Norman Walker, London; Mr. and
iMrs. Wm. Stinson, Detroit; Mrs. A.
Jamieson, Elora; Mrs. J. McKnight,
Toronto; Mr. and Mrs, Jack Miller,
Brantford; Mrs. Jack Watson, Blyth;
Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Graham, Mi. and
Mrs. Jack Reid, Mrs, Ethel Lindsay,
Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Marshall,
Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson, Stratford.
Miss Lois Dodds has gone to Bruss-
els where she 'has started a beauty
shop. Lois graduated from the Mar-
vel School at Hamilton in the Spring
and we wish her every success in her
new undertaking.
Mr. and Mrs.I Ed, Houghton of
London spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. Archie Scott,
Mrs. K, Hayball of Kitchener and
Mr. Earl Diehl of Guelph were guests
of Mrs. A. Diehl over the week-end:
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dowdall of To-
ronto are visiting with Mr, and Mrs.
John Hyndman this week.
Mrs, Mary Duffy of Teeswater spent
the week-end at the home of Mr, and
Mrs. Thomas Douglas and called on
other friends.
Miss Bessie Wylie visited with her
mother, Mrs. J. Wylie, over the week-
end.
Mr, Thos. McBride and three grand-
children, of Hamilton, called at the
home of his nieces, Mrs. W. C, King
and Mrs. Ken Hastie on Sunday,
Miss ,Magda Taylor of Kitchener is
visiting her sister, Miss Nora Taylor.
The Young People's Union of the
United. Church will meet in the Sunday
School room on 'Friday evening at 9
o'clock.
Mr. and. Mrs. W. C. Xing spent Suit-
day with Mr. and Mrs, Ira McLean,
Wroxeter.
Mrs, Thos. Nickel of Teeswater
spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbert Galloway.
A large number from this conthum-
ity were in attendance at Teeswater
Fair last Wednesday.
Mrs. Ida Verchoor of Ann Arbor,
Mich., visited her brother, Mr. Wm,
Corbett and Mrs. Corbett on Saturday
and Sunday. Mrs. Vereltoor is ens
route to Florida. Mrs. Pollock of Lou
don was also a week-end visitor with
tier parents.
Mr, and Mrs. John Warrel and
Miss Catharine of Orange Hill visited
OR Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. 3:
Gallaher.
Visitors at the borne of Mrs and Mrs.
Chas. Kitchen on Sunday were: Mr.
and Mrs. Robin Campbell, Grace and
Charles, also Mr. Win, Findlay, all of
Wingham.
Presbyterian Anniversary
The Anniversary Services of Gorrie
Presbyterian Church will be held on
Sunday, October 12, morning service
at 11 o'clock and evening service at
7,80. The guest preacher will be our
Cornier student Minister, Mr, C. A.
;qcCarroll of Ilderton. The Choir will
be assisted in the trusting by Mrs. Mc-
Carroll and Miss Ilulton as soloists,
and in the evening by a quartette from
Wingham.
Miss Mae Walters of Toronto spent
last week at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Cliff Dodds and Mr, Dodds,
Mr. and Mrs, Chas, Kitchen visited
on Friday with ,Mr. and Mrs. Carl ,
Jacklin and attended Brussels Pair.
Sunday guests at the home of Mrs,
Etta Day were Mil. Gco. Day, Turn-
berry; Mrs. Bert Taal and Mrs, Earl
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maintained that he had been brought
up out in Oklahoma in the early days
amid grew up to be a boy gunman and
then after reforming had come to set-
tle in our village.
"Five Aces" was a great one to talk
but lie never gave out any details about
himself. His age was one of those
undetermined things and he told me
one time that he hadn't the slightest
idea of how old he actually was. To
the most of ps around here he was a
boyhood hero, sitting ott the veranda
hi, front'of the hotel, smoking and split-
ting yarns by the hours. He always
Wore a big, soft hat like a cowboy
Stetson and soft shoes with high heels.
Occasionally, he would tome to our
farm for Sunday evening diluter. He
and my father were good friends, Sun-
day afternoon we would crouch around
his chair in the shade of the pine tree
by the side of the house and lie would
tell us about stagecoach holdups, gun-
fights in saloons, outlaws that rode the
hoot owl trails, Wild Ilickock,
Buffalo Bill Cody and Kit Carson
and we used to get excited arid hold on
each word breathlessly.
'the youngsters in our community
had a thousand theories as to what he
actually had been as a young man. The
common belief seemed to be that he
was a retired gUnmart who had re-
formed, There were other stories A-
bout how he had beea a shotgun Mes-
senger on a stage coach and bad
wounded a famous outlaw thief that
the outlaws had been chasing him and
he had tome litre to live where 'they
would never think of finding him.
He had an expression, "I felt as if 'I
were holding five aces with nothing
wild", which he used In every coaver-
ation. That's where his name 'Carrie
from, When 1 grew up I found out
that he was really a man who had
grown up in a small town trot far Ovals
time SOU of wealthy parents, Ile Attar-
tied with his girl friend and his parents
and had 'moved out of town into our
siilage with a private income left by
his grandfather. Art avid reader and
story teller, he began to associate him-
self 'with the Characters he talked a*,
bout Untithe 'actually 'believed it him
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You". I 'Thess, 6 t 18.
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and the late Dr. Hamilton, was united
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Lucknow, by Rev, R. A. Joselyn, to
John Farrigh, Lucknow. After a short
wedding trip they will make their
home in Lucknow. Mr. John Farrish
is well known in this community.
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years and former famous pioneer of
the Western United States amid Canada
died at his home here this week". You
can't tell 'me that the editor didn't
know the real story of Five Aces.
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self. The youngsters enjoyed it .arkd
nobody spoiled their fun,
I liked the way the local newspaper
said. "Five Aces Cassidy, tutted resi-
dent of the village for the past forty