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FORTY YEARS AGO
Dr, and Mrs, Agnew have returned
from their wedding trip spent in Wes-
.tern Canada and California. Mr. j, J.
Across Canada, travellers• are speeding to their destination on trains of the
Canadian National, enjoying delicious dining car meals, comfortable sleeping
accommodations, rooms and berths, and every travel comfort.
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enable you to cross Canada from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The International
Limited, The Inter-City Limited, Tile Washingtonian are typifying Canadian
National's importance as an International carrier
between Canada and the United States.
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"locals", cover more than two million miles
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REASONABLY PRICED.
Winnipeg: Wingham Markets, Nov-
ember 1909:—Wheat, $1.08; oats, 35c,
butter 28c, eggs, 30c, lard 20c, chick-
ens 10c, geese 10c, turkeys 15c, live
hogs $7,40, raisins 5c, dried apples 7c,
wood $2.50. Mr, and Mrs, Theo Hall
left for California where they will
spend the winter, The High School
Literary Society elected officers for
the term: Pres., Carter McKee; Vica-
l'res., Mary _Ritchie; Sec., R. J. Gal-
lagher; ;peas., Linklater; Exe.cut-
lye, Greta Kennedy, R. H. Lloyd,
Georg': Aloffalt, Allan Knochtel, The
death took place in Wingham of An-
nie Stein, wife of the late Chas. Rob-
inson, and daughter of Mr, John Stein
of town. Mr. 5, B. Ferguson, who has
been town clerk for 26 years, has re-
signed and is leaving for California.
Mr, and Mrs, Thos. Friendship of
Teeswater, visited with their daugh-
ter, Mrs, H. Allen.
iss Viola Davidson has bjen en-
s gaged as principal of Fordwich school.
Bluevalc: The annual, statement of
IN the Bluevale Butter Co., shows that
• 72,924 pounds of butter were made
Id during the year. Culross: Mr. Jas.
Whytock has bought the Boyd tarm,
in south of Teeswater for $6,500, 1111 * • *
1 TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO*
MI Late on Friday evening Santa
a Claus arrived in Wingham from his
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home on Christmas Island in the far
lin North. Tired and hungry from his
long jounrey he was given a hot supper
and warm bed by Harvey Shane at the
Brunswick Hotel. Early in the morn-
ing, Santa was taken by 5. A, Currie
in his car, to the C.N,R, station, Many
children were at the station to see
him and receive the candies which he
had for them, The first child to greet
him was five-year-old Alicia Wilson,
Santa then travelled in state to Lon-
don in a private coach provided by
title C.N.R, Married, in Hamilton,
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Electric 'Motors
Repaired
and
Re-wound
L. D. BALSER
Frances St. 'Phone 494
Miss Lottie Zurbrigg, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. E. Zurbrigg, formerly of
Haselgrove's
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Wingham, to Mr. Henry Sindall of
Hamilton. Mr. W. J. Boyce returned
from a hunting trip to Northern Ont-
ario, having shot a large black bear,
weighing over 20 pounds. A very
successful supper was held by the
Women's Institute to raise funds for
Christmas Cheer. Those taking part
-in the program were: Miss Bertha
McKay, Mrs. F, VanStone, Mrs.
Thos. Forbes and Mrs. J. W. King,
M.P. A pretty wedding was solemn-
ized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P.
H. Baker, when' their daughter, Cora
Mae, was married to Mr. C. Howard
Wilkinson of Belgrave.. The town
council was returned by acclamation:
Mayor, W. H. Willis; Reeve, 5. W.
McKibbon; Councillors, Thos. Fells,
A. G, Smith, C. R. Wilkinson, E. J.
Mitchell, W. H. Haney, Sam Bennett,
Glenannan—Mr. Robin Campbell,
who had been working in St. Thomas,
has returned home. Miss Irene Mun-
dell entertained the girls of her S.S.
class at her home.
Wroxeter: Married at Knox Church
Manse, Jean, daughter of Mrs. Donald
Stewart to Harry LeRoy Porter, of
Turnberry.
Whitechurch: A respected resident
of the community, Mr, George Ross,
passed away at his home on the 2nd.
Con, of Kinloss.
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FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
A large gathering attended the
Young People's Society in Wingham
United Church to hear Miss Doris
Fells, who has recently returned from
abroad, where she was privileged to
attend the "Passion Play" at Oberam-
mergan. The president, Miss Yvonne
McPherson, presided and those assist-
ing were: Mrs. Geo. Howson, Misses
Tena Reid, Myra McDonald, Marjorie
Gibson and Doris Buchanan, Harvey
Burgess has been transferred from the
staff of the Dominion Bank to Dres-
den. Mr. M. H. VanWyck has recent-
ly been appointed manager of the
Men's Wear Dept. of Henry Morgan
and Co., Montreal. The mild weather
and rains have put the dandelions in
1)100111, the lawn of Mrs. W. William-
son has many such blooms, A letter
of appreciation has been received from
Trossachs, Sask., expressing thanks
Inlaid
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for the car load of food which was
sent from this community. It was dis-
tributed to 230 Tamilies covering an
area of 18 square miles. Miss Mae
Williamson, retuned Missionary from
India, gave an illustrated talk to the
Mission Band of Stt, Andrew's Pres-
byterian Church. Those also taking
part were: Mary McKibbon, Robert
Chittick, George Lloyd, Douglas Fry,
Craig Armstrong, Louise Lloyd,
Elizabeth Hare. The Aero-Cushion
factory biulding has been purchased.
by Elmer Wilkinson. A rink of local
curlers, Art. Wilson, 1'. H. Gibson,
J. A. Currie and Donald Rae attended
a bonspiel in Kitchener.
Bluevale—About seventy members
of the L.O.L. attended the annual oy-
ster supper. A program followed with
Will Peacock, Chairman. Speeches
were given by Robt. Shaw and by
Thos. Stewart, who has been a mem-
ber of the Orange Order for 63 years.
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LOCATED IN
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Wednesday, December 7th, 1949
THE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES
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