HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1956-09-05, Page 9attended by Mary Sawyer anti her
Sudbury, Mass.
The Garden Year
January brings the snow,.
Makes our feet and fing'ers glow.
February, brings the rain,
Thaws the frozen lake again.
Mardi brings breezes loud and
' shrill,
To stir the dancing daffodil.
April brings the primrose sweet,
Scatters daisies at our feet.
May brings flocks of pretty lambs
Skipping by their ,fleecy dams.
June brings tulipS, lilies, roses,
Fills the children's hands with
posies.
Hot July brings cooling showers,
Apricots and gillyflowers.
August brings the sheaves of corn,
Then the harvest home is born,
Warin September brings the trait;
Sportnien then begin to shoot.
Fresh October brings the pheasant;
Then to gather nuts is pleasant,
DWI November brings the blast;
Then the leaves are whirling fast.
Blazing fire, and Christmas treat,
Chili Deeeriaber bringt the sleet,
Sara Coleridge
Girl's 'Wilbert Young than, We
Writ the lights out here fit 10 p.M.
Bey Caller: That will be okay,
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Unfavorable weather on Friday and Satikrday did affect atterdances at the
various Frontier Days functions. Paid admissions suffered to a considerable
extent.
• BUT — the crowd which' gathered on VVinghani streets to watch the parade
on Saturday afternoon provided ample proof that the public is thoroughly
enjoying the brand. of clean and inexpensive entertainment presented during
Frontier Days.
While we're at it
Our sincere thanks. to the dozens of individuals, firms and organizations
which contributed 'to the success of the celebration. We can't name each
one here, but your assistance is truly appreciated. You have helped us to
make Wingham a better • and happier place.
WE'LL B BACK NEXT YEAR--BI GGER AND BETTER THAN EVER,
to give yott lots of low-cost fun.
Lion's Club of 'Wingham
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Margaret Whittemore—Christian Scieribe Monitor
The Story oy One of World's
Best-Known Nursery Rhymes
By Margaret Whittemore
In Christian Science Monitor
104 it'-not been for a youthful
rhymester named john
the world 'would never have known
about Mary and the fleecy white
lamb that followed her to the little
red senedlhoalie M District No. 2
of Sterling, Massachusetts, so long ,
ago, In this, the sesquicentennial
tear of the birth of Mary hilizabeth
Sawyer, we have an opportunity
to pay tribute to the boy-author of
the 0*r:iron's classic, which V.
Lucas considered the best known
four-line verse in the English lan-
guage,
Henry Ford's intensive research
into the origin of. the poem proved
conclusively that it is a simple eye,
witness account of an actual occur-
rence by twelve-year,old ,Tohu who
was one year older than the hero-
ine of 'the story. Mary was born
March 21, 1806, - on her father's
farm near Sterling, In relating the
incident herself, she said;
"Visiting, the school that morning
was a young man by the name of
John Roulstone, a nephew of the
Reverend Lemuel Capen, who was
then settled in Sterling, The young
man was very much pleased with
the incident of the lamb,' and the
next day he rode across the fields
on horseback to the little old
schoolhouse and handed me a slip
Of paper which had written upon it
the three original, stanzas of the
poem. Since then three additional
verses have been added."
To the little' country girl, this
handsome young visitor from Bos-
ton In his neat 'store clothes must
have seemed quite grownup. John
was born on the same.clay as Hans
Christian Andersen—April. 2, 1805,
His father, a manufacturer arid
exporter of Morocco leather, was
also a colonel in the Ancient. and
Honorable Artillery Company of
Boston,. and his portrait hangs
today in the drill. room of Faneuil
Hall,
John's kindly stepmother, Han-
nah Capen Roulstone, belonged to
an old and aristocratic family of
Boston—owners of a• store on Un-
ion Street where imported silks
and fancy dress goods were sold.
From 1769 to 1826 the place was
called "At the Sign of the Cornr
fields," but is known today as "Ye
Olde Oyster House." In the upper
story was the printing establish-
ment of March, Capon & Lyon, of
which Hannah's brother was a
member. Prior' to the Revolution,
Isaiah Thomas had published the
Massachusetts SPY In these same
rooms,
Because of John's early,aptitude '
for hooks and learning', his Parents
decided tp prepare him for Nar-
yard under the tutelage of a nal:d-
ater, as was customary at the time.
Hannah's brother, the Reverend
Lemuel Capen at Sterling, agreed
to take .the boy into his home, and
inetriset him in Gm*, .Latin, .and
other subjects required for college
entrance.
In a "Tribute of Affection" print-
ed later, the uncle wrote: "'The
qualities of his mind, as well as
those of his heart, were of a very
high order . . „ Children were
special objects of his attentio:, It
was interesting to see a family of
little one running to greet him
When he appproached and clinging
round him with a kind of filial
fondness"
Little wonder, then, that John
was a welcome visitor in the Ws-
Wet school, His laughter mingled
"with that of the scholars as the
lamb followed ItS niistress down
the aisle. A5 he strode across the
fields to his uncle's house after
school, this little verse began, to
spin itself in his mind;
"Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow,
And everywhere that Mary •wept,
The lamb was sure to go."
There were two more verses, re-
counting the unusual epieode.. The
following, morning John gave the
jingle to (Mary, much to her de-
light., One of Mary's younger class-
mates was Olive Ross, who was to
become the mother of 'Luther Bur.
bank, The story of Mary and her
lamb was handed down througt.
the Ross, Sawyer and Roulstone
families, and received confirMation
from many other sources,
In 1828 Sarah Josepha Hair
came to Boston as a widow With
five children to support, hoping tc
make a living by use of • her pen
She arranged with March, Capen
& Lyon for the publication of a
hook of poems for children and in-
chided in it John Roulstoneta tine(
verses about Mary and the lamb,
adding three verses of her own, ap-
parently to bring out• a moral. In
1832 the .poem was set to music
and appeared anonymously in
Juvenile Lyre. Its inclusion, also
anonymously, in McGuffey's Sec-
ond Reader for fifty years follow-
ing 1857 brought the nursery
rhyme into homes all over the land,
undoubtedly establishing its fame.
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LAMP SALE
We have one of the
LARGEST ,stock of
LAMPS in this district.
We must .clear some of
our present lamps to
make' room for our
new fall line.
FLOOR
LAMPS
as low as
' $8.95
Buy now and SAVE as much as $5.00 and more.
TABLE
LAMPS
as low as
$4.95
THE LAMPS ON
SALE ARE OF GOOD
QUALITY AND
APPEARANCE.
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The originallittle red schoolhouse
lamb in Sterling, Mass., is now in
Preferences of the judges expressed at taste panels such as this
one, are,of great importance in the choice Of recipes and methods ,
to be recommended by the Consumer Section, Canada Department
of Agriculture.
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TissueeweIght nubby tweed in
,a yellow and brown mixture with
Ted and green nubs has 'been
., neatly worked into a chic dress,
good for college, for business
wear, for casual all-day wear.
The 'yoke with a high notched
neckline uses the cheek on the'
straight; the rest of the fabric
is cut and handled - on -the dia-
gonal. Shaped tucks lend soft-
n4e8 to the bodice, a 'detail
repeated below the waist. The
Peekets are slashed into side
seaols,, , The dress has a contour
belt of bronze leather told is
zipped in back. •
Calgary Woman
Is Modern.
Annie Oakley
Although the song says, "Yen
can't get a..inan with a gun," there
is .one Caiunlian woman who ltept
Up with hot man because of a gun.'
Vera Holslassorth, 38-Year,Old.'
sharpshooter .freer Calgary,- Wag
encouraged to; take up a shotgun
by her duck-shooting husband, The -
net-tee-fond 'farewells each duck.
season beeerne tiresomeand, ,one
bright day .as. her husband Was
about to depart, Vera announced
that she Was going too,
The feet. that she didn't hit, Or
even come near hitting any ducks
in that outing was not enough to
discourage her, Instead, .,Vera took
lessons et the Calgary Gem Club
and today she is one of the best
'women nearketnen in North Amer-
tea, Vera was a member of the
All-American • teams. .of .19S2 and
1953 and 'three years ;.ago placed
third in the 'United 'States women's
Champ of 'Champion's match.
• This year, at the first Canadian
Trap. Shoot, held Calgary,. she
became the Canadian ladies singles
cheinpion, .And in a shoot-off for
the class C doubles title Vera won
out over threelmen competitors.
Vera's thirteen-year-old daughter,
Maureen, isn't. taking any -chances
on being left behind- by a possible
duck-shooting hneband, She has al-
ready competed in her first trap
shoot, and although wind, rain and
a field of experienced shooters pre-
sented. obstacles for her, she man-
aged to hold her own.
When asked if she hurl any
hobbies, Vere's reply sounded as
if it came straight from the mouth
of the famous "Annie Oakley".
"With two kids and a shotgun, I
have, enough to keep me busy!"
garagn, he Moved it to '$ntibarY
across the road AVM the Wayside
,and reatered it to. its original
use. For .another ,quarter of a ,cen-
tury enikiren in. the • vicinity of
Sudbury studied their lessons bps
hind ,the s primitive desks Ist the.
achvolyarol. Mr, Ford placed two
boulders bearing nronse ',tablets.
On. One is .a faceinsile.of• the pages
from, MeGliffeY's Reader, The other
has the following inscription: '
In Heiner of the children's Classic
"Mary Had a Little Lomb"
.and of
Mary Elizabeth .SaWyer (1896-1689)
the "Mary" • of the Poem.
Rebecca Kimball; the Teacher
John Tioulstonee Anther of
the First Twelve Lines
Sarah Josepha Hale, Whose Ger-due.
Completed the Peris in its Present
Form
FAMILY CELEBRATES -
DIAMOND WEDDING
A pleasant time was spent on
Sunday evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J, Smith, Brussels, when
the family of Mr. and Mrs. Wsn.
MeMurray gathered to honor them
on the occasion of their approach-
ing diamond wedding anniversary,
which takes place on September 1.2.
• All the family were present, in-
cluding Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Mc-
Murray, Robert Jr,, Tionald. and
Gordon; Mr. and Mrs. J, Smith,
Bill, Robbie and Murray and spec-
ial guests were Rev. and Mrs. Jew-
ell, Brussels and Miss Mary Much-
more of Toronto.
Miss Bessie Walsh and Mr. Ed.
Walsh; of Wingham, Mrs, Minnie
Ketchabaw, Lucknow, and Mr,
Charles Walsh of Langsbank, Sask.,
are brothers and sisters of Mrs.
McMurray.
The guests were Invited to sit
down to a lovely fowl dinner, the
table being tastefully decorated
and centred with' a thr6e-trer Wed-
ding cake, decorated in keeping
With the celebration.
The evening was spent in e social
way, everyone enjoying several
musical numbers.
Trousseau Tea for
Donna Anderson'
BELGRAVE—Mrs. John Ander-
son entertained at a trousseau tea
on Wednesday afternoon and even-
ing of last week in honor of their
daughter, Donna, who is being
married on Saturday.
The living room was, nicely
decorated with baskets of gladioli.
Mrs. Anderson and Donna receiv-
ed the guests and Miss Mailene
McKenZie displayed the trousseau.
Miss Mildred Higgins and Mrs.
Bruce McDonald displayed the
linens, Mrs. Ed Hartlin the china
and gifts #were in charge of Mrs,
Ross Anderson and Miss Sean
Brydges.
Tea was served by Mrs. Kenneth
Wheeler, Mrs. James Lamont, Miss
Ruth -Procter and Miss Wilma
Johnston.
Wins Bursary
Joan Wightman, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Leslie Wightman, Blyth,
and an ex-pupil of Wingham Dis-
trict High School, has been award-
ed the ,Dominion Provincial Bur-
sary for Teachers' College.
tilfe is going tss be Very
cult this fall for the g•1 who bes
heves there's a .place for 04ery-
thing and that place is in her hand-
hag. For everybody, from the sub
teener to Madame president of the
hoard, has simply got to be a fair
lady, And it's . ahopt as easy to
Picture a fair lady legging Is bulg-
ing portmanteau as to see her
brandishing a shillelagh,
So the manufacturers have come
tip with leather handbags for fall
that are slim and beautiful and
planned so 'that it's easy to keel)
them that way:
Elongated squares, rectangles
and pouches—all wafer thin—are
the favored shapes, and care will
be taken that all trim is small and
does not detract from, the simple
Outline, The effect, however, will
not he rigidly geometric for the bag
will be be wrt tucks, drapes,
1 n f.laps and shaped handles. Tra-
punto treatments are popular and
giye a framed effect to a bag that's:
otherwise perfectly simple.
Cqntrasting leather textures also
help to relieve the severity of the
shape, The kid, and,, calf embossed
to simulate fur patterns, which are
new this season, are effectively
combined with a smooth calf and
plushy, reversed calf with reptile
or smooth calf,
Often the same combination ap-
pears on a matching shoe but when
this is done one principal leather
is lightly accented with another in
order to avoid the magpie effect
that would be produced if two col-
ors were ziven equal importance in
both accessories:
As in shoes, too, the new off-beat
colors such ass curry, saffron, miss.-
tard and ochre attract more at-
tention this' season than the vivid
hues, and have the advantage of
blending with more costumes..
• More Compartments
The. new bags all have more
compartments, inside and out,, than
ever before, to make it easy to find
the thingi you still find absolutely
necessary to carry therein. There
are also plenty of slim'sneci:down
inside-thesbag accessories.
Bags are more luxuriant by the
use of gold trimming—often in un-
usual shapes. Fastenings, for in-
stance, may be miniature keyholes,
locks,sor even old prayer books,
The super-soft ostrich bag; which
is the apple of all eyes, fair -and
dark this season, Is particularly ef-
fective when trimmed with golf.
Sometimes, however, the bag is co-
ordinated with other, accessories
than the shoe, An antelope bag has
a snap closing topped with a Toledo
work medallion which matches
buttons on a leather collar, or a
vestee-style' belt. '
Leather belts themselves have'
new importance in the fashion pic-
ture as they are used to emphasize
the empire waistline. They are on
the whole narrower and often have
gold and jewelled trim. Often two
straps ,ef contrasting leathers are
artfully entwined, Drapes and tucks
appear on others, And some rest on
the waistline at back but are curv-
ed Up to the bosom in front, to
fasten at the side. '
SPICED HONEY MILK
One cup of milk, 1 tablespoon
honey, 3i teaspoon cinnamon, Xi
teaspoon ginger. Mix ingredients
thoroughly. Serve hot or cold, '
Amp ,
Shaw-Anderson
Vows at Belgrave
Knox United , Church, Belgrave,
was the scene of a pretty wedding
on Saturday, at 2.30 o'cloolt when
Miss Donna May Anderson, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ander-
son, Belgrave exchanged marriage
vows with William Leslie Shaw of
London, son of Mr, and MrS.
Chester Shaw of Rothsay, Ontario,
Rev, Q. A. Krug performed the
ceremony before a background of
pink and' white gladioli, ferns And
candelabra. Mr. Roy Mundy of
WIngliam was the organist and
accompanied" the soloist, Miss Ruth
Procter, Belgrave, when she sang
"The Lord's Prayer" before the
ceremony and "The Wedding Pray-
er" while the register was being
signed. '
Given in marriage by, her bro-
ther. Mr. Ross Anderson, Belgrave,
the bride looked lovely in a white
floor-length gown of nylon tulle
and net over satin, The full skirt
was accented with a satin bow,
and her gown was styled with a
strapless bodice, over which' was
worn a jacket of -net, appliqued
with rosettes and pearls featuring
lily point sleeves. A coronet
sprinkled with seed pearls held
her veil of French illusion; and
she ciavyrr.ied a bouquet of red roses.
and
. As maid of honor, Miss :Marlene
McKenzie, Wingham, chose a
waltz-length gown of twilight
blue crystal charm with matching
hat and she carried a bouquet of
white gladioli. The bridesmaids,
Miss Mildred Higgil'is, Belgrave
and Miss Wilma Johnston, James-
town chose identical gowns and
flowers to that of the maid of
hopor.
The flower girl, Miss Pamela
McLeod, Toronto, wore a white
dress of crystal charm with a blue
sash and hat. The ring bearer
was Richard Anderson, nephew of
the bride. The best man was Mr.
Ross Shaw, Blind, River, Ont.,
brother of the bridegroom. The
guests were ushered by Mr. Robert
Shaw, brother of the bridegroom
and Mr. Lloyd Anderson, brother
of the bride.
At the reception, in the church
basement, which was decorated in
pink and white and baskets of
gladioli, the bride's mother re-
ceived in a two-piece navy dress,
with navy and white accessories
and a corsage of pink roses. She
was assisted by the bridegroom's
mother wearing a mid blue dress, •
with navy accessories, and corsage
'of pink roses.
For a wedding trip to Ottawa,
Montreal and points East, the
bride chose a pale blue suit with
navy accessories and corsage of
pink roses. On their 'return they
will reside in London.
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The Flats Are
Getting Dressed Up
The college girl's leather flats
used to be as much a badge p idens
tification as her sorority pin. Now,
however, she wears her flats long
after her pin has wosked its way
down among the, unstrung beads
and the broken earrings.
As the flat goes "more places, de-
signers give it more attention. This
fall flats will display so many of
the season's fashion -trends that
they will he distinguishable fi•oin
other casual shoes only by their
heels, Even these will be higher
-than in the past, many on the
dressier flats extending to one-half
inch. •
Almost every trim is applied.
They boast spectator type perfor-
ations, vari-colored underla,ys and
overlays, straps, buttons and 'buck-
les, even drapes and tucks. One
smart moccasin has a vamp, strap'
with a, tailored gold button just,be=
low the top o° the roundedsoff
tongue. •
They will all have neat, tailored
leather soles -and their toes, like
those of all ethers•Ahoes, will be
longer and more tapered. The welt
uniting the sole and upper will give
a custom look to many flats and
guarantee that they'll keep the
shape and look of new shoes all. .
their lives. They will come, in all
shades.
CoVered the little frame ached- Pair ,4( adles Dotet house. at Sterling being usedas ' ' '
Carry Bulging Bags
cjarden- vraphs
by DEAN HALLIDAY
hall is considered the best
time of the year to make a new
.lawn because the soil is warm
then and most of the lawn weeds
are dormant. One can also ex-
pect generous dew-fall and,
several weeks of good growing
weather. '
At, this time, the various
grasses root and stool best, pro-
ducing short, crowded joints at
the base of each stem. This habit
of stooling • is what produces a
fine find.
After the labor of preparing
the soil, don't be "penny wise
and pound foolish" by trYing to
economize with cheap sued.
Cheap seeds are inferior , in
vitality and contain much inert
chaff, low grade grasses and
troublesome weedS.
Take painS to provide an even
distribution of the seed. Sow on
a calm day, as it is impossible
to make an even seeding on a
windy day.
It will be found best to divide
the quantity of seed required
into two parts. Then sow in one
direction, using one-half of the
seed, after which sow in the
opposite direction, using the
ether half of the seed, as Shown
in the accompanying. Garden-
Graph.
Figure on five poUnds of seed
per 1,000 square feet, or one-half
pound per 100 square feet.
After sowing the seed rake it
into the soil lightly, not deeper
than one-eighth of iii inch. Then
roll the' area lightly.
If you are not fbrtunate enough
to have rain following the seed-
ing, water the area lightly using
almost a mist-like spray.
' Build up the lawn so there is
a gentle slope of graSs near tree
trunks, as shown in the Garden-
Graph. This will prevent stand-
ing water Which may drown oat
"-•e grass.
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