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His 10-year-old daughter Julie and her cousin were in. the hallway to the washrooms when they noticed a man loitering and lighting match- es. Then he almost ran them down as he was fleeing the scene. The girls saw a lounge sofa in the hallway burst into flames. Julie and her cousin told the desk clerk and then gave the fire call to the 100 odd people in the dining hall. The hotel was destroyed and so far six bodies have been recovered • with a search for a .seventh one. Julie was able to give the police a detailed description of the arsonist which was a great help to theM. They found the 26 year old man asleep in the hallway of the Y.M.C.A. about four thirty. The fire was started about six thirty in the evening. The man was a "drifter" coming from Ottawa' to Toronto and then to Hamilton in the two weeks before Christmas. Gordon Ferris was a native of Ripley attending both schools and a good hockey player, finally, in the late forties, playing for the Ripley Intermediates before going to Hamilton to become .a motorcycle traffic policeman. He has. three sisters Jean, Neva and Doris. Their parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. George Ferris of Ripley. The suspect, presently in jail,' had ' burns on his clothes and burnt match • holders in his pockets according to police reports. KILLED IN ACCIDENT Sad news was received in this area again last Saturday when word came that Sherry Nicholson, 19, the third daughter of Clarence and Betty Nicholson, had been killed in a car accident in British Columbia. It was reported that two others were killed in the same accident. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Nicholson and family lived on the Patterson farm, two blocks north of Ripley until they moved to Princeton, B.C. a few years ago. Still living on the 12th concession west in Huron Township is her oldest sister Margo, now Mrs. Jake Middel- kamp. They live just west of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Pollock Or almost across the road from the chemical plant. ' Also, her uncle and, aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Nicholson, west of the fifteenth corner. Sherry, as with her sisters Margo and Sheila, were well known and popular young people here. Graham' Cook of Ripley was opening "the Ronnie Lowry part" of sideroad' 25 between the 10th . and 12th concessions. Plans uncertain at that time, were that _Margo and Jake would go ' on Sunday to Chatham - and there with relatives to the nearest airport to fly west. Sympathy of this community goes to all the family.. Further information was just received from Mrs. Frances Nichol- son. Jake and Margo Middlekamp flew from Windsor airport this Monday morning. The funeral service was held on Wednesday, January 5 in Princeton. 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Home for Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Francis Gemmell were their son Frank and daughter Ann - Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gemmell of Brampton, and Dr. and Mrs. K. L. Smith of Kitchener. Miss Sharon Coiling of London spent a few days with her mother, Mrs. Katherine Coiling, in Ripley. They and the rest of the family spent Christmas Eve with Ernie at the home farm on the 4th both to have the family christmas dinner and to celebrate Ernie's birthday. Carol MacKay with' Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacKay and Nancy Mc- Guire with Mr. and Mrs. Jack McGuire. These three girls are all at Weatern University, up on the hill, in London; Kathy Moore with Mr. and Mrs. Dave Moore; Kathy is in her second year' at Varsity in Toronto; Dianne MacKay, •of the University of Guelph with Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacKay. Mrs. Violet MacKenzie and family held their Christmas party at the home of her youngest son, Mr. and Mrs. David F. MacKenzie and Cheri Lynn in Kincardine on December 18th. Other members present were Dr. and Mrs. K. J. MacKenzie of Listowel, Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacKenzie, Ian, Louise and Janice of Peterborough, and Mr. and Mrs. Lorne R. MacKenzie, Robbie, Susan and Heather 'of Unionville, Ontario: Two grandsons, Scott and Rod of Listowel, were unable to attend, also her brother Mr. John F. MacLennan, Ashfield. held with Mrs. Arnold as chairman and Mrs. Blue as secretary. Bill Henderson was chairman for the program and gave a> reading using nursery rhymes as the background. A short skit entitled "The Gossips" was given by Mrs. IT. Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Roy MacKenzie. An exchange of gifts and a sale of baking and hand made articles followed. Special guests Rev. J. Bushell and Mrs. Bushell and Rev. Nugent . were welcomed to Ripley. John Moore of Ottawa spent Christmas with his parentslMr. and Mrs. Reg Moore in Ripley and. visited with friends in the area. Mr. and Mrs. 'Dennis Irwin visited over the holiday , with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Irwin. All the Irwin family then had Christmas dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Irwin, R. R. 3 Lucknow. Decorator cabinet in choice of wood grains. Advertising Mrs. Violet MacKenzie of Ripley spent christmas with Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. MacKenzie and family in Listowel. Howard Hodge, who spent a few days in Kincardine Hospital during the Christmas period, is back home recuperating. Mrs. Adeline Hackett of Ripley is a patient in Kincardine Hospital. All those college' and university students home for, the holiday returned to the different cities last weekend. Among these were Miss Beverley Smith at Waterloo Luther- an University in Waterloo with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith and family; Barb Grubb with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Grubb and family; _ Rev. Douglas A. Brydon of Southampton United Church was twice complimented in the recent issue of Farm and Country. He was the one who spoke out on the behalf of• farm prices and. farmers. Mr. Brydon was in Ripley in the 1950's and his family attended the Ripley District High School and the Ripley Public School at that time. The date of the magazine was Tuesday, December 21st. * * * * * * CHRISTMAS PARTY A Christmas party was held on Friday, December 10 at the Legion Hall for the Happy Heart's Club. The Legion Auxiliary ladies catered for a very good turkey dinner to 87 people. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Emerson were hosts. Reg Moore led in singing of Christmas carols accompanied by Mrs. MacKenzie. A short business session was R] CANADIAN ADVERTISING ADVISORY BOA r! makes it perfectly clea