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11i neighbours! It's tineto
catch up again with a few of
the happenings at the Grove.,
Ruth Van Rooyen had
three -friends home with her
Friday for supper to help
celebrate her birthday.
Jody Rest r t e
Le ,spur the
week -end wit Francis Van
Rooyen ancrBachael Van
Rooyen . visited over night
Friday with Louise Le_.y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norval
Stanley travelled to. Shallow
Lake on Sunday to the. home
of Mr. and Mrs, Chris
McDougall where a family
gathering and bridal shower
was held forher niece Kim
Blue.
Family Shower
Mr. and Mrs. Morley Scott
also attended the family
gathering and shower at
Shallow Lake.
Mrs. Dewane Greig and
Ryan of Eknira meted with
her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Gawley of Ripley ear
lylast'week.
Mrs. Ben Scott spent some
time during the week with
her daughter- Mrs. Clayton
Watke of Carrick Topp.
Rodney and Tammy Sutt
ton, and Jennifer.and Angela.
Collins piano pupils of Mrs.
Ambrose Gamble played for
her recital at the Legion Hall
in Ripley.,\Sunday night.
Visitors Monday revening
with Mr, and Mrs. Don
Robertson were Mrs.
Wallace Ribeyy and Murray'
of Underwood; Mr,and Mrs.
Ken ' Robertson of. Arm. ow;
and Mrs. Bert Breckenridge
Rip
anileMy.`rs. Goldie Huston of
Some from our area.at-
tended the Trousseau Tea on
Saturday for Miss Susan
Barr of dough
Tuesdday visitors at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Farrell .' and family ily were
Mrs. Florence Farrell and
Mrs. Leonard Farrell of
Huron Township, also in the
Tub to paBe 17•
!ome from
istier
�untain to vLsi
By; Kae Webster
Doug Matthewman flew
.home front ' Whistler Moun-
tain, . British Columbia to
spend time with his mother,
Mrs: Art Matthewma tt while
his father is hospitalised in
the :Wingham • and District
Hospital. Doug has been pro-
°noted to direct the ski camp
at Whistler .Mountain when
he . returns home.
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Pettis
and son, Jamie of. Sudbury
came down to see Mrs: Art
Matthewman whileher,• fath-
er is 'in hospital. Mr. 'Pettis
returned home, leaving his
.wife and Jamie for a week's
visit. He then came back to
take her home.
Jim Webster has received
his six year(Corporal) badge
from: St. Rohn* Ambulance in,1
Kitchener., the name of J%n: s'
bowling league is Budd
Automotive Bowling League.
Mr. and Mrs.. Wellington
Webster and Jim visited en
the weekend with' Mr. and
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Mrs. Jack Smith of .'Dungan-
non,
Art Matthewman is im-
proving nicely in the Wing
ham and District • Hospital.
We hope he will soon be able.
to, be home again. .
Mrs. Finlay MacDonald of
Lochalsh and. Mrs. Marion
Merriam and Jason of God-
erich have returned home
from Fort Nelson, British
Columbia. They . found . Mr.
and Mrs. Tom MacDonald,
.Thomas; Michelle and Alex
MacDonald fine, but the
weather was very warm and
dry.
Mrs. Barbara Sheppard of
Paris was home for a few
days with her parents, . Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Wilkins.
• • Mrs. Charles Wilkins' and
her brother, Lloyd Irwin were
in Oshawa on Sunday tosee
their brother, Calvin, who is
in hospital there after suffer-
ing 'a very severe heart
attack. We wish him well.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Clift of
Mississauga were visiting
their daughter and son -in -
mom
law, Russell and • Lesley
Moncrief on the weekend.
Mrs: Clift was helping Leslie
at the farm shearing sheep,
catching ewes and bagging
wool. Lesleysays that :is all
done now for. this year.:
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Van
Giepenbeek Jr. have been
withhis parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank VanDlepenbeek
Sr. for a few days since they
.came home from their honey-
moon.. They will live in
London . where Frankhas
been _employed • for the past
seven years.
A number of people- from
this area were in Teeswater
Thursday evening toattend.
the appreciation night for
• Murray . Gaunt, our former
member of the legislature for
this area for the last 18 years.
. Have a long and happy
retirement .Murray.
Mr., and Mrs. Henry Sloet-
jes arrived' in Fort Mc-
Murray,. Alberta on Tuesday
last. Mrs. Sloetjes is a
• daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lorne MacDonald.
Wi.bsters h�id 59th reunion
The annual Webster picnic
was held at Brucefield Cen-
tennial School on Sunday,
June 14 when about 84
registered,• As it was very
humid and sultry, the gather-
ing was held indoors.
Mrs. Jessie Kirkland and
Mrs. Olive Blake supervised
registration. Sports' conven-
er, Hugh Lobb, conducted
contests and relay races.
Winners included Nancy
Lobb, preschool. .children
throw the paper plate and
Greg Lobb, 6 -10 years throw
the paper plate.
Everyone enjoyed the pipe
band music by three pipers
led by drummer Watson
Webster,
President Mervyn Lobb
welcomed everyone and en-
couraged the younger gener-
ation 'to continue the 'family
reunion as next year will be
the 60th .family 'reunion. A
musical by Doris McKinley
on marimba accompanied on
the piano by Mrs. Gerald
Moffat was enjoyed.
A minute's silence was
observed in memory of those
family members who passed
away during the past year
including Irene Turner, Ada
(Helm) Woods; Mrs. Elliner
Webster; Elgin McKinley;
William Hackett; Albert
Gammie; Lorraine Dwyer;
Earle Webster and Jack Rit-
chie,
A duet by Mr, and Mrs.
Mervyn Lobby was enjoyed.
Lawrence Webster 'of
Reamsville, told of how his
father, John Webster, out
stones by the grain and
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hauled' them with• his Ford Bernadean Ritchie.
car to build the Webster • The Webster picnic will be
Cairn which stands by the held next year at Brookside
Greenhill Cemetery in Luck- Public School on June 19, so
now in memory of the Web- . plan to join the relatives on
ster pioneers, the occasion of their 60th
Mrs. Robert Kennedy of
Richmond Hill, historian of
the County Wexford, Ire-
land, Websters who came to
Landsdowne Township, .
Leeds County, Ontario, told
of her ancestors and how she
was proud tobe a Webster
descendant.
Jima Webster from near
Commons County, Tipper-
ary, played a penny whistle
and button accordion to
everyone's delight. A duet
was sung by Mrs. Mervyn
Logg and Mrs. Robert Ken-
nedy,
Silver dollars were award-
ed to .the oldest lady, Mrs.
Elgin McKinley; the oldest
man, Sam .Gibson; youngest
child, Patricia Martin,
daughter of Jeannette • and
Irvine Martin; closest birth-
day to reunion date, Elsie
McKinley and May Coad;
nearest wedding anniversary
to reunion date, Mr'. and
Mrs. Mervyn Lobb; longest
distance travelled to reunion,
Bob and Adeline Kennedy
and Lawrence and . Selina
Webster; longest, married,
Mr: and Mrs: Sam Gibson.
A short meeting elected
the following slate of offic-
ers: president, Don Alton
first vice, Anson .McKinley;;
second vice, Frank Alton;
treasurer for north. Alex
Andrew; treasurer for south,
Melvin Webster; secretary,
family reunion. •
Olivet..,
"from page 12
at the home of Mrs. Ab
Middelkamp. The leaders for
this year were Mrs. Ab
Middelkamp, Mrs. Blanche
Hamilton, and Mrs. Julie
McGuire,
Editor's letter...
•from page 6
Thank arc extended to all
the donors, and to the can-
vassers, Bessie Bellinger,
Helena Young, Dorothy Ben-
nett, Bridget Dalton, Ron.
Hodges, Rita Tigert, Barb
Hawkins, Mrs. Don Nichol-
son, Olive Chisholm, Kathy
Olson, Mrs. Robert Irvin,
Mrs, Randy Kerr, Isabel
Eedy, EIaine Collins, Betty
Moncrief, Dorothy ' Finlay-
son, Isabel Hunter, Wilfred
Hackett, Thelma Van Osch,
Mary Luanne Clare, Rita
Howard, Anita • Hogan, Cyril
Austin and •Mary Mole. The
team captains were Rita
Tigert, Rita Howard and
Isabel Eedy,
Canadian Cancer Society,
Ashfield Canvass.
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