HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1938-7-20, Page 5THE BRUSSELS PAST
WEDNESDAY, JULY 201h, 1.986
NEW:, 'OF THE DISTRIGI
Written for the Post By Our Own Correspondents
ETHEL
Mr, and Mrs, itt almond of Hum-
.ilton spent the weekend with titeir
son ler, Richmond.
,Alts. E. L. Jardine and 111' Jly
motored to Pettit, Lanark Co„ to
visit Mrs', Jairdine's father and other
relatives far a few weeks,
Mr. Grant Gray of Dunnville
spent the weekend with rrieud a
in the village,
The Wolnen's Institute held
their July mooting in the Park on
Thursday last in the form of a
picnic with the school children no
' guests, The nleetiteg opened with
the opening ode and the Lord's
prayer, then all Joined In a sing
song. Mls; lee, Fear gave a very
interesting talk cm the new pro- 11I
graan of work taken up in tl:e
schools after tits' the sports cum- l
mitiee took oltmrge and au e1 joy-
ahle afternoon was spent for both
young and old. A bountiful lunch
was served.
James 13allanayne is spending a
few days with his son In Tor. ne' .
Chester Earls, we are glad to
know is making good recovery
after having an arm broken and be-
ing bruised severely in a reee,ll ac
cadent, while loading hay In the
field,
Fall Wheat cutting in this 'dis-
trict was started Saturday, July 16,
when W. Cardiff and J. Work of
con, S, Grey cut their splendid erne.
In all probability wheat in general
will he cut by the middle of the
week,
The ettizens of Ethel are plaa'iing
for a monster celebration on Aug-
ust
ugust 4th. Beep this' date In mind
.and watch out for biils with full
particulars,
Sabbath soot deft on Monday
meriting for boys' camp at °ode -
rich, They were Lloyd Tasker, Paul
W tscn, Billy Murray, Jimmy Sib• i
Alnt,.(I F'.1"kcurr, Iran 1011.
born, Keunt4u1 A'IcDoneld, algia
jack Watson of Anglican cbutet.
An interesting game of soi'ball
was played on Friday event -tit;
When Wroxeter team played with
the local team with a 1eure for
Wroxeter by one point, The paly-
ers for Wroxeter were, I. Wright,
0. M'4Cute'heon, J. Gowdy, J. Gib-
son, V. Wright, Elva Hupfcr, D.
Ilol'mes, L. Wahler, Ev, Hupfer, E.
Stocks. Blyth players were: Rhea
Shaw, Phylis Bray, W, Watson,
IIeeln Shaw, 10. W1g17tman, M, Vin-
cent, F1, Cowan, R, Hillborn, C,
Rainton, 3, Fairserviee, Helen Vire
cent.
Mr, anti Mos. J, Icershaw were
guests at the home of the latter's
sister, Mrs. 3. Cowan, on Suad'ey.
WROXETER
litsses
Elsie and Marion Gibson,
of Winnipeg, arrived here recently
and will spend the summer vaentioli
at their Home here, They were ac-
c0ntlran.ied by Mrs. Ja11n Gibson and
children, of Chicago, who will be
16teir guess.
lir. Jack Edgar, of Fort Freece%
Is holidaying at the home of his mo-
ther. Ill's. Hugh Edgar.
Miss Elva Hupfer, of Sudbury, is
epenea.g the vacation with her par-
ents, Mr. and Mrs, Itobt, }hllpfer,
Mrs. hart, of Windsor, is' visiting
at ties home of lir, and Mrs. Robert
Filmier and with other friends here.
Mrs. Chas. Stuart, of Toronto, le
vfediing at the home of her brattier,
D. D, and Mrs, Sanderson,
Airs. Robt_ Stocks is at present
visiting with 210lattv,09 in Toronto.
lir, Harry Pettit, of Brantford,
called 011 Thursday at the home of
his cousins, :Misses M. and 13, Howe.
.11r, and Mrs, Jas, Easton and son,
Jemmrle, and Mrs. A. Easton, of Tor-
onto, also Mr: and Mrs, Gladstone
Edgar, end son, Donald, of HOWIe1t,
visited on Friday at the hone of
i)1i's, Jab. Edgar,
Mrs. G. A. wearriug and daugh-
ters, Agnes and Margaret and Miss
Helen Gibson, are spending some
time at their cottage at Point
Clarke,
Mrs, A, M. Grant and family have
been spending a few days at their
cottage at Greed Bend,
11'lss Irene Wright, of Muskoka, is
spending Ulm vacation with her par-
ents, AIT. and Mrs, Alex Wright ,
We were sorry to hear that Mrs.
W. j, Parkes is in East General hos-
pital, Toronto, Mrs. Parkes under.
went a very serious throat opera-
tion but is recovering very sa,tis'fac-
torily and will soon be home again.
BLYTH
BELGRAVE
The members of the Belgrave
United Church Sunday School veld
their picnic on Friday afternoon at
11, McCleneghan's and a large 1111111.
ber gathered together to enjoy Ole
afternoon, Games of softball were
played and races for all were well
contested, A'picuic supper was an
joyed.
Ferrol Biggins' and Myrtle Yuill
were home from Guelph for the
week -end,
'NIr. and Mrs. P. W. Scott and
Jack and Lloyd Taylor spent the
week -end with NIr, and MI's, R.
01. Collins' at Sarnia.
Mr, and. Mrs, John Cunningham
of Woodstock, are visitors with
relatives' here,
Ills, H, E. Buffitt, Barber and
Shirley, of Carooav)lle, Mich, were
visitors with Mr, 0110 Airs, C. R.
emit es.
Earle Andorson took charge of
the service at Oranbe Hill on Sun-
day.
llerna Yule s'pnnl the past week
in Loudon.
The W. 1f, S. of Knox United
church held their regular meet-
ing on Wednesday* afternoon with
a good atter{lane.
The President, airs, H. Wheeler
opened the meeting with prayer.
Scripture loran was read by Mrs.
R. Nicholson, followed with prayer
by Mrs. Townentl and Hymn no 514
was sung.
During business period it was
arranged to ]told an afternoon tea
on the lawn of the manse on Friday
afternoon, July 22110 from 3 re 5
p.m,
11ailt marking 1s' in pruseess, The
wet1hlp 4000100 program was taken
by different members, Hy1nn no,
526 was sung followed ith the bene -
Motion,
Clues: Nethery has returned house
after visiting lily' brother, Lancelot
Nethery, of Rydal Barak, Algona.
Mrs. Fred Fisher, Misses Norma
and Eleanor Fisher and Miss' Ray
Slenlmon, of Atwood, visited at the
ala 1138,
'11r. and Mrs, Albert'lement, 132'!-
640800, Mr, and Mrs, Kenneth Cam-
eron of Llbaknow, also Mr, Rd,
Snider and Children of Detroit
spent a few days visiting at a Comp-
beiville 511d Guelph,
Service was held in Anglican
tetrarch 021' Sunday evening with
Rev. 11. M. Weeks in charge,
A ten cent tea and baking sale
was held at the 'home of Mrs. Wil-
liam White on Saturday under tate
auspices of the Guild of the Allg-
li(rltn' Chur032 Welch proved- to be
pleasant and profitable, A
Set'viales were held la United
(lhuntlh on Sunday with the paster,
Itev, Artieur ,Sluelair in (*large, The
text for the morning ser:viee was
"Create le rue a clean heart s:ncl
renew a right sphet wfbhlln me,"
anti for tate evening. exercise, ''For
we must needs die .Sind are ae 1 ed at the home of William Jardine,
water wilt on the vented which ? Melia Bayous was a resent Vise•
0511.1101 be gathered ten again,}' Sae+tor 11411111 her wash) Ilene McCaliele,
rament Of the Lor'd's supper was 'Mrs. W, R, .Lundy or Westdale,
dlspenoed' at the horning service IIamrflton is spending a 00111)10 of
at whish a largo 11uieber were Weeks at 1110 ilom0 of Mrs, A,
present, ' 0000100,
SOveil bops Of Vetted Church u&ire, Alex Brewer 18 Spending a
few days at the lake,
Bob Hackett and Wilfred Cwuher-
1'and of Listowel called at the homes
of MIt51 Crooks. and Russel Currie
on Sunday,
.11'.'... John Hopper was 1'10ltiug
his. (laughter :firs, James 13t'y111ts.
Robert Ltnldy of Hamilton .5
s'peadting his holidays with Deltoid
Currie,
Josephine VanNormau spent a
few days this week with Idella
Bryan5.
BLUEVALE
Mr. and Mrs, Robert McClennan
and two children arrived home last
Wednesday evening from the W S,.
after visiting with friends far the
bast eve weeps. We are glad to
see theme back again,
Bliss Peari Mothers' came home
last Monday from Toronto and is
spending her holidays with her
rather In Bluevale.
1'11', and Mos. Wilbert Mntlerl
and family of Hepworth are spend-
ing a week's holiday with his father
and Mrs. Rudd and other friends in
Bluevale and on the 1st line.
Mr. and Mars. Jas. Masters visited
with her parents and ocher friends,
over the week -end.
Mr, and Mrs, Wilbert Mothers and
two daughters a11d Mns. George
Mlathers visited on Sunday with
Mr. and, Mrs, Bale Bathers and
Elizabeth near Embro.
Mr. Henry Mothers' and Chez,
and Miss Jane and Adeline vis ted
on Suudtay afternoon with 01r, and
Mrs, Robt, M80lmtan ad family.
The anm'y worn is, doing a 101 of
damage to the oat and barley crop
around Bluevale and. the 1st line,
Mos'. R. F. GarIlias opened her
hone in T'hursd'ay afternoon for
the regular meeting of the Woman's
Ineititltte, The president, 1Irs.
Jack W2ciestead, presided.
Fifteen 'members' and eleven
members answered the roll call by
relating sonet'hing of interest read
since our last meeting. This caus-
ed good dis'cu si0ns on "Smiley
Games," "The Wench Canadians,"
"Pasteueleatiors of Milk," and the
"Farmers Creditors' Act,", "Fash-
ions" and other questions. The
organization again agreed to fin-
ance the cutting of the grase at the
cemetery,
alas. Roy Tuivey read the motto.
'Donis tell your pals your troubles,'
as prepared by Miss Olive Shrill,
11rs', Staney Gallaher read a fine
paper on the origin and signifi-
cance of Empire Day.
A report of the District Annual
sleeting was, given by the represen-
Wive, Mrs, 3, Wickstead, outlining
Ube important Items' from reports
and addresses,
The meeting W111001 was held on
the verandah, closed with slrging
the National Anthem and 100 t';' fol-
lowed by a picute lunch 12111ic18 was
enjoyed by all.
Mrs, Pearl Thomson and daugh-
ter, WingIIam with Mrs. Harry
Elliott; Miss Tlutell, Bi}th, with
her grandparents, M1`. and Mrs.
Joseph Breckenridge; lir. and firs.
James 13. Geay ,and son, Listowel;
lits Gray, nurse in training at Ham-
ilton and Ma', Grant Gray with lir.
Andrew Cray; Miss Olive Thonlp•
son, Tees'water, with her grantUp11r-
eats, Mr, and Mlls, 0, Hetherington.
Rev. A. V. Robb conducted tate
regular morning and evening ser-
vices in the United Church on Sun-
day. Anthems were rendered by
the nhoh' under the leaderaitl of
Mts. W, J, Johnston,
The morning service in Knox
Preebyltenion Church fats conducted
by the pastor, Rev, J. R, Greig
101.0 spoke on "Drifting" as one of
the problems in life. A quartette
by Mrs, A. Parker, Mrs', A, Mow-
bray and Messrs, Allan Romany and'
Donald Robertson was enjoyed,
MORRIS
Mr, and Airs, Bill Speirs' spent
Sunday whip Mt', and Mrs, 4Vilbtu'
Turnbull,
Dr; W. L, and Mrs, McCut^dteon,
Mrs', Dave pCutcheon, lir, and stirs.
0. Riugrose of Benwiak, P.A., have
returned, 'home after a nl0alh's va-
cation with Morris' ti-l0nds,
Mr, Jatmes, Sterling and' his sister
Miss Marlon or Bayfield and Airs, R.
Russell of Kitten Win e and Ma's,
Mary McGregor of Detroit, Is a. visi-
tor at she tonne of Lorne Russell
this week,
etre, 0. Lemon and daughter 13er-
trice of Aldershot and Miss Edith
Arnold of Han1111on were recent
visitors with Airs. A, E. Crooks.
Velnha Duncan la 1i01fttayaing hl
Teeswator,
Arthur Bayne of Hamilton is holt-
cloying at the home of Mr, aad Mrs,
Russel C11ITIe,
Margaret Moffatt of Wroxeetr visit
s.ater' 011w, 13 W1'aY, at 1301611200.
Jett and Hoon Mowbray, visiting
Mr, and Mrs V, A, Mowbray at
Luelcnow; Mrs, el chive Johxslor
with 1101' daughter, Mrs, Harold
Harris at Tilsonburg; Mia- .Sander,
son in Stratford and Toronto.," Miss
Fraser and Mrs, Mary ;Robertson
with Mr, and. Airs, Iloy Cadltie at
Fordevich; Mr, .Stud Mrs. Wed:•lg-
ton Mann with relatives atStrat-
ford; Mr, and Mrs, Robert M,.t ie
non and two children returned home
lase night after a motor trip to the
('llnadiun 1\'E41 travelling us far 11:1
Calgary; vi:ll01,u• with Mr, and Mrs.
Alex :11,a1JOweu, lot Concesedoe
Moues; is Mr, end Mrs. Wix, Detente
the elitists ls'alel and Betty Gour-
ley, Toronto; elle and .11rr,
Patterson and 01121, Ross, and 01r,
and Mrs. Neil MacLean and son,
Ned, Toronto, with -lir. and Mrs.
George 0. Thornton; Mr. and 1lr5,
Peter 1Uwintoeh, Mr, and .11rs, Har-
old Notlmun and two cel, he•11,
Kincardine, with relatives Ilrrr,
Mss Reed, Detroit, with Mrs, Fred
Hollen'beck; Mr, and :ors'. G 'rg'
PI*acoclt, 10tawa with Mr, ad Mrs.
James Peacock; Mr, and Mrs, Will
Henderson of Lafayette, Iu•i'oua
with his father, Mr, W. J. Header -
sou, Bluevale Road; Mr, Mathew
Owens of Higllbluff, Man it11ba,
with his cousins, Air, and 311s,
James Peacock; 111'. Owens was '.
delegate to the Conservative con-
ren4fon held recently in Ottawa,
Samuel McGee
Resident Here
50 Years, Dies
WELL-KNOWN CITIZEN START-
ED CITY TRANSFER C'O, ...
IN ABOUT 1898
—Port Townsend Leader,
Port Townsend, Washington
Port Townsend and Jefferson
County lost one of their hest-haown
citizens with the sudden death
Monday morning of Sam McGee,
resident here for 50 years, with the
exception of six years spent it,
Everett, He was one of the foun-
ders of the City Tranfer Company
and later engaged in general con-
tracting and the garage husines,
here.
Though his health 1011 peen fail-
ing for some time, Mr. McGee's
condition did not beocine serious
until past week. He was taken to
Seattle fur an examination and was
thea returned to St, John's Hue -
Mina' here, here his death ocent-
red.
Funeral s0rvicee were held yes-
terday afternoon at the Port Town-
send Mortuary Chapel and inter-
ment followe in Acaeia Cemetery,
8eatt le,
Ushers.: Mr, and Mrs, Charles
Gannett and son and lir, and M's,
Shorn, Detroit, with Mr, and llrs'.
George 03tnnett; Mayor Henry end
Mrs, Henry', Stnntfmxl, with llise
Sanderson'; Miss Watson and 10t1e
Ranby Duff, or the staff of the
Wontmn's College Hospital, Toronto
51,1(1 Mita, (Rev,) A, 1:, Munn, St,
A1tl(0n; Mrs, W. 3, Masters, Park-
hill, With Mr, and Mrs, John 11811;
ltev, Mr. McGillicuddy, 010v, Me.
Ggllioukikly and two •80115, Barrie,
with, Mrs. Kenton enol Mrs, r, Cur-
tis; Mr. and Mrs, D, 11, Lowry and.
Adele, silent Sunday with relatives
cut SIl1'fngasank; Mr. and Airs. W. .1,
Wettlanfor and two sons, Jack and
Harry, With friends. in Toronto;
Miss Barbara 7'hynee With her
Born in Ontario
Mr, McGee was 70 years of rte
at the time of his death, (haring
been born October 31, 1367 in Perth
County, Ontario. He was one of a
family of 10 lhildreo, of whelp two
brothers and five sisters survive.
As a young man, Mr, McGee
worked for •the Canadian Pacific
Railway Company time in 011201 to
and' later in Vancouver, 33. 0, In
1565 he came to Port Townsend,
where he started the City Trans-
fer Company. Amlong those as-
sociated with him In the business
were M. D. Reedy and the late Jo.
septi Pollard, who was. a mother of
Mrs. McGee,
At first of course, Mr McGee's
transfer and livery business was
conducted with horses, and with
the advent of the automobile, he
started the first motorbus express
111113 freight service to Quilcene iu
1915. 111 1017 11e started the first
"jitney service" in Part Townsend
and as .a 'general contractor he
did mulch of ,the road and sidewalk
work et Forts Casey and ['lazier,
and built a number of Hgh1house%
for the government.
Had Profitable Business
Bargain Excursions JULY 28 from Brussels
Tickets also sold at all adjacent C.N.10, 5111010113,
To CaN.R Station in Maritime Provinces
Prov. of Quobee; New Brunswick; Prince Edward Island;
Aor FT. Return Linin, Train 1letornmtion, Tickets, consult nearest Agent, See Handbills. .
CANADIAN NATIONAL
e
either wine or placed in every event.
Married in 1882
On Jul" 1, 18112 Mr, 112C:.r was
united in marriage t0 Miss Lana
Pollard of Perth County, Ontario.
Three suns were born, 1111131,0)l211
'William S. and George C. 'McGee
of S•ttttle and James R, McGee of
Bremerton There are also ghee
gtlndc:MI(1 en, 01r. McGee's living
bothers are Joint A. eleGee of Cr-
eme), Oregon, and George W. Mc-
Gee of ScattO. His sisters ars
Mrs. George 11, Crtwuover of -
tago,
Miss '1lary McGee of Strat-
ford, Ontatia Mrs, David Niehors' of
(1,09eli. Ontario, Mrs, J. H, Hicks of
Weston. Ontario. and Mrs. Dan
11e1lerulld of Toledo, Ohio.
The Rev. 'falter 13. I3el1 of the
Presbyterian Church officiated ars
the funeral rites and music wag fur-
nished by MI's, C. G. Campbell tied
Mrs, T. Semple. Honorary pull bear -
ere were Joules G. McCurdy, N. A.
Nlasell, 8, P. Chase, C. F. Chris-
tian, J. J. Bishop and Howard 13111.
At final graveside services in Se-
attle six denhbers of 'the McGee
family acted as pall bearers. They
were the three sons, George, 1811-
liam and James; two grandsons,
Jack and Robert; and a brother
of Mr, 1IcGee, George 'McGee of Se-
attle,
Mr. Mt'Gee was a brothel-lu•law
of Chas. Pouted and a nephew of
the late Duke Jordan, bosh of
Morris township.
His Glyn business 'proved lrodt-
able and lie also became Iinuuchllly
Interested, in other indueltrlea, ia•
rintldng the Key City Light 38 ''ower
Company, of which he was vice-
president.
in 1022 Mr, McGee moved his
family to Everett, 181320812 ho en,
gagged in the sand and gravel and
(muster businves for eeverel
Years, Returning here in 1923 he
0p011ed the MhGee Garage, now the
N. L. S'hoa't Motor Company, In
recent years Mr, McGce was re•
tired from busiuesa,, but served the
city several year's 218 city eenncr-
tnen1. He did not rim for re-elec-
bton in 1936.
Ho was long active in the 13, P. 0.
11Uts' and Odd I`ellows lodges' here
and during his younger days was
all athlete of oonsideda:ble note, 14e
once entered al ,Port Townsend
Athletic 348s1eie.tien field day and
Railways, steamboats, steamer
and' bus lines are once more an
pouncing excursion rates to Toronto
the home of the Canadian - Natlenet
Exhibition. during the period ce that
great "Show Window of the
Nations."
WALTON
The W, M. .S. met July 18th
d .Segal Brotl1e14hood" was the woe,
ship theme taken from the Mission-
ary 181011111131. The treasurer re-
eorted $1.11,43 sent to Pres, Treas.,
for the half year, also the summary
of the motley raised by each: group.
A sleeting of the Baby Band, moth-
ers and babies 1208 considered.
Social Se2'vla'e was the study ably
presented by the 9111 of Morris
group, Mrs. Kirkby as leader. The
response to the roll call was a mis.
Idolatry in Smith (Trina, followed
by a paragraph on Tempelzrnce
read by Mrs. Cumming. A report
of the W. A. treasurer showed
$121,17 proceeds from the garden
party.
King On Feet
Again After
Flu Attack
Windsor, Eng„ July 15—The King
had reeovered sufficiently today
from an attack of gastric influenza
to leave his bed and it was assured
he would be able to make his state
0411 to France with the Queen
next week
At the royal lodge, Windsor Great
Park. where his majesty has beet
111 sieve Sunday, it was stated of1i-
(-Ially: "The King has continued to
make good' progress, Hie Majesty
is getting up today."
The king and queen plan to leave
for Paris July 19,
If the pedestrian looked before be
leaped he wouldn't have to leap.
DRIED 111111
P1 [NILE'.
WISH
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Pickled Canadian Fish.
No matter where you live, your dealer can get you
such Dried Fish as Cod, Haddock, Hake, Cusk and
Pollock, and such Pickled Fish as Herring, Mackerel
and Alewives .. , in perfect condition. Interesting
recipes can be used for every one of these fine fish.
Fish is a wonderful health food, good for every mem-
ber of your family. It is the great source of proteins
that help build sturdy, healthy bodies.
Serve Dried or Pickled Canadian Fish to your family
often . , . they will enjoy it ... and you will find it
economical, too.
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