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THE SEAFORTH NEWS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 194+2
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WALTON •
,mk meeting for the Red Cross
will he he'd in the community hall,
Walton. next Tuesday, Dec, 10th.
3Irs. W. C. Bennett spent a few
days with her husband at Ottawa.
-Mr. Fred Rutledge, 31r, Bob Lane.
Mrs. Kenneth Rutledge and Is'velyn
Ruth•dge of Toronto spent the week
end in the village.
41r. Russel Bryatts. R.C'.A.l•'., Trete
ton. spent the week end with his
wife and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sellers and
son Clayton visited at ileidelhurg
over the week end.
Sirs. (']armee S1e14s 1h(1 baby
girl reterned home Sunday from the
private hospital at Brussels, Both
are tine.
Gordon holland visited his brother
last Friday and Saturday foa Bm••
Alen Camp. expecting it to h, his last
leave.
Master john 4leiss spent the. week
- end with his sisters. Misses I-TeIen
- and Sena Strl1s In Kitchener.
Mrs. Joint 'Mehemet of Stratford
has been visiting relatives and
i1i ads around Walton,
Mr. Silas Joluts101 has heen 011
the •irk hat.
KIPPEN
\1: s. Ja , 1ti ('lymont spent Last
w _ , with her brother, SII'. W.
Wagner of Zurich.
Mrs. Baird t
Stf.ai•tI-
1a London
spent a few days at the home of her
father. Mr. R. J. Cooper.
011's. Emma McDonald and SIiss
Marguerite JIrDnuald have gone to
L6inrlsm. where they will spend the
-next month Miss McDonald has ar-
e. peed a position in Itutiad'ell Cycle
anal Toy Shop.
\Iis' Margaret Kraemer spent the
w.-1; •'nal 401111 h"•r patents at Munro.
1Ir5 Agnes -florin. spent n few
daysdaYs last week with friends .at Drys-
dale.
Miss Mande Glenn of Toronto is
visiting with her brother, Mr. George
(,lent(.
Mr. Lloyd Brock has taken a posi-
tion with W. E. Butt,
Miss Helen Glenn of London spent
the week end with her parents. Mr,
and Mrs. Geo. Glenn.
Mr. Wm. Moore is in Ingersoll vis-
iting with his daughter, Mrs. John
Witcombe.
Miss Esther Dayman was in Lon-
don on Sunday visiting friends.
The Kippen East W.I. euchre and.
dance which was to have been held
in the town hall, Hansall on Friday
evening, Dec, 6114, has been postpon-
ed until Wednesday evening, Dec.
llth. The December meeting of the
Kippen East W.I. will be held at the
home of Mrs, Glen MacLean on
Monday afternoon, Dec. 16th, at 2.15.
The roll call: "My Earliest Recollec-
tions of My Christmas- Toys."
Owing to the week end blizzard
Hattie is nearly at a standstill
around the village.
Mr. R. J. Cooper and Mr. Andrew
Pell spent a few days in Toronto re -
(petty on business.
Wedding bells are ringing in the
village.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McKenzie have
returned from their honeymoon and
are nicely settled.
Lloyd Brock has engaged with Mr.
W. E. Batt for a term.
The (14(440 of the lucky liekets at
D. E. Kyle's store on Saturday fright
was a sttecess and many local people
featured in useful articles of merch-
andise.
Mrs. J. W. McLean recently enter-
tained some friends to a dinner in
honor of Mr, McLean's birthday.
MANLEY
The many friends of Mrs, Stephen
Murray- are pleased to hear she is
improving after an operation in .ti
t
nv
J eph s London, last, week
11 s0ent- 1 101 1 watt t has et hl for
good and car traffic is tied up except
un the -main highways w•1u•re snow
0101.4 aro- operating. Bel nature of -
km has changed its course, as in
1861 the 11111 weather was line until
t hriCtmlas and ploughing was in
Progress while the first snow fell on
t'lnlstn1114 eve. and Mere was sleigh-
nag for Christmas. The ground was
se dry that the muck tires did not go
mut until Febrnahy when the first
rain fell. And then again in 1919
r
when on the .ltli of November if
rained all day and on that evening
the high wind mounted. Many build-
ings. and whiter set in for good with
a continued :snow storm 11101 hard
frost and no rain till the Last of
April. And no damage was 41111• 111
teed or grain in t111' barns 111111 'a ere
unroofed And 1(gaiu in 1004 and 1145
we had twit werlts of sleighing he•
fore Christmas 1011011 the snow left.
and .January was like Spring. Snow
tell the Last of the month and erne
tinned 11nt11 the first of May. and was
the latest spring in uirmory. 11111
after all we had good (fops. So let
us hope for the heat.
WINTHROP
Owing to weather i'onditions the
annual meeting of the W. A. and W.
M. S. of Caren ('han'ch has been
postponed until Wednesday, Dec. 11.
at 2 p.m,
0Id Man Winter has come in 1511111'
('(4). The roads have been blocked
for cars, but are going again. 't`lte
snow plow has been busy.
The first euchre and dance of the
season was held in the hall last Fri-
day night, The prize withers were,
ladies, most games. Mrs. P. Little;
lone. hands, Mrs. George Eaton. Meta,
most games, Mr. Lorne Webster;
lone hands, Mr, Bill Alexander. After
lunch 11 few homy were spent in
dancing. The nexteuchre anti dance
will be held Thursday, Dec. 12th.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eaton wird
family. Mr. and MIs, Albert Sperling
spent a day recently with Mfr. and
Mrs. Lon Sperling of G0rrie.
Pte. Alek Kerr of Letelml spent `a
few days with his family.
HARLOCK
As Monday was voting clay the
Bullock teacher and pupils had 11
holiday,
Mr. Harold Beacom and hIr, Leo
Watt had charge of the Voter's at
Haa'lock and were 1101 kept too busy
as it was a cold (hay and the roads
heavy. There were something over
50 votes polled.
We understand Mr. Leiper was
elected Reeve and Councillors ,John
Armstrong, Jaelc Ferguson, George
HI'nwn and Mr. Pickett.
Mr. Charles Parsons left 111;1 week
to spend the winter at his daughter's,
\ars. and 51r. Harold Jenkins. in St.
Catharines.
Mr's, Robert Watson is holidaying
for a week in Goderieh..
Mr. Audrey Knox and Mr. Clifford
Shnhhtroolc have been cutting wood
in Mr, Thomas Knox' hash with the
draw saw which they recently purch-
ased. We wish 1110111 111(11 with their
SaW.
Thr re was 110 service ill limns'
Church Sunday on account of 1111,
roads being bad.
CONSTANCE
e the
The W.M.S.. held a meeting in t
school room of the n11u1'zh Thursday
(Monition. Nov. 28t1h. Re'v. Menzies
conducted the installation of the of -
fivers: President. Mrs. Williunr 13111 -
ton; first vice. Mrs, John Notting-
ham: second rove MIS. Jumps Hu-
seeretary. Mrs. Charles Dexter;
treasurer. Mrs. B, B. Stephenson; re-
cording seeret1n•y, Mrs. Robert L1ny-
son: - temperance sec., Mrs. Benj.
Snell; literature see.., Mrs. Earl Law -
Sell; mite box sec,., Mrs. Lamb Law-
son; pianist, MI's, Alex ('a`be`t; as.
sistaut, Miss Edith Britton; Press
SM... Mrs. C'har'les Dexter; floret sec..
Mrs. George Addison: stewardship
sec„ Mrs. Bert Stephenson; sttang-
r.l's' see., Mrs. Alvin Dale.
VARNA
The Young People's Society of the
United Church will meet on Friday
evening of this week in the church.
L.O.L. 103E will bold its annual
meeting o1 Thursday of this week.
The NIlssio Band will meet at the
home of Mrs. McAslh on Saturday
Dee. 6th.
Miss Dorothy Coleman has been
visiting at the home of 1VIr. and Mrs.
George Johnston for the past week.
HILL.SGRBIIBN= in 00
Mr. Hugh Love made a business
trip. to London recently.
Bean threshing is the order of the
day in this community.
The recent. 5110w storm which has
continued since alst Wednesday has
almost tied up the traffic. At time of
writing it is impossible for the cars
to 1'lu1.
Mo. John Baker is getting ready to
chop at. Hillsgreen for the winter
months. -
:lir. liud Mrs. R..101105 of near Lis
towel are at present staying with
their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Davidson, -
Mr, Archie Parsons is wearing - a
big smile as it little boy has conte to
his hone to stay.
We are glad to (report that Dar.
Ross Love is able to be out again
after being confined to the Meuse for
some time.
The annual meeting of the Varna
Red Cross will be held in the town-
ship 1ut11 on Monday night, Dec. 9, at
S o'clock. A good attendance is re-
quested.
CROMARTY
Robert Hall Cowie, prominent Car-
lingford residout. who flied on Wed
nesday last in his 81st year, was the
oldest living teacher of Cromarty
school. He wkta assistant teacher here
in 1878. He had enjoyed
excellent
health until three weeks ago and
death resulted from pneumonia which
developed the previous 'Fridley, He
taught school in Carlingford for 2l
year. In 19055 he gave up teaching at
Carlingford and taught at. Sterling
Palls, later returning to Carlingford
where he operated a general store
and served 1111 postmaster. The late
Mt'. Cowie was treasurer of the Carl-
ingford United Church for thirty
years and was superintendent of the
Sunday school for several years. Ile
was a native of Ntssouri township.
His wife predeceased hint in 1927.
Surviving are one daughter. Mrs. A.
A. Scott, of Vancouver, who flew from
British Columbia upon hearing of her
father's illness, and a step -daughter.
Miss Annie Dunlop. of Carlingford;
one sister, Mrs. John Paul. of Pow -
ss un. and two granddaughters.
On the bus the other day a chap
stood up and gave his seat to a lady.
She fainted!
When she came round she said,
"Thank you very much."
t -Ie fainted!
REGENTtth
, Anna
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MISSION BAND HOLDS
THANKOFFERING MEETING
'1'lisre was a. very good attendance
considering the mild. stormy day, 11t
the thankoffering Riveting of the Go-
forth Mission Band held in First
Presbyterian Chnrch Sunday school
raonl 011 Monday erten-mon at four
o'clock, with the president. Helen
Smith, in the chair, The meeting op-
ened by all standing and tweeting
the pledge to the Empire and Ibe
church, followed by the singing or
the stational anthem, and an interest-
ing program 40'111011 included a recit-
ation, "What The Oak Tree Said," be
Peggy Willis, a scripture reading by
Anna Dupee; "Thoughts On The
Scripture Passage," by Peggy Trap-
nell recitation, "Do It Now," by 10.11'
li11nr Jack, n story entitled, "Prayer
Night.' by Mrs, iclttgh Jack and duet,
"Shining, Blooming and Singing," by
Frances Jack and Kenneth Willie.
William ,l'ack's side won the attend-
ance contest.
The presentation of certificates
and seals was made by the leaders,
Mrs. D. H. Wilson and Miss .Juliet.
('Tuff, as follows; junto' certificates.
given by the Band, Peggy Trapnell,
Peggy Willis, Sue Nixon, Phyllis
Scott, Anna Dupes. Those receiving
silver seals, Frances Jacl(, 211101e
Jack, given by their parents. Lenore
Habkirk, donated; Jean McMaster,
given by the Band. For perfect at•
tendance, Jean Wright, Ilelen Smith.
William Jacl(, Peggy Willis, Sue Nix-
on, Olen Nixon, Frances. Marie
Jack, Ronald Jaek. Alva Dupee. The
(children responded very generously
to thee offering which amounted to
aver $16,
FATHER OF SEAFORTH
LADY PASSES AT D'RYSDALE
Oscar Dueltiu•nie Sr.. one of the
oldest residents of the French settle -
Mont at Drysdale, died last wetk at
the home 4414 hiSN son William, on ttite.
(Bine Water highway. north 01 St.
Ioseph, ill his 'r>ml year. Born in
Lower Canada, 51r. 1:)uchartne came
to this district when he was eig111
yc.us ai ,t..(', Hr lbecaute isitlely
lsn,wit and a popular resident. His
wife, .formerly lane '\\'ilsou. died two.
years ago. Surviving are e'hree daugh•
terA and three sous, (Mrs. Sol -
kens, Seaford:: 51 i' . 0444.4' ;leritulette,
\foam ,Cannel; 'Mrs, Hartman. '1'hed-
ford; t\'illiato, Oscar 'Jr,. and Fred,
all ,4.f the 11 hie Water highway; a
sister, Wt.,. i'arris'o, of Detroit, anti
a brother, Fred Duchunne. of B(id
lit, Slichigan. The ittnerai service
was held at St. Peter's Church, at
the French Settlement. on Saturday,
at S.30 a.111.
W. R. MEDD, TROWBRIDGE,
WAS 'NATIVE OF BLYTH
William 12. 51edd of Trowbridge
passed away in his 89411 year. He was
a son -of Henry 'Medd and Susanna
Richardson [Medd, born in Torr.. 'Ch1
F(.ibruary 7, 4'877, in. Blyth, he was
united in marriage to 'Miss Hallett
IIeasciwoo I. He was a carpenter and
contracts)`, and was a member of tie.
Trowbridge United Church. Surlivin;
besides his 0111' a daughter. Mrs
Robert- 1Iannilton, in Saskatchewan,
and a brother. !balm -54 'dei, cif .1 1111100.
The funeral was held frons the lrow-
hrldge 1'nit(•d IChnrclt, with h(4.. Sir.
Spell ,'1 Ethel 0itici1li1(4'.
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