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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1934-04-12, Page 4PAGE FOUR THE SEAFORTH NEWS, Snowdon Bros., Publishers. WALTON. The regular meeting of the Mis- sion Band was held on Sunday, Apr, -8, in the sohool room of the church with 36 responding to the Roll Call, Iviary Buchanan presided and meet- ing opened by. singing "Take time to be holy." Minutes of last meeting were read and adopted. Business ;was discussed and worship period fallow ed as outlined in study borik. The 23rd psalm was repeated in unison, and prayer wns offered by the Lead- er. \Vetch 1''.wer was given by five -of the seni,r boys and the story of the friendship of Jonathan and David was react, After singing "Jesus bids us Shine," classes were formed for the study period, and meeting closed with the Mizpah benediction, The M, B. concert which was pre- sented on Wednesday evening, Apr. 4, does credit to teachers and pupils,. es well, the various numbers being very well rendered. The minister, Rev. C. Cummings was chairman for the evening and gave a very interest - in -g, address to the audience, along with the following program: Open- ing chorus, The Emblem of Our Mission,Band. Piano solo—jean Mc- Donald. Exercises Exercises by juniors—Easter Gifts. Song, junior boys—I've two little hands to work for Jesus. Dia- logue Mission Band in Mother Goose Village. Piano solo—Mary Bu- chanan Wen Shun, motion song by eleven juniors. Missionary alphabet— Junior classes, Song—Edith, Mar- jorie, Lois and Bernice Hackwell. Instrumental duet—Mildred and Mrs. Sellers. Chairman's address. Dialogue —At the City Gates. Chorus—We are ,irtle ,Gleaners, Piano solo — Mary Humphrey, Dialogue—Mrs. Smith's Mite Box, Piano duet -.Mary Hum- phrey and Beth Shannon. Pageant -- At Early Dawn, Proceeds am<tiate,i to $14,05. The U. F. Y. P. O. meeting will:• held on Friday evening, Apr, lath, Good program to be presented. The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies' Guild and W.A. of St. George's Church was held on Wed- nesday, April 4th at the home oi Mrs. \\'m. Anderson. The president of the Guild, Mrs. McTaggart, opened the meeting with a hymn, followed by Scripture reading and prayer, The minutes were read and adopted. After the usual business- was completed, Mrs. Humphries, president of the W. A.. opened their meeting with a nymn after which prayer was offered and the minutes read and approved. .A''c, t:a, business was finished grace was sang and lunch served by the hostess, Mr. and Mrs. H. Shannon and Beth spent Sunday wi:h friends at Clinton, Mrs. C. Dunbar spent Sunday at her home in Breeseie. Miss Ruby Younz of Wawanosh, Mr. L. Kirkby of Grand- Bend, Miss Ileen Ryan of Brantford, Margaret Nolsn ef Espanola, a, who have 'leen oe.roling this ,..says •,lith their parents. have returned t s their - h.'.,is F' , enee Ryon . St. J ee,:h s hos L -.•:dm nit,, s;ie,nt her h :inlay; w'.. oarents.i:i- returned to her L o : l .n. Dr. F. C. Neil of' Peterboro spent the week etel -en his mother, Mrs. W. Neal. and Blas :hast- o; Stratier3 Normal who spent their ,:'says with their parents, have re- to Stratford. Mies Shaw of Seaforth Collegiate who .pent the heHilo,. with her mo- ther has returned to 'Seaforth. Mr. and Mrs. \V. J. Humphries and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, R. Campbell of McKillop. The 'tisses Ferguson oi Seaforth spent Sunday, with Mrs. Wm. Neal, Mrs, Thomas Mose and daughters Ether: and Louella of Milverton are spending a few- weeks with her par- ent-, \ir. and Mrs, Adam Sholdice, NIrs. Wm. Herit and children of Elrna township spent a few days last week ;with Mr. G. Jackson and other friends. Mr. C. Bennett and D--r.,thy and (sena Drager spent the week -end t'a Mr, and Mrs, Ritchie Drager, Galt. Mr. D. Johnston has commenced work in the mill. with the largest hi that has been sen for e tuber ~_ ear-. Mi -s Hclo- Fa- ',tr a .,' Sea - forth spent the week end with her 'Marcors, Mr. ,ad Ffrs, Wm. Farqu- harson. ' WATT Mrs. Joe Hamilton and son Robin- son, of the 11)undary east, called on Walton friends, ifi, [slay Crawford, who has been spending the Easter holidays with her parents, :4r. and Mrs. DaveCraw- ford of McKillop, returned to her school three Miles west of Wiarton, on Saturday. Mrs, D. Crawford of--'Lci(i11op spent Saturday afternoon with iMrs. H. Fulton. Miss Viola Carter of .London spent a couple of days with her parents -dur- ' ing the' Easter holidays, • Born—To Mr. and i4rs. Nelson Fulton of London on March ,112th, a son (Rodney Nelson. THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1934. Farm -Machinery and Repairs Colne in and see our New and Used Cars agent for Chrysler, DeSoto and Plymouth JOI- N GALLOP AGENT FOR FROST FENCE SUPERTEST GAS and OILS AU Repairs and Labor Cash. S We are now buying EGGS at Highest Market Prices for CASH. Give us a trial now.. Prompt, courteous service. Best prices for Cream. Seaford' ereamery C. A. Barber, Prop. LONDESBORO The first meeting of the Mrs, Grier- son 'Mission Band was held in the United Church Sunday School room on Wed., April 4th, with Mrs. Gardin- er in the chair. There were nineteen children present. .'Mrs. Percy Mann- ing was appointed superintendent, We were very pleased to have present Errs. \Weliwocd and also a number of the mothers, Meeting opened by singing 406, Fraser Thompson was appointed secretary for the meeting. We were then favored by a pleasing solo, "The Old Rugged Cross," by Kenneth Scott, The Bible lesson from the nth chapter of Matthew was read by Rhoda Gooier followed by a story read by Beth .Gooier. Mrs. Gardiner then told an interesting missionary -tory, lies. \Vellwood then gave a short address explaining about Mis- sion Bands. Hymn 405 was sung and the election of officers took place as follows: President, Beth :Gooier; vice preident, Clifford ,Sundercock; rec. sec., Dorothy Griffiths; treas., Fraser Thompson; corr. sec., Phyllis lan- ning:; 'Heralds' Temperance, Joyce Fairservice; China Rhoda Gooier;; Ja- pan., Clarice ;Lee, Africa, Jack Web - :ter; India, Kenneth Scott; 'Korea, Jack Tamh;yn; Canada, Vera Hog- gart; Trinidad, Margaret Tamblyn; pianist, Phyllis Manning:. lookout committee, Captain for boys, Jack Lee: captain for girl., Ilean Miller: get ready committee, Allen Shaddick, z, ac for :he month, Clifford Sunder- •'ck' Stenards, Phy8'is McCool, Billy Lee. Flower Com. for next month, Patty Davidson, Doreen Armstrong. Fraser Thompson then rendered a :easing Violin solo after which hymn 404 was sung with Phyllis Manning the oiane. Mrs. Gardiner closed the meeting with prayer and a treat of "only nas served. Miss Jennie Cowan visited with her sister, Mrs. R. Townsend, over the week end, Flie: Jennie Cocnn visited with her sister, Mrs. R. Townsend over the week end. Mr. J. \V. Tamblyn and family of 'fnronto spent the week end at the home ,:f his mother, Mrs. J. Tanablyn, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rudnleil have moved into the house of the late Es- ther Lynn, We welcome them to our village. )Jr, and Mrs. J. Fingland and Miss Alice .spent 'Monday evening at the home of Mr. Earl Patterson on the. ltilth concession the occasion being the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs, \Wni. Patterson. In the death of Miss Esther Lyon, ,nr village has kat an esteemed citi- zen, she being a faithful friend to all. e'lie was rhe daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Lyon, born on the "aria one mile and a quarter north the village sixty-seven years ago, ie her youngest brtther „t s, and to whose hone she eo en months ago. where she rete wed the best of case and at- tention that loving hands couldgive, In early youth she gave her heart to ,ad and ever :ince she devoted her .ie to church and 'Sunday school ork, being teacher of the infants' lass. for about forty' years. Ffany of :he canna fathers and mothers of today attribute their Christian lives to her influence. She 'had great faith in prayer. She leaves to mourn her 1005 two brothers, Thomas .and Wil- liam, of Hullett, and one sister, Mrs: Sampson, of 'Palmerston. The funeral service was held in the United Church, conducted by her 'pastor, Rev. Mr. .Gardiner. S -he was laid to rest' beside her parents in the Lon- 'esboro Cemetery. The pa bearers were six of her nephews, Charles Watson, Will lam Honking, Stanley Lyon, Emanuel Lyon, Dr, Kirk Lyon and lfervyr.n Eckmeir. WINTHROP, The regular meeting of the Y.P.S. of Winthrop \vas heed on April loth with Edith Haien presiding. ,Meet- ing opened by singing hymn 405 fol- lowed by prayer by :Marion Little. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted, after which the roll call was answered. During the business period it was decided we would have a social next week, Margaret Pethick then took the chair for the rest of the meeting and opened by singing 35S, Doriue Little then led in prayer. The Scripture les- son was read by Anona Dale followed by an interpretation of the Scripture by Margaret ifontgontery, Hymn 380 was sung. The topic, "What Would Jesus. Do for Modern Jerusalem," was taken by Edith Mien. After the offering was read the meeting was brought to a close by singing hymn 249, and repeating the ifizpah bene- diction. .Ladies' Aid and \V.M.S, of Cavett Church, '\Vin't'hrop, met at the home of Mrs. Calvin Hilien on Wednesday., April 4th for their regular meeting and thankoffering, Forty-five were -present. Mrs. Patrick, the president, opened the meeting after which -Ir. Morrow led in prayer, During the bu- siness period it w -as decided that the Ladies' Aid would hold a social the last part of April, Mrs. David Mac- Farlane and Miss Margaret Cuthill were appointed as delegates to the Presbyterial to be hbld at Clinton an May 1. Mrs. Allan Ross, leader of Circle 1, took charge of the fhankoff ering. -\fisses Edith and Bessie iHi'llen played a piano duet, a reading entitl- ed, "A T'hanksgiving :Meeting," was given by Mrs. David MacFarlane. Rev. Mr. Morrow delivered a splendid thankoffering address. Sentence pray- ers were given by 'frs. Lorne Elliott and Mrs. John Boyd. Following the meeting the ladies of Circle 1 ;erred cake, A large crowd attended the euchre and dance last Friday night. The prize winners for the most games ,were: ladies' first prize, Firs. Ge--rge Ea;an; lone hands prize. iiia Blanche Pethick; men's first, :\tr, A Siert Harrieon:' lone hands, ?Jr, Ken Betties, The grand prizes for the mast games during the season went tee Mrs. Percy Little and Mr, Andrew Crozier, The many friends of Miss Margaret Cuthill will be pleased to know that she is improving after undergoing an operation in Scott Memorial Hospital last week, \•fr. and Mrs, Fergus Bullard and family spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. John Armstrong of London - Er.• and Mrs, John Hillebrecht of the =Huron Road east spent Sunday with Ms, and Mrs. Robt. Campbell. ELIMVILLE. The Young 'People's Society intend repeating their ,humorous play "No- 'bing To Do," on Friday evening next, Miss Hazel Heywood spent the week -end at her home. Sacranment was observed- in this church last Sunday morning. The AV. A, met at the home of Mrs. Iear Morgan last Wednesday afternoon with a good attendance The Roll Call was answered by a Itinise cleaning hint. Some very help- ful things were mentioned. Want and For Sale Ads, 3 times, 50c OLD AND NEW ANCE KIPPEN WILKER'S ORCHESTRA FRID 7 Y NIGHT Admission 25c. Ladies .15c ST. COLUMBAN. ' The St, Coluntban football club ate - holding an organization meeting on Thursday evening in the hall. A good turnout is expected, Miss Rose McQuaid of Toronto is visiting her parents, Mr, and Mrs. 'go seph McQuaid. Mr. and Mrs, Peter Ryan are in0ov- iug to rhe B'ushfie'ld farm in Logan township, which they have purchased. e1r-s, Peter O'Sullivan visited ie hitcheuer last week, :Lr. and Mrs. Joseph Moylan; of Kitchener spent Sunday with friends. The school teachers have alt ret- urned to their schools after the East- er vacation. -\lr, and Mrs. Jos. Jordan and 12r. and Mrs. Mike Barry spent Sunday at' the hoine of Mr. and MTS. John Coyne. HIBBERT, :Hibbert Council met in regular ses sion at Staffa township hall on Mon- day, all members present, the Reeve presiding. The minutes of the previ- ous meeting were read and confirm- ed. A communication was read from the Deputy :Iihister .of Agriculture drawing attention of Council to plat of the !Government whereby the council by co-operating with the pro - yincial government may appeal to the banks to make :loans to farmers un- der section SS of the IBank Act for the purpose of purchasing seed grain for the season of 1314. In the event of the farmer being unable to repay the said loan or portion thereof, the municipality may guarantee payment to the bank, and in all cases where the municipality sustains a loss, the Government of the Province of Ont- ario may reimburse the municipality to the extent of two-thirds of the loss, No action was taken, The Treasurer',- and Collector's Bonds were renewed- for `L000 each, and a road liability policy agreed up- on. Orders were issued for the stun of ,1171.30, The meeting adjourned until Monday, May 14th at 11 p.m.—Wes. Kathleen Feeney, Tp. Clerk, Dublin. GODERICH TOWNSHIP Mrs. Low -den who has been visiting relatives in Hamilton returned to her hone on the 4th con. this week, Mrs. Peter Clark of the list con. was in Detroit for Easter and also to attend the wedding :of her son, George. Miss Isobel'le Woods spent one dap last week with Miss Alice iHastings, Pete Harnison and Tom ;Patton are making syrup this week and they re- port it a very poor season as they have not had much luck. Mr. and Mrs. James Harrison of the Cut line celebrated their thirty- second wedding anniversary on Mon- day, April 2nd at a supper given for them by their •son Wilmer. ' Er. Bill Hohner and family :halve moved onto the 4th concession to the farm owned by George McIlyvain, A surprise party was given at the 'once of Mr, and Mrs.. Milton Woods on Saturday evening by relatives, it nein,; their '215th wedding anniversary. Over twenty guests were present.. Mr. and firs. Theron :Bettie; and Gordon of Winthrop visited with rel- atives on Sunday. CONSTANCE. The Live Wire Class presented their play, "Aunt iSusan's Visit," on Wednesday evening, April 4th, in Constance United Church. The play was humorous, entertaining and had good. moral. Each character excell- ed herself or himself in the part tak- en, Rev. Mr. Gardiner was the chair- man for the evening. The characters are as follows: Aunt Susan of /'Pep- per's Corners, Phoebe Wakefield; Jahns Thomas Pibbs, ;Ross \IdGreg- or; Mr;, John Thomas Pibbs, Ivy Simmons. Their daughters: Reba, Donalda Adams; 'Alice, Ruth Hrtgilk Mr. Guy DeMarchanon.t Coggs, Jewitt; 'Senator 'Smith, Case Allen; Mrs. Highborn, Isobel Jamieson; Mrs, Lindh Tuggs, Mrs, Verne Dale; Miss.Wiser, 'Phyllis Medd. Between acts the orchestra. pianist, Mrs. Jack Ferguson; guitar, Mrs. Leo 'Stephen- son 'banjo, Mr, James Neilans, vial ms Mr, Leo Stephenson and Mr. El- gin Nott, played liberally and oa' vouch appreciated by all, Er. Ander- son Scott sang a solo "Mary of Ar- gyle" which was well received. lfr, Bill Jewitt moved a vote of thanks to the directors- of the play: Mrs. Roy Lau -son and Mrs. B. B. Stephen- son, and also to :Mrs. Pollard w h... gave up her home for play practice. Closed with !God 1S'ave the King.. att.. and Mrs. NV. Logan, Kathleen and Eiss Cumtmings, all of Myth, visited at the 'home of F(r, and Firs, Leo Stephenson Sunday.`` Miss Mildred . Britton, Mr, and Mrs. Monroe, Mr, Reinke of Lon- don, visited at the home or Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Britton on Tuesday. VARNA. Mrs: Lottie McAsh of London is retie -wing acquaintances in and around our .village. Mr. Wm. Beatty of Mount Bridges called on friends last week, and in company with his sister, Mrs. Weekes motored to 'Lisfowe'I, ,Mr: M. E. Elliott spent a few days o Toronito, Mas Chuter is visiting in Lon -don at present,,/ Mr, (George Beatty Sr. in company with Fred. iDraser motored to Con- stance 'Monday, :Mrs. Jas, Stephenson, Gos'hen Line, spent a few days uitls 'hr sister, Miss E. Eossop and. Mrs. Mossop and dough hers. Misses Emily and Gladys Beatty of London in company with Mr. Lath- atn (motored from London to spend Sunday with their another, Mrs. Beatty,. We are pleased, to report MTS. Coultis is comsidenably improved :and will. soon be ,out again. BAYFIELD. The annual Masquerade !Dance tin- der the 'auspices of the Bayfield Ag- riailturad, Society held in the town scall Wednesday evening, ;April 4th, was a great success, there ,being over three hundred present. About two dozen were in costume and prizes were awarded as follows Lady's fan- cy hst, Butterfly, Margaret :Groves; 2nd, Indian, M•rs, L. CMakius. Ladies' Gamic, ilst Crown, Mrs, W. West- lake; 2nd, Farmerette, Etta McKay. Gents' Fancy, King Henry VIP, J. Gallop (Seaforth); 2ncl, Indian Chief, \V. Robinson (Seaforth). Gents' com- ic, ,lst, Old, Man, Carl Diehl; end, Conic Gent, J'as. Sturgeon, Girls, Topsy, Peggy Boyd. Boys, :Barney Google, Chas, Brandon, The judges were Izzetta :Kerner, Jessie hLeica'If, James !Cameron. Floor ,manager, W. \Vorldnaan, 'Music by Old Tyme Or- chestra. Lunch was served, MANLEY. Mr.. Tony Siemon has purchased the 50 -acre farm formerly occupied by Mr. Joe Lynch, south half of lot 111, con, 6, MdKillop, lfr. \Valiant Rossey of iLogatn has purchased the fifty -acre farm, north half of .lot 6, con. 6, McKillop. There aro quite a number of changes taking places which points to a change in times, A number attended the meeting at Clinton 'last Tuesday at the Agricul- tural Departm•elnit for the improve- ment of ,the bacon hog and of form- ing a committee to appoint county delegates to interview the Agricultur- al Dept. of Ontario for the improve- ment of bacon hogs and to get the producers and packers to co-operate. Mr. Fred Eckert attended the fun- eral of Mr. Joe Harkin of 'Stratford REGE T THEATRE SEAFORTH NOW PLAYING JESSIE MATTHEWS (Star of Good Companions) There Goes The Bride Snappy •Songs — Catchy Music Comedy Pitts & Todd News reel Mon. Tues. 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