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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1937-03-18, Page 4PAGE FOUR. THE SEAFORTH NEWS THE SEAFORTH NEWS Snowdon Bros., Publishers. WALTON. ,Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Manning are staying with their son-in-law and daughter for a couple of months be- fore taking a holiday trip to 'Hast- ings, Mich., to visit Mrs. M anning'.s sister, Mrs, Johtt Fogle, and also in Detroit for a couple of months, The W.M.S. met March •'1'Oth with 'Mrs. Bryaus presiding. "toy to the World' was the -opening hymn. The Scripture le diet was read by MI rs. Lyddiatt. The study chapter was pre- sented in an interesting manner by. the Walton group with Mrs. \\'. Haekwell as leader. Beth Shannon fu- wored the Society with a solo. Eleven olenibet responded to the roil call which was a prayer of confession. ,A pleasing feature of the Meeting was when Mfrs. !Herb. Manning was ask- ed to come forward. The following address teas read and Mrs. Davidson trade the presentation: "Dear Mrs. Manning: Understanding you intend leaving our .nii:.lst, we take titin op- portunity to express our goodwill to ward, you. For years you have been a valued member of the Society, ever ready and tvilliug to help, Your kind- ly manner has made for you many warm friends who are sorry to see sever your connection with the 1t1- ciety.As a token of our appreciation we ask you to accept this hyntnary. \Ve trust you may use your talents in the same degree in the comiuuuity to which you trove. Signed on behalf of the \V. M. S. Mrs. j. :McDonald. Mrs. W. Davidson, Mfrs, 'E, Bryans. Mrs. Manning thanked the women in a suitable reply. The regular meeting of Mission Band was held on Sunday morning at the usual hour. Thirty-eight members were present. Earl Coutts presided. Meeting opened by singing "I think when I read that sweet story of old: Ross Bennett rave as Scripture read- ing "The TenCommandments." Prayer followed by the leader and the Lord's prayer in unison. Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. Business was discussed re the Easter concert being presented by .MB. members on Monday evening, Apr. S. A; good program is being prepared. Dialogues, notion songs, pageants promise to make this concert the best yet. After singing "Work for elle night is coming," the classes dispers- ed totheir various rooms for the study ;period. Meeting closed by sing- ing- "Jesus bids us shine," and the M'iapah benediction. Communion will 'he observed in Duff's United 'Church on Sunday. March ;JIt Preparatory service ort Thursday evening of this week. Mr. H. B. Kirkby, Who is a mem- ber of twenty-five years in Western Star Oddfellows Lodge at Brussels, was presented with the lodge's em- blem and jewels last Thursday _even- ing. We hope Mr. 'Kirkby lives to be rewarded with the medal for fifty years of membership, Miss Laura M.anning of Kitchener LA spending a couple of weeks with her parents, Mr. and MIrs. I3. J. Manning, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1937 (7LL P BROS.Garaage DEALERS In All Makes of Used Cars Seiberling Tires, Tubes, Hart Batteries General Repairing on all Makes of Cars New and Used Auto Parts. Cars Washed. Batteries Charged Supertest Gas, Oil, Coal Oil,Fuel Oil Valuable Premiums Given PHONE 179. SEAFORTH All Repairs Strictly Cash. We Aim To Please Flats Fixed SUNNYVALE R,O. P., Baby Chicks BARRED ROCKS -' WHITE LEGHORNS .\Aso Started Chicks, Pullets and Cockerels from R,t 1.1', trap - nested Government .\ pprtverl and blood tested breeding stork. Reasonable prices and good ser ice,. F-Iatches c'ir every 11ondav and Thursday. Visit our hatchery with new James - way all electric equipment situated on north :Main St,. Eg'- niondv.ille, or call 160 r 3. Mr. Orval 'Holmes of Fairbanks Alaska, who is visiting 'his old home tit tit Borth has many interesting pictures of iAhlRIZa, In the upper picti e is ;the main building of the'Unncuity• of\laska, which Orval is attending. -The bluer picture a main street at Fairbanks ticks, shows that ears are plentiful in :Mesita, -Fairbanks has a beautiful new postotTiceand court house, of steel and concrete, somewhat resembling. in style of :trchiteettrre the new federal building at London, Ont. eserine ,Main. and the late Mrs. Main, I'he Young 'Peoplc,held their meet- ing L•tst Wednesday everting. Mr.. V. 1)11011 gave an inter e ting talk on tltt Life of D. I.. --Moody. Mts. V. lerry'berry and son 'Ken- neth of Leamington visited friends here during the past week. Mlr. and Mrs, \Vols Austin are spending a fete days with hie form- er s parents. A number from here attended the funeral of the rte bier, Thos. Consitt on Saturday; ler. and Mrs. 'J. Seeley and Mr. and Mrs. Prank Warder of London were Sunday visitors at the home of 1 r. and Mrs. (Alfred Austin. .vhere she re -sided until -her marriage in NM. when she tooted to Manitoba with her imsbantd, making their hone there until 119211, when the family moved east taking up residence On the 9th eon. of '1-1ullett where site had lived Op until her death. She wets a 'tome -loving person and her interests were ever centered around her home and family. She lea.vs to mourn her passing, her husband, two sons, Geo. and 'Herbert, both at home, four dau- ghters, Mrs, S. Appleby, L•llyth, Mrs. R. josling, Londes'horo; Effie and Elizabeth, cit home, RASO her father, Mir George M•Iain, tN.etr Dundee; one state, Mrs. idellah Struck, Preston; three brothers, Charlie, Bert and Au- stin, - stin, of Manitoba, and fotir grand- children.'Interment took place in the Clinton cemetery. .Pallbearer, were Messrs. Lloyd, Mervyn and ,iohn Pipe, 'Glen Fatirsertice, Thomas' Ste- vens, Scott ;Fairservu•e, • nephews of the. deceased. BAYFIELD On Monday, March ileth, the con- gregation of Knox church. Bayfield. met in the .basement to spend a social evening with Dr. and MLrs. C. E. Dougan, prior to .their leaving for their new field of labor at Trenton. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Leitch presented their infant for 'baptism. Following this all joined in singing 'favorite odd songs. Mrs Armstrong and Mrs. Westlake rendered a duet very ac- ceptably ,attd a chorus of men's voices sang two numbers. Mr. ',l. J. Richardson, acting as chairman call- ed on several of the audience for short speeches. Mr. Lewis Thompson asked Mr. George Dewar to come forward when a beautiful reading lamp was presented to the departing minister and his wife. Both Dr. and Mrs. Daugam in reply spoke of the kindness they had always received from the congregation. Since taking over the work here there had been perfect harmony and concord. A 'bountiful lunch was served by the ladies. ,D7r. Dougan will preach -his farewell on 'Sunday,, March Zhs.t. Many friends of Miss 0, MacKen- zie will be sonny to hear she is under the doctor's care. Miss Lucy Woods returned to the village Sundayaftera few weeks hol- idays in London and 'Dunnville. lEarly in the season there was fear of an. ice famine but the ice houses' are all filled now and abundance for all. LONDESBORO The funeral of the late Mrs. iAddi iFairservice, wife sof Mr. ;Wm, Fair service, who passed away in St. 'Jos- eph's IRospital, London, an March 11, 1937, was 'hdid . at her late residence on the 9th concession of Hu,l'le.t't, on Saturday, . March 113th, conducted by Rev. Mr. Gardiner, pastor -oil 'Barns' United 'Church. The deceased was borne near New- Dundee, :Ont:, Sept. 119Th, 111882, and was 'a daughter .of Mr. e WINTHROP. The Ladies' Aid and Coven Church. Winthrop. held their regular meeting on \larch ,ird at the home of Mrs. 'Hiram Blanchard. The president, .Mrs. ,Rifle+n, presided. 'Che meeting opened with a (hymn .follow- ed with silent prayer. The roll call on Faith showed a gond attendance. Basfnesx W't' discussed and hymn 56 eves sung. Scripture lesson taken from Galatians was given by 1Irs. Allan Ross. followed with pryer by Mfrs. Resbt. Mlc:`Farlane. The Christian Stewardship secretary, Mhrs. Rolterh McClure, gave a very interesting reading. Margaret Montgomery ;gave the topic taken from the study book. Sentence prayers were given by Mrs. C. 'Doltitage and Mrs. 'Hiram Blan- chard. Hymn 402 was sung and the meeting closed by repeating the Lord's prayer in unison. KIPPEN. - Mir, R. J. Cooper spent a ,lea 'days in Toronto recently Mfsitin;g with his sisters. • \L Dorothy McLean df Kirkland Lake was calling on her .many blends around the tillage this week and all - wee glad to see'ser. \Ir. John 11eNaughtou and Mrs. Chesney sney continue to keep quite poor- ly,. .\ large number from these parts attended the tit. Patrick's euchre. and dance in 'Hensall on the 17.1-1 and all t epurt a real trate. Mfrs. J. M. Ci per is in Seafo•th hospital and tier many friencis all (tope for a speedy -recovery. 'Mfr. and Mrs,'John Jarrett of the village entertained a large number of their friends to a social evening re- cently and all enjoyed it. eery mach. HILLSGREEN W.M.S.-The Women's Missionary Society was held at the 'home of Mrs. Chas. Stephenson on Wednesday af- ternoon, MMarch 110 with Miss '.Annie i.larrott presiding in The absence of Mfrs. TR..Mc1.Atlister. The meeting op- ened by singing i'Iynvn 1416. (Prayer in unison. Devotional reading by Mrs, kobt, Stephenson. •Hymn 402. The Secretary then gave her report. The roll was called and answered by 10 points for Mrs. Turner's ,group and 6 points for Annie rtfarrott's group. The offering and business was then taken, An iteral on Mrs, G. E. Forbes (,Pres- ident of the Dominion Board) on her flight by aeroplane to 'West China was taken for the study. 7Hymn 568 was sung, We closed the meeting by the M1irpah Benediction. A 'dainty hunch was sert•ed by the hostess. The friends and relatives in this community were grieved. to know when the sudden death of 'Mr. Tho- mas Consitt occurred tn'Hensall on Thursday last. For many years :MM:.r. Consitt resided in this community and was highly esteemed in every respect. The heartfelt sympathy is extender] to his sorrowing wife and the family circle who etourn 'his loss. A number attended his funeral on Saturday from his home in Hensel'. Mr. and Mrs, :Percy Campbell and family .visited at the hoarse of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Love. Mor. Won. Love of 'Hensall was a recent visitor to this community. Mrs. JohnBaker is on the sick list. \\'e wish her a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. 'W. \V'eide)have been ut attendance to their fathers' illness, h 1' 11 r .J oh cJohn De her and � oho \\Tido at Zurich. Miss Greta ,Blackwell was called to her home during her mother's ill- ness and death. 'from Florida she came by way of aeroplane to Detroit. Mfrs. \Vestey .Richardson returned to her home after spending several days with her hatband at 'Clinton Hospital where he is doing nicely after his operation. Mr, and Mrs. _Lasa Watson have ta- ken - a .position with Mr. Alan Coch- rane and are getting settled this week. After a few weeks' illness from a heart attack at her home, 'Jane Ide- Sherry, n'ife of Charles Blackwell. passed away on Sunday evening, :March 11(4, in her 59th year. She was born an the farm where she has lived during her lifetime on the '5th tGon- cession of Hay 'Township, Mrs. Blackwell has been a highly esteems ed resident df this .community and will be missed by a large circle of friends. as 'veil as her husband and two daughters. Mrs. Lou Cilan'ke and Greta, and one son .Russe'Ul, and one The W.A. .are .giving their play, sister; Mrs, Murray, who mourn her "The Woman yin The Fur - Coat," in loss. 'The funeral took place from her late home .an this church .on Wednesday night of . Wednesday, March h7, at 200 gip. sn, conducted by Rens. 'A. this week. Sinclair of 'H'ensall United Church. Interment in the 'HiiIlsgreen :Cemet- ery. The heartfelt sympathy is ex- tended to the sorrowing ones in their loss of a loved one. ELIMVILLE Mr. and Mrs, \\'rat. Bradshaw and. David, Mrs. 'John Herdman .incl Eula were visitors in Strathrn_v on Satur- daylast. Miss Hazel Heywood of `Petrodia is visiting this week at her home stere. The remains of the date John Clem- ents were interred in this .vicinity on Sunday afternoon last. Miss .Gerta 'Hunter of ,London spen: Sunday at her home. ANDREW A, MOORE, Seaforth, Ont, SPECIAL FOR IMMEDIATE SALE Leghorn Cockerels 2.00 per Hundred Barred Rock Cockerels 7.00 per Hundred BLYTH Mrs. S. 0. Leslie of Blyth, wishes to announce the engagement of her eldest daughter, Hazel Leona, Reg. N., to 'Mr, Benjamin John Timms, of Ingersoll, son of .Mr. and Mrs.' E. Timms, London, the marriage to take place quietly the end of March. VARNA iMfiss I -da IOhuter has returned- home after spending a .few weeks with friends in !Flint. Miss Muriel Elliott is visiting her sister, Mrs. Herd, in Goderieh. Mr. 'Victor Lee, who has been em- ployed with Mr. George Beatty, Sr., for nearly three years, has engaged with Mr. McIntosh near- Seafarth. Mr. and Mrs. Billy Austin of Sea - forth - are on their honeymoon. \'Are wish thembots voyage through life, Miss Lillian Elliott is assisting in Mossap's store. BORN McCullough - In Scott Memorial Hospiital, Seaiforth, ' :on' Sunday, March 14, 1937, to " Mr. and :Mrs: Roy McCullough, iGromarty, a daughter. Lilliao-In Scott Memorial Hospital, Sea1orth, on 'Tuesday, - March 1(16, 11(9317, o Mr. and Mirs, -Alex. Lill'ico, 'Egmontlrvill'e, a daughter, CONSTANCE A joint meeting of the W.A. and W.M.S. was held in the basement al the -church Thursday, March 110 The meeting was 'opened by singing hymn 360. 'Prayer was offered by .Mrs. W. Britton +fallowed by the Lord's pray- er in unison. The roll call on "Faith" was answered. Minutes were read and adopted and the business transacted. Mrs. Snell took the chair for group iNo. 3. 'Hymn 1135 was sung, followed by prayer by 'Mrs. E. Adams. The leaflet was given 'by 'Miss Ivy Sim- mons. IA solo was given by Mrs. Lindsay accompanied by Mrs. Roger- son, tiers, Gardiner gave an interest- ing talk on the crucifixion of 'Christ. Hymn 197 was sung and Mrs. Gardin- er closed the meeting. Lunch was served. Tice W.M.S, will hold their Easter Thankoffering meeting on 'Easter Sunday evening, March '_13th at 7:30. The pastor, Rev. W. A. Gardiner, will -be in charge of the service. There will be special music by the choir. Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Snell and Mr. W. Button attended the funeral of the late Miss Moore of .01111 pn. The body was taken to Murano for burial. Miss Chalmers spent the week end with 'Cromarty friends. 'The .Foresters will hold a dance in 'Forester's hall on Thursday, March 215. Please note the change of date. Mr. ,Leslie Tasker sold his farm last week. 'The farm lately vacated by Mr. 'Percy McMichael has been sold, to Mr. 'Wayne of near Bayfield: Mr. and Mrs. Wiil Webster and son 'George of St:Helens visited Mrs. Webster's mother. Mrs. Henry Tay- lor, on Sunday. REGENT 'THEATRE SEAFORTH NOW PLAYING Frank'Morgan Cecily Courtneidge The Perfect Gentleman :Mr. and Mrs, Schroeder of Grand Send spent 'Sunday visiting Mfr. and Urs, Montgomery. - Mis Chas. Riley returned 'frons Victoria Hospital, London, on .Wed- nesday of this week and is progress- ing nicely. The screen's newest, and greatest' comedy team Mon. Tues, Wed., Mar. 22-23-24 Fred MacMurray, Gladys Swarthout Champagne Waltz The dancers, Veloz and Yolanda A charming and melodic love story of modern Vienna NEWS THURS, NITE ONLY eMar. Lorre 5 Nova Pilbeam BEECHWOOD Mfrs. Martin Murray of Dublin spent a few days at the hone of her daughter, Mrs. ;Toe Maloney. Mfr. Denis Nolan has engaged with Mr. Wilfrid O'Rourke. Quite a number ,from here attend- ed the St. Patrick's concert in Dublin on Wednesday evening and enjoyed it very much. .Miss Marie Murray spent Sunday at the 'hone of her sister, Mrs. Wil- frid 'Maloney. iThe flu epidemic is raging around here at present. MANLEY The wintry weather and the 'March winds have made it possible to- finish harvesting the pine roots but it will not be long before the crop will be exhausted after which we will bare 10 resort to :the peat bogs in the pine swamp, \\'e are pleased to learn that Mirs. Patrick McLoughlin Inas lived to cel- ebrate another St. Patrick's day and her many friends wish her to see many more. The we'dditig chitnes are 'beginning to ring in our burg. ST. COLUMBAN Joseph P. Dentzer, :well known re- sident of St. Coitus -than, died Monday at the home of his brother, Rev, Fr. John 'Dantzer. Born in McKillop' 'tp. on March 7, 11891, he had spent the greater part of his life there. He was a member of the Roman Catholic Church. Another brother, .Andrew` Da :tzar, of near Dublin, survives also. The funeral takes place at St. Coltmrhan Church Thursday morn- ing, March 18. at 141 o'clock. The Man Who Knew Too r8u'ch Melodrama that will keep you hang-• ing on your chair every minute FRI, SAT. NITES only Mar. 26-27 A Fable by Mar. Connelly The Green Pastures Spec. Mat. Good Friday at 3 P. M. COMING "THE PLAINSMAN" HULLETT. Mr, J. L. Tasker sker ha .old his farm in Hnilett the fnrntec \\1u. Rion farm to Mr, 1)1011, from the West. Mr. Lasker is havins an suction 'sale on March 31. KIPPEN Mfr. and Mrs, Joe McClelland and ,Master tKenneth of 'Figtnandville :were recent guests of \4r, and Mfrs. Hugh MrtG'e •or. Mrs. Cole •of Ch•iselhurst eves the fiattestfew of days'. Mrs. and rs. Wm. Belt .for The many friends of Mrs. 'Mat. Clark will be pleased to know that site is recovering nicely after her ser- ious illness in a London hospital. HENSALL Messrs. lDavid Kyle and jack Tin - nay spent a fete days in London. 'Mr, and Mors. Roy MdLeren visited in London on Monday with ;Mrs. Harding. Mr, and Mrs. M, Drysdale spent Monday in London. 'Rev, W. A. Young is in Toronto this week attending a committee meeting of the Sabbath schools and Y. 1P. S, Mr, and Mrs. Glenn Bell and son Bobby and Mrs. Rcbt. Bell visited in London on Monday. The Mission Circle of the United Church held its first meeting at the home of Miss 4nildie Cross on cFri- day, March 113, from 6 to S p.m. A dainty supper was served, after which a meeting was held. Following the devotional period the officers were elected: • ?President. 'Dorothy 'Mc- Queen; Vice President, .Marion Dou- gall; Secretary. .Goldie Cross; Treas., 'Norma Cook: :Pianist, Elva Mc- Queen and (Pear] Harpole. The :meet- ing was closed •hy singing "Breathe au ase 'breath of God," followed by repeating the Lord's prayer in utti- son. The next meeting 'will be held on April 9th at the home of Miss Pearl 'TLarpole. 11 r..and 'Mrs. 'James Paterson spent a few days in Toronto this week 'Misses Elizabeth .and Margaret Slavin are spending a week with friends in (Exeter. Mr. and Mrs. John Corbett and son Ross visited in London on Saturday. 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