The Seaforth News, 1926-03-25, Page 8aczumn
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Ctingratulatious to Mr: and : Mrs:
Fred Beer on ,the arrival of a young
son to their hoe on Sunday,
Mrs. Robt. ',Bonthron attonded the
Mrs. Rebel
funeral . of the late M s, ' e <ah.
Poplestone in •Exeter • on•`Tfturieay
Mr. J. Stewart,: of London, was in
town. on Thursday last.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm Ford,Ex-
eter,
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eter, visited with ` Mr, and Mrs.
Robt. Higgins'' on Thursday.
People's League of the
The Young.I'eop s g,
United Church was held on Monday
evening. The meeting was in charge
•of -Mrs, Lee Redden with the presid-
ent presiding. The meeting was op-
ened by the singing of a hymn, after
.,'which Mr. Peck led in prayer. The
':Scripture lesson was read by Mr.
Manley Jinks, The topic was very
ablY ,••given by Miss Katie Scott on
"St. Patrick.' ' A reading by -Mr,
James Tapp, mouth organ selection
by Teddy McDougall, solo by Miss
Nellie Boyle, duet by Mrs. Joynt and
Mrs. Sinclair, reading. , by Miss M,
Ellis; violin selection by Miss Ethel
Murdock, accompanied by Miss Greta
Lanimie on the piano, which were all
greatly enjoyed.
The Peerle Jubilee Concert Co.
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will give . an entertainment in the
'town halhop Saturday evening, March
27th, under the auspices of the Pres-
byterian church. c
Mr. Malcolm Gillies, who has been
Eying in Mrs, Bullard's house on
Queen street, has hired with Mr.
Wm. Alexander of Hay for a year,
and has moved his family out to a
house on one of Mr, Alexander's
farms.
The dance held in the town hall on
Friday evening last was largely at-
tended and all reported a good time, •
Mrs, Jas. Patterson was called to
Kitchener last week owing to the
eerious illness of her sister, Mrs. J.
Brenkott. Miss Margaret Johnson has
been taking charge of the Public
Library during Mrs. Patterson's ab-
sence.
Rev. Mr. Sinclair is having the tele-
phone moved from the old parsonage
to the new.
Our local onion men are starting.
this week to ship out the onion sets
that have been stored in the large
onion warehouses here this winter.
They report that the onions have
kepi well.
Our local mail couriers were un-
able to make their trips on Tuesday
owing to the bad condition of the
roads,
Mr. Alvin Wurm, 2nd concession
.of Tuckersmith, held a sale on
Thursday afternoon.
While attending church on Sunday
morning last Mrs. Robs, Bonthron
was taken suddenly ill, and was un-
able to be removed to her home till
the afternoon, and at time of writ-
ing has not improved much. Mrs.
Bonthron has been a well known re-
sident of Hensall for a good many
years and her many friends were
sorry to hear of her sickness and
'hope for her recovery,
Rev. Dr. Fletcher still continues
very ill at his home here, not show-
ing much improvement.
Next Sunday the subjects of the
sermons in the United church will be:
11 a,m., "The Good Man of the Oki
Testament." 7 p.m., "The Message of
the Palms." A subject for Palm Sun-
day.
Mr. A. J. Sweitzer, of Detroit,
visited over the week -end with friends
in town,
Mr. Alex. Munn returned Monday
from Bay City, Mich, where he has
spent this last three weeks visiting
his daughter, Mrs. (Dr.) Wilson and
son Clarence. Clarence Munn has
been engaged in Bay City for this
last year clerking in a hardware
store.
Cook Bros, have engaged Mr. Thos.
Newell, of Stratford, as salesman for
this season, Mr. Newell has been
engaged in the car business for a
number of years and will be a valu-
able addition to Cook Bros. staff.
Mr. Jacobs, manager of the Huron
County Home, was in town on
Tuesday.
The hockey boys are putting on a
banquet at the New Commercial hotel
on Friday evening, entertaining all
those who have assisted the team
during the past season, and the vil-
lage council.
At the Continuation school Thurs-
day, Friday and Saturday evenings
there will be an exhibition of pic-
tures put on by the Elson Art Co.
This will be a wonderful opportunity
to see this collection of 200 famous
pictures, masterpieces of art of all
periods and of all countries. A study
of these 1 ictures will well repay you
for any sacrifices you may make in
coming to see them. There will be an
admission of 10 and 20 cents charged.
The proceeds will go to buy piftures
for the school. Any visitors wishing
to purchase pictures will be at