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The Seaforth News, 1946-06-13, Page 4TFIE SEAFORTH NEWS THE SEAhORTI-I NEWS, Snowdon Bros., Publishers BECKER WHITE A quiet wedding was held at the Manse in Egmondville at 4.30 p.m. Saturday, by Rev, A. W. Gardiner, who united in marriage Mrs. E. White, formerly of Seaforth, to Mr. A. Becker, of Kitchener, Miss Josephine Edge was bridesmaid and Mr. Chas, Cunningham was best man. Those in attendance were Mr, and Mrs, Harold Cunningham, Kitchener, and Mrs, (Rev,) Gardiner, Mr. and Mrs. Becker will reside at 83 King St. West, Kitchener. MRS. DANIEL GRUMMETT Funeral services were held Satur- day aturday for one of Huron County's oldest residents, Mrs, Daniel Grummett, who passed away in Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth on June 5. Al- though Mrs. Grummett had been blind for several years, she had en- joyed comparatively good health un- til ten days before her death. Born in London, Eng., 97 years ago, she came to Canada in 1853 when the family settled in Harpurhey, where she spent practically all her life. Over fifty years ago she was united in marriage to Daniel Grummett of the same district, who predeceased her 16 years. She is survived by a son and two daughters, Jos. Grum- mett, Harpurhey; Mrs. Samuel Stor- ey, and Mrs. Harry Palin, of McKil- lop; CKillop; a sister, Miss Sarah Brown, Harpurhey. She was a life-long• member of St. Thomas' Anglican Church, Seaforth, Rev. C.. L,'Gil- bert, rector of the church, conducted the service at the home of her son, Joseph Grummett. Interment was in Maitlandbank cemetery. WALTON • The Sunday School anniversary will be held on June 23rd instead of the 16th. Rev. Frank Gilbert, a form- er pastor, will be the speaker. DUBLIN Coyne -Jordan The beautiful altar of St. Patrick's Church. Dublin, was decorated with white peonies and snapdragons fm' the wedding of Mary Elizabeth Jordan, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos- eph Jordan. Dublin, to Michael ,Franeis Coyne. son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Coyne, Staffa, Rev, Dr. Ffoulkes officiated at the ceremony and the nuptial mass, and Mrs. Will- iam Lane, cousin of the bride's mother, presided at the organ. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a floor length gown of ivory brocaded satin with fitted bodice, bouffant skirt, long sleeves tapering to a point, and sweet heart neck line. Her flowing veil was caught with a Queen Anne head dress and she car- ried a cascade bouquet of pink roses, lily of the valley and bouvardia. Her only ornament was a pink necklace with matching earrings. Miss Lor- raine Jordan. youngest sister of the bride, was maid of honor, wearing a floor length gown of blue guilted taf- feta with fitted bodice, full skirt, puff sleeves and long blue gloves. Her long veil was caught with a colot of blue and pink carnations and her bouquet was pink carnations. Misses Eileen and Jean Jordan, sisters of the bride, acted as bridesmaid and junior bridesmaid respectively. gowned in identical floor length frocks of double pink net over sarin with shoulder length veils and carrying nosegays of pink and blue Briareliffe r.: Corp- oral Cor oral Joseph J. Coyne. brother of the bridegroom, was best man. and the ushers were James Sloan. uncle of the bride. and Ted Doyle. cousin of the bridegroom. Following the cere- mony, a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents. the bride's mother receiving the guests in a two piece grey silk Jersey dress with matching hat and mauve accessories. Prior to her marriage, the bride held a position with the Western As- surance Co., London, where she was the recipient of numerous gifts, Dinner was served at the Royal Hotel, Mitchell, to twenty-five guests and later a buffet luncheon at the bride's home. The oldest guests were' Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Feeney and the youngest Jackie Doyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Doyle, The bride- groom's gift to the bride was a chest rof silver, to the maid of honor gold gracelet with matching ear rings, and to the best man, a tie clip and pin. Mr. and Mrs. Coyne left on a honey - Moon trip to Detroit, Niagara Falls and Buffalo. 'The bride chose for travelling a line green suit with 'brown accessories. On their return they will reside in Hibbert Township. Among those attending the wedding were: Miss Mary Jordan and Mrs. James Jordan, Toronto; Mr. and Mrs, Albert Kelly, Blyth: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Coyne, Dundas; Mr. and Mrs. Matt. Coyne, Brantford. The sacrament of Confirmation was administered at St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, on Monday evening by most Rev, J. T. Kidd, Bishop of London, Thirty-six children and three adults were confirmed and His Excellency, Bishop Kidd, gave an in- spiring address featuring the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost: Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety and the Fear of the Lord. Other clergy in the sanc- tuary were: Very Rev. J. C. Kelly, London, Chancellor of the Diocese; Rev. F. J. O'Drowski, St, Columban; Rev. S. J. • MacDonald, Clinton and Rev. T. E. Verdenheimer, Logan. Following is the list of candidates confirmed: Rose Givlin, Ursula Gly- nn, Lena Givlin, Dorothy Dillon, Mary Morrison, Jeanette Jordan, Alice Ryan, Louise Feeney, Helen Horan, Joan Evans, Marie Bruxer, Alice Feeney, Rita Eckert, Dorothy Ann Costello, Joseph Costello Ber- nand Costello, Clarence Cronin, Lorne Cronin, Bobbie Cronin, Keith Kelly, Jack Kelly, Paul Kramers, Ronald Butters, Allan l3utters, Jo- seph McLaughlin, Edwin O'Heatn, Joseph Woods, Stephen Horan, Fer- gus Burns, Jerome Murray, Cyril Murray, Francis Flanagan, Leonard Feeney, Pat Flannery, Jack Ryan, Jerry Eckert; Mrs, Leonard Nagle, Mrs.Earl Nagle and Kenneth Mc- Pherson. An impressive ceremony took place at St. Patrick's Church, Dub- lin, on Sunday afternoon when the parishes of District Centre No. 5 of the Holy Name Rtgly assembled to celebrate the 25th Annual Rally and parade of the Holy Name . Society under the auspices. of th 'Diocsan Union; The parishes of Seaforth, St. Columban, Logan and Dublin were represented led by their respective presidents carrying their distinctive banners, and marched in the parade to the church. The service consisted of reciting the Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus, singing the hymn, "Come, :Holy Ghost." the sermon by Rev. Father MacDonald,C,S.S,R,, London; Renewal of the Holy Name pledge; Bnedietion of the Blessed Sacramnt, concluded by the hymn, 'Holy ;God, we praise Thy Name." Charles Malone, Halleybury, with Mrs. Malone and Mrs. Mary Mc- . h c'ath Mrs. Mary J. O'Rourke, Mr. and Mrs, Frank O'Rourke, Detroit, with Miss. Katherine Burns, Mrs. M. Schulman, Buffalo, with her brother, Patrick Maloney. Mr. and Mrs, Herb. Brown, Paim- erston, with friends here. Miss Mary Dorsey, London,at her home, Janes Shea has returned borne from St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Murray, Mrs. Andrew Dantzer and Mrs. Daniel Burns in T oronto, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Forster at Markdale. Miss Margaret Atkinson and Miss Joyce Farady, Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Atkinson, Ted Rowland, Windsor, with his mother, Mrs, Winnifred Rowland. Sgt. James Newcombe, Toronto, with Mrs. Newcombe. VARNA Miss Lola MacLaren of Cromarty was the guest of Miss Mary Reid last week. - Miss Gladys Beatty of Loudon spent the week end with her mother Mrs, L. Beatty and sister Edith. r Mr, and Mrs. E. Epps of Clinton were renewing acquaintances in the village Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Raymond of London were weelt end guests at the lronie of Mrs, M. G. Beatty and Miss Mossop. Rev. R. C. Holmes, rector of St, John's Anglican Church, will give an address to the members of the L.O.L. Jure 30th, at 7.30. Mrs. Will Dennison of Thanresville in company with Mr, and Mrs. Fred Dennison and little son were renew- ing acquaintances in the community Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E, Chuter in company with Mrs. M. Reid called Sunday on their cousin Mr, and Mrs. Fuller Blue Water Highway. WINTHROP Master Billie Morey, who spent the past two weeks with his aunt Mrs. Margaret Horne, retrrned home to Mitchell on Friday. Mrs. Jerk MdSpadden of Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Bert MrSpadden and Jackie of London visited with relatives over the week end. The Helping Hand Mission Band will hold their regular meeting on Saturday, June 15, in the school room ell the church. at 2 p.m. DST. Mr. and Mrs. George Mather: of T';;-cmno with Mr, Arthur Henderson. We are sorry to hear Mrs. Arthur Henderson has been taken to Scott :+I-rorlal Hospital where she was nperated on Monday evening. We hope for a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Sydney McCullough of Blyth. Mr. Andrew Montgomery, of Brantford. with Mr. John A. Mont- gomery. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Maddess and , Lillian of Milverton with Mrs. R. IC. Davidson and family. Mr. James Henderson is very low in St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Mrs. J, M, Gillies and Jackie are visiting In Midland where Mr. Gillies' boat, the C. D. Secord, is tied up with the strike, McKILLOP R. A. (Bert) McClure returned from overseas Tuesday. He was met in London by the family and spent the day with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. J, L. Brown, He is a son of Mr, William McClure, of the 4th con- cession. He has been overseas since January, 1945: served in Germany with the occupation forces with the 3 Highland Light Infantry. Mr. and Mrs. Thoinas Carter am family, Jarvis at,, were to London to meet her brother Bert McClure on Tuesday. BAYFIELD I Hayfield's grand old man, Murdoch Ross, died at iris home in the village on Monday evening, June 10, follow- ing a, short illness. He was born in Galt, September 26, 1852, where his. parents, Christie Montgomery and M. Ross, had halted on their journey from Cape Breton to take up land near Tiverton. They lived there for about seventeen years, After the mother's death, the father went bark to Cape Breton, On his return he settled in Buffalo where the children joined him. As a young man he drove a team of horses for a man in Buffalo whish gave him the idea: of starting out on his own as a teannater, So after living in Buffalo for three years he returned to Tiverton and bought a team, While cutting cord wood at inverhuron he was contacted by a man named McEwen who had a $60,- 000 Contract for building Bayfield Harbour, and he carie here after New Year's in 1875 with his team of horses to draw stones for the harbour: The next yearhe went thrashing with John Pollock a..d It was while en- gaged in this work that he lost the finger's on his right hand. Next year he started fishing with John Pollock and finally he acquired his own boat. IIe wa,s engaged in fishing and also the ice -business until 1937 when he sold his boat and business. Familiarly known as Capt'n Ross for years to Summer visitors who enjoyed tripe in J "Give to Conquer Cancer" 1 t 29 Theig Cancer Drive ' is on BY PULPIT, PRESS AND RADIO. And we expect to reach and interest everyone in the Sea- forth district. The Committee in charge have placed for your convenience in the following business places, Boxes for . your donation. Receipts will be given for all sums over $1.00. "Give to Conquer Cancer" LEAVE OR SEND YOUR DONATION TO ANY OF FOLLOWING: Scott Habkirk Service Stn., Whyte's Produce, Tasty Grill, Beattie Bros,, F. S. Savauge, Stewart Bros., Keating's Drugs, Seaforth Creamery, Routledge Grocery, Cleary's Grocery, Sproat's Grocery, Bank of Commerce, Bank Dominion, Bank Provincial; Bennett's, Walton; Finnigan's Grocery, Egmondville. LIONS _ BRITISH WAR VICTIMS COM. his sail boat he was widely known and highly respected. A man of stern cal- vinistic••pr'inciples, he was an.Elder in the Presbyterian Church for forty years. During his seventy years of residence here he took an active part In the community life, having served on the council, later the Trustee Board of Bayfield. He was a staunch Liberal in politics. On June 10, 1880, he was married to Melissa Harrison, daughter of the late Mr, and Mrs, W. Harrison, who predeceased him in 1943. Five children survive: Mrs. R. J. Kiser, St. Petersburg, Fla„ Mrs. R. M, Newcombe, Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs. George Davison, Woodstock, Mrs. Irene Bassett, Bayfield, and Wm. J. Ross, Los Angeles, California. The funeral was held from Knox Presby- terian Church, Bayfield, Wednesday, June 12th. Mr. and Mrs. E. .Sander of Kitchener, spent the weekend with their aunt, Mrs. F. A. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Moran of Lon- don are spending some weeks in the village. Collection of clothing for the Na- tional Clothing Drive will be held here on June 18th, 19th and 20th. Bundles of clothing will be received at Mrs. Gairdner's in the afternoon, Mrs, F. Gimenhard received word this week that her brother, Chas. Doupee of Edmonton died in that city. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weston upon the birth of a daughter in Clinton Hospital, Mon- day, June 10th. Mrs. R. H. F. Gairdner who spent the last winter with her father, Mr. S. Gaylard of Lake Geneva, Wis., re- turned to her home here on Friday. Mrs. Keith Leonard and babe of Toronto arrived last Thursday to spend some time with her mother, Mrs. E, Featherstone. Mr, E. Featherstone of London, ,;,pent last weekend at his horne, Misses Morley who ' have been wintering in Florida, -returned t their cottage in the village where they expect to spend the summer months. Mr.•and Mrs. L. Day are in Torr - onto, guests of their daughter, Mrs. Cook and Mr. Cook. Mr. Heard and daughter, Mrs, Galbraith of Hamilton were in thc• village over the weekend preparing their cottages on the Signal Bank for the summer. We understand Rev. W. Barclay of Hamilton has rented one of these cottages and expects to spend some weeks again this year in Bayfield. L .KEV EW CASINO GRAND BEND Dancing Every Wednesday and Saturday "The Cliff. Gordon Orchestra" Summer Opening Saturday, June 22 DANCING NIGHTLY UNTiL'LABOR DAY GORDON DELAMONT And. His Orchestra Now Playing at the Lido Deck and Sky Club, Brant inn WATCH NEXT WEEK'S PAPERS THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1946 REGENT THEATRE Seaforth Now Showing Thur. Fri, Sat. June 13-14-15 Bing Crosby Bob Hope "Road To Utopia" Dorothy Lamour^ Hillary Brooke A truly hilarious comedy packed with laughs MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY Charles Boyer Lauren Bacall "Confidential Agent" A suspenseful melodrama, full of robust action NEXT THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY Grey MCLure Linda. Darnell "THE GREAT JOHN L." 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