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W. J. McKay, of Huron
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Nominating Convention Will Be Heidi
in the Town Hall, Here, Wednes
day Afteroon; August 25th.
Harold Barrett
Barrett, 148 Park Street,
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Wingham and • Kincardine Branches
Unite for Pleasant Outing.
Meeting Was Short As Only Routine
Business Was Dealt With
Social way. An
the proceedigs
many various
The mother, al-
Was Held at U.S.S, No. 7, East Wa-
wanpsh, 100 Rods from the Place
pf Collision.
Mr, G. A. Schatte Owns Violin
Made in 1726
Qne Car Turned Over, Mr. Dan Mu*
Donald Injured
daughter, Jean,
in Orillia. ’
The funeral
day at Orillia.
St, Thomas Cemetery.
Mr. Leopold Macaulay Will Be Spec
ial Speaker at Convention Here,
Thursday Night.
Travelling Bags — In all the new
styles of Aeropack, Gladstones and
Travel Twin Sets. See them
Greer’s Shoe Store.
WON DISTRICT
SINGLES AND RINKS
Will Play ip Provincial Play-Offs on
Thursday
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LEGION PICNIC
GREAT SUCCESS
The weather was ideal on Wednes
day afternoon last week for the Leg
ion Picnic which was held at Kiricar-
•dine iPark- The Wingham Legion and
Ladies’ Auxiliary and' their families,
also members of the Kincardine Post
-united for this annual event.
Races were held and then a dip in
the lake enjoyed, followed by a picnic
supper. All were treated to ice cream
•and orangeade. Following the supper
the prizes were presented which clos
ed a very enjoyable day,
Results of the races were as fol
lows :
Girls under six, Doris Scott, Glen-
na Ross, Barbara Templeman; boys
under 6, Donald Stone, Bob Sinna-
rnon; girls, 6-9, Doreen Bagshaw,
Audrey Hayles, Mary Forbes; boys
6-9, Albert Searles, Jimmy Turner,
Billy Templeman; girls 9-12, Ruth,
Harris, Lenore Scott, Shirley Edgar;
boys, 9-12, Jack Stout, Leroy, Turner,
Berwick Bell; girls over 12-15, Edna
Turner, Mary Sinnamon, Reta Sinna
mon; boys over 12-15, Arthur Hall,
Bill Harris, Jack Hayles; girls 3’-leg-
ged race, May Mason and Edna Turn-
•>er, Reta Sinnamon and Mary Sinna-
man: boys’ 3-legged race, Berwick
Bell and Arthur Hall, Bill Harris and
Jack Hayles/ girls’ sack race, May
Mason, Mary Sinnamon; boys’ sack
race, Leslie Turner, Fred Temple
man; Auxiliary members, Mrs. Mas
on, Mrs. Hingston, Mrs. Turner; Le
gion members, Dick Stone, Lloyd
Hingston, W. Bell; threading-the-
needle, Dick Stone and Mrs. Harris,
W. Bell and Wanda Bell; ladies’ shoe
race, Mrs. Towne, Ruth Harris, Ed
na Turner; men’s shoe race, Bill Fry,
Dick Stone, George Williams; match
box race, Mr. and Mrs. Westelle,11D.
Stone and Mrs. Harris; pie plate race,
Dick Stone and Mrs. W. Mason, Mr.
and Mrs. Turner.
City Mission ,
Illustrated lecture “Let the Lower
Lights Be Burning,” by Rev, P. G.
Lehman,-Owen Sound, Thursday ev
ening. He will preach Sunday 3 and
S p.m.
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Came Fourth ajt Mt. Forest
W. A. Miller and Alex. Crawford
came-fourth at the Doubles Twilight
held in Mount Forest on Friday ev
ening. Their score was 3 wins and a
plus of 3. Other local pairs compet
ing were. Dr. Irwin, E. Nash; ,0. Has-
elgrove, D. Rae; D. B. Porter, Rev.
Pollock; A. Taylor, Geo. Williams.
* Mrs. M. R. Beckwith
Following an illness of
anonths, most of which she was con
fined to her bed, Elizabeth Hamilton,
widow of the late Maurice Robert;
Beckwith, passed away at her resi
dence, Edward' Street, Friday, Aug
ust 13th, in‘her 78th year.
Mrs. Beckwith, who ha% been a res
ident of Wingham for the past 48
.years, was born at Auburn. She at
tended school there and then the fam
ily moved to Clinton. In 1886 at
Clinton she was married to her late
husband,, who predeceased her four
teen years ago. A few years after
their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Beckwith
moved to Wingham and for the past
S3 years she has resided oh Edward
Street. Mrs. Beckwith was a member
Of the United Church and was a faith
ful attendant. She was the last of a
family of three brothers and two sis
ters.
She leaves to mourn her passing,
two daughters, Miss Cora May Beck
with, Reg, N., of New York, and Mrs.
Harry (Alice) Campbell, of Belfast,
Ireland. She is also survived by two
grandchildren, Elizabeth Louise Cum
mins and James Beckwith Cummins,
of Toronto. A daughter, Mrs. Earl
(Ethel Florence) Cummins, died at
Toronto m 1930.
' The funeral was held from her late
residence, Edward Street, on Sunday
afternoon, the service being Conduct
ed by Rev. E. Loney, pastor of
the Baptist Church, assisted by Cap
tain Barwick of the Salvation Army,
ktr, Frank Collar sang her favorite
hymn "Have You Been In the Garden
With Jesus?” '
The pall-bearers were! Frank How-
son, O.Haselgrove, W. B. KIcCool,
Wesley Walters, J. H. McKay and H.
Hopper.
Burial was Made jn Wingham Cem
etery
At the finals of District No, .8, of
the Provincial Lawn Bowling Assoc
iation held in Hanover on Wednesday
last week, the local rink of Art Wil
son, H, Sherbondy, D, Rae, Jack Ma
son, skip, won the district play-offs
from R. Galbraith’s rink of Mount
Forest, The score by ends:
Wingham 001013021050031600004--27
M. Forest 310100300108200032210—22
Alex. Crawford won the singles ev
ent 21 to 11. He defeated Frank Eidt
of Walkerton who won this event last
year from Mr/ Crawford.
Dr. Irwin and R. Rae skip, were
the local, representatives in the doub
les but failed to qualify,
ners were McConnell and Doughty of
Walkerton.
The Mason rink and Alex. Craw
ford will enter the Provincial Lawn
Bowling play-offs which are being
held in Toronto on Thursday of this
week.
CONSERVATIVES TO
SELECT CANDIDATE
The Conservatives of Huron-Bruce
riding will convene in the Town Hall
here at 8 p.m. on Thursday night this
week to select a candidate for
forthcoming provincial election.
Hon. Leopold Macaujay, K.C.,
L.A., minister of Highways in
Hepry administration, will be
special speaker.
There will likely be a contest
the nomination as Mayor John
Hanna and W. Cecil Knox, of Tor
onto, a former Winghamite, are in
the field. Ex-Warden Robert Bow-
fnan, Reeve of Brussels, is also prom
inently mentioned as is James. Mc
Cutcheon, of Grey.
a Engagement Announcement
The engagement is announced
Mary Hazel, daughter of Mrs. Thos.
Irwin and the late Mr. Irwin, of East
Wawanosh, to James Melville Camp
bell, son of Mrs. Charles Campbell
and the late Mr. Campbell, of Morris.
The marriage to take place in August.
To Teach in Scotland
Mr. J. H. Perdue, B.A., who has
been spending the summer months
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs,. H.
T. Perdue,1 left to-day for Glasgow,
Scotland. Mr. Perdue will spend the
next year there as an exchange tea-
‘Cher under the direction of the Lea
gue of the Empire.
Legion Auxiliary Held
Special Meeting
On Monday evening a special meet
ing of the Ladies’ Auxiliary to the
Canadian Legion was held in the Ar
mouries, when the Zone representa
tive, Mrs. E. Deane of Stratford was
the speaker. At the close of the
meeting a very pleasant social hour
was enjoyed.
Aberhapt Will Enforce Bank Act ,
Premier Aberhart replied to Prime
Minister Mackenzie King’s request
that the Alberta Government refrain
from enforcing its new bankers’ leg
islation with the statement “We are
compelled by the mandate of our peo
ple to proceed with the enforcement
of our legislation? ’
Returns Aift®r 33 Years
Mr, Frank MacKay, of Detroit, ac
companied by Miss F. Boldt was a
visitor in town for a couple of days
this week, Mr, MacKay left here 33
years ago and has since resided in
Detroit. He spent most of his time
while here looking up companions, he
played with as a boy and visiting var
ious scenes of his childhood.
Truck Slid Ihtio Ditch
One of Joe Kerf’s trucks, driven by
Norman Coulter, skidded on some
loose gravel, near Mrs. Oliver Ander
son’s farm in East Wawanosh Wed
nesday last week as it was coming
down a hill and slid into th® ditch,
The driver was thrown out of the cab
but landed against a wife fence and
escaped injury. The door and’ tog of
the cab were smashed but th® body
of the dump truck Was not messed up.
INQUEST HELD
INTO AUTO DEATH
At the inquest into the death of
George B. Naylor, who died July 28,
following an accident at the junction
of the 9th concession of East Wawa-
npsh and the Auburn-Whitechurch
road,‘which was held at U.S.S. No, 7
East Wawanosh, on Monday after
noon, the jury of which Bert Thomp
son was foreman, brought in the fol
lowing verdict: “We, the jury empan
elled to inquire into the death of
George B. Naylor of the Township of
East Wwaanosh, find that he,.came to
his death by an internal hemorrhage
from a rupture of the liver caused by
tersection of the 8th and 9th conces
sions of East arid West Wawanosh
and the division line between 'the
same townships. We find that by the
evidence submitted we attach the
blame of. the accident to William Mc
Cool of Wingham.” .A rider attached
to the finding read as follows: “We,
the jury recommend that signs be er
ected on the corner to protect the
public/’
Dr, R. C. Redmond, Coroner, con
ducted the inquiry, assisted by Crown
Attorney D. Holmes. The jurymen
were: Bert Thompson, Foreman; Jas.
Snowden, Dave Chamney, John Ma
son,, Norman Thompson, • Clarence
Chamney, Roy Irwin, Chas. Robert
son, Jas. Jefferson.
It takes only about 3 minutes for
Bisma-Rex, that delicious-tasting ant
acid powder, to bring you relief from
stomach agonies. And its relief is
lasting, too! Thousands are finding a
new freedom from, the slavery of in
digestion arid other stomach troubles.
McKibbon’s Drug iStore, your Rexall
Drug Store, has Bisma-Rex.
bottle from them to-day!
Held Picnic at 10th Bridge
The John Street Baptist Sunday
.School held its annual .picnic on Wed
nesday last week at 10th bridge, A
large number were present and enjoy
ed the outing. Games were played
and ah old time picnic supper served,
Lucknow May Build Community Hall
The ratepayers of Lucknow will
vote on a $7,000 by-law on August 31
for the building of a Community Hall
and Arena.' If the by-law passes it,
will mean an annual payment of
$492.53 per year for twenty years.
The rate of interest will be 3% per
cent.
Preaching at St. Andrew’s
Rev. W. J. West, M.A., Stratford,
formerly minister at Bluevale twenty-
five years ago, who is spending the
month of August at Bruce Beach and
who is preaching at St. Andrew’s
Church here, for four weeks of Aug
ust, conducted the services last Sun
day delivering two very interesting
and impressive sermons on “Attitudes
Which People Take Towards the
Work of God” and “The Intellectual
Supremacy of Christ,”
Recently the family of Mrs. Chas.
Wheeler and the late Chas. Wheeler
of Morris, gathered at the old home,
now occupied by their son Jesse. This
is the first time for nearly thirty
years that the family have been able
to be all home together. The family
consists of Mrs. A. Taylor (Carrie)
of Wingham; Herb of Belgrave, Er
nest of Lethbridge, Alta.; Leonard of
North Vancouver, B.C.; Jesse and
Cecil and Mrs. N. Higgins (Lena) of
Morris and Mrs. John Anderson
(Myrtle) of Belgrave. The others pre
sent were four daughters-in-law and
three sons-imlaw and 17 grandchild
ren. Mrs. E. Wheeler of Lethbridge
was Unable to be present. The after
noon was spent in a
interesting part of
was the taking of
groups of pictures,
though hi her 83rd year enjoys good
health and enjoyed the afternoon very
much. A dainty dinner was served on
the spacious lawn by the hostess and
ladies. The evening was spent in
musi® apd social inter-cotirs®.
The best wishes of their many
friends go to Mrs. Wheel®!4 and her
family and hope that they may be all
spared to meet again.
AUGUST MEETING
OF THE COUNCIL
The regular monthly meeting of the
Town Council was held in the Coun
cil Chambers on Monday evening
with all members present except
Coun. Wilkinson. His Worship May
or Hanna presided.,
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read, and approyed.
Mayor Hanna reported that he had
on-Monday afternoon spoken to Mr.
C. A. Robertson, M.L.A., regarding
having Josephine Street resurfaced by
the Department ofe Highways. Mr.
Robertson, who w$S on his way to
Toronto, said he would again take
this matter up with, the department.
A letter was received from the
Crane Company recommending that a
good grade of blower coal be used in
the system recently installed at the
Town Hall. 1
A letter was receiled from the Hur
on Old Boys’ Association, of Toron
to, thanking the Council and the Band
fori.treir co-operation with them on
Civic Holiday at Gdderich Re-Union.
• W. R. Riddell, president of the
Health League of Canada, wrote re
questing that Council appoint two cit
izens as representatives to the League
as they are endeavouring to develop
a national movement..
Following discussion,, Dr. W. Con
nell and Coun. R. H. Lloyd were
chosen as Wingham representatives
to the Health League.
A letter was received from William
D. Tucker informing Council that due
ot ill health he had found it necessary
. to close his butcher business and ask-'
ed council for a portion 'of the tran
sient trader’s license.
This matter was laid over, to the
next meeting of the Council.
The finance committee reported a
number of accounts and recommend
ed payment.
Coun. Thomson reported for the
streets committee, he; stated little but
routine work was being carried on at
present. There was considerable tile
on hand and he was of the opinion
that the Gurney drain could be
paired without a great deal of
pense.
Reeve Davidson reported that
had had the catch basin and drain at
Willis’ cleaned out. He suggested
that rods for this purpose be purchas
ed, and that the cost of same be pro
cured and submitted at the next meet,
ing of the Council.
Coun. Hetherington reported that
the noise of fixing trucks at night ac
ross from the hospital had ceased but
that the shipping of chickens back of
the hospital still disturbed the pat
ients. The woodwork at the arena is
being painted.
Reeve Davidson reporting for the
Cemetery Committee that the cemet
ery was in good condition. Council
commended Reeve Davidson on the
splendjd condition of the cemetery.
Coun. VanWyck reported for the
Fire Committee. He said a letter has
been received from Mr. Bickel regard
ing certain specifications for some of
the fire truck equipfrient. This infor
mation had been forwarded Saturday
afternoon. He was not able to state
when the fire truck would be ready
for delivery but expected it would be
here in a week or two.
Reeve Davidson explained that
there was a 35-foot road allowance
inside the fence at the cemetery be
tween the two gates which will never
be used as such. He proposed that
this property be sold as lots and stat
ed he would submit a by-law to this
effect at the next meeting of the
Council.
Mr. W. Stokes was granted a
week’s holiday*
Misses Mintlie and Florence Barber
have returned from Ottawa, where
they spent the past few weeks.
White Shoes—All our white shoes
must go. Big cut prices to clean Out
balance. Lots of summer weather a-
head. Greet’s Shoe Store.
INSTITUTE’ MEETING
AUGUST 26th
The Augtist meeting of the Wom
en’s Institute will be* held in the
Council Chamber on Thursday after
noon, August 26th, at 2 o’clock.
A good programme will be given
With Barrister R. S. Hetherington as
guest speaker. Punch will be served
by th® hostess, Mrs. J. Currie and her
Assistsitits. Everybody welcome
BAND CONCERT AND
ENTERTAINMENT
The people *of this community will
have the opportunity of attending a
musical treat and entertainment,
sponsored by the Wingham Chamber
of Commerce in aid of the Wingham
Citizens’ Band, in the Arena here on
Friday night this week. The program
will commence at 8 o’clock.’ *
Two Bands will be in attendance
and a .very entertaining program will
be presented by Alice Dunbar of Lon
don, and her group of popular enter
tainers. Miss Dunbar has in her group
Isabel May, Albert Bretherton, Mar
garet and Janet May. This troup have
delighted many large audiences this
year with their songs, jokes, charac
ter sketches, accordian numbers, song
and dance specialties and acrobatic
novelties,
Join the crowd at the Arena on Fri
day and enjoy a program that has
pleased thousands. Admission 25c,
children 10c.
Following the program a jitney
dance will be held.
Assistance Appreciated
The executive of the Wingham
Legion take this opportunity to thank
all those who so kindly donated prizes
for their recent picnic.
Received Coronation Medal
Mayor John W. Hanna in Friday’s
mail received his Coronation medal.
The medal which is silver, has a pro
file of King George and Queen Eliz
abeth on one side and a crown on the
other with the words Coronation of
King George and Queen Elizabeth on
the other. The ribbon is red, white
and blue.
Lightning Hit Church
In the storm a week ago last Sat
urday a bolt of lightning blew out
some fuses and burned out the motor
on the blower at St. Andrew’s Pres
byterian Church. Mr. Schatte, the
caretaker, was in the building at the
time but did not discover any damage
had been done until some time
following week when he went to
the switch that was affected.
Alberta Bank Acts Killed
An order-in-Council by the Domin
ion Cabinet Council was corhpleted
Tuesday nullifying the Alberta bank
ing control legislation. Mr. Macken
zie King declared the constitutional
responsibilities placed upon the Fed
eral Government by the' British North
America Act left him and his colleag
ues no other course than to disallow
the acts in question. It is thirteen
years since the power of disallow-
ment has been exercised by the Do
minion.
Clifford Won Central Semi-Finals
The local entry of the Central Lea
gue played the second game of the
semi-finals of the Central League at
Clifford on Monday and lost 18 to 7.
The. local squad will now put their
baseball duds away for another year.
Blyth and Clifford will meet in a ser
ies of games for the Central League
title. During the regular schedule the
local team were successful in finish
ing in second place and were able to
master the Clifford boys but in the
play-offs Clifford had the upper hand
all the way.
John A. Wallace
John A. Wallace, a -former manag
er of the Dominion Bank here, Man
ager of the Dominion Bank branch
in Orillia, ^died on Wednesday of last
week in Toronto General Hospital of
a heart attack. He went to Toronto
the Monday previous to his death for
observation for a throat ailment and
wag expected back home in a few
days. His death was sudden and un
expected.
Mr, Wallace Was born in Edin
burgh, Scotland, and moved as a
youth to St. Thomas, Out., and there
joined the Dominion Bank. He serv
ed overseas during the war aftd on
his returned rejoined the Bank. He
was manager of the branch here for
five years, leaving in 1926 fori Guelph.
He was stationed at Toronto
Woodstock and only last Fall
transferred to Orillia.
He is survived by his widow
and Son, Cameron, all
POSSESSES OLD
VALUABLE VIOLIN
Mr, G. A. Schatte, local bandmast
er, is in possession of a very rare
violin, He purchased this instrument
about one and one-half years ago not
knowing it was so old and valuable.
A short time ago he was clearing the
interior of the violin when he discov
ered a label inside which reads “An
tonis, Stradevarius, Cremona, Facibat
Anno 1726.”
The similar instrument in the Wur-
litzer collection in the United States
wa'S made in 1725 and is valued at
$55,000. The bow in the Wurlitzer
collection is valued at $2,800 and the
bow of Mr. Schatte’s violin is identi
cally similar.
Mr, Schatte’s violin will be on dis
play in our window on Thursday.
HURON-BRUCE
LIBERALS WILL
MEET HERE
At 2 p.'m. on Wednesday afternoon
next week, August 25th, the Huron-
Bruce Liberals, will hold their nomin
ating convention, in the Town Hall
here to .select a cadidate for the forth
coming provincial election. Mr. C. A.
Robertson,
sented this
years, will
ation. Mr.
Township, former member for South
Bruce, is also mentioned in this con
nection.
It’s Greer’s Shoe Store for White
Shoe Bargains these days.
Mrs. Art Bieman of London, is
visiting with her mother, Mrs. W. A.
Currie. ' ’
Mr. George Allen of Windsor is
visiting with his parents, Chief and
Mrs. George Allen.
Miss Lina Barber of Toronto visit
ed oyer the week end with her mother
Mrs. Chas. Barber.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hoop of Tor
onto,'- were week end guests with Mr.
and Mrs. David Currie.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hammond and
son of South Bend, Indiana, are visit
ing her mother, Mrs. John Kerr.
Misses’ and Children’s Shoes 69c to
$1.29. Money saved in buying your
school shoes now. Greer’s Shoe Store.
Rev. G. I. and Mrs. Campbell of
Ottawa, are visiting at the home of
the latter’s mother, Mrs, Chas. Bar
ber.
Mrs. Robert Groves, Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin Groves and Bobby of Freeville
N.Y., are visiting relatives in town
for a few days.
Mrs. Keith Oliver of Thamesford
returned to her home on Wednesday
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Reg.
Sutton of Orangeville.
Mrs. Chas. Barber who underwent
an operation in the Civic Hospital,-
Ottawa, returned home on Saturday
much improved in health.
Mrs. Frank Kinnard and daughter
Frances of Windsor, visited over the
week end with her sisters, Mrs. David
and Mrs. Howard Finlay.
Miss Margaret L. Currie returned
to Toronto on Monday, after spend
ing twb weeks at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. David Currie,
Mrs. H. J. Hoose and daughter
Caroline, also Mr. H. H. Hoose, all of
Port Chester, N.Y., are visiting with
the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Haugh, Diagonal Rd.
See “Maytime” Next Week
Nelson Eddy and Jeanette
Donald, the stars of “Naughty
ietta” and “Rose Marie” will
again sing their way into the hearts
of the people in the production "May
time” at the Lyceum Theatre, Wing
ham, next Monday, Tuesday, Wed
nesday,
To Teach at Stockholm
Miss Mildred Redmond, B.A., dau
ghter of Dr, and Mrs. R. C. Redmond
has accepted a position to teach Eng
lish at a ladies’ college at Stockholm,
Sweden. Miss Redmond graduated
from Cambridge University, England,
this; year, She and her mother, who
have been touring Europe since th®
■end of the college yejar, arrived home
Sunday evening., M\§s Redmond will
leave Segt 16th for Stockholm,
CAR ACCIDENT
ON 2nd OF KINLOSS
On Monday afternoon two cars eoL
lided at the junction of the 2nd con
cession of Kinloss and the County .
Road at Murray’s school house, Only
one of the seven occupants of the
cars was injured, Mr. Dan McDonald*
former reeve of Kinloss, suffering a,
broken or dislocated collar bone.
Mr. and Mrs, McDonald, their,
grandson Donald and their grand-' '
daughter, Marie Louise Fortune of
Lucknow were passengers in the one
car. In the other car were Mr. ancL
Mrs, George Gibbon and baby of
Lucknow. The McDonald car was
travelling east on the 2nd concession,
and the Gibbon’s car was travelling
north on the County road, the party
being enroute to visit Mrs, Gibbon’s-
father, Mr. Wm. Rath. The cars met
at the inter-section and the McDonald;
car turned over ending up on its top>
with the wheels in the air. They
scrambled from the car just as it col
lapsed to the ground. Mr. McDonald,
being the only one to receive injur
ies. The Gibbon’s baby was thrown
from its mother’s arms into the back,
seat of the car, but escaped injured as
did the parents.
Supplied Enterftainiment
C. N. Merkley, E/Karges, R. Hall
and the McNall Sisters of Blyth, sup
plied the program at a garden party
held at Turner’s near Port Elgin on
Friday night. According to reports
this local troup went over big.
Awarded Bridge Contract
Mr. Robert Mowbray of White
church has been awarded the contract
to construct a bridge north of Wood-
stock by the Ontario Highway De
partment. The cost of the bridge will
be about $20,000 and will be complet
ed by Nov. 15th, this' year.
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Mrs. William H. Gurney *
As midnight approached on Mon
day night, Margaret Wallace, beloved
wife of William H. Gurney, passed on,
at the family residence, Victoria St
For years Mrs. Gurney did not enjoy
good health and on Easter Sunday
last, March 28th, she suffered a stroke
and since then has gradually weaken
ed.
A native of Acton, Ontario, Mrs.
Gurney was in her 58th year. Follow
ing her marriage, ' to her now bereft
husband, 33 years ago, they lived foe
three years in Acton, prior to taking
up residence here. She was of a quiet
retiring disposition, her home and
family being her main interest in life?.
She was a fine Christian type of wo
man and -while her health would per
mit was a member of the choir and
took an active interest in Sunday
■School work.
She leaves to mourn her, besides
her husband, one daughter and one-
son, Mrs. R. E. (Marjorie) McKin
ney of Toronto and Wallace at home.
Two sisters also survive her, Mrs*
George Murray, Acton and Mrs. R.
E. Battram, Fort William.
The funeral will be held from the
family residence here, at 1 p.m. on
Thursday, Rev. Kenneth MacLean,
minister of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian
Church, of which she was a member,
will conduct the service. On arrival
of the funeral cortege at Acton a ser- *
vice will be held in Knox Presbyter-,
ian Church there.
Burial will take place in Fairview
cemetery,
Harold
Waterloo,
Monday evening last week after &
serious operation. Mr. Barrett had:
been ill for one week. He was in his
29th year. The son of the late Thos.
Barrett and Mrs. Marjory Barrett of
Waterloo, Mr. Barrett was bom in
Bluevale, and the family lived in.
Whigham for some time prior to go*
ing to Waterloo about twelve years
ago. He was an employee of the On*
fario Glove Works, Kitchener, for th®
last eight years,
His father predeceased him eight
years ago and he is survived by his
mother, one sister, Mrs. Thomas
Brandon, of Bayfield, two brothers,
Roy Barrett of Brussels, and Russell
Barrett of Waterloo.
The funeral was held Thursday
ternoon from the residence to Wat*
erlo$ Mount Hope Cemetery for ia*
terment. .