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^WINGHAMVI WILL
:PLAY BOX LACROSSE
A meeting of box lacrosse enthus-
iiasists from Harriston, Pahnerston,
'Drayton and Wingham, was held at
Harriston last Friday night, A group
was formed composed of teams from
these towns: The • games will be
played under the rules of the O.A.
L,A., of which this group is a merh-
ber.
Local games will be played in the
Arena, the first game here being.
played June 3rd, when Harriston will
be the opposition.
The following is the fir•st half of
the schedule:
,June 1 Wingham at Palmerston
3 Harirston at Winghain
7 Palmerston at Harriston
10 Drayton- at Palmerston
15 Wingharct at Drayton
17 Palmerston at Wingham
17 Drayton at Harriston
:20 Palmerston at Drayton
:23 Drayton at Wingham
:24 Harriston at Palmerston
27 Harriston at Drayton
'29 Wingham at Harriston
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Miss Hazel Brandon was a visitor
in town last ..week. ,
Mr. W. Sneath and family have
• 'moved to Brantford.
Quite a few attended the races at
Mitchell on the holiday.
Miss Ethel Fdyndrnan, of Toronto,
visited friends here on Sunday.
• Mr. Geo. Allen' is home from Wes-
tern University for the holidays.
Miss .i 1;1' the Irwin,' of Toronto,
sport the ti:n14'ay with friends here,
Mr. Wilfred Ellacott, of Toronto,
spent the week -pend at his home here.
Mr. Fred Piper of Oshawa, visited
with his parents over the week -end.
Miss Mary McGregor of Toronto.
is visiting with her parents, Patrick
St.
Mr. and Mrs. C Kingan spent the
week -end in Kitchener and Hamil-
ton.
Mr, R. A:lee and Howard Sher-
lc.rtdy moto ••_d to Barrie on • Sunday
las t.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Walton, of
Sarnia, are visiting with friends in
town:
Miss F. Barwell is visiting with
her sister, IVIrs, A. Peebles, for a few
weeks.
Miss Hazel Wilson of the Strat-
ford Normal, was home for the
-week-end.
Mr, and Mrs. George McKay were
in town for the Nurses' Graduation
-exercises.
Mrs, Raymond Bonner, of Ottawa,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Hauge.
Mr. and Mfrs. Wilf;• •d Reit: were
eve, rr vr,..,,n•s with Mi i. B. C. Pigs•
teen, lienover.
1VIr•s, Sidney Campbell visited with
her sons, Andreae and W. J. Camp-
,' .bell, of Culross.
Mrs. A. H. Wilford will receive
,pupils in singing at the home of Mrs.
C. N. Griffin, John St.
Messrs. Fred and William Sturdy.
:.and thein two sisters, motored to Ni-
. agara Falls on Sunday.
1\-tr, and i.!is. WIN .+ i C*Ree ,:f
•Torenti, eisittd for a ft' .a day&; with
Mr. and Mrs,. Wilfred. Reid.
Mr. H. • C, Gray, of Niagara Falls,
•visited over the week -end with his
-parents, Mr. and. Mrs. W. G. Gray.
Mr. and ,Mrs. J. R. IVi. Spittal
spent the week -end and holiday with
--the latter's paernts in Went Forest.
Mrs. H. Sherbondy and Miss Doris'
Fells played a game of Badminton
. at the Club last Friday. The result
was a tie.
Friends of Miss Catherine Greer.
will be pleased to know that she has
sufficiently recovered to be able to
leave the hospital.:
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coleman and
• children, of Kinmount, spent the
holiday at the, home of John Wal-
ters, Diagonal .road:
Mrs. M. Veit, of Kitchener, and
• daughter, Miss M. Veit, were viistors
last week with the forrner's daugh-
ter, Mrs. C. Kingan.
Mr: and Mrs. Geo, Olver motored
• to Springfield on 'Tuesday to attend
the funeral of Mrs, Giver's neice,
Mrs. Russell Walker,
'kir, Ralph, Carr and kfr'.' W
Ralph G.
,Holinnii I -see iettu•ne1 to Toronto
after spenditg a week,,' with their
agents Mr, end Mrs. t r' W.
p Carr,
ill
:, i•: and .M.r3, Jarit., I..,,,�,�n and
family, ..f tr. res
,.by, al r i Mrs. Gm L,
'Walker, "lcronto
, o'f , 'are Sunday
••visitors with :.'Mr. and Mrs,
Wilfred
Belts
SUCCESSFULLY FLEW
ACROSS ATLANTIC
Fast Tinie Made, 15 Hours, 10 Min.
Londonderry, Northern Ireland —
Achieving the first successful solo
transatlantic flight- in history ever
uiidertaken by .a woman, Mrs. Am-
elia Earhart Putnam landed her red
and gold monoplane near here last'
Saturday.
Mrs, Putnam said she decided to
land in Ireland because of a slight
leakage of gasoline. She feared she
might-not'be able to reach Paris
without mishap and elected to make
a safe landing.
The flight was hailed as a magni-
ficent achievement, .In addition to
being the first flight across the At-
lantic ever made by a woman, it was
the second successful solo crossing
ever achieved by any aviator.
The only other flier to f.chieve the
feat was Colonel Charles A. Lind-
bergh, who put his aeroplane down
at Le Bourget air field, Paris, just
five years ago after a non-stop flight
from ,New York,
She covered the 2,000 miles from
Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, to
Ireland, in approximately fifteen
hours and 10s minutes, an amazing
speed, probably the fastest ever re-
corded on a transatlantic journey.
In Julie 1928 Mrs. Putnam flew as
a passenger across the ocean, thus
she has the destruction of two aero-
plane trip across the Atlantic.
Sport Shoes!
Have you seen the new lines in
Men's, Women's and Children's, at
Greer's Shoe Store? It will pay you
to call!
North Huron Liberals
The annual meeting of the North
Huron Liberal Association will be
held in the Town Hall, Wingham, on
Tuesday, v[ay 31st at 2 p.m. Thos.
McMillan, M.P., for South Huron,
and other prominent Liberals will
address the meeting. Officers for
ensuing year will be elected. All
Liberals, ladies and gentlemen, are
invited to attend.
Attended District of O:E.S.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Olver, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed. Nash, Mrs. W. A. Miller, Mrs.
Alex. Coutts and Mrs. Geo. Spottoe,
attended the District Meeting of the
Order of the Eastern Star, held .in
Palmerston last, Thursday night.
Mrs. Hammond, of Drayton Chap-
ter, was elected District Deputy
Grand Matron of District No. 8, for
the ensuing year. Mrs. Wilson and
Mrs. Olver are delegates to Grand
Chapter in London in June. A Dis-
trict Picnic is to\be held at Flesher -
ton on July 6th.
Drive In
To Royal Service Station (North
End) for Gas, Motor Oil,' Machine
oil, Separator oil, Alemite, cup and
axle grease; Tires (3 makes), tubes,
boots, patches, radiator hose; Spark -
plugs, rim bolts, valves and etc.; Mc-
Aleer and Bond polish, none better;
Thurmo stops water leaks, only 25c;
good stock of Cultivator points,
plow shares, soles, landsides and
bolts. Willard and Monarch Batter-
ies. Cars greased, washed and vac-
cuurn cleaned, ;tops dressed, tires
changed and batteries charged. Call
for free entry blanks and information
re Goodyear tire contest. Free Air
and distilled water. Homuth & Ben-
nett. Phone 174W, Wingliarn.
Foot Comfort Specialist at Greer's
Shoe Store Thursday, June 2nd, See
Advt,
Misses Florence and Mary Mc-
Cel;aufy were in Springfield on Tues-
day, attending the funeral of thc,rr
neice, Miss Mary remaining for a
visit,
Friends of Mr, and Mrs. John
MacLean will be pleased to know
that both Mr, and Mrs. MacLean,
who have been ill for some time, are
feeling much better.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Robertson and
Miss Marion, motored to Hepworth
and spent Sunday 'with Mr. and Mrs,
Tennant, Mrs. Tennant returned
with them and will visit with them
for 'a; few weeks.
Mr,: Jas. H. Currie and his sister
Olive, motored to St. Catheririest on
Sunday. Olive, a 'former teacher of
St. Catharine, is visiting ~ with sortie
of her former pupils, she also 'tatx
othe ended gohteim wedding miniver,
sar on the 24th,of Mr. and yc Mrs.
Oil, sr.r with whom she boa
<ed
while there.
News.
WINGHAM, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 26th, 1932
C.N.R. EXCURSION
TO DETROIT
The railways are taking a leaf out
of the past and are reviving the old-
fashioned excursions. These trips by
train which have, been held so far
this year have proven extremely
popular.
The opportunity is now given to
people of this district to spend a
week -end in Detroit at surprising
little cost. The special train will
leave Wingham 6.34 a,ni. May 28th,
arriving in . Detroit about 2.30 p,m.
T1'retrain leaves Detroit 11.59 p,m.
Sunday, May 29th for the return
trip.
$4,00 is the price of the return tic-
ket which is much cheaper than mo-
tor travel,
Bowling Club News
The Bowling Club will start offic-
ial play for the summer on June 1st.
As this day is a Wednesdayafter-
noon no doubt many will take part
in the games on the opening day.
Special Sale of Hats
We are offering all our hats at re-
duced prices for the remainder of
May. Call and see these hats. The
values will please you. Grier &
Grier, next door to the Brunswick
Hotel.
Change of Business
I have leased the Holmes shop and
am prepared to do first-class work
in horseshoeing, wood -work and
general blacksmithing. Springs weld-
ed and guaranteed good as new.
Honest, service at reasonable prices.
J. Sangster's Shoeing Forge: Phone
174W Service Station.
Fire Causes Little Damage
• The firemen had a call on the
morning of the 24th to the home of
Mre. Win. Finley, on Josephine St.,
next to the Ford garage. A large
crowd quickly gathered, but before
much damage wasdone the fire was
extinguished by the use of a hose
from the Ford garage. The fire was
in 'a room over the kitchen, near the
roof. The cause of the fire is not
known.
PRESENTATION
On May 23rd, about seventy-five
neighbors and friends gathered at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rob-
inson, ninth line of East Wawanosh,
to honor their daughter, Laura, one
of the season's popular brides-to-be.
After spending the evening in games
and cards, refreshments were served
and the gathering was called to ord-
er, when the bride was asked to take
the place of honor among the guests.
The following address was then read
by Gordon Naylor and a shower, of
money presented by Miss Margaret
Robinson.
"Dear Laura:
We have heard with mingled .feel-
ings of your departure from our
midst. By minlged feelings we mean
happy because you are leaving.us to
join the ranks • of the homemakers,
and sorry, because you will be great-
ly missed in our community.
You have decided to take the most
important step that can be taken,
that of forming a new home in an-
other community. We are fortunate
that you are not going so far that
we will lose touch with you. You
can be sure that many old friends
will `drop in' from time to time to
see you.
All of us here tonight 'are friends
of long standing, the best kind of
friends—childhood friends. You .can
be sure every one of us, is thrilled
by your own spirit of happiness, hop-
ing it will be yours always, that no-
thing will ever roar the rosy visions
that must be unfolding before: you
at this time:
You have freely given of your tal-
ents, whenever called. upon to du to
and your absence'school concerts
and social gatherings of the ninth
line will be deeply felt by all.
We have gathered here tonight,
and 'asic you to accept this small to-,
nienibrance not for ifs intrinsic value
but as a 'little token of our respect
and love for oyu, and we wish you
and your partner of life, every' suc-
cess and happiness in this new Un-
dertaking,
Signed on behalf of the eominunity'
Ross Robinson, :Clarence Chaniuey,
Gordon Naylor,"
The bride 'ill a few well-chosen
words thanked everyone present for
their kindness and hoped that all
would visit lien in her new home,
Subscriptions $2.00 Per Year.
HIGH SCHOOL ; CADET
ANNUAL INSPECTION
Cadets Make Splendid Showing
Inspecting Officers Well Pleased
s the High School cadets, 75 in
Amber, paraded before Major J' J.
Jeffery, M.C., of Military District
No. 1, London, last Wednesday af-
ternoon. Dressed in blue trousers
and white shirts and wearing the
school colors the cadets presented a
smart appearance,
Following the general salute, the
march past in column of section and
column of route, was well perform-
ed. Section drill under command of
the section commander was the next
order of drill.
An added feature, over last year,
has been the "formation of a bugle
band and ambulance section and Ma-
jor Jeffery complimented the cadets
on their excellent performance mak-
ing special mention of these sections.
He stated that marching is the basis
of physical training and drill per-
formances.
he cadet officers are: Platoon
Captain, Ross Harrison; platoon ser-
geant, Jack Brackenbury; signaller,
Bruce Fox; bugle band, Harold
Skelding; ambulance corporals, John
Keine; section 1, J. McKibbon; sec-
tion 2, K. Lott; section 3, E. Gray;
section 4, R. Hutton.:
An exhibition of physical drill and
folk dancing was presented by the
girls -of the school. The boys also
put on a program of exercises; both
these exhibitions were well done and
well received.
Gravel Pit Sold
The gravel pit formerly owned by
the late Amos Tipling has ben sold
to Thos. Henderson.
General Assembly, June 1st.
The General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church in Canada will
meet June 1st in the, new St. James
Church, London.
Foot Specialist Corning
Dr., Scholl's Foot Specialist will
be at. Greer's Shoe Store all day
Thursday, June 2nd. Examination of
your feet FREE.
Had Serious Operation
A serious operation was performed
on Mrs. Philip Baker, Alfred St.,
on Monday last. Friends will wish
her a' speedy recovery.
Government Makes Grant
Ottawa — The Canadian Govern-
ment will make a grant of $10,000
to help defray expenses of the Can-
adian Olympic team. The fact that
no item appeared in the supplemen-
tary estimates led to fears being ex-
pressed that the money would not
be provided.
Large Attendance at Woodbine
There were no signs of elepression
on the opening day of the Wood-
bine races at 'Toronto last Saturday
over 20,000 race fans being present
to view the races. The day was id-
eal and the track fast. His Excel-
lency the Governor-General and
Lady Bessborough were among the
interested spectators. The feature
race of the day, the King's Plate,
was won in record time of 1.55 1-5
by R. W. Cowles' Queensway.
Car Stops on River's Edge
Mrs, Leonard Elliott, wife of Mr.
Leonard Elliott, formerly of Blue -
vale, now of Norval, had an exciting
experience Monday afternoon. Mot-
oring back from Toronto to Norval,
she put out her hand, as a signal to
make a turn, when the door of the
car flew open; causing her to loose
control, The car headed directly to
the river, but, fortunately, stopped
after.two wheels had entered the wa-
ter. Help quickly arrived, , and Mrs.
Elliott was rescued from the car lit-
tle the worse of her .experience.
Archbishop Sweeny to Retire
Archbishop Jas. Fielding Sweeny
has given notice of his intention to
resign as Metropolitan of the Ec-
clesiastical Province of Ontario and
Bishop of the Diocese of Toronto,
it was officially announced by the
Executive Committee of the Incor-
porated Synod of the Diocese of To-
ronto, The resignation as Metro-
liolitan will not take effect until Oc-
tober 31 and his Grace will there-
fore be Bishop of Toronto until to-'
ward the end of this year, or early
in 1938. Ill health is the cause of
the Archbishop's retirement.
WINGHAM B.Y.P.U.
VISIT LISTOWEL
The Baptist Young People's Union
from Wingham and Mount Forest,
about fifty in number, paid a return
visit to the Listowel society an
Monday evening,
The entire program was given by
the young people ..from Wingham.,
and was as follows: Piano duet by
Marion Mitchell and June Buchan-
an; auto harp and mouth organ, K.
Rintoul; reading, Bernice Mundy;
mouth organ trio, Carl McKay, H.
Fuller and Merril Cantelon; duet,
Mrs. Stokes and •Mrs. Hitchings;
Hawaiian guitar duet, Rintoul bro-
thers; Mr. Hemphill, of Mount For-
est gave a musical saw number. The
topic was presented by Mr. Merrill
Cantelon, president of the Wingham
B.Y.P.U., who gave an interesting
address on `The Bow in the Clouds.'
Miss Gertrude Kelly made an able
chairlady, and the entire program
was thoroughly enjoyed.
Following the meting, the young
people enjoyed games and contests
in the basement of the church. Re-
i es::ments were served, and a most
pccasing and enjoyable evening was
spent.
Saw Bears on Road
Messrs. Jack Hanna and Gordon
Buchanan motored to Timmins last
week. The road through this north-
ern bush is most picturesque. They
report seeing bears and deer on the
road as they motored along, which,
no doubt, would add greatly to the
interest of the trip.
25th Wedding Anniversary
Congratulations were extended to
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Haney on May
22nd, it being the 25th anniversary
of their wedding. Among those who
spent the day with them were: Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Richards, Stratford;
Mr, D. Fell and Mrs. Wise, Sea- c
LARGE CROWD AT
NURSES' GRADUATION.
Splendid Programme Presented
Friends of the graduating class of
1982; Winghain General : Hospital,
were present in large numbers to
witness the graduation exercises in
the Town. Hall last Friday evening.
The stage was beautifully decorat-
ed with ferns, baskets of roses and
spring, flowers. Sprays of cherry
blossoms formed a most efefctive
background.
The nurses successful at gradua-
tion this year were Miss Florence
Colwell, Kincardine, and Miss Eva
Bannerman, Kinloss.
Dr. R. C. Redmond acted as chair-
man, and thefollowing programme.
was presented:
Prayer—Rev. Kenneth MacLean,
Piano Solo—Miss Celesta Carr.
Readings—The Minuet and Sidhe,
Miss Jeanie VanNorman.
Solo—Mr. Gordon Buchanan,
Quartette—MacKay Brothers and
Fry Brothers, of Kincardine.
Nightingale Pledge—Rev. Sidney
Davison.
Presentation of Medals—Mrs. Jno.
Gibbons, President of Ladies' Aux.
to Hospital.
Presentation of Diplomas—Dr. R.
L. Stewart.
Presentation of Reference Hand
Book for Nurse, given for General
Proficiency, by Miss Adams- and
Miss Walters.
Reading Josephine VanNorrnan.
Solo—Mrs. A. H. Wilford.
Address—"Nursing Profession in
Canada", Dr .R. C. Redmond.
Violin Solo—Miss Kathleen Hues
ton, Kincardine.
Reading—Miss Marian Bell, Kin-
cardine.
Solo—Mr. Dan, McKay, Kincar-
dine.
A reception was held in the Coun-
il Chamber immediately following
he programme, a dainty supper be -
ng served to seventy guests by the
members of the Ladies' Auxiliary to
lie Hospital.
forth; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cook and
Mrs. Mason, Clinton; Mr. E. Coates
and Mrs. Duncan, Listowel, and Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. McGee and daugh-
ters, Dorothy and Helen, of Blyth.
Flowers Show, July 7th
Much interest should be taken by
all flower -lovers in the District
Flower Picnic" which is an annual
event, and is this year being held at
Wingham on July 7tlr. Thirty Soc-
ieties compose this district, and
Wingham should do honor to the
Convention on this occasion. Noted
speakers will be in attendance to
sive advice and information as to
your flower problems. Reserve this
day, July 7th, for Wingham Flower
Show—talk about it to your friends
—think about it yourself and there
will be no doubt of its being an en-
tire success.
WEDDINGS
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Johnston, Bluevale, Ont., was the
scene of a pretty wedding on Satur-
day, May 21st, when their elder dau-
ghter, Mabel M., was united in mar-
riage to Mr. Harold Harris, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Harris, Cedar-
ville, Ont. Rev. A, E. Mann, Blue -
vale United Church, officiated, as-
sisted by Rev. Mr. Mercer, of Hol-
stein, where the bride taught school,
prior to her marriage.
The bride who was given away by
her father, looked charming in a
gown of Lucerne blue triple sheer
with silk net apliqued in French
flowers, and carried a bouquet of
roses, sweet peas and maiden hair
fern. She wore the gift of the groom,
a crystal necklace. Little Miss Min-
erva Mercer dressed in pink organdy
and carrying a basket of sweet peas,
made a dainty flower girl. The wed-
ding music was played by Miss Eth-
el Johnston, sister of the bride, and
during the signing of the register,
Mr. Carl Johnston, brother of the
bride sang "I Love' You Truly."
The groom's gift to the flower girl
• was a ring, to the painist a gold
compact, and to the soloist, gold cuff
links. After a buffet luncheon the
happy couple left by motor for a
wedding trip to Muskoka, the bride
travelling in Socha green coat with
beige and brown lapan fur-triimmning,
with dress, hat and accessories to
match.
. On • their 'return they will reside at
Cedarville, Ont., "
The happy event took .place:on the
bride's parents' thirtieth wedding
anniversary. Guests were present
from 'Toronto, Calgwary, •Milton,. Ce-
darville and other places.
Silvertowns Win Over Hanover
The Hanover Canada Life team
played the return game of softball
with IVlcrkley's Siivertowns on Wed-
nesday afternoon last week. Silver -
towns were again victors, winning by
a score of 5 to 4.
Garrison Badminton CIub News
The Garrison Badminton Club will
cease play 'for the summer on the
last day of May. The Club has had
a successful season and, no doubt,
will be bigger and better than ever
when play is resumed in the fall.
Falls and Injures Shoulder
Falling on the step in front of the
Dominion Store last Friday, Mrs. W.
L. Craig badly bruised her left
shoulder and was generally shaken
up. No banes were broken but Mrs.
Craig was unable to use her arra for
a few days.
Tea and Sale of Baking
The Ladies' Aid of St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church, will hold a
Tea and Sale of Home-made Baking
in the Basement of the Church on
Saturday afternoon, May 28th, Sale
to commence at 3 o'clock sharp, Tea
served from 3 to 5. Everybody wel-
come.
Correction
Last week we stated that Frank
King, after a sale was alleged to
have returned to the premises and
removed iron gates and various oth-
er articles. It appears that the evi-
dence at the hearing did not bear
this out, and we are taking this, our
first opportunity, to correct same.
Boat Overturns - Three Drowned
Kingstone—A fishing outing was
turned into a tragedy Saturday even-
ing when William ,Aehiband Woods,
John Powell Farrell and Angel Mc-
Kenzie 'were drowned by the capsiz-
ing of their skiff in the Cataraqui
River, 100 •feet from the short of
North Street. Travers Perslow. was
rescued,
District L.O.L. Service
Turnbcrry District L.O.L. will
hold its first annual religious serv-
ice endOrange rally' in Wingham
Town Hall on, Sunday afternoon,
June 19th at 2.80 o'clock, Rcv. Bro.
Mcl'>lierson, of Listowel, ' and Rev..
Hayes, of Wingham; will be the
special speakers for the occasion.
Watch for further particulars next.
week,
HORSESHOE PLAYERS
ELECTED OFFICERS,
-Horsshoe pitchers will be going ,
strong again this years At a meet-
ing held last week they elected their
officers for the ensuing year, as fol-
lows:
Han. President -Jos. IVliller.
Vice -President -Chas., Elliott.
President—E. Small,
Sec,-Treas.-J. H. McKay,
Entertainment Committee
Gibson, Jno, Stewart, B. Porter,
Grounds Committed—A. Johnston,
Wm. Robinson, Jas. Graham, Jno.
Quirk, Fred Bennett.
Fees will be $1.00.
OBITUARY
Mrs. Joseph Churchill
There passed away at her home in
Bluevale, on • Saturday, May 21st,
Harriett Rowden," widow of the late
Joseph Churchill in her 75th year.
Mrs. Churchill had been in failing
health for some time and has been
confined to her bed a good deal of
late.
Her husband predeacsed her a.
couple of years ago. She is surviv-
ed by a grown-up family, George ire
Toornto, Ernie at Leamington, Mrs.
Wm. Falconer of Bluevale, and Fred:
on the homestead.
The funeral was held from her late
residence on Monday afternoon. Ser-
vice was conducted by the Rev. A. E.
Mann, of the United Church,
The pall -bearers were. Richard
Johnston, Louis Jewitt, Henry Math-
ers, James Kerney, Harry Bosnian
and John Balfour. Interment was.
made in Wingham cemetery.
Bertha McCreight
A feeling of the deepst gloom was
cast over the entire village on Wed-
nesday evening, when it was learned
that Bertha, the six-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr. and . Mrs. Roy McCreight,
had passed away in the Fergus Hos-
pital.
Bertha had not enjoyed good
health for some time, and an opera-
tion was considered advisable. She
was taken to the hospital in Fergus
where it was found that the skull
was pressing on the. brain. The op-
eration was . a most critical one and
death claimed her before the opera-
tion was completed,
Mr. and Mrs. McCreight and fain-
ly moved here from Palmerston a
little over a year ago, and during
thta time Bertha had gained the love
and sympathy of the community in
ier severe affliction. She is mourned
by her parents and two little sisters,
Helen and Jean.
The funeral wash eld on Friday
afternoon in the United Church, ser-
vice being conducted by the. Rev. A.
E. Mann. The public school Child
ren marched from the house to the
church, the small girls acting as
flower -bearers.
The apll-bearers were: Alice 'and
Eunice Thornton, Daisy Holmes and
:1farjorie Hall. The floral tributes
were numerous and beautiful, expres-
sions of love and sympathy, from
friends and relatives at Vancouver,
Listowel, Atwood, Ethel, Monkton,
Wingham, Parkhill and Bluevale, in-
cluding tributes from the Junior Sun-
day School class of the united
Church of which Bertha was a mem-
ber, Vitny Ridge L.O.ILA. No. 248,
Palmerston, L.O.L. No, 631 and L.
T.B. No. 406 Ethel, and the employ-
ees of the C.N.R„ \Vinghani.
Interment was made in the 'Wing. -
ram cemetery.
here was a little angel band
Which was not yet coitiplete,
God called Dear Bertha home,
To fill that vacant seat,
T
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Mrs, Barbara Cochrane Bell
The death of Barbara Cochrane,
widow of John Bell, occurred, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs, Chas. J.
McElwain, Fordwich, on Sunday
morning last. Mrs. Bell was born
at Raefurly, 'near Glasgow, Scotland,
on October 4th, 1840. When a yOun'g
woman she came to 'Quebec City,
and .some years later moved to On-
tario, Surviving are fout•..claughters
Mrs. Thos, ,'Inglis, Clifford; Mrs. C.
J. McElwain, ..For:dwich, Mrs, J. Fred
Davidson and Mrs, John C. , Mitchell,
Wingham; one son, John i11. of Ta-
coma, Wash., twenty-one grandchild-
ren and two great-grandchildren,
Thefuneral was conducted Tues-
day afternoon, May 24th, at the
lionme of her daughter, Mrs, MeEl-
w aiti, by Rey. Mr. Button, of Ford.
with United Church, and interment
took place in Gorric eenretcr•y,