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Ancestor was Erins First White Settler A descendant of the first white settler in Erin Township John Comfort 16 Draper St died in Georgetown hospital April Nathaniel received a land grant after fighting with General Brock in the war of The family granted land from their farm for a church cemetery a school and community halt They originally came from the eastern seaboard of the United States as United Empire Loyalists in the 1790s and took up land near Twenty Mile Creek at in Niagara peninsula Mr was the son of Ira and Margaret Walker and was born in Erin Township years ago He attended Peacock and Blue Mountain schools A veteran of army service in World War he farmed on the family farm until 1919 then moved Georgetown where he took position with the electric radial company He later operated his own cartage business was employed with Provincial Paper and at Greenwood Cemetery and for several years with J Mackenzie Son lumber firm He was last employed with Premier Products He was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church an avid hockey fan and fond of gar dening He leaves his wife Olive Eunice whom he married In 1922 at Methodist manse a daughter Margaret of the staff of Cen tennis School and a sister Mrs Victor Harding of He was predeceased by brothers George of William of Acton and Wilfred a twin brother of Mrs Harding who died in infancy and a sister Jane Detroit Michigan Rev Peter Barrow conducted the funeral service at the McClure Jones Funeral Home and interment was in Green wood Cemetery Pallbearers were David Guelph Wilfred Harding Howard Acton Sam Mackenzie Delmcr Laird and Dick Prust Mrs John Standlsh Lifelong Resident Funeral service took place on Monday for Mrs John Stan dish A resident of Georgetown and district all her life she was the former Bessie daughter of Thomas and Minnie Sours McNally She was bom in Her first husband James Blair was killed In action in World War 1 following her marriage to Mr they farmed on the 6th Line later moving to Last year she moved to Milton to make her home at Hal Ion Centennial Manor where she died April Predeceased by her husband in and by brothers Hugh and red and sisters Sarah and lena she was the last member of her family She was a member of St John Anglican Church and Canon James Maxwell conducted the service the Jones Funeral Home Pallbearers were Joseph David and John Paul Barber Hugh McNally Toronto and William Bradley Hornby Interment was in Greenwood etc ry Ashgrove Hear Indian Music in Culture Study The Friendship Unit of United Church was held Tuesday afternoon April 10 at the attractive home of Mr and Mrs Vern Picket They now live across the road from the farm where they worked for some years As both leader Mrs Harvey Nurse and secretary Mrs Ward Brown ridge co attend the assistants Mrs Robert Cunningham and Mrs Clayton Wilson acted in their place The meeting opened with a spring poem and roll call was answered with a picture of India Worship service was given by Mrs J M Wickson on French English relations and she referred to two articles from the United Church Observer Mrs Clayton Wilson read scripture from the chapter of St John concluding with an Easter poem Mrs James Carney had charge of the program on the Inula through music artand Journalism and records of their music were played on the stereo Mrs gave the courtesies and the hostess assisted by Mrs Bruce served lunch Jim Carney and Jeffrey Nurse flew to England last week to visit several cattle herds and also to get an idea of how the cows shipped from here are getting along over there Mrs J