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o herald georgetown ont wednesday august 17th 1949 aclon esqucsiug talk reunions mclth- nassagaweyd conumnlal a w- fjorhtwio- fa tfeasan mcrooryoi the post the jr w to have caught j school rooms f reunion idea seems on acton which la planning to change from village to town status next year is calking fit a reunion to mark the event and esquealng which bad also been incorporated 100 years as a municipality may mark the occasion next summer in similar fashion to nassagawcya months of planning and coopera tion by all groups in the township resulted in the three day event being held without a hitch the township ball at brookvllle was the centre of activity with a cement platform erected in the front and two wooden platforms at the side saturday features included a par ade with floats an exhibit of old farm machinery ball games and a platform program at which agri cultural representative j e white- lock was master of ceremonies guest speaker was col the hon thomas kennedy ontario minister of agriculture and member for peel others introduced from the platform included reeve william vansickle and councillors george stokes max storey edgar ellen- ton and stan norrish reeve jack armstrong of georgetown deputy reeve george leslie of esqueslng at a metlng of the board of education in the public school on wednesday evening it was decided to instal now lighting in the two downstairs olassroams at tho school the lighting changes have been recommended by halton health unit which says that light ing throughout the school is bad tenders will be asked from local electricians tor the installation of fluorescent lights another now fea ture at the gciool will be tho plac ing of an outside drinking fountain at the rear of the school a new portable radiophonograph will be purchased to replace the old one hich is worn out nooctlon was taken on other recommendations in the health unit report which said sanitary facilities at both putjtr- and high schools were inadequate the re port said that more drinking foun tains and morcivash basins were needed in both schools a request by mr and mrs agar donnld has bectlr visiting in guclph with ronnie and ken neth cave john pcbcuullcu is spending hroe weeks at pcrcey quebec on the gaspo coast mr and mrs garfield mcgilyray and family spent last week at wasaga beach miss irene shaw of shawville quebec is visiting in town with dr and mrs a mcallister visitors with mr and mrs leslie clark last week end were mr- andl tw0 weeks mr robert rydall of guclph miss ntaryann day of woodbrldge is vlsmnw in town with her grand- parcntsmr and mrs george allen mr and mrs jack williamson and daughter marlon enjoyed motor trip last week to the ottawa district rr mr and mrs prank mcgilyray are visiting in dunnviilc this week with mr and mrs walter mcgtl vray miss margaret russell of norval attended the funeral service in tor onto last friday for the late howard oram mr and mrs h hurley have re- and mrs mary peltit warden of halton an old fashioned fashion be charged parade square dancing contests for nonresident fiddlers contests and selections by fss duncan a member of the public bchool choirs provided en- board was appointed to the propcr- tertainment nnd supplj committee if was a huge dance friday evening and decided to eliminate the frosted a garden party saturday drew k in tn windows at the high crowds to brookvllle capt the ehool and replace it with clear rev d c smlth mc was guest a which would give better light speaker at a church service on sun- improve the appearance of the ostrandcr who live near town that turned from n vacation which they their fivcjcir old daughter donna s al paudash lake near ban- mj be allowed tu attend public t chool here w s ti mted subject to mr and mrs archie girard and lie approval nl the pnnlipal she son teddy of branttord spent a few the reculir rate days in town this week with her indents mother mrs e loud day with the acton boys and girls building rti met have band provided a sacred concert i members o the fire brigade the lome scots band played dur- naxc recently painted the flag pole ing saturday cfternoons entertain ment j n oneill one of towns oldest merchants one of georgetowns veteran businessmen john nicholas oneill died in toronto on wednesday august 10th mr oneill had been in failing health after suffering a stroke some time ago born in port hope on july 4th 1880 be purchased a business in alloa chlnguscousy township in 1890 two years later he married elizabeth jane coventry and in january 1800 they moved to geor getown when mr oneill purch ase the carriage shop of culp and mckenzle this was later expan ded to include an automobile ag ency and garage fire destroyed the original building in 1022 and a new building was erected which is still one of main streets best build ings mr oneill continued to op erate his business in this location uatlrvhls retirement in 1047 when be sold the building to mr victor dlgglnj in his years in business he gain ed the reputation of being a good craftsman and an honest dealer and he enjoyed a wide circle of friends throughout the district he was a member of credit lodge afa14 surviving are his widow a daugh ter mrs earle d sheley melrose of birmingham michigan one son arol john oneill of toronto and four grandchildren john d sheley oi hamilton ohio richard e sheley of vero beach florida june and john oneill of toronto rev john m smith conducted the funeral service on saturday from the mcclure funeral home with archdeacon w g o thomp son assisting pallbearers were walter t evans j d godfrey thomas bird lt col gordon cousens howard kentner and wil liam g marshall interment was made in giecnwood cepictcry georgetown 1 at the public school and a donation of 23 was made to the brigade for their work a balance of 1130 owing on typewriters purchasod for the commercial class at high school was paid a tender for eaves- troughing at the high school from thompsons hardware was accepted the work to cost 275 certain salary adjustments were made for the high school teachers to bring them in line with salaries paid in the high school district barber frost wetkfing at hart house chapel on friday evening august 12th at 8 pm the marriage was solem nized in hart house chapel tor onto of sybil m frost of london england and ltcol john r bar ber of georgetown rev ross k- cameron was the officiating minis ter the bride was given in mar riage by brigadier m b k gordon ot ottawa mrs gordon was mat- i onofhonour ond major j arnott early of georgetown was grooms man a reception was held after the wedding at the royal york hotel nd the couple left for a honey moon trip in the united states they will reside in the grooms home on market street george town mcotcn block native dies in west a native of the scotch block where he was bdrn 73 years ago robert sinclair son of the late mr and mrs gilbert sinclair of acton tied suddenly at his home in fort 1111am he went west before the turn of the century and in 1005 he was married at ralqy river sur viving are his wife and five sons wsix teach in brampton margaret alexander ot georgetown la one of four new teachers hired by brampton pub- he school beard or the coming tarn mist alexander wtll succeed ibm gran wilson former kinder garten tea at central school monarch gulls will team with poet credit ml alid mrs whelthjn lmmerson itntl nirs thoni is f hiivmin mot- ind to monticil where they spent i few davs last wcik miss grace brooks of calcdorj east is vustlng in town this week with her uncle and aunt mr and mrs william rone mrs jack rush manly n and gary of toronto are visiting this week in town with her parents mi and mrs harry stockford mi and mrs w g marshall have returned from a vacation trip to otterville where they visited with their son w e marshall and to kincardine mrs staordgroat mrs jalfc bradley brock gretchcn claire and sandra are vacationing at glenwood beach lake slmcoe mr and mrs j f chevlin and son jack of chatham spent the weekend in town with mr and mrs steve norrle mr and mrs george leslie and mr and mrs k c lindsay spent the weekend visiting friends in ingcrsoll and dorchester mr and mrs fred chapman and children are vacationing at their summer cottage at victoria har bour for thd remainder of this month visitors last week with mr and mrs a g m bruyns at their home on charles street were mr and mrs elmer flanders of canesvllle illinois dr and mrs david waterhouse are spending two weeks at flush ing long island with her uncle and aunt mr and mrs george kcan mrs grover norton and daughter karen have returned from a visit m sheldon springs vermont with mr and mrs george sweet former residents of town mr and mrs bill hamilton have returned from a vacation trip north thoy made their headquarters at orr lake and from there motored to several parts of muskoka mr and mrs william fraser donna lee and billy of washing ton d c were in town last week visitors last week with mr and mrs losllc young at their farm hear town included her parents mrsond mrsp w raines ot mon- treoj and mr and mrs charles hutchinson and mr land mrs har- rf grlhin- of belle river mrs david saxe stephen and catharine returned home thli week from their summer cottage ut mary lake mr morris saxe miss ethel brtdger and- mrs m fleishman and son danny of tor onto are atthc cottage for the next miss edna hamilton of winni peg manitoba was a visitor last week with her cousin mr walter t evans ant miss ruth evans at their home on edith street miss hamilton who flew from winnipeg to bermuda for a vacation trip was en route home recent guests from georgetown at mr and mrs wilt hunters val ley view cabins ot huntsvlllc in cluded mr ond mrs hugh derricks miss mary laurence mrs g der ricks miss suzanne derricks mr derricks aunt mrs l dc joannis of milwaukee wisconsin john frederick humphrey popu- guests of mrs c freure the pastl y district farmer died week included mr ond mrs war- ncr freure and children of de troit michigan mr and mra sum- mcrhn of hamilton and dr and mrs w m mccorkindale of tor- get ready for the fair sept 16 17 at georgetown the weather i mr editqr thla weeks summary certainly ehows consistently hot every day chows both max and min away above tho months normal average even at that with a high of m it was two degrees below the months record high of 06 which was leached on two days in august of last year good holiday weather though isnt lt fern botkin uate max min rain aug 8 02 84 aug 0 04 70 aug 10 04 70 aug 11 84 71 41 aug 12 84 68 aug u 85 50 aug 14 84 57 average 88 14 64 85 11 burned in explosion fred humphreys dies in onto mrs freure jr and child ren return d to their home on tues day x ballinafad lady dies suddenly in guelph the monarchs local entry in the intermediate ladles softball league wll probably be teamed with port credit in the playoffs for the league championship the monarch have v w frlend and relatives two games left in the regular sche- both residents of town dule playing at brampton combine friday and with brampton taxi here tomorrowfright playoffs will start next week brampton combines defeated port credit in a playoff to decide who would enter tho ontario playdowns ond will not compete in the league playoffs last night the monarchs won 103 against brampton taxi police cruiser damaged in thursday accident road at hydes lane and was spared the full impact oi the crash which could neve bad much mora erioua raaultay x during a heavy rainstorm last thursday afternoon an american car proceeding towards town on no 7 highway missed the turn at wild- wood and craihcd into a provincial police cruiser driven by constable jim mcniven no one was injured although the police car was dam aged considerably and the ameri can car was also damaged con stable mcniven who was driving towards acton saw the oncoming feted- miss joan davis whose mar car and pulled to the aide of the riage to mr robert carl nowaek mrs f p brown and miss bev erly brown of akron ohio and miss ethel potter of toronto were the boosts of mr and mrs william collier ewing st this past week mr ond mrs ernie alcott bar bara and bobby and mrs frank king elaine and linda are vaca tioning this week at stanley park erin mr w c mcguirc and mrs jean shocbridge who have been visiting for some time in norval with mrs i webster ond miss prairie magulre left today on their return trip to rcglna saskatchewan misses edith and mary blanchi entertained last friday far the lad ies of the norval town line at a miscellaneous shower in honour of miss alma may hunter whose mar riage to jim doane will take place this month on thursday afternoan on the lawn at norval presbtyerlsn church the ladies of the church of watertowri wisconsin mill- tain place later thla month about fifty ladlea attended the mtaotlv bower end enjoyed a picnic yfc- a resident of ballnafad for over thirty years mrs peter ferguson died suddcnl ot guclph general hospital on thursday august 11th formerly annie fischer she was born in kitchener a daughter of the late mr and mrs s fischer she is survived by her husband three sisters mrs george whitham and mrs edith richer of kitchener and mrs carl rutchy of toronto and one brother joseph fischer of kit a largely attended funeral ser- v ice on monday from her lote resi dence ond many beautiful flora tributes bespoke thr esteem in which mrs ferguson was held in the community a former balllna- fad minister rev a o w fore man of ponsonby conducted the ser vice assisted by mr william glbbs present minister of ballinafad uni ted church pallbearers were matt shortlll dan campbell mclvln mc- cullough harding price john cole and james klrkwood flower bear ers were stan allan reg french ernie mcenery richard shortlll and james klrkwood jr inter ment was made in greenwood cem etery georgetown last member of old family dies last member of an old george town family miss jessie ruston died on monday august 8th in her bjrd year a lifelong resident of town she was the daughter of the late mr and mrs thomas ruston mr ruston operated a drug store for many years in the building now occupied by maccormacks drugs with her sister mary who prede ceased her in may she lived in the house on main street across from tne white rose service station she was a member ot st georges church of england miss rustons only immediate re lative is a nephew harold ruston of toronto a brother fred died a few years ago archdeacon w o o thompson conducted the funer al service on wednesdsy from the mcclure funeral home pallbearers were joseph gibbons thomas bison frank benner william mc- nally paul barber and thomas euson interment was made in greenwood cemetory georgetown plans are almost completed toe another big fall show at gear- town on sept 117 the- prise lis haslbecn almost complied and at now in the hands of the printer anyone desiring to make donsrtlona to thp special list should get fat touch with the secretary at ones the bone show will as usual b the major attraction interspersed with harness races and jumping classes itis expected that a on- hldcrablc number ot saddle u will be at georgetown pair this j car due to a change in the prise list a good showing ot local daisy cattle is also looked for as this scctfoh has been confined to h county only the eaton bacon hog special is another feature for the farmer and brings in a little extra revenue from the porkers the school childrens section hag been planned for somd months and is aimed at hitting a new record tor school work the ladlea prize list is now completed and will appear cither this week or next in this pa per the society has asked mr e h buck of paris president of the on tario fairs association to o open the show and a new wrinkle may be injected into the show that of having a lady judge for the horse show x it is hoped that a large quota of peel memorial hospital brampton mi wednesday august 10th as the result of burns- which he had suf fered in an accident at his farm on lie town line the previous friday he had been loading grain from a exhibitors will be on hand for all combine into a tiuck and while sections georgetown fair is mak- putting gasoline in the combine s a name for itself as one of the the machine caught fire he tried better shows and only by the sup- to save the tractor and was driving i prt of all citizens can this be ob- t away when the combine exploded nid mr humphrey was badly burn ed born on the home farm he was a member of one of the pioneer fam ilies in the district during the war he served as a civilian pilot with canadian pacific airways sta tinned near quebec ond later with the rcaf afti the war he returned i farming he was a member of norval presbyterian dhurch and of the norval servicemens club surviving are his wife formerly lois orme two children john and lynda his father john f humph rey and three sisters mrs hugh mc- collum louise mrs clure dol- son enid and mrs james mont gomery marion the funeral was held on friday from the brampton funeral service with rev j l self conducting the service pallbearers were frank early hamilton mclaughlin spen cer wilson goldle gillies harry hook way and john smith in- lerment was made in hlllcrest cemetery norval taincd get your name in now for a prize list they ore free and do jour part by showing something at georgetown fair third polio ca8e reported here the third case of poliomyelitis occurred in town last week when clifford kcnncy who lives in bal linafad and is employed in town at tho provincial paper mill contrac ted the disease and was taken to lllverdale isolation hospital in tor- onto no paralysis has occurred tind it is thought that the danger period is over ond mr kenney ex pects to return home sometime this week stewarttown betty jane henderson underwent a tonsil operation last week in tor onto slek childrens hospital bar mother mrs john henderson visi ted in the city with her sister un j a patterson while betty jane was in thaboapltal i v- summer wedding in bethel church baskets of gladioli and snapdrag on formed the setting for a pretty wedding on saturday afternoon august 6th in bethel united church when ella ruth youngest aaughter of mr norman lawrence and the late mrs lawrence was united in marriage to william tho mas bailey son of mr and mrs george bailey of hornby rev fred ainsworth was the officiating cler gyman mrs robt anderson milton played the wedding music and also accompanied the soloist mrs har old mlchie aunt of the groom who ming the lords prayer and be cause the bride given in marriage by her father wore a smart street length white silk jersey gown with shoulder length veil and wreath ot orange blossoms she wore thw gift of the groom a gold locket and her corsage was of red roses miss aud rey lawrence sister of the bride was maid of honour wearing a powder blue silk jersey both had white lace halo hats with ribbon trim and corsages of roses the groom was attended by his brother mr elmer bailey the ushers were mr edward bailey of hornbje- and mr ralph hornby of toronto after the cer emony a reception was held for the immediate families at the home of mr and mrs arthur peacock sister of the bride the hostess re ceived her guests in a smart floral crepe gown with white accessories ond corsage of yellow roses the luncheon wqs served on the lawn by mrs john bradley miss lorna lawrence mrs douglas leslie and m phyllss hornby the happy couple left for a short motor trip to points north the bride travelling in a slate blue gabardine suit with white accessories they will make their home on the sev enth line howard oram vjs old ghs graduate well known to herald readers through his writing from time to time of articles of district history howard francis oram died sudden ly in toronto east general hospi tal after suffering a heart attack oa wednesday august 10 mr oram who made his home in toronto at 433 klngswood road was a native i of this district and lived in norval while attending georgetown high school he had lived for many years in toronto where he was an accountant lately being employed with the ontaro temperance un ion surviving are his wife formerly annie lamont ot mount forest and a sister miss harriett oram of toronto an only daughter helen predeceased him several years age the funeral service was held on friday in the chapel of the win sherrln funeral home interment following in t johns cemetery norway t ill health causes reevrs resignation on account of iii health jreere j w hlggtni of muton tendered his resignation from that offlbe at a recent council meeting in the eomv ty town raiders win second game with fergus georgetown took the lead in the intermediate b baseball playoffs oa saturday when they visited fergus and came home with a 125 wla under their belts the teams had played a tie game here the previous wednesday harvey chappel oa the mound for georgetown pitched excellent ball and was credited with twelve strikeouts scotty patter son and ken nash were also stand outs for the locals the storekeeper chalked up eight errors against the fergus team the teams meet here tonight for the third game and a win for geor getown will put them well in front in the series ballinafad the funeral of the late mrs p ferguson took place monday after noon from the home mrs fergu son passed away suddenly after a short illness we extend our sym pathy to those bereaved a miscellaneous shower was held for- mr and mrs arthur klatt nee eleanor mcdowell last thursday evening in the hall many lovely and useful gifts were presented to the recent bride and groom who will make their home in streets- ville margaret early ot eden hills if visiting with her sister mrs ernie mcenery ballinafad and mimosa met wed nesday evening in the first game of their final series the game waa played at hillsburgh under the floodlights and was most exciting the flnej score was 1116 in favour ot bsulhatad mereer jackson and james klrkwood were the urapirea the dread disease of iwuomyeutja has entered n jmtnmunlty mr cliff kenny was taken tar htordete isolation hospital last friday w rejriad to report he la reoorat ti nicely ausmsastiatt