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wednesday evening september 3rd 1947 two bands will feature in fairday attractions girls pipe band and lome scot brass band will provide plenty of musk for 101st fair day on september 13th the toronto exhibition will have iti on georgetown pair as far as band music is concerned for two of ontario a most popular musical or ganisations wiq be on hand to entesv tain fairgoers here the georgetown girls pipe band who have entertai ned at the locarfairfor the j rive years will agn be on hand hi their tartans while the lome scots brass band fresh from the- ex where they captured second place in the musical contest will play their way into the hearts of music lovers everywhere in the grounds and of course the midway will pro vide its own hurdygirdy music as both young and old enjoy the rides and play the games of skill and chance so no matter what type of musical entertainment you enjoy georgetown fair provides it for you on jes and for the younger set the merrymakers orchestra are pro vidlng modern and old time music lor the big fair night dance in the arena on friday september 12th with only approximately a week until fair day everything points to another record show here on the 101st annlversar most people have been to the ex but say they cant miss the local fair where they meet all their friends aid see and admire the various exhibits from closer range the local fall fair has its place in the community and deserves the sup port of all see you at the fair the weather mr editor lets all sing gone are the days of the hot and humid 90s following is this weeks record and also a summary comparing august 1946 and 1947 max and mln with the months normal and also the highest and lowest days em batfcm date max min rain aug 25 88 71 aug 26 74 aug 27 76 aug 28 82 5t aug 29 70 54 aug 30 82 51 aug 31 74 5 average vorrnal 1946 1947 aug 78 trace trace 60 total 06 new grocery opens on guelph street one of georgetowns most modern groceterias will be opened by j oal- vln dark on ouelph st this week end according to the text of a display advertisement m this issue mr clark recently erected a build ing of very modern construction on the former williamson property on guelph st and fa opening a serve- yourself groceteria with a full line of groceries meats and fruits- the building is equipped with fluorescent lighting and forced air heating and air conditioning throughout above the store is aiwi a sell contained ap artment into which mr clark and family have moved this new grocery is an asset to the business life of georgetown and es pecially to the residents of the east guelph street district 33 77 55 kecord 72 32 53 03 1946 87 44 82 60 67 1947 93 44 max mln on rec high low oakville leads in playoffs oakville stretched their winning stretch to four games when they beat fort erie in the first game of the in lermediate b semi finals oakville won county honours when they beat milton in three games in the county playoffs social and personal mr and mrs fred lint of dunn ville spent last week in town with her sister mrs a k vannatter svmpathj is extended to mr and mrs arthur reeve in the death of mrs reeve s brother in albany n y wheremr andmrs reeve nave spent mr and mrs roy hart of grange niinois spent a week in town lhe mu weeks with her brotlier mr s t farm and mrs faram miss bessie latham of trenton nj is pending two weeks in town with mr ard mrs charles parton misses k d and annie ryan are vacationing at the elgin house mus koka weekend guests in town with miss barbara faram were miss jean cam eron of ottawa miss barbara bab- cock mr bill grlerson and mr fred fletcher of toronto crs leonard bell dennis brenda and ellen have returned from spen ding three weeks at their summer home at eight mile point mrs w hodge accompanied them mr amott early has returned from hospital in toronto and is recupera ting from the operation he underwent there we hope to see him soon back on the job as town assessor mrs eliza peacock has returned to her home in port elgin nb after visiting in town with mr and mrs d w barrager miss ilsa bessey has satisfactorily completed part u of the primary methods course which was held at hamilton mrs howard veals and daughter catharine of toronto were visitors last week with ms isobel cleave at her home on mcnabb street dr s j farmer of toroto was the supply pastor at the baptist church on sunday and while here was the guest of mr and mrs e s thomp sunday visitors from toronto with mr and mrs harold bickle were her parents mr and mrs s blow mr and mrs c atkinson and mr donald low mr and mrs it r mckibbln and eon john have returned from a trip to timmlns kirkland lake and cochrane in tlmmtas they were for tunate in being able to arrange a trip through the follinger mine mr w f bradley of the dominion seed house has returned from his annual business trip which this year took him to new york and the new england states mrs bradley and margaret accompanied him on the trip mrs a l- anderson has moved into a house of emery street which she purchased from mr thomas ander son the house was last tenanted by mr and mrs- bruce mcnlven and fa mily mrs anderson has sold her house on victoria street to mr and mrs herb hignes who have moved into it r and mrs jams crabtree mr and mrs ivan crabtree ann and sue and miss kathy thompson have re turned from a visit in valleyfield quebec mr and mrs ivan crabtree also visited her mother in malone ny mr and mrs h ross smyth and children ross bobby and dennis of ottawa spent a few days in town last week with mr and mrs john w bell at their home on market street mr and mrs david mcmeekln of valleyfield quebec spent the holiday weekend m town with mr and mrs a c mobrfde and mr and mrr james debbie m evertt w cole the congenial collector of customs is enjoying a few weeks pleasant holiday at his cottage bass rock on lake oecebe parry sound distriot mr wm mc donald is the relieving officer in charge during mr coles abwoce turnerkirkpatrick wedding at limehouse limehouse preybyterlan church was the scene of t pretty informal wed ding on saturday august 30 when mary caroline eldest daughter of mr and mrs sidney kirkpafcrick of lime- house and ralph edward third son of mr and mrs r- h turner of mono road were united in marriage by rev c o cochrane the church was decorated with gladioli and fern and miss reta parkinson of guelph was pianist the bride given away by her bro ther was dressed in white silk jersey street length frock with wide royal blue hat and white accessories and carried ptnk brlarcliffe roses with maiden hair fern and bouvardla her attendant miss brenda robinson of georgetown wre gold silk ratlnee with navy picture hat and carried an old fashioned nosegay of yellow roses and gladioli mr john turner of mono road was his brothers best man and messrs tome scots band place second in cne band competition with only half a point separattng- them from the first place petroi white star band the lome scots placed second hi the class b baxmt competitions at the canadian natio nal exhibition last thursday tt thursday august 28th at walmar lal crowd of local music fcmn wtw lodge beaverlon deceased was born jrfened to the ex to hear the band heart attack fatal to wallace finlsy following a heart attack wallace bruce finlay passed away suddenly on in georgetown august 23nd 1801 qie- youngest son of the late edward and margaret ffiilay he attended the local schools before going to st cath arines dettolt toronto and beaver- ton where he has made his home for the past seven years surviving are one son john ed ward south bend indiana two sis ters mrs george arnold of george town and mrs r j harrison of beaverton and two brothers john m of toronto and edward of buffalo service was held from mcclure fun- limehouse mr and mrs barnes and twin grandchildren of toronto visited at miss ivens on saturday evening mr and mrs arthur lane of mon treal and mrs j e campbell of georgetown spent sundav with mrs k lane mr and mrs paul spitzer and fa mily of breslau were sunday visitors with the spltzers miss w iven and mis doris mit chell left on monday for toronto and york county respectively as teachers for another teim mr jas nl kell and mrs mcfar lane of royal oak mich have been visiting mr j w nickcll mr and mrs wifred brown of guelph spent ihe meekend with the shel bournes visitors with the nobles last week- endincludedjmrs ruby orrof tor onto miss jojce orr and mr orland evtrett of gravenhurst miss lois orr and mr calvin van zant of george town mr and mrs thompson and famllv of laurel spent sunday with mr and mrs russell thompson school reopened at s s no 9 on that norm hill is putting an addi tuesday morning with an enrolment i tlon to his grocerj store at the king of twenty one oupus two of them be- and queen street corner glnners and miss j ruddell in charge newly painted interior made the schoolroom quite bright and pleasant margaret spltzer spent the week end at waubanhene with the san- rords miss helen gale spent a few days with friends at aurora last week mr jno w nickel was a contestant in the old time fiddler s contest at the cne last week mrs john glynn and son peter spent sunday with her parents at woodbrtdge mr harvey norton and mr cyril clarke have been laid up for a few days we hop to see both out again tral home on sat aftenoon conduc- lawrencc turrcr and jis klrkpatrtek ted by rev r c todd of the united were ushers during the signing of the church interment was made register mis norma holtby sang o greenwood cemetery pallbearers ptrftct lovc i were harold cleave perc cleave at the reception held at the brides kenncth macdonald william mc heme in limehouse the brides mo doweii adam kay and blake leslie htr wore black sheer white eyelet embroidered frock with corsage of red rses and black accessories she was kathleen herrington weds assisted in recaivlng by the grooms mother wearing figured jersey white rose corsase and black accessories for travelling the bride donned a blue wool jerrv gold sequin trimmed with hat and troves to match and a cream wool topcoat before leavlrg on their honeymoon the bride and groom called on her grandparents mr and mrs jas stan dish to leave them her bridal bou qudt on their return the young couple will reside in georgetown about flf- tv guests attended the wedding from thorold stewarttown guelph mono road bolton limehouse georgetown and toronto a miscellancties shower was held in honour of the prospective bride and groom in limehouse memorial hall ind a china hower at the home of miss brenda rjbinson in georgetown also a gift of money from fellow em- plovees at smith stone previous to the neding dav we see this week will live in acton on wednesday august 27th at the united church parsonage kathleen norma herrington daughter of mr and mrs corey herrington of stew arttown was united in marriage with loyd albert robinson son of mr and mrs albert robinson of acton rev r c todd officiating the bride wore a white corded suit with corsage 6f red roses her sister miss marjorie herrington who attended her wore a rose silk jersey with corsage of roses mr kerwin mcphail of acton was groomsman following the ceremony the young couple received with their parents at sunset farm the home of the brides parents they left for a honeymoon trip to hamilton niagara falls and buffalo the bride travelling in a ro yal blue suit with white accessories they will take up residence in acton included several members of the zjoos club who volunteered use of their cars to transport the bandsmen and instruments as far at the crowd was concerned the lome scots were lbs best band tn the competition and l eral spectators have remarked tttst the applause they received was const- j derably more tiian that for any of thv other bandt the lome scots under the leader ship of bandmaster alf perrott pla yed old panama by alfred as their march and land of the heather was their test selection petrolla band wa tdven 92 m points lome 92 and windsor naval reserve was third with 89 other bands competition were fmm beamsvule stratford and kssex county the band is plannlnc a concert til the arena later this month when georgetown people will havea chanos to hear our prisewinning band bruce mackenzie now georgetown recreational council president bruce mackenzie was elected pre sident of the georgetown recreation al council at a meeting in the old town hall last night mr mackenzie will fill the remainder of the term of el v maccormack president of the group since its inception tn november 1946 who resigned due to pressure of other business mr maccormack s recent election as masonic ddom forced him to relinquish the position as his masonic work will keep him occupied for several nights a week the heating problem at the hall was reviewed and the president empow ered to make enquiries regarding in stallation of a furnace before winter it heating can be arranged a much fuller program will be under- acton wins county t bastball championship wlht acton tanners led by their sluggmg star kentner who triple in the eight inning george town intermediates rolled down the curtain on the 1947 ball season when they lost 126 to acton in the park last saturday it was the fourth game of the playoffs and the series ended three games to one for the tanners i g jq im7 a on the previous wednesday acton had won the third game 12 s and it seemed that the local squad weren t just good enough to take the measure of a smooth clicking opposition whose that grace mckitrick wbn the the trip to the one offered as priae in the first weekly draw at brills store douglas thompson made the draw winners of a similar prize last week was ted rogers with abbie kemshead making the draw on sat urday that several merchants are plan ning exhibits in the big tent at the fall fair on september 13th that public and high schools in georgetown opened on tuesday that monday was labour day and it was a public holiday in george town that richardsons hardware have a new chevrolet s ton trunk that webbs bakery was closed for a few days while jim kennedy gave it a painting and decorating job that frank murfm has purchased the farmery warehouse at the hedtey shoe company and is moving his sheet metal works there from its pre sent location behind the lavole knit- tng company herb moreton ha woodworking on exhibit at exhibition our new nerval industry is running in full swing herb moreton who has been tn and out of christie st hos pltal for the past nine months and taking the cabinet making course at the veterans school in toronto is al ready a very busy boy we sure wish him the best of luck also would like to congratulate him on his exhibit m the ontario govt bldg at the toronto bthlbltlon personally made a lazy susan ser ving table shown with a dining room suite and was one of a few who made the bedroom suite of solid mahogany many familiar faces at the cne r as ujuiil manv georgetown faces were seen at the exhibition this year not iv of their ai spectators among those worklnit nt various exhibits wert mioses barbara faram and beatrtas brill donald brill while armand rwnckhamer uid keith barber were lointlv in ehanre of the smith and stone display in the electrical bufl- rifnn pte bruce collins wa down from camp byrden on guard duty at i dlsp of military equipment and corev herrincrton did double dntv as i po iltn showman and liclted subscriptions for his monthly news paper feather fancier at a booth to thp collwutn ken mcmhta course had horse on display and ms transport parked behind the cohseum was advertising georgetown with its white letterlne on red background ladles of mirslnn division 97 of tha st tohn ambulance brgade who wero on duty at the first aid tent near the dufferin gate were mrs w f smith miss margaret oafai and mrs georg herrington on autrust 25 mrs walter peck and mrs t f grieve august 38 and misses mary watson and kay bllck august 29 card of thanks we would like to tfaanfc friends tat their many beautiful floral tri and kind expressions of sympathy in our bereavement of a loving son nbr- man retd mr and mrs h m held and famflf norval arrows meet fergus in junior lacrosse playoffs birth notice burt to mr and mrs charles burt nee doris south at guelph general hospital on saturday au- taken this year and it was decided to hitting left little to be desired have adult memberships in a recrea tion club available at a s3 fee clubs under consideration are crlbbage bridge and badminton the fee for teen town was set at si yearly and teen town council will be composed of a representative from each form at high school plus rep resentatives from working teenagers ray meads president of gladstone ac attended the meeting to discuss details of the sept 30th field day in town and lists of officials were drawn up he reported that four entries were already in for the 30mile relay gladstone gait track club hamil ton olympics and goodwill ac an all colored club from toronto relay runners include the present cana dian mile champion the british 60- mlle champion and the canadian and west todies marathsa champions with baseball over for this year sports fans are now concentrating on hockey and here the story will be different when acton and george town meet again this winter sunday school will decorate church the pupils of the sunday school at st georges church are decorating the church next sunday with flowers from their own gardens the child ren have been encouraged by their teachers and prizes are being given for the best gardens they are asked to bring their flowers to the church at 230 on saturday when mrs mary bedell will be tn charge of the church decorating hancock dennis charles son of mr and mrs herbert hancock is happy to announce the safe arrival of his baby brother terry at ouelph general hospital tuesday august 26th terrence herbert both fine sienkofogg wedding in toronto on saturday august 23rd mrs jennie fogg of toronto became the bride of mr henry j sienko of georgetown in a quiet ceremony per formed in gllead hall broadview avenue by rev j w deans the bride wore a powder blue street length dress with corsage of yellow roses her attendant miss mary davison wore a peach colored dres and hat with corsage nr butterfly roses mr steve sala was groomsman a reception for thirty five guests was held afterwards at the home of the brides aunt mrs ed davison 651 broadview avenue the couple left by plane for a honeymoon trip to new york city the bride travelling in a black dressmaker suit and black vel vet hat they have taken up residence on george street in georgetown where the groom operates a shoe re pair business on main street death notice finlay suddenly at walmar lodge beaverton thursday august 29th i94t wallace bruce youngest son of the late mr and mrs edward fin- lay interment in greenwood cem etery august 30th 1947 fetch in hamilton on tuesday september 2 marjorie louise mc kane widow of the late benjamin fetch and loving mother of frank n tn her soth year funeral service from the mcclure funeral home edith st george town on friday september 5th at 230 pjn interment in glen wil liams cemetery rev j e ostrom leaves for port arthur reverend and mrs j e ostrom and son bobby left on saturday by motor car enroute ukbott arthur where mr ostrom will commence his duties as pastor of the baptist church the flrit sunday in september the best wishes of their many friends in this community are extended to mr and mrs ostrom hi their new field of pas toral duties during the trip they will visit friends hi samia chlcavn and st paul prior to mr and mrs ostrom s departure for fort arthur they spent a pleasant two weeks vac ation m bridgetown nb nerval arrow whipped m ave gi in the first period whue holding 1 dover indians scoreleas last night to clinch the third and game in the semdfmal lacrosse playu offs the game was played at tfomi where port dover had won 53 tfaa week before the arrows tied the ae ries up when they won 14 4 tn return match and put the ports i of the running in this third norval now meets fergus m the play off for championship of the westoa group junior ola games win bt played tonight at fergus and on fri day at norval present indications art that it win be a twogame goals 10 count series but this wffl not be def initely decided imto executives of tta two clubs meet before the game to night fridays score was 135 with port dover making a strong cc the final period to outscore rtonral 41 but they could not overcome ttw twelve reals run up previously by th highflying norvalltes final scan was 136 norval sharpshooters vena clark i yons 2 goals 2 assists lald- law 3 goals hepburn beanrocctt cunnuvrham s goals apiece orwr- ford 1 koal 3 assists bui louth t goal cleave 1 assist a martin and b porter scored twice each for th indians and h martin and smote tallied the other two goals norval spike scott ernie thomp son jerry fendley clark lyons rust fendley bob bob crawford junior beaumont bui louth bffl lafdlaw johnny haines bol om- niramam jim cleave doug town- send port dover wullams johnston h martin a marttn b porter 1l martin smoke mlsener greetislad muth j maodonaw a laacoonaai j davidson referee wioter smart brampton