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the georgetown herald seventyfourth year of publication wednesday evening november 13th 1940 150 per annum in advance 2 00 to usa november institute meeting the november meeting of the georgetowr branch of the women a institute was held at the homo of mrs wta ben on wednesday after noon november 6th with mrs wylle the president in charge the meeting opened with the open- ins ode and institute prayer and the reading of the minutes of the last meeting several items of busb arose out of the oorrespondencs and the helping band committee reported some wprk they had been called upon to do it was decided to hold several pax- ties throughout the winter and four groups were appointed to look after these mr whttelock the agricultural rep resentative was present and gave a most enlightening talk on present con ditions and the effect of the war on the farm life of today and asked all to mind the light during these trying times after a vote of thanks was tendered mr whltelocfc and mrs bell the meeting cloesd wttb the singing of god save the king and a social half hour enjoyed ashgrove church celebrated 80th anniversary sunday rev dr a s orion of emmanuel college toronto was guest speaker historical sketch of church contributed by mrs r h wright at the request of our ashgrove correspondent the eightieth anntnobmry of the founding of ashgrove united church waa observedf on sunday november uth wwi capacity congregations at i morning and yventag services which were conducted by the minister of the church rev j o totton rev dr a 8 orton of brnmanuel college toronto delivered two very un sermons tatting his text in the mommg from jex 17 ia a glorious high throne from she beginn ing is the place of our aanetuarr rev t c ovmend georgetown assisted to the devotions in the even ing music throughout the services waa provided by the choir of the church assisted by mr stuart maclaren of georgetown and btfen quartette who sang several p1wsnlint numbers ferns and gold chrysanthemums de corated the auditorium beautifully far the occasion many former members of the con gregation and residents of ashgrove came from a distance to worship in the church in which they bad been ass in years gone by among whom were noticedmrs william drvtn toronto formerly miss m brownrtdge the first organist mrs 8 k ruddell mm r h wright georgetown mr and mrs frank wrlggleswarth caledon mr and mrs bdgar ruddell toronto mr and mrs m e nixon milton mr and mrs george dawson milton mrs rev o thompson hamilton mrs walter wrlggleswarth lome mills miss olive ruddell tavistock mr and mrs mid vine wanless brampton mr j h wilson milton mr and mrs stanley gowland milton mr w a wilson georgetown ashgrove church erected in i860 began its career as a methodist new connexion denomination and from the records now obtainable rev james caswell and rev james mcallister with the aid of a group of men messrs thomas crawford joseph ruddell joseph brownrldge and george wrlggleswarth 8r were in strumental to startling the cause in the community rev james mcallis ter was the first minister occupying the pulpit in the years 18606163 then followed reverends thomas goldsmith 186364 william irks 1665 1886 john kay 16676869 william tlndall 187071 george brown 1873 7574 in the latter year the first union of the methodist churches took place and a change was made in the circu bcundarles until this time milton was the head of the circuit ashgrove now became connected with georgetown church and continued in this relationship with the exception of one year 1885 until 1936 one yeu after the final union of the three churches congregational presbyter ian and methodist the ministers during the period 1874 4936 were as follows reverends william mills hugh mclean william morton joseph colling george abbs walker shllton robert davey thorn as gee david a mob- george a mitchell john saunders austin pot ter henry a cooke dx george clark s m roadhouse judson truax wray i davidson henry caldwell in 1996 ashgrove church became an appointment on the hornby charge and the ministers were rev j wes ley kltcnlng rev john a neill rev benjamin eyre and rev j o totton the church originally a one storey building was built by thomas craw ford one of the first members and it had the high pulpit customary in those days no organ led in the service of song in the first years but the hymns were raised or pitched by one of the singers appointed for that purpose about the year 1882 an organ was purchased and placed in the centre of the church the choir occupying the seats surrounding it miss m brown ridge was the first organist others who served in th am oopacitywex- mrsr wesley held miss maggie hood mrs f w thompson miss ida wtiggleswotth mrs john shanks miss florence ruddell mrs r h wright miss olive ruddell and mrs l arthur ruddell in 1910 the fiftieth anniversary was celebrated with rev w g h mcallister a son of the first minister as the preacher during rev henry caldwell s in cumbeney in 1935 extensive improve ments were made in the building oonsfcting of a new basement sunday school room modem heating and lighting equipment new seating and decorating throughout it is believed that the sunday school i was organised shortly after the found tag of the church and it has been ae tive continuously since that time playing an exceedingly important part m the life of the church rev g a mttchell organised the b league on nov 15th 18981 which also has proved to be an tan portant department for the youth of the c other departments evolved later ia t the women a missionary society mls- befcd lecturer draws large audience an illustrated lecture on birds by stuart thompson wellknown natur alist and bird imitator drew a large and appieclative audience to knoi presbyterian church last friday ev enlng the program was sponsored by the georgetown horticultural society with net proceeds being ear marked for the local branch of the red cross the evening opened with the audi ence singing the stirring therell al ways be an england accompanied at the piano by miss june frank a group of public school children then presen ted two musical numbers followed by miss june frank with an organ solo introducing mr thompson a m neusen president of the horticultural society referred to him as a business man with a hobby and this hobby is bird life mr thompson explained that he is in the printing and advertis ing business and although he is par tlcularly interested in birds he is also a lover of everything pertaining nature and the outofdoors it is most fitting that a bird lover should aodress a horticultural society said mr thompson because people who love flowers cannot help but love birds and the opposite is also true there are three hundred and forty different kinds of birds m the province of ontario alone he pointed out the reasons why bird study is so fascinat ing birds are alive and have per sonahties ranging from the friendly sparrow to the fierce hawk birds have a home life which makes them akin to we humans and they have vol ces which are most interesting to stu dy mr thompson then showed coloured sides of different forms of bird life illustrating these with anecdotes and imitations of bird song a former resident harvey edwin medonald buried here tuesday the funeral rites of the late harvey edwin mcdonald popular proprietor of tilden lake camp north bay were held on tuesday afternoon november 12th from the home of his sister mrs harold cleave georgetown the late mr mcdonald had been in falling health for the last two years was born at ballinafad ontario and spent his early life in alabama later moving to georgetown with his fami ly where he attended high school ret f c cnerend of the united church conducted the service the pallbearers were j j olbbens ray kercher everett cole howard kent geo c greenwood tort interment was made cemetery georgetown he leaves to mourn his loss his wife the former helena stout and three daughters mrs reginald dyer mrs alan brock and mrs george clark also three sisters mrs a c memur- chy huttonville mrs c e ruddy temagaml mrs harold cleave georgetown there were many beautiful floral expression of sympathy cany on their various duties faithfuuy and weu many leaders have gone out from this co to distant parts of pftfl to continue their work begun here among whom was the late rev t w thompson oners who preached their first sermon m this church were rev o w kerby president of mount royal cones bishop berry usa- local i jury celebrates 79th birthday mrs e colman celebrated her 79oa birthday last wednesday november 6th at her home m town born torkee england she came to canada when she was ten years old g her home in toronto nine years later she married the late edward colman they first settled in glen williams then moved to georgetown when mr caiman was employed at tfaj greenhouse with the late dr rows he was night watchman at the alli ance paper muts for seven year mrs colman has five children mrs l mcmahon mrs h ambrose and james potman all of toronto william cohnan of hamilton a e oblrnaa georgetown sister where can i pur this ad i won t forget it when i go out brother on the looking glass i 1914 1918 lest we forget stye honour soil itte sgl j moore lc oorpl a 8 mm sfi h neue ptc d meketnle ft w pumps pteg h sleighibalnm pte o h spire fit ix c aamervlllr pte s stawicky 93rd anniversary observed by baptist congregation large congregations attend services both morning and evening rev gordon holmes special spea at mondays supper program by hamilton talent d the baptist church celebrated then ninety third anniversary on sunday last with good congregations in spite of the inclement weather rev 3 o williamson ba b t of preston ontario moderator of the guelpb association of baptist 4umhes w the special preacher his luiaiaglfls were timely and iorceful special music was presented by the combined georgetown and acton baptist choirs led by mr joseph young and aastotwd by mr donald west soloist at the morning service and mrs p dunjdey soloist ra the evening both are of brampton miss m young is the church organist in the evening the presbyterian and united church con gregations joined with the baptists and rev f o overend of the unit ed church read the lesson rev k g baxter pastor of the baptist church presided at each service on wfrnhoy evening the jtf of the church served supper which was enjoyed by nearly two hundred per sons the program of the evening was presented by the pastor rev g ml holmes and a trio of young people from the wentwprth street baptist church hamilton miss marguerite hodd sang several soprano solos mx john barkers violinist contributed se veral numbers mr jack hodd organ 1st and choir leader in hamilton be sides acting as accompanist sang two solos and joined his sister in a duet rev g m holmes who was ordain ed to the gospel ministry m the george town church in 1915 referred briefly to his pastorate here and brought an encouraging message to the congrega tion the national anthem and bene diction brought the program and 93rd anniversary celebrations to a close the weather after a week of clouds and moder ate temperatures the mercury dropped again to 30 last saturday and we got a few hours of sunshine mondays all- day rain of nearly an inch and a quarter was the heaviest since that on the last of august and the gales accompanying it are reported by radio to have been wtdespread over the whole continent in many places caus ing serious loss of hfe and pro winter has set in on all sides of us so we may look for it soon following are the local records for the past week h and l rain date temp fall rues nov 5 58 50 wed nov 6 as 30 thurs nov 7 3s 90 rri nov 8 as 30 8at nov 9 20 sun nov 10 4s 33 moil nov ll 67 44 133 robert cole pastes at hillsburg remembrance day service honours georgetowns war dead after several years of failing health robert cole a hf elong resident of esqueslng township passed away on tuesday november 5th at the home of his daughter mrs chester burt in hulsburg mr cole who was in his 80th year was a son of the late peter and sarah cole halton county pioneers four brothers william and henry of acton peter sr of georgetown and john and one sister sarah pre deceased him his wife the former esther mcenery passed away in 1806 mr nrtlt wtttt nwrnrr nt t11rnfar1 united church and a cons in politics he is survived by one son peter and three daughters mrs ches ter burt ada mrs jim nelson mar garet and annie the funeral conducted by rev j t heslop was held from the home of mr and mrs chester burt last thurs day afternoon at 2 pxn during the service mrs clayton justice sang a solo interment was made at provid ence cemetery the pallbearers were his son peter two grandsons wilfred burt and jim nelson jr and three nephews fred and john cole and alex sardy blnnle bravtng rain and chilly wind local citizens turned out in good numbers on sunday morning to honour those who fell uvtiwrlrst oreat war at 10 30sfcprade formed on mill street consisting of members of branch 130 canadian legion local members of the lome scots c company under major j r barber and the volunteer civil guard whose ranks included members of the acton guard and were headed by the county commanding office col ballantlne and captain c v williams the parade then pro ceeded to the war memorial where a remembrance day service was held because of the wet weather the opening address by major joseph gib bona was dispensed with the four resident ministers rev p c over- end rev e g baxter rev w g o thompson and rev d d davidson assisted in the service of prayer and song the honour roll of 24 name was called by corp fred mccartney presl dent of branch 120 canadian legion which was followed by the last post and a two minutes silence ended by reveille the stirring strains of the national anthem closed the service ffrbtt brothers father dies fn england word has been received from rug and of the death of robert ferry rather of harry and george ferry of georgetown mr ferry who was se rntyane years old passed away on october 2lt at his home in sun derland durham county harry who is hninx overseas with the lome scots was able to obtain leave and be present at the funeral besides his o sons in canada mr ferry leaves his wife three daughters and one son i england norval rifle club the shooting on the range last night was just ordinary messrs nurse at kinson and meredith shot on the 30 yard targef at 25 yards their aggre gate scores follow meredith 99 x 8 nurse 99 x 7 atkinson 98 x 8 r w hall 99 x 6 robertson 98 xfi wilson 98 x 6 caves 98 x 7 norma hall 97 x 4 g h hall 97 x 8 hustler 36 x 5 griffin 96 x 5 an invitation has been sent to the the following year oac rifle club of guelph to visit our range on nov 25th on october loth 167 michael a co w cb urer of the congregation and j s fitch clerk the first pastor of the congregation was the rev john clark who led the congregation from 1847 to 1855 a vigorous eloquent preacher he was possessed of great physical endurance although he was not a big man and he had need of his endurance for his ministerial du ties took him to hornby a distance of seven miles and back again on foot to preach each sunday he had fre quently to walk to guelph a mrfms of nearly 25 miles members constituting the first con gregation included the rev mr clark and his wife dinah rookwood mich ael dayfoot robert burn penelope bum rebecca mogaw atta stewart hiram bedford j b pitch c mo gaw j moore and c moote mr and mrs r p bessey were received as meinbers of the church in 184a and mr and mrs john smith b entered the church in 1856 but thi congregation appears to have been a small one for some years the present church was built m and was opened on january so parsonage the windsors own love story adela rogers st johns author after spending 10 days with the duke and duchess of windsor has written a most illuminating series of articles reealing the windsors own story of their romance the wind sors own love story begins in the november 17 issue of the detrohv sunday tunes and continues in the daily detroit tunes was birth a few years later a pipe organ was installed in 1870 women in industry sister of mbs m wiujamsom died en goderich mrs joan bowerby of godertoh died in hospital there suddenly on monday november 4th mrs sower- by was formerly muts elsie cation and was bom fiftyseven years ago on tha second ine west chmguacousy shs was a daughter of the late matthew cation and allison ooutes mrs sow- erby was a resident of peel county un til moving to goderlch about ten years ago she was a former member of brampton presbyterian church sur viving arc her husband three brothers thomas cation third line west brampton edward cation second line west brampton walter cation strathroy and two sisters mrs mat thew williamson georgetown and mrs arjiur poynts brampton the funeral took place wednesday after noon from the home of her sister 4mra athwynterbtoibptanwita interment in dixon s cemetery local boys run ik hamilton bui cruler and johnny local racing enthusiasts were among the competitors in the ftt atmi the say marathon held in hamilton last saturday sponsored by the ar my and navy veterans in ca as- socauon the event drew entries from several parts of ontario and new york state robert scotty rankme fleet- footed long distance star from tho south waterloo harriers captured first place for the fourth time m the past five years bui collier finished in fourth place and johnny emnwrson was in thir teenth place and the gladstone ajo of which they are ffi ca the team prise the beautiful shield which becomes the permanent posses slon of this toronto gum was on dis play this week m the herald office window tn addition to that group non- oar several individual prises wan aw- pair of blankets whqe 1 ed another medal to his i english father to son who is watch ing a game of bowls there yoo s herbert yon learn istcry dont yert well that the game kelson was playing when the rnt tended scandal is that state of behevhig of others what one would like to d oneself