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mjffigiffyjffiy vflf5h vvv v seventjrfourtft year of publication wednesday evening june 18th 1941 150 per annlim in advance 200 to u9a georgetown over top in victory capt creetman speaks at limehouse garden party a garden party was held on mon day night on thi lawn of mr a c patterson silvercreek service station in connection with the anniversary of limehouse presbyterian church rev h l bennie of knox free- byterian church acton was chairman for the evening and introduced capt the rev r c- creelman bd chap- jain of the toronto irish regiment who delivered a short address mr creeltnan recalled his preach ing at limehouse in 1930 while still a student at knox college and spoke of the fine history of the church which extends back over eighty years it is worthy of note he said that the men leading the democratic nations today are bien of great religi ous convictions it is your duty as young people to keep your church go ing and i hope that many of you will be on hand eighty years from now to attend such a gathering- as this over 1000 churches have been des troyed in england in this war many of which have stood much longer than the eighty years that this building has stood lets keep it standing he urged by supporting the war effort to theutntost of- oui aibilliyv entertainment for the evening was provided by tom hamilton and his troupe of entertainers among these was bex sqocum who has made fre quent appearances in this district as a magician in addition to this he revealed himself as a rival to edgar bergen with an uproarious ventrilo quist act nellie mcgtaie violinist violet murray singer and jack ayre pianist were the other entertainers tern hamilton had his usual quota of comic songs and once more proved popular with the attendants at the garden party mrs andrew scott died in 90th year following an illness of some four years barbara marshall daughter of the late wm and mary marshall and widow of the late andrew scott passed peacefully away on monday june 9th in her 90th year at the home of her daughter mrs w o brownrldge born in carnforth england on sep tember 28th 1851 mrs scott came to limehouse when six years of age and had resided in this district all her life in june 1868 she was married to the late andrew scott who predeceased her 24 years ago three children remain to mourn the loss of a devoted mother mary mrs a lwson r r 5 milton emma mrs w o brownrldge r r 3 georgetown and re on the home place also two brothers thomas in anton and stephen of ashbury park new jersey and three gra and five reatrandjchlwren remain and to all these the sincere sympathy of many mends is extended in their bereavement one son william pass ed away three and one balfyers ago- arid james agnes and john died in infancy the funeral on thursday afternoon at the home of her son rae scott 4th tjtw was conducted by her minister rev h l bennie and was largely at tended by many who desired to pay their last respects to one who had al ways been a highly respected and willing friend and neighbour inter ment was m fteirvlew cemetery ac ton the pallbearers were four nephews w o mnhji georgetown will hf toronto wm and alfred therl toronto and two greatnep hews gordon and lloyd m of flowerbearers were hyatt dabble jos mcdonald jos ross lawrence webster and john euertoy and the beautiful floral tributes silently spoke of the high esteem in which this grand old lady was held in the community they included wreath the family sprays grandchildren the ma family tmonto col and mrs step hen marshall ashbury park new jersey mr and mrs c a downes ouelpfa mrs a o webster guelph mr and mrs p a mcadams toron to mr and mrs j euezby and allan munromcclellah wedding the marriage of edith viola daugh ter of mr hib mcclellan and the late mrs mcclellan of stratford to mr mllo cecil v son of mrs munro and the late thos munro of toronto was solemnized on saturday june 14th at the united church par sonage georgetown rev p c overend performed the ceremony the bride was attended by her sis ter mrs prank fetch while mr fetch was best man after a wedding din ner at hunters inn the bride and groom left on a short honeymoon they will reside in toronto jessie macdonald saturday bride the marriage of jessie mildred sec ond eldest daughter of mr and mrs k r macdonald to roy bernard eldest son of mr bernard and the late mrs delia wilcox of george town took place at acton saturday afternoon at 4 oclock with the rev j v morgan officiating the bride wore a powder blue red- ingote afternoon dress with blue hat and accessories and a corsage of pink talisman roses she was attended by her sister olive who wore dusky pink crepe with rose hat and white acces sories and a corsage of roses the groomsman was mr jack sharpe of hamilton following the reception held at the brides home the happy couple left for a motor trip in northern ontario on their return they will reside in hamil ton mrs joseph logan died after lengthy illness following a lengthy illness mrs joseph logan a wellknown citizen of georgetown passed away at her home on victoria street on friday june 6th 1941 born on the fifth line chlnguacousy township the late mrs logan whose maiden name was margaret rutledge was the second oldest daughter of the late mr and mrs henry rutledge she was the last surviving member of their family her sister mrs w c kennedy having predeceased her m december 1940 surviving are three of her child ren margaret mrs h l blbdgett waubaushene edward and robert of georgetown four grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren her bus- band pr her twenty years ago tfieruneralws held from her late residence on monday june 9th 1941 interment took place m glen wll- hotns cemetery the service was con ducted by the rev 8 r oolebrook of norval the pn were mayor joseph gibbons reeve harold cleave mr h dtston mr allan norton mr c ford and mr a e wright the georgetown herald british war victims fund forwarded to toronto evening telegram fund 106608 cash on hand acknow ledged 9930 bank interest on savings account j02 wednesday night euchre cufc lftoo browns bakery- proceeds from sale of shorten- v ing containers and milk barrels 750 total june 18th su02a5 churchill lauds canadas efforts churchill and mcnaughton canmllan5 on ere ot i am confident this tremendous the victory loan campaign mr effort will be crowned with success i churchill is shown here with lieuten- antceneral a g l mcnaughton commander of the canadian forces overseas whom mr churchill praised during his address radio artist they say the greeks had a werd for itbat it takes several adjec tives to describe frosts gregory this pert yoong sengsfarass adds a delightful teach of feaunmity la over here far over there the new series of brsadessts over the cbc network an wednesdays at 9jh pa edst these variety programmes also featsoe songs by jess jaffray oast the guardsmen by woodhoose and haw- by bob no blame attached in guelph accident frank king of georgetown driver of a truck which collided with peter slobodlan a tjkranlan railway worker on saturday june 7th causing his death was freed from all blame by a coroners jury which met in guelph last thursday the jury recommended that the por tion of no 7 highway from the city limits to the main entrance at the on tario reformatory be lighted and that the speed limit beireduced nine wit- neses testified coroner dr t r plckard presided and crown attorney j m kearns kc examined the wit- dronvint wedding in toronto myrtle mae vint daughter mrs vint and the late mr vint and elmer roy dron of george were mar ried quietly saturday june 14th by the rev a stewart at bis home in toronto the couple have taken up residence in georgetown our mailing lists have been correct ed is your label up to date william f dawson buriedjh glen wllttam p dawson a resident of terra cotta paesed away lost satur day june 14th a native of sheffield england he come to this country 37 yearn ago and had been an employee of the ernest martin stone quarries he was predeceased rjne years ago by his wife surviving are three daughters mrs charles ledwidge of georgetown mrs horry hayward and mrs lome craine of terra cotta and a nephew mr albert dawson of terra cotta the funeral service was held on monday from the home of his daugh ter mm lome craine r k lem- kay student minister of the chesf united cbutchi cpnduoted the otr- vfee interment was in glen wil liams cemetery pallbearers were messrs joseph mc- bmde wes rtfttedgfe harold han- cook frank bamspbon thomas clif ford and percy wogetoffe among the floral tributes received were pillow from the family wreath mr and mrs albert dawson wreath emme tom and bob basket mar garet bill and bill sprays employees of ernest martin quarries mrs p wagstaffe mr and mrs harry press- wood brampton doctors son tragically killed david john heggie threeyearold only son of captain dr colin heggie and mrs heggie of brampton was instantly killed last friday afternoon when he stepped into the path of a car driven by jules sandusky cooks- vlllc the child had accompanied his mo ther downtown and when she parked her cai to do some shopping she left him in the front seat it is thought that david decided to follow his mo ther and jumping from the car step ped in front of sanduskys car the driver swerved and managed to avoid striking him directly but caught him a glancing blow which threw him to the pavement and the resultant in juries caused his death the funeral was held from his par ents residence on monday with burial in brampton cemetery word was received from england this week that dr heggie had been seriously wounded by a bomb explo sion in the midlands where he was serving with the roamc he ts now considered out of danger and is resting at a oonvalescent home canvass cbairhian w h long announced today that georgetown was over the top in the victory loan drive the objective of 1 60000 has been passed and a victory loan pennant was added to the flag at the post office this afternoon- subscriptions for the loan are still reported as brisk and citizens who have not yet pur chased their full share of bonds are urged to do so at once for every 25 over the objective a further penn ant will be added to the vic tory loan flag a telegram from ottawa this morning gives total of subscriptions in the dominion at 501484255 from 558- 000 subscribers this leaves 100000000 still to go to reach the objective of the loan marion leslie wed last saturday marion lorlne leslie eldest daugh ter of mr and mrs george leslie 4th line esqueslng was married last sat urday afternoon to russell james thompson eldest son of mr and mrs wesley thompson of orangeville rev ross k cameron of dover- court road presbyterian church to ronto officiated at the ceremony which toolt place at the home of the brides parents the couple stood under an arch of evergreen and orange blossoms the bride given in marriage by her father wore blue chiffon with a cor sage of roses the bridesmaid was her sister irene who was wearing pink chiffon and a corsage of corn flowers and bouvardia mr walter thompson the grooms brother was best man the wedding music was played by miss betty snyder of george during the signing of the register miss alma mcenery sang i love you truly a reception was held following the ceremony about fifty guests were present including friends and relatives from toronto grand valley orange ville and brampton four girl friends of the bride misses norma thomp son eleanor graham alma mblnery and dorothy cleave assisted in serv ing the couple left for a honeymoon in north bay the bride travelling in navy blue sheer with white accessories on their return they win take up resi dence in georgetown presentation at union for mr and mrs ted mcbride june 13th on friday evening friends and neighbours the home of mr and mm starrett leslie the occasion being a social gathering and presentation for mm ted bride otnld cook a recent bride after swprogrmmme of readings and renslcbgr arthur tjoggett who was chairman jor the evening asked mr and mrs mubkide to come forward and the tobowlng address was read by mrs clarence anderson dear enid and ted we your friends and neighbousb have gathered here this evening to honour the happy occasion of your recent marriage we regret that you are leaving our community enid as you have been a help in our social events and in oar young peoples society nevertheless we feel that you win be appreciated in your new neighbourhood as a small token of our esteem we ask you to exoept this gift oarvymg with it our best wishes for future health happiness and prosperity mrs albert dolson mrs j a yrtf mrs r a leslie mrs c anderson mrs abert dolson made the pres entation which consisted of beautiful out glass stemware the recipient very feelingly ex pressed her thanks for the lovely rut- a dainty ranch was served by tns ladles invest your full share in victory you can buy another 50 or another 100 or another 500 or another 1000 the best nestegg you can have for a rainy day and good interest too have we done our best that is what we expect our fighting forces todo be pftoud of georgetown buy victory bonds n05t4 spue donated by dominion seed house