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E X P ENTERPRISE E S S COLBORNE CHRONICLE SUCCESSOR TO THE COLBORNE EXPRESS (Established 1866) THE COLBORNE ENTERPRISE (Established 1886) Vol. 2 -- No. 3 Thursday, January 21st, 1960 $2.00 per year in Canada -- $3.00 to U.S.A. UNITED CHURCH W.A. Publishes Book In 82nd Year (Contributed by Mrs. L. Mutton) i accomplishments, early indust-To publish her first book in I ries and customs as well as her 92nd year is the unique ex-fusing anecdotes. It would perience of Mrs. Mary Ann j «eem that Mrs. Down has miss-Down (nee Mary Ann Mutton) [ed nothing in her history of of Brighton. But to her many the community and its people, friends it comes as no surprise. | But above all "Ours to Re-Mrs. Down, who only recently, member" is a notable achieve-gave up spading her garden, ment by one of Brighton's oldest has always lived an active lifeand most respected citizens and is presently engaged In who has already passed the crocheting tablecloths for her four score years and ten mark great grandchildren. During her while retaining an interest and long and busy life she found zest for life which is frequently time to piece guilts, knit bed- missing in the lives of others spreads, make rugs, engage In many years her junior, reed work and other crafts as well as teach a Bible class at Sunday School. And the.i she decided to write a book. She began to jot down memories and tirelessly j The January meeting of the went from person to person w.A. was. held in the Sunday compiling facts and information. | School room on Thursday Now the book is off the press, afternoon, January 14. with Entitled ,fOurs to Remember" ^ne President, Mrs.' Bruce it is a history of Shiloh, its pio- \ Spencer presiding, necrs. their forebears and des-; inmemoriam poem for Mrs. cendants. Penryn. a Cornish| Terrill, Miss Clarke and Mrs. name, was the one given to its Thornton was read, one-time post office but the The- devotional period was community, church and school conducted by Mrs. Keith Red-have gone.put two ministers, nCr, theme, "The First Common. Situated north-west of andment." Brighton, it comprises about 14, Scripture reading, Matt. 23: nomes with a population of 34.40 and hymn 11 was sung. I approximately 50. From its j The period was closed with1 midst, according to the author , prayer and the singing of hymn 1 have gone out two ministres, 4. several teachers, a magistrate,! The president' opened the1 a doctor, as well as farmers and business meeting with a New1 others to many parts of Canada Years welcome. The minutes of and the United States. From the the last meeting by the secre-Philp family alone there have kary, Mrs. McMullen were read been 800 descendants. land approved. Reports of the In the introduction to her j various committees were receiv-book Mrs. Down describes it1 ed. Three hundred and seven as a labor of love. But it is calls on sick and shut-ins were much more than that. It is an!made during the past year, extremely interesting and acc-■.[ Installation of officers for urate account of the pioneer 1i960 was conducted by Rev. F. families and their descendants w. Taylor followed by his good who dwelt in the community,! wishes. Following is the slate their trials and hardships, their of officers for 1960: -- President, Mrs. F. Michell; 1st Vice President. Mrs. E. Thompson; 2nd Vice President, Mrs. R. Teal; Secretary, Mrs. C. E. McMullen; Treasurer, Miss R. |Ashbridge; Pianist, Mrs. F. W. The regular monthly meeting Taylor; Devotional Convenor of the Evening Guild was held Mrs. R. Graham; Parsonage Wednesday evening, January 13 I Convenor, Mrs. H. G. McKay; in the Trinity Church Parish Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Hall. Mrs. N. G: Cunningham's Smith; Assistant Corresponding group was in charge of the meet Secretary, Mrs. Wootton; Press ing which opened with Devot-: Reporter, Mrs. Skinner, ions, followed by the business, j Mrs. Michell called for min- Ivy Maskell's group was app- utes of executive meeting, ointed to arrange the next1 Plans were made for the Euchre on January 22. The Congregational Supper to be ladies were then entertained by held on the evening of January Miss Katherine Morrison, who 129. Spring Tea to be held on showed her most beautiful pic- April 9. Rummage Sale to be tures of Portugal and Spain held May 7. which she had taken on ;: rec- The program given by Mrs. ent trip to Europe. Her excell- Blackhall's and Mrs. Fiske's ent narrative added to the ne- group followed. Solo by Mrs. joyment. Grant Griffis, reading on Chris- The meeting ended with a tian Citizenship by Mrs. Woott-tasty lunch provided by Mrs. on, piano solo by Miss M. Teal Cunningham's group. The next after which a social hour was meeting will be February ID, spent and a delicious lunch was with Mrs. Allan Learmonth and served by Mrs. McGillvery's her group providing the pro- group. The next meeting will be firam. ' held on Thursday, February 11. Trinity Evening Guild Fortieth Wedding Anniversary On Wednesday evening. Dec. ember 30, a number of friends and neighbours met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Peebles, Castieton. to celebrate the fortieth wedding anniversary of his father and mother Mr. .and Mrs. S. C. Peebles. Despite the fact of bad roads and other events taking place in the community on the same evening, there was a good attendance. The' house was tasefully decorated for the occasion, and a beautifully decorated three-layer anniversary cake was on display, and later shared by all. The celebration was a complete surprise to the former bride and groom, and to make it more complete, the bridesmaid and groomsman, Mrs. Ed kernaghan of Colborne, sister of the bride, and Mr. James Peebles of Oshawa, brother of the groom, were both present. A mock wedding ceremony was performed, with the bride and groom and attendants taking tffirt. Da\M»**«ble.9,~grand-son. served as rirtgbearer, and Joanne Peebles, granddaughter, as flower girl; Murry Peebles as bride's mother, and Delbert Peebles as minister, both nephews of the groom, all wearing humerous costumes for the event, which caused a lot of merriment. Norman Fitshett gave the bride away. Following the wedding, the happy couple were presented with a platform rocker and step table from their many friends, who joined in wishing them many years of continued happiness. Mr. and Mrs. Peebles re-Xubui Jiaul SuiJiuein Xq papuods friends for the lovely gifts. The balance of the evening was spent in card playing and dancing, and was brought to a close with a delicious lunch, served by the ladies. Inaugural Meeting of South Cramahe School Area Board The inaugural meeting of T.S.A. South Cramahe was held on January 14, at the home of Claude Rose with all Trustees present. After the new members took their oath of allegance and declaration, the Board was asked to select one of their members to act as Chairman for 1960. Moved by Vanwicklin and 5 onded by Dunk that Bellamy act as chairman. Moved by Bellamy and seconded by Oliver that Vanwicklin act as chairman. On showing of hands, Mr. Vanwicklin was voted chairman for 1960. Applications were opened and read for Secretary-Treasurer for 1960. Moved by Bellamy and seconded by Dunk that the Board hire Claude Rose as Secretary-Treasurer for 1960. Minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted as read by Oliver and seconded by Bell-Moved by Dunk and seconded by Bellamy that the Board adjourn for. one hour to look at sites for the proposed school. Tenders for the wood were opened and read. Moved by Dunk1 and seconded by Fergus-son that the Board buy 16" wood (body beach and maple) and the tender of Mr. Stuart Oliver be accepted at $6.50 per cord for 25 cord. Five cords to each of the following schools, S.S. 4, 9, 10, 13, and 20. Moved by Oliver and seconded by Bellamy that the following accounts be paid: Rental of Hall, $7.00; Colborne Chronicle 12.00; Williams Hardware, 14.39 D. D. M. Peebles, 50.00; W. W. D. McGlennon Agency, 30.00; George Edison, 5.95; Sentinal Star, 2.25, Colborne Public Utilities, 28.95; Cities Service Oil Co., 3.90; Jack Hood School Supply, 15.50; P.S.T.A. of Ont-• io Incorp. 30.15. Moved by Oliver and seconded by Dunk that the Board re-membership in Ontario Public School Trustees Assoc- Movedby Oliver and seconded by Ferguson that the meeting adjourn. Next regular meet-at S.S. No. 20, on February 25, at 3 p.m. Teen Town News At the regular meeting of the Colborne Teen Town on Tuesday night, plans were made for an inaugural dance. The dance will be held at Colborne Legion Centre on Saturday, January 30. Masters of ceremonies for this first dance will be Mr. J. Ketcheson, Supervisor of Belleville Teen Town dances and Al Hall of Radio Station CJBQ Belleville. Portions of the dance will be broadcast over the Hi-Fi Club on CJBQ. The Hi-Fi Club is sponsored by the Coca Cola Co. Ltd. for the Teens in this area. Parents of the teenage members are invited to attend and participate in the evenings activities. See next weeks paper for information as to time of dance and broadcast. Executive Meeting Of Salem W.A. On Friday evening an Executive meeting of the officers of the Salem Women's Associat-was held at the home of president, Mrs. Alfred Smith. At this meeting they discussed ways of making money for the coming year. Some suggest-for improving there meetings were also discussed. The groups were revised and plans were made to make use of the study book this year. The Women's Association also enjoyed a busy and prosperous 1959 and they are all looking forward to better thing in 1960. After pronouncing the Benediction in unison the hostess served a dainty lunch. The first regular meeting of the W.A. will be held on Wednesday, January' 27, at the home of Mrs. William Peacock's. Baptist WMS The January meeting of the Baptist Women's Missionary Society, was held at the home of Mrs. A. Morton. The meeting opened with a hymn and prayer by Mrs. L. Haynes. The Devotional, "Thoughts for the New Year," prepared by Miss E. Rist, was read by Mrs. Morton. Reports were given by the secretary, treasurer. Ladies Aid secretary-treasurer and Sunshine convenor. As this was the annual business meeting, the following officers were re-elected to serve for another year: President, Mrs. M. Austin; 1st Vice-President, Mrs. A. Rutherford; 2nd Vice President, Mrs. A. Morton; Secretary, Mrs. L. Haynes; Treasurer, Mrs. H. White; Ladies Aid Convenor, Mrs. D. Hetherington; Ladies Aid Sec-Treas., Mrs. McDonald; Sifnshine Committee, Mrs. A. Dance. Several matters of business were discussed and it was decided to continue with the Reading Course for this year. Boy Injured By Car A 13 year old Oshawa boy who was visiting with his parents at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wigley of Little Lake, was seriously injured on Sunday afternoon when he ran out ontc the road in front of the Wigley house and'was struck by a passing car. Ronald Mitchell, 13, of Oshawa, was taken to the Oshawa General Hospital by ambulance following the accident. Reports state that the boy suffered a fractured left arm and serious head lacerations in the accident. Driver of the car, Russell Cochrane of Little Lake, was proceeding east by the pavilion at Little Lake when the accident occurred. Officers of the the Brighton Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police investigated the accident. The boy's condition is listed as satisfactory at the present time. FIREMEN'S ANNUAL BALL February 5th Legion Centre Potter's Orchestra Admission: $1.50 per person