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i 4 ,p401 TWILV!E 43" CANA011%41 V làMAW.rW %JINAVTT.T'L "WI P %J Wi*ght Clan, Pioneers of Darlinglon Hold Reunion ai Ipperwash Park When 150 Descendants Aitended (Floyd Wight Mlntyre) recalled the conditions prevail- About 150 descndants and ing in Scotland and Northum- relatives af the late Wm. Wight berland England, where his and Sara Ann Rumford Wight great-grandiather and grand- held a family reunion at Ipper- father were born. His grand- wash Govt. Park on Saturday, father emigrated to Canada in Aug. 29. Mr. Wight was born on 1830. His grandiather and the Sept. 5, 1841 and Mrs. Wight rest of the family came in 1832 was bamn July 22, 1848 in Dur- and settied on 400 acres af land ham Caunty. They were married two miles north of Bawmanville. Nov. 7, 1867 by Rev. Lamnas, This aid bomestead was in the Primitative Methadist minister, Wight possession for over 100 Darlington Township, at the years. Mr. Wight stated ta the home af the bride's parents, Mr. gathering the facf that they and Mrs. Wm. Britton Rumford. should be proud ai their beri- They lived on the Wight home- tage. He was born and spent stead until 1876, when they some of bis childhaod an tbis maoved ta No. 7 Highway, Bas- aid homestead, thus caming in anquet, and purchased the farm contact with these pioneer peo- where they resided until the pIe. time of their deaths on April 29, Some ai the outstanding traits 1924 and Nov. 24, 1936. af these people were their iaitb- The afterrmon was spent in fuiness to their chui ch and study renewîng aid iriendships, remîn- of the Bible. In the family there iscing, and making new friends were many gifted students with and seeing new cousins for the great memories. One member, iirst time. Younger members af George Wight, ai Providence, the group engaged in games. A could recite the entire works ai bauntiful supper xvas enjoyed Robert Burns whose hofne, was by ail. beside that ai bis ancestor's in ,Roland Wight, president ai the the aid land, was considered reunion, presided over an inter- the greatest authority ai Burns -. esting program. Albert Wight in Canada. They were an indus- #UU*UUEuUMuuMuuMmuuMuUMuMMuMuuMMMMMoeMmuuuuuuuum. Milk is GOOD ' Round the Clock!l Sun, SEPT. uir 9CT. i'½âCTO' "Corne and get it" has a welcome sound in the of youth... especially when each snack is given ext zip and zest with a brirnring glass of wholesorne, noùlýshing MILK. Children like milk ...and milk likes children. It's the drink they GO on, GLOW on, GROW on. Serve aur rich, creaniy rilk at meal times and 'tween meals. Every glassful helps build strong teeth, strong bones, strong bodies and bomnding, bountiful gond health! Glen Rau Dairy TELEPHONE 444 BOWMANVILLE - ---- ------4--- Partq cjuests VreferCoke ec -~OSHAWA, ONT. "oor'bon 3 6 ~~éduu fudu wl Jsd4.se2càoe è off1 et Ceca-Col. é.ndu commet with Ceca-Cela Lid. LY'S BEVERAGES PHONE 3-2733 trious and thmity peapie. Mrs. Mary Reid, af Renfrew, addressed the gathering in a very able manner. She alsa paid tribute ta the industry and religious fervaur af ber farefa- thers. She implared the younger members ai the gathering ta emulate these hàigh qualities ai their fomefatbers. She stated that the bread-earners ai taday were bound ta meet with dis- cauragement and perplexity, but abuve ahl else ta keep faith in their Heavenly Father and go an again. She closed witb a poem carrying out this theme ai emulating the best unta poster- ity Mrs. Duncans MacLaren ai Douglas, wbo bas just returned fram visiting relatives in Scot- land, remarked that when the ocean liner glided away from the shore, one bad such a feel- ing ai insecurity, even on a mo- demn ocean liner. She thought ai the courage exhibited by ber ancestors starting out on an 8-weeks' trip an a sailing ves- sel. She paid glawing tribute ta Scotland and Scotch baspitality. Mm. Duncan McLaren and Mr. Edwin Bolton alsa gave short brigbt addresses. Marjorie and Ronald Wight supplied music and Gardon Wight gave a bu- moraus reading for tbe gather- ing's entertainment. One ai the interesting fea- tumes during the aiternoon was the exhibition af a large famiiy tree drawn by Floyd Mclntyre ai Forest. Those present could trace their lineage back tbrough the Wight and Rumford records ta 1750. The late Wm. Wight and Sara Rumford Wight had 7 sans ad 3 daugbters. Four ai these sons attendeci this reunian: Albert, ai Arkona; Fred C., ai Bosanquet;I Arthur, af London, and Dr. Da- vid J., ai Charlotte, Mich. A fourth and youngest son, Law- rence ai Edmonton, Alta., was iii in the hospital in that city and therefore was unable ta at- tend. Prizes were gîven: Oldest member present, Albert Wight; YOUngest member, baby Breb- ner ai Parkbill and baby Stol ai Goderich. Birthday gift went ta Albert Warren ai Warwick. Persan coming the longest dis- tance, Mrs. James Reid, Ren- frew. These friends and relatives had such a wonderi time ta- gether that they voted ta return next year ta Ipperwash Park, and also re-elccted their presi- dent Roland Wight, Thediord, and secretary Albert Wight ai Arkona. LESKARD Mrs. H. Camkin, John and Diane, witiî Mrs. E. Green. Mrs. Howard Bellany and George, are spending a week in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. E. Green, Alex and Burt, visited Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Marris 3t Hespeler. Mm. and Mrs. Jack Syer, Bowmanville, and Miss Jean Syer, Toronto, with their par- ents, Mr. and Mms. E. Syer. Mr. L. Rabbins and Mm. F. Rabbins, Oshawa, attended the Faim at Part Perry. Sorry ta hear that Mm. N. Baristow is in Taranta Hospital far an aperatian. We wish him a specdy recavery. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Rabbins and Gail, Toronto, witb Mr. and Mrs. Art Rabbins. Sympathy is extendcd ta Mrs. R. Sutclifie in the death ai hem mather, Mrs. Curtis, Kendal. Leskard W.A. was beld at the S. S. raam. the attendance being vemy poar We would like ah ta came ta a special cammitte rneting, date ta be annaunced later, ta discuss plans for the turkay dinner. Everybody's belp will be anpreciated. The newlyweds came home folks and the c'rarivari was held last Wcdnesday. About 45 turn- ed out. The bride (former Miss G. Dewell) seived a deliciaus lunch and bad vcry tbaugbtful- ly saved a layer of weddîng cake. Needless ta say she didn't have much left wben we were througb (I just can't help won- deing if they slept well that night?) The landiady eyed the pros-g pective tenant coldly. "I must1 remind yo)u" she said, "That I will tolemate children, dogs, cats, or parrots, but no pianoi playing and no radia; is that clear?" "Yes madam", said the tenant meekly, "But I think you ought ta know that my fauntain pen saueaks a little. Generally the pulp and paper milîs have woad in perpetuity. Canada bas mare than h aa million miles (* roads and high- ways and Canadian matarists drive more than 12 billion miles a year. YOUR EYES and Vision Re-written irom previaus 3' copyrights af C. H. Tuck, Optometrist Dimney Bldg. Opp. P.O. OSHAWA- Phone 5-6143 234. Build up a stronger physical condition and the glasses used at this stage will soon be dis- carded. It is more common in this run-down condition ta find that strain upon the eyes is a cammon cause of beadaches, nausea, dizziness. and the cor- rection is the anly means ai re- lief and an assistance also toward the building ai a stronger constitutjon. Where your eyes are concemn- ed. it pays ta get the mast specialized service abtainable. (Copyrighted) Winners ai Williams' Point For the past few years, the summer residents of Williams' Paint on Lake Scugog have staged an annual party over Labar Day week-end for their families and friends. They have a golf tournament for aduits and children on the Saturday, followed 'by a huge masquerade in the evening when a wonderful array af intricate costumes put in their appearance. On Sunday and Mon- day, there are many other events of interest including a final farewell service when aIl the residents gather around the flagpole and officially lower it for the season. This year's event was a truly magnificent affair with plenty of competition among cottagers for ail events. The phot above shows Mm. and Mrs. Bert Johnston of Bowmanville, who occupy their cottage "J's Nest" on the Paint. Mr'. Johnston is the manager of the Bowmanville Dominion Store and, as you can see, his wife is exception- ally talented in preparing costumes. She made these which won first prize at the masquerade on Saturday ýevening. Mr. Johnston is Henry VIII, that king of many wvives and Mrs. Johnston is poor Anne Boleyn, one of his wives who had her head chopped off and from then on was supposed to haunt the aid boy by walking about the Tower with "her 'ead tucked underneath her arm". The Johnstons won first last year too. ELIZABETH VILLE We are giad tc report that Mr. Aubrey Gilmour, a polio patient in Riverdile Isolation Hospital, is siowly improving. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Peacock and son John with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Peacock. Farmers in this locality are busy prevaring for fall wheat. The tobacco farmers are stili' very busy narvesting their abundant crop Sevýcral from this neighbor- hood attended the C.N.E. Al reported it bil«ger and better than ever. Sorry to Iearn that Mrs. Ar- chie Muidren is ill. We alwish her a speeay recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Peacock, Oshawa, enterf *ained the Pea- cock clan at their summer cot- tage in Happy Valley Sunday afternoon. We wislh to extend sympathy ta Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shep- pard and Iamiiy in the death of bis mother, Mrs. William Shep- pard. She had the misfortune af falling and breaking a lirnb last Tuesday morning. The ladies of W.A. are busy preparing for serving turkey dinners at the International ploughing match at Cobourg on Oct. 6-9. On Ourr Team! STRENGTH is an import- ant factor to laok for when yau buy insurance . . . com- pany financial strength and reputation for prompt and hanest payment ai Ios dlaims. Tbat's the kind ai insumance we ofier. And, if disaster strikes, it's the kind yau'II want! Stuart R. James INSURANCE REAL ESTATE Phone: Office 681 Res. 493 King Street- Bowmanville OBITUARIES MRS. J. A. McKEEN Mr. Curtis McKeen ai Pentic- ton, B.C., writes that bis mather pasýed away August 7 at the age ai 92 and xvas buried in Pentic- ton besicte hem late husband Rev. J. A. McKeen, aiso that bis bro. ther Gcrald died in Winnipeg last Nuvember. Rev. and Mrs. J. A. McKeer came ta Orono from Bermuda in 1888 and be was the Presby- terian nîinister at Orano frmr that time until 1918, wvhen they moved ta Penticton ta live with their son Curtis McKeen wbc bias a dmug store there. Bath Cur- tis and Gemaid were bomn in Orono and Curtis worked witb the late John J. Gilfillan for a number of years befome gaing west where he bas been success- fui. Many ai the aider folk in Or- ana wili have many pleasant memorles af the McKeen's in Orono - when the writem was selling on the raad he called on the McKeen's twice a year for a number ai years and bath of them up ta the last were always keenly interested in their many Orano friends and used ta ask many questions about ah aif tbem. Orana bas been most fortun- ate in having a number ai out- standing highly intelligent pub- lic spirited citizens and the Mc- Keen's belanged ta these. MRS. E. C. THORTON The death ai the former Mary Ellen Gertrude Smith, widaw af the late E. C. Tbomnton, oc'curred Au'gust 23rd at hem late resi- dence at Woodstock. Mrs. Thorton was bamn at Brougham, daugbtem ai the late Mm. and Mrs. George B. Smith. She went ta Woodstack 61 years ago aiter bier marriage ta the late E. C. Thorton, native ai Orono, and she resided in the city ever since except for six years spent in Listowel. She was a member ai Central United Church and was active in church wamk before becoming an invaiid 25 years aga. Hem bus- band pedeceased bier in Novem- ber, 1951. Surviving are two daughters, Mms. C. L. Muilet (Mar'ie) ai Williamsport, Pen. and Mrs. B. A. Linderman I(Jean), ai Homestead, Florida, and one son Carman ai Gaît. There are also six grandchild- ren. Funerai service was held Aug- ust 25 irom her late residence, 70 Wellington St., north. Rcv. J. V. MeNeelv aif Central United Church conducted the service which was iargely attended by many neighbars, friends and me- latives. There were many floral tribu tes. Ficwer bearers were fiends and reighbors. Palîbearers wr Alec Sinclair, Ralph Kirk, Lea Wood, Jack Hav af Wellesley, Ont.: two grandsons, Ron and Kirk Thorton of Gaît. Interment was in the iamiiy plot in HiL.view Cemetery. CADMUS Mr. and Mru. Oscar Gibsan, Greenbank, visited Mr. and Mrs. Jlm McKee. Mrs. William Henry, Oshawa, with ber daughter, Mrs. Lamne McKee. We hope that Mr. Sid Goff is continuing ta improve. He is in Oshawa General Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ginn visited Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bright and Mr. Irwin, Seagrvae. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Phayre at- tended the Toronto Exhibition Thursday. Glad ta repart Mrs. Arthur Pattersan wha is in tbe Part Perry Hospital is improving. Mr. and Mrs. Redstane and family, Halifax, are visiting her mother, Mrs. Sid Godd. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Passant and Jean, Bowmanville, with Mr,. and Mrs. Lloyd Passant. Miss Pearl Cobbledick, Osha- wa, with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Passant. Mr. and Mrs. Les Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Graham with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cowan at Caldwater. Mr. Donald Larmer, Mr. and Mrs. James Larmer and Edna visited Mr. Orme Larmer at Millbrook. BROWN'S (Intended for last wveek) Mr. and Mrs. Alex Gonyca. Toronto, visitec Mr. and Mrs. Bennett and Helen. Mr. and M-s. Bennett and Miss Audrey Grabam attended the C.N.E. Miss Margaret McClean, To- ronto, and Mý Cecil Graham visited Mr and Mrs. Harry Mc- Ilroy. Miss Maureen Mcllroy and Ronn.e and Russell Powell at- tended the C.N.E. Mr, and Mrs. Ross Embly, Newca.stle, visiied Mr. and Mrs. Bob Watson. Betty Couch, Newcastle, visit- ed MondtLy with Linda Couch, while ber mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cauch at- tended the C.N.E. Mr. andi Mrs James Curson and Jimmy visi.ted Friday even- ing with Mr. and Mrs. Clint Brown, Ncwtoriville. Mr. and Mrs. Torrence, New- tonville. visited Mr. and Mrs. James Curson. Mrs. J. Kelly and Mr. W. Kelly, Toronto, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hicks, visited Mr. and Mrs. James Curson. Mr. and Mrs. W. Kelly, Shir- ley and Debra and Mrs. J. Kelly, Toronto, visited Mr. and Mrs. H. Mcllroy. (THIS WEEK) School opened on Tuesday with M-.rs. E. Booth, teacher, and a number of heginners making a total of 37 papils. Brown's Home and Schooi Club met Sept. 8 with a goad attendance, it being the first faîl meeting. Mrs. June Wilson took charge of election of these officers: President, Mrs. James Curson; vice -presidents, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Simpson, Bill Morley', Stan Couch; secretary,- Mrs. Joan Couch; treasurer, Mrs. Tommy Wilson; Carres. secretary, Jean Perrin; auditors, Mrs. Martin, Mr. Simpson; pian- îst, Mrs. Mvartin; visiting com- xnittee, president and four vice presidents. We welcomed Mrs. Baxter ta aur clab and hope she becomes a regular member.. Remainder af the meeting was spent, in playing euchre with these win- ners: Lady, Mrs. Simpson; Gent, Mr. Simpson; Consolation, Mrs. Couch and Bilh Morley. Lunch was served. Next meeting Oct. 13. Mr. and Mrs. Stan Couch and Virtue is bold, and goodness Linda spent tht- weekend in To- neyer fearful. - Shakespeare. ronto with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Virtue is the denial of self Sinclair and czilled on Mr. and and response ta what 13 right Mrs. Jack Hartwick. and proper.-Confucius. 4 EETE -IWMNVLL FIRIDAàY - SATURDAT - SEPT. 18-.19 THE STOOGE MONDAY - TUESDAY - SEPT. 21 - 22 C0OME DACIK LITTLE SHEDA (Adult) WED. - THURSDAY - SEPT. 23 - 24 NE VER WAVE AT A WAC ROSSALIND RUSSEL MARIE WILSON 'Afresh sPart for fal WITH LAST YEAR'S TOPCOAT DRY CLEANED OUR BETTER WAY Better dry cleaning? Yesl Because with Sanitone the better kind of Dry Cleaning, clothes are cleaner.*;* fabrics recapture a "Iike-new" feell We pay careful attention to ail important details, to.;. loase buttons tightened ;. minor repairs dane FREEI Getallyaur clothes ready for faîl with aur better dry cleani ing. Phone us right awayl -* 'pk Local Agent- HOOPER'S LADIES' WEAR PHONE: OSHAWA ZENITH 13000 i ATTENTION IMr. Fruit Grower! DURHAM GROWERS' CO-OPERATIVE COLD STORAGE * Newcastle, Ontario j Are Now Authorized Distrihutors for OAVLEWODPOUT IRI OK ILLPEsiWOt O PRDUCTBSO aae M - 1 1 THE CANADIAN ÊTATESMAN. BOWMANVILLE. ONTAIUO THURSDAY, SEPT. 17. 1031f DEAN MARTIN \. ]lý -ýl JERRY LEWIS