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news from claremont district brougham the vms of st johns church will hold their next meeting in the church on thurs day afternoon december 10 conveners mrs wannop mrs g hodgson and mrs lloyd johnston roll call gifts all ladies wilcome mr and mrs wm knox vis ited with their son harry and family of sollna on sunday sympathy is extended to the families of mr l hill and mr l linton who were both buried on monday afternoon in clare mont the regular meeting of the wa of st johns church was held on wednesday evening at the home of mrs geo duncan with a good attendance the president mrs thos philip was in charge meeting opened with a hymn followed by prayer the devotional was taken by mrs geo gray the secretary read the minutes also several letter the card report was given as this was the yearly meeting the election of officers took place with the following results retiring president mrs thos philip pres mrs geo willson vicepres mrs k c pascoe secty mrs thos philip and treasurer mrs geo duncan press secretary mrs matthews pianist mrs l johnston par sonage committee mrs bur ton and mrs geo gray card i convener mrs w hamilton i meeting closed with the wa i theme song and prayer follow- mr and mrs j johnston and ed by a dainty lunch served by fam of rexdale were sunday greenwood mr and mrs w j klndree of nandcoke is spending this week with their daughter mrs a morden who is not as well as her many friends would like little cathy barbara joan daughter of mr and mrs don ald lobban of lome park was christened at the church service last sunday morning this coming sunday the 13th will be white gift sunday when the sunday school will have a joint service with the church at 1115 a special pro gramme will be used and en- volopes have been given out for either a donation of money or a white gift for the basket to be sent to the fred victor mission a number of ladies attended the brooklin wa bazaar last saturday afternoon miss m herbert of toronto spent the weekend at the mina- ker home mrs rose cole of brooklin also spent the weekend at the home of her son nelson and family the farm forum meeting was held on monday night at the home of john and mrs king- stone the afternoon wa are sell ing pie and coffee at john mid- dletons sale this saturday the 12 th halfpast teen green river the hostesses mrs duncan visitors with mr and mrs r miss e scebeck and mrs eng- seebeck lj mr and mrs h ridge of to- the sunday school are busy ronto were sunday callers at reparing for the christmas the hutchmgs home concert to be held on tuesday i mr w l of toronto and evening december 22 mr and mrs thos english were at bracebridge on sunday visiting his brother who is sick in bracebridge hospital the regular institute euchre was held as usual on tuesday evening with the following as winners ladies mrs a j gray mrs j davis and mrs geo perry gents mr h plax- ton mr j honingh and mr p weir special prize mr g e holtby mr and mrs robt rawson of st thomas visited with mr and mrs a j gray one day last week miss gladys witter of tor onto had dinner on sunday with her aunt mrs matthews mr and mrs wm knox visit ed mrs mcintosh of stouffville one day last week mr and mrs h robertson of toronto called on mrs lem- mon on sunday mr and mrs dean mairs mrs w boyington and mrs d daw son attended the wedding of the latters granddaughter helen mary dawson and mr garry weir in the ajax holy trinity church on saturday last mr and mrs k c pascoe and little girls visited with his par ents mr and mrs pascoe of whitby on sunday victoria square news mrs w sandle euchre audley dec 3 the cgit is presenting a christmas program in the chu rch on monday evening diw 14 mrs welbanks and friend were sunday visitors with mr and mrs c postill mr and mrs w chafen were saturday callers at the home of mr and mrs wm carter of the brock road last sunday morning at the sunday school white gift sun day was held and rev webb of oshava was the guest speak er he spoke to the children next sunday the sunday school will be in charge of mrs b drapers class prayer meeting will be held at the home of mr and mrs a pearse on tuesday evening dec 15th at 8 oclock altona white gifts will be received for the scott mission in toronto on sunday dec 13 at the al- tona sunday school childrens gifts of toys and clothing are most acceptable the sympathy of the com munity is extended to mrs loss hill and family in the passing of a husband and father mr and mrs charles smith atha we extend sympathy to mrs loss hill and family of clare mont in the passing of a dear husband and father the late mr loss hill mr and mrs mervyn chamber lain and baby loran from rich mond hill called sunday even ing on mr and mrs albert fos ter and family congratulations to mrs mur ray dunkeld who held the lucky coupon from ken waggs jew elry store on saturday after noon at the santa claus parade many happy birthdays to lit tle dougie dunkeld who had a birthday on thursday dec 8 also miss marie draper on dec 10 and bobbie tran dec 13 mr and mrs ed macaloney and brian spent sunday even ing with the carruthers brian macaloney spent the weekend in mt albert with mr and mrs m smalley and family angeville visited recently at the home of walter carter as a child he spent his summers at and blllie of alton near or- 1 the carters at 745 everyone is welcome the club is having a box so cial in the school this saturday evening dec 5 four students of the toronto teachers college misses daph ne stephenson dunbarton car ol james brock road sylvia greenside aurora and mr jas mackie pickering taught at audley school last week under the guidance of mrs pratt and miss joan esdale sympathy is extended to the guthrie families in the passing of mrs ross curran kitchen er a sister of mr dick guthrie and the late mr w m guthrie mr and mrs bert guthrie mrs w h guthrie bill guthrie and mr dick guthrie attended the funeral in toronto on friday mr and mrs c allin orono spent the weekend with mrs auins sister and brother-in- law clarence and mrs trigg friends of mrs s wonnacott are pleased to hear that she was able to return home on monday after a few days in hospital ironing i ana itstlll ss li see tke stardust nir0nhirfam yes we have gift certificates weldons mens wear stouffville phone 172w pine orchard dec 3 mrs george wood was an aurora visitor over the week end mrs harold eveleigh spent the weekend with her father mr chapman please not change of date for willing workers at mrs george masons home on thurs day dec 10 our little community was shocked thursday night when 17 year old rosella duckworth was killed on her way home from work at york county ho pital rosella was riding her bicycle when struck by a truck from the rear rosella was a ward of the childrens aid and had lived at the home of mr and mrs mervin summerfelt for over nine years she had at tended public school here new market high school and was working at the hospital for a short time before entering a nurses training class in tor- another euchre party was held in the victoria square com munity hall on monday eve ning of last week sponsored by the park committee prize win ners were ladies 1 miss ma bel sanderson 2 mrs a fris- by consolation miss olive glo ver gents 1 alan chadwick 2 harry forster cons jim curtis the lucky draw a bushel of apples was won by mrs a frisby there will be another euchre party in the victoria square community hall on monday eve ning december 14th at 815 pm everyone welcome white gift service the church was beautifully decorated for the annual white gift service on sunday morning december 6 with the nativity scene at the front of the church with margaret smith as mary and david matsunaga as joseph the sunday school and the church were united for this service with the sunday school superintendent mr percy ben nett conducting the service the scripture lesson was read by arthur story carol mortson read a poem the primary and beginner classes presented their gifts then sang two stanzas of away in a manger the jun iors presented their gifts and sang this is gods house then the intermediate and sen ior classes presented their gifts the choir sang infant holy with mrs allan orr taking the solo part mrs percy bennett told the story inasmuch rev a f binnington gave a very impress ive sermonette the gifts will be taken to the fred victor mis sion in toronto and the loose collection will be sent to rev j c torrence of the toronto home missions council to help those who are less forunate than we church news this season of advent should be strong in church attendance plan to attend next sunday and bring some of your friends and neighbours next sunday december 13 at 1130 am mr tom phillips will preach at victoria square infant baptism at victoria square at the christmas sun day service on december 20th at 1130 am please contact the minister rev a f binnington if requested home and school the christmas meeting of the gormley home and school as sociation will be held on monday evening december 14th at 8 pm the program will consist of films singing by the pupils of both rooms and the nativity scene acted by the girl guides refreshments will be served by the grade 4 mothers with mrs lewis heise as convener candlelight service the annual candlelight serv ice of the cgit and explorers will be held in victoria square united church on sunday eve- onto rosella was an active member of 4h class sang in united church choir and only the night before her tragic death played a piano solo at a church social the many many flowers showed how the com munity felt funeral service was at newmarket funeral cha pel with rev harold moddle as minister and interment in pine orchard cemetery pallbearers were school chums don and david summerfelt bob hope butch riddle ron preston and earl johnston ninflfmfp gtc vff h utmiiiimmutimmiiimimmmii rara i i- intiiilrw p w todd manager cordially invitei you to come in and meet our pereonne and see our fine modern banking facilities we will soon commence our seventieth year of operation in this area and wo look forward to many years of continued service to stouffville and the surrounding community this branch also offers job the latest convenience in canadian banklnz 24hour depository service wm 1 save time by depositing cheques and up to 100 cash in the envelope depository at any hour day or night acknowledgment will be mailed to you 2 safeguard cash after banking hours by using the wallet depository this service is of special value to retailers and others holding sizable sums of money after banking hours canadian bank qf commerce more thah o0 sranches across canada ready to serve you n wmmls wimsm nlng dec 20 at 730 everyone welcome w a the christmas meeting of the wa will be held on wed nesday evening december 6 at 8 oclock at the home of the president mrs l mumberson members are isked to please bring in their sunshine bags also discarded nylons all ladies are invited to attend neighbourhood notes birthday greetings to barbara empringham who on december 10 will be ten jrars old and to lloyd tenason for dec 16 congratulations to mr and mrs harvey collard who on december 10 will be celebrating their thirty secend wedding an niversary friends were sorry to learn on tuesday morning of last week that the house owned by mr charles stansbury had been gutted by fire mr and mrs wil son and family had moved out only about eight hours previous ly- we are very pleased to see that mrs nelson boynton is able to be out again following her recent illness also that paul tyndall is able to be out follow- the stourtvuue thbuhe thany pttanbe w 1959 pi f a documentary film will bt ing his recent accident a speedy recovery is wished for ronald and anita orr who are in bed with the mumps al so to the vanderkooy children who have the mumps mr and mrs wm orr had sunday evening dinner with mr and mrs bob johnston and sha ron at nashville mr percy bennett attended the supper meetings of the offi cial board of the king charge at laskay united church on wed nesday evening of last week mrs percy bennett had sup per on wednesday evening of last week with mrs d booth at kettleby a speedy recovery is wished for mr l stoutenburgh who is ill in the newmarket hospital lions the lions are sponsoring a box social and dance to be held in victoria square community hall on saturday evening jan 9 1960 keep this date in mind everyone welcome further par ticulars at a later date so come on ladies and get busy plan ning how you are going to dec orate your box as the boxes will be the admission on saturday evening febru ary 6 1960 in buttonville hall shown in colour and sound on the antarctic crossings the advance sale of tickets will be gin soon as the number of tic kets sold will be only to the capacity of the hall glen major mr and mrs a c slmmonds and madeline toronto called on friends in the community on saturday mr and mrs edgar johnson and family visited on sunday with mr and mrs allan hol- man brooklin mr r j ferguson toronto spent saturday at glen gowan mr and mrs howard langille and boys visited on sunday with mr and mrs george pickett miss shirley jones toronto spent the weekend at her home mr and mrs george pickett and mr edgar fiss spent one day last week at woodbridge mr and mrs bert third and children spent the weekend with mr and mrs charles fiss ken ny and vicki are staying for a few days mr and mrs jim jones called on mr and mrs charles fiss on sunday evening light- up for xmas lowest price ever limited quantity shop early canadian tire makes outofdoors home decorating eajy and inexpensive sensational low price reg 595 prompts u to recommend early shopping make your home sparkle with color festoon dormers under the eaves illuminate front door and windows shrubbery too 15 big colored bulbs in gaily assorted colors these ore tested bulbs that burn independently ne hunting for burned iut bulbs extra length weatherproof cord addon con nector for attaching additional sets of lights and 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