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«a. Fred Friar again heads Bruce East Wheaten/79, WALKER’I‘ON ~ Mrs, Fred Will Friar was re-electcd president of the Bruce East District ‘Womens Institute during the annual meeting held in Walk- erton. The meeting held in the Knox Presbyterian Church drew 100 area delegates. Board director at the Feder- ation of Womens Institutes oi trea R i M r Pi presidents: d a l e, Mildma), lations officer; iani Miskie, Chcsley, vice- Mrs. Arthur Teas- Dohhinlon. secretary surer; Mrs. Revis MauKa) play. assistant secreta _ .‘ s. Clarence Hienshergcm assistant public rem and Mrs. Lcsl lgri m. Eden Grove, fed ‘ cration representative. . \r a 5 . During the meeting it ‘ Other officers elected were Will-mo" “mum he .hcld "1 ml Wlarlon Presbyterian Churrn‘ Mrs. Harold Bin-ell. Pinkertnn. past-president; Mrs. Tom Corn» ish. Chcsley. Mrs. William Us~ nrndorfl, Elmwood and Mrs. Oct in County Rally to he held Out. is . 30 and 31 and lhe Bt‘ucc Allenford. I Over 500 persons, most of them ratepayers of the township, turned out last Saturday night to the oflkicial opening of the new lderslie Township offices and garage. many of them to see what their tax dollars had proâ€" vided. That what they saw met with general approval was evi- dent. The building, located just north of Chesley, embodies both the utilitarian and the hand- some. The exterior. clad in perâ€" manentlyâ€"colored steel panelling, presents a tidy. pleasing appear- anEEl The front of the building emâ€" ladies the offices of the clerk- treasurer, with fireproof vault, the road superintendent's office and council chamber.- attractively furnished, from the colorful car- pet on the floor to the modern furniture and dr'anes finished by the wives of the reeve and coun- cillors in the offices and lunch room. The fourâ€"bay garage was spot- less for the event, but its effi- ciency was obvious. Its interior insulated walls are of the same steel panelling as the exterior. Chairman for the evening was Reeve Harvey Davis, this year’s warden of Bruce County. The honor of cutting the rib-‘ ban to ofificially open the buildâ€" ing went to a former reeve of the township and warden oi the cdunityyfllillfii‘fif Diwald of Ches- ley. Also taking part in the ceremony were four other for- mer reeves, Louis Davis of Owen Sound, Donald MacKinnon of ver 500 Attend OpeningMo'j'3/79: 3 i Elderslie's Municipal Building l Reeve George Grant brought 'wcetings from the neighboring Village of Paisley. Reeve Grant .' warden in 1981. at which (one the present Warden Davrs was chairman of the warzlen's ‘vommittee. l Reeve Russell Watson of Tara brought greetings from the county. Russ Whicher of Wiartun, MP for the Bruce riding, and E. C. Sar- gcnt of Owen Sound. member at the Ontario Legislature for Greyâ€" Bruce, Bill Mannerow of Gains by a: Mannerow. consulting enâ€" gineers of Owen Sound. Donald McDonald of the Ontario minis by of transport and communj cations, and the general con tmctor for the building, John '1‘ Hall of Tara. all woke briefly. Alex Ewart of Chesley. town ship road superintendent, who 31 night was wearing the smile tb won't come calf. also made a brief but appropriate speech. Dancing to music by the Jack Warrninglon orchestra followed. Wives of the reeve and council again did Lhemselves proud as they provided a buffet luncheon whioh, as might be expected in Elderslie. [eatured among other delicacies Elderslie Township red brand beef. \ ;_ BRUCE EAST DISTRICT “'1 PRESIDENT 1W HOSPITAL M pr dent Women's Institutes. in County of Br Isa Paisley, Hugh Maxwell and Arâ€" thur Teasdale of Elderslie. Also taking part were Coun- cillors George Maxwell jr., John Cumming and Glen Fullerton. The fourth councillor, Robert Crerar. was unable to be pres- ent, due to Hospital. Walkerton Mrs linjured her {not while usmg a 'puwer lawn mower. r e death of his I '5. Fred Friar, RR '3. Chesley. oi Bruce East District patient Gsneral Friar lDisiri/ci InsiituieS‘iâ€"nark 75th lanniversary, supper in Paisley Bruce East District Institute held a potluck supper in Pais- ley United Church April 26 in ‘comme moration of tie 75m lannivetsary of the Federated w .orncns Institutes of Ontario. ‘ About 200 ladies from the Dlsfl'lCL Institute took in the event and enjoyed the variety show put on by the different institutes. Mrs. Fred Friar. district president was chair-lady for the evening events. Accord- ian music was su ’ ' Walkerron w.t. PphLd b) the Eden Grove N.l. provided two solos "I love to go awand~ ering" and "Rosa Maire“ in German. "The Good old Days" was read by a member of 6111165 Hill W.l. while a lady from ‘Pradley NJ. read "The Driv- lng Lesson, " Milan-my W.l. .presented a skit "The School Composition" and the Solwa lladies presented "A Fashion lshow, ” l SIXTY-FIVE YEARS AGO l March H. 1907 The Gillies Hill post Difite‘ ‘and store Ls offered for sale inlweak “'15 MIL l3“ ' ‘7’ TV this issue of The Advocate Po' - roaster Duncan Graham has d â€" lc-ided tn give up the folLC', for two reason: The death of his Wife last year leaves him handiv W capped in attending to the du- ties without hiring help. and lately the department at Ottawa made a reduction in the alloww ance Most people think the‘ ‘ostal surplus should be th‘I3d to increase the pay of rural ooste masters. instead of the pallet» of, curtailment of expenses 7 adopted in that direction si betn g SEVENTY YEARS AGO July 3, 1902 l The tender; for erection of the "Walkerton Hospital were opened last Wednesday but none of ‘Lhem was accepted. The com~l mittee was figuring on seven or ‘eight thousand dollars, but we “understand that the lowest ten-l der was considerably above thisl estimate. And now the commjtâ€" l tee are in a quandary. The ar-l chjtect cannot modify his plans ‘ and still provide for aLl the re- ‘ quirements of an- up-to-date hos- rpital building, and if these Spec» 1 ml features are left out, the govâ€" > ermnent will not give any grant. 5 The committee are averse to ‘ spending all their money in- thel erection of the building. and so ‘ it is pretty difificult to know what to do about it. ‘ l all it is a clear use. get a proper building and trust to luck for thei rest. '1 lady on the lucky chair. Aida Mason. ‘ lltlackie of Mildh ' l Hare of ElIlEtSlJC ran to Limpassablu, "My sweet Little Conn" and 'The l were solos h; Pimenor A lady of “/|lll£l’UlI ‘v gave areadin; Ti: 1 Parson" A playlel Grandfather 1 mm- r. o». cnim w.l. UJntrll‘iutiim rt U ,7 program, that: several 70103. South Line man: p! W.l. ammth leddAlVL‘ silly Auction ertcn evenln; . . senting a plai'lct in Mrs, fico duced the gue' Harold Blatinu of She convratul 4‘ on a fine pro;- dinner and on the nail, {Hut commending Hruoe c work the} have done SPOl‘t . Blar he. isms he)": presume: to hit Having an anmxcrzmi this mm from the p: m [sole Etc distributed alsfl,‘ The evening closed ‘.. ng‘mg of the Queen. 1892 8.5, No, L‘- Elders!“~ is 1‘" be lather) and plasters} inraru the summer ‘ Th: Docket {4:711} lcy staged concerts .it it. - bl-E) and Narnia The. er, in great demand, I The team balOHQU“: t' " from 1:: “Jill of ll. Ltuw - ury‘) itDr-u and upsey hill" .1 load of cg]; John Bearman of SLOnL h; made the manufacture of In her, wheat raising, lillll -. ing, etc secondon to rew ‘ sheep and has a flock of about 400. Ganderâ€"T~Cee of it lli- van is supplying him and al other sheep raiscrs with crotltc. in - Owing to wet weather. 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