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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1939
Page
4
Mrs A Strachan of Hamitoa Manitoba born April 9 1855 at Stonebriggs Farm Roxhearty Aberdeenshire Scotland moved to Ontario in 1873 and Manitoba in 1882.
Mark Thomas Ellerington a Hamit district pioneer born near Egeter Ontario died at his Carberry home on March 28 1939 after a short illness at age 82. He married Mary Wiles and farmed in Hamiets before moving to a farm south of Carberry. Survived by three daughters Mrs Jas Foley Winnipeg Mrs J F Tennant Arrow River and Mrs C R Rasmussen Carberry and two sons M B Ellerington and C R Ellerington Carberry.
Mrs W Satterthwaite visits Gladstone as Gordon Emerson returns from Winnipeg. Miss Morice is missing from school staff as a victim of fo. Mrs R Arbuthnott teaches in her absence. A Paterson joins BA Oil Co in Winnipeg. Alf left Saturday. Lutes family drove to Winnipeg with roads fair.
The Y P U of Hamiota United Church held services and a meeting Sunday evening with a large turnout. Walter Hunsaker presided as Ivy Knight was absent and participants included Elveretta Wyatt Margaret Johns T D Barnett and N L Turnbull. Phyllis Strickland played piano. Mr Turnbull spoke on employment and unemployment offering practical living tips. The season will close April 16 with a planned good program.
Events include a Colt Show and Picnic at C L Andersons Grove on Saturday June 10 with details to follow. Bridge winners at a McConnell gathering are named and YPU notes record a March 28 meeting with 31 members and visitors, prayer, a pie social, spelling and True or False contest.
The Hamiota Lacrosse Club held a meeting on April 2 electing Hon President W Ferguson, President Geo Elliott, Vice President W Chambers, Sec Treas A Richardson, Captain J D Forsythe, with management by Geo S Anderson John S Hawthorne W H Hawthorne and J D Forsythe. Merchants seek agreement on early closing. Wheat sowing begins Strathclair as farmers ship oats by carload at about 23 cents per bushel.
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