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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
8
Local notes report a Cinderella dance planned at Monellis Hall on Friday December 18. Various club meetings, rink hockey times, and community updates follow, including elections, property trades, hospital news, and Christmas schedule notices.
A large company gathered at the home of Mr and Mrs Wood near Oakner to witness the marriage of their eldest daughter Minnie to Mr John Johnson of Hamioda. Rev W Egan officiated. The bride wore cream panama with lace and orange blossom. Flower girl Ethel Marion Bridge and attendants Miss Rosella Johnson and Roy Bridge. A wedding supper followed with gifts including a hunting case gold watch and a gold brooch with pearls. The couple will spend Christmas in Winnipeg and reside in Hamiota.
The Public School holds its regular closing exercises next Wednesday from 2 to 3 in the afternoon. Each room will present its own program and parents and visitors are invited. An exhibition of Fire Drill will be done by pupils and staff.
The Viola Dale district bid farewell to Air and Mrs S G Brown and family on a surprise gathering at their home. Mr Brown departs for Montreal to pursue ministry studies while Mrs Brown and family move to town. The community praised their church and Sunday School work and presented a suit case and watch as tokens of esteem.
Canned goods sold at low prices by E. J. Abbott and a new Ralph Connor book The Life of Dr Robertson arriving at Hamiota Book Store. Display of cut glass in Hunters window praised as the swellest line in town. Mrs G Edward offers piano lessons from her home at Charles St and Road Allowance corner. Overstock prompts reduced prices on Best cigars in boxes for two weeks by B R McNaveart.
On Tuesday December 15 at Orrwold Rev Hanna Samuel Herbert Eilingham married E Maud Stil in a small ceremony. The event was officiated by Rev Hanna at the local church with family and close friends in attendance.
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