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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 08, 1920
Page
5
Chas A Grobb of Dauphin will appear at Fox's Jewellery Store every second month with the next engagement slated for Thursday December 18. The event features a showroom appearance and potential demonstrations.
Local residents return to Brandon and Neepawa schools after holidays. Alma Andrew resumes Normal Course. Mildred Thornton returns to school. E. Kirk visits from Marchwell. Olive Lewis back to Neepawa school. Rev. John Doyle praised missions. Friends visit W. R. Kirk in their new home, a mounted clock gift presented. Hamiota Bonspiel opens with sixteen entries. watch night service at Zion Church draws crowd with prayers and talks by Earl Dixon and Rev. G. Lockhart.
Miss Edith Andrew resigns from Melville Public School and joins Jakner Consolidated School staff as the new school opens on Monday. The column calls for applications to the Manitoba Provincial Police now being reorganised, attracting returned soldiers.
Fred Chambers leaves for Toronto and a Union Bank branch opens at McConnell. J G Simmie and family place a memorial tablet in McConnell Presbyterian Church for four boys who died in the war. The Chambers Co beat South of the Track in a Christmas curling game with a late score to fund hospital flour.
Visiting hours are set for private wards 3 5 pm and 8 9 pm daily. Semi private wards allow visits 3 5 pm on Wednesdays Fridays and Sundays. Limit two visitors per patient at a time. Overnight stays require special permission. A board charge applies. Parcels require permission. Visitors must register in the Visitor's book.
The Church of England holds morning service at 1 a.m and evening service at 7 p.m with Holy Communion on the 1st and 3rd Sunday. Zion Methodist Church lists 1 a.m worship and 7 p.m service with Sunday School in between. Knox Presbyterian offers Sunday school at noon, morning service at 11 a.m, evening service, Bible study midweek, led by Rev. Loskbert and Rev. dev. Ellenville Union Church presents Sunday School and services at McDonnell with afternoon and evening gatherings.
The church schedules a week of nightly prayer and services starting next Sunday with Epiphany themes. Evensong at 7 pm and Sunday School in the basement, plus a parish meeting notes a hopeful financial outlook and new church officers for 1920. The Xmas tree party for the Sunday School was a success and Santa visited. Friday features Litany at 7:30 pm in the Rectory and choir practice at 8.
A joint installation of Hamiota Lodge No 38 and Grace Rebekah Lodge No 35 will be held Monday evening January 12. Meeting opens 8 Installation at 9 30 to suit a prayer meeting at Christ Church Visiting Oddfellows and Rebekahs invited. In loving memory of Margaret Elizabeth Skinner who died January 9. From husband and son Alex and Harvey.
Knox Presbyterian Church invites worshippers to a Sabbath service featuring Communion and a vote to add members to the Session. The day includes Sunday School, a sermon on life objectives and rewards, and a preparatory service Friday night.
Rev KR E Spence will headline a special sermon titled A Canadian Crusade in the Methodist Church Sunday evening inviting all, especially youth, to attend. The morning topic is Message for the New Year 1920. Sunday School shifts after the morning service and again at 2 pm. Everyone is welcome.
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