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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
1
The first season game at home featured Hamiota versus Kenton with a tight, well played contest. Hamiota led early, Kenton rallied, but costly errors cost Hamiota in the final innings. umpire A. Smith praised the play. A return game in Kenton saw Kenton win 12 to 4 and Hamiota head to Oak River next.
The Union Sunday School Picnic at the Narrows last Friday attracted a crowd of three to four hundred. Two hundred barefoot children paddled on the beach while parents watched and joined in the fun. After dinner a programme of foot races and jumping kept all ages engaged as the Hamiota band played gratis and a gasoline launch drew steady patrons.
A lively council session last Monday centered on the Municipal Light Heat and Power franchise. Councillors Ferguson and Whyte pressed a motion, manager Knetchell criticized it, and the meeting adjourned amid sharp exchanges with the issue left for the next regular gathering. A public meeting of ratepayers was proposed to clarify facts and curb rumors.
A quiet wedding at Mr and Mrs Joseph Lorimer home joined Margaret Annie Lorimer to Thomas Norman Lothian of Winnipeg. Rev H G Crozier officiated as the bride wore cream liberty satin and a bouquet of valley sites. The couple left for a new home in Winnipeg.
The Brandon Fair captures the affection of Western Province farmers with top level live stock and farm product premiums. The premium list this year shows an exceptional level of competition, making it the premier agricultural fair in the Dominion of Canada.
The committee for the Citizen's Day celebration on the 16th completed arrangements on Monday. Last year's event was a success and this year is expected to be bigger and better with sufficient funds for prizes in horse races and athletic sports. Bills announcing events and prizes will be printed this week.
Time cards reveal a weekly passenger service from Wausaupeg to Oakner and Melsville with a return trip. The outbound departs Winnipeg at 9 45 on Monday Wednesday and Friday, arrives Oakner 4 52 pm, then Melsville 11 20 pm and Bugger 11 10 am on Tue Thu Sat. Return trips depart Bigger 1 30 pm on Mon Wed Fri, pass Oakner 9 26 am Tue Thu Sat, rejoin Winnipeg 4 58 pm. The service began last Monday from Wausaupeg.
The annual convention of the W F M 8 Presbytery will be held at Knox Church on June 22 and 23. Delegates who had billets for the postponed meeting are invited to attend, with the original programme to be used. All are welcome to participate and help ensure a successful gathering.
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