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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 17, 1958
Page
1
Cobourg offers locals another chance to see The Ten Commandments beginning Friday April 25 and running a week. Port Hope not on the schedule this season, but Cobourg is a short drive away for viewers seeking a spectacular film praised as entertainment and religion alike.
Progressive euchre night under Carmel L.O.L. No 421 takes place Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Orange Hall Carmel with prizes and lunch. Admission is 35 cents. All welcome.
The Millbrook and District Agricultural Dinner is set for April 29 at United Church Hall starting 7 p.m. Dr. R. P. Vivian will be the guest speaker addressing his Nato visit.
A passerby scene on King Street shows a girl fixing a doll near a thorn hedge and a bee sting impression from a sharp thorn. Drivers discard litter while sweepers toil, and signs warning of a $50 fine for highway trash appeal for cleaner streets.
The WMS of St Andrew's United Church seeks good clean used clothing to pack a bale for missions. Leave parcels at Miss Luella Kennedy's home on King Street.
Plan a peaceful Sunday by attending the church you prefer. Choose a morning service, welcome any new attendees, and participate in the community through prayer and fellowship.
Social notes report Fred C White observed his 85th birthday on April 16. residents mention his arrival in Canada in 1885 at age 12. others note relocations and visits including Moore leaving for Copper Cliff and multiple families attending events and shows in Peterborough, Port Credit, Millbrook, and Cornwall.
A Millbrook 4-H Calf Club meeting with 19 members heard Agricultural Representative Dalrymple discuss cattle breeds and judging points. Signs were handed out for display at farm entrances identifying members as part of the club. Plans were made for a judging tour of prominent local herds.
A Home Baking sale will be held in Coulter Bros. Store on Saturday April 26 from 3 to 5 PM under Trinity Church Sr. W.A. The Marsh.
Douglas Sheppard Jr captured a large brown trout last year and earned two first prizes and a second. He received more than $100 in awards including $50 from Ashby Fishing Club Rhode Island N Y and $25 from The Hunting and Fishing Club of Montreal. A $50 Bond from Field and Stream completed the prizes. Mr McCorry of Cleveland referenced in the note.
Grace Presbyterian Church dedicated a wine colored pulpit fall with a burning bush motif and metallic fringe. Gift from Agnes Johnston in memory of grandparents David and Agnes Johnston, who walked from Manvers Township to worship in Millbrook. Rev. Walter Patterson assisted in Easter Day service and the pulpit dedication with Rev. W. H. Heustin.
A local home welcomed a new baby girl whose crying annoyed the older toddler. The younger sister asked if babies come from heaven and the mother replied affirmatively. The child then quipped that the baby must have been put out.
A village tale recounts a local man discovering his young son smoking. He believed a cigar would cure him and sent the boy to smoke it in the kitchen. After a while the father looked in and found the son calmly enjoying the sickner as Winston Churchill would.
The family of the late Mrs. W J Spires of Millbrook Ontario thank friends relatives and neighbours for kindnesses and floral tributes at their mother’s passing. Special thanks to Reverend Houstin of Millbrook Reverend M Bury of Oshawa doctors Hobbs and Wright and The Haw Funeral Home Millbrook.
A notice seeking a woman or girl to help with housework one day per week. Apply by calling phone number 19 Millbrook.
The Women's Guild of St. Thomas Church met on April 2 at Mrs. Russell Smith's home with good attendance. The treasurer reported a healthy balance. A bake sale is planned for Saturday May 3. The meeting closed with a prayer by Rev. Mr. Quinn and refreshments served by Mrs. R. Smith. The May meeting will be at Mrs. Charles Brackenridge's home.
Village by law 817 obliges dog owners to obtain a license and tag for their dogs by April 1 each year. Tags are issued at the Clerk's Office in Town Hall.
Rev and Mrs F J Burn announce the birth of their second daughter Margaret Ann on Easter Sunday.
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