April 1949-November 1950

April 1949

 

Lloyd MacNeill to Hospital. Fred went to Town with Bonnell LePage

 

13  next weeks. It seems too good to be true.

 

14  Very foggy all the morning but cleared away some in afternoon. Got the upstairs swept and felt better than I did yesterday. Ethel Moore very sick in Hospital.

 

15  A lovely morning but cold wind to-night and fog. Heber and family got out this afternoon. Got pretty badly stuck in Ern McNeills field. Grand to hear Rodney talking. Weary to-night. Took straw off of strawberries this morning

 

16  Scrubbed and waxed the kitchen, went over to Unas for eggs. Not very good walking.

 

17  ES. A cold grey day for Easter finery. A special Easter program at United Church at night. Lovely music over radio. Anita leaving Toronto for home.

 

18  A nice day and I got a big washing done and the porch scrubbed. Tired at night.

 

19  Baked bread & cake and did a big ironing. Nan phoned from Paulines, its pouring rain and she is coming out in the morning.

 

20  Nan & Heber had a pretty bad road but got out before dinner. Dad pretty good today and happy to have Nan home.

 

Dec 14  Ellice, Mrs Harry Lowther

 

Nov 28  Allen Wyand

 

Dec 23  Senator John Sinclair

1950

 

Feb 17  Lou Warren Ottawa died

 

Feb 18  Dot McK. Horne has baby boy. Ninth child

 

March 22  Arthur Simpson, Clifford’s father died suddenly

 

April 18  Ed Graham age 57

 

May 1st  Mrs Albert MacNeill

 

May 17  Ernest Cecil Webb at 1.30 AM age 69 yrs, 5 ½ m

 

July 22  McKenzie King in his 75th year

 

April 5 1950  Dr. Jeremiah S. Clark, 78 yrs died in Regina

 

1950  Reggie Simpson and Cora Toombs married on Oct 8th and Ethel Moore and Hector Scott on November 9th

 

Sept 24 1950  At Ottawa, Annie Maurene born this morning

 

March 19th  Glenn Allen Webb born at Peel Memorial Hospital. Two bran new grand children inside of six months

 

[Newspaper clipping]

Funeral at Cavendish — The funeral of the late Ernest C. Webb was held from Cavendish United Church yesterday afternoon. Service was conducted by Rev. George Goff. During the service Mr. George Clark sang as a solo “Beautiful Isle of Somewhere,” and the choir sang “Sometime We’ll Understand.” Pallbearers were Stirling Stewart, Fred Clark, David Johnstone, Grant MacCallum, George MacCoubrey, Reginald Simpson. Internment was in Cavendish Cemetery.

May 18th 1950