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in the worM of Jo-Ann Hill, Stillwater, Becomes Bride Of Frank Murphy At Beeches Bridge Miss JcAnn Louise Sill, daugh- ter of Mr. fand. Mrs Emmett Hill, Stritwater, and Pfc Frank Mur- phy, son of Mrs Grace Murphy and the late Alec Murphy, Pine Grove, were united m marriage at 7 Saturday evening, Aug. 15, at the Mgjhodist -church, Beeches Bridge. 'Hie Rev. Thomas Wil- liams pastor of the First Meth- odist chuish, Lowville, performed the double ring ceremony. The wedding music was played by Mrs Bertha Sammis and Miss Charlotte Kotel sang. The church was decorated with gladioli The bride-, given an marriage by her father, wore a gown of white lace and net with a bolero jacket Her fingertip veil was attached to ar seed pearl headdress. She car- ried white gladioli. Miss Cora Bowers, Watson, was maid of honor, and was attired in an orchid -and net gown with matching picture hat and carried yellow gladioli. The bridesmaids were Mrs Robert Gnswold, Wat- son, sister of the bride, and Miss Shirley Murphy, bridegroom. Mrs. sister of the Griswold wore • an aqua gown with matching hat and carried pmk gladioli Miss Murphy wore a yellow gown with matching hat and carried orchid gladioli. Joseph Peters was best man Richard Murphy, brother of the bridegroom, and Robert Gnswold served as ushers*. Betty Allen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gorham Allen, Watson, was* flower girl She wore an aqua gown with headdress in her hair and carried a 'basket of rose petals Arthur George Hill, bro- ther of the bride, was ring bearer. Mrs. Hill, mother of the bride, wore a blue crepe dress, white accessories. Mrs. Murphy, mother of the bridegroom, wore a black- white chalk suit with pink acces- sories- Both mothers wore white rose corsages. Following the ceremony a re- ception iwas held at Jerry's Grail. The Misses Frieda Bragg and Charlotte Lynch served at the punch bowls. For traveling the bride wore a black-white taffeta -dress, white accessories and a yellow rose cor- sage. After a wedding trip to the Thousand Islands and Canada, the bride will make her home with her parents and the bride- groom \will report to the Marines, Camp Cherry Point, for farther assignment. Mrs. Murphy is a graduate of Lowville academy, 1952, and is employed\ at Beaverite\ Products, Beaver Falls. Pfc. Murphy was inducted into the Marines in March, 1952. After boot training\ at Parris Island he was sent to Jacksonville to Ordnance school, and from there he was assigned to Cherry Point, where he will report on Aug.. 27. The bride was honored at show- ers _given by the Misses Patty Western, Shirley Murphy, Mass Bowers and Mrs. Griswold. Katherine Cooke Invested As Nun Katherine M. Cooke, daughter of Mr and Mrs. John Cooke of Lowville, was among- the postu- lants who were invested as Fran- ciscan nuns Tuesday morning m the convent chapel of the Fran- ciscan motherhouse m Syracuse Miss Cooke, who was given the name Sister Mary Luke by the order, is a graduate of St Eliza- beth hospital, School of Nursing, Utica. During the ceremony, presided over by Most Rev. Walter A. Foery, bishop of Syracuse, seven postulants, dressed as brides, re- ceived Franciscan habits and 20 novices took temporary vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Bishop Foery told the gather- ing, \The nun belongs to a select and privileged group of souls Every one of us, no matter what our vocation m life is, has special graces, special spiritual equipment to accomplish God's will. \The nun, however, is set apart by consecration and dedication so that the whole world may know, even by the habit she wears, that she is making the love of God her sole and only purpose in Me. It is good for us to remember that it is not ideas so much that capture the hearts as it is a per- son\ Rev. John F. Hurley, S J, gave the postulants and novices a spir- itual retreat before their investi- ture and profession Rt Rev Msgr Joseph F. Canfield, diocesan delegate for religious and pastor of St Charles church, Utica, cele- brated the mass. MRS. ANNA PFAFF WERNER i- Mrs Anna Pfaff Werner, 77^ wife -of John W Werner and a former resident of Naumburg and Lowville, -died Tuesday after- noon at 1 at hei home at Cam- den She had been ill for two i years and had been confined bed for the past six months to Funeral services were held to- TRACTOR PULLING . . . (Continued from Page One) winner He xeceived $25 .first prize Jack \Damuth took second pri^e of $j.5 r and Kobert Jones finished thud and received a $10 prize Mr Gaczcza, the winner, dro\e the lightest tractor of the three participating Seven drivers competed for top honors in the middleweight class for ti actors weighing from 4,101 to 5,200 pounds Those competing day at 2 pm at the J Floyd,weie Jack Damuth, Gerald Keed, Smith Funeral Home, Camden, f Arthur V/oolschlager, John Ga- with Rev George E Stiegler, pas- cz-czca, Fia'ncis Kelly, Duane tor of Camden Trinity church, of- ficiating He was assisted by Rev Woolschlager and Alfred Zehr The weight of the load pulled HUE© 'STUDIO MISS CYNTHIA JREED Cynthia Reed To Marry C. Kello S S Meyer, former pastor of the ' by the tractors was increased cnurch Burial was on Forest I from* 5,000 pounds to 2.OGQ pounds Lawn cemetery, Camden. 'before the seven-man -field was — .'whittled down to three winners. JMr Keed took first prize of $25, [Mr Kelly took second prize of Harry J Butts, 85, formerly of ? 15 > and Mr 'zehr was third and jFelts Mills, died at the Masonic! toc * a $10 prize J. KT7TTS j Home, Utica, on Aug. 13, at £ Reed's tractor was the , g , [pm He had made his home there lightest of the three top winners lor the past eight years. \ m the middleweight class. 1 The deceased was born at 31' The aass In eVeHt for tractors (River street, Lowville, j u i y - 3 ! wei ghmg 5,200 to 7,000 pounds at- Mr and Mrs. George Stephens ' 1868, the son of Edwin and Anna Reed have announced the engage-' Evans Butts He married Cora Participants: Gerald ment of their 1 daughter, Miss Cynthia Reed, to Collins F Kel- Hartley in Lowville Mrs Butts died 10 years ago After their f £• logg, son of Mrs Kermit Kellogg marriage they went to Felts Mills and the late Kermit J Kellogg | to reside Mr Butts was em- oiLowviUe I ployed as a bookkeeper at the was Francls Kel \ Gaczczc a and Duane *>™* The load was QUEEN CROWNED . . . (Continued from Page One) hagen Grange, Jane Brown of Riverbank Grange, Shirley Schulz of Beaver Falls Grange and Pa- tricia Moore of Port Leyden Grange, The queen and her attendant were crowned Tuesday night fol- lowing the firemen's parade. They were presented with various gifts from the merchants of the county Help Wanted—Male Miss Reed is a graduate of the, Sherman Paper company He Lowville academy and attended ttred from ^ Position 10 Vassar. college and Syracuse urn- , a ^° versity Mr Kellogg was grad-1 lhe remains were brought to uated from Lowville academy and is a junior m Syracuse un.\ersity, College of Forestry. An autumn wedding is being planned the Virkler Funeral Home, Low- jceived $25 Second prize of $15 was awarded to Mr. Gaczczca and the Virkler Funeral Home, Low- „__,,, ville Funeral services were held MT J ^ellmger took third prize of Lewis Association To Host Sixth District Nurses The Lewis County Nurses As- sociation is acting as host to Dis- trict No 6, New York State Nurses Association on Sept. 2, at Henry's Hotel The luncheon will be at 1 30 pm,, and reservations may be made with Mrs Adelaide Cook, R N, Lewis County General Hospital, by Aug 26. Saturday evening, Aug 15, at 8. Rev. Thomas Williams officiated Burial was in Rural cemetery. Mr Butts was a member of the Baptist -church, Lowville, and a 50-year member of the MasWc lodge of Black River. Members of the Black River lodge attended the service and members of the Lowville Masonic lodge were also attended. $10 Ten loads of different were required m this class before the field was narrowed down to the three winners. C. of C. Seeking More g Bud Walsh, x secretary of the FIREMEN'S PARADE . . . | (Continued from Page One) I lined with spectators The parade f lasted an hour before the march- ing units could cover the distance i from the downtown section to the I reviewing stand at the fair- grounds f When all the fire departments ,had reached the grounds and had marched past the grandstand and j reviewing stand, the Gouverneur department was judged the best J appearing organization with either I band or drum and bugle corps accompaniment. Second prize of ,y Speaker -will be Dr J. G Fred Lewis County Chamber of Com-'$75 was awaided to Carthage and Hiss, prominent cardiologist The merce, has announced that otnerjSrd prize, $50, to Constabieville. district meeting will be held at t beauties of the county may enter i Croghan received first prize of dll 3 pm Everyone is cordially in- vited to observe the Children's Heart Clinic which is being held at the hospital on Sept. 2, from 10 ajn to 1 JANITOR FOR THE Central School Apply to Leon A. Davjs, Principal. 8-20-ltc HOSPITAL NOTES— August 1Z, 1953 Mr. and. Mrs. John Bush, Cro- -ghan, are parents x>i a -boy. - E. A.,Zehr, Lowville,-is a meds' '- ical patient. Mrs. Mary Keifer, Lowville, is a medical patient. For Sale WHITE GLENWOOD GAS AND oil combination. Reasonable, Oetogon House, Constabieville Phone 5482 8-20-3tp DINING ROOM SUITE, DAVEN- port, tables, ice box, complete metal bed, box springs, cedar -. chest, chairs, oil stove and coal and wood stove. Phone 168 8-20-ltc ONE USED 24\ FURNACE; ONE used 28\ furnace complete with blower and controls. Also all types new furnaces* William Satterly, Greig, .N. Y. Phone Lyons Falls 3286. 8-20-2tc Help ^Sfaateci—Female GIRL FOR GENERAL OFFICE work. 'Apply^Household Service, Inc., DayanJSt., Lowville,-^ Y, 8-20tLtc Castorland Parish Gives $21.78 Per Person To Fund The Castorland Church of God, Naumburg road, Rev. Elizabeth Hirsehey, pastor, was one of 631 congregations of the Church of America to exceed the goal of $12 per member for the World Service Fund of the church. The per member giving of the church here was $21.78. The goal of $12 per member, set iby the National Church or- ganization, was designed to raise one million dollars for World Service for the year ending June 30. This fund is used principally for home and foreign missions, Christian education, the church's collegas,-and ministers' pensions and aid. 171 The C&urch of God 1 -has 2,038 congregations throughout Amer- the \Miss Northern- New York I ? 50 for having the best appearing State\ contest to be held at the' department without band or drum Jefferson County Fair, Aug 27 Wilda Benson, who won the con- test at the Lewis County Fair, will .have the opportunity to enter [ the contest and any other girl, 16 to 25, can pick up entry blanks from the Chamber of Commerce office in the Courthouse The winner of the Northern ica. •T, New York contest will go to the State Fair to vie for the \Miss New York\ crown and hundreds of dollars in prizes. Croghan Gets $525 For Youth Plan The town of Croghan has been allocated $525 in state aid for a recreation project for a 12-month period, the New York State Youth Commission has announced. An application for state aid, submitted by Supervisor Llewellyn M. Linstruth, indicates that the town will spend a total of, $1050 during\ the year to provide a rec- reation* program. Activities to be p'fovidfed include swimming, : vol- ley ball, bodvyhealth, ^amejs, races and.-first aid-instruction.- and bugle corps. West Carthage took second prize of $25 and Mar- tinsburg took third prize of $15. The Gananogue department was judged the department coming the greatest distance to Lowville and received a $25 prize W C. Blackstone of Adams re- ceived a $5 prize for being the oldest active fireman in the pa- rade A $10 prize was split be- tween the Martmsburg and New Bremen departments for having the oldest pieces of fire apparatus m the parade The auxiliary of the Adams fire department received first prize of $25 for the best auxiliary. The Sandy Creek department auxiliary took second prize of $15. Stuart J. Harris, master of cere- monies, announced the juJges' de- cisions. Judges were John B. Johnson, editor and publisher of the Watertown Daily Times, Lt. John Nolan, state police B C. L, and Reubm J. Herzig, mayor of Lowville. Arthur J. Lyng_ was chairman of this t year's ^parade committee was assisted by \Leonard Back. Edwin Guepe of Lowville •was the host fire «hief.
