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OXFORD JOURNAL NEWS

Oxford, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

Thursday, August 1, 1918

Funeral NEIL MATHESON
The funeral of the late NEIL MATHESON, engineman on the Long Island Railway, New York, who was killed in an accident on that line, took place at the home of his parents, Mr. & Mrs. JOHN H. MATHESON, Birchwood, on Sunday, July 31st.
Five representatives of the Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen accompanied the remains, also Mr. & Mrs. GARFIELD A. SCHUBERT of New York.

Rev. G. R. KYLE of Oxford conducted the service, assisted by Rev. Mr. Wood of Oxford Jct. The was one of the largest gatherings even seen in the neighborhood, about 300 people being at house and 85 carriages being in the procession to Pine Grove Cemetery where the burial occurred. The floral tributes were most beautiful, including handsome wreaths and emblems.

The surviving family are his wife and one child, his father and mother, 3 brothers, HIBBARD, ROBERT and ROLAND and sisters, Mrs. JOHN WEEKS, Mrs. CREED TUTTLE and Mrs. GARFIELD A. TUTTLE.

LOCAL
**Mrs. A. O. SARRE of Lowell, Mass is visiting her parents, Mr. & Mrs. HIRAM JOHNSON, Little River.

BORN
On July 23rd to Mr. & Mrs. LLOYD BLACK, a daughter.
On July 23th to Mr. & Mrs. JAMES HORTON, a son.

**WEDDING - WOODBURY - MacGREGOR
A quiet wedding took place at Tremont Temple, Boston, July 15th when JEAN HATFIELD MacGREGOR, daughter of the late Rev. P. S. and Mrs. MacGREGOR, became the bride of EARLE L. WOODBURY. The ceremony was performed by Rev. CHARLES EATON, assistant pastor at Tremont Temple, assisted by Rev. C. A. S. HOWE of Dorchester, Mass.

The bride in a handsome traveling suit of sand color cloth and hat of the same shade with touches of coral, carrying a bouquet of brides roses and maiden hair fern, was given in marriage by her brother, Dr. J. S. MacGREGOR, of Boston. The wedding march was played by, Mrs. RALPH EASTMAN, of Dorchester, cousin of the bride. After the ceremony a reception held at the home of Mr. & Mrs. F. B. PRATT, Munro St. Somerville, to which only the immediate friends of the bride and groom were invited. Mrs. WOODBURY is a graduate of Acadia University, Class 1912 and for 4 years has been a very successful teacher at Prince Rupert, B.C. Mr. & Mrs. WOODBURY are visiting relatives in the province and in a few days leave for the west where the groom holds a responsible position as train dispatcher in Lethbridge, Alberta.


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