July 1932

Seagoe Parish magazine.

July, 1932

CLERGY :

Rev Chancellor Archer, B.D., The Rectory, Seagoe.

Rev. W. F. Hayes, B.Ä., Edendale, Carrickblacker Road, Edenderry, Portadown.

CHURCHWARDENS :

Rector's—Mr. Robert Scott.

People's—Mr. Isaac Dickson.

The Excursion.

Thursday, June 16th, was a red-letter day in

the history of Seagoe. Looking back on many

Sunday School Excursions in past years we cannot

recall any which proved more successful

than that of this year.

Several things combined to make this year's excursion specially

successful. The weather was the finest possible,

Seagoe weather" at its best. The sun shone all day from

A Cloudless Sky.

The fact that we were going to a new destination

also helped towards the success of the excursion.

It was our first visit to Bangor. A very large

number of teachers and children assembled at

the Parish Church at 8.15. After a short service

the procession was formed. We had three

bands—Carbet, Ballyhannon and the C. L. B.

We never had three bands at any previous excursion.

The long procession as it moved towards the

station provided a most impressive

sight. The special train left at 9.20 and carried

us right through to Bangor. The country as we

passed along looked splendid. We reached Bangor

at 10.40 and then the procession re-formed

and marched with bands playing round by the

shore to the Dufferin Parochial Hall. Here

everything was ready for the first refreshment,

and as the excursionists passed into the Hall they

got pastry and

A Ham Sandwich.

Then the meal was over all adjourned to the

sea front. There was a refreshing wind from the

sea. The great warship " Hood" was anchored

in the bay and l,resented an impressive sight.

The children had a splendid time on the sands

digging, paddling, and bathing. At four o'clock

many of the excursionists went by boat out to

the " Hood" and they got on board

The Huge Ship.

The second refreshment was put off to six o'clock

was to give rime to see the ship. The bracing

air had sharpened the appetites of all and the

tea, buns and sandwiches disappeared With great

rapidity. In fact after the second refreshment

only three sandwiches were .1eft out of 1,700.

The return train left Bangor at 8.15 and after

a quick run we got back to Portadown at 9.40.

A great crowd awaited us in Railway Street and

Bridge St. The procession, with bands, reformed

and back to the Church, headed

by Mr. Scott, our Churchwarden, who carried

aloft the Union Jack. In the morning Willie

Preston, of Lylo, headed the procession with the

Union Jack. At the Church cheers were. given

for the King. The Rector thanked the bands

and then all separated, having thoroughly enjoyed

a delightful day. There were 853 on the

excursion. The long special train was crowded

Anniversary Service.

On Sunday evening, July 10th, an Anniversary

Service will be held in Seagoe Church at 7 p.m.

The preacher be the Rev. H. E. Hardy,

M.A., Rector Killyman. The collection Will

be on behalf of the Lord Enniskillen Orphan

Fund. Places will be reserved for the Lodges

attending the Service.

The Battle of the Somme.

Special Commemoration Services were held In

the Parish -Church at Morning and Evening

Prayer on Sunday, June 26th. At Morning

Prayer before the sermon the Rector read out

the names of those who from this Parish made

the great sacrifice. The Seagoe Company of the

C. L. B. were resent at the Morning Service.

After the Service the congregation assembled at

the Memorial Gates of the Church and placed a

wreath in memory of the fallen.

Mothers at Seagoe,

The Seagoe Mothers' Union had a splendid

day's outing on Thursday, June 23rd, at Milltown

Rectory m the kind invitation of the Rev.

J. F. G. and Mrs. Magill. The excursionists

numbered over 70 and filled two 'buses. A

companied by the Rev. W. F. Hayes, they left

the Parochial Hall at 3.15. On arrival at Milltown

they joined up with the Milltown mothers

and drove to the Lake shore at Maghery, They

then drove back to the Rectory and had a splendid

tea, after which they enjoyed themselves in

various ways about 8.30, when they too:s

the 'buses again and had a fine drive back to

Edenderry. Mr.. and Mrs. Magill were most kind

and hospitable and the Seagoe Mothers will long

remember their pleasant, day at Milltown Rectory,

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The Roll-Call.

Death has been busy in our midst last month

and has taken from among us some who were

well known in our midst. Mrs. Jane Graham

passed away on June 18th after a long illness.

She was known to many in the Parish and before

going to reside in Hull had lived for many years

in Railway St. When old age came upon her

she returned from Hull to spend her last days

in the street she loved. Mrs. Kane tended her

with loving care through a long illness. We express

our sympathy with her daughter, ..Miss

Minnie Graham, of Paterson, New Jersey,

U.S.A., who showed her mother the greatest

kindness and attention to the last. The internment

took place at Old Tullylish graveyard. The

Rector officiated in the Church and at the graveside.

William James Thompson, of Drumgor,

died at an advanced age on June 28th and was

interred at Aghalee. Mrs. Mary Jane M' Ateer

had only been a short time in the Parish and resided

in Foundry St. We express our deep sympathy

with all the bereaved relatives who have

lost their dear friends.

A Kind Letter.

We have received the following kind and

thoughtful letter from Mrs. Freeburn (formerly

Miss Lizzie Stewart), of South Manchester,

U.S.A. We Wish to express our sincere thanks

to our kind friends in South Manchester who

responded so generously to Mrs. Freeburn's appeal.

We are hoping that the sum sent by Mrs.

Freeburn will form the beginning of a much

larger Fund in Seagoe Parish to relieve distress

whenever it occurs. If any of our readers would

care to supplement Mrs. Freeburn's gift of

£2 4s it would help towards the most desirable object.

Here is Mrs. Freeburn's letter

28 Griswold St., S. Manchester,

Conn., U.S.A.

Rev. Chancellor Archer.

Sir,—ln a recent issue of the Seagoe Magazine

I happened to read with regret of the families

in very poor circumstances. I went around a

few Portadown people.

I showed them the Magazine to read, but as you are aware,

the money is not just as plentiful here as we would

like to have it. But we always meet people who

are willing to help anyone in such need, so enclosed

find £2 4s, and see that the children do

not have to go to school without their breakfast..

Hoping things will soon change for the better

everywhere. Wishing Seagoe Parish every success.—

Very sincecely yours.

LIZZIE FREEBURN.

I expect a card from you, if you please, to

show to those who kindly give.

A Rare Visitor.

Seagoe has this year been honoured by two

visits from a somewhat rare visitor. The

visitor's name is Motocilla Flava, but our readers

might easier recognise it under the name of

the Yellow Wagtail. The grey wagtail is of

course, a frequent visitor, but the yellow wagtail

seems to have a special affection for Seagoe

and its neighbourhood. Foster, in his standard

work on " Irish Birds, "

says that the yellow wagtail is a comparatively

rare visitor to Ireland and when it comes selects the

southern end of Lough Neagh as its nesting place.

It is a migrant arriving in May and leaving in August.

This year it built its nest and brought up its

young brood at Seagoe Church and in the Rectory

garden. its nest contains five eggs of a

pretty sky-blue colour.

Memories of Seagoe.

In our issue of last month the note of

Twenty-five years ago" contained a reference

to presentations of a gold watch and a silver

Communion set presented to the Rev. J. (not

Canon) Taylor when he was leaving the Curacy

of Seagoe 25 years ago. We sent a copy of the

Magazine to Canon Taylor, and he has replied

in the following touching lines

Cathedral Rectory, Lisburn.

Your kindly thought is clearly seen

In sending me the Magazine,

Recalling clays of long ago

When many he arts did overflow

In precious gifts, on kindness bent

When parting came and ties were rent.

The watch my constant friend has been

In every crime, through every scene;

It still keeps perfect time, and oft

Has served to lift my mind aloft

When goldén hours sped swiftly on

And fleeting years, now past and gone.

The children's gift, so dear to me,

Is useful when souls agree

Around the Saviour's board to meet

In hallowed joy, Communion sweet ;

Thus Seagoe's kindly gifts so fine

Recall the days of Auld Lang Syne.

June 9th, 1932.

Seagoe School Sports.

This important annual event will take place

Friday, July 8th, at 4 p.m., in a field very kindly

lent for the occasion by Mr. Isaac Walker, of

Seagoe Farm. Our young athletes have been

diligently practising for the events and we expect

some records will be broken. The parents

and friends of the children are invited to be

present.

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Death of Ellen Atkinson.

We regret to record the death on June 30th,

at Lurgan Infirmary of Ellen Atkinson, daughter

of our former sexton, Dynes Atkinson.

She passed away after a short illness. During the

past few years she had been most closely associated

with all the social entertainments in

Seagoe School. No tea party was complete without

Ellen. She was so kindly and willing to

help and so quiet in her manner and enjoyed

everything so much that the School will seem

quite different without her. She had acted as

caretaker of Seagoe School for very many years

and always did her work quietly and well. Her

funeral took place in the Church burial ground

on Friday, July 1st, at 3 p.m.

Jews' Society.

The following is a list of sums received tor

the Jews' Society from Seagoe Parish, per Miss

Halliday, and forwarded to the Secretary on

March 28th : ——

Boxes—Misses Montgomery, £ 1; Miss S.

Halliday, £ 1; Mr. A. Allen, 13s; Miss Gretta

Atkinson, 8s; Mrs. Richard Hoy, 8s; Mr. Joe

Hynes, 8s; Miss Monroe, 6s 8d; Miss Amy Cox,

6s2d; Mrs. W. Neill, 5s 8d; Mrs. A. Allen, senr.,

5s 6d; Mrs. A. Allen, junr., 5s 4d; Mrs. I.

Shanks, 5s 3d; Mr. Harry Hynes, 4s 4d; Miss

Florrie Hynes, 3s 6d; Mrs. Flannigan, 3s 7d

Mrs. Robt. Magee, 3s; Mr. Jack Walker, 2s ld.

Subscriptions—A Friend, £l; A Friend, £l ,

Miss E. Halliday, 10s; A Friend, 10s. Total—

£9 8s ld.

Buried Townlands.

Some years ago we printed each month in the

Magazine " Buried Townlands. '

Some one or other of the names' of the 29 townlands in the

Parish was buried in a sentence, and the puzzle

was to discover it, Here are a few more ' 'Buried

Townlands" from Seagoe Parish on which our

readers can exercise their ingenuity : —

1 Do you admire the looking-glass on mantel- piece?

2. He has a lovely low-pitched voice.

3. I like an outside-car better than any other.

4. There are some bright stars on the horizon.

The correct answers will be given in next

Month's Magazine.

The Pageant,

On Saturday, June 11th, a 'bus full of parishioners

had a delightful drive via Dromore, Ballynahinch

and Downpatrick to Audley Castle, on

the shores of Strangford Lough in Lord Bangor's Demesne.

We left the Parochial Hall at

12 and arrived at Strangford Lough at 2. There

was an enormous concourse of 'buses, cars, and

people. After a refreshing cup of tea in one of

the tents we walked through the fields to the

slopes of the hill where Audley's Castle stands.

The Pageant commemorating the landing of St.

Patrick at that exact spot 1500 years before was

about to be commemorated. I Everybody was

delighted as scene followed scene, illustrating the

history of the past. The Pageant lasted until 7.

On the return journey we visited Downpatrick

Cathedral, where St. Patrick is buried. The

Rector's Hymn was sung during the Pageant.

Parish Register for dune.

Baptisms.

The following were Baptized in Seagoe Parish

Church on 4th June, 1932:—

Kirk—Vivian Elizabeth Hampton, daughter of Alphonso Hampton and Mary Anne

Kirk, of Ballinacor. Sponsors—John Ritchie M' Connell, Mary Anne Kirk.

Porter—David Wilfred, son of David and Anne Elizabeth Porter, of Lower Seagoe.

Sponsors—Maria Watson, Anne Elizabeth Porter.

Metcalfe—Elizabeth Isobel Joan, daughter of Thomas Henry and Margaret Metcalfe,

of Lower Seagoe. Sponsors—Margaret Anne Costello, Margaret Metcalfe.

Jennett—Noel, son of William and Evelyn Jennett, of Edenderry.

Sponsors—William Jennett, Evelyn Jennett.

Burials,

M'Äteer—June 16th, Mary. Jane M'Ateer, of Edenderry, aged 63. Interred at Tartaraghan.

Graham—June 20th, Jane Graham, of Edenderry, aged 82 years. Interred at Tully1ish.

Thompson—William John Thompson, of Drumgor, aged 80 years. Interred at Aghalee.

Atkinson—July 1st, Ellen Atkinson, of Upper Seagoe, aged 58 years.

Twenty-Five Years Ago.

JULY, 1907.

A Confirmation is announced to be held by

the Bishop in Seagoe Church on Saturday, July

6th, at 12 noon. The Confirmation was held but

not by Bishop Welland but by Dr. d'Arcy, our

present Primate, then Bishop of Clogher. A

great Bazaar and Fete had been held in the

Recreation Grounds, Portadown, on Thursday,

June 6th. The Ballyworkan Band headed the

procession through the town. Mr. Moffett took

some fine photos. In the tug-of-war the Carne

boys, who had been trained by Mr. David Murray,

beat all comers. Over 500 paid for admission

to the sports. This most successful Sale

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and Sports was organised by Mr. W. R, Atkinson.

Eleven Baptisms, one Marriage and 3

Burials are recorded. A Bible Class excursion to

Dublin is announced for August 24th, at 4/-

return, including admission to the Exhibition

then being held.

ITEMS

Tom Webb, formerly of Railway Street,

sends the Rector a finely illustrated and most

interesting Town Book commemorating the 250th

Anniversary of the City of Charleston, South

Carolina, U.S.A. He has been spending six

weeks in Savannah, Georgia, and is now for six

weeks enjoying the beauties of Charleston, which

was founded in A.D. 1670.

Jim Porter, formerly of Kernan, sends a very

fine description and picture of the new Bridge at

Sydney, the biggest in the world. Jim is at present in Melbourne.

Miss Ruby Matchett, of Ballyhannon, a member

of Seagoe Select Vestry, left for New Zealand

on June 29th. She sails via the Panama

Canal. This is Miss Matchett's second journey

to New Zealand, where her sister resides.

An important Church of Ireland Conference

will be held in the Mansion House, Dublin, from

October 11th to October 14th, of this year. We

would suggest that some of our Seagoe Parishioners

should attend this Conference. Application for

hospitality, etc., should be made to Mr.

R. M. Wolfe, 43 Kildare St., Dublin.

Edward Vennard has greatly improved the surroundings

of the Parochial Hall by planting

flowers which are very The marigolds

make a splendid show just now.

The pupils of Seagoe P. E. School visited on

two successive days the very interesting exhibition

of Ulster Industries held last week in the

Market Hall, Portadown. Major Henderson

kindly showed them round.

Mrs. Rennix, of Dundrum, formerly of Seagoe

School, gave a very helpful address to the Seagoe

Mothers' Union at their meeting on June

14th in Seagoe School.

The outside of the east end of the Paris

Church is being pointed carefully so as to exclude all damp.

Mr. Scott, Rector's Churchwarden and Treasurer

of the Sunday School Excursion to Bangor,

was specially thanked for the great help he

gave in making the excursion a success.

The amount received for the Drumgor Service

of Song—"The Riversingers' '—up to the present

is £3 10s. If there are any sums still outstanding

we would be glad to receive them.

We thank most, heartily all those who kindly

subscribed to the Excursion expenses. There is

still a considerable deficit. We hope to publish

a full statement of the accounts in our next

issue.

The annual inspection of the pupils of Seagoe

P.E. School in Religious Knowledge will be held

by the Diocesan Inspector, the Rev. J. Armstrong, on Monday, July 4th.

SERVICES—THE PARISH CHURCH

HOLY COMMUNION 1st Sunday after Morning

Prayer ; 3rd Sunday at 8 a.m., and on the Chief

Festivals.

HOLY BAPTISM— 1st Saturday of cach Month at 3

p m. , and during any Service in the Parish Church,if

notice be given ; Two Sponsers at least are required,

and they must be Confirmed Members of the Church.

Churchings are held at each Baptism. Mothers are

expected to bring a thankoffering.

(See Book of Common Prayer.

MORNING PRAYER—Sundays and Chief Festivals,

11-30 a.m.

EVENING PRAYER—Sundays, 7 p.m.

DISTRICT SERVICES

Hacknahay—Last Sunday of Month at 3-30 p.m.

Drumgor— Second Sunday of Month at 4 p.m

Edenderry—Wednesdays at 8 p m.

CLASSES,

BIBLE CLASS FOR MEN in Edenderry on

Sundays at 10 a m.

SUNDAY SCHOOLS 10 a tn. Edenderry Parochial

Hall and Seagoe School. 3 p.m. Seagoe, Edenderry

Parochial Hall, Levaghery, Hacknahay, Carne,

Drumgor, Bocombra.

MOTHERS' UNION—2nd Tuesday of each month

at 7 30 p.m.

CHURCH LADS' BRIGADE in the Parochial Hall

on Tuesdays and Fridays.

GIRLS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY in Seagoe School on

Mondays at 8 p.m.

SEAGOE P.E. SCHOOL, 9-15 a.m. Principal—Mr

R. Scott.

MARRIAGES must be performed between 8 a.m. and 3 p m Licenses are issued by Rev Canon Hannon The Rectory, Lurgan. Due notice (48 hours) must be given to the Rector of intended weddings, FEE.S—By License—

Labourers 5/-, Tradesmen 10/—. Merchants and Farmers 15/—, Professional £ l. By Banns 5/-. FUNERALS will be attended by the Clergy if proper notice be given. SICK CASES should be notified to the Clergy without delay

FEES FOR CERTIFICATES—BAPTISM 3/7. Children (Factory) 1/- and 2/- (non-residents); MARRIAGE 3/7

An extra search Fee IS chargeable in certain cases.

It will be a help to the Clergy if they are notified of the

arrival of new Church families in the Parish.

A copy Of the Magazine will be sent post free to any subscriber for 3/— per annum.