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paoe dobt the acton free press nnmsnay irommtob lath ijt neighborhood news interesting items concerning other centres and communities in which many of our readers are interested balunafad rev mr foreman attended ptesby tcry meeting at strnbane loat week mr and mro nobt english or tor onto visited last week at tho home of the lattcrs sister mrs bert rogers mrs richard shortlll returned home last week after spending couple of weeks at the parental homo at brighton miss beatrice bailey mr and mrs kentncr and master buddie violt cd on sunday with their aunt mrs barbara sopcr miss foreman or toronto spent tho weekend at her home hero crewson9 corners mr and mro fred hepburn tvro receiving congratulations on the birth of daughter mrs john young und mini ethel fletcher spent saturday in quclph members of tho community churoh are busy practising for their annual christmas concert services at the church on sunday afl usual mr charlie tyler is visiting with friends at crewsonu corner l1mehouse the sunday school of the united and presbyterian churches ore joining forces this year to prcucnt their annual christ mas trees and entertainments on monday evening of this week at tho homo of mr and mrs fred shel bourne the citizens of ldmchouse and district welcomed arthur benton and his bride into the community by surprise shower tho young couplo briefly thanked those prcucnt for their good wishes and many useful gifts alter lunch wan served tho remainder of tho evening was 3purv in dancing milton osiringe muu dorothy and master norman mc kcnzlo spent last weekend with miss margaret sunur at ever ton mrs john hall of hlllsburg visited recently with mr and mra albert mc cutchcon mus vera tovcll tt and friend of bel fountain visited on sunday even ing with the formers mother and grand mother mrs tovell and mrs mc lean mr and mm sunur and arnold spent tuesday afternoon with mr and mrs john sunur itockwood mtes jean kirkwoo ouelph is spend ing few days with mr and mrs brydbn masters ray and don altltcn are spending week at tho homo of their gmndfauuuvmrjoiln altken rev mr chapman of toronto oc cupied the pulpit at tho local ptcsby terian church on sunday and preached very forceful sermon on temper ann mkis jennings and mr lloyd robertson of acton were visitors on sunday with mr and mrs robert hiixsbuug mlsseei agnes mcorcgqr und lylii millar of toronto spent the weokend at tho lioww of mrs wm millar third line mr and mrs earl cox of brampton spent sunday with mr and mra alb rt uorwell and mr john cox mrs wm millar and lloyd were in fergus on sunday at mr and mrs hurrcns to visit little margaret wno has been very sick but wc are glad to report there is tome change for tho better the school children ore all busy at present practising for their school con certs the mimosi branch of the womens inutltuto met at tiw home of mrs geo oibson on thursday afternoon with twenty members and several visitors present tuireildcnt mrs rowan had charge and mus jackson read the minutes and oilier correspondence donations were received to bo sent to the childrens shelter mrs haines root gave very interesting current ovciiu mrs karl mooro gave worth while report of tho convention held in toronto an exchange of chrlhnwr glits also worthwhile whlto elephant aalf after which lunch won served by the hostctis and her assistants kimn mrs woods of brundon manitoba li vultlng with her brother mr john mc arthur and mrs mcaarthur mliw rachael mceachcrn of wood vllle li visiting with her uncles mussr3 ronald and malcolm mceachcrn mr alfred newman who lias been at alden for umu time spent few days with rkds before returning to alicaster ontario largo audience thoroughly enjoyed tho hurnorous play lcavo it to lean der presented in tho local town hull by tho yp3 of acton anglican church under the nusplcui of burns prcsby trrhm church choir on wednesday evening of lost week uov mcrncr and mrs mcrnr uuro at homo to the members and ad hercntit of the three congregations of the erin cliarge of the united church last thursday afternoon and evening when over one hundred guests were received advocate lfa campi1e1xv1lle the lantern slides showing scenes in africa and ethiopia that were presented lii st davldv church on monday even ing last at the regular meeting of tho young peoples society wera both en tertaining and instructive miss bernlce beattloof toronto vas truest at tho home of mrs curbert last weekend mr jack memory la holidaying in toronto tho many friends of mrs shuert will be sorry to hear that ehe suffered ulipht stroke on tuesday evening and now confined to her bed miss jenny macmlllan left on tuesday to spend tho winter in guelph mr and mrs ii mcpliail are holi daying with relatives in michigan mrs cooper and joyce spent the weekend lnpreston mrs watson has been visiting at the homo of mrs roberta mr and mra vonslckle and family spent sunday at the home of mr boles in guelph gordon turner or trafalgar under went on operation at guelph general hospital on monday mr and mrs wlllmott who have been residents of milton for several yearj jpft on friday last for toronto whma thoy will spend tho winter it bobble winters ledger keowr in tho bank of commerce hero for nearly three yram left on thursday last for tho banks brahch at walkerton bobble will bo succeeded by jock duncan of georgetown tho december meeting of tho omiigh was held at tho homo of mm dolby mrs mcdougall gave the report of thu institute convention held in toronto mrs mcdufteo gave good report of the district directors meeting mrs geo brownrldge gave her report of good buymanshlp about 17g guests attended the first anniversary banquet of tho boy scouli association held in the town hall on friday evening lout cameron district group leader of high farx led tho scout promise and congratulated the boys on tlielr splendid organization champion oakvillk eden mills rockwood durlnc her brief stay in rockwood muji ariffltlia travelling secretary of the united church alio addreucd the young people in their weekly meeting last week which was held alana mlailon activities on sunday morning at st johns church holy communion was ohserwd with the rector rev mr brllunner in eharflo of tho service mr lloyd dyer in company with other guelph mercury carriers an the weekend in toronto thu guoct of the guelph dally mercury nnd witness tha niackuuwiciiaula loafnilrij tame the boys were afterwards enter tained to dinner before returning to ouelph where they remained overnight before returning honeonsuntlay since returning home from the hos pital mr george day is now able to ulst in post orflce duties last friday evening the village coun cil were guests at warden sims mclcani banquet in ouelph on sunday december 8th mr and mrs thos harrison celebrated tho 5th anniversary of their wedding and were recipients of congratulatory message as well oo number of callers during the day both aro enjoying good health feuf who yere here during the ueek teiul were mv allan laird of toronto mbi anderson of elora xliu kuudeen oakes of dull mr and ms hosting ipen tew tlas lust wrtli in toronto with mr und mrs nell gordon and family mus jun little mr and mrs juck um pertt the uviketul in toronto mm mllroy and mrs udwarcl iipent few day in guelph liut uefc number from rorkwomt and vtclnl attended the winter fair in ouelph lu week as result of the cold spll lmst wak the young people of the villus enjuyeil borne good skating on the rivtr ulnng valley road the mild weather during the wekcnd p9t temporary stop to the young peoples pleasure on tlio ice ttio ladlcti aid of tho united church met at the homo of mro ks marshall for tho purpose of doing honor to ono of their members beautiful comforter was presented to miss elslo glcndennlng bride of the near future her many friends in this community join in wish ing hur much happlnecs tlie womeno mission society of tho presbyterian church held tlielr annual meeting at the home of mrs gilbert son with the president in the chair to conclude the opening devotions tho pre sident led in vers earnest prayer be fore vacating tho chair the president thanked all the members for their kind cooperation during her term of oiiicl mrs wm lourlc was called to the chair for the election of offlccn the follow ing are the newlyelected otrlccrs pre sident mrs mhio firt vicepresident mrs til mas second vicepresident mrs ii gllbertson secretary mm wm mclejm assistant secretary mrs mc pliall treanurer mrs ailbertson home helpers mrs wm ailbertson and mm ii ailvrtson glnd tidings secre tarjmw wnigubikuonj ptvasflxt tary mrs robertson welcome and welfare mrs ramsey mrs mooro and mm milne program committee mrs ailbertson and mrs wilson auditors mrs wm ailbertson and mvfl robertson mtlon band leader mrs mlno ywa leader mra wm lowilc hearty vote of thanks wan tendered to the retiring president and secretary for their faithful service during their term or olflcc tho meeting was closed with hymn and prayer by mrs thomas mlss joan rumley of acton spent tho weekend with mlsu margaivt mlno it will be of much interest the older rciklenls of thj community to learn that mr shannon nephew of the lute david shnnnon jif this village preached in nassagawcya and campbell vllle on sunday the sunbeam mission band of the presbyterian church held their annual nice ting at the home of their kuder mrs mlno on saturday the olflcera for the coming year an as folloati pre sident mist wlldu ailbvrtson vlce preildcnt mlj robertuin secretaiy mlvi wllma moore tieusurer mlmi lela harden mrs mlno exprjwd much ntiret ut three of her oukr glrb having to lea the mulon band join thu mr und mis clarence houglmer mrs roy turner und mias helen visited with their mother mrs wright and other ivjlutuis officers for 1036 were installed at meeting of tho royal arch masons held in tho masonic hall on wednesday nlgnt poor workmanship in the construction of fireplace in the club room of tho hotel oukvillc is said to be responsible for fire which broke out about oclock monday night trafalgar township council may adopt new form of fire protection in various thickly populated sections of the town ship by the simple expedient of dam ming tlie creeks it was hinted at meeting of tho township council held on wednesday the question of changing the date of thu municipal elections in oakvllle entered briefly into tho dltcunsloru at tho town council meeting monday night when tho bylaw naming polling stations returning officer and poll clerks received its third reading star fire of an unknown origin broke out in the barn on tho property occupied by mr jenkins on the middle road at 9j0 on monday evening tho property is owned by tho ryrie estate tho many friends of mr allen winer will be pleased to harn that ho li mak ing satisfactory recovery from tho operation will oh he underwent at the private patients pavilion of the tor onto general hospital on saturday confidence in oakvtlleu jlnanclal posi tion was demonstrated at mondays council meeting when an offer of 103 was received from the craig co toronto for 0000 debentures at members of the trafalgar township council attended meeting in tho par liament buildings toronto on monday mr roy thurston bronte who lias been 111 for some time with heart trouble is making satisfactory progrous recotd burlington twentynvq applications have been received for the vacancy on tho public school staff and the board will meet in the near future to make selection mrs kurtx jeff kurtz miss annie kurtz and mrs hlpklns of kcnmorc were guests at the kurtsmc arthur wedding in sudbury on saturday in police cour on monday nelnon township resident was fined 100 lor each coon and court costs amounting to 285 for ghootlng three coons on his farm week beforo tho season opened on friday night mr pcltlt middle road reported to tho police that horse had been stolen from his farm but later it was discovered that mr pottlfu hired man had taken the animal to ride to his homo about mile uwuy and all won well stray dogs arc causing trouble in tho town ono drer hunter hung his venlon ujj lu the garage and stray doipri devoured it it li rather annoying to spend couple of weekn hunting and then have dogs get away with the venison at meeting of the burlington and dlitrlct hockey league held in tho file hull last night it wot decided to again curry on thli league thui coming winter with junior and intermediate sections george it harris was again chosen pre sident and cliff ingleby secrctury treusurer aastettc georgetown mr and mrs glbbeiw and mr james seott leave today for florida where they will upend tho winter mr lumb of richmond hill lias succeeded mr ralph tripp as manager of tho dominion store in town and is now in charge mr and mrs harvtoy mcdonald and mr robert mcdougall of tllden lake new ontario upnt th weekend with mv and mrs mcmurchy the entertainment put on by tho lions club at tho arena last thursday and friday nigh tit was howling success aj for as the patrons having good time was concerned but owing to tho cold weather the crowd was not as large as it otherwise would have been mr ralph tripp who has been the courteous and obliging manager of tle dominion stores in georgetown for the piut seven years hoc resigned and ac cepted position with tho prudential insurance co and will move to acton the beginning of the year crowded theatre enjoyed tho ex cellent program provided by the lome rhiea scottish band in the gregory theatre last sunday evening the band was ably assisted in their program by misses pelksero dua and ilickey of toronto with plana nccordians mr jack thompson was chairman of tho evening herald how to be potfulalt the secret of popularity is to make everybody you meet feel that you arc especially interested in him if you really feel kindly towards othem if you sincerely wish to please you will have no difficulty in doing so but if you are cold indifferent retiring silent scl faih if you arc all wrapped up in your self and think only of what may ad vance your own interests or increase your own comfort you never can be popu lar when it comes to selection youll flndihat our plan of aelllnjt direct to you from the manufacturers catalogues and tho opportunity at seeing your selection before purebjuo gives the widest pasalblo choice for jewellery tho popular gifts are of course wrist watches clocks etc and wo have many pleased customers in acton and district tho fjeo wrist watch lb priced from 120o to 2500 clocks or spring and electric typo tango from 000 to 2500 wo sell only quality jewollcry and ure hero to back up tho goods pur chased gardiner 56 watch repairing stettgtgtscetsteegteetseegtgtetgt highway grocer christmas specials walnut pb3ces lb foe aufit seedless raisins rbrfor recleancd currants lb choice for special pastry lb bag for lb saxonxa cherries for choice mixed nots lb lor tt7 wottsuwe oranao nnd lemon ptjcl lexia raisins lbs for choice tip top peaches cjjt choice dolden areas peaches 2s kit 18c 12c 14c 23c 10c 19c kile 21c 15c 15c extrucu vanilla almond ornnkc icd tot smoked cottajro roll lb for mealed bacon ilacon lb for crown ilrand corn syrup at with vee scribbler for harry ilornes double custard lb tin for jelly powders for falcon peas no size tin for choice coconut lb for marshall scotch pried filleted hcrrlnns tin for 15c 25c 2fc 17c 23c 25c 10c 9c 27c sstr nesbitt prop young st wc deliver phone 189 acton mmi easy christmas shopping just read the aris esf jih iiii tf chamtion tea drinker the avcraue ten consumption of the people of great britain la about ave cups tach and every day of tlielr uvea as this llinuv includes babies and thane few who never drink it nt nil it is obvious that the consumption must be hinher than that enquiries recently made in london and elsewhere that dally consumption of ten and twelve cups li by no nwuns uncommon und thut there nre many people who habitu ally drink eien more than that so far lll rham tvn flhnlrtipruiivrl uoiuan living in lirlstol uho claims that idle never drinks lem than thirty cups day nnd that ahu has never fcen 111 hi her ife ttvan dr johnson drank only twenty cin day unutb etntrf ij of fiauah jetton factor rt bbnvw ma pbjx paraonago bower avenue sitntjav ddoembeit 10th 1035 lloo the mffi later bubjeot our tank 1316 tn sunday school and bible classco 700 in tho minister subjoot tlie quest for ilapplnes tuesday aoo young peopled league wednesday 00 sunday school tchrlstma1 concert thuroday 730 rn fclblo study hour eve31ybodv wtsjooue jprtfibytrrian knox cuuucil acton ukv 11 uknnik kl mlnitr mane willow street flukday december lbth 1035 1100 tlw kingdom of god 30 tlai sabbath school 700 god and my moods note thu yountf leoplot out id ou monday nlitht thu spirit for christinas group thu sabbath school chriit tmut tree and entertainment on monday december 23rd itomomber tho christmas carol utrvico on sunday december 22nd 700 always welcomst ibaptlot flljurcj actom sukday dbcembsa 16th 1335 looo sunday school lloo llev cameron ba of toronto tuesday 800 hi unclassified small advertisements advertisement under thl heading out cent per word minimum chr ajc ncr inertioti vive insertion of iir ii nul cli ioc ttddituml clmrjifd where items hvo to booked hog su0rlno satoday 750 and trade hotf trucking fre5 uop delivered by farmern i7c0 prank jiolle3 for kent apartment on church street roorua apply four ttaclilxn acton vou salic 27 star pour door sedan car in good condition mann bok 320 church st acton help want man to help with the milking nnd other chores jas douglas phono d0r3 no acton toll sale onehorse wagon box and rack with harness 3iay rake disc buggy cream separator mau alxe barred rock cockerels con be seen at mra leonard wutsons muple avenuu george town or communicate with victor watson no roclcwood 233 gnod kvicc 1uu for gooo horn with injured anlmak plione promptly wtf will pay tlie phone call og ring aeorse town good prices paid lor hornes injured cattle etc or anythin4 cuiuidle for fox meat but animals miut bo lccured immediately to be of liw and meat in perfect condition vannattkr vox axl the luxxjrious royal guelph now until hiihav mary burns fugitive willi sylvia klhnky ai oowl lui ii houncli sat mom the three muskoteetv till famous clssic nkxt wki kui ijwuiwci rmiulrit metuojolitan tube skate and shoe outfits boys nnd girls qq boys and girls sizes to for mens sizes to 10 for ladies all sizes hockey sticks 349 349 irc ss our slock of indestructible toys of henvy steel rubber tires dump truck vita trucks glut trucks 175 up to 275 bird cages green 275 bird cages ivory 350 bird cage and qt stand ivory jrli binlcakoandstand black st50 with nickel rim for oursilverwarosuck id niiklo carving sets from 295 up agent for aladdin lamps electrical giffs guaranteed tor one year uprlglit toastcrv3om hrt plelo with cord for iron lbs wlui cord jiko hotpolnt iron fl lba with cord perculatons j49b nnd up christmas ttlke qn lioiits tor oc chrktmoa tree lights for outiilde for ilasilliailt cell jjh tlvcroudy for ojc 395 225 sleighs slordy hllclii natural lliuli 34 inch 15s 30 inch tls0 lw sliiliu natural hiuh 211 inch 3s inch ixa iouoaaafl foot natural 0iv see ouhj new stock of christmas china stove for every home electric coal and wood coal oil electric hot plata and splendid raneo of guaran teed used and reconditioned stovva we also furnish repairs for nil makea of stoves your old stovo accepted as part payment tvnmn tfinttf wfl can savo you money 1ionekk kqllirmunf co established 1033 111 woolwich st ouelph oit ihone 19 mill street acion symon hardware noaygtcmerct on looking throuffh our arcen lioures wo feel uiut it la tlmw to interrupt our dtucusilon re tlio dejlrabllty of procuring your floral derlfiiui from bbthop ac son and tell you of thu choice quality of plunu and bloom available for christinas the benchtiu are full of cycla men bud mid bloom chris tin na peppvrfl and few 1vriu tho cyclamen are in un to fifteen dlirunvnt ehady und include tho newy uutrunl xwuutlui may wo hatj your ordur early cvclamn from 3ke to 100 owr 00 jkiu to chooiw from iuiwr whlto narclijuu much no tsi to bltuvnui vv urt tiuo culling munu nnd catiuitiuu hnnj yellow white do loa 25 bishop son lr