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paoi two the acton free iuesb tkursday pboember mul 1930 neighborhood news interesting items concerning other centres and communities in which many of oar readers are interest bjlinafad tho peacock school held their concert in the hall on monday night there arts number of caaea of measles in the neighborhood mrs foreman has so far recovered after her illness to be able to be out of bed mrst richard shoruu condition tn the hospital at ouclph is improving wishing the editor and staff merry christmas and prosperous no year hillsburg mr and mrs harry collier and daugh ter spent sunday with mrs millar and lloyd recently no held their concert in the school lost friday night tho place wus packed and splendid concert put on by the pupils nlso play entitled rooting for ruth put on by amateurs of ihe section causing some great laughi and good toira1 taken from it school section no held their concert on tuesday night when play was put on entitled the teeth or the gift horse by rwjueat merry christmas and happy new year to titt futx plcat staff and all its readers rockwood mrs mutrie celebrated her 83rd birth day last thursday and was the recipi ent of congratulations and cullers during the day despite her years she is able to be about the house and enjoyed motor ride couple of days before her birthday through the kindness of her nieces from toronto the auction kale of live stock of the late oscar ostrander last week was well attended good prices were realized christmas tree entertainments of the local sunday seliools are the order of tlic day at present members and chil dren of st joluis church held their annual entertainment in the basement of the presbyterian church friday even ing rev uriulnger of acton was present and acted as chairman for ow program recitations and songs by the young folks were enjoyed number young teople of st albana church acton were present and put on play which was appreciated as well as duett and trio at the conclusion of the program santa clam put in ida appear ance to the delight of uie youngsters and distributed tlie numerous presents to all lunch aivd uclal time brourht pleasant evening to fitting close members adherents and children of the presbyterian church and sunday school held their annual christmas en tertainment on monday evening prj cedlng the program supper woe served in the basement of uio church and full justice was done to the good things pro vided by the ladles of uie church mr johnston capably acted as cliairman for the occasion and the program which was kiven was enjoyed by all present some good numbers were given by the primary and girls classes and dia logue by kwart dancll james and nell mcnubb reading by mlua jean mc lean caused much amusement to those present wlien some jokes were mado about few otluirs during tho pro gram christmas hymns were sung bv all present at the conclusion santi claus arrived and handcd out tlic num erous presents oft live tree to tlie de light of the young folks the many friends and acquaintances here ond elsewhere regret the sudden passing away of mr wellington smitn on ijunday morning at st josephs hos pital gueiph as result of an accident at wyoming ontario recently the late mr smith wo in ills coth year and leaves to mourn his loss two brothera fred of rockwod and anson or wind sor also one son fred at hamilton tlie funeral took place on tuesday at acton recent and weekend lit tors mrs spciicrr milestone sask mrs cuslck morfut mr and mrs harry bull and sons grimsby mr orvllle gorrell port credit mr james roberts of eden mills visiting mr and mrs mux milne and family as result of the heavy snauntorim over the ueekend everything point to white christmas mr roy day of the university ot toronto is home for ills holidays harold uridgman fanner student of rockuood continuation school ti utiaii in for further honors inner of the jiimi davison scholarship of gutlpti collegiate vocational institute to the ahu of 50 lib many frleniu ulilt him continued success in hli studies the united church young peoples society held thrlr regular inretlng on sunday evening with mrs ben hacking responsible for iromi clirbttntus pro gram christmas curols were fcunu and reading uan given by flurls gordon oeorye wlngule presided over the pro grum very interesting talk was given by hoe curur on my ideas about christmas merry christmas and protperout new year to uie editor and sulf of tub aero fax pnica1 and all lu readers and subacrlbers limehouse our lurol niall carrier mr jos scott reports uie roads unfit for car travel after the gales of the weknd messrs wm oowdy and arthur ben ion attended the wardens dinner at milton on friday we are sorry to hear that mrs steven norric is confined to tlic house with broken uuklo received from fall lost week no held their annual christ mas tree last thursday night an enjoy uble ptogrum consisting of solos dia logue recitation chonises and instru mental was given sutitu claus made hu appearance toward the closo of the evening and left the children an abun dance of gifts mlss fishfr lluv teacher and mrs gowdy are to be complimented on tho concert we are pleased to sre tluit mr johtisou former resident of uui village is able to write again keep it up bert your cor respondent taker this oppor tunity to wbli uie editor his start and all rcadern of tin arrow fum pkks very merry christmas county council approves second line as highway continued from pago one nassagaweya friends regret that mr wm mc glaughlln is in uie hospital at gueiph and lias undergone an operation his progress ls satisfactory and all hope for prompt recovery on friday afternoon mr duncan moffat of knatchbull luui tlic misfor tune to net his rlgla leg broke at the tinkle while helping to mr goargo nyills horse up oif the lec on the hill at russell somervilled he not his foot tangled in the lints throwing him back ward breaking his leg and putting tho foot oub of joint he was brought home the leg was tet mid the joint put back again he will be laid up for some time the no school nassagaweya held very successful clirlstmas concert on thursday dvenlng 17th inst the pro gram was much enjoyed by the large gathering present the no school held their clirutmas concert on friday evening with good program and large crowd to enjoy it the tbenezer sunday scliool held their christmas tree entertainment on saturday evening there being large crowd present to enjoy the excellent pro gram rendered by the sunday school nomination day will be next monday in the township hall brookville for reeve and four councillors tlic annual school meetings of the various school sections of the township will be held in the schools next wed nesday 30th inst mr mlchtc of knatchbull visit ed relative and friends in olcn williams over the weekend we wish tire fan pscsr and all its readers very merry christmas moved by mr mcnlven seconded by mr harrison that the warden do now vacate the chair and mr hewson toko the choir moved by mr mcnlven seconded by mr thorpe that tho thanks of this council bo tendered to mr currlo for tho courteous and impartial manner in which lie has presided over the delibera tions of this council and for tho prompt attention given county business during th year mr currlo thanked members of tho council for the hon6r accorded him ut the beginning of tho year in electing him as warden mid since then for the co operation and courtesy extended to him throughout his term of office he thrtl presented to each member group photo graph of the 1930 county council each nicmber in turn uxpreswd hu personal appreciation of tlie rftielincy and courtesy ului which the warden hud discharged his duties while lit ontiee mr hampshire county sherltf expressed his thanks to tin county council and particularly to tha comity buildings committee for the several hnproveiiuuith which had beel made hi the county buildings during the post year tlie report of mr frank thompson childrens aid inspector was of par ticular interest because of uie new sys tem under which tho cluldrcii arc board ed out in private homes there aro at present i0d children words of the cas and they are classed as follows paid boarding homes 31 adoption proba tion 12 wage homes free homer 30 other institutions new wards 18 total 10a in regard to costs the report state the new system is comparnlg quite fav orably with tlie former according tv tlic treasurer it will not be necessary to make any special requisition tor fundrt during tlie present year tho expenses being covered by tlie minimum charge of 75 cents per day for wards under care also the grant of 1000 per year from the provincial government tlie meeting adjourned jfu ut tsflfox knox annual meeting eden mills clom was cast over this community when it was learned tluit mrs annie gllbcrtium luul passed away in lier 78th year mrs gilbertson had been confined to her bed for the past six weeks and her passing was not unexpected she was faithful member of tlie presbyteri an church and loyal and ladles aid worker surviving are three tons william and james of tlie village and herbert on the homestead nassa hawcya and two daughters john reld of undonand mrs william cal vert of gueiph also tuo sisters mrs woods and mrs leahman gueiph and one brother john of vancouver her husband predeceased her thirteen years ago the funeral was held on thursday afternoon with brier service at tlie home and public one in tlie presby terian church conducted by her pastor mr johnson assisted by rev mr clarke of the united church who visit ed mrs gilbertson faithfully during her illness during the service mrs mc lean and mrs lowrle rendered duett goodnight and good morning the funeral was very large one allow ing the esteem in which mrs gilbertson uas held there were many beautiful floral tributes tlie pallbearers were messrs jamc garden william mlno cras tor scott robert wilson jolin milne and alfred wilson and the flower bear ers were members of the choir tiil sympathy of the community goes out to the bereaved family hie many friends of mr nathan dredri will be sorry to learn that he has been removed to the gueiph hos pital after cutferlng slight stroke mr and mn john ramsey and mr clarence kited recently in the home ai mr and mrs george uimwj giirufraxi mrs bert lou rey is under the doctors cure mtsti kenneth wright had the mis fortune to have his collar bone broken uhlle puylng at school the annual meeting of tlie young womens auxiliary of knox church was held at the manse and the following ls the list of officers for the year 1037 honorary presidents mrs bcnnie mrs cooper president miss laura wiles first vicepresident mrs francis wilds second vicepresident miss emma cole third vicepresident mrs rumley secretary mrs anderson assistant secretary miss wilma mc millan treasurer miss marjorie near assistant treasurer miss lois atkin son pianist miss margaret brown assistant pianist miss jessie atkin son program committee mrs ohara miss icatherlne stewart mrs rum ley flower committee miss uoskell mrs francis wilds supply committee mrs nelles mrs spielvogel mrs mussellc mrs mann visiting committee miss emma cole miss laura wiles membership committee miss lucy edwards miss florence elliott mus margaret brown literary program at bloomsbury bloomsbury literary society held its meeting in tlie school on tuesday even ing december 8th tlie president manrch nellls was the chairman tlie roll call was answered with tongue tulster after the regular business was concluded the program was in charge of ross gordon wlio presided while the following numbers were given recitation entitled be calm and brave mrs will tuck reading entitled bui jones neighbors by master wal lace lasby reading tlie ten com mandments on how to get along with people by mrs nelson mclaughlin was followed by song entitled down in the valley by mr ross gordon reading entitled mixed marriage by mr ross patterson and also reading the cottage of content by miss alma wat son tlie program closed with the sing ing of the national anthem progressive euchre uils then enjoved mrs nelson mclaughlin and mr ross patterson winning prizes mrs george watson and miss annie fulton uere hostc and ierved dainty refreslimmenu and soclul time was spent milt on nuarly j00 gucu attended the com plimentary banquet far whltelock agricultural rep retail tauve ttpoilsored by tlie hal ton county wijwmetts associa tion til the town 1u1i iicre on wednes day veiling if uat week cluuilp ion georgetown jack harrison rang in the united church barrle on sunday last with the toronto conservatory quartette mr henry isley who wm in cur in cident koint time ago was removed to toronto general hospital to undergo an ouratlnn on his leg we all wish hint speedy recovery at meeting on monday december 7th the georgetown members of th imiwj baud tuianliiiously uocepted the teslgltatlil of alex stewart os pipe tu or and have vbtulmxl the iwrvlci of capable and wellknown major dear fhkc piuw flrati let mo wlah tho kdiuv and hln stan tlio oeaaona greeting and ovoryoni who may read these faw hum ilia mer riest of chrutmoaea and real liappy and proaperoua now yoor wo celebrate each year clirlata birth it was merry tlmo in days of old wtian tho alar guided tho wuo ntei ut tlie plarj where ho lay and over alnce it has been joyous time for children evorywliere and for older folk too in planning and making and watching children happy extra preparation la always made many good things to cat thut dont gruen table ut othit times tlie friends all gather together to enjey the front each one of us who has faith and trusl lit chrut iihould ixt lutppy this in the wek of entertainment ours was on the evening of the 17th no as not to conillet willi humy others of colirs great preparation wiui neces sary three hi our home were taking part no weve been utrillng to loud homuttuu mid mtuiy other musical num bers recitations their purist in drills dla logues and puiitoiulnies for mouth or more then when the great night cumii the excitement hud reicluxl such pitch that they could hardly hold it nil six of our young folk started oif with the uam mid uelgh tlie weather was ilnj and sleighing good so the mile drive didnt tike long wife babe and re mained at home to keep lircs on our eldest boy li still in camp wife and had quiet evening until 1210 when the bunch returned and then such excitement all telling at once their version of the wonderful time they luul how cute this one was how well that one did etc and exam ining uie gifts they received eating candles and nuts mid enjoying cup of cocoa mother had made for each tna weather had turned cold during tlie evening thermometer going down to 15 below so they were bit cold but there was good fire on so they soon warmed up and finally decided bed was the bct place in tlie wee small hours having family of eight ls real ex nerience so many different tempera ments and desireit and each requiring different management in this country the public school entertainment ls community affair as mentioned pre viously tlie population ls mixed english and french so great many of both in the audience as well as children tak ing part are french speaking so great many amusing incidents take place the children although able to speal english sometimes in their excitement sny part of their piece in french which causes quite laugh tlie children draw each others names for gift each then the school board provide on extra gift tlie womens in stltute contribute tlie candles and nuts so no admission is necessary which makes it possible for everyone to go and enjoy the good time whether they can afford to or not we arc having wonderful wlntr weather not too cold and just enough snow good sleighing and still cars can run with very little trouble cars and tucks are btlll running back and forth from the south and since snow came the road has levelled up some so is better goinc this week new invention in winter travel has been going up and down thi roads advertising streamlined clos odtn body mounted on sklls motored ulth ford engine and propelled with an aeroplane propeller above and behind the body we can hear it coming mile away tlie children call it tlie aeroplane car the driver has to give it pus to start away but it trains speed quickly and seems easily managed and travels from 25 to 35 miles per hour without exertion most of the lumber camps this year arc dating down for whole week or more of holidays it has been such ex cellcnt weather for putting up the cut that they are well ahead with the work theres luirdly enough snow for hauhnn yet except on level ground where the distance ls short boxing day is uelnj observed which will make long holiday for those who uould not otherwise have it markets are being held on the 23rd and 30th instead of saturdays so folk can have everything strictly fresh with festltlvltles over our nexi thought will be better and greater re solutions for the new year uhlcji we all hope will be prosperous and happy one cordially yours it johnson fcrm mr rex scott of saskatoon slk vlsulng with his parents mr and mrs scott mn iluili spent few davs last vuek ulth her daughter miss doris rush in toronto mii mubw todd of girvln cask li visiting ulth her ilstcr mrs austin fine and mr flnwi in the death of kphrlun harbour tit his huino in huijburg on saturday ijeumler 12th well known and highly tftpe ted cliien passed to his reward in his 7llth year mr joseph stern hurferud um unfor tuimute uccldent on wednesday evening of last week when taking part in race at carnival ut hillsburg arena wlieii he fell and fractured fc amall bond in his right hand advocate silent night as on that first occasion when shining star announced day of great rejoic ing no on this glad christmas wo jgivc you in tho name spirit of joyful greeting merry merry christmas good health and happiness barrs quality grocery acton ontario km greetings gincere unci heurty christmas rcetincs to you and yours good health and prosperity be with you all on these jlad holidays and may the cominj year brinf store glad tidings iaiteft hiirrt at hitiadv actom iw mmwmm mjfc tj fsxsonac bower avmmm hunday drcemijcjt 77ui lfl c1ir1htmaa kmvuyz lioo the minister oubjact unuuie personality 13uv oundsy tictuxa and bfeto clasnca 700 pm the clifutmaa cantata by umt chair t1 burnt iul tvmt tuesday boo tn vaiag psoptsa union ttmrsday 730 bol tslaoj hour everybody welcolce johnstone rumley acton ontario jlrrubijlrrtan tnox cuueta uron uuv ii beknik mlnbw maiu willow uumt hunday dkcembkit slrh ljili lk ni thit rr which tho mrkt waa miuln 30pni 11 sabbath bchm iu vlw 00 pm more chrutmi cru hfu thr ichxl chruunin trre nhi coneort wednr4i decemlr soth til uu church ut 800 always weioome saplist ctftircrj acton rev baxter rir sunday decemdeit 27tll 1010 1000 sunday bchool 11jj0 hi service of worship trts3lnk on ajweleome to all ring out ye bells all our friends fellow townsmen and the strangers in our midst may the christmas bells ring message of hearty good cheer may you find joyous happiness in the holidays and the promise of more in the years to come lovell bros unclassified small advertisements advcrtiment under thi ticthna one cent per word uinlcauea dure ojc per merlinn five insertion tor sicei ii paid ci ice fcdditioeial churned wbcre heme he to booked mebhy clutlstmas to aix jack skill1nc at oorrlee toronto acton ontario hog simwsc saturday phone 07r3 for priced piiank holmes houst frob rent sixroomed house all convenience nfaria street apply 253 mr3 kennedv wantkd fob cash old used postage stamps on or lf envelopes thomson sox 323 georgetown ontarto card of thanks appreclato very much the many kind nesses that were shown during my recent lllnes3 tlie neighborly helprulntss and so many little kind acts are tilings uiafc will long be remembered steele for sale or rent fully equipped blacksmith shop dolnj good cash business in shoeing and re pairing pull particulars on application to georgk cowji 253 acton ontaro no phone messaaej please greetings nother year nears its end and it is with great pleasure that we express our gratitude for the business which you have given us during the year we extend to you the compliments of the season and our best wishes for your health happiness and prosperity in the coming year and assure you of our anxious desire to merit the continuance of your confidence el rachlin acton christmas and new year message to the citizerm of acton and surrounding country denr krund ai the fthiuiou of the declining jcar gather around ut we are cunstralncd to txpriwi our gtktluidc to ihe great architect of the unlvcrst almighty tin aiver of all mwwl itlfu for the manifold bufjtlnas he had beuoutd on us durlnc the lir lor kind frieiulii for ood heulth for ii tii lied custonuni wr upprivlnte more and more timr wi hy the conlldcnce you mimlfcit in by iuiin ua dllflruli and intricate unrk to do for you and ue are conceltrd cnntiuh to beltexc that they lire done to your nitrifuctwu sj at lcajt ue ranly have any coinplalnts and ue are very thankfuj that ourw butnpk rehittoii hae been harmonloun lurin the jetr we epcitally thank you for the nmimire of material prosperity hai enjoved we are thankful ako that the peopli of the united statt iw lit to eliit that rreat man luieviit us tlulr ireident for thi next four jrars and for lil trip to the south american uepubllcs for the mle hurpoe of pronuitln ivie mid goodulll amoili men thank god for mich mrn tqul above all ue are thankful tluit ue are clthvnr of the trat urlttiil icmplre und thut they have ctmie throiiuh the muit unite cruui hi our nutlonul hlstory ulthout any internul upheaval und that we are living in the bet cnuntrj in the uorldthls fulr cunuda of oun in conchilion ue wunt to wih eury one youn und old miatuy chlustuaii and happy and puoiipkllouij kkw ykau farm fob sale g5 acre farm situated about midway between rtackyyood and acton near no high way mch clay loam soil wood ffood bulldlnjfs this farm would make coed poultry or hog frm moderute price for quick sale apply to the ouelp1i tuust company 253 gueiph ontario farm fob sale valuable fnvm in eramoaa townshjp con tain in iso ocrej about mlius from rockwood first class buldlus spring crek cood welu wood and tim ber 11i ploughing done ib ucrvs seeded to fall wheat mid the land la good state of cultivation lor full jiar tl ular apply to the guelph trust company 253 ouelph ontario patterson ro spoculu to kt 1imhilbi ortbovtla iwatuoiu preaoripcwa ooelpik 41ionk aitui qtuuty aooiuc urrlm js geo cow1e son acton dancing hyan auditorium gueumi christmas nite kealurinjf norm harrls anb his orchestra couple j35 tax included