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paoa tour the acton free press thursday december mth 110 hotieu ol births knkia ud deaths an lasarted la tab catena wilkool ckun la afsaaoriaai notfcaa ax aad aw par una aav lor poatrr bobn siosworth in acton on ttuiraaay december utfc lm to mr and mm slenrortb daughter died elliott at marrtston on thursday december nth ibm john elliott in bjs 63rd year smith at la andes cat sydney smith eldest son of toe late mrs sydney smith of palrrtew place acton smith at st joseph hospital quelph on sunday december 20th 136 wellington smith lata of roca wood husband of the late emma statham in his 69th year in hehouah mcknery in lovlns memory of our dear husband and faoher william mcenery who died december 23rd ib27 vears that may come cannot sever loving remembrance of you sadly missed hy his wife and family locals just another week of 1936 merry chxistmma everyone mky santa clans be eood to every no heed to morry about btccii christmas in this section the weekend snow storm made motor travel pretty difficult ttont forget to send in your list ol holiday visitors or your visit away bolton disposed of 30 000 water works debenture at above par the other day the post office has been tt busy place but the staff came smiling through amid the christmas turmoil the new bridge over the sixteen mile creek at oakviue is completed and the bronte bridge also nearly finished there was brief power interrup tion on tuesday evening when about ten oclock the whole town was in darkness it is be hoped that another year will see further adoption of lighted christmas trees outaldo homes and busi ness places in town acton concert orchestra led in concert of christmas music in the town hall on sunday evening the event proved pleasurable one mr bell has been awarded the contract for laying special cement floor in the social room ut the ymoa and will commence work at once how tlu cliildrcn are enjoying tha holidays but we 11 bet those two days prior to christmas were tlw longest holi days any school child ever had the christmas tree at uw comer of mill and main streets is one of the finest that has ever been erected it is well lighted and is uddlng much to the christmas spirit in tile jones boys hockey club draw for ctirlsbnas fowl tho turkeys went to sam simpson and ilawrcnca leatham and the chickens to patsy duval gamble and prank perries splendid crowd attended the keno and dance in the town hall last thurs day under the junior hockey club aus pices twentytwo prises were distri buted for games door prists wort by miss dorothy mdmicrcon and mlts hydcr among the list of kings counsel issued by attonieyaencral roebuck this week the name of buck former actonlan now conducting law orttc in toronto congraujlatlons from boyhood and other friends here to ernest buck jco in tluj report last week of the pre sentation to mv and mr jolm mar shall we omitted to mention tliat mr angus kennedy made tlu presentation to mr marshall of the address mr ken nedy lias served the township possibly longer than any of tlia other orticlals present tliat night we regret the omli slon pbituorq cedarvale school report tim fallowing is the report of no ierln cedarvale for december walter smart 87 sr iv mora sun 81 honors calvin mecallum bo arthurs saun ders 7d fcluohcth sim qv smith orirtlii 58 hr iii beth harding 70 doris keeler 5tt jr iii beth mccllum 73 uonal saunders 71 gordon itotic ii blule sim 61 mabel hardy 60 archie cunningham 47 uttielnta hardy 01 timed sim 87 adeline cumungham 14 boy harding 83 1joyce lcluh uj bert cunning ham 87 mervyn hots 0v pr class nurnutkl lots calvin leltch melvbt cuunlngliabi bolkt muldcrj 76 and over is honors and absent for one or more examination fc marorie is thomson teacher wkijjnaton smith this community was indeed shocked to jean of the death or wellington smith resident of rocjcwood bub who had spent many years of his life in acton mr smith was salesman for the storey glove co acton and on december 0th was in wyoming ontario at the hotel there he slipped on the hotel floor and later complained of severe strain to the muscles of his hack he however continued on his trip for day and the following day visited lon don and returned to rockwood where he made his home with his brother fred physician was called immediately and he was taken to st josephs hos pital in guclph here an xray exam ination revealed that in the fall his back had been broken he passed away bn sunday in his 60bh year wellington smith was known not only in this district but throughout the pro vince he had been in the glove busi ness all his life when the present fac tory building of the storey glove com pany was being erected over flfty years ago he was an employee it is recalled that at that time he fell in the elevator shaft for two stories and was not seri ously injured for several years he was salesman for the messrs arnold an when this firm took over the acton plant and concentrated their activities here from georgetown mr smith remained with the firm until his death he was popular with his customers and valued by his employers wellington smith was born ab ahcs ter ontario his wife who was before marriage emma statham predeceased him twenty ave years ago one son fred of hamilton remains two broth ers fred of bockwood and anson of windsor also remain to all who have been so suddenly bereaved the sympathy of many friends here is extended the funeral was held on tuesday afternoon from the funeral parlors of johnstone 5s burnley acton where service was con ducted by rev taylor pastor of the united church hockwood inter ment was made in fairview cemetery acton to all who patronize me in my insurance fjusincw extend the seasons greetings harrop agent prizes given at annual high school at home for athletic and school standing dance and lunjch royal guelph clirislmah day saturday monday theodora goes wild the laugh riot with irene dunne cuntltiuoofl hhawuf cbrhlmaii day auil saturday tuw wed thurs denibi 29 30 31 shirley temple ih the stowaway teg8bb6i mi3 the annual at homo of acton high school last friday evening proved quite social event for pupils teachers and their friends presentation of prlxcs was likewise feature of this annual affair and it was largely attended and enjoyed guests were welcomed by principal and mrs machae miss bell miss jackson and miss sylvo morrow at the intermission in tho da mr mcdonald chalrrnan of the school board presented tho prises for athletic and field events jim jones won tho senior boys championship and medal gordon butorr intermedi ate boys medal and murray bauer the junior boys medal and also tha medal for securing the most points for the girls kay chapman won the senior championship award the award for securing the most points and special prize for securing tho most points in the interschool meet myraa bawson and ethel pargeter were pre sented with the intermediate awards and inna watson with the junior rncdal prizes for school work were present ed by principal macrae the highest marks in middle school english were obtained by sheila breen and tho award was beautiful pen and pencil set given by miss mckcnadc principal of shaws deer park business college in toronto the highest average in upper school mathematics was secured by charles henderson who received tho cash prise given by principal maorae following the serving of dalntv lunch the dancing was resumed to the music of uie harmony orchestra danc ing prizes were won by miss mono smith and williams and doris blow and doris wilson surprise party on monday evening surprise party was held at tlia home of mr clarrldge in honor of ids birthday his daughters were all with him also friends from toronto and inglewood about forty gathering mr storey acting is chairman called on few of the friends messrs hurbut bell atkinson and mar tin who gave impromptu speeches vtry bountiful lunch was served and the remainder of uie evening spent in danc lng dow faa daddy exclaimed the little boy one more question then sighed the tired fattier only one fhow far la inquired the tot be tween to and fro rejoice hen christmas bells ring out they bring clear wish sincere wish our wish for merry christmas with great good happiness to you wright generae insurance acton ontario gala nevvyearseve party ryan aduitoriom guelph with ken steele and his band novelties hata horns balloons et dancing 10 to couple 75 tax included welcome jhe homes of people all over the land are open to friends from everywhere to visitors and to our own fellowtownsmen alike we bid welcome and merry christmas symon hardware acton ontario toy to the world noel merry christmas and every other expression that means happincs to you this is our greeting to everyone in the whole town acton beauty parlor ley jx you and to yours we wish you all happiness and joy and very merry christmas dans cafe acton ontario extra choice two of the finest carcasses of baby beef and one of choice prime beef that are procurable any where were delivered tins weik to lovell bros and fvans hul shop for the christmas trade they were secured and dressed by patterson at his uhbatbir here if your christmas season would be merry and your tuble have the finest the market affords secure cut troni either one of these stoics of the finest christmas beef chronicles of ginger farml written specially tor the acton free preav gwendolyns clarke this is sunday and the best place for anyone today is right by their dwn fireside wo wakened litis morning to find the world changed to regular christmas card scene light fluffy snow coated tho boughs of the tiroes and tho spruce were borne down wlui the weight of the snow it was pretty4so pretty to look at but not so nice for those who had to bo out in it tha snow was inches deep in our lano and certainly would not huv wanted to try taking car through it however some folks must be more venturesome than be cause wo did have one carload of visitors they managed to get in without much trouble but noticed they had quite time getting out it was then only about four pm but after that the wind got stronger and the snow started to drift vorso than ever by six oclock there were eight cars stuck on tho road just above here partner was out at the barn and daughter and wire watching from the house at last daughter could con tain herself no longer slut must go over and nee what was doing bo off she went and u1i4 her if tlitre were any little children to bring them in to get warm daughter had only been gone few minutes wltcii partner came in with the news that one of our hortts had sore foot and partner was beginning to gut worried in case any of the stranded motorists should need pulling out with team however told him not to gcti excited as some of the cars were begin ning to move and they uere daugh ter came back and reported that the oc cupants of the various cars had helped dig each other out and somehow got out of the drift tile road must have filled in again quite quickly because it was not long before fiw more cars got stuck and that is how it has bm all evening and liow busy tho phone has been friends of ours further up the road badly wanuvi to go to town to night and every little while they would ring up for the latent report of the road situation as apparently this was the bont spot on the line now the cars arc going through bit better but some people muit like going out in rough weather lot better than do to take chance on the roads ruch night ag this of course it is seasonable and chrlst raay and lot of people will be buying overrliocii vho uouldn hae bought them had the enow not come along wi it all right for the shoe merchants anyvay am just beginning to feel very thank ful that all our christmas shopping is done but jesterday was not just sd rurc was uuuilcful when ue came back from town said there nou thats over our christmas shopping is donel but after the children ucre bed that night and had done up the feu odds and ends to add to the thing that uere ahead ualtlng in the bottom of the chc of drauers had rather last feeling there were uie parcels all labelled and tied and according to hoyle should be feeling very thankful tliat there was no passible chance of lost minute rush this year cut do you know uas not bit pleased looked at thooe neatly labelled parcels and realised 1th tense of dismay tliat there was nothing exciting to do any more until the night before christmas as say tliat uas before the weather changed may yet hae cause to be thankful that there is nothing of any importance to get from toan but speaking generally dan think am au fully in lov ith tills shop early stunt one is cheated out of umt feeling of rush and excitement which belong lo absolutely to christmas per lips it ij tliat am nob as old and staid as ought to be for middle aged woman to prove it know my family would love to tell this story against me but as they can will tell it for them yesterday among the other little oddj and ends brought home from town was little clockwork bird which hops around on tlu rioor as if it utre picking up crumbs the family wanted to know for whom bought it no one answered just bought it because it uas do cute wanted to uatch it go it only cost ten cents haw they did laugh and teasizfan mother buying toy for licrselfl but noticed they were all quite anxious to watch it got ken so we got more fun out of it than expected because when ml chit came on the tne he thought the bird was ttlhe and would go afur it lvtry time ue set it going the tail ol the bird uas made of felt and mltchle took to cheuliig it eiery cliance he go so the bird had to bo continually rescued gt no puuiurc out of sowing cat piny ulth live brd but to see mltchli trying to catch clockwork bird uas rt ully too funn for uords and nou for uie liiktilnu thl luir happy christmas to you alu an ivwut bobby what an export daddy dadd hi fellow wlu gets big smlary for ulllng ouur twople luw do things tu can do hlimxlf seasons greetings at this season of the year we pause to hank our patrons and friends for their patronage and good wishes in turn wc wish them every success and happiness for the future wc pledge ourselves to strive to serve in more complete and satisfying ways merry christmas to all elliott bros acton ontario garage operators association of ontario halton branch wish you the compliments of the season acton garage highway garage norton motors ritchie agar silver creek service stations south end garage tylers service station jos whitham introducing ritchie agar are now selling the worlds finest anthracite in acton it iili le ash per ton and more heat per dollar tfty ton and be convinced good cheer at tins glad season of the year wc renew again the remem brance of our happy relation ships in the past wc wish for all our fellow townsmen out friends clients and competitors very merry christmas and an abundance of good cheer throughout the coming year hintons sc to store warning to delinquent taxpayers noticl is hereby givln that all arrears of taxe not paid on or before thursday december 31st 193b will be published as usual in the annual auditors report for the year the books of the municipality close with the end of the calendar year and the auditors statement is prepared just as the books appear at that time tvxes must he paid kkfoke december 31t to avoid publication in tuis ttkpokt farmer clerk 01 december 23rd 1i