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wedding and birthday presents kofon ity silvc kunc cut oin i kuivi i rk i mill wedding k tnj- i haltiljaole hotnr ii j luaued geo iiynd8 ctbc ktan jfra fjrcs tiluiujday mvj mulit k 1017 brief local items igor rfignodlnj with f li nf ii nod oo fsll lotnj uioin dm h nnrnnr i tobor wnitl r tim i nit rrkmujnffqfl squn1 fcouucii will hahot i n vcmw onth actou w i m n toj i her nl nro to uio purcllsjm ictofjr war it 1 tlil wo i i vnnllji r hsi hull roniulor shle of tho in iun summer flavor story you ij mn osmtng wki and who cannot jrr tho front nhcyuldhuy a war bood tbo flno wauthor sldod the firmora in ffotuuk u uio bo is tod olalooa snd other roots armiecmo in iwr u bonnf iiioiittki in jusokcniio s j it huoou tho returning ofllc south wamnfrton is j wood motoring hm boon mill aldo church ntod foi a ilock news of local import annlvonary services nt aahrrovo ai u veins ry nor vice ill l i ml the a inert to mcu odint luiii i util i in is hov l h u lr ii a ii d ll i rmch itsv jutl oi if si ifthrfsiko rwn circuit willocnity ll u j ill it f tho mauodlst church aru votora notflatratlon boards voters rentslrstlin la lihoo imonnp pplnu for ontario lion inurn i f uio hoard for if niton nro its follows uu ty tulfte i w illilt milton locollujis trnr w t mcclonsl an miiuj hhcihct b wotlw mlluiu larli of the 1 osco w i dlelt milton i itotfinlrsr or lkfiln v uiishnlm milloi qoorgotown wants a noodlo factory the electors ot goorgotown will td on ths igui inu on a hy uw to rsiso j10 000 to loan to a company from iaristo ontsbhili a factory for tha tusnirfscturo ot knitting umchuio needles tho company across to lujilay not iom than thirty fimptoyaett whoso fkrot rk hull avornrro no loss umiiwoo or wock tho exemption tribunals tho military exemption tril nnala com monco their duties today tho acton tribunal will hoi 1 it sessions in tho town hall iumvo uynda ani mr j it i in luy of evbwinjr are tho officer of the trihun al and soru vv j ooulil has ixjaii ap pointod to look after tho inuront oftho mililary aervico tho txihunal hero will orvoallniilicntn for aoloo ooorjjodon and iarla of isquatiri and naaugawaya arc ciifwsohs conhbns social and personal j n inifn nuttilrtir i t l mr 1c ii wai i wh liav 1 nt thoir hime uro thn foil wij allrca of i a ultimo cl aira this week than during octobcro dark mloy days the annual convention of go- trlct tpirortli loauo u belr gaolph to day mr john allon hn will m1 his farm btook and implomonla on uio 2jlui inst lfo inuindfi to rotira from farming and will sttlo in acton milton cootnhntod 31100 to drjuah red croaa funda uurllngton sibou 55 and naaaagwwoyn igq atltfilaal mwung etquealaif town hip cooncll granted 23 to lao hal ton mould board aasecfation tho ontario government u to oend orer 1do0oo chriitmas boroa to tlie sol dlora of tho province ororseaa sunday wm a glonoui autumn day birds wore ningnlp huttorfliea flirting and tho sun iboifo brightly all day long r l ilemstroot milton haa bean ap pelated return i njc odicer for halloa in tho coming ilouso of common o lectio a aeroplanes aro aaen here almost dally dow a fine ono paasod over town in a westerly direction on saturday afternoon you nc man register at tho fot ofqoo on or before saturday or tho penalty of tho military borrico act may be imposed a couplo of local mototbite collided aj they turned tho corner of mill and main fltreets on monday raornlnp not much damage wai done on a chartro of having in hia poasou ion obacano hteratun la tbo form of a typewritten doenmont a man named mac leod waj arraigned loforr majriatrate ball iti woodstock hut week and flood jj0 and 30 coats inspector ilarvoy mieed two lota o liquor at the aipreni offico on saturday the men to whom it waa addreeeod will haro ao opportunity of explaining their right to the po of liquor in police court this afternoon tho halloween assembly glron by the daughtera of the empire was urgttly attended tho ljodancora i deluded vlsl ton from ouclpb milton oeorxotown and other point loicbraans orcbeatra was compllmontod upon tho programme they presented erory on married man or widower without chlldron who in 20 yean of age or older but nat ovor m years of ao b now a soldier absent on leave without pay and must oo or before november 10th at mid dight report bimwilf for military aervioo orsnfter tho canacquancoa frem present appearance according to the g aiette thoros oiijr to be a hob time at tho municipal oloctions in burling ton next january according to tho latest report mayor ghont will have councillor coleman for on opponent and tloove nlch olsoorwiu bare councillor hughes cioaver for a running mate fer the reeyoabip rod and quo for november contains as uiunl many etorlea and articles of par ticalar interenb to tbo lover of outdoor ufe and aportamen generally rj fraser in this issue describes the joys of the winter camp aod chorloa comaoii writes of the woed buffalo of our noru western canadian plains rod and gun la publish dby w j taylor ltd woodstock out hilitaby notes fto d mclean i rin boa been killed in octlso ho was a member of the infantry mr jamoe plant received a message on tossdaythat hts non gunner arthur c plant bad boon aouuded on october jsth by gunihot in right lo nows has boon recelvod at the itsoord ofqos ottawa of the death iu action of pte bert davis of reokwood in flsndera ha was a popular young man in rook wood mr w r kfltiaoy j p rooewed a lsttsr from his eon copt w 0 c hon ney r v c who is now wjlli tho foroos in palontlno iu wl ich bo eucloaad overal napnhots homing him riding ou a humpy palestine camol hut jlarold m grovei mir of the late princlp w l orevss of ryersou collo- glaie turunio is reporlod to have boon killed iu action la the rocunt heavy flghuug on the canadian front licuu graves was a nephew of mrs john a mewat man broel among tho 400 returned soldior heroes wb arrived at quo boo ou uuuday is 1 to a w trg of acton private large will bo accorded a rousing reception by aetonaoouimilleoan luhitei pio iarge culbtotl in 1010 anl lias eoou uiuch aotive ser ico mr lriieal o ross rocoivod a cable on satuniay ovaning from the untish war office giving hluithis fulluxiug sad iutelll gnoe rogrot to iufonu you that your sou pie w i uuso m u a was killed laaotiou or died of wounds on or shortly iter bsptomler ltilh liout w b konnsdy of prydou of the mounted rifles ii reported tmiod ia aotlon lis was tho son of the late paul kennedy igrmsrly of the fifth uuejesquos leg li tut kouusdy was a gnuluate of rhe frbh pittu auj wo iimt a number of years in the publishing businoss in wlnat peg lioutv ksunedy is the suooad gradu ate of this oflloe to pay the tm promo sacrl floe much vynipattiy will 1 felo for hts widowed mother b dryden iil co n tore n co at quolph acoory of wellington and mforublf jsslon in guslpb uils week i sessions wore bald in ht church and opened wtb a cele- bra jh of tho holy communion followed by chapter meetlugs of the two deanorios lost evening a powerful sermon was preached by tho von archdeacon cody of toronto this tnarnidg a quiet hoaif for the clergy chad church workers will ho hold is 8l georges church followed hy a bnn day school conference a moctioc of tbo clargy will take place in st goergon rec tory with bishop clark presiding often which archdeacon davidson will entertain them to lunclioon in tho afternoon the sunday school conference will bo held in st james schoolroom it which a nnm of oddreues will bo delivered hy prominent speakers now books for tho free library tho book commlttoo of acton free library spent monday in tho publishing bouses and selected a monk attractive num bnrof the latest new publications these oompnto uio nowont war bootin now vol amoa relatlvo to thocoun tries now engaged in tho war the best of tho intent fiction a fine serlea of books specially written for boy scouts hooka for girls and a splendid lot of new and helpful books in tho juvenile classes tho new tbingi in nature study and mechanical construction have also been secured among tho papular wnten whowj latest production have been so- oured areoonan doyle ralph connor ian hay grace richmond florence morse kingaley nellie mcduog and dr a d watson tho new books will bo available to readers in about a month maplo loaf quarto tto s fourth success the concert of tho maple leaf quartette of gait in tho town hall last thursday evening under the auspices of tho lpwarth loaatba scored another success for this worthy quartette of sweet singers and chaste ontortaioers their programme though entirely different in ita numbers from those of their previous concerts was ully as versatile and in all respecta inter eating tbeirquartettonumhors in which messrs fleming heoloy mcgregor end nensolwood took port were all inert to nous their solos and duets wore equally accept able tho monologues impersona and recitations by mr fleming wero all high class a featuro of thii popnlor quartatto is their tsady and cheerful io spouse to all requests for encores re mr large mode a brief introductory epooch- thanklng tho large audienco for their pat rouofre and promising the best of good things from tho quartetto local canvass for victory bonds the canvass for tho solo of tho govern moots victory bonds will commence in acton and vicinity next monday a can go- men ts are in progress far tho canvass a meeting of workers for acton georgetown and tho upper porta of esquosfug and noaaagawoya was held at georgetown last friday evoning mr john il kennedy represented acton on saturday alter noon a meeting was bold hero wbou the fol lowing were appointed a publicitycommit- chalrmau reeve hynds secretary c a conway and messrs h p moore wm johnston george uavill a t drawn j c matthews dr gray dr mo niven l j hsssard john clarke w arnold w a storey alex joe tohn stalker and ox warden t campboll messrs r m mcdonald and john r- konnody ware appointed canvassers for this action the panosoora of the county ill eatot at milton to morrow for final ill btniatioos bubscriptioa blanks ate hal toq county is expected to subrcribo j1000 000 anil of this iam 935000 has been alio cated toihis section a sane hallowoon colobratlon the youug folks adopted s new plan for oelobrating hallowoon thin year aud it commeqded itself to cititona gouorally instead of the customary annoying pranks lu which inovahlo proery was trunsfonrd to pointy ramolo rum whero it belonged ntaluug luore or loss damsga and otlidp i doings equally seosejoss the boys ojid girls ou the 31sb october adopted mothoda mucli mure sane lees annoying and providing plasty of wluueeomo un- nearly a11 the jueullo population maaijuonulod inantique aud older ly costumes soino wore monks ami false faces and the mora boisterous among the lads of adolofoent age blackened thelr facas they 0 rat paraded tho streets and than uiade calls i rolayi ajou citizens apples nuts or ado dy wero freely dinpens otl in some homes but other were ui fr tuustely csojj ht uuawaren and the suj ly uf halloween dainties was limited if the young pool l will conlluuo this method of i oolob rating ilalloweou cititeus geuerally wll appreciate the change aud next year many more bevies will bonsuppliod with treats whion wllj bo freely dlspensod and which the yuunguters will enjoy i me tri i ovo i i u i a nuil h ut mr ai in h ni t family w o actht iinvtiil iwl 1 j n intitxl thn ii tl a of j amol by a jai ni 1 nlitorwl in loatlior lomr anl mm u ii wansl rough aii family it was with nuqirino an 1 deep regret wo learned of jom fnteildcvlsdrly duparturo rt in uiii naighlxrhood whero you have resided for umny yosts sod invo in 16 n many friondr ft u 1 m natural anfl rigln hi should dosiro to retain frion la aid antghbor who hv ly thrlr dovourm u our mutual and best interests proven their ngl t to a placo in our thoughts and afhv tlons as a family you aro o it only rs ixxtosl but highly no loomed in the oommun ity wo ore conscious of a toss mstajnod as wo tl ink of your going from our midst tho church f which you aro all room bom fools uiat if is ion rig sovorat of its twat n n 1 nioit usoful worlerb while ou will o mlsnod from the congregation wo fool that uio loss will x mint folt in uio sunday school and the choir tho adult llisio class lotcs not only an oarnoit teacher hut a ntudeut of more than ordin ary alllit3 who uncut tho loaaon in an attractive and helpful way the gtonp or boys will else mlas uiolr teochor who was rarely alwent from her post ofduty and wan always anxious about the class it ii only just to havo it pointed out ll at hfo with its tiurtlona soil olios an 1 service is not a failure but has merit in it you have hod some nucccni in your haslnesa jlin hich must also be euoou raging to jou it is our privilogo and pleasure to say to you uistyour word in as good as your bond that uio moral and raligiouit lone in tho community is bettor ocauso you havo lived with us kin lly accept uioeo chairs as a alight token of our best wishes rev l smiuierman e j kingsbury j am on mooro wm e crippa walter lamb mr wanshrough uiankod uio company for their kind words and uio appreciated gift on behalf of himself and family thoy were all sorry to loavo uio good friends and neighbors of uio community but their new home would not bo far away and it was hoped uioy would see each ouier frequent ly they had enjoyed all tbo services iderod in tho church and handsyschool it was a matter of much satisfaction that icir successors on the farm uio church and school would have oarout workers ant supportsm other brief pooch cm wore msdo nod tho proccodings wero interspersed with musia and singing by mernliern of the company itev mr smithermsn wai mantcr of oero- monei itofronhmonls followod the pro eentauon and prerammo mr wilirorlkm v vcrhuidny mits ivnl itsl i i mo from toronto nt sunday at her in tor into mr mm htiwsrt i ol tuosdny wti j hli sinter mrs hall at brainpu n i ilexm harry of ltocvwnol lis min tad to llo ntsttof guolpli i out boon oflioo mrs 1 most ifoll viilted hon la st crnw week rev u mr h i nro attend i n tho anglic guolph mr and mrs j j pons i missgertiokcbulti nwnonn comers uiii riy of road pent the woek nansagawoya mr d with friondn ii d miss may wil illo on tuesday to ig is the ropotft of lorno lvjuoswig for uio monui loithe the foiow school no u of octohor sn iv carolina ryder jn iv laura lambert ronald mao- lachern wilmor wats ins iii jessie ryder resale mao donald roy johnston hector mac donald sit ii rdna crewwn rhea ctowsod gordon johnntqn angus mceochern jtt ii laura murray harold swack hammer charles lambert piuurli stt volms murray mary moolohern a wilfred moceachern larl anderson muriol anderson 111 1 lie andorson bob anderson average attendance 14 no on roll 24 deojie b mdlun tooclier rhwww bring your cream to w illghrrtt cream testa but week robt allen 40 j l allen 35 wo arc paying tho highest cash prico for livo poultry r rubinoff acton ckeambrv shipping farries g mullin wholoaolo commlsalon merchants hock wood and aoton are m tlic 1urinp iium- ntbb at ac ion as usual and will continue per mancntly hihtbt ca ih pnccb paid ibr any quantity of food quality turnips delivered at acton sta tion l atents 1 promptly securec big sajo of catuo and shoop a oajs of 42 load of priugo young cmtue iaj bulls and 04 sheep and lunba will be bold at hotel motjlbbou georg town- q haluday 10ti november at two oclock by h g clark ton munuie credit booj 1otcu auauuooer asx1u1l which wju b sent srsa marios jt haiuoh tdunivorsty ave montreal iarsi your ksirnlnst iviwer ynuws and 41hrlw utrasts tomonto omtkrtlq i las lauly bssnaaksu to flllucaldousalfniut ajotouioa uioutli aiul oihersuii to aanm laraiiiium 11 ll in il utmlor uatu lui writs or latalialu un4sr aof ums wj hlliott frin ldiu mason llama wont to rownai visit friends uiove hfr reiun kiulros ftholtoyoj rsrrk i took wood 1 as lcen trsnifcrrcd to the branch at tweed airs goo dills and her granddaughur dorothy mocphomnn spent uio post week wiui toronto friondn mr olios t cnltn aid famllr have takon up their reoidoncn on uio dohlle farm on u o third line mrs t p martin returned home on tuesday sfter spending a couplo ef week with friends at sarnia mrsnd mm c n mooto ef ui- star dundaa wnroguesu of mrs jamor moore bower avenue uus wsek mcstr t c hill and i a wordon wero at milton on tuesday attending tho funeral of tho into george hill mrs j f corry of ste sl mario ont lias ljsen npending a week or so at tlo homo of bar brouier ur james symon mrs john todd of detroit who has been vliltlng at mr and mrs william sprawls for a couplo of monuis returned homo on thursday mr anl mrs frank babcock and chll dron and misac mary and toenio forltos of milton visited at uio homaof mr wm lend borough on sunday h p moore j p was at toronto 00 tuesday attending uio funeral of the lato rev dr carman gensral superintendent emeritus of the mcuiodest church at which be was ono of the pall hearers h j sunfter fwideslor hss his shop open every morning from 7 30 to 0 30 and will mako prompt delivery of orders left at shop msm- clean without rubbing p here is the modana sosp sad tho modern nay of uile it lux tiny flake of the purest cttcoco of soap cnakja the oreamtoat of lathers la which even your very finest tbiafs ere safely waibed booause they re not rubbed jait olesnaad by hly urri about try lux ind scofor yourself briluk mjf lover brothers limited toronto 09wrwuwst sumo aro uro uioy will fin 1 rest in hoavon liocsuse tbey are ntnopy in church k man nocr rcaiiion how much otio a girl has wh jilts him until suouior girl gatn busy and morrloi him choer up i 3unnhino will eventually puncture tho thickest cloud suffering from cold if you shiver in frosty weather if you have cold hands and feet if colds are stubborn and frequent then your blood may be thin and impoverished sc01t misim has been correcting this condi tion for nearly fiiiy years it possesses rare powers for creating natural bodywarmlh for charging summer blood with winter richness and drenathenmg both throat and lungs acou haws toronto oct 1712 nnnnpnnanrjrj business life it may require cotno roicrifico for a u to devote tho time and money t what better gift than aprac yoi bui tical btiaineaa cd a cation can yo ask for right now ij tho tirao to start on a specific course at tbo gdelph business college in second hand heaters cook stoves ind rurnoube full line of clothing and dry goods groceries and provisions lstarkman a quclph ontario a winter tonn ctaita january 3rd ioi8 dot particulars for thue enroll nv now with a copy of this ad a l doocii prop prlnalimu stuannnnapaannp goods ladles caps and scarfs wool beta in plain and fancy patterns and nhadea 300 to 6450 woollen scarfa in nil nhmlti each 150 tosoo wool toquea in all bhaic3 wool mllta pbain ahadea mens sweater coats tho good kind all shaded 400 to 1200 mens woollen bcarfs a npec ml at ttgo pttro wool men a woollen glovci in gruya black ton and greens fur toso no better valnen in tbo trado tlian wo are showing to day in wool goods l r e nelson mbna outstittdh qusjpti ontsvrlo every man can choose his overcoat at macdonalds because our stocks arc so hre oizl o m uiy btylci so bcromini jnd eh fabrics so varied that we cannot think of a single icllow vho wont be pica cd with 3 scores of coats we ran show him made by tin ijl t of ic jdinj makers the i ij overcoats will stand up to every tram th it men c ire to eivc them afitl till hi 3 ready to dress them up q3 they should he drcsd at thi tuna of year this u jj overcoat week at macdonalds in guelpli and a overcoat week leaders three j special prices arq featured 3 at 15 7c a 1veo f contrf nnd broltcn i lio rahkc- uany uliiter mololu nmlo and doublo brcailud th on utiil c1k i tcrflclit styles bolted and plain modela sicca 34 to 43 regular 3l8no to s5 00 valuer on ulo tbia vreek at stj 75 at 1500 an uxtrn lprcial oxford j my che turficld of smooth melton cloth sjrca from 35 to at1075rz to 8i 00 cta slip on style and rainproof twecdi biiea from m to 43 htuidrcda of other smart rnodcla in our pall and winter showinf 3ia 00 ti 83s 00 como to guelpli and lot ua introduce you to clothes that will demanrtralo jho unquctionod efficiency of u1l1 ctorc an army ira vbls on ii sto the canadian farmer furnlshe3 the transpor tation if you are a producer you are helping to win the war mclure homestead on 6tli line west chlnjuacousy township 107 acres 90 workable balance hardwood bush solid brick house bank barn good stabling brampton 6 miles price g 000 100 acres hornby station 2mlies 90 acres workable brick house 8 rooms frame barn school j milu well situated price 9000 100 acres trafahjar township omagli 15 mile 92 acres workable well built on solid brick house and bank barn price gooo the coype homestead for immediate sale 175 acres sixmiles from oauvijie 150 workable brick house 10 loomj furnace bank barn price 18000 85 acres nelson township harris farm 75 acres stonehouse frame barn school and church 5 minates walk price 7000 matthew wilson homestead on first line below milton owners going to arizona a bargain for quick sale 120 acres 116 workable excellent soil stone house frame baro going to bo sold at once price 10000 j a wmoughby georgetown jflrqs limited q leading and largjstst0be wyndhnm mscdonnell and cardcn streets guelph ont 3 et behind of a e wiiee and drive try it just oncol ask your friend to let you pilot his car on nn open stretch youll like it and will be surprised how easily tho ford 13 h and driven if you havo never felt tho thrill of dnvinp your own car there lbbame- thing good in store for you it is vastly different from just ndunj being a passenger and especially so if you drive a ford young boys girls women and even grandfathers thousands of them aro driving ford cars and enjoying it a ford stops and starts in traffic with exceptional ease antf smoothness whilo on country roads and hilla its strength and power show to advantage r buy a ford and you will want to bo behind the wheel constantly runabout touring coupelet tbe universal car sedan fob ford out 475 495 770 970 a coxe dealer h acton the military service act is passed the procla- mahon issued october 13th it is now the bounden duy of every man in class one to report for service or clairi exemption this includes all bachelors and widowers without children not otherwise excepted who were 20 years old on the 13th october 1917 and whose 34th birthday did not- occur before januairy 1st 1917 what to do go to your post office and ask or the form ox reporting for service or for claiming exemption the form contain clear instructions for filling 111 dojhis not later than november lijth beware of the last minute rush with bo many thousands of reports and claims to be dealt with the rush q class one men wdl grow heavier day by clay you wffl waste less oi your time and serve your own best interests li you avoid the inevitable rush on the last days the law is being enforced with tho government and the people fomly behind it obey tho law do it today tnoad by the military service council