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nxrxr assws c rates lilrtlii 2g mnrrlajrrri deaths too memorial ourilfl loc per lino nxtiu fur ikuiiui u uonn mcluoh jt illuburr io- o mon- ouy january 7lli ijih lo luv j w and mm mciihi a daughter died stattlow on 1017 fit 1 riwynnti a tock widow low iiiiniliiy december 30 rr lulu residence g li mo toronto ilobecca jf iliu lato junu irar- ifr arltui 3far ifmm thljiuiuay januaily 10 jd18 many new oudocnldcno tbo iiumlwr r now subscribers bo- liur added lo the llato of uio vama inxna thcuo opouini days of uio now year in highly irullfyliic this oliowa that our riturtu to maln tho tmmn paper a live local newspaper in which mil tho news itcufii and eventjltf in terest am chronicled from weak to wefc and in which thqso activities calculated to ho of moral and material benefit to uio community ore freely advocated nun appreciated now citi zens comjnjftfi acton ond that urn xon inry3 in a fair representative t the beat in terra a of ltd consutuency and welcome its weekly via its to thoir jaojnco with a vlaw to cncouraffliur dor subscribers to aid in introducing tho paper to those who have not been acquainted with its merits 119 a local newspaper we nro advancing tho da to of tho ouhncriptlon of each paidup subscriber who sends in a now namo with 1s0 for three months a cou pon in another column will facilitate andin in all such namca editorial notes it la reported that tho aoyernment la content plat in putting potatoes on tho free usl there la a considerable aurplua in canada hut a much htvalcr one in tho united htatcs lvod con troller ilanna hau nent out warning to wholesale dealers in potatoes that no increasea in prices will bo allowed he soy that if retailers aro exacting exeeeetvo profits maximum prices will be net to limit uicm tho nrnt prices oft5cano 3oer too low to make potatogrowlnc pay as it should but the present prices asked am too high to encourage tho extra consumption of potatoes which la now needed for warfood economy tho duchess dtjiea hao written for che january issue of xzarpera uoxar a moat inspiring tribute to prance- zlcr article reveals that true and staunch patriotism which tho breach people as a whole have for their beloved franco and which id tho real reason why they nave boon able to withstand tbo creat oerroan on- olaiurhl this article la illustrated with a atrnldcajrt photograph of uio statue of jeanne darc before the cathedral of iuielma despite all tho storm of german ahell which haw battered the famous old cathedral into and the trustee board t wood h si i and asora darbr fluo- ossd cxcouoillor daluy and flmlth d c nuoocll and j ramqhaw afle the ncw tfluoteeo whllo i hero uro no prominent new issues beforo die iiiplo relative to municipal matters tho ratepayers aro rnuiilfcutly reaily for a channs in the personnel of their rtujrcaenla lives t tho cnrinnll and ilchool hoard 1u llailpy wllo has ocrvod faithfully and omclnntly for navrral years aa a coun cillor woo inft behind in tho election on olumlay by a imal minority while ihln la jullo cunoliitent with mr ilalleya pontonal wlahon hla retire- yicnl this year is a dlsttncr loss to the town ijclnjr a prncllcal builder of eiperlenco ho was nconr upon ap pointment by the council no inspector of works in tho rclon of tho now shop factory which is to bo rushed forward an 004111 as aprlnir opens councillor jimtlha retirement nocos sltated tho ulocuon of a member to fill thn vacancy mesnra wkw1iih1 and harbor hare txxin elected with mesara w it ican- ney j i and ij a ifendoraoi boar tlin burdens of municipal gov ernment wiui jteovo ilynda for tho ytnr 1318 mr woodhall has proven himself a successful business man and will no doubt ijlvo duo attention to tho 00m- what arduous duties of councillor mr itarbcr has had municipal experlenco as an alderman in vancouver ii c thlwlh be of value to him in tho position to which ho has just been elected here tho voto for councillors was aa follows town hall hpefihi ilailey 63 ilarber g7 ilendemon 60 kenney 48 woodhall 10 tho council for 1d18 will thcrcforo bo composed as follows heeve qeohoe iiynd3 councillors v a hknderson w it kennby c woodhall okouqk karbeit in thi election for boh 00 1 trustees there wero six candidates three of th fbrmnr members mean john kcnnuy john il kennedy and c c spclcht and for tho now con d mates messrs ltiink gamble james itam- aluiw and d c ituasell tho voto polled was as follows town hall spebrhts total gamble 40 41 si kennedy 45 41 as keriney 43 48 sb homshaw 4s c4 102 jtusaell 4c 40 d splrht rrrt fa total 87 14 124 113 132 rw trt the board for isis will bo nodt scott noirt mcpheitson john kenney c c speioht james itauailaw t c rdsbell mr itamshaw havlnff been nomin ated for the vacancy caused by tho retirement of mr william johnstone will remain in oqlce for one year messrs kenney speight and russell wero elected for a twoyear term there is much regret that mr john it kennedy ceased to bo a member of tho board ho has been a useful member for seven yearn and two years agd was tho honored chairman tho council will moct for org-anlxa- tlon on monday next at xi nm and tho school board on wednesday even irur next at 7 oclock the kings appeal for a national day of prayer wat observed throughout tha cmplr dy chrutlana of all the denomination union bsnvlpc held in acton tlje lanes atlrrlna appeal for a day of prayer throughout the mplro has touched ho rollsjous spirit of hjn ptfoplo and everywhere from tha battle- linos in france to tho furthest outposts of ilrltlsh dominion prayer for victory for courngti to continue on to victory was raised wherever tho ilrltlsh fins opened its folds to tho breoxe laat ilunday loyal eltlxons of the empire bent the knoo in prayer tho cliurchea of all denominations held their acrvlcca cot m is tent wltli tho klnjro proclamation in acton the appeal was reverently observed in ell tho churches on hun- day on monday ovenlnrr a union sfirvlco was held in knox church in which tho conarexatlons of the mothodlst ireabyterlan and baptist churches all united the aervlco of pralso and prayer woe conducted by rev j c wilson u a tho choir of uio church led in the slnffln itev it e jones of tho dapust church read the prayer of nehemlah aj recorded in neh 1 6h as follows c i beseech thee o lord qod of heaven that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe ills commandment a xet thine ear now be at ton uve and thine eyes open that thou mayest hear tho prayer of thy servant which t pray before thee now day and nlffht end confess ihs sins which we have sinned against thee both i and my fathers house have sinned t we have dealt- very cor ruptly aarainst thee and have not kept the commandments nor the statutes nor uio judgments which thou command est uiy servant mooes ft- item ember i beseech thee the word that thou commandos t thy servant moses savins if yo transgress i will scatter you abroad omonir tho nations 9 iiut if yo turn unto me and keep my commandments and do them though there were of you cost out unto the uttermost part of tho heaven yet will i bather them from thence and will brlns them unto the place that x have chosen to set my name there 10 now these are uiy servants and thy people whom thou host rodeemod by thy great power and by thy strong- hand 11 o lord i beseech thoo let now thine ear bo attentive to tho prayer of thy servant and to tho prayer of thy servants who do- sire to fear thy name jlev il a e large b a b rx gave a brief but very impressive ad dress on prayer and the reverent and thoughtful frame of mind wo should observe as we approach qod hi com munion and intecccboi a iv landsborough hao a splendid aooohtment of fresh and cared meats sausages s new oupplv of fowl nearly every day wo will ll you osef by the quarter if you wish w landsborough r mill and main ou acton nab3aoaweya of france tho election for reevo of nasaaga- weya held on monday was keenly coo- rolna this statue atlll stands unscath- f tested there was a fairly good vote to a monument to tho undying spirit p throughout the township and at timea considerable excitement was caused the foe ling was that it would be very close tho result of tho poll is as follows carton 73 campbell vlllo 41 brookvllle 33 knatehbuil moffat 61 campbell vlllo 78 brook- vlllo s8 knatcbbull majority for moffat 8i lr james w moffat is uiereattro reeve of naasaguweya for 1918 mr michael baker was tfi to tho hospital in quolph a week ago to undergo a treatment for stomach trouble mr duncan campbell of moffat h laying in a good supply of logs at his mills ho is putting a lot of teams on at drawing logs this week tho home of mr w j ajtlnsj in which boui mr akins and cecil nave been tho victims of pnouxnonla is get ting down to normal conditions again over a month ago cecil was eeued with this insidious- disease during hla illness tho father was more than usually exposed to tho very luclemont weather and before cecil was out if bed ho was attacked both potlontsi ore now recovering satisfactorily at the very largo and representative meeting of liberal leaders of the pro vince at toronto lost thursday there was- no difference of- opinion in tho matter of the selection of a new leader tor the party to succeed the hon nowton howell m p president of ute council of the union cabinet the choice of the conference was mr wll- ham prpudfoot k o m p p repre senting centre huron in tha legisla ture whoso nomination received tho tmonlmousprtlloniauon of the dele gates present mr proudfoot consent- m3 to art as sessional leader until the cioee of tho next parliament when a provincial convention will be called to deal with uio question of appointing 0 permanent leader and deciding the general policy of the party on advanc ed lines in keeping with the spirit ot the times mr proudfoot uio now leader is an experienced debater a dose student of economics and in the beat sense of the word an advocate of social reform ho will worthuy lead tho xjbcrals of the province and bo accorded general confidence and opport saturday evenings toronto news in a loading editorial on the benefits- of prohlbluoii had ue following on another poga appears the statements of leading bankers manufacturers and business man regarding uio present buying power of uo canadian public and especially regarding the trenicn- dous trade done during the recent holiday season despite the drain of the victory loan and tho various war funds and dupito tho high cost df hying tho people liavo mora money to spend tlian over before this con- dltlon la partly due to higher wages and improved returns for canadian products but business men ore almost unit in attrlbuuug the increased churchill mr thomas ityder has leased hin farm to mr boss burt of acton mr jtyder will sell his stock and imple ments by auction on friday sgtli ins mr clinton ix swackhamere sole cu surplus stock on tuesday was a great success mr it j kerr nucuonear who now hao bis hoadquartero in acton wielded uo hammer tho neighbor of mr wesley warne whoso residence on tho fourth line- was destroyed by nro a couple of wooka ago called at hut homo last txlday evenong and presented him with a purto containing 134 this neighborly ct was greatly appre ciated it npeaks well for the com munity tbo italton tire inauraue company tuts paid the c00 insurance i carried on tho building ond contents i co krod wright acton hod died destroyed mr warne will probably i tra his wounds a friend telegraphed number of the members of tho various churches present each offered prayer and in the praise service well- known intercessory hymns were sung among them being that claaslo of all byxnnology by sir h w baker so appropriate to the oceasierl and which has a place in all the newer hymn books of churches o god of lore o king of peace i make wars throughout the world to cease the wrath of sinful men restrain give peace o ood give peace again i hem ember lord thy works of old the wonders that our fathers told remember not our sins dark stain give peace o god give peace again 1 whom shall we trust but thee o lord where rest but on thy faithful word none ever called on thee in vain qtr peace o god give peace again 1 with this lnteresung service closed the nauonol anthem and the bene diction military news zjeul a c mclarg of sault bte mario baa arrived at london eng from switzerland he was taken a prisoner at ypreo in 101c and trans ferred to switzerland a year ago ito hi- in good health and as director of a motor mechanical school at vevey did useful work in training chauffeurs mclurg bails for canada shortly oa leave he will be accompanied by mrs mclurg nee mum annie carry who has been with him in switzerland the past year zjeul herbert vervyn kennedy of the 20 tb regiment and lato of tho 21st overseas battalion who made so many friends la acton when in com mand of acton platoon of the ldtth battalion bos been appointed to the staff of tho 2nd depot battalion 1st c o r under v baker at exhibition camp lleul kennedy was seriously wounded at vlmy ridgo and returned borne to georgetown last fall lance carpl itrod c while milton has received his discharge from tho toronto hospital and is hom and in muftlfor good- lieulcox percr domvlllo j4th battalion has been at bomoorhamir- ton for some tlmoond has been struck orf uio strength of the c e v a held card written on the liyencb front on december 10th by sergt george to the flaw paras says i am quite well dr george e moore ot frankfort ind in renewing his iran psxss sub scription says tho news of acton boys at the front is always lnteresung when our boys from over hero begin to return borne frpmj the front i hope ire can give them much a splendid wel come home as acton has been doing from tbo first wo have over 00 men enlisted from our county a rumor having become current that hiiii steps halton county council nsw members from ouhinaton nssssqaweya tsks seats municipal elections in this county lo tarco muiuro to tlo wlolaomo i actonur hv effects of prohibition it la tlio dollb- j uu1ujnqton jiukui cllvcr xat vlow f ix toronto bankor finr 1 1is but lor ajjir ui a uortcr or olol r h iburtwdl by 11 corcr of lb r ujltonj a jj 1imvo tlnco would liuv touo o coi oalviijlia h vojtr ilmvo tlroly auuill iiuajitlty or lb victory goortr lllllijior ixouty ltoava doaji tboy wero oiuibloj to ob- i e jo hoo j i htanillnb doooty itoevo krtb bctau it ho bocono tholr naha w ii practice to dupoalt thulr wouoy in thti i ileeve bonks instead of in the saloons- a i kiuon chas hftadhead iteovo manufacturer declare that he has no wm lrvm jepuiv hoove jow u 7fezzezr men many of llicm who often began tho two now members nro i hughes u week tired nut from a weekends clott h a iturlljiguin and james drinking are now vadlcr for their w afofw noasaiiaweya mr j mlchol- on und mr carton ore tho retiring uicuiikitl tasks on monday morning than on aoy ouier morning of thn week grocers bhoe dealers clotiiinr merchants and others have similar stories to fell the people are happier ihtaubo of tlio abo lition of liquor this 1 splendid it shows tho complete conversion of the editorial columns uf tho npwa this cannot be said of tho advertising col- 1 mm however for hi tbo same laoi il j kerflrq hot of 8a1le0 tuesday t5th january w j- uom- crvllle hlllsburg farm etook and im plements thursday 17th january j j yi mug hlllsburg btock and impleiijrnl i friday 23th janukrythoj ry der near acton stock and implements ao- w o or mt alzzz solalo six wholesale liquor stores in friday let fabrusry wurne brs montreal in which the virtues of their fou tie lcrln surplus sto-k- various braiulo of wiilitut bnimlies l partic eales atldnra utt lw w mim l j v to ottawa a few days ago for parti cu tars of his case tho following reply was received cable from england states officer in charge wood oo to pork convalescent iiospltal jspsom reports 111b7 acting corp fred i low- den wright suffering from gas pois oning dysponeo dry oough slowly improving will bo discharged from hospital in three weeks to command depot for physical training direc tor of records a letter dated december 14th to tho editor rrum tiapper harold nlakllr soyu ho was drafted to leave for jnxnee ou uio loth december ho as id the boys overseas follow cana dian events with much interest and uielr vote will wry largely favor tho union qovenunenl all of the acton men are glad to get tho fsxn pssoa e bod a visit from victor coleman day or so before writing pto a george wrote from franco december 10 th lo was billeted at farm house just behind tho hues but expected to go iback to tho front lino very shortly as ho wrote lta george coqk was anting bealdo him though in different companies tlioy manage to see each other often ho read lu the lnucs ilucsa which reaclied him regularly and for which he eetids many thanks to the kind friend who h eendlng k uiat gus large and iussjr williams aro homo lucky boye he suggests best wishes ore eenf to all acton friends almost every trade and profession lias its newspaper or journal looking after its special interests there are several farm papers but only ouo that can be truly called tha fanners ilusl- b ittper that paper is the week ly tiun toronto bvery farmer who farms for profit ejiould be a subecrib- thu tjun wit pay for itself many dnite over during the year you come to wal laces great semi- annual stock- reducing sale regardless of the un- questionable shortage of goods and unprece- i dented sky high prices staring every merchant in the face in fact quo- tations for next fall and winter on mens and boys wearing apparel are on wool goods 50 per cent higher and on cotton goods 100 per cent higher than for this season and author- ities claim they will be higher still and higher make a note qf this it is no scare just good sound advice we advise you to buy your next win- tors supply now few words are neces- saryy6u all know tie store wallaces gvelph this big value giving sale starts friday 8 a m january nth suits overcoats underwear sweaters socks gloves mitts caps all at less than to- days mill price get here early in order to have best choice return railway fare refunded on each ten dollar purchase acton to guelph return just present jiurtion of tic ket for this refund qeo wallace guelph always reliable 1 ii first- of new yets at ecmis the 131 white saxony flannelette now is your time to lay in ome of this white saxony flannellette 27 in wide extra heavy weight soft with heavy nap special at 22c dark shirting flannelette 10 pieces inthis lot all different patterns if bought today would be worth 35c special at yd 25c art sateens 36 inches wide these sateens arc suitable for makingcomfortcrs etc is 36 ins wide special at 25c extra good values in gray flannels union gray flannels at 40c 45c all wool flannels at 50c sjyic pcnmans wool underwear i for men 5 loz shirts and 5 dor drawers of pcnmans wool underwear heavy rililnd sizs 36 to 40 this is tlu- best value we have ever had special at each r3s remnants remnants during the holiday rush we had very little time to look after rem nants ou saturday january 12 we will have them all out and marked in plain figures tlic length and price drop in and look them over you will find the end you want here remnants flannel ettes towelings ginghams dress goods prints etc flrtn imirrlisrmrnts ob77ilrlljiiijt cljijrtiiartan n a e lanct n a u d ptor chunch acfivicca minuay 10lt chuui hwilliik ii am und 7 pin inlll- tirr vices z30 p iirjiiiiliiy lljil wkii noiit tiieatlay inn- j nh i thurodiiy u p rn lr r v a welcome foll all found kjd flhivf ittiikh of i ihtiftll coin pun- may 1- vl l t iluiu3 riihm lliidlii oii1 farm wanted to rent from 0 t a lo ioi il it no 1 100 jt 1 all one mu j irllriil ttrri t rrt anply otia out mill st urn 0blx iron cash wb etclltirob leb3 acton 444444444e2t0oo list the daily paper n farmers can make real profit from reading the toronto daily star because it reaches the farmer with all thedays live stock grain and produce qnotations anywhere from twelve honrtf to one full day ahead o the next mornings paper which has only the same quotations in it you know what it means to you to have market quota tions quicklyl you know how often you have said to yourself if i had known earlier just how the market was going 1 could have made money half o cent on a few hundred bushels of wheat or oats will more than pay for a years subscription to the to ronto daily star and 25c a cwt on hogs may mean dol lars of profit to you whenyou subscribe to the toronto dairy star the edi tion that will be sent to you each day contains the mar ket quotations for that day in many cases it will actually reach you on the night of publication or by the first mail next morning whereas you couldnt possibly get the next mornings paper until the afternoon too late on the day of publication to take advantage of the market quotariona the toronto daily stars quotations feature toronto t rvy pffnlr phiingrnrlwiiinipeg market pricea 1 e toronto daily star in addinon jo this service you get a magnificent daily newspaper one that will keep you informed upon the war news and every other subject that a good citizen and a man of the world should know about subscribe for it today wc guarantee that you vu thoroughly enjoy it send your subscription direct to thib office or through the pub lisher of your local aewepapcx the price is 300 a year in advance you may send this 10 the publisher of your jocal paper to your post master or direct to the toronto daily star card of thanku f- tho uimleralgnkl dm inn o thank tho electors f arum for ilioir ionor- oun nupport in rlectlni hjni u member pf the jctmtrl nt ituciillini fir his nnvrrlth yenr u iurl v ah u cltlten and nu a futltnr i am liiorily interested hi tho cwujto of fmlucatlfin in acton und will ulwiiyu do my utnuwjl to ad notice to citizeng notice in lureliy ulven hut i have received instruct huu fruin flio munici pal council t etiioro om hylaw pro- blbllltur tho iimuiiiiij- f uiilios on tho ntrocta of tho municipality or- rendero will from thin late be prose cutejd w j ittii municipal oolter notice a meeting of the petitioner for the organisation or u llurtkutural society for acton will be hm in tlio town hall acton on friday evening 11th feqruafty at d oclock tho society will tn oniiilkod under the provutlotts of the horticultural societys act and officers elected for uio first year o h drown chairman prouni acton jdnuary nd i3i notice the annual meeting of acton fall fair whj be held in the council chamber at acton thursday 17th january 191h at 00 pjn dusjness f lection of orrlccrs and directora for id 18 itcceivlnjr tho an nual iteport of tho kocret a ry- treas urer and of tho auditors and the transaction of ouch other business as may bo neccauary a irood attendance is requested geo havill geo hyn03 president sectrsaa acton january 2nd 10ir fruit trees and plants for spring planting wo need no fucthcr introduetlan than the fact hint wo have been in tho nursery business sctyone yesrs and urn now prepared to meet cxlsunj condition by oller- lnff our hlijh nrado trees aitd plants direct to customers at rock bottom prices send for our utuatrdated circu lars of hardy varieties which you con order direct and nave the bfcnla comrntaslon of wlilcli you pet the bencflt our prices will be sure to interest you and all stock is absolutely ftrstciass ant truo to name the chase brothers co of ontario limited nuraaiymtn established 18s7 coldodne ont n new wonderland i fniday january 11 a fox feature nnil a two part comedy lth itoscoo putty arbucklc saturday januany t2 tho crab a trtaiielo tuiy tuesday january 15 lit wtfotf good num- wall lucillo imo btowart ltlulu h of tho volcoon tto vlro r l gregory a a farmers attention nursery stock and new seed potatoes this is tho rlht utnu ur uuit oil wprimj bales wo iiay hljilieot couiiulualonu ujid furnish our iuleaiiicii with hiura- tuno with u punch ti it bend for our lit if new olfr- inaa and full particuum stone wellington the fonthill nurserleu established 1e37 toronto ontario your opportunity lir kcrvlcu mid uuiy will nly rojluw u ohiiwi iti nut i liluwk llueliieaia tihmilir toronto wiatu for our fr catuloluo v 1 i i iliv lreo 33 yonen uliul ihm ho only thin- tliat will nwk a i woman jull tulkhu abuut he luleat i scojidal is a later one sfjbbbi a few snaps wo urn urtufln umr tutuuuul utportuiltlu in tisowodttaod organ thcau likhiunil i v iii taken lu ixcjiuiu thry htv iieen thunujlily vi liaukl uol aro us cixm nit tlm ov tliy left tho fuctury v ll thn uiuir our imirnoiml cum utit js00 down and j3o0 mutm will puruhalio- ono il ilix oi uais whlcli aro milling ul tir- qsln pvicea cw kelly son i 31 wyndham sthcet ouclph s fagtahk r i piiu ti 1 f v hi j j