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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), April 25, 1929, p. 3

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hhii vi avjijmuvt tin thorn nr t imnkn yd where- the miunftflml hlfiu e ilr nun mill jiluiufi um mounui again dip tn w in k nn nil whin thr old moonn john valicn cheney a v j rf olv han t ajggg 1 1 wmm w ti old mkixatilkam wiu you conib with me to aclm when the charming hlucbudiijrtfta- where the weeping wlllowfl whumfcr and nwmt memories ever cling while the bwuiiowb nklm the waters when the crlmnon sun h inst gleam fllln the longing heart with gladncu dy the murmuring old mill atream will you come with me to acton where the whip poorwills clear call drcalui the ftllencc round the cottage where the plaintive echoes fall in the opal tinted twilight where the golden cowollpa dream and the dlntant cowbells tinkle dy the winding old mill stream will you come with incto acton bccnco wh from cobble hill when the vesper bell la ringing in ulut bllcrful vale i ween m lk iu blooming- dy the cheery oldmlir stream will you come wjh me to acton when the elf blown on ilu horn in the paatun by halls table where the little lambn were bom there uic moon peeps o er the woodland like a fairy in a dream and la njlrrorld on the bosom oflne bubbling old mill atrcam an important historic land maiiic disappcahs i could hardly bcllovc my eyca the other morning when i took a walk from the post office up willow street and reaching the town jjall at the comer of bower avenue i round the flm old balm of ouead tree which had stood at the corner of the property now owned bj the united church on which u parsonage stands was missing th tree had stood there for at least seven y- iivl years and i misled it sorely dut what was my dismay when t pro ceeded up the street past the i oniigc and toward knox church mams u ob serve that the ureal old wi ow tree which stood near the bounds between tlio parsonairc and the mauwiu also gone the explanation wpnlvcn that during the big winds tonr at the first of the month both tiles fine old trees were so damaged that it eao deemed wise to cut them dawn a mt half of each was blown down r at uic remaining trunk and branches acesed an clement of danger to pcopl panning both these mr jorable glonls have a history the txluf of the willow espec ially covers ah iff the entire period since acton a ee 114 jfrit as a hamlet with a grut mill ait jl blacksmith shop the thrv yjulama brothers who came here froir ac state of now york and settled c the three farms upon which the m part of acton now stands jjeixcr ytorft zrnns and rulus 1030- af ley inmlng their mill and finding the pt ago quite satisfactory concluded hf alio locality with its water privileges other natural advantages was ad- r suited far a town site to tills 1 a survey was made streets laid out lots were offered for sole to the r public mill and main streets were thfl front ages of the three furms willow street ran through from the acton creek at palrvlew place to uic creek bonk at the couth later callrd tannery creek because the nrit tannery built on uio stream on willow street zenas adams planted a row of willow trees along the east side of that portion of the street surveyed oir from his farm the tree recently blown down and cut up at the united church parsonage was uie last remaining of uic row which gave the street its name afl lots have been sold and new buildings erected uid his toric old willows have been sacrificed jiiurbr lurh ihlrk uml hud printed on m it hilf lil tnry of tin tro and 1u iivhuniiiiuu i mm fortijiuiui tiiouuh in iiium mi iif tin mtiimiiirn and till huvi it ami pd u hlwhly lhin whh a i uiilnn the pupil i of the old uiiihir ilohiii i itlh in arton nvi july uth and mth ll0 irons lh llttlii wllliw inuvrnlrn went f tillmuil to thr old puplh pnnnt uml to tin ir frh nils ht wlllm in which i ukmi nil lh pari oiingr propi rty mil i hnvo in tn plimlfd wnll on ti u huiulred ymra ugo i lie halm of 01rnil lr i wan probably llinru for nvinty flvr yi arn thifin two old irn n with tin inn maple standing hlwcrn whin they i torn were held in ureal veneration by mr c c hender son uh i b yliood nnd mniilulod luimen had had hum in vli w i have heard my frli nd cliarll rrfer in vi ry endear ing t mit u on od irnfy rent ill is itiori tl in m ii vwir miiry u have n ii rl thin whin he rrmoved lo ok nl hi u111 rnlm the two sadly hf n v r lie ri liirtis to arutli if iiimi old inn rould have rpoken what n story they ct uid hnvi told aliout thn march of prognnn which came into tlielr vli w during tin ir long yi ars stand ing at ntu ntton in their rrnpreth c placet tltrio altr ouit companionb i m my ol u who havi attained old l l rt uy rrgtird trti n with which wo 1 i been famlllur all our llvci as our tmpnnlonn how often have wo tinned our eyes uiumpcctcdly upon u i biliary tree keep ing watch and ward over a 1ul idc pos ture nnd ut mire an if the heavens had been opened then came a vision as uar to ui as thr memory of that eacrcd band of the loved and lost how often has a footpath winding through uic woods opened ruddenly upon nnd in a moment an event long past and rcrhaps long forgotten an hour of joy haw shone about us the trees are indrod our companions couicd by us with the most delightful associations appealing and responding nt once lo our sense of beauty and preserving as it were wlui tender care rur choicest memories their story all told and well told by uio young indian who in the midst of the splendor of parts rcgritung the simple beauty of bis native island sprang forward at the unexpected night of a banana tree in the jnrdln lfcfl plants embraced it while his cyci were bathed in tears nnd exclaiming wlui a voice of jay ah tree of my country seemed by a delightful illusion of sensibility to lm- glqr ftlmsolf for a moment transported to ihvland which gave him blrui so trcrn which grew up wlui us at tin old home have endeared themselves to us and are in our old age and theirs naturally regarded with t veneration nud an affection which mea much- to ever forget the places we our- boyhood days at ulls i tlma of ye where uic rugar maple i grows companion tiil jokp are you laughlpg at me wo off ar ju nriil wo lit roil ni 120 wilt used carjparts lake iirid otorn 23l iolic iintl cmi promptly i iipply v ci purl tor nil i you iivl k per cent of the tn t of new purl luilly n jood value uyc on liniul nl kind of new find u cur iud nhlc price- walfond sons er klrcct fiuelli pjioiic giiclph i laughing at mr dub golfer caddie caddie no rlr jones wnat i funny about him e docin t play much better than you sir they started with breakfast but sincethen kelloggj8 corn flakes have gone clear around the clock lunch between meals supper for the laddies bedtime whenever ap petite calls corn flakes -x- dmticiaum wtth frut or aon nmy ajdmjf dye with cold water you can tcith rainbow cold water dyes lft beautiful shnilch for light matcrialh the only cold water lyca nn boiluig fj ill not wash out rainbow hot water dyes 32nhmlea for wool cot- tan or heavy mntennls bald by a t brown 15 cant had in glaiaow 5mind tumuofflmi 14kln us 2 thfc man wua havkittlls town wrty y uru hgo thti rlty of ii look r uwn ii fronlli r lown it imumd ul thut time u vwiit uiik nut nt unlmprovett ri-ul- fclutiff a rtlll lurgi r umoiilit of ronrt- uir und a ft w inlialiltuntu of uliom scvinfl wir inlensted in religion only lo the rvtent lllut tlyir might iw a llni church in in plurr for uie r nke of lis financial advuntago lo hie coni- tminlty flu re wan a young ardint rn- tlunlastlc luhiuter who ullclted the moiify in put up uic nrw church and uie building wan frectcd on uir day wui uie money was to imve liecn drawn from tlw bank to sttlr uw lau of uie church debt uu bank cashier committed suicide and the hank vault was found tfmpty the minister obtained secular employ ment in the town and prcaclied almost wltlmut salary for rlx or claht years more until tho amount of money that had been in the bank was made good it was a tone hard pull flic church and town had been almoct ruined by um bank failure and no one uilng did so much to put new heart into things as uie fidelity of uic mlnlalm llut the cannier had been a prominent member of the church and uio obloquy of his trans- bresslon fell hi no small meoiure on uie church and uie hurt of it upon uie pastor dy uie ume the debt was ptd and he lifld accepted a cnl ekewliere his life opportunities had cone lie uli no longer youna moreover lie was a sort of half andlialf preaclur it was not cony to regain full standing as a min uter his liablhi or studying had been hampered and hut reach of thinking luul been narrowed by uie cares of uioko years often lie wondered if it liad really been worth while he luul elven not thou yearn merely but all uie years uiat lie was able lo live all the dreams and hopes of large thlnits in life to that diffi cult and disappointing and as it ectmed uiat unappreciated tatk a lev wosks ago uiat town held its forucui anniversary they invited lilm back tlic city liad grown tho original lot in uic heart of uio town uic lot lie bought and paid far wlui bis heroic toll had been told at large profit and uie new building waa paid for almost wholly out of uie land the dedication of uie anniversary corvlcc and the old minister was uie guest of uio church and uie town tlicn tn uie various addresses by uie mayor and minister by the oldest in habitant and by the editor of uie daily paper it was prolalmcd uiat uils was the man who put heart into the town in the day or its calamity this was the man who helped to reestablish faith when it was almost gone uils was the man who brought new life and hope to the lown and to uic church nirt nin went bae to hla ilttjc an umii liiu pl dt h l m i hi hi lory of tin cliirn of i nlhmi u finally lo uhlrh tin in loud mr iii ninth fry lid npil i dui id i luuld uuu n di villd rliiul of mi in 1 qiinl wnhf imd tlun vnn a lln h n h uao tiniplid to biroiiu i m hilpi iihife ir imd n nn ii iidnilriil u f i ithir tiii qiiriuy mid altaic iiicli h i in ktnmcly llirijent iinui li ill i r u hit coiiraice to uk tolnt f i mmk h i a propoiul of niarrlnm mln cutherhu in had at ti taken thn enthf of i loven brolhri the letter rum other tlilnn un i fi nt i nl in mrifi of a nn imd 1 1 ti r and u brliik on upl i ui nllujiid it into 1 tlitold jwgwa ws3llfcx- have bcr asking myself a uic ccltara if mvbactfnnrpatrfftrtt yet feeling in my heart uiat i imd anj touw andtlirrv pockot and forgot nil about it now mm tin hninon ikiy tmnlr id or tin epl jjr fur tin 1 it i h i i n rooner been icnt than mr i dunnl i ok ed to recall it iili ndnilrati n fir cith crlnc had not ii cm i but matun u r liad mnde him nirt that tiny wore not rulted to enrh otlu r at lost hi r in id red him i it burnt to communicate hit chanii ot fullnif u her hutjilfl letu r had nof bun an u r- cdl days veul nn and he drni i i d hi unwilling feet ui hrr id bh ui walking down tlic drlviuuy uh n ih tnw him approach looltlni cr fall n and injierablr at lh it mum nt rh remembered the leltr nnd n filled with rcmnrcc o mr ndwnrttt ih called r am so ashamed mi torryl 1 h iv not v i opened your iclur tlic rcllcr ilnd joy whlrh ovi r pr id his race were eufflclttilly piizzllin but she won thr more perplextd when h he exclaimed wlui energy oh uicn don t rend it pray dint read ltl i beg of you destroy it unread ohe promised varn patd mid tiny ttftro very old frlendi when hi told cauicrlne oumcy wlint uor in tin lellir she did not read let them learn to play on the mason rjsch then tlicy will grow u with cars tunul to music pure in tone lvtry mison lit riscli in cluding the most modir ite in price is pinnntttd write today for price list mason risch hi all oiiici 230 vong1 siitllt lohonto ulijii hltanch vvynoham titiielt deepseated rheumatic pains highest prices iraid for butter fixi give us a triai piionl 51 halton cream butter co milton and acton clias thompson manager aclon branch probably no ajruction li mon com monnr rcijonrlble for mori inuii til fcrlng uipn rhcumullm rhou ana or otherwise robust ncrtom drnp uirouiih i country ehurch contentwlth ijipi jmualuojtf tou tlimjily see i n hnlm nt hfftjnci mi oil fth- tfpply lo uie affected jiarb its eny donertghl but i drink hot water to end indigestion instant relief ihousantti of unfort mate people suf almost dally from ouimach acidity r33 gourness and lndlge tlon after eal- rr if they would start the agreeable actons march of improvement was on i e uisurated magnesia they would the site where the town hall stands nn1 tnc otomach o ctrcnguiliied rhlu was about forty five years affo in am improved that they could eat the 1000 when uie warren niock was built rlllcst and most satlsfyhlff meals with which now hou ci the dank of man i uil least symptom of indigestion trcal hazards tlrug store uic ilcd and nearly all dlgrttlvr troublen aic caused white store the masonic hall and uic i in excess of acid ahd an inauf- i llclent blood upply in uii stomach i i od ferments und soiin bctore dlgcuon c n tako place a glass of hot water feet 0 inrhen in circumference iftwn the blood to the stomach and uu- thc wood was quiu solid ii p moore mattd magnesia neutralises the stomach who was editor and publisher of rim i u j und ke in the stomach strong- acton pk pbij at the time tccurcd hialtliy and promotes normal a section or tho butt or uie old willow j ml uhirnled magneu andhadtcutupanddtcwdaturowns g j jarml nd lumber and planing mill i believe he jm u wcll utockla mureu in eluier had 000 iduvintrn made out of uic j w or uibli i form try this today lumber about a x id inches and a nil enjoy y tur meals hi peace second floor residences the big willow oil the comer was cut down it measur any road any season all roads seem equally as good xi in any weather when you ride on big comfortable firestone gumdipped tires the jolts and vibrations disappear while the scien tifically designed tread gives a sure safe hold on wet or slippery roads for safety and economy equip your car with firestone ares specify firestohes for your new car or if you need new tires see your local firestone dealer erry ajmnjjf filu 41 sliundc fittaak firestone tire 6i rubber co of canada limited hamilton ontario lm- most miles pu dollar inntnnc tlrta are sld in acton by inoiton motors main street in building your home it costs no more to stop fire by specifying gyproc wallboan you assure walls and ceilings llut arc cllicitnt fire barriers yet the cosr is no more and often less tlun widi uiatenali dut cive no fat protection whatever fircprooi j b mckonzie cry for aqton ont mothff fie tcli thj costona is a pleaoant hannltsa substi tute for camor oil parcuorn teething drops ind soothing synipi prqurti for infmt m inns and ouldrcn all ages to avoid imiiation alwayi lool for the iffiuture of sx7ljuu proven ilirrrimrn on cjth l ihysitxull cvcrywucfc rtcooluuiuj it when wagnek was a hoy in a fmnny room at the classical cchool of dresden taya nn article tn the outline a email boy sat alone ilia hand irrippcd a pen and the paper before htm waa covered with sprawling characters he waa wrluna uhat may be termed a portmanteau play a ccnerous tiotch notch of hamlet and klnc lar arlth occasional echoes of the odysey the work waa far from complete and so far uie author had contrived lo re move no lccc than fortytwo of the characters by means of murders cuicdfji and other violent aldjj to extinction ad roitly introduced into uic plot it waa at uita crucial point in uie drama uiat wuhclm richard waarilr aired fourteen waa forced to paukc it had suddenly become apparent to the ixuns trancdlan that at the present rate of proarcia hla play must be cnumi denuded of performers by the time ilh flftli act wan reached already uie caat had been wbhued to uic minimum wluun a few seconds he had anucd at a beauuful solution why not lm prove upon the artifice adopted by that en a hah man bhakrspcarc whose play weic now under discussion in uio litem turc class and whose poeuc eloquence had served to set wuhclm richard in pursuit of similar attainments did not shakespeare havtn killed lila char acters serve them up again in a later scene as unsubstantial ghosts the boy returned with t smile to his work and proceeded to people his lmaalnary stage wlui the spirits of those whom he had been so joyously despatch cd an act or two before doubt but what the mo t itubborn i revere cases ykld quiclclj ut il powerful rknelraunir influence rii mr t uppll cation brines bit d rrlltf all pixid drumjlsts hai it but juii cm i un to net it at e j iluuid j cadesky of toronto yhsight specialist w ii i ii at t brown 3 did o sioiil actqn iurftrlnir from k creetivo vraiofr sr huulil not mlsu tha of cinnultini- thla perlullul appolnl- 1 iji- rnaih with mr mi drtici lau i i ta1iov i reb tll 4 pm fngland b vtjlx aeronaut in honor of james sadler the first british aeronaut a memorial tablet has been erected at oxford on ocl 4 1d74 he did astonish uie people by ascendlna into tlic atmos phere with firmness and intrepidity ills balloon waa 170 feet tn circumfer ence and carried a small broiler sus pended under uie envelope in order tq maintain healed atr lo give uio power ascension it shot up to a heigh i of 3 coo feet and was blown norui wcjt unfortunately fcuidlcr dropped uic fork 1 to handle the fuel and it hi said he avoided coming in a wood by using oars kvliitually after half an hour a i flight he hud travelled about six miles in his second flight 1m used hydrogen nnd in uirre minutes was lost to sight in uie clouds twenty minutes later he came down near aylesbury fourteen miles away pur twenty five ycara sadler worked ol a chemltt engineer and inventor but when fifty even he returned to balloon ing in 1s74 he acindd frorrr burling ton house plccadllh before a huge rowd bubsequcntly however he failed n an attempt to cross from in- land to england until you drive a chrysler you ii never know real performance 75 or 65 nq otiiifit cuts oi rait such sttp into u clirslcr 75 or 65 slurt lo dnc iiimuntl you ex perience ur diftlrcncc in plrfonnuncc at rcnl nnd impressive ui chryslers oul ward hcauly ever since its inception chrscr hus been the admitted pueemuker in per orniiincc for the entire imlustrj i txiay clirysler is furthii ulieud lliun ever because of exclusive fcuturc s pioneered und perfeeltd h lirjski through the apphcutimi ot udiinetd eujliiicriui pnn ciples clirskr reuches new peaks of proficient in speed power pickup stunnnu ifet nnd loni life make it ii t todm to l i to ride in und to inve li lirjsltr 7i ir 65 one jou lent tl the ditr net be ecu lnslci pcrfornuicc id other pei i h mi l on ii iie t i it mtii be content with less nq otiiifit crs oirnit such advancru i i vruncs ovr ii cmflriio m of cirfhr iwfrjlwi heatltrpnofiuunml iu 1 t wi spring tudt oirj in btetit hvt rubber iuiuad of mtlal tluulb ihdraufo theci aborbfr j fi ftubbr mfinr r bruulh ufrkalturj ibj uttkouf rtra catt htc u cum an it 65 dm tci coupe j1325 ituadalcr aith ii r vc sedan j1360 hirco oilc b 1 ijjd 1370 a s1460 clilllshk 3 it sedan jluh5 2 pocnfl coupe uss al 12010 six oil t iojy j2h0 lo h950 wiu tiioci ct n mi price o b wmdn ontario irl 1 kl jarj faaiory otjuifimeal ircigbt unj u e 2 3 chrysler t chinslbr m o i o it b i it o d ii r tu1tl and nrau tttltl llonk jones wim cen carrying a ack iffo of inrct powder humc last night it jest seem a uio ugh wr have to have one suicide hi loan each year i a cox irjskr ind ih mouth sidea and service lione vctou ontario it pays to use mm 100 pure paint and varnishes i special product- for every purpose- for every surface looxpoue paimt or mtitior marbieite or hardwood floors neut0ne the fljciajsa able piint varnoieum for oilcloth for sale by w d talbot acton woodiac stain for fhors jndfumitura

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