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ctwj wc til 4 v jt a wjs3kssps iwwo r f t t- j f v r page four the acton frer press i 1 1 i in i thursday march 10 1932 ft t neighborhood news interesting items concerning other centres and communities in which many of our readers are interested campbellville on account of the inclemency of the weather there was no meeting of the young peoples society on monday evend block ouelph lng mr david hubbert of toronto visited at his home here tat sunday messrs w moore and clare morden of toronto were calling on friends in the village on tuesday miss flora mcenee who has been a lifelong resident of the village suffered a stroke a week ago and pasted away on tuesday morning thefunexal wlu be held from her late residenpeon thurs day at 3 30 wth interment in the mew cemetery r miss estherwheelihan spent the week end the guest of mrs w d stewart at markham mr bert lowry of eden mills visited h auntt mrs john mahonton monday jljl1l baujnafajj crewsobps corners miss maude mccalg has returned home after visiting a few weeks at paisley limehouse- mr and mrs thurston of toronto visite fri h last wees tsbss marian brown oi iorontotspetof the weekend at mr fred browns mrs albert meredith visited at water- oown over tfie weqcend thewomens institute held its monthly mfftlnc qt hw hnmn of mrs norton k with a good attendance and interesting programme mrs john meredith des cribed a model kitchen and mrs cald- well gave a talk on visiting the sick plans were discussed for street lights in the village hydro users in the village are being added mr leslie campbell has wired hir house recently purchased and will be connected up- this week notwithstanding hard times and slow business our quiet burg is progressing we have recently added a servic station and barber shop with garage work to our business activities jf only lime and quarry work would open thlngswould- soon be more normal again burlington mat camp of niagara palls vtsitsd friends in town on tuesday mr chas busby of detroit mich is renewing acquaintances in town mrs m busby and mrs colin smith returned home on friday last after a delightful visit to lakeview florida thursday and friday nights last were the hockey club benefit shows at the hume theatre and as a result the hockey club will be in a position to meet all their obligations the card party held by lakeview chapter order eastern star in the odd fellows hall pn friday afternoon last was well attended there were thirty- three tables of euchre and bridge among the list of private bills success fully presented at the legislature on monday was one validating an issue of debentures for the county of halton re the town of milton t a blakelock m p p prese the b miss annie alrdrie or georgetown has been on the sick list at her home here this weok weekend visitors at mr tylers were mr mltohell mr jenkins master frank lin dean all of toronto mr and mrs page of georgetown miss mary mccalg is spending a few weeks at rockwood mrs johru bennett is visiting nr tor onto this- week mrs george graham has been ill with a severe cold the farmers are busy getting thelr next seasons wood sawn maple sugar season will be the next routine of work mr cornell was on a business trip to waterloo last saturday the recent fall of snow will be a great aid in protecting the fall wheat and clover from the severe wind milton mr and mrs ed blampied of buffalo are visiting her father mr t ford c w martin had two carloads of xce shipped here from lake slmcoe this week tr a toronto citizen haspurchased a lot from d l mundell at sunnyslde and workmen are erecting acotbage renutkf ing us that the camping season is but a rev j n mc wh tew months away we are pleased to saj feeling much better the business section of main street has been gpeatly improved by the cutting down of the large manitoba maple trie nearhilver gos store ww foster celebrated his 83rd -blrth- day en february 24 and was the recipient of a fancy pipe from scotland mrs j m field celebrated her 83rd birthdav on february 22 they are two of miltons hlgnly esteemed ci a rhnrftp of rnmlrml npsfllffenc whi arose out of an automobile accident last summer against warren mcniven of nels town dismissed by jude monro in milton on thursday last the case had been adjourned from time to time since the accident took place word has been received from norwood park chicago by miss harrison that mr ft earle newton beloved husband of her ooungest sister clara n newtoa passed awaj on monday he was a post graduate of the university of illinois and was admitted to the bar in 1905 champion georgetown e a harris left this wednesday morning for ottawa to attend a meeting of the board of directors of the can adian weekly newspapers association of canada which is being held at the chateau laurler hotel tomorrow thursday at the regular meeting of the burling ton fire brigade held in the club rooms on wednesday evening last vlckers peart clarence eoolesond chas suttoiv wiw- ary theory with firstclass hi have joined the ranks of the benedicts were each presented with a bed com forter in honor of the occasion chief win metcalfe made the presentation and the recipients made suitable replii s gazette it j qspringe the monthly meeting of the womens institute was held at the home of mrs r s mccutchcon third line on wed nesday afternoon march 2 about fifty members and visitors were present the president mrs d g robertson occupi ed the chair the roll call was re tha cake recipe a various matters of lysiness were attend- ed to the following programme was given solo mrs h castleman paper on institute work by miss i scanlon reading mrs george young a dla- loguc way dawn east provided mucn laughter the following ladies taking pait miss nellie aitkens and mesdames brydon struthers wilson and barbir by special request this is to be repeated ut the literary on marah 17 at the school dainty rei eshments were served at the close by the hostess andi her assistants mr r vannorman and daughti i beatrice motored to yale mich last week to attend the funeral of the farm ers couaill mr r martin spent a fqw days last week at the home of his uncle mr w wlshart eiamosa miss ina graham erin was a visitor for a few days last week with miss nelle aitkens mr and mrs j hawkins and daugher isabel rockwood visited on sundiy with mrs baldlc and miss emmabaldie dr and mrs whaley and young son of kitchener ipdit sunday with mri 1 cocke and family miss m hallo i pent the v weekend ltbv her sister in guelph iv rom here attended the funeral a ictybb jate wm burrows at coningsby carrie omndy stratford is holi a few days at her home here councillors parr and speight were absent from oounclllast evening on ac count of illness the onlj communicable diseases re ported by the m o h for january were three cases of mumps miss marlon mckay r n of toronto is spending a few days at home in town mr w h allen milton was in town last thursday and made the herald a pleasant call mrs g beggs and mrs g c lawrence of toronto spent monday with friends in tow mrs stuart smith and baby daughter margaret are spending this week witn mr and mrs gilbert sinclair mr and mrs george wrlgglesworth returned home last saturday after spend ing some weeks in toronto mr and mrs ray cowles of toronto were weekend visitors with mr and mrs george wrlgglesworth mls lille francis passed her element mr g sinclair has moved from tho eighth line over to the ninth line to mr george momcnnemys farm mr foster of tho fourth line has rent ed mr wm shortills farm on the eighth llne mv muclwkl q sinclair mr bert rogers is busy jtheso days out- tlng wood with his circular saw wood bees ore tho order of the day mr and mrs r a mceneny have both been jald up with the flu mrs alfred sopcr who has been laid up with the flu the past two wecks la able to be around again pinegrove schtfol tho following is tho report for s b no 7 nossagaweyu for the month of february sr iv perle mcmillan jcsslo service grace ramsay glenn brttton oerald jr iv wlirred frank karlj frank minnie frank ill roy forbes elvcrra service fred forbes sr ii margaret davenport edith sorvlcc arthur davenport ruby mac leod mervyn macleod jr h is moljeod mary kerp l f w ip erin miss margaret bingham of george town spent the weekwsid with her parents mr and mrs w r bingham we are pleased to nobe that mrs norman ferguson is convalescing follow ing 4vta illness of three weeks duration mrs c grace rogers mcoluskey of new york city spent a few days last week with her aunt mrs r george overland mr h w allan of inglewood former ly of the local staff of the royal bank has been moved to a brancb of the bank- at massey ontario messrs robert armstrong and charies gardiner motored and spent a few days with the formers sister and brother-in- lawjmr and mrs jos merrltt afordms- edy howard frank 0 pr lottie macleod doris ooxe elmer ferrler mtarjprle m lawson teacher britain buys more miss e l benham r n of bramp ton spent tuesday with her parents mr and mrs joseph benham miss benham who ds the junior on the staff of peel memorial hospital was tecently appointed superintendent of that instilu- tion the appointmentis to take effect april 1 nett advocate rockwood un3ef the leadership of mrs j a little the t irsciassof the united church held a successful supper nigtit meeting at the hospitable home of mr andmrs arthur e ludd- last friday evening with their mothers as guests some thirtyeight sat down to wellladen tables decorated for ithe occasion with tulips and carnations miss verna harrison president of the class as toastmistress for the evening with sing songs toasts music and speeches on the programme tast to king and country by miss elizabeth hutchinson toast to the churches by mrs j a little toast to our mothers by mies margaret thomas responded to by miss hawkins toast to the leader of the class by miss jean hyde responded to by mrs j a little then sjiort talks followed by misses helen bayne edna dyer elsie gordon anjl dorothy taylor the subject of which was what place we give chxistlarlltyinpur lives as compared to the place we let the world take duetts by misses dorothy simmons and doris watson followed by the story of the lost word by henry vandyke given by mrs j a uutle the pleasant and profitable evening was brought to a close by singing blest be the tiethatibinds the dainty supper was- served by mrs ru mrs d z- mlllan and misses betty rudd ruth peal last week at the home of mr and mrs wallace poster the marriage took place when their daughter miss lynn m was united in wedlock to mr john e thomas of hamilton in the presence of some thirty guests rev w j taylor performed the ceremony the happy couple left oh a wedding trip to the states andonthelr return will take np toronto conservatory of music last weci at the recent midwinter examinations at toronto conservatory of music kath leen wilson and jane rumley were suc cessful in passing their primary theory examinations helen williams passed her introductory piano with honors herala oakville mr and mrs c e freeman of stonev creek were thd guests of mrs j c ford dundas street on sunday george ward and son ted of the albany kennels arc in buffalo where they are exhibiting several dogs at the show being held there rev f x carpenter of trafalgar circuit underwent a serious operation in the tor nto western hospital on wed nesday mr carpenters many friends will be pleased to learn that the opera tion was successful helen litchfield daughter of- mr ald mrs ross litchfield who had been suf fering from eair trouble for over two weeks was removed to tpronto general hospital on friday and a sue essful operation performed on saturday last week while mrs e pop ho resides with her sons on forsyth trcet oakville was preparing the non me il she inadvertently stepped through the open trap door of the cellar breaking her jaw bone and painfully bruising her shoulder and arm record mrs 3 gllleland has been quite seri ously hi at her home and her conditlm is causing her many friends much an xiety chsis p tuck gave a real intoreslng talk to st johns young people on monday evening on municipal topic he told of how debentuts are issu uaxu levied and a hct of matters of interest in the civic field a call came yesterday afternoon from the judge farm a portion of the old harry gjddmgs csatc for help to ex tinguish a serious grass fire the big pumper wis taken there but the extra help that went along with it was suf ficient tj settle the trouble wlthdut anj chemicals being used star their residence in hamilton rev john little attended the conven tion of the ontario prohibition union in toronto last week the many friends of mr edgar john ston will be sorry to learn of the serious accident which befel him lost week whtn he was thrown from the wagon due to the team bolting a wheel o the wagon passed over one of ijis legs injuring it badly the young man was almost home from his brotheu s farm on the seventh line when the accident happened and was discovered by lloyd mcphall whn was coming into the village who inform ed the young mans parents mr and mrs robt johnston who had him re moved to the general hospital guelph where an operation was performed on the injured limb on tuesday evening last week the young people in the junior farmers course held a jolnt social time in ter- racegardenswhcna debate and varied programme was enjoyed ly all present mt and mrs s hothmel guelph miss lovena richardson kitchener and miss gtrtle richardson of vlneland were recent visitors at the home of their parents mr and mrs john r richard son mr calvin dodds oi toronto is a visitor at the home of mr gratton barry mr arthur e rudd of durham was home for ithe woekend mr robdrt croft of jtoronto was home for the weekend miss m muroy of brampton was home for theweekend miss edna m pearcri of dundas was home for the weekend miss frances thompson of ancasttr spent the weekend with miss dordthy taylor a few fiom rckwood and vicinity were in guelph on saturday to hear mss agnes mcphall m p owing to the rough weather on ivirau- day the bc scout concert was postponed till a later date mr and mrs thos alexander who have been residing in the village for the past few years returned to their farm n the eighth line eramosa last week the current newsletter issued by the dominion dairy and cold storage branch at ottawa contains some very interesting figures with respect lo imports of butter in the united kingdom for 1930 and 1931 canada has at lost come into the picture as on exporter of butter to the extent of 865cfflo0 lbs or 09 per cent for 1831- while this indicates a healthy m6vemeht in the direction of developing export trade it meansvery little com pared with the possibilities present as shown by the fact that imports of butter for 1931 totalled within 15 tons of 904 000000 lbs an increase of some 149000- 000 ius over the p year 1930 these figures show that the old country is importing a steadily lnsreasing volume of butter thev also qlve a fine indication of the potential market for canadian exportbutter indias famous banyan tree one of the m remarkable e all inside botuir fjlend guilty mild sutnn law yer tho judge will jilvo you only two yearn in jail at tho ounldo yuan roplledtrrt colored man dubl- oim rir- t in tf two y n ti no q thank y mum i de outside will bo on d lnaldc lots of fiction the husband was seeing his wife away on a holiday ellon dear ho said hadnt you bettor take some action with you to while away the time oh no william she- replied youll be sending me some letters caught on the rebound merchant to book traveller sales manship huh ive no use for your book r forgotten more about sales manship than you ever knew traveller ah i then may i show you this work on memorytraining complete in twentyfour volumes found at iast aftoi tile lant of tho dinner guests hud taken thitlr departure mrs morgan funic for tho cook mrs morgan nora i found a rubber glove in the soup to- thc ught id lost it opening up the big game whats your husband working on the chemists wfe was asked antlfreezc solution that can bo put into bank assets replied his wife service plus customeri want three eggs and boll them just three minutes im in a hurry how soon can i have oiem walter in one minute sir now you see it now you dont professor of chemistry which com bination dissolves gold quickest staiderij marriage combination the mine owners of pennsylvania havlnfl madea substantial reduction on hard coal we are doing our part as retailers in reducing costs to the consumer by selling for caahf only at the following prices furnace size old companys lehigh per ton nut size old companys lehigh per ton pea size old companys lehigh per ton nut size hamilton coke per ton rangesizebamilton cokcperton 1350 1300 u 00 1050 9 50 j b mackenzieson william roszell manager phone 48 evan jones delivery of the famous banyan tree of india stands in the neighborhood of the kali temple on the outskirts of madura and is a mecca for sightseers this great tree affords splendid shade during the fierce afternoon heat of the indian summer the banyan is a native of india and is noted for its vast rooting branches it is a species of fig tree has ovate heart- shaped entire leaves about fiveor six inches long it produces a fruit of a rich scarlet color not larger than a cherry glowing in pairsfrom the axls of the leaves the branches send shoots downward which when they have rooted become stems the tree in this momir spreading over a great surface and en during for jnany ages one has beendes- crlbed as having no fewer than 350 stems equal to large oaks andmore than 3 000 smaller wies covering a space suf- iclent to contain 7090 persons in their wild state these trees are usually covered with monkeys birds and enormous bats the monkeys eat both the fruit and leaves the vegetation of the banyan seldom begins on the grouna the seeds are deposited by the birds in the cfawds of palms and send down roots which embrace and eventually kill the palm the wood of the banyan is lights porous and of no value water may kill plants moving to new quarters on and aftfer march 15 w r e blairs plumbing and msrnithingandlectricsupplisslojreuill b loca in the shopon majs street althe rear n davidsons barber shop in the kennedy block phone no 144 day qr night wre blair prompt service efficient workmanship i yourpotted plants are not doing just as well as they should you may rind something of useful interest in the fol lowing short discussion about watering house plants by g c warren of the experimental farms branch of the federal department of agriculture after potting the plant should receive a liberal watering and then no water given until needed blooming plants require more water than the slower growing plants such as palms with a little experience one can tell when plants really require wafer the appearance of the plant is of course a good indication j get your chicks early i so they will start making money for you when egg prices are highc i lay the foundation of a good flock with i brays chicks prom government approved and inspected flocks bloodtested by our i bacterlaloglst 7 standard breeds chicks shipped twice weekly 100 i live delivery guaranteed let our years of experience help you now is the time i write forfree booklet giving prices bray chick hatchery j opposite post office phone 723w brampton ontario other bray hatcheries at- welland dunnvtllc hagersville lindsay and peterboro head office st catharines ontario tnnilirlps ty tnnll khnnld vw nririroegpri t rintviartpcs hbhhhhbbff local agent geo c brown norval phone georgetown 382r21 e notice of its jequirements a method commonly followed is to tap the pot with the l knuckles if it has plenty of water the sound is dull if it is dry the pot will ring occasionally syringing is bene- i flclal especially for ferns and other foliage plants if properly used the jar diniere is a source of added beatlty to our plants but ordinarily causes great injury this injury results from stag- i nant water collecting in the bottom of i the bowl causing what is termed wet feet this may tp overcome by placing a fewjnehes of gravel or an inverted saucer in the bottom for the pot to rest on to butter customers and cream patrons it the halton cream sr- butter co acton branch will be operated as vrtsn to announce the 4444 science sees an egg the acton creamery the same manager and staff will continue and will appre ciate your business and we also have a change of butter wrapper clover gold label will be issued shortly m e nixon proprietor rr uljurdj etmtzb 1httupu of dahada acton minister rev c l footv b d parsonage willow street 1100 a m the minister subject tho way of christ and its cost 12 00 noon sunday school and bible claw 700 p m the minister subject there is nothing monday 8 00 p m young people league everybody we rbbjnriatt knox church acton ow rev h l bennie ml a- mlntato manse willow street sunday march 13 1932 1 1 00 a m and 7 00 p m public worship the minister at bath services 230 p ii sabbath school bible classes notrf y w a st patricks tea in the school room on wednesday always wblcomg artoti baptist eimrrh rev w j hamilton paster parsonage mill street v 1110 a m tbcmlnjster 12 15 p m sunday school 700 p m the minister monday u otrp nrb yrpor evliltvbody wel uncla88ified small advertfsements advertisements in thu column sceiit9 per word mimnrom charge yxr per tns rooms to let two or three roomsfotlight keeping to rent apply p o box 611 want to bus or sell something an easy way to get together is through these ads for sale a quantity of choice dwarf white blcssom swee clover seed apply w d barber acton r r no i card of thanks the lakeside chapter daughters of the empire wish to express their hanir and appreciatl6n to those who in any way assisted with the concert last thurs day under their auspices auction sale of horses cattle sheep pigs etc at the exchange hotel hillsburg saturday march 12 at one oclock no reserve terms 7 months credit on approved joint notes bearing bankable interest w f gray auctioneer rooms and board elliott home guelph a refined comfortable home for elderly ladles and gentlemen all conveniences including elevator steam heat garden moderate term re reqiifre tnp- erlntendent 363 money to loan loans made on 192919301931 cars or re you present contract the wellington- acceptance corp ltd phone 2583 20 douglas st guelph 299 executors sale in eramosa township of the estate of the late albert cox on wednesday march 16 at 12 oclock accredited pure brejlaberdeenanguscattleand gradesr- horses oxford sheep hogs farm im- plements gra and automobile sale at lot 27 heventh line eramosa r j kerr auctioneer wjthtesttubeandmlcroscqpes itakes an egg and seeks to find of what it is made and here is the result wator 65 5 per cent protein 119 per cent fat 9 3 per cent ash 0 9 per cent waste portion shell etc 11 2 per cent the edible portion contains 73 7 per cent water 13 4 per cent protein 10 5 per cent fat 1 per cent ash and 1 4 per cent other elements among the min erals found in the egg are iron calcium phosphorous sulphur magnesium and traces of other minerals and in addi tion to all these or rather as a result of them those organic elements known as vitamlnes are present in large measure department of agriculture ottawa l bedtime announcement threeyearold nancys father had in stalled a new radio nancy listened with rapt attention to everything music speeches and station announcements that nlghtshekpelt to say her nowl lay me at the end she paused a moment and then said tomorrow night at this time there will be another prayer truth spoken in jest housewife look at that milk its dis graceful milkman whats the matter with it it looks as right as rain to me s4xlxls4 for the week black tea per tt bottles ior tomatoes s for pickle relish bot j tin pineapple marmalade 40 oz for 4r w jelly powders for eggs fresh firsts per dozen lemons per dozen 29c 25c 25c 35c 25c 23c 25c hawes floor wax per tin lemon oil and polish cloth for 6 comfort soap bars for fresh ground coffee 1 cup and saucer for 2 2 4 ginger snaps tbs for sodas i lb bags for grapefruit for 43c 59c 25c 49c 23c 25c 25c marmalade oranges per dozen 35c chain j w jones red white sr i tos phone 2fi acton ont 5 card of thanks to all those who assisted in so many kind ways and who showed such keen sympathy in our sudden bereavement we are indeed most grateful the assistance with cars and jclndly lots of baking sent the beautiful floral tributes and all the friendly kindnesses shown and expressed have helped much to relieve the burden at the time of this sudden bereavement by the death of our dear sister hazel the masqn family violin instruction jennie e wideman a t c m will teach violin privately or in classes at greatly reduced rates for information phone mrs c h harrison or miss wideman on tuesday evenings life insurance policies to suit your needs family income cnlldsthrlft re tirement income pension bonds endowment for protection ini vestment business and savings a request for information ptaoss you under no obligation- 1 frederick i wtight imperial ai