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a a r the acton free- press thursday march 17 1033 georgetown the cold snap this week has made ice at the arena and afforded our young people another opportunity to enjoy a skate esqueslng auditors report for 1931 has just been issued and any ratepayers desir ing a copy maysecure the same from township clerk l m bjjnnett mr and mrs f i thompson left on monday for a tripto washington dc mrs af h bated br palmerston spenv the weekend with friends lb town mrs m c bell of woodbrtdge new jersey visited with her sister mrs col g o brown last week mrs r i creelman was called to new yoric on sunday evening owing to the serious illness of her daughter alice creelman mrsf f wigpiore of hamilton nounces the engagement of her younger daughter helene ball to the reverend frederick h wase rector of st james church guelph son of mr and mrs hgnexjwase of broseley england the j to t pi i miss erin mrs joseph bennam- is visiting with her daughter mrs 3- b maltland and mr mattland at fergus a large crowd attended the jubilee cliib dance in hetown hall last friday evening and report a good time mr and mrs e craneand tw chlv dren otqrahd valley- were sunday visitors with mr and mrs r t elgie friendsof miss annie adolpht will be sorry to learn that she has been removed to- guelph general hospital for treat ment revk a0 w foreman b- a attended the convention of the prohibi tion -union- at theiroyal york hotel toronto on tuesday of- last week editor colgan and staff of the mark- dale standard accompanied the mark- to erin last friday mr and mrspotor ferguson spent the veekend with- fricndjtnt kitchener mr jos swlndlehurst spent last week with frien ati georgetown mrs jas kirkwoodhos beer corillncd to bed the past week or so the many friends of mr arnold mc- enery will be sorry to hear that he has been confined to bed agajnu airwiah him a speedy recovery mr bert momeilnemy is spending a tew days in toronto this week ospringe church cathedral on the 16th of april herald dale hockey boys evening while to town they called at the advocate office and exchanged greetings we are sorry to report that mrs john carriey underwent an operation for ap pendlcltls at the guelph general hospital oakville mrs d stewart spent a couple of days last week with her mother mrs atche- son in erin who is 111 the womens institute held a quilting bee on wednesday aitthe home of mlis ada currie mrr gordon altkens spent afew days tost week in toronto mt and mrs7 gilchrist of guelph were visitors recently with mrs j mclean miss carrie grundy returned to strac- ford on saturday after spenirtlng the week at her home hete mr and mrs marvin cox and- chil dren toronto visited on sunday with mr and mrs d stewart mr and mrs j vannorman moved out from giielph last w6evto make their hojne with ithe lattert mother mrs mr john kehnedy and mr fred packer arc under the doctors care with complications of the prpvaillhg cold nearly every house has one of more down wltlrhcldvepldemlclandthe4 llmehousc ladles on account of this trouble had to cancel their engagement at qlcnwullams for the evening of st patricks day mrs- david swackhamer celebrated her eightieth hrthdajr qn saturday march 12 by letter and personal call many of her friends tendered their good wishes with some lovely messages of flowers although she has been far from well for some time she was in good spirits for tliu day only a few celebrate bur mr bruyns presideclat the meet ing to stewarttown on monday of rural telephone subscribers who are asking for reduction in rates in vlqw of jhe u artpfq 1 rjreltgtouaxr uitbh- tremendous slump in farm produce prices milton w r e blairs plumbing and tinsmithing and electric supplies store is now located in the shop on main street at the rear of davidsons barber shop in the kennedy block all ready to give prompt service- and render efficient workmanship shop phone 144 residence phone 14 wre blair main street acton prompt attention crewsons corners mrs george graham visited in tor- onto r v mr mccoll pi niagara falls who has been visiting mr and mrs george graham has returned home mr hector guthrie- visited in tor onto mr tyler made a business trip to toronto weekend visitors at mr tylers mr wilson of brampton mr young mrs dean and franklin of toronto mrwardlabvjkhowas u1 is able to the literary 31ub are holding their final concert for this season in the school this evening -v- mrs and miss mccurdy queert street who have been 111 for some time are re- coverings the milton high and public schools have been closed this iweek on account of the flu mr and mrs root mcjannett are visiting mrs mcjannetts sister mrs h north of detroit who is seriously 111 qeorgeido of traf qlgar jias twn ewes one or wnicn gave blrtlrtusl week- to four lambs and the other threie dr j t aklns sailed last thursday m the manchester citizen for england- will re in a oh tim mrs be out again quite a number are ill with the flu and miss sobel smith is confined to her bed with it all hope for a speedy recovery mr onell visited in toronto for a few days this week mr john donnell is visiting in tor onto mrs mcintosh was very ill for a few days but is slowly recovering the warm weather will be much ap- predated when it comes again earl ryan who has been laid up for about a week with a bad attack of the flu is backat his office again rmrr george mason is returning from new y orkand will spend a three months vacation in town r mrs jy wardman and mrs c mc- niven of barrle are spendingafew days in town as the guests of mr and mrs j m campbell in the dath of mrs w s savage which occurred at her residence -rose- bank dundas street oakvllle on tues day evening march 8 oakvllle loses one of its most highly esteemed residents mrs timothy eaton raymar col- borne street celebrated her 90th birthday on monday when a family gathering was held at the home of her daughter mrs c e burden toronto rockwood the father and son banquet of the rockwood united and stone churches held last friday evening your household allowance goes farthest here v i8c 30c 15c her aklns is staying with hef mother in milton mrs jack hannant underwent an operation for appendicitis at guelph general hospital on saturday evening last and is doing as well as can be expected owing to the illness ofthepashor rev j woalkins who is confined to his bed with theflu the pulpit of st pauls church was occupied by rev mr caswell rev canon vernon toronto represent ing the social service department of thq church of england in canada preached in st judes church lost sunday morn ing in the evening rev w e kldd ancaster exchanged with rev canon d russell smith record s h albertson township clerk has in the sunday school room of the local church and- amostsumptupus supper was served by the ladles of the church at wliicli about 100 fathers and sons were present a unique feature of the event was the presence of three grandfathers fathers and sons rev w j taylolrwas toastw last sunday master- arid to him most of the credit th 1qt of is due for the success of the banquet he also ptoposed thje toast to otirj king and country which was responded to by the singing of the national an them rev m c gandier of eden mills and rev john little very ably gave the toast to the church other toasts consisted of one to the pastor by mr harold snujh of the stone church to the fathers by archie theaker and mr reef cuts round steak petjtd sirloin steak per lb prime rib roast per lb porterhouse roast per lb 20c- shoulder roast of beef per lb 12o to 14c 7 all hoft fr fresh and smoked fish schneiders smoked and cooked meats we deliver phone orders pore cuts lota pork chops- per lb pork roasts lb from 12c to 14c 25c 3htttteudluuxiuiqifliiaja acton minlrter rev o i pools b d parsonage willow street 1100 a m the minister- subject the church in thd community 1200 noon sunday school and biblo class j 700 p mrthe minister subject the broken doorstep j monday gtio p in youhjg peoples league everybody welcome llrrflbyterian knox church acton rev h l bennie m a mlnlatc mahserrwillow street- m homemade sausage lbs fresh dally for wardlaw mccaig sunday march 26 1932 1100 a m and- 700 p m public worship the ministerat both services 230 p msabbaott school bible classes alwayb wjx mill and main streets phone 2 the new shop artori ibaulibi uwl rev w j hamotoii baitor parsonage mill street 1100 a m the minister 1215 pm sunday school 7 p mj minis monday 800 p m b y p 0 everybody welcome unclassified small advertisements reduced prices house for a few 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 presented the bill f l white editor of the champion who has been in 11 health for some time became worse on friday last and has been confined to his bed ever sinc xw1 at time of going to press there is no david storey to the i improvement in his condltion cham- ispeci a lsi for the week ttnrigr viu ipai tg charge is 1c per word with a mirnimnm of 25c cash 10c i extra if booked also 10c extra- if apply box no care of this office for sale swing shingle machine in good run ning order cheap for cash jno n newton rr no 4 actca phone georgetown 104r24 eden mills on wednesday evening the young people of the united church met at the manse with mr rossargo as president leading the exericses on thursday afternon the womens missionary society met at the manse mrs james barden president conducted the devotional exercises mrs gandier fw- prnfltahie ta on a chapter of the study book friday evening marchu the been confined to the days rev j s wilson of oshawa visitor with his daughter mrs seymour and rev e o seymour mrs j r kendall had as her guests one day recently mrs boyd of belleville worthy grand matron of the eastern star mrs blbby associate find conduc tress mrs wlckens of the grand execu tive and mrs c diltz t irand chaplain star sons by mr chas h harris and mr george f day the guest speaker of the evening was the leader of the argos bible class guelph mr roy saustln who deuvered one of his usual s a witty and eloquent- addresses the gathering also enjoyed a short address by -mr- a e lyon rockwood presid ent of yie canadian lacrosse assocla- plort preserve the linen how many women realize that by spending a very few minutes on the care of their linen beforesendmg it to be laundered it can be keptinthat perfect n condition which is the pride of every the march meeting of the womens good housewife asks an expert laun- misslonary society of the presbyterian t twii iii church was held at the home of mr3 tlon on- snnockburn past grand i august young with a good attendance past m p mrs bobfc patterson presided the meeting opened with sing ing of a hymn followed with prayer by the pr the bible lqsson was the young people of the presbyterian church gave a play entitled safety first in the town hall which was well filled and a good sum realized miss marjory gandier accompanied by her friend miss erma oppertshause both students of stratford normal school spent the weekend at the manse mr and mrs s trousdale of pusllnch werevialtlngatmr mnrghnir rn imfpn- r edwin atklnsonls rather seriously takenby mrs arch mcnabb after whtclt mrsr- psunflravethesecret report irt dress writing in the london dally mail never let a- stain bite into the yarn of which the fabric is made stains ought to be located at once before the article is sent to the laundry andnever use a linen or cotton article before it has been washed the dressing in new tabrtcs- muy fix lu stalhs-and- whlch then become very difficult pastry flour 24s for v 3yqmatoes 2 c tins for bjc o peas or o tins for iijk 2 golden bantam o0 corn for ctoc blackff ea oq per lb oj fresh ground coffee q per tb v 3dc side bacon c per lb ju j 8 4 classic cleanser tins for castile soap bars for ammonia packets for refined plain olives per bottle o pickle relish bottles for vitone for 1 2 potatoes pecks for 25c 25c 25c m 25c 32c j 15cf rooms and board elliott home guelph a comfortable home for elderly ladies and gentlemen all conveniences including elevator steam heat garden moderae terms references required apply sup erintendent 363 money to loan loans made on 192919301931 cars or refinance your present con the wellington acceptance corp ltd phone 2583 20 douglas sc gnrfnh 299 mr ill at the present tune miss helena mann visited with friends in brampton last week i the friends of mr and mrs wm foster and family gatheredat their home on friday evening and spent a social evening with them prior to their re moval from the neighborhood mr a swacichamerwas chairman and the fol- day the flu seems to be a popular epid emic as quite a number of people in thls district are afflicted with it eden mills young people ore going to join eberiezer league i a st patricks social evening tonight burlington n the many friendsof mr j lottridge will regret to learn that he is seriously ill in st josephs hospital mr and mrs geo bell returned home fn siinrinv frorn their honeymoon trip to lowing programme was enjoyed muste by churchill trio readings vby misses laura wiley and aileen clarrldge solo by miss phyllis smith instrumental duett by messrs smith and sampson reading by miss beckett- the following address was read by mrs kerr and mr and mrs foster and family were presented with two chairs and a library table to mr and mrs foster and family dear friends it is with feelings of regret that we the members of bannockburn institute community friends and neighbors are assembled here to- tiirifct say farewell androlieahtresporldedtonrith a verse of scripture the word being charity after the singing of another hymn mrs d j mcnabb gave the topic lesson on stewardship from the study book tide of opportunity the gleanings from the glad tidings was given by mrs j e pearen the president then announced that mrs wm sutton of prpgrnn w be the spec speaker at indeed tot remove- washnewartlcles thoroughly arid dry and iron thembefore they are used when a stain appears soak it and the area around in cold water never allow the article to be boiled before attempting to remove the stain by thti coldwater soak port wine and fountain pen ink are especially obstinate soak wine stains in cold water and ink stains mrtlk immedlatelyr irt ghain red j w jones phone 26 stores acton ont 1 ok montreal and other points miss evelyn brown of the bank of commerce staff is holidaying at brant- toritand oiher jjoints io ontario mr and mrs a b coleman andmr7 and mrs d a hyslop returned home from- florida on saturday evening last after a most enjoyable holiday his honor judge munro hiild division court in the council chamber on mon day the docket was not as heavy as usual a number of cases being adjourned on account of sickness on saturday at noon qc firemen were called to a nre on hart avenue rose- land park which was extinguished with- but any damage some of the residents i in close proximity became alarmed and sent in the call a small chicken brooder house on beaufort farm was destroyed by fire on monday afternoon only a few chlokens were burned the employees formed a bucket brigade and prevented the flames from spreading to the other buildings oh wednesday last two strangers drop ped into the tailoring establishment of mr geo c ciifton water street and oneof the men askfcd mr clifton if h could give them a piece otciothsuitable for patching the suit he was wearing while this gentleman engaged mr clifton in conversation the other man picked up three suit lengths- after the men had a mr clifton became rather suk- i as his son george had noticed riiita acting suspiciously they 5t checked up their stock and i missing trie police were but no trace of the ett we felt we coutarrotlctyou g- without spending one more pleasant evening in your home to express our regrets and to assure you of our best wishes for yourfuturc your devotion to duty and loyalty as citizens of the community and your active membership of both church and sunday school are known to ill you have shown yourselves ever to be kind and thoughtful ever fbady to offer assistance wherever it was needed words are too few to express the number of ways in which wc shall miss you you have indeed proved yourselves an asset to the community arid neighbors worth we regret that you have found it necessary to remove from our midst but we feel we cannot let this op portunity pass without in some tang ible way expressing our appreciation and esteem we ask you to accept thch5 two chairs and library table and may you long be spared to use them and as these articles find a place in your new home may they always remind you of the warmness of the friendships you have formed and cemented during your residence in this district signed on behalf of the bannock- community friends the april meeting to be held af home of mrs charles s garner after singing another- hymn the meeting clos ed with the lords prayer in unison the hostess served delightful refresh ments assisted- by misses elva pearen and jean mclean and mrs arch mc nabb last friday evening the young people of the presbyterian church repeated their play go slow mary at knox church guelph and the proceeds which they brought home amounted to soma 40 no service was held at st johns church last sunday owing to the illness wthliu jhxtui p a sawyur l tlu be soaked immediately they appear efficacious for nearly all stains except ing ink scorches yield very slowly to water and may take three daysof soak ing before they disappear but if treated i at once they may not need chemical i wring out the garment and dry in sun shine mildew also requires plenty of soak ing and like scorches should be bleach ed in- the open air use fullers earth as well as cold water the prevalent use of makeup has added very considerably to the problems of the laundress lpstlck stains oh table napkins or cream on pillow cases notice a meeting to discuss the problem of rural telephone rates and special- farmers organization will be held ta tie parish hall acton on monday uvea 21 at 230 p m a g m bruyns wia address the meeting all fanners aad farm women are urged to be present come and hear the solution of your flnancialprobleoas irpoes a hen quit scratching when the wormsarer scarce now is the time to turn tliose articles into cash by advertising them of true mr and mrs wm m crolt were in toronto on sunday on account of the serious illness of the formers sister mrs wm jag w was reported as being i in a very serious condition miss annie jolllffc arid mr john m pasmore have returned to their home i alter a couple of months sojourn in guelph employees of the hydro commission were here recently replacing a couple of poles in the vicinity of the woollen mills which were broken down by the now years ice storrri and restoring four strect lights which were out for a couple of months the telephone system is- pretty well back- to normal condition since the disastrous storm a few weekend visitors were mr arthur ei rudd of allistonj mr johnston hewat of slmcoe messrs fred day and fred hosking of toronto university miss m milroy of brampton mr milroy of mcmaster university hamilton who is conducting the sun day services at the presbyterian church i this winter announced last sunday hls subject for next sunday evening the bad young man a special feature in connection with the evening service will be a childrens choir under the leader ship of mrs chas sv gamer the rsckwood womens institute meeting is this evening nt the home of j a laird mrs r f m will yield to a cold not a hot indiscriminate use of cliemlcals i burn institute and neighbors a suitable reply was made by mr foster thanking the friends for this mrs kindly thought and presentation brief i convener of the programme addresses were made by mr jas cree the boy scout concert which was mr robert kerr and mr c b swacfc postponed last week owing to inclement hamer weather has been set for next week cream soak the is dlsastrousand should riot beatteiuiv j cd at home a laundry which tdke3 time to experiment on the best way of removing the last trace of different stains may appear expensive but is never really so in the long run for instance different kinds of ink require different troatment and the laundress has to dis cover by experiment which type harf made the stain she should also try persevering soaklngs before resorting to chemicals every article should of course be- mended before being laundered thin places are liable to become holes during the process of laundering because water must be forced through the fabric at a speed swffiolcnt to dislodge the dirt home woshlng should always be done in soft water if a softener is not available boil the water instead both for washing and rinsing more mistakes are made in the wash ing of flannels than of anything else each tiny thread is sensitive and may be shrunk by a sudden plutjgc frorn heat to cold wash flannels in warm boiled watei but for rinsing transfer them to water of just the same temperature allow them to lie in the final rinsing watcrtrhth- bothre cool and never put them out to dry in very cold air true glory strikes root and even ex tends itself all false pretensions fall as do flowers nor can any feigned thing be lasting cicero 1 al al w farm 5 the ganie of the yeai couzens springs hamilton of the senior city hockey league augmented by gouney mcgowan centre iouch right wing and hay hoe hjanullfinjtenior tigers front line versus clearing credit auction sale in township of esquesina acton intermediates in acton arena farm stock implements etc the undersigned hasrcceived instruc tions from j j r lindsay to sell by public auction on east half lot 29 concession 3 esqueslng on tuesday march 22 1932 at one oclock sharp the following horses 1 bay clyde mare 1 sorrel mare cattle 1 hereford cow 4 years calf at foot 1 shorthorn cow 5 years nt frtnt- 1 rhort cow 5 years on rfri march 18 at 815 p m ixnt miss this game if you wantto see a real fast exhibi tion of hockey under ae auspices of acton relief committeewith entire proceeds for reliel purposes adults 25c children 15c when you buy let the advertisements be your guide calf atr foot 1 shorthorn cow 5 years calf at foot- 1 ayrshire cow 4 years calf at foot 1 jersey cow 3 years calf at foot 1 holstein heifer 2 years due may 1 1 holstein heifer rising 2 years 1 shorthorn heifer rising 2 years 1 shorthorn heifer 2 years 1 shorthorn steer 2 years 1 shorthorn steer rising 2 years 2 shorthorn steers rising 1 year 2 shorthorn heifers rising 1 year 4 veal calves 1 registered shorthorn bull grain and potatoes 75 bushels seed barley 100 bags potatoes implements 7foot deerlng binder 5foot deerlng mowers 15 disc massey- harris drill deerlng hay tedder sharpe hay rake masseyharris 13tooth cul tivator set tolton harrows 10 feet fleury plow no 21 masseyharris scuffler root pulper new knives chat ham fanning mill rubber tire top buggy wagon democrat wagon set sloop sleighs 54 feet steel track with hangers and brackets 1 peerless- car hay fork cooling milk tank sugar kettle 1 cream separator wheelbar row forks etc harness set brass mounted walsh no buckle harness like- new set plow harness 8 horse collars no reserve as the lease has eiplted and premises mast be vacated if april first terms all sums of 1000 and under cash over that amount 8 months credit will be given on approved joint votes subject tip the approval of the bank of nova scotia acton 6 per annum off for cash veal calves and grain cash nothing to be removed until settled for satisfactorily r j kebr vi c o plawkoipies h wmm i s r 1 sffircmbbysrwisi tsasxwi