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y p four tfheacton rrbfi press ar r thursday mav13 38 i i neighborhood new interesting items concerning other centres and communities in which many of our readers are interested milton m thepii robertson co adopted day light saving time on monday in keeping with toronto tine town -is- tor the present on standard time rev- a b irwin b a bi d 61 aulston has accepted a call to st pauls ldffrjlted church milton he will enter upon his pastorate on july 1 mr and mrs j h holmes nee sarah bell who were married on wednesday april 27 returned on monday from their honeymoon which was spent at niagara jfalls n x- kochester h y and montreal the executive of the halton presby- terial met in the united church milton at 2 pm o jtfrere was a good attendance about twenty jilmllcmjntieixig present from all over the v tsteict mrs altfcuv ot balhnafad presided it was decidedlta have rallied in carlisle and aoton in mayohanv plon f i campbellville th tartipa- am t ftt ravids church held their regular meeting on tuesday in the sunday school room and com rpleted the arrangements for uielr an- nual garden party which is to be held on the church grounds in june mr robert early attended the funeral of his cousin mr early in brampton oh tuesday visitors in town over the weekend were as follows jl mr david mahon of sandwich mr crawford mahon of kitchener mr and mrs byron eosley of tor onto mr and mrs fred hammon of tor onto mr david hubbert of toronto mr and mrs mat graham of tor onto misses verna blakeman and estella bell of toronto special mothers day service was con ducted in st davids church here on sunday last by our own minister rev c g jones mr jones subject was the christian home which he treat ed in a very able manner the music was supplied by a mothers choir and mrs j k mahon sang a solo mother my dear very acceptably mrs mary moore r n of toronto is holidaying at her home here for a few days miss edith dewar of milton visited her friend miss esther wheelman for a few days this week everton rockwood mothers day was observed tn the churches here oh sunday the many friends of mrs w h jago will be sorry to learn of her death at north bay the sympathy or the rock wood people goes out- to the bereaved family in the loss they have sustained mr7irobert milroy of hamilton con ducted the services at the frbyterian church oh mr- mllroys courses were much enjoyed by the con gregations morning and evening mrs thos talbothas disjjoseff of her residence om main street to mr wm j gordon and whl in the near future remove to guelph a few weekend and sunday visitors were t r mr rutherford hewat mr and mrs alex munro of mlmlco vmiss m milrby of brampton miss edna m pearen of dundas- miss jean torrance and mr johnston hewat of slrncoe mr and mrs e e leviness of buf falo n y miss margaret scott spent monday zijbewsons corners mr and mrk john bennett and mr and xrs john buton spent sunday with relatives at guelph mr tyler visited atstayner over the weekend he reports the roads in bad condition in that district and seeding just started mrs dean and her mother and master franklin au of toronto wtore visitors at mr tylers recently everyone here hopes to hear that mr walter lamb- will speedily recover from his severe illness during the present week chicken jhleves have token fowl from mr arm- iftrongs iarm we trust the culprit will yet be captured with mrs isbel hewat- last week as mr and mrs b field of toronto were motoring to mr and mr j milnes of eden mills their car ran into the ditch between georgetown and acton with the result that mr field sustained serious injuries which necessitated his removal to the general hospital at guelph mrs field escaped with slight injuries they were on their way to get their baby after being up to north bay to mrs w h jagos funeral mrs field and mrs milne are nieces of messrs cnas and fred hamilton the misses hamilton mrs n h black and mrs knjgfer towards the end of last week mr field was reported as somewhat improved as a result of the rain during the weekend a slight washout occurred at the foot of the big hill in the village an the big fillin last tuesday afternoon a district meeting of the united churches was held in the united church here in the evening a banquet was held in the sun day school room for young people fol lowed by an illustrated address on mis sion work in thibet ospringe friends in this community were shocked to hear of the sudden passing of the late william b lewis on friday at the guelph general hospital al though his illness was known to be quite serious yet his death came quite unexpectedly he was born near duns- mr and mrs fred mccutcheon and m emuy township and uved for sons of acton mr and mrs alvin tortyfive years on the old lewis home- mccutcheon townline spent sunday at i stead his parents the late john and the home of mr and mrs john mc- penelope lewis originally came from cutcheon i so wales for the last sixteen years mr and mrs elmer awrey elgin and- hetiairiarmed orr lot17r concession- 2 an of guelph visited at the home township he was a member of mr w tjsherwood and family of the conlngsby united church at mrs g g robertson and lloyd spent the service which was held on sunday monday at the home of her brother mr afternoon at mcnlvens tuneral home norman jackson and family mimosa conducted by his pastor rev fore- mr and mrs charles head of guelph i m neighbors andfriends gath- vlsited at the home of mr and mrs er wjpay their last respects inter- herron and family i menlnsras made ou mondayrin the mr and mrs clarence hortop of family plot at dunsford left to cherish rockwood spent sunday at the home rf his memory are two brothers david of mr and mrs hortop and family smith township and isaac of peter- mrs t j reed sonthompson and flve sters mr w peascoe of sas- daughter margaret of toronto spent katoon sask mrs t taylor of lind- sundy with the misses reed say mrs d robinson of brooklin mrs sunday visitors at the home of mrsw macgregor of bqbcaygeon and mrs g g robertson were mr and mrs dh bate of toronto one brother pre- g robertson douglas and kenneth of deceased him about a month ago ospringe miss gladys carter of guelph mr- a mrs a chisholm of fort mr and- mrs norman robertson and erie accompanied by mrs a mclean phyllis of acton mr and mrs george spentthe weekend with mrs chisholm tfoung townllne mto geo bell ot toronto pent a couple of days with mr and mrs g t scott mr w peavpy of toronto is visiting with mr and mrs d l muhdeli miss rhoma smith of hamilton spent the weekendwlthmrsi ttreobaw mrs j d leltch has returned to erin for the summer and- will reside with mrsw akttt mf earl news and miss scfaeid of rochestern y visited with mr r h hunter on saturday we are sorry to report that mr robt nesbitt was seized with aparalytic stroke last saturday morning and is quite sertousry ib r mr and mrs h lewis and two chil dren and mrs lily lewis of toronto spent sunday with mrs w foster mr and mrs wm brydon attended the graduation exercises at the guelph general hospital last week when their nlece miss ella wahiess was one of those who received their degree of r n radvpcate georgetown sr erin iv j mothers day was observed in the mr and mrs e spence toronto visit- chufctidf chffsrsunday-momlnglfeved- wl t parents j p mcleod gave a splendid discourse mr and mrs h r mccutcheon on- mother a duett by mrs stanley mr john aitkens nellie and gordon stewart and mrs george d robertson motored on saturday to toronto and and a song by the children a story by spt the day with relatives miss mary campbell a mothers choir i mr and mrs r s mccutcheon were sangjust over rivera thehureh sunday visitors with- mr and mrs w was decorated with plants and flowers mccutcheon rockwood misses eleanor alton anna jackson and mr roy hlndiey attended the funeral lois mccutcheon sang at the evening ot ms cousin the late frederick early service 1 f brampton on tuesday the young peoples society met on mother day was fittingly observed sunday evening after the regular church service with the president mr albert alton in the chair mr t d mc cutcheon sang tell mother ill be there and misses helen robertson and jean alton sang tls mother the regular monthly meeting of the everton branch womens institute me on thursday afternoon may 5 with an attendance of 19 the meeting opened by singing the institute ode and re- peatlng the lords prayer in untsonroll call and the minutes of the last meeting were also read also correspondence dealt with it being the annual business meeting the following officers were elected president mrs w pcavoy 1st veftresidentrmrs percy smith 2nd vicepresident mrs w h hortop secretarytreasurer mrs g g robert- son assistant secretarytreasurer miss lucy usherwood organist miss jean mclean assistant organist mrs wil head programme committee mrs d mcphedran mrs john mccutcheon mrs p smith mrs will head flower committee mrs geo loree mrs john- alton mrs t d mccutcheon social committee miss m sunter mrs d mrs i h mm w h hortop district director miss jean mulwui nepi e tall t dlotriot anr nual meeting miss jean mclean mrs will peavoy and mrs george young auditors miss jean mclean and mrs mcphedran the meeting closed after a social half hour in the local presbyterian church on sunday mr and mrs d g robertson an children and miss gladys carter guelph spent sunday with the formers mother mrs g g robertson everton the monthly meeting of the womens institute was held on wednesday after noon may i at the home of mrs wm mckcnzie with twentyfive ladles pre sent the president mrs d g robert son conducted the meeting and election of officers which are as follows president mrs r van norman 1st vicepresident mrs e sunter 2nd vicepresident mrs w robertson secretarytreasurer miss ada currle assistant secretarytreasurer mrs j vannorman organist miss florence cooke directors mrs f brydon mrs b mcklnnon mrs gcooke mrs h castleman district director mrs w robertson programme committee miss nellie aitkens mrs w mckenzie mrs j struthers fjliss m cooke mrs d g robertson flower committee mrs w j jackson miss i scanlon auditors mrs h smith mrs a tansley in the attendance- and roll call contest mrs brydon and mrs str ers were tied for perfect attendance and response- to roll call lor the year and both received suitable prize mrs 51 vannorman won the prize in the photo contest a dainty lunch was served by the- hostess and her assistants at the close with the object of raising funds for the local swimming pool project the local council of women held a very enjoyable afternoon tea at the home of mrs nodweu last friday miss lillian i howard ol georgetown was successful in securing her b a at the recent queens university exams mr o j whltmee of windsor and daughter fihyhj toronto miss jean carpenter also of toronto were guests at the home of mr w whltmee and attended the graduation of miss dalsle whltmee from the guelph general hos pital the w c t u silver medal contest was held in the georgetown baptist church friday evening april 29 the school room was filled with enthusiastic young people from the schools of the district surrounding georgetown many parents and teachers were also in at tendance mr frith occupied the chair twentyone young people contested for the silver medal a very large number of people witness ed the ordination and induction tuesday evening of rev ross k cameron as pastor of st andrews presbyterian churdh streetsviile rev g m dunn moderator had charge of the ceremony rev w t mccree preachedjheser mon rev mr dunn addressed ques tions to mr cameron and rev drj wilson addressed words of exhortation to him rev mr mcfall spoke to the congregation and told them of their duty to their minister herald limehouse among the mothers day visitors in limehouse were mr and mrs arrow- smith arid children of toronto mr and mrs alfred wilson and mrs david wilson of nassagaweya mr and mrs james simpson and john of totten ham mr and mrs g w lane of cobourgmr and mrs earl vanatter cf fenelan falls mr and mrs k tars- well of hlllsburg mr and mrs w milllere of brampton mr and- mrs nell black of arkell visited mr and mrs doughty this week mr laidley miss lulu calvert and miss mattle calvert of guelph and mr and mrs george gordon were visit ors here this week mrs robinson anderson mr calvin kitchlng of nassagaweya called upon their aunt mrs j kitchlng this week mrs caldweliaadressed qt mothers meeting of oakville womens missionary society on tuesday everybody is glad to see the smiling races of mr r marshall and miss ollie back in limehouse after a winter in toronto both the churches have announced social evenings this week the presby terian for thursday and the united for friday evening mrs wm mcdowell and mrs hugh mcdowell of toronto have been spend ing a- few days with their mother mrs lepaidevin we offer congratulations to mr a g m bruyns upon his successful com pletion of the course for the degree ol veterinary surgeon whjch degree was conferred in toronto last week mrs elizabeth appelbe cousin of bon- nle prince charlie celebrated her 87th birthday on friday may 6 congratu lations the may meeting of the limehouse womens institute was held at the home op mrs c meredith with a good at tendance business for the year was finished at this meeting and showed a very good balance offhand election of officers took place and with two excep tions all were reinstated by acclama tion one minute of silent prayer was observed for the late miss lindsay the meeting was concluded by a pleasant 5oeaibairaoin r bannockbokn the many friends of miss oene vie ve olarvldge will be glad to hear she has quite recovered from her operation miss thelma graff who has been staying at fergus is now home again tjie recently elected officers of the bannockbum womens institute met at the home of miss m brown oh tuesday may 3 to arrange their programme for the present year balhnafad rev mr waddell of hamilton is visiting at the home of his daughter mrs blake vannatter- lmrs glenn ot clinton is yisitingat the home of her daughter mrs t br campbelli we ate pleased to report that mrs pi campbell is- making good progress at the general hospital guelph after her serious operation mr and mrs win allen and family- of brampton spent sunday at the home of mr ephrlam swindlehurst mr and mrs sidney sykes and babgr of welland spent the weekend at mrs sykes home with mr and mrs ephrlam swindlehurst mrs robert moody and- family who have spent the past few months at the home of mr wm harding left op tues day to take up their residence in schom- berg mrs harding price has been laid up the pastfew weekswithsclatlca oakville mrs r grigg r n will visit friends in cleveland ohio for a week mr and mrs w sterling and two young sons who have spent the winter in florida have returned to their resid ence lakeshore west mrs w tv merry left for boston on tuesday to spend a week or two in that city mr and mrs h- r howard of grims by spent sunday with mf and mrs s chamberlain lynbrook road oakville mr and mrs percy litchfield life long residents of oakville quietly cele brated their fortyfourth wedding anni versary on monday mrs mary clarkson the oldest native horn citizen of oakville will have at tained her ninetysecond birthday on friday may b owing to the- fact that mrsr clarkson has been in feeble health for the past few months a recep tion will not be held as in former years record we regret to report the illness of h e robinson who will be confined to his bed for a few weeks b e sprowl of windsor is visiting here with relatives for the week and seeing many old friends fred ttzard recovering from a severe electric shock and four broken ribs re ceived in a fall is out and around again rev w b caswell who has been in guelph hospital for three weeks is ex pected to be well enough this weekend to return to his home here mr and mrs john r byers of oak ville announce theehgagement of their daughter mary- catherine to hubert alexanderbrownl6ndonrontarioronly son of hubert hartfleld brown and the late mrs brown of toronto the wed ding to take place early in june star burlington ts7freemanand daughtertravi returned home from lakeland florida where they spent the winter ezra care left oh thursday last for england on a visit to relatives he sailed from montreal on friday morning mr and mrs w a emery arrived home from lakeland florida on mon day evening after a pleasant sojourn in the south l mr chas h davidson returned home from the hamilton general hospital on saturday arid is cohvalesclng7athls home on kings road mr and mrs o w- rhynas arrived home on monda from california where they spent the winter months they report a most delightful holiday mr and mrs jas walmsley and family leave thursday for england where they will reside in the future they sail from montr on friday morning friday noon the firemen were sum moned to a fire which had broken out on the roof of the residence of milton rymal at freeman the boysrespond ed promptly and as a result the are was extinguished- before much damage was done the are was first noticed by a couple of unemployed transients who raised the alarm mllford harshaw has been successful in passing his final examinations and will- receive the bachelor ctf science degree in mining and metallurgy from queens university councillor dan barrett and miss alice barrett attended he second annual ban quet of the telephone pipncers of america at hamilton on saturday night councillor barrett has recently become a member of the pioneers at cc meeting of softball enthusiasts held last night a softball club was organ lzed wltl the following officers presid ent manson imilne vicepresident howard sheppard treasurer roy san derson the secretary and additional members of the executive will be chosen at a lattermeting gazette biding his time r xvn they had new neighbors and the wife was much interested in them in a few daysshereikirte they seem at most devoted couple johrc he kisses h every tlm he g between you and i its bad busi ness between you and i lta had english out and even waves kisses to her from the sidewalk why dont you do that why- dont i replied john good heavens i dont even know her yet learning frfomexpebiencer if we were not ready- to learn i rom- the experience al other people the human race would die out ii our neighbor eats a poisonous berry and barely escapes death we do not insist on testing that berry for ourselves we profit by his experience the skull and crossbones oh a tpttl is enough for most people yet strangely enough where aba is concerned we discount the ex perience ot others tfe can cufilvate rthe society of those whose principles are loose and not be contaminated w can go just so far on the path of wrong doing and stop when we are ready the rules regulating otijer peoples llyes do pot apply to us this foolish reasoning explains why each generation learns anew with tears and humiliation the lesstms taught centuries ago foothe enlightenment of all future ages before and after there are two periods in his lifev my dear when a man doesnt under standwomenl indeed and when are they j before and after marriage the boss r j competent persons need to be on their guard against trying to manage every- bodxwhh comes neaiemthey are constantly directing others ias- to what they should do often telling tfiem to dp the thing they areorrthe point of doing human hature being- what it is we heed nof be surprised to knotf that frequently the friends of such people reluctantly obey orders when if left to themselves they would have done the same thing as a matter of course the big boss may be necessary in business but spcialiy he or she is a nuisance a very good xule is to wait to tell your friends what to do untllj they ask you to assume 1he responsibility of regulating their conduct even then be careful hot to- go toofar two persons v he receiving leap year proposal you- know doris im the sort of man who wants a wife who- is young and pretty and a good cook she well dekr if yiou think me young and pretty enoughtnnveryrsoon find a good cook w gypsbphialia phlox galadia antuschia delphinium oriental floppy etc i 15c each or 2 for 25c peony roots 25c each shrubs and roses spirea hydrangea lonicera climbing and bush roses 50c each there are all field grown 2 and 3 years old good healthy stock bedding stock asters tomatoes snaps stocks zinnias etc 15c per box geraniums 10c and 15c each 110 and 175 per dozen place orders early a h bishop son phone 54 prompt delivery 4m4444whwhhwhhwhwhhht specials for the week 3tinsjrosedale 2s oc tomatoes for c 23c orange marmalade 40 6z iorj pineapple marmalade qcw- 40 oz for ovc dutch cocoa per tin pastry flour 24s for i water lee cakes per tb graham wafers per tb chocolate cakes per 1b 23c 53c 29c 19c 19c 2 post bran flakes packets for 3t 2 rice krispies packets for- 2 heinz catsup bottles for heinz beef broth soup per tin heinz sweet pickles per bottle golden bantam corn per lt american wonder peas per tb dutch sets per tb 25c4 25c 39c 15cl 43c 20c 20c sc ch red white jwjones phone 26 acton ont a ibimiauhiimiiiiniiiiaiiipnibiibiniibiii iiiibiiiiniiiihiiiiiaiiiiihiiiiibiiiiiaiibniibniaiiihl ontario jockey club woodbine park toronto i ring 21st to may 28th i racing bteeplechasiiig first race at 230 p m each day daylight saving time i 7 anmission175 and government tax k edyment resident paumr wbioirr sectreas t srligtoua mrvtrf sttttri fihiirct at flanaila aoton bunwobv o l foota b d parsonage willow street 1100 a m the minister subject phrisfs prayers to great crises 1200 noonrsunday school and bible class 100 to rh the jsujjjj subject the challenge of an enthuslastlo soul everybody welcome v 3phbyteriatt x knox ch0bch acton bev a li bennib iii a bdnmw manse willow street sunday mayt 15th 1932 11 a m a young sir galahad another in the series soldiers of the covenant 945 a m the sabbath school antl bible classes 100 p mstorles note change oltime ol sunday school always welcome attott uajittbi dlturrh ker w j hamilton paster parsonage mill street 1100 a m the minister 1215 p m school 700 p mrthe minister- monday 800 p m b y p 0 everybody welcome unclassified small advertisements reduced prices under this head the charge is lc per word with a mimimum of 25c cash 100 extra if booked also 10c extra if apply box no care of this office for rent sevenroomed house water and light possession the end apply john cameron john street to rent comtortable housefor rent at-jorner- of church and main strets apply miss myrtle cook wm mullln for sale a quantity of see bu c e outts phone 119r2 acton lot 24 concession 3 esquesing lost automobile csrank between lot 25 concession 6 nassagaweya and acton on acton slderoad finder please notify george robertson r r no 1 acton clearing auction sale of registered holstein- cattle hay and grain and all the farm stock and implements of the late joseph stovel- at rockwood on thursday may 19- at one oclock 442 r j kerr auctioneer trucks for sale reo 31 1 ton platform body high racks dual reat reo 28 2 ton plat form body high racks dual rear also stewart292mton 3yard steeldump body- hydraulic hoist dualrear 452 box 7 free press floors waxed and polished wax supplied 1 room 75cr3 rooms 200 1 room 2 coats 100 painting 30c per hoar odd jobs 25c rental rates for electric floor polisher 1 day 150 halt day 75c 2 hours and under 50c jl v dron john street acton free garden seeds the acton relief committee will fur nish garden seeds free of charge to all mjthose wh are unemploye an are desirous of planting a garden and hav ing an abundant supply of vegetables for next winter application for these seeds must be made to r j mopherson acton mortgage sale of valuable village property under power of sale contained in a mortgage made by alex skatch and wife r j kerr will offer for sale by public auction subject to reserve bid on saturday may 28th 1932 at 130 p m at the said premises lot 5 plan 25 and the adjacent part of lot 114 plan 227 said to have a frontage of about 200 feet on the north west side of scene street acton on which are erected 2 frame cottages and outbuild ings full and further particulars and conditions of sale may be obtained from h n farmer 463 vendors solicitor acton forsyth country club shirts 195 see window display f w m coopeil vil lrl mhx and main streets immmmm vf- 1 j3l i -r- iid