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sjfjii-yivi- itl i j s t l jitliiij w- ft esis w tt- theagton free press thorjbpa jrxuga -iw- jpt m jnighbqrhood news r iwwtffcjfc w tawwch many of outlteeders are interested campbejuivllle mr john poguof f kend at tine home of mr o 1teda afirrttof hamilton it the frleni mroeorge moore will be pleased to hear she is recovering trora her recent serious illness mr and mrs kelly sharpe has re turned to their home in montreal after a few weeks holidays spent lri this com munity mrs m beattle mr and mrs toronto were ances mr w j j of renewing old acquaint- z the- w- sunday mrsvoxthlnghan of tttwere visitosv a the home of flh ctr mcphau have- mtoseaj and carney r n i returned after visiting in pusllhcetof-a- week milton 1- mr and mrs martin early nee ella ooulson have- returned home from their honeymoon mrs e g bastings and son donald of dunnviue are spending a few days the guests of her parents mr and mrs thos farlow miss mary dewair who has been quite j ill at her home here for several weeks is we are phased to say able to be out again mr and mrs t a hutchinson- and children and george lindsey left on saturday last for wasaga beach where they will enjoy a few weeks vacation on the shores of georgian bay misses adaline fraser alice hume myrtle gallagher arid olive cannon have passed their examinations at the hamil ton normal school dr and mrs anderson and miss marjorle are attending the opening of the imperial economic conference at ottawa this week and will be present at the state dinner on thursday night to meet the delegates from the various parts of the empire mr and mrs e wilkinson returned on saturday from new york where they had been attending the wedding of a niece miss m hewitt miss jean alexander returned with them and is spetiriiti a few days wit her aunt mrs baijjnafad mr and mrs- david roszell and misses alice laura and frothy roszell of aberrtethy sask visited at mr alia mrs a buntles thursday of last week mrs dan campbell- returned home from gueiph on sunday lost and is improving slowly mr albert harris of toronto visited at the home of mr harry hitchcock last week mr and mrs robert moody and family of schomberg spent a few days last week at the home of mrs moodys- father mr wm harding mrs richard shortlll and children spent a day or two last week at her home at brighton mrs preston of glenwmlams visited at the home of her sister mrs john harding during the week master donadand- miss netta evans of acton spent last week at the home of a m wi mcen everton of guelph js of mrs george mrs david stewart visiting at the home ldree v miss jean and master bay hall aire visiting their cousins id guelph miss lois mocutcheon is visiting hs guelph miss cranston of mfiriloo has been holidaying with her friend miss grace dampler wf returned today to her home for a short tvlsij 11 jlj2mil y the womens missionary society met at the home of mrs w j jackson on july 12 mrs mcleod and sons norman and malcolm and daughter mftbel came on saturday from saskatoon and are living at the manse here mrs george loree and miss m sunter spent sunday at the home of mr and- mrs stanley stewart sixth line mx mrs w j jackson and douglas robertsoft spent sunday at mimosa at the home of mr and mrs norman matthews mr w h hortop is attending the horse races at port erie this week their master billy kirk of toronto is hoydaylng at the home of mr john mckechnie miss fee of owen sound delivered an address last wednesday evening in the united church to the womens missionary society mrs samuel mcclure of toronto was a visitor on friday at thehome of mr m campbell georgetown bannockburn mr and mrs fred talbot and betty of t a spendin t s y champion erin rev a w downer of scarboro called on old friends in the village last friday friends of mr g a cameron grand view farm will be sorry to learn that he is quite seriously 111 mr and mrs nicklin and family of acton and mr w a hunter of guelph were sunday visitors with friends- in town mlsa florence mcdowell of the 4ocal staff of the royal bank is spending her vacation with miss waterman at ottawa john horton jr suffered a painful accident the other day when one of the horses he was unhitching stepped on his foot he will be off the job for some time rev filer and mrs filer of st john n b called on friends here on wednes day rev filer wasrector of all saints here ten years ago mir and mrs f topping of st jbsephttilorrimr and mrs j w walker of toronto dr and mrs hutchinson hters of brampton holidays at mr o moffats house on the fifth line mrs a- arthurs of toronto spent a fev days with her sister mrs j mann- miss ruth lindsay of georgetown s visiting at mr f lindsays for a few days miss nellie young spent the weekend at her home here master ross and donald shugart of toronto are holidaying at mr a g clarridgea miss betty clarridge has returned home after spending a few days with her sister mrs sv g mathews in brampton visitors at mr and mrs f talbots on sunday ware mrs talbot sr mr and mrs n talbot and family mr and mrs j gibson and family and mr j spence all of toronto mr p morrison of toronto is visiting at mr and mrs d morrisons the new doors and alterations at the fire hall are i a decided improvement trie work was done hy the georgetown lumber co rev arid mrs a n frith and mr and mrs john miller are spending the weekend with dr and mrsif rjwatson in muskoka h mr and mrs harry thornton and daughters misses enid and ruth of toronto wergweekend visitors with mr and mrs t l leslie miss ethel b gilmer of the jane laycock school teaching stail ford is spending the holidays at y the home of her mother mrs s- gilmer mr a b wilson of red deer al berta is spending the summer jwlth relatives in georgetown and vrflhlty ab is looking fine feeling fine and sayske likes the west mr fred knight was able to return home on monday from toronto general hospital where he underwent an opera tion about four weeks ago his many friends will be pleased to know he is improving nicely mr t j speight underwent a serious operation on his eye at toronto general hospital on monday the injury was caused in an auto accident some time at noon today mr speight was j many crewsons corners mr and mrs jennings and children are spending a weeks holidays at the home of mrs jennings mother mrs alrdrle cutting wheat- and finishing haying seems to be tfae order of the day ow ing to the wet weather there is con siderable hayjp foe gathered in the bam yet the fall wheat in this section is the heaviest for some yearb mrs dean and son of toronto were week-end- visitors at mr tylers 1 misses kathryn and marian mcphedj ran are- visiting st thomas friends mr and mrs wm bullard and iten- neth visited with orangevllte friends on sunday last mfstholmes and mrs moore of acton spent a day at the home of mrs john kennedy this weck- nassagaweya ago- doing nicelflr rilst reported as friends and business- associates wish aim a speedy restoration to health chief marshall had five traffic viola tion oases in court last week all pleaded guilty and were let off with a fine and a warning not to repeat the offence the chief says the speed limit in georgetown must be observed it might be a good idea to organize a brigade to sprinkle our streets for the firemens contention week if council doesnt decide to open up a few barrels of that ten tons of calcium chloride dust abater they have stored away herald miss nancy mcmillan campbehvlllel visiting her aunt mrs n mcmillan of brockvule mr- andrew frank and his sod busters attended the wentworth radio co picnic at peacock point mr and mrs patterson toronto are visiting at the home of mrs george robinson mr and mrs ohrlstle guelph spent sunday at the home ofmrs j white mr and mrs r dredge of new york are visiting the formers- parents mr arid mrs w dredge- miss barbara anderson guelph jipent the weekend at the home of missheterfl smith mtstwmr- aii returned home after spending a week with burlington friends messrs t smith and b henderson e busy repairing mr l mcmillans edgewood parfr k f barn which was some time ago struck by lightning ederi mills dance civie holiday august 1st iuligiana txmttb 1 stittrb qhpirrit at ctutaba acton mlnlater rev c l poole bjd parsonage wnipw ott subject rocky mopntafiseers rartin broartcmt ck 1100 a m the minister ourspiritnat debtors 1200 noon sunday school and b4i class evening service withdrawn during july and august prayer meetingwithdrawn also during august v everybody weloomb rsbbvftsxism knox church acton rev h l bennie m ay mlnixter manse willow street sunday july 31st 132 945 a m s t sabbath school and bible class 1100 a ni and 700 p m fs t the minister note during august the evening service will toe withdrawn always welcomi old and new dances men 40c ladies 25c rockwood the luneral of the late wm s wlshart tesftwednesday was largely attended rev h l bennie of acton rev john little and mr jas mllroy each took part in the service at the home and graveside numerous floral wreaths be spoke the high esteem in which he was held one wreath was from the session of the presbyteriaii church of which he was a valued member the sympathy of the community goes out to his sorrow ing wife brothers and sisters in the loss they have sustained the pall bearers were messrs robt millar chas stovel frank ostrander john taylor chas and henry benham during the pastyear tnwpresbyterian church has sustained a vieavy loss especially the session and elders mr robert wanless mr wm swanston- and mr wm s wlshart having all passed away last sunday morning the girls of the rotrlblue camp attended the united church in a body the edifice being filled to capacity one evening las week the guelph rotary club were guests of the campers arid everyone enjoyed thmselves and the- entertainment provided by the girls miss llla ijiverty is attending the presbytertan livingston camp at baden during the present fortnight visitors during the past week were mrs j charlton and sons of amarllla texas mrs statham of brant ford and u fcimltll of uouilltott j sunday visitors wluvjdrsjvhull rnd- other relatives i mr donald mcleod fifth une erin suffered a pateful accident last thurs- riay whfn nrfrantlirrd his tight ankle while in the act of lumping off the wagon to the bam floor he will be- laid up for quite a tune in the busy season on the farm which is most unfortunate advocate oakville at mr and jj stitches record chas moore of and mrs frank mrs mrs w j mccutcheons mrs h moore and daughters windsor arid mrs beamsvllle at mr moores mr and mrs guelph mr and mrs a f of fonthlu miss beatrice pearcri ac companied them on their return trip to visit at fonthill and niagara falls on- mr arid mrs g o atkins and family are holidaying at stephens bay mus- koka magistrate w e mchveen is attending masonic grand lodge in kingston this week mr and mft fred tllley lett on tuesday morning for a motor trip to montreal and through the province of quebec mr and mrs ronald everson who were guests of mr and mrs albert husband watson avenue over the weekend returned to their summer home at huntsvllle on monday mr and mrs wortz arizona who are spending the summer in canada were visitors with mayor john b and mrs moat mrs wortz is a sister of the mayor betty regan the 14yearolddaughter of mr and mrs albert regan robinson street met with a painful accident last saturday on navy street she was watch tog for an opportunity to cross when she was struck by a toronto car throwing her forcibly to the pavement her requi 21 burlington john a bosman of wingham was a weekend visitor in town miss lillian burrell norwich is visit ing her cousin mary bridgeman mr and mrs f c virtue and family leave on thursday on a motor trip to quebec phil dale has returned home from a two weeks stay at the boy scouts camp at westhill he reports a splendid holiday miss edith donkln left on saturday evening for where she will visit friends jmr andmvstt of wl guests at the rectory mrs spick is a sister to mrs g w tebbs edgar tuck young son of mr and mrs el c tuck trafa line who recently met with a serious acciaent in his fathers barn has returned home from the hamilton hospital and- is progressing favorably i- miss reba galloway r n of new york sperit a lew days here with mr and mrs frank galloway during the past week fshe is spending the re mainder of her hplldays in muskoka three husky montreal lads passed through town jon wednesday evening last headed fov los angeles they expect to reach their destination some time this year mr and mrs- richard cole of new york are visiting relatives here and in hamilton miss mary mortimore re turned home with them after an extend ed visit in new- york gazette eden milks mr w campbell a former teacher of s s no 4 nassagaweya now professor of- mathematics- and physics in uni versity of- edmonton alta with mr w hampshire of esqueslng called on mr and mrs j marshall on sunday mr campbell is on his way to quebec to take observations on the total eclipse of the sun august 9 mr and mrs r goldwln smith and sons of toronto were guests at mr marshalls on friday mr smith is toronto representative of the flnahctsl times of montreal mrs smith is a student of wycllffe college taking a full course in theology on wednesday afternoon the womens institute held a picnic at edgewood park which- proved to be most enjoyable a short meeting was held when some business was discussed and disposed of entered huaitlly -liifce- long limit bargain fares to toronto and niagara falls saturday julyjoth choice clover honey 8c per pound in your own containers at the aplars fred smith 43 phone 56rrockwood orrt standard time going lv acton 1056 am stops west toronto and parkdole toronto 100 niagara falls 25h return returning all regular trains from torontosatr urday sunday and monday tickets good coaches only bargage checked in no ar toronto 1200 noon sat july 30th children 5 years and under 12- half fare reduced rates at toronto hotels see poster for foil information convenient connecting service c jjr steamer and electric line between toronto and niagara falls tickets good for stop over at port dalhousle buy tickets early from depot ticket office upholstering and repairing antique or chesterfield suites large assortment of covers to choose from estatimates cheerfully given prices very reasonable apply box 45 free press office t86 canadian national tj reward a liberal reward will be paid for in- formation that win lead to the conviction of the party or parties who deliberately tore the awning on the store front of nelson co on tuesday evening osprlnge shoulder was severely cue the furiefai of tne kathleen mcphall took place on thursday after noon from the residence of mr robert vannorman rev mr- grant conducted the service assisted by rev mr mcleod of everton two beautiful k were sung one by miss cooke and the other by mr gordon mcphall the pallbearers were all old neighbors of the deceased messrsrthos altkcn john altken leslie webb andrew baptle albert mocutcheon arid duncan mctavlsh interment was made at everton cemetery m n tin nnri qtti rvyt after wrucnr an the games the childrens races coming off first and ladles races were held later worthwhile prizes were awarded tit thfr w a well patronized picnic supper was eri joyed after the activities of the afternoon mrs j tuck mrs w burrows and miss a argo were the committee of management on thursday evening a game of ball was played here between the players of five and six years ago and the team of this year which was noted for its good humor and rollicking fun resulting in a score of 13 to 14 in favor of the younger team that which counted most was the fine spirit and good sportsmanship which was evident among all present miss marjorle gondler is tobe con gratulated on successfully passing her examinations at stratford normal she is taking the short course in agriculture at the o a c leading up to her elementary certificate master horace gandler returned home very recently from carllng heights london ontario where he was practicing with a class of n c os of the welling ton rifles he took the highest score in rifle shooting in his class mr harry barden has erecteda -ro- freshment booth arid dressing rooms for bathers beside the river which furnishes an ideal resort for picnickers fjctajusi for the week card of thanks for the many irtrihnprejm shown and the sympathy expressed during the ill ness and at the time of the passing of the beloved husband and father of the home the family of the late john harvey are indeed grateful these many acts will always be cherished f potatoes 1 is for 2 2 black currants quarts for raspberries boxes for cherries lis for 4 tomatoes rbs fpr eggs fresh firsts dozen 6 cameo soap bars for 25c 25c 15c 65c 25c 18c 25c mildchpese per tb hefnz catsup per bottle orangel marmalade 40 oz for jam 40 oz for black tea per tb monarch flour 24s for certo i per bottle 19c 27c 29c 35c 63c 29c card of thanks mr and mrs john russell desire to thank ail the neighbors and friends- who rendered such he and assisted m so many ways to make their golden wed- dlng anniversary such a momentous oc casion this assistance by the neighbors and friends was indeed very much ap preciated schain red white stores s j- w jones phone 2d acton flfttt tenders wanted tenders will be received at the clerks office for repairing the chimneys on the town hall aoton particulars of re- qulrejment may be obtained from j nicol chairman of the town hall com mittee the lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted all tenders must be received prior to five oclock on tuesday august 2nd 1932 hn- farmer -cleric- acton july 18 1932 32 h j b leadley of johns and family tario p mr robert mllroy of hamilton spent the weekend with- his brother nd assisted in thembfnlng service dt the presbyterian churcn mr barrie mutrie mr and mrs john sunter spent a few hours at grand valley lost friday afternoon about a dozen boys of the rockwobd boy scouts left on- saturday morning to camp with other scouts from guelph arjd london at belfouritoln messrs s s royce and sims mclean wereat kingston last week attending the 77th annual meeting of masonic lodges a number pf rockwood friends of mr nell strachan who resided here some years ago will be sorry to learn of his death which occurred last week at the borne of his daughter mrs burton foster coral gables florida he was t ijbt eldest and only surviving son of the iri1tbtrbv donald strachah of guelph lk nfamariy of rockwood the sym- itc their many friends goes out to of the family 0m sbrfarat straoban jw i dr w k ross former superintendent of queen street mental hospital was in oakville on tuesday accompanied by mrs ross and two nurses dr lome lyon of wheeling west vir ginia motored here for the- leaverlyon re union last saturday and is spending his vacation with his father t r lyon ninth line two collisions between cars took place on saturday evening last the traffic was particularly heavy one occurred at cither end of the town but compara tively no damage was done and nobody was hurt or john urquhart who has been holidaying far several weeks at the sum mer cottage pf rila soninlaw dr minns of toronto jas returned from bobcaygeon our aged citizen looks much improved in health george w anderson who has been in oakville on holidays for several months visiting his mother mrs jas anderson chlshplm street returned ihst week 6 his work in peru wjth the imperial oil co before sailing he was rrrarrled in new york his bride being miss edith currie of barrie during the period that the fires are out in marlatt leather factory the presbyterian church bell will be used to give the fire alarm ta the south section of the town and the basket factory whistle lri the north end these two should be jsunlcienti cor the summer month at least when houses are not closed up ae to irmtertarr empires brains on empires best ship are spending a vacation with relatives in chatfham and london miss dorothy mckenzle and master norman are holidaying with their grand parents mr and mrs mclaughlin hllls- burg mr and mrs e unter and arnojd spent sunday with relatives in george town mrs a cooke and son hugh and miss gladys carter of guelph are visiting with mr and mrs d g robertson miss hazel webb of saultste marie is home for the holidays miss margaret cooke returned home after a visit with her sister mrs dr whaley of kitchener miss blanche mcklnnon is spending a vacation with her grandmother isrs mclaughlin mr duncan mctavlsh oft acton is installing a gasoline pump and booth on his lot at osprlnge corner which will help to lrfjprove the appearance of the grounds mrs ida toveliof guelph is spending some time with her mother here several from here attended the annual picnic of everton and osprlnge sunday school held at soper park gait last tuesday a very enjoyable tune was spent with ball games and races after which ail sat down to a sumptuous repast rosenberg you vas a liar and scoundrel i do you hear dot tosteuy i hear you alreadyand dmks iyou vis talking to yourself proclamation civic holiday in compliance with the custom which hug prouailprt fr many years monday august 1 will be observed as a civic holiday for 1932 and i hereby proclaim that day as a civic holiday far acton and respect fully request that ail our citizens observe if as such e t thetford reeve reeves office town hall acton tluly 21 1932 33 british government delegates to the imperial economic conference at ottawa photographed aboard the canadian pacific liner empress of britain and who held a cabinet council on the ship an event unique in marme or government anhols seated left to right they are rt hon walter rundman mp rt hon neville chamber- lain chancellor of the exchequer rt hon stan ley baldwin lord president of the council- rt horn j h thomas dominions secretary standing rt hpn sir philip cunhfteuster colonial secre tary rt hon sir john gllmaur minister of agri culture and rt hon lord hejlsham secretary of state tor war 857 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