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jissiisjissiiikiakijsiiks hblsfjtb fevm a ta hfif tyeighth yearno 13 acton ontario thursday september 29 1932 eight homeprint pages five cents lootk versary e of barrie bomrch was celebrated on sunday and monday jbustory of church given by mrs j marshall for the following very interesting ac count of ttok one hundredth anniversary celebration dr barrie hid church in kramosa thi fan futss la indebted to the fergus newwtecofd many of bur readers will enjoy this account of this special occasion in a neighboring church oh sunday and monday of this week september 25 and 26 the congregation of barrie hill united church celebrated the hundredth anniversary of the toulld- ingof tltflr first church in 1832 known at that time as thefirat presbyterian church eramosa invitations bad been sent to scoresof former members now widely scattered and the church was packed for three services on sunday and again for the 4wl supper on monday night and all who attended enjoyed the services and the chance to meet old friends once again ir the church was beautifully decorated with pot plants and cut flowers and a model of the church of 1832 stood lh the lobtiy- with a picket fence around it made- of one himdred white candles when the service began every seat was occupied and benches were brought into the aisles rev mr robertson the ministerjsas in charge of the service and the preacher for the morning was rev robert brydon a son of the congregation taking as his text the words from the 12th chapter of the epistle to the hebrews compassed about with a great crowd of witnesses mr brydon spoke of- the history of the congregation or as he put it as a member of the family and he paid a warm tribute to the pioneers 1832 he said was a day of small things of care and anxiety the people of eramosa were solid stock from beyond the seas the old people of the first and second lines were considered the aristocrats of the community and were men of accomplishment before the days of newspapers these men read deep books and discussed them yet their lives must seem narrow to us nowadays he remembered when the people of that church stood up for a prayer a half hour in length the services were much longer and they were the intellectual high pouft of the week he recalled some or the earlier ministers though not dr barrie mr mackay had a penetrating eye and he remembered how terrible a thing it was if they could not recite the- various items of local interest ttfrarterrcat60hl5jnwhenfaeca ar lastyearwere revived when two large mr gardiner was a fine spiritual person ality drmh had slnce distinguished astronomy rev w dwllkle a j mann and j a molr were the others he remembered before he left the district mr brydon remembered the old church library now all gone it had even con tained a hebrew bible he recalled the flebajaqjtheltntroductlbrior trip organ and the vote on the use of the hymnal he spoke of the bible class and the sunday school presided over by walter scott the children had to learn psalms paraphrases shorter catechism and proofs that was the sunday night ex- hiliration after a supper of oatmeal gruel the communion service was the cul- mlnatlonafyah s and was co m ducted solemnly lead tokens were distributed the sunday before the elders were men of character treating their duty as a high service and wearing their long wedding coats often many years old recalling the debt the congregation owes to these men the minister made a plea that the present generation should serve tfaechurch keel and soul of the community and the best monument to their ancestors special music by the choir was another feature of the service and miss laura farrow of toronto sang a beautiful solo grant me dear lord deep peace of mind most of those present remained for lunch at the chhrehjuidjn the after noon they gathered again within the walls at 230 for two hours of music and reminiscences one of the chief features was the reading of two fine historical sketches by mrs marshall of eden mills it will be recalled that list year mrs marshall and her brother the late mr w r scott collected historical data of this church and it was published in the fie phess at that time under the column of the old man a limited number of copies of these papers are still available at the fat press on this occasion mrs marshall de lighted the congregation at jthe afternoon meeting when she gave intimate reminis cences of the old church and of dr barrie from her fund of recollections mrs marshall recalled many interesting events and the afternoon was a most delightful occasion and will long be re- memberedby those who had the privilege r j of listening to this address of the fo ministers spoke rev imr little now of rockwood and rev a j mann william scott who came to eramosa jn 1881 and was there for 31 years gave some of his memoirs mr dryden read messages from others who were unabls to oepresent and mr brooks the choir leader sang the church by the side of the road many continued on page five notice mtb wells of elora- will be at mrs frank beatties home wilbur street next friday afternoon and evening with new samples of her handpainted christmas cards and small picture mrs wells 2s no stranger to many of the acton ladles and will toe glad to show her work to any who call hallway schedule changed changes in the time tablexn the c n r went into effect on a correct schedule appears in devoted to travel time tables in free press the evening mall train the east is the principal change and it is now twenty minutes later and due at acton at seven oclock the sunday morning train from toronto is now due at 9i0 a m and the sunday evening train at 1028 these are the principal changes but it wili be wellrconsult the new time table before arranging a trip phenomenal growth the past week we have viewed some extraordinary vegetables from the gardens about town at mr george fields garden a tomato vine was over six feet in length and had eightejght88 to matoes on it mr george ingles brought in a freak tomato that had a small growth at the topv the tomato was green and the part annexed was fully ripened mrs p sayers had a potato from hergarden that is the biggest we have sden this year it tipped the scales at one pound fourteen- ounces a m mccanns car stolen and burned guelph police searched industriously on friday night last for a m mccanns motor car reported stolen from cardigan street guelph between nine and dleven oclock a few hours later a man walked into the police station and casually re marked that an automobile was burning on the old berlin road there did not appear to be anybody in it hs said but he had not made- a close examination police rushed out the road and found the automobile destroyed by the flames it was mr mccanns whether the thieves deliberately set fire to the machine- or whether the blaze was accid ental is not known the car was a large and expensive model guelph mercury- barn fires in wentworth county memories of the barn blazes that ter rorized wentworth farmers at this time ancaster structures with their seasons cropsmwlmaax implements werejjjim- ed the total loss was estimated at 7500 early friday afternoon as thresh ers were preparing to start operations a large haystack standing on the farm of mrs isabel- stewart scotch block an caster burst into names the pile was soon burning fiercely and before the an caster nremenarrivedjhtonguesof flame had spread to the barn and there was nochance of saving the structure the sbcond blaze broke out a few hours late on the farm of wlllard s smith one mile east- of soiithcote erland dore who operates the farm owned grain and other produce also one pig that was burned to death the legion social evening the social evening at the legionclub rooms last friday evening was a success the company began to gather at about 830 james j cooney d c m was on outpost duty and collected the counter sign two bits from all the friends to music supplied by mrs byrne at the piano and the harrop brothers with ral instruments the company danced until 11 oclock when the floor manager ernie packer announced that the tables were ready with welners and coffee the cookhouse fatigue was in charge of gunner gould who was toasting buns fred salt had the strings at dogs in hand dividing each from each so that president comrade mc donald j p could insert themintq the rolls which he was preparing charley thompson the dlaryman was in charge of the making of the coffee and managed to give himself a shower bath of milk while removing the stopper from a bottle ben bayllss and some others looked after the table supplies and car ried the welners when and where they were required len atkinson bob turner and fred coles poured tea coffee or suropn and helped to clear the tables when the repast was ended someone who felt a little frisky perhaps started a game that is not often indulged in by- having a sham battle with the surplus eats no doubt these exservice men would appreciate a scrap at the right time and in the right place but were not prepared for this attack proper pre cautions will be taken at the next affair which wfli be on friday evening october 7 and the vets will be ready to deal wluljutyirecurrence of firing practise iknf lri waa resumed l 1 ter uie seco and everything was managed hi an orderly way many persons enjoyed the facilities provided for those who do not dance and several games were indulged in tv churchill anniversary on sunday october 2 and fowl supper on monday evening thejleldpay of acton schbbls pupils of georgetown high school were guest contestants and competed in events acton park and arena was the scene of more activity yesterday when the an nual field day of sports of the high and public scnoolwas the attraction and the pupils of georgetown high school were the guest contestants a beautiful fall day with bright sunshine but a cool wind made the setting attractive and many parents and friends of the pupils were in attendance and interested spect ators dn the various events the events were started in the morning and contin ued into the afternoon and finished about six oclock the following are the results high school events senior girts running broad jump dorothy mac- arthur acton marjory near acton edna hlnton acton running high jump nellie maynard qeorgteown dorothy macarthur acton marguerite curried acton 75yard dash edna hlnton acton evelyn heartwell georgetown miss mcmaster georgetown 100yard dash- dorothy macarthur acton edna hlnton acton audrey chalmers acton basket ball throw nellie maynard georgetown dorothy macarthur acton velma blair acton baseball throw dorothy macarthur acton lillian woodhap acton jean- young georgetown junior girls running broad jumr audrey greave georgetown dorothy coxe acton bea trice bristow acton running high jump dorothy coxe acton audrey greave georgetown lydia snow georgetown 75yard dash dorothy coxe acton elva toast georgetown h georgetown 100yard dash dorothy coxe acton audrey greave georgetown beatrice bristow acton basket ball throw dorothy coxe acton beatrice bristow acton mary tost georgetown baseball throw beatrice bristow acton mary tost georgetown- dorothy coxe acton open events 3legged racer e tost and mjgrave georgetown e heartwell andun may nard georgetown a merrltt and m tost georgetown interform relay form three d coxa mcurrie m near e swackham- er acton form two f kelly l wood- committee will meet with council left to the corporationby the will of late j a murray distribution of work brings on argument hut is finally adjusted definition of transient settled incoiiutdllors minds department of public welfare outlines plan for relief for this year cemetery commission matters brought to councils attention but left with board hall g lantz d macarthur acton form one e wiley b vickers a chalmers e illntcn acton senior girls champion dorothy macarthur junior girls champion beatrice bris tow cup for highest number of points among the girls dorothy coxe senior boys 23434 the report was adopted the matter of penalty and taxes of mr s cordlner was reviewed and found that the statement as fumfched by the clerk was correct and in order the crossing and curb on mill street going onto wallace avenue was discussed ffifid i was decid that improvements were imperative forsafety the matter was left for the chairman of streets and walkstoreportupoi mr g r agnew again complained of the sidewalk chargeon hls-propertyr-bnt- the bylaw was quite clear and the council felt they could be guided only by the records as shown in the debenture book the womens institute requested per mission to change the location of their booth and that it be moved back again jothls new location nearer the grand stand permission was grantedf6fthe running broad jump stuart lantz acton walter richardson georgetown bui williams acton larrange for the moving ofthe building d- o running high jump walter rlchari son georgetown harry norton acton fraser mimms georgetown hop step and jump walter richard son georgetown stuart lantz acton fraser mimms georgetown standingbroad jump frasermlmmsr georgetown walter richardson george town stuart lantz acton pole vault harry norton acton ver non mccumber georgetown stuart lantz abton t putting the shot fraser mimms georgetown stuart lantz acton earl mccumber georgetown hundred yard dash fraser mimms georgetown bill williams- aotonwalter4 richardson georgetown 220 yarddash murray smith acton walter ruprdson georgetown fraser mimms georgetown half mile open david crichton georgetown stuart lantz acton george malozzle acton j junior boys running broad jump alfred sykes georgetown clayton bradley george town bruce kennedy georgetown t running high jump alfred sykes qeorgetownross duncan georgetown jack smith acton hop step and jump alfred sykes georgetown bruce kennedy george town harvey hassardt acton standing broad jump alfred sykes georgetown clayton bradley george town ted hansen acton pole vault alfred sykes georgetown hector lambert acton douglas guthrie acton putting the shot frank kentner georgetown alfred sykes georgetown clayton bradley georgetown 100 yard dash clayton bradley georgetown bruce kennedy george town jack smith aton 220 yard dash clayton bradley georgetown jack smith acton brue kennedy georgetown relay race acton georgetown georgetown senior boys champion hairy norton junior boys charnplon- ted hansen winnerof cup for highest number of points stuart lantz shelld for form winning highest numr ber of polntsform m concluded on page eight at the meeting of acton council on monday evening councillors cowle jones nicoland mcarthur were present and reeve e t thetford presided mrc e parker was present request ing the decision of the council regarding the installation of a drain on young street and cutting thev cement curb to allow for the pipe permission was granted for this work a group of young men had formed a running club and requested permission to use the curling club- for training purposes during the fall it was pointed out that a former club had damaged the property considerably and this could not be tolerated permission was grunted on the understanding that the privilege would be withdrawn if there was any rowdyism or damage to the property and the quarters could be used by members of the ciub6rily letters from the royal trust co ex plained the succession duties that were payable by the corporation on the be quest from the late j a- murray the amount was 115 that was due on this besuest of 20000 the twentieth report of the finance committee recommended payment of the following accounts southend garage supplies for fire truck r 779 wd c talbot supplies 65 royal trust co succe du re j a murray estate 11520 r m mcdonald treasurer relief committee funds received from p treasurer 8271 geo h lantz cleaning mill street bell telephone co services jack scriwen shovelling gravel wm flndlay shovelling gravel thos rumley shovelling gravet 180 1119 625 5x0 875 new location but the council would not mr f e holmes had made an offer to supply wood for the town hall at a reasonable figure the municipal officer wasjrequested to report on the matter permission was granted to the schools for the use of the park on field day as was usual supervision for the grounds was under the control of tho municipal officer municipal officer mcpherson reported on the progress that had been made on mbtnstreet in gravelling and also on east mill street several other sections would receive the attention of the officers before the work was completed iletters from the municipal board gave enllgmenmetlt on the transient tradi bylaw and seemed to clear many of the problems that had been bothersome on this point dr t albert moore a native of acton who has been chosen moderator ot the united church of canada dr t a moore moderator news of acton aod jdiej3srict native son of acton honored by the highest position- in the united church of canada a great honor has been conferred upon a native of acton when rev dr t albert mcore was elected moderator of the church of canada at the opening session of the general council in hamil ton last evening dr moore was born in acton and spent his young manhood hereandstillhasavcrywarm place in his heart for his boyhood l town acton and the friends here rejoice with him in the honor that has been conferred it was on thefbee press that dr moore began his rareer in partnership with his drbther the late h p moore rev drmpore was elected on the first ballot defeating rev dr richard roberts and rev dn w l armstrong both of toronto the vote was not announced for several years rev dr moore has held the office of general secretary of united church in canada arid a special committee was named to consider- the ad visability of the new moderator con tinuing in both positions it is not necessary for him to resign as secretary it was stated v ngmodeiuti bewiu many years of faithfulservice given by re vdtt moore an informed him that he- would be at a disadvantage because previous moderators had had rev t albert moore the efficient secretary to assist them what you will do without him at your side i do not now said rev dr oliver the new moderator jn extending thanks said his efforts during his term of office would ne nopedrrevealhis realsoclal-time-spent- appreclation of the honor conferred upon him he mentioned that he was particu larly pleased to have been chosen at a general session in hamilton for it was there that he was received into the methodist ministry rev dr richard roberts of sher- boume street ch tor was nominated by rev c w bishop albert college belleville andrev dr w l armstrong of trinity church toronto was proposed by rev dr yta me- taggart st colomba united xjhurch toronto the moderator-elect- was nom inated by l e leslie fidgednmbn- trsal indianbjshopvisits ballinafad i permission was- granted mr l stark- man to connect the drain from carrolls store with the drain on mill street other minor repairs to streets drains sidewalks tree trimming etc were out lined for immediate attention a letter from the department of public welfare outlined- th plan of relief as recommended by the committee this plan was almost identical with that which acton had in operation the past year under the local relief committee a letter from the acton branch of the canadian legion requested the coopera tion of the council in their remem brance day programme the council agreed to jend the usual assistance and secure a wreath of vetcraft popples the advislbllity of acton constructing a sewerage system at this time when costs are at the lowest level for years was mentioned by the councillors but no action was taken in the matter the reeve reported that a consider able amount was owing on mr bishops wages at the cemetery work as caretaker and he felt that the c should be made acquainted with triese affairs other matters hi connection with the board i to honor the memory of hs predecessor bishop warm who is buried there were discussed councillor nlcol who is a member of the board gave information regarding specific items and pointed out that the commission was dealing fairly with all parties it was felt the council was not concerned and any of these mat ters belonged to the commission and could be dealt with by them although concluded on page five i bishop j tb chltarnbar of the metho dist episcopal church in india visited ballinafad on tuesday to honor the memory of acaq adlan who years ago had been a leader in india bishop francis wesley warne the indian bishop the first man of his race to be elected a general super intendent in methodism visited the grave of the late bishop f w warne who pent 40 yearsjpf his life in missionary work ihvlndla arid deposited a wreath upon the grave when his canadian tour was being arranged some weeks ago bishop chlt arnbar expressed a wish to make this pilgrimage the united church at bal linafad- is the place where dr warne worshipped as a boy and preached his first sermon nearly 60 years ago francis wesley warne was born on an erin township fam on december 30 1854 and died at brooklyn n y early this- year after having given 59 years to the ministry he was buried at his own request in the htme churchyard at bal- linafad a light gray granite stone how- covers the form of a man who endured much in india and capped his career by working his way home from persia in the engine room of an oil tanker when that was the only way- he could reach mew york for the general conference of the methodist episcopal church ih 1920 monthly meeting of sr i o d e the duke of devonshire chapter of the i o d e win meet at the home of mrs rev c l poole bower avenue on tuesday evening october 4 at eight oclock special servicas at st josephs chnrch matt sunday at st josephs church acton the forty hours devotions will commence at 1030 a m and continue till tuesday evening rev father warren will preach on sunday night at 730 monday rev father brennen and on tuesday rev father mcreavy former pastor of st josephs church local churchmen attended hamilton rally on sunday last fortyfive members of the holy nome society of st josephs chursh wlent to hamilton and took part in the- holy name rally in that city all were greatly impressed at the iarge gathering in that city they were aug- mented by thirtyfive members from- holy cross parish georgetown and fifteen from st peters church ousfic spcred concert on sunday afternoon the local chautauqua committee have arranged for a sacred concert oh sunday afternoon at three oclock the pro gramme will be of a musical and literary character and composed entirely of sacred numbers the havelon players and mr j franklin caveny cray ton artist have kindy consented to give their services for this event the offering which will be received will be devoted entirely to some form -of- local relief work mrs wm algle celebrated her eightieth birthday mrs william algie celebrated her 80th birthday saturday mrs algie was the recipient of a beautiful bouquet presen- ed by her greatgranddaughter wilma algle brampton mowers were also re ceived from mr and mrs james algle brampton mr and mrs amos mason actpn harry and mrs algie brampton greetings were received from other daughters mrs george molntyre mon treal and mrs george mckenna wor cester mass farm womens club meets the monthly md2ting of the united farm womens club was held at the home of mrs wesley murray on sep tember 13 this meeting took the form of a quilting bae the meeting opened prize winners in field at acton fair completed list of those who won prizes at acton fair last wednesday followed by prayer the roll call was answered with the exchange of flower slips the following programme was carried out piano sold miss jessie mc gregor solo mrs bishop plano solo miss jean orr solo miss lizzie orr the contests were won by mrs alex near and miss veflma murray the meeting closed with the national anthem after which the quilting was finished and a injured in highway collision when the buggy in which he was rid ing was struck on the guelphtoronto highway near the ontario reformatory guelph last saturday night james copeland who resides near rockwood sustained injuries which necessitated his removal to st josephs hospital cope- land lssuff ering from injuries to his legs but his condition is not regarded as serious the horsewilch was drawing the buggy iri which be was riding was quite seriously injured the truck was owned by t gilfulan guelph tovnship following the collision the buggy which was- wrecked by the impact was almost undemeathrthewheels of the- heavy automobile conferences re education costa public school inspector denyes has called meetings of rural trustees and members of municipal councils in halton by townships to discuss the matter of the cost ot education which just now is uppermost 4n everybodys mind the inspector is confident that lie jst of education may be substantially reduced and is anxious that all trustees and councillors be present at the conferences in fact all ratepayers are invited to attend these meetings and- any question desired ln connection with education will be taken jup chief inspector v ki greer m a of toronto has promised to be present at all- these meetings mr greer has won the confidence of all the trustees he will discuss proposals- recent ly made by the minister in connection withi school organization and the chance of hearing him should not be missed these conferences will be held in the township halls on the following dates nassagaweya tuesday october 4th nelson october 5th trafalgar october 11th and esqueslng october 12th the hour is two oclock p m k the evening heai dioesteb sreiu sunday school teacher sadly tm afraid johnny that 411 never meet you in heaven johnnywhywht have- you fceen dotagnqw jv pz we give this week the winners in the field classes at acton fairt which was held last week this list completes the winners of all the events held at the fair which were not given last week and the two issues give complete returha of actons nineteenth annual- fair some of the finest stock that has been shown at acton fair was exhibited this year and there was keen competition in nearly every class the parade of prizewinning animals gave all a chance to see much of this fine- exhibit presented and is a feature that is growing in popularity with spec tators and visitors each year heavy horses draught brood mare landsdell bros spring colt landsdell bros one7yearold colt nell mcklnnan- andrew aitken twoyearold gelding or filly nell mcklnnon landsdell bros threeyearold gelding or fjlly p a thomson best animal in class neil mcklnnon agricultural brood marea j murray hugh rod ney w o brownridge spring colt hugh rodney a j murray p a thomson oneyearold colt w b reld d h young t twoyeattold elding or filly d h young a j murray nell mcklnnon threeyearold gelding or filly f a thomson isaac mocready best anlmalln class d h young general purpose brood mare w a mccutcheon a j murray j l clarke sons spring colt wb reld j l clarke sons campbell mhller oneyearold colt j l clarke 8c sons r a mcenery wm mcnabb twoyearold gelding or filly john m frank george sqmerville w o brownridge threeyearold gelding or filly j l clarke soqs w b reld w h allan best animal in class john frank heavy horses in harness span of heavy draught mares or geldings lansdell bros a anderson span of agricultural mares or geldings isaac mocready w o brownridge duncan mcdpugall span ofgeneral furpose mares or geldings j l- clarke sn sons w p laldlaw ght-norses- -r- carriage brood mare n g lindsay w o moffat j l clarke sons spring cqltng lindsay w -o- moffat wm jackson oneyearold colt r w o moffat robert kerr son twoyearold gelding or filly bom kerr son best animal- in class w o moafft boadslerb brood mare wml jackson j lloyd chlshohn j b devereaux spring coltjw p laldlaw a mc- meekln w h allan oneyearofd colt w o moffat p a thomson a mcmeekin twoyearold gelding or fuhr b reld w- h allan ww matheson light horses in harness single roadster mare or gelding w h rutledge w h allan single carriage mare or gelding robt kerr son span roadsters mares or geldings w h rutledge w h allan saddle hone mare or gelding j t brownridge w o bovaird h a scbaefer j3s single carriage 3yearold gelding or filly robt kerr son span highsteppers mares or geldings robt kerr son threeyearold roadster gelding or filly jas mclean son single roadster mare or gelding pacer j l clarke sc sons best pony mrs wllbert wheeler v horse specials highstepping horse in harness robt kerr son single turnout robt kerr sc son wj h rutledge light express horse j l clarke it- sons w f laldlaw lady driver robt kerr ft son mrs wllbert wheeler pair of saddle horses j t brown ridge wtc bovaird oolt one or two years old w b reld w w matheson robt kerr son high jumping horse s houldmg j l clarke sons best draught agricultural or general purpose animal neil mcklnnon- best spring colt a j murray campbell miller w o brownridge shorthorn buh 2 years or over w g gerrie unit t v nnrriiih rm m bull 1 year and under 26 e orhtha son parkinson bros j y norruta bull calf cockbum to sons w o gerrie tk son parkinson bros y cow w e bro w gerrie son s b ortftin son twoyearomvhsoierife conc on m xviiiw sja 4 siviij- m lisiiursrivl