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ifi- iurittiritokiimlyi the acton free pjress nnmepav atrotmrr mtn itf raolmap and u written in ttw well- known uuful and legible penmanship of w n otovwr which we old fellows all remember mp wu and which w all ad- mlftd well the partnership aerement u tot out wltfk all the superfluous where- u any lawyer of0ie day would use and all the partlcuuri are set forth in numbered paragraphs up to nlnthly th fl tapir that the- nartlm hereto respectfully shall hence forth be and continue partners together in the said business of tannine and kid- dresslns for the full term of rive yean to beomputed from the second day of kovember 1875 lr the said partners shall so lonfl live well the five year term of partnership was never fulfilled in the first uce ward moon who had itpent all his manhood either in dressing lumber and building as a carpenter and builder or in making lumber and shin gles staves and heading was the man ager he never liked the odor of the tannery the partnership was dissolved lnthree years and james moore became the manager edward however died within three and a half years from the formation of the partnership to the great regret of the community other clauses of this document ere in teresting the partners were individual ly permitted to withdraw certain sums annually from the profits of the business but no greater amount than 000 per annum was to be withdrawn without mouml consent one clause was as fol lows the said edward moore shall take charge or said business and se aft the management thereof and devote his whole time exclusuely thereto and in consideration thereof shall receive the sura of 600 per annum which sum shall be a first charge on the profits of sold business the lengthy document was duiy signed and sealed by william hcslop storey edward moore and james moore and witnessed by fred it storey well jamas moore conducted the busi ness for a number of years and there were e1hp1oyed in this tannery in those days such wellknown eluiens as william ramsay james b cobban isaac francis charles oterlce emanuel and oeorge garrett james watson moses smith oadothers wnallyajsmss moors gavs- i sing a song of the optimist to he man that is brave and strong who keeps his head when things go right and smiles when things go wrong i am proud of the genial optimist bis radiant voice and speech he helps smooth the rugged path of all within his each i 1a die wy of irc optimist who looks for the bright and the best he scatters sunshine r he goes and leares fellows bleat i am glad to meet the optimist with bis message of good eheer be arrftea nope and confidence to these assailed by fear so heres a song to the optimist who- joyously works and sings and daily shows this weary world the way to better things without any rjreilmlnaries til getright back to my text this week on the big tannery although re a noooo to make aobsft hw t w on the tmprorement going cm ewer at ominnltlnr masons pond and the property surroundings but rtl just leave it for now oh i forgot to say that when mr walter the eldest son grew to m and married miss williams of h the rather had them settle in acton so as to be ne to the business enter prise and to have him gain a better kncledrebe the practical aide of the fu hisrlrwts nearly ah their chil dren were born here then when mr alfred was married and gave up his law business walter moved to toronto and alfred settled here both families lived in the house now owned by mrs william johnstone and occupied by mr and mrs ed ryder and mr and mrs stewart lants at the corner of mill and frcdrr- lok streets it was here col ttorrance beardmore had his birth im not sure whether mr oordon mas born there or not but i think hr was well tnjp tannery at brucctrldkr had not been in operation yt mom jrara when it was found that tlu bark m ttu immediate surroundings was all used up and the tannery was under uir name ht that it had been at acton bark had to be shipped to it it ciowd q ebowi fif y g wwhnwyt the employees came to acton i m uld the buildings in braccbrldgr arc nil turn down in the meantime the old juintn at acton did not long remain idle i think it was philip jacob leather dealer of toronto who took over the premises and he put chsa jcnct a jwttve ot sweden in charge the nuuiufrcfult of cordovan leather from horsenlde tor shoes was then all the rage charlie 1 and mrs knees became great favorites to jfettav tljejr jhskeii kniuali uj rather interesting their hospitality iu lavish and they made many rrtendt in i town j but it was not many years before the i bserdmore people wantm their unntrj property beck again the cordovan i business had been thriving and to find a home for it the glove leather tannery which had been built in john bpcktcs pasture field by storey moore a co in was taken over and the maunuv- ture of cordovan leather replaced the production of glove leathers tn these premises as i have said this tannery was built by storey moore 4t oo the members of the firm being w ii store edward moore and james moore edward moore was the manager mr store and also mr james moore giving up their time to the glove business up ton i had a gumce through the articles of co-part- nership entered into by this oldtime firm one day the document had r to the desk of the late ed wrdl sckk undisturbed for orer forty weil thai document covers four pages of the oadjaehioned sort ate of stgaj up the glove leather tanning and the property eventually came into possession of messrs beardmore co and gradu ally there has been evolved the immense works where harness leather shoe leath er belting and some glove leathers were manufactured by the hundreds of em ployees now engaged the big plant now takes in including the residences op beardmore crescent william masalea cow pastureand the whole front of the farm which for forty years david ryder and robert kanno- win cultivated with skill and p and raised goodslsed families in the bargain and would you believe it not over thirtyfive years ago there was a splen did set of golf links on this property or eight fine putting greens and courses ahjf all the natural hasards and bunkers any professional gblfer could desire many on afternoon and evening were spent on these links by suph enthusiasts of the games as ju wallace harvey devltt dr john lawson a o beard more a j macklnnon john clarke john mcorall roy mcintosh h s holmes h p moore frank mcintosh alex secord and others matches were played ylth brampton georgetown and onepr two toronto clubs alast the old links have been entirely obliterated and the players which are left never think of golf any more will now bless me if i haven t jump ed away from the old big tannery flulm a piece havent i but ill get back again to it and try and give little chapter next week on the days when oeorge wilson and john mearall had much to say about matters of re building and extension 7 j a whfel the greatest invention wnnt is the worlds most important invention each inventor to his own in vention of 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them suffering almont unbearable puin heath and untbld suffering stalk our highways ana thii must stop i reckless drivers beware 1 motorists have been requested to be courteous on the road but the death toll mounts at an appalling rate this depart ment with the aid of our internationally famous police lorce and publicspirited citizens intends to put reckless drivers off the road you mint stop cutting in passing on hills and curves crowding racing taking chances unless you have repnrd for the safety and convenience of other users of our highways you will soon- find yourself in serious trouble business directory irakst dr j a meniven offlwwd rwldanw owner bmnf annua and blftn etraat driettglson njatalu um b electro raarapr touut dr wm g cullenl m c rtinlelut aaal ftwgw oflflm he 14 and 1t g m sundaya by appointment wubur strett jurt north of wd f tjtophbb m uoal c f leatherland b a bkrrmtirsoutlur notary pabbo f acton ottlm hours 0 00 a m to 3 00 pjn wodneoday 0 00 a m to la noon telephone no 22 suocesaor to h n farmer an kind of uil work attended to kenneth m lancdon banmef sellehor notary kahb offlcea acton ooarkobjam over t seynueke oaio uitvmnat k por arqpolntmentj phone acton m oeorffetown m office hqurs acton toaaday tma thursday 1 18 p m to490jljaj uifl9 on request dkntajl a j buchanan d d s doatal hmgaoai offtoe m t wim roure 0am untq 0 p m by apoolntment ou for extractions x4ujt otoaed wednesday aftamoon phonsj 141 p w pearen d d 5ld uored to our new quartern in tha qymon block phona 10 u vtttbl ibinabt b d young vs bvsc vetorbwiy g office brookvule ontario phone ullton lr general i w spsciaijzb in lire fire health and accident antonobfla windstorm plato gist boiler fidelity honda farm insurance annuitlea id all general unea of insurance also ocean steamship ticketa leading comtanixa rxcpixent faciunsa repreeenoiuto rroteetre asssmsa- tlon of cajudm for btbsmbs only fred l wright oltlce cooprr block oftlce 05 phones motorists we ask your help when ypu see a motorist driving in a manner dangerous to the public tale hia number make a careful n of the actual time and place and when you reach your destination write to the motor vehicles branch department of highways toronto giving full details wo do not invite reports of minor infringements of the traffic laws you are 1 re quested to use sound judgment we will deal adequatelyunth offenders ontario department ot highways motor vehtcua brunch jl time tables nadun nationalrailways at atrrojf gallic nut dully except sunday smsusv daup except sunday 9m kvbs dally except sunday t uu tum sunday only slstxm ootai wai daily except sunday 4t4tsvjsv i dally esoept sunday w tmm dally except sunday fttpa dally except sunday flat lxsiftjbh sunday only hjspja standajtd tocb muggs and skeeter wclu we reallv ouftmt fish todvl uova macvs twls sot so we om4 plmc t tcvvexacsow by wally bishop t we cjcmt 4appef t c3et twis saae bokt tctaorbca whcr c3osu i i meaek5 thooeimt op tht