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luuftitmx jpmt utt 1m the acton ftfer press pxohmvmm my uorfut koitfte ludtufe a httw boow with rwi tar tuft door and wu or yellow stmahma jadfaea upon tha floor tn lsa4 i tew to loaf my work ite kit a hurt plae nan and find aeroio tha floor rw vothod oman ftnr mark that tall 6t if thore u no utua house tha tun would cease to woe itod awry uulo houm va om xvi wish that it wear mine bdna b baldwin twenty yeargago f tk fiaa fraa at loir it iw our feuowotthvn mr john crawford eoubrated his fortyfirst oanseeutlve year in attondlnc tho oranoo walk on the glorious twelfth last friday mr walter lamb of crewacsu oom- ara has pfcixchased from mr jeremiah ben the fine brick rosldenoe on knox avenue at ameeuns tn milton of county of- fetal of halton and peel it was decided that the two counties should purchase uuveity for a haltonpeel shelter for xuvlooted onudren acton ball team defeated brampton tn a tenlnnlnsr came with a score of is to 13 the acton lineup was masters ss uasales 3b asvaec if hynds lb agnew c splelvogel cf kennedy 2b udleod p smith rf pte john wouon writes to friends here that he is in the 1st cor- 13th reserves at wltlry camp england died johnston at stewarttown on tues day july oth 1016 capt j johnston bed m years thwart at his late residence in ouelph robert stewart s native of ballon county aged ninety years the cancer crusade by j w s meoullouffh mx djh secretary cancer committee fuftuaf tha great scearfe with knsw- isdsa a campaign to wipe ont ifborabea fear sbst negtoet commonest robms of cancer the common forms of cancer which re about equally divided between the sens are those of the stomach intes- tlmss and skin cancer of the sumach u the most ywtwuw form ot the disease oocur- rlnt most frequently between the ages of 40 and 60 it is not uncommon between 30 and 40 persistent unexplained tndl- ejesttotw is often the first sign of this mi faction lack of appetite especially lor meats and a peculiar disturbance of taste occur early in the majority of cases pain after eating nausea vomiting and loss of weight are relatively late lymp- rgsults and hoses the man who wants a garden fair or small ur very big with flowers growing here and there must bend his back and dig the things are mighty few on earth that wishes ean attain whateer we want of any worth weve got to work to gain i the sray picture and tcauneal and the use of the gastroscope are very use ful in helping the diagnosis then la no proof that diet is of any importance in the causation prevention or cure of cancer of the stomach in the treatment of stomach cancer medicines are of no avail the treatment is surgical i cancer of the intestines are found chiefly in the colon and rectum they are not uncommon between the ages of 2d and 30 and even tn children but thr are most likelv to occur between 60 and 70 the symptoms usuall begin with a vague abdominal distress that menaces until there is definite pain at first with bowel mormenl which later becomes al most constant diarrhoea alternates with constipation tin passage of slime of mucus is firquent a progieaalve loaa f weight always occur blood in the bowel moventrnt ia a compnralivelv lute symptom often bleeding from the bowel is mistaken lor that of pi try- indeed che two maj exist logrtiur the customary treatment of intestinal canrrr li niirimal but snraj and radium arr used iui success in selected cases of rectal cancer cancer of the skin ma affect in great variety of forms am iart of the body surface ordinarily mvh tn old age it may occur in the earlier year and is occasionally found in children this la the type of cancer which in almost all eases shows an early symptom of some kind the commonest sign is a notice able change in some akin defect which may have existed without change for years pbr example a male may show increased arowth increased hairiness or asm of irritation a scab or sore on the face falls to heal a white or pearly spot at the margin of the up becomes tuuttoned and scaly a tiny growth al the angle of the nose or eye may show signs of ulceration the absence of pain and apparent harnuessneas of the growth are ukety to lull the patient into a sense of ascurtty all cancers of the akin should be diagnosed early the treat spent toy surgery strays or radium is very satisfactory all skirt cancers should he cured tftwy wm all be swrad u early slgwa and quits hhst its big the story goes that andrew lsvnc es sayist and historian wrote to israel banrstu the novelist asking him to take part in an authors reading for the bene fit of a charity he received tn reply um ouosrmg laconic meaaage it a lane will i zaksfwlu it matters not what good you scex its secret here rr poses youve got to dig from week to week to get results or itasca jmmffor a quest last week i told you of the first two homes built on bower avenue those of ell snider and thomas moore as my memory goes the next building erected on this avenue a as the drill shed this was built about lbfli or 68 it was a great building for those days 60x100 feet larger than any of the bams around here at that tune it a as btult of pine nearly all clear and shows some of the finest framing ever done in these parts it stood on elgin street corner just a here vlllanore the pretty home ol mr and mrs h s holmes it now located it a as built just u few feet away from the baptist church and its erection gave the church a dim religious light having cut off moat of the lttfht on the north mde of the building but the baptists acre quiet modest people and they never offered any objection to the government far batter as it is for drilling and iin not um man to fracture my eniuctenov m taulns the military authorities this fine new drill shad needs floor ka na u you want a floor put it in and pay for it yourselves but mind you i wont have a stick of timber nor a hoard put in there until you show me a rjmu fjcom the mlnuter of mulua at ouawatand the officer commanding this battal well a floor was eventually laid it was never a vary good one though for although lumber was plentiful and cheap here in those days the blessed place was so big- and the enthusiastic dancers either so few or so stingy with their money that- it was nafdwork to collect enough cash even to put in a very indifferent floor well in time the drill shed be- come the centre for numerous public gatherlnjs the big concert were held there the first fall pairs were held there meetings were held in the drill shed and in 1878 when tha- scott act was first introduced some hotly contested gatherings were held there i remember in the fall of 1878 a fiery debate was held between rev p w wore a prominent minister from nebraska whose mother lived in acton he met e king dodos of toronto editor of the canadian sportsman and the champion of the lluqor interests on the platform in the drill shed mr ware was a forceful speaker a good debater and nod been quite a leader among the temperance forces of the west he worsted king dodds badly at least that was evftiuit by the attitude of the big audience who heard the gladiators one of king dodds closing paragraphs of invective was i hope you folks won t be carried away with this niagara of gush bj this man from nebraskawh at any rate the scott act carried with a big majority both in acton and throughout the count and hal ton was the first county in canada to carry this early temperance measure speaking of the entertainment held in the old drill shed when h stood at the corner of bower avenue and jofftn streets i came across an old plsry bill of an uncle toms cabin play held there on the evening of may 2s ur 1877 and here is what it says xjrlll shed acton may 24th 1877 the strictly moral drama from mrs harriet beecher stowe s world renowned work entitled uncle toms cabin or life among the lowly aiu be produced for which the won derful child artiste little olllc hal- ford a ill appear in her great char acter of the qenue eva asslsud by the following powerful cast eliza mrs j h banks aunt ophelia mrs allan halford eva little ollle oeorgt harris allan hallord phlneas pltuher j h bonks topsy i the oal that nebbcr was born r h baird unci- tom albert moore st clair william t smyth planting tut drill shed and armj there but it did become rather embarasslng to the sen 1 era there at times especially on wednesdu nights w hen the prayer meeting was tn progress and drilling with captain allan a stentorian voice commanding the orders or when the uung folks w f re ha lng u dance the plow boys were hoeing u down with iht ir long boot un the rulsuifc of uie framework of lh arlll lu was a fcrvai du m local his lorj t7i fnuiurs ite ther to dlnst the handling or the bm 10x14 tlmben but mott of tiir work was done b uu boys of company no t of the halton olunurrs i tanl renumber who w the lupuuiia but it was a tight race and i hi plate were nnallj dropped into place within a few seconds of each other when the building wo opened there wtu a grand mtlltarj concert and of course u dance sfter the concert the dancing dldu t go tcr well however on the rarthen floor and there was soon an aaitatlon to have flour put in captain allan was appealed to and was asked to how the ouveniment the need for a floor well i won t he gruffly replied it picobac for a mild cool r hale alue drher root crauir oeorge shelby henry moore marks a lawytr lsaac francis skegits aurtlonet r chos dean sambo pat kelly qulrbo filiiae j thompson adnlph mu thompson lcgrce a sluvt drhir a halford martr mrs banks deacon prrr joe banks chltx mrs baird em i line u bluvt albert matthw muso by acton bias band doon opt n at 7 o uock perform anct to oommenrt ut 7 30 prompt admuslon m ifi cents feonic still in tow n con et remember ihls mxtone jeurold drama as it was put on that queen a birthday night of all the performers named ui thls jxtr ul cual mini nmuln tn uie old uw n aid mota of uteni huvt pusd on of course ue halro imd bunki niitl bulrdi wef toronto p ph tl aim irom uie old ortitid ol ru ht ui put on tli drama right hut all the other ptrfornurs wtrt actorj folks ol that time llunk of it thut dtimtfitd docuir of minlty be 1 albert moon iwurik th pu t of uncle lorn nnd wllliain v iinyui then u u sctw r and the lau ctirll deuii iuki htwrt cniin uu njowl dolns of this kind with the oung folks thtw das bub oj one of the earh workers ui the temperance cause ant stuck to it ix any uf you t ider fuus remember how charlie dean ked to sing uiat old classic shoo fly don l bother me snd capt jinks of the horse marines some of you will recollect when charlie gae his soldiers red coat to kate kennedy and how splc 4nd span she looked in her new spring jacket and isaac francis dear old tkr dtdn t he take off lawyer marks and his blue cotton umbrella to perfec tion that night ot tfncls toma oablnt many a laugh isaac imptwd dhirtnauiis twoseora years in acton and pat kelly what a modal sambo he made jimrnle and albert thompson were two slave lads who ware seteoted from billy thompson a big family of ten or a donn when they lived in tha little house down on bower avenue near the railway tracks then there was albert mat thews what a fine emeline he made that night t albert never impersonated a daky maiden before nor since hut he did it u perfection that holiday night auoy back in the old drill shed well the house was filled to the doors that night a regular bam storming audience o forget the financial object but when the big folks of the toronto theatre fraternity got enough to satisfy themselves and their wives tho balance was not very troublesome but the home boys had oodles of fun and the crowd got their moneys worth if they did have to be in the hall at 7 ao to hear the opening declaration of elizas determlnajllon one tunc in it history the drill shed woi made a place of special utility the block of three etores bnd as many resld cncca built by lochlan mcdonald which used to stand on main street where the oflloo of the bell telephone company and manager lantss residence are now was burned about sixtyfive or so years ago bight or ten famines were living in this building at the tunc of the fire when the fire swept the block away they vere homtliss and then wire no surplus houses in town it was suggested that the drill shed be utilized us temporary quart r pt emission was granted and for several months six or eight famlll made- thtir homes in the big hall acton union exhibition held its fall fairs there for several jears about forty- six years ago forty four years ago alex scoord who lived in a home where postmaster mat thews residence is now cast covetous eyes on the site occupied by the drill shed he had in his minds eye a fine twostorey brick residence occupying that corner he set to work to accomplish his end and eventually succeeded in persuad ing the authorities of the advantage of the removal of the big building from its position in the centre of the town to a much more suitable site in the towns fourteen acix pork on the penin sula of fairy lakt his air castle then became a beautiful reality and one of the finest homes in town was built the next summer on this site by this action alex poved himself a benefactor of the town he was the moans of the removal of the drill shed to a place where for real utility is is valuable it answered well the primary purpose for which it was erected and had adjacent an ad mirable parade ground it also supplied for yean a muchneeded want in an ex hibition building splendidly situated for lulr purposes until the fine new arena wiu erected and now it stayes a splendid purpose in housing tht horses brought to the fair in addition to tills tht big barnlike tesore on bower avenue was supplanted b u cozy and viry attractive home alex i jaecurd made his prenuus u pretty as a picture with flowers and shrubs and lawns i and took a delight m it until ht sudden ly slipped away on da after only ft hoars lilnufes trtutlj regretted by uu community his widow who is the eldest daughter of the lau w h fotorey still uvea in this flm homt which sht shares with i her mcond hushund h s holmes now rt tired afur many yearn of faithful rail roud wnlc a gbkmos ituh wito h darllnc dun auolt nantlemuily mllipokwt bemr it uu door rm mre h mm txttar dwi huabuid well gin mm my old top lid and mat a nsw nnwutation- oerv and ut the end ol th totter he put couple ot xe whet dow that mean flo jfmloui simple ttrll it meeiu thet he 1 doubleoroulns you thats wmntammr brown ii unt lift to dbot wtlbjlwl girl over there her hmbmda fol utle oretn tltlee mean nothing to me drown nor this one k boln uut a 9 a urttrn st hoolboyh iscoibing tanapv fcji nl to tmrtmni alberta and lin iii c tlmnbiu hfun s hoolbovh from uum ouiiudu mi muiri if tht iclunu t xplorutlon faotutv pussd through wtmupeg in u special ouiudlun national kuilwaya 4tx tht leadt r of uu jirt nuilas urnatu it bjsf xplaliuxl tiiat uit obje i of the trip was to ocquault oung canadians with the unexplored ore it uie dominkui and to inspire ihem to take an active part in the fur ther devtlopment of their country they will be encouraged by actual contact to find their places in engineering mining colonisation and northern development in general rrom prince oeorge bc the party will trave 400 miles by water to whitewater post and thence by pack train to the casalar mountains where the boys will spend three weeks some will go to vancouver and some to alaska the group wul return to toronto on aujrust 17th a r buying guide hviorr mm onwr dinner at a restaur ant you consult the lulloffare before von take a loiifi trip by motor car you pore over road maps before you start out on a shopping trip you should consult the advertisements in this paper for the same reasons the advertising columns are a buying guide to you in the pujvhase of everything you need including amusements a guide that saves your time and conserves vour energy that saves useless steps and guards against false ones that puts the stretch in family budgets the advertisements in this paper are so interesting it is difficult to see how any on could overlook them fail to profit by them just check with yourself and be sure that you arc reading the ad vertisements regularly the big ones ami the little ones it is time well spent always the acton free press is your buying guide avoid timewasting moneywast ing detours on the road to mer chandise value read the adver tising road maps muggs and skeeter the main qocstion tammy eurwyed the new bahy vlth a deekladty critical rye wall dad he aald how much a month do we have to pay on that etas i urr r tms tva bummv toat pbb aaaubtiue cubenbeaap op feam h wally bishop sue wux tauom bcuc t2eawk over ax tw6 professors xt