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paok rotm the acton free press tinmaday mnrtumiv alti hio neighborhood news interentlng itenu concerning other centre and communities in which many of our reader are interested qrton mis lorraine mooney spent the week i nd with relatlws in toronto mr and mrs jesse mclaubhlln illlln intra were pleats at the homi of tholr mutt- mrs joint jleed miss mary mleklejohn belwood spent the weekend vultlna her sitter mm ktnneth nbviiu mr and mm ffed mooutoliwin and jack of acton visited hor mother mm din deartna nn sunday mr and mvr albert rnaxel returned homv on sunday evening- havtnt spent hi veral days vlsitlnc relatives and friend in toronto mr and mm clarence clark orunip villi were ipiest nn sunday of mr mid mm herman dearlnjr mr stanley turin m many friends will be pleased to iram that jihn u pmuresslnti favorably in the onnlph ot nernl hospital afd r a mastoid opt ra tlnn lant week mr leonard bloat wlu ha been work inn in thr tohnreo country near iamlngton ha n turned lo the vlllaiie nnd is stuyinu with mr und mrs len armstrontf mr walter huxley and sister miss ci ntly at the ham or mrs j p fctonnoy mm a i atton visited in toronto iu veral dnys durlntr the part weak limehouse l communion service was held ut tlu presbytarlait church lajit sunday mltxei ilautl miller and ruth norton or brampton visited at thr- home o the latter on sunday mrs joseph scott and douian spent thr weekend with mr and mm karl hcott in toronto thfi regular meotlns of the women h institute was hold at the home of mrs wm dowdy on february 1st with four teen ladles in attendance thi mention opened with the ode followed by prayer the roll call uim answered by each lady dlvlno a riddle to puzsdo hor fellow mum- bern mm hill reported that she has been handrd uilrtv two pair of socu and live sweaters to date for tied ottwir work more garments are still in the maklno it was decided to send a dona tlon of fivl oenta or member to the control ontario war ohartlos fund and nve dollars lo the georgetown red crass society mrs ellnrby read a paper tell ing the orliiln or st valcnttm day mrs a norton favored with two solos just a wearying for vou and those sougilmy mntherucl 19 slim mbis peggy smothurst read a paper concern ing legislation two new memborn were welcomed into thi branch the meetlnr 1 losed with thi national anthem follow cd by a social half hour wus evelyn mckaj nnd mr leonard drown of toronto visited at mr and mrs fred shelbourua on sunday mr fred shutbotirn in upending a few days in toronto mr wllfnd tohnson of thornlot is spendine wk with tin hill family my and mrs tred spires of oeonie town vlblted with mr and mrs v tlrom on sunday mr oeai haves i tnttt d in timmu over sunday mr und mn molcechnli of toledo ohio brought miss mnrgari i swackham er homi last uwk when slu ext win to ri mulll for u few w eks skiing smnih qutu a impului upon in umchmuu thls winter the red cims knlttt r m t at thi homi of mr- a hill on wedmsd i iiittllded for last week 1 hi oirls lookout club hi id tin ti janunn tueetlng at thi honu of cvui hill on suurdu lust tntrtetn glrb ut tendlur piun urn discussed for 11 crtikiu u ihltl t hi lu id nt itur scott n earl in flnmr miv ivi iik won tla ihlu tonust put on b graft beer mm cuttmi of ot lens f r nun n milled an follows piesidtnt ntllli nor ion lit vl piesldmt olive olvens jnd met pnwidtut iih7 scott seen t ir en litiittrhon tnasur 1 pegg bmethumt pianist nliiu norton the febniao nwtttni k l in held al the honu of inez scott mri stuart wright vulted fru ndn in toronto recent 1 a wright had the miifortmu to break hin rollui tuuit w hlu jocltni a week agt a nood tiuu utis npoihhl t thot who attended tlu euchre and dnnc at hit honu of ttii mucdonuld romth lin on tytiun night lost undlr the auspices of tlu local imtitnte branch prlies uit won tn mr s norrte and cihudon scott whlir convolutions wottt to flhirlej wright and arthtu knowlos mr john elurb hmd tin luck- ttokt t on u- womnifc iiwlliutt draw for the pitli of huitd knit socks mr and jrs w arwiuiws and daughter muriunae and mr dave mo- leod of mlunn vuiuki mr and mrt a w benton on sutulay mr mid mva a w lane and duah- te of toronto visited with hit mother mm robert london sunday mu marjorle cross and mr dlolc wmrker vbilud with mr r lon and mr ltd mr nftrton on auiiday ballinafad visitors at the homo of mrs sopor during the week were mr george wln gate of rockwood and mr george mctcnry or audbury mr and mr oor- don onnt nd mr and mrs k k hoper or praiiton mr alhert walters or new orleans died thursday nlfiht 1bruary 1st rrom n heart atuak tin was the husband of the late aggie jane shortlll there remains to mourn his departure one dauuhter mlwt hlhijmth j waltnra mr oorge cain pnw r tlie ornrml hospital otielph on january 3lst a prlvati funeral service was held at the hntni or his brother mr albert cain of auelph on friday february 2nd rev a o w foreman off 1 1 la ted inler mint was at stnyner mr und mrs w wylk attended the fumrnl of mrs dr 1 thos wyllr on boturdny pebniary ird at islington we an son y to nolo the passlnu nway of mr ivwwick at his home in acton on saturday februaiy srd mr riihwlck was a life long resident of this dbttiict the nympathy of thi rommun ity goi it out to the bereaved ones mm duncan ferguson spent monday mr will itiliortrtr oorgetown spent monday vtfiltlng his sinter miss annie shortlll mr and mrn kalloway nnd babe of ouelph vlsltett on sunday at the home of mr and mrs duncan ferguson on thursday evening fohruary 1st the yiung peoples society of the united church held n social gatherlnn n the hall a short program was given consisting of the singing of some of the more unfamiliar hymns of the hym- uury before the stnalnu of each hymn one or the members told the story of its author and origin games and a snclol time fallowed the program after whlnh refreshment were nnrvrd rockwool tin week of prayer setvicih htld in t hi united primibyterlun nnd anglican churches last wpok were well attended 1 ui h evening and a npli ndld spirit of fi uowiihlp pn vailed wedneaday even ing lltv p h lawhon had charge of the rervtcowuh rev a h wflson read ing the scripture lesson and leading in prayi r followed by an earnest discourse by it v c a brooks of st john s church who contrasted old testament prophecies with present day conditions on thursday evening rev a h wilson had rlwirge of tlu servite with rv p h lawnon assisting and also dellvirlng an earnest dtscournc from htbrtws 13 3 und matthew 10 31 and to practice nufdenlal in dally life on frldoj evening rrv e a brooks hod charge of the service in st john s church with rev p h lowaon reading the scripture lesson and rev a h wilson taking his text from deuteron- 1 my 22 ii ind bringing home to his hi arc thi importance of the home being tlu first plan when battlements should be built the young folic of tlu villare are en jmliuj the benefits of thr ukatlng rink and during friday yen in it the rink was flooded und prnudlng fresh surf an during thi week end tlu short courses nn will under way with rhuuus each dm in the town hull and gladstone hull over plunk b nton i mr und mm robm cioft and family of toronto w rr up fir tlu wiek 1 nd mr clim nn lynch of pnranto wiu- i honu for tlu wiekend tin man friends of mr losiph t aldous will riitnt to know that hi lit tiot ru will nt prtintnt a nut si 1- in at i tiiulme for him mr john m ptism in was rt moved it tin has ttul in on iph butt week far trtutnu nt mrh whltt is lsiliiu mr 1 ljiu h at prtnsltit durlni tin past w ci k mr and mrs j a llttli celebrated jo mtirs in bust 1 mss in the one ston tlu occaip and during tlve afternoons from 2 to 7 pm afternoon tea was nerved different ludtei 1 ach afternoon aaslsted lri waiting i on thi callers 0er 200 caltcrn were pn wnl mr richard harrb uttnidod a dinner in ironto on tiimdny evening luider the auspices of the oa c alumni asso ciation at the wrtlker house when over 100 wire present for thp occasion mr mokinhle of the oao waa chairman mislc wo provided during the dinner hour uhlch waa enjoyed along wtut some community slnglnc ampog those prtsent w ho addnwuvl tlu gathering were hon mr taggart minister ot agriculture for saskatcttewan hon mr dewan minister or agriculture for on tario and dr barton deputy minister of agriculture as well as dr o i christie or the qac ouelph th sympathy of the community s extended to mr arnold cantlon in the death of his father at milton on tues day slnoo his removal to tlw hospital at ouelph mr john m pasmore passed away early in the week mr stewart s itoyee attended uu annual convention or the mydrokleotrlo commission in toronto this week 1 4er mom a new portrait of sir dudley pound admiral or the fleet and chief of the naval staff at tin british admiralty a hard hit ten nail ir who learned his trade thi hard way admiral pond is in the opinion of many nrltuhers the ideal man for the job once held by britain s gri ou l sea hero lord horatio nebton lilllsburg mr und mm hnny collli r und ehll drrn of or ton w nt sunday at the homi or mr nnd mrn will brainy third i hit mr winnfred tlionmon of gurlph apt nt a few days last wei k wtui hbi rrli nd mr donald rolwrtflon ktv utlfl mm dim boothr-ondlll- everton the annual confereniio of the centra district of the church of christ dis ciples young people in ontario ws held in the fvi rton church on february 3rd and 4th the conference wan well attended a good program prepared by the young peoples council was much appreciated by the delegates ross dam pier president or the kverton young people society welcomed the visitors margaret stalnton of toronto replied on behalf nf the visiting societies a main feature of the afternoon session was reports of the recent youth confer enre held in amsterdam holland given by two of the representative to that conference muses margaret stalnton and jean ferguson of toronto a ban quel irepared by the wonven s mis slonary socli ty of kverton was greatly enjoyed by nil after the hnnqurt every one enj yel a hearty slim nong aft r which miss dorothy church of kverton gave n rump talk 1 hi main spcuki r at the saturday night session was dr hrnderson who with mrs henderson is appointed to i mtnnlon work in tin congiv af rletf his address on the subject ambassador ahmad presented n challenge to chris tlnn youth to cngnar in mission work dr henderson ajso sjiojce ncceptablj ot th sunday morning service the con sr rntlon si rvlci nt thi ri uu of tin conn mice was led by miss ora cltmen hi uu nf rldgew vy the nt w officers foi the oinlng year ore president miss dorotlw ohurrh fverton vlrr prosld nt mr rawi dampler rveruin seen tory tn ami re r miss kirn nor graham hllbthiirg mr malcolm mcleod r deen of alton spent sunday at the home of tin loiter b father mr will oheync mr and mrs i loyd miller third i ini spent suriilay al ihiiome of mr and mrs nruci mcklnnon fourth i ine krln mr lancelot cheyne spent saturday with friends in ouelph thr- many friends of mr jus mccann will be sorry to learn he is confined to his bed with n bad ense of rheumatism wi all wish mr mccaiin a npeedy reoov cry little myrnu oregson baby daughter of mr and mrs wallaoe oregson has he ti vety 111 with pneumonia htr frii nds will be glnd to know of hor npeedy recovery nassagaweya a numtm r of the neighbors of r and mrs victor watson of lot 30 oonces slon nassagawcyn uavn uiem a sur prls party on saturday evening to celc brau thi lr 25th anniversary of their marrlajtc we join wltli them hi wishing my and mm watson many more years of happy marrkd life togethi r the arkell united young peanh s union wire tlu guests or kbenoaer united ohnrch young people s union on monday evening liut week a most enjoyable thd profitable evenlnu was sjient tlie dceiiest nympathy of this com m unity goes out to mr h a macdanald nnd family atton in their sudden be reavement canvassers are out preparing the voters llttt for nosnagawtyn for tlu coming dominion election tlie ebcneecr women n asnoclution mit ut the home of mrs jan easter brook on tucsdny afternoon mrs thomas mclaughlin of elm ira visited with relatives and frlendi in nas- sngnwrya und enqueuing hist week the benr or groundhog would have no tronbli in seeing his shadow lost friday candlemas dftj t no we can look for six mon weeks of solid winur ferment wu made in kverton cemetery mr weathermn was the arm of tlie late adam weathersop and margaret tor rance he was horn in scotland and came to this country with hu parents nt four year of age ho spent hu life in the vicinity of kverton hu wife mary jann mmid pawed away coma thirty years ngo lie leave to mojirn hts lai three daughters mrs fred boles of tlu fourth line kramosa mrs walter hunt or rockwood mrs juhet boles of pualinch and one son adam nt home the funeral service wu con ducted by rev j p mcleod of kverton hit pallbearers wwre messrs william smith john stewart leaman thntnimrn islli jackson william read oeorge wt atherson tlie kverton women n institute held a nileclnl mi n n night ut the home of mrs percy smith on monday night february uh the program was arranged by men a committee convened by mr wm head the motto for the month be the fellow your mother think you are waa presi nted by mr irwin jaok- son mvs george yottnir gaa a read i 1 owser shall be tiimi to nljjht kt duett laveh old sweet song was sung by mrs llortop and mrs palframan mr irnrold smltlrad a paiwf on ctir- inteventa apaalal-muslo-ww- provided by alhert alton after the program tlie evening waa spoilt in playing chinese checkers and euchre a dainty lunch was served at the rinse more nettfhlwirluukl nowa lnure tlve western canada special bargain excursions rom a1jl stations in eaht1uln canada 1n daily rmtuuailv 17th march 2nd inclusive return limit 45 bays tickets good w ooaoidflh at funvi appmxlmatety 1 c per mlh tourist 81 jcbpino oars at tareji approximately i c jwr mile btandard 81 fkping cars at fare approximately lr ier mile cost ov accommoltatlon irf butpino atts ambition a l in wm tn elwrrge of ttll uie seeslons of the conference mr and mrs russell hepburn and ioycpor rockwood visluvi ot the hnmr of mv ond mrs jame hepburn on bun dnj afternoon mr malclm mcloid student if the university of toronto attended the recent young peoples conference and visited in the home of his ivarents the world day of prayer will in ob served by the kverton w mm on friday fobniary 0th at 3 00 pm in the church rev bruce stalnton of toronto see kvaugillst of churches or christ dls clplest wan n wi ironic visitor to ilverton ov r sunday mrs robcruon left on friday lo ttpnd a m tilth with her daughter in buffalo mrs muriel palframan silent the we41c 1 nd with her irriits mr and mm win hor top mnt grace mcdinry visited with her niotlii r mrs dampler for a few days luiil week mv cltnrlu fountain nnd family mov ed recently to the house lately occupied by mr and mrs hepburn we rnret to hear of tlie illness of uie mtkhf 8 reed tin friend of mrs joh btnham will tw glad hi hear that she u improving mrs bmiham has been 111 and bi nt thi home of her parents tn aualph the lair jonn wmtlierson iioajied awuy nt tlu honu of hi daughter mrs walter hunt of rock wood on january 37 lh 1 hi funeral was held from his late home in kverton on january 30th tn- baggar heelted rtapoven at pert arthur armstrong flileage and wei hlmllar fxcurslnns from western tn rastern canada during hams period tickets hlnping car bsrvathmi and all information from any aient ask roit hanimill r ar canadian national an open convention will lie i mil in the town hall milton on saturday feb 10th a i ux i x k i m ti nomlnnlo it caiftlldnlo in suppok a national government under the lcnlernlil of dr il j mnnlnn simiakich okihin iiaydon national cnndlclnto for iocl ounly everybody welcome bavl i he kinc i a martin lywident conuorvativo aflhoclatinn nassagaweya s a no 7 mr and mrs elnilr coxl and bobby f tonuito vlbittd ut the home of mr und mrs stan robinson on sunduy mr and mr wm mcphail camp- i helhilk tailed at uu honu of mr und mr thos kinned on wednesday thi younu peoph s society mcttlng wus held last wedntduy ivinlng ultll the- prtfltdtnt mr charlw hcndtrsun tn tiir llmlr dthldlh tlh usual nuttlnu j tlu j hud mr mcgrtarj eloru of the btbu society ulth lanurn shdej of africa tlu j were shown very plainly and wtre uiltghtenhir an he explained und he also gnvi- facts concirnlnc uu work or this soclit mr arthur dia mond secreturj for the bible society for this district came to the front when mr mcgreiry was finished and gave an outline of hla duties prom what he said it was plainly understood that his uork had bun rather discouraging so much so that there had been no collec tors sim out as should have been last fall but after seeing the a this work it curried on and the need of bibles and his talk with those prtsept he stated hlsuilltngncjib to carry on his woik und hoped for a generous response from those caljed up mrs joseph frank we nn sorrj to saj is not so will again the women a institute lwd their second eyf nlng in aid of red crow funds ot brookvhleiiah last imday mr david henderson received llfutetr the ladles for euchre and mr wm billiard that for uie men chinese checkers prise uawooby muui carol young the next evening put on by uiis institute u to be in oldtime dunce with costumes from around the 1816 period we extend our kympathy to mr mac donald and mr hdwards and fimllles acton in their aad bereavements t k g carnival acton arena wednes feb 2sf8 p m featuring fancy and figure skating by the kitchener skating club piilk aiutblue ballot club walt adagio act soloevent lolorlul lostimics and lighting dkiil m acton iiinior ikus uni kr imkeotion miss ifkiln ostkamieit costume events l lillilrenh kvcnlh 10 ycara and under best i anc ovtsscd bubt comic histoncnl or cnrtoon impersonation cirlh and lton 1ft and under ikst tnnn drtsblij best comic best national cobtumt adullh over 1g yearn bint fancy drtsscd best comic cornmcrcial advertisement open events most uniqul costumt best drcssld couple olilest coupk in costume races boys knee under 12 years 2 rounds girls race under 12 vears i round bns knee 12 arul 1 ears 2 rounds cirls kaee 12 nnd m years 2 rounds bos kace 11 is in years 1 rounds cirls kace it is hi years 2 rounds mens knct open 1 rouivltjj ladies race open 3 rounds mixed t under 17 j indem race- men skate backwards ears adults ffvttdn hunday pkimuajly 11th 1 1 op a in the challenge of lit i hi rev o clifton olfford 13 1ft pm tis chureh sejiool 7 00 pm tlte rev dennll judotlt puofl toronto ttrveher preacher lerttirer in an informing inspiring illus trated address down by die bea de- ilrtliiu the rugged scenery and the daily life of the hardy iieople nf newfound land and ijihrndor rrflbtfrlun knox church acton rlv ii i ninnik m a mlnul manse- willow street auni1ay itchruary 11th 1m0 1 1 no a in in a ilihir useless be uiom it in dadt 2 10 pm tlie bamwlh boiumi tnd fllhlo class 100 pin wmt do y more tlian othirs ai other question fnim christ noti l 1 he day of prayer friday ui morrow i in tlie aiiffllran church at 100 p in j ilin vomir peoples oulld mi tiduy 1 1 hruary i jtli valentine party u ai wavb wtuijoomk vuptlflt filuirrli aotbn itfv f o baxtkr pasur r ii h v i r 1 1 00 am ohitn h bervlee f9ulleet belief in ond 13 10 pm church school monday 00pmby1u at the hotnn of mr and mnt pred oolm wndnesday ft 00 pm- prayer mtttlai a vnauocnjcu to au ht aijian h f htllm ii atirjltrun piiiat sunday in ijcnt r 30 a in ifnly communion 13 1 pm church hchool and uhla classen 7 00 pm mission horvlr rilurhdayh 4 00 i iii childru ft hrvl in the churcti i 7 10 pm ijlit iloir mbtflluttons on bt lalitn xv 11 32 nien is a has neur uie di r fur in u rpeiinl ins and cjufstlihin unclaflhipied small advertisements a 1 vrllrmnli ii ptll cm- nlikirril wl r i ur il i rahliil ui imm rhrf i ht oi lot w td in naal li fob haix i ivi y wr old jersi y cow dun pebni licy lfllh told anthony fifth line i imehouat uktom aawinc a portable baw mil will be operated on moore h lot at bpeyslde commencing at once custom aawlnff of lumber will be done blmkk downs 33 2 phono 04 milton fob ha1f 1uj ucn iurm nuir osprlnue close to hlyiiway und on county road od acres workahle 10 acres of bush good bank bam and stone house good water supply fur particulars apply d n mctavibh executor 32 1 acton ontario for haij- mortuu cm vuluuble store in centre of business section of acton for sale bturs interest at fi payable half year ly this is a food mortuase interest never in arrears and for sale only to ulnd up estate apply 31 i dox 10 fret prjss buhinfsh ciianof lluviim now dlnposed of my insurance business to r m mcdonald i wish to thank my patrons one and ull for tholr kindliness und consideration in the past und would uak that the loyalty and sup port which has always been extended to mi be exu ruled to my successor mr r vf mcdonald k iiarrop notice i have purchased rrom mr e x harrop tils insurance business and will endeavor to represent and dive efficient service in all the business formerly car ried by his agency a continuance of your patronatfo is solicited n m mcdonald real estate and insurance th biit event of it kind ever held in acton arena dpwns band lucky door prize nothing has been missed aiwplcch of duke of devoiwhira and lakude chaptno iode and acton branch canadian legon proceeds to provide for the acton lloyn enlhted overaeab and in canada adults 25c children 15c attention make money durlna the vail and winter months by selling hardy canadian nursery stock exclusive territory lor local salesman handsome free outfit uppued lmreesttlut of ultnd orus- menud stock etc growm in can ada mow is the time to order for aprinir ptsvuttntf wwarrx mft rastiouuuu stone wellington knthiix mtnauemkb bitsbllihed 1w tttam ioauafl i ftwwrnivu nifavf wi iklkk m