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j f ttrotlbokv beptkubelt imh 1040 the acton free press paok jtvk many visitors for fahtdays friends from vax and near gathered other visitors to town and items of personal interest shr henry bell of toronto mr thus nlcol of ouelph mr h hlnton of streetsvllle mr c 11 harrison of toronto mrn charles ifynda of toronto mrs william mnxwftl or ouelpb mr charles irwin of ttachejter n y mr find mrs nell mcdonald of pone tarts among the pair dy visitors ware noted mibs jennie colen la visiting in ooder- lch this week c ovorholt and mm gordon mckay mr james mckay mrs jos thurston and son wayne all of toronto attended acton fair on wednesday and vliited their mother mrs n h wansbroujrh mr joe kelly and his sons jon jr and oharles j qf st iuls mo driving through to buffalo n y calld on acton friends whom mr kelly has known in other yearn meurs w a storey and h s holmes mr kelly who is a manufacturer of printing inks in st lou in also called on tnx fmkx press and mada inquiry regarding boyhood friends in acton mr and mrs- m daughter of toronto mrs c b swookhamer left thds week on a vliil t t6 oolffory alta mr and mm hoy brawn and mrs w h stewart of toronto mrs w j sword returned on monday to her home at omega sosk miss f matches of hamilton vliltod with mrs j symon during the week mr and mrn prank man ton jr and mr orrtrude ramshaw or toronto miak dorothy dubois uurxe in train inn hamilton visited mrs victor alger last week mub m j johnaton rockwood and mrs it j bmlut or hamilton were fair day vim torn mrs h mainprise loft this week on a visit lo her father and sinter at kin dernley sank j mr ditaid roh7iil of abornatliy sahk la vlhltinj his parents mr and mrn geortf roatell mr in mrs arthur townncnd from hamilton wlnl mrs parnell and went to actoi ynll fair mr mil mrtt antrus kennedy and chlldni duclph vutud his mollar mn j k kinncdy mn w j russell and lhlldren of unlnnvllu vlntlod mr j ii kennedy and mini m ntuon mr unci mrn j c currk and jimmli o clmthum an holl iayhir at thi homi of thilr i art n a hen ft k j brush of liu ii li htrut rrd imjirtyii 4duy 1 avi nlih fiiutil- in at m uid milton dr a a n kt tun y of maph crci it sank t- msltlnu his iturtnth mr uiul mrs win h kt iiikj mn el 1 1 iiajukrtwm mr lutd mr clint tin h ns of 1 inmtii visited mr aoru eiiu irds on sundav i mr iik mrs h a stanlsuuid hurlu uiul wilniu of otillph visited ul un liomi ol mr mid mrn john wood rev o c olftord wan in toronto this week u tending ttu annual mot una of the alumni association of victoria dnl ondtj mr ami mrs earl cooper and frunkle of larder luke are visiting at the home of hl piirtnth mr and mrs w m cooper mm lowell hunt of cedar dc miss agnes tovell of toronto and mr and mrn diincun alkonhead of varna on tarlo recently visited miss mamie mosaic mv and mm graham macdonald und mips rutli and mm prudenc cook of toronto attended acton fair on tues da eviniiu serueant w alger of niuuara on the lake und strgcanl major j alger of camp bordtn vulted thtlr niottur mrs alger art mi mr ami mm clurt keith of seatorth and mrn ed hills of georgetown visit ed mn angu mcdonald of doll vur don on tuecdu mis t m brown mr and mrs cam i run ru and ion toronto visited on fiunduv with mr unci mrs rolrt mu arthur ui sunday mlssei- frances dills and donaldu mc phall enured the ttacheni courat at toronto normal school which com menced thih vatic mr mil mrs john gretr ai4d chll dren luid mr and mm jus double vtsitod ovei the week end with mr grtnro bntlur at bala mr and mrs george thurston and miss lulltan thurston of littleton nevv llampshirt v islted aoton friends thi wwlt luid attended the fair vulor ulth mrs oeargr murraj thli ueeiure mr anh mrs kenyan bcams- viltr mrs hlnton stneu llle mrs hichartuon and mrs mckiney of tor- 1 onto mr and mrs cameron scott bden mlua announce the engagement of tryjlr younger daughter helen marguerite to mr jamrt w davles elder on of mr and mnv e davtes umelwuse the marrlag to take place on saturday september mth mv and mrs h roy wanabrouglv mr harold wanibrough and ton robbie george wallace clothes shop 123 yonge st toronto opposite ryrtobirte time tablle changes eppbonrvk sunday september 29th 1940 liiu information ihom aoentb canadian national rys see us about tour eyes our modern technique in dealing with difficult casts of defective eyeslwht la re garded as the best in this district it has bren our pleasure to iii hundrrds of jwoplr who have had great difficult in securing good vlstin let iis prove our claim e p head sb st gioitoes square phone 1529 gcelml 1940 acton fair had another successful year continued from page one hooths shows and other items that amus ed and entertained many the parade of live stock gave a gen rrnl idea ot the horses nnd cattle that had been shown- in thce rings during trie afternoon the cattle exhibit was good with a strong showing of jerseys the horse classes did not have as much competition as is often seen the poul try exhibit wos well up and evrry hog pen was filled with exhibits and there wan a good showing of sheep a com plete list of the prize winers in theae classes will be published in next week s issue of tint fsrae pskrh folk come from a great distance to at tend acton folr but the prtie thin year goes to miss i ruth nelson who travel led 300 miles from kltamaat bc dr a a b kenney nnd mr david roscrll had come 1 r00 miles from saskatoon and mr george thurston bad comr 000 miles from littleton new hampshire acton fair is a great place to meet friends from far and near the concluding feature of the two big fair days was the dknoo in th town hall last night it drew a srlendld crowd with the hall taxed to capacity and enjoying the annual event and so the acton fair of 1040 has passed on it proved another in the string of successes that has been achlev there are more than president i o johnston and secretary r thetford who smiled a bit wearily as the day closed but all were happy with every reason for happiness for the achieve ment following is a list ot the prise wtnnrrs in the hall exhibits grain winter wheat orchard farm swackhamcr j e pearen spring wheat orchard farm brown ridge early onu orchard parm swurkhamt r white oats orchard farm 1 hunt r 1 j brown rldgt btirli j mk r orchard farm r h hiinttr dupluj of icnllago corn wo brownrldge 1 j bnmnrtdit grain in sheift j bnhmiridk- colli cllon grain t j brow nrldgi orcliard farm roots aa vtoi- tables ooldcn bantam corn r 11 hunt r t brownrldg i r findloj tarly potauws r h hunter luw swuctrmmer i r kuidhij ross baldwin colin smith mary carlton ontario mary carlton colin bmlth rltmton pippin mary carlton colin smith snow colin smith mary carl on st lnarenct mary carlton colin smith crab apples mary carlton t f wllunmson five varieties cooking apjilea mary parlton colin smith five varieties dessert apples mary carlton colin smith pars oargeau mary carlton colin bmlth bnrtlettrcolln smith d f william son anjou mary carlton colin smith flemish beauty colin smith mary carlton u other varieties pears colin smith mary carlton plains relne claude colin smith mnrv carlton german prune colin smith mary carlton ilradshaa colin bmlth mary carl ton egg mary carlton colin smith other varieties plums colin smith mary carlton grape concord mary carlton olln smith worden colin smith mary carlton niagara mary carlton colin smith moores colin smith mary carlton dcleware colin smith mary carlton rodger red colin smith mary carl ton f1iuit specials bosket of mcintosh or northern spy colin smith domestic 8ciuvck baking etc brown bread mrs w e williamson mrs w c andrew mrs o e cook white breadmrs o e cook miss helen bayne mrs w c andrew fruit and nut ual airs f west mrs c landkborough mrs g g robertson plain buns mrs g g robertson mrs s o switstr mrs w e william hosaj son v fancy buns mrs w d birtxr h i f kerr mrs g a robertson tin biscuits mm w c andrea i west mm d v williamson urui mufttiis mrs d i williamson mlas htlcn btijnr mrs g v cook ughl ijijrr cak mrs d d jclnnon mrs o h cook mrn williamson dark ijijvr caki mrs g o roliert son mrs d robertson mrs o parker sloiut cnke mrs o g robertson mr w 3 wlllkmson mrs w r wat son mrs mrs mc 3 r angi i oaki- marli clayton mrs d llkt potatoes i r ftiidl ly o ioke f wllllnmson mrs o o roberuion choroluu cake mrs c ijmdsbor i mr o parker mrs g e cook parmi potutois at uril it h h int r d modoukiill o uuci farms f cookie mfk g o robtrtin nld carrots o ikt firm l mrs d rob rtson ivs d b mckln bninnridgi r ii hunt r i toblt carnil w 3s wiulamsou mrs general insurance life fire automobile accident and health and all cuaees of insurance also war bonus f l wright fflc cooper bldg phone 05 gregory theatre friday htvptlmrlr 30th 20 mule team thrillpacked od cnture drama with wallace beery musical mu tiny in the count cartoon book worm turns chapter 13 dick tracj s o men saturdat skptimjltr slit guh night tuo urls on broadway joan blondell lana turner oeurgc munilry mr moto on danger island peter lprre fox ni monday scptcmbeb slrd adventures of sherlock holmes mystery thriller witrroaau rath- bone musical pony express day camera adventure sanctuary of 8u popeye my fellfti is hurt w inir w bakb fawcdi shlppliik tumi j fc ptann o ijiki nirms wm frfr ilfuvltst tumips in arhly o ijike tarnis f u i lndla piirfiiiuks orchard farm wm butn r h hunter fetdlng be us o ijiki farms r h hunur t broanrldgt mangold wurtzel o lakt farms v r flndlas w d barber table beets long red o lake farms wm burrs table beets turnip wm baggs mn w fryer t brownridge cabbage white w williamson d f williamson r h hunter cabbage rd f r pindlay d f williamson celeiy w williamson d f wu- willlamaan w baggs cauliflower w e williamson f r pindlay wm baggs field pumpkin t brownridge o lake farms h relet pie pumpkin t brownridge wm baggs r ii hunter table squash small r h hunter wm baggs f r flndlay hubbard squash t broanridge f r flndlay wm baggs field squash large o lake farms onions yelloa f r ftndlaj r h hunter mrs musselle onions red o lake farms r h huuttr d f williamson onions any other variety r ii hunter f r findlaj w e william sun plain o kles mrs o o hob rtson mm g i cook mrs j w pell i apple pie mrs w e williamson mrs i a kerr mrs d b mrklnnon raisin pic mrs d f williamson mm o g rotwrlson in d b mc k union union pie mrs o f cok mrs d b williamson mr f a kerr pumpkin pie mrs d b mcicmnon mrs w c andriu miss helen bayne j milk bread mls w e williamson mrs w c andrea mrs w d barber jelly rollmrs o parker mrs g e i cook short bread mrs d robertson mrs d b mcklnnon mrs d f williamson date loaf mrs o g robertson mrs j d p williamson mrs o parker plain baking mm w e wlluomson mrs o o robertson iiomf department specials ten pound crock of butter mrs a h switrer tea biscuits mrs e f collier mrs i f a kerr j loar mome made bread mrs o h saluer mrs h m reld mrs f west j tea btsculus mrs f west collection of bakingmrs g e cook cannfd and prfsfrvid products currant jilly mrs suitnr mvs e i f collier mrs walter frjer j apple jelly mrs o r cook mrs i w e williamson mrs o h swlticr canned fruit light mrs e f col lltr mrs d b mcklnnon mrs w baggs canned fruit dark mrs o h grschowchaumers wedding saturday at knox manse a very pretty september wedding was solemnized on saturday afternoon atjiic manse acton wlren audrey bessie youngest daughter of reeve and mrs j b chalmers became the bride of mr elmer bartholomew orlschaw son of mm a holt and the late mr oris chow preston the ceremony at four o clock was performed b rev ii i bennle the bride nan tery becoming ly dressed in n nay blue sheer with blue and white accessories the brides maid miss margaret chalmers sister of the bride wore a navy blue sheer with matching accessories mr robert day or preston acted as groomsman after the ceremony the wedding party sat down to a dinner at the home of the bride among the guests a ere mrs a holt mother or the groom and mlns mabel llolt a sister both of preston following dinner the happy couple left on a fihort motor trip to northern on tarlo mr and mrs gttich w will reside in acton canadian coal production gaiim coal production in canada during tle first quarter of 1m0 totalled 4 650 273 tons compared with 3 070 847 in the corresponding period a year ago the production this year included s 330 70s tons of bituminous 1 oofl 0b3 tons of lignite and 144 037 tons of subbitu mlnous operators in nova scotia mined 1 000 503 tons nn increase of 48 per cent over the tonnage produced in the corres ponding months of 1030 production in alberta amounted to 1 00b 007 tons made up or 830 231 tons of bituminous cool 144 037 umb of nubbltumlnous 717 740 uina of llunlto in the first quarter of 1930 alberta produced bo 010 tons of bituminous 147 4 do tons or sub bltumln out and 774023 tons of lignite mines in british cilumbla produced 400 010 tons of coal an against 140 3n tons a year ago saskatchewan s output was reronl nd at fo 409 tons und ni w brunswl k accounted fir 112 934 trtns cannula lnimirtd 1 345 31s uuu of cual during tin p rlod under review as com pared with 1430 103 tons in the first thru m tilths of 1930 ren iptn from the uultid stotis were five per cent lwcr ind consisted or 413 470 tons of imthrat it b01 7 tons of bituminous and 770 tons of ugnltt great britain hiippli d the remainder if the imp rtn uons coal muli avail ibl for consumption in canada during the first quarter or 1040 totalled 100 044 tons or is ir rent ibovt the tonnage madi avallnblt d irlng th months of jnn mn pebr i iry and march of 1039 why suffer with your feet uh smt far men women children o straighten up weak feet b d rachlin mux street acton opposite y m c a for bigger business- advertise wanted best prices paid for scrap iron froti 900 s100 pw ton will pa iust iritls for old hindi i nr f i wricltiiik w an i li 2h tuns sllt1 200 tons ust hhi t ins suivl iiiiil vt ill nil any plan ut deliver in our tliniscs l waxman co main stitnijt acton grand final 20 prizes offered in final draw saturday on saturday niglu mtrchonts who have bun participotinr in the weekly saturday night draw make their final feature for the season all the money available in the fund will be spent on prizes he prize list will include at least twenty prizes be there on saturday niht to win be sure to have your coupons all deposited that is the only way you can win in this big event and do your shopping in aeton all coupons on saturday the regular collection of coupons will be mode in the storesut i 00 p tn for the hctitfil of those uho ennnot get tnto town earlier coupons mny he put in the barrel at the post ofliee platform nt 0 w until 155 p m all coupons not deposited are of no value so be ure to ptt them all in on saturday tom a tot f williamson mn q suttier mvs w baaa mrs collier cook wm bobbs citrons f r flndla r h hunter t broanrlde radlahew e williamson o lake farms saett pepptnt wm baeus w e williamson r h hunter collection euetablofa r 11 huntem w e wllllanuuin grain boot and tegetanlf spuciaus collection of farm produce t j brounrtdse ranpberreh or strawberries mm wil ilamson mn o ii satfter mrs w baffb canned tomatoes mrs d b mckln n6n mm o h saltwr mrs a e cook canned corn yrlloa mrs o e cook lis waiter frer mrs williamson canned peas mrs williamson canned string beam mm j b adamson mrs o e cook mrs w babs homemade marmalade mm west last weeks winners m cfrtificate reta cnpps aeton i it stamps miss margaret anderson mrs m braeken dora hansen mrs a e crossman stewart maleolni betty brittop 1 k i aeton frank wood mrs earl davidson george holhngcr julian zaioe the losers mrs m scott k 2 kockwood h huhell mrs l i watson 1 six our ideal mansolds w d barber mrs wllllamron mrs w bbffv i son w brownrldire saeefc fickle mn ci s cook mrs three samples or grain orchard w bobbs farm u k hunter i nine da pickles mrs j b adurn get your coupons from these stores uuhhrl uaftket of mixed vcvcubli w d barter a fion shlpptnii turnip i d barber a son fbiit apple for kal growers onlv northern spv mrt w tv barber rliode uland qreenlno mn w d barber bawlnrr w d barber apple afacxntoch red colin j5frtth mary carlton wealthy cqlln gmllh mary carlton northern apj colin bmlth mrfry carltort rhode laland greening mary gv- ton colin smith on rr o k cook mrs w prjer pickled fruit mrs swltnr mra pearen w wllllamaon maple svrup j e pearen mra w baosa cauup mra wet mlp a b cook salad drraalns traj ipell mra o parker mra r p wation veoetahle saud mn w r wataon mm r p wataon mr bwlusr chill sauce mra leltch lilu marie clayton mra q k oook homemade candy w b wltllamaon mra c tclrkneaa w w n wataon orane wine- mra w r wataon mra leltch wine any other variety mm v a concluded on paobtht elliott bros i w d talbot acton footwelr hintois hoyal cafe wm cooper macdonald bakery c dale edwards store a t brown georgetown lumber lovell bros i1kowns trult stork i w agar miss k roszell r j hassard b d rachlin svmon hardware m pallant harold wiles free press office blue star service station wooirs uoclhy johnstone rumley gregory theatre frank toth acton home bakery harry wateriiouse i vl jones carrolls grocery