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paos xm the acton free press c tiiurfloay slcttlfunier 3ul lftio notlco of lrih msrrlam awl dwths am lnart4 la this column without cltsr id umarum notleaa am and te pr lloe tmitlonkl tor potry taottn kabtetukoook at the general hos pital ouelph on wednesday septem ber iftui co mr and mr ttllaji bas- trbrook of darbyvllle a aort both doing nloely mat fitatham at the sranttord general hospital imday september sotltjo40 enoch statham beloved husband of wary osburn in hi ftfith year wawshaw suddenly atvhls horn in haul park uich on sunday sep tember ifith 1040 james wealey ham- shaw beloved husband of tthxabeth cheyne in xastsstouak thompson in loving memory of a dear huaband george thomnaon who paued away september 29th 1m7 jcver remembered by hts wiftt os and enfos jorteowifi walr today aplendld weather too enjoyed c ullton pair on saturday will tract many from acton and district the period of standard time in acton was brief docka will be advanc ed again on sunday night october 1st to tth will be newspaper week obacrwsr throughout the domin ion by the canadian weekly newspapers a group of acton scouts gave good aervlce at the pair last week in manag ing the reaeryed oeat section in the arena prima for the beat decorated dpi carriage in the pair day parade were won by muriel burns helen somrrville and elaine hargrove 7 reeve j d chalmers ha had hi home reflnuhwd with a fine brick pat tern of asphalt siding it make a marked improvement 4argaret somervllle rcgglo spire and kenneth adamson won the prises tor the best decorated bicycle ln the rnlr duy parade lout wcdnewlaj three carload of machinery were unloaded thl week at the wool combing corporation plant workmen are now erecting and plclnr the equipment work of grading and ailing on frederick street got under may on mon das anri with truck and pouer shovel the job will bo completed in short order mrs n o arnold ha nold her re sidence on wilbur street to mr boultun of toronto who u in charge of one of the departments of the wool comhlns corporation the industrial fence around the brurdmore co plant ha been extended to include nil the propertj on the eot ftidr and separate it from the wool combing plant the shipment from acton and dis trict rid cross on september 30th in eluded 133 pain of socks 13 scarves and 20 sweaters workers have been busy even during the summer a unique wartime job undertaxtn by the boy ticouu of acton england has been providing of listeners at church the boys listen closely for air mid nlrens during the singing of hymns whin other members of tike curtgrcja turn may not hear the church also hus its own fire fighting squad which irlcludes scouts two young mauaslne canvasser mui get subscribers to sign on the dot ted line to secure votes for them to get mu the air force ore using methods that are questionable everyone surely knoib that votes do not take young men into any branch of the military service the magaslne employing them is surely not uvau of the method used hugh o clark haatl george clark one george town oldest resident who died wed- neaday sifter a long lllneu was burled on prlday ire was in his seventyninth year a son ofthe lata james ctarx who imported the first jersey cattle into ontario in 1871 he was born near brampton in 1841 and was actively en gaged in the toronto live stock market mr clark became widely known u an expert judge of cattle mr clark was a senior slder and trustee of knox presbyterian church which he attended forjaany year lie was also a member of credit lodge a p at ajul surviving are his widow the former ann kuaabeth mtokane and three daughters mrs a 0 lowe tor onto mrs douglas i ross montreal and sirs nay a oraham paris on tario knoch statham jth daath of enoch statham occur red prlday evening at the xlrantford oeneral hospital in his ahrtynfth year bom at georgetown mr statham had pbjtikfcrq chronicles ol ginger farm i wriiti t rkt owenjcm i wriiuu bpteuuy hr owendomnk r cuuuac oauwring eggs is i believe supposed to be one of the joys of farm life and i admit it is a job that has attractions especially if eggs are a good price and your hens happen to be laying well but apart from that the joy of gathering year wm bl know that aeonv eggs depends upon where they are laid new floor u wng lnmtmx whlch well it was a great summer while it lasted and we hope uie two weeks of good weather was fully enjoyed by all but here we ore at tile start of the seasons activities for 1m0 41 and in the vernacular or camp all set and rartn to go regular gym classes start on monday september 30th so look up the schedule get your gym suit- out of the closet and lets all get off to a good start on a well balanced program a exercise and fun tliose who enjoyed the card room last been a resident of acton in his early had threshed the eggs from these out years being a son of the late ur and mrs thomas statham and was a mem ber of the lacrosse team of nearly forty years ago ha h resided in brant- ford for many years and had been em ployed by thai canadian national rail way for forty years he was a member of the woodmen of the world camp no 13 besides his sorrowing widow formerly miss mary osburn he leaves to mourn his loss two sons stanley how well you like climbing and how much you can appreciate barley awrls sticking into you at every inaccessible part of your anatomy iv tell uie truth i never had much trouble on my egggathering mission until after we had threshed moat of the hens were wall content to lay in uie hen house although an odd few birds made nasi hi the hay mow or in spare stalls in the oow stable but after we lying places got fewer and fewer which led me to believe that my biddies had moved house so partner and i went hunting with partner doing most of the climbing we found two nests one right at the back of the straw mow and the other in the cutter the cutter of course is piled on top of the sleighs and the sleighs are on top of something else so to reach the eggs is quite an acrobatic it was raining the day will add materially to uie comfort and appearance of this room this room aa usual will be open at all umes for the exclusive use of adult members who en joy a game cards the opening night of uuuaeason will be on prlday october 4th of next week don t fall to be on hand and enjoy an evening of dancing etc at uie y avery 193040 member is invited to come activities commence at g30 cards games dancing will be part of uie pro gram wlui several surprise items thrown tn dvery 103040 member of uie senior department can expect to receive an invltauon within uie next few days it looks like a big year for uie acton y mca let a make uie 1im0 41 season mect me at the y brantford oordon tulsonburg one we discovered uie nests and that was daughter mrs j i charlton la vegas new mexico two brothers william statham london harry statham acton and one sister mrs ii r bur ling washington do the funeral on monday was from thorpe brothers fun eral home with interment in mount hope cemetery postnuptial reception tor mil and mrs h werster a very pronant tvcnlng was spent iiltli mr and mrw howard webster inec ada mcdonald i at llu home of the groom a sister mm j kllrrby when uit immediate families gathered to honor ihem on tlip occasion of thi ir recent marriage euchre unn luid at hit tuples uie winners brlni for the men mr it burr chcluiihonu imu mr m dowries of oudph and mrs howard webhur art ut after uir brldt and room had optnid i clr many lovilj gifts all sat down to a dainty lunh served by uie hasteis assisted by mrs p mc adams toronto and- mr c a dowries ouelph the brides table was centred with the beau llful fn ecstorey wedding cake and pink candlos tn silver holders autumn flowers and pink and white streamers were used throughout the liouse for decoration quest were present rr6m toronto cheltenham acton ouelph and aria address at the proper tlmej feci when i got to the house the mon mclean and mrs d macdou- keys in the soo couldn t have been busier twenty yearb ago trum the luu of the i- re ptmb of thursday september solh 1020 fulr and drj goods c russell ha tars in the it was i lght in tht shade du tht tit uerul urotr buslntfts which mr d nmdurled the past six warrvn blink haa been ru norman h broun of muton utst monday the two mountain uih titts u tilth wire planted fort four tarjt ago by the late w ii stony chairmui of the building committee of the mtumdlsl churcn were cut down us thrj were right in front of uie chic eden mills on mnnda evening n larut kiuht ring of tht rriendfl and neighbors of miss he en scott assembled in the pavilion ut edacwod purk to honor her prior to lur marriage this saturday oames and community sinning undrr the capable leadership of rev a h wilson wt much enjoyed during the evening hrlen was called forward and miss jean lowrl read an address mrs gall drew aside curtains which rivealcd a lovely decorated corner laden with glfts with a chair and table in the midst where the guest of honor and the groom to be mr jim davits opened their gift after helen had made a vcty fltung reply mr d mncdougall ajwiltt a few words on behalf of the pteabytertan choir and a lovely travelling bag com plete with a cosmetic set wjis presented to htr lulrn completely taien by sur prise thanked hi r fellow membi rn for their gift and hoped tvrryone would visit her norm time lunch w ni m rv ed and uie nmainder of uie tvtnlnu as slent in dancing to music supplied bv c ram show r orrjirtitru mr douglas smith of tin rcap toronto snni sunday with his slater miss margaret smlui m tht homi of mr and mrs j wllm my and mrs harold lett of dayton ohio visited with mr and mrs charles klngburv recently mr and mrs a klpptn and family if toronto spent sunday in uie home how partner came to have time to go hunung the next day it was fine and it behoved mc to get the eggs myself so i set out wluiout giving very much thought to the matter except that with eggs thirty cents a dozen i wasn t rolng to miss arty if i could help it i went to uie driving shed first and considered how best to reach the ncnt in the cut ter surely i thought if a hen can ri l there i can it didv t look to difficult tht re was a box to slort off with and thin the edge of the hlelghs and finally the cutter ilsilf but the holnff was a tittle crowd ed bt caiuii jammed in alonnidc urt cutur and ale lulls w is the ltd horst bugirv how evi r nothing venture noth ing huvt ko up i wtvnt rtaclifd my objlcllvf and found an imply ntntt maybi that fnct dugruntled me r maybt i thought unconsciously uiat cllmblnu down slmuld be taay com port 1 w ith climbing up whatever happt ned i don t know but i slipped and one ft ot got llstlf tangjed up in uie bubby uhetl how t ver i finally reached the ground and decided no bones were broken and v ithout giving the matter much more thought i went off to uie bam hoping i would at least llnd a few ergn tn the straw mow climbing to the back of the straw mow was an easy matur except that i did have to navigate in a hunched up post uon or use crack my head on a beam but i wus rewarded by flndlnu eight cggsl with this kjioii in both hands i started backing out it was the only way there had not seemed to be much straw where i walked in but wheh i came out well the straw was half wa to my knees and althoiirh i dldn t j come into collision w iut the beam yet i had forgotten that from that beam hung cobwebs in which stray wisps of i struw had been caught during the threshing and 1 hod no hat on 1 wtll i shook off all the straw i could see but not by any means all i could got to the house uie mon local health bulletin the community is sull free from any communicable diseases and this comlnp friday uc hop to start toxoid ing etc lo help keep our record as clean as passible parents will havt signed by now tin plrmlbaum cardb fur uiusa chil dren requiring pnvcnuvc measures each prlday afternoon will be lnoru latlon duy and various trcilmenbt w 11 be given thu days according tn schedule if tht w rmlsston cards are n turned as quickly as posmbli wi will be enabled to dcurmliw by prlday mom ing of uils week uiost pupils to be started off right away on their course f pre vi ntlon itduy h ui bet n chosen f r the day to glvi the inoculations so that any kltght reactluns ixpcrltiici d will liavi passed off over uir wt k end md the child w 111 bt rt udy for tchotl on monday any chlldrtn who have had only pur tlul immunization to t luier dlphtlu rl i or scarlet ftvtr can be glvtn u skin teat to determine un lr degree of immunity and decide wfiethtr they require add lion ul toxoid the treatments will bt admlnlsurtd it tht school e j nelson moh ask for a demonstration we will gladly arrange a demoimtration on your own farm norton motors ford sales and service phone 69 acton ont our jthrcc way plnn hclpx finance ihc war jlauty mkhimn quality savings w t patterson ro speclmlut in ry bzaniliuuab- onkatbl wyndham bl oublfii rfaeoc oomplrtcly saqulpped oftlct dlow utkiier bhoe stars nnv canvnian i iouk ii attilattix i- lku lb lxccuiur 1011 r 7 lb big 20e 4 lb quit illr aunrn bi 1nslrv i4 tb uuk 15r lit- monarch pastry s lb bnk m lb tint 24 lb un 41c 13c ifive rohch bread 7 lb qne 2sr maple leaf itread 1 lb buu 2nc m lb um hllr hlhsii kol1 i i oats h i ow onnivu al x hh al uriikii s hl sh x iii all i rs pikiii m at hi til llni st a akon1 ikili nikmt kl i pill i i i wlllal q pill h i kl i- iomhaui plums tisn appi i- saik l- 1 akfir sultanas g mhoal pumpkin 6 25c 3 17c 5 23c 3 17c 1 10c 3 17c 3 25c 2 13c 2 15c 1 10c 1 10c 2 25c 1 10c the popular place to shop barrs rrewh fmilh and eelnhuh tiiarj i was i unit hunting in a btu way finally i chanced m dixsn and i charmed tny stock lnca and then btart ed to get lupntr but it was no use barle awns are more ulan dress deep so uwre i was carrylna dishes with j one hand and scratching with the other and all to no purpose i looked at uie f clock it was nearly time or tht mm to ci me in will i thought if supptr imi t readv this in one time they will inive to wait and well joi can miess the rest in it ft w minutes i had a complete change f clntlua from mj kln out find ns hnppv it lant d lh e me my lsltors at olnger farm wtio would ukt to guttitr iub can do i with m bltssnik hut that kn t all hi tr ieu vi i before night i nut i was walklnii wlui somewhat of a un p for tht r on m rlnht shin b nt as an egg ntiapcd sweulng of a arccnuh hue while m ankle carried out the color scheme in purple and blue tills wetk bt sides hu inert ntf t gs i irave been bus en busy pickling and mrnojrlai monuroeiit two wr planteao ani vtrs j d lowtic canning brrti plums tcmatocs mui m front or the church md ore suu j ir and mrs p wright of new west tird pickle crabiiprjle jrlly and catsup standing the two jul removed were minster and mr and mrs n wrltfht and plcni of each i did want to go planted at what was inundad as uie and son of ouelph spent aunday in the to acton fnlr but at that time i was front entrance to the parsonaac which i ailbertson home also dr and mrs o weeping copiously over a part of onions the church ut that unie proposed erect- stevenson arid family of oueph vlstred any other yoar i would have taken uie ing on uie vacant lot in the same home time but uls year i had had such harry mcintosh uie blacltsnulh tl bdrn mills is selllns out and returnlns to ekisland a bequest of eonildtble amount hu been left him by a deceased relative mrandmr oliver oook and utree children arrived a week or so airo tttm selkirk man and intend spending the fainter here ur ii ii brown of the royal bank hu been promoted arid transferred from st thomas to burllngtdn 7svssw doxk in acton on rrtday september mth 1km to dr and mrs h a ooxe i daughter many from here attended anniversary ttme gettlnir the stuff togeuier for pick service held in ttockwood presbyterian una that hatng at last got- everything church both morning and evening last i wanted i thought uie least i could do bunday y home and gel on with uie job i mr and afrs charles head and don- it wtfs two weelcs before j- could gek my alda of toronto mr and mri harold gherkins tomatoes also seem to be wilson and daughter of heapeler and very scarce but thank goodness ours are mr and mrs ben wtlion and son spent ripen trie up pretty well and this u the uie weekend with mr and mrs w bur- first year uie chickens have left us combe and daughter and daughter be- enough to can for returning lo montreal and who partner managed to get in a few more have spending aome ttme in the home loads of mixed grain and uien it rained or mv and mra w wllaon i again so now he u ilacklng uie rest the reouur ladles aid meeung of r hoping uie frnit wlu dry it out if it thf presbyterian church was held in the doean trot in uie meanume i special announcement by popular request we will continue lo give until the knd of this year free war saving stamps 1 with your purchnrce jl toughing planting reiptng conserving msruting agriculture comnumls alliea tons the farmer is ever uorkinj and managing to secure the gifts of nature and their profits the bank of montreal at all seasons- is slim ing thousands of farrners throughout canada by furnishing at convenient branches the va rious linds of banking services they require veatry of th ejtnrehon tuesday after- and that noon with m good undanee goodbye la uie news for this weak strung qtmatfiattt d thttrlnetuitriti 11 ttvry trtim fib emmtiuity u tutiltjtv dtumt your umuktug nuirtmrmtt utttt ul bank of montreal a b1amk wheie shall aocovhti abk welcome adon illsuch v h clayton manger 111 modern bxpcr1enctd ranking sbrvicb iu ottttsl is vsr sutitufml ofitmu business directoiy mncdicasv dr ji a mcniven offloa and raswenee corner bowr avenua and klgfn street dr e j nelson htyatelan asul ftttrgaais klaetro thurapy phoaa dr wm g cullen l m c c miyalelaai au bnrgm ofriee iioura 14 and 70 pm sundays by appointment mill street fear fradarlok straac telephone 114 drs freed and stevenson camttraijlvuxk phone ullton usrs after 10 p-m- uutom vw office iioura t0 aja i- pju 78 pj suaday hy appolnfaiaaflt only lstoajl c f leatherland b a bsrruue aiui 8ults rfataty rakhe isauar of msmrlaga tirana registrar of blrtha uarrlaga daatha aovon osim it fbaima kasuaa 1u kenneth m langdon arrisur bajialtar naury rmklu offlcea georgetown gregory thaatra building aoton over t fleynueks cafe for appointment phone acton ss ot georgetown u office hours during august acton tuesday and thursday 4 00 p m to 5 ib pm dental a j buchanan d d s h sargaan oftlc in irishman block hours dam until 9 p m bvanlnga by appointment qas for bxtntruons xba i clocrd wtdncsday aftfraiion thuna 14 w pfarfn dos i d s llrnui surgeoa oftlcr in thr symm ul 1 k one 20 mill street acton vitf rinarv b i young v s rvsc wlrrlnary burgeon office hrookvlllr ontarl phone muton i4flr4 f g oakfs vs rvsc veterinary sargeon on ire snd rrsldrnce kn ix avtn actim phone i jo aihtioneeks rrank petch aarltoneer and beprrsanutlve i harlm htrwt dsj life asaurance c o plh i jjj arktawn time tables naoun naiionallullways at acton standajid ttafe golnc v sst oully 1 xi rpt milto fl am j 4i am ijul y psp pt tiundnv dully 1 xrt pt yunil u a pjn a 19 pjn siuuluy uly hjrr it cjcoryrtoau j 41 pjn 11 it t oiirlph j is pm caalnc urol dully t ncrpt iiiuuli a 48 am suturttuy t nl 1 0 pm flr at ouplph 1 4tl pro dally exr pt flundn 1x1 pm- aunday nly li 4 j pro jray coach lines coaches leave acton htandard tims mstiioi vii t toronto a in 101 11 m ii 31 a m 2 06 i ii 3 m j m s in h i t m lstitol m to kitchener a4 33 pm ept 1 xl sj u m 1 j j n x 1 p m p in i ih 1 111 xr oa pm it l 1 1 1 s3 in x tl r ik f u nd n s d v sun ui d ii i l iun in i ii i hit lh i lulh rxcrpt ait sun li 1 ii i t silt sin an fu v dully rxcept sut township of nassafawrra s lk of imws ro krears of taxes tn wit notice la hereby given that he list ol lands for sale for arrears of tasea tn tht township of naasagaweya in the year 1040 has pren prepared and rotea there of may be had at the oflre of tie town- i ship trrasurrr that such ut ha bean published in the ontario oajette on thf t eih day or july l4tr jou uneta th rrrcan of fosrs and cott a ihown on such list r paid on or safdr s 00 p clock in uie afternoon of tuuday october birr 1940 the treaiorer of th toanshlp if naasagaweya will proofed 1 to sell by public auction the said land or such portion thereof as may be naoa- ary at the said hour of 300 o clocjc trl 1 the afternoon on the said th dav of october 1040 at the council chamber in th township hall at brookvlua in the tald township or kvstaaawe a dated at the office of the treaufcuref or the township or naasagaweya this th day of july l40 jauc3 w uoptat treasurer 3- is ttownahlp of naaaagawtyai j