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neighborhood news iii cuaxtnlaa other centra and cnaaaainilllra many at to beaten an laterested everton acl robert mcoitcheon of gimil man la spending hla furlough with his father mr t d mccutcheon and titter mrs harvey jesttn and other friends mr gordon rlddell of norval vl itaed at the home of mr and mr harold sunter sunday sunday visitors at the home of mi webb paisley block and mr hugh ja black were mr and mra will robertson guelph road mr and mra will alexander fifth une spent sunday at the home of mr and mrs irvine hamilton mrs curuton of toronto spent the weekend at the home of mr and mrs john alton nassagaweya the heather mission band of eb enzer united church held their reg ular monthly meeting in the base ment of the church on sunday de cember 5th under the leadership of mrs c h elslcy of brookville mr and mrs robert black of guelph visited with mr and mrs alfred wilson of nassagauteya recently ac2 john henry of ttcaf train ing centre gait v sited with his parents in brookville over the week end butchering and picking fowl for the christmas market is tin ordor of the day with the farmers and poultry raise rs mr c a darby and mrs duntan moffat and daughter of knott lbnll visited relatives and friends in llevci ballinafad miss phyllis foreman has been con- valckcinu nt her hdme with rev and mrs foreman nftcr an attack of the flu rev a w fosbury of acton and uev a o w foreman exchanged j ulpltk on sunday speaking on the pension fund mrs donald mclean who was able to return to her homo after undergo ing an operation in guelph general hospital suffered n renpso and had to return to the hospital a speedy ro- ovory is hoped for wedding hells have boon ringing in cut community whin mr clifford kenny and mlks rvn harding of georgetown wore married on satur- dny mr frnlo mcflncry tit ton clod the wedding bclnf the grooms nislst- nnt quite a humlwr il tended the nn- tiunl meeting of tho erin township red cross ut huuburg on thursday and report n very kuccmtful year mrs ellis of toronto gave a very interesting address on the work of the red crass and when you hear of the grent heed it makes one feel that they should do just a little more campbellville the hear neighbors paid a surprise visit to mr and mrs john elliott one evening last week a pleasant time was spent playing cards after which miss gladys baynton read a short nddresk and a beautiful table lamp uu presented to mr and mrs elliott kuthle was presented with a pretty framed picture mr elliott replied in his usunl good style several of the gentlemen present gave short speeches a delli lous lunch was served by the ladles and all wished our friends mr and mrs elliott and fumlly much happiness in their new home in milton the blair young womens o lety held their december meeting ut the home of verle and delia vonslckle on saturday afternoon the presl- i dent miss laura black was tit charge others taking part were verle vanslckle sadie buck und mrs james robertson at the close of the meeting a social half hour was spent when oil enjoyed a cup of tea the ladles aidof it dm ids church met at the home of mrs mt phee after the usunl huxlm m and election of officers for im 4 n life i membership certitwatt in the wms was presented to mrs c a ekle mr john mclntyre who hu been an imalld for about fourteen jears i died in the general hospital uelph on sunday mot nlng 1 he funeral aenftce was conducted by hv j mac- nell at the home of alu mclntyie a brother interment was in camp- bellvllle cemetery on tuesday after noon our symputh is extended o the bereaved brothers the precommunlon service u held in st davids church last fri day evening rev mr thompson of acton was the preacher and gave an inspiring sermon we all are sorry to leurn of the loaa to mr and mrs- joseph mitchell last saturday when their house was burned to the ground and only agnail amount of the furniture waa saved oakvujle mr w a mcevoyv who has been manager here for the past ten years of the oakvllle branch of i he bank of toronto has been appoint l manager at preston over 50 garage operators from ev ery section of halton county attended the associations annual meeting in the halton inn on tuesday evening large congregations representative of the community attended knox presbyterian church on sunday to hear lt col c k nlehol m m preach the 110th anniversary servic es charles johnson prominent in oak vllle business circles died suddenly at his home ondundas street tuesday evening recordstar erin limehouse the annual meeting of llmehouse presbyterian church wan held at the home of mrs j n newton on thurs day evening the text word zion as answered the chapter indiana taken from the study book -lo- wards his dominions was studied followed by poems by pauline john son the organization had a splen did year and passed the amount of their allocation election resulted in the ivi3 officer receiving acclam- matlons president mrs a w benton first vicepresident mrs a w nor ton secretary mrs ii norton treasurer mrs w mitchell home helpers secretary mrs j n new ton supply secretary mr j it scott literature secretary mrs s gisby mrs newton ncred refresh ments at the close mr and mrs s gisby hold n euchre at t heir home on wednesday even ing tho proccedi going to the local overscan loys cigarette fund mr s norrlo and mrs e mlllen were high scorers and miss jean given won a lucky draw although the village was without electric lights for part of the even ing and the weather unfavorable n good number attended tho euchre nnd dance nt the homo of mr and mrs s kirk pat rick on friday evening high scores were held by mr c meredith and mrs osborne the dance was taken tare of by mr j w nlckoll nnd mr jog scott proceeds were sent to tho star santa clnus fund rev c c cochrane is improving from an attack of pneumonia at the time of writing and wo hope that ho continues to gain strength in hu absence rev mr thompson of tor onto conducted services at george town and llmehouso presbyterian churches i the flu epidemic has found ita way into this community and a number are confined to their rooms mrs m j sanders left on monday for milner b x where she will apend the winter with nieces and nephews c s m roy ferguson waa the guest of honor at a banquet in georg etown last thursday evening when the officers and n c oa of c com pany lome scots regiment present ed him with a beautiful leather bill fold before his departuro from the company from which he received his honorable discharge papers the following were the winners in the t eaton bacon hog special held at erin fair charles barbour bar bour brothers j ronnie spiers j e pearen d mcdougall and son hllls- hurg donald a mclean there was a total of 21 entries and the judging was on the carcass basis the rlectlon in the village on mon day made a complete change in the- council roy ferguson was elected reeve and the council u gordon corbet g w henderson clayton justice ernie teeter the latter was the only member on the old coun cil to be returned to office with the exception of roy ferguson who chose to place his name before the ratepay ers for reeve advocate rockwood georgetown georgetowns oldest resident mary anne mowell beloved wife of the late henry rlddall died on december 4th in her 03rd year a handsome donation amounting- to 100 00 was made to the herald s sol diers comforts fund last week by a group of ladles called the thursday afternoon knitting club the first navy league campaign by the local branch in georgetown was a great success with the towns people giving a splendid response to this worthwhile cause going over the top of their objective a total of 350 00 was raised for our men who go down to the sea in ships the lightest poll of votes in a great number of years decided who would be councillors tn wards 2 and 3 for the year 1944 it u estimated that on ly about 50 per cent of those entitled to vote made use of their franchise last monday doubtless this was due partly to the rain and slippery streets it is estimated that in ward 2 300 voters out of a possible 719 marked their ballots while in ward 3 approx imately 300 from 52h doctors cast their votes herald i he boys own mission band s monthly meeting held tn tho united church sunday afternoon was well at tended when tho white gift service untt observed tho president gordon hnrrhs had charge of tho programme script uro rending was by charlie maw and prayer by miss pearl ham ilton with christmas carols inter spersed with masters nell and nor man lambert and bruce hosklng nt the piano instrumental numbers were also enjoyed by the anderson tnmlly and elwyn kentner of acton miss janet little gave an interesting f talk on the fourth wise man i white gifts for the girls mlslon band were received by bonny stumph and marie land nnd thow from the boys band were received hy john edwards and wayne hosklng during the meeting a liberal offering wnu rccelv- ed for the mission mr geo gordon offered prayer the white gifts are being sent to the sick childrens hospital in toronto congratulations to mast rw nell and norman lnmheit who took part at the amateur contest last thurs day evtnlng in the city hall guelph uponkored by the old tyme fiddlers of guelph the hoys won jlrst prize on their number when irish eyes nv smiling the bos were also at knox chinch acton sund iy evening ntttl touttlbutcd 4 number during the- hi r u e the mun frundt of mr elmer smith will he pltiued to learn that he has returned from guelph genet al hospital following the mishap he was in at guelph the recent weekend he has resumed his duties nt acton puhlu si hool weekend und sunday vuitors ite margaret hlltz hamilton m i ro day toronto mr and mrs ken williams calt mr and mrs frank kelso and fnm- ll guelph services at st johns church sun- da morning were well attended when holy communion was observed the vestrj meeting in connection with st johns church which was sla ted for last friday evening at the home of mr and mrs fred hamilton was postponed on account of stormy weather preparations for christmas enter- malnmenta are under way at present eden mills the annual meeting of the wo mens missionary society and ladles aid of the presbyterian church was held in the home of mrs donald clark with a good attendance mrs george thomas was in charge of the missionary meeting devotions were taken by mrs mcdonald and mrs thomas after reports were given nnd old business cleared up the an nual reports went given showing a good years work a life membership had bwn presented also three mis sion band seals the allocation was lalsod mrs mclvor was appointed to take tho chair for the election of officers which are us follows presi dent mrs m mlno first vicepresi dent mrs w lowrle kocoiui vice- president mrs w mclean secretary mrs d clark treasurer mrs j gllhcrtxon welcome nnd welfare mrs w lowrle mrs j gllbertmn mrs j milne glad i idlngh secretary mn g robert win literature secre tary mrs n mcphatl prewi wecro- tory mr w lowrle auditors mrs g mcphnll mrs d macdougall mis sion band leader mrs nell mcphall program committee mrs george thomas mrs w lowrle mrs mlno then took the chair and thanked tho ladles for their confid ence in her nnd hoped they would he nhlo to accomplish even greatei things in the coming year mrs gordon presided for the ladles aid mooting after minutes and reports were given nnd several itoms of buklncrs dealt with the an nual reports were heard showing a splendid years u m k especially in war work mrs mclvor agnln occu pied the chair for the election of office re which resulted as fallows president mrs roy gordon first j vice- president mrs d macdougall second vlcoproldent mrs jamas gltlorton secretary mrs w low rle assistant secretary mis j milne treasurer mrs jf milne assistant mrs ii gilbert con auditors mrs w mclean mrs w early flower com mittee mrs j gllbcrtson mrs j milne mrs w lowrle buying com- 1 mlttce mrs j gllbcrtson mrs mac- dougall mrs j milne program com mittee mrs george thomas and mrs w lowrle war work mrs w mlno mrs w gllbcrtson press mrs w lou rie mrs gordon took the chair and ex pressed her appreciation of the con- tl donee placed in her and paid tribute to the manner in which all members took their part and helped along with the work dr mclvor closed with prayer and n social time was spent with mrs gordon nnd mrs g thomas as assistants ac gordon telton and ac bllho lowrle of toronto spent sunday nnd monday in their homes here aw 1 georglna robertson of vic toria b c is spending eight dirys leave in the home of her parents mr and mrs george robertson congratulations nnd best wishes are extended to mr and mrs lloyd black who were married recently the many friends of mrs annie koblnson will ho sorry to learn of her illness in toronto mrs mac dougall has gone to toronto to be with her mother mrsr ctarlc-s- visitingfriends liv hamilton mr and mrs lome newell and jimmy of pusllnch were visitors in the home of mr and mrs bert low- i r on sunday burlington clifford h kendall one of the dir ectors of brant inn has been elected president of the kinsmen club in ha milton t at the regular meeting of burling ton masonic lodge held on wednes day evening last reports for the past year were presented and revealed that tho lodge under wor bro p s gibbon had enjoyed the beet year in history burlington electors showing very little enthusiasm in the municipal el ectlon on monday endorsed last years council as a whole and elected alvln p cadeau from the field of 5 new men to fill the vacant seat of cr reyburn who did not seek eloctlon this year at the regular meeting of the high school board held on monday oven ing the hemler dlscusrod with ar chitect ii murton plans for an addit ion to tho high school when the war is over to ptovlde class rooms for the touching of domestic science nnd ma nual training last thursday evening sergt dun ham received word from toronto thai n young girl wnu missing also her description scrgt dunham started on the beat and ran across the girl who asked him where she could gel something to eat he questioned her nnd site admitted her identity tho loronto police were notified nnd tho glil returned to her home gaz ette christmas fowl wanted for christmas poultry this season we will pay the follow ing prices grade a special milkfed cmcfcraa per lb sic gtade a mllkm cairfcena pr lb 32c itotrys grade a special per lb 38c last day ww heceiving pouusv monday deckmreh 20th acton creamery mala street adai itua s3 actaa royal palace guelpirc leading tkeathes tooav and vudav the stbange death op adolphe hrrusr with gail sondergaard matvbdav to ttjendav macktnlcy kantors happy land- with don amcche francis dec harry carey nnibhoav to funium mac west tn the heats on victor moore william gaxton mokoav wwual alan jones in the cheat victor herbert also konald colman in the light that failed oive nininui tuaucrrt ttta ombihtmam nk toeax ciikt now on sale ut isoth lluatreu for adulta and children the christmas menu twins born on nil train when the canadian national train dauphin arrived tn winnipeg a few mornings ago it carried two more jm sengers than it started with they were born in the baggage car their mother boarded the train at plumni man in a cratq she waa a hand some st bernard the pups created a great dealt of excltment in tho cnr station where they waited for their unsuspecting owner to pick them up but their father who also travelled with them simply lay on the baggage room floor looking indiffer ent not to say downright melancholy hornby i he w a of st stophens church held their 41th aununi meeting on december 7th nt tho homo of mrs it oir the excellent reports showed that tua hales valued nt 45 had be n sent to two minions in canada all pledges for the branch were met in full and 5f uns given to tho ap portionment fund of tho church a suhidnntlal halancc is on hand with which to start the new year officers elected for 1044 arc president mrs w w thompson vlco president mrs f chfsholm secrotarj treasurer mrs m j bus- sell corresponding secretary mrs h bradley living message secretary mrs e price educational secretary mrs f brain delegates mrs r orr mrs f wellor death has again visited our com munity and called to his eternal home another of our aged ones mr thomas learmont passed away at i the home of his son stanley on sat urday afternoon last almovt his entire life of more t elghtys tears was hpcnvtirthls vfcmliy whors ho was engaged in farming with con- slderahle success mr learmont was well known nnd uas highly respected by n large circle of reghbors and friends mri learmont predeceased h r hiifihand stweral venrs ago as did his only daughtor mrs peter stephen of streetsvllle with whom ho mads his home for some time prevouh to his death he is survived by one son stanloy und several grandchildren and great grandchildren a private funeral service was held ut the home of his son stanley on tuesday after noon last and the body tenderly laid aw ay in evergreen cemetery mil ton mesmpathy of the-cntlro-com- munlty is extended to the bereaved ones in their sorrow and loss his genial presence will be greatly mis sed by everyone after a spell of unusually fine mild weather wlntetr has finally descended upon us over the weekend very high winds blew from a cold quarter on friday and saturday nights fol lowed by a severe drop in tempera ture some thermometers registered as low as ten below zero monday morning perhaps the frosty air will check the spread of tho prevailing epidemic of flu w hlch has had several victims among us in recent weeks chrutmnh iot vices will be held in hornby churches next sunday nt the regular hours let everyone plan to nttend todain in singing the beautiful christmas carols and hear tho sweet story of the birth of the christ child told onco more is an important part of iiur christmas festivities to make sure of ha vine no failures vou require the finest of ma term is carload buying assure you quality at low price it means the bctt on the market wc invite you to make our btoro your shopping headquarters for the christmas spread to one and au tav ttt holiday ultjies carload groceteria coknek miii iiiont in and main acton ontario stetti 0eknaf tfumufca parsonage sowar avenue sunday december 39th catomaaasi masln saasl measaana 11 00 ajn worship service sermon a star before them 12 is pjm church school 7 10 pjn christmas pageant a oirlstmas story presented by the choir carol ringing a very happy airlstmas a atl comtf and worship ehrexyboay welcome puslijfjitfaui fluniirttf imcejuubu aiicox anmcx actum ucv rotwni thomson klau msnse willow street christmas sunday 1943 11 ml um immanuel j 0u prrt sunday school 7 ml pjn xmntl or christmas curat service and christmas nuf u by the choir including the young ladles louble trio and the male quartette 20- sunday school chlstmas knt rtalnrmait ji xi adult bible class always welcome aphon ucv mmin oarcott tb-a- a sunday bkcizmbeit 19th 11 00 am worship service 1215 pm sunday school kveiyone welcome small advertisements avrfluilu unlrr tlu lfdlns x nihil will itfitrr li j j in mi wordi additional wiru ir f wi rh if ruati iihi it 1 m i imt unr the kdvcf turntriil minimum rhfu- r uitft le ur vvmi ttldtlt unl it r ut it wa4 ww hmjk chrktmai it 4 a for sale phone wlrlt action ww umm clirlbtmiik 1y4 aid wliction applv i brown or j massey plume 11h ww kuk fletri wnuhir o connor in good condition cluup for qul k uule apply mr i papillon church stre t ww mak 1 pair ladh u white boots and skates me tu ven like new apply betty iennp church t acton asssasasarsgisagasisiasissssaissss ww kent modi rn w w nrrwim hnuw hi the village of kdin mills furnace tlre- placc hat it garage apply a burrows ed n mltls wiiv stkb the agony of rhi umatlc pain scla- tin lumbago win n rumucaps will give ou quick welcome relief browns drug store christmas s4i4girfs for all thefamily wws etedric coffee makers toihggans and sleighs skhs ski poles- ski harness various prices according to size ccm skate and boot sela jis all sbes complete rflnee of hockey eouipment christmas tree sets complete assortment of christmas tree bulbs re flectors flashes etc a complete range of pvrev ware stain less graniteware in the new colors and shapes fancy dishes kitchen utensils and a variety of christmas gifts ready for the choosing toys complete line of trucks games chemical sets woollen pull toys closed all day monday december 27h w d talbot mill street acton ontario i iaumebh wanted kor winter work in tannery on tkuntlul war work roducin sole icntltcr for tlio aimed forces illah uaueti nnd good uorklni condltloiu apply at tliv selective skkvice office iis main street north 224 urampton ontario tkndkbm fk1b vm1d bllbun hc1iocm no a ehuocnino 1c cords of 2i inch hardwood beach or tnaplo strulkht body wood to bo dellv rl and piled 4 ft 2 in at tho fschool for r eawuring by march 15th 1944 tend r to lie in by december jhtli tlie lowest or any tender not ntctuiarlly nccepted 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