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thursday march 1st 1856 the acton free press acton ontario ragkthjubb h mike coxe plumbing heating eavestroughing ptpe fixtures ffttinos of all kinds beatty pressure systems watersolflineits american kitchen unit dealer free estimates phone 25 acton special council sessioiv esquesing agrees to h s addition a s me o esqueaingtize o of th whole township council was held rec ently to discuss a building-rop- osal of the- north halton high school district board members were all present and reeve lin- ham presided council approved the high school building program recom mended by the north halton high school district board for an ad dition to georgetown high school at an approximate cost of 5000 council agreed to be liable for siirii eprjjon ofthe principal and interest payable under debentures to be issued for the above expend- iture as the equalized assessment of the township bears to the equal- north halton high school district at a regular meeting of esques ing council last week a total of 39 forjfoxes destroyed in esques ing was paid to robert elwood terra cotta john chisholm ac ton william tuck georgetown george bayliss acton e d and erson acton council is to request permission from the department of highways to advertise for tenders to pur chase a new one ton truck the treasurer was instructed to pay the following accounts de partment of health of ontario in- sulini 163 hepc norval street lights 9068 bell telephone co cana champion ads 74 a w bentoti stamps 5 town of milton fire m curk 50 cooperators insurance as sociation 6 months insurance on fire truck 80 a bylaw empowering the reeve and clerk to sign an agreement with the town of acton regard- ing annexation compensation was extended the provincial government ha extended the final deadline fo 1996 license plates for motor veh icles to march ml previous dead line was february 26 last day reg to 3950 ladies winterl coats this seasons styles elysians mohair etc a sensational ending terrific sale you must see to believe unheard of prices values to fit any budget sensational surprise box 50 guaranteed values in each box of 100 or more you cant lose mens tshirts last day sat ladies panties j7c last day sat one lot sport shirts reg to 49 last day sat nylon trimmed slips 250 j54 last day sat one lot ladies q- blouses tc last day sat mens dress sox stretchy 87c last day sat nylon tricot slips shadow panel 297 last day sat work sox 47c last day sah skr just thurs fri cat all p revert back to d a i their original prices mon for these last 3 days i we are offering more drastic price concessions than before 20 discount on all newly arrived spring garments some of these suits coats etc have not been unpack ed ai this is written mens suits 44 val to 5950 val to 5250 36 val to 3950 24 a small deposit holds any item boys jackets on lot saturday last day ladies allweather coats 45 7 one lot saturday last day storehcjijrs 9 to 6 daily 9 to 9 saturday saturday last day ladies 51 gauge nylons saturday last day last chance one lot childrens shoes sfc47 sale last chance one lot wonderbra bras 17 sale last chance one lot mens jeans 277 sale all items subject to prior sal dontwait 11 mill st con sellout ends sat nite march 31 tsm 1 icj li actonians far from february blizzards are seen here when a group of them met in bartlett park in florida they are thomas henderson miss gould mrs amos mason amos mason miss ruby clark stan russell mrs stan russell mrs charles symon mrs c h harrison c h harrison charles symon judging by the dress of thegfoup it wasnt anything like the weather in acton this month many more actoniansare getting in winter holidays in florida hartley harrisons address is 136 10th ave ne st peters burg florida ahd if actonians contact him we are sure the ex- reeve will able to tell you where the rest of the northerners are in the south aowi7tc mr beardmore feb 20 tinnie mosaics 733 tri- count paced the curry to n two and totals win over the first place upper leather chrome and beam- house pieked tip- all the marbles from cutsote and rolling room respectively top trundlers woi j molody 723 337 a white 615 j turkosz 619 m bemrott 600 v ratcliffe 619 league standing upper leather 21 curry 17 rolling room 14 chrome 15 bcamhouse 15 culsole 2 legion ladles fdb 20 the lowly fireflies pull ed an upset and clipped the dim wits for the big end of a 52 has sle half wits made it two from doodle bugs but lost the odd point for totals the rals best ef forts came singly and it was m cooney 224 k james 236 l toth 255 l gordon 204 j buchanan 249 j bullough 204 league standing half wits 86 dim wits 65 doodle bugs 01 fireflies 58 ledgers iga feb 20 hers finally snapped out of their slump and took the works from his making with thc triples were d manes 639 s bowen 637 and e outfield 613 league standing his 89 hers 58 vmca ladies auxiliary feb 21 ys gained on the league leading cs when they took them for two and totals which was quite a feat considering dot earl and d mcgilloway racked up 6 and 734 for the cs as came up on i the right side of a 52 go wit i ms hitting the singles wwre p hulford 202 i martin 214 p jo- dan 207 i league standing cs 68 ms til ys 64 as 56 glenleague feb 24 puddle jumpers were hitting on all one rind a half cyl inders and shut eskimos out with i nary a point snafus came up with the big end of a 52 with lutky j six jim callan wis top man on i the totem pole with a 618 tricount j hitting it up for singles were a mcgowan 207 iv martin 2i7 a rickers 204 j molody 2isi i thompson 208 w jeffrey 29 1 austin 203 r papillon 231 how- did ho get in here b thomson 221 and g barr 211 league standing lucky six 50 snafus 50 eskimos 43 puddle jumpers 39 acton mixed feb 21 thistles turned out to be a thorn in the terriers sides and clobbered them but good fur the works and share top billing as a result dirty skunks made it two and totals from shamrocks inter county boys came out on wz iihw mason knit feb 21 bouncers hang onto first place by the tried and tru method of taking all points frou hot shots pin toppers had tho hex on gofcrs and made every game a winning one krazy katz won two quickies from ramblers then stopped to admire the seen- cry and ramblers snared the final spasm tops- in triples were dor is townsley 616 joyce- masales 666 and jean mccrea 664 league standing bouncers 97 krazy katz 88 gofers 797 pin toppers 74 ramblers 71 hot shots 54 acton ladles feb 22 it was all or nothing for the acton ladies with lucky strikes hep cats and sloppy spares zeroing jitterbugs pin tumblers and gogetters in that order helen ottcrbcin led the hit parade with a 715 tricount follow ed by ivy martin 40 may hilts 608 and charlotte holmes 660 league standing lucky strikes 106 sloppy spares 87 hep gats 60 gogetters 58 jitterbugs 57 pin tumblers 32 acton major feb 23 tiger cats took over first place with an easy sever pointer from firemen dominion hotel made two and totals from combines vagabonds got seven the easy way from the floundering carrolls topping the trundlers were n morton 802 344 w al len 724 k papillon ago p turkosz 638 j creasey 616 g lee 604 g wagner 605 w williams 810 r morton 671 k hulford 625 league standing tiger cats 33 dom hotel 32 vagabonds 21 fire men 18 combines 18 carrolls 4 commercial industrial feb 23 ridsdalcs ore breathing hot and heavy down micros neck as a result of racking up o two and totals win ink spots put goy cartage on the spot and took all points a p green made every game a winning one from the ramblers marking up fair to middling tricounts were j cun ningham 656 d grein 719 3071 e ryan 629 j avles 654 j creas ey 650 ij dodds 745 had defor- est frr teenagers feb 25 the hot shots tumbl- in teens and orioles went all out to break the three way tie for third place and when it was all over i ritl the smoke of battle cleared away they still remained deadlocked all three teams shut out their opponents bulls eyes ilohins and eagles tiking it on the chin frank oakcs led the maple maulers with a 4u double coining uu wiui singles were b dcdels- 216 11 morton 221 d wilds 214 i brown 210 b stewart 212 league standing bulls eyes 71 fiobins 52 hot shots 50 tumbling teens 50 orioles 50 eagles 42 dissa and data for the second time this season and have their share of thc top spot high rollers with an all oit win from pin clippers made the jump from last to third place hit- ting the hcadpin for triples wore e molody 628 h townsend 653 j mcclean 608 chief skunk don grein 642 w kentner 608 and g masales 675 league standing thistles 13 j dirty skunks 13high rollers 12 the short end one game and tot als was the best they could do down streetsville way last satur day this week the gong trek to oakvillc big doings here this saturday afternoon the zonp b7 canadian legion roll is on the acton branch is out to make three straight years in a row picking up the awards were norm morton who clicked for the gord terriers 9 pin clippers 8 sham- mccutcheon and carrolls with 802 rocks 7 t and 341 bca andersons 304 baxter lab was fioocl for tho lodgers iga feb22 it was two and totals doddle mcgilloway down the line for the baxter lab scored 0 h cleaners outfit with yankees indians and t w li g dav tstakingathlcucs dodgers and braves in that order singing i dra -tnharts- 7ttp and co- trie single theme were e lands- cola awards went to teenagers borough 201 l bradshaw 204 a d p i robinson 292 g williams 216 har- c g morton f oakes old kmread 615 and sam snvder oba tournament goes mj- 604 were top men on the totem pole for triples league standing athletics 89 indians 83 yankees 69 braves 68 dodgers 68 tigers- 63- 5 to may 12 inclusive thrtnks a million to all you kind heats and friendly peoples who were concerned about mo when kid flu had mc down for the couni v t