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tht acton fre prett wadnaaday january 8 9a9 stoma centennial glen gave timothy eaton his start canada bigtjrat retailer th t ealom co woo million family firm with 50000 employee b celebrating lia centennial thl yea timothy baton i 3 vealold uhterman opened for btiiiaeta on december 8 1869 kl the comer of queen and yorios sit in toronto where simpson mam tore how standi peihapa few peoplci fat thii ary are aware that timothy eaton waa given hk jlnrt job in canada and aerved k hb apprenticeship aa junior bookkeeper cieik at a tlort fat 5 glen wflllamt r- eaton parent emigrated to f the georgetown area and settled f on a farm nearby in the midiaooi timothy ittyed behind in ireland appienticed to a merchant at age 13 after serving hit apprenticeship he received 100 poundi and wt out to join brothers and listen already in canada it waa then he got the lob in a gerteial ttore at glen wuilamt owned by a mr slick lyona the ttore wti last occupied by kyderl tv service timothy liaton ql lu hurt in ttiu ten liny old hut lmlnl in glen willurm lalou llen move j to h una i mivfral store at kokton near st marys in the early iht0i he entered partnership with hu bor liter james in a general le in si mury tlicic lu- uul uiiil nuitwil mujtgiiirl iteailie til wihultiivck allhihigh lit was nuking u ian living tinutlliy talnn was hint the baiter and credit ty items hu riioltiei kept tin slnre unit deaths snowmobile accident mar holiday happiness in area c lly mil i g roheitton the webb family weie saddened during the holiday festivities with the passing of their brother leslie following a lengthy illneti in hamilton hoipital to hit sister mn dan winter and member of the family sympathy ii extended j sincere tympalhy it alui extended to mia maltha jackion in the tuddrn death in acton of her brother norman matthewi vemon stewart met with an unfortunate accident n couple of weeki ago when he fell from a tnowmobile and broke hu right ihouldei mr and mn ii k howard and mlu jean howard of lisle illinois tpenl chrittmai with mr and mrt r a craig and family at london eden mills holiday gueiti with mr and mil goidon ailkcn included mi and mn mike hutcliiton and tons kemplville mr and mrt john allien and baby daughter raggotville quebec mr and mn sherlock ailkcn new hamburg kev and mrs hugh moorehoute and family mrt t fine and dorit were holiday guetti with their daughtei and soninlaw mr and mrt host ferguson alto home for holidays were daughter linda ferguson nurtr-in-lrain- ing kitchener and ton gary from waterloo university mr and mrt m schotch tpent the holidays with relitivei at burket fall mr and mrt wm mann and family of trenton tpent the holiday at llieii farm on the 2nd line snowmobile draw prize visitors in area news mrt r wright holiday guettt of mr and mrt ted harden were mi and mn medford lutknett mr and mrt donald frank caren stephen and darren teetwater mr and mia gordon gemmcll and ton robert dundat congratulations to jim barden on winning a motor ski tnowmobile at the sea cadett drawinguelph mr geoitv lomn visited with jim barden over the holidays from matkham mr and mrs jack greenlaw of whitby were sunday guettt of mr and mn r wiight o milton burns christines trees while actont christmas tree burning ceremony wat cancelled thii year milton it jutt beginning the custom that towns ditcaided ttees will be burned tonight wednesday in the fail grounds with the firefighters on hand to keep an eye on the ceremony acton council decided the town ihould comply with the new air pollution control bylawt however milton applied to an extension of the deadline for the enforcing of the bylawt j far jtff uap93- a total of 16 yean detention in kingston penitentiary was meted out to participants in the september escape from hilton county jail bybanie mckenzie robert mccabe charles lebar and ted woods heaviest penalty was levelled axainst mckenzie who received eight yean for his part in the break while woods and mccabe each received three years and lebar was awarded two sentences on lebar mckenzie wj mccabe were passed by judge alan b spngue in hilton couqty criminal court 1 pecembet 23 while woods waa sentenced by judfce james black fa ipsovfacjal court t guests of mr and mn john turner were mr and mrs turner sr milton dr and mn michael peacock ottawa mr and mrs dickinson and family guelph mn myrtle young winnipeg ivan buchan and friend were home for the weekend from mitchell ont mr and mn daniels and family of e rochester ny spent the holidays with mr william fowhc and lubell mr and mrs spinks and family of trmtletown were recent guests of mr and mrs wilt wilson sunday guests of mrs beryl wright were miss l mellow and mr don williams hamilton circa uml heather milium tit guelph spent u i hi pi i- ot ilayt with mrs m jackson new yean was welcomed m at the home of mr and mn s mckinnon by mr anil mrs harry moore mi and mn i aitken mr and mrt m schotch and mr and mrt ii graham brian robertson of montreal wat home for twelve days vacation with hit parents d g and mrt kobe it ton they spent christmas day with ton douglas and mrs koberlum and family at guelph and new yen is wiih son kenneth and mn robertson and daughters at oukvillc mr and mrt dan winter danny and cordon ipenl christmas with their ion ken and mrs winter and baby at guelph mr and mrt george rudder and cathy returned home on saturday after holidays spcjt with relatives in toronto mr and mrs j oman tpent christmas day with their daughter and soninlaw i uric and mrs ray and family guelph s sympathy is extended to mr and mrt wm sanders and family custodians of the local school on the passing of the formers father wm sanders at brampton mr and mrs norman mckenzie linda and bill snent christmas day with mr and mrs ken smith at bclwood mr and mrs mckenzie hosted a family gathering on new yean day christmas day guests with mr and mrs stuart mckinnon and karen were miss edna mckinnon guelph mr and mrs c r mckinnon hillsburgh mr and mrs bruce gilbert who were enjoying their first canadian christmas having only recently arrived from australia timothy moved to toronto when he was a partner for a year in a wholetal store then be i w hi j1 1 1 out the drysoodt fctoie o jennings and the lalmi empire was on its way a scotlivh evangelist once remarked that children in scotland weie reared twt portldge a and the vjuvrter cultahiuii in cliudj he said 1lvey weie raiwd on cmn hakes and i titihit cutahtume af a private rfiin latont kevpai ms lliuiur vecrel but the citmiuny i the loiirlh largest employer in cttnauawiilt hk1 yejiimuul amtvloyc whldt lirowt tofitmmr m chrlotmat itme lohn djvui i uttui soyraioid gianduui ot i iniitlliy i aton it ihr inuilh piexidehl of the i utoi comiuiiy he t uvje ownei 4tf 1h department stores atiov cunuda live wmehouset and vcivue imildiugt with retail out let urul is laiulogue valet ollive tnchidmu one m acton i uton iv caiudat higgetl retailing chain ulu one ol the hrt in the woitd revidenlv ol glen wilhamt aiul dixtiicl who bought guvd irttni young timothy ratnii when lu cleikcd at i yout general ttore never realized they were aiding a remarkuhle career whiiih ould culminate in the founding of the couulryt greatest merchandising chain j liilon himself balding ami blueeyed at ss with a good growth of tieard wat u uhiupl in hit nuuners he never made u giuul talesman but his policies cauglit on and the small ttore became an immense enterprise outside the store timothy latons life wat mostly concerned with hit family and church but like many other famous figures there wat much tragedy three of eight children died in infancy the eldest son ldward died at age w he died in 107 grant for rockwood the hon lihii r simonetl minister of inergy and resources management has advised mpp john root that a irovincial grant for 10865 has teen given the grand river conservation authority for land acquisition in the rockwood conservation area h s holdcn owomtrtttr m coris st eam cuedfh htoo ta mim pollock and campbell manufacturera of high grade memobiais memorial engraving 63 wafwsi north oa1t telephone 4217580 dills stationery store 56 mill st acton 8532030 let u uaiat you with your plana for that all important wedding day come in and six 0ui couptctc suxcnonor inviuttoxs annovsceucxrs inrokuals accsssomti v aar v hoi sake yaor wfcuiai smttatiui aumuteeueau and aeaatiariai viih oxafkw rniillilinra h la aakauiy aad teinnaaai f brat w aim tuvc hisonaluxo wtoblnc namcins itatcucs amd cau 10x13 v fci4kii shufci h eden mru large family groups celebrate holidays anniversary in village by mr k wilght mi and mn ij jnningi n chilttmat at honw with tlieii fihji children and their fatitilsr tweruvfoui enjoyed a ctirlilhv diniwr and alluie irimniints t v tin illrxrluiii fanuliet unllrd to jiold chilitiiias llifi rinlifclriit i dill mills hllllllllllly hall loitylour en4iyed the chrithnai menu maliint pleasant el togethi mi and mn kou caiuithcll cclebialed their jlli wedding anniveruiy at u nilvate uily in the oinniiiiilly llall iui saturday tirevimu to cluislhus day- the atuuveruiy wat chiislinai ly ahoul one hundred enjoyed an everiliit ru djnving liie civunle retelved many israuliful gllti esenegeit former minister here dies in nova scotia mm hal wiiuht la spending ten daya at iiimiw froni the school nl nuitlng llamllloii wiih hei family in tdeu mills holiday giietlt ol mi and mn id jennings weie mi and mn ioidou miunk and tons michael and kihiatdlnif periy mr and mm w mcleaiimr gg mil eaii vsenlln ijukiiiii ihs- tliinlniai guetis ol mr and mrt iloli i urn n and lanuly loiiu mclean is ttwruhiig two weeks liiklnut liohdays jl home lin thililiiiat iniln i ondnii mi and mra campbell iluillnglon were home vialtlng tlwlr piienlr mr and mn jim kliby udeil mills and mr and mn amphell sr chatham hliifntai vlillint of mr and mn w wilton were mr and mil ileicorilbe monlleal mr and mn sid balnea or carnarvon tpent a few dayi at fhiitfmai with mr and mrt william minn mu amu wilton waa a gum over the holiday of mr arid mil 1ied uellly of mmxalkld onlaiio uydio ii uwiiantly hiiysng miwei from am hlling power to liileiconlwcud ulullica in i he unued slalm whan it it most econmiilcal malhei than helug an iiuuini of tactilcily howrvei the rilllrliltauml griierally winds iipwljtng mine lliau it hcyt lly mrs hon mel ean ihe loniimimty was saddened hy the news dial mn lornier pastor kev ken fiilllilh had collapsed and died while watching 1 v on llnaiiiu lay ihenereiaikelm ileri mills was kent flttl chaige alter deciding lo leuve a lucrative lilduslilal position in aielph imor to cimilng lo canada mi illllllh was a flyer in ihe all force dining the war hi weldi cktracllon luilh mr and mrs illllllh and iheli son david shared a wonderlul tnusical gill mi irillilh was uidaiiieda the chvsr ol hit lenuie of office here in ildl hrusseli and i owville ware olhei tliiiulies he seived ikrforr heing iraiisteiied to the maririmei death nuik place at i iioithnmt novj scotia our hearlfelf sympathy lo llrlly and david i hey will rejoice ihat then lovrd ones suffeilngs are over ll is lllliossllile to eslluiate ihe many lives ken mlliiemed for gihml tlllihigll a vailed hlellme jack lergiison and mervyn ihonias weie leientty elected tu ihe session a- good crowd enoyed the congiegallonal supiver lilday evening e headquartersl actons leading florist cut flowers always available chrlttmat arrangamanl oitm f day wort aw lilt datfc rkoh 13sio sav it with flowrs they sav it so nicciv confine flower garden shop two milk wijt of acton iouth tlof f hwv low low food prices food trinairf choici niw zialano o lamb whou or half 53 miaty new zcaian0 lamb basketb25 westinohou5e hosted bulrsns2 79 ioa chicken noodie soup mix 4 29 9 ei sugar crltp 10 ol alpha blrt 6 ei hanay comb post cereals 37 clover ieaf sockevi salmon u sb tin 58 choice cream style igac0rn 2 35 mrchment sunnv mokn margarine 15 old enoush or canadian sucej kraft cheese 2 75 ma or m tetley tea bags 79 1 gifts imtucauhtaniuha x1m less or breasts fresh tma wmii xtra 100 in baevua chicken cuts 55 sliced side bacon 53 ask our butcher for special cuts roasts chops etc t frozen foods stokely peas fancy 3 lb bag 39- birdseve french style beans 5 99 booth cod tm pish stix 3 1 chinatownhv m fl potatoes 119 ottt no 1 grado 50 lb bag vine rife prodoc 6f fsukka can no 1 0radi tomatoes 25 y bc extra fancy red w coltun ijvsikltmw apples 5159 caufornia peodtk of usa cm no y ontto lettuce bum miad 29 jijiicjimii 84