hksbsffiss sixtieth yer no 39 actontontario thursday march 28th 1935 eight homeprint pages five cent news of acton and distric omnii sover weadtn anhmur happy gatherm wu held at the hone otptn wansbrougb when an bwr chlwren wtth their wive and ta met to celebrite mr and mx sports recollections and local prospects just gyling round between seasons and between the past and the future last week there was still hockey to write this weex there lsnt and its llflfcve than ukeiy that the season to over roy waqabroughte twentyfifth an anu therell be no more until next christmas whitby won the intermedin nivenary of their wedding and mr harold wanabroaghs birthday joyed good time mr and mra boy wanabrough left on saturday for trip to new york buffalo and atlantic city vw mft lectan hau tlie regular 00661012 of the acton watt held in the legion ball on friday last the tart part of the evening being spent in dancing the meeting was called to order and the program opened with singing the maple leaf forever the roll call was an swered and the following numbers giv en heading by miss e3va johnston musical selection by arthur mckeown walter couke and george bwltzcr hmbrous reading by eileen clarridge lunch aa served following the singing of the national anthem and the re mainder of the evening spent in dancing headed guilty to tyler garage robbery whham kmnrfl annfrflmr on last mrmimwi uen munro and pleaded guilty to the of armed robbery at tylers acton on february 7th he also pleaded guilty to the charge of having stolen an automobile belonging to robinson of toronto on the same day on the third charge of as saulting leonard brownlow of actont on the evening of the holdup the ac cused pleaded not guilty he was remanded for sentence on tho first two charges until the date to bo fixed for the trial of tho assault charge milton champion visitor at acton orange lodge another big rally of the no tj acton was held last week when bro browne county financial secretary was elected to the position of worshipful master of the local lodge wor county master bros jas kail of georgetown installed bro browns assisted by wor deputy county moj ter bro woods of ofenwllllams after installation tmpper was served wltlt speeches by right worshipful bro saunders post grand master of tor onto wor bro cecil armstrong of toronto who dwelt on tho separate aohol question holton county master bro jt hall wellington county master john glvens ouelph past master bro green guelph past master bro walker guelph and several brethren from other lodges worshipful bro browne was toastmaster and handled it in very capable iruauitr for new worshipful master musical evening at kno guild the weekly meeting of knox guild was held on tuesday nlghtand was in the hands of the musical committee undor mrs kail the scripture was taken by mrs smith and mrs robt oil or led in prayer after the businesri wu discussed the following program was presented by some of the public school children who urt competing lu uie county musical festival to bo hold at burlington in the hear future selec tion from junior choir solo horuey coles solo betty oibuon selection from the forty voice choir solo sain bruri elle solo lois dawklns solo gordon gibbons eu dorouiy bayluti double dorothybayllss froncea cfusholm bertha rrlstow jean evans jdorotliy arnold and eva turkox solo olive fcoloby ate title from clinton in two straight games oh no we didnl tell youao we expected acton and whitby would clash but the locals were dropped well before reaching whitby and the finals but thats all water under the bridge just overheard that the hockey execduve havent hung up their sticks yet and are still very active dont suppose they have any financial worries but maybe there are some plans that ar just as well car rled out early anyway were glad to hear of tho meeting been waiting for group plcuhw or the boys to present to readers of these columns tho lautone was in 31 and there will be some new faces in this onn both pictures will include joe kentncr frank gibbons minute wakers jack orecr fred kentncr gordon huffman henry artolc job woods and bill ecclo shall but now theres frank terry norm and bus morton marzo jack kentncr mwuttncbqumwmujb itlrran selection of news items bridga forty last evening the duke of devonshire chapter of the held an enjoyable bridge party in be leglph hall mra masales won the ladyto prise and dr fearen the gentle mans prlw mrs mpwat sr was the winner of the lucky prize delightful luncheon was served follow ing the card playing meeting the last two meetings of the have been devoted to lantern slides mr brown showed number of snaps taken by aotonues before and at the time of the great war there were interes pictures of old acton buildings scenes from the battlefields and marine warfare also snaps of rulers and politicians then in the foreground my coles aided mr brown in iden tifying acton soldiers last thursday lieutenant brown of toronto showed scries of travel pictures which gave glimpses of california japan honolulu and muskokn the printing underneath group win ners 103435 farm women meeting the club held tholr monthly meeting at the home of mr lriairm6n oftowevetts uigar match 12 this meeting took tho form of social evening when the huo the peter smith trophy gomes ran bonds and farallki of the members were into the mild weothcr and no ice and it invited the evening was spent in euchro looks as if the big silver trophy will remain in acton until next winter for competition between tho junior players of acton and georgetown and other amusements tho winners were mrs mcgregor mrs nelson mclaughlin and mrs mccutcheon while mr george elliott mr weslry murray and mr wilfred brownlow cop tured uio prlxes for tho gentu boun ploy balm seems to bo tho yell just ii wl ia luncft was servtd and tho meet ing broke up in uysma hours of thu morning all declaring ood time 41w donald mr desscrcault rendered reading olid mliit martha orr guve pa on itadtatlt livin after the closing hymn was sung the meeting dic ed with the mbnuul bciledlcurm kikiulng ctuui lembcrm vrr ttou most ui joy utile ovonlng was spoilt on imiiday ut le parkill hull when mr luw x3runt and ills dauclng cli5 were hosts at ubit party hie fei turo of ue evtnlng was jloor liliow stagiml by mr grunt uiid aiiflhiif artuui which won hfuttily uppreclatid bult dultity burfct lunch wai strvtd by nicinbcrs of tho cliii riio rnnulnder of thtf weinuig was jkjit in danclnc tho uutuu wert mr arthur watkltli miss annie holm mui docotliy dunn mr jumeamogeacliip mr victor whltj mr colin mcnubb mr oruy mr wulhun gfrblg mlsjcssto crtws mivi irfiraynn wrlghtmjiituuibaauj now jumping right from winter into flno mild weather with the bock lot nearly all dried up looks as if montns practise would be possible for the ball teams before the ueafeon opens transfers were given last week and tho only onuthat comes claw to acton is oakvlllus import but thsn oakvillc and acton wont bo in the same group seems us if the locab arcnt juut sura of wliat group tliey will be in guelph it appears will only enter an intermedi ate team ivrhaps tlie grouping will go north instead of south sa aa ill hockey while litre havent been any additions tlicii wurii alio no removals bub and norm morton and tclfer arc available for tho pitching staff anderson and frank gibbons are hero for tho receiving battery hollowayt fred waterhouiw walters huffman marshall for the in field and wotcrhouse icrry tyler and mooney for tho outfield lhore may bo some others but theres teun ready to toko tho field and thcrou uttli doubt of grouping some place jv few extra miles travel in the summer isnt as bad as long dlijlanco hockey group ing havent heard of the oiihuul huh ting und election of officers yet its time und uicoouer tlio botur when tlie ice goes out of the arena theres tlioue basketball nets that might buput into operation just to keep all in condition tliero wbnt need to be mucli worry about training next fall when the with its lino gymnasium gets into operation mr and mbs david mcknery who celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on monday young peoples rally lublin insiuuu meting tlio regular monthly meeting of the dublin womens instltutewair held nt the home of mrs mcdougull on thursday afternoon of lost week with tho president mrs mcdougall in um chair the meeting opened by singing an irisli tohg mother machreo fol lowed by the lords prayer in unison tho mlnufcwj of tho last meeting were read and approved the roll call was answeredby an iruhjoke thequtlt committee reported that they had two quilts made mrs bracken gave tho report of the district directors meeting mrs storey gave paper entitled color ing life community singing of irlih songs wau enjoyed and demonstra tion of making slippers out of old fou lists or heavy coating materials by muj somervllle which was alo very use ful the meeting closed by winging thn national antlicm lunch was served und socio time spent 100 bclcgateu attended gathering in gooreetown over the wend tmr of laixr mills and banquet conference of tlie hal ton presbytery young peoples tjnlon was held in the georeetow united church on saturday und sunday with more than 100 dele gates in attendance thu agenda of the conference included tour of tho georgetown paper mills on saturday followed by banquet at which the guest speaker was dr george ultle director of xpnday school pub lications of the united church tho visitors were welcomed by mayor juicph gibbons and hev si uumloy pastor tho church sunday services were directed by uio officers of tlie union with si scott president of tlie hamilton confereilco young peoples union as tho featured speaker purlng the day hcvu stokes phttlrman of tlie hal ton presbytery ad druuxd tlie conference ut luirvlcd con ducted by phbrhynas president of tho halton union uiid rev mr rumley on sunday night the conference was concluded with tho presentation of tlio sacred drama tlio lost church by members of the gleiiwlll society ilie convention oirlcers wore totherglll bronto norui zone president mlur ruth fcvarui georgetown south ztint president philip rhynas bur lington and registrar xviss ruth glf ftn georgetown sntprpd 3ntn epbi mrs or oipford strafford mrs glfford widow of rev dr glfford former methodist minister died in the general hospital stratford in her seventyseventh ycar one of the pioneers of the district she often entertained her friends with stories of the early da of perth county mrs glfford was born in downle townflhjd and her father john wesley mills was member of tho first session of the first wesleyan methodist church to be found ed stratford her husband rev glfford who ministered to metn dlst congregations lnsebrlngvule fergus acton wing ham clinton and si thomas died in 1011 surviving are four sons rev dr william glfford of divinity hall montreal who is pro fessor of church history at the united church theological college rev clinton giftord of preston dr rt glfford cedar rapids iowa and percy glfford dubuquo iowa goldevweddig observed monday farmer awarded ik3 for damage tiartft kettlcd by arbltrution tllf rwiilt of an nrhltrutlnn nrnehlmir over ttie insurance to bo paid following tho burning of barn which attracted widi uttuntlon particularly among tho funning community of slmcou county wus annohnced hi the award of uie urh trutom at barrle on friday march llltli miss marion obtronder mfct katlilcon kelly mrs clnguliott mus ell on dunn miss phylllft ostrander mlcd leona waller mrs pallant miss atu sprowimj flnlay mr darvcll mr john frest mr charles klrfencsi mtaa meryl orlndell mr young miss dorothy babcock jmfcs may bruce mr walue fendergavt mr and mra wm ctitehnlm mr and mia frmncu wuds mr jck mboeachle mrs tuck mfara margaret medormld may chiaholm ivmaom chlaholm rebetta waller lome matciietl innliill townahlp furmur rtslding south of churchill luul his bjrii bumod on augivit 13th 10it the building was liuured hi the wawa iusu mutual iiuiurance co for tlcuo iwteiijilblc for twothlrli of us vulue it had previously ben lmairtii in the lianc company for sjooo but in maya034 tho liv unuice was rodticed by lll company tu 11100 whun the barn was burned uf tor bolnj struck by lightning the company offered 200 contending that it wan only wortm si uoo ut that ttmu this offer matclutt refused and uiu muttor wont to arbitra tion wltti tlii following urbltrators lluf loih harriet urliiaawurxi gulbrultli linxa station for tlio corn pany olid scunlon urudfurd law yer the third urbltrator appointed by judge dudley hulules jhc award was signed by messri hatfcon and scon ion john boytf barrle acted for matchett and agar toronto far the co by the award matchett will receive the sum of tlu333 representing two thirds of the established loss in the are amounting to 43300 as set by the arbi trators together with the coats nmatwcyi institute merlin tha regular nonutly mwtlng of tho nasaigaweyu womens institute met at tlio heme of miu lawrenco king on wednesday afternoon march 20th with the vicepresident mrs padbury la the chair the meeting opened by singing tlu institute ode followed with play er by mm tiios rlcliardson mm fruicc samuel charters to retiite kvonl pouucs aftt rvprvaotiunx ivwi comity fur seventeen year gordau graydon ht coiumrva uve candidate canada has made greater progrttis to ward the elimination of unemployment than other countries sam charters told tho peel county conuerva tlve association at its convention and annual meeting at brampton on sat urday at which he announced ills ro rhuichurt gave splendid report of uic tlremqnt from uic political fldld altc 17 convention slic attended of delegated in muton on march lotli mrs dredfiii gave very interesthig paper on home methoda and conveniences ulrs john 13iropuon favored the meeting wltli humorous reading on wliat home la intended for mrs geo robinson read very interesting and inspiring papr china an tlie man bythewny ktile some community wings were then cung and tti meeting closed by all re peutlng tho lordi prayer hi unison tho his untiring service ufurtnn ywirs of scrvlco in urn house of com mons gordon graydon wan named ciindldute to succeed mr charters after thrte other nominees withdrew mr char tern wns given an ovation by tho oonvcntlpu and resolution of ap preciation for ills services wan unan imously passed announcing his rvtlro mept mv clmrtita hint ho had won nlno elections without injuring enjoyed hi an apple contest mrs robinson receiving first prlxe anyono he lauded premier bennett for oiid proiud tlio tuick brokcu hi runaway accident suffering from grave hijurhiwhlch he uin taav dtwtuq fmpcrlnithradu ugrvemuiitjj and hkrnleni creditors arranitriiiirnls und national marketing acts uniurfc pramnlfil to thi cauvaiitlon bulled on monday afternoon arnbt jucksou wcond line of lcrumotui is in the guelph generul hnpltal his bie li broken resulting in puraljtitii from tho wulitt down uiid lici forearm li broken jiickson the win of mrs jack ion and the late thnmu jackson um driving to guelph on the york road und about three milts eut of that city just wrt of the utopia rennels hij horses were frightened by pairing train und bolted it li tlioukit jack son waii thrown from tlie wagon when the tongue fell to ttie roadwuy sinking in deeply and broke tlie sudden stop ping of tho wok on thruw thu tihfortun uti iiiaiitotlirmroimd ulicrtilnswere wound uround his arm and it is thought that tie wiui dragged for some dlaunci frred hamilton district road foreman and two of his men observed jackson lying by tha side of die road tlio horses were standing quietly then and the tongue of the wagon was broken they summoned doctor and jackson was taken to the hospital in the ambul ance later the unfortunate young man succumbed to his lnjurtes and passed away this morning at tne mos pltal far the choice of candidate included sain churhmi rodney adamson port hrrdlt 0jjulllirimpto tion gruydim the ttircw othrrr nominees withdrew in favor of mr graydon ftlaptlst young prms mrctlug the raptlt young peoples meeting sunday evenlnjfwaa well attended tlie program oiienect with roikilng sonir service led by mr cairo miss miuiules led hi fwayr nolo iin lar 1vue ma hume miss plank was greatly enjoyed biblical contest conducted by mlua musulba proved in teresting the tople tin potter and the clay wiut well dealt with by mrs iindiborouifli and mus laura mc mumbn tbjt evening ktxafj oigkbtkk widower was to be married for tlio third tlmejand hu bride had been mar ried onoe before tlie groomelect wrote across the bottom of tbe invitation to friend besurte come thta no amawur performanoe lloyd coopek guclph palling to rally after an operation for appendicitis lloyd cooper vic toria road guelph former resident of acton passed away bl tho gcnorol hcupital there yeterday morning ho wa strlckeiv last wednesday and under went flic operation ou saturday hfa death was sudden and was unexpected by hi family the lute micoopcr was bom nt hlltsljurg but had lived in guelph district for tho pout seventeen years ho was thirtyseven ypars of ago and was son of mr and mrs cooper victoria ilond in religion tho deceased wuj member of tho re organized church of christ of jlatter day saints and took an active intercut lu lui welfare surviving are his wlfi and his four months old twins son an daughter aiao his parents and two sis ten mrs wm scorgnr of stratford und mrs nelson simmons of collgo heights guelph the funerul will toko plucd on prlduy uftcmoon from uic residence victoria road nt two oclock and interment will be mado at wood lawn cenutery mrs janet taylor fc tlie funeral of tlio latc mrs janet taylor who pasid away at eden mills on marolilath woriheldon thursday laut mrs liyor was before her mar rlige janet rennle daughter of tho late jolui and kllen rciinio and was born in scotland august 26th 1850 she had been in gradually falling health for tlie past two yours and liad been resident of clifford family of five sons and two daughters remain to revro her memory they are thos taylor buffalo herbart taylor eden milti mrs kllen rortliwlct no campbell vino mrs mary appleton syracuuo william ii taylor winnipeg manitoba melvln taylor jasper park allwrta john taylor hint michigan all of tlie family exoept wlulam and melvln attended tlie funoral tho ser vice was conducted by rev mr taylor assisted by rev mr little deceased was memberof the united church interment was made in eden mills cemetery the pallbearers were mowrs robert wilson george wilson john dyer jas husband norrlsli and henry ltsllo during tho service mvj webb and mrs lowrle juuig aohia down the valley ono by one among the frlendu and relatives attending from distance were mr and mrs harold taylor buffalo mr and mrs howard taylor hamburg mrs wurd hychlck springfield ufirattmfrandmrijalvi taylor and mr and mm cecil hardy toronto grandchildren also mrs brodlc toronto hdna robson rn nd rs thos rohsnnundf aiully were indeed sadly bereft loiit weok whan their only daughter 12dnu passed away it tht immc ui1n atrcitt aftor on llij nejw of several weeks duration lie was in hir fourteenth year bellow puplli of the school and friends of tho rumlly were grieved to learn of uio paying of thlii oung life slio was born in oxford vulaue in lfingland and came to canada with her porenu when eight yeuru of me besides tho bereft parents there remain three brbtliers harold john and thouvuil ull at homi tho funeral miu held on suturday with service in st ban church conducted by rev brllllngcr tlie girl guldei of whlcli kdna wuii member paraded hi body and attended tlie servloo interment wtis made hi lilrvljw aucury ilir pl lukenby pred turner tom and john nlcol byrne und mcnabb plorul tributes uicluded urferhigs from tlio touchers and pupils of st albans sun dav school miss rofiliett and mit orr and the pupils of senior pourthr mies hunt and the school choir wreath from personal friends wreath from the family knox church sunday school pryer girls mr and mra ramshaw and miss vlda ramshaw mr and mrs jones andvjlm ooocluded on pave eight of mr and mra david mcenery gathering of family and friends at htjinc of son in acton on monday evening the home of mr and mrs cameron mjcenery at the corner of bower avenue and john streets acton was the scene of very happy occasion when some fifty friends and relatives of mr and mrs david mcenery gathered to celebrate their golden wedding at sixthirty the bride and groom of fifty years ago took their places at the table before the beautiful brides cake they wore surrounded by their grooms man mr beswick brothers and sis ters of tho bride brothcrlnlaw of the groom two nephews who were pre sent at tho wedding and members of their family the rooms were prettily decorated in yellow and iliac the tablet with daffo dils and candles and on tlio brides table were pieces of the china with which tho tabic was set fjly years ago nine grandchildren waited upon the tables following tho dinner tho bride and room wero seated before uiblo laden with glfta cards of congratulation and telegram from membentof tho family jncwiiuriomrbcj man called upon mrr proole smd sinclair the nephews who were ut tho wedding ti make few remark there were followed by short program of musical and literary numbers mrs robert mcenery read on uddrus1 after whchmis wm evonu and mr cmcttnery presented gifts from tho faintly mus edith rusuell delivered tlie address during which mrs arnold mcknery and erncut mcenery preiietlled the gifts from tho grandchildren mrs graham sister of the brtdo read poem which was read at tho golden wedding celebration of their mother and futher the late mr and mrs robt akltt at the close of this reading the last verse of which con tained uiu lliuti let us all johi hands hi every room around our happy bride and groom nil joined hands and uie singing of far tliey are jolly good vuows and auld lang syne brought very plea sant evening to close during tho afternoon and evening mr und mrs mcenery were pleased to re ceive culls from frlendti in acton and the vicinity tlie following are tlio two addreaiss which were read on tills occasion when presentations were mado to mr and mrs mcenery dear father and mother it becomes my pleasant duty on beliulf of your sonu daughters and friends tulwrnblcd hero tonight to remind you of tho fact that you have enjoyed half century of wedded life 1or years it luis been our prlvllece to prhui fatlierly and motlierly affec tion in uie home your clforts to make us liappy und kind actions in times or bereavement will be re membered all our lives like many other homes wo sorely regret that we liave two chairs vacant which were so mauterly filled by those who would have enjoyed tills rare event and two absent on account of being so far away in tho varied walks of neighborly und social intercourse you havo con tributed abundantly toward making life pleasant in tlie circle hi whlcli you have moved tlio importance of the llrin stand you both have imlrrlrttuat7rasoclatvnlrt various interesting items of nfiwa chang mr patterson who has con ducted meat shop in aoton for the past twelve years has dlmoed of bia business to mr flsk who has been resident of acton for the past year mr patterson recently purchased buslv ness 4p guelph and will devote his mmo to that but will continue to reside in acton for the present mr flsk secures wellcstabushed business and mr and mrs pattcrsoos friends will be glad to learn they are not removing from acton conservatives preparing for convention wth the nomination of hughes cleaver as liberal candidate the ctynservatlvoa arc making preparations for the con vention to nominate candidate for tha coming election reports have been circulated in some quarters that dr anderson tho present venerable member may retire but the doctor wants uio nomination he will get it should ho decldo to withdraw from political life among those mentioned to seek tlio honor arc mayor gtorge elliott muton mayor fred watson lloyd dingle and arthur allen of surllngton george currle reeve of esomung townjhltjjuwlilauflhby held ns on example by your friends we therefore believe your greatest satisfaction would lie to hen thciio golden mialithy revealing themsclvtu ltr us whut ereater pleusure can man have than to tooirbuckonhls jvaiit furrow and wio that he hus helped little to uplirt his fellqwirum during this period of litevrutlhtyuiuirliiiev you botli iiuve much to be thank ful for in tlie excellent health you have enjoyid during the past years and tho excellent condition of your faculties remembering thvnust yearu tliat were made agreeable through your affection which you no doubt feel were very nhort ones for busy people are uncoiuwilqiuof tho rapid passing of time we nbw present you wltli thes3 glfbt as token of fifty yearn of murrlwl jlfe and conveying jova and honor from every one ofui wu wish you to wear and use thorn ue the years go by and at your next celebration wi liopolo join you ln looking buck to tills joyous milestone of you married life looking up to that higher power who has uo graciously smiled upon us we commend you and ourselves to him for his care and guidance and hope that you may havo con nued good health and happiness for many many years signed on behalf of family ad tuettbb continued on pag rtn pleck of georgetown and amos mason of acton burlington ooaette good concert but small crowd last night uio shocourt from tor onto put on their opening program hi tho gregory theatre by featuring the royul moscovlans with their folk songs doncco and music probably through lack of advertising tlie house was not crowded hut thouo who stayed at homo certainly mliised uic mast urtlsuc shw that has boen seen locally in borne time the program consisted of tho very best of modem music along with ancient rellglouii cliahts uiid the orchestration was or uie uthic order as iho boat musio bo heard in any of uio big clucs while uie dancing was equal in exocu tlon to the best ballots folk songb and dances are ulwayu iiitersthig but also uie vocal and violin selections frocn strovlnsky from it trovaloro from risoeletta won uie enthutlasuc acclabn from uu audleqee and were encored over and over again we understand tho aim of uie shocourt people is to bring the better class of art music and draia to the rural towns or to placed whre such advantages cimnot be had milton club hot to ac ton junior porxnem the acton junior farmers society wiu filter tabled by uio milton club ui uie high school auditorium ust woelo nt the first of crles of lntertown meeungs i1ie first half of uie program was taken by uie milton club follow ing thowejcnme address by william ollc bert xvesident of uie club miss edna andgfcon and miss atkhison gave plaiiotluett georglna gastie sang trolo followed by ti reading by kaunyn dewar short uklt was cloverlypresented by allco hume florence colung muriel marks milton clements arid harod marks musical selcuons were given by rob cox and frank nlcliob tlie acton group gave splendid variety program following short address by arthur mckeown president misses vetma mur ray and margaret brown played puno duett mru anthony gave on amusing rootling followed by piano solo by iaua jean barbour mui saycrs and finney presented sliortskit on the tmcuitirfrrrannlrtg7toutomobltr which caused groat sleal of laughter smeuiurat and si park bison sjjkvo several instrumental duetts puruigtho intermission witalock agrlcul tural representative gave short ad ret is uton champion 0irtmevfflats amioiiiiccinciiu of meeliutfi con tcrl ir ollur lvtulii uiulcf tlih lieailinif are cliar cciiti tr line wiili inliiiuiimi clmrucj ir any armoiiiitcmciu of jjc rockwood continuation school oon eert on friday march 20th hi town hull rockwood churchill ladles will hold sulu of nuking lu tho shop vueaud by the acton hydro on saturday afternoon short pluy two maturs to bo prtsuu utility of uia baptist churcli on thursday april 4th silver collection tlie regular meeting of uie womens institute will be held on thursday after noon april 4th ut 230 at the homo of mrs hudglns easter sunduy evening hi um united churcir ttie nervtoe will take uio form of drama entitled resurrection lntersperued with ftaater music by th6 choir