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yjaagjgsibgaags atautnji rum warn the acton free press thursday may mb ims tjeighborhood news interesting items concerning other centres and commiraluf in which many of our readers are interested milton mr and mrs ritchie and mr thompson of toronto ere spending few dau at the homo of mm ritchies mother mrs mills mill street jas wells who has been employed as lu ft pray nas3agaweya on saturday evening many frjends of mlas grace norrish met at her home and presented her with loycly hope chest also handsome toilet and mani cure set miss norrish has ailed the pos of org fl no shop talk1 judge too oldl why could give you ten years prlcnd hastily now now judge dont start talking shop tonque twister betty botter bought some butter but she said this butters bitter if put it in my batter it will make my batter bitter but fcl bet krltgunib etvitea snijrii shurrhof cdnoaba action mtntoter iut puaonoe bowor araio georgetown mss appekw was in toronto last week attending meeting of the ontario educational association mrs george wright of clathan london eng is guest at the home of her brother mr hadeu itfm hrrhert and mtai freda herbert left today for england where they intend spending the summer contractors mackenzie 6e bon have number of men and teams at work excavating and levelling the ground for georgetown new post office the erection of which will begin at once there was fair gathering at the town hall last thursday night when the lorn rifles scottish band assisted by visiting artists rendered splendid program on oehair of the salvation army selfdenial effort mayor ojbbona was chairman of the evening at the meeting of the council the by law to appoint an auditor for the year 1935 was read the decennary number of times and passed hiring jenkins sc hardy of toronto at salary of 230 per annum herald burlington mrs john stephenson received word on tuesday of the death of her brother tang of hagersvllle which occurred in st josephs hospital after eerlous operation mr and mrs emery mrs xfreeman and daughter miss garnet freemen and miss ghent bare re turned home from lakeland florida where they spent the winter daylight saving will go into effect on saturday night next at midnight and wlu continue until september 15th the site for the new post office haa been settled on mopday evening word was received from the government to take up the options on the properties of gordon berry and harris armstrong brant street for the site for the new post office whlch the government pro poses to build as relief measure the hydro ore building new line to take care of high power transmission lines for the town when the work is completed the town will have double circuit to supply power which will mean less interruptions for power users new line of poles has been erected an elgin street on friday afternoon last mrs king suffered badly bruised shoulder when the car driven by her husband as he was making left hand turn into feh shru by car driven by morton of guolph the other passengers of both com escaped serious injury but the cars were considerably damaged gexctie for some time left on monday for oak vllle where he will manage drug store mrs jse hornell and miss alice jones who recently underwent successful opera tions for appendicitis in guelph gcnterol hospital returned to their homes hero on tuesday large audience turned out to strj pauls fellowship league on monday rypptng dick the amateur gar dener who broadcasts daily from ckoo hamilton and heard very fine lecture on horticulture champion eden mills mr james lowry has purchased pro perty in hockwood he and mrs lowry moved to their new home few days og6 the ladles aid of the united church for number of years mr george lamb acted as chairman and called on number of those present for songs speeches and readings mtes norrish was called on when the ad dress was read and presentation made to which she very fittingly replied to miss grace norrish dear grace on your retirement from the pool uon of organist of gbenater church wo take this opportunity of express ing our gratitude for services render ed wo are not forgetful that it colls for efficiency pcrscverenco and punctuality all of which has charac terized your work the servloe of sacred song is ministry of great value in the wor slitp of god the power lies in this that all how was it you broke your engage ment with evelyn well only did to the engagement what it did to mtol would make my batter better so she bought bit of butter better than the bitter butter so twas better betty botter bought bit or better butter mothers day and jubilee remembrance this week you wui find the store brim full of goodies all fresh in and reasonable in price we invite yoir to titspeet our stock sunday may 12th ims motheks day daylight saving tune 1100 mothers day service special program no laurels on their brows 700 the minister sabjeet gleanings from the jubilee everybody weloom prfatnjtertaa knox chubch acton bkv bennxe minister manse willow street sunday may 12th 1ds5 mothers day daylight saving time 1130 sabbath school and con gregation mothers faith 00 the olory in the qrcyy campbellvillb jubilee day passed off very quietly in the village xhe many fell rata of miss barhart snyder will bo glad to know that she is recovering from her recent illness the womens missionary society of st davids held their regular meeting at the home of mrs bell on thursday with splendid turnout of it grace mission band held tencent tea in the school room of the church on friday and it was rear success varied program was enjoyed after which tea was served mrs moore of toronto spent few days last week at her home miss ethel simpson of toronto was home for the holiday mr bay warden of toronto visit ed his sister mrs hamilton over the weekend the drama for he had great pos sessions will be presented in st davids church auditorium on sunday evening next at 730 mrs roberts has been visiting in toronto for several days mr moore of toronto colled in the village on saturday evjekxon ijmehouse the womens institute held their regular meeting on thursday afternoon lfltt at mrs chas merediths home following the opening exercises the election of officers took place the fol lowing were elected mrs wm gowdy reelected president for the fourth con secutive year mrs smethurst 1st vice president mrs mcgowan 2nd vice president mr brown secretary treasurer mrs mitchell district re presentative mrs iclrkpatrtck social convener no changes were made in other officers discussion took place re the summer activities and plans ore being arranged for interesting and in structive programs ah interesting port of last sundays service at the united church was reception of he members following the lenten preparatory class next sunday is mothers day everyone will enjoy the special program were sorry to report two cases of sick ness in our midst mrs hurled lucat of acton is with her mother and is not at all wcll mr ritchie benton was token seriously ill while at work oil thursday afternoon and wad rushed to doctor in georgetown who on exam ination found lus caao so serious he had him removed at once to hospital in guelph where double operation was performed for appendicitis and other complications the operation wmi success and he is doing real well mr and mrs milk and family have moved from toronto to the lute tfplrwtn linm untl will fcuy for the summer the misses joy james evelyn john son and myrtle parneil are the delegate from this branch of the womens in stltute to the girls convention held at thsojuc fih tuesday evening and will stay until saturday mv and mrs jalinaon and tome of the children visited frleiuki at palermo hduront over the weekend large number of folk from the village took part in tlie kings jubilee celebra tion held hi georgetown on monday afternoon the holiday was generally observed and celebrated in vurlotnt ways fishing occupied considerable number but no very urge alrlngd are be big ex hibited quite number of vlsltont were notic ed among whom were mr and mrs thompson and family of toronto mrs follctt and famllytof toronto mrs cooney and harold of toronto mr and mrs arthur lane ot tor onto mr and mrs wi mllllere and family of bramptan mr and mrs ro of toronto np the kings silver jubilee was observ cd by the evcrton church in an appro priate thanksgiving servloe on sunday morning the church woo decorated with pictures of the king and queen the union jack and the canadian flag and beautiful flowers the rev mcleod pastor of the church spoke on the subject of ourmplre he traced its growth from humble beginnings up to its present worldwldo commonwealth of nations with our present gracious sovereign as the centre uniting in him self all these nations into unity moru enduring than any empire held togethor by force the forces that made and keep this people great are not militarism or autocratic power but the spirit of liber ty education and religion an long as the empire keeps its soul by adhcarlng to these principles it need not fear any outside foe tho obvious duty of nil citizens is to receive this gift of trtle greatnetts as our hcrtagi from thu past enrich it with our own experiences and pass it on enriched to coming genera tions mr orton tovcll spent the weekend with his mother mrs margaret tovell mrs shepcrdson is visiting frfenda in toronto mru brown mr roth mr and mrs roth of toronto spent sunday with mr and mrs james hepburn messrs stewart and roy mccutcheoa have bought tltu jackson farm in guelph township and have finished the ceding mr and mrs hortop of rock wood spent the holiday with the form ers parents mr and mrs james rorton of corbet ton tpeenfc last wednesday with mr and mrs oeorgu jcstln mr and mre fred mocutchcou and family acton mr and mrs wllbort mccutcheon and children sixth line mr and mrs alvln micutcheon wero recent visitors with tho formers parent mr und mrs john mccutcheon sunday arid the holiday vkltors at the home of mrs gt robertson were mr und mrs roberuon nnd sons osprlnge mr norman robertson miss frances jtmningu acton mr and mn oeorutf young town line the may meeting of tho everton womens institute met ut the homb of mrs hortop on thursday may 2nd the president mrs hortop con ducted the meeting number of letters were read thanking the institu for flqwbrsaiiiiplajits abetter wall roaj from tho acton institute inviting tin evurtotv institute to join them at tho june meet big tiwj invitation was ac cepted miss jean mclean took charge of the meeting for the election of og trswhicit resulted as follows presld tnt mrs john alton 1st vloeprcshl ent miss jean mclean pnd vicepre sident muit dorothy church secretary treasurer mrs thompson stewart aslstant secretarytreasurer mbd ann jackson organfct miss eleanor alton assistant onturtlst mks jean mclean district director mrs robert son district repretentatlvtj mrs head social committed mlm sunt er mliu hamilton mrs mc cutcheon mrs jambs hepburn pro gwun committee mrs parker mr hortop mw coullng mrs smith flower commluxj mb jennie tovelj miss hortop press correspondteilt miss church auditors mrs mc phedran mm smith mfas anna jackson was appointed delegate to the phis conference utthe ontario agri cultural colkge the meeting closed and dainty refreshments wero served by the hostesses msand aiiawlijqtyph jf and mrs kenneth mcdougall erin met at mrs john wrights on thurs day with good attendance mrs roy turner of st thomas re turned home after spending few days with her mother mrs wright and her brothers messrs george and wright mr and mrs abbott of toronto and mrs ronnie visited with mr and mrs wm lowrlo over tho holiday mr and mrs webb and son ore moving to hamilton mr webb lias bought business property in tho city he and mm webb will bo missed in social and musical circles tboy havo tntttrootpwlshcs of many friends in this district mrs applvton who has been at her fathers homo for tlio pout two months is returning to her homo in syracuse this week ruck wood wowlilppcrs may take part which calls forth tho best that tho human heart can express you as leader have generously token your part and place in such servloe and now we ask you to accept small tokenof our appreciation of your faithful work and as the yea come and go may the beauty of song over fill your heart and inspire you to press on hi tho worship of praise from the board of stewards and congregation 2tefroshrncnts wore served and all ro paired home before sunday morn mr and mrs arthur nightingale miss florcnco nightingale and mr carl car gill and mr bert nightingale of nasso gawoya spent sunday in niagara falls and buffalo wl ftp mri it mlprimnjalft nf mr mcdougall toronto called oit the misses mary and kau ttced ou monday and otter friends businccs seems to bo picking up in tha village as another hardware store opened formerly occupied by mr alex marshall the now proprietors being mr young and son of guelph also drug store in tho same block the former royal bunk is ulrrady occupied by mr hume of toronto members of the womens missionary society of tho united church attended tho annual meeting of tho halton pres bytcrial in acton last week the pupils of the rooms of mr gorrcl and miss jeughan in cho public school went to aberfoyld last friday and repeated tho operetta rho inn of the golden choeso mis florcnco lush nurscintralnlng at guelph general hospital fc enjoyhigj man tils vacation at her homo in er omasa recent visitors in our midst mr ivan awrey of guelph mr ross thatcher of queens uni versity kingston mr john watson of london and daughter miss isabella watson mr and mrs martin of aylmer ontario miss jean torrance of slmcoo mr johnston hcwat of sbncoo mr clarence lynch of toronto mr jomcd lynch of toronto miss kathleen lynch of guelph mr fred day of toronto miss minnio nlckcll of toronto and other relatives also toronto mr and mrs harry bauer of brant ford mrs jos milne und daughter miss lottie of guolph mitis roberts and mr horcll also mv and mrs craig and wally of toronto mr and mrs jos roberts of eden mills members of tho united church young peoples society spent an evening with the young people of ebcnciser church last week profitable tinio wad enjoy ed by all present miu dr fred hoiking iclt for hr now liomo at hillsdalo tills week dr hasklng left last wctk to commence his new practice their many friends and acquaintances here wkh them suc cess and prosperity in their now sur roundings church scrvlocs on sunday were in touch with our royal sovereigns king an mary vv they contiiiue and rrosperlty crown jiielr efforts tho united church young peoples society visited tho norfolk street young peoples society in guelph on monduy even and playedln thu th port credit spent few days with mr al mrs arthur nightingale oakville miss rase ollivcr lias returned from visiting her brother ernest hi st louis mr and mn fred denning and family left on saturday for england where they will reside petition asking for an early closing bylaw for the town of ookvlue was defeated at meeting of tho town council held on monday night when petition signed by largo number of merchants requesting tfiat tho present closing hounj remain unchanged in competition with leading manufac turing firms throughout canada air colls ltd of oakvllle lias secured the order for supplying onehalf mile of tub ing for tho largest low pressure refriger ating plarit ever installed in canada record the relief works measure of installing water system on kerr street to the lower middle road began last wednes day morning the work is under tho supervision of mr clarence fish despiu increased general purpose and school maintenance expenditures ook vllles 1035 tax rate will remain un changed at 43 mills according to figures made public thursday tho mooro and sons hardware store one of the oldest business buildings in ookvillo recently damaged by lire is being rebuilt and converted into two attractive places of business one to be used as an office for large toronto firm and tho other as store star lowers nolo oluuigo in time moth ers choir and orchestra at morning service alwasb wkixxxux mother stock will be fresh prices most reasonable baskets will be made up any quantity any price baptist qilurrij acton kasteb foriw sob mother more jubilee values sunday may 12th 1935 mothers day daylight 8avln time sunday school 10 30 1130 easter mother mine 700 mb finest lemons head lettuce 10c leap lettuce 1uc silver jubilee cookies 25c delicious apples 9t dost 7c oreen onions candy kiss 15c navel oranges 35 15 sl2c puffed rice 14c choice bananas zj 18c largo ou plneapleoc puffed wheat 12 rtg of the utbllcal buialpoontest which is apaiisored by the prbytery the visit ing society won tho contest by good margin the questions wero on the life of joseph the worship iervlco was conducted by the rockwood young peopievi games were enjoyed hi the gymnasium followed by refreshments and wiclal time mr david gray shipped 20 head of fat cattle to toronto last week which averaged between kiveti and twelve hundred weight tlila lt the first ship ment of live stock from rockwood slnbe lait aumtner mr gray bold tho cattle nl highest market prices under the auspices of tit johns church thea xttt atof church ac tun put on play inr the town halt on tuesday evening entitled lravo it to ltuuder wliich was wwll carried out hi three actd and brought forth applause and merriment thu artists were greeted by rull house on visit to her parenbt iuv and mrs taylor misi dorb roycc of lwonto was holiday visitor tweddle stattted chicks real aga1n while tlkev 1la3t leghorns week 1376 weeks 11376 week iu 75 per 100 lcg horn pullots wik 37c each weeloi 31c weeks 33c leghorn cockerohi day old 3c week old 3c 3weeks 4c wlilte rocks and liar red rocks at correspond hi gly low prices day olds all breeds bargain priced also twcddle chick hatchery uox 13 hume i3w hihfllld eapitofc guelph frida saturday thk llctuaeojtnttyeak edward robinson in the whole towns ividays revival klevlvul venture hbow artec the lufuhu bhew ki no kxini chalnr talking wonder bar mon tue next week rilhes square lady wed george whites thur scandals balcony 25c any time matinee daily 230 your opportunity to meet and consult the tip top tailors stylist mr hudgbsf who will be at our store mbndaymayt3 kn this li important mr cnptririudiiiutiheripyop iviioiv stylist will visit our utorowhero ha may bo consultod without oblltlutlon by men of this town on any questions of btyle fabric or color tertaluliid to welldressed appearance t10 bitellc of mr hudglm viurl encxj of courso given without oh illa tion und is offered us luut oiiu moro reason why you tihould como to our storj ut lease to compare before you order spring und summer clot he ti unywhece more woolluiiri than ever tnukd up thu tip top spring tund kuiimier range moro wtylos better tailoring und finish yt thu prlco renuilu jz37b for your unrestricted choice pallanfs clothingstore miu street acton ont exclusiveideaxer for tip top tailors unclassified adtertucmenta under tbla hdln oac cent 4ef word uinimubs cbarse 35c pet iaiertloa five insertion tor 9imo it pid cih loc additional is chnrbcd where items have to booked wanted errand boy must havo bicycle apply box 45 tree pltess office olives pickles jams marmalade honey order today at al por quality tea coftee cocoa oups canned fruit hog shipping saturday t87g and grade log trucking free hog delivered by farmer 85 holmes acton ro sals good cow for bale ihio may 22nd oeoroe gordon no rockwood lost in acton on tuesday evening purae containing sum of money finder kindly leave at pree press optpioe foil rent pourroom plat with convenience apply mrs mrfiaarf main btnsot vou salk slxroomcd house with convcnlenctea garage and good lot apply morton barber 442 mill street 1arm work wanted single hollander wonls form work by tlie year last place years reference trial month 30 00 oroenewold vanctoozen no acton vou rent house to rent all convenience good location on lakd avoiud pooejudon oa or before may 15th apply mrs xl wansbrottoh 44lt laj avenue wirv worryy just call mcmulien jr bower avenue acton for all kinds of ropalra chimney plastering and cement work reasonable priced work guaranteed 415 itabv chicks bredtolay baby chicks from onto of canadas oldest fctralna barred rocks 8c sr leghorns 7c prco circular rockwood chick hatchery 434 phono 00 rockwood auction bake wm andeton mill street acton will hold clearing sale of tdi htakousehold erfecu on buturday may ib til at two oclock tvrnw caali kerr auctioneer 453 phono 36 actoh nftte agents wanted lino ofxadlesmadtomokisuter uh1 wear will make you money increase your income wltli our cash commkdon plan write today for compkitu dotailtt of our money making proposition u3 box sos pree pltesfl tox meat wanted will buy horded injured cattle etc or anything suitable for fox moat in jured uuinials must be secured immedi ately as meat blunt be in perfect condi tion trailer or trailer choosls anted vannatter pox farm 40 tf phono osrsl oearcetown notice ue dogs at lajtge tiie bylaw roquiring owner of dogs to keep the animals from running at ulnre during tho months from mmy 18tb uirough to september 15th effective from these dates owners of dogs are hereby notified tf the proiialorb of this bylaw are not jftee that pr tions will be maoe uceakraoh 44a chief of poitoe sutecripum for ah