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paqb four the acton free press thursday january 23rd 1830 rf neighborhood news interesting items concerning other centres and communities in which any of our readers are interested ballinafad mr wm harding spent row days last week visiting friends in toronto mrs crippa is visiting this week at the home of her sister mrs large the many friends of rev mr wackhfl was pleased to jcaro of his improve ment bannockbukn thb regular monthly meeting of the bartnockburn womens institute was held in the form of social evening at thehomo mcculioun7on wednesday january 15th after short business mvetlng uic following program was given heading by miss beckett colo by miss bessie hawllngs reading by mrs fred anthony solo by miss doris hording recitation by miss elean or cook musical selection by larry smrthurst and earl scott und reading by mrs john mclean lunch was serv ed and the remainder of the evening was spent in dancing iworty vote of thanks was tendered to mr and mrs mcculiough and family for their hos pitality cbewsoinps corners another local caktoon about 20 members and frierms of the community church enjoyed alefghrlde party on wednesday evening returning to tho home of mr and mrs ward psa edj 4aw whsrluoiiandrlnkaoriffoonj thcee local cartoons are drawn by two acton high school lads jack hol llngcr and john drake for reproduction dublin hiixsuukg miss ida gray is spending sonic uiiw with mrs wm millar and lloyd third line friends of mr judson roxwcll un phased to know he is improving but is not able to leave the hospital as yet rev goodwill has been ill the past week and was unable to occupy the pulpit on sunday mr harris of erin charge and gavvirvery interesting address to those present we hope to sec mr goodwill out and around in few days tlie mimosa branch of the women institute met ut the home of mrs ernest awrey last thursday afternoon with an attendance of thirty members and visit ors very interesting program was given by mrs ballantyne on can adian industries who based her sub ject particularly on woollens also demonstration on crepe paper and oclo phane by mrs awrey and mrs overland and others which was very thorough current events was given by mrs matthews arter which lunch was served and social half hour spent the dublin womens institute held their regular monthly meeting at uic home of mrs storey on thursday last with the iresldcnt mrs mcdougau in the clialr the meeting opened with the singing of the institute ode follow ed by all repeating uiu lords prayer tho foil cull wils answered by my pet aversion letters of thanks were read from thobc who liud received boxes of fruit and flower donation was muda of pair of flannelette blanket to mr and mrs harding und family who lott their home by lire lost fall and lt was ol6decldedto qunialoi that had been ghcii to the branch mr neir lead er on buynmnship continued the study solo wil rendered by miss evelyn storey mrs anderson ten dered vote of thank to all those who had taken part in the program and also to tlu hostess for the use of her home loinch was served and social time spciit l1meijouse rockwood the week of prayer services held in uie united church last wednesday evening was fairly well attended he taylor addressed the congregation one thing noticeable was tile absence of young people the service in uie prt byterlan church on friday evening was fairly well attended with tlie presence of lie vs it xj bcnnle and hrilllngcr of acton and rov taylor of tho united church giving the address kv bennle conducted the service us well as taking some port and session of prayer was enjoyed at the conclu sion of the services rcv brllllnger led in prayer the united church young peoples society held um weekly meeting on sunday evening tlie program was in cluuge of the missionary committee and wad presided over by george wingate the bible lesson was taken by jeon howell very fine topic prepared by mr gerald clemens was given by elsie gordon in tho absence of tho presi dent mr ben honking had charge jf tlie builness anhivlbitiontvulutlig guelph norfolk street young peopled society on january 37th was accepted as result of tlie cold snap over the wccktndchurehattendaneewassome whut lessened for the first time uils winter the village grader wtof tej mr awnv tlie snow on tlie ddewalks on monday mr milne of elora was home to reohday miss doris royce of toronto was home for tlie weekend out of respectfor our late king george uia nag is flying at lialf mast at uw soldiers memorial tlie sunshine mission band or the united church held uielr january meet ing lost saturday afternoon with good tendance jean howell uie mis sion bands new president conducted uie meeting with program uiat was varksd and helpful to all present mrs oeorge peareti took tlto topic during uie afternoon rudyard kiplings hymn land of our birtli was sung by marian und kathleen taylor at tlie conclu sion of the meeting mrs gardiner led in prayer followed by refreshments in theway of candy provided by marian and kathleen taylor on monday evening uie village trus te itelduielrlnaiiirttral meeting mr fred sin tli was appointed cluilrman und royce clerk messro fred smlui and roye were uptwilnted tlrlrautes for the annual hydro conven tion to be held in won to next week on sunday afternooii tlie boyu mis sion band of uw united church held tlielr january moeting hi the sunday school room with good attendance mrs ryiak moore is tlie leader of the mission band mr and mxa baax milne spent sun day with mr and mrs john mllue of moflal mr ftallne confined to the houmj through lltnfj mv leslie campbell vllted few days ut lib home in weston mrs itobcrt lalic spent tlie woekend ulth friends in toronto wood cutting seems be tiio order of the day just now tliero arw some line pile of wood around the community this winter miss olive marshall of toronto was visitor in thu village on friday mr ed becrman is undergoing treat ment for war injury at christie street hospital toronto llie stork visited the village during the ucck and left bouncing boy ut tho homlof mr and mrs sld klrkpatrick glad to say tliat mother und child are both doing line tlie roads are fair considering tho storms over the weekend it wont take much more eiiov to mako uiem impass uble in places tlie llnilliquu young people linve ugahi done credit to the harmony club uhcn the glrl threepart chorus lul laby by bralims toojc first place at tlie halton musical contest held ut george town on december 30 th eluded very pleasant evening tho community was grieved to hear of the death of mrs samuel wiggins and extend their sympathy to tho fcc loved family ospringe in spite of tho intense cold twenty six were present on sunday night for uie weekly singsong held at the homo of mr and mrsf byrdon was pre viously announced it would be held in the church but through misunder standing thu church was not rvody fav orite hyhiiui were ruing afur whlph the sunday srfbool litjuin uaf taught by the tea inule quartette mrssm altkm akltt mckvnudi and meluin jllg let tile lfwer llgllb bo burning next sund ty mi etlng li to te held at uio hoimi mr and mm robertson some managers are ijjce that nassagawkya munugcr oh mr wenzel jut hold or tour policemen mr wenzel gulp ar gulp er ye ilr cani phone hlleou liold hilm ilr tlie funeral of the late mrs jui molfat uus held on saturday afternoon ut two oclock from the home lot concejjjun nassaguweya i1 service was conducted by her pastor rev soniervillf und was attended by largi gathering of relatives friends and neigh bors testifying totlk catecm in which she war held in uie community inter ment waji made in compbellville cem etery tho kniitclihull or north eilnt group or tinwwommru mfcjdonary society held their monthly meeting on tuetday nfter noon at the home of mrs young of brook vl lie the young people of ko jjoeagawcya are wudcavorlng to start literary society ut tho school the annual congregational meeting of th vtnntriiit ehurch willbeheld next wednesday evening 20th inst various items of local interest by whetstone penetration of abdomen to fatal severe internal injuries when ajolnch whetstone penetrated his abdomen res ulted in tha death in st josephs hos pital saturday of george bcrberlch of new germany who lias been in quclph hospital for several days bcrbcrlck underwent major operation for re moval of tlie object which had lacerated the lower bowel badly and cuused seri ous complications owing to tlie mans crtical condition when he entered tl hospital physicians were unable to ascer tain details us to how the whetstone tlltered his body sinunboat round tl bend erin mr und mrs lloyd hillock and mr und mrs hillock have returned alter spending lw day with friends in cleveland ohio mr and mrs wilkinson attended tho wedding of the latucrs niece mitt haxcl morrow rn to mr leonard james huston at tho home of her father mr william morrow orangevllle on wednesday january 8th the municipal council of thu town rhlp of erin via rtevo john mcfee deputy reevo mcklnnon coun cillors mcjdougal wiulouimckeu sje henry wheeler took tlie declaration of olficc after which rcew mcfec called on rev mr ledrew wlio rcud from tlie laughter and tears comedy and ncar trigedy follow each other hi quick iuc sjsion and bring drutaiu and suspense to will roger roulng picture of missis sippi iteamboat lire steamboat itouud the bend uhlph comes onlydajrjao morrow to tlu grvgory theatre two imuuul enurtaluinent ektuetil combine to make thu great und moving story of steamboat round tlie bend ono is tho laughfilled rlvay of will rogera and irvln cobb antcricav tworcat humorllj as tho crusty captains of competing boat the otlipr is tho wlstrul und tender romance of anno slilrley und john mcqulrc notice to creditors in tne estalo of morris sayerm lato of the vulag of aetoo tn the county of tanner aix persons having claims againsrj uie estate of the above named morris saycrs who dhnl on or about the 23rd day of april 1033 at tlie village of acton arc required to send to the under signed administrator or his solicitor on or before the 24th day of hebruary 1038 rull particulars of their claims and any securities they may hold therefore and take notice that after uio 24th day of february next tho said ad mlnlstrator will proceed lo distribute uio rtate having regard only uie claims of which he shall then haw received notice and uiat he will not be liable to any person of whose claim he will not uien have received notice fr uii assets no dlitributed dated ut acton this tuentyuilrd day of january 1u3c kknnct1i langdon siliclbr for robert muitray mcdonald 303 admliiiitruiorwuhwillanrmxrd deplte jxro weather accompanied by high wlntk uiere was large uttendunco at the b5th annual meeting of the erhi agricultural society which was held in the town hall tlie financial report of uio society showed successful year be sides making considerable lmprovemcnta to tho propertyarstjbntiintlol baton oc shown on hand officciti elected for 1036 are president geo burt 1st ufeprrlidcnt 1hfnr vlcc buuungton tlio bronte choral society organized on thursday evening last for uielr cleventh season under uie direction of mrs russell rev tebbs spoke to the mem bers of the lions club at uielr regular luncheon at uw brant inn last night taking as his subject minutes in my museum evidence of news travelling fact is exemplified in uio fact uiat uw next day following uio announcement in the tor onto globe or chief smith protecting bacltolors the story appeared in tlie detroit free press herbert dynes wellknown and lughly respected resident of the town passed away rauier unexpectedly at his home 30 burlington avenue on satur day evening lost tlie deceased was born in nelson township and was son of uie late charles and mary dynes commissioner jolui murcks tendered hit resignation as water commissioner last night at uio inaugural meeting of uio board lie id in uio council chamber tlie resignation followed thti passing of resolution to rescind uie motion passed by last years commission on april 3nd tifemlsing cteo powers as water com nilxslon enfilneer gazette eden mills rev and mre morsji of mlmico called on friends in this community lost week mv tsracdonald from icnox college toronto occupied uie pulpit at uic presbyterian church on sunday institute was held on wednesday after noon at tho home rskmuywilsanv wlui goad attenlance tlie president opened the meeting in uie usual manner and the roll call was answered by an incident wlui our tirollt experience ith men tlie dlif erent experiences causing some good uiugluf after uunc discussion lt was decided to hold val entine social after uie business was transacted tho following program ud given splendid paper on courtesies worui knowing and observing was prepared and read by mrs wuson two instrumental by miss jean icowrle and humorous solo by miw wllwm mrs wusan thfn served hot supper in place of tablesetting demonstration uhich wan very much enjoyed tea and cookies aiere served and social half hour fipenl mr john milne is in tut onto at pre bciit all hop hi will return much hn prowd in health tlie many friends of mnj taylor ulll ha pleased to learn she is recover ing from her recent lllnt very enjoyable time was spoilt oil friday evening when mr and mrs bert wright entertained their nelglibors tj progressive tucllre formtr resident of this dbitrlct in tlie person of mrs purkliuon passd auuy ut her home on saturday mv parkinson before her marriage was daughter of the late mr and mrs wm geddcui of this village gloom was fast over thw comtuunlty when it was karned tliat our beloved king liad passed away ulwn reports of the various departmentu township olflclnls throughout thu year of the church will be given scriptures und jeattln prayer asking for president john robb lecreury treasurer divine guidance over uio burliness or uio mcenery directors parry georgetown mr charles rcadhead of kelson was visitor in town art thursday and made the herald pleasant call mr and mvs ii mcdonald of tll iden lake camp spent the week4nd with mr and mrs mcmurchy tlie official opening of georgetown fine new post office will toko place on saturday january 25th at uircc oclock hi uie afternoon dr anderson exmjp of halton will officiate and mayor gib bons will be chairman wo were telling you last week about tho local teams dickering for players from milton so after much trouble wo final ly got uie lowdown and here lt is not being greedy but after all they could get uie local executive asked for five or six players from milton and acton tolesky brush kentner and ouier junior players they didnt want many at uie ojela executive meeting at milton after long discussion uiey were told that uiey would have to get along with out any we uituk it would have been better to atik for less and get it but its too late now herald oakville lindsay pearen horold grif fin mcklnnon gibson ir campbell george scott ken neui mcdougull addluonal directors are george davis burchul joseph benham robert kvrr chester burt in the intermellate hockey loop acton jjverton armstrong mcklnnon goes rolling merrily along to uie group gibson stewart scott auditors championship inspectors were in town thursday checking up on delinquents who neglected to pay uiqlr 1935 radio license fee the past office was busy place as cltlxcns ueiit in search of the necessary permit mr and mrs lunau and mks lois lunau accompanied by mrs daly und miss dorouiy barber dundos high way left on thursday morning by motor for florida where uiey will stay for several weeks meeting of uie retail merchants of oakvillc was held on monday night and presided over by mayor gorge xu jacobs yow trade con be made more profitable for uic local merchant was the subject of uie address and uie speakers wer hurlbut and howard they dealt with uils subject foster and overland fur farming expands fur fanning in canada continues to expand according to report issued by uie dominion bureau or statlsucs tlie total value of uie furbearing animals on uie farms at the end of 1034 was 427567 on increase over tlie preceding year of nearly million dollars and uie revenue received by uio fur forma from the sale of live animals and pelts was m0cg905 in 1033 the silver fox repre sents 03 per cent of the total value all kinds of furbearing animals in cap uvlty in 1034 uie number or fox forms tn operauon in canada was 0083 and milton mrs it bews and mbs cm harri son are spending the winter at uielr slaters mrs newton at chicago mr and mrs fleming and daughter joan of hamilton and mr and mrs ii lee of oshawa vlilted mr and mr wm simpson pearl street on sundoy mrs betherldgii formerly of toronto died on monday january 13th at tho home or her granddaughter mrs owen mllum wlui whom ulie has resided tor uie past five monuis jcevrnn d1mf ton motored to omagh to be present at the induction of his succesor rev andrew irajmrskayowere heartily greeted by uielr many friends on sunday lost yorkshire sow be longing to burdge gunby wellknown birui to litter of 2fl pigs 14 or which areullvlng uio 13dwlpigawirfully formed mr qunhy stated tnat lus be lieved uiu litter to be recordbreaker champion cajhpbeuviixe very cnjoyabla time woo spent on tuesday evening when jack hunter entertained number of his friends on tlie occasion of his birthday during uio course of the evening which was spent hi dancing kirs hunter served very dainty lunch guests in cluded messrs murray muhon roger malum roy roberts bill malum nell mcphail bert elsley david mcpliall mlises winnie richardson or lowvllle anna winn myrtle early margaret mc laren evelyn valislcklethrlena mc phaildorceii walton lillian mcpliall grace peer and wuma ball mr jurk memory has goutilo tor onto mr crawford muhon of kitchener spent the weekend at his home here the many friends of mr moore ill be tairry to learn that he is indis posed mb little moore of acton is visit ing with mrs well mrs art henderson spent tuesday in woodstock miss ruth bell spent the weekend ad the guest of miss marlon gastle of law vllle mr and mrs itoberts and family attended uie funeral of the lute georgtj roberts til hamilton oil saturday other fur farms 030 chlcr among uie from uic standpoint of uie increasing of latter area mink farms numbering u24 employment for canadian workmen land raccoon farms numbering 183 fur star farming ki ploying an increasingly im portant part in uie fur trade of canada and tho value or pelts of ranchbred nnlmals represents about 31 per cent of the total annual value of the raw fur production of uio dominion while canada lias always been an im portant source of furs uie fur trade having been dominating influence in the dlscoveqr and development or uio country the raising of wild animals in captivity for their turn is or compara tively recent origin t3ic practice of trappers in the early days of keeping foxes caught in uie warm weatlier alive until the fur was prime gave blrui to the modern industry of fur fanning tlie in trtkrukajb hockcev league in the rural league gamed played lost thursday eden mills and lome rifles played to 33 ue boui teams wcro very evenly matched and although bou missed numerous chances goals apiece uns all they could get rockwoad farmers eked out 21 win from everton and on the nights play looked just about goal better in uie uiird game dublin played uell and pulled into tie lor first place when uiey pulled out win from york rnnd the scores uerc lormi rifles eden mills rockwood farmers everton dublin 3xork roadt itcferee marshall ynrlrno ad dublin larac rifles 31 01 everton jones bojw brookvllle lome formers rockwoad line eden mills umehouse rockwood three more games will be played to night that should make some changes in uio standing tlie teams are york road vs rockwood jones boys vs brookvllle limehause vs everton 1l kkuulk list of sales friday jonuury 24th mortgage sale orchuruv dirvelt furmt ailjolnlug acton wodnesday january 20th robert wilson eden mlua farm atnclt and implements thursday january 30th cecil leslie lot 30 gth line eramasa surplus atoci friday january 31st brown adjoining acton yorkshire hogs and cattle hkauing anyway judge so you tried to drive by uie officer after ho blew his whuud motorist yor honor deaf judge thut muy be but youll get your hearing in ute morlnbig next cube jm utllesfauulfcritlc record of uie success ful breeding of uie fox in captivity was in prince edward island in 1878 after j809camcaprlqdolrislngprlces lor furs and the furfarming industry grew rapidly spreading to uie other provinces and interest also developed in the rals at klmus furs ontario now leads the provinces uiui fur amnprtiperty to lhevlucof 2fl31g14 wlule quebec comes second with 3c03810 and prince edward island holds third place wlui fur farms valued at t30477cfl rcampcnse injury wlui justice and unklndiiess with klndnus confucius open meeting under the auspices of the niuaoga weya woini lilstltule oil tuksday february 11th hkookviijk towsiiii jiaix at 00 oclock mius witiifcbsioon or ilusu11 kcllcy umltcd jlnmll toil ulll jhuk on canadian indus tries lucky number door prizes exceeding 10 00 will lx klven argument no quality 5uallty is that tactor very sel dom coraidered by many buyers wlurn comparing prices yet qual ity the basis from which price is computed quality lr the test of cheapness tlie point we wish to emphasize is this tliat ue absolutely can tupply flouers and floral work of first quality ir desired and also clwaper grades when wanted we cannot sell first quality blooms at sectlnds prices and wo do hot sell seconds at lirst price our flowers and designs are guaranteed as to quality and freshness we are proud of our reputation for quality work acquired uirough seventeen years of serving acton and vicinity with bishop quality flowers we respectfully eollclt jour floral patronage phono urlte or call bishop son rower florist ffaoimt 54 deliver the king is dead with all true subjects we pay silent tribute in uie passing of our be loved sovereign king george vt long ttvie the king our smcerce6yally and devouon is expressed wlui tw wlshastoqur new ruler king kowauu vi if bails quality grocery finttro btjurrtj of cdanaoa actom paatov rev morrvw aca mldl pmrsonagto bower avenue sunday january 30th 1038 00 the minister tho second in series on the philosophy of jesus our fauiers name 1215 sunday school and bible clossoet 100 tho minister the fourth or the wrles on stars of destiny where shall draw uio line tuesday soo mvyoung pooptato league wedmmay uo ptm7 club at ymoa timroday 3o bible study hour everybody wtxoom jlrcfluijtrrlan knox chuitcu acton rev rennik miniate mouse willow utreet sunda janualty 30t 193c 110 thu kim dead 30 thosabbath school 00 tliat which continueth on tuejlay ut 11 00 til uie mem orul service for klnjt georae held in knox cliurch always ttlloour haptiut cliurrl acton rev axtekhul sunday januaby mul 1036 1000 trlsundny school 1100 the piistor subject new kurth unclasbipied small advertisements advertisement unu thlri hodlaii one cent tr word minimuni chra ic pr itmrrtlon five inertma or jioa if paid cmhii ioc kiitioil la clirud wlier items have tn booked hog shipping satukbay s25 and grade hog trucking free hogs delivered by farmer 35 frank holmes folt sa1le quebec heater in jood condition bar kaln for quick sale miis wildeftspin notice tlie boys who took radiator caps in dian head and aeroplane kindly jeave at stauon hotel and avoid further trouble as they are known owners auction sale cecil leslie lot 30 slxui line era masa will hold solo of horses catue and hogs on thursday january 30th at 130 oclock terms cash iceltk auctioneer men wanted for raleigh routes in acton wrlu today rawlkroh co depart ballllsba 284 montreal canada caied of thanks acton junior hockey club appreciate uie coope rauon of all who contributed to uie success of their amateur night tim artists tlie orchestra and the help of everyone was appreciated by uie club and lbs officers caud of thanks miss edna and mr harold bell wish to uiank their friends neighbors and relatives for their kindness lielp and sympathy floral tributes and loan or cars in their recent sad bereavement these expressions will always be gratefully re membered card of thanks mr wiggins and family wish to express their sincere uianks for tlie many klndnesus or sym pathy of neighbors and friends and floral tributes at the time of uio death horthube inwerwirekh ttmbtncf tticsu expressions wilt always be gratefully re membered w2 with 1msbp sense of ios3 and respect we join in the universal sorrow at the passing oe reioved ano gracious sovereign king george the fifth t11k stork will iiuciskd all day tutsday the day ot tok junliral of lins lath icmq rachlin em auction sale ii brown on no 3iihway east of acton ulll hold an auction sale of peedtab hobs sous with litters 25 sow hr tlutchfr cntun nn rfiltty january 3ui ut 130 oclock far description of retflstered hofi3 poat trs ktain auctioneer mortgage sale uiookll and by vulltje or th powers or salo contained in certain mortgage which will be produced at uie time or sale there will be orfered for sale by klirr auctioneer at pubuo auction on friday janualiy 24 ui 1934 at the hour or two oclock in uio after noon at uie farm of chakles ilakvfctl no acton optorlo the follow ing property namely all and singular uiat certain pared or tract of land and premises situate lying and being in the township or ks qucslng in ithe county of hultguv olid being cjhiuishior tho westerly half of the westerly half of lot number twen tyeight the wuhtvrly half of the west erly half or lot number twentynine and the soiithirlyhiilf of the westerly lialf of lot number thirty all in uw iviurlh coticesstan of tho said township ol fcqueslng und containing 150 acres more or less on the said furm is said to be erected dwelling liouso with suitable furm buildings the lands will be sold subject to re serve bid tkrms of sajltj ivli jier eut of tho purchase money to be paid down ut thu time of sale and uie balance wlthiu uilrty dayu for rurthor particulars and conditions of sale apply to medougaxjl fcast block sarllamcnt bldga toronto ontario solicitor to the mortgagee dated at toronto uils thutyflrat day of december aj3 1936 mj