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paok four the acton free press thursday january soth ism neighborhood news interesting items concerning other centres and communities in which any of our readers are interested bannockbukn the regular meeting of the bannock burn buatlera club took the form of pie octal everyone enjoyed dancing unul lunen time when the pies were ucuaoed by mr davidson the mualc fox the evening wu auppucd by tne umehouse orchestra ospr1nge ballinapad residents of this community were in deed glad to see tbe county snow plow get through the ouelph road on satur day pbr three dayslthadbeenuoclaml and no deliveriea of mau or bread had been made the many friends here of miss jean klrkwood will te pleased to know she has secured position in the provincial bank at guelpht the klrkwood farm on the second llne hasbeen rented to mr raeburn of grand valley mrs blandish who spending the whiter with her soninlaw and daugh ter mr and sirs croft rockwood not enjoying her usual health all wurl lor her speedy recovery the sunday evening sing song was held at thehome of mr and mrs or robertson with thirtyfour present mr ttfm mckenzie conducted the first part of the program when familiar hymns were sung after the teaching of the sunday school lesson miss foreman conducted art alphabetical bible con test that was very interesting as tribute to the late king one of bis javaiite hymns was sung abide with me and special prayer tor the royal family hi theur bereavement was offer ed by mr jas mccallum next sunday evening the meeting is to be held at the home of mr and mm webb and all are cordially invited to be preaent itockwood the united church young peoples society vlslled norfolk street church young peoples society on monday even ing the rockwood society had charge of the devotional period with mba eliza beth hutchinson president mra ben hosktng mbm dorothy slmmona arthur harris and georye day taking part mr arthur rapp oondticted short memorial service in memory of king gcorb gum wcro much enjoyed in the gym nasium followed by refreshments and jhort sing song owmg to continued cold weather ser vices on sunday were attain affected no fjurvloa was held in st johns church und at the pytabyterlan church service uas held in the basement out of respect for our late wwerelgn king gwirgo the poet office scliooli and other business places were closed during tlie day rev john little was somewhat better during the early part of the week mrs robert thatcher is not to well also mrs john plummer mr wm dunbar luul busy time of it lust week with his team on tlie village gruder keeping the roadways and side walks in condition after successive snow tttotziul mr fred day waa home for the week end from woodstock eden mills mr gowland of knoic college tor onto occupied the pulpit of the pres byterian church on sunday mr john ramsey is at present under the doctors care his many friends hope for tpeedy recovery jo intrmcctingof thelfld is aid and the omens missionary society of tile presbyterian church was held in the home of mrs mlno the new president of the ladles aid mrs gubertson took charge of the ifrct part of th meeting after the buglness part of thi mivff lrtmiltiinrt1iinlilflil valentine ua mrs ii ohbertson anil mrc lowrle gave two very inter esting readings this meeting elftsci wllii hymn and the lords prajvr in unison tile new missionary president mv mbio then took charge the prayer service in the glad tiding was follow ed through prayers were takvn by mm ji gilbertson mrs jas wilson mrs geo robertson mm jas gulwrtson mrs lowrle the business part jr tlie meeting consisted of appointing dehi gates to tiic annual preubyterlal to be lield hi ouelph mrs gilbertson war appointed for the mund mb jean lowrh for uie mumon band the missionary travelling basket was then brought in and explained mrs lowrle expressed tho appreciation of tin society to the retiring pxsulent mrs ii gilbertson for licr faltliful jxrvlces during the piut two year anil mrs mlno prjenud her with linen table cloth mra gilbertson ulthtmuh takvn completely by urprls thanked tlw laduj for their thmiglitfuliui and wuhed the society ewry jucceji under tlw new leadrrvhip mr bert wright lut valuable lmre on sunday the local mull courier are experienc ing some dlnlcultyon tlielr routed uiese days especially on thv townhlp roads mus helen scott is visiting in tin home of mrs belle scott nc many rrbiid of mrs gordon mcphail wily be pleated to know kiu is able to be jup and around again miss oraoe dampler of everton spent the weekend at the home of her aunt mrs barbara soper mr and mrs cecil soper of preston were sunday visiters at the home of the formers father mr joseph soper and aunt mrs barbara soper the many friends of mrs sinclair will be pleased to know that she is pro gressing favorably after her operation lastwek in toronto hospital all hope for speedy return to good health mr weatherston of toronto spent the weekend visiting friends hi the dlstrlet the heavy snow storms of lost week blocked the roads for motor cans for few days georgetown some evilminded person broke one of lhe lights on the front of the new post office but night mr campbell sinclair underwent an operation for appendicitis at ouelph general hospital yesterday his num erous friends wish him speedy restora tion to health dr mcallister received word to day of the death of his sister mrs elizabeth kyte at strome alta on thursday january 16th in her 79th year our esteemed citizens and residents of this neighborhood all then lives mr and mrs william johnston charles street were at home to their many friends when they celebrated their golden wedding on saturday last which waa also mrs johnstons 15th birthday on monday last our esteemed citizens mr and mrs james rickey celebrated their fiftyseventh wedding anniversary they were the recipients of taany hearty congratulations from friends and rela tives mr mickey has been resident of georgetown for over scvcntyflve years and all their married life lias been spent here herald camphellville due to tlie illness of the teacher miss macmlllan the public school mo 10 is closed for the remainder of tills week miss betty baruaux of toronto visit ed at the home of her grandmother mrs carbert over tho weekend mbies margaret mclaren and grace peer spent the weekend at the home of mr clark pegge of carlisle the many friends of mrs john mahan will be sorry to learn of her illness and all wish her speedy recovery there were two more robberies in vllnge on saturday night when thieves broke into elsleys ctore and robt earlys booth about seventy dollars worth of cigarettes and tobacco was taken out of the booth and about twenty dol lars in cash and some cigarettes from esleya store there arc two cafes of scarlet fever in tlie village and everyone hopes that will be all the young peoples society of st davids church held their regular meet ing on sunday evening mr jack pogue of toronto spent the uvekend at the home of mr elsley erin dr and mrs gear left last saturday for an extended holiday in florida miss mccutcheon of toronto spent the weekend with mr and mrs gordon corbett the annual faceting of the erin hor ticultural society wao held in the school on wednesday evening january 15th the prrlnntw crouch waslnuc chair mr oscar stckovlch has leased rooms in the gingrlck block and lias moved hi mr metcalfe lias also leased rooms in the same building mre swlnston full when dcscnd intr the liarempnt rtnlrn in her home onh oakvellk the vital statistics for oakvute for 1035 show births 33 marriages 38 deaths and 34 out of town deaths tho oakvllle citizens band rendered an excellent concert in the gregory theatnt air sunday wfenmsrlaat he oakvllle citizens band and fire department were guests of the omk vllle legion hi the legion hall friday evening record miss donovan who has been visit ing cor the past three months with friends in new york returned home on sunday higher type of thinking in governing bodies la needed in order to preserve our democracy william stewart exmayor of toronto told joint meeting of the oakvllle lions and rotary clubs at the artuago inn friday night milton at the inaugural meethur or themuton public school board browne was elected chairman and fc fc yates was reappointed secretary george hcmstrcet who has been the towns faithful and trustworthy clerk and treasurer for over thirty years ten dered his resignation at the meeting of council which was accepted same lo take effect on february 15th william leslie has been elected as trustee of school section no trafal gar in place of maurice williamson who refused to act for another term miss gertrude featherstone rln who underwent an operation at st cathar ines general hospital recuperating at her home munns corners trafalgar mr and mrs harry smith of qucs ing wish to announce the engagement of their elder daughter margaret ann pearl to mr alexander mckenzie youngest son of the late mr and mrs john mckcnzlc of montrose scotland very pretty wedding took place the tjrdtedchurcb parsonage brampton on saturday when tedna leona daugh ter of the bite mr and mrs may of milton become the bride of harold parkinson youngest son of mr and mrs parkinson brampton rev crogg officiated milton band was made grant of t20 at the meeting of the council champ ion district rural hockey league dublin and jones boya teams arc tied for first lace york road crowding with one point down fractured her left ankle as well as tear ing the ligaments her many frlunli wlih her speedy recovery the home of mr and ms samuel bingham sixth line erin was the sccrw of luppy family gatlicrlng on sunday january loth the occasion being the llftleth wedding anniversary or mr and mrs bingham advocate burlington commissioner marck has cluuigcd hu mind and will not resign from the bur lington water commission mrs dr weaver was taken to st jacphs hospital hamilton on monday evening where she underwent an operation for appendicitis gurdun blair craze smith and paul pis her attended the annual new york state fruit groweni ascla tlon convention held in rochester toy hist week the ilivmen received call to chimney fire ut the home of mrs hart uell nelson avenue on tuesday moni liig at eight oclock the itremcn rc pnnded promptly and no damage was done st lukes anglican church won filled to capacity hiit night when citizens in ull uullo of lire jolhedln tho cituiui memorial service held to join witli tlu reit of the nation in mourlng tlu ioji of his muj king george it woji moit wikjmn and imp revive tnrvkv one that was imi1 titling for tile bccasloil giuiuttd in the rural league gomctj played on thursday only two games were held as the roads nnd weather were very bad and evcrton was unable to rnaie an appearance the teams who braved the iorm wure york road rockwood brookvllle and the jones boys in the first name york rood earned one more point when they tied 11 with rockwood there was perfect sheet of ice and the game was nlpondtuck affair rath teams tried hard for win but neither could get another counter between the pipes in the second tilt the jones boys all dolled up in new sweaters and sock outclassed brookvllle by s0 score tlrc brookvihe boys were no match for u12 local lads ana never came in danger or taking the lead they had several close ehanow but jonoc goalkoapar roco to thc occasion and fully deserved shut out tlie brookvllle lads deserve all kinds of credit for showing up at the rink at all as the roads were practically lmpas able but you cant keep good man down the scores rockwood york road jones boys brookvllle referee lome walters the rural leag swung in action on tuesday night when two more games were jilnyed the game between lome farmers and rockwood line was called olfi when the pockwood team sent word that they couldnt get in the two games were dublin vs lome riflcti and jones boys vs eden mills dubtiii oi themselves another wtm when they shutout the army boys 40 the dublin outfit proved too fait and too strong skalers for their rivals and comparatively little trouble was had in pulling out win tile jones boys also walked away from their opponents eden mills in the second game to climb into tie for flnit place the eden boyvi were no match for tlie locals wio could prac tically core at caue tim game endd with the jones boys winning q3 scores dublin lome rlflea jonev boyji eden mills referee joe woods dublin jonr boys 10 york road 115 lome rider 1113 ever ton 110 inrjue fanners 110 hock wood lille 110 roekwowl 30122 ijroofcvllle 31202 itmehoiua 0d wl kden mil games friday nliht rockwood vs llmihmii york road vi everton brookvllle vs rock wood ijne games ivldti ynlght rockwwwi vs lome farmiw broikvule vs lorue rltlej ami eden m11u vs dublin presentations to miss stephenson who retired on saturday after thirtysix yeaih with the st giovgcp last saturday miss bella stephenson severed her connection with the storey glove co after being in the employ of that manufacturing establishment for thirtysix years miss stephenson enter ed the employ of this firm in 1900 and has since that time been valued mem ber of the office staff the occasion of her retirement was made the moment wran the esteem of her employers and her fellowenrployees found expression in the following ad dresses and presentations were made to herasa tribute to her efficient and faithful service this address was read by mr arnold and the presenta tion of beautiful travelling bag was made by mr arnold miss isabella stephenson dear miss stephenson tho directors of this company have conferred on me thu great honor today of paying tribute to your loyalty faithfulness and honesty as custodian of our funds the great day for which you have worked lived and saved has arrived ttw picture for you has changed tune is now yours to enjoy tho sun shine and thrills of life and the world is yours to see as mark of our sincere apprecia tion we are presenting to you to day travelling bag in honor of your very pleasant association and long service to the company as we pass along the pathway of life we shall always be pleased to receive greetings from time to tlmb storey olove co ltd arnold for tlie directors january 25th 1034 on behalf of tho office staff miss savage read tile following address and miss hanna presented miss stephen son with pen and pencil set to miss isabella stephenson dear miss steplicnson now that you ore severing your connection with our good old firm we feel that we cannot let you go without expressing our thoughts and wislics for you in the days to be tw con look back on business career of tlie longevity of youro and seldom does one cling to an initial pajjjmon for such period of time time cluuigca all and you have seen many changes here and there in the history of our business yet through nil you carried on asyou goforlhto tho sunny south and to the realization of your castle or dreams in your latter days we trust that you may be given the health and ability to enjoy each golden moment hi storo for you leisure to you will be newfound toy and will no doubt be ono that will take wearing to appreciate but just treat it as you would new bit of system and in surprisingly short tune it will become fitting to your glove of life keeping record has become co much part of you that we cannot imagine you not wanting to be mak ing entrlcu here and there but your debits and credits will now be tho new experienced that come to you day by day so as companions to those thoughts and in remembrance of our associations together wc ask you to ncceptthbrienanrpencllset real lzlng that with them go our best wishes for your future happiness tlie office stan or storey glove co limited roy arnold gladysihanna kitty savage stella adamson january 25th 1030 mub stephenson replied suitably fellow enu ployeej for their kindly recognition mrs menlven donated bmrnln bands two inch black arm band is being worn by canadian scouts and cubs on their uniforms hi mourning for bis late majesty king george our local group was provided with the necessary arm bands through the klndne of mrs dr mcnlvcn whose generous offer came even before the official announce ment was made by scout headquartera acton scouts appreciate very much the kindness and thoughtfuuiess of mrs mc nlven kings scoot baden when the boy scout movement was still in its early stagesthe lai king george had become eo interested hi the scheme that he invited badenpowell to pay him visit to explain the theory of scouting the king spent several hours talking with the chief scout and as result of that conversation it was decided to hold rally on the grounds ofwmdsorcastlefor scouts who had attained certain high standard of ef ficiency so successful was the rally and so impressed was kliuc george with the type of boys who attended that he gave them the term kings scouts bodge called the kings scout badge was then issued by imperial headquar ters the requirements for which are the some as were the qualifications for ad mission to the memorable windsor rally how kustoky ih madb by economic necessity momentous decisions arc made and drastic changes put into effect somo timcswi thou tr bcirigverytmichapparent yet system lioary with age is swept away such is the case with the deci sion of tlie national government of china to do away with the silver mone tary standard which lias been hi cxls tence hi that country for centuries what hardly makes ripple on the surface toduy some future historian will read into the record as momentous change yet hardly perceptible to tlie people of tlie time and the immediate cause is nation across the other side of the world mere infant compared with the years which tlie other counts up stretching back into the dim distant past when the united states adopted itssilver pur chase policy in june 1034 those in auth ority in china began to rcalko that tlie days of its sliver monetary standard were numbered andtlrcreorc indications that the new monetary system will ihj based on the amount of fine gold that can be bought in london england for roughly 30 ccnta in canadan money and so city that was once roman camp in the days of julius caesar on uw winks of the thames sets the monetary values for country which even at tliat time boasted an ancient civilization clilna has always been heavy purchaser of silver states the industrial department of the canadian notional railways and had immense holdings of such arc the warp and woof of destiny whats the use insurance agent but ttou surely agree to take out an insurance policy to cover your burial expensesr wily seoul ns na nun mlcht be lost at sea jamesvay roultry equipment mnm ponltay pimmttlm faai nil and eoal barelao braodwav ummv mdaoad la pxic battery tta ktot of oil kud oi fcuwmwumuwwjirfnnfci eastern steel products jtitcci jfiocua alao at montr and fwonto sambo wild the magistrate re prnachfully to the negro before him cannot conceive of meaner moru cowardly act that yours of deserting your wife do you realize you are deserter if you knowed dat lady as dotes replied sambo you wouldnt alio call ma deserter ah is refugee das what ah is get goln is tlie only civil word noxacorn has for hium piky tlthm culled curiul get noxacorn from browns drug store argument no selection if there is an impression that larger assortments to select from can be offered than we offer we wish to emphatically correct it can procure und make up into desired designs any flower that can be purchoiuhl elsewhere we grow in reason under our own glass many varieties including carnations marigolds snapdrag ons mums swevt pea and tlou uindi of tulips daffodils and nar cissus and we have trade connec tion with ureenhoujes of national prominence who cultivate all flowers in seawin we design and make up your floral pieces in our own work room here in acton and savf you eit prejii und worry about delivery we ure fully equipped ami ready to servo ull your needs in designs cut flowers und plunbi give us trial and be convinced bishop son li hi 54 naivtr acton ontario elastic sentence an englishman scot and an irish man appeared at police court following night out addressing the englishman the magistrate said row do you feel awrul sirtweil take ccven days rest and then to the scot row do you feel grand sir seven days to cool your ardor and then to the irkihman how do you feel sure yer unner just like piece of elashtlc what do you nuan by that well sor know im in for stretch out dont know the llgth yet save money this weekend maple leaf milling co goods at special prices monarch pastry flour lb ugs nc3 lb ua3 1c red river cereal new handy pnckau anna lcc scott cake flour ecrviettu in each package oo quick cooking tea jse handy sl2 paclcaee fh7clcan wheatlels lb cello cans each maple leaf pure bran larcc riodwhlte nag itobolink cortuncal pnesii andjtastv lb added specials uubys vegetable soup tin 10 clarks tomato soup tin 7o smiths tomato ketchup btl i3e mahaialade jar 25 pineapple jam jar 35 iiruo shu lemons 10 good size gilapeinuit c25o good 53kbrtqeahssilfi lange head lettuce 215 barrs tiirue ic quality grocery stoat price foot trottbtifj weak invollin feet thro tltt wholo bod skeleton out line eause foot arches 6ouapa cramping narvea and blood v4 aelif knao attd hip joints moat affected by trying to eompensal for the unbalancad foot condition aches and pain develop often tola taken for taor serious aitmeou what price relief tt price of ulkk poaiuv riuf lu jut out pair of health spot shoks eientif eally eonmtrucud to mralghum ip weak feet rtutorei norma alijkn nifcnt to foot bone when ffc function corrctly train in moved from kuuo ttudliip joints oft en relieving iiuina of long ktakidiug invkstitiatk hlkaltji spot stoics today onk pair will convince you rachlin mill sirttit ncott carrolls see yoiu tkctor for liot fcioniiliiutloii mnttb eljurtir at qlanttba aotoh sunday vebruaitt 2nd 19m 1100 the mholatier xur father klncdom third lna bcrtea li15 sunday school and khto 700 the minister tilth in the aeries stars of xesuny how to meet opportunity tuesday 8jx youftg faple league wcdneaday 000 to unity hanm club at ymjca thunday 7j0 bible study hour everybody wxaxxxmx prtabytpriarj knox camoa svotom ttev bennie mlnll uanae willow stzvet sunday skbruaky 2nd idm 1100 take tune to be holy 350 tbe sabbatn school 700 cltutenahh on tuesday february 4th the tounc peoples oulld at 800 to deei hea peler in the nrstroundotthe presbiy teiial younf peoples debate resolved that the railway system la more bene ficial to canada than the ajwtem of truck and buseo our team has tbe affirmative side come and cheer always wklooum vapttat slinrrf actow bjev axtee pasior sunday pebiluary 2nd 19m 1000 to sunday school 1100 morning worship oood men made better lords supper tuesday 800 hi unclassified small advertisements advrtuetaeata tiiuler tbu um cent xr onl utnimaa ajc twf insertion ptvo lacttlotim tot joa if tid ch xttc uldltioal la churned wher itcmi kv to hog shipping satuaay call 07r3 for prices prakk holmteej foll ent ob sale house for rent or alc on mill street tieolonablo mrs campbell mekwantiw por ralebzh lioutw in acton write today rawleign co depart ml111sba 284 montreal canada annual mketing the annual meeting of tlie ilaltop union thinners mutual wre insurance company will be held in tho town ilall acton on friday january slut 1036 at no for the purport of receiv ing and dlrpoclng of the dlrectom and auditors noports for the election of directors and for the transaction of any other buijne which may come befop tlio meeting tnos and moottfi secretarytreasurer notice to creditors juthejeslate of morru sayrw ule of tho vuucrt ef actod in tbtf county of ikaltan tanner defeakori all persons havlnff clainifl acamit the estate of the above named morrlii saycrs who died on or about the 23rd day of april 1033 at the vulfltte of acton arc required to send to the uuder elimed administrator or hbi collcltor on or before tlie 24tli day of pebruary 1030 full particulars of tlielr claims and any uxurltrcs they may hold therefore and takk notice uiat after uie 24th day of lybruiiry nald ad mlnlistrator will proceed to delribuletlia altaic having regard only to tlie clahns of which he shall then haw received notice and that he will not bo liable to any perron of whou claim ha will not then have received notice for tlie oml go distributed dated at acton this twentythird day of jaiuinrv lqsfi kenneth lanodon solicitor for itonert murray medonald 303 administrator with will annexed ins fire car accident sickness etc harrop ftfctfrteitattlb com buiriat mutaal narwlob ualod cakimdlsu tlra injnjnjao cusnpiiy ttu allbuum asiirmnee oo tbe cmsiulty of canada ajmarxotm coaopany tb membsnu cmsnalty tba pociscvlspralric scniaal sthjke t1uu mrst olrl helen doesnt understand buauball at mil second olrl low plrst obrl some time ago abe went to game and she fell hi love with tbe umpire