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thursday may ui 1037 the acton free press paok bjcvm before ix is too ultfl if you have gray imlrod mother in the old home for ay sit you down and write the letter you put off from day to day dont wait unlllher weary stepa itach llsavens ptmrly gate but show her that you tfilni of her before it is too late if lou have tender message or lovlnx word to say dont alt until you jurset it but whisper it toduy who knows whut bitter memories may haunt you if sm wult so make your loved happy liefore it too lute the under nnl liiupokrii the letter newr will hie lonj forgotten nica4 hli uenlth of lenj uiupcnt 1tr these wiiu heart uic breaking pur thehe wmr loved emes walt show ihrm thai you care for thein before it ir too late corr bancroft griffith twenty ykafcts ago lram the luu of t1m vrw re mjy loth 19h pretty we ii on with the fainur their itcrdliiif now ill hyder und mowut glove co liavc removed to their new quarters the do rnlnlon hotel property plendid ystm for llitliur the bcardmorc lenuli courts ut the uttle property lias been installed ipie two line comperdown clnu which hawr gruced the lawn of councillor ii kcnncy jv church street have been moved bodily to tin commodious grounds of mr john clarke guelph street mr kuisell hai dupomd of his bakery bujincb to mr win woodcock of grand valley lrofeiior mclennan of the ontario agricultural college guelpli gave an illustrated address on tirowliitf veyetablci in the home uardni ut meolhuf of acton citizen in the town hull itr ihllip holnirs of the army ser vice corp wu here from the exhibition camp over sunday half dozen of the tudnls of acton high scliool are at uorlc eyi the neigh boring furnu under uie regulation of the education department u1ei rlvnfsr at tile family homestead iooond hue ewiuesliitf near acton on monday may 7th 1917 uicy mulhol lalid uldow of the lute martin mynn in her tmh jcar slats diaky by oliven waiuflek chronicles of ginger farm written specially tor ttm acton free press gwendoline clarke tills is saturday tim day when all kood houswhit ure either baklntr or rleunlng houie which 1uve been do ng not elthr to lll yiu the truth have btell out ll tin gwlril the talillc day lnnjf in fart ue inn ull been out uorkiu ji my enthiuiuni until becjiie linlsiglotut wi have been working wlr ti wlirine out of iijr toul and rprhig uiihlne into cur teartu sem and wen pruning younj cherry tin mil roiinir nr piur eedjnjr poplar can be mi auftn nuisance if it lnt kept under control dmighler ia iwii raklni and partner wiw drawln away the bimh in the uagou we have uuo been adding to and building up the rockery garden there this trouble talth rocki one li never quite sure where they will look best until they are placed por instance daughter found nice itray rock in ditch which she brought jj the old man of the big clock towek oununuea from pace el canadian stone high in quality sunday have found out that preach ers li not intlreley not no good ouri ure tulken of orgunlilni chlrch bass ball teem for hit rating the yung peepul in chlrch wrk am in favor abel of it mondaj it uonl tie long nou untel skoal are out as uont liaft to here jane ai euy as urn other gurli giggel nil the time si the garden as ion mown is the onely cluudi on my horryccn tuesdaj ihmen were iuvher at the sltool play lut nlte man how fur down does he want to set sz the man repllde red all the uuy down misters were so dum he cuddent see the joak as tangled in tride to uet tlie man way up in front ntej aalnt intnrlon whalr the utu was aheddy all tooi wednesday cum to think about it alnti io khure about that chlrch bq teem the ure wether or not it will inter fear with the uvmm were iipectlng t0 be capt or and etc preserve my de sisen jtr takelt undemceth advtrymlnt thursday ihi brot luune some grass ieed sode it ma ast ore that seed garrantede pa it shure are if it dont grow all ue imft to do is return ai get our munncy back ma laft out loud as pa tliot while as then lie laft to wlday at lunch ma sed to pa sed she tliat she are goen down town this as when pa ast if it are shopping trip jie ted no she jest uants to act jjum tilings she needs as dlddent have time to do no shopping pa lookt at me winkt under hu breth or sum think like that saturday as jake cummpt out last njle as had camp fire today jake told aiuters hen or tagger or sumpen snook up as hlode iu breth on the bac of hh neck wle setting by the fire as what do jou think went as doie as etc blister thot nilnnet or then sed aorta commlckel like suppose jou jest roled up ore coat kollfr now am shun uliiten ar he dlddent to along tor me and then she hud to move it three tlllus before wajs satisfied ii vaj in the best place im n6t sure that daughter llktd rock gardens tlie next thing attacked wm smill flower bed ut the back of the house this bed hod alvvayu grown better annuals than any bid in the garden and so reasoned if flowers grow well why not early vegetables mndlng spot fov an early garden is believe quite prob lem on good many forms oil went for shovel or is it spade my garden phraseology never ftoiis to ring true anyway shovel or spade ucnt to work and dug up the bed after hoeing and raking in it went three rows of beet seed tlie lettuce will be broadcast and can come up whereso ever it like partner came along at dinnertime it was ready rausagei potatoes cabbage sliced banana und cream what more could anjone want give jou the menu in case you might suspect was leaving the family to starve working right outude the kitchen dour it wu easy enough to garden and keep an re on the kitchen stove nt the same time proudly showed my miniature vege table garden to partner isnt it just the finest snob for early stufr asked ye he agreed until the hens itart scratching all the seed out how like man io put damper on ones enthusiasm was annoyed they will do nothing of the kind averted shall cover the whole thing owi with brush and the hens will know noujih to keep nlp the brush uls procured like spreadv tree hug tlie hens wire kept oif sure moiubut alas forgot about mftchle mitthie ilwavs around whether we are working inside or out and jxips out from the moa unexpectetl places 17ils time 10 aoner was the unssll put down iich vva iu guir than mitchie and after few yean rest tlie old gentleman dltxl when lie passed away his widow said she wasnt going uj have ijer beloved husband referred to uj the late john fjharp he was never late lliey could call hi the late mrs sharp if they liked but not john with her cons nt llulr one son jam had crippled unii bub he was one of the mtist indus trious of men and uiu sueceful in making money he culm to acton aft tunny art of farming und built the brick house at the corner of young and queen st ret whlth mr carl hanson now owns his wir waj mis bolts of creivjns coriuii she was buxom datne frimd to rverjlody and in times of slckntvs and trouble no one wt more helpful in the community than mrs sharp mr and mr jame sharp uttcndisl the methodist church und were generous in tlulr supfkirt am told the old uftitlciuan had great horror of debt he found tliat the original cot of the erection of the church in l875i lud never been fully wiped off upon inquiring of the pastor he found that nouwt of l5oo were ouutandlng now he said to the mlnlster that should be paid otf if you can get the congrvuu on to pay the risfr ill put tsoo in my canadian quarries arc now supplying ttfi of the domestic dnruuid for build in ttoiis whereas few year ago proc tu iilv all njiilrrnunt were lmpord ilils rhaiu lius conn about largely it suit of the knowlidgr gained from if ti uiul caitudlaii stones eompare iiviimly in quality with those irom 11kxtikii an old man hod vlsllex tlie sclwxd and us talking lho pupils inn loin time ugo lie said ilk ht very ignorant boy uiriilij vi hard what liave oil fio thr ba of thi candid abojut it iu lutxirer was slipping out of the art during wirkliu hours for ill ink lien he ran into th boe fullo said llai bow pi ajuitly wtic jou limklng for liw ave iepid mat luiexs ut was ltiklng for but dldna want te find vr wlll und tlie debt will be nut the old man died within two jeari and tlie 300 was paid over understand tlie metho dist eoiigrt gallon ut onee went to work to fulfill conditions und in few weeks raised uictaitance und tlie church wa free of debt both my und mru sliarp did within few montlis of each other well here am again at the end of my space allotment ill have to leave over good old dr johnston and hls helpful career until next week in our is nil no the rhl stou produtln ik vi und fullitvvid in ord by qui inc hilthli columbia nova scotia mui new ilrunswiek ijim tone torn prb ho ik ct nt of all the stone quur rltd in tlu dimiuioii and hi addition lm tll to its ue in the lime and building stone uards industry nu rs diretly or lndjr etly into manv manufacturing liulustrli the tjiwlall llimtone of manitoba qiueii lou hnuitme of ontario nova scomt and tone ml marble und grunlt of wide runue and color cm lie in throuihout the domin ion feu tars ago in the lomrse of survey of linn stone resourtes in canada the department of mint und ltource dtscovirtd palts of impure limestone in the niagara lunlnsula ontario hih ly mlltable for the manufacture of rock woo one or the mast effleunt insulating products on tlie market since then an important industry has been established live companle now being in production and the product eiijojs steadily in creasing demand iosl and won hit band did ou ha bridge ui wife im wi won the both nihcai hi julf the rubber iiimit nt uft slail in life uih lit laid smith and put jon without ptirket time tables nadian nationawailways si ii at thavs bkilnt wliat ls tlie mutur my little man usked sympathetic stranger of small boy whom he aw crying in tli street please sir my dog dead sobbed the boy well said the man you mustnt make such trouble or it my grand mother died lost week nnd im not cry ing mo siild tlie boy but you didnt bring her up from pup jlsta simiu matiiu path nt ilienouslj supmise the op ration ulll li dangerous doctor dutor noiieiua you couldnt buy duiiittous operation for forty dollar ihe uttt illti ity arn the why rit ir tin tr that uiejie evu ioungest diuht ivj jll wild about surli rllmb lumied thch western canada excursions ftom mil stations in eastern canada going daily may 2131 inclusive return limit as days tickets good in coachkuat fatv htiraxuulalv lcirinua 10uiukt slkkllno cailil atjra kppuimauly luctxr toil btanoaiu stiing cajtstt rarpproimauy lprtaiu cost or accommodation in uuejhmg cars addrttomaju haccac1 clikod buhwratl tujuususmtct ask pox haxdbhl canadian national appeared from nowhere took one flying leap and landed plop in the middle of the brush alter scattering it thli way and that she jumped otr the garden again bringing with her one piece of brush clinging to her tail of course nflght have stopped it all but ret lot of fun watching to see whut mitchie will do next mitchie is well named he is into everything tlie other day he climb ed on the roof ran up the chimney and clung there looking down on the inside well to net hack to the garden we worked until halfpast three at which time rest and cup of tea appeared to be one of the necessities of life after being rejuvenated daughter and got out the optomlst and off we went away to thickly uooded bush few miles from here we took with us shovel trowel and kindling axe as our intention was to hunt evergreens wc found some real nice ones just what wanted for wind break und after sup per son and put them in tlie foregoing was all written saturday since then what head what back und wliat temperature tlie trouble just hicm scliool cold no havent started to scliool again but ull the nice things get are what mar it home an home that is occupied by more than tvvo people will find plenty of use for an extra living room space in attics or basements may often be converted to this use und funds for the neccsary work mav be obtained from bank or other authorized lending institution under the terms of the home improve ment plan the loan may be repaid in instalments over period up to five years if necessary occasionally little work li necesary to create nn attractive room in one btse ment brick fireplace was built in to make the total point of interest the ualls were painted soft sluide of jel low and the floor deep shade of brown composition board was used to close olf the corner of the cellar that uos bvjn used for the romi the cdlilir uaie hie eftect of beam the floor banu bein joined with file ous to carr out tin fleet curtains wt re hung at the sidii of the small ellir windows so not to detract from an unlit that might enter and to riw the feelinj of greater width simple fuinture ui5 used hi room canadians and their industries and tiitir bank iianhicaipkd of can more than ndlan histom stdered and lwen itinuui ervati in bp monuments emlnrtir us uuthoritlt fen nt tii the rtpn ir ulth hi nat li plirnu nt the wutk niarlng und tin pat tie shrun canaili are bi in 111111111111 jlls ik 111 canada ll liei foi tun it thse mellioitul ion it iii it hi the selertiui tomiiltiuoa tive of of out landing uiiiit ance in the hi nr of the doiululon not unli are ihe prsnvd for the whua tlon of future neiwiutlons but eon stant limliihp of the glorut and saeri ius of the pt tiny contribute to national pritle and love of country about sore beca daughter urine home from high school out cam nil so ljist jeur it wus flu ujid measles this jear its this horrible cold oh well lli managed to keep going so far and thi grand sunshine should surely th ii anvthlni uwuj iot monda mav 3rd partner larltd work on tin land other events maukin oi histouic sitis thoiiuuel latere st have beiii um ovit thnv hundred hive iideil marking and ht hlsonr stes and ard of canada it lruup ltlt vi are reonle on tin lusorj tlie llf of it minion whuh uu hwrd rates ii pa uliteail of the llti end hesourci in lliv ue woithj iiil the mliulk to the his in in hi or in ii aljtl iiiini among the guests at reception was distinguished man of letters he was grave and somewhat taciturn one of the ladles presented suggested to the hostess tliat he seemed to be out of place such party yes replied the hostess th bright smile you see he cant talk anything but sense canadas trade with the world thai happened today our first daffodil come out in full bloom another calf arrived dowif at the barn just an or dinary one this time and last but not least tlie children went to scliool for the first time this ear on daylight sav ing time we dont like it any bctt but uff said suppose and now for timely nuncy saving hint if you have to wear last years pring straw hat as must and if your hat looks dull and uninteresting as mine did try llr lip soft cch into little olive oil ant rb well and evenly into the straw then brush with cewid hat brush and ou will be ur prited ut the result thli knt just brain wave it honettogoodne traele trick that learnt in the mllllnurj long vears ujo and have forgotte iry as long then the other tla when looked re fretfully ut my la eirs hat some thing stirred in brain anel rum tube nd pa the tip on tor what it weirlh inthe hncatendjryearonadi lud rbtctin trade amount ing to 1663 m3 030 an increase of 19 77c as compart unh an average of ltofor 24 leading countries in tlm ex change the domirtion had favourable balance including exportation or gold as commodity of 393000000 another feature of international trade wit the outisr business incoming and outgoing totalling 335568000 the balance in canadas favour being 155958000 wnh the figures for tourisr irade added to those for ordinary commerce our international trade rose to 2018661000 with total balance canadas favour of more than half billion dollars banting plays vital pan in the upbuilding of the foreign rude of canada and foreign irade is llic backbone of the native industrie wtmh arc the foundation of canadas economic structure in providing financial service for this enormous trade leading part ti played by the bank of montreal which with its 500 branches throughout cinidi its own offices in fiiuncul centres abroad and its own banking correspon dents throughout the world carries through promptly und smoothly the task of financing the movements of an iaunite viy of commodities tlie banks servietes include lwns to importers and ex porters purchases of bills of exchange representing ex ports providing commctcisl credits forpurchiws abroad purchase and tale of exchange futures for protection against price fluctuation in foreign currencies special wire facilities with the important exchange markets to speed transactions reports of character and standing of foreign firms commercial accounts foreign currency ac counts safekeeping of securities jbank of iblailllslird 1817 montreal had officr montreal acton liimcli 6layton manager moi1frn imihiinli hacking si vice til oll com oi ll mars si kslul oithation ixtily ilaup ti lall sunday dully uiily ijailv iti slllid at 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