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forty fourth ycnr no 31 acton ontario thursday morning january 30 iqjo single copies five cents gjhrartmt3frrriri00 tut acton mien rarcna u pub lished every rhursday mornlnj at tho rnn pnxns iluudlnir mill btreet acton ontario tho subscription price u ii co per year in advance postage 1 charge i additional to offices in the united states tbo data to which subscriptions jtro paid la indicated en tha addrona label advioittislna bates trnatent advortlnnmonts 10 cents par una agate measurement for first insertion and 6 renin per lino for earn subsequent in sertlon ci nlrart display advertlse- meutn for 100 inches r mora per an num 10 con tn per inch each insertion advcrtlnementn without apeclfla dtree tlonn tiu tx inserted ull forbid and chanced accordingly h i mooiu2 isdllor and pubtlsher tl lr phones editorial and business office 11a real den co business directory medical thoq on ay m d c m mogill lilc p edinburgh i it v p b glasgow member british mad cai association etc omce frederick street acton ont dr j a mcniven physiol in and guru eon ofnce and residence comer bower avenue and elgin street the reeld ence formerly occupied by d m ken dorson anion ont veterinary john lawson veterinary surgeon acton out graduato of ontario veterinary col lego 1bs0 oltlco arthurs block residence mill street call day or algbt prompt ly attended to phono no 22 p o box 33s harold nash farmer ba bsrrutar solicitor notary public convenyancer etc perryman clock acton ont monet to loan conveyancing hourti 3prntobprn at residence r h wanqdrouoh lake avenue acton ontario dr j u deul d d q l d o dentist honor graduate ox toronto tjniver- ally tbo latest anesthetic used if desired omce at residence corner mill and frederick streets miscellaneous marriage licenses h p moore iteuer msrrlaoa lieanaea private office no witnesses re quired issued at residence in evening fnxx piotss ofqce acton ont francis nunan qoekbtndsr account books of all kinds mode to order periodicals of every deacrlp tlon 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old and reliable granite and marble dealers yn nro manufacturers and direct riiportnra of all kinds of monumental anil headstone work we sell direct to our customers at wholesale prices thus invtnjr our customers 40 per cent wo have the best appliances and the only mechanics lu the dominion who can operate pneumatic tooli property wo cult givo references from hundreds of our cil timers ui toronto and other places where others bare to have law nulla lu order to collect we have the largtfit and best stock of aranumvln die dominion or more than any three dealers in the west we are legit mute dealers and employ no axsnta and dp not annoy or peat customers by sanding- nut lano rant aents solicit tnjr orders wo employ only mechanic and defy competition hampton sons cor norwich a woolwloh bta quels h to succeed you must save above all things canadians must learn thrift today thnft implies saving systematically and intelligently so that each succeed ing day or week finds one better off than before this bank will be glad to open a savings account for you where either one or more persons may save call or wqtie for full information toe bank of nova scotia r144 csplul ss60000 harm fod 12400 000 beioiutxs ljojooooo w k cll ah am savage co i elbusod 1mb wynohau st quelph watches diamonds jewellery library desk geto fine china cut aia8s silverware silk uudrellao fountain pens spodillrta in wldlaf fcnd blrtbdilt gltta kxpert wtcb and- jewellery reiwlrni lavage co 70 years in quslnes in quelph winter ftfotwear here we ore into the sood ld winter time in camest when every person will need aomethlrue com fortablo for their feet and the place to ret it la at kenney bros boot and shoe store on main street as they have a good assortment of men a and woman s pelt qoods and also men a heavy rubbers and ijocka and lanijrans bhoe packs and overahpea we can also supply youf wants in tather ooods for men women and children at reasonable prloea aive us a call and we will en deavor to please you all itepaiitlnq iuomitlt attlindld to kenney bros main street acton ont real estate if you liave a house for sale if you want to buy a house in acton ask r j kerr auctioneer and real estate dealer 1 honu 30 young street acton ont useful goods skates i skates i skates for boys 1j0o to 9700 skates for the men loo to 7joo skates for the ladles fljoo to s4jd0 hockfay sucks 15c ssc 50c coo blelsbs for the kiddles 35c 45c coo 70c 1x0 125 10 l65 j2jhx 1847 rogers plate coffee spoons per dozen iajoo tea spoons per dosen 0ixx dessert spoons per doxen 91u0o soup bpoons per doaen 12joql bouillon spoons per doxen flzq ororure spoons per dosen x0 butter spreaders per dozen 90 biupxr shells each uxl tomato servers each zq cold meat forks each 9lsc berry spoons each z0 dessert knives and forks per dozen w50 table knives and forks per dozen 700 dessert knives and forks oma mental handle per dozen fflso table knives and forks ornamental handle per dosen 9l00 ti bond habdwabe co ltd phon 1012 quelph headache nervousness dizziness indigestion and many other disorders arn symp toms of trouble caused by weak or defectlvo eyes we relieve these troubles by means of classes which remove the strain from the eyes and nor voua aystem tour eyes will be fitted here to rcmoe any trouble wnlch they may cause we grind our own lanaaa tieftqmro canada the bird oonq in the winter i have heard the wood thrua l elnslnjr with ier i ure and liquid note i hato heard the lark outpourlnft krnm prr ioyoua solden throat anthems bladder than tho dawnlnc i i avn 1 rartl the wll twood ihroutc lint tho bird song in vua winter is tho nwoetest weeteat sonjr i have nat beneath nuutllmlas in the dreamy moonllsht palo and have heard a flood of rapture ltom the houthcrn nlchtlngnlo but of all the colden music of the nweet voiced wlnsel throne tla tho bird song- in the winter la the sweetest awejtext sons i heve heard tho robin trlulttff on uio first sweet day of sprlnjf when the heart with joy la thrllllnc at the flash of bluebirds wins i ilbvo llstaned to the warblers threusb the wholo sbul summer lonft but the t rd sons in the winter is tlto dearest sweetest none sine my soul when skies are amltliuy king when all tha day is drear 1 tla no faith that trunteth only in the summer of the year whether joy or grief thy portion trust and alnj thy life along- i for the bird song- in the winter is the bravest sweetest sons grand trunk vviff the double track route bi7twlen montreal toronto detroit chicago unexcelled dlnlna- cor service oletrplrur cars on nlht trains and 1arlor cars on principal day trajua till information from any qrond trunk ucket aont or c is ilornln district lasaen4er aent toronto a a holme aenl acton ont phone 14 pro patria j jtjmntai braitiiewartel re rj 1 tired to hla library reading for h the fiftieth time a news item in which it was stated that lieut enant oerald bralthawalte of 1l m s orcel hatt been aryftted lost nlsbt in a drunken brawl tn a public house and that the naval board would today institute an investigation since this was not tho first time lieutenant broiunvrs4ibs rnuno hod been man uoned with similar episodes as be finished the old admiral seem ed to crumple in the depths of his blc chair nis oncers relaxed and the newspaper dropped to the floor then his eyes turned toward tho opposite wail where three full length portraits stored at hlm tbe first was that of a reboat man in the uniform of a commodore of the enrly eighties beneath the portrait the lnscrffftlan gerald b sithe wolte cornmoflore b- n and several be ribboned decorations the second07as his own per u alt be ncath which hung a small rlor a imlr aia floe and tho dlstlnsuiahej ser vice bar on a blue ribbon the third portrait showed a youig man in th dress uniform of a ucuten ant in ills majesty a navy the kpoce beneath it was empty tho library door opened and tho butler announced captain pcynolda tlr- as reynolds crossed the room and shook the admiral a hand on awkward silence fell between them then the admiral spoke i cannot blame them for the inves uaatlon r would not blame them u the man were other than my son and cannot blame them because ho is but it hurts reynolds v of course what is iladmiral what is k god knows the boy has the right stuff in hlnil its as od as the braithewaltes the all consuming desire- for alcohol i rough t it the commodore my father fought it before me and educated me to fight it on i educated my son we won the boy loses it isnt bocauso he doesnt try it a a d with him almost dipsomania he uvea a jokyll and hyde existence ilea a no bey xleynolda a macnlficent boy that a the horror of lt great oodt must he losot he haant lost no man of thirty two has lost god grant yon ore correct tfbey will do nothlngrt not at preseat they ore givlng- hlm another chance we sail to nhjbt- tscraia sees with yont yes he soils with the orcel al though god alone knows bow be will coma through it was square of tbd admiralty you should have heard i swore that he was the greatest ordinance oolecr in the service and said i could not do without him i vouched for hlm i understand reynolds it hurts to know that my son needed such a friend before the admiralty that navy bralthewalte should have came to that point but by the help of god hell repay you lleynolds repay you and lnslond blood will toll the library door swung bock and tho young man of the tbjxd portrait enter ed then stopped beg pardon come in gerald im just leaving touvo been to the admiralty building- t yes j the verdict you sail with the orcel to ntght la my lost chancer les my hoy thank you captain i ii try to be worthy tho cap u in was ushered out by the butlir hmr a lone tlmo tho father liicd at his son the light of paternal worship la his ayes then ha said couio here gerald yea slrt your cm nd fathers portrait thero oee itr ou were proud of that when you were a you neuter you used to boast bout it to your friends nor were you ashamed of my portrait and my record im not aoinc to lecture you lad you recucnuo tho eravlty of it all as keenly i know the battle and your ugly heritage i would that i might help you but i cant its sink or swim by yourself tho utile- frame under your ortralt la vacant- bee to it that it does not suffer by contrast with ioiud and my fathers wo live for posterity lad you are a navy bralthewalte you will win because you must ray boy lather iii try asd bo hurriedly left tho room in tho tall he shook the handjf the utd liuticr and aald im off to nlht jlenry with tho orcel o md bye liaiijry and sort of look after him will your that hi wll slrj mighty close bin deed sir and when we ear youve distinguished yourself sir its rlhl i roud well be im and iii sir bralthewalte swung rapidly down the alreet the light of the navy braltbo wait es noshing from hie eyes when he stepped on tu the immaculately awabbed dock or the orcel captain itonulda was waiting- for him and the two omoers clasped hands mix weeks later the captain of tho ureal was pacing the daek when an ex clto i hall from tho foremost lookout broke sliarplr into his reverie jubmsrlno on tlto sta board bowt the capfaln a trained eyes leaied to starboard the torpedo lieutenant bounded to his side and thrust into his hands a pwlr of binoculars with the aid of these he discerned far off a iar tially ubnierged submarine the captain spoke briefly into the telephone and the tig ship trembled as a thouaan 1 pound messenger t f des truction went hurtling- arrotm tho oun klsned waters of the mrjltrrranoan a iiugle shrply 1 lared tho rommand to abandon ship men 1 1 ured from tho orcein liotct rn fore aft an 1 smldnhli a it was clear that the own was doomed to destruction tho t upi reijoated the ehrlll a ban ion si fp call and tho crew stood ready ruddenly a nub lieutenant screamed the dlanatci lkot look tho captain swung hla binoculars and saw u nil or udu tenant urulthewalte expert guidance tho dlupatch boat flashing at full apead into the i ath ot tho on running nut marine on it coma fltralght across its course raced tho dispatch boat officers and men hung over tho side and watched tho battle which meant llfo or death to them all the boat and torpedo cajne closer closer tho cap tain spell bound watched braltho walte alter his course slightly so that he mlgt t be more certain of moo tine the weapon of death from the enemy submarine then he murmured ho cant raako it i he cant tho torpedo will get by groat godl there came a muffled roar and 400 pounds of gun cotton exploding on impact had wlpd tho dispatch boat from tho neon in london a few dayn later tho old butler ontrred tho library and handed a newspaper to tho old vice admiral slowly he unfolded the paper and read then said listen henry i will read you whnt they have to nay about gerald and so the last and prcatent of the navy bralthewil tea met death unflinchingly that ho might ttavo a ship and its complement ho was a man and as a man ho died old henry l run bed hla hand across his eyes unashamed of tho to day tho plate below tho third portrait is inscribed oeutald bltalthhwaltl lieutenant b n lost in action in tho mediterranean pro patria and beneath the plate la a small maltese cross girling on a blue rltbon and in its cenere is a crown surmount ed by a lion and deeply indented in the scroll are tho words for valor author unknown neighborhood news- town and country itams of interest from variem local i ties covered by tha free press oakville mayor davis la in tho states for a week on bus in ens llajor n f osier la back in civilian llfo again and giving attention to bis flno farm at bronte our new mayor was talking good sense when he was telling of the ad tagea which would como to tho town from ha vine suitable ore hall the ladles of the patriotic league are actively interesting- themselves in promoting the raising of money in thi district for tho batvation army after war work lieut col dr l j davcy dso gave a lecture on military hospitals in the methodut chuch on friday evening star georgetown georgetown bcbool board favofn a convention of tho town boards of halloo to discuss manual training mr gregory expects to erect a now theatre on main street this summer mr c ostrander of edmonton who has jus returned from overseas spert a few tin j a in towi during the week a meeting in tho interests of leper work was held in the school room uf knox church on monday january 27 miss watt secretary for canada de llverd the address at the meeting cf iwjueslng agrl cultural bocioty george c campbell was elected lresdent ii c clar rldge 1st vice prea and alex joo 2nd vice pres j a tracy was re elected secretary 1uotair or 1913 will be held on october 1 and 2 herald milton there were 41 interments in ever green cemetery in 1d18 at the meeting of the public school board b l hunstreet was appointed secretary treasurer among- recent urrlvalu of returned soldiers from the front urn ii glddlnjnt or alllion heights and t bcougall tho arraignment of the italian charged with operating a whisky still at apploby has been further delayed through judge lh101 being confined to bis house this week by a cold or flu a tire broke out in the milton tex ule cocs factory on tuesday morning it bod been burning for some tlmo before it was discovered at 41b o clock tbe flames had gained some headway in tho office and stora room and tboy gaiiied a llttlo through a mistake by firemen only one hose reel instead ox two was brought at first and thoru wan a delay of perhaps ten minutes bcrrro tho second arrived but whan it did u d tho water was turned on short work waj tnado of thli fire hidou it of tliu loos must have been considerable champion nassagaweya the new council got to xr i ixuti tly un tlmo after dlupoalni of 1 rclimlnarkn the folionlng uciou vrcru pasaod ldwurd hull ravel 3 10 w jonts tulvirt 10 00 ouclph herald printing 8 76 arthur mo wart etatuto labour refunded l 00 a grant of tit 00 was tuudu to the hick children s hospital toronto i toad uud bridge commit toon was utruok as follows tha ilcovo and mr norrlsh- fur tho wflt quarter of tho township tho hoove an 1 mr whitby for tha north quarter tho hoove and mr agnow for tho south quarter 1 tho iteovn and mr hutch con for the cast quarter a lty tuw was passed appointing 1l j anderson asneauer win mi 1 ait collector and wujlaco leahy and jas tumpson auditors wesley i icket was a x inted a mum ber of tho uoard of health and john simpson sanitary lniiihrtur tho tr usurer was authorise 1 to 1 ru via tho ikildlero uec 1 tlon coram toil with funds wheuneeded to wnluunn tile returning sjlulora uf this town ehlp council hdjauniod to meet on lub 10th at 10 o clock ihtttek than your promises moko it a point to be a little better thnn your promises give generous measure there aro 30 mo people whose acquaint onccs regularly discount whatever they ogrco to they arc sure to fall a iittlt short of their pledgca bo on tho aafo oidt- do a little more than you promise rather than less- fulfill tho letter of your ogree ment and then add a little for good mca cure soldiers letters te louttct in hospital w as gerwta n priso wr but escaped and than was gassed ite jjt louttet writes tho fan puzos as follows from prance december 28th 1918 dear mr moore seems a long time since your but letter como but was glad to hear from others in your home last month we were pretty busy with the hun for a long time lj vsvq got him where wo wont him at losl it was a hard fight i suppose you know long before this mike icaley was killed i was near hbn at the time i don t thjnk tho poor fellow ever knew what hit him i must say ha was a good felow perhaps you know that x was a prisoner with the germans for a while i did not think i would ever tret out but i succeeded in making- it with god s hel when i was coming out i got gassed and then i was sent down the untl i am ilil indeed to tell you that the fighting hi all over and i hope it wont be long till were home again those who are left of us wont i he glad to get back to dear old acun and ths church and sunday school- it won t be long till we are shaking- bands you people at home hvo no idea what the batle field looks like and it in just as well it la on awful place i will be able to give you some inter esting information when i get home again but i cant put these things in a letter very sincerely jamis tj lo soldiers visit to ireland pts h h drown spent christmas at the bjrthplaca of his grand fa thsr pte herbert ii brown who was en joying christmas leave from bis camp in england wrote a very interesting loiter that day to his father knd mother from moneymore ireland dear father and mother i have just spent a most interesting christmas day while on leave to belfast i thought i would like to spend christmas at moneymore the birth place in ireland of grandfather brown well on december 21 i left belfast 011 a train for county derry and in the afternoon i landed at moneymore then i began to trace our relatives of course i was a perfect stranger i got a liveryman to take me out in one of tho old fashioned irish jaunting cars this waa qulto a privilege when i engaged him i said that my uncestors hid lived around thens tome where but that i did not know- exactly whera i grive all tho information t possessed concerning our relatives and their whereabouts he said he know a lot of brawn families near tht village one of a former generation hod emigrated to new zealand another to the united- states and one to canada whoso name was bobert so i told tilm to take me to itnberts old home this i found to be grandfather brown a birthplace it is about three miles from ilaaeyman william john brown and his sister were there their father john brown died about a year and a half ago i etayed over night with them and had the griat puasiue of having my christ mas dinner with them of oourso o very lain g is different there to what we have at homo but i enjoyed my stay with them very much thoy were rich in spirit and i felt honored in being their christmas guest they treated ma to the very best of their ability i got tho early morning- train back to belfast and expect to go to dublin the capital and then by steamboat to liverpool and thence to london i wish you a merry christmas and peao tluoiigh all the futur days your losing son 1l 11 bhown the way it looked o uuii mtd t ti 1 ukuboth nun n t saying of grace one night she vnt f r sin imr ti the next door neighbor a dad ly she sill 1 the next inori ing what was that mr pump ton read ot his plate r pte j j cooney wins o c m lets of tntsreit to ex couneillpr woodhlt from dalglum lhe following latter rrom stretcher licartr james j coouey written on december 22nd was received by mr c woodhall last weok belgium dec 22 1318 dear itlend just received your walcomo christ 11 an paroul in good order many tlianks for soma wo are having a holiday pow rrom fighting the ger mans just drilling enough to keep ui in shape i have won a nice prise the coveted distinguished couduct medal i had a busy lm4n the flgfit since august ath 1318 my company was tho first to get into mens tho last objective on november 9th i was pne uf tha otrttchor bearers had three different imlpirs with mo and everyone 1 wounded so badly they had to bo sent to tho hospital i got a good many bruises and tear gas ut d was covered up four or five times with earth stumps trees and lumber but never uo badly hurt 1 had to go to the hospital i had my right hand cut whllo dressing wounded men but dressed it myself an i remained on duty say 1 como lucky whan i think of tho chances i took it rnaksttma tremble there is u girt of 1 too goes with the d c 1 won mine under shall fire 1 thought u ni oilmen ltlts did havu my name un1 number hut he cant kill tin irish ha 1 a tall ltuifhy i iiad a number ot qar mui revolvers that would just suit him but i coull not carry them 00 ha i to give tin 01 away wi cannot post tl am to canada i hoar harry goldham bos won a military modal good boy harry iwu of us at least of tho 164th boys from acton will have prizes to take bomr i bope it will be soon we are on tho march now go i rut through belguim we poucd through tho renowned city or waterloo the other day saw tho famous battlo field and tho great morument which la surmounted with an immense lion it is a pretty lgu i un very sorry to bear of the death of our friend mackinnon tell babe to keep my tomato souj hot as i am hurrying- up to get home will be ghd to ncojjrn woodhall and you all wishing you a merry christmas i am your friend jam la j coonry pte j kennedy in germany intsrestino letter to his father and mother written t wahn on december 10 mrs john kennedy main street has kindly sent the paz paxaa the follow ing letter from her son ptcj j ken nedy of tho scout section first can infantry batull n received sarin the week wahn germany dec 10 131b dear mothr and father just a few lines to let you know i am quits well and getting itloi g fine uvlnc in the nauer kraut land and i have eateh quits a fow dishes of aauor krant too at that i have walked over iso miles since writing to you and am not reeling any the worse for it either but i am eagerly waiting to s home i fel i have just reason to be thankful to god that i am so far able to go home when i have tho opportunity i have been over tho garden wall just ten times this post summer the boys of tho 164th who were in last namcrn scrapping can certainly say they have seen something and acton should bo justly proud of everyone if them i am sorry they cannot all come home i could wrlto for hours and tell you what thoy have come through but to tell you the truth mother i hate to mention it and when i do go home i won t want to bear the name of war and i think nil th6boya feel the same we aro kept pretty busy shining our equipment as we ore marching past all kinds of generals end army com mandcrs we hod tho honor of being marshall hales guard of honor when he was pausing through germany on his farewell trip prior to leaving for england and he congratulated tho colonel on our appearance ho much for tho fighting i enjoyed my leave to england very much tho people there are so kind to tho con ad tan soldiers i woo in glasgow and what i soen in soot and was very in to res ting t also eiost liwmo im in portsmouth and that really la a very interesting- city i won on nelsons old ship tho victory and i saw the spot where he was wounded and also the ploco where be died a sailor guides visitors around well dear mother i must close i hope to hear from you soon again and that you and dad and all tho rest are woll my one ambition now is to gt home l remain as over vwr loving son jol pto j j kennedy no 201 061 scout section lot can infantry battalion france twenty years ago from the issue of tn free press of thursday february 2 1239 no more grumbling about poorly lighted streets mill street with its sovontocn elcctr c lights gives u perspective ilka a city street mr clark tha miller shipped a car of his well known golden flour to halifax ycnterdiiy on the cih august last the ftunc iiasts said tire trio light is coinlng- sure the electric ullht is hare the last piece of the electric ltgh ing 1 bant maebn ry was placed in ho lower house un huturda rnonlng and 1 n saturday right the current kan turned an thh t e strae and dumeatlo circuit tho cluxeun generally v delighted that the utrectu wero at lust brilliantly lighted lu every part t town llectriclan beyiioldo will rui tho j lant every night and tho afreets will now bo llgl tad whnnvtir needed whether tha alrnai ac suyu tlio inooi should shlno or 1 ot- ii u a common thing salt mr shaw of london kjiglund tho other day to boor pooplo aak for canadian butter or unudlnn chouu in 1 refer once to dauluh butter or chouuu dieo ismond in acton on 2sth january william ii lamoud ugod 76 yearn w1y1h- in actoi 11 20th january carrio moura wlfa of w t smyth aged 41 yuurs hi itod al st juawiha hospital lualih on rlh jiinuiry gaorga fc herod m d in bin 7tth year auan in lrln on 2hth january juaeh allan aged w years just doo0t bovtt yi ur town boont your friend ito it tin lodgo tl at you attend ilooit tl e ntreet on wl ich you re dwell inc boost the goods that you am selling boont the ieoj in round about you they can ret along without you but nurcens will ijuirker find thrm ilthey kno that you rn behind them l6ont for every forward movement boost for every now improvement boont tho man for wh im you labor boost tbo ntranger and tho neighbor cease to bo a chronic knocker ceaso to be a iirogreso blocker it you d moko your town better boost it to the final letter the school mspectors reports roth public and ilighr school in- pectora speak kind words of the teachers ooth recommend improved equipment and accommo- dation at u16 meeting- of tho board of education lost week the annual re ports ofntr j m denyca inspoctoi of tho public school and ofmr o k mills inspector of tho continuation school wero nrcsentod mr dnves reported ot follows the influenza epidemic interfered with as complete inspectoral waste as i hoped to be able to make i was able however to pay a short visit to every department of your school dnd to assure myself that tho work pro ceeds satisfactorily with the usual signs of progress and proficiency in spite of the interferences caused by tho provaiung epldemlr i appreciate tho addition of a teacher to your staff since last term iorrn h division has thus been relieved of its continued congestion and is placed in a better position for effective work tile now teacher mlos anderson lm- prosseo mo as a capable innlruclomrja i have no doubt she will hojidlo her room successfully in the matter of accommodations two or tlireo sugestlons ore made in miss armstrongs room a now teach cr desk la required additional equip ment for manual training and con structive work should be supplied miss royce i have given mr stewart a list of these i urge upon you again strongly the necessity for now single scats and desks in some of tbe rooms miss fola room is the worst served in this respect tbo addition recently tnado to the school library is most satisfactory and i thank you for this provision about ten or fifteen dollars should be ap propria ted each year for approved ad ditions of uits kind your most direct concern la with tho administration of tho schools a bearing on this may i suggest that we must give heed to tho very wide and general demand for larger provision for manual vocations vocational and technical training ousurts its claim along- with academic training or pro fesslanal life thoy should be equally recognlxed it follows that technical and industrial education must be scrl ously considered i ask you to give this imooytant matter your attention i havo in nimd tt tlaii bywhlch urban boards in tha county may meet to discuss these questions and to hear expert speakers in connection with them mr o k mills inspector of con tinuation schools reports as follows grading of accommodations closets 4 water supply for laboratory pur poses 4 school premises 3 class rooms 2 laboratory 2 hails 3 tea chers room 1 desks 2 blackboards 1 lighting heating 1 tbo laboratory accommodation for experimental work in science should bo increased as indicated to the board at time of my visit the increased attendance in forms 1 and 3 necessitates additions to tbe equipment in science and art parti cularly about 1100 oho u id bo expend ed between these two departments itatlo of pupils to tcachcrn twp tea chers to 61 pupils division of duties satisfacbory provision for teaching tho couros bathitirtncy doth teachers are quail flod discipline- tendance all regularly admitted boelui all authorized registers satis factory catalogue or oqulpment satis factory fingtiah literature texts in port as prescribed but in part selected tho selections are satisfactory supple mentarr reading- satisfactory provision has been made for both class and out side reading tho record shows that tho library has been freely used a set or elementary itench books for use in the lower school would increase the interest in this subject tho work of tho janitor is very satisfactory tlto character of tho pupils work is good a commend bio effort has boon mode to improve tho neatness of tbe work and the writing tho art work is very fair tho aclcnco records and collections aro fair lack of sufficient laboratory accommo lations for oxperl mental work and of a u indent equip ment for in ilvldual vfork hau limited tho practical work work in art and science up proved for the current school year tho attendance at this school ut not what it ought to be in a town of this size surrounded by a wealthy and i roe porous agricultural country 111 pile leave the town and go to georgetown high school other pupils go through acton i y train to other towns out of fifty one i ui lis attending only clavuii come from outaldu tho rnunlcl ajity of acton in my judgment tbo best intervals of education in acton would be sarvod by the establishment of a high hcho i under a cupsblu an 1 aggressive liift school prtiiuiial it ouch u school worn cjtabluihc 1 thcro is nu doubt but tl a attendance in a short tlmo would ba double what it is now tho pupils of thn 1 ubllu schools or the town ui j vicinity would bo stimulated to yww llnuo longer at school and the jumi- tlo ial uplrlt of the school uud tho community vuul 1 lunrivo tho board should 001 aldur what is bust in tho interests of tho children act with dcclttluu delirious delight- an offl jet in ivunce aands an inter eating little unapa ut of a poulu colo 1 ration lu which to took part we re 1 uleta i in u village which tho 11 uio only rloarcd out of about savalitaan days ag 1 ui i wo vn bsaii having a great do this evening wo made a huiio bonfire in the village square at thp top of which wa burn an effigy of tho icalner to the delirious delight of about co small french chil dren n0dle sayings ho hear to of inun are their boo lis events are their tutors great actioi a are their eloquence macuuiuy iho will is free strong is tho soul und wluo and beautiful matthew arnold thu kindly hand clasp an 1 exprtxi ntvo smile whl d accompany the gift oro port of tho cliarm which renders tho giving a grace ida ii wilson if in lustry creates it in tho uw which preserves if at the firut u moot wo owe everything t lab- r at the oocond and every uurcooul a ment wo owe everything to tho uw joremy benthara