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forty fourth year no 34 acton ontario thursday morning tebruary 20 1010 single copies fivo cento tin acton ptiin ranss in pub lished every rhursday tnornlng at tho knw iiusin building mill troet acton ontario the auhncrtptjon price in tl co r ynnt in advance postage in ehnnjfil additional to omens in the untod itates the dulo tn which nulinrrlitlciin orri paid la indicated on tho nd ireiui label advhtti uno ratistrnsiont ndvcrujiemrnta 0 rnnta per linn agate mrnjurntiinl for flrnt insertion and t cents per lino for carh nuhaoouont ln- ertlon- c on tract dlnpltvy advertise- mcnin fur 100 inchon or more per an- num 10 renti kir inrh each insertion advertlrcmruim without specific dlreo tlarfi will bo inucrtcd till forbid and charred accordingly ii i mooitlc ldltor unit publisher teu rilonls ndltoriai and business ohla realdchco i business directory th03- or ay m o c m mcqfll l 11c p edinburgh l il v p s glasgow member british medl- cai association eta office frederick btrecl acton onl dr j a mcniven physlaisn and surgeon office and residence comer rower araaun and elgin streets the resid ence formerly occupied by d m hen- dorson ac too ont veterinary john lawson veterinary surgeon acton ont graduate of ontario voterinary col lege 1880 office arthurs block residence mlltblreel calls day or night prompt ly attended to phono no aa p o cox 3ss harold nash farmer fit a barrister solicitor notary public convenyancsr etc perryman block acton ont money to loan conveyancing noun 1 p m to b p m at residence r h wan8qrouqh lake avenue acton ontario dr j u qell d d l o q- dehtist honor graduate of toronto univer sity the lttests anesthetio used if desired office at rcflldenoa corner mill and frederick btrpcts s miscellaneous marriage licenses h p moore issuer marriage license private office no witnesses re quired issued at reeldence tn evening fmxx puxsa office acton ont francis nunan oooltblnder account books of all kin da made to order periodicals of every descrlp uon carefully bound rutin neatly and promptly done wyndharn street ouelph oat over williams store rj kerr lice need auctioneer pot the counties of hal tan weljlni ton peel and dutterin and tho city of ouelph acton ontario the free press office acton the mercury offloo ouelph the newsrecord fergus or with w j gordon harness maker iiimaburg sales entrust to r j kerr re ceive attention from da to or i la una to date of sole list your sales with me residence young street acton phone 36 acton call at my expense ihtaiititrj jii n j in iui miiwiiiiiftj jim iiif ifirmtiin riitf nil j ji jiiiiitittii jt at iiiiiinrihnttiiini4iiitittiiitiitriiiviiiri r j mrii dream dreams and see visions but to make your dreams come true and your visions materialize oen erally means having a little i capital to start with the way to get capital is to save a part of what you now earn decide now to let us help you to save interest paid every six months the bank of nova scotia faldep capuaj ajoojxo barre pnod 13 000 009 resource 130000000 w k gttailau aeiias uuufm aeiao dnacb savage co ertabllaud ims wyndham st diamonds jewellery lidrary desk sets fine china cut class silverware silk umbrellas fountain pens specialist in w6dlnf t birthday git u expert wntc and jewellery repairer useful goods skates i skates i skntcn for boys 100 to 1700 skates for the men 1m to 700 skates for the ladles 100 to wjxl hockey buclta 15c 35c coo ooo slelshs for the kiddles 35c 46c coo 70c j1jm 1s ttlio 4165 isfl 1s47 rogers plate coffee spoono ier dozen jq tea spoons per a oxen 000 dessert spoons per doxcn91 100 soup spoons per doaen fh2j0 bouillon spoons per do ten 1260 orange spoons per dozen sjxl butter spreaders per dozen 950 rujrnrfchells each 3100 tomato eervcro each z0 cold meat iorka each 1j6a berry spoons each 20 i3essert knives and forks per dozen table knives and forks per dozen jo0 jocasert knives and rorkn orna mental handle per dozen s0 table knives and forks ornamental handle per dozen 0j00 the bond haiidwaiie co ltd plutrn 1q1 i q savage co 70 yaare in dualneaa in quelph ji e ceoeevers dook binder quebec st east quelph ont books and magazines bound in handsome and substantial covers nancfl lettered in sold on slbles hymn books and other books all work promptly executed d alex niven ontario land surveyor and civil engineer survoys hubjl visions plans ite- ports doacrlptlons blueprints etc certificates for purchasers and morttfaireis surveys fur architects builders and municipal councils oralnnuo he porta lstlinates etc mclean duildinq douolss 8t oualumi lhoiio loci oni winter footwear uere we are into the rood old winter time in earnest when every person will need something com fortable for their feet and tho place to jet it is at kenney bros doot and shoe store on main street oa they havo a rood aaaortmont of mens and women a lelt goods and also mens heavy rubbers and socks and lairliranb shoe packs and overshoes we can also supply your wants in leather goods for men women and children at reasonable prices give un a call and we will en deavor to please you all iiupajiuno promptly attbndld to kenney bros main street aeton ont get right with your eyes consider how important a part vision plays in your every fiiumcnt of ufa lio thorn justice see to it that no eyestrain remains uncorrected consult ua we will tell you juat what to do it is the knowledge hack of our service that mnuco tnls cetanllah- rnent a afe place lo obtain lya classes or spectacles we grind our own lenses real estate if you huvo a houao for sale if you want to buy a house in acton usk r j kerr auctionser nd rest estate dealer phonic 30 younq street acton ont tho old and beliablo granite and marble dealers wo are manufacturers and direct importers tif all kinds of monumental and headstono work we well direct to our nun to mors at wholesale prtcota thlufuivlnk our customers 4o pir cenl we huvo iho best appliances and the only mediai as in tho dominion who can operate pneumatic tools properly we can ulvo references frun hundreds pf our cuatnr tn toronto and oilier pis p where otliers have to have law suits in order to collect we have the largest and best stock ox granite in tho oomtnlon or more than any three dealers tn the west wa are ickui mate dealers and employ no axents and do nut annoy or pest customers by sondlnc out txnurunt aenl ssllclt ins onlers we employ only oiochanlcs and defy coronet uon hamilton sons cjx cor norwich s wootwieh staiqaalph grand trunk sts the double track route 1hctwlkn montreal toronto detroit chicago unai celled dlnlnjf ur ttervlov uleeplnat cars on nltfht trattta ahd parlor cars on prlnclpul day trains full information from any flmml trus ticket ojcn t or c u alomlnc dlotrlct roaoonger afitint toronto il a holmes atcnt acton ont phone 1s dont apoliolsudont tuy to explain own a belt canadas rest the juot as oood lu good heat muelclann prefer i bjat un tho bell so you write d cji i gns catalogue of new c w kelly son quelph ont the du0y man if you want to get a favor dona lly noma obllrlng friend and want a prom hie safe and euro on whlh you may depend dun t go to him who alwaa turn murlj leisure tlmo to plan but if you want your fuvor dune jurtt nik ttio liuny man the man with lelnuro nevt r hao a moment ho enn nptiro iiiii alwiyti putting oft until hln friends nrti in denpair but tin whtwo nvrry waking hour lu rniwdod full of work i urictn the art of wanting tlmo bo cannot iilop to nhlrk ho wlicn jtu want u favor done and wanllt right away go to the man who constantly worlyi twenty houni a duy i lo ii find n moment iuro nomtnbcni thnt has no other un and nv ku while tlm i lie man is frc ng an ex cum by w il willis bagdon go gertrude norton lisenbee inizeiezi 1 1 1 ki m et acton fjour and feed store we have a supply of the following now on hand the wellknown d rands of kinos choice norval and national flour nothl nfl bettsr oran oat chop shorts cracked corn rolled oats corn meal 1001b ahd 2001u bags ila baqdon ntood tn tho door and let hlu gaze wander along tho winding trail thnt led to ward tlie dim horizon over the of which lay tho city of badger there was no sign of any travel ler alnns tho alkali trail as far as the 0e could ruich and noting thin lxra took a seat on a rudo bench just out side tho door i reckon thar ain t goln to be any mora trade thin ovcnln he murmured ueeln as tharo no travollcrs in sight he utrokcd tho head of a large dog that lay by the door i guess we haint made very much today hove c muggins ho added addressing to dog tho dog yawned dismally and panted as if to show that he was not obvious of tho intense hcat- kzra bagdon was a man of middle age he kept a tittle wayside store near tho old military trail on tho arkansas blvcr going with his team wagon once a month to sunset ctty to toy in a now supply of goods hlch consisted mostly of bacon flour tobacco and sugar and coffee ho had taken a claim there two yliirn before and as thu drought had deprived him of a crop he hit upon the of turning his dhanty into a store that ho might earn nomothinc to carry- him through the winter there was much land open to settlement farther wriit and a constant movo- i ment of homr iieckcrn along the trail furnlahtd him with steady customem when ho hud got hlu utile catabllah- lnt ready for business he painted rude algn arid bung- it over tho i or and when tho travellers uaw baodon co oltoclzrles pltovlsions they bo mo times wondered who the co vui and ouch wcro told that it muggins tho dog nay 1 reckon tharo bin a lot vronw i itnnlnero than uugglna hon bin with ever since ho was a pup on 1 1 dldn t feci ilka coin inter anything without takln him in with me muggins waapart ohpherd and port jlnt dog as bagdon would say a big fellow with splashes of white and black on hlu naft silken coat and wlt1 tho strength of a panther as tho nun went down and tho shadows of night began to descend upon the plain bagdon rose and call ing mulllns to follow ho entered thi storo and lit tho lamp ho next drew forth a book from ci pinu desk behind the counter and began figuring wo luvo took in hut nine dollani m sixty cents ho said to muggins who stood near by watching tho pro ccau of casting up the uccounta for tho day that aln t very much but as wo don t havo any rent ter pay ncr taxux i reckon it wllf keep us from utorvlng i alms ter mock twenty jcr cent an that would give us fer tho day a profit uv a dollar an ninety- two cents what do you think of that muggins t tho dog wagged his tail in mute approval it was evident that he ha j gone through the samo experience bo fore bagdon opened u box took out nomu crack era and then cut a chunk of rliecso from a hoop on iho counter ho placed a liberal jiios from tho chctse with tho crackers you won t mind if the cheese la a trifle old will youmulglnrj bagdon asked holding tho cheese up for tho dogs inspection this tlmo muggins barked his ac quiescence and our this h received tho tempting food in a wldo ahalli pan which hlu master took from under tho counter bugdon watched him with satlaac tlun we have got to econymlze haln we mugglnst ho said you havo got u good utomach muggins an if that checao is a llttlo moul y it won t mak any difference not a biu i aln t so lucky as you my stomach can t stand onythln an i has to sort of pick my eatln 1 m guln ter bake yor same corn nano to morrer an 1 u nut sulne ltacon grease in it an some milk that is good enough fer any dog muggins was too tmuy dispatching thu cheese and crackers to give much heed to bin maulers words but ho wagged hlu tall as a sort of upproval of it nil what over it was bagdon uat down by tho door till it muii iulto dnrk and then ho went into u room buck of tho store which m rvod an kitchen und living room also a bed occui lod a place lu one corner muggins did uut follow hlra but lay down by the upon door so an to keci watch that no ono should enter un ubuerved during hlu inasloru uimoiilc train tho otore i ulndkd a tiro in a small otovc und jiroiktred hut uupper it was near nine o lock when ho had tlntahod eat ing an 1 ret urn rd to tluc nture ho found mufciflnu lying uulrep at the dooi but nut no soundly ulecp tliat lo would not huvo been roused iniitantly hud any ono tried lu enter there wua m sound nuva tho no ft soughing of tho night wind through tho grass and an occasional plulutlvo cry of tho prulrlo owl ho calling muggins and closing the front door and locklni 1 xra went to the back room and my pnrdnrr an you wouldn t expect mo to noil my pardnrr mnyflcld langhrd jn 1 can t nay that i would ho replied but i reckon nnmo filler baa ilone witnn than that tur their nardncin you can nllcra trunt a dog tjval n rli ht noddrd 1 ira mug- itwurthy limn mot rat you d i can well ixjiovo uiat llu lrokii goml if you and ho over dlsnolvo purdncmhp an ou want tor noil blm jlnt h t irio know nu i ii rotno urunnlt ter lit him ourai 111 not pit orf frnn town itcforu trrninrn r or the nxf day but i pnns your way on i r buck then otoii un si o mo i ubnro will good by before leaving town i xra utoppod a a butcher ubup and bought a hunk of freahneut a big brot pot ruast which ho laid on tho nrat bonida him i reckon thu r ii bo enough ter ttvo mug glim u iikd tnitlo ho muaod wo don t git a tattle uv fresh frcah meat any too often it was aulto dark when cxra roacheil home and ho made hasto to carry the goods ho had toucht into tho huuso where ho pi lod them imhlnd tho coim- tcr intending to put them on tho ahelvcn tho next da when ho kindled a firo in his kit etien ntovo tho next morning ho dis covered thit he had loft tho pot rosit of boef on tho aeat in tho wagon what wuii hlu uurprluo however to discover that tho meat had disap peared durlni- uio niht what could havo iwronjfl of it it wuu not prob ablo thnt any iiiuak thlff had paano 1 that way he remembered very charly nt liavli left uu meat in tlui sprlnj- noat and that ho hud not takun ll out ho wua maltlv an he ran tho inpttcr over in hlu mind ho climbed up in tho wagon again und loqkcd among noma looito hay in tho bed suspecting that tho moat might liavo dropped into it as ho glanced about hlu etu fell on noma tll talb marks ttmt rav htm a chock of uurprisc on uio spring neat wrro tho prints of a dogu feet muddy footprints now almost dry a owl ft thought co mo to fcxra a most un welcome suspicion that tho footprints had been mado by muggins surely he would not have dono this muggins was nut tho dog to cteal a morsel of meat from his master no it could not be muggins but hed find out tho suspense of tho thing troubled him limbed down and callod mug gins tho dog came up wugging hlu tail bxra took un u plcco of uhlngje and placed tho dogu wit feet upon it imprints were cry plain ho carried therm to tho wagon and com pared them with tho oneu un tho nprlng scat they wen identically tho aame but bo would not bo fully lncod till ho had mcouurcd them and uuhjected them to other lea to there xyait no doubt irft in his mind lie returned to the houuo and hod mui j ins to you got tho raet did yo ho tald looking hard at tho dor b it mxjgsinu only wlitgid til tall and looked innocently into hli mustern eyes i don t want a dog about ma that i can t tnut lzru dded i can t bo altera watch in e itcclo l i naf ter give yo away tj miil rtffyfii mil- j rf fr pn tti iocs but could find no truce of tho lialng meat ho did not think that muggins would havo eaten it all but ln that caso there mtiat have been uomo part bf tho wrapping paper left if there were however ho tailed ti 1m it and could only conclude tliat the dog had eaten wliat ho wunted and burled the rent paper and all returned to tho kltchou and cooked an 1 np his brnjkfait uftnr which he woutmnlo tho runlcn bacl of tho house and dug uomo potatoes as ho was returning with a bosket of jmitollmvi ho mw u wurnn apprautch ing nd noon rerognlzei sam mai hold thu nettlur hulmd met in tuwi tho day before may tic id otoppod tn front of tho nture and grtm toil 1xra conllnlly you see i am on the road early tills mo mint bo uuld havo to ilt back to look after my utock v ell here comes my dog ho added with a laugh o3 muggins approached i guona it wouldn t bo ary uao for mo ter la ter trado yo out uv him would 117 he added bxru hoaitatcd ho foil reluctant to tell what muggins had done was alaiuat llku acrua uig- u member of one u family to him tu impeach dluhoncaty of mugglnu i aln t uhoro you d want blm ho unawerud n resent ly why inquired msylwld i gueuu tio utolu my frxali meat ou uv tho wugon ueat la jit nlht an o it up uuld 1zru u triflu wiakly never it no wed him tir do a thing liki lhat befor- an it mtclea mo mail yen air ll druj l if aln t trvatlu mo rlgh me tntu ralsod him from a iuu no it ilnl agreed may field j iilorei alii t u good j laee ter kebp i dtnhoucht rfojr that a rhht i rwckou 111 lot you have him if he 11 uult you oh boll nult mo uli right uald mai field eagerly i need him to help mo with my otock a good jog savci u man many a step on a farm i known that from experience whlu may field won talking he wan busy gottlng u rope from his wagon und in a moment lie was i ut and was fust en in r tho rpo lo mug id collar lhrn ho took him in hli armu mil not him in tho wuiiii and fuutcned tin- rop t tho ba c of tho spring ueat i m gnlu ter lot him rldo ha the man who wins the man who wins la mn avarage man not built on any peculiar plan not blvsaed with any peculiar juckf just steady and earnest and full of pluck when asked a question he does net guess he knew and answers no or yss when set task that the rest cant do he buckles down till ha put trthrouah for the man who wtris is the man who works who neither labor nor trouble shirks who uasa his hands his head and his sysa the man who wins is th man who trtas tit bits muggins drank was net by tho wail there was still some water in il i wish i d given him tho pan ter take then ho wouldn t fergit ho muttered under lila breath it wjii an hour before ho entered the iitore he had aim oat forgotten the goodu ho liad brought from town and w wvnt to work to open the iiarkages and place tho contents o- thotihelveu as ho ntooped to take up a box of crackers bis goxo fell on a packago dene up in brown paper lie picked it up it was tho package of meat he had missed from the wagon scat tho beef roost he had suspected muggins of stealing ezra unwrapped it and stood looking at it for some itime in a dazed sort of way no 1 dldnt bring it in ho said positively muggins did it trri he did it ho seed i had r ergot it i reckon an he brought it in an laid it with the other goods ho sat down an a stool by tho counter and oil to looking vacantly about tho room t reckon pro glttln old an foolish ha sold i art ter knowed muggins wouldnt do it lie never hud dono a thing ilka that ho found i had forgot it on he brought it in an laid it among tho other goods j 1st as ice as i would huvo dono it myself tn i went an give him away ter a tranter an let htm take him off poor mti tic inn what a hard mostrr must think mo izm could not get muggins out of liu mind ho must go after him and bring him homo but it suddenly oc eurrod to hlro that ho might not be i ablo to cjver tho dog who was thu stranger to whom ho had given i might not ho havo deceived him as to what ho wanted with mug- might sell the dog to some ono ebiot ihcso tho ugh ti worried ezra nd tho plcturo of muggins tied in th- rum not wuron and l bu hp1lial linu in chicicicn s1l oiyin oui calv mical a trial canada itqoq lloard ucenso nu so robert noble limited henry awrey manager tlr tho next duy llzra llagdoi to bajgervllle tu replonlah his stock of toods muggins ucrompuiilotl him riding in tho wagon but jumping- oul at lulervuln to put up a oovcy of prairie chlckcnu thnt croanod tho roatl whllo kzra f bartering for hlu nlnik of gmdu and having them put into hlu wagon ho run onto u mai ho uumo of hum muyfliu who waj ttuylng piov into tin loluiil ti u clitltu no nth of urnn and intendwl tu rulno rtut k i d llku powerful well tu havo tliat dog of yourn be said to lzru as tho i wo ntood by tho luttcrn wugnn after the loud wtxn coinplote ha ahoro a itno falior want td sell hlmr hell hlmr said fra why he a longingly jaunted him well i 11 ga an bring- him home tomorrer czra said over and over 1n an effort to console hlmtelf an wccrt i git hlxn back i ii not let any one take him awai again iievcral movers passed during tho day and izra had ouite a good trade when nlfeht came down ho lighted tho lamim in the otore and went into the back roam to prepare his supper leav ing the partition door ajar eo as to observe any one who might enter the utoro when at last bis euppcr was cooked und on tho table ho ndt down but as ho did no out of custom ho was about to reach for a portion of meat to placo in muslins dish when- the rccolloctlar rusbud upon him that the dog was tono a aw lft feeling of loneliness and re mo no awept over him i wish 1 had him back so i could glvo him uome uv this meat he said and even as ho spoke there cam u short shiry baric at tho door a well- known bark and with a thrill at his heart lxra hurried lo open- the door there wua muggins trembling ail over with eaterneus to get in and the moment tho door urui open ua a prang into tho room to ffnl his raastrri irma rlaijimsd around him the end of tho rki that dangled front the dogs collar uhowed where his teeth had effected his liberation and the hot breath and soft palplta lug tongue that cinauod bis nmsteru faco were proof tliat io tiul not lollcroil after escaping from his boiidge g mj oil muggins murmured kxra bupplly 111 nctcr treat yo that way agin ill loy never u was a bapppy re uilou and tha night muscinn slept on a aoft mat right by ills muxtera bed ana early the following momlng kxra uut a new uigii overjlhodqor which read baodon muaainb ailot1 uils a pnovihionb young peoples wcekjy the old man of the big clock t0we11 irldai was at valentine s day 1 think everyone in tovn got at least odd valentino tho mall oa trluay was almost like tho christmas mail one seemed to liave been forgotten there were some of those nasty one- centers but not many people seem to have gotten over seeing- how mean they can be and the hearts and darts cards all done up la red and gold were more in evidence i bet you that s from was heard more than onoe and more than once it was not from because i saw who posted it- it wan a great day for tho schools both high and public and many a home made valentine was shy ly slipped in the office on friday morning and now i notice the memorial for fallen boljlera proposition under way with a vim the suggtuoijs are prac tical the childrens park with a suit able gateway would be excellent bu averyono will jpres3 tits opinion at tho mass meeting tonight and no doubt acton- will havo a memorial second to no other town another project which in the near future might well receive tho atten tion of a nans mooting of citizens is new public library the room at tho town hall has done excellent ser vice for tho paut twenty years but tho library la worthy of and in dlro need lbf larger and better quarters a suit able buildings erected as a library might well acrvo other purposes in town there aro young men in actoi who havo i number if leisure evenings on their iiands i see them standing nlmcmt ryry night on the atreet with ing lo do thoy might apparently profitably put in these idle hours u a library and reading roam were pro vided it might also do service aa a meeting place or rest room tor form ers wives who come to town to shop and always have to wait on their hus bands or if the husband has to wall o could uw the wnruith of this place i could go on for hours tolling of ad vantages but sit down and think for yourself and it will savo me en um co ating icrhaps you may think i am starting off strong with tolling of all the im provements we need but for four mara wo havo havo curbed all expen dtture to prooceule the war now tho war la won this is the lime to im- prove our public buildings and our roundlnga and arrangct to erect such now ones as are yry z ex- a perhaps more than youkhow wa nucf them tho money need uat all bo raiwfd by taxes in war fundi campaigns 1 noticed very few who would not dip down la their pockets and help there were soma who grumbled at parting with their apanduuks but wa dido t expect much from them anyway wo can welt carry out other worthy enter prises without such assistance lei all tho organizations who havo been no eulcient during tho war retain thslr socletles and workers hero is work for them and x know they are all roadj for it tog days or any way to get it but lets huvo thrac needed improve- monts the old man of the uio clock tqwiill your offering what did you glvo to tho world todayt homrithlng what wan worth whlio did yn fret whan thlngn didnt como your way or blay your part with a nmllo on tlo collection pinto in tho temple nf tlmo youve offered your hit todoy and the chxnc is bono both oura nnd rniro to bring it agnln una way that record belongs to tho pant to night but to morrow opens anew a abort that is clean and white and heckona ugnin to rou stand up in tha battle today bry friend fllvo of hfo u oflorlnr jour best hlrtvn tor tho right though tho world tnay contend and trust to god for tlio rest- mrs paulino pybosa pojro school trustee forty years the good men and true who oat at acton doard of education the past four decades it seems specially fitting to present tho names of tho trustees who com posed tho various boards each suc ceeding year during the forty years through which tho becre tary treasur er il p mooro who has just retired officiated his appointment dates from tho first meeting of the board in january 187ft tho personnel of too boardn and the members who were elected to tho chairmanship from that data worons follows 1870 w h htorey chairman ed ward llooro d henderson samuel mooro michael uptujjht and alex losby i2dward moore died in may 1880 john hpolght chairman d henderson samuel moore alex losby m speight joseph las by 1881 john bpelght chalrinan samuol moore alex losby michael speight joseph losby and james matthews john speight died in juno isis james matthews chairman w h storey d henderson dr w lowry james moore and junes brown 1883 james matthews chairman w il storey d henderson dr w ii lowry james moore j 12 lie aarvln 188 juroca moore chairman w h storey dr lowry j e ucqarvln w p brown and thos c moore i88 dr lowry chairman w h storey j is mcoarvin w p brown thos c mooro and george hynds 1888 j e mcgarvin chairman w il storey thos c moore dr lowry w p brown and oeorgo hynds 1887 george hyndn chairman j h mcoarvin dr lowry w il storey lnaac irnncla and thomas cbbage 1888 isaac prancls chairman geo hyndn dr lowry j e mcqarvlc thos jjbbago und a e nlcjuln 1889 thomas cbbage chairman j francis w il storey aeorge hynds a e nlcklin and thomas il hard ing aid fall wagon you umll bo good tor him erud lxru leaehlnu into tho und uiroklm mui ginu tiuad i will noldtd muyllnld wlthunurby 1 aln um inu 1 tr tx me in trr a iol not if i know it an 1 ll cud mm tood too llu ii huvo lolu uv i oil 1 grub 1 ii iu1 ter tliat i th ink yu u thounanl tiiiuu fir him ij 1 b a lot f company out in lku doks 1 huln t tot i that do i t no ho iliu lilt urn m noy ho bill un i bet 1 ll want tho dor lukev llili i uithur dog if y ouldn up to hlu liit lu thi wuu i un 1 to up tho unci ho rultic lutu poclcot ant druw ou look u twenty doll out to lira i o ter nothln ho uu will help you lo bit want ono 1 lxru drew i at k leuted ll woul i couldn t tin it i him ut ull if i dldn t think it was n dooty tui tiunluh hlui fer dolu wh ho did tmuui i let you havu hi with tiio unit i rutundlui tliut if i- waut hint taek 1 tan huu him jurtonly iairtt nly mr llugiui nsnentetl muvileld i ll bo mlgh glad ter halo dtutlni jlnt a lltt whllo if 1 ran i huvo him ull tl tlmo after mtyluid hid driven on ll took u neat by thu door tiirulm i gnxn rreiuuntly toward thu nolltary uiovluk south uluug tin bcmiu to nil already ho hull of ion ouv twenty years aqo from the lu of tns fre pru of thursday february 23 1u spring fever hou been raging this wook but tlio straw hut has not yet been resurrected tha new lrenolithlc pavement la in mui h favor with tho boys for their guinea of marblcu tho mac ii worn ntruualy in evidence nt hiioi tlhureb aimlvcruary hervlcun thcro wtru muciilinrnon the pa u tor mclooah tlio pruuclier mclntoeh tho lecturer meluchluii of thu methodist church and mrllards tho evungal- ltil while uiiuied ut hlu work in tho iutd of alton running co un monday mo mime mr juiuoa ij cobbur wan uu ldeuty utrliken with puralyulu on tho right aide homo ut thd tmhjuct taken by livantuuut mciiunly aro out of tlio mho into tho cbulr soul suicide absolute uurrendur tho man wbo mlaacd it uiul tho pleasure banco tho fourth umuvcrnary uf tha open ing of tho inuitnt knox church n3 tlui ufty uetund of the organization wuu hi hi on sunday when bov dr mcdonald of souforth preached able dlni ourueu on tuesday night tha lndleu aid buld a aoclul and lect which wan well attended iho led wuu on whuin wanted by bov mi lutuuli dorn in isqurulng mr miilii tin imn if ir f htnit a diu fur tho tight troubl t from which 1 crlppu u daughter alalwonat 1ulrvlow married i lurm vn munlltt iii brant ford on llti 1 eibruury mr james claytoo lltnamn to ida may daughter ol tho lata joueph iornlty acton diamond l1nd in nussugaweya on 1 oljruiry lot w 11 diamond fu agues a daughter of jszus und tran8fiqred mu8ic two travellers ono bummer evening were descu idtng a steep mountain path in the alps suddenly music camo floating around them from au unseen source pure impersonal music so distilled that no sediment of mere sound remained to blur tho divine harmony it was clearer than any piano note oner than any strain of violin more resonant than any peal of bells richer than any organ swell sweeter than any human voice tho travellers stood listening to de termine whence it came tho rugged mountain uf rock rose above them half a mllo hlsh and at the top was npllnterod into crugs the music can- from tha mighty wall of atone tho whole mountain neemed full of it pul sing and throbbing with its burden of ming a tain and alalu it peolod forth like ix mighty cathedral bell uo grandl bweet so all cnoompanutng that oil thu utmiliph io urjund uevmed pregnant with tho tlory it uoatuod as though nn grin hu 1 come back tu earth an 1 uung uu they uuiur ut bethnlom vluit did it mcaiit a mllo down tho path tho travelled camo ujtun u mountalneir with hs alplno horn u big wooden luutrumont ton foot lont tho oaring end of whlc i fitted into u box liko a hopper ho blow them tv mighty blast but ll wan only a loud rasping noise tliat was unplcaaant and almoat paluful to th car yet it wan that ruda horn blown fby that rough mountaineer fur down in tho valley that was making that ceuttttul masla up aiming tho summltu of tho alp j iho majestic mouutaln with its heart full of music gathered up thotui rough ruuiiii and transform ed and traiuillgured them into harmony divine so may urn life on earth bo trans figured into tho jtfo in heaven tho luutruuiciiu on which wr play may bu rudo an l clunuiy tho turunda wo make may often uoeni haruh and discordant wo may be fur ilowu in tho valley all tho udltluiui of lfo may seem narrow und its acrvteo tiard but whan tbcae cilrtilmecu are caught up into tin velciitlil woild they may bo transform cd imb nucli muolo un will mako our heaven fotevur and i hoard the voice of harpers harping with their 1 arp- iroobytorlan 1800 a l lin chairman w ii storey jam 3 oeorgo hynds and t if 1801 t h harding choi hynds james matthews i lerancls jam en mclam and itobt wallace 1892 george hynds chairman t ii nardlng jamoa mclam robert wallace robert holmes and rev g n cooks 1893 bov g b- cooko chairma t it harding oeorgo hynds james uclfttn robert walloco itobext holmes 18d4 t ir harding chairman q hynds rev g b cooko robert holmes robert wallaco and junes mclam bov g b cooko dlod in december 189c george hynds chairman james mclum robert wallace t il harding itobt holmes hlrarabwack- luuner 1806 w h btoroy chairman oeo hyfrta itobt holmes james mclam itobt vtnhaee t ft ttardlng 1897 geotro ilyoda clialrman w il storey james iclam robert holmes t il llardlng uobcrt woj- laco 1838 jamoa mclaxn chairman hynds robert holmes robert wal lace t h harding and lr urcn 1893 il swack homer chairman ooo hynds robert wallace robert holmes w r kenney alex ajti- socord 39q0 robert holmes chairman il swackhamor alex a socord w il konney juo agnew and j il mat- thowa 1901 robert holmes chairman w il kenney henry grlndell j il mat ch own john agnew dr mckeogue 1803 w r kenney chairman il qrlndoll dr mcjccaguo itey j ic j q odd en rev h a mcpherson and w ii denny 1003 w b kenney chairman il qrlndoll rpv ii a moph croon dr mckeoguo w il denny and il b johnatone 100 henry qrlndell chairman w il kcnnoy il b johnstone j h coleman dr mckcague and alex ramshow 1905 henry qrlndell chair w il kenney j s colomon dr mp- dunald i lysncls and alex ram 1900 john s colomon chairman h artndoll w r- kunney l francis oeorgo agnew and w j humplirlcs 1007 john 0 cqleroon chalrnuwi h grlndell i lyancis w j hum phries geo it agnew and dr autt 190 it ueorge il agrnow chairman j 9 coleman h grlndell j rrancls dr k d ault j a mowat 1909dr l d ault chairman ii ort ndo 11 geo r aguow j a mowat a l nlrkiln and iluv j c wilson 1910 j a- mowat chairman a u nhjtuii dr ault d m henderson john whuuinn w thomas 10u ix mfi i undo rami cluuq dr ault j a mowat ino wlllluniu uul w ihonuilc 1012 a u nleklln chalmian dr ault c c speight win johnstone- juo uutiuey dr ault 1911 c j- speight chairman j no itsiinay v jotinatone jno il koiinudy robt bcutt n lmrbes 1914 win johnstonu ctulrman c c speight ltuht scott john il kennedy n ljrlru john kenney 1915 john kenney chairman itobt scoll john it kennedy n rorbes c c speight wm johnntono 191john n iconiipdy chairman john keuney itobt ucotl c c speight n vorbco and wm johnatone 1017 jlobt ticolt chairman c o siwlfihl john il kennedy juhn ken noy wm johnntono und robc mt iheruou 1318uobort mclhornon clmtrrrian rabt scott c c speight john ken my d c rutturll and j it ramuliaw i91b d c bunnell ciialrmau il mcphcrson itobt scutt c c hpolght john knuicy un 1 jrurgn t mann of tho ubuvo trustees eighteen liave dcceasetl and eighteen havo rcuiuvpd from acton nfri st