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fiftieth year no 37 the methodise church actbn v rev josephu3 culr poitor pareonag0 willor 8t 1100 a mrthe mlrlstoi subicct educational interests and christian stewardship 230 p m sundny scliooi 700 m the minister subject joupph u saviour presbytbltlan knoxeurch acton minitorrov ac stewart m a mnnsfrrwlllow street v 11 00 vm thominlatcr subjoct untotheultermoat 800 p m bible clabat studios in matt chap 25 300 p msunday sohool 700 p mtho minlator subject tlio enlarging of vision strangers leaving address with the ubhers will be called upon by the pastor t special notices ailvertiiiements in this column a cent per word minimum chargt 30c per lnertloo work waited a young girl wants work apply to k o box 678 acton thursday morning march 12 1025 acton ontario canada thursday morning march 12 1925 single copies five cents smmllilmlmmi for sale good rood baby- carriage for sale cheap apply to box 18 free press for sale piano for sale or will trade for wood apply to 372 box 10 free press for sale qood brick residence at a bargain apply to 376 b l docec mill stroot found sum of money koy on ring all scarf and woollen scarf free peess office silo for sace spruce silo 10x20 cpmploto willi rings good as nr will sell for half price j apply to john c dennis rrr no rocrwoaa x fountain peen lost on wednesday at tlio post office or on mill streot a oodles fountain pen with gold banda and a- ring on end flnderwill bo rewarded by lcav ing at fre press office clearing auction sale j lebhurd atkinson will hold a clear ing auction sulo of stock implements- furniture and fowl hv the corner of the 7th lino and aoton crossroad on monday march lfl at two oclock r j kerr auctioneer auction 8ale of furniture mrs eliza a markswlir bold a clearing auction sale of furniture at the farmers club store on saturday march 14 at two oclpclc roy hindlby auctioneer c 6 plank clerk 262 for sale or exchange horses harness wagons sloishs wagon boxes to exchange for cattle sheep hogs ah obbiibko cutter hay- bailer hayloader or tractdr plough apply to myers 872 fifth line phone 2cr44 erin farms for sale 45 fartm in the counties of halton and wellington varying from 40 to 200 acres lot us send you our list a number of homos and business places in acton for sale fire and life insurance money to 3oan j a smith real estate agent phono 106 aoton ont ringtime jfashid iftutte you to guelph for spring has brought her loveliest fashions togueiphs leading ijhd largest store in evety nook and cranny there is delightful evidences of heruoyahl touch apparel sections abound in fascinating new styles milliner dresses coats wraps ensemble suits anl actessonesl u among the fabrics colorful patterns and alluring new weaves proclaim their allegiance to spring house furnishings too have profited by springs ar rival blithe draperies delightful wallpapers do credit to this joyous season yes this store is springs fashion mart tia but for you to come and see her wares thusdisplayed and asfqrhor now- prices- youre going tolike them very much at this store we promise you that- middle o march is ah interesting time indeed to visit guelph and macdonalds p e macdonald bros ltd guelphs lending and largest store nevs of local import st patricks social knox gtulld will hold a st patricks tea in the- classroom on monday even ing mnrch 1g at eight oclock good musical programme everybody wcl come admission 17c early cfosing commencti april 1 the merchants of acton have agreed to cl of busine dur inc tho summer months on wcdnes day afternoon at 1230 oclock com mencing on april 1 f continuing until november 30 on saturday evenings the stores wilt clone at 1030 oclock a brioht young itql phfaohar in the absence of rcvmr culp at poit dover inst sundny th pulpit of tho mm ihodiit church hero was occu pied by dr brutontdentiat guelph tho dr iqa younjj man uiquchtful and earnest with a bod voice and olear enunciation- his gormonrod sunday were plain preaentations of coapel truth diacrimtntvtion against thia town tho anamolyof tho rate provalllns the canadian national wednesday halfholiday commi ncliie wodnedy april 1 tho morclianth of acton will closo thdmr l cspccmvo places of bhsinona on wodnohtlay afternoorfsat 12j10 oclook and continue durlnff- the months ofj april may juno july august september anil november closing hour on saturday even ings will- be 10 30 p-rn- h r house pajcntws and papek hanging ior particular and terhib apply fft tho clydo rertaurant opposite wohdcrlaixl tboatro p o bok 30t 1 wondeklam friday march 13 tho red lily starring dnld bcnnott and ramon novarro comedy iteel virrlnlnn felix thiz cat car- toon tox news saturday march 14 fast set adapted from the story spring cleaning starring betty comp von and adotphe menjou com- ody wild game earl hurd cartoon itroadcostlng tue8dav march 17 fin every womans lit aduptod froni tlio fltpry iilo- lonnffng cnnptfjk a of- vthq jiqrtiotli door thj conxidy nipniiyci r pomin por ffpay gfjry monsjempeaflpajrrt bui f ing lrtfllnh vcntjn0 pnlh lltluro pliyej at n big down town hnafra in toronto for four wtks nt l0o jl l gregory son weekend specials j lady caramels assorted lady caramels in nougat and nuts reg f 40c lb weekend special per lb octv assorted chocolates assorted chocolates in a wide variety of hard and qo soft centres reg 40c and 50clt weekend special cc we have a large display of easter goods come in and let us show them to you they are on display in the store have you seen our candy lunch box filled with different assortments of meat mill street acton h wiles footwear for spring and easter jl for women whatovef elso fashion may favor lii footwear modch heir approval of straps sandals and oxford a ia most jecfded wo introauco these new modols that will hold sway hvfhe realm of btylo for tho coming bca son s f150 to 600 apaift -p- i we have soma lucky pickups full ofstyie wear vf comfort fthocb both in bluchorandajnxiral ntylofl- alnoi oxforda that cannot be duplicated at tho sanio price s36tofr00 r rj vq hayo secured thq fnmourjhurlburt shoos for chllrpnj rupglpi 1 prlco from m tp 344 accordlpflp sl2 ppl farm fafifory and school wear sollfl solfs gpai hard yfcarinfi uipers niftdb hy hebqil opplp in their ripqctlvula -gfnn-nfl- iwufciiv fif-ffll- yppass h ppt yau t th loywcn npshihlo brlpes i l i h i t r whire quality tounfis we win bargains lit heavy rubbs of anmrtdsrhurrj not many left harry harrisonthc shoe man fr canada on eve v of gieat ttrade boom sir george paish says huge trade expnjiqioit iq dqe in njea future sir gflorbealsh olfi6ridfl bntt- land who- is torhupa tho authority n tile rcnlm 6y and economics in tho world aatfreeaed tho on yje canadian national electric pine of a ten cent fare to acton and a five cent faro to oeorffetown from llmehouse la a matter which acton chamber ot commerce may very prop erly look into it is said that there is not more than 200 yards difference in tho dlntance between uinehouae and the two towns a fa raw m social evining the youngr womens auxiliary of knox church met on tuesday vn- jnbljit thojdajtojumndaicial4i hour with miaaea mary clorrldp and bernlco reld prior to their entering guelph general floapltal for a course in nursing kindly words of encour agoment and farewell were spoken by mrs stewart and tho beat wishes of air were extenrtcdto the younff ladloa who aro leavlner their home environ men to hone killed by fall in quelph mr w smith of the janevlllo jer- sey farm loot a very valuable mare friday morninb when tho animal which was drawing hla milk cart on gordon street slipped and fell injur ins itself internally tho lose of tho horse comes as a heavy loss to mr smith -owlnjt- to tho factthat-he- but recontly came to guelph and started in buslnesa for himself about a week ago mr smith moved to the city from near acton mercury fertjua man carries bullat in brain v mr robert brown of fersus who was accidentally shot by a youhff lad named sandy graham several weeks ago while walking in tho backyard of his homo is now jilivoand woll but probably for tho remainder of his hfewin carry a portion of the bullet in his head an xray photograph taken recently shows a portion of tho bullet lodged in tho centre of his brains between two aegmentaof that organ it is only about tho alio of a pea but it cannot bo removed being in an inaccessible part of the head tho bullet imsacd directly through the space separating one brain segment from tho other without injuring either part a mutlcal play in the town mall on friday evening a threeact musical play entitled an oldfashibned mother will be given ty members of tho paisley mem- orlai church guelph in tho town hall acton on friday evening march 13 the cast of characters is deb orah underhlll a mother in ioraol wdder bill pihdle leader of tho choir mtss lowiey irving costard plain sewing and gossip isabol simp- scott the village belle glorlana perkins as good as gold slekey pipdle tho wlddera mite john underbill the prodigal son charlie underbill the elder brother brother jonah quakenbush a whlted sepulchre jeremiah gosling a merry heart enoch ronl an outcast and a wanderer quint era todd tho county sheriff pindino warm homaa for htbrewa morrla soxc of georgetown has come pretty strongly into the limelights thd past week through his efforta to or ganise liis corellglonlats to ntivo hebrew famlueo leave tho city and settle on farms he is quite enamored with hla owaionn at goorgetown and says the jewish people make good farmers tho fairy tale which jnas appeared in several papers that morris himself worked v a hired man on a farm for thlrtyalx months in candda- for 40 and a horse is rather amusing to thoso ofua who bavo known mr saxe since the time when ho arrived in acton as a deserting soldier- from the russian jap war and during- tio first ten or twolyq years hpipcaa 11 canada reiildct er hla pt eriter- prleo ot asbbtfnktq jewa q pralso- wothyl wtmaoa institute maatlho the regular meeting of the womens institute was bold in the band room on friday afternoon q 6a the meet ing was opened with the singing of tho instituto odo which was followed by tho reading of the minutes and gener al business was then discussed it was decided to have a special home nurs ing- course in april tho queatlon drawer proved a fino success and questions asked were answered by the president the remainder of the re port of tho womens institute conven- tlon was given by mrs john a mow- at nndwasof much interest mrs m r mooro and itfrfl ada near gavo in onjoyablo duet a reading entitled jimmy butlers story of hla arrival from the quid sod wasablyhelvn mrs el rydar ymldwlnghayriglng of the naalonal anthfema abcldr hour wut- apehirvhon dashty furich a served gualph hunter loat in wamp xcbnnrd walsh wcllfngtoh street had an experience on wednesday that he does npt ant rerpeatpd afer dlh- wam j- ot bttif elwn tre wtjyt uv ahoounr naar aber- fqyla about threo oclock in the after noon hp pair became separated bar ber- searched tor hla ohufn but oould np locate ln it began to grow ark and barber beoam anxious he drove back to the city and reported themut ter to tho police he picked up four frlonda of wttlsh and drove back to aberfoyle whenpo word- -fns- heard from thm sergeant hauck and a ju ii and look for walsh about alno oclock juht as they were pvepared to leavyo the city they received a telephone morbobo- that w was found ii had wandered around the swamps and was unable to and hla way out wiii tlio reault that he became fagged out he arrived in tho city about il oclocltv mercury canadian club at toronto o it monday he said t think th4t we are at thfc beginning of thogrcatest trade oxpan slon in history asked by the toronto star for the evidenco upon which bo predicted a great trade rovlval an tho jcomlhir of unparcllcd times of prosperity sir george said tho evidenco is tho more reasonable mentality of thd govern ments and tho people of all the doiin- trlee elyery government today ib av- fohchinktt problems which havo tj be faced with a desire- to solve them inateadjpf jiorotofbre refusing to- look at tho problems andvondcavoring to carry out policies which wero utterly impracticable the gold standard la coming back in england and all the other domln ions of tlio british empire sir george stated emphatically r timo isnt far off ho said unleso somo events might arlao which would prevent it sir george was- asked to be defin ite about the time i am looking for some decision to be made by winston- churchill when he comes to give tho budget speech in april that is tho natural time for an announcement of this dcacrlpilonto ba mode what wlh botho effect of the re turn ef the gold standard in england and canada iiir george was next astcedr i anticipate that in ens- land it will lead to the importation of more gold into great britain and not to the export of gold from great brit ain as heretofore vno step could be taken of a fln- aifclal character whlchjwould do more to increase confidence and tmprovo tradej it would tend to reduce unem ployment in england thveffect of tho return to tho gold standard in canada must bo- bono- flclal heoald the world la short ot food and the low price of food last year wan simply duo to h6 jnablhty ofthewqrld to buy not to aiiylack of needi the restoration of credit and confidence will enable countries that need to borrow to obtain tho funds ieyreuirohndlhu8jnablfi thcnxao buy the fopd they need p myseif anticipate tho mainten ance of the high price of food for many years providedfche right moans are taken to provide credit ot which the restoration of the gold standard is one the rise of tho price of wheat no far as canada is concerned ho said is of very great benefit especially to the farmers and should help to causo a targe amount of additional land to- be taken up and brought under cul- lvation so far as the west is con cerned even temporary high prices of- jvheat must be boiieflclal but tho permanent high price of wheat i myself anticipate will bo ex- traordlnarily bcneooial to canada i cannot see that there can possibly be ah excess supply of wheat in pro r portion to the demand for many years that is assuming u various hicas- lires that need to bo taken to restore world trade are taken and tho peoplos of the world are able to buy the food they need one of the principles or these raeas- urea that need to be taken sir georgo indicated would bo the removing of trado barriers between nations social and personal mloa eittio dihb of toronto w jiiome for tho weekend tyra jamea snyder- spent laat wook withfrlenda in toronto mr donald mcdougall ief t this week the schoofa honor roll to tako a position in sutton mr and mrs richard somorvlllo of london were gueats in town mr chorlen mann of toronto spent the weekend at his homo here misa gladys huffman woa home from toronto over tho weekfend mfao margaret bonnett was homo from toronto for tho weekend mlsa vera hurst of toronto normal schools was homo over tho weekend miss nellie hal of toronto normal schools was homo over the weekend mr william mcnabb of toronto mado acton friends a visit last week misses ojlve and jessie mown t wero homo from toronto over tho weekend list of the pupils who won stand- infir in the months examinations acon boy scouts the numbara inoreaaina and tha or ganization being complatad on frldajf ovening march 6 the acton troop of boy scouts held thelr flrat meeting in their new club rooms in the toioaonumt of knox church these fine quarters of which the boys are justly proud were officially de clared open by scoutmaster r bob thomas of the 7gth troop supported by assistant scoutmabter harry wood of thfl 26th troop both of toronto scoutmaster thomas in speaking to tho boys told them any of the troops in toronto and elsewhere had been struggling for years under tho handi cap of not having a club room of their own one cusowas cited of a troop 14 years old which could not even bo sure of having its meetings in tho same place on the same night from week to week he said that tho acton troop were a great deal more fortun ate than most troops in having such ftno quarters placed at their disposal he then briefly outlined tho alma and objects ot tho boy scout move ment and predicted a great futuro tor the work in acton in closing scout master thomas on behalf pj inter ested scoute in toronto presented tfl tha af ton txpqp a baamlfu frained picture enuhl tho pftthflndor danlctln ghrlot gjvlne hla blosalng to a aypqoht acting scoutmaster ferris accepted tho gift op behalf of thelocal trpop and expressed tho deop appreciation of all the boys present for the kind ness of those who have shown sym pathy in tho rcqrganlxing of the troop in acton rov a c stewart tho minister and assistant scoutmaster woods each in a few words urged thqboya to be true to their purposes as scoutsr there wero 69 present at this meet ing an incroaso of 14 over the attend ance at the previous meeting j there are seven fully organized patrols now in operation and two moro patrols arc in process of formation acting- scoutmaster ferris hoa aflno staff bf 22 offlcora working wlthj wm an invuatlbrt is exeaaqorto t w tens ofjyckorito auon the meiinhtt ufiy friday evening ot seven oclock for the- purjpyoqf seeing tho troop fttwok poucie court news a soaslon of polloo curt yylbe bohv at georgetown this inornpg- wbou charges tjipr ivvlrs liquor and illegal purcaasd wll be hoard by tho pollco mnglntrate in a session of the pollco court on friday thomas sykes of goorge town was charged by chief jackson before magistrate mooro with unlaw fully purchasing liquor from a person not authorized to sell ho pleaded guilty and was fined 60 nnd costs it seems jj j001hnd been- formed jh georgetown by a fow thirnty individ share was six bottles for which ha wan to pay 1860 tho mnn who delivered the liquor cleared out next day a warrant has been issued for hla arrcht do blggca local show of the year is do plan of do band mlnntrolu for march 10 and 20 r konncdy la spending to thla week with toronto mrs j day or friends miss lizzie montat of richmond hh spent thd weekend with acton friendsy s d croft of durham was die guest of mra p mcdonald over sunday master john glbbon is taking bualness course at thofcfuelph business college mr and mrs mao smith of tor onto- spent tha weekbnd with frlendo ih town j imr georgo plummer of rockwood was a visitor in town tho early part of tho week mrs th price master gordon and miss willa- spent a week with rbla- ttvea at cookoviho mr roy brown of tho university of toronto teaching staff was home over tho weekend miss v7lnnlf rod wdtuon of toronto was tho guest over the weekend ot mr ahdmfflat brown mr and mra georgo agnew attended thounoraltmro mr frank f beacbby mjitpni mr and mrs- robert lowry of wiartoh were gueata of mr and mrs r j kerr over tho weekend mrs h t lopage and mrs rov dr moore of toronto made a brio visit at moorecrof t this week mrs jonathan lane of dolly var- den spent a couple of weekfljwitn her brother mr georgo lane coburg mr a g oarridge whoso condition was rather serious last week is now making very good progress toward re covery mists almecf speight of toronto was a guest at fporecroft and with other friends of the old homo for tho weekend mr w a rubboil of creelman sask spent a day or so this week with rev and mrs a c stewart at the manse llttlo jlmmle jones la doing ex ceedingly well his parents hope to have him homo from the hospital in few days mra john brown church- street whose has been 111 for the past few weeks la now making good progress toward recovery i j- mrs james mooremrs h p mparo and miss clara wero in- guolphoh thursday to soe mrs thomas qowdyi who was then very lqw mrs b conover of jerindaloi and mrs m vannatter of georgetown were guests of mrs robert bennett lake avenue during the week mr and mrs r ij moore mra james moore and miss clara wero at guelph pn monday attending tho funeral of the late mrs thomas gowdy v j dr cameron warren of toronto was in town last week visiting his boy hoods friend mrs thomas some- ville mrs somorvlllo has boon in very poorhealth lately mr and mrs thomas p watklns announco tho engagement of their daughter apna laftbftllo to mr clar- enoo winhfild of glenwlllioras eld est aon otfr and mra george wln- flld mihon the marriage to take place tho latter part of march col j j craig public sohool in- apector arrived home last week after bolng a patient for almost throo months -in- guelph general hospital his long sickness has naturally re duced hla weight and left him weak but he hopes with the veturn of fino weather to bo able to resume his duties fergus nowsrecprd t fifty years op happiness mr and mr jama onaill limahoua calabrata ihalr qoldan annivaraiiatf mr and mrajtamoa ool of llcne- ijouoe colobratofl hfe flftloto an- ntvoraary f thilr wofldlna on bun- o uftvy st h howoof tholr daulmur flra arthur cboney 17 iflfrt avnu toronto mrs ed purroll ofrollqnd and tkelr aon tpeavor and joseph oneill and vjito and famly joined in colobraung thin happy occasion mr and mrs oneill wore marrifl in georgetown by rov father jlu mortler their horioyrnopn rip eon- blated ot a drlvo o muton nd vicinity hlnvp klgoh charito a woll- kntyn driver bolonglnc to thd lato vhomrii gbwdy 11ho acted oh coab rhan and had horflo and cutter all ready to start when tho happy couple wore ready to start on the journey through life together mr oneill ntartcd towork for mr qowdy on tho 12th of march 1873 and had been employed over since as team ster for the toronto lime company who bought out mr gowdys intoroat- a fntthfu employee and 6n vey ready lo sharp the burdens of oaerev mk onoill wis lat vrandertul health and tho dor wxuld all go bjltpf buhneiil tbeyjenndcil on u to t suiniurt tho fantty eonsista of tliroo sons and thra daughters and twentythree grand ohtldren all the friends in iilmohousc acton nnd vicinity wish them continued health and happiness in their declining yoars mrs onauk was mary sullivan of bhoqjhv fifty years ago she is a flpo lolclng matron atul r1 the report for acton public school for fobrunry is as follows renlpr fourt marjorle munn bvili- lit maiine 270 volma murray 278 muriel mc- conlb 278 total 3e0 1 juruprfourth iy hoimoa 221 rita mcnabb 17d robort macarthur 172 total 3e0 m zbonnott teacher senior third- marjory garden 412 allan mar shall 380 stowart malcolm 372 total boo d dolstor teacher junior third adabol brown 623 charles holmes e07 kathlcon mccoinb 480 total obo- m r mooro seoond olaaa mccomb- 380 isabol wlt amelia evans 358 total obituary mrs john cousiuan oustic the funeral of tho lato mis john cotisiun0f oustlc who pasaed away at st johopne hospital guelph on sunday lav inat took placo from tho residence of her aon james of that ctgflny to st potnra village roman catholic church oustlc whore requiem high maps was sung by rov father mcgrcavy of acton parish grloatatroueuo intormontwaamado at oustlc comotery tho decoaaed had boon in doclinlng health for about four yearb aiid wau dovehtyfivoyeara ot ago at tho tinio of her death she was u native of arthur township but bad lived in quo tll l d0 years survivlngtaro her nged husband two daughteru mro p hansen rockwood and mrs jsynuott eramoaa and thriao sona john on the homestead james in oustlc and michael of proton towiiahlp audrey ler 3t3 abo- t t anderson teacher first clots vera rawllngs 372 robert kerr 356 edna stuckey 327- total 40u secohd class gordon cook 340 medina prejunt 340 teddy hansen 337 joe mccann 337 marguerite rosxell 337 total 400 annie macdonold teacher firat plasa a georgo swltcer 203 jack smith 193 marguerite currte 18d total 250 b lloyd iitvln 123 ellen dunn 119 jessie trotter 117 total 200 n anderson teacher primary claaa a margaret arnold 10 lola crlppti 18 annlo holmes 18 alice bvahe iff t r b roderick ryder 20 t marjorle mann 20 jack mcgul 20 leonard coxe 19 audroy chalmers 18 c blartcho smith 17 harvey mc- cutcheop lii george footitt 14 total 20 s b gardiner teacher frank f besgoby milton frank iv bcacoby died at hla librae on monday holiad suffered for years from asthma and had been confined to his bed for a long time ho was in his fifty- socond year and had spent tho greater part of his life- in milton jho wis married t6 annie aocohd daughter of the lato eiboy eihb who survives him with two daughters misses jcbsio and marjory both of wlndsor mr bebcoby was liked and respected by all who know him ho was an anglican and li member of graco church ho jnaa a member ot its choir tot many yara graving it only when his illness offcoted his voice in poll- tics ho 4os a conservative tho funeral took placo yesterday from grace churcb to evergreen cemetery his rector hov canon naftel con ducted tho ecrvlcea champlop he was a brother ofmrageorge agnew acon vems of local import faatival of anolican choirs of halton at a meetlng of tho deanery of halton committee on tho annual choral festival at thg rectory bur- llneton it was decided to hold tho choirs peatival this year at st lukes church burlington on thursday may 14 it is expocted about 150 members of the anglican choirs of tho county tvlllpartlcipate j a 8t patricks day dance tho shoemakers athletic club will hold a sc patricks dny danco in the town hjtll on tuesday marcli17 thewlndermere six piece orchestra- df toronto win provide tho music dances will be arranged for old and young and tiilver cups will be pre sented for tho best lady and gont dancer stamp your receipted bills for falling to a fllx a two cont stamp to a receipt given a customer a mon treal man tpe other day was fined 100 the inspectors having in charge the enforcement ot this impoot call on any nian without warning- and demand to see his receipted bitui recelptb with out stamps aro found and proceedings aro taken against the parties issuing uiemv bit tins up to 110 are exempt f rm having to carry a stamp a now applo orlointad in halton g- c atkina of woodlands or- cliarda mortopr in trofahrar town ship has recently had registered at ottawaja new variety- of apple whtoh he nasi- named tho morton the seedling was developed by james palr- rother fruit expert at woodlands and tho fruit is a cross between a spy and a snow of a beautiful red color about 24 or 3 inches in diameter and not so susceptible to scab aa soine of tho other varieties a beautiful oertl- llcate accompanied secrotory burrowa letter of acceptance testifying to uiis addition to tho comparatively small list ot new varieties of uppis oak- vllle star rtaolndina bylaw for- ceulnclla 8alaria the complcto turnover which oc curred at tho municipal elections in stroetaville lost january wua recalled monday night whon at the council meeting- councillor dowllng gave notice that at the next meeting- ho would introduco a resolution whereby the bylaw passed by the 1924 council allowing the members a remuneration of sg per mooting woflld be reaelndod there is little doubt that tho measuro will be passed since it waamoreor less the enactment of thla bylaw which resulted in tho defeat of avory- mcmbcr of last yearn council at tho polls on now years day brampton banner a wk mission at 8t albana a weeks misolon will be held nt st albana church from sunday march 22nd until sunday march 20th the ven archdeacon macklntosh bj3 f dundaa will bo the rolssloner sun day services will bo held at 8 am 11 am nnd 7 pm holy communion will be celebrated at 8 a m on surday morning a am on tuoadayaaming 10 a m on wednoadojf inornlng t a m on thursday mwriitng and 8 am on prlday morhlmn there will be ser vice every atternoon at four oclock for tjqya and irls thero will bo a mhulan aervlco ovojjy ovening at 8 ovslook tho rector rev mr baugh announces tho objects of tha mission 1st to deepen and strengthen tho spiritual life of tho members and 2nd to bring in somo who havo wowdered away from god attd his tctxurch stronger beeb carries every memlr of the cdnaejrvativa party wt and dry vofad for bar the btrongw beer legislation wos carried in the ontario loglalaturo lust week- by a vote of 70 to s6 the conservatives woro solid fqr it the progressive and independent ri bor wero solid against it and tiwubor- ua all voted against thbp j ceptlng tho fallowing halidocen megau sturgeon bvilis- bttlangcr russell projit hrosootti brackin fwest koui plnnrif east ottawa tolller ytqrth ijlaiuix lui brqrnl id there would b no mure plebiscites that tho government wnpld tako tho- responsibility and time if tho o ta waa to boln politics ktfht wmmuvt would bat aaaoy 1 mrs thomas gowdy qdelpa a welldpetit lifo vfob ended last saturday morning at tho xamlly real- cncg guelph when mrs tboma gowdy passed peacefully away sho was tho widow of exmayor thomas oowdy of guflpli vio preucceaeed her olovoa years ago- airs qowdy was in good health until about thrco months ago slnco whloh time ahe has gradually failed mrs oowdy waa the youngest daughter of v lato thomas mooro sr of acton and was bprn here she waa in her elghtysecojid year six- ty years aeo aha married tlipmaa qowdy and txtafamllyjulvooverainco lived rh ouolph enjoying tho highest esteem of all surviving aro seven aona and two daughters josoph of quelph thomas toronto william of xamenouae- alexander of kansas city kalis samuel m of jquolpb angus toronto edward j buffalo n y mra j i reynolds of tlio oa c guelph and miss nettlo at homo mrs john kennedy wife of exmayor kenpedy of guelpli is a step daughter mrs gowdy twos a momber of dublin street methodist church -for- many years and took an active part in lta welfare and progress the funeral was hold on monday afternoon and was conducted by her pastor rov j e- todd ba interment was made lt tho family plot at woodlawn cem etery guelph six ot the sons of the deceased joseph and samuel of guolph thomas and angus of tor onto william of llmehouse and edward of huffdlo were present- x ft i i vl f do plan of do hall fo do band minstrels opens at brudder hasaards onisaturdoy at two clock illustrated lecture on birps hiflh school uterary societys open mooting add retted by prof a no corniih 6f toronto ortc of the niost interesting lectures in- acton for a long timo was given on thursday ovening by professor g- a cornish of toronto ontltledrbur great oat travollerfl it was the first open meeting the literary fiocicity has given and cer tainly was gratifyinff to all concerned the moetlns opened with a wou-ren- deted inatrumicnjtavcivcn by mlsa joan wodgo then miltqn watson guve ono of hla uaual fiifeycr speeches 6f wel come mrs mow principal introduced profeisor cornish prom tho nilnuto profcaaor cornish stepped upon tho atago everyone felt that hero was a person to be enjoyed and such ho proved tho ontro oven- ing profcasnr cornish very appropriately began by telling his audience what ho knew a college teachers reputation to be tills clasa is mippoaod to bo in a doormat atago of mummification and very absent minded ho told many comical stories which caused much merriment from professor cornishs keenscnbo of humor j should lmaglno him to bo irish ho- startepi his lecture in- carneat- asking the ciccsuon why it waa w all liked tho birds better than any other oroaturo that lives here ralph henderson and wllroso ftefd operated the lantern very aptly and wit professor cornishs witty re marks and tho beautifully colored lantern slides tho blrda wero preaebted very real the most in tor cat ing feature was that every bird abowa can bo seon if watched for in this vicinity th wat included twenty- six birds consisting of blue jay chickadeef woodpecker a cedar waxwlng kinglet butcher bird snow bird mad6w lark king fisher teetor goldfinch oriole cat bird bobolink kill deer passenger plgoon wood duclc cardinal crow hum- mlng bird qroaboak scarlet tangor king- bird jenny wron and tho robin each bird had a atory connected with it which made thorn easily remembor- ed professor cornlah oven told us that- tho tootcr or sand plpor was vory unsteady on its foot and ho thought llkoly that it had beon indul ging in some of that 44 stuff it is hopod that tho literary society can arrango for another lecture as beneficial kndt as entertaining morjorlo swltier tavored tlio aud ience with a pretty piano solo tho chalrnuin called upon ttov a c stewart b a labt years honorary proa i don t who oxpressod his groat pleanuro at holng present and com- pllmontad protesabr cornish on hla ftno lecture a good crowd was present and tho literary hocloty appreclatca tlio holp that was gtvon at tho door on tho plate mnrjorlti mlawson roportor i do band ulnatrels am comtn on march 18 andj0 come and onoy youaelf e- hi told him druggist flnmt will it cost to hnvo my car fixed garugoman whats the matter with it drngglst i dont know gangsman itlttytwo ddliars and iia 7 i iii