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v4 ifori fiftieth year no 38 thursday morning march 19 1925 acton ontario ganada thursda morning 19 1925 singlecopicse the methodist church acton rev j08ephus culpjtgr pornonaao willow 8t uoo a m tho minister subject tlthlnk our trivuoko 230 p m sunday school 700 p m tju minister subject joroph the ituler 1 presbyterian knox church acton flinistorrev a c stewart ma manse willow street 1100 n m tho minister f subject the unseen helper 3o0 p m biblo clans studios in matthew chapter 2g 300 p m sunday school 700 p in tho minister subject the ah inclusive gospel strangers leaving address with tho ushers will bo called uppn by tho pastor h m special notices vuvertiscmenta in this column a cents per word minimum charge 30c per insertion lost sum of money on tuesday 10th lnat beward if returned to free pressoppice fob sale wand for siilo or wllv trade for wood box 10 free press apply to 372 for sale good work hqrae twolvo years old clieap 1 a w mino llmehouso forsale good brick residence at a bargain apply to b ij doceu 37g mill street for sale two- rood young holstein cows will freshen 1st of april apply to a cripfes 3s2 crowsons corners for sale quantity of red clover seed rood rccleancd seed apply to w jl aicqonatt 382 lot 12 4th line esqucstne for sale ebas for sottlnff from selected bar red rock hens 100 per setting- ap ply to margaret a brown 384 phone 10rl bargain largo red brick residence modern conveniences 0 acres land and water if desired ideal for poultry box 37 384 acton ont for sale wood sawing outfit 6 li p falr- banksmorflo engino good as new ap- ply to o k coxe 382 lot 13 6th line nassagaweya raspberry cane8 for 8ale raspberry canes for sale no 1 stack cuthberta 9750 per 100 her berts j800fpor 100 charles oldham 38s r r no 2 nbrval spring has unpacked her treasure chest t- a pageant of lovely fashions awaits you in all style depart ments in this big store for sale happy thought range quebec heater now bed om in good condi tion apply to r j irwin elgin streot v for sale strawberries raspberries aapnraguu highest juallty plants guaranteed beat varieties low prices write c r leave n a rr no 4 belleville ont write now this ad la not re printed surplus auction sale alack sinclair will hold a surplus 7 ef live stock 14 cows and 16 yoitne cattle sheep and- hogson fri day march 20 at lot 16 1st lino erin at two oclock roy hindley auctioneer erin phono for sale or exchange horses harness wagons sleighs wajon bbafes to exchange for cattle sheep hogs nn ensilage cutter hay- ballot hayloader or tractor plough apply to myers 372 fifth line phone 26r44 erin for sale registered baptipr oats certificate no 442656 qradp no 1 00 germina tion- 400 per bushel alaq quantity pf jrlbh gobbler early eproka dqoiiph jmuj early sunrise potatoes those iptabgea nro clean need having boon treated for blight lust year annly to r n brown aatf phono 4brl2 auction sale roy hindloy auctioneer will hold jvuctiqn solo of furnituro implemont nn4jivestohon 0atmvlnytmnrch28 at 2 p m at the auction room roar of to post ofllco acton if you have any pf above you wihii to sell apily before march 21 to j a mith tolephono 105 acton s picture framing upholster ing cabinet work etc bargains in hlghgrndv used furni ture brass bed complete whlto enamel iron bed completo golden qaslftcrod ouk dresser and chiffonier bevol mirrors golden quartered oak parlor table apply to if v kenyon 882 phono 105rl wqnderlami thursday anderiday march 19 and 20 imansieiir beapcaife starring tudolith valentino fjy booth tnrklneton a page ttfim knglfah and french hintry ioteiohiinkly tld fplix the pat cartoon coniedy llswlns of the field one nhow each nftht ot 8 p m erjcoa chll- 5ren 2c adults 3be saturday march 21 his hour starring john gilbert com edy kldspeed with larry semon hodge podge tophy tiirvey travel fox nowb tuesday march 24 worldly goods starring agnen ayrcu chiip- tr 4 ofthe fortieth door conricdy what aneyo comin6 peter pan by sir janies barrio dorothy vernon of haddon hall htlirrillg lfnry flckford hl h gregory sqn come see whats new for spring the new silhouette the new fabrics the new shades the new ideas in trimming youll find your trip to guelph intensely interesting this week coats travel a springlike path r from 12 to 52 many start- their fashionable- career very straight and slim then just- because theyre exceedingly smart and brand new they flare in varying degree from knee-line- to hem some of course are tailored to the point of severity but quitea number exploit a departure from the slendeivline in a way that bespeaks fashions flair for the flare youll be delighted with the variety of choice that awaits yoti in this broad scale of 12 to 52 you wilpnotice too that price- markings are lower than they have beenyet same good things to be said about millinery suits raps ensembles fabrics and accessories about home furnishings and mens and boys clothing too i d e macdonald bros ltd guelphs leading and largest store news of local import taking stock cf poital builness evori letter ami piece of mall mat ter handled lnr thin country- betweon march 1 and april 1 la being counted weighed and tho amount of stamps it bears recorded in every poat ofllco in canada tiiib will bo done on tho rural routes and oh all- tho railway trains as vell acton post ofllco staff ih having a hwy month- therefore evidently bonus hunter it looktjvnow aa if oakvllle might not get tliat gas plant located there after alh according tdtho local paperai tho gaa peoplfear trying to negotiate for the establishment of a plant at whitby a bill of 200 wbkh was sent xt the company to pay for tho submission of a bylaw in oakvllle hay been ignored by them sp it wao announced at the last meeting of tho town council milton reformer school burned tho public and high school nt richards landing was completely destroyed by are last friday evening miss france hurst la a member of the teaching staff of- tho school the school bulldlng will he rebuilt at once school lessons are being continued in various buildings- around tho village most of the equipment was saved threrewas no jnauranco on tho build ing gold medal for new gladiolu tho goldvmedal of tho canadian horticultural association for the in troduction into canada of tho lady byng gladiolus has been awarded to mr archibald gilchrist 534- runnoy- medo road mr gilchrist is a well- known horticulturist of ontario the bulbs of his gladiolus ore now being grown by his nephew mr george mahh brock avenue whose showing last year was so greatly admired ourmerohanta getting together our merchants ore standing togather splendidly now in aik matter of the wednesday half holiday and the clos ing at 1030 bn saturday nights if thoy would gel- together now on a rousing dollar day solo campaign ihe result wouldbe profitable to them and of great advantage to the town in bringing in outside buyers many tojifns have tried the dollar day plan and thoy invariably repeat the enter prise year after year weekend specials have you seen our display of easter goods they range in price from 250 to lc there is a large assortment of fancy eggs rabbits chickns and v other novelties assorted chocolates we have one of the finest assortments of chocolates we have ever offffed made by thesame firm that makes smiles and chuckles weekend special price lb 49c assorted chocolates a mixture of hard and soft centres with a nice chocolate coating regular 40c and 50c weekend special per tb j mellow 32c we carry a full line of ice cream bricks at all times ask for a fresh fruit or a palermo next time you need an ice cream brick mill street acton h wiles quakty footwear for spring and easter for woftlen whatever elnoiashlon may favor in footwear modes her fipproyal o straps sandals and ox ford n is moht decided wo lfttroditce those pew models that will hold sway in the realm of btyofor the corning season 1b0 to 600 a pair for men we have some lucky pickups full of style wear anfl comfort shoes both in blucher and cfllnioral styles alao oxfords tthut cannot bo duplicated at the aamo rco 35 to 7j00 for children wo liavo accurod tho famuuh hutibiirt ahoooiforclilldron ranginir jnprjce f 185 to j360 acoonllne to niie for farm factory ajd school wear souu h61ob gohl lmrl wrnrlnff upprrw mado by tho best people in iholr respootivo hutu n canudu nnil bought for cash wo push thorn on to you at tho lowtnt pohblblo prlcfin where quality pount8 wp wlf bargains in heavy rubbers of all kinds hurry not many left harry harrison the shoe man limiting area of entries with the view of giving local ex- hlhltmfi n lwitr ninrtimlyrtb rectoraoxthe acton fairfair decided at a meeting last wednesday to con fine exhibits in the hall to real dents of hal ton county and the ad- jacent townships of erin and era- mosa this should encourage a large membership in the area named unr less otherwise exhibited in ladles de partments and fine arts the exhibit must have been mahewlthfh a year of thetlnaeof holding the fair automobit tourist traffio the special automobile numbers of the dallle on saturday devoted a page to camps for motorists in ontario theso camps are proving an unquali fied success and bringing laxge sums to the towps where camna havo been established the location of the camps throughout the province is given and acton heads the list with tho follow ing particulars acton park on fairy lake bathing boating munici pal water supply sheds for use in bad weather it will bo ail item lntha responsibility of tho park committee to see that tourists are properly directed when thoy come to acton and accorded a welcome whoh they reach tho park provisions for heating water would be a desirable addition to the other facilities the people of tibet tho young peoples league was favored oh monday cvonlng with tho presonco of mr w- e plewman mis sionary op furlough from chengdu west china mr- plowman is euper- intondontvaf tho printing department of tho methodist church in west china a position he has held with much success for many years mr fiewman has had the opportunity of considerable travel in tibet and his illustrated address gavo a very vivid understanding of the country and tho people and their awakening to the blessings of the christian religion many striking limelight views were shown mr plewman is a forceful speaker ehthuslastle in his work and his visit was much enjoyed mr a t brown oporated the lantern for tho address police protection milton re the appointment of a constable for the t6wn whose whole time would bo devoted to the duties of the posi tion tho summer the only time whemftuch an officer would bo neejled and then only bo- tween tho hours of ten pm ahd ono a m when the roughs and toughs of other places come here in their com and play rough house generally at tho chinks restaurant if these places were made to close ut a decent hour say cloven oclock iu they ought to be this rowdyism during tho summer months at night would bo largely done iway with and our ji resent chief con stable could fhon e ftble to cope with tho situation dqrfng tho win tor months things aro generally very quiet on tho streets at night- afl cars-arft- pretty nnich it a dfscqunt ai that scasqnof the year nndjybjltfi from tout uldo parties nrp uko hops teeth few and nr between milton on tho whole la one of tho host bdhaved towns in the province and pohce court cases of townspeople are very rare occur roncearhcformor that band coneerta this week tho band concerts and minstrel show this thursday evening- and friday evening will be favored with crowded housos the plans were open ed at hussords drug store at two oclqck on saturday there was a line up out to the street anj in an hour arid a half the whole reserved seat section of tlio hall for the first night was sold out by monday tho last scats of rho plan for friday evening were taken the programme includes a onoact comedy showing the strug gling vlllago band jn nn endeavor to get do fust ongagment this la to be put on by tho members of acton cltlicna baud tho minstrel section includes fourteen numbers jergys 44 being one of tho funniest among them miss irono ctobs and master rigby prosa wllloqntfut riirfacter hpiuifi a catu iuhloic sine tho pro gramme wa printed is a hot lea of ducfts by the two junior members of tho band chnrllo landsborough with the cornet und george mason on tho aaxnphpnc the programme attracts and everybody seems to hnvaa doslro to glvo tlio band a lift tho two nights win ho the seasons event in tho town hall tony seynuks u appeal allowed by county judge on technicql grounds license departinent will probably appeal after the convlctl6n of tony scynuk on the 6th of november last on the chargo for selling liquor and keoping liquor for sale wljb penalticu- of 200 on the first ohargo and 500 and im prisonment for two months on jhe second chargetho jnfofniatlonolng laid as a second offence appealitwere entered by hls counsel- against the judgment given in tho pollco court here by h p moorojpqllcefllaglfl- trate the argument for appeal was mado before his honor judge elliot judge of the county court several months ago and he hafr since given tho cases the evidence adduced upom which con victions were made and tho sections of the ontario temperance act re lating thereto very tnroful judicial consideration ilast thurso ayjudgo elliot gave oit hla decision bywnlch on technical grounds tho appeals- were allowed on the first charge of selling thfc judge allows the appeal on the ground that the manufacture and sale of the 303 invalid port sold had originally been legalized and later although stated in evidence at tho trial that lts flahywafl prohibited on july 22 1d24 no public notice prohibiting tho sale of the 303 invalid por had beon made by the license department ojtpntarip the judge holds that thefact of its sole being prohibited ahouldjiave boon advertised twice conaeoutlvely in tne ontario qarette aa to the magistrates conviction the judgment of judge elliot says on the evidence i cannot say that it could lnpt reasonably- befoundl that the drinking of the bottle of 303 vlno made woods the witness intoxicated although it also made him sick there is evidence to support the finding of intoxication and i do not think i would bo justified iri overruling the magis trates decision t7l it is on technical grounds therefore social and personal 10 per gent penalty on over due taxes mr vernestbarr of gait wan home oyer the weekend miss vera harvoy of toronto was homo over tho weokcndv mlsa bertie smith va homo from toronto oyer the weekend mr h ti sutcllffe of frltchonor was hero over tho weekend mr wmi gurney of wlngham made acton friends a brief visit last wcelc mr and mrs a kannawin and mrs j mcdpugall apont sunday in tor onto mlsslorothy burnslde of guoiph- spent the weekend with friends in actonlvj -j-c- as cited above because duo notice- was- from his recent illness and not given by the provincial authorities that tho sale of tho 303 wine was pro hibited on the 22nd of july its sale having beon previously permitted as a medicine that the appeal hai been allowed by the county judge respecting tho second charge that of keening liquor for sale tho judge allowa the appeal on tho ground that tho statute provides only as against the sale of 303 wine and that thercforo there was neciflcaliyfltatlnb l that the keeping of it in a place other than the private dwelling in which ho resides is an offence against the on tario temperance act in concluding his judgment the judge says a a it appears to mo that the license inspector and tho special officer who laid these two informa tions and tho police magistrate who made tho convict lonar no doubt acted in good falth there b order for their protection the 1000 paid into court by tony scynuk may now bo repaid to him upon application t the clerk of the court mr w j clennahan milton tho seven or eight cases of the 303 wine seised on- tho 2nd of october last from tony scynujcs restaurant by tho inspector will however bo retained for tho present the crown suggests an appeal from the above judgment nnd in all probability an appeal will he entered by tho license department of the ontario government tho authori ties now have the matter before them for consideration and jriaamuch as other cases of a similar character aro in the- courts for hearing- appeals in the scynuk cases will likely be taken to a higher court on the 14th of november last the 303 chemical company of toronto was lined 1000 and costs in the pollco court in acton by pollco magistrate moore for selling the 303 invalid port to tony scynuk no appeal was en tered against this conviction successor to lata rev j c wilson news from woyburn saskatchewan in the presbyterian witness states that knox church there has called rev g glover of blllaboro qu ap- pelle presbytery to the vacancy tho induction will take place on the 20th lnsl the sale of the library ot rev mr whson conducted by mem bers of the presbytery realised 203155 which sum was forwarded to mrs wilson at toronto look out for counterfeit 100 bills officials of the imperial bank of canada have issued warnings to the public to the effect that a consider able number of counterfeit notes of tho issuo dated january 1 1917 for 100 each are- appearing in circulation throughout parts of ontario tho faco of the counterfeit is black and whito with some green particularly over the o signatures and the backus a bright green with the words imperial bank of canada appearing in a semi circle and tho numerals 100 in largo figures horixon tally on either aide of the device the matter has been placed in the hands of the proper authorities and a thorough investigations being conducted tho privileges the rsdo bring a letter received this weokfrom mr john 8 cqloman of stevens pdlnt wis tolls of the in to resting ex periences of his sister and her hus band mr and mrs thomas edmlston of kindersley sank with tho radio mr coleman says a letter just re ceived says that mr edmlston has in stalled a pbwerful radio and they ore getting messages from all over tho continent they got a sunday school gathering at winnipeg ono night last week ana heard itov t albert moore d j of toronto thero in a great ad dress on temperance clearly and dis tinctly i am sure it would bo very interesting lnr m homo a mile away from any other to get a programme jlko that 600 miles away and to rocog- nleptho voice of ono so wellknown died at timmlns on thursday the death of elisabeth vunajlnn wife of jam en s mcpulro occurredni timmlns on thursday last deceased was born at georgetown spent heir girlhood days jn aclpp and went to orange vi lie after her marriage about thirty years ago besides her husband she is survived by one daughter mrs sidney mccoy timmlns nnd ono son frank woltkriown hockey plnyer of cleveland ohio her husband wsh a memfaorot tho famous duftorin la crosse team of- the ltp vightieh ut orangevllle the funeral was held from thjo resldcnco of mr blanoy mcouire trthe orangovllle banner to forekt lnwn cemetery sunday afternoon- xhjblo- vanahun was a favorite among we young folks of acton forty or fifty yearn ugo misses lulian and jessie mckepwn spent the weekend with frlendsin toronto mrs donald mcgregor of guelph made acton friends a brief visit on tuesday mr e e roadknight of st cath arines visited his home hero over the weekend mrs ross alexander and babe sptont several days laat week at her home in campbeflvhic mrs william brown of toronto visited friends in the old home here during the week miss oladyfl prestf toronto spent a day so last week with her friend miss lorna kennody mrs cook of toronto spent the wviokend with miss h wallace and other friends in town mr and mrs w h walker visited oyerhe wepkend at tho homo of mr l west first lino erin mr frahkrwebbter ot guelph spent the weekend at tho home of mrs robert sprowl third line 1 an mrs ronald timmlns and two children of winnipeg are visiting at the homo of mrs m r moore mrs w a lasby spen a tew dayb last week jvjth her son in toronto while in toronto mra i attended the mohdolssohn choir recital the friends of mr peter a smith aro pleased to know that he has quite tho fire brigade anxious for the town to secure a motor fire truck tho regular meeting qt tho council on tuesday ovenlng had all the coun cillors present and thej reeve in tlio tlio finahco commtttoo prbseintj thofr sixth report and recommended payment of tho following accounts goneral account municipal world supplies fl ag bell telephone co services 6 6 j nlcol labor 2 10 v j la again attepdlng to business as usual good- news has been received from rochester minn that dr p stuart owof la doing- so well that- ho has leftthe oi inem mayo hospital and is now sojourning at a hotel in the town mrs gray mies gray mrs a c stewart mrs malcolm mclean mrs j r kennedy mlstf pearl smith nd mrs mr moore attended tho men delasohn choir recitals in toronto last week miss sarah mcdougall frcderlcjc street has returned from her pro longed visit with friends in alton and other points mrs james mcdougall accompanied her home and is now visiting her hore mrs ahco floury and miss murhnv of lansing come to town to visit friends in tho old homo on saturday misafleury returnecronsntndaybut mrs fleury la remaining for a few days miss doris bows of waterdown who went to john hopkins hospital at baltimore md to train as a nurse and who was operated on last summer for appendicitis hasreturnod to can ada and is now taking a couro tn nursing at the sick childrens hos- nltal at toronto mrs c r khapp church street hold her first recepfton since coming t acton last wednesday afternoon whor a large number of ladles of ithotown attended mrs knapp her mother mrs charles senior of toronto and mr knapps mother mrs e knapp of kitchener received mrs l b shorey assisted mrs c a- conway and miss elizabeth graham poured tea and coffee and mrs w arnold and mrs dr gollop passed refresh ments a council promised to attend to tho matter- moved by f holmes seconded by l e akinson thntall property against which nates have been charged for cement sidewalks laid previous to the year 19 a which more th five percpnt of the cost of the samo hns been charged be exempted from the halfmill carried moved by l e atkinson seconded by a mason jthnt tho clerk be in tructed to publish in the acton piueu phes a notice that to all outstanding arroars of taxes wul be added an ad ditional penalty ot 5 on may 1 1925 ihordcrt6 bring the total penalty uii t01ftjjflb proylded by statute car ried moved by e t thetford seconded by a mason that tho list of arrears of taxes for the- years 1922 1023 and 1924 as prepared and submitted by tho tax collector be accepted and adopted as final and that tho- collectors roll for the year 1924 as returned by tlio tax collector bo accepted carried the clerk was instructed to prepare a by4aw cloairig all reetaurants in town at 12 oclock and present lt at the next meeting drcoxe requested permission to re move the gasoline pump in front of his premises to the opposlto side of the driveway permission was given provided it was properly installed and tho old tank hole filled in bruddor hassard has plenty of take what you get seat tickets for do band minstrels tonight and to- morrow night to penitentiary for two years wray smith stolo 6o0 and judgo elliot convicted him wray smith a young man formerly of oakvllle was tried by judge elliot last week pn a charge of stealing 08 from miss lydla whttflcjd in trafal gar- in february 1924 at the tlmo miss whltflold was teaching in trafalgar near the sixteen mile creek bridge on dundas street smith was staying in the house in which she- boardodv stole tho money and disappeared he wont to mount albert where ho worked under an assumed namo for a while then ho wont to toronto where ho iived with a woman named guyett i dollar8 annearing above h namh hewas arrested in toronto brought to- oak vlllo and committed for trial by pollco magistrate shields a number of witnesses gave evi dence smith was convicted and sen tenced tb two years in the kingston penitentiary he has a wife and two children but has not supported them for somo tlm he is an old offender convicted once in burlington for theft and ugain at oakvllle also of burglary at oakvllle sentence two years in ponttentlary and of forgery in saskatchewan for which ho served- a term w p tolton grand valley drowns traplo death of aod farmer on his farm de doors anv open at 730 for do band minstrels tonight and tomor row night don come too early an be all tifck3red out befor de shbw havo been carrlod into- the grand riverand might not have boon found for days the body was found by hut son garfield about noon when hla father failed tp return for dinner tho son bo- came alurmad und wont in search of hhw mr tolton wtiij a member of the wellknown eromoaa family had boon a resident of waldomar for 60 years he was 87 yeurs old and dqffpltft his age was exceptionally active he was a consistent mombor of tho dis ciple church don you cry if ycin didnt got one ob dom choohoyouroff scats for do minstrel show juh come ah sot in a takowhntyougot of which there am aplenty in 4i waterworks report imperial oil co supplies 44 80 boll telephone co services 4 81 francis hankln- co supplies 3 80 87 41 the roport was adoited chief r m mcdonald with a dele gation of the fire brigade laid before the council the advisability of the pur chase of a mptor fire truck by tho council he pointed out that tho handdrawn apparatus was very much out ofdate and veryhuottrin getting to tho fires and desired that the coun cil gjve the matter immediate consid eration 5cho brigade was willing to cooperafe with the council in any way possible mr george benton addressed tho council stating that ho was not con templating bulldirig a slaugter hou30 but vrtia lulling two hogs a week- at the premises he stated there cpuid bo no complaint as his premises were kept clean and sanitary and tho com plaint lodged at the last council moot ing was without foundation the council decided tho byjaws of the town must be adhered to and could not set the precedent of- allowing slaughter houses to be established within the corporation limits or tho using of buildings within the boundar- ies5ffjtju for such purposes mr thos rumley requested that the council examine the trees in front of hla nrpperty and that of mr joa agnewwith a view to eleminatlng a an olnfasffloned mother excellent musical play in jhe town hall last friday evonino w p tolton an aged and respected isen of waldemar near grand vol was aooldently drowned in a lall creek that runs through his jrm ndnn witnessed the accident tho old gentleman had evidently been trying to release some ice that had lodged and threatened to carry away the footbridge over the creek ho must have allpped into the water and owing to hla age was unable to save himself tho body was found a few yards down the creek having been swept into a corner othcrwlso it would tb the skirl of the pipes a member agfbupof membors of palsloy mem orial church guelph staged a de lightful musical play in- the town hail here last friday ovenlng beforo a fnjrslzed audience the drama was in throe acts it represented a- mothers trials along about tho time when her family aro growing up and leave her all havo left her but two john and charley for homes of thelr own when thdlay commences at inst john is sent to prison for murder -a- crime of which he is innocent spends- two years in prison and thonls released but does not return home tho mother in sure ho is dead and when- her last boy charlie leaves for the- city she is heartbroken to onsuro charlie of success in the city by supplying him with tho necessary funds the mother mortgages the farm to jonah quack- enbush a hard old miser who when themortgage is due forecloses and the old lady finds she must go td- the poorhouso her children have all for saken her although thoy are all doing well they ignoro her sorry plight the farm is bought by a stranger and tho mother prepares to lehvo her home on tho day she is to go however it is found that tho purchaser of the farm la john her once- vagabond son who has got a new lease on life and has mado good in tho mines of northern ontario and ao the family homestead is saved by tho son who was despised and deserted by the other members of tho family- tho characters woro all woll played three however stand out vividly for their striking features deborah und or hi 11 tho mother played hor part to perfection and portrayed very true to life mother love miss lowlry loving custard the village gossip was also good and kept the gossip going quite lively around the underbill home she finally achieves hor hearts great desire and marries the local preachor qut the character theaudievico seemed to appreciate most was that of jerry gosling a neigh bbrsjjor atjd atruo friend of aunt deborah underbill his smiling face witty remarks and general happy outlook on life made him the character that kept smiles on the- faces of the audience throughout- betwjean tho acts a wee scotchlassle danced a few scottish and irish dances of the- company gangu muchappro elated solo that wonderful mother of mine in a rich baritone voice jipt tween the first and aecond acts of the excellent dramu rev j t hohiop tho popular pas tor of the young people who put on tho drnma was the conductor his vivid explanations rendered the several nets very intelligible und were ap preciated tho drama throughout has a fine moral tone nnd its strong emphasis of tho evils of atronfi drink presented very emphatically tho fact that tho only nf course for youivtf people la to ohscrvo tho principles of- total ob- htlnenco this splendid company was brought to acton by tho sons of england and tho drama given under their auspices news of local import homobskina sale at baptist church tho ladies aid of tho baptist church will hohl a sale- of homemade baking on saturday afternoon march 21 at 3 oclock in tho class room of the church- b graham- secrotary tho baptiav anniversary tho baptist church will hold their annual anniversary on march 29 rov charles h shutt of toronto will bo- the preacherfor tho day the con- tury baptist male quartettowlll sing also special music by local singers pretty xvindowr of millinery shop no millinery opening ever hold lh acton had more attractive show win- r dows than wcrethose of miss tjcaslo dalbrain during heropening days last friday and saturday notwithstand ing the uii propitious weather miss galbmltjt was favored with the visits ot many ladles and numerous orders wero booked re organization of the junior ball club the junior baseball club has de cided to rcorganlzo for tho 192 sea son a mooting for this purpose will be held ovor rumloys confectionery store next monday evening ul 745 all interested in junior ball in acton aro invited and suggestions for tho welfareof the club will bo welcomed at tho mooting celebrated 63rd wadding annivorsary mr and- mrs e e smith formerly of 132 woolfrjy ave toronto cele brated the sixtythird anniversary of their marriage on monday evening 10th inut at the home of their second eldest daughter mrs e e roadknight arthur streot acton both aro in good health mr smith la in his eightyfifth year he was ono of the founders jot tho- sons of england mfssmithlsln her eightyfirst year both wero born in london england an enjoyoblo evenlngwaa spent t returnino to england mr and mrs c h ingrey who havo been in acton for the past year have decided to return to their former home in london england mr ingrey oc cupied a position- in tho ofllco of alssrsi beardmoro co during thoir atay- in acton mr ingrey has beon very active in connection vlth tho sons of england and mrs ingrey has filled a place acceptably in the choir of tho methodist church and has been interested in tho church activities their removal wih bo regrettod by nu friends thirty yaira ago an o a c man many of our readers will be inter ested in knowing that tho latowm ronnie the founder of tho wellknown seed house that bears his name was superintendent in the late 00s of the ontario agricultural college at guelph a college frpmivihich dome of canadas f orem6afiurmerb and stockymenv vvve 0radtnrtcdr douuftess many agriculturists in this vicinity who re member air rennle as a lecturer in agriculture whoso knowledge of farm ing and canadian farming conditions was second to none in the dominion of canada teachers victimized by book agents following complaints received from various ports of the district j h smith school inspector for west kent l haa lsaued a warning to tho teachers j of hia inspectorate against purchasing books and literature from travelling salesmen mr smith said that accord ing to his information men soiling books and literature visit the rural schools claiming that they have cre dentials from tho inspector and trus tees to solicit orders from the leach- era one teacher is said to have mado a purchase upon being told that if she did not do so ahe would lose her position 8hamrock social inknox church a st patricks social was hold in knox church class room by tho young peoples guild on monday evening tho decorations wero pretty and vivid ly recalled tho logcnds fit saint tdt- rick with tho harp tho shamrock and the green rev mr stewart in jovial manner acted as chairman tho pro gramme was of an irish character and tho numbers wero all ably given vocal solos wero rendered by mrs a c stewart and miss jessie galbralth vocal duet by mrs m il moore and jsxb a near piano solos by miss jean orr readings by miss martha orr mrs e ryucr and ltov a c stewart following the musical pro gramme a question contest was enter- eel into enthusiastically mia if bessie gardiner was awarded thoprizo a dainty lunch was served during tho evening homo buying and homo printing ihxxfolloaryjnsppearedlahtwocjcln tt fe5i tho bulletin of tho canadian weekly newspapers association headed tho biter bitten- membora of tho c w n a in every provmco havo huffered more or leas from the strenuous on fortar of printing solicitors from tho big cities- to sccuro printing orders from tho mall towns apparently 80moottho qmallertown printers aro getting busy and soliciting work in tho cltlos recently an organization- in toronto passed a resolution de ploring tho fact that many toronto business concorn were getting their printing done in the smaller towns toronto pcoplo aro great howlers when thoy havoto tako their own medicine it is good to know that thoy aro being dosod milton is constantly canvassed by agents of toronto printers who get many orders from busindaa sneif who expect their neighbors to buy rt homo they fall easy victims to tho glib canvassers and pay higher prices for inferior work than tho local print- ora would charge them for tho best champion factory appreciated when cipeed some months ago the marlatt armstrong tannery at oakvllle closed down numbers of heads of famlllos wero thrown out of employment tho lack of employment was a severe blow to tho town the value of the tannory which had continued for years in op eration without cessation was nqi fully hpijircdated until it was closed an nrrangemont has been effected by which tho business will bo taken ovor and operations renewed oakvillo re joices in this good news and tho local papers hastened jio report it tho news with display headings says just us wo are going to press wo learn that messrs marlatt hnvo purchased the tannory at tho sale in toronto todny thursday and the now com pany will commence work at onci this la the best news oakvllle has heard for months the tannery has ftlwujw been the backbone of oakvuuv und wo expect tho employees will soon ho on tho job agalri acton era pldyoefl of similar institutions felici tate with their oakviuo followtanncrs in tills happy outcomo of tho distress ing conditions which prevailed v