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l-7- j v rfti fiftyfirst vearino 23 thursday morning december 3 1925 acton ontario canada thursday morning december 3 1925 7 single copies five cents theagtgnuneted ghurg1 of canada minister rev r e zlrp merman ba parsonage willow street 1w0 a m the minister- subject spiritual dynamics 230 p m sundiiy school session 700 p m tho minister subject modern heretics young poopleh meeting on- monday evening at 800 pm prayermd prnifie service on thurs day at 7301 m presbyterian knox church acton minister rov a c stowart m a manse willow street 1100 n m tho mlnlstor v subject corruption in the church 300 p m rsabbath school and bible classes 700 p m tho minister subject knowledge and obecllenco monday 800 p m young peoples guild special speaker itev b a thotpson ba elora ont ktrangers leaving address with the ushers will bo called upon by the pastor the baptist church acton james w boyd pastor 1100 a m tho paalor subject vital religion the ordinance of tho lords supper will bo obsorved nftertho serviced d v 300 p m sunday school classes or all v 700 p m the pastor a helpful gospel message v monday 800 pm young- peoples meeting thursday 730 p mfrayer and praise meeting amj weicoub special notices advertisements in this comunn a cent per word minimum charge 3cm pr insertion found jz watch and chain xtwly at the foes press ofllce 1 forsatt a bull ov sale puro bred short horn sixteen months old apply alex cripfs crewaons cornors for sale 1 buffet 1 iron bod a stove screen doors window screens etc mbs newman main street all the smart coats and many lovely frocks vsf prechristmas sale planned to effect clearance before the sweeping christmas rush of giftbuying ews of location mrs wigga of the cabbao ptoh an onjoyable evening waa apont at the young peoples outlet of knox church on- monday miss daisy fol ster told tho story of mrs wings of the cabbage patch which waswoll illustrated with lantern views a by mr norman wilds refreshments wero served at the close grain wanted wheat oats barley buckwheat highest prices paid w b browne 7tf phono 3273 norval for 8ale 1 tube radio set radiald00 miles complete with 1 peanut tube adapter grldleak a and b batteries 1 pair strombergcarlson phones used for demonstration purposes- 2500 frhe wright wanted nicely furnished warm room board optional in small family must he close 0 tannery kindly state terms and wneh convenient to call apply box io actom jheb piuess notice all accounts for road maintenance eto in tho township o esqueatng must bo in the hands of the bond superintendent not inter than satur- daydeoemher 12th 102b jambs a mcprutte township superintendent georgetown wood novelties having installed modern wood- working machinery in our cablnot ohop on wallace ave will now bo pleased to ah your rociulrements in otjir line wo will bullev any article jnwliojwoodfluchasjrmlocablnot8r tables stands toys etc picture fram ing upholstering remodelling and re pairing of all kinds also skate grind ing b v kenton 2sj phono 142 acton fc winter battery storage we are now equipped to lookdf ter the storage of your r car battery during tlie winter months and keep thent charjg- ed ant in good condition jive us a twm west end garage walter j kentner phone 61 mgndeklm friday decembers a fnirl ih fa thg story- by george barr mc- cutcheon fqnturlng mndgo bel- lomy and stewart holnies tho jftflw f a boy wasei caitlea in ihi air coins to oiipth and were ijl pompjijr f lupk pf uie aoiibh f kat cariopn- saturday december b i his night of romance starring constance talmudgo oh boya heros connies nlf- host elpplcst poppieat show jicotnedy rod- popper pox inewav hodge podge mueical movies tuesday december 8 her husband secret starring patsy rurll miller chapter 0 of the circus mys- v tery- comedy crying love for coming jlcjk jujpi htb tjm mix ftaths to paradise tath roympod arimtb r l gregory sqn il y reduced to 1295 english ulster coats strictly tail ored without fur trim mings regular 1500 and 1650 womens and misses sizes reduced to 1500 fur- trimmed coats regular up to 2650 both womens and misses sizes reduced io 1995 wo- mens and misses fur- trimmed coats regular up to 3500 reduced to 2375 hand- some coats generously trimmed with fur regular up to 3500 womens young womens and misses choices aplenty reduced to 2975 befurr- ed coats that have been regularly priced up to 4250 sizes 16 to 42 reduced to 3500 lovely coat styles with fur trim mings of unusually high- graderegularly priceclup to 4950 sizes 16 to 42 reduced to 4fl coats up to 6950 some with genuine mink opossum and hud- son seal for trimmings sizes up to 16 to 42 dresses reduced to 1095 values up to 1695 di versified choice including both silk crepe frocks a few in georgette crepe and quite a number in the popular balbriggari jersey cloth both womens and misses sizes dresses reduced to 1500 regular up to 2650 both satinsand canton crepes in this distinguished gath ering sizos 16 to 20 and 36 to 42 dresses reduced to 1995 regular t up to 3500 sleek shiny satins and canton crepes sizes 16 to 42 charming styles for dressup occasion hundreds of fascinating styles in this econorny choosing of dresses and coats before christmas st josephs miation servieea tho mission in st joaoptia church during tho week wero of c very great interest to the congrcgatloq the ser vices each day wero lurgeb attended from the service ut g a xn for the working men to the close of the even ing i meetings the attendance on friday evening and on sunday were unusually large swvcn now elders at knox church thereaut of the election of the new for reee of acton councillor school tnritees and hydro commissioner elected by acclamation t monday was nomination duy for acton four cltlxena were put it nomination for the hoeyeahlp of those metiers peter smith and b j hassard withdreiiv and the contest la between reevo barber who hua fo bcvon years held trie office and amos mason one ofour onterprltilngr and successful manufacturers who has given service in tro council for the past year councillors holmes the t ford and atkinson have been reelected and mr charles e parker younff street wjlltake mr mnsons place as coun cillor by acclamation elders to the session of knox church l lil r of was announced at the mornlni service p w sociah anchpersonal hotii mr john m warron of toronto spent saturday in town missbertlo smlthwhh home fronx toronto for the weekend h mr ernest v3rown was home from toronco to visit his mother this week last sunday as morninu service f ollp ws henry mens4hrcoarsat195and235 two wonderful opportunities that result from many dollars to be saved in supervalue buyiivg policy each instance christmas gift goods abound gifts for everybody on a christmas list the sort of gifts that folks want and need most with a choice of prices that provides plenty of scope for all purses guelpffs leading and largest store d e macdonald bros ltd december closing 530 pm excepting saturdays at 930 pm awrey w k graham akxander ivannawln alexander xeeu alexander mann i alexander mucdonald john i moore theinductloi of the new eld- ou tojthelr exalted olflce will take place on sunduy 20th inst eleotrio road to tha city next saturday morning 5th inat the corner 91 kcelo street and st claire avenue toronto will be the terminal for tho canadian national electric railway for the toronto- ouolph line this change will allow passengers to arrive and depart from a- city tolnt on tho city etrcet car lines keele cundas dovercourt road st clair avenue and bay street cars aro avallablo from thla new terminal happily wedded on saturday a quiet weddlns was solemnized at ii glasgow street quelph on satur day november 28 1926 at 8 pm by rev james a mackensle when laura isabelle younger daughter of mr and mrs alexander macdonald acton was united in marrlago to mr john clurkuon dennis son of mr and mrs william dennis rdckwood the bride was prettily attired in a dress of telo fair cut velvet and georgette and wore a french hat of henna ehado with olnnamon coat of niedeneanav seal trimmings following tho cere mony the happy couple left amid showers of confetti on the three oclock train for eastern points they win realde on tho dennis homestead eramosa 4 bargains bargains big reductions in winter hats a range of net and velvet hats from 275 to 500 jn special at y plt7 smart and uptodate velvet and silk hats regular q 500 to 800 at ouv pattern hats at greatly reduced prices all kind8 of fancy work for your christmas gifts 7 miss j galbratth millinery and fancy goods phone 109 poultry ms w guaranteed to afake tpowhcntxag moreei poultry book and advice free pmtta poultry pratt pood co of canada limits toroicto wrl for rfc magt from all popus mitaion rev harvey g forster ma b d mlsslonnry of the all peoples mis sion of the united church at welland and port colfeorne occupied the pul pit of the united church acton on sunday at the morning service he told the story of the work among tho foreigners on ills field good progress is belnemade with the youner people and children and there are encourna intr features in connection with the work in the homes the theme of the sermon jn the evening was ilace and race relations and the way out th text was bather 4 14 who knoweth whether thou are come to the kingdom for such a time as this the opportunities and responsibili ties- of the united church in relation to tha foreigners coming to our shores was pointed out und the text aptly applied fraternal visit to gor the young peoples league of the united church visited the george town league on monday evening and were accompanied by numbers of others interested there were about 125 in the company the acton young people put on a programme which was very creditable and much en joyed the sunday school orchestra accompanied the league andgavo a number of aerectlons miss craig members to elect to tho board of school trustees- these have all been elected by acclamation messrs w j reld and l williams were re elected and mobsra oeorge agnew and ebenexer beswick are new mem- bers elected by acclamation the nominations of the day were as follows for reeve george barber nominated by alex bell seconded by w m cooper e j hassarxx nominated by anion mason secondved by w j gould amos mason nominated by ef j hasfard seconded by w j aklns pet kit smith nominated by george havill seconded by e j has- sard for councillors l e atkinson nominated by n forbes seconded by george bar ber frank holmes nominated by l b atkinson seconded bypeorge barber auexander kannawin- nom- inated j a smith seconded by e l do cue amos mason dominated by l atkinson seconded toy j a smith charles e pajucer nominat ed by e l7 decue seconded by a t brown e t thetfordojomlnated by e j hassard beconded by georgo havlii isvlsltlng at mr albert smiths erlii miss ramsden of toronto spent the weekend with her friend miss ross mr lved masales and son of tor onto spent tlie weekend with acton friends mr and mrs t a storey aro spending a few days with friends in toronto mrs w j hall aifi miss nellie spent tho weekend with friends in toronto miss emma robinson spent the weekend at her parents home at kcnllworth mrs e w masters and miss viola rumley spent the weekend with tor onto friends mrs c a wright of toronto spent the weekend at tho home of her cou sin mrs alfred soper mrs mncneil of rockwood is spending a couple of weeks with mr and mrs w f jlgglns to open january 7 parliament could not open on 10th december there being four seats vacant rons nwsttotamnrpoi ottkwa december 1 contrury to mibs ollle robinson of kenilwortltrfexpeetntitmrrtrio fifteenth parliament wil open ita flrat session on thurs day jnnuivryj- 7 1026 instead of on december 10 192g according to an nouncement made this evening by tho prime minister following a meeting of tho cabinet at which was considered a memorandum submitted at noon to dayby cot 0 w blggar chief elec toral ofllcv premier king expressed disappoint ment at the inability to have a sitting before christmas so that parliament could decide this year who is to govern but tho circumstances bet forth in col blggars report made it apparent that there could be no hops of having a complete representation if the house opened on december 10 at leasj- four scats would lack rep resentation by december 10 yukon huron north peace river and bagot and col blggar expressed the view that tho retjults from theso would probably not be known before decem ber id or probably december 21 even if the commons did assemble without these four but in anticipation that the members would bo gazetted within three or four days after the house met the opposition might properly block further progress by moving that the house is not duly constituted qlr iis acton by w d talbot we will say you money f you will let us presents ft from santa claus whats mwe suitable or useful than footwear for christmas y rpap the following list all new goods dress shoes street shoes work shoes schooj shoes house shoes overshoes rubbers slippers spats holeproof hosiery footeasers laces polish insoles brushes polishlag mitts wool soles corns calduses and bunion pads all bought at the very best cash prices from the best makers in this country give us a trial our prices are right 7 weekend special bargains womens patent goodyear welt slippers 650 for 485 375 for 295 500 for 395 mens shoes and oxfords 550 for 495 first quality guaranteed rubbers to fit all makes and sizes of shoes also heavy rubbers of all kinds at prices that wilt compeuyouto j 1 dea hre ij will pay yfy harry harrisonjhe shoe man new lines of travimni baga and suit casta i i ip ii m mi gave a very helpful address on cltl zonshlp and miss bennett the preat dent ffave a pleasing address an hour was spent in -social- intercourse and games and rofreahments wero served by tho georgetown league rev mr zimmerman tle minister was with the coinpafly ftnft gaye a brief address thci eynlng was en joyable throughout a special car on the canadian national eleptrlo road brought the visitors homo abqu 11 oclock at the women institute eqnvnjlon mrs w j bold attended h con vention of tho tyibmens inptttmte at toronto last week sirs- held wa ebpoclaliy interested in the program me devoted to the child welfare and the activities of tho canadian social hygienic council the report of the flttlt canadian conference on child welfare in ottawa last month bad much of interest the benefits of social hygiene were shown in the study of ways and means of preserv ing uio health ofail citizens and thereby lengthening the lives and in creasing- the usefulness of every sub ject of the community its efforts in combatting venereal diseases which afflict the individual destroy health and injure society wore shown to be necessary and to homo extent offec tlvo the subject of literary nlth mongers the distribution in canada of periodicals of a questionable char- actor was discussed and it was de clared that much of thla garbage la finding its way into the homes of our people parents were exhorted- to take the trouble to and out what their children are reading and encourage ho pod and rflacqurace thetiod tha swffnl tfv w wl of n- wfrti for 8cho0l trustees qeorge aqnew nominated by charles wilson seconded by j p worden henry awrbr nominated by w j aklns seconded by q a dills ebenezbr bestvlck nominat ed by j p worden seconded by amos maaon w j reit nominated by w j gould seconded by n forbes rev a c stbwjuct nominated by n forbes seconded by w j gould lawrence williams nomln ated by n forbes seconded by w j aklns hydroelectric commissioner i q king nominated by w j precious seconded by w h smith the nomination meeting on monday evening was rather sjiuraley attended by the electors dr h a coxe waa chosen chairman by the audience and called upon the council and nominees for mr and mrs ed murray of kitchener vlnlted at mr a j mur rays over the weekend mr c a wilson of the hydro staff is able to be about again to give hlb attention to hydro service mr john s moore and miss ross of dundas visited mrs james mooro and miss moore on saturday during thelv stay in town mr and mrs gunton wore the guests of mr and mrs knapp church street mr and mrs f a mclean and master billy spent the weekend with relatives in acton chesley enter prise messrs an fr and wallace workman lost both arms ruafcltsa driving cruui smashup last- wednesday about noon a motor smashup occurred on the acton croonroad eaflt of the fifth llnv near mr wilson wileys farm messrs jumes and alex mann and william mccullough were driving some cattle toward the fifth una motor curs approached both from the oast and west the car from the enat was driven by l tabeara toronto traveller came on at a hjgh rate of speed estimated at 85 to 40 miles an hour instead of slowing up to get past tho cattle the driver turned across to- the left aide of the road to avoid the- cattle and ran head on into the car driven by mr if bowles of rockwood which was passing at about ten miles per hour the im pact made havoo of fhetwo cars both ot which wet4 co f mf front m b cars ere towel lnft xffli wragf f t-ww- whnobneb of the neol dunl 1ieclarp1l thqt ff xrr mi who wub leading a bull had a nor- ww pcftpe from the speeding car and that if h had not collided with tho other pofd ho would hay beon run vir tramc officer iemon had pre ferred a charge against the toronto man chavglng tytn with driving reck- lennly and in manner dangerous to the public tlfere will also be heavy bills at tub gwrdgw to mr xnaby returned on monday from holiday visit with friends in cleve land ohio miss rubena campbell of toronto and mr earl richardson of rock wood visited at the home of mrs t ramshaw on sunday mr nelson h qnrden manager of acton tanning company hab been confined to his house for several days but is now improving mrs james ryder who made a short visit with friends here during the wek has gone to north bay to visit at the home of her daughter mrs robert elsie mr and mrs d n mctavlsh mr and mrs william cooper and mr and mrs w j reld attended the masonic banquet given by the campbellvllle lodge on tuesday evening of last week mike nickoluk fall into power wringer at the tannery reeve barber was flrat and gave a synopsis of the years work touching pp roads taxes fho purchasing of ad ditional school property and the still further purchase by a plan outlined of acquiring tho bell pond property cor school purposes he staged he was in the field again without any excuses for being there or not being there and thanked the electors for their support in the past councillor holmes as chairman of tho cemetery committee gave an outline of what he had been trying to do without funds at the cemetery the council had a plan for perpetual careinnd waaendeavorjjig to mako- some headway along that line he waa not sure if ho would bo in the field but thanked the mover and sec onder for his nomination councillor mason followed ftntt thanked the cltlsens who had placed him qp fpp reeve mq councillor he undecided as fl tils course h outlined the worjc hw had been done at the park and what nilgrht be accom plished at the town jhftu hjs speech drew forth the jro of tho reeve when he aired djirerencep thftt had existed in tl 1825 council nndi the manner jn whch workvs handled the aucnehceiftqk a lively interest in the discussion of the matters touched on councillor atkinson wan undecided what oourso he would take but thank ed the mover and seconder of his nomination mr c b parker wabahiad been nom inated ascounclilor thanked the cltl- xens who bad sponsored his nomlnr at ion but was not iuro whether he would stand for election none of jthe other nominees for reeve or councillors wore present at the mectlngto btatethetr position r reeve barbec was lven an oppor tunity to reply to councillor masons charges and the debate became real warm as chairman coxe remarked at the close he belleved suci discus sions were good for actons municipal interests and many interesting points had been brought out of the list of nominees for school trustees messrs georire r agnew kbeneier beswlbk and henry awrey addressed the electors messrs ag new and beawlck had not decided just what course to purmie and mr awfey said he did no t epect f bft a candf- da ta othfr nonrnee wer not in attendancp at 1kb meeting hydro jcommlssloner king furnlsh- edjthe electors with at number ofln tlw tu uiu yn6oljr and successful working cf hydro ac tivities in acton nnd the very favor able position the acton system is in he was the only nominee for the posi tion and was elected by acclamation to the commission organ recital ut knox church on tuesday evening december is full er announcement next week new convenient passenger terminal in toronto tho coriner of keel street und st clair avenue toronto will be the now terminal for the toronto- quelph line of the canadian national electric railways starting on sntiirday a- cember the 6th instead pf the isqlatpid termor lertoforo in use a flmh- l lmet win he eiaotly tn mp w npw n nperfttjun isavlns at he samo tlmo frana iceele and st- clair this location makes it quite pnvenint for pabaengrtrs in aiid out of toronto as city street car service of the following routes is close at hand namely keele dundaa dover- court road sc clair avonuo and boy fitreot car a concert will bo held in the ball inn fa i hall under tho auspices of the sunday school and toting peoples bdvttffy 9n frway wsxstdtr dsc 18 mr ju wti worth ab ex- ward en of hal ton county who was seriously injured by a fall sever al weeks ago is recovering nicely he was able to hit up for an hour or so yesterday rev hg forster ma bd wns the guest during his stay in acton of rev r e zimmerman b a at- the united church parsonage they wero warrh college friends during their student daya mr and mrs frank wlcklna daughter jean nnd mrs w b arider- son of gait and mr and mrs f babcock and miss eunice of milton splmvsaridayal william landsborough mrs w j reld waa a delegate from acton womens institute and mrs t kennedy froni banriockburn nt the 24th annual convention of the wo mens institute held at toronto on november 17 is and 19 messrs john c hill postmaster matthews mr and mrs john corner on mr and mrs h p moore and messrs john r kennedy and a t mann attended the s funeral of dr lfowry at quelph last wednesday 1 a frightful accident occurrod at the beardmores solo leather tannery last thursday morn lug about eight oclock by whch mlko nickoluk an austrian pole is seriously maimed for life nickoluk who has operated the wringing machine at which he was working for aomo time appears to have slipped on the wet floor when feeding a wet hide into the wringer and in falling both hands went into the rollers ithcro ia a safety device on the machjne hut as both hands wore imprlsotitfa in the crue rollers he was unablo to use the appliance to release himself the right arm was crushed above the elbow and the left to the elbow after first aid was given the poor fellow was rushed to st josephs hospital gruolph for surgical treat ment there both of the mangled arms were amputated between the elbow and shoulder he is suffering great pain and is still in a critical condition nlcoluk came to acton four or five years ago and worked continuously at the tannery lie has a wlfeand two sons about 11 and 10 years for some years they resided at beardmore crescent thla year they secured a house on sceno street several board era live with them mrs nickoluk hgs been with her husband at the hospital several days since the un fortunate accident bloom s bury qhrietmas concert tho pupils of s s no 9 nassa- gaweya will hold their christmas concert in tho schoolhouse on friday evening december 11 192g admis sion 25 and 15jcenta fiiemens annual ball and supper thvtwcntyflf th annual ball and supporpf the acton fire brigade will bo held tomorrow friday evening in tho town hall here tho strand orchestra 7pf quelph has been en gaged to supply tho music and supper will bo served in the hall mayor dale georgetown reelected at the nominations nt georgetown on monday tho old council was re elected as follows mayor leroy dale ac reeve d mclntyre nc coun cillors kelly ashenhurst barclay campbell duncan long acj dollar day pays in- milton j l sanderson is greatly pleased with tho success of his dollar day salo of last saturday besides other advertising ire used 1000 posters and ho says his receipts amounted to mora than a dollar per poster milton re former hd ankle badly sprained while at work at the new addition which is being built to knox church mr john l moore had the misfortune to sustain a badly strained ankle on tuesday tho men were at work on a scaffold which was only about five feet high the combined weight of the men and tho materials bsing used proved too great and tho scaffold broke down mr moore was tho only workman to bustain an injury baptitt special service closed tho special services conducted in the baptist church for two wecks by mr and itrs gunton were concluded on sunday evening ajteen interest was taken by the congregation throughout the services and the re sult of the- earneataddessea and the splendid rendering of gospel songs words of affectionate farewell woro spoken by pastor boyd and numbers 4f tho congregation esquesing township council naasagaweya ii paid 912676 for work done on the town line fire at gordon home considerable damage caused at the chlldrvnb shelter milton a fire which might have had dis tressing and t fatal results broke out early thursday morning in the hal- tonpeel childrons shelter at milton the fine brick building was partially destroyed the are- of- unknown origin slarted in the southeast wing of the institu tion which was one of the finest in ontario valued at 15000 miss telfer tho matron her assist ants and eleven words of the shelter known as the qordqn home wero forced out in the cold some- in their nightgowns and barefooted they were at onoe billeted at different houses in milton to remain until the building s repaired the firemen responded qulokly to tho alarm and played two high pres sure streams on the building for near ly two hours before the flro was ex tinguished the contents were near ly all saved but the damage by aro and water is estimated at 3000 cov- fared by insurance the building was purchased for a shelter in 1918 by k the county councils of hnlton and peer it was built by the late judge mcglbboh and occuy- pled by him when he was a lawyer in milton an addition was built two years ago with the league of nations miss elsie henderson born in aoton oeouplss high position miss elsie henderson daughter pf mr john a henderson winnipeg has been appolntod to he league of nai tlons office n qeneya switzerland where tiha rme c af the canadian affairs branch mjnn henderson was born in aoton ier mother was miss lena dorland who for a number of years wns a member of the teaching stnfiof acton public school she is a graduate in arts of the university of manitoba and has tor some- time been on the staff of lord iteaverbrooks papers in london england the if on david henderson m p of actop was n grandfather of miss henderson and mr c c henderson bower avenue is her uncle banriockburn school concert on uotidst wbality ddwttuttnr ti ajl the niumhera wero present at the novembermeeting of tho town ship council the december meeting will be held on tuesday 15th inst accounts were passed as follows township of nassagaweya for work and gravel on tho town line 1924 126 76 milton champion advertising 1 40 king edward banlutrjum per h l ailhiiffham board robert eosod gravel a thompson office supplies o o brown wood for council chamber g o brbwn postage v- b moore flheep killed by dogs p med i boon valuing sheep w applebe selecting jurors g o brown selecting jurors mannsaah carouiboll solectlng jurors g thompson selecting jurors e l greensword jjosts for railing nrv 210tf guelph general hospital for mrs john kennedy july to october 115 00 commissioners pay list on road syatom 329 61 hyatt bobbie was appointed tax collector for ward mo 3 the clerk was instructed to notify tho other townships that hereafter any work dono on tho town lino must have tho banctlon of both councils 45 00 12 00 1 to coo 1 20 w 00 2 00 6 00 6 00 c 00 6 00 interesting educational meeting of halton educational sooiaty at mttton on thursday it was very gratifying to those in terested to see the court house in milton crowded last thursday after noon for the annual meeting of the halton educational association tho presldont d hartley occupied the chair among those dn attendance were many- rural sphool trustees all the townships being represented others interested in educational matters were also welcomed as the meeting was open to the public rov w n nor- ris secre nf ffi n 1 tlon was tho chief speaker several from halton including inspector denyeomret diltss and george lush also delivered addresses the matter of placing township schools under a central board which would have control of all schools in the township aroused an animated discussion nnd waa opposed by a big majority of those present the claim was set up that it was taking school matters out of the hands of local per sona who were moat vitally lnt0rested others contended that a central board would give more uniform man agement for- the various schools the tendency of the tlmo was to consoli date y u waa finally decided to meet again early in january by which time more information would ho obtained during the dlscu union it was stat ed that tho county council now con tributed forty thousand dollars to the high schools within tho county glbborv old stand we arenow readyto take in hootfl and shoes to ropajr on tho shortest notice we have opo of the latest improved elcctrfc shoe repairing ma chines in the country and you can have your work homo with you dono by experienced inen at prices that will bring you back worrions boots half- soled and now tubber heels put on and made to look lkq now for 100 foster rojf main strark acton town clerks in milton arid acton four town clerks have written the history of milton in her council iln- ute books peter mckay f j jones robert coatoo who died in 1900 and the present clerk g a hemstreet who has held tho position ever since milton reformer in acton we havo had seven municipal clerks since in corporation in 1873 james g hlu 187376 h p moore 187578 j e mcgarvln 187881 thomas moore 18811906 a j mackhinon 190618 george hynds 1919 harold n farm er 191926 important ruling on ot a cases persons who empty out liquor in an attempt to balk officers from obtain ing evidence in ontario temperance act raids are guilty of obstructing of ficers magistrate w e gundy has ruled at windsor when frank liber ties a boarder at the home of mrs ruth lake was fined 100 and costs liberties emptied out liquor from a pitcher when a squad ot windsor con stables entered mrs lakes home mrs lako was ordered to pay a sim ilar ttno for the same offense a similar offense was committed here about ten days ago but owing to a distressing experience in the home since no action will be taken by the officers or court brampton band coming next wsdnesdsy another musical treat is tho heading that the acton citizens band has chosen for their evening when the brampton band will be their guests andventertainers tho brampton band has for three years won the prlzo at the contest at the canadian national exhibition and is considered one of the finest tpwnbopds h jcanada the appearance of the brampton bond here is naturally looked forward to with keen interest by the music lovers of acton the programme they will play will be a varied one and tho as sisting artists will be master jack mc- gechle the little scotch lad who de lighted an aoton audience a month or so ago with his dancing and the band male quartette the programmes will bo distributed prior to- the concert it includes the test piece ployed in tho contest by brampton band at tho ex hibition last year cornet solos and duetts saxaphono duetts etc for maintenance and extension the united church throughout canada is making a praiseworthy ef fort this first year of the new organ zatlqnjtonmtaittall existing activi ties ana interests including tho mis sion fields the roscuo homes the chll- drona jh el terf r the educational ins ti- tutloris wrfioh were in operation jknder the direction of tho throo unit ing churches owing to the fact that there are a considerable number of congregations which did not go into the union and whoso contributions are therefore not now available the amount required for maintenance is to that extent increased in addition to this tho policy of the united church la for extension of christian activi ties along all lines the executive of ficers of tho united church havo com puted that the budget required fbr tho year ending march 31st 1926 is 4- 000000 this means an advance on the glvings of the united churches for tho thirty pw r connexlonal funds p some th cent over thosobf last yean year this ob jective has been very trericrally ac cepted and tho housetohouse can- vasff la now in progress throughout tho church the objective for tho aoton unltod church isj2300 a final meeting- of official members was hold at tho parsonago on tuesday ovenlnff to arrange for tho canvass it was there planned for a mens ban quet for thursday evening- next 10th inst when all tho mon of tho churci will gather to hoar tho alnis and ob jects of tho fund explalnod ay rov a lloyd smith ma bd of tor onto and judge elliot of milton rovfk- mr smith is well known to all acton site as his fathor was pastor of tho ethodlst church about sixteen years ago and during the time of tholr resi dence hero lloyd was employed in the merchants bank and won a faith ful workor in the young pooplos so ciety oif tlie churoh in recont years itev- lloyd smith has served as as sistantsecretary of tho homo mis sionary department of tho methodist churoh attd is one of the outstandlntr tnrtboyoungor tbadera of tho united church ho 1s a speaker of rare ability and acton people will bo proud as well as ploasod to jhoox him at this banquet noxt thursday evening judge billot who is vory busy with professional duties just now has agreed t6 bo preaorit if ho can arrange his work judgo billot attondod tho mons banquet nt georgetown and ata imauont servlca r iss- siii