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c m fiftyhrst yearno 49 thursday morning june 3 1926 t acton ontario canada thursday morning june 3 1026 single copies five cents the acton united church okcanada vv minister rev r e zimmerman b a parsonage willow street lloq am tho pastor a service of thanksgiving for the blessings of god upon the united church hi the first year of its history 700 pm the pastor subject the trajffody of blunder sabbath school ineetti at 10 a m ducliuj the-jmunthh-of- june july and augubt prayer and praise servico on thurs day at 7u0 pm presbyterian knox church acton minister rev a c stewart m a manse willow street 1000 a m- sabbath school and blbjo classes 1100 a m rev w m mackay 700jrahftcv w m mackay strangers leaving address with the ushers srvill bo called upon toy he pastor the baptist church acton james w- boyd r pastor 1100- ajnvthe pastor subject the conversion of a roman captain beries lessons from the acts of fho apostles communion service 300 pm sunday schoql chisaes tor all 700 pvriiu the pastor subject an imperial appeal the local and visiting lodges of the i o of will parade to the hurcft- and worship with us monday 800 p m young people meeting suwrlngvpebate on daylight savior ukum thursday 730 p rn meeting for prayer and praise au wbdcomis- v special notices advertaemotft in thu column a ceata pex 1- word imnuainu charge 30c per insertion wanted i aseeondhandwoycle iave word t fm ttitasofllce- r- car for sale v- ford touring car iaeapd funnlnc condition- cash w7bo0 apply 1 j j smith main street v wood for sale all kinds ot soft- wood twelve inchest ionic delivered imraeiuately aiply ni pattearsom i phone 21 rinb- acton anniversary a twoday celebration ofrer- v intg big buying opportunities friday andsaturday june 4 and 5 twentyseven years of increasing prosperity lasting friendships everwidening range of service are to be cele brated in our store at thistirhe we invite all the people of this vicinity to join with usin this great birthday party you have made- possible our growth and we want to share our good fortune with you byi means of very special values offered in every department during the event every pur chase will put a money present a birthday gift from us in your pocket dress goods staple needables house furnishings mill inery coala dresses accessories toiletries mens clolhjngr and furnishings -wonder- ful savings involved ll for 8ale ob rent auaevenaroomed jiouse on malnsw acton- immediate possession apply x- a bmeth v phone 106 abton j v notice- onunvncuis june iat- commercial tlerpli business will be handledl from the canadian national rauway station m wish to toko tw bpportun- ity to thank nil wlio have favored me with their telegraph business in tho jc llatthbwa postmaster is r notice vvthe public lshcroby notified tfiat nvwl6e liivinb4tiny5bedandl boarrl i will i not responsible from fih y il she r contract without ihy -written- or edwjn landteborotjgh 1st 1928 7 ctnpl ont pufcuc mbsttin- v is f cuiaiilkof acton are requested to iftv attend a meeting in the town hall oni frloajevnlnri june 4 at 70 oclock to aiacuas with the icounelv tmprove- imsflts that ati desired at the juirlf- ykvoryone interested la urged to be present v v c k parker jv chairman of park committee from radial farmfprale lpo acrea about anllea aeton mlnutos wauttrpm wpiwv acres under cultivation bat- ance unsber- aod pasture harare frames barnt atone stahloajiog pen drlvlnat abed i house largo opchardroj- ntostlramedjate- hioeaeaalpn price 000 caah e20owj balance on mort-aa- for if yearjti ptopartloalarb apply to- vi a- j av smith telenhime 10b acton v ktv ti ill ii the late thomuii baaton river atreat acton onl preiwty nsr renting toaroqii ffeady tenant- vmge qood location- eargtstn for qulelj toa li- ti- pjx v 5gwlwln oujouelph ont tii y 1 we i rvtljjjielj lteiiprface wala vtout sioc africa and b america a tbrltlsh dnlrtat admiralty iiro- dactfon aomedy- tonight ftiuttilktit onkvllle orcheatrn ioes 25c and 35c v r v i aturdayyumt b i uikorlo western y starring jiwlallice beery andubrhcrrt tor- v renoe- comedyi wbat to ifewsv- hi- r f t i u btiovi pt line vnft chanty 7 we are going to tell you that there hasbeen a special purchase of a thousand dresses for this event au the other remarkable- news youll dis cover when youattend our birthday party on fridayor saturday yqurselft at 1595 womens frocks in allsilk crepes sizes 40 42 and 44 printed in polka dots and cubist patterns navy with sand or grey and black ith white abiggervalae than you will expect for 1595 at 1495 plate crepe dresses for wo men and inissesysizesi v to 42 all the fashionable colors and all of- fashions new styles quite surpris- irig in value at 1495 at 298 broadcloth dresses in brand new stripe treatments sizes 36 to 44 another big birthday party surprise at this s298 figure at11295 youiig womens silk crepe frocks in the new polka dots and printed patterns astonishing value at 1295 also large sizes up to 44 in womens new frocks of mixea crepes many fwith polka dot patterns and trimrnifd with georgette crepe remarkable at j 1295 n at 1975 another anniversary sale groinv- in womens and misses dresses w fhrt crepe and crepeback satin navy blue black and sand shades dollars less than ustiaf for this an niversary event guelpeps leading and largest stolte 7 d macdonald bros ltd daily doling sj0 pm excepting wedntsday at 12j0 noon and saturday at 930 pm the wtu 30th annual convention y was well attended and its pro- gramme was toll of intereat the thirtieth annuarconventien of the womens christian temperance unlpfi of halton and wentworth covintlea was held in the united chwfh acton last thursday there was a gcvod attendance with 4lc2cgates registered as follows i mlitonmrs e f earl mrs j v peacock lira j m denyesjdfa b e harrison mra r b galbralth mrs w b clements mrat w h stewart mra james fctord miss ken- jiedy mra o m mcklllop and mra e mcphall gb0gst0n 3jra h caldwell miss ida caldwell rev henry cald- aellst oakvilamra r h tllc mrs c b carson mrs 13 j huglrc iciss ii tuck mrs j chamberlain mrs j s earl mrs o harfcef ilissu coote ilsa r e robinson dondas- lira k o rogers mrs j l mcculloch rockwood- mrs charles harris airs george gordon corwh1n mrs jb kltchlng gueldh mr wkitchlng acton mra ev a c stewart itrau james symora mrs ai t brown 2lrs h p moore muss worden mtrs charles mckeown mrs r h wans- kraugh mrs- rev jr e zlmmorman 3lraghbmm mtiy h h win new6 of local import r rumtmbi and homebaking sals the wa ot st albanh church will hold a rum mace unil hombnklns bali in tho parish hall on saturday june 6th at 3 oclock tea nerved everybody welcome minister stipend lhcratd at a joint naeotlne of tho eldcra and board of jiahageia of- knox church lhat week tno aaluy of hov a c stewart ma the mlniutorwas in creased from 9200000 to 2400000 per annum tho reaolutlon for this in crease was carried unanimously red and white chain store j w jones feoprrleton ecu 2 tins pineapple for lr- hill top english breakfast tea per lb t floor ax per tin ul 3rd to june 9th 35c ervu8 tomatoes per tin dairy butter per lb r corn syrup 5 lb tin butternut wrapped bread we are now hindllng the butternut wrapped bread of the canada bread co it comep in a sealed waxed wrapper which insures cleanlincsj in handling this loaf is sold it the same price as the other bread v airta w j reiij sfrsj gardiner after a brief session of tho execu tive the convention opened at 100 wiui that grand old hymn patth or cur fathera- followed with prayer by sirs earl milton a very cordial- addreas of welcome xtttn delivered by ilxa james syrnon resident ot the acton w c t tj and mrs harrsonuof milton naade a verar gracious arid apiireclative replyz encouraging reports were received from the unions at sundaa oalcvlue aillton acton and the georgetown x the election of officers resulted as xtoifows hon president ma cook oak- wllle president mra w h tuck oalc- advlaosy presldont mra j m eonyea milton 1st vicepresident mrs e aorrl- son milton ind vice- probldent mrs a- t 3brwn acton recordlnsr secretary miss croaaley oakville cerresnondlng secretary mlaa 1 xtoblnson oakvllle txeaaurer mra j h peacock ajllton at twelve ocloclc uie noontide dray- er service was conducted by mrs kcv a c stewauu a plcnlc lunehnraia enjoyed by the delegates and vlsltorer the afternoon session was opened witrt a devotional- period coriducted by sirs x stewart euu1 ot oakvllle who tooked her remarks on1 cor chapter 3 the dundaa union reported that tey had decided it would be desirable tm them to unite with the hamilton xjniia- upon motion- the convention ciiilesed to the request tbe treaautersi report by htbt ftacock of milton showcd the flnan- cm to be in a very healthy condition mtrji pjjjoore llcejmaglatrate dellvered a stirring address on lecw entorcement and trie conditions ot the llilnnr inww in the various provinces to jmprovo the park ho action of the council in having chairman parker call a meeting of cltlseru to discuss improvements at the park will meet with the approval of citlscns generally tho meeting called for ftlday evening will no doubt be well attended and bring forth many desired improvements walker lodgastjsit kitchener over a score of the rhemberb of tho acton masonic xjodge motored to kitchener on wednesday and paid a fraternal visit to the brethren there they were accompanied by r vr bro ernest barraclbugti i dg mt ot glenwllllamtf the acton degree team put on tiie second degree at tho lodgo meeting they were highly compli mented upon their success m women institute medina 8 persons injured in motor collision ls5rs rmswarle j dont- try to make the old screen door do if it is shabby nothing will detract as much front the genjeral appearance of your home as an illfitting and wornout screen door the tost pfanewbneis not much and we have a ttice rangtr6feafgns t0 chijose from the price range from 200to 425 various jiyeai- iffcurllw the standard sliding wooden criqjis tr jdjfferent sizes- atit thallmeltalscrethat alloys the raising of the window without moving the screen nricc3 from 40c to according to size v 1 r i v t vou vill find oufr stock of gifts suitable for june brtdes the very bestfto choose frbm suggestions sire plentiful ifyoii come to jpifr store and they include silverware cut glass graniteare aluniiirimwiirc etc of tho bomtnioa ho said tho w c tj hud done much to bring about tlio healthy oondltlona exihting in on tjirio and cxhortdd all by tholr in n lie nee to continue their valuably in atructtonaand eirorjtb and to bo ready to aaatst in tho norcement of the low wherever powlbl mrs peacock reiiderod a vocal rjum ber which waa much enjoyed bdisa mccorklndale of australia was the sneaker ot the convention sec address was highly lnterewtln and lnnplrlnic she tressed tho need of continued education of the youth of the land as he most effective zneens ot matnteiianc of dry letria- latton meissea black and adama rendered a baatlful duet r tuck read ttie very conopre- borialve report of the plan o yrork committee which waa adopted a resolution expressive of apprecio cjbi of the faithfulneaa and succaas ot tiie work of inspector reevoly and prvlnclal constable fewtrell waa eussed unanimously tho white ribbon tea at 630- mm atn occasion of pleasant social inter- ecu me and was enjoyed by a largo corrpany rev r e zimmerman ba the minister of the church conducted the dovotlonal service in which rev ii- oldwell and mr j m denyes took twrt mrs caldwell the retfrlng presi dent presided at thia aa welt am at thf previous stbblona of the day xhe choir of th church sans an antriem iti heavenly love oblditig miss mccarkinduae of auatraua tlen airake moat lntexestlngly resrpect- i rg her country she dwelt aj length on physical social and other oondl- tjona prevailing li comparlgon with the old country and with canada she warned th ivebple to beware of the dangers of loalng by political xakh- oevres anything antagonistic to gkd o any good cauaehun within it the sreds of us own destruction kins 3lccorkndafta addresses were fall of kren interest to all t mrs gardiner sang a beautiful iwm- tw some of these days a feature of the sroceedlnga ws the oiiatentatloi by mrs penyea to the convention of miss dorothy kennedy of illlton hlgrh school who was the tinaiotbftflrstirto wltti her essay aiter beina present ed with the county ftrlse utaa ken- nrly read her easny to the corapetl- tinra l r in her presidential address- mxs cnldwell was inapt rational in her theme and offered- a challenge totll to fresh endeavor in the effort to acetfhi- gilish effective results a ladles trio was enjoyed visitors gave ample evidence of- aiirectatlon of the hoapltallty offered txy the indies ot the church and f t local union j at a tfttfpi mee qf t gainei 9 t pw ft nnwwww of a afgri qmnarjy ahpwt flaqhra ir- l ptopae jtpp algna to bo oircfefl tn mtm indt wflln 8treeta the prlco qufitrd for thea all metal algjas wnii 41s and twenty algna were ored and will he ereoted am aoon as thev- liytftw la naaaed the council qn thalr ap -of- the-eo- oiwutlve sitlrtt ahowti by the qaielph city cdunoll in aubrnutlng designs of vrtnsjtdrrehlflshi bout securing theuit tney also fur rinried a copy of cftjslptis bylaw gov- ernlns the ruling aor the guidance of acton council in vrepajdng their- by- t he regular meeting of the wtrmelta institute will be held on xueaday june 8 th at 230 sharp in the parjsh hall following it ow summer meet- in will be held at 3 ocloclc mish jean c smith otpowaasan will apeak oh hofr women can teach good citizenship- come and hoar a good talk everybody welcome i good programmes blsckamith shop change hands drlr thomas rumley haa sold his blacksmith shop at the corner of mill street and park avenue to mr geo cowie an experienced blacksmith of richmond hill mr cowie hasalso purchased the fine residence o mr e ryder on forft avenue facing lake avenue mr cowie and family have been highly esteemed in richmond hill they will be cordially welcomed to their new hornet mr harvey sells his farm mr john harvey has sold his farm lot 28 first llno head of fairy ijke to mr joseph creech of toron to a commercial traveller tho fam ous wood lot the breexea or tit nsebapquet its indian name is on hhe north- east corner of the prop erty many a happy plcnfohaa bdoi held there and it has been the si to of numerous summer campn mr w j 3 starrett formerly of brampton is farming the property this year an enjoyable fishing trip mr- h bshorey munoger of the bank of montreal and mr j si mc donald managrer of the sole leather tannery made an excursion to brace- bridge lust week to lure speckled trout in a favur u m when ho was a resident of that com munity they hadta vory latlstfactory experience and secured some fifteen speckled beauties which gave them wellfllled creels bud aocured one trout which tipped the scale at four one of the new busses on trie line tlirougfc here struck by millt truck a heartrendering accldont occurred on the centre road about seven mllea below brampton laat wednesday nfternopn when a heavy motor truck driven by levi giirbutt of brampton and the kitchener toronto bus mak ing its afternoon trip to the city which passed through aton at 230 oclock collided within 73 yarda pf mr dun- tons gate causing serious injury to eight persons as far as can bo ascertained go-r- butt waa ascendins the rise from tio south preparatory to taking tho elope to the hollow and thk bus was do cendlng tho hill on the north gottlng ready for tho slope on that side an there aro deep ditches at cither side of the load at this point it is poa siblo that both drjvera were keeping fuirly close to the centre of tho road and that either one was waiting for tho other to draw over carbutt sayb that ho did not realize that the mot ors were so close until the crash the bus driver savys that he has no recollection of the meeting of tho ve hicles whatever when the two ponderous motors came together there was a terrific crash and the chairs of the bus were thrown fro their moo on tha floor to the front of the bus passen gers being all mlxel up with the furri- 4ure itnd one- an la social and personal pounds and 160k hlma iniud iwunty minytetfjlght to land of course some loco fishermen will consldor this ftsh story hut knowing the above pair of managers for their exactitude we place full credence in their story a day of thanksgiving next sunday june 6th 4s to bo ob served hv the congregations of the united chiirch throughout the do minion as a day of thanksgiving in a otjrcular addressed to the ministers and congregations of the united church of canada rev dr george c pidgeoni moderator of the general council f appeals for the observance of sunday os a day of thanksgiving prayer and intercession throughout the 0nlted church which according to the statistics accompanying the clrcu la r has a membership of 700000 with an adolescent enrolment of 600000 more the church ministers to up wurds of loooooo people more than 12000 teachers ofllcers lenders and workers are- giving their voluntary service in sunday school and young peoples work and tho united church could ui6 immediately 25000 more postmaster matthews diaoentinuss talagraph 8ervic the dominion telegraph office which has been operated in acton post office for upwards of sixty years un der the various names of the mon treal telegraph company the great north- western telegraph company and the dominion telegraph company 13 to be discontinued on the 1st of juner the telegraph business wilt hereafter be operated at the office of the canadian national railway sta tion the removal of thel telegraph from the post office severs a long- continued cohyenlence when mr james matthews was the postmaster he had the proud distinction if- being the oldeat telegrapher in office in can odor post office buajneas has grown bo that mr j chester mat thews the present postmaster eels that it la due to the public to give the whole attention of his staff to postal matters and has discontinued the telegraph ing department in tho intereat of post office efficiency the selravin knox church the sldfahldqed- tea un der the auaplceevof knox church ltidioe aid in the sfhool room of the church oknondny evening was an en- jyabjeuttajr thetrfjgmniowaa anunusually varied one- and it had naich of merit the entertainment wa provided by the following cjaortainera ifr andrew fvunk and mjbh june of nttssugnweyo ln vocal and instru- mcnthl duets and miss juno in reci tations ha akj 1 ung brothers acton whoj also gave musical numbers kfra alex l ftnd mlsq addta tfur gye infrwln luetflw nuthberar mr j nicfti i8ui jeaale anderson twid vs wrw mw mjoh atnlmttio mlesa laralns wilfton and llmafc vvoodlal uau charlie lands- borough gavi a cornet solo and misses annlei modotiald and jessie mcgregor a duet mlases l jean orr viola rumley and nellie hall were- the accompanists of the evening the pro gramme uroughout was interesting ami enjoyable thsrefreshmentu were soirees were the popular form of en tertainment each person wuahund he or she was to have for supper and a tea cup as they paid their admission fee and entered the school robni the toomwasiarllatlcally dacorattod foftho occasion luv mi buwart ridea travelllng with two little children managed to hug them close to her and to brace her feet at the time of the impact getting oft with some cuts nnd bruibcs while the children wore but very littlo hurt the driver of the bus vonxant of toronto was badly out about the head and when tukon to peel memorial hospital was unconscious he is now recovering he was able to speak at 930 on the day of the accident but was very weak erom the immense amount of blood ho had lost leonard veuder of detroit a young man about 25 yeura of age was also taken to brampton hospital very much dosed by the shock and his injuries but fro htnawinuch better mrs j h stephenson toronto who had been visiting at the home of her parents mr and mtrs j w kennedy georgetown was tajien to the general hospital toronto suffering from four fractured ribs and injuries to her back mlsa victoria cotton also of toronto had injuries to her lower limbs and was badly shocked two other men were hurt one being pro vincial constable carroll of kitchen er who received treatment at the hos pital nnd later went to his friend tho other receiving medical aid and hurrying- to catch at train for chicago for which purpose ho had taken the trip to toronto on the bus the in jured passenger ore now making good progress toward recovery the two motors were badly wrecked they camo together at a right angle at the west side of the road and the force of the impact was demonstrated by the appearance of the front ends of both the truck and bus after tho culllslon -the- engine of the bus pno df the l models w cut night out of the frame while the engine of the milk truck was rammed back into the chassis xovt- darbutdrivorof the motor truck that collided with the bus ap peared in the police ctjwrt at-bramp- ton on monday morning oh it ehnrge mr earl coopor of guolph was home over sunday mr robert scott of kitchener was homo overthc weekend miss ifern brown visited friends in toronto over the weekend mrs allcen fleury spent a few days with acton friends last week mr ray gamble of detroit spent the veokend at his home hone mr james mckinney qf norvnl visited acton friends on- sunday mr charles gibbens of detroit spent hhe weekend at his home here air l c mcmillan of detroit sfent ti weekend at his homo here mr leonard rfdgway of detroit spent the weekend hero with friends mr and mrs alfred soper visited friends in gait and preston last week mr william icaloy of detroit spent the memorial day holiday at his home here mrs wm johnstone is visiting ylth friends in london and windsor this week mrs james mcdougall of alton visited friends in town during the week mr arthur kelley of detroit spent the weekend with his friend harold kennedy mr hector macdonald of detroit visited at his home hero over the weetcehdi mr john kihnalrd of guelph was in town uu wcuii euewliig old great sale at ancestral home the lares and penates of the smith household disposed of by auction acquaintances mr harold kennedy of detroit and miss margaret spent the- weekend at their home here rev and mrs sawyer ox st a bans church spent the weekend with friends in ihanrtlton mr jack robertaqn returned to jbrccebrldgo after spending his holl- dcyw at his home here mr a robertson of hamilton visited the homo of mr and mrs john harvey over tho weekend messrs francis stephen and pat rick murphy of detroit spent the weekend with friends here rev r b zimmerman and a t mann esq attended the meeting of guelph presbytery on tuesday mr john cook mr harvey cook and mr harvey walker of guelph spent saturday with acton friends mr and mrs- w j gordon and chil dren ofgu4p4ivspent sunday at the home of mr ojnd mrs g h brown mr w d forbes of toronto was a sunday visitor at tho home of father mr n forbes church street miss vora harvey and mra a a- somervllle of toronto teaching staff spent the weekend at their home here mr laird mcdonald of detroit waa a weekend visitor at tho home of his father mr r m mcdonald willow street mr r j gardiner and mr jack gardiner of orangevllle spent sun day at the home of mr and mrs john harvey miss mary clarrldgo of barrister jirmers ftlce has been confined to jo4ulhomo for jurfortnightwithobad attack of quinseys mr and mrs a t brown have been attending- the annual convention ot crlmlnul negligence no plea was entered and the case was adjourned for one week word was received from the solicitor for mrs stephenson toronto thatbl client will be n bed for six months because of injuries to her spine pomce court news last thursday marked an event of kteri interest in the annals of loca1 hlktory for several weeks the execu tors of threul eatute and tho execu tors of the porsonul property of fulr- view place the ancestral homo of the sidney smith family for three gonora- tione had by placards and newspaper advertising informed the general pub lic lhat the property and the house hold heloneinga would be offered tor sale hy public auction on thursday may s7 rr thursday dawned bright und warm and summery and crowds assembled from a wide area from a wider area perhaps than ever before attended a dlbperalon aulo in acton tho visitors camo from toronto and guelph from milton and georgetown from oakvllle and klafiara falls from colllngwoodl and orangoville and from numerous other points thoy came with varied objects in view some to visit for the last time tho home wrier o they had been guests during the past fifty or sixty years others with a view of se curing some article of furniture brio- brae er other article as a memento of the home and family whose fellow ship and hospitality they had enjoyed dealers in antiques and private citl- xttis were present to pick articles use ful or- decorative the value of which hiyjlrt lie ago uf urerattlcje the porlodtv 1 pr the ontario hetall druggists asao ciufon in toronto this week measra a jg n tnhti unn eighteen local storekeepers were mjmmoned to appear before magis trate watt guelph charged with an infraction of the bylaw with respect to awnings which the civic law re quire to be feet 6 inches clear of the sidewalk cheater davidson of florida did some mora joy riding on burlingtons streets one day and then took to the country highway constable dellmor took hlnri in hand and anally caught him hear lowvlhe after he had ditch ed his car ho came before police magistrate barr and was fined 100 nnd costs magistrate weir of kitchener last wefck sentenced h j oberele of klora and william oneill of presten to one week each in jail for driving autos while intoxicated oberele who it is ullcgedi drove 42 nnllea an hour was alst fined 80 and costs for reckless driving and 30 and costs for bclns tlrunk in a public place and his license was cancelled for one month judge anson spotton guelph- has announced his d with respect to an appeal by sana sabra against t sentence of one month in jail and 4 fmu of s0o imposed on him by mag t si rate watt on january 23 when he wan found guilty ot keeping liquor for sale- confirming th magistrates de cision louis veronl and george cur- rere who pleaded guilty to like of fences and who vvere given blmuar sentences on the understanding that their convictions would depend on the outcome of the sahara appeal also go to jail it is reported that veronls pluce was the source of supply of more than one bootlegger in the country around tor seveeral yearn a considerable quantity is known to have conic to certain dealers in acton baseball fiasnpens acton defeated hlllsburg 83 in a oamhifrtnyaftw- noon the baseball noason opened in acton lubt saturday with the local 11 lac pluylng against hlunburg th ac tori lineup had some okitlmers and some newcpmera n ti uneup noll qlbbona fthd 41111 wawn were the acton pltohera and frank gibbons did the mcelvlnj irvhlte was at first lelnhrnun at second base gqrdon huffman short stop and l maaalea at third base the outfield waa cover- 4 by hollo way john kentno s mackie and drone- the game was a kood exhibition ot ball and the acorepf 83 was no indi cation otv the cloiieneus of play a de cision on the tornxntion- of- a league haa nut been settled this year acton plays iohihaburg at the tournamont unique jtoa hilsuur tea always make good contestants and actaure the funa of a goodgame and therre during the seaaojtv will be welcomed asatn i garden party at uuttonvlue park ttouday juno 15 further announce stent nxt week and mrs a t- brown were in kltch erei on sunday attending the funeral ot the late mra edward matthews mr and mrs colin mcnieand mr george myles or detroit motpred to acton and spent the weekend at the homo of mr and mrs john harvey mr hutchjpson who haa spent several months with his daughter mrs charles a conway church fit returned home to uxbrldge last week mr ami mrs c a g matthews mr and mrs ehrncst black airs jen nie matthews and dr wg ken- ney of toronto were here on sun day- mr and mrsuw tburt mr and mrsi s f watson master burt and miss irma nrotored to fergus and spent a day with mr arid mrs hubert mann mrs r h wanaborough sirs john mcarthur t p martin and john smith attended the funeral of the late mrs edward matthews at- kitchener on sunday mr j c matthews mrs anna maddock and ivlrs r h wauisbrough were at kitchener on siindiy attend ing the funeral of the late mrsrbd ward matthews mr and mrs john bushnle and mr and mrs williams and two children of toronto wero visitors m saturday a the home of the formers cousin mr alfred soper mr and mrs j mackay of toronto and m issues grace beatrice and ber- nce and master warren were visitors on sunday at the home of mr and mrs alfred soper in which it was manufactured or the rarlety of the materials of which it was corhiposed in this latter group thoro was a number of professional dealers in antiques from toronto and other centres then of course there was the usual large company of buy- era assembled to bid on such articles as they felt were being sold at bar gain figures the beautiful and substantial old stone residence which for nearly sixty years has stood as ohe of actons vory finest properties with its expansive lawns and shrubberies and rare old grove with the productive gardens in the rear was offered but nobldjwas received which reached the reserve price of 11000000 the highest fig ure- named to the auctioneer won but 760000 consequently no sale was i effected the property is lntrlnal- cnlly worth three or- four times the amount offered by the highest bidder- the residence was rebuilt and im proved after the disastrous fire which occurrred at eastertide three years ago and is in splendid condition the disposal of the household- ef fects however was gratifylngly sue- cessful- r j kerr the experienced auctioneer handled the sale with the btat of judgment and there was keen bidding on nearly everything offered there were no reserve bids and noth- inr of tho contents of the residence was reserved with the exception or the furniture silverware statues en gravings and jewellery which hud been bequeathed by will to the survivlngr soiis uid their families as soon as any article of antique or unusual design was offered by the auctioneer it was promptly observed that the antique ideajera were alert anrt ibuil they jaxe reyaluessjoceaftt furniture rugs etc which tho ordin ary buyer at a sale could not appro- ciato or would not buy were quickly hstedby thesedealera somearti cleb of furniture the coverings ot whic were badly worn brou ttouute fiira quadruple the prices at modern articles in perfect condltlon- the rre walnuts naahogany teak- wood witlf their intricate carving did not escape the professional eye the roods offered came down fromo severaj sources there were ploceot of itho original furnlshlngrs of the- new- homo when opened by sidney smith 3r the paternal grandfather there were articles which came down fromv the home of col and mrs allan the mate pool grandparents and there were the gathered household goods oc a lifetime which were prised by mr- and mrs charles sidney smith these were dispersed among hundreds of purchasers and many conslder- themselves fortunate in the articles they wrere successful in bidding in the interests of the real estate were superintanded by a representative oc tho chartered truat company thjaex- ecutora thereof messrs h p moore and william gowd v are the executors of the estate of the late mrs c s smith and gave ttrairittenton totherdtspotraiofthe personal effects of the estate mr and mrs w f mosaics miss myrtle nnd master billy came up from toronto lust week and spent the holiday at the home of mr and mrs je3 b burt dolly varden mr j c matthews postrpaster leaves today 1 for denver coll on a tlueo weeks iiollday he will spendy his vacation with his son james and hu brother a b matthews cashier ot the colorado fuel and iron co mr george sopjtr jr left on tues day for rochester where he will take a position georges many friends wish him abundant success in his new home he jvns a worthy citizen of hla native town and made himself useful here v mr robert coxe of nassograweya who had the misfortune to looso a npger of his left hand through blood poisoning is- now -making- eftod pro gress toward recovery although the injured hand is still causing him con- aicetublo trouble mr and mm john flynn mlsa aiigella and mr edward of buffalo n y- sefirt a few days at the old homestead here during the week they enjoyed greatjy the drive through the fruit district of the niagara pen insula iibemg blossom time the nbw albert college thn united church toaiiumt fjnan olal ftponlblllty important ohangen in the adminis tration of the una new albert college brllevlllo lire foreshadowed the united qhurcli is taking- over hhe cllesevanuillllaeottrr4edrhnrfder united church nnuncing a nexv lirln cliiui will be numed shortly th bcv da h will fc p dent moritu aqd will be slven a wry important work to do- in carrying on- his ideals with rospect to tiie hear alhert which taorcaftor will be a atocondary collage far bays ealy ji m ii i w m another bus en smashup sptcisal bus carrying acton ladies to burlington collided with on tuesday morning twenty mom- hera of acton womens institute left hero in a special bus to attend the an nual convention at burlington they hail a most enjoyable drive down the mountainside through the county town and on to palermo at this vll- togo thodrlvcr of tlao hus slowly essayed to cross dundas street high way 2urr wright of london driving a mclaughlin sedan solng westward from toronto ran full into the fr0nt of the bus with serious results the mclaughlin sedan was badly smashed the mother of the driver sustained two fractures of her right arm and was otherwise painfully in jured his father waa badly shaken up the front of tho bus was badly wrecked and the cosine put out o buslnesa fortunately the ladles in the bun escaped serious injuries but two of them sustained painful sprains and bruises miss emma hawthorne had rter flight thigh and leg badly bruised alrd is underthedactoro care- aud 2afrs william 3ayers sustained contusions on her loft arm and should er- anottio bua waa phoned for and i arrived at palermo in the course of ara hcur or so and conveyed the ladies to tho convention at burlington the bus for the return trip was howeyor mine tardy in reaching burlington to cdnvcy the ladies batck home agaln- for four solid hour after tho conven- 3 vi tioh tsiey sautfidat the union church be tore its arrival it was- two oclocic yeaterday morning before acton wan readied the ladles wero all quite positive that mr hubbard the driver of the bus was in no way responsible tor the accident arid propared a document kettlnst out thlu tact tho driver 0 thebedan hus had previous experlenc- oh in xvrecks und laut was in one when his mother was with him and sho sus tain eti a fractured shoulder on that occasion vtluatil- real estate changes handa mr flars house on church sti has fa a 1 vf palit rumjoja blacksmith nhop to qoorgo owte of richmond h1u and bdwarcl kders hbuao on parlt avenue to gc- cnwl these sales wore mado by it j knra rial state m t 1 1 1 1 ii ii iimifiw mi w i n i nil mu i