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wfot ftss fitfysecond year no 6 thursday morning august 5 1920 acton ontario canada thursday morning august 5 1026 single copies five cents the acton united church op canada minister rev r e zimmerman b a pdfsonaeo willow street 1000 am sabbath school sosaion 1100 a in itcv ii g crollcr of tnvlbtock 700 p m itov h g crozier presbyterian knox church acton minuter rev a c stewart m a manso willow street 1000 a m sundny school 1100 iloibw dr w m kunna- win toronto ont 700 p m rev dr v m kannn- wln strangers leaving address with ttio- ushcra will bo called upon ty ho pastor the baptist church acton 1000 a m sunday school 11 00 a m service 700 p m service- thursday 745 p m prayer moot lne and b y p u all wblcoile special notices advertisements in this column j centi per tord minimum cbtrgc ytc per insertion lost in or near tho united church on sunday evening a pair of goldframe spectacles finder kindly leave at free press office for sale solid cherry door complete with hinges and lock deal door with lock set of heavy verandah steps ver andah door framo and glazed skylight box 10 free press for sale 1 linoleum rug nearly now large size and 1 kitchen cabinet table with out top will hell at a bargain if taken at once apply mrs g a dills phone 131 frederick st auction sale e greenway main street acton will hold a clearing auction sale of valuablo household effects including walnut and oak furniture on satur day august 7 nt two oclock it j kerr auctioneer- card- of thanks mr a- light o and family wiah to thank their neighbors and friends for their many kind acts and words of sympathy in their recent sad ber eavement in the ions ot the wifo and mother of the homo mabel lk5htle property for sale for quick sale tho houae and lot of the late mrs george storey bower avenue central and excellent loca- 1 hon water electric light houso in good ropalr apply j bell executor 53 acton windm1ul for sale toronto windmill and pump for sale in good condition 55000 cash if taken at once apply w a marshall r it no 5 milton phono 156 ring 12 milton strayed 4 yearling cattle 3 heifers and 1 steer nearly nil red etrayed from the premises of tho undersigned on the evening of august 1- any informa tion loading to their recovery will bo suitably rewarded 63 s j swacichamer phono ft8 r 2t1 r it no 2 acton tenders for shingling tenders will bo received ty the undersigned up to saturday 7th of august at six oclock for shingling tho parsonago of the united church specifications will ho shown upon ap plication to the secretary tho low est or any tender not necessarily ac- n a e nicklin screlary of committee congratulations miss you were lucky in getting lo cated so well and co soon after graduating pardon it was not luck it was the training i received at guelph buiinoss college a part of a conversatlonbo- ftween n recent graduate and a friend college now in session students may start any day fall term from aug 30 send in your registration now to quelph business college a l bquck principal and proprietor jhonollfioyv wonderland friday august 6 the enchanted bsbt by peter b jcyne starring jack holt florence vldor and noah beery comctly misfit sailor hociro podge a to z thru khmdom tho flrst of the series of four charleston lessonu saturday august 7 desert price western with buck jones comedy moving day fox news tuesday august 10 hands up comedy lrnmn mtarrlnk ilny- montl orlinth chapter 6 of sunken sllvfr comedy should sailors marry cominq deserl gold ity znni grey rjk5regopyspn the new coat you have needed may be yours now at trifling cost in the august letgo of all the smart coats for women and misses all have been reduced already this season by substan tial markdowns but now they have been brought down to the smallest of figures to send them all away in a hurry many at half prices and some smart styles at even less than halfprice if yotr are one of those thrifty persons who plan their ward robes on the most strict economy and buy when prices are at their very lowest you will find it well worth while fo take a trip to guelph to investigate opportunities like these o lingerie lowpriced pretty crepe gowns orchid blue pink sun- 1 ofjk ny yellow ipljt more crepe gowns white and colors witfy contrast ing color trim- qq mings 77c dimity gowns white and colors some with tq crepe pyjamas white and colors with d ak color trimmings vltfv dimity pyjamas blue peach yellow pink with con trasting col- tf1 1 a broadcloth slips white black and colors d- oq each jlj dimity slips white and wanted shades cq special at jic satinette slips another good value at white cotton gowns regu lar 150 lines in a qo special clearance 70c childrens gowns in white and colored dimities 6 to 14 years special values at 98c 69c in the wallpaper department borders for painted walls regular 8 and fo cents z 30c bedroom papers regular up to 30 cents single 1 fj roll clearing at ioc wallpaper remnants of popular patterns clearing these days at half price guelphs leading and largest store d e macdondckrlroxtlllc daily closing 530 p m excepting wednesday at 120 noon and saturday at 930 p m friday and saturday special climax bug killer 20lb bags only regular lo0 for 85c graniteware the preserving and pickling season usually finds the need of some new utensils especially in enamelware here we show you a very complete line of red seal ware dark grey in color well finished and durable at very attractive prices v w d talbot phone 76 we deliver main street just around the corner free press job printing is always neatly done something xjveie the rotarex electric vacuum cleaner jvibt imagine an electric vacuum cleaner with all attachments complete for 2750 this mnchlno has greater suction than any other machine on tho market yon will havo to see this machine demonstrated to appreciate its real value it carrvlea the name guarantee an nny other electrical cleaner and is manufactured by the apex electrical manufacturing co it is one of the handiest of vacuum cleaners and can be used conveniently for cleaning tho insldo of clobcd curs or other placen not easily gotten nt by other cleaners coal oil stoves florence automatic 3burner 1650 new perfection with with lataat improvement 2800 nesco perfect 2500 ovens for oil stoves from 485 to 850 all large sies symons hardware mill 8feeet phone 49 r waterworks and hydro combined the taxes for 1926 to be paid at the hydro shop a special meeting of the council was hold jointly with tho hydro- electric commission on wednesday evening last for tho purpose of con sidering mr rclds resignation of all his duties and also to consider whether the operation of the water- w orks department could be handled by tho hydro department until the end of the year when a vote would be taken on the subject by tho ratepayers with reference to a commlsion to con solidate the two departments ad the counclllprs and reeve mason were present it w moved unanimously that mr itelds resignation of all his munici pal duties be accepted said resigna tion to be effective as from j ily 31 1926 each councillor recorded is ap- prevalpr the resolution hydro commissioner king spoke against the hydro comfalsion taking over the management of the water works system he thought that the commission- should not shoulder tfuch a responsibility until it is voted on by the people ho said however that he would be quite willing to abide by the wishes of tho majority of tho uiqmbcrs of the commission moved by e t thetford seconded by p holmes that mr reld super intendent of waterworks having re signed the management of the water works systen that tho management of the said system be handed over- to tho acton hydro electric commis sion as from july 31 1926 carried moved by e t thetford seconded by c e parker that the taxes in future be paid at the hydroelectric shop and that the receiving and book keeping be done by the hydro electric commission and that r j mucpther- son be tax collector carried this plan of administering the waterworks and hydro system under one head is no experiment numbers of the munlclimlltles of ontario have adopted this puuxwith much satis faction the town of trenton la a notable example of this mr fred adaett formerly of guelph has super intended both utilities for a number of years with marked success and at considerable saving of finances to the town the golden jubilee a red letter epoch in the history of the united church of canada acton tho services- commcmoratlnk tlu opening and dedication of tho united church acton on sunduy and mon day foimed an occasion of iare his toric interest keen interest was felt in all the proceedings not only by the members of the present congregation but by tho largo number of former members who came back for tho golden jubilee services in tho old homo church the committee made a very happy choice in the special preachers select ed for tho occasion inasmuch ns thoy connected in a very effective manner tho period covered by the fifty year3 since the erection and dedication of the present church rev t albert moore d xgcneril secretary of the united church of canada was a son of this church was connected with the fiekk pkkss when the church was erected and opened and was present at the dedication ser vices by the rov dr ives of now york and rev george v calvert the years man is ono great brother hood and tho church is a great out standing organization to help all the work and opportunities of the united church were strongly emphasized and he said tho mission fields of tho unit cd church were so broadly scattered over the earth that the sun never sets on them more than two hundred new charges for christian sorvlce have been opened since tho consummation of the united church of canada rarely invo tho ministrations of visiting preachers boon so greatly ap predated as was 4he case on this oc cusfon tho appropriateness of the hcrmoni tho fervor of the speakers the feeling of references to tho work ers of former days and the success achieved touch rospahslve chords in tho hearts of the hearers and caused all to feel that the golden jubilee was an epoch of outstanding interest and importance testimony was borneto the heroic men and women who pion eered in this community and laid the solid foundations worthy tributes were paid to the faithful and cour ageous men who ministered in word and deed the work of tho church choir in conducting tho service of praiso throughout these services was regard ed as magnificent there were thirty voices and the anthems two nt each social and personal surface drainage to be improved in the section of mill street and bower avenue at the c n r property the regular session of the council on tuesday evening had all tho coun cillors present and reeve muaon pre siding thclflnancc committees sixteenth report recommended payment of tho following uccoujits v general accoukt a c cripps cartnge stephen coxc haullner gravel beardmore co digging drain bell telephone co services canada metal co heat for the cemetery h a coxe supplies acton frek puess advertising etc acton hydro commission sup plies and installing of ilrc alarm 1g 00 08 80 3 00 35 18 00 1 30 24 90 1g2 03 waterworks account canadian brass co supplies neptune metre co supplies h a coxe supplies acton hydro commission sup- 297 34 28 3g 44 44 25 50 18 very successful civic gala day crowds of visitors assembled for l civic holiday programme the united church acton ont miss etta dills wus home from tor onto over tho holiday miss daisy folster is visiting friends at niagara falls mr and mrs malcolm mclean wcr at lindsay over the holiday mr howard stat ham bracebrldge spent the holiday at his home here mr and mrs j p macpherson of toronto are visiting acton relatives mr mtllford smith of gore bay visited acton friends over tho holi day mr richard somervllle of london visited his mother and sister this week mrs b v kcnyon of kitchener spent the holiday with her acton friends miss orls mcdonald is spending her vacation with friends in windsor and detroit miss clara ebbnge toronto made a short visit to the old home town on monday the misses tovell toronto were guests of miss mamie masales over the weekend mr ray gamble of highland park mich is spending a few holidays at his homo her mrs w h strasser of guelph spent the holiday at the home of mrs thomas statham rov ok tyler of coatlcook que has been visiting at mr t p martins during the week mr and mrs n pjtfolam motbrcd to sam la and visited friends there during tho weekend miss m given of guelph is visiting her grandparents mr and mrs thus martin victoria avenue mrs enoch statham and mr sttui- ley statham brantford spent tho holi day with acton relatives mr and mrs b f caldwell and family of richmond hill visited with friends in town last week mr h r burling of milwaukee isspondjng his vacation at iho orne of mrs thomas statham mx and mrs w t burt attended the funerul of mr william blnglan georgetown on wednesday dr and mrs hawke and babe of port arthur were guests of jtfrond mrs a t brown this week mrs sidney oram has been here this week visiting her father mr oliver lasby who is ery 111 mrs thomas chpwn of barrio and mrs a 63 wallace of orangoville visited acton friends on tuesday rev- george w barker was tho guest of mr and mrs a t brown during the golden jubilee services mrs d c russell and miss jessie returned last week from their visit with relatives ut rlohards landing- mr und mrs f vklng and son leslie of hamilton motored to acton on the holiday and spent it with mr and mrs w h hall rev and mrs r e7- zimmerman and children left on tuesday on a motor trip to quebec province and thence through vermont hnd other states mr and mnr shirley watson and children and mr and mrs ross burt motored to brcslau on sunday and spent tho day with mrl und mrs ii dedols mru robert bennett and mfss mlnnlo leave today on a visit to rela tives in ottawa miss bennett will spend holidays with friends at tho nirteou lakes mr and mrs a e laing rock- wood announce the engagement of their daughter henrietta pearl to jack a tortls guefpb the marriage to take place early in august mrs rev j a wjiaon antf mjijaes jean and marjmret of toronto anft dr mcquhvray of wpybura sak were guests of mr and mrs m sic- lean bower avenue qn friday mr and mp jam4 mackay mr rae an mter warren misses qrhce beatrice and bernlce mackay and miss marie gahih f toronto apen sunday u the homo of mr alfred sonei mr and mura fred maolenn nrtd blhy of chcsley wore guents at mr and mra vni juhnntones during the week mr- mftchjart has returned bu mrs maolean and blly will remain for the week 1 mn w h flood superintendent of standard tube co wooditook and mrs flood were guests at the home of mr and mrs george chapman knox avenue this week their niece miss joyce accompanied them pastor fifty years ago rev george w barker minister of graco united church toronto the other preacher on this occasion was the highly esteemed and successful juistor of the church twenty yearh ago his ministry was fruitful in many wuys and was l blessing to the church and its people both these honored preachers ac knowledged in very grateful terms the blessing this church had been to them dr moore spoke of hlsboyhood days in the church of which his father and his grandfather had been official members how the church honored him by taking the important step which led to his entering the christ ian ministry he also referred to his close association with the church and congregation throughout the inter vening half century ttov mr barker in u very unique manner related how tho acton church hnd affected his life when a boy tit home away back forty years ago a young minister had been stationed on the circuit in which his father and mother resided when a lad at liomf he had been influenced by this minis ter gave his life to god and finally entered tho christian ministry and that minister was rev t albert moore thus the acton church had influenced his life ions before tho happy four years ho had been the pas tor of tho congregation tho golden jubilee services opened with a fellowship service ut 1015 on sunday morning even at thlh early hour the former members now living at other points began to assemble cordial welcomes were extended and rich fellowship enjoyed this prayer and praise service was a fitting feat ure of the jubilee services with their happy reminiscences and tho spirit of thanksgiving and reconsecratlon numbers of those present took part in tho service lt brought back vivid memories of similar services which had characterized so generally ho methodls typp of earlier years at eleven oclock rey- r 13 zim merman h a tho pastor opened tho public services with appropriate woru of welcome to the visiting hosts and explanations respecting the jubilee services of he two dayh rev mr- barker preached at thin service a sernion full of power and inspiration his text psulni 42 4 when i remember these things i pour out my soul in mc was aptly chosen nhd very appropriately ap plied he asserted that memory is mans recording angel installed by god tho records this angel make- for us are accurate in point of fact and interesting if we follow the records correctly an interesting i evlew of fifty years in church and national af fairs was given reference was made to the fact that only fourteen per sons who were members of the church fifty years ago are members of tho acton c toduy interesting comment was made respecting family experiences in the church the growth in national life the growth in church ufei tho leaders in thought and the leaders in personality in the v old home church what is life for save for the growth of the soul was one of the striking remarks of the preacher in this able und remarkable heimoii concluding ho said am tho glory is not in tho past present adjustments should result in that strength of char- actcr which shall bilng the kingdom of chi 1st into the heart of- the people tho spirit of union which was born rn this canada of ours la th greatest event in fifty years of christian ad vancement gqd is uhlng individuals and natipns to wpi k uu his nur jioses at tho evening seivlco bev t albert moore d d after au intro duction oxpreaslng lie very great joy he felt in arucipntlng in the golden jubilee of the ohuroh of ills boyhood his plea mi re in hearing tha choir and his visit to his home town preached a remarkable sermon from john 8 3132 if ye continue in my word then nr ye my disciples indeed and ye him ii know the truth and the truth shall make you free chriu- inn libci ty was hlu thonie home peojile think of christianity as n sort i tondlng i of slavery hut it is ically a thing of sage comi service were exceedingly well render ed tho solos by misses jean ken nedy bertie smith and hazel mason and messrs t r emerson and reeve mason were greatly enjoyed the pastor and the visiting ministers made special reference to this feature of the services an abundance of beautiful flowers graced the pulpit platform and sur roundings two items of special interest were announced at tho morning service j new pulpit bfble tho gift of the sun shine and kings orderlies bible classes of the sunday school reposed on the sacred desk and a letter was read from tho executors of the estate of tho late miss lottie b speight stating that in accordance with the erms of her wiltf 20000 in govern ment bonds were bequeathed to the womens missionary society of the united church of canada acton the golden jubilee banquet on mon day evening was u function of much interest the fourteen members of tho church who were members when tho church was opened were the guests of honor and the commodious banquet tables wero twice filled with former and pi esent members of tho congregation the tables presented a most attrac tive appearance tho floral decora tions were all of golden hue an im mense golden jubilee birthday cake bearing fifty golden candles and dec orations of harmonizing tones occu pied tho place of honor at tho head tabic rev mr zimmerman request ed that each of the guests of honor was to share in lighting tho candles of this historic cake and tho follow ing ladfes and gentlemen shared in this pleasing office mrs thomas el liott mr and mrs david william son mrs james moore mr- and mrs a e klcklln mrs robert wutson miss agnes ferryman mrs w- s holmes and mr and mr h jp moore the only two atsont members of this group of members throughout tho half century weraajmra thomas somervllle and mi3 sarah ferryman the splendid cake which was mado for tho occasion by messrs watson son members of tho congregation was cut by mrs thomas elliott the oldest member of tho congregation present an interesting programme followed the banquet in the church auditorium brief addresses wero made by rov r e zimmerman b a who as pas tor occupied tho chair and by rev g w barker of toronto fervent messages of appreciation congratulation and good wishes were lend by revs zimmerman and barker and a e nicklin j p from the following former pastors and mem bers rev j c stevenson pirla rev amjhmrs r s e large m a b d gravenhurst rev and mrs i m moyer port colborne rev and mrs charles hackctt tara rov and mrs j culp reno nevada rev a lloyd smith b a b d brampton rev j lavell smithba b d toronto itov and mrs j ralston brown r a rlmbey alla mrs rev joseph udgeptoronto john b cameron gloventvllle n y howard f oram montreal j- c jphnstqn toronto mr and mis thomah perry mua and mrs lave toronto john s coleman stevens point sfn mrs lottie bewa baker- vaterdown mrs tillle bing ham huberts snult ste marie mrs william bttlatfln sault st mario coi dial messages of congratulation and good will from the session of knox church and rev a c stewart ma wore also read an epitome of tho history of tho church from the settlement here of revs ezra and zcnaa adams in 182g to the present was given in which many interesting events were recalled and lists of ministers und workers given miss bertlo smith and mv gardiner sang boioh which au enjoyed a feature of these interesting ser vices vur the prciientatlan of a nuuvnlr order of sorvlce and pro- kiamm neatly prlntod in blue and gold to the visitors and members nt- t contains the jubilee tnen- mplcte order of service ban 123 22 the report was adopted mr j a smith on behalf of the georgetom lumber co complained tllut the taxes on the new houso erect ed on mill street wero high as the house was not yet completed and this rate was poor encouragement to erect ing new residences upon motion the clerk was in structed to wrlto tho georgetown lumber co stating that a rebate would be made at the proper time to adjust the taxes tho clerk was instructed to have the deed registered covering the piece of land secured from mr c mc laughlin at the knox avcnuo en trance to the park the purchasing of seats for the cemetery and park was considered if the park improvement committee decide to secure this typo of seats the council will be responsible for the payment or six of these seats tho blue prints for the drajnlng of the eastern parts of mill street and bower avenue near tho c n r tracks were received from engineer smith the chnlrman of tho streets and walks was instructed to arrange a meeting with the engineer of the c n r to go into details relative to this work tho clerk was instructed to write the surveyor to have tho measure ments of knox avenue properly check ed up before tho improvements at the park are gone on with the clci lc was instructed to write mr reld requesting that he hand in his hooks in connection with the towns aftaira at tho office of the clerk it was reported to tho council that tho condition of the pumps at the spring needed attention the clerk was asked to write the gould fmp co and have an expert come at once to overhaul the pump the officer now in charge requested that the council examine tho pump and equip ment bofoi e anything was done the council appointed r j mc pherson as building inspector the reeve also complimented mr mc- pherson on tho service he had rend ered the town some of the other duties that havo been carried on by mr reld nre to bp performed by mr mcpherson ujwn motion and carried unani mously in consideration of tho extra- duties lmiosed on mr mcpherson his salary was increased by 15000 per year repairs to the fence and lavatories at the town hall property were left in the hands of chairman parker liberty und freedom jesus hlnihck quet programme nallont fenturori of said he hnd come to uroarh liberty to the captive ho gives- to penltenth a feeling of pardon for aln delivery tut oaptlyea was the ch lef the mo of the ministry of tho muster social conditions nre being improved the application of the golden rule is be coming more general the sermon the chinchs history names of ihone who huvo gone out from the church to the work of tho church at large tho names of those who have been mombcrs of the church through the fifty yearn tho oftlcors of 1876 and of 1021 nnd the nanjhrof the ministers from 1876 to 1926 the bootlegger nobodys friend he defies the law nobody should be his friend hes a vicioui hyprcrite the leading editorial of tho malt and empire on saturday put bootleg gers in the class to which they belong in the following terms there are bootleggers who manage to masquerade us decent citizens it ought to be the special endeavor of government to expose these particu larly vicious hyprocrltes no matter who they are not matter what pre- tenco they make to consideration tho bootlegger is entitled to nothing but the harshest dealing that can bo met ed out to him by tho authorities and if it is necessary to rolnforcc tho provinces protective service by large additions let not tho cost defer tho govermcnt from making a thorough cleanup of the gang the bootlegger is nobodys friend and nobody should be his friend he defies tho law let the power of tho law bo vigorously employed to put him out of business by putting him behind tho bars tho people the foolish as well as tho wise must bo protected from this blood sucker services the following wero register ed mush ruth adams toronto mr and mrs roy brown toronto rev g w barker toronto mrs william brown and miss margaret toronto mrs ettlo barnes toronto miss kate bowslaugh georgetown mr mr nnd mrs john cole and daughter toronto m iss ettlo dills toronto air t r emerson toronto miss gllmour toronto mr william gowdy j p llmehouse dr and mrs a h here ruth and louis markham dr and mrs m hawko und babe port arthur mr and mrs john kltchlng watcrdown misses jean and anna lindsay toronto rov t albert moore d p toronto mr e j moore toronto mr alex matthews brant- foid mr and mrs c a g matthews and children toronto mr and mrs william mcnnbb misses margaret and jessie and master cameron tor onto mr and mrs john mcdowell and son eli in mr nnd mrs charles t mrlam toronto mrsy charlotte mjcdnnuld and mies corlnife hamil ton mr harold- nlcklln and miss kinsman guelph mr arid mrs tf s rice kingston mr and mrs ernest robertson nnd daughter stratford miss bertie smith toronto mrs anna stirling toronto mr and mrs stanley swackhamor erin mr and mrs anson thurston georgetown mr and mrs r l thurtell ingersoll mr und mis eai vincent chatham miss wilson guelph mr harold i wanshrough toronto mr and mrh that tho public of acton and vicin ity huvo real local prldo and com munity spirit was manifested in the splendid crowds that assembled at tho gala day celebration hold in the park on monday actons civic holiday in the morning a ball gumo was played between acton and george town it was a good cioso contest and renulted in a win for gcoigetown by a bc6toof 7 to 3r the jnrtoand composed of members of acton citi zens ba ndj paraded the streets in the morning and put lifo into tho affair at one ocrttak the parade formed up at tho band hall with gcoego lantx as marshal and the bear and italian comic outfit leading they wore fol lowed by acton citizens band and the fire departments new motor truck and apparatus and decorated vehicles and a band of callthumplans tho prize for the best vehicle was given to a o deforest for his 1931 model ford and the prizes for cos tumes went to robert chalmers and harold reld in thoir bear and italian outfit the second prlzo for costume was won by helen mcdonald and the third by mary clarrldge at tho park a list of races and athletic events was run off and prixes were won as follows girls race 8 years and under 1 robinson etta swackhamor boys race 8 years and under mac howard blio maszo girls race 16 years and under margaret grldell ethel james boys race 16 years and under gordon cooper frank cook ladles race 60 yards margaret gilndell eva iroland mens race 100 yards r king a bishop mens relay race c wallers r isloy c stappleton r king george- iownei masales a bishop o coop er ht pepper acton bicycle race a mcgregor guelph r bard guelph mens race 45 years and over frank mcintosh h masales this was followed by a ladles soft- ball game between the g w team of toronto and acton this was a close game and provided plenty c ex citement for tho fans the visitors won by a score of 11 to 10 the btill game between hillsburg and acton did not materialize as jhhltsburg failed to put in an appearance tho band gave a generous contri bution of musical numbers and with the heat of tho day both booths did an exceptionally thriving business for the evening a very enjoyable garden pui ty programme had been ar ranged und tho largest crowd that has attended such a function in acton in years was on hand to hear it harry bennett the comedian has not per formed in acton for some time and his numbers seemed to delight the audience thoroughly miss olivehud son sceley in her soprano and piano salou was pleasing and her accom paniment of the other artists were well executed miss nellie mcuhic violin- late and miss thclma oswin dancer and singer had already won a place hi tho hearts of acton amusement go ers by their performance hero earlier this summer their numbers on this occasion were fully up to the stand ard and were ccn talnly appreciated by tho large audience the acton citi zens band gave a fine programme of selections which everybody appreciat ed rev p sawyer rector of st al- bans church very capably acted as chairman und had tho programme tunning smoothly from start to finish the activity of the citizens band throughout the entire affair was com mented upon on all sides from sat urday afternoon until monday night they wero in tho work of providing ente tainment on saturday after noon tx group of them made a tour of the sut rounding country dressed in comic costume advertising the gala day affair on sunday evening they provided a hacrcd concert in tho town hall on monday morning when thcro had been nothing doing on the streets a number of tho members came out in comic costumo and par aded the streets and in the afternoon and evening thoy paraded to the park and gave a generous programme of musical numbers the dunce on a special platform in tho drill tfhed at tho close of the garden ixarty provided quite an at traction for a large number of people tho hall was crowded with dancers and spectators all evening a local fivepiece orchestra provided the music for the occasion the whole affair was a splendid ex ample of community enterprise there wero willing workers from all classes and organizations in town and all seemed fired with the spirit of doing a worthy work un cooperating in tho general improvement of tho park and its surroundings the committee in charge might well feel gratified with the splendid success achieved for tho affair and the finances secured will warrant the rushing ahead at once of the work of construction of tho new entrances at the park and completing tho improvements in mind o that no mo use may be mado of them this season roove mason in a brief speech at the garden party thanked all for their splendid cooperation and ef fective work in promoting thlh civic undertaking tho fine new booth ercotod by the womens institute was in commission for thu gnui day it is an appreciat ed asset to the plans for tho gonoral improvement of prospect park 1 tho womens institute will hold their mooting at mrs a h bishops on friday august 6th at three oclock jn tho form of a picnlc a good progiamme and everybody wel come expect big harvest throughout was closely related to the of the numbers of former members harold hrlgnall nnd children tor- ehurchs history sit the past fifty and visitors who attended tho jubilee onto great wheat crop now assured from tho prairie provinces following a torn of western can- ndu w l smith of the toronto glbbe former editor of the farmers sun writes thnt ho will bo surprised if tho aggregate wheat crop of the pralrlo provinces falls below 400000- 000 bushels it will not bo surpris ing of the 500000000 mark is nearly reachoil states mr smith and tho danger point ja rapidly passing last yenr no points out the wheat crop of tho pralrio provinces returned approximately 111000000 more than tho crop of 1922 it return ed u9oo0o0o moto than tho crop of 1923 and 138000000 in excess of tho harvest of 1924 good prices for tha limited crop of 1024 and f airily good ones for tho largo one last year the largost save ono in tho jiistory of the west have changed tho wholo situa tion to ne of healthy optimism v i