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x i flhg arton jffrggf rgga thursday august id 1926 a country church cloaroyed and prim with walls or white among tho leaves of birch that tinged but did not atom the llfiht nestled tho jlttlo church all uummer open to the ulr and all that green aqulvcr there about were tender drenmy sounds the stamp of horses feet tho mumbling beos upon their rounda where clover nodded hweet a piping quail the grain lowbent showed where her furtive nuttcrlnffs went 2 next father in the powa long row came urchlnn uternly shod next mother for she planned it so the child who first would nwd laylne when aermontlmooppressod his poppy cheek upon her breast bare stretched your aisle and long your hour to many a childish wight wee church yet rich in holy power you blessed as angels might jjong years have gone our faith is true lonfjt years wovo prayed because of you 0 jeannle pondleton ewlng interesting overseas news gleaned from the acton gazetto of acton middleoxngund owing to pressure of other matter tho usual column of news from the homeland acton iiave been omitted fox several weeks that this feature has been greatly missed ample evidence has oeen given by tho frequent on- qulcles respecting its omission both from old country readers and our canadian home folk te following gleanings will there fore be welcomed by readers gener ally councillor a e hlnton of ioyton and his brother mr h w hlnton of acton ontario who is on a holiday visit tp tho home country he left six teen years ago were guests en the chamber of commerce excursion on friday and saturday the acton conservative association r- continued its street campaign by holding meet ings near tho weaternavenuo hotel east acton mir and mrs preston caretakers at the acton county school for tho past 20 years are retiring in september no less a sum than 127 3fl 2d was collected in acton on the second flag dayjheh in aid of the fuoda for the relief of miners wives and children an application from the headmis tress of the rothschild junior mixed school for a gramophone to accomp any folkdances v was refused at the last meeting of the acton education committee lord newton sir george leveaon- cower and mr murray griffith direc tor of the underground railways made their annual tour of the station gardens on tuesday to judge the prlzo competition idea weather prevailed on wednes day in last week when about 70 mem bers of the staff of messrs clifford evans highstreet acton enjoyed their annual outing to eastbourne william t ball of hanburyroad acton was fined 10s at acton police court on wednesday for using in decent language an interesting feature of a pretty wedding which took place on wed nesday in st martins church west acton was that both tho bride and bridegroom belong to new zealand after five weeks jllness mr her- bert mole newsagent of 18 kings- woodroad acton pasaedaway peace fully on wednosday in last week at tho age of 46 years gordon r wlghtman of allstroo- raad fulham a bus conductor was summoned at acton pollco court on wednesday for allowing an excessive number of imssengers to ho in the vehicle he was fined 20s william h cann of graveroad acton who was summoned at acton police court on wednesday week for neglecting to maintain hla wife and child had a separation order made against htm for 17s 6d a week a defendants explanation that he had to keep an unemployed brother was not accepted by the acton mag istrates on saturday as an excuse for the nonpayment of his taxes and an order for payment was made david osborne or kentroad acton green who was summoned at acton police court on wednesday for em ploying a boy aged 13 years in deliver ing milk without an employment card and during prohibited hours was fined cfsorge maskell 32 a laborer of bramlotoitreet notting dale was fined gs und costs at acton police court on monday for being drunk and disorderly at westernavenue acton on saturday mr j c mcnish has been elected chairman of tho finance committee of the london divisional council of the national citizens union sarah wheeler of somerset road acton green was fined 10s at acton police court on wednesday for using obscene language in actonlane an alarming jcrojm occurred jut yttl- our foremothers had i tho harp of minstrel old or power of bard who lives in story or burning sapphos gift ofsonp to herald forth bravo deeds of glory id tell no talo of knight or king or prince or any of hjs brothers id waste no sentiment on men but slag the pralso of our fore- mothers no fairer theme id ask if i for one brief hour could sound their merit would that the virtuea they possessed we later people might inherit talk not of times that tried mens aouls of bpartan dames or any others history records no grander deeds than might be told of our- fore- mothers who was it in the darkest hours when savage foes around were lurk ing that toiled to keep the hearthstone bright heroic mid thoir- weary working who saw the seasons come and go mid scenes so fraught with untold dangers while homesick longings filled their hearts these mothers in a land of strang ers in celebration of that day when wo again our brains shall bother to tell of all the noble trails that make ua proud of each fore father why may wo not with equal pride include tho mothers in the story and grant some meeds of praise to these who shared their tollh if not their glory this tribute to their worth wcpay believing it n true und candid on that historic quebec hock more hcroineh than herocti landed long may they be our proudest bo8t the world has neon like them no others drink we ths old memorial toast n honor of our dear fnrcmothenf sarah b boiverman and sixty years ago nearer sixty than fifty if i remember correctly john was one of the older membess or tho family ho was a good scholar but in hummer jtimc he would rather nvork m the farm up at his uncle thomuu davidsons than go to school ho ami charlie are about the same age and they made a great team of work ers on the farm john utlll contiuch his visits to tho davidson farm btllove ho was there last week vlien lie was here john fell in love- with- kllle whitley daughter of the latefrhcnuik whitley of nassagaweya andrcicr of daniel who died on saturday list it was a real love match- they vere married in st aibana church wlien tlic- brides parents were active rr-ni- ber in those early days i am not sufojwhether they yyere theflrst coiple joined in the bonds of of holy visd- loctf in that sacred edifice but ttey were nnvong the first at least john chose farming as- his lifework and lit determined at the outset to have a farm of his own farms were offering at attractive prices in the marletto michigan district and he nelcctet hlh homestead oi the herders of the vil- inge his brothertdrn also pur chased a farm nearbjcjtohn and nellie settled in their nowtiotnonnd went to i work they had a happy home john was industrious and ho prospered on the farm and nellie made the homo a real home happi ness reigned three or four children came and they were a blessing to tho home nnd have grown up and made a success of i life the eldest son john is an agricultural university man with pure seed for all farmers as his ob jective his alma mater lla native state his country have all recognized him as a leader in tuia jnmortant en terprise ho has addressed collogo gatherings state conventions con grcsslonal committees demonstrating tho need for pure and improved need and the ercat advantages to the farm er the state und the nation when nil bucome alive to the possibilities of the futuro if his recommendations are carefully carried out young nlcol- sons name is one to conjure wkh in michigan and i am proud that ho is a son of young folks who went from acton to mako their fortunes and ac complished it after a good many years of happy and useful life happiest in the homer but influential for good in the com munity nclllo nlcolson was called to her reward tiers was the happy imssing of a wellspent life but what a blank was left in the home tho loss was- felt everywhere in tho course of time my old friend john feeling keenly the loneliness of the home nfter repeated visits to tho old ontario community led another worthy canadian daughter to the altar miss malvlna black daughter of my rugged friend george black of tho fourth line one of tho most fearless and successful enforcement officers of his day as license inspec tor for halton county well malvlna has alo made a happy homo for my boyhood a friend they have retired from tlft sterner ilu of active farm life jiiui whllo enjoying ihhi essehed rcspunalblllty are by no means in- acttvf in community tservlei thoy go about doing good and bringing cheer wherever they ku 7lr xlcol- son iiractlcajliluughter that she was oa the home farm ia just an practical in her present environment slio la expert in driving horses and equally expert in driving a motor ear in fact on the two or three trips they have already taken in visiting ontario friends this spring und summer mrs nlcotaon baa been thf driver of tho family car throughout the journey hh good to meet these oldtime friends who uro coming week after week to visit the old home town nnd cdmmamlty und have l handshake and chat for old times hiiko comeon home boys and girls for a visit at least no one will be more glad to seo you or will welcome you more cordially than t the difference tho same words do not always mean tho same thing far instance whcn a ship goes on another tack isnt jquite the same- as when un auto mobile boca on another tack 5mm0 harvesters wanted 15 aug 31st going to winnipeg plot m cc p- milt tl points beyond but not of etlnrantoii maclxl and calsry rcturnina fc qo from winnipeg riaa h cent per mite ataiting point towinnipejc 5ept 3rd from station in ontario smith tmslm to nd indudlnc toronto on lmk ontario- shon katf mnd hlcckptrboro lin prom ll stmtlons kjnnton to renfrew junction incluslv from h sttloni burkoton to bobcanmn incluuvi dnnml to rort mcnioou nd aducvnt trrttory i froir all sttlongn townnto from ill stnllom in qnurio south and wt o4 toronto to auid including tfunutodl wcllnnd nu falls and wlndaor w from all station on owen sound walkarton orancavllla tooawatar elora uatowl coderich su marya port burwall and st thomaa dancha from nil stations toronto and north to bolton incluau from nil stations ira ontario on th mlchhjan cantral fara huqumu wlndaor eaaast lehl ika shora chatham waunctdura- taka erf- grand rfvor atnd toronto hamilton a buffado ttallway uatv wlndaoru isunl m sr lav eri novlbara special train service prom toronto ladles and cllllclren opacial cara will ba r a forlaa axdoaiva tun of udiaav cluldran snd thnlr full infortnntlon from may ciriawilani paclflc arit travel canadian pacific acton fall fairseptember 21 and 22 p p acton flro station on wed- nesday afternoon when two commer cial mqtor vans charged into each other headon the engine of one of say this very sane ami grateful poem htrlkeh a responsive chord in my old heart how is it i wonder that pocth and authorm uml historlnnn liuvo ho generally rtwolt uixm the brave and lnfrpm c1flngh of our pioneer fore fathers and been so ollent uh to thf- nulet iicrwlhtont undcrtaklniru und 8ucccshch of our foremothers our forefntboh were all right they were men of courage arid undertook hard work often timid jrreat diseourage- nientn and trying circumstances but what of the part played by out- grand mothers of hundred yearh ago in thin very locality they worked just uh hard an our brtndfathera and gen erally for longer hours each day thoy kept the home comfortable and sen erally attractive prepared appetizing meals often from tho most meagre supplies they bore the added burden of bearing and rearing children who yrere to take the places of the jlon eers and enjoy the fruits of their arduous labors thoy encouraged their husbands when trials and dlbappojnt ments came nnd accidents and sick ness were the lot of the household they generally wero the inspiration to tho strict obkorvajicc of the lovws of god and man and tho establishing of rellgloun services whore the families had the opportunity for learning tho principles of right y living by all means let us remember the praise and gratitude due toour foromothers i heard the other evening at the celobration of the united churchs golden jubilee that this is the cen tennial year of actons settlement that tho adom brother ezra zonas ellphalct and rufus eattlc here in 1826 and that naturally sat my thoughts roaming back to these parly days by tho way that reminds mo that this very week the old town of acton is being visited by one of tho worthy descendants of this adams family so prominent in our- early history mr and mr geor jwesley cook of grandtraplds mich tuxvctbeeii visits the vehicles was completely smashed and the other was much damaged there was no serious personal injury how an acton youth was drawned while bathing in the thames near kow brldgo was described to mr r tcemp west middlesex corner- at an inquiry held at brentford on tues day into tho death of john henry booker 17 2 savhleroad acton green tho elating town prise band oc cupied the acton park bandstand on sunday evening and gave another of tho capital performances for which thoy are renowned mr g havlll con ducted tho attendance was very good and the many acceptable items played wero well received at st marys chhurch acton on saturday tho wedding took place of mr alfred hubert crlchton son of mr and mrs j a crlchton 6 spen cerroad acton and miss flora wini fred jenkins third daughter of u fflw- mrs- w- r- jenkins of -87- wood- hurstrond actom for the nrat time since tho war nrcmbers of the acton chamber of commerce enjoyed a river excursion nbovo windsor on wednesday the trip was an allday one the darty leaving acton o w- r station where the railway company had agreed to stop a train at 926 last year the arts master of tho acton county school mr fir- i butcher conceived the idea of an ox tilbltlon of work iono by puplln under his tuition the headmaster mr q h clarke concurred and a successful and interesting show was held this year trio original idea was enlarged avid on friday a complete display man staged of remarkable scope nnd var iety apart from tho faro all that a days pleasure eed cost at alexandra pal ace on bank holiday is a shilling there are acres of grass nnd flower gardens at alexandra palace and the attractions will include military and naval bands a motor gymkhana well- known concert parties and minstrels conjuring punch and judy ventrllo- iuinl shows dancing on the lawn and huge carnivals im the evenlnsr both t the palace do anae nnd skating rink a worlds talr boating ashing tennis putting greens donkey rlrteh imd fireworks ing friends nnd relatives during the past week mrs cook was minnie adams inhcr girlhood days the eldest daughter of william e adams pumpmoker acton about flfy years ago william adams was the son of lewis adams- who was the son of ellphalet adams one of the four adams brothers who were tho found ers of this comrnunlty one hundred yearsago mr cook is also a de scendant of one of our earliest fam ilies his father was thomas cook for many yearn a resident of acton whose forefather were pioneers on tho sixth and seventh lines of esques- ng township but going back to tho wives and mothers of our first settlers our fore- mothers naturally i have but a very dim recollection of those who came a century ago most of these came rn middle life arid passedaway before had grown up i have distinct mem ory however of those who were matrons or tho homos twenty years or so nfter the adamses camo among these forernothera that i personally knew rflnd ab 1 go up nnd down tla concession lines of the community in my mental sur vey i can readily recall the daltowv and mulhollands and tho gibbons mothers tho campbells and ken nedys the matthews and tho mooresv tlio liasbys and tho cummlngs th halls and tho davidsons the imick- llns and the stauffers tho elliotts and the lambs the swackhamers and snydera ryders and dennys manns and warrens and browns farmers and qaxnblos tho gordon and the coles the wardens and the watsons the miuors and the law- sons the sctotts and the mcleans and numbers ofyotbsrs these were the foremithers who to lied to keep the hearthstone bright heroic mid their weary working who av the senaons come and tso mid scones with dangers lurking history records no grander deeds than wo can tell of our foro mothers i saw anothor jix our former school boy tiero a weok ago john nlcolson of marlatte mich i alwayn remem ber john as a lad with admiration with his pnronts he camo from the shetland isles i think it was on the west coast of scotland between fifty read thsesavings and then buy mceeonal powell mill st acton are staging actons first real clothing furnishing read these savings and then buy collars arrow stiff collars regular 25c 5 for 100 soft collars soft collars reglilpr 38 for 25c balbriggajm underwear 9sc penman balbriggan combinations short sleeves and long legs reg 129 penmans balbriggan shirts drawers reg 75c for and 59c hatchway combinations fine hose regular 95c nnd 125 for 79c regular 75c for 59o regular 39c now 3 pairs for l00 a starting aug 20 straw hats and fine stratw hats your choice d oq vlu f r closing sept 4 th genuine hatchway combinations sleeveless and knee length regular 150 for 129 caps all the better grade caps regular up to 250 for 149 felt hats felt hats regular up to 600 for j 349 sweaters fancy patterns v neck pullover sweaters regular up to 495 for 379 sweater coats fawn and lovatt sweatekgoats 0 oc without collars regular 295 for v3 hajnfdkergrtjefs 2 19c t to our many customers of tliis we take the opportunity of extending our sincere thanks for your kind patronage during our nine months of successful business in acton handkerchlefsregular 15c bqw ties bow tjjes regular 60c for 39c 1j business has been as successful as could be de sired j we are staging this sale tp make room for newer merchandise when we started in business here every bit of our stock was up to the minute new merchandise absolutely no old stock or seconds in any line it is the policy of this store not to carry over from season to season any article we want to serve you with the- newest merchandise in every line we are l i cleaning out all the seasons surplus stock re- gardlessofoureost it will pay you tovisit our store and stock up with your needs ae have listed a few of the riiany savings we have to of fer all the better gradties regular 135 and l5o for 95c i f shirts nearly all of them broadcloth some with collars to match and some with collars attached i regular up to 275 for 19j combinations nobutton combinations good value hq- sleeveless knee length reg 95c for ft merino underwear 129 merino combinations long legs und sleeves reg 159 for merino shirts and drawers regular 79c for 1 65c overalls overalls with bib ettra good quality q blue stripe and black reg 225 for v i work pajnts cottonade work pants extra strong and well made reg 195 169 f pay us a visit f seeing is believing we want to get acquainted with everybody and acquaint everybody with our merchandise yours sincerely mcfceon powell chambrai shirts light blue chambral workshirts regular 109 for 79c work shirts good quality khaki and dark 1 oq gray work shirts reg 159 for3 work sox regular 29o for 19c regular 39c now 3 panj for 100 regular 49c for 39c