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1- fiftysecqnd year no 18 thursday morning october 28 1920 acton ontario canada thursday morning october 28 1926 single copies five cents the acton united church of canada mi mater rev re zimmerman b a parsonago willow stroot 1100 am the minister subject ttfb grace of beneficence 230 pm sabbath school session 700 p m the minister subject autumn leaves young peoples league- on monday at 8 pm christian fellowship meet ing in charge of i t g group prayer anil pratseservlce on thurs day at 730 p m pfcesbyteiuapt knox church acton mlnjstor rova c stow art m a mamie willow street 1100 am rev james n mcfaul b a of milton 300 pm sabbath school and bible classes 700 p nurev j c bell field sec retory of the provincial temperarico organization monday evening at 8 oclock young peoples guild strangers leaving address with the ushers will be called upon ty he pastor the baptist church acton pastor wm j baxter at our main and branch stores 1 exceptional values in mens clothing sunday october 31st 1100 lunv to whut extent la tho blblo inbplred of god 2 timothy 3 1s 200 p m sunday school temper anco xjosson 700 pm what is man that thou art mindful of him psalm 8 4 every thursday prayer meetlnffl special notices advertisements in this column a cent per word hinlnium charge 30c per inaertlon for sale ford sodan ckk ahaoe t morton wanteo a piano box nt once johnstone co for sale two pair ladles shoos 64 ib00 35 bbaedmorb crescent for 8ale young visa apply t p guthrie crowsons corners r r no 1 aoton ont wanted at onco a man to dig and clean up a small garden- apply mrs m moore knox avenue stocks so complete as to provide for a mans every heed so varied as to allow for each individual like and fancy values worth coming to guelph to compare with socalled sale clothing anywhere for sale 1 a rifle 2603 000 savage hi power with loading tools and ammunition 500 apply a reesor dressmaking neatly and ttatlufactorily done prices jaaojiabteapilyiio l box no 6 free pres office 183 1 announcement mrs rice will open a hairdresslng parlor in the ryder moivat build lng main street on or- about no vembor 16th- 1926 for 8ale purebred plymouth rock roosters for breedlng- mrs arthur feuu r r no 4 acton ont wanted an organist for 8u albans anglican church experience of service hot es sential apply j l rev p a savvver t wltlow street clearing auction sale 1 bert mabnucu acton wltl hold a 01aring sale of hdrses rigs hart ness scalcn robes etc on saturday october jo at330 m y r brr auctlancpr presamakino iaglea an childrens dresses anj taenia of all kinds brlceg reas- ble apply c ftilss b thindbp frihsftasa 4 faln gtrpo t r anteo bqard and boom in pplvflto family rporri munt ije comfortable and warm table whilo plain munt be qf goqa quality wh nay awp reaspnablp price for actnry ggggjfe card op thanks mr and jjrav qeorgo brownlow and rtnniy wnn tt t tnoi ma friends forthelr kind help and ym- tuhtby during their- boroavement when their dear aohjuid brother was so gtiddonly tnkep from them 9trayed from lot 20 concession 5 nassaga- weya 2 jersey heifers and 1 steer white with red spots anyone having knowledge of them kindly phone mr ernest robinson 164 r 13 milton exchange or j w dunntll 740f- ouolph card of thanks the uhdorslsned cxpross elncero ap preciation oc tho kind sympathy and attention of so- many friends and neighbors on tlie occasion of th6 sad event when the beloved wife and mothor of the home was so suddenly called away crewson maclaughlin fbbd maclaughlln wonderland friday october 29 steele of the royal mounted v by james ollvor curwobd with bort lytell and stuart holmes comedy whoa em ma felix cartoon fellij misses hta swiss j saturday october 30 yankee smbr starring tom mix and tony wlulsohio of the flcehes- noin natural colorb comody heavj boii fox jwt j ueijpay nqvemb6r 2 rtaperiiig sffiitiv a juillroad roetodp nek warhev pinpher 8 q edy vwiatia p5 t9 wesf ooniv u16 vvortjt copi itjie ciijffy 8aipll with hoot gibson filmed m rorexopyson mmmmmmmmmmmmm twopants suits 21- an unusual purchase to thank for this exceptional value single- and double- breasted tweed suits in sizes 34 to 42 choose while they last at 21 suits at 2950 this is our leading value- special qualities that you will not find anywhere at the price plain and fancy blues greys browns bristol reds powder blues and fawns handsome tweeds and all- wool worsteds styles for men and for young men sizes up tb46 overcoats 21 plain and belted styles some fulllined others with fancy check backs all sizes up to 44 a special value made possible only by an ex traordinary purchase blue overcoats at the peak of popularity this season entirely new models now on display just different enough to be exclusive plain and fancy weaves hand some values at 2450- to 55 also whitneys chinchillas fancy naps meltonsj burly tweeds a wonderful range 2450 to 4450 tuooftwar match li saturday a tukofwur ma rich hint saturday i jftornoon in the park between the pbcarijrnore st co and acton thinning co lduntrs proved quite nn interesting feature for u number of spectators the beardmure co team iiroyed tho bettor and won two straight iulla acton anddistrict main store lower wyndham street mens branch store upper wyndham street guelpffs leading and largest store d macdonald bros ltd daily cloalng 60 p m excepting wadneaday at 120 noon and saturday at 930 pm cold weather and stoves the two always go qgptier and whon you rjruat cojnsler stftvea our lines offer tberapat covplote fielectlpn 1n a pripo rjxrere tp ult your reulrtinorila infhepuebec ytoyca vjth oyena ipelivyq mcflary quej good cheer quebec pp7 fought quebec for heatlngr atoyca fnd appliancea we 4iave the gjoodj chjeer open v heatepi of irnproyed typps srato hpcvters and r 4obpriptlpn8 pf electric fn gq om happy thought ranges also stocked jhjst every pe8criptow-qf-tov- w d talbot pfcigno tft we deliver main street just around the corner ljll1 jpnun tadho the defcrest crosley os compact 7800 the compact trim appearance of this fivetube t r f model devoid all oldfashloncd dials and controls is expressive of an eoldency- nrovldlnsr trbmendous romge and power the circuit la new embodying tbe wheat a tone brldsre principle of balance it reproduces with unusual vitality and realism of ton b la extremely selective is non- oscillating and mon-radlattuar- the mow dc atatlon selector permits tuning with one hand i the allsteel chassis shields all component parts from- interference the cabinet by hclagan js of selected walnut i l i- i price completely installed 1360 convenient terms op payment our radio scrviceb now includes a ptee esm qf tub we have aibq inptaued tube rejuvenatojr ndfof prdy 50c ypn can have mi old tiihe rejuvenated if i k needf h yi jt brovfn get your job printing at the free press burnod the load of hay a- farmer juot out of town was cleaning up a stock of hay in- a field on the farm and hqa put on- tho last load a pile just outside of th atack which had been damaged by the wet weather waa fired in order to clean up tho place a guut of wind came and blew flames from the burning debris to the load in a few heconds tho on- tlre uid vti ablaze tho rack was burned and tho wagon sustained some damage let everybody play halle- aen games gumea for halloween fostlvltles arc as necessary for the full enjoyment of the occasion as roasted apples jack- olanterns and popped corn invite your elders- to tell you of their games and to show you how to play them then you are sure to have lots of fun let halloween be a nlffht for jolly fun for the whole family in the home wlth few friends invited in for good measure the w m cooper corner the store building of w m cooper merchant tailor is now being moved back to permit tho rounding of tho corner of mill and main streets aa ar ranged for by the council last week with- com mandible dispatch mr coop er lias had- plans executed for a fine new twdatoroy brick building to bo erected on tho now street lino work on tne new section will be commenced this fall but tho building vlw not likely be completed until spring man shot at puilinch fallne plllnski 45 years old a ru manian who conducted a farm in pus linen township jointly with joseph nacluk a fellow countryman lies at tho gait general hospital suffering from a gun shot wound in his right leg alleged to have been inflicted by iris partner at their home about eight oclock on sunday night following an altercation nacluk was arrested an hour after the shooting by provincial constable oliver and is at present lodged in the county jail at guelph roaaa jri the two aotona the acton england gazette of the 8th inst said in a front garden on tho bast aoton estate ia a small rose tree which has done surprising things in the way pf blooms this year it hab been flowering ever since june with out cessation even now well on in october it has one gorgeous bios som by way of saying goodbye in order to show that rosofcare equally prolifi and enduring in acton can lifers social side ada the editor of the fjueb piubss able to say that a number of rose bushes in moorecroft garden have been blooming continuously and on this 27th day of ocidoer he is wear ing a rosebud from that garden as he has boon pleased to be able to do nearly every day since blooming began in june haltgn gjounty plowing mch the ofpnul macth of tha hcauon plowmen association will be hed on the tajr cf ennel agntw near mlltoh o wenescay foyernbx 3 over s300 yli be qfterd in prices for the fq mowing plassea 1 chanipion high cut in pfid en 2 high out in sod open to county plowmen only who liftyp notwpn a first in classes 1 or 2j 3 champion jbliiter la eod open i jointed class in sod county only open to junior farmers and farm- or un 2 y r who- have never won a prize in this class 5 best crown boys in sod young farmers under 20 years 6 traotor open specials 36 cup for best plow ed ridge in first flvo classes 25 h11i- mer cup for best plowed ridge in the tractor class county only 5 bcstl edward emith para number of years a flnoold english gentleman formerly resident crown six furrows county mlyr-trfd- nrtoto ha spetittinisrofhlstlmg est and youngest plowmen the fallacy of goyernmtiit 81 rev r e zimmerman ba made a forceful arraignment of the liquor traf fic and the fallacy of the proposed oov- ernmont sale of liquor in the united church on sunday evening he at- tft the ataum uf tin pi in his speech at kemptvllle in favor of government sale of liquor showing them to be illogical and untenable in so far aa they upheld the free sale of liquor as proposed as a betterment of conditions under the ontario temper ance act mr zimmerman elalmed that as premier ferguson had forced vho question into a political issue it would be the natural thing for all elec tors who nod the moral interests of the community at heart to make their strongest efforts to defeat the wiles of the liquor interests which are mani festly at the back of his movement to secure the free sale of intoxicating liquors the principle of prohibition is all right he declared our municipal provincial and dominion laws are full of jrphibitlori7i am a prohibitionist first lkst and always when the protection and betterment of the people la at stake womens missionary 8ocity activities miss sadie bowes superintend en v of the womens missionary presbyter- lal of hamilton conference gave a very interesting history of the qronl zatlon accomplishment and aims of tho womens missionary sooleey- of the united church of cahada at tho morningservice of the united chtirchv tho merging of the three flocletleir of- tho congregational and prdsbytelfirth unionists was accom- plikoduist yearlby faith and ith gratfrylng rcauum faih lii pur causp the speaker sairf because we beiervp the missionary cause he g of allcvir wqrlc faith in eoohrotber bocrfuso tho thwo jaouletlejf baddt- wv4 knbt oiiteront plflns of hervlce but the 1ak of each beoncre thp task nml priyuege of all faftlv in our lenders because the womn of tho church behevt the erreat men of the ohurcti had heard gods call to go for- wwd and were obeying that call today we are begin n inn to realise tho wonderful frftuiof union our tok li tho world for christ a mighty task but not an impossible one our work 1h in the faraway field and the home field wo have now over 200000 mem bers enrolled mothers wives and slatwsj 400 missionaries on the firing line and still tho cry otjhe women ft noncsrlstian countries is for the gosnel our budget for the year calls for 1000000 wo enn do it and wo will do it when we recognlxe in ccnrni esf a fhls is qods wo- th ftl lntmnnt tar- aeonls liqoou the ad dress by miss bowes was informa tional n6 inspiring mlsa bertie smith waa home from toronto over tho weekend mr ix w stewart waa home over sunday from niagara- falls o john fhhtbrook toronto vihit- oil thomujg puksh on thursday mlttif marguerite symon spent the weekend with friends in london mrs margaret stewart kpent a few days- thirt week with toronto friends mr and mrs wm- johnstone spent the jveek end with friends in chesley mla ljiura gray spent a couple of days last week with friends in- tor onto mrs g h switser spent a few days during- the week with her mother in hamilton mr will pearson of toronto vlsltei his parents and other friends over thu weekend mr carlos williams of suult ste marie was at he parental home pvor tho weekend mrs earl vincent of chatham spent a few days during the week with acton friends messrs fred warren angus ken nedy and miss jeiln kennedy were homo from toronto on sunday principal and mrs sanderson of oakvllle visited rev and mrd a c stewart at the manse on sunday mr and mrs a s martin and mr cosgrovo martin of toronto visited at tho homo of mrs a c currie last week mr h p moore was at toronto on saturday attending a meeting of the executive of the ontorlo magistrates association during her stay in town miss sadio bowes of hamilton was the euest of rev -and- mrs r e zimmerman at the parsonage mrnndmrsrg6rdon mackay and family and harold wa nab rough all of toronto spent the weekend at r h wansbroughs lake avenue mr melvln dunbar who was operat ed on for appendicitis in guelph hos pital several weeks ago has returned to town and is gradually regaining strength mr fred mclaughlin of lonpr is land n y arrived last week in time for his mothers funeral he will re main a few weeks in the home town- with his father mr and mrs j w jones attended the- banquet at the king edward hotel toronto last week tendered to the managers and their wives of the hod and white chain stores mr jdavld storey of hartney man is visiting his mother and other friends here he ij on a business trip and will visit ottawa montreal and quebec during his stay east mrs alice mcpherflonand mrs g a dills and children went to tqponto on saturday and are spending the week with friends in the city mr dhis was down for the weekend mr ad mrs andrew dohbie ltme- houae wshtajinnaunco the engage ment of the second daughter tulle to mr arthur slumkoaky youngest son of mr and mrs slumkoaky park street kitchener mr and mrs wl a irving of tana- ley announce the engagement of their eldest daughter jean to mr james n lees of oakviue son of mr and mrs wm lees of hamilton the wedding will take placo quietly at the end of tho month general approval of rounded corner the chamber of commerce com pliments the council and endorses action rev w j baxter the new baptist pastoi first sfflpmen from ientm mah of wheat 1t0ba obituary in aoton with his daughter mrsm roadnight beard more crescent- mr smith returned to tho olty at exhibi tion time and waa staying with his daughter mrs rl quarrlngton 132 woolfrey avenue he was ill just three weeks when he passed away on tuesday of last w mr smith waa hnrn in einglnm mlghtynlr ynrt agn and came to toronto in his thirtieth year for thirty years he was em ployed by lyman brothers wholesale druggists mr smith enjoyed the dls- unction of being one of the three founders of the sons of england in canada fiftyone years ago- it is a remarkable coincidence one of this trio mr charles buckner also of toronto passed away on the day of- mr smiths funeral in his 84th year the surviving one mr samuel buck ner is in hla 86th year from this small beginning the socloty now has 320 lodges and 30000 members for many years mr smith was a member of little- trinity church king street east toronto surviving hlnrr are mrs smith who with her husband celebrated thoir diamond wedding on arch 17 1922 there are two sons sidney of acton and william fred- crick of toronto and three daughters mrs william caggins mrs qua r ins- ton toronto and mrs all roadnight acton twentyeight grand children and fourteen greatgrandchildren also survive bootlegger married in jail brt pangelo who sold the poqr liquot at oakville mnpfoa bert dangelo it preaont awaiting trial for- manslaughter in milton jail and a streetsville girl are to- bo married there a morriage between them has been artangeljkand wit th0 consentottha artprneyjeneral a to bo oelebrnted shortly naturally as tho groom would have considerable difficulty in leaving the jdlthe mar riage will have be performed there for the same reason the honeymoon will be deferred until happier times governor archie mcglbbon will tend his private office to tho pair for the wending whether he is to take nn active part is not certain possibly he may net as dangelos best man rcrt dangelo la awaiting trial at the full assises on a charge f man- slaughter arising out of thevserles of deaths in july from the effects of polsdh alcohol he was held respon sible by coroners juries in two cajhs for supplying the liquor nnd was re manded by the cpvvnuuthqrtics in cuanidy or ulal bail whs refused him a fealdent of hamilton d angola ik quite a young man ills marriage will be the first to be celebrated in milton jctdl for many years o fifty years ago 857 bushels to day 400000000 bushels fifty years ago tho flrst consign ment of wheat waa shipped from western canada this shipment of 857 bushels of red fife wheat tho en tire exportable surplus of the-can- adain west at tho tlmo left winnipeg on october 12 1s7g consigned to l c steele a grain merchant of tor onto it was sold for 8g cents per bushel by hlgglna young of win nipeg whoso billhead announced them to bo importers of boots shoes crockery and glassware the wheat was aent by a red river boat to duluth from which point it was ship ped by railroad to toronto as there were no railroads in western canada until the early cjghtles in 132g just gotyears later canada is the largest wheat exporting country in the world tho crop of the do minion this year totals nearly 400 000000 bushels ninety per cent of which waa grqwn in western canada and that same part of the country now produces hundreds of millions of bushels of oats barley rye flax and an abundance of other held crops and farm products tho wheat crop of the canadian west la now a dominant factor in tho worlds wheat market and the canadian wheat pool wstfls its membership of about 130000 actual farmers in manitoba saskatchewan and alberta controlling approximately 70 per cent of tho total wheat acre age in canada ib the largest farmers cooperative organization in the world the pool has selling agents in 61 ports of the world the anniversary cf this historical event was celebrated by a banquet given by tho winnipeg board of trade ait the royal alexandra hotel win nipeg two of the men who handled the first shipment were among the speakers in 1876 the year in which this shipment took place 14760 acres were planted to wheat whereas this year tho wheat acreage in western canada was 21764788 acres at tho regular session of the council on tueaduy evening councillors holmes and atkinson were present and reeve mason presided mrs j 12 gamble complained of the overcharge an their lasjt water works account mr wood also had the same compkilnt mr wilson the superintendent had tested the metres and found them registering properly both readings had been abnormal about four times the usual amounts both accounts wero jeft in abeyance until now metres wero installed when proper amount will be charged igv p a sawyer iisked perm is- o the town hall for rehear sals for three nlfihts as last year the same arrangement as last year was agreed upon the charge of 100 per night was to bo made when the hall was used for more than one rehearsal in the absence of chairman of fl- nanco thetford councillor holme acted pro tern tho account of mann son for ft tiro destroyed ori the streets was re turned the council accepting no re sponsibility for tho damage tho finance commltteos twenty- second report recommended payment of the following accounts general account acton fred press printing and r advertising- 270 frank scrlven labor 1c 00 h n farmer salary and sup plies 158 88 o l martin plants for the cemetery v 1 20 canadian steel wire co supplies u 88 48 a pi bishop labor at cem etery g 13 john rogers labor 1 50 stephen coxe gravel 60 00 d a henderson supplies 10 30 3t4io waterworks account acton hydro commission op eratlng 11v65 canadian brass co services 114 62 h n farmer stamps geo benton labor on services- 3 50 ai pi- bishop labor oh services 7 00 actons new crest adopted that of aoton england sub- strtutjriy maple leaves for oak several weeks ag mr h p moore suggested to acton municipal council the desirability of adopting a distinc tive crest for use in public documcnts cqrrospondence papers and corpora tion announcements mr moore also stated that when in acton england sir harry brlttnln who prepared the english actons crest suggested its adoption byour council but changing the oak leaves which support tho de sign of the crest for canadian maple leaves tho council cordially received the suggestion and passed a resolution to that effect mr moore thon requested the pleas ure of having tho new crest prepared by a competent artist and engravings made of tbe same at the meeting of the council on tupirtrty ftvrnilng h rraht pleto with electrotypes of several sizes and a supply of stationery for ubo of the reeve and clerk wore pre sented by mr moore it gavo him pleasure he said to do this in com memoration at the facta that fifty yeara ago he was clerk and treasurer of acton and for over forty years ho had sat at tho council board with the various councils as reporter itmi for tho further interesting feature of tho adoption of tho crest of the old country town which hud given acton its name reeve mason expressed tho appre ciation of tho council for mr moores though tfulness and interest- i the following resolution i iwes- ed unanimously by tho council resolved that the thanks and ap preciation of this council be nnd are hereby extended to mr- pi p moore for his presentation to tho council of the specially detilgncd crest and coat of arms of acton and engravings of same which places acton in the unique position of having an individually designed and registered crest national apple week from saturday october 30th to sat urday november 6th the purpose of tho observance of national apple week is to benefit in its entirety the apple industry and by so doing tu beeiit all industries the objects of the celebration are ta give publicity to ami increase the interest in the appleaho king of fruits to widen its consumption and thereby contribute to the maintenance of our wonderful orchards to bring health happiness and good cheer to every man woman and child the purpose nnd objects of this ob servance should appeal to every one in canada but particularly to those in terested in the growing and distribu tion of apples and upon whom its suc cess depends write to the secretary oftjie fruit qrowerh association in your province or to the canadian horticultural council ottawa for ug- restlonm aa to how you can best as sist in your district everybody come and havo a gdoa tlmo in hc parish pinll r ht albnns church on fiiilny october 27th nt 730 when tlieclilldren of tho sunday school will glvo nn entertainment silver collection 237 43 the reiwrt was adopted the account of avo deforest for sanitary work on the j a murray property was ordered to be put on mr murrays next tax bill for collection against tho property the matter of relaying the drain on mij1 street from fellows street to frederick street and installing prop er catch basins was left over until it was seen if the work already under taken on the streets could bo com pleted roiery this fall chairman thetford wns instructed to secure the necessary supply of coal for the pniphouse the required gas oline supplywasraiau ordereot secured a heating unit for the pumphouse nt the spring was also ordered to be installed and ah automatic shutoff for thosprlng pump will bo secured on approval t mrs moore teacher of the kinder garten room at the town hall waited upon the council reeve mason ex plained that a vogue understanding had been given by him that the audi torium of the town hall could be used as a place to carry on tho singing and dancing lessons they had been using it for this purpose as the bchool room was overcrowded but a misunder standing had arisen with the care taker mr mcpherson thought that as caretaker he ought to have been advised if this wosto bo allowed by the council it was decided that when it did not interfere with rental ar rangements the school children be al- lowcd tho ubo of- the auditorium for- tho purpose of singing and cduca tlonal games- under the supervision of mrs moore their teacher mrs moore to cooperate with mr mc pherson with regard to arrangements a letter was received from tho chamber of commerce endorsing the action of the council in securing th6 property from wm cooper necessary in rounding mill and main street cor ners and any expenditure they would make in this connection the clerk was instructed to secure 100 degjuis for the coliectov chairman parker was instructed to secure the necessary supply of wood for the town hall the clerk was instructed to write the neptunle metre co stating that the ten metres loaned wero being re turned and five additional metres wero being sentln for repairs police court news jack donahue of toronto appeared before police m aglet rate shields of oak v lie on saturday charged with being intoxicated he was in posses sion o a quantity of canned heat whichj caused hla intoxication he was given six months in jail q sldey who wns convicted by pojlco magistrate brunton with steal ing chickens in york county was last week sentenced to two years in klng- aton penitentiary for the offence bernard howard of toronto was convicted at tho court pause bramp ton on tueadoy ou tho charge of joseph ayaiv pecial constable of haying uqvhir tn an inlgal place howard and a young man named a in do vino and a young woman named qeorglna tebb were discovered in a vacant summer cottage at lome park at two oclock in tho morning vttn a bottle of liquor howard vpoa fined 5000 and costs international live stock exhibition will be held in chicago from novem ber 27th to december 4th the international live stock ex position will celebrate its 27th anni versary at the chicago union stock yards november 27 to december s according to secretary- manager b h helde who has successfully conduct ed this greatest of jail agricultural shows for over a quarter of a century the approaching hesalon will be the most completely bolanoeot exhibition over staged in its illustrious history for months the foremost brooders havo been grooming their finest beef cattle horses sheep and hogs for the supreme teat of the year at this ac knowledged court of last resort chomp ions from every large stock show on tho continent including can ada will meet to decide the final hon- obuof the season many of them clash ing for tho first time the concen trated blood of generations of breed ing will botgathered together in one great dazzling display of animal per fection acton and listrict annual thqnksgivnjj supper the annual thanksgiving supper of knox congregation will bo held on monday evening nov sth rev e lee of erin will deliver his illus trated address on london england the greatest city in tho world tea will be served from 6 to 8 admission 25 cents stopi look safety first a three comedy entitled safety first will be presented in the town hall onthankbglvlne night monday november 8th by st albans dram atic club it will be presented under the auspices of tho womens asso ciation of st albans church- plan of hall opens at browns drug store on monday november 1st i officers of tho cg it at the last meeting of the canadian girls in training group in the united church sunday school tho following girls were elected as officers for tho year president dorl3 maddock vicepresident ada mills secretary reita mcnabb treasurer muriel mccomb pianist jean weadge as sistant pianist grace swlling sitting of revising officer a sitting of tho revising officer for acton and that part of psqucsing township adjacent to acton will be held in tho town hall acton on sat urday november 13th at nine oclock appeals for actoiamoy be filed up to wednesday november lofh with pl n farmer municipal clerk and for bcardmoro crescent with gordon o brown municipal clerjt fof esqueslng victor cnlsholm esq will be the re vising officer at this sitting be careful of leaf skidding there is neejlfor increased care on october motorulpa which are often taken on account of tho beautiful fall scenic attractions an unsuspected danger is leaf shuldlng particular ly in the early morliijgbeforetho sun has a chahceto dy out the dew of frost that is held by the leaves that strew the cement and macadaun high ways when one is responsible for a motor cor and those la it there is- great responsibility attached thereto and every little bit of advice may sometimes help price of eggs booming the price of eggs have increased j rapidly this month on saturday the prices asked were fioc to 55c the mercury says the prices on guelph market wore specials 65c a dozen and the prices were quite firm the following are tho prices on other gradesr extras 58c to 65c firsts 65c to 60c pullet extras 50c to 5jejc sec onds 40c to 50c theincrease is at tributed to the fact that egga are very much scarcer this year than they were last the early hatch was poor and in consequence the pullets ore not laying vi the league mock parliament a mock parliament was organized by the young peoples league of the united church at their meeting on monday night the candidates for tho premiership were frank cook mel bourne ovcrholt and grenville mosal- es frank cook was elected the legislature will be composed of gov ernment members opposition and progressives mr arlof dills acted as returning officer for the election mr a t j3rown poll clerk roy johnston and roy mckeown scrutineers the members of the league ore looking forward to a number of interesting sessions of the parliament during tho winter virtaatha mclachlan plot on sunday mrs a w mcjlachlan mr ana mrs vvpll mclachlan and nn j onto miss joan came up from ijoronto to visit the nowlydiscovered grave of mrs mclaughlin wife of tlfe rev j mclachlan the- first minister of knox church in tho old cemetery thoy wore gratified to and the grave undis turbed and the headstono in such a fine state of preservation arrange ments will be made to imnrove the plot and surroundings during their stay in town tho visitors called upon rev and mrs stewart at the manse mr and mrs john cameron mr john r kennedy and ah and mrs h p moore i- sudden death of freft brownlow tvj lir aann ot d uv w hrownlow- eldest sqn mr and mirs geo k brownlow acton died on saturday afternoon in st catharines where he had been em- ployed for only one week with the english electric company he was previously employed by thft canada steamships company the deceased was taken to bed on thursday and to the st catherines general hospital on friday where he passed way next day the body was brought to acton tm sunday and the funeral was ticld here on monday sir and mrs george brownlow came fhere from midland a bant six years agio they settled on a farfi in nassngaweya general sym- imthy is felt fortho wmily in this suddcnteresaement warning to truck owners the- ontario government is issuing an appeal to all motor users not to overload on the highways fall rains soften ho subgrade and excesshro loading is tho short road td ruts and bumps the road users are asked to exercise judgment in the loading and operating of trucks for a few heavy trucks can undo the work of days and do thousand s of dollars worth of dam- age repaired roads aro never as good as the original roads and then thoy cost a lot of money for the fixing apd that fixing comes out of the fockets of the ratepayers so tho idea is to save tho roads and save money tho high way traffic act fixes the limit of tho weight of loads in fall and spring and heavy penalties aro extracted for tho violation of this section lauded hon j mrtnicklei let no man seek his svn but every man anothers good 1 cor 10 24 was the basis of a strong sermon bearing an appeal to tho christian workers of the congregation to exert themselves to help others by rev a c stewart ma at knox church on sunday- evening incidentally t rev mr stewart referred to tho action qf hon w f nickle attorneygeneral in resigning from his position as a cabinet minister as a protest against the introduction of a measure which he declared to be alluring but de ceptive ho lauded the attitude of hon mr nickle in thus having the coumge of hjls convictions and de clared with emphasis that what our country needs today is men not poli ticians the position of tho presby terian church in favor of tho ontario tenrperanco act and against qoverh- ment sale was forcefully presented to the- congregation y- i