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-r- births marlinses and deaths arc now charged for at tnc oltawlnff rates births roc marriages 50 dcathi sac memorial cards 50c ioc per line extra for poems died hume in nelson township on tues day november 16 192g john hume in his 88th year scottvin nelson tojvnnhlp on fri- ittyin6vomber 19 192g peter t scott m h 88th yeur forda price vlllo on thursday november 11 192g murgaret mc- oiuivrny beloved wife of andrew ford formerly oc acton aecd 65 years ifltyg attouiffrggpiffg thursday november 26 x926 brief local news jx 1 vote next wednesday those are tho days for elections acton municipal nominations next monday tho prices for potatoes are on the up grade mr pottlts meeting tonlerht in tho town hall tho snow shovel has come into active commission agalnt in another week the main street highway will bo open to all traffic christmas preparations has al ready a largo place in some homes sleighing and skattrrgpwlul soon have their inning moat people hope polling commences at eight oclock next wednesday poll your vote early winters coming sleighing 1a probablo in the course of a week or so fairy lako and corporation pond have been frozen over during the week j tho election next wednesday will bo tho wets against tho drys with out thought of party john tarxwell of hll has bought tjierowvinocfioppihg mill and has taken possession tho children have had a happy timo with their sleds with the first snow of the past week a total of 137 steers have been entered for competition at guelph winter fair next week t lets keep sweet now the elec tion will soon be over and w have to live together after it is the detours are off and highway traffic now passes over the new math street pavement throughout tho chamber of commerce will met uii thursday evening at 730 p m in the council chamber jack miner tho naturalist is to speak at tho collegiato in guelph on saturday afternoon and evening tho twentysixth annual ball and supper of acton fire brigade will be bold on friday evening 3rd of decem ber guelpb winter fair opens next monday november 29th and will continue uritl thursday december 2nd tho entries for both snoop and swino at guelph winter fair arc re ported to tm an increase over those of 1925 in a few days the election will be over and santa claus will have a chance to get a lookin again occa sionally u r if you havo tho franchise use it next wednesday by all means it will probably bo tho most important vote jtou over polled rov aj c stewart of knox church and rev mr mcfaul of milton will exchange pulpits next sunday morning with another week of favorable weather the contractor on the road way on the seventh lino will he afcle to complete tho worlc a number of masonic brethren from walker iiodge actoh attended a social function given by credit lodge georgetown last thursday night ftteb fabss news correspondents wbo are in need 4t stamped envelopes and writing paper will bo promptly supplied if they will kindly send word to this office s while trucking a monument into the rear survey of falrview cemetery one day last week one of the majnn trucks had tho misfortune to get into a bad nit and lost a wheel the adjourned session of the fourth division court was held hero on monday by his honor judge elliot half a dozen cases came up for hear ing and judgments were given the caseagaijuit james horton at the county assises last week was dis missed for lack of evidence the little girl who was the principal crown witness absolutely refused to testify tho work of grading tho centre section of tho park in rear or the base ball diamond has been com- pie ted seeding in the spring and a days rolling- will make a fine improve ment if the weather had been aus picious it would have been a very gracious thing to have had hon mx henry mnlstcro hlhways official ly open the new main street pave ment colin f barron v c who has been provincial policeman at orange vlllo for some time has been trans ferred to kitchener and he is succeed ed by joseph nelson who had beep at st catharines messrs john welshman wm mc donald wm- cooper robert dron and dr mcnlyen were in milton four days on tho jury at tho fall assizes dr mcniven and dr nelson were also there ns witnesses therell bo tine opportunities for service by tho horticultural society next spring the new curbing on the main street pavement make fine boundaries for flower beds at eneb streot intersection 10 tho poor bootlegger fat and frlendleflo tho hand of ntt men turn- fc eaagnliibt htm at election time even iliife beat customer dare iot admit that lie over bought an itftclt drink farmers advocate if ye aint got cotton lb your ears these days y know folks ore just yearnln for christmas mtv hints an tho best way t answer em all tut once mr merchant is newspaper advertlsln zlrnmje tho public meeting wer all right the earnest sermons were splendid tho buttonholing of lectors bad us influence but the most effective work of nil is to get out and vote next wednesday do to it there is a boy in our town and he is very wise he always looks and listens and uses both his eyes hes jnever in a hurry to get across tho street hell never get run over be- crauflo ho is discreet hes a safety first boy the acton machine shops are re- cehing nomo very fine- orders for motor parts nrd accessories from sev eral of the largest dealers in can ada for dellror early in new year this will mesrnfeuay times for this factory ihroiitchth nlhter jmontha agriculture and home economics three months course for young men and women of halton halt on is to have a thrco months school in agriculture sand homo eco nomics from november 30th to feb ruary 25th with christmas vacation from december 18th to jan 2 this is a college course offered to the boys and girls of halton county many of whom have not had the opportunity of attendlas a high school or colleg iate the course is very thorough and compares very favorably with tho first year at the o a c and mac donald hall guelph the boys and girls of halton county both rural and urban should mako every effort to talte advantage of this splendid op portunity the undermentioned are the lecturers with their different sub jects rv agriculture animal husbandry k it fleming b s a milton field husbandry john buchanan rsa cac guelph poultry husbandryrj f francis b sa oac guelph farm dairying c g ihand b s a toronto veterinary science j a sinclair v s- cjannlngton horticulture and vegetable growing harry sirrett b s al brighton floriculture ii j moore islington soils and fertilizers physics and ohemlstfcy jt j- thomas ba oa c guelph ir j dralnaee and elind surveying w- p shorcyv b s a hamilton farm mechanics edwin newaomc weston gas engines and farrh tractors j horace shaw b sa hespeler agricultural botany economic en tomology bacteriology d r sands bsa ms oa c guelph farm management civics market ingdouglas hart bsa s aplculture t h shield b s a peterborough forestry gr lane btst a scf forestry branch dept of land and forests toronto firm arithmetic a g ireton bsa perth public speaking r r- fleming bsa mflton english j m denyes ba mil ton music g s hutely milton home economics household science foods and cookery household administration laundering houso- planning and dec oration miss evelyn shortreed of guelph homo nursing and first aid mrs m e lowe toronto sowing miss jean begs llnwood millinery miss minnie e mcdiar- mld sandringham neighborhood news dolly varden mi joseph mcdonald has returned from sherkston where ho sjvent six weeks working on tho late john 13 black farm tho limekilns hero nro still burning and making bhlpmonts of lime prin clpully to toronto dublin the dublin branch of tho womens institute held tholr monthly mooting on wednesday november 17 at the homo of mrs henry sayers with the president in the chair tho splondlil programme was in chargo of the young girls of the institute miss minnie somervillo gave an excellent paper suggestions for the institute and maxlno webster contributed u reading v aj nation for the rest room in acton was given and the institute is also knitting for the aheltwrwjt mil ton the gift suggestions were njoyed by all tho next meeting and quilting will beheld alt tho homo of mrs dun can mcdougall tho meeting was closed with tlio national anthem m ra thomas elliot who has been ill is ablo to be about again mr h s webster who was unablo to take his mail route the past week is on the job again r oakville halton childress aid thirteenth annual meeting at milton last week encouraging reports were present ed last wednjesday evening at the thirteenth annual meeting of tho childrens aid society of halton at milton ofllcers elected were hon orary president judgo elliot honor ary solicitor crownattorney w i dick president j m denyes ba first vice- pjxaulent j f little treasurer c htvstuart secretary mrs t j brown- exejytltlve mesdam- eau anderson gorham sanderson ramshaw denyes peacock mcphoil willmott brown misses bews campbell brain messrs maxtedt robertson shorey mockrldge little denyes dr gowland dr anderson mp rev canon naftel rov n a hurlbut dr watson georgetown mrs pope burlington mrs havill acton and miss inglehart oakville c h stuaxt the treasurer gave the financial statement which was quite explanatory and was adopted mrs gorham convener of the house com mittee showed how well matters con cerning the children in the gordon home had been managed during the year superintendent w h stewart presented his report which had much of interest the speaker of the even- ing was dr rcaman of the bawman- vllle training school for boys who gave a very lucid review of the work for reclaiming boys which is being ac complished in the institution at bow- manvllle tho meeting was held in st pauls united church farm fire in esquesing the home of miss maud carradice fifth line destroyed on tuesday at six oclock tuesday morning arc caused by cither overheated stove pipes or a spark from the- chimney falling on the roof completely des troyed thowlno brick residence on the farm owned by miss maud carradice formerly owned and willed to miss carradice by the lato charles h scott who died a year ago 5th line esques- ing seven miles from acton the house was occupied by miss carradice and her mother who were put at the barn milking when the flro broke out in the second storey the contents of the house except a few pieces of furniture saved from the ground flopr were also totally des troyed by good work on the part of neighbors who rushed to thesccno of tho fire in answer to calls for help the barns were saved the total loss in cluding contents is estimated at 8500 partly covered by insurance the ladles aid of knox clrch will hold their annual cnrii mas bastaar in tho church hall on f may november 26th mrs c w coote and miss marion coote have returned from a summers visit in alberta with mr g g- coote m p and mrs coote of manton at tho gregory theatre mrs jctto r walker president of tho womens committee of theontarlo prohibition union will address nriubic meeting this thursday of ternoon november 25th at8 qjclockp m st judes parish hall wednesday night was the scene of a very pleas ant banquet forjhe men of the con gregation when over eighty were cat ered to v the womens auxiliary who had charge of the repast threo hundred and eightythree names were added to the municipal voters list when his honor jiwfee elliot of milton presided over a court of revision on friday of last week in trafalgar two hundred and sixtyfive names were added in the sitting on saturday record 40 weekly for you ambitious inexperienced men wonted write at oncp for free catalogue explaining how you can earn whilo learning garage woqk battery welding harboring anil hair dresslnk hcmphlufi practi cal schools 103 king west tor onto jfc auction sae op- farm stock and implements rockwood the womens association of the united church are having a boxoar and sale of homemade baking the communion of the lords sup per in tho presbyterian church will bo observed next sunday and the preparatory service friday evening messrs little vance aro naving alterations made in their store in or- dor that they may carry on the nfewa and novehy depurment with ho gro cery business hereby doing away with goine back and forth whero will j coulthar was in business previous to selling out to j a llttlo in august miss m milroy ross patterson of brant ford and friend johnaton hewat mr and mrs wm brldgor of simeon were up for the weekend somo of the chickenpox cases aro still confined on account of other members of the families being af fected so that they are being kept in bounds for a longer time edward watson son of mr and mrs robert watson of tho town- line who has been sick with pneu monia and on tho way to recovery is still weak from the effects of tho sick ness j 3 harveys sale of the lime kiln equipment last saturday was pretty well attended everything being dis posed of except the dump carts a public meeting in the interests of samuel carter of guelph is being held on thursday evening mciss mccorklndale- of australia will be present to speak in connection with the temperance cause the womens institute are having a social evening thursday at the homo of mrs g r martin miss short- reed of guelph will be present to speak on hobpltaju may vote ip name not on list bulling given by judo elliot last week vote by declaration whllo in oakville conducting court of revision judge elliot stated that in tho coming provincial election a per son can voto even if his or her name may noj be on thellsl the voter wll be required to make a declaration of residence and this must- bo corroborated by another resi dents declaration this is the same as in tho dominion election this rule applies in municipalities with a population of 3 g00 and under and to all townships oakvlllo sfar ruby hairdressing parlor a at ryder mowat bldg phone 14 special hamv cut shampoo mar cel and curtr j160 hwhinton ppeclal consignment of toysrmad toy disabled soldiers at christie street veteran shops also beauty dollar mamma dolfa doll carriages wagonb klddy-ara- ctc mechanical trains china tea sets special price8 in china tea etsf dinnerware fancy 3alt8 cut glass etc h w elinton gift shoppe 4 if you cnn not hear tom sykea at 4 ocloeki tlien be ureana him at 8 oclock in knox chur day evening y canada warning to users of radio all radio receiving sets must be licensed penalty on summary conviction is fine not exceeding 5000 ucense fee 00 per annum f licenses valid to 31st march 1927 may be obtained from staff post offices radio dealers radio inspectors or from radio branch department of marine andfishertes ottawa i a johnston depqty minister of marine ajtd fisherib tlio undersigned has received in structions from mr james martin to sell hy public auction at lot 32 5th line esxiuealne on friday november 26 at one oclock horses 1 sixyear old clyde alaro excellent quality 1 heavy team work mares good to work 1 chestnut horse work or drive bluck mare work or drive 1 bay mare ilnm wiry jim alro oruell make an excel lent brohd narc rood in nil harness shows lots of speed j chcatnut thor oughbred mare good to work or drive colt at side bred again to government horse mcneill 1 bay riiaro colt by side proved- a wonderful brood mare bred again to 3ovcrnmont horse mc- nlel colt hnb won over 10000 in prizes this fall 1 twoyear old colt by spartan winner first prlzo at tor onto exhibition against 10 class also many fall fairs makings of a high- class horse 1 oneyear old black colt by chilacout shows signs of jots of speed 1 bay colt 1926 by government horse mcnlca winner at toronto exhibition and also many fall fairs 1 chestnut colti 1926 by government horse mcniel also winner at ex hibition and fall fairs cattjj3 1 holsteln cow calf at foot 1 holsteln cow supposed duo december l l jersey cow supposed duo last of december 1 durham cov supposed duo january 1 1927 6 hol steln oows supposed duo februany and march 1927 1 durham bull well bred 23 months old very large 2 two- year old heifers bred 1 oneyear old holsteln heifer 1 largo tamworth sow sheep 8 ewes implements 1 new mccdrmlck mower cut only 15 acres 1 new mc cornvick 12 ft rake used only one season 1 heavy team waggon now 1 heavy toom waggon used 1 dray waggon 1 democrat waggon polo and shafts 2 seals 1 top buggy steel tires 1 top buggy rubber tires a 1 condition 1 wire wheel rubber tired buggy pole and shafts used for show purposes only splendid condition 1 cutter 1 double twoseated pleasure sleigh 1 peter hamilton spring tooth cultivator 1 foursection steel har row 1 disc harrow 1 new walking plow 1 gang plow 2 1000 lb scales j 2000 lb truck scales now 1 delaiaix cream separator good condition 1 magnet cuam separator new 1 mtoi- otto creath separator new 1 inter national largo size cream separator new one new cook stove g hole reseri voir warming closet enamel back brand new never used ono iron bed spring and mattress one brass bed spring and mattress ono sideboard two coal oil heaters llko now two drophead singer so wring machine slightly used ono singer drophead sewing machine new ono mcndellson upright piano mahogany excellent tone ono fisher square piano two grafonolas six dining room chairs one davenport ono foril ton truck splendid condition ono ford half ton trucks good condition two heavy sleigh bunks- ono pulley harness 2 sets now brltching heavy harness never used 2 sets back band harness never used 12 horse collars 12jpew heavy halters 1 aet plow harness 3 nets single harness 1 set heavy delivery single harness between 40 and 60 tons mixed hay also some pure timothy hay quanr trty of buckwheat terms hay and grain and all sumsof 1600 and under cash over this amount 10 months credit on ojn- proved joint notes 7 for cash v j a martin auctioneer everything must be sold as tho pro prietor has sold the farm and has no further use for the goods qualityal ways higherthan price i housewives as our aim is to establish confidence with you let our stores supply your grocery requirements servus brand is our guarantee of quality i prices good from november 25 to december 29c 2 lbs thompsons seedless raisins lemon and orange peel per lb bulk dates 2 lbs for 25c 25c patras currants 2 lbs for pastry flour 24s for rolled oats 5 lbs for 29c 95c 25c mince meat 18c lb shelled walnuts 58c lb shelled almonds 58c lb glace cherries 50c lb try us for your next order why wait our goods are fresh every week chain red white stores jwjones phone 26 acton on of the people are the electors of halton willing that the on tario temperance act which was carried in this county by a majority of 2928 be abolished and return to conditions which prevailed under the licensesystem if you do not want these conditions vote for harry m pettit the dry candidate on december 1st tf i i am in favor of continuing the o t a and strengthening it at every opportunity according to tie expressed will of the people signed h- m pettit i h h will musical santa glaus call atyour home mason risch ltd canadas greatest music house announces its l annual christmas club membership limited to 50 new piano club offer new player piano club offer regular 475 for 339 bench free regular 750 for 549 bench and 10 phytr rolls free t rw a i you have longed for affiance like this- now it is rl here pay 5j00 to join then 250 a week from now these till christmas nothing more till january 25th 1927 terms then 800 1000 or 1200 a month till fully paid other piano bargains rebuilt used pianos 9150 229 275 send for list 20 good square pianos s45 each any 60ctavo organ 23 orthophonic victrola with 20 selection 122h club terms used phonographs 25 35 60 records 3 for 190 opera selections 4115 musical instruments greatest of all gifts at prices fanrj terms you will rifatarat y epogjjt we will delivef tiow or christmas eve mggaffy while c selection is compjete mason risch ltd dhams 105 wyndham street guelph ont at the mclean store mens overcoats in gray shades large storm gollar with belt at back good value at 2200 klqtfl special mejls dark gray melton overcoats this is a dress coat doublebreasted a coat that will keep its appearance and will last for years spefiial this week 2900 stanfielcts underwear if you want underwear that will keep you warm and last a long tirrte buy stanfields in blue or red label the underwear that always gives satisfaction xurnbulls scotch knit underwear in two piece or combination all wool unshrinkable sizes 34 to 42 in stock today when you buy underwear buy the best it pays 10 dozen mens black scotch knit socks these socks are good value at 75c per pair this ija lot of 10 dozen at per pair l see this and try a pair black sate at reduced price thissateen hasajich satinnijish douele fold regular 60c special ca this week j ij olc mclean co mux street acton ont guelph winter fair monday tuesday wednesday thursday november 29th to december 2nd 8ee tho new arena with its show of hunters jumpers roadsters ponies etc as well as the heavy horse show 8pecial attractions for evening performances peter christie president r w wade secretary the acton produce grocery co independent grocer we serve and satisfy the store with the best quality and pest value at prices within peach of all quality first our motto specials for this week seedless raisins new f stock speoial lb idc prunes large size r- 2 tbsrfbr ldc tapioca special oc 2 lbs for tc pure goidjelly pow- oo ders 3 for ajc burford peas ocs 2 tins for r ltok extract ah flavors 2 oz bottle 3 for 25c large glass jug reg 35c for 25c pure cane sugar 12 lbs for 100 bulk shortening pure per 11k pure bulk lard per lb 16c 19c purity flour in f m cotton 24 lt bagiplsid cvelh80 cheese new cheese per tt 35c roquefort cheese jjtk 50c mclaughlin wee 1 cj soda biscuits lb ioc fancy mixed biscuits oq per lb oejc our own special blend tea black green or mix- ic ed reg 75c for lb ujc the acton produce grocery co c k browne prop leishman block phone 169 tv vji jtil t specials for this week beef cuts extra choice quality porterhouse stoak per jb g5g sirloin steak per lb afl round stealf per b 1 goo round steak roast per b ijp ard j3q sirlpin roast per lb 24o an1 35 porterhouse roast per lb 24c and z8 wing roast per tb choice rib roast per lb polftk cuts shoulder roast per lb loin roast per lb 4 side pork per lb loin chops per lb fiff9 chops per lb 18c and 30o 28c and 30c 30c 30c smoked meats smoked ham whole or half perlb 36c largo smoked roll por lb 26c cottage roll whole or half per lb 33c side bacon slab or half per lb shortening peerless shortening 5 lbs net weight peerless shortening 3 lbs net weight bulk shortening 2 lbs net weight bulk lard 2 lbs net weight 35c 85c 55c 35c 35c w j patterson store now open wednesday afternoons i i c