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y jvw iw v u fiftysecond year np 27 thursday morning december 30 1926 acton ontario canada thursday morning december 30 1026 single copies fjve cento the acton united church of canada minister ftsv ft e zimmtrman b a parsonage willow street 1100 am sacrament of the lords supper 130 pm sabbath school session 700 p rn tho pastor subject a fresh beginning january 3rd to january 6th week of prayer services thursday evening in united church rev p a sawyer will preach presbyterian knox church acton minister ftev a c stavrart ma manse willow fill set 1100 sum the minister a series of sermons on jesus relation to hu manity jesus and his friends communion service 300 p tn sabbath school and bible classes 700 pm tho minister subject the spiritual life strangrers 1 leaving address with the ushers will bo called upon by the pastor v thb baptist church acton pastor win j baxter a church with a message sunday january 2nd lloojam morning worship sub ject tateig- stock 1s16 pd ordlnanco of the lords supper 7 200ptri sunday school let overy member be present visitors always welcome 1 1 700 pjuv evening- service v ject pyisperlty special notices- ailverttscneau ts this crt a cent be woid jatahatua chare jc per huertloa wanted to ear from owner farm for sale stats- cash price d f bush j s minneapolis minn still on the job shoe repairing and shoe s also small shipment of overalls ana work shirts selling at tluso each e k coojav is 4 mill street may joy be yours and prosperity too j a new year dawns we hope it is full of good things for you our customers and friends in acton and vicinity throughout all its three hundred and sixtyfive days may life abound in happiness and success we see in it for our selves a new opportunity to serve you and prrv our mer chandise and our values worthy of your confidence and pat ronage again happy new year january clearances now mean a harvest of saving fob folks economical we quote for example important groups of womenv and misses coats i dressmaking ladles and jcmidrans dresses and garments of all kinds prices rea sonable apply miss b tiundbr 31 4 main street card of thanks mr and mrs mack holunger de sire to express sincere thanks to their many friends and neighbors ana to messrs beardmore at co for- their practical kindness during the long- continoed lllnesa of mr bollinger and especially daring chrlstmasttde this has all been greatly appreciated executors auction sale executors auction sale of tho arm stocks and implements of the estate of the into win j smith will be held on toe premises lot iff con 6 ebn township ti mile north of guelph travel road on friday january 7th 1037 at one odoek sharp 373 rot htndlkt phono isrt erin r r acfon card op thank the imderslgned qeares o- express erf sincere thanks pr vis great klpflnsm of hef many friends and neighbors foribmr thoughtful rempm- teanoos with flower oarda fruit elc norfbs chrlstmastme rhe was in the hospital these klpd deeds and loving ineasages helped very much in passing this happy festival away from pome happily mrs george mann 140 weekly for you ambitious inexperienced men wanted- write- at once tor free catalogue explaining how you ean am while learning oarage work engineering electricity chauffeur- lag brlcldeyiiigfisrbntfrsv jflalr- sat etc hrmphnittaetleal la ltl king street wast tartnuk v j fm- violin lessons claude wade yiolin ther of gndph announces that lie will give insvldoal mhs m w vlollp in acipr lth wessons wet to eoprnotjlj january- a at the homo of get a p guftle brock avenuo- vidljns for sale anq repaired i it ii rrf wottoerland friday december 31 wen of steet starring milton snis of the 4sea hawk fame love as true as steel courage as mighty as steel drama as fine as steel comedy radio bug felix cartoon felix hunts the hunt er one show- at 8 p an prices iscand tie saturday january 1 arfaoiam sweepstaw matins at 3 pih1 weateriv starring hoof gib son comedy nolhlhi mat ters fox news r tueday january 4 u poheeae slacrlng jolin ffllhert and lll lian fllsh chapter a of fcullo peteci v comedy kpeiwwu moal fcomina sparrowb with mary plckford r l gregory son v no for coifs np to 300 in needlepoints duvcttynes sued- enes rust blue light browns siz- jtsoto 42 for coats tip to s75 suedenea and ne edlepoints browns gracklebead hue blacknavy blue sizes 16 to 20 30 for costa up to 4500 needlepoints 1n brown navy blue and claret red sizes 3gl to 40 kiddies coataat small prices mqlineiy nextton6thing figiires want to save money dortt mas a trip to gtjdpfc to macdonaijys early v in janusury guelpffs leading and largest store d e macdonald bros ltd daily cioairmh 6j0 pmj excepting 8nturdym m t3qmknl and vtadmimmy at 540 pm homecomings and goings for quistmas tfce impotec to see the om home and to visit friends was strong 1 mr roy gamble of detroit 3r- goorgxi jlffslna of aurora mr h eucllflre ofdetroit hiss jluby clark wa home from toronto miss clara lantaf was homo from kamlkon mibs loobcl cowlela home from tho university- ittsa doris lanti is vteltine frlenda in cheslcy ili- ktthcen oalbralth went to her home in toronto mr j c h1h visited relauvea in toronto this week imr robert scott of kltchcrcr was home for chrlstmaa mr austin rcid of toronto was tiome for chrutmqa mr harold kennedy ot detroit was jioxne for tho holiday mr and mrs wrj viuinorman and ohildren frbm ouelph mr isqjrd mcdonald was homo from detroit for tho holidays mtss olaldya huffman pt- toronto wan home tor chrlatmatc mos fern brown spent the holiday with relatives in toronto mr horace nelson arrived homo from manitoba- laat week mr leonard ridseway of detroit was home for the holiday- mr mac syinon of windsor was hosne or ther hokdaya mrs cella costello who has been very ill is slowly unprbvlnff mr harold wansborourh of tor onto was home for christina misa bertto bmlth came home from toronto to spend the holidays mr john 8 moore of dundas visit- edtitbtnothetand sister here mr and mrs a- trbrownrspenthhfr holiday with frlenfi in guelph mr bert mason of klngrrrton visited acton relatives during the week misses olive jessie and marie mowat are home from torontp mr stanley mackle of toronto spent christmas at his home here miss galbralui spent the holiday with old home friends at shelbnrne- bmma robinson spent chrlatmas at her home at kenllworth messrs harold and wllrose held of toronto are vlsltlntr friends in town mr wi robertson of toronto reliryeti oyjr b lu- a ub uj lejtr a gude new year to arte an a mony may ye see an during a the years to come o happy may ye be and may ye neer hae cause to mourn to sigh or shed a tear to ane an a baith great ari sma a hearty gude new year v v jold scots song c v spectacular fire early monday morn r l el atkinsons frame livery barn a man of flames before discovered after christmas sale paiiapihabprasbpaibiab ttiys sjuttaaof fancy goods jcwdlery clocks watches qdm cnt glaw french itory b- lofdiscolxnt on all goods w ettnton acton ont all watch repairs guaranteed vlalted day mr and mra q h brown vlalted their apn in kitchener on chfdatmaa iay mr norman wrjssleaworh ot aah stove vlsltcfl af ton f ricnjlj on litgn- oay- mr nno rfl john lamhert and children went to tevertgn for chrlst- raaa hr chrlfa ltndbborjukh spent the chrlstmaa hofldaya ti v in gait mlsa francis flurst n blchardo arjuntc is llldaying at her lione mr harqld farmer ma il apend lhara week or ao with frtendl in ot tows mr w u warden and mrs mlchle pent the holiday with relatives in milton mr and mrs o beu of gait spent sunday with mr and mrs h 8 wilson misa annie mcpherson of hamilton la spendlnr the week with acton friends r may health happiness and prosperity follow you throughout the new year w d tvybiot hardware stoj an strept skbkcts an appeal v f for your supjiort of actpnv rink the acton- cittxens rink committee is making an appeal to the joyalty of all citizens ot acton add vicinity for their patronage of the rink this year they would ask that the church young peopled organizations lodges and other societies organize tb hold severarskatihg parties and functions to help popularize the rink asttisonly through the loyal support of all that the alfair can be made to progress all surplus funds remaining from the operation of the rink will be applied to a fund to provide a covered rink for acton a special bulletin board will be displayed in front of the post office giving particulars of all rink announcements the banid will be in attendance every wednesday night and on other special occasions when arranged for the refreshment booth will be in operation we wopld request citizeng nof to jige tho bridge for n jrt4 8mid- wp nd your dime to carry on r segaon tickets inv kpurod at symons store rjrlthe aefon pbopcratfifib store or from any of the canvasser the pnoe aroitiiii the reach of everyone tne prices are for children under 12 yearsof age r00 12 to 16 1x0 ladies 175 and fbr gents 25 let its km yonrfadp tta making the rink a socccos and hwk titling atctoarr rink for acton iffs up to yooweti be sad of your help in any way committee w cititens mk miss bernlce reld of guelph qn eral hospital was lntown a day or ao last week mrs james brwln of canrpbellvllle spent christmas with mr and mrs james jdns imrsv q c collier and miss xuena ofoeorcetown spent sunday at mr b icofllert mr w d forbes of toronto spent christmas at the homo of hu father mr nftobes mr and mrs roy waniborough of toronto visited their parents here for christmas mr e huftman of pontlac mich is apendlnc the christinas holidays at his homo here tmurs margaret bennett of- toronto is apendlnc tho chfutinw liflldaya at hft- mm f- mr and mrs p r xnanp and son pew hupf ft ttl rsltwb par- enta in orentp mlaa hflen poje of toronto tlnl- varsity l nenfllnfl xtye holldaya at her horne he mrs auauat anderson miss helen ana clarence vlalted friends at kitch ener on aonday r mr alex modonald went to haat- tnara for christmas with his brother holt and family- mr and mrs frank brownlhif and mlbs bits pills of toronto visited the borne fojfcs here mrs mckellar of seaforth is mak ing a prolonted vlalt with her sister mrs dr gray mr geo soiicr and mlsa myrtle sopcr of rochester spehtthe holidays at their home here mk jahiessymon who haa been 111 and confined to his home for two wecjta is recoverlnb mr and mrs f day and family of rockwood spent the holiday at the parental home tier mr and f rs e j hnsssrd and chll dren wire at mr hasssrds boyhoods home near rjalarave mr and mrs jack kennedy bfdip trolt have been vhdtlna the parental home dnrlna the week mr j viokery of bracobrldge ar rived in town on thursday and spent christmas with friends i mr fred r flmltli frln visited rel atives at sl marys and loncloii over the chrhitmas hotlay mrttnamr j ilbn of feponte iibpswme th at hw fathers home mr 1 7 kennedy j mr and mrs m c overhoh acton are apondlna a week with frlenda at btwntford and woodstock mlsa dorothy burnstde of toronto spent the weekend -at- the heme of mr and mrs w a murray miss vera harvey tpf the toronto teaching stair is at her home here for the christmas vacation iv v- and mrs simlvfnnan and chil dren snent christmas holidays at the parental home in hamilton pastor and mrs baxter and baby jean went to the formers home in hamilton to spend christmas mr and mrs m b collier and chil dren ot toronto ore spending the holidays at mnbl f coluars mr and mrs h s wilson and fam ily spent christmas day with mr and mrs w c besaey georgetown mrrand mra cecil aklna and daugh ter of ka88asaweyaxwere at the par ental home here lover christmas mr george ccwles injured limb has leen causing hlramuoh pain durlne th week hut is now improving mrs annie johnston and belle stephenson spent christmas with mr and mrs c el aklns in toronto mr and mrs m gregg and family of toronto wero at the home ofmr george r agnew for the holiday mr and mrs p j iylo and mlsv barbara went to brantford to spend christmas with mr iyles parents mrs it el htelaon of toronto loa been spending the holidays at tho home ofher son 15r exjelsgn mr leoigo bj agney o detroit was home or tlje joillpy hl friend mr w walbrmui accompanied tlilrn- mir and mrs richard crnns o kitchener spent lie holiday with mjp and mrs iqrnest cripj afaln street vj stewftvi e ui bl tele phone carnpariy constjietltin 9kuj is home flr ftcoiiphi gf w liolldaya mr and srs fred yfdlanson iid mlss margaret of toronto epentc sun day with ifr antj mrs- w- a murray mr claytqn barbour of grin is spending the vfeek b je harflo of ll uncle u- hugh ccutcheon main st mr and mra c c huston of de troit visited tho luttora parents mr and mrs h s whon over the holi day mr elmore mckecknle rochester la spending tho week very happily with his grandparents mr ana mrs geo soper missg i hood of the acton con tinuation school staff has gone to her home lit guelph for tho christmas va- catlon the misses helen mcdonoldljllld jean kennedy both of torontbj unl vershy- are home for the christmas season miss bertha rephew a member of the high school staff went to her home in kincardine for the chrlstmaa vocation mrs l b weadge attended on mon day the funeral of irer aged friend mrs george dredge at ber residence at eden mills mr and mrs charleo mason and mlsa eleanor of klltdhener were suests at reeve masons and his fauiers bomes master briiee and miss muriel mc kay of toronto spent the weekend wmh tho grandparents mr and mrs r h wtmsborbugh mrs john shanks of pettaplece man and her rtnushter ruth are vlsltnr her pwentflt mr and mra j rlgglesworth aahgrove ord- m iw and mrs urn and their young son ot toronto spent christmas day with mr and mrs mal colm mclean bower aye mr joseph xuabv druggist of montreal spent the holidays at the home of his parents mr and mrs waljaoo lasby mill street master martin beardmore is homo from applebe school and lsenjoyng thoholldoya at beverley house with his- parents mr and mrs gordon beardmore mra rev a macdonald of ixindon and miss violet smith ot windsor were home for christmas and spent the day at mr and misw h walkers mill street acton mrs j el ttamble mis thelma gamble mr and mrs m b collier ilrs et collier mlsa annie collier and blllle and blwood collier spent chrlatmas ut mrs g c campbells oeorgctorn mr and mrs john mann who have resided hi tho home ot their daughter mra g w murray have taken up thelt- residence on the allan farm on tld second tine recently purchased by thelrttdh mr edward mann 0 mr and bnr bred funk of blng- horhnton nt spent christmas at the homer of the latteramother mrs james mr iuhk left for de troit ami cleveland on monday jiior- ing mi funk wju spenfl the x- malnder ot the wceli tfc hvbrone lejr nominations for halton county mayor robinson of oakvuie and mayor irving of milton are reelected tho nominations for the municipal councils which did not provide dor the earlier date as acton nnd george town did were held on monday with results as follows mhton mayor john irving ac- cl sixth terni teefe jnrnes w wyentb term coun cillors j maxed e syor rb qal bralth m e mixon t cox h xon- don s suck tom brown n a sln- clalr w purnan jr itx to ho elect ed public school trustees bast ward t a hutchinson w simpson 6- ft pwson pw cook north ward p eon k asnew south ward w- p mccready q a macnabh hydro commissioner a a armstrong acl oakyoe mayor dlf n robin son acol reeve i w chambers t a- blakelocki deputy reeve wll- llnm andersen j b mowat t a bath t as blakelock p w cfiambers councillors filx to bo elected thomas bain alex marsball w b mctiveen j r byora p w chambers j b mowat h a ashbury jjl hewson frank cullen j h elliott edward sainsbury george b gibson alex shephard william anderson water and light commission t b jarvla b s glassco arthur hlllmer wlulam grice school trustees ward 1 geo c gibson accl wlard i mrs a c sloan acct ward 1 alfred hlll mer a gulledge e8quesino townshup reeve w a applebe- t leslie j u stan- dish deputy reeve t leslie wm gowdy m j carton counelllors w gowdy m j carton q cleave g currle j l btandlsh w lawsqn nassagawkya tqwn8hip reeve e agnerw accl councillors w dredge d campbell t near f mcnlven acol nelson township reeve h t foster g h mcarthur deputy reeve- h m pettltaccl council lors k m readhead g l peer j f gunby j h marshall g orcen- lees trafalgar township whole council by acclamation reeve w h morden deputy reeve a golbralth councillors james walbrook o s buckv victor hall hydro commis sioner a t harris burlington mayor jas smith ahen i g h nicholson edmund holt- by and j j hobson reeve g h nicholson edmund ho it by elgin a harris deputy reeve b holtby j breckon e vanscrlber ea harris council a c burnett w g mallett b c ball g c johnson joseph breckon stanley dynes john ryclf- man and e w vanscrlber water comanlsslon fredw watson and w metcalfe school trustees gordon berry a lchunt a- s stewart f- b blesslocer f c virtue d bar- retkand elmer hall ifp j jbrnmnieh hy r nephew and a niece chllarco of his late slater mrs simp son whose tragto death by burnlmr was rierted soins time ago mr w a nlcol was home from boston mass during the holidays mrs nlcol and children will shortly remove lo boston to tholf new home there mrnlcbl a prositerous campaign promotion business in the new bngland 8tates his business house being nlcolheherdenlnc mr jack kentker ot the quebec beavers hockey team was home for christmas and returns to quebec to morrow he la captaaj of the team whloh is holding a good place in the league which includes quebec spring field mass providence rlboston mass and new haven conn jack says that nearly all the plaj lnwe leaueareouaubaii f obituary thomas arthurs word wa received by relatives hero on tuesday of the death the day be foreaf thomas arjthursat his home at nlaga man mr arthurs badreoched he rlno acerf eighty two hla boy- ood and much of bis llfetlbe was spent- here and he and mrs artnurs removed to manitoba about ofteen years ngo he is survived by mrs arthurs joseph and john ot ninga and bella mrs modowell also ot manitoba captain t a arthurs on- other son was a missionary to clilna and during the war went to france and was chaplain of chinese labor battalion- there mrs wm scott a sister of llmehouse is the only sur viving member of the faintly mj arthurs was an esteemed falr9nt ijerer a imemhef of ho tpreabytelun ch tw fwraiwe ntoee j ijmh u possible rink deficit assumed by the council up to eighty per cent the regular biweekly meeting of the municipal council was held on tuesday evening lost week all tlu members were present the twentysixth reportof the com mittee on finance passed the follow ing accounts general j b mackensle wood for- drains c 4 93 w d talbot pall town ball 4 h n fcirmerrevulan of tho w j mcolenahan revision of voters lists i j 8 giumour streets andr 43 95 wttlks 3 36 pvmtnt browns transport calcium 36 7a wilson bennett ana uorse- 4b 00 s81 75 wsttrworka drtiroraond iieatham ser- vlfren 38 94 bank of nova scotia collect luff ucoohts i 25 00 acton hydro commission ur- a t brown stove for power 10 oo 7 50 j a gllmour work u8 21 thij report was adopted the matter of the overholt assess ment was discussed but left over to ive reeve mason an opportunity to consult judge eillot in the matter the members of the council unani mously concurred in assuring respon sibility for eighty per cent ot any defi cit arising outof the operation of the rink under the management of the committee appointed provided there is sufficient patronage or the rink to justify the council in ao doing reeve mason was by resolution ap pointed a memher of the committee a bylaw was passed appointing miss mary viola ctarrldgeaa deputy clerk and treasurer to act during the clerks absence the clerk was instructed to charge up the sidewalk frontage tas under bylaw no 104 against the properties assessed for the same to make up for the two years in which the rates were not charged debentures under said by law to be retired in january 1927 the clerk presented a communica tion from the provincial board of health complaining that certain citi zens had utilised old wells instead of conutruotlng septic tanks for their soil pipes- to drain into the council de cided to let the matter stand until next meeting council adjourned at s0 oclock djtebesltnginsr auction ceremony war r dr menhwi was tha in- stalling officer mr h- b nelson oy toronto city engineer ft b nloklln mrjwcklln and mary of guelph were christmas guests of mr and mrs a e nicklln mr and mrs james h reed had the pleasure of entertaining four sren cratlons at their home on main street oh chmatmas day thero were mrs robert johnston the honored mother of ttie family mrs reed her daughter mrs il brlgnall toronto and her children there were four great grandchildren present the old jw wollas tho young enjoyed the happy occasion a tourgeneration party was held at mrs william bayers mill fittest on christmas the companytikompriaed mr robert gibbons mrss layers brother toronto his daughter mrs william prick and mr frlci daughter mrs b uemf sfl her hnsban fle xkey xwvi a wmwhiy ana none of wffl shjeverttfte oay more than kgsflllglwr- gibbons j ilvlil vrwv the timehonored ceremony of in stallation of orflcers ot walker ma sonic lodge observed on the jjestlral of st john- tho evangelist was con ducted at the lodge rooms on tuesday evenllfg by w bro dr j a mcktven assisted by w bros dean leslie d s mctavish n p mclam t h cook a t brown e j hassard w m cooper and george king w bro charles wilson naa the worshipful masterelect and the ceremonies covering his installation wars solemn and impressive in hla varlotis charges the install- lng master impressed atronaly the dudes of worshipful master and the character and conduct which should be possessed by the officer honored with this position with skilful and experienced phraseology the dr pro ceeded step by step through the var ious instructions and obligations and u the beautiful allegory and tradi tional notion he set forth the import- mu dutlea ot the office- hla closing lecture was a marvel of eloquent and rheioriobl characteristic of the life and conduct of p true man in portray al of the ideal of a real mason an interesting feature of the even ing was the presentation oo behalf of the lodge of past masters jo to w bros john r kennedy e j hassard tv h cook john wood and robert shaw the presentation was very happily made by v war bro laehlan grant ot oeonjstown who referred to the kindly feeunga he en tertained cor walker lodge b hav ing been a resident of acton in his boyhood and young manhood he congratulated the lodge on its o- oeasand expressed earnest wlahea for oontlnued prosperity the reclplenu of the jewels spress- ed appreclatfon apfl thanks for the honor conferred before closjoa he lodge very sln- cer haoka for his splendid services were aapresaed by w bro george king and bro ft p moore to wor bro dr mcnlven installing master an enjoyable banquet with the usual loyal and craft toasts concluded this very interesting evening nro- medlaga- a disastrous are wiped out the frame livery barn of councillor atkin son early on monday xaornfng when mr atkinson was awakened by the glare of flames on tho windows of his residence adjoining he found that tho interior of the building was a volume of flames he rushed to the door to rclcaso a horse i one of t a b wua driven back by tbo flames and found it impossible to enter the poor ani mal was burned to death his itnd alxcyllnder studebakcr sedan was standing just inside the door where it had been driven tho day before it was totally destroyed aa well oa a quantity of hay some harness and one or two rigs it was marvellous tliapthb fire was confined to the one building oslt was adjacent to several otber frame build ings the property of john c h1u which he occupies and the store and ball where w r e blairs tlnsmlth- ing and plumbing business lsconduct ed there was also the dwelling and barn of howard masales on the east side two elements contributed to this re sult the building destroyed was both sheeted with metal siding and roofed with metal shingles and the prompt arrival and effective service of- acton fire brigade the value of the motor truck and chemical engine was again demonstrated in the promptitude of their arrival at the ore the firemen did- yeomen service especially inaav- ing the line new residence only twenty or thirty feet away from the burning building the rear of tho residence was anre several times and- a number of the window panes were shattered with the beat the origin of the ore is unknown the qre belngso far advanced when discovered that no clue was left for discovery of the cause mr atkinsons loss is heavy the building and contents were not insur eds there was 100 or 1100 insur ance on the car and the residence la amply covered mucla sympathy ia telt for hunein his loss it was most unfortunate thot mr atkinson had his studebaker sein in the frame building instead of in the brick garage where he usually kept it durliu the heavy malls the week be fore christmas he used a motor truck for carrying the mall bags and for convenience sake transferred the se dan to the old building and kept tho truck in its place the building destroyed was erected by the late reeve williams for a liv ery barn before the era of tho motor car he also carried the ndub but knew nothing of the immense mallage of these christmas times stf knox sunday school concert large attendance enjoyable pro gramme generous santa claus the annual sunday school jsnter- talnmentof knox church held in the town hall on monday evening was marked auccesa the fine weather the good roads and the promise of a splendid programme attracted a very large audience the programme was versatile and meritorfotts and comprised the follow ing numbers i choruses a were glad to meet you b they are coming x mr w m cooper superintendent extended a cordial welcome to all and gave a brief report of the work of the school 3 liuian woodball 4 recitation franklin near 6 selection dorothy and bettle clarridge illustrated hymn hoxel woldle margaret waldle and annie black recitation wuliam ritchie 8 an octettoh no john 9 chorus and song a w sing to santa claus b ten little dicky birds 10 brief address by mr j waldle fointer superlntendept ii fins drill 12 distribution ot prucs norman wilds charles kirkness and john waldle 13 sonr vsonta claua will come to-night- mfolk dances 5 4 chriatmaa acrostic nine boys 16 reduatlon miss hoxel waldle it sextette when we wero tounff it recitation m1bs edna jlc- cntcheon at this point santa claus arrived and there was a general distribution of oranges and candy s the pastor and mrs stewart were also remembered tho former recelv- ing a one silk umbrella and mrs stewsrt a comport and candlesticks miss- annie mocdonasd presented her class of boys with emblematic church pins rev mr stewart was chairman mra m r moore and miss folster directresses and mlsa gray miss jes sie mann and mrs a g clorrldge accompanists af large output or leather canadas 104 tannsriss manufsctursd 2s141 worth of lsather canadas leather industry continues to show improvement according to reports iasued by the ihimlnjon bur eau olt statistics the value of the outttfiit by canadian tanneries jn tho pasbtyear is the targeat since 1920 and exceeds the average of tlio five year llerlod 19201926by 6620811 or 7 per cent n the total output for cahndian tan nerlea during the lost eor was 26 141217 an increase over the precpdny year of 485s4i or two per cent thei prices for oil kinds of leather averascrdi about the some as in 1924 there were 104 tanneries in canada last yer ju the largest tannorles sn canada re located in acton and are operated byuessrsi beardmore 2 co the above information haa speclsll interest and significance v police court nervs sidney horton of erin pleaded guilty at guelph police court on thursday to being uahawfully in pos session of llqaor- he wns flnod two hundred dolnrsnd costs provincial license inspector grant and provin cial constable oliver visited a hotel conducted by morton yesterday after noon and located six bottles of whhw key on the premises icotorlst- had sora trying- expert lonces with tm ey roadways on christmas eve and christmas day skidding was common especially on tlu slippery grades