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potjr the fictotf pree press wkdnxsday dkokubkb 34 1m0 neighborhood news interesting items concerning other centres and communities in which many of our headers are interested evfrton mrs rom of now york is visiting for lomi time at the homo of mrs john stewart mrs ocorgo loreo spent a few days in ouelph last week several from hore attended tho one day convention hold in ouelph hut tuesday mm mcqueen is visiting at the homo of her brother ool head mr and mrs simpson of ouolph spent sunday at the mmo home georgetown w j alexander purchased two prlxo winning yorkshire pigs at ouclph winter pair last week tr pomervillo of i alloy bury has been a visitor in town during lhn week mr w dixon of bandhill visited with mr and mrs o t mckay last saturday mr nelson cooks many friends are very glad to hear of his recovery from his recent illness v mrs tur and little daughter of ha ley bury is visiting at the homo of her fattier mr kalph rosa mr and mrs robert corko of paris and mrs i corko of at ilyuclnthu quo vulted with lr lends in town during tho week iho attendance at uio hand dance hi the 1uwn hall last priday night was not as largo as was liopod for how ever those who were present enjoyed the good music provided and had a splendid evening herald eh1n mrs campbell was liostesrt for the de cember w o r u meeting which was well attended last friday evening about ono hun dred of mr and mrs o d plotchor a friends and neighbors called upon them to bid tlutu farowell before moving oft the farm to toko up their now home in erin it is with a great deal of satisfaction that we pass on tho information re ceived from mr j k mclaren village tax collector tlutt the tuxom in tho village have to date been more fully paid mum in many years past the local purkchasers had their first workout on tho local rink on tuesday evening after which qui to a crowd of young people enjoyed skating manager jos hurren has bcin working long- hours during the recent cold spell and has u very good ico surface for a start at the tuc4 mber mooting of the l a and w m s of tho united church at mrs o t scott s tho election of officers for the ladles aid resulted in the re election of the same officers via president mrs alb ion treasurer mrs ttamejibottom secretary mrs klgle press secretary mrn clow advocate hn miixh on wednesday afternoon uio jwamong xnstltuto mot at mrs jos burdens homo with a fair attendance iho secretary read an appeal from tho travellers aid asking for assistance hi- tho work a donation of j10 00 was granted it wan also agreed to send flowers and ohrlit- tnas greetings to sick oni in tho homo or hospital mrs w wiimjii our dele- gato to tho annual womens institute convention gave a most interesting and spicy report of the proceedings at tho 01000 of the meeting while lunch was jbclng prepared mr prood mrs robort- jlon and miss argo with mrs burden ax pianist sang two uiely christmas carols an educational and profitable afternoon was spent on prlday evening s s no 5 concert and christmas tro was tho centre of attraction when tho parents young folks ndehlldren of the section were present in full force under the able leadership of the teacher mr hughes with mm w early as organist and mr j marshall as chairman uio scholars presented tirogrummo which was in keeping with the season choruses carols reclta- ttonaandtlays wrnnjllwellinmtatnedr the crowning excitement of tho evening was when santa sent a message assur ing them ho was leaving acton with a good load and would bo present in a few minutes which proved true as ho appeared in time to distribute gifts u uio expectant mid huppy children on saturday evening tho united church sunday school christmas tree and concert was held in the town hall when tho parents and children turned out in full rev m c oondler acted as chairman two plays were presented which were well carried out mlso songs and recitations were given by tho scholars tho e ev of tho evening being tho christmas two which both the children and grownups enjoyed return ing home with hands niled and heurts aglow with tho good- will which attends suoh events quito a number from here attended tho o o v j concert and dance in ouelph on friday evening miss marjory oandlor won first prino for most proficient student in bookkeep ing in commercial department at the ouelph collegiate vocational institute mr and mrs abbott of toronto wore guests at mr and mrs lowrlo over sunday congratulations ar extended to mr and mm d j lowrle m tho birth of twin sons at bt josephs hospital oil december 17 mother and babies ara doing well as we approach the christina season may our readera all realute that the happiness of love is in action 1u test is what we are willing to do for others nassagawbva kbenezer united church sunday school annual christmas tro concert on tuojday evening 23 inst when a pro gramme of drills dialogues choruses and solos was given by the children of the sunday hchon municipal nomination at ilrookvllle on monday next for reeve and councillors for nassagaweya township quito a number of family re unions will take place on christmas fay we wish the free- isesa and alj its read rs a happy and xvunporous now year iiaixinaial umkiiousjb mra boll and son of bxantford visited mr and mrs johnson on friday i mr and mrs rentzier of ottawa spending christmas with mrs r i brown i miss lydla caldwell is homo for holi days from alma college st thomas i mr walter vyse of hamilton who has j had tho gravelling contract for the township this year had tho misfortune to lose ono of tho large gravel trucks by fire on thursday morning in starting the truck to leave for homo in some way it took fire and bumad up tlie loss will bo heavy as tnese trucks cost it is said over flvo thousand dollars riia presbyterian christmas entertain ment on monday evening was very successful and so was tho united church christmas tree held on uio samo ovoii- lng the conflict in dates was unfor tunate but seemed unavoidable and wo arc glad it did not spoil either mr and mrs w l mlllcr and children of hrampton attended tho christmas tree on monday evening mrs oild of clinton is visiting at the home of her dullght r mrs daniel campbell mr giorgu illlts of winnipeg man is visiting at the homo of his mouier mrn martha hlltf and other friends lii the district i he school concert at the llhic moun tain hi hool which was held on ruesday ev nlng lust was a grand success miss i india v teacher duiorvufl credit for tho excell ilt programme provided iho many frlmidi of mr li sinclair will be pit omtd to hear that his condluun olowlng the operation was favorable all wish sort a speedy recovery miss ion a oukes of brighton is visit ing lar sister mrs richard shortllt jr hut christmas ioc and entertainment of tho united church was held on 1 uuiduy cvtnlng decemler 33 mm j p blnrlnir who has been connin d to hnr bed the pant few weeks in improving slowly rock vvooi milton john voril robert st who has been 111 in at joeph hospital hamilton return d home ye luirday j y little w johniitono uid mum agntji scott atumlid uui fuwtral of lur brother tho late william scott hi tor onto on monday uf to moon lost john ounby ot nob on township leaven shortly for florida whore he will spend the winter with friends and rela tives mr ounby is in his 80 ui year and it still halo and hearty jot k peacock has been appointed manager of tho curling rink and john randall hai been nppolntcd malinger of the arena both are busily engaged making ico for the curlers and hockey pi ay era who aro anxiously waiting for tho winter sports uv start champion rim many friends of itev j n mc- fihil who has been confined to his room by lllnesj aro glad to know that he is able to bo out again mr a j blonne an old milton boy mnnngtr for the past five years of the stratford branch of tho bank of com merce has been transferred to tho wood stock branch of the hank gangs of men arc working in tl cast ond on uio ttorm cowors and imempuiy- ment so far as milton u concerned is being reduced to a minimum iho men aro pretty well assured now of their chrlntma1 turkey roformer oakvilv k the many friends of ooorgo h corn wall mcdonald road will regret to learn that he miffcrcd a stroke on tuesday and hit condition is c lining anxkty after a brief illness john dearhig wellknown and highly esteemed resident of trafalgar township died ut his lato residence dundan highway near palermo ye itorday morning mm ii i t e11l- and daughter n incy are leaving on satvirdoy tctr atlantic city and will go on to miami florida whcrti lhcy ulll npentljilx weeks john buckle of brant ford and william port man of detroit were fatally injured when their cars collided a few miles east of oakvllle on the lake shorn highway last friday four other pt rsons were in jured umcaii uttlo slx-yaax-old- daughter of mr and mrs john duncan king street had the misfortune to have hfr leg broken last wfok she had gone to tho corner of reynolds and colborno streets for the evening paper and was hruck by a truck record wowefo pleased ta rfport that mrs jos l howium is much improved in health after her recent illness lowvllle debateri visited tho y i b of st john a church and won tho ftrst of the interchurch debates for young people quite a large number or oakvllle people motored to toronto monday even ing to wltpcwt the athletic duplay by the appleby school boys hi hart house s o south and bon sixth line have purchased about i dogen fully nccrcdlted ayrshire cows from wfllland county owners us u start for a large dairy herd for several days tho skating rink has hi eu floodid and it was hoped them would be skating for christmas tho hockey season li duo to open before uio new year star i ho annual christmas i roe nter- tulnment w the unllod church sunday school wits held lust friday nvenlpg in i tho i own hall and was attended by a largo number of friends and the parents i of tike young folks who dt serve credit for ulw lr pirli in tho programme which con sisted of chorusi recitations duetu drills and dialogue i i he sunday school orchi ttru contributed mui 1c before tho programme commenced and ltev w j i uylor was chairman for the occasion at tho conclusion of the programme santa claus lut in hs uppoaronco and dbttrlbuted the pr juints from uie tree widen was wull luailod dowiif hie annua christmas tree rntertaiu- mciit of uio ire aiytcrion church sunday scltool was held on monday evening in uio church and was well attended ltev w h mccrarktn was chairman for the programme which consisted of opening chorai recitations duet tit drills and u solo by teld n lambert whlrh wan en cored iho eonelui lou of the programme was enacted by the scholars in a well- dlrectid play on the birth of christ tho shepherds and the wise mi n follow ing tho star and offerings of gifts at uio end of uio programmo mrs rev w h mccrackun woj presented willi u brass muffin dish and brass cake tray from tho choir and mission baud after words tho gathering repaired to tho basement where refreshments were herved by the ladles of the congregation and the distribution of olirutman presents by santa claus from tho tree christmas music and sermons wore en joyed by tho congregations in the churchci on sunday at the pret4ytcrlaii church mr oordon mcphall of eden mills assisted uie choir both morning and evening miss barbara pick of fergus was a recent weekend guest with mm hanna and miss gladys a joint meeting of the women s aux iliary war held in ouelph last week and attended by members from st johns church here miss irene isaac of mid- japan was present and gave an lntor- cjung addrei also the december me t- ing of the womens auxiliary of st johns church took- place at the home of mrs jghn lister the annual meeting of the young peoples society of the unlt il church was held last week and officers elected for the coming year iho society hns been supporting two native missionaries one in china and the othi r in india for some years uio sclwols elated on mond ly for tho liolldayn and tho continuation eholaru held their literary meeting monday nftt non our tearhern who havo in eu away during the pant term are homo onco more mlxi fdna m poitron of dtindaf miss lovena rlchirdson of mil- ford bay mus m mllroy of brampton miss margaret mcnabb of no s b ouelph township uild mr ororge tor- ranci of allljiton mlis elnnro tlxuul of rrgui was here durlrtir the wrekend mrs mcmahan of detroit mid 1 visiting her sinter mrs herb s dyer messrs fred day fred hosking arn old wanless harry mrphedran and alitor mus elizabeth of toronto university are home for uie hallduyn alio mr ii hfowng7fiotnvttrrtvotrttty mr and mm will honking and family are at mr and mn h 6 hosking s for the holidays mr john i ton hi wut of sliucow was home for the weekend dr e f und mrs mccullough and mlsi marlon were visitors in tho village last friday evening and attended tho united church sunday school entertain ment rev john little and j a little were in holstelu monday attending the fuit- eral or mrs robert aitkin iho many friends of mr edward u jolllffe of toronto will bo pleased to hear or hli taicccss in securing tho 1030 rhodes scholarship only a few years ugo ho attended ouelph o v i and won the oratorical championship a merry christmas and prosperous now year to all and to the editor and statf of thic fame pwksh thk kfry which uniocku many hoohh to cokrksirwiuenth owing to tho liollday coming on ihursday tiik fhkk pats will next weelc bo published on wednesday please mail your correspondence a day earlier next week in order that u wd may e aura of securing it in time for publication that week your slstance will be appreciated witty young people always entertain ing are in demand of course for young folks like older ones like to be amused frequently these useful members of so ciety aro less popular however thall thoie who cannot tell a good story but wtto aro quick to see the point und to laugh at anouiers jest appreciation is the key which unlocks more doom than any other d not pity yourself for lack ing brilliancy if you know how ut ap preciate others and how to express that feeling pkk- inventory sesasonabls bargains in use0 farm equipment 1 clare bros magnet range 2 13 inch brantford feed orinder 31 hp international engine 4114 h p ollson johnnyonuio spot engine 6 3 ii p international engine ft 3 h p stover engine on hand truck 7 fi hp typo z fairbanksmorse engine b 0 hi ollson engine 0 10 inch pnpca ensilage cutter pionfer iqiiirmfnt co ltf woolwich street guelph oni enjoy christmas week with a itolght fire in the fireplace we havo in stock cannol ooal from kentucky jthot makes a bright ilglits readily pnd is very low la ash contents a small qiuuauty of this ooal added to the furnoco or stove when tho fire is low brings the fire up quickly cannel coal la also good for burning wiui green hardwood price 7o per j 00 lbs fire j a mackenzie son n moleod manager merry christmas at christinas time wo nro jlntl of nn opportunity to krcct all our fnonds nnd cus tom ors mid wish you nil happiness frederick l wright rprmmitmilv imperial ijfe juwaraae oa phone i03j residence main street actao at christmas time wc arc rind of an opportunity to jjrect alb our frlciidi nnd customers and wish you all happiness watsons bakery acton ontario if i heres better way of saying we wish you a merry christmas wed be glad if youd take it ns said i w e blair mill since acton to one and all we wish a merry merry christmas m edwards co bakers of reai homemade acton bread a mizrry christmas is out wish and a happy ncw year that will bring you new joy nnd prosperity geo w benton mba street acton may yuletide joy be unconfined when the lire plowg on the hearth and the jiappy family gathers to observe the festive yuletide may your cup of joy bubble ovor thats our wish at this jolly senson of the year- and with it we add the hope that your joy will be ns abundant throughout the new year h atcoxe chrysler desoto plymouth sales a1sd service acton ontario ghjurr wutrw htittrb ernirrh at sonata acton mtnlstei bt o l iwi b d parsonage willow btnet 11 00 a m iho minister subject christ s slogan tor the now year 12 00 noon sunday school mad rthf class 7 00 p m the minister subject a new advrnturt kvkrybody wklooum ilrreinttrrtan knox cnurcii acton rkv u l rennie m a feclalbter mansi willow street aunday oeoemllkit 20 1100 a m rho minister subject muiiorles that tiunu aiid burn 30 p m sabbath school but ctannis zoo p ut iho minister subject ihe yi ar that s awa note sacrum t nt sunday uio first sunday of the nt w year always wkloombt artnti sajjlia cflffurrij rev w j hamilton rulr parsonagt mi street 11 a m iho minbiter sunday school and bible olaaa 13jb p m 7 00p m lho minbitcr monday g0 p m ii y f t7 nnirsday 7 jo p m prayer and prajso servlre all aiub wsloous unclassified small advertisements nl ulnlm in till roliinm 9 ceo rlinrue ytc irr iiii hot i- or haiu i wo choice orado jerseys springing oood fumlly cows apply illke pltesb ou saw ooml mclaughlin cutter for sale set of ooldino iumil a apply ii j kerr acton ioht on priday last pant master miuonla apron in case on mill street in acton 1lndor kindly return to aoton pree prksa for kaie slightly used warm air pumaoe tn firstclans condition cheap for quick sale will arrange for installation if desired 10tf w v moonky noticu on and after jtinuary first our service station wilt close at fl p m dally all orders for fuel will be taken care of by mr agar at hii milduicn above 8ymon ilardwure store phono 100 arter 0 pm rilcink a ag alt vi mack of acton greetings wc would liko to emblazon it across the sky a huge merry christmas to yoit our friends and customers a 1 brown acton ontario choice plants and cut flowers for christmas trade azalaea cyclcimm primulai cherries poppers poms and cut ilowers pink yellflw and bronze mumi baby mums in all colors curnatioiis roses violet- and marigolds a full lino of cemetery wrcgjhs fiom 2 00 up delivery in actovi no advance in prices this christmas georgetown floral company georgetown ontario w ttiuijeriwm notich to tax iwaijiteus pcrnoiui in arrflnnj tor taxfut dcfllrtnjf to avoid publication of tholr names lu auditors itioort for 1030 will tnako puyniliit not latnr uiun doccmbor 31 r j mociirkiluom 353 tax collector if to old plirends ano new ouaiiomens we express tiik aokoiilohlouokt merry christmas the beauty parlor- mhji kiktkt aoton merry christmas to yodi may the day be sunny your luarts merry and may you not forgot our good wishes nro with you i j nicol son acton monument works subscriptions for all magazines -takqi-at- f fiam o