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jtbubfiday jtjnb 3s 1031 the acton free press papb the communitys social side of life vfeltom to and from town during the past week as gleaned by the free praia mrs c o speight and miss bertie pent sunday with frlcnda in kitchener mr tronic cook of toronto is holi daying this week with acton friends r c o henderson oi toronto was haw on monday and met numerous frtendm mr and mm r j kerr visited with btfr and mrs w h moleod in toronto i editor a 6 forster- ox the oakvllle lenfrria 3ntn start mrs annettte barnes returned home to toronto alter spending a fow week up hero with friend mr m b collier and masters bulic ana elwood are houdaying at urn e f coius brock avenue mr harold wansbrougb and mr brupo maokay of toronto spent sunday with mrs b a wansbrough miss nora kenney r n of the hinit of the cluelph general hospital vlallod at her home here this week mrs v e mcoleary la leaving for detroit on friday to spend a wook with her nephew tyr harry clalc mr and mrs jolin flynn and their son edward of buffalo n v spent the weekend with lus brothers lurra miss mario mowat b a of toronto and mlu joaalo mowat b a of thuidaa are holidaying at tlwlr home hero mr and mm lloyd kenney of mont real are holidaying at the homo of his parents mr and mm john kenney mrs edna snyder of toronto who has boon visiting the past two weeks with her mother lias returned home mr john 11 kennedy continued to improve and hoped soon to ha about again ho u still oonflued to bod how ever mr tl j kerr chairman of tho aotou publlo utilities commission 1h attending the hydro convention at ottawa thlu week mls tholraa oralg u a of the nuit of the mall and empire toronto wan a weekend guost of mr and mr a t brown mr gordon mackny and mra joa mackay of toronto spent a day with the former mother mrs k a wuns- b rough mr k j kerr and mum helen owtran- der and mr and mrs j o mutthnwu attended uio hobbslowry wedding at wlorton last week mr thoa e bennett of toronto mr and mra kingston and mr and mm butter of toronto wro the gufints of mr it bennett and miss m bennett on sunday mr and mrs id mctavlnh my w wordon mrs w mlchlo mrs j w akin and mr and mm j w barborco attended the funeral of the late t w shepherd at aieby on monday mra wellwood of winnipeg wax here this week renewing friendships hi hor birthplace during hor stay alio was tlie guest of her girlhoods jiloynnato mrs george murray bower avenue rev and mm olutrloa draper bcamavllle wish to announce tho en gagement of tholr daughter gertrude eatalla to mr john grey en pnidhomnui eldest son of mr and mrn chariot ii irudhomme woomsvlllo marriage to tnko llaco in july on tuesday of liuib week dr and mrs kannawln of toronto and mrs kunnu- wln of acton motored out to klntnll camp which is situated midway between aoderlch and kincardine on lake huron and spent tho afternoon with tho maltland presbytery at their an mini picnic messrs albert mills ami howard lash- brook attended tho motorcycle races hold at the burlington jfnlr grounds lout saturday afternoon ufter which they went to hamilton and spent the evening at the home of mr and mrs elmore johnston and loft sunday on a nuicli- enjoyed motorcycle trip to niagara fnll john justice wnison in the death of john justice wilson on saturday at his home in hi sixty- seventh year milton and district has lost an cetwmed cltusen before going to milton to ehtertfie flour fwd and coal business mr wiiaoii was a fanner in trafalgar township he was an active member of st pauls united church a liberal a member of st clair lodge no 135 a p a m a member of tb l o p and a member of um mutou lawn bowling club he is survived by his widow one daughter mrs j o trenor of streetavtlte and one brother william l wilson california buiujnton ernest angold of tho kloyol bank staff left on sunday on a holiday to fort wayne xnil jttrlll instructor drlnkwator is buully engaged drilling the firemens drill team in preparation for the firemens tour nament to be held this year at ehmdas on olvto holiday among tho successful burllngtoii trid ents who passed their examinations at toronto university was albert e tuck who graduated with the degree of e e from the school of graduation studies mrs r j latham and mr and mrs latham jr and son dudley of nqw jersey visited tho formers brother j j hotadon and mra hobson this week hib- an had nod seen his sister for thirty- four years mr and mrs a liber t rusk announce the engagement of their eldest daughter to beue to arthur lyoll only son of mrs martha and the late f a tuck both of burlington the marriage to take place the end of june oasette tuaklbajmohrirmilun mrs george jl ritchie acton was bereft last friday whan her father mr chas rlonis passed away at his homo in milton in his elghtylflh year mr norrls was a farmer in nelson town- ejiip for many yearn but several years ago gave up farming and lived retired in milton ho was a member of kaw iteebyterlan ohurch and a liberal ho is survived by his widow five sons and four daughters john and howard of dowlnton aha herbert of hornby victor and maxwell of milton mrs r ii galbralth of trafalgar township mrs elgin pord tubonburg mrs oeorge if illtohlo acton and mxt w it andemoji of milton t w bliephcrd appleby t wllbcrt bhophrrd had a sudden coll on friday evening june 10 when starting to go from the houne to the barn he was blatantly killed by light ning juiit a few feet from hid door ho was born on uio farm on which ho died fiftytwo years ago and united in wed lock to adellni barberroo of namiaga- woya a little over twentyouo yoars ago r barn luul boon struck just a few mlnuuii pruvlous imd tho youugest son uas in the barn lie waa stunned for a few mliiutcvf and on recovering started for tho rtouse and when just outside to barn he saw the lightning hit his father who had started to tho barn to see if tho boy wiui all right medical old wan sum moned but life was extinct mr shep herd was a member of appleby church from early youth olwayn hi service and ready to boar hb purl and since union wtut an elder ho luul been superin tendent of the sunday school for twentv- twoyenm whtotioff ice ho heldnt the time of his sudden call tho funeral wart held on monday with a short sorvlco at tho iigjuo and tho cortege proceeded to appleby ohurch which was filled with those who came to pay their lost respeotji juid offer words of comfort five minis ters took part in the nervloo rev mi wattii the pastor in charge rev mr hunt a former pilstor and a dear friend of the family upoko words of comforpi and told what mrshephetd had been to tho nelgliborhood and church rev mr somorville pastor for four years before mr watts preached tho funeral sermon and closed huf talk with wards of com fort for ihp sorrowing ones and alio ex pressed tho worth and cxamplo of tlio deceased tho other two minsters took part in tho tiervlce at tho grave loft to mourn the loss of a devoted fatlicr are the wire ono daughter mabel and two sons milford jind erwln one brother aoorge olid a ter lbodo of appleby and mm ueal sister living in brant- ford friend attended from brantford ollntqii amlerlch ouclph hamilton milton nawingawoyo toronto and acton tile flowers were niunoroiu and beautiful and boro trlbuu to tho high esteem of tho departed in cut a kino vikldh tlie application of a definite achemo of crop rotiltlon is being found an im portant factor in reducing feed coitn the ohlof adviuitagen of such a practice are 1 maintaining and improving soil fertility tlmji increasing yloldti 3 as- hlutldi in weed control 3 asslttlnif in tho control of insect and crop diseaien by having various cropn on fresh lnll each year unci it makca a more even dis tribution or lalmr throughout tho year possible incrtuuilng the- ylold per aero in ono of tlie best wayn of reducing coit or production and in this respect crip rotation playa a real part department of agriculture ottawa too much halks talk on radio a farmer living near klngnvlllo thought lie would like to have a radio and so secured ono on trial from a klngsvllle dealer agreeing to pay all expenses of installation aerial etc in case ho decid ed not to keep tho machine after several days ho told tho dealer to remove tho machine its all right reception fine and all that but i will bo darned if im going to listen in my own house to a flock of kalsamon trying to sell mo every thing from a washing machine to a tube of toothpaste it just phim disgusted mo r can not all tho advertising i need in thtj newspapers and x neednt lefc travomng salesmen of mining stock tractors and automobiles in if 1 dont like tholr looks or am busy what 1 wanted tlie radio was for relaxation not sales talks so take it away and make out your bill hits should give radio manufac turers and dealers some tldng to think about for this is not uio only instance of what is going on radio dealers are get ting the reaction first and admit that there is a decided slowing up of interest and sales- as tho result of crowding the programmes with sales talks radio manufacturers should sit tip nn twkf notice and do something about it seems to be that the federal radio commis sion is permitting radio to be over-oom- tnerclallsed klngsvllle reporter caluns clever sisterinlaw i may never have sold it iryne caleb peoslee began in a humble tone but i know tve always callated to keep ray place and bulldlns up about as trig and tidy as tho next man but the next man neednt be a woman if you want to omparo me with anybodyl whats put you into such state of mind s this asked deacon hyne going straight to the root of the matter my wifes sister said mr feaslee slios a good deal youngern my wife and shes a farmer or a farmeress or whatever a woman is that raises crops whereabouts demanded the deacon clear across the state returned mr feaslee as if lie wished it might be even farther shes one of those stlnin women and shes full of book farmm 1 aint seen her farm of course but i aluhildnt wonder if it might be wuth seeln he added honestly krtmr how tis irjaamlej he went on- a married man has to listen to a lot lie dont reely hear ae 1 spose my wifes told me all about her sisters makin such a go of farmln but if she lias 1 aint sensed 1l not till this momih that is f say mobbe a week ago ho went on my wife had a letter from herp and that night when id sot down to read the paper she up and told me tier sister waa planum to pay us a little visit sho havhi some kind of errand up at the statefarm i was busy rcadln about uio way to git more algs out of fewer hens so mebbo i didnt glvo her all the tentlon id ought to but i did manage to say wed make her welobmo and i spose in tlie back of my mind x had a notion ahed have a chance to see how a man run a farm and that probbly shod git some ideas that she od turn into money when she got bock home well bald caleb after a little nuenoe that ended in a sigh sho come yentday and tiling didnt come off jest as 1 furtrefod they would im goln to own up to you iiyno ive got bot hack today morn in all tho yearn ive got my livln farmin and tvo enrnt every jolt ive gotl tlie drficon stared but offered no com ment ifoaslr affirmed caleb with even more emphasis i started out this morn- ht blggoty and i ended up feolln like a foolish child tills momln after break fast ho wont on i spoke to her in a kind sort of way and asked hor if sho didnt want to go out with mo and see how i done things round tho place i flgfforod ohod hay alio did and be kind of pllte out it but alio sort of licsltated undtlicujiald eoiucthlngjibout it bom a kind of thank lews task to look ovei place that hud boon carried on ono way for yearn but sho ftnly came along with mq ollt tords the henhouae i wan plnt in out to hor tho vuiy id got thliius fixed to suit mo and mebbo i did act kind of slf i was teach in her but all at once sho begun to tell mo how fd got everything wrong and bforo sho got through she was lecturm nio slf sho was up on u platform and i was fifty people stead of jest ono old man that was so maed ho couldnt git his mouth touftuier on count of uprlnet and from then on hyne caleb con- feiuind i didnt do any talkln at all i didnt plnt out to hcrhow she ougit to run her hens takln my toxtyrom that piece id lately read in tho paper im glad x didnt for como to find ont sho writes them plechi herself though my wife and i didnt know it t but nho dooii lie almittcd and alio glvo niu her reasons for dom tlie way she docs with her lienk ood reasons too and she showed mo where my cow barn aint right and why i ought to paint oftener and only ono coat at a time and how stone wulls toko up ground that ought to bo bearln crops and nioron twenty thlngit that ivo been doln thats put jno out of pocket evory year i n tar tod out puffed with prldo and vain talk caleb owned uadly enough and i oomo back like a pricked puffball and not a yip out of mo como to find out ho said the busi ness tip at the state farm was jcut to take on tho lecturin there btween times when she aint farmln seems shen boon mak in thirty acres pay her more canh money thiui ive over made otfn ninety and theyre wlllln to pay hor most an much to toll others how to do it and whiti i got fairly out of my diuw caleb uajd ytvu 011 bllovo i felt small noiitfli but he finished after a moment devoted to deep thought i truly dont know whaf uio worldd coin- in to unily dont wiui women sotthi up to know more about farmln than men and provin it on eml ho added dejectedly various interesting i items of news a ca on oeorgetowtvlludusuy fcixed tho assessment of smith and jtono was fjxed at a special meeting of george team cjouncjl the vaulo of the arte bmng set at 500 s37000 on buildings the buv irtcss assessment being computed at 1100 according to tho act a total of 44000 all in excess of 15000 to be used for school purposed only tlie woollen mill acquired some time ago by j h wood in aocordanoo with certain roqulremenu which he waa to rulful has been notified by council that not having fulfilled the requirements as per ooniract council will rautume poaseealon of the rqill welltnxtoq county grant to cheol cut vouuself a fikch of olaks tlome tlmo when you havo a good heavy pair of nlicars and a pleco of sheet glass try this experiment fut enough water in a dfsli pan or wash tub no that you can have your glass iihosrs and liaiida completely immersed thou by holding tho gloss firmly in tlie left- hand you can tnko urn nhoais in tho right and cut the glasiiln a straight lino thin makes op interesting little trick and may bo done with a small piece of glass in a email dish of water iikavk anrt cough v ukmkdies i will be kit tho station iiotki acton t huit fridav june za lii scllthiwrcmrtiliia juhn ilk mcurcr elora ont wellington county council will pay u28770 to high schools for the at tendance of rural pupils tills year gunlph collegiate institute will receive 147nxd0y jhe amouuta to tlie various cliools to bo paid am as follows aruiur 513700 elora 336583 fergus 807726 har ris ton 350334 mount forest 177003 drayton 350033 erbi 310000 rock- wood 104080 durham 3737 acton fid360 brampton 11000 elnilru 58871 fordwich 13840 georgetown 33304 grand volley 1703 haliovnr 13178 llstowel 134834 orangoville 30447 golt 140747 guolph 14703- stratford 0434 total 4838770 injuneuon granted axabut muton at uio general sessions and county court of halton lakt week a nonjury action was brought by charles w martin tukolnst tho town of milton hie action was for damages and for an injunction t restrain kfendant from depositing nirfaco wator into sixteenmile creek at imy imlnt within um town limits an lnjurietlon waa grunted with respect only to mill street tho town is restrained from doiwxilting into tho sixlectlmilo creek at martin street bridge any surface water whlcli drains on mill street from west of james street no damages were allowed thlu work is in connection with tho new storm tufuttrn biting laid under tho unemployment relief ttcliemo judge justin of brampton preiildod no unbklttakeit a motorist rattlel into u new york kiirago in a very old cheap car and in quired what tho rates wore ill have to ask you a ave upot an id tho garage owner ii advance lie added my goiilil exclaimed the motorist a five spot in advance i but ill como foi the car in tho morning ah nald tho garago man tluits just it will you come be comfortable what is tho nenue of being smartly dressed if you feel un comfortable tho answer is buy tip tp clothos every tip top dealer is an expert fitter ho can also advlso you iui to tho style color und pallbrn best iiultod to your particular typo quality mater ials and tiuporlor workmanship combined with a perfect fit create tho well dressed man tip top kuarantocf complete nntlsf action 24 pallants afiton kuchuilvo dealer tip top clothes market reports oaikv pltoducts qnoutlons to shippers these are toronto quotations battel creamery no 1 pasteurized 31 to 00 do serojid 20 to 00 above prices for goods delivered tor onto floatations to retail trade batter creamery no 1 pasteurized 33 to 00 do second 1 33 to oo churning cream fob oountry points special 30 to 21 no 1 id to 20 no 3 10 to 17 foultry and koos gx quotations to country shippers deli- cxcl frh extras 1ft to 00 do first 13 to 00 do- second 11 to 00 qotauotui to retail train carton froiih extras 33 to 34 fresh extras 20 to 33 do flmts 17 to 10 ihilot second 15 to 17 x quotations to shippers poultry v alive dressed fatted liens over ft lbs 10 to 20 do 4 to ft lbs 14 to ib do 314 lbs 13 to 17 spring broiler hocks over 3 nn 33 to 0o ijialionis over 1 lb 20 to 00 quotation above indicate the general market range in value in eggs and poultry on delivery basis wholesale vegetables vegetable at wholesale houses are quoted domtle fotatoeu 000 to 12tt brehkeo mkath wholesale dealers hit dressod meats quote the following prices to the trade lleef foroiiaruirs cwt 000 to r00 do hindquarters 1400 to lfloo carcasses choice 1100 to 1300 do medium 1000 to 1100 calves choice vnal 1100 to 1300 heavy hogs cwt 000 to 1000 light hogs owt 1100 to 1300 abattoir hogs 1300 to 1300 mutton cwt fl00 to 1300 lambs 3300 to 30 00 lildkh and wool toronto wholesale dealers in hides and wool are quotbig prices to country ship pers as follows city hides green 4 vic per lb bulls and granils a vic per lb country hldos green 3o per lb cured 3h4o per lb calfskins green 7c veal kips bo per lb calfskins curod 7ho per lb horse hides no i and 3 1b0 no 3 7ftc horse hair 3so per lb wool flat rate free or rejects ho per lb rejects bo per lb grain quotations ornln dealers on the toronto board of trade are making tho following quota tions for car lots- no 1 northern flfsjo not 3 northern 03 6c no j northern itvio hay ani straw kxtra w 2 timothy in car lnrtilw 1400 to 14110 no 3 timothy in car loads 1400 to 0000 no 3 timothy 1300 to 1300 wheat straw qb0 to 000 oat straw 780 to 800 fotatofh ontnrlo potatoes in bngn hoo to floo new nrunitwlok potatoes in bulk 6sc in hags 7fic cijkrknt livk stock fricku choice heavy steers 58b 100 butcher kteem cholco b35 1100 do fair to good 535 ti73 butcher heifers cholco 5 b0 675 do medium b25 550 uutcher bulls light cholco 400 450 do hoavy 300 335 do bologna ioo 335 cows good 4u5 4b0 do oanneru and cutters 100 300 baby beef 700 7b0 feeders elulco 47b b00 qtockers cholco 400 4 bo oilvos good to cholco 0b0 700 do medium 035 07g springers 0500 7500 milkers 0000 750ft spring lambs 000 000 cull lambs 150 700 sheep yearlings 000 ibo do cholco n 400 450 heavy sheep nml ufd bucks 350 300 hoii bacons fob 77b in technical language mother who had boon trained in llfo insurance office and small daughter at tea duughtor what in alimony ma mother its a mans conn surrender value my dear gregory theatre fill ay junk 20 fair warning adapted from tho western novel the untamed starring oeorgo obrien oharllo chaso oomody high cs fox movietone news hatbltnav jfunk xi matinee it s b u thkuon and tihi lamll mystery drama with oormol myers comedy hapiiy little honeymoon cartoon in mexico monday june 29 inspiration starring orota oarbo robert mcmttiomery and lewis stone chapter 1 of tho new serial fin- prints a tlirillhig seoret iwr- gor vice story rover comedy wlw kulikl webne y paxjiulyi dracula hnusual drama comedy oo la ia oartoorti college special thursday friday saturday 10 lbs redpatii granulated sugar for 5sc 1 lnrgo tiger catsui tor 17c 1 package corn starch for 9c 1 bolllo iatersons malt vinegar for 10c 1 lb dates for 9c 1 thistle baking powder for 22c 2 lbs sultana raisins for 23c 1 javel water for 9c 1 lb ciiojce old cheese for 25c 0 bars p g soap for l 23c 1 lb honey sandwich cake for 17c nelson co mux street acton phone 87 enjoy your holiday at eldorado park dominion day tevury accommodation for xlcnlckura llailiina uoajino recreation okodndu special afternoon attractions welch or dctillii special dance 000 v m dttvusht uuvlng llmo campbells family orchestra 50 ccnlii illicit pcrnou dancing every saturday get into the swim heres bathing and beach paraphernalia for the whole family hollywood and aberley swim suits for women jzo und 3j7j of finest botany wool in the plain styles so popular with real swimmers regular or sun tan backs a particularly wide range in the smart plain binck and plain navy other colors also all sizes keacii iyjamas 129 to 298 the 1031 rage or the holi day crowd i wear them on the beach or lazying round the house plain and fancy broadcloths patterned crepes fancy cretonnes nnd novelty striped cottons are the best likod somo boast- tiny boi- oros 1zob for misses and women coolie coats 79c to 349 in gay japaneso prints plain crepes or fancy printed crepes in a wido range of colorings a garment of all round summer usefulness to and from tho bench on the beach round the house us n kimona childrunu swim suits u5 to 209 sun suits and bathing suits in all wool stylos for girls and boys solid colors and fancy stripes sizes 2 to 14 years abcrlcy speed suits 295 all wool aborloy speed suits in solid colors a big favorite wjth real swim- swinimors mciih abcrley 2plcce kauiing suits 339 in finest pure wool two picco suits regularly worth 475 and s0o childrens reach pyjamas 79c to 159 cute little styles in bright prints fancy cro- tonncs and plain ducks suitable for play on tho beach or nt homo sizs 2 to 0 years d e macdonalfj bros ltd guelph ontario our motto quality and skrvicv v- ty