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jcil- x iiliih ii illliipilllji 1 11 mill 11 h h rtmttwt r 1 paok kioabt the acton free press thuftbpay march 10 1d32 birth uurfurc nd dehu an jot charged far at ttuota rataaj bfttha born finlay on thursday march 3 1832 to mr and mrs wrj finlay acton the gilt or a daughter kathleen buth v died watson la norval on tuebday march 8 1932 robert watson mcfthee at campfteuvule hora mcfhee aged 19 died tuesdajr march 8 1932 fci awrby in erin towmssflp on wednes day march 9 1932 john robert awreyln 30s 80th year mason suddenly at acton on thurs day march 3 1932 hazel l mason beloved daughter of the late william and isabel magon coroners jury later decided he died of strychnine poisoning in summing up the evidence coroner dr s t whlta laid stress on the point that the date of the purchase of the poison february 10 jjtag about the time t rumors oibbonsat the home lot 21 third jlt zt lmetesquesmg township on saturday tuck late the previous night thee march- 5v 1932 john gibbons beloved rumors crystallized in his arrest on seri- husband of sarah kennedy in bis 17th- q charges involving wards of the chil- year drens aid society it was drought out gibbons at the home of his daughter also at the inquest that papers found news of acton and the jjistxict a traglo ending death was preferable to disgrace her bert k tuck 67yearold inspector tor the duffexin bounty childrens aid society evidently decided nearly a month ojago on february jo he bought strych- nme lnmn orangevule store jon saturday mioring he was found dead ja his cell in the county jail at orangevuie a mrs w d prick 24 sorauren avenue mrs w ij rncit zf ourwirtai tvdiw on cue ixxiy jjiuiluicv im ma umuuikj toronto early monday morning march j j kelso provincial superintendent of 7 19s2 robert s gibbons formerly of chlwren societies had asked mr acton in his 92nd year bamshaw at her residence 8973 bir- wood avenue detroit orrwednesday tucks clothing had beiri searched mtn- march 9 1932 sarah beloved wife of utejy he bad ms to keep qj-jtjii- small phial containing the poison hidden mystlhed tke officers uiey stated h ramshaw ftiellnidotialt 00 pm i sj vsl easter is just two weeks away it would appear that spring had not yet arrived the snow shovels had to come out of retirement again the epidemic of measles seems to be on thc wane now ti p day a wee fr to- day bring an your shamrock the snow fences did have a little duty to perform this year after all no the hockey season is not over yet although it has been well drawn out according to the calendar a week lrom monday- will he the first day ot spring about the worst snowstorm of she year made a belated call in march this season peel county councillors are consid ering a reduction in indemnities of mem bers from 5 to 4 per day the junior hockey team will play irtaeorgetown tomorrow night in the peter smith trophy event every week the best values will be found in the ads doht miss them if you would shop economically if you have anilem of newsseu us about it your friends will be glad to read it ihthefheepkss the county council account against milton for 300 for care of miltons tran sients is still being tossed about brampton business men have set the wednesday half holiday for the yer from may 1 to the end of september four above zero was the lowest tem perature reported around acton but that western gale made it seem much moe than that while cutting wood at the home of his son last week mr hiram fioher had two fingers of his right hand badiy cut in the circular saw the ontarioquebec division of the canadian weekly newspapers associa tion will meet at the mount royal hotel in montreal on april 22 the nationwide search tor the lindbergh baby had up until this morn ing failed to reveal the hiding place of this muchsoughtafter child mr james mills who has been so faithful in his services at the arena each year has been ill the past week or so and is confined to his home on churcn street on the body indicated that in january childrens aid societies had asked mr tuck for his resignation when placed in his cell jail officials testified mr officers they saturday morning however the phial empty was found beside the body by gaoler george a leighton anchndicated mutely the manner of death the cor oners jury finding death due to strych nine potoning added a rider tfe are agreed that the police and jail officials exercised every precaution in searching the prisoner humorous ooaoh to now play your grea 1 the way you hammer the line dodge tackle your man and worm through your opponents is simply marvellous new player i guess it all comes from my early training sir you see my mother used to take me shopping with her on bargain days two old maids were planning for the holidays and one said anna would a long stocking hocd all youd want for christmas no elvira responded the other but a pair of socks would sociable tourist im almost certain i must have run across your face some time or other sour tourist no sir its always been like this a gift the famous gobelin factory has just completed a monster tapestry represent ing the departure of americans for tlw war which is now on view at the gobelin museum paris it is a gift to the city of philadelphia from the french govern ment and will be exhibited in new york before golnto its final destination the gobe factory is one of the most noted in europe and has been the french state tapestry fact f threecenturles convicted criticism does not pkove superiority do not make the mistake of th that by censure of others you prove your own superiority the people who are loudest in their criticism of church members seldom live lives above re proach those who accuse all business men of dishonesty seldom exhibit any marked idealism it is much easier to find fault with others than it is to get a good example those who are putting all their strength into right living are not likely towaste energy to pointing out the snortcomings the use of potash it is the light sandy and gravelly soils and muck sous that as a rule are maik- wmchloao profitable returns may toe expected from an the application of this element the rate of application will of course depend on a number of factors chiefly among which are the character and fertility of the soil andthe nature of the crops to be grown for most grain crops an ap plication of muflatwof potash of 50 to 75 pounds per acre will probably be found sufficient for clover and alfalfa these amounts might be doubled with profit for potatoes roots corn and leafy crops generally 100 pounds of muria of pp p acre ma becon- this is the sort ofweather when every body including guides desires to be of some kirk to the bear wotremble to remember how optimistic we were con cerning spring the first thing we knowi you will be saying our judglhent is por very poor well we are still convinced that spring is around the corner but being goodnatured she is napping until badrtompered little march poofs oqt sldered an average hjesslng but fre quently 200 pounds may be profitably used as a rule it will be found more advantageous to use potash with forms harrasslng business whjch patrol makes or nitrogen and phosphoric acid than the best d w theprlze of ten there now our opinion of onr own judgment being recalled we proceed to guide business atresent there is in full swing a flag contest now let me hasten to explain more fuuy this is nothing to do with waving signalling or morse code it is a decidedly perilous undertaking there aro danger spots everywhere in short it is a big proposi tion oh dear you will have conclud ed it is an automobile the flag contest necessitates tne making of a union jack from three sheets tjfpapei i the time togasn what a great deal oft excitement lor nthing let us inform you it is i keeping trucks from blowing up did you over happou to notice tho fron chains that dangl to tho p from tho rear of tho great oil trucks these are known as ground chains arid carry away stahc oloctrlclty you know how boys uko to shuffle their feet on a thick carpet and watch tho sparks jump from their finger tips when they touch metal the same principles apply to tho great oil trucks used to distribute oil and gasoline thrqughojit th coun ex perts have calculated that one to two volts of electricity are generated by the chain drive in the motor trucks and unless this is grounded there is danger 6t an explosion when the gasoline is poured into or out of the tanks if con tact is made with other metal op the ground the asphalt pavement does not con duct the static efectrlcity away from ihe oil trucks only when the ground chains hit street car or railroad tracks or drag through pools of water in the highway is electricity discharged static electricity may ho- produced even by the flow of gasoline from a pump because this fluid is a good con ductor of electricity ancient knife tound alone and it is always advisable to try out the fertiizer on a small scale be fore making large purchases some company bishop watterson tells the story of how a drummer on a train mistook him the bishop for another commercial traveller and asked him if he represent ed a big house biggest on earth said the bishop 1 whats the name of the flrm queried the drummer lord church replied the imper- turable bishop hum lordj church never heard of it got any branch houses any where branchhouses all over the world said the bishop thats queer never heard of em is it boots and shoes no hats and caps not that either oh dry goods i suppose well said the bishop isome call it notions from lousiville times selfdefeated judge cried the prisoner in the dock have i got to be tried by a woman jury be quiet j w hispercd his counsel i wont de quiet judge i cant evn fool my own wife let alone twelve strange w omen i m guilty can pa be backseat generat ing amid the uar on chinas shore where rifles crack and cannon roar the tidings tell us more and more of good old general ma we hear of mas undoubted skill of mas attack on yonder hill ma seems to run the war and still we never hear of pa if you want to have friends do not tell yourself there is nothing in you to attract others if you want to be suc cessful do not adopt the attitude that vou are haunted by bad luck and that whatever you put your hand to is bound to go wrong most reasonable ambi tions pan be realized if they are backed up by confidence and hard work all the hard work in the world however cannot accomplish much 1f it has to contend wlth your own pessimistic at titude marks certainly deserves the reward the finished products are to be handed into the judges misses smith and stephenson by tomorrow at noon probably captain will know the results in time for our next guide meeting the bluebirds being good at making things are hard on the trail of the first prize you should have seen the long a someo of th sone age losthispockcjtkrflfe on little solsbufy hill outside batic- england a geologist has now come across it it has a cutting blade sfnd is notched like i a saw it measures afibut four inches and handle was left rough for the grip it is still able te sharpen a pencil the geologist found his treasure lying among flint arrowheads the teeth of elks and other beasts of the chase budget o k and upon sha income do you pro pose to support my daughter five thousand a ear oh i see then wivh her private income of five thousand a excited btfds on saturday there were four or five of them including p l perry all fluttering around a table at pulde headquarters and besides making agreatdcalofnolsertheywcre wor-r-rk- lng the gay poppies have informed us that through the efforts of p l near theli entry is completed as for patrol lead ers isabel bruce and esther taylor they are struggling manfully or rather guidefully with their flags you might be interested to know thit the chaffinch patrol leader consider it a very tough job and wonders if he- locks will after these arduous efforts return their natural gloom you see this contest is very thrilling i fact it is occupyin a g dea of our serious thought knowing that jou will surely pardon our earnest brows our thoughtful expressions until the great contest is over meanwhile fol low our example concerning thte marcn madness poke your hands in your pockets hold your heads high watch all corners and never forget it will soon be spring now regarding this relatively ideai began the man who dlsgresses i have a high regard for a certain kind of relativity interrupted senator sorghum is there more than one oh yes the man with the most relatlvesris likelyto control enough votes to give him considerable political in fluence the reputation of a fault- einder it is disastrous to get the reputation of being a faultfinder cf always seeing the worst irt everybody some young people who possess a caustic wit are proud of the ease by which they can raise a laugh against an acquaintance and they fail to take into account that even those at whom they laugh are forthwith en their guard against the ridleuer a crkic is often feared but he is seldom loed if you once establish your reputa tion as a fjultfmder rou have bulk up a barrier between yourself and your 1 vc counted that in a find settled orillia has found increase the tax rate by 11 mills making the levy 58 mills this year an over draft of 46000 was faced by this years council the ice crop took on another new lease and the harvesters are still active storing a supply several are trucking this commodity from acton to other centres owing to the severe snowstorm the funeral of the late thos smythe of penetang which was to have been held vjtuesday 44 acton could not be held until the storm abated mrs j p- scarrbw had the mis fortune to fall down the cellar steps at the home on bower avenue on friday fortunately she suffered no broken bones but was severely bruised and badly shak erup airy sustenance madam said the tramp as he raised bis bat politely could you give me s little something to eat i am very nun txr poor tnanl how long since you had u maixk hoc since thursday when i listened the banquet that the market mens broadcast from chicago a bookseller sent a bill to a certain customer for a book the customer re plied i did not order the book if i did you didnt send it if you sent it i did not receive it tf i did i palclfarit if i didnt i wont uncertain does your bride know anything about cooking asked the old friend meeting a recent groom well he grinned i heard her call ing up her mother the other day to ask if she had to use soft water for soft boiled eggs and hard water for the hard- boiled ones its a poor joke when everyone cant join you in the laughter when a little child is brought to tears when something sacred is made to appear common when some woman blushes with em barrassment when some heart carries away a sting not uk el the office boy took off his cap pre sented the bill and stood at ease my boss saysim not to go back until you give methe money you owe him oh was the ready reply of the debtor i wonder if hell recognize you wih a beard a beareyed man entered a savings bank and hurried up to the teller window lemme have two cases right away he said pushing a 50 bill through the grating t what do jou mean two cases of vhaf iakgcd if i know what name you gve it was the reply but i saw a sign outside that sad 4 per cent and lil orink it whatvir it is all they had the train halted for a moment at the station and the traveller reached but called a small boy and said son h 50 cents get me a 25cent sandwich and get one for yowself hurry up just as the train pulled- out the boy ran up to the window heres your quarter mister he shouted they only had one sandwich quoth the cat eugenic bill proposed four times before i accepted him minnie do you know who the other three girls were elegy in a traffic jam the curfew tolls the knell of parting day a line of cars winds slowly oer the lea pedestrian plods his absentminded way and leaves the world quite unexpect edly 1 1 c a qood remedy im mighty thirsty pa said the farmers box as he paused a moment in his hoeing wit keep on and never mind about that answered the hornyhanded son of toll remember the good book say- ho every one that thlrsteth friends brain exerciser no 457 a fisherman on being asked the size of his largest fish replied the head is nine inches long the tall is as long as the head and half of the body and the body is as long as the head and tall together what is the length of the fish an swer wi 1 be published in next issue an unbroken nuisance motherinlaw has visit on y once since i got goforth my eti my house married comeback you re lucky goforth lucky shes never left i waiting for light employer i understand thompson that the men have a struck thompson yls sir but what for r well we dunno yet sir the glntle- man from headquarters lsn t come down to tell us seeds are weed menace studies carried out by weed speciallsis of the department of agriculture at ottawa show strikingly the menace 3l weeds through the multitude of their seeds for instance a single plant of wld mustard stlnkweed foxtail pig weed oi campion produces from 10000 to 20 000 seeds wormseed mustuid about 25000 shepherds purse abouti 50 000 and the tumbling mustard aboit 1500 000 moral weeds should never be allowed to go to seed a real holiday tommy arriving at grandmas place in tha county fora christmas visit wheres the bathroom mother mother theres no bathroom here tommy tommy good i tjere going to have a real holiday then the husbands risk t hear yjmnjregqlngtocflufornla with your husband mary said mrs jones to her maid who was leaytog to be married arent you nervous about the long voyage well murn7 his lookout i belong tohim now and if anything happens to me itll be his lossjiot mine why patriarchs are wpular anywhere now where are you goinij lady conductor where do i trans fer conductor please lady none of your business where im going fhis weeks specials at pattersons beekr c choice rib roast thlckrlb roastslb 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