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wmkp i 5 i j i i i -i- j lhj i- jl -1- r jt viskbxjkl 9sz jvi i flwer colors agoldensuiilhiam lost its way vj6idiminddvtlt8wju it kissed the yielding soft brown earth y up spiring a daffodil rv- the rainbow missed its purple stripe arid sought it high and low twas fpundln a- cool shady nook where fragrant violets grow brie breer eve pink-tipped- clojjd sailed oft into thettuv then settled in a rostfllled spot to tint theflowers there a toitjof summer sky fell down into my garden plot 7 j and now i xnpw whence comes the blue of the forgetmenot bjstelnsr menuhiirts beclpe f or new and norel dishes household idm aofl suggestions by betty barclay oatmeal macaroons w zvi cups of rolled oats oatmeal- 1 cup sugar i teaspoon vanilla itablespoon of melted butter 2 teaspoons crounded baking powder 1 level teaspoon- of salt lcup seedless raisins cream sugar and melted buttersadd beaten yolks then work in gradually oatmeal to which has jbeen added salt and baking powder then add- vanilla and nutmeg and beaten whites of eggs and raisins drop in- small quantities on flo hn hakl hi rather alow oven frozen frtjtt cocktah serves 68 cup crushed pineapple drained 2 cups orange pulp cupgra las2 cups powdered sugar mix thoroughly freeze in mold packed with fpur parts ice and one part salt for three hours communities around acton that the free press serves and i like to record iheii historical facts they tell mi that 1 ebenezer church out in inassagaeya will celebrate itehundredth anniyeisary this year if itcan manage it i hope to get jioid of the history rrom that ejvent the editor tells me that he has some friends outthere that may assist me there now ive written three pages- with nothing tout a bunch of explaining of wnyjl dont heed any holy green mountain ou on my arm among niy relics tne other day i came across an old instoticali atlas of halton- county published in 1877 my what a flood of memorjies it brought hack- the book was wwusjraed it shwjnany ofhaltons njafann homes they looked 5oe tooseplctiikes that i could scarcely- recognize many of them today ther at cbricesslonv6 lot 6 in esqueslng- and qeorge cookes at lot 10 concession 6 in the same township and a picture of his flourishing saw mlllsthen there iwas riarbers paper mills at georgetown t i and- the wooilen mills of b willlamsv and the flour arid saw mills of jos h jgu at the glen and other groups of flrie farmsbf robe s bessey 3 r and j b besseyat georgetown and jaa zimmerman at nelson aniljas m russell lntrafal gar and the county court house and town hall and residence of c frefe- man and johndewar in ml ton milton sash door and blind factory the ixs- mlnion house in acton robert kobles residence jin norval and john waldle st cos store in burlington another page contained pictures of the residences of sidney smith and dr mc- garvin in acton robert nobles flour mtlk t norval the farin residence of icebox ifmon pie makes 1 pie mix thoroughly 1 vb cups sweetened condensed evaporated mlhc cup lemon juice grated rind 1 lemon 2 egg yolks beaten pour into pie shell 8inch size with meringue made of 2 egg whites beaten stiff with 2tablespponsaugar baketa a moderate aven3 degrees f until meringue is brown 6 inlnutes chill before serving not cover to i maple sap theyre burnin pine arid hickory bark an rotten beech for i can tell it theyre burnin fence rails in the dark theyre usln pitch for i can smell it by day a smoky pillar hjkh lemon sponge pee makes 1 pie 3 egg yolks beaten thick 5 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind -l-cup-bugbjr- 3 tablespoons flour teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon melted butter ieiip5nlljl 3 egg whites uncooked pastry combine all ingredients folding in last stiffly beaten egg whites turn into pie tin lined with uncooked pastry and put iritohot oven 450 degrees f after 10 minutes reduce heat to moderate 350 degrees f and bake 20 minutes longer qrm orange candied sweet potatoes 1 cup orange juice vj teaspoon grated orange rind 1 cup water vj cur sugar 3 tablespoons light corn syrup vi teaspoon salt cup butter 68 sweet potatoes or yams combine first seven- ingredients and pour over peeled uncooked sweet pota toes arranged in casserole or baking dish pake covered in a moderate oven 375400 degrees f until tender 30 to 40 minutes baste occasionally remove lid last 10 minutes to brown or put under blazer variation just before removing from oven add a layer of marshmauows and brown ascends above the woods afar by night i see a fiery- eye shine through the maples like a star arid all day long a i inkling sound subdues the downy creepers tap two hundred buckets big and round are full are full of what no sap the sapis rurinlnm take a drink twill clear yer skin an wash yer liver tis natures cure the best i think an nature is a cheerful giver twill shine yer eye an red yer up twill stuff the ladies cheeks with roses but do not at the nectar sip too long or much or holy moses if you would live llkeany dook an make the female buddies chirrup the buckwheat pancakestell the cook to soak them well in maple syrup ah baby twill cure dyspepsia cure a couge if youre in love twill help it maybe to join the girls at sugarin off some good old eyes will read these i lines somegoodold face will smile may- hap he won his love in what was then some backwoods shanty bllnvsap r the khan in the evening tele gram- ive been havin a real rest the past few weeks and rve enjoyed readirigth history of other sections about acton as pieced together by others the editor arid i were having a chat the other day and he turned all of a sudden and said ive something here- from a sub scriber i want you to read you and he read something like this from a letter i am sorry the old man has a cramp in his arm get some holy green mountain oil from t g- and rub on the arm i hope he soon recovers to take up his pen agauj and there he stopped without telling me who was chiding me for my seeming laziness but he told rne it cainefrom the west and id bet a dollar to doughnuts that i can name him let rne tell you jack that my arms not sore but ij agree rbtor i suppose theyll be having just frutt meal salad r serve3 1 on lettuceiovered salad plate centre a mound of cottage cheese ft i table- snponsl around this at equal distances arrange three piles of orange slices irv spaces between orange place three or four stoned dates first space one des sert spoon seeded raisins second space five walnut rheat halves third space serve with french dressing with buttered troll and a beverage this makes a very wellbalanced luncheon asthma doesnt wear ob alone do not make the mistake of waiting for asthma to wear away by itself while you are waiting the disease is surely gathering a stronger focthold and you live in danger of stronger and yet stranger foothold and you live in danger of stronger and yet stronger attacks dr j d- kelloggs asthma remedy taken early will prevent incipient con dition from becoming chronic and saves hours of awful suffering 4hlk is one of the bestbalanced foods on earth present consumption is- one pint per person per day this is a 30 per cent lnorelbrhrnhstjarttenryaara that holy green mountain was good stuff in its day to be honest about the whole situa tion the facts of tttematter are that fve been presiding overthis column for about thirteen years to be exactly accurate i find on looking up the records that the date of the first effusion from rny pen appeared in the free press on february 13 1919 doiyou know that in the first- article published over thirteen years ago i stressed the advisability of having a mortuary for fairview cemetery must have been a cold winter that year well- in the years intervening fair- view cemetery has not secured the mor tuary but there has been a fine start made in the cemetery in the way oi improvements possibly the mortuary win come along after the other improve ments are arranged and paid for thats one thing about acton they believe in paying for their elaborations and meet ing the expenditures as they came due when i read about some of these other towns and cities- who are lri such bad financial shape im rather thankful that i live in a community where most of the folks dont live beyond their means about- two paragraphs ago i started out to tclf you folks whyive been tak ing a rest from actons historical facts of the bygone days writing a colurori or so every week- far twelve years or so on the historical and other reminis cences about a small community the subject became exhausted you know a mans memory pf his middle age is not as god as on the things away back qiiess i must have been pretty busy about the time i was forty or fifty be cause i cant seem to recollect as well in that period then there are other patrick frtzsimriions in esqueslng and w h lindsay and james moffat homes at milton then there was iwhole page picture of joseph brothers residence arid agricultural works at milton and an other of the paieririo agricultural works at palermo another elaborate picture showed the ocean house at bur lington beaoh it was termed the long branch of canada and said to be the coolest and healthiest resort on the continent 1 wonder how many of you old codr gets are fpllowing me as i revel among these bygone pictures of the old days well i am coming to tne end so we might as well enumerate them all there were the residences of duncan r lald- law in esqueslng and donald campbell in nelson and then the clark hotel and georgetown carriage works in our neighboring town of georgetown and the brant house in burlington farm residences of john molyneux in nelson john harrison in trafalgar john-brec- kon sr in nelson and arthur ford in the same township barclays blocki in georgetown and the storeand resid ence cf j matthews in acton w g beatys farm in trafalgar robert jhad- dow in nelson john mccoll esqueslng campbell in t- listen son i am saying thisjtp you as you lie asleep one little fcaw crumpled- under yoir cheek and the blonde curls- stickily wet on your damp foreliead i have stolen into your room alone just a few inlnutes ago as i sat reading my papev lri the library a hot stifling wave of re morse- swept river me i could not resist it guiltily i came to your i bedside these are the things i was- thinking son i had been cross to ypu i scolded you as you were dressing for school be cause you gave your face merely a dab with a towel i took you to task for n6 cleaning your shoes i called out angrily when i found you had thrown some of your thingson tne noor at breakfast i found fault too you spilled tilings you gulped down your food you put your elbows on the table you spread- butter too thick pri your bread and as you started off to plsy and i made for my train you turned and waved a little hand and called goodbye daddy and i frowned arid said in reply hold your shoulders back then it began all over again in the late afternoon as t came up the hill road- i spied you down on your knees playing v marbles there were holes in htt- y r your boy friends by making you march ahead of ime back to the house stock ings were expenslveand if you- had to buy them you wbu8d toe mote careful imagine that son from a fatherl it was such stupid silly logic do you remembei flater when i was reading in the library how you came in softly timidly with a sort of hurt hunt ed look in your eyes when i glanced up over my paper impatient at the- in- terruption you hesitated at the door rhat is it you wahtl i snapped i3gmikalri nothing h ran across in esqueslng and the canadian hotel oakville brain brosr brewery and estate in esqueslng township was shown on a full page illustration while the page nhranori lyriiilt- afnrp lr burlington w j douglass saw and planing mills at port nelson the com mercial hotel in milton and residences ofw mooraney oakvilleduncan stewart esqueslng davidson residence port nelson and the last page of plc- fureswas of nelsorrhouserat nelson- and the residences and farm properties of charles williams glenwllliams r b ireland nelson and william dixon in trafalgar of course there were the maps of the various towns and townships arid harii- lets and the autographed photos of many notables in the county v if you old folks have been following rhe in this ramble 111 continue with their names in my next contribution and give you some of the historical facts recorded in this volume im reminded that next year 1933 acton will be sixty years old rltll be the diamond jubilee of this communlcjv next year as acton was incorporated in such another fine celebration as they had at the fiftieth anniversary back in 1923 and i wajust thinking that ill gather up a lot or my old records arid such like and if the younger and more energetic folks of the community take a notion to celebrate the occasion as it should be ill have these old records to give to the editor of the free press to put in the window where the old folks can come and view them when they come home- again guess thats looking pretty far ahead for an old duffer like me but mary says that now february is over again for this year and spring seems at hand thftt she feels weve got a lqase until next winter at least and maybe well be spared again until we- witness an- other homeccming such as we had in 1923 and meet all our old friends again ja few more cracks- like that one from jack out in the west and i hope ill have the opportunity of show lng him that my arms all right wlthout- hls holy green mountain oil ils powerful good stuff but i havent seen any or a long time one tempestuous plunge and threw your arms around my neck and kissed me again and again and your small arms tightened with an affection that god had set blooming in your heart and which even neglect could not wither andthen you were gone pattering up the stairs well sonit was shortly afterwards that my paper slippeocfronv my jaands and a terrible sickening fear came ovtr me suddenly i saw myself ag i really was in all my horrible selfishness and i felt sick at heart what has habit beeri doing to me the habit of complaining of finding fault ofreprlmandinb all of these were my rewards to you for being a boy it was not that i did not low you it was that i expected so much of youth i was measuring you by tine yardstick of my own years and there was so much that was good and fine and- true in your charac ter you did not deserve my treatment of you son thelittle heart pf you was as big as the dawn itself over the wide hills all this was shown by your spon taneous- impulse to rush in and kiss me goodnight nothing else matters to night so i have com to your bed- counsel n offexpemence having servedcariadians for 114 years the bank of montreal has a thorough understanding of general and local business affairs the cumulative experiencer -and-worfcl- s- wide banking connections of 114 years operate for the benefit of every customer of the bank of montreal bank of montreal established i8l7 side lri the darkness and i have knelt there choking witfh emotion and so ashamed it is a feeble atonement i know you would not understand these things if i u t y durin y waking hours yet i must say what i am saying imiist burn sacrificial fires alone here in your bedroom and make free confes- sibht arid thaveprayedgod -to-6treng- then me in my new resolver- tomorrow i will bea real daddy 1 i will chum with you and suffer wheiryou suffer and laugh when you laugh i will bite my tongue when impatient words come i will keep saying as if it were a ritual he is nothing but a boy a little boy iamafraid i have visualized yotr as a man yet as i see yournow son parasites in the shape cf the stomach and bowels of bd worldot ours selected internal vorms in children sap their vitality and fetard physical development they keep the child in a constant state of unrest and if not attended to endanger life the child can be spared much suffering and the mother much anxiety by using a reliable worm remedy such as millers wcrm powders which ate sure death to worms 1 crumpled and weary- in your cot i see that you are still a baby yesterday you were in your mothers arms your head on her shoulder i have asked too much too much dear boy dear mtl a p trit kneels at your infant shrine here in the moonlight i kiss the little fingers and the damp forehead and the yellow curi tears came and heartache and re morse and also a greater deeper love when you an through the library door and wanted to kiss me i do not know of a better slitine be fore which a father or mother may kneel or stand than that of a sleeping child i do li6t know of a holler place a temple where one is more likely to come into closer touch with all that is infinitely good whereone may come nearer to seeing and fecltog god from tsat shrine come matins of jove and laugh ter of trust and cheer to bless the new day and before that shrine should fall our soft vespers our grateful benedic- tions for the night at the cot of a sleeping babe all manmade ranks and inequalities are ironed out and all man- klnd kneels reverently before the living image of the creator to understand a child to go back and grow up sym pathetically with it to hold its love and confidences tobe accepted by it without fear jor restraint as a companion and playmate lsjust about- thegreatest good fortune that can come to- any man or woman in this world and perhaps in any other world for all we know and i am passing this confession along to the fathers who maybe privlk- cged to read it and for the benefit of all the little fellers the growing earth- blessing little jimmies and billys and marys and janes of this very totac assets ijfl bxcbssof s75oo00o63 acton branch j s davidson manager not hopeless patient im- afraid doctor tiiat there is very little hope forjme dr cutter nonsensl if ypu sur vive the experiments im going- to make on you you may live for months busmess directory medical rjs a- mcniven physlolan and surgeon office and- residence corner bower avenue and elgin street legal phone no 22 p o box 38 harold nash farmer m a barrister solicitor notary public conveyancer etc at perryman block aoion otrt money lent on moktaages c hours 930 a m to 500 p m- saturdaysl26o loclock kenneth m langdon barrister solicitor notary publlo bff ices acton georgetown oyer t seynucks cafe main streets for appolntrrients phone acton 68rr l georcfetown 88 officehoursjrajcton tuesday uid thursday 115 ptmteb 5307p m even ings on request bentax a j buchanan d d s dental surgeon hours 9 a m until 6 p m evenings by appointment gas for extractions closed all day- wednesday phone 143 hh of ficeojibway eaex p w pearen d d s l d s dental jsurgeon successor to late dr j m beh phoneua mittsttgejiacigrl miscellaneous francis nun an bookbinder account books of all kinds made to order periodicals of every description carefully bound ruling neatly and promptly doner wyndbamstreet ouelph 6vewllllams store watchmaker jeweller j h jordan georgetown expert jtepairs prompt service we have for years been doing repairs for other jewellers- across canada u are- quite capable of doing yours i ifewfpaffiesljlate your glasses lighter and smarter for srring people who wear glasses would change their frames oftener if they realized how it smartened their appearance these new style trameslncoral and -whltet-gold- areprlced as taw as 4 the new style frames will be- fitted to your own lfinsesahjle you- wait better results with savage glasses adsavage optometrists specialists savaof mmp gcel phone 1091w business rtnted salsmanshlp will attract new business to take the place of the old that you are losing get oar prices on printing the acton free press f aksl issi i tt tlr fe ismm wjttfwfkxjvrt-