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1 i a rn- pagb poor t the acton fre press thursday september 20th 1934 t neighborhood news interesting items concerning other centres and communities in which many of our readers are interested ballinafad mr d campbell mr and mrs f h allan and babe visited friends in cinton last week the funeral of the late francis long- street was held from his home eighth line erin on friday last interment was in belfountaln cemetery the sym pathy of the community is extended to the bereaved ones the ladies assoication of the united oh held a waistline tea and corn roast on friday evening in trie former methodist church rev mr waddell and mrs blake van- natter visited friends in hamilton last week mr duncan ferguson is holidaying with friends at manltoulin island i limehouse this months meeting of the womens institute was held at the home of mrs john meredith fifteen members were present and enjoyed a most pleasant and profitable afternoon following regular business mrs jos mcgowan gave a de monstration on cake baking and mrs johnson contributed an article on legis lation the roll call was responded to with a verse on school law a number of friends from the village attended the funeral on saturday of the late mir longstreet who passed away quietly at his home lot 3 eighth line erin mr and mrs win gibbs have been moving during the last few days and will live in mr kennedys house over on west side mr w a lane has had electfic wir ing put in his house during the past week and will soon have electricity this modern advantage has been a great blessing to our community makin it possible to have so many conveniences we would otherwise have to do without country fairs are the order of the day better weather than has been the rule during the past week would be ap preciated but everyone is glad of the rain it has been a great help for pas ture root crops and fall grain mr mark given returned home early sunday morning after having attended lindsay fair and was able to win some prizes even though competition was keen the directors and workers for acton fair deserve great praise for the excel lent way it is managed exhibitors also deserve praise for the interest they take in producing such perfect varieties and no one ever comes away disappointed after having attended both tuesday evenings performance and wednesdays many features llmehouse schoot be held at the school on lot 20 fifth line on tuesday september 25th the children are all working to make this fair a real success r corn is a real good crop lots of stalks are nearly 12jfeet tatt- cutting and silo filling will be in full strtng in a few days a great many are growing corn this year owing to the scarcity of other feeds mr gowdy and mr kirkpatrick have been busy during the past week making valuable repairs to the saw mill in pre- parationfor another large cut of lumber for some years the dam has been leak ing so while the water was low advant age was taken of this time to find and repair the leaks and do other work to flume and wheel some excellent pickings of eatable varieties of mushrooms have been found this week so those fond of them have been feasting mr and mrs chas meredith and mr and mrs j s noble and families left last thursday night on a motor trip with mr arthur scott as-lchafleury- to manltoulin island they went via north bay sudbury and little current the round trip will total about 875 miles they arrived home tuesday this week having had a wonderful trip and visited with their parents and numbers of friends mr and mrs wright mr doughty and mrs marshall visited friends in erin township on sunday the services in the uniwcnttrchjast sunday were in charge of rev a o w foreman b a of erin rev mr stephenson preached anniversary ser vices at coningsby next sunday rev mr burwlll of toronto will be the preacher mrs wm mitchell has been real sick for oer a week and her many friends and neighbors are glad to hear her con dition is improved and are hopeful that she will soon be real well again some of the visitors noticed during the week were mr and mrs arthur lane and family of toronto- miss marjory smith cf toronto mr and mrs w j roe of toronto mr and mrs w l mllliere of brampton mr and mrs j h arrowsmith and family of toronto miss leona mckechnle of toledo o miss doris adams of guelph mr and mrs h smith of toronto mr ajid mrs preston and family of olenwllliams mr and sirs s law and family o toronto mr and mrs k giles of bronte mr and mrs follett are back again for another weeks holiday that they mlued during the stammer nassagaweya the annual meeting of the nassaga- weya branch of the bible society was held in the ebenezer united church on tuesday evening mr wadland of tor onto a representative of the bible society gave an interesting address on the work toeing carried on the officers elected were president mrs nelson anderson secretary mr arthur dia mond and two new collectors were ap pointed messrs linos mcmillan and alex clark for the knatchbull line and the old collectors for the other lines the anniversary services held in the nassagaweya presbyterian church last sunday were greeted with a full house both morning and evening sacramental service was held in tho ebenezer united church last sunday morning conducted by the pastor rev mr somervule mr and mrs r j king mrs dunlop and mr and mrs long of toronto visited with mr and mrs w f darby of knatchbull last sunday rally day service will be held in the sunday schools of the township on sun day september 30th silo filling is the order of the day some excellent fields of corn are being harvested this fall hillsburg mimosa disciple churchwas the scene of a very pretty wedding on wednesday september 12th when gladys lillian only daughter of mr and mrs r j robertson of orton was united in mar riage with edgar gray second son of mr and mrs alex gray of hillsurg the church was tastefully decorated with mountain ash asters fern and gladioli with the guest pews distinguished by white asters and ribbon rev j p mc- leod officiated the bride entered the church with her father to the strains of lohengrins wedding march played by charles robinson of guelph the brldj looked lovely in a gown of silk chiffon over white satin her veil of embrold ered net set in cap effect and finished with silver trimmings fell in soft folds in a train she carried a bouquet of joanna hill roses and lilyofthevallsy and maiden hair fern and finished with streamers of white satin ribbon she was attended by miss jessie mckinnon of guelph fittingly attired in pink net over old rose silk with cap and shoes to match and carried a shower bouquet of ophelia roses and ulyofthevalley tho groom was attended by his brother mr marie gray of toronto the ushers were messrs lloyd miller and wilfred awrey after the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the brides parents where the bride and groom were assisted in receiving by the brides mother mrs robertson wearing a black georgette gown and a corsage of sweet- peas and maiden hair fern the grooms mother was attired in a lovely black georgette crepe gown with silver trim ming and wearing a corsage of sweet- peas and maiden hair fern the bride and groom left on a trip to toronto niagara falls and detroit on their return they will reside on the grooms farm sixth line erin miss viva miller who has been visit ing with mr and mrs will miller re turned to her home at colllngwood on sunday we offer our sincere sympathy to mrs dougal reid and family in their recent sad bereavement the ladies aid of coningsby united church held a very successful pie social in the church on monday efenlng a good crowd assembled to enjoy the fesl- tival and firretprogranv which was given a gathering in the form of a picnic was held at the home of mr and mr wm chcyne in honor of mr james clieyne who is returning to his home in florida after an extended visit here with friends friends were present from rockwood guelph centre inn bramp ton orton and coningsby a very en joyable time was spent by everyone the afternoon was indulged in softball races and contests after a supper of sand wiches cake ice cream and melons a short program was presented after which the gathering was brought to a close by the singing of god be with you till we meet again a toxoid vaccination for diphtheria was given to children from g months to 12 years in the mimosa school on mon day september 17th a reception was held at the home of mr and mrs alex gray on monday evening in honor of the recent bride and groom mr and mrs edgar gray the fore part of the evening was spent in dancing while at 1145 mr george bryan read an address and messrs j c barnes and clarence byran presented the bride and groom with two lovely wicker chairs and a fernery tho groom made a fitting reply in his usual pleasant manner lunch was served and the remainder of the evening was spent in dancing mr ross mckinnon is quite busy with his outfit filling silos these days a corn and wclner roast under the auspices of mimosa disciple young people will be held at the home of mr wm chcyne jr this week we are sorry to learn that little miss martha gibson daughter of mr and mri jas gibson of orton is suffering from an attack of infantile paralysis we hope she will be about again soon burlington eden mills mr norman wilson kkansas city missouri has returned home after being the guest of miss helen reld maple avenue daylight saving ends on sunday in this district mr and mrs w j gash and son have returned from england and will again take up residence in canada miss annie e wood c a m r g guelph linehas been chosen physio therapy at st michaels hospital tor onto and began her duties last week robert brisbane reported to the hamilton police that his green essex coach license no m7423 was stolen in that city on saturday the car contain ed a kit of electricians tools bruce llndley left on monday for toronto university where he will assume- the position of manager of the senior rugby team for the coming season work is progressing on the new water works main and the pipe has been laid down new street as far as the martin farm and by the end of the week the line will be pretty well completed to the tower his honor judge munro held division court in the council chamber on mon day when several cases were heard divi sion court clerk stuarts many friends were pleased to see him on the job again after his leave of absence gazette mrs argos home was the meeting place for the womens missionary society nn thursdayhafternoon with a fair at tendance the united church board meeting was helotth the church on thursday evening last when quite a number of problems of interest were discussed and settled the womens institute held their sep tember meeting at mrs l toltons home the roll call your hobby wis well responded to the subject pos sibilities and benefits of a home gar den was an interesting feature as was summer desserts demonstrated by mrs w wilson and mrs jas gilbert- son the meeting closed in the usual form quite a number from here attended nassagaweya presbyterian anniversary setyices last sunday mr wadland of toronto representa tive for the upper canada bible society was the guest of mr and mrs john marshall on tuesday and spoke at ebenezer church that evening his sub ject being the romance of the bible crewsons corners about twentyfive young people gath ered at the home of dodds brothers on saturday evening to enjoy a weiner roast i service at nechurch on sunday at 10 45 a m sunday school at 1000 tho harvest festival ison september 30th mr robert airdrle visited at the corners for a few days weekend visitors at mr tylers werej mr and mrs j andrews and mr and mrs s andrews of toronto mrs pit man and mrs dean and frank from mllliken rockwood the september meeting of the presby terian w m s was held on thursday afternoon at the home of mrs wm swanston the scripture reading isaiah 25 26 14 was read by mrs lloyd johnston mrs robert patterson and mrs d mcnabb were appointed to value and pack a bale mrs mcnabb was ap pointed a delegate to section meeting to be held in eden mills mrs f hall sang a solo is he yours the president then gave a paper seventy years of progress in the womens missionary society and mrs j e pearen gave a reading books of africa the meeting closed with the doxology and prayer by mrs gordon swanston the hostess assisted by her daughters served after noon tea the township school fair held last wednesday was largely attended and despite threatening weather was a suc cessful affair several prizes were awarded to scholars of the different schools on their exhibits which were worthy of note and the young folks are deserving of credit for their efforts in school work the anniversary services at the pres byterian church on sunday were largely attended and the discourses by rev t goodwill b a of hillsburg were much enjoyed the evening service at the united church were dispensed with and rev w j taylor also took part in the service the choir rendered special numbers and selections by the quartette composed of messrs b freure albert gray dr k b waller and a j elliott were appreciated as well as a solo at the morning service by miss eileen bridger of guelph on monday evening the anniversary supper was held in the basement and the good things provided by the ladies of the congregation were done justice to by the larger number who were present followed by a program ofgood variety mr c j mckay student minister was chairman and with his witty remarks interspersed during the evening kept the audience in good humor after the doxology the choir of st pauls church guelph gave a selection as well as soles duetts and quartettes during the pro gram readings by mrs brough miss evans miss grlndell and solos by miss m starkey and mr r tarzwell were well received rev john little also gave a brief address last friday evening a pleasant time was spent at the home of mr and mrs ben hosklng when the young people of the united church met to do the young couple honor on the occasion of their recent marriage progressive crokin- ole was cnjoyed during the evening fol lowed by a presentation to the groom with a hnll tree and mirror mr morris hurd read the address and messrs geo day and wilbert patterson made the presentation mr and mrs a b root were in norwich last week attending the funeral of the late mrs j h entwistle visitors during the past week and the weekend were miss mary stewart of winnipeg dr e f and mrs mccullough and daughter miss marion mccullough of guelph mr robert croft of toronto mr johnston hewat of simcoe dr fred croft of kitchener mr and ms chas garner of gait mr and mrs malcolm smijjh of woodbridge miss eileen bridger of guelph mr and mrs percy milne and daugh ter of brantford mr and mrs e e lcvlness of buf falo mr w gardiner who spent a fortnight in buffalo returned home with his soninlaw and dnugitcr mrs frank day is spending a few days in toronto mr fred day is at cnnfleld for a fortnight relieving the postmaster for a holiday harvest home services are being held at st johns church friday eveningand sunday afternoon the monthly meeting of the rockwood womens institute is being held this thursday evening in the basement of the presbyterian church mrs b n nejson is convener of the program terra cotta a number of young people from milton credit forks and the surround ing district attended a social dance at the home of mr and mrs tona zfiio on the stringer homestead on the town line on friday evening last it being a farewell party an orchestra from campbells cross veryably furnished the music for the occasion while mr j mc- quarrle acted as master of ceremonies mr j mcbride and mr w shortul of georgetown motored up to new lls- keard new ontario on a business trip arriving home on friday evening mr and mrs tona zillo and family have moved into mr john sandersons house on the mountain fall ploughing is in full swing at present a number from here attended acton fair yesterday school days are here again a number from here attended the school fair at inglewood last week and report a good time there lb quite an epidemic of colds in our hamlet we are pleased to learn that all are on a fair way to recovery mr martin is still making some de cided improvements to his fishery on the tenth line and gives steady employ ment to a large number of men he also has constructed an uptodate high way from the fishery to the tenth line corner mr c wiggins had the con tract of the grading and also made a very creditable job mr- martin also purposes gravelling he new road this fall erin dame rumor is to the effect that a number of rural teachers and pupils have commenced work on a float to compete for the silver cup and cash prizes for the best float to be exhibited at erin fair fortysix pupils are now enrolled in the classes of erin continuation school and are off to a good start for the years grind in the neverending struggle for knowledge john mclarentlsf rockwood who was recently awarded the contract to remove three thousand yards of earth from leitchs hill on- the guelph road into the gully south of the hill commenced work on monday and has a dozen men with scrapers and trucks rapidly remov ing the required yardage convicted in guelph police court on a charge of reckless driving roy ferguson of erin was fined 10 and costs and his driving permit was cancelled for thirty days the case arose out of an accident when cars driven by ferguson and by howard alison of acton collided the exhibits shown me in the form of photographs show that one car was very much off its course said magistrate watt citizens in the business section of the village were startled by the fire alarm on tuesday afternoon j h gibson and his assistant had been heating a barrel of pitch which they were applying to the roof surface of his garage and when about through the material ran out and mr gibson instructed his helper to put a couple of pails of tar into the barrel immediately after the tar was put in the barrel a chemical action took place and the contents of the barrel boiled over into the fire from which great clouds of emoke belched into the sky and the fire spread in a menacing manner advo cate campbellville several from here attended the anni versary services at nassagaweya church last sunday mr crawford mahon of kitchener visited at his home here over the week end mr george stokes of belleville miss mcconnel miss jenkins and mr and mrs clark of toronto visited mr a mccurdy on sunday mr and mrs r menzles visited with friends in guelph last weekend the friends of dr black will be sorry to hear that he underwent an operation for appendicitis in guelph hospital last week we all wish him a speedy recov ery mr and imrs j beattie visited with friends in the village this week mrs anne martin mrs h martin mr alf stewart and mr wallace martin visited at the home of miss ethel bell on sunday miss jean mephail of toronto was at her home here last weekend mr james inglls of stratford and miss ardis holmes of port huron have been holidaying at the home of mr walter inglls opening in acton monday septr24 of- the spotless dry cleaners special prices suits dresses etc special price cleaning x and pressing suits i dc mill strebr near elgin formerly gardiners jewellery store frank g wharram a t c m teacher of piano playing pupils prepared for conserva tory examinations if desired special attention given to be ginners studio in acton mrs youngs residence church street for appointment write 17 lowther avenue toronto classes commence saturday september 29th limited dumber only j cadesky optometrist will visit acton on monday october 1st anyone suffering from eyestrain defective vision or headache should not miss the opportunity of consulting this eyesight specialist appointments may be made with mr a t brown druggist consttltation free office hours 9 a m tui 4 p m bramptonfair september 21st and 22nd over 300000 in prizes races 220 trot or pace 227 trot of pace running race potato race on horseback 75xard dash farmersinly some special features live stock parade on the race track in front of grandstand at 400 p m horse shoe pitching contest special prizes by the canadian thoroughbred horse society special prizes by hunter and saddle horse improvement society brampton fair night dance in armouries under auspices of peel and dufferin regiment meet tour friends at the fatit kipps unequalled herb tablets taken regularly will keep you lit sold by browns drug store insurance fire car accident sickness etc e harrop representative gore district mutual norwich union canadian fire insurance s company the alliance aasaranoe co the casualty of caioda assurance a company the merchants casualty co the fortafvtepralrle mutual winsatcne heres the story ford v8 engine wins again six of the ten contestants in the 225class event at the c n e for the worlds championship were powered with ford v8s heres new proof that this amazing engine has the speed to put it out in front and the stamina to keep it there the number of forddriven boats in this international event shows what racers think of the v8s power and dependability the ford car is the only car costing less than 4000 which has a vtype engine the same type of engine which holds all worlds records on land on the sea in the air for a new thrill irlmotoring drive the ford v8 remember that it is the most economical ford car ever built it is the roomiest and mpst comfortable phone or visit us be wise and do it now during acton tfair days make our garage your headquarters courteous and prompt service always norton motors ne phone 69 acton ontarlb wach the fords go by ifyouexpecttosell you must advertise weekly thought follow me john 21 1 follow the christ the bang live pure speak true right wrong follow the king else wherefore born tennyson oareth and lynette kttiteu eliurrrf at dartaua acton minister rev c l poole b d parsonage bower avenue standard time 11 00 a m young peoples bally speaker prof e c mclean of guelph 1200 noon sunday school and bible class 7 00 p m rev p pasmore cupar sask tuesday 800 p m opening meet ing of young peoples league all abe welcome presbyterian knox church acton bev o l bent4ie m atmlnlster mansewlllow street sunday september 23rd standard time 10 00 a m tho sabbath school 11 00 a m to win a race requires 700 p m falling leaves note rally day sunday september 30th always welcome ibaptiat erjiirrrf acton o r easter pastor 10 00 a m sunday school 11 00 a m church service subject anchors of the soul no evening service prayer meeting wednesday 8 oclock all services standard time unclassified small advertisements advertisements under this heading one cent per word minimum charge 35c per insertion five insertions for ioo if paid cash joe additional is charged where items have to be booked for rent sevenroomed house all conveniences will rent monthly or by the year apply j e macmtllan for sale comer building- lot for sale apply on premlsesto mrs ex- roadkntght comer arthur and wellington sts 12tf to rent sevenro6ineatatouse on agnes street newly decorated water and lights rent 10 per month apply 112 j b mackenzie litherland studios have openings for students on ha waiian and spanish guitar moderate terms instruments supplied apply at w chlsholms bower avenue acton 124 hog shipping saturday 7 50 and grade hog trucking free hogs delivered by farmer 10c extra if your hogs are ready get them out mar ket will be lower i want 75 hogs weighing from 70 to 150 lbs p e holmes acton fox meat wanted will buy horses injured cattle or any thing suitable for fox meat at any time phone promptly as meat must be in good condition small po o heavy hand straw cutting box wahseat mustr be reasonable vannatter pox farm 38tf phone 95r 31 georgetown overseas steamship passages booked excellent service passports assisted f l wright main street acton not just a back room when you consult this estab lishment regarding your eyes you have the advantage of not only a scientifically arranged test room bjjt the most complete and mod ern eyetesting equipment ui this district result better results i a d savage sinoe 1907 guelpfas 1 leading optometrist rlrht at tbft lutonm itam iwiw asl si taken the