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v x r ixbohmber 37th im the acton frpe press m picnnvi the christmastide visitors 4 s little items concerning the coming and going during the holiday and of personal interest mr w d forbeavlslted in town on mnday mr eugene mcpherson was name torn toronto miss margaret worden spent cnrist- ua in toronto master jack cooney is visiting with ttlattvea in toronto mr harold kennedy of detroit was home for christmas- mr o h uisner spent christmas at kii home in slmooe miss delelne gibbons was home from toronto for christmas dr w o c kenney was home from newmarket for christmas mr and mrs t ware and john spent christmas at campbellvllle i mr and mrs p j browning of tor- otto spent christmas here mr and mrs harold reed and master wallace of oshawa mrs wlllet of tor onto spent christmas with mr and mrs j h reed mr and mrs l g king and dorothy spent the christmas holiday in paris with mr and mrs oh p dutchbum end family mr and mrs o hayward of toronto spent the holiday with their grandchil dren miss helen mr gordon and master herb cook v mr jand mrs melbourne c overholt of toronto spent christmas at the hot the place ear review of events of 1934 continued from page one da yon mind if 1 klaa your hand wot in the least but yon ought to home of the latters parents mr and ow that isnt the proper placajrhsta mrs r l johnston wuw yon put the ring dr a r kinsman of london mr charles selwood of toronto city en gineer h 3 nicklin mrs nicklin and mary of guelph spent christmas with mrs a e nlcklln mr and mrs frank day and family of- rockwood and mr and imrs allan smith and children of acton spent miss sttto dills of toronto to spend t5stmas at home 0 brotheri lag the christmas week here h r wansbkugh totaal mr j a ab robinson who was operated upon at ouelph general hos pital about a month ago was able to return to his home here last saturday and his friends hope for him a speedy return to good health mr and mrs j l kenney miss barbara kenney and miss hornby of toronto mr lloyd kenney ol mon treal mr and mrs t v kenney of hamilton spent the christmas holiday with their parents mr and mrs john kenney botyer avenue mr robert chalmers is home from wingham for christmas holidays mr and mrs n f moore spent christmas with toronto relatives miss nellie hall of toronto is spending the holidays at her home miss mary e macpherson was borne from waverley n v for the holiday mr w r norton and messrs harry and howard spent christmas at chats- worth mia bertha brown of toronto spent christmas with her sister miss fern brown mr e j moore b a is home from philadelphia pa for the christmas boiiday mr arthur gamble spent the week end and holiday with his brother in toronto miss margaret j macdonald b a home from toronto for the christmas holidays miss jessie mowat b a of dundas is spending the christmas holidays at her home mr and mrs laird macdonald of detroit spent the holiday at the parental home here miss lillian morley of welland spent christmas at the home of mr and mrs im kenney miss doris macdonald is home from the university of toronto for the christ mas vacation mr and mrs d a mocrae are spend ing the christmas holiday at strathroy and lucknow mrs j dobie and jhnmle of blue- vale spent christmas with mr and mrs j dobble miss sabra nelson visited with mr and mrs w e thompson in london over christmas mr and mrs john kennedy and children of detroit spent sunday with acton relatives m mr and mrs e h vincent billle and barbara spent christmas with rela tives in hamilton mr and mrs wm kelly and mr norman scarrow spent christmas with friends in- toronto dr h p mowat who has just re turned from england spent christmas at his home here mrs s porter bazmf and jeanof toronto are holidaying with mr and mrs j mcgeachie telephone kiss h ere an dth ere did you ever get a kin by tele phone t no whats it hre its like dreaming about something to eat when you go to bed hungry mr and mrs john rowles jr and family of toronto were holiday visitors with acton relatives a further concession to the tra velling public is announced by c p riddel chairman canadian passenger association in the statement that in future one- month round trip railway tickets previously good for continuous passage only between departure point and destination will be valid for stopover atjnterme- dinte- points going and returning for many years canadian rail ways have been selling onemonth round trip tickets at twice the oneway fare less ten per cent good for continous passage only now the stopover privilege is granted without any increase in fare and passengers deciding en route to stop over may do so on application to the conductor this concession it is felt by railway officials will do much to further promote travel by rail in canada w e allison manager of mail and baggage traffic canadian pa cific hailway has been elected vicepresident of the american association of general baggage agents comprising representa tives of all the railways on this continent h c grout general superinten dent ontario distuct of the canadian pacific railway has been promoted to tho post of assistant to the vicepresident with headquarters in montreal mr grout is a wellknown and popular official of the railway in ontai io whci e he has been sta tioned for a number of years figures dont lie the modiste its all down on my books and figures dont lie mr bookemlth the things youve done to my wifes figure have nude it very deceiving wouldnt fit figures issued by the dominion buieau of statistics dealing with operations in august of all steam railways in canada having annual gross revenue of at least 500000 reveal that higher griss earnings were offset by increased expenses including an expansion of over 500000 in payrolls mir and mrs wm uandsborough spent christmas at the home of mr e g landsborougb ouelph mr and mrs l h baxter and dannie of toronto spent the christmas holiday with mr and mrs j a mowat mr and mrs j wilson of toronto spent the christmas holiday with her parents mr and mrs j j kennedy mr and mrs harley brlgnatl douglas and robert of toronto spent christ mas with mr and mrs j h reed miss dorothy mcpherson and prances dills are visiting at the home of mr and mrs f j browning in toronto miss m kiikness of kitchener and mr ivan klrlmess or port sydney are spending the holidays at their home here dr and mrs e j henderson of aurora spent the christmas holidays at the home of mr and mrs d a hen derson miss vera landsborougb ta spending the christmas holidays with her grand parents mr and mrs wm lands- bcvoqffh mrs a a adams of oak bay mills que has been awarded first prize in the most beautiful maple leaf contest conducted this year by the canadian pacific and canadian national railways more than 10000 specimens were submitted the largest leaf phase of the contest was won by rich ard chambers of vancouver who submitted a specimen with an area of 226 inches five hundred schoolage boys and girls of montreal recently took advantage of the unique all- expense trip operated by the can adian pacific railway from that city to ottawa and were address ed in the parliament buildings by rt hon r b bennett prime minister of canada slpht-see- ing autobus trips across ottawa included inspection of the houses of parliament the memorial tower and hall of fame and a special recital of the 53 bells of the famous carillon tower great scott ethel heres a moth in my overcoat why thats nothing dear the coat cant possibly fit it would get away bob murray quebecs no 1 ten nis player and laird watt sec ond ranking provincial player were singled out for praise by big bill tilden who sailed re cently by the empress of britain for england they are cham plonsbip players in the making said the onetime worlds cham plon five cruises in one may be made this winter on the empress of australia sailing from new york january- is- they are the medi terranean crtiise the east afri can south african south ameri can and west indian there is full week in egypt numerous stops on the east coast of africa 11 full days ashore in the unlrn of south africa four stops in south america and return via trinidad jamaica and cuba i am engaged tp a struggling young lawyer dear me i is he trying that hard to get away j pleasing her pet 5 hpirtftne call up mrs de billion and ask tor ldo tea malady carlo wishes to bark to fchm ever ifca telenhona recorded were mrs george mulholland and mrs thos morton july 2qth memorial committee warn ed toy reeve and councillors regarding procedure with building and purchase of site architect gave details of building sketches commission thought space allotted was suitable acton lost to georgetown and won from milton in baseball games august 2nd utilities commission de ferred action again to assist memorial building committee acton won from oakville at baseball council made ar rangements regarding garbage collection memorial committee visited public trus tee and conferred with y m c a of ficials and y m c a building approved death recorded was mrs robert mc- kechnle august 9th oakville won from acton for playoff position in baseball storey reunion held at home of mr r n brown national council of y m c a gave approval of memorial building plans and public trustee expressed approval hydro engineers and utilities commis sion met with committee august 16th council authorized ad vertising for tenders on y m c a bulllcung to be submitted by august 23rd middle school results were announced mrs m r moore passed away allan mclean died as result pnjurles in farm accident provisional board of y m c a approved by national coun cil and officers pro tern chosen changes in plans made by memorial committee liberal celebration held at oakville deaths recorded allan mclean mrs m r moore and angus mcdonald august 23rd upper school exam re sults announced wingham bajl team suflered itwo defeats in visit to acton miss hunt engaged to fill vacancy on school stas august 30th council viewed tenders on y m c a building county council announced reduction of taxes by 13000 in year reeve thetford voiced disap proval of burlington guarantee decora tion service hed by l o l september 6th tenders for y m c a buildingswarded by council at total- of 418 079 04 lot purchased and details completed excavations were commenc ed for fhe ouildlng on wednesday sep tember 5th new record of attendance at high school death recorded was james mclsaac september 13th brick for new build ing purchased and plans altered to allow for extra basement iny mca build ing negotiationsj started for rear en hance at arena esquesing council set tax rate for the year zone 13 of legion held church parade at burlington september 20th acton pair set new high record for crowds hon duncan officially opened twentyfirst pair walker lodge honored very wor bro r m macdonald by presentation of regalia free press review 3 september 27th motorists from sun- dridge found passenger had died and inquest held in acton announcement made of mr george mason assuming charge of mason knitting co liberals won four out of five dominion byelec tions death recorded was thomas mof fat october 4th school athletic meets held in the park foundations of now building completed and bricklayers have started work comer stone ofy m c a laid by mr w a murray october lllth mr and mrs wm williams removed to toronto i o o f installation of officers held george w beardmore passed away y m c a i building reached flrst story with the brickwork eramosa township constable resigned erin fair drew record crowd eramosa plowing match held october 18th county school athletic meet held at mmton county council received accounts re oakville subway anniversary of united church held with rev w b caswell as special speaker lease and deed authorized fopasslng by ontario hydro commission regarding new building death recorded john h anderson october 25th welfare board reap pointed by council knox church an niversary held with rev g floydfevans as special speaker halton plowing match held the brick cottage on highway east of acton was destroyed by fire girls conference held in milton brick work of y mc a building completed halloween socials were held in the churches at young peoples meetings hockey club held annual meeting deaths recorded were mrs fannie perry- man and william wansbrough november 8th remembrance day ser vices arranged by acton legion for acton rockwood and nassagaweya wm middleton appointed customs officer in acton provincial school grants re ceived anniversary of baptist church with rev h t macnell as the minis ter roof sheathing on y m o a building finished plans made to deed pioneers cemetery to the corporation november 15tnv remembrance day services the mostx largely attended in years sir donaldn mann native of acton passed away and burial made in fairvlew cemetery i deaths recorded that week were mrs john nlcol mrs alexander irving and george stovel november 22hd mr and mrs george soper observed golden wedding anniver sary council accepted deed of the pioneers cemetery funeral of mrs john nlcol largely attended deaths recorded were john m warren william barber georgetown november 29th presentations by mason knitting co employees nomina tion meeting termed a lively affair with plenty of nominees for all offices work on second line to be continued by the county council debentures for 600 issued by county council at 4 per cent death recorded was mrs charles evans december 6th reeve councillors and ultuities ctornmissioners election an- nounced and the results holdup at crewsons comers record crowds at tended school concerts county rate of 8630 38 passed by council presenta tion to mr ieorge mason hockey gossip columns first appearance december 13th final meeting of he utilities commission concludes business of year hockey schedule announced for season and more hockey gossljs plaster ing of sew y m c a building with first coat and heating system installed christmas edition of the free press death recorded george s simpson december 20th police roundup two suspects in armed robbery cases of dis trict final session of 1034 council held sunday school concerts feature the week county council held final meeting and sanctioned taking over eden mills road oldtimers hockey match for the benefit of all deaths recorded mrs thomas jackson mrs daniel simon william slean december 27th the weeks local re cording is in your hand enlarged and scattered possibly but none the less there railway wrecks since 1857 dundas christmas night aooldeat recalls previous wrecks that baro occurred in canada sinew 18s7 the accident between trwo canadlam national railway trains at dundas on tuesday night which resulted in fifteen deaths and more than thirty injured recalls other previous major railway ach cldents in canada here are a few canal 70 bridge pijtisvts yiay patience as henhjurotum tho gamo of patience provides one means of whiling away a pleasant hour for thoro are no restrictions upon tho player and tho cards may be gathered ul i ot will and put away when interest wanes another form of patience is being played by the inmates of tho toronto hospital for consumptives tho muskoka hospital for consumptives and the queen mary hospital for consumptive children but there is a difference they can t ltavo off when thoy wish at theso three sanctuaries for tho frail victims of tuberculosis tho novorendink tight is carried on for the lives of men womon and children over a thoubmd fmtimts are being cared jor in lusc lospitals wlicro kindly doctors and nurso smilo with tholr patients at gains in w iglit and strength there is ikipl for their recovery if friends continue the vol contributions of othtr ycarb for it istffictr that few of tho p itionts t m p ty any tiling toward thuir kctn and tin throo hosplt lis must largely depend up n gif ts if the w oi u it to continuo will ou please assist in this great work by sending whit you can to gcorgo a ut id treasurer gage institute 223 college streot toronto 2 1857 march 12 desjardlns train broke through canal b killed out of 90 on train 1864 june 29 st hllairo train de railed on bridge 83 killed and 200 in jured 1872tune 22 belleville ont engine derailed 30 killed 1884 january 2 near toronto col lision on grand trunk 31 killed 1887 july 16 st thomas ont 14 killed 1902 dec 26 wanstead ont col lision on g t r 28 killed 1910jan 21 webbwood ont o p r train derailed at bridge over spanish riven 63 killed 1915 july 7 queens ton electric rail ways car jumped the rails 16 killed 1929 march 20 drocourt ont o n r headon colllson 14 killed 1930 june 26 cnr train slipped into river following washouts near ver million lake ont 15 killed 1930 june 27 c n r train wrecked near capreol ont washouts nine kill ed may i have another dance please why yes you may have the eigh teenth thanks but ill be gone by that time so will l friends o the family gregory theatre friday december 28th pecks bad boy a family picture starring thos melghan and jackie cooper merry melddyt the olrl at the iron ing board novelyy the cam- era speaks comedy good luck and best wishes chapter 1 of fighting with kit carson saturday december 29th the british agent tense drama starring kay francis and leslie howard pop- eye catoon shiver my timbers comedy just concentrate fox- news monday december 31st servants entrance comedydrama starring janet gaynor and lew ayres comedy morocco nights silly disney grass hopper and ant new years day matinee at 300 bkoaoway thkouorh a keyhole musical drama starring con stance cummlngs novelties bounding main sports thrill jail birds look at the packages on your pantry and bathroom shelves arid see what a multitude of brand names you recognize some of them have been familiar for years you may have made the acquaint ance of others only a few weeks ago but even these are not suspected strangers you have bought them confidently be- cause theywere advertised and it is the same with your sheets and towels your shoes and clothes your electric appliances and the car in your garage nearly every thing you use advertised products have a standing that commands respect they are not nameless but vouched for by responsible firms the fact that they are advertised is in itself an indicationthat their standards of quality are strictly maintained that they represent honest value as science and discovery go on new- ly developed products are constantly be ing advertised ready to help you save money and improve your standard of liv ing every advertisement of such a pro duct you read in your newspaper is a letter of introduction to a new and possibly use ful friend it will pay you to read the advertise- mentg in this paper by so doing you will meet many choice products worthy to become friends of thefamily j-