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ittomdjm phomtbbl wul 1w the acton free- press s- jpaob kvu thet ichristmastide visitors ltule item conceminff the coming and gotngr durliiff the holiday and of personal intereit mr albert mill u holidaying in hamilton mr b m wilson spent ohrlslmas in lawdon miss hani bu spent christmas at her homo in harrlsum miss wanetta smith u holidaying in toronto this week mis ruby clarke is home from tor onto for the holidays mr george jlgglna was home from aurora for christmas mr harry norton was home from sudburyfor christmas miss ann smith rjj was home from toronto for christmas f mr klrby wlulams spent christmas with relatives in toronto miss lillian morley of welland spent christmas with acton friends miss ethel pargeter of toronto was homo for the christmas holidays mrs robert flprowl u visiting with relative in hamilton this week mr and mrs m b collier and family visited with mrs k f collier mr and mrs 7 h mcdonald spent the christmas weekend in gait mr and mrs g h brown were in toronto for the christmas holiday mr and mrs cecil toelles billy and david spent christinas in toronto fir eugene mopherson and bobby of toronto were in acton on christmas mr and mrs robert macarthur spent christmas with relatives in london v miss mamie mainprise ol toronto is pending the holidays at her home here mr arthur gamble is holidaying with rev and mrs j e gamble colstorvllle mrs c h harrison and miss margaret toronto visited acton friends an tues day mlas helen ostrandcr is home from the univcrsjty of toronto for the holi days miss emma robinson spent christ- was at the parental home in kc nil- worth mr and mrs stuart lants spent the christmas weekend with friends in ouelph mr and mrs r l johnston spent christmas v 1th mr und mrs m c over holt mr and mrs burton wiggins of port colborm spent christmas with aclon relatives miss doris mcdonald b a of bennis vlllc is spending the holldnvs at her home here miss ram i a hurt uf mlndtinuju li aihudtng the christmas holldujs til lurl liome here mr and mrs r h elliott und family spent christmas ut the pamnuil homes i in cumber i mliui margaret macdonnld b a of toronto la sending the holidays ul her home here mr and mtn thou bell of ha mil ton visited ullh mt unci mrs r m mcdonald mr roy rumley of winnipeg man j tutted his parents and members of the f am 11 j here mr and mrs j campbell currl of chatham spent christinas v 1th rrla uves in acton mr and mrs w e ramaden and blu of bultalo spent christinas holidays llh acton relatives mr and mrs earl h vincent bill and barbara spent the christmas week end in hamilton mr and mrs w d robertson and son datld of toronto were in town for christmas dinner ltars jack u id and minn marx hull of pwnumr ontario priit chiulnuis at their home hrte mr and mrs l pyick mrs sol omon and turr of toronto lslted tn acton on tueadaj ultle mlii ka robertson ouelph is spending the holldajs alth her auter mrs stuart lam ml and mrs i 11 luxtrr and lk mtc visited her parents mr and mti john mount at chrutmas im mertu klrknnu and mr ivan klrli eas an lumie front kltchrmr f r the christmas holidays air leonard uulgwav detroit mkrh matted at the home of mr james mcmillan knox avenue mrs j r kennedy and miss m e nelson spent christmas aith mr and mrs jas russell at union v ill mr and mrs geo agiww and master edward of toronto spent christmas at mr and mrs oeog agnsws mr and mrs a h bishop spent christmas in toronto with mr and mrs alfred bishop and baby marilyn i mr and mrs lawrence frowe and daughter of bracebrldge were at mrs frowes home hero for the he iday miss lob plckard and mrs herbert ptakard of hamilton vilsltod mr and mrs george agnew during the holiday mr and mrs f browning and miss etta dills of toronto spent christmas with mr and mrs o a dills and ramlly mr and mrs laird mcdonald and murray jr of detroit mich spent christmas with mr and mrs r m mc donald messrs edward and roderick ryder attended the funeral of the formers sister mrs wm cheyne at hulstotirg an monday- miss nellie e hall and mr william hall of toronto and mr robert hall of wlngham spent christmas at their homo here mr and mrs howard dignan of nuigaraonthelake were spending the holidays with her parents mr and mrs johit mowat mr and mrs j wilson toronto and mr harold kennedy of detroit mich spent christmas with their parents mr and mrs j kennedy miss clara lants gait mr and mrs ray gordon and nancy of toronto and mr stan coy gait visited at mr and mrs g h lants s dr and mrs harold mowat and marogrct of copper cliff visited his parents mr and mrs john mowat for a few days at christmas friends will be glad to hear that vr jack mcgeachle is progressing nicely in guclph general hospital and is expect ed to return home on friday mr and mrs r j mcpherson and miss dorothy mcpherson spent christ mas with mr and mrs eugene s mc pherson and family in toronto miss clara e moore who has been vlaitlng for the past month or so with mr and mrs fred funk in bingham ton n y returned home during ie week mr and mrs j h helmbecker of toronto and mt beverley pugh of waterloo were visitors at the home of mr and mrs s j reld over the week end dr r n kinsman of london mr charles selwood of ottawa mr and mrs h s nlckl n and mary of ouelph wen christmas guests of mrs a e nlcklln and mri f s failwood mt and mi pied mecutcheon and famllj while spending the chrutmas h lid ij it the latter s pun nts mr and mrs thus deivrliib also celebrated with lu m tht u 58th wtddliif innhirsan mr i lovd h kinney of montreal mr and mrs j 1 kinney miss barbara ki inn mia kathleen chirr toronto hid liiut 1 v kenmy ond mrs ken- ni t hamilton apt nt christmas at tin p rental home with mr and mrs j inn kenm aro ol- thanks 1 sincerely appreciate the man- kind- ncses that have been shown me during in tllnevi in the hospital the flowers fruits tilts and cards all are appreci ated and have made brighter the hours miit in tht hospital alex mcdonald ard of thanks nu chlldre n of the late mrs nor- m u mclrwd wish to express their tliunk3 to the friends and neighbors who have been so attentively kind and helpful i during the time of her illness and of their sorrow i j os ie cordon and charles tieprge wallace clothes shop 123 yonge st s toronto opposite ryrleblrks wt patterson ro spmlalm la by btwmhmiiib orthopuo trotauats rtwriuw iii wrndluun sl not iww ouelpn phoki aiot qtulltr atebtmet rrlm gala newyears eve frolic i ryan auditorium guelph tommy mack and his orchestra novelties hals horns balloons etc admission 95c and 115 flbitufrr mrs norman mcleod another acton home was loft sorrow ful on tuesday in the passing of matilda ann hall widow of norman mcleod whoso family has a large connection in the community in her osth year mrs mcleod had not been in good health for some time and hnd felt apverely the passing of her husband in the summer of 1030 he main interest was in her homo and in the presbyterian church to whlch she was very faithful tho funeral on wednesday witlra service at knox church following a brief ono at the homo was largely attended and was conducted by rev h l bennle interment was made in falrvlew ceme tery relatives and friends were ure- scntr from toronto brampton george town hamilton guclph rockwood and other points numcrus floral tributes were offered in sympathy and apprecia tion three children of the homo sur vive josle mrs john kontner of acton gordon and charles of toronto mrs mcleod 8 brothers and slaters sur viving ore george of wlngham ernest of kitchener wm of acton james of jforonto mrs scott of llmchouso and mrs cornahan and mrs taylor of acton ins fire car accident sickness etc represent ativb harrop gora district mutsol norwich unbm canadian fin insuraiw company the alliance usssnainis oa the casualty off canada asramnca company the merchants casualty co the portage- taprmliia mutual 1lliam thomj this weeks poem puzzler to solve mj nrst is in often as is also my second my third is in summer but never in reckoned my fourth you wtu jind in a good or poor book my fifth in a stream if you take a good look my sixth on your wrist but not in your hand m ncenth in a trombone but not in the bond y m last in a aeek but never in months if nu can solve this pussie you must be a dunce fr mj hole u a da chat comes every eor were waiting just now and its rrsil u ilte near use coupon gregory theatre friday deckmhh1 31x1 the 1xst horizon from james hilton s dcst selling nocl co starring ttonuld colman ond jane wyatt cartoon tip bluebird chapter 10 of the fighting marines saturday january 1st wife doctor and nurse oa tend sparkling with warm r baxter lon tta young and vlr glnhi bruce comedy love in arms cartoon battle royal fox news monday january 3rd knight without armor costarring marlene dietrich and robert donat sport orna menial swimming vaudewue hits m1dnkht show new lean eveat 1145 in the renr theatre jeorketown fun and noise makers for all william thomas burt a highly respected resident of acton for the past thirty years passed away on christmas morning when thomas burt entered inttj rest he had been in gradu ally falling health for some time and confined to his bed for the past two months he had made his home recent ly with his daughter mrs shirley wat son and it was there that he passed away william thomas burt won a son of the late james burt and was born in erin township seventysix years ago as a young man he learjjed the carpen ter trade and thirtyone years ago came to acton and was a valued member of tho building stair of beardmore ac co until hi health forced him to relinquish his dules h a u i man whose friend ship wan alued and whose thorogh- ncss and trustworthiness in his work md life were admired by all who xihw hlin nine yean ago last month hu bel ved partner who was before majilart maty eliza smith pushed nway i one son foss of acton and i wo daughters mrs shirley watson acton and mrs hubert mann fcntut rrmaln to revere the memory of a belnrel f ilher j d another son paid ihe sunn me sacrifice in the oreit war and fclcena tn a soldiers grave in france three sisters and two brothers auo rctunln mrs geo arlffln erin mm nancy dedlls erin township mra jw m i klnnou conliirsb jack burt of erin i and robert burt of oolllngwood sm path of miuij frltndi here hoi s n to the btreaved at this time i tlio funtral was held on m mdn afurnoou with a service at tht j it n j stone as rumley funeral home conducted by rev e m morrow mr burt w is a i mtmbtr of the united church inl r niltic wiea inadi in falrvlt w cknutery alton tile ixill btartrs wen messrs w r e blair john dunn d n mc i tavtsh tlios rumlt ar h cunli and robert crtkss neighborhood news ospriiige the local school hold their christmas entertainment in tho school on tuesday evening pretty decorations a well laden tree and the new electric lights all added to the appearance of the build ing whlfch was packed for tho occasion mr wm mcken74o acted as clurman for the lengthy program of chwuses recitations drills dialogues playlcttcs and pantomimes a number of the young people of tho community also help ed with tho program mrs e n sunter acted as accompanist and mrs 8 box sang during the pantomime to the teacher miss martin and scholars a great deal of credit is duo for tho enjoy able program santa clhus appeared at the close and distributed- presents tnd laudy to the children messrs john and gordon alt ken spent christmas with relatives in toronto congratulations to mr and mrs lome raybura on the arrival of a young son nt the lord duller in hospital orange- vllle on friday mrs a klrkwood and jean of guclph spent tho weekend with mr and mrs f brydon miss vera tovell reg n of fort eric visited on christmas day with her mother and grandmother mrs ida tovell und mrs s mclean mr george roboftson was a guest last week with his sister and brother-in- law mr and mrs harry alton at pene- tang mr and mra d stewarts guests on christmas day were mm atchcson and wilfred hlllburg miss m atcheson toronto mj and mrs m cox shirley and melvln new toronto mr and mrs george rennlcks and marlon of mil ton mrs m cooke spent christmas day wltrt her son and fumily mr and mrs oeorki cooke ouelph mrs thos rjenderson ouelph returnt d home with her mothi r for a few dayn visit mrs bt ssej of georgetown was i holiday isllor w 1th tie r brothe r and famll mr and mrs leslie wobb on smidaj mr and mrs l webb und family motored ut hamilton and visited tht ir son mr and mrs james brydon were in acton on christinas day with the lat tirn juriiili mr and mrs j akltt mi und mrs d o robertson imd as their guests on christmas mrs o o robertson bicrton mr and mrs w j jackson townlint mr and mrs oeo young lownline mr ond mrs norman i robertson phyllis and olenlce acton i mr and mrs ijoyd robertson nlso ofacton mr and mrs oeorge robertson and tamilj spi nt chrlstmas da with mr and mrs alb rt mcwilllnms pusllnch studenls who ore homi fur the vaca- liurt includt mtss grace burrows and master oord in altkt n from erin con linuullon school ond muster oeorgi rotxrtson trim oiii iph collegiate mr and mvs i r don and miss annli kirkwokl nt chrlstm ih w lui mr and ma nt u mekinn n und imilj hulsburg muster d ui is roim rtson ls h llda- int wltti his unt ii und aunt mr and mrs w i jitrkson townlint master ki ninth ilolmrtsm ls visiting his unit und mill mr und mrs n irmaii robt rt son acton your rortsjxmdt nt wlslu s tin edit r stud jind rt nclt rs of titr riirt ihuss i er nippv md pttvik rout nt w t t b must be scientifically treated the moat imthirtant factor tn tbr r or lubwrcul mia u rvat if a patlant iirk lubtrtulimta of a joint the dmb t put to ret i apt in tins or by tomr thrr nnmn tiir ami methttt apptie to lulu nul mtla of i tic i un in a certain nuintmt ot palleuta ihi dlarmtaod lunn mi ih put t fswt py artltlrtal pnfumo tli rt i r tv tthir sursical optratloiif in mom amn hokovrr tin only w ii rtt tin ivinga to rtt tht vntlrr utj tht k neral rest mlucm all mumulkr iivml lfnnb naius onrrs mill whlctt ii tltfhi the dtat mi nt tl i ao i 4o eentlal la tin trs itnniit of tulxrruuu aad net thrr rnil tin fr tu worr nor ptxipvr ra can in had ml liome li wpitalm alone ran prosldn tbf l nitw r i in irsmiutnt mt cimtiac treat ui nt nisfttjat to iffitt a cupm and tttn irll r avu it trratnnnt ta atiujfbl by tboa4 iittittitt uin tcrvuiir la thuc chance of ntim r 1 ik muaknka ami ttje toronto loaplt f r i onumitiit and tin oint n m vr lloapltui firii numptle l hi in n an i quit pvd to arto ttiow who art in nnnt 1 lie good tin y m d and tin uuiuher th ma arrw la ltmlid nnl h stntr means twi year thiw ho pltala face an operatina dcqcit of t u3 otk which larv sum mual ehictly tw raised torouah voluatary oontrlbuuona mrs wm che ne on frida afternoon dtcemttr 24th a hlghl rtsptcted citizen of the lllllkburg district and dearly beloved wife and mother in the person of mrs wm chent passtd ptattfulh auj it her late home third lint etrtu born in petrol la 58 tars ago a duugh ter of tlie late jamt s and frances rydt r former resldt ntt of acton mm ctiejne formerl ida ma rjdtr atttmiey schikil and tht prtsbterlan ctiurch in acton and utter wlun marrled was a mt mbe and utunded tlie st andrews prtsby terian church in hllltburg in 1002 lu was unlit d in mm i lugt to wm clieyne formerlj of act n mm ing to erin township where tlvt rtsldtd mrs chtjne known by a wide circle of frit nets and neighbors was dearly loved b till who knew hi r she leaves to mourn htr u s rur loving husband two married daughters wllma mrs chas booth f caledon maude mr harrv churcher of ouelph a son lance y residing on tlie third tine erin and bill and eleanor at home and ave grandchildren three aistera mrs r i elie and mrs j bell of toronto and i mrs a ance of winnipeg three 1 brothers edward of acton nelson of hamilton und fred of brexkv illc the funeral conducted by the rev t w ooodwlll was held from her home hulsburg where a large circle of friends and neighbors gathered to pay tribute to one who waa loved by all the pall bearers win ntirbors of the dectjeaed robt robertson mbert roasrll alex besitey ross mcktnnon george lacey vnd frixl oakes the flowi rbeirers wen four nephews keltln b 11 boo flfitc ellas chtjne and rodt rick itvdt interment too place to huxlev c mt tery f arnng tht 1 ral tribute were ptl 1 iw the fimth wrilhs mr and mrs if you ran attw anythlan to help this rat charitable work will you ploaa end it to nauoaal haaltarium assocta- traat end it ttoo 933 college street toronto s rjdir and famllv lumtlton unkn drawn steel hamilton mr and mrs r elgle and family toronto spray j mr and mrs r j bell and family tot- rnto robt cheyne and family tor onto mr and mrs churcher and family ouelph mr and mrs r j robertson i erin mr and mrs hendersoiv wrin nodwell girls erin ertaj air riumxkaphs i all hunt i for old knpiik i it t ulth tin times and th hurt imnts d ui md in up raphl nt und j geol yjial inuts b ttit mining industry i i ip i ni r i mi und c i tit gy i bran u depurliutnt of mlnt in d rp sourt t s ottuwa urt using at uues exte nslvt ly for upograilil il s irvey work fuppliik by tht unit tionored nu h ds of irround sunt is a slow and tt d out prortsa md lh task t mapping upo gniphlcallv and geoltglcully the 3 j million squan milt s comprising ttu do minion of canada is no small undertuk ing fortunately the ntwir uthnlqu of surv ey ing by means of photography from aeroplanes ls applicable to most canadujn terrain and has so speeded up the fltld work of the map makrrs that they are able to survey in a few hours what would formerly have uiken months ti methods are employed oblique and vertical photography with the former each negative covers a lurgi ex panae of territory and is suitable for maps in which minute detail is pot required the latter covers much less territory but mokes poaalble minutely detailed and contoured maps previous to 1912 the year tu which aerial map pin wius ad iptcd somt 240 000 square miles had brt t mapped on a scale of four muc to the inch or largtr ninety per in l or in in st tied irras since that yeir 480 000 squirt mile have been so m ipped ninety nvr tcr tent if whkh w is- ui uns ttltd country jiiu h ttporvphlal mu ps art uv d p eiltlvt lv by pnvspt ct rs and expl r itlnn r impinuu as an ph mwraphic prints from the original vtrtlcal nigitlves in determining the tvpt countrv tht are about to enter and are oftt n the inly iruldt available fir u e in planning expeditions and f r directing oieratlons once the party tt in the held th se maps and prints also perform a two fold service for the geologist permitting quick identification of physical features an the ground and serving aa a base for the plotting of geological information and deduction in the office jietlnci our thnnlds and appreciation of your friendship and goodwill of 1037 our best wishes thnt the new ycnr will bring n full measure of health happiness and prosperity lovell bros meat market acton ontario 1 reelect george carrie for reeve of esquesing township i for the year 1018 i stand for safe sane municipal government happy new year- we take this opportunity of offering our thnnks to our customers and fritnds in acton and vicinity for the patronage accorded us during 37 wt wish all the best in health happiness and prostnty in the new year wc are just oijinnlnt s pallants clothingfootwear c ton ontario happy new year greetings from your favorite grocery barrs to our many customers ani friends we extend our sincere thanks thanks for your hearty cooperation for your cenerous iatronate wc greatly appreciate tht loal support you have mn us during the past tar and trust the ntw tar will hold tyur ou better health more happiness afld greater success rki host tea uandrrful prlr 1 55c toddy tht llrslth prink lb tin 19c i lb tin s5c rtli tucan tvvhiets rrtfuuir 30c 25c rtfk i11ean lmon puff or ntta rnrular ibc- 2 to 29c hard boilu candies km iv ai 18c linn lb 25c b1xe ooose orvncies swoet and juicy 1 ren 15c i4kg tixas crapefruit a rarr buy 6 rr 25c 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