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the acton free press igohwoat jomt am lmt nehhborhm1news laiwcituhv itcih grtmthitac ouw- cmira and cmwwmlucs in wwtli many of oaf bwdm an intamkutl oakvelle cranking hi trunk while it waa in gear resulted in painful accident to aim wujon proprietor of wilson cx pre lafaeahore highway cast on bun- da evening dr p u dear district governor of he lion international left on satur day for buffalo to take plana for oak land california wham ha will attend the lions international convention o ttobblns of the oejcvtlle racing pigeon dub hai been awarded the barradeu oup for the beet avenue tpeed the average of hu birds for the season being 1090 yards per minute mr rob- bins was the only member of the club to clock pigeons in ell he ten raees held this season his birds havlno flown very eonslstently recordstar glen williams the jos beaumont knitting mills re sumed operation on monday the mill has been closed down for two weeks to permit the installation of new machin ery which will tncreue its efficiency and capacity the mill was built by samuel beaumont on vie banks or the credit funr in lift ur rutsel wheeler editor of the ad- ai mssi cj new torontorisltoa at his parents home here on amday hits prancls jouute returned from a holiday at a friend cottage near peter borough on saturday several local camping enthuslasta are tenting out in stanley park this week some of the boys are jim preston her bert preston and chuck crawford looking tip aome titbits of local his tory w find that timothy eaton found er of the t baton co onoe worked in a tore here aa a clerk also a report that canada first matnhas were manufac tured here and that olan wl once larger than georgetown limehouse urn warwick and betty spent the week with ur and mr pouett at the cottage ur and ura arthur hllu owen pred vivian and ruth norton motored to thornloe a week ago to visit the john sons on their way they called at cal lander to see the tmonne qulnuvftlet dorothy johnson came back with them for a visit a miscellaneous shower was held on tuesday evening the 10th at the home of mr and mrs harvey norton for vera mcbchem and jack smethurat who were married on thursday of last week the large crowd brought many lovely and useful gifts showing the eteem in which the young couple were held in the community mrs robinson gnd son kenneth of toronto and mr r a auld or detroit lilted their cousin mrs a j smetlvurst last week mrs root lane and son arthur ballinafad uh peter col had the misfortune recently to break her arm mr and ura peter ferguson left on friday for a holiday trip to manltoulln aland to visit the former auter ura may um u sherman mr and urn oeorge mathews of toronto visited on thurs day at th home of ura sopsr ur and ura parnsworlh of bramp ton mr and mrs james mckay ot toronto spent friday at mrs soper home ura barbara soper and ur j soper apett sunday at niagara palls ontario the funeral of the lata blake vaft- ntusr was held from his home here on tuesday afternoon to greenwood ceme tery georgetown the sympathy of the community goes out to the bereaved ones in their erin rogkwood tha- wornm- institute beld mcniss last week in the town hall which was w0 attended mr d d pluaatng variety during the evening attnins mualc from piano comet and amxaunone mn enjoyed at lntennls akn toootha were veil patronised pliday afternoon the sunday school ptenlo of the preabyterlan church was held at riverside park ouetph durlntx the afternoon baaehall was enjoyed and after supper races and same were con ducted much regret is relt in roclcwood and ixlnlty over rev p h uvatna seri ous mishap last week rev mr camp- tell of ouelph conducted services at the united church on sunday mr and mra vennels of toronto pent the weekend with mr and mrs b 6l rayoc mr wm royoe of tmxito was home for the weekend miss m muroys new residence la vulne forward at present the frame work and roof are wed advanced mr oamct petty locsu traraseman had a well drilled on his premises last week with a trood how of water after some 60 feet of dnillnc mr fred block is having a well drilled at his place on mary street georgetown mrs t l aldell and family and mn tate ot new orleans louisiana spent the weekend at mr w b shortm bdtth street andalso visited callendar and toronto mr and mrs d j ferguson of urn- don ontario announce the engagement of their daughter jean bell bjv to oarfleld nest payne ba son of mra v payne of ftoronlo and the lale ttwr h e payne the marriage 111 take place august 10th the annual picnic of tbe united church sunda school was held at stanley park erin on thursday after noon last there aa a large turnout wrtlttt a yers enjoyable atumoon spent vj alt s the eiigug iiuiu is nniumimd of vum isaiulir daucliutr or mr ijid mh vhi hrtrt turbrr ouoni urn n miktyaiklatukluer of ue lau mr j aim hoal batoer to harold oordon w id on of mr dm wood iud lhe uiu mn vvuod uu luarriagr to take place on august th it wu a er pihr attendumx that gtwrtd the lotim scot band m the orgur theatre lat thunvda nlcht when they gave a concert prior j being imnqueted by town oflvlaw a very one cohoert was rendered by the band and soloist and it- was the intention to pre sent the medals and trophy won at the waterloo musical festival but they fail ed to arrive in ume and will haw to be presented at a later date herald week the w m 6 of the presbyterian church held their regular monthly meet ing at the home of mrs john newton cm thursday eventaff miss helen mcocwan is houdaylng with relatives at ccokstown the united church sunday school picnic was held at stanley ftxtc erin on thursday marlon nonie daughter of mr and mrs stephen norrte had the misfortune to break her wrist when she fell off a slide at the picnic on thursday miss grace pouett who has been holi daying at petrihrolce returned tt the cot tage to spend the remainder of the holi days with her parents mus b a cox of milton is visiting at the home of mr and mrs a w bea ton miss jean abbott has returned home from a motor trip through eastern on tario ana the state of maine mr john neokmore and mr harold warren of asqului soak and mr oeo badger of erin called on mrs roy bad ger of brampton messrs j a cetherwood and dick sherwln accompanied by mr and mrs spent a couple of days in himuton last f toronto motored and spent nassagaweya the weekeajd with friends at cleveland ohio ur and mrs john huuoy of buffalo ny ur and mrs a patterson and two sons of north itonawanda ny are vulttoo with mr and mrs j r hamilton ouelph road mr j h qlbson was surprised mon day morning when be opened his black smith shop ror fcqslnees to find a large hole burned in the floor in front of tbe forge he had been at the shop from about s jo to s so sunday morning and everything was in order advocate milton dr fred dollop wife and mlu butler of ottawa and mrs oollop of george town visited mr and mrs p pearen mu1 street the misses j and s burgess van couver have been viauing friends in milton tor the post few da mrs dr mooprmack and daughter beth or walkerville visited her parents mr and mrs r b oalbralth over tbe weekend mrs g b hill of peru who was visit ing her son chester in toronto was uoirjiuu snere removed u int weiun pn she underwent a minor operation saturday last she is doing nicely we are pleased to say word was received by mra bews and miss f m harrison on monday that their alster mrs wm cox formerly miss bdkh harrison of milton had passed away suddenly at her home at manchester iowa nba she leavea to mourn her loss her husband one daugh ter mrs carrothers and three grand children campion ospringe good shoes rt young and old a d rachun acton a pleasant surprise party and presen tation was held at blocsnsbury school on friday evening to honor mr and mrs freeman wuson of lot s3 conoesalon 5 nassagaweyu when about 60 of their mjiunuun imu aicta naussi uiw reeve oeorge oordpo was chairman for the program consisting of an opening number by the orchestra a recitation by alma watson and song by james hen derson with guitar accompaniment after which mr and mrs freeman wil son were called to the front and mr manscll nellls read the following ad dress dear eleanor and freeman your friends ore all happy to be able to meet with you here tonight and to express their congratulations to you on your recent marriage we ore glad to hear that your intent la to live in this oommunlt we will do our best to make this a rrlendly community and we feel sure you will too freeman have known you fur some time and we know you to be a good hearted fellow and eleanore our new friend we cordial lmlte you to this district and we invite you to be a member ol our vurlou- soclctlcs and clubs there are fine people with excellent qualities among your new neighbors and we mrr sure you a 111 find new ac quaintances to replace your old friends you arc both entering on uli s greatest adventure of comport ionshlp and we extend to your our lieartlest alshca maj good health slncire happiness and bountiful prosperity be yours if you should feel downcast at an time r ask you to think of your frlends and aa recognition of our friendship we ask you o accept this gift signed on behalf of your friends and neighbors clarence e wilson ohaltus ryder mansell kel14s at the proper ume messrs clarcm wuson and chartns rdrr prwtnuxl mi itrld mn freeman wilson mj u beau tihil westminster clurnc cuick and aimltnur suod and trkj lr 1nman wuson olchuugii uum jnklut b burprtse nuiav u verj terl uui rtplj thaukhig all for th beauuful gifts lindi as served and the remainder of the evening wua spent in social inter courv and dancing the man frvids of mr jas moffat tvanshlp treasurer are sorrj to leam on mrs b mcilean on 4unda te is laid up a tth blood pouwnlng in one mise doroth m xen3e and blanche leg all hope for his spred rrcovrry mcklnnon contributed a ocal duett at and return to good health the uan social at balhnafad on friday re mr clarfc minister of eden mills ning united chureh charges is having his i mr and mrs r fisher mr and mrs holidays tb service at ebrneaer unit- and arlene vuited recent cd church nekt sunday morning will be l mr and mra don dschleson at conducted by the w m a with mra i caxhale the rosadente of the village are pleased to have a coaling of oil put on the road eliminating the dust nuisance the hum of machinery is very pre dominant at the struthers gravel pit these days as fwo outfits are now in the youndt construction co trucks are hauling gravel on the ouelph to erin hlghaa and the hayword construction co trucks are working on the township roods and county rood mrj and mrs d stewart and family spent sunday at burlington mr alexander currie of toronto is mslung with mr erretl and miss ada currie sunday visitors with mr and mra u webb were mr and mrs schroue nd mr and mrs swasey of st catherines mr and mrs barnes of nerval and messrs robert and kenneth meade and clarence and lome webb of kmntlcokc communion scrylcoa win be observed in the local presbyterian church on sunday a hen re john lindsay a former minister will preach miss dor oray of qrrangevlue is isttlng atth her sister and brother ln- mr and mrs lome rayburn burljngton mis owen muldrew has resigned her position at the pest office and discon tinued her duties on saturday night m frank ooofce and ura mary fsr- rlngton of formby tigland are visiting ror a couple of months with mrs 0001091 sister ura wm bunker the many friend of wilfrid bridle will regret to hear that he is confined to his bed with rheumatic fever at his home at bden hllu w k oab who recently resigned from the high school teaching staff ha been auecessful in passing tbe first sec tion ol hta final examinations aa i cer tified public accountant wm crew caroline street east had the misfortune to sustain a fracture of his left arm on friday last the young lad was thrown to the floor of a truck when the driver suited suddenly proceeding are threatened to unseat acme members or the town council pri vate individuals have consulted onruie walsh kc of hamilton in regard to the matter the interested parties allege that certain members of the council have been taking contracts tor work they ololm is illegal under the municipal act and and these ratepayers say they are going to take steps to stop it at the regular meeting ot the water commission held on tuesday afternoon commissioner holthy told or the large amount of water being pumped at the waterworks plant and reported that dur ing the hot days it had been taxed to capacity during the first six months of uus year the pumps have handled so nnd onehalf million gallons of water which is an increase of seven snd one- half million over the first six months of last yearoaaette nr pabsrv urc one of the objection to modern city life i that it giras the young people too ucue chance for activity they are en couraged to lead passive lives in many dtlea a large part of the boy an so situated that h is not possible for them to take part in active gome frequently all they can da la to alt on seat and watch other fellow play ho initiative is developed just by sitting down and watching thing in a country town boy have their own gardens or help in the work of nearby farms but in cities jobs for boy work are usually hard to find con sequently many boy are left idle and elmlea they demand automobile ao they can room around the country the clly life or tbe- future ought to offer boy and girls more chance to devulop their abulues tb youngster who justjund to en aid and look at ufa until ha finteha school will mart out in th world under n considerahl haisheap v oloef oats fttoducem the soviet union and jh united status together account for over onehah or the world are under oat canada and the united kingdom an the chief empire producer but the output of both countries h fallen in recent years th canadian crop harvest for 1017 3m- 4443000 bushels being the smallest es timate since 1010 argentina since 10so ha been the leading world exporter of oat and is the only inrportant produc ing country ahlpplng abroad more thana small proportion of it oat crofl r terra cotta we udeffstand that mr w f hunter has erected two beautiful summer cot tages on his property on the river credit flats here they were erected by the oeorgetgown lumber co mr j e k cutu or aoton spent a rew days with his daughter mrs w j rutledga of the town line berry pick ins seems to he the order of the day and the crop is not as good as last year on account of the dry weather mr j jamieson has renovated his brick residence on main stret in order to cater to the wants of the pfng tour lsts the new mall route has started here at lose it goes dawn the fifth line to 22nd slderoad and up the town line to terr cotta this new extension will lav mrs m mcklnnon who has spent the apruig in erin is visiting lth her son and fumu mr and mrs burn mckln- mr and mrs fred ecclestone and oaukhurh unue and dortt of euclid otuo called on f ru nda heir- on siuidaj mr arnold buntrr spent th wet k end with lus fpkiid mr earl mcoowan at murnluc vr an mrs john akltt actun and mr and mrs robert akltt and children were vcent wtorawllh mr and mrs j bqdun mrs clara blacklock of tuctito call- be quite a boon to 111 new patronst mr lewis rutledge ba of queens university kingston spent a few days with his brother mr w j rutledge of this place the old town line leading to the tenth line is now being graded and widened out the culverts are being made longer and the hlus are being levelled down mr walter hayward of ouelph la spending a few days with terra cotta friends mr albert presswood had a valuable iorse drop dead in the field one day last week mr pved lyons and his staff are out on the old route again with their thresh trig outfit the mins of last week were very beneficial to the spring crops in this sec lion and also the cereal crops as weu we corigratulate the editor in securing such an able correspondent from glen williams in the passing of the years your cor respondent wishes to congratulate the editor mr dills and staff in having launched out jn their 64th year of the able publication of tnc pscc pafcss thats diffulent sun hob customer i hoar that my owed you for a suit for three years tailor yes sir have you called tc settle the account customer no id like a suit for my self on the same terms midnight frolic at huttonville park monday morning aug 1 1205 hjtu dst special music by eddie hawes and his swing band noisy novelties for fun and frolic dancing starts at 1208 a m finishes t no advance in prims specials real bargains in lumber 1x4 spruce floor good quality 3 4 per 100 rt 1x4 spruce vjolnt 34 per 100 rt lxs spruce cove siding kit per 100 rt act quickly as there arc only a few thousand teet ol theae specials left special low fkice on no 1 bc shinoles no 2 xxx 13z5 per square no 1 xxx 3 1i per square no 1 xxxxx m45 per square shingle prices are advancing buy before our present stock is exhausted georgetown lumber co phong 149 acton mills at georgetown acton scott s scrap book itxscott arltumarrifm suvprnsvaa asia bueucd i fuain chims m mor volcamic samotv ok fil islampov ifcmla as aplxv roovrfta di5kase ra tsuuid it orv ilea coa9t wat hcak uasu5 day domeyrtcafap tout batuor tftfur marffvg crriunal amo vollmc jv xm hlv uikeani miim tjm paaea owtca 4 bocvooiad rutx umifoftt akbwobj4 cut motels fusmjafa ksnisa3 paai i nic sah itiibaau h skowm ohrilit s6 rriuiviam pta rtkm a ca4avot itttttft cttlnrrtri if ewttsa avtrlom k c k aurwr ala rkm partonige bower avem bundav july llt ltf daylight saving tub 11 00 jn olrarch ssrvtse aublaet what at the mrrennee f 13 is p m undsy sehool aad bbjl disss 70 pjn eervloe withdrawn bwnvaoov wklooub wtrtkbtrtrhau knox clltmoh acton xv h l bknnot u k m une willow street sunday july 31st 103 daylight saving time- to jo the oaobath school 1 1 jo ajn don t worry 1 7 00 p m jehu the swire always welooltt sapltbl ffiiurrh bev e acrron o baxtcb raster sunday july 31st 103 ills ajn morning worship a jral otjd s quesunn to jerusalem 12 is p m sunday school commence tuesday 7 30 pindypo a welcome to all unclamiribd small advertisements advotttmawata aatr tftu tmaasag o ml v ward ulaaaina ckarge sfe sr iamrtloa n lamrtlaas fir tim ii eau eh c aaclllaaal is chargsd vhart unas hava le e booked boo snrrrrno batcbday oall b7r3 ror prlcea frank bicycle rob sale in good condition apply elmer lasby ualn street tiie cause of run down oondltlon i usually oon- supauon remove it with klppa herb tablets sold by browns druo storm vetebansl reunion buttons registration cards and railroad certificates for veteran and their families can be obtained fro p r i tminiiti house for bent comfortable fiveroomed house ojl bower avenue for rent water and lights ready for occupancy urs alice mcpherson frederick street forced sale of dan touno farm at acton to close estate barsalnll 76 acres touching town oood brick house electric and bath bank barn 3 horses 7 cows urn young cattle 6 hogs all farm equipment 30 acres spring crop 40 tons hay imme diate poaeaskin 7 000 for everything terms arranged apply j a wtllouohby 3 3 kent bulldirur toronto oood raices paid for horsea injured cattle etc tor fox meat with injured animals phone varj promptly it will cost you nothing to ring us rfcane oaariwtewn llrjl re versing the charges horses postttvah never resold under any condition 40tf vannatter fox farm sale8men if you are not earning 3 a day you cannot afford to miss this opportunltjl over boo men mske from tl 00 to 30 00 weekly according to ability with dis tribution of 300 guaranteed product cash sates frer olfta liberal com mission rioiit now best time to start this business free particulars without obligation famiixx co 510 at clement montreal irrv caldwell of acton as the special speaker the carpenters ore busy miffing up ta new bouse for mr robert borth- ck on his farm on the ouelph rood to replace the one xbm was burned down some ume ago ur bert nlgoitdgal of orangwrllle hi parents mr and mrs arthur of vtslvora on sunday with mr and mrs oeorge robertson were mr and mrs albert mcwllllama and family of jms- unch the many mends of mr wm brac ken who is tbe obliging mall carrier on r r no s acton will breorry to learn he u confined to hie home with heart trouble all wteh for him i choice new i clovfer honey at ml u m1 ll ul ul im iii i livi m ml ml d per pound no for phone 56 cvunlt sr lulton tenders wanted u 1itws wldnwrd to uka cinuity clerk court house milton oa- urlo jid plulnly markrxl u to oon- tents will be rrrhd up to twelw 13 ociixk tiuuci dj31 riiav atotht 51k 1ss tor ihr following t xnsultalluii ti new bojler sv court iloum 2 ni nnnrr ipitlrr onirr 3 piiliilititi rxu rit r tltf siicirirttib lu uwl tuformstlm tor buuun n m b wuj at u ttlum of ihr o ui t ctrrk mlftnn 11t 1 utft en- any tulr nut utxxsv- ssxll ttrrrpud ocunt clr k uiltoa tttmuuy itevulry of- in vour own containers at the apiary piis cc no i0 p for for sale in acton at m edwanli co geo benton fred smith rockwood proclamation ciic holiday in compliance wiui tbe custom whjnh has prevailed for man yeara monday august lat wul be observed as a civic holiday for 1m and 1 hereby proclaim that day a a orrlc holiday for acton and raspsot- fully request that all our culsans obssrve it such j ac71jbos wea offle town hall hy mill 1mb