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pm 0 the acton free press thursday november 6th 191 neighborhood news s i m itfrf ling umm concerning other centres and couiinitl id wttek many of our readers are interested nassagaweya the anniversary of the ebenezei untted church was held on sunday november 2nd rev e c rlddolu of lowvllle conducted the morning service and rev r n plckersgill the resident minister had charge of the evening service large congregations greatly appreciated the two eloquent discourses the ebencrer choir pro vided the music at the morning ser vice and duff quartette wore the guest singers at night on monday november 4 a wettattonded congre gational supper wa held and a thank- offering was taken prom every p of view the no were high ly successful a memorial service will be held on remembrance day at the monument at 3 30 oclock and in eboncaor unit ed chu at 4 oclock standard time mr and mrs edwnrd byermnn and family of inrsoll visited relatives in nassagnweyn inst sunday and attend ed the tmnlvonuiry servleet mr and mrs george stokou nnil family of cnmpbollvlllo nnd mrs lilly jny nnd son of lowvllle visited with mr nnd mrs w f dnrby lust sun- dny mr nnd mrs bert freeman nnd baby of stratford visited rela nnd friends in nnssngnweyn inst sun day mr jnmcb simpson nnd mr nnd mrs john simpson or tottenham with mr nnd mrs ivan hnrrls of acton ronew4 acquaintances at eb- onezor annlveruiry sorvlees on sun day inst georgetown a grand and glorious success was the concensus of opinion on the up- tovou auction sale promoted by a committee of georgetown and dlswlct citizens which was held in the georgetown arena last friday even ing mr and mrs j a wllloughby play ed host to members and friends of the cedar crest coh club last thurs day evening when the closing cere monies for the 1041 season were held bingo and bridge were enjoyed dur ing the early part of the evening mr graham farhell being prizewinner in the latter during lunch the years goh prizes were presented by mr wllloughby miss dorothy mcphcr- son of acton won the shield for high score among the ladles nnd miss jean mackenzie was runnerup herald everton ospringe miss vern tovoll r n of toronto spent n few dnys with her mother mrs i tovell mrs ii swnckhnm- mer of acton was niso n ruent nt the same home nnd returned hnrric on monday mrs bentley wilson of guelph is visiting with friends in the commun ity mrs e sunter is spending n fca dnys with frlonds in acton mrs s grundy is holidaying with tier sister mrs parr at alma mr mac underbill tins sold his house on the 3rd line corner to mr robert griffin who gets possession december 1st mr and mrs arnold sunter of niagara falls were home over the weekond frlonds of mrs george younc will bo pleased to know she and her young daughter returned home from the hospital on tuesday douglas robertsons friends will be pleased to know he is able to be up after being confined to bed for week with chlckonpox the womens institute held a hal loween masquerade and social at the school on wednesday night a fair crowd being in attendance a spel ling match was enjoyed with mrs r d burrows tlb winner after which severnl progressive games were play ed under the leadership of misses edna cook blanche mcklnnon dnd dorothy mckcnzlc mr r d bur rows was awarded n prize for the highest score in the games mrs geo 3x kobertson and mr mansell nelles who acted as judges awarded the cos tume prizes as follows girls costume arlcne fisher as n little old lady boys costume eddie stewart as a bnnj best halloween kenneth rob ertson as n ghost best ladys mrs d g hoberuon as aunt jemima best mnn mrs f brydon a gen tleman best couple mrs b wilson nnrt mrs f brydon best comic mr w j jackson hard times sand wich tnrts and coffee were served at the closi the x hinge last its oldest resident on october 23rd in the passing or mrs james mclean in her 87th yoar the deceased had been quite active until three years ago when she suf fered a fall which left her lame dur ing this time hor daughter mrs ida tovell has been with her ministering to her needs she was predeceased by herhusband several years ago and rrtorerveentty uy anony sori wesle lett to her loss are a daughter ida mrs tovell one granddaughter and two grandsons and a brother george anderson the funeral was held on saturday at the local presbyterian church anil was conducted by her pastor rev d a mc lei ian assisted by rev j p mcleod of evrton during the ser vice a beautiful solo gods tomor row was rendered by mrs miller of erin the choir also sang a favorlfr hymn of the deceased art thou wary interment was made at evert on cemetery the pall bearers bhig messrs john altkcn frank brydon david stewart george cirundy clayton cooke nd george robertson the numerous floral of ferings were carried jby jack craw ford hugh rbbartson douglas rob ertson vernon stewart eddie stew- art and kanneth robertson miss jenn hnll of hamilton spent the weekend nt the home of miss lois mccutchcon robert mccutchcon of guelph alio spent the weekend nt his home mr nnd mrs fred altonnncl win mn rutin h of rock wood sited sunday evening jil the home ot mr nnd mrs john alton miss lois mcwllllams of pusllnch spent the weekend at the home of hor grandmother mrs blnck mr and mrs duncan kingsbury of freemnn spent the v eckend nt their homes mr and mrs w h hortop nnd harry spent sundny nt the home of mr nnd mrs bert pnlfrnmnn mr mid mrs james hortop of blnlr called at the home of mr nnd mrs w h hortop on sundny mr tod jcutln hni obtained a posi tion in guelph limehouse mr w i mills nnd mlis helen mula of toronto spent the weekond with mrs r lnno miss ruddell nnd hor pupils enter tained the preschool age children an1 their parents of s s no 9 nt a hal loween party in the school on friday mrs merry count president of the womens institutes is to visit the local branch at their regular meeting on thursday there is to bo n dis play of war work the same dn mrs james davis of eden mills spent the weekond with mr and mrs e davlos linvchouxe cxperioncod ono of its quietest halloweens this yenr the children were out in their ujiunl odd costumes gathering in their miare of candy but no damage has been re- a ported we are ploascd to say another heavy quilt was completed last week for refugees in britain mr frank benton local postmaster is undergoing trentment in guelph general hospital rev c c cochrane organized n young peoples society nt the pres byterian church on thursday even ing last week officer elected were president gordon price vicepresi dent gwon hilt secretary treasurer shirley wright burlington all of burlington was under attack on monday evening when the largest aert yet put on by the local cdc featured the training program it was a supposedly huge attack over the entire area which resulted in aerial bombs and explosives creating bangs galore an old relic of thltfd strict a 1923 model t ford touring car nas reached the local salvage headquar ters and will bo scraped to do its part in making bombs to fire against jftler this old car was owned by mo robertjohnston lakeshore high way and since 1923 has been doing faithful service for its owner a model of n ship well over 100 years old is in the possession of wil liam bunker who is also a collector of valuable and historic pictures the model made ovr a century ngo is a replica of the famous mayflower mr bunker also possesses n valuable oil reproduction of a scene rit the bat tle iof trafalgar at a joint meeting of the school trustees of s s no 5 nelson vil lage and fishers corners school held in the schooj house nt nelson on tues day evening it wns decided after some discussion to permit fifteen pupils from fishers corners school residing north of the queen eliza beth wny to attend s s no 5 nel son commencing on november 3rd l l skuco public school inspector for nelson wns present gn7etto rockwood ballinafad the nnnlversnr services hold in the united church on sundny no lnd were n great success large crowds attending both sen ices the speaker for the dn wns re dr cochrane general secretar of home missions for the united church of canada who gnve a or forcible nnd inspiring address nt each service the special music in the morning was contributed by the lambert brothers of uockwood nnd mrs f j shortlll of bnllinnfad in the even ing the misses akitt of hiluburg sup plied three vocal trios the church was beautifully decorntcd for the oc casion on wednesday afternoon oct 29th the regular month meeting of the w m s was held at the homo of mrs laitterthc-liresjdcju-mrsvanat- ter in the chnlr the devotrohntelt crcutes were conducted by mrs f j shortlll assisted by mrs starrett mrs jesse mcencry took up the first cliap- ter of our new study book serving with the sons of shun fend mrs f j shortlll a part of our stud book on christian stewardship mrs may smith is visiting with friends in toronto the past two weeks miss jean mcenery left on satur day to take a position in toronto and to attend night school there are a number in the burg who are on the sick list the past ueek mr and mrs scott of toronto vis ited friends here during the week mr wm and miss agnes scott who presbyterian church on sunday has resided here 1ni i i left on wtll reside the farmers are busy this harvesting the turnip crop the annual nutumn thank offer ing of the w msnhjo the girl sun shine mission bnnd nnd hits boys own mission bnnd of the united church wns hold inst wednesday evening mrs james hawkins president of thovvms hftdch u th m ing mrs fred alton gave the bible rendlnprnnd prnyer the offering wns tnkon bv mesdnmer a k thomas nnd john henderson the girls bnnd contributed a chorus nnd kntherlne lin foot florence denn a duett ac- compnnlcd by mrs m burns masters neil and normnn lambert repeated from memory the hooks of the old nnd now testaments doug- ins kennnrd ntcompnnlod by mrs g f mcarthur contributed n solo mrs arnold cnntolon also favored with n solo nccompnnie by mrs j ayles mrs j hawkins then introduced miss boll of the continuation school staff who gave n splendid nddress on faith rev j ward spoke briefly congratulating the societies on their splendid efforts the meeting was closed with a hymn and prayer by mrs frank moore mr and mrs frank moo remr and mrs fred lambert nnd family attend ed the anniversary services nt bal- llnafad on sunday morning masters neil and normnn lambert ming dur ing the service the sympathy of the community is extended to mr and mrs bort rich ardson nnd also to mrs wm tuck in the passing of their father the late john richardson inst week the fun eral took place last friday with ser vice at st johns church rev e a brooks conducting the service the pallbearers were messrs john lister fred hamilton wnlter mcwllllams george gordon robert fairies nnd herbert young of guelph interment look place in rockwood cemetery following an illness of some dura tion mr fred d bernard oldest son of the inte mr nnd mrs chnrles ber nard passed nuny on sundny nfter- noon in guelph general hospital the sympathy of the community is ex tended to other members of the fam- il circle miss edith bernard and brother charlie nt home nnd mrs john tnylor prlvnte funeral wod- nesdn in guelph at tovell funeral home and interment in woodlaw n cemetery recent week and sundnj visitors lieut and mrs r j hodgson of port hope nt home of inttors pnr- onts mr nnd mrs g f mcarthur miss eftn hamilton of hamilton mhs mnrettn crlpps of kitchener mr and mrs johnston hewnt of slmcoe miss mar bnvnton of campbell- ille mr nnd mrs george martin nnd fnmlly of bnrrle hill mr and mr hownrd osburn of guelph mr nnd mrs gray and family of guelph ore spending a few days in town before leaving fortholr new home in toronto with the latter s parents mr andmra wm mocut- cheon mr wallace hamilton lias purchas ed a house in guelph nnd intends mov ing to the city early in december misses boll and dlnsmore of the continuation school staff and stud ents held a halloween party at the school thursday evening a pleasant time was enjoyed by all present halloween passed off fairly quiet friday night a number of young folks in disguise paraded the streets a few places were disturbed by hal loween pranksters who seem to have no sense of respect for private prop erty i rev peter jamleson of long branch conducted services at clniyd3kto ttheguelplitheatrefe snttrb ottlptrtl at dana2ka acton ontario the friendly chirch rev a- walter fosbuby tla bj minister parsonage bower avonuo thursday 7 30 pn midweek wr- vlce sunday- november 0th 1041 remembrance sunday 11 00 am service of hemem- brance sermon theme victory thru defeat 12 15 t m church 3chool zflo p m worship icrvlcc guest minister uov a o w foreman everybody weicome ijrfabgtrrtati knox church acton rev jl lu bennie m a mlnuul manse willow street sunday november 9th 1041 11 00 am and 1 00 p m public worship 2 30 pm the snbbnlh school note the presbytery rnlly nt elmlrn or y ps on monday novem ber 10th at 8 p m the remembrance day services nt 1110 am november 11th in this church always welcome baptist fflljurtl acton rev ioiin ostrom la minister nil sunday novnmber 0 1100 nm the minister 12 is p m sundny school mondny 8 00 pm b y pu wednesday 730 pm meellnc 830 pm choir practice i a weicome to all prnyer oakville the enr stolen from mr w h ford on october 8th was recovered in toronto on monday morning flvo chief alf hillmcr hasbeen a member of the onkvllle brigade for 55 years and is still one of the first to arrive nt fires there is a medium sivod benr roam ing the district it has been seen h small boys in the north end of town in daylight nnd has mauled a couple ordogs on saturdn november 1st nt 3 pm mnyor dr f m denns turned the first sod on the site of the now legion hnll building nt the corner of nnvy nnd church streets jnmes lewis torbos died tuesdny in his 54th year nt his home on kerr st following a weeks illness born m nassagftweyatownahlp mr forbes and his family moved to onkvillc fi yenrs ngo four of his sons nro now serving w ith cnnndas armed forces and throe of them nrc in englnnd becordstar erin stricken with n seizure thomns hillock g9 well known resident of alton died inst wednesday afternoon at lord dufferin hospital orango- vllle to make sure lhat the water at erin school is o k another test was made by the department of henlth toronto on october 22nd nnd the re port on the tost wns a jny penrson magill 21yearold son of mr nnd mrs w g magill first from his village to enlist in the navy returned home on his first leave last friday mr and mrs gordon plnkney nnd son dnvld of toronto mr hnrold plnknoy r ca f stntloned nt man ning pool and mrs howard pettings of detroit mich wore guests of mr nnd mrs clifford burt on sundu norman kirk mrs s plumby and daughter normn mr v sputh nnd sons paul and walter miss joan col bert all of toronto mr nnd mrs john jtidlo acton were sundnv visi tors with mr nnd mrs lee hldle milton eighteen members of st pnuls y p u attended the hnllowctn social held in tlie georgotow n united church on monduv evening corpl ruth crawford was present ed with a compact at the regular cats parade last tuesday night on the eve of her departure for toronto fire totally destroyed the-reaidenee- of robert joyce ma nee wood about noon on tuesday the fire is be lieved to have started from a fnulty chimnej and had boeji burning for some time before it was discovered last thursday george coulson baker of milton was presented with five large potatoes by harry king of lowvllle who grow th the five which weighed 13 pounds filled a 6- quart basket they were whoppers the largest one measuring 1c x 14 inches the bishop of niagara has appoint ed the rev s a kirk of st marg aret s church hamilton to be rector of grace church milton and all the i saints church milton heights mr j kirk tomes highly recommended jud uded here durtn the ummrmta o the sen i tvhr he people- ho3 vwnuy are dota u thta thurs- wrytoiunu in sxta m u i ov miiu presbyter- jounu clergyman ills duties here mk l church to consider the choice of will mw th first s in a minister to carry on the work i december champion palace today to saturday jeanptte macdonau smllin through in tnennlooloi continuous monday til wednesday the most exeitln mymtery thriller vver madel the maltese falcon humphrey bogart mary astor peter lorre royal today tit hatwday nov 8 the little foxes bette davis and herbert marshall hturdsvy rhoww continuous monday to thdkhoay nov loll eleanor powell ann sothern robert young lionel barrymore in lady be good n o tic e re garbage collection notice is hereby riven to 11 householders of acton that the rules reeardinr the collection t garbage prohibit putting more than if pounds in nily one container hot ashes must notbc put in containers for collection tailurc to observe these rules may mean that collection will not be made from the offending householders acton november 5th lf4l j b chalmers rve remembrance day auction sale sponsored by ilnllinafad community lest we forget let us pnuje awhile look bnck nnd thin look forward they shnll not pass tuesday nov 11th 7 p m est ballinafad community hall among the offerings in this big community auction sale will bo fruits vegetables dressed poultry livestock homemade baking new clothing hundreds of other useful articles any donntlons gratefully accepted and should be brought to the hall by 5 p m day of the sale auctioneers v f gray roy llindley frank fetch clerks w f mcencry nnd hume currie three lucky draws on christmas cakes refreshment booth in connection with sale iroceedb to be divided equsji between the red cross and the british war victims fund mr d j sinclair chairman mrs dick bhortill secretary mr w wright treasurer small advertisements advertisement under this heeding 5c cseh sedh order up to mi word addltloriet worde tc per word if ceeh deee not sccnmpanr the edeer tleement minimum cnarse 35c end le per word eddillonel fpr eecb word 1 over aj 1 tb rale trie washer phone 40 r 5 acton bratty tclcctric washer for infor rnntlon for hahj quantity of lodge furniture for sale apply to post office box s91 acton wamttcu ihree or tour room tint or apart- mpnt or will consider small house box 10 fhbe press oh1tion wanted a woman with a baby would like a housekeepers position apply bok 12 acton free press wantew to jhjv afowpld horses suitable lor fok vyi your tlon to i ihiunurett r h 3 guelph for haie a few leghorn nnd rock pullets also some leghorn hens commenc ing to iny jnocdernis rockwood phone 51 r i meat fokhahe now that the creamery him the coin storage in working order we can supply you mlth beef or pork nt the wholesale price f holmes hoi he for kent five rooms woodshed gnrage gar den suitable for small family well located in rockwood possession dc- eemlier 1st apply fred mcartiiur rockwood telephone 42 farm pok rale l acres immediate pouesslon bargain to wind up an esiatn 3- fioooo flood bank barn and dwelling near town nnd school call phono or urltn 1 i wrioiit acton ontnrlo 182 graded rams for hale huv now nnil got your pick xxx nnd xx ijimbs nnd yenrllngs rock wood shi ep club slmk tordon leslie 1m r r no 1 acton repairs to stoves furnaces repairs to plumbing turnnccs stove ilroboics rcllned with flrcllnn plnstlc firebrick jolntlcss lining lasts indefinitely gurney stoves and furnnces superior quality john v savage acton auction ale a tlinrina auction snip of fnrm slock nnd implement the property of nitvcan flllant uill be held ntlot 23 con 7 naaaa- ktiu n on hatmnay novemtifcr isth commencing at one o clock st morses cattle iiors poultry fmhi rain and imploments j a kiuott auctlohmr auction saie peter a tnomah lot 21 5th ljn erin will hold a clenrinc auction sole of his entire fnrm equipment 7 younjc horaot purebrel anus cattle iiok liiy krnln implementi etc on uednkhiay november llth commenclnc nt 12 00 oclock st ked crosa lunch counter on the krounds t roy inndley auetionw announcing the opening of our new ladies department we arepleased to announce the opening this week of our new ladies department in the store newly refitted to make it particularly attractive and convenient for our customers it is neitr door toour presentstore on millsercet opening specials 50 ladies silk dresses sues 10 to 44 newest styles reg 3 05 to 4 05 opening special one lor of dresses formerly sold at 2 05 and 305 f yta special price 1uu 295 we invite you to visit our store where wiij find many attractive values you gallants clothing and hootwear for the whole family opposite the pool office aipijfations for medical officer of health applications will be received by the unclcrslgmed for the position of med ical officer of health for the village of acton particulars ns to snlary conditions etc may be sc cured from the clt rk applications must be re ceived h thi undersigned not later than 5 p in on wednesday november 12th 1011 c y leaihkuum lerle notice to creditors in the kstate of robert dauihty ile- rrased all iersons huvlng rlalms ngnlnst the estate of iiobert nolllllt late of the- lownshlp of tu4ueslng in the county of hulton farmer deceased who died on or about the 1st day of may 1010 are herel notified to send in to the un- derslgne el soucltcf william j li llott and nell lllaclc esecutors or the said ele ceased on or before the jjnd dayof november 10 ful uarltcu lars of their claims immediately after the said date the said execu tors will distribute the assets of the said deceased having regard only to claims of which they shall then have notice to the exclusion of nil others and they shall not be liable to any person of whose claim they shall not then have notice for the assets so distributed or any part thereof da tld at guelph this 7th day of october 1941 j m keaiins 27 douglas st uelpli ont solicitor for william j llllelt and null black kxecutors of the said estate good shoes trail youno and old sosmtaily kulrf a ix hachljn acton i