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wvlutr ffiffia- ilit 4tmfc9hic tosost axxjal y the acton free prbss thursday december hat in neighborhood news oumt centra and cammmttum ihtmafoarl i are intonated ballinafad oppcwmpcgicnppiftk nassagaweya owing to ttie heavy aww storm of last wa there were nun congre tions in the churches last sunday nasaageweya bluntelpal nomina tions will be held in the township juurbroafcvlueo n nd for reeve and councillors and al o for trustees for the school area mr and mrs w p darby and daughter mlai marion of knatcfabull visited in the home of mr and mrs h ella of rodcwood last sun day mr bert nightingale of orangevtlle visited with his parents at kutrti- buo last sunday killing and dressing fowl for the chr market is the order of the day this week we wish the acton free ira and all its readers a very merry christ- oakville arthur i kent 73 died friday at hla ham rockdale farm on the sixth unf air george cray broke a bona in hla foot last week and is now con fined to hi home with his disabled foot in a cast traffic was completely tied up when a record fall of 32 inches of snow blanketed the district in 34 hra on monday and tuesday oakvllle teen town club cot off to a grand start with a dance in victoria hall on saturday night air and mrs cyrus cooke spruce street have been notified that tlwli younger son pilot officer jackson cooke 20 rcaf is murine following operations over germany record- star eden mills mrs- hansen taylor and mia kay maomn of stratford were recent vis itors in the home of mr and mrs lindsay tolton the sympathy of this community on out to mrs albert burrows in the atidden death of her mother at trenton mrs john milne has returned home after visiting relatives in hamilton and toronto word has been received by mr and mrs henry harden that their yottgest son pte uqyd banian who is with the armed forces in italy has been wounded for the ssecond time their many friends hope that further information win soon be received and that his condition is hot too eerl- otul tpr russell lowrle of camp borden spent a short leave at the home of his parents mr george wright has disposed of his farm on the guelph road to mr wallace lasby of acton mr james hawkins has also sold his property at the corner the ladles aid and wms meet ings of the presbyterian church which were to have been held last week were postponed till a later date on account of the severe storm mrs bert lowery who underwent an operation in hamilton hospital is making rood recovery mrs wm mclean and the misses betty and jean mclean spent a few days last week in toronto this week is a busy week for the local kiddles their being a sunday school or school concert every night of the weekv tour correspondent wishes the editor and staff of the free press also all its readers all the seasons beat wtahesl umehouse lac ron latimer returned from the marltlmes on sunday where he has been stationed several months mr and mrs a johnson and judith spent the weekend in toronto arthur chllvers visited the wrights one day last week the regular wjhs meeting and el ection of officers took place at the home of mrs newton on thursday evening officers for ims will be as follows president mrs h norton vice- president mrs a norton secretary mrs a benton treasurer mrs e miller ant treasurer mrs w mltcheuljtrature secymrs s glsby glad tidings mrs a norton home helpers mrs j newton sup ply secy mrs jno scott text word king was answered by a verse of scripture and the program was appropriate to the christmas season mrs newton served lunch at the close of the meeting margaret spltxer presided for special mission band meeting held in the church on sunday evening rev c c cochrane presented burning bush membership pins to the child ren he also told the story of the origin of the burning bush now used as the emblem of the presbyterian church those taking part in the program included a solo by mtu doris mitchell and a duet by anna spltxer and nell benton at the close several ladles served terra cotta mrs h puckering and family of toronto spent the weekend with mrs k icam and family sleighing seems to be the ordvr of the day here at present the heavy snowstorm here on tues day completely blocked the roads ft was the worst storm for many years we are sorry to learn that mrs d puckering is quite ill at present her many friends here hope soon to hear of her complete recovery miss laughton and lady friend of toronto spent the weekend at her home here mrs wright or the town une vis ited with friends in toronto last ueek mr and mrs m j vanderfteet and daughter of toronto spent the week end at their home here as our usual custom our corres pondent joins in wishing the editor and staff and the rnanv reader of tlte free press a very merry christmas and a very happy and prosperous new vear on saturday afternoon our sunday school teachers met in the united church for the purpose of distributing the prizes among the various classes at the rinse of the distribution a sumptuous lunch was served mrs norman iram and mrs leslie tram ery ably assisted miss kennedy in her work mr and mrs hnyward of guelph spont sunday yylth mrs k yearn and family campbellville jean ruddel and her pupils put on a splendid program of dialogue wmctt carol singing solos and a snlitstral show at their annual coo- otrt on friday evening mr a w benton aa chairman called miss rud- m1 to the platform during the even- ins margaret klrkpatrlck read a snort a and kathleen klrkpat- rick and anna spltxer on behalf of the pnptla presented her with a wash able top folding card table of court santa attended and awrttmtad gifts and treat to the chudren mr j w nicked and mr jon mcdonald play ed for dancing tor the reminder of the december meeting of the w m s- of st davids church was held at the home of mrs geo xngus with the president mrs snyder presiding the meeting was opened by a poem this is the time mrs e j mcfhall had charge of the devotional period assist ed by mrs hood after the usual business the topic cooperative work in india was given by mrs mc- phee the roll call was answered by a verse with friend in it the offering was dedicated with the do- ology the meeting was closed with prayer by mrs snyder after which j refreshments wore served by mrs mc- phee mrs agnew and miss reld and all enjoyed a pleasant halfhour j there were twenty ladles present reelected the meeting was closed with prayer by miss black dainty refreshments were served by mrs j mahoh and olive j mrs w o morse camphellvlme has gone to woodstock to spend the holi day with her daughter mrs f e ellis and family j w ware of campbcllvllle who underwent an operation on monday in st joseph s hospital is doing n- wtll as ran he expected elsie and the gang have been avoiding all snowdrifts on the dally trip to m h s this community uai suddenly shocked by the hews of the death of mr duncan currle in his 70th year he was born and raised on the farm where he resided besides his wife left to mourn three daughters nnd three sons mrs ross alexander burlington mrs harold mason lon don mrs ralph marshall toronto and three sons george of toronto john rcaf manitoba and ogrdon at home the funeral was held privately from the home on monday afternoon in terment was in st david s cemeterj with services conducted by rev jchn macnetl pallbeareres were mr mat job mr robert menxles mr john early mr wallace king mr william holmes mr jack wilson the blair young womens mission ary society met at the home of miss olive mahon on saturday afternoon with the president miss laura black in charge miss verle vanslckle read the scripture lesson and also the topic a chapter on the life of fanny croaby miss olive mahon read an article from glad tidings on the life of the late miss megoro who for six yean was travelling secretary for the young womens society mrs rob ertson read a chapter on the life of drv jaaae mcbean we are pleased to know that mr f short ii who has been iii at tha bom of mr and mrs wilfred i larding is able to be around again master billy sinclair who has bee quite iii ts improving nicely christmas concerts are quite in ord er these days the farm forum nwt on monday night at mr john snows with a good aitendanca naat meeting is to be hold at mr roht wame it looks like a white chriasaaa aa the snow plow is being kept busy a merry christmas and a happy new year to all ospringe seasons greetings that one and all may have a joy ous chrlmiuas and mutli llapl nch in ihe year ahend is itic miucre wish t george beaton acton stork clohkii iioxinu hay in addition 10 the closing on monday our store will also be cl o li day te ll mrs j strut hers was hostess on wednesday afternoon for the month ly meeting of the ijtdles aid the mission band held their mon thly meeting on saturday afternoon at the home of mrs george robert son and joyce pte gordon fisher and pte ken stuhbington both of the west coast are home on a ten day furlough the many friends of mr robert kingsbury are sorry to learn of his i sudden serious illness mr kingsbury i is confined to a guelph hospital i where he underwent an operation on saturday mrs d g robertson and son brian spent a couple of days with her sister and brotherln law mr and mrs c williamson guelph i mr henry beamish returned home j on thursday from toronto general hospital where he had been receiving treatment all wish for his speedy recovery this correspondent expends the compliments of the season to the ed itor and staff and readers of the free press k3ctcwiranptow georgetown jameti murray inembdr of the staff of the university of toronto- school of architecture and of tho toronto planning board was guest speaker at a public meeting in the munlcpal building last wednesday night spon sored by the georgetown and dlstri t board of tradt wlille asulutlng a veterinary in mak ing tb tests of young rattle on his farm on the third lino chine sam uel d mccluro wan pinned against the wall of the fctnhte by a yenrllnc and suffered internal injuries he vjka removed to peel memorial hospital where he died saturday night rev arthur dayfoot who in enry september was commissioned by the united church of canada for mission ary work in west china and has ilnee been awaiting transportation thither received word on thursday lost that the reservation long requested by the mission board had been secured rockwood u u at this season of the year wo pause to thank our patrons and friends for their patronage and good wishes in turn we wish them every success and happiness for the future wo pledge ourselves to strive over to serve as we would bo served a merry christmas toaix johnstone rumely acton ontario jiictetgtttsttffit5tltesf the december meeting of the w ctu was held at the home of miss j little with a fair attendance mrs a k thomas had charge of the de votional exercises mrs gardiner led in prayer miss little read from white ribbons tidings the story of mr low entitled the great des troyer other readings were j cod give us women by mrs thomas nnd keeping christ in christmas by mrs j ayles mrs knight was pianist the meeting closed with a hymn and a prayer by mrs annie hnrrlti during the year fifteen 50 lb car tons of books were forwarded by the department for soldier and sailor to the navy league at toronto mrs s petty county supt withe to ex press her appreciation to all those who contributed material toward the filling of these boxes letters have been received in appreciation from the secretary at toronto the annual christmas entertain ment of the united church was hold saturday afternoon with rev john word as chairman for a varied pro gram mr g f mcahhur conduc ted christmas carols with mrs j avles at the piano at the conclusion santa claus put in his appearance followed by a supper for the young folks and sunday school staff friday evening a number of rock- wood people attended the christmas entertainment at the stone church masters nell and norman lambert took part in a christmas entertain ment at marden school where miss bessie gardiner is teacher during the evening an offering was taken up in behalf of guelph mercury distress fund the many friends of mrs tho wlngrove will be pleased to learn that she is improving from her recent heart attack dr and mrs k b waller are in kingston for a few days this week pte blllle milne of camp borden was home for the weekend the scholars and staff of the rock- wood public school held their annual concert this wednesday evening in the town hall schools close this week for the christmas and new year holidays the township snowplow made its first trip in the village last friday evening following the heavy snow storm in the- early part of the week merry christmas and happy new year to the editor and staff of the actosf fan paass and all its readers joy to the world noel snail advertisements a4t4w4sm4at ut4t tt v up a a44siw1 mm1 fare wuad j ma sutbff tit ot iimsmwi iiiamtimt hmm tt c r4 atstlliua tw mm wots oiw sunbeam k4n1rlr itasor nearly new apply mhh it itch ik church street wantfu vwj or more acres kultabte for dairy ing and farming must be good land ruti toouindy or cuy fairly ev stigtilty rolling v u wiuciit u altor acton tendckn wantttn ivhders for wood for dublin school h s no b esquesing 10 cord of j foot liaiwood beech or maido straightbody wood io be delivered and piled 4 ft j in at the school for measuring by llh march 1043 ten ners to be in by 36th of december che lowest lender not necessarily ae- wptcml c e ctrrrs sertras it it no 4 arion piles sufferers of bleeding and pro truding piles should know bun kers herbal pills treat the cause at its source money back if the first bottle does not satisfy buy from earl cooper druggist 11t2m notice to creditors and otioaut la the matter af the ehtate af wmmln mejurnilv late af the vil lage af aetaa in use cauaty t hat- all parties having claims against the estate of john mratrhur isle of the village of acton in the county of hal ton who died od or about the second day of september 1044 are required to send particulars and proof thtrcof to the undersigned before the rhirtjetli day of ixwmber a d 1044 when tin ttmjmt will l distributed amoni the narlie- i tally entitled titer to having rgnrl only to the rlulnib which shall ttuve been hied as a for said pursuant to taction 81 uiuptir hji ii s o 1037 dili at a ton ontario this ninth tiny of iwmlnr a d 1044 john d haut it administrator by his solltllor j4- c f lsailhhland alton ontario weeffetstes a merry christmas and every other expression that means happiness to you this is our greeting store closed boxing day december 26th elliott bros m to all our customers and friends who for he past year have patronized us we lake ms opportunity of winning you a merry christmas and a happy new year actonexciusive footwear store e bralda prop sr christmas dance parade jryans auditorium guelph tjlhatukdav decembek zsrdy 9 12 o clock al kiiuns orcm acamiaiion 50c person christmas eve kundav mutaiairr dec 24th 1205 to s o clock hal davis and his music admission 75c person christmas night mondat dec ttsfc 9 oclock to 1 oclock ted williams and hlsorchsstra