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thursday december 17 1853 the acton free press acton ontario for men for shirts children socks ties sweaters gloves scarves pyjamas house coats winddreakers pyjamas gloves sweaters trousers mitts hats sport shirts park1s for the ladies house coats slips scarves hannkfrchjees iffrchifes nrfssfs coats nightgowns pyjamas nylons skirts blouses slacks eisens clothing store acton ont rockwood church supper entertainment cantata snowfall for christmas the direct approach for direct action use free press wants ads for the best results simple just phone 174 6 days to fill your il menu at ledgers ica donald duck 20 02 tin grapefruit juice 2 for 23c clover vallfy i lb cheez pleez 29c i g a 20 oz tin choice peaches 2 for 37c assorted biscuits family pack ideal for christmas 4 lb box 129 swifts premium fully cooked hams lb 69c swifts premium boneless hams whole or half lb 89c swifts premium sliced side bacon i lb cello pkq 45c order your fowl now boneless fresh pork butt roast lb 55c cranberries yams green beans carrots celery hearts cucumbers mushrooms pars ley green peppers parsnips marsh potatoes christmas dinner i radishes spinach prepackaged slaw or round our your complete your menus with these salad bru5sel sprouts apples tabie dates grapes oranges toms tangerine p ledgers iga thl month meeting of the men s club of the united church as held last wednesday evening in the sunday school hall with a fair attendance despite unfavorable eather conditions thomas gellal ly president opened the meeting i a few christmas hymns wth george day at the piano fallowed ith prayer y rev john dilt mr gellatly dealt with matters relative to club aclivitics and fol ed with a few film which e interesting dealing with w iys and custom of the indian- i f 1m in connection with local mm e r cus in guelph calilhumpian pii ide last m ij in loniietliou with vietoi la dav sport intluding a basibill f line eoncludmg win i film on trout fi h nj in th cm ad in wpt no dtalu t with h fish hi lhriy at the conclusion of the film bowing refrc hments were ined and a suci il time uijoytd supper t ntcrtainmcnl iridij lviniiil hit annual i in fircgiioml upi 1 1 md chi i inn tn rttjinmtiit of tin pn by mm ehurch wa- luld with i go d at ttntiancc followed b nti t im ment in the tuditonum oiviiil lo hex fred willnmson haiiig o leave early in tin even ng john fnunan super nendent of the sunday school was tliurmin fir the program of a varied natuie short pieces by the young folks songs and music a trio by members of the freeman family it the piano a quirtettc number by mr and mrs martin bluer martin jr and snowstorm difficulty as i result of the december snowstorm monday several motor ists had difficulty making the hill abovi the post office during ihi forenoon looks like a whiti chnslmis so far 96th birthday congntulalions to mr md mr roboit bisldl who cdcbriti then jim wedding innivcrsir wedne- dn december 111 md to m lawronet sr on the occuoon of her 96th birlhddv thursday lxnmbcr 17 friends of mr dii g rrt will h pit iscd to letirn he i ib e to in 1 round follow me in- illiu mi nunnjii ldinberl of the rn il ho k s iff g oii wn nj ninj i hi f li lidu t hi horn dut by wayne currle imiatiu flu er such ailments thtre regular met lints mmid ij i in planning for n christn next week md hope fi tood to- the photogriphy his been 10 ting along well all in tin giom jtnow the fundamentals of develop ins film- mlirging printing im pilr lit w rk ihi j ire under the n ttuction of dm sdirndu the w lodworkmi diss und ii ib robbms i- ri itn g 1 t i ir t rf it t punt md nlui id t j- f l- f mm it dii linn ir would lik to lulp in ik gifts distributed to pupils by santa mi jack lawson and her pupils oj s s no d presented their an nual christmas entertainment n ilu hall on monday evening mr i red brooks w is chairman and musii director cnwford doughs wis il the pnno aftei i splendid program of song- dnlogue- an operetta scot t ih dincfs ete suila pud a visit uid distnbuhd ihi uuil amy of gift and 1rcat coronation medal a iding airw mm b ii j mills i f i um house daiujiii r of mr and mrs w t mill- hi bun i irdfd th quti n llu ac he wrn f h i mii- iiji i m md mr itki i unhiti who b utht mr d ml mill in hi i t ihii g imi ni id i o it md ml will pcilt 111- itiivul i i he i h u- ml d i mi md m f 1 imbi rl owint to th fur i r illn of ru r f pr i riv ii i llxk w ii if st g i liuili gin ph iiidm id r it si i tin huieh sunil i muriiik md also nffiuilcd it hoh commin ion the niun friend- of mr pnu ho e foi mi arh reco i and return to h s pinh labors to spend winter david during the evening dave d gray vhowed two films one dcil ing with his trip in the west n and around cilgary with parade and rodeo sports followed by a local film in connection with i wedding at barne hill united church when hi- nephew waltei gray was united in marriage 1 miss m m parkinson md the rei eplion following 1 l1 oclober at the conclusion of the pro gram sinta claus put in his ap peannce to the delight of the young folks and grownup- bin j tssisted with distribution of mim erous christmas gifts all n turned o their homes titer a plninl evenmg together cwub at church sunday evening at the united church a cantata a king is giiu was given bv young folksof the different churches which vs guen previously in the sunday school hall last month all who took part carried out their rcspocl ivc pieces with good form mr d armstrong conducted the whole program insisted by mls jo in pickering at the piano during the program ge rgo maltby and mrs wm black con trlbutcd vocal numbers miss jane day was reader for events in ihc cantata at the conclusion of the program don hilts look flash photos of the young folks in their costumes mpennsyfvanicr i mr ross dampier and daudilcr from mekeesport penn visited a few dav j hst week with mr ind i mrs hoy hmdlev nnd mr ind mr din hindi v his mothti mr i 1 i77u dimriitt n iirned honu w h him for llu winttr i mi- s ann ind bnnth fry r gti iph in liohduing vilh the r gi indpirents mi md mr- oimr pirkir sundu i-itor- with mi- w h hor oo and mr ind mrs hirrv i hort p ii d f im h wer mr chr erne hortop rockwood mil mr ind mrs beit palfnnnn guelph township cuirituat ons to mr and mrs rivmond law nee jov smith i il o mr md mis nrmiu frir utn g nni pirker on the arrivil of biby daughters over the wuk end mr and mrs albert roce md dinald hillburgh and mr ind mrs albert alton guclph were snndiy visitors at the homo of mr ind mrs john alton and miss jennie tovell sunday visitors with mr and mrs harve jeslin ind bobby were mr and mrs ted jeslin nancj ind patsv rockwood mrs lloyd culling ind riymond acton and mrs george jeslin mr bob woodhouse and miss al ice fountun toronto pent the week end at the home of mr ind mrs charlea fountain ind fjmily i i mum inn it n r h r m ij ti c i i i i 2i 1 tin vi1 hold t let lion th ms in u hi hinie of sm k ii li ii id lit till s h d ampbeu villi dn r i retiring president made life member mr- r b flliot w is hos ts fi th diuniber mating of tin 1 id k- aid if st divid chureh 111 pitlihnt mrs wm roberts opt ed the muling with i short poem whit ichnstmis a cir 1 wis ung followed with priyu in mr- greenlets llu chritmis bibl i id in found ill miltluw w i- u id by mr- specr- tjie roll cill w t- an d with i chnslmis n- mr w 6rrt rrher etrv the i li i pi i idem m u mil hill fir t u pn idn t mis 1 r u ly nd u pu lint m h n t n iilii mi- a c pilur in ria uiu mrs a w llu ton hi ntun mr s gis- by ghd tidings c tin m s a noil m nppi ird in mrs a j snutluust hi nit hdpers mr miulull mi smtthurst pn suit d f r the niiilir rncuinj whu smpture wis ri id in uniii tix w u ed w i- fi th md durmg roll tall numbers handed in th ir coppers toluclid luring tin vtr muriel appltynrd was prei nt and sini retirys n port report was jfivon by mrs l tnw ford mr- minies give tin ch u report mrs a moure reported fi r tlu quilt comnutlie the liiilhdy song wa- unj f thru of the mimb r ii w us d eidui the ihur siiretirii- f the 1 idu aid and worn n s mi on ir sicitj look iftu th clin i mi die r it wis di t did to bm h tnat- f ii th suud ij silnul is u uil for the dut on of officers mi gu rii iiil1i w is ikid lo i k th th m it w i duidid one 1 id would hi n ponsibli foi i me im di i nth mrs menus presented on hi inlf of hit i id io aid i lift mm ber hip cirtificile in the worm n s mimumry sieuty to tin rilinng pn iriinl mrs robi rt alo con inlulitions to mr ind mr ro berts on this the ir 21st wedding innivesiry mrs w king then took chirge of the following prognm i re id nig by mrs king which i- the happiest diy of the year christ mas mrs speers fivnred with a piano solo mrs greenlees give i reading the spirit of christ mas the offering was dedicated by singing the doxology ii cime upon a midnight clear was sung and mrs menzie closed the meet ing with pnjer a social half t ur was enjoyed by all i mrs h norton md mrs sin ford f ich ro id ir di s approp- e uie weapon the hostesa red lunch iflerwards cater for dinner sivcral wi lidu tatend for i iurki dinner f r om 4 work- nun md wiws fiom a v roe millm m siturdn vn ng wrdillmr gusu mrs angus mi d n ikl mi s rs in cliff id md kinth mr ind mrs ru sdl medonld mr md mis an hi mi d n ild md mr aid mrs m sn f ml wen all mum it the midonilii ci me wtdditil it th h uni or the br di s inronl in milton on siturd ly mr s wntht i ho iliin af t r v ilmi nl ilivos it pnnliil mirhilui and london onl films shown group at school meeting children s films icqiiirtd by clmlon tiylor wire shown at the pannt ti iclurs muling hdd n lorn rhool hst wcdncsdiy a short businiss discusion was held i unch was served b urx simpson mrs taylor and mrs holmei campbellville honor four couples in masonic hall a presentation was held in the minnie hill it cmpbollwlle on mondiv evening for four newly mirrud couplis ingnssive emhn wis uijoyed by ill md mr murrav mcph ul wis mister of r nmuii on luhilf of the it ho pns ntui the fol lowing with g ft mr md mrs pilir c t irk f rmirly miry 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