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r thursday january 10 1955 the acton freft press acton ontario r page tqbbb lg if i fywkimwtthe facilities service are the best w beginners tan get p attention acton bowling lanes 697 open bowling every afternoon acton a sleepwear v 9 mens english flanneletfej high quality size d reg 695 sale price vi y- 4 mens pyjamas striped flannelette si2es a to e reg 495 sale price 39 mens polo style by turnbylls sizes s aa fc reg buifding permits hohon pttgms of thm patt n pass five million trafalgar township had one of the busiest building years in jts history irr 1954 with 569 permits issued for a total- value of 15 tal was morethan 300000 ahead of the 1953 figureofs4t37100 angus gregg township building inspector suited permits issued in that year numbered only 391 the great proportion of the con struction was residential mr gregg stated there being little of an industrial or commercial nature ofthe 569 permits issued 443 were for houses 14 for eammrnercial structures and 7 for industrial buildings one school wagbui the remafhihg permits were for ersur by gwen clabke the question has la as to whether the county town was known at any time hv its history as lilltown from the information we have on hand we gather that the early settlement was known only as martins mills but when farmers- for miles around were set ting out fothegitthu it- is more than likely they would say- tey were olrig tothe milltown thus iks- village may become garages olterationsr hndmrseehat locally as milltown eous structures 495 salfcprice j- boys pyjamas striped flannelette size 4 only reg 98 sale price 2 boys pyjamas striped flannelette sizes 24 and 30 old stock reg 298 sale price inrf j 198 95 royv paln sty h tyrnhnlk tira n aa r ssale-prigev- 2 milton once known as martins mill but earl h t ant- ji ui fa boys cotton flanrielshirts xldst6ctsizes 4 years andlg reg to 219 sale prce 98c boys cottop flannel- plaid shirts sizes 3 to 6 years reg 198 sale price 159 boys cotton flannel plaid shirts sizes 1 0 and 1 4 years reg v 225 sale prjce 198 girls pyjamas striped and plain flannelette old stock sizes 10 to 14 years reg to 298 sale priqe 98c girls pyjamas plain color flannelette with fancy trim sizes 12 to 14 years reg 279 sale price 225 girls pyjamas polo style interlock knit plain colors sizes 4 to 12 years reg 249 sale price 198 girls pyjamas flannelette plain color with fancy trim sizes 2 to 6 years reg 1 96 sate price i 149 sleepers ez twopiece style sizes 6 months to 4 years reg 259 sale price 1 198 sleepers british interlock by harley knit two piece style sizes 1 to 4 years reg 2 15 sale price 169 sleepers fleece lined one piece with drop seat sizes 2 to 4 reg 169 sale price 98c sleepers polo styled fleece lined no feet sizes 2 to 6 years reg 198 sale price 149 ladies flannelette nightgowns white and colored sizes med and large reg 298 sale price 1 249 codies flannelette nightgowns white sizes med reg 279 sale price 198 ladies flannelette pyjamas fancy patterned sizes small med and large reg 3t98 sale price 329 ladies flannelette tom girl pyjamas patterned sizes s m l reg 338 sale price 329 ladies flannelette nightgowns white size os reg 339 sale price vvr t 249 ladies flannelette pyjamas plain colors fancy trim sizes med and large reg 298 sale price 24 towels candy striped reg t 15 each sale price each 79e face cloth candy striped reg 19c each sale price each j4c hand towels striped reg 29c each sale price each 23c faceclothr reg 13c each sale price each 9c after milton had been officially incorporated as the county town 1 naturally followed that county buildings within the towri limits hadto ine provided for the transac tion pf county business and- for the administration of justice t ftaeey first register the first registry office to be built was on the corner of court and main streets and the first re gistar to be installed- was thomas racey in 1857 the building was later moved to the corner of pearl and bruce streets across from the public school the present re gistry of f ice a stone building ad joining the court house was built in 1915 to the passerby it appears as a small but attractive building having little outward claim to its i actually it is the maevimportant building in the couinj of halton here within its vaults inscribed on the pages of its rcgistars and re- corded in th wills uf those tory of halton romance tragedy drama it is all there and can be traced through the details of in heritance foreclosures and- dissipa tion of property recorded in the legal phraseology of the times the court house was built in 18545 find added 4o in 1877 ihe addition including the high- walled courtyard stone for the building was atluarried from limestone quarries within the county the first judge for halton was joseph davis who held that posi- tion until his de in 1 he dont miss this bargain i sturdy chrome lawn chairs suitable for extra chair for the home fawn or cottage this is an exceptional juy for quick sale regular value 895 once only sae price 595 hinton s dept store mountain climbing is not a sport for any amateur but stopovers for sightseeing in the mountain regions are an enjoyable feature of bus travel lo sin passed away lies much that is pertinent to tht hi- was succeeded by thomas miller the first clerk of the peace was gilbert tice bastedo of milton he is described by the halton atlas as a gentleman of considerable talents and a universal favourite on ac count of his urbanity and warm heartedness and was also crown attorney until his untimely death in 1868 his successor was john dewar from the scotch block judge mil ler was later appqinted master in chancery w l p eager milton john dewar from the scotch block succeeded hberre bas tedo as crown attorney in milton- in 1868 the residence of sheriff clements is pictured above in 1883 the- sheriff had great difficulty in securing a hangman for the firsrexfetutjpn in halton cburvty jail he finally had to pay50 an exhorbitant sum hflhoseda for an executioner from buffalo was the first deputyclerk for the crown clerk of the county and registrar of the surrogate court the- first coroner for the county of halton was dr anson buck of palermo gaol breaks the court house and gaol like the registry office has its history heteuin thec0mx room and the judges unamners persons accused nfbreaking the laws of canada based on the jaws of great britain were brought to trial and sen tenced or released according to the evidence produced in court- charg es laid varied little from these of the present day- assault and battery robbery drunkenness or selling liquor without a permit in decent assault and the occasional murder for minor offences the punish ment meted out was a fine of any thing from 2 to 20 or from one week to 3tt days in gaol with or without hard lab but the cells sometimes had occupants other than criminals or drunks occasionally some poor unfortunate would be kept in detention for no other rea son than that he had gone crazy milton like every other place of detention had its occasional gaol break one time many years ago two prisoners with the assistance of outside help scaled the wall and made good their escape by means of a team and sleigh that was waiting for them outside a man by the name of lauke- is said to have been the first gaoler he lost his posi tion because while he was in charge some socalled psalmsinging evan gelist broke out of gaol clearly- a case proving the devil can quote scripture for his purpose three executions in ballon since- the gaol wasbuitt there- have been three executions on the prem an i of the canadia champion in h4 reprints the fol- lowing account the execution of mrchael ot the first within the walls of haltongouhty gaol in march 1882 orourke was found guilty of the murder of an old man- patrick maker and his 37 year old daughter who lived near burlington he was sentenced to hang june 9 1882 there was a stay ojexecutioh until january 5 1883 when he was hanged in mil ton shorriff clements who had been in office only six months had great difficulty in securing a hangman and was compelled to pay 50 to the individual who officiated arr parently this was considered an ex orbitant sum for hanging a man the executioner claimed to have come from buffalo and stated he had never assisted at any previous execution but the skill with which he performed the operation of pin- jpning the prisoner and adjusting the noose clearly showed he was no novice at the business threequar ter inch rope was used and the drop was about eight feet- orojuxke was born in county wicklow ireland in 1852 apparently before the courtyard was built executions were held in public as the news item continues two previous executions in milton were as follows november 13 1858 thomas connor a half crazy om man was executedfor the murder of i w with whom he had been living the hanging was public ta and nlri rriidents mid that sightseers on that occasion must have cov half an acr uf ground then on j line 12 1862 ed ward keenan suffered the last pen alty of the law for the murder o his mother while the youth was oh a drunken spree sheriff resigns keenan was little more than a boy and was tried during the term of office of the first sheriff levi wil- onaftcr the boy was hanged will- son resigned apparently he con- sidered the young lad had not been given a square deal and his terrible end preyed on the sheriffs mind in the case of or it was california package tour daysrv31 from toronto return fare sightseeing and hotel room double 9 nights ask your agent for dotalls of this or other package tours low round trip fares subject to change sault ste marie 2980 st louli 2900 vancouver 8975 tickets and information at harold wiles phono 207 iga diced beets iga diced carrots 20 oz tins 2 for 21 c york ice box jar lga butterscotch cream biscuits kam 1 ibpkg 29c 12 oz tin 35c peanut butter 37c 21c robin hood white cake mix solo twin bar margarine lb 25c iliw lux z large 7 giant 30c 59c when it comes to produce come to ledgers iga- wise shoppers know that fruit and vegetables shipped fresh daily is the key to better healthful eating at ledgers iga you can be sure of fresh pro duce selling at the lowest prices consistent with first grade quality thought in some quarters that he was innocent we realizes the above gruesome details do not make pleasant read ing but if this column recorded the good things and ignored the bad then it would not be fulfilling its purpose in recording the historical background of the county of hal ton the surroundings of the county- buildings in the early days must have presented a very different pic ture from that of today victoria park where the fine memorial to those who- gave their lives during two world wars occupies a promi nent position and is a credit to the town of milton and the county as a whole but for years this piece of land was seeded down with grain of one kind or another we surmise it was sown and harvested wiufthe aid of prisoners from the gaol it was not until march 7 1880 that plans were made to have the court house square laid out as park land the slides and swings are n uf quite r date t iilli printing publishing company rcprtxliictmn right rciertcd ii y round steak or roost 65c round end rump roast 63 fresh pork tenderloin end t loin roast lb 45c swifts premium 8 oz pkg brownandserve sausage ci rcu lotion topic t a bc conference repre-entntives- of the canadian weekly newspapers association will attend in important conference of advertiini agents and publishers of leading canadian newspapers and periodicals in toronto tomor row c a dills will be among tlinse present as ndvertiini brpomes more scientific and more proficient it is i therfponsibililyofthose who rely an advertising to learn better ways of uir8 the scientific tools which rfiav- heipid to make us more ef ficient says a t wolcott vice- president of a b c since circulation facts are the common denominator of advertiser- publisher relations whether the contact is in the local market or in- the national market we must seek new wayst improve our practices this conference should provide abetter understanding of this bajc data allowing publishers toxeturn to their markets with the information that will aid thern in helping advertisers to interpret and use this data chairman of the conference is floyd s chalmers president of mocleanhunter publishing com pany limited speakers include mr walcott leo h- srnithirabscchief auditory andjames f devine-fcr- the abc executive staff all of chicago panelists on the conference pro gram are robin e merry market ing research director lever brothers limited toronto howard s mark advertising manager the robert simpson company limited toronto william h cranston cwnar director and publisher of the midland free press and county herald mark napier vice presi dent j walter thompson company ltntitedtnrehlo st clair balfour jr vice president and publisher of the hamilton spectatorarid doug- i oowdy manager macleons magazine both the actn free press acton and the canadian cham- pion milton arc members of the audit bureau of circulations qn the waterfront is a pow erful assault on ybur emotions from your heart to your head rv r thmtbsday jawoary jo 1885 w theacton frett press actonf cafilck r-y- paoe where you knewthe fadlitiee ind service are the whore beginners can get special attennon acton bowling ianes imm 697 ppen bowlfng every afternoon acton bulding permits in pass five million sleepwear aaens english tlanneletfej high quality size d sale price r- 1 v reg 695 495 aaens pyjamasstriped flannelette si2es a to e reg 495 sale price 1 395 menlijamas polo style by turnbulls sizes s aa t reg 495 salfcjprjce 95 boys pyjamas striped f lanneiette size 4 only reg 98 sale price 249 boys pyjamas striped flannelette sizes 24 and 30 old stock reg 298 sace price t9b trafalgar township had one of the busiest building years in jts history irr 1954 with 569 permits issued fee a tout value oi 4sh6740 jthls io tal was morethan 300000 ahead of the 1953 fi uf 4 angus gregg townshir building inspector stated permits issued in that year numbered only 391 the great proportion of the con struction was residential mr gregg stated there being little of an industrial or commercial nature ofthe 569 permits issued 413 were for houses- 14 for commnierclal structures and 7 for industrial buildings one school wajiibuil the remafhihg permits were for bu9 hahont poqo of fw pat 7 by gwen clabkb the question has ra as to whether the county town was known at any time in its history as milltown prom the information we have on hand we gather that the early settlement was known only as martins mills but when farmers- for miles around were set ting out for the grtet mffl itis more than likely they would say tey were golrig tgthe milltown thus oteli village may become garages alterations aiiullilsee k locally as milltown after milton had been officially incorporated as the county town it naturally followed that i couity buildings within the town limits had tone provided for the transac tion of county business and- for the administration of justice t bacey first reglstar the first registry office to be built was on the corner of court and main streets and the first re- gistar to be installed was thomas racey in 1857 the building was later moved to the corner of pearl and bruce streets across from the public school the present re gistry office a stone building ad joining the court house was built in 1915 to the passerby it appears as a small but attractive building having little outward claim to its real importance actually it is the most important building jn the county of halton here within its vaults inscribed on the pages of its rcgistars and re corded in th wills of tllus who t pyjama pnln ttylg ky tnrnhnlu t s aa- r mepr4c i 2 boys cotton flanhershirts old stock sizes 4 years and lg reg to 219 sale price l 98c boys cotton flannel plaid shirts sizes 3 to 6 years reg k98 sale price 159 boys cotton flannel plaid shirts sizes 1 0 and 1 4 years reg 225 sale pice 198 girls pyjamas striped and plain flannelette old stock sizes 10 to 14 years reg to 298 sale priqe 98c girls pyjamas plain color flannelette with fancy trim sizes 12 to 14 years reg 279 sale price 225 girls pyjamas polo style interlock knit plain colors sizes 4 to 12 years reg 249 sale price 18 girls pyjamas flannelette plain color with fancy trim sizes 2 to 6 years reg 1 98 sateprlge 149 sleepers ez twopiece style sizes 6 months to 4 years reg 259 sale price lto sleepers british interlock by harley knit two piece style sizes 1 to 4 years reg 2 15 sale price 169 sleepers fleece lined one piece with drop seat sizes 2 to 4 reg 169 sale price 98c sleepers polo styled fleece lined no feel sizes 2 to 6 years reg 198 sale price 149 ladies flannelette nightgowns white and colored sizes med and large reg 298 sale price i 249 ladies flannelette nightgowns white sizes med reg 279 saie price 198 ladies flannelette pyjamas fancy patterned sizes small med and large reg 398 sale price- 329 ladies flannelette tom girl pyjamas patterned sizes s aa l reg 338 sale price 329 have long mii passed away lies much that is pertinent to the ma lory of halton romance tragedy drama it is all there and can be traced through the details of in heritance foreclosures and- dissipa tion of- property recorded in the legal phraseology of the times the court house was built in 18545 and added 4o in 1877 jjift addition v including the highwalled courtyard stone for the building was a1tquarried from limestone quarries within the county the firstjnrtgesfor halton was joseph davis whoheld that posi- tion until his d 18 he- ladies flannelette nightgowns white size os reg 339 safce price to 5- 249 ladies flannelette pyjamas plain colors fancy trim sizes med and large reg 298 sale price 249 towels candy striped reg t 15 each sale price each 79e face cloths candy striped reg 1 9c each sale price each 14c hartd towels striped reg 29c each sale price each 23c facecloths reg 13c each saje price each 9c dont missthis bargain i sturdy chrome lawn jhairs suitable for extra chair for the home fawn or cottage this is an exceptional buy for quick sale regular value 895 once only sate price 595 hiintons dept store mountain climbing is not a sport for any amateur but stopovers for sightseeing in the mountain regions are ah enjoyable feature of bus travel california package tour 1 5 pa 1 3 from toronto return fare sightseeing and hotel room double 9 nights ask your agent for details of this or other package tours low round trip fares subject to change saultste marie 2980 st louis 2900 vancouver 8975 tickets and information at harold wiles phone 207 tir was succeeded by thomas miller the first clerk of twe peace was gilbert tice b3stcdo-4f- milton he is described by the hilton atlas as a gentleman of considerable talents and a universal favourite on ac count of his urbanity and warm heartedness and was also crown attorney until his untimely death in 1868v his successor was john dewar from the scotch block judge mil ler was later appqinted master in chancery w l p eager milton john dewar from the scotch block sbeceeded i t bas- tedo as crown attorney in milton in 1868 the residence of sheriff clements is pictured above in 1883 the- sheriff had great difficulty in securing a hangman for the firstexettjtjon in halton cjounty jail he finally had to pay50 an exhorbitant sum irrthose- days for an executioner from buffalo was the first deputyclerk for the crown clerk of the county and registrar of the surrogate court the- first coroner for the county of halton was dr anson buck of palermo gaol breaks the court house and gaol like the registry office has its history heteuin thecbtux r and the juages cnamners persons accused of hreaking the laws of canada mtehsel based on the laws of great britain were brought to trial and sen tenced or released according to the evidence produced in court- charg es laid varied little from those of the present day assault and battery robbery drunkenness or selling liquor without a permit in decent assault and the occasional murder for minor offences the punish ment meted out was a fine of any thing from 2 to 20 or from one week to 30 days in gaol with or without hard labftr but the cells sometimes had occupants other than criminals or drunks occasionally some poor unfortunate would be kept in detention forno other rea son than that he had gone crazy milton like every other place of detention had its occasional gaol break one time many years ago two prisoners with the assistance of outside help scaled the wall and made good their escape by means of a team and sleigh that was waiting for them outside a man by the name of lauke- is said to have been the first gaoler he lost his posi tion because while he was in charge some socalled psalmsinging evan gelist broke out of gaol clearly- a case proving the devil can quote scripture for his purpose thren execattoih in ballon since the gaol was built there- have been three executions on the prom an incuo of the canadian champion in lttyt reprints the fol- lowing account the execution of theflrr within the wails of haltongouhty gaol in march 1882 orourke was found guilty of the murder of an old man- patrick maker and his 37 year old daughter who lived near burlington he was sentenced to hang june 0 1882 there was a stay of execution until january 5 ton shorriff clements who had been in office only six months had great difficulty in securing a hangman and was compelled to pay s50 to the individual who officiated ap7 parently this was considered an ex orbitant sum for hanging a man the executioner claimed to have come from buffalo and stated he had never assisted at any previous execution but the skill with which he performed the operation of pin ioning the prisoner and adjusting the noose clearly showed he was no novice at the business threequar ter inch tope was used and the drop was about eight feet 0rqjurlse was born in county wicklow ireland in 1852 apparently before the- courtyard was built executions were held in public as the hews item continues two previous executions in milton were as follows november 13 18s8 thomas connor a naif crasy oh man was executedfor the murder of tvfn if with whom he had been living the hangtitg was a piiblir on and orf reairtonta nll that sightseers on that occasion must have covered half an acre of ground then on j0fri2r 1862 d- ward keenan suffered the last pen alty of the law for the murder of his mother while the youth was oh a drunken spree sheriff resigns keenan was little more than a boy and was tried during the term of office of the first sheriff levi wil- 1883 when he was hanged in mil- wruaf ter the boy was hanged will- son resigned apparently he con sidered the young lad had not been given a square deal and his terrible end preyed on the sheriffs mind in the case of or it wai vhwmrvel iga iga diced beets i6a diced carrots 20 oi tins 2 for 21 c iga butterscotch cream b i s c u its kam 1 ibrpkg 29c 12 oz tin 35c york ice box jar peanut butter 3c robin hood white cake mix solo twin bar margarine 21c lb 25c mew lux large 7 giant 30c 59c thought in some quarters that he was innocent we realize the above gruesome details do not make pleasant read ing but if this column recorded the good things and ignored the bad then it would not be fulfilling its purpose in recording thfetislbrical background of the county of hal ton the surroundings of the county buildings in the early days must have presented a very different pic ture from that of today victoria park where the fine memorial to those who- gave their lives during two world wars occupies a promi nent position and is a credit to the town of milum and the county as a whole but for years this piece of land was seeded down with grain of one kind or another we surmise it was sown and harvested wilrtthe aid of prisoners from the gaol it was not until march 7 1889 that plans were made to have the court house square laid out as park land the slides an swings are natuially uf quite recent date t7 fly dill prim inn ft piillihin company rrnrotnrtin rights reaerved when it comes to produce come to ledgers iga wise shoppers know that fruit and vegetables shipped fresh daily is the key to better healthful eating at ledgers iga you can be sure of fresh pro duce selling at the lowest prices consistent with first grade quakty -a- round steak or roast 65c round end rump roast 63 jhbl choice boiling fowl lb29c fresh pork tenderloin end loin roast lb 45c swifts premium 8 oi pkg brownandsesve sausage 47c choice smoked picnic hams lb 39c r circulation topic abc conference reprc-entat-ves- of the canadian weekly newspapers association will pd an important conference of advertiing arents and publishers of leadihg canadian newspapers and periodicasin toronto tomor row g a dills will be among those present as advertising bepomes more scientific and more- proficient it is theresponsibilityofthose who tcly ori advertising to learn bolter ways of uri the scientific tools which nsv helped to make us more ef ficient says a t wolcott vice- president of a b c since circulation facts are the common denominator of advertiser- publisher relations whether the contact is in the local market or i in- the national market we must seek new wayst improve our practices this conference- should provide atcttcr understanding of i this baijic data allowing publishers tojeturn to their markets with tne7 information that will aid jthem in i helping advertisers to interpret and use this data i chairman of the conference is i floyd s chalmers president of macleanhunter publishing com pany limited speakers include mr walcott leo h- smithabcchief auditor and james f pevinefet the abc executive staff all- of chicago panelists on the conference pro gram are robin e mprry market ing research director lever brothers limited toronto howjird s mark advertising manager the robert simpson cotnpany limited torohto william h cranston cwnardirector and publisher of the midland free pres and county herald mark napier vice presi- dent j walter thompson company limited toronto st clair balfour jr vice president and publisher of the hamilton spectatorsarid doug- 1m gowdy manager marleans magazine both the acton free press acton and the canadian cham pion milton are members of the audit bureau of circulations onue waterfront is a pow erful assault on your emotions from your heart to your heed r rr 31 r j fcs vl