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m iii i in old rockwood ebenezer rockwood by william wetherald an english quaker who migrated to canada in 1 835 the original log building was replaced by the present stone structure in 1853 in the top picture loaned by mra earl brown the academy is shown in in prima when many boys attended as well as boardad among its former pupils were such notable as the hon a s hardy ontarios fourth prime minister sir adam beck founder of the provinces hydro system and james j hill railway magnate the bottom picture taken recently gives some idea of the renova tions present owner joseph drenters is making to preserve the historic old school in its origin al shape the school remained in operation until 1882 staff photo convention expo reports highlight dublin meeting mrs clark armstrong lake avenue was hostess to the members of dublin womens institute for their regular mon thly meeting last thursday eve ning a good attendance or members were present the president mrs m nellis occupied the chair and presid ed for the singing ot the insti tute ode and the repeating ol the mary stewart collect and the lords prayer the minutes of the previous meeting were read by mrs duncan moll at the secretary who also called the roil it was answered bv a named quill block a r of the antique show held at the nasagawcva centennial in june showed it was satisfying there had been sgood display from the ililler- ent organizations and had prov ed quite interesting to the many onlookers the quilt committee is ar ranging a meeting to make i in ner plans lor the quillmaking exhibit at the tall fair for the benefit ot a few members who hjii been unable to go on the annual bus trip the later part ol juno high- auction sales actondale dispersal for fyfe somervuxe at the farm i mile east of acton on no 7 hwy saturday iuly 29th 1j0 pjm m aii i hotetdns grad es i lug guernsey there are 18 registered cows 1 very good 14 good plus 3 good to be rcgraded before sale day fanny selling with 2 daugh ters 3 yr 305 days 15830 lbs milk 356 15h milk 147h fat floss 3 yr 305 days u749 lbs milk 362h 120h milk 118h fat there arc 11 daughters of thomlea 1 vg and five young daughters of clipper abo selling 33can woods bulk tank 34init surge milker and other dairy equipment booth by bauutockburn wi max storey auctioneer martyn heslop on pedigrees 20b4 lights had been discussed it had been quite an enjoyable day the members attending agreed for the thought for the day mrs nellis read a very apt and amusing verse anticipated with interest was the report by mrs alex near ol the fourth national conven tion of the federated women of canada she had attended the sessions at the university of ciuclph on juno 12 to june 16 when a large attendance of women were present from across canada representing an organization embracing the world of special interest was i hi presence ol two delegates from yukon and north west territories which have been or ganized recently as the liist branches in this northerly country mrs near gave a lull report ol this convention in a most interesting manner and it was well received bv the ladies three ol the dublin wi members spent a lew davs in montreal at epo with a large party of ladies who had also at tended the national conven tion in guelph mrs alc near mrs duncan mollat and mrs mansell nellis each told ol sonic of their evperiences and impressions l a ver line holi day in montreal thc had at tended a hanuuc ol the feder ated women in canada while there and again listened with great interest o the guest speaker mr- aroti dutt ol in dia who had been at the na tional ci nveniion in guelph imelv lunch a served h mrs c collins and mrs j lich assted hv the hostess mis armstrong and a social lime was enioedb all mrs norman douglas ev prcssod thanks i the hostess and all those assisting with the program and the lunch greenock wi tours museum a very interesting afternoon at the wellington county mu seum in lloru was enjoyed by 15 members of the greenock wi and accompanied 6y eight isitors the occasion being the historical meeting lor the year several of ihe ladies were at tired in centennial costumes following the lour of the museum they travelled to the home of mrs william butler ai fergus the president mrs gordon leslie conducted a short i business session each person present told of some thing that had particularly in- teixsted her at the visit to the museum as the answer to roll call it was decided to arrange a display ol old lamps at the wellington county historical research societys show in guelph earlv in september plans were also made for the annual family picnic at the conservation park in rock- wood in august mrs echerich read a poem the patchwork quilt and mrs e johnston conducted a contest the winners of which were mrs wallace and mrs g johnston god save the queen was sung to- close the meeting de licious refreshments were serv ed b the hostess assisted hv mrs william johnston and mis ralph sinclair mrs j thompson as eour- lesv convener thanked mrs bullvi for her hospitality ako mrs f johnston historical convene who made arrange ments for the interesting af ternoon hit and run a hit and run which caused damage amounting to s125 to a car owned by frank archi bald rr 4 acton parked at the dominion hotel is being investigated by police the high sehool students have been asked to display their spinning wheel and spin ning methods at milton george town and erin fairs there was a feature iory about them in last weeks free press health nurse to university miss sally thornton super visor ol the oakvilh ollice ot the hal ton countv health unit is leaving the unit to return to university and linish studies towards her bachelor of sci ence degree a public health nurse with the halton health unit for six years miss thornton worked in the acton georgetown and milton offices before being placed in charge of the oak- ille office two years ago she had two vears of university at toronto before joining the halton unit miss thornton is resigning her post but has been given the option of returning to the unit upon completion of her studies hear temperance speaker at young peoples service the young people had charge ot t lie service on sunday mor ning atebenezer mr david ward presided and mr alan huywurd read th scripturo an j led in prayer sue ward presided at the or gan and joy hay ward and mrs lloyd lucas sang a duet the speaker was mr dave blair an officer ol the ontario temperance federation he discussed the pros and cons ot drinking alcoholic beverages evjiyone has a right to do as he likes but it is nut necessary- to dunk to have a good time imbibing even a small amount slows a persons reflexes and mav cause an accident often it is the innocent person who snlfers sympathy u extended to mrs dej moffat anil family in the rcccm untimely death of their husband and father the lovely flowers in the church were in his memory there will be no church nor suikijv school service for ihe next two sundays august 6 we welcome our new minister rev russet finley and on au gust 10 his induction service will be held at ebeiuvei the north west halton vol untary- services are now ready to start work in the commun- ity the executive and the ad visory hoard met in st davids presbyterian church campbell- vlit 6ri june w with the chair man mrs r auoen presiding mrs w grevnlees read the minutes and gave the linanclnl report after dividing the volunteer forms into their separate cate gories it was agreed that there were enough willing workers to jfler out services to the agen cies ol our community we remind you again to send your materials lor sewing and vour wool for knitting to the arcucfiairman in your district mrs w dunbar so that the childrens articles of clothing will be ready if thejieed arises v ou are reminded to send your volunteer jorm to mrs w joss rr i campbellville il you have riol already done so vol unteer lorms are available from vour area chairman hum ihe executive and from the churches anj stores in your neighborhood fm station for guelph university the university of guelph is to have ils own fm radio stat ion it will be named after the late frank ryan ol ottawa a member of ihe universitys liist board of governors and an internationally known fig ure in broadcasting 1 university president dr d c winegard stated that the board ol governors has ac cepted a gilt liom mr ryans widow to finance the studio which will be installed on campus space will he allotted in the new physical sciences build ing the contract lor which was- signed last week the building is due to be ready in i96 and lite fvi radio station will go into operation then in making the gift of ihe fm studio lo the university of guelph mrs rvan expressed the hope that jiood fm facilit ies would encourage students to develop vocal talents and thai it woirui stimulate scripl writing and prndiiction activit- ies on the campus the acton free press wednesday ju 26 1967 o wrong name one young spinning wheel maker was wrongly identified in last weeks picture robert blvth is the correct name a new staircase will be built as part of the town hall renovations for access to the upstairs the old stairway has been incorporated in new po lice offices jem drivein theatre thursmusat july 272129 all color swing and action show i burt lancaster lee marvin the professionals adult and hermans hermits shelley fabaras hold on mon july 31 tue wad aug 1 2 how to steal a million plus the secret seven savings you never thought possible continues ism mow on summer wear 5 for all the family 5 all ladies preteens childrens swim wear 12 price ladies skirts slacks blouses shells outerwear vi price j petites misses half sizes v2 price girls sunsuits play suits dresses 25to50sff boys shorts and swim trunks reduced to clear boys pants 188 from boys shirts sizes 2 to 16 158 each or 2 300 special group of sport coats and jac shirts 2 for 5 or 298 each shoes balance of summer stock of ladies airstep shoes reg 1795 98 white and beige 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