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paob pour the acton free press thunsday march 12th ims neighborhood news interesting items concerning other centres and communities in which any of oar readers are interested crewsons corners we learned with regret on sunday of the transfer of lieut clarke ferris to mlmlco corps cf tlw salvation army lieut mundy will carry on with uie services as usual we all win limit ferris success in his new appointment annie alrdrlc of georgetown rlslted at the oornere over tbe week dubl terra cotta the brick co have arrived this wee and have commenced operations clean inj up rui kilns etc at the halton brick plant which always gives steady employment to number of our citizens this plant has been closed down for lone time and it looked as though it would not start again we understand that mr ed town send has purchased house in norval and purposes moving shortly wedding bells are ringing loudly in our hamlet again miss wilms hunter of toronto spent the weekend at her home here mr and mrs jr ackle and family spent sunday with mr and mrt ifttckle of this place the quarries are starting operations here wo were sorry to learn of the sudden passing uf the late john presswood of the tenth line we all jam in extend ing our deepest sympathy to tthe bj reaved widow and family wojd cutting is fatill the general order of the day mr neely who lias been on the sick list is now we ore pleased to re port on the mend quilting bees are in vogue in our village at present dlss alma atkinson id still improving in healui and we hope oon to hear of her complete recovery in tho dublin literary met in the school on friday evening march gth tho president mr stanley joe was in the chair the meeting opened by singing canada followed by reading and recitation by mrs burkholder tho dublin school choir led by mrs george robertson sang chorus oiler whlen mkts frances mullin gave humorous reading mr whltelock of milton was called upon and gave moat interesting and instructive illustrated lecture on the fferguson highway in northern on tario before singing the nati anthem ajfote of thanka was tendered mr whltelock lunch was served and social hour spent ospringe the many friend of mr david stewart uill be sorry to learn lie had tho mwortune to sprain his ankle very badly last tuasday congratulations are extended to mr and mm george robertson on ui arrival of young daughter lost week at the guelph general hospital mrs edwin barber many friends will be pleased to know shu is progrobslng favorably after her recent operation miss ada currio left on monday lor two eeks holiday in ouelph and toronto mr and mvd xi burrows and family spent sunday with tlie lattera mother mtm jtoot seventh line win celebrated her birthday mrs win robertion was hasten on wednesday afternoon for uie monthly meeting of uie womens institute thirty ladles were present to enjoy tho interesting program under uie leader ship of mik fanderwm and mrij tunslcy during tlie buslnubj which was presided over by qeor coo flvo dollars was voted to the travellers aid to help them in tlvelr good wcrlc mua isabel scanlan ulio was delegrute to the recent temperance convention in tor onto gave tier report in ery humor ous way mrs bex gave tplendld paper on the motto march winds and april uliouers brlntf may flowers miss mary campbell read paper dealing wltli inunlgration and mrs an derson huo spoke on uie utame subjict mri george young read an amusing article en life at squashvillc mr3 anderson contributed tt musical num ber an educational contest on uie royal family conducted by mm win robcrton was won by mrs george youiitf adalniy luneh was ervl ty the hoduus and iter assistants latve crowd watt prurient in the school on thursday evuubig for tho lllerury program mr roy hlrullcy acted il chairman in hid usual capable manner tlie following program was vry much enjoyed current tacnts muj mary campbell two minutes silence in memory of hi majuity tlie lute king gbcrge and uie shiging of aod sae tlie king by the gathering piano solo mlu an ia frvueman monolague alvlu struuieri music by tlie sunurmcgow an arclutru recitation audrey akltt recitation kemitith robertson hot novelty by group of girls focluulan by emma tunsky piano olo groc burrowa tjionolcgue jean underhui rooster drill by the school boys violin uilo mv jack cook debate resolved that peter peter pumpkin eater wua justlrivd in keeping ills wife in puiup ktn shell artlrmatlvc dan lllndley and uuwll strutlutw neuutlve lorenu locker and mary campbell mtulc hit male quarlotte election by tlie school orchestra sliort play lli dressing gown willi tlie following cast mlv lois caniklxll mr wlntem mrj cwoficw young and mears winter winters and albert mpore over fifty were pritnt on sunday night at the sing hiytitf held at the hotm of mr and mrs webb in addition tu tiie sunday scluxil icmimoii tluiw wcrv txrveral readings by uie young people on the history of uie bible and how came to be printed next sunday even ing tho meeting to held at th home of mr and mrs george cok chrnuji measles noem to be quite in our ooauniinuy georgetown mrs john kelly met with pain ful accident lost wednesday when oho fell on tho slippery walk hear the high school and fractured her lctt elbow in two places mrs if morrow wlvo lias been con lined iter bed for tlie pmt acn mays la recovering her many friends wish speedy restoration to health rim call to ltev douglas davidson to knox church georgetown won histained sit the meeting jit tho lrcsby uty of the presbyterian churcli in tor onto on tuesday hydro uas off in poruon of the town for about three quarter of an hour on monday afternoon while gang of men from tlie commission were in smiling new line tho paper milbs mrs 3kn meadows celebrated her scui blruiday latt week and was the reciplcntr of hearty congratulations from her many friends who arc pleased to know she enjoying good health for her advanced years subscriber has suggested to tho herald that mall box be placed at tlie corner of main and mills streets that it would not be necessary for uiobe posting laturs to traverse tho slippery hill tho suggestion is good one herald hillsburg mr and mrs alex bcaoey and enna spent sunday with mrs millar miss myrtle grew has returned guclph after staying with tier mother mrs cox who has been quite hi but frienda are gjad to know she is improv ing mr and mrs chas booth and girls mao and frances mr and mrs chevne and boys robert and jlmmic spent sunday with mr and mrs wm cheyne mr lancey cheyne lias rented mr john mays farm on the third line and moved there last week ura wm millar spent the weekend with mr and mrs bert heron fergus elevated to senate milton stark of esqueelng township killed ground hog on his farm fow days ago last thursd evening the scout and cub officers field social evening being entertained by tho rover scouts every one present had very enjoyable time at the close of loot sunday evenings service hi st pauls church an organ recital was given by the organist mr it wallace it was rare musical treat and wat greatly enjoyed by the congregation mr and mrs jtoderick duncan dew ar of milton announce the engagement of their daughter helen eraser to john if allen son of uie late robert allen of burlington tlie wedding will toko place quietly on april lbth champion limehouse sen atok wm duft tall roburt admiral william txmrtar nearly 20 jean member of parliament for lunenbcrg ma baa been appointed to the senate flulns vacancy created by eth of senator john biccotmlck everton rockwood lenten services were held in so johns church iatu prlday evening and were well attended for tlie first event the slides shown on tlie screen were indica tive of the life of christ and created some impression on those present th3 rector kcv brilllnger conducted tho service on sunday holy communion was blxtrvcd during the service tlie smith co ltd have leased their building und business to mr ralph cook of brampton wlio moved up lact week mr and mrs smith are noar living in their oottagc adjacent to the factory mr fred day of woodstock collcgl ute uas liome for tlie weekend miss jen torraiico cjslfaiooo iii homo for the ueekend mr and mri 31 henderson motored up to hanover during tlie weekend mr james roberts of eden mills visited mr and mrs max milne and family the early part of the week schoobj reopened monday after being closed for ucek owing to tlie out break of measltti the united church young peoples society held their regular meeting on monday night when an excellent pro gram was arranged by doris watson culnenship convener rev mr taylor gave reading on si patricks day folloued by miniature amateur pro gram and uie talent being judged bi the youiig peopw prcsc tlie snt nounoer was drald clemen tlie artists on tlie program uere mls klsle gordon piano solo miss dorothy sim mons and mrs jackson duett mlsa helen bayne rcadlna musui marian and kathleen taylor piano duett wr maurice ilurd vocal solo accompan ists were marlon day and gerald clemens miss heienslayne was judged tlie best artist on tlie prcgrum tlie meeting closed by repenting the mupah benediction lat week tlie regular monthly meet ing of the was lield at 111 home or mrs pearen and was well atuhded considerable interest was manlfesukl in the uelfaie of die youna people and means of overcoming evlls of intemijeranee in the absence of the pre went mrs wllocrt guild presldtd over the meeting readings of hajpful naturo uere contributed by some or the nu mbers present mr charles mcnabba many friends y111 be plumd to loam tlmt ha is im proving javorably since his rwent opera tion at tin guelph aueral haspital for uppeiidlcltls mr uurbtr of the loan line krln and kramfia hxi oougllli the re sidliic of the lute irs robert thatch er from uie executors of the tstate mrs taylor returned homu last uok from trait where slu hud twei vtutlug her duuahur mrs lavirne penlland mr jolui it iiiltli also reuirned itome durjig the weckud froiu his sojourn in detroit hcv john utufl continues to show omt iinptovcuient since liis recent tll neari my and mrs mummery paid visit to the cabin pver uie weekend dance was held at tlie home af mr tlios appicyard of the seventh line on thursday evening of labt ueck which uas uttended by number of tlie young people of tlie neighbor liood acrokinole party was held at lh united church parsonage last friday night which was tell attended and an enjoyable evening was spent by ulr tlie womens institute lield their rgular meeting last week at tlie lionie of mrs chas meredith mr and mru liarry smltli of tor onto spent few hours on tuesday with mr and mm wm mullere now uiat uie road to uie seventa line is open there lias been quite number of cars and trucks taking tlw opportunity of visiting uie village erin mr foster attended uie funeral of liis uncle james fester at anyuj on saturday mvj fuller spent the weikena wiui lier parents at st maryat mr jock abbott lias secured poa lsitaon with mr joseph senn at hac ersvllld who alsoi conducis funeral service buslneui at caledonia mr and mrs wilson liavo pur chased uie property of the late spence mcdonald at belfcuntaln and liavo taken possession mr malcolm mckachern celebrated his blrtliday on february 29ui during uie day several of his frlendd called ta offer uielr good wklwis in the fastest gome of liockey on thi locallotluecasonr erin sliamrocks 42 on friday evening in uie second gamp of uie finals of the local group or uie ii winning uie group in two ctraignt games advocate mrs george gordon york rood vlslung at tlw homo of her brouier mr heud mrs stanley mckay of guelph spent few days wiui her sister mrt mccutclicon mr ami mrs clarence ilrtop jf rockwood spent sunday at the former homo here mrs jackson returned en monday to the home of lu win nlrman mimosa liavlng spent some time with her daughter mrs roberbon mr roy hlndley conducted vsry successful sale for mr petty tnc sale which was ery large one started at one oclck and was uirough about live oclock mr and mm uaherwood spent friday uith mr coun kltchlng in rock uood nassagaweya tlie bloomsbury literary society lield uielr regular meeting last monday eventng march oui tlie meeting open ed with all standing and tunglng one vena an tlie maple leaf forever folloaed by roll call anti uie following program seiecuon by tlie orcliestra recltauon by mbs alma watson tlie recent avnutictttwlection7bynaisrorna and mr kdwln watson beauuful lady in blue trio meuirs near and thomas and mac mclaughlin love you truly debate revived uiat farm laborer in ontario in better off uian uio working man in an avcraje factory tlie afllrmauve was taken by mr mac mclaugldin mkses mary mcpliedran and marlon watson ana the uegauve by mua ruby i4ci wcjra cameron kltclilng and george gordon tlie decision of uie judges was in favor of the affirmative by few points the judges were mjira rasj patterson pulton and ml near instrumental rejection cecil watson dialogue place fov everything and everything hi its pfaee by mliiu klse and audrey walani and archie mcphen4jn instrumental man iell nlles tlie program closed wiui all stanilng and singing tlie namonal aiitltein after uhlch there uas pra grtjjtlve euchre and lunch tlie hlooinsbury literary society and trujtets or no purchased tine plana for the uhigil and had iimalled laat friday three deer uere wen grazing on the hill in wilsons held norui af the kim tree coriwr or ouelph road by mr ut rt and miss florence night ingale last thursday mlssts irene and mary darby of kuuchbull vulted relatives dundas luit wtrk it was with fueling of rigrtt and sorrow tluit uie many friends of llnv and mrt caldwell and family of acuii leanuxl of lils draui on monday tlie sympathy of all goea out to uie bereaved oucs hi uicbr great sorrow eden mills the dance which uas held by uio local hockey boys in uie town hall was very sucoessful mr wallac wadlandbf kn03t col lege toronto preached in uie presby terian church on sunday tlie nlghthawk club held their weekly euchre in uie heme of mr and mrs jeff burrows first prlxe winnere were mrs loutij and mr gh berton consolation prlacs mrs wilson and mr james gllbcrtson lone luinds prbte mr gllbcrtson conundrum tea was held at tnc home of mrs moore under uie auspices cf the kden mills presbyterian ladles aid an invitation wai extended to uie ladles of the unjtcl church several of horn attended during the afternoon as follous instrumental celocuons by arled program was carried uirough mliaas myrtle and eileen early and xalos by mfcs helen scott mrs win mclean and mrrf scuiervllle duetts acre oo rendered by uie jjlisejearjy flhdnatriobyherirly jry intcrciung and puzzling menu was pro vided for each rucrt and it was perfect mystery what to choose in spite of uie fancy names everybody enjoyed de llghtrul ten tlie monthly meeting of uie sunbeam mission band was held at the liomo ol misses wllda and marie gllbcrtscn with good attendance master donaamcalplneioinicstfioil of mr and mrs george mcalplne lias suffered quite severely with coirvuklons all hope lie is on uie way to recovery misses isabel lowrle and gertie harrl ion cf uie oac guelph visited in the liome of mr and mrs lowrie laat eek burlington tlie many friends of mrs emery will regret to hear uiat shu is quite 111 at ltkeland florida burlingtons tux rate will jump two mills thli year at least uiat is tho recommendation that will go to the council at its meeting bctacen five and ulx oclock on mon day evening mrs gertie col ton liad uie misfortune fllip on the icy side walk between her home on locust street and tho corner at ontario street and badly break her arm about four oclock on friday after noon tho firemen were summoned to fire at uie liotne of xaard roaeland tho prompt arrival of tho fire brigade prevented the ore from gaining headway but considerable damage was done to tho elccttrlcol wiring and appliances mr and mrs allan nicholson of toronto formerly of burlington an nounce the cngagmenl of their elder daughter muriel kllsabetb to robert wallace qrohain eldest ron of mr and mrs graham of burlington uie marriage to take place tho middle of april gaxettc oakville two orreiu liave been rnado by chief bavl3 kerr fii connccclon wlffi die robbcry of uie dr tjluuso medicine com pany pumt on december 19th lady ballllc and daughter mrs don ald benson are sailing on uie em press or australia from new york on visit to uie west indies mrs li rae 5a year old oakville uoman was seriously hijuccd on sat urday evening when tjie was struck by truck driven by edar kennedy the new motor in ui pumptr of uij oakville fire department waa given its ilrst breaking in last week wlien for two hours uie driver and mecluinlc wm whi luke gave it strenuous try out john mclntyre 55 viurs old bronte rceivod compound fracture of uie right lj and tcvere head injuries on tuesday evening when he was struck by car driven by flannigan toronto reccro mr and mm lunau wlio oro wintering florida made an aeroplane visit to havana cuba recently they remalndcd four days mr robert kelly and sister misa may kelly middle road highway loft on wednesday by buif for new york uhere they will embark en dutch frelgh terrcurry ingnasac ngcrst bound for hayti and port in venezuela souui ainerjca the voyage will last month star blutlsh malaya using frozen stuawberbles campbellville mra gtlmour accompanied by mri frank of notsagaweya spent few uujji in hamilton uils week mni william cowper visited her inouier in preston on monday the ladies aid or st davlda church are holding their annual shamrock sup per on tuesday march 17ui in ui sunday scliool room mrs crawford is liome again alter spending uiu winter wiui lier swter in toronto mr gerald rlcliards and mjls mary coberui of toronto spnt uie weekend at the luune or mr ruber li several from here attend uie grad uation dance at mutlii iiuh school on friday night mr craaford mahnn smnt the ueek end at his liome here the ladles aid held another quiltlm at the lining of mrs uiiuued on wcdntvalay afternoon mbh helm sinlui of pusllncli spent ueekwlul mli iliu hubbrrt mlwpgcrue currh islud lur sater mary iiurtvelntrulnlng aj kitchener last wtskend mr johnson of knox ctiluge ionsc charyt the service in st davldj church on sunday rluj of st duvidv climl lield uielr regular iiimung on suiulay evening mr hill conducted uie ser vice mrs john fclliot of luallnch visited at uie home of mrs if mcjhall tu sunday modem inventive genius is fast trans forming the food habits of uie world down in brltkh malaya uie inliabitanld are now able to procure froeen straw berries from uie temperate iione sup plies liavo been coming from uie united states but inquiries have been made an to sources of supply in canada accord ing to tho industrial department of uie canadian kauonal ralluays the straw berries nre put up in 300pound tin pails and placed in cold storage in slnagpore as uie strawberries are required the paiki are out of cold storage ftndre packed in pink milk bottles and sealed alui uie standard paper ilkbo tue cap about 18 pint botueaarc obtained from 30pound un tlie milk botuts do double duty bclnc used alternately for milk and etrau berries here would bcem to be an opportunity for strawberry groaers in canada while strawberries are uie only berrlea now being sold in uiese containers there are possibilities uiat other kinds of frezen bcrrles would find market tlie demandnrmalnly from european residents and betterclass chinese and eurasians who though nauve born readily acquire taste for ruch delicacies tlie potential market placed at about 70000 collections since 1003 wo have been successful ly handling collections tor an ever in creasing number of clients surely this indicates that we nre efficient and responsible send in your list of notct and ac counu if wo rail to collect wo charge nothing for our services kelly aiken the cmiccuon spccialuu oixanceville ontahio fbee feed with voutt baby chicks ktiocks white leghorns new hampshire reds all our chicks are hatched from uicee large eggs uiat weigh 31 ouncesand over these grow into pullets and cockerels that pro duce wonderful laycm and choice broilers and roasters our flocks ore continually cull ed and all eggs are incubated in stnrafftniijturai incubator which doon away with danger of diseased chicks ncw low frioes oq baby chicks and halehifijt jegea willowdale poultryfarm it johnston sons acton ontario shopping news suggests your inspection of these lines chateau mnid iflr itcati boxed cilocoluuls iin crackerettes westons new sodas bo jubilee cheese nq old block style clieeu lb evaporated milk lflr new suverwocd quauty till jelly powder all colors mavors pte too long hired mun are you tlie fellow wlio cut my hair uve last ume barber dont think to ive only been morklnff here six montlls dill pickles fresh delicious lfie btl 20c clark veal loaf cc for qlck lunch or meal tn sockcye salmon 1ti lb tins beauwful sud cooked spaghetti inc clarks quality serve hot teaguptea with free cup it saucer 65 teacup tea with free cup snucer 39c meaford pumpkin choice quality larso tin dried vllvltii apricots prunes pigs dates kxclusivk acknts jenny lind choeolaua peekfean biscuits tlio shop tot quality groecry low who jo iv jtv illonk id wk oktlveb flnttrb bturrt7 at banniia acton pastor bar ml moctw vla pbjx parsonago bower avcnoo for sunday march 15tii 11jj0 tho minister subject dlivcrajic rum evil 1215 sunday school and bible class oo thp minister itnai in uio juries suirb of dcsuny mans ideal man tuesday 00 young eoile lcaffuc wednesday 00 unity mens club tliumday 730 blhle study hour everybody wslcoux jjrebbyterian knox church acton rev bknnte 11 mhi uanso willow street for sunday ma itcit 15tii 11 00 low expectations 30 thto babbath school 00 hi the everlasting dooro on tuetday tho yourij icopio guild will meet under the guidance of group no always waxcomx sajjllfit ciurfj acton itev il axter fasior yoll sunday uabcw 15ul 10 00 hi sunday school 11 00 marnlntf bcrvice tha toniptatlon thu christ 1utsday 800 tj unclassified small advertisements advertisement under thg wajtntf oo ccitt per word uemmuid chre ijc txr inucftlan ptve lnrtuirf for iimo if twid caali loc twultiooml chrgj whcr itcmi to ixjoked hog shipping satuhday 20 and urajc ixcie trucking free hofta delivered by fanntrn 830 holmes acton wanted to uent two or tlirw unfurnlslied jlooms or ema liout apply box 159 free fliess tok hnt comfortable brick house all conven iences available march 1th apply mrs mcdooaall 343 chlcora avenue toronto ott bnt comiortabuj liveroomed house on broclc avenue apply jf st taylor brock avenue lost ivo dollar hill and permit in casa nnd other papers rebumto alex sinclair kv acton footwearspecials meiit knee len rubber boots sizes to 10 djl qt speciul price per puir mens work rubbers laced blnck upper witb red atl bole speciiiipriceperpiiir lot mens spat cloj rubbers to clear at per pair i9e hoys leather oxfords siics to keular 25 pair for per pair mens oxford sizes li to 11 special price per pair mens work hoots all sizes special price per pair ladies and misses rubber goloshes all sixs regular 25 pair special price mens fancy checked sox special price per pair 179 198 198 98c 15c pallants clothing footwear mill street acton ontario you lnt binialota on knox avenue ready for occupancy april 1st apply mclaughlin main strttt acton lost with tlie party wlio was seen remov ing fountain pen from tlie ddc in tho post orfloe kindly return to bo 470 acton aa owner values came us keepsake fclectttfc washe reconditioned electric wailier 133 00 small down payment and asy mpntlily terms auo new electric washer at 0375 give it trial apply talbots 3iardwaftk clearing auction sale wm start lot tlilrd lhw era maa will liokl tclearhur auction balo of parm stock implements and jurnl ture on tuwiday march alsti at 130 oclock terms cash no reserve 303 jr kerr auctioneer to1 sale dfous and acre lot situated in north corner of east half or lot hi uio qurth conccjion of tho towntuilp of erin better known as tlie bwack hammer liouse for full particulars apply to 11 attrhx3k 373 hlflitfuta outarjo auction sal mocrlitall lot 15 concessloit ksqufiiiwr near spoytlde will hold clearing auction sale on tuesday marcli nth at 30 oclock hcriis cattle impiementd etc tvrnw cash no re serve as proprietor ta klvlnif tip farming icejul ahcuaneer 3fl3 phonaaeactoiij auction sale robert laby will hold an unreserved auction ealo at lot 20 concession notoawcya of cawjj 70 york iiagj hw and filmnt an qrflln duy murch uulh ut 130 ji terma caih keun auctioneer 373 phono 30 acton clearing auction sale birthwlck lot 20 auulph lioud niuujuutyu at elm xyd corner will hold clearing auction tjolo of orni stock impieimnuf hay drain and houmlwld eifecui on monday march luui at oclock sharp terms cash no rrve as farm id reuted it jceiui auctioneer phono 3d acton coveanmknt tubekculin ttstu ua1kv cows lurebreds and oracles bred for typo und production sixty tjauars and up 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