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ev annual broken vvvvv itdt blmtizt i j t bun day jahua a m sermon by thr faatorl in ncrlcs on tho prophet anx- x m sormoa by rcvl tho bopuit church baodath th the afternoon at tjo tfcj all wklcj gifts wotcticji jowoltcry kan clocks biwctwara cut glano fancy china books bibles toys doll chil irrn s sleighs 1- xtnip and now jfrirs cmll glltn for- every otio k other stnro o yon uncita selection i hews of local import j a mueh appreciated gift a welcome surprise wli given mr tat nnoo heard morn ab cf risleiaw when e fwas presented wuiaailyirr cigarette bos beautifully engraved by tho erotloyrri of tlwi aols loathor tannery as a mark of ihefr esteem and also in appreciation of th interest eo takes in thni geo hynds aotor omtarld jtcp ress cattle fof tivb b4 otmeuta roll j jcohtb ft lot utndj i tthnsuay january 4 1017 4aiui uhndababm town the ni tat bar vlil elwl uuj on bald by them at of jnn7 j ajaoogump to ahwolalina d nouea and b ol the mid ui be obeli not u r b notice toj in tbo matter ofl ilam lttibrvg mp of krlatn j unsrton yom sag of october end atataaa are n paid or deuyr t pief local items splendid aleighliij now now for another years ixntionm in mtnari itlayourdufry to fill out your regis umtiofvcarri flow logs are being dollorod at hn dsraoos mlll heavy timbers lor ho now alios fac tor r being delivered b wre topb4ocro and fill out oaeof the kotowst btaofccard wawfsobcard and roomr coo reeloac prhcni apply box 142 psatss passe acton 7 mr alloa o bmlth haa iaok a wl at the oho l4lo7 t q 4uttr and lwntytwa o dftop 1 bootitjtr n f moors report that th bojsotraw irnm aod bagu and u making oadafutory pr tbo junior 7ld croa soolal xliri iniho town hall on now yaara dlhi wai jpaufylogly ineconf al to the young uwuat wtpxplolwdu th annual moaung of tho directors and number of acton fau fair will bo hflkhwtho cooncll chambtr an th 18th iml atsoolook tho boamjrt england annoal banqaos will bo bold f morrow oyoning la tbo pariah halt ur j d prooter soprano prwtldant will bo praaeat blolgh driting u boing anjoyed thooo day tbo merry auigh ball r tbo good loigniagi tbo braciog atmoopbar all lead that qnoca to uhm enjoyabu ontings tbo cbriatam and now voara boll ayf thkywrtiadniabyaajoyablofoatorti happy home gatbaridga protouod tho homo corffinga bring macb ot plaaatmrtja tho proo library 53 popular tti4 ssormdtra o acton hbvary lrrowd7 booki daring 1010 thjo laaunfinoanl it nioanj that tho nam bor o boov on tho library iiucka haa loan borrowod twios otw during tho yair xubrariaa okporuconatdorlbli ample orid ooo of tho popnurlty and umfttlaesji of tbo library or tho 7441 books uautxl 2021 wars from tho thowoa of tho javon llsdeparttnonh bod cross in tbo woat in a utter to her toother bro mm t j edrautfln of drir htak ginso an account tt what la knowp a box social whiah netted ovor tl70for tho bfd croat an it wu in a acbool it n a jcfxucrarrixi e xja igilletts j3 cleansdisinfects polfoiit hid i1y sidr cmu m at cborob wore well attondod aor mr dodda aonaoa at th preparatory ervioo ottfriday aftornoon wo very appropriato nd luapreaklr tln report of tbo high school inadvertently atated that oeorgt agnew wa preridentof the high school liter wyt doorge aodeteoo boldatb v position tbo other george wwa pwmdew ia year elrw t bmytb who ha foforer a nttartt of eoenuirv beep ihe loading tmteller for jvoeara w h storey flc boo h retired mr a e nicklih a former v erafeuar for the oetnpany bat who ha bead dolog a jqbbln boaiaoh for aereral yarv baeioootpted mr smyth a poaltioo pralrl farming dutrlot with population net orernamexooa ilahawi how goooroui mnttharo been tho outlay to aeaure tho rtrealom unch boxea a uirkoy which had been olid placed on oal eollrod 0 so the ahojnnan andauouoaoar waa ur yl uooe abrotber id law tojurry laodor morttdranki pined impo g no work nn doa tonwre the proper anfaroomeat of theoaftartp timparanoe aott ho soeras to get u all pkha of the ooeoty erery wkv on the 10th peoember herbert hnaoaktiqevwaa fined 10 00 and cost for being amok on th 27th ull olor obo floh end bamnal beynolds io of oakvule pleaded guilty to the inapeotor ohorg of being drank in that town thoy wreeljbfldtdllo and ooite all the cam were brought borepoioo magu tratoshulda oddfellows beoeptloa to gould on teeeday otening ol last week acton lodge l oot tendeiedoeplencud re oepuoniothalrbrother sergu w j oonld inaddltlert eoenjoyablseeaialintorcourapa prognunoiqolaieflbwab rondored nam bert woro contribited a ollowai stleo- tlon by the leubtnao orcbeatra uim lasra akias mr wildgaat mr bod too and a male- qaarteu on behalf of the ledge mr d m hadoa presented sergt ooajd with a h olectno reeding lamp mr r jjmodooald the chairman of th otbulojc a dainty jracratbctbrhy the ladle harried in manitoba a pretty wedding voaoeiebrated nn wednesday december 20th at the homo of mr and mr james andrew of bore- bank manitoba when their only daughter i m w holy bond of matrimony to mr john t h jhinn of the cam place tbo hor john pot of mfpieta offloiatect tbo bride was attended by miss myrtle cole aod the groom by bagler wax andrew of the tooth battalion winnipeg aftertho ceremony mr andmra da on left for wwm motes a letter rrorardrwectom pryer of the b h t setye bb u beck ie vraooe agali pto firry wabtoa of the isith fiau tssbwboom fpon the weeungboaso bar- xaekm mjbrisgrom a serare cold which ha elnoe deipeloped lato pneumonia ft bert taylor who earn to osaoda tdaty 1 tbo fall and who has been osrutupreouat brandon man gon toesday whh boyhood friend in pto hanfdv tratore oa of mrstt l j trutertv 6ee lniilairaav formertr of aowmpaidttb eapremo eecrinos at the frook oofkovombar tb he wae20 year pw g a cuts in writing u bu wife feoatb grmavillb canedlaq hfwpifl baguod sjay 1 receind a cbristma pareel from aotoa bed croes aod i wish jyoq to thank th ladle of the red cms it tbeir- in rememberiag me th bolt mrfivod in good shape att tbo oootonu were unorougbly appreciated but thing a tbo box woe a real swapt loaf from d canada i wonder if they knew- jbow moohobeer it wqsjld carry m cbews0ns c0bheb3 v et ed 5r ort ohri tim htfulnnjmb b pfi tbuyu night wm raokm09d b 4iniacfiotewml iuf pmttu od trtonk tf iuhuyluc pcotwupav wmrmidwl i ojnlns obwiu bjr kiimjui oawtinill jsfrtulfifli nctuibo tlur jmlrt i btt jrtfcla jlrf lilruijsair ftiag klnff by fou ttojt i ncflftupo bl klogtbary mioi mim wilson i rtxiuliitu 1m1 cpk hulcnllndlm flhthvf llftl crtll tit llul girl liajialiopa view bnriifb0 xmb mii iiiu ton twuralm mocx t ncl iuili jan vrllr don- hbo ul sduk joww wd owjib1 tuhurvxfs ufsfnir houj m glru i rwltodwi martnj klagabtny fuil rilrh i tmutloo bobbl kiku mlok hy utm wluaa nd tcm klopbarjr oltmi oura uo ibwln i cahsmo tsnch swd stabv w bj- mbool th jooog uofiw8xw8flisd orlba jfry4thqh6fy tbooaudnnrww mu4 mu iumi dannta pllj dortrt inch livm la tbrir tnhtlag is mmi ef a progrmibm una i ob atblwltb ftmi od uuwui mix abbou orou kuat u vutlng bl mi mm jww tku k mr 4bpu llrbt vials boam dao goug wbst no usm brtxl vulklw tinat tb holldw lth fdllnlvrem the cbcj actod laorl ju orbn q pss mr w mn algr cilpia aoua rialhd irtloa vnra onrlbi bolldr mrr johbu4j4 mta dwmkr tbibm ubt xmil oi hw bmour ur o nm farootti m burubt oa mm t y3nqregqry toastof ia bramon i and vtunipeg whore lboy spent titsir honeymoon presestfttiontolfr coleman jn prior to the cloeing of the echools for thechnatma vocation mr coleman the jkluteklox eoartoosj4jnaodlu jiiifm silled i thlsishsi -by- principal btawarl in a fow well timed word of appreciation of his errlooe nd hie ooottent effort to look after the pom for and welfare of teechere and pupil mr s addr aul p j tor and then prevented him with a beanti fal ailk ambrella oa behalf of the member of the teaching staff of tho high and pnbut ssheela mr coleman briefly voiced hi great appreciation ofthe spln did rift and wished thi tesrhrtm i vnry bappy ohrlstma vaoauoo witucer lodffo a p ft a tl ttwfattynrtntrbotf irero installed by wor br a j meokinaoorp mot the festival of st john the xsrangelist deo ember 9tht iplwef brerp hroook w m x woe bra w l molun- a w worv bro mo wcod- j- w bro h wndgnat chap war bro wm cooptr treao wor bra john keaney see wor bro b mr m3doold b abre w j bold j t bra w j h jstnpebtre l 0 bra norman meleod d 0cwor bra john lawsoo stwrardsbra np mclam eadbra alex mbntoe tyler bra w r knny how tuniwrnii rtvldtrrh cfliuff to at 1 jm aunlrallnhs fllr douras juats rrpbrtcd thnt aroong tbuev onmigodi la tlio groat advanee or hopumbnr 15 roro troo o truin canudn in moaaap rocolvod by tbo high ommioblonur for australia o e wbtfan rolatcn bow boforo tbo advance tlio cana dian rollotod tho auotrallnnn on- tho loft front and tijun raadu lhblronlry into ho hattlo of tho fjomum the loadaa tlmca mndb tlio follaftlnr cxtrtxctit iroln tho mottacp tbo tlnm bad come for tho sup porting trpopn to bo drafted into tho aebt an ordor wnanota to the upporte thoy voro to hond an of- or to receive ipbtracuona ho catno ho watt a man rioarjilc tnld- tsjo ago oroct tough njt wlro with lino in his faco such aa pxrd flgbt ing and rospbnslblllty leao on tho faco of ovory eoldlor tho repro- eontailro of authority upon tho spot enaustrallan who also had foeod ugly acon crplalum tq him julot- ly whorowvljibed hlrnt6 ak fajs taan into such and ouch a corner by such and fiuoa a routo it moant piunrlag fltraight info tho thick of tbo somma battlo with all jlr unknown horrors otoryono tboro know that but tno newcomer said qulolly yc mr and climbed up and out into tho light it was not an australian who upoko that yqi ajr came unmffciakably from tho ottuir sldo bf tho pacific it was tbo first of tho canadians upon the bom mo battlaqnld an hour or eo later a young aus tralian officer coming up with his men to improo an exposed and isolated trench a tronrih which was outflanked already and enfiladed and in half a doxen waya unhealthy janto a condition to bo bold against any attack at all cokta found com ing across tbo opcnjowarda hiavax poeed dank a lino of stalwart men n kljla hi man woro doad tired the onemyn aboil flro was constant and hearrv stoy hoads and holme t con stantly been behind a red mud para- pot tferoes a hundred yards of red mud craters proved that the guard reserve was gattfnc ready to counter attack him ivvery message he sent back to head aa art or flnlsh- 63 but wo will bold this tronxh and yet here they came a line of hm stumbling from crater into crat mad by one of tboea -nntuv- fmbhtchr tuiubbewd chances that occur in bat- tleo only two or throo of thorn hit jn oroeaing oror they dropped into tho trench by urttaldo of tho aus tralians tholr bombers went to the left to reuovo tho men who bad boon holding tho opjm flank thoy kt fn with them ke rmh fnaeaemlbcsewsjidair fltiinpottsbit supply of bombs itwaa bettor than a dransht of good wlno so it was that tho first of tho ca nadians arrived long boforo tho last australian platoon loft that battered lino tneoo ant canadians worn almost as tired as th for 36 hours tbffyhadtllod p b3 gawsiabsttr tho same shell holos were shattered by the same shells twentyfour hours aftar tho r camo a tlclous bombardment doocendod on the flank they were holding they were burled together by tho heavy ahnll h qnt when fh gwyhttwn wtmi jft thin that whole lengths of trench were without a bidkio unwoundod occupant tboy helped each other wounded down to the next length and built nnatber barricade and hold thnf with tho light came a rolnforeo- morst at now tmadiani graftd fol lows in groat spirit and tbo- lost australian was durlnft that morning withdrawn it was tho most wolj come sight in all iho world to see those troops come in not that tl taen w that was necobsary aa ono report from rpung aastrallan offlcer sold the reinforcement has orrlrod captain may tell you that the ansv trauanaaxo done hot social amd pedsosal s mia jviiu timltli waabero from ttiron to mirra mario slary tititsd friends in toronto- at now years mr b v uddwoll aiwit urn holidays with friends at barrio mia mamie masai spont now year with friends at hl thomaa mr orval jahwatoo spont new years willi friends at floofgotown mrs chsrle l jonner hi home from new york for h holiday mr bobt iumahaw oflumllton vitiu ed friend hero over baoday mr john jjavone vtalted friends at parry saand over tiio holiday mr joecph bmltb of whitby spent new yeai s with acton friend mia slrsngo of barrio was a guest at the home of mr neil modgaatd i mr diaries bebbgo cttglcheaw vlaitad acton friends on saturday mr a j mackiunon spent tlui new year at bin boyhood a homo in caledoo mr and mr w m kirkland of gait wore gueetaat tlia method lit panonage mr and mr h e nolaoo ooalph werktjou n man 1 mrtua ji7lckud mrs jackson of jfargua vlnltod bar- sister mrs v tl stowkrl over tlu now year mhncettltntnd miyrter wilfred sholtx orkitolner were guettt of mr ernest 3ir and mr e w orores of toronto were gnesta laet at tbo home ofhr j a mowat mr cbau k akin and mist mamie epeatadsy or two last week with acton friends mrs h pickard of hamilton apont now vtjarejwltl her auur fiin oeorg agnew mr hoary mellon of tfaronto spent now yor with his elaur mho minnie mellon mr richard somorritla of london visited bit motborttnd oibor frieoda here this week mred mrs oeorg waluee and babe pfgoelph rpentnew year sattbeparental homo hero mr aod mrs normautilahna of niagara lfalls woro guests of her sinter mrs w b coleman miss marguerite stewart ww spent the holidays very pleasantly at atwood boa re tamed home mrs ti gamble and mrs sidoey gun ton and the girlies spent tho holiday with acton relative mllrfklrfclap tk thc ttnt toronto waa a gacstiliis week of bev and mr avlson mr and mncbort mason and miss mariel of brantford srwotnew year with acton friends i mr and mrs norman mcgregor and on donald of ulenwiluamc visited acton friend on tuesday hon david henderson wbo was confloed to the house last week aith a severe oojd 1 feeling better again mr orval miller a former acton boy now a prosperous farmer at teaver soak vhntsd fr bsratblswaeju mr jock and mlssgertrod darrogb of toronto spent the new year holidays at thehomeofmr n s undaay miase yero hda and morfer johnny crlppsliav been vlaklng at their aonts mrs r bowman for mtrijtb mjnw annjt news topics 0 important evonts ourrod heroti wledncf navigation on tht otjlelally clvd a inrro turk foi by ux6 british in th tho gorman papn structed to say that to in- ended wounded fronc dlcrn in england wo royal family thaiast of tho trclcbtor on tbo nafaly in pnrt in sn address at iturboii favored coi at homo and ovorsoi ono bundrod and ladles waited on 70 christmas dinner soi a a at exhibition the flrst itoman shop of wlnnjpeff 1 sinnott hi was apostolic dolnxato tho noyal nortt police 1 to bo to blronctb and como oral authorities for i tbomas mclntonh ago was instantly fal line ovtir on him to lift it out of l coavqr u st tcefc jnt workor in toronto day night to ornqgi mas cop traded and died yesterday miss m a storcj old jumped frpjna uxbridru wntdraw and fatally lujurcd from a cbtiotmnb vl auditor general to england to cxnmi accounts of the forces on bis retui gams reported good as jou coul 1 t k frankfurter that tho wunilcanul thevsalo abroad at ahaiea thi object an undeelrnbto rore pefman shipping thufufl more changea hai tho french army f itobertson tlio maq died suddenly orecco la renortct her promise to the news rcaohodwi reign of terror in tt three ladles are a school trustee elect tlno in niagara fal 0 u elpb coapdo ai6 the factories ham throo days nupply o tin ttkpliiflx cbapol at oka corapl a00 000 in 1012 tv ore seven mon have 1 quobcc by federal with dteallnc eevcra nlckel from th dom o t lii 1 counsel wttb hon minister of mluua latiuc to the toron trict a now battalion struct i on mop i to toronto with lie connell montreal offlcer mr nd mn and master leslie spent th new- tear at their son mr j mn4o of goelph mr e k maoknight principal of hal too coarse acton went to th general he o f t fast we m and m hugh modoogall predar lck fltreeirbajrejboth imo ery 111 lately but hav improved aomewhab the past fw dy mr i a maclean of the merchant bank watford and mr d t moqnlrq 1 hsssaoawkxa a memorial rvic will b held in tho ebeotcftt church noit sunday at 1 1 o iook for faa btte bngur orval fletoher who gar bla life for his king and country mr jmoat6n wa elected reeve of nasasirawera i tbw people 4mild aoooer dp thejr work than pay forll th nagaweya couuoll for 1017 wltt be i john carton be j ja w moffat amos norrloh jx r hotcbeon and f t syen covnoiller aqutetbot pretty jreddiog was eolomn isedot lb borne of mr and mjv peter clark on wdnday december 21st whan their only daxshter maggie wa jnarried to wm klogsbury eldt eon of mr anldmr oil bert- kiognhary the aoay wa perormed by iter mr strachan pastor of the brid th young ooopl lotsnd to mail their hums in manitoba where mr 1ngtbury ha s farm at the bom of the jrroom parent saskatchewan on cbrutmo day maggie nigbtiagale u xaaaagaweya beeairo the will ol mr newman molarlab tbey or now vlaltlng the bride parent t koatohbau btul btryrng han aoods canada still loos a little trading or did until tho end of last starch -r- with out-arch-onnmy- 0r- many tto department of trade s4d conrmeros report just out roows that for tbo year undlng march si canada imported sc 304 worth of gorman cooda canadian exports o bunland ceased at that time before tho wo our trade with ocrmany had rapidly grown until at tho end at the irmdd year on march 31 ibm it amounted to j9019 000 even ifter war was doclarod tho iradevcentln- uod and for theyoar ending march 31 lfll tt totalled 17348000 of thlsovdr 6000000 was in- germatm inrports at tbo ssttonirtatoantantricr with the allies has greatly lneroas- ed we sent france 1 3 f 000000 worth of goods and our trade with italy increased from 13313000 to 111853000 canada boukbt over 94- oqdooo worth of goods from japan and sold the mikado subjects less than a mllllea trade with belgium or that small port of it still free from tbo hun heel also fninkamn1 mcajr pri aw fat honore4 the canadian rod cross soejoty haro leased and are fitting tip st lawrence couego at bamagate jsnjf- land as a convalescent boetpltal with aocommodauqa for one thousand beds it will bear tho najsoof prtn- cesa patricia this will be turned over to tho canadian medical aer- vices to furniah tho staff and oper ate it a new depsrtnrpja-oonneo- tlon with tbulatoax refornis is that all auoh bospltals will be operated by tbo medical servlfefl the boo cross eoptlaajng to be responsible for the building tho generaxfabrio and the supply tmotor alnbulaaev but the feeding of tho patio nts will b undertaken by tho medical thoyiues this is not intended roflootloa upon the bod cross only as an bconomlo reform wbij wu at thnaamo time leave the bod cross free to develop its work a re gards tho provision of comforts which is greatly approcielw by- tao autbaritles i catarrh dwatnawa cannot be oared by looal application ai tbey oaqnot reaob th dld poruon f the ear there ie only on way to cur oaurrbal dtnma and that la by oooatltetlotml remedy catarrhal dafo is caused by on in whwwfgwfegwriiiirtn tubuaraabulotub wbeathu tube u inqamed you have a rouhllog sguod or ltn twrfwrhiwngtifcoor wbeelirir nurely closed deafness u tb rtlfc ueles tbo inflammation can bt radfaood assl tbu tuu netonct to u normal ooodiuon bear lag wlu bo destroyed forever many mum el daslfn are oauatd by oatorrb whoi is an iniuunad oqndltrdo of the tnooott ur urn hall csurrh care ou ibrough tbh0oed m- th utwa cartso of the system wm gtve on bund red dollars for any osseof catarrhal dfnsa that cannot beovred byhsllfl catarrh curs oireu usls audrwgatfle wbot womans institute to morrow the woman itielliat will hold their regular monthly meeting friday ftmoon at uireo oolook at tb bom of mrs 0c hi1c- good itrognmrn and rlreh it n tii wh 1 trfr t tffwt rmlltii- uon for the belgian rllf work am wb oottw the life that u ullof work gives the wd satall eltanoo to urt there ore nogreat opportaniuos for bote whorotfrd any of tham small a accident that tome psoply wofilff bvktoa well to avoid u the ocldnk of birth v unfum yopon mak daseball it i bop for you t try to bold emivara with of he merchoot bonk niagara falls vhritad acton friend mrs o maitland and mia clare of born to7 hav returned home alter spending- th xmm hehdays atth home of her unci mr t p martin mr 7 l iceoney of kitchener who spent the chrbtma holiday wih friends in prinofl- tdwrd oeonty aod bouaviue waa bom for new year mr and mrs h e mckerrlheo of toronto and mr aod mrs t james moor of goelph spent nw yarss th home of mrs t t moors motor freak and robert waurwortv of toronto speott tho holidays at the home of mr aod mr w r e blair lake avenue mrs e waurworth and miss edith uo tisltsd bereand in erin mr and airs john flratbrook spent nsweerjt the tmut loda they leave otrrbe 10th inst for swlueriaad to visit their son lieut john finthrook who l internad at berne a a german jfiaonsr mr jsnni matthews mia mildred mr a a 0 mauhews mra beua iind ay turootosirs lowry goelph and mr godfrey eratmaatsr elora were bt op tuesday attending hecsmjral ol mrs j cbestar mattbewa ebih tbeionetdpcooacu is s follow t reeve alar mcklnnon deputy reeve fbooeoer beswlck councillors jnee mulloy wm bur rows samuel gibson ty acclamation sc0its emulsion of purest coo uver oil lunially stops a stubborn coiigh or chest cold when ft helps strengthen the hingsnshctutfbbt adds energy tathe blood and giveethe systeftvthe force to helpresjst disease uascoira- wda o homutxf olllub k wit bcdoerili who waa reported south african war from by his family bomo christmas evo the labor exot wbo have booa confi bu mi ftr s union mem bom to fl tratton cards confirmation wai moxicd city or cho i era luis her ora jqoffrn m ojdijtftrfa j in battlo with villa b roon chief of ioljco woodstock resigned thua oscaplns the foudlng himself ogal being incapable whll ferrod by piuda a new taxation sc hunrarlana is now p allied alrmeri carr raids on gcfaian pool tho british natioi mated tobe now oi ooo about 150 000 01 was destroyed by tht fn hon man la calcutt a brewery 1865 haa- closed dov owjog to tho ontai act pror w ii franc connected with tbc l ronto died at bis fields arlc mills a dcatructlvo fire bailvay companys barns caused n loss c a million dollars jvtmknnlnx dfwpi trabladut nay that tickets will be ibsu trom january 1c three children of 1 eldest four years of a to desth at tholr hoc de naplervllle quo colonel o t don the empire club lab demand for the allb beforo they agree to refdnaldilohrt sn loudon ihihllalilng 11 jt tho cornblll mari london he was gfl within a fow mini woro killed by engine steal plant yard at s goorgo c guuyou an kjlos pearl parker impersonating san n christmas treo o cranbrook q c burned wentworth milk suited tho attorney taking steps to cotnp dealers of p iiiton scale of prlceev- epworth method is i toronto dlspenaod mas distribution- pf year and gave tbo v glan bell of fund tbe camp dooden a trass lawn if tht ararrarrio1 uutfr th warmii exercise with buy a pair of boxing gl0 striking glpvis 150 i striking bag and j oo tie bond hah tlrrilti