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r- mjadquabttais for wedding and lillttudav ibesents ltoreri 1817 ullvcrware kr lv i 1 firki and hpoons uiuy cut fllasn i annr china wo rurry the noil complete 1 uh- it town manniaqc l1ccn0c0 igoucd geo hynds acton i ontario news of local import teachers galarioi tho i trntfiml has adopted u hi v for tltn tear hern for lady tear hern mum fur lady t fin ro at 6 co uii xflt xtoo gllje acton 3for fteafl ni w yl ajtm january 1 1019 brief local items happy now year wclromrt home boys i this la municipal election week turn over uio new leaf thla mom havinra htampa promote n mni lonvhlid nt tho cattle thieves got benteneo ti to morrow liln hi i or jtili will oetltonoo hi recernnir irciiln stealing henn from janin monro und plc from jos i tul c o llirkii tin tug a man j re 11 und uaw from 11 lawaun and tlio iial i jd ill kn m jos i lard i m tile ill ml i viu rati frtx tn mr ijinmni social and personal thi influen o statu at mtlton i four lratlj ntii u wrlto it 1310 your joltcm now nt tho head of j greeting have you renowed your ilua pnrrui ouuscrlpuon ouelph has forty three candida ten tn tho field for city council monday night a fall of or tirlally helixd tho sleighing huy hlamps war bavlnga and thrift a thrift stamp costs 3sc knox church sunday school en tcrtnlnmcnt in tho town hall this even ing tho holiday malls cave the post oftlco staff and the mall clerks a busy week thrao am real nappy m and family tica and homo interests pcrvadi everything toronto dealers are now adverus inr tliat they can take care of all orders for coal ho of good chow pcacv has realty come and the future la bright with prom in for canada tho float pnxss wishes you n real happy now year see our new years wishes on front pace good bye old year youve been a good one you brought us peace after weary yearn of war if a body wish a body heaps of new years cheer ahan t a body tell a body once nt leant a year acton celebrated tho first peace christmas in fire yearn with quiet joy and happy family reunions tho i o d l will hold their regu lar meeting in the l o o f hall on mondayr january o at 4 p m tho annual meeting of acton fau fair will be held in the council cham ber on thursday january 1ft public questions will be discusse- at a mecung of ratepayers tn the town hall on thursday evening never forget to be affable watch tho candida tee for municipal office this week they are replete with courtesy the kiddies ore bavins a splendid tlmo in the snow with their new christmas sleighs during the holidays tho tlurllngton gaxetto was not lssuod last week editor harris and his taff were taking a christmas va cation slolghlng was resumed on christ maa day the merry bells gavo the chrlitmas flavor which was appredat od by all mlas m c stevens who la spend ing tho winter at lakeland plorldo has kindly remembered tho fax piaaa with papers from the south j counterfeit canadian fifty cent p feces are said to be in circulation watch for them the usual milled edge lu lacking on these bogus coins itural school sections held thelr aiinual meeunga thursday of laat week instead of wednesday on account of tho latter day be ins chris unas thla year ivrgua council has agreed to pay alfred doss 916500 for injuries re ceived from tripping over a water works pipe which pro joe tod over the pavement dr mcculiough provincial officer of 11 tilth states that the cloning of churches theatres etc on account of tho lnguenxa epidemic is useless and 111 advised christmas communion servlcea wore held at st albans church on c hrlut man morning at 830 and 1010 0 clock there was a good attendance at both services i i m 1ft mnftii qrabain tailors h a misstep fell down atairs at coopers tailoring shop on saturday iortun ately o bones wore broken but painful brulncj wara sustained with the fine weather and fair sleighing acton merchinta had u buay tlmo n lialurday all uie driving sheds in town were ft hod to over flowing with conveyances it la slated by good authority tlmt th uuo f the snow oho vol after each in uw ntonii is as beneficial to health ilurh g the winter montlui as was boelnrj in tlio war gardens last tummw ilho rtfcutar moellng of tho acton woimno inoututc will bj held on krt uav uft rnuon january 3 at the boni of jdri ucorgo llaviu a good pro cramrnnwlrtw given irvcryboly we mduaro up with tho advent of th nuv ewr coin eo nettling time to lu nil nary business man cuato ii ira ehoulil make it a point to siuan up uud ntart tho year even with the w irlil if possible 1 holiday week had rather a mini xrliiu foi jiihn mellon onaof the miiililiilnta at tlio acton taiinluff co li wuii udjuatlng a belt when ho alip j i on tho fiuor and fell with his loft liitul on the knives of a buu planer a alnful laceration wraa made in thu 1 itlin ut the liall of the thumb lit irult 0i have been laliuod by iirimirurs that all men who wen t id harvest 1uve last summer in nt turn in their tniirorm and equip mi i t their rommamuiur officer oi r ii ivlur notiriralloii to that effeet 1 itluro ti comply with thla order will tv ii if r dillntuetito liable to fine n ovceudlng iso thero in flutnu epldcmlt in mlitu bat hood thcro liui wluiln nvn lun a and thn c million ol crltlcal a jiumbtr of 1111v riiiini wcro rcixirteil yesterday ir owlnnd tho medicaorficer of irullth unyn uio disease lias uprciu in all ulrr tluiui in uitu nelghbirhooii them urn many critical cancu uccral of 1 noumonta in illlton clinmplon italian whiskey still in helton three itnllanrt who txturht a farm near appleby rcciiltli wcrt convicted in ilurllngton tho tlicr day of running a nil 11 and aro ngr in oal at mlltorr awaiting nentence a forty gallon keg was found on tito prcmliien which when diluted in tho imual way would make up about t00 botleu of whhikoy ttili would rclntl at about j 5 per bottle or more tho men camo from hamilton and aro louli ai noluxxl sault ftnotuixi und lunvcnatl angolo a cunrout mernorial benefaction it o mrcullocli viro 1 resident of the ootdlo mccullocji company umlted cjjl announces on behalf of his alater urn jcaalo slirarnon of toronto and himself that they were prepared to build u now nunuui c ot toga and present it to thu gait llos pltsl board at u mrroorlal of tliili father it la understood tim coat will be in- tho neighborhood of 30 000 tho alto on which tlio hospital utandu was a girt from tho goldlo ucculloch comiuliiy umltcd in tho year 1888 hotel dining room for school in accordance with inntructlomi from mr mills continuation bchool inn pec tor for tho relief of tlio crowding in the milton school bulldlnr and to oc commodate classes conducted by c third con tin mint ion school ttaclicr tho dining room of tho now itoyjj hotel has been rented tho primary deport meot will occupy this after the holi days and tho lifting of thu flu ban uiss fcjliotto department will movo into tho primary room and the third contlnuauon department wilt havo tho room vacated by 1l champli mr ala crnwrord was hero froir iifli h jnnt wrclt mr nul mrs w i ilck of to ran u tilted aeton rrlefl i mm w 1 gamble of fuelph vlalt fud acton friends last week mr j il itmlth of whitby was in wn a day or so this week mr ii j mooro or toronto 1 pen cjirintmastllo at moorerroft uuui agnes nell visited at mr geo mcllalna during tho holldayo ir carlos williams of sault hto marie was hero over sunday ir and mm william lajrd wer hero from windsor for christmas mr and mrs a ii mclean visited giolph friends over uo holiday mr cliss visited at the n a unter rnom mons c a jonun dieter write intereitir mrs dr uwion a mason of kitchen c old home lent wnek missis i tta and myrtto dills were homo from toronto for the holidays mlns weenlo mason of hamilton npent a week with friends in acton mm t lbbogo and mlaa clara spent christmas with relatives in toronto miss iiarlon ilrown of toronto visited acton friends during the week mr and mrs victor g union tor onto made acton frienilj a holiday itov a nient tho here l cree il a of ajllatan holidays at his fathers home a marry wintry christmas tho chriatmaa wcathur was altrtool ideal tho heavy fall of snow or christmas eve covered mothi r earth and gave tho trees a chrlatmassy appear once everywhere while ulelrhlng wu not very good sleighs and cutters were running everywhere it lave an old tlmo christmas flavor to nee farmers driving into town with their ulclghs and slclghbells and convoying cltlcens out to tho farm homes for christmas dinner this peace chrintnuu ilh all its borne comings from overseas and the city scenes and other outside points was one of the most joiouu that has been experienced for many a day it was a merry chrlitmas indeed splendid picture pliyw wonderland what the iilucblrd herot city visiters remarked on christmas ovo when they saw wonderland theatre posters ita splendid you ahould il and tho peoplu who saw uatarllncka beautiful idealistic drama of childhood on christmas day and evening surely agreed w1lu ila tliou- sonds of splendid inuiginatlvo scenes picturing tho wonderful a iventurcs of mytyl and tytyl in their search for happiness and tho occasional touch of clever humor tho picture is u typo ouo hea could bo presented oftener and with tho addition of m every where popular doujioji inlrbanku plo ture at the- end of the week tho won derland rpsnng mrnt la surely to bo commended for the programmo pro nted in acton milton needs new high school mr mills of toronto inspector of in tin ua lion schools juild u visit to milton and met tho members of the school board he stated tliat tho tm provement made during tho summer in th public and continuation school o highly satisfactory ho finds however tho accommodation in tho continuation school totally inudofuata to its needs and soys uomo arrange ment must bo made in order to pro vide more room there are 9- names enrolled with an average attendance of 90 who are crowded luto two rooms which is not nt ull sattstuclory thn board must engagu another toucher also and in order that thu accommodation can be given must move ono of tlio public school clauses to olliu quartern there can bo no doubt whatever that milton should have a hit h school as tho number of pupils lu c uolnntly on the increase and our teaching staff w of tho highest order mr mills was vigorous in bis cuiideninsuun of pre sent conditions champion in memoriam miul anuhi w muiutay hit the first death in thu family of andrew il murray ir u ok plaeu on batunuiy when mrs murray 1 auso 1 away after a very bilif illiruii fh bad been ovxr at hei ilauihtirn ilni l j jvtnlohuiy u ut crcwbonuloniom i jk tho lllnens und funeial uf mr kingsbury und raulit this dovuloiwd into pi ratal results miu mun ityder lailj1 tr r tli llydcr of tho tl ird hut years of ull nft t last may ahu uiu mwil i to ho u r row int huabjn 1 i luin im ui i they colebratud tlulr u 1 j 11 wi i 111 j with uieir children un 1 ra h litl in 11 ull partitlimthu mi uu i irj murray pmt ull tltur nuutuol ufo lo this vltlnlty 1 ivo 11 r uml lhr-a- d ilith tern blraiixl iht h iu- ull if wl mu lu with u amelia lutl llunrv hi was 73 i au ujo viv ull 1 i lo till urctlon wl who is a it h tin a tl 1 1 idwaiii huvrujil 11 kl 1 lu t they pq ietrr ih ul mn ir1 wealry 1 dwsnl 1 ndn i j i mi 1 dwartl j uliignbur u id mn 1 it 1 11 iiny mrs murray m u a a ll iii ir r hi loam methodist cltur ji th fin ral w 1 1 conducte hi m llllll y 1 ft 1 it mi lyhi pan tor hrv w 1- m j mn j ii a it 1 mr ihi 111 1 u 1 r u 1 tullu r died on nu viral r 1 1 1 n j kcima uigt or galls friday janusry 3 mli 0 lvi 1 il ln ry lit ul t t farm utixk mil lini i n ti tuesday january mtii nt l untl lmplomit 1 th 11 itty f tho latu wllbtrt avvivy i1i1t itiithli thuradate- january 1u k ixit 1 inh ir farm ntotk and imj uiikuih tueaday january 2t w it hll mlinimia ntucu 411 i itui ii tn nil h j kcnit talapbono st youna qloton miss alice klrknatrick of toronto tent tho week end with acton friends messrs charles and joseph hynds and miss nellie wsro homo from toronto mr and mrs fred williamson and babe visited acton relatives during tho week miss greer of oqhawa spent tho holidays at tho homo of mr william lynd jr mrs el dure ton and daughter of ouelpb are visiting at mr it l 3 rcgory urn harold davis of mitchell made tho old home a brief visit during the holidays mr and mrs ii e mckerrlhen of toronto were guests of mrs thomas t iloorc miss tuth nelson was homo from toronto deaconess training school for christmas jlr john s moore and miss louio f toronto were at their mothers homo for the holiday d d christie of guelph spent saturday with hon david henderson end other friends in town and mrs frank williams and children of ottervllle visited at mr joseph holmes this week mlas nila mcpherson of toronto pent christmas at the homo of her mother mrs c mcpherson mr and mrs a croft and master dannie spent christmas at the home of mrs p mcdonald park ave mlaa wlnnifreel crlndell b a sc of kitchener was the guest of mrs ettle grlndell during the holidays mr fred a mclean of watford was hero for tho holidays mrs mc lean and babe returned with titm mr and mrs w j anderson of london spent tho holidays with mrs samuel laird and other friends here mlas esther heatley attended the funeral of her uncle tho late councillor james heatley at brampton laat week mrs richard bomervllle of london aa at tho home of her father mr william williams on a vslt this week mr and mrs harry mainprise of hamilton havo been guests during the week of mr and mrs william main prlxe and mrs a m campbell of stevcnsvllle were guests or mr and mrs hugh mcdougall frederick street f miss klttrlck of waterloo quebec fellow student or miss ruth nelson at toronto spent the week at mrs john c nelsons mr and mrs william hall and family spent christmas at tho par onto homo llmehouse with mr and mrs william scott mrs vernon woodward and children of sl williams are spending now years with her mother mrs a v famlth lake venue charles a g matthews mrs jennie matthews and miss mildred of toronto were at a family gathering nt iostmaater matthews mlaa ella snyder who has been spending several months with her sis ter at stone y creek was with acton friends for christmas 11 do lyman 8 butlln of st clair mich came over on christmas day to jolt mrs itutlln at moorecruft they returned homo on friday mr and mrs william mainprise wore ut wyevale laat thursday at tending tho wedding of their son harry and miss mattlo mcdonald mrs walter mclauchlln and mrs muaalcs of hagluaw mich were lied home during tho week through tho ulrica of their father mr robert storey i rank humervlle of fort wi1 itiuu unl allan tjomtrvlllo f alsask jhuuu visited lira annie harvry horn lllo and other frlcuda here last mr harry and mrs john maticsun li i by mn uth muaun and miss mildred mi iaren from ctiuliigauy e quests or mr and mrs n v iro on christmas day ir uud mrs william mason mr und mrs frunk mcintosh mr and mrs lh atddw tho misses lottie and tol muboii and ltay aguow atton led u family guthorlug pt alton 011 christ n ui an 1 upon l uvuel days with ileinu there mr 1 nitnt 1 crll pa welcomed homo r hrlutmus his two slaughters mist vtri if kitchener and miss lhile of toronto a but family christinas rtlu ur was g u inrludlnc friends in i n auioni the uitta wt re i tn iotiunl atkinson nod upr i cilp ii rpelit a j yful cl ifstmas day mr 4- j rai ry uf sault te mur o uieli vlsltd acton xrlcmts isat week etu wiiii kqualntsiices of former him tiluce ncttlliift at tho two mr lurrr has pruaercd in huslness ha l eiutvs a chemical and steam ilyrlnu in 1 cltjtilng works dwns his buslnesn prot rty and is arranging to ere t new bloek nest summer mt 11 1 belgium nov 20 131h urur inter an yini will sen wo ore beautiful old hliitorlo city uf munu the t anadlann wi ro the first troc pt 10 rntir tho city at 3 a m on tin morning of tho llth november an 1 i am will tho dlvlah 11 that firnt rot lu alive nn vrl they tell mo wo are going to mt to tho rhino in germany us part of tho army f xcupatlon we have done our bit and aro ixtoun to got away from bare across tho atlantic to our homes ions in not a largn city i would nay about f0 000 in peace times it itui apparently suffered very llttlo t the war tho germans for sorm son tiava spared tho city ilulldlngn aro in good condition stores are well stocked with goods lovely display of fancy clasn china and molal orna ments of ail kinds jiut the prices i paid a nhllllng for a drink of ooltcti paostug a window which exhibited faney rnlslns 1 nlcppl in and askod tho price 70 franca per kilo about 17 00 a pound l very thing olae la in proiwrtioi c mlrg up wo tansed uirough val encl ines and doual they- aro badly sfrpek i with bomlwt nhells and fire rut tlio ikr old city of lens has boon hammered out of existence it in mass or rubbish its 10 000 houses nrr 11 gone not a wall u standing even one brick on another i can uay i have umi tho most complete uestruc tlon whero more holls have been dropped than jtny other root in ivance i trust tho dominion government will do its utmost to get ua homo as roan oj poualble canada needs her men back on tlio soil i hope to peace terms settled up berore oprlng affectionately yours cd january 6 191 9 oli ning dat1 oi 1 iii wintkr ii itm guelph business college guclph ont w tho nature of nnr work you iluow tlm ilnuind f r our rrnduaten you luiow it is to your ndvnutago to gel our training come- dont procrastfi principal new years candies in nplto of thn sbortago or candles wo utlll havo soveral hundred poun in in lare0 variety tor tho lu ii iny neason chocolatco in bulk st 40c goo coo and 7qo lb in psoksaoa 30o to jm opccial mixture 30o and 4 go r wo will also have ico cream ilrlckn for chrlntmns and new ycara canada food dosrd lloenaa no 0 13505 harold wiles mill street acton z january sale of coats coatji for everybody included in uic special sale lneca one hundred smart modcli for women blarkcd down grandirunklsr time table nges military ncw8 con ldwln uames of exhibition camp toronto visited acton rrionds during tho holidays gunner a m smith went to toledo ohio yesterday to spend tho new year with friends there lergt w ijurrown of milton ono of tho first men to enlist in halfon 13h ujert new years at the homo of r m lunh beardmore creorent tho following cnblo meniuro to corp sheldon moyer at tho military hospital ivnglond where his wounds aro re celving treatment was sent on christ mas ovo christmas grccungs un 1 best wishes for speedy recovery tho methodist church acton fapr lred crippa a former actoi boy son of mrs crippa church street who hag spe the hist six years in clovchvtd ohio rcapondedto tho call of his country on march 11 1913 bolng unfit for overseas service he was held in st- john a quo until demobilisation took place on receiving hla dlschargo ho returned home and spent christmas with friends in acton and vicinity has now gone to spend a few days with friends in london and bt- thomas but will return to acton for a tlmo beforo going to cleveland ohio to resume his position wiui tho crowell smith heating company a delightful canadian book a new book tho cow puncher by robert j c stead a canadian writer on canadian subjects who won a flat terlng reputation with his previous books tho homesteaders and thi cmpire uulldcm is a now vol which will delight alt readers it lu tho romanco of irene and la an ab sorblng story of tho canadian west with a fine spirit of lave and sacrifice david lidcn tho boy cow puncher who becomes a millionaire real estato operator in one of the embryo cities in the boom days of the weat and goca broke with the collapae of tho boom is the central figure in a talo of bumo love philosophy faithful western life depleted and intense dramatic inter est uuch as hi rarely offered tho publie in a book of chaste morals and real humanity a feature which especially recommends tho book is the fact that is canadian tnrougb rnd through ltten by a canadian printed in can ado and illustrated by a prominent canadian artist it la published by the muason book co limited tor onto irlco si go tho sook com mlttee of acton free library chose a copy of hta boon in their lost selection laving up for a rainy day lvcry ono theoretically approves of laying up something ror a rainy day dut tlio fact that so many people do not act upon this principle requires explanation perhaps somo aro under imp reunion that while rainy days are tp be expected in moat lives un interrupted sunny weather is promised for uielr luji an opuralstle vlow for which there la little ground in fact other young people earning fair salaries are enthusiastic- over the idea providing against a coining rainy day but they do not see any reason for belnirn iiasto about beginning uy and by will be time enough weather prophets they assume to be foretelling vhon fair weather is certain and when rainy days aro to be expect ed ii ut again and again it imp pens that these calculations are upset and the rainy day comes and finds tlio prophet unprepared rainy days are both certain an 1 un certain but as to the ttmn of tlijr coming there is the greatest unccr talnty wise people do their bejt to be prepared for them whenever hey arrive david h lindsay proprietor is prepared to do chopping of all kinds of grain promptly and satisfactorily oats barley mixed grain bran and cream of the west flour now in stock orders promptly delivered a supply of chicten peed now in stock david h lindsay mill stoeet acton ont the young mans best recommendation a savings account is moro tjhn start towards financial independence it is a mark of character ono of tho strongest recorninendabanb in the world of businessthat a younjr man can present is a rrchantabank iissbook showinp a record of consistent savings a savings account may bo opened with 1 00 which ahows how highly we regard tho accounts of those who desire to save th mrchants bank head oftico montreal acton branch georgetown branch of canada estibtuw 1004 1 b shorey muuutcr c w g1undv manager eef and fish market mcenery evl arc giving their careful attention to the securing of the very best beer available of the qualities sure to meet the desires of their many customers as we arc handling targe quantities of fish we are able to select the very best and our stock will always prove reliable prices may always be relied upon as the very lowest con sistent with the qualities wc supply call now arid order your new ycars towl and have a good selection mcepesfsz- evans license no 9452 main street actoi a part of your education japanese boys are taught manners in tho schools uloiu with their other lujsorvu it would not mat tj- how food a jnpancso boy was in arithmetic would not bo thought a good pupil ho treated his parents with any thing hut tho most cartful couijteay uctlnilu when wo hoar a boy an swer bis mother rudoly when alio calli him or upcuk disrespectfully of his father behind bis back wo cannot help wishing that ho nilgai utttnd school lu lisn fr a time ir good tnanliurs riully aro a iart and an important pui t too of your education roy hindley auctioneer osprinqc ontario i arm block heal lstate and merchandise tjcvcral choi co larmj for sale for 25 years the best vns 1s ssnfc 5 o without premiums and science today knows of no way of making a better house hold soap comfort islways the best and the biggest bar for the money that is why its sales are greater than those of any other soap in canada and still growing its au right actual size the bigger bar pugsley dingman co toronto ont limited f asc