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forty fourth year no so acton ontario thursday morning junc 12 10k0 single copies five cents new advertisements the mcthodist church acton rev i m moycn pastor pnoniu- willow bl 2 30 p m itinday mi hixl 7 p in i lie pastor you aid lnvitit oui for qalc two liunwr c l ll lovi apply mum 4 it iirown miu htnit acton spare tire and rim loot a nlilu tril 303i ruottr tiro mil rlro lout litder will bo trwwardiil by leaving ti 1 1ciit 1 oaiimiu out collap3idlc dady duggy in almus new condition 7 go fin quirk salo apply to mlti w ltaci y il1un 1 campbell villi onl found i nund u iium of money owner cai havo namo by proilnf property nn paying fur thin ndvnrtlae rncnt gi o hym1 acton acton juno s 1313 safe for sale a rorrmodlt iu safe in good condition 31x21x1- inside measurement com blnallon iol will noil at a bargain for prompt salo l vtailkman 42 tf mill ejlrcct acton girls wanted to work on flno m clean work itcat wogna good board inn houvm apply for particulars iuzavlll knitting mills ltd 46 i alton dog lost a light olow collie don answers to name of sport ioat about may 22 liberal reward to anyone com municatlnc with john millfr phono georgetown 05 r 36 cauliflower plants genuine early snowball co for ato postpaid shipped successfully every where ask fir price lint of cabhago celery and other vegetable plants htllold s 1auus xtuluand ontario 428 nlajpira district home 0uilder8 wrlto for our prco hook of houao p la tin and information tolling how to ktvo from two to four hundred dollars on your now home addrcnj halliijay company box ci jackson st 49g hamilton onl glove cutters waited experienced men apply to ontario glove co kitchener onl store and dwelling for sale that centrally itltuated inuno store with dwelling above next to drowns drug store ono or the bent business sites in acton heavy fro mo construe tlon if voneered with brick would be modern and nubtlai jrno cellar barn in rear apply o jirerautcn to 43 if mrs hutu taylor comfortable dwelling for sale the roughcast cottage at tho corner of church and i igtn streets con tains alx rooms and lorto hummer kit pen good collar shed for cool and yttxxf cljli kt n loujfo fjood vcll pf hard water uoft ftatcr tootl rardr t j qr particulars apply to 4 j il smitff box 218 whitby ont higher rates for teamino owing to tho increased cunt of ma tcrlala used in keeping up our busi ness wt the unit cm ltiied uru fureod to ad van co tho prlco of tcamlnr day work to 70c un hour and the huullng of coal to qc mr ton v ton or lcsu 30c tiicjo prices po into effect on und aftccjuno 1 191j w j iutchik 0 11 uitcihl 1 jon1 s 1l j vaila i acton june 1 1319 to j h alton creaju and butter cq milto wo luvvo coinniunced to sathcr crmm for our factory and our wugunn will call on our patrouu regularly aa in tho lant jar aduin cook will huva ctianio of our woifun in tho duitrlct uurrouudlne acton wo thank our many cuqtomcro for tiicir paut patrunatn und truut for a contlnuatlan and will ilvvujn endtavor xi lvo full uttltifatlun john irtving manager 4u 0 milton ontario i t n f moore freight and castagd nd puiwi carefully handld mouluarl clialtulu wonderlajmd friday june 13 the man frorivpainted post with to us tan lulrliuhik wilt a two part 1 on hiinnhlnti n ineity saturday june 4 umlhlrncl tiidu witli lv li martin 1u anu hlli tfthorn h inn t couioy uml ilm cjnmdlfin tin hrlll latho tuesday junc 17 l ula mujity llunkrjr hiun with jllk litktori fplnodo 3 of tho luro of tlio circuit rl gregory new summer at is sure re have anticipated your summer requirements with assortment that have never been rivalled in this vicinity not only is the number of styles large but the garments them selves arc more dressy and effective than any we have heretofore shown wc arc safo in assuring you entire sat isfaction with any garment you may come hero to guclph to purchase be cause wc made suro of their quality and dcoirabihty before wc bought them wash dresses smart smocks summer hats tub fabrics white skirts pretty blouses lovely silks chic neckwear many novelties a host of interesting things in for summer visitors to see and to pick from itb always n satisfying and worth while shopping tnp to guelph to mac- donauya d macdonald bros ltd guelpits leading and largest store i wyndlwm maetfonmj and cajden streets uuelph ont- acton creamery co highest price pmd fjr yoyr cream pair test and full satisfaction guaranteed highest market price for butter fat will receive any amount of cream you bring in open monday thursday and saturday eyeningu h 1q piv acton creamery co willow street opposite government building drygqotjs russells series t in easy ppopph for pny fitorq to prnloc its own mor chmidihc t is not wlmt u btoro baya however but what it dooa tjjnt younu you ennt build n foundation on talk you must produce tho goods a little mvestigation on your part will convince you that you can ipeiid your money to tho beat advantage at thl3 store z uustallls bluclal valut in dry goods ijhlhs filuliunm cuiitain mihijnh gluuamj illinto i lltlhs lillkh lai111ch tfummlit unih it ulcall ukn h lutm6uu pnhh groceries louato 1 lanth 1 1 owi it i unth of all kliida r j t 1 inllmlu h lurio hikp lor lortn 3jq w oltakif foia4qm t ucumumim lanaali pp tllear 0 fpirh tonnli hhow at itttt xlmn coal vs d c russell kfi mill street acton ont stor cio 0j0 except friday and saturday richard cook shot fatally in micliigan a stray bullet from itiflc in the honda of boys takes his life lived in acton many yeano tho ira tid itapldit mich- iveaii of juiid z i ivrn tho following parllrulara of tho iml on hue or thu uaeful life of lllilturd took noli of tho lato thorn an cook of artnn who i tan leen a ronl ilent of orand llapldn for uovoral ycani ltlrh inl cook ni e l yearn died at iifctt luuipltal lato bund ay after noon of injurtm received when hit by ii i tay hultet flrpd i y two nlxtccn ii i 1 loya lant moi day th6 boyn w re ahootlnc at a bottle unoit an tarjt mr cookn homo jn nt 21g tiuurmun avenue iio leaves n whdow and four hildnn iommlnlc jaalnakl and albert htellard uifl boyn rcuoon nlblo fur tho rstclutblo accident wcro takln into ruatody but later released their rlflimi wero ronflncatcrt the followlnit wordu of appreciation un 1 information are uiipullctl by mra minnie cook wife r cjoorni w ccok brother of decrancd who aloo realdit in grand ilapldit it hi with deep airrii that i advtnfr you of thu death of our dear brother hli hard iiiu audden death baa been a i rkt nhock to us all over hero but wo know that with hicham auddon duioi meant nudden ulory tho n jwi pnptr cllpplmc will explain the cauno of hln dcuth hlrti inl wan born on tho homcatoad in lauucnttil four mi lea from actci on july 20 1s0d and died juno 1 the annworiiary u ttltj only nlatcr death in early manhood ho won convtrld oild joined tho metliodut church and tvr iiincu han boon a faithful conjlo tout follower of tho chrlnt whom ho lovi d futthfulnean wan the keynote of hlo cxliitenc after bin father a death ho and hla motlicr and brother ilarrla icmoved to grand i la pi da mich seventeen yearn ago ho waa in u rr 1ml to jcnnln van ijurcn who with tit re a nann und ono daughter nur- vtvo on com in ft to orand llapldn ho unit r with trinity mrthodlot church and jrhnalncd a faithful member until hu untimely death ito had ulncn to a poolttun of truat witli ote firm by whom ho had been employed almost ver iilnce he came to grand llapldn ilia homo llfo waa ideal and ho waa ntrlvlnc to brine up bjfl vapnc family to bo mirlch t honorable men and women ncttlne- a dally cxomplo bo fore unm his life amonsot ua waa a benediction and hln memory will atwayn le u frnrant one to live in hearta wo leave behind lu not to dlo the fumral on tucnday juno 3 waa very larj ely attended tho ncrvlco being hold in llcthany iteformtwl church tut trinity mtliodliit church luxl been eleotroyrel by uro u fuw weekn aijo hmltbii hln wlfa t fou children ho leaven flv bra hern ohriatopher fjeorb v ttu itnrrla of orand itapltla r loirmei of toronto n liavld whom vjhcnpjoutu are un known tlenurul itymputhy will bo felt here ill tho ol 1 homo far the members of thu rurally uu uuddonly and oorcly btrcvtd angus mctavish met death at work while erujaged as a bell telephone employee was electrocpted hy hydro wiw funeral merp on friday audita motuvinh a naaaagawcya man but wlio had been in acton and vicinity r early all hui life an employeo of uto doll telephone company wan elcctroaulrd shortly before noon taat wtdneaday whllo at work at port credit mr mctuvlah and a number of other mtn under 1 o reman thomaa had bucit uiieakd lu putting a now telnpiioiiu lino through from toronto to hamilton that mornlus docoaacj wlio la a i round man wan worklns at tho reel if which tho wire to wound on to tho ihjkui in nomo way tho wlro which was being utruiie came in eotiluet with another wlro carrylnje u lljh voltut0 of lecrluy nrft ho currwnt wan comeyo doyvj ho rcl whom hctavuh tui tlmoa imttaiifly killed di citified wuu 66 yearn of ajjo and in uurvlvei by two daushteni and a tiou mm arthur covert iluftalo muu illth alat of huffalo and archy of dtr it mr mctuvbh waa marrlod tu aliiui anulo gordon twenty nlcht yeara uk j10 day of hla death mra mctuvluh died twenty one yearn ite iio had been working for tho itell 1 el u photo company for navcral year untlurtakcr johneuitio brought tho iwdy from 1ort credit on thuraday ant thu funeral waa held from tho of mm arch mtr naidoi mil fatnit on ptjilny ntlcrnmm uy rir ituylah pf mw- brother waa aicauna so ililnb thu utiru aniembly a ilnmhun wbon flp u nevn rhrtllm llbll up lamo ovi uml httet th funeral hit iu islilvru any nun wore auio pro nuut iml tho following friends from u dlntunni mian joan mctuvuh mr clmrlui mctutiturt mian jean whit luy ouelph dr and mra uctokffart urookvlllo menuru nell and arch uc mlllan cainpbollvlllo mr william m ilamlltun mr and urn j luutmliuvr and mian lutmshaw toron to lira jamiu mcnalr campbell vlllo mm gordon llrantford mr i hiunaa fofi man f thu hull telophono tjuntr uml all thu inun came to pay tlulr ruupeeto itv j c wlluon il a conduutcd tho funeral icivtcc lnterntont iiiado 1l t uhvluw cuuutury a gualph doctors laddia travalud iheiu wan ijultu u eomuiutlt n in well kinwn luoil iitlli tl manit 1 imii h il 1 on wdneaday ufttirito n whurt 11 waa iu ovond that tho luttu ooti und liclrot thu lnjiuawua uiuwlns laat toil ito hull bwli lit an lea crown par lor on svymlham mtictjt therwafu hi dla ippetirv1 m umdh ken tlii un u lio uflurnuun und ii woa not unm nnytrul htlultt lalr when tho tf iiiho hulmtbun ear urrlvcd that tho hull vim p wan re turned to hla an- xiijum puicihu cudtudy by tho condui tut wiu cnirlod tho hulo chap off tho ai fat asloep isvldently that hoy la cull ii to imi a traveller for whun bo left thu uo crtum parlor bo boarded u huburban mv fur toronto whnv hi eon luelor ttlucoxired he waa alouo a u 1 it udy identified the lad tin m waa in tlilntc el no to do but lakn the little fellow i n to lei rifetuwn and then put hliu on thu u bound eat thlt wtta nil in tbo ttiimo fur pm i ulifut inimlhr wit i tvwpi nvku- lllnnl news of local import mnonlp srvtd at knox churoh tim mrntlirra of walker ldfio and vlnltlik hrthrntt will attend dlvlnn ocr vleo at knox church next flunday nvenltiff hot lire j c wilson it a pantor or the church will prcarh a btclal sermon rfor tho occasion anotltar ftwcoptlori to itsturnad man tho itccoptlon committee ot tho town will hoi 1 another civic catherine next tueotlay ovonlnc to welcome homo tho soldiers who have returned nlncn tlio laat reception waa bold thero aro twolvo or fourteen men wlio liavo rrnchetl homo ultico tlio lant welcome homo lathornc thrco weekn aeo chautauqua at qaoroatown goorkotown occma to bo aulo to laud tho ticat for iilt citlxoua and the ntir- rountllrik country chautautiua to bo held thnre afaln thin year from jum 20 to july 2 pro nil oca to bu oven bettor than hint year and that la uaylng a kood tl il no ono should mtaa it it la tbo oleicjit trtat for tho money it is poojjlblo to secure oct a program and see for yourself a lawn social and towtl qhower a law i social and towel shower under the auspices of tho duko of devonshire chapter of the i o li l will bo bold at tlio homo of mr john stalker 3rd llii caquextnc on thum- tluy uv nli u juno 13 at eight o clock now time a splendid programme in bclnjj prepared hcfreahmcnto will bo served durlnc tho ovcnlnjj convey ancen at tho iout oulco at 7 30 o clock acton and nawapapar compllmantad mr george c tempun editor of tba kersus newsitcconl aald in tbo last litsuo tho t- dltur had tbo plcanuro last wook of culllnc upon mr il i mooro of tho acton iluai labut in that huuf ncus uiwn it waa out tlnit visit thcro and tho impression waa certain ly favorablo wo had often boon told by travellers that uila oulco was a model of neatness and we found it just an described mr mooro has a flno equipment and pubuuhea ono of uia best weeklies in tho province our city fathers should tako a trip to that town to see how their miiln street s llghtod in uils respect i crguu in a back number tho first bowling mtch tho nmt match on tlio bowllnjr btocn of the season took placo on saturday afternoon thrco rluks from ouelph cams down and a very enjoy- ablo afternoon wan spent tho vari ous rinks and scores wcro on follows oulia11 scoro acton score dr lowry skip 26 w mrnobb skip 20 n aklns skip 26 u ilaounrd skip 22 o yates skip 26 w oould skip 2tj total 78 total c3 guclph won by 10 shuts two or three rinks uf aoton players are golne to liuolph for tho conjxal do v lint tournament on june 1c and 17 enjoyable euchro and drldoa party tbo iuwn uowljru and tennis club hold a very plcooaiil uoclal funetloi on tucajay evening in tho form of e euchre and brldgo party tho spacl uuu itildenco and eroundn of mr a 0 t heardmoro wcro thrown open to the club for ths holdlnc of thin affair and tho ideal weather added to th attraction of tho party tho hospital ity it mr ami mm erdmoro wan lavlolt pntl anjoyahlo and ho m tubers of tho club and their wives fully appre ciated their untlrlnc ftorts between sixty unj bcvi nty raeiabers wero pre- ent ltlnty nifrtahmonta weo served and bcuuilfjl prizes wcro awardud the winners und naajja in both tho ouchro and brldgo games hqmm dlad from host the excessive heat of tho lost week or more has had its effect on horscu dolns heivy farm work such as sood lnc tho hot spoil nmo so suddenly thut they had no chance to get ac custom d to tho unusually strong nun and tho ere at beat in a number of coses our veterinary surgeons liavo boon called to care for hick horses and in moat of casus tlio trouble was duo to tho lirat in q cates ho rv wore fal qn onay p work team belonkliitf ct jtuin wubuh jr waa work nc un tbo mddlo llwnd farm aiitl known its the tlrloc farm toward oven i iij both lceamo stck and were taken to tho stablo in half an hour on was dead and with with groat caro tho othur pulled through- oak vlllo btr narrow escape of rov mr maunasll hi alban s church came very near losing their esteemed rector ilov l v maunsojljm a inst uunday just after tho morning sorvloo lu b jtn s church itockwood an before u11 ho members of tho futiucrcgatlnn h0 i mimed u iavy ihundcralarm broke ilov irtr muunuc td mr motion the orgmulov- imiro celkub hymns when tho chnreh wfl utruck by lightning lluth w tituupod and knocked to uto floor ttiey soon recovered and mr maunatll waa able to walk homo to tho rectory here aftorwunb tiumo alight damage was dono tu tlio church and vestry a smalt lortlo or plaster being knocked off hulphurlo f units were quits noticeable in tho church it was a mlriutoua cacapo fur tho rector ami tli use in tho church and fortunate that tho mil fli o did not calch rro 1 bo unlitnlne ttot also struck an elm ireo rtosd tu thu church and strlplhid tho burk from totc boltotu enjoyabu ep worth lasgua danquat tho ban juol tuitdired tho christian ludeavui department of the upwortlt ienuo by tho missionary cltixeushlp an i huelut doartmanta last weditea day evening was a thoroughly enjoy ublu funeuun about 100 sat dow i at tbo tables 1 bu menu yiti ujm luut for a w iru mimr opening and 1 ho initgrathmtt wus featured to lts of interest o ho tcabuu wmlliru and bolpful in thu outline u voik to be uudertakcit ful tlul unguis vcttt 1 1 m mover ho pysoi wjki bftil juut returnutl nin oynrorcnoo venn in a very happy mood and was tvi excellent ehslrmah luports front uto varlo departments and euuimltlcin wo given oy tho vice irrsldants uml co venom uvery one of whlcjt wan full of cite lurugenioitt and bright rwl outlook iho sing song section fit tbo programmo showed thaf tho members coul 1 sing patriotic oonga with a v mlua mlltnlo ucnnelt tho riesldelit tbo loague showed hur montorcul grunp of tbo aucluty s lull rtntn throughout the otcnliik ii i tavo a brief u ttlrvnr in viuu teoplo a i wnunlluu ml as mubi uowid tmunlduiiv o oriuoit tuu mauo w bttpjey iaddiwte hh nl- ways nw khitl b to tho uld iwipu euimvh qervloea social and personal hiian marieuret kennedy of toronto tipenl liunday at her home here air and mm llujh camplie i and daughter visited friends at ixjitilon lant week mr il ii jordan and minn harjorio itwnon bponl u wek with relatives in hamilton mr itld mrs i rank 1 mayers of toronto spent friday with mrs 1 hay era acton mm william williams cnjnywl a wnej villi rlcn id in yowmanvllld an i returned homo on monday mlau wrlto dickinson of kaskatrbo- wan in uendlnn a few daya with tier cousin mlsa lorna kennedy mr joacph kennedy left last week tu resume hln former position in tho toronto and york iladlal ofllco j i griffin ex warden of hal ion ml family of nelson village itavo moved to their now homo in toronto j mr charles pollock and miss lydla 1 ills of milton spont hurt day at tbo homo of mr and mrs wm ulalr lake avenue mra jumcu moore went to dunttan hint week to vlnlt at tho homo of her son mr c ii mooro proprietor of tho dundan btar mr and mm o j hutchinson and mltinca kathleen and illtlan of mlnot k d visited mr and mm charlcn conway church btrcct lait week mra joseph allen and uttlo mbui tholma accompanied mlsn vina alton on her return from owen bound and will spend tho summer months with friends hero mr itoy mcintosh or or ilia was here thin week ills oon grant ac rnmpantcd htm grant will remain with bis graiidtuirenta while mra mr intouh takes a trip to medicine ilat alta mr cheater wallace of montreal accompanied by mra wallace arrived at mrs hugh wallaces on saturday mr wallace returned on monday but mm wallace will remain here for a month or so mm j w dodd and mlos elva mr and mm amoa tlpllng mra uuchan an and little id las juno motored from wlnguam bat unlay morning and spent the week end at tho homo of mr krank kennedy mlas luella itcld accompanied by two other groduato nurses misses lindsay and malcolm who are per sonal friends at the western hoe pltal toronto spent a day or two last week tit tho homo of her pare n l mr an i mrs j tt lb id main street mr and mrs j n lake of powaa- sen made acton friends a brief visit on saturday mr lake who was foreman of tho him iium thirteen yearn wt wont into business for tjim- nelf first at north i lay and then at powaasen ho has prospered and ex tends a wido influence in tho district if whlh iowansrn is the centre mrs iiko iu an uctlvo woman of tho com munity and la vice itegont of tij lmiktrlal daughters of the lot pi re racltal by miss orays pupils next monday evening juno 10 mlus lauretta dray will bold a recital in knox church school room a very interesting und versa tlio proeturnmo will be rendered by her pupils- a fea- of numbem to be given by mlsa anna turo of eakclnl intercut will bo a aeries ilymmen violinist of kuchciter futharing tha watarworka proposal at a special meeting of tho muni olpal council on monday evening- tbo clerk waa instructed to wrlto to four prominent ongineerlnc firms request ing data as to tho best system of wuterworka to supply acton a ncedn thu coatn of plana and specifics lions and the approxlmuto coat uf tho nyn tern each may propose church union schama at guelph ended tho proposed union of u0 caiikrega tionallata and dlnulplc in ouctph u off an ol trmit dced of tho cahgro gallon n i cliurch iwoptrty was dlscov ercd which sots out thut uio clturcli can ontv bo a congregation cburclt mlnlitered by an accredited mlnlslui of tlio congrogatlunal body whoso loach uk sttall bo in tinu with tho do- clarutlou of ho union of lnjliiul an i wales nuidu lit 11123 baptist convention at kitchener tho iicperal utsalotts of tbo guclph assoclatl tt of djiptlst cbureltcs have been huld at kitchener during tho week with a lano attendance uf dolo gates tho annual sermon waa dellv ered by iuv a a hovey of gall who sthikn tut ihu auljoc of llooonstruc tlon fho jublleo add reus was lu ii vend by dp w if cuc of tloorgo town lu tho afternoon mr 12 d iang ultohoner delivered an addrvt t on tbo homo training of children wbieh wan followod hy ltev k thierry of grand ijcne quo who cave u- doa- criptioit of ralnalon work in that centre in the o veiling a young moplo s rally waa hold at which addresses wcro delivered by llov t green preston un what is tho objee1 of tho u y p u r mid by uev dr t wearing of woodstock on cbrbillan lilueallon thu election or omce ra for tho women a auxiliaries resulted us follows prcsi ibnt mrs murrle hlratforj 1st vieo iresttlcnt mrs lleasou ijikcnldc zinl vice president mlas lloyfoot deurfiii towu ilreetnr mrs ilurrnu talt auilsmiit director miss we laud of guulpb earn and savs school pupils tlnjru are many wayu of eurttluit mouoy ul this time of b year entice laity for boys wo might upji a f t w 1 ruklng ttntl eleuiitntc up lawjts mil imek yuieu cgey wlu not novel to go tal him mill turvut lo find u job if you keep your eyes open 2 uuiuug paptrs 13 running urrutttu 4 wurk itg lu utorea after four uud on hjim dayn dullverlug imh va ur clccu i urn fur muix hattta making your bleytlo lu lu blt o working itt far dans have a garden of your own 8 cutting wood 0 wushiilk dishes 10 i uttlug tho raas 11 ruining eliu kons und selling egrs and ask your da i h iw puiny thrift htnttipo ho will fcwu yua if you uro on tbo honor roll ibis month whllo having break fist it ivlleheuoi at a friends ho mi tho oltit r morning tho lvcs itisfm mwi biard tlilx dialogue heruldltte tbo uttlo eight oar ol daughter paiui hero s fifty tenln ivo saved this week wilt uu uleauu buy two thrift stampa fir mo whin you uiu in tho pi ut ofneo rather why jeu acur hov iitny siuutpa have yuu now ouraliuno whon yh bl mo then 111 have oil i teen only tlmo uiorv until t rsit exrliaugo theitt ft r a id oh nvttnc tlutilu leuchi r snyu 1 utlur loam dolug weli isry dcr visits at acton after 57 ycarfa john bell a venerable old gentle man of 82 of centrevule pau comcfi to see the old i landmarks is dlliqhtcd with the acton of to- day after an absence of nfty seven yearn john llell of centrevlllo ul tho ago of light two nndn himself iminseased uf a consuming desire to visit tho nee tics of bin boyhood and young manhood ut acton and vicinity in order to satisfy this longing thin venerable old gentleman took tho trait on monday at his pennsylvania ttomi for acton arrtvlng on tuesday morn ing lor two days he itaa revelled in visiting tho scenca of auld lane oyno in recounting reminiscences with old reaulnls tolling stories or happenings which transpired in those far back mr hji was ikirn in helfast ireland and camo to canada with bis father tha late isaac llell in 1841 they settled in tho town lino between krln and llraraoaa just above crowoonu comers mr hell remembers vory distinctly uia crewnons moores ken nedys sopors crlpps mokoownii hutckn poarens i 111 is lambs mc lnioilivs and others of tliat vicinity of nlxty years ago and more and can re call tbo members of tho various faml lies iio sayn bo wlpi very intimate wi ti the late philip hcmntreet when ha lived nt crowbona corners and epent many a day logging with bun in tbo bush and that ho was a frequent visitor nt tho homo of tho lato thomas moore sr ontho first line eaqueslng theso were iho maternal and paternal grandfathers of tho lid 1 lor of tho pasai itueia in his young manhood mr ijcli learned tho trado of carpenter and framcr ifo and the lato iucbard ham i ito t built numbers of tho build lnga in acton an vicinity they bulll tho stare on tbo site of tho sccoro block on the south oldo of mill street for mr bentlo ono of our early mer chants this store wan burned down about flfly yearn ago mr bell n father waa a great oranse- man iio was ono of tho committee which was instrumental in bulldlnc j tho old orange hall which stood oil tho itockwood crossroad juat in th i rear of tho form of james j hill a father iio dlod in 18g4 and wa burled in tlio cemetery at churchill tho ilov hiram denny ootclaung at uto funeral in 18g2 tho family moved to niagara i alls n y when tho civil war broko out john hell and bis four broth era all join d tho american army hoi was seriously wounded and is fortun ate enough to receive a substantial pension after tho war tho family settled in tho oil region in pennsylvania and foi half a century mr boll has been a succesiful contractor at ccntrovlllo and viulnlty two yearn ago mrs llell passed away he then retired from buslnrsu and in now enjoying a woll- carned rest from tho activities and exactlois of business enterprises mr doll is a remarkably well pre served man stalwart and robust- ills memory is excellent and ho talks wln remnrkubla gllbncss of events bo re members moat distinctly in which such well known cltlxatis as tho following wercj concerned squlro alex brown squlr- alex grant john speight kamuel speight edward moore asa hall joseph las by john farmer ed ward and benjamin nlcklln ell sny der richard hamilton george elliott letsr gibbons wm hcmntreet james cameron simeon anderson john o connor joseph allan john gamble jumeu matthews ilobcrt warren john burns jarneu kcuo tom dunn erus- tua ii til james ityder john light heart oliver loxler and o there tho old gentleman la revelling in ht experiences during thut eventful visit hn says ho lion talked so much about acton lately that his daughters at centre vlllo- said to him well father do go back to acton and satisfy your self that tho place and tho pcoplo are as fine as yuu are always talking about i took litem at their word and here t am happy uutt i come and full of good things to talk about for months to co mo of tbo old home and homo folks and thctr descendants and wut more bo said hero o j2 00 for which i want you to ootid mo uto fiua piu n for a year i ii read every wont it contains and when uto year in up yuu 11 hear from mo again 1m glsil to boo evidcocea of aoton u prou- mirity i wleb you nil continued sue seventh line a provincial highway grading to commence at once on the oavillo end fine road through halton tho oakvllle star gives tho pleasing wuurunco that tho seventh lino through hal ion baa been decided upon by tho government as a provincial county road tho star naya yesterday tho ileeve und deputy lteuvo uf trafalgar wore at tho par 11a nteiit bulldliiga in toronto determined tu uucertulu the hlbhway department n inteiillou in reaurd to thu seventh lino und dundas htroet xhuue gcntlemou ontemplated doing tumit work on both these roads but could not pruooed until it woo kuqwit whether tho govemmonf v fjnn o tako tbuxu over tt pixv4nlitl county i hlgbwnya v llv when onoo taken over bo provlttco pa jo sixty per cent er tho cost of all vjork for brtuffeo grading and sld uuc and uio name 1 bo deputation were ablo tu leavo tho deuirttnont with thu happy aasur unro that hoth thcae highways woul t bu tiuttlu pd of tho provltulal uyntum and that tho work of trading mltht ihi alarlid at uuil iho npeiltliatlons lor ibis class ut highway rvqulre thut tho road bu at irult i wo nly eight fret bet woe tl ho dltehuu und but tlio stuuo bo sixteen ut or mure in width this will mean a good permanent roud on both tlicao highways lit tbo course of a few years claim your share rtub lvxryono has a right to uniouut of hadshlp to his oliaro e rok and uaertrice tho fl lends wh tiy to nlalrd between un und every lillui hard uro u hi un a wrtiitj claim jir nliaru of tbo herd thltigi thu pa in ful thlngu tlio thuiss wltk ma lie muul muscle cuurugo und eti dutanru actons love and loyalty commended concern for comfort of soldiers on the field nnd the hearty hcccptions are gratefully recognized tho following inlcrtatliitf letter from cap l v w johnson of tho pny onloo ar bramnhott camp lnsland will bo read wimi jrrnulno inlurent by our cltt- xenu ii i moore lnq acrom lttiu pnsiui acton ontario tkiur mr mooro 1 am writing to you to let you know thut i ciprrt to rt turn homo during juno with mm johnson and baby when wo exiled to vialt mrs pearson for a vhllo before i noltlo down to buatncoa wut you plcano therefore cut mo off your malllnr hut for tbo tlmo belnc and upon my return i will bo ablo to givo you my next aildrcns just when x know whore i will bo ntittlonod with my company at this opportunity i would llko to stnte how much your paper has boon enjoyed mrn johnson forwarded it to mo in iranco and i frequently found soma ono lad to pcrtuio ua chatty and noway tolumnu after i bad road ita con ton la i can uajiuro you thnt tho froqllcnt reports of what tho tood poople of acton wcro dolnc fr tbo boys durlnn the wfr wore read with plcanuro and prldo nnd showed what lovo and loy alty could nccompllnh in any commun ity no matter how umnjl wr ita auto i venture to any that arton as a tawrj will ntaul conparluon with nny other town in ontario nil of which huvo of course dono splendidly if those good people- who have dono no much for tho comfort of tho boyn could hear tho good thlnga spoken of them in tho field they would x un sure feel amply repaid for iholr labor wo have rend of tho varloun home comings of tho boyu from acton whero tbo peoplo have certainly given them a real vc iconic backed up by real recognition which uto soldiers must appreciate very highly mrn johnson and our london born canadian aro both vory welt and en joying tha beautiful early numier growth of tho old country and i hope noon to tako them back to canada when i hall take un early opportunity of maktnjj your acquaintance with kind regards i am yours sincerely p w johnson capt the dandelion pest tho thoughtful traveller aa ho wendu his way along our h lth ways at thin umo of year oiuicr in tho faat- speedlng motor or in the more prosaic homo carriage must necessarily oak himself thin question whetla b0ln to bo tho result of uio present un limited and unchecked spread of this ineradicable weed tho dandelion on the agriculture and horticulture of oar country a fortnight ago a vant sea of yellow mot our jiilio atretchlns in all dlrec- tlonn over meadow and pasture road side lawn and garden to day these golden waves liavo disappeared and in tbolr plttco an unending panorama of flufry white linn nettled on every hill and plain and valley ullmltablo mil lloni of propneutlnff ocoelu light an air but miro in jerminalinr power ready to be llapcrsed a thousandfold more generously thun last year by tho aral breexo that comes to waft them on to their future resting place of growth and activity a fortnight hence it fl true theso will all have vanished but wo can rest assured that next spring those myriada of cyo wearying golden dotn that thin year bcspongllcd every lawn and field will liavo multiplied into billions countlcan aa uio uands of the sea what la soiuk to bo tho ultimata effect of all hits to check tho spread seems out of tho question except by tho ordinary farmim and sard coins mo tho lo which can necessarily have no radical effect when it la taken into consideration that in every meadow uio damago is dono before uio ntovrec makes ita uppeuranco- will not the incalculable increase of thin wood in umo impoverish iho soli for uto pro ler production uf graau and hay oven if its existence und intensive rate of mulupllcauon produecs no other doto- torluuu eftecl what if ibu history in uto pant in ontario and waa it ever known to bo as prevalent on novrt is it likely as wu uxe told somo other pcsln havo dqtio to work out its own destruction and annlhlllatlou by over production nature it is aald docu it t thl nil in vain unu uo tl la other ques tion iruiai cannot thu dandelion with its rapidly increasing monopolization uf tho soil of our province if it can not be chucked in its nwoeplng course bo turned lo homo useful purpose othur und further than lla present very limited application to medicinal and vintage purpoaest and lastly tbo con- templater of beau llllmllablu seas of yellow ind whltu a thousand fold mure prolific utd tcnaeluua thun uto mus tard tho canada thlntlo or tho ox- eyed daisy asks himself are our de partments of agrieulture pod oral or provincial taking cogiihutnro of tho inimonse and increasing and over powering grusp uiu dandelion la ob taining on our farms and along our roadsides and ato they tuklng any means fur tho stay or tho eradication of this plaguot t l j purincr militarvhewo pto ernest barr arrived in toronto from vladivostok k itiutala on satur day evening aftjirbsliu dlscltarged hn proceeded tjj ciilt where mrs barr baa been rcatdlni fut sumo time pre paiutlons havo boon mado to glvo him a royal rerepllon when ho reaches tho old homo here pla lrnest brown arrived homo from 1 raneo on mt inlay mopiliu ho wan aceouipaiilod fiom toronto by bla falhtr mi john brown mr liny mian birtbu and muster 1 loj n rbvs who wont to tho elty lo m t hint upon tho aiuvaljif uiu la nd uuualuui lrulo looks wull hln ci rlulitea lit tbo war xono were oxclllug and inter ntliuf lie ruiuu uvir on thu vmuiutanlu whlrb uiudu tho trip front nlverpoo to hull fax in tbn re onl tluin of four days and eighteen hours pti brown wan within llftv rt lies of germany ho camo to pnriui 1 on may an 1 enjoyed trips to iiudoit ludlultui k bolfuul and dubtliv lrnlo la tits ulstb member of tho li ki i uuu it h of honor who ban loturued hontu uufuly fti in tho war pivo women aio to ult un thu muni t ipal nun ii nt mi u un i lu thu hi vodod dlulrieta of 1 raueu wherever women havu tukun publl olll o lu placu nun lliej lijtii nhowtt theui i eclveu eapablc t wmssmm