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wwssmflwl tho trains bavs run pretty closely an sefcodula time during tha holidays ths school roopan ntatl tussdmy mornlni at nine oclock bright mwl wiy v the hockey sossort ws opened last amnios wlthanexcltln match with milton r christinas thomes and christmas muslcr chsracterlxsd nil tha church mwj vices last sunday are you looking forward ii you taken stock and sot ten ready tor ths new yar activities 7 j b manknnxle contractor re- oelved 1148300 for building- the hrhhrs at lot ie oon 7 ksquftslns amine to attend the prayer week ervloss in the uethodut and pre- byterlsn churches next week there woe about wo inches of enow on the level on christmas mom- ins after the christina eve enow john irics rooelvedtscoo and ii r ileaeey 600 from the townahlp council this month for aheep killed and worried by dogs peter a wagner m wclleeley hotelkeeper wan flne 1004 and coats by magistrate weir in the- police court et kitchener on friday good morning uappy nenttearl hava you used the fluat pjum renewal blank eent you last weekr dont mum a atnjclo copy of your newspaper friend ment atid band and uonalty measuring the quantity of whlakey contained jn the bottle of the two brands toasecrtajn whether norton or warchrnenta held the nioat they had found that one held half a cupful mora than the other mrs logan ffave further evi dence to the effect that within three months on one occasion her hue band and two sons had been at nortons rid got liquor and the three bad boen drunk for two days after mrs norton her anna william and arthur arthur bookman and uoyd varey each sworn they hod seen hugh logon ttt nortons bouse frequently that he had always brought liquor there and treated them and one time hxr brought a watermelon and treated- the family but they never saw him sot liquor in the houue norton himself went into thiy box v the christmas ottering of white gifts far the kinjr made by the methodist sunday bchool last sunday totalled 111040 it was devoted to the chjnese famine fund why ahould any ouolphite go to toronto to see vaudeville when every session of the city council welcomes ail to tbelr performances free of char ouelph mercury go to hear ilev john cobtim the methodist chtarch on tuesday and wednesday evenings next rpelf and jtevdn- m b du on thursday night and nev prank a robinson m a- on friday evenings in ujiox church union ervloea would the fan fksss for 61 weeks not be a good new years gift for that relative or friend of your which you omitted at christmas uraet for 2m there will be more real value than in almost any other gift for the money and a value that will but throughout the year eramoqa the pupils of school section no s jcraiooaa held their annual concert on wednesday december 16 the schoolroom was prettily decorated with hemlock wreaths and christmas bells a programme consisting of choruses drills dialogues recitations and solos was well carried out by the pupils a short address wns given by rev mr little ofltockwood santacuus vlsit- k uto school ut the close of the pro- ek oeodlngs and distributed oranges and imi candy after which tho singing of god suve the king brought the happy occasion to a close i lllnal c masalea the energetic ind itdmav teaoher was the ineplra- tton and director for the splendid pro gramme it is gratifying to all oonoerned that if las ms en lea has been engaged nu teacher of s no 8 for lull uv aware he had never sold iogiu liquor but on one occasion but sum mer logan cwno to him and sold a relative hadr died and ho must hnv some liquor that he and charles mo- nully were getting a case and if he would loan him noma from hla stock be would nay him back when hla cose arrived lie consequently loaned him six bottles time passed andxgan failed to return the borrow ed liquor when asked about it jo said the case hod not come along in september he sold to logan he thought it was time he was returning the liquor or paying for it jlogan said bed pay for it but didnt want to pay the whole 13000 at once as hut wife who kept bjs books and did his bonking business always objected to hlr cheques for whiskey bo he gavo rat a cheque for si00d on september 31 another for 1000 on october x and a third on november 57 this fairy tory was too thin a disguise to lm- preaa the bench and norton was con victed and flned 91000 and costs or three months in jail at hard labor in the two charges agalnt mrs- norton for selling iogan who had given her cheques of jlo00 nach on two occasions evidently lost his memory he could not recollect what he gave mrs norton the cheques of 1 1000 for he thought it might have been on a- lumber deai ho and norton had a couple of years ago in whftv he had delivered jumber and some time later norton claimed a rebato on tha lumber but he wnsnt sure mrs logan refreshed his memory however in her evidence by stating that tho lumber deal had been anally concluded more than a year and a half ago although there was little doubt la liemlnd of the magistrate av to the guilt of the accuse1 tn this case ha felt that the evidence was not conclusive and aald it would have to be strongly corroborated before ho could decide to jm pose heavy penalties on a woman who was the mother of thirteen chil dren the most of whom were at home r required n mothers car tho rge woa consequently durmtsaed similar aotloa was taken in the case of arthur norton tho nine teen-year- old son of the home the annual sunday school was held last thurgj day evonlng in community hall the programme lasted until well after rrifd night the dolls hospital and klower drill deserve special mentlaq santa claus presented each happy boy and girl present with a gift candles and an oraqge koc it v cameron occupied the chair mr and mrs wm qowdy and douglas spent chrlntaias at tho old home in ouelph and mrs r johnson npent tho christmas holiday at ash mr alfred mnrshnll of detroit spent christmas at homo here never did 4lmohouia look so prntty i on sunday nnd monday with tho i mantle of snow covering the rockn anil no one in the vllluga wan happier than mr itobert doughty whan on friday lust he was prosonted with a roautirul pair or furmlttn and a char coal foot warmer by hla many frlende on rural route no 1 thoito who ar ranged this ore to ba commended on their thoughtful act and wise choice w are sorry for mrel jos urant in the misfortune of having to nurse sprained ankle at christ man time aua talned through full whllo shopping in acton your correspondent laments tho fact that tho old fashioned sleighing part lea areoo longer in vogue in this com munity left got this social spirit abroad in our midst again siblc prices cash paid for butter eggs and poultry r buy green ground bone make your hens lay w evans main street acton ont rock wood at st albana ohrietmas f the christmas season was well marked at st albans church two w aervlceof were held on christmas day tha second was choral in character the choir sang- the anthem sing o sing- this messed mom wordsworth- ieslle the little girls in the choir pprdfor the nret tlmejn thetr wajftpl surplices looking very neat and taking up their share of the singing ejulte effectively the church woa almply decorated with white carna- tlona aqd gprays nf fernery on the altar amrwlth touches of christinas bolly arountl the waits and chanoel furniture on sunday the christmas i aeason was still remembered in tho norolng the oholr repeated the christ- maa fay anthem and in tho evening eaag there was silence in bethlehems vleida by stalner a quartette of ladles aaog sleep holy babey by i jdrtm whllo thohynjns and carols irsra au suitfd to the oceaalon i neighborhood jnews towti and country churchill jjr w wmhlnr in home from cochrane for the holidays mrii a in preparing tp remove to her recently purchased home in aoton 1 the fourth line nhmilrf ibow-iub- ntantlal improvement when next spring openn at last mooting of enqueslng council prank 8 we skimmer was voted 111908 for gravelling the roadway op posite lota 31 end 92 mro munn nnd crilldron of acton visited mt mr stanley swnokhameia last week one of the oldest nealdenta of this village passed away on tuesday night of last week whan michael cummins died he was 84 years of ago mr cummins came to ljramoua from ire land when a lad ha owned and lor many years operated a fine farmln that townnhlp two m ilea from -rook- wood several ycuru ago bo retired and settled in hock wood about week prior to his death ho wan stricken with para1ynlh- mr cummlnh never married ho wu ulwnys popula and iwas a great friend of the children the new motor battery factory celebrated its opening with a vry popular assembly on tho 21nt inoc the bus i new will noon be running at full blast i on the evonlng of the dane in tho iw battery factory aeorga lavrfy while cranking a oar had the mtafor- une to break his arm with his usual ihoerful willingness to land a hand where needed he saw two young ladles trying to start their car after the dance was over and immediately of fered his services the result being that the crank kicked breaking the right arm rev w w sparllnjr who was tho minister of the methodist church horo i during the term 1b8x4 died at his home irr toronto on christmas day following ten days illness from pneu- i moniu mr sparling had been in the mtnltitry for 47yeare ho was qrcatly esteemed hero as a pastor mrs spar ling wan adaughter or the lato rev thos canford fl johns church was beautifully decorated for its christmas tier vice on sunday last cut flowerw on he attar with tha white festive hangings tn oroased tha beauty of the sanctuary kverkreeiwreathjng and small christ mas trees were used generously and to advantage jill round the oh wolf ware hung chrihtlitn synibals crossoh circled and plain trlnnglem and circles moilo of everkuithig ilowors and ever greens the service was a very hearty notice this store will he open friday and satur- 7 days only of each vcek all millinery reduced miss n m stockf or4 acton v gdelph el0ba viltaob of acton notice or r earn 0t ration of ij bylaw notion la hereby given that a -by- iaw w passed by the munlcipal council of the village of acton on the jqui day of docember a d 1920 pro viding for the issuing of debentures to the amount of 170000 for the purpose of defraying the cost of tho construc tion and laying of waterworks mains within the said village 936000 of the aald amount to be assessed against tha property henoflttet and 135000 to be anmimtd by the municipal corpor ation and that such bylaw waa regis terwl in the registry otoce for the county of hal ton on tlm twnnty- moventh day of jdeoembar- a d ls0 any motion to quash or wit anldr m name r nn iart thoreof munt 1m niudo within throe monthw after tint liubltoutlnn of this notice nnd cannot lm made thereafter dated the 30th day- of december a lo0 z73 ii n varmkit clerk w f mooiey acton ont t tannery cooperative wishes their many friends and custo- mers a happy and a prosperous new year tannery cooperativd mill street one erin toe salaries of am oars of tha muni cipality were bald lout week aa fol- lowa clerk fl0 assessor and collec tor 180 treasifrer j61qi modloal offlcofiof health 20 caretaker of hall etc part of the year 10 clerk of court 110 bailiffs 10 mr and mrs henry reoentljt- of cuba have purchased tlio jlroperty back of tho village occupied by mr nndmra oroene and have moved in mrw affnes moarthur hold a re ception on thursdnw of last week in honor of the bride and groom mr and mrs martin of vineland pntorlonee arinlo moarthur i c h grout has tho rink in good shape now it is well potroniedwl tm 8 to 12 per day auto tractor mechanics vulcanis ing fs to 18 per day men wanted fill present demand automobile me- chan ice driving tractor operating tiro j vulcankln oxyaeotylane welding storage battory electrical wcrk pmo- ucul training only a faw weeks re quired day and night cliiwuwi write free catalogue rig wages steady employment hemphills auto and qas tractor schools 103 kino street wil toronto jhe week of prayer union services tlio wtmk of priivurwil ixi obijervetl wltlt union hnvlocn ititll muthofllhtniidlriiltbytefliin ctiurohuh us followh tuesdax january 4 methodist church rev john coburn toropto jiletil hiuirtitiiry dopiirtmont hvungollhrn and soolul hurvlco wedpjjeay january methodist church flyvohncoburn thuiisday january fiknox chuitot rev o n melaqhmni bo ritt1dkretry jroubyterhtn board of home mimsioiim und kotilul kurvlct frlia1tj januarys ko chulta rev fnank a ro0in0on m- hwirotary protibytoruin nfipfljtment t uvunsullhin no common courses aro given in shawv business schools toronto alt work is high grade in every detail students may enteisny day or kalort honie study courses- froo cawogue- wrllo w ft shaw pres- 305 yongo sj giiupcl song will be a feature of the meetlngn come and join in thanksgiving and praise hlonviaio oiiqnb at b oclock kac1i kvlcnirjo bev im10yer t rev y l findiaybva i j i v i pastors thebrunswickl you only boy one phdnograph you ttolght as well be sure find oiii with your own eyes andeon about the- brunpwicfer frank kingr pie dealer- will pemo net rate ftfiunfirce deoreetw its not too early to commence think ing of making your eyes a christmas gift of a pair of glasses if they need them rffgr saturday treat efore wo etcp into tho now year wo wish to thank the jlj citizens of acton and the surrounding country for their very libcrpl patronage judging from the steady in crease in om business our efforts to servo you have not been in vain v to all op you we offer oqu best wishes for a happy and rosjehous ew year v friday and saturday of ws week we offer you 100 jbsi ota mixture of chocoutcs caromels satinottcs fottce squares r jollies etc reg 40c per lb friday and saturday 29c weekend chocolates 44c lb those who have tried our weekend chocolates know that they are not ordinary chocolates those whohavo not tried them are missing a great treat- assorted chocolate rog- eoc lb weekend special 44c w t h moorehelad brampton gborfietown milton acton farms for sale 100 aches in nassagawkya township 2vi miies x fbom jrkeli7 milbsbrojlgueupii 60 ucres workable imlunco buuli ami imnturu tiniull orohunl 4 uiiros full wheat sbstiron full lilouehed loomy will htono housoof 8 rooms uool onllurv wthhluliud ltunk lutrn with utntil ntnndhlonn nrtil tainnril flnrttlool x lun lun houua lrlvlk huuin lntiloirint mttiul wuarjlti mhhlos alio 33x12 it ii ml tiiwll ulnl tlttihiitt 3m frillfft rropi cjhln ktmtluo- iohhftmlim urrubil ltlwi v700a terran urrftiil 10q aprpt in elikshsi tpwnship miles from oeonfletovvn 85 ncren wiirbulilo iwlnitcfl lmii ami luutmv 5 irrn nrahsrd 8 now tall whttat full jiloublilnif all 1oh cuy losm uult grruat whfat luiiil 1 wilt uml it crrtk ltitnk imrn 76 g5 tlu up 14 cjittlo nnd horses lmiril hsujionna driving huuso watr in htsliln vnni scliwil s tot itural rmtll litxl taltinr 0400 tkrnih urrutigiid watr in utsbht ynni rashohhlnii sttanuwl i fl00 acres in erin tfwnsiiip 2vi miles from orton wttrkithlu huliiumi utmiio 1 yiocnh orlmht 36 unrns ll touiihe16 suiiilyiunm mill lrflm hdusa ut v rooms and kltohan llsnk barn ebxoft utiliool hi inllon ktiurcli i mile luirnl mnll 1hu 400 tomw rruinul snsloii nmintcvd 100 acres in caieuon townshh 3 milks fromeimn- 80 nortt workable imlunc buxh uml ustur ivi uorw orohurd 30 acres full itluuuhsi oliiy lotim noli b walla uitri n onek prwmo bouho or 10 rooms hunk burn fldxon with stabllnir driving shod water in slahlsh ohool nnil iliurliii 214 ml leu it uml mull ahd tlo- phona possession nrrangwl prlco f 7000 terms arruhkihl willoughby farm agency ijkap office 43 victoria street toronto tmltapiionb main a- kii v-i- uv- 1