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v i h i 8 -b- fortyeighth year no 40 thursday morning june 7 1023 acton ontario canada thursday morning june 7 1023 single copies pfvc cents the methodist church acton rev chad hacketx psetor pironig- willow st i 1100 a m th mlnlntar subject tho mountain 1 i nut tin volley 3 80 p m hunduy school too i m tin ml n in tor suhjoot thn i mmuo f itthi a wucomk to all presbyterian knox church aoton minltor rev a c suwart m a mamo willow street udo ii m tho minister subject tti ttjifuiung itomlhm 7pm tho minletor subjoct thn preacher it hualnoss sunday school utnl bible claa a 300 p m strangers leaving nddreu with the usher will bo called upon by th pastor all ark coiidlajlly invited new adveiisements found loser may recover nt 1 hbb 1 illvhh ol- 1 icr for these rare days in june this lovely apparel found iluncui of k ya with thrw nt ohlro keys and lhro other u y apply i iirfc pblss office for sale ludy tailored 49 3 null satin lln ho seen ut mbh a motavlhhs for sale a good 4 burner now i nrfectlnn col oil stove with oven apply to miih neic mcdonald for sale tjrtck mtue7 room very eon vantent first clans terms apply to ll tf for rent furnished- rooms for light houaa keeping comforable apply to box 0 pref pbbss opficf fpr sale chevrolet baby grand car in good pond it ion bargain for quick sale apply to ntll mcdonalo for sale 1 small brick cottage 3 lot stable and garage muit bo sold to aattle estate ask kejtu ho know card of thanks ed prod and bo land nlcklln wish to convey their heartfelt gratitude to their many friends far sympathy and tha beautiful floral tribute received during their recent bereavement fob sale pura brad durham bull 13 month old durham oow fresh and pure bred brkahlr bow with 0 pica appltt to d ii young main st n acton wanted x aalaamon with experience selling farm era muit have horse and vehicle or oar permanent position and ex clusive territory a proposition that will make you 50 weekly write p k hkjart oraphla arte bid toronto cabo of thanks v mr david elliott and family desire to express their deep apteolation to the neighbor and friend of the family for the kindly expressions of aym pa thv and for the practical ministra tions and coral contributions during the luneaa- and death of the beloved son and brother gordon card of thanks tb undersigned desire to express tbelr slqcero thanks to the neighbor and friends for their kind acts and expressions of sympathy during the times and death of our dear huaband and father mr qllbert mcarthur and family the furniture repairer upholstering remodelling and reflo- umlng picture framing and cabinet work a specialty samples carried in tapestry and mouldings- also 1 nice electric door lamp for disposal b v kenxon wallace avenue acton box it phone 106r4 for sale or rent i roomed cement bloolc house x arthur street acton nearly new nicely decorated ejectrjo lights divided cellar hard and soft wator oaraca for two cars stable and poultry house immediate possession for particular apply to j a smith phone iqg iteal es agent farm for sale m farms in he dountlea of halton am wellington varying- from to sm acre xl ua sand yaq aqr llal a nqmber of homes and traalnea plapm tn acton far sola fife and ufa insurance money to j a bm1th ileal estate agent phone 106 acton onl wonderland friday june i dr jack starring harold lloyd in five reels of merry mirth admlnl tered by thn wind s grtuuit professor of joy i loyd s latlgh lor masterpiece c omedy cren bon the kducatu with uoyil iiamllten the achool master pcwg retys oiolimstni aattlfla june i burning sanga with ah nil star east handed by wanda huwley ithil mdtnn bills a flaming desert n- rnn bigger nnd botur than thi bhtek msdo on the same invkftt scale by the tunm producers scenes at vannattar s kox kanah comedy creation uplifting halra orchestra tuesday june it the dleutor starring wally tleld klghta thrills anroronc6 in a bpantah ganana itopubllc comedy the tar hoarder with larry he mon hpleodo no ft- of fjo qaukm ffutchl cominq manslaughter j amcclure son stepping frorw springtime into tho glorious days of mid sumtticr brings another entirely nov season with the cool crisp rrqcks sports apparel thnt make one look so smart while enjoyinc supreme comfort the designers o to day seem to have used uncanny magic in producing garments that look so spick and span that w foci so coot and yet so correct in style giving that always well dressed look there are wtdevanctics here to choose from meeting each individual tasto and requirement so many kinds- just recently arrived from their makers new points that make frocks fetching fabrics voile cotton crepe linen normandy dots india imnu ginghams soft dresses fluffy dresses dashing dresses conservative ones flying drapes kerchief treat ments eyelet embroidery hand drawn work wool embroidery diminutive ribbons pert little posies smart leather belts all arc clovcrly represented prices in a broad enough array to suit everyone s colors cork almond honey dew confetti daffodil cornflower ulac i rmihn rn to 21 50 porch frocks 2 50 to 6 00 womens and childrens summer wearables all in bountiful assortments having what fou want when you want it is one of tbc best parts of this stores service aside from the combing of available markets to find unusual values d e macdonald bros ltd goelphs i filing and largrat store our ice cream parlors when down town shopping come 1n nd have a nice dian of ice cream or perhaps you would prefer a light lunch we deliver ice cream in dhlcfc or bolk mill street acton h wiles the proop op thj btfot l in th wcarin9 weekend specials jelly beans jelly beans regular price 35c lb weekend special 29c lb weekend chocolates weekend chocolates regularly 40c tb weekend special 29c to quaker kisses quaker kisses regularly 40c rt weekend special 29c lb new footwear tennis shoes sandals oxfords kid calf and patent leather strap slippers new styles and leathers best assortment of new goods at lowest prices mak8 boya and childrens shoes lowest prices we buy and sell for cash harry harrison the shoe man icxjmeifwvb wrtl 6ave you mon by news o local import wtmini inttltuta mmtino thfl rvrulur monthly rnaouna of tlio wromflna irutlrute will be neld at thn homo of mm ii b wllon on frlday juitt i it 10 a domonatrntlon nt ttjo wif ovor alumlnom wll t jiivtin irosminmft und lunh vl b kftrvwl nw buildlno on mill strt mr clunlor i uok inm tho founda tlonn id for a nnw luiylry bulldlna in rftar of thn present undr m mill strrot when omplottx tho old build in will ba torn down and a now modern nloro nnd ofllcra crated tltorn thin latter build in- may not ih pro rxidi4 vth until nc dtaur or bump th diimpi it i i i mgremn on the provtn clul hlkhwuy down ttta avrntti lino nnd domurv m wl otdor th work kii moctlarist of tho rowrt la i ud jqn dltlon nnd drtvftra wlllflnd it tbfttvij- n ur flatour ao am not to ua thi no vent h linn botwon thumiwon n corn tai nod tho iiuilcnmn nohmil ctobk road liula boy drownd t oualph ja lad ruimod itourkn about 0 ynani of m wbm drowned in tbo illvar hmfh nnr allan a brldso oualph almiut hfvn rlock monday nlirht ho and u onmpanlon about tho aama as wrw on tho water in an old punt when in omr majiner both wern pro clpltaiod into tho river nourke rot nwtm but hi ompanlnn rtusht hold of him and not him cl iw to h1 oro but oould not set him ovrr thn atono parniwt tbore two acton students pat in medloln two young mon of actnn who huvo boon luklnjr tho ooumo fn tha vacuity of medicine at toronto tnlvemlty havo boon buccetjatnl in luumlnff their years examinations aarod mowat pussed his nfth year and thds completed his collcso tourme in medicine hdrold is only twenty two and has been un usually mueorssful in his course after the jubilee celebration is cancelled rr h cmplj w q c kenhey has psserhl third year intho faculty of medicine and bos taken vary crvjlltablft stndn th ssasons first band coneort xat friday cvenlni aotan clxcii s tland gnva tholr first band concert of the presont season the grounds of sundortand house were ajmln utilise t for this parposo this year but the public was jaskod to keep to the side walk and off the lawns as the damage lo the lawns last ye considerable tho hand under band master mason gnvo a full concert pro sratnme nnd every number was enjoy ed by tbc isxare catherine of oitum who attended a nontrat park with sea tins accommodation would how ever be a treat comfort for thoserwho enjoy these functions tho band thi yenr ts ptannluj for more concerts than in previous years and with tholr membership of twenty two should pro vide some excellent prosrummes dur ins- tho season dlstrlol meeting of wernni institute a kod number of ladles went from acton last friday to the dutrlct an nual meetlrur of th hal ton women s institutes held tn btowftrttown hall the meeting was well represented from all brsnehes and splendid reports were iven showlna how th work increases esch yuar- the foltowlnc offleeniwere elected far the year president mrs- riujiehbjrt palerrao 1st vic president mrs o ajrnew acton 2nd vlcepresldbnt mra dynes ilurllnjrton secretary treasurer ur ethel syer ilurllnaion miss applebe resbxnd owing to tha illness of her mother a splendid pro- btamrne woe aiven stowarttown tadlen won muoh credit throuah the excellence o their hoapltallty hornby lad low invited the annual roeetlna to bo held trere next jon the council takes no action at monday evening meeting not sufficient time now to make successful event for m fin th our cltlxens have been ctntcmitlntr rutin- celebration to mark che jubilee of acton s incor poration muny huvo invited their frl nds to come to participate in the hftiforjcnl overii former rnwnts have planiied to comn to the old home and nld town on lib- occasion and ij was homl that u rnlebratlon worthy of acton w mid muterlallxo away u k tlireo months njfi th munichiil council on tholr own inl flatlve nxmt the ljtie for the ovent un hmurduy juno 30 und hunduy and momtuy july t und 3 a meeting of r it up n h was railed for ontuntsatlon humcknt cltunns attended to pul tb proponal into xcmd working condition but thnro was no official present to tnko the inlllatlvn and nothing was done hi non til on although our rltlxens naturally ojcjelo them to take tht tend in thn matter nothing has been done by that body session after ses slot hwi punned unit clflsans awaited notion the bl monthly meeting- of the cojiich t ink place tin monday evening- of ibis woek and the egbject nf u jubilee i nlnbrstlon was- never bntucht i it in now too late to go into tho enterprise with any hope of a successful outcome and the proposal must necessarily be dropped naturally our cltlsens generally lire dfsmiixlntod at this result and former cltlsens liuhoth canada and the unlfod states will rngunl the failure to materialise in the proposed event as a dlfitlnct ronvctlbn upon the munlolpal aa of tho town they have loved and boon loyal to for so many years a letter received yesterday from toponu-ustdi- hope the jubilee obituary m iwck qeorgetown i m iluck a resident of loargty own where be wstf born s3 years ogo died suddenly on monday of heart failure mr hunk was a l romlnent member of the mothodlnt church u conservative and in oddfellow tt lu survived hy hu widow und hvo chll dren mich catiiaiunk uiiown uoorsntowii mrs catharine urown wl lov of th lain w it ilrpwn who passod sud dealy away on friday in hir 83rd year was born in toronto but since early girlhood had resided in the town of oeorgetown vhn- laijo- mn nrow ita a launch msthodlst and had slways taken u very active pift in all the church activities her husband who itredaceased nor lomo six years ngxi am a carriage builder for sixty year in georgetown hgrvlvlnf thi lute mrs catharlno xlrown ure four ions charley of a ear gc town william of wind and munnon und george of toronto mrs j ii i oarsnn aeton- la a nlntor in law of mrs flrown s i court of revision reduces spme of the assessments sole leather tannery abseaament keduced from 59000 to 50000 acton athletic as- soclatlon from 3100 to 1000 the taxes 5n fairview place to be reduced owing to the fire social and personal miss nslllo hyn tn was home from toronto ovr hunduy mr itoss allon wan in mn from alias craig over tho holiday miss kmmn itntertiion vlultixl friends in toronto over hunduy i w u muny u uae me clfi ifirwistlon ssrvle in at al bans tuesday but the rt bev w clark d d bishop or the dlooese of nlwgnru vial ted acton for the purpose of administering- the holy rfle of con tinuation 8u albans church wag filled with worshlppera and twenty candidate ware presented by thereo tor the 4 h a l haugh b d includlngr three lutherans one pros byterun two methodlgta and one jlnman cathollo the aarvloe was as always very impressive and the hymn sung knoellmr bjr tha whole odngregn tlon invoking tho holy spirit was very beautifully rendered and must have tquohod all heart th blahap address to the candidates alaven or whom wra married people was full f good oounsel and encouragement to 4 tho newlyoanflrmod received tholr tlrst holy communion last3un day toavthsr with a large number of tho older dierabora mr ourk and las clark aooatopanled tha qjohop mlas clrk being ery mndly inter- lulrted by mrs q beardmore cotm inttreellna unlen aervuee the union ervtaa in the msthodlst und 1restmartgn churches last h3un day were well attended and very ipj teritstlng the weather was showery und threaten ing- all day but tout did not deter the members of the two oongrebtlons from being present in urge lumbers bav mr btewnrt the minister of knox church preached ex- llent sermon in the morning the service was held in the methodist chunh the sermon was an abhi portion nf the incident in isaiah rrerring a ilrjseklgh llfo being lengthened kaxnetit advloe was given all tu prepare for llfes oloa botli i rosje o snlrttual and matarlut utttps tu nvenliur serviqe in knox chunli was apeelal seryloe far men in v mi uwt plolured john tlio viitigfllnt m ail deal for mtyi tn oopy ibi fine ouurggv his adherence to right iirlnnliu hla exmpe- u younger men i hia lovai alleguuioe tu jfsus christ wre quiui worthy of emulation by all men during the kplendld mimoil itev ml htewgrt csr jtortrd tha men of to- day ltl this mm unity to onpy john m prlnolple of life hpeclal renrsiice wss made to the oomlng election and the duty of elector to east their ballots for tha candidate whom they are satisnetf wlllusa big influence tn tha leglsta ture for thr best moral interests of the community tha aervloa of praise in the two churches during the day was helpful an4 interesting the solo hy mlas olive mclaughlin and the duett by messrs amos mason und hudotph tiplelvogel in the methodist church were fully appreciated in knox church there was s mans choir ofjwenty four voices mr james baas presided at- the organ messrs lell and kay of aalt ssng in the oar ilwujaltlujl of the united nunaregatlonii was aordtgl aijl pl apprvclatett th seryfiea ol ltev mr btewart teslrtents lack to the old home town again itoth father aqd i are ar- runglns to take it in and we hope we shall meet many old friends apothnr lotter by the same mall hag the folliwlng toronto june i 123 dar mr bdltor i noticed ii ft w weeks ago in tn fjua ihtksn an intimation that acton was going- to celebrate its 60th an niversary in the ronn of sn ota boys ito union i take advantage of this opportunity offering several muggestlpns because um deeply interested in this and can assure you that many of us who huvo been nwuy for some years will lrom un- old ifome week end like this if you will permit roe mr editor would strongly advise that the cor mlttoes in ihsrgi first be resusouted immediately and outline a programme also i would advise that subscriptions be taken up frpm all the merchants and buslnosn men of the town hurely pneu in k0 years the leading nm of the town will not object t giving a generous donation for this occasion it will assure wide advortbeimeitt nnd worth while prises for thltt evml ad vertlsemants in the daily iid other popern also posters on clrv w uld broadcast to all old boys fir und wldo and thus create a large crowd and make it a mammoth occasion a calithumplgn parade woll pian ned would be a large attraction for we all know that tt appeals to both old and young alike now in a few oloslng words i sin cerely hop that this coming july i 1b33 will be a time ever to be rmem bered in the an pale of actons history trusting that you will have hurtle lent pace to publish these few remarks i sincerely thank you v i am your truly action uouiotfully we have to snnounee thst the culvb rat ion mo far a the dates named are concerned is out of the question perhaps ir the council enri be impressed of the desirability and importance of marking the historical date wo have reached by some suit able celqbrution ut u later time in the your nation may be taken to perfect an organisation which will result in a rrn- mo ruble and happy consummation oiibbbt meabthub conlngsby gilbert mcarthur pf conlngsby who has been reatdlng for some time with his daughter mrs thomas w ken qedy fifth line lusquoslng for some two years died on thursday a few hours prior to the deuth of mr ken nedy s mother mrs alexander ken nedy o 1 the adjoining farm mr ma arthur had boon suffering since about christmas time from gangrene lr mcarthur hdd resided for a gdod many year nt conlngsby and enjoyed tho esteem of the community mrs mo arthur was wtth him at mr kanpedya she la sn invalid and required con slderable attention churjes tha only urvlvlng son lives on the homestesd at conlngsby- norman was in bul ncss in swlft current bask and died them several yours ago very suddenly lie had been married only six weeks mr mcarthur was a member of the plsclples church the funeral was held frommr kennedy home laat council mot on monday ing as a court of revlgton wtthntt tho councillor present and beevo ilftrbpr in the chair th ut pcl of messrs iloiindmore co was flritt hum tbo first appeal was on the tannery property of iteardmore co on lot 1g2 the assessment on this property hud been raised from 71000 to 94 000 including business assessment or an increase of 33 000 whlrb mr hcott solicitor on behalf or llnurdmore a co thought was jxrosslvo and felt it should have been loft us it wus formorjy tho land was assessed rar si q00 art j build ings for j6soo0 mr hcott contended that the buildings could bo torp down and replaced at leaa than this ornoupt tho assessment on tho acton ath letic association grounds of s1700 on the club house and 1 400 on the grounds was also disputed mr scott culled attention to tho statutes which stated tout a park or paddock cquld be assessed at six per cent of tha rental value the rental value was nil and they thought the principle of tho ox tloo waa considerable it was thought by the court that this assessment on tha park was too high ad no revenue was derived from this property and cost beard mo re co 1 000 to l 300 far upkeep annually tho warehouse property had been rulatml from 17 000 to tuq 000 and ob jejrttpn was taken to this on the lay tjpof whllujnlipmiu vwr cemetery atconingsby stewart m a of acton baunjday made rev officiated mba ausxanpeb khnnedt after a long and useful life mrs- alexander kennedy passed peacefully away at the family residence on the fourth jlne last byiday june 1 at the ipe age of eighty four years mrs kennedy wo able to be about until a couple of weeks prior la her death she was a daughter of the late mr and mrs thomas bomorvlllc br and was born on tha somervllle homestead where the soott brothers now reside over sixty years ago she married alex ander konnody who predeceased her forty four yearn ugo on her marriage mrs kennedy and nor husband settled on the net rartn north of her birth place and ktwti ere resided for fifty years seven years ago this farm wo sold to mr robert sprowl and mr kennedy and her son paul and her daughter jessie moved to tho john lawson homesteud which was the farm adjoining two sons and three daughters were born to mr and mr kennedy paul who lived with hut mother thomas w who resides on the nfth lino on the farm which wo ml alice stewart of toronto spent the week end at iter humi mr maxwell bell of toronto upont tho holiday at hi homo here mr fred warren of tpronjp spent the week end with trlond here mr hoy urorm of rfjtnittoti opent the week end at his home here mis olive mowat of toronto spent the woek end at her home bore itnv c hucketi rolurnod from con farenco at bruntford on monday mrs joseph itall was taken seriously iii last week but is better again mr robert w htewurt of toronto spent sunday with hi mother here mis florence ilolmes of toronto spent the week end ut her homo here mr harold wansbrougb or toronto ipent the week end at his home here mrs a itamshaw of toronto visited her sister mrs george dills on mon day s t james moom and mis laura of guelph visited acton friend on monday mrs t k mccallura of saskatoon bask is visiting friends in kitchener and stratford b mecleury is leaving on friday to attend convocation at tor- unlverslty mrs john mcdermlt of georgetown j lz7rt tt w z p jttday with mrs c c speight grounds that no improvements had i ana miss ilertle mr prank jlavilt of tbo do been nude to these buildings scott atso maintained that thi wu nmlhsi u fi ryvtstrr 6 albsng garden prtj the garden party in connection with st albans church will be held on thursday july b property sold the brick cottage owned by ex comer young street ha been sold lok e rawllnrs sale was negotlat ed by it j kerr real estate agent eleetion of school trusts mr nell mcdonald chairman or the uuard of educauoil ha resigned his position am chairman and as a mem ber of the board at a meeting of the board on tuesday evening arrange munts ware msde for a nomination to be hold next thursday ol noon in case more than one candidate uj nom tnaled ajn uleotlon will be held qn thursday jlst insu with polling places at the town hall und the hydro shop didnb bogm candidate hlllme j pto nla tha mall and eunpire i hardly fair to mr oeorge hlllmer the conserv tlvr candidate it devoted two col umn of siuice tn tuesday mornings edition to report the speech of honi howard iqprwuson delivered at the conservative plo nlo held at george town on monduy lu mr illllmers ln- tureht but from start to finish never no much us mentioned mr lilllrnara ivuino uuorgw deservss betor than this fr m the paper ho has stood foi so loyally all bis lue hera stolen at eden mills hlrw l iawh dud her home in iu of the post oitlre at llen mill ii evoalng lust week and when she me out a few minutes later u wo mo mr john marshall met the horse and rig a few miles down the ounlph ivud in nussogaweya shortly after- wurds two invn were lit the buggy and us ll was u covered upa he oouhl not tea them plainly und thought mr jowtli ws one but wondered that he wus drlvtngs4i fasti the last seen of 1ie horse mid rig whs near milton there wus u good robe- up 1 horse blan- ket in the buggy jaek maekanals entertains oelfsre a plmant little party took plaoe ut the goir link ust baturday after- itoon whun mr vanblgrloom editor nf the cuuadlati 1 umbermen mr bolihy hfm retary of j wholesale nnd botall lumbersnen s asstclalloii mr and mr duncan campbell mof rut mr and mr norman mojleotl of acton at d local friend were enti tallied by mr and mr 3 b mao- wasejtibyflrfjbaoat vuss nwrninu during the afternoon followed by r dvllalou lunlhoon lu theclub uouiw qaargatowu uaral the homestead of paul kennedy xhyd br ho removed totryden new ontario with hi family a good many year ago mr thomas lundy brampton miss kate teacher at allan dale and mis jesste at home mr kennedy was a woman of tine character godly and helpful she wo a member of tho presbyterian church ll mo house the funeral was conducted on monday of ternoop by hev k y cameron of georgetown rev c 0 draper president a former aeton psator honored with conferences highest position at the unnual session of harnluon conference at brantford lust wednes day key charles d draper of pros ton wus elected president of thu cou ranee by a very largo majority it is u fact worth mentioning that least four former acton pastor have risen to the distinctive position ofprealdeql of conference bav joseph edge whp wus elected president of- london conference after hi term in acton bev james a mclachlan m was president of hamilton con ference in itlt itev george w bark or after he had apent four years here and now bev charles d draper bev t albert moore x d who went from acton into the ministry a president of hamilton conference in 190 number of acton pastors were conference president before being stationed lp acton kev j cooper antllff d d was president of mon treul conference in hl kev j h howell m a was president of ouelt h tonfertfnoe tn 1819 bev isaac tovelu wu president of nlagcura cun ference in 119 tha following are among tho changes erected in th first draft ori tat ions by the second draft of the tjtrttonlng commktea which wag received at the close of the conference on luesduy pmlmarston ntitrtct cllttord e v chute mount kornt district kenllwt tth a el uulcn uontlcajjo c a jay ouraosou one to be sent under the upjintendnt of arthur wolkortptrt platrlut eden urove c b woolley wlarton district all tin ford tu be upplled chas w cosuiis superan nuated shallow luke one to be sunt the elm t ion of ahalrmmt fi r the fourteen district of ti confsrttnce suited as follows hsmlltun bv g k uradshuw hamulon guelph bev chsrlss llucttelt acton st catharine bov v bratier niagara failsi brantford bov i m woo ton urulitfom wood hev y m wootopi llrwiitfurd wood slock alt rev w h huvey waterloo hlmoqt bev t green biniooe milton bev ic x hamlhoil burlington walland bev j tl walls welland norwluh bev j m hulth norwich palm era ton ho v w w prudhum trayton mount korosl bev j e inters durham wulkmhhi uv j a mclaughlin chesley wlarton bev j gulp taru mo appealed that the assessment of 1 800 on his property was top high it had been raised from 11 4oo an increase of 1400 tht year he thought 1200 was sufficient of an in crease the clark also brought to tha at tentlon or the council that mr wm swackhumer had asked him if he could put in an appeal tbo clerk had informed him it was too late but the council considered that hi mcssment of 11 8q0 was correct moved by e t thotford seconded by j bell that the following change bo made in tho assessment roll no 6 banrdmorq a co property value lie reduced fnom 169 000 0 000 nos 42 und 30 op the athletic as sociation grounds and club house be reduced to 1 000 f200 an the land and 1800 on the building and that the uppeal on the warehouse be dismissed that mr mowat a assessment be re jiuced from si boo to jl 700 thut mr swackhamar assessment ha confirmed thut mr mackansle house on church street be reduced to 450 do but that his business assessment be confirmed tarried mbvod by ic thetford seconded by c h harrison ttutt a- m smith and mn diana smith s taxes in conoid eratlon of the recent tire be reduced a if the assessment had been from 14 000 to is b00 but that no slteratlon bo muda lnr tho assessment roll car rled the court of havulojt adjourned and the members tnat in regular ses sion of council tha finance committee presented it twelfth report and recommended itay menu or the following accounts xleneral aeeount n korbe work ut dum fl8t 70 c mclaughlin work at dam 9 60 acton kkkm prxbs udvertialng a h bishop work at cemetery jas symon supplies a o dcfurewtr labor hydro kloctrio commission stroul lighting hydro etnctrlo commission town hull l r atkinson w d tnltwl mupplie bell telephone co servlos 37s 40 waterworks aoepunt bell telephone co service hydro electric commission power ut spring 117 77 hydro electric commission power ut pump 37 si ive cluava labor 5t 30 acton fuss iloau printing tt a feru oat adapt oh lake he an exceptionally lura sight is nwal ing oonsldsrsblp interest at the homo of charges hill in the vlllag of peru cousin of mr j c hill aalao where mr ulll a cut lg to be aeon iartug for five chickens which h tvo been desutud hy their molhi r who has nlurted to hy and roost lp the hen house at night rhe chlokers which were hatched u week or so ugo k atmut by ibsm- knives during the day but every night lhy are jo le foun t sles with be juat a iuch at home with her brood of ehlukait be wotlld be with u k xn u 81 x 00 ms 89 3 03 4 60 3 36 4 80 4 10 84b9 til tho n mirt wiu udopled movml bv c h harrison seconded by e t ahotford that mr bold and mr itauuf e lnstruotel that in case of ires thuy uue tank pressure only until otherwise instructed by the munlclpilt ultloor carried moved by 1 holmes seconded by b tbutfurd the clerk write to the hon f c biggs regarding the provincial highway through acton and that the engineers be communicated with currlud tha clerk wa instructed to hava the 1 y law authorising the laying uf wutprworks mains published the usuul lumber of time mr ic beswlck requested permission trim ao mo bra fichus from the trees pposte his property on john street this wus grunted count u adjourned ul41 bb p tu police court new a one loaned soldier generously tree ted in court jhn henry f hamilton who lost is right it a- in thu great war wu urriwtcd u jw days ago for lighting tnutuhou in u iwirn nut cttiniilmuvllle lid lo igu i hi the uounty jull ut milton am polku mugiatrate monro had un- en git gem tint for the day oxed for his trial last wednesday he r- uouttil l4ll muglstrata djqf uf mil tun x sit un the case mr dloe after hturlng un evidence dismissed the iiuige and wrltevbm follows i found the rviiort of his misdemeanor wire overdrawn- henry is an unfor tunutn un ex soldier with a wooden leg und not able to rough it u 1 harmless t discharged him he was pleused to gut hi liberty and i nyust inconii you of something unusuuloo ounlng two carmers who wonjn truineutul in uuslig his umat ufter intuilng his story each guvs him f 1 7ft lo piiy his ran tu guelph ho this wus u happy ending to tho ljh iiat ywk at tiurlington iollce magistrate barr ohnvlcted wm smith of ingeroll or respsaslng on u c n r ut uurlliikttm an fine anl nosta total umuunt fil with thie months in jull ii default of pay inoiil smith dui not settl and was taken to jail with hi parents here bev mr haokett returned to con- ference on friday his eon wuilam having much improved mr harry btatham motored to tor onto on saturday and spent the week end with frlenps there mr annie somervllle and mis vera harvey of toronto spent tha week end at their home here mr and mrs charles a o mat thews and master nil lie motored up from toronto on sunday mr l b shorey manager of tho bank of mon treul visited friends at napanee during the woek mr l m mcdonald of the bank of montreal stan left last huturday for detroit on his vacation jurw a beeaeor and was nellie lake avenue visited relative in toronto and aurora last week mm wym b wood of oakvltle spent a few days last week la town the guest of mrs w j gould mrs elisabeth weager of toronto was the guet of mrs alice floury and mian pleury during the week mlas hobenu campbell and mr j little of toronto spent the holiday with ac tpn and bnckwood friend mr and mrs park j dills or ophlr col arrived hero on monday t u his mother who has been very 111 mr and mti harvey walker and children have been visiting at ttrt and mr albert smith s erin during the weak dr t d j parmer who is under going treatment in tha hospital at hamilton is in rather a serious con dition mr and mrs nail a mobanm of preston spent tho hull luy at the home of the latter s parents mr and mrs wm mullin mrs thomas hunloy mm j d doughty and daughter of guelph spent the week end with pr und mr e j nelson mr geovge bell an i mr percy kay nf gait and mis joy dainty of uelph were guest ut mr and mr s wilsons over sunday mr and mr hubert cruise mlsse evelyn campbell kathleen mocrone and mr cumpbell grant motored from toronto und spent sunday with mr und mr wm hall miss lottie k bpolght wli e has been in guelph gene rut hospital for tho past mopth for treatment returned home on tuesday shu is consider ably improved in health the engagement u liunouiiued or emma louise lutul ifatf only daugh ter of the lata mrs e j hull of tor onto formerly of milton and gran l daughter of the late sheriff clemenls to mr william piano is i tarter ty son of the lute jamas un i mrs bufferty o the marriage to take place thi month ttie following friend from a dl- t slice utiendod the funeral of thw lata mr alexander kennedy on monday luncau blowurt guelpb mussrm alexdiuter gordon un 1 john w war irn toronto mr kklwur4 byde st catharines mr and mm wullao muihfmon und mi und mr hurry hull hlllsburb mr joseph 1 hoinp mitt unl mr an i mrs william latin hrlu mr george honieivlltu roigui lomae homtirvllla und aan orton baptist womens circle hands and held thir annual convention at quelph last week a t runtable unl enoourugmg uunuul looting of workers in tio wouiun m cirols und mission ban is of thu baptist churohus of the guelph au- lalutluii was held 111 guelph 1mm t week tho election of unloerm reatlltttd us follows- president mis burtuh gait 1st vloe president mrs boberts of stratford secretary mr ituthanan stratford dlreotor mrs moalblm hospeter mrs mialplpe of use paler took charge of the roll ull uf ohuruhes there ura 34 uhuiche and 31 mis slou circles 1 774 womun members vf these hurhus und 744 in olr lo tujal giving from mission lirtui bunds and young iu iin auxllluiio amounted lu 81 1 bl un in nuue uf 8800 overcast year wliu h huludlng jtslde glvlugs amounted to h 010 61 jcoo w hull a they increased in they were orungevillu onturlo luiat and memorial chureti utrutfoid an 1 east nusoait or j- n