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fortyeighth year no 51 thursday morningjune 21 1023 acton ontario canada thursday morning june 21 1023 singhs copies five cents the methodist cbixrcb acton rev chab hackett puter prong wmicw st 11 00 a mtho mlnltor lubjact tranankurntl in nnl hfivlnc sjo p m ami lay hi hoot 7 00 p m pio mlnlutnr uubjocl tlio uu nmu llj vnlulli 11 a wficomli to au presbyterian knox church acton mlniatr rw a 6 stwart m a mnanwlllnw titrmt f 7 qd p m tbo minister tim door wsa shut subjoot sunday school and bible clara at 100 p m strangers leaving address with th ushers wit i b called upon r the pastor all abij cordially invtpkd new advertisements for a ale heed baby carriage f r apptl miis withfhs bower avenue for bale it rick cottage 7 n m very ton vt4tu f tena apply u h j kerr sweet cream sweet cream and frosll dairy butler phone 74w main street 61 tf jvehgilkkn farm for sale m acre of mixed red plover and timothy hay apply to jphemiah ilklu 613 church street lost on friday june it somewhere on mzmmm here is a most charming array of fascinating styles in summer frocks for women and young women what aheer delight twill prove to choose ones frocks for su tamer from such assortments as arc gathered here in these displays at guclph s big store a bewildering array of pret tiest fasmons and textiles and colors at prices decidedly moderate at 5j0 to 2160 a range of ratine frocks that embraces a broad choice from the very aimplo little slip on straight line ratine dress to the most clever of novelties voile dresses incltidc both light flower hues and dark serviceable shades 800 to 2150 g1xqha4dresses in styles for the porch 1150 to 5 00 for street and sport 500 to 875 importani news from the mens store about substantial savings in mens and young mens suits at 2950 men who want to be lucky will be on hand this weekend both mens and young plain gray tweeds and in shadow checked homespuns some with extra trousers also sports models in light tweeds and homespuns men s gray worsted suits mens modei iftdottegatanct twidgtjbrantetfd ivwoorbfo suits represented too over a hundred suits to pick from and quite a few dollars to be saved in every instance pick these plums while they are ripe umi brown plnder pleaso return to free press office for ft ale 1 tuna ii brick cottage j lota stable and garage must bo add to nettle estate aak kerr he knovs yorkshires for sale sows due lo farrow in august reasonable price and terms arranged apply to -61- c b 8wackhamek lot 32 con 4 ilrnol acton babv carriage for sale a gray wicker baby carriage in good condition will be sold for 10 00 for prompt sale apply mrs sweeney young- street acton money wanted on mortgages paid on first class first mort gages on improved toronto and subr urban property mortgages being about 40 of the value of the property el o rlack 1 4 412 c p r bids toronto a real snap a fourburner perfection coal oil stove with high back and oven prac tically new sib beautiful electrto floor lamp aio apply to b v kknyon sl1 wallace avenue acton card of thanks the ladles baseball club wish to publicly thank the mason five piece orchestra for their splendid music rendered gratis at their dance on frl say evening it was very much ap preciated by all oil undsjvt sectree l b b c for bale or rcnt i roomed- oement block t house on arthur street aoton nearly new ntoely decorated electric lights divided cellar hard and aoft water oarage for two cars stable and poultry house immediate possession for partlcqiara apply to j a smith phone lot real batata agent head of cattle strayed strayed from the premises of the undersigned lot j con 4 erin about june 10 s brindle calves t red calves 1 blue ailf and 2 spotted- cajves find er will be suitably rewarded for 1n formation that will lead to tbslr re covery ftltf austin swackhambr telephone llr r r no l aoton y for sale greenhouse frame complete with about 1000 doublo diamond glass panes varandabr concrete piers and floors timber complete a quantity of building stone qumey oxford range hot water attachment and front ajeo a large steel range ap piy to a m smith toirvtew riucb farms for balk farms in the counties of hahon tvulngton varying from 40 to 1 imw let us send you our list fi- nrtdber of homes and business place in acton for sate fire and life insurance money to loan l j a smith real estate agsnl phon loft acton ont u fc r i- a friday june 22 manauuhter with thomas melghett leatiea joy and lois wluou the strongest story the greatest cast the moat lavishly produced tdrams ieuuie etas ever made a plpfure that shows where the mount ploture comedy look out below orchestra ad mission 0o and 3kc saturday june 23 enter madajn a dsllghul sparkling comedy si the hfghaat ornsf of wit chsrnf ktth novelty cmnedy crwatlon lunluit lane in the pirate tbwjpleoe orchestra tucboayt junc 27 bonded woman starring betty compson lov ly betty n a oolorfuf south sea romance that mr ens long ds hejou thrill comedy teul tat snlsoda no 7 of oo qetbm hutchj ntiwi 0ominq t 00a of walllngfont tflon unwual news for thrifty mothers about utile boys suitshalf price the half prices resulting from a manufacturers offer at ifivend of his seasbrtw clear 6ujdll histines ar atrbctlon of his regular prices theyre quaint as can be for little chaps of three to ave years jhany sailor suits among them in foxs all wool serge and fine twills also middy blouse styles with braid trimmings white cord with whistle sleeve em blem and cither long trous ers or knee pants oliver twist styles too the blouses of natural raw silk with straight button on knickers of brown velvet or navy blue serge regular values 8 50 to 12 50 but the special sale prices exactly half those fig ures 425 to 36 every department in this biff store gloriously busy helping folks get beady for summer i d e macdonald bros ltd goelphs leading and largest store weekend specials assorted chocolates our famous assorted chocolates ip a good assortment of savors regular 40c tt weekend special 29c lb loganberry gum drops loganberry gum drops just a fresh shipment regular 40c lb weekend special 29c lb variety bars variety bars four flavors in each bar weekend special 6 for 25c our ice cream parlors when down town shopping come in and have a nice diah of ice cream or perhaps you would prefer a light lunch we deliver ice cream in bricjc or bulrt could not be changed except by refer endum the liberal party was thp traditional champion of prohibition premier drury had fifteen minutes to reply after the other speakers he baffan ur hulmer has made founded and outrageous statements he says i am an interloper in halton county true i oome from simcoe where the name of drury has been honored for three generations i was offered the two simcoe buf i would rather run here hillmer does not uke that came a voice from the crowd why do i stay in halton aaked the premier because my good friends in halton wanted me to they do too came another voice ho declared i think the govern meiit has adhered to its platform wbr have we spent an unnecessary cent we have not run away with a ttihi on wji nor allowed a inlluon and a quarter to blip through our hand in umber administration it was vry manifest that each of the candidates had a strong following who gathered at the nominauon meet ing the election next monday wul prove conclusively which was the fav orite mill street acton h wiles the ppiooc op the boot is in the wearino shoe sale 30 pairs womens black 1 strap slippers calf nd patent leather regular 3 50 and 4 00 for 295 18 pairs all sizes womens oxfords kid and calf colors brown and black low and medium heels regular 5 00 for 9395 12 pairs ae sizes women s oxfords and slippers all leathers and some satin regular 5 75 and 0 00 for 4 95 3ffpairs al sizes mens welted boots blsck and brown leather slip sole some have rubber hees regular 5 50 and 0 00 all sizes special at 4 95 18 pairs all sizes mens oxfords calf leather all lxe in the lot hut not in each line regular 8 00 for 495 15 pairs mens black and brown boots goodyear welts french toe regular 7 00 for 579 odd lino of misses and childrens strap slippers all sbea and kinds at clearing prices come in and see these ask to se these linesthey ar babgains harry harrison the shoe man wb will save yolf money a lively time experienced at the nomination a bomb by candidate hillmer proves to be a boomerang premier drury stilled the meettno bo that he might finish his speech at thtj nomination meeting al milton last thursday the expected nomlna hops were mndo as follows lloft e c drury norresslv6 oeojtok hillmer ponsnrvatlvo leftoy dale liberal f after the nominations john dee ring wait at inlntm bhulrmu and the tfhn dtd ites wnrv given an opportunity to fid rose the large crowd sesombled in the arena by arrangement each of the candl dates was allowed to speak 4s minutes the premier leading oft at the con clusion mr drury was given is tnln ites in wjifch to reply llcsldes the candidates mrs or j a mcniven was granted permission to use tome of mr hlltmers time during hui speech mr hillmer creat ed a sensation which may prove rather costly to him with the electorate when he challenged the premier to make known the nutnes of the members of the legislature who were at the last night party adding that hi informa tlnn wd th yeung girls at the civil servjco were dancing on the tables in extremely scant v attire there was a tense silence for moment after mr julmers startling statement then a roar of disapproval broke out from the soaln body of the audience mr vllllmer tried to speak further but was prevented by cries of lt down and boo ha finally when the meeting wns at a standstill mr drury appealed for and secured a hearing for mr hillmer to conclude his speech i ramlslng to deal with the itatement in his reply 1 greatly regret said mr drury in his su r that one of the candidates has seen tit to descend to personalities and to make an un founded and outrageous statement mr hillmer and voices in the audi once whyt drury he made a statement reflecting on the jtnlr name of part of uin c1wi service n toronto that is absolutely untrue absolutely a lie a statement that no decent man would make drury made a statesmanlike speech and strongly defended the policy and record of the government mr delo made a good speech and created quite an impression with the audience he said he believed in the liberal policy he spent some time denying stories the he said lied been circulated sgalnst him he said his position as mayor of georgetown waa cehlricate as to his character he also favored the o t a saying it news of local import knox chureh ts be re deeorated the hoard of management of knox church has contracted with tho htone wall co church decorators of toron to for the repainting and m decorating of knox church the work will com mence the first of august and will require about a month for completion br i o d e tea the duke of devonshire chapter i o i k will hold their seventh an nlversary tea on the lawn at the home of mrs l r tjhomy kalte avenue in baturdey june zi from joto fi m bllver collection everybody vqjcome georgetown band oats 4300 at the meeting ot gcorgotqwncpun ill lost week tbo following motion was itosaed itesolvhl that the geor hand mj given a grant of 1 1 00 for 1d23 they to give 12 free concerts during the year 6 at the band stand and in ilrooklyn also to put on a gnrdon party in the imrk to raj so money to help nnnnco the band amoe maspn the new trustee at the nomination ttfr a trustee last thursday to nil tljn vacancy caused by the retirement of the chairman mr nell mcdonald mr amos mason was elected by ecclsraatlon he w nominated by james ymon and seconded by william johnstone mr mason will make a very good trustee lie was a pupil of the school in his boyhood days sorry they didnt examine th lut some good mm nle n town who have a perfectly good right to vote but who faued to examine thevotera lists to ascertain f their names were re corned before the revlalrig officers completed their work now find they ore not on their friends the can 1 ida ten will oorumhjunntly lose their intended votes only their influence is uvallilhlanow s100 fee for outside candidates xl the county council last week the fillowlng resolution was passed that the presiding examiner at the acton continual n hchool during the ap proaching entrance examination col lect u fee of si v from each pupu presenting himself or herself for ex emtnatlon at acton who realden out i the county of halton and that the sold presiding examiner remit auch foes to the county treasurer of halton mr dales meeting here last week was interesting the uberal candidate hade i good speech and waa well received wen sinclair m p p of on tario south also ap dressed the oath ertno iteeve hampshire of i was i most s nroud to be in the presiding oraoor- chair at mr dale a meeting in the town hah last wednesday even lng as if he had been the candidate himself mr dale who la a godd speaker and well informed on the questions of the lay made kn exceedingly good speech he presented the liberal policy as the one beat calculated to look after the intoreals of the country in his address mr palo admitted that he ha i made mistakes but these ho waa aiming to live down some ot the rumors circulated concerning him were untrue he had not tasted liquor for- months he waa strongly in favor of the o t a and its strict enforcement mr sinclair who js an experienced politician made un exhaustive speech showing that the liberals are the real friends of j he people he was so lengthy however that ha rather tired his audience with hta dress reeve hampshire was in au re speots in accord with the liberal plat form as he had always been and urged the audience to support the liberal candidate the ball was fairly well oiled and the audlanoe waa quiet and attentive throughout wall pleased with work executed tils fiuot piubui job department had the pleasure a couple of weeks ago of printing- the 1923 edition or the spec ulum the magaxlne of the milton high school a letter from miss jean dewar the business manager received on monday enclosed the amouqc of invoice for some sh160 and said we were certainly well pleased with the work which you did for us and thank you very much for your promp titude and its excellence police court news george forbes and robert mitehsll taken te jail en monday for ota charges inspector reevely and provincial ofltccrs atkins and cousans have had a busy week on sunday they visited the home of jlobert mitchell townllne nelson and fpund part of a still and quantity of mash the distilling outqi was confiscated and mitchell 4odged in the county jail to awult his trial he waa allowed ball by deposit f 11 000 on monday upon information against qeonge jtorbes naaaagaweya for an infraction of the ontario temperance a h a lodge lhe county jail to await his trial ball of 1 000 was accepted and the trial wh be held next tuesday doth these cases will oome before police magistrate moore for hearing on monday provincial officer atkins id provincial officer cousans both had charges against motorists fur violation of the motor vehicles act these were heard at brampton and convictions registered in both cases on tueaday j blrchell of caledon was charged before polloe magistrate moore at brampton with fnaking beer and having apparatus la his posses slon he was obnvlejed and fined iso 00 and costs under the inland ke venue act emerson mocallum of i tramp ton wm charged by chief herkes with us aaultltig frank connor a young man just out from ireland who had en gaged to work on mocallum s brothers farm he waa fined 00 and costs kloyd matthews who was uiargixl with highway rubbery in jamiarv han juqug fipn a ompkan tmyr was robbed came up fur trla1 ho hart just completed a aenlenaa m xa ontario reformatory ul liurwaah the aae was ran ended for two ciay a charge aaldat a resident of lung uranoh op violation or theo t a will be tried at brwmpton this morn tug by rblet magistrate moor- qn vrlday afternoon david mocm- uheon bower avenue came before joueo maglatrwu moore on aoharte preferred by school attendance officer 1 heed of refusing or neglecting to aajid his eon karl wilfrid me oatoheon regularly to school miss nellie anderson teacher gave evl dsnoe that the lad attended school only ten whale days and several half days aluoe march when his father was previously tn oourt on the same charge officer reed said he had endeavored 1st see that the boy went to school but te did not go regularly the court tk view that fining the father w tm not aonompltah the end riestred an l instructed tho flohoo attendance officer to igah the boy with a achoul strap at his horn in aha preseno of his parents whenever ho failed to teud school metered red from minnesota mr and mrs a m dennlsloun of hod land 11 minn ur rived hcrt last week u yult mrs 8 laird mr and mrs ic m mcdonald and other friends they spent m few days en route with friends at detroit windsor and london mr dennlstoun is pree ident pf the red ian da palls bank and is largely interested in stock raising and farming being fond of motor lng they take a trip tn canada nearly every year and oome to aqor to visit mrs dennlstoun s mother and sister and rrjioy a few dayp tn the old home town palmers united attractions this comany which is a canadian organisation for canadian people are now ahowlng in the park it haa the reputation of being a clean refined aggregation of attraotlons catering to the tastes of refined people they have a lne band organ attractive merry goroun i with jumping horses a splendid ferrls wheel a penny arcade crowded with mechanical novelties indlun ahooflng jungle and numerous other attractions the palmers prom i so courteous treatment refined gen tlsmunly attendants nothing vulgar nor suajceetlvo this ts a larger show usually visits towns of acton s slae raj i way station grounds are attrao tive stat ion master holmes has the lawns and flower beds at the canadian nu tlonnl depot looking very attractive now juno beauty prevails everywhere the expansive lawns which are of huifvr ext0itthnrrthose of any utlier station between torqnjo and sara la re green and velvettx end kept care fully cut and clipped the aplrea buahes have been beautiful during the week with their wealth of bloom the flower bda are artistically puuited with a profuse variety of geraniums illver louvea coltiuh canqas lobelias tt garde no r savage has charge of tin lawns and flower beds tlibi season another georgetown bay in newspaper bualaeaa mr a b dobble sun of mr and mrs a dubbie georgetown atgwadu ate of the herald has purobaaed an i real in the advertlservtopic of petrol on a recant issue of which oon- ih the following anno unoe men t mr u doblue who for the uut three yeura has bouti the efficient foreman in i office liam purolioaed an interest ho i uali ess ild has been promoted the kuaillon if aseoniate lcdltor the uevy imikneranlp will aim to oorr- tliiue tu give the puhllo the best p alhu servlow ami will eonatantly en daavof tu heap the advertiser topic among th foremast papers of western ontario the weed werren nuptials rrtls palms and spring flowers da oorated walmer i load ilaptlat church toronto for the wedding of helen mar- guorilaonly daughter or mrs warren an 1 the lat jaa l warren aoton and mr john wood which was solamnfaed last wednesilay afternoon june is at three o clock the bride who was given away by her brother mr j kred warren wore a handsome three piece suit of sand poire i twill wllir hat to match neckpiece of russian sfthle oorsage bouquet of ophelia roaes alii lilies of the valley the ceremony was oo i dueled by jlev dr john mao veil during the signing of the fegls mr krneet warren sang a very appropriate alo the happy ooaple left py motor fjr auahort trip and on- thvlr ittturn will reside in aclon mr and mrs juhn h kennedy miss m ul neledn ur and mr 10 j nelson and and mrs o a dtlta of aoton t- teoded uu wedding that jubilee celebration acrow fuse piutsa acton ont dtwr mr editor in the last issue of year old timeryivsaclon andeepecuhy the council some rather severe remarks regarding the proposed celebration as one who was present at the meeting lied by the co u noil to arrange for th jubilee i would like to ask old timer if he was there is there not laxity on the part of the loyal cltt sens ae- well- as members of our coun ell there being a larger percentage of the counch present than there were cltlaens why should all the blame fall en the council should not our cltlaens be as vitally interested as the council it seems to me that if some of our iocs organisation auch as the wo men s institute the firemen the citj sens bend or the i o d b eta would take it up it could still be car ried out as old timer suggests on civic holiday but lot us be fair and not put the whole blame on the coun ell they advertised a meeting of cltt sens and there has been no response fjahec cltlxens have eltlsenshlp duties to perform will they do it and go to the council for backing and put this thing oviir that everybody wants but no one appears to want to do one who waa at the meeting called by the council aclon june 20 itb social and personal miss ilortle smith of toronto home over sunday mlsa nellie llynds was home from toronto for the week end mr william cook of toronto spent sunday with acton friends mr noel steele of kitchener spent the weekend at his home here mr and mrs e m pi i key are holl day lng with friends near chatham mr charles moleod of toronto spent the week and at his home here mrs holley of vancouver if c is visiting friends in acton and- kramosa mr albert nrown of kitchener spent the wekend with his parent here miss i i spent the town mr w saturday friends kitchener friends in koukla of uuelph a pent id sunday with acton ir and mrs ii v boomer and mlsa allecn of london are visited acton relatives mr and mrs timothy wilson of barrle visited acton friends over the week end miss margaret j mardonald qf cold water la spending the week at her homo here j mr t b mullln of ksyettevlue ark is spending hja vacation at his ime here miss olive robinson of kenllworth visited her sister miss kjmma here on saturday has been visiting murray mcdonald property changes hands the property including house and three lots belonging to the estate of the late mrs marjory nlcklin on main street has been sold to mrs bllixa roberts the salo was negotiated by r j kerr real estate agenl a happy june pio nlo the c o i t class of the metho dist sunday school held a very enjoy able pic njc in ur pred dennys grovo on saturday afternoon the weather was delightful and the programme one ot much interest mlsa clara e moore the teacher chaperoned the girls dur lng the afternoon 8l albans garden party bt alban s church annual garden party is to be held on thursday july 5 in acton park the four well known artists of the fax vun company will give the programme together with the acton cltlaens band ad mission k and isc refreshment booths an excellent averting m enter tatnment telephone men remove te walkerten the bell telephone long distance linemen under foreman w j cunie who have been working here the past two months left on tueaday morning for walkertolt they were a flnoiype or men add a credit to the company they were all loud in theltpralse of acton aa being second la none of the towns they have stopped in through quljwjaienionlaxlo father coming into hla own last sunday was observed in many communities and numbers of homes as trainers pay papular deman i haa called for a day to be set aside for fffther for years past and this year it was observed for the first time in y thing like a general way th day chosen sunday june if will be lowrf henceforth as father s day there has been a day set aside for mother for many years and each year the observance of mothers day la e feature tn our lives without a par llcle of doubt mothers are entitled to greater consideration than fathers if only as a matter of uhtvalry but there has also been a great demand that dad be honored- also and it is but fitting thai he should on mothers day flowers are worn as the emblem nf love and reverence on fathers day many i cntonu have adopted ttte plan of presenting dad with m new necktie as a means of marking the a three day celebration at muton the oommlyee appointed tu arrange for the dominion pay celebration have laid out the following programme on saturday june 31 there will be a baseball match in the afternoon in the evening there will bo a band coh cert on main street and s minstrel show by a company faom hamilton ouiiwletlng of 3s members lit ljl arena the press highly recommends those minstrels on sunday there will be coek was ubllged to give up wortl special services tn all the churches foil owing to an affection of the tut with a welcome at each for visitors there will also be sacred band on certs in victoria park afternoon and evening monday will he the big day mualo by the ml i ton band baseball football foot races and a full list of sports wth motor trips conveying vlsltoau boyhood haunts and attrao tlve places in town this is on a line with the programme that was propoe ed for acton s jubilee celebration tu which there would of course be added suitable reference to the historical epoch and perhaps the unveiling of n tablet refei ring to the same at the town ouv mrs d huggln her sister mrs during the week mrs james gibbons and halen dur are spending a oouple with friend her mrs e hufrman attended the un eral of her niece miss haxel huffman scotch block on tuesday mcdonald returned from hla vacation detroit mt laird m home last week which he spent mr bert and miss aggie scott motored to ouelph last sunday and visited their sister mrs w j nellie mr and mrs r e garvin and master robert of toronto visited at the home of mrs robert oarvii sunday mlsa anna lindsay of the royal college 4y dental surgeons stan tor onto la apendlng the summer holidays n her home here mrs a e nlcklin and daughter mrs t x mccallum of saskatoon will be at home friday afternoon june 22 from to a o clock miss jessie mowat was succsnful in passing the first year examinations in classics at toronto university 1 results being announced last week dr harold mowat spent a couple of days last wekwlth his parents be fore leaving for orilla where be has accepted a fine position miss mary 1 macpherson of col linowood attended the wood warren wedding tn toronto hut week and spent a day at her home bare dr t j d parmer is now making good progress toward recovery at tit josephs hospital hamilton he hopes to be able to get home to vote next monday mrs w snyder or toronto and miss marguerite symon motored to whitby last wednesday and attended the graduation exercises at the ladles college there mr and mrs w van norman and children guclph and mr and mrs john lenta clarence and catherine of toronto visited at mr o ii until on sunday mr and mrs alfred miller of i nine tangulshene miss maud thompson of toronto an 1 mrs bradley brooks tor nto were here yesterday attending the funeral of their brother in law the te rae cook mr and mrs bobtf ii luid an nounce the engagement of their da ugh tor jessie victoria to harold leslie griffin only son n mr and mrs 3 el grlrln nil of erin township the mar rlage lu take place quietly the last of june busy session of the council monday evening bylaw passed for slflcwstffcs waterworks extension and the borrowing of money next meeting tuesday july 3 the regular session of tho council as beld on monday evening with councillors holmes hnrrlaoa that ford and bell present and reeve bar ber in the chair the pittance commit too prenonted their jmtlrteenth report and racotn mended payment of the dllowlng ad counts general account aetom kaxs pnass printing and navertlslng 20 68 a ii bishop work at cemetery 9 pd j u mackenxie supplies 8c 67 f 3 1131 00 waterworka account geo lents digging water works trench 70 05 jas robertson supplies 2h oo jas robertson galvanlxcd plpo 111 81 toronto suburban railway frslht 4 4 ii mueller mfg co supplies s s wt p mooney labor and sup piles r 121 1 rev i llirkrlt wasjntorojltv-ilu- monday nnd visited mildred and kve- lyn watson in their new home there he found them well and happy in their present surroundings doing well in their school work and looking forwad with pleasure lo their summer boll days m week or so of which are to be spent here und the remainder at some popular summer resort with their teacherw and fellow i uplls obituary john donaldson i urnadeii sosk john donaldson who has farmed north of lumsdon soak- since 100 died suddenly at regfru bask general hospital on tuesday june 1z he had the hospital for an x ray ex gmlnatum of the lungs after the first exposure he suddenly jol lapsed mr donaldson formerly lived hare he a native of halton county ills its oama tu canada from ireland n i the west about twenty years ago mrs donaldson died in 1014 three sons and two daughter also three brothers in mlohl gan and two sisters he had fourteen grandchildren bltankl in ham look one of the hui py homes of this owl unit was sadly bereft on monday morning when lte cook passed away after a lung and tedious illness mr ungs made a brave fight for life far the sake of his devoted wife and two fine children prank and kathleen uut the inn arts of the ailment were auch that the djelred recovery failed mr cook wui a son of mr and mrs adam cook main street and was burn in aton 30 years ago about ten years ultr ht married prudence thompson daughter of the late mr and mrs a thompson lus was a likeable fellow and he loved his home dearly the funeral was beld yesterday after uoon tu ratrvlew cemetery the aer as conducted by rev c jtaikell assisted by iuv a c stewart j4b1 u the report was adopted mr cameron lelahnutn sold that a baseball tournament was culled for for july 2 but 4hat the club was short in funds he wanted to know whether the council would back them up if they ran short in gate receipts if the club pould make its expenses nuj pf gate receipts the assistance askod of the corporation would not be required it was decided to back up the club in thla way on the understanding that their expenses would not exceed s0 moved by f holmes seconded by bell that leave- be granted to- intro d a bylaw piu f tin wti structlon- of a oement sidewalk on the south easterly side of brock street and that the sold by law be now given a first reading carried the by law was also given a second and third readlpgs and passed by the council moved by p holmes seconded by j bell that leave be granted to in troduce a by law providing for the construction of water mains on cer tain streets within the village aa a local improvement and as an exten sion to the present waterworks system and that the said by lav be now given a first reading carried the second and third readings were also given bis by law and the assent of the council given to passing it- moved by j bell seconded by f holmes that leave be granted to in troduce atjy taw amending by law no 62t providing for the borrowing of money from the bank of nova scotia acton to cover overdoift oil the water works account in the aad hank and that the said by law be given a first reading carried upon the eecond and third readings being given this by law it was passed upon by the council mr thetford had left the council chamber before tho three hereinbefore mentioned by laws were pussod alt the remaining councillors were in fjivotof the eatno councillor harrison brought up tbo matter of the celebration but the other members present at the tlma scouted the idea as they claimed there waa too much to attend to with water works extensions and the road work 7 and that the council could do no mere in the matter ii waa decided that the next regular meeting would be called on the even lng ox tuesday july 3 aa july 2 was being observed as dominion day council adjourned at 10 ik p m burllnjjton pefealfl acton 142 the ladles ball club defeats the bros kvl lie team 41 to 83- at the session of tho council on monday evening tho council decided to back up the ball cjub in their pro posed tournament with ouelph and llockwood teams on july 3 and the club is arranging u tluy baseball in the league fix turn at burlington the aoton boys wenf down with an awful bang burlington is leading the league and the acton team is leading the reverse end so that a defeat was really expected all hands tried pitch lng and the aoton lads did their ut moat to stall off defeat but burling tun was too much for them the score wsa 14 2 last saturdays results georgetown i muton b burlington 14 acton 3 bronte r b mpbollvlllo 7 the lssguv biandlnq the standing of tin oiuim in tho league is now um follows won luat 1 0 burlington 4 georgetown 3 bronte 3 milton 3 campbellvllle 1 acton 1 4 1 s00 s i no 3 3 600 3 3 too 1 4 300 1 4 300 the games tioxt saturday will be acton at bronte georg town ut bur lington cumpbellviuo ut milton acton girls dbwlvat bitoolc ville several weeks ago the girls of acton organised a girls baseball club they practised faithfully and after- u few games in which they either tied or were beaten evidently hit thulr stride laat wednesday evening limy dofoato i crack brookvlllu olrln leutn by overwhelming acore if 41 h thu ho id bag ur both trutma w luoan at itrat out gradually tlghteilul up at the bat tho girls wen riant at home both teams hit the boll very hard acton girls were by far thu hiuvtor hitters misses olive mclauifhlln ami lottie mason starred lit the field whllti miss mclaughlin also was thu heaviest hitter with two home runs u three base nil and a few singles mlas katti lumb of brook vl lie was the only tosuallty hho had the hilsfortuuu to throw her knee out of joint a very large crowd witnessed the game ulid were apparently well pleased with the showing made by the girls there is gam with the georgetown girls in the park this evening v ballinafad on w ib ueney atturmy tlnei m1 will hold u joint meeting in ii hum t here this thursday tvuiiluj 1 ho electors of btftt east wellington and halton will he welcome mr itnney will answer mr perguaon s ohuigns ut thla meeting it- will b uuo of the most interesting meetings of lhi tiinv palgti meeting in the lutetoatm of 4jr hillmer whs hi id litre on huttlnliy night mrs munivun wus the prin oipel speaker sssa4s5i i iv v w l