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jctm mttt tt fortyninth year no 17 thursday morning october 25 1023 acton ontario canada thursday mowning october 25 1023 single- copies five ccrus the methodist ciiukch acton rev chab hackett pastor parsonage wlhw st 11 do a m thi minister subjoct the couguont of four iso p m- sunday school mission ary sunday 7 00 p m ltv j a evans of erin a male rholc frill lead tho singing at the ovening aervlro icvkhyuotly wklcomb presbytehian knox church acton minister rev a c stewart h a manao willow street 1100 a- m hov p w hpnr n 1h d of inglnwood 3 00 p m sunday school 700 p m rev p w hpence strangers leaving address with tho tuhiir will be called upon t tho ioator all auk cordially rnvjtkd special notices advertisement ia tola column cent per word mlalmasi charge joe pr lamrtloo office boy for solo leather tannery apply to beardmore co 1 for sale grey reed baby carriage iri good iondltion- apply to mrs l williams knox avanuo wanteo at once woman to do family wash rng and ironing- at home clothes to be called for and delivered apply box ml acton p card of t ranks mr andmnj argootrektl daughter desire be thank the many friends for their sympathy and floral tributes tendered on the occasion of the audden sad bereavement lost on saturday night on mill or mafn ftreetav or in fhe show a sterling urer bracelet set with amethysts and brlllants- lender pleooe leave at free brilliants- finder please leave at free position wanteo atito fitter and repairer s requires position 5 years experience leader devonshire 11 new ontario notice what about that fireplace you want pot in or eorae plastering you want donet repairs to your chimneys made masonry of any kind done see a mcmullen box xii mate street acton i- phone 74wr2 change of business t ravins disposed of our millinery papartment to miss galbralth who has now opened a millinery and fancy goods store we wish to thank those wbo patronised this department this season and bespeak for miss gal- brmlth a continuance of the patron- ace la this line at her new store d c rubsell home work w want reliable families to operate oar highspeed automatic knitting ma at home whole or spare time knitting for tho trade cood wares for all particulars send stamp ed add envelope- to the canadian wholesale distiubutbvq co it- pepl s orillla ortt lost on thursday evening- between 8 and 10 oclock a ladys brown valour coat between the radial station and the brick church will onder please leave at free press omce or return to mrs john graff echo lodge parm h h no 2 aoton farms por sale si fsvraa la the counties of msjtoa nd wellington varying- from 40 to acnea let us send you our list a number of homes and business p la acton for aala fire and life insurance money to loan j a smith i real estate agent 10 aoton ont reporter wanted port time only required of a respon sible party in acton who oould aend us news of new construction work new business business removals changes and fires stationery and post- s supplied payment muds for each report write msclaan building reports lid s5- adelaide st west toronto rjriday october 2fl tho snicks wife with al star cast a photo dnunn of arabia inmlc on the desert sands tha comes to the screen as a masterpiece of tllra art sprrlted horses oriental love and tradition and u whihi of scenlo backgrounds comedy larry semon in tho grocery clerk saturday october z7 the law or the lawless starring dorothy dsltan hre jm a picture which reaches out to a hitherto unscreened part of the world for its iddly rasclnatlng background uf tartar village and gypsy camp ceuiedy a ring tail romance tuesday october so trc lore gamble starring john aimxtrt me hud always boosted ttutt he wus free as au yet when tho gresj mo ment came it was his own auc- rinoe that bound him body mid soul comedy win i or has come episode no 10 of around the world hi 11 ijeye wednesday october 31 you never know ut wring- karl williams the mystery picture romance duno- ing girls adventure euspencu thrilling scenes and bits of humor comedy larry bemon in the rent collector f i rj- il lai j a mccujre a son such splendid fabrics and tailoring and comfortable lines were proud of these overcoats at 2750 and 3500 two hundred ot them from the best clothing manufac turers in canada depicting all the latest style ideas regu lar and raglan shoulders plain and checkback allwool tweedy with and without belts plain and fancy cloths in evefy desirable color all size from 34 to 46 well represent ed hundreds of other coats too in fact a showing of nine hundred with every mans price included in the scale 1g to 75 womens and misses dresses 10 a nice little value surprise for you when you come to see these btraltfhtlino models lrt nuvy blue anii black sorgo some of them enlivened by ombrolilnrod krimmlngh also huntl drown navy and coponhugon ulun shudtut inhunne wot off by blnd- llijfs unil contrasting color torn- blnaflonu all ulsan in the spiic- litl group from is ycurri up to 40 bunt mnumtiro llhurnl econ omy when fnutured at 10 new furs coats drebses millinery fabrics accessories all fastuon departments are replete with style interest these days women and young women of this vicinity may depend upon the- biggest store or the district for the best of style quality and price value jlsauirdayjvioniing salethis week of carpet sweepers 240 fifty only a special purchase group kinds that compare favorably with regular 4 00 sweepers on sale while they last saturday morning at 240 brush of the beat quality protecting band around the entire machine to save furniture from being scratched in every way such an allround big bargain that we have had our own name printed conspicuously across the sweeper as n macdonnld- valueremmder n every home into which they shall go mail orders accepted in time d e macdonald bros ltd guejphs istflrilng- and largest store mbbmaslhmmhbmttm 5000 for new school union section no 17 on town line between ebquestng and naasagaweyn long list of bill0 passed for road repairs in esque8ino at the council i lows inst meeting of ksijuf counts wrre assod as fnl- weekend specials weekend chocolates our famous assorted chocolates with a wide range of both soft and hard centres regularly 40c and soc tb weekend special 29c lb assorted creams v just arrived a fresh shipment of assorted creams in a variety of flavors regularly 40c lb weekend spedaj 29c lb icecream our ice cream parlor is still running in full swing we also carry frrthissortment of bricks and will deliver to any part or the town dont fprget we serve lunches at all hours mill street acton h wiles the proof of the boot is in the wearing new stock of fall footwear at harrisons for men brown and blick calf and kid goodyear welts best styles and lasts all prices from 500 to 8jh mens box kip brown and black at 375 heavy work shoes black and brown at 395 for women goodyear welted patent colts i strap grey trimmed heel and waist new stylo too and vamp at 4l50 womens brown 1 strap goodyear welted cajf leather at 500 j womens kid calf and patont leather oxfords and strap pomps and slippers at 375 and 3j0 boys and girls school shoes solid leather all sizes to suit dqngolas kip side and calf leathers at 200 250 300 30 and 450 infants shoes at lowest prices rubbersligju and heavy best qualitieslowest prices harry harrison the shoe man we will ave you money mvod by ctrfancluor flrown socoml jl i councillor apmu nil tho tnuimuror poy itobt mcmastet opon- lifjt dllch ojudc contract 80 00 cnd ink road oultlnv ln culvert bsulint cmltir imullnr culvert 11 60 bslsnco iiii ftmj 3 j j for roinl work mir wm ilullln ixilljoinster tp 00 total 00 00 cnnuda inot iroft co rho followlnu ntrount 1 culvert 18 inches bj 20 foot to wm muuin 38 c8 1 cuvoi lgxls to a ic crossman 26 1 uolvort 12x18 to ernlo ilosor 20 so 1 cul vert 13x20 to ed krwjn tlfijia 1 culvrrt 16x20 to thou early j36 6 1 culvert 10x18 to wes rtutledffe 18 81 1 culvert 13x18 to wm oowdy 33 52 1 culvert 12x23 to ilanry may 28 74 total 217 18 k- i oroons- wurd liaullna 1 loads of aravel to town lino at 1 par load 4 esquos- inito liaro 2 statute labor paid and imirformod 24 60 total 28 60 j l ltulo oporutlna brudor lvs days on town lino at 4 pr day kawjuea4ns share 3 oro iosllt oxpensos incttrrod ra dlsrharso of tnortsasa 3 carrlod mivol by councillor appalba so- nilaml by councillor qowdy that tho- triiuurnr pay o aldous icsquoslnah shurn of daniaae dona to car an town jlfl 6s wm loktin work dona on road division 43 80 co wm cole work tlono lot 27 7th concession e60 john mcdonald shu klllsd by doc 25 00 herbert clouvo pathmaster for huutlnff and puttfiitr in culvert op sth ip k 00 carrlod moved by councillor appalbo se- romlihl by councillor iirown that tho treasurer pay the toronto limo co tar btuvai ttiid roiuilrs ijinehousa crossroad h lfl sticks dynamtto and a for blsstlnst pit 3 20 mans time for blsstlns 2 co putting in culvart on 4th uno g 00 total 84 70 carrlod movod by councillor oowdy socond- i by councillor appolba that tho trrasuttr pay w o korma for un follawlns culverts supplied may 31 6 4lnch tile at 6so 3 8g juno t ll 12inch tllo at 110 12 10 juno 11 lft- inch tllo at 80c 0 june 27 18inch tile at 2 00 13 00 june 27 12inch tile at 100 5 00 june 7 2inch tllo st 100 7 70 sales tax 8 80 total u 46 carried moved by councillor oowdy hided by councillor leslie that the treasurer pay john newton 46 loads gravel on umehouse crossroad at xoo total 13 80 mr lien harrop for 1 day operating grader 400 george town herald for printing 2kg4 rrled moved by councillor oowdy second by councillor brown that tho treasurer pay angus lawson 6 days man and team at 8 go 30 36 3fc days operating grader 10 00 1 day i- horse doubletree 2 0 total 42 j g hel telephone account 2 3s carried moved by councillor leslie second ed by councillor brown that the treasurer pay hugh logan 4 stone markers supplied in 1sz 40 rubbln atone supplied for culverts 20 00 84 foot plank for culvert in 1818 1730 total 77 0 carried moyed by councillor islle second ed by councillor oowdy that the treasurer pay j w rutledga terra cotla p 0 233 loads gravel at 36c 81 20 332 loads of 1 i yards at 1 17tt gravelling 319 00 grading town ho lot 27 20 drawing cinders and placing culvert 44 00 total 46420 ksqueslng share 232 10 wm bhrp cheltenham r r no 1 levelling gravel on town una 11 concession west between lots 18 and 37 13 days at 3 00 30 q0 esqueslngs share 18j0 car ried moved by councillor brown second 1 by councillor lottlle that the treasurer pay to treasurer erin township half cost of culvert placed on town line and paid for by krln 30 04 carried moved by councillor brown second- i by councillor appelbe that the treasurer refund to k t noble tho sum of 72 34 being refund of taxes on property assessed twice in 4921 and j922 tarried moved by councillor brown second ed by councillor oowdy that the treasurer receive from wesley but ledge the sum of 1g 48 being differ ence between cost of comsat and iron culvert that treasurer pay ylohn watson digging ditch ot 38 oral concession 8246 tile supplied to joe- beaumont 8 00 total 70 00 pay v huglns for teaming gravel on town erin 8 76 georgetown hydro kl uc trie commission 10 aianwllltsms lights july to september 30 1 spring cruek light 3 00 total 33 00 pay j tracy clerk rotvuvlnclal klectlons and voters lasts 8270 pay w j mccunuhan clerk of election board re provlnaisi l lection and voters lists 107 00 carried moved by councillor brown second- i hf councillor appelbe that tho treasurer be authorised to day to the treasurer of union school section no af tho township of isstiuoaing and nussagaweyu the sum of 6 0qo 00 be ing htnoum raised by debs n lures by the- council of the township of es- lueslng for the purpose of building a new school in that seotjon carried council adjourned to met uu no- mber 18 at 1 20 oclock news of local import some of ths roadways improved tho jworn or ho of londn of gruvol distributed about thu ntrttnts tho past two or three wneks huvo boen very bonoflclal as tnany morn could 1m placed to ailvantuge euitoclally in eonv of the doproisloiim jjuimd by thu sink ing of watormalna commanalno voung in the city boys urv itmruljg fust in toronto a lad of twelve years borrownd u big automobile from a rosldnnoe beatvtho in ii l m of the oltyaad with another bid of twelve wts muakmltng down hhel- iwiurno btroet when u policeman after following for a ouuple uf blocks in unother tar ariosted them it is hop- td tht boys wert tolh well siumked tor their foouuirdy banditry kind aoi thoubh oreeds differ an event without precendent took place in ths ally or olean n y last wednesday evening when oleap coun- ii no 338 knights or columbus ihu eadlng society or hoinan catholics presented the itev 1 1l williamson 1 u rurmer past of ut the klrat m k cliurch with a thirty second degroi- masonlo ring the occasion was a puhllo farewell reception for th purgymun who has been appqlnlsd pastor of the hirst methodist ttpts- opal church north tonawanda olean is ths native city of mr il i uregory for many years an esteemed resident of acton who is how pro- lirmor of the gregory moving picture theatre oakvllle the flite now brlok sohout in h h no 8 nussogaweya will be formal ly opened on monday evening with a good programme pimm keep the cattle off a llttlt morn rar on he part mid in rliurgn of bordn of cuttle being driven through town would be appro clatod by the c iii tons who are on deavorlng in kiep the louivurdn nnnt and attractlvei homo of thrsn have lmen ruthlmuily trampled lately whnro cat tin have bona allowed to stray thamigtiway motor aoaident 1 eaquesjna grunt mrnilr und dunlel noh toth of liautmlnif were on their way homo frrini brumpton in mr mfnuigi car hht other ovitnlng and a uumlte of cars were cloudy following mr mcnnlr saw a holn in tho mad just ahead fnd was afraid to stop lest he should be rammed from the rear and no he wont ahead an axle broke and tht car turned turtle jtoth men worn badly hurt wins pnit of 3100 for car of ho llslton county was ugutn o winner in tho carload lot or bacon hogs at tho union htork nrdu toronto luot week being third timtmif thirteen comitetltors and winning 100 the hogs sold by uctlou uu tho market ut 900 00 plus ho pmmlum for snloots the market price of hogu wun 8 35 the junior judging touin also won 16 00 these hogs were ruined and fed by boys and girls of the county and were selected for the competition by it k homing agricultural itupresantatlve of hal tor county mseting of newspsper men at mount forest a mcrn of the wellington county press- association will be held at mount kort to rorrow this is the seml- nnual gnthoiina of the weekly news paper men of wellington and usually there are u number from adjacent counties us well business of interest to the craft is taken up and a social hour enjoyed together by the news paper men the giving of the best possible service to the ripective com munities under existing circumstances is tho ideal kept in tnnld thsnltoffehna mesttna at knox church with mrs a uctavish prealdt in tho chair the womans missionary society of knox church together with a number of friends from other coa gregntlons gathernd last thursday for their annual thankofforlng meeting the class room was flllnd to capacity and overyone enjoyed tho address mrs exlns oaf hespeter outlining the work of missions a solo by mrs john nlcol was very much enjoyed tho thankofforlng collections are vory encouraging bnd greatly exceeded those or previous years qa social hour was spent afterwards when a dainty lunch was served dabats st knox church the knox guild meeting held on monday evening was uno of unusual interest and education the pro gramme was arranged by the edu cational committee und consisted of u debate the subject of which was re solved that hlches tend more to 2e- velop character than poverty tho affirmative eldo was taken by mtss vera hurst and mr chester o plank and the negative by miss jean ken ned and mr harold hood both sides brought out excellent points but by thu decision of iho judges the igatlvo alda won out by two points those acting as judges were miss o hood air e j hassard and dr t t farmer vocal numbers by messrs taylor und sault were enjoyed during the evening the armistice- thanksgiving memorial day procjamation requesting all the citizen to unite in public services with fitting 8rvice6 on monday november 12 presentation to miss ethel clsrk a vary pleasing ceremony took place in the parish hall when tho members of st albans bible class and sunday school made a presentation u mtss ethol clarke who has been compelled to reluiaulsb her post us teacher in tho sunday school owing to tho removal of her parents from acton the presentation which was made by i henry bauer was a reading lamu and shade and was a email token of ufteot lunate regard from tho scholars and teachers st albantt sunday school has suffered on irreparable loss by the removal of miss clarkv from aoton- ifur years she has been one uf the principal ma no lays of the school and her kindness and generosity in all muttucs conpected with the church have boon ppoverblal she will bo sadly tnlased on luavlng aoton miss clarke varrloe with her the vry best vlshos from all members of st albans church from s laymans standpoint sunday was evangelism and social service liuy in tho methodist church captain oliver uexxelwood of toronto urlt l oregry huvaold toofr u prominent christian layman guvv ualoun t u store known two able and thoughtful sermons which wore much appreciated by the co ng rogation at tho morning servloe mr hsselwood based bs dlsooursa ij ut janins donnitloa uf practical religion as statxkl in cttapler 1 verso epistle pure rellgloq und undo riled before ood and the yathur this to visit the fatherless und widows in iholr arfllotlou and to keel lilnuawlf uiimkttml from the world work of the uhuroh through tho dvpurtrmmt of evatignllsin and social service is largely founded upon ihu principles set forth in this declaration the dominion wldo activities of the department wore graphically doner i bod and tho rusults u ootnplmmd ftr the suffering und the way ward the efforts along social und lusul lines vividly in ted out in tho evening mr um- kelwoml dollverud a masterly address world prohluins ibs text was matthew 7 3827 lit which christ s iptlou uf the foolish man who built his house uiou the sand is nar rated a programme of world prob lems and our individual rvsponslbllu in relation thnmlo was pointedly impressed a generous offering for che funds of the department was given during the itty at the evening service mens uhulr led the servlue uf prslsw very creditably major marvin ksi- nedy sang in spltuirfld voice the ttarltoiie solo father forgive mr william haukuct prsliiu ut thu organ with ability mr hubert holmes ox- v of ilje customs iimtrtment toronto assisted at both services he otouplert the pulpit on a special occasion durlmj the ministry of key joseph edge thirty two years ago whon he was publisher of hie clinton nsw ers doth cant iltusolwood und mr holtnet sddrvssed the fiundsy school in th afternoon 1 ha iastur llsv charles hackett ujructetl the church servloes aud ass is led ths choir in um evaning it la only a coup i el of monthx alnce the mtoo of acton und vicinity jod by the ministers iminh tlwil nfuclou and luudlug cltlzpnn urtltod in una of tho most eucfiimuful and lnsprlng community gathnrhiks ivr held here that gathorliur was mi imiplratlan to the people and n credit to iho town organisation hue bun perfected itliio tiin iust few duys for another community gathering which has very worthy and imtrlotlr ohjoot vlaw thin will luku tin form public norvlceii with iltting i iromonluii bservu armlstloc day und natlonepthunksglvlng tiy in which ii tho people may unitedly participate the services wl i lo of u mumorlal character and will cojiniat of throe tmrts as follows 1 a public service in urn town hall u devotional character in which ull m people will join ut 10 oclock 2 following tho above tho people hi ushotnblu ut the soldiers uonu- enl where suitable ctrfmonles will i observed the murium nt deoorated und the lant pont sounded and two minutes of silent c be observed proceed t 1alrview cemetery to docorute the graves of the soldiers burled tlmre whuro furthi r roremonks will take place proclamation of the beevn ra- uosts that all ritlxens will observe day and participate in thu mem orial servlcim am attend promptly on time acton chlxeiin band und the metho dist sunday school on hestra will have imiortaiit part in tho day u pro gramme sunday tho services in tho various churches wilt emphaslxe the events of which the urtnlstlcn is the culmination and partake largely of the thanksgiving spirit gratitude and thanksgiving are just ly said to bo related to most virtues because from this foundation an many rivulets arise us that of revrrjnee unto parents and pastors frlendshp love of country and obedience unto ood this carefully arranged outline of proceedings in which every elthten may join is calculated to engender the principles of gratitude and thanksgiv ing and to constitute a fitting memorial to our bravo heroes who mode the supreme sacrifice for their king their country and tholr homes thelr ilveth for evermore social and personal mr itay gumblo returned from tho west on saturday j hurborreo visited friends home from k mr w in toronto this week winu lltrtle smith urn toronto over munday mr ytu williamson i saturday from the west istilo nuin of iiimo tiver tho week- cm irrlvod hoini ajr harry from toronto holmps jr wun over sunday macionaid wan over sunday mr anil mrs lyull visited friends in toronto over the weekend f nossagawnya visit i lust week mm wiihhi i nd aeloij friend a a mgtjvlstrpiit th end wlih friimjn in seuforth mr boy iirown was home from hunilhon for u few days this weak mr george agriow of detroit has booil holidaying at his homo here mrs gordon hnyward of toronto wan in town a day or so this week sr robert w stewart of agin court wun homo over the woekond miss jessie cummlngm spent a few days this weok with toronto trlonds mr jordan lawson of toronto pent the weekend at his home here mian viola itumloy returned home from toronto after u short visit last week mn w c lhi and doris of pent monday with acton hero toronto ver the georgetown friends mrs symon and ur charles symon loft on saturday on a motor trip to buffalo mr telford konney visited u weekend mr john sutherland made tun flue iuioui a on tuesday mrs armstrong of aoton visited mr and mrs james long lost week erin advocate mrs thomas obrien and miss o urlen of toronto were with friends ire on saturday mr und mrs elmer martin of hon- or visited at the homo or mrs oarvln last weak of ouelph pleasant call opening of 8 8 no 8 school nssaaaswsys the opening of the now school soa tlon no b noaitagawoya will take place on monday vemnifr39m ttist a good programme will he provided idloa will pi ou ho provide lunch ad mission soc and 10c culvert rosdwsys nsd levelling the provincial authorities would d a very kindly and muchneeded act if they would run one of their levellers over tho roadway covering the seven new autverts on tho acton crossroad every one of them fromr tho third to the seventh lines is uncomfortably humpy how motor drivers are liable section 18 of tho motor vehicles act reads if an accident occurs to any porson on foot or horseback or in a vehicle or to- any horse or vehiolo in charge of any perapn owluu to the presence of u motor vehicle on a high way the hereon in charg- such motor vehicle shall return to the scone of the accident and render all poaslblo assistance and give in writing to any one sustaining loss or injury his name and address tind uiso the numo and address of the owner of such motor ihlcle and the number of the permit ths halloween parade the hand has practically ull details in hand for ho carrying nut of tho halloween parade the hand will noet ut their quarters at 7 jo p m and 8 oclock will head a torchlight procession of the masquoraders to the railway tracks on mill street and whi then lama buck dawn mill street to the government block where they wil form up und give a programme suit able for halloween the band wilt be in halloween costume and it 1 honed everyone who can will come in costume to make tho parade a suc- ess it is expected a booth supply ng halloween treats will be o por ted for the band lu this vicinity al though at this time definite plain for this feature luivu not been fully com pleted prises wll also be awarded for best costumes etc healthy movement of reel eitsts there liuve buno nvural importunl of reul estate during the wwuk fr many years us the havlll block on mill street in which is ttt proseiit situated the acton creamery the boot and shoe buslnoss of h lw harrison residential apartments upstairs vscaut lot adjoining has been to mr 11 u uihlny of the electric flour mill mr lindsay will robaby erect a new sturo un tills mrs thomus obrleit has sold to noble of bradford the stone house on main street whore thu ramlly vslded until shortly before the death f mr o brlwn a rather unusual luinent lu those transactions is thai fuot thit uuuh of thu pruitetllett with sold for tush childrens day at st albsns church the annual childrens day survives were held 111 st albuu churt h on ituylasf thuru was a celebration of the holy communion in tho morn ing for tho uluterw of thu bible oiuhh tihd sunday school and u special chil drens survlco in thu welling at the nvenlug service itev mr bwugh fol lowed the custom which he inaugur ated here and whloh has met with nust genuine approval of allowing ihu boys of the hibbclus and him- lay school to tuku vutlous pslts of the service the hoys did extremely well pruyms were read by walter linhuiu und die bible teaoou by gordon smith wbo both arried out utelr allotted tusk admirably ti collec tion wus takn up by fruiik winters und lloirt taylor aits i letter in both his morning and uvenlng sorumns laid great stress on tho hsipoheiuoa of the proper training of nhtldren and greater importance of the example parents should set their chil dren in the dully life in tho home on sunday nef llev cuuun naftol of mutou will preach at the morning service in bi abaoa chuxun li und mrs john kinnalrd of guulph visited friends and relatives aoton on sunday mr and mrs george brandow of hamilton spent sunday at the home of fisru harry macdonald r and mrs james e doble and babe sient a few days last week at niagara fulls und buffalo mr david llnklater of sudbury visited u few days last week at tho homo of mr john mowat mr and mrs a b moitatt of wes ton were guests at tho home of mr ii ward taw over the weekend miss lona holmes made a ver pleasant visit with mr and mrs john mcgrsil ut jias tings recently mr and mrs mccartney and miss normu of georgetown spent sunday with mr und mrs wm j hall mioses olive jessie and marie mowat of toronto spent the week end at the parental borne here mrs null a mceachern of preston was here on monday attending the funural of the late mabel w cook mrs j montague gregg and babe or toronto visited at the home of mr george agnew during the week mrs h s wilson was in george town on sunday attending the annl vorsary servloes in knox church there mrs quurrle und daughter of gait nnd mrs mcdermld of georgetown spent u day with mrs a mctavlah last week mr and mrs harry lpage und their baby boy and mr and mr blckell of toronto were guests at moorocroft on monday reevo barber has been confined to the house the post few days with a roublesome ailment of the heart he is however improving mr william swackhamer returned from ouojph general hospital on tuesday h is much improved in health but still very weak mr p ferguson ulss campbell and mrs pendleton of toronto were o guest of mrs mcklnnon and mrs t tbetford on sunday mr and mm frank williamson little son and miss icmlly williamson of burlington visited at the homo of mr david williamson guelph street mr and mrs wm landsborough und charlie mr and mrs edwin luuidsborough and miss florence itob- ortsnti silent sunday with milton friends mr and mrs freeman gunby of tansley announce the engagement of their daughter uanche esther to mr boy stevenson of palermo the wed ding to take place this month mr john s moore of dundas motored to acton on saturday and spent the weak end in the home town his mother who had been visiting in luudas rarurned homo with htm mr ernest brown of toronto is spending the week at his mothers home hore the family is moving from the w j a kins house on willow street whore they have resided tor a lumber of yours to mrs wllo rcsl- lunce oil church street meshis henry bell toronto and jumcs bull of clsvolans ware here yesterday on a brio visit they burled their winter mrs bobert elliott at toronto on tuesday she passed uwuy very uuiotly und rather suddenly suntiuy after a few days llhiess s2500 theft at vergua the uurglr arrest j t oulton sunday with the qoede in ths car laist 1 rlday titght um store of c uwlng frgua was broken info ti rohhod if ulhiut 12600 worth of fus und ulothlng the thieves broke i thiough a cellar window about two ooloou on sunday tnuni ing a man with w car was seu i ututvment to be false tho man was acting in a suspicious man nor and buok iutltlcd chief chapman chief uhupuiuii and several ulllxena caught u luun num d chadwtuk awated in u rord cur whluh wus parked on martin street cluulwluk ulaiwed he was thor only oruuso his uar wm out of gas an invhstlgauun of the car found thl statement to w false the man was taken to guu and on monday afternoon removed to fergus there ctuulwlck admitted he was one of the two who robbed jawlnga store he gave tho tuuue ofhis companion ror whom the search is still on as being ueorg gilbert anderson of orlllla mr kwlng recover alt his goods chodwlck claims spruoedale near i ulla us his homo ho is now in uuelpb jau awsiiing ulal tragic death of miss mahel cook nurse at erie pa knocked down by a speeding motorist at erie pa- and instanuy killed lbhi thursday body drought to the home of her parents mr and mrs adam cookffuneral on monday thu heart rending mnnaage of the tragic death of miss mabel cook nurue at erie pa came to the utrlck- mo of her parents mr and mrs adam cook malt street last friday morning tho particular of this sad und har rowing event were learned when mr w dulanccy arrived in acton on sat urday evening with tho re mill rut of tho beloved daughter and sister last thursday ovtmlng miss cook who for the post eight years has been tho nurse for the large electrical work of burkn electric works at erie i a- visited tho homo of her aunt mrs lily sturrelt to give necessary treat moot to mr arthur kuhl tho husbuml of her cousin who was suffering from on attack of pneumonia she had com pleted her work and after u few minutes conversation with hor aunt and cousin had said good nig hi and stepped out to thu street to take the electric cor to hor own huroo as sho stood a moment waiting for the street car to coma along a ppeod lng motorist rushed along thu street- before sho had umo to step back out of the way the car struck hor fho was carried on tho bumper for nearly half a block and then fell to uio street and the car passed over hor her skull was fractured and the right arm and leg broken the heartless motorist who is supposed to huvo been intoxl cuted drove on without stopping leav ing his vlctlmo lying on the a trout posscrsby at onco aacaftalneu that hor death was instantaneous detectives havo been put on tho case and every effort is being put forth by the city authorities and the burka elootrlo company to bring tho brutal slayer ot an innocent victim to justice a funeral service r conducted on friday evening in tho first presby terian church at erie by re dr wutiam wallace blffa tho pastor which was largely attended the body was then brought homo by mr do- ilancey of tho electric company tho funeral here woo held on monday af ternoon from the home of the parents falrvlew cemetery ilov a c stewart m a conducted thu service mabel w cook wua bon in acton forty two years ago she was the firstborn child of mr and mrs adam cook after attending tho public school here she passed the ontraneo cglomlnutlona under the tuition of the late thomas t mooro after a visit to her aunt at erie pa sho decided upon her life work and entered hornet hospital in that city to train as a numo in due time eho graduated with honors and for twenty years success fully practiced her profession in her adopted city for eight years sho oc cupied the position of nurso tojglvo nmt aid at the works of tho burke ejectrio company and her services were highly appreciated by the man agement of that largo institution miss cook was a member und active worker of the irst presbyterian church and was president af tho alma mater of tho nurses school at hamot hospital at the time of hor death that aha was greatly beloved by the people at erie is amply testified by the wealth of floral tributes which accompanied tho casket to tho home hore these carou from the first pres byterian church the nurses at tho hospital the burko electric company and private friends mtss cook never lust her love for her native home she was a frequent visitor here and usually spent bar holidays at the family residence here her hut visit was on tho occasion of actons jubilee celebration und former residents re- union sho was also here during the last illness of her brother the late stay cook who died four months ago universal sympathy is felt for tho parents and slstor myrtle the only surviving member of tho homo in their great sorrow the eldest son oliver diod two years ago last march bay four months ago floral tributes sent wore as follows basket of rosea j t moore and family toronto wruaths mrs chas h strong erin pu mr and mrs wm mullli und family tho family sprays burke eloctrlo co erie pa mr and mrs moony car lisle pu haniot hospital alumnae erie pu miss agiijrt wuitmun mrs june matlu mr j k sllllman mr and mrs w atkins toronto miss m cook and miss 1 bomarvills tor onto mrs k cook and family mrs o u cook una family mrs dr bell mr and mfrs george benton and family jaiends who ut ton dud the funeral from u distance wero mrs jennlo shepnard mrs mtcmu miss uuby moore mrs w atkins miss maude cook miss pearl somorvlllo toronto mr lolncey erie pu mrs alax fjrguson auoluti dr w k som- ervllle haltuybury mrs null mo- eachern prvston miss ivuncui muuin gait mrs f c boiiuthau htowurt- town mr bobert bold mr ulid mrs robert held jr hlorvul mr und mrs w muthusou hlllsburg mr und mrs w wilson und mrs meadows georgetown latek copies uf erie pu dully papers imvu been reuelvod since tho uimvu wuu written tint belaid says thuului whslon bo yoais old cipt inter uf a uutuoii ut eighteenth und liberty streets wus arrested yusterduy by pol- loouian brown and in being held in uomioctloii with thu death of miss mabel cook uuiwt who wa klllod whoil run down by u niuohlne ut lluf- fulu road and school avenue lhura- day night whaltuiu ot u big 1aokard- was oontlsiiutml by the liollco whuii whaloii wus urr riled polluo say that biu uf giusa taken fim ihu halt uf u cook when she was brought o ituniot huspltal uforui with the huts which wun found btokoi on whalus oai pending action by the dlstxhjt attorney ball hull been refused whttlin the tjjyul orunuo ltmti uu 4ui will hold a uoclul evening iii tho lodge oom u ivuiay ootobbi atl uvry mumbec invited tti be prwsuht u v kennedy recording hecielury to those who gulhui iiiushrooms who wish to conserve thu nupiily und have larger beds of thm lioxt uoum4ii they shuula louve thu steiun intuot only pulling ort the tp 1 he wtuinu contain the spores that pioduie ud- dltlunal trupa and thiy uu oiuv hinwit away if imunkoil up so it u wuiitim to leave t idlmtlirthuf tbrestilecu on und on baturuuy huutru ut wo october 2f iui itfffiftiiivl1iiiiirw fkjfeaifit etliijlwfcajj lv