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wut mx sftt ft fortyninth year no 40 thursday morning may 15 1024 acton ontario canada thursday morning may 15 1024 single copies five cent the methodist church acton rev chas hackett pur persona oe willow st 1100 a m rev j edgar todd of dublin hlrcfl church ouelph 1 so p ni sunday school 7 00 p m the minister subject itedeerolng th wmi places everybody welcome presbyterlvsi knox church acton mtnitr rav a c sutfirt m a manse willow street 10 00 u m bible class matthew chapter xi 1000 a m sunday school 11 00 a m8tho minister subject the wcllrounded lite 7 00 p m- the minister subject how soon we forget strmnjreni leaving address with the ushers will be called upon by the pastor ah ark cordially invitetj special notices wanted immediately house to rent with option of buying later or roonu box 10 free press 1500 wanted for a year at six per cent intefeat satisfactory security given apply to pox m frkb press office for sale ford touring cur 1923 model with tarter will sell nt reiwinab1e price a malozzt 413 so- 12 beardmore crescent for rent or sale house on scene street acton mrs alger 11 mcmichuel ave phono drover 1933 toronto tf band instruments tauqht saxophone clarinet brass instru ment taught by c waddinoham bandmaster onelph musical society bond 444 111 torkshlre st guelph potatoes for sale a quantity of early sunrise pota toes splendid for eatlnc also good for seed at 1 60 per baa apply mrs n f watson phone srm r r no 3 acton car for bale chevrolet baby grand oar in good condition lately overhauled brand new apare tire and battery with 160 worth of accessories can be bought cbeap for quick sale apply to j r kennedy mill street acton church janitor wanted a janitor for the mettufdiat church a man accustomed to firing a steam boiler preferred and one whose wife can assist in cleaning and- dusting particulars aa to duties may be bad from il p moore i secretary trustee board auction sale of high class dairy cows including durham holatelna ayrshlrcs and jerseys of il talbot and schario will b held at the stock tarda rookwood an tuesday kay 20 at two octock many of these cows have calves at foot or due to freshen shortly r x kerr auctioneer long distance hauling x am now prepared to d6 lone dis tance haulm of furniture machinery etc and am fully equipped with ap paratus and trucks to take care of this class of work prompt attention given all orders a b cripps 4ji phone 63 or si acton ontario farms for sale u farms in the counties of halton and wexunaun varying from 40- to too acres let us sand yon oar list a number of homes and baalnaa places in acton tor ami fire and lke insurance money to j a- smith real batata agent phone 10 aoton onl ftendebafor coal sealed tenders addressed to the pur- chaaipg ag psnsrt of public work ottawa will be received by him until 12 oclock noon daylight yeavina monday may 20 1824 for the supply of coal for the dominion build ings throughout the province of on tario lncludjng the city of ottawa forms of tender with specifications and conditions attached can be ob tained from the purchasing agent de partment of public works ottawa w corrlgan and il winter general post office torontoi power son drover kingston ana from the care takers of the various dominion bulkl- lngs in ontario outside of ottawa toronto and kingston tenders will not be considered unless made on these forma the right to demand from the suc cessful tenderer a dopoalt not ex ceeding 10 per centi of the value of the contract to secure the proper fulfil ment of the contract is reserved by order n dksjard1n8 acting secretury department of public works ottawa may i 114 4b2 wonderland fridav mav is a martiof action comedy mystery drama star ring pouglas maoleun comedy creation black and blue sing them again lie i lest we for get introducing three old songs saturday mav 17 alim the night wind mxrrtnc wimgm mieii comedv creation with a st john educational heel clois ters t cloud vox jpr tuesday may 20 the thrill chaser starring hoot gibson com edy creation mites of smiles chapter of the he anted val ley coming scaramouch e anil live the king with coogsn r jl gregory son w will 8v vou man if you will lt 0 special purchase 1bucan not se men 0xfords ald laorlcu boots women strap slip pers oxfords and sandals misses and infants slippers and sandals all sizes tennis goods to fit everyone at lower prices when mfacdonalds say to men reduced prices its a call to genuine savings eleven days of clearance reductions in mens furnishings the last day saturday may 17 at these figures men will more than save money they make money whether they buy for now or tor the needs of future months hundreds op fine shunts in a big gatherup of all unes that may finds broken in size range regular 250 to 350 for 195 fine negligee styles some with separate collars to match cood choices of plain colors and fancy stripes and with hundreds to pick from splendid selection in any one size all the work shirts less all the work shirts reduced until saturday may 17 figure out these savings arid youll and jt well worth while to stock up on future wortfaday needs if you cant be in guelph this week write in for your supply 200 work shirts for 5169 175 work shirts for 139 189 work shirts for 149 150 work shirts for 129 and a work shirt special in blue chambray at 100 all the mens felt hats all the mens felt hats also at decided markdowns calculated to make a quick dispersal new summer straws are coming to take their places of course a man always likes to own a goodlooking felt hat no matter what the time of the year if he hasnt got one right now this is his chance for a good saving all the biltmore mallory and moore hats included at these reductions 750 hat for 590 50 hata for 435 650 hats for 495 500 hats for 390 450 hats for 339 any woman who needs a new suit will think twice about passing by an opportunity to choose at half price twentyfive models in a special clearance group this week smart styles with straight boxy jackets trimmed with braid ings and embroiderings sizes 16 years to 40 bust measure regular 2500 to 5000 clearing at 1250 to 2500 this is the kind of opportunity that makes it worth while to come to a big store like macdonalds to do your maytime shopping d e macdonald bros ltd gnejpha leading and largest store weekend specials new summer candies new summer candies to suit every tasto apricot marsh- mallows walnut marshallows oriental jellies chocolate and vanilla lady caramels and a number of otfier lines which wc will be glad to show you- turkish delight sort and mellow regularly 40c lb weekend special 29c lb assorted chocolates assorted chocolates are stfl in great demand regularly 40c lb weekend special 32c tt ice cream our ice cream menu is full of tasty things to eat we also have brick and bulk ice cream which we will deliver harry harrison the shoe man i now tines of travelling bsqb and suit cases i 1 1 ssi oei w i iwi news of local import rev mr todd of qualph on sunday hov j e todd ii a of guelph will preach in the methodist church next sunday morning iter mr todd is one of the brightest preachers of the conference and he will no dotibt be welcomed by u large congregation rev mr ilackett will preach in dublin street church oualph that monjlnjr had s atreks last week mr e b lllce wtfllo ut home wone lost wednesday even inc had a shftht stroke mrs nice was hi at the home of their daughter mrt james whet- hum at- hurllnirton mrs whetlfilm came to acton next day and mr ripe accompanied her heme on saturday motnlng it la hoped the elderly couple will be able to return home ehortly tiulto tcstorcd to hoali a new cement platform a new cement platform lw under construction at the canadian national hallway station here a largo gang of workmen from the works depart ment of the company commenced operations on monday several cars of cement and gravel have arrived the old platform was a well buut one of three inch pine plsnk and has dane duty with sundry repairs since the erection of the present station about twenty years sgo it had gotten con siderably out of repair the new cement platform will be appreciated by travellers and cltlsens 1 aeten ladle boss ball club the ladles base ball club has secured the everton dramatic club for thelr popular play the wayfar ers to be given in tho town hall next wednesday evening slat inst theilay will be given under the management of mr a b currle and the eleven amateur actors represent uncle billy iurklns the retired former phllura larklns his sister emraaline uncle billys niece mr oraham the little minister mr dudley the crook jack waterbury constable hex green a colored boy mr watson a slave to drink ueasle lynn clytle and the mutt wayfarers this drama has been given by the everton young folks in a number of places with much accept once attended womens missionary con vention last tuesday the rev h a i and mrs beugh took several delegates by motor to the annual contention of the womens auxiliary of the missionary society of the church of knglard for the diocese of niagara helckrrr-ftlamll- ton nearly five hundred woman re oelved the holy communion ut the opening service in the cathedral the motor trip was very pleasant and the whole convention was a wonderful source of inspiration interest snd in formation to all the delegates the service was taken by the very rev dean owen d d- of the cathedral ifac preacher was the ven archdeaoon mackintosh rector of dun das and the special address in the afternoon was given by mlas shaw a missionary from japan the chair was taken by mcs leather who has held the some position for twenty years the band concert thursday evsning no evidence la wanting to prove that the people of acton appreciate the pro ductions of acton cltlsens band their open sir concerts their inside concerts and all other activities given under their ausplees ore invariably greeted with large and appreciative audiences even last thursday evening when the rain was falling in torrents a goodslxed audience assembled in the town hall to listen to the band con cert and they were well repaid an excellent repertoire of popular music wua rendered and in a manner which called forth unstinted praise people present remarked to each other on the excellence of the music produced and the general opinion is that the band never reached a higher state of ef ficiency than is now manifested cemetery greatly improved already chulrman nlcol has already effected a marked improvement in the appear- ance of the cemetery the trimming of the trees i a marked improvement the cleaning and reforming of the walks and driveways will make far ther improvements which will be ap preciated the painting of the gate ways and of the tool house will also give nn improved aspect and will say very vividly to all who visit our city of the dsadthar somebody earejc chairman nlcol brought into requisi tion a specimen of his professional handiwork the othe when h4 brightened yp the inscription and de signs of the towns memorial to our hero of the south african war gun ner moore this monument has been standing mt the entrance to falrvlew cemetery for twentythree years and cleaning nor re lettering has been done to it in its commanding position tho work of chairman njool is very noticeable scores of the cltlsens who attended the oddfellows decoration oeremonles lost sunday afternoon were very kindly in the comments of the work already accomplished under the supervision of chairman nlcol and the conaenus of opinion is thst the work must proceed until the cemetery in put into the neat and attractive condition it deserves to show and that hereafter this well kepi condition must be permanently maintained the obeervsnoe ef mothers day knlth of our mothers living faith n orsdlo song and bedtime prayer in nursery love and fireside lore thy presence still pervades the air keith of our mothers living faith we will be true to thee till death it is n tins thing for any community whan mothers day is loyalty observed tltp spirit of love snd reverence in- jcatetl- by special sermons and ser vices where the theme of the impor tance and sacredness of motherhood u emphasised la of much benefit and blessing tho churches and sunday schools in town last sunday made uch of the occasion in knox church rev ms -sheewt- preached special sermon in which our indebted ness to our mothers was forceful i rl forth a mothers choir of twen tyfive voices added much toahe in terest and impresslveness of the oc casion rev mr haokstt preached a fine sermon on the acred ness ol motherhood and the honor due to mothers in the methodist church his recital of ian maolarena story of his mothers sermttn by john connlehael was especially effective a mothers service wss held in the sunday school in the afternoon mr a t drown the su nor in tendon t bad a programme which emphasised the anniversary in a very worthy manner mothers day was observed in the baptist church with special sermons by rev mr howard and music appropriate to the ocoaslpn the theme was also featured in the other churches vary suitably ami loyally neighborkood news toivn and country crcw80n8 corners mr and mrs john hurllngham have irtoved from the farm to mr charles lamberts house mrs morgan crownon hr has been visiting aclon relatives during the week churchill mrs dynes and misses juey and hasel of tlurtlngton visited relatives here over the weekend mrs robert denny visited relatives in ouelph during the week the wet weather of the past week has greatly retarded4he ferm work terra cotta mr and mrs enos tluyward have moved to their new home in ouelph we are sorry to loe such kind and obliging cltlsens mrt chas slmpklns hue gone to colllngwood where he has secured employment in the shipyards the recent rains have greatly re tarded seeding operations in this sec tion mrs j coulter who has been so critically 111 has taken a turn for the better our good roads commissioner mr oeorge campbell has a large staff gravelling the roads again mr w j i in hedge l busy shipping lumber from here mr norman icam spent the week end with friends in ouelph our junior ball team defeated the ladles in a friendly game recently the score was 4q to fi leslies school the school report for last month nt s s no i erin township is as lows class v marshall mccalg errou fisher tillle maude br iv marjorle reld florence johnston blva johnston arthur mc keawn thomas allan george una del v br hi maud mccalg loyola for estell viola allan kathleen mckoown hector mcarthur bernard forestall ilda ctippo jr itl joseph forestall lawrence fpreetfell willie johnston calvin altken sr il thyra stone lulu mccut- cfaeon gordon leslie mary mccalg annie altken bessie forestall tommy coole st x lois forestell jr i james mccalg elate nelson evelyn pearen xjoyd mckeown ve- llne lambert jr primer jsek forestell marjorle mccalg orval stone robbie allan bdna maude m macponald teacher nafiaqaweva r bbeneser church beautifully decor ated with sweety peas iris and ferns was the scene of a very pretty wedding last wednesday 7th inst when in the presence of immediate relatives and friends gladys blsley second daugh ter of mr and mrs levj ktsley of brookvilla became the bride of ed ward 8 byerman son of mr byerman and the late mrs henry byerman of walton the ceremony was performed by rev george b caasmore b a the bride who entered the church on the arm of her father looked charming in a gown of ivory silk- georgette with satin trimmings her veil was of brussels net with a coronet of orange blossoms she carried a shower bou cjuot of coral roses and ferns the bride was attended by miss merns bcott of ouelph who looked pretty in a pale blue silk georgette dress with gold trimmings with bat to match and carried a bouquet of pink ea miss ila bole niece of the bride was a sweet little flower girl dressed in pink taffeta with a bosket of aweet peas and illy of the volley mr harold blsley brother of the bride acted aa best man the bridal chorus loghengrln was ably ren dered by mrs russet blsley during the signing of the register mrs roy blsley song sweetly i love too the ushers were messrs ruseel and hoy blsley brothers of the bride follow ing the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the brides parents a dainty wedding dinner being served in the dining room there were guests present from toronto barrle brant- foed oaft cfbeipntfotint forest wrel ton campbellvllle and hamilton mr and mrs byerman left on the c p r for an extended trip to the coast the bride travelling in a smart navy blue trlcotlne suit fox furs and sand hat on their return they wilt reside at moffat w burlinqton in the face of u petition containing the names of 10a voters to put up street signs ut a coat of isi5 the council by a vote of 64 turned down the scheme dr a ii s peers has been reelected superintendent of the methodist bun- day school rev oeorge w barker of st- cath erines a former pastor preached elo quent sermons in the methodist church last sunday mrs w v hopklnwas in ottawa loot week attending the funeral of her sister mrs uullentyne mr q c johnston of ancuster has purchased the ice cream and confec tionery business or mr k j dlcken- m brant street the annua convention of the nelsou township religious educational caun- ii will he held in memorial parish hall of 8l lukes church on friday may 19 mr alexander scott crulckshank father of mui l crulckshank of the high school teaching staft died at hu home in hamilton on sunday last after only two days illness t the age of ii years mr and mrs a b coleman and daughter mum margaret have return home from sutherland florida fvheeolhey spent the wtntee- monrhs- they report delightful weather and n good time an acoustloon with six connections has been installed in knox church through the kindness of james david son of hamilton a former member of the congregation and a son of the late james davidson for many years an eldcrof the church i meeting of the nelson and burlington agricultural society held last week friday add saturday sep tember ii and 20 wejx deckled on tor the foil fatrthis year the high and xubllo schools will bold their fair in conjunction with this one mr leonard jdykea town clark ar rived home from england on satur day after three weeks sojourn at his home in ungland where e was called owing to the illness of his aged mother- he reports his mother improved in uaaluwaasvtee oddfellows decoration day church parade the graves of eighteen brethren decorated in hyc old ceme tery failview churchill caledon llmehouge stirring sermon by rev a c stewart jm a at kritlx church in the evening the member of acton lodge i o o f no 204 held their annual decor ation day and church parade last ruu- dajl- the event was one of keen in terest and was participated in by a large number of brethren of the threo links snd eltlxena some thirty five members of oeorge town lodge joined their acton brethren led by ac ton cltlsens hand the oddfellows paraded first to tho old cemetery and then to falrvlew ceme tery at the old cemetery the grave of broalex if brown was decorated at falrvlew cemetery the memory of the following brethren waa honored bro 8 o ounton ono a motavibh bro james mclam bro hector johnson bro johan hansen bro robert garvin bro- robert creech bro robert crainej bno r e nelson bro georoe btatham bro john livingston bro h h worden rro donald keith bho william james brethren were delegated o decontto the graves of rro robert somervllle ut llmehouse rro jacob ryder at churchill and lira a j mack in at caledon the impressive ceremonies were conducted by bro n i mclum n o bra r m mocdonald p u bro frank e kennedy chaplain and bro w j gould marshall the oddfel lows quartette bros l williams james smith thomas a mcclure and i a- worden led the hymn and aang a quartette and the cltlsens band played a number of the old familiar hymns at each grove there was installed a new emblematic marker and a flag in the evening the brethren paraded to knox church whero rev a c stewart m a preached an impressive sermon on the theme gods order and mens order the favorite bible stry the good samaritan was the scripture basis of the discourse it contained much of timely counsel und gospel truth the brethren were exhorted in kindly terms not to put the lodge and its activities be they ever good and helpful berore the church he commended the order for the great good it is accomplishing and wished the brethren continued success h their praiseworthy efforts a mens choir composed of odd fellows occupied the choir gallery and led the praise service very effectively bro l a worden sang a eolo which was greatly appreciated by the con gregatlon police court news the charge against mike nlckaluk for being intoxicated on the street which was adjourned on tuesday even ing to allow further evidence to be put in was hoard on friday evening the evidence proved that nlckaluk was intoxicated as alleged by chief macphersofi and a conviction was re gistered a fine of 10 und costs wai imposed to t u harvey of wsaaguwc belongs the expensive distinction of being the first man to lose hlo auto under the now confiscation ruling of attorney general nlckle lost thurs day morning harvey appeared in hamilton police court before magis trate jelfs charged with selling three gallons of homebrew alcohol on the toronto hamilton highway his cor a fotd touring was con located and he was fined tqo harveys place warn searcsed a few weeks ago by county xls in the effort to dlsoovei ted liquor but without success its a long lane etc however john simpson of naasagutyii was charged by john stammers represent ing dr bernardos home toronto be fore police magistrate moore at mil ton on tuesday afternoon with pun ishing- ronald bud ray a want of the home too severely wit a l strap he admitted the charge und waa fined uoo une costs the lad wus taken back to the home mr simpson had a ulster of the boy for a year or two und she did well in lila home and passed the entruncn exam ination ut acton lusi june police magistrate moore hud three motor car cases at georgetown yeti day afternoon rockwood i ved the i full moth or day was loyally lost sunday the services churches and sunday schools of interest mrs oeorge ingle has heti snrl- ously 111 the past week miss florence barlow left last week for davidson saxk to take charge of her brother ivans home which wus so suddenly bereft uf u wire snd mother rev u j aiken of lions head formerly of nerval lias vecepted in invitation from the board of the rookwood and eraioosu circuit u succeed the present pastor rev k m qelger who has been invited lo ches- ley twentysix tmw members were re ceived into the methodist church in the rookwood and krumoau clroult on communion sunday infant baptism was also administered at the ovenrng service in rookwood arbor day was very praotloally ob served ut the public school owing to the kindness of the womens insti tute the horticultural society the trustee uoordand thelrlnterewt in community work the school und uur- undlngs present u much trimmer ap- ies ranee and give promise of beconi- a beauty spot in the village the coming summer mrs win harris president of the womens institute has taken a kn interest in the enter prise or beautifying the school grounds ur kobert ours tang who has been the service of the urund trunk itall- way for fortytwo years and who suc ceeded his futhei the lute john gar- stang as section foreman twntysix years ugo has reslguad his position and will retire from act ive service t mr ours tang was u very faithful em- ployee painstaking anv ambltluuu in keeping hlssectlatrltl first ulaas shape having several times been awarded the first place for the line condition of his entire section he lived in acton tnany years when his father was soc- ubn foreman unn social and personal mr joe hyixltf of toronto wm home ovor hunduy mr earl cooper of duel ph was home op hunduy mr will itobdrtson of toronlw wus horitovor sunday mihs myrtle dills of toronto was home over sunday mr hoy ilrown of hamilton was home over tho weekend mr ernest brown of toronto was hnnwt over the weekend mr cleorgo jgglns of preston wua home over tho weekend mr angus kennedy is spending a few days ut his home here miss bertie smith was home from toronto for the weekend mr harold wansbrough of toronto wus home for the weekend mr char lew mcleod of toronto spent the weekend in town mr juntos ross of toronto spent the week end at his home here mr w a c kenney waa homo from toronto university over the weekend mr stephen quest of toronto visit ed nt hlsliome here over the weekend miss alice johnstone aperft several days this week with friends in toronto mrs arch mctavuh visited mr and mrs john mcdermld georgetown lust week mr elmor hnndersovi of toronto university has returned to his home here mrs cameron leishman and master allen spent last week with kitchener friends mrs and mlsa bowman of toronti visited mr anil mrs donaldson over the weekend mr and mrs w a nlcol and willy of boston iipont the weekend with acton friends y- g misses maude und grace mopherxan or toronto spent the weekend with acton relatives mrs martin mis violet and mr kenneth or toronto were in town for the weekend mr k outer brown of toronto spent thowoekend at the homo of mrs john brown church street mm annie il somervllle and mlas veru hurvey nt toronto spent the weekend ut rhelr home here misses zellii mccartney und bertha ilrown of toronto npent the week end at the hitters home here mr and mrs albert brownl of kit chener spent the weekend at tho home of mi und mrs g h ilrown councillor hell who has been con fined to the huuso for a month is now making good progress toward recov cry iw a c stewart m a attended the graduating exercises of nurses at the ouelph goneral hospital on mon day mr augunt anderson is now able to tukc i wuik down street anitenjoys his ouitngh und meeting with friends uguln mr ttiomum kuvage left on monday foi winnipeg where he hus accepted a noori iksltlon he will be tatssed by m ussoclutox hore- very much mr albert gibbons who hus been in guelph general hospital for a couple df weeks is recovering nicely und hopes to he uble to return home this week s a thit nurses who graduated und recolvd diplomas ut guelph gen eral hospital on monday were misses mury mabel boyd acton und nellie jane cooke osprlnge after being confined to her room for nearly two months miss lottie el speight was able on saturday to drive to the home of her slater mrs james moore to spend a few days messrs william and arthur hackett sons of rev c hackett wilt spend their summer holidays with relatives in england they leave for birming ham their fathers home city early in july mr und mrs james rums haw mlas vldu und mr morley miss llsxle ram- thuw und mr burton wiggins at tended the nftyrtfth wedding utmlver- kury of mr and mrs george ramshaw t lowvlllu on monda the rev h g l and mrs buugh lomred over to palmerston lust week i visit- mr ibtughs brother who is now rector of palmerston thny cull ed ut arthur to uee mrs buughu hlsteruud many friends in their lusti parish social evening neat monday a souul evening will be held in st josephs purlsh hall on monday even ing may ii ut eight oclock silver collection everybody welcome ira- ceeds in aid of a needy fumlly n town league football at oakville n exciting qame resulted j victory for oakville by 62 actons football eleven playud their ivugue mutch with oakville on satur- duy before u crowd of 300 npevtutora at th start acton seemed to b the letter team und eully in tliu first hulf muohrln scoisd with u buuutlful long hot luter the oukvillo goalie was culled uiwm repeatedly o save holp from our forwuids and haj- backs uprn than due of these suvee had the eree seou themwere goals the kulkfopr lurrying the bull well over unu when swinging his body to throw out iluy wm takun to actons go4 and the custodian hud a busy uiluutfs then oukvllle equalised tho hvore with a aht thut would havi been kapt out hut for the sun shining in the eyes of uur goatie halftime lore 11 v the second half wno not of the same quality of football us tho n ret acton pressed at the start but oukvlllaq defence kept them up hough pluy i ofini noticed uml the oukvllle players wre many times warned by the refoine a penally wus u warded the home toum from which they acored unci they inunagnd to suurv throe hers whll aclon wua uble tu add im only oukvlllu hus u strong team but at- to ii fiels nnndeiit that the next time they muel the result will in antons favor last hutuutuys more oukvllle f aoton 3 wua not ilidliajjve of tho play aoton is not that m4h weaker thun their opponents and with a little olounui game und u inorn wulchxtll fcrni the aoorti would have been dif ferent our teumpluym fairbanks at toronto next saturday and will ho at homo fta a toronto tmu 0m olrty sic news of local import l guelph presbytary missionary meeting the annual ircuhyicrlul of guelph presbytery will bv htd in knox church next tuduy dr und mrs waters of india will bo present and address the meetings mrs e f mcl smith f alluton will uiho uieav sessions will be hold ut 0 30 u m and 1 30 p m farmer organising eoa pools organisers from tho ij k- o central office nro htartlng egg pooln in various sections or tho province those going into the pool in bruce county aro of fered a prlro of 30c per doxen for their best eggs with the prospect pf some thing uddltlolml when tire ogga ore sold nfter being held in cold ntorago until full bass bsilgame toijlam the first bull game of the season la iheduled for this thursday evening when tho acton senior team and a team from hlllsburg are to play in the park the gnmu in to bo called at six oclock the executive i endeav oring to arrange another game for saturday afternoon for tho senior team tho team will atoo play in the rockwood bull tournament on muy 24 the coming orange demonstration local arrangements are already in progress for the big twelfth of july celebration to bo hold in acton plans are already completed for providing meals comfortably and promptly in addition to the accommodations avail able ut our hotels restaurants and boarding houses the ladles of the churches havo boon interviewed and these have agreed to conduct dining roams und provide generously for the visitors x halton wpmens inatituts a meeting or the womens institute directors for thn county of halton was held in milton whan all tho institutes of tho district- wore represented except llmehouse mrs w f ipglehart pal ermo county president mrs syers burlington county secretary mrs c dltx bronte director tho director of palermo instttuto and other officers were in attendance the date of the annual convention was set for june li and it will be held at hornby conaregatlonal meeting and banquet next thursday evening 32nd insu the nnnual congregational mooting of the methodist church will be held the reports of tho year will be pre sented by the various departments and an interesting programme will inter sperse these the banquet will b a function of interest the ladles aid under whose direction it la being serv ed have just received a new set of china were for such gatherings and these will be first used on this oc casion empire osy exercises on friday evening may 23 ut elghjqy oclock in the town hall prises wljr be given by tho senior i o d e fa the winn cm in tike competition if essays and exhibits of tho public bchoot there will also be competi tions in the work done in nuslo in the school taking iho form of chorus and group singing the room wlrudng the greatest number of points inthl com petition will be uwurdnd a brlxe the methodist sunday school orchestra will assist in the programme every one interested in the school is invited to be present a collection will be taken costa you note do cant a teacher in one of thu public schools in the city is of tho opinion that while much is written of the trials of teach ing too little is aald of its compensa tions she told tub fuss 1kxos the following urn using case in instance the other day an italian toy in one of tho lower grades mud such progress wlh his studies especially with english that his grateful father felt it incum bent on him jo call in person at the school building und ox press his gratifi cation his apcech was not all in telligible but there wua no doubt of his sincerity for hu aoncludod with this genoruus offer mlssu toucher i huwa de barb shop una de corner you brings ma your hair una day an i givu you dc uhurapoo or cuttu do bob costu you not i do lent bible sootaty field day thn oltlcera of tin- upper canada illbln society urr arranging for u field day ntnti churches hi town on sunday muyzs knur of the churches in town liuve opunud thiilr pulpits to apeujeers roprusuntliig tlu- ulblu soolnty that lay the worldwide work of this teotchi lallun organisation will be prvuolited in uti intelligent und very intttrvatlng limiinui- tho dnpundunce of thn churches und tint missionary so cieties upon tht ltlblo society fur the holy scriptures lu well known and the people who utttrnd thu churchen will be glad to bo further liiwnnml rjpuatlng thu important work iliit encouraging reuultw being accomplished on mon- luy evening 20th iimt a union moot ing will ha hold for th reorganisation of acton brunch a hint far flower lowers in town her punalau und lortomiiry gurdon a utnuii of carl lor yourw culled the spot of ground geivurully corn n ponding to the yurd the familiar words of hhako- leurda oppollu nuggotitvd the hume panels und roauitiu y uru not the only nowem in it every plant in the little collection wua thu gift f u friend and the poeeeasor doauia thuni more fitting lokenm of remenihrumx than a aquare in u aouvenlr igullt or mi uutogruph enrbroldered on u tuhlocowr or uny uch thing it nmy ruhoiuibjy lm pre- uind too tlm many of thu llowor typify thut filaiiiublp the only kind th while whloh ut u hurriy pertm- nluj heal flower loviirrt uro always teadyto uhuro thiilr- plutitu und flowers with otliura 1unny unit rosemary gurdeiiu should be itumtiroub in town is bummwr f called him a deadhead hurry wimxin ulllor of tho welling ton kunsus nuwm went to u uhuruh upper eoinn tlm ugo to which ho hud been wan u free tlttket as lie rt cured thu lukrtala he heard unu good ulster whlapor to utiotlnr huru uoines one of those daudliuudu re tine lively he ate hi chicken wing uml roturnod to iiim ottloo und got out hi truaty pen ile found thut ho hud given thut particular uuppni juat 3i5 woitli of free udverilalni und in lnturtt therefor imd received que uhloken whig und thu nanaaj hhum thut day ho has collected cuali txii ull clmruh piveotj irui other paytuitctlona has never uoceptod u free tlckut p uny- tlilng and h uihii koi tliu choli i pur l of tho chicken which hn purchusoa for himself with tint cah iwiid for advo- tlnlng whloh hn usoil to glvo gmtutt- ouaty this-