The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

t l 33 jvrfjm sttt ft fiftieth year no 12 thursday morkin6 september 18 1024 acton ontario canada thursday morning september 18 1024 single copies five cents the methodist ckubch acton rev jobephus gulp piiur parse nsoe willow 81 1100 a m tho minister hubjeot thn ox that gores what hhsll wo do wllh film 3 30 i tn sunday hchool t 00 i io ervho withdrawn i order hint tln congregation may a loud ihn knox church anniversary horvlto presbyterian knox church acton mini iter rev a c stswart m a manserwillow atref 10 00 u m jllble clan htudle in matthew chapter xvi 1000 a m honrtuy bohool 11 00 a tn anniversary services speaker rev iv j m water of india 7 00 p m anniversary serviced hpeakor hv dr j m wutors stranger leaving address with the ushers will ba called upon fay the pastor all are corddxlly invited special notices ajteiftlmmcnti in thti column a ccuts per wod minimum charga jdc pr issfcrtloa property for sale solid red brick house 8 rooms mod ern conveniences a real innp ii v kenyoi 1j4 acton help wanted kldnrly man wanted capable of do ing milking und chores apply wm uracken phone i3r31 acton washing machine for sale dowswell washing machine with wringer attached in good condition apply to mrs f b blow bower avenue for sale new brick house eight room nil modern conveniences for particular apply to s stephen cottdiner mill street acton n picture framing v certificates diploma and picture nhatly framed furniture uphohtfor- ifkg remodelling and repairing h v kenyon i 114 wallace avenue actoi clearing auction sale david radcliffe will hold a clearing auction sale of farm stock and im plement at the premises lot 19 con cession 6 esquoslng on monday sep tember 2d 1934 xl j kerr auctioneer found a gold wrist watch in lltnehouse- owner may have name by proving property and paying expense of ad vertlslng apply to r s mcdonald umthoum auction sale allie evans lot 13 third line es- quealng will hold an extensive auc uon sale of rresh cows springers toung cattle pigs and sheep tuesday september 30 a full hat the sale will appear in tho next issue ben petch auctioneer v notice the party who broke into the wood shanty on the form of james russell fourth line grin and took away some tools stored there is adylaed to return them immediately o atopfurther pro ceedings russell johnson it r no 3 acton farms for sale 45 farms in tho counties of xiajton and wellington varying from 40 to 100 acre lot us send you our llsl a number of homes ana busies p la ess in aoton for sale fire and ufa inaursnoe money to loan j a smith real kstats acsnl phons 100 aoton onl card of thanks tho undersigned dealra to extend sincere thanks to their many kind friend andj neighbors and to mr wm oowdy for their sympathy and their numerous acts of kindness during the illness and sad hours following the death of their beloved ops ar this will ever be held in grateful remem prapca donald s mcdonald and family xjmehouse september if 1934 problems in raising poultry and nroduetng eggs every month in the year ore all overcome by the practical methods taught in shaws cold pelt poultry course- hundred of testi monials prove this writs for them today and learn how to make plenty of easy money address shaw schools poultry dept section 0 49 uloor west toronto 1500 in cash prizes how many words can you make from th letters in the three words shef- field skin boupt 1600 first prfxe judges are banker educator and clergyman hond stamp for circular and rules sheffield laboratories depc 10 aurora illinois wondekjland frioav september 18 rh sinn of the pour a hlmrlotk holmes detective story by cunnn doyle comedy teotsle wootslu hodge lodge mary lru lulnb batobdav september jo the circus cowboy slurring charles jonas com edy the weakling educa tional rucl frog land fox news tuesday september 23 april showcra blurring colleen mourn chap ter 3 of hutll of tho rungs comply lofty marriage wednesday septembers 24 the uunchback or notre dune starrlust lou chancy twi hiiw 7 and 0 is iviiiun auult jbc oh i mr i m la r l gregory son time to think in earnest about your new fall and winter coat theres a wonderful showing in guclph at macdon- alds milady may choose with care for both fashion and quality- and boassurcd that she will look well n her choice on all important occasions during the coming fall and win many of these beautiful new models choose fabrics of exquisite richness and lavish trimmings of fur 15 to 148 thats a broad range beginning with the tailored coats styled without fur somewhere in that varied scale pries- right n ess as well as stylerightness for everyone who comes to make a selection t millinery furs frocks fabrics aill accessories in all style departments the lure of the new these da1i uto values for men who spend wisely 3250 for auwool herringbone suitsafrt a good line for strenuous service colors guaranteed several different models from which to pick the style that suits your taste and appearance best mens navy blue suits our value leader at 35 allwool english worsted and vicunas two and three button models all beautifully tailored a quality that makes for unusually good investment at 35 plain grey also at the same attractive figure f mens fall coats at s1sj50 to 3500 d e macdonald bros ltd guelpffs leading and largest store weekend specials try this one a sort creamy centre filled with cocoanut partly coated with chocolate regularly 40c lb weekend special 32c lb assorted chocolates assorted chocolates in a large assortment of different flavored centres coated in an extra rno chocolato coating regularly 40c and 50c lb weekend special 32c lb marshmallows we carry an extra fine marshmallow why not try i for your marshmallow roast ice cream havo you tried a fresh fruit brick they are delicious wo will deliver cc cream to any house- in town news of local import paatpr of metropolitan church tor onto to prsaeh tho anniversary service of tho uolhodlat church will be held sunday november 11 he mr culp has ixxm aucoessful in securing kov ooorg h williams d d psator the metropolitan churnh toronto i tin preacher for this oocaaloh annivereary ssrvlcsa at knox church anniversary services will he held al knox churrh next sunday itev ir j m wntrs of india will prah mornlnc and evening the choir will huvo upeclol music for the servlra of pmlnn the notice of the anniversary in noooasarlly brief but large congre gation ore looked for tho congrego- tion if tho i up tlst church will at- irntl tlm murnlng servloe and of the xlethodlat in the evening improvements to helton qlev works bulldlno mpasrs splrlvogel a bon who re cently purchased from william wll- llame thn building on main street in which their business is operated have extensive improvement under way the building has been raised a foot or no and moved to the northerly limits of the property a basement will be excavated and fitted up for a ntock room now atone foundations will be built nnd the building is to be veneer ed with brick this wack will result in mora commodious quarters and an other attractive building on main s treat th band conash last week a fairly good crowd turned out thursday evening last to th cllixei band conceit in the town hsll the band gave a generous programme of elections which appealed to the audi ence flan daman allan gmvea euphon ium solo ierfect pay which was well nmdered this is the lost time ilandsroan allan will appear with tho acton band as he left an tuesday to ussumo the duties of bandmaster of chatham hand during his years residence in acton he has been a valuable asset to the band and his splendid musical ability rui he greatly missed by this organisation the ban is contemplating putting on several concerts in tho hall throughout the winter months provided or eourso that the cltlsena of acton- desire theso concerts and manifest it by their at- tendanost beard of trade for acton tho business men of acton contem plate the organisation of a board of trade or chamber of commerce and wilt meet in the town hall this even ing at eight oclock to take the first steps toward th formation of such an institution the purpose b to toko into consideration matters of interest tor the towns welfare to cooperate with the council in securing desirable improvements to investigate propos als for additional manufacturing plants and any other matters calculated to advance the beat material interests of the- municipality about nfty business peoplft who are substantial cltlsen and who are interested in acti welfure and progress have algnined their intention to unite in thepropoeed organisation and satisfactory results value ehoutd accrue from the efforts be tnade prosperity at hswetsort 8ho factor is if the hot too numerous shoe compunle of canada enjoying good business and a large measure of pros porlty in the j w hewetson company ilmmpton as a result it is round necessary to increase the capacity of the plant and the building tho addi tion lo the building will be 160 feet by co feet two storeys in height snd built of brick and steel and will give about 16000 feet more floor space tbo machinery in the oldvr part of factory will be duplicated to a urge 0 and the output will be incroas- by 60 per oent j w howetsoo f sspany already have a second fac- far f n expect by november t increase their working staff by in tola than onehalf that they may wrhr to arow and prosper is the 1 of the people of both towns flumppton conservator m h wiles w will sav you money if you will let us i i school days means new shoes for the kiddies jmping xeed you will find our prices right quality comfort and wear considered mens work shoes made by the best makers at prices very low considering tho quality tan and black pbin too and toe cap fine shoes for men women and clrihtnin all tho best leathers patent colt kid and calf our stock 18 alu new the proof of the boot if in the wearing harry harrison the shoe man new lines of travailing bass and flult casset umhp sad fatal aeeldent to former resident on monday of last week may cut ting wife or w s jhyfer of sill rolrmount road cleveland ohio met a tragic death by motor while crossing the street a rain storm had come up und about seven o clock mrs phyfer went to meet her husband with his raincoat where he would get off the street car about three blocks from th4r home when crossing the street he stepxiod from behind an auto going east directly in front of another going west and was knocked down sim wuh rushed to the hospital but died in a rew minutes in fact was dead before her husband knew of the accident lle- dn the sorrowing husband her little twoyear old baby boy bobble is left motherless mr phyfer had many worm friends in cleveland and this was amply manifested by a wealth or beautiful flowers sent by friends in the church and others the sad accidental death of her fslher at his farm on the sixth lino a numbef of years ago will be remembered the johnston wlesin weddlnn the home of mr snd mr bamuul wiggins was the avn f a pretty w ottulng on tuesday afternoon whei tltulr daughter alloe tclala was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to mr luwrtmc orwell johnston son wf mr ami mrs ht ts juhpaton the cere mony baltl performed by ihe uv j rulp paetur- of aetofl methodist church tvumptly at three oclock the hrldo entered the drawing room on the arm of her father to the strains of lohengrins wedding march played by the grooms sister i mis ifldna john- stun the bride was gowned in pmrl gray itat crops embroidered in blue slid gold and wore a bandeau und ring of iarls bh carried a shower bouquet of palest pink mums wm itlahmojid roses the bride was pre- rttdtml into the room by her later miss voru wiggins of tiuffslo wearing a frock of rose ptnk canton crpe snd bandeau of r hi nss tones sn4 carrying a bouquut or sunset rose th groom was supported by his cousin mr lorn ilamlln of toronto attar the oere- tnony a dainty luncheon was served in the diningroom mrs pulp poured eoffe assisted by ml lhi oumer if urutitfufd and joan moklbbon of toronto buth charmingly dresse in urneii crepe and georgette mr and mrs johnston left for a trip to uurttlu tirult and other points the bride wore a uavy uioottn suit with suiid hat and the grooms gift u martin neck piece many ha n dooms gifts testified to the popularity of this happy couple the grooms gifts to bir sister and th brides sister war handsome bar pins nnd to thogroorjstdsj a tie pin organized for plebiscite campaign sokndid meeting of citizens in tereated in support of ot a brief addresses exhorting electors to vote ahid work for dig ve8 vote to first question the gathering of cltlxuns which as sembled in the town hal mi monday evening for organisation for tho cum- palgn to- support the ontario tm- pcranco act was one of thn largest uud most representative over held ut the beginning of a contest fur the support of a temperance moo sure lu acton the unity of opinion und ob jective as expressed by the various speakers and by the vol cm of the cltlsena present was a very encour aging element and the iirasnntatlon of the duty of all possvaspd of tho franchise whodealre to stand for the beat interests of the province of the home of the family and of legitimate business enterprise to vote yon the first question on tho ballot and no to the second was tenable ujid emphatic a strong executive representing tho business and moral interests town was elected as follows president c c henderson of the christie ju henderson company secretary v e mccleary of hewetson shoe company treasurer w- k graham manager bank of nova krotla executive kev h o l ilaugh m a rev a c stewart ma itov father mc heavy itev w ii howard and rev j culp these will draft committees on llsti of voters ittnanco canvusslng jot ting voters to the lul and hcrutln- eerw a meeting of tho ladles of t town was held last evening wh an effective organisation wtii undur- taken to assist with the largo wnmepn vote at th plebiscite election on oc tober s3 the meeting of citizens which wat presided over by rev it 01l raugb rector of st albans church was ad dressed by a number of epoakrrs in his introductory remarks mr uaugh explained that first of all thn meeting was intended for the purpose of ex plaining the coming plebiscite vote everybody who has a vote should ex ercise his or her franchise on october 13 if wo have a vote we should know how to vote the question before us is on which affects everybody it is question not only tor those who drive motorcars but those who walk on our streets it enters into the homo and affects the home life pr a long time has seemed incredible to rno that nwll make the efforts thiy do to get a drink of liquor some seem will ing to sell their souls lose their re putations part with ail selfrespect to secure a drink it i our duty- to bold fast to tho ontario temperance act which is the best law evor placed on our statu to books for prohibiting the legalised sale of drink ray j culp who attended the county convention at milton lust wed nesday reported that aiorge tepre- aentattve and enthuslastlo gathering was held the assembled workers wero much encouraged with the pros pacts for success in the coming cam paign it was felt however that thorough organisation ahould be ef fee ted in every part of the country so as to roll up as large a tnnjorly as possible x ii cleave 11 a at iturllngton w elected president for the county and charles turner tra falgar secretary a vice i resident for each municipality was decided upon mr c c henderson was tip polhted vicepresident for acton mr culp tnade a strong appeal to ovory voter who has tbo good of his com munlty and his province ut heart li stand by the ontario temparauie act the benefits of which havo been tnanl feat everywhere ue felt sura that no person who is in any way interested in helping the community can possibly desire to see the legalised suto of in toxicating liquor brought back th minister ore ready to do their full share of tho work necessary to success and earnestly desire to ieo all laymen and ladles also engaged in tho cam paign for success rav mr stewart in a characteristic ally earnest and pointed speech said he was very glad to hear anyone speak out their opinion emphatically ha couldnt understand the people wno fall to say where they statid on a great moral issue such as that now befor us- some one had sold to him that th bootlegger are with tho preachers on the question of continu ing the ontario temperance act if that i o tbey ore in very good com pany not only of the preach or but of ati immense host of people who uro not bootlesnrera nor moonshiners nor preachers and we will all ba support ing a measure which has borno more fruit ror tb good of the country than any other law ever passed in this province to outlaw the uquor traffic borne people talk ugalust pro hibition but we have the spirit of prohibition in every law on our statute books und th bylaws of our towns and cities we ar tonight to organise against something which hi a cur to the country lie truo to your country stand by pie ontario temperance act stand by tho men ho or appointed to enforce its pro visions and see that they are laniod i only ask you when the tlmo came to vote tu vote as you bollevo qods way would be rueltiexm hieii to a man should stand by this tnuur for thoy may be- perfectly euro that money paid for liquor sold under gov ernment control will hut imi spent for the goods they supply the hum which are the neooooarlea- of life i i otifld- antly believe the people of anton will do their duty by their chlldroii by their homes by their country ami by their ood key mr ilaugh in reitlntf ixpcrl- ettces on his holiday hi o i or lrlj fui thyee weeks through ontario nnd quebec this summer said lly thulr fruit y ahull know them hv resists iuw whether h thing is good oi had tho result of drink tire had nlpetynlne tier oent of tuvrty und degradation results from drink when drink is available a man sturtu noun- with bis pay envelope and is tuot with temptation on every hand with the result that by the time lie urilvus hums much of bis weeks earnings ur gone he is in deplorable iniuullnn and bis wire and family suffer the liquor makes a hell on eai th of hoiim this summer mrx rsugh und i hiutor- od to montreal und camped along tint way between here and thuru during three weeks we camped in parks and tourists aatnplng grounds in towns ti ontario and in all that line w iui not see ti single cuss of drunkenness nor drinking th only places whte t drunkenness was when wo wsre in the province of qua hot what government control t it is not control of tho sale of uquor anj tenderly laid to rest the funeral of rev j c wjieoi b a- last friday largely attended tho funeral of rev j c wllnon a of weyburn bosk was hold horo last fvldsy afternoon and many friends assambled to pay their re- pecjs to the memory of this man of god who was so universally helovod mr wilson died without any ulnow he preached morning and evening in his church at weyburn and wan takop iii while returning homo after tho ovoning service and expired in u faw minutes mrs wilson and duff accompanied the body to toronto whom thoy wero met by messrs john it kennedy and d mctavlnh elders of knox church and mrs william johnstone und mrs malcolm mclean who came with the casket to aotoh tbo funeral on friday aftarnoon from johnstones undertaking iorlom to knox church and thence to ilr vlew cejmetery was one of the largest over soen in acton the funeral sor- vlce was conducted by ouelph pres bytery of which tho deceased was a member for sixteen years rev dr mcgllilvray ouelph was commission od im the absence of the moderator to act in that capacity tho following ministers attonded rev a c stewart acton revs ii abraham ii if macpherson and a m hamilton ol tluelphr rev john little bnunoaa hev j u stewart rock wood itev j t strachan nossagawoya revs j w aionomara and w m mckay toronto the service was a most impressive one throughout we are und or the shadow of a great loss aoid mcqiiuvray and we take refugo in tho promises and the word- of the liv ing god rev john utile and rev j w mckonutro spoke tender words of euology of the deceased mlnlsti he loved the gospel of christ and bo loved to preach it was tho index of his character as expressed by thei close friends a prince and a great man in israel has fallen they asserted the elements of service and the ele ment of sacrlfloo charuoterlxed his llfo at the close of this very affecting servloe in which the choir took prominent part ho casket was opened so that the large assembly might pass by and view the face oc this man god who had been so warm a friend to many of lhatn the casket was sur rounded with e wealth of flowers which bore mute but fragrant testi mony to the esteem of friends weyburn in acton and at other points following elders and managers of knox church acted successively patl bearers john cameron john r- konnvdy c c henderson a t mann james h reed w m cooper w it keuney j i alex mcddnald john stalker donald waldu duncan mo- dougall nicholas forbes all tho immediate relatives of both rev and mrs wilson from toronto urampton bolton albion mono road drayton and friends from toronto ouelph kitchener gak lis towel palmers ton port credit durham urlmsby georgetown milton dramp- ton and four members fand their ives of mr wilsons hrst session t btouffvllle and melville attended the presbyterian synod nal meeting of denization this f th important churah on september s3 34 and ib tho presbyterian synod of toronto und kingston will hold its annual meeting in knox college at the evening meeting on haptens bar 34 special uddressos will be given by veterans of the church in view of this being the jubilee year of i presbyterian church in canada it la elated that this will be tho lu meeting of th synod as ut present constituted which ceases when th united church of canada come into being next june plebiscite vote is limited to two questions yes or o on continuance of ontario temperance act and on government control a very fair ballot has been evolved by the govern- ment t has ut last boon derided lutil two mtuoiia und two only ahull bo sub mitted to tho eloctors of ttm province of ontario at tho ijohlacilo vote on i question of intoxicating llquorn n eloctlun tu b huldun october ixt holunmont by tho cabinet ofi sua on the form of thn quostji following canfarencu in tho irmo minis tors ofneo bo l woe n mr forguson and attorneyoenorul nlckla repro ting tho government john mac donnld rev t albert moore d d and george ii lees of hamilton re presenting tho prohibition forces und i v hellmuth k c f l monahun and cyril d ijoyco moderation leaguers the official government an moot is om follows tho first consideration of a gov ernment in its legislation arid the ad ministration thereof must always bo the morsi and material progress and welfare of the pooplo it serves tho greatest forco in the securing of law observahco and tho suppression of crime and elimination of distress is public opinion the purpose of tho plebiscite is to secure from the peoplw ouch an oppression or opinion a will enable the government to adopt such measures as will have behind them tlu- fullest possible public approval and support tho ontario tornperance act as amended and strungthnnud from tlmo to time during the past eight years now tho governing principle in the handling or our liquor problem it is obvious therefore that the first en quiry must be directed to ascertaining if tbo people desire to continue tho principle pf this law one of tho quest ions will thoraforo ba lare you in favor of tho continuance of the ontario temperance actr if tho ma jority unswor in tho amrmallvo there can b no doubt us to tho course l he followed if on the other hand thn majority unswor in tbu negative it means thm now method of controlling the nolo as a boveragu of beer and spirit liquor must he adopted the oovernmont tlfereforo seeks a further xpresalon of opinion by asking a second question arc you in favor f tho bait as a iteverago of itoer ami hplrltuuus liquor in boa led ittckog- under government controir social and personal mr ooorthi rudn- of toronto t jr harold hrlrkor uptint hunday at homii in i mm ton spent lunch will bo served from oclock at womens institute booth i acton fair next wed need ay man can legally buy his car full of liquor in a day he can buy but ono bottle at a time but he may go ten minutes after he ho bought the first bottle und buy another and so on oil day- and a man can break a govern ment control taw just as easily as the ontario temperance act this pro vince would not b worth ifrvlng in if men could get ail thallquor thoy want as they do jn quebec the on turlo temnerancaaol is not a perfect law but it is th best we have avail able ut present or ever hve had kvery one wbo wishes well to thu province will vol yes to tho nrst q uestlon on the ballot und no to th second i hope the day will come in canada when the dominion govern ment will give u a law which will forbid the manufacture sale impor tation or exportation of intoxicating liquor und i am satisfied if wo now endorse the ontario temperance act it will be a step la that direction rev mr howard said we are hi fur a great fight and we must be fore armed the thing for us nil to re member is that if wo have government control no horn is safe that being case it is our plain duty to give our heartiest support and influence u the ontario temperance act we have our fou on th neck of the serpent now shall we take it off or halt wj kill the serpent t let us oruunlso got together and fight as one man irs mccleary said she felt then a tremendous right for tbu womti this campaign the mioaiy uj or- b dined and ip already boas tl nil of vlctoty and laying plans for a return of the hqu6r tramc every woman in lrtfvlnce should tight to banish the liquor traffic john cameron recited some of the sad things ho had seen tu auton whuii lor was legully sold if pooplo could remember or if thoy would ho informed thoy would never vote tu irn to the former disastrous drink ing conditions lcvety lght- thinking itueil should work to influence hl neighbor to votu to retain the ontario tvmperutioo aot mr c c hunderson told of u luuar ha lutd just received from a bunlffm frlutitt in lirltlsli columbia in which failure of government control was vividly tolntod out the itauplo hero in larti number tiro spending tlioli rnotiiy for liquor instead of food and clothing und umessury household gimtls ho appealed to the people to inj together uud tlo everything pos bio to got rid of the liquor tramo mr a- t llrown said he tuid jusi received n letter from his brolhoi who in bualuass in winnipeg who suyu udltlous under government control there are deplorable rusluess in till s is seriously affected mr rrowu felt that the people hare should unlt i the sltoiigesl possible way u return ia present law the meeting closed with tho dux ology and the national authdm correcting misleading statements kdltor of thm flues vkwx acton onturlu door sir wo uro writing this to correct cer- ulli statement or rather mlsatato nents and rumor that have gained herniation about the town which ax not only misleading hut tend to put us n u wrong light in rogurcl to the lubllc at a conference held between the unijl and oursulves on wednesday vonlng september 3 there ware one if two statements msdo by the reevi nd to our representative und the sumo statement hnvo been repeated u round tho tu 11 mr htovun luiut r toronto kuntluy ut his honut here mihh isubol wutklnu of norvul is visiting at mr t p wulklns mrs ic t tholfurd spent tho week end with frlnmlu in col i logwood mr hurold wo from toronto nvi mrs i mltdioll iy toronto vlalllng her sister mfti a roesor my kunnnth mart lit of toront vldltnd acton frjutulm over thn weel rid mr trip ti week mr j c matthews has been holi daying at jacksons point tbo past week misses emma and grace little of liramptoti visited acton friends this week mr claranco avlll of toronto is spending a faw day wllh acton itev dr t albert moore of tor onto visited ut moorecroft on wed nesday mr and mrs wm duncan and children of toronto spent tho week end at the homo of mr and mrs c h harrison miss mary harvey spent a day or so in toronto with her sisters during tho week misses carria opd gladys ryder of arkell visited arton friends during the week mrs dr gray wont to ulyth on monday to spend u few days with friends there v mr a t bmyth of fort erie visited his auntl miss jcllxa bet h moore wilbur utroet this week mr and mrs wm royc and clar ence of rock wood upon l hunday at mr u h lantss ilr and mrs v a muclean and master hi my of chesley spejit the weekend in town dr former returned home tho first of tho week after an onjoyablo weeks fishing at myers hay and mrs douglas crolghton of toronto spent a few days at moore croft during the week mrs doollttle of elmlra has been mclean this week guoj of mrs mole one statement v kot our uro pumps whlih wo hud ut c nory here on tho und 34 for forty glvoti ux that wo did ur hone ontotho fire ur nolo leather uui- nlgsit of august 23 minutes after the this statement is uhsolutoly unfounded on facta- we had our pumps und boat going within throp to flvo mlnutos after the alarm was put in our large electrical pump uud steam pump maintained six soven streams all tho tlmo during tlto fire at a pressure from 116 to 130 pound wo might say that reoxnrartcr luted at the council mooting that tli oust iron pipe used in the town mains was only tested to lgd pounds pres sure ut the factory i a fore shipping wo ura told that this is nola fact but that they were tested to sod pounds and that they ehouhl withstand u working pressure after thoy waro laid of at tousiiio pound it is also told tu us an u fuel hat it is impossible for the electrical pump at the town pumping ttlon to give ut the vtay maximum under present conditions more than ho to 113 pounds and the pump prussuro in turn would pot glvu hi ore than 80 to 80 kiuuds nosxlu pressuru ut tho uvor- ago lire in town dejxuidlng of cuuma upon conditions the sooner the cltlxuns of acton know the rtfe facts with rreriiue to our llia righting facilities horo in town the sooner this wholo mutter will bi corrected and we will he uhle io gut in aoton nru fight lug equipment which in tecum to iioih und whloli will lie udequulv protection not only to our industrie but to our homo i und tin cltlien will b bbl io uiulu- talu their present rnt of liisuruliuo unit uuite likely hilvo h rodllcod we feel vry strongly lmt statu- moot like those uimvo uieutloiied nhould nut b made nnd circulate when they uro ubsotutuly pntrue und ror this iu sou wu uhk you to publish till letter in thn hext issue uf tlls lluul llutml so that the iltlsans of aoton hm a whole may know the truo fact ulitl tiot stroet curtiir uosalp yours faltlifully ilkaimuoltw co ltd rune llsardnjoro jlber 11 llj4 electors of acton i feel deeply the responsibility which the oltuoos placed on ro at their meeting for arusnlxetion for th prohibition fight on mon day evenlno isst only by s ilrvna united effort csti w ulv the newer whioh aotan should o snd i uru you for the sake of our boys attd alrle our homes and our fair pr vinos to ulv the com mittee your whole- hearted sup- peri snd do all in your power to sustain ontarios prohibition leu elation c c hendkrbo preildent loeal oommltts bo wnr avenue mr und mrs fred adsett and mis dorothea of trenton made acton friands a brief visit ou monday mr a ii devltt of kitchener was town on friday attending the fun- oral of rev j c wilson r a mr and mrs k raeeor and little edith uf toronto were weekend visit ors ut the home of mr a reesor mr and mrs morris teeter and hah of rockslde visited on sunday at the home of mr c ii harrison city knitlneer h s nlcklln mrs tylcklln and mary of guelph spent a weeks holidays at tho old home here miss vldu rumshuw returned on monday after a couple of weeks holi days with friends in milton and low- vllle mrs annie johnston and ml reil iltophonson epent the woekend with mr and mrs charles k ralley in fergus mhujes mary gambia and alva masalos mnm frsrn toronto and spent thowtiekend at mr j e gambles crescentvlllu mr chan 1nrkar and mtss roaxell or ac tun wuro guests of mrs wm mcmillan at hlllsburg un sunday erin advocate x mr albert e gpriiuy manager of the j lu mat tho ws st co departmoniaj storu at 1ort arthur visited acton friends this week miss myrtle young loft this week for schrlbner whvru she has received tho appointment of principal of the continuation hchool miss viola allison mrs thetford loco who spent tho holittsyswtttratr and mrs thetford ho returned to her ime at colllngwood mr thomas kilty win was operated i lost weok at guelph general hos pital for appendicitis is making good progress toward rco very iv uud mrs j mclean mission aries in china who are enjoying a furlough huvo been visiting friends thlh vicinity during the week mr a young f cmlur creek form vlsltvd frlonds ut wlndormora ani other hlnts id tho north last week meeting numerous friend uf former years meaar fred wlllutn of toronto und w j wlllbuntf of hownuthvuie visited their untlo end uunt mr and mr whuuni william ljikj avenue during tho week m jouuph pvlerw of o loviirsvllle n y mts llurtfuinali ut tmmlns urio and mr und mrs george homstrvut of milton wtn welcome cull or ut moormrurt on fijouy during her stay in town mrs itev c wilson wu the guest of mrs mulooltn mclean many aoton friends lied to extend slnctirti sympathy in har grout borrow mis jeuti uecutji- lied her from toronto and duff from wo y burn r luvid tn unl futnlly intend uinuvo to toronto till wtxik the temovul of thl nntm nioit family from acton 1 a dlmtlnuootitl und is greatly egrettvd the hi ut wuhom uf th community will go with mr ilo aid family to their uw houi ikint fall to putronlxu the wo- nu institute booth ut acton fair the aportmans magazine the reudet uf tho outober losuo of itod and gun in catutda are introduced tho intimate huuuts or tho elk the rii rux und th ntousu kuru ftre fishing on french river by j xl icvrrotl is description uf uti ideal place for the sport of tho angler rob whites itivuj u stury of lluugurlaii tartrldgo hunting in alberto by w d el lint is equally luturdstljig readlug und hack to nutunt by mliurud 11 uud huiprlsua ror mlllr by martin hunter aru two imrtii utarly antnr- lulnlng eketchu in addition o thestf thl wall illustrated number there uuiiisrou oili-i- worthwhile ur- tlclos and eturie hoii uud gun lu cuuuitu is publlsheit iiiiiuthly by w j tuylor limited t wowletook ohl new styles lu fall mtltlnury on iispluy at miss murray k