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0iii 5v jrv wv fiftieth year no 24 hursday morning december ii 1024 acton ontario canaeor- thur60ay morning december ii 1024 single copies five cents the methodist cfluhch acton rev jobephu8 gulp pastor parsonage- willow st f ul mtho minister huljct call of help from macedonia 130 p m sunday school too p tntho mlnulor subject who answered the call tfa pastors iioma4x always open to any desiring help in spiritual needs presbyterian knox church acton tff minister rev a c suwmri m a uartm willow street 1100 a m the minister subject the coat of disci icshlp loo p m bible class studies in matthew chapter l 100 p m sunday bchool 7 00 p m the minister subject the regtnnlngs of christianity strangers leaylng address wltb th ushers win be called upon by the pastor all ark coitdtallt tkvxtbd special notices i a cents pa r taamjoo experienced nurse experienced maternity nurse apply ii i box 26 frkb1 pre8h mortage of 1 100 on acton propertjp for aale apply to box 35 free press copy of free press wanted isc will be pam for the nmt oopy ot the faxss iaaas of august xl 1024 delivered at thla office for sale a number of bred to lay plymouth rock pullets chartes mekeown rrno i ac for sale combination queoeo rang and heater alao coar heater apply 16 mrs kasli h vincent mir street lost box 18 20 cartridges between jaa j bymona hardware and geo brown hiwa concession 7 nsssagnweya leave at treb press office card of thanks nurjamri ode wlah to thank all thsssvm helped tn any way maketmtmxar such a aucceaa last saturday afternoon and evening card of thanks mr and mrs john bruce and family thank all the neighbors and friends for kind sympathy also for the floral tributes during the illness and death of our dear margaret card op thanks the lady true blue lodge of acton wlah to thank all those who assisted with the programme and donated gift tor their shower held on wed- t november itft strayed from the premises of th ondersign- d roan heifer the early part of october anyone holding this animal ftfter una notice- will be prose charles davidson 31 tf lot si tnd line bsques auction sale on saturday december is cq mehetnr at 1 so the furniture and household effects of mrs dodds will be sold at auction at her residence opposite lavrtys garagv rookwood rot hindlev auctioneer rhone lrc enn pob bale child s crib bjw seated buggy would make good gear for light son only foo also ught awwv v wagon i atkinson north corner 7th line and acton 13 i crossroad aurpjua auch0j4 sale tjlaton- beswlck will hold surplus auction sale of tit choice houfn oowa sheep- jhogs qraln and apples at lot s u line erin j miles west of bautnrffjuvifo friday december 11 at one o clock sharp xs it j kbkr auctioneer farms for sale 48 farms in to counties of halton ami wanhujrtonj- varying from 40 to sot una let us send yon oar ust a nvmhar cjaimes and iiiibjiiim places in afifirr fur aale t and llfs- insuimnos money to j a smith phone 10s g1yjs your cmumen eye comfort dont expect them to suooesd at mu tbaur ytelon is iniperfect have no idea of the haadlap snj9 a oqnilltialt imposes upon u ita u lopk ihalr rap or oorreot any lmperfsctlona that piny b prsql thon with th- suasas we supply they will study with comfort and will progress pviob faatsr delays are unwise a w smith optoasetritt 120 upper wxpdhmm jt ouelph oomfortable viaion spedaust for tears wonderland friday december 12 m tarrlnv olorl uwuuon om toul fuoaulr tti llttl shop itlrl enmity trunlty ufg hmta rmlo katlh e xiduo v saturday december u eyes ot the forat suutln ton mix coomdy no jvolso wltb our qaaf vux tuesday december 1 rtbe vmn kid starring hook attuon cllan tor it or ruth hr utv lunin cob4y llni wyny gpirr40 thr tjbw- serial leather slocldng kjgbgwya30n i i heres a big store transformed as if by magic into a great wonderland of christmas gifts you will and it radiant with tho spirit of chnstmastide an inspiring interesting place to and charming suitable gifts for u your family and friends no matter how little or how big an expenditure you have set aside for esch name on your list you ii rntf something suitable acceptable and practical in this big fairyland of gifts make your christmas visit to guelph- to macdonald s this week gifts for men lounging and bath robes houso coats smoking jac kets jaogar slippers ties and tie loldere cuff links gloves arm bands garters braces and belts in boxes- handkerchiefs socks mufflers everybodys price included pob women furs and apparel novelty accessories french ivory- home linens lamps the hoover electric suction cleaner etcetera beporh christmas celebrations begin milady will probably needa new dress certain december clearance prices offer her most timely savings smart dresses in both silk textures and wool fabrics canton crepe beaded crepe chsrmeen tricotine and serge navy blue brown black sand and toast shades sizes 16yejips- to 42 bust values up to 3000 for 1sw5 more smart dftesses in another group wool crepes charmeen canton crepe and satin faced crepe values up to 25 00 for 1675 interesting choices in another grotrp that in eludes wopl crepe serge tricotine silkntt andcantoh crepe values up to 2200 for 1475 d macdonald bros ltd wyndbaafi msotnnnrli and carden streets weekend specials mill street actqn whats more suitable or usefulthan footwear for christmas only two short weeks till christmas and in those two weeks there is niucfi shopping to be ddne last tjag not least of this shopping is christmas candies nutq drapes orangey etc our store abounds with a targp variety in all ttieso lines conie in snd- pe coqvinced that our stocc 1 jresh and our priges nght shiles v chuckles we have a large assortment of smiles n chuckjes in fancy boxes we would be glad to reserve any for you assorted jellies assorted jellies with a nice cream coating weekend special 32c lb regular 40c lb assorted chocolates our assorted chocolates are still the very best of quality with a large assortment of different centres with lovely choco late coating reg 40c weekend special 32c lb we have a full line of ice cream in brick andj3ulk h wiles w will v yu men if u wu ut u presents t jj3 useful gifts from santa clans bead the following list all new goods dress shoes street shoes work shoes- school shoes houso shoes overshoes rubbers slippers spats holeproof hosiery footeasers laces polish insoles brushes polishing mitts wool soles corns calouses and bunion pads all bought at the very best cash prices from the best makers id this country give us a trial our prices are right weekend special bargains womens patent goodyear welt slippers 0 50 fort8s3 7s for 195 5 00 for fs3 jrjens shoes am oxfords 5 50 for 495 pet hererr wil pv voy harry harrison the shoe man nf llftt travelling flag an 0mm wssip slslssslsiissp n news of local import chrlstmsa is coming msk it msrry it un t tha wreaths in the windows it un t tlh shlnlnr r or the child ren rait snd waiting tfrtrqrs christ mas to you and m its the marvelous salf fotrettlna its the thought we are endlnc far its our hearts sjow up ustlnv iu a wonderful yuldlna star jbwtwintsr birds dinner when winter with aim frosty winds the warm sir come to quickly chill bread crumbs for hunsxy little birds i scatter on my window sill tbey seem to like jhls dlnltur hall when food is so herd to forsjre snd every mernlrujc oorae to est what i call snow ihrd s 1orr idas baxsar tho women s auxiliary tff st al bans church will hold uaelf- annual bosasr and sale of home cooklnc home nude candy etc n the parish llall on saturday december uth afternoon snd evenlns a nlco aortment of attfta for christmas tea servwd th the orients tea lloom everybody welcome w c t u meeting this evsnlnfl a meeting untler the auspices of the wctu will be held tzds eveolnc in the methodist school room which all the ladles of the community are invited sirs bov r henry cald well or georgetown the superlnten dent f9r the county will address the meeting sirs rev a c stewart president of the acton union i preside tmeer eleeted for 1sss the young women a ajixlllsry ot knox church met at the home of miss lucy edwards on tuesday evening for the purpose of electing the ofooers for the year itxs the following have been appointed president ulu clara lantxv vic president mia 1 symon secretary ulss jessie x anderson asst- secretary miss ijacy edwards treasurer miss uernloe held convenor of programmes miss russell death of little msrgarex bruee margaret the dettr little daughter of mr ami mrs john brae bower ave who was opersted on for appendicitis failed to recover from th sbeoh aad passed sway on thursday perlbmltus set la snd this naturally retarded pro gress after the operation the dear tittle girl wo born in acton live and s half years ago the funeral took place from knox church on saturday afternoon rev a c stewart m a ofdctatlnc the sorrowing parents have the sympathy of the community in this sad bereavement a ymry pleasurable evening the choir of the methodist church spent a delightful evening w george town last thursday evening as the guest of major and mrs kennedy the hbepltaltty of the brfdo and groom was unboundeq snd all present en- joyed the occasion very much rev mr culp who is himself a vocalist of merit accompanied the choir and join ed the musical pregranune rendered during the evening the kindness of the host and hostess and also of hn and mrs john w kennedy the par ents of major kennedy was greatly appreciated masonic omeors for 12ft the officers of walker jlodge af a a m no xxi acton were elected at the regular meeting on m evening i p is w bro j p mclam w mrw bro- d mctavuh sw bro dean leslle j w bro charles wilson chaplain w bro w m cooper treasurer w bro w j reld secretaryw bro r m mcdonald adbro w h hortop j d bro n u black dnf cw bro h cook organut w bro d w king meklnnen allan a quiet but pretty wedding was solemnised at the methodist parsonage n wednesday afternoon at three clock when miss laura donelda al lao was united in the bonds of holy matrimony to mr kenneth moklnnln son of mr and mrs angus kcklnnon of srgcebrldga rev j culp oigcla the bride wore a pretty gown ot sand canton crepe with orange trimmings and small nlak ht and also the grooms gift a 5h f p- bhe was uaattendeja gnd carried a bouquet of bridal roses after the ceremony a dalnfy luncbeonws at ib home of he hiea sister mrs f w cleaves the ijapuy oouple left on their honeymoon fof northern points on their fturn mr an4 mrs mokln- non will reside in ac0fr true blue canosrt the concert of the l t b lodge no m0 acton on wednesday evening was a success mr w j reld chairman explained the woes the ltr were doing for the orphan children left without the care of parents thrown on the mercy of the world these children are brought to the l t b orange home ft richmond hill and gst tbe care ot a good bonts are clothed and well fed and receive good training for their future the pro gramme was given tree mr ptoofc donaldson of oueiph and mr harry rgby of acton were good tn their coiula selections thomas moehrle and uaboock pleased the audience with their mouth orgfen selections those who look part in instrumental piano numbers and songs were well rendered cum the bagssr last saturday following weeks of preparation the christmas uaxasr held last saturdsy afternoon and evening y the young ladles of 4he lakeside ohapter of the l o d 13 culminated in u decided sua the hall wsm prettily decorated with christmas decorations and the stalls included all kinds of povltls aprons towels lnnuits wrw and candy the nxh pond was an added attraction tea was served during the afternoon by the young ladles at eight oclock santa clans annsered snd unloaded the glgantlo christmas ttqp one of the interesting features was the guess lug contests the number of the seeds in the pumpkin exhibited in woodhall and mckay window was ml and was wn uy m lfi cmp th w ot the wflpg cska was twelve imunda and five qunpan sod rasulted in a tie guesf between miss bessie woodhall and m jrd wftod and the former wti the drw jn tha bean confeat mr m tyjer aasaad the correct number u ill bsans the lucky numbsv doll was won by miss verns murrey daughter q a- j murrey clqverdala rmrm th nnanalal sue- eeas of the oejaar is gratifying to tbosw in charge and puts the funds ot the blub in qjwattsnt shnhtew books htvft boceln bter care the free library board authorise librarian ts buepene privilege to careless readers a meeting of the acton free library board was held ftt the rectory tuesday rev il u l be ugh u a- the chairman presided and there were present rev a c steavart ma john cameron ii n farmer m a- and il p moore tha plan adopted at the beginning of the year of purchasing books quart erly instead of annually was reviewed the reports were quite satisfactory the matter of careless handling of books by nuraeroua readers was dls cussed a report from the librarian showed thst many books were badly damaged by care i res readers and brought back to the library damaged condition a resolution was nsssed authorising the librarian to suapend the privileges of borrowing books to sit guilty of this carelessness nnd to make no rein statement until the matter was invest gated and decided upon by the book committee the following rules which are noslnd in each book are to b enforced acton free library members must observe the rules and regulations published in tha cata logue and posted up in the library a fine of five cents for each day tha library is open mustbe paid on each book overdue the book may be once renewed for two weeks longer if no appued for at the library u tbe mean time by another reader mutilation or defacement of books or other property of a fro ubrmry is statutory offence and offenders will be severely dealt wlfh injuries to books and losses must be promptly adjusted before another book can be drawn and this label wlu be placed in all now books 2 warnino owing lo tbe fact that o many books are being mutilated the library board has instructed the librarian to suspend the issuing of books to those who violate the above rules- the uv of the library and th 4000 volumes on tbe shelves are at th die pova of our dugens without cost h is in the interest ot an that the books should be hsndmd with care and pro perty protected from damage the- beatrd will lean the ubrarian to discourage the sending o children for books by parents a new addition to the library will be made about the new tear chsuxttber of conunerw actrvities burlington chamber of commeroi held a banquet and had helpful address over 10 persons attended the ban quet held at tho brant inn but wed nesday evening under te auspices of the chamber of cnmmeroet annoolated with the horticultural society tbe guests included ladles and gentlemen from burlington and district at c o clock the gathering sat down to dainty supper which was served in the large boll room of the inn mr f w taylor president of the chamber of commerce presided over th programme in his opening re marks be extended a hearty welcome to the guests on behalf of th chamber of commerce h expressed pleasure at seeing so many ladles present snd hoped they would prevail on heirjius- bands to join the chamber of com- rce the president said that the chamber of commerce had not reoeiv ed the support of tbe cltlsena ejineoted but hoped it wqu4 nrceive tnore sup port in the future m k holtby present of tho hot tlenjtural society apoke of the work and objects of the hortloultnrsj so ciety ton society- had done consld arable work toward the beautifying of tbe iownl bufthey would like to see the membership increased so bat more work could be accompushed te membership is only tlso a year and the spring and fall premiums amount to nearly the fee said the speaker he urged ov sane to help out the society by beautifying their own homes and gardens tbe next sneaker wag mr w h chllds of hamilton who gave an ad dress on town planning mr cbuds said towns had grown up without sup ervision with the result that straetamn everywhere legislation had been pass eel which would overcome many of these conditions town planning was aafegoard sgoins structures and industries locating anywhere n a municipality th gruest of burlington was it treah atl fb igke shore tbe streams natural pnaajbllu ties and treea u urged the cituens to slsei up our asaete qeyelop them for the future and divide our town into tnes mrs dunning grubbe gave an inter esting address on lan garden log oaxette polfc court news charged with bo t a- george qui of middle road trafalgar ap peered before magistrate j u shields ast wed at oakville and was fined x0 and costs allls bouse was rehed by inspector reevely on november j and his appearance in court resulted william swanson of fuller ton was fduod guilty in polios court at strat ford ear saturday nwjntngon a charge of keeping liquor for aale ag it was his second q fence he was fined ot and sentenced to three months in jail or six months if ths fine was not paid he took the six months the dispatch does not say whether this is the will lam swanson who got a similar sen fence some time ago here for having feed for pigs which analysed an aioobella content of ib proof spirits wllllenc hecay of georgetown was up before police magistrate moore on saturday charged 1 y chief jackson with speeding he pjeaded guilty and wm hoed s m and costs norman mcgregor of georgetown was charged by chief jackson with driving a motor vehicle between dusk and dawn with only one lighted lamp the rear light and tbe left front lamp not lighted he was fined 09 and costk on tuesday of tsffl weejsr jack snldrr of halle view ave toronto 1 arrested on the highway near oakville while driving motor cr in which there was dvposltotl w gallons of alcohol he was tried by polios mag- latrate shields on wednesday hoed joo a costs and tho alcohol and the large motor cur he wgs driving were cunnsuued a cuupl vt highway of apera mw the car going lo thjitslo last week and suspected thttt a oargo of liquor was on board they oluuaed the car but u suoceeded n eluding them they had since been on the watch for it and thb arrest an tuesday wag th resuit social and personal mr frank bayers ot toronto spent thursday in town mrs alice ucpherson vlalted toron to friends last week mr charles mann of toronto was home over the weekend miss bertie smith was home from toronto over the weekend miss florence holmes of toronto was home over the week end mr ana mrs a a dlll- spent- thursday with toronto frlendst mr w hector mocdonuld a pent the week end with friends lp toronto mrs joel leslie who was seriously iu for several weeks is now better mrs alfred storey of toronto a pent a few days ether home here mlsa margaret bird of br ace bridge is visiting at the home of mr peter a- smith hill halt inspector and mrs stewsrt of mil ton were in town on frldsy snd called on a number of friends mr w h walker had the mlsfor tune to cau on an icy walk on friday and fracture a rib on the right aide dr and mra l j d farmer tear to morrow for st petersburg florida and will spend the winter in the south tbe many friends of mrs alex park seaforth wlvri glad to learn that she improving from her serious oper atton messrs robert and john warren were- in tewn lost week to give their support to the- waterworks extension hy ten mr j a storey or royal oak michigan visited hla mother mr tbos storey maria street over tne week end thomas mack of everton spent several days last week with her daughter mrs john lambert freder ck street n margaret bennett was home from the city over the weekrend usual to be with her father who is seriously iu mrs rev a c stewart who was rlversdale last week visiting her father who was uf returned home the last of tbe week mrs william allan returned from a visit to brougham on thursday mrs edwin perrytngn and children return ed home with her ut boyd clark of lethbrioge alberta arrived home last week spend the holidays with his mother and other friends here mrs alexander macdonald church left on sunday for sarnls to at tend jbe funeral of her brother the late william mcdonald gordon beardmore was a guest fct mrs c b burdens tea in honor of mrs w a bishop at tor onto lost friday evening mr robert bennett lake avenue is not improving he take little nour ishment but suffers no pain he has been confined to bed now for more than a week miss frankte muuln who has been teaching at qlt was seised with ap pendicitis last week and was operated at quelnh hospital on saturday she is doing wil postmaster matthews condition has not improved during the week while he ha nights of lucid moments his mind is usually wandering he seems to be growing weaker mrs jennie matthews mr cbsxles a o matthews and messrs fred and edwtn madvlock and mrs b o black of toronto mere bare during the week to see mr james matthews acton scores in acton ertfarid and wins a pisco in the cake com petition at 8t- martins church baxaar the acton express of acton eng isnd give the story bf the kayre of nations the bexasr heldv on th 20th 21 at and 22nd of november under th auspices of sf jcartlji church fsxa pans readers will naturally be most interested in the cake oompetl tlon in which a number of our own ladies were competitors tha acton express says canada s cakecom petition in flags decorations and the nature of the articles sold some attempt had been made to give the different nations their rightful places in th fayre one of the most successful stalls in this reapecuwaa canada which thanks to the courtesy of mr c allan of the canadian pacific railway had been decorated with a heaves of canadian wheat and corn from the railway company s pavilion at wembley and dlaptsyed amongst other canadian prod pee were three cases of choice ruddy spples from the great dominion the back of the stall was a picture gallery of canadian scenery in th form of large potographa sent by tho same kind friend an interesting feature of the atoll was the oollecuon of home made fruit cokes representing thcompattton between the ladles of acton england and acton canada tbe competition was organised by mrs kills 1 dana- hurst gardens who bat receive twenty frc entries including six from canada three of the sntln entries unfortunately arrived too late to be judgeq the judging was carried out at mra ellis reeldepoa by a rep resentatlve of lyons a co the great caterers of london whooodducted all restaurants at wembley exhibition he awarded the first prise to mrs taylor acton lane allowing for the jllfpcuuies of transit a cake made by mrs sen ram of acton fna ras declared almost equal to the first mrs taylor has won tbe gold wrist watch and it woa decided to send an- ornate wicker basket from ho persian stall to mrs schratn comumentarjrjnen tion was made otthe cakes made by mrs c c speight snd mrs h t 1 page of canada letter from mr il p moore editor of the actom faxa psxss canada to mr john taylor secretary of the acton chamber of commerce a exhibited on the atatt in whieo the writer reported that six of their ladles had sent cakes and it was hoped the judges would considev the disad vantages of loses competitors in having to send their prodneta so great a distance by mall it will be gratifying to the ladle here who competed to learn that their cakes sold for a good round s at tbe baxaar and that they thus con tributed to the objective desired to enable bt martin s church to con struct the addition coo tempts ted to their place of worship th fir wss a gratifying success upwards of 1000 equivalent to tlt06 being realised the compliance of our aeton ladles in the request to enter the cake comp etluoo was very greatly appreciated py the baxaar committee perhaps some time in tbe ruture there may be a reciprocation of the favor mr albert sl matthews of denver col who came home to see bis father postmaster matthews a week ago found it necessary qfftlur to lm portant business matter to return on saturday eyenifujj rev ohares d draper of niagara falls who waapreaohlng sunday in oueiph came to acton on the after noon train and spent a few hours with acton friends vtaltlng especial ly those frknds of hla pastorate here who are 111 eugene mcpherson son of mr and mrs robert mcpherson- bower ave i taken to oueiph on wednesday and operated on for appeocuoltls he was very 111 for a few days but 1 now convalescing nicely eugeoe is a student at the collegiate in ouelpb and was taken 111 suddenly a miscellaneous shower was held at the home of mr william allen last thursday evening for his daughter m donelda a targe number of beautiful and usefulmsenui suitable for household use were presented about eeventy young people assembled and a very enjoyable evening was apent you win find just the box of candy you are looking for for that christ s present a h tun ley j con fectlqnery only on case m vnty court r freeman oak v j re aequltt from charge of theft halton county court and osneral ksslans were held ftt the court house at milton on tuesday hi honor judge elliott presiding there was onlytone criminal case tried that of j it free man of oakvule nharged with theft some months ago mrs catherine free man of oakville died leaving her daughter mrs wilfred klllott i mlnlatrettx nf her estate a son j krveman remalnod an occupant of the home snd store on september ib it alleged by mrs elliott her brother removed a urge number of the house hold articles another sister mrs a fairfield saw the truck being loaded the brother was charged with ateallng the art idea en wblah he had a exttl claim after the crown had presented th evidence for ths prosecution his hon or judge elliott took the cose from the jury stutlug thai the crowh had not proven criminal intent un the pan of to tiouused who was therefore acquit ted notice i have so many other things to carry that i simply have to leave all my candles at rumleye where fpu cn get gny kindyou wanl news of local import churehill christnuw supper and it it is anything in candles for christmas rumleys have it actoh hioh school notes the fortnightly meeting of tbe lit erary society last friday afternoon ahowed increasing interest th pro gramme was of a rather unique char acter anna allison gave a splendidly rendered reading but tbe main feat ure was ft mock trial which was put on there were three cases no doubt the outstanding can was one of breach of protnlsej- there- is no need to- invest in american uterature to obtain sensational reading- when acton s young artists can reproduce the real thing tile young lawyers and law m with yerettea to be pleat i be pleaded i lea quite as many who have had their call to the bar legal phrases and technical terms were much tn evidence aa well ass firing of rather an original snd spontaneous nature there was a case of sham intoxication which we sincerely hop will never be more than one of shjusn it turned out to be an other ease of cold tea there wag alsoa minor case of chicken theft dr farmer acted as critic a duty which be performed moat admirably and wltb great ease the big event of tbe year wilt be 4ield on the zlnd lnsl limit track wihta to 2 tom the heavy truefca and trne are seriously damaging ths highways at the last meeting of tbe county council the following resolution was carried mr foster moved seconded by mr irving that owing to the great mile age of improved roads and highways in this province and th great amount of money spent in the construction of these roads by th people of ontario and the very large cost of maintenance each year caused mainly by the us of heavy motor trucks loaded with heavy loads ssld loads for the most part eon- slating of commodities thaa should be carried bf our public aimed railways therefor this hsjte cnanty council would make pretest and say that th present legislfttlon elsq the proposed to cocas lata effect jan 1st ltla is inadequate r the present roads will be mare er less destroyed by that dale thla oeuncll would therefore rry strongly urge the hon mr henry minister of public work to intro duce legislation at the eotmng isssslon parliament ilxing the maximum weight of trucks at 1 tons and mgxi- mum weight of loads at tons similar isw to that of quebec which a gross weight or s tons also a maximum speed of ik miles an hour and the clerk be instructed to send a copy of thla resolution to the clerks of the countlea unoatn wentworesv peel york snd ontario aakjng for their co operation and request that they send a atmlhur resolution to the hon b llsnry mlnuter of public works if in favor also ssklng for a reply to this coun- i stating their- laropoaltlon in tho muter so that early in next year joint meeting uf representatives of the said countlea might- be held and ar- ngements made to furtheaths case to the hon minister off and on you give your clerks two weeks vwuatton every year hon t you mr tin tack r asked the friend a nonth grunted the eminent hardware dealer a month t yes two weeks whan t go on my vacation and two vntj whan they go on osaurn oooa tlml li the churchill sunday school wlu bold their annual christmas supper and concert on december 33rd itooila- tlons songs dtttoguee etc by the scholars adnjjseum cents child ren 16 cents sons of eng i snd dance the so bbs acton will hold n fancy dress carnival dance on frldsy december ith in the town hall anton prises will be given for novelty dances mason s five piece orchestra will furnish the music tho dftheo la the first of a series to he given throughout the winter by the sons of england stubborn fir caused by cigarette a fire was discovered in the buah on tho farm of thomas webber in enqbeslng one day last weefc after working all afternoon th blaxe was brought under control after consider able damage had been done tho fire is thought to have started from ctgar ettes or matches thrown down by hunters going through the woods bend your lists of now officers secretaries of fraternal societies snd others are invited to send the fxs paxes reports of their elections and offloars and of any meeting which may bo of interest to th general public but please send in this news promptly the montmg after th election pre ferabty our readers do nolr relish ancient history any more than th school pupil eaqueejeg townships nsw hau xt a meeting of tbe ratepayers of the township at saewwxttown the council was authorised to purchase the large brick store then for th purpose of converting it into a township hall the- premises ts wu adapted for a ball and when alterations and repairs are mane it will be a fine meeting hla cor tbe people of tbe township in the various nnbllo gatherings called for the lead of tbe township f enjoys hoi itedtmow mrs jennie b woods of guefpb aays x enclose ftto for the re iwal of my fans pears front january i12 and copies to three friends for the bum term i would not like to be without the paper for old tunes sake and for tha old mans column it is so interesting to old timers uk me who know no many of the people des cribed in hi wett- written remlnlacences of the former days x hope he will long be spared to writ such interesting let- tors and that mary wlu also be teftjas hla companion an exalting ttunwy on monday on monday forenoon the team of tbe bracken dairy became frightened when a delivery of muk was belnc made and ran away they coulued with a post on main street near bower avenue and the cover of the delivery von wan torn off with port of th gearing they proceeded down main street toward their home at dublin chief jfcpherson who was on main street at the time succeeded in topping the team on the hill neon fairview avenue muk bottles wef scattered over a wide area tne nc ctdent is regrettable especially as tbe outfit was a new one and hartl been put on the route only a few tayn be fore dear old lady frswturm wrist lest saturday evening mrs john thomsn who resides with ber daugh ter mra howard masales mill street had the rmisfortune to fall do wn stairs ia the fall her left wrist was rractnred mrs thomas is eighty four year of age and nearly blind tbe fracture wag promptly reduced she is recov ertng nicety from the shock mrs hewetson who resides with her daugh ter mrs mocleary church street and who is about 92 years of age hod a slpifw fall a month ago with almost identical results her fractured wrist roskitur good progress toward tee toratloa- it is gratifying thai in both those rssns the injured mothers were with daughters whose tender care and solicitude means so much in such cir cumttanee death ef barrtstsr jehn a molean stepping out of his automobile when taken suddenly ul when driving in the 1t0 block fourth avenue west short ty before noon thursday november 24th john a mclean 5 t0 eighth avenue west official of the land reg la try office collapsed by tho side of his car and died paasersby noting mr mclean collapse rushed to his side but found life extinct the police answered the cau and the body waa taken to the morgue it is not likely that an inquest wlu be held death uodoohtquy being due to natural causes xt is said that mr uolvon had not been in good health in rucent weeks vancouver sun mr unuon a a barrlater and practised some years ago in guelph and acton with his brother the late w a mcleun annual farmers meeting ef ha hen clubs th farmers clubs of llulton county met at their annual meeting fur election of efooera and general county business at milton ust week there wag a good- attendance nearly all the dubs being represented the follow log officers were elected for 115 u f o dhctor m a- campbqu u f w o director mrs jas bird v h y p o director elmer lorater seers tary trssurer jos wulsomi town ship directors nassagaweyu flwood wilson and mrs ix henderson a quealn ward ruddel and ai if wilson trafalgar a buck nl aim wulmotl nelson chos millar a id miss c davidson it was decided to carry on a serlea of couuty club d bates during th oomlug winter as asa eeer do tbe public marl th adverruo tneout if the- shmbroke publlu i tho least uf skeptical about this que hon therv will be interested in the x perianca of a j kennedy but week through a mistake on the part of tiiu prisuee blaakets wr a i- vertised in th standard at ft 4t i r pair instead of mm althou tho advertisement price would menu u direct toss of tlai per pair mr hi it nedy decided to follow bis pollrv c supporting his advertising to tho inat word by selling inem at t 47 i r twtlr the blanket were not displrtvc i nnd his clerks were lnstructet not to intro due them to customers but to ittll them if they were requested wl at was the resull by lftlo friday morn tag bis stock of 10 pairs was exhuuat ed and those who enquired lator were advised that they were au sold mr kennedy aays that he could easily have sold ten bales at thin price pernor ku tftastfftrev