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fiftieth year no 40 thursday m afrril 2 19 achnimjiariojcanaba thursdaymorningra1 single copies five cents- 1 the ifcuethodist church acton rev josephus culp ptor paraonano willow 8t 1100 a mrrho minister subject howards for tltlilnff 230 p m sunday school 700 mr- the mlnlntar subject johcph the brother presbyterian knox church acton miniotor rov a c 8towart m a matihe willow stroot troonrm the fruit of rengritiince 300 p m bible clasb stliuioa in matthew chapter 20 300 p m sunday school 700 p m the mlniater subjoct tlio helplcshneas of a kins stranfrora leavlnar iaddreas with the ushers will bo called upon by tho pastor special notices advertisements in tlii column a cent per word minimum charge 30c per insertion fpund a male rabbit hound 303 apply to box 678 foundj sum of money applynt free press office m sale tartdn kinff- oata 75c perbuqhol john w bttton r r no 3 acton forale storq28xlbq at ronrol jpcfttimlcc tfdr partlculara applyto 403 j g matthews t u08t 7 on saturday evening- a sroy leather nurso with order forms finder kindly leave at f press office for sale i good brick residence at abarraln apply to 376 to ii deceu mil stroot flower pot8 wanted anyone having flower potb nnyblzo 6r sale kindly let us know and wo itcan ior-tmsmr- a h bishop falrvlow- avonuo card of thanks mr and mru john m frank desire to thank tlipir friends and neighbors tor tho kindness and sympathy shown tliom during the illness arid loss of thoir beloved baby ehoen for sale seed oats peas barley and potatoes also a large quantity of feed oats prices moderate 402 nelson mclaughlin iphono 23 r 3 nassnfirawoyn jepjlsale ebbs for setting from selected bar red rock hens tl00 per sotting ap ply to margaret a brown 384 phono 40ri2 bargain largo red brick resldenoo modern conveniences 6 acres land and water le desired ideal for poultry box 37- 384 acton ont raspberry canes for 8le raspberry panes for solo no 1 btock cuthberta jtg0 per 1000 her berts 800 per 1000 r charles oijjham 383 r r no 3 nerval auction 8ale a clearing attlo of stock implements etc will bo hold on thursday april d on tho farm of ewart suntor lot 17 erin and eramosa townllrie hot mllmuljiiv auctioneer 7 phond 15 r 0 erin seed potatoes dooley variety fully ccrttfled extra no j or will sell bin run at 126 per bag- arthur swackhamer r r no 2 lot 1 3rd jlno erin phono 08 r 4 402 auction 8ale wonley beatty lot 19 second lino erin will bold a clcarlnff auction balo of his fafm stock implements on frway april 3- boy hinpley auctioneer 302 acton phone 15 r 6 erin for sale- tforkshlro sow with 0 pigs alao dooloy potatoes elthor certified or bin run j c b swackhamer 3rd lino lot 32 esqucslng phone 04 r 41 402 for sale white blossom clover seed eearl- ni ig00 per bushel also about 80d foot hemlock and elm lumber 1 and 2x4 scantling and 2 plank 30 per i000 apply to m kaiser i lot 8 ilftlr lino erin phono erin 25 r 14 392 for sale registered banner oats certificate no 442006 qradp no 1 99 germina tion 100 per bushel also ljuantlty ot irish cobble early eureka doolies and ejiply siinfjsp notatoos tjieso pntratpes are clann sood havlnb boon frefllodpr blight inst year apply to l p n browtt sgtf phong 40rl2 sard pp thanks tip very fllncoro umtnini of mr fpnmol west and ifarolljr aro tendoroo o lolbhliors anil- friends for their kind deed their words of sympathy and be beautiful floral tokens on- the oo rcnslon of tho lilnosa and passing nwrty tlio dear wife nnd mother these many evidences of sympathy and af fection are appreciated by all is m k ri wonderlajmd friday april 3 matinee at 416 night at 8 petetpan by sir james barrio starring hatty iiromson peter pan broke all rhatiheo records at tho gregory theatre oakvl lie com edy derby days with our gang felix the eat cartoon tikvlllo orchostra- prices mat j inoo 15c and 25c night 25c nnd 35c satwbdayapril 4 jvhearts of oak melodrama of new england and tho frozen north comedy hlgthaoiir fox news carl kurd cartoon ho who owlets socliod tuesday april 7 0 iet er buck starring hoot qlbsori and allowing die pendlolon round- uliot 1024 chttptor 0 of the fortieth door comedy dane- jtiirpnisipfc- fomlnp ettiqn of hadfjcjn vylth irfaiy pjckfort r j grpgpby son i r- iaik come from france for ontario honies this spring iancoperaaii rugf witha pricelowness and a color- buatjty that are quitelstbikig i they are true reproductions of good oriental patterns- in the very finest of wilton weaves comparing with prices whicli you have been accustomed to seeing on goods to which they are far superior in beauty and quality you viu find them truly remarkable values 950 for scatter rug siz 27x54 inches 1375 for the size 36 x 63 inches 3000 for size 4 ft 7 in x 6 ft 7 in 5000 forsize 6 ft i in x 0 ft 6000 for size 6 ft 7 in x 9 ft 10 in all-oflhem-iseamless-and- fringed with colors fully guaranteed thefamoiis puritan cretonnes which you reao so much about in good magazines of homekeeping interest arehere in guelph at macdotvalds in the very patterns you see pictured in these magazines thereare colorings to ive wrfrmth and cheer to north rooms others to create a restful atmosphere in the room flooded with sunlight as you have probably already read puritan colorings are guaranteed washable and sunfast l25yard new for windows ruffled curtains in cream color with black dots- 450 pair 4 colored ruffles on white voile curtains with tie backs and over drapes in colors to match the frills- 350 and 400 pair silk nets in fast colors for- glass curtains and for side draperies 150 to 225 per- pair silk nets in cream color 150 yard up silk panels with fringe 550 anr6ii50 a wonderful showing of new wall papers invrns your inspection too d e macdonald bros ltd gnelphs leading and largeat store central heating for town hall xr- public rest roams and other conventerices also being considered the regtilnr neealon of tho council on tuesday ovenlnff had all tlio coun- citlora preaont arid tho reove in tho chair alc sua mcmillan untl mrb v d anderson pn behalf- of tho womens iimtltute reiqupted use of tho halt for 4wo -aiiouvalflr- their pla dunt of thekurtli permuslan wau erint- cd the ladtea ulao aaketl pcrmlsolpn to dyo the curtalna uued on tho atage tho finance committee represonted thblr aeventh roport and rocomm ended uajtnent of thf followlnff accounts conoral account john inplla co payment on pomp d mgoo 00 acton jpusb pjocsb printing ajj advertlalnff fll 80 a h biahop labor v 1 05 w j rbid postabo 00 xucs33h waterworks account toronto suburban by labor fls 60 vf j- held liostobo etc i 60 weekend specials did you try the special we had last wee we are giving you flits is the biggest value l q we have everihad per lb u lady caramels in assorted flavors regular 40c oo- 1st weekend special per lb oiuc i v assorted chocolates in a large variety of jq- fancy centres weejcend special per lb 4fc assorted chocolates regular 40c ibj o0 weektnd special per lb dtlcr our ice cheam parlor y is ide open our menu has a host of fancy sundaes and sodas tave you tried our freshfruit brick mill street acton h wiles fobtwear ssski for women wolmve juhliiliicjht in btock anbthor lot ot now spring- kootwoar a new xan ooro pump kil oxfords in goodyear wolts good looking comfortable also blijck sucdo und patonts wlth straits j160 tct iuoo a pair for men mons tan now- uliailei oxfords coif- goodyear wdlts also black brogues pntet pliitr calf now goods now quality in ovcry pair 3j26 to tfjoo i- toes i or childrelsj wo havo secured the fainoub harlburt shoos for chldrop rnnelng- iii trico from 185 lo 360 accqrdlns to slzb i i f for farm fvctpb apd scgogt yfa solid solpo kpf1 hjird wincing uppers rnadp fey 10 bout people- in hplr reuoctlvolliieii 1ri canada jnfl fooueh fir- caglj wopass tlirn pnfp yqu atthcilfctpbbibiqplpes wmfrf 9yailtv 6ogit8 wr wr- ve clop wednesday af temoan 11 the year round with i harry harrison the shot man 31 jo tho report was adopted- there wa considerable discusulon about accommodation at uig town hai find the council expressod tho opinion that new plans must do xnade for publjc rest rooms a central heat ing system etc provided for immedi ately the council decided to meet oh saturday at jtour jpcipckat th towiritall to dfscuas the matter and make plane the council discussed- the- matter at daylight savins beinff adopted from may i to september 1 to correspond with the beojudrndre co plants and the hewetaon co factory definite aotlon was deterred unu a future- date mr r za gregory requested that the coiincil re construct tho fence on his property on mill street as agreed when tho koney shack had been remove d- it was agreed to fulfil the agreement th reove reported that the atdn tanning co had requested to be al lowed to insta plplnff for supply in their plant tor drlnklns purposes only permission wos granted with the understanding that the water b metred aervlce charpes and if that at any time there was a shortage the service could be immediately cut off it was alaq understood that the service wus only to be inch pipe and all installations pre to bo f paid for by tho company mr job symon was feiven permis sion to erect an advertising olffn on tlio highway at main street to remain nt the councils pleasure tho need for rqpalntinfftha towns welcome signs was tiolnted out tho roetoffgrcbomheyt should bo paintod at once a-jchavrflletdmonstrtion- a chassis demonstration of the chevrolet cur will be mado at tho ware rooms of mir j w barbcrfoe mill street or saturday alternoon s v kins of georgetown the popuhmaaroht ifor this district will superintend this interesting exhibition which wlli3o conducted by ah expert the canadian national electric patroni of this road patlsntly waiting fulfilment of pledge news of local inro duke of devonshire i o d e meeting the regular nionthlymeotlnir of the senior daughters of the empiro will bo held at tho home oj wrsy w arnold malnvstreot on- tuesday april 7 at 8 pm v women institute meeting the regular meeting of the womens institute rjwlll b6 hold in tho band room on friday april 3 at threo oclock sharji brlhg your thimbles for the buttonhole contest byerybody welcome j making th oroasingn safer durtng the winter itho canadian na tional islectrlc railway has hftdthclr aoctlon men engaged in cutting ort ihe trees in the various properties at thcr crossings which obstruct the view of drivers m tho hlghwnyss they ap proach th lone tcroaslnffs hundreds ofneos and jnucri underbuah havo been -removed- and tho crossings are rondored much safer l s tho canadian national electric railway whose oaldals from the gen eral superintendent down are endeav oring to fflve the public the bofltpob- slble service still obliges its passen gers to hop qffttt lamb ton then to reach tho city it is necessary to tajto- tho towrtstilp of york stub line a fw bloqka to runneymedo road with an addiyonal- fare of 3c then hbpdl again and wait at the roadside often in tho mud for adundas car to 0at anyrntnmn tho clecuic road gives a splendid scrvlcewith cars every two hours riun- fls regularly as clockwork with care- fal niotormen and courteous conduct- prs thoy make tho trip from acton to lamb ton notwithstanding th num erous stops enroute in an hour ana twentytwo minutes but timo for trnnsfor and often a wait of a few minutes for the township car tfie transfer at runneymedo road and n wait again of a fewralnutes and the tflp down town in a city car consumes well over an jjoun af ter reddling xambun this is annoying for busy people about a year- ago the construction of a new route from lamb ton to tbo city was commenced and the an nouncement was made that before christmas it was expected that abe canadian national electric railway oars would be running at least to parkdals statloi sl short line over the steam road tracks connection has been mado uf wea tnrqntfli ont freight is gfltng ifltp ho cly oytv hat route but pvlcntly- nq has neon done to jmplament the prpfnlso to have he pnsserigor cars ln tq parkdnto it is bald thnt it only rgqulrtl atrontt prsentatipn of the matter to sir henry henry thornton and his engineers t have the desired connection with the city oonvummated if this change were mado tho tlmti of getting down town would bo re duced by at least half an hour and passengers would avoid tho throe or fpui changes npw lieceasary tho matter might very properly be takan up bythe municipal council and acton chamber of commerce acton boy scouts parade an lmprssivs 8rrnon by rsv a c stwrt in knox xhureh from thofactory of general motors at oshawa the demonstration will be held ttt two oclock and will be re- pea tod at eight oclock an invltstion to young peoplo the baptist tfoiing peoples union extend an invitation to tho young people of acton to meet with them in the baptist church on the evening of monday april 13 rev j a john son- of calvary baptist churchi d former pastor here will give an ad dress und spoclal music la being pre pared if you are a member of some young peoples union bo sure to come if you are not attending any meetings why not begin now y a successful entertainment there was a largo nttendancoiat the ladies hockey club concert in the georgetown town hall labt tuesday evening tho programme was provid od by the acton ladies baseball club andiwas much appreciated andonjoyed by the largo audience present a fea ture of the evening wpa tho kitchen oroheatra of 20 musicians all the numbers wero heartily encored and the artists graciously responded mayors bale was chairman of tho evening at the conclusion of the- pro gramme a couple of hours dancing was enjoyed by the young people goprge- town herald tho i o o f at hopio the annual at homo of acton lodge i o o f no 204 at tho town hall- last friday evening was a vory enjoyablo function tho attendance of the members and their families and of visiting brethren and their ladles taxed tho capacity of the auditorium a programme of merit was given by acton musicians and the social sldo was well developed a dainty lunch eon was served by tho ladies a school of instruction was also held in tho town hall on tuesday evening when the tirat and second degrees werp exemplified there- was quite a number of visiting brethren present new postmaster at guelph mr james a sullivan deputy post master at the time mr robert mlt- baptist churchs 25h anniversary forcefiyl serindns by rev- c h sdult mia bd- superln- tendent of home missions chcll efljatrnftster uueiph retired from tho postal service on november 1 ftnd acting postmaster since that time re ceived notification this morning from b j underwood ottawa chief super intendent of the postofllce service of his permanent appointment to the po sition the appointment of mr sul livan who has served ore tho local post office staff for over eighteen years is a popularono and ho was kept busy this morning receiving tho congratu lations of a host of friends who appre ciate the courteous treatment they have invariably received at the hands of the now postmaster mr sullivani who is 67 years old was born in godc erlch and came to guelph 37 years agoguolpli mercury the acton bpy scouts held a auc cessful church parade- on sunday morning- tonox church tho acton troop acted as hosts to a number of toronto scouts including the bugle btfad of the 6th toronto troop during the day the oronto contingent arrived in tdwn onthe 943 electric car and paraded to the local scout hendqunrtors there tho acton troop under scoutmaster ferris joined the parade which marched through the main streets in town imril the church hour the scouts entered the auditorijimi of the chach promptly at xx io acton troop afldreaedth scimin tholiiraeongrrfaion hepprlniyed jesuri nnrlsv fl f ftonvv ttw strongly jrad mp bdy a flftah uy uw ftledgft tftay oot ftp boalnar saua ffi sflffl hftt u w vpy ety yhiin soma pne rd oh x ee yft flah whp nymoro ta iiar mn in show- them that you could but tho vaa qut ho stim would not nvcn unhr- unotl pr ony other- try ing ilrguntanceb he would thtrs- fqro uve up to one of- the maijri scout laws scout muster ferris srad the srlptiir lesson 1 there vere about 100 scouts in the pavue and the boys marched like votorsna to the strains of the bugju band the citizens of acton in gener al areglad that such a movement has again boeh undertaken in town for the benefit of the boys successful rummage sale the rummage sale of theladlos of the congregation qf the methodist cjhurctv held in the school room last edncsday afternoon and evening was ccessful beyond the most sanguine pootattans of the energetic ladles ho undertook tho enterprise the uflsortmont of useful clothing booty and shoes millinery dishes eta sent in was surprising nearly all of itlils was in good condition and met with ready sale in addition there was a department which was realy a bazaar where- ladles and chlldrehs clothing made by the ladles of thochurch wero for sale many useful articles here were qisiidsed of jo busy mothers and other purchasers a candy booth in a daintily deporuted kiosk did a tbrlv- in rainess tho sale of homomade baking wqe a feature and tho after noon tea and tho refreshment tables in tho evening were liberally patron ized tho receipts of the afternoon and evening totalled 311 a pretty- home wadding a pretty home wedding was cele brated on wednesday afternoon at the homo of tho brides parents mr nnd mrs thomtts p watkins first una enqueuing when their only daughter isabel was joined in the bonds of holy wedlock with clarence stirrat win- fleldv son of mr and mrs george win- field of the second line bsquesing rev a c stewart m a performd the ceremony in the presence of tho immediate friends of the brlffnl couple the bride- was given away by her father mr john watvins of toronto unlvcrfl he brido played the vifptvuti niateh y kriijo iyas atiractlyoty detf ifta gvfn o pussy willow silk beujutfuily yhowered and bcflded 1 iench digh viiyx vol aria prnngo hasiioin sho caryjed n sheaf afpphelirosb ond luy the vuliey the homo was deoratod with ciarntioneind moienhalr forh mlsa bya winflflltv nurso of ajvvr hojpff- blstof orhft groonir wn tho- hrido- tnald she was gcxvppo in brown can ton cropo yfih handfjau to match and carried a bauquot of carnations and ferns tr wlmer watklna brother of tho hrfilewas groomsman the grooms gift to the bride wne a wrist watch to the bridesmaid a pearl bar pin to the groomsman gold cuff ilnka and to tho organist o fountain pei after a recherche wedding breakfast nndamld showers of confetti mr and mrs winflejd motored to georgetown and there took tho train for toronto trie hxiile travelled in navy bliie vol our ensemble suit trlmmed with rus ilnn fur nnda thistle bloom hat th newlywed couple will reside on the- btlrratt homestead at union tho girl hood home of the grootns mother the twentyflfth anniversary of tiie oponingof tho present baptist church and the seventieth of this founding of the churchin acton was celebrated with appropriate special- services ttov c hschutt m a- supbr- intendcrit of homo missions preached at 11 a m and 7 p m his hormons were able gospel expositions and ap- jioaled strorfgly to tho large coiigro- tons far larger faithv fuller cdnso- cratloii and a deeper concern for souls tjio morning discourse was baaed upon gods promise to the children of israel as recorded in joghua 1 3 isvery place that tho solo of your foot shall tread upon that have i glvon unto you god had promised io tho peopre a land flowing with milk and honey but the propilse was dependent upon conditions for manyyears they had failed to take possession of tho gdlyajcquntry whicbwas opento ihem they hod failed to fulfil the divinely appointed means until thoy fulfilled the conditions the land of promlao was not theirs to enjoy this text which applied to israel in the earlierdays may- very properly apply to us in this day 1 thero is a rela tion of the text to salvation ir wo cannot all say we are saved through chrjst suroly that is not gods fault- is it not that those who are not re conciled to god ore in this condition because they havo not accepted christ israel failed to possess their inherit ance for a very long time are there those here who have failed to receive eternal life through christ because there lo the failure to accept gods salvation it is your privilege and gods desire that we may have the blessing jio offers 2 god will be more to you fn blessed experience if you will acoopt the- divinely appointed conditions is jesus christ as near to you us ho- ought to be how well acquainted ate you with jesus christ our saviour that i may know him that imay know him bettor wo need larger faith deeper consecration and complete surrender 3 tho in fluence of pastors workers sunday school teachers singers in the choir is all effective those who have boon trained for service in the home and in the church aro at work the world ofter tho local church has been worth sacrificing for- the value of tho local church to tho communuyis beyond comprehension- jbut- none of us have done all we shouldnave done if wo had been more faithful and more con secrated vastly more would have been accomplished have you christian people possessed all you might bavc won in this town o for a lorg faith a fuller consecration and deeper concern for souls in the evening rov mr schutt took for his theme tho fruits or tho spirit joy peace longsuffering gentleness godness faith temperance selfcontrol as recorded in tho 22nd and 23rd verses of tho fifth chapter of galatlahs tho joy of being a christian was emphasized and the peace which came totho christian life was pointed out as most satisfactory and reassuring christians should naturally ahov patlonco ana gentle ness toward others and always have faith in christ and his power to help to ovcrctyhe and endure tho choir led the service of songs with their welltrained voices and sovoral anthems quartettes and duets wero sung during the day rev j gulp of tho mothodut church assisted at the morning sor- vioo and rev a c stewmxuf knox church in tho evening their re- social and personal mrs alice mcpherson is visiting frlcnda in kilbride miss bortle smith of toronto was homo xor the weekend mr rvy brown of toronto was homo over the weekend miss fifyrtlo dills of toronto wao homo over the weokond mrs mauil mcboin spcnl -tho-week- orid wjti friends in toronto- mrs annie hsomerville of tor onto was homo over the weekend col- jp h deacon toronto the traeepnesa a pleasant cail yester day- t mrs vfi middjeton spent a few days during the wcekdt her homo- in wood stock c mrs- tfrovj j ulp spent a few waamadofrorarthoonbnreto tirol000 daysduryne the week with friends rrifcalion pump at 10p pounds pressure spectlve congregations accompanied them to tho services the generous ffeflnga of the day will be devoted to repairs of the church womens institute play april 16 death of great canadian rov dr j g shearer general secre tary social service council of v canada- after a brief illness rev j g shear er b d died very suddenly last fri day an impressive memorial sorvico was held in bloor street presbyterian church toronto on monday after noon dr shearer was a christian gentle man both words might well bo em phasized he was at- all times a courteous earnest christian with ft supreme faith in the ultima to triumph of right in thoso and other words rov t albert moore d d paid trib ute to his friend nnd coworker of many years when ho spoke briefly at tho funeral sorvico of the late dr j g- shearer in bloor streejtchuxch there was a largo attohdanoo at tho service including many members of the presbytery of toronto testifying to the catholicity of the friendships of the deceased and the wldo circle of his interests wero the many floral tributes that banked tho coffin and covered the altar reviewing tho history of tho long friendship that had existed between them both whon neighboring pastors in hamilton and for a quarter of a century in affiliated christ i up service in toronto dr moore stated that dr shearer early n his life had a con viction that the gospel of the lord jesus christ had a social application that should bo applied to every re lationship of human ufo he had won a place as a distinguished canadian nnd his ltfo was a gift to canada in a supreme consecration his had boon a life like that of his mas tortfl pent on behalf of others and for the hone- fit of humanity rov derti l norrntin tm0kvr o londph whrt uiso spoke briefly dwelt on ho gifts vth which dr shearer hud been endowei his re markable frcedofti fiom petty preju- dlcca und his ability to unite men of all denominations in the cause of oor clal servlde he wasa mans nan said dean tucker a spiritual ad venturer who blared the rait foi inftnv stdftd thtere rov mr parkhouae social reforms throughout canoin tho whole dominion ot canada ht speaker said owed a dobt of erntuudq to dr shearer burial took place in tjhe family plot at norwich on tuesday tha beautiful easter cantata tho king 6t glory will bo sung by the choir of tlio methodist church on easter sunday cvohlng qood price for land a prlco of 83 an acre for a farm near clarenholm alberta was reported jn a sale made during tlio past week this is the highest prlqp paid in the district for homo yearn according to the leihbrldgc hetald a ppoolnl school childrens rriatlnoe nt 416 on kwdoyiv april- 31 for peter putt to gvp every child an opportun ity to sec what is acclaimed to bo tho ptrfoct picture hamilton llr and mrs george h rltchio and baho spent he weekend with rela- tlyoa in milton mrs annetta barnes of toronto spenr tlio weekend with aotpd end churchill friends meflsrhan gub n edy ahdeari cooper of- guelph spent the weekend at their home here mre m haggarty of nasaagaweya spent sunday with her parents mr idmrajamco- henderson -mario- sf mr and mrs e s rice ofburllng- ton werb horo last week on a visit to tho old town and thoir friends here mr and mrs a kannawln motored to hamilton sunday morning and spent the day with rev dr and mrs w m kannawin mr w s mclean western repre sentative of the childrens wear spont a day or so last week with friends in town mrp j e gamble district direc tor of the womens institute at tended ho board of directors meeting in mlltori fast week mre gscorgo mcphersoq of toronto spjnt a few days this week wlthhcr mbther mrs t storey maria street and other friends in town mr r- j- kerr spent several days last week with friends in toronto and attendod a session of the legislature which he found interoating prealdent scarrow was called to tor onto on thursday to attend to some executive mattersconccrnfng members of the veterans association to come before government authorities at ot tawa mr thomas kennedy who has been serloualy ill for some months is now recovering nicely he was in town on thursday and many friends expressed their pleasure at seeing him about again mr luvid williamson v and his daughter miss jessie brack avenue intend taking a trip to scotland this summer they will make their head quarters with friends in perth and vicinity it was good to see mr a g clar- rldge able to walk about town again on monday- ho was laid up for five weeks after his accident at the rail way yard n his friends are glad to see him about again rev h g l baugh was in dun- das on sunday taking tho services in the anglican church in tho absence of the ven archdeacon mackintosh who has been tho mlsslonor at the special services in st albans church scout edward hutchinson assistant scoutmaster 26th toronto troop and scout harold gritten kings scout assistant scoutmaster 26th toronto troop wero the guests ofw s colo- man patrpl leader 1st acton troop on sunday little jimmy jonen son of the new engine at waterworks for auxiliary during unusual fires was tested on tuesday the now four cylinder 6 b c sterllns onclrio of 1e h i and 1000 gallon cehtrifueal pump tho inatalla- tlon of which wan jua completed was tested on ohiqhijaytfjiivriaino waa munufacturodwilmesffitdiib enblno company of btiffalo n y- and tlie pump by johfvingleb company of toronto who aro the contractors for thle rw auxiliary flection to our waterworka ayfltom purine tho teat direct connection ts in the first test five flro streams wore thrown with a pump pressuro of 98 pounds the- second test carried four flro streams with a pressure at tho pump of 115 lbs the amount of water- pumped duc- ing fortyfjtvo ofcontlnuous test was 45600 gallons the reservoir holds 140iooo gallons and the elevated tank 60000 gallons a total of 200000 gallons this would allow for con tinuous use of four flro streams at a conflagration- -for- three- hours ub twenty minutes oyen if the pump at the spring resorvoir was not in oper ation a standard fire atream- based upon the fire underwriters standards is fho amount of water that will bo directed through an 1 inch nozzle with 80 lbs pressuro at tho hydrant and 50 lbs at the end of 260 feet of 2 inch firehose under these conditions 208 gallons per minute was thrown during mondays tost the test requirements jjf fire underwriters were thercforo fuuv met acton la now in a splendid position to fight tho most stronuau341r n addition to the above wo will shortly havo the connection with tho beard- more system and their powerful lire pumps for pumping and tho whole capacity of fairy lake- for water sup ply then wo also havo our steam flro engine which last august at the big tannery fire demonstrated very effectively its valuable utility as an auxiliary atflrea when needed if the flro underwrlfors- desire to acknowledge tho splendid effort acton has made to meet their exactinr con ditions they will now take step3 to encourage our citizens by placing the town in a more fsyorod class with lower insurance rates there wero iresgnt at tho tost en- gineer kedfern reeve barbor chief mcdonald mr a o t beardmoro and a number of citlzons and other town officials mr george fax of the john inglis company and a m ben nett of the sterling engino company buffalo wero also present much satisfaction was expressed with the result of tho tost 1 svtm m jones manager of tho cooperative store was successfully operated upon at the slclt childrens hospital tor onto on sunday and at is hoped that within a few weeks ho will bo fully re covered obituary hazel edueen frank the homo of mr and mrs john frank was sadly bereft last thursday when thelr little daughter eileen wa called to reaf after a three weeks ill ness from pneumonia during her eleven months nfld a half of life this little dfirllng had endeared herself to all those whto mourn the loss of this little one aro her mother and father and brother alex as well as her grandparents the funeral service which was largoiyattended was con ducted on saturdayjafternoon by rev j t strachan interment was mado in falrvlow cemetery acton mrs lemuel west a happy homo in erin township was saddened lout thursday through tho death of mrs lemuel west the bo- loved wife and mother mrswcst hod taken a sever o cold which developed into pneumonia with fatal results her illness was only td weeks irtcturatlon mrs west was or daughter of mr and mrs david ryder and was bjrn 69 years ugo on tho burns farm in mcton yhlclv mr hyder had leased for up wards of thirty years this is the farm on which the bear dm ore cres cent is now located she was unltod in holy wedlock to her sorrowing hus band 38 years ago lost february the following family survive mrs edward calvert edten mills fred on the homestead william on the farm ad joining tho homestead lot s 1st line his grandfather ryders farm mrs thomas d- mc6utcheon of tho 2nd lino is a nelce and having resided with mr and mrs west from infancy regarded the home as hers mrs wests surviving- brothers- and slstord are mrs john mokeown toronto mrs thomau wilson guelbb town ship james armstrongs mills qua- tavus hi nassdgaweya wesley at guelph and charles in nassagaweya mr david ryder her father was 04 on the 11th of february he now re sides in toronto after their marriage mr and mrs west lived for a few years on the kramosa road near guelph then for nine years at arkell in 1007 thy secured the farm lot 7 1st lino erin and have since sre- e if evjbrton conducted the services at tho hnrhe nnd ut tho church at tho hill m west attended the congregation al church the pall bearers were the four brothers and- two brothers in law john mcceuri nnd h c moffatt of toronto flowers were sent asfol lows pillow family wrpathes broth- era and ulsters ladles aid congre- gutlonal church sprays mr and mrs j mccoun and mr d ryder mr and mrs w ill avalher mr and mrs it c moffatt and family mr and mrs e il near tjrtto frlonds from s distance who nftondod were mr john mcceun mr b robertson mr and mrs r c moffat and miss mildred mr johjicrk mr william ryder mm anridtto barnes of toronto mr nndjurs w- itydor mrs wilson anil son fred mrs j thompson of guelph air jan ryder mr and mrs gordon murtin of armstrongs mills mr fred itydcr mr tariwom and mirtm mitchell of arkaot sl police court news r the case of james dassidy relief ifllcer guoiph who is charged with theft and forgery following the judic ial investigation into tho methods of the city relief deportment was laid over until april 3 urbin torcatt pleading guilty be fore magistrate watt at guolph on monday to having liquor in a place other than a prlvato dwelling houso was assessed 200 and costs or threa rnonths in tho county jail in default of payment il losuingfaloe uheuues walter helntzman appeared before magistrate j h shields at oakviue on friday and was committed for trial crown attorney wlfc dick appeared for tho crown the arrest was mode by chief constable kerr eddie letner news agent on a can- astlan national train ijwts sentenced by magistrate wcegar at north bay to pay a flne of 500 or spend six months in jail he is now awaiting transportation to burwash his of- fence was carrying- rum om tho train and operating otuisnhllng device william howe was fined 5 and costs at guelph for running a game of chance the phrase was used by magistrate watt in defining the case a certain brand of cigarettes contain ed cards with pictures of various ployeraviri pro hockey leagues and tho idea was to try and pick tho cham pionship team mr n jeffrey kc acting pn howes behalf explained that the tuckott company had obtain ed legal opinion on the project prior to putting tho alleged game on the market and was not at all certain that howe had been outside the law in kitchener mr jeffrey explained a nominal feo of flvo dollars and costs had been imposed in a similar case mr watt followed suit 1 m high school literary meeting rov mr culp addressed the students in i happy manner the meeting of the aoton high school literary society was hold last friday afternoon miss gwori maddock recording socretary read the minutes of last meeting mrs mew requested that reports- be sent in before next meeting by all officers tho prpgraramo ws opdned by joseph hurst telling milton watson few of tho impossible happenings- around school this was given in a clever manner in verse addle hurst favored tho meeting with a reading from stephen leacock which created no little merriment an ihstrumontul number was given by miss margaret brown tho numbers were followed by the feature of the programme tho roadipg of theeye opcnr it composed the larger part of the programme be cause very bfid was informed by the president thut this would be the last time tho eye opener would be read this school year not a person present but regretted this news for tfro eye oponer is not only a beneficial edi torial product but a very interesting one too the current number gave tho bio graphies of all third formers told in a most unique manner and the usual looked for jokes and personals wore included tiyo cleverly written editor ials on success by novlho harrop and on the junior high school move ment by helen macdonald wore read and created much interest rev mr culp very kindly acted as crtc for tho afternoon hut ho didnt criticise at all he told some very clover jokes and also gave vory en couraging advice much regret is felt at mr gulps proposed removal students nnd thetrfrlends should be miroto nttdpd professor dunlops lec- turb on wembley on april 2 ict lawson searetarn ii ilgsggim vcttr 3s v -v- immijilii