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s- jsj blrlh marriages jind death ore new brbed for nt the followien nttijjlttui soi marrigc mi duthl sci memorial cords sflc w p extra po- born hansen on saturday april h1025 to mr and mrs cm hanson a dnughtor dunbab- at the quolnh general iloopltal on thursday april 2 1020 to mr and mrs m dunbar nee hilda tucker acton adaugntor- fawlis at tho private patients pavlllonv general hospital toronto april 10 1026 to mr and mrs jawos r falllb brampton a daushter married mcoebbaknett at rockwood oh wodnosday april 8 10s6 by tho rev john little mary daughter of mr and mrs j r barnott to george p mcqoc died brown- suddonlyat her homo lot 27 concession 4 esaucslngy on wod- nooday april 8 1925 margaret a storey wlfo of richard n brown ghxitatt3fm thttkhdat april jff 1826 brief local items building materials are now much in demand f good friday wan a great day for the motorists there were many ffladeomo easter tido homecomlnga now that april rain has fallen mayflowejrajnayjjojojtpected repairs and improvements to jtho homos are in progress oil over town farm worlc on tho land is now be ing pushed forward with real enter prise tho robins aro nesting already ton days- or two weeks earlier than usual the singing of tho birds these early japrjnff mornmgs iojiejiffhuul and lir spiring v niagara falls wfll hold a clvlo recoption ijnd old boys rotjnlon july 1318 the bos tor flowers- in the churches were beautiful symbols of tho reality of the resurrection trout ashing commences two weoks from tomorrow the boys are getting ready for it it was a glorious faster rooming quite characteristic of the wondrous anniversary celebrated m the tendency of the price of whet is upward again it has already got past tho 160 mark for may delivery the first rain of the month of any importance which fell on monday night was a great benefit to vege tation a little rouge a little curl a powder box apretty girl arbltof raw away it goes a homely girl with h frecklod nose j j rtho green is coming back to tho trees find the impulseito be out of doors becomes stronger with every lengthening day r im press vo easter services were held in st ai bans church the cas ter lilies and other flowers lent an eastertide flavor news of local import fergus stores robbed by bandits early thursday morning tho two gonoral atorco of messrs russoll and stoelo in fergus woro brolton into by thieves who worked with a motoroar and goods valuod at between throe and four thousand dollars were tukon s dont cut corners over somoone clsos lawn keep to the sidewalk and help the follow with civic pride keep but gross green e-j- sfi r- fi ekjo it was worth while that the cele bration of easter cornea with every spring the spirit of eastertide la helpful and inspiring- always one kind of people we will always have with us are the kind who are ao busy 1611107 how much they have to do that they havent time to do any thing much several rabbits have been running about the gardens in the centre xit the town lately they are vey destruqtivo and already have consumed soma prized plants tub fjot pubs will supply your printing needs of any kind mr mer chant no need to give your order to a house out of town which pays no part of actons taxes homo surroundings are being- cleaned up nicely in many places about town and the genera tidy appearance of the town is assuming tho usual summer attractiveness thckingbvllle reporter devoted a full page last week to the story of a visit of forty business men pi tho millionaire class to jack miners sane tuary for birds in that town the week before whon you see a man- deep in thought studying his garden idont too quickly infer that he is planning his gardening operations he max only be wondering how the flahwbrm crop is going to pan out in compjlanco with n bylaw pass ed by the council on monday all res taurants must now close not later than twolvo oclock theavy penalties for violation may be imposed at the dis cretion of the magistrate i hate my woollen underwear eald little willie bj it makes me itchy everywhere and wastes my energy it itches here and itches there the tickle seems to crawl a place will itoh but when i scratch that aint the place at aui tho merchant who doesnt use the local papers to invite business is en couraging further encroachment of tho mail order houses and has- no right to expect cooperation from the press in urging the pcoplo to buy at home last communion before union on sundayraprlljotholast -gom- munlon sorvloe to bo held m thoimethr odlst church prior to tho consuma- tlon of tho union will bo hold rov mr culp will conduct tho bcrvlco the sacrament wlllbq admlnlstorcdat tho morning service nelson tolephono co 8oll out tho boll telophono company- lies taken ovor tho nolson tolophono coo linos which had its headquarters at lowvtllo forty years a gang of ex perts and linemen aro ut work over hauling tho systom with tho obioctlvo of giving tho subscribers an uptodato service georgetown calls minister the presbyterian church gjoreo- towp which has boon without a pastor glnoe the death of the late rev b f cameron last autumn ha8 oxtendod a call to rev konnoth miloan of stay- ner which hp has acoopted george town is ono of tho churches which voted out of tho united church of canada use slnple stamps wherever possible the postal department has issued a poster asking patrons wherever possible to uso a blnglo postage stamp on a lottery parcolor thjrjilpcoof msilbocauso in some instances tho uso of more stamps may so oncroach on the spacofbr address and dato stamping as to cause confusion and consequent delay in- the mail the miraole of 8prino this time of tluxyear i never boo a bud on an aahrr never hoar a frog croak down in tho aldge of the swamp after supper i never cut a maple switch and see the sap roller the axo without wonderln why folk hanker after miracles when thoy cn watch tho cumin of spring and think nothln of it caleb pijaalcc in youths companion and especially the home paper tho newspaper enters tho homo and has a more intimate appeal to all mom- bersthan other reading matter it ap peals to all literate membors of the community without distinction of race class creed sex income orocaupatlon the merchant who employs- tho lopl paper docs not worry abqut reaching certain classes it goes to all tbo country merchant old acton reads our news fc acton england gazotto and ex press sold in the last lsduo recelvod at bur desk woolc by week tho acion foes pniss ont glvos a column of news from the othor acton extracted from our columns on maroh13itdaltamongatrothor itoma with the kentmcniah controversy wo notothat the boy scouts aro flourlsh- lng in the canadian acton whero scoutroaater ferris has a fln o staff of twontytwo offlcera working with him the new outlook at tho annual meeting of tho book commlttteb of the methodist church last week tho name tho now out- inspector denies twelfiiileport charactcrmouldiufi should at all times be the big objective l have pleasure lii- presenting my twelfth report on tlio work of the public schools or this joint liihpector- uttheicpndltionbtmdcrwhtcli tncab uohools are taught and admlnlaterod tho luallflcatlons of teachers and othor mattors pertaining to my duties quentlojia which i trirnt will merit your camofltconaidoratlon this was the preliminary paragraph of the annual report of xf m denyoa ba inspector of public schools to tho countycouncll in malting any estimate of our pro gress in public school education it in of first importance that wo should bo reasonably clear as to what our ob ject in this education la this process which wo call educa tion assuredly does not ond 4h school and quite as surely does nofhogln thero the main thing to remember liowovor is that during tlio public school yoars the main influoncea of iltb are oxertod and the childs wet- uro is largely fashioned to tho toachor this means that he shall realize tlmt charactermoulding should at all times bo the objective of thojachool every subject of study has it parts to play in tlis process thorp lb a steady improvement in the accommodations of tho schools my contention has always been that the school buildings and premised- should bo maintained at a standard equal to that of tho best homes in tho section or town oratjeapt at a stand ard well above the average home authejtuniorhighdchooieritranco examination of 1024 there wore 375 candidates of 41 writing at actbh 30 wero successful at burlington 61 out of 76 at georgetown 64 out of 76 at milton 80 out of 110 and at oafcvillo 62 out of 73 tho percentage passing in tho county -was- s3 os compared with s6 per cent tho previous year it la unfortunate that the whole county is not coverod by the school nursing system boards are slow to soe the prime importance of it should we allow ono bpy or girt to grow up- handicapped by one physical dofeot- which qarly attention might have removed or remedied in ovory community maybe found warning ok- amplo of what this means wo owe it to tho children to see that the most effective measures aro taken to safe guard their physlcal wolfare which la not less important than thoir mental welfare the expense under an or ganized system o suiervision is vory small and the results will repay any expenditure manifold of tho 132 teachora in the inspector ate last year ten were men eight held first class certificates 122 second class ceretlflcates and two klndorgar- tonprimary certificates the total enrollment of nuplla in hal ton wtd 4858 an increase of 30 over 1923 and in wentworth it was gg5 an increase of 24 the average attendance in hal ton was 3302 an increase of 22 but in wentworth the averago foil from 350 to 347 this la not in either portion of tho inspectorate as favor able ashowlng asfbrhenparjrtwa or three years and indicates that the attendance officers will find room for more active supervlslonin the enforce ment of tho school attendance act tho total paid for salaries to the teachers was jl43o750p as compared with 13017600 in 1923 tho average salary in rural schools was- 1055 as compared with 1060 the previous jyenr assistants in urban schools averaged 1015 thototal legislative grants ap- neighborhood news- towti and country crews0n8 corners mr smart of brjn has iurchasod the property of afi j pearson ubove tho corners airand mrs smart ivill boon flnd good ftionds herq t mr david stevenson of saskatcho wnnibtti7nunibei6fffiends from tho old home wheivflo was her 6 last weak burying his mother in eden miih cemetery ball1nafad mrs ira hlltr returned to her hqmo lost woelc after boing quite- seriously 111 at her daughters jlrs joseph al lan eighth lino for several weeks a number of the friends and neigh bors gathered inst wednesday after noon at tho homo of ajra angus mc lean jmi tho ninth jjno and aperira soclnjjinao and presonted her with at clock mrs mclean has moved to her new homo in balllnofad woooside school rspi- tho following is tho standing of each pupil in order of merltfor the easter term in school section no id erin- regular attendance jr iv to sr iviedward duggan hon jean croe david swack- hamei- tushlngharo foster jr ill daisy fostpr edith russell hazel farcy sr ii louise swackhamor mil dred foster 1 sr i stewart ruoselu kathleen faroy jack cole jr i frunk swackhamor roy foster a w mcmillan teacher churchill three t uniting churches was accepted the first number of the new paper which unites the canadian baptist the christian guardian and the- presby terian witness will be issued on the 10th of june in a special illustrated number commemorating the lncoptlon of the great new unltod church of canada milton union minister called to wingham revr w imcintosh proachcd his farewell sermon in knox church last sunday morning having received and nccoptod a call to the church at wing- ham which has voted to go into tho union mr mcintosh being a strong unionist and knox church voting strongly against it henco his with drawal from the pastorate of the church he is a good preacher and many will regret his dopurturo mil ton reformer burlington chamber of commerce the chamber of commerce held a good meeting in the chamber rooms last ntgbt when varioqa matters of interest were discussed hon j s martin minister pf agriculture will oddresi the members at a banquet to be held the first week in may and tho dato will be announced next week the campaign for the membership drive will start at once and the committee in charge expect to meet with ovory encouragement since the fee haa been reduced to 500 a year gazette i greetings from old to new the rev h g ly bough rector of st albania church was very pleased to recqlvo greetings from tho vicar of all saints church in acton england last week an follows all- saints 8 acton most cordially greets the other acton and sends its best wishes for all christian work in your mldsl h g pbile vicar tho editor is glad indeed that his visit to acton england last summer and to a lawn fete at tho anglican church there is incidental to bearing fruit in thfs happy exchange of eccloatlatlcal courtesies guelph quite a number of the residents of- this community attended the methodlsf church- acton on sunday evening to hear tho choirs easter cantata the king oj glory thoy apeak very highly of the choirs production mr and imrfli fred mcarthur who have resided on the snyder farm here sliice their marriage are about to re move to acton spring plowing and seeding have been very general hero during the- past week mr sind mrs john thomas and thoir daughter visited hill friends on sat urday last literary meeting for year an excellent programmo and a jolly social timo 011vecooiyerwero tbo winners at tho conclusion of the programme a welnprroast was ortjoyed by all all regretted tho fact that this was xho last timo they would meet together for this mrs albert smith spent several daya year during tho week with friends ln tho staff and pupils wish to extend nassagaweya iws wwk tne name no ow uui- p to tho inspectorate amounted look suggested by the heads of thaf 671ib0 paid on thesamo naaib as in 1923 including 741c0 as equip ment and accommodation grants it may be a truism to soy that the future of our country depends upon efficient education but it needs to he said again hundreds of thousands of our- boys and girls are passing through our primary and secondary schools take d few years of that and you have tho whole community in the next generation in tho words of n a noted author if that goes wrong what olqe is ukoly to go right if tho battle of civilization is lost in the schools who is going to win- it after wards ono might go on to ask what hope there can bo for tho fiituro progress of our country if we fall to put jnto the schools- their curricula their instruction and their administra tion the beat of which we are capable of thought and purppse in this froy- ince we are spending about 80 every year for each child of school age a total expenditure on education of over flftythreo millions of dollars an nually it auroly is arise and a neces sary thing for us to see that there bo as little waste as possible and to sco to it also- that all earnest citizens as sist ob they may bo able all who in any measuro are responsible for the framing and the carrying out of the educational programme a quiet wedding was solemnized on thursday- april 0th by tho rev mr heslop pastor of paisley memorial church guelph at the parsonage when lola e watson daughter of tho late mr and mrs gcorgo watson of arkcll was united in marriage- to stanleyh fletcher of detroit son of mr and mrs h fletcher of camp- bellvtlle the brldewho wastassisted by her sister mtsa a h watson of huntavlllo was becomingly attired in an ensemble suit of polrqt twill in dun ahadojwithlialjinilahoeatomatoh and corsage bouaoiet of llly-of-the- valloy mr col watson brother of the bride acted as groomsman im mediately after the ceremony the bridal couplo left amu showers of confetti for their homo nvdotroit their heartiest thanks for tho space allowed in the- pnese gfveh souii selfishly and freely for the high school notes marjorle m lawson reporter an actoto boys eminent position v dr samuel johnston chief annosthff- 1 tist of toronto general hospital limehou8e easter thank meeting helpful address by mrs rsir lanosuy of toronto dr a local man was fined last- week ifpr driving hla car over tho fire hose at a recent fire the council hope that this practice will bo discontinued in the future and if not the firemen have been instructed to secure all offenders numbors who will be prosecuted til- aonburg news a great advertising company says never hesitate aa to what medium to use when country trade is wanted there is but one which will aceompllai the purpose the local weekly news- jpaper it is read thoroughly by every one in the town and district it has more influence with its own people than all the dailies combined checked the annual easter meeting of tho womens missionary society was held in the methodist school room on thursday afternoon the members of the presbyterian and baptist societies were invito and the attendance was large mrs ar t brown the president in fitting terms extended a cordial wel come to the- visitors mre rev dr k b littnceley of toronto gave on inspiring resume of the missionary oonvention held a few weeks ago in washington d c and other helpful information respecting the work of the woruens missionary societies of the church and the ef fective results boing achieved incidentally mnsxrfincely referredo the cause of prohibition in canada and the important part tho women of the country have in this great cause canadian mails carefuljex jfcsjlanceley contended that it woo under tho postal act all lottery tlck- 1 eta- and infonnatlon regarding lot teries are barred there are too re strictions on the advertising of cer tain types of literature an enforce- mont of thcae regulations is resulting just now in the throwing out of the malls a collecting of danish lottery tickets and circulars and some pam phlets and other adyortlfllng matter emanating from new york word has also gone out to all postmasters that the practice of permitting the recip ients of 4 c o x parcela to open them before charges are paid moat be dui- i retreahmenrtv wereorvod at continued iconchtmsonjot tbo progriimme largely owing to tho apathy of tho women voten of ontario in the plobla- qlte and rocertf elections especially in the cities that 44 beer has been in troduced by the government of the province the address was most interesting throughout and was onjoyod by the largo go therlnffotwoirkors presont acton minnie z bennett class ii 1500 daisy folster ii 1025 mrs mary moore n 1100 isabel andor- son i 1000 olla b armstrong ii 1000 mary e anderson i 1000 bessie gardiner ix 1000 burlington central school jno a lockhnrt ii 220 holon g batoa ii 900 a blanche gawley h 000 lillian waikoril 900 alice e wil son ii 1000 faith e greer ii 1000 myrtlo dalton ii 000 jean m stuart kvpl000 evelyn bicj singer ii 900 east burlington school j w brown it 1600 mrs h m kloffer if 1000 elsie blea- slnger i 850 frances homo k p 1000 georgetown a g green ii 1600 annie v ryan ii 1000 haz el a harrison ii 1000 mae b lan- gan ii 1000 elma robertson ii 1000 georglna young ii 100 carrie g buck ii 1000 jean g adams ii 900 milton p d shorey ii 2000 liiiio maine ii 1100 mubjoi t ir win ii 1000 isabel elliott ii 1100 florenco walker ii 1000 minnie 13 steen ii 1000 mary b feather stone i 1100 mrs g h bobbins il 1000 j3ilo k sfowart it 1000 b helen boea ii lioo oakvlijoe central school r f sanderson ii 2300 goo a ander son n 1200 marjorle c aohoson ii 1050- marjorio a whltaker h 1060 alexia m atkinson 0 1050 b dennw ii 1060- marguerite av mclntyre if 1050 brantwood school emma b brown ii 1450 lillian m marettii l250 bessie w luoey ii 1200 edith v owons ii 1050 westwood school mrs p r mcaaklll b a- h 1200 joan m krug ii 1050 dorothea e dou- gal ii 1100 grace alton ii 000 mr and mrsdavid swackhomer had fulte a family gathering during tho eastertide mr and mrs w j mo- kechnie of toledo ohio mr and mrs georgo adams of detroit and mr and mrs arrow smith of mount den nis wero welcome guests under tbo old home rooftroe mr douglas gowdy was home from knox college over easter when his years examinations are completedf intends taking a somewhat prolonged trip to great britain and the contin ent the lime and btono business is be- coming more lively as spring advances mr and mrs robert brown and messrs william and douglas gowdy attended thhe funeral of mrs richard brown on saturday inspector stewart of milton mado an official visit to this locality on sat urday mrs joseph voyi of wheatley ii essex county who has been illnt tho homo of her sister mrs edward mar shall for several months passed uwny on tuesday the funeral was held yesterday the body being taken to wheatley for interment mrs voy was tno widow of joseph voy her maiden name was martha jane havens and mrs marshall and mrs jamea lane are sisters rockwood service add miss connie of guelph led in prayer th the needs we require heres the way an american con temporary sizes up the need situa tion what this country needs is not a new birth of freedom but the old- fashioned twodollar lower birth what this country needs isnt liberty but people who take less liberty with our liberties what this country needs is not a job for- every man but a real rnaii for ever job what this country needs isnt to get mora taxes from the people but for the people to get the public and continuation schools closed lust thursday for the holidays and our popular teachors are away to their homes for a week miss edna m pearon is homo from amherst burg miss m mhroy from toronto and goorge torrance from mlmico high school mrs d barrio and son donald of mimlco were visitors at the home cf her parents- mr nad mrs william torrance robert henderson and his daughter bessie william bridger j of slrncqo motored up saturday even ing returning sunday stanley plummer fred passmore eljvyn locker and miss jean tor ranee of slmcoe wero homo for tlio holiday mrs ieabel hewat spent easter lu toronto at tho home of her son ruth erford tho many frlendfl of wm j peal of guelph will bo sorry to learn of the accident which befell him last sun day morning being knocked off his wheel by a motor car nfid sustaining a broken log and other minor liruleea ho was removed to the general hos- pltal where ho la doing as well as pos slblm iis son harry wafi oporatoil on for appendicitis a month ago and is now oblo to bo nround eastor services wero n eld good fri day afternoon inst johns church a turnout was present to heal th rector rev h g l baugh cf acton union uervlceu werp the feature of easter sunday in the presbyterian church the choirs of tho methodist and presbyterian churches co-bptr- atodj under tho capable leadership at mrs ellas plummer mrs ralph richardson presided t the organ tho solo parts of tho enntafar vtxp well rendered by gordon mcphall chester sommer miss mae watson and arthur k thomas a trio by miss irma mo- last tuesday the toronto telegram graced its gallery of notable citizens with portraits of dr samuel johnston when ho was nine years of age and as he appears now with his sedate physlognominy as a medical man oc- oupyjng pn ominont position in its clescrlptlon of- tho doctor the tolo- graril says dr sumuol johnston crilcf of the anaesthetic department of tho toronto general hospital lr-a- graduate of medicine qf trinity college in 1001 ho was- born in erin tovnship in wel lington county and attonded guelph high school dr johnston lecturers iji anaesthetics in the faculty of med icine of toronto university ho is past president of tho canadian society of anaesthetists and past president of tho american interstuto society of annesthetlsts hajs-also-a-memberjf- the canadian medical association and tho academy of medicine ho is a fellow of the american college of physicians a member of the royal society of medicine london ejigland a member of tho british medical asso ciation dr johnston is a member of tho albany club the university club of montreal the toronto hunt club tho ontario jockey club r c y c york downs gold club tho rotary club and ho is ajso a member of ion c masonic lodge und a life momber of st pauls chapter dr johnston is also an orangeman and is a relative of tho famous irish leader sir william johnston of ballakilbeg gblfjs his fayorite hobby tho boyish photo of nine years was taken about the timo- dr johnston moved with his parents from the farm homo in erin to acton whon he com menced his career in the acton public school the face press has pleasure in offering congratulations to dr johnston upon his very enviable po sltlon on tho stuff of the toronto gon era hospital no offense intended -s- t at the exhibition of tho international live- stock aaooclation in chicago hist fall a portly old gentleman re- murkeil to ono of the men in chhrffo of the cattle department you dont coll this tlip fat stock show any more it hcems no replied tho other its quality that counts with us now and n0 jjnnjcal-put-latoiuany- iclml of ananlmnl and after its nil done iioh nothing but a big fat i ii bep pardqu jilr i i hadnt noticed i didnt mean tho portly- old gentleman had bo- gun to turn red and tho attempted apology ontyvnado tho matter worao after an ineffectual- effort to express himself ho waddled on in speechless indignation the real good tho ninth and lust meeting of tho literary society for tno school year wnh held on wednesday 8th inst it wan tin all preceding meetlhga of the yoar have bqon as succoss tho pogramavnhjrojridetlbvform nrr the mobtlng was oponed by a sing song and a brlcfaddroas by the presi dent miss olive cooper read tho secretarys report which showed a fine balance on the rjghtrnldo mrs mew thanked the offlcera of tho society for tlio various dutlos they had so dutifully performed masses helen mcdonald and olivo cooper rendered a piano number very acceptably miss addlo hurst gavo an interesting recitation mias lovenu richardson gave an instrumental solo und mistalice hodgson a recitation the boys jubilee- club sung several popular songa brokon here and thero by a joko and tho humorous part of this was the presidents doll which ho mado talk sing chow gum and do all tho usual things bad boys are wont to do following this was an item ovoryono enjoyed but those who wore called upon stump speeches miss clara savage gave n piano solo mr a t brown was tho critic and a vory kind one indeed ho gavo us some valuable advlco alon with funny stories and old ones of his school days mr brown wnsin a reminiscent mbod telling of memories asso ciated with hia mother who taught school in acton then thero was a musical contest a i e had been on a visit to of which mib3esannjoallisonnnd har what is the real good i ohltod in musing mood order- said tlio law court knowledge said tho school truth said tho wise man pleasure eald the fool xovov said the maiden beauty sail tho page freedom said the dreamer hopie said tbo sage fame sold tho soldier etiulty said the seoj- salio my heart full sadly the answer is not hero then within my bosom softly this i heard each heart holds tho secret kindness is tho word john boyle oreilly all there to go home her aunt aald woll goodbye mary you must como again soon va should like to see more of you but auntie there isnt any moro of me said mary disappointing tho young postmistress was reading a postal card from tho morning mall finally elie turned ir over to tho ad dress huh she said in a disappointed tone this card is for mo a job for you 6 to 10 daily 60 hon wanted no previous ex perience nocebbttry write for 40pogc free book which explains how you can earn whllo loarnine to work in city and town ahopa as auto mechanic enffinoer electrical battery or weld- inc expert chauftour salesman etc also bricklaying plaatcrlnb mechani cal dentistry and bnrberlnfir dont die a laborer wrlto now which job address hemphill government chart ered trado schools free employment service 103 klne st west toronto mclean co headquarters in acton for ttowcoveriri linoleums 2 nnd 4 yards wide this seasons pat terns in stock floor oacloths1 v and 2 yards wide can give you a largp range of patterns to choose from you can buy oil cloths or linoleums cheaper than at the large city stores and you see just what you are i6oking for linoleum rugs and congoleum rugs ah sizes curtain materials scrims with borders at 18c 20c and 25c curtain nets at 25c 35c and 50c c special prices on madras muslin 1 piece white regular 45c for zviis i piece cream regular 75c for 60c special this week in umsrellas these umbrella are madeby one of thebest makers peragarant frame finished edge in black only a good value at 250 each special for this week qji7j holeproof silk hose new colors at 100 125 10 and 175 special silk hose black and airdale at 60c pair watcht window for specials in grocery department mclean mux street acton ont store closes wednesday at 1230 acton flower show -the- annual- meeting of tho abovo will be held in tho coun- ell chamber on wediwsdayril 22 1925 at 8 p m business blectioii of officers for ensuing year presentation of annual re- port and such other business as may bo necessary all interested in a suc cessful flower show- are cordially in vited to attend 8criven sod b pargeter proi too much for a lawyer where a- young foreigner was being tried in court and- the- questioning by the lawyers on the opposite sldo began now laszky what dp you do 7 ven asked laszky when you work of course said tho lawyer vy work i know said the lawyer but what at at a bench oh grbanod tho lawyer do you work tit a bench in a factory what kind of- a factory brick you make bricks no te factory is made uv hrlclts now laszky listen said tho law yer what do you make in tho fac tory- eight dollars a veok no no i what does tho factory make i dunno a lot uv money- i guess now listen what kthdof gooln does tho factory produco r oh said lazky good goods i know but what kind of goods tho best tho best of what tho best thero is k ot what of thde goods yaur hoijor said tlio lawyer give up good things io eat from lspry meat shop every time we fill an order we get a great denlof pleasure out of knowing that it is another package of good things to eat from sprys meat store we know we can please our customers daily by serving them with strictly firstclass meats which our long experience has tailght us how to serve i once a customer always a friend is our motto fj spry successor to orrffi lamb mill and main streets acton ont our ice cream has a habit of making friends of velvety flmoothneaa and truo fruit flavors it is n delightful dcaeert thatputs you in a happy frame of mind samo thing can be said about our candies thoy are good becausd they ure pure and well made solomon wa8 overrated an rtmualns story is told by sir montagu sharpo kcof a certain american judge whoivas asked in hl3 court by two wrangling women to uecldo tho case of tho rool mother- ship of a baby iio proposed upon tho great authority of solomon to cut the uaby in two but tho mothers would not hear of that and said ot it it comes to that you can koop tho baby and thoy loft tho baby and they left tho court when somehourb later tho judo waff found carrying the baby through some of tho precincts of thopourt ho was heard to declare that ho thought solomon- a greatlyovprrated judge tbo progratnrao of the afirmnnrin mor from tho taxogi what this coun- ellided on easter randlng tlojoico ly try hoeda i not moro mllaa otjerrt- mrs h rp moprtt mem fltoyjj h culp conjlucted a responsive roadlna tory trartbpra ioiln to tho gnion whjit tltfai country needs is mfro paint mi tno bid places and less paint on the yxuiir faoe wlfat this country noeosunt tower rates of interest on joper bttt a hteher jntrt in work tracy clerk j gutcheon mrs plummer- and gordon mcphall- ws ar pleasing feature anl also the chorus parts by tho choirs- itov j uj stewart spoko at the mbrn- inir sorvlco and rev r a bihb of the methodist church occupied the pulpjt at the evening aorvfee tho church was toiod to its utmost capa- oltydurlngftho both sprves mr and mrs h jk bdmondson and two children spent tiq holiday with friends in gait harold phaser who has bepn trana- ferred to tho orlllla branch of the royal bank some time ago had il short vlslf to rockwood last weok a meeting- of the base ball olub is slatod for this weak to consider plans for tho coming semon the- graduates employment the head of the nrro had caught tile pfllco boy telling hob boy he sail do you know what they do with boy wjiq toll lies i yos blr wns tho reply whon thtoy are old enough tho firm nonds them out ns- salosmon judge ksquenlnk township council will meet on monday april 20 nt 1 pm in the now council chamber ot stcwv nxttmvn partloswlshlng change o t tower rates of interest on pathmnsloct please attend j a latest modes in millinery with the gloria snnwn ohapo in tho lead in nil the pretty now shadings of crabnpplo penny wown al mond green teirapln rosewood and purple if t8 new we have it special sale of childrens hajs about two dozen in the lot special at each wigs j galbraith t mllllnry nd fsnoy oqfrn 6 tor phofts 10 acton ont demonstration all the ladies of acton are invited to a demonstration of electrical cooking on tbe moffat ranges by an expert who will give you any information you wish for one day only tuesday april 21 from 130 to 930 p m at the hydro shop special for friday saturday smoked meats smoked roll whole oq or half it oc smoked ham or half lb side bacon pieee lb by he beep cuts rump roast of beef ojf per lb uc rib roast of beef o a per it uc thick rib roast beef 1 j per lb lit 15c shoulder roast beef per lb refund shoulder roast t of beef per lb lie choice rib boil per ib t brisket lb boil at hqhiemade sausage qc 2 lbs for wc i 3 cans aylmer peas mj corn tomatoes toc 3 qahs choice red qc golden net salmon odc special special with every order of 200 or over we will give you 5ne threepound pall of shortening for 30c ipajterson tltn anp mjm sfnteetts- acton otfl zmm rv nrawtnwf