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blrthi litarrlages and deaths are now i following rates births deaths oc manorial lino extra chared jor at the following rates births soc marriage 50 cards 50c loc icr i 50c for n v married ni3ldgbakam at cluohun lodco erin on wednesday mny 20th 1924 by rov j to pottlt kufih mc- klnnon hold oon of mr and mrs robert h roid to kunieo evaneo- llno- daughter of mr duncan graham all of erin wilsonplteston on friday 22nd of may 1025 at itunnymedo proaby- terlan church toronto margaret t preston- daughter of tho lato t a preston of carnduff bask and kranddauirhter of tho lato c p pros ton of hornby to william s wilson of dotrblt died shawat mollno ill on sunday may 31st 1920captain jotfn shaw formerly of acton nged 76 years smith at 70 charles street toronto on friday may 29 1025 arthur c smith son of mrs sidney smith of acton in his 64th year livingstone at tho home 63 jer ome- strbot toronto oh thursday ma 2s 1026 alexander livingstone in ids 76 th year barclay at drayton ohio on airil 2a mtharry iv barclay formerly of george town and brother of councillor win barclay- mckachur at his residence lot j fifth lino west culcdon on thurs day may 21 1925 donald glllesnle mcbachem son of the late donald mcevchern we jktpmiwfstm thursday tune 4 192 brief local items what is finer than a day in juno june tho month of brlde3 and of roses the fragrant lilacs nro in bloom oain ye are nearlng thq longest days of the year send in news items early to insure their insertion tho sunday and monday showers were cordially welcomed- tho temperature reached 73 de grees on sunday at noon canadian grown strawberries were on chathamlnarket on saturday gasoline has iumped up another cent per gallon during the week it seems quito reasonable to talk of tiny eood-old- summer time again tho- banks and tho schools had j another holiday yesterdayi tho kings i birthday j the bricklayers arc busy on mr cordiners now twostory house on wilbur street 3our adult members were received ln tho method tt church at sunday mornings services the milton reformer ndvlses ttl- i o d ei empire day programme frizes awarded public school pupils for essays writing and art tho duke of dovonshlro chapter of tho i o d e obsorvod emplro day in tho usual way by giving prises u tho school pupils for art writing and essays tho following woro tho prlro winners art in tho primary room mar guerite given writing first class miss ander sons roorri erio moroilo writing 1st class mish macdonv aids room vera rowlings special mention mado by edna hlnton eoay 2nd class read by edna taylor topic a npighbor special mention mado by bessie rawlings v essay jr 3rd road by mary iglh- bons topic boy scout movoment special mention mado by i olivo rooks essay fir 3rd read by marjorlo garden topic heroine of vercheros special mention mado by allan mar shall essay-r- 4th- road by eva wheeler topic tho part of a boy or girl m framing tho dominions futurc7 r 7 equally special mention of murlol mccombo and phyllis tyler k prizewinners nro to bo con gratulated on their work which also reflects great credit on their toachers at the close of the programme tho ladles served tea and a social hour was enjoyed by all officers of tho duko of devonshlto chapter of tho lcde for tho yesur 1925 aro as follows honorary regent mrs l b shoroy regent mrs c a conway 1st vlco regent mrs w cooper 2nd vlco rogentmrs w k graham v secretary mrs f g gollop treasurer mrs roy arnold standard bearer miss- pearl smith educational secrotary miss m e btnnett 6bituary i alosxattdtiu llvlnghtonrr j im who wan a- l6ng time resident of thlu community died at torbnli j iluat thuimdny when alexander living i utono ptibrqd away for many yearn mr llvihgutunu was a farmer an i gardeuvr ut speyslde he oilkhutinm jtho glen mnvy iitvawboiiy ami gvewlt to perfection fottyeara on hl farm i soveval years auo h letlvetl fvom farming and removed to georgetown vhero bovcral niembutii of hln fiintuy reattlor a few weeks ago ho removed to toronto where- two of the daughters aro living early last wcik mr ltv- ingstono had u ntroko and on thurs day ho paused away ho was in hln 7gth yoar mr livingstone was much esteemed and had many friends he was a member of the presbytorlan church his widow and ulno children survive those are sarah margaret hugh jessie daniel miirn ida mao and uron john who was in tne grocery business in acton died from la grippo during tho opnlemic in 1918 danlol js ln tho baking buslnesu in georgetown after a prlvato funeral service at the homo 63 joromu street toronto tho cortogirunicto aito by motor oh saturday aftornoon in terment- was madp in fatrvlow ceme tery imeighborhood news- town aqd country dallinafad imih maclntuuh of toronto spent victoria day wllli her father tho rev mr waddou and other frlomlti horo rmlsu llouslo ijlunle of toronto mpent thu holiday with her parents hero mchurs longhtroet llrus of the htli line ar busy improving their houtio yutto a heavy hall storm wuh ox- piiienced hero on monday the hall stones woro unusually large thp eonbumtnatloii of union will mean itlio uniting of the presbyterian and methodlnt congregations here tho united churchof canutui will have a strong church hero as u result acton wins from hills- burg their second game in the helton- wellington league played lett saturday ounolltoarxangoacamn site for thojftjng th laattwo innings were tourists in that town esqucsing township council will meet on monday juno 16th at 10 a m as a court qf revision every item of news you send in to tho fjieb pnsss makes the paper of more interest to you and others thero was a snowy fall of apple blossoms all day on sunday the ground was white under the trees junecamo in in orthodox fashion as bwcetand smiling as a happy bride whoso advent sho always wolcomos itvonly a fow stops longer by the sldowalk yet many of us persist in tramphng somebodys boulevard acton sent the largest delegation to tho township sunday school con vqntlon at georgetown last thurs day tho motrologlcal bbservntory at toronto announcoo that may this year was the coldest ever recorded since 1840 tho second scheduled game to be played in the haltonwellingtoh basn- ball league in which acton figured was played in the park last saturday attprjioon with tho hlllbburg nine the acton team lined up at tho band hall about 246 pm and headed by the acton citizens band paraded to tho park for the opening fixture of th league in acton the game was tfvcry good one it had its bttff xjartsbuvltsb0odtone3 ovoroamo thorn acton led off with the first run in one of tho early innings of the game bat the acton teani went to pieces and hlllsburg vtsj successful in making thb score 6- in tho seventh and elgatb innings the acton boys came back with a wallop they hlttho hlllsburg pitcher often and hard and made tho score 86ln their favor f gtbbong- pitched tho first seven ln- nlnfliif tor acton and turned in a nice taken over by ho a h burg nine were unable to stage acomo- back and even the lead in tho other gamo in tho league be- twoen georgetown and rockwood at rockwood the georgetown team was again successful and won by a score of 11-4- the standing of tho league is now as follows won lost georgetown 2 0 acton 1 1 rockwood 1 hlllsburg 0 2 next saturday afternoon acton plays at rockwood and hlllsburg 5003 to georgetown v captain john bhaw john- shaw who- lived moat of iu life in acton was oho of natures noblemett a number of yeara ago ud retired from tho homestead of his boyhood and wont to- mollne i to reside attlio homo of his sister mrs james barclay hero ho enjoyed life very much ho mado many friends and mrs barclay always aimed to make his life pleasant a letter to the editor last week said wo are all well and enjoying life john shaw wad the son ofdcnr old jlmmlo shaw who was for many years preceptor in knox church his father and mother came from scotland botwoen sovonty antlj eighty years ago and settled on tho form on the fifth uneesqueslng which mr w h anthony now owns it was hero that john- was born seventy- six years ago although one of tho most popular young- men of tho com munity ho nover married surviving aro his sisters mrs watson toronto mrs hunter buffalo and mrs james barclay mollne i11 also- his- brother robert of acton john shaw took a keen interest in the community he was an admirer of col allan and en listed under him when a- youth ho was a born soldier and excelled in military tactics and manoeuvres ho tvos promoted to the captaincy of company no 6 acton and hold that position for years retaining rank when ho retired from the militia mrf shaw was mado a mason in the early days of walker lodge a f a m and occupied tho position of honor in the ast liswr3hipfurmaster for soy eral years for over forty years ho was a member of tho acton methodist church and a member of tho official board until his removal to illinois he retained his membership in actori until bis doath he was a most likeable man a person of stealing oharacter and highly esteemed the body arrived in acton yesterday morning accom panied by hiaf sister mrs barclay it was taken to the homo- of mr and mrs robert shaw and at 3 oclock to the methodist- church for a public oxvlcoandwas burledjylthmas o n l5 bno 10 erin thofoilowlnglotho woodbhlo school report for tho mouth of may 70 per cent honors tip per cent pabw absunt through lllnosst sr ivedwurd duggnn 84 hon jean creo cg tushlnglmm footer 61 david swucuhamcr 68 jr iikrhaiol faroy 83 hou daisy foster 74 edith russoll 05 isk h louiho swuckhamor h2 hon mildred foster 64 sr i kathleen farby 06stowart russell 60 jack colo c0 s jc i frank swaoklmmor 84 hon boy foster 00 printer vera t moeachcrn bona molto w macmlllan teacher ltmehouse it is not generally known that through the interest of george hillmor mv p p five thousand speckled trout wioro placed jn llmehouse- pond a fow weeks ago fishing will bo dis couraged there for two or throo yoars after which tho trout will bo a stp worth catching mr douglas gowdy leaves next weolc on a- trip to great britain and tho continent he will spend the summer overseas j principal jolloy and mrs d m gowdy attended esqueslng sunday school convention at georgetown pn thursday mr jas nickoll who recently under went an operation at guolph hospital is able to be around again rockwood honors jn tho family plot beside his father and mother in falrvlow cem etery rev mr culp officiated at tho church and with his masonic brethren a- few loads of gravel have been deliv on main street between the bridge afttpqttctfltstrbc it was uud importantpreaoh 1 1 fc neoded tile copious showers and the pre vailing temperatures during the jaat few days havo given vegetation a groat impetus he nextneetmg of the holton deajicfyw11f be held in august at palermo and will takb the form- of- a deanery picnic 1 shrubs l and- -flbwers- are being plant on thesldo htn opposite the canadian national electric railway station on main street 7a movement is on foot in now- market to build a soldiers memorial hospital and the council is to be asked to raise 16000 by debenture the fjftkh piucss enters upon tho last month of a round fifty years of publication without ever failing to publish- its regular weekly issue the ladles aid of knox church are presenting their play the ladies aid of mohawk crossroadb in chelt- ohhnm tomorrow fddayivening the annual mooting of the pro gressive party of holton will bo held in milton oh juno 0 at 2 pm hon j3c drury nnd othets will address the meeoting much bf ia nians progress in life depends upon the impressions he creates one of the easiest ways to make a pleasing impression is to be punctual rbessie the nliteyoarold daughter of mr and mrs h a whson eh- queslng sustained a double fractuie of her right arm when she fell from a motor car on saturday rrpont disturb barrios slumbers as you pass through the town there were ten cases for speeding last week six ffefettaonts sent their 10 and costs by maiiohlha pomcey tho roadway at the intersection of falrvlcw avenue with main street is badly in need of repairs a tllo drain and a dozen ipadn of gravel would help that spot wonderfully among the tax rates in various ontario towns the following are re- rportedaylmerhao a rrite of 4t mills oshawa 04r cobourgi 47 mlmlco 62 niagara falls 4zt and st marys 4t scottlg div to attend the inauguration services of united church of canada jch jjjiltedjptep church of scotland is recognizing the united ghurch of canada at its inauguration by send ing to its general council two of its ers rev w m macgregor dp and rev p d thompson tx3x v tho fortmer is moderator of the united free church which position he- held in 1021 he is known in scotland as the preacher to preach ers and is now tho professor of new testament teaching in glasgow col lege apleblscito of scottish preach ers would probably place him firs in distinction of mjnd in tho scottish m r m lbe h nanlstry at troopr succeeded rbvdk marcus dods at rcnnelrt church glasgow and then wont to st andrews church edinburgh where his congregation in cluded many of the brightest minds in that city rev p d thompson is tho minister of kelvlnside united freo church of glasgow ono of the most influential kirks in scotland and among his elders is dr james moffat the bible translator sir donald macallstetv anil some of the mast prominent men in glasgow dr mogregor fs t6 preadi for a month la old st andrews church in toronto during june and july while dr thompson will take the pulpit bf bloor street presbyterian church for a month william murray grbffin one of erins most venerable and highly ea teemed j citizens fell peaceful ly asleep last thursday after apendltig eightyseven yeara within tho bounds of tho townbhlp when william murray griffin pastted away tvontyflve years igo mn grlflln retired from farming leaving the homestead lot 11 fifth lino erin whero ho had re sided for sixtytwo years and settling in erin village ho was born in smlthvillev lincoln county then call ed grifilhville in january 1837 his parents wero sijjlth and betsey grim a who both came from a long lino of hon ored ancestors thq grlflln family arc of welsh descent and camo to america soiling from london england on the 24th of october 1635 on tho sailing vessel abraham they settled in virginia jand remained there until 1786 when bplng united empire loyalists mr grlfllns grandfather edvard grlfhri left tho south and tmrmotocanaarettlmgatrsmithvlirer tho griffin family aro wollr known pioneers of this district they lived up to the traditions of their father and invariably stood for the upright principles of loyalty to country and consistency with thehr rollgious be liefs from ills early childhood mr grlflln was a member bf tho metho dist church- ho loved itn doctrines and lived up to tho rules and precepts- ho was for many years an official meroberqf thej2uurchv hajvusalao en trusted with the franchise of his fellowelectors and served for several terms as a member of erin township council in i860 ho was joined in wedlock to eliza jane proctor there was a happy home for slxteon yeux3 whon death called the holoved partner of his joys and sorrows leaving two tho w ml s of aho mothodial church will celebrate tho fortieth an niversary today thursday juno 1 tho rounlon being held at tho home of mrow charles h harris xlardsaro being sent out to those who were mem bers as well as members and others interested inthialmpoxtanlbranchiif- church activities mr boore of knox college again conducted the servlcos for continuing presbyterians last sunday his dis courses were full of deep thought and wero enjoyed by all present messrs mcphail and elliott sang a duet at tho morning service which was appro elated vincent mcaloar of buffalo n st spent a weeks holidays at hjs homo here last week aldonpatterson also spent some tlmo in our midst wo arb glad to see him around occaslonau ly mrdrclanoypforegon rived on a visit last week to her par ents mrandmrs robert passmore her brother fred who has booh in slmcoo for some time paid a short visit at his homo before going to toronto tho ball gatae between georgetown and- rockwood last saturday after noon resulted in a victory for the visit ing teani the score being ten to four the funeral of tho lato charles cook ofmosboro took place last wednesday interment in friends cemotery we were visited with welcomerains the first of the week vegetation of all kmds wero beginning to suffer for want of moisture your corres pondent has- a few ftno tulips and hyacinths in bloom at present which draw tho attention of tho passers- by v a caso of mooslffs developed a few days ago and as a result the party is quarantined a union consecration and fellowship service will bo held in the presbyterian church on sunday when the unionists jand tho mothodlst ngregation- wthj worship together rov mr steward j rev mr dut an rtey m littlo j will address the gathering on moh- day ovening the sunday school work ers of both congregations will as semble and have an evening of ap propria addresses and singing on tho 10th of the month when the new union church is consummated it will bo a strong organization with a fine lot of active workersy crews0n8 corners tho remains bf tho lato cecilia leti- resty- tmeyeurolddaughtor of mc aiitl mrs lenfeatyof crowiujiib cor ners avero laid to rout lauvvvodhuiiday morning in tho huiniin cathullo com- etery uuelph the luiiejul talking place frotn thoparonti rcsidonco tho child pamhud ttwuy uu tuesday morning in ht johopliij iiohpltal ouclph fathif quirk ofilclatcd ut tho irrave churchill ono day liut week while mrs a litintle wuh in erin vjulitg4 suine sneak thief stole a pah of goose and eleven goslings fioin the farm tho following 4 obituary of thu into john j dry do ti of uuolpli will intor- cht numburs of churelilll readers tho fun oral of tho lato mr john j ivrydun who dlod jion saturday iiturnlug l3id of may lust took plaeo from his lute lostdouco mundjiy nftor- fiiuuti to woodlawh cemotory mf dry don was horn ut quit and curno to this city about thirtyfive years ngo 16 wusj lirht employed at tho hay- it- sowing machine factory later going to tho royal knitting cumpuny aid homo timo lutor to tho glloon compupy wliorb howas a valued erri- ployoo for many years mr drydon was ono of the pioneer directors of tho guolph cooporntlvo association and treasurer of tho iiamo for tho last twenty years ho was also a member of tho c o fand tho ioof- in church affairs ho was- always asso ciated in tho city with knox church a ragulur attondnnt of the same and for many years- an active mombor 0 tho board of managers ho was mar ried in guolph twentysix y6ars ngo on tho 24th of may to miss joan swackhumer of erin und roslded horo over since there survive to mourn his loss his widow and two daughters misses vera and bernlco tho high esteem in which tho deceased was hold was testified by tho profusion of hewers which banked the casket at the home 36 tiffany street west whore improsslvo ceremonies woro conducted by rov dr a j mucglllivray pastor of knox church who also ofilclatcd at tho grave bannockburn- pleaded guttty toujpraud charles petrso arrested at rochester nnd takffrrto guelph for trial charles petri e who was arrested in rochester and taken to guolph on saturday tjy inspector hammond of toronto pleaded guilty before magis trate watt on monday to a- charge of obtaining 1000 under false pretences from mrs nellip small formerly of erin and now of toronto and wjs sentenced to the ontario- reformatory 1 for a twelvb to twenty four month term n petrlo was apprehended after ja three months search and is accused of ob taining money aggregating 126000 frnudently three separate charges have been preferred against him in toronto one of false pretences an other for conspiracy to defraud and the third for being a fugitive from justice loss of a mother boloved threo years later fn 1870 he led susan lawrence to tho altar hadho fivod another day they would have celebrated their forty- sixth wedding anniversary mrs grlflln survives and all the children viz george h of erin village s e on tho old homestead olive mrs james e snyder amanda mrs b sproi clara mrs ella ha lane and nellie mrs james sprowl all of acton there aro also thirteen grand children surviving mr grlflln was ill vihly since easter seven wocks and enjoyed tils faculties until tho- end tho funeral to conlngsby cemotery on saturday was largely attended rev a evans his pastor conducted thp service the pallbearers wero the six grandsons loving and kind in all his ways upright and just tit- tho end of his days sincere and truo in heart and mind a beautiful memory left be hind the summer meeting of bannock- burn womens institute was held on wednesday afternoon tho 27th ult at the homo of mrs d d morrison acton crossroad with twenty ladles present fallowing routine business mrs hopo gave an interesting talk on open windows for tho body and mind and also gave a splendid reading and solo mrs altkens tho speaker chosen for this community was unablo- to attend so mrs hopo was sent as substitute a duct by misses e moorb and betty lowrio completed tho programme tho ladles served a daintylunch and the mooting closcd with tho national anthom tifo noxt meeting wijl bo held at the homo of mrst kennedy fifth lino on wednesday afternoon juno 27th ospringe tho big rain was greatly appre ciated by our farmers who aro now busy planting potatoes and sowing their turnip seed in hopo of better market prjees next fall- our community looks beautiful ut present with tho many orchards in fullbloom those bright sunny days are surely ideal for juno weddings- and from reports several of our local maldons will favor the lucky bachelors this month mc and mrs george robertson of mnplo grovofarm returned homo last week from a dollghtful motor trip to london and chatham and mrs david robinson of guelph moved- to our village recant lyand have takon possession of tho store purchased lately from mrs eccle3tono son of acton many of our citizens attended tho concert held under tho auspices of conlngsby methodists in the tjnipti church on monday evening it was a very enjoyable affair tho delightful programmewas in charge of tho young people from tho georgetown methodist church mrs cecil watson of rockwood spent last week holidaying with mr and mrs thbs mack oh the town line miss emma benham ot jh o genera l hbspiejilstanvgublpl enjoyed a fow days holidaying u her homo htthls vicinity a jewish training school morris saxo proposes a 600 aero- farm for makirtu jowieh- farmers y- an interchtliik mooting unci or thu uuhpiccs of tho federated jewish farmers of ontario wan hold in tho mccliul street synagogue a week ago whon homo 100 or 00 pooplo hoard tho details of the nroposod agricultural training aohool toi jewish hoys and now immigrants inotitllrilng tho proposed work mor ris saxo of georgetown president of tho federated jewish formers of on tario stated that an option had boon secured on goo acres of land two miles from georgetown ut an npproxlrnuto eot of 5t000 to datu mernborahlp foes and donations received and pro mised had totalled 11000 the aim of tho school is to furmsb students with pruetleal truinliig ln ag riculture which would include in struction in english subjects and ox- poilonea in fiolds und bnrns lolf od- uciatton would bo tho keynote mr saxo declared und tho boys would leain by taking charge of jirojocts in- volving the handling of farm ma chinery eultlvatlou of soil harvostlrtrr and inarkotlng crops hv stock or oliard poultry and dairy work for mation of a rocroutlon club for tho studentm had also boon considered al though mainly for jowlsh boys no dis crimination wo u 11 bo mado among ap plications 011 account of religion an no rcllgluum instruction would bo glvon on tho frm mr saxo told tho uiid- lonco thero would bo farm machinery horses barns ant live stock in ad dition to which would bo needed 1g0 head of cattlo three teams of horsos incubators with a capacity of 10000 oggs nnd- laying housjos for about 2000 hens he pointed out that the united states under a similar system- hajl graduated about 75000 jewish young men nlhco 1900 who havo he on placed on the land eloquent appeals for funds to support the project wero made by rabbis gordon and g r unbar d such an institution would bo of very special valuo to our jowlsh follow- cltlzons thoy have not to any general extent taken up farming those who havo done so have proven good farm ers earned success for themselves and havoboen ofvbqnofttr to tho community a union church at hillgburg tho service hold by tho unluniiitj of hlllsburg in the dlhclple church wna largely tteiided nnd methodlsth front thegrove con- ingnby and krln with others from the local churchoh filled thp church jo hh capticlty tho presbyterians havo not forgotten tho good work doho by mr juissel over 3 years ago in h11jliurrr tho supply commutes mot on the 2ltii of may and considered the stops neces sary for permunbnt organization a notice to tho tdgncrs bf the declaration of intention to unite with thornlon church will he ihhiim hooii tjie church union committee ore making a survey of tho held this weok and visited bethel hlllnhiirg and erin on monday may 25th- advocate induction at georgetown rev kenneth mclean installed minister of presbyterian church na88agaweya thomomberfl of the womens mis sionary society of ebenezer metho dist church met at the home of mrn e kltchlng on wednesday evening and presented her with a llfe membership certificate a short address was road by mrs partridge and tho certificate presented by mrs marshall presi dent of the society tho address is sons and four daughters tomourn tho pis follows r dr tovell and the anti- unionists wk in renewing his fniw- prases sub scription this week mr william mc phail of brandon man expressed this kindly wish congratulations upon attaining your fiftieth anniversary may the future be attended with con- tinned success v p tbytho terms of the wllj of the lute j f mcduffee which has not yet boon probated it is understood the widow- of the testator is to receive the income from the estnto during her ife time after whlohtlhe principal is to passto tho united church of can ada at oakviue and lh missions de partment 7 good trlenda oh the street car but divided ae to churoh relationship encouraging crop ojjxlook winailpogr june 1 in- the first crop report this season recently issued by the manitoba free press based on reports from 311 points in tho thros prairie provinces of manitoba soak atchewon arid albofta conditions ro stown to- be very satisfactory for this time of year it is stated that all the wheal is seeded in some districts it is from 21 to 7 inches high ll js well rooted germination in even rind sub- surfaee moisture is abundant eybry where the rapprt indicates thero la about the sapae acroajro sown to wheal this yestr us in 1824 when it was 3l ttts acres for the three pealrlo protinoes- latet flgsues howevejr- may ehow aelight docrea this seasan seeding of oats barley and sprlngj ryo u owpralbily computed con ditions of all crops are about two wew aflrlfw fr-kl- i- rhe vflrrft of the seiison gftrten orty tviii be held in the park neyt thursday ovomng jlth tnst ryola two jreethigh ttnet hekdjnou the following rather amusing story came from toronto last woek rev dr isaac tovoll for over e0 years a preacher in the methodist church of canada has a weh-dovcl- oped sense bf humor which camo intaj play tho other day in- the cpurao ofi street air conversation tj10- veteran proaoheiontorbd the car and noted itrman seated at tho bck of ft who smiled nthlm attracted by tho smile tho doctor sat down beside hjm und they chatted an a variety of topics until just as tho man was about to leave tho car ho apologized to dr tovell i made u mistake and took you for another manjio said r oh thats all right said the old pulpiteer introducing himself roally the man a metho dist preacher woll r am a prosby- rian and ho added this a triffe ngffrtassively i ani an ahtlunlonlst v dr toyell smllfid back at him as he made for the dqor weli he sold itu a good jftlng wo ean get along agree ably in a street car even if we cant in ehiirchv a dir toyeih bc the way had his j wrthpiace in erambanoar ever ton smd commenbw his ministry tn thn motrin and oeorkotown circuit lii 1870 siaebllesjruoof the into joel brlgge hi llyed in- aotov4urlng hils -pnstor- ate o the circuit pprcy kltchlng also xpressod- his hospi tal for rcdhsumpuv7 thanks for tho kindness shown his mo titer asocial hour was sporit whon all returned homo fooling that thoy dear mrs kltchlng wo members of tho womens j missionary society of the ebenezer methodist church nassaguwoyn gather tonight to meet you and to greet you you havo spent many years in tho best interests of our church llfeandwork on tit is circuit over ciuletlyahd faithfully giving your best to tho adyancement of onr fathers kingdom in a few days we as metho dists who havo loved arid cherished our church in tho past are with our slater denominations about to unite in n greater and broudor ser vice of- love und good will to our brethren and sisters at homo and abroad f yourinfluenco has been reward- od in that today you have sons daughters and grandchildren on- gaged in tho borne the ministry and on the- nilsslonnry field all of whom wo aro assured will go with you into the great posslblli- ties that lie beroro us or tho ex pansion of christs love in the hearts of his bellevcrfe in tho united church of canada wo horo with present you with this certificate of llfo membership ufl a token of regard for you and evory member of your family mrs talfred whson mrs george lamb mrs j marshall may 27 1925 after the presentation mrs kltchlng thanked tho indies for the gift mr miss embytottnlrruelpksp07ir tho weokond at the parental home on the town line mr murdmccutchcon of the sos- ond line visited with friends in -era- mosa during tho wcekend mr francis jqrydon of the first line purchased a ford touring car from mr h klrkwood- of tho sooond line last week many of our farmers aro busy doing their- statute labor on tho township roads this weck and jdouhtlcaa thilr offer ih for better roads will bo appro elated by tho motorists mr fred smithy of rockwood whorls government inspector of apiaries in this township is busy inspecting tho bee yards fn this district at present a very large congregation assem bled in the presbyterian church at georgetown pn thursday afternoon wjjon tho induction of rev kennolh mclean formerly of stayner took place the service was conducted by rev j e bold the moderator of tho tor onto presbytery who also made the charge to tho minister tho interim mnderatoivrgvjwmmkay preachy etl tho sermon while rev w pattcrr son of norval delivered the chargq to tho people during tho service tribute was paid to the memory of the late rev r m cameron whose death a fow month ago closed his 21 years incumbency aa pastor of tho church and caused the vacancy following tho service the now min ister rov mr mclean was presented with a clergymans black gown while the retiring interim moderator re ceived a purso of gold and baskets tof flowtrraweregivento mrsgameron mrp mclean and mrs mckay a- reception was tendered rov and mrs mclean after tho service with a supper to which 300 persons sat down among the numerous visitors from outsldo churches who attended- theso interesting services tho following were present from acton rev a c stewart ma mr and mrs a kan- awin mr and mrs william cooper mrs jas momllian mrs h wilson mrs a macdonold mrs george mur ray mr and mrs john cameron mr william mullin priori to the onrmencemont at the- induction sorvice an interesting pro gramme bf sacred music was played on tho splendid chimes of tho church j a smith instmanceawo real estate atfcnt fr cuui0vl ulfe at- hbrlittlon ttwton fa fnrhir vr- jnurak- iwdoi fsttcmh1r fuarantf n1 amyt rmlnft of camtlt uirn ti4 aswktt pnn and ta- prompt tirti tentlon givti aolicrrrr iiihllfil w mill tll 114 v v- 5 b iv vvi 0000 for roajd improve- mbnts had enjoyed a pleasant evoningih a worthy cause a homo htisalready been secured n readiness for tho now pastor at eden mills ebenezer eden mlusond tho arkoll unionists will form ono charge tho pastor will be rev a f marsh tho members arc looking forward to tho consummation of union nnd urn settling of the minister and wlf with much interest measles nro quite in evidence in our neighborhood mr john wright and his bride aro home from detroit on a short hohey- mbonj nnnwigaweyft sunday school coh- vimtlon wan held in nassagaweya presbyterian church on thursday hero was h good attendance tfiho ssaionp were interesting and i tlvc mr lush of clintittov xtnloh sunday school was elected president for a second term naseaaaweya council will put road 7 and bridges jnto condition itho may meeting ot the nassng-i- weya council was hold lost week accounts wero passed as follows w mitchell grading and stone contract 370 00 cameron rnmshaw grading 22 00 h brldgeman grading 22 00 w mclntrye grading 23 00 alex near grading 38 50 get mlchle stoning 3 75 l mcmullan repairing road 3 20 e robinson shovelling inow 12 35 gco lamb shovelling snow 26 15 j o moore shovelling snow 6 87 n lulycrop shovelling snow 20 00 goo harris suporlntondonco 11d71s wm service repairs to wagon 7 60 w blackjock repairs crusher 29 06 joe frank shovelling show 7 00 goo harris crushod stone m2qj 32 d mophodmn stone crushing 22 00 geo harris atone contract 41g 00 geo harris grading 16 50 j weir ropalrsto crusher 17 45 jmcfarland 1 elm irs to grader c25 jas durns shovelling snow i 00 m howard shuvolllng- snow 1 b0 f may grading and culvert 39g2 climax machino co repairs 289 2 j bweklock grading 2 j service jhoyolllng show 3 t j diamond hovlling snow ib l mcmillan shovellirih pnojy 18 w lester shovelling snow ij edgewood park l repenmftt9r tt wednesday ald sattjr- day evenings mcmillans of galt six pieces wostbn for treatment tb peter zocea 160 bo globe indemnity co insufanco 100 00 thostttorey grading 22 00 a bylaw was passed appropriating 6000 for rpad and bridgo construc tion and ropnlr r thecouncil as a court of revision made the following ohanfffls in tho assessment bell woat half lot 21 con 5 from john early to d kerr east half lolj4 con 3 from d r hutcheon to win poor part east half lot 33 corju- 2 from a e rudrtto d mcdougall part east half lot 32 con 2 from a e rudd to mabel rudd part east half lot 32 con 2 from a b rudd to ed go wood amusement park co enst half lot 27 con 1 from alox mitcholl to nh marshall tvoot half lot 6 coil 1 from john inglls tcjnmss jngljsjr j tho clerk wsslnstrudtedto notify parties oeupylrig the highway vtw cord wood tq haye tho same removed ctiuncll adjourned to moot on juno 2d ut ono oclock john morshojl olork a bride is fond fit pandy all her friends know sho will be pleased to get a candymessagoof cpngrac- illations from them bul hr a box of our candy foro and after tho linpny event they- holp her to enjoy this ono great mo ment in her life our candy makes good be cause its made good saturday treat pink and white marsh- mallow 25c lb a wondurful summer cuudy nlco and tresh und tanty ilee 3gc and 40c lb saturday treat 25c lb weekend chocolates an aksoted harrf and tott pontros always fresh and tnaty bog 0 alioc n- saturday specie 3 lb ice cream whllo down town drop in and enjoy a frosh fruit sundno or a chocolate soda they are good at our shop a fall assortment of bricks always in stock s rk6xe oageon it 1 3 days of unusual values june 4 5 and 6 a store jfub of priced that speak socks for the kiddies half length in cotton at l y per pair 1 c half length in lisle oo at per pair uttfq gingham aprons reg tfa- 100 for 0c 10 doz huck towels reg- 45c for 29c boys waist printed shirt- qa reg 125 for 0fc boys underwear reg 90c for 69c mens summer socks oa silk and lisle reg 50e csf c boys play suits reg ija 100 for vuc boys braces reg 25c for 14c halfprice soap sale 500 cakes of toilet soap each cake weighs 4 ozs we haye sold large lots of this soap at 10c sale price pcake-v- 5c mclean co moistrket acton ont store aoses wednesday at 120 1 what about your hat for summer f i 7 now is the time to get it light hats of all descriptions at exceptionally low prices miss j g albraith millinery nd fa noy goods 8tor phono 109 acton ont- pance at s r heres gooj news for loyer of good dance music we hjye engaged fosters orchjestra of toronto to play at our new dance pnviljon friday evening june 5th this is one of torontos best dance orchestras come and enjoy a dance on the best floor to the best music in several counties dancing 9 to 1 gentlemen 100 including tax free parking spaco v to serve you better most of our patrons coming to our store lately jayc fteef surprised at tie trnnsformatiof in tie arrangement of tjje atoro interior weve installed a new display refrigerator across one end of the shopso that you may view the tempting jncatg that are all ready to fulfjl your order and they mayyet be kept right new glass cases have been installed over both counters to that the various cuts of meat may be displayed and yet kept properly we have done it all with the one idea in mind that we may serve you better throughout the summer especially come and visit us if you havent seen tthc store since the change come and visit us you too will be surprised at the new appearance of the interior and will jiave an added relish for the meat that weseltt7 wpfcliqof windows friday and saturday op specials wz j patterson corner wnx and main streets acton ont l- r m fcjia6 printing is