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fiftyfirst year no 16 thursday morning october 15 1025 acton ontario canada thursday morning october 15 1925 single copies five cents the acton united church of canada f minister rov r e zim merman ba- paroonacc willow street services 1100 a in tho minister subject tho otxtct of thy city 2 30 p in humliiy school 700 p ni si vko withdiftwn to il- low aur pioplo to it tend anniversary mrvlce i in knox church player mul lialso sei vice thursday oveniiiff at 730 presboterian knox qhjrch acton minister rev a c s to wart m a man so willow street 11 a rru annlvpimuy service con ducted by lit v norman maceachorn m a doikii chuith toionto 3 00 p m sabbath school and bible classes r j 7 p m hk norman maceachorn al a of tovonto strangers lowing address with the ushers will tie called upon by tho pastor the baptist church acton james w boyd pastor 9 r i m sunday school 1100 a rn the congregation wi worship with our presbyterian friends in knox cjhureh this being tho occa sion of their anniversary 7 00 pm the pastor subject jesus and the dying thieves the seventh in the gospel series entltledj weighed in the brmees lintern vv3 monday 8 p ni young peoples meeting thursday 7 30 p m prayer and praise meeting a itudy in tho life of christ jiuu wt3lcome special notices dcrtlcmcnts in this colupin 2 cents per won minimum cliarre 30c per imcrtion boom and board comfortable 100m and bonrd fop a couple of young indleu apply to box 35 free pbess for sale two colth iihiii 3 year cheap or will tnnle on cutlo or plsa apply to manseili tayloit 102 moffnt onl fob sale northern spy grcenlnea and snow apples for sale apply to peed mcdowell 152 phono 107 grain wanted wheat oats barley buckwheat illshost prices paid w b browne 7tf phono 3273 nerval for sale choice oxford ram lamb ullblblo to icelster apply to c m peswiok r r no 2 acton phone 137113 georgetown for sale talman sweet apples hand picked and dellvoeu j100 pel bub 1c2 d h youno rhone 102 w main street acton auction sale mr j ij bulc will hold an auction sale of itecietorcd and grade x atcln cattle at jot 14 townllne near c n r station norval on wedneu- fltiy october 21 at 1 oclock sharp jilpn petch auctioneer horthorn cattle sale the property of duncan campbell to bo sold at tho farm 1 mile from moffat sfatfon on the c p r on wednesday optober 21 at 1 p m it t amos auctioneer l e franklin ladies silk hose free a beautiful liair of ladles silk hone valuo 200 will bo riven to you for forming a hoscno club in your vicin ity ttanirir cor 3g james st s hamilton om be an auto expert j international trained mechan- f lea are earning as hleh as 15 a djty and cores of graduates arc now successful gararo own ers expert irrcebaiilcs and ser- vice men tsvo months training in our ms practical wo uhapu is njl ho time you require to become in expert auto me- cfianlc- petluto thla oib paylnk jjualncsn fiow larkeaf aurt bchodl f t cnpmln wlo 01 c for free booklet international auto school 1301 bloor st west toronto wpnderlam fr1dav october 16 so big story by imibi kcrbcr stai- rin colleen slooro ucn lyun hid wallato riery comottw isuper itooiier uyn ljisileij felix crtin 8aturpav qctqber 17 th pjnccrs adapted fiomthr ntliko nuc- ccds flloiririb oconto obrien comedy easy plclilna vox new cartoon follx trips tbroubh tnylaml tuesday october 20 new lives for old htai rlnir iwity compson chap ter ii of thf hlildfe rider comedy uoubh iacty coming steele of the koyal moiinfecl hy jalneh oliver cm wood jt if gregory srson an economy explosion double your dollars in this high- powered clearing sale sweeping away 200000 stock such a maze of rare economies we would not know where to begin to quote examples besides stocks are pouring out so swiftly that we should probably quote lines that will be completely swept awry before your arrival tq clear the entire 200000 stock however the sale will t6 stilt going strong for some little time yet and we promise that youll be richly rewarded for your time and trouble in getting to guelph this week yard goods at almost unbelievable figures mens and boys clothing womens millinery and apparel hosiery underwear gloves lingerie childrens wear wallpaper home furnishings the acton schools day of sports held lost wednesday afternoon in the porkrthe list of prize winners gold mine savings once in a lifetime a chance to help carry away a 200000 stock at giveaway prices guelphs leading and largest store d e macdonald bros ltd daily closing 530 p ro excepting wednesday at 1230 noon and saturday at 930 p m pur qtaniln fflttrh vc act ve a luncheon lint pleases mil idy pleasing fop j served iolitel dishes that appeal to folic who liko inn food pnhtry that adds to tho joy o living when you aio shopping youml ind this a restful zcbtful place to eat our candy makes good bd- cauo its made good stanleys jraorv2 6b satufday trat fruit bon bona 29c t wo have an extra special fjryou thl veek in afortod fruit bpn burnt strawberry vanilla and maple flavor smooth and just sweet ennqh to melt 1 your mouth uqs- 10c lb haturdaytreat 29q h wookond chacolatoa j2q tt just a real good aaaqrtment of roaj good chiocolatpa in hard and soft centres nd a- sortcd flavors ulways f reah reg 50c and 0o lb satur day spoclal 32o lb alilk ghocolnto budo 39o fb 100 iba of htrlctly fresh milk chocolate buds to go thla weekend at tills very low price reg- 60c lb sat- uiday special 39c lb grandmother chocolates 49c to introduce this wonderful ajhu hoxofqhocola bon bona wo me putting- on a very low prico on it for sat urday hep 60c saturday only 49c try a box bars 2 for 6c a limited supply of these wonderful nut bars to go at 2 for 5c or 11 for 25c come early and dont be disap pointed jl ncilsona ico croam in brick and bulk alyiaya in stock have you seen the new fall shoes at harrisons they are better than ever and all the latest styles patent slippers and calf oxfords for women in low and medium heels satin slippers in high heels misses brown calf oxfords witfi low heels also in childrens mens oxfords in patent calf and tan all new lasts for fall you must see these to know the value doctors antiseptic cock of tife north blaclj calf double sole rubber heel this is a real boot for pold weather and has a leather liniqg friday and saturday bargains men6 brown cnlf plain too tin af 425 mens black calf gopdyear dyi or welt for i p43 womens patent slipper 2 o q strap vfr tpoj womens patent slipper 1 strap at mens heavy tans regular 500 for womens kid slipper 1 strap for 345 345 haftry harrisonjiie shoe man wq close wednesday afternoons all the yer round with te pxceptipn ftf december fr f the annual sports day of acton high find public schools hold in the park liiat wednesday at ternoo was a tjno success thirtysix events for thcr hlffh school wcro run oit and alneteeii events were participated in hy tho public school pupils the after noon was one of tho finest this fall and tho booth which was operated by tlie pupils was well patronized there wsiu a good attendance of pupils and citizens walter knox an athletic instructor aent out by tho department of educa- tlonwac formerly was captin of the olympic team in 1012 and 1920 nttcni- ctl the weld day sports and rendered valuable instruction along the line of sports a medal will be given to each chnra- jilon of tho schawl and a shield will bo presented from the teachers tho following is tho list of prize winners in tho various events running- broad jump senior boys chas bell ncvlllo harrop stanley mackle running broad jump junior boys frank cook arthur mckeown bob macarthur 100 yard dash senior boya neville jiajtop stanley mackle arthur hen- doraon 100 yard dash junior boys frank cook bob mcarthur arthur lawson running hjgh jump senior boys st it nicy mackle arthur honderson ucviiio hurrop running high jump junior boys bob macarthur eddlo gibbons arthur jlckeown 220 yard dash aenlor boys neville barrop arthur henderson 220 yard dash junior boys frank coolc bob mcarthur arluiiil lawaoiu putting shot senior boys stanloy siiickle archie kerr n hurrop putting shot junior boys frank cook arthur lawson eddie gibbons hop step und jump sonlpr boys s mackle n harrop arthur hender son eof step and jump junior boys a mckeown bob macarthur arthur lawson polo vault senior- boys arthur henderson stanley mackle polo vault junior boys bob mac- arthur fred day eddlo gibbons standing broad jump senior boys n harrop chas bell s mackle standing broad jump junior boys bob mcarthur frank cook roger downes standing high jump senior boyj s mftckle n harrop chas bell standing high jump junior boys bob macarthur eddie gibbons a ln wjon championship in all athletic events senior boys won with 28 points stanley mackle runnerup with 26 points n harrop championship in all athletic events junior boys won with 30 points bob mfloarthur runnerup with 23 pblnta frank ook loff yard tash aejilpr- grta olive cooicr alice hogsonj mabel huord 10o ytr dash junior elrja ethel james mary chalmers bhyljis tyler 125 yard iftah oriqr ffirla mar garet ftrindell mael huard olive cctoper 12 yt daih jqnlor qlrls ethel james horothy campbell rhyius tyler standing broad jump senior girls margaret grlndell olive cooper alice hodgson stand in ff broad jump junior glrls aiary chalmers ethel james gladys scnfrow standing high jump senior srirls margaret grindell mable huard alice hodgson s landing high jump junior girls mary chalmers marjorle swltxer hazel coxo hunnlner broad jump sonlor girls margaret orlndcll mabel huord olive cooper hunnlne broad jump junior glrhi mary chalmers dorothy campbell gladys bearrow runnins high jump senior girls margaret grlndell olive cooper mabel hanrd riinjitnppiiigh 0fqnirjunier girls mary chalmers ethel james dorothy campbell hop stop and jump junior girls margaret grlndell mbej huard ollvo coopk mop step iqdj jump sejiiflr girls mary ciialmcrs ktvcl jftmeg meryl grindplk yrlirqwlni bjspah eplgr girls aiicft liqt9n iia mulone margaret grlndell tlirowlnsr bachll junior girls man chftlmera ethel james- phyllis tyler tiiq shield was won by form iii for boya und girls for tho most number of points scored in the various con tests tho following urc tho winners in the oven which wero not championship games sack race senior boys stanley mackle nr harrop arthur honder- oon sack itacc junior boys eddie gib bons arthur lawson n hlnton wlieelbarrow race senior boys n harrop arthur henderson wheelbarrow race junior boys eddlo gibbons a laveon arthur- mckeown relay racorjll forni bys gack itjico senior girls margaret grlridell mabel huard 1 sak ftc junior girls ethl james marv pliftfrhorv nrgnriit inedoflald jjolharrovf race ppntar fiirla margaret orindf 1vp ofloppri aucq joclg8pn vlieelbartpvv woop junior irlrls dcrnico liruokon mary clyilmorfl iflthpi jameh relfty llace form iii qlrls senior girls championship mar- gnrct qrlndell 31 points runntorup ollvo cooper 14 points junior q iris championship mary chalmers 31 points ruiirrup ethel james 22 points social and personal mr william miller spent sunday in toronto mr harold kennedy of detroit wan homo over the weekend miss beitio smith wua home fiom toronto for tho weekend miss gladys huffman was homo over the weekend from toionto mrs john wood and babe spent a few days last week in toronto mr and mrs a t blown apcnl sunday with friends in toronto mr and mrs j c clark of chate- worth wcro jn town last week miss constance bolton was the guest of mrs conway while in town miss margaret kennedy of toronto spent the weekend at her home mrs james tprranco of bel wood visited acton friends on saturday mrs robert idling is spending a week or so with friends in toronto miss mary macpherson spent several days last week with toronto friends mr george agnew jr of dotioit is spending a few days at his hpme here mr prico henderson of wingham spent tho weekend with friends in town mr samuel cunningham of detroit visited mr and mrs r j kerr last week mr alfred hcmstreet of milton was a welcome visito a moorecroft on sunaay mrs rev mcleod of toronto visited at her liarcnts homo hero dur ing tbe week v mr james skinner of peterborough visltedi his sister mrs macolm mc- dcanthisjrtreeli more roadways to be repaired new improved lights for mill street could be secured at small cost news of local import the regular session of tho council on tuesday evening had all tho coun cillorsircacnlamltiu lteovo in tlie- chair the nineteenth icpoit of the finance commit teo rocoinmended payment of tho following accounts general account geo liarbor re board of health 4 00 w j reld supplies 2 00 g h ritchie teaming 8 40 chas j king labor on drains 25 00 albert itcesor half coat of driveway 3 50 municipal world supplies 4 g5 tc forbes work at bridge 19 60 jomlnlon rubber systems firemens supplies g 36 w d talbot supplies 36 ueardmorc ac co crushed atone 4 80 a- h 13lsliop labor 28 70 acton hydroelectric comm town hall lighting 5 09 acton hydroelectric comm stieet lighting 170 00 bell telephone co services c 70 j j merllhan tuning piano 3 50 adam cook gravel 19 25 public school evants tho following are the winners in the even ih for tho public school pupils girls race 0 and 7 years grace lints vera coxe evelyn withers hoy race 6 and 7 years wllmer davidson jack graham roderick ryder girlb race 8 and 9 yfcare doris holioway doris eccjestohc esther taylor woyli itaco 8 and 9 years bill wltricrh ieorg tcyjcr wilo jeun oirli race 10 anh 1 years nwa bpystaca jo ftn ji yemallnn marsliall htmftrt ljtnt lloyflfkenyon fllrla rftcp 1 and 13 years oral olialnwrn ioreen masalen kathleen apcopb boyd ibvoo is and 13 ycuva bert hlnton john donaldson joe woods airlu race any age oral chahneis nora waterhbuae iyv holmes mr and mrs peter a smith and miss smith visited friends in hamil ton on sunday miss lucy edwards who has been in milwaukee wis returned homo last wednesday mrs w h gurney and miss mar jory of wingham spent the weekend with acton friends mr roy brown of tho university of toronto visited his mother mrs j brown over the weekend mrs john brown church street was confined to her bed through sick ness roreveral days inst week misses bertha brown and zella mc cartney of toronto visited at the formers home over tho weekend mm w j hall attonded the mla- slonary meeting held at her mothers home mrs rachol scot llmehaufip mrs rpv a w campbell if chat ham and airs hocken of guclpl visited mrs- c a conway during tho week miss christina foggo ofedtnburgi scotland was the guest of mr and mrs george murray for a feyf days during the week mr and mrs charles morton of detroit und mr and mrs thorn and babe of oshawa spent the weekond with relatives here mr f a mclean of chesley called in town on friday while en route to attend the banquet tendered to tlv bank of montreal managers in tor onto messrs l b shorey and j camp bell clark attended tho banquet ten dered to the managers of tho bank of montreal at tho york club toronto last friday evening i rov dr mooro of toronto visited hsbrothcr mr h p tuoorc on sat urday afternoon while enrouto for southampton where he preached an niversary services on sunday misses mlnnje z bennett daisy folster isabel anderson nellie ander son anno mcdonald bessie gnrdlncr and mrs m r moore attended the teachers convention at oakvlllo last week mr art mrs william marshall mii- on of their daughter janet isabel fcb robert martin lindley of burlington the marriage will take place tho inlddlc of october miss margaret murray is leaving for montreal his evening where alio will take the 3- 9- vmqntcajm for her home lrt edinburgh scotland after spending- several monthh with can adian friends u mr and mrs robert harrison and joan and billy air and- mis george sherwood and marlon of lowvlue and misses ellrnbeth and margaret small of kilbride visited acton rela tives on sunday mr h p mooro acknowledges with very slncero appreciation tho many kind wortts spoken by tho press per sonal friends and residents of the com munity respecting his recovery aftr his recent serious operations mr w j gould spent a few days ip pittsburg pa during tho week with his sisters dr m a gould and miss agnes j gould while there mr qould attended ono of the games for the worjd championship in- baseball mrs hannah jqhnson announces the engagement jf her youngest daughter 311 50 waterworks account v j reld stamps 8 00 canadian brass co ltd ser vice supplies 60 43 w f mooney repairs to foun- frost and snow spoil the floworo winters preliminary skirmish c satuiday and sunday ended tlt the pretty displays of flowers which have been no pleasantly in evldejicoat near ly every homo in town the autumn follagow is now tho atti action arrived home from south america tain a h bishop labor acton hydroelectric comm power at lire pump acton hydroelectric comm power at spring i 53 liell telephono co services 1 31 1 25 5 95 18 7o nedy of detroit only- son of mr and mips b frank kennedy aoton the ronrr t- t pinoe tho latter part pf octnbe r mr and mrs richard l johnston acton announce tho engagement 4n their only daughter edna maude to mr melbourne c ovcrholt youngest son of mr and mrs j e overholt of brant ford ontario the marriage to take place shortly mr morgan crewson crewsoni corners wishes to annoudee tho en gagement of bis second oldest daugh ter edna may to mr alexander mc- isaac youngest hon of mr james mc- isaac the marriage to tako place tho tatter part of the month boys race any age gordon cooper john donaldson bort hlnton girls sack rncexsalrtd lhntz isa bel- swilzer iroho croms boys sak trace bui t hlnton cnr- ncviiyrnv johp ncaj j biscuit lubcrnany ysihouvio lert hintqu 4llld pg 3ao ond olndrners und lordon cooper kunnlng joad jump gordon coo- e orlon currlo allan- marahnll standing bioad jump gordon cooper gordon bold gordon currle tho tencheiu and pupiln are to be congratulated on the success of this annual event and they appreciate vcrj much the uhhihtaqce of the cltlzenn and those who helped in various ways to niake the event audi a success 110 27 tho report was adopted- jmoved by f holmes seconded by l 13 atkinson that the waterworks huijerln ten dent he instructed to have all metres repaired where necessary and instal new metres whcio they are needed curried the council agreed to instal a diain under the hldcwalk on mill street to carry away the water fiom tho roof of tho property of mr l starkman that he la repairing the old feed store building mr c mcenery requested repairs to johtn stieet in front of his residence council agreed to attend to tho matter tmie council accepted the offer of jlr fred cooper to allow the dump ing of refuse in a place on his property for a rental of 35 per year mr a mason polnted out a big vnriatian in the two years of his taxes an ills mill property assessor reld examined tho notices and found thin yeaza assessment in error a refund wus ordered to covor tho difference council agreed to repair agnes st botwoen guelph and mhrla streets anil grade it superintendent wilson of tho hydro conaniission- gavo tho council an es tlmtp on tho new stylo of street lam 13 that had been demonstrated on tho corner of mill and willow streets the new lumps are double tho strength and give much more light than the old etyle tho added coat would be 75 cents per lamp per month which would cover the cost of installing the new style of fixture a suggouted ex periment of the now lights between jtohra and main streets was talked of tho council decided to approach the merchants in this section to see if they would bear the extra cost isnjovable rally and banquet fer youna pooplos league of tho united church rooraanizod a very successful rally and banquet waa lield by tho young peoples league in tlio school room of the acton united church on monday even ing jpst at seven oclock over a hundred of tho young people of the church sat down at the banquet tables the menu was a most appt- rlzlrur one the tables were prettily decoraied r uwt ttfl pyeetntclnj7ycir trto event with a happy zest smhss bennett president of tho lentrxjci made a very capable tonat- miatr38 and tho following toasts were aftered and responded to our king and country proposed by postmaster matthews and i expend ed to by tho company singing tho national anthem om church was proposed by clara 12 moore in her speeci she ogpliaslzed tho faot that the joung peoitle need tho church and its in fluence and the church needii the youngr people mr a t brown re plied and spoke of tho greatness of tho church and the new vision for usefulness which has come with the union of christian forces recently ef fected tho church needs the young poodle because tomorrow they will bo our oftloers and workers the young peoples league was pronoaed by mr mclbqui no ovnholt who allowed the value of boing leagued tqkcllxer for mutual helpfulnos miss kitty savqgo gracefully responded iknlng ut ways and means nnl metiiadu by which the young people niay top a jovcr for good in their uocipty and in tho church tt dengyoa omccrs was by evamay to mr jqhnedvfin kenh wlnnlo blair who emphasized the work and apoko of tho success cnmplxslied hy faithful service theh- work is voluntary and as members we nhould stand by them mrs ostrandcr ropltoil in an encouraging speech and felt tliat tho ofllcers for the piesont year would have constantly before them tho intoiests of tho members of the criurch they all loved key it e zimmerman tho minister followed tho toast list with an ex cellent address on young peoples work its value to the church and community plans wcro presented and suggestions made for effectivo service and the young people wei o exhorted to faithfulness and earnest cftorl iurlxiff the bnmihct tho sunday school orchestra rendered a numbei of selacllons and community staging was also a feauio iiihh 019 jftqsqr rendered t solo voty ygcptnhy and mdaps iittio muyjm und messrs rivy agnew and uclilrth simtllvdtrul iravp an inntru- flienti tri nf tneru thlil mdtut piocung of tho ietiguo van n vary enjoyable ono and was no doubt on earnest of interesting week ly mcotlngfl to follow during tho winter niontlint a lnpgo memliershlp was on- rolled ult the cloie of tho mooting its good business for every man to linvc a natural but dignified por- tialt l h when publicity demands thohiixne pictme will make the fani- hjrinptiy tiuuel obllgailons of friiidntiip there is a photogi apliej in your- toyn toa meeting at knox church the ladles aid of knox church will hold a tea meeting on men lay evening october 19 supper will bo served from six to eight p m after whlcha splendid musical and lttciary programme will bo re adored every body welcome admissfon twentyfive cents a charity concert under the auspices of tho duko of devonshire chapter of the i o d e in tho town tall on thursday even ing october 22nd 1925 leading local uuent will take part come enjoy a splend id programmo and help a worthy cause proceeds for clmritablo purposes admission 25 cents 7500 for high sohqol site mr peter a smith was at brace- bridge last week on in important arbitration boaid to decide tho price to be paid by the board of education for the new high school site tho arbitra tors being george tennant and dr f williams of bracobrldge and peter a smith of acton the arbitra tors decision was for 7500 r w lowrie wins share of prizes at tho jerin fair held last thursday and friday mr r w lowjtio of the fifth line won five first prizes and two seconds for his exhibit of horses mr lowrie has had fine success at the local fairs jn this vicinity thla year and in all has captured twelve llrata twelve seconds and ono third prize this year tho story of hawaii mr henry h hill of honoulua hawaii hus sent the fnaz press a beautifully illustrated volume the story of hawaii the numerous en gravings showing these enchuntlne isles of perpetual spiing with the ac companying letter give a very intelli gent and interesting description of this midatlantic icsort nelson township takea hydro power at the regular meeting of nelson township council last week tho coun cil entered into an agreement with tin hydroeiecti ic power commission for the supply of electric power and ligrht- ing the ratepayers of tho township may have access to the use of the power for lighting and domestic pur poses on making application knox church young peoplei knox chinch young peoples guild held their regular meeting on monday evening with a large attendance the programme was in charge of the de votional committee miss nellie hall ina very uhle mamner gave a paper describing an evening with jesus in jerusalem vocal numbers were given by misses gertrude and bcrtlu weaver and air taylor knox church anniversary on sunday anniveisiri services will be held in knox chuich next sunday rov nuuniii muceichcrn of toronto will be tho pieacher for tho day the bap tist congregation has accepted an in vitation to attend the morning se-r- vloo and the pasttfr and congrogation of the united church in tho evening tho choir will enrich tho order of service with special music during tho day illicit still soiiod at mono mills an illicit still and a large batch of mash were discovered last thursday afternoon on tho farm of john mc- klbbon near mono mills tho raid was in charge of inland rcvenuo of- fleer floody assisted by constable walsh of the r c m p license in spector thos j robinson and provin cial constable c f barron ornnge- villc pickocf-ovor- ffquwrt lrapbotrhja wheri roy mcintosh of oshawn waa in town last week visiting his parjmta and other friends ho said that tho day before he had picked fiom tho patch of cuthbert raspberries in his garden over a quart of rlpo and luscious ber ries he found other berries matur ing and some just in blossom just as they would bo in july or august when raspberries are usually regarded as in season a silk hot wagor at milton t g ramslmw an active liberal walker in milton and j m mackcnzie head of tho conservative organization there have made an election bet that tho lower must wear a silk hat up and down main street on election night the bet is that duncan campbell tha liberal candidate will be elected to represont this county neither of these two gentlemen is in the habit of wear ing a silk hat hunting then and now in days when hunting waa a mucli fairer game when tho cleverness of man waa moio evenly matched against the cleverness of the animal socnites said let no man hinder the hunts man but let the mighty hunters who lay snaics and nets bo everywhere prohibited what would this famous old grecian think of our tens of thous ands of hunting trappers today in some things humanity has mudo little progress halton doanary at onkvillo today the anglican churches pf tho hal- ton deanery are holding their fall deanery meetings nnd deanery w- a annual mooting at st judos church oakvlllo today thursday the speaker will he itcv canon wnlte- lmirkh of holy trinity church tor onto tho rural dean rov w- tebhn will celebiate holy communion at 10 a m a paper will bo read at the deanery chapter by rev j gibson rector ofthi church of tho ascension r the various churchon of the deanery wuibo represented knox church w m s thankoffohng tho annual thnnkofterlng meeting of knox chuich womens mfrslonmy society was held lust thursday aftei noon a huge number of ladfci at tended alio visiting ladles from the sjster chinches in town and fi nm eden mills and rock wood mis h r home of toronto addiessed the meet ing and in nei giaceful and tactful manlier emphasized the work of the women in oui churches and their in dividual woik her addi ess gavo tlinnu pi ecnt inspiration for missionary work at the closo of the meeting a social half hour was enjoyed by about 1g0 ladles tho tliankoffei ing ul- lection amounted to 10500 mr harold farmer m a re turned on saturday from asuncion paraguay about tho ih st of july mr harold farmer bar and clerk and tieasuiet of this municipality left acton to visit his sihter tho wife of hon mr wlllsun united states consul at asuncion paraguay south america mr farmer uirivcd homo on satur day evening aftor a very interesting and enjoyable holiday of threo and a half months tho visit entailed about 1c00o miles of travel and a great variety of con veyances from now york ho went by one of tho fine steamers of tho munbon line mown the atlantic to central america and thence past tho west indies and along the coast of venczuelu guiana and brazil the first port of call was at tubaroa in the provinco of rio grande do norte in brazil thence ho proceeded down tiio coast to the rio do janeiro a most beautiful brazilian city hero two days were very pleasantly spent in viewing the city und in climbing two of the mountains in tho back ground tho next link of the journey was the thousund mllo steamer trip to monto video in uraguay here mr farmer disembarked from his ateamer and took tho train through uraguay and the argentine republic up to asun cion in paraguay his destination at asuncion mr farmer spent some jlvo weeks with mr and mrs wilison being tho winter season tho temperature during his visit was very agreeable resembling that of our april and may from asuncion mr farmer made numerous interesting cxcuisions ono trip was up tho rivciuto bolivia ho wont through tho famous quebracho plantations from which many tons of this useful tanning compound la ship ped to the tanneries of messrs jjcard- more as co acton cotton is also largely grown in this territory mr farmers return trip was made by tho pacific coast and buck to tho atlantic at the panama canal he crossed fi om paraguay tin o ugh the argentine republic to mendoza and thonco over the andes mountalnu and through chili to valparlso an incident of interest at meiidoza was a detention of two days owing to tho snow blockade which hindered tho trains from pussing through the andes while ho was detained at mendoza the prince of wulesr whose route alio was arranged for a trip over tho audos was detained at val paraiso awaiting for passage from tho pacific eastward arriving at valparaiso mr farmer took tho graco line of steamers with new yoik as his destination by this joute he travelled down the west coast of south america calling at lima peru and also at payta and passing ecuador and columbia before reach ing panama and the fnmoua canal the trip through- this great canal fiom the pacific to the atlantic was crowded with features of striking in terest in this splendid trip mr farmer circumnavigated tho whole of south america peninsula of patagouin and tho pampas ho has returned home in excellent health dnd is much pleased with his holiday experiences the dimity concert by tho r od e on october 22 should bo patronized by every one motor fatality at oakville mi as ethol howell instantly killed in ono accident and jamos martin injured in another ethel howell aged 22 years resid ing on the mlddlo road trafalgar was instantly killed on saturday at noon when she foil to tho pavement from the bicycle upon which alio was being towed by a motor car driven by hugh s wilson of oakville she was rid ing homo from work coasting on the wheel as sho hung- on to mr wilsons car about a mile north of the town on the seventh line mr wilson heard tle girl cry out and atoppinghis car awher lyiugnthtrpavcmient 8hn was dcad when picked up her skull having been fractured and the body was removed to s s russellu under taking parlois from whenco the funer al was held on tuesday afternoon to st judos anglican church on sunday morning at 330 when tho motoi car in which they rodo crashed into a frolght train as it moved across tho centre road lovol crossing port credit james martin aged 2g years and harry flcxity aged 2g years received injuries which neces sitated their rcmovaf to st josephs hospital toronto fleuty who was driving was found to have several broken ilbs and martin had numerous cuts upon his chest and shoulders and it was thouglit his skull ws fractured tho two men had been to a dance at brampton and were returning to their homes in oakvlllo a splendid locar programmo to raise funds for worthy local charity the charity concei t thursday october 22 not good at guessing of couise the editor is expected to bo a walking encyclopedia but he finds himself unequal to tno task of proper ly answering this request received by mall tho other day dear editor will you kindly inform mo by return mall what number of seeds nrc con tained in a soventythrco to seventy- flvououmfpunipkin as i wish to settle an argument big pumpkins are not the fiubj pjuess long sault fine school firo drill at 0kvib on a pievlous invitation of principal sanders tho editor of the llecord paid a surprise call to tho central school yestorday moining and suiroptltioualy nent in a fire-alarm- the pupils re- upondcd in a way that showed care ful tiillnlng there was no vestige of panic a double lino quickly and with precision came down the central stnlr- ase which with lis two sharp turns presents a clangorous hazard and tho ichool was omptled in slightly less than forty seconds record thoy do it in fergus too a leading citizen of tho town com plains nnd not without reason about th young men loafing near his prem ises on sunday and other evenings and of the language used mo took a list of tho names and handd them to the constable to be dealt with later tho constable has ilnco received 1n- htructionh to prevent oaf ing along the htreets iliui hei eaf tor move on will bo his oider to young men parking themselves along the streets a rcpe- tltfon or icfiistl means a fine ladles especially should not be compelled to jiusm a bunch of loafeis along the walks nowuuccoid 1 p