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t fiftyfirst year no 17 thursday morning october 22 1925 acton ontario canada thursday morninq october 22 1925 1 single copies five cent the acton united chuhchlj of canada minister rov r e zimmerman b a parsonage willow streot services 1100 u m rev mr wuddell of bauinafad will conduct the sorvlco in the absence of tin pastor who- will be taking anniversary services at bauin afad 230 p msunday school 700 p in rev mr wuddell monday 800 p m young peoples league prayer and praise service thursday j vpiin ga t 730 v presbyterian jnox church acton minister rov a c 5 to wart m a manna willow street 1100 n m the minister historl- cal series no 1 the book of amoa 3 00 p m sabbath school and bible- classes 700 pm the minister subject individuality strangers leaving address with tho ushovs will bo called upon by tho pastor the baptist church acton james w boyd pastor 45 a m sunday schooll 1100 am the pastor subject tho paradox of the christian life 700 p m- the pastor subject menus und the cross last in tho gospel series entitled weighed in the balances lantern view monday s00 p m b y pu joint meeting with tho christian endeavour at knox church thursday 730 p in prayer and praise meeting- all welcome specialrnofices advertisements in this column 3 cents per i word minimum charge 30c per insertion a mighty clearance this 200000 sale extraordinarysavingstor everyone with wearth1ngs to buy a family to clothe a home to keep in good shape and a personal sewing to plan for we can but hfnt today at the stirring economies involved quote examples only of a host of such opportunities abounding all over this big store for sale two colts rislnc 3 years cheap of will trade on cattlo or pigs apply to manseli taylor 152 moffat ont grain wanted wheat oats barley buckwheat highest prices paid i j w b browne 7tf v phono 3273 norval for sale fulman swcfct applos hand picked mid delivered 100 pen bag 1g2 i h yoiino phono 102 w main street acton ror sale cabbage for keeping considerable quantity good cheap jambs mochrib crescent acton man wanted for general farm work middle- aged man preferred apply to robert warne it r tfo2 acton semidetached brick house for 8ale on bower avenue 7 rooms hard and soft water lights small payment for quick sale ask kerr s wanted carpenter ablo to bundle fine work permanent job for right man apply in person beatty bros ltd tpgrfifufi oht agents wanted wrtlesmen earning fifteen dollars daily selling direct new letaohable cuff shirt wo deliver and collect commission paid imbiedlutoly ip- vestigato now modern shirt co hobberlln bldc toronto auction sale robt barbour lot 25 10th lino erin will hold a clearing auction sale of his live atock implements etc on wed nesday october 28 1925 sale to commence at 1230 sharp roy hindley phono 15rgerin auctioneer ambitious young people it was n trained helper from the quelph business college that flllcd tho vacancy in up ofllco in your locality this week there is a place for you in the business world get your training start on monday at guelph business college individual instruction a lbouck principal and proprietor wonderland friday october 23 the beloved brute a j sttiart blacktop produc tion frcni til novel by kenneth perkins with an all star cast comedy off hl trolley kejti- cartoon saturday october 24 women fire a whirlwind romance of the turf starring kva novak an j william fairbanks comedy dont pinch hodgepodge knlckknackfi of knowledge fox news jue8day october 27 lit i ariy again prumn afariing annuq njls- j 1 hoficyrit yedman ddrlq ken- unuiitljiuwt nosworlji ipm in ohaptpr of tlfo udilo tldcr comedy runt in tlinp coming the night club with raymond clrimth- watchrori ihe now serial tlle great circus myste i h i gregory son 275 furrow coatings for 189 250 cilinchilla for 189 250 and 275 blanket velour coatings for 189 fine chiffon homespuns all wool reg 300 for 98c 50 cent satinette pansy shade for 25c 250 black duchess satin for 159 350 black crepe satin for 289 250 black crepe de chine forl8fcr 250 300 350 and 400 serges for 19a chiffon finished velve teens plain and corded for 69c 275 velveteens for 159 100 linings for 69c armure granite cloth botany serge reg 150 200 and 250 for 69c serges poplins w ratines- homespuns english worsteds reg 150 300 and 250 for 08c charmeuse satins duchess satins crepe luxor satins reg 250 to 375 for 159 375 honeycomb bed spreads for 295 flannelette blankets 66- x 72 inches guaranteed first quality per pair 190 000 wilton mats at 390 lovely silk velvet hats at 295 felt hats 149 velour hats 395 charming satin frocks at 1350 ribbons laces millinery velvets and trimmings at al most unbelievable prices mens 600 to 750 sweat er coats for 445 stanfields underwear for men 150 mens suits at 895 and 15j5rreguiarup to 35 broken sizes by this time mens overcoats up to- 2250 for 1095 mens gloves up to 300 for 149 r boys overcoats up to 1450 for 985 junior boys overcoats at 495 25 cent white flannelette for 19c 35 cent stripe flannelette for 23c 45 cent pillow cotton at 3 yards for 100 55 cent english twill flan nelette cream for 45c voiles up- to 100 yard at 4 yards for 100 hosiery gloves under wear lingerie draperies wonderful savings to pick up all over the store guelphs leading and largest stotfe d e macdonald bros ltd dally closing 530 p m excepting wednesday at 1230 noon and saturday at 930 p m millinery i all the latest shapes and sizes at moderate prices s now is the time to think of christ mas gifts we have a large range of fancy work and novelties miss x galbra1th millinery and fancy goods phono 109 im safe good seasonable footwear i at lowest prices for mens womens boys and girlswear farm fjctory andschool boots at less than city prices how do we no it because our expenses are very miicljlower first quality guaranteed rubbers to- fit all makes and sizes of shoes alao heavy- rubbers of nil kinds at prices that will compel you to buy hero harry harrisonjhe shoe man we close wednesday afternoons all the year round with the exception or december no more war between france and germany the locarno conference comes to a successful conclusion new day for europe locarno october 17 at the end of a perfect day just u nightfall der conded rapidly from tho surrounding mountainu two mlddloaeod flgurea stood arm in txvtn fnimcd in a brjghly ilglittd window and loolcod outo- geth on jljo lengthening bhatows faat strotching out acroaa peacoful lake magglore thoy wore arlatldo liriand foreign minister of france and hana luther chancellor of the german republic behind their backs secretaries vere blotting ink oh tho hfgnaturca on o treaty by which their two countries pro mi tied never to fight one unotlier again sevcn years after tho end of the great war franco and germany had at last made peace looking over their shoulders camo austen chamberlain foreign minister of great britain who on bis shcty- aecond birthday had put his mime to the comimct he declared destined to bring tho dawn of a now day to eu rope long lost in shadows a fow feet behind them stood benalto mus solini italian premier who had de clared hlu country would join with britain in guaranteeing that neither franco nor germany should attack the other across the rhino peace fence to- daydodicatod in perpetuity r the excited crowd clamored for ol speech chancellor luther and the german foreign minister ir strese- mann were acclaimed with no leas fer vor than their colleagues thus tho locarno conference came to a successful conclusions what it will- mean only tlmo will tell the most experienced statesman of the lot brland said it meant laying tho foun dations of tho united states of europe in a common communique the states men said the locarno conference lnvyatsutin restoring the peace and security of europe news of local import little boy badly hurt harold 3yearold son of w j- mason of nelson township was badly stabbed with a pitchfork by his grand father tueeday morning while the latter was cleaning out the stable dne of tho prongs entered he boys right thigh and the wound is a painful one a bird of pupil grand valley school had a bird of a new pupil on tuesday a large hawk entered one of the rooms through a broken window and when uic care taker opened tho room in tho morning tho bird tried to get out and at inst crashed through another big window to freedom notad missionary in th united church this thursday evening rev g m ross a missionary home on furlough from- honan china will speak in the united church telling something of the work done in that fleld this meet ing will bo for instruction and inspira tion thero will be no colloctfon and a cordial invitation is extended to the general public to bo present meeting opens at 730 sharp mis howells death aooldtntal accidental death was tho finding of a coroners jury which inquired on thursday into the death of mlaa ethel howell aercd 22 yearn the ookville girl who was killed ah tho seventh lino on saturday last the jury found that miss howell met her death by falling from her bicycle to the pavement while she was being towed behind a car driven by hugh s wilson of oakvlllo crown attorney dick of milton handled tho case for tho crown while coroner w m wilkinson of oakvlllo was in charge no criminal cases at fallauixu the fall assises for halton county opened at milton on tuesday of last we ok before mr justice logic no criminal cases were on tho docket four civil cases wore qp the list but were not tried they were as follows hardy vs whltp kns trftnsferrer to guelph for trial by consent thomas vs cleaver of oj settlod by consent of boh parties baofhman vs w- j barrnnd leo j smith laid over to the next court and russoll vs lowrlo transferred to local master for settle ment sheriff websterhad tho pleas ure of presenting his honor with a pair of white kid gloves childrens day at st albn last sunday through the anglican church in canada was known as chil drens day in the morning a corpor ate communion was hold for all tho parents and sunday school teachers and in the afternoon and evening there was a childrens scrvico in st al- bans acton tho rector preached two appropriate sermons on the home and tho xutlcs of parents and chil dren to eaoh other and to god at the evening service most of the boys of the congregation took some part tho sentiment expressed by the oldor onos was of the bcneflclo1 effect of joining for a wiiole sunday in the simplest of prayers and hymns with tho children the leagues- stjrpr is programme tho programme of the young peoples league of- the united church on monday evening was both unique and interesting re pro sen tat ives of each of tho four departments wjre given a nhare fn the programme no intimation was made of the character of tho numbers to be presented each department provided meritorious feat ures the honors rcro awarded to the citizenship committee whoso part was tlmoly and interesting it com prised a nomination meeting for the county of halton candidates wero npnilniitcdand uiey prcaontcd tholr- policies and opinions or tho questions with vociferous ardor and vehement assertion tho evening was profitably spent tb same old araumsntfi say7 mr eutor hailed the owner of a neighboring fcrm the other morn ing lsnt i political onmimlgn a jnkot i went to guelph to hear tho premier mackenlq king when he spoke at tho big meeting thero and i went to tho meeting in tho acton town hall the other night to hear hon hugh guthrie mid i want to say that boh speeches were chestnuts to mo i heard hon alexander mackenzie and sir john a macdonald use tho identi cal arguments in election campaigns forty years ago neither of the prea- ent leaders put forth a single now ar gument and this observant farmer ought to know what ho was talking about inasmuch as few years ago he was himself a candidate for tho hourauf commons in an eastern on tario constituency news of local import armiatico day services imprertstve armistice day servlcca will be held here on monday novem ber 9 thero will i bo aervices at the town hall at the soldiers monu ment and fair view cemotory f important change in business lnetf saturday the transfer of iho confectionery and restaurant business and building of mr victor rumley to mr tony scynuk was completed mr scynulc who paid cash for tho busi ness- goodwill andrcalcatato toolrj immediate- possession confirmation servico at st al bans on ivlday evening of this week at 800 tho rt rev d t owen d d tho now anglican bishop of niagara will make his first official visit to this parish for the celebration of theholy sacrament of confirmation in st al bania church 4 charity concert to- night to raise funds for their charity enter prises in town tho duke of devonshire chapter of tho i o d e la putting on a concert in tho town hall this thursday evening tho programme appears in another column and should give a very enjoyable and interesting evening to all who att would miss it very much a toronto subscriber writes en closed find 200 for fjieh piucsa sub scription for another year wo would rnlbs it verymuch tho news ltoma tho clean atorlea the firm stand on the side of right always thdso all make it wellwolthreading from start to fin l0h mrs m d w dr peter stuarts generous boquest announcement was madoat tho reg ular meeting of the board of direc tors of tho guelph general hospital lost week that that institution had benefitted to tho extent of b000 by tho will of tho late dr peter stuart tho will also leaves all hla surgical instruments to tho hospital union of presbytorian churches after friendly conferences by the congregations of boston hornby ond ornagh presbyterian churches it has been decided to form a union of tho three a call will bo extended from tho three congregations the manse at hornby will be utilized so that the minister may be at homo after tho evening service which will bo hehi at hornby knox church teamooting tho jannlveraary teamccftng of knox church wan held on monday evening after n sumptuous tea a musical and literary programme was supplied by tho church choir a mixed quartette- solos by miss dorothy cordlner and mrs j lewis readings by misa mcdowell 6t eriniand piano numbers by miss lauretta gray a very enjoyable evening was spent by a goodsired audience rev mr stewart was the chairman ontario beagle club field trials the central ontario beagto club of toronto completed their 3rd annual field trials for beagle here on satur day hunting abilities and endurance wero most sought for in tho winners by the judges classes on the whole wero well filled dogs were hunted on the swamp a real rabbit to test the i lamina of a beagle as the going is very rough and soon eliminates trie quitters the dogs wero started in tho park hero and hunted through tho neighboring swamps acton went on with its knitting while mr guthrie was bewailing the decline of tho woollen industry tho other evening tho mason knitting mill 200 yards away was going at top speed- so much so that tho sporso audience could hardly hear tho walls of the depressed speaker for tho racket of the mill wheels while mr guthrie was singing tho swan song of the can adian woollen mills tho electors were flolng on with their knitting some local wit remarked that tho mill hands preferred tho music of tho hum of the factory wheals to tho mournful atraln of sir quthrlofluelph mercury local political mootings tho usual public meetings at which the candidates for parliamentary hon ors and their supporting speakers ex press their views on tho present situ ation are being held on monday evening 12 th inst dr anderson held a wellattended meeting in tho town hall at which ho was supported with rous ing speeches by hon hugh guthrie ofguelph and mlssj boulton of tor- ontbv last evening duncan camp boll tho liberal candidate held his nice ting here- his speakers wero hon duncan marshall norman -maceach- ern and w a dryden dr ander son will hold a second meeting on sat urday nighty when j a t haydon and col j k mckay will support him on the platform cofrjmendi traffic officers wofk defendants who ro summoned o court for infractions f statutes or- by laws do not always harbor y fcolingg against ho pfneers f tho law for doing their duty a tow wcpkn ago pj tprpno lady and hor husband who by tho way la prominent lawyer wore driving on a trip from toronto to guelph when on tho acton cross- roud between tho fifth and seventh lliiea traffic offlcor lomoncame along and dincovered thoy were making a pace of over forty miles an informa tion was laid and the day fixed for the trial the magistrate received a letter as follows from the defendant 1 fleul guilty there is ono thing how ever which i would like you to knw not an excuso this tlmo but an appre ciation mrs was driving and i was sitting beside hor if wuh up to mo an we always do to watch the speedometer i munt- hvejieglocted tlrttiattimortd runv ft 1 together to blame but i want to commend the action of the traffic officer rip gpt up to us stopped ua and tahluswc wcrespocdlng hlrik hlsls thpl flnly fair tiling t dp ami ly avwsfacary jlhs- ftmqoiy t i w an flonttlblu llotflkv us thor wero a lot ut others driving too fast that djiy ami pointed out that wo had passed a number of ears and showort that we were wrong and then -he- explained that a part of tho highway was built over an old corduroy road and that faflt driving washable to spoil it i am lntereatcd lnkeeplng up the roads and do pot r to do anything my self to apoil them i will guarantee that the realisation of the situation caused by tho t raffia officers talk will moan that oflr car wiunevcr again go ovcr tho speed liniltl i know that it may help yhtof in your work to know that this officer is of the typo of man whose word you ah take and there fore i write you i am unclosing my chctiuo for f 1510 to cover lino and conlu j li d- toronto car with liquor seized on saturday constable precious seizes motor car and arrests two bootleggers on saturday evening j chief mt- phersori received a tip that a yellow car from toronto was in town with a quantity of liquor tho chief had an errand at the electric railway sta tion and passed tho word to conutahlo precious between nine anil dn oclock constable precious spotted thp car on main street near tho ford garagp ho went up to the car onrt naw there were two men in tho front seat ho informed them he was a constable and intended to search the car as they were suspected of having a supply of liquor tho man who was driving who was found to be alexander dunselth of lansing at once said to the officer yes it is right there in the back of the car constable precious looked into the back of the car saw one bottle labelled scotch whiskey he placed tho men under arrost and ordered them to drive to the town hall tho two men alex dunselth and halllday gracey wore placod in the cells returning to the car tho constable found a suit- caso containing eleven bottles of liquor labelled scotch whiskey dunselth and gracey remained in the colls until monday morning at nlno oclock when thoy were brought be fore police magistrate mooro for their trial constablo precious told tho atory of tho seizure and arrest and oaid when he got on the car to order tho men to the town hall dunselth tlio driver said to gracey who wan evi dently the moving spirit in the cnter prise my god gracey i knew youtm get mo into trouble chief mcpherson gavo evldonco cor roboratlng the evidence of conataulo precious in ho far as he was con jkiected with it- dunaelttnircu volunteered to go into tho box and tell the whole story of tho enterprise he was sworn and in voryi straightforward evidence testified that gracey had engirgedhim on fri day afternoon- at the nordlca apart ments in toronto to drive him guelph on saturday for 1000 mr walsh janitor of tne apartments wlio waa a friend agreed to loan hla car to dunaclth he being out of work they wero to leave the apartments about 830 just as thoy wero leaving gracey brought a suit case and a bag to thte car- and- put them in tho rear ho had no idea there was liquor in thorn until they got to georgetown thero thoy went toonoihs garage to have a tire repaired whilo in georgetown gracey took bottles from tho car and went away with them coming back several times for further supplies dunselth then discovered it was bottles of liquor that gracey had put in the back of the car he also noticed that gracey was becoming intoxicated he then said to gracey he wouldnt take him any farther that ho was gains back to toronto gracey however per suaded him to go on as far as acton saying he knew a man thero who would buy tho wholo lot before thoy left georgetown gracey let a par cel of bottles of tho liquor fall on the atroet at the sldo of the garage and several wero broken thoy came on to acton and went to the pool room and had a gatno there then they drove to main street uni were nt tho ford garogo and at the bell telophono companys office when thoy wore in the car near the garage tho constable came up and arrested them when gracey was put in tho box he denied everything dunsolth had said claiming he had nladeno bargain with dunaclth to pay him 1000 for the trip that he had only camo along with him for a ride mrs walsh tho wife of tho owner of thp car however gave evidence that sho was present when he hired dunselth to drive him that he promised him 1000 for tho trip unj that her husband loaned dunselth the car because he was a friend and out of work gracey had evidently determined to he himself out of a bad job if possible his ovldonco was so contradictory andt unreliable that tho maglutrato told him he did not bollovo a word ho said nntf advined him to mend hisyways if hes didnt want to get to tho pcnitontlary for perjury gracey was fined 10000 and coats or three months in jail he went to tho county jail dunselth was fined 5000 and costa or ono month in jail tho car was confiscated and will ho sent to tho board of license com missioners at toronto for disposallt is a mclaughlin six cylinder touring car with snnd colored body dunselth worked on the farm of ron mr henry near lansing in tho aumr mer but is now out of work gracey has a family but does not live with them he claimed to be a commercial traveller but his htory was contra- dictory social and personal mr e 13 barr of gait waa in town on saturday mrs annie somervllle of toronto was homo over sunday mr robert stewart of iunhrook was homo over sunday miaa vera harvey of toronto was home over the weekend t miss jean kennedy waa homo from toronto for the weekend the guelph presbytery meeting fa busy session in guelph on tussday of last weak tho presbytery of guelph of the united church mot on tuesday in trinity united church guelph the session continuing trom nine in the morning until five oclock in tho after noon r llov h aoraham pastor ot nor folk streot church president of the presbytery presided the meeting was opened by scrip ture rending by rev j little of rock- wood and prayer by roy h caldwell of georgetown there wore fortyfive in attendance reports received and read indicated that- tho work of tho united church throughout -the- presbytery was be ing carried forward with enthqafiuftn and devotion i rev jhvf cqhurn representink he executive council in toronto nddremij off the gathering explaining ine various fuda of the united ohupch plans wore suggested whereby the individual churches in guelph pren- bytory could bo brought into closer fellowship with ono another a fall campaign was planned with this pur pose in view together with the object of educating tho churches concerning tho great aims dm rcsponslbtlltlca of tho united church keen interest was shown throughout tho meeting in the many important matters that wero discussed the roll call rovcaled the fact that there nre fiftyeight members or the presbytery with jurisdiction over twentyone charges tho meeting was closed with tho benediction by rev 11 a graham itev r k zimmerman b a arid mr a t mann attended as repre sentatives from acton and mesurb arthur swackhamer albert smith and joel leslie wero a delegation from the churchill congregation miss edith armstrong of brampton was hero for the weekend mr dwlght a evans of preston spent the weekend in town miss hazel mason spent a few days during the week with toronto friends miss b douglas of toronto spent tho weekend with relatives in acton mr and mrs wm lanta toronto visited at mr g h lantzs this week messrs earl cooper and angus ken nedy of guelph were homo on sunday mrs russel hawkins and babe of guelph visited acton friends during the week mr and mrs william douglasjof guelph wero guests fit acton friends on sunday mr and mrs norman danlela of gait visited mr and mrs alfred soper during tho week mr charles bailey of guelph was ix welcome caller at moorecroft on friday afternoon mr and mfcs c h moore and mrs potter of dundas visited acton friends on sunday mr- and mrs wallace matheson nni jean of hlllaburg visited acton friends on sunday mr krnest speight and mioa mackio hogarth of toronto via ted acton friends on sunday messrs ernest and roy brown and miss bertha brown of toronto were homo for tho weekend mr stephen guest of the canadian oil co toronto visited at his home here over the weekend mr and mrs a ht galbraith and children of sholburne visited with acton friends on sunday mrs george wallace and dorothy of toronto were guests of acton rel atives over the weekend mrs john brown church street who bus been in poor for some time is now critically 111 misses lillian aldcroft arid clara lantz toronto spent the weekend at the hitters home here mrs w d anderson is ablo to be around again after tho very painful fall sustained five weeks ago mrs dr mcnlven was ono of the speakers at dr andersons meeting at georgetown on tuesday evening mr and mrs t f lylo of brant- ford visited ht the homo of their son mr f j lylo over the weekend mrs j h denny who has been in toronto for special treatment for sev eral weeks has greatly improved in health mr and mrs bertland conover and miss albertha of brindale visited at the home of mrs robert bennett lake avenue on sunday captain thomas d henderson who spent the summer in tho west hna been at the home of hlu brother mr c c henderson bower avenuo dur ing the week mr and mrs d a brooks of georgetown spent sunday with mr- and mrs a kan n a win whllo hero mr and mrs brooks attended tho an niversary service at knox church mr d c russell was able to take a walk from hl3 reaidenceto hla store the other day he was greeted by hosts of friends who wero glad to ace him out again the anniversary at knox church inspiring sermons by rev nor man maceachern of bonar churchy toronto anniversary day at knox church lust sunday was an event of much sat isfaction to the congregation tho- hracing autumn weather was favor able und tho attendance was largo ut both services- revrrnprmairlviaceaoiiern pastor of bonar church toronto js aeoquent preacher and his discourses wore rich irk thought abundant in inspiration und provocative of serious reflection l by tho hearers rev mr maceachern has a fine presence a splendid voice and soon wins the attention of those to whom he is preaching ho is evident ly a man observant of his environment tor ho took especial pains to inform tho congregation that ho had onjoyed walking about our streets and had no hesitation in deciding that acton la a beautiful town he also visited fair- view cemetery and congratulated the community upon the possession of such an attractive place of burial at tho morning sorvlco rev mr maceachern took for his theme the purchased church basing his dis course upon acts 20 28 tho church ofrgodr which ho hath pur chaacdwlth his own blood our subject ho said is tho church its place and mission in gods plan of salvation its divine ori gin and its dlvlno purpose and also our diylno relation to it tho bible has some remarkable figures to describe gods thought of arid relation to his church it is- a vino which god has planted in the world to bear fruit for the worlds sustenanco and joy it is called also the bride of god tho brldo he has chosen and loved and wooed the wellbeloved of his heart it is called the body of christ tho body- in which tho spirit of chrffct abidos and which carries out the will and purpose of christ i the divine origin of the church here history begins back when god called abraham to bo the father of tho talthful sho is preserved through all the vicissitudes of the history of israel enriched by tho lives of patriarchs psalmists and prophets made glorious by the jireaehco of tho son of god baptized yea purchased with his blood flljed with the holy spl tc at pentecost and sanctified by the blood of her apostles and martyrs in spite of her errlnga and her fall ures and her betrayals god has watched over her and kept her work ing out her destiny in marvellous ways ever transforming human mistakes- and failures to serve his farreaching purposes of grace whenever human scheming haa crowded into godps purpose when ever she has settled onher lees or degenerated into an organization for tho accomplishment of human ambi tion god has raised up men to lead her back into tho paths of his will ii the divine communion tho a miscellaneous shower was tender ed miss edna johnston one of our prospective brides by her friends and neighbors on tuesday evening nt tho family residence first line many beautiful and useful presents were re ceived mr and mjrs c w hill of munroe mlcli who havo been enjoying several weeks with ontario relatives left on saturday morning on their return trip home mr john c hill accompanied them and will spend a week or no visiting at their home a number or acton friends attended tho funeral af mrs thompson mother of mr ab mclean bower avenue yesterday afternoon at bauinafad mm thompson died at the home of her daughter mrs john mceachern of quctph on monday morning county high school field day r freestone milton wins five the senior events milton high school track and field athletes carried off the honors at the annual halton county interhush school field meet held at tho athletic grounds at milton last saturday with oakville burjington acton and milton ihjjhschools competing milton high school scored a total of 123 olnts burlington came bjooml with 98 points and oakville third with 8 points and acton fouvth- with 28 points th wohther was fine the track in 8tkifl condftlom arid eacntahid every event was keenly contested the feature of tho day was tho bril liant allround showing of r freo- htone of all ton he won no less than ave of the senior vents taking tho hap step and jump broad jump 220 yards raco 440 yards and halfmile open gladman of oakvlllo took both the high and broad jump krank cook ofj actrtn won 1st in ff yard raco 2nd in broad jump 3rd in 100 yard dash in tho bfhis events m chalmers took first for broad jump 2nd for hlgrh jump and 3rd for senior broad jump at grinrtell won 2nd in tho 7g yards and second id high jump the events of tho afternoon wero followed by a supper in tho iiikii school the staff and pupils of the acton hlkh school appreciate hv klndncsh of those who provhltyj means of con- voyance t and from million ond who uik an active interest in the ovonta of tlio uttcrnon church has but one end to servo and that is to preach the gospel of gods redeeming love and bring tho world under his sovereign rule she goes forth at once to servo and to conquer tosorvemen in the spirit of iove and to conquer the world by the power of lovo tho crosa wasat once the symbol of sacrifice and service and the emblem of tho banner tinder which the church marches to win the victory for christ which shall makohimklng and lord of all s iii our relation to the church is divine relationship her members arc those who are called according to his purpose the same price which purchased the church has been paid ta purchase each one wo aro bought with a great price and wero all thus called not only to know salvatioji in its fullness but to become channels of his spirit ministers of his love stew ards of his grace with windows open toward jeru salem dan 6- 10 was tho text of tho evening sermon the spirit and ideal of any nation is revealed in tho heroes which her his tory nnd literature enshrine as the em bodiment of her brightest spirit and tho lenders of her greatest achieve ments the heroes of the hebrew people as enshrined in her history and llteraturo tho old testament are unique in that they are selected becauso of their moral supremacy and faith in god their moral integrity and spiritual faith la more remarkable because of tho circumstances and environment in which- theae heroes often havo to live joseph in tho household of pharoah moses as an adopted son of the royal family of egypt daniel uu iago boy and afterwardaetates- marr in the court of tho persian kings at babylon the secret of daniels un swerving faith and steadfast purity of life is rovealed in tho fact that three times a day he prayed to god to which is added the enlightening phrase with the windows of his chamber open toward jesusatem perhaps it was a boyish fancy at first which caused him to open those eastern windows of his room but sqrnohow his open windows seemed to bring to him all that jerusalem meant to him l jerusalem was tho city of his fathers and every hebrews roligiort had- its roots atuck deep into tho soil of tho past ii jerusalem was the city of his old home where tho ideals of llfo had been fostered in the heart of his childhood tho tender love of tho days that- were past comeback to keep lib hearipurc and to strengthen him against the temptations of babylon ili jerusalem was tho city of his god his inspiration canled him back to the templo and the- music of the temple psalms seemed tp float in through the open windows above tho noise of the stroet bolow and it all mavlo god more real to him so real that he felt tho sweep of his garments and heard his voico speaking to him aayounc isaidjididiiithetemple the pralso service by tho choir was cnpccmlly onjoyed in their anthoms tho choir excelled themselves whllo thoholo of mr lewis and tho quartotto by male members of tho choir und the duet by messrs salt and lewis were sung with roitfl merit rev mr boyd of tho baptist church and rev mr zimmerman of tho unit ed church whoso congregations at tended assisted lntho opening ser vices rev ac stewart m a tho min ister gave tho preacher of the day a very happy introduction they had been fellowstudents at knox college j 1000 for prires for school pupils the fergus newsrecord given par ticulars of a bequest- of 1000 to the fergus municipal council by mrs margaret bnptlo of ottawa a former realdont the bequest is to form a trust fund the inenmo of which is to bo given to a pupil of fergus public schools- for proficiency in aubjocta to bo determined from tlmo to tlmo by the council v- mtmk