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jtfori tiflyflrst year no 28 thursday morning january 7 1926 acton ontario canada the acton united church of canada obituary minister rev r e ziramopman b a puraoiinbc willow street of 1100 n m rev t t hcnlop paisley memorial chuicli gijelph 230 p mr snhnnth sclrool- sesslon- 7 00 p m kov ulinox dotislas of toronto young peoiilei iimkuo on monday ul 8 i m pra ci i service on thursday iu 7 30 p m presbyterian knox church actoi minntor rev a c stewart m manso willow street 11 00 n m the minister subject mnklnb strilkht the way of the lord 3 0b p m sibbatli school and bible clauses 700 p m tlio minister subject the givnio of life strangers loavlns nddreis with the ushers will bo called upon ty the pastor the baptist church acton james w boyd pastor 11 00 n m the pastor subject golne the second mile with jesus 3 00 p m slvrmay school classes for all 700 pm tho pastor subject 700 p m tho pastor subject faith dolivwed first in series faith of our fathers monday soo p m special young peoples meeting rev j a johns- ton toron mie sneaker etan miss this thursday 7 30 p m prayer and pralso meeting alx welcome special notices advertisements in thia column a cents per word minimum charge 30c per inaertion wanted several fine glove makers apply storey glome company mks john hlvxton a most lovable old lady passed away on sunday night at tlio homo of hei daughtoi imih f e mccleary chuich sheet in tho pei soa of mrs john ilcmrson she had attained the rliio old ago of ninetytwo yeaia and wiib in possession of hen- faculties and 1 fair mcnauie or health until hho fell asleep ho peacefully on tho morning of her decease mrs hcwetfton was a native of gieenwich kent england whero alio was joined in wedlock to her lutp- husband in 1870 mr and mra hewctson andjfamily came to canada and nettled in toronlo they spent over half a centuiy together and celebrated thetc golden wedding aever- al tfears before mr hewetaona uuh twenty years ago- foi sotne soven- tonycais mrs hewotaon rcbldcd with mr and ilre f e mccktiry nd when they cumo to alton she camo with them with loving care and solicitude they attended the dear old ladys wants she was the mother i twelve children of whom nine aur vivo mr j w hewohon the head of tho urm of hewctson co brampton and acton ia her son mrs he wet son vas n member of the angli can church a bi lef service was held at tho home hole on tuesday morn ing by rev h g l bcmierh b d a motor funeral to toionto was then held and after a aeivlce at tho home of hei daughter mia adam clarke tho burial took place at iurk lawn cemetery honor roll for acton schools the results of the christinas ex aminations in the various departments boarders wanted room and board at g 50 por week pp y 14 cameron st acton for sale five loomed house a bargain for quick sale apply a e nicklin bower ave for sale pure bieil shorthorn hull 10 months old apply to alex cripps crcwsons corners al- for sale triplex nuto knitting machine most now apply iiauuy scott r it no b milton phono georgetown siir2 snare drum for sal ingood ntnle afiepnirwlthnejy carrylns strap not used for past 18 months apiily in mornings to lnriys termco rocltwood ont for sale a beautiful brick house 7 rooms all convenience jiot water heating di vided collar newly decorated through out clectrlo ranbe 2 lots lovely shade trees good garden enrage if you want a bargain see thl property at once good valuo nt j1500 more than we are asking easy terms if you nt iu por particulars upply to uwr j a smith telephone jos real estate agent caro ofthanks tho undcrslened desires to extend his cordial thanks to the ladies anil gentlemen irhor fayorcd him with their franchise and influence in the town ship of esquealne election on monday tho continuance of their confidence in him as councillor in much appreciated i will give my very bebt attention to the duties of the office and hppo by careful economical administration to servo the -very- best interests of tho township n cowdy councillor acton horticultural society notice the annual meeting of the above society will bo held in tho council chamber on wednesday january 13th 1926 i at sp jtf b4jsine8s presentation of tho annual re- pprt election of ofllcers and directors for tho ensuing year and such other business as may bo brought ibflfore it all interested are cordially invit ed and tt good attendance la parti cularly requestihl frank 8cnvehj e t thetford proiident 8ectra friday january 8 the reckless age adapted fropi tho btory of lovo i nsur in co starling reg- maid donfiy comedy sit tightv krney kat kartoon saturday january 9 lightin from the stage piny of tho hiimo name alarrlng miidgo bel lamy ethel clayton and a big cast comedy tho hansom cabman fox news tuesday january 12 spook ranch r wentorn fllarrlng hoot dfcb- aon chapter 1 of the fight ing r tiger- htarring eileen seilgwick and al whaon worlda chnmploa stunt flyer comedy uncle tumih qlrl comino the keeper of the bees by scne trntton porter e u gregory son j miss sarah mcdouoajll after u long period of weakness though able to be about until chriat- mas miss sarah mcdougall passed awayeiirlyiji sunday niominsv athoruj rcaldonce on church street miss mc- dougall vvna the daughter of tho late mr and 2mrs hugh mcdotagall sho was a daughter who proved herself in her filial affection everything that child could be through long- coatlnued illnesses aho nuiraed both her father and mother with all tlio love and caro which a daughter could bestow mlsa mcdougall camo to acton vltli her parents a rruild from the old homo in caledon they settled on tho cumnaings farm on tlio aecond lino where mr and mrs a j murray and family have their clover dale liomeatcad when tho falhci retired from forming and his non malcolm succeeded him mlaa mcdougall camo with her parenta toacton gradually tho various tnembera of the family passed awny until a few years ago sho was left the aolo surviving mem ber during her closing days her aisteralnlaw mrs james ilczoueall and mra malcolm mcdougall minis tered to hci needs with all kindness the children of her nephowmr alox7 mann uluo very kindly waited upon iier the funeral took place on tuca- rtny wa att tho ioport of tho december exam inations in acton public schools are as follows senior fourth annlo smjth 42j marjorlo garden 39c- jean smith 394 total 500 s junior fourth allan marshall 39d dorjs mac- donald 3ffs helen ostrander 380 iiorna mccorab- 280 total 500 m z bennett principal 8onior third john donaldson 317 henry crlpps 30fl donald mann 290 total 400 d folater teacher junior third james huaitl 607 laura hall 492 willium near 82 total c00 m r moore teacher second class florence cross 342 may chiaholm 331 margaret chalmers 334 vera rawlinsh 238 total 400 i anderson teacher firrft class frank joricj 325 frank sagaakl 31g herbert price 305 total 350 second class teddy hansen 329 harvey haasard 323 earl cole 28 total 350 annie macdonald teacher social and personal junior first ifargarct arnold 187kathieen pat- nek- 149 annie holmes 141 total numbers ot alncere friends her pas tor rov mr boyd of tho baptist church conducted tho aervico and ho was nasiatcd by rev a c stewart interment waa made in falrvlow cem- otery david ryder fbr over ninety lears david ryder was a familiar personago in this com munity manyadmiredhisjine stal wart and von era bio appearance and pure white beard and cheery count enance and jio attained his ninety- fifth yein with a fair degree of good health and vitality some months ago he began visibly to fail fimilly gun- gerene set in both limbs being affect ed tho u oison passed throtjsh tho ayatem and ho passed away last fri day ho had for some time resided with his daughter mrs john moccuen 766 duntlaa street toionto sincl there jtouie4 adclty dcr- wffhttor ff7ntr a falgar ninetyflvo years ago next month wllh hla parenta mr and mra henry ryder he came as a child to ewnueslng township and tlie family settled on lot 30 on the tlilrd line over uevonty years ago ho married phoebe svackluinter daughter of- thft lato jacob svnackhamer and siqter qf christopher swackhamor of thjeh eight cliildron james auguatun ayes- ley charlie eva and minnie uurylve merilda died in her girlhood and ad dle mrs leniuel eaf a teyj manhs ago after a visit to her fauhcr whep sho contmctod n cold aftor tholr marriage mr and mrs ryder lived for over thirty years on tho burns farm where beaxtlmoro creacent and tho farm lnnds oast of that subdivision is now located from there tho family moved to ouetlph to tho hood farm later mr ityder purchased the cur- rio farni on tho second line erin which he still owns mra ryder died eighteen or twenty years ago mr ryder always had a longlns for tho old homo cdurch on swach haulers hill and it was there that the funeral ser vice was heldn sunday upon arrival from toronto by motor of tho body royjwlyul conductcdtlieser- vlco intcrmont wan made in the fam ily plot boslrto tho wife of his youth senior primary hai vey mocutcheon 151 hubert macpherson 140 kathleen huard 100 total 2o0 u anderson teacher primary class a biiit patrick 61 bella roszell 56 william kali 50 b eleanor tubman 40 joe laab 32 vera cox 27 c john ctilsholm 30 jessie coleo 17 sam kerr 16 b gardiner teacher air noel steele of toronto vlaltod acton friends air robert stewart of toronto waa home for tho holiday air robert scott of waterloo was homo for the holiday n ailsb dorothy sayera of cookavllle visited acton friends mr wm north- spent the holidays with friends in london mrsidr dryden of toronto was the guest of acton relatives mibh luella hu1 of milton was a visitor at- mr w l wordens mr jack creemore of toronto vinlted friend in tho old home mr a- l- flferostreft of milton visited acton friends tlilfl wee mrs thomas statham chuich st la visiting friends in urnntford mr albert hall of kitchener spent thq holiday with acton friends mr earl smith of toronto was at mra george mcbatns this week mrt lottie baker of waterdown visited acton friends over the holiday jt w g c kenney of toronto visited achla home her over the holi day mr enoch statham and stanley and nora of brant ford were hero for new ycarf mrs alice fleury of lansing spent few day last ffwk with acton business methods at council sessions the council of 1926 inaugurated with prompt business programme tho value of adopting business mothwods in the conduct of municipal matters was manifestly demonstr ited at the inaugural meeting of tho coun ell for 1026 on monday evening from tho opening nebslon until tho ad journment the business which came before tho council was treated in a bualrhhlike way evory matter pre sented was freely discuaaed each member being accorded the liberty of free expression of opinion without in terruption and when a fair discussion hnd been allowed decision was dont miss tho special meeting of tho baptist young peoplea society next monday evening rev j a johnston of toronto will bo the speaker mrs 3hobert little nearly fortyone years after the de of her husband th late robert little his widow passed away her death occurred in the los angeles old ladies hospi in california on sat urday morning pecemocr 2 1925 whece aho hna been a- resident for several yearn for a month beforo her death mis little suffered much but for the last xow- days sho was in a comatose condition during her later yean mr pmer s armstrong and her daughter mrs alsworth were in- tlmuto friend or ms little and did muehto make her declining days happy mrs armstrong was an ln- jim friend when they both resided litttcton aricltho friendship ripened when they were neighbors in californ ia after mrs armstrongs death mrs aliworth was a frequent visitor and was with her a dny or two before her death and she and her husband ar- ranged for the burial of mrs little the funeral took place on monday december 28 interment took place in tho masonic cemetery near downley cal a baptist minister who had becn educated in toronto and who had visited actort conducted tho funeral service there were no rela tives of mrs xlttlo at her death bed nor at her funeral her sister mrs pentland wltr whom she lived when aho wont to california died several years ago and mrs pentlands son and daughter who reside at pasadena failed tq attend he funeral though notice was sent them qf their aunts death mrs lltle was born in eng land and came to canada with her parents mr and mrs johnson in her young girlhooxl tho family settled in acton between sixty and seventy years ago and lived in the jiouse near whero reeve masons i esldence now stands this wa8 mrs llttios resi dence when sho was married to tho into robert lsttle nearly sixty years ago mr little who was principal of acton school from 1863 to 1872 and inspector of schools for halton from 1872 to 1885 died in his palatial resi dence which slood on the property now included in the acton athletic association grounds on april 8 1885 after mr littles death mrs little spent a year or two in kngland and scotland she returned to acton and then went to the pacific coast to bo with her sisters mr little was bur led infnirvlow ctmotorynnd inlooor his former iupih erected a fine monu ment on his plot there sold in acton by w talbot aluminum at cost t sonie tlino ago tu rocclved a shipment of aluiirlnumwaic which wan not ordeied tho wliiilosiile houso nuked ua to keep them untlt after christmas foefoio rttlirnlnp now we nro going jo giyo you the privilege buying any 11111 of thin anaortment nt cost plttck until january 13th nfter which time tho hauinco will lie returned to thp wholesaler iy nofyinb a dcxlt any article will be laid up ior you tor two weekk plcne uoto the new prlcon they cannot be duplicated elsewher j2b0 ileacrvllmr keltic 215 j2 39 ireervlnk kettle 190 2 40 tin kettle j195 1b0 utah rnn 155 f2m cookor has 4 pnrls if95 2 10 omelet pan 160 1 39 covered kstlle 115 tl 23 potato iot 105 1155 double holler 130 1 70 noaat pnn 1 jjo 41 04 coffeo percojntor 155 all trad marked veribut no0m january 13th 18 your la8t chance to get these ooodq at cost price r them in thevindow come in and examine them well leave it 811 to your own judgment about buying reesors dry goods and novelties phofje fit acton ont friends mr hay gamble of detroit who has been holidaying here returned last saturday mr nelson lane of toronto visit ed his aunt mrs w j hall a day last week mr and mrs j h price of hamil ton visited nt mr w- l wbrdens last week mifib k chalmers of owen sound spent the holidays at the home of her parents here miss phyllss starkey of aurora visited mr and mrs v f jiffgins during the week miss nellie hall visited mr and mrs ernest hall kitchener over tho new years holidays mr and mrs molvin so per and babe of ouelph were at br george- boners for new years mlaa olga thomas of ouelph spent a few days last week with mr and mrs albert mckeown promptly and decisively arrived at the programmo of routine business at the first meeting ia necessarily lone but this did not deter the new council from considering other matters of in terest to the municipality at this first session the following docket of business was discussed and executive action taken 1 ehcluratipns of office subscribed to 2 standing committees appointed 3 auditors appointed chartered ac countants being chosen with a view- to having all accounts and the booka of all departments establiahed on a standard izod basis 4 assessor und collector appointed 5 rearrangement and consolida tion of municipal utilities discussed fl board of health and medical officer of health appointed 7 tho flu of refuge disc thursday morning january 7 1926 sinjgle copies five cent news of local import u f o moots at tho home of j mr bracken the u f o u- w o and tho u p y p o hold their annual moot ing at tho hdm of mr and mra wm bracken on wednesday evening de- comber 30 1325 with a largo atten dance communion sorvicn at knox church the quarterly communion service at actons splendid new fire truck knox church last waa well attended communicants was preaslve sermon by emphasized thhe sacred character of tho lords supper sunday morning the number of large an intv rev mr stewart irnpoi tonce and tho sacrament of a numbeidf new members were received by letter and on profession of faith 8lionebtandfrignuinfpatrintc ugothe-amount- reported onsunday llpflu 19 fjo in tirr till vnna mlss mabel howie or st cathar ines was the guest lait week of mr and 3ir a t brown mrs archie currlo brock avenue who was seriously 111 for flevoral days is now recovering nicely mr and mrs clayton ixmgstreet and babe of erin spent a day lost week with mrs w hall- mr and mra a e inlcklln spent now ytears with city engineer and mrs ii s nlcklln ouelph mifluoh lena costello and her friend miss smith of toronto spent tho holi day at the formers home here mr william robertson of toronto spent new tears at the home of his sister mrs cameron leishman mr and mrs malcolm mclean and miss fern brown enjoyed anew jyearavishtogeth5ritr mr and mrs harold anderson of toronto spent the new years holidays with mr and mrs spencer husband mrs melbourne c overholt will be at home bo her friends on wednesday january 13 from four to six oclock mstc andmrs hoy hum ley and babe of toronto visited at the parental home over tho holiday and weekend misses ettre and myrtle ellis were home from toronto for new tears miss jettle dills stayed over the week end mrs a reesor and mrs wurts spent new years and the weekend visiting at buffalo and niagara falls ny mr alonxo worden and mjhs d word en of acton visited at mr s wordens last week georgetown herald mr gordon brown of toronto was a visitor at the home of his grand mother mrs john brown over ths holidays mrs gordon hayward of toronto whowftfscrltoallylj ia thev hospital is now making good progress toward recovery misses frances and vera hurst of richards landing and oore bay re spectively returned to their duties on saturday mr and mrs w 8 morphy and miss evelyn of brumpton were the guests of mr and mre it it arnold lost week mr and mrs w thompson f georgetown and miss thompson visited tmr and mrs roy arnold on wednesday mr and mrs arnold mcdonald have returned to oshawa after spending a weeks holidays at the heine of mr harry mcdonald mr nelson gardens friends were very glad to see him able to walk down town on saturday hce is con valescing nicely and hopes soon to be able to resume iiih official duties miss nora kenney nitron olip brampton memorial srlaj nnue a btiot visit at her lionie jiftre during tho wefek miss jenney 1 fjrjyjir flno service in her supervision pf th hjtv- pltal nnd fa picking ffiapy frend in bramptojn- with indomitable pluck mtlss craig principal of acton high school came from her home at athens and was hero ready for the opening of tho school on monday her injured ankle has made goad progress toward necptvory but sho im still going about on crutches- mr and mrs john nlcol and chil dren joined in a unique family cele bration at guelph on ltw years at the hone of park superintendent and mrs wcol in addition to celebrat ing new year day they celebrated tho wedding anniversaries of toth fam ilies matter cloaed up 8 a chemical fire engine and hoso truck petitioned for by the fire brigade purchased 10 jpermlsslon granted for the ag riculture short courses in february to bo held in the town hall 11 instructions given for the en forcement of the provisions of the by law requiring sidewalks to be cleared of snow after each storm 12 provision made for a special session of the council at the auxiliary pumplnfr station at the water tower on main street to ascertain if the ex pensive machinery installed there by the council of last year is properly protected from frost and kept in con dition for immediate action although this docket neceaaltated continuing in session until 1130 tho members wero evidently prepared to sacrifice their own comfort in the in teres ts of public business officers of the true blue lodge maple leaf lodge l t b no 390 reports a vei y successful year the following members have been elected as officers w m mra ed gumble d m mrs thetford rec secretary mkia m cnmnhnm fin- socretary miss t samblo treasurer mrs rose tyler chaplain mrs je collier d ofc mrs rogers cofc miss minnie blair i l mrs lappln o l mrs r johnston have passed the objective rev mr zimmerman announced to the congregation of the united church on sunday that the subscriptions to the maintenance and extension fund now exceed the objective of 230000 the canvass was- then not entirely completed and he expected when ajl reports arc in that the amounted al located will bo exceeded by nt least the first session of tho new 1926 council was hold on monday evening r eloot auuan and councillor thetford atkinson parker and holmes subscribed to the usual dec laration of office after the members had taken tholr places reeve mason addressed them in a few words relative to the co operation he desired in tho council work he invited their cooperation and requested each member to en deavor to secure the cooperatipn of the citizens at large ho was in tho office for no pers ona ambition b t ttf try and give the best municipal aer vice possible to acton and aotonfl best interests he was prepared to do what he considered best without fear or favor and believed his fellow- councillors were also willing to tako that stand he extended to the coun cillors the same freedom of thought and expression that ho took for him self the reeve said ho was willing to take h2fjisjbareqf tiefffirconnectlon with the office but thought tho reoveflhip did not require the wholer work of tho council to bo piled on tho office in connection with the appointing of committees he asked that each chairman hold himself re sponsible for the smooth working of that department and to bring all mut ters pertaining to his department to the attention of the council ho hoped that all citizens generally would read carefully tho hat of committees and when any complaint or adjustment was necessary it it wore not possible to tiring it to he council that thoy would recognize tho department and lay their case beforo the chairman of the particular committee responsible memtero of the council replied to reeve masons remarks expressing their desire to work along the methods outlined they wanted to cooperate and assume their full share of the ror sponslbllltfes and were willing to holp make this years councils work pleas ant and successful the striking commltteo recommend ed the committees with chairmanships as follows finance and waterworks commit tee k t thetford chairman and f el holmes street s and walks committee l b atklnsonchalrman and cg parker fire and light committee c e parker chairman and l e atkinson cemetery committee f e holmes chairman and the wholo council town hcnll and park committee c e parker chairman and l b at kinson reove mason to bo exeffleo a mem ber of each of the committees named- the report was adopted an recom mended and confirmed the question of appointing auditors for the nooks and account of the coun cil of 1926 was discussed it was deemed advlbahle this year to havo an outaldo firm of chartered accountants go over tho books and clean up several matters that should 10 put in better condition to satisfy he council and the public v a bylaw appointing tho auditors rutne charged with cruolty to animals inspector blown of the humane so cietyof ontari otc htaged mrrxthitrrear davidson of the second lino with cruelty to animals by insufficient food and the use of food which had not sufficient nourishment in police court before police magistrate moore last wednesday tho inspector in his evi dence said thut horses cattle and hoffft were found to be insufficiently nourished veterinary surgeon reed cor the inspectors evidence and said that in forty years exper ience he had never seen before a lot of farm stock in such emaciated con dition mr davidson put in very little defence but thought his stock had not been scrlouhly reelected a con- vlotlon was miido and a ponalty of 2500 and costs imposed mr david son talks of appealing the case the foster roney shoe repair shop on main street is surprising the people of acton at the low prices for good workmanship the pople are well satisfied and mr honey reports a brisk business a happy now year to all jkoster rbnty 22 and na tub f or williamson and co of toronto as auditors pi ovlded a satisfactory agreement could bo agreed upon us tb renumerution was passed in the maucr of appointing of aa- aesabr aiul tax collector the ques tion of rearranging s duties of ho municipal pflloere oaiiio undei dncu- slon but rearrangement was de ferred until a intel meeting when it cuuid be gone into in detail a bylaw appointing w j held assessor and tiv collector fop 1920 was given fte required nniber of readings nd passed by the cpuncll moved bji l e atkinson ecqndo by e t thetfprd that the brtnrd t health for 102 t composed q df a jflcnjven he rfoy clerk fltld mr henry awreylul43rmcfiven ao medical health officer- tho finance committee presented their first report ond recommended payment of the following accounts jqtnsral account g h ritchie labor on streets and walks i 14 00 municipal world assessor supplies i 34 80 actom piisab piumb printing and advertising synion supplies jaa acton hydroelectric street lighting acton uydroeiectrlc town hall lighting dr j a mcniven medical 14 3 15 com 170 00 com 4 05 was 2320 00r for this generous re sponse he expressed his high apprecia tion new railway time table tho new winter time tablo of the canadian national hallway cuts off the 820 pm going west and to re turn home fron a visit to the city passengers jnuatleave toronto at j20 in the afternoon the 1118 going east is now timed for 1143 and there li no connection at georgetown in the fore noon for milton and hamilton there is evidently work again for the acton chamber of commerce in the effort to adjust matters if the 715 pm flyer were scheduled to stop at acton it would bo a great convenience the united church next sunday rov mr zimmerman will preach next sunday morning in paisley memorial church guelphnnd r j theioithetmrniterdf thatchurch will occupy tho pulpit of the united church h onkllftrlny ftgnnlng 17ti- mr zimmerman will preach the nnnl versary sermon at the united church glen will lams where ho was the pas tor 11 or 12 ycars njjo thepulplt of the united church heie will be taken by rov lennox h douglaa tho new pastor of the congregational united church churchill health officer salary fumigating etc and mrs woods hospital bill 75 60 free libraiy grant of onehalf mill on assessment 380 47 s cog 0f waterworks account francis hunkln co meters 354 00 neptune metre co supplies 13 43 jas symont supplies 1 00 j h mackenzie coal for pumphouse 4q 50 acton hydro electric com powef at spring 40 05 acton hydro electric com power at pumphouac and supplies 20 75 boll telephono co acrvlcca 2 2g- 486 37 the report was adopted the chairman or tno streets and walks commltteo was delegated to stop the use of the grounds at lo foot of brock avenue as a dumping ground moved by f holmes seconded by c b parker that mi a t brown be authorized as far ns the council la concerned to pay over tho surplus money remaining from tho rink oper ated on river and willow stieets to hoard moro co oarried mbvod by e t thetford seconded liy i e atkinson that tho regular meeting of tho council during 192g be every aecond tuesday at 8 p m the next meeting to be held on tuea day january 10 tlio reeve brpught up tho matter or purchasing a new fire truck tiie matter wa thoroughly diacuascl every memuui of tne oouncll exiircsu ing hla opinion anil most of thorn wore very- pronounced and emphatic moved by f 13 lolmcs seconded by l e atkinson that tho fir truck an mentioned by the reoyo he pur chased fois 9 lioooo carried tho yote wan taken and counnlllors holmes atkinson and tho rejve fwvorcd the puiolmue and councillors thetford and parker opposed tho pur chase tho resolution was declared carried mr- k j kerr asked tho councils assistance in securing rooms for hold ing abort courses under tho auaplcos of h j fleming ddstrict agricultural representative- permission was given for tho uao of the hull for theso meetings pio- vlfled the fuel bo furnished by ho people taking the course and also pro viding that their meetings do not n- terfoio with tho rental of tho hull for other purposes during the time of tho courses tho council agi eed to meet at tho flro pumping station on tuesday even ing to discuss tho heutlng omhe buitd- ne- l permission wai jslvon w j kent- nor to cut down a tiee at tho front of ills property the snow shovelling bylaw was erderod to be enforced and those who do not comply will bo assessed for tho work on their taxes council udjourned at 1130 pm a real financial saving for this muchneeded equipment citizen gonei ally will appi eclato inrt endorse thejnctlon of the council at tho meeting on monday evening in purchasing tlio combination motor hohc truok and chemical fiio engine this attitude of approval will be the more freely given when it is realised that tho council in detei mined to meet the cost of this new equipment 1100 f torn current i ovenues and without increase in ho rate- of taxation the prlmai y reason for the action of the council in embracing the op portunity for seeming a firstclaab flro truck nt less than onehnlf the regular pi ice charged for such eaulp- ment was the petition of the fire bri gade for this added equipment for righting area from year to year for several years in succession the fire diigado was tentatively promised this improved equipment but from year to year it waa found inadvisable to im plement the promise because of lack of funds fortunately a few weeks ago the town of mount dennis decided be cause of tho vast area over which their 10000 of population la scattered to purchase a fire truck of larger cap acity this truck which had not run 300 miles only sufficient to ease up the motor and it lias received the beat of care during tho year ot so tho town has owned it came upon the market tho blcltlo flro engines limited of woodstock took it back in pait payment for a larger truck the price of the fiio truck of the capacity of hits- truck new fromthfr factory is j240000 this truck had been considered by tho council some months ago and the above prlco was tiuoted the council has purchased thla same truck for 1100 00 and it cairles the new truck guarantee that it if at any time during its life any part breaks or shows a defect by rea son of fnulty workmanship or mater lal this company will replace it with another part without chargo f o b woodstock this further satisfactory agreement has been made if at any time within the next three years acton council desires to trade it in on any other type of fire apparatus wo build we will allow you the full purchase prlco leas ten per cent per year for deprecia tion the company guaiantecs the truck to be ns good as a new one tt la mounted on a ford chassis has two 30 gallon chemical tanks which can be operated together or sopa rately atd200feetrofrhosc controlled by a valve at the nozzle for putting out spinjl pi lpq area and avoiding damage by water there are receptacles for refills on the sides qjc the truck and two fire extinguish ers it has a spuce at the jck for goo feet of standard hose and carries pickaxes laddets and other equipment necessary for fighting fires in places of actons population it has tlie usual fire truck siren searchlight etc the company agrees to revqrnish and rub it down and letter itwlth l fire depot tment at tho purchase price i m t purchase therpolrrtbr that seemed to weigh most with those who favored it were 1 the coun cils for three oi foui years have pro mised the firemen cooperation and a new truck 2 the truck was ample in size for actons requirements and could be more easily operated and kept up nt a smaller cost than a larger truck 3 it was just such a truck its was about to bo purchased inst year at 2400 and with tho companys guarantee back of it represented a clear saving of 1300 4 a letter from tiro secretary of the fire hrig- udc gave tho brigades approval of the truck 5 the chemical tanks will save consldoraulo damage and ex tin gulsh small fires 6 tho truck can be easily handled and will go any place a larger truck could be talfon the members of the council who opposed the purchase seemed to base their disapproval op the fact that two or three members of the brigade fav ored a larger truck and tho fact that halt in expenditures in flro equip ment must be mnde as the outlay on pumps etc was now burdensome thla new combination flro truck is of the latest and most improved de sign it is built with careful consid eration to symetrical proportions dis tribution of load and simplicity of de tails the best material ami labor obtain able enter into jts construction par ticular attention being given to brac- injr and strength it ha 300 feet of chemical hoso tested and guaranteed to withstand a pressure of 500 pounds to tho square inch and fitted with solid brass flic couplings and hose leel it has placo for carrying 200 feet ot standard waterworks- hose and also atraller couplings and hose reel it has apaco nozzle tips revolving searchlight com pletely wired a siren alarm system ian terns two threogallon portable chemical firo extinguishers 20 and 12 foot ladders and numerous other equipment tho now fire ti uck is handsomely painted and will form an addition to actons flro apparatus ot which all wlu be qulto proud halton county council 1926 only two new member raove mason acton and d r leslie esqusslnpj tho members c l of the 1920 county v b e aa follt acton anion million oeoboeiownd mclntyro milt6n j w hlnln i burlington v itoeve e holtby deputy oakvhjje ciiih h crohs riovo t a blukotock deputy tbapaboak v h monlon hoovo a a uiilbntlth deputy nelson- t ii fohtor hoovo h mcarthur deputy esquesinq w q appclbe reevo t leslie deputy nassaqaweya e agnow reovo anion mnhon of acton mul dpputy leslie of esqueslng are tlio new momboru esques1ng council election messrs cleave carton and qowdy wro elected councillors tho election for councillor for tho township of esquesing on monday whs tho moat keenly contested for i good many yearn tho result at the polls sajr cleave 504 carton 485 gowdy 434 currlo 350 and bird 340 tho cdupcli for 1026 la therefore koovow g applobar deputy deevo thomas leslie councillor- ify cleave m j car ton and william qowdy news of local import fancy price paid for good horses mr n ij wckinnon last weok ship ped a flno show twoyearold colt to mi f somerset of port sydney tho aalo was brought about through the animals being a good entry at tho guolph wlntei fair tho prlco was very encouraging to his breeder mr james mcki trick mr mc sold five good horses recently and says the demund for good horses la much greater lately erin advocate colts tho county 2500 tho county council has authorized county ticatsurer hutcheon to issue a cheque for 2500 to the order of tho catate of itobert c cleave in full settlement of tho supremo court ac tion against- the county robert c cleave of esqueslng township was instantly killed a year ago when tho motor car in which he and his family wero riding ran oft the new cement highway on tlio seventh line trafal gar neai drumcpjln and rolled down the steep embankment tho new road way not being protected by a fence as roquired by law the missionary monthly of tho- wms with tho january number tho mia- slonary monthly of the womans mis- aionary societies of the uniting churches appears in new form no longer divided a jong denominational lines the initial editorial aays as wo entei upon tho new year tho con fidence born of experience is ours wo can face tho future with a now hops and trust that the great work begun with high hearts in the early days of union may move steadily and gra xlously forward towards the fulfil ment of oui high calling tho new presldontmrs mary c lav oil in her measuge to fellow- workers quotes from u selocted poem bent the grass blades to each other whispered each unto his brother lets combine lets combine then the tiny blades upspringing sent these words with volcea ringing see the fruit of combination emerald carpet for the nation said tho churches of a city wo work alone thats such a pity lets codlbinol lets combine strength hap como to men whe icver they have faced a task together let ua tiy cooperation in the worlda regeneration the womans mlsaionary society of the united church has 225 missionary workers in canada 10 in woat africa 41 in japan 12 in formosa 17 in jkoroa 3jmn west chlna 20- inho nan 7 in south china 33 in central india 2 in guillor and 7 iri trinidad and british uuiuna the society con- ducts 26 hospitals local hockey season opens milton defeats acton 43 in twonty minutes overtime on new years the local hockey season opened on new year evening with milton pro- vldl the op the game at ti acted a fair crowd which no doirtot would have been larger if the weather conditions had been better however the fans who did see the game were well pleased with the exhibition tho visitors showed a nice team anu some spoedy hockey thoy havo been on the ice much longer than tho acton team who grave a real good dl- play of the puckchasing art in the opening period hollowuy in tho nets foi acton was injured tak ing the puck in the face and receiv- ing a nasty cut on the nose trelund who replaced him however turned in a satisfactory game the gamo started out fust with tho mitton aggregation doing most of tho attacking however the locals put up a good defensive game and hela the visitors scoreless in the second period the locals livened up and did a bit of attack ing themselves however milton scored on a nice piece of combination hockey on a scramble in front of the milton nets mochrio scored actons first counter in a few minutes the visitors acorod again putting thorn one up on tho game carries work in thla period was a featuro of the game the husky defense man made two lovely i unties and was unlucky not to score on both trips ho had the whole milton team beat but could not beat kentncr in goal for tho county town representatives in tho thjid frame both teams played steady hockey milton was out to pro tect their slim margin tho locals had most of the play and held the puck in tho milton territory but could not score with only a few minutes to go rold took the puck up and passed to gibbons and noll mado no mla- tako r in tho first overtime session reld and gibbons again combined for a goal glbbont carried tho puck und passed to hold who missed a grand change to score but got tho rubber back to gibbons who again got pie credit of a score tolme of milton worked his way through tho ontiro local team shortly after and evened things fup again by beating ireland from close in it was a lovely fiolo effort in tho last overtime the condition of the milton team told tho talc the acton aggi egatlon had gono 70 min utes of fast hookevi and the pace be gan to tell milton scored tho win ning counter early in the final period and then played sofo to pick a star of tho local team would be vei y hard ireland played a nice gamo in the nots for acton if tor he lelieved hollowuy kontner and cui i io on trio defenso were steady nlcholhoiav tnolr uflh0s wore fa although i this paii scored no goals their work was good and both were entitled to a countet or so gibbons rold and qibbona played- good hockoy- on the forward lino and mocjirleana mosaics tho subs wore offectivo tho fans liked tlie aggressiveness of mochrle when ho wajl on tho ice manager mcintosh used good judgment fn handling his team tolme and kqnt- ner the defense pair looked best for- tho brick town team did brush of milton was tho referee tho acton team was decked out in as new uniform they arc white and i etl the sumo colors as usual but this year tho puro white sweaters havo three nauow icd strtpea on thorn that mako them look real niltty 41 superfluity you love my duughtcf said the old man lovo her ho exclaimed paaalon- ately why i would dlo foi her for onefyaoft glance from those eyes i would hurl myself from yonder cliff and perish a bruised mass upon tho rocks two hundred foot holow tho bid man shook his head im something of a liar myself ho said and ono is enough for a tjyrnal family like ml no