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fiftyfirst year no 42 thursday morning april 15 1926 r acton ontario canada thursday morning april 15 1926 single copies7five ccnti the acton united church of canada minister revr ezimmerman ba- parsonago willow street 1100 a m the pastor subject the holy spirit 230 p m sabbath school scsslon 70o p ni itov a f marsh of kuu mills the young peoples society will ro- leat their missionary pageant on monday at 8 pim prayer and praise service at 730 on thursday evening presbyterian kn9x church acton minister rev a c stewart m a mansewillow street 1100 a m the minister subject r the coming christ 30o p m sabbath school and bible classes 70o p m tho minister subject outstanding bible characters ruth monday 800 p rn young peoples guild strangers leaving address with the ushers will bo called upon by pastor tho the baptist church v acton james w boyd pastor 1100 a m tho pastor jlgjp m sunday school classes 70o pm the paator monday 800 p m young peopled meeting l thursday 730 p m prayer and pralae meeting b all weucome 11 last week was announced in this paper as wallpaper week and customers from acton and the surrounding district were given the benethofwaflpaper weeks special prices after the announcement was sent to this paper however it was found necessary to postpone the announcement in the guelph paper for one whole week in guelph therefore this week is wallpaper week and any customers who come from acton may choose at the same advantage again this week these were the figures featured at the opening of the event 1200 rolls wallpaper at 5c 1000 rolls wallpaper at 8c 2 1500 rolls wallpaper aj 10c 9o0 rolls wallpaper at 18c j 600 rolls wallpaper at 22c 500 rolls wallpaper at 25c special notices advertisements in this column a cents per word minimum charare joe per insertion wanted two boys for all day light work apply acton tanning co for sale tub and wringer very llttlo used cheap for quick sale apply mrs j p scarrow bower avenuo wanted housekeeper one capable of faring or child one year old apply e r mcgilxj box 446 georgetown these special prices for wallpaper week too wanted for man and wife two furnished rooms for light housekeeping in mod- orn home with all conveniences ap- box 10 free press ofpict for sale kloepfer- steeltiro top buggy in good condition also factory mada wagon box almost new chester allan 3irno-2- acton house for sale good comfortable house all mod orn conveniences fine situation ap- ply at once to mrs robert scott 41t bower avenue aoton ore88making ladles and chlldrone dresses and garment made at homo or by day prlcep reasonable b trinder 305 main street acton auction sale wm precious 14 cameron street aoton will hold a sale of all hla house- hold effects on saturday april 24 at 130 term caah ho reserve it j icbrr auctioneer clearing auction sale in acton of valuable household ef fects the property of h harwodd church street on friday april 1g at two oclock notescrve r j kerr auctioneer notice lost or stolen fox terrier female black head with strip and black tall answers to namo of teddy anyone found harboring sooner after this no tice will be prosecuted mac itacdonald acton auction sale morgan crowaon crewaons cor ners will hold a sale of nil his house hold effects carpenters tools nnvil blacksmiths tools wagon chains pumps tanks man saw etc etc on trtotsy april 23 at x30 terms cash 42 r j kbrr auctioneer fqr ale banner seed gaa it quantity of cut oaf straw and timothy hay two floors with litters one tamsworth sow tn farrow april 24 p n brown fjunnydnle form 432 r r no 3 card of thanks 1 mr f n hugglns and sister desire to express their appreciation of the many kind deeds performed and words bkken during tho illness and death of the late john mclean these neigh borly acts and token a of respect will ever bo gratefully remembered wonderland friday april 16 havoc from tho international btngo success with geo obrien and madge bellamey comedy baljyi bo ooou huugcpodffe congress of celebrities 8aturdav april 17 the prize off pleasure fltnrrlnir virginia vajh nnd korwan korry comedy jo vrhrf pets snickcil fo npisn fve3p a the golden ppinfess veatrri stiry flthrrlnff belly bmns ohjipiej 15 of fiin flghtlnff hanger comedy cre ation cominq ft l gregokv son m climax wallpaper cleaner priced for wallpaper week only at two tins qc for xc 0 leatherettes for dadoes low er wah sections wallpaper 3ceekonly per l roll j10 sanitas oilcloth for the walls of kitchens and bathrooms priced for wallpaper- week only at per ccn yard vvc burlap at a new low price you will be glad to qc find per yard odc write for one of our wallpaper sample books if you have not already received the one we sent you through the mail i guelphs ueading and largest store d e macdonald bros ltd daily closing 530 pm excepting wednesday at 1230 noon and saturday at 930 p m consummation of union of the wms of the united churches of the guelph presbytery mimilim mbiwlllll red and white store j w jones proprietor specials for the week april 16th to april 22nd eagle brand milk each dairy butter pec pound servus corn flakes each 18c 42c 10c golden wax beauis ol zlc package rolled oats oc ogilvies ioc orange marmalade io no 4 lb tins c demonstration of westons biscuits on friday afternoon and saturday afternoon of this week we will hold a demonstration of westons biscuits come in and see it and visit us j w jones red and white store acton ont tho union of tho mlhsormry isocleticj of the funiier presbyterltin jfethodlat and congregational churchea wus coh- aumhuited at norfolk street church guelph ori monday afternoon when thoc bodies were merged in what will now bo known as guelph preabyterlul of the womens missionary society of tho untetl church of cunailu tho in augural servlco was very largely attouded many members oc tho local mlsaloniiiy organizations helm- pres ent- us well as the delegates from points within the boundaries of the prtii yirvy lie body of tlie churcli btin ltjiiiiurtably tilled as the service opened three streams of representatives of the visiting so cieties entered the churcli and singled in it procession tu iher iiolntcd placet aitlklne with the conirresatlbn assembled the processional hymn th scrlnture lesson jolm 17 12 6 1723 was read by mrs rev it se large of fergus trio responsive reading being conducted ty mrs aus- unjlullciicll- tho hallowing of the union followed mrs s jjewes of tho hnmllton con ference branch being in cliorgo of that ceremony an in vibrational nrlaalonary uddress was delivered by mrs forbes of the general couiptl of tho united church of canlkdii toronto who mado an earnest appeal to the members of the ircsbytery to lend their every effort lu support of the great work ahead of tho organization in the home and foreign mission held at the conclusion of the service a short business session wzls held mrs john crowo explaining tho constitu tion- of the new presbyter hi i in an swer to the roll call delegates respond ed from acton aberfoyle ajrrfn bel- wood campbcllville eden mills jebf enerer elora eramosa j ergus mil ton gcorgetowjn guelph and bock- wood officers were elected for the year as follows president mrs it w craw fer- eus 1st vicepresident mis r w- gra- liunif guelpli 2nd vicepresident mra wm gra ham guelph corresponding secretary mrs a spotton quelph record ing- secretary ajlss little guelph treusurcr mrs john kennedy of guelph yw and c g i t secrotarymrs a d savage guelph mission band secretary airs rit chie guelph supply secretary ieish kllzabcth tayloisguelph strangers secretary mrs caldwell georgetown messenger monthly miaa yule of guelph committee cm christian steward ship and finance mrs liootli bel- wqqjlumraduea milton mrgjlj b leadlay guelph mrs ostrander rockwood und miss a l corrale guelph after a brief address by tho newly- qloqt9illreldenuanlprayerbymrs boatty fergus tho meeting was brought to a closo by the singing of the doxology and benediction by rev wa grahuau tho slriging of the choir during the afternoon addod much to the enjoy ment of tho service prior to this united meeting tho rep resentatives of the threo uniting churches met for lliml session of their respoctlve societies mrs a t brown president of tho aoton society vu ircseiil from ac ton and conductedtituovotional ser vice ie symons hardware special paint prices for friday and saturday per gallon per quart 375 98c pints 55c per pint per quart afx colors in stock varnisrrstfiq 69c 0 rrmojfi fauta oanr tfib nrtl wc fllpo carry a- full hne of sherwinwilliams paints and varnishes muresco alabnatfnc and everything t necessary in the housccleaning line have you tried chan floor wax iv v symonsharpware mill street i lhon w we deiver m v a too officious by far editor irku piuisa dear sir i read tho letter of tho young lady visitors who were dis courteously ordered out of the post office by the very omelous janitor during eaater week and really i felt aahumed that visitors to this com munity should be treated in this ob jectionable manner i dont think this olllcloua janitor deserved tlieuefence given by tho edi tor in last issue in cqnnection wth this unfortunate matter i haye my self seen peoplo ordered out of the post omcftjythlk namo unniannerly gentleman when tlicre vfaapo rea son far lili overbearing action what ever in factr rarely a day passes but some child or lndefcnalve person 1s aulfjeol to hla spleen i do not apoalc this without first hand knowledge in fact i have my self been subject to this juiiltora ofll- clousncss i was standing ono morn ing scanning tho front page of my globe waiting while tho remainder of tho nmll was being distributed the janitor came up to mo and imperti nently said to met this la no reading room dont you see that sign up there i looked up and saw a gen eral notice one line of which said no lolterlne in tho post ofllco i said if you mean that line it doesnt apply i am no loiterer and am hero ciulte within my rights and- waiting tor my mail and ill go when my busi ness here 1st completed and not ht fore tliut seems to have shut him mp so far- as i am concerned for hes said nothing more to me u seems to me as a citizen that this ofllclous janitor would bobetter em ployed if he kept tho easily cleaned tile floors scrubbed a llttlo more fre quently and had the hlngo on tho vestibule door broken a yenxor more ago repaired it lias been standfhg open all tliiw time ono wouhlxhnk also that audi a mechanic d lie should he wljli his long experience woutdrov palr tfio irana hiindlo on vho lvsl pin co door which has bcenoutfjroj- pnlbr wlb mrta nilasfng or niny mdntlih tho brasses oh ans publlo buliljlngs oleehere irp generally iiollsheik tjp at least ykeeky thq brahhon 5111 tho jovernniqnt huild- iiik hero kies monthly without pohhji- iner- in ictu im dimeujt to ton whotbep tutiy nro brtma or not- anouicp thins hna beon in my thoughts fop so mo time us these out- rageoun orders are directed to ono or another week utter wcok i wonder ment in power at ottawa and a lib eral was holding the odlce of janitor of acton oovernment building and- ho was as dlhcourteous and impertinent as tho nrenent janitor is how longnc would ho left in office anyway it seeing to e that the tost omce is really jnchxtrge of the postmaster and not of tho janitor and if any orders are to boiglvon to anybody they uhouid bjijjijen by the poslnmatex ilz thanking you for the space j hftvo ocxmiplbd i run ruly a vctii i or- thh pppi- 1 uouq jarrrort actkn april 9 12 news of local import benefit band concert acton citizens hand will huld beneflb band concert on vycdiiflmlny evening april 2s the proceeds will lo devoted to charity enterprise en tirely details of the programme etc will be announced next week good prices for- farms in peel w j stcrrit luis disposed ofhtsloor acre farm on lot 35 tat lino west tor ino township to hobert woodill of ranipton for 12o00 while w d oivles clerk of chlnguacousy lias sold 10o acres with house and barn lot 28 5th concession west chln- guueousy to john ralne for 15000 acton oddfellows visit georgetown tho degroo team of acton i o 0 f no 204 journeyel to georgetown on monday evening and conferred the inlihitory degree at tho gcorgetnow i o o k meeting- a suclal time was spent it tho close of the lodger work a number of actoni brothers accom panied the degree team dunneftsyitiom nuptials x quiet wedding took placo at st pauls united church manse mcllton on friday when ethel helena syrnons eldest daughter of mcrs alllo evans of scotch block esiiueslng towriah lp was united in marriage to w a dun- nett of milton eldest son of w a dunnett of toronto rev n a hurl- burt oincintcd georgetowns new rector named bishop owen of tlio diocese of nl- aeiira olllciuthig at confirmation jn christs church cathedral hamilton on sunday announced that the as- slhtant rector rev f h wnse had been appointed to be rector of st georges church georgetown to huc- ceed rev m p3nyes recently ap pointed to niagara falls telephone connection partially restored temporary lon distance connec tions havo boen restored between ac ton and points east and west on tho telephone lines it will be months however beforo tho lines are perman ently restored the rural llnc3 are still budly demoralized ns a result of the havoc wrought by the his co storm junior i o- d- e dance the lakeside chapter of tho junior i o d e are holding their easter danco tomorrow friday ovening april 16 al lintons or chestra of toronto has been engaged to suppy tho music the admission price has been changed to 50 cents for extra lady instead of 75 cents as it iipucuxedon 111 qlnvitatlonu issued a lunch will bo served more systematic dispensing of charity the council and the i o d e will work in concert to pre vent overlapping the regular council meeting on tuesday evening had- all the coun cillors preaentr and reeve mason pre siding in tho absence of clerk farmer m5ss m a clurridg acted as clerk the finance coinnilttco presented their eighth report and the following accounts were recommended to be paid general account w j reld postage etc bell telephone co services acton hydroelectrlc coihm town hall lighting acton hydroelectric comm street llelrts 170 00 a m mccann ro mrs taylor 9 00 dr coxe supplies 3 59 n 3 u 45 social and personal waterworks account v j held supplies bell telephone co services acton hydrojslectric comm po wo r suiring m ir acton hydroelectric comm power at fjro pump keptuno aletre co supplies 196 75 7 90 4 31 18 75 90 returned from the south dr anu mrs t o j farmer re turned this week from their visit to the southern states they spent the winter in btlaxisi misstandlnncwr orleans la they liad many inter estliib experiences and enjoyed tho moderate weather of the south leav ins the roses- blooming and the orange and other fruit troeo- bearing hoth bloom and matured fruit mrs farm er is spending a few days at clifton springs knee painfully injured mr robert w stewart who has been with the construction gans ef tho bell telephone company for aev- eral years met with a painful acci dent when out reqniirins lines after the big ico storm he wus up apole and his spurs slipped on an ley place nnd he went to the bottom with much force tho impact when he reached the ground twisted his knee injurins the joint and tcildon ho hns been at his mothers homo for over a week nuriilng tho injured member new books for the publio library the book committee of tho acton free library visited the publishing houhcs in toronto on tuesday and selected a flne addition of tho latest works for tho library tho effort was mado to secure tho most doslrahle and helpful books or students and gen eral renders including biograwhy history and travol natural science popular mechanics literature und of course he latest works in tho better clauses of- action these will he cata logued and made avallablo for the readers with tho least posslblo delay 88 10 the report was adopted a reprehentntivo delegation from tho i o e e met tho council at the request of the council to dlscubs ways and means of looking after charitable cases in acton and arriving at a de finite understanding for dealing with needy cases so hint tho work would not overlap tho reeve thanked the ladles for coming and discussing these matters and a mutual satisfactory ar rangement will be entered into to work cooperatively with tho organization mrs- woods was present to ask as sistance from tho council for a few weeks with her fuel und light bills the matter was left in the hands- of chief mcfherson to investigate and deal with councillor atkinson took issue with the rusb pobss for not publishing his namo lately in connection with coun cil minutes motions of last council mooting ho said appeared in tho clerks minutes giving his namo and wore omitted in tho press roport the fluoc piuess reporter replied that tho minutes of the council wero only pub lished by courtesy of the press as nows to the readers and any items could be inserted or omitted at trio discretion of tho editor tho fjikb fiusssis paid no remuneration for publishing the minutes of tho council tho council concluded they had nothing to do with the matter and would not enscuss it or take any action chief mcpherson and a committee of councillors was appointed to in vestigate crossings on young street and provldo drains where necessary tho clerk was instructed to write the flro undcr writers association giving deta o the lire siren tha has been installed at tho beardlnore co plant and asking thitt they give their approval of the apparatus tho clerk was also requested to see if u bylaw closing that part of quoen street which runs throusn the pro perty iof mr peter a smith had been properly registered tho clerk was asked td see if there was a bylaw in tho town for alleviat ing tho nuihance of smoke from con sumers of soft coal in factories in town building iiihpector reld asked for a definition of the lire limits bylaw to allow for tho moving of mr wm beavers enrage to agnos street clerk farmer was asked to give mr reld tho necessary information mr reld was instructed to have the hydrants repalnted red and whlto as boort as the weather permitted quo tations are also to be secured for re painting the welcome signs mr it m mcdonald asked permis sion to remove several limbs of trees that wero injuring his property per mission was granted council tnen adjourned dont want dancing pavilions at orlllla council last week an ap plication was made for permission to erect a dan ping pavilion near couchl- chlng park tho packet says the town council at their regular meeting on monday night declined to grant permission to mr s e carss to build a dancing pavilion at tho corner of buy and brant streets facing couchi- chlng beach park mr mulcahy on behalf of 11 number of petitioners em- ph a sized tho fact that aside from any moral standpoint the proposed danc ing pavilion would tend to lesson the value of land in the immediate neigh borhood ho urged the council to mako uso of tho provincial act which empowers a civuj council with the right to set aside residential districts holstein breeders of halton organize at a largely attended meting held in the farmers club room milton on rlday halton county holsteln breed ers association was organised vyjth mm fallowing- n ffl r y i vi dent e jt osier oakvluo ral dent w dennis milton vlcefreny dent t bordoorsotovn sjjcrptjarv f stark milton ojiectors esquelnk township t h ivomhc iid jfi i- illown tnifnlgnr towjisldiv 1 wflff- ard- imil r brekn hlmiytwnilih w l somerset and c lteer- nas shgawcya toyftwhtp charos mi d frank rlipoar addfohsph wore do- llverpd by houeji ofclilppawa i t m- iloltby of port perry on the raising and breeding of holhtelns las mssting of mthodiat book committee mr- ii p moore attended the lust meeting of the hoard of directors of the hook and publis hmiso of the methodist church a tttoronto inst ivl- dny the years tut rn ever of buslnqss voh ono of tho largjoht in tho wstory of the book itoom and aggregated 106713070 nnjncreahe of 13147161 over the previous your dr fullis the itof k steward entertained the mem bers f thehourd und the heads of departments at a luncheon at tho nqar hour boing tho oldest mcjnbe- j tle hoard having been tlihayslx yeata in oincc mr- moor complied with the yc- tuet to klv brjef addrssa on ye- mlulsconcys if the ilook room and its ntncjuls for- ninetywyven year- ta buiios hs been in operation the puhllhhtng business of tbe three unit ing churches will now bo merged and be eonducted in the wesley bulfdiega mr karl cooper of guelph was home on monday mr thomas bennett of toronto visited at his home here mr robert scott 6f kitchener was home over tho week-end- miks edith reesor is spend ins the weok with friends in hamilton miss it strausser of guelph visited acton friends during the week mr angus kennedy of ouelph visited at his homo hero on sunday mr william robertson of xoronto spent tho weekend at his home here mr c williams of sault ste marie spent the weekend at his fathers home r mrs tmiomos statham church st has been very poorly for several weeks mr r j kerr attended the jpro- gresslve convention at toronto yes terday mrs n p mcliun has been ill dur ing tho past fortnight but is now re covering miss dorothy mcpherson visited friends in toronto lor floverajdaya last week messrs ernest nnd roy brown and miss bertha of toronto wore home over sunday mr enoch statham of brantford visited his mother and other friends during the week mr and frs william near young street have both been seriously hi during the week mr and mrs alfred galbrtutb of guelph were guests at mr w l wordens inst week rev father mclteayy went to owen sound on tuesday to visit his father who has been ill for some time mr ed ryder park avenue has been confined to his bd for st week or two with inflammatory rheumatism mr r bingham pf calgary and 3ir john bingham of ottawa visited at tho homo of sirs robert bennett this week rev and mrs ewen mcdonald of norval were guests ofrev and mrs a c stewart at knox manse during jllelr visit in town v mr and mrs george soper enjoyed a motor trip to rochester n y last week mr mckechnie of rochester accompanied thorn miss lettlo scott who was operated on for appendicitis last week at ouelph genernl hospital is mnklnggood pro gress toward recovery mr and aire malcolm mclean were at lindiythsikceklattondirigtho funeral of mrs mcleans mother the late airs alexander skinner mrs a mctavlsh who wns called to seaforth through the illness of her slater mrs park early in the year returned home last thursday public school report for march the pupils who won honor standing at the examinations held last month than and his sin wo have broken gods laws and no man can bo saved but by his grace in the very helpful series of ser mons on the statement of doctrjne in tho basis of union of the united church of canada by itov it- e zim merman b a the minister the thoino last sunday morning was man and his sin article v of tho statement of doc trine of the sin of man is as folloffe- wo beliovo that our first parents being tomptcd choso evil and so fell away from- ood and came under tlvff power of sin the penalty of which is eternal death and that by reason of this disobedience all men are born with a sinful nature that wo have broken gods law and that no man can be saved but by his srace as a basis for his discourse on this veny important doctrlno two texbs were used 1 john 1 8 if wo say w have no sin wo deceive ourselves nttrt tho truth is not in us nnd lum 7 17 now then it is no more 1 lhat do u but sin that dwclleth jn me the truth emphasized in bath pass- ages is that tjln is inherent in us some argiie that all creation la of god if qod is good and gad is holy whenco w pomea sin there is little if uny concern in tho word of y god respecting origina nlp hll is ample cyldenco pf a deske to sjow that tlw onus of guilt rest ujo 3 sin is our own cjiyice und the guitt and petuijuy ijor slu rtua upon our heljycs lercin is presentel a second pvbtetn wo sometimes use as an ojcquso for our own shortcomings the stnottrarttrstirai tet ave know how false rls the position and the fullacy of such an argument out sins aro the result of our own choice wo havo heon blessed with the free dom of our action we ourselves often choose to do evil rather than good this is the symptom of tlio disease which ih within it is not because of unythlng that was done away back in the garden of eden we have our selves chosen u take tho consequen ces of it10 sins which we have com muted th e ttf aim larrwirirnrettrtut instinct says create in mo a clean heart oh god and renew n right spirit within mo how shall we cscnpo if we neglect great mlvatlon wo re hold guilty heforn ud if wo neglect the salvatlui provided for lis the slok- ness of the soul tho sin at our lives nay bo healed by divine grace pro vided by our lord and saviour jesuu christ thanks bo to god who givth nhtrrovtctorytrougi hi by thin sorlen of sermons la giving tho congregation n very intclgent grasp of tho doctrines of tho common faith of the united church us in sdbstanco are agreeable tq tho t each tiff of tho holy scriptures mftrfteruck kushout of oakvllle and billy maclean of chesley spent tho easter vacation with their grandparents tn town miss bertie smith was home from toronto on sunday sho suffered for a couple of weeks with a very severe cold but is now convalescing nicely mian dorothy nelson teacher in the high school at avonmore who waa detained for a few days owing toher mothers illness hns returned to her duties rev a c stewart m a rev at her mcreavy a e nicklln j p and h p moore p m wero lr tor onto on tuesday in tho interests of acton free library master martin bcardmore who was home from appleby school at oak- vllle for tho faster holidays returned oh tuesday his mother mrs gordon t beardmore- accompanied him mr g thompson of hamilton visited at the home of mr a reesor mill street over the weekend mrs thompson and children who have been holidaying here the past week returned homo with him mrs john c nelson who was aerl- oubly 111 last week is now recovering nicely her daughter miss sabra who has been engaged in teaching at cochrane arrived homo on saturday and will remain with her mother mr thomas rurnley park avenue went to guelph general hospital for treatment just week ho returned homo en saturday his ailment is ul cer of tho stomach and it is honed n course of treatment will rebtilt in a speedy cure senior fourth jean smith 588 annie smith 581 marjorlo garden 57g junior fourth isabel smith 530 william wilson 494 arthur gamblo 491 total 650 m z bennett principal son 10 hi third john mellon 584 hepry crlpps 565 clifford pvecious 560 total 700 d jfolstercteacher junior third joo mccann 444 esther taylor 442 james huard 412 total 600 m r mcooro teacher senior second wllma watson 196 rtofrl nlculak 187 billy jones 1b0 junior socortd margrueiite currle 130 may water- house 183 helen campbell 183 total 260 i anderson teacher senior second harvoy hubsardt 3j3rtnddy han son 362 medina grojolnj 348 junior 8ekond frank sagaskl 367 frank jones 366 cuvell davis 349- total 400 a macdonald teacher senior first mareret arnold 24d annlo gib bons 227 lois crlpps 24 total 2bo junior first kathleen huard 183 harvey mc- cutchepn 171 hubert macpherson 158 total 250 1st anderson teacher primary room a hanoi wilson 20 helen lamb 19 william hull 18 annie evans 18 roy hansen 18 wllma hansen 18 frederick turner 18 b jimmie jones 17 joe losby 16 billy blanch 14 c helen mooney 18 doris mann 14 jessie coles 13 total 20 b gardiner teacher a dishciguished visitor knox young peoples society favored with vjit from l m mont- omery there is no more popular canadian writer than louisa m montgomery tho author of anne of avonloe anne of green gables und tho later series of the emily books and other wholesome stories halton is honored in now having this popular writer us a resident for thlu elect lady is none other than the matron of ther manse of the presby terian church norvul the wife of the new minister there rev ewen mc- donald the young peoplos society of knox church was fortunate in having mrs mcdonald to address them on tues day evening she was greeted with a large and appreciative audience and jmilton motorists injured near guelph two cars 8ide swipad when driving near york road school a serious accident occurred on sun day afternoon on tho york rond about a half mile east of the guclpri re formatory when a ford coupe in which mr b w merrltt of milton and mrs whltneo and daughter of georgetown were motoring toward guolph was wrecked according to eyewitnesses of the accident and mr h matthews pals- ley street guelph driver of u dodgo tourins car who had sly passengers with him tho tvq cars had passed each other on tw road a couple of times when nearing frl mt ur- xut detidv o pats again and in so doing the huh of tho wheel is snd to have srhk tho larger car and im mediately tho machine became un manageable tho radius rods probably being knocked out or position after careening across tlio road it toppled into a ditch landing with the wheels in tho nir nndrrte topv crusn and a complete wreck hovr tho occupants escaped from tho ciir was almost a miracle but thoy were all out und leunlng agalnut tno fence by the time the other cox- had come to a stop and its passengers hur ried to aid tho unfortunate motorists mr merrltt suffered from shock and a bud laceration of the knee the two women are also suffering from shock und miss whltneo has painful lacera tions on the log and th lower abdo- nrcn ttioywere llurriodiyferin6veu by passing motor to to st josephs hohpital where it la reported they are doing ns well as could bexietd the road at the plnce of tho acci dent is numcleutly wide for ull traf fic und thoro wore only two cars at the point which uhouid not have cre ated any confusion or necessitated any crowding why waste time money and risk lifmixpctlrn errttng wl riiomimrnedr clno when mrs by mil a spahra ton- sllltis treats cough bronchitis ade noids ton sol it is or other throat nose and tonsil ailments successfully guaranteed at e j hassards drug store price 16tc spoke wlthkeeh interest to her hear ers of her varied and interesting ex periences as aa authoress sho re cited several of her poems and one poem written in reply to one others selections from several of her books were given to the delight of the aud ience and- her oulpa 7 and iuirks of humor and pleasantries wero quite ap ropos mrs mcdonald is a lady of pleasing persona hty entertaining speaker and an author of renown mrs mlnnlo r moore the presi dent introduced tho speaker and ex pressed tho pleasure and appreciation of tho young peoples guild at her acceptance of their invitation rev mr stewart also spoke- of tho pleasure it afforded him to havo the distinguished and talented visitor as their guest the baptist quartette sang a couple of numbers and mrs john nicol gave a sacred solo police court news george robertson of bolton was charged with unlawfully having liquor he pleaded guilty and was fined 5000 and costs at the court house brampton on monday four cases came up for hear ing before police magistrate moore- robert young of mono mills waa charged with having liquor inspect or iteevely produced a fcottlo of dilut ed alcohol an analysis of which show ed an alcoholic content of 3980 per cent provincial constable fewtrell discovered this in a bedroom youngs son swore that he hadl a larao kneo and went- to a veterinary surgeon who prescribed a lotion of blchlorldo of mercury and hot water this was put in a whiskeybottle and the young man swore tho bottlq secured by the offlcers in their search was this identical bot tle of lotion the official analysis showed the falsity of this statement young was convicted of unlawfully having liquor and fined 20000 and costs w s morphy crown attorney acted for tho prosecution and chaa mckeown m p for the defence john w miller and roy cook farm ers living near strcetsvilte were suih- moncd to court by deputy ganio war den george buck charged with un lawfully destroying a racoons place of habitation and selling the skins of furbearing animals without a dlconse a coon tree was discovered on millers farm and us tlio farmers had been missing poultry th decided to cut n to trco ana sot tno coonst the tree wus felled cook took tho coons and sold tho pelts selling without a iiconse is an offonco for which tlio minimum penalty is 2000 and costs this flno wus imposed on cook tho destruction of a racoons den is an offonco for which the mini- mum penalty is 500 and costs whiehi huniwas itiiihjsod oporr mlltbrruotli men declared thoy were ignorant of tho law and had no intention of doing illegal acts pollcemaglhtrato huffh falconcri of shelburne lias given his decision in tho case of harold mcarthur or orangevillc who was tried a week ugo tho magistrate found mcarthur guilty of selling whiskey and imposed a flno of 200 and costs and ono month in jail i at a- sitting of pollco court lp georgetown lost wocjlneaduir eight charges laid by hunnoyharrls co limited agulnift s ii grout tholr ocorgotown agent wero hcurd by muglatrxio moore- trio iuformutlolt cliargod tliu defeudunt with dlupoftlner of farm machinery und instead of re turnlng the monies rctfelvcdthorojorcy convortlng it to lite own use proro 760 to j800wo3 intired tho de- terrdarifrthainjm ni8cllenbel elbsreit to ho tfletl boforo judge and jury after tho preliminary bearing of evi dence lie wab commltted for trial w- i dlok crown attorney prosecuted and u molr actcil for tho dofond- ont ji 1 y iri 4