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t fiftyfirst year mo 44 thursday morning april 29 1928 acton ontario canada thursday morning april 29 1928 single copies five cebit the acton united church of canada mlniater rov r e zimmerman b a 1 parsonage willow etroot 1100 a m tho pastor subject vchristjuin service anil tfio final trl- sabbath school soqslon tho pastor subjoot lessons from the coming of spring young peoples leiiguo on monday ailluoclock frayerandtrolso service on thurs day ikt 730 p m urrinh 23o p m 700 p presbyterian knox church acton mlniatsr rov a ci stewart m k manse wlllowstreet 1000 am 3tfbtatli school and blloclasscs 1100 a m tho minister subject gods ncverfallljib proinlsos 700 p m tlio minister subject outstanding blbl characters trio mam a qoda ovrn heart strangers louvine address with the usbcra will bo called upon by he pastor iiiniiiimnnimii iiiiiiiii the baptist church acton james w boyd pator 1100 u m tho pastor subject tho preaching oc tho qospol op- posed in serl08 lessons from the jlcts of the anostlea communion service 300 pm sunday school classes for all 700 p m tile paator subject tho holy spirit xast in series palth sit our fathers monday 800 p m young peoples meeting- short bright helpful xhuraday 730 p m prayor and praise meeting alit welcome special notices advertlemeata ta thai column a ccnta per word minimum chtrgv 30c per insertion house fob 8ale good comfortable bouse all mod- ern conveniences fine situation ap ply at onco to mes robbbt scott 41ti bovver avenue actoa dre88making tallies and childxona dresses and garments made at homo or by day prlcea reasonable b trtnobr 395 4 main street acton ioney found mon 0 cohi tliis drastic announcement has been made necessary by tihe prolonged delay in the arrival of warm wcahrjiis season all the smart spring coats suits sweeping reduced it is an ill wind that llows nobody gpod it is true every matron and maiden still without her new spring suit and coat maychoose right away at a substantial sav- lhb- you- who have been to guelph already and seen the lovely styles and the ample varjetiesand the broad price ranges in our remarkable presentation of spring fashions will be- eager to take advantage of such an opportunity now that al those attractive prices have been revised downward tweed suits15 trig little tailored styles in sizes 16 18 and 20 years grey powder blue and sand mixtures all that remain this friday and saturday to be allowed away at the low price of 15 i a purso cohtainirir a quantity of 1 money lose may recover by proving ownership and paying for- this notice 44tf the acton- free press house for 8ale fnfnrijim flvnrootn brick house on bower avenuo for sole in good ropajr and centrally located apply mrs ax1ce mncphersonv i bowr avenue acton forsale purebred white rock hatching gtr hoavy laying strain slop par 15 ogga apply robert warnb phono erin 86 r 413 for sale bflck house on bower avenueberng property of estate of tho late mrs i mary storey in good repair electric light and water connection for fur ther particulars apply to jeiubmah setl 4jj executor notice having- purobtutbd he tl wjejaw farm main street aotort i am in a poitlon to supply th- people or acton with pure nuw and oreajn fronr a tested herd of cows at 12 quarts tor one dollar for milk cream 25 oenta pint cah nd carry a auction 6 8tock anp the uhdei signed will jiold a clearing sal of the stock or- over 200 pair of bootstables chalra na store- fixtures for tony seynuol- t w premises noxt th pt4r cburoh aotp n on b a k3wb auctioneer iw carp of thinkb th undersigned v esire to wpreei sincere than to tjiejr many kind ftlo fnl neighbors for their mpfiil dtedn and expreirtoin ot wmpnthy dwina the ionr llhaena and ol tto death of our departed loved on w wlll over remember the multiplied kindness which ho teen bestowed mkb tym k near and c a job for yoo ao- per week free employment qepartment reports many positions open tor men who wu1 qualify for work as oaraee meobtanics chauoeurs electrical bat tery and welding also the barber trade and brlcldaylnc we pay you port time while learraing satlarfaotory trolnltkc auaranteed write quick for- full partloulars kemphlus ltd 103 king street wesrt toronto sh0 wwotk4nit frlrfayarpil 30 head wirtda starrlnr house peters and ptsy ruth miller- a tale of tho sea comedy cleahlnr up pe- ltjt cartoon fellk uses his hea 8atur0av may 1 purand of the bad lands western stirring tbuck jones comedy a parltlan knight jto news tuesday way d stag sgjaf aea istorrilmi oloria 6 ctiartjr2 of tqlliplnc eoti thlrn3lrjn lrtjd wf8r eimb fthe ufait on liwe arinls rwnfj th mryr jplekferd v b l grbcorr son navy blue suits in twillbloom of beautiful quality sizes for misses and young women three reduced prices 3975 4500 4750 tweed coats at j5 to 1975 sizes 16 to 40 all of them pricelowered a few cape coats in small sizes in cluded at 1975 v twill coats in charmden and poiret in the new colors with touches of fur for misses of 15 17 and 19 three reduced prices 15q0 1675 2175 gliarmeenr coats in all sizes and all of this sesons smart different- colorings half tones etc as well as navy blue and black becoming touches of fur trim mings with prices- lowered to 3475 j black satenani bengaline coats in sizes 1 6 years to 42 bust straight lines and flares remarkable value at 2975 highgrade coats take the price scale from 3s75 up to s7500 m millinery295 and f495 remarkable values in a special sale of smart hats scores and scoreilto pick from every color of fashion sizes for bobbed heads and for long tresses bountiful choices guelfhs leading and largest stoke d e macdonald bros ltd dally cteainbi b30 p rrii exceptlno wedneajay at 1230 noon and saturday at ff30 p m red and white storey x w jones proprietor i specials for the april 30th to may 6t 5 lb pails of honey c 0dc 1 canned tomatoes 1 o per tin iscc cornflakes 3 pkq f7 for- 64 q lard 3s and 5si per tb maple leat baku g 0 powder per tin c coffee per lb 65c diamond toilet flush one toilet brush will be given free with each purchase of diamond toilet flueh at 35 cento j w jones red and white store acton ont symons hardware bicycles new english bicycles 3975 4950 f steel rims new type coaster brake we would like to show you thesebicyciesjrheynruejejjtobappfeciaterl at these prices fjluswjine of bicycles acce8borie8 for all makes v v garden tools garden rakes garden hoes spades digging forks corrugated garden hose plain garden hpse 60 75c 100 anil 15 69c and st2 3e vm pt jpieround cla mouth spade 0c eeasonab sbtiqiee at rpaflowaiit pnicea we parby a compljite line of cultivator points gljarpfl anp sections for ml makes of farm machin0bv symons hardware m gtwet wc deliver phone 49 nevs of local import lo de monthly moating tho regular monj 6f tho duko of dovonaliiio chap tor of the i odis will be held tuesday oven intr muy 4th ut tho home of mrs clarenco knupp church street my irish rose st albana drarnatlc club will pro- aent tiro pretty threoact comedy my irish rose in tljp town hall on thursday evening jvlay 6th the en- tcrtalnmenc will be trlven under tho uusplcea of tlio womens auxiliary of st albans church acton- artisti at kitchener blisses- lottie and hazel manon were in kitchener over the weekend nnd niistod tho kitchener ladles band at then- oumluy evening concert then miss lottie muhoii contrlbuteil a cor ner aolo on the progrumtmo wllch was wellrenderell unci upreclate by tho audience visited acton after 14 yean dr and mrs j e holmes of wind nor made tho jreis press a pleasant call on tuesduy whllo motoring through to toronto it la fourteen oscars since thoy left acton and this way their flrat return visit the dr haa prospered in windsor aitdsytaltea a keen intereet in the moral and civic interests of windsor tvo 8iteriwidowod 8nm day a pathetic incident occurred on frl day in which two wellknown families were closely concerned within ten hours of the death of mr william k near the death occurred of mr james scott oferin husband of the sister of mrs near tnus two sisters wero widowed on the bajno day friends of the family in acton attended mr scotts funeral at- erin on monday 20000 rink for frgus a public meotliib was held in tho town hall on monday night tb dis cuss tho building of a new rink in fer gus there watt a good- sir od audience which displayed plenty of onthusiasm it seems as though there is a good chajicp of the work oehng done this sumxner it woe thought that a rink would cost 918000 to 20000 a least threequarters of this should bo strbr scribed before the contract is liven slewarocord more closely read than outside pabdrt a dorse business organization on- sasred in promotliiff sales writes to ita agents and to tho business men lii towns and clfciea with whom h la dealing as follows your local news paper la the most powerful business- building agency at your command it is more closely read than any publi cation which cornea into your com munity from the outside people look tattobixpjheni tne class ofnows in which they are most interested news about their own community ubo it regularly to keep them reading atout you and your business springy puoea in the roads during tho past week or so bad sjiots have appeared in several place on the provincial jiiffhway and also on other roads springy places have develo nrfl mnny purs hnvri tmrrr stalled a bad pjaco broke out on the highway near mr it c mcculloughs residence on the crbsaroad near grcorgetown a very bad place broke through on tho highway at breslau am becanto so lmiiasslble that the mcfor coaches have cancelled that section of their route from guelph to klitchener for the present other places have caused trouble but the highway authorities aro promptly re pairing tho defective places chingo in canadian national train 8ohjut changes in the canadian national time table effective sunday may 2nd aro as follows train no 31 will leave toronto at 615 am instead of 910 am and will arrive at stratford at 935 am lnsteud of 1241 noon connections for london with no 169 train no 29 leaven toronto at 715 a m instead of 64 tttx xh7 uxrtves at stratford ut 06g am sume as at present connection at toronto with norwor7rana6r2rrayiiaio yltli no 46 at guclpli with no 183 and at stratford with no 169 no 2ii will leave stratford at 530 a m instead of g46 a m arrlvinbt at tor onto at 720 am lnatead of 840 am no 30 leaves sarnia at 706 am ln steud of 715 u m will arrive at tor onto at 108 pm name as present no 36 leaves stratford at 430 pm and arrives at toronto at 73b p m iirttoad of 730 im this train can celled betweon londop and stratford the quest of knox guild the members of tho young peoples leugao of the united church were very hospltally entertained by the members of knox church young peoples guild on monday evening in reponso to a cordial invitation there was a large attendance after the prebident welcomed the visitors they took charge of the programme and gavo a very interesting and helpful service tho programme comprised mainly of a draniatixed story of the talents in representatives costumes tfcore wore several musical numbers by mir ted emerson a piano solo by miss ivy littley cornet solo by miss lcttle mason string tho composed of wan hall ie manon alslrravra nerw and rudolph splelvose and it plnnoduetby the slbbmi masonlshb address was given by piffllbk cocdt p 1ijtis boy a social nour was spent and n dpinty tunc provided y lle yajug people of ttie lulld bnisof of ds woro spoken by ievs stewart dftd zrmpev- tfiein ptjynfaj vill mporaccoft ivs tf huiadiay mr kowlcy blwblt mnitojr oftctle ulster farllamen far fiprftnj ireland and hov h hutjth- lfp wc ralnuter of tho cunnlng- husu memorial presbyterian church af cullybaokey county antrim vera gubts ut moorecroft- thoy woro ac- comimnletuby qorgcvnt carter nf tho xmotly foroo ftt ttie city hall tor- ojitu who a a native of dublin ire- tand rv w hutcwson and mr el utt are visiting canada as appoint- o of the temperance committee of tho irish presbyterian church to study matter of social and morolvre- form especially as to trie operation of our prohibition jaws progressive temperance legislation is contemplated by tho ulster parliaments and these dlstlnsutshed vlsltora are quite free in expressihg tho fact that the temper ance question in a lire 4ssuo in ire- land and that already marked ad vance has een mado in temporarioo sentlrnent both mr elljott and bov mrvllutchlnson are favorably im- pteiieil with tho evidences of the suc- ca of tha ontario- tonxpsranfe act- jim forbes again in tke county jail this notorious bootlegger on trial the fifth time for sell ing liquor tno forbes family of bootleggers aro evidently incapable af learning that tho law is meant to be obeyed and that the ontario temperance act and tho inland revenue act of canada contain seriouu penalties for those r aro convicted fqr violation of their provisions georgo forbes the father of phil andjim hnsforboveralj years been connected with tho manufacture of moonshine whiskey and has boon in jiill phil forbes has been repeatedly convicted and fined fooveral thousands of dollars served terms in the county jail completed a term of six months in the ontario reformatory at quelph on december jlst last and is now serving a term in the ontario reform atory at burwnsh with fines of 2500 against him jim forbes has been repeatedly convicted has paid heavy penalties and last august wus liber ated from the ontario reformatory at quelph for vlplatlon of tho ontario temperance act his wife was con victed a year ago of selling liquor to ntassngawoya boys and paid apenalty of 500 and costu after spending a day or two in jail since phils trial on tho 22nd of march which jim attended rumors have come from tlnioto tlmo that jim wat again peddling booze license innpector reevely and provincial con stable fewtrell at once got on his track they found that ho had or ganized quite an extensive itinerary he vvquld get his supply of liquor from oni of the guelph- bootleggers who ifaa been doing quite a business in sup pling tho small dealers in his ilk in acton nnasagaweyu and othor places anj peddled- usually ut night among hia customers in jviirton georgetown gleirwllllams terra cotta caledon north as far as plgrove and east as far as clairvllle in toronto town ship he also would call on certain folrmters in nassolgaweya esqueslng and trafalgar in following up this route jast week the officers came upon a farmer in eanueaing who had in his possession a gallon of forbes moon shine this thoy secured and then avmed with a warrant rororbea ar rest shadowed hitn for several days or rather nights shortly after mid night on tuesday morning they ap prehended him on a road near his fathers place after one of ills night deliveries- his- wife waswith him and it is said she frequentlyaccompanled hlrn on his dtlstrlbutlng tours forbes was arrested and lodged in the county jail at milton his trial is being held at tho court house milton beforo fallce magistrate moore as we go to press the alertnesa and persistency of license inspector reevely and pro vincial olucer fewtrell are certainly coxnmendlblo thoy uro doing tholr best to see that the provisions of tho law are properly observed their ex perience us prevention officers is val uable it was reported from tho of fice of the ontario llcone commission during the week that up to this month these officers have more conviction to their credit than any other two of ficers in ontario outside tho cities social and personal the church its compo simon statement of doctrine of the united 1 church vividly exemplified tho- lust of the interesting series of discourses on the statement of doc trine of the united church of can ada by rev r el zlmmermun will bo preached next sunday morning tno theme will bo christian service and final triumph the church tho body of christ was the topic of last sunday aivrn- inge service and article xv was quoted from tho basis of union as fol lows 1 article xv wo acknowledge ana- holy catholic church the innumerable company of saints of every age and nation who being imitcd by the holy spirit to christ their head aro one body -in- hint and liavo communion with their lord and with one another further we recolve it an the will of chrint that his churchon- earth should exist as a visible and a sacred brotherhood consisting of those who profess faith in jesus christ and obed ience to him together with their children and other baptised chll- dien and organised for tho confession of hib namo for the public worship of god for the administration of the sacraments for the upbuilding of the saints and for the universal propaga tlon of the gospol and wo acknow- ledgre as a part more or lens pure this brotherhood every particular church throughout the world which professes this faith in jesus christ and obedience to him as divine lord and flavviour in answer to the question what is tno church the preacher declared the church is that body of men and women who are at one with christ through faith glvlns their lives as servants of him over and over again in the epistles of stpaul aro found the expressions the body of christ referr his followers and the church whjlch is his body further he speaks of the perfecting of the aalntfc fthe odlfylne of thebody oxtb churoh of which he is heftd trie chych a tft cmly meana ho do hf wjy idj uoctunpli his pur poses this hv waexpirossed la tbo erstti a olnvrga a kften i fcve a flad c glov a nevorrdiflns flojjk to any jutf tlv it for the sky to strva th ge my calhmj to ulfl oh ipaor- r alt tny powers engage to do my master will tha churqhi i avlaihieunrt sacred brotherhood membership in the church of christ is derived by union with christ through faith that wo may through study and prayer and service go out and win tho world for christ it should be our aim to make the church the 1denl set up for it in the word of ood a glorious church without spot or wrlnklepr any such thlts tt isoiirs to be in such vital relationship with the body of christ that wo are able to accom plish his purpose through our active consecrated service rkal estate news mr xj and g munselle sold their house on agnes street to mr- wm boa vers mr vt h anthony lias pur chased tho 125 aore farm ot mr j g henderson on tho fith line bsques- ing mrs alice mdpherson has pur- ohased the now brlok residenco of mr alex- crlpps bn frodorick stroot theae euues wero madia by j a bnat mihb bcrtlo smith was home from toronto for saturday and- sunday mr jordon lawson of toronto was a weekend visitor at hltf homo hero mr john barr who has been vory ill for several weeks la now improv ing miss anna allison of usaagaweya visited acton relatives over tho week end v reevevand mrs mason motored v to utlca nt y on a business trip -last- week mrsses eleanor and annie stewart visited tholr sister in toronto last weak mr roy young and miss emma robinson spent the weekend with friends in toronto mrs harding prlco and master gordon pent tho week- end- visiting relatives in toronto and dixie mr nj forbes who wnsconfinod to the house through illness for a couple of weeks is how able to be about again captain thomas d henderson of toronto upent tho weekend at the home of his brother mr c c hen derson miss hcazel mcdonald formerly of acton vas elected president of tho young peoples league at hastings last week mr d c russell has been critically hi tho past few days his condition is rather alarming but every care is being given him mr roy young of the fourth lino returned homo on monday evening- from guelph general hospital much improved in health miss jean kennedy wits homo from tho university for sunday she was accompanied by her coilege friend miss jessie mooney mr and mrs n p mclm went to guelph on sunday to visit their daughter miss stella who is in the hospital for a few days miss lottie scott returned fom guelph oeneral hospital last week she is convalescing nicely and will soon be quite herself again rev mcr boyd of the baptist church who has been 111 from in- fluenza for several weeks wras able to occupy his pulpit again last sun day miss stella mclam who has been ill from influenza for several weeks went to the hospital in guelph for treatment for an eruption on the face fo ho wing the flu mrs a j mckirinon of big fork rainy river who has been spending the post four weeks with her niece miss fern brown deputy post mistress returned home on tuesday mrs r hc wansbroujh visited her son h r wansbrough who un derwent an operation last week in the toronto general hospital she found him doing well and recovering nicely from the effects of the operation waterworks tank to be repainted the municipality takes out pol icy indeinnifying against accidents the regular session of tho council on tuesday evening had councillors tuetford holmes and parker present and reeve mason presiding mr pell at t of tho globo indemnity co explained the advantages of a poltcy he would issue for insuring municipalities against accidents to tho public which occur on corporation pro perty and which also jhpoka after all suits and taw costs in connection with public liuullity tho premium for acton was 15120 per year moved by e t thetford seconded by f e holmes that tlio reeve sign an application for globo indemnity insurance policy on understanding that policy may be cancelled at end of 30 days if council so elects thero would bo no charge carried mr leonard of the industrial pro ducts co addressed the council rela tlvo to his company painting tho waterworks tank he n wlrn brush the rust spots on tho tank and paint the tank one coat inside and one outsldo for 175 and two coats outside for 250 they used the best of metal paint and it wojs put on by the spray i rig method mcoved bylv e holmes seconded by ce parker that tho industrial pro ducts limited bo given tho contract to paint tlie waterworks tank two coats on outside and one coat on in side for 25000 carried residents of victoria avenue corn- plained to tho council that a slaughter house was in course of construction within the corporation limits they r en nested that tho council enforce tho exjutine bylaws and stop this nuis ance mcoved byc 13 parker seconded by e t thetford that the clerk he in structed to notify mr george benton tjhat he mum stop using his building on victoria avenuo as a slaughter house in violation of the provisions of tho bylow and that if he continues to violate said bylaw proceeding win be instituted against him carried councillor parker wanted to know what tho bylaw was regarding the letting of chickens run at large chief mcpherson explained that he had notified all parties where complaints had been made to him the finance committee presented their ninth report and recommended payment of the following accounts general account a ht bishop labor 8 93 g- bt ritchie teaming etc 11 95 acton- fiibs piucsb advertising 6 00 j r watson tlio h n farmer salary etc 19 60 152 62 the following friends from a dls tance were present at tho funeral of the late mr william k near on sun day mr and mrs grlerson and miss grlerson h lambert and silss e lcltch guelph mr and mrs gamblet mi and mrs r johnston llockwood mlaa itoblnuon and mr thompson fergus air georgo nour mr and mrs m near mr samuel vjordon ot georgetown james near detroit walter near collingwood mhis el liott churchill mr and mrs barber toronto mrs marshall and lloyd mr and mrs g berry mcr morris mrs r scott mr g scott miss sin clair erin mr and mrs wm thomp son and mr and mrs e b snow of nerval fifty years of happy wedded life and mrs stephen cbxe church st celebrate their gglden weddino- -r- last saturday evening mr and mrs stephen coato sr celebrated tho 60th anniversary of their marriage sur rounded by sons and daughters and grandchildren and friends at the home of their son and his wlfo mr and mrs stephen coxe jr under very happy auspices mr coxe was born in esqueslng three or four miles from acton 72 years ago mrs coxes birthplace woo in glasgow scotland where eovonkjr years ago she first saw the light fof day she la a daughter of mr ken neth mcleod of nassogaweya tho venerable old gentleman who 1b now in his ninetieth year and a ulster of norman mcleod manager of the jc b mackenzie business here mrs coxes father by the way la a cousin of rev dr norman mcleod tho emi nent scottish divine mr and mrs coxo were married in the old presuyterlan marae where mr robert wallace now resides and rev d b cameron then minister of knox church was the officiating clergyman they have four children and thirteen grandchildren all living their children are christina mrs fred maud of hamilton kenneth sjaiirks t iwiirdbpjm and stephen coxe also- of acton mrs morris bayers of acton a sister of thobridt was bridesmaid at the-wed- dlug fifty years ago the wedding dinner was held at five oclock on saturday evening and the table groaned with tho abundance of good things- provided a threestory weddingcake the product ot tbo cul inary skill of imrs stephen coxe jr gruced the tabic the floral tributeg of the table were carnations and sweet peas the bride was presented with u bouquet of fifty beautiful roses by tho grandchildren and master leon ard coxe presented his grandmother with a beautiful hydrangea in bloom a purse of pld waavalowed by the children upon- the happy bride and groom of fifty years ugo after their marriage mr and mr coxe sottlod in nusssagawoya whoro fortyseven yours woret spcixt thrco years ago thoy came t oactn many expressions of cordial congratulations and good wishes have been beetowed upon mr and mrs coxo upon their attainment to their go id on wedding anniversary on friday permlta issued a year ago to standard hotels restaurants grocery stares and clubs to sell 44 beer cxjlre ana new permits covering tho forthcoming nscts1 year must be li tho pwsesbldn of owners of thcbo octabllbhmenth if sale of tho beverage is to be- condnued logally -waterworks- aocount neptune metre co supplies h m farmer stamps 200 10 5 00 5 46 the report was adopted moved by e t thetford seconded by c- fe parker that to all taxes in arrears a 10 per cent penalty be added on may 1 in each year penalty being 10 per cent per annum rcarr led a- letter was received from th5 plro under writers association giving de tails ofthehmjujthpon gong in- cdnnectlon with the flro news of local import the new bus line tho t k l coach lino of busos that started operating through acton last weok qeem to bo overy popular mode of travel and tho coaches are wellfilled on each- trip in spite of the bud roads they aro now running fairly well on schedulo time t those who havo indulged in trips on iherllna speak well of thocoinfort undeaflooc ihlh method of travel j half a century an oroanist after having hold tlio position afl organist at st georges church guelph for ilfty years mrs gardlnor harvey has relinquished her duties with a record o service and musical achievement unlquo in church annals in canada mrs hotrvey was an oc- cuslonu1 visitor in acton and playod the organ in st albans church on special occasions now officer of wct u at a meeting of acton w c t 17 on tuesday cvoning the following am eers were elected for tho year presi dent mrs james symcn 1st vlce- pr mrs th rumlcy 2nd vicopresident i r imfal rev whistle installed ftt beardmore cos plant they said that the whistle of the type mentioned would be satis factory to them after the install ation of the electrical apparatus was completed thoy u greed to sond a re presentative to jnspectand pasi on tho apparatuh chairman of tho firo andxilgbt cormnitteo parker was put in charge of tho details of having the appliance in a tailed the planning of work on tho streets ancv walks for tho year was brought up and dlscusbod at some length air a mccann was planning to move hhs wolgh scales and coal sheds to young street the matter of allow ing tho grading to this lot will be settled by tho council after viewing the property huildlng inspector reld was given permission to grant a building permit to the e l kuddy co forhq erection four adyartlsrlng signs but no more signs are to be erected without pbrmisslon from the council 13he county counchi com prominent part taken by one of our citizens n hastings county twentyflvo years ago the county councils of ontario were composed of district commissions instead of the reeves and depaty reeves of the municipalities as at present the bell- yllle ontario last week published the portraits of tho four surviving county commaihs loners in hastings county of that dale wo notice that ono of these is our fellowcltlzon hr luther car noli third line who took a very prominent part in the uctivitles of tho council of his native county in thoso days tho other throe survivors aro j w poarceexm p p belle ville henry k dynes exm p p- and andrew kirk esquire sterling mr carnelt was ut the time a resident of the township of elxovir ana for some time uceve of that town ship he was chairman of tho gravel roads committee of the county this committee succeedod in constructing gravel roads throughout- hastings cbunty which were the admiration of all who used them those roads were buju beforo tho or highway system hastings however had tlie great advantage of a typ if clean white gravel which was very superior to the ordinary red gravel for road building- the fine house of refuge jn belle- yiue is also a monument of 4ho far- seeing ideas of tho commissioners of th one days mr camel 1 was a mem ber of the board- whlob erected this fine- institution arrd for some tlmo ad ministered it during his residence in hastings county at tho lust appeal to the elec tors of ontario by tho late hon geo w ross mr cornell was the unsuc- oestul candidate for north hastings for the provincial legislature ills opponent was his xellbwcommlssloner mr j w 1oarce in 1009 mr curnell removed to southwestern saskatchewan and ifrom informallon gleaned we loarn that both mrarfamrs carrielt took a very ctlvo part in overythlng per tain hit to tho welfare of tho people m thau now country their home stood as a beacon light and testing place for many a weary traveller be- tween swift current and the montana boundary during his residence in saskatche wan mr cornell was pressed by tho late propher walter scott to stand for tho legislature for bis constitu ency but this he declined soe jrtonothp jtfost beautiful girl in ireland in thr local play my irish rosa in the tow oau on may 6v a c stewart 3rd vicepresident mrs r e zimmerman socretaury mrs a t brown treasurer mrs- e t thet ford press- reporter mrs h p moore tho county convention of the w c t tj wjll bo held in tho united church on thursday 27th may miss mccortiuadalc of australia a very talchtad speaker will deliver an ad dress at tho evonlrfg meeting- guelpva st root railway lower defieita bntario hydroelectric railways announce a reduction of nearly fifty per cont in the deficit on the guelph street railway for the first five months of tho present fiscal yjear as compared with the toxne period last year thetotal operating expenses for the road the last rive months were 2745944 the deficit amounts to 3- 55353 as compared with 659282 for the corresponding period jn 1026 were it not for payment to the city of 11 000 an account of purcnaseprlce of the old road ivhich was admittedly ready f or tha scrap heap beforo re habilitation there would be surplus earning of close to 8000 for the live months period damage don by careless people to those who prize the beauty of tholr lawns and boulevards it is most vexatious and disheartening to sco tho damagedone by people who either through thoughtlessness or laziness or a combination of these persist in the habit of shortcutting or otherwise trampling the soft lawns those who havo acquired this habit should before taking a shortcuqyer a lawn again give a thought to the man who has to look after the grass and who- alms to make the property a credit to the town and an attrac tion to visitors one or two of a herd of cattle crossed a corner of one of the bestkept lawns in town last week because of insufficient herders tho law imposes fines for such dam ages c- lo f and ao j w unite the amalgamation of two of tho oldest fraternal socio ties is amatter 1 of supreme interest to a largo num ber of our readers the amalgamation comes into forco on may 31st between the ancient order of united work man and the independent order of foresters as unanimously decided at the meeting of tho grand lodgo of the a oitw tho present- assets of the ior are- 38000000 and will bo increased with tho addition of those of thovap u w which aro 2g0b- 000 this makes a total of 40600000 assets the i o f has a membership of 162000 and this will bo increased by 8300 members of tho aouw tho insurance in force of tho lo p is 149000000 which will bo combined with the 8000000 carried by the a ouw rural oirfa conference at oac tho second annual girls confer- ence for ontario will bo held at tho ontario agricultural college guolph on may cth 6th and tth- 1826 under the direction of j b reynolds m a president o a cr miss oilvo r crutckshanksi brar bav mis7 director of extension this confer ence hi organized for the purposo of discussing and solving problems relating directly to fflrls from tho ruralcomrn unities of ontario each dolegato is invited to take part in all discussions the pragmmme for tho four days is a very attractive one problems will bo discussed fluch as home building- health recreation and- amusement community musfc and plays literature pointry and ag riculture death of mrs q h browns brother- mrs g h brown was called to tor onto lat week being advised that hor brother mr william flatt had suf fered a stroke on saturday- aprlll 17 ho died last saturday the deceased wati born at petersburg ont on tho 12th of march 1863 and married miss mabel drusllla copping in 1881 ho leaves his widow and three sons wil liam norman and stanley threo brothers frederick and bert of tor onto and walter- of detroit and threo sisters mcrti a nunchlii and mrs s- scjott of toronto and mrs g h brown of acton the fiincral was held from his homo to prospect com- if tjmdefiaent jitcrxon mqjuiayjeiscaacdwasan employee f tho c p r- for 48 years was a resident of toronto for many years and worked up until tho day ho took tho stroke mr g jl brown at tended- the- funeral oniipnday concert by peerless jubilee singers tho choir of the united church in traduced tho poor leas jubilee concert company to an actoa audlenco on snturday evening which taxed tho uudttorlum to accommodate tho pcerlohs company is a double quar tette whoso specialty is the rendering t of southern plantation melodies al though their repertoire covers a wide rango of vocal selections tho pro gramme was given in fcwo parts in thu first tho company were drcincd in tho old plantation costumes and tho melodlpa of that day wero rondorod with all the emotional p din tl von ess of th eold lay days fn tho sec port the company appeared in modern evening dress and gave an excel lent r programme of modern music and did it moat acceptably manifestly tho lutgo auouence was pleased with tho singers andjtheir versatile hat of num- bers on sundays evening softer sorvlco in the uttltod church the singers gave iv sacred concert which aifsjipcooiated at the sunday sohool atso in the afternoon mcr waba tho basso gave a couple of selections to the edlflca- tlon of the school nig athlotlc jiold ijaar and gar den party at ooorarotown july j par- ucutora towr msk v m mimmiim jm iswjesi meifty jwsr