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s r jomttt ft 4 fiftyfirst year no 48 thursday morning may 27 1926 acton ontario canada thursday morninc may 27 1926 single copies five cents the acton united church of canada in minister rv r e zimmerman b a pareonaffo willow street 11700 am the pastor subject burdens 230 p m sabbath school session 7o0 pm tho pastor subject jesus and his enemies prayer nnl praise service on thurs day at 730 p m presbyterian knox church acton miniitor rov a c stewart m a manse willow stroot and school subject 1000 a m sabbath biblo classes 1100 a m the minister the sowlntr time of life 700 pm tho minister subject outstanding biblo characters dan- strangora leaving addresa with the ushers will bo called upon toy ho pastor the baptist church actctfp janes w boyd pastor 1100 a m tho pastor subject tho conversion of saul series lessons from tho acts off tho apost les 300 p to sunday school classes for all 700 pm tho pastor subject how a dance brought about tho death of a great baptist preacher baptism administered monday 800 p myoung peoples meetings thursday 730 p m meeting for prayer and praise 1 axl welcome special notices advertisements in this column ceata per word minimoxn charge 30c per insertion for sale ford touring cor cheap for cash if sold tontffht apply 17 beaitdmore crescent for rent comfortable rooms to rent furnish ed or unfurnished also ffaraen ap- ply mrs l a wokden pjotatoe8 for saue potatoes fortune grand ylelders and al cookers price- 300 per bag j c ingle actop e k no 1 auction sale in acton alex ctipds will hold a salo of onaehold eltectsretctrttthlarosldonco frederick street acton on saturday may 29 at two oclock r j kerr auctioneer lost between acton and georgetown a llccnso number for car 192270 find er please return to 1 ed sweeny acton for sale electric light fixtures and one happy thought kongo for quick sale apply h s somervrme main street try one for your8elf if you have lost something try a small ad if you have something to sell try small ad if you have fcund somethings try a small ad if you have something to trade try a small ad- we have small ad space to sell so were trying a mall ad to persuade you tenders wanted tenders will bo received by tho un dersigned up to twelve oclock noon on thursday june 3rd 1s26 for the following work in the halton county buildings repairing cornice paint ing varnishing enamelling and paper ing specifications can be- seen at the nfllii nf the oovernor of the jail and in mine wm panton county clerk may 20th 1916 for sale hesidonce of the late thomas easton river street acton ont property now renung to good steady tenant largo lot good location bargain for ciutcv cash sale apply john t easton 289 woolwich st l f i guelph ont wonderland friday may 28 the lucky horstshoe starring tom mix ann pen nington and j farroll uaodon- aid comedy slippery feet fnblos in color the voice of the nightingale 8atudry may don daredevu blue streak western with jack hoxle comedy 031810 in new york fox news v tuesday june 1 the american venus with an nil str onat chap ter p of galloping hoofa com edy isnt ufe terrible coming h- b- h tht prince of wales tour pwnj exu that coat you thought ydu wouldnt buy- v ifwould pay you to pick it out now when late seasort reductions mean very generous sayings it would certainijf pay to change your mirjd about buying it this season wheri you can come to guelph and choose an attractive and be coming mpdel which promises allaround usefulness through the summer andcarly fall months at a very liberal saving t charmeen and poiret twill coals in another notable clearance group with sizes from 1 6 to 42 and values up to 3500 marked away down for quick going to 1 2475 all the nifty tweed coats regularly priced up to 2475 with sizes ranging from 16 to 42 reduced now to just 1195 charming coals in a group 2 of intriguing styles feat- uring both flaring and straight silhouettes sav ings too large for quoting regular prices the reduc ed figures are 10 and 15- all h rlnrk satin c and those of black silk benga- line cord at low prices too 1st75 to 3475 more beautiful charmeen coats with values up as high as 4500 marked away down for quick going to 3475 the large sizes from aoy to 46j2 in styles especially nrlnprerl tn quit ppnplf nf more than average propor tions discounted to low figures likewise 2750 and 2975 1 little forjtmlotimd suits prices so small that theres no good reason for denying yourself the trim little tailored suit that you would like toy have for summers cool weather for your vacation this year and for the nice days of autumn styles of the sort that are good for much more than one seasons wear all the tweed suits at 875 all the blue suits at 2495 summers charming new fashions new millinery new dresses ntsw fabrics new acces- spries all ready for your inspection this week guelprfsleamngljp largest st d e macdonald bros ltd daily closing 30 p m excepting wednesday at 1230 noon and saturday at 930 pm mr phil forbes second conversion problem i am now in can be ar ranged bo that it will help mo to wn rda an onrly release i hope sir you will understand tho fault of human nature anl governed by such knowledge you will give this petition tho correct analysis permit mo to remain faithf ullyiours philirrtorbbs tho magistrates decision was final so far ns hla court was concerned an application by rorbes to the at torneygeneral hadr n6 effect ho nerved his full terjn and paid hla line and was libera tet from tho reforma tory at guebffl on december 21st 1925 standing his declaration that ho had turned over a now leaf and gave the assurance i am going to cease making boozo ho ia alleged to have commenced his old business within tvo weeks after his releabo on march 10th last license in spector heevely and provincial con stable in a raid upon his old home discovered forbes and another out law william swanaon in tho act of manufacturing liquor in a wholesale way they were apprehended tried convicted and on march 22nd forbes was fined 2500 and sent to the on tario reformatory at burwnsh for a yearjf the flno is paid and a longer tixriou last week polico magistrate moore received the following letter in which phils second conversion- is recorded ontario reformatory burwash may 15 192g h p moore esq police magistrate aeton ontario t dear sir jlanatojclngthe pleasure of ask red and white chain store j wuones proprietor specials for the week may 27th to june 2nd buy your pineapples now our prices are right choice black tea per it 3 boxes of matches for lard in bulk f lb 65c 26c j9c kelloggs bran flakes oc 2 for fcidc corn flakes 3 for fancy mixed biscuits qo- p it j 29c buttermutjiwrapped bread we are now handling the butternut wrapped bread of the canada bread co it comes in a sealed waxed wrapper which insures cleanliness in handling this loaf is sold at the same price as the other bread symons hardware colekaan cooker wo havotho acton agoncy for this new aypo of oil htove that is tlio most olllcient and ceo norrilco1 on tho mnrkot and not much more expensive than trie ordinary kind- threeburners 3150 threeburners 4do0 threeburners with shelf 4500 fourburners 5000 see coleman oven to tjhtt any oil stove wrtfh iieavy nickle corn ers and therm0m- eter fob im mob their own cat perfection coal oil stoves twoburners 2500 threeburners g 3000 floglaze paint and varnish your floor ready to walk on in twrty minutes aftor pointing with thlrtyminuto floor lacquerenarncl toughor than 1 pat her nnd vvcara longer than oil paint come in and let us show you how it can bo dono- alo in clonr varnish- -w- guaranteeit to dry in thirty nlr- uteri all kinds of brliahee paints and varniqheq f symons hardware has had enough of jail and will do right in future if last august when phil forbes had been apprehended and spent a couple of monthf in tho ontario reformatory at- guelph after having boon a fugi tive from justice for some nlno months he wrote pojico magistrate moore aia follows ontario reformatory guelph august 21 1925 police- magistrate mooro acton ontario dear sir i was sentenced liy you about in month ago nt acton pllco courl to six months and ono thousand dollars tine now sir i have given this subject n full overhauling i have come to tho ultimate conclusion that yo can- not defeat the law of prujctcd society i am willing to pay ct tho thouund dollar flno an lnstan- eous instalment of j40o00 and i can tjuso the rcma4nlng portion within three weeks if released i am also going to cease mak ing booze i also wish to say that my wife is alono and sick in bed and under medical supervision and as she cannot do very well alone i wish to present you this petition in tho sincere hope that yqu will give this your personal attention and if 4 xol that 4t solution to tho news of local import a soireo at knox church knox church ladlos aid will hold a soireo in the classroom of the church on monday evening may 31 admission 25 cents everybody wel come monthly meeting the regular monthly meeting of tho duko of devonshire chapter of tho i o d e will be held at the home of mrs amos mason bower avenue on tuesday evenlngrjuno 1st holiday visitors numerous this week homecomers and friends enjoy ed visits with manjrof our citizens mobro was here from tor- to extend dundas street hiahway gait chamber of commerce will aend a deputation to ottawa to oak for the paving of the road from the oalthamlltoh highway to clnpnlsons corners which ls used as a short cut for tmmc from western ontario to toronto the collage graduate noxrt degree these are examination daya and the rerfults of the years study- are ma terlnilzing a friend in town of a proud- father of a college graduate who is to got his b a at tho coming convocation said i suppose he will bv looking for a phd next no slid the father of the graduate he jni be looking for a j or sportsmen must get license amendments made by the leglslat- ine to the ontario game oncl fisher- lng you if you will try and get sonie of rny time off or a ticket-of- r leave ns i havo liad enough of jail and will try to rto th right thing in tho future i know you can help me as you understand my case ulao the po sition my wife and children are in and if you will please try and help me i will certainly appreciate what you do for mo and i will get a job right away and you will havo no moro trouble with mo as this ho s been a good lesson to me and i will sure be much obliged to you thtfnklng you very kindly i remain as ever your friend mr phiiilp forbes picas answer i as before the attorneygeneral had been appealled to for clemoncy and as in tho previous case tho attrney- gencrala department decided that no clemency could bo rcuaonably granted in fortxh case he will likely re main imprisoned until the full dura tion of his term it is hoped that by that time his determination to bo a lawabldlns citizen will be more sin cere empire day concert interesting programme loyally ob- 1 serving the day empire bay was loyally observed last friday evening with a school con- fcert ofwierlt in tho town hall the programme was as follows 1 choroih oh canada audience 2 chairmans romnrks w j- held chairman of tho board of trustee 3 recitation tho union jack curney byrne 4- for empire day g song by lorraine wilson and lillian woodhnll 6 dancing song liy younger pupils 7 the flag an exercise by gar don cook george tyler and harvey husiiard 8solo william hall 9 awarding of prizes mrs wm johnstone regejjt of duke of devon hlnro i o d e 10 chorus john peel tho little dustman third book classes 11 address mcssaspo for empire day georgo mason 13isong by viola asales nnd louise lea t ham 13 recitation canadian born by helen oatrnnder 14 danolngf saora hornpipoby john mcqechte l li v ib sellfctloiti by tho moiuh qran band 16rgod save the king memberb of lie moutlj organ fl gordon currtc mblyifi lqckpr- fkjr don cftque bil llan jfllin krr ber uixian tapa qlbbons oofln mc- ntlilj carney byrno gordon tuua murray 8mlth george tyler lloyd bruce arthur gamble announcer of band t umbers leo- nurd watson wlnnrn of prlaea awarded by ho i o d e3 fourth book easay tho part of a boy of girl in framing our do minions futuro kathleen moloxale special mention made of helen oh trnnder mid- bert hlnton senior tplrd book basay general brock icntherlne stewart x spoelal mention of mjiryaibjbono nnd jojin mellon junior third book red cross book bessle rnwllnga special men tion of bobble hall second bbokreisay an adven ture jane bison speclul mention of marlon klgby helen campbell second book writing irene ilott hprhl mention of ida mnrello ins act require every sportsman to got a gun license before using firearms in hunting they will be 175 with 26 cents additional for the issue of the licenses water fowl hunters are forbidden to use any but ordinary rowboats or canoes propelled by hand boys under fifteen are prohibited from using firearms ji seriei of brief artfcfoi through the kind interest of a frequent contributor to the frier piussq who uses hll initials t r we have received a number of short arti cle on various topics orlgrlhal and selected which we think will prove interesting and profitable to our readers these include the bible tho church the home and kin dred subjects they will appear each week the first the bible will bo found in thla issue aeton band at milton next week the season for summer band con certs will open in victoria park on the evening of thursday jfune 3rd following the custom of last year which was a success tho committee will endeavor to provide extra attrac tions each evening and trust these will bj sufficiently worthy of merit the citi zens patronage and support acton ilind will it la fully expected be an mr e j onto miss nellie hynds was homo from toronto mr james ross of toronto visited friends in town mr ross allan of toronto visited ai hisjhome hero mr george jlgglxis of aurora was a holiday visitor mr w north spent the holiday with friends at london miss jean kennedy was homo from toronto university mrlrlnrold cosh spent the holiday with toronto relatives miss ettle dills was itome from toronto for tho holiday mrs john secord of guelph viait- ed friends here this week mr harold wanab rough of tor onto was home for the holiday miss jessie anderson spent iho y eek hklw th- pietnls-in- obituary robert hume nelson following a protracted illness root hume a native of nelson township and well known throughout halton county where he farmed until ten years ago passed away at the guelph general hospital on tuesday the late mr hume who was in his 62nd year- moved to arkell ten years ago where lie continued ioengagetin farm ing until taking up his residence in guelph slac years ago surviving are his widow and ono daughter a extra attraction on the operitslgnlbthtr reformer hi ill hall purchased by p a smith mr peter a smith lias purchased hill hall the fine residential prop erty on the beardmoro co prem ises which he and his family have oc cupied the past four years or ao mr snrirth has retired from the superln tendenoy oftherea rdmore- sole lea fti er tannery and will now take life sonne what leisurely cltliens gener ally- will be pleased to learn that mr and mrs smith and their daughter miss pearl will- continue their resl dtnco in aeton- they aro citizens whe aro highly esteemed monthly meeting of ufo the u f o tj f w o and the u f y p o held their monthly meet inc at th 6 pariah hajl acton on frl day evening may 21 ahargo number of members and friends were present after the regular business meeting a delightful programme was given con sisting of duets readings and musical numbers the main feature of the evening was an eloquent address by j s amos of woodstock on coopera tion in tho many rural problems after singing the national anthem the ladles served lunch all felt it was an evening well spent bjiihopwarno in america t western christian advocate has this to say of bishop frank w w e of dolhl india ono of erins fourth line boys who has naade his mark in the world bishop prank w warne accompanied by his daugh ter landed at new york the flrst of the month from the president- hard- irs for several months pat he has bren suffering from a troplca1 disease known as sprue and has been ad vised by his physicians- that his only chance of recovery is in residence out of the tropics for several months after attending the meeting of bishops ai washington he intends to go into some sanitarium for rest arid treat ment bishop warne is a brother of thf- late william warne of lot 6 fourth line erin dipping- tank for sheep the ontario department of agri culture in planning to put in com munity sheep dipping tanks in south wellington this week tho first tank will be located on e parkinsons farm eramosa and from there the demonstrators go to henry leach muns in puallnch others will he id catod at wm argos ecjcn mills v a grays eramosa road j3 jq moores jumcs youngs and d j sinclairs all of erin township other applications are going- in and it is expected t hut the 26h tank for wellington county willt be completed in theciujso few days- al ne tanrstir perhanouatnusu taen w apeial cemcn ripjiiu- boardft atelrv qbout jupe lse ver- 5000 ffp fthrt wfl lomljs will bo pipped in hoo 1iinkn tn lesq ban fflim lays according to mr 11 r clomcns agrjoultural ropre- hcntutlvo for wellington county v oldamobila stolen and reooverad on sunday at tornqon chief mc- porson was notified that a motor car had been standing deserted on the third line near tho trout ponds since friday night he investigated and found a new oldsmohlle sedan bad ly dnmnged on the aldo of tho road with the annlstance of walter kent- ner garage man the car waii towed in t- towp it wa empty of wis had no water in the radiator and had evidently been sides wiped by another cur ns the running hoard and rear fender v l right side were badlv urn shed the chief phoned tho high ways department at toronto to ascer tain the owner of the car from its registered number he found that mr jvwnk wand opangevlllo was the ownerf that tlio car had been stolen on friday evening that it wah a new car dennis heffernan guelph one of the oldest and best known residents of eramosa passed away f on tuesday in the person of dennis hef- fernan for many years a farmer of eramosa township he had been in failing heoolth for somo years the into mr hcrrernan who was in his 71st yeur was born in eramosa went to guolph 30 years ago slnco then he had lived retired surviving are hi widow fours sons and two daugh ters no favors ith waterworks bills all users must pay bills promptly when rendered or have service cut off all the councillors were presont at tho regular session on tuesday even- lnic reeve mason presided- the eleventh report of the finance committee recommended payment of tho following accoiznts general account p d b nunn gravel and labor 38 00 a b bishop labor tit cemetery f w cleave labor j e williamson labor and teaming a e mccann coke- r m mcdonald insurance premlumjon bond 20 00 acton citizens band grant 200 00 a e wilson co ltd insur ance premium 1 41 1 75 26 30 3 40 ibtml halton anglican choral festival an inspiring address by rt rev bishop owen d d at wilton the fourth annual choral festival of the anglican congregations of the county of halton was held in grace chdrch milton and wn hnre ny mrs charles e bailey of guerph spent tuesday with acton friends miss gladys huffman of toronto spent tho holiday at her homo here mesars roy and ernest brown and miss bertha of toronto were home mr gordon brown of toronto was n holiday visitor wlih relatives here miss zella mccartney of toronto visited friends in town over ithe holi day miss alberta brown of aberfoylo visited acton relatives during the week dr elmer henderson of aurora spent the holiday at his parents home here mr and mrs ernest near of tor onto spent tho weekend with acton friends mr ralph henderson and miss edna of toronto are homo forthe holidays mr and mrs stanley russell oa-k- vllle vrslted acton friends on wed nesday mlsur katie chalmers of owen soumjlsjpe tho hollday her par ents here mr and mrs alexander lees spent sunday and monday with friends in hamilton mr and mrs f j salt and littlo daughter florence spent tho holiday in toronto miss emma robinson spent the week eod at her parents home at kenll worth mr and mrs william mcnnbb and miss margaret of toronto visited relatives here mr william miller motored to mild- may and spent the holiday with his parents there mr and mrs chns s mclam of toronto visited at the home of mrs robert garvin mr stephenouest jof the canadian on co brampton spent the holiday at hla home here mlsa lucy mcarthur- spent the weekend with mr and mrs h cur- rie o esqueslng mr j barr who has been serious ly ill for the past six weeks is now improving nicely mr- and mrs gordon beardmoro at tended the appleby school annual gomesist week tended over 120 clergy and choristers marched in procession into the church and rendered he service in a most pleasing and reverent manner the larse volume of tone was well controlled well balanced and was very fine reflecting credit on the pains taking of the various organists and choir masters in the deanery this was particularly noticeable in the an them hark rark my soul with its appealing oullgato the mn en in cat and nune dim it tie by toyler and a special te deum by woodward were sung well mr hen- son proved himself a cnpablo leader while miss kathleen hensori excelled herself at the organ tho hearty singing coupled with an inspiring address by rt rev bishop owen d d and the excellent repast herved by the ladles of the church mde the event most enjoyable and we aro sure will do much to stimulate interest in church music at the service and the deanery meeting many visiting clergy were present among whom were revs caron smith and grout oakviue rural dean tebbs of burlington t wase of genrketown e slack and s bennetts of waterdown r j perry of streetsvillo f andrews of camp- bellvillc c b kenrlck j samuel and g thompson of hamilton mr and mrs c c hews tori of brantf spent the holiday at the latters home here mrs w c bessey and miss dor 1b of georgetown spent monday with mrs h s wilson mrs gcorgo mcpheraon of toronto visited her mother mrs thos storey over the weekend mr william swackhmmer visited at tho home of his son cecil in toronto over the weekend mr parker and 3uss mcgowan of guelph visited mr and mrs m over- holt wilbur street mr and mrs elliott v and francis of toronto wcro guests of mr and mrs j w barberee mrs richard somorvllle of london spent several dayn during the weti with acton relatives miss bernico reld and mlsa vera anderson of guelph general hospital were in town on monday mr und mrs r h vvansbrough aaid allsa marion day visited toropi friends over tho weekend captn tbymas p undrup of tor onto pi hvftkfta with mr ant airs q g henderson dr p croft of kitchener visited at t home of mr and mrs d a hpndemon during the- holiday mlsaesj jean and margaret wlloen- and mr calvin of toronto spent thtt holidays in the old hoone town mr and mrs william williams ajid mr and mrs thomas kilty motored to bowmanviuo for the holiday mrs o c russell spent ft few days during the week ttt the honie of her on mr atunley ruitell oakville mr nnd mrs g h swiuer attend ed the funeral liiit saturday at perets ot the latterar stater the late mrs geo gerrle k v mr e e barr manager of the walker store wlnglmm fluent ft cmiplo of days with his father afr john llttrr mr john mclean of toronto visited at the home of his lir other mr mal colm mclean bower avenue over tlio week- end f mr und mrs alexander kannawln motored to hamilton on saturday and srjnt a t h o roy p poucecqijrt ne apiillcatlon was made by iiib counsel for clemency for james forbes tho bootlegger who was fined 200000 and sentenced to burwash reformatory on th 6th of may a letter has been received by police magistrate moore dated may 21st from the attornoy- genernls department saying the application for clemency torjames forbes has not been granted provincial constable fewtrell had george burns of calcdon east up for noc having a 1926 marker on his truck it cost 9 for running the machine nround a block k b a slecmdn guelph t j smith and- roderick mclennan toronto were chnrged before police magis trate moore at the police court- here yesterday afternoon with driving their motor cars over the street intersec tions at mill and main streets at a greater rate of speed than ten miles per hour they were each qjicki 500 and costs miss skclllng miss wanda sdclcod and miss dorln mason spent the holi day at the home of miss skelllngs parents here mr raymond barr of niagara falls and mr arthurs of brampton visit ed mr john barr who has lieen very hi for some weeks misses jenn jbtckay of port arthur and margaret j mcdonald of toron to spent a few days this week at the latters homehere mrs harold l griffin and little son of erin spent the week with her parents mr and mrs robert h reld knox avenue mr and mrs in rig and mr and mrs fred mccleary motored to mr inrlgs summer home at grand bond lake huron on saturday city engineer h s nlcldin mrs nicklln mjory and mrs secord of guelph vlsltod mr and mrs a e nicklln on saturday mr and mrs w h spetght mlsa almee mr ernest and miss hogarth of toronto and miss pearl morgan of london were here oh sunday s mr and mra jhn moore ox dun das and mr und mrs davj patter son uf montreal were gifcsta of mrs jiiftieji moore and misj clara on mon day mr and mrs o w wolthlngton and family of paisley and miss ethel i jpx b hon spent th h at tho home of mr and mrs g h s wither mrs john c nelson main street hnsso far recovered from her recent serious illness na to be able to get duwn stairs with a llttto assistflfeee her ultlnvx to recovery fs now hoped for the ny4hpnthlcs of the fiuoe press are extended to mr a w avright editor of the mount forest confeder ate umn the death of his devoted partner annie davidson mcconkey on tuesday mr and mrs henry near announce the- ngngement of their youngest daughter myrtle viola to william ernest bessey son of mr and mrs leonard bessey of orton fhe mar riage to take place eurly in june mr and mrs frank irwin of lon don mrs x h helnbecker and miss 1vtnces mccormuck of toronto mrs a broad itlltt j h pugh and bev erley of waterloo were weekend visitors at the home ot mr and mrs s j reld m aad il j y andr watorworks account imperial oil co guusoline a h bishop labor 442 g6 44 25 16 55 60 80 the report was approved the bylaw re- enacting bylaw no 103 closing up that section of queen stteet which posses through tho hill hall property of beardmoro co was given the rcnialndlner two read- ing and passed by the council 7kci clerk wau instructed to wih6 the clerk of the city of guelph asking where they secured the stop signs ued on their streets re was also requested to prepare a i bylaw cover ing the stop systenft for thp- intersect ing streets at mill auad main streets tho sueets and walks committeo reported that progresa was being made on the roads tho boulevard was be ing filled in on wilbur- street plans were made to have the east end of bowser avenue graded to alleviate the draining of water tjiere and take the water from residence on this street the reeve also reported tho result ot a visit to fairview cemetery tho hedge going in on fairview avenue should be trimmed out it was sug gested to also put a plot of flowers at the circular plot at tho entrance and- trim out some of tho trees at thb gunner moore memorial monu ment the cemetery account and tho re commendation of the auditors regard ing the keeiing of this fund separate was discussed the clerk explained that this is done now and all amounts were shown in the cash book he also showed that tho perpetual care fund had been kept separate and the inter est had been allowed to accumulate andbe credited to che fund moved by f e holmes seconded by c e parker that 10 per month uf mr mcphersons salary and 20 per menth of mr rclds salary- be charged to the cctnteiaccpunx they require to spend upon noccssary work there carried the chairman of streets and walks wot instructed to htave the sidewalks repaired where necessary and havo mr n forbes do this work loads ot gravel were also to be placed at coxes garage und on victoria ave thewellattliepork wasorderedto bo rilled up tho reeve reported the result of an interview with the deputy minister of highways mr squires ut toronto the repartnent wata prepared to pay 8u per cent of the cost of a twenty- foot strip of cement on main streot and the coynty is atsaesed for tho re maining 20 per cent of this strip eight tons of calcium chloride havo bten ordered to bo placed on the streets about town and on the main highways chief mcpheraon roported that con ditions at the laundry that were being complained of were toeing improved and remedied permanently the arrears on waterworks accounts were gone over it was found that number of cltixums wero sovtoral years in arrears a number in fact had never paid cither for services or water supply since ihelr- connection was made to the waterworks system also that in a number of cases no metres had been installed why have these arrears not been collected asked ilee vo mason of superintendent refcl i was acting under instructions from the head of the council then in office replied mr reld but the bylaw requires prompt payment axid in default tho cutting off of tho service replied the reeve it was decided that wherever water users were in arrears for an unreason able time their services should bo cut off by the waterworks superintendent instructions wero a-lsa- given to have all metres repaired ao that all users shall be on the baxne basis and the system bo in a posjtlon to collect all water rates equitably a stale men t of ajl arrears of taoces i they stood at present had been prepared by thv clerk and was pre sented this occupied considerable attention of tho council r ill m wr si m bannockburn womens insmttute mi edn russell elected president and mrs wilson wiley secretary tho annual meutlng of tho ban nock burn womens- instjtute was held at the home of mrs tlionaas moffatt 5th lino on wednesday may 12th the secretary treasurer read tho report for the year which showed a substan tial balance in tho treasury tho officers for ttau year were eloct- ed in folia wa president miss eulna m uussell 1st viceprcaldejil mrs thomas kennedy nd vicepresident mrs samuel lindsay scctreaa mrs wilson wiley asau sue miss ji anthony directors mrs morrison mrs lindsay mrs russell mrs creo programme convonox miss teena mofltttt- social convenor mrs kusscll district director mci ss edna m russell pianist mrs a g clarrldgo auditors miss v donovan miss j pree a committee wast appointed to in terview tho trustees of bannockburn school with regard to necessary- im provements after- ringing tho national anthem the social committee served lunch tho next mooting will bo held at the home of mrs d morrison acton crossroad on wndneaday juno 16th vi count your mercies dtnt lose your tesmper just because olir nnglnn i1nrnf nngin purring thn r if gregory son will street we deliver phone 49 first book art and writing helen evans special mention of ethel wools primary paper cutting jcon kannawln and hod only been run about 280 miles liy the owner the speedometer rofl- intered 300 miles the thief evidently having covered 100 miles in the trip lambert speclal mention df wllmd taken mr island come here yeater- lucy edwurds metered to yale for hansen dv t6 get the car tht holjduyw mr und mrs w 1 mcarthur mr and mrw george edwards and mlsa family of london mr und mrs juv diew lambert and mr and mi lorno lambert toronto aidf mr and aftcond you put your foot on the starter these cooj spring mornings be glad you dont uve to chase tho mrs herbert lambert 3utlph visit- 1 eld fllv around a tenacro pasture eu mr mathlasljjntv mh overlot with an ear of torn or pan ot oats the weak end before you can got the halter on it 5-