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r 7s j rf xtrtlit warruvcs and death are now charged cor at tbo fouowias rates birtlu spc aurriaxcs 30 deaths w ucaorial aids 50c iocpcr line extra f i fc married rarbercoon at toronto on vodncaday juno 2nd 1126 by rov it j irwin jucy eleanor r n yuuncoat daughter of mr and mrs herman coon elgin ont to itobti x barber of guelph bessyneah at tho homo of tho ijridos parents third lino erin on wednesday juno 2nd 1936 by rov ii zlmraermun b a william e hcsay of hhiaburs to myrtle viola daughter of mr and mrs harry inoar mcbaohernprice on wednes day june 3th at st georcos rec tory georgetown by tho rov i h avose mary wjlhehnlna only daughter of mr and mrs robert price acton to angus mcbachern son of the late mr and mrs archi bald mceacherh of erin svvackhamerdemmons at tho reorganised church of jesus qhrlst of letter day saints quolph on thursday june 3rd 192s by elder j- shields edith gladys- yourujest laughter ot mr and mrs john dcmunons to herbert ralph swack bamor son ot mr hiram struck- huuner acton died root at the family residence lot 17 7th line erin township op fri day may 23th 1926 nelson h root in bis 62nd year bublljnci at kettleby on thursday juno 3rd 1921 richard burllnr be loved husband ot rachel copeland ittihis 82nd ieov easton at her late residence appleby on wednesday june 2nd 1926 martha culp beloved wife of bonn boston aged 58 years henderson at his home maria street acton on saturday morning june ctbj 1926 jos henderson be loved husband or janet smith in his 81st yoarj raaiseuwjat the family home allnr7stret acton on tuesday mosstlng jtine sth 1926 morloy be loved son of mr and mrs jos ramahaw aged 25 years news of local import rov w m msckays sermon tjo pulpit of knox church was oc cupied last sunday by rcv w m mickuy ol toronto mr mackuya ministry hair been almost entirely in tho county of halt on about thirty years in norvai and milton his acr- niona were much enjoyed in tho mcmlng ho spoko of tho children of israel nd goda leading f them and in tho evening his discourse as cal- culated to encourage young men in the christian life in memoriam 4- ihjhbxlblin lovlnja memory of my dear sister mrs- andrew iobbie who cussed away on june 9th 1924 gone dear sister but not forgotten afreivecjihau your memory fade sweetest thoughts will ever unxer round the grave where you are laid mke graham lawson btlly hackfltti pontinucd succou mr william hackett son of rev charles hackett of tana formerly of acton who two years ago won tho cos john alccrafi scholarship at the guelph collegiate institute has been successful again thua year lit winning fli st place with oratclass honors at victoriaollcge toronto in arts also first for the scnoutrshlp awarded by tho senate of victoria hie former acton friends are offering their con gratulatlons w milton 8odirs msmons1 an impressive ceremony took place in victoria pari milton saturday afternoon when the first sod was turned on the site or the 15000 monument to be erected to the mem ory of milton and district soldiers who fell in the great war mayor irving delivered the opening address after which dr uk anderson m p- mil- tor who turned tho first sod delivered a patriotic speech in which ho refer red to the soldiers who save their lives for their country rev canon natftel muton offered prayer sheriff web ster asked for and was given the first sod as a souvenir he took the sod home where it waa planted on his lawn and tliua honored by him flev dr mcgillivray is moderator rev a j mcgllllvray d of knox church guelph was elected moderator of the presbyterian church in canada at me general assembly there were six nominees bu t neighborhood news- town and country limehouse anniversary services will bo ttll in iilmchouso united church on sunl iy juno 13th morning and evening i v ii perrin of hamilton will bo t t th services on tho following mora i iy evening an entertainment and ti meeting will bo held ftcckwood churchill mr dan mclntyre who came- lit it frjm the west iast weejt to see his brother john who is very ill at bis homo in acton has purchased fi nn him the homestoad on the fourth hie miss ollie robinson of kenil worth arrlveci on saturday to spend a tew weeks with mrs albert smith a quiet but very happy wedding was celebrated at the home of mr and mrs henry near third line lost wednes day afternoon at three oclock when their second daughter myrtle viola was joined in the bonds of holy wed lock to mr william b bessy of hlua- burg rev tc e zimmerman pastor of the bride performed j ceremony miss fern brown organist of tho unit ed church acton played the wedding march only tho immediate friends of tho contracting partiea were in atten dance the brldul couple left i tter the wedding feast for hamilton mil other points the congratulatlo j of this community are extended ti the happy pair na3sagaweya uuk jfabm3tt irgga thursday june 10 12s brief local items four withdrew namely rev principal t j fraser d d dr a s grant tor onto rev d t l mckcrroll tor onto and rev w g brown red deer the contest was between dr mcgllllvray and or s banks nelson of hamilton a standing vote was taken and counted but the figures were not announced although it was apparent that the result was about two to one for mocgihvray on mo tion of rev dr j3 b wyllie of ot tawa the election was made unani mous a gutlph mans dar poaching on the 28th of mcay william french of guelph decided to take a day off and go fishing he chose as his fleh- a halton young lady miss beatrice currle of campbell ville had the hon or of standing highest for general pro ficiency in the graduating class at the ontario hospital whitby diplomas were presented last wednesday and miss currlo was congratulated by all present on attaining such high stand ing i w uauus w luvoo uo 11u a40a1- hur ground the promises of the grand klver fishing club xn nassagaweya splendid growlnc weather these fine days of june this is farmers week at tho on tario agriculture college tfae incense of the quiet summer oening is now dellgbtful three weeks from today penny postage will be restored in canada 1 a large number of farmers from ttu district attended the oac pic nic yestexday the showers of the week have ad vanced vegetation almost as far as is usually seen at this season of the year the retail merchants of hamilton who wear on daylight saving reverted to standard time on tuesday morn ing mr j b mackenzies new bunga low at the corner of church street and victoria avenue is nearing com pletion cattle birds and even insects are acmetlmea quiet fo a little while as a token of respect for natures great mastery sunset letters will bo sent to any post office in canada the united states or mcjuco on and after july 1st tor two cents postage june wedding invitations and an nouncements printed or engraved in the best style and at moderate price at the fiteb parses office the foundations tor the weigh scales to be installed at the corner of mill and young streets by mr a mc- cann aro about completed let autoists practise common din ner table politeness back of the steer lig wheel and help save thousands of injuries and numerous lives a section of two blocks on church street from main to john was graded hint week and the boulevards trim med it is quite an improvement acton rod and gun club has leas ed the stream running through the gore and that section of the grand river east of the blue spring line a gardener who is wise with uu wisdom sained by years pf experience ays that tomato plants are not safe from frost until the blossoms have dropped from the plum trees down the little mossy nooks sway the fairy hells ladles slippers hide beneath the trees wild syringaa on the cliffs and ocr the rocky hills spill their perfumte on each passing breese the summer meetlmr of the ash- grove womens institute will be held on tuesday june 15th at the home of mi and mrs s k ruddell mrs jean cameron smiths will address the ladles i did you ever note when you o away from home how easy it is to see shabby places there may be a few shabby places in our home town but because we see them every day they are commonplace and we never notice them look both ways before crossing tho street la a reminder which should be taken kindly by both young and old with the hundreds ot motor cars v trucks busses and motorcycles now using the highway pedestrians must be watchfnu tourists ore akeady passlns through the town in numbers they aro the vaasruard of the thousands who will tour this district during the summer f months motor cars bearing license h mm mltilys wrrr in his traverse of the banks of the river he ran into constable x a ratn so who has tho special duty of pa trolling the stream interrogated as to his name and address french pave itvllliam mcdonald 48 glasgow st- guelph the constable let the poach er go with the injunction that he should appear in court when called upon investigation proved that 48 glasgow street ouelpb was the manse of chalmers church and that rev j a mackenzie was the occu pant thereof last thursday mornlnr constable ramsay went to guelph armed with authority to apprehend the man who had not only beon guilty of trespass by fishing in private wat ers but of giving a fictitious nouno and address he had just gotten up town when he espied his man on a blcjcle going to work he invited the man to chief raos office and the chief in turn banded him over to mr- ramsay who brought him to acton police court her before police j hoore french pleaded guilty and was fined 96 00 and costs 1290 in all the charge of giving a fictitious name and address was not pressed but the magistrate advised the defendant to respect the legal right of others in future afu oclock saturday morning t zecca a resident of christies kilns committed suicide by blowing his head off with a doublebarrel shotgun hti was buffering from tuberculosis and had been despondent for somo time deceased who was 38 years of age had been working at christie lime kilns ever since coming to canada from italy five years ago his widow and three children survive him the nassagawoya township sunday school convention held in ebenexer church last tuesday 1st inst was one of the best tho addresses of rev w h burgess the provincial represent ative were full of interest and very helpful the following officers were elected president cra- darby vice- president t h snyder sec treos mrs wm mcphall department sup erintendents frimary mrs r c mensles girls miss nancy mahon boys mr j gordler ytoung peoples jean flanders abc class nelson anderson home department miss p andrews temperance g t lush mlesionory g t wilson teacher training resident ministers next years convention will he held in st davids presbyterian church camp bell villo mr george stokes sr of campbell- ville is laid up with pneumonia we hope he may soon recover mrs c a darby of knatchbull re turned home on saturday after spend ing a week with her brother mr d kingsbury dundas mrs edward fatt of knatchbull is laid up again we hope sho may soon be able to be around mr thomas nightingale of toronto spent the holiday with his parents at knatchbull mi luko a loreo son of mr and mrs james loree jer unosi 1b re ceiving congratulations from his manv f honda on having paused his second year medical examinations at tho tor onto university kov dr mcmillan hud a part in tho htivlcea at tho united church last sw day and at the evening service the congregation had tho benefit of hinging several i of the hymns in ordor tj derive tho good of tho meaning of the verses next sunday anniversary aoi vices will be held and rev rm glcfier of chosley former pastor of tho methodist church will conduct th sei vices on monday evening a ban quet will take place in connection with the anniversary of church union rev george extence of toronto conducted services for tho presby terian congregation at the morning service john grey of kincardine sang a solo which was much appreciated johnston hewat of slmcae was home for the weekend returning on sunday afternoon mr and mrs archie gray and fam ily of west toronto were up the be ginning of the nweek mrs gray is a sister of herlbert dyer who re turned home from tho hospital ro- certly it is a pleasure to see herbert able to get out and walk around to seo his friends and acquaintances mr and mrs harry tate of hi lis burg were in the village on saturday members of john r- richardsons family motored to niagara falls on sunday the rain of sunday afternoon and evening was very beneficial to vege tat ion of all kinds and everything is looking fine at present considering tlio late sprfng season it is good to see tho trees with their new apparel which harmonires with the evergreens ejpecially down tho valley road and below the woollen mills two of our local merchants are hav ing the front of their stores freshened up with paint which will help to make their premises inviting to their pat rons all kinds of trucking we are now prepared to 4o any kind of trucking that a oneton truck can do apany time of day or night our charges are always reasonable j a competent and obliging man will attend to your orders church street fred coles phone 136 u merrymakers male quartette tor your garden paittv uwn soclal etc all that their name implies 458 vvillard ave toronto 9 xicng distance phone junction 7601j many men wanted i to learn garago work and bar tering we are offering special ar rangements by which you can earn somo money by work furnished while attending our school hemvv hiu trade schools ttd 163 king str w toronto call or write for particulars specials for this week at the mclean store womens actty calibrated dolcuri wedding on may 31 1876 john barber axi sarah wliloubbby were joined in holy wedlock by kev r b howard of guelph they settled in acton in tho home on 3gln street now occupied by mr and afro frank spiolvokcl four years later they moved to the family homestead in israroosa township and a few ycaxs aftermud to enmsrova farm paisley hood guelph town ship here on monday afternoon may 31st amid charmlnjr surroundings they celebrated their mth annlvcrs- arj mr barber bos always taken keen interest in public affairs bavins served tor several yeaxs in guelph township council chairman of the guelph cemetery commission for tho past six years and still holds the of fice trustee of the hacdonald con solidated school for is years presi dent of the south wellington farmers inhtltate and of the 8uth welling ton agricultural society and in many other ways he and mr barber have been most estimable members of the community and have twen blessed with a anally of four sons and ave daughters all of whom were present with the exception ot one son albert who died 27 years ago- there are is grandchildren 13 of wriom were pres ent mr and mrs barber ore active members of dublin street united church guelph the happy couple were tho recipients of many tokens of appreciation among them being a wellfllled purse of grold from tho family roses for mrs barber roses from the ouelpb cemetery commis sion supper was served on- tho lawn decorated- with ribbons or spiral con fetti with a color scheme of gold and white annual review annual meeting at burlington last weak one- of the best york onto and quebec were observed here daruitr trie week improvements at the interesting gathering of citizens to consider matters of interest that interest is allvo for improve ments at the ltark was manifested at the meeting of citizens colled by chairman porker of the park com- sblttea for test friday evening al though the attendance wasnot large it was representative of a number of societies and all seenaed enthusiastic and ready to suggest a number of im- provomonts to be carried ont for the betterment o this flne civic property mr parker presided at the meeting numerous esunurea and improvement were talked- of and considered a resolution was poasedweanlmouely requesting tna chairman parker have he clerksesid a letter to all organi sations or societies interested in the park aaklnar them to appoint two members from their body to represent tnem on a stneral committee to be farmed of theie members and suggest such improvements aa would meet wipi general approval jt was also request ed that the nugnt oj meeting of this committee be definitely flxea police court news chief mcphorson inon the alert for motorists who violate the highway trattlc act by speeding over the inter sections and by recklean driving these days about half a doyen caacs have come up for hearing during the week mostof tuem with penalties on con vlctlon of from ie 00 to si0 60 and costs take yquur boots a vlwne t want a good class wortanaxttup at a sitting of police court in brmpton at ten oclock on monday morning h p moore police magis trate fined pat garrlty and john mc carthy both or calodon 150 01 and costs each for violation of the ontario temperance act ourrity was charged with havlne liquor he said ho had purchased two gnllonb from a pedlar foi which hi paid flioo aa a hired roan in his employ was addicted to drink he took the liquor to john mc carthy his uncle it was mccarthys the liquor was discovered by inspector reevely and provincial constable fewtrell mccarthy was lined for il legal possession the liquor which was moonsbine was confiscated and desti the annual district meeting ot tho halton cotihty womens institute wan hold in trinity united church sun day school room burlington with mrs georero agnow acton tho presi dent presiding delegates wcro in attendance from ashffrovc bannockburn georgetown actoht hornby umchouso mountain union nerval omagbv palermo stewarttown dublin and burlington the session opened at 10am when reports from tho various branches were presented showing considerable activity by this organization through out the country mrs merry of horn by secretary for tho county sub mitted hor financial report which showed a very satisfactory condition of affairs keports were recolvod from the standing committees on lucatlon childrens shelter and historic ro- search and public health the m then nujourned fbr lunch which was served by the mem bers of the burlington branch tho afternoon session opened at 1 3d and during the afternoon ad dresses were delivered by oeo put- man of the ontario deportment on activities for womens institutes which was followed by an address by airs dunn of hamilton on tho league of nations miss applebc ffcredation director and representative of suddlvlslon no 8 comprising tho counties of wellington peel and hal ton spoke on provincial work or the womens institutes a feature of tho afternoon session was the dress parade put on by tho brunches of georgetown mountain urlpn dublin palermo ashgrove and burlington ladles attired in old- time dresses one of which was worn in 1775 and four in 1850 rormed tho background for the modern finery of today tho parade croated consider able amusementtor thoae in atten dance during the afternoon mra w i inglehart of palermo now of tor onto was presented with a imist presi dents pin and miss annie gallagher who won the prize awarded by tile burlington branch of the womens in stitute ror the beat postor and captur ed the county prize with the same prtr o rtwi ith th flmr tenders for coal scaled tenders addressed to the purchasing agent department of pub lic works ottawa will be received at his offlce until 12 oclock noon day- light saving tuesday juno 23 1d2g for tho supply of coal for the domin ion buildings throughout tho provinco o ontario including tho city of ot tawa forms of tender withopcclftcatlonb and conditions attached can be ob tained from g w dawson purchasing agent department or public works ottawa and it winter 6961 victoria street toronto ont tenders will not bo considered unless mado on tho forms supplied by the department and in accordance wltrv dep specln a cunflu the right o demand from success ful tenderer a deposit not exceeding 10 per cent of tho amount of- the terdcr to securothe proper fulfilment of the contract is reserved by order s e obiuen secrotary department of public works ottawa juno 1 1026 502 bargains bargains bargains we have purchased a bankrupt stock of gents furnishings and dry goods the stock must be sold in 15 days so come and grab this opportunity here are some of our specials v mens work bawts isu wens working shirts mehs socks per pair mens summer underwear ladies silk hose 59c 10c 49c 19c mews d shirts 895ctrfs and up mens overalls and up mens merino penmans make boys caps each 129 79c 29c holeproof hose in black only this hose is all pure silk with lisle top worth in regular way 1 00 per f pair special this week per pair vtc holeproof silk hose in aif the nev shades at l0o per pair with cake of silk soapowith every pair sold 75c mens fancy silk and wool socks sizes 10 i0j4 and ii special at girls and boys stockings at reduced prices ln w only sizes 6j 7 v regular 35c for 28c size 8 8 9 8j4 regular 50c for 35c flannelette blankets at special prices your last chance to get pair of blankets at this low price w nn iarg doublebed size white or grey special pr yacee0 boys khaki long pants at 110 mens work pants special at255 mens overalls plain blue special at jl75 menskhaki pants special at 185 mens combination overalls special 325 mclean co mux street acton ont store closed wednesday af ecnoon i we also have lotsofarious bargains which will pay you to come in and see for yourself sale starts friday 9am sharp values for your money is our motto store at corner mill and main sts this sale is operated by f nicols co dont miss this treat the choir of the acton united church hve arranged for a monster garden party the first of the season to be held in the park acton wednesday evg june 16th at 8 oclock ga pai l at huttonville park bedding plants hanging basket material cannas and edgings we nil either hftnslns baskot or window box and deliver them to your home orders for cut flowers roses carnations and all sa- eonablo floom delivered without delay at reasonable prices floral design8 wreath8 and 8prays also wedding boquerts deslsn- od according- to your wish wo can have your nowors delivered in any distant town or city g l martin ftorfat grssnhouss victoria avo phons 68 tuesday june 15th at 815 a highclass programme will be provided by the bob wilsonkenny co with the following artists bob wilson onturlotj most popular entertainer for garden parties grace bonnick in monologues and musical sketches c le roy kenny torontos ravorite comedian gertrude 3qrbett dramatic soprano the roads arc good just drive in we do not charge for parking the big attraction on the programme win be the kitchener ladies band 60 pieces c this is the only ladies band in canada and they will render a full concert programme including solos saxaphone quartettes etc as well as full band numbers if you enjoy good music and want a real profitable evenings entertain ment you cahft afford to miss this treat adults 35c children 15c children 20c adults 35c seasonable hardware wo inve nil the wanted lines of seasonable hurdwaro in stftck including- such ltfms an pqultrj netting ln all freights and sure screen wire plglh in al xyldths screen doors and serpen windows lawn hose and lawn sprayers youll enjoy the programme special in aluminum 1 aluminum tsa kettles milk and rioet boilers convex kettles tea pots and pareotaters j aluminum daisy kattla 89c 134 prize by mrs bumby past president of uurllmrton branch the buslneaa of tho afternoon ses sion writs interspersed with aojos by airs farmlntar ana mra hammond nd roitdlngs by miss alice barrett tho following oincers were elected for tho ensuing yeur president mrs qeo agnow acton 1st vice president mrs geo at iclns barm to 2nd viceprcaident imra a q olar- ridse acton it r no 2 8oretarytreaurerl4rs p w jfeferry hornby the meeting was ono of the bestj jn the history of tho county organisa tion und after the dlscusafott of nrnny important subject augurs well for tette niagara toronto portdalhousie stcatharines ijyiadara titisma points hamnes ime souvenirs for visitors you want a rood job dodsi first- 1 silver spoons 7ifacwvorv if r picture postcards wattlma w ywl gwuiuitmtj to clw ai oansui sunday boats start jun a bays outing to niagara fall tmw- azlinctu intl t a 1 connections xlme aou llcd in ticket lo toot of tonee stroot by hoat at loo m standard erojsys lsertrehdt nmjrjf v scp v brdkc t1 turn sundays at 7 tntrd xrto d t t an unsurwascd view of stcathorlnes merriton thoromne alone the old nnd womand cl 1 all for 50 from gndph 525 from acton 500 from georgetown tickets and other information from agents bot soln sunday nnd returning sunday but no toronto bus c w d talbot phone 76 we deliver main street just around the comer specials for this shortening 3 pound pail 1 pornid brick beep cuts choice bih rofit pf to thick rib roat per 1 x round sljoulcjer rosst per fl rib boll 10c to wii 54c 18c 18c brisket boil per lb lard 13 pound pail 5 pound pail 20 pound pail v pound nplc bulk urd per s 9c 58c 95c mm 26c 2uc canadian natidnatelectric railways fresh fish on hand for friday t w jn i hi ijifdk 3 k