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t fiftyfirst year no 51 thursday morning june 17 1926 acton ontario canada thursday morning june 17 1926 single copies fivri cents sv the acton united church of canada minister rev r e zimmerman 0a parsonage willow street 1000 am sabbuth school seaslon 1100 am tho pastor subject will your anchor hold fc7o0 p m the pastor subject the lords day cir tho weekend prayer and prnlso service on thurs day at 730 j m presbyterian w knox church acton miniiter rev a c sto wart m a 1 manaerwlllow street 1000 a msabbath school and bible classes 1100 a m report or assembly 700 pm tho minister subject oustandlng blblocharacters hosea strangers leavlng address with tho ushers will bo called upon toy ho pastor the baptist church xdton the frocks that will makeacolorfulsummer quite a thou smart dresses for i summers choosing and a host of value surprises hh 1000 a m sunday school classes for all v hoo a m mr 3 b keynoms of toronto a man- with a message 700 pm mr s d reynolds monday june 21 b y p u bally atoraneevlile thursday 745 p m combined b y p u and prayer meeting during th su mon axxi wblcoicb special notices ailvertiaetnent in this column a cent per vrord iflnimuto charge 30c per insertion for sale 3 horseiowor single phase 1110220 rolt motor as good as new apply w b browtje co 502 norval ont tfor sate one coaloil stove florence auto matic four burner in good condition reason for selling no room apply mrs g w masales phone 74 main stroot agents wanted agents 1500 monthly easy selling magic gas ii box cnuiils 33 gallons gaisoune proven merits your namo on cans 310 profit write quick i a lepebvtie co alexandria ont sibayejd one chebtnut driving more and ono brown filly two years old strayed from tho premises of tuo undorslgnod please telephone any information to phone 16 acton w j starritt it r no 3 acton strayed to the premises of tho undersigned on sunday juno 13 a lirindlo jersey heifer ownor may have same by proving property and paying expenses rttsseli4 johnston lot 4 con 4 erin fob 8ale brick house on bower avenue being property of estate of the into mrs mary 8torey in good repair electric light and water connection for fur- tbar partlcnlnrl nnply tau jeremiah beijj 443 executor notice the public is horoby notified that my wife having left my bod and board i will not bo responsible from ana after this dato for any dobta bho may contraot without ray written or der v edwin landsboroxjgh june 1st 120 acton ont 498 for 8ale a now modem squar6 plan brl6k veneer house on mill street acton 0 rooms clothes closets and linen clonot 3pleco bathroom oak floors down stairs hot air furnace collar full size large veranda immediate possession terms it yon want anply to j a smith telephone 105 acton card of thanks mr and mrs b j samuhaw and miss vldic desire to express their ap preciation of the thoufrhtlulncss and kindly dewls and sympathy tenderer during the illness and tho ipsa of their son and brother morley tho many kindly tributes ana flora offerings will ever be gratefully remembered r card of thanks mrs james henderson and family wish to acknowlodgo the neighborly deeds and kind words spoken during tho illness and death of tho beloved husband and father of tbo homo tho floral tributes and tho services of roy mr strachan who had charge of the funeral were also fully appreciated by tho bereaved housohold farm for 8ale 110 acres with crop situated 3 miles from acton 1 mile from provin cial highway 50 acres of srain 40 acres if hay 7 acres of timber balanco nastum- splendid- brink- house largo barns stone stables cement floors hdiaim2l cattlo and 5 horees hog pena ond poultry houe enrage run ning water in house and stables rural mall and telephone look this over it you want a farm in high nuito of culti vation ana priced right 12500 cash and the balanco at 5i per cent im mediate possession ill health reason forcing apply to telephone lo5 act0 wqnderxaimx friday june 18 don qt son of zorro stojrlng doug las fairbanks one of the best pictures falrbnnils lias ever produced comedy oft his beat felix cartoon felix a tale of two kittles matinee at 415 to glvo tho kiddles a chance prices 16c ana 25c one- hew at night prices 25c and 35c oakvlllo orchestra saturday june 19 a womanb tfaith starrins percy marmont comedy framed fox news tue8day june 22 the crimson jhuimei starrlnn prl chapter 3 qf clnlloplng hoofs t rtiamplon3igr legion danc- ers ol-fcanadii- atid jo who wlllifyif an exhibition of tho slnmvril floublo chitrles- ton jmk ilu tcrlly tinfo ffiimv shuffle and the cole- m p 1 36c coming madame beteve starring julian jlltinge trio female imper b lgrbgoioi son imi silky rayon frocks with charming ways and mod erate price figures featar- ing the popular printed patterns as well as solid colors sizes 36 to 44 with a few sizes ranging up to 50 349 795 975 lovely crepe frocks of pure silk in the modernistic printed patterns and the voguish polka dots orig- -inal- color combinations silk crepe frocks inclyd- inrr hitrh fiitnrtcf anri nnllro sizes 16 to 44 1395 1595 1975 rayon and fuji silk frocks in solid colors pastel shad es sizes up to 44 special at v modish twopiece styles in glistening rayons with tops in printed patterns and the skirt sections in solid colors sizes up to 44 special at 795 3izes 40 42 and 44 in printed silk crepes polka dot tfnd cubist patterns navy with sand or grey blkck with white special at 1595 for large women too the popular polka dots in silkmixed crepes witn georgette drapings sizes 40 to 44 special at 1295 lovely flat crepe dresses in summers newest styles and colors sizes 16 td 44 two spcials 1295 and 1495 for young women printed ing both futurist and polka dot patterns special at 1295 fuji silk frocks solid col ors sizes 36 to 44 special special at 975 stripped fuji silk frocks 16 to 44 heavy quality long sleeves two specials 1295 and 1395 striped broadcloth dresses silky finish sizes 36 to 44 special at 450 two more specials in broad cloth dresses solid colors printed patterns and strip es 349 and 298 goat savings up to half price guelpits leadingl and largest store d e macdonald bros ltd daily cloting 530 pm excepting wednesday at 1230 noon and saturday at 930 pm news of local import i o d e birthday tea tho duke of devonshire chapter- of the i o d ie are holding a garden ten iitthe home of mrs fred mccieary church street friday afternoon juno ib fro 3 to 6 o col for 50t2 benefit tund thfl united church sunday school pionlc t t tho sunday school of the united church will hold kb annual plcnij at huttnnvllle park on julyl tho members of tho sunday school and the congregation aro uhked to keep the date in mind car plunge into fence on sundajteven in j a couple of younp men in a fordl coupe had a nar row escape from a tterloufj accident when turning the corner from the crossroad on to younp street one of the front tlrea blew out iid tho machine set out of control for a mo ment and plunged into the fence surrounding the property of mr c hansen a section of the fence was knocked down but no on was in jured taking it out of the school taaohira in order to retrench the town of oakvllte is taking it out of tho hides of the school teachers on the ground of economy the tonrn for the last ten years has been stoppings on the as nml hitting the high anots but novr rev dr endicott the new moderator thinks it wise to alow down a little a sensible thing to do of course in vevr of the financial situation of the town but it would have been more sensible to have done so ten years ago and not at this stage of the game take it out of the school teachers milton reformer the first bajnd concert the acton cltltens band gave their flrflt openair band concert of the sea son on the lawn at sunderland house last wednesday evening under jlnndmuater mason the band gave a very fine and varied programme of numbers the lighting of the grounds this year has been changed slightly and this adds very materially to the effect and assists the band it is the intention this year to hold the con certs on wednesday evenings but the one this week was withdrawn owing to the visit of the kitchener ladles band good roadwofk being dene rev or t albertmoore re- elected general secretary y jof united church the second session of tho general council of the united church of can adn tho largest protestnnt body in the dominion was inaugurated jn the american united church montreal op thursday last with an impressive nubllo service some 4o0 delegated commissioners and a large reprcaen- atlon of the general public attended this oponiog session- rev george c idgeon of toronto tho moderator in an eloquent dis course based upon the old testament incident connected with tho propoaed rebuilding of the walls of jerusalem fllscufwed the task of reconstruction confronting the church hp showed that tho past year had been ono of achievement his conclusion was that gods indwelling makes tho church his dwelling about her la the only protection she needs she may suf fer the martyrs did and conquered thereby the church has a vital ex perlence and a cleancut message of salvation gpd was present with hla people there he is present with his people still he la in the midst of her and his presence is u wall of fire r6und about her the first business of the council of the united churcfi was tlie election of a new moderator rev james end social and personal red and white chain store j w jones proprietor specials for the week june 17th to june 23rd old potatoes 15 lbs afl- choice dairy butter oa monarch flour f t maple leaf flour 125 f juice bottle old cheese per lb raisins 2 lbs for 25c 35c 25c special value on turnip seeds cc per lb 33c silverware we have a complete new stock of silverware and we are sure every piece is of the latest design and the range of prices will suit everyone other gifts suitable for the june bride aluminum graniteware electric appliances 7 all kinds of household supplies- hardware supplies for farmers and townsfolk watering cans bug finish paris green sprayers at 65c 125 zy50 and 850 binder and mower sections rivets anjl guards for allnjakes scythes and snaths all prices picnic special dont forget that thermos bottle gq for picnics special each v7s complete lunch kit with bottle 149 we carry the famous coleman cookers im symons hardware mill street phone 49 we deliver the council fitopparentiy golnsto fix up a number of the cross streets thin year in a way that will do some permanent good they aro grading and ditching the worst of these streets and straightening the boulevards in a way that should make for- a good rondwny and drain away the water in fine shnpcln the spring sections of elgin frederick and willow streets have already been treated and are now ready for a coating of gravel- the calcium chloride for keeping down the dtint has also arrived and will he applied immediately appreciates our beautiful country why you people need to go away from tliia jx tntrict f or holldayaualcsa- for the change alone is something of a quandary to me noted a visitor to town the other evening- with the rolling hills and valleys tho verdure on every side and the bits of wood- lot the farmers have been wise enough to leave here and there together with the views of lake and stream peeping up frequently there isnt anything much lovelier in scnry anywhere- and your roads even when one turns oft the main highways are a comfort to some of us who have driven over chiy and gumbo ln the west and south acton band vialta milton last thursday evening acton cttl- en band paid a visit and exchange concert with the milton band in vic toria park milton the milton and acton bands played several sacred se lections at the first port of tho pro gramme tihe acton band then gave a number of fine selections and pro vided the remainder of the programnoc they were accompanied by master john mcgechle who gave some tine exhibitions of scotch irish and clog dancing bandsman rigby was ills accompanist tho return visit of tho milton band will be looked forward to with much interest by cltltens hero these visits between acton and milton bands are popular generally with bandsmen and cit lions acton wommi institute enurtaln neighboring societies the acton womens institute held their summer meeting in the pojiqh hall on tuesday afternoon june 8th ban nock burn llmehouse and dublin societies were invited and attended n large numbers making thp meeting a veryiilensantone afterth buln8 was transacted tho tnoetlng was fa vored by a solo by mrs rov a c stewart accompanied ny sllss jean orr which was much enjoyed miss orr also gavean instrumental solo with her usual good execution xhe speaker of the afternoon was miss jcanrcamcron smith of powassan miss smiths training and experience hns placed her in possession of much information of value to institute mem bers her subject was how wo men can teach good citizenship and her ability and manner made her talk both pleasant and most educational miss merle orlndcll then mvp n rnu tatlon entitled the cattle thief after the singing or the national an- theriv the meeting adjourned and a social hour was spent with the visit ing societies a service with th church school c sunduy morning last was celebrated as sunday behoof pay in th iuaiud church tn school niet in the church auditorium father in ah n theusnul place arid when tho congregation ar rived at the time for the morning or- vice the school was arrunged in lie front pews special features pt tlie service were elections iby he flqhopi the reading of the lesson py tho supv iittendont a fbroyn unfl a sninted and muchenjoyed adjdreh on sunqny schrtol work anu our duty tplt by mr jotto frh cjfc tftnton mr l liagbeen hmperlnccni fqr a flumber at years ok one qf the bs oiganued schoola la tbo province in zion taberjiaqlp hspnttoji rather- inureting he carfjc fja hlg uqpr- inifndentfl duties and daps npt taho them i all lightly ftt hut and wafces hla living an a commercial traveller bhvy fhm jhnmllton usually- from nfonduy morning till friday evening the energy which allocs him to keep a big school running suc cessfully under these conditions won evident in the address- suited by the way both tor kiddles and- grownups tho school orchestra as usual contributed an appreciated quota to tho service cott d d waa elected- his namo was the only one placed before the council and his election was carried by a unanimous standing vote as is gen erally known rev dr endicott was generul secretary of the department of foreign mission of the methodist church he gave signal service to that church before its entry into the union ho was born in devonshire england in 186g he came to can ada in early manhood and attended wesley college winnipeg he had a brilliant academic career and was a gold nedalist in philosophy he was received into tho methodist ministry in the oldgxuelphconferehcein lb87r he served in the west during proba tion und in 1893 was sent to china as a missionary after 18 years aer- vice on that mission field ho returned to canada in 1911 and has since been engnged at the head of the executive force of the missionary department dr endicott la known as a distin guished preacher scholar and evang- gellst he is one of the most gifted orators in canada he recently ro- turnedfrom an official fraternal visit to the presbyterian churoh in scot land rev t albert moore d d who was the first general secretary of the united church of canada was re elected by unanimous vote for an eulogistic nomination hy rov dr baird of the presbyterian college of winnipeg the work of the conference has gone forward with keen interest and a determination to arrive at a conclus ion in the matter of legislation for tho new church which will be for the best interests of tho cause for which the church stands the evening meetings have been of a popular character and have been illust the aotivhles and ac- v mr charles mcleod of toronto was home on sunday mr e j moore of toronto spent the weekend at moorecroft mr jprdon lnwson was home from toronto over the weekend miss myrtle dills of toronto spent the weekend at her home here mr vind mrs n p mclani spent the- weekend with toronto l friends mr austin held of toronto visited at his home here over the weekend mr george anderson w oshawa was a weekend visitor at his homo here mr w d robertson of toronto spent the weekend with relatives here miss v anderson of ouelph gen eral hospital visited acton friends last week n mr john dunn returned homo from st jerome college kitchener last thursdny miss ella lcltch il n of guelph visited miss annie mcdonald over the weekend miss edna kreiger of- waterloo visited miss nellie bessor over tho weekend mis viola burnley visited at her brothers home in toronto over the weekend miss eileen cottlngham of toronto is visiting her cousins theilsses orr bower ave the lower school 1926 examinations the pupils who were successful at the acton continuation school miss sarah klky of guelph was in tfy- iho icircy-thomp- compllahmcnts of tho various depart ments of the churchs life on fri day evening in st james united church a meeting of inspiration and power was held demonstrating the work of home missions tho great auditorium of this church was filled with an intensely interested audience choral music and a dramatic recital by miss frances nlpkuwa a full- blooded indian girl were featured the vocal selections which were wide in their range were rendered by the church choir and by kronen italian and negro choirs tho difficulties of protestant minor ities scattered through french speak ing quebec were dealt with at length by the rev dr j u tanner super intendent of tho montreal and ottawa district missionary wopte- dr tanner declared the industrial development of the province was creating great opportunities for mission work tho english minorities were often in a bad way to secure protestant educa tion for tholr children and much good work had been done lnthis qeld by the four school homes operated by the womens missionary society rev j a doyle of winnipeg guvo an account of the missionary work carried on umqng tho ukranlans of the canadian west which nyasqf much in terest and showed the need for christian aattvltles and supervision among theso people and the great ad vantages which huvo followed the missionary work pf tbo phurch with them at 330 on saturday afternoon the council retired front their labors and accepted an invitation to a garden party at the home of mr und mrs j w mcconnol at their beautiful home at dorval on tho ah ore of tho majestic st lawrence twelvo miles out from the rccntreof the city the motor drive was in itself very pleasant while the hospitality extended by mr and mrs mcconnol watt lavish and enjoy able the do unci 1 will require at least untlj friday night to complete itsar- dous labors h p m pqljce court news on a charge of theft ben hoover appeared on saturday before police magistrate bobcrt crawford at brampton and was remanded for onb week hoover who is charged wth breaking lutp george knrrs garage about two weeks uigo put up a fight when chief of police andrew herkes arrested htm on saturday morning two citizens came to the- chiefs aid but during the scrap rltfovcr police say bit the chiefs thumb uiy chief herkes claims that when ar rested hoover jiird seversl of the ur- llclcsmlsljk from the gurgq- elmer ireland was charged by cktef mcpherson with driving his medor- cyclc on the streets in town at a spaed and nutnncr dnngerqus to to ixuljhc there was quite a llyccgenca in he evidence the chief swure hat hc defendant drove tho morcyclc t io corner of lflm and main srca at a speed of between thirty apd ffiry miles an hour on situilfvy vning may 20th tho def avro a he did nirt drivp at a pacd over flyo miles par hour a witness corroborat ed the evidence of- tho chief however and irelands flop nml go nniqunted to 10hb hv wh cautioned by the chief about making ijn excessivo noise whllo running hlsmuchlnc on saturdy-evening-ghief- mepher- uon received word from milton from chief ohaiunan to urrcst normun and david deforest on u charge of theft it is alleged that they stole motor parts and accessor en from a garage near milton heights they were lodged in the cells here until sunday when chief chapman conveyed them to milton to await their trial town last week tor son wedding mr j d k near of brampton is having at the home of mr d h young mr juck davidson of rattle fprd is visiting his father mr charles david son second line mr and mrs w h speight of tor onto called on acton fniends and rel atives on sunday messrs e a and boy brown and miss bertha of toronto were home over the weekend mrs blanche brooks of toronto was in town last weekfoiv the- kilty- thompson wedding mrs a mctavlsh is visiting her sister mrs alex park in edgmond- vllle for a few weeks mr and mrs mcfaddeii of van couver b c axe visiting at tho home of mr malcolm mclean mrs nicol and mrs mcnab of rock wood visited at the liome of mrs a cuxrie last week mr mac symbn has gonetb eon don to take a iosition with the london hardware and electric co mrs e j wright of toronto is spending the week at the home of her cousin mrs alfred sopcr mr and mrs gordon hay ward of toronto visited at tho home of mrs bertha cook over the weekend mrs margaret glaasey of george town spent the weekend at the home of her sister mrs alfred soper mrs j d torrle of orangoville paid a short visit on monday to her broth er mr d h young main st north mr e o zimmerman and miss zoo zimmerman of hamilton visited rev and mrs r el zimmerman on sun- the pupils whoso numes appear bo- low hava passed successfully the sub jects indicated penotes that pupil passed in all subjects on which he wrote barber helen- geog boyby ehlyn arlth zool phsiogflsng gr bracken bernice gcog art brown margaret bot campbell dobothy bot geoff art can his cole mary arlth zool cook frank arltb zool physlog eng gr cook helen arlth zool eng gr coxe hazel geog bot art can his day fred arlth zool physlog eng gr finney reginald latin graff etheltarith bot eng gr grindell meryltieoff bot art can hist henderson arthur arlth zool physlog enggr arlth eng gr henderson clarence arlth eng gr hinton norman geog alt can his holling er mildred gebgt7 bot- art can his hollo way frank arlth zool physlog eng gr joe melvin geog kelly kathleen geog bot art can hist kirkness ivan geog bot art can hist lasby stewart arlth zool phyahjff eng gr lawson arthur geog bot art can hirtory lawson marjorh3 arlth leslie margaret bot art littley helen geog art anhlstory obituary william mcdonald after an illness of ilvo weeks wil liam mcdonald passed away at tho home of his daughter mrsj f a williamson 82 dcwson street tor onto on friday evening june 11 tho funeral service on monday- afternoon was largely attended and was held in esalunafud church of which tho de ceased has been an elder for a number of years it was conducted by tho pastor rev n waddell assisted by rev a c stewart of knox church acton mr mcdonald was the eldest son of the late alexander mcdonald and was born on the old homestead lot 21 third line escjucslng on sep tember 9 1853 he received ids edu cation at dublin school principally under the tutorshlpf mr robert mc dopuld and was a classmatcp of tho late dr hector mqdonuld fortyfour years ago last december mr mcdon ald was married to surah m gordon who predeceased him a number of years ago and since his marriage bo has lived on lot 31 con 5 esquesing he is survived by threo sons and three daughters two sisters and one brother his eldest son a evan mcdonald of carstalrs alta was unable to attend the funeral the pall bearers wore messrs j stalker w r kenney n f lindsay r w lowrle w a young and thos moffat the two former representing the sons of scotland of which de ceased was a member the floral tributes were wreaths from the sons and daughters and the actondale farmers club and sons of scotland spray of rosesfroin mussets isabel ahd margaret and mr john mcdonald sprays from b d l ham mond a c gordon and family mr lowrle and miss betty mrt and mrs j ehnebon miss floronce mclaren mr and mrs david williamson mr and mrs r h- wanabrough and tho hartford fire insurance co toronto friends from a dlstanco who attended the funeral were mr and mrs a c gordon messrs r d and xm war ren miss barbara warren mrs w t stone of toronto and mrs gordon small of teeswater day 7 mr and mrs j mckeown and fam ily of cedarvlllet visited at the home of mr nnd mj d mcdougall last weekv ftlrs george murray and miss j galbralth motored to wingham and spent the weekend with mr w h xsurney mr will brown and miss margaret brown of toronto visited at tho homo of mrs t somerville and other friends in town mr and mm harry fllkin and messrs jack william and james of aurora visited friends here over the weekend mif thos forbes and mr x bcston of huntsvllle visited at the home of the formers brother mr n forbes on tuesday mr vanwyck of the bank of mon treal staff left on saturday for his home in owen sound for a couple of weeks holidays mr and mrs w- ej hamlin miss efvelyn and mir elvyell of toronto visited at the 1mm e of mr r c- johnston ori sunday mr melvln dron ot the bank of montreal staft returned home last week from london where he spent a couple of weeks holidays with rela tives mr and mr- george rounding mr and mrs robert irvine and miss cralne of grand valley visited at tho home of mrw h wataon over the weekend mr and mrs james giobons wish to announce the engagement of their daughter margaret to sir ernest coles son of mr and mrs fred coles the marriage to take place early in july mr stewart campbell of reglnn sask mrs secord rachel mr nnd mrs hu s nicklln and mary jor guelph visited mr nnd mrs a e nicklln nnd mrs h s holmes on sunday e mrs d h young who has been visiting her daughter mrs h e meyers at mehdbta 111- returned home monday accompanied by mr and mrs meyers and little daughter they made the trip by motor mrv arid mrs wm landsborough mesws edwin and charlie lands- borough and miss vera landa- borough mr anil mm c k wrnwn and jack nnd harold skllllng of acton nnd mrs earl h vincent of chatham and misses grace skluing and irene moore of torojvto spent sunday at xha home of mr and mrs frank wickini q ont enteftind junipr i o d e mrs w j held entertained the junior i o p e at her home last wednesday night the evening was sien in music anu games after which a sumpiuous lunch was aerved ah reported a vopy good time sal of horns- mad baking the ladle aid of tlie baptist church wlu hold a nalo of homemade baking on saturday afternoon june 19th at four oclock in the class room of the church cake and 4ee- cream wlllitlso be served durrrtg the sale and in tio evening unveil war memorial at straatavilu after six tnonths of effort on tho part of the executive of the overseas veterans club nt htrcetsvllle the i that everything will bo ready for tho completion of the jocnl war memorial in time for the unveiling on july 1 arrangemeptu have been made to have majorleneral f l leasard c b perform the unveiling with ueutcol bertram und the 36th peel and duf- ferln regiment present and in charge of the guard of honor macarthur robert geog bot art can history macdonald margaret geog bot can hist macgregor mabelgeog art macpherson dorothy art geog bot can hist maddock doris geog bot art can hist malone lois geog bot art can hist mannr- marjorie geogv botr art can hist mccomb muriel geog bot art can history mckeownt arthur arlth zool physlog lat morbison stanley geog bot noble neoma- arlth eng gr rejd marjory ceog bot art can hist scarrow gladys arith zool physlog eng gr smethurst dorothy geog hot- can history stewart mac arlth zool physlog en- gr stewart merle arlth zool physlog eng gr storey aticr rnlnny switzer marjorie arlth zool physlog eng gr tyler lillian art- tyler phyllis geog art wiggins vivian zool eng gr oung harvey geo art bot can hist young jessie arith zool eng gr young nellie geog art bot can hist thclma s h craig principal farewell seftmons by rev j vv boyd at the baptist church last sunday last sunday rev j w boyd who has been the pastor of the baptist church here for the past year or so preached his farewell sermons prior to taking his new charge at dover- court baptist church toronto in tho morning mr boyd took for his subject stand fast and uaed as the text for ids discourse 1 27 let your conversation bo as itbecometh the gospel of christ that whether i como and see you or else bo absent i may hear of your affairs that ye stand fast n one spirit with ono mind striving together for the faith of the gospel thlssermon was his farewell messago to the congregation and was of a prac tical nature exhorting the congrega tion to remain steadfast in the work of god and the church in the evening mr boyd took for his subject the old old story was an examination of tho cardinal features of tho gospel as brought out in pauls brilliant defence before king agrlppa acts 26 during his pastorate of the baptist church in acton the church tins pros pered andflpurlshedarid the cbrigrev guttqn are loathe to rice mr boyd de part it was in acton that mr boyd was inducted and ordained and he has many kindly feelings fa this his first qhnrgo five women in jubed in motor accidant nor nelson vil lage attending womens in stitute conventioth two of a party of burlington wo men instituto members sustained brok bones and three others wero uadly shak up in a uiulur uuvldmil saturday afternoon shortly before three oclock at the corner of nelson village un the dun dun street high way mrs harris bumby formerly president of the burlington branch suffered a badly fractured shoulder and mrs dunn- had two ribs broken mrs j e duke president of tlte bur lington womens institute mcrs john brldgeman i and mrs stanley dynes wero all badly injured ns was herbert dynes the driver of the car the party were being driven to it meeting of the institute at palermo in the cur owned and driven by herbert dynes when at tho crossroads near roys store at nelson village another car owned and driven by mr steph enson of milton came down tho aldo road and crossed tho highway in front of dynes car and according to the occupants of dynes car tho driver seemed to hesitate in crossing the road mr dynes seeing that an ac cident was inevitable if he proceeded immediately applied tho brakes and turned out to avoid 0 fitting tho ve hicle in front of him in doing so a wheel caught in the cement and his cartur neilturtlev th e- occuiants- wer o injured when the cur turned over dr t v peart burlington was called and he conveyed tho women to tho ohlee of dr t w blanchard whero sfrny pictures were taken after attending to tho injured women dr peart took them to their homes mr dynes car was badly wrecked as a result of the accident june weddings kiltythompson a quiet wedding was solemnized on wednesday june 3th nt the united church parsonage by tho rev r e zimmerman b a when jessie lege daughter of the late mr and mrs g c thompsons was united in marriage to william youngest son of sdr and mrs thomas kilty or nassagaweya -the- hrldewore a tailored suit of navy polret twill blonde shoes and stock ings to match and wore a corsage bouquet of sunset roses and illy of the valley after the ceremony a da inty luncheon was served to the bride and groom at the home of the brides sister mrs rae cook later the happy couple sleft for a trip to buffalo upon their return they will take up their residence in toronto woodboyd a pretty june wedding was solemn ized on saturday june 12 at the homo of tho brides parents mr and mrs john boyd on the fifth line erin near acton when their daughter r mary mabel became tho bride of mr f7him r wmtj r nf r nrl mrs- r i x 31 j f wood of guelph promptly at three oclock the bride took her place under an arch of evergreens and lilacs she was attired in a wedding gown of whle crcpo romainc over crepe de chine with wide flounced laco around the bottom ot tho skirt nnd bridai not embroidered in gold wfth bandeau of orange blossoms she carried a bouquet of sweetheart roses and was attended by her sister miss clarlco boyd who wore a dress of sunset rose georgette and gold shoes and bandeau und carrying a boutiuet of columbia roses the groomsman was mr geprgo jelglor of guelph the brides mother was at tired in a gown of bluo canton with corsage of mauve and tho grooms mother was a blue crcpo gown em broidered in silver tne wedding march was played by miss marian wood and miss geltz sevello sang during the signing of the register rev roy w krid of guelph per formed the ceremony tho grooms gift to the bride was a necklace of pearls and to tho attendants white gold bar pins set with pearls and gold cuffl inks after tho ceremony a dainty wedding breakfast was served and the couple left for a honeymoon tour to the eastern states the bride wearing a twopiece travelling dress of coral and sand hau blue cape coat with t grey squirrel trimmings and with bag and shoes of blonde shade upon their return they will reside ih guelph vi burned while lighting fire with coal oil jothn ran ton died at tho palmerston hospital saturday morning as the re sult of severe burns sustained carjy friday whon the coal oil which ho was using to light the firofor break fast exploded enveloping him lit flames which burned hlm badly about tho head and body everything possible was done to relieve his suffering but without avail tajie dfed about 730 friday night corner dr cileman after investigating the circumstances decided that an inquest was- linnecqs- sary the house was completely des- troped by lire motor collision at guelph the dundas bridge at tho foot of gordon street guelph was thq hcoho 1 otjn bad auto smash tidaynight when two cars gong in opposite di- roctions figured in a headon collls- wjr tire m chine rannoogether with sufficient force to cornpletely swing them around blocking up the bridge and making it impossible for traffic to pass either wny both cars were badly wrecked from informa tion in the hands of the police mr j kurtz of guelph was going to guelph from his homo on college heights about a quarter to ten he was driv ing over the bridge whon the other car driven by john kennedy of ham ilton crashed into him swinging both round at right angles to the road with kennedy were martin leblanc and robert chap pel both of hamil ton the latter was the only occu pant injured receiving a nasty cut over the eye kennedy waa detained on a charge of reckless driving and leblanc and chappel on a charge of drunkenness sergeant huuck nnd motorcycle officer lamb had tho curs cleared away in short order and in less than fifteen minuses trafllc was able to resume its normal course owing to decidedly dangerous lo- catloil of tho accident it is very for tunate that nothing more serious hap pened leblanc and chappel each pleaded- kullty tobelnglntoxoatedoi their appearanco before magistrate watt on saturday morning claiming that they had purchased a vondors bottle at hamilton and were fined 10 and costs each kennedy pleaded pot guilty to a charge of reckless driving- at the request of chief rae who was not ready to proceed tho caso was ad- journed until wednesday fcksi rr aaiif