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r mm birth liirttakca ud deauia are now charged for at the following rates blrtha nli f e sct harriafea 90 death i 50c ioc per line extra for p pleo blijottat hie family homo at cnmpbellville on friday morning- august ttli 1026 wflllum james 0 elliott in iiib 71nt year king- attho residence ot her dallgh- ter mra c p coleman burllns- ton on monday august 2nd 132g sarah adams w1dow of tho jato charles kins hor 87th year thuksoat august 12 1926 local miscellany the fine harvest moon is enjoyed these summer evenings v the raspberry crop is proving an exceptionally good one the modern home la auppucd with overythinc except the family pastures- have seldom been so good at this season of tho year it you dont want to 1o miasod see that your namo is on the voters ust- mr george barber will soon have the roof cornpleted on his new resi dence all noxious weeds on streets and in burdens and vacant lots should be cut now it can be proved without influr- ance statistics that careful drivers live longer the cool weather has been very agreeably mixed with the humid august doysc the autumn wild flowers bedeck tho roadsides in profusion now in many places much ot tho winter- wheat has been harvested sktany fields of oats are about ready to cut isnt it about time eomo of those good oldfashioned harvest apples were comtaff in to market t building operations ore lively now- a number of excellent new houses are under construction in town the iaoies aid ot knox church are engaged in collecting a mile of coppers for the funds of the society 1 is aajd there are now some folks in town who would like to exchange their radio for a set of automobile tires there are numbers of dumps of very fine and profusely blooming hollyhock in home gardens in town now a few loads of gravel on main st at folrvlow avenue would greatly im prove the road leading to fairviow cemetery the new atop signs are still ignor ed by some drivers horse driven ve hicles are not immune as many drlv- era appear to have concluded the tallest hollyhocks in town ore blooming in mr john camerons gar den they are 10 feet 6 inches in height and blooming profusely j4r t- e emerson and miss bertie smith were hero from toronto again on sunday and took their regu lar places in the choir of the united church alliston council has decided to exact a fee of 1000 for the first and j1500 for the second gasoline filling stosccr erected in front of a merchants premises i st albans garden party in the pork next monday evening fred j perrin and his company- of enter tainers will provide an entertaining prograxnme the chrry crop has been an un usually good one this season trees everywhere bear lots of fruit after the- family has picked nil they need for household use say mr driver did you come to a full op at that last stop sign ypu must whether your vehicle is motor driven or horse driwen other wise the cop will get yon tmrait- s holmes had the misfor tune daring the week by a misstep while- at the home of mr and mrs vr arnold to fall on the cement walk and painfully bruise and abraise her left umb the secretary of fflfa kincardine school board is said to have received no less than 160 applications for the various staff vacancies of the public and high schools coming from all points of ontario the new cement ssttee at the moore memorial plot in falrview cemetery was much in demand on sunday a doxen such seats scattered through th cemetery would have real value and would be greatly appre- j elated j the formal ceremony of declaring the newlypaved streets of benver- j ton open for urafllc was made the oc casion thursday of a piece of munici pal rejoicing not equalled since the old boys itc- union p eight years ago beaverton express the beauty and frakrci nee of the wayside wild flowers now in bloom was demonstrated in the floral decora tions nt the united church on sunday wudflowers only were used and they were attractive to all lovers of lift- turea beautiful psoductlonct- kenneth henderson gait huff rather nn exciting exierince on 3at urday on one of the streets there second collided with tho first 4 -kert- nethe car was badly damaged but fortunately he escaped injury the mitchell utilities commis sion is to be commended for the work they have undertaken to beautify the town the string of colorod lights placed over the spillway at the dam cannot fall to attract attention ot motorists passing through the town after dark advocate mr- hilton at acton eng was entertained by acton chamber of commerce on excursion to windsor caitlo mr h w hinton jewoller evident ly hud an enjoyable time on hla vlrjlt to acton england thin hummer a tetter to the editor from jmr- john taylor secretary of tho actoh cham ber of commerce sayw acton eng july 29th 192g dear mr mooro i was pleased to got your letter ot tho 2nd instil introducing your townsman mrh w hinton whose acquaintance i was glad to make i nt onco telephoned to our past president mri v t davejinort who was born nt ayl- mer ontario to malto throe at a private ltmrer and to chnt over the affairs ot tho two actons- mother and daughter towns hero let mo say tho cuttings which appear from time to time in our local acton gazette from your paper aro much appreciated and our mr john mcniah greatly lnterested us in his account of his visit to acton ontario and tho honor you did him in allowing him a seat in your police court a ff online anlnslght into tho way in which justice is administered in canada i may mention that mr daven- port was our president for two yearaand he- put in real good work but our chamber of com merce has an unwritten law that no one shall hold the office for more than two years in succession our president now is mr clifford evans a large retail dealer in the borough to get back to mr hinton we gave him an insight into acton but his time was limited how ever he and his brother coun cillor hinton of loyton joined us as the chamber ot commerces guests on our river trip on the thames from windsor to henley and back on wednesday 21st fast i also gave mr hinton a letter of introduction to your friends sir harry and lady brit- tain and hope ho mado use of it and that ho will return to acton ontario with only hapry memor ies of his stay in old england mr hinton mentioned that you i had sickness in your homo 1 hope both you and mrs moore aro both in the best of hoalth now jf i can bo of any service to any of your acton ontario friends i shall be clad to do syhat i can with regards and best wishes tours sincerely john taylor mr hinton evidently had the op portunity fora good square kngliah meal when a guest of acton cham ber of comrnerce the menu enclosed in tho above letter was as follows salmon mayonnaise and cucumber roast chicken and ham roast lamb and mint sauce roast beef- and horse radish veal and ham plo j3rendi salad potato salad tomatoes fruit salad and cream vanilla ices cheese rolls and butter h p m was taken violently insane joseph armstrong tin old man of seventythree of omagh wia lodged in tho county jail on friday for safe- ic coping by chief chapman he was examined by two doctors and de clared to bo dangerously limimtv on saturday ho was brought before police magistrate moore in the sherlflcs ollce and committed to the asylum at hamilton wliiio in ilin jiii he iin out the sink in tho corridor and b t- tcd his head ocalnst the bara caui g painful abrasions the cuso is a v y pitiful one here a shoe thats chummy to your feet the moment you put it on and oae which you can bay at a price that doesnt hurt a thoroughbred shoe- a shoe with personality in its appearance and endurance in its constitution thats figlax tho tonic and vegetable laativo sure relief for constipation 25 and 50 cents at druggists x m savage fish dealer acton phone 132 fresh caught white fish and sea flsh every week delivered in time for dinner friday order early they dont inst long wo clean bone or fillet fish to order quality guaranteed garden party under the ausjpices of limehouse united church will be hlild at the 1iomk of mr william gowby limehouse tuesday evening august 17th a good iiroramme will be provided by jlmmio re id canadaa premier kntertulner miss jessie butt contralto miss nellie lie- ghle violinist nml mrs olive keeley soprano und accompanist come anj3 exjov a good programme and have a i- good time refreshment booths on grounds splendid parking space for caxs admission adults 35c children 20c halton field crop competition farmers in each township prize in this contest win following- is tho list of winners in the halton county agricultural so cietys field crop competition in fall wheat judged h james mclean of richmond kill 1st o el wilson eaqueslne town ship r 2nd f c fwllmott arsons trafal gar township 3rd d f l trafalgar town ship- 4thg ei goade kelson town ship cth i w chisholm nasaaga- weya township 6th h 3dcarthur nolson town ship 4 iwi r harrop esquesinff town ship another fact although the popular fablo is that it- takes a small town for root gossip it has to be acknowledged that some times you can aret an earful in a city also tite best good shoe majmjji exclusive invictus agent h l harrison moved to a new stand in order to better serve uie public and to get a larger stand we have moved our bakery store to more commodious premises across the street to the stand formerly oc cupied by mr stuckey as the clyde rest aurant we are now comfortably settled in the new quarters and ready to serve you fj our stock of baking is always fresh and com- pletei- m edwards bakery buy home town baking there is none better phone 77 mill street acton special prices this week at your r service wo aro now open for business and solicit tho patronage of the people of acton and surrounding district our aim is to give tho public tho best pobslble valuo and ser- ylco at the least possible prico our shop la at the corner of mill street and park avenue geo cowie son horseshoera blacksmithing and repairing norval blend national pastry to baku fine pies- never uso any but national flour forthe crust ordinary flour may turn out well or inny not but with national flour tho result is always certain with ordinary car nationatu- flour la tho best all around family flour made it is the homo bak ers heat friend hundreds will gladly testify to that fott norval flour mills w r browne co prop norval st albans church garden party ani dance will be held in the park acton monday evg august 16tii the following excellent artfsts have been secured tosupply- the programme for the garden party they are all new to acton audiences and come highly recommended -v- fred j perrin comedian klttle marjory garland elocuuonist mr edmondson baritone miss ida hartley soprano misses taff and menaxly dancers and a threepiece orchestra aamissiih35cenfi children with parents fvee black duchess satin black duchess satin 36 inches wide good bxl value at 200 special j10 gingham dresses lot no lff gingham dresses made up of good quau ity canadian gingham good value at 125 special qc this week i- fdc i lot no 2 40 gingham drosses mostly check tf oc patterns lnrgt size good value at 175 special vlwv linen towelling all pure linen towelling good value at 35c oc spiccial per yard 1 tuv english broadcloth slips english broadcloth slips regular 175 oc special 1 if mens odd pants mens odd pants in brown hairline stripe q oc regular price 375for 7m9 men work pants mens work pants sizes 32 34 36 regular 0 price 275 special vv boys khaki bloomers boys khaki bloomers sizes 26 28 30 made of ip a good khaki drill regular 15 113 mclean co mux street acton owrr jitney dancing an oldtime 5cent jitney dance will be held in the drill shedr a threepiece orchestra piano banjo drums and traps will supply the music a real evening efcertainment come and enjoy it mining share ib the attractive possibilities of northern ontario mining would ypu consider besoming a shareholder in a company sponsored by reputable men rand endorsed by reliflble engineering advice write for particulars of the pine lakelorrain silver mines limited to a w ryder company 7 mccaui street toronto 2 ont iti years experience northorn ontario mining prospecting operating financing g new soe lodge at milton v- inatltuted by woodgrean lodge acton nd supreme olficera wednesday auauit 4th was a red letter dny in the hletory ot woodgteen ixde sonai of bnglandaoton on that date bro w eocleeliall sp d d accompanied by a inrgo num ter of tlio noembera went to milton tfor tlie purpose of opening a new lodge in the county town delegatea ftom nearly every lodge in tho ouclph district were preeont the ceremonies were taljen by the representatives from the lodges or each town president bro b tyler sr aoton presjlded with amty w work being very highly commended bro w booleshmi plstrlct deputy auperyjaed the wfcole of tho cere- monyvh1lttly ttroua ws f- forta that the ikiate hs troughl into oustonoe j j a ood ntwtr f inlhatedand further epphtjaffon- in ne hanair o uid seoretarf r bro d proctor bnplnesertary was present ndlalb took uittt itb jodje bsws hwlirto jattajl f aftsthe offleerg wsre tostmjud a jmsr special reduction of 20 to friday and saturday shoppers at nicofs economy store everything is reduced 20t for this clearing sale come and save money here are some of our specials johnstone cos new funeral car 6reermclaughlin type r hp messrs johnstone co funeral directors acton have always endieavoredfoeep in the matter bf serviceand equipment they have studied by modern methods close personal attention and quiet couuepus demeanor at the times when the bereaved are burdened with sorrow to make the sad duties of prepara tion and burial as pleasing and satisfactory as possible under the circumstances c to further accomplish this they have just added to their equip ment a new greerbuilt funeral car of the mclaugtilinbuick type the most modern and graceful that has been introduced the combina tion of the greer body and the mclnughlinbuick master six chassis has established newstandard of value in the funeral car field since the advent of the automobile the grcers have been the leaders in canada in the building of funeral motor equipment x- 4 v- designing this new funeral car the manufacturers have given he funeral director equipment that is fully in keeping with the times tfpthin cltyieind town the ipng graceful lines and the besiity of sr00 i5i design make this funeral car one on which the owners arc proud to display fheirndme plate ihe construction throughout is of the finest material and work manship the plate panel glass operating in feltlined metal groves have all noiso and rattle eliminated the rear compartment is sep arated from the drivers cab by sliding glass panels the interior upholstering is sanitary and beautiful there arc shades- operating on spring rollers the rear side window is equipped with special shade adjusted from the bottom of the window similar to thosu used in pulinraifcarsr two corner lights and one dome light give effectiyv illumination a convenient flower tray is installed in the upper part of the rear section and makes an attractiveappearance through the windows of the car it is very efficient in operation messrs johnstone co are confident that the general public pf their wide constituenpy will appreciate- their effort to keep up to the times with their equipment as funeral directors iai wfe is r hoys summer combinations rokulnr 80c for 49c scrim curtnlnh regular 18c a yiird or 8c nfenh hwentors regular ui tu siuo tor s149 hoyn hrnomera sanihiy- wci rcfflilnr j17r for 9sc chldrenrs overalls 39c mens smk nnl wool socks 39c mens ljrcsh trouaera 9149 and p molls caps 12s mens summer unilerwear hhirtu and druwers 3flc we have also a lot more bargains in this store come and take advantage of this opportunity summer meats sr- if there is one particular time of year that meats require extra good attention it is the summertime we have the jacilltiesinour5hop for caring toenail jneatscproperly and every piece of meat we serve you is right our urge refriger ator at the abbatoir and our excellent cold storage plant and refrigerator show case at the shop are a guarantee of meats served right all summer cold meats during the summer months many people do not want u cook meats and have hot dinners we always carry an excel lent stock of the finest of cold cooked meats ready to serve cooked ham jellied meats cold roast pork bologna jellied tongue meat loaf watch our windowjfor friday and saturday specials do your shopping early saturday eveninq8 and secure choicer cuts