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u sffivfw t vfmm r w sv fff fiftysecond year no 12 thursday morning september 16 loae- acton ontario canada thursday morning september 16 1926 single copies five cent the acton unites church of canada minister rv r e zimmerman b a parsonage willow streot 1100 a m tho mlnlstor jlou p m tho mlntor sabbuth school sehslon at 1000 u m prayer and prniso sorvico on thurs day nt 730 p m presbyterian krflox chur0h acton minister rev a c 8tawart m manse willow street 1000 a m sunday school 1100 am tho minister subject tho rlbht objective 7 00 p m the minister subject our whtchword strangors- loaving address with the ushers will be called upon 1y ho pastor the baptist church acton j1000 a m sunday school 1100 a m bov- lu h thomas bd of toronto 700 p m rev ij h thomas b d thursday 745 pm prayer moot ing and b y i v ali welcome special notices advertisement- in ili column a cenu per vrord aflnlmum charge joe per luiertioo rooms to rent comfortattlo furnished or unfurnish ed rooms to rent apply mrs v- a worden found small sum of money owner can havo samo by applying to s cordlncr and paying for advertisement house for 8aie fice frame house aralclass repair kpod lot 7 rooms verandah hard and aott water price 1700 a9k kerr he knows x fef dressmaking ladles and childrens dresses and garments of all kinds prices- reas onable apply miss b trindbr jo naanrbxmi wood for sale tiry wood cedar soft maple and elm 12 inches lone delivered -prompt- ly apply n patterson u4 phone 22 acton auction 8ate w j reld will hold a clearing auo- 1 hon sale of all household effect on i saturday september 18 at two oclock sharp 103 roy hinbley c o plansy- clerks auction card of thanks miss jessie williamson of duelpb desires to express her appreciation of tho many acts of kindness and words of aympathy spoken during her recent sad bereavement in the deoth of her father i carltof thanks the nephews of- tho late henry watson wish to express their appro- oration of tho neighborly and kindly sotsfc performed at tho tlmo of the eat of their uncle they appreciate rery highly the jservices of the quar- tettb at the funeral on s offices 8tores and rooms to let commodloub welllightod and heat ed quartors suitable for storesor or- 1 flees and rpoma or apartments- fur nished be- linfurnwhod with modern ijowvehltjhee- in the centre of the lon -meals- sofcyedilf doslred apply 3 jacques ryder and mowat building 7tf aptpn ontario radio agenf 3poro imp proposition liberal slpnt 5 tube radio sot jmlfil in biltmore hotel jaw yorisd x engineering a bflles- co ivjixoon strepf w f qr- pnto on t 5pte of business j have dinpoflctj ijnycirrtage and trucking business conduct- i in acton fdr thepasf r br of bard to mr 3eorgo jtjann i deal re to thank the ipbpcjrii public for tho w jxjnrtgo nd gqnjderatlop tjey jpvp iip- yeif lnacoiv fipm httppmik for jrfr mnnn i conflnuanc of thgir a p cripps presenting new coats of particular charm a style variety in this fall showing to please every prefv erence there are slim straight lines the flaring silhouette is represented the new moused effect and the- stunning dol man type with sloping shoulder liijes and rather tight skirt whicheyer you find most becoming- youll find in this re markable array at macdonalds an abundance of fur trim mings is a feature that makes for flattering becom- ingness rich fabrics make for a luxuhousness appearance needlepoint marvella and suedene special models for short stout and tall stout figures sizes 194 21j4 23j4 and 40j 42 up to 50j4 all specially designed to suit figures that are not of average proportions values that we are sure you wux find gratifying 35 mntjnery modes in velvet fer moire and velour all the versatility one could wish for from small col lapsible shapes in berets and turbans to mushroom and sailor shapes with wide and narrow brims the large hat is a favorite with youthful choosers all of them have high crowns many are draped and vivid colorings add new in terest and chafnv ajfanwrkahlfi variety-ln- fdts 395 a host ofharmlnjjt-affbjra- in velvets 495 all over this big store interesting new fall goods see with prices of decided attraquveness guelpffs leading and largest store kdev macdonad fros lar dally clotlnsi 830 p mi xespltrvpwednesday at z30 noon and saturday itm0pm aluminum sale double boilers potato pots duplex kettles large saucepans with lid tea kettles tfca pots and coffee percolators any piece in the windqr fpr h2 for this wegk only wdtalbot phone tovve deliver mln strwt jnrt round fa comr sfrj mi vj- fej- sii wonderland friday september 17 i tower of lies starrlnk nbrnha shearer and i ion chaney comedy my swedlo hodbo poaso chips ott tho old block satubpavi september 18 a roissuo wlthin allstar cast comedy quick service pox newa i tue8day september 21 ijwet paint chapter 2 of wlid west comedy slarvatlon blues wednesday september 22 the million dollar k handicap ltrom the novel thorouuh- breds by w arfranor i dt asorsotown comedy- fhis todfi wcdlrik -pominir- v v thr llaberman kjildlojf diiiiclns hie charleston ft s0mm complete as shown in cut 5o0ft wuiout reservoir and high smf 2filj5 quebec heaters 15 20 quebec circulators mm see our exhibit at acton fall fairr or visit us at pur re puiing tjie fair youul be welcome mm sj r v v v f honglfr r acton and district sinwt of lags svtrd whop his man was brlneriner in tho binder from the harvest held ono day last week j h hopper of kelson township got caueht jn oftlio machine and was painfully cut in the lower part ot tho icffb by the sickle the sinews of both leers wcro severed and tha cesh cut to the bono mrsrge to addrtsrw m s the september meeting of the wo mens missionary society qf the unfil ed church will be held this afternoon a three oclock mrs itev rsb lnrse of wet bub will address the meeting- mrs large made many friends here when a resident of acton ail will be pleased tb hear her on this uzraron womerit institute meeting at the womens institute rveetlnjf there was a good attendance r 1 some flno discussion on different subjects the institute is coins to have a booth lit the fall fair this year the in stitute are also taking up a book on the laws of ontario mrs lantx read tho first chapter at tho meeting and a chapter will be read each month a dewted motor car an overland touring car was desert ed on church street on sunday oven- lnff by a young guelph man and left tn the middle of the roadway to the menace of other drivers oh that thoroughfare the attention of chief mcphersorrwaa called to it on hon day afternoon when he had it re moved to coxoh garage the car was either stolen or tho driver failed to value it highly meighen government defeated jm tuesday rt hon mackenzie kino will forma new ubetal arimin- istratlon i the general elections on tuesday resulted ina defeat of the meighen govenment with the election- of 23s members out of 245 accounted for the result la given by parties as fol lows liberal u5 conservative 87 progressive 7 liberal proffrenslvo 10 labor independent 2 doubtful 10 equalization of ha ton municipalities after- holding a number of sittings judge- elliot adjourned the hearing of the appeal against- the county coun cils equalisation of tho assessment until the 20th lnst on account of the election contest consideration of esqueslngfl asaeusment had not been finished indications are that the work will not be finished and the judge able to give his decision until towards the end of the year mr gjborgs ma buys trualdri builhvsa sf5 iss get your job printing at the free press mr oeorge mann has purchased from mr a te cripps his express lelivery and general trucking tjusl- ness and now has chargp of the work during his years in the business in acton mr crlpps by his courteous treatment has built up a fine busi ness mr mann has been a resident of acton always and la well acquaint cd with th requirements and needs of tho business and will maintain well its standard and efficiency the psilowamn of choirs the nojrinual pfonlc of the choir of howard park united church tor onto will be held at eldorado pork next saturday afternoon in the spirit of fellowship this choir has extetided an invitation to the choir of the- unit ed church acton o join them in their festivities as a number of the members of the toronto choir are al ready acquainted tvith monrbera o the acton choir there promises tb be an occasion of real fellowship and fraternising the acton friends of the choir here are invited to accom pany the singers taxes bjna well paid in the date for the flout payment of the taxes of acton ratepayers was tuesday september 1 4 election ay inadvertently the commimjan had permitted the pydcp office as a pqur ing booth for that day- fn ardec to accommodate cftsens a paying wick et was opened in the post office and numjbers of receipts for payment were issued there mips b h speight the cashier for the hydro coram llpri who is receiving to r per agreement repofts that payment have come in quite reply fjut a consider able volume must be paid within the fourteen days tf the penalty 1a to be avoided dastk f mrs john bannttt margaret hunter widow ot the late john bennett orangovol formerly of acton passed away lust thursday born in erin village m years ogo a daughter of the late mr and mrs p keith hunter she resided there until her marriage then she and her hus band conducted a hotel at aoton a nurnber of years removing tb jprange- vllle twentyfive years ago to tak charge of the paisley house since the death of her husband ten years ago mrs bennett has reqlhed with her daughter mna wlnnrifred bert netw prtiprjirtreas of the t qubjftijtq hotel surviving are twfl dfttightfira miss wlnnifred and mf- t- campbell ornngpylue one flim l j bennett of mlamv fflrjcfo ind ftpe brother jatrfes hunted ft wlatfliv home from yu to viit th f1k mr edward holmes who t tn the mining business in utah wa hon during the week visiting his parents mr and mrs joseph holmes bower avepiift cm i noil tor holmes and otster- lifes social side rt hon mackenzie king a factor to bo considered in weigh ing up probable iarty strengths from tho ejection results is that there are a number of ijberalrprogressives endorsed by both parties elected if a liberal govcrnxnent can count upon their bupiwrt in its calculations for a working majority a liberal majority over all may be easily effected at least six meighen cabinet min isters went down to defeat in yes terdays voting they were hon donald sutherland minister without portfolio in south oxford hon andre fauteux solicitorgeneral in j3qgot ho b u mr meighens new minister of justice in jacques cortier arid hon dir e t paquet minister of soldiers civil re- estab lishment hon raymond p morarid and the rt hon arthur mejgbcn was defeated in portage la prairie hy e a mcpherson county nd neighboring counties in halton county dr b- k an derson the conservative candidate defeated w j x hampshire tho liberal standard bearer by the sub stantial majority of 2025 peel county was won by sam char conservati with 1 1 jofity of 693 hon e c drory vfaa defeated by w a boys conservative by 238 wellington korth elected duncan sinclair conservative by 385 and in south wellington hon hugh guthrie conservative had a majority or 1008 in wentworth g c wilson conservative had iima- jorityof 8000 friends- whh en the journey home mr holmes had a tragie experienee he was a passenger on the scenic limited crack denver and bjo grande western passenger train from salt luke to denver which was derailed and the engine and six coaches top pled into the arkansas river early on sunday morning the river at the point where the disaster occurred is about 76 feet wldeiv the engine was thrown almost across the stream and the coaches were pjledc one jm top of the other in the water eighteen per son was killed and a number injured injured tin the car in which mr holmes had his reservations ono per son was killed anod a number injured but he miraculously escaped lady of 73 enjoyr 312 mils trip mn ons omy tr- on september tthpur and mrs fred punk of bingham liton n left acton for iher 1 ac- w a m intendtng o qtoi ftyer aiter mokiitg pq frtlos ftr ap tf ftp trl nnq priced to their daatlnmion riext niornlng miss moore writes we had a wonderful trip down and camo through jn ono day we had no intention of doing this when we left 0019 v mother wa nottlpefl vh her long trip and we came cut traugh reaching- binghamptn r jqurnoy af 33 inu to 18u pp ws stopped several tlms- and rested a whlw one- resting place being nt wt- idns fjionrwnderfal uporof litota- ssaua heamty wo aaw mountalna ojosev up onlhltt trl than ever be- it and they were magnificent but of course riot o high as those we saw in the rockies and not capped with snow i think wo sxe going to enjoy very plasasnt visit pto- the poll lj acton the rpilfwlnft the result of the vote as polled in acton at he various ioilirrr subdivisions ander- hamp- aqn hjire la town half 102 3 lbtoyn hftl 85 121 2a cooks shop 07 9t 2b post office 88 80 2c hydro shop 82 57 4w u9 majority for andersons it whl ho neon that the party sentiment jn acton is very ovenly divided and is very liable to be on either sido ot the fence but of rcourso billy hampshire has lots of good friends in acton too who wore evidently on the jkbfor hlri but wcro unable to give him a majority hore 1573000 at toronto exhibition miss bttle dills was homo from toronto for tho weekend mr iwitllamwllis of toronto visited acton frloiiilslnbtweokj miss ahnee snelgnc vf toronto spent the weelcend at moorecroft mr earl vincent of chatham visit ed friends in tho old homo this week mr thompson miller of kitchener visited mr charles landsborough this week miss grace mcoffat of toronto spent the weekend with mr and mrs geo murray mr and mrs george murray have been visiting friends in niagara and infireraoil mr william mason is so far re covered as to be able to walk about town again i mr and mrs w m gurney of wlngham visited mr and mrs f geo- murray last week mrs w coles and jessie returnod home after spending a week with friends- in omecnee mr john dennis of guelph visited at the home of mr and mrs walter lamb on saturday mrs jaraes torrance ot toronto visited at the home of mr alex kan- nawln during the- week 9 mr and mrs kenneth mckinnon are spending a weeks holidays with friends in bracebrldge miss achesbn is teacher again at dublin school and is renewing her friendships with acton friends mr and mrs j johnson of allen- burff motored to acton and spent tho weekend with mr and mrs e coles mr and mrs albert brown- of kitchener visited mr and mrs g h brown bower avenue over sunday misses gladys and margaret forbes of london spent last week at the home of their uncle mr robert dron mr arid mrs alex kannawln at tended t tftrwinww weddiog- camllla- on wednesday of last paving contract awarded at 16228 w w king of oakville secures the contraetrsndwill om- mence work at once 176 80 g 3 65 05 j2 0 80 15 1 00 1120 45 2 1 25 05 50 at week mr james mckague of rochester n v and mr thos mckague of toronto visited their sister mrs j j kennedy last week miss emma roblnson was called horn on friday- through the serious illness of her sister miss minnie who la at mount forest hospital v mr arthur kelly on his return trip from his home in smith falls to de troit spent last weekend at the f j k sli al the t ri fuel ft it was voted that a o deforest be paid 750 for sanitary work at the property of j- a murray and that the amount be added to mr murrays tax bill for 1027- mr j m mcdonald of tho park improvement committee asked that the council endorse a note for ap proximately s400 to enable them to complete their work of improvements at the park this amount would be paid iwfh interest by the committee whejvthe funds could be raised largest attendant in its 48 years of history torontos- fortyejghth annual ex hlbltton closed on saturday ntsht in a blaxo of glory flftyone thousand more people passed tftrqugh the gntes on saturday thap on the olflfilpsj day inst yr- tim comparative nttepdnrire for the pnsttwo years fjom day to day of the fab ws as fouowa saturday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday satu monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday total 157300 1491300 it wan a great exhibition toronto may well be proud or it canada the dominion over was proud of it it well meritted ho slogan bigger and better this year 192 1926 101000 90000 85600 83500 211000 207300 90000 87500 120000 109000 85000 88500 s5u00 hsmju 258000 204500 05000 86000 109000 98000 83500 102000 97500 87500 162000 101000 police court news ernest anderson magistrate floy 1 at coboiirg iui appeared before iru i1f -t- -iss- i jrj i f n v- day chaigod wh witni the labels on bottles l hnio tyfify z dr8oh clalrri w mrsse ft paotbge or hottlo ctpa fhom a igcftl dealeir anrlnihi reaey mi led freonac alev wot knowinp they er lbgal ho used thpn tho fine w ned n 1q0 und qguts twh year in portsmouth peniten tiary was given by magistrate jones of rrantford to clarence phlfer and garth miller hamilton for breaking into a highway refreshment boqth there they had stolen a car in- ham ilton at hamilton hey weetven a year ea9 a youth fm a twn not more than 25 mites from hero was fined rooently costs amounting to l fur hogging the rodwhilo drtrjnythbeaforti tattbu his one mistake tn not allow trig tho car to pass him was that inspector pel low was tho driver and topkrhis numbers there area few mbrodrivera and in this vicinity- too that hog the road rst- marys tour- mr and mrs w w baldwin and mr and mrs roberts and daughter evelyn of sault ste marie spent a few days with jcton frlonaa during the week mir and mrs thomas gunton dt toronto who have spent the summer with their daughter mrs john precious john street have returned to the city mr arthur huckett of tara who had spent the yummr holidays in the north visited acton frtonds while en route home last week- he- will enter the university this month messrs h p moore p mand a e nlcklln jp attended the annual convention of the ontario magistrates association at the ontario reforma tory guejph last friday mlsa minnie robinson who aa 111 for a month at her homo at kenil- worth and who is now in mount forest hospital appears to be making some progress toward recovery mlsa emlma robinson is at her home at keniiworth in consequence of her slaters illness mr and mrs will lorn kelso of mooretown made the efcm fiucss n pleasant call on saturday when on route to toronto mr kelso was for years a member of the kelso print ing company guelph mr andmrshr boomer london ont announco the engagement of tiielr daughter alleen to mr arthur stanley dannarniltage son of madam alba armltoge of san francisco cal and of the late whuam henry arm ltage london tho marriage to take place arlyln ootober all the councillors were present at tho regular session of the council held this week on monday evening and reevo mason presided the nineteenth report of the finance commltteo recommended that the fol lowing bo paid gsnaral account stephen coxo drawing gravel ontario axle spring co auto jack r a henderson supplies contract record advertising for tenders bell telephone co services jas k gardiner painting waterworks account w r b blair supplies and labor boll telcphono co services 7 jas synijon supplies 14 80 r repprt was adopted chief mcdonald of the fire brigade requested that tho corporation sign- n contract for 100 feet of new style fire hose that won approved by the fire chiefs convention moved by l e atkinson seconded by b the t ford that the reeve and clerk execute a contract for the pur- chase of 100 feet of bilateral hose from the bllateral hose co of kitch ener carried mr r m mcdonald asked that the contractors laying tho pavement on main street place their b6nd to the corporation with the canadian surety co consideration was promised by the council the school board was given per mission to use the small committee room at the town hall for the present as an additional room for the school permission was granted providing that tho room was not needed for other purposes the school board was also given permission to use the acton and district iuce btactlsttrates association annual convent or at ontario re formatrjry quslph on friday the annual convention of the police magistrates association of ontario was held at the ontario reformatory guelph last friday tho sessions opened at ten oclock j edmund jones of toronto the president wan in the chair the sudden death of mr c h chne k c cornwall the very efficient secretarytreab in august called forth many expression of regret and appreciation the day was spent in tlie discus sion of matters of law und procedure and the general duties arid experiences of the bench in the administration of justice and the several offloial duties of a police magistrate many mat ters of interest were considered eug- geitions made showing whore statutes and regulations might be- amended to the advantage of th public and the better enforcement of law unlform- ityof procedureandr as far as pos sible eouality of sentence are desired objectives the publication of a monthly or a quarterly journal aluvllnfr fothat of bliv wqi bp tak iftt ftqnaldera- tfl flffloew ebote for th year wre ilnt major hyde oshawa vjee-gteaident-k- a langley of wlrborough leretary treasurer h cover of coldwater librarian dr margaret patterson toronto executive j edmund jones tor onto george h black orlllla j h- campbell st catharines fimlerlek watt ouejpb and h- p moore acton th rwirtuiivjal- meotingr viii he hetd in kingston in september la87 lfha members nrvero hospitably en- lertained by superintendent wealands of he reformatory at luncheon and ten an interest i nsr nurvey of the activities and accommodations of tho reformatory was mailotho various faetoyfea where blankets nmttrohserj beds and furniture for the various public institutions of lnq iifovinee are manufactured hud hiuch of interest wjttia vlaltem the grounds r- reuidlnat the reformsttory were great ly admired and the improvements now in profltsas wr alao interesting b holm ac c e parke that the reeve and tho treasurer on behalf of the corpora tion of acton be authorises to en dorse the note to be given to the bank as security for funds to be ad vanced to the building comonlttce up to 400 the council expressed themselves as approving very highly of tho work- that has no far been done at the park tho gjerk was instructed to write to mr h p moore to the effect that the council would be pleased to ac cept his offer and adopt the proposed crest and coat of arms for the municipality mr l starkxnan requested that the waterworks be extended to scene st to give service to six of his houses there he considered this was due to the property r as a tax payer shoring his burden of the waterworks as sessment and his tenants wcro de manding the servicer it was decided to follow the tegular procedure hi this case when a petition is presented by mr starknaan from the majority of the ratepayers in front of whose projerty the mains will have to be constructed the extension will bo made under the local improvement act the reevo reported upon his inter view with the provlnolal department of highways regarding tho tenders for tho work of paving main street they recommended the acceptance of the tender of w w king it was upon motion passed that tho tender ofv w king of oakville for laying the pavement on main st at 16288 be accepted under the con dftions outlined in the agreement with the provincial highway department upon motion the agreement with the provincial department of high ways was ordered to bo signed by the reeve andcierk on behalf of tho corporation it was also moved and seconded and carried that t j reld be billed for 1875 to cover waterworks ar rears against his house and when tho sold amouht lspald his property be regarded as cjonr of waterworks ar- rears council adjourned at 10 oclock the new main trest pavemont tho contractors commenced tho work of paving main street fromth canadian national electric rallvfay tracks to the intersection of the high- way near thec n r crossing it lu expected tho work will be completed in about two or three weeks guelph child killod when struck by a train bertha peer guelph little ten-year- old daughter of mr and mrs leonard leer was instantly killed when struck by a c f r train late tuesday nlgfit the little girl liad stepped on the track to take a short out out of her home anil jiad gone but a few steps before being hit busfnesschnnoes tn milton after doing a largo business in mil ton for many years j l- sanderson announces in his advertisement that he has sold out to the walker stores he will remain hero for the present another mikon merchant has also sold out but he reserves his an nouncement until next week cham pion attended agricultural meeting the executive committees of the branches and officers of tho county womtons institute attended the meet ing held in- tho office of the agricul tural representative mr r r flem ing milton on monday evening13th lnst to cooperato in forming an ag ricultural college in milton for the winter months l m montgomerys newest book the first volume published by l m montgomery mrs rev mcdonald since she and her husband settled in norval appeared in tho book stores last week it is entitled the blue castle the book is net a sequel to one of the former books as usual but la a romance with the plot laid in the canadian north and is a most readable lovo story herbie cook removed to hospital little herble cook who had his le broken between the hip and knee while at play a week or so ago was last thursday removed to the guelph hos- pital for treatment several xxay examinations bave been necei properly set the- bone- the hrcs tn o rather serious one bit thojittle fel low is progressing as well as can bo expected naming tbs farm the- businosb vnluo of giving an appropriate and distinguishing name 0 the farm is now genorally tecog- nlxed the epclal importance and the sentimental interest- of such a name have iong been accepted every farm along the public highways would- find it to bo an advantage to provide such w ottiahte hi a iirominent plaoo at thq farm entrance magistrate shields 78th birthday police magistrate j hl shields of oakville- celebrated his 78th birthday on friday mr shields has been on the bench for twentyone years and has been noted for his wise and equit able judgments and skilful adminis tration of justice generally he la enjoying excellent health and is evi dently good for many years of service thoctuat frsss has pleasure in offer ing congratulations to oakvlllos hon- ored justice acton citizens band lotas valued member mr albert holland who has been a valued member of agton ciuxons bond for the last two years has taken a position in norwich and will short ly remove to that town with mrs hol land and constanoc during his stay in acton mr holland has been the solo cornetl st in acton cltutens band and at the time of his removal wail assistant bandmaster hia removal is rnjuch regretted by the band and all who have been associated with him in his work and other activities 4 diamond jubilee of halton rifles tho halton rifles plan to hold a jjiamond jubilee celebration at georgetown on saturday september 25th next during the georgetown sail fair an effort is being made to get ihttouch whhtheexonieers and men of the regiment and it is expected that all the decades since 1886 will be rep- iresented ut georgetown on that day major fedley capt peacock and lleuts earl and mcclure were the guests of the york rangers regiment at a luncheon at aurora on labor day when the 60th anniversary of the organisation of tho york regi- meat was celebrated cattle on the highways the reaming astray of livs stock supposedly contrary to the bylaws of the townships ofjill thft counties in ontario there are slill eeveral places- where horses cattle sheep and hogs aro permitted to roam ot large constituting a menace on the roads and a source of worry and anxiety to those who have occasion to use thorn motorists make every effort to avoid contact with cattle not desiring to in jure any of these and particularly pot wanting to jnjure their cara or en danger thjiyes of vke riding in them yet ijvaavi are hlamed for careksbaos f any animal happens to be hit and injured while tho own ers in many cases are quite lndifler- ont to the dangers and tako a chanco in allowing their stock to wander un- tended from one side of the rood to tho other bovine intelligence to get out of tho way of travel cannot bo depended upon but somo thing moro than that standard of wit is expected from own ers of live stock who allow their stock to get a portion of their feeding from tho roads of the country whether on tho main hlghwaya or the alderoads if it in n mlademeanor for cattle sheep and pigs to run loose on the rends the bylaw should bo enforced running into these mdffht easily re sult in the loss of human life v the roaming at large of live stock constitutes a danger too great to bo ignoredtquelph mercury as an instance of the truth of this it may be stated that a fow weeks ago a young mart won driving his new car n n ispeed ea thobaao rie ewuratng a cow a large on the highway turned suddenly from thq side of tho road to the reodway she was etruck by the car and killed the auto wns damased requiring 6000 for repairs and the young 1 roan was knockedr senseless and romalned un- conscious for an hour or so v record traffic on highway continuous stream cf motors flows all thtr- week- end tho heaviest trafllc on record on this highway took place during the weekend jind on labor day the stream began saturday in spite of the heavy rain and lasted until tttighton m an unusual feature of tho trafflo was that it was abodt eaually heavy in both directions indicating that great numbers were both going to and returning from the big toronto exhibition fronrthe record trafuo eastward during monday it was evlv dent tho exhibition would have a monster attendance the great number of american cars showed that our southern neighbors were coming over in larger numberu than ever before tho cars came from vast number of states but new york pennsylvania ohio michigan and ulinoin were most largely repre sented about in tho order najned it was noticeable also the great aumber from florida oakvillo star motorist killed at fergus stopjmd fpr psbirr trsilri- orov in front of fraight robert qrajiftuv 24 ysons old un married of fergus died at trio alex ander hospital saturday from in juries received when an automobile in which hp waadrlvlnc was struck at a lovel cirosalnff by a canadian -na- tlojial tradn at forffus at the time tho accident oocurred tho young man had stopped at the crossing near tho c n r station to porxnlt a psrsonger trnlnto pass ha apparently did not see tho freight train approaching from the opposite direction and s to havo drlvon directly in fiont of t the locomntlve struck jfhc car with conslderoblo force draetgihg- qraham for some distance boforo it could be brought to a stop hu sustalnod severe injuries to the chest and other parts of the body r coroner dr kyle of fergus om- panellcd a jury and an inquest will bo held this week im h-m-