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ftie sttt tt i ift fourth ytiir no 25 xt 8mitv linlteb qjiiurrl at flumiuu acton mhilitrr rev c l poole it d parsonage willow street 11 00 a ni the mint ter subject modern roadi isndliu to hi tlilihcm mil ild at m orninir h rv in antlii id while shcphrribi wulch tlillr plockit by night iintlirm ih 1 irst chnit mom 330 p ni sunday school lccjion the mirth of jiyur 7 00 p in thr mint ter subject tile world to whlrh jr ti i came the world in which we lhi christmas cantata tin clin tmai king- by the choir thursday 7 30 p in prnbic and prayer service ilmtlujlrrlmi knox church acton minister rev a c b levari m manse willow street 1100 u m thr minister subject thr world wltliout chrlrlmorl 3 00 p m sunday school lccum tlie birth of je un 7 00 p m tho mlnlntcr subject tlie first christmas cantata christmas cantata by the choir yule- tide memories strainers leaving address wltli uio lulicra will bo colled upon by tho pastor tiiutiday i vi ning dfcrmnrr 20 102fl acton ontario canada thursday cvrning deccmndr 20 1028 six home print pages five cent time is short mul cifi assort nicnls ovfrwliflniingly laifc and bountiful in cuclpli al macjdonalds gifts from everywhere for everybody pltlmps your kft list i lonn ns your nrm ns puzzling ns jifisnw then take n trip to guclph nnil vnt macdonald s here your worries will vnnuli into thin nir you ii jlc the most enchanting homey things for your frilnd with u charmnif house the loveliest little fashion gifts for omen and youilg women you know well enough to give pergonal things to the very sort of tics a mini would choose for himself the most wonderful toyb thfll a tiny iiccjuflintunce would love 1 greift big store ful of jjft things arrnyed to please without bcwildernij mid arranged make it easy to choose for just the right person at n variety of affordable prices 11 00 o m morning won- hip chrlst- naa sermon unto you is bam chrlot the hard 2 jo p m sunday school 7 00 p m evenbift service sermon tliou shalt call ijl name jesuo rou hint plat over ii l harrlonu shoe store apply at wanted sewing of any kind underwear men i shirts dresses children a wear etc mrs veldiious main street acton for ball milk fattened crate fed chickens for roasung for chrltmos apply o w masalls phone 74 acton ontario for sall police dog 20 months old and dog tunnel may bo seen at mrs d stewarts willow street fob sale two geccc and one oanlcr will cell rcaonabic for quick sale apply j ii roddick phone 31rll r r no 4 acton iott ri nt three comfortable rooma with light and water also now laid eggs for cole apply anoroe soper wallace avenue auction sale an auction sale will be held at the old baptist church building on saturday december 33- housoliold furniture and antiques will be offered for sale 34 2 r j kerr auctioneer wreaths fob sale christmas wreauis magnolia wreauio funeral designs christmas decorations come in and sec us we aliall be glad to sliow you our display harry fryer 33 3 main street acton card of ti1akks mr w mcctluy dcrlrcs to cxpre his thankn for uie oytlipathy shown him at the time of the death or hl- fattier and the kindly word siioken by acton friends and nclghbon card of thanks mr it e marshall and family desire to express their heartfelt appreciation of tlie many kind acls performed and bym- pathctlc expressions nlvin durlna tlie time when tlie bclovtd wife and mother of the home was taken so luddenly from tlicm thcc will aluayh be aratcrully rcmrmbcrcd iost on thursday d ceuibi r fl n no 7 tllhuay bltuutii j mil s iojl of acton biid ivruu- on ny 0 hlahuuy 1 black leather club bag and i bluck lmthcr brli f case liberal nuurd if ntumid lu glo i maudl phone 10 ferifus ontarl wondeklajnd iltldav ifci miltk zi tlichjuvjulmtwc thrlllu chill no ury in drama of bin towns orllittul lair star rluu mlluin hills comedy hot luck i tab bit curtimin panicky iancacltcn tiatuuday dttfmhlu zz tli crowd a drama i f tvi ryduy lift ntur rtnif kk unor lioardmuii comedy come on hnruc jx ntui cilcihtmah day till siay dkuiulu 25 4i iuff city starrlnu lon chuiuy no 10 of tunan tin miuhty cflnndy hulflmck llunnali muuihl at 3 o clock niht ut 7 15 and 0 prices niutlnr 10c and i5c nluht ijc uiid jsc wfdnkyuay nictmitm ea wluii a man ijhcs uiucloj plctun with j lui lurryinon comedy ivurlura iiit sci nlr 1 oti m iaiui prices i5e and 3 r it u ikkfoky a son for the fur coat gift theres advant ageous choosing at special prices p w r merry christmas wishes when christmas day dawns may your hearts be full- of the rich contentment that comes from giving happiness and being in turn remembered d e macdonald bros ltd guelphs i1ig store opening evenings until christmas ffi w wi iw m m mmm high school term report the suintliitfr or pupiii ni tho emi of the i irwt tenti tltb ycnr the namrn of thoi who pacsed in nil mibjecu nrr oven below tonn hi i icjrknrnn 70 7 m holllnler 70 m orlixlrll co 4 ii ontrander flfl 8 rt l mccomb fl4 6 ii ilarbcr j i v v currle 5fl 1 ihxiini lii mltlillft rehaal kulijeu oral and wr comji lit lut autli d macdonald pr aulh and fr colnp m hollliiffcr anc hl t lot comp m oarden phyi and orrtn i klrkncim g l mccomb ale ii o trnnder chcm m drown lllzhul in upper ticliool sul itcu oral nd wr comp lit r 1 mbd htrt m tlrlndoll jttib m holllnner oeom i klrknem form h xi authrle boo ic moloxxlc 70 4 i druco 73 fl ic stewart 70 1 ic mccomb c4 09 j m smltli m 4 f not ranked but ponced in all nubjectn c dymr 04 l hlfflicnt in lot fr oram ic moloi xle hlahcnt in phynloff wr comp oral comp zool d ouuirle arlth l perry oeom o chnlmern lit k stewart and d outhrlc equal form i o rookea 73 a drown 73 4 v dlatr 00 4 p horrop non k- taylor ac w near 05 5 l qwlucr higher t in dr hint lal wr comp dal a drown hlahent in o comp d kccnan hlahcnt in art d rawllnfffl hlbheat in lit o rookea hlcheot in oeoc t swluer htsheat in alo j mcconn hlbhcst in french and lat a clar rldoe and a drown concert ruitpncd owing to much illness in th ii unity dublin concert v j be poned until further notice christmas week specials navel oranges lintst quality per dozen atixed nuts fresh stock 2 lbs for trench cream candy per 16 25c rock candy 2 lbs for 35c chocolate drops pcf lb 25c christmas mixed special mixed for christmas per lb 30c table raisins per packet 35c jellies per lb 25c gum drops per lb 20c kisses per lb 25c peanuts 2 lbs for 35c grapes 2 lbs for 22c tabll apples per dozen 10c eggs storage tirsts per dozen j 43c try us tor rirh cranbcrries cnndy canes lettuce bananas pineapples mincemeat and etrytlunp for ute holiday cham red white stores j w jones phone 20 acton ont christmas candies iiul clirlsluiih hluh quullty iioiiil m ide mixture j cuuly cun inm le to 25e i chrlitmiei wk bjteclul chott i ili i njjulur 40c and 50c lb tor lb 32 o i finny gin uox i or cli r luu fr ni 30c to j 4 so i hmtl ii cluqcklitii bulk tr i aekmtj pi r lb i0e wlhin gui ssing conte4t ii ii blit chrl lull cai in ur uliuluu riu- nturcit auca to the c iru v iilit wins tin c un c nltt cliit at noon n monday december 4 11 uklir your uului harold wiles acton ty seleciljouyciirisinias 3 jtttrntturrl i dance at terrace gardens itaekwood the friday evenlnff old and new doncea at the terrace cardena rockwood have been discontinued and are now held every second wcdnecday tlie next dance win be held on wednesday de cember 20 knox vounc people at the young pedpleo meeting of knox church thin week on ofterlnff for the oardnn home at milton was received on the programme mr a ullln and mr ft plnncy gave a vocal duett and mioses lorraine wilton and lillian woodhall a vocal selection tho story of tlie plrnt chrbtman tree won given in a two part reading by mrs wright mr d a andrew retonw to axrlcul oral work d a andrew of wlngham formerly agricultural representative for hal ton county haa been appointed ajudctant to mcougan of the peel county branch of the ontario department of agiicul lure mr andrew euccecdn a gordon skinner who has been transferred to haldlmand county iujj work until march will be chiefly confined to tlie chelten ham district where ho will be in charge j the course in agriculture two boys drowned near safau discovery of a boy cap on tlie ice on the irvine river near bajcm on sunday morning led to tlie discovery the bodies of qeorgc and harold sanders 1 2 and 0 years old respec tively oona of mr and mrs o w sanders salem miming since oaturday afternoon dynamite vu nfaad o ulau the ice after which grappllne opera tions were conducted tho double drowning fatality occurred a few yards fiom tlie boys home the two chil dren otattcd out saturday afternoon with an elder brother to visit a neighboring farm when a short dlotanco out of the village he prevailed on them to turn back instead of returning home they evidently ventured out on the thin tee an the river and breaking through wuit under without being able to rake cry for help no alarm was raised until the brother returned about 0 30 clock saturday evening and informed hs parents the children were not with htm the baptist church anniversary sunday splendid sermona ly rev m i orchard cohfirrcftrnlioiial stipjier and lcturcon monday dad ueathcr good crowd and two exceptionally nnv serrantin marked tlie occasion of thn nlghtyflfth anniversary ac tn flap tut church lev c l pooln and the congregation the united church were present al morning service andlur poole assist ed in the tervjee itcv a c stewart and the congrega tion of icnox church were in attendance at the evening itcrvloc and mr stewart nrjilntrrt at that servjeo itcv m l orchard m a d d pro- fcmjtr at mcmaster university in the departments of homlletlcs miss ions and i vangcllrm wan the speaker for uu day an a basin of his morning sermon lie took the old testament story of a prodigal eon found in uia fortieth psslm and pointed out each step in tlie process of rentornuon of tlie soul u ood 1 i waited patiently for uie lord 3 and he inclined unto me and heard my cry 3 ha brought mf up also out of an horrible pit out of tlie intry clay i and set my feet upon a rack a and es tablished my goings 0 and he hath put a new nong in my mouth even praise unto our ood 7 many shall see it and fear and aliall trust in tlie lord 3 dlrnsed is that man that moketlt the lord hlo trust the evening sermon had for its text revolution 22 13 i am alpha and omrga uio beginning and the end uie first and the last rev orchard explained how that junta christ is tlie alpha and omega of our knowledge of qod and ood a revelation of himself to man tliot he lr the alpha and omega of man for nothing more and nothing less than christ in man is the standard far this life he is the perfect auunple of what we ought to be and might be but for sin ho is olpo tlie alpha and omega of uie power divine which is able to purify- moniufe and ubebinrt4 spcctol viuiiic wan rendered by tlie choir on tills occasion and added much to tho service of praise on tills anniver sary in uie afternoon rev orcliaxd jul dressed the sunday school and in a most interesting way spoke of the bene- nt of christian influence in tlie treat ment of sick children certificates of promotion from the neighborhood news maixinavai rtcv mr dandier was laid up last ueek with a bad cold mrs prank fllnnlc returned home on monday ufter upending a week with friends in toronto minn maud young of toronto has been vial ting ot her mothers hob4e here mm jon voung s tlie sunday school of tho united church are having their christinas treu on saturday afternoon there won a dance on tuesday evening in tlie community hall hannocknuttn mr nlnlan lindsay and mr it w lowrle were successful esduhltora at the winter pair in tluelph mr j cook has accepted tlie prln- clpalnhlp of strcetsvllle public school and takes up his duties there after christmas mr robert kerr sold three of liackrtey show liorses to uie hudson s hay co of iftlmonton last week tlie christmas feeling la in uie air tnd everyone is busy the foil of snow and colder weather leas added a christ mas atmosphere erln mills on wednesday of last week uie women a missionary society or uie unit ed church met at mrs n a marshall s after uie devotional exercises mrs leslie gave a paper on africa tills being the annual meeting officers were elected for uie ensuing year with mrs wm argo ok president on friday night uie social club licld their fortnightly euchre and dance at which a- large number were present prleiids from toronto and erin visited at mrs jno wrights over sunday reeve andjvtrs mason entertain council at n dinner at their home on tuesday hvcninp council sefwinit following reeve maron established a new feature in municipal uork when he and mrs mason entertained the meinbero of the pait year n council and uie new members the 1030 council and chief mcpher ion clerk ii n parmer and the editor of tux pbkk phzss at dlnnnr on tuesday evening the hospitality of mr bndmnt macon i this occasion was unbounded and following the dinner councillor thetford fxprcscid uie appreclauon of all and the opportunity thin event had provided for having a bettor understanding of uie members of the council socially mr mason replied ulanklilb mr thct- ford for his expression and felt that uili meeting- under social conditions would make for a better understanding of tlie councillors in uielr work he expressed tlie pleasure tills event had given he and mrs mason in having uie council meet at his home as expressed by all present tlie only regrettable feature was the inability of councillor plcol to attend owing to hla serious illness councillor nicola wit and good fellowship were missed ut uils noelal function and his absence regret ted pollowlng tho dinner uie reeve and councillors and officials went to uie council chamber for uie regular council session council mot in regular cession tuesday evening uie last regular session for ioaa councillors atkinson tlietford and hansen were present and reeve last session of the school board resolution of tfumlcm to chairman g u atfiitw pawud by itetirhitf hoard the monthly session of uie hoard of lulucatlon on wednesday evening had trusters scarrow ueawlck and half pre sent and chairman agnow presided the lart budget of accounts for ths ycnr tn the plnice committees twelfth report were recoinnunded to be- paid as follows john r kennedy insurance premium m 00 m mcdonald insurance premium jos syman supplies icauatlne mfg oo supplies highway lavage repair public utilities commission light ing it m mcdonald supplies secretary w d talbot supplies a t drown supplies w r e blair repairs 37 00 33 m 40 35 17 is 7 is 3030 mm m 3915 a number from here attended uie mb presided the new members of funeral of uie late mrs w pickett on uc ncxt council dr e j nelson and mondoy c h harrison were also present at uiis session upon the invitation from uie limfiiouse reeve and councillors the twentyfifth report of tho plnance the following in the report or uio committee recommended that the follow- standlng for the fall term of uie pupils lm accounts be paid bf h s no 0 esnueslng llmcliouso a nauer engineers salary 2i00 rcliool- lohg ju daly ieaal advloc f ur ifljmt trrt3orurclowdy 00 narold jolm- son 50 ux edith tyres 7c dennta hill 75cv robert lone 75 john pach- 03 lloyd plven gos or it lily tarxwcll 70 r eva tyres in harry qmeuiurst 75 earl scott the iteard tnembftrs also dl bod fceeh ground as oo a t brown supplies 4 35 r m mcdonald school iloard 1 335 3 m ij3ij11 the report was adopted the clerk was instructed to write uie i secretary of the plrc brigade requesung jr nmtokt brown 10- margery i that the valve on beardmore connectiorl jqlmson 81 myrtle pamell 70 be reported of on its regular inspects primary grade to uie junior grade were j y 77r vo cleaves to assure them that uie connection was presented to thelma cripps jessie coles 7 wilfred jolmson 57 sadie jolmson kennoth crewson and v smeumrst oeorge tors well helen devereaux uiiniii it me tirr that wsts u rlicld suitls oiid clunrb mawihull mattresses cud i toor 1 amp i up icnicuc si 00 up jardillilrl ij i up collinaii lamps itridkl tables smokers dolls cais woo up lray i tc 11 vkdwakk lis gov up loluifan skatls hockey bticks 25c up kuivls j up ila iiiikiiis 1 ncylks 5 00 up kidillt icrs ctl miaslirs iiviiik stts etc for tilt- kitchen ikctnc waslid llu idial lift tor mother may illtlslmasi iii lit anu nliw ykak iiaiimnkhs hi youies ik lahks stands si r up ilii i oekel is irs su licatty av- ix flv fp c b swackhamer i ultniiuul haiiinvaiti iormr tn advoeate editor dies in new york many old frlcndn will be sorry to learn t the passlng of a former erin cjtlzcn and editor of the erin advocate tn th liroon of sylvester dllts in new york city on december 4 in his 70nd year the lute mr dhls had lived in new york number of years and returned to erin un a visit come few years ago he wan a past master of wellington lodge at a m and maintained his membership in credit lodge qoorgclown to hla death about forty five years ago edited and published the erin advo catc since which time he followed the trade in new york tlie funeral took placl from the residence of his son pmlerlck a dllts 133 coe avehue hill bide n j u s tho interment being made at evergreen cemetery ellsabeli j under auspices of kane lodg no newark n j erin advocate tic late gylvister dhls was a first cousin mr aconro dills aclon father of tli- edltor if tiis pin pnsas a happy merry christmas party on muudu evening uie scholars uiid tlulr i fllerru and teachers of uie united uinduy school joined in a clirlstmu ilii which proved exceedingly enjoyable jiilic uere nve lung tables and cviry em f tin in was filled the school room v pre t lily decorated with christmas f ra u jclirvttmos flreploco brightened uiie comer and a gaily laden christmas tne tho otlur i he supper menu was riul substantial and included meat pat- th i h t imitutocs pickles and jellies nllt culct an if tarts and it was enjoyd by all an informal programme includ inn slngioiigu with christmas hymnt ni lustrum ntid solo by isabel swm r a riritatlm by kitty savage und brief iildrrf by a t ilrown stiperlntend nt and h p moore supcrtntdent pinrrllin eurly in uie evening santa cluun appeared in ills lilstorlo oastume 1 1 was gi lyrous to the scholar and riiuimbcnd every one nrcseiit from un cradli roll department to the hontu iieiartiiuii mrinbem with bags of oai dy and oranges it was a happj informal i i party a fine earnest of the joys of the rmtng chrlatmasllde mr j ii mo comb made on excellent and resourceful w j tit nicholas rev mr poole tlie pastor pn miuna d the benediction at eight thirty und thr large company reared to their liouuu at this early hour iloy hansen and from the intermedl- to the senior department to viola mosaics edward jslllott and will jones congregational supper provided by the ladies and served by uie olrls of mrs baxter s sunday school class was held on monday night although the rains descended and the floods came the people came from far and near to sit around the festive board this was fol lowed by a lecture on the people and places in india illustrated by many beautiful lantern slides tlie lantern was presented to the church and all its departments by the young ladles wlio purchased it with the proceeds of the talc of work held a few weeks ago prises candles and orange from uie christmas tree were distributed among th children i tn good operating condition i the tax account of mr w mooney primer dorothy johnson billy mil here jean parnell n lesecllcur teacher ontario memorial company organised and financed to operate uu monumental works fn aetoct excellent board of directors appointed last prlday at a meeting of uie share holders the ontario memorial company was formed to take over uie monument factory of creber bros in acton the factory and all uie equipment has been purchased by uils new organisation and plans arc now being made for the opera tion- of the plant v the officers elected at uils meeting were a board of five directors composed if mcfisrn r m mcdonald c w wilcox mason j w jones and w johnstone school report s s no 10 erin the following la the report of uie christmas examinations of a s no 10 erin v louise swackhamer 818 r edith husscll 7 7 sr rv harold mclntyre 71 3 mil dred poster 04 3 raymond tliomp son jr rv vera mceachem 73 8 ray poster 73 1 annie burgess cfl3 prank swackhamer 04 8 kauilcen farey 64 0 stewart russell4s3 jack cole iii bessie spear 70 0 sr il emily thompson 07 poster 73 3 darouiy burgess 55 jr h ruth cole 03 0 marlon mc donald 55 sr l archie mcdonald jr l audrey mclntyre 73 3 doug las mceacliern 70 7 00 3 lena cole 35 3 br pr willie thompson dorothy poster margaret swackhamer jack mclntyre jr pr charlie burgess russell john ston annie mcdonald clarence john s ton absent from examinations l b btcen ttaclier wan agreed to be setucd if he paid amount in full and the council assume uie court carta and mr mooney to withdraw his noucc of dispute of uie account council adjourned officially about ten o clock but an open discussion on mun icipal matters and policy won extended unul after eleven o clock and it muy be raid also tliat the adjourned ticslon gave an opportunity of conumlng the remainder of tho c gsrn that had been part of the reeve t hospitality 28 73 tlie account of balance still owing the aeargctown xumber co was ordered to be paid provided uiey agreed to make tlie repairs uiat had been outlined in uie new scliool building moved by j p bcarrow seconded by hall uiat miss anne macdonald he and u hereby granted a sue months leave of absence and uiat mrs o k ruddy be and la liereby engaged a nil tlie vacancy for uie balance of uie scliool year until juno 30 1023 carried various items of property about uie scliool were discussed and uie property committee and boardvlsite4 uie school to see if uiese details needed attention trustee bsswlck and trlulee ocarrow moved a liearty vote of thanks to chair man agnew for uie courteous and effic ient manner in which lie liad presided over uie meetings this motion mou put by uie secretary and carried unanimous ly clialrman agnow uianked uie mem bers for uie cooperation uiey liad riven during uie years work and uie pjcsutx uhadglvoitalbb to prtalde stmiethdcthnrftkine in uie new high scliool building of uie board which licld office at uia time of tin erection arrangemehu are 3 be made for uils item acton and district various news items husband and wife die within sp or one day pollowlng an auoclatlan of over lialf venn j a century dcaui separated joseph rog- crn of uie township of nelson from his aife lavtnla blake for only a few hours mr rogers passed away at uie family residence on saturday at uie ojre of 84 years and he was followed by viola gpcarjjhlji wife who died sunday mrs rog ers who was 08 yearn of age had been iii for some considerable time but mr rogers had been olck for only a short period the aged couple hod been residents of nelson township for many years rcslrilnff in the vicinity of zim merman they ore survived by ono son charles who holds the post of tax col lector for uie township nassaoaweya the death of mrs wesley pickett of darbyvllle occurred at uie klteliencr- waterloo hospital last thursday morn ing following an operation on wednes- and at the directors meeung uiat fol- day she was in her 60ui year the lowed the officials were delegated president r m mcdonald vicepre sident j w jones general manager w wilcox and secretarytreasurer mason tie company has been granted a dominion charter and arc now preparing to open uie factory as coon as possible nslderable stock of stone is now cn the premises and ready to be manu factured into memorials and start opera tions tho company are well founded finan cially and otherwle and the aliare- holdern are quite confident uutiwlui honest and efficient manageraontui plant con be operated successfully tlie majority of tho shareholders are acton men and their enterprise in launching out in ttiu now dejiarturc is to be commend ecl on the operation of the plant is of great value to lhc municipality c w wilcox uie general man ager of the new company is an experl cncrd man in uie monumental business and at present is one of uie laracst dcnliri in hamilton in uils line lie tisvc the guidance of the acton fucuiry largely in ilia itands social and personal mrs it j mcphrrnon visited friends toronto over thr wee end mr and mrs o a dills a ud david iht sunday with toronto friends mr lduln bennett of winnipeg visit ed at mrn robert llcuiietts on sunday lr churli t the weck end w landsbormigli spent uli frknds in kitchener lr a l nlcklln returned from a uccisslut builm ss trip to albci ti and peac river n untry last thursday its lettu dills kit this ueek i spend chihtmiii and u holiday at the home f her brother mr iurk j dills ut hlnn tiighum alabama lr and mru william j dennis an- net tl r engagement or their daugh edith iuiuclie ui mr arnold ulair murihall sou f mrs marshall tnd the late roll rt marihall maftat ontario mitirluge to take place the utter l if ixcimbu- nilrul nynuiathy will be felt for mr and mrs w d wallace of london in diath of tlulr little tour monthsold biby boy hie funeral was iield from the liome i f his grandparents mr and h ll wilson acton on saturday and luhrinrfit was made at nerval ccme t ry galr of t hutu i liny church r cunningham furniture nd at tin jilt baptist funeral took place from tlie family resid ence darbyvllle on monday afternoon at 1j0 to uie evergreen cemetery at vouns larmer dlea u rasult of injuries henry newman aged 30 a young farmer residing on uie harrlstoncufford highway died in the royal alexandra hospital fergus on saturday nglht from injurlrs received on wednesday night when a cutter in which he was riding was struck by an automobile driven by dr butler of clifford newman sus- mllton wiiere interment was made rev jlatncd a fractured spine in uie crash and marcji her pastor axslstcd by rev o o cassmore conducted uie ser vice tlie pallbearers were messrs j y norruh jos moffat elwood wilson jos eastorbrook k walker and h fletcher she leaves to mourn her loss a sorrowing husband and three children elmer pic kett or flint michigan miss myrtle and clare at home she was a member of ebcnexer united ohurcli the be reaved family have uie deepest sympauiy of uie community in their bereavement duflerin behool concert tlie ebcnexer sunday school will hold the pupils of duffcrln school held tnelr annual christmas tree entertain their concert on thursday evening de ment on thursday evening 30ui inst ccmber 13 uie room being filled to lhc annual school meeungs of uie capacity the puplli showed their ability puollc schools of uie township will be in cliorusca health exercises uie nor- ld in uie various schools on wcdnrs- wculten mountain dance recitations a was ruslied to fergus the nexl day where an oporauon was performed in an effort to save his life the accident occurred near clifford dr butler who was driv ing in uie same direction as newman failed to see the sleigh which is said to have carried no lights unul it was too late to avoid hitting it corner dr n d kyle of fergus has ordered on inquest 4tay december 38 mr p l plandom of nan agacya liad a very successful sale of farm stock and implements on uie 10th insl when good prices were realised mr and mrs flanders and family moved to toronto on thursday lost rockwood the funeral of mrs andrew hewat ftlia passed away at hamilton on prlday tookjlacc from her lata home on mon day the late mrs hewat had not enjoyed uie best or health for over a year she leaves to mourn her loss one son richard at home and a sutcr miss minnie howal rev a donaldson ci nductcd uie sorvlce mr hoyden of ouelph again conduct ed uie services at uie prcibylerlan church on tiunday his discourses were listened to with clewc attcuuon and much appreciated the regular a meoung ot the womins institute was held last ihurs day evening at the home of mrs lorcn j guild mr 1 rnrst sigjwurth left last week for aurlph to accept a panluan with ute daymond motors corporation messrs wm and aamct gray left last week for kitchener to icam uie barber trade mr r f walki r of murkhaiu was a visitor itit week ut the homr of mm wwlkrr and tluuu liter mui agues mr and mrs emerwin crlpjui and ii inily of el m were vultors on sunday at mrs lynch a mr and mrs i r guild of cmclph v lilted mr john jullltyt on sunday wiu is laid up with pneumonia mi clarence lynch of gotlph was liome fur uie week end mrfjub1ktan hewat of ulmcoc was home f r the week end mrs jmm pa inorb lu ulo milti poorly at preteut a merry christinas and a happy and ureuprous hew year tu urn and ail pantomime and a dialogue entitled walung for uie doctor reeve mason of acton very ably fulfilled uie duties of clialrman mr maon contributed hue cornet solos accompanied by miss eleanor mason at uie piano jack and mona mcoeachlo excelled themselves in their scotch dancing accompanied by jim mcocachlc splendid tenor solos vtcro sung by mr q ouby of umehoute accompanied by miss nellie- lono at uie piano miss hall ei tended uianks to those who so ably assisted in uie pre poration of the concert and to those who assisted ui tho programme to wards the close santa claus arrived and distributed many treats to uie people and children the programme was con eluded by un singing of tho national anthem acton l o l officers elected the election and installation look placo last thursday night of uie officers or l o l no 407 acton w m uro llrrcn of sans af ulster lodge ouelph ulflclatlng assisted by uro street o princo aruiur lodge ouelph tlie rour itig master john p scarrow was in- srntfd with a past masters jewel by w county master brooks who later gave an address 1 aklng part in uie exrrclsct wm w ilro h l lutchic and past d m nortt n the new officers arc i p m bro j p scarrow w mw llru h l rltchh d w uro w beavers chaplain hro vernon whecleju r s ilro l r tliruwd tec trcas un a smethurst lecturers bras w allan and it ji iinson ui maruhall uf i p rouey ceiiiunlttec w j jiall lruiik kennedy an 1 j p bcarrow hisldn pyler j maaey aiuiltorlj p scarrow and p km jiedy a seulul tlm ua1 pint and lunch btrtul louowlnu uie lodge proceiduigs shootlns aeeldant at mil tut a shooting occurred at uie hoxoa of mr n thompson commercial bt milton on monday afternoon when a 33 calibre rifle which uielr son oeorg was examining accidenuy dlicliarjed the bullet entered uie groin of hu 14- j earold sister ellzabeui wlio was stand ing at uie opposite side ot the room a doctor was summoned and uio bullet extracted the little girl 1 doing m well as can be expected her brother did not know the gun was loaded predict a close eleelioa fr wl- ilnctou warded indications are uiat uiere will be a arm fight for uie wardenslilp of wellington county in 1030 reaves stan ley day ouelph township aordon uc- ewen drayton udney rlcliardson worm robert burns palmers ton and archie mcnabb enunosa townslilp are all ex pected to be tn uie running last year most of uie reeves who stood tor reelec tlon as councillors were returned by acclamation this year it u understood uiere will in most instances be contests a resident well versed in county affairs hazards the opinion uiat uiere will be about eight of uils years councillors on next years council there la also a possibility uiat reeve irvine ol arthur village wlio ran last year will again be a candidate for uio wiuderishlpj ouelph mercury fluh sehal literary soebty the uuree forms of uie acton con tinuation behool gauicred to havo their second meeting or uie literary society lost prlday which was put on by rirt form uils month tlie tueounjf was opened by a sliort clialrman address followed by a chorus from the school a merry cife tlie minutes wtt read and adopted john meoeochle favored uie audience with a mouth organ sola which was followed by a very much ap preciated picture studjr by bessie rawl- ings desmond keenan read thn first part of the eye opener tula wm followed by a very humorous dialojfua given by esther taylor jim ucoesxhia and william near tlie reading of uu second part of the eye opener was given by ailecn clarrldge the critic rev c l poole was absent althoufh three ex students attended uie meeting the meeting was brought to a close by unguis uie national anthem campuellvuu masons eleet officer the election of officers night of camp bell lodge no 003 a p at a m- cainp- bellvllle was also uie evening chosen for uie official visit of d d a u k dijon of hamilton wlio brought wlui him sixty five of uie members of hamilton corlnuilan temple and uio barton lodges or uiat city tlie occa sion was a memorable one in uie history of uie lodge and the lodge members and uielr visitors spent a most enjoyable and liutrucuve meeting tlie officers elacted for uie year were as follows l p m w hro p mcniven w m bro efl dyarman b w bro e w rowden j w bro john ailmour trcasurer bro r o mensies secretary bro e d malum tyler bra jt ware pollowlng uie lodge work uie members and visitors sat down to a splendid ban quet and were royally entertained tlie united church w m s at uie monthly meeting of uie women missionary society of uie unit- id church hi uio scliool room last thursday a feature of uie proceodinifs was tho presentation to rev mr poole of a memorial certificate from uie gen- ral board in memory of mrs poole mrs malcolm mclean uie president presided and on behalf of uie fioclaty mrs h p moore made uie presentation und in a few wellchosen words refrrwd to uie love and esteem felt by all uu members for their departed alitor and uielr appreclauon of tier gnu and gracaa and her prucutat efforts as preldnt of uie society rov mr poole replied yery fee ling terms the certificate was hi uio form of a ncauy bound port riillo bearing uie initial of uie family in gold at this mecung uie eltloii iloniccrs for uie coming year took place ind the members were graunad uiat mrs a 1 brown wlio liad to acceptably filled the duues of uie office of president for a number or yearn was suvflcunuy recovered bi ileal ui as to be abla to accept tier unanimous election to uy puluuu tlie oilier officers elected wbn vlco president mra s j raid oorr- ikindlng ttocretary mro annie johiiood ltecordliig seen ury mrs james j reed itroouttr mrs c c upolgut pru- uepotwr mrs il i uouio l