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cht tn i i r t fourth liii no 1 thursday ivlnjng may 10 102 acton ontario canada thursday evrning may 10 1020 sin home print pages five cent eljitrrl srrutrrh ftxgmfirmpfl llultih giuid nf flmtubu minister itrv c i- poole it n purnohnge willow street 11 00 i in iii mlnlitr gubjcct i ah rh nd id t in fiuiulny school lcrjuin ji nmliih c ill to oli cllinr 7 p in llu mini lir tu i j ct c ii iriflt hip mi ndity huh p 11 younif p npien i lie rtuiiii t 4lmr day 7 jo i m pralia and i ly r servlci evi uyllody wiicomi riibitrnaii knov chuitcii acton minister rev a c stewart m a mnn l willow street loot p m sunday scln nl le on j n nilnh cill to ob dlnill 1101 it in iicv q m dunn m a i t riinu nt wly appoint d aifcnt of the church hubjlct burviy of our church a work 7 00 p m tllp mini ur qubject a berlin an tho foundation of tllfl chrlitinn ralth no 7 prayer meeting thurnday evening at loop m b trance ra leaving address wltli the ushers will bo called upon by uie pastor atttm supttot ghhrrii pxhtoh a lonsvtii 1 rederlck htrcct 0 r n m illlill behool 1100a m aubjlct prayer 4 the lord a prayer 7 00 p m i he evening service will be entirely conducted by the b y p u monday 7 00pm junior d y p u noo p m srnlor d y p v a mrrhrrmrrttn eveiuoiody wklcomb unclassified smkll advertisements otj m n r 1 j joe pe rt i lost a pearl crescent brooch on rrlday valued us a keep nice kindly leave at vruz press omen wanted a few grey flcmlh olnut rabbi la musi be rcostiiable send price etc to box 3j rilce press office roil rent comfortable bungalow on icnox avenue for rent apply c mclaughlin main street or hall mcdougall hon e on frederick strict 0 roomi and bath furnace and dcctrlc watir heater apply n ii garden 30 tf acton tanning co ltd drlssmaking all kinds of dressmaking orders given prompt and skilful attention prices n asonublc mrs a itllsoit 27 tf church street acton iiflr wanted on work shirts experienced also young girls and boys to learn good wages and clean work apply canada iextile products georgetown london duhlni ss for hal opportunity for lady pish and chips candy tob icco ice cream corner grocery restaurant sydney omythe market lane london wood i ok hall rails cut short 17 00 per truck load 01 14 00 fur hair had all orders c o d orders may be left at pax precb or robert airdrie it it no 3 miitou 40 caud of thanks th school board and teachers of acton public school dclrc to thank all those who supplied conveyance for the children to tin musical festival nt milton to tin accompanists the primary judge and tin officials of knox and 8t albun n churches who gave ueo of tin buildings fur nhciinak and all others who iuuii ted in miy way to enable tin acton schooli to compete id the muslaul 1 lsllval ut milton acton public school board fertilizers wo now have u a od stock of comniircinl lertlllrera an hand and can all all ordcri promptly j w hallblitlf phone 182 acton ontario wonderland tiuday mai 17 arnnthm kid ciidy mid r rid lory blur ring dt uuln miium ct mt dy qckki nihl nur rabbit car tot n vuudiviu ilti b uoii and iny girt us a tltur uuurtua tin of imliui irites uc and 35c hathday may ib doubl i ruluro show iknu htxmidwny ctmidy dnunv uith alun prlnuli and uw cody llu liunh uuiilr wnuni with 1 im mc c y i x n uh itisiilur rlrt i tufsday may 1 v the ijiw a uul ttraniullr thrill r eturrliu g i llitur rt clut brooks and i lyn limit it i ii llu dlu m ti 1 m l t r gtii u c im dy ni 1 y n lih homing iirrv on i lint iinfc uiiuth ii u iuoky son a cirmi svcr of all spring appabl in our -final- tendayclearatice coats dressessuits hats childrens wear at marked downs of 20 to 33 13 per cent a clearance in nccord with the mflcdonald policy of clmn stocks no hnnj hung overs from one icn son into the next lvcry itlm of spring appnrel must bt cleared a stupendous tvent in volving hundreds of oljiu n f til garments choices for everybody misses juniors women matrons short stouts and average stouts jt m jiosti of styles from which to choose most of vocls them individual conts in sports tailored and dress styles in tweeds twill cords broadcloths tncotines and other fine wools mnny with rich fur collars all colors in eluding black and navy and all sizes s7ii s9k 1185 lhkti 2185 28015 and up to 48j15 v amazing values in these clearance groups llcoscs of spring dresses they arc in flat crepes georgettes prints and fine wools in styles for sports busi ness street or afternoon wear cbnrmmg styles in all the popular spring colors and remember there are sizes for everyone 5 85 7 85 9 85 h 85 185 24 85 aiul up to 4885 fundreds-of-hatreduced- af si 4q s al pi7 in straw hats in newest shades big reductions at 249 s t hair braids in nil styles colors nnd headsizes regular up to b 50 1 ttc 4 at 3957 smart hats i crochet nnd fancy straws all colors and headsizes regular up to 7 50 at 6957 makers finest quality straws and fabrics complete color range and all head sizes regular up to 13 50 d e maalouald bros ltd guelph ontario our motto quality and service roads rink repairs arc council problems school honni grant town vac of power mower a vnricty of subjccta diocuagcd at the council cession on tuesday i vcnlrid councillors c uunxcn and dr i j nrlmin were present and reevr muum presided mr o h lnntx wanted to know if it vas per m liable to una ready ronflna on tlir front of hln uaraac under thccxlst ina by awn uiis wan not pcrnllcaulc i his request bronchi up that trouble- tome tiro by law nnd the council teemed lo be or lhr opinion that its provlldonn must be enforced to avoid trouble and i put trnnsotcrjuim made to comply with ms prtwlilonr i 1 iucrj an present from hi oliiuuj board to offer to tho council tin urp of thr power lawn mower for any win in which the municipal officer could uw the machine the council llmnkcd mr maatero for th coi icratlon in thin move from the board nnd ex pressed their appreciation of thi offer mr n p mclnm wan pre tent lo re- quott tht council to reconstruct the sidewalk from uie electric railway tracks li ailmoura blncknmlth sliop council prom let d consideration wlien mnklnn their crtlmntea of tile year dr nelson wan requested to act as chairman of finance in ule absence of councillor thctford tlie finance committee presented their t nth report and recommended that the followlns accounts be pnld it m mcdonald premium on clerks bond f 12 00 w 1le ulalr supplies and labor 11 70 actmh paw paixn printlntf and ndvcrtlsina bell telephone co services james symon supplies public utlutleo commlcsjon town hall public utllltlci commlulon pump house llfflitlnff public uuliues commlulon nt u tctachtpftmp urar liccutchcan cuttaffa 3 00 30 00 10 45 0 03 13 07 ijil -yj- i2rl ib this weeks specials f 2 pumpkin e tins for icoc 23c 23c servus peaches per tin cherries per tin 2 pineapple op tins for idc 37c 29c orange marmalade 10 ol for plum jam 10 oz for pastry flour 24s grunulated sugar 10 lbs for 55c 6 corn meal ot lbs for zidc wheatlets ja ibi for lvc 59c choice black tea per to tresh ground coffee xti per b 3c 2ruglc brand milk f tins for tjrtjc sauce per bottle 19c large pineapples each 2 corn tins for 2 pras tins for 22c 25c 25c orangls i ptr dozen i dutch blts pir lb i slrd potatoes i per peck 1 ivr bushel 20c 15c 15c can red white s j w jon1s acton ont bedding plants asters pink white crimson and heuit of france hi ipe ni ons verbenas salvia coleus petunias giant mixed and ho y morn stocks 1 hlux cnleiidulus lobelia alysium itmnoes i varieties am kikih o ptrtniuuls slirulw und lltwe itunhuj a our pucts on 1 iilioli all lwi amiunli 20v per wax al 1 uiok liarin stcmk fairview nurseries a ii 1usiiopsons phone m acton ontario z the report was adopted a tender for supplying travel for the rondo was received from mr d b nunn it was laid over for the present a barret of cold patch for repairing the roadway an mu1 gtrvct wan ordered to be purchased and when the weather uas suitable repairs to be made in the depressions that have occurred this mprlna a clgnntte license for three months w na nran ted mr oakley and the traded accordingly tlie minutes of the rink advisory committee were read to the council and rpproved by them a by law adjusting the raten for brave dlnirinir in pajrvlcw cemetery was given th first reading- by tlie council the blanks alii be filled in at the subsequent rcndlnus when the bylaw is passed iteiuurp- were ordered to be made to the drlnklns fountain at the past office and the necessary parts ordered a new type of bubbler will be installed a inter from the public utilities com mission requested that the council ar range for tlie paying os of uie balance oulnir on the park uflhtlnc council will deal with this at a later mcetlns and in all probability call a senerai meeting of the various committees in town who have funds for such a purpose as pork improvement supply of calcium chloride in tin drums was ordered by the clerk for abating the dust nuisance in the streets in town this summer aclon public school wins the rest prizes at the ulnltoti county musical fcfuivnl nt milton on monday evening it mu t be aratifylne indeed to all interested in acton public ochool to the purrnts of the fifty odd pupils wlio entered the contest and especially to mrs m il moore tlie musical iruttruc- trmi that acton pupils wop the most coveted prlxes offered in the varloun comiietltlonn at the hnlton coiinty music al pcrtlval held in milton high ocliool auditorium on monday evening in thin contest pupils from thirtyfour rooms in the schools of acton george town milton droiitn omaait ash dell limestone palermo and pinegtove schools were competitors tim contest covered numbers by junior and senior mixed cl j ira girls choirs boys cliolro soloj by girls and solos by boys tlie blllctlons for the testa were high class primary rongn for the juniors and class ical numbers more or less difficult for the older pupils exrwrumcod and competent musical judges were engnged for the contest dr lawrence mnsoo toronto and mr kennedy of the toronto conservatory of music tlie juugen explained that uielr adjudication af the various con- ucta nan based upon exactly tlie same method as wan used in tile highclass city competitions and the marking values were awarded on tills standard basil ths cuinptutlpn was by tlie junior mixed choirs of rural schools tlie two songs scllctcd were oprlng bong two parts and little boy blue in unison tlie six competing scliools with the marks awarded were palermo ss pine- grove 01 bell 73 ash 76 omngh 70 nnd llntestoiil 00 pint and decand prizes win awarded to palermo and plnegrovc tho boys solo contest was a highly interesting one there were five entries two of which were from acton harold qldllins and iugby crasn il -fuclu- the communitys social side of life vtflitora to and from town during the prat week n gleaned by the free prew miss cisra n lantx of gait was home over he weekend mr khigcne mcphercon was home from toronto over nunday miss bertie gmlth wan liomn from tor onto for the weekend solo variety of news united church young people a tlie last regular meeting of the season of the united church young peoples league was held on monday evening mr george it poole had charge of this meeting itcv jolllrtc who in home on furlough from china gave a very in- ui entlna talk illustrated with ionium slides an a visit to on out station in west china tills illustrated lecture was enjoyed by all present attended rresbytertsl in fergus the fallowing delegates from icnox church acton attended the cessions af the ouclph presbyterlol or the prcsby tcrlnn church at perouu on tuefldoy rev and mrs a c stewart and grace and mm a kannawin mrs d morrison mrs a g clarrldgc mr and mrs j lcudunan mtu k- orr mrs w orr mrs w michle mrs il awrey mrs ii alllston miss e robinson mrs e doblc mr and mrs w macaruiur r w watklns bjrn wm cooper new tenl model on display norton motors have been showing the past week the newest model of the ford car which has been placed on the mar ket ihls new model is known as the town sedan the body la wider and longer than other models the front scat adjustable the upholstery u of the same material as used in the lincoln cars and the rear scat has arm rests nd the new centre arm rest that folds into tlie upholstery of the back scat cuwl lights and a dome light at the rear of tlie car are among the features of this new car whfen might be termed as a de luxe model of tlie line of pord models exhibited by local dealers the new modi1 lias been lho subject of much favorable comment locally olncc placed in view more intoxicated prlrrs fwo young men one of whom at least vus under uie influence of liquor nar- owly fwapid u rlotis results on a visit to ac ton last ihurvduy night in proceed we t ii church htrtrt they missed brldgi over the creek with tlie car thry utrc driving and crashed into the railing ihc impact did not improve irr cr or railing tlie car was how r ablt to run and when chief mc- phirson urrlved on the scene the driver had made on with the car and in his hurry left his intoxicated comrjanlon on bccne llr wan locked up hi tlie cells until he sobered up and appeared im fotr magistrate moore and was fined fur drunkrnjuiwi 1 tic other man haa not yet been apprcheudrd nina mun of rteairnf q be laid a haltotl llu county council lost week apiirov- d ot tlie ttuiming of nine miles ot con ci etc mads lp the county suhjcct to tlil approval of the department of pib lie highways according to the present udi ptlou a ten foot strip with ahouldlra will in built on brant ulrcct from diindua street to freeman this hi ull hujiortaut announcement- to tlie ttcouk uurllnuton an tlui town has attempt t liuvi thli pltct of road lavtd as uniting l town wltil uuildas iliell- uuy other pit cm to be done in lhr mty in luil tlu 7th uul of pra lulgur iroin the end of tlie prcent jiavt- nu nt to tlu bai lliu ewjuluiiu from ailij nv t hii wurtuiwii naasugawrya i m kill from the bow line north on it uid no i mir estimated cost of thi oik nh construction of jwrmaiirnt roads is si35uuu wluon of bronte who was awarded hrmrartridi thgnumbcr qui toy sang was tho old english venuitprjsnf classic drink to me only with tlllne ejeo there were four competitors in the senior mixed choirs acton bronte georgetown and milton the selection they sang were come let us be merry in unison and slumber dearest by schubert in two parts the judges awarded acton first ptace with do marks bronte took second with 67 marks milton hud ql marks and georgetown 00 it u 11 be observed that each of tlie choirs sang with real merit a cradle song by brahms wa competitive number for tile girls 1 here were five com pet torn the hist and icond prises were won by two ally 111 id maidens from palermo ochool they were most natural in their lullaby and acted the part of real utile mothers in its interpretation muriel gmlth and jessie bullock were tlie happy recipients 0 the first and second awards and honor atktnn merlon received third prize murlal smith took the high standing of 03 marks the boys choir contest was a spirited ic and was engaged in by omagh milton and acton in tills milton took first place with 80 marks and uie acton boys were on their heels with bs marks milton therefore won the silver cup and acton the school shield it was gratify ing to the large number of acton visitors present at tlie festival that uie direc tress of uie milton choir was ulss elsie stewart who spent the whole of her public school course in acton qctiool omagh too 75 marks the number in the boys chair com petition was a very difficult selection a legend by tschalkowcky the singing t this number by uio boys was excellent pnnd in each case gave evidence of careful preparation and real musical skill feature of the programme of the evening was the presentation of folk dances by three talented pupils from bronte school under uie direction of miss ilasall the skilful executions and evolutions in uielr pretty costumes was greatly enjoyed at the conclusion dr macon and ur iccnndy announced uielr decisions a splendid spirit of appreciation was evid enced by the large audience at the an nouncement of the results of each con test and ail compeutors were duly ac claimed for uie honors won tiil judges congratulated uie various schools upon uie excellence attained in uielr musical studies and spoke fervent words of encouragement to all concerned exhorting them to persevere in their tudy of music embracing the splendid pportuitltle now offered by uie various schools the various cups shields and medals were very happily and fit ting ly presented by mr j m den yes b a uie inspector public scliools for the county hu wards of encouragement were also very irdlal the music in acton was directed b rs m it mooro in georgetown by r a b castcll in omagh by mrs d mclennan and in bronte mil ton pal crmo plnegrovc ash bell llmestoruvj by mrs f o russell the senior cup was presented by hoot blmpson limited toronto the ju ilcr cup by tlu t eaton go limllod tor onto the boyn choir cup by ilelnto man co 1 he girls medals by hal ton home olid school club tile boys medals j ilojton womens institute the pcclal cup which is uio permanent property af the winning senior chair iiloh is acton was presented by uie canadian bank af commerce mil ton nch bhlcldn tei choirs taking second ilucc ut re presented by the festival assoc latin n membrrt if srnlor mixed choir who t n rd fn in acton were catherine muck marjory near laura uailj amelia i vane vera itawllngs lorrmhw wllon marguerite currie victor while lnwrcnu ix ull lam i larold skllung henry ii vera uigby cross roderick hydcr ixjuic lcotham icauilcen huard 1 hyllls marklr edna hinlm barbara tuylor dorothy babcock frances kelly uhlan woodh ul violet while iloxrl wilson margaret arnold beth harrison lanlz dorouiy coxe helen lamb marguerite given iluby allat cxtran beta wltlirn may llrucc ituth jeimjngn members of boys choir frpju a huh mulnprlsc george wllltanue jaclf mrgiu martin ii award orvey toskard vlrlor while william all 11 1 uarsa cyril jt rune nurnian nraida uarvilt hkllllng charlie pylor on harden nell mcnubb teddy hansen henry livers lllgby cross harvey mccutchcin sort cn wwui bert patrick herbert murky a lion ijminard coga 1 i iii st mt i m ry ijiwrcnce lrauum xtran harold mourny itodirlcu itydcr it will be olvii rv d tat artoil tityool liiit biought hoitu uie loui medal r im yt sol i llu nt ntor mixed cliolr im r cup tlu m liool shield for second iv for boyti choir and the special iwr tup pnrriitid u the winning nl r t liolr a ului of the mu leal fesuvul was it i i ml lil iprlt di corps manifested ly thr- people of the various communities in whlih thr pupils were competing wtii itpiul to that which usually al ibi hint y or bow ball couusu and of detroit in mr george anderson visiting at his home her mr and mrs wm johnrtonc visited in chcnley over tlie weekend mr w ii otrasner detroit mrs thon htauinm last week rev a c and mrs otcwart and grace visited in rlversdale this week mr geo coper of rtaclientcr spent tlie weekend at his home here messrs charles and jack symon were home from toronto wr uie weekend mr nell mcdonald of hastings paid acton friends a brief coll on thursday last r m o hall and son montleui of kitchener visited at mlnp corrlglllo on monday mlsn icauierme hall of kitchener is laying wlui miss annie corrigui who is very ill mrs a metavikh of ceo forth la at miss corrlgllls ministering to her during llcr llhieea ulss florence barr left on saturday to take a position in the woollen mills it london another level crossing i john mncvicar of toronto killed ieajt willi by school iloarj jthe reengagement atality of school teachers when auto hi struck by electric cnr near llmehoubc prtzcfl in miulcnl fcuvsii exhibited to the hoard lyf itoyvambti parents lurr mr and mrs chos o a amble ken more n y visited acton friends over uie weekend mrs f a mclean of chealey in vlnjung wlui her parents mr and mrs wm johnstone ur and mrs john s moore of pun- das visited mr james moore and miss moore on prldny city engineer ii s nlckltn mrs nlcjdln and mary af ouclpli were home on mothers day mr and mrs win trail and minn nellie hall visited on sunday at mr wm scott s limeliousc mr and mrs gordon davis nnd master donald of toronto visited with mrs thos s tathom on bunday mr and mrs p j drowning af tor onto spent sunday visiting her fathers home here ur george dills mrs jennie b matthews of tor onto was in town on monday to visit her friend miss annie corrlglu mr harold wansborough and master bruce uackay of toronto spent sat urday with parents and grandparents mr and mrs b mcdaugull and mr and mrs unc arthur and lucy spent sunday wlui friends at cedarvlile and conn mr and mrs chan t uclam of toronto spent the weekend wlui mm robert garvin and mlsa garvin peel street mr and mrs r w stewart and babe and miss mary coatsworui of weston spent the weekend with mr and writ john ruddlck mrs il s holmes who lias been ratllor seriously ill for a couple of months is now recovering and is able to walk out occasionally ur j olnyard ur and mrs prod campbell and miss aiadys dixon of toronto visited mr a a and mus dora worden on sunday mm jas sunley and ulss mary sunley il u at toronto paid a ahort visit with uie misses ranudtaw and other relauvxa litre during uie week mr and mrs d waldla attended uut graduation exercises at queens univers ity last week when uielr son mr john waldle received his degree ur and urn enoch statham of drantford and ur stanley ota thorn and his friend from delhi spent sun day with ura thos- b ta thorn miss ada sommervllle who held a dispersion sale on saturday will leave shortly for saskatchewan where she will stay for come ume with her brothers mrs charlotte uacdonald ulss cor- inno macdonald and ur oordan john ston of hamilton spent sunday at the home af mr and mrs e ii vincent mrs dabble lapp in the una and dolores and ulss lillian byrne spent weekend with the formers parents mr and mrs wilfred piatt at orange vllle r and mrs w j van norman and children and miss kathleen millar of ouclph mr amfuiw j p ben ham jr erin spent tlie weekend v lui acton friends and ura il c eakins master tommy ulues pjiyllls and dorothea gunton and mls violet cheese man or toronto visited ol mr j e gambles on sunday mr and mrs jas ii reed have been spending the pant week or no visiting at uie home of uirlr son harold in oshawa and uielr daughter mrs harlcy brlgnall ui toronto and mrs 1 w blgncll of nerval announce uie engagement of uielr second daughter euiel mabel to horry uaynes eldest son or mr and mrs harry llayuea of nortonvllle marriage o tko njaon june s t iarwmn od 0au2htcra mm paul mrs john gcsl urn p u sclutrdl and mus nellie parsons and m schardt motored from but falo and sjieiit ule weekend with friends in this vicinity g1kl uiik nfwa tlie guides met on uie regular meet lug night wednesday may 8 every meeting since uie movement started has hud a splendid uttciidancc and thli one i exception after tlie first part uecttiii which was spent in the buslnean aftalm games were played hlclt everyone tliorttiighty rtijoyi d promptly al nine o cltick hut milling clocud at the monthly session of uie public tirhool tneiteeo lost evening all uw iruntcen mm a f havlll mrs b u wllfjjn and uessrs o it agnew ic hi r wick and e w masters were present and chairman george hall pnudded a complaint over chains borrowed and lire turned from j il watson and j v uarberee by uie board and uie i turn of this property was fcettled by til bo appolnung committee ta john mncvlcar of 13 st clnlr avrnu east torontrt dlrtrlrt iiglnur ot mini iclpal itoadn wan inntantly kilhil on tuesday afternoon about two o clock when the automobile he wan driving won n truck by the canadian national i leclrlc i railways eon t bound car which is due at acton nt 1 34 p m al the level crossing half mile west of llmehousc james j m mr watsan mcciure georgetown superintendent of township roads who wan a pascngfr in the automobile escaped with minor in juries prom uie appearance of the wreck and the evidence of those who made an investigation it is believed that the auto mobile and the car mi t practically head on tlie left front side of uie automobile wherr uie driver cat wan crushed like an eggshell by the force of the impact it was hurled to one side of thttrdadway according to those who now tlie wreck age it was almost a mlroclrt that mr mcciure escaped ccrloun injury or doatlr tlie wrecked car wan left in uie ditch at uie north side af the radial track and when rescuers arrived on the scene the found macvlcar and mcciure lying on uie same side about 30 feet from jie scone of the collision macvlcar wan found to liavc a fractured skull and it la believed that uie rrmn struck hln ncid on a hydro pole when uie impact cent him flying through the air the crossing wherr uie accident occur red is known by local motorists as one al the most dangerous in the vlclnltj tlie road is narrow and passes through a swampy tcctlon with uie usual amoui of thick growui on cither nlde of uie road it won raining at the time and rnuier foggy and the visibility wan lut good jpi ifiwofwfimsdiorncirjnot era the oukamourb until kc w3 upon it thetttfdlal car was lwlllnrtthatistifiitrtrffcnm the men were on their way to look over agravel pit at john newton n farm wlui view to purchasing material for road construe uon coroner dr ii a mccoll who wan called ordered uie body to be removed to georgetown where he opened an li quest last night mcciure was given attention by a georgetown physician and uas removed to his home it is expected that h will recover from his lnjurtca macvlcatla survived by a widow and one son he aas ucll known throughout the dlslilcl in his capacity af superin- ndent of roads for peel hallon york and dulferln mcciure wan roads sup crintendent in ccquenlng township mr mncvlcar ta 55 years of age and mr mcclur 03 years old uils expenditure could not be undertaken juiijtfjuidmliior rtmlnm ptdaxau uuugh ierhaiui nut no noisy uas ei uiuslaitio and encouraging to uio n rrhnoln puptli acton had quit formidable cavalcade of earn and u r an hundred in utundaiicc ut this liiuilullug event in tlu- hvm ol their honls pupils boy scout i news acton bulloog troop sulureluy night brought to a successful close the bulldog troop n indoor ac llvlllcs for the n ason an at home was held in the scout hall and about 35 parents and ad ull supporters were gathered about uie banquet tables mr jones irovlnclal field secretary was the distinguished guest of uie evening and while the dish washing process was gplng on the three guelph scouts drop ped fn and later mr p c irwin assist ant provincial commissioner accorripaiil cd by captain fermingcr who is head of uie ontario lone scouts paid us a surprise visit everyone present heartily enjoyed uie banquet die food was good ule coffee nan hot and both were well served by friends the girl auldcs albert mills led uie party in a sing song a verbal message tent wan made and ule results were surprisingly good the kangaroos were the winners of ule seasons patrol compcuuon and uio trophy won presented to their patrol leader arthur lawcon doc express cd his uianks on behalf of the patrol but sold that uie credit ror uie kangaroos i wan mosuy due lo his second ding ilamsdeu who carried on so splen didly during the past few weeks while he himself won ill scout carney byrne received his swim mers proficiency badge this is uie first proficiency badge to be earned by an acton scout in some years but we hope uiat many more will be won during summer monuis the wolf cubs under akcla gave the cub yell an amusing stunt followed and uicn uie cubs sang o canada peanut icrambl in the forhi of a jungle game threw a little action into the party the flrut aid demonstration having to do with a case of clothing on flic was effectively carried out 1 he kangaroos put on a stdnt entitled the deuitlsl at work a balloon game fol lowed and was wan by the kangaroos ihc troop gave a nlgnallhig demon slrallon the message being worded tlie bulldog troop of boy scouts welcome you o night tlicn to prove that it was nut a faked up alfalr honorary scouts master stewart wan asked to word a reply which was correctly received as it ha a pleasure to be with you the beavers stunt cntluxd tlie grindstone was especially well done and proved to be perhaps the moat hum urous thing on the programme a relay c followed which provided much ox c linn cut fur both players and spectators rim building of the txxnjt arch uf man huad was the feature effnt of uie pro gramme arid tin singing af ule national anthem bruuffht uio at home to a tito ucouta hope that all wlio t tltc evenings proceedings went sway with a truer understanding uf what movement really means j lho scoutmaster announced that since cxamuiallonn ore nut far off and that uie warm weather is close ol luuid weekly meetings ot uie hulldou troop will be dlacouumied until the full pur it of lhr summer tlui ltoopt uc llvltlca will be counued us iiiueti aa jxin ible u hikes and other out of doors rvrtits mrs m r moore directress of uusl in tlie scliools exhibited to uie board the prlxes that had been won by acton lcluwls at uie hal lon musical pesuval the board expressed uielr appreciation at the success and uu splendid prise uon when uie prises are engraved they will be exhibited in tint pkxz phku window in uie nfui report of uie mnanoe commlttoe uia- following accounts were ordered to be paid ubllc uuuuen commission s 8 44 jon symon supplies 1537 mrs u r moore festival ex penses 300 w it e blair supplier 5 123 71 tlie deputy minister of vliif bwi gave uie usual nouco regarding uie de partmental examinations and the dis tribution of ceruflcatcs to tlie pupus the secretary was requested to hove the certificates mailed to ulu u- j uao dunald principal if alie was to be at iiome at uiat ume and if not uie beere- tary to receive uicm and distribute mmie a letter and blue print from uu kaus- une co and uielr engineers gave detalla and prices of a proposed insulla hon of toilets for uie use of the junior pupils in the stone aehool tlu ultimate cost was estimated at about tlsoo complh vftf uril ttianze of properly to another family in 109 yrara ihc sal of the funu of mr n h blaek in lruuuuu hist wnk to mr hob rt jo in is lun uoekwikhj notes uie iiasn lug of uils propt rty from uu family of tin lllarki for th ilnt llnu 11 has bun owned urn oecupl d by mr illark and lib furrbrurer evi r sinee il was surv yi d friuu the prion vi ul fori t it hui been occui ted by the blacks for uvtr 100 ytars llu uuclloti uli of mr iltuik on may u will b uu lint uiu tt it to huvi wr imiii e tmlihttd tin uir pnirrty ihls li iurdy u tlml few farms in a whit rudli hold mr lilac k lug owing to 111 li ijattlirnctnue compjjnj of will be couipleted a nommltue composed of ura zl xl wilson and trustees o il agnew and ew uastcrs was appointed ta arran for- uie disposal of uie old brick at uie high school grounds moved by e beswlck seconded by k w masters and resolved uiat the teachers of the public bcliool be and ore hereby otic red reengagement for the next school year at uielr present ulary carried considerable discussion was induced in cn uie required staff of uie contlnuatiod school tlie feeling of uie board amud to be it was desirable to have a male piuiclpal for uie continuation be hoot al uie request of uie board uie nvlftil covering thu matter la omitted frotd the fan paxso moved by e beswlck acondd by it w masters uiat uie decretory be and a hereby instructed to write uis mepluv nnd mats hurst offering uiem re-emj- ntnt for uie next school year at si salary uiey now enjoy carrlm liuntec g r anew was appointed by the board as uielr repreuntauva at h- annual meeting of uu hajlon v- hal on monday albsmoon in wtfh ubllc school a supply of floor oil was ordered for use at the schools ariu a motor belt for uie lawn mower the secretory was instructed to order the supply of coal and itaustln for the schools the division of uie playground clean ing and repairs to uie jhou were la be arranged for at a special meeting of uie board tuesday evening at uie scliool grounds acton and district new daks at library tlie recent allotment of new books tut chased by uie free library board ana now catalogued and will soon be ready far distribution tlie catalogues have been printed for uils new oonsljnmetlt and will be available at the library on saturday evening and thereafter thjjj books will however not be ready for distribution until biter all clauea of adult nonfiction and be uon and juvenile fiction and non- fiction are well repre sented in this library addition and a perusal of uie catalogue reveals many splendid volumes uiat will be available won ju uadol prom the mitchell advocate we glean uiat ulss ruth davis of mitchell daughter of mr and ura davis and pupil of miss margaret smtui a t cjx was awarded first prise in her class at tlie perth musical pesuval opening in btrauord on saturday and being con tinued uils week the territory of uie festival had been extended this year tak ing in a radius of 75 miles which brought entries from hamilton ol thomas london drantford paris and woodstock in uie new area mlu ituui davis competed in class 48 piano solo under 14 years arade d and will be presented with a gold medal by uie aa- noctotlon for the highest honors obtained in the co tost- jtuui is a- granddaughter of mr and mrs joseph holmes bowr avenue who are naturally very proud of uie accompllshmnntj of uielr grand hild mothers day t vueticc of its observance avrywber- in the ctiorches an the strael and at fairview mothers day wan observed apparently by all lost sunday the white and colored flowers were in evidence every where und umughts of mouier or mother a memory were given precedence us was evidenced in many quarters in the churches uie norai decorations and messages of uie minister and uu uuigs and worship abounded in mother thought at uie baptist church uie bible school had a mothers day pro- rumr and the subject of ur forayui at tlie morning service was uouier v in uir united church ur pooles fcoh- ject af uie morning service was a princes tribute to hu mother mothers day music was given by the choir and a children n choir rendered appropriate iiuuicma from uielr choir loft in uie uallcry or uie churcll al icnox chuich luouurs cliolr led in uie singing and rendered anuiems appropriate to uie day ur stewart hud for his subject at uie morning ser- ilcr the ideal uouier bvideiice of uie commemorating of niatlier n nu mory was not lacking in 1 uirvlew cnutery all over uus neaxe- lul smtt thi gruveu of mouiers werf mark- id by morul decoratuuis and all day long the vlnitors to uils hallowed place e outluucd and mouier a memory was revered in cjurljih uib week fourtern- gmc- torr juliu d uu liuprrlor clialn rdlfjuim group the euiiue as operated bi ill aetun by mr j c lindsay ilicre are rellrlnit frniu fiimi now 350 of uiete stores in operation bl lui over km ellks and uiwua hi uu probi r