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wkdiosdat dvoxupxr 34 1810 the acton free press i wrlnai the communitys social side of life vwtors to and from town daring the pwt week mgumacd by the free proa mil annl h somervllle lowborne from toronto allss isabel cowlc 1 home from tor onto university miss ruby clark is home from tor onto for the holiday ulss fern brown will spend christmas with toronto relative miss odbcrt is spending the holidays at her home hi stratford miss anne macdonatd is home waterloo for the holidays miss m barbour u at lier home in illllsburg for the holiday mr john waldle u spending the holi days at the parental home mr david talt of toronto spent th weekend at his home here air milton hynard was hero from cookvllle for the woekend mr and mrs win fjuidsborough spent sunday with friends in oalt mr george ii poole is home from queens university kingston miss jean kennedy b a is home from toronto for the holidays mr prank cook of toronto was hero for the high school athome mr and mrs fred punk of dlnghom- ton n y are here for christmas miss xi m nephew is spending thu holidays at her home in kincardine dr johnson lias been hero from tor onto dental college during the week mr j elvln gamble of emmanuel college toronto is home for christmas mr nf mooro la in torodu for christmas where mrs moore is convales cing mr d m- mocausland has gone to ottawa for the holidays at ills homo there mr and mrs ocorge uciiton jfrt will spend christmas with relatives at arthur miss margaret j macdonold ii a is horn from toronto for the christmas holidays mus prances hurst is liome from richards landing lit josephs island for uie holiday miss olive cooper who li the teacher at xjaurol near orangevlllo is homo for tho holidays miss jean uarbar is liome from muni towalng manltoului -inland- or tho christmas holidays miss katharine and mr mao btowart were here from toronto for uio high school at homo rev and mrs poole and mr george re spending christmas at tho home of mr pooles father ut norwich miss margaret williamson toronto is spending a few days holidaying at tho noma of mr and mrs a young church street mr and mrs tom tiavage of winni peg are spending tho holidays at uio homo of his parents mr and mrs j v savage while on their western trip messrs o h harrison and u o arnold vlsltod mr and mrs fred graham and mr and mrs runt in winnipeg mali friends of mr fred colca will rogrot to learn that ho is confined to thu house ihroughnmes andwm wtsh htma speedy recovery to good health miss audrey oervals loft toronto on tuesday to spend the christinas and new years holidays with her sunt mrs fc n todd of west mount montreal mtonarlcjr bclwoodtrront victoria university toronto spent a couple of days with his grandmother mrs a e nlckllii before leaving for now york to spend christmas and the holidays with relatives there i mr and mrs j e a amble announce the engagement of their daughter thelnw d to mr john m greer on of mr w j and tho late mrs greer of uracebridge the marriage to take place early in january neighborhood news camtbeixvtixe mr ernest pricker who has been 111 for several months passed away on sunday evening the funeral book plaoo from his lata home on the guelph road on tuesday afternoon at two oclock jntorment took place in the new ceme tery mr andy allen and his sister mrs t garrett visited friends in quelph on saturday miss mary roberts has returned homo ater spending a ew days hi toronto the dance given by mr hubert early in th few garogi on wednrjjvy night was greatly enhl tho christmas service in st davids church was well attended and rev o o jones delivered a very impressive sermon on great expectations and tho anthem oh holy night rendered by our own choir was splendid mr robert elliot sang uio obligate solo in his usual good style uitut kay dell halt returned after visiting her cousin miss marie mills of carlisle mr and mrs george atchison of lu- towol are visiting at the home of mr w h mcfhall miss annie eastorbrook spent the weekend at her liome miss jean mel h all of toronto is home i for tho holidays i merry christmas to the staff of tine acton pukk s actoh flour and feed mills prices for this week 48c bulk salt and it is no 1 salt wo are selling at per cwt western barley per pwt d h lindsay prop a merry christmas a slicnf or good wishes to our friends on this christmas day and wishing you all a fine and prosperous new year harold wiles homemade candles and tea room acton ontaitlo burlington jack walker commenced flooding tho rink on monday morning and f uie weather continues cold it is exjmcud tile liockoy team will commence practis ing tonight wednesday a valuable hound belonging to w ross shaver was killed by a o n r train on monday morning mr shaver was out hunting and the dog did not show up when tho party was ready to return homo on friday evening the hume tlieatro was closed until the talkies are satisfac tory tho sound equipment was not sat isfactory to mr hume and ralher uian disappoint and havo disaatlsucd patrons ho considered it best to close uio place indications are that burlington will have a strong team in the intermediate series practices have already born held at grimsby arena under coach hugh monagtuui who is an exurandon hockey plnyer coach monaghan has put tho players through some good workouts and is highly elated with the material which lias turned out wardou harris ilodsdon ranks brothers rao nicliol- hoii law lee taylor and wright are going great guns and as soon as the rink management provides ice several more players are expected out to practice in eluding uio tuck boys and goalie ted smith shrimp leo is trying out with jordan as goalie and should ho fall to make tho o h a he will likely tw back here gaiotto tait optical co 110 wyndhnm street guelph lluichtkn the iiomk with cut flowers chrysanthemums and pot plants all acton grown cycleinan each 6oe ucgonlii wax each 40c 2ke christmas poppers each sso ruby team each ta rex begonia each boo a11 kinds of artificial designs a ado up wreaths sprays pil lows crosses ot a ii hisiiop sons phone s4 fatview avenue didnt recognizr tt a dtstlngulslied meniber of tho united state judiciary has discovered that he still has something to learn hi uio dlrec- 1 uon of agriculture lie bought a farm as a summer homo for his family and finds especial delight in walking about the placer commenting on the condition of ttio crops and hi many ways showing his interest in his xutw possessions one evening during uie summer lie was strolling over the farm the hired man had cut the grass during the day a very thin crop and had loft it lying on the ground to dry the judge saw it and calling his man he said it seems to mo you are very careless why havent you been more particular in raking up this hay dontyou see that you have left little drlbbllngs all around i for a minute uie hired man stared wondering if the judge was quizzing him then he replied 4 bllnira7 w man thats the crop gregory theatre thurhray anr fcluoay ftoeemlxr 2s and zfl the king op jazz done entirely in technicolor music by paul whi lemon and his band iiluglng by john roles novelty hamgurgcr cartoon my pal paul matinee christ mas day at 300 prices hiatlnco llic and 2fco night 35o and 35c hatliriv ukcemiijku 27 the big house a vivid story of prison riot star ring wallace ueery and robert montgomery novelty william tell comedy radio kisses l tuesday reckmnkr so rio ulta all- singing super screen spec tacle starring hobo daniels and john roles talking screen 8nup- shots j j christmas greetings may it be jolly tor you all this chkistmas day and wont you remember our best wishes are with you our holiday speciuls of last week nre good ah this week chain red white store j w jones phone 26 acton ont a merry christmas its nothing but pleasure to us to sincerely wish you a merry christmas j k gardiner watchmaker niutjcwellcr acton ontario christmas greetings and a bright and happy new year to each and every one of our long list of friends wm cooper gents furnishings mux street acton ontario v market reports dairy pkonoctk quotations to shippers tliese are toronto quotations bnttef creamery no 1 pasteurized 30 to 804 do- neeowl 2p to mil above prices for goods delivered tor into quotations to retail trade lluttrr creamery no 1 pasteurised 33 to 33 do second 30 to 31 churning cream fob country points bpbclal 1 p 33 to 00 no 1 33 to 00 no 2 30 to 00 poultry and eogb err i- prrsh extras 30 to 40 do first 35 to 30 do bocotul 30 to 30 quotations u reuu trmdo carton fresh extras isfl to 48 presli ixtras 44 to 45 do ornts 40 to 42 do tuicoud 38 to 30 quotation to rhjpprr poultry alive dressed uprlng chlrkrntt 2si m 10 u ib 33 lbs ib to 3 lrvy chlckrns lbs ib to 31 over 5 lbs 10 to 36 patted hens over 5 lbs 17 to 32 do 4 to g lbs u lo 30 do 3 lbs 11 to 18 old roosters ovrr 5 lbs ii td 10 young turkeys ovrr 13 lbs 20 to 30 do 1013 lbs 00 to 34 do 810 lb 00 to 33 ducks over g lbs 10 to 10 do 45 lbs 13 to 10 quotations above indicate the general market ranga hi value hi eggs and poultry on delivery basis whoilksa1k vvgktamvh vegetables at wholcftale houses are uuotcd llomnlu- potatoei per bag 100 to 11s 1 rkkhhkl mkatb whoftraale dealers hv dressed meats quote tho following prices to the trade lleef forcouartrrs cwt d 00 to 13 00 do hlndquartern 1300 to 1000 carcasses choice 1400 to 1g00 do medium 1300tomoo calves cliolco veal 17 00 to 2000 heavy hogs out 13 00 to 18 00 ijght hogs cwt is 00 to 10 00 ttolr hogs 10 00 to 10 50 mutton cwt 500 lo 000 spring lambs 1000 to 20 00 mm kb and wool toronto wholcsalo dealor hi hides and wool are quoting priori to country ship pers as follows city hides green 4a per bulls and grands 3o per lb country hides green 3a per lb cured 3 4c per lb calfskins green 7c veal kips bo por lb calfskins cured gltec per lb horse hides no 1 and 175 wo 3 b0c iforso hair 30o mir lh woolj flat rate free of rejects 8c per lb grain quotation a rain dealers on the toronto hoard of trade are making tho following quota tions for car lotn no i northern 5dc no 3 northern blc no 3 northern nominal no 4 northern nominal no 6 northern nominal hay and htraw extra no 3 timothy in irloaittc lftoo tolbr0 no 3 timothy in car loads 1380 to 1400 no 3 timothy 1300 to 1300 wheat straw 1000 to 0000 oat straw 0b0 to 1000 potatokh ontario potatoes in bulk 70c in bags 80c new brunswick potatoes in bulk 00c bags 100 prince kdward island potatoes in bag ll0i tattlk market quotatvonh choice heavy steern 0 00 to 77g jlutcher sbrers choice 700 775 000 675 4ro 700 butcher heifers cliolco 750 do fair to good 800 700 450 550 do cannem and cutters 150 3 50 butcher bulb light choice 4 50 ii00 4 00 4 50 300 375 4 50 500 800 1050 5 00 0 35 4 50 5 00 550 aoo calvin good to cliolco 1050 1100 700 0 50 4 00 0 00 0000 7000 00 00 8000 lambs owes per cwt 850 876 buck lambs 0 50 075 elheep yearlings 5 50 0 00 400 500 150 350 0 50 075 a merry christmas to you all the superior chain stores wish to extend their sinecrcst good washes for a happy christmas and may joy health and prosperity be yours for tho year 1031 and for many years to como superior store j g iinosay ivoprietor a right merry christmas and a prosperous and happy new year to au wo wish ut this time to thank our many customers for their liberal patronage during 1030 and we will strive to merit a continu ance of our pleasant relations in the future johnstone rumley homo murnlshingh ambulance funeral service jon1qacton-ontari0- cutting ok ii ik own coat tails what is more humorous than to seo n practical joke neatly turnod against its perpetrator in a recent english book as others ooo us thoro is a delightful incident of that sort which is said to bo literally truo at a country hauno where mr bay 1 1 xsiddloton a famous hunting man and wit was once staying it was uio custom when uio ladles luul retired for the men to change their dress coats for smoking jackets rvcryone did so except one man who would persist in weartnj ills idvaiiow tall tliouglrehaffed about it ho claimed his right to wear what ha pleased at last bay middle ton told lilin that if ho wore hip shallow tall again ho would have to toko the consequences ttdi tho wearer expressed himself per fectly willing to do tho following evening tho long dress coat made its appearance once more nouilrrg was said and presently tho wearer sat down throwing tho coat talis through uie back of the chair as ho entered into conversation wlui those roundhum 1 boy middle ton crept quietly behind and with a big pur of scissors removed uie offending talis landing them to tlio wearer ho flaldkore are your ooat tails 1 yarned you not to como down in uiem again j oh pry a do not apologize the anon said with a smile they are npt my ooat tails knowing your little ways i of your coats and now you cart have i uio rest of the ooat wu as th ufla best christmas wishes and may everything good attend you in tho new year windsor confectionery jam newman mux stkbet acton ont may christmas bring new joy to your heart new peace to your homo and new richness to your life thats our wish c b swackhamer acton ontario fur trimmed coats at special savings heres the place and nows the time to buy if you nre considering buying u now fur- trimmed cont this winter wo earnestly udviso youtojbuyalqncej eotjur-trimmed-coutij-iiro- iiow a scurco urticlc thoro is no ovorsupply in tho wholesale houses in fiict it is almost im- possible to secure new onos iind in mitny cases tho materinls are off tho market owing to these conditions it will bo readily understood thntcoat prices will not go lower after christmas we still have ir good sofection of furtrimmed coatstat prices that hnvo nlrcndy been reduced and they offer wonderful vulucs but when these- coats arc gone wo cunnot sccuro more therefore our advice buy now we wish you a very merry christmas and a happy new year d e macdonald bros ltd guelph ontario qukjbodtiifquaulvavsbbvich