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i twrnapavritay i imi the acto free press paok nvm the commimitys social side of life l vutora to mnd from town daring the pmi week m gukned by the free pres utu clars lanti mpent sunday at her home here mr stanley coy or oalt spent sunday with acton friend mr wm wauon of grand volley was tn town for sunday mla jean kennedy was home for the weekend from toronto mr charles symon wan home from toronto over the weekend v miss nellie e hull at toronto teach ing iitaff was home over the weekend mr harold wanshrouh of toronto spent the weekend here with hfe mother mlas helen johnstone of london im vultlnf with acton relative and friends mr oeorgo sopor jr of kitchener spent tile weekend at his home here mr and mrs m sallant and porothy visited friends at wlarton over tluj week end mus mabel droor of sracobrldao vuu- ed her brother jack oreer for a few days mr and mrs w e hamlin of tor- onto wore with acton friends over sunday mr arthur crowloy of toronto visit ed at mr itooert wallaces over uio weekend mr aruriu kennedy of oalt spent sunday with his mother and other friends of the family city engineer s mlckllii mrs nlcklln and mary of ounlph wore honio on mothers day mr and mrs t e eaklrii and tommy of toronto vultcd mr und mm j oamhlo on sunday mus elsie kelson of georgetown spent sunday with her parents mr and mrs edward nelson mrs frank dob jo and master cordon of toronto spint tuweral days with mr and mrs w j hall mr liruco mimkuy of toronto spent the woekciul with lila rrandmother mrs k a waiutbrouuh mua kathleen craddock of toronto npent tho woefcond with mrs b a wansbrough on lako avenue mr and mrs will itobortaon of tor onto are npendlng holidays at the homo of her father mr w e anderson mr and mrs mulvln sopor und family of cuelph npent sunday at the homo of mr and mrs oeorgu sopcr mrs anna moddock and mus doru maddock of toronto were in town thu week for u vklt with friendit in the old homo mr and mm norman mosales of toronto spent the wwkeiul with mrs robert oarvln and mlsa m garvin inxil street motherhood loyally impressed very inttvtaunf mathers day service in the chorabar on sunday the love and steem for mother has been greaily enhanced i through the mothers day services hefd annually in the churches and sunday schools on the second sunday in may during the past faw yaars the singing or appropriate motherhood hymns the impressive ad dresses and sermons delivered the flownr so generally worn as evidence of love and memory of mother all contribute to the implanting of sincere and lasting regard and solicitude for mother and sainted memories of her some of the churches in town made mothers day significant by holding joint church and sunday school services these proved unusually interesting and wore largely attended at the united church the order of service was presented by both church and khqoyjrev mr poole the minister had osoclatfs with him on the platform and in the iiervlco mr a t brown superin tendent and mr john w- kennedy as sociate superintendent tho school sang appropriate hymns and the choir tender ed a mothers day anthem there worn mnpoiuilvo sections filtered into by all solo by mlss joan kennedy and little mus margaret 1 larruon capital address on cmat men and their mother fay master elwood johnston and ttev mr lool delivered a brief but imprcfthlve sermon on noble mothers of famous men at knox church the sunday school held a joint service in tho church and scholars and teachers in a body occupied the centre front pews a profusion of flowers decorated the church and gave a splendid sotting for tho spirit of motiiors day the aorvlca of nong was led by mothers choir which also sang an an- them and a duett watt given by little mus prances chuliolm and master vrrrmon agnnw both of whom were gold medalists at the halton county musical jtatlval tho llov mr ucnuln gave a splendid ducourso with tho mothers day theme und the thoughts of mother and mothern love uppermost out fishin ilclnjr jost another ijule oeuune of weekod jaunt l the north of ontario with pishing as the muses k arnold and tena wilson of toronto visited over tlie wockend at the liome of mr and mrs james symon mr and mrs alex mocdonald church street were m toronto over tho week end the gutsts ofilev and mrs a c stewart mrs w j hall entertained mrs sand of tho o a c cuolph mrs sand wo the spetikor of tho hummer meeting of the acton womens institute ttev father mcllrldo npent several days at hamilton during tho week and attended tho important consecration aorvloe held at tho catlumlral there mr ted oroy of hamilton and mlit mary oruy of morieth england npent tho weekend with thoir couiilnn mm if s holmes rfnd mrs a e nlcklln uuv and mrit a o stewart and mins a race of toronto accompanied ilov dr mckay from toronto to the iptci- byterial meetbig in knox cliurch on tuesday mra win noton who lion been in ill health for dome time is uudergoliitf treatment ut the cenerol hospital in toronto vrionds hero will wish her a speedy return to good health agin mr and mrs h v johnatono 435 lakcr slveet imdon onnounne thu engagement of their oldest daughtur helen beatrice to prank nou of tle late mr and mrs ptwuir of cheltenham ontario tho marriage to take niuqn quietly in rmulononmay123 mrs james bnydnr was tendered a surprise party on the occasion of her birthday last wednesday- by her daugh ters mrs w s lawn nd mrs p macarthur mrs w e snyder and mrs wm griffin and her brothers and slstern also a few friends- wtcruled spring flowers were in profusion a bountiful supper was provided and served by tho daughters jf kerrs baleu kjht priday may 10 parm stock sale of r l davidson adjolnbia acton tuesday may 38 clertnvbrm saje of wilfred larter niool township tub halton hiffjcs vnifornm to bo simlbu- to thai d hcottuh lufu kohools now kllnr held throughout the county the halton luftcs spring training bi now in full swing and tho armorlwj in tho different soctlonit of the county rcfiound to tho sound of martial tread por the next iilx woelai provlnlonal sclioobi uro being held at acton georgetown oak- vlllo and burlington where senior non- oommufilonod olflcera of the iloyal can- aillnu rjglment are giving instruction under tho giildwico at two senior otfldcrt ttlwi of tho permanent forces tile itegbnjnt u being reorganlkid and it is expected that iuiortly author ization will be received from tho d4-part- ment of national defcnco at ottawa to revert to tho old title or lome hlilea the uniform will bo dim liar to that of tho bcottuh ttlftcs cameron tans ore at enthuiila u being shown by all ranks who are turning out three nlglits oncli week and recruits are being care fully liandplcked it u unfortunate ow ing to tho nwd of cutting down expenses in all departments thu year that there will bo no tho coming kcaium but it li hoiwd to arrange for events to substitute many new offlcera have joined tho regiment lleutcol o 11 chuholm m c of oakviuo is in command biit expocut to shortly paan tho command ovor to major a oouacns m c or oflorgetown who in at imwnt acting as kecond in command capt j r barber now commands d company at acton and ooorgotown and has as his officer lioiitwianfci early lawnon buchanan und sutherland a nkautlflil hfulnc rhowing within a week it will bo bloijuiin time in uio niagara honlnula tho famous fruit district in ontario flanking liiko ontario und many thouaondn of fnilt trc cxundlng for miles betwoen hamil ton und niagara path upplo pear plum jieach cherry etc will be decked out lit thnlr spring uliowlng of pink and while every year early in may old lady nature shows off her spring dress in tho nlagaru peninsula and excites tho onvy of tho fashion kings and queens and of the mniit fastldloun and imaginative color artists ft is a sight tliut attracts tiioujuiiids of vultoru frouimany parts of cannda and die ujjltcd staton who make the jouniey by mntor car or train und it is worth travelling far to nce thu dlitriet li one or tho most fertllii and intensely cultlvuted areas in on tario and tho fruit i ml tin try u highly specialized scientific cultivation good railway facilities nnd muds providing hpeody and convenient ncciwi to markou rooperatlv6 marketing canning fac- oiiuj com bined to advance tho development of thu industry in addition to tliousands cf ocnis of tho isrger rrults tlicro are exten sive areas planted to graiwn rosibcrrlta strawberries curnmts gooseborritrt vege tables and other garden and farm crop cooi lulhon moat of the guests uul arrived and uio hnstnuf was waiting in tlw hall for a ctrtaln mr string presently the late arrival appeared but as soon as she saw him her face foil oh mr string i hrd you were an excellent musician aim said im no disappointed i was hoping to see you arrive with art instrument under your arm what instrument do you play tho i piano returned her guest last- week- wo tinted in onr columns that tho first week of may hod brought no tall ashing stories but jiny would undoubtedly develop thu week that was our newspaper instinct tht won re sponsible for that asiscrtlon its either true or going to bet and the editor had an invitation to join councillor harrison of actwj and ilcovo cleave of clrorge- wn and ii o arnold on an xrur bumi to sundridgo for an outing with ftihlng as tlio objective a tiller of the soil two salcmnnn und a dabblar printers ink what a mixture for outing and it loft acton to accommo date tlio printer just after last weeks paper was out bracobrldgo was made that night and tile queens hotel was uio stopping place tim road between these two towns u so well known that little des- irlption u necessary it was travelled tn tho dark anyway dr w a o kenney who u now in brocnbrldire was colled to tlio hotel but it wasnt exactly a case of sickness wo wcro guul to goo the doctor anyway and spent a couple of pleasant hours with him prom bracobrldgo north the greatest changes ore noted tho perguson high way is pushing farther north each year and being unproved new sections woro travailed thu year and further parts are under construction prom huntsvlilo a new route u taken entirely and four miles of paving are completed thjbpew high- way wait travelled until scotia was rrachod and from iwre tile ecunlc twut- hig rood cliarocterlttc of the north was used until sundridgo was reached beforu noon it was quite remarkable to note that thu year farm operations and uio growth in tho north wore not much behind that in tho mora iioutlicni parts of ontario trees woro in bud there and almost as for lodvanoed as in this dittrlct uoodlng operations woro in progruas while in thu vicinity they wore just completed in moat cases about a week ago tlio haul looked better in tlio north thbi year t in contparuoti us wo rumntnber it last heasihi and thorn appeared to be more of it under cultivation but it unt tho gurdou of ontario thero b u lot of pioneer slugging to bo dono in this junc tion sundridgo has haen improving nlnco lust your now and more substantial buildings have replaced tho ones des troyed by tire a year or mora ago thu bernard hotel was just as hnmillko as before and juit as uplck and span ajid tho welcome was just as cordial in fact on tho second trip tho sociability of the north turned mora pronounced evorybody tliat lias any tlmo does some luhing around sundridgo but after dinner it was tlio jnreek nt harry ploco tliat was lujught mechanical dif ficulties with tho car cut down tho actual tlmo on the stroatn to about an hour and a half thu brought a catch of an oven dosten for tho party of over necessary idze it wasnt heavy fishing but tlio tlmo chosen wan doubtodly too early tho foliage on tho shrubbery luumt yet provided tho shady nooks tho brooks and a river they term tlio dutrcls river werent very productive for the remainder of tlio fishing only jrnglnklnfttqtftl of eighteen more fish nut tho party divided and beautiful lake bernard wluch u right at tho back of tho hotel yielded right beauties when uioy were uprcad out after tho catch it was indeed a night two of them measured 17 vj inches and tipped tho scales at two pounds each tlio other nix woro all over a foot in length tho friends or tho family woro responsible for this luck mr ooorge dunbar wan tho guide to hu fuvorlte fuhlng grounds in tho lake and ho undoubtedly known tho best spots in wldch to dangle a big dow worm on tho end of a lino to him wo will have to rotor for evidence of tho ones tliat got away wo wont toll about it because no one ovor believes those nulling yarns anyway we bolloved it weighed throe pounds at leant mr dunbar- in hu experience felt thu sumo way about it when ho saw it nllde back into tho water three feet i ram tlio bout thata our story anyway a beautiful rain tliat mado tlio llah bite and was wonderful for the land and thu general welfare of tho country soak ed every stitch of wearing apparel with uhlch tho party won garbed oxcopt tho feet enciuted in rubbor boots wo pro- sumo that ii part of tho sport the dis comfort that wouldnt bo tolerated unllor imyolhur circntmimrm was qului for gotten in tho fun of catching fino fish thats funny but its true thorn are other featured of that excur sion wo might mention tlio dancing season wuu started- on uaturday evening thrf town fathom of tho neighboring communities were tho reptvsontntlvei of tho party nt tills event evan this u changing now tho round dances nro almost on popular as the sets for tlio squares and a morn modern jayjit uhho rhythm for tho stopping sundridgo is gettlngtojx quite famil iar with many actonlahs dr parmer and dr nelson were known at several places ut which wo culled htorles aiiont uhlng and other episodes both amusing and entertaining wore gathered but as there may be excursions later we wont swap yarns tliey are highly regarded in the north country oven if a fence is between them a times a start after dinner in sunday landed tho party in orangovluo for supper a new route was choseu down through altuton and thatbeautiful farming sec tion of ontario it was a remarkable comparison from the less fertile and hew section to the north oood roads were encountered everywhere the county roads while not the equal of the hlgh- hoxing contest tonight items of sport in local circles the opmlnf bjl game in the park hero on saturday tho bi fea tonight to tho boxing contest arranged by tlio acton athlotla club hi tho arena hero a full pro gramme of the different bouts u on tho popters and was announced in theso columns lost wook tlio local bout at 135 pounds will bo between bob an derson and doc lawson the event will undoubtedly draw a crowd from acton and tho dutrlct the halton baseball league opens on uaturday and uio local nine will meet tho ktlbrldo team in tho park in acton in thoir rirst encounter tlio fans will get an opportunity of seeing the material that manager eddie uydnr has for du- play thu year and got an idoa of actons chances in tho league othor games in tho halton leuguo scheduled for saturday afternoon am georgetown at urouto and milton ut oukvllle ublu motoring dr icentiuy was vultod in bracobrldgo but was out on u call tlio homo town was readied at about ten oclock and tho speedometer regutorod 204 miles on tho trip from sundridgo by this route pivo hundred mtlos for thirtyeight fuh to the mathematician may seem like a queer problem but niter all wo found that an outing cant always bo reckoned up by the visible rosulli a now sec lion of tho province viewed a two-hundrod- mllo trip through it throa days of con genial companionship and w uttlo so journ at a hotel in a small community where a vult in tho kitchen li pormus- ublo a rollout for a second pleco of pin u a compliment and any uttlo extra service scorns u dollght and a vult with friends are factors which lake ono out of tho ordinary dally routine and clear tho train of thought and permit of a view of another follow in hu environ ments those are things that arent in thp fuh basket but weigh heavier some times thuii tho oatch when both aro ntroly balanced these fishing excursions uro marked events in the years that go to make up a life time the fish dinner of thu family nlf that twopound lake trout and tho other brook trout wero delightful if it woro pojjilblo und pcrmlnsablo wo would llko tlio pleasure of providing ovory ono or our fricndii with sufficient for such a meal but thorn wo havo told sufficient for nn ordinary fish yarn take tho parts you ulsh its our story automobile insurance old and reliable companies special policies to cover all re quirements a very attractive policy is ono which gives special rates to careful driver bpoclol rates for farmers also inquire about these policies jasmith phono 105 acton out individuality there u that chic touch of fimartneils noout nil tho work exo- ou ted in our parlor prices marcel wavo vso plngor wavo bo elort silky lunlim olmuuxio plain i goc nushocn tho rugo of tlio seaum clio bculp troatmont 100 including uloetrlo majuiago nnd shampoo hiilr outs ladles plain utic hair cuts dilldrmi under ia 20o windblown eqo out to iilt tho features uhanipoa out lingor wavo or marcel for 41 go tvir your convenjenco wo stock marito boliblo pins 10o hair nou all shades loo eilumber nets rpastel slindcs 10c tinowflro ohamiwhi iviwdor 100 nushean hlnso 13 shades isj extra help ho been secured for tho holiday rush morning ap pointments appreciated the beauty parlor appointment 1041 mill stmt acton oriv harket r3orts baiuy products juotailon to shippers these aro toronto quotations batter creamery no 1 pasteurized 20 to 20 4 do eeoondt7 r t-l9- above prices for goods delivered tor onto quotations to rotmll trade butter creamery no 1 pasteurized 34 to 00 do second 23 to 00 churning cream fob country points ipial 21 to 22 nol 20 to 31 no 3 17 to ib iowltby ani bogs klp- quotatlons to country shippers dellv- nred pregh rxtnui 15 to 00 do flrnt 13 to 00 do second 10 to 00 gaotatlons to reuu tnulo carton frenh extras 21 to 00 fronh jtriui ill do firsts 17 iullot eorid it qaoiatlons to rhlppert roultrjw alive latted hens over lb ib do 4 to r lbn 10 do 3 lbs 14 uprbig broilers bocks over 3 lb so ijiglioms ovor i lb 25 ducks over 8 h 33 do 45 iba 20 quotations above indicate tho general market range in value in eggs and poultry on delivery basis who u ha ik vegetables vegetables at wholenalo houses quoted to to to 00 00 00 to to to etuu 22 21 10 to to 00 00 to to 00 00 are iom niio- potntoch 1 10 to 125 iiuhkei meat4 whdlesalo dealers ln dressod meats quote tho following prices to the trade beef foroquartorfl cwt 000 to 000 do hlndcjunrtors 1400 to 1boo carcasses choice 1100 to 1300 di milium 1000 to 1100 calves choice veal 1100 to 1300 hoavy hogs cwt 000 to 11 00 ijght hogs owt 1100 to 1300 abattoir hogn 1200 to 1300 mutton owt n00 to 1300 uunlxi aoootooooo 1hks ani woo toronto wholesale doalnrs in hides and wool aro quoting priced to country ship- porn as follows city hides green bo per lb bulls und grands so per lb country hldeji green 3o por lb cured d 4c per lb calfskins green 7c veal kills be par lb calfskins cured 7wifln por lb horso hides no 1 and 3 15o no 3 ibo horso hair 35a per lb wool hat rate free of rejects ho per lb rejects so per lb ouavn quotations orum doulers on tho toronto hoard of trade are making the following quotn- tlous for car lotji no i northern 07jc no 3 northern itic no 3 northern 58c no 4 northern bo40 no 5 northern nominal hay and st11aw extra no 3 timothy in cur loads 1400 to 1450 no 2 timothy in car loads 1400 to 0000 no 3 timothy 1300 to 1300 wheat straw bb0 to 000 oftt straw 7b0to b00 wtatoeh ontario potatoes in bulk 15c in bags 7iic now brunswick potutoeu in bulk 110 c in bags 00c curltlcnt flvk htock pltlcuh choice heavy uteura 575 fl00 butcher steam choice 575 000 do fair to good 535 ft 50 butohor halfoiii oholoo fl3ft ft 50 do medium 500 ft3ft butcher bulls light choice 400 450 do heavy 325 350 do bolngnn 335 3b0 cows good 400 4 1o medium 335 lo caniioru and cuttors 100 300 i daby hoof 750 ijoo ivedcrs chelae 475 b00 blockers choloo 400 450 cilvos good to choice it 00 do motuuin 700 7 springers 0500 05 milkers 4000 00 bpring lambs 1400 wool lambs 0110 10 cull inmbs fl00 0 sheep yoarllnga ooo 0 do choloo 400 4 heavy snoop and uged bucks 300 3 hogn bnenn fob 735 tait optical co 110 wyndluun slreol guelph gregory theatre viunxy may ill this lomsily bhiui5 a glorious operetta with a story an lntemio taml gripping an tho gntatust drama ovor made iitarrlng joanctto maodonald john oarrijk ind joo 13 brown lox movlotono nows oautnon lowl ball hatultbay may 10 matinee ut s p to naciielou father comedy drama with marlon dnvles balph foriwis and david torronco story no 10 of tlui jjouthor ptibliors curiosity no n monday may id reducing with tlio very popular team marie dressier and polly moron chapter no 6 the bpell of the circus novelty way down sotith coming just imagine nelsonco thurs fri and sat specials 10 lbs granulated sugak for 55c 2 kixloggs bkan flakiis with frci measuring cup 25c 1 bran flakes anil i all bran with free cup 32c i lb bulk peanut butter for llc 3 grapefruit for 25c i lb choice tea for 43c i ibapritit lard for i2c 3 bottles extract for 23c i lnrjo tin vltone for 50c 1 lb dutchess tea biscuits for lgc s lbs white beans tor 24c 10 burs p g naptha soap for t 38c nelson co mux street acton phonb 87 to tempt the cliildrcnu uppctitcs when they tire of the iihiihi gluhh of milk nerve kelloggtt corn flukeu theyll love milk then a helpful idea for mothers court flakes tktt nwrjt noil popular rihmty4ot cmrtmii matt by krltogg in lowjort oitc nows the time to redecorate with these bright spring dnys homes just seem to cry out for redecorutinj dont they for the newness the freshness the vitality that it brings and if youre ono of those who hnve tieen putting it off just let us suggest that now is the time to do it never were wallpaper selec tions more attractive than they are right now and further more prices are lower than they have been since prewar days do it now variety in wallpapers no matter what type your home may he or what room in it you wish to decorate youll find here a satisfying range for that very room tjio popular plastic effects in softly shaded monotones or well blended multicolorings opalescent papers delicately pastel tinted modern treatments in clover color combinations quaint old english chintz designs for bedrooms washable porcelain papers for kitohens and bathrooms a range almost limitless in variety up-to-the- minute in newness and style and satisfactory in price plastic effects from 35c up i modern designs from 40c up bedroom papers from 7c up others 7c to 200 sun worthy papers from- 10c up flo glaze paints and varnishes for evbky purpose we nro solo ngenta in guolpli for fiocliuo pnints und varnishes famous for thoir quulity und bonuty tho points tliat nro solf lonvi no brus marks pnints for exterior and interior use vurnishes for every surfnep enninels in snow white und nil tho utiyir tonos eggsholl wnll 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