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ft fiftysevenlh year no 2 acton ontario thursday july i 1031 eight homeprint pages fivo centa hlinry phillip moouli police miifislruti uuc or juvenile court newspiipernum church- mini and loyal citizen o acton the memory of p moore remaineth in the hearts of friends in every walk of life acton and a wide circle wilt muw this man who by his kairnecifi endeared himself into the lives of all hundreds ueprewenijitive of all walkfl in life join to pay final tribute the robin in tho maples song lustily last saturday afternoon as tlu casket encasing the body of it p moore judge churchman newspaperman friend and lover of children and birds was carried out from the home lie loved bo well on church street acton that man needs no monument not ed one of4hlhirong who hod coma to pay their respects lie ha it in tha bird houses ho hud built around him you dont know tho half or it brother commented another snore fam lllar with tho situation lie lias built monuments in tho hearts of scores children not only hi acton but all o ontario to whom ho has given bird house but he lias left something oven better tlian that in tho rospoct ho cn- gondorod in tho warm friendships ho made in the good deed he did for hi native town and for tho folk within hit magisterial jurisdiction on the friday evening provloua a llttlo girl of portmps nine stood looking for u moment with tho hundreds of others at tho foco which hod iimlled down at her frequently in life he made a bird houso for my little nick brother nho noted with chlldhh ingenuousness and than he trot better aud painted it and u bird ciuno hi it every year and then my brother died l but the birds still oomo perhaps it is that sort of thing typical of lumdrod of similar incidents rutin in it back through half a century that h p moore would rather bo remembered by to those who loved him that tyim of legacy li vastly greater quui ull tho honors of his pro reus ion o well oh of church and state which were bestowed on him bi generous pleasure lor above and beyond ovorythlng else ii 1 monro was first- of all friend counsellor and helper another typo of tribute just as ilgnl- ncant in its expression ciuno tho next morning when a man whom magistrate moore in his official duty had commit ted for a term to a government peiutl institution brought a bouquet hn him self had bothered lie was square with me lie said 1 only got what was coming to me ive alwaya remembered him kindly tlie more ordinary payment of respect cama in the throngs wlu cunin from distant points from adjacent couutlorf from the country roundabout and from hie home village in numliers beyond the capacity of any church or ordinary building and who stood reverently ap preciatively while the service was being conducted and while tho robins nana their praise under tho blue sky of a perfect july day magistrate moore appeared to be in aplendld health up to the saturday be fore his death the previous wednesday evening he had given tm address induct- uig a very considerable amount of in formation as to the early settlors of the district at a garden party at ohurchlll later in the week ho hud held court in oukvllle and mtlton following his usual routine on saturday morning just at breakfast time when he was wonk- lng with the flowers he loved a his hom he suffered a siliiure in tho nbdomen uhlch caused exquisite piln ijiter in the day a specialist was brought from toronto as consultant with the family physio i mi and it was felt thu with dun mat the ail ment might be tided ovur every rffoit was mido to alleviate the primary con dition and on wednesday distinct im provement seemed to be evident on thursduy morning liowover after i trying night tho heart known for somi time to be affected wore itself out and the end came quietly if suddenly it may safely bo said one thinks with out any suggestion of exaggeration that few towns have imd a more representa tive or more helpful cltlwn than il moore horn in acton on tho spot where he later built the family homo on october ib 1050 hn loved his town and was from boyhood to the tune of his death zealous and energetic in its inter- ustit after attending the public school n acton he was at kockwood aciidenry and albert college belleville as a young man henry moore spent norno yoim in the stave and alilngle mill operated by his father north of tho present o n ii lino and later worked in tho tannery operated under tho moore and storey interests just about fifty years ago ho became interested in tint kiikk pukka and as a young man m partnership with his brother albert now rev dr t albert moore assumed tho reslionslbllity for tho publication of thf paper which he conthriiod until four years ago in lino lie married harriet isabella speight daughter of john speight an other acton pioneer perhaps it is suf ficient to suy that there has never boon any other wonum in his life a pergonal characteristic thoroughness and a liking for well groomed nesji which was evident in hh person hln home his business soon found itself reflected in tho newspaper w in uuflcycitrff f various- items of local interest attracting to magbtriaj butlm magktrato hull of brampton has bjen upiolnted to attend to the duties of thu late police magistrate moore in thh northern part of hjuton ootmty and magistrate mcllveeu or oakvllln in thu southern part of tlm county these appointments are just temporary until matters are adjusted by the department lit in nnawoiuweya on tutmlay evening s mr wni pnt- titium wiui driving along the mad in niuijgaweya opposite the mcklnnon farm a yeurold deer ran along the rond in front of the ear for a hundred yurdi or ro and then hurdled the fence and dlijippoarod in the bush the animal seemed qillui tame anil accuntiuned t 1iirroundlngi in theje tmtuthern piuli luiad nredm ltrpalrw those who of nocnxlty tnivil tin icond line went from the highway to the welllnglcm bouiuliry derive little comfort from their journey what wo foimerly a vry gooi slonu road hui ixen ullowed uget inui very hiud eonditlon it requires mhiio unmwllat attention from olthisr the townshlj or county ikmiiim who are reiioiislblo for its maintenance aiirjrd lltmuvhtriikrr atrtmttil charged with hieiiklng luid enter hit sevearl residences hjj woll an attempt ing to break into wliiukors ganige two dmtrs away from the police jitutinn it oakvllle thomas hue wbinlpeg wii arrested by constable j uames after a chase the man is alleged to liave beu seen hiding behind u hedge 011 duudas street uirth and a sunequcnt search dlseloiutd thre liidden thu re cartoon of cigar ettrit to bo familiarly dubbed by tho editors newspaper tuuociatfl the dude weekly or onurio through tukfml phkiui tlm editor fought for the lat things ror hln town lending his influence to every good cause and frequently fighting battle against what seemed unworthy and low ering movements during his work an editor he was closely associated with tho canadian prewi association and develop ed some of his finest friendships among thcjiiembork in ih03 ho was honored with tho presidency of thls boly in ifl75 mr moore was- olrrk and treasurer of uie municipality of aoton was for fortyfour years ttec rotarytrea surer of acton hoard of education and for yearn up to the time of ills death a niemlmir of the acton library soitrd these offices give some idea of the faith fulness of his service for his homo town outside of his newspaper influence probubly however x moore made as groat a contribution to tho church of lils choice on in any other department of his life just how great this wo mav im judged from the fact tlmt for thlrtv- tlitvo years he was superintendent of acton methodist sunday school was member of the official hoard for forty- four yearn a member of tho trustee hoard of the church for forty years and it secretary for nineteen years he wni given varjouit honors byuho church being oitwjtidrepeattxlly to annual as well it ti general conferelloes for vears in i fuo ho whs flihtcd a memblr of the ilaok committee the board of direc tion of the churchs publishing houie ii nd held this oiflro continu iuily till union was 1 consummated in it j i at thit time ho wan clwvien du irmun of the newlyformed ixmrd which position voung x ksrap4m hertou knjury sevenyearold stewart jones of hur- llngum ucoch was probably saved from serious injury by sclidng the front bump er of a car that knocked him lown on the ileach highway the driver of the car a hamilton man immediately stop ped and rendered what assistance ha could but a car happened along just behind containing a number of provincial police who took tho hid homo there were no serious injuries found a tribute from newwpapw asuoelatlon a uplendtd trmuto wiui iald the inrm- ory of tho late ii p moore by his former confreres in the newspaper field ot kriduy the aiuiuul convention of tin canadian weekly newspapers ailiocla tlon wiui in session in itegimi oaik the day following his death at the sciulon on prlifuy afternoon tho gathering stood and observed u twominute sllonce period in remembrance of libn mr moore had ulwayn mnlntnliuvl his membership in this association and took on active in- terct in all newspaper activities oartlen iarty next wrdnrklay knox church ladles aid will hold a garden party next wechieialay ovtmlnq july lii at the homo of mr a wi mataleii miln street acton among tho features on tho programme will 1j mr russell ilawthonie entertainer of hamilton who has deligltud acton audiences on previous appearance tin acton school childrens oold mudjilltiit trio tho churchill orchestra and a acton loses gaine to oakvilky84 seven fcrrora by the locals seem u llnve licen iccidin vacitir aoton ilniimd game on saturduy when they met ui improved oakvllle nlnn in the biunlall flvturo in tliat town by a score of 04 when oukvllle vlsltiid acton the locals regbilirml a dofuat atftlnst them imt the tables wurn revers ed in the return kome oidcvllln did not out hit acton by any great- margin but seven ttrrors are chicked tip ngidnitt acton while only one went to oakvllle chalmers dld the twirling for acton and howe wiyi on the mound for thu town to the south iuui it will be noted that oivilmers hud i utrikeonui mid itowe only regftered six it would nceni tliat the story of the gamti hinged 11 i hose seven errors thati the way we deduce it anyway but you can study the box core for yourwlf acton all it ii io alt news of acton and the district icaley yb walteis 11s hollnway lb leljihmiui li terry if n olbbous rf wuterhouh ef v aibbonii 0 chalmers p total 1 1 1 1 i i 1 1 1 0 4 a i 0 y 0 0 1 10 1 0 1 a frywiura that vui b mumx the diuth of mr h p moore will iiorojillfttu the oetwitlml of mio of the features that have hrcil enjoyd by all in 1 iic paxc iutiss column tho artlc u hint upihared each alternaui work from the ifider lirother were arranged and written ily mr moore our ruadern will kgret till liul uii much as we do lormrf liutor llnord ltev oeoigu w llarkur a former piulor of the methiwlijit church heie wiui elected cliilrman of tmmt west pibiterv of the unltwl cjiurch at thu clolhg iej held in alhimbra chinch tm tiirday tlie scrrtary tev if j markay and treasurer u j clould wirj reelected einmiiiiltn kervurrj ijut sunday wui commnnlon sunday in boi the unlletl and prbyterluo churches here splendid congregations were present at lioth the services and a large 11 umber partook or tlie farrcd emblemi at the united church several new membeni wen received into church 1 mcmlmrihlp mid the baptismal riles wi given to quite a number of children ifl 4 0 m a oakvilijb ah r ii io a k d wilson rf 4 0 0 1 i l wilson rf a 3 u 0 0 ictthii lb 4 thomas ui 4 hrown lb a ilontlln lb j lyoa o 4 itowe p 4 peer 3b 4 vie to her poit if 1 3 3 i 3 0 0 0 i 0 0 0 i 5 i d 0 2 3 0 if 10 0 10 0 was held till hu death committee on ohjircli unlo subsequently elected tho first two od united ohurcl iji edncatl ember 1 ho wu ommbsloner to quncl s of the iilnr concluded on pago five yartotyortintoritiistcal and itlerary numbcni a refreshment booth will be on the grounds and tho programme li planned to commence ut n00 d s t popukir prices of 31ic and 15c will be tho admission iliompmou clan hold kwoud llteiiuloii the occond annual reunlon of tho descendants of tho lato major ocorco thompson and william thompson wsn held in aeortetown park on saturday afternoon july 4 over 300 members from toronto hamilton detroit lou don petftrboro whitby- dundauc ik well from oeorbotown and surrautullnn districts uisenmled to renew acouilnt- unces and to enjoy a pleasant uftentoon together mayor mockeukle of aeortn- town was present and on belvilf or tho town welcomed the guests tim remain der of the afternoon was spent in races and contests in which many particlpat- about fi30 all gathered for lunch in the drill shed which won beautifully decorated for the occasion with over- flowers and flags after all had done justice to the delicious and bounti ful lunch provided by the ladles a short programme of community singing jjmi- reports and speeches was given the ident reverend griffin thompuin rpike briefly outlining tho hlntory of the two pioneer families speeches were nho given by mayor icdward llowninn of whitby mr lrank thompson of milton and lujveral ouiors the following offic er wen appointed for tho ensuing year ilonomry president vtov orllfln tlioinp- stm hamilton president a pnuik thompson milton secretary j lawr ence thompson toronto assistantse cretary chliilopher uutledge jr tor onto i the womens j institute will liol a tirdeii party in irasimit park acton cm wednesdiy july 30 watclj for further announcements total 37 8 10 27 10 1 acton 000 100 030 i 0 1 oakvllle ill 310 20 0 10 1 hatterlea chalmers and albboni howe and lyon umpire nlchokon toronto summary 3 base hit hells 3 base hit terry stolen bases terry waterhousc 3 wilson lyon peer 2 double playi thomas to kells to hrown walters halloway struck out by chalmers by howe i walks by rowe 1 by chal mers 1 htti off rowe 0 off chalmers 10 left on bases acton 8 oakvllle 4 other games in the league on satur day resulted in georgetown defeating kllbrldo by 3r2 and milton defeating bronte the standing in the league in now n follows w l pc georgetown i 1 jjjiq oakvllle c 3 714 mtlton 5 2 714 acton 4 bron to 0 kilbride 0 71 000 000 batting avkrages pc coo 437 371 a ptcnle anltlcit yeiterday afternoon while doris mann the tenyearold daughter of mr ami mm alex maun was attending the knox sunday school picnic she had the mis fortune to have her right leg broken above the ankle tlie little girl was enjoying herself on one of the swings when a liidt broke and she wufl thrown to the ground both bones of tlie leg were broken by the fall she was taken to the hospital in guolph and tho injur ed limb wit and u making as satisfactory progreut as can 1k expected a group of miiiti utf moore bird houses all on one hulton county farm tlu tiixbi koftbail ileatfu recently a meeting of representatives of tuxls squares from lonvvlllo milton and acton mot at burlbigton to draw up a schedule and make rules for i halton tuxls sjiftball liague the tal lowing towns are rrirencntcd in the ieoguo acton burlington georgetown lnwvllle milton acum played their li first game on tuesday night at oakvillc j hticy ciune out on tho short end of i 1010 score next tuesday evening thoy play georgetown in tho park hero ot seven oclock county council makes uniform grant to all county fairs mil ton iioldm out for the immj share but in outvoted iturlinjiton keiuesk financial help 011 boundary survey account tij pasacd amount ut 1031798 olcfafte pensioiw 115426- water tank ckuuusd tho inside of tlie big wuter tower at the reiarvolr had a thorough cleaning recently und now tho water is bock to normal aftor the air has been dlscliarged from the mains superintendent wilson und assistant gordon smith and two helpers commenced the work at midnight and worked all night thoroughly scrub bing and cleaning tho big tank thd walls and nll the bottom of tho tank wore thoroughly cleaned and it was 030 the following morning before tho water could he replaced in tho tank but none of the patrons were inconvenienced in the least 20 r-tttt- v terry k gibbons w hollo way w- kuley w i a 8 3t l walters 33 3 10 312 c lelshnuin 1 3 s 312 r chalmers id 4 5 213 m tyler 3 3 i 240 k barker fi 01 300 n gibbous j3 3 3 110 u anderson 10 0 1 100 ii oripiwi 15 0 1 001 n salmon 4 20 000 a white 4 0 0 000 it will 1h noted that more than half the regulars are batting over 300 a garden party outlnr garden party on tuesday evening 3i11 i the park under the auspices of st phvcluuuhr wasflelywrllittrtlrd st allians church annhal garden purty will be hold on tlie buverloy iloutio around on tuesday july 31 tho womens institute picnic which was u have been hold last thursday will bo hod in acton park on july 17 ot six oclock the husbands are invited as 1hk citv imotiikll skkk wk tho following item ooncorului actons howapuitor appeared hi the ediuirlal columns of tho toronti globe yesterday morning t111 aoton fkk pokoh hiui ontmed ukiii its tlftyseveuth year of publication despite its maturity it is keen turl eager in id energetic in its many duties of reflecting the life of its community im kuki phkss has been an ex ample to others in its fine typographical appearance and in its latent rfisuo it make fitting protect against the growth of sensationalism in some- of the current dally newspapers t and graced with an ideal summer even lng anton cltlyem band enlivened the evening with its march to the grounds and rendering of several selec tions at tho park tho sunshine melody company of hamilton assisted by bill and will tho funny men put on a variety programme that amused and pleaded the audience included in this comuiriy were miss blgley violinist mrs arnold vocal iololst mrs poo dancer messrs robinson green and o smith in tho j ketches and w mcallister and w parries the comedians mrs byrne and miss hamilton were tho occompaiilsts and mr w l coukuiui of hamilton uiui tho chilrman for the evening 1 bmican campbrll wiiw ai brandon ilii tlie judging of tho beef caltlo clasios nt brandon pabr tlie campbell short horn herd of molfat carried off a major portion of tho prlres d chomplonsliliw in the twoyearold bull class campbell parmt wont first with mystic mlnbtrel in junior yearling will clans mutchltrts minstrel placed seoond to ringmastor who won made junior and reserve grand champion of tho show ringmaster was bred and raised at campbell farms and ls now owned by j ii tolton of oak- dale manitoba in the senior bull cnir claks oumpbqll purms wc second mid thhd and in tho junior class they wirn list in tho omalo rjase campbells bad grind vimmplon on mayflower lfith a twoyiarod in tho agixl oow claiik camphell parms were luicond the senlo yearling entry was third the junior yearling entries were first and pneonrt senior calves seennd and llfth and first for junior calves in the group classes the ounpboll aged herd wat tiacotid got of sire llrst aud ieoond and progeny of cow first and heeond the campbell herd with thirteen head won eight firsts knvri seconds two third and a tilth the next show on out circuit b tlo calgary texhibltlert and stamiwde the county council met in tho court room milton on tuesday mnnbcrs pretcnt were mosms duncan camitbell itoailtioad peer a cleave currle harris vanscrlver mordvn buck ramsliaw ii cleave iicwmui and robinson with warden mason in tho chair at tlu- morning resslon mlnuns of the lout meeting were rtad and confirmed correspondence read from tho childrens aid society western sanatorium de partment of highways ollsou manufac turing compiny and from mr hugh meade and mr parmer of acton a representative from the album manufacturing co ouelph addressed tho council infi regard to the flnmiclal advuititge of putting in a guson magi blower for the court house which h contended wohld save the county mono on every ton of coil used although the guson company sent a representative on tholr own initiative tho warden strongly recommended that tho county buildings commit to glvo the matter tholr full con slderatlon this the committee agreed to do and to report to tlie council mayor dingle and councillor allen of burlington addressed tho council ask ing financial tsslstiuice ui meeting an account of 1000 which they had re ceived from tho surveyors for drawing up a plan defining tho boundary line be tween halton and wentworth counties burlington had been put to considerable expense oh account of disputes arising from irregularities in regard to tills boundary mr robinson i cannot sen that the couuty is in any way justified in paying imy itrr7irtfibnue3lutnr mayor dingle in establishing tho boundary line for ourirlves wo ap nro doing it for tho county mr vtuiscrlvor isnt tho county in terested in what atfects tlie municipali ties within tho county mayor dlnglo wont on to oxplnlu that tho difficulty was to know in wlilch county to register certain deeds pra porty had not been registered for i4iu liuit ton years mr rollniion wliy didnt tho town coma to tho county and tunc thftm to participate in this matter before they incurred a debt of 1000 mayor dingle i agree that would have been better but surely it is not too lata to come to you gentlemen now and ask your assistance tlie warden gentlemen this is ap- pirently a very complicated matter and i think should be left to a special com mittee to make u tliorough invesugatlort lieforo wo take any further steps in the mutter i urthor dlixussion followed pro and con a motion finally being mode moved by ii cleave that tho matter ho laid until we get further information after it had been investigated by a committee from tho council to define our obligation if any jn regard to this account- carried council was ununmious ui leuvbig tho good roads committee to make an ln- utigitlon and report to the council jtoports were read from the regular commlttro- and council went into com mittee of tho whole to consider tho icports of tho standing committees the good roiids commltttw recom mended that road no 15 easterly from guolph to halton and wellington ooun- ties lw takon over as a county itoad mr mordeti opijosed the reciunmendi- tlon while mr duncan campb4ll stroke to the erfect that he felt that nassa- gaweya township won justified in ex- concude4 on page eight itklef council mkkt1ng ace- mti oiyt paid and th mattr o draltiajpe rroca rnunry plant stuod at the cmnlcll meeting on tuesday evenbig councillors hansen and thet- ford wen- present and reeve mawm presided tlie fourteenth report of tho pbmnca committee recommended payment of tlie following accounts d a henderion cutting grass t h00 rallan labor fl00 actnj phkk imuui lulvertlsliig 4b0 acton iliblic utilitleii commli- slon light town hall 377 acton public utilities commis sion street llglitlng 14475 acton public utilities commls- idoji power pump house 124 acton public utilities commis sion arena jd00 acton public utilities commis sion power pump house 1d24 il a coxe supplies 100 u wullace hdior etc 1785 j bauer cutting grass 240 22094 the report was adopted mr nixon of tho halton creamery co was present to discuss with the council the question of drainage from this property on main street ho felt that it was alvlsablo t construct a ton- inch tile to uu edge of this property and the council alu ftttht a catchbaidn shohld lie installml to take care of the dmhiage or tho street tho council agreed u lnstol this size and thooierk viw instructed to order tho supplies tho clerk reported tliat uio proprty at tho corner of park ant knox avenues had been surveyed and staked out by tho surveyor actoity moving to acton wui now qpcnu hmw several important developments in the industrial and business life of acton are triuisplrlntf uitvu days which will mean much now iuid in tho future growth of acton boardmoro leathers limited are alter ing their easterly warehouse of tho com pany nt the c n r station and put ting in cement flooring etc in prepara tion ror the moving of the tap and cut sole factory from toronto to acton thu branch of tho industry gives em- ploymont to between twenty and thirty employees and will- bo quite an acquisition to tho hidustrlal life of the community it will require about twenty additional horsepower to operate tho machinery tiik rvknino meaij blgksteu mr and mrs soruppins hid them selves on a balcony wlirro uicy can over hear spooners conversation below mrw f ui ink tho young fellow wants to propose w ought not to listen wtiuttlo ta him mr why aliould 17 nobody whistled to ward ino dr johnson wishes to announce thai dr harrison herron of toronto has takrn over hla dental practice phone 45