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paoc fqur the acton free press thursday july 30 1b31 neighborhood news interesting items concerning other centres and communities in which many of our readers are interested ballenafad rev and mrs altkeds left on thurs day for two weeks holidays rev ihector mclean occupied the pulpit of the united church liero on sunday mr and mm hamilton of qalt visit ed at the home of miss annie bhortlll op sunday mrs b j wright of toronto la spending tlie week at the home of mr alfred boprr mra campbell stecn u hi toronto hospital for an operation miss jean cree was taken to ouelph aeneral hospital last week and operated on for appendicitis miss florence bteen had the misfor tune io- have her hand badly burned while removing a pun of hot grease from the oven mr cowan bhortlll dld suddenly at the home of his sister imu annie short 111 on monday afternoon kverton sunday was the seventleui anniversary of the church of christ kvertou in the morning rov mr fleming cleveland led in prayer also hcv amtw tovnll of ouelph miss ixils black sang a solo vary beautifully o come to my heart lord jesus the address of welcome ww given by mr wm e robertson evertou since 18s5 aomo 600 peoplo iwvo come into the church ito also mentioned some former pastors revs wiwlor llaker and fleming dr abbott of erin rend ered a beautiful solo ttie speaker of the morning was trov t a fleming who took as his tests behold tho imoi ing cometh and also the night one is your father even god and all ye are brethren the bible is printed hi 23d languages he aald and we use it as often as we should tlie church win be the reign of ood in the hearts of hu children and we shall be free itcv mr park- house closed with prayer at 2 30 a communion service was held and very well attended rev fleming and dr abbott sang a lovely duett have thine own way loid also mra block of ouelph rendered a solo very accept ably face to face and mrs chadrtrk of ouelph sang my task most accept ably the speakers oi the afternoon were itevs farkjwmwe luchardson kllgour and tovcll mr tovell spoke from tim 113 for which cause x also suf fered these things nevertheless i am not ashamed for x know whom x liave believed and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which x have commit ted unto him against that day a largo number wore present from ouelph os- prlnge toronto jlullsburg ilockwood erin mimosa and surrounding district in tlie evening an open air meeting on the church grounds was held tha ospringe ladlev quartette rendered xne sweetly solemn thought very accept ably also rev mr reynder sang a aolo the speaker hev hugh b kllgour of toronto spoke from luke 10 40 i tell you if these hold their peace uicse atones would immediately cry out christ meets the longing of the human heart we should be loyal lo christ and speak a word for jesus jesus was friendly we need the friendly message of christianity juid jesus satisfies tceea ootta mrs j marehment and nan wilbumo vipent a few days with friends in george town last week mrs ott of kitchener fs spending a few days with her son mr m ott mr and mrs lome miller have moved into dr moahdrewrt brick residence on main street mr o eves who lias been on the sick list is now able to be around attain as usual mr j harbor and miss oliver harbor and her slater janet of toronto called on old terra cotta friends last week mr rogers of toronto u busy ship ping stone from hu quarrle horo on the mountain a number of our young men have jguiuljqiployiacatrjkklns ttqtatoca nrnr norval at present the recent ruin storma have greatly retarded haying operations in this section mr and mm george aldous and family of windsor called on terra cotta friends last week a number of pur citlensattended tlie garden party at union an tuesday even ing and report u good tlmn miss best of- toronto is spending a few doys with mr and mrs j even and family threshing will soon bo the order of the day the plcnlo held under tlio auspices of the terra ootu united church sunday school which was held in the park bore on wednesday july 33 was a decided uccess there being over one hundred present tile afternoon won enjoyably pent in games races etc iq the ladles running race mrs h hancock was awarded first priao and mrs jr press- wood second lemonade arid lunches wore served and everyone bujoyed them selves immensely the oflkers of the sunday school and children and parents appreciated the donation of mi davldge miss margaret townsend is holidaying in muskoka at present mr o mcnally has purchased an up- todate truck mr george townsend threshed hu fall wheat here on monday the nrst of the aeaaon to this section and reports a tktmpar yield eden miexs estemuvo road grading by tlio county on the ouelph road is bnlng carried iu from tlie town line down to borthwleks comer bockwood tlie bacrament of the lords supper was observed at the united church sunday morning iveparatory services were held friday evening when rev w j fidden of paisley memorial church ouelph addressed tlie congregation work hi connection with the addition to tlie odlflcn is well advanced botli inside and out on monday tlie wall between tlie main auditorium and the new choir plat furm was taken out and when nnlalied will add to the ocatlng accommodation considerably rev john little returned home on uunday evening from mount forest wlieru iwi iad been supplylmr this wk hv takes ilev w j taylors place during the latters vacation llov e a currle of fiault ttt marie conducted services at tile iteabyterian churrh on sunday hu dlscoumes were uuch enjoyed ijott thursday afternoon a picnic was linld at tlie home of mr and mrs garner when the young folks of the- fresbyterian church sunday school enjoyed them twlvis considering the busy time on the farms quite a number were pres a well as a uunilwc of older folks who mijoywl thti outing oamu races nail driving contests and other amusement wuro indulged in for which handsome prixis were given after a bountiful supper tho young folks enjoyrd more pleajturrrf until th time came to turn their stnpa homeward a luarty vote of thank was moved and seconded for mr and mrs garner for tlie use of the ground and followed by singing for they are jolly good fellows mr harry mclhcdran 1l a who graduated from toronto university in june has left for newark n j where he has secured a position mr and mrs frank mocullough and son george of falmerston were recent visitors at mr win mccuuoughs weekend and cumduy viiltoim were miss jean torrance and mr jolmslon hewut of slmcoe mr hoa patterson of brontford mr george torrance of hamilton mr and mrs nell gordon and family of toronto mr andrew mclean of weston mr mormon mcgachcm and family of acton mr win wutson of ortnn mr frank kolo of guelph mloi florence clark won home for the weekend tlie vluitcji jean and margaret major and master stewart major are holiday ing at their grondporenta mr and mrs frani major mr cyril anderson spent sunday visit ing his brother in brampton mr uarrle mutrlc paid a business trip to aberfoyle on monday mr john gu liter called on friends in kverton one day last week a number from uockwood and vicinity went to kverton on sunday to attend tlio seventieth anniversary of tlio dliclples church mrs robert johnston has at preiumt four blooms of an easter illy in lier garden which are quite an attraction havlnff been left in the ground since lost keoron and coming through last u inter without any harm mr robert johnston and son edgar are among- tlio first around here to threiih their fall wheat which was done on tuesday tlie dance at the log cabin booth last friday evening was well patronised munic was supplied by tlie rockwood orchestra since tho village council and the horeshno club have cleaned up the utreet between a 1c thornus and geo saunders premises tiorscshoo pitching is a favorite pastime in the eveningu under a tiring of lights on wednesday evening of last week a ball game took place between the rock- wood team and veronls athletics of q-ublji- ulfl w tjan adiuiing tlie cimn after a hard beating from tho guelph dark clout recently in the presbyterian church for the month of august joint serviced will be held with knox church acton the time of service will be 11 a m in acton p m at eden mills and in tho evening at 700 p m for tho rockwood congregation the rockwood sunday school will meet in the morning at 10 oclock an usual como out to sunday ecluiol in tho morning and to church at night tho rev h l uomilc of acton ill be the minister for next sunday august 3 hu evening subject for rock- wood will be mind your own business mr j m pasmoro had tho tnufokune to fall off a ladder which broke under ills weight and he sustained compound rracture of the ankle as mr paxmore s advanced hi years the injury u more serious on saturday mr robert menes had tlie mkfortuno to get caiight in out prongs of itie hay loader which pene trated deeply into hu teg at first it was feared that the limb would have to be amputated but later it was found that thelnjurlesvuiough painful might heal be sure to take in the holiday dance at stanley park krin monday evening and win a lucky number admission floyd- henderson orchestra in attend ance iime1ioube misses edna mason and doreen davey of toronto arc holidaying with mr and mrs john meredith miss helen meredith passed her in- ti oductory plane- examination with honors helen is a pupn of mm john newton campbkllville the many friends of mrs charles nor- ruh and mus carey mcphall wiu bo pleased to hoar that they are liome from the hospital and are foellntf as well as oan je expected vrttad mrs j pogue of tomnto spout tlieveekeiid at tlie liome of mr c4 elslev of this village mus agvtes manp of acton vulted lier suter mrs thos ware over uio wuekmd mr aid mrs w moore of toronto vulted at the liomo of mr t moore on saturday mrs jane allen of guelph is vuitlng frlendn and relatives in and around th vilugw itev c g jones u liavlng a munth holidays and lluv mr mocrackeii will take cliargo of tllu services hi 8t davids church for tlie next two babbatlu garden parties seni to bu uin ordor of the day mr david jiubburt of toronto spent tlio wookciid at hli liome hero museti marlon and ollvu malioil of burfalo are vulttng their two brothers messrs ed and jamoji moliou mr and mrs alexander moore were holidaying over tho weekend oaitviiit uv j h mciuihi and family ar holidaying in their cottage at atlierly for a month mr and mm job llckerlng of x onto and mra louth of st murys went in oakvllla siwiudlng a couple of days ulth mr ondmrs s leaver mrs louth and mrs leaver attended tho tu scliool in tcngland a veteran manufacturer christopher arnuitrontf whoso name was associated with oakvluos industrial life since ahout tho year 1880 passed awuy on wednes day evening in hu bflth year at lilii rrsldenco hero dr ioruo lyon u imru from wlieellng wwl virginia to spend hli vacation with parents and other rolativej here was present at the ieavorlyou rounlon last saturday mr and mrs w j fleuty loft on wednesday for winnipeg being called there because of mrs floutys fatlior who ik nlnotythreo years of ago having sur ftred fron an accident star mlii ada mcbrlde u spending a two uveks vocation at orcliard beach lake slmcoe mr and mrs stark and mlns ruth of cleveland ohio were fho guests of mr und mrs ix c huffman during tho past week rev joseph and mrn nojrers and family of inglowood n j and albert rogers of chicago 111 arc visiting for a week with their motlwr mm w rogers allan street word was received on monday of this week by mrs m j campbell of tho sudden death of her brother jos mcglv noy sacramento california following a car accident the homo of the late w o joyce on tho corner of george ami front stroobi is being raed to glvo place to a inoro substantial structure this house woji oiib of tho oldest structured in town and during 1u early life wai considered ono of tho most- beautiful oakvllle liomes tho property lit now ownedby it t- fuilay record gkowgktoivn mr aild mrn a o herbert and fiunlly spent lost week in hlghgato visiting at the home of mr and mrs a b cos toll mayor wowman mrs bowman and their daughter tkuui of whitby spent sunday with mr and mm j j thomp son dr and mrs mcdonald or oshawa and mr and mrn jackson of toronto spent sunday with mr and mrs k o thompson mrs j saunders mtiis lily saunders mr jack saunders and mr charles stockford left on a motov trip to mon treal and quebec mr e w kelly and daughter kthnl also mr wuner or cleveland ohio silent a fow days last week with mrs ii h morrow at the recent mldsumntor exams at the toronto conservatory of music lloyd lustier has been succeasful in passing his iiitormedte piano pupil of mr h campbell ttrainptan su furlwarltig anhnals black with a uhlto strenk along tho back were dis patched wth a shot gun by readouts of the southwest within tho corporation limits there wiui muiio excitement among tlio nolglibors until tho unwelcomo family were laid low georgetown oltifcons band were enter tained at tho homo of mr tl leslie on monday evening jtefreshnienu were servod and everyone had an enjoyable time tlie attendance at tho chautauqua entertainments last week was very good but not the financial success hoped for as before tho chautauqua come here they get a financial guarantee from a committee of cltucns who form m com mittee of local management and sponsor the entertainments the lock of attend ance and consequent shortage in finances will be more of a worry to the members of the committee than it will be to tho cliautauqua management for they will havo to make good the j guarantee deficiency which will amount to hun dreds of dollars making around 1 1300 each the five day programmo was 3 series of excellent entertainments of varied character herald t ohphingk a grout number from imro attended i h aimlvtrsary nnrrlces of the evurtim duclple church on sunday mus ada anderson and muh emily brown toronto spent a day this week 1th mrs s mclean mr and mrs win walker and family of pctrolla called on tlio formers suter mra j btrullima and iflmllyreceiiuy mr and mrs 1 brown and daughter or mactle muskoka and mr and mrs george llruwti of aglncourt were sunday visitors with mr and mrs j olenden- ulug third line a very fine species of a dahlia u on view at the local store from the bouutl fill gardens oi mrs and miss buldlc it ti of rose pink with creaqi tinge and is seven inches hi dlameun and twchly thren inches in clrcumftirenco tho various flower gardens hi the vlllagn ar altlaxe with the tiumberleft couirs of tl many rtowurs kiiim mr und mrs j h gibson and family spmu thi weekend at waatfa beach mr and mrs w r bingham and margaret wnm sunday vultors with acton friends mr harry boycn of caludon east is vultlng with hu griuidfather mr hurry j win ton mrs a lubardgo nee ada bingham or ottawa was a recent visitor with mr and mrs w l bingham and other relatives hero mr and mrs w hull mr and mrs r w hull and two children irpeiit the weekend with mr and mrs h frankum at harrljrton little mus norma walker of fcrgili and muster george stewart of maple valley are spending part of their holi days with lluth crosby mlis j mcmillan lnft on a motor trip to kashrn ontario on saturday last while away miss mcmillan will im the guest of xie land mrs sterling l splcer of toronto who arc staying at their summer cottugo in presoott dr gear and messrs a o mcmillan o k overland and h a oear competed in a doubles bowling tournament ut acton on monday evening h a gear and a o mcmillan lost tho final game by one shot thus loosing the opportunity of bringing home tho beardmoro trophy advocate nahhagawkya mr george lamb or lot 3d concession 1 naftnagaweyn lost a valuable hofse last week from knot in the bowels rev k m carter a former minister of the ebcnewr united church and now in tho montreal conference visited with friends in nosaogaweya and attended worship in ebencxer united church sunday morning miss annlef lamb or corwhln and miss irene darby of knatchbull spent a week at tho united church summer school near port telgin returning homo last wednesday tliey report a pleasant and profitable time at tho camp mr james simpson or tottenham lii visiting relatives and friends in nas- sagaweya at present mr and mra george stokes or camp- bollvllle vulted relatives and friends at knatchbull on sunday master gordon hapcock or toronto spent a few holidays with relatives at knatchbull lost week mr- bert nightingale of orangevlllo vulted with ills parents mr and mrs arthur nightingale of knatchbull over the weekend mm hyde of georgetown is vultlng her brother mr george mlclile of knatchbull at present some of tho fanners havo started to cut their spring grain this week rev m o gandler of eden miui arkoll and ebeneaer united churches u taking a months vacation now and hl pulpits will be supplied by local preach ers nassagaweya pupils of miss m a mcbean or morrlston who were mm cessna la tliolr juno musical examlna tlonrt were perle mcmillan first olons honors in elementary tlieory clarciiro icldley honors introductory piano itarls tebiley introductory piano alma hathaway intnuhictory piano nuhlinoton mr gordon alton returned home from calgary on sunday lam whom ho spent tho pant several months mr and mra t k gigo and rons loft on monday for rldgetown to spend their vacation mr james henderson d d g m of hamilton dutrlct no 3 a f jlc a m has appointed rev g w tobhii as hu district chaplain for 103133 miss dmaiypplefaruvxirportnclsoru has aalled on the doric from montreal for england and tho continent where nho will spend a year the greater part of tho time in london mus margaret mogruth iias returned homo to providence r l after a two weeks vacation hero with her parents mr and mrs olios moorath garonne street rev and mrs w a windsor and daughter marjory or west china are spending a fow weeks with mr windsors sister mm j j roberts at tho baptist parsonage tlie iiev franklin clark who is at present a guest at tlio homo or mrs walter boll u leaving ror hi mission at fort simpson n w t on monday next mr and mrs win doeberemer or walkorvlllo ale holidaying with mm langhomo at lort nelson master doftboreiiior of now york oily is also vultlng his grandmother mrs laiighorne ho following local students who have been attending the normal school at hamilton were successful in passing their examinations as quojltled teachers vema llrtfmwm dorothy metcalfe kathleen urookor georgowalkor and maretf beech gakette milton j tin town has purcliased filing cab inet fur tiio liwn clerks orflce mr w f rewar has returned from his holidays in tlui nortli mr and mrs r s fleming and two hlldrcn margaret and bobble of forest if ho tinvn been nixnidlng three woekb holidays liortj returned homo on tues day the solvation army band from hamil ton paid another of llieh- welcome vtslts ut our town last saturday evening and r eg uled tlio citizen with a number of tine selections well our intermediate ball team are marching on from victory to victory the yliave trimmed almost everything in sight and it looks as if they were going to repeat thnlr performances of last year olid hrhig liomo tlie bacon again itefoniier tiiou park of burlington formerly of milton u tar a trip to scotland tslui oliver of toronto u vultlng hli sister mrs sandy patterson councillor howard b co spent the wnekundr with his family at thfllr sum mer cottage near bhuburg r h g albral lh irpent tile wnekrild with hu family at uiolr summer luie wasaga beach oil tho georgbui bay mrs carrie smith of milwaukee and mrs emma wilson of detroit are vult lng their sister mrs john oowland win morrison manairnr of tlie walker storu u enjoying a wellcamed vocation ut tilbury and detroit he u accom panied by mrn morrison and little daughter margaret wi are ileased to say that judge elliots condition shows uime improve ment richard white is again confined to his bed by illness hu many friends hope his condition will soon take a turn for tho bettor champion tait optical co 110 wyndham street guelph eiitrri murh rgk noah the teacher at an elementary scliool noticed during the scripture lesson that a jauull boy at the botuun of the class switied to he finding tlie questions too dirricnit now jinuiiy alio sold hi give you an cosy question what do you know nbout the ark pleas mljui answered jlnuny after u jiionuiif thought its what tlie oruld unguis sings conhcxkntiouh witnkhs the oldtlmo practlso of kissing tlio bride receive a jolt at a recent rowan county wedding whei ut awkward- looking guest was asked if ho had kissed tho bride ami replied not lately vkky nick henry tlrown dots a jileo liandi yo got violet vlcilot green does yo lak it henry alls sort o tachetl to it nialisolf painting and house decoration graining a speciality rresnpt altenuess bailsfaetlaa flaaranleej trtlmat given bici1ard h blanche baa- is0 acton proclamation civic holiday in compliance with tho custom which has prevailed for many years monday august 3 will be observed as a civic holiday for 1031 and i hereby proclaim that day as u civic holiday for acton and respect fully request that all our citizens observe it as such a mason reeve reeves office town hall acton july 33 1031 43 utttira efjurrij nf cc annua acton mlnutm- rm c tu rmk b d panonag wluow stra iijm a- m dayught saving time tlie mlnuur subject hoya bbrth 13 00 noon daylight saving time sunday scliool and bible class througtiout the month of august tba evening service will be withdrawn kvkhybody wklcoual prratihtrrtan knox chukcb actom kxv h l kuennik m a hlmkias- manswluow street sunday august rd 1031 during august joint services will be held with ltockwtod and bden muu wlul uie service bi each place as follows knox acton sabbath scliool 10 45 a m o t public worship 13 noou d b t eilen m1iu 3 30 pi m htandard i1me rockwood 7 00 p m standard tutu minister for sunday rev h l beiinlr note 1 tlie ilckwtiod sabbath scliool will ba hi tlie morning as usual at 10 oclock standard lime 3 no service in acton hi the evening always watloouar- notice to creditors all creditors and other partlett lowing claims against the estate of henry phillip moore late of acton ivtllca magutrate wlio died on tho second day of july 1031 are required to send to the undersigned solicitor their full names addresses and descriptions full tiortlcu- lar of their respective claims and tile nature of the iecurltlcs if any held by them this notice being given in pursuance or section 51 or tho trustees act r s o 1037 chapter 1k0 notice u liercby given uiat on and after tho seventeenth day oi august 1031 the executors will proceed to dlitrrbute tho assets of the said henry phillip moore among the parties legally twitltled thereto md they will not be respomlhlo for any claims of which they havo not then received notice dated the sixteenth day of july 1031 harriet isabella moore edward james moore executors by h n farmer acton ontario their solicitor 33 arton vaptut hurrj mev w jt nswith i faeur iarsooage mill buvet 1000 a hi- sunday school 1100 a m mr jas hudson subject tlie happy slate of the godly 700 p m mr jas hudon subject mans influence in tlie world mrs l penny will render solos at both services monday boo p m b y k tj tuesday boo p wa junlora ttiursday 800 p tn prayer serrloa all services are on standard tlma everybody wklcomjb unclassified small advertisements i- kh sale pure clover honey at be per lb gtaniey plummer 43 pliono 73 rockwood specials we have just iiwtjillcd new electric itcfrijroralion and all our mealu are now kept automatically cold by electric kcfrieratioii ctfeku mkath sldo bocop by tho piece lb 2 smoked cottage rous whole or half per lb 2ke pickled cottage rolls whole or hair per lb 4 bkkf cvjth round shoulder roasts per lb le and ice thick rib roasts lb lse and ice olioico rib roasu per lb i8e boneless stewing beef per lb le te 13e itlb boll per lb 10a all kinds of cooked meats 1p0r summer meals extra lard 2 lbs for o peas 22c pattersons meat shop we deuvkr promptly phone 178 cash specials for friday and saturday only lemons oq per dozen 7c oranges oq per dozen 4c black tea ikr per lb odc monarch flour re 24s ror i dc bread flour oft 24s tor ouc 2 lard oc ths tor zdc zinc rings q per dozen loc mild cheese ft per lb jfc french cakes or tor cijc 3 corn flakes of packets tor udc snap hand m cleaner tor jc 7 pbr zr lk packets for lt 2 bran flakhs fff packets for idc 3 jar rubbers oc dozen tor iljc 3roscduo tomatoes ot tins for acoc brookfleld cheese oo per lb wc lokt pair of alasses with tortoise sliell rlnui pleaj leave at free press office cmc mill kai 1021 whippet coach in rood condi tion will sell cheap for caslj apply james masuey to eknt com for tol lo eight roomed house on lake avenue apply mrs d a hendehjson phono 35 acton fott sale a flint cloiis piano in very best con dition lovely tone cheap for cash apply box 43 free press office 1lastkuinc for plastering stucco plastering and plaster patching call oiias d holmes 34 acton ont honey choice clover honey so per lb in your own containers fred smith 43 phono 60 rockwood caiu ov thanks mus clara lontv wishes to thank tho friends for tho muny kind enquiries tlio lovely flowers and fruit sent to her dur ing her recent illness york si ii uk hoch toe kalk sows due to farrow 30 shoats from 75 to 135 lbs and 34 pigs just weaned for salo it n brown on no 7 highway phono 40rl3 acton to rent two rooms unfurnished is per month s rooms unfurnished 17 per month 3 rooms uufumlihed s15 per month elec tric light wuter und heat included h s holmes or btf at dominion inn potato graitkkem seo our common sense ivitato qrad- ers three sius built at auliton cost about half tlie prlco o rorelgn maohlnos wo guarantee tho work and invite in spection und enquiries approved by leudlng authorities common sense fannino mill co s3 atllstort ontario chain red white sto j ww jones phone 28 acton ont 1 1 i furs cleaned j gized t iwmodeixed v iteiaiked w or stored fin ajj wiik qnu- ht lt ui do your work durtnff thi summer l v hshn vvbbsbr lou im wrxfcua bl aomun slsob store