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pmuc pour the acton free press thursday ootobkh ib 1031 neighborhood news intcraung items coneenun other centres and commaniuea in which many of our headers are interested bubunoton v bell and bona have commenced wor on a cold ilorage plant on the property formerly owned by o b koelng on bran street mr harry wardell boa commenced uie erection of a bunglow on lot on locust street he recently purchased from tlw baptist church bruce olbaon sam clarke and wm toole returned liome on sunday from a weeks ashing trip at temogaml and oarlbou lake- they report good lurk and some real interesting nah storieti ylorlda lias nothing on this disttlet on monday mlaa ida ladle brought to the gazette office a crab apple blosscm which ahe picked off a tree in her garden tliore are also ripe crab apple n the true- on monday morning last k stevens a traveller for yat corniwy toft hb car parked in front of the oaaette office and vulted a local store willie trans- acunjf touslnc hi cr started dtrwn uin trade and collided wlui mw 0 c carters car which was parked in front of lefatourels drug store fender wore damaged on both car murray weaver ton of dr and m w a weaver had a narrow escape from imiing fatally injured on saturday morn ing last wkh a humbof other bcyj be waa playing in tnefrc5 at the rear of the former coates mlu when a plecj of pipe on an old bloww waa accidentally broken on by another boy and struck murray who was standing on the ground below on the head ho escaped with h naty cut and several bruues oaaelle bannock burn mis oenevleve clarridge of bromptm apent the weekend at he home here mlu k morrison of toronto was hom tor tnamksgiviiuj t mlaa k beckett teacher for b b n 13 bannockburn apent the woeknd at lier home in puallnch mlsa norma hunter of terra ooiu wa the guest of un d morrison whils attending the teachers convention in acton mr apd mrs d robertson of toronto utled at mann bros on monday misses martha and florence foster of foronto apent the holiday at the lwme of tluitr pariaiu mr and mrs wm foster miss lucinda graff of brampton vislt- rd at uie home of her parents over the weekend mr and mrs o worden and children and mr and mrs r wordcii of toronto vulted wt mr james orees over the holiday miss elsie freeman of toronto apent the holiday at her home hero v greenock school the following la the report of greenock school s s no b erin for september only the names of those who paaaed in all examination and made an average of sixty per cent are included in this report v jean mann iv helen mocalg honor annie hal- covltch jean altken donald mcfnall marion leslie oordon mckeown lawwn mcoutcheon ttlale maude tom jkrrestell br iu irene alucn margaret paacoe tliekna morrison k jr ill kvaline mooohl jjpnors lome nelson eileen johnston ii wilms west cyril paacoa i margaret mcphall krwln mckeown br fr helen west jr fr bernard paacoe m e crossman teacher church i li everton mrs t d mcoutcheon apent a few days in guelph vuotlng her alster mrs thompson- mrs w mclean and sons ross and murray visited friends here over the weekend misses margaret and mary royce of toronto were home for the holiday mr nd mrs john stewart and bulle and oraca visited friends hi wllsbuig on sunday mrs e mcdougall luui returned from erin where ahe has visited at the home of her son mrs qw lome and mlaa margaret sunter mr errltt and harold junior spcntauiuy at the home of mr and mrs stanley stowart sixth line ilcv w p beynders visited at the home of his motlm r at orand rapids michigan blocacwood umeiiotlhk thanksgiving day passed off quietly here and a number were at hlpotlo park during the afternoon uie hut autumn weatlier being ideal for aua out- utt on the liohday than kaarlv ins crvlc were observed iwre sunday uev mr snider of ouelph conducted services at uie fre- hytertan church holy communion was observed at st jolitis church tn tha morning service the furnace in tlie latter church was repaired last week and put into condition for the coming winter luv john little conducted anniver sary service at churchill on sunday some of the holiday visitors were mr leslie swan4ton of toronto mr robert oroft and miss eileen bndger f toronto miss doris 3toyce of toronto miss m mllroy of brampton mlta ediix m fcureii of dundak mlsa lovcoa rlcliardaon of kltclioner miss jean torrance and mr johnston hewat of simcoe mr and mrs everett k lovlnes of buffalo n y mr herbert young and dauglitcr of ouelph mr kem of eiteler messrs fnd day and fred hafikln of toronto university mr and mm ernest hurt and boh of toronto mr norman mceaohorn and momlrii of ui family of acton mr and mrs dan vino at mr and mrs tlios clarkes mr and mm janicfl iloyce of quelph mr arthur e itudd of durham mr and mrs ny dunk of specdalde mr and mrs albert sliullls and fainliy iipent tlio liollday with mr and mrs john locker and iamiy miss margaret lnckor and phylllu lookar vbltd in ouolph during thu holiday mr james lambert has rcturnod ram crolt arter attending the funbral of tn lato mr chan krull mrs olios bculuun und sister mrs kruger uttended the funeral of tlu late mr j j bowes at owtn sound on saturday muster james dunk had the misfortune to break on arm in two places last satur day in foiling from a curt when the horjie ho woh driving ran away tlie itockwood wojnona instltuto moots on tliiursday evenhur 15th at uio homo of mrs oscar ostrahder and mrs arthur e liudd has charge of tlie programme mr barrie mutrlo was out o town ovtir uio liollday a brlaf liollday wan enjoyotl by the uflholars last weok when tli bcliool xachors convention was lield at thu o a- o auelph last saturday evening about 8 p m a ruilectlon waa noticed up in tlut town ship when the tine large barn and othur buildings on the farm of mr oeorgo waatlkerston above barrio hill was des troyed by firs dun to tlie explosion of 1 intern when tlie lantern exploded mr weatherstons arm was badly burned up to the elbow twa days threshing was in readiness when the lire broke out mr weatherston is a brother of mr ttios weatlutraton in the village on tuesday evening the womens missionary soolety of the presbyterian church held their thank offering meeting the speaker for the occasion was mrs w f a amble president of st andrews church womens missionary society ouelph who gave an interesting and inspiring address airs j e learen presided at the meeunff miss jean mcljean read the dime lesson and mes- dames o b oarner and wm oordon contributed d duett a splendid thank otfeeina was taken up and after the vmopm the cmtherlna repaired to the auoday sehoot voom whera reffreahmenbi wswlv pwtoken o and saodal tlaw n- iofa jr vj the wesbyterlan church hold very uocmstui aiinlvrrsary services on bunday and monday jtev dr mclntyrn of nrwmarket wan the preacher on bundy afternoon and evenlntf his eloquent ser mons were appreciated by large congre gations and on monday evening a fine literary and musical progrmirune was pro se tiled with refreshments at the ciosa a goodly number of our lhnehouto people attended churchill anniversary on bunday morning and beard a very flue scripture exposition from uev join little the anniversary preacher itie ladies aid of the united church luve engaged the young people of bal- unafad to present their popular play nancy aim browns folks on friday evening next october id and lnvtts rverytxxly to enjoy tlie treat mr and mrs caldwell attended tfte funeral of miss mettle silver in toronto on wednesday miss silver was one of our popular summer visitors and all who taut her will regret tlu fact we siulii mo lur no more among our liollday folk the anniversary of churchill united church on bunday and monday was occasion of real interest in this commun ity ilev john lltue of bockwood ga splendid discourses at both the morning and evening services it tvos the ntnnty- third anniversary of this tlie oldest church in this district on monday evening tlie anniversary aupper and entertainment drew a gather ing that tilled tlie ohurch tlie culbiary art of the ladles of churchill is well wn and on this occasion thrre m again a bounteousness of good thlngi for tlu supper which was served prior to the programme ilev h caldwjell the minister of thj churcli presided over a programme that was composed of excellent numbers throughout there wrre selections by tile churchill orchestra solos by mrs thompson of terra cotta addresses by bsv mr alkens of bajtlnafad and ilcv mr mcdonald solos by mr klrah of gait th misses johns in violin selec tions and vocal duetts and solos were artists of marked ability and delighted the audience with every number te agnow in ills songs and stories proved a versatile entertainer and mrs agile w gave a travelogue on china uiat was mout interesting and informational the ntntj- tythlrd ajinlversary ot churchill was a marked success in every way terra cotta erjtn bush and mrs a hoffman with frlmds in detroit and orkwkonb corners our service station is receiving a coat of paint both inside and outside which moktni a very pleasant appearance to th travelling tourist lout weekuiul mr and mrs wesloy murray and mr and mrs chester flank took a motor trip within close proxbnhy of north bay tliey report th roads in flno condition construction work is bo lug curried on extensively with oamcut or far nortli as scotia junction crops of all kinds hive been good this terri tory previously lum been a ureal lumber ing district and the prioo of lumber be ing so low it affects tlie peoplo tin an dal ly tlie tourist traffic la large and la helpful to quite a degree they found the general public very optimistic under depression circumstances came homo uell pleawed with their outing mr und mrs sutlwrlund kathleen ami helen from london mr and mi stevens ujld hon frod from toronto were wcokond vbdlors at mr- john buunettj mr and mrn johfi fisluir from tltuy- nor mr and mrs brown from toron j mrs dunn and faui mr and mrn 8uilh und mother all of toronto wore wcok und vbitora at mr cluui tylers mr and mm mail 111 and margaret of toronto vbiluid for a ijhort time- with mr cornells on sunday the usual sorviru will bo hold in tint churcllipx1 h sunday mrs j f ure vlstlng buffalo mr and mrs momliall of ooorgctown wra fair day visitors with mr and mru w oroluuu mr and mrs m sinclair peterbaro spuiit tlio wtmkend wltli mr and mrs peter sinclair miss a burt and her suter mlia uurt ottawa arc v lilting with their brother at owen sound mr johp whcelar was removed to ouulph oronural hoiipltal on tuesday evcnliuf wliero he underwent an opera tion for uppendlcltli mrs it fronkum and uttlu daughter have ruturnod to tliolr homo at harrlstnn aftor visiting for two weeks with hor parcnu mr and mrs w hull conoral regret was expressed tliat mr henry moklnney who is in his 02nd year ls hi and waa unable to attend the fair thus breaking a record of never missing an erin fair since its inception 81 yearn ago on thursday morning wlum tlio floor was being cleaned up at a tlirenhlng at tlie barn of archie mcarthur lot 15 fourth unc went oalodon u ball of tiro iihot from tho straw blower ignltlrur the barn fuu of atruw with ideal weather and a very large crowd tho directors of erui agricul tural society can congratulate themselves op uo aucccji of tlie fair tho number of cuitrleft fixcocdid by far any previous year and the exhibits both on the grounds and in the hall wero tlie nneit nvtr sliouui in itjrln all ciohhuii and hectfonti hiivlng t iitvong com petition advocate mr k clibpman and sons of bmrth blver muskoku called on terra cotta friends last week they wore foriuur nldciit of the village miss l hayes dearly beloved daughter of mr and mrs wm hayes of thli place passed away peacefully on moil day altdnoon october 6 after a linger bur illness tho funeral which wa largely altendod took place from her late rosldotice oi wndnmday aturikmiii tlio funeral services were conducted by the hdv dr howard of georgetown tlio casket was covered with flower from friends of deceased wlio was in her seventh year interment took place in oluiiwllllams cemetery wa extend our deepest sympathy to tlie bereaved parents mr w f hunter mot with a bad nc- eldfint on friday evening while repairing his car he had urn jock under the cor which slippkl and the car lulling on him fractund his collar bone we hope ho may soon lie able to be around again miss jessie mario of utewarttown spent thanksgiving with her parents here mr und mvs ooorge dickson have moved into mrs c slmjiklns house on main street mr t blmpklns of uprlngfuild mass u s a spoilt a few days with ids parents mr and mrs e slmpklus mrs c slmpklns we understand has gone to toronto to reside wc tfre sorry to lose hear from our midst the full wheat u looking slendld hi tli li dutrlct nahsagavvyflva ohpiunge oakville t a maokjiy vlsltml wltli friends in toronto lastweek and whllo in tho city took treatments at christie street hos pital mrs cecil freeman who has rectuilv moved to sumoy creek wlure mrnttqav hi an is principal of the high school u 111 receive for the iirt time on friday after noon hugh montgomery of uio central publlo school staff attended tho funeral of hm aunt oertruds wade wife of wesley montgomery uxm p i at brighton on friday mr and mrs kenneth marlutt were among tlie guests at the oassellklng smith wedding in uie new standrnwi presbyterian v church king street tor onto on tuesday- t elwyn tullo moore star left defenre on thu owen souud juniorhockey toum last year has been transferred to uie bank of toronto here from the owen bound branch and will be a valuable acquisition to the already strong oakvlllu line-up- record councillor lu3lny sargant of bronte has been made a justice of tlie ivace mrs floyd chapman l readily im proving after un operation in uio harhp- ton hospital mr and mrs j kenneth fnathemtontj of btreetsville amtounce tlie engagement of their daughter elisabeth isabel to anson cumntlng forster eon of mr and mrs a it forstef port credit uie mar riage to take place on october 04 ernest flanagan employed at the marlatt- tannery had the fingers of his left hand so severely crushed a few days ago that he had to go to the toronto oeneral hospital to have the wounded digit treated there he was able to reuirn home on tuesday alternoon btar anniversary nervlccs will bo held hi the ebenewr united church next sunday i lev 11 a factiy of moorellcld will preach tho morning service will be at ii oclock nd the evening ncrvlce at 7 30 oclock mr und mrs jam en slmruion and family of tottenham visited relatives and friends in nussuguweyu over the week end mr bert nightingale of oolllngwooj visited hh parents mr and mrs arthur nightingale of kiuitchbull over tlianks- givlng day mr and mrs w v darby or knatch- bull visited relatives and friends at campbellvlllc on sunday i tho farmers are taking up tlielr pota toes and mangolds tills week mr uid mrs george lamb and daugh ter of naxiiagaweya visited relatives and friends in hamilton an sunday mra franklin ramnhnw of roclcwood lt visiting her son mr cameron kam- siiaw of icnatchbull at present mil ifjatiiah je4on of itockwood lt uned up with pleurisy at the home of mr and mrs cameron ramsliuw of knatchbull at present we hope she may soon be well and strong again quito a number of members of the noasugaweya presbyterian ohuroh and the ebenrur united church attended the anniversary services last sunday and the banquet on monday evening in uio presbyteivfln oliurrh in campbollvlllo a new idea goodhumored banter and argumenl are always good fun a publlo debate will often crowd a largo auditorium here however is a little debate short sweet and amusing that was wholly private but is perhaps none the less edifying toll you what i think said richard to his rhum hugh i think uiat a boy or my ago nineteen ought to be entirely free tmrn the rule of hla father why im practically a man and im bigger than dad is yes i felt that way too replied hugh wllril was nineteen or earlier now uiat im twentyime and legally hide pendant i dont feel so happy over my independence u x expected for instance a little while after i was twentyone i liad a long sickness well motlur nursed me for uiree weeks and as i happened to bo short of money dud hod to guarantee uie doctor bill xh well of course our parents bavo to bt resiwitlblblo for us just as wel have to be responsible for our own chil dren but i uiluk a big- boy should bu free to do os he pleases when it comes to that i by uio way to cluuign uio subject a utile hiterrilpud hugh youre captabi u your college bankelball team arent you ycb and two oruiree of uie squad jo for a csuoown they havent been living up to uie training rules sorry to liear tliat it reminds me that i overheard some of uie boys on the team saying that you havent any author ity over uiem no authority wouldnt uiat jar you wliy i was elected captain because lt was ntipposed uiat x could help pilot tho team to success tile whole college expects it of me now do you suppose im going to assume all that responsibil ity and not liave anything to say about wliat uin boys do responsibility wiui- out authority wouul- be m oimitradlctloul ifugh threw bock ills head and laugh ed lieurttly and richard loosed hurt haying wliats runny id like to know why a bit ago you said uiat a father hliould be respoiinlblu for a son evmi a big son but iio far as tlie big sou u concerned should nxerclso no authority now you liave just said uiut resionslblllty without uuuiorlty is n ootitradlctuui and you are right as you know ive been reading luw by all rules of law science logic or plain common sense responsibil ity and authority must exactly balance and no more truly in games tluui at home richard scratched his head and grb ned broadly uien he slapiuxl hla leg and laughed well its worth losing anarugmcnt to get a brand new ideal john d hlalno wahted longest jack uie shop keepers assistant was sent to the dentist to collect the money for a bill he owed when he arrived ho was informed that xhe dentist was busy and he must wait lie sat down with a few waiting patients then uie door opened and the dentist called now tlien who haa been waithig tho long cat jack stood up my buaa baa been v altlng uie longest he sa you have owed him for uiat suit you are wearing for two years chljurrri sruirwi mostly humorous a western paper rrp rts uie marriage of wullum wlnur oitd alberta snow hava you ordered your coal acton bihtrict branch no 191 of tlie canadian lelon haa appointed a commlttm to conduct the ippy day campaign in acton luickwood eden mills and sur rounding dtstrlct and will super vise the distribution of tlm wrrutlui corsafea and sprays poppies etc any church organ izailtn or friends of our fallen comrades who desire to secure wreaths hpravs etc for iteinwnbrunee liay no vember llj ore oslud to kindly com- munlcato with tlw oomtiklttee or to tlie secretary f u wright phone 102j arton wlw will be glad to call prompuy and assist you in your selection tlleae are made by disabled ex- stirvlce men in the problemutlc class and are dlstrlliuted by thu local brandies of the canadian legion and bear the name vet- craft 4uid must not be confuml with commercial makes they also support a fund which- is used for the lrwi fortunate exservice imn hi tlie community and we antlrl- pate a greater need for such a fund uiu winter w coles otvalrnuui b bayllw j m mrdonald w nesbltt f day itockwood n mumlioll eden mills f l wright secretary snttru qujul of cdauaba acton mtnuserrar c u- fails b d paraooace wuiow btree 1100 a m congregation will wor ship wlui the knox congregation on the occasion of their anniversary 13 30 p m bunday school and bible cuaa 7 00 p m rev w j hamilton of tlie baptist ohurch monday b 00 p m young feoplna society special opening meeting mr a maclarun of oeorgetfrwn wul ba present peciallst in cominunky ring ing and games everybody wkloomsl rrabtrruin knox church aotom rev u l renn1e bat a slials manse wlliow btxaet sunday ootober 18 1931 i5th anniversary services at 1 too a m and 7 00 p m 3s0 p m sabbath behool staaaw classes mulister for uie day rev 00 itow- lond of knox church htrstford a m subject tlie nemeai of neglect f m subject tlie call of ood to man special anniversary music on monday october 19 a hot bup- tier and concert local and long dis tance talent supper served 6a p tn always wklcouat artan vaptut ccinirrij tur w j hamlh rutw paraonacxv mlu straec 10 00 a m sunday school 11 00 a m the mlnlater 7 00 p in congregation will attend uu knox church anniversary servlcos monday 800 p m- b y f tj tuesday i 00 p u juniors thursday 8 00 p m prayer berrio everybody welcome mlwi m cooke attended tho teachers convention in ouelph on thursday and prkhiry and also spent the weekend with friends at laurel holiday guests with mr j altkens und family were- mr and mrs cliff altkens and olilldren toronto and mr and mrs joamoron altkens ouelph hunters in this community on mondav were numerous und report a fairly good bui mr and mrs con rcnnlck und marlon mhlou speiitmonduy wltjtjo latter slater mm d stewart mr burn mcklnnou aeuid as judge of heavy lioraes nt aberfoylo fair recently mrs moloun and son a rous and mur ray ouelph vlnltod over the weekhnd with relatives hero mr and mrs o cooke norval spent a day recently wluj mrn m cooke and family miss aiiulya cutter und master donvld mosolny wore holiday visitors wlui mr und mrs d o robertson a nhniher of liorseithoe enuuinuutts went to ouelph on monday night to com pete in the tournament there meimru l fckly o altkens and d cl robertwu wero among the prlxu winners j on october 7 uie monthly meeting of the womens institute was held at the homo of mrs hugh ossileman second una vclth twentyfour ladles present in the abseueeof uie president mrs j w campbell vlcefreatdent presided li1 call was onawered with a oure for the blues mra h smlut read an article on tile real purpose and work of the institute in the community a puno solo by mrs caaueman waa very much eiljoyed mrs f brydon gave a piper on what our community needs fol lowed by a very valuable discussion eight members entered uie cookie contest with mr jag btrubhers ail winner a social half hour wm enjoyed at the close milton thollur harris has boon transferred by uin bank of commerce from hagflrsvllle to tho carlisle branch thou boyd of ottawa lt vlitlng lib sister mrs cunningham commercial street mrs george vallary of winnipeg has been visiting her cousin mm w m scott thos gulbralth robert street wio has been seriously hi li recovering we ure pleujjhl to state thos oreenloes wo are sorry to repoit li very ill his many friends hope ho will have a speedy recovery john milton chapter i o d k has had an ornamental steel fence ereued in front or the old cemetery at uio west end of the town and had it cleared of alt brush and trees tlie ground has also been levelled jno dunn was cutting corn for tho alio at a r lillians trafalgar farm last woek when uie cutting box broke up it was found that a horse shoe hud got into the corn the machbui was neatly now and will have to be rebuilt ohim- plou mr and mrs hurold peacock and mrs moqrakli of preston spent sunday m town mr und mrs h north of detroit are visiting at tlie home of her sister mrs r mcjomiett mr and mrs jos malennan and his fouier wlio liave been living- hi strejts- vllle for some time have moved book to milton at the burlington fair last week tiie special prise for best baby under sis months waa awarded anita peer daugh ter of mrs leslie peer milton the following student from the milton high school hare entered toronto un- vstalty myrtle turner who took honors in elsjh out of un subjects w oaacle and mao etaley reformer 5 save 25 of your fuel bill by putting on storm sash jj plionc ua or call and wc will quote you on your storm w sash glazed or unglazcd h m wc carry a complete stock of lumber atul ruildink mauriiiln jj l georgetown lumber co z acton and georgetown s norman mcleod foreman of tho acton plant a cash specials s for friday and saturday only wanted olrl for general lioiisework on farm 2j miles out of georgetown by novem ber 1 apply 163 box 2fl free fres3 to rjknt houukeeplng rooms heat light and cuter included apply mrs n v mclam main street acton wanted a capable young woman to do plain cooking and general lwusework apply mrs j m mcdonald church street car for hale ford couch 103h mmlel in good con dition j spare wheels with tlrci 3 lioateni oood equipment apy mrs f spkllvoqiclt found black and white hpumk ownor may recover by proving proiierty and paying expennes r chalmers 153uf church stret acton lost hound female black and tan on oc tober hi liberul reward a uracky phone 0rfl erin erin out an exce1tional bargain if you want an exceptional bargain in a splendid residence in acton inquire at on re of r j kerr he has listed a local proiierty at a price that is bound to find u fortunate buyer for hale registered shropshire ram 2yoarold a prlxo winner also 3 oxford ram lumlm ullglhle for registration apply a n istark lfl3 oeorgouywii flione 00r3y lot 13 fifth illne iqwjumg pastry flour 2ls for peas tins for corn tins for tomatoes tins for 45c 25c 29c 25c 35c 27c 10c 25c stores j jones phoa26 acton ont pure clover honey qq 5s for olfc lemon biscuits 1 q per lb ioc 2 lard or lbs for ldc side bacon per lb zjc corn syrup oo ss for jjc 3 tins heini pork of and beans for ltc 2 sodas lbs for zdc lemons ikr per dozen ooc black tea per lb brookfleld choose per lb cauliflower euch celery bunches for chain red white wood wanted farmers havbig wood lots or fallen timber suitable for fuel which can bu secured at a reasonable price and bo out by the unemployed of uio vicinity and used for relief purposes will kindly give particulars to oirnm mobherson acton ontavlo do you want money knit socks for us at home with hand knitting machine we supply yarn and buy your work write todayfor information absolutely no oblhrauou home knittino comfanv 75 puitdaa street east toronto i let us- examine your eyes you can depend 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