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-p- i faok four 4 the acton free press trapivvvmtlrjs sti infeigttborhood news interesting items concerning other centresand communities in wjiich many of ottr readers are interested r r i fc limendcse cbewsons corners kmt tyler was iattoronto on tuesday miss daisy whitmee nurse in guelph attending the funeral of an old esteomeil general hospital called- on friends here friend c sixteen years- acquaintance last week v oienwilllams ladies aid gave a royal welcome to a number of iimehouse people who attended their pan cake sup- milton who hadtbeejnin employee of the t eatonco- mr and m page of georgetown also mrs dean and son of toronto were j per last friday and assisted in the pro- rveekend visitors at jmr tylers j gramme ail the young sports from ttuv dr and mrs rg agnew and mrs were at the hockey game last night and 3 h agnew of toronto attended a the wrlterdhcerhs a hoarse tone to their little birthday party for little- margaret voices cathay ajjnew who celebrated her third blrthday- iat the parsonage on trfesday i the campbell family have moved into the mcdcnald house recently purchased which has been wired for hydro and willbe greatly improved in the spring i baiainafad the womens association and the young peoples society united for their meetings on tuesday night february 9 whenta splendid programme was- rend ered it being cntizerishh night in the young peoples the topic was rural improvement and some splendid ideas were brought out miss ethel swlndlehiirst entertained a number of young people x to a euchre party on mday night mr jas weattj- erston won the lucky number prize mr nnd mrs t the funeral of mr jasmcd6hald of caledon oh fridayt the young peoples society held their regular meeting on sunday evening february 14 it was devotional night and mrsf w shortul gave a splendid paper pn church membership and- mrs altkins one on how did jesus teach about man the next meeting will be on february 23 and being literary night a good debate is being prepared on a m hasa right to asmuch money as he can make legally the affirmative will be taken bymr archie negative by mrs b vannatter and miss priscilla cook ospblnger sunday visitors with mrs m cooke and family were dr and mrs whalsy and son of kitchener mr- george cooke and mr irwin ziemanof gueiph miss marjprie aitkens tdrorito spent the weekend at her home here mrs f osborne fergus spent i few days last week with her sister mrs b claude mcbacheru of spring valley sask is visiting his parents jttere john lawrence of churchill visited friends here 6ver weekend r w fox who has been seriously ill for several weeks is we are pleased to say able to be out again at the university college interfaculty track competition at toronto recently bill gaste son of- mr and mrs a e gastje of nelson township won rsstmrt thcpole vault eveht rose lawn that- splendid little three act comedy- drama was put on under the auspices oi the home and school club in the princess theatre last mon daynight and was a delight to all who had the privilege of being present mr and mrs w w king formerly miss flora denyes of milton who have been spending their honeymoon in florida returned on saturday last jmd will reside at- 2 boutfoh jprivap toronto ujthjb otejock on friday morning last are of unknown origin partly destroyed coopers garage fcith contents on main street here when the fire brigade arrived the interior of the building re sembled a fiery furnace but the firemen were successful in preventing the flames from spreading to nearby buildings the total loss is estimated at 3500 cham- plon bannockburn irma 703 the following is the monthly report for 8 s wo 13 esqueslng sr ivelva wiles 761 jr tv betty clarrldge 651 annie mcculiough- 60 sr in biu croftsi68ji srll lloyd james 781 jinrold gordon 642 jr n jean mcdonald- 771 watson 758- ijiwrnce cross edith denny v sr i clifford mcdonald absent jr i john dickenson- 8ivi harvey pi6kfenson 7231 tom dickenson 719 norman mcdonald 71 clarence denny absent v- jt primer bill henderson jim hen derson joe henderson kindergarten primer aivey gordon helen mcdonald- k m beckett teacher oakviixe 5r j it ate u u jvjlmcklnnon and family i fergusfin flttpnrttrl g j 1 a- mr and mrs b vannorman motored t luther on monday andepent the day with the jormers mother mrs a sinclair jn viaitediastweek at her mothers home in guelph master douglas robertson visite his georgetown the arena was open to the public for skating for the first time this season on tuesday night there was a good attendance atgeorge and blossom in the follies under the auspices of the canadian legion in the gregory theatre on monday night mr charles kirk was the v official organist at eaton auditorium ori febru ary 5 when corinthian- lodge a f a m held an at homev to celebrate their twentyflttn anntvetsaty rev dr dickie of fjora was in town on saturday and called on a number of his od friends he preached in the united church at acton on sunday miss ppelbo of stewar who is historical secretary of the ontario cousin master donald moseley guelph oi saturday the literary- concert is being held this evening in the school mr and mrs w- q moseley returned to their home to guelph after spending rockwood last thursday evening at st johns church rev p a sawyer l th com the iastm4nthat tne home q mrs d i robertson miss gladys carter gnelph was a weekend visitor rmmrr at the same home several from here attended the auc tion sale at mr w atchesons on tuesday mr roy hihdley was the efficient auctioneer terra cotta mr36hn stokes of clairville was a allerin our hamlet last week mr oscar townsend of torontorspent a few days with terra cotta friends the terra cotta orchestra are receiv- bridge fishing for drift wood when he womenjnstltute was avsitor with i it ta tow m a iowhich suddenly mrs alex marshall on friday last miss appelbe was looking up some data on early days in town and district oak- ville star mr e r heajtwell ariother old georgetown boy who has made- good in pittsburg pa in a letter to the editor states that business is pretty flat in that city and riot much sign of improvement he sends regards to all old friends in town there wasa good attendance at thefr drowning is a miracle grcgfiry theatre last thursday night when the members of knox presbyterian church guild presented the comedy anns lltte affair the play was well put on and every member of the case took their part well herald burlington mr harold kurtz assistant engineer of the city- of sudbury visited at vlv home of his parents mr and mr kurtz new street last week tho iwiitlvi- ht the ratepayers as- w bs kt k m sociation held a meeting on wednesday evening last to draw up a constitution and transact other business there was a very good attendance and several matters were up for discussion mr and mrs d a welsh of niagara faljs spent the weekend with mr and mrs b s- hicks the many friends of oscar williams arc pleased to see him around again after a severe attack of bronchitis stan cbates of orillia attended the annual at home of the fire brigade here on friday evenng last stan is an exchief of the brigade and still has a warm spot in his heart for his old town and the firemen insufficient lighting at the c n r tiks ottawa street hamilton is blam ed for an accident on monday evening when an autpnfobile driven by wlllnm toole burlington was damaged to the extent of 5000 when it crashed into the gates fortunately mr tooc brought his car to a stop before he reached the tracks on tuesday afternoon mayor dingle and commissioner smith waited on the hon dr montcith with a view to ob taining an unemployment relief grant to aid in the building of the new water works system for the town the deputa tion was given a most encouraging hear ing and consideration was promised fc the request at an early date on friday morning lnstcr d bar- rett tendered his resignation as coun- cilior to the mayor cr barrett stated no reason for his resignation the mat ter will be dealt with at the next regular meeting of the council and if the resignation is accepted it will be neces sary to hold another nomination to all the vacancy mr barrett did not attend the meeting on monday evening gaz- rette irig calls now they were at toronto on saturday last supplying muslc for a dance wood cutting seems to be the general order of the day mr ffnt hunter was visiting with mr arid mrs c mckeown of acon this week r what might have been a very sad accident occurred here on friday after- nnrm itr tt hancock was at the credit pulled him into the deep water which was at a level with the bridge on ac count of the heavy flood he was swept through under the bridge at a terrific rate and- floated dowjj theitreamior considerable distance but when the tide turned he managed to drift near the townsends race almost exhausted he managed to crawl out no one witnessed the accident hi is fimvable 1o be around as but how he escaped the rev mr wilson preached an ex cellent sermsn in the united church on sunday evening there was a fair turn out master george blythe of glenwilliams spent the weekend with terra cotta friends the fl qflas week werethe worst seen on the river credit no serious damage is reported here it is rumored that the halton brick co will be running in full blast here this spring menced a series of lantern services in connection with the life of christ and the views shown were illustrativeof the saviours life at different stages owing to inclement weather not many were present on sunday morning holy com munion was observed mr ross carton who was operated on in brantford hospital recently was able to be brought home last week his many friends wish him a speedy re- pr j hv stead accompanied by gerald oreilly is spending a three weeks vacation in bermuda geo coote m p for macleod alta was a weekend visitor at the hoine of blsrilecemrilljwigginsrin6ireqt mr char lesf doty returned this week from indianapplis where he attended the funeral of his brotherinlaw the late osbert r sumner mr howarth izard is taking a months trip and will visitsvenezuela port rica cuba jamaica and trinidad an enjoyabe social evening was spent thursday february 18 1932 miss margaret locker is home after further treatment at guelph general hospital l- 1 quite a number from here attended the mercurys hbtwcmaking andcook- ing school in guelph armoryylast week the young peoples playol the pres byterian church go slow mary was put on at brookville ljist thursday evening as a result -of- the rains lw thursday the river was quite high on ftjday and portions of valley road were under water no damage occurred as the cold weather of friday night and early sat- erin mr david jackson has purchased mr n pegelbws barber business and has taken possession mrs h b austin mpjanji mrs jas cetherwood mf7and mrs j e austin and master hil motored to bolton on sunday to attend the funeral of the late alexander mccort messrs k mcdougall and w f mc- enery wefe delegates from the erin agricultural society to the convention oi fairs and exhibiti h at the kin edward hotel toronto last week when the chimney on the residence occupied by mr ernest teeter took are last friday morning it looked very seri ous for a little while but was soon brought under control when the chemical extinguisher was brought into action the sunday school teachers and classes of burns presbyterian and many of the parents spent a very peasant evening in the basement of the church on thursday when a supper was tendered the sunday school in lieu of the slelghride as in former years a sad gloom passed over the commun ity when the news spread of the death of james robinson mcdonald at the guelph general hospital early wednes day morning in his 31st year deceased had been ill about five weeks and passed away from hemorrhages of the stomach oil in small quantities is being found one mile east of inglewood on properry leased by thomas frascr of inglcwbou and dr j w symlie of orangcvlle pipes have been sunk 250 feet and it is possible to pump about 12 barrels a day it is said june oil ago there is oil- there there thomas frai- the many friends of mrs samuel oldham a former resident of the village will be sorry to heir of her death last friday at her home in mimico the funeral took place on monday interment taking place inpark lawn cemetery sheleaves to mourn her loss her hus- band two daughters mrs r h mattih of toronto mrs alex munro of mimico and two sons harold and leonard both of tbrcmtbalscrtrtrofhefr mr arthur musgreave who made his home with herr mr sr oldham is a former em ployee of the rockwood woollen mills visitors during the past week week end and sunday were miss m mflroy of brampton miss edha m pearen of dundas mr arthur e ruda qf durham mr johnston hewat of simcbe miss georgina laverty nurse-in- trainine at st josephs hospital guelph mrs john sommerville of hillsburg otrsd vine of kingston mr harold sunter of everton misses laura mutrle and margaret jupp of toronto and mrs robert mujrie and daughter margaret of guelph rev w h arid mrs mccracken of walkerton and jittfe dorothy devetti of guelph at mr and mrs fred lamberts mr and mrs george young of pn monday night when the young people of knox chunsbetftertained the young people of st jude and st johns hi the church hall rev canon d russell smith was elected chairman of the board of edu cation at the inaugural meeting held in the council chamber on tuesday night february 9 mr and mrs w w king nee miss denyes of milton returned on saturday after spending their honeymoon in- ths south and are residing at 2 boulton drive toronto for the remainder of the winter record 7im wallace nas been in thenortli bay district this week on a business trip mrs t a blakelock mrs j b blak7- lock mrs fell mrs thos slyon anc miss bessie whitaker attended the open ing of the legislature onwcdnesday- mrs jas w steed off church street gave a party for the ladies of the l o b a on tuesday evening and ave cars brought visitors from burlington lodge euchre was played for which ave prizes were given and refreshments were serv- qii1c a battle is raging in tho rood oil j today with an arms brtbriiato juice cocktails endeavor ing to ciipture a portion of the ter ritory long ruled by king orange both tomatoes and oranges are rich in vitamins and minerals both are excellent foods for young and oto drymluun t hanke ul uie otho s a spraguo memorial in stitute arid the department of pathology university of chicago advocates from ahalf pint to a pint of orange juice to which the juice of onehalf to one lemon has been added as being sufficient to furnish the dally requirement of the much- needed vitamin c this- recommendation is for a larger amount of vitarnln c rich foods than has been ordinarily ad vocated dr hanka hna found that thisl a prevented and corrected serious tooth troubles apparently because u furnished more ofthe needed vitamin gl r to secure a corresponding vita min c proleqtlon according tu an other prominent food authority dr walter h eddy professor of physi ological chemistry teachers col lege columbia who has tested tho foods carefully in his own labora- tory approximately twice as much tomato as orange juice is required and aoihjbattie rages but will children prefer tomato juice to orange juice king oringo smiles as he thinks of this as a matter of fact how many adults can be induced to forego their morning orange juice foritomato juice spinach cabbage vr any other food rich in vitamin c many foods contain valuable vitamins and minerals but ndt all a r r lis so universally as lho golden orange one doesnot have to be a prophet to tel how this particular battle of foods win ter- mlnatbt j w i v- subject p m young people sttitrij shurrr of canada acton mtawirbct o 1 reoi b p parsonae willow street i lloojam the minister subject jesus aria the conditions of his time 1200 noonsunday school- and blblo class 700 p m the minister th ehuroh of my ideal monday 9ob league the following are subjects of the morn ing sermons leaning up to the easter service in the unitedchurch i february 14 the plan of god in jesus febru ary 21 jesus and the conditions of his times february 28 building a new religion mf the spirits march b our religion not a readytowear march 13 the wajh of christ and its cost march 20 the church in the commuhlty march 27the easter hope gygryborix weloomk jlrfbligtprtau knox church agton rev h lbennurhi hum manse willow street sunday february 21st 1932 1100 a m the minister subject according to custom third tit the study of the book of ruth 2 p uisabbdth scliuul b1w classes 700 p m the minister subject contribution note dr kannawin will be here oa sunday february 28 i always welcome artnnbartibt fujurrlj rev w- j hamllhnijpmtor- parsonage mill street s theres money inynur poultry jenj ed fatar 1 cost of rearing broilers ospringe mrs w j taylor recently spent a week with her sister mrs j campdei17 e aylm congratulations to mr wm alfred winters of thlstletown and miss nellie jrono-watson-othlllsburgonthe-occvi- slon of their marriage last wednesday at- the dtsciflle church parsonage hills- burg rev h l richardson officiating orily the immedjaie relatives qf the con tracting parties were present mr and mrs wm a winters were visitors during the weekend in rock- wood and vicinity the regular monthly meeting of the presbyterian womens missionary society was- held last thursday at the home of mrs angus carter the rockwood horticultural- society held an interesting meeting in the town hall on monday evening when tepsrts of the delegates to the convention irij tor onto last week were given the follow ing programme was also given recita tion by muriel williamson report by mrs c w hortop brief echoes of the convention by the president mrs wm harris musical selection by messrs george peal fred meadows and mur ray dyer report by mrs s s royce brief echoes of the convention by mr wm harris reading by miss gladys hanna solo by mr arthur kthbmas mr frank moore playing the accompani ment a silver collection was taken up and at the conclusion of the rnecting mr thos g hutchinson moved second ed by mrs ja little that a keittfy vote of thanks be tendered to the dele gates for their splendid reports on thursday evening this week the rockwood womens institute meets at the home of mrs w j taylor mri wm mcnabb is in charge of the pro- gramme bom to mr and mrs herbert bolton the derrick- wad erected last 4nce d gray on february j 2 at was discovered there fweeks quelnh general hnsnltal n rtnnivtnr er said hut we are disappointed in its quantity there may be more deeper downaivocate i guelph general hospital a daughter shirley the world day of prayersheld in the united church last fxiday afternoon was wel attended ftjsf i wifchtheprevallinglowprioesof feeds there is the prospect of a fair margin of profit for market poultry and the oil look for the spring broiler trade appears to be promising allmalerhlcks from the pr rlyhatches that are not intended for breeding stock should be separated from the pullets as soon as the sexcan be determined if intended for good and profitable broilers they should not be neglected the yoimg nisle needsithe same careful attention and goodfesding in its early develop ment as- the prospeqtive laying pullet any neglect at the start wie result lha stunted and unprofitable bird the young males intended for market as broilers require a good starter feed for the first six weeks insuring a well- developed frame and a constitution that will stand the last two or three weeks necessary heavy feeding td finish the broiler for the top grade sturdy healthy males of theheavy breeds should weigh about one pound each at six weeks and may then- be worked onto a developing and finishing ration consisting of three parts ground corn two parts middlings one part ground oats twithout kulstand ton per cent moat scraps plus ail the sour skimmed- milk- they will drink and an abundance of green feed if avail able green alfalfa is the best the broilers may becrate fed for the last week but will finish well if con fined to small grass pens at this stage a moist mash should be fed twicedaily the proportion of ground corn inthe ration should be gradually increased to twothirds of the whole moistened mash with sour skimmed rnllk or buttermilk no whole grain should be fed ffve to six pounds of grain plus jpllk and green feed will produce a twopound broiler fifty per cent or over of the early hatches are males usually there is a good demand at a fair price for the early productf caref prepared there is always a but of the late hatch ed the cost of eggs and incubation has been incurred in producing the pullet turn the surplus males to the best id- vantage if you put the right chicks there brays chicks come from government approved flocks where hatching eggs average 24 ounces to the dozen and where every parent was blood tested by cur bacteriologist so the chicks you buy have good history behind them they are better layers and produce larger eggs than ordinary stock let our fiveyears of experience help you to make real money in poultry this year yen- standard breeds 100 live deiveryof chicks guaranteed tree- booklet now ready giving prices and valuable information bray chick hatchery jpposite postoffice phone 723w -bramftonontario- other bray hatcheries at weland dunnvillc hagersville lindsay and peterboro head office st catharines ontario inquiries by mall should be addressed to st catharines 1100 a m the minister p m sunday school 7q0pm the minister monday 800 pm- b yp everybody welcome unclassified small advertisements advertisements in this column 3 cents p- word sjhtiroum charge 30c per insertion locaf agent geo c brown norval phone georgetown 382r21 stop and observe study the details of the next im posing hall or room you enter realize how greatly the wood work contributes to the charac ter architects appreciate this informed horne builders realize it plan io take advantage of what mill work will do for you i doors trim mantles cases cabinets ask us about these free delivery service to all points in georgetown acton milton and surrounding territory notice the beauty parlor will be closed dur ing the annual hairdressers conven tion february 23 24rnnd25i jessie russell mon to loan loans made on 192jft93b refinance your present contract the wellington acceptance corp ltd phono 2583 20 douglas st guelph 299 clearing auction sale e frasson lot 3 second line era- mosa just off no 7 highway 6 miles east of guelph will hold a clearing auction sale of 17 dairy cows dur- hams and holsteins yorkshire pigs and grain on thursday february 25 at one oclock positively no reserve r j kerr auctioneer auction sale wllbert mckersle and gordon mc- phail of eden mills will hold an ex tensive sale of gurnsey jersey and hol- stein cows which have gone through five government tests and young cattle and oxford down sheep on tuesday march 1 r j kerr auctioneer georgetown lumber co ltd building new cars the current issue of the cold storge news letter issued by the dominion dairy and cold storage branch con tains an item of special interest to can adian agriculture it says f about five hundred new cars are being built at tho present time by the canadian railways these ca will bo especially equipped for the carriage of mat and other per ishable commodities for meat they arc equipped- wilh brine tanks and the novel feature is that a rcfrigimcter enables the inside temperature to be read with out opening the doocs v n mcleoftacton manager j phone georgetown 250 acton 120 ispeci a lsi 5 for the week i o corn tins -for- tomatoes tins for i tins heinz pork 25c 25c l and bgans for strawberry and apple 07 jam 40 oz for ti g 6 3 white beans lbs for nujell jelly powders for side bacon per lb 25c 23c 15c glass tumblers lorl classic cleanser tins for 6 3 4 8 1 pearl soap pearline rackets for i castile soap bars for and drive out the tourist rushed into the village shop i wanlt a quart of oil some petrol a couple of sparkplugs a five- gallon can and four pie tins 11 right xopmcd the enterprising clerk and you can assemble er in the backroom if you want to bars for butter per tb fresh ground coffee per tb servus wrapped bread friday saturday oney chain w jones red white 25c 25c 25c 25c 1 37c 2k 35c stores farm for sale or rent forsale on easy terms the former mulholland farm at dublin price 6800 with 800 down balance5 im mediate possession or will rent to good tenant with- optionolpurchase to be 80 acres workable or under cul tivation commodious brick house and modern bank barn apply h n farmer acton life insurance policies to suit your needs family income childs thrift re tirement income pension bonds endowment for protection in vestment business and savings a request for information places youunder no obligation j frederick l wright representative imperial imtr assurance company acton ontario phon 2 acton ont -i- if you expect to sell you must 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