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7 page poiir the actonjfrjbe press neighborhood news interesting items concelfniiigothr centres and conmunities in which many of our readers are interested banjjockbuen say cjf misses jean and anna lindsi toronto visited at their honrnoyfir the weekend miss k beckett spent theeekend tit her home in pusllnch quite jk number f romttais district at tended the funeral of the late mr chas rwukinsdh of brampton on monday mr wm norfbn bi guelpb o a c isltea at thehbmebfhls uncle mr wm mcquliough over the weekend nassagaweya j everton mrs h l rdyce js visiting relatives in toronto f mrrrettjguijter and harold sunter spent sunday at the home of mr and mrs jphn sunter of rpckwoo miss- jennie tovell spent sunday with mrs george loree r- miss helen allen is visiting her aunt mrs waltercoullng sunday visitors at the home of mra- g g robertson where mr and mrs d g robertson dpuglas and kentieth of bspringe mr arixtmrs geo tfdurig of the town line mt austin llchty and mr lloyd robertson of kitchener mr and mjsqharles head of guelph spent the weekend at their homes here the young peoples society hold their regular sunday evening service with the presldentrmr albert alton in the cnair mis w e robertson was the leader and over fifty were present the many friends of mrs thomas diamond of nassagaweya are sorry to learn that she is in the general hos pital in guelph and underwent an operas tion for internal trouble they hope she may soon be restored to health again mr robert j anderson of nassaga weya is in the hospital in guelph for treatment we hope lie- may soori be able to be around again mf charles- king of campbellville hasdsposed of- bis business to mr w h jviobie ofjbarrie for a good figure mr john marshall of nassagaweya is laid up with the flu atpresent we hope he may soon be restored to health again mr jas w moffat of nassagaweya jand his two sons duncan and malcolm are under the doctors care at present we hope they may all soon he- around again mr and mrs george stokes and famliy of campbellville visited relatives and friends at knatchbull on sunday last mr charles fatt of knatchbull is laid up- with the flu at present we hope to see him around soon quite a number of hockey fans f roni nassagaweya took in the games at acton andelora during the week thursday february 25 1832 ltmeiiquse mr and visited mr week mr beofsten and family of mrs j n6ble of acton and mrs c- meredith last erin rockwood campbellville the young peoples society of st davids church held their regular meet- ingronmondayeveningt with a-tecord- attendance the programme was in the hands of the literary group and was well presented mr ansidfclel took the topic brotherhood in a very able manner the sympathy of a host of friendsgoes out to mr r menzies in the death of his sister mrs raven of newmarket the funeral service was held in st davids church on thursday with inte ment in the new cemetery mrs mary moore r n of toronto spent a few days last week at her home here miss fred harris has teturned to hamilton after visiting at the home of her father mr george harris mr walter robin entertained a large number of his friends at his home on friday evening und anreportagob time miss minerva springer of nelson is visiting her aunt mrs w mclaren a large number from trie village at tended the play put on by mr kirstine and a number of his students in milton terlan women s missionary society- was on friday evening neld at the nome ot mrs aneus issestellebellroftorontotentf the -pre- last saturday forenoon a runaway took place on main sjtreet when mr wm dunbars horse ran away from the royal bank with the young son of mr and mrs wm j edwards in the rig when the horsegoi as fa as s s royces barber shop some one on the street man aged to head trig horse onto guelph street with the result that the sudden stopping of the outfit threw the boy out on his head on the hard ground he was taken home and during the afternoon removed in the ambulance tpthe hospital in guelph the latest reports onmon- day were that the little fellow was doing fairly well on tuesday evening last week at the giesbyterlan church the country memr bers of the womens organization enteral tained the village members to a veryf delicious bean supper under the able cenvenership of mrs arch mcnafob assisted by mrs robert patterson mrs jas gray sr mrs wm croft mrs robt harwood mrs d m and t misses jean mclean elva pearen and jean swanston a social hour was en- oyed after which the adjourned annual meeting finished its business the february meeting of the presby- moved into the mllllere house last week miss lydla caldwell of alma college spent the weekend at- home a very successful social evening was held in- the presbyterian church last thursday the united church young poeple com peted at- hornby on friday evening in the presbytery dramatic league contest losing the contest by a very small margin according to the judges mrs j buck mrs oliver mckay and mr jack buck of georgetown mr and mrs wm graham of norvai dr and mrs r g aghew of toronto and mr and mrs e b vanattier ot guelph attended a baptismal service in the unit ed church on sunday mornifig mr and mrs caldweu visited- the latters mother mfls j kitchinp at chqapside on tuesday and founds- her somewhat better though still far from cpmplete recovery llmehouse-r- united church young people accepted an invitation from mr and mrs j graff of churchill to spend wednesday evening hva skating parly with the churchill young people they report a very delightful evening and are unanimous in their praise of the hos pitality enjoyed still again we had a saturday winter picnic of toronto young people in lime- house last weekend and it doesseem as it our burgh can offer both winter and summer attractions prewsons corners weekend visitors at mr tylers wore mrs pitman mrs smith and little girl mrsjkeari and franklin mr fredjpn- klns mr rymes and mr alien oil of toronto mr and mrs page of george town mrs gegrgfe graham visited in jtor- onto -t- v tthe community were grieved to hear of the death of mr mackie at the home of his daughter mrs guthrie on wed nesday afternoon and much sympathy is felt for mrs mackie mr and mrs guthrie and family an illusionist ipprtorming in a north- ern town put ft woman into a box from which fherewosno apparent outlet and shut the lid when lie opened it again there was nothiivgkuklelutimoupl milton burlington mr and mrs a b coleman and mr and mrs d a hyslop left on tuesday morning for florida on a holiday trip mr lisle ham of kitchener formerly of the royal bank staffiere was re newing acquaintances in ton on mon day eiunc fair trade of rabbits after the performance a scotsitiari theareria was open to the public for skatingfor the first time this season on tuesday rilglit miss grace preston and mr h alns- worth lof toronto were guests of tnefr friends mr and mrsi frank pearep over the weekend cnarles jones who has been confined to his bed for several vieefcwas the result qf ailing on ice atiisaome and break- ing lils right wrist is we are pleaseckto bay able to be out again the many ifriends of mrs eilbertrfm- kingsbury nassagaweya who fell and fractured her leg at the thigh some time ago will tie pleased to learn that she is making good progress toward recovery clifford houston george pryde bar ney fetter murray young and arthur auger left on monday for peterborough where they have secured good jobs the halton county w- c tu have received a ver3 courteous letter from premier george s henry acknowledging their petition protesting against the hkle of wine- arid beer by the glass rn grocery stores in the county champion went to the illusionist and asked him lfihe could perform the same trick if his the scotsmans wife were to get into the box r why yes answered the illusionist but are you anxious to gef rid of your vife weel answered the scot its no aw much that but wee wullie got me tae promise hinitwb rabbits for christ mas for vyes itr prices have come down example take helium before li war a thousand cibic feet cost 1700000 today the price is 35 fvtiz clothes ana the man tho preacher inveighed against the people who attended church for no better reason than to show off their best clothes ile concluded his nomlly with this tribute t am thankful to see it is obvious none of you have come here for tha reason the boss disappointment t clerk i suppose the boss was annoyed when you told him i was leaving next week3 cashier yes he thought it wasf this week just a family trait bride im going home to mother 1 never- want to see you again husbanditoo latel your mother went home to grandmother iast night 5uilwng materials call for an etimate on the cost of- the building mater ials you will require for the com- pletlon of that construction pro ject you are now planning we promise to quote you the lowest possible prices for cement roofing and other related essentials of a quality that will enable youro build for permanence -economlc- allyl free delivery service to bu points in geprgeton and surrounding territory oakville mr and mrs c chapman accom panied by minnie robertson and hall ithdrnwihls anderson motored to eiora on the week- resignation and has resumed his seat at i end to visit friends k the council board in order to save the town the expense of an election about five oclock on wednesdaytotrstrotaytirsirnng was tne guest of weekendafcherhome auresidqd mr w moore of toronto visited hi3 the meeting opened with prayer by the brother mr t moore for a few days resident and after singing a hymn the bible lesson was taken by mrs angus last week congratulations to mr and mrs thos i mcphail on the hlrth nt a son carter the secretary mrs peter sim then gave her report followed by the of acton vlslteoatrth tv ware over the weekend mr and mrs duncan campbell of moffat visited at the home of mr arch mcmillan on sunday mr and mrs charles weir of bur- treasurers report by miss elva pearer llngton visited at the home of her the president gave a detailed report of pa-rents- here tonsunday esbyterfal held -ln-str- andrews misses agnes mann arid ruth gibson church guelph mrs george laverty gave the- gleanings from the glad tid ings and a very interesting story of tho cecelia jeffrey indian school at kenora was given by miss elva pearen the meeting closed with prayer from glad tidings read in unison owing to the organist being unable to bi present mrs wm j gordon presided for the singing of the hymns the hostess served dellc- i ious refrealwnents assisted by mrsrarcht mcnabb mrs jas gray misses elva pearen and dorothy carter services at the presbyterian church on sunday were well attended mr mhroy student from momastor uhiver- with si hamilton delivered earnest dls- i courses which were listened to with close attention on monday jcyenlng the young erin j3randmrshutcheson-and-two-chll- dren of brampton were sunday visitors with mrs w hull miss e benham r n of brampton was a recent visitor with her parents mr and mrs jos benham mr chas gardiner has returned to centreville after a short visit friends in guelph and other places at the mortgage sale of property in erin known as the gravel pit at the globe hotel on saturday the property i peoples socletytpf the united churcn was not sold the bids were not suf ficlent to satisfy the reserve a bolt of lightning which mysteriously were treated to an address by mr a e lyon who took forhis theme what poetry can do for us dealing with 1 found its way into i theroom in which different selections and authors after- tcy were sitting partially stunned tout did no injury to the family of w j overland cataract during last thurs days electrical storm a kitchen range was blown to pieces in the globe hotel kitchen erin on wednesday evening of last week mr and mrs a j horton and family were listeningin on the radio about ten oclock when the explosion took place it is supposed that hot water pipes be came clogged the family cat which was sleeping in a chair nearby was kill- ed i h l richardson minister of the church of christ disciples narrowly escaped what might have been a serious accident the other- day when he found his car acting strangely and on investi gating discovered a bolt in the steering rod broken he managed to manipulate the mechanism sufficiently to get to his destination at erinjwherc the broken part was replaced a large crowd of fans from inglowood and erlri followed their teams to hills- burg on tuesday evening to witness the final game of the playoff for the honors in group three of the northern hockey league last wednesday evening as noted in this column erin defeated ingle- wood 3 to 1 thus they went into the finals with it twogoal lead in the final t flxturej the play was fast and rough matenslly and davidson each scoring for inglewood while erin failed to score making the score 33 in the game and 64 on the round thus erin wins group three of the league advocate wards guessing contests conducted by melvin watson and miss dorothy taylor and games followed by refreshments which were much enjoyed a few weekend and sunday visitors mr leslie swanstont of toronto mr ernest willianis of toronto miss edna m pearen of duhdas miss ella hamilton dietitian hamil ton mr lloyd robertson and friend of kitchener mr a ib rudd of durham mr and mrs george nelson of bur gess millst misses ruth and evelyn dunk of guelph mr and mrs jas dunk sr spent monday with friends at speedside mrs alfred winter spent the week end with mr and mrs wm jackson of ospringe mrs frank major spent a week with her son willlnm of everton mrs agnes sarrrmon who was at the guehph general jlospltal for a few weeks returned home recently much improved but still confined toher home mr george bolton is on night dutv in tho boiler room at tho guelph general hospital as a result of the cold weather during the past week the yourig people of rttt village have been able to do some skating and indulge in a little hockey playing also somirtf the mwohants have been able to sqcure a fair ice harvest from mr john hendersons dam on the fourth line ejpninglast a truck laden with groceries etc crashed into a hydro pole at the corner of water street and nelson avenue breaking uiepple and also damaging the guaid rail at the regular meeting of the town council to be held tomorrow thurs day evening mrs grant ontario street will be presefited with a humane society ietiai and script for samg a hjrjj iroin drowning in the lake at belleville last summer mayor dingle will make the presentation on monday morning chief smith ar rested albert shaver on the beach on thechaige hjf bieaklng-tnto-the-summer- cottage of wm stamp the prisoner gave his address as brantford eleven cottages on the lake shore between the brant inn and the power house have been broken into recently and ransacked and chief smith has been oh the look out for the culprits on inursday last the local hockey -elub-notifted-fche-or- hr-at-that-they-had- dropped out of the local group and thus oakvllle will be declared winners without even a battle it was hopedthere would have been- iee before this so that oak- vtlle nnd riirnngtnn wnnlrtwn ho4tri rev j- e springett wfifaipeg- who- preached in st jiides anglican churcn satisfaction of declaring a -winner- on skates but the weatherman has been on his bad setiavior ail seasoritwitri the result that the firemen notwithstanding repeat ed attempts have been unable to make ice gazette georgetown a social evening was held at verdun rebecca lodge last night when mrs walter brownridge miss violet sayres was presented witn a beautiful- wedding- gift mr and mrs s c mckenzle left by motor last thursday morning for coral gables florida they will spend two or three weeks in the south miss dorothy cumnilrigs georgetown passed her elementary piano exam at the recent examinations at toronto con servatory of music she is a pupil of miss may mcmaster gienwilllams the members of knox church choir held a banquet on tuesday evening and an enjoyable social time was spent by all present the firemen were called out at noon today to a chimney fire at mr lustys over the white bridge it was extin guished with little damage mrs w rohey mrs o bralsby and mrs g ferry were winners at a pro gressive euchre held at the canadian legion club rooms richard hawe3 w roney and harry lauder were the gentlemen winners the provincial paper mills on the credit were closed down last friday owing to the high water in the credit river caused by the heavy -rain- on thursday night old hands atthe mills never remember seeing the water as high before little or no damage was done about fifty members of the b y p u of the baptist church paid a visit monday nightto the acton society and put on a most enjoyable programme after the song service mr percy laird gave a very interesting talk on present day conditions miss lenore woods gave a recitation mr t rowland and mr g rickard a duett and mrs l marchment a soto the president mrs w f smith presided at the close of the meeting the acton society served a dainty lunch and a pleasant evening came to a close with singing god be with you till we meet again herald col w- g mackendrlck lake shore easo jim ridley and pete harker have put up many a splendid effort to get- ice in the rinkthlsyearbut so farit lias proven a hopeless task about a week ago they seemed to be on the point of succeeding but sixty hours steady work gradually soaked into the ground record albert jprdan of new york is visiting with his sister mrs c h cross mrs kenneth dutce of orangeville was this week a visitor with her aunt mrs e p lunau miss florence deane who is recovering monday for- washington and virginia where she will visit her sister mrs e l purvis and recuperate there until april the continued mild weather and no ice for hockey has resulted in the qak- ville hockey team hsvlrig been declared winners of the group and next week georgeitown lumber go ltd n mcleod acton manager phone georgetown 250 acton 120 a a a a a a united ojimrrh of fflatiaoas fapton minister rev c l foole b d parsonage willow btrpet 1100 a mthe minister subject building a new religion by the spirit 1200 noon sunday school and bible class foo- p mtrthe minister subject does education satisfy the christian requirement l monday p00 p n young peoples league 7 the following are subjects of the morn- ing sermons leading up to the easter service in the united church february 14 the plan of god in jesus fbri- ary 21 jesus and the conditions of- hjs times february- 28 building a new religion by the spirits mftrch fc- our religion not a readytbwea march- 13 the way of christ and its ctjst march 20 the church in the community march 27 the easter hope -r- evehybody welcome knox church acton rev h l bennte m a mlnlsto mansewlllow street sunday february 28 1932 11j0 a m rev dr w kannawln sabbath school awards 700 p mthe minister subject ccrsecratlori note sabbathschool meets at 1046 a m on sunday next always weloomk artmt sapttbt ojhurri rev w j hamilton paator parsonage mlll street 1100 a m the minister- 1215p m school txioop m tne minister monday 800 pm b y p o ji grsss kenneth m langdon barristeratlaw solicitor of the supreme court of canada graduate of osgoode hall begs to announce that for the c6nvenience of his ac ion clientele he has opened a branch office for a genpral practice of the law at acton ontario o s uncla88ified small advertisements advertisements in this column a cents pr word minimum charge sc per insertion the club entere the semifinal series as ndlcewillllkelybeavailable the oakvllle club home games will be played on arti ficial ice in either toronto or hamilton star getting rid of the chestnut burr the late luther burbank once decided the the chestnut burr was an inconven ience and that he wciild develop a chestnut without it he succeeded in doing so but when he saw the birds pecking into the chestnuts he discovered that the prickly case to which he had objected served a useful purpose- he gave up his attempt to eradicate the burr from the chestnut for appointments telephone acton 65 georgetown 88 office hours tuesday 116 to 530 thursday 115 to 530 evenings on request a good many times in life the du agreeabe experiences we resent really offservice us hardships de velop character obstacles bring out latent abilities the young men and women who make the most of them selves are not the ones who always have advantages made easy for them jtie burr with its prickles is necessary to protect the chestnut and the exper iences you find most irritating and try- ing may be essential to your proper de velopment making work of play the story of the doctor who advisw a patient who complained of being ru downto give up golf for a time and take a rest at his office is applicable to a good many of you young men and women for the tendency is to work harder in our play than in our work the most ambitious student goes to bed long before the merrymaker gets home many a highschool and college student who finished the school year in a fine condition is nervous haggard and pale by the middle of september one of the most necessary lessons for modern youth is moderation in enjoy ment the love of a good time is natural and proper hutthe tendency is to be so strenuous in the pursuit of pleasure that instead of being recreation it becomes a severe tax on the constitution than work itself some fortunrtte people seem able to turn their work into play but there is no reason to envy the young i men and women who toil so strenuous- ly at playing as to make work of it weekiend specials round steak per lb i8c prime rib roast of beef lb 16o choice boiling beef lb 10c to 12c shoulder boasts per lb 12c to he fresh ham sliced per lb i5c loin roast per lb 14c homemade sausage fresh dally 2 lbs for 25c 1 lb liver and 1 lb bacon for 20c british columbia salmon lake huron frozen herring salt herri smoke fillets kip oon-hand-at- reasonable prices crate fattened milk fed chickens schneiders famous brand of cooked and smoked meats wardlaw mccaig mill and main streets the new shop where your dollars have more cents want to buy or sell something an easy way to get together is through these ads p wanted young girl desires general house work apply t30x- 4o7free press does a- hen quit scratching when the wbrms are scarce now is the time to turn those articles into cash by advertising them money to loan loansmadeoirr02993or931 reflnance your preserit contract the wellington accepranub phone 2583 299 corp ltd 20douglas st guelph attotiov sate george sockett lot 14 sixth liae eramosa will hold a sale of horses grade shorthorns figs sheep hay and grain on friday february 26 at one oclock sharp terms cash roy htndley auctioneer i phone 15r6 erin ispegials for the week i auction sale wilbert mokersie and gordon mc phail of eden mills will hold an ex tensive sale of gurnsey jersey and hbl- steln cows which have gone through five government tests and young cattleand oxford down sheep on tuesday march r j auctioneer 3 3 3 peas tins for corn tins for kippered herring tins for orange marmalade 40 oz for old man blundered black tea per tb 2 cookies tbs for bread per loaf 25c 25c 25c 23c 35c 25c 6c marmalade oranges per dozen lemons per dozen 2 heinz catsup bottles for purity flour 24s for 2 3 2sc lb puffed rice packets for matches boxes for sodas s for 40c 25c 45c 83c 29c 23c 25c notice notice is hereby given that the furniture storedat my premises ori main street will be sold unless the storage charges are met and the articles removed or some settlement made on or before march 2 1932 g ltjentng acton february 25 1932 farmfor s o rent for sale on easy terms the former mulholland farm at dublin price 6800 with 800 down balance 5 im mediate possession or will rent to good tenant with option of purchase said to be 80 acres workable or under cul tivation commodious brick house and modern bank barn apply h n farmer acton auction sale of 70 yorkshire hogs archie love lot 13 concession 3 eramosa situated on guelph- and erin road 1 mile north east of eramosa post office will hold a sale of brood sows boars and chunks and shoats on satur day february 27 at two oclock terms cash roy htndley auctioneer phone 15r6 erin why did the boss flreyou well ycu sec the boss was one of those who stand aroundand watch othir fellows work welljwople began to take her father he had no license to carry a me for the boss gun rastus lawyer was informing him on the legal status of his matrimonial j 5 relationship and his chances for n s divorce id mistuh johnson i- has discovered i can gctyo divorce on the grounds that yo marriage aint legal on account of fresh lettuce cabbage carrots celery and tomatoes always on hand chw red white 1 w jones phone stores acton ont life insurance policies to suit your needs family income childs thrift re tirement income pension bonds endouwht for protection in vestment business and savings a rjhuest for information places ou upder no 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