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rv y- iiip r ii- i j w page four the acton free press thursday april 28 1932 neigb0jafeapnew interesting items concerning other centres and communities in which i many of our readers are interested yi mi eden mills on wednesday afternoon the womens institute met at mrs h mtaylors home with a full attendance after the opening exercises several matters of bustafessi were disposed of some of which were laid over until a later date jars dandier aju convener took her part in a valuable programme her subject for the meeting was the qlrl as a sanctuary of life her address was complete from very many standpoints a debate followed resolved tht a laiy goodnatured husband is pref enable to a tidy illnatured one tne affirmative won by a very few points a contest was held in which mrs dandier and mrs j marshall were the lucky winners after a vote of thanks to the hostess and the staging of the national anthem a social half hour was spent bev and mrs a f marsh of paisley were guests of mr and mrs jas barden for a few days last week and called on several friends during their visit mv a allison is ill and under the care of the doctor at present several farmers in this community have had their telephones disconnected messrs george ramsey and w e wright motored to st thomas on a business trip last week mr and mrs lederer of flint mich are visiting at mr and mrs h m taylors mrs yfm hampson who has been spending the winter with her daughter nassagaweya the ebenezer united church sheds have been reshingled and make miite an improvement to their appearance the farm known as the carnahan farm near knatohhull and owned by mr lasby of guelph has been rented to mr mccutcheon of osprlnge for a year t spring seeding operations are now in full swing in this district mr and mrs james simpson and weekend georgetown a number of our merchants have commenced their thursday half holiday the members of our town council and fire brigade had a group picture taken on sunday mr- andmrs p w baxter arrived home last friday after spending the winter in florida mr and mrs j dennis aid daughter of toronto were visitors with mr and mrs frfed sinclair over the weekend mr and mrs r i creelman were call omagh the farmers of ths district are extra busy these days sowing their spring grain messrs wm hamilton and sons are working the hundred acre farm of- mrs howard l turner fifth line here the many friends of mra jos haines will be pleased jo hear of her recovery from her severe illness milton v mr and mrs walter wheeler of niagara falls n y are visiting her mother mrse f karl ar- mr and mrsjrb oalfoaitfcami mrs frank fearen- and son rosslyn attended the funeral of the late mss anniebessey at georgetown on tiuir5- dayafternoon last famuy of tottenham visited rttattwfcsbgg twq b afternoon and friends in nassagaweya over thfe wa field survey to extinguish a grass fire which had spread so rapidly that it got beyond control and threatened to burn several buildings champion campbellville ed to kingston last saturday owing to the death of their sisterinlaw mrs laugheed i in hamilton returned to ther home last brooke quebec mrs d l herbert returned home last friday after spending the winter with friends in st hyancinthe and sher- week after being in the hospital suf- fering from a fractured thigh for an extended time she i is now able to get around with the aid of crutches oakvilee mr e m sproule douglas avenue spent the weekend with friends in orillia 7 rev w s taylor d d missionary of the united church at indore india now oh furlough preached in st johns united church last sunday morning mr and mrs w t marlatt who for nine months had been away in the orient returned to town yesterday morn ing after reaching new york they spent a few days in moylan pa visiting mrs marlatts mother much interest hovers around the en gagement of miss elsie m hinds r n and d jack r llnd both on the staff of the hospital for sick children in toronto dr jack r llnd is the only son of mr and mrs w j llnd whose family forten years has summered in oakvlue recofcf u walter harland smith has been ap- a large numberof people from george town attended the wasewigmore wed ding held in christs church cathedral hamilton last saturday the firemen were called out to a grass fire on the ninth ltaebelowmrjpettlt8 yesterday afternoon the flames were subdued without much damage at the oratorical contests in guelph last week gordon martin georgetown and horace gandier formerly of bal- linafad were first prize winners herald messrs thos and alexander moore spent monday in acton mr lloyd crawford has purchased his mothers house on main street and intends moving in about the first of june miss jean mcmillan is visiting her sister mrs james moore of eden mills the ladles aid bocietv6f st davids burlington mrs martyn s cole of new york is visiting her mother mrs roderick locust street mr and mrs jack elliot of grand view are spending a few days with relatives in town miss evelyn browne of the canadian bank of commerce staff is holidaying with friends in new york mr and mrs milton rymal attended the golden i wedding of mr and mrs wm cairns at carlisle messrs r jv and harold maxwell pointed oneof the judges of horses for i nave leased he ding at the rear of the egllnton horse show mrs fred weale and little daughter who have h at t ofi the formers mother mrs wm ocohj nor returned to windsor on monday oakvllle and baseball seem to be in separable and so on tuesday evening a representative gathering of supporters and players met in thercouncil chamber for reorganization frank heath pre si f four y wa in the chair the honors to be paid the oakvllle hockey team who made such an excel lent showing in the provincial semi finals will take place on wednesday evening of next week the masonic hall has been engaged for this occa sion a complimentary supper and pre sentation to the players and a dance will comprise the programme for the evening star bannockburn the red indian station and will open up a garage on tuesday evening at six oclock the firemen were summoned to a chimney fire at the residence of mrs billings martha street no damage was done mr and mrs w j gash left on tuesday by motor for montreal que where they will sail for england- on thursday mr gash will store his car in montreal while away in england a hungarian pheasant was captured en brant street last night the bird had apparently been wounded and was handed over to game warden j grif fiths the directors of the nelson and bur lington agricultural society met in the public library on monday afternoon when the dates were fixed for friday and saturday september 23 and 24 provided the same grants are forthcom ing as last year gazette rockwood the bannockburn womens institute held their annual meeting at ttie home of mrs dd morrison on wednesday april 20 in the absence of the pre sident miss m brown the honorary president mrs a- g clarridge occupi ed the chair the meeting opened by singing the institute ode followed by the lords prayer after which the roll call was answered by paying the fees the minutes of the previous meeting were then read and adopted after the business was disposed of new officers were elected for the ensuingyear in the following order honorary president mrs a g clar ridge president miss janet mcdonald 1st vicepresident mrs d d morri son 2nd vicepresidents mrs- s secretarytreasurer mrs john mc lean directors mrs d russell mrs w mccullough mrs a mann miss a crce reporter miss rae king programme committee miss m brown convener mrs a mann misses jean cree aueen clarridge edith rus sell district director miss janet mcdon ald representatives to district annual mrs r kerr mrs w wiley mrs w butler miss a cree plaflistmrs a fisher assistant planistmrs a mann lunch committee miss edna russell convener mrs s swackhamer miss h lindsay- fldwer committee miss a cree con vener mrs a mann mrs j mclean auditors mrs s lindsay mrs w mccullough the mee cl f fay singing thor national anthem a dainty lunch was served and a social half hour spent on sunday evening the t i sj class and their leader mrs j a little of the united church went up to the stone church and put on the pageant the challenge of the cross which was pro duced here easter sunday the artists were greeted with a full house rev john little was also present and adv dressed the congregation mr anderson of mcmaster univer sity conducted services at the presby terian church on sunday rockavood lost another resident in the person of mrs wm a mccullough on sunday who passed away in guelph mrs mccullough had been ailing for some time the funeral was held on tuesday with a brief service at her late home followed by a service at the presbyterian church interment was made in rockwood cemetery mr wm j edwards caretaker of the rockwood cemetery is confined to his home through illness mr harry bolton is taking hls place f6r the time being weekend ahd sunday visitors were mr robert croft of toronto and miss eileen bridget of guelph messrs fred day- and fred hosklng of tronto university miss m mllroy of brampton mr cyril anderson of brampton miss edna m pearen of dundas mr and mrs jos mosley of welland mrs d barrle and family of mlmico mr wm bolton left on saturday to visit his sister mrs fred osburn in fergus under the auspices of the womens institute a concert is being given in the town hall ss a result of the fine weather last week garden activities were much in evidence la the village mr and mrs charlea hill of strat ford andmti frank mccullough ot palmerston were sunday visitors atthe home r mr wm a mccullough church intend holding a garden party on the church grounds in the early summeri mr and mrs j seattle and mr and mrs jack stewart all of toronto were visitors at the home of mr w j bell on sunday miss bella ferguson who spent the winter with her brother in hamilton has returned and opened up her own house mr bert lowry of eden mills and miss mary martin of the- o a c guelph visited at thehome of mr neil martin on sunday measles seem to be the order of the day in this locality mr 46hn mann of montreal has been visiting his sister mrs t ware the womens missionary society aro holding their regular monthly meeting at the home of mrs arch mcmillan to day mr thos mitchell of sudbury has been visiting friends in this locality for the past week mr w mcphail sr has returned after several weeks visit with relatives in milgrove and hamilton misses janet and carrie mcphail visit ed their sister mrs hugh ross of pua- llnch on saturday jpiehojuse- mrs w j awns and miss annie of acton were visitors hero this week rev g k kltchlng or hbllanjd centre gave a splendid message in the unjted church- on sunday morning rev and mra k mclean- of wing- ham were very welcome visitors here jastweek they- had come to call on miss lindsay who was so ill and in cidentally called on several other old friends miss ruth kltchlng and miss hudson of port perry high school staff called af the parsonage on saturday mr alex grant of torontoj and a gang of woodcutters were here on tue4 day cleaning up hls stormiwrecked orchard for some reason- llmehouse road to the highway has not been touched by a road drag until this week two- weeks late for an economical and effective job ixvtf many jfrlends of ross cameron were interested in the announcement this week of his induction to- the pastorate of streetsvllle presbyterian church and join in wishing him a very successful ministry a number of our school pupils are prepartag for the w c t u medal contest tobe held in georgetown baptist church on friday evening we hope some one of them may be again the winner of the coveted medal this community was saddened by the very sudden illness of miss mary lind say announced last week but shocked to learn on saturday that she had pass ed beyond the bourne from- which no trave returns su s on iubn slackhours into pood some raspberry nots are jrou working five days a week or foutor three if so you have a num ber of hours that may be wasted or made profitable just as you wish j many men are using some of these slack hours by turning little- plots of ground into blossoming rows of pota toes tomatoes beans or peas not- only are they keeping themselves fit physic ally but they are assuring their wives that a little later oq there will be plenty of fresh garden vegetables for the chil dren as well as the adults it is surprising what can be produced from even a little plot of ground it may be a backyard a side yard or some thing large enough to be entitled to the name garden a few seeds a little fertilizer a little june and a little work wiil combine to tunuthis plot of ground into something worth while incwentally it wont be long before you can turn some of your alack hours into a- garden when you huyyour seeds from your neighborhood store check up the planting dates with jp calendar and see how soon you are assured of two or three days of good hard work at any rate monday she never recovered conscious ness and passed away on satiirdatf morning the late miss lindsay was the daughter of mr and mrs james lind say and the last member of that well- known and esteemed family born in llmehouse she had spent practically all her life here and was universally respect ed her life in the community home and chirch always counted for the best things the day before she was stricken she was in her place in the church and choir and ho one dreamed it was her last service quiet and unobtrusive but ft very loyal friend she wll be- greatly missed in the community and church the funeral service was conducted by her pastor rev dr howard and rev dr mccoll of georgetown and rev h caldwell of llmehouse assisted the interment was in the family plot in llmehouse cemetery ahd messrs wm gowdy john nickell j r lindsay jos mcgowan robt doughty and dr mc coll of milton were pallbearers in coopeatloh with the provincial department of agriculture of british columbia the horticulturists of the ex perimental farm at agasslz b c have given speclajattentlon to the problem of raspberry cultivation in certain sec tions of the province the particular purpose of the survey carried out was to determine the reasons for the- decreased yields from raspberry patches these are found to have been due to the following causes j 1 poor management where the farm owner devotes only a partof his time to fruit production or makes it a secondary consideration i kv 2- the presence of diseases of which cane blight and mosaic are the most im portant 3 the presence of insects and animals of which crown borers and moles are the most important 4 a depletion or lack of soil fertility 5 winter injury cftusedrhiefly by the removatbf virgin timber and -under- brushs 6 poor cultural practices the truth the house to house canvasser knock ed repeatedly on the cottage door there was ho answer presently a little boy entered the garden is your mother at home asked the canvasser yes sir said the boy the canvasser knocked even louder presently he turned again to the boy i thought you said she was at home he asked with some warmth so she is said v boy but i dont live here the canadian dollar between trains- water tank- repairs when a leak develops in a water tank range boiler or any closed tank to which the interior is inaccessible the first feel ing is that the tank is useless if the hole is not exposed t are the following metho will overcome tho -difficulty- first drill out the hole if it is a small one to take abolt of convenient size for a water tank- a bolt of inch diameter would doi now cut off two sides of the head so that the head is ho wider qneway than the diameter of the bolt file out jhe hole in the tank until the tee head can be inserted give a quar ter turn fit on a leather washer then a metal one screw on the nut andclamp all by screwing the nut firmly as the bolt used will not be over an inch long it is very easy to let it slip back into the tank to prevent this wind a piece of fine wire on until the washers have been put on and the nut started touch of red lead will help to make the repair leak proof catalinas varied races objects of chinese spanish english and aleutian indian manufacture have been discovered in the graves and cere monial caches of the catallna island when young thomas edison was a train newsboy he lay over between runs at detroit the average boy of today faced with the problem of using thac leisure would go to a ball game if there was time enough or seek other amuse ment he might just sit around listen ing to the older men talk and not profitting much by that which he over- hoard edison did none of those things he went to the public library and put in his time with the books that could help him in the subjects in which he was especiallylmtersted edison is sometimes referred to as an uneducated man butthafact is that a man with such a craving for knowlgdge could not remain uneducatedrli an afternoon in the old library be learned more than the student sent to college because hisparents feel that this 14s- the thing to do will learn in a week andrew carnegie the same kind of boy made the library his alma mater he paid the debt by sprinkling this country with libraries the time between trains gives every man a chance to show his metal one amuses himself with cleansport one loafs one finds his level in some dive those of the calibre of the boy edison will make those spare hours yield a profit they will find their way to the museum or- the library or perhaps in the shop learn at first hand more than books ever can teach them station loafers indians the latest prize is a small -well-modelled- portion of a chinese pot tery figure of unpalnted clay how or when that small chinese figurine got tc the island will always remain a mystery jn ether caves objects of chip ped stone shell and bone fragments of iron knives rusted axes and brass gun butt plates probably of spanish or rus sian manufacture were found a touch cf england is seen in blue and white fragments of a type of porcelain pre valent in england during the first three or four decades of the nineteenth cen tury canadian bacon leads the current issue of the live stock market report published by the markets intelligence service in the dominion live stock branch contains a particu larly interesting item with respect to the comparative prices of bacon in the british market this report shows canadian bacon sellng at a price of 41 to 60 shillings per long cwt for the week ending march 24 as compared with a price of 43 to 50 shillings per long cwt for the danish product it also shows that during the previous week the price range on canadian bacon was from 2 to 4 shillings per long cwt over the danish product it should be noted in passing that the canadian product is now selling second only to the finest irish bacon which is holding steady at a price of from 64 to 82 shillings per long cwt of 112 lbs the railway stfftlbn seems to act as a magnet in s communities an who travels is astonished to see the number of people collected around the shabby little stations watchjngttietfain go by it is clear that these peoplo are not going anywhere nor are they expecting friends when charles schwab was a young fellow of sixteen- he drove a hack from one small eehnsylvania town to an other there wouid have been some excuse fy him it while waiting for a train and possible passpngers he had joined the station loafers he did not however ho always had a book along and studied during the interval of wait ing that simple fact goes far to ex plain all that he has done with his life the young man who has no better use for his time than loafing on the platt form of a- railway station will never be called on to pay the government any erablc income tax on a dominion dollar there is this in- scription the dominion of canada will pay to the bearer on demand one dollar the one dollar is in gold on a one dollar of the unlted states there is this inscription this certifies that there has been deposited in the treasury of the united states of america one silver dollar payable to the bearet oh demand one silver dollar and the value of the silver in a silver dollar is exactly 28 cents yet the american dblla with 28 cents worth of silver in it is worth 15 cents more than the canadian dollar backed by gold what can the average man think of that handy an irishman who was stoning articles on board a ship began to write jxls name with his right handjaien chang- ingthe pen to hlslef t hand flnlsted it so you can write with either hand pat asked the officer y yls sor replied patr when i was a boy me father rist him always said to me pat learn to cut your finger nails wld your left hand for someaat ye might loose the right insurance fire car casualty etc eharrop representative goredtstrict mutual norwich union canadian fire insurance compantes successor to the late mr j r kennedy blg ger eggs birds profits is what you want next fall and winter you get them all from brays chicks from government inspected and approved floclis wood tested for 6 years by our bacteriologist we guarantee 100 live delivery of chicks the hatching eggs average 24 ounces and more to the dozen there is nothing better than the best nma nfyiil ttrenlnhnn ynii tvtnilit lajt winter eree turkey eggs 40c each young turkeys 75c each for may and june dellveiy j bray chick hatchery opposite post office phone 723w y brampton ontario jj other bray hatcheries at welland dunnviuer nagersville g lindsay and petcrboro g head office st catharines ontario inquiriosbymailshouldbeaddressoqtostrcatharlnes united filfprrlf uf kattana acton minister rev c l foolc b d parsonage willow street minister subject 1100 a the door key 12ici noon sunday school and bible class 700 p mrthe minister subject lessons frofn what i seen everybody welcome llrpbbutpfian knox church acton bev h l benndj m a minister manse willow street sunday may 1st 1932 hoo a m an intrepid leader second in series of soldiers of the covenant r 230 p m sabbath school bible classes 700 p m edgar wallaces ques tion always welcome artmt jsapttbt ijurrlj bev w j hamilton fmi parsonage mill street 1100 a m the minister commun ion service 1215 p nvpsunday school ttoo p m the ministers monday 800 p m b y p- v everybody welcome unclassified small advertisements reduced prices under this head the charge is lc per word with a mimimum of 25c cash 10c extra if booked also 10c extra if apply box no care of this office for sale jr irlsh cobbler potatoes for seed 50c a bag two heifers due to freshen r n brown wanted handy man wanted with knowledge of cooking apply box 48 free press house to let comfortable house on main street for rent apply dominion inn acton for sale or rent j comfortable five room house on bower avenue for sale or rent apply mrs alice mcpherson frederick street local agent geo c brown norval phone georgetown 38zr21 specials for friday and saturday only 2 choice side bacon of lbs by the piece dc fresh side pork sliced per tb 12v2c hamburg steak 2 lbs for 25c our usual low prices on all cuts of choice beef pork and veal wardlaw mccaig mill and maifi streets phone 2 the new shop thr flaxseed industry knox players play on may- 5th find the mystery seat sieon it wlir prize oh- kay flax is a crop which is at present receiving quite a bit of attention by farmers throughout the dominion there are two principal uses for the crop fibre and seed varieties giving the boat fibre are not so well suited ta seed pro duction and at- the present time the bulk of canadian production is devoted to flaxseed which has reached an age of over 3qbd000 bushels annually some two and a half million bushels of this volume are used domestically in the manufacture of unseed qil the varieties which are being specially de veloped throughout the dominion at the present time are those which offer che greatest value from the standpoint of qliallfmedawltriglrprmntagefyj oil content i spegi ajlvs for the week pastry flour ai 24s for tjc butter 9lf per tb fcijc clover honey oq 5s for c pineapple marmalade qc 40 oz for oijc maple syrup cq quarts for 0jc gilford black tea axl per tb j rlijc daltori french drip cc coffee per lb 3dc s v- 1 large flexo 1 small flexo 20c 4 handy ammonia of packets for oc 3 classic cleanser oc tins for i oc 8c dutch setts per lb multipliers 1c- ct tbs for idc american wonder peas 1 tb for golden bantam corn per lb 20c 20c chain red white j w jones phone 26 j stores a23tonont for sale 1 automatic repeater 22 rifle 1 baby carriage 1 wicker cart all in good condition cheap apply mrs w kaley i7cresoenfc for sale white blossom sweet clover seed government tested and recleaned price 175 per bushel apply to john lightle -442- lut si fuuith l erin make permanent repairs with cement cash price 20 or more sacks 62c- 10 to 20 sacks 65c 5 to 10 sacks 67c 1 to 5 sacks 70c j b mackenzie son acton georgetown clearing auction sale of registered holsteln cattle hay ahd grain and all the farm stock and implements of the late joseph stovel at rockwood on thursday may 19 at one oclock 442 r j kerr auctioneer garden fertilizer for sale plow shares ground fanners necessities and repairs supplied personal service j w barberree tam optical co 116 wyndhim street guelph township of nassagaweya notice is hereby given by the council of tho corporation of the township of nassa gaweya- that the council intends to take into consideration on wednesday the twentyfifth day of may a d 1932 at the hour of one 1 oclock in- the afternoon at its meeting in the town ship hall brookvlle or at such other day to which the said meeting may be adjourned an intended bylaw for stop ping up and selling that partof the townlino between the township of pus- linch in the county of wellington- ahd the township of nassagaweya in the county of halton opposite lots twenty- nine 29 and thirty 30 in the said township of pusllnch and notice is further oiven that the said council will hear at the time and place aforesaid in person or by counsel solicitor or aent anyone who claimvthathls land will be prejudicially affected by the said bylaw aiid who applies to be heard dated this 11th day of april a d 1932 444 john marshall township olerk 7 r