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thursday september 13th 1834 the acton fbetf press paob fivb items of social and personal interest esquesing tax rate for year various little gleanings concern ing visitors and folks visiting tof personal interest mr donald vannonnan visited with mr and mrs howes at llstowel mixk m wilson and suss lorraine spent the weekend in ustowel mr r e holmes left today to return to his home in winnipeg man miss laura scott of kitchener spent the weekend with acton friends xoontlnued from page one car- mr and mrs t g hutcheson of toronto called on acton relatives last week miss ettle dills of toronto visited with her brother and sister here on saturday mr j c gellett of vancouver b c spent a lew days jast week with friends in acton and vicinity mr and mrs elliott of comber are visiting with their sons messrs c h and r h elliott here mr john agnew of hartney man is visiting his brothers and other acton friends for a few days mr e j moore returned this week to philadelphia pa after visiting with his mother mrs h p moore mr and mrs r lazenby and mr and mrs g allison and children of tlmmlns visited relatives in acton mr and mrs s croxon and mrs w z watts of toronto visited last week with mr and mrs wm middleton mrs j l warren and mr and mrs pred warren of toronto visited with mr and mrs john wood on sunday miss mitchell of whitby sand miss elizabeth lyons of lucknow are guests of mr and mrs e e barr this week mr and mrs gordon mackay and mr and mrs harold wansbrough of tor onto visited with their mother on saturday miss kay kelly en is visiting her brother mr w b kelly and her uncle and aunt mr and mrs j purtell new york city y mrs boy purling and mr- and mrs herbert burling of milwaukee wis are visiting at the home of mr and mrs g edwards dr and mrs elmer jhenderson of aurora spent the weekend andseyrav days this week at the home of mr and mrs d a henderson mr and mrs a kannawin attended anniversary services at bethel church on sunday last where dr kannawin of toronto was trie speaker rev c l poole is attending the gen eral council of the united church of canada at kingston as commissioner fronttee halton presbytery mr john gibson who has been ill at his home for several weeks was re moved yesterday to the guelph general hospital for treatment friends wish him a speedy recovery mr and mrs clinton billions and mrs ellen sanderson of toronto and mr alex thompson of owen sound were guests at the home of mr and mrs q edwards on sunday road superintendent 160530 rled moved by l l mullin seconded by w a wilson that the letter from the childrens aid societies milton be filed carried moved by n a robinson seconded by g w murray that leave be granted to introduce a bylaw to distribute the interest accruing from the railway bonus fund among the different school sections entitled thereto and that said bylaw be now read a first time car ried moved by w a wilson seconded by mr and mrs wm foster norval an nounce the engagement of their eldest daughter martha e foster to mr ernest clarence shaw of toronto the marriage to take place the latter part of september mr roy b wansbrough who is station agent at parkdale toronto and mrs wansbrough and mr and mrs roy wansbrough of sault ste marie called on their aunt mrs r h wans brough of acton mr and mrs w w baldwin and miss margaret baldwin of sault ste marie and mr and mrs fred bingham bessie and bert bingham of erin were the guests of mrs r bennett and miss m z bennett on sunday mr and mrs g e middleton mr and mrs t w penrose and gordon and norman of hamilton and mr wm middleton of vancouver b c were guests over the weekend of mr and mrs wm middleton mr and mrs park j dills mr and mrs j l carter miss mildred carter miss annie donaldson and miss eclyda edwards of atlanta georgia were guests last week of acton friends the party had been visiting canada and the canadian national exhibition l l mullin that the bylaw to distri bute the interest accruing from the railway bonus fund among the dif ferent school sections entitled thereto having been read a first time lie now read a second and third times and passed and that the corporate seal be attached theretecarrled moved by g w murray seconded by w a wilson that leave be granted to introduce a bylaw to assess the several school sections and union school sections of the township of esquesing for the year 1934 and that said bylaw be now read a first time carried moved by l l mullin seconded by n a robinson that the bylaw to assess the several school sections and union school sections of the township of esquesing for the year 1934 having been read a first time be now read a second and third times and passed and that the corporate seal ibe attached thereto carried r moved by w a wilson seconded by n a robinson that leave be granted to introduce a bylaw to assess the township of esquesing for the year 1934 and that said bylaw be now read a firsc time carried moved by l l mullin seconded by g w murray that the bylaw to assess the township of esquesing for the year 1934 having been read a first time be now read a second and third times and passed and that the corporate seal be attached thereto carried moved by w a wilson seconded by g w murray that leave be granted to introduce a bylaw to appoint a collec tor of rates for the township of es quesing to complete the collection of taxes in ward no 1 and all outstanding taxes forthe year 1933 in wards no 2 and 3 and until a successor be appoint ed and that said bylaw be now tead a first time carried moved by l l mullin seconded by n a robinson that the bylaw to ai- polnt a collector of rates for the town ship of esquesing to complete the col lection of taxes in ward no 1 and all outstanding taxes for the year 1933 in wards no 2 and 3 and until a succes sor be appointed having been read a first time be now read a second and third times and passed and that the blank be filled in with the name of joseph sanford and that he receive the sum of 6000 for his services and that the corporate seal be attached thereto carried the tax rate for the current year is as follows for county purposes for township purposes general school rate for street lighting at glen- williams for street lighting at beard- more crescent james abraham powassan the powassan news last week gave the following obituary of james abraham who was for many years an esteemed resident of acton following an illness of several weeks the death of james- abraham occurred at the home of his daughter mrs- j b lake powassan on friday morning a private service was held here on saturday evening follojwing which the remains were taken to barrle for interment in the family plot in the union cemetery the funeral taking place on sunday afternoon the late james abraham was the son of ann cneil and john abraham and was bora in london england december 27th 1852 his father was a cavalryman in the british army and perished in the famous charge of the light brigade at balaklava the deceased was apprenticed for seven years to a leather firm in london where he learned his trade as a currier his marlage to miss emda jones took place in 1886 six years later they came to canada where mr abraham had been engaged by the beardmore co of acton the family resided at acton for a num ber of years at thornbury for two years and at barrie for about 20 years mrs abraham died in 1928 and since the home was broken up two or three years ago mr abraham has made his home with his daughter mrs lake the sur viving members of the family ore two daughters and three sons mrs lake powassan miss hilda of colbourne james edgar of powassan john of toronto and george of detroit various interesting items of news free accident victims through top of car as a result of the wrecked condition of sam conns car of brampton fol lowing a collision on no 7 highway near brampton on tuesday night it was found necessary to rip the top off the vehicle to free its four occupants the four persons none of whom were hurt were rescued from the turnedover car by traffic officer roy hodgson who was a passenger in the other car in volved in the accident the collision occurred police state when conn driv ing west on the highway crashed into a car driven by andrew ross orillia fol lowing a police investigation conn was arrested on a charge of reckless driving home treatments for reacts and grace careless motorists run into engines two grade crossing accidents occur red recently which should make the average motorist think seriously of those railway signs stop look and listen they were reported from the stratford division of the canadian national rail ways one motorist struck the cylinder of a yard engine slowly proceeding over a freight crossing and damaged the headlights of the car although the locomotive had its bell ringing and whistle sounding the motorist claimed that he did not notice the engine until he was upon it the other accident was when a second driver rammed the side of an oilelectric car which was just drawing out of a station again th bell as ringing and the horn sounding in this instance tfie car suffered more than the automobile as the door on the air compressor pipe was shattered by the impact of the collision the motor ist could give no adequate reason why he charged the train very modern 157 mills 50 mills 37 mills 25 mills 73 mills moved by n a robinson seconded by w a wilson that this council do now adjourn to meet on monday oc tober 8th at 1 30 p m or at the call of the reeve carried mrs gaydog is getting a divorce on modern lines hows that incompatibiuty of political senti ments she believes in inflation of the dollar and he doesnt a d savage for over 25 team gnelphs leading optometrist savage building guelph phono 1091w hardship only reveals we say that financial loss or perhaps serious illness was the mating of some ond we know that is hardly probable for on the other hand the hard ex perience which made one person would be the ruin of another all that hard ship does is to reveal to draw out to develop the seed of courage must be in the nature if it is to start to grow under the rain of adversity patience must be an integral part of the char acter if it is to manifest itself under the stimulus of illness when those who endure such hardships become em bittered and cruel their experiences did not make them that way but only brought out that which wlas already there people are not ruined by some thing- which happens to them but by the spiritual weakness which the ex ternal disaster reveals overseas steamship passages booked excellent service passports assisted f l wright main street acton mr colin mcnabb was taken very suddenly ill lajst week when attending the exhibition he was rushed by am bulance to the emergency hospital and thence to the home of his uncle mr wm mcnabb although showing some improvement he has not yet been able to return home no more than you l her partner if you are tired o danc ing mrs newrocks we will sit drfwri and have s little teteatete mnv newrocks oh dear me no after such big nipper i really couldnt eat anything every town has them when you hear a man running down his own town or city or business or industry in it or his home newspaper take a good look at him ten to one he will have a chin as a rail an eye as restless as a horse thief and he will hitch around in his chair as though he had a touch of st anthonys dance talk with him a while and you will discover ithat he lias made a failure of everything he has tried except beung disagreeable and nine times out of ten he is dependent upon the public for favors or support you will find him oj a meddlesome peevish and jealous nature a man who is always complaining and although he has little if anything of his own one would imagine to hear him tabt that he had a claim deed to the earth and a first mortgage on heaven he knows everybodys business and why shouldnt be he has none of bis own gregory theatre friday september 14th little miss marker a little bunch of sweetness toss ed into a melting pot of morals starring shirley temple adolphe menjou and charles blckford comedy doggone babies chap ter lu of the devil horse saturday september 15th joe pal0oka its a landslide of howls star ring jimmy durante and lupe velez sports happy warriors cartoon rasslln round fox news mondday september 17th men in white a picturlzation of the play by the same name starring clark gable myrna loy and otto krug- cr charlie chase comedy crack ed iceman goofy movies no 3 sept 19 fair night doable feature all of me drama starring frederic march the last round up a zane grey story starring randolph scott prisoner escaped from reformatory yesterday making his way unobserved from the laundry room where he was working with other inmates william bradt aged 22 completed his second escape from the ontario reformatory at gjuelph yester day once before in november 1930 the same prisoner escaped from the in stitution while serving a term for house breaking and theft of a car he was captured shortly afterward and subse quently sentenced to a twoyear term in kingston penitetiary on a charge of escaping custody at the completion of his term he was brought back to guelph to finish his sentence on the original charges while authorities are puzzled as to how the man made his getaway without being observed by guards they are also of the opinion that he obtained civilian clothes from the laundry room and walked to his freedom without the usual prison garb bradt is described by authorities as being 5 feet 3 ms jnches in height of medium build weighing 115 pounds he is of fair complexion has brown hair and has a noticeable scar on the right side of his face and a second scar on the third finger of his right hand canadian business moving upward an official review of conditions in canada for the month of july just issu ed shows a slight improvement in econ omic conditions over the previous month dominion and provincial bonds strength ened in pslce and the low yields they now offer are regarded as likely to attract capital into other forms of in vestment with corresponding benefit to the general credit situation business indices showed a slight gain over june and the average for the quarter reflected a higher level of business operations than at any time since the first quarter of 1931 among minerals there was a gain or over 21000000 pounds in copper exports and gains in nickel and lead the output of plants engaged in the manufacture of food products showed a gain to the highest point since the be ginning of the year there was a pro nounced increase in the production of tolled oats the output of newsprint was down but exports of wood pulp and lumber were up the steel industry was more active and the output of pig iron did not fall off as much as it usually does in the midsummer month gross earnings for the seven months of the year toy both canadian pacific and can adian national railways showed sub stantial increases community central heating the term central heating is usually applied to individual buildings which arc heated from a central unit but in manitoba it has a large application and indicates an area including many separate buildings all heated from a central plant manitobas first experi ence with this type of heating was in 1807 when a system was installed to serve the business section of the city of brandon the advantages are ob vious relieving the individual house holder of all concern over his supply of heat and the inconvenience and disorder incidental thereto and the real question was whether it was economically prac ticable to heat buildings at a consider able distance from the furnaces win nipeg found its- opportunity when the steam standby plant of the winnipeg hydro was built abbut 1925 and there was offpeak power available for central heating in april 1928 the winnipeg heating company was granted a fran chise to serve residents with central heat a plant was constructed and service was inaugurated within about six years two companies were supplying central heat to 7500 houses this figure represents about 10 per cent of the population resident in the metro politan area central heating in win nipeg has developed principally as an adjunct to the electric utility waste heat produced is utilized either by trans mission direct to the consumer as steam or else the steam is sent to power houses and used there to heat water which is circulated to the residences a woman iwhojs unable to go to cos meticians coiffure experts and exercise teachers for beauty- advice should realize the value of home treatments and act accordingly first of course she musf bravely admit her defects to herself figure out her needs and be con scientious enough to stick to whatever routines she has planned to begin with there is that important matter of weight the girl who wants to be sloader and supple should realize that home exercises are just as im portant is ones done under professional direction she must use her willpower to keep from eating too manysweets and rich desserts and to order a vegetable plate when what she craves are the starches and greasy foods on the menu she may make out a careful dally beauty routine that will include com plexion and hair treatments if her skin is too dry the wise woman will invest in a jar of tissue cream and use it every night before she goes to bed shell brushy her hair each day and shamnoo once a week and shell bet about learning how to push waves into place each step of course will seem difficult at first and it will be months before her ways of beautifying herself even ap proach the perfect of an expert beauty operators services but it can be done and right now is a good time to start learning how i maxwell r stark r 0 optometrist v will be at rachlins store acton on tuesday se 18th phone 145 for appointment toronto address suite 205 medical dental building 455 spadina avenue ki 2232 i help help my dear fellow there are two sides to every question yes there are two sides to a sheet of flypaper and it makes a lot of dif ference to the fly which side it chooses conversion by wireless a lady who was visiting the pyramids m egypt asked her camel driver if he were a christian yes now he replied last year went to england with my master on wireless i heard of jesus christ i heard nothing but a voice i go on my knees and i say here am i jesus said all right and ive been a christian ever since this lady later had evidence of the reality of the new life this man was living for he was known everywhere for his truthworthl- ness mjslonary review of the world woods grocery the family grocer our aim good merchandise low prices good service telephones store 37 residence 130 specials for thursday friday and saturday june cheese lb for 17c sugar crisp corn flakes packets for 23c standard peas u tins for ctiq mother parkers black tea lb packet 29c corned beef lb for 16c keuoggs allbran large packet 22c choice corn ct tins for 3c arrow blend black tea 1 lb for 48c no 1 cooking onions 4 lbs for ioc a and h washing soda u packets for adc std wax beans l tins for zic lily white pastry flour 12 lbs for 38c daintimaid chocolate marshmallow rolls special friday and saturday 14c free to all our customers your choice of royal denby pinnerware or sheffield stainless cutlery 1 gems of thought to hear a highlander speak about the the highlands is like listening to a schoolboy talking of his first love the remedy for modern criticism and doubt is to outthink it dr c h laws superstition is religion dissociated from morality gore people who never dreamed of allowing an untrained man to drive their car were often ready to consent to untrained teatohens taking young children mrs wlntrlngham m p actonfallfair tuesday and wednesday september 1 8 and 1 9 a real twoday event double bill feature in the arena tuesday evening 800 p m vaudeville quartette featuring mundy bros equilibrists extraordinary in novel acrobactic and clown numbers and handtohand balancing volaine clever iron jaw trapeze artist and contortionist george grant the bounding soldier of the slack wire and clever comedy julggler musical chairs contest wi th contestants riding horses clowns and funny men high jumping horses potato race foot races etc loud speaker amplying system s pecial lighting hall exhibits open wednesday september 19 fair to be officially opened by hon duncan marshall ontario minister of agriculture at 100 p m sharp program commences at 1230 p m standard time harness horse races fiddlers contest 218 228 and classified trot or pacejroys eating contests step dancing horseshoe pitching tournament baby show at 300 p m- 5 classes parade of live stock at 400 p m splendid exhibits in hall and field acton citizens band in attendance loud speaker amplifying sound system monster dance in town hall second evening of faht jack ramsays orchestra brampton r l davidson floor manager j f robertson president f l wright sectreasurer send to secretary for prize lists and 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