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j v taoggp iay october 25th 1934 theacton free press pagb fits items of sodal fw and ersoiiaj interesl various ljitue gleanings concern ing visitors and folks visiting of personal interest mrs wm mlddieton visited with her mother at woodstock tktlss fern brown vwted relatives in toronto the past week mrs watts of toronto visited her sister mrs wm mldefleton mrs sidney oram of st catharines visited acton relatives and friends mrs h d davis of mitchell is visit ing wlthher sister mrs ada near mrs h e sutclifte and shirley of detroit are visiting at her home here mr chester wallace of toronto visit ed at the homes of his brother and sister here miss frances hurst was home for the weekend from the university of tor onto a mr and mrs fred howes of llstowel visited her sister mrs b h wilson last week mrs will royce of bockwood visited at the home of mr and mrs a h lantz this week mr and mrs herbert cleave of georgetown visited with mrs b h wilson on tuesday mr and mrs lawrence frowe of brocebridge visited at the horns of her mother mrs s hurst mr and mrs wm kaley and gloria and dr fleming of barrle visited with alton friends on sunday mr george j wallace and miss dorothy wallace of toronto visited acton rejatives and friends mr and mrs thos wren and mr and mrs lawson wren of guelph visit ed acton friends on monday turtia lois malae rn of thessalon visited at the home of her grandparents mr and mrs j r anderson mr and mrs ernest h near and robert of toronto spent sunday at the home of mr and mrs j h reed mr e beswick was at orangevllle on monday with mr and mrs warne at tending the funeral of his sisterinlaw landmark burned briok cottage it mr a g clarridge destroyed one at oldest buildings in section the- brick cottage an the south side of the highway between the fifth and sbcth lines east of acton- was destroyed by are last night the cottage was owned by mr a g clarridge and oc cupied by mrs cyril mlddlebrook the house and most of the contents were completely destroyed but a highway booth only a few feet distant was saved it is thought that the arc was started by a spark from the fireplace that had been kindled just before mrs middle brook went to aneighbors home on her return the building was a mass of flames and could not be saved none of the other farm buildings were damaged this house is one of the oldest land marks of the district and was built by the late thomas perryman it was brick and the walls are still standing only a very small insurance was carried and the loss is practically complete james i mereweather james i mereweather a veteran of the great war passed away on sunday at the general hospital in guelph at the age of 66 years he served over seas with the 122nd battalion and fol lowing the war has resided in this dis trict he is survived by his wife who before her marriage was maggie ryder bore eloquent testimony to the esteem in which mrs warren was held by her large circle of frlendsi among those from whom floral tributes were received were besides a great number f rjom per sonal friends the alliance paper mills purchasing department staff of the canadian general finance company friends of the baptist church house at 223 church street toronto moulton college acton baptist church george town baptist church walmer road baptist church also from the sunday school and choir board of governors of mcmaster university the hearts of many will go out in loving sympathy to mk warren and the coal production higher coal production in canada during july showed an increase of 315759 tons or approximately 47 per cent over july of last year the july 1934 output vt t i j massey and j duby who totalled 991023 tons as comparea with a military funeral was held on tuesday afternoon from the funeral parlors of two sons and to the three sisters and johnstone rvumley it was under the two brothers who while they mourn auspices of the acton branch of the the loss of a loved one may rejoice in canadian legion and members of the the knowledge that with lifes task well the best seller the bible far in the lead with annual sacs of minions that the bible is the best seller is h commonplace bujit would be none thffress if far fewer copies were sold yearly than are distributed by the british and foreign bible society the society deals not in thousands or hundreds of thousands but inmillions and during the past year it sold well over ten and a half miilion copies of- the scrip tures whole or in part but even this falls short of thesqcietys highest numerical achievement of great importance is the attitude of the more civilized nations of the world to the bible and here the report of he society whichjustly holds that there is no book which humanity needs more is not discouraging if for those of british stock bible reading should begin at home the societys statistics relating to home sales speak of more purchases than if you are going somewhere in a body and also a detachment from well run she has entered into the joy the lome blfles scottish under the oxner- lord h c priest command of sergtmajor john alger legion marched to falrvlew cemetery done lifes race well run and lifes prownl cvc if it is to be watched in foreign coun tries the society can point to several new vcrsiwis including the completed hausa and to the imminent publication of the africaans bible which will set thjb seal of classicism on that idiom if again the far east is in question there is to be noted the lively interest fallen in the chris tian truth by the newspaperreading pub lic in japan descendant of drake the funeral service was conducted by rev h l bennie at the grave the firing squadfired a volley and bugler james boutett sounded the last post the legion service was in charge of president j i mcdonald the legion- tiie last tasks of the season with bees the active season closes for the bee keeper with the feeding of his bees and giving them the necessary protection for naires during the service dropped poppies the comlng w feeding should be in the grave the pallbearers were complc by the second week in oc w coles the oldest soldier of the dis trict tober but if any colony is short of forty after spending the past six weeks with friends ana relatives in new york city mr s h held miss bemice and mr john reld were called to alliston owing to the critical illness of mr reids brother t mr and mrs trowell misses rose lillian and belle and mr d packer of toronto spent sunday with mr and mrs w f jiggins mr and mrs nelson mcleod of cannlngton and miss anne edwards of beaverton visited at the home of mr and mrs geo edwards miss cummings who has been visiting her cousins mr and mrs peter mclsaac and other friends sailed last week on the athenia for her home at aberdeen scotland mr and mrs edward macdonald and their granddaughter miss merna thompson of wellington prince edward county ontario visited with their niece mrs e h vincent this week mr r j mcpherson has received word that his sister mrs chas irwin of rochester n y who was so critically ill is now improving splendidly and hopes in a short time to be able to return home from the hospital friends of- mrs irwin here in the home town are indeed pleased to hear of her recov ery mr and mrs r s mccutcheon of ospringe mrs d mccutcheon mr and mrs claude redmond and son mr and mrs e grey and son7 guelph mr and mrs w j mccutcheon mr and mrs r patterson and son rockwood met at the home of mr and mrs hugh mc cutcheon main street oh saturday evening to visit with mrs clarence e mccutcheon west summerland b c who has been visiting relatives and friends in the vicinity 675264 tons in july 1933 the five- year average output for july from 1929 to 1933 was 906726 tqns the produc tion in july of this year was made up of 901682 tons of bituminous coal 21908 tons of subbituminous coal and 67433 tons of lignite nova scotia with an output of 580- 251 tons in july accounted for almost 60 per cent of the entire production of coal in the dominion alberta produc ed 247886 tons british columbia 118093 tons saskatchewan 23230 tons and production from new brunswick mines amounted to 20722 tons canada imported 1545787 tons of coal as against 1239000 tons in july 1933 and 1468690 tons the fiveyear average for the month imports of anthracite coal in july reached a total of 329624 tons consisting of 199947 tons from great britain 129671 tons from the dnited states and 6 tons from new foundland during the first seven months of 1934 canadas anthracite requirements have been drawn from the following sources great britain 434 per cent and the united states 566 per cent bituminous- coal importations included 1189068 tons from the united states 27045 tons from great britain f l wright and a mcquarrlef paunds of iood at that time and the representatives of acton legion f day wea is suitable feeding may be con- were all until t necessary amount is comrades in the same battalion with stored bees t are to be watered the deceased among the floral tributes outside should be placed in their cases was a wreath from the legion inter ment was made in falrvlew cemetery mrs r d warren on thursday october 18th there and given bottom and side packing be fore being fed as they are then easier to handle and there is no disturbance any wind serves the sailor who is try ing to reach some particular place the wind maybe dead againsthlm and he may have to do a lot of tacking but if he is a good sailor he will usethewml bo matter how it blows to help him toward his destination on the other hand no wind helps the fellow who dos not know where he is going it may blow from any point of the compass without making any difference to him if he has no port in mind any wind helps the sailor no wind helps the drifter it you are going somewhere you can make the most un toward circumstances contribute to your advancement if you are sitting still without aim or ambition the most favor able circumstances will do nothing for you our claims fop your patronage the most complete modern and scientifically arranged testing equipment in this district our twentyfive years of serv ing the people in this district is your guarantee of complete satis faction the only lens surface grind- lng equipment in this district is at your service ad savage since 1907 guclphs leading optometrist right at the post office guelph ontario lonely seadog lives in obscurity near puget sound money doesnt mean much to captain thomas drake who ran away from his native devon at the age of 1 1 and has been wandering aboutthe seven seas ever since descendant of a greater drake sir francis drake who fired many a spanish galleon returning treasureladen from the panish main this 70yearold seadog in to the bees after feeding when the his 60 vears awa home has sailed feeding is done the top packing can be pp revolutions shipwrecks passed into the larger life one whose put in place any time before cold a ga thr thc many adventures departure calls for more than passing weather sets in any type of case may notice mrs r d warren was a be used provided it is large enough to daughter of mr and mrs john smith allow for at least four inches of packing view at seattle wash it doesnt buy bessey of esquesing township who for material at the bottom and sides of the japp you see i have no money that come a sailors way all i need is money to buy grub philosophized thc old skipper in an inter- nearly threequarters of a century were among the most highly esteemed resid ents of the community colony and eight inches on top to- dont want any yet im happy ive got what all these fellows with their big yachts are seeking yet dont know how to get ive got contentment and thats true hap- gether with a two inch air space above the top packing the case must also in 1886 she was married to mr r d keep the packing material dry during warren who a few months before had the winter months it must also provide become the proprietor and publisher of for free flight of the bees at all times the georgetown herald their -forty- it is also advisable to drill a hole at wv eighk years of married life was peculiarly jeagt one inch in diameter at each end edon the dutch cost its successovtof happy as- the many friends wllio of the case just below the cover so the same nameis a trim little 37foot ves- throughout the years shared from time that a current of air playing above the in he recently completed a trip jusrv ttft t tl t0p packinb may carry my molsture sr fwls drake was his great-great- pitallty of the home can abundantly that may arise from the colonies the gre grandfather- but that doesnt mat- testify two sons ernest and carey j bee division central experimental ter says seattles drake twentyfive both now resident of toronto and one farm ottawa has experimented with years ago on the death of his father ex- daughter margret blesesd the union 1 many types of cases but has found the ecutors of the family estate sought the margret whose coming into the home quadruple case holding four colonies en brought abounding joy was lent to them j bloc the most economical wind breaks for only fourteen months and the sense are important in winter protection if ap- piness for two decades now captain drake has sailed alone once he sailed from seattle to kiel gernnny in 53 days in a tiny schooner called pilgrim later wreck- miss kay kelly r returned home 50 tons from germany exports of canadian coal advanced to 20884 tons from the july 1933 total of 18894 tons the coal situation in canada may be said to be somewhat anomalous inas much as in spite of enormous resources about onehalf of the countrys con sumption is of imported coal this arises from the fact that canadas im portant coal fields are all situated either in the extreme eastern or far western portions of the dominion while the chief consuming centres are in the more thickly populated and more highly in dustrialized central provinces of ontario and quebec which can be more cheaply supplied from foreign than from domes tic sources 1 when printers get together the educated one cthere are four requisites of the edu cated man ho must know the general mr hugh templin of the fergus newsrecord who was one of the speak ers at a convention of weekly newspaper publishers at bayfield recently said in part there has been another highpressure salesman visiting the municipal councils in the smaller places cwe believe he has been- around here trying to sell dupli cating machines for 450 or so and claiming that the municipal clerks can print the voters lists and financial state ments oh them and of course save a lot of money quite a few of the town ship councils fell for this small line of talk though we do not think many villages or towns became customers some of the editors were losing a bit of sleep because they were losing work of loss at her departure wasnever lifted mrs warren was essentially a home- maker it was her keen interest in ail the many municipal community busi ness and church activities with which her husband was identified and her de votion to his welfare that made it pos sible for him to carry for so many years the heavy and varied responsibilities that he did in 1913 the family moved from georgetown to toronto since which time they have been closely and actively identified with walmer road baptist church quiet and unobtrusive in manner mrs warren possessed a graciousness a dignity and a sterling worth that won for her a large circle of friends there was about her a poise of spirit a ser enity of soul that was contagious j cannot recall ever having heard her say a harsh or unkind word of any one her heart ever went out toward the needy and her hand was ever ready to help her love for her lord and her loyalty to her church were deep and unwavering as her pastor for some years- i can bear testimony to her de- natural ones are not available open board fences should be erected on at least three sides of the apiary bees that are to be wintered in a cellar or dugout should be carried in immedi ately after the last good cleansing flight they are likely to get at ottawa this is usually during the first week in no vember an ideal cellar is tne that can be kept dark and dry and the tem perature held constant at about 45 degrees fahrenheit after placing the bees in the cellar leave the hive entrance wide open remove the hive covers and spread two or more thicknesses of sack ing over the quilts do not disturb the bees during the winter months youthful renegade aid found him living in a little village near puget sound shown an old newspaper rcounting the finding of the long lost heir drake s only com ment was yes im the man woods grocery the family grocer ouraim good merchandise low prices good service telephones store 37 residence 130 specials for thursday friday and saturday cooking onions 10 lbs no 1 for 19c 10 lbs no 2 for 14c mowerdale tea the tea we recom mend above all others 1 lb for 73c a lb for 37c pure koney liquid cream of- clover 1 lb jar for z4c cooking apples 1 u lbs for oijc fresh carrots lulbs for ltc kelloggs corn flakes packets for 23c tomatoes lt large itlns lfc standard no 4 peas tins for 23c arrow blend tea a good tea 1 lb for 48c commodore salmon genuine silver red none better tall tin for jlic 2 charcoal o q bags for ltoc wood fob heating purposes in spite of the preference for coal and other fuels for heating purposes a large amount of wood is still so used the quantity used in normal years is estimated by the forest service de partment of the interior -at- 913 rnillion cubic feetr or 9611223 cords fuel- wood formed about thirty per cent of the total amount of wood cut in the during the past two or three years there has been a large increase in the amount of wood used for fuel votion and loyalty to the services of gods house and to anything and every- i ii t dominion for all purposes thing that was linked with the interests ol his kingdom perhaps her greatest contribution to i the church life was in the held of music i in which she was exceptionally gifted i she was an accomplished musician and possessed a voice of rare sweetness at the early age of fourteen she was ap- j pointed organist of the georgetown j baptist church and for approximately thirtyfive years served in that capacity for a large part of that time combining with that office- that of choirleader i under her direction the choir won en- that they had been doing but appar ently the tide has turned some in- 1 viable distinction as one outstanding in teresting cases and figures were pre sented at the gathering obtained from huron county townships and perhaps it would be well to pass on some of them if the men who collected them would only do so for instance thc salesman forgot to tell his prospects hat they needed a special typewriter to do good woik and that this extra expense could be counted in at once he forgot to say that the clerks usually got 40 or more for their extra work or had to hire stenographers even the paper used history of the world the history of i sc to be charged for at double prices human ideas one science one language and the cost in one township for the preferably his own yet even with these essentials somewhere safe in the back of his head a man might remain half educated without humility we arc uneducated to become perfectly educated is im possible but to try to become educated is education as nearly perfect education as anyone can have the welleducated man tries to know something about him self and others happy visitor you dont mean to tell me that you have lived in this out-of-the- way place for over thirty years inhabitant i ave i visitor but really i cannot see what you can find to keep you busy inhabitant neither can i ghats why 3 ukettl i thats i voters list was 165 a page printed on only one side in another instance the work was so poorly done that the authorities threatened to make the municipalities do the job all over again relenting hoiwcver but gave warning that next time there had to be an im provement correct diagnosis a suburban housewife entered a jewel lers shop and leaned confidingly over the counter mr gold she commenced gushing ly i want your advice ive just bought this little ring at the sale over the road but i dont know how to pronounce the name is it turkolsc or turkwoise the jeweller handled the ring the correct pronunciation madam he said after a while is glass- the community the words of the sage of ancient times which come to me as i think of mrstwarren find in her a fitting ap plication a worthy woman who can find for her praise is far above rubies she stretchcth out her hand to the poor yea she reacheth forth her hand to the needy her husband is known in the gates when he sitteth among the eiders of the land the law of kindness is on ncr tongue she looketh well to thc ways of her household her children rise up and call her bless- ed the funeral service was held in walmer road church and was conduct ed byirev dr h h bingham assisted by rev h c priest a former pastor a solo beautifully rendered by mrs helen rowe mhugh found a fitting placo in a service in memory of one whose life had been so filled with music the burial service at georgetown was conducted by mr priest assisted by mr g r easter pastor of the georgetown baptist church the following were the pallbearers in toronto john northway dr h l brlttain robert l keilock dr j edgar bates d d mctavlsb and g a waly- cr at georgetown a h qoodenow wm hortop james fc lindsay dr f r watson j m moore and j m fin- lay the wonderful profusion of flowers luaranteed new batteries at 450 up all kinds of new and used parts at reduced prices axelrod auto parts 29 gordon st guelph phone 85 free to all our customers your choice of royal denby dinnerware or english stainless cutlery we have barkers and christies cakes lauemands yeast fresh eggs and vegetables cranberries mincement etc etc gregory theatre friday october 26th handy andy the story of what hapens to a business man who finally listened to his wifes pleas that he retire and learn to play starring will rogers merry melody going to heaven on a mule chapter 4 of the wolf dog saturday october 27th jane eyre prom the famous hovel by charlotte bronte starring vir ginia bruce and colin clivc laurel and hardy comedy oliver the 8th melody master ben pollock gofy movies no 4 fox news whats in a name meet william shnkcspeare an cm- ployec of the stratfordonayon corpora- tion who claims he is a direct descendant h of the celebrated english poet who bore the same name william is shown at his daily task of streetsweeping in the poets birthplace unearthed roman ruins i c ne monday october 29th as the earth tukns based on gladys hastx carrolls romance of new england rural life starring jean muir comedy tfotir parts cartoon slow but sure farmers plough turned up squares from old mosaic pavement i 0 while a farmer named robson was plowing in a field at rudston a village near bridlington england lie noticed that thc share turned up tiny squares of col- ored chalk his curiosity aroused he be- i m gan to dig and less than two feet below the surface he came across a roman pave- i tnejit j finally he laid bare a stretch 54 fcet by 15 feet in which there appeared with amazing clearness of coloring the helmet- cd head of a roman with floral decorations about it a representative of thc yorkshire ar- chaeological society saw the remains and pronounced them to be those of a rjman vila in a good state of preservation i there are two dlstivict pavements one tes- j 5 selated and the otlwr in line scroll work its not too early to sing about the free press showing of quality christ- mascards that is now being presented by our representative mr e coles 5 delighted is the way those who have seen them haveexpressed their opinion new and novel designs an assortment that cannot 5 be excelled make up the free press range everyone who has seen them is just as enthusiastic as we are about the 1934 showing jj reasonable s considering the quality it will be to find better value they start at 40c and run to 250 there is an assort- p ment for every pocket and every taste you need not hesitate a about the price just see them and we know youll appreciate the values p ch otce there are boxes with every card different some of them are personal and some are for autograph those who prefer their catd5tp be uniform for the year will find designs in abundance not just the ordinary cards and folders but new color combinations odd shapes and other effects that will make your christmas greeting different and give an individual touch and remember you will not find the designs duplicated else where an interrupted honeymoon celebration of tlirir wedding cost mr and mrs matthew krusto ofvjjfnttl ton plenty they started out off honeymoon with a load ofvwuhr their iiutomcbilc motorcycle of3cr 4viylor t jsmelled a rat or beer or something and 1b i chased them five miles before he caught up with them mrs krusto tossed the beer bottles out at the officer who dodged nimbly from side to side therewas none left when he stopped the happy couple the next day krustp was told in police court he must pay 150 or go to jail for- three month it was his second offense against theontario liquor control act iisbn loyalty the secret of the- feebleness of thte generation is its lack of lore and faith by purchasing your gretirig cards from the free press you are loyal to local industry the money largely is giving work to acton workmen and the made in canada stamp is 2 on nearly every card x x may we serve you g the acton free press good pmnting always serving since 1875 s kujjt haj