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paox poor the acton free press thursday novkmber 15th 1b34 fr i m neighborhood news interesting items concerning other centres and communities in which many of our readers are interesietf ualljnafad crewsons corners mr william nickel of kitchener is visiting with miss crlpps mr kobert alrdrie of guelph visited at the corners on sunday mrs james black is visiting her daughter at gait envoy mrs brown of toronto con ducted the service at the church on sunday mrs platford of toronto is visiting with mrs jerry taylor mr and mrs wilding and family of london visited with mr and mrs john burlingham on sunday milton the rogers brothers returned home on saturday from their hunting trip up miss north they were successful in securing a couple of deer mrs ada masales of oakvllle is visit ing at the homes of her nephews messrs duncan and peter ferguson and other friends- in the district bowling club presenta tion qlendrnning honored by the members at a social evening at the home of mrs j m mcdonald burlington j d clemence a brown and bert phoenix are away on a deer hunting trip at vankroughnet on the black river mrl and mrs john foran burlington avenue left on tuesday for orlando florida where they will spend the win ter allan mcmillan son of mr and mrs george mcmillan st paul street has been appointed by the government to the maintenance painters staff at queens park toronto poultry thieves have been busy in nelson township during the past week and several cases have been reported members of acton ladles lawn bowl ing club gathered last evening at the mr and mrs alfred soper spent the home of mr j m mcdonald to spend mrs andy elliott who underwent a weekend with friends in guelph and a social evening with miss glendenning serious operation in gait hospital on morriston one of their members cards were play- monday last is we are pleased to say the many friends of mr arnold cd with the following prize winners doing nicely mcenery will be sorry to hear that he miss pearl smith mrs r h elliott the gafon cup for most points in was taken to guelph hospital on monday and miss m e nelson vegetate exhibits at haiton fair has and operated on lor appendicitis all miss glendenning was presented with been awarded to douglas fendley nor- hope for a speedy recovery a beautiful leather monogramed purse val blue mountain school has been closed on behalf of the members by mrs mc- tiie first of a series of literary meet- the past week the teacher has beeri donald and the following address was ings was held in the high school on indisposed read by mrs d h lindsay friday afternoon the fifth form provid- mrs duncan ferguson attended a acton ontario ing the program trousseau tea given in honor of her november 14th a very enjoyable halloween social was niece miss graham at erin last week held at the home of mr and mrs h georgetown browne on wednesday evening october 31st by the scotch block womens in- stitute in stratford police court yesterday i the firemen were called to a chimney morris blrkett of burlington was sen- blaze at mr j s longs last saturday tenced to three months on each ot six about 6 oo p m the blaze was ex- counts of fraud the sentences will be tlnguished before any serious damage was done concurrent champion eden mills mr i m bennett received word on tuesday of the death of his sister-in- law mrs j m bennett at saskatoon on monday november 5th deceased was formerly miss emma harper of mt on friday evening in the united church paisley memorial young ladles forest of guelph under the leadership of mrs i a feat requiring considerable skill was c palmer and mrs g r rudd pre- 1 accomplished last week when the large sented a missionary play entitled the brick building at the corner of guelph pill bottle in all some sixteen ladles and main slreets known iri years gone took their parts in a creditable manner by as the old thompson house was one night last week these unwelcome p throughout was impressive successfully removed to the rear of the marauders paid a visit to the farms of between the acts mrs j c webb and lot some thirtytwo feet from its former g ellenton and g dixon and carried somerville contributed solos location off a number of chickens on monday whj were well received the ladles had 30 womens missionary society serv ed lunchjto those taking part a few days ago mr j d lowrle got night j dale dundas street turkeys stolen gazette ospringe mr justice maklns gave judgment in weekly court at osgoode hall toronto confirming a report in which w n munro local master at milton of the the school report for october is as follows sr rv helen robertson 958 gordon robertson 750 dorothy mckenzle 745 alvln strut hers 700 maximum marks 1050 pass 630 jr iv jean peavoy 596 sr i ii grace burrows 754 george robertson 663 gordon altken 653 george locker 621 maximum marks 950 pass 570 jr ii marie anderson 691 roy peavoy 622 n douglas robertson 607 norman mckenzle 596 maximum marks 850 pass 510 l keith burrows 621 helen aitken an unpleasant surprise on going out to supreme courtrof ontario found that a hjs pasture to see his flock of sheep and total of 248617 was due the town of lambs he found one lamb missing on i georgetown by the national trust com- searchlng for the lost animal he came pany as executor of the estate of the across the hide and head but the body i late edward mccannah for taxes and of the lamb was carried away which i penalties on overdue taxes collected by shows it was not the work of dogs but edward mccarinah in 1924 1925 1926 humans- i and 1927 and for interest on such col- like many other places eden mills jjcctlons the local master placed the churches observed remembrance dayy amounted collected at 24728 for taxes mrs j wright who recently returned 1761 for overdue taxes 148474 for from st thomas called friends last week several kockwoou remembrance day services were well attended at st johns church on sun day afternoon the congregational sing- 602 emma tansley 526 jean under- m was uplifting to those who attended hill 267 maximum marks 750 pass as we as rev h l bennies address 450 deeply inspiring the brief service at sr pr kenneth peavoy 257 helen the soldiers monument was none the sinclair 193 maximum marks 350 pass 210 absent for several examinations anna w foreman teacher erin the home of mr and mrs t c foster was the scene of a happy gathering last friday evening when about forty ladies assembled to honor of miss ina graham bridetobe when she was presented with a kitchen shower including many beau tiful kitchen utensils mr wm gould of newmarket has purchased the barber business conducted by mr david jackson and has taken possession j less impressive and the singing of abide with me seemed to leave a benediction upon all who were present the floral wreaths laid at the foot of the memorial from the township laid by reeve sims mclean the province by j a little the rockwood and acton branch of the canadian legion and womens institute wreaths by mesdames j ayles and w j edwards a quilting bee was held in the sunday school room of the presbyterian church last thursday afternoon by members of the church lunch was served and the quilt finished before the ladles left for home rev w j taylor and rev john little attended the ministerial association meeting held at the guelph reforma- penalties for nonpayment of taxes and 73654 for interest the local master marguerite symon made bis report upon a reference made to him by a judgmentof the late mr justice garrow herald 1934 dear glenny it was with deep regret that we the ladies of the lawn bowling club heard you were to break those asso ciations which have become dear to us it does not seem long since you came to acton but in that time you have become endeared to us all by your friendliness your constant cheerfulness and your willingness to help on every occasion as our secretary and treasurer your place will be hard to ful we shall miss your presence in our social activities and on the green your steady bowl ing both at home and away and youruntiring efforts to further the interests of our club our best wishes will go with you wherever your steps may lead and wc ask you to accept this little gift as a small token of the esteem in which you are held by us all and may it be a constant reminder of the circle of friends you leave behind you here the ladles section of the acton lawn bowing clubr mrs j m mc donald mrs d h lindsay mrs e d ryder miss pearl smith miss myrtle soper miss margaret garvin miss annie a kins mrs frank mc intosh mrs e e barr mrs a j buchanan mrs harry holmes mrs thomas watson miss hannah wal lace miss martha orr mlss vida ramshaw mrs william arnold mrs r r arnold miss minnie nelson mrs r h elliott mrs g a dills miss margaret macdonald miss practical assistance haiton agricultural committee endorse program to eliminate bots lias made serious inroads in nassagaweya township nassagavveya anniversary services are being held at ebenezer united church next sunday- rev mr parke oftslora is the preacher for the morning and rev w j taylor of rockwood in the evening mr arthur partridge is taking treat ment in a hamilton hospital friends hope for a speedy recovery at a meeting of the agricultural com- j j mr somerville of eden mills mittce of the county council held on will preach at ei united church on maxwell r stark r 0 optometrist will be at rachlins store acton on tuesday november 20th phone 145 for appointment toronto address suite 205 medical dental building 455 spadina avenue ki 2232 alkbrah spti j w jones red whiter grocery quality groceries fruit vegetables at this ilomettwned independent market you will find quality variety and freshness it has and always will be our aim to serve only th out quality foods at all times and oar prices are in keeping with the times acton ont prompt deliveries phone 26 suligiuus gerutcpfl united ffihurrlj at battalia acton minister rot c l poole b h parsonage bower avenue 1100 a iri the minister subject is our modern liberty good lor us 1200 noon sunday school and bfbjs class 700 p m the- minister subject standing at the cross roads everybody welcome mrs jennie hull mir and mrs r w hull ruth and charles visited with tofy last week through the kindness of mr and mrs h frankum at harriston mr john hunter the superintendent over the weekend mrs jennie hull who also addressed the large gathering will remain for a couple of weeks members of the united church young mr and mrs w y gray have moved peoples society attended the young into their new home recently purchased peoples convention held in fergus from the barbour estate the building recently has been thoroughly remodelled inside at the weekly meeting of the young and out and is practically new and very peoples society of the united church comfortable last week mr frank day took the topic miss- waterman principal of erin christ in the home which was well continuation school has been 111 for presented to the young people the past week and miss williams of rev w j taylor in company with forest ontario is taking her work in mr chas h harris mis a j elliott the classes advocate oakville mrs j reid dunn street underwent an operation for the amputation of a leg in the toronto general hospital on sunday extensive alterations are being made to the oakvllle house corner of navy and colborne streets by blakelock bros in a communication read at a riieeting of trafalgar township council on wed nesday afternoon the township was notified by the canadian fire under writers association that present arrange ments regarding fire insurance rates will be cancelled on january 1st 1935 unless steps arevtaken to provide more adequate are protection in the township in addition to the stalwarts of the hockey team ot last year with the excep tion of swayzc there are four hew faces and saral amen on the lineup the newcomers are george matheson king ston right wing hugh cassldy gnlt bill roberts formerly with the bell telephone defense and clifford kltson toronto left wing record police are still searching for a young man driving a car license no nc957 who is alleged to have attempted to rob an elderly hamilton lady on the fourth line just this side of appleby school on monday morning three local hotels the murray house the gibson house and the oakvllle inn have all had their licenses renewed by the liquor control board for the sale of beer and wine there are only three local hotels that have so far been grant ed their licenses star and mrs frank moore were in orange- ville last week as representatives from the local church at the provincial sun day school convention recent and weekend visitors were mr and mrs john fitzsimmons of southampton miss doris royce of toronto miss ella hamilton of hamilton miss edna m pearen of dundas mrs jas meadows returned home recently after a fortnights visit with her daughter mrs ajex hamilton luck- now- the many friends of mr and mrs jas watson and family are pleased to see them back in the village after a brief sojourn in pickrlng mr jas lynch of toronto is enjoying a brief holiday at his home here the regular monthly meeting of the rockwood womens institute is being held this thursday evening in the basement of the presbyterian hurch mrs w mcnabb is convener of the program forthe evening friday evening last the local branch of the ontario department of agricul ture was requested to undertake a pro gram to eliminate bot flies in haiton county this parasite as every horse man knows is the bane of the horses existence during the summer months annually our columns report accidents in the form of runaways which are due to this pest from time to time we hear reports of horses dying as a result of infestation from this insect con firmation of such reports was recently received from nelson mclaughlin of nassagawcya township who lost two animals from this cause during the past year mr mclaughlins statement was substantiated by dr b d young vet erinary surgeon at brookvllle and a near a neighbor the postmortem showed the stomachs of both animals to be literally filled with the bot larvae which had punctured the lining at many points according to dr lionel steven son provincial zoologist and a recog nized authority on this subject 65 of colic in horses is due to this para site fortunately there is a simple method of getting rid of the horse bot fly and its cousins the nose and chin bot flies a number of individual farmers and also a group of farmers in the brookvllle area had their horses treated last win ter a number of these men were in terviewed recently by agricultural re presentative j e whitelock and all expressed themselves as well satisfied e s and john simpson both supported the treatment by saying it was a good thing our horses responded to their feed much better and it eliminated trouble driving in the field similar statements were made by john carton thos amos grant campbell nelson mclaughlin a near all of nassaga- weya and joe pickett of nelson town- ship we understand that plans are already under way to hold a number of barn sunday morning mr and mrs ed byerman of inger- soll visited mr levi eisley at brook vllle on sunday a party of men from moffat and neighborhood are on a hunting trip in northern ontario specials week i k lbs granulated jc j u sugar for oo c pastry flour jif 24m lb bag for oc 2 seedless raisins lbs for zioc 3 quaker corn flakes or packets for oc j lb uptons or red op 2 rose tea for dc 2 pure lard 7 lbs for ztic blue boy coffee 1 lb for 4hc gilchrist fruit cake r 1 lb for idc rose or thistle brand iq baking powder 1 lb for joc 2 lb tin crown brand iq corn syrup for j cvc with free scribbler slided side bacon oq 1 lb for la3q 2 choice mincemeat o j lbs for jc 4 soap chips or ibs for ftoc new cleaned currants p 1 lb for idc 2 choice pitted dates lbs for loc new cheese 1 rj 1 lb for lic cookres i o 1 lb for 1c sunlight soap 1 bar for ttc magic baking powder qy 1 lb for r oxc 2 choice prunes o lbs- for ltoc 2hillcrest shortening o o lbs for uoc highway grocer young street w nesbitt prop phone 189 llreahijlrrlatt knox church acton rev h l bennie m a mlnisux manse wiuow street sunday november 18th 1934 1100 a m facing the future 230 p m the sabbath school 700 p m rev james dickson b a tamsui formosa this is the thank offering meeting of the y w girls the guild next monday november 19th visit from knox y p s guelph always welcome saptiat gijitrrlf acton g r easter pastor 1100 a m church service subject the valley of the shadow sixth in series on the 23rd psalm sunday school 1000 a m no evening service unclassified small advertisements advertisements under this heading one cent per word minimum charge 25c per insertion five insertions for 100 if paid cash 10c additional is charged where items have to be booked jiog shjbpino saturday w 725 and grade hog trucking free hogs delivered by farmer 10c extra f e holmes acton garage for rent good garage centrally located for rent immediate possession apply mrs wm johnstone acton ontario a going home for christmas ocean fares as low as 14450 return special excursion rates to europe plluuu third class c13q id return pjj7uu tourist class fifteen days stopover thinking of a world tour a mediterranean or a west indies cruise we will be glad to advise on ocean travel matters f l wright acton notice to creditors and others shooting match at the farm of willlard britton wed nesday afternoon november 21st for geese chickens and ducks 12 gruage shot guns 4 and 5 shots and 22 rifles range shot guns 40 yards rifles 50 and 75 yards 4 join our christmas club a number of people are now joining our club and choosing suitable gifls for christmas we hold any article by paying a small deposit until required come in and we shall be glad to explain about our club plan get your choice while the stock is fresh and new for sale spies no 1 and no 2 in bushel ham pers also tree run and domestics george tkstite r r no 3 georgetown phone 82rll 193 radio service a competent radio service man from riverdale radio service toronto will be in acton on wednesdav of each week leave orders with 173 box 54 free press offtcb for sale registered shropshire ram lambs government graded eligible for gov ernment bonus apply a n stahk r r no 3 georgetown phone 99r22 georgetown radio service call us for prompt expert radio re pairs moderate service charge work guaranteed phone lw or 42w acton or leave order at a t browns drugstore auction sale archie theaker lot 12 fifth line erambsa township will hold a clear- nig sale of farm stock implements grain household effects on tuesday november 20th alt one oclock 192 r j kerr auctioneer cushions size 15x20 covered with silk and filled with kapock in rose gold blue and green each 100 jane moore estate notice is hereby given that all credit- j ors and others having claims or demands cushions size 20x20 showing lovely colorings in rose blue and gold fancy corded edge each 125 meetings throughout the county at against the estate of jane moore form- which the subject will be discussed by criy of coer heights in the township i dr lioncfcstevenwm of guelph fol f gjelph in the county of wellington julijii ioi j dut for a fcv years prior to her dcati jotting this it is expected that with the of the township of esquesing in the i assistance of interested organizations an county of haiton r r no 4 acton effort will be made to organize thp the young peoples society of the j h0 tn tills pernicious parasite united church held their weekly meet ing on sunday evening in the sunday school room the meeting was iii charge of the christian fellowship convener the theme peace was stressed throughout the program the topic was ably given by miss jean gordon which was followed by a good discussion the usual business routine was then con ducted by the president master allan gordon took part in a piano recital in guelph last friday evening at the y m c a auditorium under the auspices of the guelph music teachers association will be eliminated in haiton a beceftf for luck widow of the late nelson moore and i wlio died on or about the 25th day of august 1934 are hereby notified to send to john ranson howitt 20 douglas i street guelph ontario executor of the said estate on or before the 20th day of november 1934 their names and ad dresses and full particulars of their claims and th6 nature of the securities if any held by them duly verified by statutory declaration immediately after the said 20th day or november 1934 the assets of the end tatttes 21x24 solid walnut top very sturdily made rf rn special each j jl3u rati0 action lamps showing beautiful scenic fllumin- ated views 650 and 700 each pictures a splendid collection of shado- graphs painted on glass with genuine oil 4575 paints from ca axminster rugs 27x48 new patterns in rose bownjpawn and gold excep tional loity pile each an old receipt for luck runs as fol lows mix thoroughly equal parts of honesty and ambition stir into these sufficient stickultiveness to thorough ly emulsify and then apply generously said deceased will be distributed among to every task that has to be done like tllc ptles entitled thereto hnvlng rc- orandmothcrs mustrd plasters this has j l cl or which said l fc fvwiilnp jtvinll thpn hare notice great drawing powers so wc ajcf told luck of the desirable gort is simply the drawing to ourselves of the good things of life exocutor shall then have notice dated- october 12th 1934 howitt sc howitt douglas street guelph ontario solicitors for said executor a 350 a special mattress offer for friday and saturday rolled edge ven- 1095 for sale oxford ram lambs government graded will register if required low prices also ewesi h wharton 174 route 2 guelph located 2 miles west of eden mills auction sale miss alice hume lot 23 fifth ldne nassagaweya township near knatchbull will sell farm farm stock implements grain household effects by public auc tion on thursday november 22nd r j kerr auctioneer 192 phone 36 acton extensive clearing auction a sale jas dougkrirwih hold a sale on friday november 23rd of firrm stock imple ments hay grain and roots on his farm 2 miles west of rockwood on the fifth line eraniosa r j kerr auctioneer phone 30 actori a springfilled mattress reliable coverings tilatcd tufted sides regular price 1400 all sizes friday and saturday only johnstone rumley home furnishings and funeral directors i phone 30 actoflt ontario 4h- j auction sale john rice lot 2 sixth line eramosa will hold an unreserved auction sale of good dairy cows holsteins shbrthorns young cattle sheep and fowl on friday november 16th at one p m terms cash positively no reserve 192 r j kerr auctioneer co plank clerk at- tlme fox meat wanted will buy horses injured cattle or thine suitable for fox meat at any phone promptly as meat must be in good condition small power or heavy hand straw cutting box wanted must be reasonable vannatter pox farm 38tf phone 95r 31 georgetown