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ifp 7- i i- v paox four the acton free press thursday december 6th 1834 neighborhood news interesting items concerning other centres and communities in which many of our readers are interested ballinafad mr joseph benham spent a day last week with friends in toronto- a number of our young people were kindly entertained to a social dance at mr timold mcenery returned home the borne of mr- and mrs j eves on from tbe hospital last sunday and is friday evening karn bros orchestra terra cotta improving slowly after his operation there is quite an epidemic of colds in the district mostly among the children furnished the muslc- messrs j and wm mackie of tor onto spent the weekend with their mr and mrs alfred soper visited with parents mr and mrs tf maokle of this r- i i mi kj bia friends at hillsburg druing the week the school children are busy prac ticing for their christmas concert there were sixty chickens taken from mr bernard millers henhouse by some person or persons last week hillsburg v mr and- mrs alvin millar master billy and miss marlyn of brampton spent sunday with mr and mrs wml millar mr lloyd millar spent the weekend in toronto quite a number from this section are taking in the winter fair at guelph this week mrs d a robertson miss margaret and mr donald spent sunday evening with mr and mrs r j robertson the pie social held in the united church- last wednesday night proved to be quite a success a very interest ing address- on education was given by mr strothers also music by foot bros ilawson and rawmans orchestra together with other songs and recita tions mr melville grant made a very efficient chairman place v mrs h hayward is on the sick list at present we hope soon to hear of her complete recovery mr wm hunter sr is ill at present crewsojvs corners mrs moore o ouelpqi has returned home after spending a few days with her mother mrs mcintosh the hydro has been extended to two more homes at the corners mrs cor nells and mr john buriihghams mr charles lambert toad quite an experience last thursday evening when a man pointed a revolver at mm and took his money all there was in the till and what he had in the pocket and fled away service at the cfliurch as usual sun day school at 1000 service at 1100 nassagaweya eden mills lorne school the following is the christmas report of lome school no 12 ksquesing names marked missed some examina tions names are in order of merit sr iv edith warne jerry guthrie stanley evans jr iv audrey macarthur mary mannon agnes airdrie sr m lucy denny margaret mc- phai isabel swackhamer eddie evans billle holmes frank airdrie george airdrie sr h joyce eakins billle eakdns lillian nightingale billle airdrie arthur watson jack holmes i roy warne bemice evans leroy macarthur patricia airdrie ormand eakins pr anna graff kerwin mcphail isabel eaklnst kenneth allan number on roll 28 marion l archibald teacher on thursday evening as neil mc phail son of mr and- mrs gordon mcphail was leading their male animal ti water he was viciously attacked being terribly gored the animal knock ed a stairway nearby oh him which helped to save his life dr waller of rockwood was hastily called in who gave first aid and had him rushed to guelph general hospital he was found to be in a most serious condition latest- report is encouraging although not out of danger the community was deeply stirred over the accident and ore hoping for neils recovery on saturday mr john marshall at tended a meeting in brampton- when clerks from dufferln peel and halcon met dr jamleson of the provincial board old age pensions who fully explained the changes in the act where by tfhe clerks of municipalities and county clerks do the work formerly carried on by county boards and in spectors this law- comes into effect january 1st 1935 everton limehouse the ground received l its first com plete covering of snow tuesday- night and gives everything a winter appear ance and seems more seasonable for the time of year recent word from christie street hos pital toron a the friends that harry knlgfit is doing as well as pos sible since his most unfortunate accid ent- he seems real bright and is able to rest the womens association of the united churcn held a successful after noon tea and sale of baking at the home of mrs a hill on saturday last the womens institute held a special meeting at mrs smethursts home on wednesday afternoon this week the roll call was a small gift for sale to help increase the funds regular busi ness was transacted and reports heard from delegates to the convention ar rangements were completed for the regular meeting in the form of a social evening to be held- at mrs s kirk- patricks homer rev and mrs stephenson mr gowdy and mrs charles meredith attended a special meeting of the halton presbytery field in munns church trafalgar on tuesday of this week special speakers were present aria discussed at some length some very important topics in troduced by the moderator mr mark given got home friday of last week with his horse which won first again at the royal winter fair this horee has never been beaten win ning first as a colt as a yearling as a twoyearold and now in the threeyear class on the line the exhibitors from this neighborhood have an excellent recorf visitors noticed during the week were mr and mrs w t mills and family and mrs storey of toronto mr and mrs k oiles and miss eva vanslckle of bronte mr and mrs howard meredith and family of brampton mrs h bescoby of toronto at tho weekly meeting of the har mony club on monday evening mr dennis hill was in charge it was decided at this meeting to hold one social evening eacfa month on the program was a musical number hear ing a- new song and a reading on william drummond the scripture les son was read by miss gladys packer and a prayer was offered by mrs a meredith the lesson topic on full allegiance to god was taken by mr cbferlm douglas a contest on the poets jnii by the group named blos- u a delicious luncheon warn served conclusion of the meeting mr charles rothv mrs brown mr and kirs w roth and miss brown of toronto spent sunday with mr and mis j hepburn and family mr and mrs angus mclaughlin- and son jesse and daughter lida of hills burg also mr and mrs elmer awrey and son ivan of guelph visited mr and mrs w usherwood on sunday mr alex currle of toronto spent saturday wfch his sister miss rose currie also mr and mrs walter coul- lng mr and mrs john fielding of paris visited with mr and mrs w hortop recently mr and mrs alvin mccutcheon town line mr and mrs wilbert mccutcheon and children sixth line spent sunday wklth the formers parents several from this vicinitytook in the royal winter fair mrs w hodgkinson sang a solo mrs george robertson and miss jean robert son a duett on sunday morning it being womens day at the church rev j p mcleod preached a sermon along missionary lines a skd and fatal accident- happened to haraja james elliott of nassagaweya nshipon friday last while return ing home from hunting rabbits he was going through a gap in the fence when the gun caught and discharged killing him instantly he was in his 32nd year and a son of mr and mrs william elliott of lot 17 concession 3 nassaga weya the funeral was held on monday frpmilthe home of his parents and the service was conducted by his pastor rev c g jones of nassagaweya pres byterian church interment was made in moffat cemetery the bereaved family- have the deepest sympathy of the com munity in their sad and sore bereave ment the ladies aid society of the eben- ezer united church held their monthly meet on tuesday afternotn7 at thehome of mrs w f darby of knatchbull they are pocking a bale to be sent out west for christmas the time between now and christmas is being token up with entertainments put on by all the schools and churches of the district rockwood georgetown st georges annual bazaar held last saturday was again very successful realizing- 275 on monday evening as mrs w b shortill was going out the rear door of her home on edith street she tripped on a rug and fell down the steps break ing her collar bone and suffering severe bruises miss elaine wodsonr daughter of georgetowns esteemed summer residents mr and mrs edward wodson and formerly of the hart house players who is studying at the royal academy of dramatic art in london england founded by the late sir beerbohm tree has won the lady tree prize for dram atic recitation there were 28 com petitors oil saturday evening last mr a hyde entertained representatives of the shell gas co r mr r rodgers contractor and a number of friends at a dinner to celebrate the successful completion of the moving of the large brick building at the corner of guelph and main streets which is being remodlled as a shell service station herald erin j mr clarence wrigglesworth of strat ford spent sunday with his parents mr and mrs frank wrigglesworth the business men and friends of mr luther overland assembled on novem ber 22nd and presented him with ja number of gifts in honor o his 84th birthday wesley mclean a c n r telegraph messenger of toronto was lnstantta where he was the superintendent killed last friday night when his bicycls was struck by a motor car at harbord and shaw streets deceased was a nephew of mrs chishoim erin mr a jim vldal who has been employed with chester burt for the past seven and a- half years left this week for quebec where he sails on the 28th on the duchess of bedford to visit his mother in malta a report appeared in a number of papers last week to the effect that prank granville of erin went dowrf- with the w c franz steamer m lake huron following a collision wltfo the edward e loomls the address of the unfortunate young man was erleku not erin advocate r v last week the members of the united church choir met at the home of miss dorothy taylor in ihonor of her ap proaching marriage to spend an even ing and presented her with an address and presentation of a wicker sewing cabinet in which miss gladys hanna and mr j a little took part the address was as follows to miss dorothy taylor dear dorothy it gives us the members of the rockwood united church choir much pleasure to come tonight to greet you ere you set sail on the wide sea of matrimony times goes on from day to day and from year to year bringing to us many changes in one way and another and with each change we miss some one while you have not been i with us just recently we have been hoping that you would again be with us but since you have decided otherwise we must console ourselves in the thought that the joy of which we are to be deprived will be enjoyed by another we will however be looking for- ward to the times when you will come back to see us again life has never been known to be a path of eternal sunshine for any of us and we would be foolish to wish it so but we know that your sunny smile and happy ways will help you along many a rocky frail when the kettle doesnt boll and the dishes mount high and all looks muddled and grey just think back on the times when in our choir work the gs were too high and the bs too low and the time all wrong and you will laugh at the old remembrances then the clouds will break and the sun pour in on you once more as you sail- along- may your barque be sure and strong to resist the waves and shoals along the way and when you bump into the rocks of difficulty may you steer on to better things and anchor safely so now we- offer you this gift tttiat you may know that our best wishes are following you and your mate we wish you bon voyage the choir all who were present enjoyed a plea sant time together followed by a dainty lunch on thursday at high noon miss dorotfny taylor in the presence of im mediate relatives and others at her home was united in wedlock to mr laverne pentland of detroit the cere- money being performed by the brides father rev w j taylor the many friends of mr nell mcbhall townline of eramosa and nassagaweya were sorry to learn of his unfortunate accident last thursday at his home when he was seriously injured by a bull mr russell patterson who has been confined to his home with some leg trouble for the past two months was removed to a hospital in toronto last week his many friends and acquaint ances wish him a specly recover he is also missed in the sunday school oakvjllle mr ws savage is conphed to his home through illness the many friends of mrs f l root will be pleased to hear that she is making satisfactory recovery following an operation at st josephs hospital g c atkins of bronte gordon breckon of bronte and c r terry of clarkson are among the prize winners at the royal winter fair with their exhibits of apples andrew york of trafalgar was arrest ed on thursday morning by constable l patterson of bronte charged with a serious offence against a young girl he appeared before john b moat j p and was remanded for trial in a statement made before chief of police david kerr of ookvllle last thursday garfield bllncade of hamil ton confessed that he had set fire to the barn owned by roy sneers of bronte which burned on november 19th with an estimated loss of 15000 that oscar secord came to his death through the swallowing of carbolic acid believed to have been selfadministered was the verdict returned by the jury at the inquest held in the council chambers on wednesday night the verdict was given after eight minutes deliberation record burlington wm e dalton caroline street arriv ed home on monday evening from a six months trip to england he also visit ed france thieves broke into the residence of mrs a andrews nelson avenue one night last week and carried away some linoleum and a large glass and other articles mayor watson entertained the mem bers of the town council and the water commission to a venison dinner at bis home torrance street on monday even ing district deputy past president bro walsh of hamilton and his staff paid an offliial visit to burlington lodge sons of england on tuesday evening the water commission held an in formal meeting on monday night with engineer power to discuss tbftjfcentatlve plans for the new pumpl house and equipment friends of louis w mackenzie 147 sherwood avenue toronto will regret to learn that while working on a roof to muskoka over the wesjend he fell and received painful back injuries and a broken rib on sunday night thieves hroke into the summer home of r l latham green street and practically cleaned out the household effects it no doubt required a large ton truck to cart away the stuff gazette another name i observe that you do a great many favors for that influential citizen those arent favors answered sen ator sorghum those are investments make an effort milton many happy returns of the day to major william pan ton now of van couver- born december lstr mrs frank perry pearl street has asters growing in her garden which are now in full bloom and she is also using lettuce picked from heigarden frank chishoim was among the win ners at the royal winter fair toronto in the white embden geese classes in which there was very strong competi tion george dennlson crack wrestler and coach of the milton physical culture club had the misfortune to injure his rjght leg during a training bout here on friday gtit in on monday evening last reliance lodge 2fof9 i o o f of guelph paid a visit to milton lodge no 02 during the evening the first degree was conferred by the visiting brethren afterwards the members of the milton lodge entertained the visitors at a ban quet while driving his truck yesterday evening on king street here r e bently erlndale lost control of the driving wheel and the truck ran into the ditch and demolished the foot bridge atthecorner of king and bell streets he was accompanied by hlst brother hg bently champion a relative uteligtaub exmt sb unurft hliurrtiaf canada acton minister rev c l eoote b d parsonage bower avenue li00am the minister subject facts of our church 1200 noon sunday school and bible class 700 p m the minister subject the man of sorrows tuesday evening december 11th travelogue with moving pictures on ceylon in churdh auditorium aus pices of young peoples society everybody welcome jlrthbutprlan knox church acton rev h l bennie m a minister manse willow street sunpay december 9th 1934 1100 arm the minister 230 p m the sabbath school 700 p m the minister always welcome ibapltst eijurtlf acton o r easter pastor of course said brlggs as he com- menced to tackle the portion of chicken with his knife and fork i may be wrong hut it strikes me that this chick en well snapped the landlady tersely and whats the matter with the chic ken brlggs shrugged his shoulders oh nothing nothing he said off handedly i was going to say that it is quite evident that it was an offspring of a hardboiled egg 1100 a m church service subject the shepherd dogs sunday school 1000 a pl 815 p m young peoples society good idea was summoned to the the doctor telephone come at once came an agonised voice at the other end my little boy has swallowed my penclll all right said the doctor til come immediately what are you doing in the meantime using my fountainpen her father sternly young man do you think you can support my daughter on forty dollars a week nervy suitors im willing to try sh- if thats the best you can do it on travelogue through ceylon n tuesday evening- december 11th under tlhe auspices of the united church young peoples society in united church at 800 p m a most interesting travelogue descriptive of the island of ceylon will be given by mr r b bing ham of montreal this address wiu be illustrated with motion pictures and will be held in the church auditorium silver collection everyone welome watch tor the announcement soon of the it will be startling norton motors phone 69 acton ontario watch the fords go by uncla88ified small advertisements dog shipping saturday 720 and grade hog trucking free hogs delivered- by farmer 10c extra- f e holmes acton wanted used tricycle wanted apply to box 245 free press found sum of money found in grocery store apply free press office for sale girls leather coat size 34 gray astrachan collar apply 29 crescent street meatfor sale we are selling first class meat by the quarter prices reasonable apply f e holmbs housework wanted experienced young woman wants housework apply box 264 free press for sale young singing canaries perfect health also boys tube hockeyigkatea and boots like new size 5 v4 leonard atkinson agnes street strayed strayed to east half lot 27 conces sion 4 nassagaweya 2 polled angus yearlings owner may recover by prot- ing property and paying expenses 222 chas darby houses for sale or rent two properties of the estate of late john cameron one on church street and one on john street acton apply jas e mcmillan acton ont auction sale w tuck lot 32 concession 6 nas sagaweya will hold a clearing auction sale of farm stock implements hay grain potatoes wood oh friday decem ber 14th terms cash rj kerr auctioneer clearing auction sale neil mcdonald lot 18 second line eramosa will hold a clearing auction sale of farm stock implements grain and hay on friday december 7th at 1230 terms cash r j kerr auctioneer v notice to those who are owing us and whose accounts are long overdue we hereby give notice that unless settlement is made by the 15th of december next these accounts will be handed to the bailiff for collection 213 geo cowie and son final notice final notice is given to riders of bicycles that after this date informations will be issued and all offenders prosecuted who continue the practice of riding on the sidewalks contrary to bylaw this warning is final r j macpherson 232 chief of police i a few who were here during tho past week and weekend were mr and mrs robert croft of tpron- to mr e gurrie and mls3 a currie of osprlnge mr and mrs fred osbourn of fergus mr and mrs ernest ken ward of fergus mrnd mrs a campbell of st thomas mr and mrs everett e levincss of bjlffalo mlaa edna m pearen of dundas a number from rockwood and vicin ity attended the royal whiter fair at toronto last week and report a good show all tfnrough going home for christmas ocean fares as low as 14450 return special excursion rales to eukope 1 1000 third class aqq aa return p 1 0 iuu tourist class fifteen days stopover last call there is still time to spend christmas and new years in the old country if you act at once thinking of a world tour a mediterranean or a wept indies cruise we will be glad to advise on ocean travel matters fl acton a store full of christmas gifts rachlins immediately you enter these stores gay displays of gift suggestions greet you you will be very pleased with the variety of articles we are showing and youll have no diffi culty making a choice no matter who the recipient is to be indeed you will find it a pleasure our prices are within your reach vi keep your feet dry girls fleecelined robber overshoes d fla up to size 2 per pair pluu ladies velret furtrimmed motor boots goodrich make why accept inferior grades when these are the d0 qq best jind are guaranteed per pair pm0 ladies rubber overshoes warm and m 1 q comfortable per pair pll7 boys rolled edge rubbers this is a real a bargain per pair 04c mens red sole gum rubbers gdod d rj quality per pair pji ladies fur trimmed winter coats all greatly reduced in price fron b d rachlin co yg next door to carrolls mfll street acton z 1 eox meat wanted will buy horses injured cattle or any thing suitable for fox meat at any time 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 card of thanks please accept my sincere thanks for the splendid support accorded me on monday i will do my best for vou b a arnoijo card of thanks e thetford presents his compliments to the citizens of acton and asks their kind acceptance of his appreciation for the hearty support given during the elec tion card of thanks thanking all the electors for their un solicited support at the polls on monday and the vote accorded me i will do my best to merit the confidence so placed e j nelson card of thanks i appreciate tfhe support of the elec- tors on monday and the confidence placed in electing me councillor for 1935 i will endeavor to serve faith fully a mason g m card of thanks for the splendid support accorded me by the electors on monday i am very thankful i will do my best to give service in the office that will merit the confidence placed in me fred mccutcheon card of thanks i appreciate the confidence the electors have shown in me and the splendid support accorded in returning me to a place on the 1935 eduncil i will do my best to merit the confidence so placed jas e mcmuulan card of thanks to those men and women who so spon taneously offered and gave me their support as candidate for councillor i tender my slncerest tttianks to the men who have been elected i offer my sincere congratulations and wish them a happy and prosperous year in office oeo cowtfl card of thanks to those electors who supported me on monday and to those in the past who saw fit to have me fulfil the office ol- publlc utilities commissioner for six years i extend my thanks i extend best wishes to my successors in office and wlu continue to do mybest for actons ad vancement j- r j card of thanks ivwtjie fflwojt accorded me lasl candidature tpvghgt day i fanfliglaiai inters tolf 1