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mo boot the acton reie press arainaartad1 tbla elaa m ith t ckaraa la afaaforlaa notic yae aad mo par uaa fcdajtlaaal lor poatry tookn mcbajn toi acton on saturday april ut 1930 to mr and un wm mo- bain a aoa vdrtek vernon srsorqbtel at 131 a rov street chlelph ontario on saturday april 8th 1030 to mr and mr tavwrcnce fores tall nee rsahel kelly a aon oerald med mcbjuh at the parents home acton frederick vernon infant son of mr and mr wvn ucbaln ago one week bnowm at los angele california on monday april 10th 1030 luclnda j rown widow of jame brown former ly of acton ontario r funeral wednesday april mth inter ment at lo angele vantftken on monday april loth 1039 at christie street hospital tor onto abraham william vanbneen ut divisional ammunition column cjt p beloved husband of isabell ftdsley of campbellvlile ont 0 youkoat balllnilfad ontario on tuesday april 11th loao barbara young beloved daughter of mtra young young and the late james young the funeral will be held from the family residence balllnafad on friday april 14th service at two oclock pm private interment krln cemetery oaster weather was anything but springlike this year well the cold weather seems more suitable for hockey anyway the snow storm of monday was the btffgt of the year april 10th last years biggest mow storm cumo on april slh just two cayt different from this year canadian magailne known as canadas oldest magazine discontinued publication with tlio april issue easter services in all the churches were well attended and the special easter muslo and meatuses greatly enjoyed dont suppose me j a lout of snow fell on the level but it seemed places tliat had to be shovelled had at least a t0- foot depot it another record for tills year the hockey club held a practise on natural ice at the arena here on april 8 th and report a eood sheet total revenue at the acton customs office for the past year to march 31st was 104738 61 the collections for tlu hut quarter were 2050723 a man selling advertising maps is reported as active in the province and has collected money in several munici palities but produced no maps a sevenyearold horse wus stolen from john schcrtzls bnrn near nerval on monday night or early tuesday morn ing the provincial police tire investi gating a very successful auction sale was conducted for mr d ii allan near campbellvllle tuesday by auctioneer xi j kerr pair prices were realized and bidding was brisk harry norton has received notice lust week that he has been successful in passing his examinations as a motor car mechanic and has been awarded the diploma for efllclency in this work if you want sticker acton tanners for your oar going to the earn just ask for them at tm pan passs office leti all set behind the boys in the finals and help them win the championship saturday is the last day for entries in the contest far home beautlflcaton being sponsored by acton agricultural gociefcy oantaetrsecretary v i wrlgh now if you want to enter this contest mebs fialtfcaha yoono mis harbara young daughter of mr amies young ttalllnafad who is locally believed to be th oldest living woman in the dominion being now in her 167th year died at her horns m fialklnafad on tuesday after a ions tuneaa mis young had shored the cara of her mother for many year with two sister miss maud and miss janet and a broth er jame she was born in the oalllna- fad district and was for many year an active member of tho local united church another sister mr w moran lives in the brampton district f wtmckenale awrmrtprtt ttoavoyv rur which mr jame ferydon read an ap propriate address and mr karl vannor- tntti made the presentation of a mantle clock mr blruther thanked the friend for uie- gift lunch was served after which dancing was enjoyed excellent music being supplied by mr k n sun- ter andmessr oeo anderson p look er a bunur and it anderson with k kvavoy as floor manager miss doris cray of ocangeruie 1 tiwjjtbday aphlc 13th id j0 mr dills editor and ihtbualier actom vtikt pus dear sir in answer to your editorial comment re grant to your local mllltla unit i may pending- the easter holiday wlui her- pbla m tor the sister and brouiertnuw mrndmn bnmt wluumt mqeh w ijl naybum i cauie being as the members of the mr and mrs gordon atruther 1 nes petrolla spent the weekend with u p j jfof wibllc enterprise seenu lob enough to oiiindy fievcral from here attended the tuneral of tho late john modougall rramosavon saturday iff and mrs burn mcklnnon spent john mcdouoaiji the funeral of john mcdougall was held from hln home seventh line era- moca on saturday april 8th no was the second sort of tho late ieonard mc dougall and mrs l mcdougalttamd- was in his fortyeighth ycr besides his snrrowlng widow who be fore her marriage was emma harrison he leaves two tons jack and david and four daurhters mary irma beulah and janet besides his mother seven broth ers and one sister also remain they are stanley and leonard guelph ohas pmabwi w quw mervln hnotcilfford rockwood irvine wmt ner toronto and cordon port wayne in- dlona and mrs darwin crlpps acton the sympathy of many friends goes out formers uncle and aunt mr and mrsl invitation to spend a day at ourcamp james gtruuler bt nlagamonthelake last year dur- mr and mr tloy dingman and don- ln ulclr ln carap uie wero f own uld or brantord and mr and mrs ou uirou lne un md wllal a leonard dlngman of parlr vulted on ry p wa y llke uie troops coming in at night after a hard afternoons drill and i really mean sunday with mrs e eunter mrs grundy sn of guelpli spent ule weekend wltli mr and mrs george 1 some people uilnk that life at a mili tary camp is one big week of fun and pleasure well we have our fun but we have our duties to perform as well and as tho camp in under the supervision of llndaywltumxandjlxrsedlmmm 1 force instructors who are to time the service was conducted by rev mr mcleod of evcrton interment was made in evcrton cemetery pallbearers were messrs root rlddoch l thompson t hollls t warren d stewart and w jckenxle the many floral tributes sliowed tlie esteem in which he was held in the community where he had lived all his life at fergus mr ale scott who is undergoing special treatment at uie guelpli general hospital spent easter weekend with mr e and miss ada currte friends 6f mrs tho mocutcheon will be pleased to know alio is feeling some- i mrs hamilton main floor dry good and clouttng anctj upstair to all idnd of modern furniture it has all sort of modern fixture beau tiful llshtlng arrangement and sprinkler system- and is located on one of tlie beat corners on tlie malutstreet government noad i see by uie impers mr walter uttle our northern mp is trying to interest tlie government ln training but they have not taken to it very readily mining lias become a tremendous task but it seems a joii for private interests rather than government taking care of railroad highways shipping and waterways hydro of public enterprise seenu job enough to keep tlie government busy a large per centage of our population are civil ser vants now and if miner became of this class why not include famfers and other classes so wo would all be alike but this condition is not likely to come to pans weather conditions here are making it possible to get tlie wood pile cut tlie boys deckled to do it by hand uiu year and ln place of using tlie ordinary cross cut got a swede or web sew and are having a great time learning to keep it in shape tlioy arc made of suchtliln steel tlie filing and jiettlna has to be done accurately to make it go straight and thats just the job as ive men tioned berore our downstair room has l to answer so many purposes lately it has to accommodate tlie saw frame al- most every day for aii overhauling one j way or oilier they made a vine out of neighborhood news ospringe alliston editor dies after brief illness after nearly half a century ofj active newspaper work in which he gained countless friends frederick baxter el liott editor and pubiuher of the alliston herald died suddenly at his home on sunday aged 04 lie had been hi for two weeks i- born at fvnwick ontario mr elliott had entered tlie newspaper bustnoss as a youngster and at the use of 21 establish ed the burlington gazette he later took over the cobdin sun and after selling it purchased the alliston lleruld in loll for nearly sqjrears he has been active in any organization or project which he felt indicated a betterment of his com- munltior any condition in it he wa as widely connected with his munleipal- ity various societies clubs and enter prises a any citizen he belong tp wesley untied church and tlie stevenson memorial hospital board of which lie was a life membor he was a strong member of the masonic order and a staunch comervutlve he was a charter member of tho vllislcm dont neglect the only pair of eyes you will ever have come to epheads onical rarlors at guelph for fxtert service moderate charges for complete comfort tjoiii club and was thin years president of uie allutou fair board no tattoo doctor why do- you have bf765 tol- tope on your bac patient thots not tiuooed doctor thats where my wife kax into me with the earwhen i was opening th gaths the monthly vncetlng of the womens institute was held on wednesday after noon at the home or lira f brydon with a large attendance of member and niake it just watch visitors present the president mr e barber was in charge and mr e k suntcr read the minutes of the previous j meeting and also several letters of thanks for fruit flowers and cards re ceived by shutins it was decided to enter an exhibit this fall at acton fair muses dorothy mckcnsle and blanche mcklnnon were chosen to attend the g iris conference at tlie ojvc in may mrs d g nobcrtson occupied uie chair for the election of officer which were as follows president miss isabel scon- lon 1st vicepresident mrs geo m younfi 2nd vicepresident mrs t alt- ken secret an- treasurer mrs e n suntcr aijitstanl secretarytreasurer misa edna cook pianist mbis lorcna locker assistant pianist miss dorothy mckonxle district director miss isabel scnnlon dlrrctors mrs mcklnnon mra tansley mrs w j jackson mrs box progrrtln committee mrs e barber mrs it s mccutchron mrs win nobcrtson mlssrs dorouiy mckenzlc i edna cook and blanche mcklnnon flower committee mrs duffleld mrs tunsley mrs mcklnnon mrs o lock er auditors mrs b wilson and miss a currle lunch committee mrs w j jackson mrs w mcklnnon owing to the lateness of the hour the standing committee chairmen are to be appoint ed at uie may meeting trie roll call a weed ill pull every time i see it was well answered the motto make two bladea of gross grow where one has been is both pleasure and profit was the topic for a splendid paper by mrs a tansley a vocal duett by mrs locker and lorena was enjoyed as was uie current events by mra t altken the hostess and her assistants served dainty refreshments and a social time was en- joyed an enjdyoble afternoon was spent on thursday when the parents and friends i fathered at the school to enjoy an educational pmsram a few words of welcome were extended by the teacher 1 mr harvey hossard after which uie j children sanu two chorvses this was followed by memory wurk from grade 3 to 8 tuu stnmiiu karat were enjoyed first the dance of greeting and second til shoemakers dance follow- ed by a short play wise men of goth- um tlk matrj item of the afternoon i was a spvndld talk on uie new course or study by mr hazard tliu proved very instructive us it gave uie parents a much better understanding of uie various subjects beuik taught the old- fashioned method of umg toll and ahown evrrythlng has tnen place t ant activity pngram where the child icrns by doing tlie new curriculum upptars to be quite on advancement over uie old as a more useful course is studied one that will be more beneficial to uie purjj in later years closing choruses by uie children after which the various proi lects on dliiilny were studied- by the parentt ah agreed tliii vis o very plea- unt and worthwhile afternoon on thursday evening neighbors and friintu of mr and3lrs tfiemarotfe mccutcheoni catlwrwd at i the itock wood town hall to lionor uiem on uictr- receih marriage mr oordon altken acted as chairman for uiefouow- tllg hortjroatahtt piututsolot harvey hossurd solo imus beatrice vanmor- mai duett misses dorouiy mcfcenale and bhmchemckinnon speeches kir i all imperial army men they see to that all duties and drills arc carried out an laid down just imagine yourself putting in four or five hours steady drill in uie hot sun of niagara in the afternoon or sent out on a night scheme at five pm possibly a march of four or five miles to reach of eramosa has been snendino mm objecuve manoeuvre until about nine rer and it clamp to uie table time wnttier i then a return march of a couple of miles wri setting and filing they are mrs margaret tove of u m uuncfor uie njght p in rtrzllzz wo an easter visitor with mr and the mosqulvoos and possibly rain i mrs it vannorman miss beatrice van up at lunch and anotlcr okislve i b rui ro m sctieme tlien about eight or nine the return march to camp rest until noon then four or five hours of drill in uie afternoon and through all tlw weeks activities you do not hear the boys kick- ing they can take it all with a smile that is one tiling military training docs for them and yet uie taxpayers think that a was the eighth j ant a waste of their money would they still think it a waste of money in case of war and a grant was asked fur and received for extra equipment etc what would yourself and the rest of tho taxpayers think and say if they went to toronto during their majesties visit and seen their local regiment doing guard duty ln unclean add unpressed uniforms i can hear their comments what a mrs it vannorman miss beatrice van 1 norman guelph also was a weekend guest mr dan hlndley returned home last 1 week after a pleasant trip to mckccs- port penn knew iike answers mabel jack told me wonder of uie world eleanor what did you say mabel i told him not to let me catch him with any of the seven others quite skulful traffic cori dont you know you cant turn around hi the middle of the block fair lady oil officer i think i can pw looking bunch of soldiers and uils raclft 0kju styxuu stauu awlmwy seiwuiacally ihlij m imu thai imun imc aaialatc y with all th iimuau af uvu th fu ibamml vomih d- awwk wa carry itu ran af wkklta and li bt uu matlonallknavn una 450 ond 495 is our renlmentl well what would you have uie boys do dig down and pay fur uie cleaning of their own uniforms how many could afford it one correction i wish to make to your editorial we are not going to parade on may 22nd we are called out for guard duty and uie reason we were chosen was because the lome scots u a regiment ranks high in military district no 2 in training efficiency and in de portment has this community no res ins cattle some of thgln have long horns and dont seem particular just where they hit one with them so tlie boys decided they must come off before any ddmago is done the seed and baby chick catalogues are coming these days in almost every mall reminding uji to be prepared each year new varieties of seeds ore offered with attractive illustrations which help to keep us optimistic so like a great many others were studying the- ocd catalogues for varieties we think best suited to our conditions and when tlie time comes will plant cultivate and hope for tlie results a great many folks seem to think farm- inti is just a job that anyone can work at but uie more i sec of it the more i think and believe its one of uie most intricate of jobs requiring skill and fore thought in planning then expert man agement and tact in disposing of uie increase so many failures are in evid ence people who have tried hard for a great many years and then loose all seems to prove this ever since coming to uie farm ive been making mistakes and have had lasses but am trying hard to learn by every means so that event ually the crtort may be a success i in our issue of last weeks fskk pskh we learned of changes taking place pect or pride in their regiment h apound our hoine neighborhood and hojc closing i wish to state that thp members 1 for a bucceu of p npw ventures the j saw mill putting out lis annual cut will make music for a few day soon it will j be yiu stone trucks hauling away the i heavy loads to make artistic homes out j of what would otherwise be wnstc were interested too in the people and would j urge uie limehouse correspondent to do somo scratching for all the news of the neighborhood of your local unit put in a good many hours a year in training and they do not receive any large allowance for their work but it does take money to run a regiment just tlie same as it takes money to run any organization and some day tlie taxpayers may discover that it wan money well spent vaurs sincerely cpl ii v dron no 14 platoon c coy j tlie lome scots p d and h ucut thornloe ont april 1st 1030 dear fan parse we had lowly mild weather every day last week beautiful sunny days and thought surely spring was here but uie weather got a terrible shock april fools day and now its almost eero again but we have uie consolation of knowing it surely cant lost long were kind of glad to see tho snow stay on uie fields while uie cold weather is here as it protects new seeding and ore hoping it will go away with uie sun rather than with ram so uie ground will get ule full benefit of uie moisture water for stock has been a hardship this year in a lot of placea ln this country wells have gone dry and folk have had to draw with barrels and tanks from streams or flowing wells so were hoping nurawbtijko no fooln spring ei t the ilackward spring weather mearin hie saving for you kvcry ijiiiiwt coat and suit drahtleally reduced in irlte newewt hlylch ncweut khadcw priced from i 695 shoe department specials chonnc vonr kiioch from the lowest stock in town 69c infant kid oxfords sims 3 ui i per pair childrens calf oxfords rf oq sizes 6 to 10j per pair ipjlauaf misses calf oxford 11 to 2 per pulr 169 avon arch strap shocti with cuban heels a very comfort able iohl a widtlw only sizehfrom ft to regular ivicc 100 special 249 growing girls black or d qq women goodyear welt cuban ileal drown oxfords 2j to 0 ns goodyear ties a ranee of w id tlis for your comfort expertly fitted per pal 495 womens doodyear welt brogues for those who wunt real comfort nnd good wear various widths per pair 500 mciih chief of polite leath er lined no 1 calf roote full double sole dj flt utile boys hoots or d q or oxfords 8 to i0 9lao7 ikiys wild cat oxfords theyre unbealalile for wear f qo aixcs 1 ui 5- pair 170 menn hood wearing oxfords new est styles just arrived 198 250 298 steel urcl 298 tt uciul 1000 mens cntr boots with steel urch support bend soles per pair a wide range of scott it uellale shoes for men priced up to pair a range of good wearing menn work iloou well htand behind them for real wtar it in our enrnettt desire to give you foot comfort wheri kcllinp your shoes this fact we never overlook when kerviruj you no matter what the price of the shoe itririk your foot troublou to iw b d rachlin mill street acton opposite ymca cordially yours i r w johnson thornloe eden mills the april meeting of the womens missionary society of tho presbyterian church was held at uie home of mrs stanley wilson with the president mrs george thomas in charge the devo tions were taken by mrs h gllbertson and the guest speaker was mrs rev 8 johnston who chose as tier subject easter then and now which was thorounhly enjoyed by all present mr- and mrs d maodougall mr a ar ret macdougall and mrs iloblnson spent the holiday weekend visiting relatives ln michigan uaa mr and mrs hen fields master jack and mxm j hamilton of toronto were visitor in uie home of mr and mrs john milne on sunday mr and mr itobt croft and fomlly how does your label read for a change of this condition toronto were weekend vlittoro lost weelt one of the nctehnoni wanted he nom mr- and mr w croft to dunoie of a bunch of hena and know- d j jroft of kitchener and mr uis i wa familiar with market asked mrb moodlc of ouelph were me to take them so we went once again vullora in uie ame homo on sunday competition was keen but ours seemed mr j mr w bridle ore spending in demand so we cleaned out uvo fowl j easter luillilay at freeman and bur- sold at sloo to l each dressed s8c hngton to 30c lb butter 25c cbks 25c 30c and xur antl mrb qrover oullagller vl-it- 35c pork 17c to 24c beef 0c to zoo ln tnc home of mr and- mrs dy veal 12c to 20c honey 12c lb in four i on sunday different sires potatoes tl 50 per 80 lbs mr u ilarujd wilson and utile carrots beets parsnips 25c per 0 quart d of pusllnch were visitors in basket turnips 5c acli one stall had the nomt ofmr and mr will wilson li beautiful display of homegrown cln- on easier sunday erarta ahdsold at 75c each also nice thc weekly meetliu of the young ferns at 60c twoeriglchrl gardeners people of the presbyterian church u with grirtllouse7aciitueji hlive alalls and lu on sunday evening and was in handle great assortments of lovely flow- ch of the executive crslhis time of year tlut only bona fide mr owle wright o jturonto was a farmers or gardeners who belong to the v with relatives here over the u-eek- tcmlscamtnb rvrmers association are en allowed to sell on that market so we haveno importedcompeutlonat is ladles- mark core perforation smlte- on nrket but ther- abundance of ing trim on vamp cuban heel blw j rythlng in- f toresxndlts really 3a to 8 tlegular t73 sccialerlmjernalr 0thouttle at ix l j0l9 pallants cixyniing arid footwear actonont it was on a corridor train going north t choice stuff well kept and well displayed tlia tills illuminating little convrsulon eaton b branch store opene last i too place betwee a rather ner week wlui a bang with bargains ln every jmhlilleaged latly and the ticketcollector f department and uiey sure smashed i nt to get off dt so- antl so said price t iieard one miner say tlm oasj tl lodyi naming siriull northern towri on one article he needed i its uie larg- which uie train stopped so would you -eit-slwe- now lnrklrklandxlikerwiu teumetkeir three full floors devoted to a tremendous you cant miss it mid tie ticket- assortment the baienientbt devoted to i collector its the second before the uu groceries imaljwuras china nd radio tov fcamwiim i aprils a live month n month whin the whnk- world 1omen hack io alert life after inlcr kitwla aprilu a month in tune to mint time and lulverlwerw who would take advantage of thspail tyl livejdveirtiirir udvcrtttilnir with plenty of frowli new interest thatvwhy we have the apruedluon of chlcasottfilmnc newfjpaper adverojt- inc service for your we its full of he bent adyeirtbiuig llluslrationii and merchandbiini idean all in the awing time of the reason he actoneeress