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j page w6ht the acton free ifress timitflday obotoabtot 3th 163l natlcfli of births usrruirm n kr lnmirtu thia calumn without dura la umorum notices sod wl leo pv lb fttldlilonbl for peltry teokn baboook at acton on wednedoy december 37th 1030 to mr and mvs w bebeock the gift of a son dougia william sfattjued broadmotnytnoi w brocomlle on saturday december 9srd 1030 borbera edna younger daughter of mv and mr v b ryder to pte charles b o broadbent all of brock- vllle xryatrtahdbwcffn on wednesday december 37th 1030 at bt joseph church acton by rev slather j u mebride kttlean daughter of mr and mr jam breen acton to mr n o nyetrand of jclrkland lake orumpnakonavw at fit david anglican qhweh totpnta on satur- day december 33rd 1030 by rov ii a bracken wllhelmlna bernice daughter of mr and mm j hargrove acton to pte frank william crump of toronto med bxll at her home church street acton on thursday december slot 1030 ellen mlohle widow of the lota alexander ball hall at the home of hi niece mr w j oondon sliver creek kmniaolnv township on monday december 35th 1030 robert hall in hi 03nd eyar mbdowttll at her home lot 30 fourth line bwjumlntr townahlp on friday december 32nd 1m0 pannle russell widow or the late james mc dowell in her sfttli year waters at ouelph general hoapltal on wednesday december 37th 1030 mary water daughter of the lote thomas and janet water in her 72nd year her on saturday afternoon at two oclock xnterment at the stone church ceme tery kramoaa townohlp kbbaott tn memorial hoapltal albany ny on tuesday december 10th lufl nobtwt tebhage aon of th late thorn and ann overton fifcbage and dearly belovd husband of helen anoejl kfcbat and fttthtw of harold of albany ny the funeral was held from manual baptist church on december 33nd and interment wa in rural cemetery al bany happy new year may it bring health happiness and prosperity to all school reopena on wednesday after the holiday holiday there haa been aplendld skating on this maaon pond and fairy lake thli week hlram walker aixteenyearold who escaped from the ontario reformatory at ouelph wu recaptured at bramp ton one thermometer in town waa re ported to have registered 16 below on tueodoy night five and alx below aero were more commonly reported the young people society of the united church held on enjoyable akat lna party an poiry lake on tueoday evening lunch waa oerved at the church fallowing the akatlng tlie christmas deooratlona about town havejbeen very pretty but the big- ceot llglited tree at a realdcnoe la that much admired one on the lawn in front of the home of mr and mrs a maaon in the article last week of the white girt service in the united church the name of mlaa erma wllderapin waa in advertently omitted from the list of those who took part in the pageant wo re gret the om union mbs u u wjdok georgetown mm l week died at georgetown on tuesday after abort ulnc slic waa maude anderson before her mar riage and hod spent the greater part of her liflbln georgetown where her husband won manager of the alliance paper mm mr meek had been ac tive with her husband in the local or ganisation of the conaervatlve party she no a member of the presbyterian church her husband and two daugh ter mr olive snyder ouelph and mt mrie of ojeorgetown survive mbs alsbxandhr boll there passed away on tlvursday even ing last a well known and respected resident of bquesing township and nine of acton in the person of mr alexander bell berore her marriage thirtyaeven year ago alio waa mien mlohle youngest daughter or the late robert mlchle and christina stewart her husband predeceased her twenty- seven years ago she leaves to mourn her passing one sister mrs colin cameron woodbrldge also one niece mrs john c macdon- ald speyslde mm bell wai of a kind disposition always willing to lend a helping hand in time or need her funeral took place on sunday from the puneral home of johnstone it rum- ley acton the service was oonducted by the rev if u bennle the pall- hfarftrjuaterf mfrtminmlrt q leonard mlchle wm ohjjholm stewart stipe r w dredge and ib dredge interment was in falrvlew cemetery acton hughes cleaver mp guest speaker at institute meeting the regular monthly meeting of the nasoogaweya women a institute was held at the home of mra w henry on wed nesday afternoon december 16th the president mrs padbury wu in charge after the opening exercises and business were transacted the guest speaker mr hughe cleaver mc burlington jave a very interesting- and instructive talk on the life of a member of parliament lydla henry delighted the audience witt a piano solo mra i simpson gave a very interesting paper little measla henry sang sweetly away in a manger the meeting dosed by singing a christmas hymn fallowed with the na tional anthem after which a dainty lunch was served moiuc hottbks on canadian varms jiliauoe seems to be holding his own in canada despite tlie inroad made on hi domain by motor vehicles total horse on canadian farms in josirlhum- bered 3834340 as compared with 3830- 700 lost year an increase of 3 640 according to the agricultural depart- jnontoruiecanadlan national rail way v in sucputotlvk mood a second look 1 aomeumea the best cure for love at first sight making a tool or yourself 1 nob so bod if you have sense enough to know who did it a wellregulated husband 1 one who can t paafl a mailbox without feeling in hi pockets gusugwue a happy new yearj at tms- season of the year wc pause lo tlinnk nil who have helped to moke this year a success one we wish all our customers and friends a happy new year lovell bros phone 178 i we deliver fe final meeting esqucsing council bylaws passed continued from page one n road aheet a presented by the road superintendent 3 630 00 other account passed for payment were bell telephone co 800 mra il jcnklnson to cleaning windows m municipal world supplies 3 s3 acton publlo utilities commis sion crescent street lights 16 00 department of game and fish eries special hunting license a nt corporation of georgetown dlv- lalan court cost 44 00 town of mil ifltrth vision court coats 000 corporation of acton division court cost 33 50 j sanford relief account to date 30 30 l m bennett revising voters ulubueuupttukt greetings another year has past and again we come to you with the wish thats old but ever new a very happy new year to all onl mascot sailed no mascots was tlie effect of an order to all units uf tho first division of the canudtan active service force and apparently only one lot got away with a modest infraction of the rule a lively airedale pup scrambling past aamo one a blind eye the alredalo had been smuggled into the port of embarkation toy an ontario scottish unit there arc stringent quarantine regulations across tho sea and it is highly prob able the pup will have an enforced alay somewhere this waa in strong comparison with the soiling of the first contingent of the canadian expeditionary force in 10u ko unit was complete without it mascot and tlie fleet assembled in qaape basin sheltered a varied assortment of dogs big and little bear cub and goat this noah s ark contingent was prompt ly gthsred up on arrival in enaaml but even that drastic measure failed to diminish the armys faith in animal mascot only serious motor accident in the district four persons were injured in the only accident which marred the christmas weekend in the district alfred r mcolocklln of bellwood avenue tor onto is charged with reckless driving and 1 facing a possible charge of falling to remain at the scene of an accident he was lodged in tho county jail and re leased on 11000 ball late sunday after noon tlie accident occurred at the inter section of the fifth concession and no ten sidcroad or trafalrar township when mcclocklln who was driving east on no ten collided with a car driven south on the fifth concession by lionel noble of milton mcclocklln was placed under arrest later by provincial con stable a j oliver m edwards co mill street acton ontario list as 00 i m pennett supplies and stomps 6 60 secretorytreasurer georgetown poppy fund lfloft q o brown insurance on motor grader 30 00 happy new year wc wish to tnke this opportunity of wishing our mnny customers nnd friends in the town and country the best of prosperity for tho coming year note during the christmas rush a quantity of foil icicle ohrlxtma j tree decoration were sold at loo- instead of 5c the reason being that i we had not yet been invoiced for these good and did not know their h cost and the stce of tlie container had been substantially increased to j those patron who were inadvfertenuy sold this package we will bladly i refund tlie difference hintoris 5c to 1 store j manaokr h if iunton i 31 so u4 37 4b24 3 00 m10 3100 39 30 34 00 3 os that bavuu nasty mtth u mich an tntofmune young wmuu snauld lu eouu tell i wu tatrilwituml by raulta my tax aha mint lv ma ixtwmn tlio ltaih always in toalnino uajr i know a chap who work as a fcouncer in a bank y say whosver hard of a bouncer in a bankr may why tur ha return uw muxr heoum royal ouelph comfortabl theatra thursday to saturday all new fun thrills with mr and mrs thin man wilinm mryrjo powell loy in anotherthinman satarday continuous tram 1 sb pm new years eve frouc aftell stlnday midnlam at 1 am david niven at his punniebt jn raffles with ouv1a db iiaviland extra slants aa our sta pun and favors for ever body tuksu nsw pa kala monday to thursday in technicolob swanee river with don ameche andrea leeds al jolson wmlulay sbaws at lfc 7 and 9 pm jjpm xo jl rochun a c drown renewing tox col lectors bond to date dale st dennett account to date stamps for treasurer 1030 board or health accounts j banford account to date t 33 00 i m bennett bus fare advanced w allan j h bingham meetings 34 00 mileage 13 70 total rjtatldblnso ftwmjww cf mileage 3 00 total dr n t paul meetings 34 00 mileage tl 30 total l m bennett meeting 34 00 deportment of health of ontario insulin for mr oomer moved by wilson and harrop the clerk return bond certificate re a boat to auto smith it co kitchener carried moved by harrop and wilson that this council request the hydro electric power commission of ontario to give hydro service to martin mclaughlin property which the township had taken over but it now owned by martin mclaughlin carried moved by harrop and wilson that the treasurer pay the following account n a robinson meeting b 00 mile age b 00 commmlsslon 05 00 total 151 00 w a wllaon moetlng 48 00 mileage 1 4 bo commission b0 oo total 133 b0 c h may mooting 40 00 mileage 13 00 commission 70 00 total 130 00 edwin harrop meetings 4b 00 mile age 15 00 commission 70 00 total 130 o w murray meetings 48 00 mile age 10 00 commission 70 00 total 13400 carried i moved by harrop and robinson that this council tender to the depntyrceve j w a wilson a very hearty vote of thank for entertaining us to dinner at hunters inn which waa appreciated by each member of the council the clerk treasurer and road superintendent carried moved by harrop and murray that tho reovo do now vacate the chair and it be taken by deputyreeve wilson carried moved by wuson and may that the thank of this council are hereby tend ered to reovo nelson a robinson for the courteous and impartial manner in i which he has presided over the meetings i of tho council during the past year carried council adjourned n a robinson your vote and influence in support of my ulllfhv didnt uino ntw canadian army flag a schoolgirl ocrtbbltnii on her slau when she ought to have been doing her iirtuimttlc produced a poem that was to echo in muiiy schoolroom for decades inert ufur the poem has ten atanzas eiuh with six double lines how she lvlt sot it ull on u one slate remains u mystery published by accident it brought htr as her solo tangible reward a j earn autacrlpllon to a detroit ntwa- pnncr viilucd at 50 the poem wiu urltuii 12 years ago tlie girl who urote it later mrs rose hartwlck lliorpe passed on in son diego recent ly she wrote other poems some of which found their way into those old childhood favorite st nicholas and tho youths companion but if kho u designed by col a pbrtesque duguld director the historical section of canada department of national defence this flag has been officially approved to be flown over the headquarters of the first division of the casr tlie flag which honors canada oreat britain and prance side by side carries the union jack in the upper half adjoining the staff the rest pi the ffag 1 a white field with three red maple leave hi the lower half and in the upper half away from the staff three gcbrrieunidelli on a blue ground within a circle remembered it villi be ror curfew shall not ring tonlaht whatever its other merit curfew shall not ring tonight ha a drum- beat rhythm that never falter slowly england sun was setting oer the hill top far away it 1 lmposalbla for tlie least sensitive of children to ml an accent the rereading of the line car- rip many of us back tlie windows are open a bee burnt laeliy in the nun 1 warm we think x uf the swtmmhigpool at the bridge the teacher give u an admonishing look the prettiest and likewise moot heart ies little girl giggle slowly england sun was setting we being o er the hultoparariiwajr aiter llttia we t forget ourselves in bessie id predlca- ment we are young basil underwood in our brave strong arm we clasp her kls the face upturned and while whu- i per darling you have me rur- fe ulll not ring tonlghfi and the truth is it dldnt nor did live equally fatal schoolbell the next morning for j we spoke i piece on the lost day of i iciiool new york tune i snnditfntufo rw reeve of esquesing township i will be appreciated voting monday january 1st 1040 to one and all a happy and prosperous 1040 w a wilson i solicits your vote and influence for reeve for esquesing council your support will be appreciated hnppy new year to alt national leagues leadsngsniper t tor in loth goals and point one week after another a the national league statistics are issued 1 oordle drlllon right wing opportunist lth toronto maple leafs who led the league in scoring two seasons back his second as a major leaguer and la noshing the form that might forbade a rtrat act this year like nels stewart charlie conacher and many other great goalgetter drlllon doeon t work himself thin checking hi opponents but when both he and the puck are in the vicinity of the enemv goal at tlie same time the goal judge uiually ho some work to d he l wen here starting a ryh for bigger business- advertise