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pace our the acton free press thursday march imfh iu neighborhood news othtrctatna oat balunafad mr croat merrlam hi navy as a wireless operator we wish turn the he of lucfc- ur bill brown taken a pos ition as guard at the guelph reform atory mr and mr arnold mcenery and david spent the weekend with tfrirad tn hamilton mr and mn hullard mccaunm of toronto spent the weekend with mr and mrs henry lulta and mr and mrs- robert mcenery the funeral of miss annie cree who passed away la guelph general hospital on thursday took place on monday to falrview oemetery act on the community joins in symp athy to all who are bereavad mr and mrs morgan and family of georgetown have moved into mn stells house on the 7th line mr- and mrs alex mckay were pleasantly surprised last wednesday night when a few of their neighbors called to spend a social evening be fore their removal to their new home in sllvercreelt ospringe miss jean kirkwood guelph vis ited oxer the weekend with mr and mrs f brydon the hew furnace vvas installed last week tn the local church and was in use on sunday mr and sir d steuart and fam ily visited over the eekend with mr and mix gvorge rennlck at hamilton messrs elmer fisher and george robertson sponsored a euchre and dan or but tuesday night at the town hall erin turning the proceeds over to the womens institute a good croud was present and a nice sum was realized the institute conduct ed a booth at intermission which did a brisk business mrs g g robertson everton was a visitor on sunday with mr und mr d c robertson friends of mrs murxt mccutcheon are sorry to leam she is under tho doctors care and at present in the guelph hospital for treatment mr and mrs gordon altken and children visited on sunday with mr and mrs cameron altken nt gait over fifty were present at tho farm forum on monday evening when the special speaker was miss ruth mckenzle assistant secretary of the national farm radio from toronto mr dan mcdougal was leader following the radio pro gram after which mis mckenxie spoke on the different phases of the forum etc this proved quite inter esting and educational a short sing song was conducted followed by a lunch and a social chat mrs wm cunningham was chosen as leader for next week while in the communltymis mc kenzle was a guest at the home of mr and mrs r d burrows ucdouialt terra cotta we ore sorry to learn that mr w f hunter is laid up with an ulcer on his eye and his mnny friends hope that hhf sight will soon he recovered again mr c hlggins made a huslnoss trip to toronto last week mrs j dunn toronto nnd mr smith of orrilllfi were visitors with mr and mrs w f hunter of tlu- rth line last week a number of crows imve arrived here just another harbinger of spring mrs orr of toronto evpect to move back here hhortly mr joseph mctlrlde who has iwvn on the sick list during the past week we ate pleased to loam is now able to be around agaln mr j edgar we are sorry to tonrn it now on the slik list another serious fire wn narrowly averted one day last week when mrs wm dawsons chimney took fire we note that ml shirley mrnalk and miss dorothy thomson have been successful in their grade 5 and grade 3 in piano examinations at the con servator of music at toronto in tl- last part of fehruarj these gins are puplu of miss nmn lons con gratulations mrs f c lon has gone on an extended trip to the west mr and mrs tuckering and family of toronto mere pleasant t alters in our burg last week we are pleased to learn that mm j eaves is able tq be around again as usual a number from here attended mr a mckays sale on wednesday and report a splendid sale our hook and ladder company re celved a hurried call on saturday ev ening last to a chimney are at the home of mr j r campbell town line erin but after they arrived with the aid of several of our citizen the are was under control mr and mtbc campbell were nwny from home nt the urn orton mr mad mrs ellas cheyne sprat the weekend in toronto muts betty hurd spent the week end in guelph with mha ethelyne mooney mr and mrs k c nevells attend ed the 23th wedding anniversary of the latters parents mr and mri meiklejohn fergus mr and mrs cha mclean fergus were the weekend guests of the tat ters brother mr and mrs harvey morrison and family the dance held in the hall satur day evening was well attended and the large crowd enjoyed the dancing with music supplied by fishers or chestra of osprtnge sunday visitors at the home of mr and mrs william ballentyne were mr and mrs frank kurl and shirley of toronto mr and mrs joe hewlt and family fergus kenneth bal lentyne toronto and ross ballentyne of brampton mr and mrs jesse rerd visited the tatters parents mr and mrs j flercy flora on sunday mrs john lane htllshurg was a recent visitor with mr and mrs wm lane rockwood the boys own muslon band met sunday afternoon in the sunday school room of the united church for their regular monthly meeting with good attendance prayers were led by mn w j edwards the president gordon harris and mrs f moore mr f moore hail charge of the study book and kenneth anderson of acton presented the hew motto card proy for peace two now members were received into member ship followed by business matters with mrs moore in charge flans are under way for a concert to be held at a later date in the church sponsor ed by the boys own band a mens euchre game was held in the town hall monday evening to raise money for the red cross organ ization at the morning service in the pres byterian church rev dr mclvor an nounced and also made the presentat ion of a number of hymn books for the choir of the church the gift of a guelph gentleman recent weekend and sunday vis itors pte torrance guild london te harvey thatcher london mr and mrs r b richardson nnd family of v4ncland and mr nhd mrs roht a blchan of vineland mr j k whytc kitchener mr and mrs jackson guelph mrs anderson nnd ron kenneth acton mr nnd mrs calvin clarke nnd fnmlly of georgetown mr and mrs earl richardson of guelph mr john r smith returned homo inst week from another extended stay in detroit congratulations to pte and mr elmer main prize on the arrival of a daughter at st josephs hospital last week the funeral of the late mr james p couuon of oustlc was largely at tended at st peters church monduy morning tho sympathy of the com munity in extended to mrs coulson and family in their wudden bereave ment following an 111 news of some durat ion mrs geo dennis passed nwny nt her home lawt wednesday morning the funeral took place friday with k-rvic- nt her late home station st and was largely attended rev john ward conducted tho service nnd brought n message of comfort to tho bereaved members of her family lis well nt to those who mourn her loss numerous floral wreaths bore test imony to the high esteem in whlih mrs dennis was held and the symp athy of tho community is extended to her two daughters mrs elmer mc oannell and mrs george wlngoto spr george wtngnte of suffleld alio wnw able to be home for the funeral interment took lace in woodlawn cemetery guelph and tho pall bearers were messrs geo la- erty robert johnson fred alton jesse gordler l harper wntford and a brown oakdale mr james lawrys sale tat snl- urda was well attended and mr roy hlndu disposed of the goods in good time mr and mrs roy young who bought the residence some time ago are taking possession of their new home and we welcome them to our midst other recent visitors miss r lougheed of creemore mr j a altken of osprtnge mrs ross carton of new dundee gunner alf edwards wife nnd son of shlloh manitoba mr and mrs s r peart attended the 50th wedding anniversary of mr and mrs e rowcllffe at exeter inst week mrs r miller returned home last week after a weeks visit in guelph nassagaweya ssnft7 the monthly tneetin which was also the annual one of the busy bees dub was held at the home of mw wilfred kennedy correspondence included thank yous from pte c o britlon sgl james wallace and cpl karl frank the setreos gave the monthly report which showed good work and good return from the two dances the boys comforts committee gave a report oh the cost and contents of the last hoses sent the annual financial report wa given which showed receipts of si5m 4u and expenses of sl309u the treasurer also reported tat the club had had receipts of 7jflgikl since they organised in march 151l in the absence of mrs utile mi davenport gave the auditors report the usual discussions started by lite quilt cornpdttee took a few minutes and were mostly concerning the put ting together of blocks already made for different pattern quilts mrs joseph frank then acted as chairman for the election of officers for 1944 and the following were elec ted president mrs e c davenport vlcekresldrnt mrs joseph frank secretarytreasurer mrs j j ken nedy assistant sectreas mrs stan robinson quilt convenor and committee mrs joseph frank mrs margaret itoblnwrn mrs w kennedy mrs w service and mrs jennie howard booth committee io be chosen each month by the last two acting i mrs stan roblnum and mrs j wardlaw were to act for march i roll call was then taken and bo- j sides answering with a quilt block membership fees were paid for tfw hew year the boys comforts committee was then chosen mrs stan robinson mrs w kennedy and mrs w service boy cigarettes mrs w e brit- ton in raking the prices of quilts be cause of higher prices for materials it wad decided io put belter halts in alw two local events for tho future were planned having the old tymo fiddlers and having a garden party the lost week in june 10000 was donated to the nnss- jgaweyn iffced crotu drive and s2s 00 touioacton war service league for the milk for britain fund the officers of 1913 each spoke a few words of appreciation of the j ears work ami gave thanks for tlio cooperation each had received from their fellow officers and members und other members told of the pleasure they had had in the work of the club in a few words and hoped 1944 would be n continuance of 1943 mrs kennedy assisted by several members served a delicious lunch mrs service sponsored a vote of thanks io her for the use of her home and hospitality tho next meeting la to bo held in the school house with the caretakers permission on good fri day a pot luck dinner and un all day quilting is also planned mrs joseph frank nnd mrs w service held busy bee quillings tues day and thursday mr william frank nnd miss min nie frank attended the teacher convention at london mr stan fulton has been assisting in this district this week mr and mrs allan ferrlor nnd daughter cnmpbellvlllo mr and mr robert hamilton milton and mr and mrs alex service and son vuited at the homo of tholr pnronts mr and mrs wm service sunday mr fred benrvlti port nelson vlw- ited at the homo of mr nnd mra ijiwrence king fred has joined the army nnd report h on tho 20th mr nnd mrs lawrence king nml mr nhd mrs george thomas visited mr bert aullffe who is convalescing from nn nppcndlv operation nt the home of his son mr nnd mrs itm- hert aullffe dundns surulny miss grace mclaughlin nor al visited mr and mrs sam frank on sunday l mrs w w dredge spent the week end nt the home of her daughter mr and mrs m cnnnell milton s- mr and mrs james mnssey dot uru eileen visited the home of tho intters parents mr nnd mr tho kennedy friends of mr thos kennedy are sorry to hear he is confined to the house under the doctors care nnd all hone he in soon better keith youngest kon of mr nnd mr george job in also iii we hope lw too is soon better ngain erin p o george whitley who recently received his wings at dauphin mani toba rjcjlf training school spent the weekend with friends here a horse the property of hiuyard davidson dropped dead on the street at the south end of the village on monday evening when mr davidson was driving his team on the way uev t j rees rtuurman of the village branch of the red cross drive announced on tuesday inorcdns that the objective of sfioojuo had been ex ceeded by ssjoo and he hoped to g at least sjoo more mr and mok w g armstrong oth line erin celebrated their fiftieth woddlag anniversary on sunday march 3 194 their family which in- eludes sis daughters four sons and right grandchildren were all present to join with them on the very happy mr r- d graham has leased the fiveacre property outiide his farm from mr thorns currie of toronto he also engaged mr john stansbury of brantford to assist on the farm and mr and mrs stansbury and fam ily have taken up residence on the currie property advocate jjwtaijtftpj campbellville mrs menxles and mrs snyder at tended the presbyterlal of the wm s on tuesday w h mcphall was the lay representative for this charge at ivrsbytery on the same day it is rckortedl that mr r a hurron lias purchased the farm of mr joseph stokes which adjoins his own tlie funeral of the late alexander maclntrye was held last friday in terment was made in the crown cemetery pusllnch he is survived hy his wife and two daughters who have the sympathy of the community saatitftw tfljavsa 4tf the ttlwnntjr church sunday march 19th 11410 am morning worship guest apeaker from tlm ontario temperance federation ki5 pjachurcfa school evening worship the mission of christ wed 8 pa- midweak service come and worship w- issfsfjtlytstbi ulsxhtj lh0flaswha jklox cmjtsctf aotom ssev gta toom gjl manas willow street sunday march 19 1944 110ft am the communion of saints 3uo pjn the sunday school 7 00 pm mans three judges mon moo pm knox yps wed hjoo pm adult bible osss sunday april 2nd the lords sup per always welcome- limehouse ttie w i sponsored a dance at the home of mrs a mcdonald and sons on friday evening in aid of the rod croiij drive mrs j l ellcrby wax convenor a splendid time was spent dancing to music supplied to garnet kay ermu wntson bert watson and russell mcdonald joe mcdonald ken mcdonald und joe scott wen floor managers the first of a series of sewing classes was held at the homo of mrs klrkpatrlck on wednesday evening a number of childrens garments were cut out to be sown at home a tiro of unknowi origin complet ely destroyed the farm housi owned by g e klnucar about m dnlght on saturday at present glein is rat ioned al calgary with the r c a f mrs s m wright spent the week end in toronto rev forbes thomson of acton ex changed pulpits with rev c c coch rane of georgetown and llmehouse on sunday mr and mrs sid mills spent the weekend with mr and mrs j r scott lac lorno newton of st cathar ines mrs ron latimer of george town and ron latimer of tho r c a f stationed in toronto spent tho weekend with mr nnd mrs a w norton mrs stephen jones of cheltenham spent n few days with mrs jamot noble last week london cpbofor tho jnp- nnctu invasion tho solomon islands and the gilbert nnd elllca inlands had each sent some 4000 for war use nnd every group of island col onics in the pacific has made its maximum war effort j acton sunday march 19th 1914 11 on am morning worship vi 15 p m sunday school eveiyone welcome small advertisements adottammna imsm ihu b k cash hli jw as mtmk s w 4 ae wantcd to stent house 3 or 4 rooms or 3roomed flat in or near acton george armstrong wanted ctranlng and laundry woman couple of days weekly apply box 35 free press office pokhaue piano for sale apply box 40 free press office fotk hale four 34 months reg yorkshire boars from qualified oock s3qoo each including registration e m clarke 36- lot 4 1st line krin burlington fred wule rekori lie uw two robins on the lawn last sunday and tluy wre singing merrily tluy are iwlng fed by mr wale the burlington parachute com pany have become wry buy at their plant here und expect to start on two uilfts shortly this will necessitate the taking on of many new girls willi ten days of the present rod cvou drive completed burlington und nelun township appear to he well on their way to go over the top within the next few days chairman stanley craze chairman of tho burlington boy scout group committee has received official word that burlington has won the mason trophy symbolic of being the bet group committee in the halton dist rict for last year about 10 oclock on saturday mor ning the local fire brigade were cal led to a fire at station r on the beach at the home of mr and mrs frank ireland where fire did dam age to the extent of 15000 at the monthly meeting of nelson township council held on monday deputy game wardens were named as follows maurice rose wilbur kerns j a griffiths jack tuck w l smith w b alton gordon thompson colin smith wm shields robert ileatherlngton dave hartley daniel smith george dont and mor- ley watson gazette men30 4050 wwt noras ftp vigor oatm toad tsuau ounulna tflo mlmu- iaambaamtjasmlloavllllitpr mil 1 marts pap iaartcos vitality an 4l lauodlktory mm r 1u u drlltflilv vllvt aaultf of bn trka hakr rrfuluu th i lr military travrijkrh do mimlav tii1n4s there is a tittle it we forget corner in the legion welcome room nt the canadian national rallwnv s central station n sort of monument to forgetful service men the spot is set aside for articles mislaid by men and women of the services and include gloves rubbers scarves fountain pens and even wallets if there is any identification the stuff mail the articles to the owners if identification is impossible the finds are laid aside and sometimes prove useful to a member of the armed for ces in need of a pen or pencil when unclaimed for any length of time the articles arc forwarded to an approp riate branch of the canadian serv ice golden harvest feeds kesucts prove the quality dairy concentrate 24 stewart elliot acton telephone 47r5 rotal palace guelphs leading theatres friday til ttehoay hay millnnd ruth huasey in the uninvited starts next weonesdav- puulcttc goddard fred macmurray in standing room only tiav ami khiuav greer garson waller pidgeon in madame curie starts hattr to weds ronald caiman madelicne- carroll in prisoner of zenda fob male good potatoes and loow wheat 4 raw apply pjtonr acton 30r21 c j vancoozen r it no 1 acton 373 ho halt two gmrral purpose shorthurn bulls 11 months auo 1 thirteen month old early bros norval fob male grade no 1 purity no 1 timothy s4o c5c 435g74 10c lb cotn- oinr harvrstrd sw th imv gordon a leslie 4j2is r r no x acton rlirtmath paiv shatlca lum bago quickly ridieved hy uvlng rum- acals recommended by thiusands who have gained bettor liealtti brown drug store sale postponed owing to the liad vatlnr mi wrd- htwluy the louring uuetlon uale of iuukuniu bsusfi in nassagaweau townuhlp near eb- onczer church has un iwtponed until monday masull sath at 12 oclock sharfi for full particular see posters and lukt weeks palters b roy iiindlkv auct oneer inrkkkbvn auction sale in vsqvksmg townshlr nikiiam amd iiolktein otwh lat cattuc ktochkrit and calves at tm farm of iabvev niibhe lot 10 con 7 emjueslnig towanlilp lakhcrvv corner un v tiidrhuav makw smi tf at 1 11 sharp tkiims cash b j a kijiott aurtlonier rio currlp clerk 1jcarin auction sale in nelson township ikkoikron iiorheh dusukam cattf jc ikmh fat ktekkm hay impleuenik fftrnrnirk at the farm of mm k ii art hpkno io 1h con j n d s 2 miles north of nelson village on wednesday march sfthh commencing nt 1 oclock sharp terms cash b j a elliott auctioneer i readhend oerk notice to croditors in the matter of the estate of annie margaret johnatone late of the village of arion in the ounty of halton widow imroraard all parties having claim uguint the kau of annie margamt john- ktone late of tin village of acton in the county of halton widow who dlii nn or nhout the ninth day of jnnuniv vmi are niulrtl to send pnrtitulnm nnd proofs owreof to the imdcrwltrned iwforo the twentyfifth day f march a d 1944 when ihv iikmu uhi u dlwtrihllted nmong the narttex htfally ntltld thereto hav ing regard only to the lalm which shall have boon hied as aforesaid iinrsunnt to kection 51 chapter 1gs it s o i7 onted nt acton ontario thu sev enth dnv of march 1d44 c f ienlherlnnd alton onfari 3fit soil itr for the executors notice io creditors in the matter of th estate of alice ann rlkby late of the vulagf of acton tn the county of halton married woman deceased all partie having claim against the estate of alice ann rigby late of the village of acton in the county of halton married woman who hied on or about the tenth day of julv 1941 are required to send particulars and proofs thereof to the undersigned before the twentyfifth day of mnrch a d 1944 when the assets will he distributed among the riartles legally entitled thereto hnv- ng regard only to the claims which shall have been tiled as aforesaid pur- suant tn section 51 chanter 165 r s o 1037 dated at acton ontario this sev enth day of march 1044 c f iatherland acton ontario solicitor for harry waterhouse ad ministrator 363