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f district news various items concerning activities in communities nearby where many of our readers are interested milton boys socking a quiet smoker be foro supper were blamed for a malt blaze in a barn owned by andrew graham on boll street last wednesday another milestone in the history of milton wag passed especially in the business district when the new ross stores ltd was officially opened for business inst thursday morn me four people narrowly escaped serious injury when their cars were in collision on the first line about a mile south of mlkon sat urday night canadian champion llmehouse recent visitors include mrs e hadlcy of gooderham with mr and mrs preston hadley mr arthur knowlos home from bc after two yean absence we again welcome mr and mr wm gordon nnd jim to the village having moved into mr and mrs mlllleres house- mr and mr e tt wllnon nnd teddy hnve moved into scotts cottage recently vacat ed by mr and mrs ron latimer and gloria who arc living in their new home nt georgetown mrs jas nohle and mr and mrs wm reld attended n reception for mr and mrs herb reld nee lconn moggy held nt the orange hall mnnitowanlng mnnltoullln island last wednesday evening mr nnd mrs a c patterson and joy and mr and mrs gilbert sin clalr spent sunday nt weston ballinafad mr and mrs russell taylor and valeria of toronto spent the week end with mr andjtfrs jos altlan- congratulatlons to mr and mrs em la mcenory and mr and mrs stanley sinclair on tho arrival of their wee daughters the w a mot at the home of mrs robert moenery on wednes day november 11th the president mis smith presided mrs mcen- ery had charge of the scripture study several items of business were discussed and the meeting closed with hymn ahd prayer after which a tasty lunch was served by the hostess assisted by mrs short- in mr bullock has sold his farm to mr harris and has bought a house in osprlnge the many friends of mr sh lindsay will be pleased to know he is improving rockwood nassagaweya a a no 7 mr and mrs j j kennedy were guests of mr and mrs edgar how den rr 5 milton sunday on the occasion of waynes birthday mrs peter mclean spent sev eral days with her daughter mr nnd mrs hnrold bpoomcr toronto last week little rail price son of mr and mrs wm had an opera- nostal ml ton private hospital inst tuosdny morning he returned home monday evening but has o stay in bed for another weeb mr and mrs wm service at tended the funeral of the formers uncle mr james service rjl milton on monday afternoon mr and mrs stanley robinson and doris visited mrs margaret robinson an caster sunday no 7 form forum got started for another term november 1st in the school with 17 attending cholrman mrs oscar locker as sistant mr ralph price scctreas mr wilfred kennedy assistant mrs j j kennedy mr david hen derson wns leader for the discus sion boy meets girl tho next forum was field nt the home of mr nnd mrs peter mclean nnd mr lock i e mclean with 21 attending and discussing lets go farming two groups were formed for this nnd the answers given from each gave miiterlnl for fut ther discus sion under the leadership of mrs dnvld henderson mrs mclean ser ved n most delicious lunch a nocinl evening wns hold in tho town hall friday when a euchre nnd dance under the auspices of the ernmosn branch of the south wellington liberal association was largely attended among those presont from out of town were r w gladstone mjp ross mcewing mjpp for north wellington and frenry hosklng of guelph hrrb saunders was chnlrmnn of the gnuterlng and also master of cer emonies wns albert gray who called off the danced brtoif nddresses were given by the out of town guests nnd mem bers of the womens institutes served a bountiful lunch remembrance dn pnssed off quietly here the many friends of mr fred smith will regret he is confined to jti home through illness following n week in hospital at guelph mrs anthur ayles is much improved in health recent visitors nt the home of mr john r richardson nnd mr nnd mrs clnrence henderson wey mr nnd mrs robert blchan of vlnelnnd mr and mrs e j eckel f hamilton also mr and mrs r b richardson and family of vine- land the many friends of mr and mrs ross snow and family regret their removal from town to their fnrm nonr acton kenneth snow was popular with village folks in delivery of the guelph mercury on the occasion of n birth a son to princess elizabeth and prince i philip duke of edinburgh tho flng ins hoisted at the cenotaph polo monday 4 j among those taking part in the kiwnnis music festival in guelph are sheila jfcskmg nndvdnvid e benham dance sponsored by guelph township athletic ansociatkhi george wade hiscorn huskers paradise gardens- guelphkitchener highway tuesday nov 23 the latest in modern and the best in old tyme music admission 100 per person dancing 01 tickets may be obtained at scotts shoe store and savage cfe jewelry store three year old kilbride child x strangled in car distressing accident on tues day when chud caught in fear counting ontarios mighty moose order your xmas turkey now acton farm phone 249 acton ont jioalsloresji town do you support them an unfortunate and sad accident occurred at the homo of mr etnn mrs john frederick hardsand of kilbride tuesday afternoon when their youngest child konncth three years old became wedged in a car and died before assistance ww av ailable unable to hear the screams o tho child through a hearing ail ment the boys mother first hot iced tho family dog acting aumnge- ly around the car when she went out to investigate she found the child with its head wedgedtbetwecn the door post and back rtf the front seat nearby helghbors head the wo mans call for help and ran to her aid robert covevdale carried the young boy nearly a quarter of a mho tp the ofcfloe of dr h r macdonald where it was found the boy had died by strangulation tho mother told investigating of ficers constables liny mason and al lemon her son had gone out side to piny with tho dog after the noon dinner she wa not attracted to the dogs behaviour until nearly two oclock she said dr gedrgo e sycr coroner was called nnd the bodv wns removed to hamilton tor ciaimlnntlon by dr w j dttidmni it has not boon decldedlf andnquost w b laid morning after an officer of tho law walked up thtf front steps of a suburban home ud rnppod sternly on the door know anything about that car parked in front ho asked tho pretty girl who answered his knock why yes i do aho replled beltor toll me all you know it is reported as being stolen oh that car wasnt stolen of ficer aho smiled it belong to my boy friend he was in no con dition to drive home last itfght so i made him walk j city school teachers in canada stay on one job for an average of ton yoars ruralschool teachers- move from ono school to another or out of teaching altogether over tv o years or less jhnhmmmmmmmmnnnhmhumnnmmhaammmhn ospr1ngk of nil north american deer the moose is uie mirhtlest any wan derer in the forest who hna seen or even heard one of the great creatures of half n ton or more thundering through the obstruct ing underbrush will have no doubt whatever about the bulk and strength of the nnlmnl it is this lmpresshe size nnd power of the moose w hlch arouses admiration not its appearance with its high shoulders immense muzzle mas sive antlers nnd ungainly bod the toronto hull moos- hns n grot sque figure thai would have no chance at all in n benutv contest aires omorl- tnnn is u rugged henst thnt splash es through the shnllows of a north ern inkt like a scow in n gale about this fnsclnntlng animal suiprklngh little scientific inform ation appear injho text book ns mn hopeful render soon discovers it is to the credit of the ronl ontnilo museum of zoology that this lack is now being remedied unnvr the leadership of mr r l peterson of the museums division mrs s grundj of guelph spent n few days inst woek with her son nnd fnmll mr nnd mrs george grund numerous hunters enjoved the three day deer hunt jn erin town- ship hist week messrs gordon alt- ken nnd victor benmish were- for tunate enough to bng n deer mr and mrs aleck tovell of owen sound spent n few dns last week with mr nnd mrs d stewart nnd family i mr jasiah steward spent frids with his daughter and sonlnlnw mr and mrs robert king at onk- vllli the manv friends here of mr- ian muenn will be pleased to lenrn he k rnpidh recovering from his i ex t nt operation pet formed in he is able to be up n while tii h dnv nnd expects soon to leave the hospital mi and mrs frank lelti h at tended parents night ut the iovi where lhelr son malcolm is a s i ond vi ir student mr ait muiu nt in that ge of the lot al preibvtei inn chuuh eon- liuied a fitting mivicv on sundav ifi rnoon with tlu theme itemem- luniuo iv o minutes silence was ohservid in mcmur of those who 1 ild down their lives for freedom mr and mr john beamish have sold their farm on the second line of mammals intensive research u and haw purchased the gamblo in progress again this year as it farm on the centre inn llife mr was in 194mt by cano and nnd mrs leamtsh and girls will oe plane on foot through the tangled moving this week undergrowth of forasts museum mr and mrs clark of near specialists have trailed the moose georgetown have purchased the in area from the remoter reaches beamish farm of algonquin park to the islands of the fnrm forum wns held at lake superior and the wilderness mr and mrs alvin fishers on thi bevond vhat lake it is a fact-find- 151 n there were 22 proaent th ing project on a scale never before subject for the evening wns your attempted in north america i fathers farm progressive moose numbers habits haunts and t hre was played with the prizes evry fact of value contributing to k to mrs grundy and mr it the knowledge and preservation of j j mntthews the species is being thoroughly in- you cant find it anywhere else week in week out the acton free press brings you local and district news news of your club your church your friends that news just isnt av ailable 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