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ht jvrfcow sttt ttss i seventy fourth ur- no 25 ac ion on1akio 1iiuksiuy orcl mbvr jo mm i ibt home print passi cents quola increased full cooperation urged lo sae condudirgr meeting of ihuuiin commusion tuely evening i fh rtulr mollra of acton i public utilities commission was vtt who had passed avtityul christmas meeting icton httanch womens institute the pufinnr meeting of the viton women inktltute uiu held it tin home off mm kjrl tjtmhert rrok st the president mm r i- pitvtdson prided five roll call w jii nsponded to bv mich member plai inn christmas gift on tit pnttv chrstmas tree nrrnngvd for the pnitv tribute um pnli to mm alfred held on tueuv vnlng rwi if j mccvrtoheort and cowmwoti oenlx mr watt had keen the organiser of all womrhi institutes r j ft xuoarthur were present throughout th world and also of xlth chairman c m ttamten pr canadian country womn of jdsrmt the world nolle was received of an in- mrs drysdale saw a talk on the crae of in th quota or wfc- motto- xlru of tod muat he the trlcity thi bring actona quota j honiemaker of tomorrow sev- i up to tm906 kwji dally in check- eral christ ma carols uvr suhff irujr cvr th pt few wk quo- mrs lambert gave a demonitrat- a it la noted that acton ha con- ion of chocolatedipped randy and kubttxtly beett under th uobtvnt also served sample of the finished for th week thu u only poulhle product the recipe was jrfven and by th fullest cooperation of all mam homeawlll enjoy some dur- citiwet of acton ami the indus- in the hoi i da v season triea i at n pectallx appointed time one a motion wa passed authorizing santas utile helper arrived the transfer of any balance on hand and distributed a gift to each one from 4he waterworks department present to th central account of the cor- mrs lajenb as convenor with her commit fcs mrs jas wilds nrul mr f anderson assisted the delightful poratton th waterworks bvlikw which has been parsed bx the council wu tn wrvn presented to the commissi ium h among the items contained in this chris mas concert prizes auariei m allians hihch t mltaii s inulsh hull who f ill d t ov i flowing for hu annual i in istm is i ntt i inlnnti nl ie w i uvloti kimi ni tuilimiin foi i ht pioi iiin si mini i itrols win ua d mis l oakih nt llirplnno ue lint i hn m n i n h lonimy oiintntn knsld rnhnm carol imulwln kni sninikle howard jnnk waynt- uldlev and nora itiibvon piano m1o ami duet by j utmu nd ivtt r canluini vu lj duit iv wv nnd kmnrw oaken minn mnrlon 1 uton rhorua ile- llnnern clniw solo miks iturbara i tirm i plnno m1o llclon iuxtin n rklt visit to the dentist by tohn 1 in don nnd tohn cream iuh children at ijnislina parly last friday kmu llw slrk wrrt- vuiled by sjuila llarwl ihi aimhii i lht hundrefl hlttuvn of atton and dutrlit nmdt the iloxy ilienttn their headquarter last ruu u lien acton merchunlh joiihni w iih the i heatre mnnai nunt in ulvlni them a fine chrut- innn trty it was an all dav event and from 10 until noon the children aaw corn l and cartoons had chocolate chorum s uthr b of the junior m ukloolr nnd n gunrrally choir tn mi rrv christmns in e ilm tnolutv iiiikii tin- imrto tnken in ilitty of siiin- llu- hliihllghl wim the wllllnmuin ivtcv onlw sykln fi v otniu loni lo ann sim ki imin i u- w n ndi d ti alton llova nn i ai n coromunil croup u with bvllinvfvd by law it stipulate that all meters our fr in th commun- nuat be acoefcuwc to the meter and h th best lhe readers- a number of puces have h rtntl the n coered up their meters with coal and other eoods the superinten dent was to list the places arh notlf the consumer that the wvuld k cm off if the meters were riot made access hie it was decided to set a uppl water contracts incorporntinj the provw w of the new blaw there in a o4e of thanks was tender d to chairman hansen on the wax ho v x v iiij p noi tai to the editor ind ntaff ind nil the readers of tu acton free prev mr rint merriam of 1 mnt ithnt chnsmns at his honu here t i v m5 nnd mlvdon circle i i j unt meeting ittht minse ill thurcdax night mrs fluood had conducted the meetlnr during pre dent of the mission ctrcl th ear another vote of thanks presided and mrs f t hortlll wis alo tendvred to keexe m oxer the m5 meetlng all un cutrheon for hls faithful sen c on itml for the candle light vrice the commission during h s term of whkh was in charpe of mr flln office as reexe inll mrs f t shortlll ng a the treasurer was authorised to so o i wilt not be afrnld applx the depotlt of mr smith on the nominating oommlttee of hl unpaid account the following ncc unts wit pataed for pavment ilrdr dept hfpc of ont piwer s422t a t rl mvn rai itm jatarvu the vm reported the ofrtvr f l as follm president mr f t shortul 1st vicepn mrs fmnk smiti 2nd vuv 1 mcctil sk xmhmr uam awtmm acton free pre supplier maaco flee co supplies uacdonnld flee supplier northern flee supplier osn cen elec suppl es can line materials nnh palmer express and transport waterworks dpt n mcfacsern acton oarage 73 77 treasurer mrs klrkw ood asslv 21 81 nt young communltx rir frv ndship nnd supplx mrs a 20 mikax christian stewardship soo mr fjindi 1 organist mr k rk 21 3 ood pre mrs robt mcenerx 12 on misadon cvi le leader mrs jtssh 1 2f mcenerx assistant trs robtrt h1 fn r s4 4lfi hou cill w as anmxvnhl h ix ing ne of tesus panbles tht jto netting r vm with hxmn ind n 4s02 ii mrs flindill talker lodjxc in4alk officer moiulax ivirctnijr hie annual instnllntion night of walkir i odgc wan held on mondrtx xenlng when rro v j eeattx was instired as trshlpful mas ttvr for tin enduing xenr or rm h 1 rltche acted ni install ing mister and was nssuted h v bro frank smith of btdford ixwlge toronto and xailous past nnsicrs of nlker ltwlgx the follow ing w ere inx esti d in tht various office- of the lodge uor bro t bt ittx m bro t m mccutihthin ip m bro im ittrris s jbro j b itkins jv ver or bro v m cooper chaplain bro u k crnham treisurv r bro c h muss le secrttarx bro a t riuhnm sd bro 1 v iov ii j d bro f s cooper i c wor bro c f teatherlind d of c bn c f u ingate s s bro s f snm ts bro a c patterson qririnist or bro v r f rlnli wor bro a t brown wis pre minted b tr wor bro frank milntosh on b- half of the lodge th the veteran s tubilec towel this jewel is pros ntt d ti tht who hit had r t irs m nil rship in tin m isinu orxlt r s10b more bocrs acton coivle married last week in georgetown mtu dorli roberta of ton wts marrtsii in st coort s ng an churx h of engnd oeorgt own on saturdax december lsh t ti o clock o mr hirold townslx also of acton archdeii m w c o tiompsmn uv the ofl at ng clrvrxtin m- nd mrs r o kplres act in vtinlrti t c upu the br de is te uug m- jnmm r isets f a t in ird v late mrs rin r nw kixcars about t too of titt ire rolling along canadian rii s this xvar according to the fninca p it thex are expected ti rtliexo what has be n a chron c boi shrtige ever inc the si of the mir rajlrond men w n h iwever that there i llkvlx t he a short igt in some areas n b f ore the winter is nir speci l christm s ervfces heij1 tst vlbws icreseo fee for motor ucense le1ep this ear aeclamalions lor all offices in esqiifsinsf twp squesinjj a wsrt v wl h i a n 1 im t pmt4 jfy oxmn it r thu vstv n w is rvs hed bv t n tr i bir t a t n i in nl- atii r r h wil be ut ir i tai t j 1- mr f r t fsin sflh s m c ut i w f g j r v r t r m nrwnt if damigt t nn murtni vr sn til k en -vls- llih 1 viin irxi r a f u t s ftaanrtllx ri i ic ns o t lrl- r ngn n c i si un s il 1 t pis 1 s 1 ti i sp nv h tt i s n s sp ni airs t 1 hr v i ut n i an t tn s i- t t- cs uts t- k i ll v m it m n ii r w n t legls iti n w is is i xt t r x v s n s v t- n cost ntttin j and s ding t mik of ar in i 1 hors- power cimmervil xihl le lleen gi as high as 20 chauffturs licinses ctvst sij orig- inalb with jl required for renew al each ear eorut curne llecomesi ltexe as eo tmeae retires ryom i ouncil is re s i k1 ri it 1- s s k s ill r i n m rula x s n n a ns to h h d in n x wish p h 1 in i i r il s w ul t ii i v hi h t i 1 quarters 1 u 1 u t n si s i w th tt isn iu t of la t ar s i iis ls x t v s k i win nl im d l s it f cl 1 v sd i i i in n v k i w titi ns 1 r i s rs v cnxe ni t t v m- v i r i i v n m- i v trv l- x x 1 h m 1 s v ln 11 1 i v iiil r h c ii i t 1 1 irl w i i li u i ii 1 nvn w mr iln wn t rwi n irs thnt ie rs i isl bx t i lanntl n s h ml vr i lyust w he to- i ri if ss no is uid r j- dax- i is n of ss no 1 kth bx ala m ition lorne sthiuil from whlth mhtion mr ln don comes is thlj xaa joining the school area tin christ mis si isnn was mark ed b ss i il s rxices in st alban vn i ii chunh on christmis f tin tndit onl choral com muni n sric xii he d at xhlch t nn ih ih r smg the inthem n t f nights on sundax n rniu hil lr n if th un- ii t v 1 j nsi with the eongre- k it n f r hji orstmis serxic n i ht int om w is hie first c r ins m rn in tht ixinng sin h n ui it ind s nl r rs rss nt 1 i cr 1 sorxico ngngit in jotml in the k k f n n fimihir cartas w 1 i nu i v rs h th- t rs 1 si b ni ni cit ln i m c su rumhln 1 m ii art s ni- t j s il iftg an i iniu 11 v p nk ng rvits nclu 1 1 mr h 1 rn r m s tr i i f unti n rst 1 s hiln in s h wehs r mr f c oiks u v kinist ind m ss t i it st it r 1 i i ti i r 1948 btiilclinor in aclon reached isw record sl new residences in iust ear and hustnet and indu- tnal routh i 1 lu pist iar has been ont of the gnnum building xenrs in ac l n s histor chief jinrrop ri poits nt now hmi during 1018 in addition there has betn bus i vs nnd ottur buldlng actlxitj the new row tht at re was com peted this spring nnd the old the atrv bulldng was conxv rted into i tu i modern ston s for cnrrotl ind the ras ann shop ree m cutchetin opened hii nexv grocery store on ongi strtn i duilngt m ir nvrmnn mcknchern lins cimh pletid a fine new icment block nnd brick g trace nnd apartment i i mam st s ind nt amur axe find miin stret t a now servlte ami sal s building for bert woods is l the course of corurtruetloo nn 1 s it i for completion earlx in llt a new t inssixk ni nt tht hlg school wns lomplettd dur ng th i ir ind t hi commercial course in nw lelng taught there 1 i r has also um inontin if thir bvisln ss hulldlngs such the nexv store of t mcmujlt n ph mson bros 1 it pom d n ms si -r- f i tit sal of frn u ds tid r p riu hi n i p ned i pi w j willirx store on mill jt another nesx industrial buildmi w is put into operntl m at the blow fmndrx ind th r ha hi i n tt nsions ind r nntitions at other- cton industries t n flnir milk built tins w jj nt k nn it ttt rs w mv rits is motrtr n ndustrv whith will mnnufactun sash nn 1 i s ind oth r w d sictal1tl s it iiit pslbli wi mix om it t 1 xorlooked sime othr l i i it i i t it s n mi h i build un xt ii i it this ir- tf r ui it ill at th m in nt p- s ts an f r ni i bu i i n 1m1 n ilininn sidermsl bus n m i m iniifn turing crcus i i n t iti il lls but i t u k cp 11 s v ith t i 1 1 kr t h ir1es ers hrsms lr st joephn chi iu ii increase in milk prices for mam ontario outre- i kttnilpiic of milk in ijontmit markt t ains outside of toronto is ixptittd to advance one icnt p i lunrt ns a result of an arbitration inxard gianting th farm rs n jo to 25 cent increase jm i hundrtsl xv ight consumers in these plnces are now paving 17 cents p r nunrt un t urn nt pm e in toronto is 18 1 1 nts- a priit of 4 per twt was set for mnrket hhesc are a ion aylmer barrle bracehrldgt rrnnipton brnntforti bro kvillt campbell ford cobourg colling jivoid cornwall delhi dunnville icorgftown craxt njiurst nod r i h klngnton undsax meaford- thornburx m dland penetang- tiish nt ni wnuarket north musko- i ka iluntsitllex orillla chun j sound paris peterborough po t elgin port hope st mnrs st 1 honias sim roe watt rford smith falls southampton stratford sutt m till son burg nnd wiarton farmers shipping to oakxdlle will isim mi to is mbntke 54 10 u haw kesburv and p cton st t and to napanee j3 75 ion marltxn mellor loy peal framis oakts i eon a sngaskle and marjorb ware chorus by the lii of tb prlmarv lass chrlsl mas i in bx rohenn sagaxkle ii a tin r willi is joan courtney orgnn w allr sara ijii nby shlrh x roche ruth jones kave sagnskli susan canham fill lax don onm mecjladderv pla oiling run with sktrs beau x il h t d footit wax ne currle ii b twin norri- oakes and ceo u illlamsin aft r s m ral gultir numhi rs l ls iubv santa clans arrived pi 1t s for ntti ndance dur ng th xenr wire pnsentd to tohn t n as bill om n tohn ilaydnn i oi c oakem wax n currle fran i s oak i s helon iuxton fax sngaskli robina sagaskb iionnlil i uston and bob fonts wood craft- latm tiultistn to oprn plant in cton i v wl t i lfis w th most rt ct nt small induftrv to start opt rarmns ir acton mr c van x has fitted up thp hulidinc ndjnront to th stall n holt 1 with xximtd xxnrklng equipment ami has mmmonci i manufacture of sjuih doors ami fittings for tht building trndt and spt ial wood nsjuln ments tli plant is nm in operation and mr nr x n ported plcntx of orders on hand for some time wother local winner t the ro l fair belittd news of the roval win tor- fair of 101s robt h rr nnd son w re sue t ssful jn xvinnlng jnrl prize on two ir old 1th prio n ni xtarilc and r prize on fonl in tin h i km class s jnd t n inul lii1 t pnss t r delier hnrsi out of a class of 11 1st on nr of llkht cf liverx iius s iw pro- rimilrr r ymr- t sinio ddr- the tl rnkr m vhon christm s d weddinc t mphema ime oiult prtshtrlnn oiur h i tl fin of i pntt ratull 1 k t ililin tt f p m aturh t i stnuc nitht 0 t n olh r id nntt mtii h 1 wikt t r tf mi t i mr klnnl p million i 11 1 i i m trrl 111 t po h n i mil r n nf mr tlul mis r k him r m in i i 1 n fl 11 il mr tnni mml tl ill v is 1 si nl mi llnhnir rl i in f ih hrl i il iv1 sv iii iiu tti hrldi n in mnrri tii hi fat i r r ii i t i o i n i i f n i n in i fl j h i li f 1 i i i ii turk i lo r jh hi l i- mr m m i n i i 1 1 m- i ti ir it r f n ill v s o n i s k rx ird t t 1 ss it t im i uni i i wt think fir i hil is nturx the free prws h is bt r hvt n d on th vinn s rst to thi snme subscriber that s much b re the pn sf etjttor lasumtd his dulitv mx t n m v- m hit n s 1 i l i 1 t t fill im lint i r i inx mrs j i sm ii mi t in h ii ir sk t nlirx burki dtvtrsit and m itr ii in it n ing nai xxere tried is the cen n f german v resuscitated to ln d ut rv mils band he drove into iowh on a sti tgh wnxlng n greeting to ail along tiw stnet since his own equipment was fnggel mil tt was in the hn tgh ami behind the fin team of mr i i stewart that hl intrx to acton wns made at the theatre santa was w i corned h ret xt f i mecutchenn and the then re xn packet to tnpniilx and rwjond never fclnce tts ojw nlng hnd sin h a crowd im on nocomnmdntod v er tlid any t iw hnv more fun there were- lioturei and mrs robertson was i tomimnlst for the chrlstm u- mtrols nnd communllv xrtclnb i lit rt wi n more treats and nv tltlis for the hildren over 7vi bags of chris maa iwwlio were p iss d out but santa claus work did not stop ih rt to all the boy wid gills who ttunugh hlnoaa weio uimlili lo ntt rid h made a perflon- al xkt and tiok a christmas treat and wt an told that it was eight t t lot k on lit istmnji t ve heforn he h ul finish il tliis task it xx as a christmas party thp luldn n will not soon forget nnd i nniit is duo mr itolw rtson nntl t hi btisini ss ni n in making tu vont sibb school concert t lunnockiutrn hristafasueek rnnnockbuxn s hoot hi id tin ir annual cones rt on d r mix r 50 xt ith a lirgi cioud alttndlng tin follmvlnp pupils tiwik part in the virions nnmbers rriuik t t nton fi inns ht f rnun bilk f f n mi donald i eonard 7 ns ex ol na r chi r horothx mi ixinald mar in mi donald ojs n tvins brian xins lartnrot morrson cir 1 otiwin i llllin phillips in brooks risimnrx brooks hinnith rot and theotlort 71 ins mint a c laus paid a xlsii nnd mj tttil his lari pnek of gmits and if trliuttd much i prhiatel gifts mrs irm r ib rtson pn sided it tin plan t brought ut th ienlng w nt in nu fi ling hap r m px iracii pack flfvils rioi fritt 1- nl f rtl r i it i 1 s w arli j i k 1 is bl s- i jl r ihis ir s rl i i t i ir mi f icitm is i t t is i t t n t i mini total ri ik t s i ns lis is 4 i in ont i is i 1 ts 1 li ft sft i ind lirmsh c 0rt0n mr and mis iorrv ki ham ant nbir i brtniprt n mr and mrs litforil wat son toronto nnd mr ind mrs i i vf i yonn and family of rnn w n t hristmas visitors nt th honu of mrs lohn wnttvin mis h nrv url h an 1 mr loe t mik sjm nt the holt dav at un ir homo hen mr and mrs arthur turner of ihtrolt with mr and mrs ieoir i ush miss m ilm in aring nnd miss timfi mch ni toronto nt tho f i rti rs home mr wm bolton kiti ht nt r nd mr and mrs art watson ami fain ilx spt nt hnstmiis da vs lit mr ind mrs corgi bollon mi and mrs tohn b rrx irin mis b ttlt runt iiuvjlliirjls n mm mcrjn ht rn and inxttlv r lot n and riism ii woofls i lo i wood viitd wi h ciin nni mr john hum mi ind mrs i- inn hall am ann visit d mi and mrs ivwrge irun linstjuas iin mr ind mrs brt ws- k ont tin tl mr ind mrs hi rt we ks sr misc i ln mi ijii hlan mr an i mis t vs mtliugtilin ind i tin mi lmiki n llillslmrk inl mr m 1 mrs n noun mcki ni osiun i t t rtsl mas i a h i i m it is with mr and mr w n b i 1 r i n r mi n 1 trs 1 ss iui n im m 1 ii i m s a ii t mil mr k n hi r l r brarnpt n mi i 1 mjs arti ur i uiti r mr r t tt i i i m r 1 mr i r i ush m mui i ir i i hi w i us fr r 1 mr r j 1 ir i i nassagaxiexa it electors accord t all aeclamalions iiiii wm innkli mil vii a mtmlnrs of i mini il rv j it i urn il ilffiv i m l i it ii 11 iillllml i 1 llt lh f n i i i ir r n iti r i ix f m i lr si ik r su t n d gibarrllno x th nnx ice- ssn t on i hnnevmivn tn s xx yor clt h plan 1 j- 1 h kl t i i i 1 ac t i n 1 a i r i h i i ir t i ii i li r 1 i i vi i i i