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did not aail thr wrr tra1n tiadlv h atrn lndr1 tut hr duliil kin thr laurrl rath n r lhr rtlt nlkn hi ftowlei hats and vists writ- ih rai whir iio wi inkni id u ilf on lhr l km hiofld rips ir 1 imiy lnr i y ill fitly itir ijenllrmrri ntt- y if 4 rr frt f i i rirj tin r f tr it iniiincy ti th u n ii f i r i d al gurli h aui ic lhr silu 1j i lot iinr thr alton i niwr lub w hich u in i ii with u moh atmd ith 1 n otiui th t i twl will in mtnultnini ui 11 all b at thr drain on t arton t ilrmii- ha w ho dmd and tmt aquatic club war organ cd m acton m ihc last inuny and clul rocmj and boat hcufe erected or thr totr foir y im pictuird above i the icm hou t lh qrnlltnirn mioyinrj the niflnly flr c r t of i cr cl th turn i tt cmury t uiilul nit tm rupii 1 ti- limn u thnul and th t irntirlv rtnilv forimtj c rr mrij afti i brrakmr tn hrvrn ul h conrluiion of tht whrdulrd p gait and f rfu plu1 of f for it t ritit ti nifil arton in thr fin call ttanlldrnt i co iti lh flrt ri ih finj firm- rinimxil t it v idt ni fiom iul di v 1 i h ill h fornur f lht d i tru ill li mi i nli i in arrvw td f thn ti i ii i t id itl in lln n imhi s mii1 il t i km n p itk thi- aftiinikri lilv h w and iw thi msi ii i ihampinn of thr 1 it i t srrat rios lhr iii- ti ln 0 m a- pi tk i i ii ix it i anu i pmi u un ii ml mttntl tin lll c v n ti d w ith pi of viona ad ir 1 an notion that aitir ould t thnat lo th ituwn w utih id iff ith win b th t i llui ll ktibc of thr htforri r t rins thr ft4min thr i fornur m irtd up m trmprsi when gait had trn drtratrd b acton fi2 tht hrlormer publishrd a rvptirt ol th pkirr rroaaly murrprrrntinf ac- iin lacrucae- club and libelled thm ii it h ii k n w in v i urniil it i t unitwlv i citi d at i ul in thinj hum th forrhutnf aciount u iniain thi hula ha loo ktirrrd up in lh dmiricl w hrn calland acton fari off in thr championship liinr it wa tt lr plarti on thr in utral rounil at waterloo and um th burhi ri of the tin citii f wiittrux antl kitchimr win ii i itll ui l ul it id lhr rff prr ut r i mill tr 1 1 im hi thi mi i thi i i i u iilup iirr i i nti h t wnt ii r iid it t witirlii ilmti irin mil four hundnd i in- ui iiriul thr cnvcinl- it mil tiwuitti d for ih ir ionun t ii n thi ni i in thi champion hil if thi kol pivtrict b oir- v r i hmnclv ti fi tunc call vi and lhu pun i lum ihrm a thr dr- r i u la thrtr unsr ml briz judicitv jmplr rmdrncr of which t ii n in th limitations brlow from thr gait reformer which throughout th rason has moil of- frnirly championed their eauae the rrformer no doubt inspired b mrmbrrf of the gait tram has from timr to time fane out of the i armr r ii ul now frit nd id form i n i i win all in ul th diuth in th irri but it vuvnl rlon d r now m if thi filr tali ill rttmul mibi with hliitutun nn i aail did it 11 1 former try a i n hi norablr rour ni xt i awn thi truth for a rhnncr and m u i ill win it it wt thr r pct of lov i r cf rln ind honim pori urn urn run i win thr chtrnpn nhip ini thi inuri 1 w n ith md ilki n h tf i acton tnm 1 it drr r r d l di r r riink mcintosh win shi id c wil linnn r scott r frwin c frwtn m himlimm j watson f wat n f w cornett w gurne a fiiirnn c llnriemon j ivarrv and 1 luxe r it id captain w h mat th w rrprat hampitanihlp i i fi rtiiiiati 1 thi ctlt elul ot r m r n i a di wri nt to the i w i ni i imiuuil ikt 1 1 mduct i ltlli ti n win in a tichnl- i hl lh ti chmcillt ua thi i n it nt- to but ih ut iin n li h v li tx ila- iii l lift i h unci iimuur lhr crrs- itnt- i nn d tht ir mipviiontn b lain blini all 7 i th frre pr vs ti cn v nts di trrminrd ti unifrh grfll wtl for thi ir un- l i rtstnanliki tu tic and unr- rantid prrumption and to this rnd put in full timr in aoliri and careful t nutin up to the datr of the famo thi wni to cu iph on saturday aft rm i n aceompanird h brlu en loli and 0p citurni thnr minda w rrr madr up not onl to drf at gait aymn but to cie them inch an ovrrwhilminc drfcat that it would take them a long time to foreet this thev accomplished w ith an rarnestne and so completely that ctrngalt and their friends were w illi t admit tl at a l n liwd ttitllv won tli ihmiiiinhip of mr id ul ijutru l nitarta f haaalta uith thr ttown weifchinr lighllv on tin ir ihouldrra thr rrwrnti wtoi into thr provincial plaxdowna and irnluallv rmrrjtrd aa thr ont int riiir1ialf irniw champion i f tt anadian irrtm- aaanria linn ll wj thr firt timr in arton s history thit a lacrisr i himpu i ship had ixin hmuxhl to lhr v il larr and thr lal th v outrd st mnvi in twi iiiikfiiliir im and rdrrd itrav ulm i i tainthr rifhl to mrrt uaiton in it onl final- act nn won thr drcidinp rarnr of thr frnia 0 3 from wiarton and thr town w rnt wild whrn tir rhampa rami ljck hnmr on lhal thanks pi inr nirht in l althouch thrrr had lirrn othrr ti tchllght procrs im for thr turn lhat vrar thr in that ni morahlr niffht rxcrllrd itn thinp rt thr procrwiton met lhr iram anil ihrv paraded from thr station hradrd bv acton cornet rand to thr town hall w hrrr mtirh merrv makinc wrnl on lo thr ma wtr hours so rndid lhr rlonoua saa of lacrosjr in acton other trams fol lowed thr p9 tram but thrt nrer rrarhul thr hrlkhtk of thr club of thit iir intrrrst waned in thr ramr it dud a natural rtrath tn ac tin jnd -uriim- ml in i fi w srcln n of ontario todai i i r il n 1r7c sx p ri it wrr htiil tn the slriam mar tol t n mill- on salurd v bv mr 11 ruoc man h is 1b7 thi commodious pn nn- on main stn rt rrcrntlv w ti it and ocrupii d bv mrssrr k nn rm has brrn purchas 1 bv messrs john knni anil- son hoit nil hif dialris into which th will shortk remir golf popular her course on main st i r hi i a i id ii il hi u ih rin i d t v htardmor fill i ub ir iim nl iii ki i n thr iluy mill 1 hr ifhlh h ir ti on u i i ill nt li i i r ttit 1 i i at r r f tl w i ii d tht nintl t if v i i w a viit in r thr willow aw all in he hol low i iwrrn thr links f ned a splndul hazard mmch llivi tsl- 1 iht vi fit ow id cricket ceased at turn of century ti t i k i wa- a mp ilar an t in a tf tl ii inlr it id nts m i1k th t m tihmt n hh tht t low of thr fin i nil it krf ii mud i ilh ihrm t h i iiim i it at m him 1 nd u 1n t njoiinp il t much as i ir nt tos rnjin hockii and h all nrki i dub wi f rmd rt n m ihl tiaihir mnre in u n nd jd mcgarxin mcrrtaii ihn it nasi was built inid j i ink up on num st fi r s vrar ih kmr tlnwil tut t i i l liu a t i s i 1 t lam uukil plii in acton trt wi il th ttov- i f thi old hi at thi lit r urn n of lb illlt i iipits in jinn im h tli an tlimpt was mad li fo chd but lack of inlrrim nmn c irti d th jini nts f thr iril tht cluti foldrd jtil 1r75 frt prra fficr or mill st a frw du r fror ir post office the commodious grounds of the tennis and bowling c jb are ihown m this picture neat and well looked after the cbs and greens have the distinction of being among the finest in ontario both are artificially lighted and many a tournament has been held here the grounds replaced the old commons that orce stocd there