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thursday november 4lv 19m x the acton free press acton ontario dancing e acton town hall music by al kuhns orchestra of kitchener friday november 5th 9pm to 1 q m sponsored by acton branch canadian legion proceeds for acton legion poppy fund admission 100 pi pkson he arrived refresh you may not go in for water ikihng but you will feel fit and refreshed for any activities at your favorite retort if you go by but florida clrtl tour 12 day 11730 from toronfol fteturn fare lghtiing ond hotel room doubt b nig hi ak your agent for detail of this or other package lour low round trip paris isubisct to chang new orleans 4890 los angeles 9165 miami 6160 tickets and information at harold wiles want ad page where old friends meet change group title at acton banquet with nearly 00 members pres ent the semiannual dinner of the halton deanery laymens associ ation was held in st albert parish hall acton on tuesday october 28 the principal speaker was bishop w e bainoll of niagara diocese who stressed the need ror faith vision and courage in the world to day h was decided to change the name of thp group to the halton deanery brotherhood of anglican churchmen new officers were elected as follows president john bradley hornby vicepresident nrlon holllday burlington secre tarytreasurer hugh wllklns otk- tllle rev e jones of st albans church welcomed the members snd invited them all to return to acton for the laymens service this sun day named delegates to the deanery council or the brotherhood of ang lican churchmen were les duby and clint taylor of acton and john lloyd of rockwood members of st albans ladles guild catered representative of st albans parish numbered 33 with one from rock wood pollock and campbell manufacturer of high grade memorials memorial engraving m water st north oait telephone ml roil a jtamdttm optometbist 58 st georges square guelph formerly occupied by mr e p head complete eyesight service hydro standardization message acton has been inventoried for changeover please be sure to notify the hydro area office have acquired any additional electrical appliances c have disposed of any electrical appliance since inventory are moving into this district with electrical appliances hydro frequency standardization area office po box 270 islington post office postal station s toronto 18 ont telephone triangle 72233 6ntari61 holron pope of tin part death rate was high in the good old days as three doctors between hamilton toronto by owen clabkb in halton today the health of its clliiens la taken rare of by physic- surgeons and general practi tioners in a inn at every locality hospitals minting homes and spec ialists arc within easy reach of the populace in addition there are den tal clinics baby clinics and the hal ton health unit safeguarding health sanitary conditions throughout the county how different from the early iftoonv at thnt time emigration was en cu urn red but no provision made for the medical enre of the immi grants in looking back over the pnges of history one la tip prilled at the high tlcn i h rate due in great men si 1 re to ignorance negligence nnd unsanitary conditions ond to the unscrupulous deception of so- cnllcd mcdknl men capitalizing on the need ond dtslnss or the plo neers heavy tell dipthcrln smallpox typhoid lolern nnd tit iter infectious diseases took n heavy toll of human lives isolation of infectious cases wns un heard of so it become nclunlly a time f the survival of the fittest the number of young folk who died of consumption has truly pathetic particularly as their end wns accept ed ns the will of god the stark enlily of pioneer life is revenled for ill to mv engraved on the tomb- sloiies of the early settlers nnd their families in the burint grounds of i in on county in the enrlv wirt of the 19th cen tury there were only three qunlifled doclois between toionto nnd hnmil- lon ir adnmson of port credit dr nnthnniel hell nelson town ship nnd or j nines cohbnn milton mnny pioplc tbink of lr cobban ns dr james cobban ha i ton i second doctor was located on ihe banks of the sixteen soulh east of milton he was reported to be one of ihe most noted and skillful practitioners of his lime he came to canada and was gazetted a licentiate of upper canada october 311 832 twin the first doctor in halton ac tually ir nell preceded him by quite o number of years first docier dr bell wns born in new jersey in 1791 ills family came to cnnada wht n he was two yenrs old as was usual in those days the hushnnd nnd fnltnr came first took up innd set tled and then sent for his wife nnd fnmily and so in 1792 mrs rell with her eight children the oldest a girl of 111 the youngest n iwby nine use our popular christmas layaway plan a small deposil will hold any article until christmas make your selections while stocks are complete you may makes payments as you please and have many gifts token care of j prior to christmas many customers find hinton s lay away j plan a grand assistance to their chrtjtmas budgets see our displays of toys dolls tricycles wagons toboggans sleighs games towel sets boxed lingerie slippers handkerchiefs table cloths linens wool blankets hintons dept store months old left the honks of the delownrc river they travelled with three horses two with pack saddles containing their worldly goods the youngest ihilitrin were packed on hie horses too nnd jn this manner the fnmily made its long journey through forests and over mountains fording the river for there were no bridges nnd ft w taverns where the wiirv trnvellirs might pnuse for rsl ond refn shment invariably they hail to sleep in the open or vntt n makeshift tint made with she ts si wn together indians friendly three we ks tin v pursued tin u wiv sorm hints muling with in dinns and passim tin ir villages thf indians thd mil itmlcst the trwcll r but wi n kind anil obliging nnd wiuld gjvi or s u th n ni tiioi in tossing ii sli of thi hursts put down jus head to j til yiir old girl pilch- ltd ur sumner and luring the war of 1812 acted as as sistant surgeon with dr kerr he in great demand by act 1 1 era tor mites nround at one time dr bell was ruptured by us soldiers escaped captured again during which time he was shot in the leg the injury fanning him much dla- ess even otter he was allowed to turn to canada in 1811 dr rell removed to st anns in nelson township and set ip his own practice following the stiihlishment vf the upper canada medical board in april 111 dr rell was the second doctor in all upper canada to receive a licence to prnrtlee medicine from that aug ust body lr hell s field of practice was ry extunsive from his 200 acre farm in nelson he travelled west aa far as hamilton nnd north to where the city or guelph now stands he made his rounds on horseback he has been described as n bold de- lined nnd careful operating sur geon he mnny times amputated the thigh leg or nrm often hy candle light with lnborers and form hands ly assistants and no chloro form in ibm or rell was nppoint- d to the 2nd gore militia nnd dur ing the rebellion to the mh core fine leaking man he wns twice married his first wife was n min clinc of nelsonbr whom he had nine children the id n widow mrs w i nellea of grimsby bv whom he hnd five children dr rill dti d on his 09th bfmhdnv october 26 llfcft he lins lieen dencnbtd as a tine oking man six feet tnll inrge hut not stout stem in appenrnnre hut ytt pleiuiant and gi ni rous ills word liis bond he hnled a lie but pitud ttu liar he was a devout tii in hi r of the church of fnglnnd m pollliis itn old school tory nnd lrourl of his loyalist nnc trv he hid it riving iitlli to ins family but in honor ihh nitiu poor because lie would not prtss for fi s thou- kinils of dollirv due bun wi re ni ver piul ttiit wili id iiivi nndered good s rvic to ins fnmily ifter hli lis llx the i lull wis saved fm hot dislotald lur shouldir in th tall rinilh thi v unvid at fort nln by ilrl ifely tish v111 till till cin liny madi th ii vn t grimsby wht re the wo uiin s hush mil two brothi rs and a sisl i had s ltlil a si tirm for ii was hpp milting until jiidg amlrtw itit hilped to sullish tin hills on mountain luid mir grimsby- fronds looked after th children until a log house was built ibis tln was the home of tilth nithin hill who later be urn hilloils first ipldifiid physi captured by ii h soldiers th buys gin r1 iducition wa ibtiirnd with gnat difficulty ii his wins hi studied medicine a en nationally advertised duotherm oil heater for one room or six you can t beat a duo therm home heater tor cleas- steadyfast hat 1 top quality top value come in today and sa e qwpwab 41so0 btu capacity beautaful mod em rtyle aatie brown ftaub 3000- btu model ritrtty bicker manning electric alb halton n second fhielor hi oth r suit of ttu atlantic nig tmv dt slui ii lo it haltons ml i in a ted dr j nines cob- in was born in ahi relet n scotland wl he took ins ma degree in n ooh ifi uid was thin ippren- correction we ipolngire for the slip of the pen in our column last week in which we referred lo mr wm robinson and his wif this it course should have read his sis ter mr robinson will find he reston d to his proper status when 1 pages of the past appears in book form g p c tn id to in abirdun doctor from mill 20 hi completed his studies at thi age of 10 aftir vhirh his travels big he thr in ind thi n went to the west indus and pnrtind nine years in jamaica lie findly cafne to canada and was tt d a licentiate of wppi r nida gctob r 31 1b32 in itntt hi marri d catherine ann viiingf st dniiditir of aptain jarmy of thi fast indus 4th dragoons he bought i iirm arid built a line cnl- miil i- iilnr on the binks of the sixtun south ist of milton dr utilmn stood high in thi esteem of th pi opl ot hilton and few suc- cedid betn r in the profession to shuh to bilnngid his memory a is lni ch nshd u all ho knew turn ind ypriincil his kindness and gimrosin dr c obtian was sm iirisidi ril ini of the most not d ni i skilful prarmmrn rs of his tirm mi mm i tted sure on to the th rj mnt of the gr militia in imft infnrtiinately he develop- d vauulir h art disease resulting n hi diath aft r a long and tedious illn ss his widow sumwd him linl reks family of hir t tnd three daubhters re lm of the marriage one son dud whil slill a medical student- th- nthr snn staid on the farm 0m dnightir married dr wm rmrnn f ciorg lnn another rrd hi brothi r dr larkson rrn in whn ixiarn dr cubban s on r in his lat r ir ind took pnctics fiii a in j tht scn- sderce still sunds mural cetting on rk- nf th sivtn th hand- s nlu irk of ii h is ha rtk a nhstnod the ird a vr f r ill mr a k s ens nf th t mes l irtn i d- cobban llbuchner optometrist in acton every wednesday afternoon offce at h mainmhze larkeit shot hours 1 304 00 evenings by appointment for appointment telephone 115