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ihrivino qenbukl stor1 in rocwood for 30 years was operated by art laing since then it has been planks general store lawrences general store and now roots hardware it is be lieved the stone for the building was drawn on stcne boats from the valley road area before the valley road was built masonry work was done under the guidance of eramosa s present reeve joe oakes focus on reopening rejected church to modern store gnderella story from rockwood an old unwanted church that became a smart nnd modern store is thi cindinlta ttory from rock wood the re opening of roots hard ware and al s grixriieria there re call thi tal hmk in ihc chs when nun cut their crips with i cndlc nnd the oxen were more common than the horse a croup of christians band ed lo htr to build in rockwood a midist fnme building to be kniwn as st jhns anglicin church the land wis deeded to the c iirch group bj mr st unm nn tht fi m church wis built on th cm t iph c rmr in ihs9 th fii t ckrgymin in the new church ww rv drink watei who lied on the land liter oc cypied bv fank da cciniddered unsuitable aftnr 21 nars of sirvice this old bu idinu w is dt med unsuit ablt nnd prtpnnlions wert made tu build i niw church on a i su this hurch wis occupied 1b81 and the old building abandoned trrhr life and attractive beaiity to atcfeotgi tvsrtncb porch building that had betn deemed business from mr plunk after the not worthy of npnu death of his wife and mr and mrs after a 28 yea stay in the old lawrence operated this business church routs purcbised tht build i until fibriwiv of this year ing next do ir and agiin left the wnnt happt ned to the stock uld church for fui liter renovations slll frtsh ln evjryone minds mould tleue bishop laiound rockwood clearance bales thes rt novations are now com di oscd of everything from 1900 pletc and a modern self serve stjk bithing suits to mother mill groceteria is operating from the mines cure old stand al nithol a veteran of yu should see it now it is hird 15 years of grocery and meat sales to b lieve that this is the sami experience has given a new look stand modiin fixtures mart new that would pliase even the bishop pliud ghss fiont everything oui in the days of rev dnnkwotcr where the customers can choose vcgitabli frocn foods meats fir ihemsclvis thin is one thing and a full line of groceries ire ail that roots moved with the mer david r huttheon dtea in 69th year tumril fervttn wtrt hm thurt- iy flvno prll m ttm hun- y shoemaker funeral home ac ton for david n hutcheon of iot main st wtm dm ft his home i hor mwuiw night april 27 aflcr a brief junem rev andrew mckmilfe of knox prbytrin church and rev oor- don holme of acton baptist church conducted the service in ttfmenl wnt in nimnjrnwjyi ctw icry in his wlh yrar mr hutcheon was the iftat senior cltlicn reprc wit in former guelph road nitl derrts the on o liwy brodlc and john hutcheon he woi born on the fnmily farm in nniwagnweyo township and attended chool at sb 3 of that rural district in 1901 he was married to marv irving at nnssagoweya presbyterian church sh predeceased him 211 years ago for close to 30 years the late mr huteheon operated the form in nas- ibgaweyo purchased from his father after moving to gait he was appointed nppralscr on the farm loan board under the con servative lovernment of ontario during his 10 year residence in gall he became proprietor of gait monument works en riu r while living in milton he operated a feed and coal busi ness church worker after his retinmenl mr hut cheon came to aclon almost five years agu with his wife the for 23v2 inch rainbow trout caught by jim gpafjtam in georgian bay while many local fishermen were the acton area and caught three pitting thalraklus against the wary t brown trout and 10 speckled beau brook troul in the cttin area i ist week nd others more venture home journeyed in noithern mia lord and landed some good sired rjlnbow trout in georgian bay jim orahnm hooked a 4 pound rainbow that raeaaurtd 19 inches al klrkntas landed five rainbow weighing in at s pounds and john lovell etrught twotatnbuwt wafti ng about the aame chirlle heard netted a one pound brown and a rainbow many olhor acton thhermen were in the meaford area and all r turned home with a tutlsfaetory jjlch according to rereu meanwhile back on the local iccne mr lowell and son gordon ventured lo neighboring streams in nly did thi lovell family enjoy n ft id of fresh fish but llirongh tnelr klndnnw snmc of tht ir nl ighbors short d n their good luck in fairy lake youngrtrn were hooking grass pike that have been so popular at the favorite fishing tptit with 18 year old b ii stuckey landing v inch prkr some boys dldn t even bother with a rod they just reached into the school creek and hauled out big suckers a fishing slory would nol b corrulete if credit was not given to ihe ardent angler tint always hw ks the biggest one but of got away pi vwsm wrtt 4h girls entertain institute gifts presented to leaders mable shyers anwtrong cf vancouver whom he married in the 4h olrls of the dublin wo men s institute entertained the mo heri and members of the instit ute at the home ol miss sharon blylh 7th line nasaagaweya on tuesday evening the girls served a dilicinus luncheon of fancy sand wiches relihhes and cookies to the ladies a skit was given tea is served by judy britton shirley langeyln hirley forest kathcrine davies mary moffat and sharon blyth displayed in modern slf serve method so tht old building starts its second century of service with asniw white coat ind the smell of good things lo cat tlie n w location of roots dies n t bts st thi agi of the old chuich but uine lie fiw who can lemim bir whn it wun t there the building was erected for jhn innis who for years had a tailor shop in rockwood the mas 1hi nbandoned building stoodxft y wirk wos uidqncof th- father of eft miw s present reeve joe ookis the proof t f harry oakis silily as a mason is to be found when vou try to cut a hole in th- 20 stone walls every slone is firmlv held in place by the ongiml lime mortar theslonc for this build ing we ore told was di iwn on stone boats frim th ilhy r nd irea before ihe alloy rud wi buht laint for 30 years this fine st ne budding served is i general st under the managcrnenl of sim grievs from there i pawd i art lams who operated a thriving general store from 1906 until img and served is i wholesaur for smaller merchants in the iria after mr la ing s death the kii re was taken tliughter and her plank only a short time a found ation was buiu across ihc street on tht pnifkity then owned by mr tjlor and ihc old building pine cd on it somi renovation wis done and i glive hctory w erat d by jagoe bros for a ber of jinrs prompt closing at tht end of the glove comp nnys sojourn this ibm model building fust thk n ils existence as a rtti 1 store a jcnlltnin by ttu n imp of sbiw opeiited a drug tttwt i rumor had it thil this store wus vii prompt to close at 6 pm ll seeni- the j ntliman was chiv all ins mrl tu ludy if uic post nf- i be ttciittd lo her place l rockwood can htn the first it lo rickwood in the present tht business esirs of abodi thi odd ptrsun still r mimln hudw rt st ii c- afu i n short stn saiintltrs bakei m irt d wn tin stn 1 ti me t in i chinch it changed hands sevtrali timis in tht ntxt few years muni munio to bjrry mntnt tin net in russell piart who took poskcmit n in ifloh additions mode abmt four y irs 1 ilir mr penrt nddrd li ng ininrt r it thi back builduigk wire rh indise and tint is thi courteous service the genuine inttreet in solving problems and the smile thil welcimes you at the door canvasses to hang in area exhibition one of three five counties art assnenlions regional shows wa f iield in the weekend in the city drtder thefhnll audwrufn in guelph next regioml show is ncxtick4 in milton when cinvasses from acton georgetown fnh burling tin ind oikvillt will be displayed the first show was at bollon about 41 pictures will dc selected fr m each icgnnal show and hung in llu arei show to be held in bur linn on mav 16 and 17 at gut iph list weekend tht puttings scltclid included eighl ir m ktchinir four from water 1 fivi f om ftrgus six from prtston two fr m elm n and onr rich from arkill gait and camp bellvillt ctorge bowmin of acton is in rhirgc of the area exhibition and txpccls ibout ik pnintintjs will be it milton representing acton art i t ovr by hist tht five counties art asaoda isband and op i on mrludt shallon peel dufferin general st re 1 will net n 1 md waterloo ndded f r around on ku u thi uiisihs wav ollt in 102k t uu buimvc- 1 1 mr ijpun sold tins timi s t i il wud j a hjid t 1 r sim rami to serve rs in rl i i l novated v sav 1 wa thr mjh i that tin oiijmil pint is c tred with h rd l kk toi lonj t svtup old to j it ho returned peort uh 1 alvin root pletur change mr roul eam to rockwood ftm windku- in ipott thp build ini was given f lifting that ptaxsicall hid all trca of k f i mer form the high framed w mdtiws werr removed and lauw rulings put in modern display w ttduws and redecorauon gave grants radiator shop wfciausts in au twb of umatot rpirt conng iihicks tkaooks cais cm htateks quick efficifnt service frw ptdittp anrf dakvary pkon 5 acton coilm m 0mi si t acwn cm ticoj low uuohfuk you un pack into a day in ozvtaiiio fun ind fresh air hist you ii find them ill in pi and ont inn u 1 ind ihr result i are the same uwovm il for ourself this t i a n w f i 1- 4- i j i tmllim 1- u ww know ontario bkttkr ims at hamilton ho is remembered for his actlvi lies at a siaunch member of nasaa gaweya resbyterian church where he served as sunday school super intendent and socrotary trcasuicr besides his wife he leaves one nephe john moffat of camp- behvltlf mr hutcheon was predc ceased by two brothers james a former city engineer in guelph and also government inspector of surveys a twin brother robert who died in his 23rd year and four sis tors mary margaret li77ie and kathehne pallbearers were david hender son moffat george elliott qc milton jiek allen milton earl van norman phttlirr le sueur and nelson anderson all of acton which was well received this skit with be presented on aon ievemerrt cgit news at the sunday school room 00 may a the cg1t girls mel at pteitatecjan church th gr sangiheirhymn and repealed thi 1 purpose the business was led by cheryv price nnd gertrude- kuhn the girls presented their play fran chotte from france for thi daughter oi knox the meeting closed with taps 30000 qauons paint thli bankrupt and elowmnt nock ol mini ii bulubl lor intum or outside tt it troth paint and manufactured by cil stwwlnwuliama low broa c v altddcna ate a our auabaictw try a aalbw try a hundrad if you or nut corn pvataly convlnoad that 11 la tha boat than rclum the empty can or unuaad poruca for complale looh rtmod a shipped unmeduwty anywhere 19nroum inama mi buiuhla lor walls wood work plaster ovar wall paper eie olouri flat white aloa wwle jonquu vallow mint green bone ivory blue blmeacn pink ihadow fray belfa lurouolaa oaum aut suitable for aleel cemenl woodwork floors can be hlruwd down for ahlnglea oloura white primer white block ivory yuow battleship sray pearl iray ahutter anon apple aiam chart ifux bum red brllht red turquolw coral dutch blue brown send wt deposit balance hipped cod or you may remit in full nnd tave the chart shermans det m3 st qarra st wm terent ont ertablblred imt agknts wanted no financial outlay wrllc tor cotoe chart ouarontea ceruf iate and order forma for your area only one agent allowed to a district day at milton on may 2u mrs clark armstrong assisted by iss jean moffat are the leaders oi tht 4 h gnl and have done i very t dill bk work in triimng the iris miss jean brit on and miss phyl s forrest presented gifts to mrs armstrong and mrs m nellis re ipeetively mrs j f mccarron who was unavoidably absent was also remembered several pictures were taken of the group and guests the ladies viewed the books that the girts had compiled during the year and vot ed that they were neat and had good penmanship and were inter estlng and brought out the correct paints ol etiquette wms rally n georgetown halton presbyterial wms held a very successful evening rally in john unltd church gto liwn tpec ally f r tl o fvtning auxiliaries udernlionv ml aff 1 ltud wa aiixliarui mrs g w cushic after dessirt and coffee welcomed everyone ana called on port credit auxiliary or the worship rvicp mrs a b harris president of the jijiujo prwbjtiriil announced the wirkrthuw to be held in may also thi c mleri nee or united church wmtn l be hld al mi mastt r in juiu she urged all groups ti de i with the puck i on tinifiuilk n in their own churcht mrs f c toombs conducted quiz on w m mrs wo frnne11 introduced mbts dorothy young of dominion donrd whose subject was why missions mr cardwell of burlington in duced mrs russtll graham who fjvc a history of missionary u in india since 1918 rev mcfarlonc pronounced ihe cm diction rev armstrong at knox sunday irmer minister preached at church sunday while the an n eli ilr ind inmisltr went to llu fliv ft ii arrmlionk addressed his f irmrr rnngn i alum here later in tht day hi his wift and ch idrcn bob david and margorel called on fr lends tht choir of frkfn church yro v did uie music i r ihe si rvict imrr the laditt little wan tad says satisfy your wants nd nmds sahtfy your wnh and needs satisfy your wants mid need satisfy yur wants and need satisfy your wants and needs if you dont find t uthd in the clasufiod ds a lowcott wanted to buy ad will find th itom you want whothor you road tho want ada for interest or uu thocri for profit youll find cutst- fiods art always a paying proposition ft prove it for yourself with a want ad in next weeks issue of the acton free press holmes plumbing and heating eavestroughing pressure system frff fsti mates piionf 556j rfllteaarafrawj municipality of acton first instalment now due if clr wn to the pwnn nt of ww livs nhh ire piyible in fiur instalments t ixcs are payable lo the cipal treasurer at tho acton public utilities office instalments are doe as follows first instalment second instalment fourth instalment third instalment may 15 july 13 november 17 september is according lo the tnx collect on bv per cent per month will de ndded on the ift tilt h i tl v of mn a penalty of 4 of 1 hint rema ninfi unpaid tl e attent othtr cliusi a and exph ned i tppl es to each i of ratcpner is directed to ihe ptnalti evtiw side f tveij tix every tix bill makf paymfnt now and takf yqur tax notice with you wiifn making paymfnt j mcgeachte collector paint specials scarfes 1 coat outside white 699 interior paints white enamel 225 ot semkmoss 225 qt latex flat 398 gl illsdt houtm n oal special also scarfes outside white reg 795 now 499 gl rag 595 now 3 99 gal we dc i wesco masonry paint for heumt built of stvcco ftrtck otc moulak 7 ti now 595 gal ten pro distributors limited 1 26 main st north acton ont phon 519 mother loves candy youro lure lo please when you give mom a gift of boxed chocolates chosen from our selection of fresh delicious candles appropriately gift wrapped choice of moirs neilsons and cadburys take mother out to dinner on mothers day qui menu featum turkey grilled ham steak rainbow trout full course dinned 100 watsoiis dairy bar restaurant acton