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the acton free press wednesday june 14 19o7 in old rockwood building inspector raog controller named by eramosa township council rr 2 rockwood sup plied the free press with this picture of the harris woollen mills taken she thinks when the building was relatively new know any one here judging by costumes it couldnt have been long after confederation by hire f taylor rockwood the regular june meeting of the eramosa township council was held in the municipal council cham bers recently as well as the tegular members of council also present were k villmott of the department of high- ways the road superintendent and the clerk following the adoption of the minutes of the previous meeting the tenders for development road 927 fall st in rockwood were opered and were as follows armstrong bros brampton 7- 19 capital paving guelph 17- 369 and cox construction guelph 786v the tender of milton paving milton was not considered since there was no deposit cheque the tender of armstrong bros was accepted for the am ount of 7jl95 being the lowest tender received this is sub ject to the approval of the de partment of highways a petition for drainage was presented to council by g mack h mcdougall and j synott it was passed to ap point d gamsby of the firm of gamsby and mannerow of guelph to be the engineer to make a report on assessment survey profile specifications etc a building permit was grant ed a land owner in the village of rockwood providing there was no well drilled on this pro perty and the septic tank in stallation is approved by the wellingtonouffenn health un it the clerk was instructed to forward a copy of the forego ing resolution to the health unit in fergus council moved to engage l t hindley of rr 1 rockwood as building inspector his du ties to commence on june 5 the rate of pay will be 125 per hour plus 10c per mile and 1 per permit issued since only one application was received for dog control- obituary fkemen farm honor guard clifford meadows funend an mhly vmw op rockwood is seen in this picture where the eramosa is bridged and continues up the hill to the main business secttonhnrangllcanchurchisvlslble in the background mrs george musselle lent the picture from a post card collection she has made new curtains flag at community centre by hn f tagrlor rockwood the rodwlong womens institute bold its june meeting at the sjs no 8 community centre with mrs w patterson as hostess the resident mrs n harris ted the group in the opening ma ry stewart collect and instit ute ode the roll call your beer on agriculture was answered by ten members and one visitor the minutes of the last meet ing and the treasurers report were read and approved a sincere vote of thanks was ex tended to mrs k spence who made the new curtains for the community centre and had them in place for the meeting this was much appreciated by all who responded with a hear ty handclap for her effort a new canadian flag has been purchased for the centre and wttl be displayed with the union jack which has also re ceived a face lifting by mrs spence a donation to the cancer fund has been made bv the rockalong members and mrs w patterson and mrs c titt volunteered to help in the june heahhclinic at the rockwood town hall the district direct ors report on the centennial project was presented mrs a mcphedran agricul tural convener called on mrs h bayne for current events mrs mcphedran gave a most interesting talk on the high hghts in agriculture in this centennial year this involved many changes in agriculture in different phases at the conclu sion the members formed two groups and took part in a lively discussion on the topic was the farm more attract ive to the family ten years ago than now conclusions were compared and many interest ing points reviewed a memory contest on things found around the farm was conduoted by mrs mcphedran and prizes were won by mrs l dyer and mrs n harris the singing of the queen brought the meeting to a dose lunch was served during the social time by mrs w patter son and mrs n armstrong 6emrgetow coqple dmwmmcmttr by mrs f taylor rockwood rockwood vol unteer firemen formed a guard of honor at the funeral of the late clifford meadows of rockwood who passed away recently as a result of a car accident the service held in the rumelyhoemaker funer al home was largely attended with the rev a gardner of rockwood united church in charge of the service cliff as he was affectionate ly known to all was for over 40 years the mail carrier for r 2 rockwood and also had a mercury delivery route- am ong his many activities he serv- edfbrmanyyears as-a-village- trustee and a member of the volunteer firemen an ardent sports fan he will be greatly missed by the ball teams who looked forward to hearing both his praises and his criticisms he was also fond of gardening southampton fred and os wald of rockwood the many beautiful floral tributes were carried by seven nephews the pallbearers were joseph oakes allan niphol al bert maltby fred hanson jack carnahan and henry hol- man flowerbearers were k hepburn j thatcher c mead ows v meadows w hepburn d hepburn f meadows and j sargent interment was in rockwood cemetery the son of the late mr and mrs james meadows he was born september 7 1900 and lived in rockwood all his life a young georgetown couple and their unborn child became north haltons first drowning victims last week the bodies of gerald david and his wife aldea mane both 22 of ontario st georgetown were recovered in the credit river at the lower paper mill dam on river dr on tuesday area s shearers he leaves to mourn his loss his wife the former jean thatcher one sister mrs car rie hamilton of luc know three brothers alec of springer spaniel dogs deriv ed their name from their abil ity to spring game for hun ters evening of last week were fully clothed except for shoes he in shorts and a tee shirt which led police to be lieve he was swimming and got into trouble and his wife jump ed in to assist him mrs david was expecting their first child within a month there were no witnesses to the tragedy firefighters tried to resuscitate the couple without success on tel evision seen their prowess in sheep shearing brought television publicity on sunday to clare wilson and son william of the silverwood district the father and son combina tion were depicted on the met ro news on channel 6 as they sheared sheep on an oakville farm albert tho fual king maltby says have 1 youll hear from us in the fall meanwhile were still in business to serve you call maltby fuels mam st- rockwooo 8569983 ccme where the action u nassagaweya celebratio mohawk raceway june 238 pm hootenany gogo dancers centennial queen contest old time dance modern dance two orchestras giant centennial cake admission 1 per person children under 12 fie free parking i june 24 1 pm parade floats bands ethnic dancers antique show awards variety show fireworks admission 2 per car including passengers for afternoon and evening refreshments snacks and meals available sunday june 25 official dedication of centennial projects campreuviue 230 pjtt eden mills 230 rm church service brookville 3 rm- salvation army banjd choirs boy scouts girl guides cubs beverages provided bring your own lunch remember wkere tke actio is ler council engaged albert southwell of rr 5 rockwood as dog controller for the town ship of eramosa the rate of pay is to be 6 for each call for picking up a etray dog and jo per cent of the dog license fee collected after june 15 the members of council ex tended their appreciation to councillor james milne for do nating the canadian and on tario flags for the council chambers of the municipal building f law and k mc- quinn approached council up on the operation of aigolf course in the township and council stated that thev had no objection the clerk was instructed to advertise that june is will be the last day for procuring dog- licenses at the regular rtftes tha clerk was also instructed to notify wilson and jack of fergus that the township was not in a position to dispose of the lpt on which the spcedside hall was situated at the pres ent time several hems of correspond ence came before the meeting for discussion council will request the department of highways to consider a devel opment road from no 7 high way down the 4th line to the extent of the grand river con servation authoritys property a copy of this resolution will be sent to john root the m p p at the request of the trustees of the village of rockwood council moved to instruct the firm of vance needles berg- endoff and smith ltd of wood stock to proceed with the re ports on water and sewer fac ilities in the village of rock wood it was stated that the council will be raising the re quired funds out of current revenue for the townships hars of the cost for the can- agigue reservoir system pro ject the contract for the flewel- ling municipal drain was aw arded tohanna and hamilton construction listowel for 4- 723 it was decided that cul verts for all new entrances must be supplied by the own ers subject to the road super intendents- specifications and supervision a bylaw for making a grant to the federation of agricul ture in the amount of 350 was eiven the necessary readings passed and numbered 164967 it was passed that a bvlaw to amend bylaw number 141967 a bylaw to adopt the estimates of all sums required during the vear and to strike the rates of taxation for the year 1967 be given the necessarv readings passed and numbered 151967 this amendment is necessarv because the eramosa school board have reduced their re quisition the amount of two mills the meeting adjourned after passing for payment accounts amounting to s2937705 coun cil will meet again on july 4 or at the call of reeve lush the time will be 7 pm if you want to pinch pennies go see lou youll save a bundle on a good used car buy now lous used cars 8564235 main st rockwood www v w fortttltyooir painting or paperhanging jobs j mh ifv t 1 4 i call floyd schmidt 8 5 644 7 5 at rockwood decorators proclamation township of nassagaweya whereas canada has achieved 100 years of unity ana progress since the consumation of confederation and whereas the township of nassagaweya deems it fitting to mark this significant occasion and whereas special celebrations have been arranged by the citizens of the township i hereby proclaim by the authority vested in me nassagaweya centennial celebration days on june 23 24 and 25 and roepodffully request all citizen to panidpeto in hw vent arranged to mark the centennial off the dominion off canada wiuiam j coulter ra township off nusagawwya god save the queen were all enjoying the biggest busiest happiest most exciting year long celebration the world has ever known the centennial is unique its- a onceinalifctime opportunity for all of us to celebrate being canadian to show our pride in this magnificent country of ours were celebrating in hundreds of ways with tributes to our past anticipation of our future and complete enjoyment of the present i tiic cclttcniiul commivskju olttwa canada are you making the most of 1967 find out about all the centennial projects and events you can take part in from now until the end of centennial year were having a wonderful exciting unforgettable ear in 1967 as canada celebrates the hundredth anniversary of confederation