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news of the district ghouls interrupted in milton milton an attempted grave robbery n miltons pioneer cemetery on bronte st over the dominion day weekend probably failed because the intruders were scared off last week a town resident noflced fresh dirt in the northwest corner of the cemetery beside the prl robertson factory on bronte st arid round someone had duj a coffinshaped hole six feet by threvfeet in front of one of the tombstones- milton police report whoever opened the grave came within about six inches of jreeehlna uw casket whan they quit the frava ito years old is marked with a weathered headstone indicating it was the grove of thomas h thompson who died november 4 ism at the afe of 56 years tl months and three days there have been bo recant burials in the old cemetery the rnoaf recent date of death on any of the headstones is 1917 police said an american couple had enquired about old graves shortly before the occurrence however no one made a note of their name local cemetery records do not go back to 1158 and to date police have been unable to find any living relatives meanwhile a check of early canadian champion records left the impression thomas thompsons remains may not lie there after all he died in 1bs8 but the pioneer cemetery was hot opened until 1860 it is even possible mr thompson may have been buried elsewhere and the stone was moved to the thompson family plot after the towns first cemetery opened in 1860 hail on 10th line size of golf balls glen williams efforts from on high to supply additional golf balls for the carting millar golf tournament werent appreci ated on the 10th hole of esqueslng friday evening july 5 was an evening which will be long remembered by a few residents on the 10th una about 6s0 pm a storm broke and amid high wind and rain the hall came with a roar hall which was literally the rise of golf balls small ones maybe but still the largest hail anyone had ever experienced in this district it cut off flowers vegetables took down branches and leaves were strewn all over fcist like the falling of leaves in the fall it broke windows and was so thick it lay like a carpet on the ground the cattle were so frightened they ran totry to get awuy from it in fact the cows on one farm which were enclosed in a yard ready to go in the stable for milking stampeded broke down a gale and ran buses on and off main st georgetown the gray coach bus line route in georgetown which hat been shuttling back and forth on and off the main drag like a badminton bird is again up in the air a georgetown herald editorial which attempted to make some tense out of what was called comic opera was out of date before the last issue was on the street georgetown council push ed the buses off the main st a few months ago then began to hacktrack suggestions flew thick and fast one morning parking meters placed in front of the bus depot were removed then a fast change was made to move back to the alternate route bus drivers seemed to take any route they pleased the last word received which indicated the buses would return to the main st was also up in the air recommend low rental houses in fergus fergus ferftisms also in the market for low rental housing from ontario housing corporation a report from the ohc recommends the town give approval to building 18 family dwelling units and 28 senior cltlsen dwelling units a previous survey in 1962 showed no need for public housing meanwhile population has increased from under 4000 to nearly 4700 senior citlaeas comprise 115 per cent of the population compared with a provincial average of 1 17 per cent fergus could have bousing with reals geared to income in not bore than 18 months and possibly leas an ohc representative told council erin students on trip to quebec erin cetsle and oker rosa students of erin district high school are among those on a twoweek student exchange trip to qjejbee j twentyfive hundred students are taking part in the program trow jury 2 to july 15 and will be touring 50 communities from the montreal area to the gasp peninsula the participants are living in quebec homes with french speaking students the axchange is under the sponsorship of the canadian council of christians and jews with the help of a grant of 20000 from the travel and exchange division of the canadian eltlsenshlp branch halton heights golf t country club ottn fob aaemetrshlp 1 year i5 oo ins inmariom fm wky as vou hay so weekdays t wee t rfoluaya phono 8786701 ballinafad the acton free presi wednesday july 17 1968 qsj given family return from pacific visit coming tho furthest distance for the reunion wore mr and mrs losllo phelps of ithaca now york door prise was won by mari anne wagner of hlllsburg shvice totalling 97 years kit boon givon enclosing township by theso three officials ft was noted during a presen tation o k c lindsay at loft marking hn 25 years of service as clerk and troasuor art- bonlon has servod asasccssor of esquesing since 1935 adding 34 years to tho totiland george currto the current reeve counts his service at 38 ycars hd has boon reeve four ttmos was warden of harlton in 193a and has boon deputy reeve or on council for tho remaindor staff photo hold snow reunion at hornby farm ovor 90 descendants of thomas snow and mary luxton gathered for tho sixth annual snow reunion jti the home of jim and barbara snow plneland farms hornby on sunday july 14 main event of the day was a bounteous bulfot style picnic din ner one of tho older members of the family edward snow en lightened the gathorlng with his recollections of past happenings in family history a red rose corsage was given to the oldorly ladles of i ho family headed by mrs wrealha hugglns in her 90th yoar and including mrs emma barry mrs isobel mcdowell mrs florence snow mrs phlldela snow and mrs margaret snow white carnation boutonnlers were presented to the oldest gentleman present abblo anderson in his 92nd year and edward snow youngest child present was anna mario drysdale of bramp ton a full program of games in cluding swimming in the most welcome and spacious pool was enjoyed by many those prosent depressed tholr approval of a well spent day by mrs r shortlll mr and mrs henry doucet and son joseph of sydney nova scotia arrived by train on sunday last to spend their vacation with relatives in ontario this week they are visiting their son and family mr and mrs roland doucet of balllnafad on the weekend they went to sarnla to visit mrdoucentsbroiherthey are enjoying thebeauhtulonlarln scenery mr and mrs peter gore of london ehglandarespendlngtwo weeks with ufa gores sister mrs archie lawr and mr lawr this is their first trip outside england they are very excited about their vlutocanada while here archie and mary ar taking them ontrlpstopolhtgofintorest they havo journeyed to niagara whore they marvelled kt tho wonder of that great panorama also they jiave been given the privilege of visiting upper can ada village and musvoks they will have pictures and details to relate to their tour sons when they return homo we welcome thorn to our little community for tho fortnight and trust that the onoyment of their holiday here will bu complete bllllo black ono of our ballln afad boys who now resldos in fergus was one of tho acton students who loft malton airport last wook for europe miss susan nielsen of west hill was spending a few daysthls wook with karen shortlll and her family susan called on some of hor old friends among whom was mrs scull her former music teacher mrs newman held a recital of her piano pupils a woek ago in georgetown mrs marie ander son was one of the participants debbie wayne and blake french have been visiting their grandparents mr and mrs dan campbell who have returned to tholr home in acton for the sum mer j mr and mrs itloyd burt and doris attended the neues re union at terra cqtta last week mr and mrstomglvuhmae- glo and kathy have returned from a three week moor trip to the t pacific coast they visited van- cauvor island stanley pjrfc and tho zoological gardens they comment on their very breath- taking journey through our can adian rockies they took inthe calgary stampede and while in calgary had a visit wlthholr wonderful oldunclemalcplmclv- en mr given who ls90 years old is as alert is can be and reminisced to his nephew and family of his balllnafad days and of his old school pals when ho wont to peacock school with his malo sandy mclean with whom ho walkod to school oach day the glvens family callod on other relatives in the wostorn provinces tho balllnafad young folkswho went ovor to churchill for bible school h id ihoculmlnatlonovon- lng friday night at churchill with tholr parents and friends all onjoyod the program several inlorustedpeoplo turn ed out for the cemetery meeting trustees robert warne fred j shortlll and richard shortlll were appointed miss b hilts who had been secretarytreasurer for 36 years felt that she no longer could act mrs vera sanderson was appointed to take her place congratulations to mr and mrs william mcenery whowere married in st johns united church georgetown on saturday july 13 the sinclair reunion was held at the community centre this family hmi a get together each year here and how pleasant it must be o have this visit with each other the guests were the family of the late mr and mrs john f sinclair it was held on sunday july 14 games and a picnic lunch were enjoyed the sacrament of the lords supper was observed in the church on sunday re v johnsons discourse was on the implication of the sacrament on the uves of the participants community i hmi a get ive heard so much about you vhais your side of the story p headquarters large selection of evergreens shrubs perennials roses potted rekdy to plant cut flowers and potted plants always available check your evertjnwnt shrub and treee for insect damage everything for your garden caroline flower garden shop two miles west of acton south side of hwy erin township passes bylaw licence dogs erin township council passed a bylaw at the last mooting to license dogs in the township smiths general store in ball lnafad robertsons groceteria osprtnge and the clerks office at hlllsburg have been set up to sell dog liconses all former bylaws relating to licensing of dogs was repealed council passed a resolution to donate 800 to erin agricultural society and 100 to acton agri cultural society to assist their fairs in the betterment of agri culture the hlllsburg horticul tural society was donated the sum of 35 under the dog tax and live stock and poultry protection act the following accounts were ord ered paid mack bros one lamb killed and one lamb injured 25 cg bryan one trip inspecting 5 a special meeting in june pass ed a bylaw tor supplementary road expenditures of 32000 for 1968 reeve jackson presldedandall councillors were present nutmeats are less likeh to break if you drop the itwlu in boiling water for a tew minutes before cracking open atto prcast 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