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jr tl sitxysecond year no acton ontario thursday august gth 1930 eight homeprint pages five cents civic holiday event in acton proved success ball games sports garden garden street dance made the days program one that all enjoyed bob wilson and his company proved popular garden party artists acton won from fergus in ball game winners of other events while the program of civic holiday dfat not attract the crowds often seen in acton on this day the baseball club in ulia holiday event provided good sports day and garden party program that was the beat heard in this district for many day counter attractions in neighboring centres no doubt had some thing to do wlbh the general attendance acton citizens band were on hand in the morning and got the holiday spirit pre vailing when they paraded the streets and to the pork here fergus was the opposition in the boll game mid the very famillary red brown waj catching for fergus the visitors took the lead in the first innings but jhcn acton got the bats clicking they soon piled up lead and the fourth innings saw them drivein five acton scored in every in nings the unaj summary was 132 for acton following is the score by in nings fergus olo 000 001 acton 001 521 31 13 ifl bal and brown mor ton and anderson umpire dr pearen in the afternoon the ban43radcd to the park and good program of sports and ladles softball tournament were the features the first game was be tween the shamrocks and the bed sox it looked like victory for the irish all the way through and when the red sox went into the final innings seven runs down it seemed all over they however got eight runs and took the game 2010 for finish that had the girls all scrcach lng and the fans delighted in the sports events tlicre was good entory with the following winner olrls race under 12 years winnie dawkbis lorna dunn half mile bicycle race hlitz kean 220 yard dash paul black burn throwing rolling fin married ladles mrs geo somervllle 5ti feet inches throwing rolling fin single ladles mus enid mcglli go feet inches one mile bicycle race hilts press wood 100 yard dash paul black bum ladies 100 yard race velma ilowae florence irwin mens half mile race collier farrell local half mile bicycle race tom nlcol elmer lasby two mile bicycle race hilbs press wood wens 440 yard race paul blackburn boys race under 13 years john mc hugh jack kentntr in the second ball game the rangers were the opposition fthctted soxrond again the red sox trailed at tlie first uf the game only to stage rally as tlw game progressed they were however unable to get enough runs to win and the rangers won the final gome by j2 to 31 ttiere was splendid crowd at the garden party in the evening bob wilson and his company put on one of the best programs that hasbeen lieard this season ontario firemen meet at oakville thirtyfour brigades and eight bands take part in thfc annual parade launched by big parade in which 34 fire departments and their bands participated the final day of the 37th annual convention of the ontario vountecf firemens association ended on monday with it presentation of nre drill life saving and platoon formation events which rtttracted one of the biggest crowd evur acen in the oakville fair grounds for three days the rlrcmcii had taken possession of oakville hundreds of them joining hi the celebration and the townj 70th amuversaryrwlilch occurred during tlie period of their convention thorold south won one of the feature events when its drill team 24 strong captured the award for the best turnout and most precise performance in the platoon drill the team wore silver helmeu and black uniforms and gave uti almost faultless performance despite the intense heat it was given close run in the event by the burlington drill team also in black and white uniforms but with wtilte helmets for three hours the crowds were treat ed to the equivalent of threering performance small groups of ilremen doited over the area performed emer gency firstair work on victims whom they rushed to slieltered places after trussing them up in splints and bandages short distance uwuy 17 teams competed in the ladderwagon race galloping fully equipped hr rubber fcootsand ooats the full length of the field and then raising tiie ladder to cross bar and running up the ladder to the top rung teams were limited to 10 men petrolla captured first prize for the best turnout in tho parade port col borne took second prize bub not until after considerable discussion among the judges who decided that dundas merited special mention for its departmental smartness most of the departments had their own bands and several bands from toronto and hamilton augmented the milelong parade lower school rural results eight rural schools sent pupils for fifth form exams acton loses to milton again the results of tho lower school de partmental examination in the county ate now eight rural schools sent up candidates from their fifth forms for these examinations and the results generuly were highly crodltable the candidates listed below wcro success ful in the subjects named no hfaauuigaweya margaret bruce british history geo graphy art teacher miss mary douglas no nelson ellene colling british history art botany jean richardson art botany teacher miss heater rcadhend tl no 10 ncuon harvey millar phyjdogruphy taylor english grammar mus marlon mulholland nancy teacher no trafalgar mildred bailey english grammar british history geography helen clar idgo english grammar british history geography ruby peacock english grammar british history teacher miss gladys mccieary no 11 trafalgar lome taylor agriculture ruth taylor british history geography art agriculture teacher miss marlon culllngluim no 14 trafalgar ray clarldge brltlsli history geo graphy agriculture jean leathers to no british history geography art agri culture ralph feathers tono british history geography art agriculture teacher miss jessie jamleson pinal scheduled gamed oes county town like all other fixture to the craigmortuviore wedding funeral of late hiram swackhamer the funeral of tlie lute hiram swacklmmer was held in acton lost thursday afternoon with kcrvjcc in knox church here conducted by rev ii ronnie many relatives and friends join ed jntheecrviccoltjlbutftqhismem ory pallbearers were messrs cooper kannawln lelshmon john kenney kcnney and woodhall interment was made in falrvlew ccmr tcry acton among those attending from distance were mr and mrs unwin madena and bruce of rochester ny mr and mrs brant swackhamer and armond of georgetown mr jnd mrs rolph swackhamer of guelph and mrrlmss swnckhftwcr and clih ipjvjlsjrnanllimlunlijj and children mrs gertrude ramshaw mrs frank manton mrs anetta barnes all of toronto mrs colin dynes bur lington mr and mrs leatherall of tor onto and every one of the four members were artists bob wilson was of course the comedian seemingly so necessary to succeaful program jean simpson in lutf scotch songs and sketches with bob wilson and as accompanist needs no introduction here and is always favor ite artist little peggy mattliews as danoer of national dances was on artist oi equal calibre of the oilier of the company and every number delighted mus phyllis heriiney was newcomer to audiences liere slie has full rich voice particularly well ftulud to entertaining at outdoor functions she was also accom panist and plays the guitar she pleased with every number and her choice arid rendition of tier numbers certainly cap tivated tlie auditnce finals were played here in the halton young peoples union league carlisle won the championship miss marian elizabeth mortlmore only daughter of rev dr and mrs mortlmore und former member of tlie staff of acton high school wan married to mr george harold craig younger son of mrs craig and the late craig at the home of the brides parents oaklands ontario on saturday after noon the father of the bride officiating the bride given in marriage by her brother mr arthur mortlmore wore gown of point de flandrcti laco over ivory satin made on princess lines wuuj shdrt jacket her silk embroidered net veil arranged in cap clfec was held by bandeau of orange blossoms and she carried shower bouquet of brlarcliffe rases ltlyofthevalley and forgetme nots miss ethel craig was her slaters bridesmaid and wore ft frock of rose and blue flowered chiffon with navy taffeta girdle and large wlvlte mohair hat trim med with pink and blue her flowers were premier rosea and cornflowers mr fred craig ottawa wan groomsman for his brother the brides mother dr mabel mortlmore played the wedding music and the brides aunt miss bertha casntdy sang loves pledge writ ten especially for the occasion by dr mortlmore reception was held on the parsonage lawn when the brldeo mother in black and white printed chiffon with black hat was assisted in hi the grooms mother who woro costume of delphin ium and white chiffon with leghorn hat following wedding trip mr and mrs craig will reside in toronto milton kept clean record on acton wlici they oguiri beat then by 7lj core it was close game nil the way through and both pitchers turned in good performances acton outhlt milton db arid should have hod win but some bud base running robbed acton of more runs tommy telfcr on the mound for acton was lot more successful than in his last ii tart with milton nnd limited them to eight safeties however they managed to bunch three of them hi tho eighth inning to bring in three runs acton collected safeties from ezeard but in both the seventh and ninth in nings though tie baserunning cut oif wluit should have been more rims acton was held scoreless for tho unit three innlngi while milton got their flrit one in pie second in the fourth acton tied the game up on two singles and couple of fielders choice but milton came back and brought in another one when clement tripled and scored on cronins single acton went into the lend in the fifth when two more run ners crossed the plate neither team ncored until the seventh when acton aclded another one to their lend bob anderson bmnckodout rr triple and scored on clean single by bus morton milton came in in their half of the seventh imd tied the old bajl game up on another triple and single aided by an error in the eighth acton couldnt get man on base and milton enmo in to knock out triple and two singles wltn another error thrown in to unatch threerun lead our acton representa tives started on the ninth on the right foot with double and two successive singles with nobody out for two runs and the tying run on second base how ever he got his signals mixed and start ed running when an cosy pop fly was hu to the lnflcld and got doubled off second he claimed he thought there were two out this game sluiwa that acton are just about as good as milton and with any kind of luck might give mlltop big upset acton ab po terry if telfer waterhousc lb 12 llndcay as woods as waterhousc cf anderson morton 3b 13 11 tyler rf walters 2b 12 baptist picnic held saturday winners of contests in event at edgewood park on saturday afternoon tho scholars alidjtlends of the baptist sunday school pljftilccd at edgowood lark at eden mills of course tlie races and contests featured tho afternoon and winners were itccl tilmed as follows under barbara klllick heobert baxter boys under raymond atkinson howard killlck girls under 12 elda fryer evelyn atkinson freda at oirls under 10 ida fry kinsou mens race my baxter mr hhllawl mr kllllok ladles race mrs klllick mrs chas laiidsborough clothespin race ida prver thread the needle laura held and mervln iltlllard mr and mrs klllick old clothes mr baxter mr hopkln son shoe race mr hopklnson mys kfl lick time race1veda atkinson frockles mr baxter pastor climaxed with bounteous picnic lunch and the drive home in the even ing tbcqutinjr was declaring asucocss by all who participated juveniles give baseball thriller to stay in race tied with oakville ijmih to stay in race hec lambert had eleven strikeouts acton sttole liases at will and game was peppiest on the locals diamond this year oakville late in arriving and darkness halted the game acton needs this game defeated milton and georgetown in other games new secretary here mr and mm george emery of toronto nre now living in acton and are residing temporarily in the residence of principal and mm macrae mr emery is the new general secretary of acton ymca und is now planning the fall program and activities of this com munity institution juat na soon as residence is available mr and mrs emery wlu remove to acton they will be cordially welcomed to tho community and its activities which centre so largely now about the ymca tlie new secre tary is wellquallfled ymca man ho will be present with the board at the meeting next week to get the activities planned fall fair innovation trrjekdrivernotbivmeer acton cuiams band supplied gener ous prugram won during the evening the ampliying ubtni hiade it possible for everyone to enjoy the event and the whole program could be heard all over the grounds it was most successful from every ctand pomt lli concluding event as on main street where frunks orchestra provided music for jtreet dance there wiu big crowiliiltaidlni audilu bhizk un filled with folks from far and wide how ever the croud seemed rather llred fur dunclng und the majority were content to enjoy tlie music without dancing tile oldest couple in attendance at ji and th winners of tlie prices were and mrs george wilds acton tlie bull club mid ohylals are to tie congratulated on the npundld day tluy provided for ac ton lulls and all in the distrfct tlie annual picnic and coftbau lna of the halton presbytery young people uiilurcndaud wue unlmvof tl jhjum hgirf iu the jchoo ic rounds in acton on mon day there was good attendance and splendid time enjoyed carlisle and melville were the tlniillrt mr the iofihall champumihlp the teams are compiled of five girls unu live boyi on earli side and the milt that when william mckecn driver of hamilton fruit trvjck was exonerated by coroners jury under dr mackin non on thursday ln the death of john young 20yearold erin township farm hand young won killed on the guclph hamllton highway on sunday july 37th the following mas the verdict of the jury that john young came to his death on sunday july 2flth at approximately 125 am as result of being struck by truck owned by marshall and divon by mckecn of aldershot on the ouelphhamlltoir highway two miles sou til of guelph and that ft turn ing out pass car travelling in the hume direction the truck hit mr young wirrnlio trnlntf the nnni rtirwrinn 35to 24 ii milton ab po clement rf brush 14 toletska ss 14 clement 2b brush lb if 300300 naylor cronin 3b gilbert cf clement cf 12 ezcard 35 27 10 summary base hlui waterhouse base hits anderson clement clement earriedrunn acton 4muton 4iitruck bv te hv eyeard telfcr ezeard double plays toletska to clement to brush clement to cronin left on bases acton milton stolen bases brush score by innings ii acton 000 120 102 milton 010 100 23 batteries telfer and andornon ezeard and brush umpire jackson hamilton walking on tlie pavement with the result that he received injuries which caused his death we find no evidence negligence on the part of the driver and exonerate him from all blame we would attach rider to this wrdlct that wdeilriani who an forced to walk on the highway after sundown girt billing the imcher must alii b1 ri wan the sime ml wuvtkil uk gukful patient who had newly arrived at lunatic asylum was sent out with others to work on the grounds an old hand intently watched him for omc time tlien went to him and said unuiis ye delve wl the rake und rik wl tlie spade ma man yeil nae be lang lnir the special prises and other prize list details were finally passed by the acton fair directors at meeting last night an innovation this year is the offering of three prizes for the best float or entry in the parade is wide open event that will allow any sort of an entry and judging bj the interest taken in call thumplan parades should make for come real exhibits in the parade this year the floats will also participate in the stock parade before the grandstand indica tions point to the 1036 fair being one of the best hi the history of twentyfour years of successful operation in hrampton now erniecoles whodurlnffhli residence in acton was secretary of the acton ball club is now interested in the brampton club manager smith was recently married and wilfred thompson first baseman even more recently tho boy3 met at ernies home and spent social evening and mr smith was the recipient of kitchen clock and wilfred thompson of silver relish dish tlie brampton boys are fortunate in having him as their secretary they maybe smdldnt win gnmetr but as clab weir arrant they had real good season eramosa grant to acton fair muile the same an last year clerk instructed to prepare election bylaw curllli uulliiuiipluluihip animfoi tunate arcldi marred th nktlnj bat tli from the hand of hatter and kdng among the spi laton tome art tele nf white or hiht colored clothing and carry ome thing tnmake therr previks uulhe highway more dlstlniiubhable to inotor we would slso mitfueil more rlylti nforeemeiit of reuljitlont regarding evtit an irurk miss kneli luiinett il rflarinif aulomoblle himdllifht on the head it lilllieted qui carlli wound which required eight stltciu to cmu and her removal to doctor office for treatment the picnic wjth the lunch that make picnic was nf coiptr tin reuliuv of thjvent evidence tuiniested glaring lights of ear appnuchlug the truck driven by mkeen may have had something to lo with the accident mcicieu tleclareil ear he attempted to pass speeded up concluding middenly forcing him to dvaw hark into line where his truck truck lle victim shoppers guide the following are the page in whtrh advertlsmriitt appear in thin wwlin free ireiih page 2arrollh tjroeery can adian national ihibltlaii kellaggii rlee krlnpirij pace try courleny campaign krltoggv con fllifcfrv 1age hanrs grocery harry stuthuui suvage pugii norton mcotortj gregory theatre gebrgft wullure liad uelluggm auhran pagv wright uusliuw blivtary of pitt fru anal men pago kaiada iva llurrop time iablei fht ijwrl lrxm hoyul tumtrr iuttu ito at the august meeting of the council for the township of eramosa held in the town hall rockwood on saturday evening reeve storey presided and councillors albert lush jolm hind ley gray nnd wm pinkney were present otherfi in attendance ln lttryrhhelrrfc7rmkrr erlntendent james oaken relief olftcer john hetulerson and weed in spector wm hamilton mr fred wright secretary of the acton fall fair was present and re quested grant of j20 no from the council the opinion of council being equally divided as to the amount of the grant on the canting vote of the reeve it wa juel at 2010 the clerk wjls lntrueted prepan bylaw providing for the annual nom ination meeting on novcihimt 30th with polling if any on december 7lh 1030 deputy returning officers for the two new polling jiubcllvlslons were named as follow rockwood george pearen eden miiww rojji arju account were piiued amounting lo si 057 40 and council adjourned to september 5th at 700 pm standard time xcton juveniles stayed in the race for pluoff potiltlon wlien they pluycd 44 ue with oukvllle last night in the best game of ball pluycd in acton tills year it was crammed full of excitement for the whole innings and the upccta tom enjoyed it thoroughly both teams turned hi mi excellent dis play of baseball and played heads up all the way oakville putlilt tlie locabi lo to but outside of the third inning when they bunched three singles and double for four rims hoc lambert kept them well under control he fanned 11 batters and issued free passes creditable performance for uny pitcher mcdcrmld throwing them for tle visitors was touched for six safeties and fanned three one thing to look forward to in the next game is the clouding of actons heavyhitters an tlicy had an off night last night by the next game they should iimack it all over the lot acton ercaved lot of cxclicmcilt in the laat inning when thoy got the whining run on third base but he was left stranded and it was too dark to play any more oakville drew first blood in the first inning when two singles fielders choice and walk gave them one run acton retired one two three hi the flriit but came through with couple in the second when woods got on tliiough an error then ryder tripled scoring woodi and scored himself oh holmes single oakvilles big innings came in the third when they bunched four hits and with an error tlirown in they brought three runs acton threatened to tie it up in tlie lost of the third but could only squeeze in lone counter although they had the tielng run as far as third for thj next four frames lambert bore dewn and turned hi masterful perfcmance giving them no more than one hit in inning and fanning seven batters acton kept plugging away for the tielng and winning runs and they brought the fans to their feet in the sixth when they bunched three singles and brought in the tielng run leaving runners on second and third marsu nearly made hero of himself in the seventh when he put one out to the race track but lie missed first on the way around and by the time he got back and touched it he was held down to double he stole third on the next play but couldnt score the winning run before the side retired by this time it was too dark to play any more as the oakville team were over lialf an hour late in getting here however this will mean another game between thoie two teams and it is game that shouldnt be missed oakville ab ii po kemp if 12 10 kemp 3b mccarvey 2b 11 mcdermlt nassagaweya makes grants ieylav paused ivoviding for school rates alrcounu pascd for payment nussaguwcya council met on monday when accounts were passed as follows relief 3775 municipal world 1000 roads and bridges 117013 grant of 2000 each were made to acton fall fair and halton agricul tural fall fair bylaw was passed providing for tlie trustees requisition of the varlauf school section itates arc as follows no g10 mills no mill no none no 41 410 mills no mills fina d0 mills no 3io miiis no sio mills no g10 mills noio 110 mills council adjourned to meet at tlie call of the reeve first reunion of cox family mclean cf mitchell osborne rf archibald lb dynes ss 33 10 21 11 acton ab ii po marzo 2b jones lbi bayllss cf woods ss ryder 3b elliott if hec lambert holmes rf harvey lambert 20 31 summary base hits kemp rydfir base hits osborne ryder struck out by lambert 11 by mcdcrmld walked by lambert stolen bases maro bay llss woods ryder harvey lambert left on base oakville 10 acton hit by pitcher by mcdemild bayllss ii fi twnin im nnn in an interesting cyoit took place at stanley park erin on monday when about 100 relatives from hillsburg erh rockwood guelph milton brampton toronto trenton and corbetton gathered in the first reunion of tlie cox family an unique fact was the presence of tho seven cox brotlicm wlio liad reached th age of over 05 years all live within radius of ten miles near or in hillsburg apriurani oisporis was very enjoy able feature during tlie afternoon and evening wlien many races were run for which prizes were awarded meeting was held and tlie following ohicers were elected for next year president howard cox milton secretary mrs roszell hillsburg social convener mrs dclaney guelph sports convener chas cantelon toronto civic holiday was the day named for the reunlon to take place next year at the same park friends renew acquaintances yery pleasant gathering of friends was assembled in acton civic park on saturday tlie werd invited flretiy to meet couple of ladies from alberta mrs martha paisley former resident of lower erin and her granddaughter mftss meryl maxwell those present wera former neighbors cousins brothers und sisters and their children and grand children of tlie geo lano family of erin centre or coningsby district over fifty were there from garafraica iulfcj uurg erin toronto port credit arkcll ouclpli and buffalo very pleasant feature was violin music by tarxweu dyer and clark real oldtlmo stuff some of these folk had not met hi forty year and they were delighted to renew old acquaintances and were pleasod at tho line park and comfortable surroundings acton 021 001 batteries mcdirmid and mitchell hector uimbert and harvey lambert acton faced elimination last thursday night having to win three games in row to net playolfgtrlh tuey got oir on the right foot taking win from mlltonr fr the first time in the two years in the league gordon oi the mound for acum turned in first clai performance and by the llfth inning had piled up 106 lead he let the milton shiigns down with live hits until this frame in the sixth it lieiian to cl dark and acton faltered little with the milton clan scoring four runji on two hits two walks and two error by the seventh it was jetting tw dark to see the ball and the ipinu was railed after milton had continued on page fire they swam to the garden party at every event held in the park there are tlie youngsters and oldsters who seek admission other uian by tlie front door but ontjonday couple of lads wentlo extreme ends to hear tlie program first they asked permission at tlie entrance to go swimming in tlie pond tills wa refuted so the boyi secured an old boiler they disrobed on uw sou til side of fairy lake and deposited grass and leaven in tlie bottom of the boiler tlie garden party togs were then carefully laid in the improvised scow batlung suits were donned and the two lads guided tlie barge safely across the waters and landed uafely on the other chore tiicjf attended hrtrrdthrhrt gram were not sure whether they met their ulrl friend arcr the garden party and saved their two bit for the dance where perhaps their swimming ablllv would not gain jinem as much fourth annuil jhakelork picnic hv oakville on saturday august 15th an ufternooiv of sports hon mluhell hep bum will tpeuk in the evening wutcil for particulars next wwk everybody welcome