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i yav ts fiftysecond year no 17 thursday morning october 21 1926 acton ontario canada thursday morning october 21 1926 single copies five cents the acton united church of canada miniatar rov r e- zimmerman parsonage willow street ba 1100 n m wonionhmlasionary so ciety service spoiker miss sadie bpwes- auperlntendont of hamilton presbyterlal l3 p m snblmth school session 700 p m the minister subject some rftmarks on fergusons policy prayer service on thursday at 730 ljn v presbyttpanl knox church acton minitor rev a c stewart m a manse willow street 1100 a m the minister subject christian humility 300 p m sabbath school iuid bible classes 700 p m tho minister- subject our citizenship monday evening at 8 oclock xoune peoples guild stransrera loavlnflr addross wltti the ushers will be called upon by he pastor the baptist church acton 1000 a m sabbath school 1100 a m mr w j baxter 700 p mr w j baxter thursday 746 p m prayer meet ing and b t p u am welcome special notices advertisements in thi column j eenta per word minimum charge jdc per- inaertion found a key purse owner may recover same by applying at free press office ja great festival of savings irfiviacdonalds ctdbersaje ends next saturday october 23 autumn and winter wearthings for every member of the family needables for the home a whole host of -op- pprtunities to provide for these at immense savings for the family pocketbook you will find yourself richly repaid for a trip to guelph to macdqnaldsthis week these quotations are just a few examples for sale ford sedan oic shape t morton farm wanted cash buyers want ontario farms write h webster 121 tenth jow westminister bc l08t on tuesday night a parker duofold pen initialed b l f finder plcaso return to free press offjce dressmaking indies and childrens dresses and garments of all kinds prlcw reas onable apply miss b trinder 154 4 main 8treet wanted board and room in private family room must bo comfortable and warm table while plain roust bo of good quality will pay any reasonable price for satisfactory accommodation freetressboxn stock for salle puro bred yorkshire sow first ut ter 0 ood pigs also purebred torlc- shiro sow 4 months old also good work horses cheap apply alex heath on premises lot 32 6th line esqaosinb or to jame8 1martin brampton ont for sale flanou helntiman co mason imach evans lonsdale williams mo- aart also some player pianos all in good condition though used do not delay writing for prices and easy terms while they last to martins mu1c house brampton ont auction ate r james farrell town lino erin and eramoaa nearmimobarwillhoia an extensive clearing sale of farm stock- implements bay and grain- on wted- ncdnosday november 41rd at 1230 oclock at 12 30 o clock r x kerr j hetferan 172 auctioneers su f py m i ptf- sf-fc- real estate we have a large list of farms for aio in- tbo vlcinltybf acton wo in- fou to look them over before pur- htajtna specials lor the next two wooiuitsoo acres 2v miles- from acton near how highway joacros under cultivation stone jiouse good barn and stables now driving shed dairy buildings price jduoo imme- diat n u miles from acton largo barn and stables comfortable roughcast houao good- son noae school make usjun offer terms it yqu wish at 5a telbphpn 105 j a smith acton a io men wanted at ohpe to qualky us aiito mcohahics battery and welding experts brlck- layonr and barbers earn as you learn act quick pet the big pay with an- 8 hour day hoirdreasing courses for ladles write or call for ireo catalogue hemphills schools hi king w toronto v leooedirj floorin stoielm windows pb owshhr notmknotjjkofl ajto i s oa l0 box cms hamilton ont- jj t si sif rr t sjtjrp- wonderlam friday october 22 the son of a swck with nudoiph valentino aid ed by vllma bunky in thft uft picture of his scarcer comody fooih hick cartoon felix in -the- gymgema oakvllle or- chestrnr prices 15c and 3ge eaturdavroctober 23 a remarkablo atflry of floyrn- trodden humanity starring viola darianntf robert affnow- cotft- dy mr cinderella fot btnrrlnb jnok holt chnpier 7 ot wild woat comedyv charley myboy i v steele if the royal v jjr lttmp qurwood j vviesinle sehoi v- mens suits and overcoats worth up to 3500 thesuitfj with two palra of trouseri ii the october sale at 21 mens fino negligee shirts worth from 250 to 350 for mens quality brand trouseps- tweeda and blabs regular up to 750 for 85 mens work fthike work trousers 3ocks underwear sweaters csps pyjamas lit tho october sale ot similar eavinffs- womens silk dresies flat crepes and crepe back satins womens and misses sizes three october sole prices 6 10 15 cloth dresses- in sizes from vlg to 20 and 3t8 to 46 allwool poplin ottoman cloth and char- meen three october sale groups 9a5 1095 and 1295 flannel dresses in sizes 36 to 42 smart styles sale- priced at 575 new velvt hats from new york secured at low prices for this event hundreds to choose from at 9349 s305 and 40 beautiful coats in womens and misses slses suedene and velour in rust camel chanel red and ndvy blue with fur col- jars and cuffs of mlnkoppsaum october sale price 2475 saiin- hats with metalllcl touches fashions newest offer- 1ncs at two low flcurea 35 and 495 r large head sixes represented by large riumbers in tho millin ery specials velvets and the new satins with metallic trim mings 395 450 and 50 fabric qloves in tho smartest of new stylqs two october sale prices 69c- and 89c silks wool dress gopds lin ings an enormous list of sayings in these too many quota here underwear and hosiery many worth while savings in season- able needables i home staple goods wall- papers draperies floor cov erings a wealth of treasure sav ings to roword- thrifty folks- who investigate right away 81st anniversary of knox church successful services last sunday with rousing sermons arid goodjvfasic guelpffs leading and largest store d e macdonald bros ltd dally cloilnp 530 pm excepting wednesday at 1z30 noon and oalurday at 90 p m radios and supples v five and six tube sets ranging in price from 13500 to 25000 complete t i supplies a b and c batteries loud sneakers tubes and power tubes a and b battery chargers battery testersjib battery eliminators aerial equipment in factj everything needed for tho radio 8ee our window display wd talbot phone 76 we deliver main street just around the corner j2 the acton produce ami gpocepy co customers confidence is given- to ua more freely bknuse we have had years of specializing in tho best quality of groceries and food products quality first has always been our motto we appreciate the confidence our ciistdmers have placed in us and wo will endeavor to make our services worthy tf the confidence of more customers in acton and surrounding oountry ottrqualityirst specials yr our phone 18 19 extra special fleischmansvyeast 3 f i- yeastcakes for 1 1 ug thursday friday and saturday corn syrup 2 lb tins ijh- jgc 4 ib- pifv purity flour for bread and pastry 100 tb bag cotton 475 24 lb bag cjotton- lij5 24 lb iexcelsiiop 85c cocoa pure icetitfr for y lb j tin pure coeon regu- lav 25 ceftti for irl pefn jyc bulk cocoa per lbitlsc 25c golden yeilov corn meal 5 lbs for french castile soap 11 bptcial 3 bars forl 1uq scofcogt meal for oat meal cakes 5 lbs ar pt lawrence sugar pure cane 1q jbs cq- for pqi5 dry cooking onions oci jjv p chocolate marshmauow bis- iulta regular 50c oa- for ouc lard and shortening pure lwd per tb sale shbrtenihg per lb 18c we bl queibrjtfhp we ave guateed i lamrgaffr 1 arfnn prnrlnra firnrptv pn the acton produce grocery co vis the elghtyflrat anniversary of tha founding of rcnox ohurch n acton and the thirty first of the erection and dedication of the present splendid edi fice was commemorated wlthvery in teresting services thesplenaalaut- umn weathe wa an clement kyh i ch facilitated a very large attpridance and the church was ailed to capacity at both services rev a c stewart m a the pastor was iiv charge he welcomed very cord tally tht visitors which tncludod the coiiesiitlon of the baptist church in- the morning and that of the unit ed church in the evening rev w j baxter of the baptist church assist ed in the devotional service n the morning -and- in tho evenrig rcvb e zimmerman b a led in jrayer the special mubic by the choir wab much enjoyed they rendered xn anthem in tho morning and to in tho evening- with a full mchouv at the morning service a fine- quartette was sung by messrs john lewie a jack alex mann and james smith at tho evening service air john lewis tenor soloist sang a much- appreciated solo accompanied by mlsa jean orr at the organ and thp men of the choir rend ered a chorus remember me o mighty one accompanied by mr f j salt the organist of tho church the preacher for the occasion was rev w p mcconneh b a of rfver- dale presbyterian church toronto his discourses were emphatic and rousing expositions and were calculat ed to press home the truths expounded the theme of the morning scjmdn was building of tho house of god and was based on the biblical story of the building of solomons temple as re lated in 1 kings 6 7 and the house when it was in the building was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house while it was in buliaing this was the greatest event in the reign of king solomon bavid was grateful that his bon was to build it and desired that he should know his god as tho temple was built of prepared materials it was gods plan that we should be prepared in our lives for the temple of the liv ing god of which jesus christ is the chief corner stone we shouldbe liv ing stones of the temple of god ret erenco was made to peters vision of gods glory and pauls reference to gods followers being built upon the foundation of the apostles and proph ets sylth christ as the chief corner stone the goal we should be aiming at is tobe like christ by preparing to help others and save others we are preparing ourselves for the heavenly temple vhenh ferguson policy j governnien sale attorney general nickell protests and resigns from the government nxaev was moved with compassion on them because they fainted and were scat tered abroad as sheep having no shep herd this fruitful verse in tho ninth chapter of su matthews gospel was the text for a very tender and sym pathetic sermon at the evening ser vice jesus saw multitudes individu ally when he was upon earth he saw a tieedy multitude he saw young men and women who nee3 guidance afflict ed and perplexed he saw the bur dens of the people who needed his help he sees today thcateeds of the people on the fields where- our mis sionaries are working his go yo sounding everywhere ije is always calling for dlsclnjes many are res ponding and consecrating themselves for services jesus needs every man woman and child he gave his life for us- and wants us to enjoy life hedied but he rose again there is death for those who love -him- but death is th gateway into heaven ask him to come into your llfo to givo joy and gladness and life ever lasting t a generous thanksgiving offering was el von by the congregation daring the day the church was skilfully decorated with flie seasons flowers the mo lac h lan plot located the other day mr john r kennedy called on the pnjoe piitsa and said i have discovered the grave of the late mrsl rev john mclacblan in the old cemetery none of the directions given by those who wrote the ftucc frbss saying where the grave- would be found were correct if yob have time to walk over there with nuvril show you tho editor accompanied mr ken nedy and sure enough he had located the mclachlsn plot and mrsr mc- lachlans grave it jb 45 feet from the southerly boundary of the cemetery property the line of the present knox church property and 186 feet west erly from the entrancegte in rear of ther location of the old knox church a wellpreserved headstone now ilea flat over the grave it bears the fol lowing inscription in- memory- of margaret jrbajn the- beloved wife of rev joht mclachlak who idoported this life 10th december y i860 aged m years 3 months tolesbed are the dead who die in tholordrev7h mj be thou faithful uno doath and i will glvojthee a crown tf life some thltylght yeara ago mr john cnmerxin wa walking about the old cemekery and observed that the headsionti af tbo grav of his former pastors wife- hafl fnllenoft the base and was lylns h0e down ovor the grave he turned th marblo slab over with u tfc up and settled it firmly in this horlcontal position during the intervening years the ahrubsnnd vines grew over the plot so rankly that the slab was completely covered but tr cameron never forgot its location on tuesday morning the editor asked mr camerpn to accom pany him to tha cemetery to see if he could still locate the plot with out any hesitation he walked directly to tho place he was surprised how ever to see that tho undergrowth which had covered tha slab for years washuatly cut away and that tho headstone had been carefully cleaned off so that tho inscription la now tffrnrly leelhk shrubs aro arowthf very rankly about the plot bat tha grave itself is al- jrioiti mpietely oovered with tho heastofie no w lylrurprone upon it w wfojacwtanr vxhx ot drrfese- has been appruhtojof 3t6jihfev conbernltik i the leading headline on tho front page of tho mall und empire on tues day morning was ratlier startling to tho nverage resident of ontario it read annual liquor permits for all adults in ontario it proceeded to inform its readers that this is tho policy upon which the ferguson government goes to the country with tho general elections on wednesday december 1st hon w p nickell k c attorney- general disagrees with thlg policy and resigns his office in tho letter to premier kerguson tendering his reslg nation he says since tho acceptance of tho port folio of attorney- general v have en deavored to meet the requirements of the ofllce and jo render to- the pro vlnco and tho government the service you had a right to expect i believe with a measure of success in my judgment oftenmade known to you and emphasized tho ontario temperance act has contributed sub stantially to the wellbeing of the pro vince and while here are and would be difficulties to combat and over throw i am confident that the recog nition by the trade and the electors of the determination- of governments tq acknowledge- the fundamentals of the law and to require observance would surely and steadily wjn respect and compliance to you you say the difficulties of tho situation seem insurmountable and you are convinced that the so- called government control will be more advantageous than steady pro gress which i believe practlceable under the ontario temperance aot to wards sobriety and abstinence in my judgment it is a mistake again t legalise in tho province the salo for beverage purposes of ardent spirits and intoxicating liquors you are aware that i have for months carefully considered the prob lem meanwhile investigating the workings of the various- legislative schemes alluring but deceptive of the other provinces and as the result find myself convinced that the wise course does not ho in the direction you in tend to take hon mr nickells resignation was promptly accepted and hon w h price kl c fonncr provincial treas urer succeeds him in mr nickolls retirement tho pro vince loses one of tho most able and conscientious- attorney- genera is who over occupied the office acton and district police c0ust news t is a british co and we should not tolerate such outlaws flouting the law in its face declared judg6 stubbs in refusing an appeal of a local cafe owner convicted by the police magistrate of an infraction of the manitoba temperance act judgo stubbs not- only rcfuaed tho appeal but increased the fine from 300 to 1000 or in default otpaymenlj six months in jail this is tho first time tho maximum fine of l000 has been imposed on an individual judge stubbs declared prison sentences were necessary to curb the illicit soiling of liquor and said every bootlegger should be in jail following his conviction on a chargo under the ontario temperanco act op tuesday sam sorbara who was sentenced to a months term in jail and in addition to pay a fine of 100 was allowed out oh- ball of 1000 until monday morning when crown attorney j- m kearns- heard this he vigorously protested against jsorbara being allowed any such privilege with the result that tho bail was revbked and sorbara taken into custody at his home and locked up in tho county jail mercury joseph bollons organizer of the klu kiux klan ihguolph waabound over to keep the peaoe by magistrate wott at wednesday mornings police- court and ordered to remain in custody until he provided two securities of- 1000 each bollons was charged with threatening personal injury to mr 7 penfoldor damage to his property claude emerson was charged by chief jackson of georgetown with driving past a stop sign in thot town with a truck he pleaded guilty before phce slag 1st rate moore on wednesday and was fined 100 and costs the young men charged with sun day shooting in erin township cante before police mnglstrato moore plead ed guilty were fined 500 and costs aiid had helrgunaconflscaledi guelph s o e visit acton and t the ihsllatlpnof woodgreens oftsrinas a party of a round dozen of mem bers from royal city lodge no 71 sons of england made a fraternal visit to woodgreen lodge acton on friday evening last the visit serv ed a twofold purposev that of aasfst- ing in tho installation of officers and of playing the first round for the dis trict cup- origmally- presented by the royal city lodge for supremacy in indoor gstmes and at present held by kitchener the installation cere monies were performed by w d d bro eccleshall assisted by w p p bro t astihs sv as s g and bro c jtayjor as ivg following tho installation a start was made with the chosen dfernes crlbbago euchre arid whist and at the conclusion of two hours of play lodge royal city wore declared the winners having an aggregate of six out of a possible six points y refreshment wro served by the acton brethren and after anhours social ihtercourflo jnteranerfled with songs the royal citylteat returned to guelph aftoc heartily thanking woodgroen for ta hosrjltallty rev dr mctavish rtricken a neat uttle marble foot atoha ai atnnds areet it bearn tho initials jjat- liaivif boalkealrrrrrilth batlavlllo onw ocrt sjrvyw llmu fcai i li j ft mrtitlh miriniii n ttjaitlari s mctiivlsh secretary of jpwhv tcrlan synod of toronto and kini stsn which meou this wk lr knoipo bflnwsli ohurch toronto is today criucajly lllithe result ot a stroke xt apoplejyj aid dh motavlsh hasv- nrrttaiwrlj choir mseting on friday evening ah tho njembers of the tjnlted church choir are requested to bo mt the church fridai evening at 730 oclock to welcome our new pholr leader light refreshments will bo served h meconab president meeting fo agricultural short course a jnoetlng of those interested in tlo proposed short course in- agriculture in milton will be held jn the council chamber of the tbwn hall acton op wednesday evening -october- 27 at s oclock aj1 those interested are re quested tp attend institute members please note dr and mrs gollop st ottawa dr and mrs goliop left last week for ottawa where the dr secured a lu- cratlvet dental practice- this estim able young couple spent two years in acton jind during their residence here made many warm rfrlends the best wishes of all go with them to their new homo at the capital a womens 8ervice th the united church next sunday will be womens mis sionaryday in the united church tho mornings service will be under the charge of the w m s miss sadie bowes superintendent of the hamilton presbyterlax will deliver the address miss bowesis an experienc ed and very effective speaker pauline johnson and her poems tho united churcji young peoples society programme on monday even ing was enjoyed by all the v l s group provided a lltordryevenlner a camp lire scene was presented by the mombers misses ivy littley and clara e moore gave interesting papers on the llfo and work of pauline john- sjon other- members read patriotic poems by the same wrltor mr at brown featured thecloso of tho pro gramme the seasons first real snowstorm the first blanket of snow of the season came early monday morning 18th inbt- the earth and trees and buildings were well cowered but in a few hours the snowy sheet had dlsap peafed like the manna in the wilder ness the fall of snow interfered for a unm with farm work it especially retarded the work of the pavement contractors on main street the -com- pletlon of which is coming perilously near the frost hnc there are maddurs elsewhere also orillln evidently has people who think it a joke to pull flao alarmlt of fire as well as acton the packet- times says tho false alarm nuis ance la making hjs rounds again during the week the flrornen respond oca11a trhtchrtidj less haunts for the tbtaie the persdn or persons who takes diversion in this form is reminded that there is a heavy fine or goal eentenoe for con vlcted parties the provinoiail election the revising gfncers will hold sit tings in the different municipalities of the county on or about the 11th 12th andlsth of november to hear appeals and complete lists the lists of 1926 whether as printed or- already revised by tho judge will be used all quali fied voters should examine these lists and if their names are not on either part- 1 or part iii thereof an appeal in duplicate to be added should bo mado to theclork of the municipality for time to do this see large posters m ar 8ett1erf minister- again roy w jr baxter who has been supplying the pulpit of the baptist church for the past months or so is now the settled pastor of the congre gation ho was called several weeks ago accepted the call and has taken up his residence in acton with his wife and babe mr baxter was pastor of tho mount hamilton baptist church for sjftne time and under his minis trations the church grew from a mis sion to a self sustaining charge r baxter has not yot completed his theo logical course at mcmaster university and will go to toronto for lectures for some time yet a pry tea oh w day notwithstanding the downpour of rain on saturday afternoon- andtho continued drixxlo which followed it the afternoon tea and sale of baking by the acton w ci t u was a grati fying success tea was served in the now rest room which all who visited it during the afternoon considered ad mlrably suited for the- purpose for which it has been engaged the sale of baking and homemade candy took place in the bar room and safes were mod over the old dooainloilhotel bar it was quu5drtransforifctlon troin the trade originally transacted in that department tho receipts of the after noon totalled about 3200 there was an arrayofllvcrytenpungbalcing oa sale and all was promtply disposed of cortfer of mill and main to be widened coopera store to be ffoved back to allow for senucircle corner fatal accidaitt to friands irr detroit this sad message oamo tomr and mris f e mccleary church street from detroit shirley cittrk ten- monthsrohl was killed on monday and her parentsxdr and mrs- allan clark were injured probably fatally when the automobile in which they wcro rldjng crashed into a pent marquette engine at west warren avenue tho police say the speedometer of the bad ly wrecked car was fixed at 4 rates per hour a later message came to say that mrs clark had passed away but that dr- clarks injuries were not so serious as was at first suspected br clark is a nephew of mrs cc- clenry the bodrea were takoji to torontp and mr and mrs mccleary went to the city on tuesday after noon later pr clark jias also died as a result of the injuries he received th hunting 8aon for qg qsjfnft ical sportemen are already laying plans for a 1rl up north for dter hunting a hundred acres of continue ous woodland will soon be the mecca of the ifollower of big gome shooting tho hunting season for territory north and west of tho french and mattawa r- fr oetohar 2a until noyembsr 80 for the dlrtct7jmnr i3uk south of that only trom novemhof o untlvntvember bo- laal yeajf xw moose and 17014 diecfr ucenssa wbro uwiued to residents nd ipl hosmses a- au imjix taneaiithat over nm iii received ton ttr w llpnae alone wfajj the rev torn mtgtovimni at ritimztito sum stemdfo v- i- ypjtolfldtt f4 wit- learned aqlilplcmrtt 1boi100 it will be gratifying to citizen a gen erally to learn that negotiathrns have been concluded by which mr w- m cooper has entered into nn agreement with the municipal council to move his building bijuck so as to permit a radius at thaimill aha main street corner the following resolution was passed at a special meeting of the council on tuesday evening resolved that william coopers of fer to sejl that portion of his corner lot at the corner of mill and main streets required to round tho corner fox the now pavement for the sum of 1000 he to movo the building from tho said portion of the lot be accepted and thrit the agreement of said sale be prepared and bo executed by tho reeve and clerk and the corporate seal of the corporation v le attached thereto this resolution was carried unani mously this plan will permit a rounded corner which is securod by starting at a point twenty feet from the cor- ner of both mill and main streets and describing a truo segment of a circle- this will give a wide space when the telephone post planted at the corner is removed as it will be tho space will bo further increased by several feet the new cement pavement and the curbing will greatly improve this cor ner a much finer facade will be pos sible for the new building wfclch mr cooper will probably erect there and the whole cphtour of the street will be improved in appearance tho safety for traffic at this busy corner was also an elcmentwhlch in fluenced the council in making their negotiations for the proposed improve ment mr cooper is to bo congratulated upon entering upon this agreement with tho council the change pro vided for will really enhance tho value of his property and it will demon strate to the community that he is a publicspirited citizen and ready to participate lrit changes which are clearly in tho best interests of the town and also ready to facta tato tho accomplishment of necessary improve ments dissolution of tlie legislature nominations tfixed for saturday november 20 elections wednesday december 1 tho peoplo of ontario will eo to tho polls for a general election on wednesday december 1st with nom inations on november 20th his hon or lieutenantgovernor cockshutt has signed the ordorlncouncll which dissolved tho recent legislature the 16thin-the- provinces history and the- writs for the new election have been issued the- grounds upon which tho fer gusongovernment is appealing to the electorsof tho province are embodied in a manifesto which tho prime min ister issyed tuesday morning tlte document sets forth the intention of the administration if returned with regurd to revision of the ontario temperance act tho policy of premier terguson provides for a form of government control to bo enforced by means of jt card system cards being issued on request to any citizen over 21 years of age for tho purchase of liquor to bo subject to cancellation for abuse of their privileges tho following is a synopsis of the policy upon which premier ferguson goes to the country government salo of liquor in mun icipalities not under local option in september 1916 i provision for sale of boor in glass in standard hotels in wot municipali ties tt doctors scrips are wiped out vendors of poison alcohol will bo jailed for first offenses consumers may buy liquor only it they provide themselves with an an- nual permit which will show each purchase municipal income exemption raised to 3000 pleasure- cor liccnso fees reduced 5- a amusement tux off admissions ot 25 cents and less extension of godroads policy j j 73 obituary benjamin tolton willie engaged in a conversation with a couple of friends near guelph post office on friday benjamin tol- ton one of ouclphs oldest and high ly respected residents was seised with a heart attack and succumbed on the street befo medica a reac m the ate mrtolton was born on february 2 1850 and was a twin brother to david tolton pt tolton bros limited who is the only sur viving member of a family of fourteen all of whom were raised on the old homestead lot 15 concession 1 era- mo a township the farm homestead which is located five miles fro nv guelph and which mr tolton conducted suc cessfully for many yeaniwas deeded to his grandfather the late william tohdn in 1832 by the crown ninety- four years ago and was in possession of tho family until 1022 when it was sold mr tolton retired from farming in 1920 spondlng the remainder of his life tn guelph surviving are hla widow who beforo her marriage was miss margaret yoates of edlnburg scotland and three sons philip b of stratford wilfrid p athomo and bertram e or hgsvllle tol ton was a brother of oeorso tolton who was a grain buyertn actonf6r scvyrkl years ho attended acton fair a month ago- mrs crbwson molatjghlln very suddenly death came to mrs crewson mclaughlin main street last sunday ovenjng the previous week mrs mclaughlin was enjoying her usual health von tuesday she walked down town and was about on wednesday late on wednesday af ternoon she took a chill and this was followed by a stroke she recovered consciousness and on thursday and friday she had lucid intervals on saturday however she lapsed into a state of coma from which she never a special meeting of thp chamber off commerce was held last thursday evening the main subject ffof con- slderation was the report on tho pro gress being made with the new rest room mr j m mcdonald representative rallied and on sunday evening of hhfr chamber- of commerce report- little before seven oclock her spirit took its flight mrs mclaughlin spent her life jn this community she was the daughter of the late joseph crlpps who lived on the farm lot 32 sixth concession naasagnwoya and was born on the homestead seventy- five years ago in the year 1891 she married her sorrowing husband and they havo lived in the home whero she died during all the intervening years on child wasbornto them fred who now has a position in long iqland near now york her affections wont out in large moasuro to this dearly- loved son mrs mclaughlin was a member of the prebbytcruvh church and she valued her membership very highly much sympathy is tcu for the lonely husband who has been ln poor health or some months the funeral on tuesday afternoon was held from knox church and was conduct ed by rev a c stewart il a in- tormentwaamadjo at falrvlew cem etery y an evening of sweet music a very enjoyable musical ovcnlng was given in knox church on tues day evening under tho auspices of the xouns peoples guild the program- mo throughout was rendered by out side artists each of whom excelled the repertoire of the ovonlng was as follows part i male quartette river of life messrs church lovell potter and deacon of fergus organ a serenata le mare b butterfly willlamb mlse hattle kelly guelph violin- berceuse oodard miss evelyn boal guelph male quartette come unto me fergus quartette organ nearer my god to thee miss kelly soprano solo voice in tho wilaer- neas scott miss pearl morton of part ix vipun sohtoted miss boal toiler solo beauteous skmg mr iavoiiiv male quartette shepherds care tho fergus quartctto soprano solo sundown carllslo miss morton i r i organ voffertory in e irlaf ifo- burewely miss kelly f a nunibar of extra numbors wero contributed the helectlona through out wofo very much vnjoyed the ahdletco aleo approclato4- the goner ous iood- whl and happy domeanor of this j tnv compauiy- annuajlr tha1woffering meeting inspiring address by mrs- w p gamble of qualph tho unnual thankojferlng meeting of the womens misafopary society of knox chilrch is always an occasjaa of special interest and the meeting of last thursday was fully up to its pre decessors in all respects the atten dance was utrga and included numbers of members of tho united church so ciety and of the baptist church tho president mrs a mctavlah cordially greeted tho visitors tho speaker of the day was mrs w p gamble of guelph mrsamble prefaced her address by saying that s di not com to knox a stranger as sho was born in acton and was given in consecration to tb- masters service by her father the late d b christie and mrs christie when baptised in tho church an inspiring addross on the value of miss to dh and the great opportunities for service which tljey ofror was glv- en many -concrete- points of inter est were portrayed and mrs gambia by her emphatic presentation of facts figures and incident gavo her hearers now visions and encouraged thorn to more effective service an interesting event of the meeting was tho presence of mrs christie mrs gamblos mother for many years a member and worker of knox church tho missionary lunch was a feature of tho afternoons proceedings at its conclusion mrs a t brown moved a very cordial resolution of apprecla- uon fortniiopportunuic8 and prlytr leges of the mee ever feature hud been enjoyed especially the won derful address 6f mrsgajnblc mat wansbrough seconded tho resolution and mrs mctavlsh fittingly replied m a the new rest room the charnber of commerce has succeeded in initiating this- convenience ed that 100 had been promised 4rom the council for malntonnunco of the rest room ho had raised the amount to 100 from the chamber of com merce and the womens institute sr- i o- de jr i o de- and tho v w c t ua had each promised 26 to further augment the funds necessary for operating tho rooms a meeting of all these societies was to be held on thursday eyehlng- october 21 when o filcer s would lie elected to attend to all details mr mcdonalds report was accept ed and uo was thanked for tho inter est hehad- taken in the matter the secretary was requested to nscburo in- formation from other towns regarding tho opcrntlng of their rcstrooms n uov a c stewart on behalf of v the boy scouts thanked tho chamber of commerce for their letter of approval of tho organisation thero was quite a discussion on the move being made by tlie council to widen the mill and main street corn- t ertbr tho new cement pavement the following motion was passed that tbls chamber of commerce goes on record as fa yovlqg tho proposed wld enlng of the mill and main street corner as called for by the plan for a somlclrclo corner and sanctions any expenditure the council may find necessary to make in this connection m field crop competttiorfs contau in potato id th fild opho socrctary at tho fful fair liaa received tho report from tho depart merit ocjverrlculturo- jtbronto etylns thotcau aai the- standlne flcld crop competitions in jiotatooa for 1926 as xollowa lbt arthur oriniiv erin dooloya 64 prize 20 ind-rpotor- hntr erin dooloya oar- tldea 34 pilao 15 srdrxrthur swackhamer of erin dooloya ccrtincd 93 priio 1i u v itoba k e d tifles 3 priao 10 cth noil pttttoraon nftaanftawoya dooleya ccrulluil 0zw priae 18 8th trfblio pearon erin dooleya ccrunod 92 prtio i tthrold broa erin dooleya cortl- nodihv prlao u there wer fourtoan ontrlea in tho eompatujon i- mr oobrge ridley of st mary- baa pfiyohaaed frorn mr dccue hla twoatory brfek roaldonco at the cor her of mlllfcnd wellington- slrcota j a smilli rnl estate agent effect- n hb aulo tv i ak-