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ljf artmt 3fm lrf aa ii1miiiims 1 it 11m r over ajnln for atiotlter year christtiiii j ovci nuiii for another yenr the thtnuiit nf the m nny purcek received nil nt once hi vnrc oil the new ill irt nncl tie i arc bclilf worn mid the oilier thoughtful jifti put to use i he lemiin of the- fenst arc hemp cleared nwny each iiiuil niul he inlirrity k citlmj down to ordinary icuiine in two or three weeks we will he hack to noiinal ujiiin and trade and biibinc is will resume iheir oidinjiry aspect muyhc our pocket bouk are tlallltted inn y hi- we are not hotliennn to carry tilm nt nil 1osihly we didn t pct all we expected and very piobahly mir stonmch are none the better for llie hvlt indulgence tf the festivities hut looking over that lnil time that is list over for 1027 wnsn t it nil worth i r waiii t the joj ot f d watch nip the urpriocd looks the rapture of the children us uil ijied on the hristmus tree or pulled the liinltlts iroin the stockings with fieetui sliouts worth nil the effort it cost j the pettinp awny from the routine mid the entering into the christmas spirit fni those two days will cive a new crip on the affairs dun will confront us in the dny3 of 1 h wa an effoit but everything worth while is nn effoit ii nil the pleasuriv of the chnstinnstide spread their oyousness fioni one year riht through to the i et thursday l i nino dlllmi1lk 2j 1027 editorial it uiu nn joke the smart alex who r nig in the fire alarm on monday morning committed a ver rcpreheusivt deed and destr is the serious punishment the law j i ovjdes foi such fool h it dy actions it is most de iimthle that tlil community pcejici absolute con hence in i ts lire ulanii- s atini and the in fevhnt m is otrndedtrictfre company and the public generally will respond with utmost promptitude to assist in aaving property and perhnps life if this confidence is in any sense destroyed b the silly pianks of irresponsihle parties the result u hi be disastrous 1 he ouncil oi the chief of the lire brigade uill be amply justified in offering a substantial rev nrd foi the apprehension and due punishment of the guilt pihties sew men not viwajh adisnble the municipal elections iiri on in man places in the l ou nt y and mini new f ices will be seen at the council tables tfiioiighoiit the county and elsewhere at tin last tvn sessions of the ount council this iai it his been remarked in several quarters that if a tun jont ol the iiicjnbei s were returned man things could be expeditious ae eomplished ne x t v e u i hi mini he i s were just be ginning to undei stnnd eiiill othci i en i well and get acquainted in their woik tim is it fiet that should he kept in mind b tin voter- if oii have a good i epresentuti ve in the mint ouncil whu is u- ti lldmg to the intel esls of youi inu 11 ici pal 1 1 well ik loathe lu change him foi a new man it is not wise to continue indefinitely tin tenure of our rtpi esentative but in ojn ou n in t crests do not change him too fi equi u tl unless he is not attend mg oui altan s well it hikes mhih few meetings and ii itf tie tune hi loi mil ikw man gets ae ijuiiinted with pruieidings a neu man is very apt tt be dclegited on rather unimportant committees he has to piovc hunsell eiipnbk of tuj undei takings be foi e he is placed in responsibility at the count sent he joes tluic a sti ingei to ills tellow cumi cillors ournig this tune of getting acquainted finding his giound ind plowing himself your mun icipalmy suffeis and you sutler mdiieetly there arc points to coil si di r well in our choice for re pi esen ihtivci at the count ouncil ask youisclf the cpucstion if ou can iltord to siciihce them in youi own interests when making oui ilioici i r tti 1 ilrniiin 1 1 i nnf nponli ii roiifli 1 1 t ih oll it 1 nn- ill kill lull julnh 7 ll 1111 c f iii i jlllll llll j u il 111 in thli nm 1m i mliiiit i nt old i i si nn m j in int nlui it 111 it it hi rt that i irk hit ill plouti uiilltch t tli hint u mi luliltiiil tl 111111 f l celions over fur neju w jcjlqjvjtflin4jmiuuiyt vn n- durrcprcsentatives will be in fhreirahty council for 028 and arc therefore prepared to offer sugges lions the reformer man knows reeve mason well we know too that reeve mason would not press bis claim over a prior claim we doubt if reeve alason desires the position at all but the point is 1 at is the effieienc of the county council always best st i vcd b giving the honor out to the munici jains whu bus the best claim on it would not the wnrdenyhip guwminjj im at ion i nut plitss in a complimentary wnte up of warden agncwa administrative abilities during his occupancy of the chair every word of which is true and deserved asks who will be warden of haltoo for id28 and answers its own query by suggesting the name of reeve mason ot aeion as a suitable candidate for the coveted posi turn ihercs no doubt in the world buy tlint reeve alason is well tjualified to fill the positioncflnd would make a splendid warden and presiding officer at the same tune if we know mr mason it he thought fur a moment there were others who might possibly have a prior claim to the position he would be the list man id press his however it is a little early sit to talk wardeiiship before it is definitely known w ho will compose the county council for 1028 milton kcfoimcr 1ossibly weare a little premature but then in these northern towns in the county georgetown and actpn you know wc have had our tub sunday school lesson lcooon ron januany i il i iiim 1 hi iml i iiin n i xt h mini td tt c fti 1 llll in i i i in ml in in jlti i l mil 1 in ii run onl mi inliu sulm r hi mil nt m in lull lctiilnliin llll r n if iik i 1 hat hi 11 1 iii i ti i f it in t i it pi t not li in hint lii aiilluijill 111 rt- f ini in ih ixxik ir in lull iiiiplln luiuivi mil to iih titiillin ik i innltii hi l ir nn n in th ll i ill ill fint l il 1 to ili i hum m il 1 i i n i tin urlilmil hi v n i in j inn iifklliii oi nil ili tu i hi ml ii fir thj tk i in iv it 1 li 1 1 in not itlu r in i in ii in vi i xl if utiliu hi i in hi s rn u int uh in i ml i t i ii k11i11iiil i all 11 friim in in i nil nf hi im ti m nt main hi h iln i i mlloti i hut ton tie best served if the quiili hen lions ot the ne n wen put abeiidof the claim of the municipality surelv it has not come to the point in the county i uiincil wheie cllieiency is not considered we know of some men trom other places who would ably con uuct but it is not their turn and we know of some tin ns that may and hnvt been given where the unity ouncil and its administration was not bene tilted uil in n n olllll i 111 hi i malt a ig 17 alrk 1 ii 1 in i j im i 33 jl it t iii l uk r ih t ml h l 11 j nn- il j hi hf i i inii nlii i u r f hi in 1 h i li i r ihn thm iitiirrn l i u healthy and iropenu4 a n utile i exumplc of acton s sound hn uncial iinding and independence was shown t the county ouncil lust week it is now the practice foi the county ouncil to pay half of the cost of charity md hospital cases and the municipality to bear the i tfiei half of the cost in the presentation of the cl ii ins last week reeve mason had the distinction of asking tlie ouncil to head off the list with acton w ho si claim was nil for these cases milton was a ilosi second to acton with a budfiet of only s2 50 to pay foi these cases i he other municipalities m the i tunny had the following amounts to provide foi lorgltuwn 609 00 oakville 812 00 bur lingion si doj 8t 7 rafalgur 206 00 lsquesing u iiht 00 nelson bj8 70 nassagaweya 744 08 these figures icprescut the total amount only half these amounts are paid by the county council while acton has its charity to attend to it is rather proud t the fact that this year it wus able to look after s own cases flu town has beon blessed with good health it th rarely indeed that a rrfunicipuli ty is as 1 1 ee f i out disease us acton has been the past year hut the spirit of independence of its people m stnv nig i gainst tin ud leaps to pay their own way is the couinicndiblc feature of the whole subject we do not cl nm wealth more than any other place in the otinty lu soiue places acton is looked down upon a- a winking town bui the hgures proved tiut we not afnud to work and pay our own way when i minimis possible our people do not look forr vv tll lll k t iiiiiy i uii i im hunts hul prefer to stand up and pay their own lililiituiis wc arc not boastful but thankful and f wish iliat at the wind up of 1028 wc may have a the neu ear saturday will see the closi of ihc old ycai and i will aflci that be n thing ol the past i his jwthe time of iui for looking boib ways backward uud forward a tunc u lie n uc uv the past en ns and icsolve to cornet them in tin coming year it i a reckoning up tiuu whin clmi ik hooks and endeavor to stmt aliesh m the new v it is a tune when we w jsh csuvone a happs and 1ios peious new yt ir hut do theic woidi lonvcy enoikl iiuc lntppuus and pnspeiity m things 1kt ill niuneipalty in the county desiud by most imisimk hul ik they nut just lls inir ti h b but let us little nanow- mmihuus tin piuss may l mr lf img to the individual who con hi the expense ol olhcts souk 1 1 me s ou i i ospelil v s al kt ll ulicd for b may be achieved in the of some of oui fellow hll is dispensed where it is really needed men 1 he out lock foi ttu t ul uu yens foi many yeuis after i 2h is bughi indeed in this canada ol hditorlal notes rtirs i hi re nn d tic no o e i ei ow ding or pushing i aside of the 1 1 mid to secure a tin uicnsiiic of pros a nod new ycnr through all its mb days to pcrity for all lion li henucli leidei of t he j one li the wish of all of us to all of you opposition struck a hifh in li in ins speech before the oinincicial iiavillns awniiiiiiin ttu otliei as an ukeitising vafuc alone outside of the joy night 1 in ilnlil i uoi yei hurn ud all ileum it li brougtil m all t tie community christinas tree who will see till rrue ile t lopuu n t of tin gnat v i worth in my many times us cost to acton country wui rruf i lie only it the idu ut it 11k prospccl is alrriost l inrui lion x lute utile i in almond failure of any of those nominated nations aie withering auadu has ilu full vigoi of fm the i own ouiml to ijualify apparently stirred youth with its enilh lui in ttu dislunce and every uj ik jiutdk foi fourteen eandldutes contested the ymr one of huililinj- in jim ms iujmes in sjite m i eits at t tie adjourned election and sine channels not an under taking tor the iiiuid and loubllul like nhi fu eeing men mi i lie hnsiiiias chin iclcased by the covciu heiiiittt iculiis that lliis diriclion must tnki pbuc mint ontiol stoics in many eases becumc uncoil within ilu lii itisll 1 iiipn t uimjii iiwn im prism nollatilt and in iniuy moie cases didn t bring cheer posiliou to tin i rupili and fin lutilii depend upon wtieie viilhoiit il mole hustings eheel might have the l lose ne ss with wfiieti the tie is main t line d our it tgncd ui muic pluple i uliii e and gieatius as a j eoplt he stated in in the inaiiilniniuf ol the relationships that bind us in i ki i i in ss appieciates the many kind and one to auo the i the do millions ami i in mo i hoi inn j t mil plum n tin y n mai ks paid by subset ibers and into one 1 mpiie wc ne building i gnat dominion uthcis on ttu hnslnias edition executed in this c itiiudn foi many yiais to emu will be piospeiolis ullice a coupk of weeks ago wc feel that our efforts and advance vc nli the piospniiy will come happi rweie r cully appreciated and enjoyed ucss to many lei us advance md hi prosperous hut let the advancement not be ap the expiuso of j ihut will tie no municipal election in acton others let oui found ituni he laid on i basis that the council foi next year having been elected by mill weftther the decades to couu a will us tin tin i aclauiiitiou miltmi haiiipion and even if theie im ill a ti futtiii we w isb im a 1 inppy and inij had tun hi i n an acchimalion our election would peious l2h and it solid and sound inundation tm have lu i n over a mifnth ago the piedlctum is a tin dicade t follow little belated 1 thl nmthliti ti in l lull in 1 fullomh tin s in ikim i ui y tint noi ah lui 1 it lirfi rt mult a uttli finm ilu hi im n did tninniont iu imvi ii in lh w ill rn tin ti wtiriln iiii hi t ilu n illir null dioik whl il irrl thont vhli folliw i john h ii n hiihiiiion j h ih h ill in n i ruloiifi an in irti firm of ilu won mini 1 ywlntv vcah0 xco ivom th ifttftitt or tl rra prt nf tliuradn january 2 1d04i mimliljml ihitloim in vt molnlnv all kin in r miitli i thin null i im nt ij htm i nllll willi tin liosvi v r ilnjiniiuui watt hriliht ill uh in hi in tin mi ihutl i mil iii all in i hin i hi a on dull tmiii rilulil a tiiiiin a nm inn ki lntii unit in i i in inl uon a oiiitxil with tin lrln tiuiii th jiiiiij im n uh nn ul iiimlaj irii moon lu iltitliii on ihi l ml illi nut rim ipiimii id ll lliuiilnn of lliu i lllxioi u tin hit m il limit h hh ith iklkllll mr i jiuiimi moor rrliulil t mt i si linn h in i npiiolill il aiiliinii lt lil h th uiillih j 11 al of i 111 a ilu i in lliu- if hi 1i oil sllllml vinliir ll w r hi l i 1 for tin l i i nn ilu it iff of a n shooli iitnhml in tur h tjjn mrtmrir tji iriiii i mil iliaiitronl h ii 1hii tikil i oi tll i hlr1 p t nn nt minn 1 1ml m qii i n hii tin hull i norn m vi ki nil in at ion lii i em hi 1 lo mi uil mi j jl mn h- inu in uj hlvt suatkllamilt in aiiui mi in i 11 i mi ii nl mru i mill rlmiiuiii i a non married hi oki 1 mtowvai llu rifimiif f ih hi hl ii imr-nt- miuii stir t i l m on i ml i t h jr i i wiliion ll a tlioiiiiic a 4tiu- n inuirim in ion nf itohl htmrj a loll to nihil- ouiiiiil liiuitht r time tmbkes at acton golno will llil nl x 11 ulll l ml lum 7 i i in dills 1 xi ll uml ij j inn il hi j x r l i gmnij cm1 r no mi slitiil i onh 7 ul p m t lllj i ills h ul i hiiml i 7 h m 1 1 7 i in i it i in 17 i m h 1 1 li in canadian national clcctric hailwavg wrntljounif htaitciaffbmxaidwjr h i iilih i rk 111 in liilmil nt hi th riionlcliui 1 1 it mil hil it ml h ith in ui m loin the net miiit r idhn i hlrth ami i arlj lin l euii in lulu 1 j ml 57 ho liilziil th umi nn nn orli lually wihiiiii ii lit ik mi tll mi iii il in hi i it inliu il id i iv ill- ui th din tinrnnodr tiiirutn lint nf jptiiimlm inl men oftjmlnli inn 1 on mini jin ih mil j umaluin in i 1 1 i ve 1 1 1 ntml u ilro uifoii julnh ami ll uluill ilvuir ih pill n i of jiuinlni anion all hlh in idimhol mirk join not im in iii rall uj bi nil i mint in inj i uil f 4 mil li ili ii ith 11111 iui f lollfcll l 1j 1 ll h in i bill iltllni 11111 io nils i li lo unt r i 1 hllll it llll m inlilnik t tll 1 il i it hi li ut ainru no ill iik hit hul lo 1 ii nil i iil n t ii h ih i 1 o in i ilnllu v ii hoii i l ul if nl tu ill uln hhuia luthi i m ml n in h in u il a 11 in klloin wllli ii in thr- hi i hpirlt hol spirit hill for li nli llv i imv vtntiirivt to ni ml thm in thitnu ulll uoceiljle lmbiixiiulii innuvff i i lh il m ii unt i il tli r riu until ii j ml hhts1 h i olln i ot mti it lil ih hak ktoilllil h i ill iii inn inult t hi in nihil in ntikljilu ih llh r m ii iimi ihn th nihiiiiu uu r lltl lift in llllli itjilillll iii ujlil iii lilhtnili 1 im hi i mill 1 uiiili rnunil in i i it nun niul hit wurli w mtlollhl tllv noiul itllolnlklhl nf whut went hifin hlin iiii nf ih ilrtuin- hluin 1 wllli in s- huiiouiiat1 u in limn mini i hluuy of the iir r jhu i in iii ui ii ii iiv ii in th lml uunlu 1 1 mink ml wf nhnulri bnr in iiilnil mint ttin llfu i thilnl hic i hltoii il b ickmouiid dm iki nil ml in into t uorll thai u ih mipri u 1 foi ilhi iniilnt ol m i kt in mil h un mil m m 4 hiiiuliw his imiikm to int ami imt lit lu im i ullhi rtlllh tol h 1 on ml ttnouhh tli hiiutu erf hiuil iii- old ihlflllll 111 nltown ih ol iv u 1 lllinulir ami lliu mill itllmil h iii imoillo of ismt 1 i iii i i iirui wiiii kdtd rfttl rchm i ll in 1 lllm vn 1 il t itlkllti ii in f is in 111 pkpltlttl m ui mil lit r in ii ink ii ilxc 1 111 ii if rh i mtlu i ii ii r ii r ji im ml i ir t nr r tin m n f j 1 a i to 4t all m1mtli i imam in ii ii chiirih ornni vlllr on lhiutiiuu d4v ly il v a i hurcli i mi il irill unplktl to m ihl hi him bnr of mr mil min john lunm tl toimeily of a tmi dicd klamdl at 1 linoriton alt i on hrhlmim nlichl alxaml r iv n n 1 fnrim il of ton in hhi ill htj llmt ir stmiiiason at blf i ttll in a ion mi l 1 1 mix r jl julin hlipli mli in rl t0 r tlailam at ihi falllllv milliiiii how aiuiu artu ou nitii i 74 ann ii nl mm wid ut ilu luti h mini i li ihiini lit in r 7ath getting even riiiuiln ikiiii ni ii to il i r ikuh i k ih i vt hlllliu 1 h jji duo coucjiu luitlueliir n lll t oil ha mil uikot im fur i i otmul iittmi but i vtnlur lu mini jiiii lt pr i i ipilmih in tni olivine il tint you ulll im giilti ktitlillut with hum ait i nm ullli juiir ltaih an my i inu n fm i pn rlpttmi in 111 iiiuiiil thin th 1 in illi i i 11 inu u ii stirfinrn trmii i ituirrh will ml tin tlx oil ulin iil uioil nt i in ttm u1 j iv pioiupt ii f mini huit r r- rrmi this all in 1 i foun t 11 r in lb oil tit i v h nt i htm nl it 1 knowing huno th r- will if h nit pwlrn iipoilmon iniliiii ih il mini mil b lulu n i u ll milt ml iii millniillillk hill in ui in it ill n of llxir rtllvr rk the open road il iln hii kmuti s tllli jnili n i- nl iv on li rihtiiiln i lxiu ilolli ouiinel i iml llll bin blltm ill njiiili1 iml mr1 of iiuiih in int r- mlnill mhuimiit li at 1 mtti n in ii it il mr mtavlnli ll 11 implj 1 fl nini nl lll h llili uoiiuini nm ub it in th time hai tsalad i ii 1 oil lmn in iih h as f nri j h ui nil ll i ut t ui 1 i ll i i tl 11 fill ll tmih hi il biluriouml of ii i it im f hi i cnim inn i for- nnrhtn sin ibi joj in nn i ii i tint hi i milt of iipliltu il in l iu joh uul d nl fuuiul uliimclf lojklnu u1wjh in bin if in 1 1 illli in 1 hut i i ll 11 tl ti m i- illi lll john ii ni tint ui rf j uu w hii ail iljmihiii f tho hlrliltimlo of ontarlodro vln- ltoi pvery liummcr b thounandn ot canadian people but xary taw hovit nvor neon tliln woiidi rfully plctur- fnfjun torritory in lla winter drrnn when tin rnrth la cnriot tl di cp with i int nlni rinow mi rj troo anil rorlt in hum with lire white nntl tli nlr criiip and dry llltu old wine- niitidn tho lilood tin f lluj throiif h our i inn wlnti r aratiniif aro becoming niori nn j mor popular nn n nortii nrd in im ojn ri tl up mid rnniforl iiblo otrnmmmlntlnii proildid for the ubnu dullir in tin im di lilit ful wintor iiurroiiiidln wlntor iiportn or nil klmln vhh il for both old uml outdoor nporln inrludi nliji inc ruiomiihoi lnr ultj j inninr mid lionu bark rid tho ovfiiinf ii aro iii nt i am lnmi ii ur junt i linpp honrnnuii hi fur loj are place a hi i it i ml tin n rtiiortn will i im nlfn tor n mun i th rnli d tin cm ulliin n itliin emitb iiuk d a fold r t 11 j ou in i f o niul nil p si nt fr i on iipll mini aicnt of tho eoiuii inj win n ro pro mi iii in hi l bm ii ui ii- ii uh in mill hi lb op llll i ij mil ii ill i 1 huh toronto termini kmio glroot and st cta i r irbr i in i 1 in f ll lii i nil hi pi kd up lrm in ion in practical electrical education decome rcoffnwd elctrotfliiiician uh your pare time lo pre pare or a job of ripomi tidily willi opportunity for advincrmrni in tli nrat fiid of elwirlciiy couru includr 5000 laboratory outfit of fulli2d wortma urclrural equipment wrltd to day for catalogua witli dtaila of uia pay opportunttica f become a super power plant electrotcchnidan learn by ilic thorough approved practical melhoda ulncli our 23 year of cpcctaliunq ennblra u to bivc you at homl affiliated iiffoootjnttnjjitieerinjo frfiuuaultec dpl a fcdrral bijc toronlo ontario cam r uitnaveliiy li 1 a ton at il i ijtjji ilitljlin ri riidn i tti nil m t jt rn arrqw j savajjc opticial service is complete i i j ad lavage 1 ohiku sn null i i mlb pump loo gallons of water for osae cent n lllm ii ollujm i ml i ill- ill l i i ml in un r jiiii- ii mn if mi f in n nt hit in llll hll 111 l idull mi utlaill bjuuiu tu- g to v ph dat s lam nil lrn x nlr llatlry wrl line vulrnljn ni hiim w lii il uirkuvinl ail i lalrlns llartxr- iiid anj lljuiy i ullui he protporoua ml happy ln wr l ru w limtrurlt bk hmphill clmrtcreel schools ro one could hire you for buch work at iiuch a price yet how ixuiny ton of water do you pumi how many mileb do you walk between your house and tho hand pump each year a duro water system will relieve you of all tluo drudgery it will work for you year after yeor at the rate of only one cent per 100 allono of water pumped la it worth while to endure the dnjillicry of the hand pump and pail when a quro water system will work for no utile itll first eost la low lower now mun l r before convenient tcrnit eoa bo had the empire brass mfg co limited london toronto vancouver w re blair c s pices9tire systems pu guarantees satislactoiy water serving collections kliuy aikkn 111 i il 1 olth oranyovillo and owon sound hi f hliiiilu 1 it ii k of i anudu savage company jcwellcib china silverware utnrr lflidhiul hi pin nt- 571 iikuh moth ft flcldier cntona i a pi i ml inrmlc sulisti lute nr f istr oil imion tillnn- ilcip ml s111i11111 syrtipb pnpircd lor infiiu in inn- mil lulilun ill ijtb to avoid iiimaliiiii alwjyi ihi fyr llir n inline of iky cjua 1nvfii lurii in n u h i r ihsuidni everywhere recommend it the olil ami llvliublc ruiute mul murblv wnrlu3 ii in i if luijk uil llroat in i hi i it t 1 liul r miiiuniniita nl ii lulling il 11 lima tnnintamiiir our i-oitttnr- 41 jiimmat w i im il it 11 ii 11 nn i th iv no 1 1 1 ii 1 minion who free press ads wil sell your goods let us convince you hamilton ek sons l1uclph ont