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thurbdat 4wuaby 3 1m1 the acton free press the communitys social side of life vfaitors to and from town during the past week a gleaned by the free prcee mrs o h swlunr la vlaltlntf her alator in london mr j blntoiu of toronto vlaited with friends in town on monday mr eugene mophcrsan was homo from toronto ftuj tho weokond miu orco skllllnr wu homo rrom toronto or tho woekend llttln mlwi margaret somervlllo in maklne a abort visit wluiirlcudflln toronto mlstf alinu conway wm homo ovor tho weekend with nor fchr- mr o a conway r miaa farrlnjrton principal of tlio con tinuation school has been 111 for a day or so this week mr and mm w jxirulchcbon of torontopnclhn wookcifd with mr lid mrs u o arnold mr albert meredith umehouao spent day last wnek at tho homo of mrs wm landnborough lake avmiuo mr t ly wambrough and hlfl brother harold of toronto vlttl tholr mother here on tuesday evenhlb mr charles solwood of victoria uni versity toronto spent the weekend with hb grandmother mrs a e nlcklln mrs llev b o edmunds of toronto is spending a week or so with nor daugh ter mr william smith peel htroot t mr it o nlcklln nd mary of- duolph ud miss kinsman of bxatar spent sim- day afternoon with mrs a e nlcklln miss wlnnlired iteid and mus ret white of oransevtlle are upending tho week at the formers mothers mrs h m fields mr and mrs wm robertson of tor- eato spent the weekiid at tho home i her parents mr and mrs w xx anderson mr bruce mcoausland teochor at tho acton continuation school has been hi 9a the past week ills place is being filled by miss mildred ilolllnger rev t albert moore d d and mr williams of the finance department of ha united church of oanadfl made a pleasant call jipon magistrate mooro on tuesday mr doorgo oowle wan at orongovlllo lost week attending tho funeral of his brother who resldad thoro ills acton friends sympatlihu with mr cowlo in his bereavement mrs jl ulrd of providence bay is convalescing at the homo of her uncle and aunt mr and mrs thcw rumloy following an operation at tho lockwood ollnlo in toronto mr j hudson left this morning for toronto whore ho will enter tliodonorol hospital to undergo a rather critical operation ills frlond will wish him a spoedy return to improved health dr w o o kcnnoy luui charge of tho practice of one of tho doctors tit mathcnim now ontario- who was token hi and was obliged to undoruo an opera tion dr konnoy will probably bo in tho north until imring opena mrs ii m wilson and mr w- norton of tho school board mm jamoi dobblo representing tho womens institute mrs m it moore and mm doorgo agnew attended tho mooting or tho mimical festival at milton yesterday dr irrlcker m a m xj s v h c o wan appointed judge wouloh tailflkt hoisting crank a gittouftlng iram nuld to bo tho most powerful piece of mirh lurry of its kind in tho world hiui rocmtly been ho rwttf on- tin tarlqentrjinco totheuow wnllaud- canal thli hugo crane wa built tit colllngwood ontario on tlij oeorglnn hay a shipbuilding centre and popular resort for tourists at a cont of 1500000 tho crane is capable of lifting vertically 500 torn and has been constructed for use in cane of emergency to lift tliu huge canal lock gates including thoao at thorold each lift of which weigh 500 tans the gato lifter is built entirely of ntool from top to bottom with wallii partitions moors ballast and buoyanoy tonka all of steel and will bo operated by tho pre ail ing of a button in tho small control room where one man will manage tho maim of synctyroiihted power tho gato lifter is powered throughout by electricity iu own plant generating more than twice as much power as is required in its work a steam engine with inpdern oil burners w used for generatliuf the power in addition to the 500 ton vertical hoist tho crane has a utility boom which ian be swung as would tho ordinary crone or derrick and which is capable of lift ing 125 tons sklvcontainki motorist the horn on this car is broken salesman oh no its not its just indifferent- motorist what do you mean by that salesman why it doesnt give a acton and burlington close for first place continued from page one of tio acton players who have not been in tho lineup put on a performance bolmon and dreer were missing and this gave somo of the other boys a chance to play and keep in shape it was a nopenalty game but tho reason wasnt that none were earned tho referee didnt believe in that sort of persecution so there werent any vacations and for that sort or nilo tho behavior was fair it made a real funny name sudih bumps spills and all sorts of merry gorounds and amusements the goiilit on me two in the first period the first by gibbons on a nolo in tho nrat nv minutes of play tho second a fuwmlnuuixlaur wlum arbie bouk- fllppod a retxiund into tho twine period two had four scorri for acton eviiryuim ucorudonu rubound walters got the flrnt arbln the second on the rebound off o icuntmrs shot olbbons got number throe on tho rebound off his own jihot and number four came from arblc on the rebound of dawklns nhot ouelph got a lone counter on a shot umljujitimuglillluupper rjghlluuid corner of the net there werent any tallies in tho third frame tim fun won caused by tho various antics as a team tho duolph boyii just werent in tho same company thats all it was a good work mut tho boys gave tho ouelph goalie a good time und had him hotfooting it around tho not for many foot tho llnoup was as follows duolph m pox goal lifontalno and murphy defence o brill uontro oom- mull left whig art olough right wing a iox t buiol and hod lovo subs acton holloway goal fred kontner and dlbbons defence j icentnor loft wing waltorn right wing irlow eentro o kentncr arblo hurt man dawklns subs iteferoo it doesnt matter but thoro was one milton juniors won from oeorgolown on monday night by a 33 score it looks very nvuch like burlington and aoton for tho playoffs this year a win tomorrow night will put aoton in undisputed top place in tho group for tho playoffs actons final gamo is with brampton tomorrow night and then for tho play offs for group honor tho gamo in brampton tomorrow night is certainly needed to make aotona position undisputed tho juniors have been playing on the short end of most of tholr games but administered a decuiivo dorcat to milton of 41 deorgotown to data has only captured one gamo in tho series they havo ono more opportunity tomorrow night against tho fast oakvlllo sextotto the nmoklng at tho arena bi prohibit ed it spoils the games for both spec tators and plnyern and all should forego tho pleaiuiro for an hour or so tho 73 gamo in deorgotown lajt night with burlington brought burling ton well up on goals scorod and put deorgotown down bad with goalu ngulnst them ut the oven two dayen bo far acton is tho only place wo have vial ted where a band in in attendanoo at tho hockey games und yot all tho other townti in tho group have tiuch organiza tions brampton wnn ollmlnntod from group lionnrn in tho intermediate iierleu on monday night when oakvlllo won from them by a iicoru of 10 in brampton anderson played for brampton in this gamo mb peablee on bad luck it appears that acton will be in tho group playoltii again this year and the management hnvo doclded that there will bo no increase in prices for thono games tho mipport accorded has boon appreciat ed and the hockey boys urn showing iplrnpreclindttnrrtrtirtpjtinaticyt seems to me complained deacon hyne that i have some of the wust luck of any man in town not blr things mebbe but little happenlns that go con trary whats gono contrary now caleb ivaaluo aoked with sympathy i left a ladder stand in agin tho oaves of my barn yeatday replied tho deacon and this mornlii wheu that big blast of wind come it blow it ovor and tho end of it went through ono of my lien- house winders and took it out sash and all ii brooded dejectedly ovor this mbiliap that want bud luck caleb oiforod after a- llttlo thought tliat was jest carolrjumeftft or olw lastlneiw why didnt ynh put the ladder away wren you got through u-iltvlibwltcd- with u friendly iuverlty kind of forgot it tlio deaeon con- lixacd ahd i uiaughl id tryto rh thft uiitur a llttln theres ono plaeo whore it was nagged a mite carelnwiiniik und lazlnewi itoth caleb uftirmed iu his judgment youd ought tove took ttuiught about chtuicln a ntinullnv ladder and youd ought tovo ixeitwllhiitopulilupttgaliih you wunted to fix the envih i cant see any bad luck about it at all call it what you wiuit to said tho doaooii 1 aint any dlnuultlon to argue with you all i know is tlio winders a wreck and ive got to flx it and ive got to put the ladder up again to fix tho gutter if thats any comfort to you in tho lesson youre try in to rad m i want roadln you any lesson caleb protested placidly 1 was jest plnt- in out if i hod been callatln to unt you u leaaon lie went mi id havo told you about ben bneed ono tlmo when he omplalnod of bud luck only in his case it wait greediness und downright dis honesty he lived over on tho other nidge of tho township caleb explained and right next to the wldder bonsons little plaoo whnro stio used to gjt a kind of skimpy llvin raisin hens and chickens fclhe made out to farm a little ground to raise homu cubbageh and green stuff to feed em come winter and keep em up to lay in eggu and quo year she had n pretty good sized field of cabbages right next to bons place now ben was close and even mean moan to his famly and mean to his critters ho never half fod a brute boast that would keep alive without full foodln ho only fed good somo cows ho had that proved thoy wouldnt glvo milk unless ho did food em among other thlngn lie had was an old white lions ho drove it til ono day tho nlectmon david preston stopped ben and told him if he didnt quit usln tho hats and food it up ro it would have tho strength to move round hed havo him hito court ovor it that scared ben und ho turned tho old hoim out in a field next the wldder bensonit field whero uho had tlio cabbages like everything oliio that ben owned the gnuut in tho field wan nut down pretty near as close as a nheep could feed it do it want ntrango tho old hnmi got to titretchln hln neck ovor tho fence und gnawln what ho od rench of the wlddora cabbages and bforo alio k etched him at it hed mudo a protty ploco of work in om i iipoiih that wiia what put tho idea into bens head for i know what idea ho got jest ail well nlf hod told me in words about it long itubilt two oclock one night i heard a bellorln and in a few mlnutei ben was hiimmorm on my door that wan ono of tho yearn i funned that piece i uied to own over on that nlde of tho town nnd i was ntayln in tho old hoiuie there when i tot to tho door there wail ben lookln worried to death soonu i cd git him calm nnugh to talk i mado out that one of his cows was dyln und 1m wanted my help to nave her will x questioned him a llttlo about what cd be the mutter with tho cow but nil hed nay wiui that nhod got idled up with green cabbage and wus like to dlo of- it that mado me prlok up my uatit knowln that ben never had so much nji a shoot of cnbbugo growln on hli lund nnywhuro whorod iiho git cabbage thin tlmo of night i wanted to know and ho colored mp no guilty that i know right olf whero uualgut uuii mdmovit n uw- bublindixn lkads adain burlington ij acton 7 oakvlllo 7 llramptoii 7 qcorgotown 7 w tied pl 1 11 0 0 aoton l1cad3 in ooalb for against acton jo o burllnguin ib 14 oikvlllo 0 10 brampton a a deorgotown k 24 kiajahtio vtayllta jock and mary had just been to tho grownups church for tho ilrst time a day or two afterward thoy wore found in tho nursery whispering audibly to each other what are you children doing their nurse asked- wore playing church replied jack but you slwntldnt whisper in church admonished nurse oh wore tho choir said mary christian advocate atai habit bill i s poor o henrys drownm herlblow me couldnt ha swim 7 bui -yes- but he was a union man- swam forclght hours aicpthen downed hands i ho wan a party to it nnmoway or other now co here i says you know your cowu been diimngln tho wlddora propty and if you wunt to aavo hor youvo got to lay down ton do lam for it right now or oliio i dont atlr ono htop out of thin hoiifit nl i lingered what ho give mo i od hand ovor to tho wlddor nnd i told him ton dollnni to he uuro to git it big nough to cover what nhod lout for a mlnuto or two i was soured id put it too high und ho wouldnt pay it ho ruved uko a cravy ponton about klndnejui to a neighbor and nil but got ddwil on all fours to me hut i stood firm and anally ho got out his cairnkln and laid down ten dollars on tho tublo und x pouched it and started with him oettln where the cow was wo had to pass his barnyard and i cd nee tho bars had been let down by hand no crlttor ever hookod bars down no orderly iui that and i asked him pointblank what he had em down for that time of night no hln critters would free to jit oht and into nelghbora fields and ho wan no confusod that ho didnt make any annwer moron ft mumble no i know what hod done iui well nlf hed made confession wol by dobln and warm drinks wo huvod tho cow but wo had to work a couple of hours and all tho tlmo ben was taklnon over tho bad luck that fol- lered him til finally i got out of patience it aint bad luck i fiayti it was jcalulaliuillalionoaty- iuvdii wiuatilmaka the wldder food that old host of yourn that you lot the bars down for and iho cow glttln out was jest a jedgmont on you tlio way i agger it now bi if ooooooooooocxoooooooooooo 1 lait saturday there was another nlnriallltig chuis at captains home mr mlddleton the ntatlon agent was thoro to show u11 how a real export nlgiiali the morse code thoro wore fhitterlngs of flagu and tleoji breathing as tho diildes followed with tholr own flags the one which tholr teacher flapped up and down three guide- showed presently omo hkulronildrrlng thn miltil amount of practice vera vlckeri kilim iflnton and lillllan furry lire going to bo gwid aignalicru livery one of tho othum will be skilled too if practise will do anything imagine the ferlhun of tho birds when thin summer at caiiip wo hap blue and white flagu at ouch othnr wont the crown jeer and cnw iiicrodulounly thoy wuulknow jual whittwtarisayliig they might 4uik for our knowlodgo if thoy do wo might teach them think of crows signalling tho morso code with tholr black wings i 01 oh at tho guide mooting last wodncnday wo heard legends or tho flag ono wan familiar to lis ot doorgo and tho dragon the other none of us hod hoard before captain tolls us wo must each write uu essay on ono of these legends thero will be marks given and ouch patrol hopes to receive tho highest marks if the animals whom wo ponionlfled could have heard their voices last week what would they havo dono probably poor creatures thoy would havo run away and hidden in some hollow if cows and sheep can do that it was old macdonald had a farm the dogs wore magnificent their voices might have made any rabbit chucklo with delight as for tho rooster tho ducks and the chickens only a riant would huie such poultry tho cows pigs and sheep would havo made a wolf shlvor in horror oh wo dujdes can moke ourselves admirable animals when wo try well thoro is no meeting this week owing to the weighing party and there remains nothing to be written until next week every careful and observant mother knows when her child buffom from worms sho also knows that if somo remedy bo not speedily applied much harm will result to the infant an excellent pre paration for thin purpose ui millers worm powders thoy drive worms from tho nyntem and set up stimulating and sooth ing ofieots bo tluit tlio childs progrojs thereafter is painless and satisfying whicn you buy onionh buy oanaihan fluown mont of us when wo ulnk of onlonn think of bermuda land of minny skloa and soft iica breezes but now when wo think of onions wo can think of canada and tho rapidly increasing volunio of this delectable vcgetnblo which in being pro duced each year in ontario british columbia nnd quebec onions tiro ono of tho oldest vegotublea known to man in ono form or another reference- is fohnd to them in tho most ancient writings of which wo have record probably no other vrgotablo li a highly prized and so widely uved tho world over as tho onion certainly none in more succulent or tasty und none adds more to tho flavor and quality of other food kut onions for health is a slogan which comes toua from tho experience of pioneer days its still worth trying and during the week of jnnuury 3s to 31 everyone in canadif is being given n special opportunity to got acquainted with tho fine qualities of canadian grown onlonn this week tho lut in january has been designated canadian onion week the federal department of agrlculturo through its fruit branch la cooporatlng with onion growers orgunljitlonn tind praviiicialbovernmenuinftcumpmgtpto wmilarlfn the pnnntllnn nnlnii a jul leaflet with now and old wnys of using onlonn hip been prepared for general distribution and ouuudlun rudlo und proas services are cooperutlng to mnko tho week an ovent to bo remem bered- lunuod by publications branch department of agriculture ottawa market reports dairy products laaifctlnni to shipper these are toronto quotations rutter creamery no 1 pasteurized 31 to 31 u do second 36 to 30 do second 20 to 30 above prices for goods delivered tor- iinto quota mann to it tall trsdo ilutlir rjrnamnry no 1 pasteurized 23 to 34 do second p 31 to 31 churning cream fob country points upeclal 30 to 30 no 1 ufl to 21 no 3 2fi to 20 ioiiiitry ani kcmgb quotutluns to country nhlpiicrn deliv ered fieih extliri 3t to 35 do- lirnt r t7t72i to 23 do mieond lit to ll qilotittldtiu ut 1uh1i trade gallon fiutli uxtroii 30 to 33 freih extras 3d to 30 do units 20 to 27 pullet becoud 20 to 33 quotutlenh to hldpprrti ioiillry allvo dressed uprlng ehlckiiii 2 lh l h to 11 33tift m to a heavy ehlckeiin 4vjb lbs iu to 23 ovor b lbs 33 to 27 fatted hens over is lbs 20 to 24 do 4 to b lbs t in- to 33 do 3vi lbs hi to 33 old roosters over b lbs hi to 20 young turkeys over 12 lbs 00 to 33 do 1013 ibii 00 to 31 do tl10 ibn 00 to 37 ducks over ti ibn 30 to 3d do 4b lbs hi to 24 quotations above indicate tho general market range in value in eggs and poultry on delivery basin ullousalu vkkta11ik9 voge tables ut wholesale houses are quoted iomrilo potatoes per bug 100 to 12b hlttkhttl mkath whoqesale dealoru ln dressed meats quote the following prices to tho trade beef foroquartuni owt doo to 1300 do hlndquartorn 1300 to 1100 carcasses oholco 1400 to 1600 do medium 1300 to 1400 calves choice veal 1400 to 1000 heavy hogn cwt 1000 to 1300 light hogs cwt 14b0tol5b0 abattoir hogs ib00 to 1000 mutton cwt booto uoo- lambs 2000to3300 hibkh ani woolj toronto wholesale dealers hi hides and wool are quoting price to country ship pers as follows city hides green 4o per lb bulls and grands 3o per lb country hides green 3a per lb oured jio per lb calfskins green 7c veal klim 6vjgq per lb calfskins cured 7jh per lb horse hides no 1 and 2 17t no 3 roo herse hair 36c per lb wool flat rate free of rejects ho per lb rejects bo per lb auain quotations drain dealers on the toronto board of trado are making tho following quota tlonu for car lots no 1 northern couo no 3 northern bug no 3 northern nominal no 4 northern nominal no b northern nominal hay and htltaw lfixtra no 3 timothy in cur louds 1480 to 1600 no 2 timothy in car loadu 1300 to 1400 no 3 timothy 1300 to 1380 wheat straw 1000 to 00 00 out straw 050 to 1000 votatokr ontafio potatoou in bulk 70o in bags noc new brunswick potatoes in bulk 00c bans 100 p k i cobblers in bugs 100 cattle mahkut qxjotations oholco heavy steers 1g0 to 700 butcher steers cholco tl7b 700 do fair to good fius 050 do common 600 000 butcher heiferi choice 07b 700 do ciumers and cutters 1d0 300 butcher bulls light cholco 4b0 fi00 do heavy 400 do bologna 350 376 cows good 400 450 do medium 360 37b baby beef 700 1100 feeders choice 500 575 do fair to good 450 600 stockors choice 660 000 calve good to cholco 1060 1100 do medium 660 doo do grnssers 400 fi00 apringoni 7000 rooo mukore 0000 0000 lnmbi owes per cwt 000 d50 htirk lambs luo 7b0 0 b eepy earl lugs tttrrt 661 000 do cholco 450 660 do oiiib 30 ubo tmutiratnn7rtn dtoo acton flour and feed mills prices for this week middunos por owt oil oaks per cwt iuiuna iy chow per i 11ahley por tin i1m 1111 d h lindsay prop j horses wanted wiu lik at acton thursday veuituaky 5th kotte ituday feuruaky glh jikamiton saturday vkkuuaky 7tli tt purcliiti all kindu or jfonicd ijuycini rrom montreal und toronto tf you huvu it liorm to nll ijrlnir hlni jjl old or yountr thu rolowin buytni 3 ktouky v mia will 1m at tlloik ii uiiiat plllccjk p aikanl jamkk couttlf a cash and carry sale wc havo been planning und getting prepared for this snlo for somo niontlm by paying ensh for these goods we hnvo been able to buy to advantage you too enn buy to advantage by paying cash and during our cash and carry sale you can save yourself some real money if you havent received your copy of the salo catalogue call at tlio store for it the values arc outstanding hero ure a few of the articles listed enamel covered roaster yyvi inches for 98c colored bread cuddy for 9flc high quality no 0 wash boilers for 179 hot galvanized tub 22j inches iu diamoter for 98c largo enamelled wush bowl for 25c tin range kettle a real bargain for kf furniture steel ikwlh hprlnkm nnd mnttrcumea floor lnmpm cedar ckmim etc a full ijno of floor coverlnim prices are right c b swackhamer wiuow street acton ontario funeral director nnd ambulance service clothes that look like 1931 theres a breath of spring in these delightfully charming new dresses just akiuvedand so moderately priced at jlby5 and up if you pride yourself on being as smart us any member of your set we hope you are thinking about spring for it is in january that leaders in fashion matters begin to sport spring prints for daytime club affairs and new soft crepes for afternoon and evening we have them here of course becoming stylcri for misses and women i copies qf highor- priced models umistint sleeves novel necklines hares peplums all the deft new touches that proclaim thorn an up to tho millht i styji tlmyrft in bright pmir enlnrfnl p mtoamiinini dlii i leave an umbrella hero yeiitor- cloy f whiit iclnd of an ninbrolla oh any kind im not fuuy an oil or mflrit dr tlumuut icoloo- trlo oil hi not a jumble or medicinal inibitinniii thrown torotlier and puiihml by advortliihiff but tho roult of tlio oaro- ful lnvohtlration of the lumlliijr rtiialltloi of mirtidn olln nit applied to tho human body it la a raro combination ami it won and kunt pnbllo favor from tlio flrnt a trial of it will carry conviction to any who doubt- iu power to repair and heal yon dont want tlilfltblt out you hlnit your mouth and if i ovor lfavo reason to think youro outthl a ilka oapor i soyit ti moke this ntory known tho lungth and breadth of thu county i ho nnvitr oven yoojiw oonoludml mr ivhmleo juid 1vo never told it til now fiut every time 1 hoar a man talkhi jbqutbatljuckijithik ltevorandaoo whathnr thard lnt nomcthln baidoa bud luck hi i omoa tliorc was lh moris caw hun tho doaoon never yoepod fiithor 7 gregory theatre 1 u1iay jankjauy 30 the singer oe seviuj a vivid romanco- of papain utar- rbiff llamon novarro mlnkoy moiifio our toon junitlo rhythm iok lowotildo nowa hatuitnay jfankjahy 31 matliumi at 3 tf in love in the rough drania nturrlnir robert mont- uomory oomwly plvorcod bwcot- hoaru tuknay 1tcllitloalty 3 ttemme control ijtarrbur william halnow chap- tor tj of tlio indiana aro com- init oomody our noaguia wive coming hells island and spring s newest plain shades and we would not have you overlook the adorable new sunday night frocks of large- flowered pussy willow crepes plan to review these lovely new creations this week wo know youll he as enthusiastic as we are about them theres flattery in these new hats 450 500 550 oio of iiicbo umnrt now midscnson hnts will fto a ioiik way in livening your winter wardrobul and it wont tako ioiir for you to und a becoming one thoy are so varied in styling they ore of collophiino bolting ribbon paiinmalnc pcdaliiio and lacy braids often in clover combinations trlcornes saucy bomiot modela and tiny brimmed styles predominate while among colors black louds thou black and white combina tions followed by greens and browns a charming selection at moderate prices jejwacdonawbm5 ltd gtjelph ontario our motto quality and skrvfcet