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jrjytovrtywp3 j paob fotm the acton free press tjiuhsday ootcfbxr s 1931 neighborhood news inurcaung items concerning other coitns and communitlefl in which many of our readers ate interested dubun the following t ttm school report tor b b ho 8 ivjwuiu waldle klmer itudddck mary hobertsoo alex waldle trartce mullta br hi nword webster john drake dorothy ttmnle jr hl- ale frank wa fryer willie ritchie billy kobertson isobel brims annla kelly xx kdna fryer racheal mullln molly cutu dorothy steele betty burkholder vema webster paul drake i jimmy molsaac margaret fell br pr mabel burkholdcr douglas prank jr pr eva ritchie jimmy llobctt- aon bandy ftacosaac k k young teacher eoen mills we are sorry to report that mr r tick is not improving in gielph general hospital eden mill and arkell ladles of the tjied church am sending a good quantity of clothing to sufferers in the western district a number of the farmers in tills district to getting their wells drilled on account of allortage of water mr and mrs h wright also mrs wright 8r called on friends here on sunday- mr and mrs n 6 marshall and master norman attended tlie marriage of mary mahoney to mr e ooodchlid or hamilton on baturday mrs mcdoilgall br vu brought from ouelph to the homo of liar daughter mra d wilson recently lier health lias not improved milton mrs j v llarueman of ttmmlna 1 visiting her parents mr and mrs o a blemstreut major j it jeacock of the hnlton itinwi has bon prmttted to rcnlgn his commission o williamson has sold his farm on the pundas highway to h mocul lough toronto miss edna llrlttoii one of the popular operators in uio ttell tclepliono office here has been transferred to toronto on the eve of her departure the staff presented mis brltton with a platinum and coral necklace a committee appointed at tlie annual meeting of the malton public schools musical festival to frame a ooiistltutloiv for the association mot last thursday night at the homo of p w cooke milton the convener of the committee mrs w ii cudmore uronte led in the dis cussion or various claused and a draft of constitution was made to be presented to the executive meeting on october 14 iloformcr mr and mrsames downey of smiths falls wrre recent visitors at the nome of william smiley main blroet xt seem to bo unanimous that one of the best undertakings in this district for the relief of unemployment would be tlu construction of the second line from acton to milton as a highway the first events of the annual contests wore held at the high school on friday arternooii but on account of rain only a few were completed on monday the contests were continued in the morning at the school and in the afternoon at the exhibition grounds during the after noon programme u pleasing break wxt provided in the rcbular run of event by the distribution of several boskets of jirupos by a l moekabb chairman of the high ochool hoard champion bannockbun mrs john mclean went to st josephs hospital vast week and was operated upon on monday mrs mclean is reported aa making favorable progress and recovering nicely ifpr many friends wish her a speedy recovery quite a number attended erin fall fair and reported a good time mr robert kerr won several prises on his fine horse at milton pah jamfbefxvnxe lite ladies aid socio ty of bt davids church held umlr regular meeting on tuesday afternoon in the sunday school fumm of uie church with a good attend ance mr and mrs mcoraw of toronto visited at the lume of mr alex moore on sunday lasl anniversary services will be hold in bt davids church on sunday next with service in uie morning at 1100 a m and in the evening at 7 30 the choir of duffs church ihisllnch will have charge of tlwt muslo at both services and on monday evening tlio ladies are nerving i fowl supper the many friends of mr prank wheel han will be sorry to hear that he fell alld- rracturod his shoulder and u confined to hamilton hospital mr and mrs elmer boles and family of ctualph visited at the homo of her father mr o a elsley last sunday communion service was observed hi the church here last sunday when llov o o jones delivered on eloquent sermon and mrs alex moore and mrs w j bell rendered a duott calvary most hcctlvely miss mary itoberts of toronto spent the weekend at her home here mr tdavtd mokenxle has returned to his homn after visiting friends in ouelph mr wm twophairs health luut not improved since last writing mr and mrs harold mophall and betty of toronto spent the weekend at his ltome here burlington mr percy dawson will leave tonight wednesday for england he was to have left last thursday but the steamer was cancelled mr and mrs il j buur enjoyed a motor trip to ottawa north bay and other points during the past week mrs edwin blacky preeman has re turned home after spending the past three weeks with relatives at pittsburg ottawa and kingston mr ralph daniels and mr kdwln block of trenton spent sunday with mrs edwin black at the homo of her aunt mrs percy potter kingston rev d anderson or toronto a formor minister of knox presbyterian church lcro left oa thursday evening lost for hamilton bermuda where he lias taken charge of bt andrews rwsbyterlan church the burlbigton fair opened yesterday with one or the largest entry lists in tla history or uie society the tent fai woll filled with roncy work fruit flower vegetables bakery etc and the exhibits artrwcll worth the price of admission on thursday evening last the members of the lions club paid a surprise visit to lion george it harris and his bride and presented them with a beautiful carving set lion president dr walker made the presentation on behalf of uie club said lion harris responded re freshments wore served by the hostess gasette ttooftwooii cbxwsons corners mr lambert has hid a beautiful sign placed on his general store mr tyler went to stayner last week for a brier visit during his absence on sunday mrs pitman mrs dean mrs smith and two daughters all from tor onto were visitors mrs cornell acted as hostess to them mr and mrs lang or rockwood were weekend visitors at mr chester plank jhe sunday service last week was con ducted by rev hector mclean the theme of his sermon was uie parable of the bower he pictured uie anaiogy of the people of those days with those of the present age he was the guest or mrs cornell at lunch hour on sunday and went to mr planks for the evening the- solvation army officers from georgetown conducted uie services here hud sunday assisted by miss kipling of toronto who rendered a beautiful solo mr j p scarrow uf acton will be uie preacher next sabbath ti1k essential t1iino in iielp- ijtsbness a little woman in the home for in curables in an eastern cky has lost one of her legs at the knee and is a constant sufferer but there are some joys that aro stul open to her in the last three months she has dressed over a hundred dolls more than one a day not for pay for she has refused payment but just to bring happiness into uie lives of llttlu children when im wakeful at night she told a visitor i like to think how many little girls have gone to sleep with the dolls ive dressed in their arms some of you have an idea that you must be considerably older or richer or at leisure before you cap do much for others tills little woman nncur ably 111 and a constant sufferer is a giving denv onstratton of the fact that the essential part of lielpiulness is the wish few of you do ait much as she and few have ythlng like her difficulties to overcome rallinavab okoiuktown lime1iiouhk mr j a nlckell of royal oak mich igan wan a vlmtor at his old home hero lost week miss marjorlo caldwell of varhey is visiting friends hero mr btobcrt doughty rocolvixl the nfld news of hu brother harrys death last week formerly a resident of ouolph mr doughty has been lu british colum bia for a number or years hi death was quite iddtm and robert is the onfy member of uie faniliy ltfo he has the sympathy of nuuiy friends mr and mrs charles meredith and mr and mrs- caldwell attended tlia missionary congress in toronto last week the village now has a clean bill of health again and uie quanuiune luu been lifted from tlie pameu lvomo so sadly bereaved two weeks ago the preabyterlan church at llmchouse and churchill united church boui hold anniversary services on bmday and as a consequence uure will be no service in the united church here hi uie morning only sunday school at d 30 mrs mllllere gave a sliower for mui anna meredith last thursday evening a large company of friendn gathered from llmehouse georgetown brampton and other points bringing many tokens of esteem for uie prospecuve brute a very delightful evening was spent and u kind words and good wishes can make the future of the young lady bright it ought not to have many shadows misses lillian and nellie thurston and mr and mrs arrowsmlth of toronto spent part of the weekend at mrs ewackhamers a respected resident of this community yaaa away on friday of last week in to person of un robert l brown in bar eventjycodd year the funeral was bold on monday afternoon from uie bosna wttb tnterment at polrvlew ceme tery aoton a further obituary win be jnrtrtfalw neat wefk ta tsn pan pans jjr and mrs ross cameron of tor onto visited ut mr john madermids last week mrs harlcy mm ballny and miss jane visited friends at proton ovor the week end mr john a mcdermld left on tuesday to resume his studton at victoria collcgn toronto mr j a nlckell of royal oak mich is visiting at the homo of his fauier mr j w nlckell llmehouse mr and mrs prank short mrs lewi- and mrs howard bcacoby of toronto were visitors hi town on monday mrs h h morrow wlio lias been kerlously hi for the pant week bt improv ing her friendn hope for her speedy recovery miss mtldrrd pleck won first prixo in the potato race at milton pair and second in the lady riding class at brampton mrs p s near quoeil street had uin misfortune last friday to fall whllo in luu homo and break her leg she was removed to guclph otmrrol hospital the same evening and at uuireporu in doing an woll as could bo expected there wiui a largo gathering or masons at knox presbyterian church lout sunday evening it waa tho occasion of the annual church parade or credit lodge no uio a v as a m and uohuim u nuinlwr or oraml iilgo offlcent visiting brethren were present from bramptc kitchener waterloo porgun and acton mr p p kohan nearly lout hli car on monduy aftornoon through ikuiio tnya- torlous caliuo it took flrd when he and mra behan wore ut mr dcvoreauxa on tho chock line after considerable effort vlth sand and water tho flames were extinguished and mr bchau wan ablo to drive hli car home herald kuin mr and mrs nell pclker or toronto callod frirndn here on saturday mr alan mcmane of mllverton is visiting with his daughter mrs r w hull mrs prank w hennlng of detroit mich is visiting her brother mr sam nurse mr duncan campbell of pllnt mich lo vudtlng with his brother mr walter campbell mr david mllloy or vancouver b c vlxtod with old friends in erin it is fortyioven years since mr mllroy wan in erin d l mu ndell is making quite an im- ptovembnt to his factory by building an addition which will give considerably more floor space and a new office on- saturday evening mr robert young driving his pord coupe crashed into the rear or mr n mcenerys chev rolet touring which was parked at the curb in front of the telephone office both machines were damaged by the impact a rare coincident happened the other morning when a young partridge flew against uie stained glass in the front door of mr archibald campbells residence and landed hi the hoiise somewhat dased b a mcklnnon buffered a shaking up on baturday afternoon when his truck loaded with three horses m some manner left the road and upset in uie ditch north of eramosa post office on the ouelph road mr mcklnnon nor the horses were injured other than a shaking up the truck was slightly damaged advocate weatlujr condition were ideal last sunday for uie anniversary at uie pres byterian church whru large congrega tions assembled to luat rev dr j w marnomara of toronto who delivered earnest forceful discourses the church was decorated with flowurs and inter spersed with red berries of the barberry bushes which added a touch of autumn color around uie windows special num bers by the choir wore also enjoyed at both services mr cordon mcphall of eden mills rciuierod much assistance on monday evening a splendid fowl supper nd entertainment was arranged by tbb lsdleil there was plenty for all and all did justice to uio tempting viands with which the tabli were burdened a fine entertainment followed the serv ing of htlpper the programme was presided over by rev h l bonnie of acton and in cluded selections from uu male quar tette of knox church acton solos by mrs mcwillloms hockwoojl mr harry kelly aalt mlss plorla gordon rock- wood motion and other songs by the mcnabb children quartette numbers by osprmge ladloii and tho rockwood pres- bytorlan church quartette readings by mrs o densereault acton duett by mm o lelshmon and mlui l orr acton and on addrui by rev mr taylor of the rockwood united cliurch rov w j taylor of tho united church was at mimosa conducting anni versary services rov mr spenco of the mlmona and orion churchut woa at tho united church here in tho morn ing uie evening ncrvlco being withdrawn on account or the anniversary servicer nt tho presbyterian church among tlioao rrom a distance who wse hero ror tho church ouppex were mr and mrs alex munro and daughter of of aahgrovo miss grace mitchell of mlinlco mr and mrs molrolm mcnowj guclph mr and mrs malcolm smith or woodbrldgo mr johnston hewat of simoon weekend and sunday vbutojfi horc wore muit jean torrance and mr johnutou hewut of simooe muui grace mltchnll or ouelph mliiit m mllroy of brampton mihh kilaa m voarcu of dundaii mr tuid mrs murdo munro and duiiuh- tnr of hamilton mrs alox jgompbell and frlendi of hamilton at mm mutrlen mr and mnt npnniin matthowa and daughters mlicu violet and caroline of mlmaia mr and mn w j juclaoii of ouprlnue ut mr and mm lyd lam bertjt other vlnltoru during tho poiit week at mr and mru lrod lamberts worti itev w h and mr mcorarkon or walker- ton and nephew of montreal also mr and mrs joa jlay of walkertou mr jos hoitt han returned home after a weekit visit at brockville mr and mrs d e royce and family spent sunday with relatlvea at west montrose prlendu of mrs robert royce will bn korry to learn tliat she bt under tho doctors care at prcjjcjit mr cyril atidorson siutnt the week end with rev w h mcorucken a walk er ton mrs walker of woodbrldge is spend ing some time wlui friends in town mm adamsi of winnipeg was a recent visitor at mrs mutrles mrs mutrla was out of town for a few days recently miss watson of orton is staying with mrs pred lambert ror some time a ulimber from rockwood and vicinity attended erin pair last friday as a result of uie fine weauier lost sunday a large number of people were at hlpotlo park mr angus carter wlu is occupying the late mrs ohas monabbs residence has been making some improvements about the premises miss kauiieerx lynch returned to st josephs hospital ouelph last wednes day after a months holiday at her liome volley road anniversary services will be held at uie stone church fourth line next sun day r rev p a sawyer and mrs sawyer and family who occupied mr wm dunbars house for the past two months returned to acton last week mrs p it allan mr d monnen and mary motored ut brantford lost baturday to visit the formers sitter who is very hi in the hospital there mliis r j ismond of detroit visited bur cousin mr isaac roszel of oall last saturday mr and mrs p h allan mrs bunte miss r i ismond and mary spent sunday at uie homo of mr and mrs george ismond mbut llensle blnnle and mlss mllilgali of tormito were visitors on sunday at uie homo of the formers parents mr and mrs prank blnnle mrs pnter ferguson retumtd home from kltcluiur on saturday after spend ing two weeku tlurr lie many friends of mr arnold moeiiory will bo sorry to hear that he is qui to ill at his home liero but all liope for a speedy recovery tlin hydro poles were put lu yeflter day up to balllnafud mr pred ferguson watt on tlie slik list lost wek but is able to be around again mm e j wright and mlis marjory morris and mr joseph morris of tor onto vbiltrd on sunday at tlui home of mr and mrs alrred sopor tho yoking people of tho united church put on tho play nancy ann browns polks for uin norval united church on tmesday evening feeal makk bclievk wliat ore you children doing uumght you were play big togeuier we are playing at fauiers and tnouiors nut you dont need to make all uiat luilse yr we do slut has just asked tan for money for a new hat no fkkewill offettino little douglas came over to our bouse with has mother my mother had made okiea and put frosting on uiem but hadnt put them way yet he asked for one ills mother said did you tluuik uie lady ills astonishing reply was she dldnl give it to me 1 asked for it work that savk8 y orxt thinking u work that saves work most people are laxler where intejectuol effort h called for than where physical effort u demanded and so keep on doing tasks i lie hardest longest and least satlsfac tory way whatever ytiur work is you should think hi connecuon with it think what part of it is necessary and what part is only customary modem machinery and houaetiold appliances have lifted in toler able burden from uie shoulders of uie worker all because somebody though thinking is luad work but it is most difficult to those wtko are not used to u if you are aocustomed to going every where in a car a fivemile walk will leave you exliausted simply because the mus cles of locomotion ue flabby from dis use the leas uibiking we do uie harder it la even when practised continually it is liard work but it saves liarder wurk j erjixrrl ftmurb xnttrb ofujurrij of eanaaa actom isusdsur bm o l roa b d parsonace willow street 1 1 00 a m thanksgiving and sacra mental service 13 30 p m sunday school and bible cuss 7 00 p m the mlnkster subject sowing and reaping everybody wkloomsl oakv1llk mm itobt whytc of carleton place yislud at the homo of lur daughter mm geo stunden during uie lator part of thi week ted ward of the albany kninebi is attending uie welliuid rounly fair in welland where he is exhibiting about forty pedigreed dogif g e icrduo has returned from a very uucceaiful three weeks buslnciui trip through the western provinces mr and mm prank a bertnn of dawson yukon and uielr children plerru and lucy iipent the weekund with mrx bortonn parents mr and mrs phillips thoiniiwm dundas street tliey will iipend tho winter wonuw in toronto record klywn moore has boen transferred by tho bank of toronto from owen sound to uie locul branch mrs j stephens lion ro turned from a vliilt to her brother r w alberum ntatlon agent at nlgara palli mrs w p roweit wlio fonnurly lived lr oakvllle died at her homo lu sulem ont recently mrs bowes mulden name wan prancen shaw daughter of j m shaw a former publhhrr of tho star mm bello llndberg or chicago fonn- crly mijw bella smith bi vultlng with jier mother mrs wm smith or navy street mm llndberg nays oakville has improved bo much in twenty years mrj peariiall or chlcauo acromiuuiled mrj llndberg lie re howard savage of shorldan is regis tering thb week ok a titudrnt in the university or toronto in the medlcul course ho will motor lark and forth each day with howard lawrenee and howard stennann iiecond yar ntudeiiln in tho faculty or applied nclence star canting an eminent pjyoliologbtt tells or a childhood acquaintance wlio used to warn him agalivit forming uio jioblt of cant- hik the worst part about giving up in n kpecliied cone is tho increased possibility that you will do so again no habit la more quickly formed than that of being beaten s do not soy i cant because uiat prepares uie way for failure no matter lwvw amort or how strong or liow com petent you axe if you say i cant often enough your brains and your muscles will feel uie paralysing effect of your selfdistrust and refuse to servo you if you insist on saying i can oven when facta seem against you to often you succeed uiat it would almost soem faith creates the ability it assumes tho oftener you hay i can uio more you will accomplish paper your rooms now iuces auk low make your home attractive j hudson received orders this week from umpire wallpaper factory to lower prices on some of their beautiful wallpapers and borders tho the phono 110 acton or scud post card for sample boole to j hudson box u7 acton rrbbrtrrtan knox chtjkca actom rev h l- tbknnek m- manse wulow street sunday october 11 1031 thanksotvino sunday 1100 a m the minister subject 3aii wo be ttiankful7 sj0 p m sabbath bcbool imki classes 7 00 p m the minister subject little mercies note ttie b5ui anriiveraary of the congregation to be celebrated on sunday and monday october ib and 10 rev o roland of stratford uie special speaker for the builday services always wslooaar- arton vautlst eiurri 10 do a m sunday school 11 do tu the minister 7 00 p m the minister monday a 00 p m b y p u- tuesday 100 p m junlotm thursday b 00 p tn prayer bervios everybody weloomsl urlclamiried small advertisements ninetytiiino anniversary of churchill october 11 and 12 special anniversary services at 1100 a bl and 7jto p ni rev john little of rockwood monday oct 12 anniversary supper and entertainment supper served from 6 to 8 an excellent pmenunmc of mimical and literary numbera aoults 35c chiijmien kc rev h caldwell minister loont fail to attend the anniversary of the communitys oldest church s cash specials s for friday and saturday only choice black tea per lb the wttono text a clergyman gave a youtig woman or his acquaintance a very bad quarter of an hour on tier wedding day he dent her a telegram which as received ran ofolui iv ib on looking up the text the girt tras horrified to rd jrvr thou naat had live huabiuuu w ty whom thou how hast is not thy husband after they wd restored the young woman to consciousness inquiry was made at the telegraph office when it was found that uw operator had omitted the tetter or numeral indicauns the first epistle t lohn iv la reads ther u bo fear in love but perfect love casteth out rear 2 tins heinz pork and beans fur 2 heinz spaghetti tins for sweet pickles for crisco is for swansriown cake flour for 35c 25c 25c 40c 24c 33c 25c home jam 40 ox for orungo murmaludo 10 oz for honey its for plain olives for 10 bars p b soap 1 galvanizod pail for 3t soap i packet beokls pastry flour for grapes per basket okeepes stone ginger beer for 30c 25c 15c 25c 50c 25c 49c arat hov bent ouragu for rent on main street aplrty kaitl lauilejll wah1iino wantkl washing wantud to do at home v o jiox bfl uoomh wamtelk two furnlstiul rooms suitable for light houuckoeplug ajiply jjox x6 yiteb illkbh utrayed iscouh collie pup answers to name don fiablo and white ncytify w j louvat church btreeti either sort or hard wood foot lengths u waunk it it no 3 aeton phone 08r3 acton cau vott halk iord coach 1028 modal in good con- dltlot 3 epure whoclit with urei 3 boaters good duuldinont athly mita k bieilvoaicl ktitaveu to uie farm of oharles kingsbury lot xi third conciuilon nahiiagawoya llol- slelu heifer owner may recover by proving property and paying expense round black and whlto hound owner may ncover by proving prujerty and paying expanses it ohalmeatb 18auf church atrinit acton a midnight dance kyan alinitollujh llutxm thanksgiving daymorn monday octotlkit la fred klliott and life mac men from mcmaater unlveruiiy laniitx 1205 a to tt ss0 a m coullk dli 15c chain red white sto i i acton ont as j w jones milk o per quart f loonnmrnclnif qauirday ooutr 10 olid tlureaftor uu trice of milk delivered in alton by the jorwjy polry uid tho aoton dairy will be b oenu per juurt a w mahauh f watson let us examine your eyes you can dcfwnd on our specialised eye service our price is low too hours a m to r m evenings by appobitment e p head b o irauaht mrwcuitsr t n st acobobf bbjijajba i