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iiskis v tor iji w-tijvviiaa- pacwaipibci v gi- tft e acton fftee press thdrbday jtjnb 93 i jyaiuwi ai trnt church jballlnafadon saturday june ii toy rev geo aitkeps hattie- alinira daughter of mrand mrs 8 hv lindsay to mr earl yielding price an o the tate mr and mra robert shcer died arwmxdon mondays may 30 1932 at port colborne l bennett arnold ta hiai year dearly beloved son of heiberj nd memha bennett arnold ktrahtno jeaoefillly at the home of vsmiltwste blow when officials notified mr limehouse on rlday evening june j jl0 1933 euwtoeth kltching widow or the late john kltchtog nassaga weya m her 84tii year in memoriam wiles in memorylof sirs n p wiles who passed away on june 16 1930 ever renjembered by norman clarke in affectionate and loving memory of adair alicia clarke who departed this life june 17 1925 husband and paimhiy iv b garden parties seem very popular jnrt now fattended the service at the graveside the rose gardens are almost ready tor bloom locally week from saturday acton adopts daylight saving time strawberries from- the gardens about acton are now on the market mrs john crawford another respected resident of acton passed away last week at her home on church st in the person of mrs john crawford for the past three years mrs crawford has not enjoyed robust health but was able to be about the home until many homes about totmaresewhkre weeks ago when she gradually became weaker and passed away oh the 7th inst she was in her- seven tyflrst year before her marriage she was jane hyde a daughter of the late william and eliza hyde and was torn at lot 18 first line esqueslng fprtywtwo years ago she was joined in holy- wedlock to john crawford who survives her to the sorrowing husband in his bereave- men the gympamiy fl rnmnlimtfcy improved with r a coat of paints it wont be long until the school summer vacation of two months the bloom of the iris in many local gardens has jbeeitbeautifnl the past week burlington the to 1500 school board has re- rs salary from 1700 33urllhgton hbyjytewrprohiblted hamilton dairies from delivering muk in that town there is one conclusion about nara limes when the worst has happened it cant get any worse jiist two weeks until dominion day and the big gala celebration planned for acton by the baseball club the cripps farm at crewsons corn eas was sold by auction by r j kerr to mr lalng of rockwood the flower bed at the soldiers mem- fc arial has been replanted with a bed of geraniums and looks very neat acton citizens band will take part an tfieprommme8t-the-garden-party- at campbellville tomorrow night the modern ogh speed rate has not yet overtaken the false rumors or b of gossip started in a community messrs wglazin g t co an thos ellenton of georgetown were presented with white canes by the lions club when your grocer tells you that eggs are selling- at 10 cents per dozen you havent the nerve to ask him are they fresh mr maurice e starkman son of mr and mrsivstakman formerly of acton has- opened a law practice in toronto it is said that the traffic was the heaviest on no 7 highway on ihe week- end or any tlmesincethishighway was opened we stai advise you to study the advertisements for the best values acton merchants have proven their ability to make shopping here attractive the halton ftresbyterlal of the womens missionary society will convene to acton tomorrow with sessions morn- tog and afternoon in the united church ebenezer church will observe its centennial on sunday and monday numbers of former nassagaweya resid ents will flock home for this outstanding event while playing last thursday even ing norman wright had his right arm wrenched fortunately no bones were broken but the injury has been very painful fritifara1it 4- v wi bennett arnold toronto general sympathy is felt here for mr and mrs h t arnold of toronto formerjy of acton and the members of the family here and at other points in the sudden and tragic death of their youngest son and brother bennett the young man was in his twentyfourth year he had been in port colborne for several weeks and had been in communication with- his parents until about two weeks ago it was indeed a and mrs arnold on sunday that his body had been found to the weuand canal and it was presumed he had been drowned two weeks previously identi fication ywas established by bank pass books which were found in his clothing noc1ub df what happened has been found but it is known that bennett had drawn funds from his account just a tew days previously but when the hody was found only a small amount of silver was in his possession wnilej3ena when otercome he rallied was the youngest son of mr and mrs arnold and was not as well known in acton as the other members of- the t the incident h called forth thp deepest sympathy of all for the bereaved ones the funeral was held yesterday afternoon from toronto with interment in greenwood cemetery georgetown quite a number of friends from acton goes out mr and mrs crawford lived- tonassagaweyaioranumber of years- but seventeen years ago took up their residence in acton where they have been respected residents of the family of the ten but two sisters and one brother remain mrs mlchle of glenwilllams mrs martha campbell petersfleld man and mr thomas hyde of saskatche wan mrs crawford was a member of knox presbyterian church acton and when health permitted was regular in her attendance the funeral on thurs day was conducted y her pastor rev h l bennle and interment was made in fairvlew cemetery the pall bearerlf gra mossm andrew lowe jos hoare james and robert wlhton 1 bauer ani c a conway among the friends from a distance who attended the funeral were mr and mrs lowe ibrampton mr and mrs jos hoare glenwlusmstmr alex crawford mr and mrs douglas and mrs mcpherson guelph miss andrews milton oakvtlle treasurer sentenced arthur e ryan former treasurer of the town of oakvllle was sentenced in milton to 18 months determinate and six months less one day indeterminate in the ontario reformatory when he pleaded guilty to thft of 5000 from the town another mac m a woman driving into a village asked one of severalboys where she could find m mr jenkins bald the youngster thats him over in front of mcmlcks leaning against the wall said the motorist to front of mcmlcks reiterated the -7p9v-jpptom- woman looked in the directum and there was mr jenkins ipoticed just beside where ho ading this legend carved in the mrs- john klixjhing after several months of brave struggle with a malignant disease mrs elizabeth latching widow of the late john kltch- ing of nassagaweya passed to her reward on june 10 in her 84th year7at the home of her soninlaw rev h cald well limehouse ontario she had been ill for over three months at the home of hec eldest son rev j w hitching cheapslde and came to limehouse by ambulance in the beginning of april mrs kltchtog was remarkable for her active mind and loving interest in all whom she met down to the very last weeks of her life and her nurses never knew j more patient or settforgetful sufferer thinking of others rather than herself a life long characteristic was emphasized to the hast by her request that the doctors after her death should by investigation verify their diagnosis for the possible benefit of other sufferers- the late mrs kitchlng was born near brookvllle nassagaweya on october 25 1848 and spent her whole life in her native township she was the daughter of george easterbaook ana one of a family of seventeen children two brothers and seven sisters all younger than she survlye her they are john t eastertofook seattle washington mrs j irwto campbellville mrs t watson waterdown mrs j aklns actoru- mrs- j kane guelph mrs d kingsbury sask mrs w dyer wood stock mrs j husband guelph and james easterbrook on the old home stead she- was married to john kitehing of nassagaweya some 65 years ago who predeceased her twentyeight yearsago of their family of nine children seven survive her viz rev j w cheapslde rev g r holland centre mrs rev caldwell limehouse mrs c moffat alberta wm r guehsh j percy on the homestead and ellas e red deer alberta mrs john moffat and mrs c h harris passed on before their mother some years ago a large company qt friends attended the service at jihe home in limehouse on june 13 and after filled ebenezer church where the service was continu ed the body was laid away in the old cemetery on the hill at ebenezer rev m c oandier her minister conducted the services assisted by rev john little a lifelong friend of the family and orjev d n mcklnnon norvalrev geo aitken balunafad and rev j a neillkornby chairman of halton presbytery i she- loved music and the hymns used were some of her favorites dr r g agnew missionary pn- furlough from west china husband of her grand daughter mary caldwell sang by re- a sacred solo a wide clrole of relations and friends wuljnlss her cheery greeting and the loyal loving interest of this chrutlan wgnjan ebenezer church wnicn celebrates its 100th anniversary on june 19 will miss one of its most loyal and devoted as well- as oldest membersat its services iservantof god well done thy glorious- warfares past the battles fought the race js won arid thou art crowned at last v p retd pampa texas rom the painpa doily newsoif june 6 we leara of the sudden death of mr p p reld of pampa texas mrreid was a native of balhnafad and visited in the old home about two years ago she death l p p reid69 years old came as a shock to the entire pan handle mr reid was strfeken with a paralytic stroke saturday noon and pass ed away at a local hospital mr reld had been in failing health for some umebut his condition was not belleveu serious he had just finished his dinner later in the afternoon and declared that he could attend a road meeting if neces sary mr reid was known throughout the state as good roads reld at the time of his death ne was president oi oilfield highway 41 association- and secretary of the fort elliott highway associatlonj mr reid is survived by his wife- and three daughters mrs otto rice mrs g c crocker of pampa and mrs shirley cox of mobeetlet- and seventeen grandchildren mr ohas ruddy of bojger- texas formerly of acton is a nephew he was preceded in death by a son william in 1922- and a daughter mrs dee heare in 1927 mr reld was born in ballinafad- ontario canada may 4 1863 he was the son of mr and mrs james reld his grand father came to canada from scotland in 1820 where he had been a professor at the university of edinburgh mr reid married miss minnie morrow a sister of the late h r morrow of amarillo in 1889 ih 1897 mr reld came to texas there was only one railroad in this part of the panhandle the following year he moved his family to texas settling on the outskirts of mobeetle where- he hpramf lmnwn m tiip xlfalfa king ofujjje panhandle- he raised tefeistered cattle shipped in from canada and fed them on alfaha7 relorint6vedtirltlr family to pampa to 1919 engaging in the real estate business the following year he was elected mayor of the city he retired in 1924 because of ill health but was drafted again in 1925 during the phenomenal growth of pampa he was mayor of pampa when the form of government was changed to the city manager system he retired from public life in 1926 and devoted his time to the building of good roads in the panhandle mr reld was a member of the masonic order and i o o f he was a steward in the first methodist church and until a short t ag ta a bible class mr reld was 6hosen one of the five most useful citizens -of- pampa in 1929 and was declared the most useful citizen by popularvoe- last year he- was- re elected president of oilfield highway 41 association at a recent meeting an presented a gold watch and chain for his untiring efforts in- 1930 he was pre sented an automobile by pampa citizens in honor of his road activities in the interest of pampa with mrs reid he returned to his old home in canada two years ago and he planned to make an other tripthis summer his trip in 1930 was the first in- 12 years presentation and address the home of mrs r l davidson was the scene of a pleasant gathering last thursday evening when the executive of the womens institute met to spend a few hours with her ih her home mrs davidson who has been their secretary for five years felt it impossible to continuerthe great work and the exe cutive felt they could not let mrs david son retire without showing in some way the appreciation which they felt for her services- after spending a jolly time for an hour or so mrs- lantz read the following address and mrs gamble pre sented mrs davidson with a couple of lovely pieces of silverware dear mrs davidson we your friends ahd feliow work ers in the womens institute feel we cannot let this opportunity pass without in some way expressing our appreciation of your services as secretary we realize that much of the success of the work of our branch lsdue to your untiring efforts in the past five years we have always 1 found you a willing and cheerful worker often sacrificing time you could ill spare from your own home duties- so we ask you to accept this gift as a small token of our love and esteem for you hoping you will continue you interest in the work of the womens institute on behalf of the executive mrs gamble mls lantz mrs davidson thanked the ladles in her usual- cheery manner and declared for all she felt duties- claimed too much time to enable her to oarry on the work as before she would still fte one of thoir number but only as a member the evening drew to a closet with singing for shes a jolly god fellow r proofs of servitude police sergeant are you mar ried prisoner mo sir i a ihe didnt under- starjti yorf sergeant when we searched him we found in his pockets a sample of silk and two unposted letters in a womans handwriting a week old public utilities sleeting reeve thetford present at first session liability insurance awarded by draw arrears can be put against properties the refc futlultfhtly m l public utilities commission was held oh tuesday evening with mmissl6ners l g king and reeve e t thetford present and r j kerr ohftlrman pre siding mr kerr welcomed reeve thetford to the commission and expressed his hope that they would find meetings congenial mr thetford thanked the commis sion and assured them that he would endeavor to do his best to facilitate the work of the commission moved by l g klng seconded by e t thetford that the f ollowing ac- counbe passed and the secretary in structed to pay same hydro acctfunts h e p o of ontario power 196295 bell telephone company ac counts south end garage gas canadian line materials line materials line cable accessories ltd line materials general steel wares merchan dise lim supp s62 248 1107 2418 6jj1 7012 northern electric co supplies rose ohearnltd supplies canadian general electric co supplies f mccutcheohj express w r e blair merchandise acton free press printing cheques 2342 3634 1797 2u9j75 waterworks accounts hydro department power at spring thos holland labor hydro department may opera tions 3490 200 4548 8238 the secretary was in receipt of a letter irom mr j a ellis of toronto of the municipal department stating that when a consumer is fifteen days overdue oh a two months service they are to toerdiscontlnued and a service charge of 1j00 is tobe collected before the service can be reconnected mr j m mcdonald of beardmore -iathers-td7r-was-present-at-themeebuj- ing in regard to arrears in wajef services on some of the companys tenants he requested a list of all tenants in arrears of either water or lights from now on so that the company will not be re sponsible for the tenants arrears of light and water in looking over the insurance policies of three companies it was found that for the double indemnity polices all three companies were the same in order to treat all the agents equally it was decided that the names of each agent be put in a hat- and the first one drawn out would be awardedthe policymrjla smiths name was the first one drawn by a person not interested in any policy and he was warded the policy iuwasimoved byr j kerr and seconded by e t thetford that a dele gate be sent to the summer contention of the hydro to be held at blgwin inn on june 22 23 and 24 carried the auditor infprmed the commission that onethird of the consumers were in arrears to the amount of 29589 acton loses first gaml of season continued from page one shirt in the fifth inning put it on again and walked out to the umpire and re quested that the milton placers put their uniforms on this was compiled with by the milton players mr randall was the target for many remarks during the game georgetown defeated oakvllle by the score of 138 7 in all probability blackburn will be the opposing pitcher here on saturday as it is reported walters had his thumb broken to the game against oakvllle qus edwards was on the acton coach ing line- on saturday and he seems to know his business i whltey handledj chalmers slants hi noble style but he has a weak peg to second the game was played under protest and may not count as a league fixture the standing played won lost acton milton georgetown oakvllle 4 4 4 4 pc 760 760 600 000 acton 7 r leader g huffman c lelshman w waterhouse d carmlchael a white f terry r chalmers l walters f leader w holloway batting averageis a r h pc 9 9 3 19 18 14 15 16 4 14 17 h bevscht 7 2 3 0 4 2 2 6 2 1 2 2 2 ft 4 1 6 5 4 4 4 1 3 3 1 555 444 333 315 288 285 266 266 250 214 176 142 just a little grandma yes i feel much better now and i dont think there is anything wrong with my appendix but it was nice of the minister to call and see about it daughter but mother that wasnt the rievw l minister vthat jvas a specialist from the city who examined you grandma oh he was a doctor was he i thought he was a little familiar for a minister a great jnany of our customers haye asked us to continue last weeks sale of specially rttced merchandise for this coming wee tu e offered ji we take this orjportunitjc of thanking the public for their appreciation of the bargains we offered last week and regret that many were disappointed when a number of our specials were soldout we have replenished our stock but have been able to obtain only a limited quantity of certain lines so shop early and youll have no cause for regret spice does nqtjpermit us to advertise every jtem watch our windows for displays of special values x mens wetir foftsyth shirts these- arei of flhe broadcloth in separate or two collar styles this week we are enabled to include the white mashie packed in cello phane some sold up to 260 regularly friday and 1 4q saturday only jlfr well known brand of fancy pat terned fine broadcloth shirts- some are collar attached others have one separate collar good dollar value friday and 1jq saturday only ouc ladies wear ilk underthings anew lot of mesh panties just arrived in colors of pink peach ice blue- and white side button and elastic styles per pair 49c mens rayon6hlrt8 and shorts mercury make each 95ca set 49c mens pure wool bathing suits speed style per suit we obtained another police braces for this occasion reg 39c for featherwegiht 179 supply of 19c lace top pure silk chiffon full fashioned hose scottmchale shoes for men canadas finest reduced 10 69c carhartt overalls black or blue for 158 work shirts bigmakes triple stitched the same range as our last weeks special cq the same price djc farmers work hats of woven straw with bound edge and ip band special at j dc regular 150 our customers marvelled -at- i being able tt obtain such a wonderful value last week and many were disappointed when the supply ran out the mill has allowed us a limited quantity for these two days those who shop tiarly will benefit 4 nonrun brassiere seta panties with trim a variety of shades per set and pantle contrasting 79c your choice of several shades in nonrun lace trimmed panties regular 5 it special fo c new mesh hose of suva silk- in all the latest shades a per pair htvc 2 pair for 95c ladles pure w09i bathing suits sun tan back black sapphire and scarlet ki n special for 1d we carry a large stock of dresses all ajpb reduced for this weekend ladles spring hats these in clude misses and matrons styles only a few left value up to 400 for 98c genuine leather purses with mirror for the little girl an ideal gift your choice of a few styles and shades 49c dont forget there are many mor bargains our windows and store displays show them bd mill street next to carrolls good news for the guides the lakeside chapter i o d e have pre sented us with a splendid large tent permission to sleep- in the new tent will probably be one of the special patrol awards at camp regular guide meetings have been withheldtdurlngjune on account of school examinations congratulations to guides who have passed and best wishes to those who have yet to try r a meeting of the local association was held at the home ot mrs mason pre sident it was decided to present the company with new name tapes two prospective lieutenants- were interviwed during the pbst week now watch us accomplishr big things copies of the guidei weekly maga- zne are at the home of the captain guides wishing to readthese may come any afternoon between three and five special classes for those preparing for the needlewomans badge will be held at the home of the captain on tuesday and friday afternoons from three to five individual instruction will be given and examination will be given as soon as the guide is prepared fcrit any guide may attend captain the candid father the colonel touring europe on his leave of absence did fiot forget the one he left behind his son received a card from sparta saying this is the cliff from which the spartans used to throw their defective children wish you were here dad think straight following a straight line is never easy men who are lost on a level prairie without landmarks usually wander in a circle and it is as hard to think straight as it is to walk straight there are so many forces our wishes our vanities our prejudices to pull us off the straight line yet straight thinking ts one of the essentials of success learn to think straight and the rest will bi- easy tut tut they all do what is your idea of a clever woman one who can see the point of a joke9 no a woman who can laugh at a joke without seeing the point one drop too much hewas considered the best parachute jumper ih the country said one of his friends standhigjbeslrle the open coffin yes he was good to the last drop remarked mother w 7 special friday saturday monday lbs granulated redpath sugar for 10 7 v sugar crisp or quaker rolled oats tbs tor 52c 25c corn flakes c 4 harry horhes fruito oq jellypowders for tiwc 8 castile soap bars for 3grapefruft for 25cl 23c christie graham wafers 1 lb package for oxydol 1 large package for schneiders side bacon 1 lb for thistle baking powder 1 tbr-for- mccormacks soda biscuits lpackage for fig fingers 1 lb for 23c 19c 13c 22c lpc 19c 10 extra special gray cotton yards for 99c nelson co mill street acton phone 37 18th battalion to hold reunion biggest evenl since the war to take place cat london 00 sunday june 19 the fighting lgth western on tarios jlne regiment arettolding a mam moth reunlon at london ontario on sunday june 19 the occasion is to mark the tunvelllng of a tablet that has been erected to the officers and men of the battalion who were killed in the war the tablet is located in st pauls cathedral andthe unveiling will take place on sunday afternoon june 19 it is anticipated that over five hundred exmembers of the battalion win be in the parade which win march from the armories to the cathedral a band is being provided by the committee in charge of arrangements and a maroh past will be staged after the service speclafarrangements are being made to takfecare of the next of kin of all officers and men of the 18th battalion who gave up their lives special tickets are available and can be had from mr g h miller l2 victor street london secretary 18 battalion association let ters have beenmaled to all names on the association hits and also to the secretaries in the wentyflve branches- it is possible howevet that some names have been overlooked and the commit tee is anxious to hear from every mem ber of the 18th who have not yet been cbmmunlcatedwth it you have fault ora weakness it is nousettyhtgto you will gjt jridloit itonly by cormiuering it so why not fight it but now and sea the last ot it we arie celebrating our anniversary as a token of our sincere ap preciation for the- support and con fidence shown us during the 25 years we have been established we desire in some tangible way to mark this occasion with some con tribution on our part- and are therefore offering for- a limited period a special discount of 33mr during this limited period every patient will receive the same ex acting care attention and thor ough examination that over 10000 of our satisfied patients have re ceived you may take advantage of this occasion with confidence our styles are the latest our quality the best the first exclusive optical establishment in this district d savage registerwdtometrlst ihs v