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plwf paok four 5 the acton free press 1- thursday september 6th 1934 neighborhood news i interesting items concerning other centres and communities in which many of- our readers are interested oakville mr vincent modermott and mr george stundon have ifofmed ft new garage business to be known as mc- dermott 7stupdon playing on the oakville polo and rid ing club ground at ennisclare lake shore road toronto polo club defeated oakville by a 72 count in a hardfought lnterclub game on saturday a sad death occurred on saturday morning august 25th when mrs gordon barnstaple formerly marjorle green- sides ninth line trafalgar passed away at the western hospital toronto where she had been removed the previous night star i ken l miller king street who has been sailing during the past summer ori the steamer manitoba returned home on monday mr a d chisholm government in spector at the oakville brewers ware house has received notice that his ser vices will not be required after august 31st everton oakville winners of the pigeon races held on saturday afternoon from the c n k are as follows in order of merit h merry w higgins j jenks record crewsons corners hillsburg tend mr and mrs j mccaw and 6on of niagara falls n y visited with mr and mrs george graham mr and mrs charles gamble of buf falo n y visited at their cottage over j don tne base umpire for the ball games the holiday mrs sutherland of st thomas is visiting with mr and mrs john bennett mr and mrs burllngham visited in guelph on the holiday i mrs george graham attended the eni- bersonbishop wedding in toronto quite a number were at the church on sunday to welcome capj howells back from her holidays next sunday will be rally day uite a number from around here at- ded the exhibition including mr alex thompson mr ken mcdonald mr and mrs burllngham mr charles tyler mrs john airdrie has returned home after spending a few weeks visiting at wellajnd mr and mrs earl shoemaker and mr ed brawn dt toronto visited with mr tyler the everton ball team put on a field day on wednesday afternoon at col heads when a goodly number gathered to enjoy the sports which was follows first ball game everton and locals score 132 in favor of everton second game rockwood 6 everton 8 r third game ospringe 11 mimosa 12 fourth game mimosa 20 everton 19 the races resulted as follows chil dren 0 years bobble hill murray stewart boys under 10 years ronald hepburn george robertson girls under id years helen robertson florence thatcher boys 15 and under rae west edwin jestin single men under 20 years jack laverty charles royce single men over 20 years eddie maude lloyd peavoy single ladies miss dorothy church mrs margaret cooke married ladles under 40 mrs percy smith mrs ewart rowan married ladies over 40 mrs john alton mrs will head mar ried men over 40 mr fred alton mr john alton rivarr mpn nnripr 40 mr ballinafad rev and mrs aitken returned home on thursday from a months holiday miss betty and master jerry holller of toronto have been holidaying at the home of their grandfather mr graff y mr and mrs talt of parry sound were visitors on saturday at the home of mrtvarlk blnnle misses betty and norma talt who were spending their holidays at their grandfathers home returned to their end homo in parry sound visitors on sunday and over the holiday at the home of mr alfred soper were mr and mrs archie harden of long nassagaweya the frost last week did quite a lot off damage to the corn and sorghum and tomatoes also to cucumber and pumpkin vines in this district i miss lucy forth of hamilton- visited with mr and mrs harvey brldgman of knatchbull last week mr bert nightingale of orangoville visited with mr and mrs arthur night ingale of knatchbull over the week- miss peggy freeman and miss hilda stoutly of the hess baptist mission hamilton returned home on sunday after their two weeks vacation with mr branch miss gay yetman of hartford i and mrs c a darby of knatchbull connecticut mr and mrs jas mckay public schools reopened on tuesday watch next week j 1 for special fair week announcement mr and mrsfrank yetman mr jos morris mrs ejtwrigjitv toronto the baby mission band of the united church held their annual picnic on monday at the home of mr and mrs sandy mckay miss bessie blnnie returned to tor onto on saturday to take up her school duties fred rowan mrrobt akltt ladies race special miss margaret cooke mrs jas brydon ladies kicking slipper race mrs george young mrs will head fattest man mr jack stewart relay tace unit ed church everton ospringe guessing contests beans in jar rae west jack laverty weight of squash mrs g g robertson albert alton mr norman deerlng of xdrton was the plate umpire and mr lindsay gor- terra cotta miss edith mckane of the fifth lino passed peacefully away at her late resid ence on saturday afternoon after a lingering illness deceased was only in her 16th year and will be sadly missed in the home and the surrounding com munity the funeral on tuesday after noon wa largely attended interment took place in union cemetery we all join to extending our deepest sympathy to the bereaved parents messrs walter and thomas hayward and mrs e hayward all of guelph spent labor day with terra cotta friends mr j mcbride lost a valuable cow last week mrs d atkinson of the fifth line hasretumed home after spending a few days with toronto friends mrs j lyons is erecting a new cement verandah along he front of her resid ence on the fifth line which when com pleted will add considerably- to its ap pearance a number of our citizens are attend ing the c ne at toronto this week school days are here again and our local teachers are in their respective places again this week real estate is on the move in our hamlet again limehouse school opened again on tuesday with a much larger attendance the school has been redecorated during the holiday season and has a rnuch brighter appear ance which should encourage regular at tendance the exhibition is still an attraction and quite a number attended on labor day to make the attendance one of the largest on record those having entries at the exhibi tlon from this neighborhood are reported to have been real successful mr j w hassell won three firsts and a second on his display of gladiolus mr w g scott was a first senior champion and grand champion on his fine berkshire hogs mr mark given was real success ful with his horses winning at least two firsts and a second and some other prizes the holiday weekend provided an opportunity for quite a number to spend a few days away from home among them were mrs s wrlgfit with friends in tor onto mr hobt doughty in guelph mis albert meredith with her son in toronto and at orr lake some visitors noticed here were mr and mrs s dunn and dorothy trtth dr and miss sutherland chief marshall of georgetown with hlx mother mr sad mrs w j roe of toronto mr vt j lane of albert college belleville r mir w t ilim ot toronto ifcuiui j s noble and jack surwi mr and mrs nelson ryder and mr harold of hamilton spent the holiday with mrs win cheyne miss margaret robertson has returned to grand valley where she will attend school rev mr goodwill and daughters marjorle and edna called on mr w cheyne and family on thursday of last week mr donald cox who suffered in the motor accident on the rockwood and eramosa main roads two weeks ago is able to be home again miss marjorle thomson has secured the position as at cedarville marjorle began her duties tuesday mr and mrs n c thomson mr and mrs l w cheyne and miss vlda thom son of toronto visited with guelph friends on sunday congratulations to mr and mrs fraser plummer in the gift of a son misses mary mllloy margaret reed and bertha gray returned home on tuesday after spending the past two months at gregory inn muskoka miss m m cheyne spent labor day in toronto rev mr goodwill of hillsburg pres byterian church will occupy the pulpit in rockwood presbyterian church on september 16th wedding bells are rlnlng in our com munity for a popular young comple who who embark on the sea of wedded bliss next week rockwood 4th inst for the fall term milton previous to her marriage miss florence elsie jean hyde was the recipient of many handsome and useful presents from her niimor friends and acquaintanc burlington paul fisher was among the invited guests at the toronto exhibition on monday when hon duncan marshall ontario minister of agriculture opened the fruit and vegetable exhibit in the horticulture building on monday afternoon a party of over 50 business men and women from great britain and the irish free state which is touring canada paid on inspection visit to the local branch of the canadian canners at special meeting of the town coun cil held in the council chamber on tuesday evening tenders were opened for the open of a permanent road on pearlstreet and the resurfacing ofono block on elizabeth street h c cuttriss was the successful bidder mr a t enlow mr g w wright and mrs lucille walker won prizes at the annual exhibition ybf the canadian gladiolus society held at hamilton on friday last there were many exhibitors from all parts of the province upon the application of alexander l brown of the lexina inn formerly english inns which is located this side of bronte mr justice j m mcevoy at osgoode hall on saturday morning granted an order quashing bylaw 548 of the township of nelson which pro hibited the sale by retail of spirituous fermented or other manufactured liquors wttffin the township magistrate bull presided at the magis trates court here on monday afternoon when a criminal negligence charge was heard magistrate bull will hold court here on monday afternoon and friday morning each week on thursday last two men employed on the new water tower at freeman had a narrow escape from serious injury when a plank on the scaffolding broke and had they not grabbed hold tft the pipe they would have fallen considerable distance to the ground below four men vvfprklng under the tower also had a close shave as the broken plank only missed them by inches in its descent a large wrench which the men were using to connect tho pipe struck walter large a glancing blow on the foot but he was not seriously hurt gazette as well as being showered on one or two occasions during the past week the hoskinghyde wedding which took place on labor day at the united church was largely attended by friends and guests the platform was a bower of beauty with its mass of sowers and plants which made a picturesque back- cround for the occaifn just before the ceremonyi the choir sang several selections during the service played by mr frank moore the wedding music including call me thine own f halevy vesper bell w j agate hymn toy the choir the voice that breathed oer eden wagners bridal chorus the wedding ceremony the hymn o father of all creation was sung by the choir during the signing of i the register wedding march a ber- ridge dr f stokey and mr neil gor don were ushers i both brothersinlaw of the groom mr benjamin horace hosjf king the bride who was given in mar riage by her father mr l w j hyde of welland looked charming in her gown and was attended by her sister mrs isabel husband while the groom was supported by his brother dr fred hos- king of hamilton rev w j taylor of the united church and pastor of the contracting parties performed the cere- mony following the wedding ceremony the newly married couple and guests went to the home of the brides aunts the misses gerow above eden mills where a bounteous wedding supper was served during the evening theteappy couple left toy motor on a- wedding trip followed by the best wishes of their many friends last thursday evening the young people of the presbyterian church in company with a number of their young friends met at the home of mr and mrs douglas mcnabb for a social time and corn roast during the evening games were enjoyed in the light of a glowing are which added a touch of cheer to the cool atmosphere the host and hostess deserve credit for their hos pitality to the young folks and their friends who are made to feel at home on any occasion a few from here attended the sports events at everton last week on labor day a big time was held at eden mills when a baseball tournament was witnessed by a large number in the swimming events miss doris milne seemed third place while two other rockwood girls dropped out during the swim the schools reopened on tuesday for the fall term with a slight change in the staff of teachers holiday visitors in our midst were mr robert croft of toronto mr and mrs john gray of toronto mr james lynch of toronto mr clarence lynch of toronto mr jos oakes of toronto mr fred evans a former bank clerk now of toronto miss jean torrance of simcoe mr johnston hewat of simcoe miss eileen brldger of guelph mrs george lorce and sister miss m sunter of everton mr harold sunter of everton mr and mrs ewart sunter and son of ospringe miss kathleen lynch of st josephs hospital guelph is home for a holiday mr everett e leviness of buffalo was also a holiday visitor and attended the hoskinghyde wedding on the holt day mr fred day returned home last week from elgin house muskoka district where he was in charge of a summer post office he reports a large number of holiday folks during the summer months rev e brlllinger occupied his pulpit at st josephs church on sunday afte- his vacation miss frances richardson of vlncland was a visitor in our midst last week at the home of her grandparents mr and mrs j r richardson mr and mrs fred mcwllllams return ed home last thursday evening from their motor trip to the pacific coast mr john smith returned home frqm his lengthy visit to detroit and other points john holmes took over the general store business of n koclla lowvllle on monday last ross armstrong of winnipeg man has been visiting his uncle john b armstrong martin street mr and mrs g a hemstreet have returned from an enjoyable vacation suent at grimsby beach mrs f d dewar of milton has been appointed stenographer for all halton county courts a w ciaziey ana j vyi tuggins re- turned last night from an enjoyable ash ing trip to manltoulln islands they caught a large number of beauties while driving his car east on the given road on his way home from milton on sunday night harvey anderson of brampton- did not notice that he had come to the end of the road which runs to the fifth line trafalgar until he crashed into the fence he suffered serious head injuries mr and mrs archibald b penman of oakville announce the engagement of their only daughter evelyn margaret to mr james earl galbraith youngest son of mr and mrs james h galbraith of milton the wedding will take place quietly on saturday september 15th champion johnstone rumley home fuurnishings and funeral directors phone 30 acton ontario erln mr and mrs frank mllloy of niagara falls n y and mr and mrs george hallet of buffalo n y called on friends here on tuesday dr isaac scott of grand valley it and mrs wm scott billy and betty of fort wayne indiana renewed acquaint ances in town on monday mr and mrs john mckenzle and two children of new jersey n y are visit ing with the formers father mr hugh mckenzle at the busholm inn messrs r t elgie t c foster d s leitch and c k overland have leased the erin creamery and have taken pos session and employed mr c metcalfe as butter maker mr w v gray purchased the property of the late mrs barbour and intends tp make both interior and exterior decora tions and improvements before moving in mr francis woodward of kamloops b c is visiting mr and mrs george griffin his wife is visiting friends in toronto it is fortyfour years since he was in erin- representatives of the sweetman candyco of toronto met a number of erin business men on monday evening and discussed the possibility of establlsh- ing a candy factory in erin the com pany is desirous of receiving certain financial assistance the mclaren contracting co of rockwood received the contract of re moving the 3500 yards of earth from leitchs hill on the guelph road the earth will be used to fill the gully on the south side of the hill the price was 48c per cubic yard the work will commence on september 1st mrs g l garner received a happy surprise on tuesday in the form of a cheque for a substantial sum as a reward for submitting a name for a heavy rubber manufactured by the canadian goodrich co advocate georgetown neglectofjonsupatian is always dan gerous take klpps unequalled herb tablets regularly sold by browns drug store miss laura miller attended thp funeral of her aunt mrs c c richardson mich on tuesday mr and mrs walter holtz of buffalo n y spent the weekend with mr and mrsriharold mcclure mrs james bedford of detroit form erly miss janie walker of stewarttoton is visiting miss velma stewart george town mr and mrs humphrey gillies and daughterellzabcth of kirkland lake were visitors with esquesing relatives during tho week mr sam kirk of guelph 0 a c formerly of georgetown la one of the judges at the flower show at toronto exhibition mr and mrs joseph hall announce the engagement of their second daughter irene to mr fred mathers of caledon wedding to take place end of septem ber mr and mrs t s hill jr are leav ing this week for goderlch where mr hill has been appointed day operator mr hill has been opeiatdr- at the c n b depot here for tho past twelve years during their stay in town mr and mrs hill have made many friends who deep ly regret their removal our esteemed townsman mr thomas ellentpn has been awarded prizes on hto work at the exhibitions as follows ot tawa exhibition reed work flower bas ket first prize tray second prize tor onto exhibition willow work of any class first prize flower basket second prize tray third prize herald maxwell j stark r o optometrist will be at rachlins store acton on tuesday september 11th phone 145 for appointment toronto address suite 205 medical dental building 455 spadina avenue ki 2232 come up and see me at ordhgeville fair tuesday and wednesday sept 11 12 music fun frolic fast racing events purses 37500 large exhibits big crowds a care free day main hall fair grounds september 12th dancing wednesday night unlimited floor space a large popular orchestra always the big night of the season j cjackson president jos e cooney sectreas weekly thodobt this one thing x do forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forth unto thoee things which are before i press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of god in christ jesus philippines 3 13 14 not failure but low aim is crime lowell k mttltf a cffurrh at gaifttia acton minister teev c i poole b d parsonage bower avenue standard time 1100 a m the minister subject can christ save the world 1200 noon sunday school and bible class 70o p m the minister subject building the home town anniversary sunday october 14th all are welcome pxcabiitfrian knox chubch acton rev ii l sennte m a- minister manse willow btreet sunday september 9th 1034 standard time 1000 a m the sabbath school 1100 am and 700 pja mr c j mckay b a student at rockwood and eden mills always welcome hajitiflt erjurrf acton g k easteb pastor 1100 a m standard time triumph ing over lifes disappointments 1000 a m standard time sunday school no evening service prayer meeting wednesday evening at 800 p m id s t free 1 knitting needle gauge given free to each cus tomer purchasing monarch yarn during monarch yarn week alapcf p nge of colors monarch yarn week sept lobh to 15th k roszell j mill st i acton unclassified small advertisements advertisements under this faemdinff one cent per word minimum charge sc per insertion five insertions for 100 if paid cash ioc additional is charged where items have to be booked hog shipping saturday 830 and grade- hog trucking free hogs delivered by farmer 10c extra p e holmes anton j wanted top buggy and single harness glen hoiterman r r no 1 campbell yille honty fob saxe choice amber honey 6c lb in your own containers at the apiary fred smite 0tf phone 56 rockwood for sale ch tomatoes fresh from the garden lao large basket bring your own containers apply a l hemstreet found small sum of money found owner may recover same by proving property and paying expenses free press office for sale grey horse 4 years old well broken apply to jno c dennis phone 51r3 r r no 4 rockwood no 7 highway for sale 1 queboo heater cost 1650 for 1000 r- large findlay wood heater cost 3250 for 1200 both used very tax notlce1934 municipality of acton the taxnotices for lj3i have been sent out the place of payment is the same this year as last and taxes are payabhhfltwft instalments at the public utilities commission office first instalment september 17th second instalment november 19th any ratepayer may pay the whole of his taxes on or before september 17 but onehalf the amount must be paid on or bedore that date failure to comply with this arrangement entails extra expenses and trouble an addition of ave per cent will be made to every tax rate or assessment remaining unpaid fourteen days after the said nth day dt september for the first instalment and the 19th day of november for the second lnstal- ment and it will be the duty df the collector immediately after tho said several dates appointed for payimcnt to collect at once by distress or otherwise under the provisions of the statute in that behalf all such taxes or instalments of taxes please take your tax notice with you iv when making payment b r j mcpherson cbuector little 102 f l rife r r no 2 rockwood auction saxe auction sale or household effects of the estate of the- late mrs bessie gamble on saturday september 8th at two oclock standard time at the residence willow street actoh terms cash 92 r j kerr auctioneer 13 j clearing auction sale farm stock implements feed on friday september 21st at two oclock for gilbert creamer lot 24 townline nassagaweya and esquesing included in this sale is a real team of young horses r j kerr auctioneer 102 phone 36 acton fox meat wanted will buy horses injured cattle or any thing suitable for fox meat at any time phone promptly as meat must be in good condition small power or heavy hand straw cutting box wanted must bo reasonable vannatter fox farm 38tf phone 95r 31 georgetown auction saue the property and household effects of the late william fisher will be offered for sale on saturday september 15th at 130 oclock standard time on tho premises mill street acton terms of chattels cash thomas f chisholm auctioneer tenders wanted tenders addressed to john marshall township clerk campbellvilley will be received up to oclock p m wed nesday september 12th 193 for the construction of a concrete culvert at lot 14 concession fl7 township ot naasagaweya geo s fulton road supt r r no 2 rockwood out subscriptions for ah taken at the brae