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j i v- thursday obetmhhr 6th ism o the acton free press pach tbub niamksoivina because i have been given much r i too shall give because of thy great bounty lord kstch day i live islahdivide ay gifts from thee with every brother that i see who has the need of help from me beeausei have been sheltered fed by thy goodcareri jicannot see anothers lack arid i not share my glowing fire my loaf of bread my roofs cafe shelter overhead that he too may be comforted because love has been lavished so upon me lord a wealth i know that was not meant for me to hoard i shall give love to those in need the cold and hungry clothe and teed thus shall i show my thanks indeed chronicles of ginger farm written specially far toe fw freaa by gwendoline p ciarkk man who sun for is tears a hudderafleld man has had nij sleep forrelgkt weary years not even mor phine can give him an hour of real sleep how he must envy such a man as w poxley potmaker to the mint who fell asleep on april 2th 1546 and slept serenely for fourteen days and fifteen nights fourteen days is only a nap compared with the exploits of some sleepers a german civil servant named arnhelm fortyfive yeats old slipped one evening as he got out of atram and slats diary by r08s barcjuhar make partner stay away from the farm over night so one day at the exhibition was the limit of his celebrating you will remember last week i spoke of an invitation to the c n e and twenty years ago from the issuemf the free press of thursday september 1mb 1914 the new section of the county road on main street is about completed it is a vast improvement i there is a large demand for acton fall fair prize lists the pearson building on willow street is being moved back about twehtyfive feet and will be remodelled for a residence for mrs pearson acton baseball team won the cham pionship when they defeated glenwil- llams on saturday by a score of 30 the acton team lineup was as follows williams holster ieisnman mclean jtade a round of the buildings ednrunds hildenbrand smith allan and dunn a family reunion was held at the home of mr and mrs james gamble cremona comers on the evening of labor day dr buck palermo saltan countys grand old man and oldest physician celebrated his 81st birthday on monday oar aokuers get good pay with board and clothes they get the equivalent of 1270 per week the tide of war has turned the germans are swept back by british and trench all along the line 30000 ger mans were taken prisoners in one day tho germans on tuesday requested an armistice from the allies the reply was well give you twentyfour hours to set out of prance just once in a while i find it hard to write because there seems so little to write about but today i find it even knocked hisphead on the pavement he harder still because there is soimuch was taken- home and put to bed tho this last week we have been doing doctors said there was no concussion or things with the harvest finkhed we serious injury next morning he was thought we might taka a little tcne off still asleep and he slept for two years to celebrate and so we have been to tlc and four months he was a irfeck when exhibition twice snn vent off vlsiqng at last he woke yet in the end he recov- i went for a trip t he falls but it eied there was the famous marguerite seems that no powr on earth could eovenal the sleeping woman of thenolles who was thrown into a trancelike sleep by a fright and slept for nineteen years and six months then she slowly roused was able to talk but she was wasted to a skeleton and died wondered whether vanity or curiosity five months later the record rip van would win out well as you might sup- winkle is an american a farmer named pose curiosity- won he day so about harms he came in one evening tired eight oclock wednesday morning the after a long days work went to bed and children and i started out in the op- spt tor twentysix years it was pos- tlmist i had never driven through sible to rouse him to take food but he exhibition crowds before- and only once i could not stay awake more than flvs to toronto but one has to make a start j minutes like the french woman sleep er he wasted away and died holiday tourist tbaffic heavy sometime and i felt there is no time like the present so away we went and reached our destination without any trouble at all together the children many visitors from the united states with son wanting all the time to look canada durmg yasrlaar at tractors farm machinery and motor days of july whlcn mcmded cars and daughter equally anxious to mlmon and paurm qf look at anything historical and also to ioudays thevolume df traffic was ex boen rath in esquesing on sunday august 23rd 1914 to mr and mrs james rath twin daughters died kennedy in georgetown on satur day august 29th 1914 margaret jane relect of the late george h kennedy aged 74 yearsj i mcfarlane at her home near georgetown on friday august u8th 1914 rebecca miller beloved wife of wxn mcfarlane in her 80th year nbrhis of agony come in the train of asthma the victim cannot lie down and sjeepjs driven from his brain what grateful relief fe the immediate effect of dr j d kelloggs asthma remedy it banishes the frightful conditions clears the passages and gives untold relief it has behindjit years of success itjs the sure remedy for every sufferer t manitouun turkeys manltoulin island lying off the north shore of lake huron and northwest of georgian bay is rapidly gaining prestige as a producer of quality turkeys manl toulin fanners faced with limited pos sibilities in crops that could be profitably produced for export have specialized in before and now on this particular day give individual attention to all the horses cattle goats poultry guinea pigs in fact anything that happened to be alive as for me i just wanted to see what ever there was to see with no particular objective in view and so we wandered from place to place until four oclock and then i gave the children a little spending money and turned them loose with instructions to be back at the car by six oclock this little scheme worked very well we each saw what appealed to us most and spent as much time as we liked and where we liked after supper we took in the show at the grand stand had a good seat and thoroughly enjoyed the whole program including the splen did show of fireworks at the finish we stayed to the very end in fact it was ceedingly heavy and exceeded the move ment during the same period of last year at the peace bridge and ferry at fort erie 55462 automobiles were handled on july 4th alone 23391 cars were pass- j ed through the port by bridge and ferry automobile tourist traffic by ferry bridge and tunnel at windsor during the four- ttay period exclusive of those an sixty- day permits numbered 28302 cars in ward and 28403 cars outward nearly fortytwo thousand automobiles carrying 208318 passengers crossed between can ada and the united states over the three bridges at the port of niagara falls automobiles inward totalled 21389 and outward 20556 traffic via the peace bridge and ferry at port erie is heavier so far this year eleven odock before we started rnaainir 7 j z i than for any similar period since 1930 tracks for home because the children and there is a noticeable increase in wanted to wander around a bit to see w the number of camp equipments and out- i board motors which have been entered what the grounds looked like when illuminated and of course when we did t i since a cash deposit is no longer requir- move wedld not get along very fast i at uos port m few nours because the jam of cars coming away from the grounds was a fright bow- ever we did eventually jget out of the tangle and on to a quieter road leading towards home finally arriving home safe satisfied and tired about twelve- thirty which of course was only eleven- thirty by standard time on friday partner thought he could get away but with the hundred and one things there are to do on a farm when the whole familytakes aday ofl it- was ninethirty before we got away the cows and heifers are in separate pastures so of course they had to be watered separately while the cows were being milked the children went to the- back fields to bring the heifers down to drink when they got there it was to find three of the heifers had broken out and were nowhere to be seen only once this summer have they got out of bounds tween midnightsaturday june 30th and 800 a m sunday over 100 out board motors were entered these were brought in by tourists bound for the fishing districts of ontario and quebec it is apparent that the simple formali ties which bonaflde tourists are required to comply vvlth at the boundary line are no bartiertojegitimate traffic immaterial friday elsy thinks i am the nicest boy in town a cordln to whut her ma told the uther day and i siggested to ma that i ast her to let me take her to the lon fate in the stool yd next teus- day evnlng but ina sed if she was me she woodent do that but wood let elsy go a hed thinking i am the nicest boy in town saterday the people back wear pa was born at rote a letter to him and ast him to send them the hlstry of his life but he rote back to the peopl in his home town and sed he cud not do whut they ast him on to acct toe cuddent ri- member a thing that happened before he was 22 munths of old age sunday ant emmy got a letter frum her cuzzen witch is llvelng by his self over in adams county and he sed he was a bout fed up on the place becuz a cupple weaks a go he shot a republican witch was on his place and- the judge went and put him under a peace bond munday hezzy ztwlnk says the 1 am- bishun of his yung life is to live beyont his income but he dont no wear he is a going to get the munny to doit with teusday pa says these here evolu- shionlsts makes him very very tired he says he issnt near so mutch intrested in where he started frum as he is in wher he is a going to finnish up at wensday ant emmy says she cant see mutch harm in teaching evolushun in the skools she says they totot spell ing in the skools ever sence she can rlmember and people dlddent seam to pay mutchjti tension to it even then thlrsday pa went out to colleckf a bill for theboi down it the noose paper office wear hejwirks and the customer sed it wood beremposslble for fr to pay the dett unless they wood go ahed and cancel the dett try this test place a check mark opposite any of these you would like to sea scale model of u inrfiui bond mustc vitufe poultry show- chanototvctoxk madwiv 8ct gnrkfituvj show cattle judsitw oohntfrn london enalnd wild weujhow and pans advance mo3citotrlrjto rviztvwinntns grain if you have marked two or more your trip to the western fair will noc be wasted eshow rfartn maechmery ined automobiles vnork oldie bind famous paintings thrilling hone races c kc dog show j h saunders president w d jackson secretary sept 1015 1934 iksraui mm i counter check books any style any quantity the lowest prices obtainable an on for all men the sailor the soldier the fisherman the lumberman the outdoor laborer and all who are exposed to injury and the elements will find in dr thomas eclectrlc oil a true and faithful friend to ease pain re lieve colds dress wounds subdue lum- bjigo and overcome rheumatism it is excellent therefore it should have a place in all home medicines and be amongst those taken on a journey you figure it oct young i want some lamb please butcher yes maam which part young wife oh the part you eat mint sauce with the cornfield in autumn where once there waveda field of green a mystic village now is seen for shocks of indian corn now stand like tepees brown on every hand daisy d stephenson qllje art0tt 3fre tvbb wiiat tnis country needs hullo information bureau can you tell me the name of some one who will lend me ave dollars tailor when your father sent you for samples of cloth didnt he say what color and material he wanted small boy i dont think it matters sir he wants them for penwipers a real diploma turkeys and the result of their efforts in this direction has been most gratifying turkey raising has been carried on in a commercial way on the island for many years and as far back as 1916 the ex cellence of the manltoulin turkeys was established when carload shlprnents of live birds were sent to buffalo k y where they were received with marked approval in 1924 the manltoulin farmers called upon representatives of the dominion and provincial departments of agricul ture to study turkey raising conditions with the result that an orderly system of cooperative marketing was introduc ed and the present manltoulin coopera tive turkey growers association was or ganized during the past few years practically all the birds riave been mar keted through this association dressed boxpacked arfd graded according to federal poultry standards the main crop being packed and shipped in a single day an important achievement of the asso- when we wanted to get things done up as quickly as possible they choose this particular method toput the brake on our activities eventually we found them away over in one of our neighbors fields we had to do a lot of chasing and running around andthen had to fix the fence bufcjhats the way things go on a farm sometimes and then of courses horses poultry and geese all had to be fed and watered and the separator washed and a lunch fixed up to take with us however it all got done and we really reached the exhibition once again after lunch we turned the children loose again they seem to nave a much better time on their own and partner and i were able to sit and listen to the splendid band to our hearts con tent of course we did make a round of the buildings and looked at most of the exhibits we also watched the big swim for a while but we failed to get much pleasure out of that we liked better to watch the diving which was really very is that your college diploma you have framed there well its a sort of diploma its a worthless stock certificate showing that i have been through the school of ex perience aumapitoulinisland show has been i litld lnniiilly iince the fall of 1926 elation was the first exclusive turkey sood in fact the waterfront activities show ever to be held in canada and this quite an attraction there is some- tiling very alluring about the blue water of the lake perhaps it is because it is so quiet and refreshing after the crowded uuldlngs one exhibit we specially onjojed was the dlsplayabf oldtime lm- lilements and furniture and yet when i no looks into them howsllke they are in principle to things we use at the pusent time the binder of today is too bixodl hirf sty ikt 11 li til quite r cm nam hit lulc a iv nv bo- 1 d o i no junk at our house caller what no attic how can you get along without one to store your junk in hostess oh you see we give it all awayas bridge prizes- that depressed feeling is largely liver wake up your liver bile without calomel you axe feeling punk simply because your lirer isnt pouring its daily two pounds of liquid bile into your bowels digestion and elimination aro both hampered and your entire system is being poisoned what you need is n liver stimulant some thing that goes farther than salts mineral water oil laxative candy or chewing fpim or roughage which only move the bow els- ignoring the real causo of trouble your liver take carters little liver pills purely vee- tahlo no tiarah calomel mercury safe sure aak for them h name refuse substitutes 26c at all druggists- 53 notice to creditors help madam mrs bing they say the covernrnent is going to control everything mrs sting well its going to have an awful time with that jones boy who lives next to us nothing like that around eliza said a friend ol the family to the old colored washwoman have you seen miss ediths fiance r no maam it aint been in the wash yet j j u xjfy an improved and refined model or original idea ljt b iiou t- j young mkliooking balcony and hm oier till ho u enough u rend in the papers that vcre poisoned through eai- cs i dear i did but what about nothing except that cing er how safe we are was did not follow rules mother willie why did you hit your little sister willie well mamma we were play ing adam and eve and instead of tempt ing me with the apple she ate it all herself and so it is with nuny things the credit for many of ourjnodern advantages lays at the door of the pioneers when we see the things they were abe to do and to make with tho crude tools at their disposal we begin to realize the truth of those words we iate do you on often readthey bullded far better slmd moinlng it all depends saiibvtii slumber than they knew there now my space is done and i have hardly told you anything at all yet so now the best i can do is to say to be continued in our next i as- a vermicide an excellent prepara tion is mother graves worm extermin ator it has saved the lives of countless f children depends on what the length of the sermon no doubt would be better dismal dawson im trying to get back to my poo- old mother shft aint seen my face for ten years old gentleman i guess that is the truth why dont you wash it all parties having claims against the estate of robert storey late of acton retired farmer who died on the twenty- fifth day of june 1934 are required to send to the undersigned solicitor their full names addresses and descriptions full particulars of their claims and jie nature of the security if any held by them and this notice being given pursuant to section 51 of the trustees act r s o 1927 chapter 150 notice is hereby riven that on and after the first day of october 1934 the executors will pro ceed to distribute the assets of the said estate among the parties legally en titled thereto and they will not be re sponsible for any claims of which thsy have not then received notice dated this thirtieth day of augu3t a d 1934 jeremiah bell richard n brown executors by h n parmer acton ontario their solicitor 93 notice to creditors all parties having claims against the estate of mary rachel moore known as minnie moore of acton widow and school teacher who died on the tenth day of august 1934 are required io send to the undersigned solicitor their full names addresses and descriptions full particulars of their claims and the nature of the security if any held by them and this notice being given pursuant to section 51 of the trustees act r 8 o 1927 chapter 150 notice is hereby given that on and after the first day of october 1934 the administratrix will proceedi to distribute uwassets of the said estate among the pottles legally en titled thereto and will not be responsible for any claims of which she has not then received notice dated this thirtieth day of august a d 1934 martha holmes administratrix by h n farmer acton ontario her solicitor 93 i acton acton fallfair special prize list continued from page three no 40 best bushel snow apples donor to receive same sample of five to be shown deliver later by harold wiles cash 2 00 41 best bushel northern spy apples donor to receive same sample of five to lie shown deliver later by dr j a mcnlven cash 3 00 42 best bushel mcintosh bed apples donor to receive same sample of five to be shown deliver in october to moore- croft by mrs b p moore cash a 00 43 best bag of northern spy apples donor to receive same sample of five to be shown deliver later by j mowat cash 2 00 44 best bushel northern spy apples donor to receive same sample of five to be shown deliver later by dr p w pearen cash 2 00 45 best barrel of northern spy apples donor to receive same 1 sample w five to be shown deliver later by b rachlin cash j 5 00 46 best barrel of northern spy apples donor to receive same i sample of five to be shown deliver later by w d talbot cash 5 00 47 besh bushel northern spy apples donor to receive same sample of five to be shown deliver later by woods grocery per j wood cash j 75 butter and domestic science specials 48 best 2 lbs butter donor to receive same by dr e j nelson cash i 7 2 00 49 best 4 lbs butter donor to receive same by wm evans cash 2 00 50 best 10 lb crock of butter donor to receive same to be left at browns drug store by councillor e jones cash 5 00 51 best 5 lbs of butter in prints donor to receive same by a h bishop sons cash 2 00 52 best 5- lbs of butter in crock donor to receive same by oneill son georgetown 1 neckyoke valued at 2 75 53 best pair of dressed chickens donor to receive same by george benton cash 2 50 54 best pair dressed chickens donor to receive same by h p lawson cash 2 50 55 best dressed chicken donor to receive same by h mainprize cash 2 00 56 best dressed chicken donor to receive same by a b mclean cash 2 00 57 best dressed chicken donor to receive same by c mcbain cash 2 00 58 best dressed chicken donor to receive same by m edwards co cash x 50 59 best quart maple syrup donor to receive same bydr a j buchanan cash 2 00 60 best 10 lbs clover honey donor to receive same by e j hassard cash 3 go 61 best 6 lbs comb honey donor to receive same by bert hlnton cash 2 00 62 best 10 lb can of clover honey donor to receive same by j k gardiner watchmaker 2 00 62 10 lbs of clover honey donor to receive same by rev c l poole cash 2 00 63 best 3 dozen eggs donor to receive same by woods grocery cash 75 64 best loaf cracked wheat home grown donor to receive same by dr e j nelson cash 1 u 65 best loaf bread baked by a young- lady under 21 years leave at secretarys office for donor choice ot ironing board or clothes horse by j b mackenzie value 2 50 66 best working mans cold dinner served on a tray consisting or 8 separate victuals 1st by farm womens cheerio club cash 125 2nd by society 75c 2 00 67 best doren tea biscuits baked from lily white flour by hortop mill everton 1st 50 lbs lily white flour 2nd 25 lbs ijly white flour value 2 25 68 best loaf homemade bread made from high loaf flour donor to receive same prize winners must have receipt for flour showing it being purchased from d h lindsay 98 lbs high loaf flour value 3 25 69 best collection of fancy baking 6 varieties 1st 2 00- 2nd w00 3 00 flowek and plant speciais 70 best collection of plants and cut flowers to cover ten square feet grown in 1934 1st 30o 2nd 200 5 00 71 best basket bouquet of gladioli 1st 200- 2nd 100 3 00 72 best basket of cut flowers 1st 100 2nd50c 1 50 73 best collection of cijfi flowers arrangement to be considered by hugh walker sons guelph per elliott bros acton 1st goods value 200 2nd goods value 1 00 3 00 74 best begonia by miss k roszell cash 1 00 75 to exhibitor who receives- the greatest number of points for flowers garden vegetables by woodhall mussclle goods from greenhouses to the value of 3 no i miscellaneous specials 76 best collection of ladies fancy work not more than fifteen pieces not exhibited before here let 300 2nd 200 5 00 77 best collection of cushions new and uptodate by gordon- mackay co toronto box or fullfashioned hose to be had at elliott bros store acton value 3 00 78 best babys layette under one year by georgetown lumber company goods to the value or 2 50 79 best model not exhibited before made by boy under 17 1st 10o 2nd 75c j 75 80 to the couple married the greatest number of years attending the fair registration to be made with gatekeepers or secretary second day of fair the acton free press one year value 2 00 81 to the person attending acton fair frdmt greatest stance report to secretary for computation o distances the actok feee puss one year value 2 00 11 j time tables ndan nati0nalrailways- at acton going east daily except sunday 1o07 am daily except sunday 612 pm sunday only 634 pan the chicago flier that passes through here at 935 p m eastbound stops at georgetown at 944 p m going west daily except sunday 855 aan daily except sunday 223 pjn daily except sunday 700 pm sunday only h13 pjn standard ttme r travel eastbonnd daily 600 aun dolly 945 ajn daily 1201 pjn dally 310 pjn daily 410 pjn dally 600 pjn dally 935 pje westbound dally 945 ajn daily 1145 am dally 215 pjn daily 415 pjn dally 616pjn dally 915 pjn dally n35 pjn standard time axelrod auto parts offer caapleta stock new an used aate paris a befaeea mm batteries ratmatobs and accessories 29 ma 8k guelph fhaaa u mranimuiiiiuiiiitiuiiiiiuiibiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiia i 1 i savage co a i 3 i watches i i i diamonds i i china i glassware i l wedding i 1 and i 1 engagement i i 3 i rings 1 guelph ontario 21 wyndbam st i 3iiiikiiiiiitiiaiiiuiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiimniiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiitil new business einted salsmanabtp wu attract new business to take the pace of the old that you are losing get our prices on printing the acton free press 7 1 jjol i