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the acton free press thursday august 3rd ibm h neighborhoodnews omwcnfav ouht ocnlm m t to tulin an intmstod ospringe mrs james standish of prelate guk visited last week with friends in the community mn f brydon in company with faer son and daughterinlaw mr and mrs james brydon acton are viu- lns relathes in owen sound mrs thomas fines and daughter orma of toronto spent last week with relatives at south bend india- na miss elvena winter of eramosa is visiting with mr and mrs w j jackson mrs bronson of chicago was a re cent guest at the home of her broth er and sisterinlaw mr and mrs ro bert fisher a number from here attended the acred program at everton church last sunday evening mr and mrs o g robertson and family visited on sunday with mr and mrs c a williamson at their cot tage at rusllnch lake the ladles aid of the local church were guests of the churchill ladles on wednesday night at tho home of mr and mn harold oritfln miss isabella sranlon of cuelph it visiting ot her homo hero mrs hood of toronto was a week end visitor at the kallhoff home erin formerly manager of the royal bank broiwh at erin j w ieu has retired and will make his home in iondon ont a very pretty wedding of local in terest took place in fergus on jul 22nd when dalton wesley gibson fcoo or mr and mrs wesley gibson of cataract took as his bride muriel joan bunney eldest daughter of mr and mrs phil bunney fergus the eeremony took place at st jmw anglican church at 3 t m with he v christopher loot officiating on monday night a large crowd gathered in orton community hall to pay tribute to gunner herman hearing advocate campbeulville the july meeting of the w m s of st davids church was held at the home of mrs robert inglls with 26 ladles present and the president in charge the devotional period was conducted by mrs chas roberta as sisted hy mrs geo xnglls after the usual reports were pre sented the topic was taken by miss jean mcphall and was very interest ing miss mcphall gave a resume of the different phases of our work in the bile hold evangelism schools and hospitals and all giving encour aging reports the prayer from tho glad tiding wm token by mrs mcn- xies the roll call was answered by the text word mercy a report of tho quilting held in juno was given oy the secretary there were seven quilts quilted three for w m s one for blair y w one for grace m b and two for tho patriotic society ihe meeting was closed with prayer by miss janet mcphall nnd the national anthem itefrcshments were served by mrs el4ey mrs peacock and mm menzlcs nnd i socio 1 time was enjoyed by all the patriotic society held a very successful tea on the lawn of mr and mrs qulnlan on tuesday afternoon the wi other was perfect the attend- ance was large und the receipts were most gratifying as there was 4100 cleared tills will be used for war work tlier will not lie any servlco in st davids churh on sunday august 6 rev mr poole of moffatt will occupy the pulpit the following three sun- rittys in august uu rev j c marnell and fumllv art having holltlnyu at pickering pnrk moffat we uv kind to son those once wuv- lng wheat fields now in shock und waiting the thnnge of weather ami the threshing we hope that the ex- cessko ruins huve not endangered this wimple mr and mrs slmptuin of guelph ure moving hi our midst this week the haw purchased the property recent l occupied by mrs w a frus- er rev j a mcneil mr mcneil and rinughter cathurlne ure taking a monthly vucutlon mrs isaac adams und miss huth adams of loronto are holidaying with the formers sister mrs c l poole the moffat cemetery board is pre paring for the memorial service to bo held next sunday evening at 7 10 p m in the community church when the lambert twins of rockwood will sing the board are financing the upkeep of the cemetery a wellkept cemetery is always a token of respect on the part of the community for their departed friends and neighbors in this wprk the board is to be com mended and may the response to thelrappeal be generous we are sorry to learn that mr rob ert bell is on the sick list and hope that he may be soon back to his us ual good health mr and mrs henry donaven are visiting in windsor i atlas carol young of brookville u holidaying in manaonvllle quebec we are pleased to learn that mrs roy mcglilivray is making splendid progress after her recent operation j and expects to be able to return home this week i a number of friends from tha vll- l lag and surrounding country journ- eyed to acton on sunday to hear the moderator of tha presbyterian church rev a c stewart of midland rockwood following a brief illness of a few weeks mrs m t barry passed owny last friday evening at the homo of her son cratton in town mrs barry had been staying in guelph for some time nnd following stroke was brought to her home here svhoro she kuffrred two more mrs barry was native of richmond michigan and came to guelph in early life on an swering on advertisement for a sten ographer in connection with the guelph dally herald which was inter incorporated with the guelph mer cury some fifty years ago mrs barry nee mary theresa rutlcdge was un ited in mnrrlage to mr michael p barry in sacred heart church rock- wood nnd to them were born four children mrs lewis j mckeon guelph mrs john j thomas anson- la conn mrs william f harring ton stratford conn and cratton rockwood two brothers nnd two sis ters also survive rev j t rutlcdge flint mich wm t rutlcdge do- trolt mrs elmer kimball boston mass and mrs a r rlchnrds de troit mich the inte mrs barry was for some time correspondent for the guelph mercury nnd also took considerable intercut in the womens institute nnd othor community affairs the funeral took plnce monday morning from hor late homo to sac red heart church where rev father cnllnghnn celebrated high mass with father coy who is nt present nt camp broltouf giving the sermon father kohoe ft c a f chnplnln at dunnvllle was also present during the service the pallbearers wore messrs herb gibbons wm frank lewis mckeon jr clarence hortop stewart s royce nnd peter sim honorary bearers were messrs geo ii pearen nhd johji lister inter ment took placo in mnrymount cem etery guelph tho sympathy of tho community is extended to members of the family nnd other relatives in their bereavement masters nell and normnn lambert wore guests of mr and mrs n e miller elorn also mr nnd mrs ar thur moldenhnuer klmirn ntul set e w and mrs slddnll of london the tulns were gucttt singers nt tin anniversary and decointlon tiny sei- lces mrs sidrinl noe mirh margar et miller was a former member of rockwood public school staff rev john watd octupled bin own pulpit sunday morning after his vac ation during the service mr erunk guild of new york contributed n snlo uhlch uiu much appreciated a number from rockwood attended the sulrcd concert sunrin evening at everton dkclplen church the rotkuood womens institute were guests of itoiknloug womens institute tuesdn afternoon at no 8 m hool on the ouuuott of the inttei institutes anniverioiry pknlc cable ttiesajiues have leen received h mr und mrs charles shultts con cerning their son pte charles shultl who wow uoundod in tho recent in- xuwlon and hko mr and mrs crorge w peal concerning their son gnr w h penl wounded in italy the man friends of our boys overseas hope for more favorable news in re gard to their war injuries mr and mrs fred day of toronto returned from their vacation during the weekend they report a canoe trip in north bay district of some twenty miles and did not see anyone friends of mr alf duby of acton will be pleased to learn that he is do ing well after his recent operation at guelph general hospital mr wm g edwards who met with an unfortunate mishap recently has returned home from the hospital in guelph weekend and sunday visitors mr and mrs pett hamilton mr dick evans r c a f toron to miss vera thatcher london mrs james standfsh sceptre sask mr eldon lambert acton mr and mrs arthur engleby and babe lakeview mrs anderson of milton is spending some time with her sister mrs geo condon mr and mrs craig of toronto are visiting mr and mrs max milne limehouse 4 intended for last week about one hundred friends of mr and mrs edward lerch recent bride and groom gathered at the home of mr and mrs wilfred hard ing on tuesday evening to honor them with a miscellaneous shower and presentations the early part of the evening was spent playing euchre mr d j williamson and- mrs harvey norton holding highest scores later rev c c cochrane called on misses helen meredith and doris harding for a vocal duet and misses wlnnlfred ivens and lydla snow for humorous readings he then asked the bride and groom to come forward in a short address read by miss shirley wright regret was expressed at los ing so faithful a worker as frances from the church organizations but nt tho same lime wishing her and her husband much happiness in another community she was then presented with a table lamp on behalf of the girls lookout club of which she was president and a small table from tho sabbath school of which she was treasurer and the y 1 h where she was an active member the many other gifts of which they were show ered showed the esteem in which frances was held mr lerch thanked nil those assembled on behalf of him self and his bride following the singing of for they are jolly good fellows a social hour was enjoyed visitors with mrs mills on sunday included lac bill and mrs mills and children helen mills of ii c a f w d of ottawa mr clifford stor ey mrs robert storey miss norma pcrklnu and mr and mrs tom max well mrs wnrwlrk nnd gordon spent tho week with mrs follett mrs nell silver and marjorle form erly of savannah georgia are visit ing the formor sister mrs s m wright mrs ted morrow nnd elaine are holidaying with mrs ft lane miss laura monroe of niagara fallh n y is visiting mrs ellerby master ross norton hnd his tonsils removed nt guelph general hospital last week the threshing season opened in this neighborhood last week at mr e l millers mr and mrs a hill nnd family and miss shir joy wright are on a mo tor trip in the north mnrgaret nnd eleanor spltzor spent n few dnys nt breslau last week mr nnd mrs a spltzer nnd anna visited there on sunday i ho girls lookout club met ot tho homo of mibb ivens on snturdny with vice president doris mitchell in the chnlr plans were mndo for a euchre at mrs h nortons in sop t ember miss ivetib rcrvod lunch nfter tho mooting mlhs ethel brownrldgo of toronto visited her sister mrs frnnk brown inst week mrs ross nnd ronnie mrs h d mcdowell and mr nnd mrs wm mcdowell are holidaying at tho lo poldlvcn home here master bobby mcdonald has boon holidaying with his grandmother mrs a mcdonald the main debate on the family allowance bill is over when the vote was taken the conservative members withdrew tnehr opposition and supported the bill excepting one member who was paired when notice of this measure was first given some weeks ago and before the bill was printed many conservatave newspapers and mr bracken strenuously opposed it on three grounds 1 it was a bribe to the electors 2 it favored french canada 0 its benefits would not reach the children the hill fully safeguards against any of these three things happen ing so since reading the bill and as a result of the debate on it all of the above arguments were found to be groundless and all the mem bers of the house of commons except one voted for the bill how much better it would have been had the critics waited until they knew what they were criticizing mark every grave we are carrying on busi ness in the same location on mill street in acton and can fill all orders for monuments and work on any stones in cemeteries in this district rkumfl a s1kn t ion to aix obdebh acton monument works jt niool prop inimiftd chars je m ic ar word ddtttoul for cb watd wantto to bent ok buy house with conveniences apply box 2 free preso fob hujc baby carriage phone 54w acton fob rent garaee for rent central location enquire box t free press wanted janitor for acton y m c a part time work apply j w wolfe 52 or t jones proclamation civic holiday in compliance with the custom which has prevailed for many years monday august 7uj will ikt olkhcrvcd as a civic holiday for 1914 and i hereby proclaim that dny as a civic holiday for acton nnd respectfully request that nil our citiz ens ohmtve it ns such j m mcdontald reeve kccvos office town if all acton july 2g 1044 42 r market hogs special prizes offered at acton fair tho t eaton co ltd and acton fall fair aro again offer- ing a special prize of 45 00 divided ui sin prizes 12 10 8 6 5 and 4 for best pen of market hogs hogs to be judged on tho rail each exhibitor allowed two entries five hogs for each en try all hog will be sold by scaled tender to tho highest bidder assuring tho farmer a considerably higher price for his entries providing bacon for britain and also helping the entries for acton fair inbkskkvei auction sale of ito iikad cattlk 100 york- hum iiooh 20 i1kao of hiiro p- hiiikk hiikkp has recektd in- the uudemlgnid htructlotih from it n i1howk to m1i by public auction nt sun- tndnle kami lmlle eaut of acton on no 7 hlghuay on hatfjkday alwvwt 13th at tuo oclock the following cows roan cow calf nt foot bred red com milking red cow calf ot foot bred blnok cow milk ing red heifer calf nt foot bred ronn cow ulf at foot ftlnrk cow calf nt foot bred rpr1ncers dub in august 2 roim hilfers 1 red llelfcn 2 guernsey heifers i ronn cows 1 jet key cou i ronn cow 1 white cow 1 hereford cow 4 open heif er hired bj htock bull young cattle 1j butt tier oofmooo 1 butcher heifers h00 h yearling 1 grade shorthorn hull tulng 1 years 1 shorthorn hull bred b colin blyth of guelph 4 fall cakes yorkshire hog 10 register l sows bred to blue water prince t4x first prize boar nt stratford sale 1q44 5 serviceable boars b mnole lodge marquis 58w 253519 is registered gilts dam of above ard- yne sunbeam 94w 245955 the high priced sou nt 1942 gnlt sale 18 grade yorkshire sows bred or with litters 15 feeders and shoots the above are a type of hogs in demand on the british market at present be- inc in good breeding condition and win be sold first sheep 8 two shearling ew s 6 one shearling ewes 3 ram lambs 1 ram well bred shropshire to start flock terms and conditions all animals offered will be sold to highest bidder no reserve cash settlement day of sale with clerk bannockburn womens institute will hold a booth on the grounds will be pleased to meet our old and new purchasers at this sale lucky draw on reg sow sponsor ed by acton war service league at close of hog sale tickets sold on grounds auctioneers roy hindley j a elliott a w benton w a wilson clerks r 3b royal palace gdeijhs leading theatres todav fkid and bat once upon a time with ciiry grunt janet blair monday to tuuuhiiay and the angels sing with dorothy lumour fred miicmurray betty hutton touav md and bat ghost catchers with ohcn and johnson monuav to wkdnehdavl cantor ville ghost with margaret obrien cliur- les luukhton robt younu premier george drew will make a report to the people of ontario wednesday aug 9th 830 pm over the ontario regional network of the canadian broadcasting corpo and affiliated stations cbl toronto ckoc hamilton ckck kitchener nonce the uoauty parlor will bo closed for three weeks whlltr on vacation jessie russell acton sj10sed pob holiday the shoo repair shop of frank toth will be closed all wcwk aucutt 7th to august v2th inclusive while a holiday is taken fob kale mixed wood in four foot lengths aily l witty orton or leave orders at atton exclusive shoe store 42 notick r will pay from 55 00 to 10 00 for organs with stools in fnlr condition james wieierhold 44 new hnmburg ontario tkndkrm wanted kor the luilnting nnd supplying of taint for the wnt rworks tower and nnk tenders close august 21st at 5 pm specif leal ions inny be obtain ed from suiter ntendent chos wilson the lowest or nny tender not neces- snrlly accepted 3 2 reward the sum of 5 00 will bo paid by the acton branch of tho canadian legion ns n reward to nnyonn bringing to notice the nnmes of any person or lteiwontf found guilty of committing dnmnge nt or around the legion clutt- rooms 42 e e harrop secretary notice to creditors in mm mailer of maratwt mmltli lata of the village of arton in the boun ty of hal ton widow deeewsed all turtles having clulms against the estnte of margaret smith inte or the village of acton in the county of hnlton widow who died on or about the seventh dny of mny 1d44 nre re quired to send pnrtlrufnrs nnd proof thereof to the undersigned before the nineteenth day of august 1044 when the nssets will he distributed among the parties legnlly entitled thereto having regard only to tho claims which shnll hnve been flted ns afori- snld pursuant to 7octlon 51 chap ter ir5 r s o mrr dated nt acton ontario this twen tysixth dny of july 1944 c p leatherland acton ontario solicitor for 41 the administrator notice to creditors mn the matter of tbonias hmltli late of the township of nasaagmweya in the county of ifalton uentle- tnan oeeemed all pnrtles having claims ngnlmt the ivtnte of thonins smith into of the tounshln of nnswignw oyn in the county of hnlton centlemnn who died on or about tho seventh day of mny 1044 imurefjjulred to send pnr- tlcdlnrw nnd prnoft thtreof to the underilgihd before the nineteenth tnv of august 1011 when the assets will he dutrlbuted nmong the parties legnllv entitled thereto having regard only to the inlmu which tjinll have tteen filed ns nforemild pursuant to section i chapter lrs rio lott dnted nt acton ontnrlo thin twen tysixth dny of july 1044 c r leatherland acton ontnrlo solicitor for 41 the executrix notice to creditors in the maitxr of william james ak in ute of the vlluse of aeton in the bounty of llaiton tianuamaa deerwaed all parties having inlms agalmt the ehtate of william james aklns late of the village of acton in tho county of hnlton gentleman who died on or about the eighth day of july 1944 are required to tend part iculars and proofs thereof to the un dersigned before the nineteenth day of august 1914 when the assets will be distributed among the parties le gally entitled thereto having regard only to the claims which shall have been flhd as aforesaid pursuant to section m chapter 165 r s o 1917 dated at acton ontario this rwentyslxth day of july 1944 c p leatherland acton ontario solicitor 4l for the executrix a floyd smith jeweler watches cummb 73 qimbm suwt wat guelph ont 7 vii iff ttfiusssaniiimi fcrgmriaahfailflfefaama