02 Apr 1925
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 02, 1925
Page
1
Local notices include church schedule and sermons with subjects The Fruit of Repentance and The Welmansness. Various sales ads offer brick residence bargains raspberry canes and farming stock. Auction notices list Dooley potatoes and farm stock sales with dates and contact details. Card of thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy after a death.
The catalog notes true reproductions of fine Wilton patterns offering superior beauty and quality at standout values. Sizes 6 ft 1 in by 9 ft and 6 ft 7 in by 9 ft 10 in sell for 50 and 60 dollars respectively, all seamless and fringed with colors fully guaranteed.
The article promotes the Puritan cretonnes by MacDonald’s in Guelph noting vivid magazine style patterns. It highlights colorings for warm bright rooms and restful sunlit spaces and claims washable and sunfast properties priced at $1.25 per yard.
New window decor items include Ruffled Curtains in cream with black dots priced at 450 per pair. Colored ruffles on white voile with tie backs and drapes range 3.50 to 4.00 per pair. Silk nets and panels offered in brass and cream with fringe pricing from 1.50 per yard to 6.50 per pair.
An ad lists Lady Caramels in assorted flavors and assorted chocolates in a large variety of centers. Weekend specials price the items at regular 40 cents per pound.
Town council discusses immediate plans for a central heating system and public restrooms at the Town Hall. Members approve limited water supply piping for Aston Tanning Co. and authorize fence reconstruction on Mill Street.
Citizens complain that the Canadian National Electric Railway still forces riders to hop off at Lambton then transfer to city cars with long waits. A proposed Lambton to Parkdale route via Weathergate could cut downtown travel by over half an hour, prompting calls for municipal action and Chamber of Commerce involvement.
Local events include the Senior Daughters of the Empire meeting at Mrs. W. Arnold's home on Tuesday April 7 at 8 pm and the Women's Institute meeting in the Band Room Friday April 3 at 3 pm. A Chevrolet demonstration by General Motors experts is set for Saturday at J. W. Barbertee's warerooms with two showing times. A Baptist Young People's Union event at Acton Church is planned for April 13 with Rev. J. A. Johnson speaking. A large turnout is reported for a Ladies Hockey Club concert in Georgetown Town Hall. New Postmaster James A. Sullivan takes charge in Guelph after decades of service. a successful Methodist rummage sale raises funds. A pretty home wedding unites Isshel Watkins and Clarence Winfield in Georgetown with travel plans to Toronto afterward.
The Acton Baptist Church observed its 25th anniversary and the church’s founding 70th with sermons by Rev. Co and Rev. Schutt. The messages urged larger faith, deeper consecration, and personal salvation through Christ, highlighting the church’s role and future needs.
The Acton Troop led a Sunday parade through town to Knox Church joining Toronto contingents including the 26th Toronto Troop bugle band. About 300 scouts marched to the church for a sermon by Rev A C Stewart praising Scout values and restraint.
Death announced of Rev Dr J G Shearer D D general secretary of the Social Service Council of Canada after brief illness. A memorial service was held at Bloor Street Presbyterian Church Toronto with tributes from Rev T Albert Moore and Rev Dean Tucker noting his Christian service and social reforms. Burial followed in Norwich with Easter Cantata The King of Glory sung by Methodist Church choir.
Mrs. Alice McPherson visits friends in Icilbride while Misa Bertie Smith and Roy Brown return from Toronto for the weekend. Numerous residents including Miss Myrtle Dills and Mrs. Maud B McBain spend time with Toronto and Woodstock connections and Milton relatives. Local figures such as Col. K H Deacon, Mrs. W Middleton, Rev. J Gulp, and others are noted for visits, travels, and recoveries. reports include attendance at boards, service work, a legislature session, and a hospital operation recovery outlook.
The article notes the death of eleven months old Hazbel Byileen Frank from pneumonia, with interment at Palmview Cemetery Acton. It then reports the death of Mrs. Lemuel West from pneumonia following cold, detailing family survivors, marriage, farm life in Erin Township, and funeral arrangements.
The Acton waterworks completed a four cylinder 150 hp Sterling engine paired with a 1000 gallon centrifugal pump. A pressure test reached up to 116 psi at the pump, pumping 45 600 gallons in 45 minutes. The system, with reservoir 200 000 gallons, supports four streams for over three hours. Officials and engineers from John Ingles Company and Sterling Engine Company attended.
Reports from Ontario courts detail James Cassidy, Retlef Omber, and Guelph defendants charged with theft and forgery as part of the city relief inquiry. Other cases include liquor possession penalties, a Oakville fake cheque trial, Eddie Lerner fined or jailed, and Howe linked game of chance charges as Magistrate Watt rules.
Rev Mr Culp addressed students as Miss Gwen Maddock read minutes. Joseph Hurst introduced Milton Watson themes, Addie Hurst read Leacock, Miss Margaret Brown performed, and "The Eye Opener" announced as final reading of the year. Biographies of Third Formers, editorials on Success and The Junior High School Movement noted. Professor Dunion to lecture Wembley on April 2.
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