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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 06, 1916
Page
2
Amid war era tensions, authorities in Ontario and Canada push for prohibition and restraint on intoxicants. A provincial budget cut signals wartime savings, while Ontario travel groups seek liquor limits for travelers. Meanwhile British and German shipping dynamics shape postwar trade and naval power.
A wartime tribute poem and notes describe a Belgian scene with Canadian soldiers, a chorus about roll call and battles, and a local town event. Hynde cites a marching song from the AM.C. A. test, and Robert W. Dredge of Haquosliye purchases a 100 acre front parcel in Kaquosliye Township, with J A Willoughby handling the conveyance.
A joint council meeting approves a contract for road paving to be finished with multiple rolling coats and seal coats at five cent per square yard, aims to minimize traffic disruption, and authorizes immediate start. Tax Collector John Warray reports full 2015 tax collection and the roll is accepted with discharge of responsibility.
The Ontario Prohibition Act passed the second reading amid prolonged applause from both sides of the house on Tuesday night. Opposition leaders praised the measure while stressing unity and duty, with NL W. Rowsell asserting the opposition’s support for the bill’s good of the country.
In Crewsions Corners residents are tapping maples and preparing for spring work while Mr Chan Taylor and Mr George Graham return home after visits. Mrs Taylor and children extend stay with relatives. A fire damaged a barn near Byumoim Road, destroying a stable and timing loss. Mrs Crippe’s insurance covered the building loss. The Western Institute royal meeting is set for Friday in the Queen’s Chamber with a full program.
The record notes road and bridge work in Nasagaweye township, appointments including James Muralhan and John Lloler to roles in division 2, and a committee led by Moffat and Grummot to investigate water flow over the Quelph road. Council adjourned to Monday May 20 at 9 90 am for court provisions and appeals.
A garbled collection describes the dugong or sea cow and its mythic ties, noting its marine habitat from East Africa to Australia and its rarity near the equator. It discusses historical royal fascination, the Jews, and the legend behind the mor biatd, then shifts to reflections on human memory, life, and the bonds with the dead. Also included are notes on natural life law, a Stockholme library manuscript of the Bible, and fashions from Louis XIV to Louis XV, with domestic relics and industry glimpses.
The Limehouse column reports a January 1 1480 agreement with Clare By Hypeight as hired teacher at 200 dollars yearly, signed by elders John Moore, Yolin Windesy and Hoassy. It notes the death of Thomas Shaukent Petroplace, a farm history in Limehouse, and a March wedding at Mr and Mrs Jonathan Lane’s home for their daughter Rachel to Murray Clayton Lang.
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