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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 08, 1948
Page
8
A mixed set of obituaries and announcements from Acton Ontario dated April 1948 notes the birth of Herward Wiltshire at a local nursing home, and death notices for Roadknight Charles, McCutcheon Wim, and Sinclair Mrs John Sinclair. Memorial lines express family gratitude for kindness and support.
Maple syrup sells for 4.50 a gallon in the district this season. The Daryell farm north of Acton is bought by Stanley Swackhamer. Mae Hallett estate farm sold through Wm Bracken to Stanley J Sinclair. Plans set for the Roxy Theatre opening in Acton on April 24 with interior work progressing. A chimney fire on Agnes Street prompted a Fire Brigade response but caused no serious damage.
Mrs James Dobbie aged sixty eight died last Thursday in Guelph General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born Lena Proctor she was a Georgetown native and longtime Acton resident active in the Acton Women’s Institute and the Ladyeh Aid Society of Knox Church. Funeral services were held at Johnstone and Rumley with Rev J M Anderson, interment at Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers included W Marshall A Bobbie and K Dobbie. Also noted: Charles Croknight of Acton, eighty, died at home on Arthur Street after a long Toronto and Acton residence career. He previously worked for Beardmore Co and Mason Knitting, survived by wife and son Edwin of Guelph. services held at Johnstone and Rumley with Rev W G Luxton, interment at Norway Cemetery. The May meeting of United Church Women, led by Mrs J Moore, discussed meeting places and lunch duties.
Auctioneers Hindley and Elliott offer 8 milch cows 3 yearlings 2 stockers 3 fall calves and a team of two Percheron geldings at Lot 13 W Con 1 Erin on Monday April 12 at 2 pm. No reserve. sale to include cattle horses and farm stock. clerk Fred Baptie.
Public auction will be held at No 5 Highway east of Palermo Friday April 16 at 2 PM. Many nearly new farm implements including tractors, plows, binder, mower, wagons, cultivators, fence goods, feed equipment, milk equipment, and hay and straw with cash terms and no reserve due to proprietor selling dairy herd and quitting farming. Auctioneers R Ford, Clerk.
The undersigned announce a sale from David Nortinwood residence Pearl Street Milton on Saturday April 17 at 1 30 listing a large furniture collection including chairs tables lamps bedding kitchenware and a variety of tools and house items. The items are offered without reserve as the home is sold with clerk 441 20 W Randall.
FOR SAL Three Semi detached Houses on Main Street Acton two occupied one vacant price 6000 terms Stewart Sinclair Willow Street Acton. FOR SALE No 1 Erban Seed Oats 140 per bushel No 2 grade 120 Double Recleaned Oats 100 No 1 Seed Barley O A C 2 10 Recleaned Oats with Barley 95c Fancy No 1 White Honey available William Couse Sons Limited Streetsville Phone 18W 114 302 FOR SALE Pasture and Hay mixtures grasses and clovers Alfalfa Alsike Red Mammoth Sweet Clover Lochinall very choice quality Phone collect William Couse Sons Limited Streetsville Phone 18W II 32 FOR SALE Bray Started Pulpits Pups etc Dasalds Heavy cockerel chick exports to US price reductions to Canada Be sure to send gertee list Agent ties Brosen Hon 1 Nerval
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