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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 10, 1924
Page
3
Readable verse on a woman planting trees along a bleak highway. The planter speaks of love for work and a dream that future birds will nest atop branches. A child asks if the trees will provide shade for passersby and travelers, while the speaker imagines pilgrims resting beneath the trees someday.
A long obituary sketches a man from colonial-era wealth who returned from years abroad to his native village. He led a quiet reform, funding underground drainage, school repairs, church and library work, and nudging neighbors toward clean living, gaining the town’s sanitation and social health. He shunned personal fame, saying the town was his wife. Roosevelt quotes frame his patriotism, praising his measured civic impact over generations.
A fragmented poetic plea from Blanche Trennor praising kinfolk and cities across the nation. It laments the toil of farmers, welcomes harvest and weather, and links rural labor with the comforts and safety of urban life, ending with a hopeful, spiritual note.
Recalled memories of Symon store and the sugar hogshead ritual. Boys like Joe Dickson and Chris Dempsy carried sugar to the store while open doors invited youngsters to swipe soft brown Muscovado. Empty hogsheads sparked races and swims at the mill pond. Mrs Hill’s molasses tapping and old time candies evoke nostalgic childhood treats and past joys, with a tone of local reminiscence.
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Mr H Milne serves as new clerk. Minas Clayton of Victoria visited Col Mutrie and Croft family. Choral Society led by G J Martin shows progress. Good Friday cantata planned. Deaths include Mrs George Lawris and Agnes McNab with funeral details. George Lockett of Bramona appeared in Guelph police court over $23.76 wages dispute with Weatherston. judgment for full amount.
Burlington brief mentions a popular housing quota in local ads and a longtime resident, Mr Robt Binocair, passing away at Alderhat aged 86. City officials, led by Commissioner Chas Loot, report pavement cleanups improving town appearance. L Sykes leaves for England after brother J S Allen falls ill. Halton Rifles attend Methodist service under Major Lasler and Lt Gould. Women’s Institute invites members to dress parade on April 12 with Dundas Institute participation. An automobile collision on Ontario and Grant streets causes a sidewalk crash near Dr T W Peart’s lawn. bystanders fear danger but car rebounds to fence without injuries.
Monday meetings featured non jury and jury hearings led by Justice Mowat. Mrs G. McKee hosted a townwomen gathering at the Methodist school. Preparations for the Hythe cantata on April 14 were announced, and Rev W D McIn took charge at Knox Church. A new bass instrument arrived for the band, and local real estate and employment changes were reported alongside engagements, deaths, and notable residents.
The advertisement highlights straight lines and tucked details in new dress coats lined with crepe or silk in colors sand reindeer wood brown black navy. Prices run 29.50 to 49.00. Nearly 100 trimmed hat styles feature high crowns small brims and fashionable trims at surprisingly low prices.
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