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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 12, 1917
Page
3
Fragmentary notes describe a travelogue on many countries and Bibles. Rev. Chaceb. is cited with a wealth of varied incidents. The text hints at a Bible society boosting hearing tongues and scriptural functions, mentioning pews and religious activities amid scattered names and places.
The Montreal Toronto Winnipeg and London offices gain an executive lineup led by J N McKim as President and Treasurer Anson McKim as Vice President W H Sumarc General Manager H H Stephenson Secretary T Pearce Manager Toronto Thos Ball Winnipeg W Keeble Manager London England marking continuity after the founder Anpoo McKiay’s death with focus on local paper advertising.
The Woman's Institute schedules its regular meeting for Friday at three o clock in Mrs. D. Row’s Main Street home. A literary program led by Mrs. McNiven will feature patriotic music and a wartime lunch. Ladies are warmly invited to attend.
Acton and area residents welcomed Easter visitors and relatives from Toronto Guelph and other Ontario towns. Numerous locals and guests are listed as spending the holidays in Acton or visiting friends and relatives in the community during Good Friday Easter and the holiday week.
A early season home garden notice outlines timing for planting vines and quick‑maturing vegetables, warns against premature sowing, and lists varieties suited for city and village plots including asparagus Palmetto, beans Davis White Wax, corn Gellen Bantam, cucumber White Splue, lettuce Grant Davids, onions Southport Yellow Globe, peas Graduy, potatoes Iriah Cobbler, tomatoes Chalks Jawel, rhubarb Victoria. It emphasizes planning according to soil readiness and personal taste, urging buyers to secure seed promptly while avoiding waste from early planting.
Mr. Charles A. Darby suffers pleuro pneumonia while Vaia is recovering. Gilbert Kingsbury faces agammic threats again. The winter lingers and teaching season nears. a cold snap halted spring work briefly. Ebenzer Church Education Sunday features a special preacher. Elmer Pickett visits from Toronto to Easter with his parents. The Hobert Park farm changes hands to Amon Norrish. The Canadian Northern Railway promotes compartment library observation cars and traveler amenities. A stock and household sale led by Blake Lasalio is set for Tuesday at Lot 4 Con 0 Exia.
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