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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 16, 1925
Page
6
Births Marriages and Deaths listed with fees and entries. Born Hanson daughter April 30 1926 Acton Dunbar daughter April 2 1926 Falls daughter April 10 1925 McGee Barnett marriage April 8 1926 Brown death April 8 1925 Esquesing Ontario obituary fragment retaining names and locations.
The Acton Free Press from April 16 1925 notes rising building material demand good Friday traffic and Easter homecomings. It mentions spring planting trout fishing wheat prices and civic events including Niagara Falls civic reception and Old Boys Reunion. It also covers lawn care by residents restaurant hours by law and local printing needs plus warnings on mail order and lottery regulations.
Two Fergus general stores owned by Messrs. Russell and partners were broken into by eleven men using a motor car. Goods valued between three and four thousand dollars were stolen in the daytime robbery.
The annual report by Inspector Denyes outlines education goals, school conditions, teacher qualifications, and the need for stronger school nursing. It cites enrollments, pass rates, salaries of 1923 to 1924, and total education expenditure. stresses character molding and physical welfare for children and calls for better attendance supervision across the county.
The annual Easter meeting of the Women s Missionary Society met in the Methodist School Room with large attendance. President Mrs A T Brown welcomed visitors as Rev Dr Langley of Toronto gave an inspiring overview of a recent Washington DC missionary convention and discussed Canadian Prohibition efforts.
Mr Smart of Eyn buys the property of Mr J Pearson above the Corners as Mrs and Mrs Smart expect to make new friends. Mr David Stevenson from Snaketche comes with old friends while burying his mother at Eden Mills Cemetery last week.
Mrs Ira Biltz came home last week after a serious illness in her daughter’s home where she had stayed for several weeks. Friends and neighbors gathered last Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Angus McLean’s home and presented her with a block. Mrs McLean has moved to Ballinfad.
The list orders pupils by merit for the Easter term at Erin School Section No 10. Regular attendance noted with names including Edward Duggan Jean Cree David Swackhamolt Tuakingham Foster Dateau Foster Edith Russell Hazel Farey Louise Swackhamer Kathleen Farey Jack Cole Frank Swackhamer Roy Foster and A W McMillan as teacher.
Mrs Albert Smith spent days with friends in Quelph. Many residents attended the Methodist Church Acton on Sunday evening to hear the choir Easter Cantata The King of Glory. The McArthur couple plans to move to Acton. Spring plowing and seeding have been common this period. Mr and Mrs John Thomas plus daughter visited Hillmenda on Saturday.
Lela B. Watson daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Watson of Arkell married Stanley H. Fletcher of Detroit on Thursday April 9 at Paisley Memorial Church Parsonage. Rev Heslop officiated and sister Miss A H Watson assisted. Groom's brother Cal Watson served as groomsman. The couple left for Detroit amid confetti showers.
Mr and Mrs David Swackhamer hosted Eastertime visitors from Toledo Detroit and Mount Dennis as spring scenes unfold. Douglas Gowdy returns from Knox College with plans for a long Britain trip after exams. Funeral of Mrs Richard Brown. Mrs Joseph Voy of Wheatley Passes. Mrs Marshall and Mrs Lane noted as relatives.
Public and continuation schools closed last Thursday for holidays as teachers travel home for a week. Among travelers Miss Edna M. Pearen returns from Amherstburg and Miss M. Milroy comes from Toronto alongside George Torrance of Mimico High School. Family visits include Mrs D Barris and son Donald of Mimico visiting William Torrance’s home, while Robert Henderson and daughter Beastie of Mimico drive in. Numerous locals, including Stanley Plummer and Gordon McPhail, spend Easter at home. church services and Easter programs draw large crowds with Rev G L Baugh and Rev J A Stownart speaking.
Fragmented lines argue for practical needs over freedoms, urging more work, better wages, and practical reform. The text rails against taxes and calls for tangible benefits from labor and industry, critiquing political ideals and urging action.
Notices announce a council session Monday at 1 pm in the new Council Chamber in Stewartstown. Residents seeking a change to the path may attend for discussion and possible action.
The ninth meeting of the Literary Society for the school year was held on Wednesday the 8th. Members enjoyed a varied program with piano solos, recitations, a Boys Jubilee Club interlude, stump speeches, and a Weber roast. Miss Clara Savage, Miss Olive Cooper, and Annie Alison were among the performers. The last meeting of the year brought fond memories and thanks for space given in the Pren-Press High School notes.
The Toronto Telegram features Dr. Samuel Johnston chief of the Anesthetic Department at Toronto General Hospital. Born in Erin Township he studied at Trinity College 1901 and Acton Public School, later affiliating with many medical societies and clubs. The Free Press extends congratulations on his staff appointment.
An elderly man criticized the exhibition by saying it lacked fat stock focus, prompting a tense exchange about value in animal shows. The incident ends with a whispered line about kindness as the real secret held within each heart. John Boyle O'Reilly is quoted in verse.
A short dialogue records a visit where a girl Mary says there aren’t more of me as she prepares to leave. The aunt expresses a wish to see her again soon.
A young postmistress reads a 2B postal card from morning mail and, after turning it over, exclaims with disappointment that the card is intended for her. The brief exchange hints at misaddressed correspondence and the humor of the mix up.
A trade school advertises 60 positions with no experience required. Applicants can request a free 40 page book detailing work in city shops as auto mechanic engineer electrician battery welder chauffeur salesman bricklaying plastering mechanical contrivance and barbering. Address Hemphill Government Chartered Trade Schools Free Employment Service 103 King St West Toronto.
A courtroom exchange shows Laszky, a foreigner, puzzled by legal questions. He gives literal, humorous answers about his factory job and the goods it produces, repeatedly deflecting with vague phrases while the lawyers struggle.
An allegorical tale recounts Sir Montagu Sharpe judging a custody dispute where two women request Solomon’s trial by cutting the baby. The judge suggested a split, the mother objected, and the baby remained with her. Hours later the judge was seen carrying the infant and muttered a derisive remark about the overrated judge.
The firm chief confronts the pitca boy, asking if he knows what happens to boys told to work there. The boy answers curtly, and the judge notes that once old enough the firm sends them out as salesmen.
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