BORN WEDD ELL IN ERIN DAUGHTER YVONNE SCOTT
BORN WEDDELL IN ERIN ON APRIL 15 1926 TO MR AND MRS C WEDDell A DAUGHTER YVONE SCOTT DIED SCOTT IN ERIN TOWNSHIP APRIL 24 1926 JAMES SCOTT IN HIS 73RD YEAR NEAR AT ACTON APRIL 23 1926 WILLIAM WALLACE PLATT IN TORONTO APRIL 24 1926 IN HIS 64TH YEAR LAMBERT IN LOVING MEMORY OF MRS MATHIAS LAMBERT DIED APRIL 29 1922 MISS HER HUSBAND AND CHILDREN LONG FOR HER ROCK OF AGES SHORE OF GOLDEN ANCHOR ON GODS SHORE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weddell
Erin
Bars. C. Weddell
Yvonne Scott
Scott
Erin Township
James Scott
Near
Young Street
Acton
Wilum KK
India
Platt
Indian Road
Toronto
William Wallace Platt
G. H. Brown
Lambert
Mathias Lambert
Wes
Hfe
Husand
Holdren
Acton Firee Press Brief Local Items
Local notes report trout fishing on Saturday and motor traffic on highways. Spring showers arrive late but May flowers follow. farmers busy seeding and plowing. Dr Joseph Johnston to relocate to Waterloo. Acton Chamber of Commerce meets tonight. township council May 11. Queen’s birthday celebrated. potatoes drop in price. Gait council sets 1926 tax rate. Community stories include a new poultry yard, a fisherman's tale, and local church notes.
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Guelph
Local Inport Sheriff Allan Reaches Home From Hospital
Sheriff Allan of Guelph after two weeks in General Hospital due to injuries from a fall at his home on Eramosa Road is returned home and likely to resume work at the Court House soon this week. Missionary C W Key of Guelph reports that Dr C Belfrey Kelley, medical missionary at Cheng Tu West China, sails from Shanghai May 24 for furlough and will arrive in San Francisco around June 1 then go to Guelph by early July. Waterloo County prohibitionists plan to keep the CTA in place if a liquor vote occurs. A large rally in Galt drew nearly 100 workers from all 14 municipalities, with Dr BE Heist presiding. Fergus contracts for a dozen new houses this summer amid high demand for rentals and homes at reasonable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Allan
Guelph
Eramosua Road
Guelph Mercury
C. Ww. Key
Inia Son
C. Belfrey Kelley
Cheng Tu
Siechtan Province
West China
Shanghai
San Francisco
Aviit
Waterloo
O.T.A
Waterloo County
C.T.A
Galt
BE. D. Heist
Fergus
Voters Act Amended For Halton County Municipalities
The Voters List Act now requires municipalities with population 1500 or less to print Part 3 with 1s 1 and 23 and, when population exceeds this, to deposit three certified copies with the Clerk of the Peace. The change applies to Halton County. A Toronto printing house offered lower quotes to local merchants, claiming better service at lower prices, but quotes differed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Dymond
Toronto
Halton County
Harold Reid Receives Gift Pen as He Leaves for Toronto
Acton workers at Hewetson Shoe Co present Harold Reid of Main Street with a fountain pen. Ernest Cole reads the address in April 1926, praising his courtesy and urging honesty, promptness, and Scout training as he starts a new job in Toronto. About twenty five attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Reid
Main Street
Adam Shoe Factory
Toronto
Ernest Cole
Irene Wheeler
Harold
Acton
Hewetson Shoe Co
Greta
Sunflower Improvement At Ottawa Farm Through Inbreeding Efforts
Report from the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa describes ongoing sunflower improvement largely via inbreeding. Results over three years show greater uniformity and reduced vigor loss in some strains, with tallest and highest yielding lines under five-year testing. Researchers, led by Mr. Hamilton, anticipate combining favorable growth factors in inbred lines for enhanced traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Saya
Hamilton
Soncomet
Presbyterians Call J T Strachan for Nassagaweya Role
Congregational meeting at a Baptist church in Owen Sound extended an unanimous call to J T Strachan of the Presbyterian Churches of Nassagaweya and Campbellville. The Owen Sound congregation has held services in a hall theatre since last June and has grown rapidly. Rumors suggest possible involvement in bootlegging.
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Gait City
J. Tr. Strachan
Nossagawoya
Owen Sound Press Church
Owen Sound
Nassagaweya
Campbellville
Jim
Grand River fishing rights extended to Mt McAlpine’s farm
The Grand River Fishing Club secures extended privileges from Bhro Springs to Mt McAlpine’s farm covering seven properties. A special constable will patrol the stream and stock management will maintain a trout preserve. Community notes mention local visits, road work, and upcoming events in Hillsburg and Erin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand River
William Miller
Local notes reflect business shifts and community events
Rockwood highlights include Hewat's family visit from Simcoe and Robert Henderson starting as clerk. New ventures emerge as Messia y and Thatcher enter rubber auto parts after buying the Paper Box factory in Guelph. W. T. Smith & Co move to a new office while church groups plan events and discuss hiring a pastor. Weather and road conditions disrupt Toronto to Kitchener bus service, yet warm spell spurs tennis and outdoor activity. buds appear and birds scout nesting sites.
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J. “McAlear
James
Wm. Royce
Johnston’ Hewat
Simcoe
Robert Henderson
S. BR. Peart
Pete Sims
Bred McWilliams
Messiay
Chas. Thatcher
John Rice
Leonard Lovell
Guelph
W. T. Smith and Company
W.M.S
The
United Church
Methodist
McElroy
Bowhigg
Walter A MicWilliams
Ross Carton
Toronto
Kitchener
Machinery Costs In Eastern Canada Cropping
A study notes machinery cost per acre in Eastern Canada ranges from 89 cents to 13.46 dollars depending on ownership and use. The average general farm machinery cost is 2.34 dollars per acre, not including autos tractors breaders or motor trucks. Major factors are acres cultivated repairs housing and machine life. Repair costs average 6.5 percent of inventory value, with maintenance driving the annual charge. The total machinery cost equals about 20 percent of current inventory value.
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Cannadi
Canada
Fie
Arco
Ase Fo Footenged
Te“Ang
Pacree 3
M. Armstrong
Ottawa
William Kirkwood Near Obituary
William Kirkwood Near dies after long illness at his Young Street home. Survived by wife of 45 years and six brothers. three sons Ernest H of Toronto William P of Detroit Richard S of Munson Alta and daughter Margaret Weat of Erin. Funeral last Sunday conducted by Rev. Zimmerman and Rev. Boyd with a funeral duet.
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William K. Near
Young Street
Erin
Susan Scott
Acton
Ernest H
Toronto
William P
Detroit
Richard S
Munson
Alta
Margaret
D. I. Weat
Near
Methodist Church
Fred
Bullinorad
David
Brampton
Harry
James
James McIntosh
A.A. Worden
Richard Johnston
Joel W. Leslie
Nere
Larned Carter Co
Mroantites
Atlin
Grierzon
Mre
Erson
Miss Leitch
Brampton Police Court Hears Liquor Cases And Bigamy
In Brampton and Oakville police court sessions, Bartalett of Port Credit was fined 50 dollars for unlawfully dealing liquor and maintaining a boarding house with many boarders. Harry Masters of Toronto Township faced charges over mash and home brew with officers seizing about six bottles and five gallons of mash. Mrs Luigi Bracci appeared for obstructing police during a liquor search and was remanded on bail. In Guelph, W J Matthews faced bigamy charges after a 1926 marriage in the city, while awaiting deportation to Ireland.
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Brampton
Luigi
Bartalett
Port Credit
Moore
Hilling Mquor
Reevely
Fewtrell
W. S. Murphy
Roy
Harry Masters
Toronto
Masters
Inland Revenue Act
Reevely and
Fowkell
W. 5. Murphy
A. G. Davis
Luigi Bracci
Magistate
J. H. Shielas
Oakville
Fentrall
W. J Frarmour
Guelbhagara
Matthews
Ireland
Watt
W. J. Matthews
Guelph
Early Bramosa settlers chronicled in Guelph Mercury
A Guelph Mercury writer details early Bramosa Township families led by Thomas Burns born 1775 in Ayrshire Scotland who arrived 1820 and acquired 700 acres in Esquesing and 600 in Eramosa. His sons Alexander John and Thomas settled nearby with farms, marriages, and church involvement. other Burns relatives and siblings owned land and ran farming or editorial roles in Acton and Toronto communities.
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Bramosa Township
Thomas Burns
Ayrshire
Scotland
Elo
Canada
Exquesing
Esquesing
Eramosa
Janet Wallace
Burns
Alexander
John
Thomas
Arg
Era
Glen- Stilliome
Allan's Mills
Guelph
Margaret Aitken
Presbyterian Church
Rockwood
Burgas
Edinburgh University
Presbyterian Record
Toronto
Actop
Tomas Burns
Thos. Burns
Acton
Alexander, Jr
Grandapp
Avedon
Misa Martha McMahon
Williana
Boer War Train Rush Ends in Comical Negotiation
A London Chronicle tale recalls wartime talks after the Boer War between Kitchener and the Boer commander-in-chief. A humorous moment ends with Botha rushing to catch a train as a Boer raid on a British armored train is reported the next morning.
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South Africa
London Chronicle
Kitchener
Bollin
Reaily
Lord Kutcher
Botha
Chief of Star
Delage Stine
Go to Sunday School Day In May Community Focus
The notice calls for Go to Sunday School Day on May 6th to boost attendance and moral training through Sunday Schools and churches. It links the event to Mother's Day and Children's Week, urging parents to support home and civic virtue and partner with schools and churches for a stronger Canadian citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Sun— Day Schools
Chief Source of Contamination in Milk Highlighted
Dominion Agricultural Bacteriologist A. G. Lockhead urges farmers to focus on preventing contamination at the source. He asserts that dirty pails and dirty cows are the main culprits, while other factors like stable air and milking order matter less. Emphasizes clean pails, covered containers, and a clean cow as starting points.
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A. G. Lockhead
Dominion Angricultural Bacteriologist
Leaving Old Age Behind Charley Enos Defies Time
President emeritus Charley W. Enos, now in his nineties, jokes that he grows younger with age. He recalls being a young president of Trarvard in his thirties and notes two old jokes about his vitality heard from students and a senior on the subway after a Boston Symphony concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley W. Enos
Mouton
Trarvard
H Harvard
Cambridge
Boston Symphony
Rod and Gun May Issue Guides Outdoor Season
The May issue of Rod and Gun magazine covers a wide outdoors range and opens camping and fishing season articles. It includes Fishing Notes and Outdoor Talk segments with season appropriate content. Published monthly by W. J. Taylor Limited in Woodstock Ontario.
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Rod and Gun
W. J. Taylor, Limited
Woodstock
Ontario
May Day Sale at Tony Seynath Store in Acton
A sale listing for boots shoes and store fittings at Tony Seynath Street Acton next to the Baptist Church is announced for Saturday May 1. The notice notes items available and the sale location.
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Tony Seynath
Acton
Baptist Chur
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Wwe
Memoriam
Acton Firee Press
Joseph Johnston
7Acton Chamber’ of Commerce
Exquesing ‘Township Council
Brandon Sun
G. W. Mamies
Nelson Township
George Soper
Bower
Mrrs
Alice ’McPherson
Bower Ave
Alex. Cripps
Frederick Street
Cathwright
Nelson Town
Simmerman
W. J. Starrett
Harvey
Clinton
Armourt
Upper Canada Bible Society
Archibald
Pennysite
Billsott
Pitegerald
T. Alban
Sheriff Allan
Fergus News- Record
Harold Reild
Hillsburg
J.’ Robertson
Holland Centre
J. Robertson
J. Hillock
Cleveland
Ohio
Jas
Hunter
R. Hunter
Ishore School
Alton Cltixons
Wiliam Dods
William McClellan
Township of Erin
Exchange Hotel
Women's Institute of Erin
Advochte
William Kirkwood
Police Court News
Esquesing and
ROD and Gun Magazine
Route N
James, Gocker
Grahem Bros
John Graff
McLean &Co
Turnbull
Penman
McLean & Co
Acton, Ont
Farmers’ Implement Shop
Seasom
W. Barberree
A. H. Bishop & Son
Cuthberts Cc
Hienhl & Son
Scribe Ave
Nielsen
Chiropractor
Kay
Georgetown
R. I. Kerr
W. D. Talbot
H. W. Hinton Watch and Clock Maker
Eden Mills
Blue Springs
Grand River Club
McAlpine
McAllister's
Kingsbury’s
Tuck's
Nighitingale
Young's
Clab
Avion
Brantford Raging
Arro
Layek
Bayertrougting, Eds
W. R. E. Blair
Norval Flour Mills
King's Choice
National Pastry
Hell
Norval
Lara
Abc
W. J. Patterson
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