02 Aug 1923
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
1
Classified column advertises church notices with rates per line and minimum charges for denoting offerings and services at the Methodist Church in Acton.
A midyear sale promotes shirts, caps, underwear, and hats with marked discounts. Notable prices include $2.50 shirts at $8.95 and caps dropping to $1.19 to $2.25, plus felt and straw hats and pyjamas at reduced rates.
Readable prose hints at ice cream flavors including Chocolate Royal Banana Split and various sundaes offered by a neighborhood shop inviting customers to stop in for a treat.
The 1833 council meeting set the annual tax rate at 44 mills, three mills lower than last year, despite higher waterworks expenses. The budget includes funds for public schools and debt service. The instalment payment date is September 20 with November 23 due date and 6 percent default interest. A by law appoints Miss Mary Clarridge as Deputy Clerk and Treasurer during August holidays.
W Heo and K Y Barraclough of Glen Williams receive appointment by the Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge as Grand Pubrulvant. Bolton fair dates set for September 18 and 19 with baseball and lacrosse attractions replacing speeding events. Erin Walker Lodge A F and A M No 311 hosts a picnic at Stanley Park with Acton and Erin providing a luncheon. Thomson factory nearing completion with new equipment inbound. low CN Rail fares offered for Jubilee Celebration within 87 miles of Acton. A barn belonging to Joe Hunter near Norval destroyed by fire. crops and implements lost valued around 8000 dollars. A column on married life reflects on the bachelor lifestyle during summer months.
Acton prepares a three day Jubilee celebration with a long list of events. Milton visits Acton for a competitive weekend featuring a Leage baseball game, races, a dance, parades, and healthily packed schedules culminating in civic ceremonies and a free entry policy for children under 13.
Bronte beat Acton 2 0 at Bronte as Our Boys suffer another league loss. Acton sits with a weak season, while Bronte and Georgetown lead the standings ahead of Milton and others. Next Saturday Acton hosts Milton in a county town matchup.
An adapted poem describes two routes toward Acton, one via a high hillside road and another through a valley, both leading to Acton. It contrasts travelers choosing different paths and invites locals to join, mentioning motor cars and electric roads in a rustic, rural voice.
Local Acton residents report frequent visits from Toronto and Detroit friends over the weekend and past week. Many engagements and forthcoming marriages are noted, including Mr. and Mrs. Gowingd announcing Arthur Atlean to Wilfred A. Robinson and other couples planning weddings in August.
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