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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1928
Page
6
Notices report a birth at Delaware Avenue Toronto to Mr and Mrs Maley Mae thewn Mary Clarridge announcing son Donald Clarridge. additional brief items include retirements and memorial lines for Campbell and Speight, with local civic holiday notes for Acton and upcoming events and sales.
A parade of items from Acton Guelph district notes a garden party at Ebenexer United Church, church sermons, family visits, harvest work, and local sports. Mentions include Mr Sherwin of Guelph preaching, births and anniversaries, a ball game at Aberfoyle 3 to 1, and civic events at Edgewood Park with a weather update and Olympic highlighting in Canada.
A severe electric storm struck Samuel Wiggins farm two miles west of Acton last Friday morning. The barn and most contents burned, with only slight stock loss. Ignited by a sharp bolt, Wiggins was briefly stunned but unaware of the blaze until Mrs. G. W. Masales raised the alarm. Fifteen loads of hay and seven loads in a stack, plus a gasoline engine and several implements, were destroyed. Neighbors and Acton Brigade helped save the house and driving shed. Insurance covered only a portion of the loss.
A Northern man trips through Tennessee mountains and encounters a large corn field and a wary local hostess who teases him about moonshine markets. A sharp-eyed boy trails him, prompting Tennessee friends to warn him his tale could provoke a wary reception.
Sarah Bucretia Brown Pearson longtime Acton resident and widow of hardware merchant J. Pearson died at Willow Street home after years of illness. Survived by six children in Canada and the US, funeral held privately with Rev C L Poole. interment at St James Cemetery Toronto beside husband.
A reader recalls Gallagher's Bicot Purifier and Kidney Remedy from childhood. The letter likens long use to merit and urges verification at A. T. Brown, promoting Gallagher’s Blood Purifier as part of a health regimen while inviting a follow up in the next column.
F H Sedley of Chicago and Philadelphia, renowned rupture authority, will be at the Connaught Hotel August 10 11 12 from 4 to 5 p m daily. He promotes the Spermatic Shield claiming rapid, non surgical results with models and demonstrations available at no charge. The notice asserts court verification and warns against unsuitable trusses.
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