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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
3
A jumble of local items reports a council meeting scheduled for Monday evening and notes on vacations and summer fading. It mentions a football result Acton defeating Brampton 0 to 0, a baseball game where Aton Juniors lost 0 to 6, and various community happenings including obituaries and local incidents.
The community hosts a garden party at Willow Brook Farm in Bag Booyalda with attractions and a drive to Epoy ad, plus an evening at Promised My. Wonderaan, MAP is announced to take the diat. In Georgetown Athletia’s Field Day Acton draws about 200 attendees as Acton defeats Georgetown 10 to 7 in a baseball game, while Frank McIntosh wins the 10 and 24 yard races and McEachern takes second in the five mile. A Handel concert by Handmaster Miwon delights visitors. Mrs. A Fy Goodeve and Mrs. Goodve return from a cross continental trip via Berkeley and Pasadena visiting Portland, Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver with Fort William as a stop. The late Robert Creech’s funeral in Acton Burial at Faleylow cemetery honors his memory, with many friends attending. A wedding at Fyfe Villa sees Miss Margaret Fyfe wed Tray David Dick, pastor of a Torontos church, with a reception and departure to Toronto and Niagara Falls.
Common wanso in the North West discusses crop prospects amid hesitation for next year, increased fallow, and cautious outlook. The piece covers Darlington raspberry crops, St Albans picnic, local church and Sunday school events, a Ontario farm outing, bank staff changes, a Muskoka wedding, a Toronto-bound business trip, a vehicle mishap near Oakville, and the death of Mrs Catherine NutHart with family details.
A flood of visitors from Toronto and nearby towns filled Acton during the Civic Holiday week. Residents and friends from Toronto, Detroit, Hamilton, London and beyond enjoyed short visits, meals, and socializing as locals hosted to mark the holiday.
A catalog of men's wear promises careful choices with no extra charge. Shirts, neckwear, collars, cuffs, suspenders, gloves, hosiery, and handkerchiefs are featured in new patterns and durable fabrics. The ad asserts better quality and pricing than competitors and ends with a playful saying about pudding.
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