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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1928
Page
6
In memory of our dear Tns and Drothersons Agnew and Mrs Jorenh Agnew who passed away September 2 1027. One year has gone but still we miss you. Friends may think the wound is healed but they know the sorrow that lies within our heart. Husband and Son.
Acton notes mark preparations for the Acton Fall Fair on September 10 and 11 with full harvest season reports. Updates include school reopening, road gravelling, new Starkman store expansion, a repainted Bannockham School, and a planned air mail link to the Jubilee Air Service. The season highlights mushroom gathering, duck hunting dates, and town maintenance projects.
Alexander McDonald lifelong Rockaide resident and Liberal, died at his home after a long illness. Born on the AfcDonald homestead near Terra Cotta, he farmed and was respected by many. Survived by widow Margaret Robinson and three sons James, George, and Daniel, plus a brother and a sister. His faith was Belfountain Baptist Church.
The twelli annual exhibition of the Nockwoon Horticulture Society was held in the Town Hall with many visitors admiring a wide range of exhibits. Prizes were awarded in vegetables and flowers, with Mrs Milroy and A. P. Lambert among those listed for top prizes. Local residents and guests attended, including Miss Jean Torrance and Mr Johnston Snewat, while community members expressed appreciation for the event and the flowers banquet presented to longtime president Bir Pred Smith.
A letter from T Albert Moore of Acton Ontario fondly recalls decades of The Old Man column and The Fare Parcs publications. He praises the writers for keeping Acton's history alive and hopes The Old Man and Mary endure into a centenarian era while thanking editors and publishers for sustaining local pride and community memory.
The Gala Day Committee closed its accounts with receipts totaling 794.02 and distributions of 440.24 to recreation and sports groups. Treasurer GC Knapp notes final apportionment and a balance carried to support community activities. A stray dialogue at day’s end asks about car repair costs with an estimated 64.50.
Mrs Lane buys an eggplant and instructs Tillie the cook in a sequence of misadventures. The vegetable is prepared in various ways, then finally intended to be fried after soaking, with confusion and humor throughout.
Prices detail new and removing shoes across sizes 1 to 4 and 5 to 7 with a note of sizes and a sequence of numbers that may indicate stock or steps. The listing is terse and looks like an advertisement or catalog entry.
A brief exchange on the road shows the bishop noting the prevalence of profanity among drivers. The bishop remarks that nearly everyone he encounters swears, illustrating the scene with a pointed dig at roadside behavior.
Mrs Murvey Hridgman of Knatchbull returns from Generals Hospital Guelph recovering well. Ernest L Norrish and daughter visit relatives in Nassagaweya over the weekend. Miss Florence Nightingale of Knatchbull visits sister Mrs Webber in Lakeside Toronto. Mr and Mrs John T Easton of Guelph visit Knatchbull on Sunday. Master Peller Mortey of Milton returns home after a month with grandparents Wilhon and Knatchbull. The Public Schools reopen next Tuesday 4th inst after summer vacation.
Each month runs regular from July with no forced vacations as Bhaw's school continues. The note lists directions and a Toronto address for Uhaw, secretary, under the Summer Term heading.
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