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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 15, 1898
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR mentions next Wednesday as aborted day of 1898 and Christmas weddings being arranged. Reports broken roads and awed weather with a note about a thermometer below zero. References to public exams at Dabita School and burglaries in Philadelphia appear amid garbled lines.
The St Alban's church Sunday School prepares a cantata Santa Claus Is Coming to be presented Thursday evening in the town hall. Baptist entertainment features Rev W J Scott of Toronto with The Light as and Shadows of London and a later talk on Our Grains Fruits and Flowers with local participants.
Sunday in Georgetown featured Misa Muggle McQonnell. D D Christie of Guelph and Fred Bevord of Rockford Illinois visited town during a busy week. Donald McDonald of Bowmanville spent time with cousin Mrs Alfred Soper. D Christie named Superintendent of Chalmers Sunday School in Guelph last week. Wilson McCarter of Erin stayed with Officer Graham. Harry Nolan of Milwaukee visited his sister Mrs H S Holmes last week. Will Cheyoo recovered from pneumonia and attended church Sunday. Mrs J M Moore and Mrs Clarcidge of Georgetown visited Principal T Moore last Wednesday. Friends note Chas S Jenner of Tometown NY convalescing from typhoid fever. Dr G H Cook of Toronto will be in Acton Saturday instead of Ottawa. Councillor Jobo Clarke inspected the bark district for Acton Tanning Co. Miss Minnie Holmes returned from Model School Friday and will teach Public School No 4 Eequoalog near Norval. Miss Evelyn McKeown of Toronto, daughter of the late Thomas McKeown formerly of Acton, engaged as teacher of Bannockburn School for next year.
Mrs Torrance was robbed of about twenty dollars by a stranger who, after capture, returned the money. He will await trial in Guelph jail. A cantata by the Methodist Sunday School titled Santa Claus Land is planned for Friday the 28th. Rev J A McLachlan preached the annual missionary sermon at the Methodist Church. Rev Mr Holden officiated in Acton on Sunday.
The Disciples plan a large winter entertainment with a supper for about four to five hundred guests. Bethel Church marks anniversary services and a meeting. A wedding prompts dressmakers’ activity. Snow decorates the village and county. Local agents for Bingur Sewing Machines were in town. Lawyers McCraney and Boyd become ambassadors for the municipality at 910 each. County court and general sessions met Tuesday. Milton branch Bank of Hamilton head office promotion to chief accountant for J. Fo Harper noted. Knox Church Sunday School to hold annual entertainment on Thursday December 29. Toronto lawyer Mr Roche, accused of forgery, was tried at Milton and honorably discharged. the complainant was the woman who forged and perjured, per Judge Halcombbridge at the last Assizes.
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