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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1922
Page
2
The notice lists Methodist and Presbyterian services with Sunday timings and a call for attendance. Followed by local ads for furniture, hardware, used goods, farm sales, horse trading, and real estate listings in Acton Ontario. Includes a request for a brown robe found and cattle/meat prices for fox meat buyers.
The ad highlights Christmas Ladies Bracelet Watches from $5 and up, Ladies and Gent’s Gold and Silver Mounted Umbrellas, Cut Glass, Fancy-China, Cups and Saucers, Fancy-Clocks, French Ivory, and a wide Toys assortment with Dolls Games Books Bibles and Christmas and New Year Cards.
Local juniors hosted a well received program featuring music, readings, and recitations. Directed by Mtn Vieury the superintendent, the event delighted attendees with a polished display and friendly atmosphere.
The Thomson council passed a by-law as a New Year program unfolds with a church gathering and concerts under the Young Weagle's Guild. Farmers report poultry thefts in Keegahog township and snow delays impact pavements as worshippers head to church.
The Freeman editor Tey Albert Moore faces threats after attacks on his paper and presses. A Burlington line of cases includes illegal liquor prosecutions and a Burlington magistrate hearing as Ontario temperance acts are invoked.
A garbled Acton Ontario page notes a police court session with Dr. Farmer addressing a topic titled Krets Bound Doomed and reports a series of thefts at a Methodist Church, plus town matters including municipal by laws, by law votes, a double wedding and local civic notes.
A U S official warns Canada may curb coal exports and urges substitute fuels as climatic and supply constraints shrink available anthracite. Canada’s allocation was reported, with potential for no further shipments after December 1, as U S demand climbs and production nears capacity.
A Toronto convention scene draws sharp comments over prohibition and social reform. Reports from the Russell Post recount public discourse, accusations of fanatical views, and calls to discipline speakers amid a chorus of Doxology and anthem.
The Acton Band marks fifty years in continuous operation, tracing origins to Acton Troupe War and later the Quien Cornet Band. Members include John Cameron and Dave Yightheart, with Prof. Davey once bandmaster, and 3100 funded via a popular subscription for instruments.
Ottawa reports that protests over the new receipts tax have not moved the government. Regulators debate the collection of a two cent on receipts, established by budget legislation, with parliamentary members forwarding objections as the country faces the ongoing tax burden.
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