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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1922
Page
8
Births announced with names and dates from December 1922. Several obituaries and death notices list individuals with places of residence, hospital or township, and dates. The fragmentary text includes names such as Marg, Over dads, and J. We Hunts, with reference to a patient at Wellesley Hospital and a death in Kesimplen.
The Arion Free Press offers a Christmas year end roundup with local notices. It mentions church holiday plans, school holidays through January 2 1923, and a push for renewed Fuss Press subscriptions.
Town and Country neighborhood notes describe a Tuesday evening event at Alladiine Church with a youth program. Campbellville council met and arranged for voting logistics. Officials including Deputy Miening Gmcer and Clerk David Shuert discussed two elections and roles for ratepayers at Campbellville.
The Sunday school plans its annual Christmas dinner and sale at the church on Thursday, December 26. Mr J W Hennett reports work on a wood lot and charitable aims are noted as part of the event.
Fragmentary OCR reports a court case involving Churchill Man and Oram of Alora. Details are unclear but reference to a trial or legal proceeding and a judge or court appears. Names may indicate parties or witnesses in a local matter.
The item records visits and greetings among Toronto residents including W Lane and J Mardli visiting Acton for a few days, Win Marshall of Georgetown staying several days, A Lane and A Grunt of Toronto also shown in the social notices, with Monday events and holiday entertainments announced set for December 14 at 7140 Pen.
A ladle accident near Mr Nicholl left a boy badly scalded and rushed to Keema Vowpital. The event involved neighbors Wabbe Wiylyehule and Teer Year old witnesses. The community details include local figures and a weekly farm market, with Buckwheat shipments and a Jock show in Guelph.
A fragmented wartime elegy laments poverty and hunger as furnaces die and coal bins empty. The poem pleads for health and warmth, remembers old friends, and asks for shelter, modest joy, and resilience amid hardship and wealth's cold indifference.
Welpa for the Teachery 2 reviews Sunday school duties and teacher’s guidance with rich illustrations and charts. The volume discusses methods for teaching, includes historical background, and aims at young readers with practical tips and moral instruction. Price $2.10 postpaid. Published by W. A. Wild Company, Boston.
Incomplete OCR lists many residents including Anthony, Justin Jv, Young, McCullough, Murrau, Weaver, Anthony, Moruby, Oliver, McQuillough, Luxtey, Zoux ley, Clarridge, Dobula, Wylly, Darvel, and others. The rundown notes women in the group and mentions a wider community roster with unclear scope and alignment.
The Oakville record lists annual taxes with items such as Voll tax 9726.00 and fines for local businesses totaling several hundred dollars. Social events include an orphanage memorial by Dread Bir We Nardeh and a Presbyterian youth program. a tag day raised 290.00 for the Colored Church. An Oakville minister returned from furlough. Mrs Vollock sold two properties to a Hamilton buyer and plans to move.
The readable fragments evoke a poetic, obscure scene about the shore and poor, with garbled phrases and stray words. Some lines reference radiance, temperature, birds, and a distant Bahamian tone, but no coherent event or clear entities emerge.
Reynolds voices support for advancing the co operative movement amid transportation woes. He warns that farmer failures would be tragic for Canada if ignored and urges action to move forward despite economic obstacles.
A report notes Canada’s 1919 crude production fell compared with 1918 with calls noting a trend toward lower output. It cites Humber regions and decreases in harvestable turns, though overall totals show a sizable gap from April figures and 1920s projections.
A fragmented account from a Canadian periodical notes Harry M. Bfvore praised, Miss Sottle Whits linked to Conwar, Quebec, and the passing of Mrs. Alex McMillan of Rookwood family. It covers local church events, the Hohgul concert, and community notices including a hospital endowment and town affairs in Arnprior and Wingham.
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