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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 11, 1909
Page
3
Local newspaper item notes a Thursday edition from Acton with brief, unclear details. No specific persons organizations or events are readable in the supplied OCR snippet.
Items report a temporary coal shortage and intermittent railway service. a Sunday church service clarifies Lord's Supper administration. farmers hope wheat and corn yields recover to prevent damage. Townspeople celebrate a victory in New York and plan a Lord’s Day Alliance meeting for volunteer recruitment. A town fixture regains mobility after injury and a Christmas window display earns a prize at Johnstone's hardware.
The first roll lists students and grades across Puplia and allied schools for the year in Latin, Geometry, Arithmetic, Dating, Hook-keeping, and Algebra. Notable names include Speight, White, Macdonald, Moffat, and O'Brien with totals reaching 410. The document cites teachers and principals and records totals for various classes and subjects.
Deaths of prominent local figures including former Helton Nootor Hav Wie Holt and Richard Wilton of Erie Village are reported with funeral details. The section also covers Milton hockey victory, Acton school board notes, Brampton match results, and Institute activities plus invitations to clergy.
Longacre reports in Halton on hotel sanitation under the inspectorate. Convictions for liquor license violations rise as hotels improve, with several properties rebuilt and new licenses weeded out to raise standards. Funeral notices include John Brant Chisholm, longtime Burlington clerk, with a Conservative background and Anglican ties.
The community mourns Mrs Grace Brown of this area who died after a brief illness. Her marriage to Mr John Brown in the town boosted family happiness, and she was noted as devout Christian and a comfort to grieving relatives. Funeral notices and condolences extend from neighbors in the surrounding townships.
The document reports on Andrew McClure's assessor role and a council meeting detailing tax refunds and payments. It lists names of officials, proposed bylaw actions, and tax assessments including refunds for residents and properties, plus notes on upcoming council adjournment and a January examination result roundup.
A local gathering led by Annie fiduan hosted a February evening fundraiser for the Whites and Teds groups. The program featured varied performances from Alban Hagel Wharton and others, with a banquet to follow in a decorated school hall and remarks by Mr Moore and Rev Barker.
A garbled social and personal column lists numerous local residents and visitors with scattered notes on gatherings, illnesses, funerals, and daily activities. Mentions include Maw Mary Gratin vielted, Mira M Randi, Coben do Chelph, and many others from Doronte to Werlla, plus references to a funeral and various community happenings. The text also includes an unfamiliar medical advertisement detailing a home remedy for health concerns and a disclaimer about drugstore availability.
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