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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 14, 1918
Page
3
Local notes report fuel shortages delaying council work and library closures, with milder weather easing some strains. School and church events progress. Boy Scouts parade. farm labor drives, wage gains, and public notices round out a snapshot of Milton Acton area life amid wartime restrictions.
Rev. George A. Little leaves Chalmers Church for chaplaincy in an overnous battalion. Cadet Willam Tanner dies of eacariot fever at Camp Borden. Freeman White mourns for four year old son who died at Milton after two days illness. Soldiers home on furlough report from Camp Niagara and Supply Depot. Capt Donald A. Warren earns recognition after bravery in France while serving with Royal Army Medical Corps. Warren and Warren family details link to Toronto University medical education and British recruiting mission tours.
The report lists names merit order from Lom o School January including Iv Caroling Hyder Ranald Mc Eachern Laura Laumbert and others. It notes a death of Mrs Memry Wroctor Haused away aged ninety one, with funeral details at the Presbyterian Church and relatives listed. Also mentions community wood cutting and an auction sale hosted by Mr Robert Doughty at Limehouse on Thursday evening.
Social and personal items from Acton and Georgetown list visits from Toronto Guelph and Milton. Residents Mr and Mrs R J Kerr Mrs Dryden and others welcomed relatives and friends from Erin Toronto Sault Ste. Marie and Grand Rapids. The Acton Tanning Company reports large orders for military saddle leather to the United States.
The Oakville area reports community news including shifts in council seats, Red Cross receipts of 2209.34, church anniversary services with Rev Dr Chown, and local business notes. Reports cover births, deaths, library leadership changes, coal troubles, frozen pipes, and a Royal Navy veteran's travel.
Town and Country notes a welcome mild spell easing last two months of heavy rain and illness. D Cripps rest at home with inflammatory rheumatism for weeks, Mrs Bennett confined at home, Edna Crewson sprains ankle and misses school. Aly Van Norman and family from Guelph visit Gamble household. Albert Hovena and Milton guests at Crewson home. Clara and Mario Luntz from Acton visit locals. John Crowson and Fred Die of Guelph visit friends here.
A large gathering in Rockwood honored Pte Robt Major before his overseas departure. Speeches, readings, and music followed a presentation of a wrist watch by Lorne Allan and Charles Oakes. Messages from friends expressed pride in his character and hopes for a safe return.
Local items from Campbellville include a pie social and debate hosted by the youn tudies group. Residents report hospital operations at Guelph General and visits from Ming Pearl Frank and others. An inspector targets illicit trade in Inner India township with four barrels of bottled Mauser seized. night theft of contraband noted.
Mr J D Godfrey buys Hubert Moore property on Emery Street as city official seeks raise to 100 dollars monthly. Court hears Humane Society charges against McKenzie McDonald and Whitmore. fines imposed on McDonald. Bog by law suspended. permits needed and pig pens janitored. Dr J McAndrew named indigent relief officer at 350 dollars yearly. Albert Lochs sells Prince George Hotel property to Fred Garbutt with resale to Merchants Bank. plans remodel for bank use as Georgetown names finance district evolves.
The funeral of Misa Lottie Johnston last Thursday drew many mourners from Siloam and nearby towns including families and friends from Guelph Detroit Acton and Hamilton. Floral tributes and personal notes highlighted the service as attendees recalled long walks and local weather contrasts. A stray tale, snow antics, a boy’s minor injury and a Hydro pole fire near Charles Davidson’s added small town color to the day.
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