Licensed Auctioneers for Halton and Wellington Counties
Auktioneer notices state licenses in Halton and Wellington Counties. Orders left at Free Press Office Acton or at James Matthews Acton receive prompt attention. Terms reasonable. Money to loan on favorable terms and at low interest in sums of 500 dollars and upward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lawson
Ontario Veterinary College
Toronto
Acton
Ont
Kenny Bros. Boot and Shoe
Wellington
Halton
Free Press Office
James Matthews
John J. Daley
Thompson & Jackson
Ite
Dominion
Europe
Cspitalists
Ontario
Ferme
Guelph
Excelsior Bakery Purchases From Mr D Many
A notice states Excelsior Bakery in Aving purchased the bakery business from Mr D Many. The new owner aims to satisfy customers with on hand or quickly made wedding cakes and confectionery. They offer biscuits ginger snaps Boston mixed cakes and wholesale flour with butter and eggs accepted at market prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AVING
D. Many
Boston
The Hollow Farm and Ghosts Through the Night
A fragment reflecting decay on a village farm once rich with crops and life. Imagery speaks of abandoned fields, empty rooms, a lilac spray, and a lingering haunting presence as a poet echoes Whittier in the Atlantic.
A Prairie Settlement and a Motto of Hope
On a hot Dakota July day a New England settler woman visits a neighbor, recounting hardship after moving to a claim with her husband Reuben. She recalls drought, pests, illness, and near despair, then witness a sick neighbor and find renewed faith. The couple support others, and the motto Hitherto The Lord helped us remains on the wall as a symbol of perseverance and eventual reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota Prairie
Mercury
New England
Den
York State
Reuben
Johnsonville
Thades
Tohnsonville
Providence
Heuben
Aegon
Reuven
Sarah
Lora Ban
Mitch
Reuben Hebka
Michigan
Peters
Hellwall
Reuber
Peterses
Reuben An
Ross
Local Livery Change Hands at John Street Stables
ACTON MR. SMITH has purchased the Livery business of MR JH B McCARTHY and moved it to his commodious John Street stables in the heart of town. Smith brings long experience and confidence to satisfy every patron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
JH. B. McCarthy
John Street
Magician’s final trick ends in eerie note at party
Guests applaud a conjuror hired by the Browns then await a routine behind a screen. The show ends abruptly after a note is read accusing the host Signor Niapoli alias Ball Smithers of planning a new life elsewhere. An uneasy hush falls as the audience contemplates the startling message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signor Niapoli
I Ball Smithers
The Queen's Charitable Act Noted by London Truth
A Royal gesture described by London Truth shows Queen Victoria or the monarch providing a replacement horse to an owner after an accident. The incident highlights royal benevolence and concern for the afflicted party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meak
Royal Stables
London
Fragmentary Local Chat and Remedies Advertorial Snippet
A garbled dialogue references weather and a ruined crop of catnip, paired with an advertorial note praising Pectoral Balsam for coughs and colds. The text mentions remedies for various aches and injuries in a mix of partial phrases and mis-scanned words.
Pilgrim tale on a child who paid fare with faith
In a tram carriage a shy little girl shares a bundle and a tale of Jesus paying her fare. The conductor is moved as the girl explains she will meet her mother in heaven, and that Jesus paid the way, turning the ride into a quiet moral lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lei
Jesus
Jesusi
Crossie Way
Finnerds
Weaven
Andreopen
Ant Pee
Eit
Tésus
Jésus
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The
Acton Free Press
Printing House
A. Plmoore
Raitor
Rowell & Co
Spruce &T
Business Directory
W A. Lowry
Sil . M. P
Graduator Frinity College
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Frederick Street
E. Stacey, M.D
C.M
Trinity University
Trinity Medical School
Orrer
Mill Street
Dr. Webster
L. Bennett
Lbs
Georgetown
C. McKinlay
Royal College of Dental Surgeons
Agnew
Wanes Uf
G. B. Hayes
L. D
Forest’s Block
Guelph, Ont
Upper Wyndham Street
Clean & McMuis
Orrick
Town Hall
A. McLeay
Heen McMinnan
E. Mitchell, M
Soxterroz
CoSvevanten, &c
Orrice—First
Champion
Main Street
Milton
Qhilton
Allan & Baird
Ras, Laidlaw &Co
Bannisters & Soldiers
Imperial Bars
Weldington Street
Exchange Alley
Taranto
Anbee Yyeviews Jeux Bars
Q.C
OC. A. Masten
Wits Latpuaw
Grance Kapters
Henry Grist
Ottawa
Oanada
Ww. Hemstreet
E/ KNOWLES
J. A. Murray
John Day
Grkury
Queer’s Hotel
Block
Market Square
Ee Hanlan Barber Shop
Mi Street
Azors
J. P. Wonpéy
Acton Banking Go’y
Christie & CO
Bankers
A .General Banking
J. BE. M.garvin
Special Agency
Bell Telephone Company
Allan Line Steamships
Great ‘Britain
Continent
Canadian Pacific Air
Tim
J.e.mcgarvin
Day’s Bookstore
Day
Excelsior
É&C
New York
T. Statham
Alton Free Press
Duat
Drouth
Hoor
Earth
Quebec ST
Guelf
John H. Hamilton
McQuillan & Hamilton
Coal & Wood
Mmr.c. 8
James Brown
Messrs. W. H. Storey & Son
Athlete Company
Thos
Ebbage, Manheer
Gueelph Business College
M. Maccormick
Wm. E. Smith
Verma
County OF
Ingures
Stone
Cnns
Davidson
John. Taylor
McRae
Grundy
Merchant Tailors
T. F. Chapman
St. George's Square
Queen's Charitable Act
Bago
McGregot & Arke
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