Local Births Marriages and Deaths Notice
BORN in Georgetown on February 7, 1926 a son to Mr and Mrs PF Blackburn. MARRIED Cunningham Stewart at the bride's home Toronto Robert Cunningham son of Ava P J Cunningham Drayton to Bertha daughter of James Stewart near Acton. DIED Richard Thomas Cairns aged 64 at Nassagaweyn lot 4 con 3 on February 15 1926. DUFFIELD John Duffield aged 70 died February 13 1926 at Centro Inn Eramosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackburn
Georgetown
Pris. PF. Blackburn
Stillorn
Cunningham-Stewart
Slater
Steele
Slivers Avenue
Toronto
M. Toll
Woodgreen United Church
Robert Cunningham
Ava
P. J. Cunningham
Drayton
Bertha
eJames Stewart
Mno
Acton
Cairns
Hia
Lot
Con
Nassagaweyn
Richard Thomas Cairns
Duffield
Centro Inn
Eramosa
John Duffield
Local Notes Bright with Winter Charms and Community News
A compact town bulletin highlights weather, fires, and social events. Fire at Arthur causes losses. Lenten season begins. Valentine day memories and school Valentine activities noted. Church teas, concerts, and Sunday School invites appear alongside council and library jubilee items. Community clubs discuss farmers banquets and sleighing outings amid shifting temperatures and fuel savings.
Brief Chapter Of Acton Church History Opens One hundredth anniversary noted
A historical sketch outlines Acton church beginnings from Rev Zennas and Ezra Adams. It traces early settlers in 844 and the first Methodist church on Yoton Street, later replaced by the United Church in 1876. It also covers early Presbyterian and Baptist churches, St Albans Anglican, Congregationalists, and later Catholic, Salvation Army, and Lord's Army use of buildings, with later dedications in 1895 and 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Zennas
Ezra Adams
Rulyin
New Vz State
Apa
Pahich
Yoton
C. C. Speight
E. Beswich
United ‘Church
Disciples of Christ
First Presbyterian Church
Fagin Street
Ballinafad
St. Albans
Churchill
Church Street
Salvation Army
Lord's Army
Rev Mr Culp in California on motor trips and church ties
Reverend Mr Culp and Mrs Culp recount a California visit taking in Los Angeles Riverside Redlands San Bernardino Pomona Ontario Long Beach and other towns. They describe orange ranches weather storms and an earthquake in Santa Barbara while extending sympathy to the Murray family and noting pastoral duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Culp
Golden State
Hoe
Los Angeles
Port Dover
Turna
Riverside
Redlands
San Barnadino
Pomona
Ontario
Long Beach
San Pedro
Hermose Beach
Ocean Park
Venice
Santa Monica
Beverley Hills
Hollywood
Hermose
Ma Salinas
San Juan Grmae
Santa Barbara
Laura Murray
Mry. Culp
Obituary of Reuben Smith Pioneer of Creemore
Reuben Smith of Highland View farm Creemore died February 3 1926 at 12 20 pm aged seventy seven. A longtime church member and father of J A Smith Acton and a large family he was born in Whitechurch York County and lived a peaceful life beloved by family and neighbors. Funeral at St Andrews Creemore with interment in Union Cemetery. Pallbearers included local neighbors and many distant relatives attended from Toronto Owen Sound Duntroon and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland View
Con
Nottawasaga
Reuben Smith
J. A. Smith
Acton
Whitechurch
York County
Phoebe Baker
Annie Gunn
Mark
Reuben
Edna
Angus
John
Mr.Smith
McNabb
Goderich
Mr. Smith
St .Andrew's Church
Creemore
John Davey
St. Andrew's Church
Union Cemetery
Craemore
Messrs. Boyd
W. H. Mile
F. E. Black
Jos, Mille
Wm. Mackay
John Steed
J. M. Gordon
H. Allen
White
Wm. McNabb
G. Swain
Toronto
W. Andrew
Auburn
Miles Mary Kenney
Owen Sound
Jana
N. Swain
Swain
Duntroon
Baker
Nottawa
W.hetherington
Rosemount
Eclipse of the Sun This Year Promises Global Observers
The 1926 eclipse will cross Sumatra Borneo eastern India and the Indian Ocean with a three minute totality. Astronomers including David W Todd expect major scientific gains from expeditions around the world as darkness falls across vast regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumatra
Borneo
India
Indian Ocean
David W. Todd
Ambherst
Mvanco
Local oddities and a bruising toboggan accident
A Milton farm horae was seen pulling a new motor car with its owner riding bareback. Last Thursday evening a group of young people on a Toboggan at Qohb ble Hill capsized after hitting a snow boulder, bruising everyone and destroying the toboggan. Georgetown resident Chip Jackson visited the Fran Press Office and joked about spotting the first rotrs, claiming the Fine Press robin is in a Sundoriana House tree, not the Globo robin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Hupling
Avlet
Qohbble Hill
Chipf Jackson
Georgetown
Fran Press
Sundoriana House
Great honor to Dr Johnston in anaesthesia leadership
Dr Samuel Johnston of Acton is named president of the Section of Anaesthetics at the British Medical Association meeting in Nottingham July 21 to 23 1926. The selection honors his standing in Canada United States and esteem across Britain and Europe. He is dean of anaesthesia in Canada and a lecturer at Toronto General Hospital and the University of Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Voice
S. Anaesathetic
Toronto General Hospital
University ‘of Toronto
Samuel Johnston
Canada
Council
British Medical Association
British Médical Associa- Worm
Nottingham
England
Johnston
United States
Enre
Scandinavia
Austria
Germany
South Africa
India
Australian
France
Britlabh Medical Journal
The
Tavistock Square
London
Toronto
Can
Samuel” Johnston
Acton
Hard Times Create Mortal Woes and Shifts in Friends
The text reflects on life’s fluctuations as a person faces drudgery versus kindness from employers and friends. It notes how some youths resist hard efforts, enraged by extra or tough tasks, and how shared hardships reveal true loyalty beyond flattery. It ends with a reflection on resilience and the value of genuine character.
Names of Acton rural route residents published
The Pike Pease releases corrected lists of residents on Acton Post Office rural routes 1 2 3 and 4 as provided by Postmaster Matthews. The compiled names include Lambert Akins McCutcheon Atkinson McDonald Denny Johnston Johnston Thompson and many others across Acton districts, with several streets and farm families named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Matthewsr
Nelson ‘Lambert
Altkens
A.J
McCutchton
Allet
Altkenda
J. C
McCutcheon
B. Aklet
John. McCutcheon
Thos Allan
Edward McDonald
Herry- Allan
McEachern
Ron
Allan
W. E
C J. L. McKeown
Albert Allan
Wm. Q McKeown
Chaz
Baptie
A. Bryden
F. Brown
J. D. Cook
Geo. E. Cripps
Ernest E. Fisher
Robt
J. Forestell
J. L. Jaxinaioy
Royohnston
Buall C. Johnnston
Fred. Johnston
RL. Kirkwood
J. H. Lambert
Walter Leslie Bros. Leale & Pearen
A Plague of Clocks in the Indian Clearing
A family recounts acquiring many clocks from a hatchet-faced man with a boy, selling none yet paying heavy interest. Years later the clocks burdened the wagon across plains, surviving a wreck where brass and wood survived while brass faces rang. The narrative blends memory and odd detail from Joaquin H. Miller as quoted in the Boston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson
Joaquin
H. Miller
Boston Transcript
Nan
Great Plains
Rocky Mountains
The Cockney H Again In London Boarding House
An American burial patient rests in a London boarding house seeking a cure. She declares she wants no more meals and will dine out. She adds she needs a hot water bottle, and the cockney maid mishears, offering to heat it for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Township appoints road superintendent for 1926
Town ship Clerk reports 40 births 26 deaths and 1 marriage registered. George W. Hurrin has been re appointed Road Superintendent for 1926. Council offers sale of several timber lots on road allowances in the township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeu
George W
Hurrin
Local folk share visits and travelogue reception
Mr D Miller of Powaston returned Monday after visiting Mr and Mrs John Graft and family. Mrs John Graft left Monday to spend weeks with her parents in Nipissing. A Hill group went Saturday to Lime House to hear Mr Douglas Gowdy's Old Country travelogue and enjoyed the description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Miller
Powaston
John Graft
Nipissing
Travelogue sparks crowd in Knox College union
Miss Nottie Gowdy of Guelph visits her brother Councillor Gowdy. Douglas Gowdy of Knox College gives a travelogue at the Union Church detailing England Ireland Scotland Wales and more, with vivid imagery of cities castles and historic sites. The talk draws a large audience and praise for the descriptive recital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottie Gowdy
Guelph
Councillor Gowdy
Douglas Gowdy
Knox College
Union Church
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Belgium
France
Switzerland
Italy
Gowdy
Bert Moors
Toronto
Opening and social notes from Ontario Parliament week
Mrs George Hilmer and Miss Helen Hilmer attended the opening ceremonies of the Ontario Parliament. Mrs John T Andrew and Miss D Morden left to join family members spending winter in Lakeland Florida. Knox Church Ladies Aid to hold Lenton teas starting February 18 in the church hall from 3 to 6 pm. Mr and Mrs W W Cross of Winnipeg guests of Reeve and Mrs Cross for several days. brothers to visit Philadelphia with their other brother John H Cross. Town unemployment shows improvement with few charity requests, though many seek snow shovelling and town work. Rev Canon B Russell Smith preached inaugural sermon as rector of St Jude’s Anglican church welcoming the new minister. Social Service and Child Welfare report shows over $1000 handled by the committee largely for milk for about children. At Board of Education inaugural meeting William Fupley re-elected chairman. Nusby praised support since 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hilmer
Helen Hilmer
Ontario
John T. Andrew
D. Morden
Lakeland
Pla
Knox Church
W. W. Cross
Winnipeg
Reeve
H. P. Grout
Flages
Hein
Social Service and
Et Meanie
Thurday
William Rusby
Board of Education
William Fupley
Nusby
Star
Kerrs List of Sales Promises Varied Farm Goods
A fragmented notice lists upcoming sales by R. J. Kerr featuring farm stock, implements, grain and hay. Entries mention Thomas Jackson estate, Dana Lawson Mimosa farm stock, and W. J. Sutton clearing sales with dates in February and March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thuralay
Fatuto
Thomas Jackson
Pour Cor Hers
Eramosa
Dana Lawson
Mimosa
Ueaday
W. J. Sutton
Wm. Wend
Capringge
Tunsday
Harrop
Thiraine
Bannockburn Box Social Delights Community Evening
A Bannockburn Women’s Institute event at Mr Norman MacEachern’s hosted a Friday night box social. Auctioneer J Kerr led lively bidding for boxes followed by violin duets and readings by local residents. A dance completed the late affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman MacEachern
Bannockburn Women's Institute
J Kerr
Margaret Brown
Ethel Graft
Neena Noble
Tinto. McGullough
Archie Kerr
Frank Freeman
Mesata
Locker and Anderson
Ospringe
How to Grow Alfalfa in Canadian Fields
Practical guide for selecting well drained land and lime-treated soil, choosing hardy Canadian grown seed, inoculation need, nurse crop use, seeding timing, weed control, and wintering tips for durable alfalfa stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Pacific Coast
Dominion Bacteriologist
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Bacteriology Department
Agricultural Colleges
Prairie Provinces
RIDDLES Verse of animal puns and Irish counties
A playful riddle piece presents lines of wordplay on cows swans shins and time. It delivers jokes about a guinea pig an aquatic duck and the Irish counties Down and Cork with a light humorous tone throughout.
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Acton Free Press
Arthur
Berty Chayman Quartette
United Church
Boatin Church
Esquesing
Onys
Shelbourne
Airth
Renfrew Town
Mercury
Farmers’ Club
Clity
Orilla
Waterloo Pubic Library Board
Charles Haehnel
E. McDonald
Norval
Union
Union Presbyterian Church
Hamilton
D. C. Russell Grocery Store
J. W. Jones
W. T. Cranston
St. Paul's Church
Nelson
Tottenham and
Beeton
C. ‘S. Smith
H. P. Moore
William, Gowdy
Limehouse
Dublin
C. R.’"Knapp
MR. Culp
California
Californian Street
Berkeley, California
DR. Johnston
Agton’s Rural Routes
Co. W. Lambert
Courier
S. H. Webster
H. Given
John Graf
Griffin
Grima
E. Pe Hallet
Miss
J. H. Kennedy
Mich
Whitehead
A. Kerr
Robt. Warne
Leste
Jun, Watson
Mrs. M. Lightle
A. Watts
H. Lindsay
N. F. Young
A. Lowrie
R. W
Eeeesees McLean
John McPherson
A. M. Mann
A. T. Manin Bros
Morrison
D. D. Murray
Peter —Myers
Goo
Near
Henry Nelson
B. B. Nobbs
Norrie
A.” Rela
R. H. Rela
W. J. Russell
D. A. Russell
Jas. Russell
W. J
Spear Bros. Smith
A. _. Smith
Meth
S. BE. Swackhamer
Art. Swackhamer
C. B. Swackhamer
Swackhamer
T. A
Wensbrough, Courier
Cockney
Town and Country
Harry Peach
A. Ronaldson
Emily
Hamilton Hospital
Mira
Oscar Culver
Vineland
Samuel Peach
Dundas
Stanley Hutchingon
Clarence Israel
Kitchener
Elias Plummer
Dennis
John Peach
Arthur Bolton
Herberts
Dyer
George H Pearen
Eviendst
John R. Watson
Ralph Richardson
Vinelanss
Robert Henderson
St. Valentine's
J. A. Little
T.L
Mae Watson
Bessie “Gardiner
Oakville
R. J. Kerr
Bannockburn
Down
Cork
Hemphill Training’ Institute
King Street’ West
McLean & CO
Penniman
McLean &Co
Sas
John B. Smith & Sons
Toronto,Ont
Porterhouse
B.C
Clarke's
Victory Pork and Beans
W. J.patterson
Main Streets
Acton, Ont
Soper
McCaskey
Mill Street
Geo. Soper
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