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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 10, 1878
Page
2
A compact notice from Pac Acton Fath Pres 25 outlines Thursday morning publication details and a $1 annual advance. The vague item mentions Acton and press distribution with provisional wording aboutThursday releases and rate.
The editors urge readers to settle arrears promptly to support the paper as they acknowledge praise for the Fren Press. They state newspapers require funds and promise to continue providing good news, appealing for cooperation and timely payments.
The village held lively elections on Monday with both Storey and McGarvin contending for Reeve. Returns showed Storey defeating McGarvin and a full slate of councillors Coates Hill Speight and Smith elected, forming an energetic and businesslike new council for the year ahead.
Reeve W. Clay elected by acclamation with First Deputy Reeve W. McEnery and Second Deputy Reeve John Lindsay. Councillors listed include R. Graham and J. H. Shortreed with other names incomplete.
Reeve Ramsay re elected by acclamation with Deputy Reeve Menzies also by acclamation. Councillors T Wheelighan D Hutcheen W Watson. In Milton Mayor G Smith. In Toronto Mayor Angus Morrison.
Guelph records show Geo Jloward elected as mayor by common vote. First Deputy Route is listed as Sleeman with Second Deputy Reeve Riel. Reeve Caleb Ohie presides with councillors including Reuce Gowdy Mc Guire Melvin Doran Chabu Dis Roehe Gauhan Biscoe Hearn and Amitehell.
The Presbytery of Guelph met at Knox Church Acton on the Tuesday of January. Minutes and records were read while commissions of ruling elders were noted. A committee was formed to consider the remit on Ecclesiastical Procedure and report.
A 28 year old man, Patterson of West End Guelph Township, was stabbed by an elder man known as Rory McCrae at Lillie's Hotel on the Elora Road. Patterson is in serious condition with a two inch wound near the stomach. McCrae had not yet been arrested.
Fifteen minutes after ten a village alarm reported flames at CheMbunge tannery owned by Mr Bardmore. No fire found. smoke filled the nearby Tevch house but was smothered with water. Loss estimated at only a few dollars. the tannery had been idle since 3 pm.
A boy named Stoneman has been arrested in Hamilton on a charge of incendiarism. Eighteen fires have occurred in the city in the past three weeks, with many believed to be set by incendiaries. Customs Revenue at Halifax for last year tops the previous year by over $100,000 or more than eleven percent.
SPHOLIAT DRY GOODS ANNOUNCEMENT assures customers that their Fall Season sales have been unusually large despite a dull trade. They pledge to retain customer confidence by regularly updating stock and filling all orders promptly at the closest prices with a complete line of seasonable goods.
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